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| To amend sections 7.10, 7.16, 9.34, 9.90, 9.91, | 1 |
| 102.02, 103.51, 105.41, 109.57, 109.572, 121.04, | 2 |
| 121.08, 121.083, 121.084, 122.07, 123.01, 123.011, | 3 |
| 123.07, 123.09, 123.10, 123.101, 123.13, 123.14, | 4 |
| 123.15, 123.152, 123.17, 123.21, 123.48, 123.77, | 5 |
| 124.04, 124.06, 124.11, 124.12, 124.14, 124.231, | 6 |
| 124.241, 124.25, 124.26, 124.27, 124.30, 124.31, | 7 |
| 125.05, 125.082, 125.14, 126.14, 140.01, 140.03, | 8 |
| 140.05, 140.08, 145.01, 145.012, 149.43, 152.09, | 9 |
| 152.18, 152.24, 153.01, 153.011, 153.013, 153.02, | 10 |
| 153.04, 153.06, 153.07, 153.08, 153.09, 153.11, | 11 |
| 153.12, 153.14, 153.16, 153.17, 153.502, 153.503, | 12 |
| 153.53, 154.25, 167.04, 169.01, 169.02, 169.03, | 13 |
| 169.06, 169.08, 169.13, 169.14, 169.16, 173.14, | 14 |
| 173.21, 173.23, 173.26, 173.27, 173.391, 173.394, | 15 |
| 173.40, 173.42, 173.45, 173.46, 185.01, 185.02, | 16 |
| 185.03, 185.05, 185.06, 185.07, 185.09, 185.12, | 17 |
| 306.04, 306.36, 306.55, 307.05, 307.051, 307.055, | 18 |
| 309.09, 313.121, 313.122, 313.16, 339.091, 340.03, | 19 |
| 340.091, 505.37, 505.375, 505.44, 505.72, 705.18, | 20 |
| 901.54, 955.16, 955.26, 991.02, 1121.23, 1155.03, | 21 |
| 1163.05, 1315.141, 1321.37, 1321.53, 1321.531, | 22 |
| 1322.03, 1322.031, 1345.05, 1501.04, 1502.01, | 23 |
| 1502.02, 1502.03, 1502.04, 1502.05, 1502.06, | 24 |
| 1502.12, 1502.99, 1503.012, 1503.43, 1506.42, | 25 |
| 1509.071, 1509.36, 1533.10, 1541.26, 1551.33, | 26 |
| 1555.02, 1555.03, 1555.04, 1555.05, 1555.06, | 27 |
| 1571.14, 1707.08, 1707.391, 1733.47, 1751.01, | 28 |
| 1751.02, 1751.13, 1761.26, 1901.18, 1909.11, | 29 |
| 1923.01, 1923.02, 1923.061, 1923.15, 2151.86, | 30 |
| 2152.121, 2152.22, 2301.03, 2301.18, 2301.20, | 31 |
| 2301.21, 2301.22, 2301.23, 2301.24, 2301.25, | 32 |
| 2301.26, 2301.27, 2301.271, 2301.571, 2305.01, | 33 |
| 2305.02, 2307.89, 2317.02, 2317.422, 2317.56, | 34 |
| 2319.27, 2501.02, 2501.16, 2501.17, 2743.02, | 35 |
| 2743.09, 2743.10, 2743.48, 2746.01, 2746.03, | 36 |
| 2746.04, 2903.33, 2907.29, 2909.21, 2909.28, | 37 |
| 2927.023, 2929.01, 2929.19, 2939.11, 2945.371, | 38 |
| 2945.38, 2945.39, 2945.40, 2945.401, 2953.32, | 39 |
| 2961.22, 2967.03, 2967.05, 2967.14, 2967.19, | 40 |
| 2967.191, 2967.26, 2967.28, 2981.11, 2981.14, | 41 |
| 3125.41, 3301.55, 3304.14, 3304.16, 3304.181, | 42 |
| 3304.182, 3305.01, 3305.02, 3305.03, 3305.04, | 43 |
| 3305.05, 3305.053, 3305.06, 3313.603, 3313.65, | 44 |
| 3313.71, 3313.976, 3313.978, 3313.979, 3314.074, | 45 |
| 3317.06, 3317.50, 3317.51, 3318.034, 3318.08, | 46 |
| 3318.10, 3318.30, 3318.31, 3318.36, 3318.37, | 47 |
| 3319.22, 3319.235, 3333.04, 3333.041, 3333.123, | 48 |
| 3333.21, 3333.60, 3333.61, 3333.71, 3333.72, | 49 |
| 3333.82, 3345.12, 3345.16, 3345.28, 3345.50, | 50 |
| 3345.51, 3345.54, 3345.69, 3345.692, 3347.03, | 51 |
| 3353.01, 3353.06, 3383.02, 3383.07, 3701.021, | 52 |
| 3701.023, 3701.024, 3701.025, 3701.03, 3701.05, | 53 |
| 3701.07, 3701.072, 3701.11, 3701.132, 3701.146, | 54 |
| 3701.161, 3701.20, 3701.201, 3701.21, 3701.221, | 55 |
| 3701.23, 3701.232, 3701.24, 3701.241, 3701.242, | 56 |
| 3701.248, 3701.341, 3701.342, 3701.343, 3701.344, | 57 |
| 3701.345, 3701.347, 3701.352, 3701.40, 3701.503, | 58 |
| 3701.507, 3701.508, 3701.509, 3701.57, 3701.63, | 59 |
| 3701.74, 3701.87, 3701.881, 3702.141, 3702.31, | 60 |
| 3702.51, 3702.52, 3702.522, 3702.523, 3702.524, | 61 |
| 3702.525, 3702.526, 3702.53, 3702.531, 3702.54, | 62 |
| 3702.55, 3702.56, 3702.57, 3702.59, 3702.592, | 63 |
| 3702.593, 3702.594, 3702.60, 3702.62, 3703.01, | 64 |
| 3703.03, 3703.04, 3703.05, 3703.06, 3703.07, | 65 |
| 3703.08, 3703.10, 3703.21, 3703.99, 3704.035, | 66 |
| 3705.24, 3705.30, 3706.19, 3709.03, 3709.04, | 67 |
| 3709.06, 3709.085, 3709.09, 3709.092, 3709.32, | 68 |
| 3709.35, 3710.01, 3710.02, 3710.04, 3710.05, | 69 |
| 3710.051, 3710.06, 3710.07, 3710.08, 3710.09, | 70 |
| 3710.10, 3710.12, 3710.13, 3710.17, 3711.04, | 71 |
| 3711.06, 3711.08, 3711.12, 3711.21, 3712.03, | 72 |
| 3712.04, 3712.09, 3713.01, 3713.02, 3713.03, | 73 |
| 3713.04, 3713.05, 3713.06, 3713.07, 3713.08, | 74 |
| 3713.09, 3713.10, 3714.073, 3715.01, 3715.025, | 75 |
| 3715.60, 3715.61, 3715.62, 3715.68, 3716.01, | 76 |
| 3716.03, 3717.01, 3717.04, 3717.05, 3717.07, | 77 |
| 3717.45, 3717.51, 3718.02, 3718.021, 3718.022, | 78 |
| 3718.05, 3718.06, 3718.07, 3718.09, 3719.06, | 79 |
| 3721.01, 3721.011, 3721.02, 3721.03, 3721.032, | 80 |
| 3721.04, 3721.07, 3721.071, 3721.121, 3721.13, | 81 |
| 3721.21, 3721.28, 3721.29, 3721.50, 3721.51, | 82 |
| 3723.06, 3723.07, 3723.09, 3725.02, 3727.01, | 83 |
| 3727.42, 3729.01, 3729.02, 3729.03, 3729.04, | 84 |
| 3729.07, 3729.08, 3730.10, 3733.02, 3733.021, | 85 |
| 3733.022, 3733.024, 3733.025, 3733.03, 3733.04, | 86 |
| 3733.05, 3733.06, 3733.07, 3733.08, 3733.09, | 87 |
| 3733.091, 3733.10, 3733.101, 3733.11, 3733.12, | 88 |
| 3733.121, 3733.122, 3733.123, 3733.13, 3733.14, | 89 |
| 3733.15, 3733.17, 3733.18, 3733.19, 3733.20, | 90 |
| 3733.41, 3733.42, 3734.01, 3734.131, 3734.15, | 91 |
| 3734.51, 3734.55, 3734.79, 3734.82, 3735.37, | 92 |
| 3737.83, 3737.841, 3742.01, 3742.02, 3742.03, | 93 |
| 3742.04, 3742.05, 3742.30, 3742.47, 3742.50, | 94 |
| 3743.04, 3743.06, 3743.19, 3743.25, 3745.01, | 95 |
| 3745.05, 3745.11, 3745.112, 3748.04, 3748.05, | 96 |
| 3748.07, 3748.10, 3748.12, 3748.13, 3748.15, | 97 |
| 3748.20, 3749.02, 3749.03, 3749.04, 3752.06, | 98 |
| 3770.06, 3781.03, 3781.06, 3781.102, 3781.11, | 99 |
| 3781.112, 3783.05, 3791.02, 3791.04, 3791.05, | 100 |
| 3791.07, 3791.11, 3791.12, 3793.04, 3793.09, | 101 |
| 3905.36, 4104.01, 4104.02, 4104.06, 4104.07, | 102 |
| 4104.08, 4104.09, 4104.10, 4104.101, 4104.12, | 103 |
| 4104.15, 4104.16, 4104.17, 4104.18, 4104.19, | 104 |
| 4104.21, 4104.33, 4104.42, 4104.43, 4104.44, | 105 |
| 4104.48, 4105.01, 4105.02, 4105.03, 4105.04, | 106 |
| 4105.05, 4105.06, 4105.09, 4105.11, 4105.12, | 107 |
| 4105.13, 4105.15, 4105.16, 4105.17, 4105.191, | 108 |
| 4105.20, 4105.21, 4115.10, 4115.101, 4121.123, | 109 |
| 4121.30, 4123.20, 4163.07, 4169.02, 4169.03, | 110 |
| 4169.04, 4171.04, 4301.30, 4303.181, 4303.22, | 111 |
| 4313.02, 4501.01, 4501.06, 4503.031, 4503.061, | 112 |
| 4503.062, 4503.49, 4503.81, 4506.01, 4506.03, | 113 |
| 4506.22, 4506.25, 4507.01, 4507.011, 4507.12, | 114 |
| 4507.51, 4510.037, 4510.038, 4511.191, 4511.78, | 115 |
| 4513.263, 4513.50, 4730.06, 4730.38, 4730.39, | 116 |
| 4730.40, 4730.41, 4730.42, 4731.22, 4731.293, | 117 |
| 4736.01, 4740.03, 4740.11, 4740.14, 4743.05, | 118 |
| 4763.05, 4765.02, 4765.03, 4765.04, 4765.05, | 119 |
| 4765.06, 4765.07, 4765.08, 4765.09, 4765.10, | 120 |
| 4765.101, 4765.102, 4765.11, 4765.111, 4765.112, | 121 |
| 4765.113, 4765.114, 4765.115, 4765.116, 4765.12, | 122 |
| 4765.15, 4765.16, 4765.17, 4765.18, 4765.22, | 123 |
| 4765.23, 4765.28, 4765.29, 4765.30, 4765.31, | 124 |
| 4765.32, 4765.33, 4765.37, 4765.38, 4765.39, | 125 |
| 4765.40, 4765.42, 4765.48, 4765.49, 4765.55, | 126 |
| 4765.56, 4766.01, 4766.03, 4766.04, 4766.05, | 127 |
| 4766.07, 4766.08, 4766.09, 4766.10, 4766.11, | 128 |
| 4766.12, 4766.13, 4766.15, 4766.22, 4773.08, | 129 |
| 4781.01, 4781.02, 4781.04, 4781.07, 4781.09, | 130 |
| 4781.14, 4781.15, 4781.99, 4905.01, 4905.02, | 131 |
| 4905.03, 4905.05, 4905.06, 4905.402, 4905.54, | 132 |
| 4905.57, 4905.58, 4905.84, 4905.90, 4907.01, | 133 |
| 4907.02, 4907.04, 4907.08, 4907.19, 4907.28, | 134 |
| 4907.35, 4907.37, 4907.43, 4907.49, 4907.57, | 135 |
| 4907.59, 4907.60, 4907.61, 4907.62, 4909.01, | 136 |
| 4909.02, 4909.03, 4909.17, 4909.22, 4909.24, | 137 |
| 4909.28, 4911.01, 4927.01, 4929.01, 4929.02, | 138 |
| 4929.041, 4933.18, 4933.19, 4939.01, 4953.04, | 139 |
| 4961.03, 4965.54, 5101.46, 5101.60, 5101.61, | 140 |
| 5104.012, 5104.013, 5104.051, 5104.09, 5104.37, | 141 |
| 5107.05, 5111.031, 5111.032, 5111.033, 5111.034, | 142 |
| 5111.06, 5111.091, 5111.113, 5111.171, 5111.20, | 143 |
| 5111.222, 5111.23, 5111.242, 5111.254, 5111.862, | 144 |
| 5111.874, 5111.877, 5111.878, 5111.894, 5111.941, | 145 |
| 5111.97, 5112.31, 5112.33, 5112.341, 5112.37, | 146 |
| 5112.371, 5112.39, 5119.22, 5119.61, 5119.69, | 147 |
| 5119.691, 5119.692, 5119.99, 5120.036, 5120.105, | 148 |
| 5120.132, 5120.66, 5122.31, 5123.01, 5123.033, | 149 |
| 5123.042, 5123.044, 5123.0412, 5123.0414, | 150 |
| 5123.0415, 5123.081, 5123.16, 5123.161, 5123.162, | 151 |
| 5123.163, 5123.164, 5123.166, 5123.169, 5123.171, | 152 |
| 5123.19, 5123.31, 5123.38, 5123.41, 5123.50, | 153 |
| 5123.51, 5123.542, 5123.61, 5123.89, 5126.023, | 154 |
| 5126.0220, 5126.0221, 5126.043, 5126.046, | 155 |
| 5126.055, 5126.13, 5126.15, 5126.20, 5126.21, | 156 |
| 5126.22, 5126.25, 5126.251, 5126.51, 5139.41, | 157 |
| 5139.43, 5149.311, 5153.18, 5155.14, 5501.04, | 158 |
| 5501.07, 5502.01, 5502.011, 5503.02, 5503.04, | 159 |
| 5503.21, 5503.22, 5503.23, 5503.34, 5701.13, | 160 |
| 5703.05, 5705.08, 5705.19, 5705.25, 5705.28, | 161 |
| 5705.30, 5705.34, 5705.35, 5705.38, 5709.12, | 162 |
| 5709.212, 5709.73, 5709.75, 5719.13, 5725.14, | 163 |
| 5725.15, 5725.16, 5725.17, 5725.22, 5725.221, | 164 |
| 5731.39, 5733.064, 5739.01, 5743.03, 5743.031, | 165 |
| 5751.033, 5751.12, 6109.21, and 6111.46; to amend, | 166 |
| for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as | 167 |
| indicated in parentheses, sections 123.011 | 168 |
| (123.22), 123.024 (123.06), 123.04 (123.02), | 169 |
| 123.07 (123.03), 123.08 (123.18), 123.09 (123.04), | 170 |
| 123.10 (123.05), 123.101 (123.27), 123.11 | 171 |
| (123.07), 123.13 (123.08), 123.14 (123.09), 123.15 | 172 |
| (123.10), 123.17 (123.24), 123.21 (123.11), 123.46 | 173 |
| (123.12), 123.47 (123.13), 123.48 (123.14), 123.49 | 174 |
| (123.15), 123.77 (123.17), 185.01 (3701.92), | 175 |
| 185.02 (3701.923), 185.03 (3701.924), 185.05 | 176 |
| (3701.925), 185.06 (3701.926), 185.07 (3701.927), | 177 |
| 185.09 (3701.928), 185.12 (3701.929), 1502.01 | 178 |
| (3736.01), 1502.02 (3736.03), 1502.03 (3736.02), | 179 |
| 1502.04 (3736.04), 1502.05 (3736.05), 1502.06 | 180 |
| (3736.06), 1502.07 (3736.07), 1502.12 (3734.822), | 181 |
| 1502.99 (3736.99), 3333.90 (3333.59), 3353.01 | 182 |
| (3333.89), 3353.05 (3333.91), 3353.06 (3333.92), | 183 |
| 3353.07 (3333.93), 3353.11 (3333.94), 3702.522 | 184 |
| (3702.521), 3702.523 (3702.522), 3702.524 | 185 |
| (3702.523), 3702.525 (3702.524), 3702.526 | 186 |
| (3702.525), 3733.02 (4781.26), 3733.021 (4781.31), | 187 |
| 3733.022 (4781.32), 3733.024 (4781.33), 3733.025 | 188 |
| (4781.34), 3733.03 (4781.27), 3733.04 (4781.28), | 189 |
| 3733.05 (4781.29), 3733.06 (4781.30), 3733.07 | 190 |
| (4781.301), 3733.08 (4781.35), 3733.09 (4781.36), | 191 |
| 3733.091 (4781.37), 3733.10 (4781.38), 3733.101 | 192 |
| (4781.39), 3733.11 (4781.40), 3733.12 (4781.41), | 193 |
| 3733.121 (4781.42), 3733.122 (4781.43), 3733.123 | 194 |
| (4781.44), 3733.13 (4781.45), 3733.14 (4781.46), | 195 |
| 3733.15 (4781.47), 3733.16 (4781.48), 3733.17 | 196 |
| (4781.49), 3733.18 (4781.50), 3733.19 (4781.51), | 197 |
| 3733.20 (4781.52), 5123.169 (5123.1610), 5503.21 | 198 |
| (5502.05), 5503.22 (5502.06), and 5503.23 | 199 |
| (5502.07); to enact new sections 123.21, 3333.90, | 200 |
| 3702.526, 4905.80, 4905.81, 4921.01, 4921.03, | 201 |
| 4921.05, 4921.07, 4921.09, 4921.11, 4921.13, | 202 |
| 4921.15, 4921.16, 4921.19, 4921.25, 4921.30, | 203 |
| 4921.32, 4921.36, 4921.38, 4923.01, 4923.02, | 204 |
| 4923.04, 4923.06, 4923.07, 4923.09, 4923.11, | 205 |
| 4923.99, 5123.169, and 5123.192 and sections | 206 |
| 121.35, 122.862, 123.20, 123.201, 123.23, 123.26, | 207 |
| 191.01, 191.02, 191.04, 191.06, 505.59, 1533.081, | 208 |
| 3301.75, 3305.031, 3305.032, 3701.77, 3701.771, | 209 |
| 3701.772, 3701.773, 3701.774, 3701.775, 3701.921, | 210 |
| 3701.922, 3701.93, 3701.931, 3701.932, 3701.933, | 211 |
| 3701.934, 3701.935, 3701.936, 3701.937, 3701.938, | 212 |
| 3701.9310, 3701.9311, 3701.9312, 3701.9314, | 213 |
| 3702.511, 3702.527, 3793.041, 3798.01, 3798.02, | 214 |
| 3798.03, 3798.04, 3798.06, 3798.07, 3798.08, | 215 |
| 3798.10, 3798.12, 3798.13, 3798.14, 3798.15, | 216 |
| 3798.16, 4730.411, 4731.297, 4781.121, 4781.54, | 217 |
| 4921.21, 4921.34, 4923.15, 5111.246, 5111.946, | 218 |
| 5111.96, 5112.331, 5139.511, 5705.252, 5705.72, | 219 |
| and 5713.012; and to repeal sections 103.144, | 220 |
| 103.145, 103.146, 183.28, 185.04, 185.08, 185.10, | 221 |
| 185.11, 340.05, 2301.19, 2909.32, 2909.33, | 222 |
| 2909.34, 3301.68, 3333.049, 3333.0411, 3333.33, | 223 |
| 3333.70, 3333.80, 3334.111, 3353.02, 3353.03, | 224 |
| 3353.04, 3353.09, 3353.15, 3353.20, 3354.23, | 225 |
| 3701.02, 3701.032, 3701.12, 3701.33, 3701.34, | 226 |
| 3701.35, 3702.521, 3702.5210, 3702.5211, | 227 |
| 3702.5212, 3702.5213, 3702.58, 3702.591, 3733.01, | 228 |
| 3733.031, 3745.111, 3781.183, 3791.043, 4113.11, | 229 |
| 4121.18, 4730.401, 4766.02, 4766.20, 4905.80, | 230 |
| 4905.801, 4905.81, 4905.82, 4905.83, 4919.75, | 231 |
| 4919.76, 4919.77, 4919.78, 4919.79, 4919.99, | 232 |
| 4921.01, 4921.02, 4921.03, 4921.04, 4921.05, | 233 |
| 4921.06, 4921.07, 4921.08, 4921.09, 4921.10, | 234 |
| 4921.101, 4921.11, 4921.12, 4921.13, 4921.14, | 235 |
| 4921.15, 4921.16, 4921.17, 4921.18, 4921.19, | 236 |
| 4921.20, 4921.23, 4921.24, 4921.25, 4921.26, | 237 |
| 4921.27, 4921.28, 4921.30, 4921.31, 4921.32, | 238 |
| 4921.35, 4921.36, 4921.37, 4921.38, 4921.39, | 239 |
| 4921.40, 4921.99, 4923.01, 4923.02, 4923.03, | 240 |
| 4923.04, 4923.05, 4923.06, 4923.07, 4923.08, | 241 |
| 4923.09, 4923.10, 4923.11, 4923.12, 4923.13, | 242 |
| 4923.14, 4923.17, 4923.20, 4923.26, 4923.99, | 243 |
| 5101.97, 5111.651, 5119.614, 5119.70, 5119.701, | 244 |
| 5119.71, 5119.711, 5119.712, 5119.72, 5119.73, | 245 |
| 5119.731, 5119.74, 5119.75, 5119.76, 5119.77, | 246 |
| 5119.78, 5119.79, 5119.80, 5119.81, 5119.82, | 247 |
| 5119.83, 5119.84, 5119.85, 5119.86, 5119.87, | 248 |
| 5119.88, 5123.082, 5123.083, 5123.192, 5126.0222, | 249 |
| 5126.252, 5126.26, 5126.27, 5126.28, 5126.281, | 250 |
| 5126.29, and 5501.09 of the Revised Code; to amend | 251 |
| Section 205.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 114 of the 129th | 252 |
| General Assembly, as subsequently amended, Section | 253 |
| 201 of Sub. H.B. 123 of the 129th General | 254 |
| Assembly, Section 1 of H.B. 124 of the 129th | 255 |
| General Assembly, Sections 205.10, 207.10, | 256 |
| 207.10.80, 207.20.10, 207.20.30, 207.20.90, | 257 |
| 209.10, 209.20, 209.30, 211.10, 215.10, 215.20, | 258 |
| 223.10, 229.10, 243.10, 261.10.40, 261.10.70, | 259 |
| 261.20.10, 261.20.40, 261.20.50, 261.20.60, | 260 |
| 261.20.80, 261.20.90, 261.30.10, 261.30.20, | 261 |
| 261.30.30, 261.30.40, 261.30.60, 261.30.70, | 262 |
| 261.30.80, 261.30.90, 261.40.10, 263.10, | 263 |
| 263.10.30, 263.10.90, 263.20.40, 263.20.70, | 264 |
| 267.10, 267.10.10, 267.10.20, 267.10.40, | 265 |
| 267.30.20, 267.30.40, 279.10, 283.10, 283.20, | 266 |
| 283.30, 291.10, 307.10, 309.10, 309.30.10, | 267 |
| 309.30.30, 309.30.33, 309.30.53, 309.35.73, | 268 |
| 315.10, 327.10, 335.10, 337.10, 343.10, 343.40, | 269 |
| 365.10, 367.10, 369.10, 371.10, 371.50.61, | 270 |
| 371.60.70, 371.60.80, 373.10, 375.10, 379.10, | 271 |
| 387.10, 403.10, 411.10, 415.10, 503.50, 521.70, | 272 |
| and 701.40 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th | 273 |
| General Assembly, Sections 247.10, 261.10, and | 274 |
| 261.20.93 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th | 275 |
| General Assembly, as subsequently amended, Section | 276 |
| 4 of Sub. S.B. 171 of the 129th General Assembly, | 277 |
| Section 3 of Am. Sub. S.B. 160 of the 121st | 278 |
| General Assembly, and Section 3 of Am. Sub. S.B. | 279 |
| 38 of the 120th General Assembly; to repeal | 280 |
| Sections 261.10.10, 261.10.20, 261.10.30, | 281 |
| 261.10.50, 261.10.60, 261.10.80, 261.10.90, | 282 |
| 261.20.20, 261.20.70, 261.30.50, and 263.10.80 of | 283 |
| Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly; | 284 |
| and to amend the versions of sections 5122.31, | 285 |
| 5123.19, and 5123.61 of the Revised Code that are | 286 |
| scheduled to take effect October 1, 2012, to | 287 |
| continue the provisions of this act on and after | 288 |
| that effective date; to make operating and other | 289 |
| appropriations and to provide authorization and | 290 |
| conditions for the operation of state programs. | 291 |
| Section 101.01. That sections 7.10, 7.16, 9.34, 9.90, 9.91, | 292 |
| 102.02, 103.51, 105.41, 109.57, 109.572, 121.04, 121.08, 121.083, | 293 |
| 121.084, 122.07, 123.01, 123.011, 123.07, 123.09, 123.10, 123.101, | 294 |
| 123.13, 123.14, 123.15, 123.152, 123.17, 123.21, 123.48, 123.77, | 295 |
| 124.04, 124.06, 124.11, 124.12, 124.14, 124.231, 124.241, 124.25, | 296 |
| 124.26, 124.27, 124.30, 124.31, 125.05, 125.082, 125.14, 126.14, | 297 |
| 140.01, 140.03, 140.05, 140.08, 145.01, 145.012, 149.43, 152.09, | 298 |
| 152.18, 152.24, 153.01, 153.011, 153.013, 153.02, 153.04, 153.06, | 299 |
| 153.07, 153.08, 153.09, 153.11, 153.12, 153.14, 153.16, 153.17, | 300 |
| 153.502, 153.503, 153.53, 154.25, 167.04, 169.01, 169.02, 169.03, | 301 |
| 169.06, 169.08, 169.13, 169.14, 169.16, 173.14, 173.21, 173.23, | 302 |
| 173.26, 173.27, 173.391, 173.394, 173.40, 173.42, 173.45, 173.46, | 303 |
| 185.01, 185.02, 185.03, 185.05, 185.06, 185.07, 185.09, 185.12, | 304 |
| 306.04, 306.36, 306.55, 307.05, 307.051, 307.055, 309.09, 313.121, | 305 |
| 313.122, 313.16, 339.091, 340.03, 340.091, 505.37, 505.375, | 306 |
| 505.44, 505.72, 705.18, 901.54, 955.16, 955.26, 991.02, 1121.23, | 307 |
| 1155.03, 1163.05, 1315.141, 1321.37, 1321.53, 1321.531, 1322.03, | 308 |
| 1322.031, 1345.05, 1501.04, 1502.01, 1502.02, 1502.03, 1502.04, | 309 |
| 1502.05, 1502.06, 1502.12, 1502.99, 1503.012, 1503.43, 1506.42, | 310 |
| 1509.071, 1509.36, 1533.10, 1541.26, 1551.33, 1555.02, 1555.03, | 311 |
| 1555.04, 1555.05, 1555.06, 1571.14, 1707.08, 1707.391, 1733.47, | 312 |
| 1751.01, 1751.02, 1751.13, 1761.26, 1901.18, 1909.11, 1923.01, | 313 |
| 1923.02, 1923.061, 1923.15, 2151.86, 2152.121, 2152.22, 2301.03, | 314 |
| 2301.18, 2301.20, 2301.21, 2301.22, 2301.23, 2301.24, 2301.25, | 315 |
| 2301.26, 2301.27, 2301.271, 2301.571, 2305.01, 2305.02, 2307.89, | 316 |
| 2317.02, 2317.422, 2317.56, 2319.27, 2501.02, 2501.16, 2501.17, | 317 |
| 2743.02, 2743.09, 2743.10, 2743.48, 2746.01, 2746.03, 2746.04, | 318 |
| 2903.33, 2907.29, 2909.21, 2909.28, 2927.023, 2929.01, 2929.19, | 319 |
| 2939.11, 2945.371, 2945.38, 2945.39, 2945.40, 2945.401, 2953.32, | 320 |
| 2961.22, 2967.03, 2967.05, 2967.14, 2967.19, 2967.191, 2967.26, | 321 |
| 2967.28, 2981.11, 2981.14, 3125.41, 3301.55, 3304.14, 3304.16, | 322 |
| 3304.181, 3304.182, 3305.01, 3305.02, 3305.03, 3305.04, 3305.05, | 323 |
| 3305.053, 3305.06, 3313.603, 3313.65, 3313.71, 3313.976, 3313.978, | 324 |
| 3313.979, 3314.074, 3317.06, 3317.50, 3317.51, 3318.034, 3318.08, | 325 |
| 3318.10, 3318.30, 3318.31, 3318.36, 3318.37, 3319.22, 3319.235, | 326 |
| 3333.04, 3333.041, 3333.123, 3333.21, 3333.60, 3333.61, 3333.71, | 327 |
| 3333.72, 3333.82, 3345.12, 3345.16, 3345.28, 3345.50, 3345.51, | 328 |
| 3345.54, 3345.69, 3345.692, 3347.03, 3353.01, 3353.06, 3383.02, | 329 |
| 3383.07, 3701.021, 3701.023, 3701.024, 3701.025, 3701.03, 3701.05, | 330 |
| 3701.07, 3701.072, 3701.11, 3701.132, 3701.146, 3701.161, 3701.20, | 331 |
| 3701.201, 3701.21, 3701.221, 3701.23, 3701.232, 3701.24, 3701.241, | 332 |
| 3701.242, 3701.248, 3701.341, 3701.342, 3701.343, 3701.344, | 333 |
| 3701.345, 3701.347, 3701.352, 3701.40, 3701.503, 3701.507, | 334 |
| 3701.508, 3701.509, 3701.57, 3701.63, 3701.74, 3701.87, 3701.881, | 335 |
| 3702.141, 3702.31, 3702.51, 3702.52, 3702.522, 3702.523, 3702.524, | 336 |
| 3702.525, 3702.526, 3702.53, 3702.531, 3702.54, 3702.55, 3702.56, | 337 |
| 3702.57, 3702.59, 3702.592, 3702.593, 3702.594, 3702.60, 3702.62, | 338 |
| 3703.01, 3703.03, 3703.04, 3703.05, 3703.06, 3703.07, 3703.08, | 339 |
| 3703.10, 3703.21, 3703.99, 3704.035, 3705.24, 3705.30, 3706.19, | 340 |
| 3709.03, 3709.04, 3709.06, 3709.085, 3709.09, 3709.092, 3709.32, | 341 |
| 3709.35, 3710.01, 3710.02, 3710.04, 3710.05, 3710.051, 3710.06, | 342 |
| 3710.07, 3710.08, 3710.09, 3710.10, 3710.12, 3710.13, 3710.17, | 343 |
| 3711.04, 3711.06, 3711.08, 3711.12, 3711.21, 3712.03, 3712.04, | 344 |
| 3712.09, 3713.01, 3713.02, 3713.03, 3713.04, 3713.05, 3713.06, | 345 |
| 3713.07, 3713.08, 3713.09, 3713.10, 3714.073, 3715.01, 3715.025, | 346 |
| 3715.60, 3715.61, 3715.62, 3715.68, 3716.01, 3716.03, 3717.01, | 347 |
| 3717.04, 3717.05, 3717.07, 3717.45, 3717.51, 3718.02, 3718.021, | 348 |
| 3718.022, 3718.05, 3718.06, 3718.07, 3718.09, 3719.06, 3721.01, | 349 |
| 3721.011, 3721.02, 3721.03, 3721.032, 3721.04, 3721.07, 3721.071, | 350 |
| 3721.121, 3721.13, 3721.21, 3721.28, 3721.29, 3721.50, 3721.51, | 351 |
| 3723.06, 3723.07, 3723.09, 3725.02, 3727.01, 3727.42, 3729.01, | 352 |
| 3729.02, 3729.03, 3729.04, 3729.07, 3729.08, 3730.10, 3733.02, | 353 |
| 3733.021, 3733.022, 3733.024, 3733.025, 3733.03, 3733.04, 3733.05, | 354 |
| 3733.06, 3733.07, 3733.08, 3733.09, 3733.091, 3733.10, 3733.101, | 355 |
| 3733.11, 3733.12, 3733.121, 3733.122, 3733.123, 3733.13, 3733.14, | 356 |
| 3733.15, 3733.17, 3733.18, 3733.19, 3733.20, 3733.41, 3733.42, | 357 |
| 3734.01, 3734.131, 3734.15, 3734.51, 3734.55, 3734.79, 3734.82, | 358 |
| 3735.37, 3737.83, 3737.841, 3742.01, 3742.02, 3742.03, 3742.04, | 359 |
| 3742.05, 3742.30, 3742.47, 3742.50, 3743.04, 3743.06, 3743.19, | 360 |
| 3743.25, 3745.01, 3745.05, 3745.11, 3745.112, 3748.04, 3748.05, | 361 |
| 3748.07, 3748.10, 3748.12, 3748.13, 3748.15, 3748.20, 3749.02, | 362 |
| 3749.03, 3749.04, 3752.06, 3770.06, 3781.03, 3781.06, 3781.102, | 363 |
| 3781.11, 3781.112, 3783.05, 3791.02, 3791.04, 3791.05, 3791.07, | 364 |
| 3791.11, 3791.12, 3793.04, 3793.09, 3905.36, 4104.01, 4104.02, | 365 |
| 4104.06, 4104.07, 4104.08, 4104.09, 4104.10, 4104.101, 4104.12, | 366 |
| 4104.15, 4104.16, 4104.17, 4104.18, 4104.19, 4104.21, 4104.33, | 367 |
| 4104.42, 4104.43, 4104.44, 4104.48, 4105.01, 4105.02, 4105.03, | 368 |
| 4105.04, 4105.05, 4105.06, 4105.09, 4105.11, 4105.12, 4105.13, | 369 |
| 4105.15, 4105.16, 4105.17, 4105.191, 4105.20, 4105.21, 4115.10, | 370 |
| 4115.101, 4121.123, 4121.30, 4123.20, 4163.07, 4169.02, 4169.03, | 371 |
| 4169.04, 4171.04, 4301.30, 4303.181, 4303.22, 4313.02, 4501.01, | 372 |
| 4501.06, 4503.031, 4503.061, 4503.062, 4503.49, 4503.81, 4506.01, | 373 |
| 4506.03, 4506.22, 4506.25, 4507.01, 4507.011, 4507.12, 4507.51, | 374 |
| 4510.037, 4510.038, 4511.191, 4511.78, 4513.263, 4513.50, 4730.06, | 375 |
| 4730.38, 4730.39, 4730.40, 4730.41, 4730.42, 4731.22, 4731.293, | 376 |
| 4736.01, 4740.03, 4740.11, 4740.14, 4743.05, 4763.05, 4765.02, | 377 |
| 4765.03, 4765.04, 4765.05, 4765.06, 4765.07, 4765.08, 4765.09, | 378 |
| 4765.10, 4765.101, 4765.102, 4765.11, 4765.111, 4765.112, | 379 |
| 4765.113, 4765.114, 4765.115, 4765.116, 4765.12, 4765.15, 4765.16, | 380 |
| 4765.17, 4765.18, 4765.22, 4765.23, 4765.28, 4765.29, 4765.30, | 381 |
| 4765.31, 4765.32, 4765.33, 4765.37, 4765.38, 4765.39, 4765.40, | 382 |
| 4765.42, 4765.48, 4765.49, 4765.55, 4765.56, 4766.01, 4766.03, | 383 |
| 4766.04, 4766.05, 4766.07, 4766.08, 4766.09, 4766.10, 4766.11, | 384 |
| 4766.12, 4766.13, 4766.15, 4766.22, 4773.08, 4781.01, 4781.02, | 385 |
| 4781.04, 4781.07, 4781.09, 4781.14, 4781.15, 4781.99, 4905.01, | 386 |
| 4905.02, 4905.03, 4905.05, 4905.06, 4905.402, 4905.54, 4905.57, | 387 |
| 4905.58, 4905.84, 4905.90, 4907.01, 4907.02, 4907.04, 4907.08, | 388 |
| 4907.19, 4907.28, 4907.35, 4907.37, 4907.43, 4907.49, 4907.57, | 389 |
| 4907.59, 4907.60, 4907.61, 4907.62, 4909.01, 4909.02, 4909.03, | 390 |
| 4909.17, 4909.22, 4909.24, 4909.28, 4911.01, 4927.01, 4929.01, | 391 |
| 4929.02, 4929.041, 4933.18, 4933.19, 4939.01, 4953.04, 4961.03, | 392 |
| 4965.54, 5101.46, 5101.60, 5101.61, 5104.012, 5104.013, 5104.051, | 393 |
| 5104.09, 5104.37, 5107.05, 5111.031, 5111.032, 5111.033, 5111.034, | 394 |
| 5111.06, 5111.091, 5111.113, 5111.171, 5111.20, 5111.222, 5111.23, | 395 |
| 5111.242, 5111.254, 5111.862, 5111.874, 5111.877, 5111.878, | 396 |
| 5111.894, 5111.941, 5111.97, 5112.31, 5112.33, 5112.341, 5112.37, | 397 |
| 5112.371, 5112.39, 5119.22, 5119.61, 5119.69, 5119.691, 5119.692, | 398 |
| 5119.99, 5120.036, 5120.105, 5120.132, 5120.66, 5122.31, 5123.01, | 399 |
| 5123.033, 5123.042, 5123.044, 5123.0412, 5123.0414, 5123.0415, | 400 |
| 5123.081, 5123.16, 5123.161, 5123.162, 5123.163, 5123.164, | 401 |
| 5123.166, 5123.169, 5123.171, 5123.19, 5123.31, 5123.38, 5123.41, | 402 |
| 5123.50, 5123.51, 5123.542, 5123.61, 5123.89, 5126.023, 5126.0220, | 403 |
| 5126.0221, 5126.043, 5126.046, 5126.055, 5126.13, 5126.15, | 404 |
| 5126.20, 5126.21, 5126.22, 5126.25, 5126.251, 5126.51, 5139.41, | 405 |
| 5139.43, 5149.311, 5153.18, 5155.14, 5501.04, 5501.07, 5502.01, | 406 |
| 5502.011, 5503.02, 5503.04, 5503.21, 5503.22, 5503.23, 5503.34, | 407 |
| 5701.13, 5703.05, 5705.08, 5705.19, 5705.25, 5705.28, 5705.30, | 408 |
| 5705.34, 5705.35, 5705.38, 5709.12, 5709.212, 5709.73, 5709.75, | 409 |
| 5719.13, 5725.14, 5725.15, 5725.16, 5725.17, 5725.22, 5725.221, | 410 |
| 5731.39, 5733.064, 5739.01, 5743.03, 5743.031, 5751.033, 5751.12, | 411 |
| 6109.21, and 6111.46 be amended; sections 123.011 (123.22), | 412 |
| 123.024 (123.06), 123.04 (123.02), 123.07 (123.03), 123.08 | 413 |
| (123.18), 123.09 (123.04), 123.10 (123.05), 123.101 (123.27), | 414 |
| 123.11 (123.07), 123.13 (123.08), 123.14 (123.09), 123.15 | 415 |
| (123.10), 123.17 (123.24), 123.21 (123.11), 123.46 (123.12), | 416 |
| 123.47 (123.13), 123.48 (123.14), 123.49 (123.15), 123.77 | 417 |
| (123.17), 185.01 (3701.92), 185.02 (3701.923), 185.03 (3701.924), | 418 |
| 185.05 (3701.925), 185.06 (3701.926), 185.07 (3701.927), 185.09 | 419 |
| (3701.928), 185.12 (3701.929), 1502.01 (3736.01), 1502.02 | 420 |
| (3736.03), 1502.03 (3736.02), 1502.04 (3736.04), 1502.05 | 421 |
| (3736.05), 1502.06 (3736.06), 1502.07 (3736.07), 1502.12 | 422 |
| (3734.822), 1502.99 (3736.99), 3333.90 (3333.59), 3353.01 | 423 |
| (3333.89), 3353.05 (3333.91), 3353.06 (3333.92), 3353.07 | 424 |
| (3333.93), 3353.11 (3333.94), 3702.522 (3702.521), 3702.523 | 425 |
| (3702.522), 3702.524 (3702.523), 3702.525 (3702.524), 3702.526 | 426 |
| (3702.525), 3733.02 (4781.26), 3733.021 (4781.31), 3733.022 | 427 |
| (4781.32), 3733.024 (4781.33), 3733.025 (4781.34), 3733.03 | 428 |
| (4781.27), 3733.04 (4781.28), 3733.05 (4781.29), 3733.06 | 429 |
| (4781.30), 3733.07 (4781.301), 3733.08 (4781.35), 3733.09 | 430 |
| (4781.36), 3733.091 (4781.37), 3733.10 (4781.38), 3733.101 | 431 |
| (4781.39), 3733.11 (4781.40), 3733.12 (4781.41), 3733.121 | 432 |
| (4781.42), 3733.122 (4781.43), 3733.123 (4781.44), 3733.13 | 433 |
| (4781.45), 3733.14 (4781.46), 3733.15 (4781.47), 3733.16 | 434 |
| (4781.48), 3733.17 (4781.49), 3733.18 (4781.50), 3733.19 | 435 |
| (4781.51), 3733.20 (4781.52), 5123.169 (5123.1610), 5503.21 | 436 |
| (5502.05), 5503.22 (5502.06), and 5503.23 (5502.07) be amended for | 437 |
| the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in | 438 |
| parentheses; and new sections 123.21, 3333.90, 3702.526, 4905.80, | 439 |
| 4905.81, 4921.01, 4921.03, 4921.05, 4921.07, 4921.09, 4921.11, | 440 |
| 4921.13, 4921.15, 4921.16, 4921.19, 4921.25, 4921.30, 4921.32, | 441 |
| 4921.36, 4921.38, 4923.01, 4923.02, 4923.04, 4923.06, 4923.07, | 442 |
| 4923.09, 4923.11, 4923.99, 5123.169, and 5123.192 and sections | 443 |
| 121.35, 122.862, 123.20, 123.201, 123.23, 123.26, 191.01, 191.02, | 444 |
| 191.04, 191.06, 505.59, 1533.081, 3301.75, 3305.031, 3305.032, | 445 |
| 3701.77, 3701.771, 3701.772, 3701.773, 3701.774, 3701.775, | 446 |
| 3701.921, 3701.922, 3701.93, 3701.931, 3701.932, 3701.933, | 447 |
| 3701.934, 3701.935, 3701.936, 3701.937, 3701.938, 3701.9310, | 448 |
| 3701.9311, 3701.9312, 3701.9314, 3702.511, 3702.527, 3793.041, | 449 |
| 3798.01, 3798.02, 3798.03, 3798.04, 3798.06, 3798.07, 3798.08, | 450 |
| 3798.10, 3798.12, 3798.13, 3798.14, 3798.15, 3798.16, 4730.411, | 451 |
| 4731.297, 4781.121, 4781.54, 4921.21, 4921.34, 4923.15, 5111.246, | 452 |
| 5111.946, 5111.96, 5112.331, 5139.511, 5705.252, 5705.72, and | 453 |
| 5713.012 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: | 454 |
| Sec. 7.10. For the publication of advertisements, notices, | 455 |
| and proclamations, except those relating to proposed amendments to | 456 |
| the Ohio Constitution, required to be published by a public | 457 |
|
officer of the state, | 458 |
| trustee, assignee, executor, or administrator, or by or in any | 459 |
| court of record, except when the rate is otherwise fixed by law, | 460 |
| publishers of newspapers may charge and receive for such | 461 |
| advertisements, notices, and proclamations rates charged on annual | 462 |
| contracts by them for a like amount of space to other advertisers | 463 |
| who advertise in its general display advertising columns. | 464 |
| For the publication of advertisements, notices, or | 465 |
| proclamations required to be published by a public officer of a | 466 |
| county, municipal corporation, township, school, or other | 467 |
| political subdivision, publishers of newspapers shall establish a | 468 |
| government rate, which shall include free publication of | 469 |
| advertisements, notices, or proclamations on the newspaper's | 470 |
| internet web site, if the newspaper has one. The government rate | 471 |
| shall not exceed the lowest classified advertising rate and lowest | 472 |
| insert rate paid by other advertisers. | 473 |
| Legal advertising, except that relating to proposed | 474 |
| amendments to the Ohio Constitution, shall be set up in a compact | 475 |
| form, without unnecessary spaces, blanks, or headlines, and | 476 |
| printed in not smaller than six-point type. The type used must be | 477 |
| of such proportions that the body of the capital letter M is no | 478 |
| wider than it is high and all other letters and characters are in | 479 |
| proportion. | 480 |
| Except as provided in section 2701.09 of the Revised Code, | 481 |
|
all legal advertisements or notices shall be printed in | 482 |
| a newspaper of general circulation | 483 |
| 484 | |
| 485 | |
| newspaper has one. | 486 |
| Sec. 7.16. (A) As used in this section: | 487 |
| (1) "State agency" means any organized body, office, agency, | 488 |
| institution, or other entity established by the laws of the state | 489 |
| for the exercise of any function of state government, including | 490 |
| state institutions of higher education, as defined in section | 491 |
| 3345.011 of the Revised Code. | 492 |
| (2) "Political subdivision" has the meaning defined in | 493 |
| section 2744.01 of the Revised Code. | 494 |
| (B) If a section of the Revised Code or an administrative | 495 |
|
rule requires a state agency or a political subdivision | 496 |
| 497 | |
| newspaper of general circulation and the section or administrative | 498 |
| rule refers to this section, the first publication of the notice | 499 |
| or advertisement shall be made in its entirety in a newspaper of | 500 |
| general circulation and may be made in a preprinted insert in the | 501 |
| newspaper, but the second publication otherwise required by that | 502 |
| section or administrative rule may be made in abbreviated form in | 503 |
| a newspaper of general circulation in the state or in the | 504 |
| political subdivision, as designated in that section or | 505 |
| administrative rule, and on the newspaper's internet web site, if | 506 |
| the newspaper has one. The state agency or political subdivision | 507 |
| may eliminate any further newspaper publications required by that | 508 |
| section or administrative rule, provided that the second, | 509 |
| abbreviated notice or advertisement meets all of the following | 510 |
| requirements: | 511 |
| (1) It is published in the newspaper of general circulation | 512 |
| in which the first publication of the notice or advertisement was | 513 |
| made and is published on that newspaper's internet web site, if | 514 |
| the newspaper has one. | 515 |
| (2) It is published on the state public notice web site | 516 |
| established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code. | 517 |
| (3) It includes a title, followed by a summary paragraph or | 518 |
| statement that clearly describes the specific purpose of the | 519 |
| notice or advertisement, and includes a statement that the notice | 520 |
| or advertisement is posted in its entirety on the state public | 521 |
|
notice web site | 522 |
| 523 | |
| agency's or political subdivision's internet web site. | 524 |
| | 525 |
| notice web site, and of the newspaper's and state agency's or | 526 |
| political subdivision's internet web site if the notice or | 527 |
| advertisement is posted on those web sites, and the name, address, | 528 |
| telephone number, and electronic mail address of the state agency, | 529 |
| political subdivision, or other party responsible for publication | 530 |
| of the notice or advertisement. | 531 |
| | 532 |
| on an internet web site shall be published in its entirety in | 533 |
| accordance with the section of the Revised Code or the | 534 |
| administrative rule that requires the publication. | 535 |
| | 536 |
| 537 | |
| 538 | |
| established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code is not | 539 |
| operational, the state agency or political subdivision shall not | 540 |
| publish a notice or advertisement under this section, but instead | 541 |
| shall comply with the publication requirements of the section of | 542 |
| the Revised Code or the administrative rule that refers to this | 543 |
| section. | 544 |
| Sec. 9.34. (A) The fiscal year of the state | 545 |
| school district, and, beginning July 1, 2013, the city of | 546 |
| Cincinnati, shall begin on the first day of July of each calendar | 547 |
| year and end at the close of the thirtieth day of June of the | 548 |
| succeeding calendar year. The fiscal year of every school library | 549 |
|
district, and all political subdivisions or taxing
| 550 |
| except school districts and the city of Cincinnati, and of every | 551 |
| officer, department, commission, board, or institution thereof, | 552 |
| shall begin at the opening of the first day of January of each | 553 |
| calendar year and end at the close of the succeeding thirty-first | 554 |
| day of December. Except as otherwise provided for school districts | 555 |
| and as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, all | 556 |
| laws relating to the levying of taxes, the collection, | 557 |
| appropriation, or expenditure of revenues, or the making of | 558 |
| financial reports or statements for a fiscal year or other year | 559 |
| refer and apply to the fiscal year as defined in this division. | 560 |
| Reports required by sections 3319.32 to 3319.37 of the Revised | 561 |
| Code shall be for the school year as defined in section 3313.62 of | 562 |
| the Revised Code. | 563 |
| (B) Nothing in this section prohibits a subdivision, other | 564 |
| than a school district or county school financing district, from | 565 |
| using a different fiscal year or other fiscal period for one or | 566 |
| more of its funds, including when that fiscal year or period is | 567 |
| the same as the fiscal year of an entity providing money for the | 568 |
| fund or the fiscal period of a capital project. Use of a different | 569 |
| fiscal year or period shall be consistent with generally accepted | 570 |
| accounting principles, and shall be approved by the fiscal officer | 571 |
| of the subdivision and by the auditor of state. If a subdivision | 572 |
| uses a different fiscal year or period under this section, the | 573 |
| auditor of state may require the subdivision to continue to | 574 |
| maintain financial reports or statements on the basis of the | 575 |
| fiscal year prescribed by division (A) of this section. | 576 |
| (C) Taxes or other revenues collected in or on hand in any | 577 |
| fiscal year for the purposes of the next or any subsequent fiscal | 578 |
| year shall not be appropriated or expended prior to such next or | 579 |
| subsequent year. School district property taxes shall be subject | 580 |
| to appropriation as provided in division (B) of section 5705.35 of | 581 |
| the Revised Code. Budgets shall be designated and known by the | 582 |
| fiscal year for the purposes for which they are made. | 583 |
| (D) As used in this section, "fiscal officer," "school | 584 |
|
library district," "subdivision," and "taxing | 585 |
| the same meanings as in section 5705.01 of the Revised Code. | 586 |
| Sec. 9.90. (A) The following applies until the department of | 587 |
| administrative services implements healthcare plans designed under | 588 |
| section 9.901 of the Revised Code. If those plans do not include | 589 |
| or address any benefits listed in this section, or if the board of | 590 |
| trustees or other governing body of a state institution of higher | 591 |
| education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, | 592 |
| board of education of a school district, or governing board of an | 593 |
| educational service center do not elect to be covered under a plan | 594 |
| offered by the department of administrative services under section | 595 |
| 9.901 of the Revised Code, the following provisions continue in | 596 |
| effect for those benefits. The board of trustees or other | 597 |
| governing body of a state institution of higher education, as | 598 |
| defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, board of | 599 |
| education of a school district, or governing board of an | 600 |
| educational service center may, in addition to all other powers | 601 |
| provided in the Revised Code: | 602 |
| (1) Contract for, purchase, or otherwise procure from an | 603 |
| insurer or insurers licensed to do business by the state of Ohio | 604 |
| for or on behalf of such of its employees as it may determine, | 605 |
| life insurance, or sickness, accident, annuity, endowment, health, | 606 |
| medical, hospital, dental, or surgical coverage and benefits, or | 607 |
| any combination thereof, by means of insurance plans or other | 608 |
| types of coverage, family, group or otherwise, and may pay from | 609 |
| funds under its control and available for such purpose all or any | 610 |
| portion of the cost, premium, or charge for such insurance, | 611 |
| coverage, or benefits. However, the governing board, in addition | 612 |
| to or as an alternative to the authority otherwise granted by | 613 |
| division (A)(1) of this section, may elect to procure coverage for | 614 |
| health care services, for or on behalf of such of its employees as | 615 |
| it may determine, by means of policies, contracts, certificates, | 616 |
| or agreements issued by at least two health insuring corporations | 617 |
| holding a certificate of authority under Chapter 1751. of the | 618 |
| Revised Code and may pay from funds under the governing board's | 619 |
| control and available for such purpose all or any portion of the | 620 |
| cost of such coverage. | 621 |
| (2) Make payments to a custodial account for | 622 |
| 623 | |
| 624 | |
|
annuity qualified under Internal Revenue Code 403(b) | 625 |
| 626 | |
| 627 | |
| 628 |
| Any income of an employee deferred under divisions (A)(1) and | 629 |
| (2) of this section in a deferred compensation program eligible | 630 |
| for favorable tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of | 631 |
| 1954, as amended, shall continue to be included as regular | 632 |
| compensation for the purpose of computing the contributions to and | 633 |
| benefits from the retirement system of such employee. Any sum so | 634 |
| deferred shall not be included in the computation of any federal | 635 |
| and state income taxes withheld on behalf of any such employee. | 636 |
| (B) All or any portion of the cost, premium, or charge | 637 |
| therefor may be paid in such other manner or combination of | 638 |
| manners as the board or governing body may determine, including | 639 |
| direct payment by the employee in cases under division (A)(1) of | 640 |
| this section, and, if authorized in writing by the employee in | 641 |
| cases under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, by the board | 642 |
| or governing body with moneys made available by deduction from or | 643 |
| reduction in salary or wages or by the foregoing of a salary or | 644 |
| wage increase. Nothing in section 3917.01 or section 3917.06 of | 645 |
| the Revised Code shall prohibit the issuance or purchase of group | 646 |
| life insurance authorized by this section by reason of payment of | 647 |
| premiums therefor by the board or governing body from its funds, | 648 |
| and such group life insurance may be so issued and purchased if | 649 |
| otherwise consistent with the provisions of sections 3917.01 to | 650 |
| 3917.07 of the Revised Code. | 651 |
| (C) The board of education of any school district may | 652 |
| exercise any of the powers granted to the governing boards of | 653 |
| public institutions of higher education under divisions (A) and | 654 |
| (B) of this section. All health care benefits provided to persons | 655 |
| employed by the public schools of this state shall be through | 656 |
| health care plans that contain best practices established by the | 657 |
| department of administrative services pursuant to section 9.901 of | 658 |
| the Revised Code. | 659 |
| (D) Once the department of administrative services releases | 660 |
| in final form health care plans designed under section 9.901 of | 661 |
| the Revised Code, all health care benefits provided to persons | 662 |
| employed by state institutions of higher education, school | 663 |
| districts, or educational service centers may be through those | 664 |
| plans. | 665 |
| Sec. 9.91. | 666 |
| governing board of a public institution of higher education or the | 667 |
|
board of education of a school district procures | 668 |
| an annuity for an employee | 669 |
|
section 9.90 of the Revised Code | 670 |
| (1) No annuity contract may be procured unless it meets the | 671 |
|
requirements of | 672 |
| 673 |
| (2) The board shall arrange for the procurement of the | 674 |
| annuity contract by doing one of the following: | 675 |
| (a) Selecting one or more providers of annuities through a | 676 |
| competitive bidding process; | 677 |
| (b) In accordance with division (B) of this section, | 678 |
| selecting vendors designated under Chapter 3305.03 of the Revised | 679 |
| Code as the providers of the annuities; | 680 |
| (c) Requiring the employee to designate
| 681 |
|
broker, or company | 682 |
| 683 | |
|
provider. | 684 |
| (B)(1) All of the following apply to the selection of | 685 |
| providers under division (A)(2)(b) of this section: | 686 |
| (a) The board may require providers of the annuities to enter | 687 |
| into agreements with the board that include such terms and | 688 |
| conditions as are determined by the board in its sole discretion; | 689 |
| (b) The board shall select as annuity providers a minimum of | 690 |
| four vendors designated under section 3305.03 of the Revised Code, | 691 |
| or, if fewer than four vendors are available, the number of | 692 |
| vendors available, except that a board is not required to select a | 693 |
| vendor to which any of the following apply: | 694 |
| (i) The vendor is not willing to provide annuity contracts to | 695 |
| the public institution of higher education or school district. | 696 |
| (ii) The vendor is not willing to agree to the terms and | 697 |
| conditions established by the board under division (B)(1)(a) of | 698 |
| this section. | 699 |
| (iii) The vendor does not offer an annuity contract that is a | 700 |
| defined contribution plan qualified under Internal Revenue Code | 701 |
| 403(b) and is offered by the vendor in at least one other state. | 702 |
| (2) Both of the following apply to an agreement with an | 703 |
| annuity provider selected by a board under division (A)(2)(b) of | 704 |
| this section: | 705 |
| (a) The agreement shall be terminated if the provider ceases | 706 |
| to be designated as a vendor under section 3305.03 of the Revised | 707 |
| Code. | 708 |
| (b) The agreement may be terminated if the provider fails to | 709 |
| comply with the terms and conditions established by the board | 710 |
| under division (B)(1)(a) of this section. | 711 |
| (3) The Ohio board of regents may develop a standardized plan | 712 |
| document that may be used by a governing board of a public | 713 |
| institution of higher education or the board of education of a | 714 |
| school district when entering into an agreement with a provider | 715 |
| under division (B)(1)(a) of this section. The board may charge | 716 |
| providers fees to cover any administrative and marketing expenses | 717 |
| of the board, as determined by the board. | 718 |
| (C) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, in | 719 |
|
any case in which the employee has designated | 720 |
| broker, or company under division (A)(2)(c) of this section, the | 721 |
| board shall comply with the designation, provided that the board | 722 |
| may impose either or both of the following as conditions to | 723 |
| complying with any such designations: | 724 |
| | 725 |
| protecting the institution or district from any liability | 726 |
| attendant to procuring the annuity; | 727 |
| | 728 |
| employees equal to at least one per cent of the board's full-time | 729 |
| employees or at least five employees, whichever is greater, except | 730 |
| that the board may not require that the agent, broker, or company | 731 |
| be designated by more than fifty employees. | 732 |
| (D) The board may require an employee who has made a | 733 |
| designation under division (A)(2)(c) of this section to designate | 734 |
| a provider selected by the board under divisions (A)(2)(a) or (b) | 735 |
| of this section as the provider of the employee's annuity. The | 736 |
| selection shall take effect at the earlier of the termination of | 737 |
| the contract with the designated provider or the renewal of the | 738 |
| contract. | 739 |
| Sec. 102.02. (A) Except as otherwise provided in division | 740 |
| (H) of this section, all of the following shall file with the | 741 |
| appropriate ethics commission the disclosure statement described | 742 |
| in this division on a form prescribed by the appropriate | 743 |
| commission: every person who is elected to or is a candidate for a | 744 |
| state, county, or city office and every person who is appointed to | 745 |
| fill a vacancy for an unexpired term in such an elective office; | 746 |
| all members of the state board of education; the director, | 747 |
| assistant directors, deputy directors, division chiefs, or persons | 748 |
| of equivalent rank of any administrative department of the state; | 749 |
| the president or other chief administrative officer of every state | 750 |
| institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of | 751 |
| the Revised Code; the executive director and the members of the | 752 |
| capitol square review and advisory board appointed or employed | 753 |
| pursuant to section 105.41 of the Revised Code; all members of the | 754 |
| Ohio casino control commission, the executive director of the | 755 |
| commission, all professional employees of the commission, and all | 756 |
| technical employees of the commission who perform an internal | 757 |
| audit function; the individuals set forth in division (B)(2) of | 758 |
| section 187.03 of the Revised Code; the chief executive officer | 759 |
| and the members of the board of each state retirement system; each | 760 |
| employee of a state retirement board who is a state retirement | 761 |
| system investment officer licensed pursuant to section 1707.163 of | 762 |
| the Revised Code; the members of the Ohio retirement study council | 763 |
| appointed pursuant to division (C) of section 171.01 of the | 764 |
| Revised Code; employees of the Ohio retirement study council, | 765 |
| other than employees who perform purely administrative or clerical | 766 |
| functions; the administrator of workers' compensation and each | 767 |
| member of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors; | 768 |
| the bureau of workers' compensation director of investments; the | 769 |
| chief investment officer of the bureau of workers' compensation; | 770 |
| all members of the board of commissioners on grievances and | 771 |
| discipline of the supreme court and the ethics commission created | 772 |
| under section 102.05 of the Revised Code; every business manager, | 773 |
| treasurer, or superintendent of a city, local, exempted village, | 774 |
| joint vocational, or cooperative education school district or an | 775 |
| educational service center; every person who is elected to or is a | 776 |
| candidate for the office of member of a board of education of a | 777 |
| city, local, exempted village, joint vocational, or cooperative | 778 |
| education school district or of a governing board of an | 779 |
| educational service center that has a total student count of | 780 |
| twelve thousand or more as most recently determined by the | 781 |
| department of education pursuant to section 3317.03 of the Revised | 782 |
| Code; every person who is appointed to the board of education of a | 783 |
| municipal school district pursuant to division (B) or (F) of | 784 |
| section 3311.71 of the Revised Code; all members of the board of | 785 |
| directors of a sanitary district that is established under Chapter | 786 |
| 6115. of the Revised Code and organized wholly for the purpose of | 787 |
| providing a water supply for domestic, municipal, and public use, | 788 |
| and that includes two municipal corporations in two counties; | 789 |
| every public official or employee who is paid a salary or wage in | 790 |
| accordance with schedule C of section 124.15 or schedule E-2 of | 791 |
| section 124.152 of the Revised Code; members of the board of | 792 |
| trustees and the executive director of the southern Ohio | 793 |
| agricultural and community development foundation; all members | 794 |
| appointed to the Ohio livestock care standards board under section | 795 |
| 904.02 of the Revised Code; and every other public official or | 796 |
| employee who is designated by the appropriate ethics commission | 797 |
| pursuant to division (B) of this section. | 798 |
| The disclosure statement shall include all of the following: | 799 |
| (1) The name of the person filing the statement and each | 800 |
| member of the person's immediate family and all names under which | 801 |
| the person or members of the person's immediate family do | 802 |
| business; | 803 |
| (2)(a) Subject to divisions (A)(2)(b) and (c) of this section | 804 |
| and except as otherwise provided in section 102.022 of the Revised | 805 |
| Code, identification of every source of income, other than income | 806 |
| from a legislative agent identified in division (A)(2)(b) of this | 807 |
| section, received during the preceding calendar year, in the | 808 |
| person's own name or by any other person for the person's use or | 809 |
| benefit, by the person filing the statement, and a brief | 810 |
| description of the nature of the services for which the income was | 811 |
| received. If the person filing the statement is a member of the | 812 |
| general assembly, the statement shall identify the amount of every | 813 |
| source of income received in accordance with the following ranges | 814 |
| of amounts: zero or more, but less than one thousand dollars; one | 815 |
| thousand dollars or more, but less than ten thousand dollars; ten | 816 |
| thousand dollars or more, but less than twenty-five thousand | 817 |
| dollars; twenty-five thousand dollars or more, but less than fifty | 818 |
| thousand dollars; fifty thousand dollars or more, but less than | 819 |
| one hundred thousand dollars; and one hundred thousand dollars or | 820 |
| more. Division (A)(2)(a) of this section shall not be construed to | 821 |
| require a person filing the statement who derives income from a | 822 |
| business or profession to disclose the individual items of income | 823 |
| that constitute the gross income of that business or profession, | 824 |
| except for those individual items of income that are attributable | 825 |
| to the person's or, if the income is shared with the person, the | 826 |
| partner's, solicitation of services or goods or performance, | 827 |
| arrangement, or facilitation of services or provision of goods on | 828 |
| behalf of the business or profession of clients, including | 829 |
| corporate clients, who are legislative agents. A person who files | 830 |
| the statement under this section shall disclose the identity of | 831 |
| and the amount of income received from a person who the public | 832 |
| official or employee knows or has reason to know is doing or | 833 |
| seeking to do business of any kind with the public official's or | 834 |
| employee's agency. | 835 |
| (b) If the person filing the statement is a member of the | 836 |
| general assembly, the statement shall identify every source of | 837 |
| income and the amount of that income that was received from a | 838 |
| legislative agent during the preceding calendar year, in the | 839 |
| person's own name or by any other person for the person's use or | 840 |
| benefit, by the person filing the statement, and a brief | 841 |
| description of the nature of the services for which the income was | 842 |
| received. Division (A)(2)(b) of this section requires the | 843 |
| disclosure of clients of attorneys or persons licensed under | 844 |
| section 4732.12 of the Revised Code, or patients of persons | 845 |
| certified under section 4731.14 of the Revised Code, if those | 846 |
| clients or patients are legislative agents. Division (A)(2)(b) of | 847 |
| this section requires a person filing the statement who derives | 848 |
| income from a business or profession to disclose those individual | 849 |
| items of income that constitute the gross income of that business | 850 |
| or profession that are received from legislative agents. | 851 |
| (c) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2)(c) of | 852 |
| this section, division (A)(2)(a) of this section applies to | 853 |
| attorneys, physicians, and other persons who engage in the | 854 |
| practice of a profession and who, pursuant to a section of the | 855 |
| Revised Code, the common law of this state, a code of ethics | 856 |
| applicable to the profession, or otherwise, generally are required | 857 |
| not to reveal, disclose, or use confidences of clients, patients, | 858 |
| or other recipients of professional services except under | 859 |
| specified circumstances or generally are required to maintain | 860 |
| those types of confidences as privileged communications except | 861 |
| under specified circumstances. Division (A)(2)(a) of this section | 862 |
| does not require an attorney, physician, or other professional | 863 |
| subject to a confidentiality requirement as described in division | 864 |
| (A)(2)(c) of this section to disclose the name, other identity, or | 865 |
| address of a client, patient, or other recipient of professional | 866 |
| services if the disclosure would threaten the client, patient, or | 867 |
| other recipient of professional services, would reveal details of | 868 |
| the subject matter for which legal, medical, or professional | 869 |
| advice or other services were sought, or would reveal an otherwise | 870 |
| privileged communication involving the client, patient, or other | 871 |
| recipient of professional services. Division (A)(2)(a) of this | 872 |
| section does not require an attorney, physician, or other | 873 |
| professional subject to a confidentiality requirement as described | 874 |
| in division (A)(2)(c) of this section to disclose in the brief | 875 |
| description of the nature of services required by division | 876 |
| (A)(2)(a) of this section any information pertaining to specific | 877 |
| professional services rendered for a client, patient, or other | 878 |
| recipient of professional services that would reveal details of | 879 |
| the subject matter for which legal, medical, or professional | 880 |
| advice was sought or would reveal an otherwise privileged | 881 |
| communication involving the client, patient, or other recipient of | 882 |
| professional services. | 883 |
| (3) The name of every corporation on file with the secretary | 884 |
| of state that is incorporated in this state or holds a certificate | 885 |
| of compliance authorizing it to do business in this state, trust, | 886 |
| business trust, partnership, or association that transacts | 887 |
| business in this state in which the person filing the statement or | 888 |
| any other person for the person's use and benefit had during the | 889 |
| preceding calendar year an investment of over one thousand dollars | 890 |
| at fair market value as of the thirty-first day of December of the | 891 |
| preceding calendar year, or the date of disposition, whichever is | 892 |
| earlier, or in which the person holds any office or has a | 893 |
| fiduciary relationship, and a description of the nature of the | 894 |
| investment, office, or relationship. Division (A)(3) of this | 895 |
| section does not require disclosure of the name of any bank, | 896 |
| savings and loan association, credit union, or building and loan | 897 |
| association with which the person filing the statement has a | 898 |
| deposit or a withdrawable share account. | 899 |
| (4) All fee simple and leasehold interests to which the | 900 |
| person filing the statement holds legal title to or a beneficial | 901 |
| interest in real property located within the state, excluding the | 902 |
| person's residence and property used primarily for personal | 903 |
| recreation; | 904 |
| (5) The names of all persons residing or transacting business | 905 |
| in the state to whom the person filing the statement owes, in the | 906 |
| person's own name or in the name of any other person, more than | 907 |
| one thousand dollars. Division (A)(5) of this section shall not be | 908 |
| construed to require the disclosure of debts owed by the person | 909 |
| resulting from the ordinary conduct of a business or profession or | 910 |
| debts on the person's residence or real property used primarily | 911 |
| for personal recreation, except that the superintendent of | 912 |
| financial institutions shall disclose the names of all | 913 |
| state-chartered savings and loan associations and of all service | 914 |
| corporations subject to regulation under division (E)(2) of | 915 |
| section 1151.34 of the Revised Code to whom the superintendent in | 916 |
| the superintendent's own name or in the name of any other person | 917 |
| owes any money, and that the superintendent and any deputy | 918 |
| superintendent of banks shall disclose the names of all | 919 |
| state-chartered banks and all bank subsidiary corporations subject | 920 |
| to regulation under section 1109.44 of the Revised Code to whom | 921 |
| the superintendent or deputy superintendent owes any money. | 922 |
| (6) The names of all persons residing or transacting business | 923 |
| in the state, other than a depository excluded under division | 924 |
| (A)(3) of this section, who owe more than one thousand dollars to | 925 |
| the person filing the statement, either in the person's own name | 926 |
| or to any person for the person's use or benefit. Division (A)(6) | 927 |
| of this section shall not be construed to require the disclosure | 928 |
| of clients of attorneys or persons licensed under section 4732.12 | 929 |
| or 4732.15 of the Revised Code, or patients of persons certified | 930 |
| under section 4731.14 of the Revised Code, nor the disclosure of | 931 |
| debts owed to the person resulting from the ordinary conduct of a | 932 |
| business or profession. | 933 |
| (7) Except as otherwise provided in section 102.022 of the | 934 |
| Revised Code, the source of each gift of over seventy-five | 935 |
| dollars, or of each gift of over twenty-five dollars received by a | 936 |
| member of the general assembly from a legislative agent, received | 937 |
| by the person in the person's own name or by any other person for | 938 |
| the person's use or benefit during the preceding calendar year, | 939 |
| except gifts received by will or by virtue of section 2105.06 of | 940 |
| the Revised Code, or received from spouses, parents, grandparents, | 941 |
| children, grandchildren, siblings, nephews, nieces, uncles, aunts, | 942 |
| brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, | 943 |
| fathers-in-law, mothers-in-law, or any person to whom the person | 944 |
| filing the statement stands in loco parentis, or received by way | 945 |
| of distribution from any inter vivos or testamentary trust | 946 |
| established by a spouse or by an ancestor; | 947 |
| (8) Except as otherwise provided in section 102.022 of the | 948 |
| Revised Code, identification of the source and amount of every | 949 |
| payment of expenses incurred for travel to destinations inside or | 950 |
| outside this state that is received by the person in the person's | 951 |
| own name or by any other person for the person's use or benefit | 952 |
| and that is incurred in connection with the person's official | 953 |
| duties, except for expenses for travel to meetings or conventions | 954 |
| of a national or state organization to which any state agency, | 955 |
| including, but not limited to, any legislative agency or state | 956 |
| institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of | 957 |
| the Revised Code, pays membership dues, or any political | 958 |
| subdivision or any office or agency of a political subdivision | 959 |
| pays membership dues; | 960 |
| (9) Except as otherwise provided in section 102.022 of the | 961 |
| Revised Code, identification of the source of payment of expenses | 962 |
| for meals and other food and beverages, other than for meals and | 963 |
| other food and beverages provided at a meeting at which the person | 964 |
| participated in a panel, seminar, or speaking engagement or at a | 965 |
| meeting or convention of a national or state organization to which | 966 |
| any state agency, including, but not limited to, any legislative | 967 |
| agency or state institution of higher education as defined in | 968 |
| section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, pays membership dues, or any | 969 |
| political subdivision or any office or agency of a political | 970 |
| subdivision pays membership dues, that are incurred in connection | 971 |
| with the person's official duties and that exceed one hundred | 972 |
| dollars aggregated per calendar year; | 973 |
| (10) If the disclosure statement is filed by a public | 974 |
| official or employee described in division (B)(2) of section | 975 |
| 101.73 of the Revised Code or division (B)(2) of section 121.63 of | 976 |
| the Revised Code who receives a statement from a legislative | 977 |
| agent, executive agency lobbyist, or employer that contains the | 978 |
| information described in division (F)(2) of section 101.73 of the | 979 |
| Revised Code or division (G)(2) of section 121.63 of the Revised | 980 |
| Code, all of the nondisputed information contained in the | 981 |
| statement delivered to that public official or employee by the | 982 |
| legislative agent, executive agency lobbyist, or employer under | 983 |
| division (F)(2) of section 101.73 or (G)(2) of section 121.63 of | 984 |
| the Revised Code. | 985 |
| A person may file a statement required by this section in | 986 |
| person or by mail. A person who is a candidate for elective office | 987 |
| shall file the statement no later than the thirtieth day before | 988 |
| the primary, special, or general election at which the candidacy | 989 |
| is to be voted on, whichever election occurs soonest, except that | 990 |
| a person who is a write-in candidate shall file the statement no | 991 |
| later than the twentieth day before the earliest election at which | 992 |
| the person's candidacy is to be voted on. A person who holds | 993 |
| elective office shall file the statement on or before the | 994 |
| fifteenth day of April of each year unless the person is a | 995 |
| candidate for office. A person who is appointed to fill a vacancy | 996 |
| for an unexpired term in an elective office shall file the | 997 |
| statement within fifteen days after the person qualifies for | 998 |
| office. Other persons shall file an annual statement on or before | 999 |
| the fifteenth day of April or, if appointed or employed after that | 1000 |
| date, within ninety days after appointment or employment. No | 1001 |
| person shall be required to file with the appropriate ethics | 1002 |
| commission more than one statement or pay more than one filing fee | 1003 |
| for any one calendar year. | 1004 |
| The appropriate ethics commission, for good cause, may extend | 1005 |
| for a reasonable time the deadline for filing a statement under | 1006 |
| this section. | 1007 |
| A statement filed under this section is subject to public | 1008 |
| inspection at locations designated by the appropriate ethics | 1009 |
| commission except as otherwise provided in this section. | 1010 |
| (B) The Ohio ethics commission, the joint legislative ethics | 1011 |
| committee, and the board of commissioners on grievances and | 1012 |
| discipline of the supreme court, using the rule-making procedures | 1013 |
| of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may require any class of | 1014 |
| public officials or employees under its jurisdiction and not | 1015 |
| specifically excluded by this section whose positions involve a | 1016 |
| substantial and material exercise of administrative discretion in | 1017 |
| the formulation of public policy, expenditure of public funds, | 1018 |
| enforcement of laws and rules of the state or a county or city, or | 1019 |
| the execution of other public trusts, to file an annual statement | 1020 |
| on or before the fifteenth day of April under division (A) of this | 1021 |
| section. The appropriate ethics commission shall send the public | 1022 |
| officials or employees written notice of the requirement by the | 1023 |
| fifteenth day of February of each year the filing is required | 1024 |
| unless the public official or employee is appointed after that | 1025 |
| date, in which case the notice shall be sent within thirty days | 1026 |
| after appointment, and the filing shall be made not later than | 1027 |
| ninety days after appointment. | 1028 |
| Except for disclosure statements filed by members of the | 1029 |
| board of trustees and the executive director of the southern Ohio | 1030 |
| agricultural and community development foundation, disclosure | 1031 |
| statements filed under this division with the Ohio ethics | 1032 |
| commission by members of boards, commissions, or bureaus of the | 1033 |
| state for which no compensation is received other than reasonable | 1034 |
| and necessary expenses shall be kept confidential. Disclosure | 1035 |
| statements filed with the Ohio ethics commission under division | 1036 |
| (A) of this section by business managers, treasurers, and | 1037 |
| superintendents of city, local, exempted village, joint | 1038 |
| vocational, or cooperative education school districts or | 1039 |
| educational service centers shall be kept confidential, except | 1040 |
| that any person conducting an audit of any such school district or | 1041 |
| educational service center pursuant to section 115.56 or Chapter | 1042 |
| 117. of the Revised Code may examine the disclosure statement of | 1043 |
| any business manager, treasurer, or superintendent of that school | 1044 |
| district or educational service center. Disclosure statements | 1045 |
| filed with the Ohio ethics commission under division (A) of this | 1046 |
| section by the individuals set forth in division (B)(2) of section | 1047 |
| 187.03 of the Revised Code shall be kept confidential. The Ohio | 1048 |
| ethics commission shall examine each disclosure statement required | 1049 |
| to be kept confidential to determine whether a potential conflict | 1050 |
| of interest exists for the person who filed the disclosure | 1051 |
| statement. A potential conflict of interest exists if the private | 1052 |
| interests of the person, as indicated by the person's disclosure | 1053 |
| statement, might interfere with the public interests the person is | 1054 |
| required to serve in the exercise of the person's authority and | 1055 |
| duties in the person's office or position of employment. If the | 1056 |
| commission determines that a potential conflict of interest | 1057 |
| exists, it shall notify the person who filed the disclosure | 1058 |
| statement and shall make the portions of the disclosure statement | 1059 |
| that indicate a potential conflict of interest subject to public | 1060 |
| inspection in the same manner as is provided for other disclosure | 1061 |
| statements. Any portion of the disclosure statement that the | 1062 |
| commission determines does not indicate a potential conflict of | 1063 |
| interest shall be kept confidential by the commission and shall | 1064 |
| not be made subject to public inspection, except as is necessary | 1065 |
| for the enforcement of Chapters 102. and 2921. of the Revised Code | 1066 |
| and except as otherwise provided in this division. | 1067 |
| (C) No person shall knowingly fail to file, on or before the | 1068 |
| applicable filing deadline established under this section, a | 1069 |
| statement that is required by this section. | 1070 |
| (D) No person shall knowingly file a false statement that is | 1071 |
| required to be filed under this section. | 1072 |
| (E)(1) Except as provided in divisions (E)(2) and (3) of this | 1073 |
| section, the statement required by division (A) or (B) of this | 1074 |
|
section shall be accompanied by a filing fee of | 1075 |
| dollars. | 1076 |
| (2) The statement required by division (A) of this section | 1077 |
| shall be accompanied by the following filing fee to be paid by the | 1078 |
| person who is elected or appointed to, or is a candidate for, any | 1079 |
| of the following offices: | 1080 |
| For state office, except member of the | 1081 | ||||
| state board of education | $95 | 1082 | |||
| For office of member of general assembly | $40 | 1083 | |||
| For county office | $60 | 1084 | |||
| For city office | $35 | 1085 | |||
| For office of member of the state board | 1086 | ||||
| of education | 1087 | ||||
| 1088 | |||||
| 1089 | |||||
| For office of member of a city, local, | 1090 | ||||
| exempted village, or cooperative | 1091 | ||||
| education board of | 1092 | ||||
| education or educational service | 1093 | ||||
| center governing board | $30 | 1094 | |||
| For position of business manager, | 1095 | ||||
| treasurer, or superintendent of a | 1096 | ||||
| city, local, exempted village, joint | 1097 | ||||
| vocational, or cooperative education | 1098 | ||||
| school district or | 1099 | ||||
| educational service center | $30 | 1100 |
| (3) No judge of a court of record or candidate for judge of a | 1101 |
| court of record, and no referee or magistrate serving a court of | 1102 |
| record, shall be required to pay the fee required under division | 1103 |
| (E)(1) or (2) or (F) of this section. | 1104 |
| (4) For any public official who is appointed to a nonelective | 1105 |
| office of the state and for any employee who holds a nonelective | 1106 |
| position in a public agency of the state, the state agency that is | 1107 |
| the primary employer of the state official or employee shall pay | 1108 |
| the fee required under division (E)(1) or (F) of this section. | 1109 |
| (F) If a statement required to be filed under this section is | 1110 |
| not filed by the date on which it is required to be filed, the | 1111 |
| appropriate ethics commission shall assess the person required to | 1112 |
| file the statement a late filing fee of ten dollars for each day | 1113 |
| the statement is not filed, except that the total amount of the | 1114 |
| late filing fee shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars. | 1115 |
| (G)(1) The appropriate ethics commission other than the Ohio | 1116 |
| ethics commission and the joint legislative ethics committee shall | 1117 |
| deposit all fees it receives under divisions (E) and (F) of this | 1118 |
| section into the general revenue fund of the state. | 1119 |
| (2) The Ohio ethics commission shall deposit all receipts, | 1120 |
| including, but not limited to, fees it receives under divisions | 1121 |
| (E) and (F) of this section, investigative or other fees, costs, | 1122 |
| or other funds it receives as a result of court orders, and all | 1123 |
| moneys it receives from settlements under division (G) of section | 1124 |
| 102.06 of the Revised Code, into the Ohio ethics commission fund, | 1125 |
| which is hereby created in the state treasury. All moneys credited | 1126 |
| to the fund shall be used solely for expenses related to the | 1127 |
| operation and statutory functions of the commission. | 1128 |
| (3) The joint legislative ethics committee shall deposit all | 1129 |
| receipts it receives from the payment of financial disclosure | 1130 |
| statement filing fees under divisions (E) and (F) of this section | 1131 |
| into the joint legislative ethics committee investigative fund. | 1132 |
| (H) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a person | 1133 |
| elected or appointed to the office of precinct, ward, or district | 1134 |
| committee member under Chapter 3517. of the Revised Code; a | 1135 |
| presidential elector; a delegate to a national convention; village | 1136 |
| or township officials and employees; any physician or psychiatrist | 1137 |
| who is paid a salary or wage in accordance with schedule C of | 1138 |
| section 124.15 or schedule E-2 of section 124.152 of the Revised | 1139 |
| Code and whose primary duties do not require the exercise of | 1140 |
| administrative discretion; or any member of a board, commission, | 1141 |
| or bureau of any county or city who receives less than one | 1142 |
| thousand dollars per year for serving in that position. | 1143 |
| Sec. 103.51. (A) There is hereby created the legislative | 1144 |
| task force on redistricting, reapportionment, and demographic | 1145 |
| research, consisting of six members. The president of the senate | 1146 |
| shall appoint three members, not more than two of whom shall be | 1147 |
| members of the same political party. One member appointed by the | 1148 |
| president shall not be a member of the general assembly. The | 1149 |
| speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint three | 1150 |
| members, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same | 1151 |
| political party. One member appointed by the speaker shall not be | 1152 |
| a member of the general assembly. | 1153 |
| Appointments to the task force shall be made within fifteen | 1154 |
| days after the commencement of the first regular session of each | 1155 |
| general assembly in the manner prescribed in this division. A | 1156 |
| vacancy on the task force shall be filled for the unexpired term | 1157 |
| in the same manner as the original appointment. Members of the | 1158 |
| task force shall serve on the task force until the appointments | 1159 |
| are made in the first regular session of the following general | 1160 |
| assembly or, in the case of task force members who also are | 1161 |
| general assembly members when appointed, until they are no longer | 1162 |
| general assembly members. | 1163 |
| The president of the senate shall appoint a member of the | 1164 |
| task force, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall | 1165 |
|
appoint a member of the task force, to serve as | 1166 |
| co-chairpersons of the task force. The | 1167 |
|
shall be members of different political parties. The | 1168 |
| co-chairpersons may enter into any agreements on behalf of the | 1169 |
| task force and perform any acts that may be necessary or proper | 1170 |
| for the task force to carry out its powers and duties under this | 1171 |
| section. | 1172 |
| (B) The members of the task force shall serve without | 1173 |
| compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and | 1174 |
| necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official | 1175 |
| duties. | 1176 |
| (C) The task force shall do all of the following: | 1177 |
| (1) Provide such assistance to the general assembly and its | 1178 |
| committees as requested in order to help the general assembly | 1179 |
| fulfill its duty to establish districts for the election of | 1180 |
| representatives to congress; | 1181 |
| (2) Provide such assistance to the apportionment board as | 1182 |
| requested in order to help it fulfill its duty to provide for the | 1183 |
| apportionment of this state for members of the general assembly. | 1184 |
| As used in this section, "apportionment board" means the persons | 1185 |
| designated in Section 1 of Article XI, Ohio Constitution, as being | 1186 |
| responsible for that apportionment. | 1187 |
| (3) Engage in such research studies and other activities as | 1188 |
| the task force considers necessary or appropriate in the | 1189 |
| preparation and formulation of a plan for the next apportionment | 1190 |
| of the state for members of the general assembly and a plan for | 1191 |
| the next establishment of districts for the election of | 1192 |
| representatives to congress and in the utilization of census and | 1193 |
|
other demographic | 1194 |
| analysis, program development, and program evaluation purposes for | 1195 |
| the benefit of the general assembly. | 1196 |
| (D) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the | 1197 |
| task force may do all of the following: | 1198 |
| (1) Hire such employees and engage such experts and technical | 1199 |
| advisors and fix their compensation, and obtain such services, as | 1200 |
| are necessary for the task force to exercise its duties under this | 1201 |
| section; | 1202 |
| (2) Authorize the providing of such services and the | 1203 |
| furnishing of such data by the task force to any state agency or | 1204 |
| political subdivision of this state as the task force may specify, | 1205 |
| on such terms and conditions as the task force may specify, | 1206 |
| including the amount of the payment for providing the services and | 1207 |
| furnishing the data; | 1208 |
| (3) Conduct meetings and hearings both within and outside | 1209 |
| this state and otherwise exercise all of the powers of a standing | 1210 |
| or select committee of the general assembly; | 1211 |
| (4) Request and receive from any state agency or political | 1212 |
| subdivision of this state such assistance and data as will enable | 1213 |
| the task force to exercise its powers and duties under this | 1214 |
| section. | 1215 |
| Sec. 105.41. (A) There is hereby created in the legislative | 1216 |
| branch of government the capitol square review and advisory board, | 1217 |
|
consisting of | 1218 |
| (1) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of | 1219 |
| the senate, both of whom shall not be members of the same | 1220 |
| political party; | 1221 |
| (2) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by | 1222 |
| the speaker of the house of representatives, both of whom shall | 1223 |
| not be members of the same political party; | 1224 |
| (3) | 1225 |
| advice and consent of the senate, not more than three of whom | 1226 |
| shall be members of the same political party, one of whom shall be | 1227 |
| the chief of staff of the governor's office, one of whom shall | 1228 |
| represent the Ohio arts council, one of whom shall represent the | 1229 |
|
Ohio historical society, | 1230 |
| 1231 | |
| large; | 1232 |
| (4) One member, who shall be a former president of the | 1233 |
| senate, appointed by the current president of the senate. If the | 1234 |
| current president of the senate, in the current president's | 1235 |
| discretion, decides for any reason not to make the appointment or | 1236 |
| if no person is eligible or available to serve, the seat shall | 1237 |
| remain vacant. | 1238 |
| (5) One member, who shall be a former speaker of the house of | 1239 |
| representatives, appointed by the current speaker of the house of | 1240 |
| representatives. If the current speaker of the house of | 1241 |
| representatives, in the current speaker's discretion, decides for | 1242 |
| any reason not to make the appointment or if no person is eligible | 1243 |
| or available to serve, the seat shall remain vacant. | 1244 |
| (6) The clerk of the senate and the clerk of the house of | 1245 |
| representatives. | 1246 |
| (B) Terms of office of each appointed member of the board | 1247 |
| shall be for three years, except that members of the general | 1248 |
| assembly appointed to the board shall be members of the board only | 1249 |
| so long as they are members of the general assembly and the chief | 1250 |
| of staff of the governor's office shall be a member of the board | 1251 |
| only so long as the appointing governor remains in office. Each | 1252 |
| member shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment | 1253 |
| until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. In | 1254 |
| case of a vacancy occurring on the board, the president of the | 1255 |
| senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, or the | 1256 |
| governor, as the case may be, shall in the same manner prescribed | 1257 |
| for the regular appointment to the commission, fill the vacancy by | 1258 |
| appointing a member. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy | 1259 |
| occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the | 1260 |
| member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the | 1261 |
| remainder of the term. Any appointed member shall continue in | 1262 |
| office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term | 1263 |
| until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of | 1264 |
| sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. | 1265 |
| (C) The board shall hold meetings in a manner and at times | 1266 |
| prescribed by the rules adopted by the board. A majority of the | 1267 |
| board constitutes a quorum, and no action shall be taken by the | 1268 |
| board unless approved by at least six members or by at least seven | 1269 |
| members if a person is appointed under division (A)(4) or (5) of | 1270 |
| this section. At its first meeting, the board shall adopt rules | 1271 |
| for the conduct of its business and the election of its officers, | 1272 |
| and shall organize by selecting a chairperson and other officers | 1273 |
| as it considers necessary. Board members shall serve without | 1274 |
| compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary | 1275 |
| expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. | 1276 |
| (D) The board may do any of the following: | 1277 |
| (1) Employ or hire on a consulting basis professional, | 1278 |
| technical, and clerical employees as are necessary for the | 1279 |
| performance of its duties. All employees of the board are in the | 1280 |
| unclassified service and serve at the pleasure of the board. For | 1281 |
| purposes of section 4117.01 of the Revised Code, employees of the | 1282 |
| board shall be considered employees of the general assembly, | 1283 |
| except that employees who are covered by a collective bargaining | 1284 |
|
agreement on | 1285 |
| 2011, shall remain subject to the agreement until the agreement | 1286 |
| expires on its terms, and the agreement shall not be extended or | 1287 |
| renewed. Upon expiration of the agreement, the employees are | 1288 |
| considered employees of the general assembly for purposes of | 1289 |
| section 4117.01 of the Revised Code and are in the unclassified | 1290 |
| service and serve at the pleasure of the board. | 1291 |
| (2) Hold public hearings at times and places as determined by | 1292 |
| the board; | 1293 |
| (3) Adopt, amend, or rescind rules necessary to accomplish | 1294 |
| the duties of the board as set forth in this section; | 1295 |
| (4) Sponsor, conduct, and support such social events as the | 1296 |
| board may authorize and consider appropriate for the employees of | 1297 |
| the board, employees and members of the general assembly, | 1298 |
| employees of persons under contract with the board or otherwise | 1299 |
| engaged to perform services on the premises of capitol square, or | 1300 |
| other persons as the board may consider appropriate. Subject to | 1301 |
| the requirements of Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code, the board | 1302 |
| may provide beer, wine, and intoxicating liquor, with or without | 1303 |
| charge, for those events and may use funds only from the sale of | 1304 |
| goods and services fund to purchase the beer, wine, and | 1305 |
| intoxicating liquor the board provides; | 1306 |
| (5) Purchase a warehouse in which to store items of the | 1307 |
| capitol collection trust and, whenever necessary, equipment or | 1308 |
| other property of the board. | 1309 |
| (E) The board shall do all of the following: | 1310 |
| (1) Have sole authority to coordinate and approve any | 1311 |
| improvements, additions, and renovations that are made to the | 1312 |
| capitol square. The improvements shall include, but not be limited | 1313 |
| to, the placement of monuments and sculpture on the capitol | 1314 |
| grounds. | 1315 |
| (2) Subject to section | 1316 |
| operate the capitol square, and have sole authority to regulate | 1317 |
| all uses of the capitol square. The uses shall include, but not be | 1318 |
| limited to, the casual and recreational use of the capitol square. | 1319 |
| (3) Employ, fix the compensation of, and prescribe the duties | 1320 |
| of the executive director of the board and other employees the | 1321 |
| board considers necessary for the performance of its powers and | 1322 |
| duties; | 1323 |
| (4) Establish and maintain the capitol collection trust. The | 1324 |
| capitol collection trust shall consist of furniture, antiques, and | 1325 |
| other items of personal property that the board shall store in | 1326 |
| suitable facilities until they are ready to be displayed in the | 1327 |
| capitol square. | 1328 |
| (5) Perform repair, construction, contracting, purchasing, | 1329 |
| maintenance, supervisory, and operating activities the board | 1330 |
| determines are necessary for the operation and maintenance of the | 1331 |
| capitol square; | 1332 |
| (6) Maintain and preserve the capitol square, in accordance | 1333 |
| with guidelines issued by the United States secretary of the | 1334 |
| interior for application of the secretary's standards for | 1335 |
| rehabilitation adopted in 36 C.F.R. part 67; | 1336 |
| (7) Plan and develop a center at the capitol building for the | 1337 |
| purpose of educating visitors about the history of Ohio, including | 1338 |
| its political, economic, and social development and the design and | 1339 |
| erection of the capitol building and its grounds. | 1340 |
| (F)(1) The board shall lease capital facilities improved or | 1341 |
| financed by the Ohio building authority pursuant to Chapter 152. | 1342 |
| of the Revised Code for the use of the board, and may enter into | 1343 |
| any other agreements with the authority ancillary to improvement, | 1344 |
| financing, or leasing of those capital facilities, including, but | 1345 |
| not limited to, any agreement required by the applicable bond | 1346 |
| proceedings authorized by Chapter 152. of the Revised Code. Any | 1347 |
| lease of capital facilities authorized by this section shall be | 1348 |
| governed by division (D) of section 152.24 of the Revised Code. | 1349 |
| (2) Fees, receipts, and revenues received by the board from | 1350 |
| the state underground parking garage constitute available receipts | 1351 |
| as defined in section 152.09 of the Revised Code, and may be | 1352 |
| pledged to the payment of bond service charges on obligations | 1353 |
| issued by the Ohio building authority pursuant to Chapter 152. of | 1354 |
| the Revised Code to improve, finance, or purchase capital | 1355 |
| facilities useful to the board. The authority may, with the | 1356 |
| consent of the board, provide in the bond proceedings for a pledge | 1357 |
| of all or a portion of those fees, receipts, and revenues as the | 1358 |
| authority determines. The authority may provide in the bond | 1359 |
| proceedings or by separate agreement with the board for the | 1360 |
| transfer of those fees, receipts, and revenues to the appropriate | 1361 |
| bond service fund or bond service reserve fund as required to pay | 1362 |
| the bond service charges when due, and any such provision for the | 1363 |
| transfer of those fees, receipts, and revenues shall be | 1364 |
| controlling notwithstanding any other provision of law pertaining | 1365 |
| to those fees, receipts, and revenues. | 1366 |
| (3) All moneys received by the treasurer of state on account | 1367 |
| of the board and required by the applicable bond proceedings or by | 1368 |
| separate agreement with the board to be deposited, transferred, or | 1369 |
| credited to the bond service fund or bond service reserve fund | 1370 |
| established by the bond proceedings shall be transferred by the | 1371 |
| treasurer of state to such fund, whether or not it is in the | 1372 |
| custody of the treasurer of state, without necessity for further | 1373 |
| appropriation, upon receipt of notice from the Ohio building | 1374 |
| authority as prescribed in the bond proceedings. | 1375 |
| (G) All fees, receipts, and revenues received by the board | 1376 |
| from the state underground parking garage shall be deposited into | 1377 |
| the state treasury to the credit of the underground parking garage | 1378 |
| operating fund, which is hereby created, to be used for the | 1379 |
| purposes specified in division (F) of this section and for the | 1380 |
| operation and maintenance of the garage. All investment earnings | 1381 |
| of the fund shall be credited to the fund. | 1382 |
| (H) All donations received by the board shall be deposited | 1383 |
| into the state treasury to the credit of the capitol square | 1384 |
| renovation gift fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall be | 1385 |
| used by the board as follows: | 1386 |
| (1) To provide part or all of the funding related to | 1387 |
| construction, goods, or services for the renovation of the capitol | 1388 |
| square; | 1389 |
| (2) To purchase art, antiques, and artifacts for display at | 1390 |
| the capitol square; | 1391 |
| (3) To award contracts or make grants to organizations for | 1392 |
| educating the public regarding the historical background and | 1393 |
| governmental functions of the capitol square. Chapters 125., 127., | 1394 |
| and 153. and section 3517.13 of the Revised Code do not apply to | 1395 |
| purchases made exclusively from the fund, notwithstanding anything | 1396 |
| to the contrary in those chapters or that section. All investment | 1397 |
| earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. | 1398 |
| (I) Except as provided in divisions (G), (H), and (J) of this | 1399 |
| section, all fees, receipts, and revenues received by the board | 1400 |
| shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the | 1401 |
| sale of goods and services fund, which is hereby created. Money | 1402 |
| credited to the fund shall be used solely to pay costs of the | 1403 |
| board other than those specified in divisions (F) and (G) of this | 1404 |
| section. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to | 1405 |
| the fund. | 1406 |
| (J) There is hereby created in the state treasury the capitol | 1407 |
| square improvement fund, to be used by the board to pay | 1408 |
| construction, renovation, and other costs related to the capitol | 1409 |
| square for which money is not otherwise available to the board. | 1410 |
| Whenever the board determines that there is a need to incur those | 1411 |
| costs and that the unencumbered, unobligated balance to the credit | 1412 |
| of the underground parking garage operating fund exceeds the | 1413 |
| amount needed for the purposes specified in division (F) of this | 1414 |
| section and for the operation and maintenance of the garage, the | 1415 |
| board may request the director of budget and management to | 1416 |
| transfer from the underground parking garage operating fund to the | 1417 |
| capitol square improvement fund the amount needed to pay such | 1418 |
| construction, renovation, or other costs. The director then shall | 1419 |
| transfer the amount needed from the excess balance of the | 1420 |
| underground parking garage operating fund. | 1421 |
| (K) As the operation and maintenance of the capitol square | 1422 |
| constitute essential government functions of a public purpose, the | 1423 |
| board shall not be required to pay taxes or assessments upon the | 1424 |
| square, upon any property acquired or used by the board under this | 1425 |
| section, or upon any income generated by the operation of the | 1426 |
| square. | 1427 |
| (L) As used in this section, "capitol square" means the | 1428 |
| capitol building, senate building, capitol atrium, capitol | 1429 |
| grounds, the state underground parking garage, and the warehouse | 1430 |
| owned by the board. | 1431 |
| (M) The capitol annex shall be known as the senate building. | 1432 |
| Sec. 109.57. (A)(1) The superintendent of the bureau of | 1433 |
| criminal identification and investigation shall procure from | 1434 |
| wherever procurable and file for record photographs, pictures, | 1435 |
| descriptions, fingerprints, measurements, and other information | 1436 |
| that may be pertinent of all persons who have been convicted of | 1437 |
| committing within this state a felony, any crime constituting a | 1438 |
| misdemeanor on the first offense and a felony on subsequent | 1439 |
| offenses, or any misdemeanor described in division (A)(1)(a), | 1440 |
|
(A) | 1441 |
| Code, of all children under eighteen years of age who have been | 1442 |
| adjudicated delinquent children for committing within this state | 1443 |
| an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if | 1444 |
| committed by an adult or who have been convicted of or pleaded | 1445 |
| guilty to committing within this state a felony or an offense of | 1446 |
| violence, and of all well-known and habitual criminals. The person | 1447 |
| in charge of any county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, | 1448 |
| or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based | 1449 |
| correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential | 1450 |
| facility, or state correctional institution and the person in | 1451 |
| charge of any state institution having custody of a person | 1452 |
| suspected of having committed a felony, any crime constituting a | 1453 |
| misdemeanor on the first offense and a felony on subsequent | 1454 |
| offenses, or any misdemeanor described in division (A)(1)(a), | 1455 |
|
(A) | 1456 |
| Code or having custody of a child under eighteen years of age with | 1457 |
| respect to whom there is probable cause to believe that the child | 1458 |
| may have committed an act that would be a felony or an offense of | 1459 |
| violence if committed by an adult shall furnish such material to | 1460 |
| the superintendent of the bureau. Fingerprints, photographs, or | 1461 |
| other descriptive information of a child who is under eighteen | 1462 |
| years of age, has not been arrested or otherwise taken into | 1463 |
| custody for committing an act that would be a felony or an offense | 1464 |
| of violence who is not in any other category of child specified in | 1465 |
| this division, if committed by an adult, has not been adjudicated | 1466 |
| a delinquent child for committing an act that would be a felony or | 1467 |
| an offense of violence if committed by an adult, has not been | 1468 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to committing a felony or an | 1469 |
| offense of violence, and is not a child with respect to whom there | 1470 |
| is probable cause to believe that the child may have committed an | 1471 |
| act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed | 1472 |
| by an adult shall not be procured by the superintendent or | 1473 |
| furnished by any person in charge of any county, multicounty, | 1474 |
| municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal jail or | 1475 |
| workhouse, community-based correctional facility, halfway house, | 1476 |
| alternative residential facility, or state correctional | 1477 |
| institution, except as authorized in section 2151.313 of the | 1478 |
| Revised Code. | 1479 |
| (2) Every clerk of a court of record in this state, other | 1480 |
| than the supreme court or a court of appeals, shall send to the | 1481 |
| superintendent of the bureau a weekly report containing a summary | 1482 |
| of each case involving a felony, involving any crime constituting | 1483 |
| a misdemeanor on the first offense and a felony on subsequent | 1484 |
| offenses, involving a misdemeanor described in division (A)(1)(a), | 1485 |
|
(A) | 1486 |
| Code, or involving an adjudication in a case in which a child | 1487 |
| under eighteen years of age was alleged to be a delinquent child | 1488 |
| for committing an act that would be a felony or an offense of | 1489 |
| violence if committed by an adult. The clerk of the court of | 1490 |
| common pleas shall include in the report and summary the clerk | 1491 |
| sends under this division all information described in divisions | 1492 |
| (A)(2)(a) to (f) of this section regarding a case before the court | 1493 |
| of appeals that is served by that clerk. The summary shall be | 1494 |
| written on the standard forms furnished by the superintendent | 1495 |
| pursuant to division (B) of this section and shall include the | 1496 |
| following information: | 1497 |
| (a) The incident tracking number contained on the standard | 1498 |
| forms furnished by the superintendent pursuant to division (B) of | 1499 |
| this section; | 1500 |
| (b) The style and number of the case; | 1501 |
| (c) The date of arrest, offense, summons, or arraignment; | 1502 |
| (d) The date that the person was convicted of or pleaded | 1503 |
| guilty to the offense, adjudicated a delinquent child for | 1504 |
| committing the act that would be a felony or an offense of | 1505 |
| violence if committed by an adult, found not guilty of the | 1506 |
| offense, or found not to be a delinquent child for committing an | 1507 |
| act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed | 1508 |
| by an adult, the date of an entry dismissing the charge, an entry | 1509 |
| declaring a mistrial of the offense in which the person is | 1510 |
| discharged, an entry finding that the person or child is not | 1511 |
| competent to stand trial, or an entry of a nolle prosequi, or the | 1512 |
| date of any other determination that constitutes final resolution | 1513 |
| of the case; | 1514 |
| (e) A statement of the original charge with the section of | 1515 |
| the Revised Code that was alleged to be violated; | 1516 |
| (f) If the person or child was convicted, pleaded guilty, or | 1517 |
| was adjudicated a delinquent child, the sentence or terms of | 1518 |
| probation imposed or any other disposition of the offender or the | 1519 |
| delinquent child. | 1520 |
| If the offense involved the disarming of a law enforcement | 1521 |
| officer or an attempt to disarm a law enforcement officer, the | 1522 |
| clerk shall clearly state that fact in the summary, and the | 1523 |
| superintendent shall ensure that a clear statement of that fact is | 1524 |
| placed in the bureau's records. | 1525 |
| (3) The superintendent shall cooperate with and assist | 1526 |
| sheriffs, chiefs of police, and other law enforcement officers in | 1527 |
| the establishment of a complete system of criminal identification | 1528 |
| and in obtaining fingerprints and other means of identification of | 1529 |
| all persons arrested on a charge of a felony, any crime | 1530 |
| constituting a misdemeanor on the first offense and a felony on | 1531 |
| subsequent offenses, or a misdemeanor described in division | 1532 |
|
(A)(1)(a), (A) | 1533 |
| the Revised Code and of all children under eighteen years of age | 1534 |
| arrested or otherwise taken into custody for committing an act | 1535 |
| that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by | 1536 |
| an adult. The superintendent also shall file for record the | 1537 |
| fingerprint impressions of all persons confined in a county, | 1538 |
| multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal | 1539 |
| jail or workhouse, community-based correctional facility, halfway | 1540 |
| house, alternative residential facility, or state correctional | 1541 |
| institution for the violation of state laws and of all children | 1542 |
| under eighteen years of age who are confined in a county, | 1543 |
| multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal | 1544 |
| jail or workhouse, community-based correctional facility, halfway | 1545 |
| house, alternative residential facility, or state correctional | 1546 |
| institution or in any facility for delinquent children for | 1547 |
| committing an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence | 1548 |
| if committed by an adult, and any other information that the | 1549 |
| superintendent may receive from law enforcement officials of the | 1550 |
| state and its political subdivisions. | 1551 |
| (4) The superintendent shall carry out Chapter 2950. of the | 1552 |
| Revised Code with respect to the registration of persons who are | 1553 |
| convicted of or plead guilty to a sexually oriented offense or a | 1554 |
| child-victim oriented offense and with respect to all other duties | 1555 |
| imposed on the bureau under that chapter. | 1556 |
| (5) The bureau shall perform centralized recordkeeping | 1557 |
| functions for criminal history records and services in this state | 1558 |
| for purposes of the national crime prevention and privacy compact | 1559 |
| set forth in section 109.571 of the Revised Code and is the | 1560 |
| criminal history record repository as defined in that section for | 1561 |
| purposes of that compact. The superintendent or the | 1562 |
| superintendent's designee is the compact officer for purposes of | 1563 |
| that compact and shall carry out the responsibilities of the | 1564 |
| compact officer specified in that compact. | 1565 |
| (B) The superintendent shall prepare and furnish to every | 1566 |
| county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or | 1567 |
| multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based | 1568 |
| correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential | 1569 |
| facility, or state correctional institution and to every clerk of | 1570 |
| a court in this state specified in division (A)(2) of this section | 1571 |
| standard forms for reporting the information required under | 1572 |
| division (A) of this section. The standard forms that the | 1573 |
| superintendent prepares pursuant to this division may be in a | 1574 |
| tangible format, in an electronic format, or in both tangible | 1575 |
| formats and electronic formats. | 1576 |
| (C)(1) The superintendent may operate a center for | 1577 |
| electronic, automated, or other data processing for the storage | 1578 |
| and retrieval of information, data, and statistics pertaining to | 1579 |
| criminals and to children under eighteen years of age who are | 1580 |
| adjudicated delinquent children for committing an act that would | 1581 |
| be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult, | 1582 |
| criminal activity, crime prevention, law enforcement, and criminal | 1583 |
| justice, and may establish and operate a statewide communications | 1584 |
| network to be known as the Ohio law enforcement gateway to gather | 1585 |
| and disseminate information, data, and statistics for the use of | 1586 |
| law enforcement agencies and for other uses specified in this | 1587 |
| division. The superintendent may gather, store, retrieve, and | 1588 |
| disseminate information, data, and statistics that pertain to | 1589 |
| children who are under eighteen years of age and that are gathered | 1590 |
| pursuant to sections 109.57 to 109.61 of the Revised Code together | 1591 |
| with information, data, and statistics that pertain to adults and | 1592 |
| that are gathered pursuant to those sections. | 1593 |
| (2) The superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall | 1594 |
| gather information of the nature described in division (C)(1) of | 1595 |
| this section that pertains to the offense and delinquency history | 1596 |
| of a person who has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been | 1597 |
| adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually oriented | 1598 |
| offense or a child-victim oriented offense for inclusion in the | 1599 |
| state registry of sex offenders and child-victim offenders | 1600 |
| maintained pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 2950.13 of the | 1601 |
| Revised Code and in the internet database operated pursuant to | 1602 |
| division (A)(13) of that section and for possible inclusion in the | 1603 |
| internet database operated pursuant to division (A)(11) of that | 1604 |
| section. | 1605 |
| (3) In addition to any other authorized use of information, | 1606 |
| data, and statistics of the nature described in division (C)(1) of | 1607 |
| this section, the superintendent or the superintendent's designee | 1608 |
| may provide and exchange the information, data, and statistics | 1609 |
| pursuant to the national crime prevention and privacy compact as | 1610 |
| described in division (A)(5) of this section. | 1611 |
| (4) The attorney general may adopt rules under Chapter 119. | 1612 |
| of the Revised Code establishing guidelines for the operation of | 1613 |
| and participation in the Ohio law enforcement gateway. The rules | 1614 |
| may include criteria for granting and restricting access to | 1615 |
| information gathered and disseminated through the Ohio law | 1616 |
| enforcement gateway. The attorney general shall permit the state | 1617 |
| medical board and board of nursing to access and view, but not | 1618 |
| alter, information gathered and disseminated through the Ohio law | 1619 |
| enforcement gateway. | 1620 |
| The attorney general may appoint a steering committee to | 1621 |
| advise the attorney general in the operation of the Ohio law | 1622 |
| enforcement gateway that is comprised of persons who are | 1623 |
| representatives of the criminal justice agencies in this state | 1624 |
| that use the Ohio law enforcement gateway and is chaired by the | 1625 |
| superintendent or the superintendent's designee. | 1626 |
| (D)(1) The following are not public records under section | 1627 |
| 149.43 of the Revised Code: | 1628 |
| (a) Information and materials furnished to the superintendent | 1629 |
| pursuant to division (A) of this section; | 1630 |
| (b) Information, data, and statistics gathered or | 1631 |
| disseminated through the Ohio law enforcement gateway pursuant to | 1632 |
| division (C)(1) of this section; | 1633 |
| (c) Information and materials furnished to any board or | 1634 |
| person under division (F) or (G) of this section. | 1635 |
| (2) The superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall | 1636 |
| gather and retain information so furnished under division (A) of | 1637 |
| this section that pertains to the offense and delinquency history | 1638 |
| of a person who has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been | 1639 |
| adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually oriented | 1640 |
| offense or a child-victim oriented offense for the purposes | 1641 |
| described in division (C)(2) of this section. | 1642 |
| (E) The attorney general shall adopt rules, in accordance | 1643 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, setting forth the procedure | 1644 |
| by which a person may receive or release information gathered by | 1645 |
| the superintendent pursuant to division (A) of this section. A | 1646 |
| reasonable fee may be charged for this service. If a temporary | 1647 |
| employment service submits a request for a determination of | 1648 |
| whether a person the service plans to refer to an employment | 1649 |
| position has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense | 1650 |
|
listed in division (A)(1) | 1651 |
| 109.572 of the Revised Code or has been convicted of, pleaded | 1652 |
| guilty to, or been found eligible for intervention in lieu of | 1653 |
| conviction for a disqualifying offense as defined in section | 1654 |
| 173.394, 3701.881, or 5111.032 of the Revised Code, the request | 1655 |
| shall be treated as a single request and only one fee shall be | 1656 |
| charged. | 1657 |
| (F)(1) As used in division (F)(2) of this section, "head | 1658 |
| start agency" means an entity in this state that has been approved | 1659 |
| to be an agency for purposes of subchapter II of the "Community | 1660 |
| Economic Development Act," 95 Stat. 489 (1981), 42 U.S.C.A. 9831, | 1661 |
| as amended. | 1662 |
| (2)(a) In addition to or in conjunction with any request that | 1663 |
| is required to be made under section 109.572, 2151.86, 3301.32, | 1664 |
| 3301.541, division (C) of section 3310.58, or section 3319.39, | 1665 |
| 3319.391, 3327.10, 3701.881, 5104.012, 5104.013, 5123.081, | 1666 |
| 1667 | |
| under section 3314.41, 3319.392, 3326.25, or 3328.20 of the | 1668 |
| Revised Code, the board of education of any school district; the | 1669 |
| director of developmental disabilities; any county board of | 1670 |
|
developmental disabilities; any | 1671 |
| 1672 | |
| subcontractor as defined in section 5123.081 of the Revised Code; | 1673 |
| the chief administrator of any chartered nonpublic school; the | 1674 |
| chief administrator of a registered private provider that is not | 1675 |
| also a chartered nonpublic school; the chief administrator of any | 1676 |
| home health agency; the chief administrator of or person operating | 1677 |
| any child day-care center, type A family day-care home, or type B | 1678 |
| family day-care home licensed or certified under Chapter 5104. of | 1679 |
| the Revised Code; the administrator of any type C family day-care | 1680 |
| home certified pursuant to Section 1 of Sub. H.B. 62 of the 121st | 1681 |
| general assembly or Section 5 of Am. Sub. S.B. 160 of the 121st | 1682 |
| general assembly; the chief administrator of any head start | 1683 |
| agency; the executive director of a public children services | 1684 |
| agency; a private company described in section 3314.41, 3319.392, | 1685 |
| 3326.25, or 3328.20 of the Revised Code; or an employer described | 1686 |
| in division (J)(2) of section 3327.10 of the Revised Code may | 1687 |
| request that the superintendent of the bureau investigate and | 1688 |
| determine, with respect to any individual who has applied for | 1689 |
| employment in any position after October 2, 1989, or any | 1690 |
| individual wishing to apply for employment with a board of | 1691 |
| education may request, with regard to the individual, whether the | 1692 |
| bureau has any information gathered under division (A) of this | 1693 |
| section that pertains to that individual. On receipt of the | 1694 |
| request, the superintendent shall determine whether that | 1695 |
| information exists and, upon request of the person, board, or | 1696 |
| entity requesting information, also shall request from the federal | 1697 |
| bureau of investigation any criminal records it has pertaining to | 1698 |
| that individual. The superintendent or the superintendent's | 1699 |
| designee also may request criminal history records from other | 1700 |
| states or the federal government pursuant to the national crime | 1701 |
| prevention and privacy compact set forth in section 109.571 of the | 1702 |
| Revised Code. Within thirty days of the date that the | 1703 |
| superintendent receives a request, the superintendent shall send | 1704 |
| to the board, entity, or person a report of any information that | 1705 |
| the superintendent determines exists, including information | 1706 |
| contained in records that have been sealed under section 2953.32 | 1707 |
| of the Revised Code, and, within thirty days of its receipt, shall | 1708 |
| send the board, entity, or person a report of any information | 1709 |
| received from the federal bureau of investigation, other than | 1710 |
| information the dissemination of which is prohibited by federal | 1711 |
| law. | 1712 |
| (b) When a board of education or a registered private | 1713 |
| provider is required to receive information under this section as | 1714 |
| a prerequisite to employment of an individual pursuant to division | 1715 |
| (C) of section 3310.58 or section 3319.39 of the Revised Code, it | 1716 |
| may accept a certified copy of records that were issued by the | 1717 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation and that are | 1718 |
| presented by an individual applying for employment with the | 1719 |
| district in lieu of requesting that information itself. In such a | 1720 |
| case, the board shall accept the certified copy issued by the | 1721 |
| bureau in order to make a photocopy of it for that individual's | 1722 |
| employment application documents and shall return the certified | 1723 |
| copy to the individual. In a case of that nature, a district or | 1724 |
| provider only shall accept a certified copy of records of that | 1725 |
| nature within one year after the date of their issuance by the | 1726 |
| bureau. | 1727 |
| (c) Notwithstanding division (F)(2)(a) of this section, in | 1728 |
| the case of a request under section 3319.39, 3319.391, or 3327.10 | 1729 |
| of the Revised Code only for criminal records maintained by the | 1730 |
| federal bureau of investigation, the superintendent shall not | 1731 |
| determine whether any information gathered under division (A) of | 1732 |
| this section exists on the person for whom the request is made. | 1733 |
| (3) The state board of education may request, with respect to | 1734 |
| any individual who has applied for employment after October 2, | 1735 |
| 1989, in any position with the state board or the department of | 1736 |
| education, any information that a school district board of | 1737 |
| education is authorized to request under division (F)(2) of this | 1738 |
| section, and the superintendent of the bureau shall proceed as if | 1739 |
| the request has been received from a school district board of | 1740 |
| education under division (F)(2) of this section. | 1741 |
| (4) When the superintendent of the bureau receives a request | 1742 |
| for information under section 3319.291 of the Revised Code, the | 1743 |
| superintendent shall proceed as if the request has been received | 1744 |
| from a school district board of education and shall comply with | 1745 |
| divisions (F)(2)(a) and (c) of this section. | 1746 |
| (5) When a recipient of a classroom reading improvement grant | 1747 |
| paid under section 3301.86 of the Revised Code requests, with | 1748 |
| respect to any individual who applies to participate in providing | 1749 |
| any program or service funded in whole or in part by the grant, | 1750 |
| the information that a school district board of education is | 1751 |
| authorized to request under division (F)(2)(a) of this section, | 1752 |
| the superintendent of the bureau shall proceed as if the request | 1753 |
| has been received from a school district board of education under | 1754 |
| division (F)(2)(a) of this section. | 1755 |
| (G) In addition to or in conjunction with any request that is | 1756 |
| required to be made under section 3701.881, 3712.09, 3721.121, or | 1757 |
|
5119.693 | 1758 |
| individual who has applied for employment in a position that | 1759 |
| involves providing direct care to an older adult or adult | 1760 |
| resident, the chief administrator of a home health agency, hospice | 1761 |
| care program, home licensed under Chapter 3721. of the Revised | 1762 |
| Code, adult day-care program operated pursuant to rules adopted | 1763 |
|
under section 3721.04 of the Revised Code, or adult foster home | 1764 |
| 1765 | |
| bureau investigate and determine, with respect to any individual | 1766 |
| who has applied after January 27, 1997, for employment in a | 1767 |
| position that does not involve providing direct care to an older | 1768 |
| adult or adult resident, whether the bureau has any information | 1769 |
| gathered under division (A) of this section that pertains to that | 1770 |
| individual. | 1771 |
| In addition to or in conjunction with any request that is | 1772 |
| required to be made under section 173.27 of the Revised Code with | 1773 |
| respect to an individual who has applied for employment in a | 1774 |
| position that involves providing ombudsperson services to | 1775 |
| residents of long-term care facilities or recipients of | 1776 |
| community-based long-term care services, the state long-term care | 1777 |
| ombudsperson, ombudsperson's designee, or director of health may | 1778 |
| request that the superintendent investigate and determine, with | 1779 |
| respect to any individual who has applied for employment in a | 1780 |
| position that does not involve providing such ombudsperson | 1781 |
| services, whether the bureau has any information gathered under | 1782 |
| division (A) of this section that pertains to that applicant. | 1783 |
| In addition to or in conjunction with any request that is | 1784 |
| required to be made under section 173.394 of the Revised Code with | 1785 |
| respect to an individual who has applied for employment in a | 1786 |
| position that involves providing direct care to an individual, the | 1787 |
| chief administrator of a community-based long-term care agency may | 1788 |
| request that the superintendent investigate and determine, with | 1789 |
| respect to any individual who has applied for employment in a | 1790 |
| position that does not involve providing direct care, whether the | 1791 |
| bureau has any information gathered under division (A) of this | 1792 |
| section that pertains to that applicant. | 1793 |
| On receipt of a request under this division, the | 1794 |
| superintendent shall determine whether that information exists | 1795 |
| and, on request of the individual requesting information, shall | 1796 |
| also request from the federal bureau of investigation any criminal | 1797 |
| records it has pertaining to the applicant. The superintendent or | 1798 |
| the superintendent's designee also may request criminal history | 1799 |
| records from other states or the federal government pursuant to | 1800 |
| the national crime prevention and privacy compact set forth in | 1801 |
| section 109.571 of the Revised Code. Within thirty days of the | 1802 |
| date a request is received, the superintendent shall send to the | 1803 |
| requester a report of any information determined to exist, | 1804 |
| including information contained in records that have been sealed | 1805 |
| under section 2953.32 of the Revised Code, and, within thirty days | 1806 |
| of its receipt, shall send the requester a report of any | 1807 |
| information received from the federal bureau of investigation, | 1808 |
| other than information the dissemination of which is prohibited by | 1809 |
| federal law. | 1810 |
| (H) Information obtained by a government entity or person | 1811 |
| under this section is confidential and shall not be released or | 1812 |
| disseminated. | 1813 |
| (I) The superintendent may charge a reasonable fee for | 1814 |
| providing information or criminal records under division (F)(2) or | 1815 |
| (G) of this section. | 1816 |
| (J) As used in this section: | 1817 |
| (1) "Sexually oriented offense" and "child-victim oriented | 1818 |
| offense" have the same meanings as in section 2950.01 of the | 1819 |
| Revised Code. | 1820 |
| (2) "Registered private provider" means a nonpublic school or | 1821 |
| entity registered with the superintendent of public instruction | 1822 |
| under section 3310.41 of the Revised Code to participate in the | 1823 |
| autism scholarship program or section 3310.58 of the Revised Code | 1824 |
| to participate in the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship | 1825 |
| program. | 1826 |
| Sec. 109.572. (A)(1) Upon receipt of a request pursuant to | 1827 |
| section 121.08, 3301.32, 3301.541, or 3319.39 of the Revised Code, | 1828 |
| a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this | 1829 |
| section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the | 1830 |
| manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the | 1831 |
| superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and | 1832 |
| investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner | 1833 |
| described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any | 1834 |
| information exists that indicates that the person who is the | 1835 |
| subject of the request previously has been convicted of or pleaded | 1836 |
| guilty to any of the following: | 1837 |
| (a) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, | 1838 |
| 2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.34, | 1839 |
| 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.05, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, | 1840 |
| 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.21, 2907.22, 2907.23, | 1841 |
| 2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2911.01, | 1842 |
| 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2919.12, 2919.22, 2919.24, 2919.25, | 1843 |
| 2923.12, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.05, | 1844 |
| 2925.06, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code, felonious sexual | 1845 |
| penetration in violation of former section 2907.12 of the Revised | 1846 |
| Code, a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it | 1847 |
| existed prior to July 1, 1996, a violation of section 2919.23 of | 1848 |
| the Revised Code that would have been a violation of section | 1849 |
| 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, | 1850 |
| had the violation been committed prior to that date, or a | 1851 |
| violation of section 2925.11 of the Revised Code that is not a | 1852 |
| minor drug possession offense; | 1853 |
| (b) A violation of an existing or former law of this state, | 1854 |
| any other state, or the United States that is substantially | 1855 |
| equivalent to any of the offenses listed in division (A)(1)(a) of | 1856 |
| this section. | 1857 |
| (2) | 1858 |
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| Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of | 1890 |
| this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the | 1891 |
| manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the | 1892 |
| superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and | 1893 |
| investigation shall conduct a criminal records check with respect | 1894 |
| to any person who has applied for employment in a position for | 1895 |
| which a criminal records check is required by those sections. The | 1896 |
| superintendent shall conduct the criminal records check in the | 1897 |
| manner described in division (B) of this section to determine | 1898 |
| whether any information exists that indicates that the person who | 1899 |
| is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of or | 1900 |
| pleaded guilty to any of the following: | 1901 |
| (a) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, | 1902 |
| 2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.34, | 1903 |
| 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.11, 2905.12, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, | 1904 |
| 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.12, 2907.25, 2907.31, | 1905 |
| 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, | 1906 |
| 2911.12, 2911.13, 2913.02, 2913.03, 2913.04, 2913.11, 2913.21, | 1907 |
| 2913.31, 2913.40, 2913.43, 2913.47, 2913.51, 2919.25, 2921.36, | 1908 |
| 2923.12, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.11, 2925.13, | 1909 |
| 2925.22, 2925.23, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code; | 1910 |
| (b) An existing or former law of this state, any other state, | 1911 |
| or the United States that is substantially equivalent to any of | 1912 |
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the offenses listed in division (A) | 1913 |
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173.394, 3701.881, 5111.032, 5111.033, | 1942 |
| 5123.169 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant | 1943 |
| to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint | 1944 |
| impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of | 1945 |
| this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 1946 |
| identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records | 1947 |
| check of the person for whom the request is made. The | 1948 |
| superintendent shall conduct the criminal records check in the | 1949 |
| manner described in division (B) of this section to determine | 1950 |
| whether any information exists that indicates that the person who | 1951 |
| is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of, | 1952 |
| has pleaded guilty to, or has been found eligible for intervention | 1953 |
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| defined in the section of the Revised Code under which the request | 1984 |
| is made. | 1985 |
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| request pursuant to section 3319.39 of the Revised Code for an | 2012 |
| applicant who is a teacher, in addition to the determination made | 2013 |
| under division (A)(1) of this section, the superintendent shall | 2014 |
| determine whether any information exists that indicates that the | 2015 |
| person who is the subject of the request previously has been | 2016 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to any offense specified in section | 2017 |
| 3319.31 of the Revised Code. | 2018 |
| | 2019 |
| the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division | 2020 |
| (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions | 2021 |
| obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this | 2022 |
| section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 2023 |
| identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records | 2024 |
| check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to | 2025 |
| determine whether any information exists that indicates that the | 2026 |
| person who is the subject of the request previously has been | 2027 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: | 2028 |
| (a) A violation of section 959.13, 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, | 2029 |
| 2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.15, 2903.16, 2903.21, | 2030 |
| 2903.211, 2903.22, 2903.34, 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.05, 2907.02, | 2031 |
| 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, | 2032 |
| 2907.21, 2907.22, 2907.23, 2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, 2907.321, | 2033 |
| 2907.322, 2907.323, 2909.02, 2909.03, 2909.22, 2909.23, 2909.24, | 2034 |
| 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2913.49, 2917.01, 2917.02, | 2035 |
| 2919.12, 2919.22, 2919.24, 2919.25, 2923.12, 2923.13, 2923.161, | 2036 |
| 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.05, 2925.06, 2927.12, or 3716.11 | 2037 |
| of the Revised Code, a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised | 2038 |
| Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, a violation of section | 2039 |
| 2919.23 of the Revised Code that would have been a violation of | 2040 |
| section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, | 2041 |
| 1996, had the violation been committed prior to that date, a | 2042 |
| violation of section 2925.11 of the Revised Code that is not a | 2043 |
| minor drug possession offense, two or more OVI or OVUAC violations | 2044 |
| committed within the three years immediately preceding the | 2045 |
| submission of the application or petition that is the basis of the | 2046 |
| request, or felonious sexual penetration in violation of former | 2047 |
| section 2907.12 of the Revised Code; | 2048 |
| (b) A violation of an existing or former law of this state, | 2049 |
| any other state, or the United States that is substantially | 2050 |
|
equivalent to any of the offenses listed in division (A) | 2051 |
| of this section. | 2052 |
| | 2053 |
| or 5104.013 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed | 2054 |
| pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of | 2055 |
| fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in | 2056 |
| division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau | 2057 |
| of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a | 2058 |
| criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of | 2059 |
| this section to determine whether any information exists that | 2060 |
| indicates that the person who is the subject of the request has | 2061 |
| been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: | 2062 |
| (a) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, | 2063 |
| 2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.22, | 2064 |
| 2903.34, 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.05, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, | 2065 |
| 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.21, 2907.22, | 2066 |
| 2907.23, 2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, | 2067 |
| 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2913.02, 2913.03, 2913.04, | 2068 |
| 2913.041, 2913.05, 2913.06, 2913.11, 2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.32, | 2069 |
| 2913.33, 2913.34, 2913.40, 2913.41, 2913.42, 2913.43, 2913.44, | 2070 |
| 2913.441, 2913.45, 2913.46, 2913.47, 2913.48, 2913.49, 2919.12, | 2071 |
| 2919.22, 2919.24, 2919.25, 2921.11, 2921.13, 2923.01, 2923.12, | 2072 |
| 2923.13, 2923.161, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.05, 2925.06, or | 2073 |
| 3716.11 of the Revised Code, felonious sexual penetration in | 2074 |
| violation of former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code, a | 2075 |
| violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed | 2076 |
| prior to July 1, 1996, a violation of section 2919.23 of the | 2077 |
| Revised Code that would have been a violation of section 2905.04 | 2078 |
| of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the | 2079 |
| violation been committed prior to that date, a violation of | 2080 |
| section 2925.11 of the Revised Code that is not a minor drug | 2081 |
| possession offense, a violation of section 2923.02 or 2923.03 of | 2082 |
| the Revised Code that relates to a crime specified in this | 2083 |
| division, or a second violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised | 2084 |
| Code within five years of the date of application for licensure or | 2085 |
| certification. | 2086 |
| (b) A violation of an existing or former law of this state, | 2087 |
| any other state, or the United States that is substantially | 2088 |
| equivalent to any of the offenses or violations described in | 2089 |
|
division (A) | 2090 |
| | 2091 |
| 5153.111 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant | 2092 |
| to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint | 2093 |
| impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of | 2094 |
| this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 2095 |
| identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records | 2096 |
| check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to | 2097 |
| determine whether any information exists that indicates that the | 2098 |
| person who is the subject of the request previously has been | 2099 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: | 2100 |
| (a) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, | 2101 |
| 2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.34, | 2102 |
| 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.05, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, | 2103 |
| 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.21, 2907.22, 2907.23, | 2104 |
| 2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2909.02, | 2105 |
| 2909.03, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2919.12, 2919.22, | 2106 |
| 2919.24, 2919.25, 2923.12, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2925.02, 2925.03, | 2107 |
| 2925.04, 2925.05, 2925.06, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code, | 2108 |
| felonious sexual penetration in violation of former section | 2109 |
| 2907.12 of the Revised Code, a violation of section 2905.04 of the | 2110 |
| Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, a violation of | 2111 |
| section 2919.23 of the Revised Code that would have been a | 2112 |
| violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed | 2113 |
| prior to July 1, 1996, had the violation been committed prior to | 2114 |
| that date, or a violation of section 2925.11 of the Revised Code | 2115 |
| that is not a minor drug possession offense; | 2116 |
| (b) A violation of an existing or former law of this state, | 2117 |
| any other state, or the United States that is substantially | 2118 |
|
equivalent to any of the offenses listed in division (A) | 2119 |
| of this section. | 2120 |
| | 2121 |
| from an individual pursuant to section 4749.03 or 4749.06 of the | 2122 |
| Revised Code, accompanied by a completed copy of the form | 2123 |
| prescribed in division (C)(1) of this section and a set of | 2124 |
| fingerprint impressions obtained in a manner described in division | 2125 |
| (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of | 2126 |
| criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal | 2127 |
| records check in the manner described in division (B) of this | 2128 |
| section to determine whether any information exists indicating | 2129 |
| that the person who is the subject of the request has been | 2130 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony in this state or in any | 2131 |
| other state. If the individual indicates that a firearm will be | 2132 |
| carried in the course of business, the superintendent shall | 2133 |
| require information from the federal bureau of investigation as | 2134 |
| described in division (B)(2) of this section. The superintendent | 2135 |
| shall report the findings of the criminal records check and any | 2136 |
| information the federal bureau of investigation provides to the | 2137 |
| director of public safety. | 2138 |
| | 2139 |
| 1321.53, 1321.531, 1322.03, 1322.031, or 4763.05 of the Revised | 2140 |
| Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of | 2141 |
| this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the | 2142 |
| manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the | 2143 |
| superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and | 2144 |
| investigation shall conduct a criminal records check with respect | 2145 |
| to any person who has applied for a license, permit, or | 2146 |
| certification from the department of commerce or a division in the | 2147 |
| department. The superintendent shall conduct the criminal records | 2148 |
| check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to | 2149 |
| determine whether any information exists that indicates that the | 2150 |
| person who is the subject of the request previously has been | 2151 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: a | 2152 |
| violation of section 2913.02, 2913.11, 2913.31, 2913.51, or | 2153 |
| 2925.03 of the Revised Code; any other criminal offense involving | 2154 |
| theft, receiving stolen property, embezzlement, forgery, fraud, | 2155 |
| passing bad checks, money laundering, or drug trafficking, or any | 2156 |
| criminal offense involving money or securities, as set forth in | 2157 |
| Chapters 2909., 2911., 2913., 2915., 2921., 2923., and 2925. of | 2158 |
| the Revised Code; or any existing or former law of this state, any | 2159 |
| other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent | 2160 |
| to those offenses. | 2161 |
| | 2162 |
| from the treasurer of state under section 113.041 of the Revised | 2163 |
| Code or from an individual under section 4701.08, 4715.101, | 2164 |
| 4717.061, 4725.121, 4725.501, 4729.071, 4730.101, 4730.14, | 2165 |
| 4730.28, 4731.081, 4731.15, 4731.171, 4731.222, 4731.281, | 2166 |
| 4731.296, 4731.531, 4732.091, 4734.202, 4740.061, 4741.10, | 2167 |
| 4755.70, 4757.101, 4759.061, 4760.032, 4760.06, 4761.051, | 2168 |
| 4762.031, 4762.06, or 4779.091 of the Revised Code, accompanied by | 2169 |
| a completed form prescribed under division (C)(1) of this section | 2170 |
| and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner | 2171 |
| described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent | 2172 |
| of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall | 2173 |
| conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in | 2174 |
| division (B) of this section to determine whether any information | 2175 |
| exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the | 2176 |
| request has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal | 2177 |
| offense in this state or any other state. The superintendent shall | 2178 |
| send the results of a check requested under section 113.041 of the | 2179 |
| Revised Code to the treasurer of state and shall send the results | 2180 |
| of a check requested under any of the other listed sections to the | 2181 |
| licensing board specified by the individual in the request. | 2182 |
| | 2183 |
| 1155.03, 1163.05, 1315.141, 1733.47, or 1761.26 of the Revised | 2184 |
| Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of | 2185 |
| this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the | 2186 |
| manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the | 2187 |
| superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and | 2188 |
| investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner | 2189 |
| described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any | 2190 |
| information exists that indicates that the person who is the | 2191 |
| subject of the request previously has been convicted of or pleaded | 2192 |
| guilty to any criminal offense under any existing or former law of | 2193 |
| this state, any other state, or the United States. | 2194 |
| | 2195 |
| from an appointing or licensing authority under section 3772.07 of | 2196 |
| the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed under division | 2197 |
| (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions | 2198 |
| obtained in the manner prescribed in division (C)(2) of this | 2199 |
| section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 2200 |
| identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records | 2201 |
| check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to | 2202 |
| determine whether any information exists that indicates that the | 2203 |
| person who is the subject of the request previously has been | 2204 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to any offense under | 2205 |
| any existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the | 2206 |
| United States that is a disqualifying offense as defined in | 2207 |
| section 3772.07 of the Revised Code or substantially equivalent to | 2208 |
| such an offense. | 2209 |
| | 2210 |
| superintendent receives a request of a type described in division | 2211 |
|
(A)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), | 2212 |
| 2213 | |
| fingerprint impressions, the superintendent shall send the results | 2214 |
| of the criminal records check to the person, board, or entity that | 2215 |
|
made the request | 2216 |
| shall exclude from the results any information the dissemination | 2217 |
|
of which is prohibited by federal law | 2218 |
| 2219 | |
| 2220 | |
| 2221 | |
| 2222 | |
| 2223 | |
| superintendent shall send the person, board, or entity that made | 2224 |
|
the request a copy of the list of offenses | 2225 |
| 2226 | |
| 2227 | |
|
criminal records check was conducted. | 2228 |
| 2229 | |
| 2230 | |
| 2231 | |
| 2232 | |
| 2233 |
| Not later than thirty days after the superintendent receives | 2234 |
| a request for a criminal records check pursuant to section 113.041 | 2235 |
| of the Revised Code, the completed form, and the fingerprint | 2236 |
| impressions, the superintendent shall send the treasurer of state | 2237 |
| any information, other than information the dissemination of which | 2238 |
| is prohibited by federal law, the superintendent determines exist | 2239 |
| with respect to the person who is the subject of the request that | 2240 |
| indicates that the person previously has been convicted of or | 2241 |
| pleaded guilty to any criminal offense in this state or any other | 2242 |
| state. | 2243 |
| (B) The superintendent shall conduct any criminal records | 2244 |
|
check | 2245 |
| 2246 | |
| 2247 | |
| 2248 | |
| 2249 | |
| 2250 | |
| 2251 | |
| 2252 | |
| 2253 | |
| 2254 | |
| 2255 | |
| under this section as follows: | 2256 |
| (1) The superintendent shall review or cause to be reviewed | 2257 |
| any relevant information gathered and compiled by the bureau under | 2258 |
| division (A) of section 109.57 of the Revised Code that relates to | 2259 |
|
the person who is the subject of the | 2260 |
| check, including, if the criminal records check was requested | 2261 |
| under section 113.041, 121.08, 173.27, 173.394, 1121.23, 1155.03, | 2262 |
| 1163.05, 1315.141, 1321.37, 1321.53, 1321.531, 1322.03, 1322.031, | 2263 |
| 1733.47, 1761.26, 2151.86, 3301.32, 3301.541, 3319.39, 3701.881, | 2264 |
| 3712.09, 3721.121, 3772.07, 4749.03, 4749.06, 4763.05, 5104.012, | 2265 |
|
5104.013, 5111.032, 5111.033, 5111.034, 5119.693, | 2266 |
|
5123.081, | 2267 |
| Code, any relevant information contained in records that have been | 2268 |
| sealed under section 2953.32 of the Revised Code; | 2269 |
| (2) If the request received by the superintendent asks for | 2270 |
| information from the federal bureau of investigation, the | 2271 |
| superintendent shall request from the federal bureau of | 2272 |
| investigation any information it has with respect to the person | 2273 |
|
who is the subject of the | 2274 |
| including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information | 2275 |
| databases as described in 42 U.S.C. 671 if the request is made | 2276 |
| pursuant to section 2151.86, 5104.012, or 5104.013 of the Revised | 2277 |
| Code or if any other Revised Code section requires | 2278 |
| fingerprint-based checks of that nature, and shall review or cause | 2279 |
| to be reviewed any information the superintendent receives from | 2280 |
| that bureau. If a request under section 3319.39 of the Revised | 2281 |
| Code asks only for information from the federal bureau of | 2282 |
| investigation, the superintendent shall not conduct the review | 2283 |
| prescribed by division (B)(1) of this section. | 2284 |
| (3) The superintendent or the superintendent's designee may | 2285 |
| request criminal history records from other states or the federal | 2286 |
| government pursuant to the national crime prevention and privacy | 2287 |
| compact set forth in section 109.571 of the Revised Code. | 2288 |
| (C)(1) The superintendent shall prescribe a form to obtain | 2289 |
| the information necessary to conduct a criminal records check from | 2290 |
|
any person for whom a criminal records check is | 2291 |
| 2292 | |
| 2293 | |
| 2294 | |
| 2295 | |
| 2296 | |
| 2297 | |
| 2298 | |
| 2299 | |
| 2300 | |
| 2301 | |
| 2302 | |
| conducted under this section. The form that the superintendent | 2303 |
| prescribes pursuant to this division may be in a tangible format, | 2304 |
| in an electronic format, or in both tangible and electronic | 2305 |
| formats. | 2306 |
| (2) The superintendent shall prescribe standard impression | 2307 |
| sheets to obtain the fingerprint impressions of any person for | 2308 |
|
whom a criminal records check is | 2309 |
| 2310 | |
| 2311 | |
| 2312 | |
| 2313 | |
| 2314 | |
| 2315 | |
| 2316 | |
| 2317 | |
| 2318 | |
| 2319 | |
| 2320 | |
| conducted under this section. Any person for whom a records check | 2321 |
|
is | 2322 |
| conducted under this section shall obtain the fingerprint | 2323 |
| impressions at a county sheriff's office, municipal police | 2324 |
| department, or any other entity with the ability to make | 2325 |
| fingerprint impressions on the standard impression sheets | 2326 |
| prescribed by the superintendent. The office, department, or | 2327 |
| entity may charge the person a reasonable fee for making the | 2328 |
| impressions. The standard impression sheets the superintendent | 2329 |
| prescribes pursuant to this division may be in a tangible format, | 2330 |
| in an electronic format, or in both tangible and electronic | 2331 |
| formats. | 2332 |
| (3) Subject to division (D) of this section, the | 2333 |
| superintendent shall prescribe and charge a reasonable fee for | 2334 |
|
providing a criminal records check | 2335 |
| 2336 | |
| 2337 | |
| 2338 | |
| 2339 | |
| 2340 | |
| 2341 | |
| 2342 | |
| 2343 | |
| 2344 | |
| 2345 | |
| 2346 | |
|
criminal records | 2347 |
|
pay the fee prescribed pursuant to this division. | 2348 |
| 2349 | |
| 2350 | |
| 2351 | |
| 2352 | |
| 2353 | |
| 1121.23, 1155.03, 1163.05, 1315.141, 1733.47, 1761.26, or 5111.032 | 2354 |
| of the Revised Code, the fee shall be paid in the manner specified | 2355 |
| in that section. | 2356 |
| (4) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 2357 |
| identification and investigation may prescribe methods of | 2358 |
| forwarding fingerprint impressions and information necessary to | 2359 |
| conduct a criminal records check, which methods shall include, but | 2360 |
| not be limited to, an electronic method. | 2361 |
| (D) | 2362 |
| 2363 | |
| 2364 | |
| 2365 | |
| 2366 | |
| 2367 | |
| 2368 | |
| 2369 | |
| 2370 | |
| 2371 | |
| 2372 | |
| 2373 | |
| 2374 | |
| criminal records check specified in division (A)(8) of this | 2375 |
| section, are valid for the person who is the subject of the | 2376 |
| criminal records check for a period of one year from the date upon | 2377 |
|
which the superintendent | 2378 |
|
criminal records check. | 2379 |
| 2380 | |
|
superintendent receives another request | 2381 |
| for a criminal records check to be conducted under this section | 2382 |
|
for that person, the superintendent shall provide the | 2383 |
| 2384 | |
| results from the previous criminal records check of the person at | 2385 |
| a lower fee than the fee prescribed for the initial criminal | 2386 |
| records check. | 2387 |
| (E) When the superintendent receives a request for | 2388 |
| information from a registered private provider, the superintendent | 2389 |
| shall proceed as if the request was received from a school | 2390 |
| district board of education under section 3319.39 of the Revised | 2391 |
|
Code. The superintendent shall apply division (A) | 2392 |
| section to any such request for an applicant who is a teacher. | 2393 |
| (F) As used in this section: | 2394 |
| (1) "Criminal records check" means any criminal records check | 2395 |
| conducted by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 2396 |
| identification and investigation in accordance with division (B) | 2397 |
| of this section. | 2398 |
| (2) "Minor drug possession offense" has the same meaning as | 2399 |
| in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code. | 2400 |
| (3) | 2401 |
| | 2402 |
| 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a violation of an existing or | 2403 |
| former law of this state, any other state, or the United States | 2404 |
| that is substantially equivalent to section 4511.19 of the Revised | 2405 |
| Code. | 2406 |
| | 2407 |
| or entity registered with the superintendent of public instruction | 2408 |
| under section 3310.41 of the Revised Code to participate in the | 2409 |
| autism scholarship program or section 3310.58 of the Revised Code | 2410 |
| to participate in the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship | 2411 |
| program. | 2412 |
| Sec. 121.04. Offices are created within the several | 2413 |
| departments as follows: | 2414 |
| In the department of commerce: | 2415 |
| Commissioner of securities; | 2416 | |||
| Superintendent of real estate and professional licensing; | 2417 | |||
| Superintendent of financial institutions; | 2418 | |||
| State fire marshal; | 2419 | |||
| Superintendent of |
2420 | |||
| Superintendent of liquor control; | 2421 | |||
| Superintendent of unclaimed funds. | 2422 |
| In the department of administrative services: | 2423 |
| 2424 | ||||
| Equal employment opportunity coordinator. | 2425 |
| In the department of agriculture: | 2426 |
| Chiefs of divisions as follows: | 2427 |
| Administration; | 2428 | |||
| Animal health; | 2429 | |||
| Livestock environmental permitting; | 2430 | |||
| Dairy; | 2431 | |||
| Food safety; | 2432 | |||
| Plant health; | 2433 | |||
| Markets; | 2434 | |||
| Meat inspection; | 2435 | |||
| Consumer protection laboratory; | 2436 | |||
| Amusement ride safety; | 2437 | |||
| Enforcement; | 2438 | |||
| Weights and measures. | 2439 |
| In the department of natural resources: | 2440 |
| Chiefs of divisions as follows: | 2441 |
| Mineral resources management; | 2442 | |||
| Oil and gas resources management; | 2443 | |||
| Forestry; | 2444 | |||
| Natural areas and preserves; | 2445 | |||
| Wildlife; | 2446 | |||
| Geological survey; | 2447 | |||
| Parks and recreation; | 2448 | |||
| Watercraft; | 2449 | |||
| 2450 | ||||
| Soil and water resources; | 2451 | |||
| Engineering. | 2452 |
| In the department of insurance: | 2453 |
| Deputy superintendent of insurance; | 2454 | |||
| Assistant superintendent of insurance, technical; | 2455 | |||
| Assistant superintendent of insurance, administrative; | 2456 | |||
| Assistant superintendent of insurance, research. | 2457 |
| Sec. 121.08. (A) There is hereby created in the department | 2458 |
| of commerce the position of deputy director of administration. | 2459 |
| This officer shall be appointed by the director of commerce, serve | 2460 |
| under the director's direction, supervision, and control, perform | 2461 |
| the duties the director prescribes, and hold office during the | 2462 |
| director's pleasure. The director of commerce may designate an | 2463 |
| assistant director of commerce to serve as the deputy director of | 2464 |
| administration. The deputy director of administration shall | 2465 |
| perform the duties prescribed by the director of commerce in | 2466 |
| supervising the activities of the division of administration of | 2467 |
| the department of commerce. | 2468 |
| (B) Except as provided in section 121.07 of the Revised Code, | 2469 |
| the department of commerce shall have all powers and perform all | 2470 |
| duties vested in the deputy director of administration, the state | 2471 |
| fire marshal, the superintendent of financial institutions, the | 2472 |
| superintendent of real estate and professional licensing, the | 2473 |
|
superintendent of liquor control, the superintendent of | 2474 |
| industrial compliance, the superintendent of unclaimed funds, and | 2475 |
| the commissioner of securities, and shall have all powers and | 2476 |
| perform all duties vested by law in all officers, deputies, and | 2477 |
| employees of those offices. Except as provided in section 121.07 | 2478 |
| of the Revised Code, wherever powers are conferred or duties | 2479 |
| imposed upon any of those officers, the powers and duties shall be | 2480 |
| construed as vested in the department of commerce. | 2481 |
| (C)(1) There is hereby created in the department of commerce | 2482 |
| a division of financial institutions, which shall have all powers | 2483 |
| and perform all duties vested by law in the superintendent of | 2484 |
| financial institutions. Wherever powers are conferred or duties | 2485 |
| imposed upon the superintendent of financial institutions, those | 2486 |
| powers and duties shall be construed as vested in the division of | 2487 |
| financial institutions. The division of financial institutions | 2488 |
| shall be administered by the superintendent of financial | 2489 |
| institutions. | 2490 |
| (2) All provisions of law governing the superintendent of | 2491 |
| financial institutions shall apply to and govern the | 2492 |
| superintendent of financial institutions provided for in this | 2493 |
| section; all authority vested by law in the superintendent of | 2494 |
| financial institutions with respect to the management of the | 2495 |
| division of financial institutions shall be construed as vested in | 2496 |
| the superintendent of financial institutions created by this | 2497 |
| section with respect to the division of financial institutions | 2498 |
| provided for in this section; and all rights, privileges, and | 2499 |
| emoluments conferred by law upon the superintendent of financial | 2500 |
| institutions shall be construed as conferred upon the | 2501 |
| superintendent of financial institutions as head of the division | 2502 |
| of financial institutions. The director of commerce shall not | 2503 |
| transfer from the division of financial institutions any of the | 2504 |
| functions specified in division (C)(2) of this section. | 2505 |
| (D) There is hereby created in the department of commerce a | 2506 |
| division of liquor control, which shall have all powers and | 2507 |
| perform all duties vested by law in the superintendent of liquor | 2508 |
| control. Wherever powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon | 2509 |
| the superintendent of liquor control, those powers and duties | 2510 |
| shall be construed as vested in the division of liquor control. | 2511 |
| The division of liquor control shall be administered by the | 2512 |
| superintendent of liquor control. | 2513 |
| (E) The director of commerce shall not be interested, | 2514 |
| directly or indirectly, in any firm or corporation which is a | 2515 |
| dealer in securities as defined in sections 1707.01 and 1707.14 of | 2516 |
| the Revised Code, or in any firm or corporation licensed under | 2517 |
| sections 1321.01 to 1321.19 of the Revised Code. | 2518 |
| (F) The director of commerce shall not have any official | 2519 |
| connection with a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a | 2520 |
| bank, a bank holding company, a savings and loan association | 2521 |
| holding company, a consumer finance company, or a credit union | 2522 |
| that is under the supervision of the division of financial | 2523 |
| institutions, or a subsidiary of any of the preceding entities, or | 2524 |
| be interested in the business thereof. | 2525 |
| (G) There is hereby created in the state treasury the | 2526 |
| division of administration fund. The fund shall receive | 2527 |
| assessments on the operating funds of the department of commerce | 2528 |
| in accordance with procedures prescribed by the director of | 2529 |
| commerce and approved by the director of budget and management. | 2530 |
| All operating expenses of the division of administration shall be | 2531 |
| paid from the division of administration fund. | 2532 |
| (H) There is hereby created in the department of commerce a | 2533 |
| division of real estate and professional licensing, which shall be | 2534 |
| under the control and supervision of the director of commerce. The | 2535 |
| division of real estate and professional licensing shall be | 2536 |
| administered by the superintendent of real estate and professional | 2537 |
| licensing. The superintendent of real estate and professional | 2538 |
| licensing shall exercise the powers and perform the functions and | 2539 |
| duties delegated to the superintendent under Chapters 4735., | 2540 |
| 4763., and 4767. of the Revised Code. | 2541 |
| (I) There is hereby created in the department of commerce a | 2542 |
|
division of | 2543 |
| powers and perform all duties vested by law in the superintendent | 2544 |
|
of
| 2545 |
|
duties imposed upon the superintendent of
| 2546 |
| compliance, those powers and duties shall be construed as vested | 2547 |
|
in the division of
| 2548 |
| 2549 | |
| supervision of the director of commerce and be administered by the | 2550 |
|
superintendent of | 2551 |
| (J) There is hereby created in the department of commerce a | 2552 |
| division of unclaimed funds, which shall have all powers and | 2553 |
| perform all duties delegated to or vested by law in the | 2554 |
| superintendent of unclaimed funds. Wherever powers are conferred | 2555 |
| or duties imposed upon the superintendent of unclaimed funds, | 2556 |
| those powers and duties shall be construed as vested in the | 2557 |
| division of unclaimed funds. The division of unclaimed funds shall | 2558 |
| be under the control and supervision of the director of commerce | 2559 |
| and shall be administered by the superintendent of unclaimed | 2560 |
| funds. The superintendent of unclaimed funds shall exercise the | 2561 |
| powers and perform the functions and duties delegated to the | 2562 |
| superintendent by the director of commerce under section 121.07 | 2563 |
| and Chapter 169. of the Revised Code, and as may otherwise be | 2564 |
| provided by law. | 2565 |
| (K) The department of commerce or a division of the | 2566 |
| department created by the Revised Code that is acting with | 2567 |
| authorization on the department's behalf may request from the | 2568 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation pursuant to | 2569 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code, or coordinate with | 2570 |
| appropriate federal, state, and local government agencies to | 2571 |
| accomplish, criminal records checks for the persons whose | 2572 |
| identities are required to be disclosed by an applicant for the | 2573 |
| issuance or transfer of a permit, license, certificate of | 2574 |
| registration, or certification issued or transferred by the | 2575 |
| department or division. At or before the time of making a request | 2576 |
| for a criminal records check, the department or division may | 2577 |
| require any person whose identity is required to be disclosed by | 2578 |
| an applicant for the issuance or transfer of such a license, | 2579 |
| permit, certificate of registration, or certification to submit to | 2580 |
| the department or division valid fingerprint impressions in a | 2581 |
| format and by any media or means acceptable to the bureau of | 2582 |
| criminal identification and investigation and, when applicable, | 2583 |
| the federal bureau of investigation. The department or division | 2584 |
| may cause the bureau of criminal identification and investigation | 2585 |
| to conduct a criminal records check through the federal bureau of | 2586 |
| investigation only if the person for whom the criminal records | 2587 |
| check would be conducted resides or works outside of this state or | 2588 |
| has resided or worked outside of this state during the preceding | 2589 |
| five years, or if a criminal records check conducted by the bureau | 2590 |
| of criminal identification and investigation within this state | 2591 |
| indicates that the person may have a criminal record outside of | 2592 |
| this state. | 2593 |
| In the case of a criminal records check under section 109.572 | 2594 |
| of the Revised Code, the department or division shall forward to | 2595 |
| the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the | 2596 |
| requisite form, fingerprint impressions, and fee described in | 2597 |
| division (C) of that section. When requested by the department or | 2598 |
| division in accordance with this section, the bureau of criminal | 2599 |
| identification and investigation shall request from the federal | 2600 |
| bureau of investigation any information it has with respect to the | 2601 |
| person who is the subject of the requested criminal records check | 2602 |
| and shall forward the requisite fingerprint impressions and | 2603 |
| information to the federal bureau of investigation for that | 2604 |
| criminal records check. After conducting a criminal records check | 2605 |
| or receiving the results of a criminal records check from the | 2606 |
| federal bureau of investigation, the bureau of criminal | 2607 |
| identification and investigation shall provide the results to the | 2608 |
| department or division. | 2609 |
| The department or division may require any person about whom | 2610 |
| a criminal records check is requested to pay to the department or | 2611 |
| division the amount necessary to cover the fee charged to the | 2612 |
| department or division by the bureau of criminal identification | 2613 |
| and investigation under division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the | 2614 |
| Revised Code, including, when applicable, any fee for a criminal | 2615 |
| records check conducted by the federal bureau of investigation. | 2616 |
| Sec. 121.083. The superintendent of | 2617 |
| compliance in the department of commerce shall do all of the | 2618 |
| following: | 2619 |
| (A) Administer and enforce the general laws of this state | 2620 |
| pertaining to buildings, pressure piping, boilers, bedding, | 2621 |
| upholstered furniture, and stuffed toys, steam engineering, | 2622 |
| elevators, plumbing, licensed occupations regulated by the | 2623 |
| department, and travel agents, as they apply to plans review, | 2624 |
| inspection, code enforcement, testing, licensing, registration, | 2625 |
| and certification. | 2626 |
| (B) Exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated to | 2627 |
| the superintendent by the director of commerce under Chapters | 2628 |
| 4109., 4111., and 4115. of the Revised Code. | 2629 |
| (C) Collect and collate statistics as are necessary. | 2630 |
| (D) Examine and license persons who desire to act as steam | 2631 |
| engineers, to operate steam boilers, and to act as inspectors of | 2632 |
| steam boilers, provide for the scope, conduct, and time of such | 2633 |
| examinations, provide for, regulate, and enforce the renewal and | 2634 |
| revocation of such licenses, inspect and examine steam boilers and | 2635 |
| make, publish, and enforce rules and orders for the construction, | 2636 |
| installation, inspection, and operation of steam boilers, and do, | 2637 |
| require, and enforce all things necessary to make such | 2638 |
| examination, inspection, and requirement efficient. | 2639 |
| (E) Rent and furnish offices as needed in cities in this | 2640 |
| state for the conduct of its affairs. | 2641 |
| (F) Oversee a chief of construction and compliance, a chief | 2642 |
| of operations and maintenance, a chief of licensing and | 2643 |
| certification, a chief of worker protection, and other designees | 2644 |
| appointed by the director to perform the duties described in this | 2645 |
| section. | 2646 |
| (G) Enforce the rules the board of building standards adopts | 2647 |
| pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 4104.43 of the Revised Code | 2648 |
| under the circumstances described in division (D) of that section. | 2649 |
| (H) Accept submissions, establish a fee for submissions, and | 2650 |
| review submissions of certified welding and brazing procedure | 2651 |
| specifications, procedure qualification records, and performance | 2652 |
| qualification records for building services piping as required by | 2653 |
| section 4104.44 of the Revised Code. | 2654 |
| Sec. 121.084. (A) All moneys collected under sections | 2655 |
| 3783.05, 3791.07, 4104.07, 4104.18, 4104.44, 4105.17, 4105.20, | 2656 |
| 4169.03, 4171.04, and 5104.051 of the Revised Code, and any other | 2657 |
|
moneys collected by the division of | 2658 |
|
shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the | 2659 |
| industrial compliance operating fund, which is hereby created. The | 2660 |
| department of commerce shall use the moneys in the fund for paying | 2661 |
| the operating expenses of the division and the administrative | 2662 |
| assessment described in division (B) of this section. | 2663 |
| (B) The director of commerce, with the approval of the | 2664 |
| director of budget and management, shall prescribe procedures for | 2665 |
|
assessing the | 2666 |
| proportionate share of the administrative costs of the department | 2667 |
| of commerce. The assessment shall be made in accordance with those | 2668 |
|
procedures and be paid from the | 2669 |
| operating fund to the division of administration fund created in | 2670 |
| section 121.08 of the Revised Code. | 2671 |
| Sec. 121.35. (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, | 2672 |
| the following state agencies shall collaborate to revise and make | 2673 |
| more uniform the eligibility standards and eligibility | 2674 |
| determination procedures of programs the state agencies | 2675 |
| administer: | 2676 |
| (1) The department of aging; | 2677 |
| (2) The department of alcohol and drug addiction services; | 2678 |
| (3) The department of development; | 2679 |
| (4) The department of developmental disabilities; | 2680 |
| (5) The department of education; | 2681 |
| (6) The department of health; | 2682 |
| (7) The department of job and family services; | 2683 |
| (8) The department of mental health; | 2684 |
| (9) The rehabilitation services commission. | 2685 |
| (B) In revising eligibility standards and eligibility | 2686 |
| determination procedures, a state agency shall not make any | 2687 |
| program's eligibility standards or eligibility determination | 2688 |
| procedures inconsistent with state or federal law. To the extent | 2689 |
| authorized by state and federal law, the revisions may provide for | 2690 |
| the state agencies to share administrative operations. | 2691 |
| Sec. 122.07. (A) The department of development may do | 2692 |
| any of the following: | 2693 |
| (1) Disseminate information concerning the industrial, | 2694 |
| commercial, governmental, educational, cultural, recreational, | 2695 |
| agricultural, and other advantages and attractions of the state; | 2696 |
| (2) Provide technical assistance to public and private | 2697 |
| agencies in the preparation of promotional programs designed to | 2698 |
| attract business, industry, and tourists to the state; | 2699 |
| (3) Enter into cooperative or contractual agreements, through | 2700 |
| the director of development, with any individual, organization, or | 2701 |
| business to create, administer, or otherwise be involved with Ohio | 2702 |
| tourism-related promotional programs. Compensation under such | 2703 |
| agreements shall be determined by the director and may include | 2704 |
| deferred compensation. This compensation is payable from the | 2705 |
| travel and tourism cooperative projects fund of the department. | 2706 |
| Any excess revenue generated under such a cooperative or | 2707 |
| contractual agreement shall be remitted to the fund to be | 2708 |
| reinvested in ongoing tourism marketing initiatives as authorized | 2709 |
| by law. | 2710 |
| (B) Records related to tourism market research submitted to | 2711 |
| or generated by the research office of the division of travel and | 2712 |
| tourism of the department of development, and any information | 2713 |
| taken for any purpose from such research, are not public records | 2714 |
| for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. The | 2715 |
| department may use, however, such tourism market research in a | 2716 |
| public report if the director of the department determines that | 2717 |
| issuing and distributing the report would promote or market the | 2718 |
| state's travel and tourism industry or otherwise advance the | 2719 |
| purposes of this section. | 2720 |
| Sec. 122.862. There is hereby established in the state | 2721 |
| treasury the SellOhio global initiative fund. | 2722 |
| Sec. 123.01. (A) The department of administrative services, | 2723 |
| in addition to those powers enumerated in Chapters 124. and 125. | 2724 |
| of the Revised Code and provided elsewhere by law, shall exercise | 2725 |
| the following powers: | 2726 |
| (1) | 2727 |
| 2728 | |
| 2729 | |
| 2730 | |
| 2731 | |
| 2732 | |
| 2733 | |
| 2734 | |
| 2735 | |
| 2736 | |
| 2737 | |
| 2738 |
| | 2739 |
| 2740 | |
| 2741 | |
| 2742 | |
| 2743 |
| | 2744 |
| 2745 | |
| 2746 | |
| 2747 | |
| 2748 | |
| 2749 | |
| 2750 | |
| 2751 | |
| 2752 | |
| 2753 | |
| 2754 | |
| 2755 | |
| 2756 | |
| 2757 | |
| 2758 | |
| 2759 | |
| 2760 | |
| 2761 | |
| 2762 | |
| 2763 | |
| 2764 | |
| 2765 | |
| 2766 | |
| 2767 |
| | 2768 |
| development of grounds and buildings under the control of a state | 2769 |
| agency; | 2770 |
| | 2771 |
| grant, all real estate required by a state agency, in the exercise | 2772 |
| of which power the department may exercise the power of eminent | 2773 |
| domain, in the manner provided by sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the | 2774 |
| Revised Code; | 2775 |
| | 2776 |
| 2777 | |
| 2778 | |
| 2779 |
| | 2780 |
| and memorials erected by the state, except where the supervision | 2781 |
| and maintenance is otherwise provided by law; | 2782 |
| | 2783 |
| state agency; | 2784 |
| | 2785 |
| unproductive and unused lands or other property under the control | 2786 |
|
of a state agency. Such leases, easements, or licenses | 2787 |
| be granted to any person or entity, shall be for a period not to | 2788 |
| exceed fifteen years, and shall be executed for the state by the | 2789 |
|
director of administrative services | 2790 |
| 2791 | |
| 2792 | |
| 2793 | |
| 2794 | |
| 2795 | |
| 2796 | |
| 2797 | |
| 2798 | |
| 2799 | |
| 2800 | |
| director or the director's designee shall grant leases, easements, | 2801 |
| or licenses of university land for periods not to exceed | 2802 |
| twenty-five years for purposes approved by the respective | 2803 |
| university's board of trustees wherein the uses are compatible | 2804 |
| with the uses and needs of the university and may grant leases of | 2805 |
| university land for periods not to exceed forty years for purposes | 2806 |
| approved by the respective university's board of trustees pursuant | 2807 |
|
to section | 2808 |
| | 2809 |
| | 2810 |
| storerooms, offices, and buildings leased for the use of a state | 2811 |
| agency; | 2812 |
| | 2813 |
| property of the state; | 2814 |
| | 2815 |
| city in the state and to establish, in cooperation with the state | 2816 |
| agencies involved, rules governing space requirements for office | 2817 |
| or storage use; | 2818 |
| | 2819 |
| pursuant to a contract providing for the construction thereof | 2820 |
| under a lease-purchase plan, buildings, structures, and other | 2821 |
| improvements for any public purpose, and, in conjunction | 2822 |
| therewith, to grant leases, easements, or licenses for lands under | 2823 |
| the control of a state agency for a period not to exceed forty | 2824 |
| years. The lease-purchase plan shall provide that at the end of | 2825 |
| the lease period, the buildings, structures, and related | 2826 |
| improvements, together with the land on which they are situated, | 2827 |
| shall become the property of the state without cost. | 2828 |
| (a) Whenever any building, structure, or other improvement is | 2829 |
| to be so leased by a state agency, the department shall retain | 2830 |
| either basic plans, specifications, bills of materials, and | 2831 |
| estimates of cost with sufficient detail to afford bidders all | 2832 |
| needed information or, alternatively, all of the following plans, | 2833 |
| details, bills of materials, and specifications: | 2834 |
| (i) Full and accurate plans suitable for the use of mechanics | 2835 |
| and other builders in the improvement; | 2836 |
| (ii) Details to scale and full sized, so drawn and | 2837 |
| represented as to be easily understood; | 2838 |
| (iii) Accurate bills showing the exact quantity of different | 2839 |
| kinds of material necessary to the construction; | 2840 |
| (iv) Definite and complete specifications of the work to be | 2841 |
| performed, together with such directions as will enable a | 2842 |
| competent mechanic or other builder to carry them out and afford | 2843 |
| bidders all needed information; | 2844 |
| (v) A full and accurate estimate of each item of expense and | 2845 |
| of the aggregate cost thereof. | 2846 |
| (b) The department shall give public notice, in such | 2847 |
| newspaper, in such form, and with such phraseology as the director | 2848 |
| of administrative services prescribes, published once each week | 2849 |
| for four consecutive weeks, of the time when and place where bids | 2850 |
| will be received for entering into an agreement to lease to a | 2851 |
| state agency a building, structure, or other improvement. The last | 2852 |
| publication shall be at least eight days preceding the day for | 2853 |
| opening the bids. The bids shall contain the terms upon which the | 2854 |
| builder would propose to lease the building, structure, or other | 2855 |
| improvement to the state agency. The form of the bid approved by | 2856 |
| the department shall be used, and a bid is invalid and shall not | 2857 |
| be considered unless that form is used without change, alteration, | 2858 |
| or addition. Before submitting bids pursuant to this section, any | 2859 |
| builder shall comply with Chapter 153. of the Revised Code. | 2860 |
| (c) On the day and at the place named for receiving bids for | 2861 |
| entering into lease agreements with a state agency, the director | 2862 |
| of administrative services shall open the bids and shall publicly | 2863 |
| proceed immediately to tabulate the bids upon duplicate sheets. No | 2864 |
| lease agreement shall be entered into until the bureau of workers' | 2865 |
| compensation has certified that the person to be awarded the lease | 2866 |
| agreement has complied with Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, | 2867 |
| until, if the builder submitting the lowest and best bid is a | 2868 |
| foreign corporation, the secretary of state has certified that the | 2869 |
| corporation is authorized to do business in this state, until, if | 2870 |
| the builder submitting the lowest and best bid is a person | 2871 |
| nonresident of this state, the person has filed with the secretary | 2872 |
| of state a power of attorney designating the secretary of state as | 2873 |
| its agent for the purpose of accepting service of summons in any | 2874 |
| action brought under Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, and until | 2875 |
| the agreement is submitted to the attorney general and the | 2876 |
| attorney general's approval is certified thereon. Within thirty | 2877 |
| days after the day on which the bids are received, the department | 2878 |
| shall investigate the bids received and shall determine that the | 2879 |
| bureau and the secretary of state have made the certifications | 2880 |
| required by this section of the builder who has submitted the | 2881 |
| lowest and best bid. Within ten days of the completion of the | 2882 |
| investigation of the bids, the department shall award the lease | 2883 |
| agreement to the builder who has submitted the lowest and best bid | 2884 |
| and who has been certified by the bureau and secretary of state as | 2885 |
| required by this section. If bidding for the lease agreement has | 2886 |
| been conducted upon the basis of basic plans, specifications, | 2887 |
| bills of materials, and estimates of costs, upon the award to the | 2888 |
| builder the department, or the builder with the approval of the | 2889 |
| department, shall appoint an architect or engineer licensed in | 2890 |
| this state to prepare such further detailed plans, specifications, | 2891 |
| and bills of materials as are required to construct the building, | 2892 |
| structure, or improvement. The department shall adopt such rules | 2893 |
| as are necessary to give effect to this section. The department | 2894 |
| may reject any bid. Where there is reason to believe there is | 2895 |
| collusion or combination among bidders, the bids of those | 2896 |
| concerned therein shall be rejected. | 2897 |
| | 2898 |
| to transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose of all real property | 2899 |
| required to assist in the development of a conversion facility as | 2900 |
| defined in section 5709.30 of the Revised Code as that section | 2901 |
| existed before its repeal by Amended Substitute House Bill 95 of | 2902 |
| the 125th general assembly; | 2903 |
| | 2904 |
| notwithstanding any other division of this section, the | 2905 |
| state-owned property located at 408-450 East Town Street, | 2906 |
| Columbus, Ohio, formerly the state school for the deaf, to a | 2907 |
| developer in accordance with this section. "Developer," as used in | 2908 |
| this section, has the same meaning as in section 123.77 of the | 2909 |
| Revised Code. | 2910 |
| Such a lease shall be for the purpose of development of the | 2911 |
| land for use by senior citizens by constructing, altering, | 2912 |
| renovating, repairing, expanding, and improving the site as it | 2913 |
| existed on June 25, 1982. A developer desiring to lease the land | 2914 |
| shall prepare for submission to the department a plan for | 2915 |
| development. Plans shall include provisions for roads, sewers, | 2916 |
| water lines, waste disposal, water supply, and similar matters to | 2917 |
| meet the requirements of state and local laws. The plans shall | 2918 |
| also include provision for protection of the property by insurance | 2919 |
| or otherwise, and plans for financing the development, and shall | 2920 |
| set forth details of the developer's financial responsibility. | 2921 |
| The department may employ, as employees or consultants, | 2922 |
| persons needed to assist in reviewing the development plans. Those | 2923 |
| persons may include attorneys, financial experts, engineers, and | 2924 |
| other necessary experts. The department shall review the | 2925 |
| development plans and may enter into a lease if it finds all of | 2926 |
| the following: | 2927 |
| (a) The best interests of the state will be promoted by | 2928 |
| entering into a lease with the developer; | 2929 |
| (b) The development plans are satisfactory; | 2930 |
| (c) The developer has established the developer's financial | 2931 |
| responsibility and satisfactory plans for financing the | 2932 |
| development. | 2933 |
| The lease shall contain a provision that construction or | 2934 |
| renovation of the buildings, roads, structures, and other | 2935 |
| necessary facilities shall begin within one year after the date of | 2936 |
| the lease and shall proceed according to a schedule agreed to | 2937 |
| between the department and the developer or the lease will be | 2938 |
| terminated. The lease shall contain such conditions and | 2939 |
| stipulations as the director considers necessary to preserve the | 2940 |
| best interest of the state. Moneys received by the state pursuant | 2941 |
| to this lease shall be paid into the general revenue fund. The | 2942 |
| lease shall provide that at the end of the lease period the | 2943 |
| buildings, structures, and related improvements shall become the | 2944 |
| property of the state without cost. | 2945 |
| | 2946 |
| the department, including space in property under the jurisdiction | 2947 |
| of the Ohio building authority, by doing all of the following: | 2948 |
| (a) Biennially implementing, by state agency location, a | 2949 |
| census of agency employees assigned space; | 2950 |
| (b) Periodically in the discretion of the director of | 2951 |
| administrative services: | 2952 |
| (i) Requiring each state agency to categorize the use of | 2953 |
| space allotted to the agency between office space, common areas, | 2954 |
| storage space, and other uses, and to report its findings to the | 2955 |
| department; | 2956 |
| (ii) Creating and updating a master space utilization plan | 2957 |
| for all space allotted to state agencies. The plan shall | 2958 |
| incorporate space utilization metrics. | 2959 |
| (iii) Conducting a cost-benefit analysis to determine the | 2960 |
| effectiveness of state-owned buildings; | 2961 |
| (iv) Assessing the alternatives associated with consolidating | 2962 |
| the commercial leases for buildings located in Columbus. | 2963 |
| (c) Commissioning a comprehensive space utilization and | 2964 |
| capacity study in order to determine the feasibility of | 2965 |
| consolidating existing commercially leased space used by state | 2966 |
| agencies into a new state-owned facility. | 2967 |
| (14) To adopt rules to ensure that energy efficiency and | 2968 |
| conservation is considered in the purchase of products and | 2969 |
| equipment, except motor vehicles, by any state agency, department, | 2970 |
| division, bureau, office, unit, board, commission, authority, | 2971 |
| quasi-governmental entity, or institution. The department may | 2972 |
| require minimum energy efficiency standards for purchased products | 2973 |
| and equipment based on federal testing and labeling if available | 2974 |
| or on standards developed by the department. When possible, the | 2975 |
| rules shall apply to the competitive selection of energy consuming | 2976 |
| systems, components, and equipment under Chapter 125. of the | 2977 |
| Revised Code. | 2978 |
| (15) To ensure energy efficient and energy conserving | 2979 |
| purchasing practices by doing all of the following: | 2980 |
| (a) Identifying available energy efficiency and conservation | 2981 |
| opportunities; | 2982 |
| (b) Providing for interchange of information among purchasing | 2983 |
| agencies; | 2984 |
| (c) Identifying laws, policies, rules, and procedures that | 2985 |
| should be modified; | 2986 |
| (d) Monitoring experience with and the cost-effectiveness of | 2987 |
| this state's purchase and use of motor vehicles and of major | 2988 |
| energy-consuming systems, components, equipment, and products | 2989 |
| having a significant impact on energy consumption by the | 2990 |
| government; | 2991 |
| (e) Providing technical assistance and training to state | 2992 |
| employees involved in the purchasing process; | 2993 |
| (f) Working with the department of development to make | 2994 |
| recommendations regarding planning and implementation of | 2995 |
| purchasing policies and procedures that are supportive of energy | 2996 |
| efficiency and conservation. | 2997 |
| (16) To require all state agencies, departments, divisions, | 2998 |
| bureaus, offices, units, commissions, boards, authorities, | 2999 |
| quasi-governmental entities, institutions, and state institutions | 3000 |
| of higher education to implement procedures to ensure that all of | 3001 |
| the passenger automobiles they acquire in each fiscal year, except | 3002 |
| for those passenger automobiles acquired for use in law | 3003 |
| enforcement or emergency rescue work, achieve a fleet average fuel | 3004 |
| economy of not less than the fleet average fuel economy for that | 3005 |
| fiscal year as the department shall prescribe by rule. The | 3006 |
| department shall adopt the rule prior to the beginning of the | 3007 |
| fiscal year, in accordance with the average fuel economy standards | 3008 |
| established by federal law for passenger automobiles manufactured | 3009 |
| during the model year that begins during the fiscal year. | 3010 |
| Each state agency, department, division, bureau, office, | 3011 |
| unit, commission, board, authority, quasi-governmental entity, | 3012 |
| institution, and state institution of higher education shall | 3013 |
| determine its fleet average fuel economy by dividing the total | 3014 |
| number of passenger vehicles acquired during the fiscal year, | 3015 |
| except for those passenger vehicles acquired for use in law | 3016 |
| enforcement or emergency rescue work, by a sum of terms, each of | 3017 |
| which is a fraction created by dividing the number of passenger | 3018 |
| vehicles of a given make, model, and year, except for passenger | 3019 |
| vehicles acquired for use in law enforcement or emergency rescue | 3020 |
| work, acquired during the fiscal year by the fuel economy measured | 3021 |
| by the administrator of the United States environmental protection | 3022 |
| agency, for the given make, model, and year of vehicle, that | 3023 |
| constitutes an average fuel economy for combined city and highway | 3024 |
| driving. | 3025 |
| As used in division (A)(16) of this section, "acquired" means | 3026 |
| leased for a period of sixty continuous days or more, or | 3027 |
| purchased. | 3028 |
| (B) This section and section 125.02 of the Revised Code shall | 3029 |
| not interfere with any of the following: | 3030 |
| (1) The power of the adjutant general to purchase military | 3031 |
| supplies, or with the custody of the adjutant general of property | 3032 |
| leased, purchased, or constructed by the state and used for | 3033 |
| military purposes, or with the functions of the adjutant general | 3034 |
| as director of state armories; | 3035 |
| (2) The power of the director of transportation in acquiring | 3036 |
| rights-of-way for the state highway system, or the leasing of | 3037 |
| lands for division or resident district offices, or the leasing of | 3038 |
| lands or buildings required in the maintenance operations of the | 3039 |
| department of transportation, or the purchase of real property for | 3040 |
| garage sites or division or resident district offices, or in | 3041 |
| preparing plans and specifications for and constructing such | 3042 |
| buildings as the director may require in the administration of the | 3043 |
| department; | 3044 |
| (3) The power of the director of public safety and the | 3045 |
| registrar of motor vehicles to purchase or lease real property and | 3046 |
| buildings to be used solely as locations to which a deputy | 3047 |
| registrar is assigned pursuant to division (B) of section 4507.011 | 3048 |
| of the Revised Code and from which the deputy registrar is to | 3049 |
| conduct the deputy registrar's business, the power of the director | 3050 |
| of public safety to purchase or lease real property and buildings | 3051 |
| to be used as locations for division or district offices as | 3052 |
| required in the maintenance of operations of the department of | 3053 |
| public safety, and the power of the superintendent of the state | 3054 |
| highway patrol in the purchase or leasing of real property and | 3055 |
| buildings needed by the patrol, to negotiate the sale of real | 3056 |
| property owned by the patrol, to rent or lease real property owned | 3057 |
| or leased by the patrol, and to make or cause to be made repairs | 3058 |
| to all property owned or under the control of the patrol; | 3059 |
| (4) The power of the division of liquor control in the | 3060 |
| leasing or purchasing of retail outlets and warehouse facilities | 3061 |
| for the use of the division; | 3062 |
| (5) The power of the director of development to enter into | 3063 |
| leases of real property, buildings, and office space to be used | 3064 |
| solely as locations for the state's foreign offices to carry out | 3065 |
| the purposes of section 122.05 of the Revised Code; | 3066 |
| (6) The power of the director of environmental protection to | 3067 |
| enter into environmental covenants, to grant and accept easements, | 3068 |
| or to sell property pursuant to division (G) of section 3745.01 of | 3069 |
| the Revised Code. | 3070 |
| (C) Purchases for, and the custody and repair of, buildings | 3071 |
| under the management and control of the capitol square review and | 3072 |
| advisory board, the rehabilitation services commission, the bureau | 3073 |
| of workers' compensation, or the departments of public safety, job | 3074 |
| and family services, mental health, developmental disabilities, | 3075 |
| and rehabilitation and correction; buildings of educational and | 3076 |
| benevolent institutions under the management and control of boards | 3077 |
| of trustees; and purchases or leases for, and the custody and | 3078 |
| repair of, office space used for the purposes of the joint | 3079 |
| legislative ethics committee are not subject to the control and | 3080 |
| jurisdiction of the department of administrative services. | 3081 |
| If the joint legislative ethics committee so requests, the | 3082 |
| committee and the director of administrative services may enter | 3083 |
| into a contract under which the department of administrative | 3084 |
| services agrees to perform any services requested by the committee | 3085 |
| that the department is authorized under this section to perform. | 3086 |
| (D) Any instrument by which real property is acquired | 3087 |
| pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state | 3088 |
| that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in | 3089 |
| section 5301.012 of the Revised Code. | 3090 |
| | 3091 |
| shall be appointed superintendent of public works and shall have | 3092 |
| the care and control of the public works of the state and shall | 3093 |
| protect, maintain, and keep them in repair. | 3094 |
| Subject to the approval of the governor, the director may | 3095 |
| purchase on behalf of the state such real or personal property, | 3096 |
| rights, or privileges as are necessary, in the director's | 3097 |
| judgment, to acquire in the maintenance of the public works or | 3098 |
| their improvement. | 3099 |
| Any instrument by which the state or an agency of the state | 3100 |
| acquires real property pursuant to this section shall identify the | 3101 |
| agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real | 3102 |
| property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code. | 3103 |
| | 3104 |
| may maintain an action in the name of the state for violations of | 3105 |
| any law relating to the public works for an injury to property | 3106 |
| pertaining to the public works, or for any other cause which is | 3107 |
|
necessary in the performance of | 3108 |
| | 3109 |
| shall have supervision of the public works of the state and shall | 3110 |
|
make such rules and regulations for the | 3111 |
| and operation of the public works as are necessary. | 3112 |
| | 3113 |
| services shall regulate the rate of tolls to be collected on the | 3114 |
| public works of the state, and shall fix all rentals and collect | 3115 |
| all tolls, rents, fines, commissions, fees, and other revenues | 3116 |
| arising from any source in the public works, including the sale, | 3117 |
| 3118 | |
| director shall not collect a commission or fee from a real estate | 3119 |
| broker or the private owner when real property is leased or rented | 3120 |
| to the state. | 3121 |
| | 3122 |
| 3123 | |
| 3124 | |
| 3125 | |
| 3126 | |
| 3127 | |
| 3128 | |
| 3129 | |
| 3130 | |
| 3131 | |
| 3132 | |
| 3133 |
| | 3134 |
| 3135 |
| | 3136 |
| 3137 |
| | 3138 |
| | 3139 |
| | 3140 |
| 3141 | |
| 3142 |
| | 3143 |
| 3144 | |
| 3145 |
| | 3146 |
| services shall assign and make available, at state expense, | 3147 |
| suitable office space in state-owned facilities to accommodate the | 3148 |
| office operations of the state headquarters of both of the | 3149 |
| following: | 3150 |
| (1) All veterans organizations in this state that either are | 3151 |
| incorporated and issued a charter by the congress of the United | 3152 |
| States or are recognized by the United States department of | 3153 |
| veterans affairs; | 3154 |
| (2) The auxiliary organizations of veterans organizations | 3155 |
| described in division (A)(1) of this section. | 3156 |
| (B) The department may situate office space for each | 3157 |
| auxiliary organization of a veterans organization with or near the | 3158 |
| office space of that veterans organization. | 3159 |
| | 3160 |
| township, or municipal corporation owning, leasing, or controlling | 3161 |
| the operation of parking spaces for use by its employees may | 3162 |
| provide preferential parking for those vehicles used in carpools, | 3163 |
| vanpools, and buspools. The department of administrative services | 3164 |
| shall coordinate the efforts of the state agencies in providing | 3165 |
| preferential parking for such vehicles. | 3166 |
| | 3167 |
|
shall appoint such
| 3168 |
| lock tenders, inspectors, engineers, and all other employees as | 3169 |
|
are necessary for the | 3170 |
| the public works. They shall be assigned to duty under the | 3171 |
| supervision of the director, under rules and regulations | 3172 |
|
prescribed by | 3173 |
| necessary by the director, shall give proper bond to the state, | 3174 |
|
conditioned for the faithful performance of | 3175 |
| duties. Such bonds may, in the discretion of the director, be | 3176 |
| individual, schedule, or blanket bonds. | 3177 |
| | 3178 |
| 3179 | |
| works of Ohio, including salary and expenses of all employees | 3180 |
| engaged in such work, shall be paid upon the order of the director | 3181 |
| of administrative services. | 3182 |
| | 3183 |
| 3184 | |
| injury or obstruction that occurs in any public works of the state | 3185 |
| maintained by the director of administrative services and that | 3186 |
| materially impairs its immediate use or places in jeopardy | 3187 |
| property adjacent to it; an immediate danger of such an injury or | 3188 |
| obstruction; or an injury or obstruction, or an immediate danger | 3189 |
|
of an injury or obstruction, that occurs
| 3190 |
| 3191 | |
| director of administrative services and that materially impairs | 3192 |
| its immediate use or places in jeopardy property adjacent to it. | 3193 |
| (B) | 3194 |
| pursuant to division (C) of this section, the director of | 3195 |
| administrative services may request the Ohio facilities | 3196 |
| construction commission to enter into contracts with proper | 3197 |
| persons for the performance of labor, the furnishing of materials, | 3198 |
| or the construction of any structures and buildings necessary to | 3199 |
| the maintenance, control, and management of the public works of | 3200 |
|
the state or any part of those public works.
| 3201 |
| 3202 | |
| 3203 | |
|
contracts | 3204 |
| performed pursuant to the declaration of a public exigency may be | 3205 |
| awarded without competitive bidding or selection as set forth in | 3206 |
| Chapter 153. of the Revised Code. | 3207 |
| (C) The director of administrative services may issue a | 3208 |
| declaration of a public exigency on the director's own initiative | 3209 |
| or upon the request of the director of any state agency. The | 3210 |
| director's declaration shall identify the specific injury, | 3211 |
| obstruction, or danger that is the subject of the declaration and | 3212 |
| shall set forth a dollar limitation for the repair, removal, or | 3213 |
| prevention of that exigency under the declaration. | 3214 |
| Before any project to repair, remove, or prevent a public | 3215 |
| exigency under the director's declaration may begin, the director | 3216 |
| shall send notice of the project, in writing, to the director of | 3217 |
| budget and management and to the members of the controlling board. | 3218 |
| That notice shall detail the project to be undertaken to address | 3219 |
| the public exigency and shall include a copy of the director's | 3220 |
| declaration that establishes the monetary limitations on that | 3221 |
| project. | 3222 |
| | 3223 |
|
division (A) of section | 3224 |
| the director of administrative services may take possession of | 3225 |
| lands and use them, or materials and other property necessary for | 3226 |
| the maintenance, protection, or repair of the public works, in | 3227 |
| accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code. | 3228 |
| | 3229 |
| shall be made by the director of administrative services except | 3230 |
| upon the written approval of the governor and the attorney | 3231 |
| general. | 3232 |
| | 3233 |
| director of administrative services shall have the custody and | 3234 |
| control of the books, records, papers, surveys, maps, plats, and | 3235 |
| documents that pertain to any of the public works of this state. | 3236 |
| | 3237 |
| shall make an annual report to the governor containing a statement | 3238 |
|
of the expenses of the public works under | 3239 |
| supervision during the preceding year, setting forth an account of | 3240 |
| moneys expended on each of the public works during the year, and | 3241 |
|
such other information and records as | 3242 |
| proper. Such report shall contain a statement of the moneys | 3243 |
| received from all sources and an estimate of the appropriations | 3244 |
| necessary to maintain the public works and keep them in repair. | 3245 |
| The report shall also contain a list of all persons regularly | 3246 |
| employed, together with the salary, compensation, or allowance | 3247 |
| paid each. | 3248 |
| | 3249 |
| director deems it necessary, or when called upon by the governor, | 3250 |
| to do so, make such other reports as are proper, touching on the | 3251 |
| general condition and welfare of the public works and the | 3252 |
| drainage, leaseholds, and water powers incident thereto. | 3253 |
| | 3254 |
| services may adopt, amend, and rescind rules pertaining to lands | 3255 |
| under the supervision of the department in accordance with Chapter | 3256 |
| 119. of the Revised Code. | 3257 |
| Sec. 123.152. (A) As used in this section, "EDGE business | 3258 |
| enterprise" means a sole proprietorship, association, partnership, | 3259 |
| corporation, limited liability corporation, or joint venture | 3260 |
| certified as a participant in the encouraging diversity, growth, | 3261 |
| and equity program by the director of administrative services | 3262 |
| under this section of the Revised Code. | 3263 |
| (B) The director of administrative services shall establish a | 3264 |
| business assistance program known as the encouraging diversity, | 3265 |
| growth, and equity program and shall adopt rules in accordance | 3266 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to administer the program | 3267 |
| that do all of the following: | 3268 |
| (1) Establish procedures by which a sole proprietorship, | 3269 |
| association, partnership, corporation, limited liability | 3270 |
| corporation, or joint venture may apply for certification as an | 3271 |
| EDGE business enterprise; | 3272 |
| (2) Except as provided in division (B)(14) of this section, | 3273 |
| establish agency procurement goals for contracting with EDGE | 3274 |
| business enterprises in the award of contracts under Chapters | 3275 |
| 123., 125., and 153. of the Revised Code based on the availability | 3276 |
| of eligible program participants by region or geographic area, as | 3277 |
| determined by the director, and by standard industrial code or | 3278 |
| equivalent code classification. | 3279 |
| (a) Goals established under division (B)(2) of this section | 3280 |
| shall be based on a percentage level of participation and a | 3281 |
| percentage of contractor availability. | 3282 |
| (b) Goals established under division (B)(2) of this section | 3283 |
| shall be applied at the contract level, relative to an overall | 3284 |
| dollar goal for each state agency, in accordance with the | 3285 |
| following certification categories: construction, architecture, | 3286 |
| and engineering; professional services; goods and services; and | 3287 |
| information technology services. | 3288 |
| (3) Establish a system of certifying EDGE business | 3289 |
| enterprises based on a requirement that the business owner or | 3290 |
| owners show both social and economic disadvantage based on the | 3291 |
| following, as determined to be sufficient by the director: | 3292 |
| (a) Relative wealth of the business seeking certification as | 3293 |
| well as the personal wealth of the owner or owners of the | 3294 |
| business; | 3295 |
| (b) Social disadvantage based on any of the following: | 3296 |
| (i) A rebuttable presumption when the business owner or | 3297 |
| owners demonstrate membership in a racial minority group or show | 3298 |
| personal disadvantage due to color, ethnic origin, gender, | 3299 |
| physical disability, long-term residence in an environment | 3300 |
| isolated from the mainstream of American society, location in an | 3301 |
| area of high unemployment; | 3302 |
| (ii) Some other demonstration of personal disadvantage not | 3303 |
| common to other small businesses; | 3304 |
| (iii) By business location in a qualified census tract. | 3305 |
| (c) Economic disadvantage based on economic and business size | 3306 |
| thresholds and eligibility criteria designed to stimulate economic | 3307 |
| development through contract awards to businesses located in | 3308 |
| qualified census tracts. | 3309 |
| (4) Establish standards to determine when an EDGE business | 3310 |
| enterprise no longer qualifies for EDGE business enterprise | 3311 |
| certification; | 3312 |
| (5) Develop a process for evaluating and adjusting goals | 3313 |
| established by this section to determine what adjustments are | 3314 |
| necessary to achieve participation goals established by the | 3315 |
| director; | 3316 |
| (6) Establish a point system or comparable system to evaluate | 3317 |
| bid proposals to encourage EDGE business enterprises to | 3318 |
| participate in the procurement of professional design and | 3319 |
| information technology services; | 3320 |
| (7) Establish a system to track data and analyze each | 3321 |
| certification category established under division (B)(2)(b) of | 3322 |
| this section; | 3323 |
| (8) Establish a process to mediate complaints and to review | 3324 |
| EDGE business enterprise certification appeals; | 3325 |
| (9) Implement an outreach program to educate potential | 3326 |
| participants about the encouraging diversity, growth, and equity | 3327 |
| program; | 3328 |
| (10) Establish a system to assist state agencies in | 3329 |
| identifying and utilizing EDGE business enterprises in their | 3330 |
| contracting processes; | 3331 |
| (11) Implement a system of self-reporting by EDGE business | 3332 |
| enterprises as well as an on-site inspection process to validate | 3333 |
| the qualifications of an EDGE business enterprise; | 3334 |
| (12) Establish a waiver mechanism to waive program goals or | 3335 |
| participation requirements for those companies that, despite their | 3336 |
| best-documented efforts, are unable to contract with certified | 3337 |
| EDGE business enterprises; | 3338 |
| (13) Establish a process for monitoring overall program | 3339 |
| compliance in which equal employment opportunity officers | 3340 |
| primarily are responsible for monitoring their respective | 3341 |
| agencies; | 3342 |
| (14) Establish guidelines for state universities as defined | 3343 |
|
in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code and the Ohio | 3344 |
|
facilities construction commission created in section | 3345 |
| 123.20 of the Revised Code for awarding contracts pursuant to | 3346 |
| Chapters 153., 3318., and 3345. of the Revised Code to allow the | 3347 |
| universities and commission to establish agency procurement goals | 3348 |
| for contracting with EDGE business enterprises. | 3349 |
| (C) Business and personal financial information and trade | 3350 |
| secrets submitted by encouraging diversity, growth, and equity | 3351 |
| program applicants to the director pursuant to this section are | 3352 |
| not public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised | 3353 |
| Code, unless the director presents the financial information or | 3354 |
| trade secrets at a public hearing or public proceeding regarding | 3355 |
| the applicant's eligibility to participate in the program. | 3356 |
| | 3357 |
| services may lease land belonging to or under the control or | 3358 |
| jurisdiction of a state university, not required nor to be | 3359 |
| required for use of the university, to a developer in accordance | 3360 |
| with this section. "Developer," as used in this section, means a | 3361 |
| person, partnership, association, corporation, or community | 3362 |
| improvement corporation established pursuant to Chapter 1724. of | 3363 |
| the Revised Code who or which submits a development plan to the | 3364 |
| department as provided in this section and requests the department | 3365 |
| to enter into a lease. | 3366 |
| Such a lease of university land shall be for the purpose of | 3367 |
| development of the land by establishing, constructing, altering, | 3368 |
| repairing, expanding, and improving industrial, distribution, | 3369 |
| commercial, or research facilities. A developer desiring to lease | 3370 |
| land of the university for such development shall prepare and | 3371 |
| submit to the department of administrative services and to the | 3372 |
| board of trustees of the university a plan for such development. | 3373 |
| Plans shall include provisions for roads, streets, sewers, water | 3374 |
| lines, waste disposal, water supply, and similar matters to meet | 3375 |
| the requirements of state and local laws. The plans shall also | 3376 |
| include provision for protection of the property by insurance or | 3377 |
| otherwise and plans for financing the development, and shall set | 3378 |
| forth details of the developer's financial responsibility. | 3379 |
| The department of administrative services may employ as | 3380 |
| employees or consultants, persons needed to assist it in reviewing | 3381 |
| the development plans. Such persons may include attorneys, | 3382 |
| financial experts, engineers, and other necessary experts. The | 3383 |
| department of administrative services shall review the development | 3384 |
| plans and may enter into a lease if it finds that: | 3385 |
| (A) The best interests of the university will be promoted by | 3386 |
| entering into a lease with the developer. | 3387 |
| (B) The development plans are satisfactory. | 3388 |
| (C) The developer has established | 3389 |
| financial responsibility and satisfactory plans for financing the | 3390 |
| development. | 3391 |
| (D) The university board of trustees approves the lease. | 3392 |
| A lease may be entered into pursuant to this section for an | 3393 |
| annual rent agreed to between the department and the developer for | 3394 |
| a maximum term of forty years and may be renewed for a like or | 3395 |
| lesser term. The lease shall contain a provision that construction | 3396 |
| of buildings, structures, roads, and other necessary facilities | 3397 |
| shall begin within one year after the date of the lease and shall | 3398 |
| proceed according to a schedule agreed to between the department | 3399 |
| and the developer or the lease will be terminated. Moneys received | 3400 |
| by the state pursuant to such leases shall be paid into the state | 3401 |
| treasury as an addition to the appropriation made to the | 3402 |
| university which has control or jurisdiction of the land or to | 3403 |
| which the land belongs. | 3404 |
| | 3405 |
| may administer oaths to persons required by law to file affidavits | 3406 |
| or statements in the department of administrative services and to | 3407 |
| witnesses who are examined in matters pertaining to the | 3408 |
| administration of the public works. | 3409 |
| Sec. 123.20. (A) There is hereby created the Ohio facilities | 3410 |
| construction commission. The commission shall administer the | 3411 |
| design and construction of improvements to public facilities of | 3412 |
| the state in accordance with this chapter and other provisions of | 3413 |
| the Revised Code. | 3414 |
| The commission is a body corporate and politic, an agency of | 3415 |
| state government and an instrumentality of the state, performing | 3416 |
| essential governmental functions of this state. The carrying out | 3417 |
| of the purposes and the exercise by the commission of its powers | 3418 |
| are essential public functions and public purposes of the state. | 3419 |
| The commission may, in its own name, sue and be sued, enter into | 3420 |
| contracts, and perform all the powers and duties given to it by | 3421 |
| the Revised Code, but it does not have and shall not exercise the | 3422 |
| power of eminent domain. In its discretion and as it determines | 3423 |
| appropriate, the commission may delegate to any of its members, | 3424 |
| executive director, or other employees any of the commission's | 3425 |
| powers and duties to carry out its functions. | 3426 |
| (B) The commission shall consist of three members: the | 3427 |
| director of the office of budget and management and the director | 3428 |
| of administrative services, or their designees, and a member whom | 3429 |
| the governor shall appoint. | 3430 |
| Members of the commission shall serve without compensation. | 3431 |
| Within sixty days after the effective date of this section, | 3432 |
| the commission shall meet and organize by electing voting members | 3433 |
| as the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the commission, who | 3434 |
| shall hold their offices until the next organizational meeting of | 3435 |
| the commission. Organizational meetings of the commission shall be | 3436 |
| held at the first meeting of each calendar year. At each | 3437 |
| organizational meeting, the commission shall elect from among its | 3438 |
| voting members a chairperson and vice-chairperson, who shall serve | 3439 |
| until the next annual organizational meeting. The commission shall | 3440 |
| adopt rules pursuant to section 111.15 of the Revised Code for the | 3441 |
| conduct of its internal business and shall keep a journal of its | 3442 |
| proceedings. Including the organizational meeting, the commission | 3443 |
| shall meet at least once each calendar year. | 3444 |
| Two members of the commission constitute a quorum, and the | 3445 |
| affirmative vote of two members is necessary for approval of any | 3446 |
| action taken by the commission. A vacancy in the membership of the | 3447 |
| commission does not impair a quorum from exercising all the rights | 3448 |
| and performing all the duties of the commission. Meetings of the | 3449 |
| commission may be held anywhere in the state and shall be held in | 3450 |
| compliance with section 121.22 of the Revised Code. | 3451 |
| (C) Within sixty days after the effective date of this | 3452 |
| section, the governor shall appoint a member to the commission. | 3453 |
| The initial appointment shall be for a term ending three years | 3454 |
| after the effective date of this section, with subsequent terms | 3455 |
| ending three years after they begin, on the same day of the same | 3456 |
| month as the initial term. | 3457 |
| A vacancy for the member appointed by the governor shall be | 3458 |
| filled in the same manner as provided for the original | 3459 |
| appointment. The appointed member shall hold office for the | 3460 |
| remainder of the term for which the vacancy existed. After the | 3461 |
| expiration of the term, the appointed member shall continue in | 3462 |
| office for a period of sixty days or until the appointed member's | 3463 |
| successor takes office, whichever period is shorter. | 3464 |
| (D) The commission shall file an annual report of its | 3465 |
| activities and finances with the governor, speaker of the house of | 3466 |
| representatives, president of the senate, and chairpersons of the | 3467 |
| house and senate finance committees. | 3468 |
| (E) The commission shall be exempt from the requirements of | 3469 |
| sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code. | 3470 |
| Sec. 123.201. There is hereby created in the state treasury | 3471 |
| the Ohio facilities construction commission fund, consisting of | 3472 |
| transfers of moneys authorized by the general assembly and | 3473 |
| revenues received by the Ohio facilities construction commission | 3474 |
| under section 123.21 of the Revised Code. Investment earnings on | 3475 |
| moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the | 3476 |
| fund may be used by the commission, in performing its duties under | 3477 |
| this chapter, to pay personnel and other administrative expenses, | 3478 |
| to pay the cost of preparing building design specifications, to | 3479 |
| pay the cost of providing project management services, and for | 3480 |
| other purposes determined by the commission to be necessary to | 3481 |
| fulfill its duties under this chapter. | 3482 |
| Sec. 123.21. (A) The Ohio facilities construction commission | 3483 |
| may perform any act and ensure the performance of any function | 3484 |
| necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of, and | 3485 |
| exercise the powers granted under this chapter or any other | 3486 |
| provision of the Revised Code, including any of the following: | 3487 |
| (1) Prepare, or contract to be prepared, by licensed | 3488 |
| engineers or architects, surveys, general and detailed plans, | 3489 |
| specifications, bills of materials, and estimates of cost for any | 3490 |
| projects, improvements, or public buildings to be constructed by | 3491 |
| state agencies that may be authorized by legislative | 3492 |
| appropriations or any other funds made available therefor, | 3493 |
| provided that the construction of the projects, improvements, or | 3494 |
| public buildings is a statutory duty of the commission. This | 3495 |
| section does not require the independent employment of an | 3496 |
| architect or engineer as provided by section 153.01 of the Revised | 3497 |
| Code in the cases to which section 153.01 of the Revised Code | 3498 |
| applies. This section does not affect or alter the existing powers | 3499 |
| of the director of transportation. | 3500 |
| (2) Have general supervision over the construction of any | 3501 |
| projects, improvements, or public buildings constructed for a | 3502 |
| state agency and over the inspection of materials prior to their | 3503 |
| incorporation into those projects, improvements, or buildings. | 3504 |
| (3) Make contracts for and supervise the design and | 3505 |
| construction of any projects and improvements or the construction | 3506 |
| and repair of buildings under the control of a state agency. All | 3507 |
| such contracts may be based in whole or in part on the unit price | 3508 |
| or maximum estimated cost, with payment computed and made upon | 3509 |
| actual quantities or units. | 3510 |
| (4) Adopt, amend, and rescind rules pertaining to the | 3511 |
| administration of the construction of the public works of the | 3512 |
| state as required by law, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 3513 |
| Revised Code. | 3514 |
| (5) Contract with, retain the services of, or designate, and | 3515 |
| fix the compensation of, such agents, accountants, consultants, | 3516 |
| advisers, and other independent contractors as may be necessary or | 3517 |
| desirable to carry out the programs authorized under this chapter, | 3518 |
| or authorize the executive director to perform such powers and | 3519 |
| duties. | 3520 |
| (6) Receive and accept any gifts, grants, donations, and | 3521 |
| pledges, and receipts therefrom, to be used for the programs | 3522 |
| authorized under this chapter. | 3523 |
| (7) Make and enter into all contracts, commitments, and | 3524 |
| agreements, and execute all instruments, necessary or incidental | 3525 |
| to the performance of its duties and the execution of its rights | 3526 |
| and powers under this chapter, or authorize the executive director | 3527 |
| to perform such powers and duties. | 3528 |
| (8) Debar a contractor as provided in section 153.02 of the | 3529 |
| Revised Code. | 3530 |
| (B) The commission shall appoint and fix the compensation of | 3531 |
| an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the | 3532 |
| commission. The executive director shall exercise all powers that | 3533 |
| the commission possesses, supervise the operations of the | 3534 |
| commission, and perform such other duties as delegated by the | 3535 |
| commission. The executive director also shall employ and fix the | 3536 |
| compensation of such employees as will facilitate the activities | 3537 |
| and purposes of the commission, who shall serve at the pleasure of | 3538 |
| the executive director. | 3539 |
| (C) The attorney general shall serve as the legal | 3540 |
| representative for the commission and may appoint other counsel as | 3541 |
| necessary for that purpose in accordance with section 109.07 of | 3542 |
| the Revised Code. | 3543 |
| | 3544 |
| (1) "Construct" includes reconstruct, improve, renovate, | 3545 |
| enlarge, or otherwise alter. | 3546 |
| (2) "Energy consumption analysis" means the evaluation of all | 3547 |
| energy consuming systems, components, and equipment by demand and | 3548 |
| type of energy, including the internal energy load imposed on a | 3549 |
| facility by its occupants and the external energy load imposed by | 3550 |
| climatic conditions. | 3551 |
| (3) "Energy performance index" means a number describing the | 3552 |
| energy requirements of a facility per square foot of floor space | 3553 |
| or per cubic foot of occupied volume as appropriate under defined | 3554 |
| internal and external ambient conditions over an entire seasonal | 3555 |
| cycle. | 3556 |
| (4) "Facility" means a building or other structure, or part | 3557 |
| of a building or other structure, that includes provision for a | 3558 |
| heating, refrigeration, ventilation, cooling, lighting, hot water, | 3559 |
| or other major energy consuming system, component, or equipment. | 3560 |
| (5) "Life-cycle cost analysis" means a general approach to | 3561 |
| economic evaluation that takes into account all dollar costs | 3562 |
| related to owning, operating, maintaining, and ultimately | 3563 |
| disposing of a project over the appropriate study period. | 3564 |
| (6) "Political subdivision" means a county, township, | 3565 |
| municipal corporation, board of education of any school district, | 3566 |
| or any other body corporate and politic that is responsible for | 3567 |
| government activities in a geographic area smaller than that of | 3568 |
| the state. | 3569 |
| (7) "State funded" means funded in whole or in part through | 3570 |
| appropriation by the general assembly or through the use of any | 3571 |
| guarantee provided by this state. | 3572 |
| (8) "State institution of higher education" has the same | 3573 |
| meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. | 3574 |
| (B) | 3575 |
| 3576 | |
| 3577 | |
| 3578 | |
| 3579 | |
| 3580 | |
| 3581 |
| The | 3582 |
|
develop energy efficiency and conservation programs | 3583 |
| 3584 |
| | 3585 |
| | 3586 |
| | 3587 |
| | 3588 |
| The | 3589 |
| public and private sources for carrying out any of its duties | 3590 |
| under this section. | 3591 |
| (C) No state agency, department, division, bureau, office, | 3592 |
| unit, board, commission, authority, quasi-governmental entity, or | 3593 |
|
institution | 3594 |
| 3595 | |
| 3596 | |
| leased or constructed, within the limits prescribed in this | 3597 |
| section, a state-funded facility, without a proper life-cycle cost | 3598 |
| analysis or, in the case of a lease, an energy consumption | 3599 |
| analysis, as computed or prepared by a qualified architect or | 3600 |
| engineer in accordance with the rules required by division (D) of | 3601 |
| this section. | 3602 |
| Construction shall proceed only upon the disclosure to the | 3603 |
| office, for the facility chosen, of the life-cycle costs as | 3604 |
| determined in this section and the capitalization of the initial | 3605 |
| construction costs of the building. The results of life-cycle cost | 3606 |
| analysis shall be a primary consideration in the selection of a | 3607 |
| building design. That analysis shall be required only for | 3608 |
| construction of buildings with an area of five thousand square | 3609 |
| feet or greater. An energy consumption analysis for the term of a | 3610 |
| proposed lease shall be required only for the leasing of an area | 3611 |
| of twenty thousand square feet or greater within a given building | 3612 |
| boundary. That analysis shall be a primary consideration in the | 3613 |
| selection of a facility to be leased. | 3614 |
| Nothing in this section shall deprive or limit any state | 3615 |
| agency that has review authority over design, construction, or | 3616 |
| leasing plans from requiring a life-cycle cost analysis or energy | 3617 |
| consumption analysis. | 3618 |
| (D) For the purposes of assisting the | 3619 |
| in its responsibility for state-funded facilities pursuant to | 3620 |
|
section
| 3621 |
| reducing the energy consumption of those and any other | 3622 |
| state-funded facilities, thereby promoting fiscal, economic, and | 3623 |
|
environmental benefits to this state, the | 3624 |
| promulgate rules specifying cost-effective, energy efficiency and | 3625 |
| conservation standards that may govern the lease, design, | 3626 |
| construction, operation, and maintenance of all state-funded | 3627 |
| facilities, except facilities of state institutions of higher | 3628 |
| education or facilities operated by a political subdivision. The | 3629 |
| office of energy efficiency in the department of development shall | 3630 |
| cooperate in providing information and technical expertise to the | 3631 |
| office of energy services to ensure promulgation of rules of | 3632 |
| maximum effectiveness. The standards prescribed by rules | 3633 |
| promulgated under this division may draw from or incorporate, by | 3634 |
| reference or otherwise and in whole or in part, standards already | 3635 |
| developed or implemented by any competent, public or private | 3636 |
| standards organization or program. The rules also may include any | 3637 |
| of the following: | 3638 |
| (1) Specifications for a life-cycle cost analysis that shall | 3639 |
| determine, for the economic life of such state-funded facility, | 3640 |
| the reasonably expected costs of facility ownership, operation, | 3641 |
| and maintenance including labor and materials. Life-cycle cost may | 3642 |
| be expressed as an annual cost for each year of the facility's | 3643 |
| use. | 3644 |
| A life-cycle cost analysis additionally may include an energy | 3645 |
| consumption analysis that conforms to division (D)(2) of this | 3646 |
| section. | 3647 |
| (2) Specifications for an energy consumption analysis of the | 3648 |
| facility's heating, refrigeration, ventilation, cooling, lighting, | 3649 |
| hot water, and other major energy consuming systems, components, | 3650 |
| and equipment. | 3651 |
| A life-cycle cost analysis and energy consumption analysis | 3652 |
| shall be based on the best currently available methods of | 3653 |
| analysis, such as those of the national institute of standards and | 3654 |
| technology, the United States department of energy or other | 3655 |
| federal agencies, professional societies, and directions developed | 3656 |
| by the department. | 3657 |
| (3) Specifications for energy performance indices, to be used | 3658 |
| to audit and evaluate competing design proposals submitted to the | 3659 |
| state. | 3660 |
| (4) A requirement that, not later than two years after April | 3661 |
| 6, 2007, each state-funded facility, except a facility of a state | 3662 |
| institution of higher education or a facility operated by a | 3663 |
| political subdivision, is managed by at least one building | 3664 |
| operator certified under the building operator certification | 3665 |
| program or any equivalent program or standards as shall be | 3666 |
| prescribed in the rules and considered reasonably equivalent. | 3667 |
| (5) An application process by which a manager of a specified | 3668 |
| state-funded facility, except a facility of a state institution of | 3669 |
| higher education or a facility operated by a political | 3670 |
| subdivision, may apply for a waiver of compliance with any | 3671 |
| provision of the rules required by divisions (D)(1) to (4) of this | 3672 |
| section. | 3673 |
| | 3674 |
| 3675 | |
| 3676 | |
| 3677 | |
| 3678 | |
| 3679 | |
| 3680 | |
| 3681 | |
| 3682 | |
| 3683 | |
| 3684 |
| | 3685 |
| 3686 |
| | 3687 |
| 3688 | |
| 3689 |
| | 3690 |
| 3691 |
| | 3692 |
| 3693 |
| | 3694 |
| 3695 | |
| 3696 | |
| 3697 |
| | 3698 |
| 3699 | |
| 3700 |
| | 3701 |
| 3702 | |
| 3703 | |
| 3704 |
| | 3705 |
| 3706 | |
| 3707 | |
| 3708 | |
| 3709 | |
| 3710 | |
| 3711 | |
| 3712 | |
| 3713 | |
| 3714 | |
| 3715 | |
| 3716 | |
| 3717 | |
| 3718 |
| | 3719 |
| 3720 | |
| 3721 | |
| 3722 |
| | 3723 |
| 3724 | |
| 3725 |
| | 3726 |
| 3727 |
| | 3728 |
| 3729 | |
| 3730 | |
| 3731 |
| | 3732 |
| 3733 | |
| 3734 | |
| 3735 |
| | 3736 |
| 3737 | |
| 3738 |
| | 3739 |
| office, unit, board, commission, authority, quasi-governmental | 3740 |
| entity, institution, and state institution of higher education | 3741 |
| shall comply with any applicable provision of this section or of a | 3742 |
|
rule promulgated pursuant to division (D) | 3743 |
| Sec. 123.23. (A) As used in this section, "public exigency" | 3744 |
| means an injury or obstruction that occurs in any public works of | 3745 |
| the state that materially impairs its immediate use or places in | 3746 |
| jeopardy property adjacent to it; an immediate danger of such an | 3747 |
| injury or obstruction; or an injury or obstruction, or an | 3748 |
| immediate danger of an injury or obstruction, that occurs during | 3749 |
| the process of construction of any public works and that | 3750 |
| materially impairs its immediate use or places in jeopardy | 3751 |
| property adjacent to it. | 3752 |
| (B) When a declaration of a public exigency is issued | 3753 |
| pursuant to division (C) of this section, the executive director | 3754 |
| of the Ohio facilities construction commission may enter into | 3755 |
| contracts with proper persons for the performance of labor, the | 3756 |
| furnishing of materials, or the construction of any structures and | 3757 |
| buildings necessary to the maintenance, control, and management of | 3758 |
| the public works of the state or any part of those public works. | 3759 |
| Any contracts awarded for the work performed pursuant to the | 3760 |
| declaration of a public exigency may be awarded without | 3761 |
| competitive bidding or selection as otherwise required by Chapter | 3762 |
| 153. of the Revised Code. | 3763 |
| (C) The executive director of the commission may issue a | 3764 |
| declaration of a public exigency on the executive director's own | 3765 |
| initiative, or upon the request of the director of any state | 3766 |
| agency, university, or instrumentality. The executive director's | 3767 |
| declaration shall identify the specific injury, obstruction, or | 3768 |
| danger that is the subject of the declaration and shall set forth | 3769 |
| a dollar limitation for the repair, removal, or prevention of that | 3770 |
| exigency under the declaration. | 3771 |
| Before any project to repair, remove, or prevent a public | 3772 |
| exigency under the executive director's declaration may begin, the | 3773 |
| executive director shall send notice of the project, in writing, | 3774 |
| to the director of budget and management and to the members of the | 3775 |
| controlling board. The notice shall detail the project to be | 3776 |
| undertaken to address the public exigency and shall include a copy | 3777 |
| of the director's declaration that establishes the monetary | 3778 |
| limitations on that project. | 3779 |
| | 3780 |
| of higher education" means a state university or college, as | 3781 |
| defined in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code, or a state | 3782 |
| community college. | 3783 |
| (B) | 3784 |
| Ohio facilities construction commission shall establish a local | 3785 |
| administration competency certification program to certify | 3786 |
| institutions of higher education to administer capital facilities | 3787 |
| projects pursuant to section 3345.51 of the Revised Code without | 3788 |
|
the supervision, control, or approval of the | 3789 |
| 3790 | |
| instruction in the administration of capital facilities projects | 3791 |
| for employees of institutions of higher education who are | 3792 |
| responsible for such administration and who are selected by their | 3793 |
| employing institutions to participate in the program. | 3794 |
| (C) The program shall provide instruction about the | 3795 |
| provisions of Chapters 9., 123., and 153. of the Revised Code and | 3796 |
|
any rules or policies adopted by the | 3797 |
| regarding the planning, design, and construction of capital | 3798 |
| facilities, including all of the following: | 3799 |
| (1) The planning, design, and construction process; | 3800 |
| (2) Contract requirements; | 3801 |
| (3) Construction management; | 3802 |
| (4) Project management. | 3803 |
| (D) The | 3804 |
| administration competency certification to any institution of | 3805 |
| higher education if all of the following apply: | 3806 |
| (1) The institution applied for certification on a form and | 3807 |
|
in a manner prescribed by the | 3808 |
| (2) The | 3809 |
| sufficient number of the institution's employees, representing a | 3810 |
| sufficient number of employee classifications, responsible for the | 3811 |
| administration of capital facilities projects have successfully | 3812 |
| completed the certification program to ensure that any capital | 3813 |
| facilities project undertaken by the institution will be | 3814 |
| administered successfully and in accordance with all provisions of | 3815 |
| the Revised Code, and the board of trustees of the institution | 3816 |
|
provides written assurance to the | 3817 |
| the institution will select new employees to participate in the | 3818 |
| certification program as necessary to compensate for employee | 3819 |
| turnover. | 3820 |
| (3) The | 3821 |
| employees of the institution enrolled in the program demonstrate | 3822 |
| successful completion of the competency certification training and | 3823 |
| a satisfactory level of knowledge of and competency in the | 3824 |
| requirements for administering capital facilities projects. | 3825 |
| (4) The institution pays the fee prescribed by division (F) | 3826 |
| of this section. | 3827 |
| (5) The board of trustees of the institution provides written | 3828 |
|
assurance to the | 3829 |
| will conduct biennial audits of the institution's administration | 3830 |
| of capital facilities projects in accordance with division (C) of | 3831 |
| section 3345.51 of the Revised Code. | 3832 |
| (6) The board of trustees of the institution agrees in | 3833 |
| writing to indemnify and hold harmless the state and the | 3834 |
| 3835 | |
| that results from the institution's administration of a capital | 3836 |
| facilities project. | 3837 |
| (E) Local administration competency certification granted | 3838 |
|
under this section shall remain in effect for as long as the | 3839 |
| 3840 |
| (1) The institution of higher education maintains a | 3841 |
| sufficient number of employees responsible for the administration | 3842 |
| of capital facilities projects who have successfully completed the | 3843 |
| certification program and have demonstrated a satisfactory level | 3844 |
| of knowledge of and competency in the requirements for | 3845 |
| administering capital facilities projects; | 3846 |
| (2) The institution is performing the biennial audits | 3847 |
| prescribed in division (C) of section 3345.51 of the Revised Code. | 3848 |
| If the | 3849 |
| institution of higher education has failed to comply with the | 3850 |
|
conditions of division (E)(1) or (2) of this section, the | 3851 |
| 3852 | |
| and shall notify the board of trustees of the institution in | 3853 |
| writing of the revocation. | 3854 |
| (F) The | 3855 |
| to the approval of the director of budget and management, the | 3856 |
| amount of the fee required to be paid by any institution of higher | 3857 |
| education that seeks certification under this section. The amount | 3858 |
| of the fees shall be set to cover the costs to implement this | 3859 |
| section, including the costs for materials and the competency | 3860 |
| certification training sessions. Any fees received under this | 3861 |
| section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the | 3862 |
| 3863 | |
| 3864 |
| (G) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an institution | 3865 |
| that administers a capital facilities project under section | 3866 |
| 3345.51 of the Revised Code from requesting guidance or other | 3867 |
|
services from the | 3868 |
| commission. | 3869 |
| Sec. 123.26. (A) The executive director of the Ohio | 3870 |
| facilities construction commission shall regulate the rate of | 3871 |
| tolls to be collected on the construction or improvement of the | 3872 |
| public works of the state, and shall fix all rentals and collect | 3873 |
| all tolls, rents, fines, commissions, fees, and other revenues | 3874 |
| arising from any source in the construction or improvement of the | 3875 |
| public works of the state. | 3876 |
| (B) Deposits made to the commission's fund in the state | 3877 |
| treasury under section 123.201 of the Revised Code shall consist | 3878 |
| of money received by the commission under division (A) of this | 3879 |
| section, fees paid under section 123.24 of the Revised Code, | 3880 |
| transfers of money to the fund authorized by the general assembly, | 3881 |
| and such amount of the investment earnings of the administrative | 3882 |
| building fund created in division (F) of section 154.24 of the | 3883 |
| Revised Code as the director of budget and management determines | 3884 |
| to be appropriate and in excess of the amounts required to meet | 3885 |
| estimated federal arbitrage rebate requirements. Money in the fund | 3886 |
| shall be used by the commission for the following purposes: | 3887 |
| (1) To pay personnel and other administrative expenses of the | 3888 |
| commission; | 3889 |
| (2) To pay the cost of conducting evaluations of public | 3890 |
| works; | 3891 |
| (3) To pay the cost of building design specifications; | 3892 |
| (4) To pay the cost of providing project management services; | 3893 |
| (5) To pay the cost of operating the local administration | 3894 |
| competency certification program prescribed by section 123.24 of | 3895 |
| the Revised Code; and | 3896 |
| (6) Any other purposes that the executive director of the | 3897 |
| commission determines to be necessary for the commission to | 3898 |
| execute its duties under this chapter. | 3899 |
| | 3900 |
| "Capital facilities project" means the construction, | 3901 |
| reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, alteration, or repair of | 3902 |
| a building by a public entity. | 3903 |
| "Public entity" includes a state agency and a state | 3904 |
| institution of higher education. | 3905 |
| "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning | 3906 |
| as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. | 3907 |
| (B) Commencing not later than July 1, 2012, and upon | 3908 |
| completion of a capital facilities project that is funded wholly | 3909 |
| or in part using state funds, each public entity shall submit a | 3910 |
| report about the project to the executive director of | 3911 |
| 3912 | |
| commission. The report shall be submitted in Ohio administrative | 3913 |
| knowledge system capital improvement format or in a manner | 3914 |
| determined by the executive director and not later than thirty | 3915 |
| days after the project is complete. The report shall provide the | 3916 |
| total original contract bid, total cost of change orders, total | 3917 |
| actual cost of the project, total costs incurred for mediation and | 3918 |
| litigation services, and any other data requested by the executive | 3919 |
| director. The first report submitted pursuant to this division | 3920 |
| shall include information about any capital facilities project | 3921 |
| completed on or after July 1, 2011. Any capital facilities project | 3922 |
| that is funded wholly or in part through appropriations made to | 3923 |
| the Ohio school facilities commission, the Ohio public works | 3924 |
| commission, or the Ohio cultural facilities commission, or for | 3925 |
| which a joint use agreement has been entered into with any public | 3926 |
| entity, is exempt from the reporting requirement prescribed under | 3927 |
| this division. | 3928 |
| (C) Commencing not later than July 1, 2012, and annually | 3929 |
| thereafter, the attorney general shall report to the executive | 3930 |
| director of the Ohio facilities construction commission on any | 3931 |
| mediation and litigation costs associated with capital facilities | 3932 |
| projects for which a judgment has been rendered. The report shall | 3933 |
| be submitted in a manner prescribed by the executive director and | 3934 |
| shall contain any information requested by the executive director | 3935 |
| related to capital facilities project mediation and litigation | 3936 |
| costs. | 3937 |
| (D) As soon as practicable after such information is made | 3938 |
|
available, the executive director of | 3939 |
| Ohio facilities construction commission shall incorporate the | 3940 |
| information reported pursuant to divisions (B) and (C) of this | 3941 |
| section into the Ohio administrative knowledge system. | 3942 |
| Sec. 124.04. In addition to those powers enumerated in | 3943 |
| Chapters 123. and 125. of the Revised Code and as provided | 3944 |
| elsewhere by law, the powers, duties, and functions of the | 3945 |
| department of administrative services not specifically vested in | 3946 |
| and assigned to, or to be performed by, the state personnel board | 3947 |
| of review are hereby vested in and assigned to, and shall be | 3948 |
| performed by, the director of administrative services. These | 3949 |
| powers, duties, and functions shall include, but shall not be | 3950 |
| limited to, the following powers, duties, and functions: | 3951 |
| (A) To prepare, conduct, and grade all competitive | 3952 |
|
examinations for positions in the classified | 3953 |
| state; | 3954 |
| (B) To prepare, conduct, and grade all noncompetitive | 3955 |
|
examinations for positions in the classified | 3956 |
| state; | 3957 |
| (C) To prepare eligible lists containing the names of persons | 3958 |
|
qualified for appointment to positions in the classified
| 3959 |
| service of the state; | 3960 |
| (D) To prepare or amend, in accordance with section 124.14 of | 3961 |
| the Revised Code, specifications descriptive of duties, | 3962 |
| responsibilities, requirements, and desirable qualifications of | 3963 |
|
the various classifications of positions in the | 3964 |
| the state; | 3965 |
| (E) To allocate and reallocate, upon the motion of the | 3966 |
| director or upon request of an appointing authority and in | 3967 |
| accordance with section 124.14 of the Revised Code, any position, | 3968 |
|
office, or employment in the | 3969 |
| appropriate classification on the basis of the duties, | 3970 |
| responsibilities, requirements, and qualifications of that | 3971 |
| position, office, or employment; | 3972 |
| (F) To develop and conduct personnel recruitment services and | 3973 |
| assist appointing authorities in recruiting qualified applicants | 3974 |
|
for positions in the | 3975 |
| (G) To conduct research on specifications, classifications, | 3976 |
|
and salaries of positions in the | 3977 |
| (H) To develop and conduct personnel training programs, | 3978 |
| including supervisory training programs and best practices plans, | 3979 |
| and to develop merit hiring processes, in cooperation with | 3980 |
| appointing authorities for positions in the service of the state; | 3981 |
| (I) To include periodically in communications sent to state | 3982 |
| employees both of the following: | 3983 |
| (1) Information developed under section 2108.34 of the | 3984 |
| Revised Code promoting the donation of anatomical gifts under | 3985 |
| Chapter 2108. of the Revised Code; | 3986 |
| (2) Information about the liver or kidney donor and bone | 3987 |
| marrow donor leave granted under section 124.139 of the Revised | 3988 |
| Code. | 3989 |
| (J) To enter into agreements with universities and colleges | 3990 |
| for in-service training of officers and employees in the civil | 3991 |
|
service
| 3992 |
| 3993 |
| (K) To appoint examiners, inspectors, clerks, and other | 3994 |
| assistants necessary in the exercise of the powers and performance | 3995 |
| of the duties and functions which the director is by law | 3996 |
| authorized and required to exercise and perform, and to prescribe | 3997 |
| the duties of all of those employees; | 3998 |
| (L) To maintain a journal, which shall be open to public | 3999 |
| inspection, in which the director shall keep a record of the | 4000 |
| director's final decision pertaining to the classification or | 4001 |
| reclassification of positions in the classified civil service of | 4002 |
| the state and assignment or reassignment of employees in the | 4003 |
| classified civil service of the state to specific position | 4004 |
| classifications; | 4005 |
| (M) To delegate any of the powers, functions, or duties | 4006 |
| granted or assigned to the director under this chapter to any | 4007 |
| other state agency of this state as the director considers | 4008 |
| necessary; | 4009 |
| (N) To delegate any of the powers, functions, or duties | 4010 |
| granted or assigned to the director under this chapter to any | 4011 |
| political subdivision with the concurrence of the legislative | 4012 |
| authority of the political subdivision. | 4013 |
| (O) To administer a state equal employment opportunity | 4014 |
| program. | 4015 |
| Sec. 124.06. No person shall be appointed, removed, | 4016 |
| transferred, laid off, suspended, reinstated, promoted, or reduced | 4017 |
| as an officer or employee in the civil service, in any manner or | 4018 |
| by any means other than those prescribed in this chapter, and the | 4019 |
| rules of the director of administrative services for positions in | 4020 |
| the service of the state or the municipal or civil service | 4021 |
| township civil service commission within their respective | 4022 |
| jurisdictions. | 4023 |
| Sec. 124.11. The civil service of the state and the several | 4024 |
| counties, cities, civil service townships, city health districts, | 4025 |
| general health districts, and city school districts of the state | 4026 |
| shall be divided into the unclassified service and the classified | 4027 |
| service. | 4028 |
| (A) The unclassified service shall comprise the following | 4029 |
| positions, which shall not be included in the classified service, | 4030 |
| and which shall be exempt from all examinations required by this | 4031 |
| chapter: | 4032 |
| (1) All officers elected by popular vote or persons appointed | 4033 |
| to fill vacancies in those offices; | 4034 |
| (2) All election officers as defined in section 3501.01 of | 4035 |
| the Revised Code; | 4036 |
| (3)(a) The members of all boards and commissions, and heads | 4037 |
| of principal departments, boards, and commissions appointed by the | 4038 |
| governor or by and with the governor's consent; | 4039 |
| (b) The heads of all departments appointed by a board of | 4040 |
| county commissioners; | 4041 |
| (c) The members of all boards and commissions and all heads | 4042 |
| of departments appointed by the mayor, or, if there is no mayor, | 4043 |
| such other similar chief appointing authority of any city or city | 4044 |
| school district; | 4045 |
| Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(17) or (C) of | 4046 |
| this section, this chapter does not exempt the chiefs of police | 4047 |
| departments and chiefs of fire departments of cities or civil | 4048 |
| service townships from the competitive classified service. | 4049 |
| (4) The members of county or district licensing boards or | 4050 |
| commissions and boards of revision, and not more than five deputy | 4051 |
| county auditors; | 4052 |
| (5) All officers and employees elected or appointed by either | 4053 |
| or both branches of the general assembly, and employees of the | 4054 |
| city legislative authority engaged in legislative duties; | 4055 |
| (6) All commissioned, warrant, and noncommissioned officers | 4056 |
| and enlisted persons in the Ohio organized militia, including | 4057 |
| military appointees in the adjutant general's department; | 4058 |
| (7)(a) All presidents, business managers, administrative | 4059 |
| officers, superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, | 4060 |
| deans, assistant deans, instructors, teachers, and such employees | 4061 |
| as are engaged in educational or research duties connected with | 4062 |
| the public school system, colleges, and universities, as | 4063 |
| determined by the governing body of the public school system, | 4064 |
| colleges, and universities; | 4065 |
| (b) The library staff of any library in the state supported | 4066 |
| wholly or in part at public expense. | 4067 |
| (8) Four clerical and administrative support employees for | 4068 |
| each of the elective state officers, four clerical and | 4069 |
| administrative support employees for each board of county | 4070 |
| commissioners and one such employee for each county commissioner, | 4071 |
| and four clerical and administrative support employees for other | 4072 |
| elective officers and each of the principal appointive executive | 4073 |
| officers, boards, or commissions, except for civil service | 4074 |
| commissions, that are authorized to appoint such clerical and | 4075 |
| administrative support employees; | 4076 |
| (9) The deputies and assistants of state agencies authorized | 4077 |
| to act for and on behalf of the agency, or holding a fiduciary or | 4078 |
| administrative relation to that agency and those persons employed | 4079 |
| by and directly responsible to elected county officials or a | 4080 |
| county administrator and holding a fiduciary or administrative | 4081 |
| relationship to such elected county officials or county | 4082 |
| administrator, and the employees of such county officials whose | 4083 |
| fitness would be impracticable to determine by competitive | 4084 |
| examination, provided that division (A)(9) of this section shall | 4085 |
| not affect those persons in county employment in the classified | 4086 |
| service as of September 19, 1961. Nothing in division (A)(9) of | 4087 |
| this section applies to any position in a county department of job | 4088 |
| and family services created pursuant to Chapter 329. of the | 4089 |
| Revised Code. | 4090 |
| (10) Bailiffs, constables, official stenographers, and | 4091 |
| commissioners of courts of record, deputies of clerks of the | 4092 |
| courts of common pleas who supervise or who handle public moneys | 4093 |
| or secured documents, and such officers and employees of courts of | 4094 |
| record and such deputies of clerks of the courts of common pleas | 4095 |
|
as the | 4096 |
| finds it impracticable to determine their fitness by competitive | 4097 |
| examination; | 4098 |
| (11) Assistants to the attorney general, special counsel | 4099 |
| appointed or employed by the attorney general, assistants to | 4100 |
| county prosecuting attorneys, and assistants to city directors of | 4101 |
| law; | 4102 |
| (12) Such teachers and employees in the agricultural | 4103 |
| experiment stations; such students in normal schools, colleges, | 4104 |
| and universities of the state who are employed by the state or a | 4105 |
| political subdivision of the state in student or intern | 4106 |
| classifications; and such unskilled labor positions as the | 4107 |
| director of administrative services, with respect to positions in | 4108 |
| the service of the state, or any municipal civil service | 4109 |
| commission may find it impracticable to include in the competitive | 4110 |
| classified service; provided such exemptions shall be by order of | 4111 |
| the commission or the director, duly entered on the record of the | 4112 |
| commission or the director with the reasons for each such | 4113 |
| exemption; | 4114 |
| (13) Any physician or dentist who is a full-time employee of | 4115 |
| the department of mental health, the department of developmental | 4116 |
| disabilities, or an institution under the jurisdiction of either | 4117 |
| department; and physicians who are in residency programs at the | 4118 |
| institutions; | 4119 |
| (14) Up to twenty positions at each institution under the | 4120 |
| jurisdiction of the department of mental health or the department | 4121 |
| of developmental disabilities that the department director | 4122 |
| determines to be primarily administrative or managerial; and up to | 4123 |
| fifteen positions in any division of either department, excluding | 4124 |
| administrative assistants to the director and division chiefs, | 4125 |
| which are within the immediate staff of a division chief and which | 4126 |
| the director determines to be primarily and distinctively | 4127 |
| administrative and managerial; | 4128 |
| (15) Noncitizens of the United States employed by the state, | 4129 |
| or its counties or cities, as physicians or nurses who are duly | 4130 |
| licensed to practice their respective professions under the laws | 4131 |
| of this state, or medical assistants, in mental or chronic disease | 4132 |
| hospitals, or institutions; | 4133 |
| (16) Employees of the governor's office; | 4134 |
| (17) Fire chiefs and chiefs of police in civil service | 4135 |
| townships appointed by boards of township trustees under section | 4136 |
| 505.38 or 505.49 of the Revised Code; | 4137 |
| (18) Executive directors, deputy directors, and program | 4138 |
| directors employed by boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and | 4139 |
| mental health services under Chapter 340. of the Revised Code, and | 4140 |
| secretaries of the executive directors, deputy directors, and | 4141 |
| program directors; | 4142 |
| (19) Superintendents, and management employees as defined in | 4143 |
| section 5126.20 of the Revised Code, of county boards of | 4144 |
| developmental disabilities; | 4145 |
| (20) Physicians, nurses, and other employees of a county | 4146 |
| hospital who are appointed pursuant to sections 339.03 and 339.06 | 4147 |
| of the Revised Code; | 4148 |
| (21) The executive director of the state medical board, who | 4149 |
| is appointed pursuant to division (B) of section 4731.05 of the | 4150 |
| Revised Code; | 4151 |
| (22) County directors of job and family services as provided | 4152 |
| in section 329.02 of the Revised Code and administrators appointed | 4153 |
| under section 329.021 of the Revised Code; | 4154 |
| (23) A director of economic development who is hired pursuant | 4155 |
| to division (A) of section 307.07 of the Revised Code; | 4156 |
| (24) Chiefs of construction and compliance, of operations and | 4157 |
| maintenance, of worker protection, and of licensing and | 4158 |
|
certification in the division of | 4159 |
| the department of commerce; | 4160 |
| (25) The executive director of a county transit system | 4161 |
| appointed under division (A) of section 306.04 of the Revised | 4162 |
| Code; | 4163 |
| (26) Up to five positions at each of the administrative | 4164 |
| departments listed in section 121.02 of the Revised Code and at | 4165 |
| the department of taxation, department of the adjutant general, | 4166 |
| department of education, Ohio board of regents, bureau of workers' | 4167 |
| compensation, industrial commission, state lottery commission, and | 4168 |
| public utilities commission of Ohio that the head of that | 4169 |
| administrative department or of that other state agency determines | 4170 |
| to be involved in policy development and implementation. The head | 4171 |
| of the administrative department or other state agency shall set | 4172 |
| the compensation for employees in these positions at a rate that | 4173 |
| is not less than the minimum compensation specified in pay range | 4174 |
| 41 but not more than the maximum compensation specified in pay | 4175 |
| range 44 of salary schedule E-2 in section 124.152 of the Revised | 4176 |
| Code. The authority to establish positions in the unclassified | 4177 |
| service under division (A)(26) of this section is in addition to | 4178 |
| and does not limit any other authority that an administrative | 4179 |
| department or state agency has under the Revised Code to establish | 4180 |
| positions, appoint employees, or set compensation. | 4181 |
| (27) Employees of the department of agriculture employed | 4182 |
| under section 901.09 of the Revised Code; | 4183 |
| (28) For cities, counties, civil service townships, city | 4184 |
| health districts, general health districts, and city school | 4185 |
| districts, the deputies and assistants of elective or principal | 4186 |
| executive officers authorized to act for and in the place of their | 4187 |
| principals or holding a fiduciary relation to their principals; | 4188 |
| (29) Employees who receive intermittent or temporary | 4189 |
| appointments under division (B) of section 124.30 of the Revised | 4190 |
| Code; | 4191 |
| (30) Employees appointed to administrative staff positions | 4192 |
| for which an appointing authority is given specific statutory | 4193 |
| authority to set compensation; | 4194 |
| (31) Employees appointed to highway patrol cadet or highway | 4195 |
| patrol cadet candidate classifications; | 4196 |
| (32) Employees placed in the unclassified service by another | 4197 |
| section of the Revised Code. | 4198 |
| (B) The classified service shall comprise all persons in the | 4199 |
| employ of the state and the several counties, cities, city health | 4200 |
| districts, general health districts, and city school districts of | 4201 |
| the state, not specifically included in the unclassified service. | 4202 |
| Upon the creation by the board of trustees of a civil service | 4203 |
| township civil service commission, the classified service shall | 4204 |
| also comprise, except as otherwise provided in division (A)(17) or | 4205 |
| (C) of this section, all persons in the employ of a civil service | 4206 |
| township police or fire department having ten or more full-time | 4207 |
| paid employees. The classified service consists of two classes, | 4208 |
| which shall be designated as the competitive class and the | 4209 |
| unskilled labor class. | 4210 |
| (1) The competitive class shall include all positions and | 4211 |
| employments in the state and the counties, cities, city health | 4212 |
| districts, general health districts, and city school districts of | 4213 |
| the state, and, upon the creation by the board of trustees of a | 4214 |
| civil service township of a township civil service commission, all | 4215 |
| positions in a civil service township police or fire department | 4216 |
| having ten or more full-time paid employees, for which it is | 4217 |
| practicable to determine the merit and fitness of applicants by | 4218 |
| competitive examinations. Appointments shall be made to, or | 4219 |
| employment shall be given in, all positions in the competitive | 4220 |
| class that are not filled by promotion, reinstatement, transfer, | 4221 |
| or reduction, as provided in this chapter, and the rules of the | 4222 |
| director of administrative services, by appointment from those | 4223 |
| certified to the appointing officer in accordance with this | 4224 |
| chapter. | 4225 |
| (2) The unskilled labor class shall include ordinary | 4226 |
| unskilled laborers. Vacancies in the labor class for positions in | 4227 |
| service of the state shall be filled by appointment from lists of | 4228 |
| applicants registered by the director or the director's designee. | 4229 |
| Vacancies in the labor class for all other positions shall be | 4230 |
| filled by appointment from lists of applicants registered by a | 4231 |
| commission. The director or the commission, as applicable, by | 4232 |
| rule, shall require an applicant for registration in the labor | 4233 |
| class to furnish evidence or take tests as the director or | 4234 |
| commission considers proper with respect to age, residence, | 4235 |
| physical condition, ability to labor, honesty, sobriety, industry, | 4236 |
| capacity, and experience in the work or employment for which | 4237 |
| application is made. Laborers who fulfill the requirements shall | 4238 |
| be placed on the eligible list for the kind of labor or employment | 4239 |
| sought, and preference shall be given in employment in accordance | 4240 |
| with the rating received from that evidence or in those tests. | 4241 |
| Upon the request of an appointing officer, stating the kind of | 4242 |
| labor needed, the pay and probable length of employment, and the | 4243 |
| number to be employed, the director or commission, as applicable, | 4244 |
| shall certify from the highest on the list double the number to be | 4245 |
| employed; from this number, the appointing officer shall appoint | 4246 |
| the number actually needed for the particular work. If more than | 4247 |
| one applicant receives the same rating, priority in time of | 4248 |
| application shall determine the order in which their names shall | 4249 |
| be certified for appointment. | 4250 |
| (C) A municipal or civil service township civil service | 4251 |
| commission may place volunteer firefighters who are paid on a | 4252 |
| fee-for-service basis in either the classified or the unclassified | 4253 |
| civil service. | 4254 |
| (D)(1) This division does not apply to persons in the | 4255 |
| unclassified service who have the right to resume positions in the | 4256 |
| classified service under sections 4121.121, 5119.071, 5120.38, | 4257 |
| 5120.381, 5120.382, 5123.08, 5139.02, and 5501.19 of the Revised | 4258 |
| Code. | 4259 |
| | 4260 |
| 4261 | |
| 4262 | |
| 4263 | |
| 4264 | |
| 4265 | |
| service and who is appointed to a position in the unclassified | 4266 |
| service shall retain the right to resume the position and status | 4267 |
| held by the person in the classified service immediately prior to | 4268 |
| the person's appointment to the position in the unclassified | 4269 |
| service, regardless of the number of positions the person held in | 4270 |
| the unclassified service. An employee's right to resume a position | 4271 |
| in the classified service may only be exercised when an appointing | 4272 |
| authority demotes the employee to a pay range lower than the | 4273 |
| employee's current pay range or revokes the employee's appointment | 4274 |
|
to the unclassified service | 4275 |
| (a) That person held a certified position prior to July 1, | 4276 |
| 2007, in the classified service within the appointing authority's | 4277 |
| agency; or | 4278 |
| (b) That person held a permanent position on or after July 1, | 4279 |
| 2007, in the classified service within the appointing authority's | 4280 |
| agency. | 4281 |
| (3) An employee forfeits the right to resume a position in | 4282 |
|
the classified service when | 4283 |
| (a) The employee is removed from the position in the | 4284 |
| unclassified service due to incompetence, inefficiency, | 4285 |
| dishonesty, drunkenness, immoral conduct, insubordination, | 4286 |
| discourteous treatment of the public, neglect of duty, violation | 4287 |
| of this chapter or the rules of the director of administrative | 4288 |
| services, any other failure of good behavior, any other acts of | 4289 |
| misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, or conviction | 4290 |
|
of a felony | 4291 |
| 4292 |
| (b) Upon transfer to a different agency. | 4293 |
| (4) Reinstatement to a position in the classified service | 4294 |
| shall be to a position substantially equal to that position in the | 4295 |
| classified service held previously, as certified by the director | 4296 |
| of administrative services. If the position the person previously | 4297 |
| held in the classified service has been placed in the unclassified | 4298 |
| service or is otherwise unavailable, the person shall be appointed | 4299 |
| to a position in the classified service within the appointing | 4300 |
| authority's agency that the director of administrative services | 4301 |
| certifies is comparable in compensation to the position the person | 4302 |
| previously held in the classified service. Service in the position | 4303 |
| in the unclassified service shall be counted as service in the | 4304 |
| position in the classified service held by the person immediately | 4305 |
| prior to the person's appointment to the position in the | 4306 |
| unclassified service. When a person is reinstated to a position in | 4307 |
| the classified service as provided in this division, the person is | 4308 |
| entitled to all rights, status, and benefits accruing to the | 4309 |
| position in the classified service during the person's time of | 4310 |
| service in the position in the unclassified service. | 4311 |
| Sec. 124.12. (A) Within ninety days after an appointing | 4312 |
| authority appoints an employee to an unclassified position in the | 4313 |
| service of the state, the appointing authority shall notify the | 4314 |
| department of administrative services of that appointment. | 4315 |
| (B) On the date an appointing authority appoints an employee | 4316 |
| to an unclassified position in the state service, the appointing | 4317 |
| authority shall provide the employee with written information | 4318 |
| describing the nature of employment in the unclassified civil | 4319 |
| service. Within thirty days after the date an appointing authority | 4320 |
| appoints an employee to an unclassified position in the state | 4321 |
| service, the appointing authority shall provide the employee with | 4322 |
| written information describing the duties of that position. | 4323 |
| Failure of the appointing authority to provide the written | 4324 |
| information described in this division to the employee does not | 4325 |
| confer any additional rights upon the employee in any appellate | 4326 |
| body with jurisdiction over an appeal of the employee. | 4327 |
| (C) The department shall develop and provide each appointing | 4328 |
|
authority in the | 4329 |
| description of the nature of employment in the unclassified civil | 4330 |
| service that shall be provided to employees under division (B) of | 4331 |
| this section. | 4332 |
| Sec. 124.14. (A)(1) The director of administrative services | 4333 |
| shall establish, and may modify or rescind, by rule, a job | 4334 |
| classification plan for all positions, offices, and employments | 4335 |
| the salaries of which are paid in whole or in part by the state. | 4336 |
| The director shall group jobs within a classification so that the | 4337 |
| positions are similar enough in duties and responsibilities to be | 4338 |
| described by the same title, to have the same pay assigned with | 4339 |
| equity, and to have the same qualifications for selection applied. | 4340 |
| The director shall, by rule, assign a classification title to each | 4341 |
| classification within the classification plan. However, the | 4342 |
| director shall consider in establishing classifications, including | 4343 |
| classifications with parenthetical titles, and assigning pay | 4344 |
| ranges such factors as duties performed only on one shift, special | 4345 |
| skills in short supply in the labor market, recruitment problems, | 4346 |
| separation rates, comparative salary rates, the amount of training | 4347 |
| required, and other conditions affecting employment. The director | 4348 |
| shall describe the duties and responsibilities of the class, | 4349 |
| establish the qualifications for being employed in each position | 4350 |
| in the class, and file with the secretary of state a copy of | 4351 |
| specifications for all of the classifications. The director shall | 4352 |
| file new, additional, or revised specifications with the secretary | 4353 |
| of state before they are used. | 4354 |
| The director shall, by rule, assign each classification, | 4355 |
| either on a statewide basis or in particular counties or state | 4356 |
| institutions, to a pay range established under section 124.15 or | 4357 |
| section 124.152 of the Revised Code. The director may assign a | 4358 |
| classification to a pay range on a temporary basis for a period of | 4359 |
| six months. The director may establish, by rule adopted under | 4360 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, experimental classification | 4361 |
| plans for some or all employees paid directly by warrant of the | 4362 |
| director of budget and management. The rule shall include | 4363 |
| specifications for each classification within the plan and shall | 4364 |
| specifically address compensation ranges, and methods for | 4365 |
| advancing within the ranges, for the classifications, which may be | 4366 |
| assigned to pay ranges other than the pay ranges established under | 4367 |
| section 124.15 or 124.152 of the Revised Code. | 4368 |
| (2) The director of administrative services may reassign to a | 4369 |
| proper classification those positions that have been assigned to | 4370 |
| an improper classification. If the compensation of an employee in | 4371 |
| such a reassigned position exceeds the maximum rate of pay for the | 4372 |
| employee's new classification, the employee shall be placed in pay | 4373 |
| step X and shall not receive an increase in compensation until the | 4374 |
| maximum rate of pay for that classification exceeds the employee's | 4375 |
| compensation. | 4376 |
| (3) The director may reassign an exempt employee, as defined | 4377 |
| in section 124.152 of the Revised Code, to a bargaining unit | 4378 |
| classification if the director determines that the bargaining unit | 4379 |
| classification is the proper classification for that employee. | 4380 |
| Notwithstanding Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code or instruments | 4381 |
| and contracts negotiated under it, these placements are at the | 4382 |
| director's discretion. | 4383 |
| (4) The director shall, by rule, assign related | 4384 |
| classifications, which form a career progression, to a | 4385 |
| classification series. The director shall, by rule, assign each | 4386 |
| classification in the classification plan a five-digit number, the | 4387 |
| first four digits of which shall denote the classification series | 4388 |
| to which the classification is assigned. When a career progression | 4389 |
| encompasses more than ten classifications, the director shall, by | 4390 |
| rule, identify the additional classifications belonging to a | 4391 |
| classification series. The additional classifications shall be | 4392 |
| part of the classification series, notwithstanding the fact that | 4393 |
| the first four digits of the number assigned to the additional | 4394 |
| classifications do not correspond to the first four digits of the | 4395 |
| numbers assigned to other classifications in the classification | 4396 |
| series. | 4397 |
| | 4398 |
| 4399 | |
| 4400 | |
| 4401 | |
| 4402 | |
| 4403 | |
| 4404 | |
| 4405 | |
| 4406 | |
| 4407 | |
| 4408 | |
| 4409 | |
| 4410 | |
| 4411 | |
| 4412 | |
| 4413 |
| (B) Division (A) of this section and sections 124.15 and | 4414 |
| 124.152 of the Revised Code do not apply to the following persons, | 4415 |
| positions, offices, and employments: | 4416 |
| (1) Elected officials; | 4417 |
| (2) Legislative employees, employees of the legislative | 4418 |
| service commission, employees in the office of the governor, | 4419 |
| employees who are in the unclassified civil service and exempt | 4420 |
| from collective bargaining coverage in the office of the secretary | 4421 |
| of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and attorney | 4422 |
| general, and employees of the supreme court; | 4423 |
| (3) Employees of a county children services board that | 4424 |
| establishes compensation rates under section 5153.12 of the | 4425 |
| Revised Code; | 4426 |
| (4) Any position for which the authority to determine | 4427 |
| compensation is given by law to another individual or entity; | 4428 |
| (5) Employees of the bureau of workers' compensation whose | 4429 |
| compensation the administrator of workers' compensation | 4430 |
| establishes under division (B) of section 4121.121 of the Revised | 4431 |
| Code. | 4432 |
| (C) The director may employ a consulting agency to aid and | 4433 |
| assist the director in carrying out this section. | 4434 |
| (D)(1) When the director proposes to modify a classification | 4435 |
| or the assignment of classes to appropriate pay ranges, the | 4436 |
| director shall send written notice of the proposed rule to the | 4437 |
| appointing authorities of the affected employees thirty days | 4438 |
| before a hearing on the proposed rule. The appointing authorities | 4439 |
| shall notify the affected employees regarding the proposed rule. | 4440 |
| The director also shall send those appointing authorities notice | 4441 |
| of any final rule that is adopted within ten days after adoption. | 4442 |
| (2) When the director proposes to reclassify any employee so | 4443 |
| that the employee is adversely affected, the director shall give | 4444 |
| to the employee affected and to the employee's appointing | 4445 |
| authority a written notice setting forth the proposed new | 4446 |
| classification, pay range, and salary. Upon the request of any | 4447 |
| classified employee in the service of the state who is not serving | 4448 |
| in a probationary period, the director shall perform a job audit | 4449 |
| to review the classification of the employee's position to | 4450 |
| determine whether the position is properly classified. The | 4451 |
| director shall give to the employee affected and to the employee's | 4452 |
| appointing authority a written notice of the director's | 4453 |
| determination whether or not to reclassify the position or to | 4454 |
| reassign the employee to another classification. An employee or | 4455 |
| appointing authority desiring a hearing shall file a written | 4456 |
| request for the hearing with the state personnel board of review | 4457 |
| within thirty days after receiving the notice. The board shall set | 4458 |
| the matter for a hearing and notify the employee and appointing | 4459 |
| authority of the time and place of the hearing. The employee, the | 4460 |
| appointing authority, or any authorized representative of the | 4461 |
| employee who wishes to submit facts for the consideration of the | 4462 |
| board shall be afforded reasonable opportunity to do so. After the | 4463 |
| hearing, the board shall consider anew the reclassification and | 4464 |
| may order the reclassification of the employee and require the | 4465 |
| director to assign the employee to such appropriate classification | 4466 |
| as the facts and evidence warrant. As provided in division (A)(1) | 4467 |
| of section 124.03 of the Revised Code, the board may determine the | 4468 |
| most appropriate classification for the position of any employee | 4469 |
| coming before the board, with or without a job audit. The board | 4470 |
| shall disallow any reclassification or reassignment classification | 4471 |
| of any employee when it finds that changes have been made in the | 4472 |
| duties and responsibilities of any particular employee for | 4473 |
| political, religious, or other unjust reasons. | 4474 |
| (E)(1) Employees of each county department of job and family | 4475 |
| services shall be paid a salary or wage established by the board | 4476 |
| of county commissioners. The provisions of section 124.18 of the | 4477 |
| Revised Code concerning the standard work week apply to employees | 4478 |
| of county departments of job and family services. A board of | 4479 |
| county commissioners may do either of the following: | 4480 |
| (a) Notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code, | 4481 |
| supplement the sick leave, vacation leave, personal leave, and | 4482 |
| other benefits of any employee of the county department of job and | 4483 |
| family services of that county, if the employee is eligible for | 4484 |
| the supplement under a written policy providing for the | 4485 |
| supplement; | 4486 |
| (b) Notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code, | 4487 |
| establish alternative schedules of sick leave, vacation leave, | 4488 |
| personal leave, or other benefits for employees not inconsistent | 4489 |
| with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement covering | 4490 |
| the affected employees. | 4491 |
| (2) Division (E)(1) of this section does not apply to | 4492 |
| employees for whom the state employment relations board | 4493 |
| establishes appropriate bargaining units pursuant to section | 4494 |
| 4117.06 of the Revised Code, except in either of the following | 4495 |
| situations: | 4496 |
| (a) The employees for whom the state employment relations | 4497 |
| board establishes appropriate bargaining units elect no | 4498 |
| representative in a board-conducted representation election. | 4499 |
| (b) After the state employment relations board establishes | 4500 |
| appropriate bargaining units for such employees, all employee | 4501 |
| organizations withdraw from a representation election. | 4502 |
| (F)(1) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of sections | 4503 |
| 124.01 to 124.64 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of | 4504 |
| each state university or college, as defined in section 3345.12 of | 4505 |
| the Revised Code, shall carry out all matters of governance | 4506 |
| involving the officers and employees of the university or college, | 4507 |
| including, but not limited to, the powers, duties, and functions | 4508 |
| of the department of administrative services and the director of | 4509 |
| administrative services specified in this chapter. Officers and | 4510 |
| employees of a state university or college shall have the right of | 4511 |
| appeal to the state personnel board of review as provided in this | 4512 |
| chapter. | 4513 |
| (2) Each board of trustees shall adopt rules under section | 4514 |
| 111.15 of the Revised Code to carry out the matters of governance | 4515 |
| described in division (F)(1) of this section. Until the board of | 4516 |
| trustees adopts those rules, a state university or college shall | 4517 |
| continue to operate pursuant to the applicable rules adopted by | 4518 |
| the director of administrative services under this chapter. | 4519 |
| (G)(1) Each board of county commissioners may, by a | 4520 |
| resolution adopted by a majority of its members, establish a | 4521 |
| county personnel department to exercise the powers, duties, and | 4522 |
| functions specified in division (G) of this section. As used in | 4523 |
| division (G) of this section, "county personnel department" means | 4524 |
| a county personnel department established by a board of county | 4525 |
| commissioners under division (G)(1) of this section. | 4526 |
| (2)(a) Each board of county commissioners, by a resolution | 4527 |
| adopted by a majority of its members, may designate the county | 4528 |
| personnel department of the county to exercise the powers, duties, | 4529 |
| and functions specified in sections 124.01 to 124.64 and Chapter | 4530 |
| 325. of the Revised Code with regard to employees in the service | 4531 |
| of the county, except for the powers and duties of the state | 4532 |
| personnel board of review, which powers and duties shall not be | 4533 |
| construed as having been modified or diminished in any manner by | 4534 |
| division (G)(2) of this section, with respect to the employees for | 4535 |
| whom the board of county commissioners is the appointing authority | 4536 |
| or co-appointing authority. | 4537 |
| (b) Nothing in division (G)(2) of this section shall be | 4538 |
| construed to limit the right of any employee who possesses the | 4539 |
| right of appeal to the state personnel board of review to continue | 4540 |
| to possess that right of appeal. | 4541 |
| (c) Any board of county commissioners that has established a | 4542 |
| county personnel department may contract with the department of | 4543 |
| administrative services, in accordance with division (H) of this | 4544 |
| section, another political subdivision, or an appropriate public | 4545 |
| or private entity to provide competitive testing services or other | 4546 |
| appropriate services. | 4547 |
| (3) After the county personnel department of a county has | 4548 |
| been established as described in division (G)(2) of this section, | 4549 |
| any elected official, board, agency, or other appointing authority | 4550 |
| of that county, upon written notification to the county personnel | 4551 |
| department, may elect to use the services and facilities of the | 4552 |
| county personnel department. Upon receipt of the notification by | 4553 |
| the county personnel department, the county personnel department | 4554 |
| shall exercise the powers, duties, and functions as described in | 4555 |
| division (G)(2) of this section with respect to the employees of | 4556 |
| that elected official, board, agency, or other appointing | 4557 |
| authority. | 4558 |
| (4) Each board of county commissioners, by a resolution | 4559 |
| adopted by a majority of its members, may disband the county | 4560 |
| personnel department. | 4561 |
| (5) Any elected official, board, agency, or appointing | 4562 |
| authority of a county may end its involvement with a county | 4563 |
| personnel department upon actual receipt by the department of a | 4564 |
| certified copy of the notification that contains the decision to | 4565 |
| no longer participate. | 4566 |
| (6) | 4567 |
| 4568 | |
| 4569 |
| | 4570 |
| carrying out its duties, shall adhere to merit system principles | 4571 |
| with regard to employees of county departments of job and family | 4572 |
| services, child support enforcement agencies, and public child | 4573 |
| welfare agencies so that there is no threatened loss of federal | 4574 |
|
funding for these agencies, and | 4575 |
| is financially liable to the state for any loss of federal funds | 4576 |
| due to the action or inaction of the county personnel department. | 4577 |
| 4578 | |
| 4579 | |
| 4580 | |
| 4581 | |
| 4582 | |
| 4583 |
| | 4584 |
| 4585 | |
| 4586 | |
| 4587 | |
| 4588 | |
| 4589 | |
| 4590 | |
| 4591 | |
| 4592 | |
| 4593 |
| (H) County agencies may contract with the department of | 4594 |
| administrative services for any human resources services, | 4595 |
| including, but not limited to, establishment and modification of | 4596 |
| job classification plans, competitive testing services, and | 4597 |
| periodic audits and reviews to guarantee the county's uniform | 4598 |
| application of the powers, duties, and functions specified in | 4599 |
| sections 124.01 to 124.64 and Chapter 325. of the Revised Code | 4600 |
| with regard to employees in the service of the county. Nothing in | 4601 |
| this division modifies the powers and duties of the state | 4602 |
| personnel board of review with respect to employees in the service | 4603 |
| of the county. Nothing in this division limits the right of any | 4604 |
| employee who possesses the right of appeal to the state personnel | 4605 |
| board of review to continue to possess that right of appeal. | 4606 |
| (I) The director of administrative services shall establish | 4607 |
| the rate and method of compensation for all employees who are paid | 4608 |
| directly by warrant of the director of budget and management and | 4609 |
| who are serving in positions that the director of administrative | 4610 |
| services has determined impracticable to include in the state job | 4611 |
| classification plan. This division does not apply to elected | 4612 |
| officials, legislative employees, employees of the legislative | 4613 |
| service commission, employees who are in the unclassified civil | 4614 |
| service and exempt from collective bargaining coverage in the | 4615 |
| office of the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of | 4616 |
| state, and attorney general, employees of the courts, employees of | 4617 |
| the bureau of workers' compensation whose compensation the | 4618 |
| administrator of workers' compensation establishes under division | 4619 |
| (B) of section 4121.121 of the Revised Code, or employees of an | 4620 |
| appointing authority authorized by law to fix the compensation of | 4621 |
| those employees. | 4622 |
| | 4623 |
| rate of compensation for all intermittent, seasonal, temporary, | 4624 |
| emergency, and casual employees in the service of the state who | 4625 |
| are not considered public employees under section 4117.01 of the | 4626 |
| Revised Code. Those employees are not entitled to receive employee | 4627 |
| benefits. This rate of compensation shall be equitable in terms of | 4628 |
| the rate of employees serving in the same or similar | 4629 |
| classifications. This division does not apply to elected | 4630 |
| officials, legislative employees, employees of the legislative | 4631 |
| service commission, employees who are in the unclassified civil | 4632 |
| service and exempt from collective bargaining coverage in the | 4633 |
| office of the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of | 4634 |
| state, and attorney general, employees of the courts, employees of | 4635 |
| the bureau of workers' compensation whose compensation the | 4636 |
| administrator establishes under division (B) of section 4121.121 | 4637 |
| of the Revised Code, or employees of an appointing authority | 4638 |
| authorized by law to fix the compensation of those employees. | 4639 |
| Sec. 124.231. (A) As used in this section, "legally blind | 4640 |
| person" means any person who qualifies as being blind under any | 4641 |
| Ohio or federal statute, or any rule adopted thereunder. As used | 4642 |
| in this section, "legally deaf person" means any person who | 4643 |
| qualifies as being deaf under any Ohio or federal statute, or any | 4644 |
| rule adopted thereunder. | 4645 |
| (B) When an examination is to be administered under sections | 4646 |
|
124.01 to | 4647 |
| administrative services or the director's designee shall whenever | 4648 |
| practicable arrange for special examinations to be administered to | 4649 |
| legally blind or legally deaf persons applying for positions in | 4650 |
| the classified service of the state to ensure that the abilities | 4651 |
| of such applicants are properly assessed and that such applicants | 4652 |
| are not subject to discrimination because they are legally blind | 4653 |
| or legally deaf persons. | 4654 |
| Sec. 124.241. As used in this section, "professional | 4655 |
| employee" has the same meaning as in section 5126.20 of the | 4656 |
| Revised Code and "registered service employee" means a service | 4657 |
| employee, as defined in section 5126.20 of the Revised Code, who | 4658 |
| is registered under section 5126.25 of the Revised Code. | 4659 |
| County boards of developmental disabilities may hire | 4660 |
| professional employees and registered service employees in the | 4661 |
| classified service on the basis of the candidates' qualifications | 4662 |
|
rather than on the basis of the results of | 4663 |
|
examination
| 4664 |
| 4665 |
| Sec. 124.25. The director of administrative services shall | 4666 |
| require persons applying for an examination for original | 4667 |
| appointment in the service of the state to file with the director | 4668 |
| or the director's designee, within reasonable time prior to the | 4669 |
| examination, a formal application, in which the applicant shall | 4670 |
| state the applicant's name, address, and such other information as | 4671 |
| may reasonably be required concerning the applicant's education | 4672 |
| and experience. No inquiry shall be made as to religious or | 4673 |
| political affiliations or as to racial or ethnic origin of the | 4674 |
| applicant, except as necessary to gather equal employment | 4675 |
| opportunity or other statistics that, when compiled, will not | 4676 |
| identify any specific individual. | 4677 |
| Blank forms for applications shall be furnished by the | 4678 |
| director or the director's designee without charge to any person | 4679 |
| requesting the same. The director or the director's designee may | 4680 |
| require in connection with such application such certificate of | 4681 |
| persons having knowledge of the applicant as the good of the | 4682 |
| service demands. The director or the director's designee may | 4683 |
| refuse to appoint or examine an applicant, or, after an | 4684 |
| examination, refuse to certify the applicant as eligible, who is | 4685 |
| found to lack any of the established preliminary requirements for | 4686 |
| the examination, who is addicted to the habitual use of | 4687 |
| intoxicating liquors or drugs to excess, who has a pattern of poor | 4688 |
| work habits and performance with previous employers, who has been | 4689 |
| convicted of a felony, who has been guilty of infamous or | 4690 |
| notoriously disgraceful conduct, who has been dismissed from | 4691 |
| either branch of the civil service for delinquency or misconduct, | 4692 |
| or who has made false statements of any material fact, or | 4693 |
| practiced, or attempted to practice, any deception or fraud in the | 4694 |
| application or examination, in establishing eligibility, or | 4695 |
| securing an appointment. | 4696 |
| Sec. 124.26. From the returns of | 4697 |
| positions in the service of the state, the director of | 4698 |
| administrative services or the director's designee shall prepare | 4699 |
| an eligible list of the persons whose general average standing | 4700 |
| upon examinations for the class or position is not less than the | 4701 |
| minimum fixed by the rules of the director, and who are otherwise | 4702 |
| eligible. Those persons shall take rank upon the eligible list as | 4703 |
| candidates in the order of their relative excellence as determined | 4704 |
| by the examination without reference to priority of the time of | 4705 |
| examination. If two or more applicants receive the same mark in an | 4706 |
| open competitive examination, priority in the time of filing the | 4707 |
| application with the director or the director's designee shall | 4708 |
| determine the order in which their names shall be placed on the | 4709 |
| eligible list, except that applicants eligible for veteran's | 4710 |
| preference under section 124.23 of the Revised Code shall receive | 4711 |
| priority in rank on the eligible list over nonveterans on the list | 4712 |
| with a rating equal to that of the veteran. Ties among veterans | 4713 |
| shall be decided by priority of filing the application. | 4714 |
| | 4715 |
| position. An expired eligible list may be used to fill a position | 4716 |
| of the same classification within the same appointing authority | 4717 |
| for which the list was created. But, in no event shall an expired | 4718 |
| list be used more than one year past its expiration date. | 4719 |
| Sec. 124.27. (A) Appointments to all positions in the | 4720 |
| classified civil service of the state, that are not filled by | 4721 |
| promotion, transfer, or reduction, as provided in sections 124.01 | 4722 |
| to 124.64 of the Revised Code and the rules of the director | 4723 |
| prescribed under those sections, shall be made only from those | 4724 |
| persons whose names take rank order on an eligible list, and no | 4725 |
| employment, except as provided in those sections, shall be | 4726 |
|
otherwise given in the classified civil service of this state | 4727 |
| 4728 | |
| shall appoint in the following manner: each time a selection is | 4729 |
| made, it shall be from one of the names that ranks in the top | 4730 |
| twenty-five per cent of the eligible list. But, in the event that | 4731 |
| ten or fewer names are on the eligible list, the appointing | 4732 |
| authority may select any of the listed candidates, or if the top | 4733 |
| twenty-five per cent of the eligible list is ten or fewer names, | 4734 |
| the appointing authority may select from one of the names that | 4735 |
| rank in the top ten of the eligible list. Each person who | 4736 |
| qualifies for the veteran's preference under section 124.23 of the | 4737 |
| Revised Code, who is a resident of this state, and whose name is | 4738 |
| on the eligible list for a position is entitled to preference in | 4739 |
| original appointment to any such competitive position in the | 4740 |
| classified civil service of the state
| 4741 |
| over all other persons who are eligible for those appointments and | 4742 |
| who are standing on the relevant eligible list with a rating equal | 4743 |
| to that of the person qualifying for the veteran's preference. | 4744 |
| (B) All original and promotional appointments in the civil | 4745 |
| service of the state, including appointments made pursuant to | 4746 |
| section 124.30 of the Revised Code, but not intermittent | 4747 |
| appointments, shall be for a probationary period, not less than | 4748 |
| sixty days nor more than one year, to be fixed by the rules of the | 4749 |
| director, except as provided in section 124.231 of the Revised | 4750 |
| Code, and except for original appointments to a police department | 4751 |
| as a police officer or to a fire department as a firefighter which | 4752 |
| shall be for a probationary period of one year. No appointment or | 4753 |
| promotion is final until the appointee has satisfactorily served | 4754 |
| the probationary period. If the service of the probationary | 4755 |
| employee is unsatisfactory, the employee may be removed or reduced | 4756 |
| at any time during the probationary period. If the appointing | 4757 |
| authority decides to remove a probationary employee in the service | 4758 |
| of the state, the appointing authority shall communicate the | 4759 |
| removal to the director. A probationary employee duly removed or | 4760 |
| reduced in position for unsatisfactory service does not have the | 4761 |
| right to appeal the removal or reduction under section 124.34 of | 4762 |
| the Revised Code. | 4763 |
| Sec. 124.30. (A) | 4764 |
| 4765 | |
| competition as follows: | 4766 |
| (1) Whenever there are urgent reasons for filling a vacancy | 4767 |
| in any position in the classified civil service of the state and | 4768 |
| the director of administrative services is unable to certify to | 4769 |
| the appointing authority, upon its request, a list of persons | 4770 |
| eligible for appointment to the position after a competitive | 4771 |
| examination, the appointing authority may fill the position by | 4772 |
| noncompetitive examination. | 4773 |
| A temporary appointment may be made without regard to the | 4774 |
| rules of sections 124.01 to 124.64 of the Revised Code. Except as | 4775 |
| otherwise provided in this division, the temporary appointment may | 4776 |
| not continue longer than one hundred twenty days, and in no case | 4777 |
| shall successive temporary appointments be made. A temporary | 4778 |
| appointment longer than one hundred twenty days may be made if | 4779 |
| necessary by reason of sickness, disability, or other approved | 4780 |
| leave of absence of regular officers or employees, in which case | 4781 |
| it may continue during the period of sickness, disability, or | 4782 |
| other approved leave of absence, subject to the rules of the | 4783 |
| director. | 4784 |
| (2) In case of a vacancy in a position in the classified | 4785 |
| civil service of the state where peculiar and exceptional | 4786 |
| qualifications of a scientific, managerial, professional, or | 4787 |
| educational character are required, and upon satisfactory evidence | 4788 |
| that for specified reasons competition in this special case is | 4789 |
| impracticable and that the position can best be filled by a | 4790 |
| selection of some designated person of high and recognized | 4791 |
| attainments in those qualities, the director may suspend the | 4792 |
| provisions of sections 124.01 to 124.64 of the Revised Code that | 4793 |
| require competition in this special case, but no suspension shall | 4794 |
| be general in its application. All such cases of suspension shall | 4795 |
| be reported in the annual report of the director with the reasons | 4796 |
| for each suspension. The director shall suspend the provisions | 4797 |
| when the director of job and family services provides the | 4798 |
| certification under section 5101.051 of the Revised Code that a | 4799 |
| position with the department of job and family services can best | 4800 |
| be filled if the provisions are suspended. | 4801 |
| (3) The acceptance or refusal by an eligible person of a | 4802 |
| temporary appointment shall not affect the person's standing on | 4803 |
| the eligible list for permanent appointment, nor shall the period | 4804 |
| of temporary service be counted as a part of the probationary | 4805 |
| service in case of subsequent appointment to a permanent position. | 4806 |
| (B) Persons who receive temporary or intermittent | 4807 |
| appointments are in the unclassified civil service and serve at | 4808 |
| the pleasure of their appointing authority. | 4809 |
| Sec. 124.31. Vacancies in positions in the classified civil | 4810 |
| service of the state shall be filled insofar as practicable by | 4811 |
| promotions. The director of administrative services shall provide | 4812 |
| in the director's rules for keeping a record of efficiency for | 4813 |
| each employee in the classified civil service of the state, and | 4814 |
| for making promotions in the classified civil service of the state | 4815 |
| on the basis of merit and by conduct and capacity in office. | 4816 |
| Sec. 125.05. Except as provided in division (F) of this | 4817 |
| section, no state agency shall purchase any supplies or services | 4818 |
| except as provided in divisions (A) to (D) of this section. | 4819 |
| (A) Subject to division (E) of this section, a state agency | 4820 |
| may, without competitive selection, make any purchase of supplies | 4821 |
| or services that cost twenty-five thousand dollars or less. The | 4822 |
| agency may make the purchase directly or may make the purchase | 4823 |
| from or through the department of administrative services, | 4824 |
| whichever the agency determines. The agency shall adopt written | 4825 |
| procedures consistent with the department's purchasing procedures | 4826 |
| and shall use those procedures when making purchases under this | 4827 |
| division. | 4828 |
| (B) Subject to division (E) of this section and in accordance | 4829 |
| with section 125.051 of the Revised Code, a state agency may make | 4830 |
| purchases of supplies and services that cost more than twenty-five | 4831 |
| thousand dollars but less than fifty thousand dollars if the | 4832 |
| purchases are made under the direction of an employee of the | 4833 |
| agency who is certified by the department to make purchases and if | 4834 |
| the purchases comply with the department's purchasing procedures. | 4835 |
| Section 127.16 of the Revised Code does not apply to purchases | 4836 |
| made under this division. Until the certification effective date | 4837 |
| established by the department in rules adopted under section | 4838 |
| 125.051 of the Revised Code, state agencies may make purchases of | 4839 |
| supplies and services that cost more than twenty-five thousand | 4840 |
| dollars but less than fifty thousand dollars in the same manner as | 4841 |
| provided in division (A) of this section. | 4842 |
| (C) Subject to division (E) of this section, a state agency | 4843 |
| wanting to purchase supplies or services that cost more than | 4844 |
| twenty-five thousand dollars shall, unless otherwise authorized by | 4845 |
| law, make the purchase from or through the department. The | 4846 |
| department shall make the purchase by competitive selection. If | 4847 |
| the director of administrative services determines that it is not | 4848 |
| possible or not advantageous to the state for the department to | 4849 |
| make the purchase, the department shall grant the agency a release | 4850 |
| and permit under section 125.06 of the Revised Code to make the | 4851 |
| purchase. Section 127.16 of the Revised Code does not apply to | 4852 |
| purchases the department makes under this section. | 4853 |
| (D) An agency that has been granted a release and permit to | 4854 |
| make a purchase may make the purchase without competitive | 4855 |
| selection if after making the purchase the cumulative purchase | 4856 |
| threshold as computed under division (E) of section 127.16 of the | 4857 |
| Revised Code would: | 4858 |
| (1) Be exceeded and the controlling board approves the | 4859 |
| purchase; | 4860 |
| (2) Not be exceeded and the department of administrative | 4861 |
| services approves the purchase. | 4862 |
| (E) Not later than the thirty-first day of January of each | 4863 |
| even-numbered year, the directors of administrative services and | 4864 |
| budget and management shall review and recommend to the general | 4865 |
| assembly, if necessary, adjustments to the amounts specified in | 4866 |
| divisions (A) to (C) of this section and division (B) of section | 4867 |
| 127.16 of the Revised Code. | 4868 |
| (F) If | 4869 |
|
education | 4870 |
| it can purchase software services or supplies for specified school | 4871 |
| districts at a price less than the price for which the districts | 4872 |
| could purchase the same software services or supplies for | 4873 |
|
themselves, the | 4874 |
| that fact to the department of administrative services and, acting | 4875 |
| as an agent for the specified school districts, shall make that | 4876 |
| purchase without following the provisions in divisions (A) to (D) | 4877 |
| of this section. | 4878 |
| Sec. 125.082. (A) When purchasing equipment, materials, or | 4879 |
| supplies, the general assembly; the offices of all elected state | 4880 |
| officers; all departments, boards, offices, commissions, agencies, | 4881 |
| institutions, including, without limitation, state-supported | 4882 |
| institutions of higher education, and other instrumentalities of | 4883 |
| this state; the supreme court; all courts of appeals; and all | 4884 |
| courts of common pleas, may purchase recycled products in | 4885 |
| accordance with the guidelines adopted under division (B) of this | 4886 |
| section if the products are available and meet the performance | 4887 |
| specifications of the procuring entities. Purchases of recycled | 4888 |
| products shall comply with any rules adopted under division (C) of | 4889 |
| this section. | 4890 |
| (B) The director of administrative services shall adopt rules | 4891 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing | 4892 |
| guidelines for the procurement of recycled products pursuant to | 4893 |
| division (A) of this section. To the extent practicable, the | 4894 |
| guidelines shall do all of the following: | 4895 |
| (1) Be consistent with and substantially equivalent to any | 4896 |
| relevant regulations adopted by the administrator of the United | 4897 |
| States environmental protection agency pursuant to the "Resource | 4898 |
| Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976," 90 Stat. 2806, 42 U.S.C.A. | 4899 |
| 6921, as amended; | 4900 |
| (2) Establish the minimum percentage of recycled materials | 4901 |
| the various products shall contain in order to be considered | 4902 |
| "recycled" for the purposes of division (A) of this section; | 4903 |
| (3) So far as practicable and economically feasible, | 4904 |
| incorporate specifications for recycled-content materials to | 4905 |
| promote the use and purchase of recycled products by state | 4906 |
| agencies. | 4907 |
| (C) The director may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter | 4908 |
| 119. of the Revised Code establishing a maximum percentage by | 4909 |
| which the cost of recycled products purchased under division (A) | 4910 |
| of this section may exceed the cost of comparable products made of | 4911 |
| virgin materials. | 4912 |
| (D) The department of administrative services and the | 4913 |
| 4914 | |
| annually shall prepare and submit to the governor, president of | 4915 |
| the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives a report | 4916 |
| that describes, so far as practicable, the value and types of | 4917 |
| recycled products that are purchased with moneys disbursed from | 4918 |
| the state treasury by the general assembly; the offices of all | 4919 |
| elected state officers; and all departments, boards, offices, | 4920 |
| commissions, agencies, and institutions of this state. | 4921 |
| Sec. 125.14. (A) The director of administrative services | 4922 |
| shall allocate any proceeds from the transfer, sale, or lease of | 4923 |
| excess and surplus supplies in the following manner: | 4924 |
| (1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this | 4925 |
| section, the proceeds of such a transfer, sale, or lease shall be | 4926 |
| paid into the state treasury to the credit of the investment | 4927 |
| recovery fund, which is hereby created. | 4928 |
| (2) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this | 4929 |
| section, when supplies originally were purchased with funds from | 4930 |
| nongeneral revenue fund sources, the director shall determine what | 4931 |
| fund or account originally was used to purchase the supplies, and | 4932 |
| the credit for the proceeds from any transfer, sale, or lease of | 4933 |
| those supplies shall be transferred to that fund or account. If | 4934 |
| the director cannot determine which fund or account originally was | 4935 |
| used to purchase the supplies, if the fund or account is no longer | 4936 |
| active, or if the proceeds from the transfer, sale, or lease of a | 4937 |
| unit of supplies are less than one hundred dollars or any larger | 4938 |
| amount the director may establish with the approval of the | 4939 |
| director of budget and management, then the proceeds from the | 4940 |
| transfer, sale, or lease of such supplies shall be paid into the | 4941 |
| state treasury to the credit of the investment recovery fund. | 4942 |
| (B) The investment recovery fund shall be used to pay for the | 4943 |
| operating expenses of the state surplus property program. Any | 4944 |
| amounts in excess of these operating expenses shall periodically | 4945 |
| be transferred to the general revenue fund of the state. If | 4946 |
| proceeds paid into the investment recovery fund are insufficient | 4947 |
| to pay for the program's operating expenses, a service fee may be | 4948 |
| charged to state agencies to eliminate the deficit. | 4949 |
| (C) Proceeds from the sale of recyclable goods and materials | 4950 |
| shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the | 4951 |
| recycled materials fund, which is hereby created, except that the | 4952 |
|
director of | 4953 |
|
request, may grant an exemption from this requirement. The | 4954 |
| 4955 | |
| 4956 | |
| for the benefit of recycling programs in state agencies. | 4957 |
| Sec. 126.14. The release of any money appropriated for the | 4958 |
| purchase of real estate shall be approved by the controlling | 4959 |
| board. The release of money appropriated for all other capital | 4960 |
| projects is also subject to the approval of the controlling board, | 4961 |
| except that the director of budget and management may approve the | 4962 |
| release of money appropriated for specific projects in accordance | 4963 |
| with the requirements of this section and except that the director | 4964 |
| of budget and management may approve the release of unencumbered | 4965 |
| capital balances, for a project to repair, remove, or prevent a | 4966 |
| public exigency declared to exist by the director of | 4967 |
|
administrative services under section | 4968 |
| Code, or by the executive director of the Ohio facilities | 4969 |
| construction commission under section 123.23 of the Revised Code, | 4970 |
| in the amount designated in that declaration. | 4971 |
| Within sixty days after the effective date of any act | 4972 |
| appropriating money for capital projects, the director shall | 4973 |
| determine which appropriations are for general projects and which | 4974 |
| are for specific projects. Specific projects may include specific | 4975 |
| higher education projects that are to be funded from general | 4976 |
| purpose appropriations from the higher education improvement fund | 4977 |
| created in section 154.21 of the Revised Code. Upon determining | 4978 |
| which projects are general and which are specific, the director | 4979 |
| shall submit to the controlling board a list that includes a brief | 4980 |
| description of and the estimated expenditures for each specific | 4981 |
| project. The release of money for any specific higher education | 4982 |
| projects that are to be funded from general purpose appropriations | 4983 |
| from the higher education improvement fund but that are not | 4984 |
| included on the list, and the release of money for any specific | 4985 |
| higher education projects included on the list that will exceed | 4986 |
| the estimated expenditures by more than ten per cent, are subject | 4987 |
| to the approval of the controlling board. The director may create | 4988 |
| new appropriation line items and make transfers of appropriations | 4989 |
| to them for specific higher education projects included on the | 4990 |
| list that are to be funded from general purpose appropriations for | 4991 |
| basic renovations that are made from the higher education | 4992 |
| improvement fund. | 4993 |
| Sec. 140.01. As used in this chapter: | 4994 |
| (A) "Hospital agency" means any public hospital agency or any | 4995 |
| nonprofit hospital agency. | 4996 |
| (B) "Public hospital agency" means any county, board of | 4997 |
| county hospital trustees established pursuant to section 339.02 of | 4998 |
| the Revised Code, county hospital commission established pursuant | 4999 |
| to section 339.14 of the Revised Code, municipal corporation, new | 5000 |
| community authority organized under Chapter 349. of the Revised | 5001 |
| Code, joint township hospital district, state or municipal | 5002 |
| university or college operating or authorized to operate a | 5003 |
| hospital facility, or the state. | 5004 |
| (C) "Nonprofit hospital agency" means a corporation or | 5005 |
| association not for profit, no part of the net earnings of which | 5006 |
| inures or may lawfully inure to the benefit of any private | 5007 |
| shareholder or individual, that has authority to own or operate a | 5008 |
| hospital facility or provides or is to provide services to one or | 5009 |
| more other hospital agencies. | 5010 |
| (D) "Governing body" means, in the case of a county, the | 5011 |
| board of county commissioners or other legislative body; in the | 5012 |
| case of a board of county hospital trustees, the board; in the | 5013 |
| case of a county hospital commission, the commission; in the case | 5014 |
| of a municipal corporation, the council or other legislative | 5015 |
| authority; in the case of a new community authority, its board of | 5016 |
| trustees; in the case of a joint township hospital district, the | 5017 |
| joint township district hospital board; in the case of a state or | 5018 |
| municipal university or college, its board of trustees or board of | 5019 |
| directors; in the case of a nonprofit hospital agency, the board | 5020 |
| of trustees or other body having general management of the agency; | 5021 |
| and, in the case of the state, the director of development or the | 5022 |
| Ohio higher educational facility commission. | 5023 |
| (E) "Hospital facilities" means buildings, structures and | 5024 |
| other improvements, additions thereto and extensions thereof, | 5025 |
| furnishings, equipment, and real estate and interests in real | 5026 |
| estate, used or to be used for or in connection with one or more | 5027 |
| hospitals, emergency, intensive, intermediate, extended, | 5028 |
| long-term, or self-care facilities, diagnostic and treatment and | 5029 |
| out-patient facilities, facilities related to programs for home | 5030 |
| health services, clinics, laboratories, public health centers, | 5031 |
| research facilities, and rehabilitation facilities, for or | 5032 |
| pertaining to diagnosis, treatment, care, or rehabilitation of | 5033 |
| sick, ill, injured, infirm, impaired, disabled, or handicapped | 5034 |
| persons, or the prevention, detection, and control of disease, and | 5035 |
| also includes education, training, and food service facilities for | 5036 |
| health professions personnel, housing facilities for such | 5037 |
| personnel and their families, and parking and service facilities | 5038 |
| in connection with any of the foregoing; and includes any one, | 5039 |
| part of, or any combination of the foregoing; and further includes | 5040 |
| site improvements, utilities, machinery, facilities, furnishings, | 5041 |
| and any separate or connected buildings, structures, improvements, | 5042 |
| sites, utilities, facilities, or equipment to be used in, or in | 5043 |
| connection with the operation or maintenance of, or supplementing | 5044 |
| or otherwise related to the services or facilities to be provided | 5045 |
| by, any one or more of such hospital facilities. | 5046 |
| (F) "Costs of hospital facilities" means the costs of | 5047 |
| acquiring hospital facilities or interests in hospital facilities, | 5048 |
| including membership interests in nonprofit hospital agencies, | 5049 |
| costs of constructing hospital facilities, costs of improving one | 5050 |
| or more hospital facilities, including reconstructing, | 5051 |
| rehabilitating, remodeling, renovating, and enlarging, costs of | 5052 |
| equipping and furnishing such facilities, and all financing costs | 5053 |
| pertaining thereto, including, without limitation thereto, costs | 5054 |
| of engineering, architectural, and other professional services, | 5055 |
| designs, plans, specifications and surveys, and estimates of cost, | 5056 |
| costs of tests and inspections, the costs of any indemnity or | 5057 |
| surety bonds and premiums on insurance, all related direct or | 5058 |
| allocable administrative expenses pertaining thereto, fees and | 5059 |
| expenses of trustees, depositories, and paying agents for the | 5060 |
| obligations, cost of issuance of the obligations and financing | 5061 |
| charges and fees and expenses of financial advisors, attorneys, | 5062 |
| accountants, consultants and rating services in connection | 5063 |
| therewith, capitalized interest on the obligations, amounts | 5064 |
| necessary to establish reserves as required by the bond | 5065 |
| proceedings, the reimbursement of all moneys advanced or applied | 5066 |
| by the hospital agency or others or borrowed from others for the | 5067 |
| payment of any item or items of costs of such facilities, and all | 5068 |
| other expenses necessary or incident to planning or determining | 5069 |
| feasibility or practicability with respect to such facilities, and | 5070 |
| such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the | 5071 |
| acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, | 5072 |
| remodeling, renovation, enlargement, improvement, equipment, and | 5073 |
| furnishing of such facilities, the financing thereof, and the | 5074 |
| placing of the same in use and operation, including any one, part | 5075 |
| of, or combination of such classes of costs and expenses, and | 5076 |
| means the costs of refinancing obligations issued by, or | 5077 |
| reimbursement of money advanced by, nonprofit hospital agencies or | 5078 |
| others the proceeds of which were used for the payment of costs of | 5079 |
| hospital facilities, if the governing body of the public hospital | 5080 |
| agency determines that the refinancing or reimbursement advances | 5081 |
| the purposes of this chapter, whether or not the refinancing or | 5082 |
| reimbursement is in conjunction with the acquisition or | 5083 |
| construction of additional hospital facilities. | 5084 |
| (G) "Hospital receipts" means all moneys received by or on | 5085 |
| behalf of a hospital agency from or in connection with the | 5086 |
| ownership, operation, acquisition, construction, improvement, | 5087 |
| equipping, or financing of any hospital facilities, including, | 5088 |
| without limitation thereto, any rentals and other moneys received | 5089 |
| from the lease, sale, or other disposition of hospital facilities, | 5090 |
| and any gifts, grants, interest subsidies, or other moneys | 5091 |
| received under any federal program for assistance in financing the | 5092 |
| costs of hospital facilities, and any other gifts, grants, and | 5093 |
| donations, and receipts therefrom, available for financing the | 5094 |
| costs of hospital facilities. | 5095 |
| (H) "Obligations" means bonds, notes, or other evidences of | 5096 |
| indebtedness or obligation, including interest coupons pertaining | 5097 |
| thereto, issued or issuable by a public hospital agency to pay | 5098 |
| costs of hospital facilities. | 5099 |
| (I) "Bond service charges" means principal, interest, and | 5100 |
| call premium, if any, required to be paid on obligations. | 5101 |
| (J) "Bond proceedings" means one or more ordinances, | 5102 |
| resolutions, trust agreements, indentures, and other agreements or | 5103 |
| documents, and amendments and supplements to the foregoing, or any | 5104 |
| combination thereof, authorizing or providing for the terms, | 5105 |
| including any variable interest rates, and conditions applicable | 5106 |
| to, or providing for the security of, obligations and the | 5107 |
| provisions contained in such obligations. | 5108 |
| (K) "Nursing home" has the same meaning as in division (A)(1) | 5109 |
| of section 5701.13 of the Revised Code. | 5110 |
| (L) "Residential care facility" has the same meaning as in | 5111 |
| division (A)(2) of section 5701.13 of the Revised Code. | 5112 |
| (M)
| 5113 |
| 5114 |
| | 5115 |
| facility or other housing facility designed or used as a residence | 5116 |
| for elderly persons. An "independent living facility" does not | 5117 |
| include a residential facility, or that part of a residential | 5118 |
| facility, that is any of the following: | 5119 |
| (1) A hospital required to be certified by section 3727.02 of | 5120 |
| the Revised Code; | 5121 |
| (2) A nursing home or residential care facility; | 5122 |
| (3) | 5123 |
| | 5124 |
| under section 3712.04 of the Revised Code and used for the | 5125 |
| program's hospice patients; | 5126 |
| (4) A residential facility licensed by the department of | 5127 |
| mental health under section 5119.22 of the Revised Code that | 5128 |
| provides accommodations, supervision, and personal care services | 5129 |
| for three to sixteen unrelated adults; | 5130 |
| (5) A residential facility | 5131 |
| the department of mental health under section 5119.22 of the | 5132 |
| Revised Code that is not a residential facility described in | 5133 |
| division (M)(4) of this section; | 5134 |
| (6) A facility licensed to provide methadone treatment under | 5135 |
| section 3793.11 of the Revised Code; | 5136 |
| (7) A facility certified as an alcohol and drug addiction | 5137 |
| program under section 3793.06 of the Revised Code; | 5138 |
| (8) A residential facility licensed under section 5123.19 of | 5139 |
| the Revised Code or a facility providing services under a contract | 5140 |
| with the department of developmental disabilities under section | 5141 |
| 5123.18 of the Revised Code; | 5142 |
| (9) A residential facility used as part of a hospital to | 5143 |
| provide housing for staff of the hospital or students pursuing a | 5144 |
| course of study at the hospital. | 5145 |
| Sec. 140.03. (A) Two or more hospital agencies may enter | 5146 |
| into agreements for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, | 5147 |
| rehabilitation, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, equipping, and | 5148 |
| furnishing of hospital facilities, or the management, operation, | 5149 |
| occupancy, use, maintenance, and repair of hospital facilities, or | 5150 |
| for participation in programs, projects, activities, and services | 5151 |
| useful to, connected with, supplementing, or otherwise related to | 5152 |
| the services provided by, or the operation of, hospital facilities | 5153 |
| operated by one or more participating hospital agencies, including | 5154 |
| any combination of such purposes, all in such manner as to promote | 5155 |
| the public purpose stated in section 140.02 of the Revised Code. A | 5156 |
| city health district; general health district; board of alcohol, | 5157 |
| drug addiction, and mental health services; county board of | 5158 |
| developmental disabilities; the department of mental health; the | 5159 |
| department of developmental disabilities; or any public body | 5160 |
| engaged in the education or training of health professions | 5161 |
| personnel may join in any such agreement for purposes related to | 5162 |
| its authority under laws applicable to it, and as such a | 5163 |
| participant shall be considered a public hospital agency or | 5164 |
| hospital agency for the purposes of this section. | 5165 |
| (B) An agreement entered into under authority of this section | 5166 |
| shall, where appropriate, provide for: | 5167 |
| (1) The manner in which the title to the hospital facilities, | 5168 |
| including the sites and interest in real estate pertaining | 5169 |
| thereto, is to be held, transferred, or disposed of; | 5170 |
| (2) Unless provided for by lease pursuant to section 140.05 | 5171 |
| of the Revised Code, the method by which such hospital facilities | 5172 |
| are to be acquired, constructed, or otherwise improved and by | 5173 |
| which they shall be managed, occupied, maintained, and repaired, | 5174 |
| including the designation of one of the hospital agencies to have | 5175 |
| charge of the details of acquisition, construction, or improvement | 5176 |
| pursuant to the contracting procedures prescribed under the law | 5177 |
| applicable to one of the participating public hospital agencies; | 5178 |
| (3) The management or administration of any such programs, | 5179 |
| projects, activities, or services, which may include management or | 5180 |
| administration by one of said hospital agencies or a board or | 5181 |
| agency thereof; | 5182 |
| (4) Annual, or more frequent, reports to the participating | 5183 |
| hospital agencies as to the revenues and receipts pertaining to | 5184 |
| the subject of the agreement, the expenditures thereof, the status | 5185 |
| and application of other funds contributed under such agreement, | 5186 |
| and such other matters as may be specified by or pursuant to such | 5187 |
| agreement; | 5188 |
| (5) The manner of apportionment or sharing of costs of | 5189 |
| hospital facilities, any other applicable costs of management, | 5190 |
| operation, maintenance, and repair of hospital facilities, and | 5191 |
| costs for the programs, projects, activities, and services forming | 5192 |
| the subject of the agreement, which apportionment or sharing may | 5193 |
| be prescribed in fixed amounts, or determined by ratios, formulas, | 5194 |
| or otherwise, and paid as service charges, rentals, or in such | 5195 |
| other manner as provided in the agreement, and may include amounts | 5196 |
| sufficient to meet the bond service charges and other payments and | 5197 |
| deposits required under the bond proceedings for obligations | 5198 |
| issued to pay costs of hospital facilities. A hospital agency may | 5199 |
| commit itself to make such payments at least for so long as any | 5200 |
| such obligations are outstanding. In the apportionment, different | 5201 |
| classes of costs or expenses may be apportioned to one or more, | 5202 |
| all or less than all, of the participating hospital agencies as | 5203 |
| determined under such agreement. | 5204 |
| (C) An agreement entered into under authority of this section | 5205 |
| may provide for: | 5206 |
| (1) An orderly process for making determinations or advising | 5207 |
| as to planning, execution, implementation, and operation, which | 5208 |
| may include designating one of the hospital agencies, or a board | 5209 |
| thereof, for any of such purposes, provisions for a committee, | 5210 |
| board, or commission, and for representation thereon, or as may | 5211 |
| otherwise be provided; | 5212 |
| (2) Securing necessary personnel, including participation of | 5213 |
| personnel from the respective hospital agencies; | 5214 |
| (3) Standards or conditions for the admission or | 5215 |
| participation of patients and physicians; | 5216 |
| (4) Conditions for admittance of other hospital agencies to | 5217 |
| participation under the agreement; | 5218 |
| (5) Fixing or establishing the method of determining charges | 5219 |
| to be made for particular services; | 5220 |
| (6) The manner of amending, supplementing, terminating, or | 5221 |
| withdrawal or removal of any party from, the agreement, and the | 5222 |
| term of the agreement, or an indefinite term; | 5223 |
| (7) Designation of the applicants for or recipients of any | 5224 |
| federal, state, or other aid, assistance, or loans available by | 5225 |
| reason of any activities conducted under the agreement; | 5226 |
| (8) Designation of one or more of the participating hospital | 5227 |
| agencies to maintain, prepare, and submit, on behalf of all | 5228 |
| parties to the agreement, any or all records and reports with | 5229 |
| regard to the activities conducted under the agreement; | 5230 |
| (9) Any incidental use of the hospital facilities, or | 5231 |
| services thereof, by participating public hospital agencies for | 5232 |
| any of their lawful purposes, which incidental use does not impair | 5233 |
| the character of the facilities as hospital facilities for any | 5234 |
| purpose of this chapter; | 5235 |
| (10) Such other matters as the parties thereto may agree upon | 5236 |
| for the purposes of division (A) of this section. | 5237 |
| (D) For the purpose of paying or contributing its share under | 5238 |
| an agreement made under this section, a public hospital agency | 5239 |
| may: | 5240 |
| (1) Expend any moneys from its general fund, and from any | 5241 |
| other funds not otherwise restricted by law, but including funds | 5242 |
| for permanent improvements of hospital facilities of such public | 5243 |
| hospital agency where the contribution is to be made toward the | 5244 |
| costs of hospital facilities under the agreement, and including | 5245 |
| funds derived from levies for, or receipts available for, | 5246 |
| operating expenses of hospital facilities or services of such | 5247 |
| public hospital agency where the contribution or payment is to be | 5248 |
| made toward operating expenses of the hospital facilities or | 5249 |
| services under the agreement or for the services provided thereby; | 5250 |
| (2) Issue obligations under Chapter 133. or section 140.06, | 5251 |
| 339.14, 339.15, 513.12, or 3345.12 of the Revised Code, or Section | 5252 |
| 3 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution, if applicable to such | 5253 |
| public hospital agency, to pay costs of hospital facilities, or | 5254 |
| issue obligations under any other provision of law authorizing | 5255 |
| such public hospital agency to issue obligations for any costs of | 5256 |
| hospital facilities; | 5257 |
| (3) Levy taxes under Chapter 5705. or section 513.13 or | 5258 |
| 3709.29 of the Revised Code, if applicable to such public hospital | 5259 |
| agency, provided that the purpose of such levy may include the | 5260 |
| provision of funds for either or both permanent improvements and | 5261 |
| current expenses if required for the contribution or payment of | 5262 |
| such hospital agency under such agreement, and each such public | 5263 |
| hospital agency may issue notes in anticipation of any such levy, | 5264 |
| pursuant to the procedures provided in section 5705.191 of the | 5265 |
| Revised Code if the levy is solely for current expenses, and in | 5266 |
| section 5705.193 of the Revised Code if the levy is all or in part | 5267 |
| for permanent improvements; | 5268 |
| (4) Contribute real and personal property or interest therein | 5269 |
| without necessity for competitive bidding or public auction on | 5270 |
| disposition of such property. | 5271 |
| (E) Any funds provided by public hospital agencies that are | 5272 |
| parties to an agreement entered into under this section shall be | 5273 |
| transferred to and placed in a separate fund or funds of such | 5274 |
| participating public hospital agency as is designated under the | 5275 |
| agreement. The funds shall be applied for the purposes provided in | 5276 |
| such agreement and are subject to audit. Pursuant to any | 5277 |
| determinations to be made under such agreement, the funds shall be | 5278 |
| deposited, invested, and disbursed under the provisions of law | 5279 |
| applicable to the public hospital agency in whose custody the | 5280 |
| funds are held. This division is subject to the provisions of any | 5281 |
| applicable bond proceedings under section 133.08, 140.06, 339.15, | 5282 |
| or 3345.12 of the Revised Code or Section 3 of Article XVIII, Ohio | 5283 |
| Constitution. The records and reports of such public hospital | 5284 |
| agency under Chapter 117. of the Revised Code and sections 3702.51 | 5285 |
| to 3702.62 of the Revised Code, with respect to the funds shall be | 5286 |
| sufficient without necessity for reports thereon by the other | 5287 |
| public hospital agencies participating under such agreement. | 5288 |
| (F)(1) Prior to its entry into any such agreement, the public | 5289 |
| hospital agency must determine, and set forth in a resolution or | 5290 |
| ordinance, that the contribution to be made by it under such | 5291 |
| agreement will be fair consideration for value and benefit to be | 5292 |
| derived by it under such agreement and that the agreement will | 5293 |
| promote the public purpose stated in section 140.02 of the Revised | 5294 |
| Code. | 5295 |
| (2) If the agreement is with a board of county commissioners, | 5296 |
| board of county hospital trustees, or county hospital commission | 5297 |
| and is an initial agreement for the acquisition or operation of a | 5298 |
| county hospital operated by a board of county hospital trustees | 5299 |
| under section 339.06 of the Revised Code, the governing body of | 5300 |
| the public hospital agency shall submit the agreement, accompanied | 5301 |
| by the resolution or ordinance, to the board of county | 5302 |
| commissioners for review pursuant to section 339.091 of the | 5303 |
| Revised Code. The agreement may be entered into only if the board | 5304 |
| of county commissioners adopts a resolution under that section. | 5305 |
| The requirements of division (F)(2) of this section do not apply | 5306 |
| to the agreement if one or more hospitals classified as general | 5307 |
|
hospitals by the
| 5308 |
| 3701.07 of the Revised Code are operating in the same county as | 5309 |
| the county hospital. | 5310 |
| Sec. 140.05. (A)(1) A public hospital agency may lease any | 5311 |
| hospital facility to one or more hospital agencies for use as a | 5312 |
| hospital facility, or to one or more city or general health | 5313 |
| districts; boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health | 5314 |
| services; county boards of developmental disabilities; the | 5315 |
| department of mental health; or the department of developmental | 5316 |
| disabilities, for uses which they are authorized to make thereof | 5317 |
| under the laws applicable to them, or any combination of them, and | 5318 |
| they may lease such facilities to or from a hospital agency for | 5319 |
| such uses, upon such terms and conditions as are agreed upon by | 5320 |
| the parties. Such lease may be for a term of fifty years or less | 5321 |
| and may provide for an option of the lessee to renew for a term of | 5322 |
| fifty years or less, as therein set forth. Prior to entering into | 5323 |
| such lease, the governing body of any public hospital agency | 5324 |
| granting such lease must determine, and set forth in a resolution | 5325 |
| or ordinance, that such lease will promote the public purpose | 5326 |
| stated in section 140.02 of the Revised Code and that the lessor | 5327 |
| public hospital agency will be duly benefited thereby. | 5328 |
| (2) If the lease is with a board of county commissioners, | 5329 |
| board of county hospital trustees, or county hospital commission | 5330 |
| and is an agreement for the initial lease of a county hospital | 5331 |
| operated by a board of county hospital trustees under section | 5332 |
| 339.06 of the Revised Code, the governing body of the public | 5333 |
| hospital agency shall submit the agreement, accompanied by the | 5334 |
| resolution or ordinance, to the board of county commissioners for | 5335 |
| review pursuant to section 339.091 of the Revised Code. The | 5336 |
| agreement may be entered into only if the board of county | 5337 |
| commissioners adopts a resolution under that section. The | 5338 |
| requirements of division (A)(2) of this section do not apply to | 5339 |
| the lease if one or more hospitals classified as general hospitals | 5340 |
|
by the | 5341 |
| the Revised Code are operating in the same county as the county | 5342 |
| hospital. | 5343 |
| (B) Any lease entered into pursuant to this section shall | 5344 |
| provide that in the event that the lessee fails faithfully and | 5345 |
| efficiently to administer, maintain, and operate such leased | 5346 |
| facilities as hospital facilities, or fails to provide the | 5347 |
| services thereof without regard to race, creed, color, or national | 5348 |
| origin, or fails to require that any hospital agency using such | 5349 |
| facilities or the services thereof shall not discriminate by | 5350 |
| reason of race, creed, color, or national origin, after an | 5351 |
| opportunity to be heard upon written charges, said lease may be | 5352 |
| terminated at the time, in the manner and with consequences | 5353 |
| therein provided. If any such lease does not contain terms to the | 5354 |
| effect provided in this division, it shall nevertheless be deemed | 5355 |
| to contain such terms which shall be implemented as determined by | 5356 |
| the governing body of the lessor. | 5357 |
| (C) Such lease may provide for rentals commencing at any time | 5358 |
| agreed upon, or advance rental, and continuing for such period | 5359 |
| therein provided, notwithstanding and without diminution, rebate, | 5360 |
| or setoff by reason of time of availability of the hospital | 5361 |
| facility for use, delays in construction, failure of completion, | 5362 |
| damage or destruction of the hospital facilities, or for any other | 5363 |
| reason. | 5364 |
| (D) Such lease may provide for the sale or transfer of title | 5365 |
| of the leased facilities pursuant to an option to purchase, | 5366 |
| lease-purchase, or installment purchase upon terms therein | 5367 |
| provided or to be determined as therein provided, which may | 5368 |
| include provision for the continued use thereof as a hospital | 5369 |
| facility for some reasonable period, taking into account efficient | 5370 |
| useful life and other factors, as is provided therein. | 5371 |
| (E) Such lease may be entered as part of or in connection | 5372 |
| with an agreement pursuant to section 140.03 of the Revised Code. | 5373 |
| Any hospital facilities which are the subject of an agreement | 5374 |
| entered into under section 140.03 of the Revised Code may be | 5375 |
| leased pursuant to this section. | 5376 |
| (F) If land acquired by a public hospital agency for a | 5377 |
| hospital facility is adjacent to an existing hospital facility | 5378 |
| owned by another hospital agency, the public hospital agency may, | 5379 |
| in connection with such acquisition or the leasing of such land | 5380 |
| and hospital facilities thereon to one or more hospital agencies, | 5381 |
| enter into an agreement with the hospital agency which owns such | 5382 |
| adjacent hospital facility for the use of common walls in the | 5383 |
| construction, operation, or maintenance of hospital facilities of | 5384 |
| the public hospital agency. For the purpose of construction, | 5385 |
| operation, or maintenance of hospital facilities, a public | 5386 |
| hospital agency may acquire by purchase, gift, lease, lease with | 5387 |
| option to purchase, lease-purchase, or installment purchase, | 5388 |
| easement deed, or other agreement, real estate and interests in | 5389 |
| real estate, including rights to use space over, under or upon | 5390 |
| real property owned by others, and support, access, common wall, | 5391 |
| and other rights in connection therewith. Any public hospital | 5392 |
| agency or other political subdivision or any public agency, board, | 5393 |
| commission, institution, body, or instrumentality may grant such | 5394 |
| real estate, interests, or rights to any hospital agency upon such | 5395 |
| terms as are agreed upon without necessity for competitive bidding | 5396 |
| or public auction. | 5397 |
| Sec. 140.08. (A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions | 5398 |
| (B)(1) and (2) of this section, all hospital facilities purchased, | 5399 |
| acquired, constructed, or owned by a public hospital agency, or | 5400 |
| financed in whole or in part by obligations issued by a public | 5401 |
| hospital agency, and used, or to be used when completed, as | 5402 |
| hospital facilities, and the income therefrom, are exempt from all | 5403 |
| taxation within this state, including ad valorem and excise taxes, | 5404 |
| notwithstanding any other provisions of law, and hospital agencies | 5405 |
| are exempt from taxes levied under Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the | 5406 |
| Revised Code. The obligations issued hereafter under section | 5407 |
| 133.08, 140.06, or 339.15 of the Revised Code or Section 3 of | 5408 |
| Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution, to pay costs of hospital | 5409 |
| facilities or to refund such obligations, and the transfer | 5410 |
| thereof, and the interest and other income from such obligations, | 5411 |
| including any profit made on the sale thereof, is free from | 5412 |
| taxation within the state. | 5413 |
| (B)(1) Division (A) of this section does not exempt | 5414 |
| independent living facilities from taxes levied on property or | 5415 |
| taxes levied under Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the Revised Code. | 5416 |
| If an independent living facility or part of such facility becomes | 5417 |
| 5418 | |
| on or after January 10, 1991, a nursing home, residential care | 5419 |
| facility, or residential facility described in division (M)(4) of | 5420 |
| section 140.01 of the Revised Code, that part of the independent | 5421 |
|
living facility that is | 5422 |
| residential care facility, or residential facility described in | 5423 |
| division (M)(4) of section 140.01 of the Revised Code is exempt | 5424 |
| from taxation subject to division (B)(2) of this section on and | 5425 |
|
after the date it becomes | 5426 |
| 5427 | |
| division (M)(4) of section 140.01 of the Revised Code. | 5428 |
| (2) Division (A) of this section exempts nursing homes, | 5429 |
|
residential care facilities, and | 5430 |
| described in division (M)(4) of section 140.01 of the Revised Code | 5431 |
| from taxes levied on property and taxes levied under Chapters | 5432 |
| 5739. and 5741. of the Revised Code only until all obligations | 5433 |
| issued to finance such homes or facilities, or all refunding or | 5434 |
| series of refundings of those obligations, are redeemed or | 5435 |
| otherwise retired. | 5436 |
| Sec. 145.01. As used in this chapter: | 5437 |
| (A) "Public employee" means: | 5438 |
| (1) Any person holding an office, not elective, under the | 5439 |
| state or any county, township, municipal corporation, park | 5440 |
| district, conservancy district, sanitary district, health | 5441 |
| district, metropolitan housing authority, state retirement board, | 5442 |
| Ohio historical society, public library, county law library, union | 5443 |
| cemetery, joint hospital, institutional commissary, state | 5444 |
| university, or board, bureau, commission, council, committee, | 5445 |
| authority, or administrative body as the same are, or have been, | 5446 |
| created by action of the general assembly or by the legislative | 5447 |
| authority of any of the units of local government named in | 5448 |
| division (A)(1) of this section, or employed and paid in whole or | 5449 |
| in part by the state or any of the authorities named in division | 5450 |
| (A)(1) of this section in any capacity not covered by section | 5451 |
| 742.01, 3307.01, 3309.01, or 5505.01 of the Revised Code. | 5452 |
| (2) A person who is a member of the public employees | 5453 |
| retirement system and who continues to perform the same or similar | 5454 |
| duties under the direction of a contractor who has contracted to | 5455 |
| take over what before the date of the contract was a publicly | 5456 |
| operated function. The governmental unit with which the contract | 5457 |
| has been made shall be deemed the employer for the purposes of | 5458 |
| administering this chapter. | 5459 |
| (3) Any person who is an employee of a public employer, | 5460 |
| notwithstanding that the person's compensation for that employment | 5461 |
| is derived from funds of a person or entity other than the | 5462 |
| employer. Credit for such service shall be included as total | 5463 |
| service credit, provided that the employee makes the payments | 5464 |
| required by this chapter, and the employer makes the payments | 5465 |
| required by sections 145.48 and 145.51 of the Revised Code. | 5466 |
| (4) A person who elects in accordance with section 145.015 of | 5467 |
| the Revised Code to remain a contributing member of the public | 5468 |
| employees retirement system. | 5469 |
| (5) A person who is an employee of the legal rights service | 5470 |
| on September 30, 2012, and continues to be employed by the | 5471 |
| nonprofit entity established under Section 319.20 of Am. Sub. H.B. | 5472 |
| 153 of the 129th general assembly. The nonprofit entity is the | 5473 |
| employer for the purpose of this chapter. | 5474 |
| In all cases of doubt, the public employees retirement board | 5475 |
| shall determine whether any person is a public employee, and its | 5476 |
| decision is final. | 5477 |
| (B) "Member" means any public employee, other than a public | 5478 |
| employee excluded or exempted from membership in the retirement | 5479 |
| system by section 145.03, 145.031, 145.032, 145.033, 145.034, | 5480 |
| 145.035, or 145.38 of the Revised Code. "Member" includes a PERS | 5481 |
| retirant who becomes a member under division (C) of section 145.38 | 5482 |
| of the Revised Code. "Member" also includes a disability benefit | 5483 |
| recipient. | 5484 |
| (C) "Head of the department" means the elective or appointive | 5485 |
| head of the several executive, judicial, and administrative | 5486 |
| departments, institutions, boards, and commissions of the state | 5487 |
| and local government as the same are created and defined by the | 5488 |
| laws of this state or, in case of a charter government, by that | 5489 |
| charter. | 5490 |
| (D) "Employer" or "public employer" means the state or any | 5491 |
| county, township, municipal corporation, park district, | 5492 |
| conservancy district, sanitary district, health district, | 5493 |
| metropolitan housing authority, state retirement board, Ohio | 5494 |
| historical society, public library, county law library, union | 5495 |
| cemetery, joint hospital, institutional commissary, state medical | 5496 |
| university, state university, or board, bureau, commission, | 5497 |
| council, committee, authority, or administrative body as the same | 5498 |
| are, or have been, created by action of the general assembly or by | 5499 |
| the legislative authority of any of the units of local government | 5500 |
| named in this division not covered by section 742.01, 3307.01, | 5501 |
| 3309.01, or 5505.01 of the Revised Code. In addition, "employer" | 5502 |
| means the employer of any public employee. | 5503 |
| (E) "Prior service" means all service as a public employee | 5504 |
| rendered before January 1, 1935, and all service as an employee of | 5505 |
| any employer who comes within the state teachers retirement system | 5506 |
| or of the school employees retirement system or of any other | 5507 |
| retirement system established under the laws of this state | 5508 |
| rendered prior to January 1, 1935, provided that if the employee | 5509 |
| claiming the service was employed in any capacity covered by that | 5510 |
| other system after that other system was established, credit for | 5511 |
| the service may be allowed by the public employees retirement | 5512 |
| system only when the employee has made payment, to be computed on | 5513 |
| the salary earned from the date of appointment to the date | 5514 |
| membership was established in the public employees retirement | 5515 |
| system, at the rate in effect at the time of payment, and the | 5516 |
| employer has made payment of the corresponding full liability as | 5517 |
| provided by section 145.44 of the Revised Code. "Prior service" | 5518 |
| also means all service credited for active duty with the armed | 5519 |
| forces of the United States as provided in section 145.30 of the | 5520 |
| Revised Code. | 5521 |
| If an employee who has been granted prior service credit by | 5522 |
| the public employees retirement system for service rendered prior | 5523 |
| to January 1, 1935, as an employee of a board of education | 5524 |
| establishes, before retirement, one year or more of contributing | 5525 |
| service in the state teachers retirement system or school | 5526 |
| employees retirement system, then the prior service ceases to be | 5527 |
| the liability of this system. | 5528 |
| If the board determines that a position of any member in any | 5529 |
| calendar year prior to January 1, 1935, was a part-time position, | 5530 |
| the board shall determine what fractional part of a year's credit | 5531 |
| shall be allowed by the following formula: | 5532 |
| (1) When the member has been either elected or appointed to | 5533 |
| an office the term of which was two or more years and for which an | 5534 |
| annual salary is established, the fractional part of the year's | 5535 |
| credit shall be computed as follows: | 5536 |
| First, when the member's annual salary is one thousand | 5537 |
| dollars or less, the service credit for each such calendar year | 5538 |
| shall be forty per cent of a year. | 5539 |
| Second, for each full one hundred dollars of annual salary | 5540 |
| above one thousand dollars, the member's service credit for each | 5541 |
| such calendar year shall be increased by two and one-half per | 5542 |
| cent. | 5543 |
| (2) When the member is paid on a per diem basis, the service | 5544 |
| credit for any single year of the service shall be determined by | 5545 |
| using the number of days of service for which the compensation was | 5546 |
| received in any such year as a numerator and using two hundred | 5547 |
| fifty days as a denominator. | 5548 |
| (3) When the member is paid on an hourly basis, the service | 5549 |
| credit for any single year of the service shall be determined by | 5550 |
| using the number of hours of service for which the compensation | 5551 |
| was received in any such year as a numerator and using two | 5552 |
| thousand hours as a denominator. | 5553 |
| (F) "Contributor" means any person who has an account in the | 5554 |
| employees' savings fund created by section 145.23 of the Revised | 5555 |
| Code. When used in the sections listed in division (B) of section | 5556 |
| 145.82 of the Revised Code, "contributor" includes any person | 5557 |
| participating in a PERS defined contribution plan. | 5558 |
| (G) "Beneficiary" or "beneficiaries" means the estate or a | 5559 |
| person or persons who, as the result of the death of a member, | 5560 |
| contributor, or retirant, qualify for or are receiving some right | 5561 |
| or benefit under this chapter. | 5562 |
| (H)(1) "Total service credit," except as provided in section | 5563 |
| 145.37 of the Revised Code, means all service credited to a member | 5564 |
| of the retirement system since last becoming a member, including | 5565 |
| restored service credit as provided by section 145.31 of the | 5566 |
| Revised Code; credit purchased under sections 145.293 and 145.299 | 5567 |
| of the Revised Code; all the member's prior service credit; all | 5568 |
| the member's military service credit computed as provided in this | 5569 |
| chapter; all service credit established pursuant to section | 5570 |
| 145.297 of the Revised Code; and any other service credited under | 5571 |
| this chapter. In addition, "total service credit" includes any | 5572 |
| period, not in excess of three years, during which a member was | 5573 |
| out of service and receiving benefits under Chapters 4121. and | 5574 |
| 4123. of the Revised Code. For the exclusive purpose of satisfying | 5575 |
| the service credit requirement and of determining eligibility for | 5576 |
| benefits under sections 145.32, 145.33, 145.331, 145.35, 145.36, | 5577 |
| and 145.361 of the Revised Code, "five or more years of total | 5578 |
| service credit" means sixty or more calendar months of | 5579 |
| contributing service in this system. | 5580 |
| (2) "One and one-half years of contributing service credit," | 5581 |
| as used in division (B) of section 145.45 of the Revised Code, | 5582 |
| also means eighteen or more calendar months of employment by a | 5583 |
| municipal corporation that formerly operated its own retirement | 5584 |
| plan for its employees or a part of its employees, provided that | 5585 |
| all employees of that municipal retirement plan who have eighteen | 5586 |
| or more months of such employment, upon establishing membership in | 5587 |
| the public employees retirement system, shall make a payment of | 5588 |
| the contributions they would have paid had they been members of | 5589 |
| this system for the eighteen months of employment preceding the | 5590 |
| date membership was established. When that payment has been made | 5591 |
| by all such employee members, a corresponding payment shall be | 5592 |
| paid into the employers' accumulation fund by that municipal | 5593 |
| corporation as the employer of the employees. | 5594 |
| (3) Where a member also is a member of the state teachers | 5595 |
| retirement system or the school employees retirement system, or | 5596 |
| both, except in cases of retirement on a combined basis pursuant | 5597 |
| to section 145.37 of the Revised Code or as provided in section | 5598 |
| 145.383 of the Revised Code, service credit for any period shall | 5599 |
| be credited on the basis of the ratio that contributions to the | 5600 |
| public employees retirement system bear to total contributions in | 5601 |
| all state retirement systems. | 5602 |
| (4) Not more than one year of credit may be given for any | 5603 |
| period of twelve months. | 5604 |
| (5) "Ohio service credit" means credit for service that was | 5605 |
| rendered to the state or any of its political subdivisions or any | 5606 |
| employer. | 5607 |
| (I) "Regular interest" means interest at any rates for the | 5608 |
| respective funds and accounts as the public employees retirement | 5609 |
| board may determine from time to time. | 5610 |
| (J) "Accumulated contributions" means the sum of all amounts | 5611 |
| credited to a contributor's individual account in the employees' | 5612 |
| savings fund together with any interest credited to the | 5613 |
| contributor's account under section 145.471 or 145.472 of the | 5614 |
| Revised Code. | 5615 |
| (K)(1) "Final average salary" means the quotient obtained by | 5616 |
| dividing by three the sum of the three full calendar years of | 5617 |
| contributing service in which the member's earnable salary was | 5618 |
| highest, except that if the member has a partial year of | 5619 |
| contributing service in the year the member's employment | 5620 |
| terminates and the member's earnable salary for the partial year | 5621 |
| is higher than for any comparable period in the three years, the | 5622 |
| member's earnable salary for the partial year shall be substituted | 5623 |
| for the member's earnable salary for the comparable period during | 5624 |
| the three years in which the member's earnable salary was lowest. | 5625 |
| (2) If a member has less than three years of contributing | 5626 |
| service, the member's final average salary shall be the member's | 5627 |
| total earnable salary divided by the total number of years, | 5628 |
| including any fraction of a year, of the member's contributing | 5629 |
| service. | 5630 |
| (3) For the purpose of calculating benefits payable to a | 5631 |
| member qualifying for service credit under division (Z) of this | 5632 |
| section, "final average salary" means the total earnable salary on | 5633 |
| which contributions were made divided by the total number of years | 5634 |
| during which contributions were made, including any fraction of a | 5635 |
| year. If contributions were made for less than twelve months, | 5636 |
| "final average salary" means the member's total earnable salary. | 5637 |
| (L) "Annuity" means payments for life derived from | 5638 |
| contributions made by a contributor and paid from the annuity and | 5639 |
| pension reserve fund as provided in this chapter. All annuities | 5640 |
| shall be paid in twelve equal monthly installments. | 5641 |
| (M) "Annuity reserve" means the present value, computed upon | 5642 |
| the basis of the mortality and other tables adopted by the board, | 5643 |
| of all payments to be made on account of any annuity, or benefit | 5644 |
| in lieu of any annuity, granted to a retirant as provided in this | 5645 |
| chapter. | 5646 |
| (N)(1) "Disability retirement" means retirement as provided | 5647 |
| in section 145.36 of the Revised Code. | 5648 |
| (2) "Disability allowance" means an allowance paid on account | 5649 |
| of disability under section 145.361 of the Revised Code. | 5650 |
| (3) "Disability benefit" means a benefit paid as disability | 5651 |
| retirement under section 145.36 of the Revised Code, as a | 5652 |
| disability allowance under section 145.361 of the Revised Code, or | 5653 |
| as a disability benefit under section 145.37 of the Revised Code. | 5654 |
| (4) "Disability benefit recipient" means a member who is | 5655 |
| receiving a disability benefit. | 5656 |
| (O) "Age and service retirement" means retirement as provided | 5657 |
| in sections 145.32, 145.33, 145.331, 145.34, 145.37, and 145.46 of | 5658 |
| the Revised Code. | 5659 |
| (P) "Pensions" means annual payments for life derived from | 5660 |
| contributions made by the employer that at the time of retirement | 5661 |
| are credited into the annuity and pension reserve fund from the | 5662 |
| employers' accumulation fund and paid from the annuity and pension | 5663 |
| reserve fund as provided in this chapter. All pensions shall be | 5664 |
| paid in twelve equal monthly installments. | 5665 |
| (Q) "Retirement allowance" means the pension plus that | 5666 |
| portion of the benefit derived from contributions made by the | 5667 |
| member. | 5668 |
| (R)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (R) of this | 5669 |
| section, "earnable salary" means all salary, wages, and other | 5670 |
| earnings paid to a contributor by reason of employment in a | 5671 |
| position covered by the retirement system. The salary, wages, and | 5672 |
| other earnings shall be determined prior to determination of the | 5673 |
| amount required to be contributed to the employees' savings fund | 5674 |
| under section 145.47 of the Revised Code and without regard to | 5675 |
| whether any of the salary, wages, or other earnings are treated as | 5676 |
| deferred income for federal income tax purposes. "Earnable salary" | 5677 |
| includes the following: | 5678 |
| (a) Payments made by the employer in lieu of salary, wages, | 5679 |
| or other earnings for sick leave, personal leave, or vacation used | 5680 |
| by the contributor; | 5681 |
| (b) Payments made by the employer for the conversion of sick | 5682 |
| leave, personal leave, and vacation leave accrued, but not used if | 5683 |
| the payment is made during the year in which the leave is accrued, | 5684 |
| except that payments made pursuant to section 124.383 or 124.386 | 5685 |
| of the Revised Code are not earnable salary; | 5686 |
| (c) Allowances paid by the employer for full maintenance, | 5687 |
| consisting of housing, laundry, and meals, as certified to the | 5688 |
| retirement board by the employer or the head of the department | 5689 |
| that employs the contributor; | 5690 |
| (d) Fees and commissions paid under section 507.09 of the | 5691 |
| Revised Code; | 5692 |
| (e) Payments that are made under a disability leave program | 5693 |
| sponsored by the employer and for which the employer is required | 5694 |
| by section 145.296 of the Revised Code to make periodic employer | 5695 |
| and employee contributions; | 5696 |
| (f) Amounts included pursuant to divisions (K)(3) and (Y) of | 5697 |
| this section. | 5698 |
| (2) "Earnable salary" does not include any of the following: | 5699 |
| (a) Fees and commissions, other than those paid under section | 5700 |
| 507.09 of the Revised Code, paid as sole compensation for personal | 5701 |
| services and fees and commissions for special services over and | 5702 |
| above services for which the contributor receives a salary; | 5703 |
| (b) Amounts paid by the employer to provide life insurance, | 5704 |
| sickness, accident, endowment, health, medical, hospital, dental, | 5705 |
| or surgical coverage, or other insurance for the contributor or | 5706 |
| the contributor's family, or amounts paid by the employer to the | 5707 |
| contributor in lieu of providing the insurance; | 5708 |
| (c) Incidental benefits, including lodging, food, laundry, | 5709 |
| parking, or services furnished by the employer, or use of the | 5710 |
| employer's property or equipment, or amounts paid by the employer | 5711 |
| to the contributor in lieu of providing the incidental benefits; | 5712 |
| (d) Reimbursement for job-related expenses authorized by the | 5713 |
| employer, including moving and travel expenses and expenses | 5714 |
| related to professional development; | 5715 |
| (e) Payments for accrued but unused sick leave, personal | 5716 |
| leave, or vacation that are made at any time other than in the | 5717 |
| year in which the sick leave, personal leave, or vacation was | 5718 |
| accrued; | 5719 |
| (f) Payments made to or on behalf of a contributor that are | 5720 |
| in excess of the annual compensation that may be taken into | 5721 |
| account by the retirement system under division (a)(17) of section | 5722 |
| 401 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 | 5723 |
| U.S.C.A. 401(a)(17), as amended; | 5724 |
| (g) Payments made under division (B), (C), or (E) of section | 5725 |
| 5923.05 of the Revised Code, Section 4 of Substitute Senate Bill | 5726 |
| No. 3 of the 119th general assembly, Section 3 of Amended | 5727 |
| Substitute Senate Bill No. 164 of the 124th general assembly, or | 5728 |
| Amended Substitute House Bill No. 405 of the 124th general | 5729 |
| assembly; | 5730 |
| (h) Anything of value received by the contributor that is | 5731 |
| based on or attributable to retirement or an agreement to retire, | 5732 |
| except that payments made on or before January 1, 1989, that are | 5733 |
| based on or attributable to an agreement to retire shall be | 5734 |
| included in earnable salary if both of the following apply: | 5735 |
| (i) The payments are made in accordance with contract | 5736 |
| provisions that were in effect prior to January 1, 1986; | 5737 |
| (ii) The employer pays the retirement system an amount | 5738 |
| specified by the retirement board equal to the additional | 5739 |
| liability resulting from the payments. | 5740 |
| (3) The retirement board shall determine by rule whether any | 5741 |
| compensation not enumerated in division (R) of this section is | 5742 |
| earnable salary, and its decision shall be final. | 5743 |
| (S) "Pension reserve" means the present value, computed upon | 5744 |
| the basis of the mortality and other tables adopted by the board, | 5745 |
| of all payments to be made on account of any retirement allowance | 5746 |
| or benefit in lieu of any retirement allowance, granted to a | 5747 |
| member or beneficiary under this chapter. | 5748 |
| (T)(1) "Contributing service" means all service credited to a | 5749 |
| member of the system since January 1, 1935, for which | 5750 |
| contributions are made as required by sections 145.47, 145.48, and | 5751 |
| 145.483 of the Revised Code. In any year subsequent to 1934, | 5752 |
| credit for any service shall be allowed by the following formula: | 5753 |
| (a) For each month for which the member's earnable salary is | 5754 |
| two hundred fifty dollars or more, allow one month's credit. | 5755 |
| (b) For each month for which the member's earnable salary is | 5756 |
| less than two hundred fifty dollars, allow a fraction of a month's | 5757 |
| credit. The numerator of this fraction shall be the earnable | 5758 |
| salary during the month, and the denominator shall be two hundred | 5759 |
| fifty dollars, except that if the member's annual earnable salary | 5760 |
| is less than six hundred dollars, the member's credit shall not be | 5761 |
| reduced below twenty per cent of a year for a calendar year of | 5762 |
| employment during which the member worked each month. Division | 5763 |
| (T)(1)(b) of this section shall not reduce any credit earned | 5764 |
| before January 1, 1985. | 5765 |
| (2) Notwithstanding division (T)(1) of this section, an | 5766 |
| elected official who prior to January 1, 1980, was granted a full | 5767 |
| year of credit for each year of service as an elected official | 5768 |
| shall be considered to have earned a full year of credit for each | 5769 |
| year of service regardless of whether the service was full-time or | 5770 |
| part-time. The public employees retirement board has no authority | 5771 |
| to reduce the credit. | 5772 |
| (U) "State retirement board" means the public employees | 5773 |
| retirement board, the school employees retirement board, or the | 5774 |
| state teachers retirement board. | 5775 |
| (V) "Retirant" means any former member who retires and is | 5776 |
| receiving a monthly allowance as provided in sections 145.32, | 5777 |
| 145.33, 145.331, 145.34, and 145.46 of the Revised Code. | 5778 |
| (W) "Employer contribution" means the amount paid by an | 5779 |
| employer as determined under section 145.48 of the Revised Code. | 5780 |
| (X) "Public service terminates" means the last day for which | 5781 |
| a public employee is compensated for services performed for an | 5782 |
| employer or the date of the employee's death, whichever occurs | 5783 |
| first. | 5784 |
| (Y) When a member has been elected or appointed to an office, | 5785 |
| the term of which is two or more years, for which an annual salary | 5786 |
| is established, and in the event that the salary of the office is | 5787 |
| increased and the member is denied the additional salary by reason | 5788 |
| of any constitutional provision prohibiting an increase in salary | 5789 |
| during a term of office, the member may elect to have the amount | 5790 |
| of the member's contributions calculated upon the basis of the | 5791 |
| increased salary for the office. At the member's request, the | 5792 |
| board shall compute the total additional amount the member would | 5793 |
| have contributed, or the amount by which each of the member's | 5794 |
| contributions would have increased, had the member received the | 5795 |
| increased salary for the office the member holds. If the member | 5796 |
| elects to have the amount by which the member's contribution would | 5797 |
| have increased withheld from the member's salary, the member shall | 5798 |
| notify the employer, and the employer shall make the withholding | 5799 |
| and transmit it to the retirement system. A member who has not | 5800 |
| elected to have that amount withheld may elect at any time to make | 5801 |
| a payment to the retirement system equal to the additional amount | 5802 |
| the member's contribution would have increased, plus interest on | 5803 |
| that contribution, compounded annually at a rate established by | 5804 |
| the board and computed from the date on which the last | 5805 |
| contribution would have been withheld from the member's salary to | 5806 |
| the date of payment. A member may make a payment for part of the | 5807 |
| period for which the increased contribution was not withheld, in | 5808 |
| which case the interest shall be computed from the date the last | 5809 |
| contribution would have been withheld for the period for which the | 5810 |
| payment is made. Upon the payment of the increased contributions | 5811 |
| as provided in this division, the increased annual salary as | 5812 |
| provided by law for the office for the period for which the member | 5813 |
| paid increased contributions thereon shall be used in determining | 5814 |
| the member's earnable salary for the purpose of computing the | 5815 |
| member's final average salary. | 5816 |
| (Z) "Five years of service credit," for the exclusive purpose | 5817 |
| of satisfying the service credit requirements and of determining | 5818 |
| eligibility for benefits under section 145.33 of the Revised Code, | 5819 |
| means employment covered under this chapter or under a former | 5820 |
| retirement plan operated, recognized, or endorsed by the employer | 5821 |
| prior to coverage under this chapter or under a combination of the | 5822 |
| coverage. | 5823 |
| (AA) "Deputy sheriff" means any person who is commissioned | 5824 |
| and employed as a full-time peace officer by the sheriff of any | 5825 |
| county, and has been so employed since on or before December 31, | 5826 |
| 1965; any person who is or has been commissioned and employed as a | 5827 |
| peace officer by the sheriff of any county since January 1, 1966, | 5828 |
| and who has received a certificate attesting to the person's | 5829 |
| satisfactory completion of the peace officer training school as | 5830 |
| required by section 109.77 of the Revised Code; or any person | 5831 |
| deputized by the sheriff of any county and employed pursuant to | 5832 |
| section 2301.12 of the Revised Code as a criminal bailiff or court | 5833 |
| constable who has received a certificate attesting to the person's | 5834 |
| satisfactory completion of the peace officer training school as | 5835 |
| required by section 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5836 |
| (BB) "Township constable or police officer in a township | 5837 |
| police department or district" means any person who is | 5838 |
| commissioned and employed as a full-time peace officer pursuant to | 5839 |
| Chapter 505. or 509. of the Revised Code, who has received a | 5840 |
| certificate attesting to the person's satisfactory completion of | 5841 |
| the peace officer training school as required by section 109.77 of | 5842 |
| the Revised Code. | 5843 |
| (CC) "Drug agent" means any person who is either of the | 5844 |
| following: | 5845 |
| (1) Employed full time as a narcotics agent by a county | 5846 |
| narcotics agency created pursuant to section 307.15 of the Revised | 5847 |
| Code and has received a certificate attesting to the satisfactory | 5848 |
| completion of the peace officer training school as required by | 5849 |
| section 109.77 of the Revised Code; | 5850 |
| (2) Employed full time as an undercover drug agent as defined | 5851 |
| in section 109.79 of the Revised Code and is in compliance with | 5852 |
| section 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5853 |
| (DD) "Department of public safety enforcement agent" means a | 5854 |
| full-time employee of the department of public safety who is | 5855 |
| designated under section 5502.14 of the Revised Code as an | 5856 |
| enforcement agent and who is in compliance with section 109.77 of | 5857 |
| the Revised Code. | 5858 |
| (EE) "Natural resources law enforcement staff officer" means | 5859 |
| a full-time employee of the department of natural resources who is | 5860 |
| designated a natural resources law enforcement staff officer under | 5861 |
| section 1501.013 of the Revised Code and is in compliance with | 5862 |
| section 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5863 |
| (FF) "Park officer" means a full-time employee of the | 5864 |
| department of natural resources who is designated a park officer | 5865 |
| under section 1541.10 of the Revised Code and is in compliance | 5866 |
| with section 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5867 |
| (GG) "Forest officer" means a full-time employee of the | 5868 |
| department of natural resources who is designated a forest officer | 5869 |
| under section 1503.29 of the Revised Code and is in compliance | 5870 |
| with section 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5871 |
| (HH) "Preserve officer" means a full-time employee of the | 5872 |
| department of natural resources who is designated a preserve | 5873 |
| officer under section 1517.10 of the Revised Code and is in | 5874 |
| compliance with section 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5875 |
| (II) "Wildlife officer" means a full-time employee of the | 5876 |
| department of natural resources who is designated a wildlife | 5877 |
| officer under section 1531.13 of the Revised Code and is in | 5878 |
| compliance with section 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5879 |
| (JJ) "State watercraft officer" means a full-time employee of | 5880 |
| the department of natural resources who is designated a state | 5881 |
| watercraft officer under section 1547.521 of the Revised Code and | 5882 |
| is in compliance with section 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5883 |
| (KK) "Park district police officer" means a full-time | 5884 |
| employee of a park district who is designated pursuant to section | 5885 |
| 511.232 or 1545.13 of the Revised Code and is in compliance with | 5886 |
| section 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5887 |
| (LL) "Conservancy district officer" means a full-time | 5888 |
| employee of a conservancy district who is designated pursuant to | 5889 |
| section 6101.75 of the Revised Code and is in compliance with | 5890 |
| section 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5891 |
| (MM) "Municipal police officer" means a member of the | 5892 |
| organized police department of a municipal corporation who is | 5893 |
| employed full time, is in compliance with section 109.77 of the | 5894 |
| Revised Code, and is not a member of the Ohio police and fire | 5895 |
| pension fund. | 5896 |
| (NN) "Veterans' home police officer" means any person who is | 5897 |
| employed at a veterans' home as a police officer pursuant to | 5898 |
| section 5907.02 of the Revised Code and is in compliance with | 5899 |
| section 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5900 |
| (OO) "Special police officer for a mental health institution" | 5901 |
| means any person who is designated as such pursuant to section | 5902 |
| 5119.14 of the Revised Code and is in compliance with section | 5903 |
| 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5904 |
| (PP) "Special police officer for an institution for the | 5905 |
| mentally retarded and developmentally disabled" means any person | 5906 |
| who is designated as such pursuant to section 5123.13 of the | 5907 |
| Revised Code and is in compliance with section 109.77 of the | 5908 |
| Revised Code. | 5909 |
| (QQ) "State university law enforcement officer" means any | 5910 |
| person who is employed full time as a state university law | 5911 |
| enforcement officer pursuant to section 3345.04 of the Revised | 5912 |
| Code and who is in compliance with section 109.77 of the Revised | 5913 |
| Code. | 5914 |
| (RR) "House sergeant at arms" means any person appointed by | 5915 |
| the speaker of the house of representatives under division (B)(1) | 5916 |
| of section 101.311 of the Revised Code who has arrest authority | 5917 |
| under division (E)(1) of that section. | 5918 |
| (SS) "Assistant house sergeant at arms" means any person | 5919 |
| appointed by the house sergeant at arms under division (C)(1) of | 5920 |
| section 101.311 of the Revised Code. | 5921 |
| (TT) "Regional transit authority police officer" means a | 5922 |
| person who is employed full time as a regional transit authority | 5923 |
| police officer under division (Y) of section 306.35 of the Revised | 5924 |
| Code and is in compliance with section 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5925 |
| (UU) "State highway patrol police officer" means a special | 5926 |
| police officer employed full time and designated by the | 5927 |
| superintendent of the state highway patrol pursuant to section | 5928 |
| 5503.09 of the Revised Code or a person serving full time as a | 5929 |
| special police officer pursuant to that section on a permanent | 5930 |
| basis on October 21, 1997, who is in compliance with section | 5931 |
| 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5932 |
| (VV) "Municipal public safety director" means a person who | 5933 |
| serves full time as the public safety director of a municipal | 5934 |
| corporation with the duty of directing the activities of the | 5935 |
| municipal corporation's police department and fire department. | 5936 |
| (WW) Notwithstanding section 2901.01 of the Revised Code, | 5937 |
| "PERS law enforcement officer" means a sheriff or any of the | 5938 |
| following whose primary duties are to preserve the peace, protect | 5939 |
| life and property, and enforce the laws of this state: a deputy | 5940 |
| sheriff, township constable or police officer in a township police | 5941 |
| department or district, drug agent, department of public safety | 5942 |
| enforcement agent, natural resources law enforcement staff | 5943 |
| officer, park officer, forest officer, preserve officer, wildlife | 5944 |
| officer, state watercraft officer, park district police officer, | 5945 |
| conservancy district officer, veterans' home police officer, | 5946 |
| special police officer for a mental health institution, special | 5947 |
| police officer for an institution for the mentally retarded and | 5948 |
| developmentally disabled, state university law enforcement | 5949 |
| officer, municipal police officer, house sergeant at arms, | 5950 |
| assistant house sergeant at arms, regional transit authority | 5951 |
| police officer, or state highway patrol police officer. PERS law | 5952 |
| enforcement officer also includes a person serving as a municipal | 5953 |
| public safety director at any time during the period from | 5954 |
| September 29, 2005, to March 24, 2009, if the duties of that | 5955 |
| service were to preserve the peace, protect life and property, and | 5956 |
| enforce the laws of this state. | 5957 |
| (XX) "Hamilton county municipal court bailiff" means a person | 5958 |
| appointed by the clerk of courts of the Hamilton county municipal | 5959 |
| court under division (A)(3) of section 1901.32 of the Revised Code | 5960 |
| who is employed full time as a bailiff or deputy bailiff, who has | 5961 |
| received a certificate attesting to the person's satisfactory | 5962 |
| completion of the peace officer basic training described in | 5963 |
| division (D)(1) of section 109.77 of the Revised Code. | 5964 |
| (YY) "PERS public safety officer" means a Hamilton county | 5965 |
| municipal court bailiff, or any of the following whose primary | 5966 |
| duties are other than to preserve the peace, protect life and | 5967 |
| property, and enforce the laws of this state: a deputy sheriff, | 5968 |
| township constable or police officer in a township police | 5969 |
| department or district, drug agent, department of public safety | 5970 |
| enforcement agent, natural resources law enforcement staff | 5971 |
| officer, park officer, forest officer, preserve officer, wildlife | 5972 |
| officer, state watercraft officer, park district police officer, | 5973 |
| conservancy district officer, veterans' home police officer, | 5974 |
| special police officer for a mental health institution, special | 5975 |
| police officer for an institution for the mentally retarded and | 5976 |
| developmentally disabled, state university law enforcement | 5977 |
| officer, municipal police officer, house sergeant at arms, | 5978 |
| assistant house sergeant at arms, regional transit authority | 5979 |
| police officer, or state highway patrol police officer. "PERS | 5980 |
| public safety officer" also includes a person serving as a | 5981 |
| municipal public safety director at any time during the period | 5982 |
| from September 29, 2005, to March 24, 2009, if the duties of that | 5983 |
| service were other than to preserve the peace, protect life and | 5984 |
| property, and enforce the laws of this state. | 5985 |
| (ZZ) "Fiduciary" means a person who does any of the | 5986 |
| following: | 5987 |
| (1) Exercises any discretionary authority or control with | 5988 |
| respect to the management of the system or with respect to the | 5989 |
| management or disposition of its assets; | 5990 |
| (2) Renders investment advice for a fee, direct or indirect, | 5991 |
| with respect to money or property of the system; | 5992 |
| (3) Has any discretionary authority or responsibility in the | 5993 |
| administration of the system. | 5994 |
| (AAA) "Actuary" means an individual who satisfies all of the | 5995 |
| following requirements: | 5996 |
| (1) Is a member of the American academy of actuaries; | 5997 |
| (2) Is an associate or fellow of the society of actuaries; | 5998 |
| (3) Has a minimum of five years' experience in providing | 5999 |
| actuarial services to public retirement plans. | 6000 |
| (BBB) "PERS defined benefit plan" means the plan described in | 6001 |
| sections 145.201 to 145.79 of the Revised Code. | 6002 |
| (CCC) "PERS defined contribution plans" means the plan or | 6003 |
| plans established under section 145.81 of the Revised Code. | 6004 |
| Sec. 145.012. (A) "Public employee," as defined in division | 6005 |
| (A) of section 145.01 of the Revised Code, does not include any | 6006 |
| person: | 6007 |
| (1) Who is employed by a private, temporary-help service and | 6008 |
| performs services under the direction of a public employer or is | 6009 |
| employed on a contractual basis as an independent contractor under | 6010 |
| a personal service contract with a public employer; | 6011 |
| (2) Who is an emergency employee serving on a temporary basis | 6012 |
| in case of fire, snow, earthquake, flood, or other similar | 6013 |
| emergency; | 6014 |
| (3) Who is employed in a program established pursuant to the | 6015 |
| "Job Training Partnership Act," 96 Stat. 1322 (1982), 29 U.S.C.A. | 6016 |
| 1501; | 6017 |
| (4) Who is an appointed member of either the motor vehicle | 6018 |
| salvage dealers board or the motor vehicle dealer's board whose | 6019 |
| rate and method of payment are determined pursuant to division (J) | 6020 |
| of section 124.15 of the Revised Code; | 6021 |
| (5) Who is employed as an election worker and paid less than | 6022 |
| five hundred dollars per calendar year for that service; | 6023 |
| (6) Who is employed as a firefighter in a position requiring | 6024 |
| satisfactory completion of a firefighter training course approved | 6025 |
| under former section 3303.07 or section 4765.55 of the Revised | 6026 |
| Code or conducted under section 3737.33 of the Revised Code except | 6027 |
| for the following: | 6028 |
| (a) Any firefighter who has elected under section 145.013 of | 6029 |
| the Revised Code to remain a contributing member of the public | 6030 |
| employees retirement system; | 6031 |
| (b) Any firefighter who was eligible to transfer from the | 6032 |
| public employees retirement system to the Ohio police and fire | 6033 |
| pension fund under section 742.51 or 742.515 of the Revised Code | 6034 |
| and did not elect to transfer; | 6035 |
| (c) Any firefighter who has elected under section 742.516 of | 6036 |
| the Revised Code to transfer from the Ohio police and fire pension | 6037 |
| fund to the public employees retirement system. | 6038 |
| (7) Who is a member of the board of health of a city or | 6039 |
| general health district, which pursuant to sections 3709.051 and | 6040 |
| 3709.07 of the Revised Code includes a combined health district, | 6041 |
| and whose compensation for attendance at meetings of the board is | 6042 |
| set forth in division (B) of section 3709.02 or division (B) of | 6043 |
| section 3709.05 of the Revised Code, as appropriate; | 6044 |
| (8) Who participates in an alternative retirement plan | 6045 |
| established under Chapter 3305. of the Revised Code; | 6046 |
| (9) Who is a member of the board of directors of a sanitary | 6047 |
| district established under Chapter 6115. of the Revised Code; | 6048 |
| (10) Who is a member of the unemployment compensation | 6049 |
| advisory council; | 6050 |
| (11) Who is an employee, officer, or governor-appointed | 6051 |
| member of the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation | 6052 |
| formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code; | 6053 |
| (12) Who is employed by the nonprofit entity established to | 6054 |
| provide advocacy services and a client assistance program for | 6055 |
| people with disabilities under Section 319.20 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 | 6056 |
| of the 129th general assembly and whose employment begins on or | 6057 |
| after October 1, 2012. | 6058 |
| (B) No inmate of a correctional institution operated by the | 6059 |
| department of rehabilitation and correction, no patient in a | 6060 |
| hospital for the mentally ill or criminally insane operated by the | 6061 |
| department of mental health, no resident in an institution for the | 6062 |
| mentally retarded operated by the department of developmental | 6063 |
| disabilities, no resident admitted as a patient of a veterans' | 6064 |
| home operated under Chapter 5907. of the Revised Code, and no | 6065 |
| resident of a county home shall be considered as a public employee | 6066 |
| for the purpose of establishing membership or calculating service | 6067 |
| credit or benefits under this chapter. Nothing in this division | 6068 |
| shall be construed to affect any service credit attained by any | 6069 |
| person who was a public employee before becoming an inmate, | 6070 |
| patient, or resident at any institution listed in this division, | 6071 |
| or the payment of any benefit for which such a person or such a | 6072 |
| person's beneficiaries otherwise would be eligible. | 6073 |
| Sec. 149.43. (A) As used in this section: | 6074 |
| (1) "Public record" means records kept by any public office, | 6075 |
| including, but not limited to, state, county, city, village, | 6076 |
| township, and school district units, and records pertaining to the | 6077 |
| delivery of educational services by an alternative school in this | 6078 |
| state kept by the nonprofit or for-profit entity operating the | 6079 |
| alternative school pursuant to section 3313.533 of the Revised | 6080 |
| Code. "Public record" does not mean any of the following: | 6081 |
| (a) Medical records; | 6082 |
| (b) Records pertaining to probation and parole proceedings or | 6083 |
| to proceedings related to the imposition of community control | 6084 |
| sanctions and post-release control sanctions; | 6085 |
| (c) Records pertaining to actions under section 2151.85 and | 6086 |
| division (C) of section 2919.121 of the Revised Code and to | 6087 |
| appeals of actions arising under those sections; | 6088 |
| (d) Records pertaining to adoption proceedings, including the | 6089 |
| contents of an adoption file maintained by the department of | 6090 |
| health under section 3705.12 of the Revised Code; | 6091 |
| (e) Information in a record contained in the putative father | 6092 |
| registry established by section 3107.062 of the Revised Code, | 6093 |
| regardless of whether the information is held by the department of | 6094 |
| job and family services or, pursuant to section 3111.69 of the | 6095 |
| Revised Code, the office of child support in the department or a | 6096 |
| child support enforcement agency; | 6097 |
| (f) Records listed in division (A) of section 3107.42 of the | 6098 |
| Revised Code or specified in division (A) of section 3107.52 of | 6099 |
| the Revised Code; | 6100 |
| (g) Trial preparation records; | 6101 |
| (h) Confidential law enforcement investigatory records; | 6102 |
| (i) Records containing information that is confidential under | 6103 |
| section 2710.03 or 4112.05 of the Revised Code; | 6104 |
| (j) DNA records stored in the DNA database pursuant to | 6105 |
| section 109.573 of the Revised Code; | 6106 |
| (k) Inmate records released by the department of | 6107 |
| rehabilitation and correction to the department of youth services | 6108 |
| or a court of record pursuant to division (E) of section 5120.21 | 6109 |
| of the Revised Code; | 6110 |
| (l) Records maintained by the department of youth services | 6111 |
| pertaining to children in its custody released by the department | 6112 |
| of youth services to the department of rehabilitation and | 6113 |
| correction pursuant to section 5139.05 of the Revised Code; | 6114 |
| (m) Intellectual property records; | 6115 |
| (n) Donor profile records; | 6116 |
| (o) Records maintained by the department of job and family | 6117 |
| services pursuant to section 3121.894 of the Revised Code; | 6118 |
| (p) Peace officer, parole officer, probation officer, | 6119 |
| bailiff, prosecuting attorney, assistant prosecuting attorney, | 6120 |
| correctional employee, community-based correctional facility | 6121 |
| employee, youth services employee, firefighter, EMT, or | 6122 |
| investigator of the bureau of criminal identification and | 6123 |
| investigation residential and familial information; | 6124 |
| (q) In the case of a county hospital operated pursuant to | 6125 |
| Chapter 339. of the Revised Code or a municipal hospital operated | 6126 |
| pursuant to Chapter 749. of the Revised Code, information that | 6127 |
| constitutes a trade secret, as defined in section 1333.61 of the | 6128 |
| Revised Code; | 6129 |
| (r) Information pertaining to the recreational activities of | 6130 |
| a person under the age of eighteen; | 6131 |
| (s) Records provided to, statements made by review board | 6132 |
| members during meetings of, and all work products of a child | 6133 |
| fatality review board acting under sections 307.621 to 307.629 of | 6134 |
| the Revised Code, and child fatality review data submitted by the | 6135 |
| child fatality review board to the department of health or a | 6136 |
| national child death review database, other than the report | 6137 |
| prepared pursuant to division (A) of section 307.626 of the | 6138 |
| Revised Code; | 6139 |
| (t) Records provided to and statements made by the executive | 6140 |
| director of a public children services agency or a prosecuting | 6141 |
| attorney acting pursuant to section 5153.171 of the Revised Code | 6142 |
| other than the information released under that section; | 6143 |
| (u) Test materials, examinations, or evaluation tools used in | 6144 |
| an examination for licensure as a nursing home administrator that | 6145 |
| the board of examiners of nursing home administrators administers | 6146 |
| under section 4751.04 of the Revised Code or contracts under that | 6147 |
| section with a private or government entity to administer; | 6148 |
| (v) Records the release of which is prohibited by state or | 6149 |
| federal law; | 6150 |
| (w) Proprietary information of or relating to any person that | 6151 |
| is submitted to or compiled by the Ohio venture capital authority | 6152 |
| created under section 150.01 of the Revised Code; | 6153 |
| (x) Information reported and evaluations conducted pursuant | 6154 |
| to section 3701.072 of the Revised Code; | 6155 |
| (y) Financial statements and data any person submits for any | 6156 |
| purpose to the Ohio housing finance agency or the controlling | 6157 |
| board in connection with applying for, receiving, or accounting | 6158 |
| for financial assistance from the agency, and information that | 6159 |
| identifies any individual who benefits directly or indirectly from | 6160 |
| financial assistance from the agency; | 6161 |
| (z) Records listed in section 5101.29 of the Revised Code; | 6162 |
| (aa) Discharges recorded with a county recorder under section | 6163 |
| 317.24 of the Revised Code, as specified in division (B)(2) of | 6164 |
| that section; | 6165 |
| (bb) Usage information including names and addresses of | 6166 |
| specific residential and commercial customers of a municipally | 6167 |
| owned or operated public utility. | 6168 |
| (2) "Confidential law enforcement investigatory record" means | 6169 |
| any record that pertains to a law enforcement matter of a | 6170 |
| criminal, quasi-criminal, civil, or administrative nature, but | 6171 |
| only to the extent that the release of the record would create a | 6172 |
| high probability of disclosure of any of the following: | 6173 |
| (a) The identity of a suspect who has not been charged with | 6174 |
| the offense to which the record pertains, or of an information | 6175 |
| source or witness to whom confidentiality has been reasonably | 6176 |
| promised; | 6177 |
| (b) Information provided by an information source or witness | 6178 |
| to whom confidentiality has been reasonably promised, which | 6179 |
| information would reasonably tend to disclose the source's or | 6180 |
| witness's identity; | 6181 |
| (c) Specific confidential investigatory techniques or | 6182 |
| procedures or specific investigatory work product; | 6183 |
| (d) Information that would endanger the life or physical | 6184 |
| safety of law enforcement personnel, a crime victim, a witness, or | 6185 |
| a confidential information source. | 6186 |
| (3) "Medical record" means any document or combination of | 6187 |
| documents, except births, deaths, and the fact of admission to or | 6188 |
| discharge from a hospital, that pertains to the medical history, | 6189 |
| diagnosis, prognosis, or medical condition of a patient and that | 6190 |
| is generated and maintained in the process of medical treatment. | 6191 |
| (4) "Trial preparation record" means any record that contains | 6192 |
| information that is specifically compiled in reasonable | 6193 |
| anticipation of, or in defense of, a civil or criminal action or | 6194 |
| proceeding, including the independent thought processes and | 6195 |
| personal trial preparation of an attorney. | 6196 |
| (5) "Intellectual property record" means a record, other than | 6197 |
| a financial or administrative record, that is produced or | 6198 |
| collected by or for faculty or staff of a state institution of | 6199 |
| higher learning in the conduct of or as a result of study or | 6200 |
| research on an educational, commercial, scientific, artistic, | 6201 |
| technical, or scholarly issue, regardless of whether the study or | 6202 |
| research was sponsored by the institution alone or in conjunction | 6203 |
| with a governmental body or private concern, and that has not been | 6204 |
| publicly released, published, or patented. | 6205 |
| (6) "Donor profile record" means all records about donors or | 6206 |
| potential donors to a public institution of higher education | 6207 |
| except the names and reported addresses of the actual donors and | 6208 |
| the date, amount, and conditions of the actual donation. | 6209 |
| (7) "Peace officer, parole officer, probation officer, | 6210 |
| bailiff, prosecuting attorney, assistant prosecuting attorney, | 6211 |
| correctional employee, community-based correctional facility | 6212 |
| employee, youth services employee, firefighter, EMT, or | 6213 |
| investigator of the bureau of criminal identification and | 6214 |
| investigation residential and familial information" means any | 6215 |
| information that discloses any of the following about a peace | 6216 |
| officer, parole officer, probation officer, bailiff, prosecuting | 6217 |
| attorney, assistant prosecuting attorney, correctional employee, | 6218 |
| community-based correctional facility employee, youth services | 6219 |
| employee, firefighter, EMT, or investigator of the bureau of | 6220 |
| criminal identification and investigation: | 6221 |
| (a) The address of the actual personal residence of a peace | 6222 |
| officer, parole officer, probation officer, bailiff, assistant | 6223 |
| prosecuting attorney, correctional employee, community-based | 6224 |
| correctional facility employee, youth services employee, | 6225 |
| firefighter, EMT, or an investigator of the bureau of criminal | 6226 |
| identification and investigation, except for the state or | 6227 |
| political subdivision in which the peace officer, parole officer, | 6228 |
| probation officer, bailiff, assistant prosecuting attorney, | 6229 |
| correctional employee, community-based correctional facility | 6230 |
| employee, youth services employee, firefighter, EMT, or | 6231 |
| investigator of the bureau of criminal identification and | 6232 |
| investigation resides; | 6233 |
| (b) Information compiled from referral to or participation in | 6234 |
| an employee assistance program; | 6235 |
| (c) The social security number, the residential telephone | 6236 |
| number, any bank account, debit card, charge card, or credit card | 6237 |
| number, or the emergency telephone number of, or any medical | 6238 |
| information pertaining to, a peace officer, parole officer, | 6239 |
| probation officer, bailiff, prosecuting attorney, assistant | 6240 |
| prosecuting attorney, correctional employee, community-based | 6241 |
| correctional facility employee, youth services employee, | 6242 |
| firefighter, EMT, or investigator of the bureau of criminal | 6243 |
| identification and investigation; | 6244 |
| (d) The name of any beneficiary of employment benefits, | 6245 |
| including, but not limited to, life insurance benefits, provided | 6246 |
| to a peace officer, parole officer, probation officer, bailiff, | 6247 |
| prosecuting attorney, assistant prosecuting attorney, correctional | 6248 |
| employee, community-based correctional facility employee, youth | 6249 |
| services employee, firefighter, EMT, or investigator of the bureau | 6250 |
| of criminal identification and investigation by the peace | 6251 |
| officer's, parole officer's, probation officer's, bailiff's, | 6252 |
| prosecuting attorney's, assistant prosecuting attorney's, | 6253 |
| correctional employee's, community-based correctional facility | 6254 |
| employee's, youth services employee's, firefighter's, EMT's, or | 6255 |
| investigator of the bureau of criminal identification and | 6256 |
| investigation's employer; | 6257 |
| (e) The identity and amount of any charitable or employment | 6258 |
| benefit deduction made by the peace officer's, parole officer's, | 6259 |
| probation officer's, bailiff's, prosecuting attorney's, assistant | 6260 |
| prosecuting attorney's, correctional employee's, community-based | 6261 |
| correctional facility employee's, youth services employee's, | 6262 |
| firefighter's, EMT's, or investigator of the bureau of criminal | 6263 |
| identification and investigation's employer from the peace | 6264 |
| officer's, parole officer's, probation officer's, bailiff's, | 6265 |
| prosecuting attorney's, assistant prosecuting attorney's, | 6266 |
| correctional employee's, community-based correctional facility | 6267 |
| employee's, youth services employee's, firefighter's, EMT's, or | 6268 |
| investigator of the bureau of criminal identification and | 6269 |
| investigation's compensation unless the amount of the deduction is | 6270 |
| required by state or federal law; | 6271 |
| (f) The name, the residential address, the name of the | 6272 |
| employer, the address of the employer, the social security number, | 6273 |
| the residential telephone number, any bank account, debit card, | 6274 |
| charge card, or credit card number, or the emergency telephone | 6275 |
| number of the spouse, a former spouse, or any child of a peace | 6276 |
| officer, parole officer, probation officer, bailiff, prosecuting | 6277 |
| attorney, assistant prosecuting attorney, correctional employee, | 6278 |
| community-based correctional facility employee, youth services | 6279 |
| employee, firefighter, EMT, or investigator of the bureau of | 6280 |
| criminal identification and investigation; | 6281 |
| (g) A photograph of a peace officer who holds a position or | 6282 |
| has an assignment that may include undercover or plain clothes | 6283 |
| positions or assignments as determined by the peace officer's | 6284 |
| appointing authority. | 6285 |
| As used in divisions (A)(7) and (B)(9) of this section, | 6286 |
| "peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 109.71 of the | 6287 |
| Revised Code and also includes the superintendent and troopers of | 6288 |
| the state highway patrol; it does not include the sheriff of a | 6289 |
| county or a supervisory employee who, in the absence of the | 6290 |
| sheriff, is authorized to stand in for, exercise the authority of, | 6291 |
| and perform the duties of the sheriff. | 6292 |
| As used in divisions (A)(7) and (B)(5) of this section, | 6293 |
| "correctional employee" means any employee of the department of | 6294 |
| rehabilitation and correction who in the course of performing the | 6295 |
| employee's job duties has or has had contact with inmates and | 6296 |
| persons under supervision. | 6297 |
| As used in divisions (A)(7) and (B)(5) of this section, | 6298 |
| "youth services employee" means any employee of the department of | 6299 |
| youth services who in the course of performing the employee's job | 6300 |
| duties has or has had contact with children committed to the | 6301 |
| custody of the department of youth services. | 6302 |
| As used in divisions (A)(7) and (B)(9) of this section, | 6303 |
| "firefighter" means any regular, paid or volunteer, member of a | 6304 |
| lawfully constituted fire department of a municipal corporation, | 6305 |
| township, fire district, or village. | 6306 |
| As used in divisions (A)(7) and (B)(9) of this section, "EMT" | 6307 |
| means EMTs-basic, EMTs-I, and paramedics that provide emergency | 6308 |
| medical services for a public emergency medical service | 6309 |
| organization. "Emergency medical service organization," | 6310 |
| "EMT-basic," "EMT-I," and "paramedic" have the same meanings as in | 6311 |
| section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. | 6312 |
| As used in divisions (A)(7) and (B)(9) of this section, | 6313 |
| "investigator of the bureau of criminal identification and | 6314 |
| investigation" has the meaning defined in section 2903.11 of the | 6315 |
| Revised Code. | 6316 |
| (8) "Information pertaining to the recreational activities of | 6317 |
| a person under the age of eighteen" means information that is kept | 6318 |
| in the ordinary course of business by a public office, that | 6319 |
| pertains to the recreational activities of a person under the age | 6320 |
| of eighteen years, and that discloses any of the following: | 6321 |
| (a) The address or telephone number of a person under the age | 6322 |
| of eighteen or the address or telephone number of that person's | 6323 |
| parent, guardian, custodian, or emergency contact person; | 6324 |
| (b) The social security number, birth date, or photographic | 6325 |
| image of a person under the age of eighteen; | 6326 |
| (c) Any medical record, history, or information pertaining to | 6327 |
| a person under the age of eighteen; | 6328 |
| (d) Any additional information sought or required about a | 6329 |
| person under the age of eighteen for the purpose of allowing that | 6330 |
| person to participate in any recreational activity conducted or | 6331 |
| sponsored by a public office or to use or obtain admission | 6332 |
| privileges to any recreational facility owned or operated by a | 6333 |
| public office. | 6334 |
| (9) "Community control sanction" has the same meaning as in | 6335 |
| section 2929.01 of the Revised Code. | 6336 |
| (10) "Post-release control sanction" has the same meaning as | 6337 |
| in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code. | 6338 |
| (11) "Redaction" means obscuring or deleting any information | 6339 |
| that is exempt from the duty to permit public inspection or | 6340 |
| copying from an item that otherwise meets the definition of a | 6341 |
| "record" in section 149.011 of the Revised Code. | 6342 |
| (12) "Designee" and "elected official" have the same meanings | 6343 |
| as in section 109.43 of the Revised Code. | 6344 |
| (B)(1) Upon request and subject to division (B)(8) of this | 6345 |
| section, all public records responsive to the request shall be | 6346 |
| promptly prepared and made available for inspection to any person | 6347 |
| at all reasonable times during regular business hours. Subject to | 6348 |
| division (B)(8) of this section, upon request, a public office or | 6349 |
| person responsible for public records shall make copies of the | 6350 |
| requested public record available at cost and within a reasonable | 6351 |
| period of time. If a public record contains information that is | 6352 |
| exempt from the duty to permit public inspection or to copy the | 6353 |
| public record, the public office or the person responsible for the | 6354 |
| public record shall make available all of the information within | 6355 |
| the public record that is not exempt. When making that public | 6356 |
| record available for public inspection or copying that public | 6357 |
| record, the public office or the person responsible for the public | 6358 |
| record shall notify the requester of any redaction or make the | 6359 |
| redaction plainly visible. A redaction shall be deemed a denial of | 6360 |
| a request to inspect or copy the redacted information, except if | 6361 |
| federal or state law authorizes or requires a public office to | 6362 |
| make the redaction. | 6363 |
| (2) To facilitate broader access to public records, a public | 6364 |
| office or the person responsible for public records shall organize | 6365 |
| and maintain public records in a manner that they can be made | 6366 |
| available for inspection or copying in accordance with division | 6367 |
| (B) of this section. A public office also shall have available a | 6368 |
| copy of its current records retention schedule at a location | 6369 |
| readily available to the public. If a requester makes an ambiguous | 6370 |
| or overly broad request or has difficulty in making a request for | 6371 |
| copies or inspection of public records under this section such | 6372 |
| that the public office or the person responsible for the requested | 6373 |
| public record cannot reasonably identify what public records are | 6374 |
| being requested, the public office or the person responsible for | 6375 |
| the requested public record may deny the request but shall provide | 6376 |
| the requester with an opportunity to revise the request by | 6377 |
| informing the requester of the manner in which records are | 6378 |
| maintained by the public office and accessed in the ordinary | 6379 |
| course of the public office's or person's duties. | 6380 |
| (3) If a request is ultimately denied, in part or in whole, | 6381 |
| the public office or the person responsible for the requested | 6382 |
| public record shall provide the requester with an explanation, | 6383 |
| including legal authority, setting forth why the request was | 6384 |
| denied. If the initial request was provided in writing, the | 6385 |
| explanation also shall be provided to the requester in writing. | 6386 |
| The explanation shall not preclude the public office or the person | 6387 |
| responsible for the requested public record from relying upon | 6388 |
| additional reasons or legal authority in defending an action | 6389 |
| commenced under division (C) of this section. | 6390 |
| (4) Unless specifically required or authorized by state or | 6391 |
| federal law or in accordance with division (B) of this section, no | 6392 |
| public office or person responsible for public records may limit | 6393 |
| or condition the availability of public records by requiring | 6394 |
| disclosure of the requester's identity or the intended use of the | 6395 |
| requested public record. Any requirement that the requester | 6396 |
| disclose the requestor's identity or the intended use of the | 6397 |
| requested public record constitutes a denial of the request. | 6398 |
| (5) A public office or person responsible for public records | 6399 |
| may ask a requester to make the request in writing, may ask for | 6400 |
| the requester's identity, and may inquire about the intended use | 6401 |
| of the information requested, but may do so only after disclosing | 6402 |
| to the requester that a written request is not mandatory and that | 6403 |
| the requester may decline to reveal the requester's identity or | 6404 |
| the intended use and when a written request or disclosure of the | 6405 |
| identity or intended use would benefit the requester by enhancing | 6406 |
| the ability of the public office or person responsible for public | 6407 |
| records to identify, locate, or deliver the public records sought | 6408 |
| by the requester. | 6409 |
| (6) If any person chooses to obtain a copy of a public record | 6410 |
| in accordance with division (B) of this section, the public office | 6411 |
| or person responsible for the public record may require that | 6412 |
| person to pay in advance the cost involved in providing the copy | 6413 |
| of the public record in accordance with the choice made by the | 6414 |
| person seeking the copy under this division. The public office or | 6415 |
| the person responsible for the public record shall permit that | 6416 |
| person to choose to have the public record duplicated upon paper, | 6417 |
| upon the same medium upon which the public office or person | 6418 |
| responsible for the public record keeps it, or upon any other | 6419 |
| medium upon which the public office or person responsible for the | 6420 |
| public record determines that it reasonably can be duplicated as | 6421 |
| an integral part of the normal operations of the public office or | 6422 |
| person responsible for the public record. When the person seeking | 6423 |
| the copy makes a choice under this division, the public office or | 6424 |
| person responsible for the public record shall provide a copy of | 6425 |
| it in accordance with the choice made by the person seeking the | 6426 |
| copy. Nothing in this section requires a public office or person | 6427 |
| responsible for the public record to allow the person seeking a | 6428 |
| copy of the public record to make the copies of the public record. | 6429 |
| (7) Upon a request made in accordance with division (B) of | 6430 |
| this section and subject to division (B)(6) of this section, a | 6431 |
| public office or person responsible for public records shall | 6432 |
| transmit a copy of a public record to any person by United States | 6433 |
| mail or by any other means of delivery or transmission within a | 6434 |
| reasonable period of time after receiving the request for the | 6435 |
| copy. The public office or person responsible for the public | 6436 |
| record may require the person making the request to pay in advance | 6437 |
| the cost of postage if the copy is transmitted by United States | 6438 |
| mail or the cost of delivery if the copy is transmitted other than | 6439 |
| by United States mail, and to pay in advance the costs incurred | 6440 |
| for other supplies used in the mailing, delivery, or transmission. | 6441 |
| Any public office may adopt a policy and procedures that it | 6442 |
| will follow in transmitting, within a reasonable period of time | 6443 |
| after receiving a request, copies of public records by United | 6444 |
| States mail or by any other means of delivery or transmission | 6445 |
| pursuant to this division. A public office that adopts a policy | 6446 |
| and procedures under this division shall comply with them in | 6447 |
| performing its duties under this division. | 6448 |
| In any policy and procedures adopted under this division, a | 6449 |
| public office may limit the number of records requested by a | 6450 |
| person that the office will transmit by United States mail to ten | 6451 |
| per month, unless the person certifies to the office in writing | 6452 |
| that the person does not intend to use or forward the requested | 6453 |
| records, or the information contained in them, for commercial | 6454 |
| purposes. For purposes of this division, "commercial" shall be | 6455 |
| narrowly construed and does not include reporting or gathering | 6456 |
| news, reporting or gathering information to assist citizen | 6457 |
| oversight or understanding of the operation or activities of | 6458 |
| government, or nonprofit educational research. | 6459 |
| (8) A public office or person responsible for public records | 6460 |
| is not required to permit a person who is incarcerated pursuant to | 6461 |
| a criminal conviction or a juvenile adjudication to inspect or to | 6462 |
| obtain a copy of any public record concerning a criminal | 6463 |
| investigation or prosecution or concerning what would be a | 6464 |
| criminal investigation or prosecution if the subject of the | 6465 |
| investigation or prosecution were an adult, unless the request to | 6466 |
| inspect or to obtain a copy of the record is for the purpose of | 6467 |
| acquiring information that is subject to release as a public | 6468 |
| record under this section and the judge who imposed the sentence | 6469 |
| or made the adjudication with respect to the person, or the | 6470 |
| judge's successor in office, finds that the information sought in | 6471 |
| the public record is necessary to support what appears to be a | 6472 |
| justiciable claim of the person. | 6473 |
| (9)(a) Upon written request made and signed by a journalist | 6474 |
| on or after December 16, 1999, a public office, or person | 6475 |
| responsible for public records, having custody of the records of | 6476 |
| the agency employing a specified peace officer, parole officer, | 6477 |
| probation officer, bailiff, prosecuting attorney, assistant | 6478 |
| prosecuting attorney, correctional employee, youth services | 6479 |
| employee, firefighter, EMT, or investigator of the bureau of | 6480 |
| criminal identification and investigation shall disclose to the | 6481 |
| journalist the address of the actual personal residence of the | 6482 |
| peace officer, parole officer, probation officer, bailiff, | 6483 |
| prosecuting attorney, assistant prosecuting attorney, correctional | 6484 |
| employee, youth services employee, firefighter, EMT, or | 6485 |
| investigator of the bureau of criminal identification and | 6486 |
| investigation and, if the peace officer's, parole officer's, | 6487 |
| probation officer's, bailiff's, prosecuting attorney's, assistant | 6488 |
| prosecuting attorney's, correctional employee's, youth services | 6489 |
| employee's, firefighter's, EMT's, or investigator of the bureau of | 6490 |
| criminal identification and investigation's spouse, former spouse, | 6491 |
| or child is employed by a public office, the name and address of | 6492 |
| the employer of the peace officer's, parole officer's, probation | 6493 |
| officer's, bailiff's, prosecuting attorney's, assistant | 6494 |
| prosecuting attorney's, correctional employee's, youth services | 6495 |
| employee's, firefighter's, EMT's, or investigator of the bureau of | 6496 |
| criminal identification and investigation's spouse, former spouse, | 6497 |
| or child. The request shall include the journalist's name and | 6498 |
| title and the name and address of the journalist's employer and | 6499 |
| shall state that disclosure of the information sought would be in | 6500 |
| the public interest. | 6501 |
| (b) Division (B)(9)(a) of this section also applies to | 6502 |
| journalist requests for customer information maintained by a | 6503 |
| municipally owned or operated public utility, other than social | 6504 |
| security numbers and any private financial information such as | 6505 |
| credit reports, payment methods, credit card numbers, and bank | 6506 |
| account information. | 6507 |
| (c) As used in division (B)(9) of this section, "journalist" | 6508 |
| means a person engaged in, connected with, or employed by any news | 6509 |
| medium, including a newspaper, magazine, press association, news | 6510 |
| agency, or wire service, a radio or television station, or a | 6511 |
| similar medium, for the purpose of gathering, processing, | 6512 |
| transmitting, compiling, editing, or disseminating information for | 6513 |
| the general public. | 6514 |
| (C)(1) If a person allegedly is aggrieved by the failure of a | 6515 |
| public office or the person responsible for public records to | 6516 |
| promptly prepare a public record and to make it available to the | 6517 |
| person for inspection in accordance with division (B) of this | 6518 |
| section or by any other failure of a public office or the person | 6519 |
| responsible for public records to comply with an obligation in | 6520 |
| accordance with division (B) of this section, the person allegedly | 6521 |
| aggrieved may commence a mandamus action to obtain a judgment that | 6522 |
| orders the public office or the person responsible for the public | 6523 |
| record to comply with division (B) of this section, that awards | 6524 |
| court costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the person that | 6525 |
| instituted the mandamus action, and, if applicable, that includes | 6526 |
| an order fixing statutory damages under division (C)(1) of this | 6527 |
| section. The mandamus action may be commenced in the court of | 6528 |
| common pleas of the county in which division (B) of this section | 6529 |
| allegedly was not complied with, in the supreme court pursuant to | 6530 |
| its original jurisdiction under Section 2 of Article IV, Ohio | 6531 |
| Constitution, or in the court of appeals for the appellate | 6532 |
| district in which division (B) of this section allegedly was not | 6533 |
| complied with pursuant to its original jurisdiction under Section | 6534 |
| 3 of Article IV, Ohio Constitution. | 6535 |
| If a requestor transmits a written request by hand delivery | 6536 |
| or certified mail to inspect or receive copies of any public | 6537 |
| record in a manner that fairly describes the public record or | 6538 |
| class of public records to the public office or person responsible | 6539 |
| for the requested public records, except as otherwise provided in | 6540 |
| this section, the requestor shall be entitled to recover the | 6541 |
| amount of statutory damages set forth in this division if a court | 6542 |
| determines that the public office or the person responsible for | 6543 |
| public records failed to comply with an obligation in accordance | 6544 |
| with division (B) of this section. | 6545 |
| The amount of statutory damages shall be fixed at one hundred | 6546 |
| dollars for each business day during which the public office or | 6547 |
| person responsible for the requested public records failed to | 6548 |
| comply with an obligation in accordance with division (B) of this | 6549 |
| section, beginning with the day on which the requester files a | 6550 |
| mandamus action to recover statutory damages, up to a maximum of | 6551 |
| one thousand dollars. The award of statutory damages shall not be | 6552 |
| construed as a penalty, but as compensation for injury arising | 6553 |
| from lost use of the requested information. The existence of this | 6554 |
| injury shall be conclusively presumed. The award of statutory | 6555 |
| damages shall be in addition to all other remedies authorized by | 6556 |
| this section. | 6557 |
| The court may reduce an award of statutory damages or not | 6558 |
| award statutory damages if the court determines both of the | 6559 |
| following: | 6560 |
| (a) That, based on the ordinary application of statutory law | 6561 |
| and case law as it existed at the time of the conduct or | 6562 |
| threatened conduct of the public office or person responsible for | 6563 |
| the requested public records that allegedly constitutes a failure | 6564 |
| to comply with an obligation in accordance with division (B) of | 6565 |
| this section and that was the basis of the mandamus action, a | 6566 |
| well-informed public office or person responsible for the | 6567 |
| requested public records reasonably would believe that the conduct | 6568 |
| or threatened conduct of the public office or person responsible | 6569 |
| for the requested public records did not constitute a failure to | 6570 |
| comply with an obligation in accordance with division (B) of this | 6571 |
| section; | 6572 |
| (b) That a well-informed public office or person responsible | 6573 |
| for the requested public records reasonably would believe that the | 6574 |
| conduct or threatened conduct of the public office or person | 6575 |
| responsible for the requested public records would serve the | 6576 |
| public policy that underlies the authority that is asserted as | 6577 |
| permitting that conduct or threatened conduct. | 6578 |
| (2)(a) If the court issues a writ of mandamus that orders the | 6579 |
| public office or the person responsible for the public record to | 6580 |
| comply with division (B) of this section and determines that the | 6581 |
| circumstances described in division (C)(1) of this section exist, | 6582 |
| the court shall determine and award to the relator all court | 6583 |
| costs. | 6584 |
| (b) If the court renders a judgment that orders the public | 6585 |
| office or the person responsible for the public record to comply | 6586 |
| with division (B) of this section, the court may award reasonable | 6587 |
| attorney's fees subject to reduction as described in division | 6588 |
| (C)(2)(c) of this section. The court shall award reasonable | 6589 |
| attorney's fees, subject to reduction as described in division | 6590 |
| (C)(2)(c) of this section when either of the following applies: | 6591 |
| (i) The public office or the person responsible for the | 6592 |
| public records failed to respond affirmatively or negatively to | 6593 |
| the public records request in accordance with the time allowed | 6594 |
| under division (B) of this section. | 6595 |
| (ii) The public office or the person responsible for the | 6596 |
| public records promised to permit the relator to inspect or | 6597 |
| receive copies of the public records requested within a specified | 6598 |
| period of time but failed to fulfill that promise within that | 6599 |
| specified period of time. | 6600 |
| (c) Court costs and reasonable attorney's fees awarded under | 6601 |
| this section shall be construed as remedial and not punitive. | 6602 |
| Reasonable attorney's fees shall include reasonable fees incurred | 6603 |
| to produce proof of the reasonableness and amount of the fees and | 6604 |
| to otherwise litigate entitlement to the fees. The court may | 6605 |
| reduce an award of attorney's fees to the relator or not award | 6606 |
| attorney's fees to the relator if the court determines both of the | 6607 |
| following: | 6608 |
| (i) That, based on the ordinary application of statutory law | 6609 |
| and case law as it existed at the time of the conduct or | 6610 |
| threatened conduct of the public office or person responsible for | 6611 |
| the requested public records that allegedly constitutes a failure | 6612 |
| to comply with an obligation in accordance with division (B) of | 6613 |
| this section and that was the basis of the mandamus action, a | 6614 |
| well-informed public office or person responsible for the | 6615 |
| requested public records reasonably would believe that the conduct | 6616 |
| or threatened conduct of the public office or person responsible | 6617 |
| for the requested public records did not constitute a failure to | 6618 |
| comply with an obligation in accordance with division (B) of this | 6619 |
| section; | 6620 |
| (ii) That a well-informed public office or person responsible | 6621 |
| for the requested public records reasonably would believe that the | 6622 |
| conduct or threatened conduct of the public office or person | 6623 |
| responsible for the requested public records as described in | 6624 |
| division (C)(2)(c)(i) of this section would serve the public | 6625 |
| policy that underlies the authority that is asserted as permitting | 6626 |
| that conduct or threatened conduct. | 6627 |
| (D) Chapter 1347. of the Revised Code does not limit the | 6628 |
| provisions of this section. | 6629 |
| (E)(1) To ensure that all employees of public offices are | 6630 |
| appropriately educated about a public office's obligations under | 6631 |
| division (B) of this section, all elected officials or their | 6632 |
| appropriate designees shall attend training approved by the | 6633 |
| attorney general as provided in section 109.43 of the Revised | 6634 |
| Code. In addition, all public offices shall adopt a public records | 6635 |
| policy in compliance with this section for responding to public | 6636 |
| records requests. In adopting a public records policy under this | 6637 |
| division, a public office may obtain guidance from the model | 6638 |
| public records policy developed and provided to the public office | 6639 |
| by the attorney general under section 109.43 of the Revised Code. | 6640 |
| Except as otherwise provided in this section, the policy may not | 6641 |
| limit the number of public records that the public office will | 6642 |
| make available to a single person, may not limit the number of | 6643 |
| public records that it will make available during a fixed period | 6644 |
| of time, and may not establish a fixed period of time before it | 6645 |
| will respond to a request for inspection or copying of public | 6646 |
| records, unless that period is less than eight hours. | 6647 |
| (2) The public office shall distribute the public records | 6648 |
| policy adopted by the public office under division (E)(1) of this | 6649 |
| section to the employee of the public office who is the records | 6650 |
| custodian or records manager or otherwise has custody of the | 6651 |
| records of that office. The public office shall require that | 6652 |
| employee to acknowledge receipt of the copy of the public records | 6653 |
| policy. The public office shall create a poster that describes its | 6654 |
| public records policy and shall post the poster in a conspicuous | 6655 |
| place in the public office and in all locations where the public | 6656 |
| office has branch offices. The public office may post its public | 6657 |
| records policy on the internet web site of the public office if | 6658 |
| the public office maintains an internet web site. A public office | 6659 |
| that has established a manual or handbook of its general policies | 6660 |
| and procedures for all employees of the public office shall | 6661 |
| include the public records policy of the public office in the | 6662 |
| manual or handbook. | 6663 |
| (F)(1) The bureau of motor vehicles may adopt rules pursuant | 6664 |
| to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to reasonably limit the number | 6665 |
| of bulk commercial special extraction requests made by a person | 6666 |
| for the same records or for updated records during a calendar | 6667 |
| year. The rules may include provisions for charges to be made for | 6668 |
| bulk commercial special extraction requests for the actual cost of | 6669 |
| the bureau, plus special extraction costs, plus ten per cent. The | 6670 |
| bureau may charge for expenses for redacting information, the | 6671 |
| release of which is prohibited by law. | 6672 |
| (2) As used in division (F)(1) of this section: | 6673 |
| (a) "Actual cost" means the cost of depleted supplies, | 6674 |
| records storage media costs, actual mailing and alternative | 6675 |
| delivery costs, or other transmitting costs, and any direct | 6676 |
| equipment operating and maintenance costs, including actual costs | 6677 |
| paid to private contractors for copying services. | 6678 |
| (b) "Bulk commercial special extraction request" means a | 6679 |
| request for copies of a record for information in a format other | 6680 |
| than the format already available, or information that cannot be | 6681 |
| extracted without examination of all items in a records series, | 6682 |
| class of records, or data base by a person who intends to use or | 6683 |
| forward the copies for surveys, marketing, solicitation, or resale | 6684 |
| for commercial purposes. "Bulk commercial special extraction | 6685 |
| request" does not include a request by a person who gives | 6686 |
| assurance to the bureau that the person making the request does | 6687 |
| not intend to use or forward the requested copies for surveys, | 6688 |
| marketing, solicitation, or resale for commercial purposes. | 6689 |
| (c) "Commercial" means profit-seeking production, buying, or | 6690 |
| selling of any good, service, or other product. | 6691 |
| (d) "Special extraction costs" means the cost of the time | 6692 |
| spent by the lowest paid employee competent to perform the task, | 6693 |
| the actual amount paid to outside private contractors employed by | 6694 |
| the bureau, or the actual cost incurred to create computer | 6695 |
| programs to make the special extraction. "Special extraction | 6696 |
| costs" include any charges paid to a public agency for computer or | 6697 |
| records services. | 6698 |
| (3) For purposes of divisions (F)(1) and (2) of this section, | 6699 |
| "surveys, marketing, solicitation, or resale for commercial | 6700 |
| purposes" shall be narrowly construed and does not include | 6701 |
| reporting or gathering news, reporting or gathering information to | 6702 |
| assist citizen oversight or understanding of the operation or | 6703 |
| activities of government, or nonprofit educational research. | 6704 |
| Sec. 152.09. (A) As used in sections 152.06 and 152.09 to | 6705 |
| 152.33 of the Revised Code: | 6706 |
| (1) "Obligations" means bonds, notes, or other evidences of | 6707 |
| obligation, including interest coupons pertaining thereto, issued | 6708 |
| pursuant to sections 152.09 to 152.33 of the Revised Code. | 6709 |
| (2) "State agencies" means the state of Ohio and branches, | 6710 |
| officers, boards, commissions, authorities, departments, | 6711 |
| divisions, courts, general assembly, or other units or agencies of | 6712 |
| the state. "State agency" also includes counties, municipal | 6713 |
| corporations, and governmental entities of this state that enter | 6714 |
| into leases with the Ohio building authority pursuant to section | 6715 |
| 152.31 of the Revised Code or that are designated by law as state | 6716 |
| agencies for the purpose of performing a state function that is to | 6717 |
| be housed by a capital facility for which the Ohio building | 6718 |
| authority is authorized to issue revenue obligations pursuant to | 6719 |
| sections 152.09 to 152.33 of the Revised Code. | 6720 |
| (3) "Bond service charges" means principal, including | 6721 |
| mandatory sinking fund requirements for retirement of obligations, | 6722 |
| and interest, and redemption premium, if any, required to be paid | 6723 |
| by the Ohio building authority on obligations. | 6724 |
| (4) "Capital facilities" means buildings, structures, and | 6725 |
| other improvements, and equipment, real estate, and interests in | 6726 |
| real estate therefor, within the state, and any one, part of, or | 6727 |
| combination of the foregoing, for housing of branches and agencies | 6728 |
| of state government, including capital facilities for the purpose | 6729 |
| of housing personnel, equipment, or functions, or any combination | 6730 |
| thereof that the state agencies are responsible for housing, for | 6731 |
| which the Ohio building authority is authorized to issue | 6732 |
| obligations pursuant to Chapter 152. of the Revised Code, and | 6733 |
| includes storage and parking facilities related to such capital | 6734 |
| facilities. For purposes of sections 152.10 to 152.15 of the | 6735 |
| Revised Code, "capital facilities" includes community or technical | 6736 |
| college capital facilities. | 6737 |
| (5) "Cost of capital facilities" means the costs of | 6738 |
| assessing, planning, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, | 6739 |
| rehabilitating, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, improving, | 6740 |
| altering, maintaining, equipping, furnishing, repairing, painting, | 6741 |
| decorating, managing, or operating capital facilities, and the | 6742 |
| financing thereof, including the cost of clearance and preparation | 6743 |
| of the site and of any land to be used in connection with capital | 6744 |
| facilities, the cost of participating in capital facilities | 6745 |
| pursuant to section 152.33 of the Revised Code, the cost of any | 6746 |
| indemnity and surety bonds and premiums on insurance, all related | 6747 |
| direct administrative expenses and allocable portions of direct | 6748 |
| costs of the authority and lessee state agencies, cost of | 6749 |
| engineering and architectural services, designs, plans, | 6750 |
| specifications, surveys, and estimates of cost, legal fees, fees | 6751 |
| and expenses of trustees, depositories, and paying agents for the | 6752 |
| obligations, cost of issuance of the obligations and financing | 6753 |
| charges and fees and expenses of financial advisers and | 6754 |
| consultants in connection therewith, interest on obligations from | 6755 |
| the date thereof to the time when interest is to be covered from | 6756 |
| sources other than proceeds of obligations, amounts that represent | 6757 |
| the portion of investment earnings to be rebated or to be paid to | 6758 |
| the federal government in order to maintain the exclusion from | 6759 |
| gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on those | 6760 |
| obligations pursuant to section 148(f) of the Internal Revenue | 6761 |
| Code, amounts necessary to establish reserves as required by the | 6762 |
| resolutions or the obligations, trust agreements, or indentures, | 6763 |
| costs of audits, the reimbursement of all moneys advanced or | 6764 |
| applied by or borrowed from any governmental entity, whether to or | 6765 |
| by the authority or others, from whatever source provided, for the | 6766 |
| payment of any item or items of cost of the capital facilities, | 6767 |
| any share of the cost undertaken by the authority pursuant to | 6768 |
| arrangements made with governmental entities under division (J) of | 6769 |
| section 152.21 of the Revised Code, and all other expenses | 6770 |
| necessary or incident to assessing, planning, or determining the | 6771 |
| feasibility or practicability with respect to capital facilities, | 6772 |
| and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the | 6773 |
| assessment, planning, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, | 6774 |
| rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, enlargement, improvement, | 6775 |
| alteration, maintenance, equipment, furnishing, repair, painting, | 6776 |
| decoration, management, or operation of capital facilities, the | 6777 |
| financing thereof and the placing of the same in use and | 6778 |
| operation, including any one, part of, or combination of such | 6779 |
| classes of costs and expenses. | 6780 |
| (6) "Governmental entity" means any state agency, municipal | 6781 |
| corporation, county, township, school district, and any other | 6782 |
| political subdivision or special district in this state | 6783 |
| established pursuant to law, and, except where otherwise | 6784 |
| indicated, also means the United States or any of the states or | 6785 |
| any department, division, or agency thereof, and any agency, | 6786 |
| commission, or authority established pursuant to an interstate | 6787 |
| compact or agreement. | 6788 |
| (7) "Governing body" means: | 6789 |
| (a) In the case of a county, the board of county | 6790 |
| commissioners or other legislative authority; in the case of a | 6791 |
| municipal corporation, the legislative authority; in the case of a | 6792 |
| township, the board of township trustees; in the case of a school | 6793 |
| district, the board of education; | 6794 |
| (b) In the case of any other governmental entity, the | 6795 |
| officer, board, commission, authority, or other body having the | 6796 |
| general management of the entity or having jurisdiction or | 6797 |
| authority in the particular circumstances. | 6798 |
| (8) "Available receipts" means fees, charges, revenues, | 6799 |
| grants, subsidies, income from the investment of moneys, proceeds | 6800 |
| from the sale of goods or services, and all other revenues or | 6801 |
| receipts received by or on behalf of any state agency for which | 6802 |
| capital facilities are financed with obligations issued under | 6803 |
| Chapter 152. of the Revised Code, any state agency participating | 6804 |
| in capital facilities pursuant to section 152.33 of the Revised | 6805 |
| Code, or any state agency by which the capital facilities are | 6806 |
| constructed or financed; revenues or receipts derived by the | 6807 |
| authority from the operation, leasing, or other disposition of | 6808 |
| capital facilities, and the proceeds of obligations issued under | 6809 |
| Chapter 152. of the Revised Code; and also any moneys appropriated | 6810 |
| by a governmental entity, gifts, grants, donations, and pledges, | 6811 |
| and receipts therefrom, available for the payment of bond service | 6812 |
| charges on such obligations. | 6813 |
| (9) "Available community or technical college receipts" means | 6814 |
| all money received by a community or technical college or | 6815 |
| community or technical college district, including income, | 6816 |
| revenues, and receipts from the operation, ownership, or control | 6817 |
| of facilities, grants, gifts, donations, and pledges and receipts | 6818 |
| therefrom, receipts from fees and charges, the allocated state | 6819 |
|
share of instruction as defined in section | 6820 |
| Revised Code, and the proceeds of the sale of obligations, | 6821 |
| including proceeds of obligations issued to refund obligations | 6822 |
| previously issued, but excluding any special fee, and receipts | 6823 |
| therefrom, charged pursuant to division (D) of section 154.21 of | 6824 |
| the Revised Code. | 6825 |
| (10) "Community or technical college," "college," "community | 6826 |
| or technical college district," and "district" have the same | 6827 |
|
meanings as in section | 6828 |
| (11) "Community or technical college capital facilities" | 6829 |
| means auxiliary facilities, education facilities, and housing and | 6830 |
| dining facilities, as those terms are defined in section 3345.12 | 6831 |
| of the Revised Code, to the extent permitted to be financed by the | 6832 |
| issuance of obligations under division (A)(2) of section 3357.112 | 6833 |
| of the Revised Code, that are authorized by sections 3354.121, | 6834 |
| 3357.112, and 3358.10 of the Revised Code to be financed by | 6835 |
| obligations issued by a community or technical college district, | 6836 |
| and for which the Ohio building authority is authorized to issue | 6837 |
| obligations pursuant to Chapter 152. of the Revised Code, and | 6838 |
| includes any one, part of, or any combination of the foregoing, | 6839 |
| and further includes site improvements, utilities, machinery, | 6840 |
| furnishings, and any separate or connected buildings, structures, | 6841 |
| improvements, sites, open space and green space areas, utilities, | 6842 |
| or equipment to be used in, or in connection with the operation or | 6843 |
| maintenance of, or supplementing or otherwise related to the | 6844 |
| services or facilities to be provided by, such facilities. | 6845 |
| (12) "Cost of community or technical college capital | 6846 |
| facilities" means the costs of acquiring, constructing, | 6847 |
| reconstructing, rehabilitating, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, | 6848 |
| improving, equipping, or furnishing community or technical college | 6849 |
| capital facilities, and the financing thereof, including the cost | 6850 |
| of clearance and preparation of the site and of any land to be | 6851 |
| used in connection with community or technical college capital | 6852 |
| facilities, the cost of any indemnity and surety bonds and | 6853 |
| premiums on insurance, all related direct administrative expenses | 6854 |
| and allocable portions of direct costs of the authority, community | 6855 |
| or technical college or community or technical college district, | 6856 |
| cost of engineering, architectural services, design, plans, | 6857 |
| specifications and surveys, estimates of cost, legal fees, fees | 6858 |
| and expenses of trustees, depositories, bond registrars, and | 6859 |
| paying agents for the obligations, cost of issuance of the | 6860 |
| obligations and financing costs and fees and expenses of financial | 6861 |
| advisers and consultants in connection therewith, interest on the | 6862 |
| obligations from the date thereof to the time when interest is to | 6863 |
| be covered by available receipts or other sources other than | 6864 |
| proceeds of the obligations, amounts that represent the portion of | 6865 |
| investment earnings to be rebated or to be paid to the federal | 6866 |
| government in order to maintain the exclusion from gross income | 6867 |
| for federal income tax purposes of interest on those obligations | 6868 |
| pursuant to section 148(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, amounts | 6869 |
| necessary to establish reserves as required by the bond | 6870 |
| proceedings, costs of audits, the reimbursements of all moneys | 6871 |
| advanced or applied by or borrowed from the community or technical | 6872 |
| college, community or technical college district, or others, from | 6873 |
| whatever source provided, including any temporary advances from | 6874 |
| state appropriations, for the payment of any item or items of cost | 6875 |
| of community or technical college facilities, and all other | 6876 |
| expenses necessary or incident to planning or determining | 6877 |
| feasibility or practicability with respect to such facilities, and | 6878 |
| such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the | 6879 |
| acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, | 6880 |
| remodeling, renovation, enlargement, improvement, equipment, and | 6881 |
| furnishing of community or technical college capital facilities, | 6882 |
| the financing thereof and the placing of them in use and | 6883 |
| operation, including any one, part of, or combination of such | 6884 |
| classes of costs and expenses. | 6885 |
| (B) Pursuant to the powers granted to the general assembly | 6886 |
| under Section 2i of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, to authorize | 6887 |
| the issuance of revenue obligations and other obligations, the | 6888 |
| owners or holders of which are not given the right to have excises | 6889 |
| or taxes levied by the general assembly for the payment of | 6890 |
| principal thereof or interest thereon, the Ohio building authority | 6891 |
| may issue obligations, in accordance with Chapter 152. of the | 6892 |
| Revised Code, and shall cause the net proceeds thereof, after any | 6893 |
| deposits of accrued interest for the payment of bond service | 6894 |
| charges and after any deposit of all or such lesser portion as the | 6895 |
| authority may direct of the premium received upon the sale of | 6896 |
| those obligations for the payment of the bond service charges, to | 6897 |
| be applied to the costs of capital facilities designated by or | 6898 |
| pursuant to act of the general assembly for housing state agencies | 6899 |
| as authorized by Chapter 152. of the Revised Code. The authority | 6900 |
| shall provide by resolution for the issuance of such obligations. | 6901 |
| The bond service charges and all other payments required to be | 6902 |
| made by the trust agreement or indenture securing such obligations | 6903 |
| shall be payable solely from available receipts of the authority | 6904 |
| pledged thereto as provided in such resolution. The available | 6905 |
| receipts pledged and thereafter received by the authority are | 6906 |
| immediately subject to the lien of such pledge without any | 6907 |
| physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such | 6908 |
| pledge is valid and binding against all parties having claims of | 6909 |
| any kind against the authority, irrespective of whether those | 6910 |
| parties have notice thereof, and creates a perfected security | 6911 |
| interest for all purposes of Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code and | 6912 |
| a perfected lien for purposes of any real property interest, all | 6913 |
| without the necessity for separation or delivery of funds or for | 6914 |
| the filing or recording of the resolution, trust agreement, | 6915 |
| indenture, or other agreement by which such pledge is created or | 6916 |
| any certificate, statement, or other document with respect | 6917 |
| thereto; and the pledge of such available receipts is effective | 6918 |
| and the money therefrom and thereof may be applied to the purposes | 6919 |
| for which pledged. Every pledge, and every covenant and agreement | 6920 |
| made with respect to the pledge, made in the resolution may | 6921 |
| therein be extended to the benefit of the owners and holders of | 6922 |
| obligations authorized by Chapter 152. of the Revised Code, the | 6923 |
| net proceeds of which are to be applied to the costs of capital | 6924 |
| facilities, and to any trustee therefor, for the further securing | 6925 |
| of the payment of the bond service charges, and all or any rights | 6926 |
| under any agreement or lease made under this section may be | 6927 |
| assigned for such purpose. Obligations may be issued at one time | 6928 |
| or from time to time, and each issue shall be dated, shall mature | 6929 |
| at such time or times as determined by the authority not exceeding | 6930 |
| forty years from the date of issue, and may be redeemable before | 6931 |
| maturity at the option of the authority at such price or prices | 6932 |
| and under such terms and conditions as are fixed by the authority | 6933 |
| prior to the issuance of the obligations. The authority shall | 6934 |
| determine the form of the obligations, fix their denominations, | 6935 |
| establish their interest rate or rates, which may be a variable | 6936 |
| rate or rates, or the maximum interest rate, and establish within | 6937 |
| or without this state a place or places of payment of bond service | 6938 |
| charges. | 6939 |
| (C) The obligations shall be signed by the authority | 6940 |
| chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary-treasurer, and the | 6941 |
| authority seal shall be affixed. The signatures may be facsimile | 6942 |
| signatures and the seal affixed may be a facsimile seal, as | 6943 |
| provided by resolution of the authority. Any coupons attached may | 6944 |
| bear the facsimile signature of the chairperson. In case any | 6945 |
| officer who has signed any obligations, or caused the officer's | 6946 |
| facsimile signature to be affixed thereto, ceases to be such | 6947 |
| officer before such obligations have been delivered, such | 6948 |
| obligations may, nevertheless, be issued and delivered as though | 6949 |
| the person who had signed the obligations or caused the person's | 6950 |
| facsimile signature to be affixed thereto had not ceased to be | 6951 |
| such officer. | 6952 |
| Any obligations may be executed on behalf of the authority by | 6953 |
| an officer who, on the date of execution, is the proper officer | 6954 |
| although on the date of such obligations such person was not the | 6955 |
| proper officer. | 6956 |
| (D) All obligations issued by the authority shall have all | 6957 |
| the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments and may be | 6958 |
| issued in coupon or in registered form, or both, as the authority | 6959 |
| determines. Provision may be made for the registration of any | 6960 |
| obligations with coupons attached thereto as to principal alone or | 6961 |
| as to both principal and interest, their exchange for obligations | 6962 |
| so registered, and for the conversion or reconversion into | 6963 |
| obligations with coupons attached thereto of any obligations | 6964 |
| registered as to both principal and interest, and for reasonable | 6965 |
| charges for such registration, exchange, conversion, and | 6966 |
| reconversion. The authority may sell its obligations in any manner | 6967 |
| and for such prices as it determines, except that the authority | 6968 |
| shall sell obligations sold at public or private sale in | 6969 |
| accordance with section 152.091 of the Revised Code. | 6970 |
| (E) The obligations of the authority, principal, interest, | 6971 |
| and any proceeds from their sale or transfer, are exempt from all | 6972 |
| taxation within this state. | 6973 |
| (F) The authority is authorized to issue revenue obligations | 6974 |
| and other obligations under Section 2i of Article VIII, Ohio | 6975 |
| Constitution, for the purpose of paying the cost of capital | 6976 |
| facilities for housing of branches and agencies of state | 6977 |
| government, including capital facilities for the purpose of | 6978 |
| housing personnel, equipment, or functions, or any combination | 6979 |
| thereof that the state agencies are responsible for housing, as | 6980 |
| are authorized by Chapter 152. of the Revised Code, and that are | 6981 |
| authorized by the general assembly by the appropriation of lease | 6982 |
| payments or other moneys for such capital facilities or by any | 6983 |
| other act of the general assembly, but not including the | 6984 |
| appropriation of moneys for feasibility studies for such capital | 6985 |
| facilities. This division does not authorize the authority to | 6986 |
| issue obligations pursuant to Section 2i of Article VIII, Ohio | 6987 |
| Constitution, to pay the cost of capital facilities for mental | 6988 |
| hygiene and retardation, parks and recreation, or state-supported | 6989 |
| or state-assisted institutions of higher education. | 6990 |
| (G) The authority is authorized to issue revenue obligations | 6991 |
| under Section 2i of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, on behalf of | 6992 |
| a community or technical college district and shall cause the net | 6993 |
| proceeds thereof, after any deposits of accrued interest for the | 6994 |
| payment of bond service charges and after any deposit of all or | 6995 |
| such lesser portion as the authority may direct of the premium | 6996 |
| received upon the sale of those obligations for the payment of the | 6997 |
| bond service charges, to be applied to the cost of community or | 6998 |
| technical college capital facilities, provided that the issuance | 6999 |
| of such obligations is subject to the execution of a written | 7000 |
|
agreement in accordance with division (C) of section | 7001 |
| 3333.59 of the Revised Code for the withholding and depositing of | 7002 |
| funds otherwise due the district, or the college it operates, in | 7003 |
| respect of its allocated state share of instruction. | 7004 |
| The authority shall provide by resolution for the issuance of | 7005 |
| such obligations. The bond service charges and all other payments | 7006 |
| required to be made by the trust agreement or indenture securing | 7007 |
| the obligations shall be payable solely from available community | 7008 |
| or technical college receipts pledged thereto as provided in the | 7009 |
| resolution. The available community or technical college receipts | 7010 |
| pledged and thereafter received by the authority are immediately | 7011 |
| subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery | 7012 |
| thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge is valid | 7013 |
| and binding against all parties having claims of any kind against | 7014 |
| the authority, irrespective of whether those parties have notice | 7015 |
| thereof, and creates a perfected security interest for all | 7016 |
| purposes of Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code and a perfected lien | 7017 |
| for purposes of any real property interest, all without the | 7018 |
| necessity for separation or delivery of funds or for the filing or | 7019 |
| recording of the resolution, trust agreement, indenture, or other | 7020 |
| agreement by which such pledge is created or any certificate, | 7021 |
| statement, or other document with respect thereto; and the pledge | 7022 |
| of such available community or technical college receipts is | 7023 |
| effective and the money therefrom and thereof may be applied to | 7024 |
| the purposes for which pledged. Every pledge, and every covenant | 7025 |
| and agreement made with respect to the pledge, made in the | 7026 |
| resolution may therein be extended to the benefit of the owners | 7027 |
| and holders of obligations authorized by this division, and to any | 7028 |
| trustee therefor, for the further securing of the payment of the | 7029 |
| bond service charges, and all or any rights under any agreement or | 7030 |
| lease made under this section may be assigned for such purpose. | 7031 |
| Obligations may be issued at one time or from time to time, and | 7032 |
| each issue shall be dated, shall mature at such time or times as | 7033 |
| determined by the authority not exceeding forty years from the | 7034 |
| date of issue, and may be redeemable before maturity at the option | 7035 |
| of the authority at such price or prices and under such terms and | 7036 |
| conditions as are fixed by the authority prior to the issuance of | 7037 |
| the obligations. The authority shall determine the form of the | 7038 |
| obligations, fix their denominations, establish their interest | 7039 |
| rate or rates, which may be a variable rate or rates, or the | 7040 |
| maximum interest rate, and establish within or without this state | 7041 |
| a place or places of payment of bond service charges. | 7042 |
| Sec. 152.18. Whenever the Ohio building authority | 7043 |
| constructs, reconstructs, rehabilitates, remodels, renovates, | 7044 |
| enlarges, improves, alters, maintains, equips, furnishes, repairs, | 7045 |
| paints, or decorates capital facilities pursuant to section | 7046 |
| 152.19, 152.21, or 152.31 of the Revised Code or buildings, | 7047 |
| facilities, and other properties for use and occupancy of persons | 7048 |
| pursuant to section 152.04 of the Revised Code, the authority | 7049 |
| shall make the necessary plans and specifications, and shall | 7050 |
| advertise for bids for all work to be placed under contract once a | 7051 |
| week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general | 7052 |
| circulation in the county within which the work is to be done, and | 7053 |
| shall award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible | 7054 |
| bidder in accordance with section 9.312 of the Revised Code. When | 7055 |
| the authority determines, subject to approval by the controlling | 7056 |
| board, that a real and present emergency exists or if the cost of | 7057 |
| such a contract does not exceed fifty thousand dollars, such a | 7058 |
| contract may be awarded without advertising and receipt of bids. A | 7059 |
| bid guaranty pursuant to sections 153.54 to 153.571 of the Revised | 7060 |
| Code shall be required for any contract under this section. | 7061 |
| In all other cases of capital facilities financed by the | 7062 |
|
authority, the construction, reconstruction, | 7063 |
| 7064 | |
| 7065 | |
| decoration of capital facilities by or for the state or any | 7066 |
|
governmental entity shall be the responsibility of the | 7067 |
| 7068 | |
|
or, with the consent of the | 7069 |
| Ohio facilities construction commission, shall be the | 7070 |
| responsibility of the state agency using the capital facility, or | 7071 |
| the governmental entity with which a state agency is participating | 7072 |
| pursuant to section 152.33 of the Revised Code, and shall be | 7073 |
|
undertaken by the | 7074 |
| 153. of the Revised Code, or by such state agency or governmental | 7075 |
| entity in accordance with otherwise applicable law. The | 7076 |
| rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, maintenance, equipping, or | 7077 |
| furnishing of capital facilities by or for the state or any | 7078 |
| governmental entity shall be the responsibility of the department | 7079 |
| of administrative services or, with the consent of the department, | 7080 |
| the state agency or other governmental entity that is using the | 7081 |
| capital facility. | 7082 |
| Sec. 152.24. (A) Except as otherwise provided with respect | 7083 |
| to leasing of capital facilities in sections 152.241, 152.242, | 7084 |
| 152.31, and 152.33 of the Revised Code, the department of | 7085 |
| administrative services or, with the consent of the department of | 7086 |
| administrative services, the state agency using an office facility | 7087 |
| and related storage and parking facilities, or participating in | 7088 |
| such facilities pursuant to section 152.33 of the Revised Code, | 7089 |
| shall lease any office facility and related storage and parking | 7090 |
| facility acquired, purchased, constructed, reconstructed, | 7091 |
| rehabilitated, remodeled, renovated, enlarged, improved, altered, | 7092 |
| operated, maintained, equipped, furnished, repaired, painted, | 7093 |
| decorated, or financed by the Ohio building authority for housing | 7094 |
| any state agencies. An agreement between the authority and the | 7095 |
| department of administrative services or such using or | 7096 |
| participating agency may provide for the transfer of the property | 7097 |
| to the state after bonds and notes issued by the authority for the | 7098 |
| purpose of the acquisition, purchase, construction, | 7099 |
| reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, | 7100 |
| enlargement, improvement, alteration, equipping, furnishing, | 7101 |
| repair, painting, decorating, or financing of such building or | 7102 |
| facility have been repaid. A lease between the authority and the | 7103 |
| department of administrative services or a using or participating | 7104 |
| agency shall be for a period not exceeding the then current | 7105 |
| two-year period for which appropriations have been made by the | 7106 |
| general assembly to the department of administrative services and | 7107 |
| the state agencies which will occupy or participate in the office | 7108 |
| facility and related storage and parking facility being leased, | 7109 |
| and such lease may contain such other terms as the department of | 7110 |
| administrative services, or a using or participating agency, and | 7111 |
| the authority agree notwithstanding any other provision of law, | 7112 |
| including provision that rental payments in amounts at least | 7113 |
| sufficient to pay bond service charges payable during the current | 7114 |
| two-year lease term shall be an absolute and unconditional | 7115 |
| obligation of the department of administrative services, or the | 7116 |
| using or participating agency, independent of all other duties | 7117 |
| under the lease without setoff or deduction or any other similar | 7118 |
| rights or defenses. Such an agreement may provide for renewal of a | 7119 |
| lease at the end of each term for another term, not exceeding two | 7120 |
| years, provided that no renewal shall be effective until the | 7121 |
| effective date of an appropriation enacted by the general assembly | 7122 |
| from which the department of administrative services, or the using | 7123 |
| or participating agency, may lawfully pay rentals under such | 7124 |
| lease. For purposes of this section, the term "lease" may include, | 7125 |
| without limitation, any agreement between the department of | 7126 |
| administrative services, or the using or participating agency, and | 7127 |
| the authority with respect to any costs of capital facilities to | 7128 |
| be incurred prior to land acquisition. | 7129 |
| (B) If the director of administrative services or the | 7130 |
| director of a state agency using or participating in an office | 7131 |
| facility and related storage and parking facility certifies that | 7132 |
| space in such facility acquired, purchased, constructed, | 7133 |
| reconstructed, rehabilitated, remodeled, renovated, enlarged, | 7134 |
| improved, altered, operated, maintained, equipped, furnished, | 7135 |
| repaired, painted, decorated, or financed by the authority has | 7136 |
| become unnecessary for state use, the authority may lease any | 7137 |
| excess space in such facility and related storage and parking | 7138 |
| facility to any governmental entity. | 7139 |
| (C) If space in any office facility leased by the authority | 7140 |
| to the department of administrative services is not immediately | 7141 |
| necessary for state use, the department of administrative services | 7142 |
|
may exercise its authority under division (A) | 7143 |
| 123.01 of the Revised Code with respect to such space. | 7144 |
| (D) Capital facilities acquired, purchased, constructed, | 7145 |
| reconstructed, rehabilitated, remodeled, renovated, enlarged, | 7146 |
| improved, altered, operated, maintained, equipped, furnished, | 7147 |
| repaired, painted, decorated, or financed by the Ohio building | 7148 |
| authority, other than any office facility and related storage and | 7149 |
| parking facility required to be leased pursuant to division (A) of | 7150 |
| this section, shall be leased to the department of administrative | 7151 |
| services, the state agency using the capital facilities, or the | 7152 |
| state agency participating in the capital facilities pursuant to | 7153 |
| section 152.33 of the Revised Code. The department of | 7154 |
| administrative services or the using or participating state agency | 7155 |
| may sublease such capital facilities to other state agencies or | 7156 |
| other governmental entities. Such parties, including other state | 7157 |
| agencies or state-supported or state-assisted institutions of | 7158 |
| higher education, may make other agreements for the use, | 7159 |
| construction, or operation of such capital facilities in any | 7160 |
| manner permitted by the lease or agreement with the authority and | 7161 |
| for the charging, collection, and deposit of such revenues and | 7162 |
| receipts of the using or participating state agency constituting | 7163 |
| available receipts, all upon such terms and conditions as the | 7164 |
| parties may agree upon and pursuant to this chapter | 7165 |
| notwithstanding other provisions of law affecting the leasing, | 7166 |
| acquisition, operation, or disposition of capital facilities by | 7167 |
| such parties. Any such lease between the authority and the | 7168 |
| department of administrative services or a using or participating | 7169 |
| state agency shall be for a period not to exceed the then current | 7170 |
| two-year period for which appropriations have been made by the | 7171 |
| general assembly to the department of administrative services or | 7172 |
| such using or participating state agency. The lease between the | 7173 |
| authority and the department of administrative services or the | 7174 |
| using or participating state agency may provide for renewal of the | 7175 |
| lease at the end of each term for another term, not exceeding two | 7176 |
| years, but no renewal shall be effective until the effective date | 7177 |
| of an appropriation enacted by the general assembly from which the | 7178 |
| department of administrative services or the using or | 7179 |
| participating state agency may lawfully pay rentals under such | 7180 |
| lease. Any such leases, subleases, or agreements may set forth the | 7181 |
| responsibilities of the authority, state agencies, | 7182 |
| state-supported, or state-assisted institutions of higher | 7183 |
| education, or other governmental entities as to the financing, | 7184 |
| assessment, planning, acquisition, purchase, construction, | 7185 |
| reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, | 7186 |
| enlargement, improvement, alteration, subleasing, management, | 7187 |
| operation, maintenance, equipping, furnishing, repair, painting, | 7188 |
| decorating, and insuring of such capital facilities and other | 7189 |
| terms and conditions applicable thereto, and any other provisions | 7190 |
| mutually agreed upon for the purposes of this chapter. Promptly | 7191 |
| upon execution thereof, a signed or conformed copy of each such | 7192 |
| lease or sublease or agreement, and any supplement thereto, | 7193 |
| between the authority and a governmental entity shall be filed by | 7194 |
| the authority with the department of administrative services and | 7195 |
| the director of budget and management, and, promptly upon | 7196 |
| execution thereof, a signed or conformed copy of each such | 7197 |
| sublease or agreement between two governmental entities, not | 7198 |
| including the authority, shall be filed with the authority and the | 7199 |
| director of budget and management. For purposes of this section, | 7200 |
| the term "lease" may include, without limitation, any agreement | 7201 |
| between the department of administrative services or the state | 7202 |
| agency using or participating in such capital facilities and the | 7203 |
| authority with respect to any costs of capital facilities to be | 7204 |
| incurred prior to land acquisition. | 7205 |
| (E) The transfer of tangible personal property by lease under | 7206 |
| authority of this chapter is not a sale as used in Chapter 5739. | 7207 |
| of the Revised Code. Any agreement of a governmental entity to | 7208 |
| make rental, use, or other payments or payment of purchase price, | 7209 |
| in installments or otherwise, or repayments to or on account of | 7210 |
| the authority and the obligations issued by the authority, shall | 7211 |
| not be deemed to constitute indebtedness, bonded or otherwise, or | 7212 |
| bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness of such | 7213 |
| governmental entity for the purpose of Chapter 133. of the Revised | 7214 |
| Code or any other purpose; such leases and agreements requiring | 7215 |
| payments beyond the current fiscal year are continuing contracts | 7216 |
| for the purposes of sections 5705.41 and 5705.44 of the Revised | 7217 |
| Code. | 7218 |
| (F) Any agreement between the department of administrative | 7219 |
| services or the state agency using or participating in such | 7220 |
| capital facilities and the authority that includes provision for | 7221 |
| the use of space by such using or participating state agency or | 7222 |
| the department of administrative services, even if executed prior | 7223 |
| to land acquisition or completion of construction, improvements, | 7224 |
| or financing, shall be a lease for purposes of this chapter and | 7225 |
| for all other purposes. No such lease need be recorded or | 7226 |
| recordable for purposes of determining its validity or legal | 7227 |
| sufficiency. | 7228 |
| Sec. 153.01. (A) Whenever any building or structure for the | 7229 |
| use of the state or any institution supported in whole or in part | 7230 |
| by the state or in or upon the public works of the state that is | 7231 |
|
administered by the | 7232 |
| facilities construction commission or by any other state officer | 7233 |
| or state agency authorized by law to administer a project, | 7234 |
| including an educational institution listed in section 3345.50 of | 7235 |
| the Revised Code, is to be erected or constructed, whenever | 7236 |
| additions, alterations, or structural or other improvements are to | 7237 |
| be made, or whenever heating, cooling, or ventilating plants or | 7238 |
| other equipment is to be installed or material supplied therefor, | 7239 |
| the estimated cost of which amounts to two hundred thousand | 7240 |
| dollars or more, or the amount determined pursuant to section | 7241 |
| 153.53 of the Revised Code or more, each officer, board, or other | 7242 |
| authority upon which devolves the duty of constructing, erecting, | 7243 |
| altering, or installing the same, referred to in sections 153.01 | 7244 |
| to 153.60 of the Revised Code as the public authority, shall cause | 7245 |
| to be made, by an architect or engineer whose contract of | 7246 |
| employment shall be prepared and approved by the attorney general, | 7247 |
| the following: | 7248 |
| (1) Full and accurate plans, suitable for the use of | 7249 |
| mechanics and other builders in the construction, improvement, | 7250 |
| addition, alteration, or installation; | 7251 |
| (2) Details to scale and full-sized, so drawn and represented | 7252 |
| as to be easily understood; | 7253 |
| (3) Definite and complete specifications of the work to be | 7254 |
| performed, together with directions that will enable a competent | 7255 |
| mechanic or other builder to carry them out and afford bidders all | 7256 |
| needful information; | 7257 |
| (4) A full and accurate estimate of each item of expense and | 7258 |
| the aggregate cost of those items of expense; | 7259 |
| (5) A life-cycle cost analysis; | 7260 |
| (6) Further data as may be required by the | 7261 |
| 7262 |
| (B) Division (A) of this section shall not be required with | 7263 |
| respect to a construction management contract entered into with a | 7264 |
| construction manager at risk as described in section 9.334 of the | 7265 |
| Revised Code or a design-build contract entered into with a | 7266 |
| design-build firm as described in section 153.693 of the Revised | 7267 |
| Code. | 7268 |
| Sec. 153.011. (A) Except as provided in division (D) of this | 7269 |
| section, whenever any building or structure, including highway | 7270 |
| improvements, in whole or in part supported by state capital | 7271 |
| funds, including moneys from the education facilities trust fund, | 7272 |
| is to be erected or constructed, or whenever additions, | 7273 |
| alterations, or structural or other improvements are to be made, | 7274 |
| if any steel products are to be purchased for or provided in the | 7275 |
| construction, repair, or improvement project, only steel products | 7276 |
| as defined in division (F) of this section shall be purchased for | 7277 |
| or provided in the project. | 7278 |
| (B)(1) No person shall purchase or provide steel products in | 7279 |
| violation of division (A) of this section. | 7280 |
| (2) Notwithstanding division (B) of section 153.99 of the | 7281 |
| Revised Code, no person who purchases steel products in violation | 7282 |
| of division (A) of this section shall be held liable in a civil | 7283 |
| action commenced under division (C) of this section, or pay a | 7284 |
| civil penalty under division (B) of section 153.99 of the Revised | 7285 |
| Code, if that person can demonstrate the person's compliance with | 7286 |
| division (E) of this section. | 7287 |
| (C) Whenever the executive director of | 7288 |
| 7289 | |
| reasonable cause to believe that any person has purchased or | 7290 |
| provided steel products in violation of division (A) of this | 7291 |
| section, the executive director shall conduct an investigation to | 7292 |
| determine whether the person has purchased or provided or is | 7293 |
| purchasing or providing steel products in violation of division | 7294 |
| (A) of this section. Upon conducting the investigation, if the | 7295 |
| executive director finds that the person has purchased or provided | 7296 |
| or is purchasing or providing steel products in violation of | 7297 |
| division (A) of this section, the executive director shall request | 7298 |
| the attorney general to commence a civil action under this section | 7299 |
| against the person for violating division (A) of this section. The | 7300 |
| remedy provided in this section is concurrent with any other | 7301 |
| remedy provided in this chapter, and the existence or exercise of | 7302 |
| one remedy does not prevent the exercise of any other. Upon | 7303 |
| collection of the civil penalty under division (B) of section | 7304 |
| 153.99 of the Revised Code, pursuant to an action authorized under | 7305 |
| this section, the attorney general shall pay the money collected | 7306 |
| to the treasurer of the board of education of the city, local, or | 7307 |
| exempted village school district and joint vocational school | 7308 |
| district, if one exists, in which the construction, repair, or | 7309 |
| improvement project for which the steel products used in violation | 7310 |
| of division (A) of this section is located. The treasurer shall | 7311 |
| deposit the civil penalty in equal amounts into the school | 7312 |
| district's general fund and the joint vocational school district's | 7313 |
| general fund. If a joint vocational school district does not exist | 7314 |
| where the violation occurred, then the entire sum of the civil | 7315 |
| penalty shall be deposited into the school district's general | 7316 |
| fund. | 7317 |
| (D) Pursuant to section 5525.21 of the Revised Code, the | 7318 |
| director of transportation may authorize the purchase or provision | 7319 |
| or both of a minimal amount of foreign steel products for use in | 7320 |
| contracts for public bridge projects. | 7321 |
| The executive director of | 7322 |
| facilities construction commission may waive the requirements of | 7323 |
| division (A) of this section if the executive director determines | 7324 |
| that either division (A) or (B) of section 5525.21 of the Revised | 7325 |
| Code is true in connection with a public bridge project. The | 7326 |
| executive director shall issue this determination in writing. | 7327 |
| (E) The following notice shall be included in boldface type | 7328 |
| and capital letters in all bid notifications and specifications | 7329 |
| between all parties to any contract authorized under Chapter 153. | 7330 |
| of the Revised Code or subject to this section and section 153.99 | 7331 |
| of the Revised Code: "Domestic steel use requirements as specified | 7332 |
| in section 153.011 of the Revised Code apply to this project. | 7333 |
| Copies of section 153.011 of the Revised Code can be obtained from | 7334 |
| 7335 | |
| 7336 |
| (F) As used in this section: | 7337 |
| (1) "Steel products" means products rolled, formed, shaped, | 7338 |
| drawn, extruded, forged, cast, fabricated or otherwise similarly | 7339 |
| processed, or processed by a combination of two or more of such | 7340 |
| operations, and used for load-bearing structural purposes, from | 7341 |
| steel made in the United States by the open hearth, basic oxygen, | 7342 |
| electric furnace, bessemer or other steel making process. | 7343 |
| (2) "United States" means the United States of America and | 7344 |
| includes all territory, continental or insular, subject to the | 7345 |
| jurisdiction of the United States. | 7346 |
| Sec. 153.013. If a project for the construction, alteration, | 7347 |
| or other improvement of a building or structure is administered by | 7348 |
|
the executive director of | 7349 |
| facilities construction commission or by another state agency | 7350 |
| authorized to administer a project under this chapter, if the | 7351 |
| project is located in a municipal corporation with a population of | 7352 |
| at least four hundred thousand that is in a county with a | 7353 |
| population of at least one million two hundred thousand, and if a | 7354 |
| political subdivision contributes at least one hundred thousand | 7355 |
| dollars to the project, then a contractor for the project shall | 7356 |
| comply with regulations or ordinances of the political subdivision | 7357 |
| that are in effect before July 1, 2009, and that specifically | 7358 |
| relate to the employment of residents and local businesses of the | 7359 |
| political subdivision in the performance of the work of the | 7360 |
| project, and such ordinances or regulations shall be included by | 7361 |
| reference unambiguously in the contract between the administering | 7362 |
| state agency and the contractor for the project. | 7363 |
| Sec. 153.02. (A) The executive director of | 7364 |
| 7365 | |
|
Ohio | 7366 |
| contractor from contract awards for public improvements as | 7367 |
| referred to in section 153.01 of the Revised Code or for projects | 7368 |
| as defined in section 3318.01 of the Revised Code, upon proof that | 7369 |
| the contractor has done any of the following: | 7370 |
| (1) Defaulted on a contract requiring the execution of a | 7371 |
| takeover agreement as set forth in division (B) of section 153.17 | 7372 |
| of the Revised Code; | 7373 |
| (2) Knowingly failed during the course of a contract to | 7374 |
| maintain the coverage required by the bureau of workers' | 7375 |
| compensation; | 7376 |
| (3) Knowingly failed during the course of a contract to | 7377 |
| maintain the contractor's drug-free workplace program as required | 7378 |
| by the contract; | 7379 |
| (4) Knowingly failed during the course of a contract to | 7380 |
| maintain insurance required by the contract or otherwise by law, | 7381 |
| resulting in a substantial loss to the owner, as owner is referred | 7382 |
| to in section 153.01 of the Revised Code, or to the commission and | 7383 |
| school district board, as provided in division (F) of section | 7384 |
| 3318.08 of the Revised Code; | 7385 |
| (5) Misrepresented the firm's qualifications in the selection | 7386 |
| process set forth in sections 153.65 to 153.71 or section 3318.10 | 7387 |
| of the Revised Code; | 7388 |
| (6) Been convicted of a criminal offense related to the | 7389 |
| application for or performance of any public or private contract, | 7390 |
| including, but not limited to, embezzlement, theft, forgery, | 7391 |
| bribery, falsification or destruction of records, receiving stolen | 7392 |
| property, and any other offense that directly reflects on the | 7393 |
| contractor's business integrity; | 7394 |
| (7) Been convicted of a criminal offense under state or | 7395 |
| federal antitrust laws; | 7396 |
| (8) Deliberately or willfully submitted false or misleading | 7397 |
| information in connection with the application for or performance | 7398 |
| of a public contract; | 7399 |
| (9) Been debarred from bidding on or participating in a | 7400 |
| contract with any state or federal agency. | 7401 |
| (B) When the executive director reasonably believes that | 7402 |
| grounds for debarment exist, the executive director shall send the | 7403 |
| contractor a notice of proposed debarment indicating the grounds | 7404 |
| for the proposed debarment and the procedure for requesting a | 7405 |
| hearing on the proposed debarment. The hearing shall be conducted | 7406 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. If the | 7407 |
| contractor does not respond with a request for a hearing in the | 7408 |
| manner specified in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the | 7409 |
| executive director shall issue the debarment decision without a | 7410 |
| hearing and shall notify the contractor of the decision by | 7411 |
| certified mail, return receipt requested. | 7412 |
| (C) The executive director shall determine the length of the | 7413 |
| debarment period and may rescind the debarment at any time upon | 7414 |
| notification to the contractor. During the period of debarment, | 7415 |
| the contractor is not eligible to bid for or participate in any | 7416 |
| contract for a public improvement as referred to in section 153.01 | 7417 |
| of the Revised Code or for a project as defined in section 3318.01 | 7418 |
| of the Revised Code. After the debarment period expires, the | 7419 |
| contractor shall be eligible to bid for and participate in such | 7420 |
| contracts. | 7421 |
| (D) The executive director | 7422 |
| 7423 | |
| debarred under this section. Any governmental entity awarding a | 7424 |
| contract for construction of a public improvement or project may | 7425 |
| use a contractor's presence on the debarment list to determine | 7426 |
| whether a contractor is responsible or best under section 9.312 or | 7427 |
| any other section of the Revised Code in the award of a contract. | 7428 |
| Sec. 153.04. The plans, details, bills of material, | 7429 |
| specifications of work, estimates of cost in detail and in the | 7430 |
| aggregate, life-cycle cost analysis, form of bid, bid guaranty, | 7431 |
| and other data that may be required shall be prepared on such | 7432 |
| material and in such manner and form as are prescribed by the | 7433 |
| 7434 | |
| commission. The life-cycle costs shall be a primary consideration | 7435 |
| in the selection of a design. The same shall be deposited and | 7436 |
| safely kept in the office of the owner as defined in section | 7437 |
| 153.01 of the Revised Code as the property of the state. | 7438 |
| Sec. 153.06. After the proceedings required by sections | 7439 |
| 153.01 and 153.04 of the Revised Code have been complied with, the | 7440 |
| owner referred to in section 153.01 of the Revised Code shall give | 7441 |
| public notice of the time and place when and where bids will be | 7442 |
| received for performing the labor and furnishing the materials of | 7443 |
| such construction, improvement, alteration, addition, or | 7444 |
| installation, and a contract awarded, except for materials | 7445 |
| manufactured by the state or labor supplied by a county department | 7446 |
| of job and family services that may enter into the same. The form | 7447 |
|
of bid approved by the | 7448 |
| facilities construction commission shall be used, and a bid shall | 7449 |
| be invalid and not considered unless such form is used without | 7450 |
| change, alteration, or addition. Bidders may be permitted to bid | 7451 |
| upon all the branches of work and materials to be furnished and | 7452 |
| supplied, or upon any thereof, or alternately upon all or any | 7453 |
| thereof. | 7454 |
| Sec. 153.07. The notice provided for in section 153.06 of | 7455 |
| the Revised Code shall be published once each week for three | 7456 |
| consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, or as | 7457 |
| provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, in the county where | 7458 |
| the activity for which bids are submitted is to occur and in such | 7459 |
|
other newspapers as ordered by the | 7460 |
| 7461 | |
| publication to be at least eight days preceding the day for | 7462 |
| opening the bids, and in such form and with such phraseology as | 7463 |
|
the | 7464 |
| estimates of cost, and specifications shall be open to public | 7465 |
| inspection at all business hours between the day of the first | 7466 |
| publication and the day for opening the bids, at the office of the | 7467 |
| 7468 | |
| place as may be designated in such notice. | 7469 |
| Sec. 153.08. On the day and at the place named in the notice | 7470 |
| provided for in section 153.06 of the Revised Code, the owner | 7471 |
| referred to in section 153.01 of the Revised Code shall open the | 7472 |
| bids and shall publicly, with the assistance of the architect or | 7473 |
| engineer, immediately proceed to tabulate the bids upon duplicate | 7474 |
| sheets. The public bid opening may be broadcast by electronic | 7475 |
|
means pursuant to rules established by the | 7476 |
| 7477 | |
| bid shall be invalid and not considered unless a bid guaranty | 7478 |
| meeting the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code and | 7479 |
|
in the form approved by the | 7480 |
| commission is filed with such bid. For a bid that is not filed | 7481 |
| electronically, the bid and bid guaranty shall be filed in one | 7482 |
| sealed envelope. If the bid and bid guaranty are filed | 7483 |
| electronically, they must be received electronically before the | 7484 |
| deadline published pursuant to section 153.06 of the Revised Code. | 7485 |
| For all bids filed electronically, the original, unaltered bid | 7486 |
| guaranty shall be made available to the public authority after the | 7487 |
| public bid opening. After investigation, which shall be completed | 7488 |
| within thirty days, the contract shall be awarded by such owner to | 7489 |
| the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in accordance with | 7490 |
| section 9.312 of the Revised Code. | 7491 |
| No contract shall be entered into until the industrial | 7492 |
| commission has certified that the person so awarded the contract | 7493 |
| has complied with sections 4123.01 to 4123.94 of the Revised Code, | 7494 |
| until, if the bidder so awarded the contract is a foreign | 7495 |
| corporation, the secretary of state has certified that such | 7496 |
| corporation is authorized to do business in this state, until, if | 7497 |
| the bidder so awarded the contract is a person nonresident of this | 7498 |
| state, such person has filed with the secretary of state a power | 7499 |
| of attorney designating the secretary of state as its agent for | 7500 |
| the purpose of accepting service of summons in any action brought | 7501 |
| under section 153.05 of the Revised Code or under sections 4123.01 | 7502 |
| to 4123.94 of the Revised Code, and until the contract and bond, | 7503 |
| if any, are submitted to the attorney general and the attorney | 7504 |
| general's approval certified thereon. | 7505 |
| No contract shall be entered into unless the bidder possesses | 7506 |
| a valid certificate of compliance with affirmative action programs | 7507 |
| issued pursuant to section 9.47 of the Revised Code and dated no | 7508 |
| earlier than one hundred eighty days prior to the date fixed for | 7509 |
| the opening of bids for a particular project. | 7510 |
| Sec. 153.09. If in the opinion of the owner referred to in | 7511 |
| section 153.01 of the Revised Code, the award of a contract to the | 7512 |
| lowest responsive and responsible bidder is not in the best | 7513 |
| interests of the state, the owner may accept another bid so opened | 7514 |
| or reject all bids, and advertise for other bids. Such | 7515 |
| advertisement shall be for such time, in such form, and in such | 7516 |
|
newspaper as the | 7517 |
| commission directs. All contracts shall provide that such owner | 7518 |
| may make any change in work or materials on the conditions and in | 7519 |
| the manner provided in sections 153.10 and 153.11 of the Revised | 7520 |
| Code. | 7521 |
| Sec. 153.11. Whenever the change referred to in section | 7522 |
| 153.10 of the Revised Code is approved by the owner as defined in | 7523 |
| section 153.01 of the Revised Code, accepted in writing by the | 7524 |
| contractor, and filed, the same shall be considered as being a | 7525 |
| part of the original contract, and the bond theretofore executed | 7526 |
|
shall be | 7527 |
|
cover the | 7528 |
| Sec. 153.12. (A) With respect to award of any contract for | 7529 |
| the construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, | 7530 |
| alteration, repair, painting, or decoration of a public | 7531 |
| improvement made by the state, or any county, township, municipal | 7532 |
| corporation, school district, or other political subdivision, or | 7533 |
| any public board, commission, authority, instrumentality, or | 7534 |
| special purpose district of or in the state or a political | 7535 |
| subdivision or that is authorized by state law, the award, and | 7536 |
| execution of the contract, shall be made within sixty days after | 7537 |
| the date on which the bids are opened. The failure to award and | 7538 |
| execute the contract within sixty days invalidates the entire bid | 7539 |
| proceedings and all bids submitted, unless the time for awarding | 7540 |
| and executing the contract is extended by mutual consent of the | 7541 |
| owner or its representatives and the bidder whose bid the owner | 7542 |
| accepts and with respect to whom the owner subsequently awards and | 7543 |
| executes a contract. The public owners referred to in this section | 7544 |
| shall include, in the plans and specifications for the project for | 7545 |
| which bids are solicited, the estimate of cost. The bid for which | 7546 |
| the award is to be made shall be opened at the time and place | 7547 |
| named in the advertisement for bids, unless extended by the owner | 7548 |
| or its representative or unless, within seventy-two hours prior to | 7549 |
| the published time for the opening of bids, excluding Saturdays, | 7550 |
| Sundays, and legal holidays, any modification of the plans or | 7551 |
| specifications and estimates of cost for the project for which | 7552 |
| bids are solicited is issued and mailed or otherwise furnished to | 7553 |
| persons who have obtained plans or specifications for the project, | 7554 |
| for which the time for opening of bids shall be extended one week, | 7555 |
| with no further advertising of bids required. The contractor, upon | 7556 |
| request, is entitled to a notice to proceed with the work by the | 7557 |
| owner or its representative upon execution of the contract. No | 7558 |
| contract to which this section applies shall be entered into if | 7559 |
| the price of the contract, or, if the project involves multiple | 7560 |
| contracts where the total price of all contracts for the project, | 7561 |
| is in excess of ten per cent above the entire estimate thereof, | 7562 |
| nor shall the entire cost of the construction, reconstruction, | 7563 |
| repair, painting, decorating, improvement, alteration, addition, | 7564 |
| or installation, including changes and estimates of expenses for | 7565 |
| architects or engineers, exceed in the aggregate the amount | 7566 |
| authorized by law. | 7567 |
| The unit or lump sum price stated in the contract shall be | 7568 |
| used in determining the amount to be paid and shall constitute | 7569 |
| full and final compensation for all the work. | 7570 |
| Partial payment to the contractor for work performed under | 7571 |
| the lump sum price shall be based on a schedule prepared by the | 7572 |
| contractor and approved by the architect or engineer who shall | 7573 |
| apportion the lump sum price to the major components entering into | 7574 |
| or forming a part of the work under the lump sum price. | 7575 |
| Partial payments to the contractor for labor performed under | 7576 |
| either a unit or lump sum price contract shall be made at the rate | 7577 |
| of ninety-two per cent of the estimates prepared by the contractor | 7578 |
| and approved by the architect or engineer. All labor performed | 7579 |
| after the job is fifty per cent completed shall be paid for at the | 7580 |
| rate of one hundred per cent of the estimates submitted by the | 7581 |
| contractor and approved by the architect or engineer. | 7582 |
| The amounts and time of payments of any public improvements | 7583 |
| contract made by the state or any county, township, municipal | 7584 |
| corporation, school district, or other political subdivision, or | 7585 |
| any public board, commission, authority, instrumentality, or | 7586 |
| special purpose district of or in the state or a political | 7587 |
| subdivision or that is authorized by state law, except as provided | 7588 |
| in section 5525.19 of the Revised Code, shall be governed by this | 7589 |
| section and sections 153.13 and 153.14 of the Revised Code. If the | 7590 |
| time for awarding the contract is extended by mutual consent, or | 7591 |
| if the owner or its representative fails to issue a timely notice | 7592 |
| to proceed as required by this section, the owner or its | 7593 |
| representative shall issue a change order authorizing delay costs | 7594 |
| to the contractor, which does not invalidate the contract. The | 7595 |
| amount of such a change order to the owner shall be determined in | 7596 |
| accordance with the provisions of the contract for change orders | 7597 |
| or force accounts or, if no such provision is set forth in the | 7598 |
| contract, the cost to the owner shall be the contractor's actual | 7599 |
| costs including wages, labor costs other than wages, wage taxes, | 7600 |
| materials, equipment costs and rentals, insurance, and | 7601 |
| subcontracts attributable to the delay, plus a reasonable sum for | 7602 |
| overhead. In the event of a dispute between the owner and the | 7603 |
| contractor concerning such change order, procedures shall be | 7604 |
| commenced under the applicable terms of the contract, or, if the | 7605 |
| contract contains no provision for resolving the dispute, it shall | 7606 |
| be resolved pursuant to the procedures for arbitration in Chapter | 7607 |
| 2711. of the Revised Code, except as provided in division (B) of | 7608 |
| this section. Nothing in this division shall be construed as a | 7609 |
| limitation upon the authority of the director of transportation | 7610 |
| granted in Chapter 5525. of the Revised Code. | 7611 |
| (B) If a dispute arises between the state and a contractor | 7612 |
| concerning the terms of a public improvement contract let by the | 7613 |
| state or concerning a breach of the contract, and after | 7614 |
| administrative remedies provided for in such contract and any | 7615 |
| alternative dispute resolution procedures provided in accordance | 7616 |
| with guidelines established by the executive director of | 7617 |
| 7618 | |
| commission are exhausted, the contractor may bring an action to | 7619 |
| the court of claims in accordance with Chapter 2743. of the | 7620 |
| Revised Code. The state or the contractor may request the chief | 7621 |
| justice of the supreme court to appoint a referee or panel of | 7622 |
| referees in accordance with division (C)(3) of section 2743.03 of | 7623 |
| the Revised Code. As used in this division, "dispute" means a | 7624 |
| disagreement between the state and the contractor concerning a | 7625 |
| public improvement contract let by the state. | 7626 |
| Sec. 153.14. For the construction of those projects, | 7627 |
|
improvements, and public buildings over which the | 7628 |
| 7629 | |
|
has general supervision pursuant to section | 7630 |
| Revised Code, the estimates referred to in section 153.13 of the | 7631 |
| Revised Code shall be filed with the executive director by the | 7632 |
| owner referred to in section 153.01 or 153.12 of the Revised Code. | 7633 |
| Upon completion of a project referred to in section 153.13 of the | 7634 |
| Revised Code or any divisible part thereof, the maintenance and | 7635 |
| repair of such project or divisible part shall be assumed by the | 7636 |
| owner referred to in section 153.01 or 153.12 of the Revised Code. | 7637 |
| In addition to all other payments on account of work | 7638 |
| performed, there shall be allowed by the owner referred to in | 7639 |
| section 153.01 or 153.12 of the Revised Code and paid to the | 7640 |
| contractor a sum at the rate of ninety-two per cent of the invoice | 7641 |
| costs, not to exceed the bid price in a unit price contract, of | 7642 |
| material delivered on the site of the work, or a railroad station, | 7643 |
| siding, or other point in the vicinity of the work, or other | 7644 |
| approved storage site, provided such materials have been inspected | 7645 |
| and found to meet the specifications. The balance of such invoiced | 7646 |
| value shall be paid when such material is incorporated into and | 7647 |
| becomes a part of such building, construction, addition, | 7648 |
| improvement, alteration, or installation. When an estimate is | 7649 |
| allowed on account of material delivered on the site of the work | 7650 |
| or in the vicinity thereof or under the possession and control of | 7651 |
| the contractor but not yet incorporated therein, such material | 7652 |
| shall become the property of the owner under the contract, but if | 7653 |
| such material is stolen, destroyed, or damaged by casualty before | 7654 |
|
being used, the contractor shall be required to replace it at | 7655 |
| the contractor's own expense. | 7656 |
| When the rate of work and amounts involved are so large that | 7657 |
| it is considered advisable by the owner or contractor, estimates | 7658 |
| and payments shall be made twice each month. | 7659 |
| Payment on approved estimates filed with the owner or its | 7660 |
| representative shall be made within thirty days. Upon the failure | 7661 |
| of the owner or its representative to make such payments within | 7662 |
| thirty days, or upon an unauthorized withholding of retainage, | 7663 |
| there shall be allowed to the contractor, in addition to any other | 7664 |
| remedies allowed by law, interest on such moneys not paid within | 7665 |
| thirty days. Interest on the unauthorized withholding of retainage | 7666 |
| shall be in addition to any interest earned in the escrow account | 7667 |
| set forth in section 153.13 of the Revised Code. The rate of such | 7668 |
| interest shall be the average of the prime rate established at the | 7669 |
| commercial banks in the city of over one hundred thousand | 7670 |
| population that is nearest the construction project. Nothing in | 7671 |
| this section shall be construed as a limitation upon the authority | 7672 |
| of the director of transportation granted in Chapter 5525. of the | 7673 |
| Revised Code. | 7674 |
| Sec. 153.16. (A) The executive director of | 7675 |
| 7676 | |
| establish policy and procedure guidelines for contract documents | 7677 |
| in conjunction with the administration of public works contracts | 7678 |
| that the state or any institution supported in whole or in part by | 7679 |
| the state enters into for any project subject to sections 153.01 | 7680 |
| to 153.11 of the Revised Code. | 7681 |
| (B) Notwithstanding any contract provision to the contrary, | 7682 |
| any claim submitted under a public works contract that the state | 7683 |
| or any institution supported in whole or in part by the state | 7684 |
| enters into for any project subject to sections 153.01 to 153.11 | 7685 |
| of the Revised Code shall be resolved within one hundred twenty | 7686 |
| days. After the end of this one hundred twenty-day period, the | 7687 |
| contractor shall be deemed to have exhausted all administrative | 7688 |
| remedies for purposes of division (B) of section 153.12 of the | 7689 |
| Revised Code. | 7690 |
| Sec. 153.17. (A) When in the opinion of the owner referred | 7691 |
| to in section 153.01 of the Revised Code, the work under any | 7692 |
| contract made under any law of the state is neglected by the | 7693 |
| contractor or such work is not prosecuted with the diligence and | 7694 |
| force specified or intended in the contract, such owner may make | 7695 |
| requisition upon the contractor for such additional specific force | 7696 |
| or materials to be brought into the work under such contract or to | 7697 |
| remove improper materials from the grounds as in their judgment | 7698 |
| the contract and its faithful fulfillment requires. | 7699 |
| Not less than five days' notice in writing of such action | 7700 |
| shall be served upon the contractor or the contractor's agent in | 7701 |
| charge of the work. If the contractor fails to comply with such | 7702 |
| requisition within fifteen days, such owner with the written | 7703 |
|
consent of the
| 7704 |
| facilities construction commission, may employ upon the work the | 7705 |
| additional force, or supply the special materials or such part of | 7706 |
| either as is considered proper, and may remove improper materials | 7707 |
| from the grounds. | 7708 |
| (B) When the original contractor has defaulted on a contract | 7709 |
| and the surety has declined to take over the project, the owner | 7710 |
| may contract with one or more takeover contractors to complete | 7711 |
| work that was not finished because of the default of the original | 7712 |
| contractor. The owner may enter into a contract with a takeover | 7713 |
| contractor without competitive bidding or controlling board | 7714 |
| approval. Upon execution of a takeover contract, the owner shall | 7715 |
| notify the director of budget and management. | 7716 |
| When the owner has taken over a project after a default has | 7717 |
| occurred, any moneys that the owner receives from the surety as a | 7718 |
| settlement for completion of the project shall be deposited in the | 7719 |
| original fund from which the capital appropriation for the project | 7720 |
| was made. The executive director, without controlling board | 7721 |
| approval, may authorize specified additional uses for the moneys | 7722 |
| related to completion of the project and may increase the | 7723 |
| appropriation authority in the appropriation line item used to | 7724 |
| fund the project by an amount equal to the moneys received from | 7725 |
| the surety. | 7726 |
| Sec. 153.502. (A) Each construction manager at risk and | 7727 |
| design-build firm shall establish criteria by which it will | 7728 |
| prequalify prospective bidders on subcontracts awarded for work to | 7729 |
| be performed under the construction management or design-build | 7730 |
| contract. The criteria established by a construction manager at | 7731 |
| risk or design-build firm shall be subject to the approval of the | 7732 |
| public authority involved in the project and shall be consistent | 7733 |
|
with the rules adopted by the | 7734 |
| 7735 | |
| section 153.503 of the Revised Code. | 7736 |
| (B) For each subcontract to be awarded, the construction | 7737 |
| manager at risk or design-build firm shall identify at least three | 7738 |
| prospective bidders that are prequalified to bid on that | 7739 |
| subcontract, except that the construction manager at risk or | 7740 |
| design-build firm shall identify fewer than three if the | 7741 |
| construction manager at risk or design-build firm establishes to | 7742 |
| the satisfaction of the public authority that fewer than three | 7743 |
| prequalified bidders are available. The public authority shall | 7744 |
| verify that each prospective bidder meets the prequalification | 7745 |
| criteria and may eliminate any bidder it determines is not | 7746 |
| qualified. | 7747 |
| (C) Once the prospective bidders are prequalified and found | 7748 |
| acceptable by the public authority, the construction manager at | 7749 |
| risk or design-build firm shall solicit proposals from each of | 7750 |
| those bidders. The solicitation and selection of a subcontractor | 7751 |
| shall be conducted under an open book pricing method. As used in | 7752 |
| this division, "open book pricing method" has the same meaning as | 7753 |
| in section 9.33 of the Revised Code, in the case of a construction | 7754 |
| manager at risk, and the same meaning as in section 153.65 of the | 7755 |
| Revised Code, in the case of a design-build firm. | 7756 |
| (D) A construction manager at risk or design-build firm shall | 7757 |
| not be required to award a subcontract to a low bidder. | 7758 |
| Sec. 153.503. The | 7759 |
| facilities construction commission, pursuant to Chapter 119. of | 7760 |
|
the Revised Code | 7761 |
| rules to do all of the following: | 7762 |
| (A) Prescribe the procedures and criteria for determining the | 7763 |
| best value selection of a construction manager at risk or | 7764 |
| design-build firm; | 7765 |
| (B) | 7766 |
| Set forth standards to be followed by construction managers at | 7767 |
| risk and design-build firms when establishing prequalification | 7768 |
| criteria pursuant to section 153.502 of the Revised Code; | 7769 |
| (C) Prescribe the form for the contract documents to be used | 7770 |
| by a construction manager at risk, design-build firm, or general | 7771 |
| contractor when entering into a subcontract; | 7772 |
| (D) Prescribe the form for the contract documents to be used | 7773 |
| by a public authority when entering into a contract with a | 7774 |
| construction manager at risk or design-build firm. | 7775 |
| Sec. 153.53. (A) As used in this section, "rate of | 7776 |
| inflation" has the same meaning as in section 107.032 of the | 7777 |
| Revised Code. | 7778 |
| (B) Five years after | 7779 |
| September 29, 2011, and every five years thereafter, the executive | 7780 |
|
director of | 7781 |
| construction commission shall evaluate the monetary threshold | 7782 |
| specified in section 153.01 of the Revised Code and adopt rules | 7783 |
| adjusting that amount based on the average rate of inflation | 7784 |
| during each of the previous five years immediately preceding such | 7785 |
| adjustment. | 7786 |
| Sec. 154.25. (A) As used in this section: | 7787 |
| (1) "Available community or technical college receipts" means | 7788 |
| all money received by a community or technical college or | 7789 |
| community or technical college district, including income, | 7790 |
| revenues, and receipts from the operation, ownership, or control | 7791 |
| of facilities, grants, gifts, donations, and pledges and receipts | 7792 |
| therefrom, receipts from fees and charges, the allocated state | 7793 |
|
share of instruction as defined in section | 7794 |
| Revised Code, and the proceeds of the sale of obligations, | 7795 |
| including proceeds of obligations issued to refund obligations | 7796 |
| previously issued, but excluding any special fee, and receipts | 7797 |
| therefrom, charged pursuant to division (D) of section 154.21 of | 7798 |
| the Revised Code. | 7799 |
| (2) "Community or technical college," "college," "community | 7800 |
| or technical college district," and "district" have the same | 7801 |
|
meanings as in section | 7802 |
| (3) "Community or technical college capital facilities" means | 7803 |
| auxiliary facilities, education facilities, and housing and dining | 7804 |
| facilities, as those terms are defined in section 3345.12 of the | 7805 |
| Revised Code, to the extent permitted to be financed by the | 7806 |
| issuance of obligations under division (A)(2) of section 3357.112 | 7807 |
| of the Revised Code, that are authorized by sections 3354.121, | 7808 |
| 3357.112, and 3358.10 of the Revised Code to be financed by | 7809 |
| obligations issued by a community or technical college district, | 7810 |
| and for which the issuing authority is authorized to issue | 7811 |
| obligations pursuant to this section, and includes any one, part | 7812 |
| of, or any combination of the foregoing, and further includes site | 7813 |
| improvements, utilities, machinery, furnishings, and any separate | 7814 |
| or connected buildings, structures, improvements, sites, open | 7815 |
| space and green space areas, utilities, or equipment to be used | 7816 |
| in, or in connection with the operation or maintenance of, or | 7817 |
| supplementing or otherwise related to the services or facilities | 7818 |
| to be provided by, such facilities. | 7819 |
| (4) "Cost of community or technical college capital | 7820 |
| facilities" means the costs of acquiring, constructing, | 7821 |
| reconstructing, rehabilitating, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, | 7822 |
| improving, equipping, or furnishing community or technical college | 7823 |
| capital facilities, and the financing thereof, including the cost | 7824 |
| of clearance and preparation of the site and of any land to be | 7825 |
| used in connection with community or technical college capital | 7826 |
| facilities, the cost of any indemnity and surety bonds and | 7827 |
| premiums on insurance, all related direct administrative expenses | 7828 |
| and allocable portions of direct costs of the commission and the | 7829 |
| issuing authority, community or technical college or community or | 7830 |
| technical college district, cost of engineering, architectural | 7831 |
| services, design, plans, specifications and surveys, estimates of | 7832 |
| cost, legal fees, fees and expenses of trustees, depositories, | 7833 |
| bond registrars, and paying agents for obligations, cost of | 7834 |
| issuance of obligations and financing costs and fees and expenses | 7835 |
| of financial advisers and consultants in connection therewith, | 7836 |
| interest on obligations from the date thereof to the time when | 7837 |
| interest is to be covered by available receipts or other sources | 7838 |
| other than proceeds of those obligations, amounts necessary to | 7839 |
| establish reserves as required by the bond proceedings, costs of | 7840 |
| audits, the reimbursements of all moneys advanced or applied by or | 7841 |
| borrowed from the community or technical college, community or | 7842 |
| technical college district, or others, from whatever source | 7843 |
| provided, including any temporary advances from state | 7844 |
| appropriations, for the payment of any item or items of cost of | 7845 |
| community or technical college facilities, and all other expenses | 7846 |
| necessary or incident to planning or determining feasibility or | 7847 |
| practicability with respect to such facilities, and such other | 7848 |
| expenses as may be necessary or incident to the acquisition, | 7849 |
| construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, | 7850 |
| renovation, enlargement, improvement, equipment, and furnishing of | 7851 |
| community or technical college capital facilities, the financing | 7852 |
| thereof and the placing of them in use and operation, including | 7853 |
| any one, part of, or combination of such classes of costs and | 7854 |
| expenses. | 7855 |
| (5) "Capital facilities" includes community or technical | 7856 |
| college capital facilities. | 7857 |
| (6) "Obligations" has the same meaning as in section 154.01 | 7858 |
| or 3345.12 of the Revised Code, as the context requires. | 7859 |
| (B) The issuing authority is authorized to issue revenue | 7860 |
| obligations under Section 2i of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, | 7861 |
| on behalf of a community or technical college district and shall | 7862 |
| cause the net proceeds thereof, after any deposits of accrued | 7863 |
| interest for the payment of bond service charges and after any | 7864 |
| deposit of all or such lesser portion as the issuing authority may | 7865 |
| direct of the premium received upon the sale of those obligations | 7866 |
| for the payment of the bond service charges, to be applied to the | 7867 |
| cost of community or technical college capital facilities, | 7868 |
| provided that the issuance of such obligations is subject to the | 7869 |
| execution of a written agreement in accordance with division (C) | 7870 |
|
of section | 7871 |
| and depositing of funds otherwise due the district, or the college | 7872 |
| it operates, in respect of its allocated state share of | 7873 |
| instruction. | 7874 |
| (C) The bond service charges and all other payments required | 7875 |
| to be made by the trust agreement or indenture securing the | 7876 |
| obligations shall be payable solely from available community or | 7877 |
| technical college receipts pledged thereto as provided in the | 7878 |
| resolution. The available community or technical college receipts | 7879 |
| pledged and thereafter received by the commission are immediately | 7880 |
| subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery | 7881 |
| thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge is valid | 7882 |
| and binding against all parties having claims of any kind against | 7883 |
| the authority, irrespective of whether those parties have notice | 7884 |
| thereof, and creates a perfected security interest for all | 7885 |
| purposes of Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code and a perfected lien | 7886 |
| for purposes of any real property interest, all without the | 7887 |
| necessity for separation or delivery of funds or for the filing or | 7888 |
| recording of the resolution, trust agreement, indenture, or other | 7889 |
| agreement by which such pledge is created or any certificate, | 7890 |
| statement, or other document with respect thereto; and the pledge | 7891 |
| of such available community or technical college receipts is | 7892 |
| effective and the money therefrom and thereof may be applied to | 7893 |
| the purposes for which pledged. Every pledge, and every covenant | 7894 |
| and agreement made with respect to the pledge, made in the | 7895 |
| resolution may therein be extended to the benefit of the owners | 7896 |
| and holders of obligations authorized by this section, and to any | 7897 |
| trustee therefor, for the further securing of the payment of the | 7898 |
| bond service charges, and all or any rights under any agreement or | 7899 |
| lease made under this section may be assigned for such purpose. | 7900 |
| (D) This section is to be applied with other applicable | 7901 |
| provisions of this chapter. | 7902 |
| Sec. 167.04. (A) The regional council of governments shall | 7903 |
| adopt by-laws, by a majority vote of its members, designating the | 7904 |
| officers of the council and the method of their selection, | 7905 |
| creating a governing board that may act for the council as | 7906 |
| provided in the by-laws, and providing for the conduct of its | 7907 |
| business. | 7908 |
| (B) The by-laws of the regional council of governments shall | 7909 |
| provide for the appointment of a fiscal officer, who may hold any | 7910 |
| other office or employment with the council, and who shall | 7911 |
| receive, deposit, invest, and disburse the funds of the council in | 7912 |
| the manner authorized by the by-laws or action by the council. | 7913 |
| (C) The by-laws of a regional council of governments the | 7914 |
| members of which include, under sections 167.01 and 167.02 of the | 7915 |
| Revised Code, at least eight counties may include a provision | 7916 |
| authorizing member attendance and voting at council meetings | 7917 |
| either in person or by proxy. | 7918 |
| (D)(1) Within ten business days after forming a regional | 7919 |
| council of governments, the officers of the council shall notify | 7920 |
| the auditor of state of the regional council's formation and shall | 7921 |
| provide on a form prescribed by the auditor of state the | 7922 |
| information regarding the regional council that the auditor of | 7923 |
| state considers necessary. | 7924 |
| (2) As used in this division, "business day" means a day of | 7925 |
| the week, excluding Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday as | 7926 |
| defined in section 1.14 of the Revised Code. | 7927 |
| Sec. 169.01. As used in this chapter, unless the context | 7928 |
| otherwise requires: | 7929 |
| (A) "Financial organization" means any bank, trust company, | 7930 |
| savings bank, safe deposit company, mutual savings bank without | 7931 |
| mutual stock, savings and loan association, credit union, or | 7932 |
| investment company. | 7933 |
| (B)(1) | 7934 |
| any moneys, rights to moneys, or intangible property, described in | 7935 |
| section 169.02 of the Revised Code and reported to the director of | 7936 |
| commerce as required by section 169.03 of the Revised Code, when, | 7937 |
| as shown by the records of the holder, the owner has not, within | 7938 |
| the times provided in section 169.02 of the Revised Code, done any | 7939 |
| of the following: | 7940 |
| (a) Increased, decreased, or adjusted the amount of such | 7941 |
| 7942 |
| (b) Assigned, paid premiums, or encumbered such | 7943 |
| property; | 7944 |
| (c) Presented an appropriate record for the crediting of such | 7945 |
| 7946 | |
| check, draft, or otherwise; | 7947 |
| (d) Corresponded with the holder concerning such | 7948 |
| property; | 7949 |
| (e) Otherwise indicated an interest in or knowledge of such | 7950 |
| 7951 |
| (f) Transacted business with the holder. | 7952 |
| (2) "Unclaimed funds" means property presumed abandoned. | 7953 |
| (3) "Property presumed abandoned" does not include any of the | 7954 |
| following: | 7955 |
| (a) Money received or collected under section 9.39 of the | 7956 |
| Revised Code; | 7957 |
| (b) Any payment or credit due to a business association from | 7958 |
| a business association representing sums payable to suppliers, or | 7959 |
| payment for services rendered, in the course of business, | 7960 |
| including, but not limited to, checks or memoranda, overpayments, | 7961 |
| unidentified remittances, nonrefunded overcharges, discounts, | 7962 |
| refunds, and rebates; | 7963 |
| (c) Any payment or credit received by a business association | 7964 |
| from a business association for tangible goods sold, or services | 7965 |
| performed, in the course of business, including, but not limited | 7966 |
| to, checks or memoranda, overpayments, unidentified remittances, | 7967 |
| nonrefunded overcharges, discounts, refunds, and rebates; | 7968 |
| (d) Any credit due a retail customer that is represented by a | 7969 |
| gift certificate, gift card, merchandise credit, or merchandise | 7970 |
| credit card, redeemable only for merchandise. | 7971 |
| For purposes of divisions (B)(2)(b) and (c) of this section, | 7972 |
| "business association" means any corporation, joint venture, | 7973 |
| business trust, limited liability company, partnership, | 7974 |
| association, or other business entity composed of one or more | 7975 |
| individuals, whether or not the entity is for profit. | 7976 |
| (C) "Owner" means any person, or the person's legal | 7977 |
| representative, entitled to receive or having a legal or equitable | 7978 |
| interest in or claim against moneys, rights to moneys, or other | 7979 |
| intangible property, subject to this chapter. | 7980 |
| (D)(1) "Holder" means any person that has possession, | 7981 |
| custody, or control of moneys, rights to moneys, or other | 7982 |
| intangible property, or that is indebted to another, if any of the | 7983 |
| following applies: | 7984 |
| (a) Such person resides in this state; | 7985 |
| (b) Such person is formed under the laws of this state; | 7986 |
| (c) Such person is formed under the laws of the United States | 7987 |
| and has an office or principal place of business in this state; | 7988 |
| (d) The records of such person indicate that the last known | 7989 |
| address of the owner of such moneys, rights to moneys, or other | 7990 |
| intangible property is in this state; | 7991 |
| (e) The records of such person do not indicate the last known | 7992 |
| address of the owner of the moneys, rights to moneys, or other | 7993 |
| intangible property and the entity originating or issuing the | 7994 |
|
moneys, rights to moneys, or other intangible property | 7995 |
| state or any political subdivision of this state, or is | 7996 |
| incorporated, organized, created, or otherwise located in this | 7997 |
| state. Division (D)(1)(e) of this section applies to all moneys, | 7998 |
| rights to moneys, or other intangible property that is in the | 7999 |
| possession, custody, or control of such person on or after July | 8000 |
| 22, 1994, whether the moneys, rights to moneys, or other | 8001 |
|
intangible property becomes | 8002 |
| abandoned prior to or on or after that date. | 8003 |
| (2) "Holder" does not mean any hospital granted tax-exempt | 8004 |
| status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or any | 8005 |
| hospital owned or operated by the state or by any political | 8006 |
| subdivision. Any entity in order to be exempt from the definition | 8007 |
| of "holder" pursuant to this division shall make a reasonable, | 8008 |
|
good-faith effort to contact the owner of the | 8009 |
| property presumed abandoned. | 8010 |
| (E) "Person" includes a natural person; corporation, whether | 8011 |
| for profit or not for profit; copartnership; unincorporated | 8012 |
| nonprofit association; public authority; estate; trust; two or | 8013 |
| more persons having a joint or common interest; eleemosynary | 8014 |
| organization; fraternal or cooperative association; other legal or | 8015 |
| community entity; the United States government, including any | 8016 |
| district, territory, possession, officer, agency, department, | 8017 |
| authority, instrumentality, board, bureau, or court; or any state | 8018 |
| or political subdivision thereof, including any officer, agency, | 8019 |
| board, bureau, commission, division, department, authority, court, | 8020 |
| or instrumentality. | 8021 |
| (F) "Mortgage funds" means the mortgage insurance fund | 8022 |
| created by section 122.561 of the Revised Code, and the housing | 8023 |
| 8024 | |
| 8025 |
| (G) "Lawful claims" means any vested right a holder of | 8026 |
| 8027 | |
|
of such | 8028 |
| (H) "Public utility" means any entity defined as such by | 8029 |
| division (A) of section 745.01 or by section 4905.02 of the | 8030 |
| Revised Code. | 8031 |
| (I) "Deposit" means to place money in the custody of a | 8032 |
| financial organization for the purpose of establishing an | 8033 |
| income-bearing account by purchase or otherwise. | 8034 |
| (J) "Income-bearing account" means a time or savings account, | 8035 |
| whether or not evidenced by a certificate of deposit, or an | 8036 |
| investment account through which investments are made solely in | 8037 |
| obligations of the United States or its agencies or | 8038 |
| instrumentalities or guaranteed as to principal and interest by | 8039 |
| the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities, debt | 8040 |
| securities rated as investment grade by at least two nationally | 8041 |
| recognized rating services, debt securities which the director of | 8042 |
| commerce has determined to have been issued for the safety and | 8043 |
| welfare of the residents of this state, and equity interests in | 8044 |
| mutual funds that invest solely in some or all of the above-listed | 8045 |
| securities and involve no general liability, without regard to | 8046 |
| whether income earned on such accounts, securities, or interests | 8047 |
| is paid periodically or at the end of a term. | 8048 |
| (K) "Director of commerce" may be read as the "division of | 8049 |
| unclaimed funds" or the "superintendent of unclaimed funds." | 8050 |
| Sec. 169.02. Subject to division (B) of section 169.01 of | 8051 |
|
the Revised Code, the following constitute | 8052 |
| property presumed abandoned: | 8053 |
| (A) Except as provided in division (R) of this section, any | 8054 |
| demand, savings, or matured time deposit account, or matured | 8055 |
| certificate of deposit, together with any interest or dividend on | 8056 |
| it, less any lawful claims, that is held or owed by a holder which | 8057 |
| is a financial organization, unclaimed for a period of five years; | 8058 |
| (B) Any funds paid toward the purchase of withdrawable shares | 8059 |
| or other interest in a financial organization, and any interest or | 8060 |
| dividends on them, less any lawful claims, that is held or owed by | 8061 |
| a holder which is a financial organization, unclaimed for a period | 8062 |
| of five years; | 8063 |
| (C) Except as provided in division (A) of section 3903.45 of | 8064 |
| the Revised Code, moneys held or owed by a holder, including a | 8065 |
| fraternal association, providing life insurance, including annuity | 8066 |
| or endowment coverage, unclaimed for three years after becoming | 8067 |
| payable as established from the records of such holder under any | 8068 |
| life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract that has | 8069 |
| matured or terminated. An insurance policy, the proceeds of which | 8070 |
| are payable on the death of the insured, not matured by proof of | 8071 |
| death of the insured is deemed matured and the proceeds payable if | 8072 |
| such policy was in force when the insured attained the limiting | 8073 |
| age under the mortality table on which the reserve is based. | 8074 |
| Moneys otherwise payable according to the records of such | 8075 |
| holder are deemed payable although the policy or contract has not | 8076 |
| been surrendered as required. | 8077 |
| (D) Any deposit made to secure payment or any sum paid in | 8078 |
| advance for utility services of a public utility and any amount | 8079 |
| refundable from rates or charges collected by a public utility for | 8080 |
| utility services held or owed by a holder, less any lawful claims, | 8081 |
| that has remained unclaimed for one year after the termination of | 8082 |
| the services for which the deposit or advance payment was made or | 8083 |
| one year from the date the refund was payable, whichever is | 8084 |
| earlier; | 8085 |
| (E) Except as provided in division (R) of this section, any | 8086 |
| certificates, securities as defined in section 1707.01 of the | 8087 |
| Revised Code, nonwithdrawable shares, other instruments evidencing | 8088 |
| ownership, or rights to them or funds paid toward the purchase of | 8089 |
| them, or any dividend, capital credit, profit, distribution, | 8090 |
| interest, or payment on principal or other sum, held or owed by a | 8091 |
| holder, including funds deposited with a fiscal agent or fiduciary | 8092 |
| for payment of them, and instruments representing an ownership | 8093 |
| interest, unclaimed for five years. Any underlying share or other | 8094 |
| intangible instrument representing an ownership interest in a | 8095 |
| business association, in which the issuer has recorded on its | 8096 |
| books the issuance of the share but has been unable to deliver the | 8097 |
|
certificate to the shareholder, constitutes | 8098 |
| property presumed abandoned if such underlying share is unclaimed | 8099 |
| for five years. In addition, an underlying share constitutes | 8100 |
| 8101 | |
| distribution, or other sum payable as a result of the underlying | 8102 |
| share has remained unclaimed by the owner for five years. | 8103 |
| This division shall not prejudice the rights of fiscal agents | 8104 |
| or fiduciaries for payment to return the items described in this | 8105 |
| division to their principals, according to the terms of an agency | 8106 |
| or fiduciary agreement, but such a return shall constitute the | 8107 |
| principal as the holder of the items and shall not interrupt the | 8108 |
| period for computing the time for which the items have remained | 8109 |
| unclaimed. | 8110 |
| In the case of any such funds accruing and held or owed by a | 8111 |
| corporation under division (E) of section 1701.24 of the Revised | 8112 |
| Code, such corporation shall comply with this chapter, subject to | 8113 |
| the limitation contained in section 1701.34 of the Revised Code. | 8114 |
| The period of time for which such funds have gone unclaimed | 8115 |
| specified in section 1701.34 of the Revised Code shall be | 8116 |
| computed, with respect to dividends or distributions, commencing | 8117 |
| as of the dates when such dividends or distributions would have | 8118 |
| been payable to the shareholder had such shareholder surrendered | 8119 |
| the certificates for cancellation and exchange by the date | 8120 |
| specified in the order relating to them. | 8121 |
| Capital credits of a cooperative which after January 1, 1972, | 8122 |
| have been allocated to members and which by agreement are | 8123 |
| expressly required to be paid if claimed after death of the owner | 8124 |
| are deemed payable, for the purpose of this chapter, fifteen years | 8125 |
| after either the termination of service by the cooperative to the | 8126 |
| owner or upon the nonactivity as provided in division (B) of | 8127 |
| section 169.01 of the Revised Code, whichever occurs later, | 8128 |
| provided that this provision does not apply if the payment is not | 8129 |
| mandatory. | 8130 |
| (F) Any sum payable on certified checks or other written | 8131 |
| instruments certified or issued and representing funds held or | 8132 |
| owed by a holder, less any lawful claims, that are unclaimed for | 8133 |
| five years from the date payable or from the date of issuance if | 8134 |
| payable on demand; except that the unclaimed period for money | 8135 |
| orders that are not third party bank checks is seven years, and | 8136 |
| the unclaimed period for traveler's checks is fifteen years, from | 8137 |
| the date payable or from the date of issuance if payable on | 8138 |
| demand. | 8139 |
| As used in this division, "written instruments" include, but | 8140 |
| are not limited to, certified checks, cashier's checks, bills of | 8141 |
| exchange, letters of credit, drafts, money orders, and traveler's | 8142 |
| checks. | 8143 |
| If there is no address of record for the owner or other | 8144 |
| person entitled to the funds, such address is presumed to be the | 8145 |
| address where the instrument was certified or issued. | 8146 |
| (G) Except as provided in division (R) of this section, all | 8147 |
| moneys, rights to moneys, or other intangible property, arising | 8148 |
| out of the business of engaging in the purchase or sale of | 8149 |
| securities, or otherwise dealing in intangibles, less any lawful | 8150 |
| claims, that are held or owed by a holder and are unclaimed for | 8151 |
| five years from the date of transaction. | 8152 |
| (H) Except as provided in division (A) of section 3903.45 of | 8153 |
| the Revised Code, all moneys, rights to moneys, and other | 8154 |
| intangible property distributable in the course of dissolution or | 8155 |
| liquidation of a holder that are unclaimed for one year after the | 8156 |
| date set by the holder for distribution; | 8157 |
| (I) All moneys, rights to moneys, or other intangible | 8158 |
| property removed from a safe-deposit box or other safekeeping | 8159 |
| repository located in this state or removed from a safe-deposit | 8160 |
| box or other safekeeping repository of a holder, on which the | 8161 |
| lease or rental period has expired, or any amount arising from the | 8162 |
| sale of such property, less any lawful claims, that are unclaimed | 8163 |
| for three years from the date on which the lease or rental period | 8164 |
| expired; | 8165 |
| (J) Subject to division (M)(2) of this section, all moneys, | 8166 |
| rights to moneys, or other intangible property, and any income or | 8167 |
| increment on them, held or owed by a holder which is a fiduciary | 8168 |
| for the benefit of another, or a fiduciary or custodian of a | 8169 |
| qualified retirement plan or individual retirement arrangement | 8170 |
| under section 401 or 408 of the Internal Revenue Code, unclaimed | 8171 |
| for three years after the final date for distribution; | 8172 |
| (K) All moneys, rights to moneys, or other intangible | 8173 |
| property held or owed in this state or held for or owed to an | 8174 |
| owner whose last known address is within this state, by the United | 8175 |
| States government or any state, as those terms are described in | 8176 |
| division (E) of section 169.01 of the Revised Code, unclaimed by | 8177 |
| the owner for three years, excluding any property in the control | 8178 |
| of any court in a proceeding in which a final adjudication has not | 8179 |
| been made; | 8180 |
| (L) Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of any policy of | 8181 |
| insurance, other than life insurance, or any refund available | 8182 |
| under such a policy, held or owed by any holder, unclaimed for | 8183 |
| three years from the date payable or distributable; | 8184 |
| (M)(1) Subject to division (M)(2) of this section, any funds | 8185 |
| constituting rents or lease payments due, any deposit made to | 8186 |
| secure payment of rents or leases, or any sum paid in advance for | 8187 |
| rents, leases, possible damage to property, unused services, | 8188 |
| performance requirements, or any other purpose, held or owed by a | 8189 |
| holder unclaimed for one year; | 8190 |
| (2) Any escrow funds, security deposits, or other moneys that | 8191 |
| are received by a licensed broker in a fiduciary capacity and | 8192 |
| that, pursuant to division (A)(26) of section 4735.18 of the | 8193 |
| Revised Code, are required to be deposited into and maintained in | 8194 |
| a special or trust, noninterest-bearing bank account separate and | 8195 |
| distinct from any personal or other account of the licensed | 8196 |
| broker, held or owed by the licensed broker unclaimed for two | 8197 |
| years. | 8198 |
| (N) Any sum greater than fifty dollars payable as wages, any | 8199 |
| sum payable as salaries or commissions, any sum payable for | 8200 |
| services rendered, funds owed or held as royalties, oil and | 8201 |
| mineral proceeds, funds held for or owed to suppliers, and moneys | 8202 |
| owed under pension and profit-sharing plans, held or owed by any | 8203 |
| holder unclaimed for one year from date payable or distributable, | 8204 |
| and all other credits held or owed, or to be refunded to a retail | 8205 |
| customer, by any holder unclaimed for three years from date | 8206 |
| payable or distributable; | 8207 |
| (O) Amounts held in respect of or represented by lay-aways | 8208 |
| sold after January 1, 1972, less any lawful claims, when such | 8209 |
| lay-aways are unclaimed for three years after the sale of them; | 8210 |
| (P) All moneys, rights to moneys, and other intangible | 8211 |
|
property not otherwise constituted as | 8212 |
| presumed abandoned by this section, including any income or | 8213 |
| increment on them, less any lawful claims, which are held or owed | 8214 |
| by any holder, other than a holder which holds a permit issued | 8215 |
| pursuant to Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code, and which have | 8216 |
| remained unclaimed for three years after becoming payable or | 8217 |
| distributable; | 8218 |
| (Q) All moneys that arise out of a sale held pursuant to | 8219 |
| section 5322.03 of the Revised Code, that are held by a holder for | 8220 |
| delivery on demand to the appropriate person pursuant to division | 8221 |
| (I) of that section, and that are unclaimed for two years after | 8222 |
| the date of the sale. | 8223 |
| (R)(1) Any funds that are subject to an agreement between the | 8224 |
| holder and owner providing for automatic reinvestment and that | 8225 |
| constitute dividends, distributions, or other sums held or owed by | 8226 |
| a holder in connection with a security as defined in section | 8227 |
| 1707.01 of the Revised Code, an ownership interest in an | 8228 |
| investment company registered under the "Investment Company Act of | 8229 |
| 1940," 54 Stat. 789, 15 U.S.C. 80a-1, as amended, or a certificate | 8230 |
| of deposit, unclaimed for a period of five years. | 8231 |
| (2) The five-year period under division (R)(1) of this | 8232 |
| section commences from the date a second shareholder notification | 8233 |
| or communication mailing to the owner of the funds is returned to | 8234 |
| the holder as undeliverable by the United States postal service or | 8235 |
| other carrier. The notification or communication mailing by the | 8236 |
| holder shall be no less frequent than quarterly. | 8237 |
| All moneys in a personal allowance account, as defined by | 8238 |
| rules adopted by the director of job and family services, up to | 8239 |
| and including the maximum resource limitation, of a medicaid | 8240 |
| patient who has died after receiving care in a long-term care | 8241 |
| facility, and for whom there is no identifiable heir or sponsor, | 8242 |
| are not subject to this chapter. | 8243 |
| Sec. 169.03. (A)(1) Every holder of | 8244 |
| presumed abandoned and, when requested, every person that could be | 8245 |
|
the holder of
| 8246 |
| this chapter shall report to the director of commerce with respect | 8247 |
|
to the | 8248 |
| this section. The report shall be verified. | 8249 |
| (2) With respect to items of | 8250 |
| presumed abandoned each having a value of fifty dollars or more, | 8251 |
| the report required under division (A)(1) of this section shall | 8252 |
| include the following: | 8253 |
| (a) The full name, if known, and last known address, if any, | 8254 |
| of each person appearing from the records of the holder to be the | 8255 |
|
owner of | 8256 |
| chapter; | 8257 |
| (b) In the case of | 8258 |
| abandoned reported by holders providing life insurance coverage, | 8259 |
| the full name of the insured or annuitant and beneficiary, if any, | 8260 |
| and their last known addresses according to the holder's records; | 8261 |
| (c) The nature and identifying number, if any, or description | 8262 |
|
of the | 8263 |
| be due; | 8264 |
| (d) The date when the | 8265 |
| demandable, or returnable and the date of the last transaction | 8266 |
|
with the owner with respect to the | 8267 |
| (e) Subject to division (I) of this section, the social | 8268 |
|
security number of the owner of the | 8269 |
| presumed abandoned, if it is available; | 8270 |
| (f) If the item of | 8271 |
| abandoned has a value of one thousand dollars or more and the | 8272 |
| holder has verified that the last known address as shown by the | 8273 |
| records of the holder is not accurate as provided in division (D) | 8274 |
| of this section, a statement that efforts were undertaken by the | 8275 |
| holder to verify that the address is not accurate. Any verifying | 8276 |
| documentation shall be maintained by the holder for five years | 8277 |
| from the date of the report and shall be available upon request to | 8278 |
| the director or the director's designee. | 8279 |
| (g) Other information that the director prescribes as | 8280 |
| necessary for the administration of this chapter. | 8281 |
| (3) With respect to items of | 8282 |
| presumed abandoned each having a value of less than fifty dollars, | 8283 |
| the report required under division (A)(1) of this section shall | 8284 |
| include the following: | 8285 |
| (a) Each category of items of | 8286 |
| presumed abandoned as described in section 169.02 of the Revised | 8287 |
| Code; | 8288 |
| (b) The number of items of | 8289 |
| abandoned within each category; | 8290 |
| (c) The aggregated value of the items of | 8291 |
| property presumed abandoned within each category. | 8292 |
| (B) If the holder of | 8293 |
| abandoned is a successor to other organizations that previously | 8294 |
| held the funds for the owner, or if the holder has changed its | 8295 |
|
name while holding the | 8296 |
| report all prior known names and addresses and date and state of | 8297 |
|
incorporation or formation of each holder of the
| 8298 |
| (C) The report shall be filed before the first day of | 8299 |
| November of each year as of the preceding thirtieth day of June, | 8300 |
| but the report of holders providing life insurance coverage shall | 8301 |
| be filed before the first day of May of each year as of the | 8302 |
| preceding thirty-first day of December. The director may postpone, | 8303 |
| for good cause shown, the reporting date upon written request by | 8304 |
| any holder required to file a report. | 8305 |
| (D) The holder of | 8306 |
| under this chapter shall send notice to each owner of each item of | 8307 |
| 8308 | |
| fifty dollars or more at the last known address of the owner as | 8309 |
| shown by the records of the holder before filing the annual | 8310 |
| report. In case of holders providing life insurance coverage, this | 8311 |
| notice shall also be mailed to each beneficiary at the last known | 8312 |
| address of the beneficiary as shown by the records of the holder, | 8313 |
| except that the notice to beneficiaries shall not be mailed if | 8314 |
| that address is the same as that of the insured and the surname of | 8315 |
| the beneficiary is the same as that of the insured. The holder | 8316 |
|
shall not report an item of | 8317 |
| abandoned earlier than the thirtieth day after the mailing of | 8318 |
| notice required by this division. | 8319 |
| The notice required by this division shall set forth the | 8320 |
|
nature and identifying number, if any, or description of the | 8321 |
| property and the amount appearing on the records of the holder to | 8322 |
| be due the owner or beneficiary, and shall inform the owner or | 8323 |
|
beneficiary that the | 8324 |
|
mailing of the notice, be reported as
| 8325 |
| presumed abandoned under this chapter. A self-addressed, stamped | 8326 |
| envelope shall be included with the notice, with instructions that | 8327 |
| the owner or beneficiary may use the envelope to inform the holder | 8328 |
|
of the owner's or beneficiary's continued interest in the
| 8329 |
| property, and, if so informed before the date for making the | 8330 |
|
report to the director, the holder shall not report the | 8331 |
| property to the director. The notice shall be mailed by first | 8332 |
|
class mail if the item of | 8333 |
| abandoned has a value of fifty dollars or more but less than one | 8334 |
| thousand dollars and by certified mail, return receipt requested, | 8335 |
|
if the item of
| 8336 |
| value of one thousand dollars or more, unless the holder has | 8337 |
| verified that the last known address of the owner or beneficiary | 8338 |
| as shown by the records of the holder is not accurate. For | 8339 |
| purposes of this section, a holder has verified that the last | 8340 |
| known address of the owner or beneficiary is not accurate by | 8341 |
| documenting at least two of the following: | 8342 |
| (1) The owner or beneficiary failed to respond to a first | 8343 |
| class mail notice sent to the last known address of the owner or | 8344 |
| beneficiary. | 8345 |
| (2) A first class mail notice sent by the holder to the last | 8346 |
| known address of the owner or beneficiary was returned as | 8347 |
| undeliverable. | 8348 |
| (3) An electronic or manual search of available public | 8349 |
| records failed to confirm that the last known address of the owner | 8350 |
| or beneficiary is accurate. The holder shall maintain | 8351 |
| documentation of its search efforts. If a search of public records | 8352 |
| or databases identifies a more recent address for the owner or | 8353 |
| beneficiary than the address in the holder's records, the holder | 8354 |
| shall send notice to the owner or beneficiary at that more recent | 8355 |
| address in accordance with this section. | 8356 |
| A holder that sends a notice by certified mail, return | 8357 |
|
receipt requested, may charge the item of | 8358 |
| presumed abandoned up to twenty dollars for providing that notice. | 8359 |
| If there is no address of record for the owner or | 8360 |
| beneficiary, the holder is relieved of any responsibility of | 8361 |
| sending notice, attempting to notify, or notifying the owner or | 8362 |
| beneficiary. The mailing of notice pursuant to this section shall | 8363 |
| discharge the holder from any further responsibility to give | 8364 |
| notice. | 8365 |
| (E) Verification of the report and of the mailing of notice, | 8366 |
| where required, shall be executed by an officer of the reporting | 8367 |
| holder. | 8368 |
| (F)(1) The director may, at reasonable times and upon | 8369 |
| reasonable notice, examine or cause to be examined, by auditors of | 8370 |
| supervisory departments or divisions of the state, the records of | 8371 |
| any holder to determine compliance with this chapter. | 8372 |
| (2) Holders shall retain records, designated by the director | 8373 |
|
as applicable to | 8374 |
| five years beyond the relevant time period provided in section | 8375 |
| 169.02 of the Revised Code, or until completion of an audit | 8376 |
| conducted pursuant to division (F) of this section, whichever | 8377 |
| occurs first. An audit conducted pursuant to division (F) of this | 8378 |
| section shall not require a holder to make records available for a | 8379 |
| period of time exceeding the records retention period set forth in | 8380 |
| division (F) of this section, except for records pertaining to | 8381 |
| instruments evidencing ownership, or rights to them or funds paid | 8382 |
| toward the purchase of them, or any dividend, capital credit, | 8383 |
| profit, distribution, interest, or payment on principal or other | 8384 |
|
sum, held or owed by a holder, including | 8385 |
| with a fiscal agent or fiduciary for payment of them, or | 8386 |
| pertaining to debt of a publicly traded corporation. Any holder | 8387 |
| that is audited pursuant to division (F) of this section shall | 8388 |
| only be required to make available those records that are relevant | 8389 |
|
to an | 8390 |
| director. | 8391 |
| (3) The director may enter into contracts, pursuant to | 8392 |
| procedures prescribed by the director, with persons for the sole | 8393 |
| purpose of examining the records of holders, determining | 8394 |
| compliance with this chapter, and collecting, taking possession | 8395 |
| of, and remitting to the department's division of unclaimed funds, | 8396 |
| in a timely manner, the amounts found and defined as unclaimed. | 8397 |
| The director shall not enter into such a contract with a person | 8398 |
| unless the person does all of the following: | 8399 |
| (a) Agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the records | 8400 |
| examined, as required under division (F)(4) of this section; | 8401 |
| (b) Agrees to conduct the audit in accordance with rules | 8402 |
| adopted under section 169.09 of the Revised Code; | 8403 |
| (c) Obtains a corporate surety bond issued by a bonding | 8404 |
| company or insurance company authorized to do business in this | 8405 |
| state. The bond shall be in favor of the director and in the penal | 8406 |
| sum determined by the director. The bond shall be for the benefit | 8407 |
|
of any holder of | 8408 |
| is audited by the principal and is injured by the principal's | 8409 |
| failure to comply with division (F)(3)(a) or (b) of this section. | 8410 |
| (4) Records audited pursuant to division (F) of this section | 8411 |
| are confidential, and shall not be disclosed except as required by | 8412 |
| section 169.06 of the Revised Code or as the director considers | 8413 |
| necessary in the proper administration of this chapter. | 8414 |
| (5) If a person with whom the director has entered into a | 8415 |
| contract pursuant to division (F)(3) of this section intends to | 8416 |
|
conduct, in conjunction with an | 8417 |
|
section, an | 8418 |
| another state's unclaimed or abandoned property laws, the person, | 8419 |
| prior to commencing the audit, shall provide written notice to the | 8420 |
| director of the person's intent to conduct such an audit, along | 8421 |
| with documentation evidencing the person's express authorization | 8422 |
| from the other state to conduct the audit on behalf of that state. | 8423 |
| (6) Prior to the commencement of an audit conducted pursuant | 8424 |
| to division (F) of this section, the director shall notify the | 8425 |
|
holder of | 8426 |
| director's intent to audit the holder's records. If the audit will | 8427 |
| be conducted in conjunction with an audit for one or more other | 8428 |
| states, the director shall provide the holder with the name or | 8429 |
| names of those states. | 8430 |
| (7) Any holder of | 8431 |
| may appeal the findings of an audit conducted pursuant to division | 8432 |
| (F) of this section to the director. Pursuant to the authority | 8433 |
| granted by section 169.09 of the Revised Code, the director shall | 8434 |
| adopt rules establishing procedures for considering such an | 8435 |
| appeal. | 8436 |
| (G) All holders shall make sufficient investigation of their | 8437 |
| records to ensure that the funds reported to the director are | 8438 |
| unclaimed as set forth in division (B) of section 169.01 and | 8439 |
| section 169.02 of the Revised Code. | 8440 |
| (H) The expiration of any period of limitations on or after | 8441 |
| March 1, 1968, within which a person entitled to any moneys, | 8442 |
| rights to moneys, or intangible property could have commenced an | 8443 |
| action or proceeding to obtain these items shall not prevent these | 8444 |
|
items from becoming | 8445 |
| relieve the holder of them of any duty to report and give notice | 8446 |
| as provided in this section and deliver them in the manner | 8447 |
| provided in section 169.05 of the Revised Code, provided that the | 8448 |
| holder may comply with this section and section 169.05 of the | 8449 |
| Revised Code with respect to any moneys, rights to moneys, or | 8450 |
| intangible property as to which the applicable statute of | 8451 |
| limitations has run prior to March 1, 1968, and in that event the | 8452 |
| holder shall be entitled to the protective provisions of section | 8453 |
| 169.07 of the Revised Code. | 8454 |
| (I) No social security number contained in a report made | 8455 |
| pursuant to this section shall be used by the department of | 8456 |
| commerce for any purpose other than to enable the division of | 8457 |
| unclaimed funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter and for | 8458 |
| child support purposes in response to a request made by the office | 8459 |
| of child support in the department of job and family services made | 8460 |
| pursuant to section 3123.88 of the Revised Code. | 8461 |
| Sec. 169.06. (A) Before the first day of November of each | 8462 |
| year immediately following the calendar year in which the filing | 8463 |
| of reports is required by section 169.03 of the Revised Code, the | 8464 |
| director of commerce shall cause notice to be published once in an | 8465 |
| English language newspaper of general circulation in the county in | 8466 |
| this state in which is located the last known address of any | 8467 |
| person to be named in the notice required by this section. If no | 8468 |
| address is listed, the notice shall be published in the county in | 8469 |
|
which the holder of the | 8470 |
| abandoned has its principal place of business within this state; | 8471 |
| or if the holder has no principal place of business within this | 8472 |
| state, or if the owner's address is outside this state, | 8473 |
|
publication shall be made | 8474 |
| 8475 | |
|
time the director may reasonably select. | 8476 |
| 8477 | |
| 8478 | |
| 8479 | |
| 8480 | |
| 8481 |
| If the name of the owner is not available, the director may | 8482 |
| publish notice by class, identifying number, or as the director | 8483 |
| determines most effective. | 8484 |
| (B) The published notice shall be entitled "Notice of Names | 8485 |
|
of Persons Appearing to be Owners of | 8486 |
| Presumed Abandoned," and shall contain: | 8487 |
| (1) The names in alphabetical order and last known addresses, | 8488 |
| if any, of each person appearing from the records of the holder to | 8489 |
|
be the owner of | 8490 |
| value of fifty dollars or more and entitled to notice as specified | 8491 |
| in division (A) of this section; | 8492 |
| (2) A statement that information concerning the amount of the | 8493 |
| funds and any necessary information concerning the presentment of | 8494 |
| a claim therefor may be obtained by any persons possessing a | 8495 |
|
property interest in the | 8496 |
| abandoned by addressing an inquiry to the director. | 8497 |
| (C) With respect to items of | 8498 |
|
presumed abandoned each having a value of | 8499 |
|
more, the director shall have available in | 8500 |
| office during business hours an alphabetical list of owners and | 8501 |
| where a holder is a person providing life insurance coverage, | 8502 |
| beneficiaries, and their last known addresses, if any, whose funds | 8503 |
| are being held by the state pursuant to this chapter. | 8504 |
| (D) The director may give any additional notice | 8505 |
| director deems necessary to inform the owner of the whereabouts of | 8506 |
| 8507 |
| Sec. 169.08. (A) Any person claiming a property interest in | 8508 |
| 8509 | |
| to the state under Chapter 169. of the Revised Code, including the | 8510 |
| office of child support in the department of job and family | 8511 |
| services, pursuant to section 3123.88 of the Revised Code, may | 8512 |
| file a claim thereto on the form prescribed by the director of | 8513 |
| commerce. | 8514 |
| (B) The director shall consider matters relevant to any claim | 8515 |
| filed under division (A) of this section and shall hold a formal | 8516 |
| hearing if requested or considered necessary and receive evidence | 8517 |
| concerning such claim. A finding and decision in writing on each | 8518 |
| claim filed shall be prepared, stating the substance of any | 8519 |
| evidence received or heard and the reasons for allowance or | 8520 |
| disallowance of the claim. The evidence and decision shall be a | 8521 |
| public record. No statute of limitations shall bar the allowance | 8522 |
| of a claim. | 8523 |
| (C) For the purpose of conducting any hearing, the director | 8524 |
| may require the attendance of such witnesses and the production of | 8525 |
| such books, records, and papers as the director desires, and the | 8526 |
| director may take the depositions of witnesses residing within or | 8527 |
| without this state in the same manner as is prescribed by law for | 8528 |
| the taking of depositions in civil actions in the court of common | 8529 |
| pleas, and for that purpose the director may issue a subpoena for | 8530 |
| any witness or a subpoena duces tecum to compel the production of | 8531 |
| any books, records, or papers, directed to the sheriff of the | 8532 |
| county where such witness resides or is found, which shall be | 8533 |
| served and returned. The fees of the sheriff shall be the same as | 8534 |
| that allowed in the court of common pleas in criminal cases. | 8535 |
| Witnesses shall be paid the fees and mileage provided for under | 8536 |
| section 119.094 of the Revised Code. Fees and mileage shall be | 8537 |
| paid from the unclaimed funds trust fund. | 8538 |
| (D) | 8539 |
| 8540 | |
| over or deliver to the claimant the property presumed abandoned in | 8541 |
| the amount the director actually received, or the net proceeds if | 8542 |
| the securities or other intangible property delivered to the | 8543 |
| director have been sold, together with any interest if required to | 8544 |
| be paid pursuant to this section. With respect to any claim paid | 8545 |
| on or after the effective date of this amendment, the director | 8546 |
| shall pay simple interest on such claim at a rate to be determined | 8547 |
| by the director, who shall adopt administrative rules governing | 8548 |
| the payment of interest on property delivered to the director. Any | 8549 |
| returns on investment or interest earned beyond what the director | 8550 |
| shall pay as interest to the owner pursuant to this section shall | 8551 |
| be retained by the director to fund the cost of the administration | 8552 |
| of this chapter. Claims shall be paid from the trust fund. If the | 8553 |
| amount available in the trust fund is not sufficient to pay | 8554 |
| pending claims, or other amounts disbursable from the trust fund, | 8555 |
| the treasurer of state shall certify such fact to the director, | 8556 |
| who shall then withdraw such amount of funds from the mortgage | 8557 |
| accounts as the director determines necessary to reestablish the | 8558 |
| trust fund to a level required to pay anticipated claims but not | 8559 |
| more than ten per cent of the net unclaimed funds reported to | 8560 |
| date. | 8561 |
| The director may withdraw the funds paid to the director by | 8562 |
| the holders and deposited by the director with the treasurer of | 8563 |
| state or in a financial institution as agent for such funds. | 8564 |
| Whenever these funds are inadequate to meet the requirements for | 8565 |
| the trust fund, the director shall provide for a withdrawal of | 8566 |
| funds, within a reasonable time, in such amount as is necessary to | 8567 |
| meet the requirements, from financial institutions in which such | 8568 |
| funds were retained or placed by a holder and from other holders | 8569 |
| who have retained funds, in an equitable manner as prescribed by | 8570 |
| the director. In the event that the amount to be withdrawn from | 8571 |
| any one such holder is less than five hundred dollars, the amount | 8572 |
| to be withdrawn shall be at the discretion of the director. Such | 8573 |
| funds may be reimbursed in the amounts withdrawn when the trust | 8574 |
| fund has a surplus over the amount required to pay anticipated | 8575 |
| claims. Whenever the trust fund has a surplus over the amount | 8576 |
| required to pay anticipated claims, the director may transfer such | 8577 |
| surplus to the mortgage accounts. | 8578 |
| (E) If a claim which is allowed under this section relates to | 8579 |
| funds which have been retained by the reporting holder, and if the | 8580 |
| funds, on deposit with the treasurer of state pursuant to this | 8581 |
| chapter, are insufficient to pay claims, the director may notify | 8582 |
| such holder in writing of the payment of the claim and such holder | 8583 |
| shall immediately reimburse the state in the amount of such claim. | 8584 |
| The reimbursement shall be credited to the unclaimed funds trust | 8585 |
| fund. | 8586 |
| (F) Any person, including the office of child support, | 8587 |
| adversely affected by a decision of the director may appeal such | 8588 |
| decision in the manner provided in Chapter 119. of the Revised | 8589 |
| Code. | 8590 |
| In the event the claimant prevails, the claimant shall be | 8591 |
| reimbursed for reasonable attorney's fees and costs. | 8592 |
| (G) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, | 8593 |
| any holder who has paid moneys to or entered into an agreement | 8594 |
| with the director pursuant to section 169.05 of the Revised Code | 8595 |
| on certified checks, cashiers' checks, bills of exchange, letters | 8596 |
| of credit, drafts, money orders, or travelers' checks, may make | 8597 |
| payment to any person entitled thereto, including the office of | 8598 |
| child support, and upon surrender of the document, except in the | 8599 |
| case of travelers' checks, and proof of such payment, the director | 8600 |
| shall reimburse the holder for such payment without interest. | 8601 |
| Sec. 169.13. (A)(1) All agreements to pay a fee, | 8602 |
| compensation, commission, or other remuneration to locate, | 8603 |
| deliver, recover, or assist in the recovery of unclaimed funds | 8604 |
| reported under section 169.03 of the Revised Code, entered into | 8605 |
| within two years immediately after the date a report is filed | 8606 |
| under division (C) of section 169.03 of the Revised Code, are | 8607 |
| invalid. | 8608 |
| (2) A person interested in entering into an agreement to | 8609 |
| locate, deliver, recover, or assist in the recovery of unclaimed | 8610 |
| funds for remuneration shall not initiate any contact with an | 8611 |
| owner during the two-year period immediately after the date a | 8612 |
| report is filed under division (C) of section 169.03 of the | 8613 |
| Revised Code. Failure to comply with this requirement is grounds | 8614 |
| for the invalidation of any such agreement between the person and | 8615 |
| the owner. | 8616 |
| (B) An agreement entered into any time after such two-year | 8617 |
| period is valid only if all of the following conditions are met: | 8618 |
| (1) The aggregate fee, compensation, commission, or other | 8619 |
| remuneration agreed upon is not in excess of ten per cent of the | 8620 |
| amount recovered and paid to the owner by the director of budget | 8621 |
| and management; | 8622 |
| (2) The agreement is in writing, signed by the owner, and | 8623 |
| notarized and discloses all of the following items: | 8624 |
| (a) The name, address, and telephone number of the owner, as | 8625 |
| shown by the records of the person or entity in possession of the | 8626 |
| unclaimed funds or contents of a safe deposit box; | 8627 |
| (b) The name, address, and telephone number of the owner if | 8628 |
| the owner's name, address, or telephone number are different from | 8629 |
| the name, address, or telephone number of the owner as shown by | 8630 |
| the records of the person or entity in possession of the unclaimed | 8631 |
| funds or contents of a safe deposit box; | 8632 |
| (c) The nature and value of the unclaimed funds or contents | 8633 |
| of a safe deposit box; | 8634 |
| (d) The amount the owner will receive after the fee or | 8635 |
| compensation has been subtracted; | 8636 |
| (e) The name and address of the person or entity in | 8637 |
| possession of the unclaimed funds or contents of a safe deposit | 8638 |
| box; | 8639 |
| (f) That the | 8640 |
| 8641 | |
| unclaimed funds any legal amount specified in the agreement to | 8642 |
| compensate a person registered under section 169.16 of the Revised | 8643 |
| Code for services performed pursuant to the agreement, will pay | 8644 |
| the amount directly to the registrant, less any fee established | 8645 |
| pursuant to division (D) of section 169.14 of the Revised Code, | 8646 |
| and will pay any remaining unclaimed funds directly to the owner, | 8647 |
| or the director of commerce shall deliver the contents of a safe | 8648 |
| deposit box directly to the owner; | 8649 |
| (g) That the person agreeing to locate, deliver, recover, or | 8650 |
| assist in the recovery of the unclaimed funds or contents of a | 8651 |
| safe deposit box is not an employee or agent of the director of | 8652 |
| commerce; | 8653 |
| (h) That the director of commerce is not a party to the | 8654 |
| agreement; | 8655 |
| (i) That the person agreeing to locate, deliver, recover, or | 8656 |
| assist in the recovery of the unclaimed funds or contents of a | 8657 |
| safe deposit box holds a valid certificate of registration issued | 8658 |
| by the director under section 169.16 of the Revised Code; | 8659 |
| (j) The number designated on that certificate of registration | 8660 |
| and the date the certificate of registration expires. | 8661 |
| (3) No agreement described in division (B)(2) of this section | 8662 |
| shall include a power of attorney for the payment of the unclaimed | 8663 |
| funds or delivery of the contents of a safe deposit box to any | 8664 |
| person other than the owner of the unclaimed funds or contents of | 8665 |
| a safe deposit box. | 8666 |
| (4) If the agreement involves recovery of the contents of a | 8667 |
| safe deposit box, the agreement stipulates that the person | 8668 |
| receiving any fee, compensation, commission, or other remuneration | 8669 |
| for engaging in any activity for the purpose of locating, | 8670 |
| delivering, recovering, or assisting in the recovery of unclaimed | 8671 |
| funds or other items stored in a safe deposit box on behalf of any | 8672 |
| other person shall do all of the following: | 8673 |
| (a) Make arrangements to have an appraiser and the director | 8674 |
| of commerce view the contents of the safe deposit box together, at | 8675 |
| a time mutually agreeable to the appraiser and director; | 8676 |
| (b) State that the value of the property in the safe deposit | 8677 |
| box is the amount established by the appraiser who viewed the safe | 8678 |
| deposit box contents; | 8679 |
| (c) Base the fee, compensation, commission, or other | 8680 |
| remuneration for locating, delivering, recovering, or assisting in | 8681 |
| the recovery of unclaimed funds or other items stored in a safe | 8682 |
| deposit box on the appraised value established by the appraiser | 8683 |
| who viewed the safe deposit box contents. | 8684 |
| (C) No person shall receive a fee, compensation, commission, | 8685 |
| or other remuneration, or engage in any activity for the purpose | 8686 |
| of locating, delivering, recovering, or assisting in the recovery | 8687 |
| of unclaimed funds or contents of a safe deposit box, under an | 8688 |
| agreement that is invalid under this section. | 8689 |
| (D) A person who receives any fee, compensation, commission, | 8690 |
| or other remuneration for engaging in any activity for the purpose | 8691 |
| of locating, delivering, recovering, or assisting in the recovery | 8692 |
| of unclaimed funds or other items stored in a safe deposit box on | 8693 |
| behalf of any other person cannot function as an appraiser of the | 8694 |
| contents of the safe deposit box for purposes of division (B)(4) | 8695 |
| of this section. | 8696 |
| (E) The director of commerce shall not recognize or make any | 8697 |
|
delivery and the | 8698 |
| management shall not make any payment pursuant to any power of | 8699 |
| attorney between an owner of the unclaimed funds or contents of a | 8700 |
| safe deposit box and the person with whom the owner entered into | 8701 |
| an agreement pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section to | 8702 |
| locate, deliver, recover, or assist in the recovery of the | 8703 |
| unclaimed funds or contents of a safe deposit box if that power of | 8704 |
|
attorney is entered into on or after | 8705 |
| 8706 | |
| provides for the payment of unclaimed funds or delivery of the | 8707 |
| contents of a safe deposit box to any person other than the owner | 8708 |
| of the unclaimed funds or contents of a safe deposit box. Nothing | 8709 |
| in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the payment of | 8710 |
| unclaimed funds or delivery of the contents of a safe deposit box | 8711 |
| to the legal representative of the owner of the unclaimed funds or | 8712 |
| contents of the safe deposit box. Notwithstanding the definition | 8713 |
| of "owner" specified in division (C) of section 169.01 of the | 8714 |
| Revised Code, for purposes of the payment of unclaimed funds or | 8715 |
| delivery of the contents of the safe deposit box, a person with | 8716 |
| whom an owner entered into an agreement under division (B)(2) of | 8717 |
| this section is not a legal representative. | 8718 |
| Sec. 169.14. (A) Each person that files a claim with the | 8719 |
| director of commerce, pursuant to an agreement entered into under | 8720 |
| division (B) of section 169.13 of the Revised Code, shall include | 8721 |
| with that claim a copy of the agreement and the number designated | 8722 |
| on the certificate of registration that is issued to the person | 8723 |
| under section 169.16 of the Revised Code. | 8724 |
| (B) The division of unclaimed funds shall not process any | 8725 |
| claim described in division (A) of this section that does not | 8726 |
| include the required certificate of registration number. | 8727 |
| (C) The director of budget and management shall pay from the | 8728 |
| unclaimed funds any legal amount specified in an agreement entered | 8729 |
| into under division (B) of section 169.13 of the Revised Code to | 8730 |
| compensate a person registered under section 169.16 of the Revised | 8731 |
| Code for services performed pursuant to the agreement, shall pay | 8732 |
| the amount directly to the registrant, less any fee established | 8733 |
| pursuant to division (D) of this section, and shall pay any | 8734 |
| remaining unclaimed funds directly to the owner. | 8735 |
| (D) The director of commerce may establish a reasonable fee | 8736 |
| for the processing and delivery of any payment made to a | 8737 |
| registrant pursuant to an agreement under division (B) of section | 8738 |
| 169.13 of the Revised Code. | 8739 |
| Sec. 169.16. (A) No person, on behalf of any other person, | 8740 |
| shall engage in any activity for the purpose of locating, | 8741 |
|
delivering, recovering, or assisting in the recovery of | 8742 |
| 8743 | |
| box, and receive a fee, compensation, commission, or other | 8744 |
| remuneration for such activity, without first having obtained a | 8745 |
| certificate of registration from the director of commerce in | 8746 |
| accordance with this section. | 8747 |
| (B) An application for a certificate of registration shall be | 8748 |
| in writing and in the form prescribed by the director. The | 8749 |
| application shall be accompanied by a recent full-face color | 8750 |
| photograph of the applicant and notarized character reference | 8751 |
| letters from two reputable character witnesses. The application | 8752 |
| shall, at a minimum, provide all of the following: | 8753 |
| (1) The applicant's full name, home address, and work | 8754 |
| address; | 8755 |
| (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the two | 8756 |
| character witnesses who have provided the character reference | 8757 |
| letters; | 8758 |
| (3) A statement that the applicant has not, during the | 8759 |
| ten-year period immediately preceding the submission of the | 8760 |
| application, violated division (A) of this section on or after the | 8761 |
| effective date of this section, or division (C) of section 169.13 | 8762 |
| of the Revised Code, or been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, | 8763 |
| any felony or any offense involving moral turpitude, including | 8764 |
| theft, attempted theft, falsification, tampering with records, | 8765 |
| securing writings by deception, fraud, forgery, and perjury; | 8766 |
| (4) The notarized signature of the applicant immediately | 8767 |
| following an acknowledgment that any false or perjured statement | 8768 |
| subjects the applicant to criminal liability under section 2921.13 | 8769 |
| of the Revised Code. | 8770 |
| (C) Upon the filing of the application with the division of | 8771 |
| unclaimed funds, the division may investigate the applicant to | 8772 |
| verify the information provided in the application and to | 8773 |
| determine the applicant's eligibility for a certificate of | 8774 |
| registration under this section. The superintendent of unclaimed | 8775 |
| funds shall request the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 8776 |
| identification and investigation, or a vendor approved by the | 8777 |
| bureau, to conduct a criminal records check based on the | 8778 |
| applicant's fingerprints in accordance with division (A)(11) of | 8779 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding division (K) | 8780 |
| of section 121.08 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of | 8781 |
| unclaimed funds shall request that criminal record information | 8782 |
| from the federal bureau of investigation be obtained as part of | 8783 |
| the criminal records check. Any fee required under division (C)(3) | 8784 |
| of section 109.572 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the | 8785 |
| applicant. False information on an application is grounds for the | 8786 |
| denial or revocation of the applicant's certificate of | 8787 |
| registration. | 8788 |
| (D) The director shall issue a certificate of registration to | 8789 |
| an applicant if the director finds that the following conditions | 8790 |
| are met: | 8791 |
| (1) The applicant has not, during the ten-year period | 8792 |
| immediately preceding the submission of the application, violated | 8793 |
| division (A) of this section on or after the effective date of | 8794 |
| this section, or division (C) of section 169.13 of the Revised | 8795 |
| Code, or been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, any felony or | 8796 |
| any offense involving moral turpitude, including theft, attempted | 8797 |
| theft, falsification, tampering with records, securing writings by | 8798 |
| deception, fraud, forgery, and perjury. | 8799 |
| (2) The applicant's character and general fitness command the | 8800 |
| confidence of the public and warrant the belief that the | 8801 |
| applicant's business will be conducted honestly and fairly. | 8802 |
| (E) The certificate of registration issued pursuant to | 8803 |
| division (D) of this section may be renewed annually if the | 8804 |
| director finds that the following conditions are met: | 8805 |
| (1) The applicant submits a renewal application form | 8806 |
| prescribed by the director. | 8807 |
| (2) The applicant meets the conditions set forth in division | 8808 |
| (D) of this section. | 8809 |
| (3) The applicant's certificate of registration is not | 8810 |
| subject to an order of revocation by the director. | 8811 |
| Sec. 173.14. As used in sections 173.14 to 173.27 of the | 8812 |
| Revised Code: | 8813 |
| (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of | 8814 |
| this section, "long-term care facility" includes any residential | 8815 |
| facility that provides personal care services for more than | 8816 |
| twenty-four hours for two or more unrelated adults, including all | 8817 |
| of the following: | 8818 |
| (a) A "nursing home," "residential care facility," or "home | 8819 |
| for the aging" as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code; | 8820 |
| (b) A facility authorized to provide extended care services | 8821 |
| under Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 | 8822 |
| (1935), 42 U.S.C. 301, as amended, including a long-term acute | 8823 |
| care hospital that provides medical and rehabilitative care to | 8824 |
| patients who require an average length of stay greater than | 8825 |
| twenty-five days and is classified by the centers for medicare and | 8826 |
| medicaid services as a long-term care hospital pursuant to 42 | 8827 |
| C.F.R. 412.23(e); | 8828 |
| (c) A county home or district home operated pursuant to | 8829 |
| Chapter 5155. of the Revised Code; | 8830 |
| (d) | 8831 |
| licensed under section | 8832 |
| provides accommodations, supervision, and personal care services | 8833 |
| for three to sixteen unrelated adults; | 8834 |
| (e) A facility approved by the veterans administration under | 8835 |
| section 104(a) of the "Veterans Health Care Amendments of 1983," | 8836 |
| 97 Stat. 993, 38 U.S.C. 630, as amended, and used exclusively for | 8837 |
| the placement and care of veterans; | 8838 |
| (f) An adult foster home certified under section 5119.692 of | 8839 |
| the Revised Code. | 8840 |
| (2) "Long-term care facility" does not include | 8841 |
| 8842 | |
| 8843 | |
| 5123.19 of the Revised Code. | 8844 |
| (B) "Resident" means a resident of a long-term care facility | 8845 |
| and, where appropriate, includes a prospective, previous, or | 8846 |
| deceased resident of a long-term care facility. | 8847 |
| (C) "Community-based long-term care services" means health | 8848 |
| and social services provided to persons in their own homes or in | 8849 |
| community care settings, and includes any of the following: | 8850 |
| (1) Case management; | 8851 |
| (2) Home health care; | 8852 |
| (3) Homemaker services; | 8853 |
| (4) Chore services; | 8854 |
| (5) Respite care; | 8855 |
| (6) Adult day care; | 8856 |
| (7) Home-delivered meals; | 8857 |
| (8) Personal care; | 8858 |
| (9) Physical, occupational, and speech therapy; | 8859 |
| (10) Transportation; | 8860 |
| (11) Any other health and social services provided to persons | 8861 |
| that allow them to retain their independence in their own homes or | 8862 |
| in community care settings. | 8863 |
| (D) "Recipient" means a recipient of community-based | 8864 |
| long-term care services and, where appropriate, includes a | 8865 |
| prospective, previous, or deceased recipient of community-based | 8866 |
| long-term care services. | 8867 |
| (E) "Sponsor" means an adult relative, friend, or guardian | 8868 |
| who has an interest in or responsibility for the welfare of a | 8869 |
| resident or a recipient. | 8870 |
| (F) "Personal care services" has the same meaning as in | 8871 |
| section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. | 8872 |
| (G) "Regional long-term care ombudsperson program" means an | 8873 |
| entity, either public or private and nonprofit, designated as a | 8874 |
| regional long-term care ombudsperson program by the state | 8875 |
| long-term care ombudsperson. | 8876 |
| (H) "Representative of the office of the state long-term care | 8877 |
| ombudsperson program" means the state long-term care ombudsperson | 8878 |
| or a member of the ombudsperson's staff, or a person certified as | 8879 |
| a representative of the office under section 173.21 of the Revised | 8880 |
| Code. | 8881 |
| (I) "Area agency on aging" means an area agency on aging | 8882 |
| established under the "Older Americans Act of 1965," 79 Stat. 219, | 8883 |
| 42 U.S.C.A. 3001, as amended. | 8884 |
| Sec. 173.21. (A) The office of the state long-term care | 8885 |
| ombudsperson program, through the state long-term care | 8886 |
| ombudsperson and the regional long-term care ombudsperson | 8887 |
| programs, shall require each representative of the office to | 8888 |
| complete a training and certification program in accordance with | 8889 |
| this section and to meet the continuing education requirements | 8890 |
| established under this section. | 8891 |
| (B) The department of aging shall adopt rules under Chapter | 8892 |
| 119. of the Revised Code specifying the content of training | 8893 |
| programs for representatives of the office of the state long-term | 8894 |
| care ombudsperson program. Training for representatives other than | 8895 |
| those who are volunteers providing services through regional | 8896 |
| long-term care ombudsperson programs shall include instruction | 8897 |
| regarding federal, state, and local laws, rules, and policies on | 8898 |
| long-term care facilities and community-based long-term care | 8899 |
| services; investigative techniques; and other topics considered | 8900 |
| relevant by the department and shall consist of the following: | 8901 |
| (1) A minimum of forty clock hours of basic instruction, | 8902 |
| which shall be completed before the trainee is permitted to handle | 8903 |
| complaints without the supervision of a representative of the | 8904 |
| office certified under this section; | 8905 |
| (2) An additional sixty clock hours of instruction, which | 8906 |
| shall be completed within the first fifteen months of employment; | 8907 |
| (3) An internship of twenty clock hours, which shall be | 8908 |
| completed within the first twenty-four months of employment, | 8909 |
| including instruction in, and observation of, basic nursing care | 8910 |
| and long-term care provider operations and procedures. The | 8911 |
| internship shall be performed at a site that has been approved as | 8912 |
| an internship site by the state long-term care ombudsperson. | 8913 |
| (4) One of the following, which shall be completed within the | 8914 |
| first twenty-four months of employment: | 8915 |
| (a) Observation of a survey conducted by the director of | 8916 |
| health to certify a facility to receive funds under sections | 8917 |
| 5111.20 to 5111.32 of the Revised Code; | 8918 |
| (b) Observation of an inspection conducted by the director of | 8919 |
|
mental health to license | 8920 |
|
under section
| 8921 |
| accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three | 8922 |
| to sixteen unrelated adults. | 8923 |
| (5) Any other training considered appropriate by the | 8924 |
| department. | 8925 |
| (C) Persons who for a period of at least six months prior to | 8926 |
| June 11, 1990, served as ombudsmen through the long-term care | 8927 |
| ombudsperson program established by the department of aging under | 8928 |
| division (M) of section 173.01 of the Revised Code shall not be | 8929 |
| required to complete a training program. These persons and persons | 8930 |
| who complete a training program shall take an examination | 8931 |
| administered by the department of aging. On attainment of a | 8932 |
| passing score, the person shall be certified by the department as | 8933 |
| a representative of the office. The department shall issue the | 8934 |
| person an identification card, which the representative shall show | 8935 |
| at the request of any person with whom the representative deals | 8936 |
| while performing the representative's duties and which shall be | 8937 |
| surrendered at the time the representative separates from the | 8938 |
| office. | 8939 |
| (D) The state ombudsperson and each regional program shall | 8940 |
| conduct training programs for volunteers on their respective | 8941 |
| staffs in accordance with the rules of the department of aging | 8942 |
| adopted under division (B) of this section. Training programs may | 8943 |
| be conducted that train volunteers to complete some, but not all, | 8944 |
| of the duties of a representative of the office. Each regional | 8945 |
| office shall bear the cost of training its representatives who are | 8946 |
| volunteers. On completion of a training program, the | 8947 |
| representative shall take an examination administered by the | 8948 |
| department of aging. On attainment of a passing score, a volunteer | 8949 |
| shall be certified by the department as a representative | 8950 |
| authorized to perform services specified in the certification. The | 8951 |
| department shall issue an identification card, which the | 8952 |
| representative shall show at the request of any person with whom | 8953 |
| the representative deals while performing the representative's | 8954 |
| duties and which shall be surrendered at the time the | 8955 |
| representative separates from the office. Except as a supervised | 8956 |
| part of a training program, no volunteer shall perform any duty | 8957 |
| unless he is certified as a representative having received | 8958 |
| appropriate training for that duty. | 8959 |
| (E) The state ombudsperson shall provide technical assistance | 8960 |
| to regional programs conducting training programs for volunteers | 8961 |
| and shall monitor the training programs. | 8962 |
| (F) Prior to scheduling an observation of a certification | 8963 |
| survey or licensing inspection for purposes of division (B)(4) of | 8964 |
| this section, the state ombudsperson shall obtain permission to | 8965 |
| have the survey or inspection observed from both the director of | 8966 |
| health and the long-term care facility at which the survey or | 8967 |
| inspection is to take place. | 8968 |
| (G) The department of aging shall establish continuing | 8969 |
| education requirements for representatives of the office. | 8970 |
| Sec. 173.23. (A) Representatives of the office of the state | 8971 |
| long-term care ombudsperson program are immune from civil or | 8972 |
| criminal liability for any action taken in the good faith | 8973 |
| performance of their official duties under sections 173.14 to | 8974 |
|
173.26 of the Revised Code. | 8975 |
| 8976 | |
| 8977 | |
| 8978 | |
| 8979 | |
| 8980 | |
| 8981 |
| (B) A person acting in good faith is immune from civil or | 8982 |
| criminal liability incident to any of the following: providing | 8983 |
| information to the office, participating in registration of a | 8984 |
| complaint with the office, participating in investigation of a | 8985 |
| complaint by the office, or participating in an administrative or | 8986 |
| judicial proceeding resulting from a complaint. | 8987 |
| (C) No person shall knowingly register a false complaint with | 8988 |
| the office, or knowingly swear or affirm the truth of a false | 8989 |
| complaint previously registered, when the statement is made with | 8990 |
| purpose to incriminate another. | 8991 |
| (D) The attorney general shall provide legal counsel to the | 8992 |
| office of the state long-term care ombudsperson program and to the | 8993 |
| regional long-term care ombudsperson programs. The attorney | 8994 |
| general shall represent any representative of the office and any | 8995 |
| representative of a regional program against whom any legal action | 8996 |
| is brought in connection with the representative's official duties | 8997 |
| under sections 173.14 to 173.26 of the Revised Code. | 8998 |
| Sec. 173.26. (A) Each of the following facilities shall | 8999 |
| annually pay to the department of aging six dollars for each bed | 9000 |
| maintained by the facility for use by a resident during any part | 9001 |
| of the previous year: | 9002 |
| (1) Nursing homes, residential care facilities, and homes for | 9003 |
| the aging as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code; | 9004 |
| (2) Facilities authorized to provide extended care services | 9005 |
| under Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 | 9006 |
| (1935), 42 U.S.C. 301, as amended, including a long-term acute | 9007 |
| care hospital that provides medical and rehabilitative care to | 9008 |
| patients who require an average length of stay greater than | 9009 |
| twenty-five days and is classified by the centers for medicare and | 9010 |
| medicaid services as a long-term care hospital pursuant to 42 | 9011 |
| C.F.R. 412.23(e); | 9012 |
| (3) County homes and district homes operated pursuant to | 9013 |
| Chapter 5155. of the Revised Code; | 9014 |
| (4) | 9015 |
|
under section | 9016 |
| accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three | 9017 |
| to sixteen unrelated adults; | 9018 |
| (5) Facilities approved by the Veterans Administration under | 9019 |
| Section 104(a) of the "Veterans Health Care Amendments of 1983," | 9020 |
| 97 Stat. 993, 38 U.S.C. 630, as amended, and used exclusively for | 9021 |
| the placement and care of veterans. | 9022 |
| The department shall, by rule adopted in accordance with | 9023 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, establish deadlines for payments | 9024 |
| required by this section. A facility that fails, within ninety | 9025 |
| days after the established deadline, to pay a payment required by | 9026 |
| this section shall be assessed at two times the original invoiced | 9027 |
| payment. | 9028 |
| (B) All money collected under this section shall be deposited | 9029 |
| in the state treasury to the credit of the office of the state | 9030 |
| long-term care ombudsperson program fund, which is hereby created. | 9031 |
| Money credited to the fund shall be used solely to pay the costs | 9032 |
| of operating the regional long-term care ombudsperson programs. | 9033 |
| (C) The state long-term care ombudsperson and the regional | 9034 |
| programs may solicit and receive contributions to support the | 9035 |
| operation of the office or a regional program, except that no | 9036 |
| contribution shall be solicited or accepted that would interfere | 9037 |
| with the independence or objectivity of the office or program. | 9038 |
| Sec. 173.27. (A) As used in this section: | 9039 |
| (1) "Applicant" means a person who is under final | 9040 |
| consideration for employment with the office of the state | 9041 |
| long-term care ombudsperson program in a full-time, part-time, or | 9042 |
| temporary position that involves providing ombudsperson services | 9043 |
|
to residents and recipients. "Applicant" includes | 9044 |
| 9045 | |
| employment as the state long-term care ombudsperson or the head of | 9046 |
| a regional long-term care ombudsperson program. "Applicant" does | 9047 |
|
not include a person | 9048 |
| services to residents and recipients as a volunteer without | 9049 |
| receiving or expecting to receive any form of remuneration other | 9050 |
| than reimbursement for actual expenses. | 9051 |
| (2) "Criminal records check" has the same meaning as in | 9052 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code. | 9053 |
| (3) "Disqualifying offense" means any of the following: | 9054 |
| (a) A violation of section 959.13, 959.131, 2903.01, 2903.02, | 9055 |
| 2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.041, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.15, | 9056 |
| 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.211, 2903.22, 2903.34, 2903.341, 2905.01, | 9057 |
| 2905.02, 2905.05, 2905.11, 2905.12, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, | 9058 |
| 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.21, 2907.22, | 9059 |
| 2907.23, 2907.24, 2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, | 9060 |
| 2907.323, 2907.33, 2909.02, 2909.03, 2909.04, 2909.22, 2909.23, | 9061 |
| 2909.24, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2911.13, 2913.02, | 9062 |
| 2913.03, 2913.04, 2913.05, 2913.11, 2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.32, | 9063 |
| 2913.40, 2913.41, 2913.42, 2913.43, 2913.44, 2913.441, 2913.45, | 9064 |
| 2913.46, 2913.47, 2913.48, 2913.49, 2913.51, 2917.01, 2917.02, | 9065 |
| 2917.03, 2917.31, 2919.12, 2919.121, 2919.123, 2919.22, 2919.23, | 9066 |
| 2919.24, 2919.25, 2921.03, 2921.11, 2921.13, 2921.21, 2921.24, | 9067 |
| 2921.321, 2921.34, 2921.35, 2921.36, 2921.51, 2923.12, 2923.122, | 9068 |
| 2923.123, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2923.162, 2923.21, 2923.32, 2923.42, | 9069 |
| 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.041, 2925.05, 2925.06, 2925.09, | 9070 |
| 2925.11, 2925.13, 2925.14, 2925.22, 2925.23, 2925.24, 2925.36, | 9071 |
| 2925.55, 2925.56, 2927.12, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code; | 9072 |
| (b) Felonious sexual penetration in violation of former | 9073 |
| section 2907.12 of the Revised Code; | 9074 |
| (c) A violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it | 9075 |
| existed prior to July 1, 1996; | 9076 |
| (d) A violation of section 2923.01, 2923.02, or 2923.03 of | 9077 |
| the Revised Code when the underlying offense that is the object of | 9078 |
| the conspiracy, attempt, or complicity is one of the offenses | 9079 |
| listed in divisions (A)(3)(a) to (c) of this section; | 9080 |
| (e) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance | 9081 |
| or law of this state, any other state, or the United States that | 9082 |
| is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in | 9083 |
| divisions (A)(3)(a) to (d) of this section. | 9084 |
| (4) "Employee" means a person employed by the office of the | 9085 |
| state long-term care ombudsperson program in a full-time, | 9086 |
| part-time, or temporary position that involves providing | 9087 |
| ombudsperson services to residents and recipients. "Employee" | 9088 |
| includes the person employed as the state long-term care | 9089 |
| ombudsperson and a person employed as the head of a regional | 9090 |
| long-term care ombudsperson program. "Employee" does not include a | 9091 |
| person who provides ombudsperson services to residents and | 9092 |
| recipients as a volunteer without receiving or expecting to | 9093 |
| receive any form of remuneration other than reimbursement for | 9094 |
| actual expenses. | 9095 |
| (5) "Responsible entity" means the following: | 9096 |
| (a) In the case of an applicant who is under final | 9097 |
| consideration for employment as the state long-term care | 9098 |
| ombudsperson or the person employed as the state long-term care | 9099 |
| ombudsperson, the director of aging; | 9100 |
| (b) In the case of any other applicant or employee, the state | 9101 |
| long-term care ombudsperson or the ombudsperson's designee. | 9102 |
| (B) The office of the state long-term care ombudsperson | 9103 |
| program may not employ an applicant or continue to employ an | 9104 |
| employee in a position that involves providing ombudsperson | 9105 |
| services to residents and recipients if any of the following | 9106 |
| apply: | 9107 |
| (1) A review of the databases listed in division (D) of this | 9108 |
| section reveals any of the following: | 9109 |
| (a) That the applicant or employee is included in one or more | 9110 |
| of the databases listed in divisions (D)(1) to (5) of this | 9111 |
| section; | 9112 |
| (b) That there is in the state nurse aide registry | 9113 |
| established under section 3721.32 of the Revised Code a statement | 9114 |
| detailing findings by the director of health that the applicant or | 9115 |
| employee neglected or abused a long-term care facility or | 9116 |
| residential care facility resident or misappropriated property of | 9117 |
| such a resident; | 9118 |
| (c) That the applicant or employee is included in one or more | 9119 |
| of the databases, if any, specified in rules adopted under this | 9120 |
| section and the rules prohibit the office from employing an | 9121 |
| applicant or continuing to employ an employee included in such a | 9122 |
| database in a position that involves providing ombudsperson | 9123 |
| services to residents and recipients. | 9124 |
| (2) After the applicant or employee is provided, pursuant to | 9125 |
| division (E)(2)(a) of this section, a copy of the form prescribed | 9126 |
| pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code | 9127 |
| and the standard impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division | 9128 |
| (C)(2) of that section, the applicant or employee fails to | 9129 |
| complete the form or provide the applicant's or employee's | 9130 |
| fingerprint impressions on the standard impression sheet. | 9131 |
| (3) Except as provided in rules adopted under this section, | 9132 |
| the applicant or employee is found by a criminal records check | 9133 |
| required by this section to have been convicted of, pleaded guilty | 9134 |
| to, or been found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction | 9135 |
| for a disqualifying offense. | 9136 |
| (C) The responsible entity shall inform each applicant of | 9137 |
| both of the following at the time of the applicant's initial | 9138 |
| application for employment in a position that involves providing | 9139 |
| ombudsperson services to residents and recipients: | 9140 |
| (1) That a review of the databases listed in division (D) of | 9141 |
| this section will be conducted to determine whether the office of | 9142 |
| the state long-term care ombudsperson program is prohibited by | 9143 |
| division (B)(1) of this section from employing the applicant in | 9144 |
| the position; | 9145 |
| (2) That, unless the database review reveals that the | 9146 |
| applicant may not be employed in the position, a criminal records | 9147 |
| check of the applicant will be conducted and the applicant is | 9148 |
| required to provide a set of the applicant's fingerprint | 9149 |
| impressions as part of the criminal records check. | 9150 |
| (D) As a condition of any applicant's being employed by the | 9151 |
| office of the state long-term care ombudsperson program in a | 9152 |
| position that involves providing ombudsperson services to | 9153 |
| residents and recipients, the responsible entity shall conduct a | 9154 |
| database review of the applicant in accordance with rules adopted | 9155 |
| under this section. If rules adopted under this section so | 9156 |
| require, the responsible entity shall conduct a database review of | 9157 |
| an employee in accordance with the rules as a condition of the | 9158 |
| office's continuing to employ the employee in a position that | 9159 |
| involves providing ombudsperson services to residents and | 9160 |
| recipients. A database review shall determine whether the | 9161 |
| applicant or employee is included in any of the following: | 9162 |
| (1) The excluded parties list system maintained by the United | 9163 |
| States general services administration pursuant to subpart 9.4 of | 9164 |
| the federal acquisition regulation; | 9165 |
| (2) The list of excluded individuals and entities maintained | 9166 |
| by the office of inspector general in the United States department | 9167 |
| of health and human services pursuant to section 1128 of the | 9168 |
| "Social Security Act," 94 Stat. 2619 (1980), 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7, as | 9169 |
| amended, and section 1156 of the "Social Security Act," 96 Stat. | 9170 |
| 388 (1982), 42 U.S.C. 1320c-5, as amended; | 9171 |
| (3) The registry of MR/DD employees established under section | 9172 |
| 5123.52 of the Revised Code; | 9173 |
| (4) The internet-based sex offender and child-victim offender | 9174 |
| database established under division (A)(11) of section 2950.13 of | 9175 |
| the Revised Code; | 9176 |
| (5) The internet-based database of inmates established under | 9177 |
| section 5120.66 of the Revised Code; | 9178 |
| (6) The state nurse aide registry established under section | 9179 |
| 3721.32 of the Revised Code; | 9180 |
| (7) Any other database, if any, specified in rules adopted | 9181 |
| under this section. | 9182 |
| (E)(1) | 9183 |
| 9184 | |
| employed by the office of the state long-term care ombudsperson | 9185 |
| program in a position that involves providing ombudsperson | 9186 |
| services to residents and recipients, the responsible entity shall | 9187 |
| request that the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 9188 |
| identification and investigation conduct a criminal records check | 9189 |
| 9190 | |
| section so require, the responsible entity shall request that the | 9191 |
| superintendent conduct a criminal records check of an employee at | 9192 |
| times specified in the rules as a condition of the office's | 9193 |
| continuing to employ the employee in a position that involves | 9194 |
| providing ombudsperson services to residents and recipients. | 9195 |
|
However, | 9196 |
| 9197 | |
| 9198 | |
| 9199 | |
| request the criminal records check of the applicant or employee if | 9200 |
| the office is prohibited by division (B)(1) of this section from | 9201 |
| employing the applicant or continuing to employ the employee in a | 9202 |
| position that involves providing ombudsperson services to | 9203 |
| residents and recipients. If an applicant or employee for whom a | 9204 |
|
criminal records check request is required | 9205 |
| section does not present proof of having been a resident of this | 9206 |
| state for the five-year period immediately prior to the date the | 9207 |
| criminal records check is requested or provide evidence that | 9208 |
| within that five-year period the superintendent has requested | 9209 |
| information about the applicant or employee from the federal | 9210 |
| bureau of investigation in a criminal records check, the | 9211 |
| 9212 | |
| request that the superintendent obtain information from the | 9213 |
| federal bureau of investigation as part of the criminal records | 9214 |
|
check | 9215 |
|
a criminal records check request is required
| 9216 |
| 9217 | |
|
state for the five-year period, the | 9218 |
| 9219 | |
| include information from the federal bureau of investigation in | 9220 |
| the criminal records check. | 9221 |
| (2) | 9222 |
| 9223 | |
| 9224 |
| (a) Provide to each applicant and employee for whom a | 9225 |
|
criminal records check request is required | 9226 |
| this section a copy of the form prescribed pursuant to division | 9227 |
| (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and a standard | 9228 |
| 9229 | |
|
(C)(2) of that section | 9230 |
| (b) Obtain the completed form and standard impression sheet | 9231 |
| from the applicant or employee; | 9232 |
| | 9233 |
|
sheet to the superintendent | 9234 |
| 9235 |
| (3) | 9236 |
| 9237 | |
| 9238 | |
| 9239 | |
| 9240 |
| | 9241 |
| 9242 | |
| 9243 | |
| 9244 | |
| 9245 | |
| 9246 | |
| 9247 |
| | 9248 |
| 9249 | |
| 9250 | |
| 9251 | |
| 9252 | |
| 9253 | |
| 9254 | |
| 9255 | |
| 9256 |
| | 9257 |
| 9258 | |
| 9259 | |
| 9260 |
| | 9261 |
| program shall pay to the bureau of criminal identification and | 9262 |
| investigation the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of | 9263 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code for each criminal records | 9264 |
| check the responsible entity requests under this section. The | 9265 |
| office may charge an applicant a fee not exceeding the amount the | 9266 |
| office pays to the bureau under this section if the responsible | 9267 |
| entity notifies the applicant at the time of initial application | 9268 |
| for employment of the amount of the fee. | 9269 |
| (F)(1) The office of the state long-term care ombudsperson | 9270 |
| program may employ conditionally an applicant for whom a criminal | 9271 |
|
records check | 9272 |
|
section prior to obtaining the results of | 9273 |
|
check
| 9274 |
| 9275 | |
| 9276 | |
| of this section from employing the applicant in a position that | 9277 |
| involves providing ombudsperson services to residents and | 9278 |
| recipients and the responsible entity requests the criminal | 9279 |
|
records check | 9280 |
| 9281 | |
|
the | 9282 |
| | 9283 |
|
program shall terminate the employment of an | 9284 |
|
employed conditionally under division | 9285 |
|
section if the results of the criminal records check | 9286 |
| 9287 | |
| request for information from the federal bureau of investigation, | 9288 |
| are not obtained within the period ending sixty days after the | 9289 |
| date the request for the criminal records check is made. | 9290 |
| Regardless of when the results of the criminal records check are | 9291 |
|
obtained, if the results indicate that the | 9292 |
|
has been convicted of | 9293 |
| 9294 | |
| found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for a | 9295 |
|
disqualifying offense, the office shall terminate the | 9296 |
| applicant's employment unless circumstances specified in rules | 9297 |
| adopted under this section that permit the office to employ the | 9298 |
|
applicant exist and the office chooses to employ the | 9299 |
| 9300 | |
| of employment under this division shall be considered just cause | 9301 |
| for discharge for purposes of division (D)(2) of section 4141.29 | 9302 |
|
of the Revised Code if the | 9303 |
|
to deceive the office about the
| 9304 |
| record. | 9305 |
| | 9306 |
| 9307 | |
| 9308 | |
| 9309 | |
| 9310 | |
| 9311 |
| | 9312 |
| 9313 | |
| 9314 | |
| 9315 | |
| 9316 | |
| 9317 |
| | 9318 |
| pursuant to a request made under this section is not a public | 9319 |
| record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and | 9320 |
| shall not be made available to any person other than the | 9321 |
| following: | 9322 |
| (1) The | 9323 |
|
of the criminal records check or the | 9324 |
| employee's representative; | 9325 |
| (2) The | 9326 |
| 9327 | |
| 9328 | |
| representative; | 9329 |
| (3) If the state long-term care ombudsperson designates the | 9330 |
| head or other employee of a regional long-term care ombudsperson | 9331 |
| program to request a criminal records check under this section, a | 9332 |
| representative of the office of the state long-term care | 9333 |
| ombudsperson program who is responsible for monitoring the | 9334 |
| regional program's compliance with this section; | 9335 |
| (4) A court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual | 9336 |
|
involved in a case dealing with | 9337 |
| (a) A denial of employment of the applicant or | 9338 |
| 9339 |
| (b) Employment or unemployment benefits of the applicant or | 9340 |
| employee; | 9341 |
| (c) A civil or criminal action regarding the medicaid program | 9342 |
| or a program the department of aging administers. | 9343 |
| | 9344 |
| 9345 | |
| 9346 | |
| 9347 | |
| 9348 | |
| 9349 | |
| 9350 |
| | 9351 |
| 9352 | |
| 9353 | |
| 9354 | |
| 9355 | |
| 9356 | |
| 9357 |
| (H) In a tort or other civil action for damages that is | 9358 |
| brought as the result of an injury, death, or loss to person or | 9359 |
|
property caused by an | 9360 |
| office of the state long-term care ombudsperson program employs in | 9361 |
| a position that involves providing ombudsperson services to | 9362 |
| residents and recipients, all of the following shall apply: | 9363 |
| (1) If the office employed the | 9364 |
| employee in good faith and reasonable reliance on the report of a | 9365 |
| criminal records check requested under this section, the office | 9366 |
| shall not be found negligent solely because of its reliance on the | 9367 |
| report, even if the information in the report is determined later | 9368 |
| to have been incomplete or inaccurate. | 9369 |
| (2) If the office employed the | 9370 |
|
faith on a conditional basis pursuant to division | 9371 |
| this section, the office shall not be found negligent solely | 9372 |
|
because it employed the | 9373 |
| the report of a criminal records check requested under this | 9374 |
| section. | 9375 |
| (3) If the office in good faith employed the | 9376 |
| applicant or employee according to the personal character | 9377 |
|
standards established in rules adopted under | 9378 |
| section, the office shall not be found negligent solely because | 9379 |
|
the | 9380 |
|
has been convicted of | 9381 |
| 9382 | |
| eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for a | 9383 |
| disqualifying offense. | 9384 |
| (I) The director of aging shall adopt rules in accordance | 9385 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section. | 9386 |
| (1) The rules may do the following: | 9387 |
| (a) Require employees to undergo database reviews and | 9388 |
| criminal records checks under this section; | 9389 |
| (b) If the rules require employees to undergo database | 9390 |
| reviews and criminal records checks under this section, exempt one | 9391 |
| or more classes of employees from the requirements; | 9392 |
| (c) For the purpose of division (D)(7) of this section, | 9393 |
| specify other databases that are to be checked as part of a | 9394 |
| database review conducted under this section. | 9395 |
| (2) The rules shall specify all of the following: | 9396 |
| (a) The procedures for conducting database reviews under this | 9397 |
| section; | 9398 |
| (b) If the rules require employees to undergo database | 9399 |
| reviews and criminal records checks under this section, the times | 9400 |
| at which the database reviews and criminal records checks are to | 9401 |
| be conducted; | 9402 |
| (c) If the rules specify other databases to be checked as | 9403 |
| part of the database reviews, the circumstances under which the | 9404 |
| office of the state long-term care ombudsperson program is | 9405 |
| prohibited from employing an applicant or continuing to employ an | 9406 |
| employee who is found by a database review to be included in one | 9407 |
| or more of those databases; | 9408 |
| (d) Circumstances under which the office of the state | 9409 |
| long-term care ombudsperson program may employ an applicant or | 9410 |
| employee who is found by a criminal records check required by this | 9411 |
| section to have been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been | 9412 |
| found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for a | 9413 |
| disqualifying offense but meets personal character standards. | 9414 |
| Sec. 173.391. (A) The department of aging or its designee | 9415 |
| shall do all of the following in accordance with Chapter 119. of | 9416 |
| the Revised Code: | 9417 |
| (1) Certify a person or government entity to provide | 9418 |
| community-based long-term care services under a program the | 9419 |
| department administers if the person or government entity | 9420 |
| satisfies the requirements for certification established by rules | 9421 |
| adopted under division (B) of this section and pays the fee, if | 9422 |
| any, established by rules adopted under division (G) of this | 9423 |
| section; | 9424 |
| (2) When required to do so by rules adopted under division | 9425 |
| (B) of this section, take one or more of the following | 9426 |
| disciplinary actions against a person or government entity | 9427 |
| certified under division (A)(1) of this section: | 9428 |
| (a) Issue a written warning; | 9429 |
| (b) Require the submission of a plan of correction or | 9430 |
| evidence of compliance with requirements identified by the | 9431 |
| department; | 9432 |
| (c) Suspend referrals; | 9433 |
| (d) Remove clients; | 9434 |
| (e) Impose a fiscal sanction such as a civil monetary penalty | 9435 |
| or an order that unearned funds be repaid; | 9436 |
| (f) Suspend the certification; | 9437 |
| (g) Revoke the certification; | 9438 |
| (h) Impose another sanction. | 9439 |
| (3) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, hold | 9440 |
| hearings when there is a dispute between the department or its | 9441 |
| designee and a person or government entity concerning actions the | 9442 |
| department or its designee takes regarding a decision not to | 9443 |
| certify the person or government entity under division (A)(1) of | 9444 |
|
this section or a disciplinary action under | 9445 |
| (A)(2)(e) to (h) of this section. | 9446 |
| (B) The director of aging shall adopt rules in accordance | 9447 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing certification | 9448 |
| requirements and standards for determining which type of | 9449 |
| disciplinary action to take under division (A)(2) of this section | 9450 |
| in individual situations. The rules shall establish procedures for | 9451 |
| all of the following: | 9452 |
| (1) Ensuring that community-based long-term care agencies | 9453 |
| comply with section 173.394 of the Revised Code; | 9454 |
| (2) Evaluating the services provided by the agencies to | 9455 |
| ensure that the services are provided in a quality manner | 9456 |
| advantageous to the individual receiving the services; | 9457 |
| (3) Determining when to take disciplinary action under | 9458 |
| division (A)(2) of this section and which disciplinary action to | 9459 |
| take; | 9460 |
| (4) Determining what constitutes another sanction for | 9461 |
| purposes of division (A)(2)(h) of this section. | 9462 |
| (C) The procedures established in rules adopted under | 9463 |
| division (B)(2) of this section shall require that all of the | 9464 |
| following be considered as part of an evaluation described in | 9465 |
| division (B)(2) of this section: | 9466 |
| (1) The community-based long-term care agency's experience | 9467 |
| and financial responsibility; | 9468 |
| (2) The agency's ability to comply with standards for the | 9469 |
| community-based long-term care services that the agency provides | 9470 |
| under a program the department administers; | 9471 |
| (3) The agency's ability to meet the needs of the individuals | 9472 |
| served; | 9473 |
| (4) Any other factor the director considers relevant. | 9474 |
| (D) The rules adopted under division (B)(3) of this section | 9475 |
| shall specify that the reasons disciplinary action may be taken | 9476 |
| under division (A)(2) of this section include good cause, | 9477 |
| including misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, confirmed abuse | 9478 |
| or neglect, financial irresponsibility, or other conduct the | 9479 |
| director determines is injurious, or poses a threat, to the health | 9480 |
| or safety of individuals being served. | 9481 |
| (E) Subject to division (F) of this section, the department | 9482 |
| is not required to hold hearings under division (A)(3) of this | 9483 |
| section if any of the following conditions apply: | 9484 |
| (1) Rules adopted by the director of aging pursuant to this | 9485 |
| chapter require the community-based long-term care agency to be a | 9486 |
| party to a provider agreement; hold a license, certificate, or | 9487 |
| permit; or maintain a certification, any of which is required or | 9488 |
| issued by a state or federal government entity other than the | 9489 |
| department of aging, and either of the following is the case: | 9490 |
| (a) The provider agreement has not been entered into or the | 9491 |
| license, certificate, permit, or certification has not been | 9492 |
| obtained or maintained. | 9493 |
| (b) The provider agreement, license, certificate, permit, or | 9494 |
| certification has been denied, revoked, not renewed, or suspended | 9495 |
| or has been otherwise restricted. | 9496 |
| (2) The agency's certification under this section has been | 9497 |
| denied, suspended, or revoked for any of the following reasons: | 9498 |
| (a) A government entity of this state, other than the | 9499 |
| department of aging, has terminated or refused to renew any of the | 9500 |
| following held by, or has denied any of the following sought by, a | 9501 |
| community-based long-term care agency: a provider agreement, | 9502 |
| license, certificate, permit, or certification. Division (E)(2)(a) | 9503 |
| of this section applies regardless of whether the agency has | 9504 |
| entered into a provider agreement in, or holds a license, | 9505 |
| certificate, permit, or certification issued by, another state. | 9506 |
| (b) The agency or a principal owner or manager of the agency | 9507 |
| who provides direct care has entered a guilty plea for, or has | 9508 |
| been convicted of, an offense materially related to the medicaid | 9509 |
| program. | 9510 |
| (c) The agency or a principal owner or manager of the agency | 9511 |
|
who provides direct care has entered a guilty plea for, | 9512 |
| convicted of, or been found eligible for intervention in lieu of | 9513 |
|
conviction for an offense listed in | 9514 |
| (A)(3)(a) to (d) of section 173.394 of the Revised Code, but only | 9515 |
| if none of the personal character standards established by the | 9516 |
| 9517 | |
|
section
| 9518 |
| (d) The United States department of health and human services | 9519 |
| has taken adverse action against the agency and that action | 9520 |
| impacts the agency's participation in the medicaid program. | 9521 |
| (e) The agency has failed to enter into or renew a provider | 9522 |
| agreement with the PASSPORT administrative agency, as that term is | 9523 |
| defined in section 173.42 of the Revised Code, that administers | 9524 |
| programs on behalf of the department of aging in the region of the | 9525 |
| state in which the agency is certified to provide services. | 9526 |
| (f) The agency has not billed or otherwise submitted a claim | 9527 |
| to the department for payment under the medicaid program in at | 9528 |
| least two years. | 9529 |
| (g) The agency denied or failed to provide the department or | 9530 |
| its designee access to the agency's facilities during the agency's | 9531 |
| normal business hours for purposes of conducting an audit or | 9532 |
| structural compliance review. | 9533 |
| (h) The agency has ceased doing business. | 9534 |
| (i) The agency has voluntarily relinquished its certification | 9535 |
| for any reason. | 9536 |
| (3) The agency's provider agreement with the department of | 9537 |
| job and family services has been suspended under division (C) of | 9538 |
| section 5111.031 of the Revised Code. | 9539 |
| (4) The agency's provider agreement with the department of | 9540 |
| job and family services is denied or revoked because the agency or | 9541 |
| its owner, officer, authorized agent, associate, manager, or | 9542 |
| employee has been convicted of an offense that caused the provider | 9543 |
| agreement to be suspended under section 5111.031 of the Revised | 9544 |
| Code. | 9545 |
| (F) If the department does not hold hearings when any | 9546 |
| condition described in division (E) of this section applies, the | 9547 |
| department may send a notice to the agency describing a decision | 9548 |
| not to certify the agency under division (A)(1) of this section or | 9549 |
| the disciplinary action the department proposes to take under | 9550 |
| division (A)(2)(e) to (h) of this section. The notice shall be | 9551 |
| sent to the agency's address that is on record with the department | 9552 |
| and may be sent by regular mail. | 9553 |
| (G) The director of aging may adopt rules in accordance with | 9554 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing a fee to be charged | 9555 |
| by the department of aging or its designee for certification | 9556 |
| issued under this section. | 9557 |
| All fees collected by the department or its designee under | 9558 |
| this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the | 9559 |
| credit of the provider certification fund, which is hereby | 9560 |
| created. Money credited to the fund shall be used to pay for | 9561 |
| community-based long-term care services, administrative costs | 9562 |
| associated with community-based long-term care agency | 9563 |
| certification under this section, and administrative costs related | 9564 |
| to the publication of the Ohio long-term care consumer guide. | 9565 |
| Sec. 173.394. (A) As used in this section: | 9566 |
| (1) "Applicant" means a person who is under final | 9567 |
| consideration for employment with a community-based long-term care | 9568 |
| agency in a full-time, part-time, or temporary position that | 9569 |
| involves providing direct care to an individual or is referred to | 9570 |
| a community-based long-term care agency by an employment service | 9571 |
| for such a position. "Applicant" does not include a person who | 9572 |
| provides direct care to an individual as a volunteer without | 9573 |
| receiving or expecting to receive any form of remuneration other | 9574 |
| than reimbursement for actual expenses. | 9575 |
| (2) "Criminal records check" has the same meaning as in | 9576 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code. | 9577 |
| (3) "Disqualifying offense" means any of the following: | 9578 |
| (a) A violation of section 959.13, 959.131, 2903.01, 2903.02, | 9579 |
| 2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.041, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.15, | 9580 |
| 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.211, 2903.22, 2903.34, 2903.341, 2905.01, | 9581 |
| 2905.02, 2905.05, 2905.11, 2905.12, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, | 9582 |
| 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.21, 2907.22, | 9583 |
| 2907.23, 2907.24, 2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, | 9584 |
| 2907.323, 2907.33, 2909.02, 2909.03, 2909.04, 2909.22, 2909.23, | 9585 |
| 2909.24, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2911.13, 2913.02, | 9586 |
| 2913.03, 2913.04, 2913.05, 2913.11, 2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.32, | 9587 |
| 2913.40, 2913.41, 2913.42, 2913.43, 2913.44, 2913.441, 2913.45, | 9588 |
| 2913.46, 2913.47, 2913.48, 2913.49, 2913.51, 2917.01, 2917.02, | 9589 |
| 2917.03, 2917.31, 2919.12, 2919.121, 2919.123, 2919.22, 2919.23, | 9590 |
| 2919.24, 2919.25, 2921.03, 2921.11, 2921.13, 2921.21, 2921.24, | 9591 |
| 2921.321, 2921.34, 2921.35, 2921.36, 2921.51, 2923.12, 2923.122, | 9592 |
| 2923.123, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2923.162, 2923.21, 2923.32, 2923.42, | 9593 |
| 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.041, 2925.05, 2925.06, 2925.09, | 9594 |
| 2925.11, 2925.13, 2925.14, 2925.22, 2925.23, 2925.24, 2925.36, | 9595 |
| 2925.55, 2925.56, 2927.12, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code; | 9596 |
| (b) Felonious sexual penetration in violation of former | 9597 |
| section 2907.12 of the Revised Code; | 9598 |
| (c) A violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it | 9599 |
| existed prior to July 1, 1996; | 9600 |
| (d) A violation of section 2923.01, 2923.02, or 2923.03 of | 9601 |
| the Revised Code when the underlying offense that is the object of | 9602 |
| the conspiracy, attempt, or complicity is one of the offenses | 9603 |
| listed in divisions (A)(3)(a) to (c) of this section; | 9604 |
| (e) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance | 9605 |
| or law of this state, any other state, or the United States that | 9606 |
| is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in | 9607 |
| divisions (A)(3)(a) to (d) of this section. | 9608 |
| (4) "Employee" means a person employed by a community-based | 9609 |
| long-term care agency in a full-time, part-time, or temporary | 9610 |
| position that involves providing direct care to an individual and | 9611 |
| a person who works in such a position due to being referred to a | 9612 |
| community-based long-term care agency by an employment service. | 9613 |
| "Employee" does not include a person who provides direct care to | 9614 |
| an individual as a volunteer without receiving or expecting to | 9615 |
| receive any form of remuneration other than reimbursement for | 9616 |
| actual expenses. | 9617 |
| (B) No community-based long-term care agency shall employ an | 9618 |
| applicant or continue to employ an employee in a position that | 9619 |
| involves providing direct care to an individual if any of the | 9620 |
| following apply: | 9621 |
| (1) A review of the databases listed in division (D) of this | 9622 |
| section reveals any of the following: | 9623 |
| (a) That the applicant or employee is included in one or more | 9624 |
| of the databases listed in divisions (D)(1) to (5) of this | 9625 |
| section; | 9626 |
| (b) That there is in the state nurse aide registry | 9627 |
| established under section 3721.32 of the Revised Code a statement | 9628 |
| detailing findings by the director of health that the applicant or | 9629 |
| employee neglected or abused a long-term care facility or | 9630 |
| residential care facility resident or misappropriated property of | 9631 |
| such a resident; | 9632 |
| (c) That the applicant or employee is included in one or more | 9633 |
| of the databases, if any, specified in rules adopted under this | 9634 |
| section and the rules prohibit the agency from employing an | 9635 |
| applicant or continuing to employ an employee included in such a | 9636 |
| database in a position that involves providing direct care to an | 9637 |
| individual. | 9638 |
| (2) After the applicant or employee is provided, pursuant to | 9639 |
| division (E)(2)(a) of this section, a copy of the form prescribed | 9640 |
| pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code | 9641 |
| and the standard impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division | 9642 |
| (C)(2) of that section, the applicant or employee fails to | 9643 |
| complete the form or provide the applicant's or employee's | 9644 |
| fingerprint impressions on the standard impression sheet. | 9645 |
| (3) Except as provided in rules adopted under this section, | 9646 |
| the applicant or employee is found by a criminal records check | 9647 |
| required by this section to have been convicted of, pleaded guilty | 9648 |
| to, or been found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction | 9649 |
| for a disqualifying offense. | 9650 |
| (C) Except as provided by division (F) of this section, the | 9651 |
| chief administrator of a community-based long-term care agency | 9652 |
| shall inform each applicant of both of the following at the time | 9653 |
| of the applicant's initial application for employment or referral | 9654 |
| to the agency by an employment service for a position that | 9655 |
| involves providing direct care to an individual: | 9656 |
| (1) That a review of the databases listed in division (D) of | 9657 |
| this section will be conducted to determine whether the agency is | 9658 |
| prohibited by division (B)(1) of this section from employing the | 9659 |
| applicant in the position; | 9660 |
| (2) That, unless the database review reveals that the | 9661 |
| applicant may not be employed in the position, a criminal records | 9662 |
| check of the applicant will be conducted and the applicant is | 9663 |
| required to provide a set of the applicant's fingerprint | 9664 |
| impressions as part of the criminal records check. | 9665 |
| (D) As a condition of employing any applicant in a position | 9666 |
| that involves providing direct care to an individual, the chief | 9667 |
| administrator of a community-based long-term care agency shall | 9668 |
| conduct a database review of the applicant in accordance with | 9669 |
| rules adopted under this section. If rules adopted under this | 9670 |
| section so require, the chief administrator of a community-based | 9671 |
| long-term care agency shall conduct a database review of an | 9672 |
| employee in accordance with the rules as a condition of continuing | 9673 |
| to employ the employee in a position that involves providing | 9674 |
| direct care to an individual. However, a chief administrator is | 9675 |
| not required to conduct a database review of an applicant or | 9676 |
| employee if division (F) of this section applies. A database | 9677 |
| review shall determine whether the applicant or employee is | 9678 |
| included in any of the following: | 9679 |
| (1) The excluded parties list system maintained by the United | 9680 |
| States general services administration pursuant to subpart 9.4 of | 9681 |
| the federal acquisition regulation; | 9682 |
| (2) The list of excluded individuals and entities maintained | 9683 |
| by the office of inspector general in the United States department | 9684 |
| of health and human services pursuant to section 1128 of the | 9685 |
| "Social Security Act," 94 Stat. 2619 (1980), 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7, as | 9686 |
| amended, and section 1156 of the "Social Security Act," 96 Stat. | 9687 |
| 388 (1982), 42 U.S.C. 1320c-5, as amended; | 9688 |
| (3) The registry of MR/DD employees established under section | 9689 |
| 5123.52 of the Revised Code; | 9690 |
| (4) The internet-based sex offender and child-victim offender | 9691 |
| database established under division (A)(11) of section 2950.13 of | 9692 |
| the Revised Code; | 9693 |
| (5) The internet-based database of inmates established under | 9694 |
| section 5120.66 of the Revised Code; | 9695 |
| (6) The state nurse aide registry established under section | 9696 |
| 3721.32 of the Revised Code; | 9697 |
| (7) Any other database, if any, specified in rules adopted | 9698 |
| under this section. | 9699 |
| (E)(1) | 9700 |
| a condition of employing any applicant in a position that involves | 9701 |
| providing direct care to an individual, the chief administrator of | 9702 |
| a community-based long-term care agency shall request that the | 9703 |
| superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and | 9704 |
|
investigation conduct a criminal records check
| 9705 |
| 9706 | |
| require, the chief administrator of a community-based long-term | 9707 |
| care agency shall request that the superintendent conduct a | 9708 |
| criminal records check of an employee at times specified in the | 9709 |
| rules as a condition of continuing to employ the employee in a | 9710 |
| position that involves providing direct care to an individual. | 9711 |
| However, the chief administrator is not required to request the | 9712 |
| criminal records check of the applicant or employee if division | 9713 |
| (F) of this section applies or the agency is prohibited by | 9714 |
| division (B)(1) of this section from employing the applicant or | 9715 |
| continuing to employ the employee in a position that involves | 9716 |
| providing direct care to an individual. If an applicant or | 9717 |
| employee for whom a criminal records check request is required | 9718 |
| 9719 | |
| been a resident of this state for the five-year period immediately | 9720 |
| prior to the date the criminal records check is requested or | 9721 |
| provide evidence that within that five-year period the | 9722 |
| superintendent has requested information about the applicant or | 9723 |
| employee from the federal bureau of investigation in a criminal | 9724 |
| records check, the chief administrator shall request that the | 9725 |
| superintendent obtain information from the federal bureau of | 9726 |
|
investigation as part of the criminal records check | 9727 |
| 9728 | |
|
records check request is required | 9729 |
| presents proof of having been a resident of this state for the | 9730 |
| five-year period, the chief administrator may request that the | 9731 |
| superintendent include information from the federal bureau of | 9732 |
| investigation in the criminal records check. | 9733 |
| (2) | 9734 |
| 9735 | |
| 9736 |
| (a) Provide to each applicant and employee for whom a | 9737 |
|
criminal records check request is required | 9738 |
| this section a copy of the form prescribed pursuant to division | 9739 |
| (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and a standard | 9740 |
| 9741 | |
|
(C)(2) of that section | 9742 |
| (b) Obtain the completed form and standard impression sheet | 9743 |
| from the applicant or employee; | 9744 |
| | 9745 |
|
sheet to the superintendent | 9746 |
| 9747 |
| (3) | 9748 |
| 9749 | |
| 9750 | |
| 9751 | |
| 9752 |
| | 9753 |
| 9754 | |
| 9755 | |
| 9756 | |
| 9757 | |
| 9758 |
| | 9759 |
| 9760 | |
| 9761 | |
| 9762 | |
| 9763 | |
| 9764 | |
| 9765 | |
| 9766 | |
| 9767 |
| | 9768 |
| 9769 | |
| 9770 | |
| 9771 |
| | 9772 |
| the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the fee | 9773 |
| prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the | 9774 |
| Revised Code for each criminal records check the agency requests | 9775 |
| under this section. An agency may charge an applicant a fee not | 9776 |
| exceeding the amount the agency pays to the bureau under this | 9777 |
| section if both of the following apply: | 9778 |
| (a) The agency notifies the applicant at the time of initial | 9779 |
| application for employment of the amount of the fee and that, | 9780 |
| unless the fee is paid, the applicant will not be considered for | 9781 |
| employment. | 9782 |
| (b) The medicaid program established under Chapter 5111. of | 9783 |
| the Revised Code does not reimburse the agency for the fee it pays | 9784 |
| to the bureau under this section. | 9785 |
| (F) Divisions (C) to (E) of this section do not apply with | 9786 |
| regard to an applicant or employee if the applicant or employee is | 9787 |
| referred to a community-based long-term agency by an employment | 9788 |
| service that supplies full-time, part-time, or temporary staff for | 9789 |
| positions that involve providing direct care to an individual and | 9790 |
| both of the following apply: | 9791 |
| (1) The chief administrator of the agency receives from the | 9792 |
| employment service confirmation that a review of the databases | 9793 |
| listed in division (D) of this section was conducted of the | 9794 |
| applicant or employee. | 9795 |
| (2) The chief administrator of the agency receives from the | 9796 |
| employment service, applicant, or employee a report of the results | 9797 |
| of a criminal records check of the applicant or employee that has | 9798 |
| been conducted by the superintendent within the one-year period | 9799 |
| immediately preceding the following: | 9800 |
| (a) In the case of an applicant, the date of the applicant's | 9801 |
| referral by the employment service to the agency; | 9802 |
| (b) In the case of an employee, the date by which the agency | 9803 |
| would otherwise have to request a criminal records check of the | 9804 |
| employee under division (E) of this section. | 9805 |
| (G)(1) A community-based long-term care agency may employ | 9806 |
| conditionally an applicant for whom a criminal records check | 9807 |
|
request is required
| 9808 |
|
obtaining the results of | 9809 |
| 9810 | |
| division (B)(1) of this section from employing the applicant in a | 9811 |
| position that involves providing direct care to an individual and | 9812 |
| either of the following applies: | 9813 |
| (a) The chief administrator of the agency | 9814 |
| requests the criminal records check | 9815 |
|
accordance with division | 9816 |
|
five business days after the | 9817 |
| conditional employment. | 9818 |
| (b) The applicant is referred to the agency by an employment | 9819 |
| service, the employment service or the applicant provides the | 9820 |
| chief administrator of the agency a letter that is on the | 9821 |
| letterhead of the employment service, the letter is dated and | 9822 |
| signed by a supervisor or another designated official of the | 9823 |
| employment service, and the letter states all of the following: | 9824 |
| (i) That the employment service has requested the | 9825 |
| superintendent to conduct a criminal records check regarding the | 9826 |
| applicant; | 9827 |
| (ii) That the requested criminal records check is to include | 9828 |
| a determination of whether the applicant has been convicted of, | 9829 |
| pleaded guilty to, or been found eligible for intervention in lieu | 9830 |
| of conviction for a disqualifying offense; | 9831 |
| (iii) That the employment service has not received the | 9832 |
| results of the criminal records check as of the date set forth on | 9833 |
| the letter; | 9834 |
| (iv) That the employment service promptly will send a copy of | 9835 |
| the results of the criminal records check to the chief | 9836 |
| administrator of the agency when the employment service receives | 9837 |
|
the results.
| 9838 |
| 9839 | |
| 9840 | |
| 9841 | |
| 9842 | |
| 9843 | |
| 9844 |
| | 9845 |
| applicant conditionally pursuant to division (G)(1)(b) of this | 9846 |
| section, the employment service, on its receipt of the results of | 9847 |
| the criminal records check, promptly shall send a copy of the | 9848 |
| results to the chief administrator of the agency. | 9849 |
| (3) A community-based long-term care agency that employs an | 9850 |
| 9851 | |
|
division
| 9852 |
|
the | 9853 |
|
criminal records check | 9854 |
| 9855 | |
| results of any request for information from the federal bureau of | 9856 |
| investigation, are not obtained within the period ending sixty | 9857 |
| days after the date the request for the criminal records check is | 9858 |
| made. Regardless of when the results of the criminal records check | 9859 |
|
are obtained, if the results indicate that the
| 9860 |
| applicant has been convicted of | 9861 |
| 9862 | |
| or been found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for | 9863 |
| a disqualifying offense, the agency shall terminate the | 9864 |
| 9865 | |
| specified in rules adopted under this section that permit the | 9866 |
| agency to employ the applicant exist and the agency chooses to | 9867 |
|
employ the | 9868 |
| applicant. Termination of employment under this division shall be | 9869 |
| considered just cause for discharge for purposes of division | 9870 |
|
(D)(2) of section 4141.29 of the Revised Code if the | 9871 |
| applicant makes any attempt to deceive the agency about the | 9872 |
| 9873 |
| | 9874 |
| 9875 | |
| 9876 | |
| 9877 | |
| 9878 |
| | 9879 |
| 9880 | |
| 9881 | |
| 9882 |
| | 9883 |
| 9884 | |
| 9885 | |
| 9886 |
| | 9887 |
| 9888 | |
| 9889 |
| | 9890 |
| pursuant to a request made under this section is not a public | 9891 |
| record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and | 9892 |
| shall not be made available to any person other than the | 9893 |
| following: | 9894 |
| (1) The | 9895 |
|
of the criminal records check or the
| 9896 |
| employee's representative; | 9897 |
| (2) The chief administrator of the community-based long-term | 9898 |
| care agency requesting the criminal records check or the | 9899 |
| administrator's representative; | 9900 |
| (3) The administrator of any other facility, agency, or | 9901 |
| program that provides direct care to individuals that is owned or | 9902 |
| operated by the same entity that owns or operates the | 9903 |
| community-based long-term care agency that requested the criminal | 9904 |
| records check; | 9905 |
| (4) The employment service that requested the criminal | 9906 |
| records check; | 9907 |
| (5) The director of aging or a person authorized by the | 9908 |
| director to monitor a community-based long-term care agency's | 9909 |
| compliance with this section; | 9910 |
| | 9911 |
|
individual involved in a case dealing with | 9912 |
| (a) A denial of employment of the applicant or | 9913 |
| 9914 |
| (b) Employment or unemployment benefits of the applicant or | 9915 |
| employee; | 9916 |
| | 9917 |
| 9918 | |
| A civil or criminal action regarding the medicaid program or a | 9919 |
| program the department of aging administers. | 9920 |
| | 9921 |
| 9922 | |
| 9923 | |
| 9924 | |
| 9925 | |
| 9926 | |
| 9927 |
| | 9928 |
| 9929 | |
| 9930 | |
| 9931 | |
| 9932 | |
| 9933 | |
| 9934 |
| | 9935 |
| brought as the result of an injury, death, or loss to person or | 9936 |
|
property caused by an | 9937 |
| community-based long-term care agency employs in a position that | 9938 |
| involves providing direct care to individuals, all of the | 9939 |
| following shall apply: | 9940 |
| (1) If the agency employed the | 9941 |
| employee in good faith and reasonable reliance on the report of a | 9942 |
| criminal records check requested under this section, the agency | 9943 |
| shall not be found negligent solely because of its reliance on the | 9944 |
| report, even if the information in the report is determined later | 9945 |
|
to have been incomplete or inaccurate | 9946 |
| (2) If the agency employed the | 9947 |
|
faith on a conditional basis pursuant to division
| 9948 |
| this section, the agency shall not be found negligent solely | 9949 |
|
because it employed the | 9950 |
| the report of a criminal records check requested under this | 9951 |
|
section | 9952 |
| (3) If the agency in good faith employed the | 9953 |
| applicant or employee according to the personal character | 9954 |
|
standards established in rules adopted under | 9955 |
| section, the agency shall not be found negligent solely because | 9956 |
|
the | 9957 |
|
has been convicted of | 9958 |
| 9959 | |
| eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for a | 9960 |
| disqualifying offense. | 9961 |
| | 9962 |
| 9963 | |
| 9964 | |
| 9965 | |
| 9966 | |
| 9967 | |
| 9968 |
| | 9969 |
| 9970 | |
| 9971 | |
| 9972 | |
| 9973 |
| | 9974 |
| 9975 | |
| 9976 | |
| 9977 | |
| 9978 | |
| 9979 | |
| 9980 |
| | 9981 |
| 9982 | |
| 9983 | |
| 9984 | |
| 9985 | |
| 9986 | |
| 9987 | |
| 9988 | |
| 9989 | |
| 9990 | |
| 9991 | |
| 9992 | |
| 9993 | |
| 9994 | |
| 9995 | |
| 9996 | |
| 9997 | |
| 9998 | |
| 9999 | |
| 10000 | |
| 10001 | |
| 10002 | |
| 10003 | |
| 10004 | |
| 10005 | |
| 10006 | |
| 10007 | |
| 10008 | |
| 10009 |
| (J) The director of aging shall adopt rules in accordance | 10010 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section. | 10011 |
| (1) The rules may do the following: | 10012 |
| (a) Require employees to undergo database reviews and | 10013 |
| criminal records checks under this section; | 10014 |
| (b) If the rules require employees to undergo database | 10015 |
| reviews and criminal records checks under this section, exempt one | 10016 |
| or more classes of employees from the requirements; | 10017 |
| (c) For the purpose of division (D)(7) of this section, | 10018 |
| specify other databases that are to be checked as part of a | 10019 |
| database review conducted under this section. | 10020 |
| (2) The rules shall specify all of the following: | 10021 |
| (a) The procedures for conducting database reviews under this | 10022 |
| section; | 10023 |
| (b) If the rules require employees to undergo database | 10024 |
| reviews and criminal records checks under this section, the times | 10025 |
| at which the database reviews and criminal records checks are to | 10026 |
| be conducted; | 10027 |
| (c) If the rules specify other databases to be checked as | 10028 |
| part of the database reviews, the circumstances under which a | 10029 |
| community-based long-term care agency is prohibited from employing | 10030 |
| an applicant or continuing to employ an employee who is found by a | 10031 |
| database review to be included in one or more of those databases; | 10032 |
| (d) Circumstances under which a community-based long-term | 10033 |
| care agency may employ an applicant or employee who is found by a | 10034 |
| criminal records check required by this section to have been | 10035 |
| convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been found eligible for | 10036 |
| intervention in lieu of conviction for a disqualifying offense but | 10037 |
| meets personal character standards. | 10038 |
| Sec. 173.40. (A) As used in sections 173.40 to 173.402 of | 10039 |
| the Revised Code: | 10040 |
| "Medicaid waiver component" has the same meaning as in | 10041 |
| section 5111.85 of the Revised Code. | 10042 |
| "PASSPORT program" means the program created under this | 10043 |
| section. | 10044 |
| "PASSPORT waiver" means the federal medicaid waiver granted | 10045 |
| by the United States secretary of health and human services that | 10046 |
| authorizes the medicaid-funded component of the PASSPORT program. | 10047 |
| "Unified long-term services and support medicaid waiver | 10048 |
| component" means the medicaid waiver component authorized by | 10049 |
| section 5111.864 of the Revised Code. | 10050 |
| (B) There is hereby created the preadmission screening system | 10051 |
| providing options and resources today program, or PASSPORT. The | 10052 |
| PASSPORT program shall provide home and community-based services | 10053 |
| as an alternative to nursing facility placement for individuals | 10054 |
| who are aged and disabled and meet the program's applicable | 10055 |
| eligibility requirements. Subject to division (C) of this section, | 10056 |
| the program shall have a medicaid-funded component and a | 10057 |
| state-funded component. | 10058 |
| (C)(1) Unless the medicaid-funded component of the PASSPORT | 10059 |
| program is terminated under division (C)(2) of this section, all | 10060 |
| of the following apply: | 10061 |
| (a) The department of aging shall administer the | 10062 |
| medicaid-funded component through a contract entered into with the | 10063 |
| department of job and family services under section 5111.91 of the | 10064 |
| Revised Code. | 10065 |
| (b) The medicaid-funded component shall be operated as a | 10066 |
| separate medicaid waiver component. | 10067 |
| (c) For an individual to be eligible for the medicaid-funded | 10068 |
| component, the individual must be a medicaid recipient and meet | 10069 |
| the additional eligibility requirements applicable to the | 10070 |
| individual established in rules adopted under division (C)(1)(d) | 10071 |
| of this section. | 10072 |
| (d) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules | 10073 |
| under section 5111.85 of the Revised Code and the director of | 10074 |
| aging shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 10075 |
| Revised Code to implement the medicaid-funded component. | 10076 |
| (2) If the unified long-term services and support medicaid | 10077 |
| waiver component is created, the departments of aging and job and | 10078 |
| family services shall work together to determine whether the | 10079 |
| medicaid-funded component of the PASSPORT program should continue | 10080 |
| to operate as a separate medicaid waiver component or be | 10081 |
| terminated. If the departments determine that the medicaid-funded | 10082 |
| component of the PASSPORT program should be terminated, the | 10083 |
| medicaid-funded component shall cease to exist on a date the | 10084 |
| departments shall specify. | 10085 |
| (D)(1) The department of aging shall administer the | 10086 |
| state-funded component of the PASSPORT program. The state-funded | 10087 |
| component shall not be administered as part of the medicaid | 10088 |
| program. | 10089 |
| (2) For an individual to be eligible for the state-funded | 10090 |
| component, the individual must meet one of the following | 10091 |
| requirements and meet the additional eligibility requirements | 10092 |
| applicable to the individual established in rules adopted under | 10093 |
| division (D)(4) of this section: | 10094 |
| (a) The individual must have been enrolled in the | 10095 |
| state-funded component on September 1, 1991, (as the state-funded | 10096 |
| component was authorized by uncodified law in effect at that time) | 10097 |
| and have had one or more applications for enrollment in the | 10098 |
| medicaid-funded component (or, if the medicaid-funded component is | 10099 |
| terminated under division (C)(2) of this section, the unified | 10100 |
| long-term services and support medicaid waiver component) denied. | 10101 |
| (b) The individual must have had the individual's enrollment | 10102 |
| in the medicaid-funded component (or, if the medicaid-funded | 10103 |
| component is terminated under division (C)(2) of this section, the | 10104 |
| unified long-term services and support medicaid waiver component) | 10105 |
| terminated and the individual must still need the home and | 10106 |
| community-based services provided under the PASSPORT program to | 10107 |
| protect the individual's health and safety. | 10108 |
| (c) The individual must have an application for the | 10109 |
| medicaid-funded component (or, if the medicaid-funded component is | 10110 |
| terminated under division (C)(2) of this section, the unified | 10111 |
| long-term services and support medicaid waiver component) pending | 10112 |
| and the department or the department's designee must have | 10113 |
| determined that the individual meets the nonfinancial eligibility | 10114 |
| requirements of the medicaid-funded component (or, if the | 10115 |
| medicaid-funded component is terminated under division (C)(2) of | 10116 |
| this section, the unified long-term services and support medicaid | 10117 |
| waiver component) and not have reason to doubt that the individual | 10118 |
| meets the financial eligibility requirements of the | 10119 |
| medicaid-funded component (or, if the medicaid-funded component is | 10120 |
| terminated under division (C)(2) of this section, the unified | 10121 |
| long-term services and support medicaid waiver component). | 10122 |
| (3) An individual who is eligible for the state-funded | 10123 |
| component because the individual meets the requirement of division | 10124 |
| (D)(2)(c) of this section may participate in the component on that | 10125 |
|
basis for not more than | 10126 |
| (4) The director of aging shall adopt rules in accordance | 10127 |
| with section 111.15 of the Revised Code to implement the | 10128 |
| state-funded component. The additional eligibility requirements | 10129 |
| established in the rules may vary for the different groups of | 10130 |
| individuals specified in divisions (D)(2)(a), (b), and (c) of this | 10131 |
| section. | 10132 |
| Sec. 173.42. (A) As used in sections 173.42 to 173.434 of | 10133 |
| the Revised Code: | 10134 |
| (1) "Area agency on aging" means a public or private | 10135 |
| nonprofit entity designated under section 173.011 of the Revised | 10136 |
| Code to administer programs on behalf of the department of aging. | 10137 |
| (2) "Department of aging-administered medicaid waiver | 10138 |
| component" means each of the following: | 10139 |
| (a) The medicaid-funded component of the PASSPORT program | 10140 |
| created under section 173.40 of the Revised Code; | 10141 |
| (b) The choices program created under section 173.403 of the | 10142 |
| Revised Code; | 10143 |
| (c) The medicaid-funded component of the assisted living | 10144 |
| program created under section 5111.89 of the Revised Code; | 10145 |
| (d) Any other medicaid waiver component, as defined in | 10146 |
| section 5111.85 of the Revised Code, that the department of aging | 10147 |
| administers pursuant to an interagency agreement with the | 10148 |
| department of job and family services under section 5111.91 of the | 10149 |
| Revised Code. | 10150 |
| (3) "Home and community-based services covered by medicaid | 10151 |
| components the department of aging administers" means all of the | 10152 |
| following: | 10153 |
| (a) Medicaid waiver services available to a participant in a | 10154 |
| department of aging-administered medicaid waiver component; | 10155 |
| (b) The following medicaid state plan services available to a | 10156 |
| participant in a department of aging-administered medicaid waiver | 10157 |
| component as specified in rules adopted under section 5111.02 of | 10158 |
| the Revised Code: | 10159 |
| (i) Home health services; | 10160 |
| (ii) Private duty nursing services; | 10161 |
| (iii) Durable medical equipment; | 10162 |
| (iv) Services of a clinical nurse specialist; | 10163 |
| (v) Services of a certified nurse practitioner. | 10164 |
| (c) Services available to a participant of the PACE program. | 10165 |
| (4) "Long-term care consultation" or "consultation" means the | 10166 |
| consultation service made available by the department of aging or | 10167 |
| a program administrator through the long-term care consultation | 10168 |
| program established pursuant to this section. | 10169 |
| (5) "Medicaid" means the medical assistance program | 10170 |
| established under Chapter 5111. of the Revised Code. | 10171 |
| (6) "Nursing facility" has the same meaning as in section | 10172 |
| 5111.20 of the Revised Code. | 10173 |
| (7) "PACE program" means the component of the medicaid | 10174 |
| program the department of aging administers pursuant to section | 10175 |
| 173.50 of the Revised Code. | 10176 |
| (8) "PASSPORT administrative agency" means an entity under | 10177 |
| contract with the department of aging to provide administrative | 10178 |
| services regarding the PASSPORT program. | 10179 |
| (9) "Program administrator" means an area agency on aging or | 10180 |
| other entity under contract with the department of aging to | 10181 |
| administer the long-term care consultation program in a geographic | 10182 |
| region specified in the contract. | 10183 |
| (10) "Representative" means a person acting on behalf of an | 10184 |
| individual specified in division (G) of this section. A | 10185 |
| representative may be a family member, attorney, hospital social | 10186 |
| worker, or any other person chosen to act on behalf of the | 10187 |
| individual. | 10188 |
| (B) The department of aging shall develop a long-term care | 10189 |
| consultation program whereby individuals or their representatives | 10190 |
| are provided with long-term care consultations and receive through | 10191 |
| these professional consultations information about options | 10192 |
| available to meet long-term care needs and information about | 10193 |
| factors to consider in making long-term care decisions. The | 10194 |
| long-term care consultations provided under the program may be | 10195 |
| provided at any appropriate time, as permitted or required under | 10196 |
| this section and the rules adopted under it, including either | 10197 |
| prior to or after the individual who is the subject of a | 10198 |
| consultation has been admitted to a nursing facility or granted | 10199 |
| assistance in receiving home and community-based services covered | 10200 |
| by medicaid components the department of aging administers. | 10201 |
| (C) The long-term care consultation program shall be | 10202 |
| administered by the department of aging, except that the | 10203 |
| department may have the program administered on a regional basis | 10204 |
| by one or more program administrators. The department and each | 10205 |
| program administrator shall administer the program in such a | 10206 |
| manner that all of the following are included: | 10207 |
| (1) Coordination and collaboration with respect to all | 10208 |
| available funding sources for long-term care services; | 10209 |
| (2) Assessments of individuals regarding their long-term care | 10210 |
| service needs; | 10211 |
| (3) Assessments of individuals regarding their on-going | 10212 |
| eligibility for long-term care services; | 10213 |
| (4) Procedures for assisting individuals in obtaining access | 10214 |
| to, and coordination of, health and supportive services, including | 10215 |
| department of aging-administered medicaid waiver components; | 10216 |
| (5) Priorities for using available resources efficiently and | 10217 |
| effectively. | 10218 |
| (D) The program's long-term care consultations shall be | 10219 |
| provided by individuals certified by the department under section | 10220 |
| 173.422 of the Revised Code. | 10221 |
| (E) The information provided through a long-term care | 10222 |
| consultation shall be appropriate to the individual's needs and | 10223 |
| situation and shall address all of the following: | 10224 |
| (1) The availability of any long-term care options open to | 10225 |
| the individual; | 10226 |
| (2) Sources and methods of both public and private payment | 10227 |
| for long-term care services; | 10228 |
| (3) Factors to consider when choosing among the available | 10229 |
| programs, services, and benefits; | 10230 |
| (4) Opportunities and methods for maximizing independence and | 10231 |
| self-reliance, including support services provided by the | 10232 |
| individual's family, friends, and community. | 10233 |
| (F) An individual's long-term care consultation may include | 10234 |
| an assessment of the individual's functional capabilities. The | 10235 |
| consultation may incorporate portions of the determinations | 10236 |
| required under sections 5111.202, 5119.061, and 5123.021 of the | 10237 |
| Revised Code and may be provided concurrently with the assessment | 10238 |
| required under section 5111.204 of the Revised Code. | 10239 |
| (G)(1) Unless an exemption specified in division (I) of this | 10240 |
| section is applicable, each of the following shall be provided | 10241 |
| with a long-term care consultation: | 10242 |
| (a) An individual who applies or indicates an intention to | 10243 |
| apply for admission to a nursing facility, regardless of the | 10244 |
| source of payment to be used for the individual's care in a | 10245 |
| nursing facility; | 10246 |
| (b) An individual who requests a long-term care consultation; | 10247 |
| (c) An individual identified by the department or a program | 10248 |
| administrator as being likely to benefit from a long-term care | 10249 |
| consultation. | 10250 |
| (2) In addition to the individuals specified in division | 10251 |
| (G)(1) of this section, a long-term care consultation may be | 10252 |
| provided to a nursing facility resident regardless of the source | 10253 |
| of payment being used for the resident's care in the nursing | 10254 |
| facility. | 10255 |
| (H)(1) Except as provided in division (H)(2) or (3) of this | 10256 |
| section, a long-term care consultation provided pursuant to | 10257 |
| division (G) of this section shall be provided as follows: | 10258 |
| (a) If the individual for whom the consultation is being | 10259 |
| provided has applied for medicaid and the consultation is being | 10260 |
| provided concurrently with the assessment required under section | 10261 |
| 5111.204 of the Revised Code, the consultation shall be completed | 10262 |
| in accordance with the applicable time frames specified in that | 10263 |
| section for providing a level of care determination based on the | 10264 |
| assessment. | 10265 |
| (b) In all other cases, the consultation shall be provided | 10266 |
| not later than five calendar days after the department or program | 10267 |
| administrator receives notice of the reason for which the | 10268 |
| consultation is to be provided pursuant to division (G) of this | 10269 |
| section. | 10270 |
| (2) An individual or the individual's representative may | 10271 |
| request that a long-term care consultation be provided on a date | 10272 |
| that is later than the date required under division (H)(1)(a) or | 10273 |
| (b) of this section. | 10274 |
| (3) If a long-term care consultation cannot be completed | 10275 |
| within the number of days required by division (H)(1) or (2) of | 10276 |
| this section, the department or program administrator may do any | 10277 |
| of the following: | 10278 |
| (a) In the case of an individual specified in division (G)(1) | 10279 |
| of this section, exempt the individual from the consultation | 10280 |
| pursuant to rules that may be adopted under division (L) of this | 10281 |
| section; | 10282 |
| (b) In the case of an applicant for admission to a nursing | 10283 |
| facility, provide the consultation after the individual is | 10284 |
| admitted to the nursing facility; | 10285 |
| (c) In the case of a resident of a nursing facility, provide | 10286 |
| the consultation as soon as practicable. | 10287 |
| (I) An individual is not required to be provided a long-term | 10288 |
| care consultation under division (G)(1) of this section if any of | 10289 |
| the following apply: | 10290 |
| (1) The department or program administrator has attempted to | 10291 |
| provide the consultation, but the individual or the individual's | 10292 |
| representative refuses to cooperate; | 10293 |
| (2) The individual is to receive care in a nursing facility | 10294 |
| under a contract for continuing care as defined in section 173.13 | 10295 |
| of the Revised Code; | 10296 |
| (3) The individual has a contractual right to admission to a | 10297 |
| nursing facility operated as part of a system of continuing care | 10298 |
| in conjunction with one or more facilities that provide a less | 10299 |
| intensive level of services, including a residential care facility | 10300 |
|
licensed under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code, | 10301 |
|
residential facility licensed under | 10302 |
| section 5119.22 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, | 10303 |
| supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen | 10304 |
| unrelated adults, or an independent living arrangement; | 10305 |
| (4) The individual is to receive continual care in a home for | 10306 |
| the aged exempt from taxation under section 5701.13 of the Revised | 10307 |
| Code; | 10308 |
| (5) The individual is seeking admission to a facility that is | 10309 |
| not a nursing facility with a provider agreement under section | 10310 |
| 5111.22, 5111.671, or 5111.672 of the Revised Code; | 10311 |
| (6) The individual is exempted from the long-term care | 10312 |
| consultation requirement by the department or the program | 10313 |
| administrator pursuant to rules that may be adopted under division | 10314 |
| (L) of this section. | 10315 |
| (J) As part of the long-term care consultation program, the | 10316 |
| department or program administrator shall assist an individual or | 10317 |
| individual's representative in accessing all sources of care and | 10318 |
| services that are appropriate for the individual and for which the | 10319 |
| individual is eligible, including all available home and | 10320 |
| community-based services covered by medicaid components the | 10321 |
| department of aging administers. The assistance shall include | 10322 |
| providing for the conduct of assessments or other evaluations and | 10323 |
| the development of individualized plans of care or services under | 10324 |
| section 173.424 of the Revised Code. | 10325 |
| (K) No nursing facility for which an operator has a provider | 10326 |
| agreement under section 5111.22, 5111.671, or 5111.672 of the | 10327 |
| Revised Code shall admit any individual as a resident, unless the | 10328 |
| nursing facility has received evidence that a long-term care | 10329 |
| consultation has been completed for the individual or division (I) | 10330 |
| of this section is applicable to the individual. | 10331 |
| (L) The director of aging may adopt any rules the director | 10332 |
| considers necessary for the implementation and administration of | 10333 |
| this section. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with | 10334 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and may specify any or all of the | 10335 |
| following: | 10336 |
| (1) Procedures for providing long-term care consultations | 10337 |
| pursuant to this section; | 10338 |
| (2) Information to be provided through long-term care | 10339 |
| consultations regarding long-term care services that are | 10340 |
| available; | 10341 |
| (3) Criteria and procedures to be used to identify and | 10342 |
| recommend appropriate service options for an individual receiving | 10343 |
| a long-term care consultation; | 10344 |
| (4) Criteria for exempting individuals from the long-term | 10345 |
| care consultation requirement; | 10346 |
| (5) Circumstances under which it may be appropriate to | 10347 |
| provide an individual's long-term care consultation after the | 10348 |
| individual's admission to a nursing facility rather than before | 10349 |
| admission; | 10350 |
| (6) Criteria for identifying nursing facility residents who | 10351 |
| would benefit from the provision of a long-term care consultation; | 10352 |
| (7) A description of the types of information from a nursing | 10353 |
| facility that is needed under the long-term care consultation | 10354 |
| program to assist a resident with relocation from the facility; | 10355 |
| (8) Standards to prevent conflicts of interest relative to | 10356 |
| the referrals made by a person who performs a long-term care | 10357 |
| consultation, including standards that prohibit the person from | 10358 |
| being employed by a provider of long-term care services; | 10359 |
| (9) Procedures for providing notice and an opportunity for a | 10360 |
| hearing under division (N) of this section. | 10361 |
| (M) To assist the department and each program administrator | 10362 |
| with identifying individuals who are likely to benefit from a | 10363 |
| long-term care consultation, the department and program | 10364 |
| administrator may ask to be given access to nursing facility | 10365 |
| resident assessment data collected through the use of the resident | 10366 |
| assessment instrument specified in rules adopted under section | 10367 |
| 5111.02 of the Revised Code for purposes of the medicaid program. | 10368 |
| Except when prohibited by state or federal law, the department of | 10369 |
| health, department of job and family services, or nursing facility | 10370 |
| holding the data shall grant access to the data on receipt of the | 10371 |
| request from the department of aging or program administrator. | 10372 |
| (N)(1) The director of aging, after providing notice and an | 10373 |
| opportunity for a hearing, may fine a nursing facility an amount | 10374 |
| determined by rules the director shall adopt in accordance with | 10375 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for any of the following reasons: | 10376 |
| (a) The nursing facility admits an individual, without | 10377 |
| evidence that a long-term care consultation has been provided, as | 10378 |
| required by this section; | 10379 |
| (b) The nursing facility denies a person attempting to | 10380 |
| provide a long-term care consultation access to the facility or a | 10381 |
| resident of the facility; | 10382 |
| (c) The nursing facility denies the department of aging or | 10383 |
| program administrator access to the facility or a resident of the | 10384 |
| facility, as the department or administrator considers necessary | 10385 |
| to administer the program. | 10386 |
| (2) In accordance with section 5111.62 of the Revised Code, | 10387 |
| all fines collected under division (N)(1) of this section shall be | 10388 |
| deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the residents | 10389 |
| protection fund. | 10390 |
| Sec. 173.45. As used in this section and in sections 173.46 | 10391 |
| to 173.49 of the Revised Code: | 10392 |
| (A) " | 10393 |
| 10394 | |
| 5119.22 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, | 10395 |
| supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen | 10396 |
| unrelated adults. | 10397 |
| (B) "Community-based long-term care services" has the same | 10398 |
| meaning as in section 173.14 of the Revised Code. | 10399 |
| (C) "Long-term care facility" means a nursing home or | 10400 |
| residential care facility. | 10401 |
| (D) "Nursing home" and "residential care facility" have the | 10402 |
| same meanings as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. | 10403 |
| (E) "Nursing facility" has the same meaning as in section | 10404 |
| 5111.20 of the Revised Code. | 10405 |
| Sec. 173.46. (A) The department of aging shall develop and | 10406 |
| publish a guide to long-term care facilities for use by | 10407 |
| individuals considering long-term care facility admission and | 10408 |
| their families, friends, and advisors. The guide, which shall be | 10409 |
| titled the Ohio long-term care consumer guide, may be published in | 10410 |
| printed form or in electronic form for distribution over the | 10411 |
| internet. The guide may be developed as a continuation or | 10412 |
| modification of the guide published by the department prior to | 10413 |
| September 29, 2005, under rules adopted under section 173.02 of | 10414 |
| the Revised Code. | 10415 |
| (B) The Ohio long-term care consumer guide shall include | 10416 |
| information on each long-term care facility in this state. For | 10417 |
| each facility, the guide shall include the following information, | 10418 |
| as applicable to the facility: | 10419 |
| (1) Information regarding the facility's compliance with | 10420 |
| state statutes and rules and federal statutes and regulations; | 10421 |
| (2) Information generated by the centers for medicare and | 10422 |
| medicaid services of the United States department of health and | 10423 |
| human services from the quality measures developed as part of its | 10424 |
| nursing home quality initiative; | 10425 |
| (3) Results of the customer satisfaction surveys conducted | 10426 |
| under section 173.47 of the Revised Code; | 10427 |
| (4) Any other information the department specifies in rules | 10428 |
| adopted under section 173.49 of the Revised Code. | 10429 |
| (C) The Ohio long-term care consumer guide may include | 10430 |
|
information on | 10431 |
| community-based long-term care services. The department may adopt | 10432 |
| rules under section 173.49 of the Revised Code to specify the | 10433 |
| information to be included in the guide pursuant to this division. | 10434 |
| Sec. 191.01. As used in this chapter: | 10435 |
| (A) "Business associate," "covered entity," "health plan," | 10436 |
| "individually identifiable health information," and "protected | 10437 |
| health information" have the same meanings as in 45 C.F.R. | 10438 |
| 160.103. | 10439 |
| (B) "Executive director of the office of health | 10440 |
| transformation" or "executive director" means the executive | 10441 |
| director of the office of health transformation or the chief | 10442 |
| administrative officer of a successor governmental entity | 10443 |
| responsible for health system oversight in this state. | 10444 |
| (C) "Government program providing public benefits" means any | 10445 |
| program administered by a state agency that has been identified, | 10446 |
| pursuant to section 191.02 of the Revised Code, by the executive | 10447 |
| director of the office of health transformation in consultation | 10448 |
| with the individuals specified in that section. | 10449 |
| (D) "Office of health transformation" means the office of | 10450 |
| health transformation created by executive order 2011-02K. | 10451 |
| (E) "Operating protocol" means a protocol adopted by the | 10452 |
| executive director of the office of health transformation or the | 10453 |
| executive director's designee under division (D) of section 191.06 | 10454 |
| of the Revised Code. | 10455 |
| (F) "Participating agency" means a state agency that | 10456 |
| participates in a health transformation initiative as specified in | 10457 |
| the one or more operating protocols adopted for the initiative | 10458 |
| under division (D) of section 191.06 of the Revised Code. | 10459 |
| (G) "Personally identifiable information" means information | 10460 |
| that meets both of the following criteria: | 10461 |
| (1) It identifies an individual or there is a reasonable | 10462 |
| basis to believe that it may be used to identify an individual; | 10463 |
| (2) It relates to an individual's eligibility for, | 10464 |
| application for, or receipt of public benefits from a government | 10465 |
| program providing public benefits. | 10466 |
| (H) "State agency" means each of the following: | 10467 |
| (1) The department of aging; | 10468 |
| (2) The department of alcohol and drug addiction services; | 10469 |
| (3) The department of development; | 10470 |
| (4) The department of developmental disabilities; | 10471 |
| (5) The department of education; | 10472 |
| (6) The department of health; | 10473 |
| (7) The department of insurance; | 10474 |
| (8) The department of job and family services; | 10475 |
| (9) The department of mental health; | 10476 |
| (10) The department of rehabilitation and correction; | 10477 |
| (11) The department of taxation; | 10478 |
| (12) The department of veterans services; | 10479 |
| (13) The department of youth services. | 10480 |
| (I) "Unsecured" has the same meaning as in 16 C.F.R. 318.2. | 10481 |
| Sec. 191.02. The executive director of the office of health | 10482 |
| transformation, in consultation with all of the following | 10483 |
| individuals, shall identify each government program administered | 10484 |
| by a state agency that is to be considered a government program | 10485 |
| providing public benefits for purposes of section 191.04 of the | 10486 |
| Revised Code: | 10487 |
| (A) The director of aging; | 10488 |
| (B) The director of alcohol and drug addiction services; | 10489 |
| (C) The director of development; | 10490 |
| (D) The director of developmental disabilities; | 10491 |
| (E) The director of health; | 10492 |
| (F) The director job and family services; | 10493 |
| (G) The director of mental health; | 10494 |
| (H) The director of rehabilitation and correction; | 10495 |
| (I) The director of veterans services; | 10496 |
| (J) The director of youth services; | 10497 |
| (K) The administrator of the rehabilitation services | 10498 |
| commission; | 10499 |
| (L) The administrator of workers' compensation; | 10500 |
| (M) The superintendent of insurance; | 10501 |
| (N) The superintendent of public instruction; | 10502 |
| (O) The tax commissioner. | 10503 |
| Sec. 191.04. (A) In accordance with federal laws governing | 10504 |
| the confidentiality of individually identifiable health | 10505 |
| information, including the "Health Insurance Portability and | 10506 |
| Accountability Act of 1996," 104 Pub. L. No. 191, 110 Stat. 2021, | 10507 |
| 42 U.S.C. 1320d et seq., as amended, and regulations promulgated | 10508 |
| by the United States department of health and human services to | 10509 |
| implement the act, a state agency may exchange protected health | 10510 |
| information with another state agency relating to eligibility for | 10511 |
| or enrollment in a health plan or relating to participation in a | 10512 |
| government program providing public benefits if the exchange of | 10513 |
| information is necessary for either or both of the following: | 10514 |
| (1) Operating a health plan; | 10515 |
| (2) Coordinating, or improving the administration or | 10516 |
| management of, the health care-related functions of at least one | 10517 |
| government program providing public benefits. | 10518 |
| (B) For fiscal year 2013 only, a state agency also may | 10519 |
| exchange personally identifiable information with another state | 10520 |
| agency for purposes related to and in support of a health | 10521 |
| transformation initiative identified by the executive director of | 10522 |
| the office of health transformation pursuant to division (C) of | 10523 |
| section 191.06 of the Revised Code. | 10524 |
| (C) With respect to a state agency that uses or discloses | 10525 |
| personally identifiable information, all of the following | 10526 |
| conditions apply: | 10527 |
| (1) The state agency shall use or disclose the information | 10528 |
| only as permitted or required by state and federal law. In | 10529 |
| addition, if the information is obtained during fiscal year 2013 | 10530 |
| from an exchange of personally identifiable information permitted | 10531 |
| under division (B) of this section, the agency shall also use or | 10532 |
| disclose the information in accordance with all operating | 10533 |
| protocols that apply to the use or disclosure. | 10534 |
| (2) If the state agency is a state agency other than the | 10535 |
| department of job and family services and it uses or discloses | 10536 |
| protected health information relating to a medicaid recipient, the | 10537 |
| agency shall comply with all state and federal laws that apply to | 10538 |
| the department of job and family services when that department, as | 10539 |
| the state's single state agency to supervise the medicaid program | 10540 |
| as specified in section 5111.01 of the Revised Code, uses or | 10541 |
| discloses protected health information. | 10542 |
| (3) A state agency shall implement administrative, physical, | 10543 |
| and technical safeguards for the purpose of protecting the | 10544 |
| confidentiality, integrity, and availability of personally | 10545 |
| identifiable information the creation, receipt, maintenance, or | 10546 |
| transmittal of which is affected or governed by an operating | 10547 |
| protocol. | 10548 |
| (4) If a state agency discovers an unauthorized use or | 10549 |
| disclosure of unsecured protected health information or unsecured | 10550 |
| individually identifiable health information, the state agency | 10551 |
| shall, not later than seventy-two hours after the discovery, do | 10552 |
| all of the following: | 10553 |
| (a) Identify the individuals who are the subject of the | 10554 |
| protected health information or individually identifiable health | 10555 |
| information; | 10556 |
| (b) Report the discovery and the names of all individuals | 10557 |
| identified pursuant to division (C)(4)(a) of this section to all | 10558 |
| other state agencies and the executive director of the office of | 10559 |
| health transformation or the executive director's designee; | 10560 |
| (c) Mitigate, to the extent reasonably possible, any | 10561 |
| potential adverse effects of the unauthorized use or disclosure. | 10562 |
| (5) A state agency shall make available to the executive | 10563 |
| director of the office of health transformation or the executive | 10564 |
| director's designee, and to any other state or federal | 10565 |
| governmental entity required by law to have access on that | 10566 |
| entity's request, all internal practices, records, and | 10567 |
| documentation relating to personally identifiable information it | 10568 |
| receives, uses, or discloses that is affected or governed by an | 10569 |
| operating protocol. | 10570 |
| (6) On termination or expiration of an operating protocol and | 10571 |
| if feasible, a state agency shall return or destroy all personally | 10572 |
| identifiable information received directly from or received on | 10573 |
| behalf of another state agency. If the personally identifiable | 10574 |
| information is not returned or destroyed, the state agency | 10575 |
| maintaining the information shall extend the protections set forth | 10576 |
| in this section for as long as it is maintained. | 10577 |
| (7) If a state agency enters into a subcontract or, when | 10578 |
| required by 45 C.F.R. 164.502(e)(2), a business associate | 10579 |
| agreement, the subcontract or business associate agreement shall | 10580 |
| require the subcontractor or business associate to comply with the | 10581 |
| terms of this section as if the subcontractor or business | 10582 |
| associate were a state agency. | 10583 |
| Sec. 191.06. (A) The provisions of this section shall apply | 10584 |
| only for fiscal year 2013. | 10585 |
| (B) The executive director of the office of health | 10586 |
| transformation or the executive director's designee may facilitate | 10587 |
| the coordination of operations and exchange of information between | 10588 |
| state agencies. The purpose of the executive director's authority | 10589 |
| under this section is to support agency collaboration for health | 10590 |
| transformation purposes, including modernization of the medicaid | 10591 |
| program, streamlining of health and human services programs in | 10592 |
| this state, and improving the quality, continuity, and efficiency | 10593 |
| of health care and health care support systems in this state. | 10594 |
| (C) In furtherance of the authority of the executive director | 10595 |
| of the office of health transformation under division (B) of this | 10596 |
| section, the executive director or the executive director's | 10597 |
| designee shall identify each health transformation initiative in | 10598 |
| this state that involves the participation of two or more state | 10599 |
| agencies and that permits or requires an interagency agreement to | 10600 |
| be entered into for purposes of specifying each participating | 10601 |
| agency's role in coordinating, operating, or funding the | 10602 |
| initiative, or facilitating the exchange of data or other | 10603 |
| information for the initiative. The executive director shall | 10604 |
| publish a list of the identified health transformation initiatives | 10605 |
| on the internet web site maintained by the office of health | 10606 |
| transformation. | 10607 |
| (D) For each health transformation initiative that is | 10608 |
| identified under division (C) of this section, the executive | 10609 |
| director or the executive director's designee shall, in | 10610 |
| consultation with each participating agency, adopt one or more | 10611 |
| operating protocols. Notwithstanding any law enacted by the | 10612 |
| general assembly or rule adopted by a state agency, the provisions | 10613 |
| in a protocol shall supersede any provisions in an interagency | 10614 |
| agreement, including an interagency agreement entered into under | 10615 |
| section 5101.10 or 5111.91 of the Revised Code, that differ from | 10616 |
| the provisions of the protocol. | 10617 |
| (E)(1) An operating protocol adopted under division (D) of | 10618 |
| this section shall include both of the following: | 10619 |
| (a) All terms necessary to meet the requirements of "other | 10620 |
| arrangements" between a covered entity and a business associate | 10621 |
| that are referenced in 45 C.F.R. 164.314(a)(2)(ii); | 10622 |
| (b) If known, the date on which the protocol will terminate | 10623 |
| or expire. | 10624 |
| (2) In addition, a protocol may specify the extent to which | 10625 |
| each participating agency is responsible and accountable for | 10626 |
| completing the tasks necessary for successful completion of the | 10627 |
| initiative, including tasks relating to the following components | 10628 |
| of the initiative: | 10629 |
| (a) Workflow; | 10630 |
| (b) Funding; | 10631 |
| (c) Exchange of data or other information that is | 10632 |
| confidential pursuant to state or federal law. | 10633 |
| (F) An operating protocol adopted under division (D) of this | 10634 |
| section shall have the same force and effect as an interagency | 10635 |
| agreement or data sharing agreement, and each participating agency | 10636 |
| shall comply with it. | 10637 |
| (G) The director of job and family services shall determine | 10638 |
| whether a waiver of federal medicaid requirements or a medicaid | 10639 |
| state plan amendment is necessary to fulfill the requirements of | 10640 |
| this section. If the director determines a waiver or medicaid | 10641 |
| state plan amendment is necessary, the director shall apply to the | 10642 |
| United States secretary of health and human services for the | 10643 |
| waiver or amendment. | 10644 |
| Sec. 306.04. (A) Except as otherwise provided in division | 10645 |
| (B) of this section, employees of a county transit board or a | 10646 |
| board of county commissioners operating a transit system are | 10647 |
| employees of the county. If the system is operated by the board of | 10648 |
| county commissioners, the board shall appoint an executive | 10649 |
| director, who shall be in the unclassified service. | 10650 |
| (B) Any county transit board that established its own civil | 10651 |
|
service organization and procedure prior to | 10652 |
| 10653 | |
| that organization. Appointments and promotions in that system | 10654 |
| shall be made, as far as practicable, by competitive examination. | 10655 |
| A board that established its own civil service organization | 10656 |
|
prior to | 10657 |
| shall establish by rule the seniority provisions relating to | 10658 |
| street railway and motor bus employees in effect at the time of | 10659 |
| the acquisition of the transit system by the county. The vacation, | 10660 |
| holiday, and sick leave privileges shall not be regulated by other | 10661 |
| provisions of law relating to public employees of the state or | 10662 |
| county, except that the transit board, its officers and employees, | 10663 |
| shall be subject to the public employees retirement system of the | 10664 |
| state and the transit board shall assume any pension obligations | 10665 |
| which have been assumed by any publicly owned transit system which | 10666 |
| the county may acquire. | 10667 |
| (C) A county transit board or board of county commissioners | 10668 |
| operating a transit system may: | 10669 |
| (1) Acquire in its name by gift, grant, purchase, or | 10670 |
| condemnation and hold and operate real estate and interests | 10671 |
| therein and personal property suitable for its purposes; | 10672 |
| (2) In its name purchase, acquire, construct, enlarge, | 10673 |
| improve, equip, repair, maintain, sell, exchange, lease as lessee | 10674 |
| or lessor, receive a right of use of, and manage, control, and | 10675 |
| operate, in or out of the county, a county transit system | 10676 |
| consisting of all real estate and interests therein, personal | 10677 |
| property, and a combination thereof, for or related to the | 10678 |
| movement of persons including but not limited to street railway, | 10679 |
| tramline, subways, rapid transits, monorails, and passenger bus | 10680 |
| systems but excluding therefrom trucks, the movement of property | 10681 |
| by truck, and facilities designed for use in the movement of | 10682 |
| property by truck for hire; | 10683 |
| (3) Issue, with the approval of the county commissioners when | 10684 |
| the issuance is made by the transit board, revenue bonds of the | 10685 |
| county as provided in division (B) of section 306.09 of the | 10686 |
| Revised Code, to secure funds to accomplish its purposes. The | 10687 |
| principal of and interest on such bonds, together with all other | 10688 |
| payments required to be made by the trust agreement or indenture | 10689 |
| securing such bonds, shall be paid solely from revenues or other | 10690 |
| income accruing to the board from facilities of the county transit | 10691 |
| system designated in said agreement or indenture. | 10692 |
| (4) Enter into contracts in the exercise of the rights, | 10693 |
| powers, and duties conferred upon it, and execute all instruments | 10694 |
| necessary in the conduct of its business; | 10695 |
| (5) Fix, alter, and charge rates and other charges for the | 10696 |
| use of its real estate and interests therein, personal property, | 10697 |
| and combinations thereof; | 10698 |
| (6) Employ such financial consultants, accountants, | 10699 |
| appraisers, consulting engineers, architects, construction | 10700 |
| experts, attorneys-at-law, managers and other supervisory | 10701 |
| personnel, and other officers, employees, and agents as it | 10702 |
| determines necessary to conduct its business, and fix their | 10703 |
| compensation and duties; | 10704 |
| (7) Pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber its revenues | 10705 |
| and other income as security for its obligations and enter into | 10706 |
| trust agreements or indentures for the benefit of revenue | 10707 |
| bondholders; | 10708 |
| (8) Borrow money or accept or contract to accept advances, | 10709 |
| loans, gifts, grants, devises, or bequests from and enter into | 10710 |
| contracts or agreements with any federal, state, or other | 10711 |
| governmental or private source and hold and apply advances, loans, | 10712 |
| gifts, grants, devises, or bequests according to the terms thereof | 10713 |
| including provisions which are required by such federal, state, or | 10714 |
| other governmental or private source to protect the interest of | 10715 |
| employees affected by such advances, loans, gifts, grants, | 10716 |
| devises, or bequests. Such advances, loans, gifts, grants, or | 10717 |
| devises may be subject to any reasonable reservation and any gift, | 10718 |
| grant, or devise or real estate may be in fee simple or any lesser | 10719 |
| estate. Any advances or loans received from any federal, state, or | 10720 |
| other governmental or private source may be repaid in accordance | 10721 |
| with the terms of such advance or loan. | 10722 |
| (9) Conduct investigations and surveys into the needs of the | 10723 |
| public within or without the county for transportation services to | 10724 |
| provide for the movement of persons within, into, or from the area | 10725 |
| serviced or to be serviced by the county transit system; | 10726 |
| (10) Enter into lawful arrangements with the appropriate | 10727 |
| federal or state department or agency, county, township, municipal | 10728 |
| corporation, or other political subdivision or public agency for | 10729 |
| the planning and installation of any public facilities which are | 10730 |
| determined necessary in the conduct of its business; | 10731 |
| (11) Purchase fire, extended coverage, and liability | 10732 |
| insurance for the real estate and interests therein, personal | 10733 |
| property and any combination thereof, used by or in connection | 10734 |
| with the county transit system and insurance covering the board | 10735 |
| and the county transit system and its officers and employees for | 10736 |
| liability for damage or injury to persons or property; | 10737 |
| (12) Procure and pay all or any part of the cost of group | 10738 |
| hospitalization, surgical, major medical, or sickness and accident | 10739 |
| insurance, or a combination thereof, for the officers and | 10740 |
| employees of the county transit system and their immediate | 10741 |
| dependents, issued by an insurance company, duly authorized to do | 10742 |
| business in this state; | 10743 |
| (13) Sell, lease, release, or otherwise dispose of real | 10744 |
| estate or interests therein or personal property owned by it and | 10745 |
| grant such easements across its real estate and interests therein | 10746 |
| as will not interfere with its use by the county transit system; | 10747 |
| (14) Establish rules for the use and operation of the county | 10748 |
| transit system including the real estate or interests therein, | 10749 |
| personal property or a combination of the foregoing used by or in | 10750 |
| connection with such system; | 10751 |
| (15) Exercise the power of eminent domain to appropriate any | 10752 |
| real estate or interests therein, personal property, franchises, | 10753 |
| or any combination thereof, within or without the county, | 10754 |
| necessary or proper in the exercise of its powers provided in | 10755 |
| sections 306.01 to 306.13 of the Revised Code, as provided in | 10756 |
| sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code, and subject to | 10757 |
| divisions (15)(a), (b), and (c) of this section, provided that a | 10758 |
| county transit board or a board of county commissioners operating | 10759 |
| a transit system shall not proceed to so appropriate real property | 10760 |
| outside its territorial boundaries, until it has served at the | 10761 |
| office of the county commissioners of the county in which it is | 10762 |
| proposed to appropriate real property, a notice describing the | 10763 |
| real property to be taken and the purpose for which it is proposed | 10764 |
| to be taken, and such county commissioners have entered on their | 10765 |
| journal within thirty days after such service a resolution | 10766 |
| approving such appropriation; | 10767 |
| (a) Nothing contained in this division authorizes a county | 10768 |
| transit board or a board of county commissioners to appropriate | 10769 |
| any land, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, or easements | 10770 |
| belonging to the state or to a municipal corporation without the | 10771 |
| consent of the state or of the municipal corporation, and no | 10772 |
| county transit board or board of county commissioners shall | 10773 |
| exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire any certificate of | 10774 |
| public convenience and necessity, or any part thereof, issued to a | 10775 |
| for-hire motor
| 10776 |
|
utilities commission of Ohio or by the | 10777 |
| 10778 | |
| United States, or to take or disturb other real estate or | 10779 |
| interests therein, personal property, or any combination thereof | 10780 |
| belonging to any municipal corporation without the consent of the | 10781 |
| legislative authority of such municipal corporation, or take or | 10782 |
| disturb real estate or interests therein, personal property, or | 10783 |
| any combination thereof belonging to any other political | 10784 |
| subdivision, public corporation, public utility, or common | 10785 |
| carrier, which is necessary and convenient in the operation of | 10786 |
| such political subdivision, public corporation, public utility, or | 10787 |
| common carrier unless provision is made for the restoration, | 10788 |
| relocation, or duplication of that taken or upon the election of | 10789 |
| such political subdivision, public corporation, public utility, or | 10790 |
| common carrier for the payment of compensation, if any, at the | 10791 |
| sole cost of the county transit system. | 10792 |
| (b) If any restoration or duplication proposed to be made | 10793 |
| under this division involves a relocation, the new location shall | 10794 |
| have at least comparable utilitarian value and effectiveness, and | 10795 |
| such relocation shall not impair the ability of the public utility | 10796 |
| or common carrier to compete in its original area of operation. | 10797 |
| (c) If such restoration or duplication proposed to be made | 10798 |
| under this division involves a relocation, the county transit | 10799 |
| board or board of county commissioners shall acquire no interest | 10800 |
| or right in or to the appropriated property or facility until the | 10801 |
| relocated property or facility is available for use and until | 10802 |
| marketable title thereto has been transferred to the political | 10803 |
| subdivision, public corporation, public utility, or common | 10804 |
| carrier. Nothing in this division shall require any board of | 10805 |
| county commissioners or county transit board operating a county | 10806 |
| transit system to so restore, relocate, or duplicate, if all of | 10807 |
| the real estate and interests therein, personal property, and any | 10808 |
| combination of the foregoing which is owned by a public utility or | 10809 |
| common carrier and used by it or in connection with the movement | 10810 |
| of persons, is acquired by exercise of the power of eminent | 10811 |
| domain. | 10812 |
| (16) When real property is acquired that is located outside | 10813 |
| the county and is removed from the tax duplicate, the county | 10814 |
| transit board or board of county commissioners operating a transit | 10815 |
| system shall pay annually to the county treasurer of the county in | 10816 |
| which that property is located, commencing with the first tax year | 10817 |
| in which that property is removed from the tax duplicate, an | 10818 |
| amount of money in lieu of taxes equal to the smaller of the | 10819 |
| following: | 10820 |
| (a) The last annual installment of taxes due from the | 10821 |
| acquired property before removal from the tax duplicate; | 10822 |
| (b) An amount equal to the difference between the combined | 10823 |
| revenue from real estate taxes of all the taxing districts in | 10824 |
| which the property is located in the tax year immediately prior to | 10825 |
| the removal of the acquired property from the tax duplicate, and | 10826 |
| either: | 10827 |
| (i) The total revenue which would be produced by the tax rate | 10828 |
| of each such taxing district in the tax year immediately prior to | 10829 |
| the removal of the acquired property from the tax duplicate, | 10830 |
| applied to the real estate tax duplicate of each of such taxing | 10831 |
| districts in each tax year subsequent to the year of removal; or | 10832 |
| (ii) The combined revenue from real estate taxes of all such | 10833 |
| taxing districts in each tax year subsequent to the year of | 10834 |
| removal, whichever is the greater. | 10835 |
| The county transit board or board of county commissioners may | 10836 |
| be exempted from such payment by agreement of the affected taxing | 10837 |
| district or districts in the county in which the property is | 10838 |
| located. | 10839 |
| The county auditor of the county in which that property is | 10840 |
| located shall apportion each such annual payment to each taxing | 10841 |
| district as if the annual payment had been levied and collected as | 10842 |
| a tax. | 10843 |
| Those annual payments shall never again be made after they | 10844 |
| have ceased. | 10845 |
| (17) Sue or be sued, plead or be impleaded, and be held | 10846 |
| liable in any court of proper jurisdiction for damages received by | 10847 |
| reason of negligence, in the same manner and to the same extent as | 10848 |
| if the county transit system were privately operated, provided, | 10849 |
| that no funds of a county other than those of the county transit | 10850 |
| board or, if the transit system is operated by the board of county | 10851 |
| commissioners, other than those in the account for the county | 10852 |
| transit system created under division (C) of section 306.01 of the | 10853 |
| Revised Code, shall be available for the satisfaction of judgments | 10854 |
| rendered against that system; | 10855 |
| (18) Annually prepare and make available for public | 10856 |
| inspection a report in condensed form showing the financial | 10857 |
| results of the operation of the county transit system. For systems | 10858 |
| operated by a county transit board, copies of this report shall be | 10859 |
| furnished to the county commissioners as well as a monthly summary | 10860 |
| statement of revenues and expenses for the preceding month | 10861 |
| sufficient to show the exact financial condition of the county | 10862 |
| transit system as of the last day of the preceding month. | 10863 |
| (19) With the approval of the county commissioners when the | 10864 |
| action is taken by the transit board, and without competitive | 10865 |
| bidding, sell, lease, or grant the right of use of all or a | 10866 |
| portion of the county transit system to any other political | 10867 |
| subdivision, taxing district, or other public body or agency | 10868 |
| having the power to operate a transit system; | 10869 |
| (20) Enter into and supervise franchise agreements for the | 10870 |
| operation of a county transit system; | 10871 |
| (21) Accept the assignment of and then supervise an existing | 10872 |
| franchise agreement for the operation of a county transit system. | 10873 |
| Sec. 306.36. (A) The board of trustees of a regional transit | 10874 |
| authority may exercise the power of eminent domain to appropriate | 10875 |
| any land, rights, rights-of-way, franchise, power lines, | 10876 |
| easements, or other property, within or without the territorial | 10877 |
| boundaries of the regional transit authority, necessary or proper | 10878 |
| for the construction or efficient operation of any transit | 10879 |
| facility or access thereto under its jurisdiction pursuant to the | 10880 |
| procedure provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22, inclusive, of the | 10881 |
| Revised Code, and subject to division (B) of this section, | 10882 |
| provided that a regional transit authority shall not proceed to so | 10883 |
| appropriate real property outside its territorial boundaries, | 10884 |
| until it has served at the office of the county commissioners of | 10885 |
| the county in which it is proposed to appropriate real property, a | 10886 |
| notice describing the real property to be taken and the purpose | 10887 |
| for which it is proposed to be taken, and such county | 10888 |
| commissioners have entered on their journal within thirty days | 10889 |
| after such service a resolution approving such appropriation. | 10890 |
| (B) Nothing contained in sections 306.30 to 306.53, | 10891 |
| inclusive, of the Revised Code authorizes a regional transit | 10892 |
| authority to appropriate any land, rights, rights-of-way, | 10893 |
| franchises, or easements belonging to the state or a municipal | 10894 |
| corporation without the consent of the state or municipal | 10895 |
| corporation, and no regional transit authority shall exercise the | 10896 |
| right of eminent domain to acquire any certificate of public | 10897 |
| convenience and necessity, or any part thereof, issued to a | 10898 |
| for-hire motor
| 10899 |
|
utilities commission of Ohio or by the | 10900 |
| 10901 | |
| administration, or to take or disturb other property or facilities | 10902 |
| belonging to any political subdivision, public corporation, public | 10903 |
| utility, or common carrier, which property or facility is | 10904 |
| necessary and convenient in the operation of such political | 10905 |
| subdivision, public corporation, public utility, or common | 10906 |
| carrier, unless provision is made for the restoration, relocation, | 10907 |
| or duplication of such property or facility, or upon the election | 10908 |
| of such political subdivision, public corporation, public utility, | 10909 |
| or common carrier, for the payment of compensation, if any, at the | 10910 |
| sole cost of the regional transit authority, provided: | 10911 |
| (1) If any restoration or duplication of any property or | 10912 |
| facility proposed to be made under this division involves a | 10913 |
| relocation of such property or facility the new facility and | 10914 |
| location thereof shall be of at least comparable utilitarian value | 10915 |
| and effectiveness and such relocation shall not impair the ability | 10916 |
| of the public utility or common carrier to compete in its original | 10917 |
| area of operation. | 10918 |
| (2) If any restoration or duplication of any property or | 10919 |
| facility proposed to be made under this division involves a | 10920 |
| relocation of such property or facility, the regional transit | 10921 |
| authority shall acquire no interest or right in or to the | 10922 |
| appropriated property or facility until the relocated property or | 10923 |
| facility is available for use and until marketable title thereto | 10924 |
| has been transferred to the public utility or common carrier. | 10925 |
| (C) When real property is acquired which is located outside | 10926 |
| the territorial boundaries of the regional transit authority and | 10927 |
| which is removed from the tax duplicate, the regional transit | 10928 |
| authority shall pay annually to the county treasurer of the county | 10929 |
| in which such property is located, commencing with the first tax | 10930 |
| year in which such property is removed from the tax duplicate, an | 10931 |
| amount of money in lieu of taxes equal to the smaller of the | 10932 |
| following: | 10933 |
| (1) The last annual installment of taxes due from the | 10934 |
| acquired property before removal from the tax duplicate; | 10935 |
| (2) An amount equal to the difference between the combined | 10936 |
| revenue from real estate taxes of all the taxing districts in | 10937 |
| which such property is located in the tax year immediately prior | 10938 |
| to the removal of such acquired property from the tax duplicate, | 10939 |
| and either: | 10940 |
| (a) The total revenue which would be produced by the tax rate | 10941 |
| of each such taxing district in the tax year immediately prior to | 10942 |
| the removal of such acquired property from the tax duplicate, | 10943 |
| applied to the real estate tax duplicate of each of such taxing | 10944 |
| districts in each tax year subsequent to the year of removal; or | 10945 |
| (b) The combined revenue from real estate taxes of all such | 10946 |
| taxing districts in each tax year subsequent to the year of | 10947 |
| removal, whichever is the greater. | 10948 |
| The county auditor of each county in which such property is | 10949 |
| located shall apportion each such annual payment to each taxing | 10950 |
| district as if such annual payment has been levied and collected | 10951 |
| as a tax. | 10952 |
| Such annual payments shall never again be made after they | 10953 |
| have ceased. | 10954 |
| The regional transit authority may be exempted from such | 10955 |
| payment by agreement of the affected taxing district or districts | 10956 |
| in the county in which such property is located. | 10957 |
| Sec. 306.55. Beginning July 1, 2011 and until November 5, | 10958 |
| 2013, the legislative authority of any municipal corporation or | 10959 |
| the board of township trustees of any township that has created or | 10960 |
| joined a regional transit authority that levies a property tax and | 10961 |
| that includes in its membership political subdivisions that are | 10962 |
| located in a county having a population of at least four hundred | 10963 |
| thousand according to the most recent federal census, may withdraw | 10964 |
| the municipal corporation or the unincorporated territory of the | 10965 |
| township from the regional transit authority in the manner | 10966 |
|
provided in this section. The legislative authority | 10967 |
| 10968 | |
| 10969 | |
| the question of withdrawing from the regional transit authority to | 10970 |
|
the electors of the
| 10971 |
| unincorporated area of the township to be withdrawn and shall | 10972 |
| certify the proposal to the board of elections for the purpose of | 10973 |
| having the proposal placed on the ballot at the next general | 10974 |
| election or at a special election conducted on the day of the next | 10975 |
| primary election that occurs not less than ninety days after the | 10976 |
| resolution is certified to the board of elections. | 10977 |
| Upon certification of a proposal to the board of elections | 10978 |
| pursuant to this section, the board of elections shall make the | 10979 |
| necessary arrangements for the submission of the question to the | 10980 |
| electors of the territory to be withdrawn from the regional | 10981 |
|
transit authority qualified to vote on the question | 10982 |
| a municipal corporation, the election shall be held, canvassed, | 10983 |
| and certified in the same manner as regular elections for the | 10984 |
|
election of officers of the
| 10985 |
| proposing to withdraw from the regional transit authority, except | 10986 |
| that the question appearing on the ballot of a municipal | 10987 |
| corporation shall read: | 10988 |
| "Shall the territory within the ......................... | 10989 |
|
( | 10990 |
| withdrawn) be withdrawn from ......................... ......... | 10991 |
|
( | 10992 |
| For the unincorporated area of a township, the election shall | 10993 |
| be held, canvassed, and certified in the same manner as regular | 10994 |
| elections for the election of officers of the township, except | 10995 |
| that question shall only be presented to electors of the | 10996 |
| unincorporated area of the township and the question appearing on | 10997 |
| the ballot of the unincorporated area of the township shall read: | 10998 |
| "Shall the territory of the unincorporated area of ...... | 10999 |
| (name of township to be withdrawn) be withdrawn from ...... (name | 11000 |
| of regional transit authority)?" | 11001 |
| The legislative authority of a municipal corporation or board | 11002 |
| of trustees of a township, by vote of two-thirds of all members of | 11003 |
| the legislative authority or board, may adopt a resolution and | 11004 |
| certify that resolution to the board of elections for the combined | 11005 |
| purpose of withdrawing from a regional transit authority as | 11006 |
| provided in this section and levying a property tax pursuant to | 11007 |
| division (XX) of section 5705.19 of the Revised Code for a | 11008 |
| municipal corporation and section 5705.72 of the Revised Code for | 11009 |
| a township. If the questions are combined, the question appearing | 11010 |
| on the ballot shall be as provided in section 5705.252 of the | 11011 |
| Revised Code. | 11012 |
| | 11013 |
| 11014 | |
| 11015 |
| The board of elections to which the resolution was certified | 11016 |
| shall certify the results of the election to the board or | 11017 |
| legislative authority of the subdivision that submitted the | 11018 |
| resolution to withdraw and to the board of trustees of the | 11019 |
| regional transit authority from which the subdivision proposed to | 11020 |
| withdraw. If the question is approved by at least a majority of | 11021 |
| the electors voting on the question, the municipal corporation's | 11022 |
| or unincorporated area of the township's membership in the | 11023 |
| regional transit authority terminates on the thirty-first day of | 11024 |
| December of the calendar year in which the election is held. | 11025 |
| If the question of withdrawing from the regional transit | 11026 |
| authority is approved, the power of the regional transit authority | 11027 |
| to levy a tax on taxable property in the affected area of the | 11028 |
| withdrawing subdivision terminates beginning with the tax year in | 11029 |
| which the election is held, and no taxes from the levy may be | 11030 |
| charged for collection against such property for that tax year. | 11031 |
| Sec. 307.05. As used in this section, "emergency medical | 11032 |
| service organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 | 11033 |
| of the Revised Code. | 11034 |
| A board of county commissioners may operate an ambulance | 11035 |
| service organization or emergency medical service organization, | 11036 |
| or, in counties with a population of forty thousand or less, may | 11037 |
| operate a nonemergency patient transport service organization, or | 11038 |
| may enter into a contract with one or more counties, townships, | 11039 |
| municipal corporations, nonprofit corporations, joint emergency | 11040 |
| medical services districts, fire and ambulance districts, or | 11041 |
| private ambulance owners, regardless of whether such counties, | 11042 |
| townships, municipal corporations, nonprofit corporations, joint | 11043 |
| emergency medical services districts, fire and ambulance | 11044 |
| districts, or private ambulance owners are located within or | 11045 |
| without the state, in order to furnish or obtain the services of | 11046 |
| ambulance service organizations, to furnish or obtain additional | 11047 |
| services from ambulance service organizations in times of | 11048 |
| emergency, to furnish or obtain the services of emergency medical | 11049 |
| service organizations, or, in counties with a population of forty | 11050 |
| thousand or less, to furnish or obtain services of nonemergency | 11051 |
| patient transport service organizations, or may enter into a | 11052 |
| contract with any such entity to furnish or obtain the interchange | 11053 |
| of services from ambulance or emergency medical service | 11054 |
| organizations, or, within counties with a population of forty | 11055 |
| thousand or less, to furnish or obtain the interchange of services | 11056 |
| from nonemergency patient transport service organizations, within | 11057 |
| the territories of the contracting subdivisions. Except in the | 11058 |
| case of a contract with a joint emergency medical services | 11059 |
| district to obtain the services of emergency medical service | 11060 |
| organizations, such contracts shall not be entered into with a | 11061 |
| public agency or nonprofit corporation that receives more than | 11062 |
| half of its operating funds from governmental entities with the | 11063 |
| intention of directly competing with the operation of other | 11064 |
| ambulance service organizations, nonemergency patient transport | 11065 |
| service organizations, or emergency medical service organizations | 11066 |
| in the county unless the public agency or nonprofit corporation is | 11067 |
| awarded the contract after submitting the lowest and best bid to | 11068 |
| the board of county commissioners. Any county wishing to commence | 11069 |
| operation of a nonemergency patient transport service organization | 11070 |
| or wishing to enter into a contract for the first time to furnish | 11071 |
| or obtain services from a nonemergency patient transport service | 11072 |
| organization on or after March 1, 1993, including a county in | 11073 |
| which a private provider has been providing the service, shall | 11074 |
| demonstrate the need for public funding for the service to, and | 11075 |
| obtain approval from, the state board of emergency medical, fire, | 11076 |
| and transportation services or its immediate successor board prior | 11077 |
| to operating or funding the organization. | 11078 |
| When such an organization is operated by the board, the | 11079 |
| organization may be administered by the board, by the county | 11080 |
| sheriff, or by another county officer or employee designated by | 11081 |
| the board. All rules, including the determining of reasonable | 11082 |
| rates, necessary for the establishment, operation, and maintenance | 11083 |
| of such an organization shall be adopted by the board. | 11084 |
| A contract for services of an ambulance service, nonemergency | 11085 |
| patient transport service, or emergency medical service | 11086 |
| organization shall include the terms, conditions, and stipulations | 11087 |
| as agreed to by the parties to the contract. It may provide for a | 11088 |
| fixed annual charge to be paid at the times agreed upon and | 11089 |
| stipulated in the contract, or for compensation based upon a | 11090 |
| stipulated price for each run, call, or emergency or the number of | 11091 |
| persons or pieces of apparatus employed, or the elapsed time of | 11092 |
| service required in such run, call, or emergency, or any | 11093 |
| combination thereof. | 11094 |
| Sec. 307.051. As used in this section, "emergency medical | 11095 |
| service organization" has the same meaning as in section 4766.01 | 11096 |
| of the Revised Code. | 11097 |
| A board of county commissioners, by adoption of an | 11098 |
|
appropriate resolution, may choose to have the | 11099 |
|
emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 11100 |
| any emergency medical service organization it operates. If a board | 11101 |
| adopts such a resolution, Chapter 4766. of the Revised Code, | 11102 |
| except for sections 4766.06 and 4766.99 of the Revised Code, | 11103 |
| applies to the county emergency medical service organization. All | 11104 |
| rules adopted under the applicable sections of that chapter also | 11105 |
| apply to the organization. A board, by adoption of an appropriate | 11106 |
| resolution, may remove its emergency medical service organization | 11107 |
|
from the jurisdiction of the | 11108 |
|
medical, fire, and transportation | 11109 |
| Sec. 307.055. (A) Subject to the terms and conditions of the | 11110 |
| joint resolution creating it, each joint emergency medical | 11111 |
| services district may furnish ambulance services and emergency | 11112 |
| medical services by one of the following methods: | 11113 |
| (1) By operating an emergency medical service organization as | 11114 |
| defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code; | 11115 |
| (2) By contracting for the operation of one or more | 11116 |
| facilities pursuant to division (C) or (D) of this section; | 11117 |
| (3) By providing necessary services and equipment to the | 11118 |
| district either directly or under a contract entered into pursuant | 11119 |
| to division (B) of this section; | 11120 |
| (4) By providing service through any combination of methods | 11121 |
| described in divisions (A)(1) to (3) of this section. | 11122 |
| (B) In order to obtain ambulance service, to obtain | 11123 |
| additional ambulance service in times of emergency, or to obtain | 11124 |
| emergency medical services, a joint emergency medical services | 11125 |
| district may enter into a contract, for a period not to exceed | 11126 |
| three years, with one or more counties, townships, municipal | 11127 |
| corporations, joint fire districts, other governmental units that | 11128 |
| provide ambulance service or emergency medical services, nonprofit | 11129 |
| corporations, or private ambulance owners, regardless of whether | 11130 |
| the entities contracted with are located within or outside this | 11131 |
| state, upon such terms as are agreed to, to furnish or receive | 11132 |
| ambulance services or the interchange of ambulance services or | 11133 |
| emergency medical services within the several territories of the | 11134 |
| contracting subdivisions, if the contract is first authorized by | 11135 |
| all boards of trustees and legislative authorities in the | 11136 |
| territories to be served. | 11137 |
| Such a contract may provide for a fixed annual charge to be | 11138 |
| paid at the times agreed upon and stipulated in the contract; or | 11139 |
| for compensation based on a stipulated price for each run, call, | 11140 |
| or emergency or based on the elapsed time of service required for | 11141 |
| each run, call, or emergency, or based on any combination of | 11142 |
| these. | 11143 |
| Expenditures of a district for ambulance service or emergency | 11144 |
| medical service, whether pursuant to contract or otherwise, are | 11145 |
| lawful expenditures, regardless of whether the district or the | 11146 |
| party with which it contracts charges an additional fee to users | 11147 |
| of the service. | 11148 |
| (C) The board of trustees may enter into a contract with any | 11149 |
| person, municipal corporation, township, or other political | 11150 |
| subdivision, and any political subdivision may contract with the | 11151 |
| board, for the operation and maintenance of emergency medical | 11152 |
| services facilities regardless of whether the facilities used are | 11153 |
| owned or leased by the district, by another political subdivision, | 11154 |
| or by the contractor. | 11155 |
| (D) The district may purchase, lease, and maintain all | 11156 |
| materials, buildings, land, and equipment, including vehicles, the | 11157 |
| board considers necessary for the district. | 11158 |
| When the board finds, by resolution, that the district has | 11159 |
| personal property that is not needed for public use, or is | 11160 |
| obsolete or unfit for the use for which it was acquired, the board | 11161 |
| may dispose of the property in the same manner as provided in | 11162 |
| section 307.12 of the Revised Code. | 11163 |
| (E) Except in the case of a contract with a board of county | 11164 |
| commissioners for the provision of services of an emergency | 11165 |
| medical service organization, any contract entered into by a joint | 11166 |
| emergency medical services district shall conform to the same | 11167 |
| bidding requirements that apply to county contracts under sections | 11168 |
| 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code. | 11169 |
| (F) A county participating in a joint district may contribute | 11170 |
| any of its rights or interests in real or personal property, | 11171 |
| including money, and may contribute services to the district. Any | 11172 |
| such contributions shall be made by a written agreement between | 11173 |
| the contributing county and the district, specifying the | 11174 |
| contribution as well as the rights of the participating counties | 11175 |
| in the contributed property. Written agreements shall also be | 11176 |
| prepared specifying the rights of participating counties in | 11177 |
| property acquired by the district other than by contribution of a | 11178 |
| participating county. Written agreements required by this division | 11179 |
| may be amended only by written agreement of all parties to the | 11180 |
| original agreement. | 11181 |
| (G) A district's board of trustees, by adoption of an | 11182 |
|
appropriate resolution, may choose to have the | 11183 |
|
emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 11184 |
| any emergency medical service organization the district operates. | 11185 |
| If a board adopts such a resolution, Chapter 4766. of the Revised | 11186 |
| Code, except for sections 4766.06 and 4766.99 of the Revised Code, | 11187 |
| applies to the district emergency medical service organization. | 11188 |
| All rules adopted under the applicable sections of that chapter | 11189 |
| also apply to the organization. A board, by adoption of an | 11190 |
| appropriate resolution, may remove the district emergency medical | 11191 |
|
service organization from the jurisdiction of the | 11192 |
|
of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 11193 |
| Sec. 309.09. (A) The prosecuting attorney shall be the legal | 11194 |
| adviser of the board of county commissioners, board of elections, | 11195 |
| all other county officers and boards, and all tax-supported public | 11196 |
| libraries, and any of them may require written opinions or | 11197 |
| instructions from the prosecuting attorney in matters connected | 11198 |
| with their official duties. The prosecuting attorney shall | 11199 |
| prosecute and defend all suits and actions that any such officer, | 11200 |
| board, or tax-supported public library directs or to which it is a | 11201 |
| party, and no county officer may employ any other counsel or | 11202 |
| attorney at the expense of the county, except as provided in | 11203 |
| section 305.14 of the Revised Code. The prosecuting attorney shall | 11204 |
| also defend all civil actions in the court of common pleas brought | 11205 |
| pursuant to division (B)(1) of section 2743.48 of the Revised | 11206 |
| Code. | 11207 |
| (B)(1) The prosecuting attorney shall be the legal adviser | 11208 |
| for all township officers, boards, and commissions, unless, | 11209 |
| subject to division (B)(2) of this section, the township has | 11210 |
| adopted a limited home rule government pursuant to Chapter 504. of | 11211 |
| the Revised Code and has not entered into a contract to have the | 11212 |
| prosecuting attorney serve as the township law director, in which | 11213 |
| case, subject to division (B)(2) of this section, the township law | 11214 |
| director, whether serving full-time or part-time, shall be the | 11215 |
| legal adviser for all township officers, boards, and commissions. | 11216 |
| When the board of township trustees finds it advisable or | 11217 |
| necessary to have additional legal counsel, it may employ an | 11218 |
| attorney other than the township law director or the prosecuting | 11219 |
| attorney of the county, either for a particular matter or on an | 11220 |
| annual basis, to represent the township and its officers, boards, | 11221 |
| and commissions in their official capacities and to advise them on | 11222 |
| legal matters. No such legal counsel may be employed, except on | 11223 |
| the order of the board of township trustees, duly entered upon its | 11224 |
| journal, in which the compensation to be paid for the legal | 11225 |
| services shall be fixed. The compensation shall be paid from the | 11226 |
| township fund. | 11227 |
| Nothing in this division confers any of the powers or duties | 11228 |
| of a prosecuting attorney under section 309.08 of the Revised Code | 11229 |
| upon a township law director. | 11230 |
| (2)(a) If any township in the county served by the | 11231 |
| prosecuting attorney has adopted any resolution regarding the | 11232 |
| operation of adult entertainment establishments pursuant to the | 11233 |
| authority that is granted under section 503.52 of the Revised Code | 11234 |
| or if a resolution of that nature has been adopted under section | 11235 |
| 503.53 of the Revised Code in a township in the county served by | 11236 |
| the prosecuting attorney, all of the following apply: | 11237 |
| (i) Upon the request of a township in the county that has | 11238 |
| adopted, or in which has been adopted, a resolution of that nature | 11239 |
| that is made pursuant to division (E)(1)(c) of section 503.52 of | 11240 |
| the Revised Code, the prosecuting attorney shall prosecute and | 11241 |
| defend on behalf of the township in the trial and argument in any | 11242 |
| court or tribunal of any challenge to the validity of the | 11243 |
| resolution. If the challenge to the validity of the resolution is | 11244 |
| before a federal court, the prosecuting attorney may request the | 11245 |
| attorney general to assist the prosecuting attorney in prosecuting | 11246 |
| and defending the challenge and, upon the prosecuting attorney's | 11247 |
| making of such a request, the attorney general shall assist the | 11248 |
| prosecuting attorney in performing that service if the resolution | 11249 |
| was drafted in accordance with legal guidance provided by the | 11250 |
| attorney general as described in division (B)(2) of section 503.52 | 11251 |
| of the Revised Code. The attorney general shall provide this | 11252 |
| assistance without charge to the township for which the service is | 11253 |
| performed. If a township adopts a resolution without the legal | 11254 |
| guidance of the attorney general, the attorney general is not | 11255 |
| required to provide assistance as described in this division to a | 11256 |
| prosecuting attorney. | 11257 |
| (ii) Upon the request of a township in the county that has | 11258 |
| adopted, or in which has been adopted, a resolution of that nature | 11259 |
| that is made pursuant to division (E)(1)(a) of section 503.52 of | 11260 |
| the Revised Code, the prosecuting attorney shall prosecute and | 11261 |
| defend on behalf of the township a civil action to enjoin the | 11262 |
| violation of the resolution in question. | 11263 |
| (iii) Upon the request of a township in the county that has | 11264 |
| adopted, or in which has been adopted, a resolution of that nature | 11265 |
| that is made pursuant to division (E)(1)(b) of section 503.52 of | 11266 |
| the Revised Code, the prosecuting attorney shall prosecute and | 11267 |
| defend on behalf of the township a civil action under Chapter | 11268 |
| 3767. of the Revised Code to abate as a nuisance the place in the | 11269 |
| unincorporated area of the township at which the resolution is | 11270 |
| being or has been violated. Proceeds from the sale of personal | 11271 |
| property or contents seized pursuant to the action shall be | 11272 |
| applied and deposited in accordance with division (E)(1)(b) of | 11273 |
| section 503.52 of the Revised Code. | 11274 |
| (b) The provisions of division (B)(2)(a) of this section | 11275 |
| apply regarding all townships, including townships that have | 11276 |
| adopted a limited home rule government pursuant to Chapter 504. of | 11277 |
| the Revised Code, and regardless of whether a township that has so | 11278 |
| adopted a limited home rule government has entered into a contract | 11279 |
| with the prosecuting attorney as described in division (B) of | 11280 |
| section 504.15 of the Revised Code or has appointed a law director | 11281 |
| as described in division (A) of that section. | 11282 |
| The prosecuting attorney shall prosecute and defend in the | 11283 |
| actions and proceedings described in division (B)(2)(a) of this | 11284 |
| section without charge to the township for which the services are | 11285 |
| performed. | 11286 |
| (C) Whenever the board of county commissioners employs an | 11287 |
| attorney other than the prosecuting attorney of the county, | 11288 |
| without the authorization of the court of common pleas as provided | 11289 |
| in section 305.14 of the Revised Code, either for a particular | 11290 |
| matter or on an annual basis, to represent the board in its | 11291 |
| official capacity and to advise it on legal matters, the board | 11292 |
| shall enter upon its journal an order of the board in which the | 11293 |
| compensation to be paid for the legal services shall be fixed. The | 11294 |
| compensation shall be paid from the county general fund. The total | 11295 |
| compensation paid, in any year, by the board for legal services | 11296 |
| under this division shall not exceed the total annual compensation | 11297 |
| of the prosecuting attorney for that county. | 11298 |
| (D) The prosecuting attorney and the board of county | 11299 |
| commissioners jointly may contract with a board of park | 11300 |
| commissioners under section 1545.07 of the Revised Code for the | 11301 |
| prosecuting attorney to provide legal services to the park | 11302 |
| district the board of park commissioners operates. | 11303 |
| (E) The prosecuting attorney may be, in the prosecuting | 11304 |
| attorney's discretion and with the approval of the board of county | 11305 |
| commissioners, the legal adviser of a joint fire district created | 11306 |
| under section 505.371 of the Revised Code at no cost to the | 11307 |
| district or may be the legal adviser to the district under a | 11308 |
| contract that the prosecuting attorney and the district enter | 11309 |
|
into, and that the board of county | 11310 |
| approves, to authorize the prosecuting attorney to provide legal | 11311 |
| services to the district. | 11312 |
| (F) The prosecuting attorney may be, in the prosecuting | 11313 |
| attorney's discretion and with the approval of the board of county | 11314 |
| commissioners, the legal adviser of a joint ambulance district | 11315 |
| created under section 505.71 of the Revised Code at no cost to the | 11316 |
| district or may be the legal adviser to the district under a | 11317 |
| contract that the prosecuting attorney and the district enter | 11318 |
| into, and that the board of county commissioners approves, to | 11319 |
| authorize the prosecuting attorney to provide legal services to | 11320 |
| the district. | 11321 |
| (G) The prosecuting attorney may be, in the prosecuting | 11322 |
| attorney's discretion and with the approval of the board of county | 11323 |
| commissioners, the legal adviser of a joint emergency medical | 11324 |
| services district created under section 307.052 of the Revised | 11325 |
| Code at no cost to the district or may be the legal adviser to the | 11326 |
| district under a contract that the prosecuting attorney and the | 11327 |
| district enter into, and that the board of county commissioners | 11328 |
| approves, to authorize the prosecuting attorney to provide legal | 11329 |
| services to the district. | 11330 |
| (H) The prosecuting attorney may be, in the prosecuting | 11331 |
| attorney's discretion and with the approval of the board of county | 11332 |
| commissioners, the legal adviser of a fire and ambulance district | 11333 |
| created under section 505.375 of the Revised Code at no cost to | 11334 |
| the district or may be the legal adviser to the district under a | 11335 |
| contract that the prosecuting attorney and the district enter | 11336 |
| into, and that the board of county commissioners approves, to | 11337 |
| authorize the prosecuting attorney to provide legal services to | 11338 |
| the district. | 11339 |
| (I) All money received pursuant to a contract entered into | 11340 |
| under division (D), (E), (F), (G), or (H) of this section shall be | 11341 |
| deposited into the prosecuting attorney's legal services fund, | 11342 |
| which shall be established in the county treasury of each county | 11343 |
| in which such a contract exists. Moneys in that fund may be | 11344 |
| appropriated only to the prosecuting attorney for the purpose of | 11345 |
| providing legal services to a park district, joint fire district, | 11346 |
| joint ambulance district, joint emergency medical services | 11347 |
| district, or a fire and ambulance district, as applicable, under a | 11348 |
| contract entered into under the applicable division. | 11349 |
| Sec. 313.121. (A) As used in this section, "parent" means | 11350 |
| either parent, except that if one parent has been designated the | 11351 |
| residential parent and legal custodian of the child, "parent" | 11352 |
| means the designated residential parent and legal custodian, and | 11353 |
| if a person other than a parent is the child's legal guardian, | 11354 |
| "parent" means the legal guardian. | 11355 |
| (B) If a child under two years of age dies suddenly when in | 11356 |
| apparent good health, the death shall be reported immediately to | 11357 |
| the coroner of the county in which the death occurred, as required | 11358 |
| by section 313.12 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in | 11359 |
| division (C) of this section, the coroner or deputy coroner shall | 11360 |
| perform an autopsy on the child. The autopsy shall be performed in | 11361 |
|
accordance with | 11362 |
| director of health under section 313.122 of the Revised Code. The | 11363 |
| coroner or deputy coroner may perform research procedures and | 11364 |
| tests when performing the autopsy. | 11365 |
| (C) A coroner or deputy coroner is not required to perform an | 11366 |
| autopsy if the coroner of the county in which the death occurred | 11367 |
| or a court with jurisdiction over the deceased body determines | 11368 |
| under section 313.131 of the Revised Code that an autopsy is | 11369 |
| contrary to the religious beliefs of the child. If the coroner or | 11370 |
| the court makes such a determination, the coroner shall notify the | 11371 |
| health district or department of health with jurisdiction in the | 11372 |
| area in which the child's parent resides. For purposes of this | 11373 |
| division, the religious beliefs of the parents of a child shall be | 11374 |
| considered to be the religious beliefs of the child. | 11375 |
| (D) If the child's parent makes a written or verbal request | 11376 |
| for the preliminary results of the autopsy after the results are | 11377 |
|
available, the coroner, or a person designated by
| 11378 |
| shall give the parent an oral statement of the preliminary | 11379 |
| results. | 11380 |
| The coroner, within a reasonable time after the final results | 11381 |
| of the autopsy are reported, shall send written notice of the | 11382 |
| results to the state department of health, the health district or | 11383 |
| department with jurisdiction in the area in which the child's | 11384 |
| parent resides, and, upon the request of a parent of the child, to | 11385 |
| the child's attending physician. Upon the written request of a | 11386 |
| parent of the child and the payment of the transcript fee required | 11387 |
| by section 313.10 of the Revised Code, the coroner shall send | 11388 |
| written notice of the final results to that parent. The notice | 11389 |
| sent to the state department of health shall include all of the | 11390 |
|
information specified | 11391 |
| rules adopted under section 313.122 of the Revised Code. | 11392 |
| (E) On the occurrence of any of the following, the health | 11393 |
| district or department with jurisdiction in the area in which the | 11394 |
| child's parent resides shall offer the parent any counseling or | 11395 |
| other supportive services it has available: | 11396 |
| (1) When it learns through any source that an autopsy is | 11397 |
| being performed on a child under two years of age who died | 11398 |
| suddenly when in apparent good health; | 11399 |
| (2) When it receives notice that the final result of an | 11400 |
| autopsy performed pursuant to this section concluded that the | 11401 |
| child died of sudden infant death syndrome; | 11402 |
| (3) When it is notified by the coroner that, pursuant to | 11403 |
| division (C) of this section, an autopsy was not performed. | 11404 |
| (F) When a health district or department receives notice that | 11405 |
| the final result of an autopsy performed pursuant to this section | 11406 |
| concluded that the child died of sudden infant death syndrome or | 11407 |
| that, pursuant to division (C) of this section, an autopsy was not | 11408 |
| performed but sudden infant death syndrome may have been the cause | 11409 |
| of death, it shall offer the child's parent information about | 11410 |
| sudden infant death syndrome. The state department of health shall | 11411 |
| ensure that current information on sudden infant death syndrome is | 11412 |
| available for distribution by health districts and departments. | 11413 |
| Sec. 313.122. The | 11414 |
| reviewing and considering any recommendations made by the Ohio | 11415 |
| state coroners association, shall adopt rules in accordance with | 11416 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing a protocol governing | 11417 |
| the performance of autopsies under section 313.121 of the Revised | 11418 |
| Code. The rules shall specify the information derived from an | 11419 |
| autopsy that a coroner is required to report to the state | 11420 |
|
department of health. The | 11421 |
| amend the rules adopted under this section unless it notifies the | 11422 |
| Ohio state coroners association of the proposed changes and | 11423 |
| consults with the association. | 11424 |
| Sec. 313.16. In counties where no coroner's laboratory has | 11425 |
| been established or where the coroner's laboratory does not have | 11426 |
|
the equipment or personnel to follow the protocol established | 11427 |
| 11428 | |
| 11429 | |
| request a coroner of a county in which such a laboratory is | 11430 |
|
established or that has a laboratory able to follow the | 11431 |
| 11432 | |
| laboratory examinations, the cost of which shall be no greater | 11433 |
| than the actual value of the services of technicians and the | 11434 |
| materials used in performing such examination. Money derived from | 11435 |
| the fees paid for these examinations shall be kept in a special | 11436 |
| fund, for the use of the coroner's laboratory, from which fund | 11437 |
| replacements can be made. Such funds shall be used to purchase | 11438 |
| necessary supplies and equipment for the laboratory and to pay any | 11439 |
| associated costs incurred in the administration of this section at | 11440 |
| the coroner's discretion. | 11441 |
| Sec. 339.091. Before the board of county commissioners, | 11442 |
| board of county hospital trustees, or county hospital commission | 11443 |
| may enter into an initial agreement for the acquisition, | 11444 |
| operation, or lease under section 140.03, 140.05, 339.09, or | 11445 |
| 339.14 of the Revised Code of a county hospital operated by a | 11446 |
| board of county hospital trustees under section 339.06 of the | 11447 |
| Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall review the | 11448 |
| agreement. If it finds that the agreement will meet the needs of | 11449 |
| the residents of the county for hospital service, the board of | 11450 |
| county commissioners may adopt a resolution authorizing the board | 11451 |
| of county commissioners, board of county hospital trustees, or | 11452 |
| county hospital commission to enter into the agreement. On | 11453 |
| adoption of the resolution, the board of county commissioners, | 11454 |
| board of county hospital trustees, or county hospital commission | 11455 |
| may enter into the agreement. | 11456 |
| The requirements of this section do not apply to an agreement | 11457 |
| if one or more hospitals classified as general hospitals by the | 11458 |
| 11459 | |
| Revised Code are operating in the same county as the county | 11460 |
| hospital. | 11461 |
| Sec. 340.03. (A) Subject to rules issued by the director of | 11462 |
| mental health after consultation with relevant constituencies as | 11463 |
| required by division (L) of section 5119.06 of the Revised Code, | 11464 |
| with regard to mental health services, the board of alcohol, drug | 11465 |
| addiction, and mental health services shall: | 11466 |
| (1) Serve as the community mental health planning agency for | 11467 |
| the county or counties under its jurisdiction, and in so doing it | 11468 |
| shall: | 11469 |
| (a) Evaluate the need for facilities and community mental | 11470 |
| health services; | 11471 |
| (b) In cooperation with other local and regional planning and | 11472 |
| funding bodies and with relevant ethnic organizations, assess the | 11473 |
| community mental health needs, set priorities, and develop plans | 11474 |
| for the operation of facilities and community mental health | 11475 |
| services; | 11476 |
| (c) In accordance with guidelines issued by the director of | 11477 |
| mental health after consultation with board representatives, | 11478 |
| annually develop and submit to the department of mental health a | 11479 |
| community mental health plan listing community mental health | 11480 |
| needs, including the needs of all residents of the district now | 11481 |
| residing in state mental institutions and severely mentally | 11482 |
| disabled adults, children, and adolescents; all children subject | 11483 |
| to a determination made pursuant to section 121.38 of the Revised | 11484 |
| Code; and all the facilities and community mental health services | 11485 |
| that are or will be in operation or provided during the period for | 11486 |
| which the plan will be in operation in the service district to | 11487 |
| meet such needs. | 11488 |
| The plan shall include, but not be limited to, a statement of | 11489 |
| which of the services listed in section 340.09 of the Revised Code | 11490 |
| the board intends to make available. The board must include crisis | 11491 |
| intervention services for individuals in an emergency situation in | 11492 |
| the plan and explain how the board intends to make such services | 11493 |
| available. The plan must also include a statement of the inpatient | 11494 |
| and community-based services the board proposes that the | 11495 |
| department operate, an assessment of the number and types of | 11496 |
| residential facilities needed, such other information as the | 11497 |
| department requests, and a budget for moneys the board expects to | 11498 |
| receive. The department shall approve or disapprove the plan, in | 11499 |
| whole or in part, according to the criteria developed pursuant to | 11500 |
| section 5119.61 of the Revised Code. The department's statement of | 11501 |
| approval or disapproval shall specify the inpatient and the | 11502 |
| community-based services that the department will operate for the | 11503 |
| board. Eligibility for state and federal funding shall be | 11504 |
| contingent upon an approved plan or relevant part of a plan. | 11505 |
| If a board determines that it is necessary to amend a plan or | 11506 |
| an allocation request that has been approved under division | 11507 |
| (A)(1)(c) of this section, the board shall submit a proposed | 11508 |
| amendment to the director. The director may approve or disapprove | 11509 |
| all or part of the amendment. The director shall inform the board | 11510 |
| of the reasons for disapproval of all or part of an amendment and | 11511 |
| of the criteria that must be met before the amendment may be | 11512 |
| approved. The director shall provide the board an opportunity to | 11513 |
| present its case on behalf of the amendment. The director shall | 11514 |
| give the board a reasonable time in which to meet the criteria, | 11515 |
| and shall offer the board technical assistance to help it meet the | 11516 |
| criteria. | 11517 |
| The board shall implement the plan approved by the | 11518 |
| department. | 11519 |
| (d) Promote, arrange, and implement working agreements with | 11520 |
| social agencies, both public and private, and with judicial | 11521 |
| agencies. | 11522 |
| (2) Investigate, or request another agency to investigate, | 11523 |
| any complaint alleging abuse or neglect of any person receiving | 11524 |
| services from a community mental health agency as defined in | 11525 |
|
section 5122.01 of the Revised Code | 11526 |
| neglect of a person with mental illness or severe mental | 11527 |
| disability residing in a residential facility licensed under | 11528 |
| section 5119.22 of the Revised Code. If the investigation | 11529 |
| substantiates the charge of abuse or neglect, the board shall take | 11530 |
| whatever action it determines is necessary to correct the | 11531 |
| situation, including notification of the appropriate authorities. | 11532 |
| Upon request, the board shall provide information about such | 11533 |
| investigations to the department. | 11534 |
| (3) For the purpose of section 5119.611 of the Revised Code, | 11535 |
| cooperate with the director of mental health in visiting and | 11536 |
| evaluating whether the services of a community mental health | 11537 |
| agency satisfy the certification standards established by rules | 11538 |
| adopted under that section; | 11539 |
| (4) In accordance with criteria established under division | 11540 |
| (E) of section 5119.61 of the Revised Code, review and evaluate | 11541 |
| the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of services provided | 11542 |
| through its community mental health plan and submit its findings | 11543 |
| and recommendations to the department of mental health; | 11544 |
| (5) In accordance with section 5119.22 of the Revised Code, | 11545 |
| review applications for residential facility licenses and | 11546 |
| recommend to the department of mental health approval or | 11547 |
| disapproval of applications; | 11548 |
| (6) Audit, in accordance with rules adopted by the auditor of | 11549 |
| state pursuant to section 117.20 of the Revised Code, at least | 11550 |
| annually all programs and services provided under contract with | 11551 |
| the board. In so doing, the board may contract for or employ the | 11552 |
| services of private auditors. A copy of the fiscal audit report | 11553 |
| shall be provided to the director of mental health, the auditor of | 11554 |
| state, and the county auditor of each county in the board's | 11555 |
| district. | 11556 |
| (7) Recruit and promote local financial support for mental | 11557 |
| health programs from private and public sources; | 11558 |
| (8)(a) Enter into contracts with public and private | 11559 |
| facilities for the operation of facility services included in the | 11560 |
| board's community mental health plan and enter into contracts with | 11561 |
| public and private community mental health agencies for the | 11562 |
| provision of community mental health services that are listed in | 11563 |
| section 340.09 of the Revised Code and included in the board's | 11564 |
| community mental health plan. The board may not contract with a | 11565 |
| community mental health agency to provide community mental health | 11566 |
| services included in the board's community mental health plan | 11567 |
| unless the services are certified by the director of mental health | 11568 |
| under section 5119.611 of the Revised Code. Section 307.86 of the | 11569 |
| Revised Code does not apply to contracts entered into under this | 11570 |
| division. In contracting with a community mental health agency, a | 11571 |
| board shall consider the cost effectiveness of services provided | 11572 |
| by that agency and the quality and continuity of care, and may | 11573 |
| review cost elements, including salary costs, of the services to | 11574 |
| be provided. A utilization review process shall be established as | 11575 |
| part of the contract for services entered into between a board and | 11576 |
| a community mental health agency. The board may establish this | 11577 |
| process in a way that is most effective and efficient in meeting | 11578 |
| local needs. Until July 1, 2012, a contract with a community | 11579 |
| mental health agency or facility, as defined in section 5111.023 | 11580 |
| of the Revised Code, to provide services listed in division (B) of | 11581 |
| that section shall provide for the agency or facility to be paid | 11582 |
| in accordance with the contract entered into between the | 11583 |
| departments of job and family services and mental health under | 11584 |
| section 5111.91 of the Revised Code and any rules adopted under | 11585 |
| division (A) of section 5119.61 of the Revised Code. | 11586 |
| If either the board or a facility or community mental health | 11587 |
| agency with which the board contracts under division (A)(8)(a) of | 11588 |
| this section proposes not to renew the contract or proposes | 11589 |
| substantial changes in contract terms, the other party shall be | 11590 |
| given written notice at least one hundred twenty days before the | 11591 |
| expiration date of the contract. During the first sixty days of | 11592 |
| this one hundred twenty-day period, both parties shall attempt to | 11593 |
| resolve any dispute through good faith collaboration and | 11594 |
| negotiation in order to continue to provide services to persons in | 11595 |
| need. If the dispute has not been resolved sixty days before the | 11596 |
|
expiration date of the contract, either party may | 11597 |
| notify the department of mental health of the unresolved dispute. | 11598 |
| The director may require both parties to submit the dispute to a | 11599 |
| third party with the cost to be shared by the board and the | 11600 |
| facility or community mental health agency. The third party shall | 11601 |
|
issue to the board | 11602 |
| recommendations on how the dispute may be resolved twenty days | 11603 |
| prior to the expiration date of the contract, unless both parties | 11604 |
| agree to a time extension. The director shall adopt rules | 11605 |
| establishing the procedures of this dispute resolution process. | 11606 |
| (b) With the prior approval of the director of mental health, | 11607 |
| a board may operate a facility or provide a community mental | 11608 |
| health service as follows, if there is no other qualified private | 11609 |
| or public facility or community mental health agency that is | 11610 |
| immediately available and willing to operate such a facility or | 11611 |
| provide the service: | 11612 |
| (i) In an emergency situation, any board may operate a | 11613 |
| facility or provide a community mental health service in order to | 11614 |
| provide essential services for the duration of the emergency; | 11615 |
| (ii) In a service district with a population of at least one | 11616 |
| hundred thousand but less than five hundred thousand, a board may | 11617 |
| operate a facility or provide a community mental health service | 11618 |
| for no longer than one year; | 11619 |
| (iii) In a service district with a population of less than | 11620 |
| one hundred thousand, a board may operate a facility or provide a | 11621 |
| community mental health service for no longer than one year, | 11622 |
| except that such a board may operate a facility or provide a | 11623 |
| community mental health service for more than one year with the | 11624 |
| prior approval of the director and the prior approval of the board | 11625 |
| of county commissioners, or of a majority of the boards of county | 11626 |
| commissioners if the district is a joint-county district. | 11627 |
| The director shall not give a board approval to operate a | 11628 |
| facility or provide a community mental health service under | 11629 |
| division (A)(8)(b)(ii) or (iii) of this section unless the | 11630 |
| director determines that it is not feasible to have the department | 11631 |
| operate the facility or provide the service. | 11632 |
| The director shall not give a board approval to operate a | 11633 |
| facility or provide a community mental health service under | 11634 |
| division (A)(8)(b)(iii) of this section unless the director | 11635 |
| determines that the board will provide greater administrative | 11636 |
| efficiency and more or better services than would be available if | 11637 |
| the board contracted with a private or public facility or | 11638 |
| community mental health agency. | 11639 |
| The director shall not give a board approval to operate a | 11640 |
| facility previously operated by a person or other government | 11641 |
| entity unless the board has established to the director's | 11642 |
| satisfaction that the person or other government entity cannot | 11643 |
| effectively operate the facility or that the person or other | 11644 |
| government entity has requested the board to take over operation | 11645 |
| of the facility. The director shall not give a board approval to | 11646 |
| provide a community mental health service previously provided by a | 11647 |
| community mental health agency unless the board has established to | 11648 |
| the director's satisfaction that the agency cannot effectively | 11649 |
| provide the service or that the agency has requested the board | 11650 |
| take over providing the service. | 11651 |
| The director shall review and evaluate a board's operation of | 11652 |
| a facility and provision of community mental health service under | 11653 |
| division (A)(8)(b) of this section. | 11654 |
| Nothing in division (A)(8)(b) of this section authorizes a | 11655 |
| board to administer or direct the daily operation of any facility | 11656 |
| or community mental health agency, but a facility or agency may | 11657 |
| contract with a board to receive administrative services or staff | 11658 |
| direction from the board under the direction of the governing body | 11659 |
| of the facility or agency. | 11660 |
| (9) Approve fee schedules and related charges or adopt a unit | 11661 |
| cost schedule or other methods of payment for contract services | 11662 |
| provided by community mental health agencies in accordance with | 11663 |
| guidelines issued by the department as necessary to comply with | 11664 |
| state and federal laws pertaining to financial assistance; | 11665 |
| (10) Submit to the director and the county commissioners of | 11666 |
| the county or counties served by the board, and make available to | 11667 |
| the public, an annual report of the programs under the | 11668 |
| jurisdiction of the board, including a fiscal accounting; | 11669 |
| (11) Establish, to the extent resources are available, a | 11670 |
| community support system, which provides for treatment, support, | 11671 |
| and rehabilitation services and opportunities. The essential | 11672 |
| elements of the system include, but are not limited to, the | 11673 |
| following components in accordance with section 5119.06 of the | 11674 |
| Revised Code: | 11675 |
| (a) To locate persons in need of mental health services to | 11676 |
| inform them of available services and benefits mechanisms; | 11677 |
| (b) Assistance for clients to obtain services necessary to | 11678 |
| meet basic human needs for food, clothing, shelter, medical care, | 11679 |
| personal safety, and income; | 11680 |
| (c) Mental health care, including, but not limited to, | 11681 |
| outpatient, partial hospitalization, and, where appropriate, | 11682 |
| inpatient care; | 11683 |
| (d) Emergency services and crisis intervention; | 11684 |
| (e) Assistance for clients to obtain vocational services and | 11685 |
| opportunities for jobs; | 11686 |
| (f) The provision of services designed to develop social, | 11687 |
| community, and personal living skills; | 11688 |
| (g) Access to a wide range of housing and the provision of | 11689 |
| residential treatment and support; | 11690 |
| (h) Support, assistance, consultation, and education for | 11691 |
| families, friends, consumers of mental health services, and | 11692 |
| others; | 11693 |
| (i) Recognition and encouragement of families, friends, | 11694 |
| neighborhood networks, especially networks that include racial and | 11695 |
| ethnic minorities, churches, community organizations, and | 11696 |
| meaningful employment as natural supports for consumers of mental | 11697 |
| health services; | 11698 |
| (j) Grievance procedures and protection of the rights of | 11699 |
| consumers of mental health services; | 11700 |
| (k) Case management, which includes continual individualized | 11701 |
| assistance and advocacy to ensure that needed services are offered | 11702 |
| and procured. | 11703 |
| (12) Designate the treatment program, agency, or facility for | 11704 |
| each person involuntarily committed to the board pursuant to | 11705 |
| Chapter 5122. of the Revised Code and authorize payment for such | 11706 |
| treatment. The board shall provide the least restrictive and most | 11707 |
| appropriate alternative that is available for any person | 11708 |
| involuntarily committed to it and shall assure that the services | 11709 |
| listed in section 340.09 of the Revised Code are available to | 11710 |
| severely mentally disabled persons residing within its service | 11711 |
| district. The board shall establish the procedure for authorizing | 11712 |
| payment for services, which may include prior authorization in | 11713 |
| appropriate circumstances. The board may provide for services | 11714 |
| directly to a severely mentally disabled person when life or | 11715 |
| safety is endangered and when no community mental health agency is | 11716 |
| available to provide the service. | 11717 |
| (13) Establish a method for evaluating referrals for | 11718 |
| involuntary commitment and affidavits filed pursuant to section | 11719 |
| 5122.11 of the Revised Code in order to assist the probate | 11720 |
| division of the court of common pleas in determining whether there | 11721 |
| is probable cause that a respondent is subject to involuntary | 11722 |
| hospitalization and what alternative treatment is available and | 11723 |
| appropriate, if any; | 11724 |
| (14) Ensure that apartments or rooms built, subsidized, | 11725 |
| renovated, rented, owned, or leased by the board or a community | 11726 |
| mental health agency have been approved as meeting minimum fire | 11727 |
| safety standards and that persons residing in the rooms or | 11728 |
| apartments are receiving appropriate and necessary services, | 11729 |
| including culturally relevant services, from a community mental | 11730 |
| health agency. This division does not apply to residential | 11731 |
| facilities licensed pursuant to section 5119.22 of the Revised | 11732 |
| Code. | 11733 |
| (15) Establish a mechanism for involvement of consumer | 11734 |
| recommendation and advice on matters pertaining to mental health | 11735 |
| services in the alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health service | 11736 |
|
district | 11737 |
| | 11738 |
| 11739 | |
| 11740 | |
| 11741 | |
| 11742 | |
| 11743 | |
| 11744 | |
| 11745 | |
| 11746 |
| (B) The board shall establish such rules, operating | 11747 |
| procedures, standards, and bylaws, and perform such other duties | 11748 |
| as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this | 11749 |
| chapter. | 11750 |
| (C) A board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health | 11751 |
| services may receive by gift, grant, devise, or bequest any | 11752 |
| moneys, lands, or property for the benefit of the purposes for | 11753 |
| which the board is established, and may hold and apply it | 11754 |
| according to the terms of the gift, grant, or bequest. All money | 11755 |
| received, including accrued interest, by gift, grant, or bequest | 11756 |
| shall be deposited in the treasury of the county, the treasurer of | 11757 |
| which is custodian of the alcohol, drug addiction, and mental | 11758 |
| health services funds to the credit of the board and shall be | 11759 |
| available for use by the board for purposes stated by the donor or | 11760 |
| grantor. | 11761 |
| (D) No board member or employee of a board of alcohol, drug | 11762 |
| addiction, and mental health services shall be liable for injury | 11763 |
| or damages caused by any action or inaction taken within the scope | 11764 |
| of the board member's official duties or the employee's | 11765 |
| employment, whether or not such action or inaction is expressly | 11766 |
| authorized by this section, section 340.033, or any other section | 11767 |
| of the Revised Code, unless such action or inaction constitutes | 11768 |
| willful or wanton misconduct. Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code | 11769 |
| applies to any action or inaction by a board member or employee of | 11770 |
| a board taken within the scope of the board member's official | 11771 |
| duties or employee's employment. For the purposes of this | 11772 |
| division, the conduct of a board member or employee shall not be | 11773 |
| considered willful or wanton misconduct if the board member or | 11774 |
| employee acted in good faith and in a manner that the board member | 11775 |
| or employee reasonably believed was in or was not opposed to the | 11776 |
| best interests of the board and, with respect to any criminal | 11777 |
| action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the | 11778 |
| conduct was unlawful. | 11779 |
| (E) The meetings held by any committee established by a board | 11780 |
| of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services shall be | 11781 |
| considered to be meetings of a public body subject to section | 11782 |
| 121.22 of the Revised Code. | 11783 |
| Sec. 340.091. Each board of alcohol, drug addiction, and | 11784 |
| mental health services shall contract with a community mental | 11785 |
| health agency under division (A)(7)(a) of section 340.03 of the | 11786 |
| Revised Code for the agency to do all of the following in | 11787 |
| accordance with rules adopted under section 5119.61 of the Revised | 11788 |
| Code for an individual referred to the agency under division | 11789 |
| 11790 |
| (A) Assess the individual | 11791 |
| 11792 | |
| 11793 | |
| and, if the agency determines that the environment in which the | 11794 |
| individual will be living while receiving residential state | 11795 |
|
supplement payments is appropriate for the individual's needs | 11796 |
| 11797 | |
| recommendation to the referring residential state supplement | 11798 |
| administrative agency that the referring agency should conclude | 11799 |
| that the living environment is appropriate when it makes its | 11800 |
| determination regarding the appropriateness of the environment; | 11801 |
| (B) Provide ongoing monitoring to ensure that services | 11802 |
| provided under section 340.09 of the Revised Code are available to | 11803 |
| the individual; | 11804 |
| (C) Provide discharge planning to ensure the individual's | 11805 |
| earliest possible transition to a less restrictive environment. | 11806 |
| Sec. 505.37. (A) The board of township trustees may | 11807 |
| establish all necessary rules to guard against the occurrence of | 11808 |
| fires and to protect the property and lives of the citizens | 11809 |
| against damage and accidents, and may, with the approval of the | 11810 |
| specifications by the prosecuting attorney or, if the township has | 11811 |
| adopted limited home rule government under Chapter 504. of the | 11812 |
| Revised Code, with the approval of the specifications by the | 11813 |
| township's law director, purchase, lease, lease with an option to | 11814 |
| purchase, or otherwise provide any fire apparatus, mechanical | 11815 |
| resuscitators, or other equipment, appliances, materials, fire | 11816 |
| hydrants, and water supply for fire-fighting purposes that seems | 11817 |
| advisable to the board. The board shall provide for the care and | 11818 |
| maintenance of fire equipment, and, for these purposes, may | 11819 |
| purchase, lease, lease with an option to purchase, or construct | 11820 |
| and maintain necessary buildings, and it may establish and | 11821 |
| maintain lines of fire-alarm communications within the limits of | 11822 |
| the township. The board may employ one or more persons to maintain | 11823 |
| and operate fire-fighting equipment, or it may enter into an | 11824 |
| agreement with a volunteer fire company for the use and operation | 11825 |
| of fire-fighting equipment. The board may compensate the members | 11826 |
| of a volunteer fire company on any basis and in any amount that it | 11827 |
| considers equitable. | 11828 |
| When the estimated cost to purchase fire apparatus, | 11829 |
| mechanical resuscitators, other equipment, appliances, materials, | 11830 |
| fire hydrants, buildings, or fire-alarm communications equipment | 11831 |
| or services exceeds fifty thousand dollars, the contract shall be | 11832 |
| let by competitive bidding. When competitive bidding is required, | 11833 |
| the board shall advertise once a week for not less than two | 11834 |
| consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the | 11835 |
| township. The board may also cause notice to be inserted in trade | 11836 |
| papers or other publications designated by it or to be distributed | 11837 |
| by electronic means, including posting the notice on the board's | 11838 |
| internet web site. If the board posts the notice on its web site, | 11839 |
| it may eliminate the second notice otherwise required to be | 11840 |
| published in a newspaper of general circulation within the | 11841 |
| township, provided that the first notice published in such | 11842 |
| newspaper meets all of the following requirements: | 11843 |
| (1) It is published at least two weeks before the opening of | 11844 |
| bids. | 11845 |
| (2) It includes a statement that the notice is posted on the | 11846 |
| board's internet web site. | 11847 |
| (3) It includes the internet address of the board's internet | 11848 |
| web site. | 11849 |
| (4) It includes instructions describing how the notice may be | 11850 |
| accessed on the board's internet web site. | 11851 |
| The advertisement shall include the time, date, and place | 11852 |
| where the clerk of the township, or the clerk's designee, will | 11853 |
| read bids publicly. The time, date, and place of bid openings may | 11854 |
| be extended to a later date by the board of township trustees, | 11855 |
| provided that written or oral notice of the change shall be given | 11856 |
| to all persons who have received or requested specifications not | 11857 |
| later than ninety-six hours prior to the original time and date | 11858 |
| fixed for the opening. The board may reject all the bids or accept | 11859 |
| the lowest and best bid, provided that the successful bidder meets | 11860 |
| the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code when the | 11861 |
| contract is for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, | 11862 |
| or reconstruction of an improvement. | 11863 |
| (B) The boards of township trustees of any two or more | 11864 |
| townships, or the legislative authorities of any two or more | 11865 |
| political subdivisions, or any combination of these, may, through | 11866 |
| joint action, unite in the joint purchase, lease, lease with an | 11867 |
| option to purchase, maintenance, use, and operation of | 11868 |
| fire-fighting equipment, or for any other purpose designated in | 11869 |
| sections 505.37 to 505.42 of the Revised Code, and may prorate the | 11870 |
| expense of the joint action on any terms that are mutually agreed | 11871 |
| upon. | 11872 |
| (C) The board of township trustees of any township may, by | 11873 |
| resolution, whenever it is expedient and necessary to guard | 11874 |
| against the occurrence of fires or to protect the property and | 11875 |
| lives of the citizens against damages resulting from their | 11876 |
| occurrence, create a fire district of any portions of the township | 11877 |
| that it considers necessary. The board may purchase, lease, lease | 11878 |
| with an option to purchase, or otherwise provide any fire | 11879 |
| apparatus, appliances, materials, fire hydrants, and water supply | 11880 |
| for fire-fighting purposes, or may contract for the fire | 11881 |
| protection for the fire district as provided in section 9.60 of | 11882 |
| the Revised Code. The fire district so created shall be given a | 11883 |
| separate name by which it shall be known. | 11884 |
| Additional unincorporated territory of the township may be | 11885 |
| added to a fire district upon the board's adoption of a resolution | 11886 |
| authorizing the addition. A municipal corporation that is within | 11887 |
| or adjoining the township may be added to a fire district upon the | 11888 |
| board's adoption of a resolution authorizing the addition and the | 11889 |
| municipal legislative authority's adoption of a resolution or | 11890 |
| ordinance requesting the addition of the municipal corporation to | 11891 |
| the fire district. | 11892 |
| If the township fire district imposes a tax, additional | 11893 |
| unincorporated territory of the township or a municipal | 11894 |
| corporation that is within or adjoining the township shall become | 11895 |
| part of the fire district only after all of the following have | 11896 |
| occurred: | 11897 |
| (1) Adoption by the board of township trustees of a | 11898 |
| resolution approving the expansion of the territorial limits of | 11899 |
| the district and, if the resolution proposes to add a municipal | 11900 |
| corporation, adoption by the municipal legislative authority of a | 11901 |
| resolution or ordinance requesting the addition of the municipal | 11902 |
| corporation to the district; | 11903 |
| (2) Adoption by the board of township trustees of a | 11904 |
| resolution recommending the extension of the tax to the additional | 11905 |
| territory; | 11906 |
| (3) Approval of the tax by the electors of the territory | 11907 |
| proposed for addition to the district. | 11908 |
| Each resolution of the board adopted under division (C)(2) of | 11909 |
| this section shall state the name of the fire district, a | 11910 |
| description of the territory to be added, and the rate and | 11911 |
| termination date of the tax, which shall be the rate and | 11912 |
| termination date of the tax currently in effect in the fire | 11913 |
| district. | 11914 |
| The board of trustees shall certify each resolution adopted | 11915 |
| under division (C)(2) of this section to the board of elections in | 11916 |
| accordance with section 5705.19 of the Revised Code. The election | 11917 |
| required under division (C)(3) of this section shall be held, | 11918 |
| canvassed, and certified in the manner provided for the submission | 11919 |
| of tax levies under section 5705.25 of the Revised Code, except | 11920 |
| that the question appearing on the ballot shall read: | 11921 |
| "Shall the territory within ........................ | 11922 |
| (description of the proposed territory to be added) be added to | 11923 |
| ........................ (name) fire district, and a property tax | 11924 |
| at a rate of taxation not exceeding ...... (here insert tax rate) | 11925 |
| be in effect for .......... (here insert the number of years the | 11926 |
| tax is to be in effect or "a continuing period of time," as | 11927 |
| applicable)?" | 11928 |
| If the question is approved by at least a majority of the | 11929 |
| electors voting on it, the joinder shall be effective as of the | 11930 |
| first day of July of the year following approval, and on that | 11931 |
| date, the township fire district tax shall be extended to the | 11932 |
| taxable property within the territory that has been added. If the | 11933 |
| territory that has been added is a municipal corporation and if it | 11934 |
| had adopted a tax levy for fire purposes, the levy is terminated | 11935 |
| on the effective date of the joinder. | 11936 |
| Any municipal corporation may withdraw from a township fire | 11937 |
| district created under division (C) of this section by the | 11938 |
| adoption by the municipal legislative authority of a resolution or | 11939 |
| ordinance ordering withdrawal. On the first day of July of the | 11940 |
| year following the adoption of the resolution or ordinance of | 11941 |
| withdrawal, the municipal corporation withdrawing ceases to be a | 11942 |
| part of the district, and the power of the fire district to levy a | 11943 |
| tax upon taxable property in the withdrawing municipal corporation | 11944 |
| terminates, except that the fire district shall continue to levy | 11945 |
| and collect taxes for the payment of indebtedness within the | 11946 |
| territory of the fire district as it was composed at the time the | 11947 |
| indebtedness was incurred. | 11948 |
| Upon the withdrawal of any municipal corporation from a | 11949 |
| township fire district created under division (C) of this section, | 11950 |
| the county auditor shall ascertain, apportion, and order a | 11951 |
| division of the funds on hand, moneys and taxes in the process of | 11952 |
| collection except for taxes levied for the payment of | 11953 |
| indebtedness, credits, and real and personal property, either in | 11954 |
| money or in kind, on the basis of the valuation of the respective | 11955 |
| tax duplicates of the withdrawing municipal corporation and the | 11956 |
| remaining territory of the fire district. | 11957 |
| A board of township trustees may remove unincorporated | 11958 |
| territory of the township from the fire district upon the adoption | 11959 |
| of a resolution authorizing the removal. On the first day of July | 11960 |
| of the year following the adoption of the resolution, the | 11961 |
| unincorporated township territory described in the resolution | 11962 |
| ceases to be a part of the district, and the power of the fire | 11963 |
| district to levy a tax upon taxable property in that territory | 11964 |
| terminates, except that the fire district shall continue to levy | 11965 |
| and collect taxes for the payment of indebtedness within the | 11966 |
| territory of the fire district as it was composed at the time the | 11967 |
| indebtedness was incurred. | 11968 |
| (D) The board of township trustees of any township, the board | 11969 |
| of fire district trustees of a fire district created under section | 11970 |
| 505.371 of the Revised Code, or the legislative authority of any | 11971 |
| municipal corporation may purchase, lease, or lease with an option | 11972 |
| to purchase the necessary fire-fighting equipment, buildings, and | 11973 |
| sites for the township, fire district, or municipal corporation | 11974 |
| and issue securities for that purpose with maximum maturities as | 11975 |
| provided in section 133.20 of the Revised Code. The board of | 11976 |
| township trustees, board of fire district trustees, or legislative | 11977 |
| authority may also construct any buildings necessary to house | 11978 |
| fire-fighting equipment and issue securities for that purpose with | 11979 |
| maximum maturities as provided in section 133.20 of the Revised | 11980 |
| Code. | 11981 |
| The board of township trustees, board of fire district | 11982 |
| trustees, or legislative authority may issue the securities of the | 11983 |
| township, fire district, or municipal corporation, signed by the | 11984 |
| board or designated officer of the municipal corporation and | 11985 |
| attested by the signature of the township fiscal officer, fire | 11986 |
| district clerk, or municipal clerk, covering any deferred payments | 11987 |
| and payable at the times provided, which securities shall bear | 11988 |
| interest not to exceed the rate determined as provided in section | 11989 |
| 9.95 of the Revised Code, and shall not be subject to Chapter 133. | 11990 |
| of the Revised Code. The legislation authorizing the issuance of | 11991 |
| the securities shall provide for levying and collecting annually | 11992 |
| by taxation, amounts sufficient to pay the interest on and | 11993 |
| principal of the securities. The securities shall be offered for | 11994 |
| sale on the open market or given to the vendor or contractor if no | 11995 |
| sale is made. | 11996 |
| Section 505.40 of the Revised Code does not apply to any | 11997 |
| securities issued, or any lease with an option to purchase entered | 11998 |
| into, in accordance with this division. | 11999 |
| (E) A board of township trustees of any township or a board | 12000 |
| of fire district trustees of a fire district created under section | 12001 |
| 505.371 of the Revised Code may purchase a policy or policies of | 12002 |
| liability insurance for the officers, employees, and appointees of | 12003 |
| the fire department, fire district, or joint fire district | 12004 |
| governed by the board that includes personal injury liability | 12005 |
| coverage as to the civil liability of those officers, employees, | 12006 |
| and appointees for false arrest, detention, or imprisonment, | 12007 |
| malicious prosecution, libel, slander, defamation or other | 12008 |
| violation of the right of privacy, wrongful entry or eviction, or | 12009 |
| other invasion of the right of private occupancy, arising out of | 12010 |
| the performance of their duties. | 12011 |
| When a board of township trustees cannot, by deed of gift or | 12012 |
| by purchase and upon terms it considers reasonable, procure land | 12013 |
| for a township fire station that is needed in order to respond in | 12014 |
| reasonable time to a fire or medical emergency, the board may | 12015 |
| appropriate land for that purpose under sections 163.01 to 163.22 | 12016 |
| of the Revised Code. If it is necessary to acquire additional | 12017 |
| adjacent land for enlarging or improving the fire station, the | 12018 |
| board may purchase, appropriate, or accept a deed of gift for the | 12019 |
| land for these purposes. | 12020 |
| (F) As used in this division, "emergency medical service | 12021 |
| organization" has the same meaning as in section 4766.01 of the | 12022 |
| Revised Code. | 12023 |
| A board of township trustees, by adoption of an appropriate | 12024 |
|
resolution, may choose to have the | 12025 |
|
medical, fire, and transportation | 12026 |
| emergency medical service organization it operates. If the board | 12027 |
| adopts such a resolution, Chapter 4766. of the Revised Code, | 12028 |
| except for sections 4766.06 and 4766.99 of the Revised Code, | 12029 |
| applies to the organization. All rules adopted under the | 12030 |
| applicable sections of that chapter also apply to the | 12031 |
| organization. A board of township trustees, by adoption of an | 12032 |
| appropriate resolution, may remove its emergency medical service | 12033 |
|
organization from the jurisdiction of the | 12034 |
|
emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 12035 |
| Sec. 505.375. (A)(1)(a) The boards of township trustees of | 12036 |
| one or more townships and the legislative authorities of one or | 12037 |
| more municipal corporations, or the legislative authorities of two | 12038 |
| or more municipal corporations, or the boards of township trustees | 12039 |
| of two or more townships, may negotiate an agreement to form a | 12040 |
| fire and ambulance district for the delivery of both fire and | 12041 |
| ambulance services. The agreement shall be ratified by the | 12042 |
| adoption of a joint resolution by a majority of the members of | 12043 |
| each board of township trustees involved and a majority of the | 12044 |
| members of the legislative authority of each municipal corporation | 12045 |
| involved. The joint resolution shall specify a date on which the | 12046 |
| fire and ambulance district shall come into being. | 12047 |
| (b) If a joint fire district created under section 505.371 of | 12048 |
| the Revised Code or a joint ambulance district created under | 12049 |
| section 505.71 of the Revised Code is dissolved to facilitate the | 12050 |
| creation of a fire and ambulance district under division (A)(1)(a) | 12051 |
| of this section, the townships and municipal corporations forming | 12052 |
| the fire and ambulance district may transfer to the fire and | 12053 |
| ambulance district any of the funds on hand, moneys and taxes in | 12054 |
| the process of collection, credits, and real and personal property | 12055 |
| apportioned to them under division (D) of section 505.371 of the | 12056 |
| Revised Code or section 505.71 of the Revised Code, as applicable, | 12057 |
| for use by the fire and ambulance district in accordance with this | 12058 |
| section. | 12059 |
| (2)(a) The board of trustees of a joint ambulance district | 12060 |
| created under section 505.71 of the Revised Code and the board of | 12061 |
| fire district trustees of a joint fire district created under | 12062 |
| section 505.371 of the Revised Code may negotiate to combine their | 12063 |
| two joint districts into a single fire and ambulance district for | 12064 |
| the delivery of both fire and ambulance services, if the | 12065 |
| geographic area covered by the combining joint districts is | 12066 |
| exactly the same. Both boards shall adopt a joint resolution | 12067 |
| ratifying the agreement and setting a date on which the fire and | 12068 |
| ambulance district shall come into being. | 12069 |
| (b) On that date, the joint fire district and the joint | 12070 |
| ambulance district shall cease to exist, and the power of each to | 12071 |
| levy a tax upon taxable property shall terminate, except that any | 12072 |
| levy of a tax for the payment of indebtedness within the territory | 12073 |
| of the joint fire or joint ambulance district as it was composed | 12074 |
| at the time the indebtedness was incurred shall continue to be | 12075 |
| collected by the successor fire and ambulance district if the | 12076 |
| indebtedness remains unpaid. All funds and other property of the | 12077 |
| joint districts shall become the property of the fire and | 12078 |
| ambulance district, unless otherwise provided in the negotiated | 12079 |
| agreement. The agreement shall provide for the settlement of all | 12080 |
| debts and obligations of the joint districts. | 12081 |
| (B)(1) The governing body of a fire and ambulance district | 12082 |
| created under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section shall be a | 12083 |
| board of trustees of at least three but no more than nine members, | 12084 |
| appointed as provided in the agreement creating the district. | 12085 |
| Members of the board may be compensated at a rate not to exceed | 12086 |
| thirty dollars per meeting for not more than fifteen meetings per | 12087 |
| year, and may be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred, | 12088 |
| as provided in the agreement creating the district. | 12089 |
| (2) The board shall employ a clerk and other employees as it | 12090 |
| considers best, including a fire chief or fire prevention | 12091 |
| officers, and shall fix their compensation. Neither this section | 12092 |
| nor any other section of the Revised Code requires, or shall be | 12093 |
| construed to require, that the fire chief of a fire and ambulance | 12094 |
| district be a resident of the district. | 12095 |
| Before entering upon the duties of office, the clerk shall | 12096 |
| execute a bond, in the amount and with surety to be approved by | 12097 |
| the board, payable to the state, conditioned for the faithful | 12098 |
| performance of all of the clerk's official duties. The clerk shall | 12099 |
| deposit the bond with the presiding officer of the board, who | 12100 |
| shall file a copy of it, certified by the presiding officer, with | 12101 |
| the county auditor of the county containing the most territory in | 12102 |
| the district. | 12103 |
| The board also shall provide for the appointment of a fiscal | 12104 |
| officer for the district and may enter into agreements with | 12105 |
| volunteer fire companies for the use and operation of | 12106 |
| fire-fighting equipment. Volunteer firefighters acting under such | 12107 |
| an agreement are subject to the requirements for volunteer | 12108 |
| firefighters set forth in division (A) of section 505.38 of the | 12109 |
| Revised Code. | 12110 |
| (3) Employees of the district shall not be removed from | 12111 |
| office except as provided by sections 733.35 to 733.39 of the | 12112 |
| Revised Code, except that, to initiate removal proceedings, the | 12113 |
| board shall designate a private citizen or, if the employee is | 12114 |
| employed as a firefighter, the board may designate the fire chief, | 12115 |
| to investigate, conduct the proceedings, and prepare the necessary | 12116 |
| charges in conformity with those sections, and except that the | 12117 |
| board shall perform the functions and duties specified for the | 12118 |
| municipal legislative authority under those sections. The board | 12119 |
| may pay reasonable compensation to any private citizen hired for | 12120 |
| services rendered in the matter. | 12121 |
| (4) No person shall be appointed as a permanent full-time | 12122 |
| paid member of the district whose duties include fire fighting, or | 12123 |
| be appointed as a volunteer firefighter, unless that person has | 12124 |
| received a certificate issued under former section 3303.07 or | 12125 |
| section 4765.55 of the Revised Code evidencing satisfactory | 12126 |
| completion of a firefighter training program. The board may send | 12127 |
| its officers and firefighters to schools of instruction designed | 12128 |
| to promote the efficiency of firefighters and, if authorized in | 12129 |
| advance, may pay their necessary expenses from the funds used for | 12130 |
| the maintenance and operation of the district. | 12131 |
| The board may choose, by adoption of an appropriate | 12132 |
|
resolution, to have the
| 12133 |
|
fire, and transportation | 12134 |
| medical service organization it operates. If the board adopts such | 12135 |
| a resolution, Chapter 4766. of the Revised Code, except for | 12136 |
| sections 4766.06 and 4766.99 of the Revised Code, applies to the | 12137 |
| organization. All rules adopted under the applicable sections of | 12138 |
| that chapter also apply to the organization. The board may remove, | 12139 |
| by resolution, its emergency medical service organization from the | 12140 |
|
jurisdiction of the | 12141 |
|
and transportation | 12142 |
| (C) The board of trustees of a fire and ambulance district | 12143 |
| created under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section may exercise | 12144 |
| the following powers: | 12145 |
| (1) Purchase or otherwise provide any fire apparatus, | 12146 |
| mechanical resuscitators, or other fire or ambulance equipment, | 12147 |
| appliances, or materials; fire hydrants; and water supply for | 12148 |
| firefighting purposes that seems advisable to the board; | 12149 |
| (2) Provide for the care and maintenance of equipment and, | 12150 |
| for that purpose, purchase, lease, lease with an option to | 12151 |
| purchase, or construct and maintain necessary buildings; | 12152 |
| (3) Establish and maintain lines of fire-alarm communications | 12153 |
| within the limits of the district; | 12154 |
| (4) Appropriate land for a fire station or medical emergency | 12155 |
| unit needed in order to respond in reasonable time to a fire or | 12156 |
| medical emergency, in accordance with Chapter 163. of the Revised | 12157 |
| Code; | 12158 |
| (5) Purchase, appropriate, or accept a deed or gift of land | 12159 |
| to enlarge or improve a fire station or medical emergency unit; | 12160 |
| (6) Purchase, lease, lease with an option to purchase, | 12161 |
| maintain, and use all materials, equipment, vehicles, buildings, | 12162 |
| and land necessary to perform its duties; | 12163 |
| (7) Contract for a period not to exceed three years with one | 12164 |
| or more townships, municipal corporations, counties, joint fire | 12165 |
| districts, joint ambulance districts, governmental agencies, | 12166 |
| nonprofit corporations, or private ambulance owners located either | 12167 |
| within or outside the state, to furnish or receive ambulance | 12168 |
| services or emergency medical services within the several | 12169 |
| territories of the contracting parties, if the contract is first | 12170 |
| authorized by all boards of trustees and legislative authorities | 12171 |
| concerned; | 12172 |
| (8) Establish reasonable charges for the use of ambulance or | 12173 |
| emergency medical services under the same conditions under which a | 12174 |
| board of fire district trustees may establish those charges under | 12175 |
| section 505.371 of the Revised Code; | 12176 |
| (9) Establish all necessary rules to guard against the | 12177 |
| occurrence of fires and to protect property and lives against | 12178 |
| damage and accidents; | 12179 |
| (10) Adopt a standard code pertaining to fire, fire hazards, | 12180 |
| and fire prevention prepared and promulgated by the state or by a | 12181 |
| public or private organization that publishes a model or standard | 12182 |
| code; | 12183 |
| (11) Provide for charges for false alarms at commercial | 12184 |
| establishments in the same manner as joint fire districts are | 12185 |
| authorized to do under section 505.391 of the Revised Code; | 12186 |
| (12) Issue bonds and other evidences of indebtedness, subject | 12187 |
| to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, but only after approval by a | 12188 |
| vote of the electors of the district as provided by section 133.18 | 12189 |
| of the Revised Code; | 12190 |
| (13) To provide the services and equipment it considers | 12191 |
| necessary, levy a sufficient tax, subject to Chapter 5705. of the | 12192 |
| Revised Code, on all the taxable property in the district. | 12193 |
| (D) Any municipal corporation or township may join an | 12194 |
| existing fire and ambulance district, whether created under | 12195 |
| division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, by its legislative | 12196 |
| authority's adoption of a resolution requesting the membership and | 12197 |
| upon approval of the board of trustees of the district. Any | 12198 |
| municipal corporation or township may withdraw from a district, | 12199 |
| whether created under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, by | 12200 |
| its legislative authority's adoption of a resolution ordering | 12201 |
| withdrawal. Upon its withdrawal, the municipal corporation or | 12202 |
| township ceases to be a part of the district, and the district's | 12203 |
| power to levy a tax on taxable property in the withdrawing | 12204 |
| township or municipal corporation terminates, except that the | 12205 |
| district shall continue to levy and collect taxes for the payment | 12206 |
| of indebtedness within the territory of the district as it was | 12207 |
| composed at the time the indebtedness was incurred. | 12208 |
| Upon the withdrawal of any township or municipal corporation | 12209 |
| from a district, the county auditor of the county containing the | 12210 |
| most territory in the district shall ascertain, apportion, and | 12211 |
| order a division of the funds on hand, including funds in the | 12212 |
| ambulance and emergency medical services fund, moneys and taxes in | 12213 |
| the process of collection, except for taxes levied for the payment | 12214 |
| of indebtedness, credits, and real and personal property on the | 12215 |
| basis of the valuation of the respective tax duplicates of the | 12216 |
| withdrawing municipal corporation or township and the remaining | 12217 |
| territory of the district. | 12218 |
| (E) As used in this section: | 12219 |
| (1) "Governmental agency" includes all departments, boards, | 12220 |
| offices, commissions, agencies, colleges, universities, | 12221 |
| institutions, and other instrumentalities of this or another | 12222 |
| state. | 12223 |
| (2) "Emergency medical service organization" has the same | 12224 |
| meaning as in section 4766.01 of the Revised Code. | 12225 |
| Sec. 505.44. As used in this section: | 12226 |
| (A) "Emergency medical service organization" has the same | 12227 |
| meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. | 12228 |
| (B) "State agency" means all departments, boards, offices, | 12229 |
| commissions, agencies, colleges, universities, institutions, and | 12230 |
| other instrumentalities of this or another state. | 12231 |
| In order to obtain the services of ambulance service | 12232 |
| organizations, to obtain additional services from ambulance | 12233 |
| service organizations in times of emergency, to obtain the | 12234 |
| services of emergency medical service organizations, or, if the | 12235 |
| township is located in a county with a population of forty | 12236 |
| thousand or less, to obtain the services of nonemergency patient | 12237 |
| transport service organizations, a township may enter into a | 12238 |
| contract with one or more state agencies, townships, municipal | 12239 |
| corporations, counties, nonprofit corporations, joint emergency | 12240 |
| medical services districts, fire and ambulance districts, or | 12241 |
| private ambulance owners, regardless of whether such state | 12242 |
| agencies, townships, municipal corporations, counties, nonprofit | 12243 |
| corporations, joint emergency medical services districts, fire and | 12244 |
| ambulance districts, or private ambulance owners are located | 12245 |
| within or outside the state, upon such terms as are agreed to by | 12246 |
| them, to furnish or receive services from ambulance or emergency | 12247 |
| medical service organizations or, if the township is located in a | 12248 |
| county with a population of forty thousand or less, to furnish or | 12249 |
| receive services from nonemergency patient transport service | 12250 |
| organizations, or may enter into a contract for the interchange of | 12251 |
| services from ambulance or emergency medical service organizations | 12252 |
| or, if the township is located in a county with a population of | 12253 |
| forty thousand or less, the interchange of services from | 12254 |
| nonemergency patient transport service organizations, within the | 12255 |
| several territories of the contracting parties, if the contract is | 12256 |
| first authorized by the respective boards of township trustees, | 12257 |
| the other legislative bodies, or the officer or body authorized to | 12258 |
| contract on behalf of the state agency. Such contracts shall not | 12259 |
| be entered into with a state agency or nonprofit corporation that | 12260 |
| receives more than half of its operating funds from governmental | 12261 |
| entities with the intention of directly competing with the | 12262 |
| operation of other ambulance, emergency medical, or nonemergency | 12263 |
| patient transport service organizations in the township unless the | 12264 |
| state agency or nonprofit corporation is awarded the contract | 12265 |
| after submitting the lowest and best bid to the board of township | 12266 |
| trustees. | 12267 |
| The contract may provide for compensation upon such terms as | 12268 |
| the parties may agree. | 12269 |
| Any township wishing to commence providing or wishing to | 12270 |
| enter into a contract for the first time to furnish or obtain | 12271 |
| services from nonemergency patient transport service organizations | 12272 |
| on or after March 1, 1993, including a township in which a private | 12273 |
| provider has been providing the service, shall demonstrate the | 12274 |
| need for public funding for the service to, and obtain approval | 12275 |
| from, the state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 12276 |
| transportation services or its immediate successor board prior to | 12277 |
| the establishment of a township-operated or township-funded | 12278 |
| service. | 12279 |
| Sec. 505.59. The board of township trustees of a township | 12280 |
| that withdraws or proposes by resolution to withdraw the | 12281 |
| unincorporated territory of the township from a regional transit | 12282 |
| authority under section 306.55 of the Revised Code may levy a tax | 12283 |
| on taxable property in the unincorporated area of the township | 12284 |
| under section 5705.72 of the Revised Code to provide | 12285 |
| transportation services for the movement of persons within, from, | 12286 |
| or to the unincorporated area of the township. | 12287 |
| Sec. 505.72. (A) The board of trustees of a joint ambulance | 12288 |
| district shall provide for the employment of such employees as it | 12289 |
| considers best, and shall fix their compensation. Such employees | 12290 |
| shall continue in office until removed as provided by sections | 12291 |
| 733.35 to 733.39 of the Revised Code. To initiate removal | 12292 |
| proceedings, and for such purpose, the board shall designate a | 12293 |
| private citizen to investigate the conduct and prepare the | 12294 |
| necessary charges in conformity with sections 733.35 to 733.39 of | 12295 |
| the Revised Code. The board may pay reasonable compensation to | 12296 |
| such person for the person's services. | 12297 |
| In case of the removal of an employee of the district, an | 12298 |
| appeal may be had from the decision of the board to the court of | 12299 |
| common pleas of the county in which such district, or part of it, | 12300 |
| is situated, to determine the sufficiency of the cause of removal. | 12301 |
| Such appeal from the findings of the board shall be taken within | 12302 |
| ten days. | 12303 |
| (B) As used in this division, "emergency medical service | 12304 |
| organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the | 12305 |
| Revised Code. | 12306 |
| (1) In order to obtain the services of ambulance service | 12307 |
| organizations, to obtain additional services from ambulance | 12308 |
| service organizations in times of emergency, or to obtain the | 12309 |
| services of emergency medical service organizations, a district | 12310 |
| may enter into a contract, for a period not to exceed three years, | 12311 |
| with one or more townships, municipal corporations, joint fire | 12312 |
| districts, nonprofit corporations, any other governmental unit | 12313 |
| that provides ambulance services or emergency medical services, or | 12314 |
| with private ambulance owners, regardless of whether such | 12315 |
| townships, municipal corporations, joint fire districts, nonprofit | 12316 |
| corporations, governmental unit, or private ambulance owners are | 12317 |
| located within or without this state, upon such terms as are | 12318 |
| agreed to, to furnish or receive services from ambulance or | 12319 |
| emergency medical service organizations or the interchange of | 12320 |
| services from ambulance or emergency medical service organizations | 12321 |
| within the several territories of the contracting subdivisions, if | 12322 |
| such contract is first authorized by all boards of trustees and | 12323 |
| legislative authorities concerned. | 12324 |
| The contract may provide for a fixed annual charge to be paid | 12325 |
| at the times agreed upon and stipulated in the contract, or for | 12326 |
| compensation based upon a stipulated price for each run, call, or | 12327 |
| emergency, or the elapsed time of service required in such run, | 12328 |
| call, or emergency, or any combination thereof. | 12329 |
| (2) Expenditures of a district for the services of ambulance | 12330 |
| service organizations or emergency medical service organizations, | 12331 |
| whether pursuant to contract or otherwise, are lawful | 12332 |
| expenditures, regardless of whether the district or the party with | 12333 |
| which it contracts charges additional fees to users of the | 12334 |
| services. | 12335 |
| (3) A district's board of trustees, by adoption of an | 12336 |
|
appropriate resolution, may choose to have the | 12337 |
|
emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 12338 |
| any emergency medical service organization the district operates. | 12339 |
| If a board adopts such a resolution, Chapter 4766. of the Revised | 12340 |
| Code, except for sections 4766.06 and 4766.99 of the Revised Code, | 12341 |
| applies to the district emergency medical service organization. | 12342 |
| All rules adopted under the applicable sections of that chapter | 12343 |
| also apply to the organization. A board, by adoption of an | 12344 |
| appropriate resolution, may remove the district emergency medical | 12345 |
|
service organization from the jurisdiction of the | 12346 |
|
of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 12347 |
| (C) Ambulance services or emergency medical services rendered | 12348 |
| for a joint ambulance district under this section and section | 12349 |
| 505.71 of the Revised Code shall be deemed services of the | 12350 |
| district. These sections do not authorize suits against a district | 12351 |
| or any township or municipal corporation providing or receiving, | 12352 |
| or contracting to provide or receive, such services under these | 12353 |
| sections for damages for injury or loss to persons or property or | 12354 |
| for wrongful death caused by persons providing such services. | 12355 |
| Sec. 705.18. An annual appropriation ordinance shall be | 12356 |
| prepared by the legislative authority of a municipal corporation | 12357 |
|
from estimates submitted by the mayor, the | 12358 |
| the commission, or the city manager, as the case may be, in the | 12359 |
| manner provided in section 705.17 of the Revised Code for the | 12360 |
| annual tax ordinance. The annual appropriation ordinance shall be | 12361 |
|
submitted to the legislative authority at its first meeting | 12362 |
| 12363 | |
| year, and the total of any appropriation ordinance passed by such | 12364 |
| legislative authority shall not exceed the total balances carried | 12365 |
| over from the previous fiscal year plus the estimated revenue of | 12366 |
| the current fiscal year. Supplemental appropriations shall not be | 12367 |
| made during the current fiscal year except from an contingent fund | 12368 |
| regularly set aside by the legislative authority in the annual | 12369 |
| appropriation ordinance or unless by an ordinance passed as an | 12370 |
| emergency measure. | 12371 |
| Sec. 901.54. | 12372 |
| farmland preservation within the department of agriculture. The | 12373 |
| office shall do all of the following: | 12374 |
| | 12375 |
| development of comprehensive local land use plans that encourage | 12376 |
| the efficient use of public infrastructure and the preservation of | 12377 |
| farmland; | 12378 |
| | 12379 |
| coordinate and assist local farmland preservation initiatives; | 12380 |
| | 12381 |
| 12382 |
| | 12383 |
| importance of farmland preservation and on the significance of | 12384 |
| agriculture and agribusiness to this state's economy; | 12385 |
| | 12386 |
| entities operating on a state, regional, or national level; | 12387 |
| | 12388 |
| monitor the development of lands within this state having prime | 12389 |
| soils or unique microclimates. | 12390 |
| | 12391 |
| 12392 | |
| 12393 | |
| 12394 | |
| 12395 | |
| 12396 | |
| 12397 |
| Sec. 955.16. (A) Dogs that have been seized by the county | 12399 |
| dog warden and impounded shall be kept, housed, and fed for three | 12400 |
| days for the purpose of redemption, as provided by section 955.18 | 12401 |
| of the Revised Code, unless any of the following applies: | 12402 |
| (1) Immediate humane destruction of the dog is necessary | 12403 |
| because of obvious disease or injury. If the diseased or injured | 12404 |
| dog is registered, as determined from the current year's | 12405 |
| registration list maintained by the warden and the county auditor | 12406 |
| of the county where the dog is registered, the necessity of | 12407 |
| destroying the dog shall be certified by a licensed veterinarian | 12408 |
| or a registered veterinary technician. If the dog is not | 12409 |
| registered, the decision to destroy it shall be made by the | 12410 |
| warden. | 12411 |
| (2) The dog is currently registered on the registration list | 12412 |
| maintained by the warden and the auditor of the county where the | 12413 |
| dog is registered and the attempts to notify the owner, keeper, or | 12414 |
| harborer under section 955.12 of the Revised Code have failed, in | 12415 |
| which case the dog shall be kept, housed, and fed for fourteen | 12416 |
| days for the purpose of redemption. | 12417 |
| (3) The warden has contacted the owner, keeper, or harborer | 12418 |
| under section 955.12 of the Revised Code, and the owner, keeper, | 12419 |
| or harborer has requested that the dog remain in the pound or | 12420 |
| animal shelter until the owner, harborer, or keeper redeems the | 12421 |
| dog. The time for such redemption shall be not more than | 12422 |
| forty-eight hours following the end of the appropriate redemption | 12423 |
| period. | 12424 |
| At any time after such periods of redemption, any dog not | 12425 |
| redeemed shall be donated to any nonprofit special agency that is | 12426 |
| engaged in the training of any type of assistance dogs and that | 12427 |
| requests that the dog be donated to it. Any dog not redeemed that | 12428 |
| is not requested by such an agency may be sold, except that no dog | 12429 |
| sold to a person other than a nonprofit teaching or research | 12430 |
| institution or organization of the type described in division (B) | 12431 |
| of this section shall be discharged from the pound or animal | 12432 |
| shelter until the animal has been registered and furnished with a | 12433 |
| valid registration tag. | 12434 |
| (B) Any dog that is not redeemed within the applicable period | 12435 |
| as specified in this section or section 955.12 of the Revised Code | 12436 |
| from the time notice is mailed to its owner, keeper, or harborer | 12437 |
| or is posted at the pound or animal shelter, as required by | 12438 |
| section 955.12 of the Revised Code, and that is not required to be | 12439 |
| donated to a nonprofit special agency engaged in the training of | 12440 |
| any type of assistance dogs may, upon payment to the dog warden or | 12441 |
| poundkeeper of the sum of three dollars, be sold to any nonprofit | 12442 |
|
Ohio institution or organization that is certified by the | 12443 |
| 12444 | |
| research concerning the prevention and treatment of diseases of | 12445 |
| human beings or animals. Any dog that is donated to a nonprofit | 12446 |
| special agency engaged in the training of any type of assistance | 12447 |
| dogs in accordance with division (A) of this section and any dog | 12448 |
| that is sold to any nonprofit teaching or research institution or | 12449 |
| organization shall be discharged from the pound or animal shelter | 12450 |
| without registration and may be kept by the agency or by the | 12451 |
| institution or organization without registration so long as the | 12452 |
| dog is being trained, or is being used for teaching and research | 12453 |
| purposes. | 12454 |
| Any institution or organization certified by the | 12455 |
| 12456 | |
| research purposes pursuant to this section shall, at all | 12457 |
| reasonable times, make the dogs available for inspection by agents | 12458 |
| of the Ohio humane society, appointed pursuant to section 1717.04 | 12459 |
| of the Revised Code, and agents of county humane societies, | 12460 |
| appointed pursuant to section 1717.06 of the Revised Code, in | 12461 |
| order that the agents may prevent the perpetration of any act of | 12462 |
| cruelty, as defined in section 1717.01 of the Revised Code, to the | 12463 |
| dogs. | 12464 |
| (C) Any dog that the dog warden or poundkeeper is unable to | 12465 |
| dispose of, in the manner provided by this section and section | 12466 |
| 955.18 of the Revised Code, may be humanely destroyed, except that | 12467 |
| no dog shall be destroyed until twenty-four hours after it has | 12468 |
| been offered to a nonprofit teaching or research institution or | 12469 |
| organization, as provided in this section, that has made a request | 12470 |
| for dogs to the dog warden or poundkeeper. | 12471 |
| (D) An owner of a dog that is wearing a valid registration | 12472 |
| tag who presents the dog to the dog warden or poundkeeper may | 12473 |
| specify in writing that the dog shall not be offered to a | 12474 |
| nonprofit teaching or research institution or organization, as | 12475 |
| provided in this section. | 12476 |
| (E) A record of all dogs impounded, the disposition of the | 12477 |
| same, the owner's name and address, if known, and a statement of | 12478 |
| costs assessed against the dogs shall be kept by the poundkeeper, | 12479 |
| and the poundkeeper shall furnish a transcript thereof to the | 12480 |
| county treasurer quarterly. | 12481 |
| A record of all dogs received and the source that supplied | 12482 |
| them shall be kept, for a period of three years from the date of | 12483 |
| acquiring the dogs, by all institutions or organizations engaged | 12484 |
| in teaching or research concerning the prevention and treatment of | 12485 |
| diseases of human beings or animals. | 12486 |
| (F) No person shall destroy any dog by the use of a high | 12487 |
| altitude decompression chamber or by any method other than a | 12488 |
| method that immediately and painlessly renders the dog initially | 12489 |
| unconscious and subsequently dead. | 12490 |
| Sec. 955.26. Whenever, in the judgment of the director of | 12491 |
| health, any city or general health district board of health, or | 12492 |
| persons performing the duties of a board of health, rabies is | 12493 |
| prevalent, the director of health, the board, or those persons | 12494 |
| shall declare a quarantine of all dogs in the health district or | 12495 |
| in a part of it. During the quarantine, the owner, keeper, or | 12496 |
| harborer of any dog shall keep it confined on the premises of the | 12497 |
| owner, keeper, or harborer, or in a suitable pound or kennel, at | 12498 |
| the expense of the owner, keeper, or harborer, except that a dog | 12499 |
| may be permitted to leave the premises of its owner, keeper, or | 12500 |
| harborer if it is under leash or under the control of a | 12501 |
| responsible person. The quarantine order shall be considered an | 12502 |
| emergency and need not be published. | 12503 |
| When the quarantine has been declared, the director of | 12504 |
| health, the board, or those persons may require vaccination for | 12505 |
| rabies of all dogs within the health district or part of it. Proof | 12506 |
| of rabies vaccination within a satisfactory period shall be | 12507 |
| demonstrated to the county auditor before any registration is | 12508 |
| issued under section 955.01 of the Revised Code for any dog that | 12509 |
| is required to be vaccinated. | 12510 |
| The | 12511 |
| appropriate methods of rabies vaccination and satisfactory periods | 12512 |
| for purposes of quarantines under this section. | 12513 |
| When a quarantine of dogs has been declared in any health | 12514 |
| district or part of a health district, the county dog warden and | 12515 |
| all other persons having the authority of police officers shall | 12516 |
| assist the health authorities in enforcing the quarantine order. | 12517 |
| When rabies vaccination has been declared compulsory in any health | 12518 |
| district or part of a health district, the dog warden shall assist | 12519 |
| the health authorities in enforcing the vaccination order. | 12520 |
| Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a city or | 12521 |
| general health district board of health may make orders pursuant | 12522 |
| to sections 3709.20 and 3709.21 of the Revised Code requiring the | 12523 |
| vaccination of dogs. | 12524 |
| Sec. 991.02. (A) There is hereby created the Ohio | 12525 |
| expositions commission, which shall consist of the following | 12526 |
| 12527 | |
| with the advice and consent of the senate; the director of | 12528 |
| development, the director of natural resources, and the director | 12529 |
| of agriculture, or their designated representatives, who shall be | 12530 |
|
ex officio members with voting rights of | 12531 |
|
the | 12532 |
| representatives to which matters dealing with agriculture are | 12533 |
|
generally referred and the | 12534 |
| committee in the senate to which matters dealing with agriculture | 12535 |
| are generally referred, who shall be nonvoting members. If the | 12536 |
| senate is not in session, recess appointments shall be made by the | 12537 |
| governor. | 12538 |
| (B) Of the nine members of the commission appointed by the | 12539 |
| governor, not more than five shall be from one political party, at | 12540 |
| least three members shall receive the major portion of their | 12541 |
| income from farming, and at least one member shall, at the time of | 12542 |
| 12543 | |
|
agricultural society | 12544 |
| section 1711.01 or 1711.02 of the Revised Code. Terms of office | 12545 |
| shall be for six years, commencing on the second day of December | 12546 |
| and ending on the first day of December. Each member shall hold | 12547 |
|
office from the date of | 12548 |
|
for which | 12549 |
| fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for | 12550 |
|
which
| 12551 |
|
for the remainder of | 12552 |
|
office subsequent to the expiration date of | 12553 |
|
until | 12554 |
| of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. | 12555 |
| The term of each nonvoting, legislative member of the | 12556 |
| commission shall be for two years or until the end of the member's | 12557 |
| legislative term, whichever occurs first. | 12558 |
| (C) The commission shall annually, during the month of | 12559 |
|
December, select from among its members a | 12560 |
| 12561 | |
| chairperson shall carry out | 12562 |
| secretary, who may be a member or employee of the commission, to | 12563 |
| record the minutes of its meetings and to carry out such other | 12564 |
|
duties as may be assigned by the commission, its
| 12565 |
| chairperson, or | 12566 |
| (D) The director of agriculture, the director of natural | 12567 |
| resources, and the director of development, or their designated | 12568 |
| representatives, and the two legislators appointed to the | 12569 |
| commission, as members of the commission shall serve without | 12570 |
| compensation. | 12571 |
| (E) Each of the members of the commission appointed by the | 12572 |
| governor shall be paid the rate established pursuant to division | 12573 |
| (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code. All members of the | 12574 |
| commission are entitled to their actual and necessary expenses | 12575 |
| incurred in the performance of their duties as such members, | 12576 |
| payable from the appropriations for the commission. | 12577 |
| (F) The commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in | 12578 |
| each quarter of each calendar year, and shall keep a record of its | 12579 |
| proceedings, which shall be open to the public for inspection. | 12580 |
|
Special meetings may be called by the | 12581 |
|
shall be called by | 12582 |
| request therefor signed by two or more members of the commission. | 12583 |
| Written notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be sent | 12584 |
| to each member of the commission. Six of the voting members of the | 12585 |
| commission shall constitute a quorum. | 12586 |
| (G) The commission shall employ and prescribe the powers and | 12587 |
| duties of a general manager who shall serve in the unclassified | 12588 |
| civil service at a salary fixed pursuant to section 124.14 of the | 12589 |
| Revised Code. The general manager may employ such assistant | 12590 |
|
managers as | 12591 |
| At no time shall such assistant managers exceed four in number, | 12592 |
| one of whom shall be appointed in the classified civil service. | 12593 |
| The general manager may, subject to the approval of the | 12594 |
| commission, employ a fiscal officer and such other officers, | 12595 |
| employees, and consultants with such powers and duties as are | 12596 |
|
necessary to carry out | 12597 |
| 12598 | |
| order to implement this chapter, the general manager may employ | 12599 |
| and fix the compensation of seasonal employees; these employees | 12600 |
| shall be in the unclassified civil service, and the overtime pay | 12601 |
| requirements of section 124.18 of the Revised Code do not apply to | 12602 |
| them. The general manager shall be considered the appointing | 12603 |
| authority of the commission for purposes of Chapter 124. of the | 12604 |
| Revised Code. | 12605 |
| (H) The governor may remove any appointed voting member of | 12606 |
| the commission at any time for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or | 12607 |
| malfeasance in office. | 12608 |
| Sec. 1121.23. Whenever the approval of the superintendent of | 12609 |
| financial institutions is required under Chapters 1101. to 1127. | 12610 |
| of the Revised Code, or under an order or supervisory action | 12611 |
| issued or taken under those chapters, for a person to serve as an | 12612 |
| organizer, incorporator, director, executive officer, or | 12613 |
| controlling shareholder of a bank, or to otherwise have a | 12614 |
| substantial interest in or participate in the management of a | 12615 |
| bank, the superintendent shall request the superintendent of the | 12616 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation, or a vendor | 12617 |
| approved by the bureau, to conduct a criminal records check based | 12618 |
|
on the person's fingerprints in accordance with | 12619 |
| 12620 | |
| financial institutions shall request that criminal record | 12621 |
| information from the federal bureau of investigation be obtained | 12622 |
| as part of the criminal records check. Any fee required under | 12623 |
| division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code shall be | 12624 |
| paid by the person who is the subject of the request. | 12625 |
| Sec. 1155.03. Whenever the approval of the superintendent of | 12626 |
| financial institutions is required under Chapters 1151. to 1157. | 12627 |
| of the Revised Code, or under an order or supervisory action | 12628 |
| issued or taken under those chapters, for a person to serve as an | 12629 |
| organizer, incorporator, director, executive officer, or | 12630 |
| controlling person of a savings and loan association, or to | 12631 |
| otherwise have a substantial interest in or participate in the | 12632 |
| management of a savings and loan association, the superintendent | 12633 |
| shall request the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 12634 |
| identification and investigation, or a vendor approved by the | 12635 |
| bureau, to conduct a criminal records check based on the person's | 12636 |
|
fingerprints in accordance with | 12637 |
| 109.572 of the Revised Code. The superintendent of financial | 12638 |
| institutions shall request that criminal record information from | 12639 |
| the federal bureau of investigation be obtained as part of the | 12640 |
| criminal records check. Any fee required under division (C)(3) of | 12641 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the person | 12642 |
| who is the subject of the request. | 12643 |
| Sec. 1163.05. Whenever the approval of the superintendent of | 12644 |
| financial institutions is required under Chapters 1161. to 1165. | 12645 |
| of the Revised Code, or under an order or supervisory action | 12646 |
| issued or taken under those chapters, for a person to serve as an | 12647 |
| organizer, incorporator, director, executive officer, or | 12648 |
| controlling person of a savings bank, or to otherwise have a | 12649 |
| substantial interest in or participate in the management of a | 12650 |
| savings bank, the superintendent shall request the superintendent | 12651 |
| of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, or a | 12652 |
| vendor approved by the bureau, to conduct a criminal records check | 12653 |
|
based on the person's fingerprints in accordance with | 12654 |
| 12655 | |
| of financial institutions shall request that criminal record | 12656 |
| information from the federal bureau of investigation be obtained | 12657 |
| as part of the criminal records check. Any fee required under | 12658 |
| division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code shall be | 12659 |
| paid by the person who is the subject of the request. | 12660 |
| Sec. 1315.141. Whenever the approval of the superintendent of | 12661 |
| financial institutions is required under sections 1315.01 to | 12662 |
| 1315.18 of the Revised Code, or under an order or supervisory | 12663 |
| action issued or taken under those sections, for a person to serve | 12664 |
| as an organizer, incorporator, director, executive officer, or | 12665 |
| controlling person of a licensee, or to otherwise have a | 12666 |
| substantial interest in or participate in the management of a | 12667 |
| licensee, the superintendent shall request the superintendent of | 12668 |
| the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, or a | 12669 |
| vendor approved by the bureau, to conduct a criminal records check | 12670 |
|
based on the person's fingerprints in accordance with | 12671 |
| 12672 | |
| of financial institutions shall request that criminal record | 12673 |
| information from the federal bureau of investigation be obtained | 12674 |
| as part of the criminal records check. Any fee required under | 12675 |
| division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code shall be | 12676 |
| paid by the person who is the subject of the request. | 12677 |
| Sec. 1321.37. (A) Application for an original or renewal | 12678 |
| license to make short-term loans shall be in writing, under oath, | 12679 |
| and in the form prescribed by the superintendent of financial | 12680 |
| institutions, and shall contain the name and address of the | 12681 |
| applicant, the location where the business of making loans is to | 12682 |
| be conducted, and any further information as the superintendent | 12683 |
| requires. At the time of making an application for an original | 12684 |
| license, the applicant shall pay to the superintendent a | 12685 |
| nonrefundable investigation fee of two hundred dollars. No | 12686 |
| investigation fee or any portion thereof shall be refunded after | 12687 |
| an original license has been issued. The application for an | 12688 |
| original or renewal license shall be accompanied by an original or | 12689 |
| renewal license fee, for each business location of one thousand | 12690 |
| dollars, except that applications for original licenses issued on | 12691 |
| or after the first day of July for any year shall be accompanied | 12692 |
| by an original license fee of five hundred dollars, and except | 12693 |
| that an application for an original or renewal license, for a | 12694 |
| nonprofit corporation that is incorporated under Chapter 1702. of | 12695 |
| the Revised Code, shall be accompanied by an original or renewal | 12696 |
| license fee, for each business location, that is one-half of the | 12697 |
| fee otherwise required. All fees paid to the superintendent | 12698 |
| pursuant to this division shall be deposited into the state | 12699 |
| treasury to the credit of the consumer finance fund. | 12700 |
| (B) Upon the filing of an application for an original license | 12701 |
| and, with respect to an application filed for a renewal license, | 12702 |
| on a schedule determined by the superintendent by rule adopted | 12703 |
| pursuant to section 1321.43 of the Revised Code, and the payment | 12704 |
| of fees in accordance with division (A) of this section, the | 12705 |
| superintendent shall investigate the facts concerning the | 12706 |
| applicant and the requirements provided by this division. The | 12707 |
| superintendent shall request the superintendent of the bureau of | 12708 |
| criminal identification and investigation, or a vendor approved by | 12709 |
| the bureau, to conduct a criminal records check based on the | 12710 |
|
applicant's fingerprints in accordance with | 12711 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding division (K) | 12712 |
| of section 121.08 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of | 12713 |
| financial institutions shall request that criminal record | 12714 |
| information from the federal bureau of investigation be obtained | 12715 |
| as part of the criminal records check. The superintendent of | 12716 |
| financial institutions shall conduct a civil records check. The | 12717 |
| superintendent shall approve an application and issue an original | 12718 |
| or renewal license to the applicant if the superintendent finds | 12719 |
| all of the following: | 12720 |
| (1) The financial responsibility, experience, reputation, and | 12721 |
| general fitness of the applicant are such as to warrant the belief | 12722 |
| that the business of making loans will be operated lawfully, | 12723 |
| honestly, and fairly under sections 1321.35 to 1321.48 of the | 12724 |
| Revised Code and within the purposes of those sections; that the | 12725 |
| applicant has fully complied with those sections and any rule or | 12726 |
| order adopted or issued pursuant to section 1321.43 of the Revised | 12727 |
| Code; and that the applicant is qualified to engage in the | 12728 |
| business of making loans under sections 1321.35 to 1321.48 of the | 12729 |
| Revised Code. | 12730 |
| (2) The applicant is financially sound and has a net worth of | 12731 |
| not less than one hundred thousand dollars, or in the case of a | 12732 |
| nonprofit corporation that is incorporated under Chapter 1702. of | 12733 |
| the Revised Code, a net worth of not less than fifty thousand | 12734 |
| dollars. The applicant's net worth shall be computed according to | 12735 |
| generally accepted accounting principles. | 12736 |
| (3) The applicant has never had revoked a license to make | 12737 |
| loans under sections 1321.35 to 1321.48 of the Revised Code, under | 12738 |
| former sections 1315.35 to 1315.44 of the Revised Code, or to do | 12739 |
| business under sections 1315.21 to 1315.30 of the Revised Code. | 12740 |
| (4) Neither the applicant nor any senior officer, or partner | 12741 |
| of the applicant, has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of any | 12742 |
| criminal offense involving theft, receiving stolen property, | 12743 |
| embezzlement, forgery, fraud, passing bad checks, money | 12744 |
| laundering, or drug trafficking, or any criminal offense involving | 12745 |
| money or securities or any violation of an existing or former law | 12746 |
| of this state, any other state, or the United States that | 12747 |
| substantially is equivalent to a criminal offense described in | 12748 |
| that division. However, if the applicant or any of those other | 12749 |
| persons has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of any such | 12750 |
| offense other than theft, the superintendent shall not consider | 12751 |
| the offense if the applicant has proven to the superintendent, by | 12752 |
| a preponderance of the evidence, that the applicant's or other | 12753 |
| person's activities and employment record since the conviction | 12754 |
| show that the applicant or other person is honest, truthful, and | 12755 |
| of good reputation, and there is no basis in fact for believing | 12756 |
| that the applicant or other person will commit such an offense | 12757 |
| again. | 12758 |
| (5) Neither the applicant nor any senior officer, or partner | 12759 |
| of the applicant, has been subject to any adverse judgment for | 12760 |
| conversion, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, fraud, | 12761 |
| misfeasance or malfeasance, or breach of fiduciary duty, or if the | 12762 |
| applicant or any of those other persons has been subject to such a | 12763 |
| judgment, the applicant has proven to the superintendent, by a | 12764 |
| preponderance of the evidence, that the applicant's or other | 12765 |
| person's activities and employment record since the judgment show | 12766 |
| that the applicant or other person is honest, truthful, and of | 12767 |
| good reputation, and there is no basis in fact for believing that | 12768 |
| the applicant or other person will be subject to such a judgment | 12769 |
| again. | 12770 |
| (C) If the superintendent finds that the applicant does not | 12771 |
| meet the requirements of division (B) of this section, or the | 12772 |
| superintendent finds that the applicant knowingly or repeatedly | 12773 |
| contracts with or employs persons to directly engage in lending | 12774 |
| activities who have been convicted of a felony crime listed in | 12775 |
| division (B)(5) of this section, the superintendent shall issue an | 12776 |
| order denying the application for an original or renewal license | 12777 |
| and giving the applicant an opportunity for a hearing on the | 12778 |
| denial in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The | 12779 |
| superintendent shall notify the applicant of the denial, the | 12780 |
| grounds for the denial, and the applicant's opportunity for a | 12781 |
| hearing. If the application is denied, the superintendent shall | 12782 |
| return the annual license fee but shall retain the investigation | 12783 |
| fee. | 12784 |
| (D) No person licensed under sections 1321.35 to 1321.48 of | 12785 |
| the Revised Code shall conduct business in this state unless the | 12786 |
| licensee has obtained and maintains in effect at all times a | 12787 |
| corporate surety bond issued by a bonding company or insurance | 12788 |
| company authorized to do business in this state. The bond shall be | 12789 |
| in favor of the superintendent and in the penal sum of at least | 12790 |
| one hundred thousand dollars, or in the case of a nonprofit | 12791 |
| corporation that is incorporated under Chapter 1702. of the | 12792 |
| Revised Code, in the amount of fifty thousand dollars. The term of | 12793 |
| the bond shall coincide with the term of the license. The licensee | 12794 |
| shall file a copy of the bond with the superintendent. The bond | 12795 |
| shall be for the exclusive benefit of any borrower injured by a | 12796 |
| violation by a licensee or any employee of a licensee, of any | 12797 |
| provision of sections 1321.35 to 1321.48 of the Revised Code. | 12798 |
| Sec. 1321.53. (A)(1) An application for a certificate of | 12799 |
| registration under sections 1321.51 to 1321.60 of the Revised Code | 12800 |
| shall contain an undertaking by the applicant to abide by those | 12801 |
| sections. The application shall be in writing, under oath, and in | 12802 |
| the form prescribed by the division of financial institutions, and | 12803 |
| shall contain any information that the division may require. | 12804 |
| Applicants that are foreign corporations shall obtain and maintain | 12805 |
| a license pursuant to Chapter 1703. of the Revised Code before a | 12806 |
| certificate is issued or renewed. | 12807 |
| (2) Upon the filing of the application and the payment by the | 12808 |
| applicant of a nonrefundable two-hundred-dollar investigation fee, | 12809 |
| a nonrefundable three-hundred-dollar annual registration fee, and | 12810 |
| any additional fee required by the nationwide mortgage licensing | 12811 |
| system and registry, the division shall investigate the relevant | 12812 |
| facts. If the application involves investigation outside this | 12813 |
| state, the applicant may be required by the division to advance | 12814 |
| sufficient funds to pay any of the actual expenses of such | 12815 |
| investigation, when it appears that these expenses will exceed two | 12816 |
| hundred dollars. An itemized statement of any of these expenses | 12817 |
| which the applicant is required to pay shall be furnished to the | 12818 |
| applicant by the division. No certificate shall be issued unless | 12819 |
| all the required fees have been submitted to the division. | 12820 |
| (3) All applicants making loans secured by an interest in | 12821 |
| real estate shall designate an employee or owner of the applicant | 12822 |
| as the applicant's primary point of contact. While acting as the | 12823 |
| primary point of contact, the employee or owner shall not be | 12824 |
| employed by any other registrant or mortgage broker. | 12825 |
| (4) The investigation undertaken upon application shall | 12826 |
| include both a civil and criminal records check of the applicant | 12827 |
| including any individual whose identity is required to be | 12828 |
| disclosed in the application. Where the applicant is a business | 12829 |
| entity the superintendent shall have the authority to require a | 12830 |
| civil and criminal background check of those persons that in the | 12831 |
| determination of the superintendent have the authority to direct | 12832 |
| and control the operations of the applicant. | 12833 |
| (5)(a) Notwithstanding division (K) of section 121.08 of the | 12834 |
| Revised Code, the superintendent of financial institutions shall | 12835 |
| obtain a criminal history records check and, as part of that | 12836 |
| records check, request that criminal record information from the | 12837 |
| federal bureau of investigation be obtained. To fulfill this | 12838 |
| requirement, the superintendent shall do either of the following: | 12839 |
| (i) Request the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 12840 |
| identification and investigation, or a vendor approved by the | 12841 |
| bureau, to conduct a criminal records check based on the | 12842 |
| applicant's fingerprints or, if the fingerprints are unreadable, | 12843 |
| based on the applicant's social security number, in accordance | 12844 |
|
with | 12845 |
| (ii) Authorize the nationwide mortgage licensing system and | 12846 |
| registry to request a criminal history background check as set | 12847 |
| forth in division (C) of section 1321.531 of the Revised Code. | 12848 |
| (b) Any fee required under division (C)(3) of section 109.572 | 12849 |
| of the Revised Code or by the nationwide mortgage licensing system | 12850 |
| and registry shall be paid by the applicant. | 12851 |
| (6) If an application for a certificate of registration does | 12852 |
| not contain all of the information required under division (A) of | 12853 |
| this section, and if such information is not submitted to the | 12854 |
| division or to the nationwide mortgage licensing system and | 12855 |
| registry within ninety days after the superintendent or the | 12856 |
| nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry requests the | 12857 |
| information in writing, including by electronic transmission or | 12858 |
| facsimile, the superintendent may consider the application | 12859 |
| withdrawn. | 12860 |
| (7) If the division finds that the financial responsibility, | 12861 |
| experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant | 12862 |
| command the confidence of the public and warrant the belief that | 12863 |
| the business will be operated honestly and fairly in compliance | 12864 |
| with the purposes of sections 1321.51 to 1321.60 of the Revised | 12865 |
| Code and the rules adopted thereunder, and that the applicant has | 12866 |
| the requisite bond or applicable net worth and assets required by | 12867 |
| division (B) of this section, the division shall thereupon issue a | 12868 |
| certificate of registration to the applicant. The superintendent | 12869 |
| shall not use a credit score as the sole basis for a registration | 12870 |
| denial. | 12871 |
| (a)(i) Certificates of registration issued on or after July | 12872 |
| 1, 2010, shall annually expire on the thirty-first day of | 12873 |
| December, unless renewed by the filing of a renewal application | 12874 |
| and payment of a three-hundred-dollar nonrefundable annual | 12875 |
| registration fee, any assessment as determined by the | 12876 |
| superintendent pursuant to division (A)(7)(a)(ii) of this section, | 12877 |
| and any additional fee required by the nationwide mortgage | 12878 |
| licensing system and registry, on or before the last day of | 12879 |
| December of each year. No other fee or assessment shall be | 12880 |
| required of a registrant by the state or any political subdivision | 12881 |
| of this state. | 12882 |
| (ii) If the renewal fees billed by the superintendent | 12883 |
| pursuant to division (A)(7)(a)(i) of this section are less than | 12884 |
| the estimated expenditures of the consumer finance section of the | 12885 |
| division of financial institutions, as determined by the | 12886 |
| superintendent, for the following fiscal year, the superintendent | 12887 |
| may assess each registrant at a rate sufficient to equal in the | 12888 |
| aggregate the difference between the renewal fees billed and the | 12889 |
| estimated expenditures. Each registrant shall pay the assessed | 12890 |
| amount to the superintendent prior to the last day of June. In no | 12891 |
| case shall the assessment exceed ten cents per each one hundred | 12892 |
| dollars of interest (excluding charge-off recoveries), points, | 12893 |
| loan origination charges, and credit line charges collected by | 12894 |
| that registrant during the previous calendar year. If such an | 12895 |
| assessment is imposed, it shall not be less than two hundred fifty | 12896 |
| dollars per registrant and shall not exceed thirty thousand | 12897 |
| dollars less the total renewal fees paid pursuant to division | 12898 |
| (A)(7)(a)(i) of this section by each registrant. | 12899 |
| (b) Registrants shall timely file renewal applications on | 12900 |
| forms prescribed by the division and provide any further | 12901 |
| information that the division may require. If a renewal | 12902 |
| application does not contain all of the information required under | 12903 |
| this section, and if that information is not submitted to the | 12904 |
| division or to the nationwide mortgage licensing system and | 12905 |
| registry within ninety days after the superintendent or the | 12906 |
| nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry requests the | 12907 |
| information in writing, including by electronic transmission or | 12908 |
| facsimile, the superintendent may consider the application | 12909 |
| withdrawn. | 12910 |
| (c) Renewal shall not be granted if the applicant's | 12911 |
| certificate of registration is subject to an order of suspension, | 12912 |
| revocation, or an unpaid and past due fine imposed by the | 12913 |
| superintendent. | 12914 |
| (d) If the division finds the applicant does not meet the | 12915 |
| conditions set forth in this section, it shall issue a notice of | 12916 |
| intent to deny the application, and forthwith notify the applicant | 12917 |
| of the denial, the grounds for the denial, and the applicant's | 12918 |
| reasonable opportunity to be heard on the action in accordance | 12919 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 12920 |
| (8) If there is a change of five per cent or more in the | 12921 |
| ownership of a registrant, the division may make any investigation | 12922 |
| necessary to determine whether any fact or condition exists that, | 12923 |
| if it had existed at the time of the original application for a | 12924 |
| certificate of registration, the fact or condition would have | 12925 |
| warranted the division to deny the application under division | 12926 |
| (A)(7) of this section. If such a fact or condition is found, the | 12927 |
| division may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, | 12928 |
| revoke the registrant's certificate. | 12929 |
| (B) Each registrant that engages in lending under sections | 12930 |
| 1321.51 to 1321.60 of the Revised Code shall, if not otherwise | 12931 |
| required to be bonded pursuant to section 1321.533 of the Revised | 12932 |
| Code, maintain both of the following: | 12933 |
| (1) A net worth of at least fifty thousand dollars; | 12934 |
| (2) For each certificate of registration, assets of at least | 12935 |
| fifty thousand dollars either in use or readily available for use | 12936 |
| in the conduct of the business. | 12937 |
| (C) Not more than one place of business shall be maintained | 12938 |
| under the same certificate, but the division may issue additional | 12939 |
| certificates to the same registrant upon compliance with sections | 12940 |
| 1321.51 to 1321.60 of the Revised Code, governing the issuance of | 12941 |
| a single certificate. No change in the place of business of a | 12942 |
| registrant to a location outside the original municipal | 12943 |
| corporation shall be permitted under the same certificate without | 12944 |
| the approval of a new application, the payment of the registration | 12945 |
| fee and, if required by the superintendent, the payment of an | 12946 |
| investigation fee of two hundred dollars. When a registrant wishes | 12947 |
| to change its place of business within the same municipal | 12948 |
| corporation, it shall give written notice of the change in advance | 12949 |
| to the division, which shall provide a certificate for the new | 12950 |
| address without cost. If a registrant changes its name, prior to | 12951 |
| making loans under the new name it shall give written notice of | 12952 |
| the change to the division, which shall provide a certificate in | 12953 |
| the new name without cost. Sections 1321.51 to 1321.60 of the | 12954 |
| Revised Code do not limit the loans of any registrant to residents | 12955 |
| of the community in which the registrant's place of business is | 12956 |
| situated. Each certificate shall be kept conspicuously posted in | 12957 |
| the place of business of the registrant and is not transferable or | 12958 |
| assignable. | 12959 |
| (D) Sections 1321.51 to 1321.60 of the Revised Code do not | 12960 |
| apply to any of the following: | 12961 |
| (1) Entities chartered and lawfully doing business under the | 12962 |
| authority of any law of this state, another state, or the United | 12963 |
| States as a bank, savings bank, trust company, savings and loan | 12964 |
| association, or credit union, or a subsidiary of any such entity, | 12965 |
| which subsidiary is regulated by a federal banking agency and is | 12966 |
| owned and controlled by such a depository institution; | 12967 |
| (2) Life, property, or casualty insurance companies licensed | 12968 |
| to do business in this state; | 12969 |
| (3) Any person that is a lender making a loan pursuant to | 12970 |
| sections 1321.01 to 1321.19 of the Revised Code or a business loan | 12971 |
| as described in division (B)(6) of section 1343.01 of the Revised | 12972 |
| Code; | 12973 |
| (4) Any political subdivision, or any governmental or other | 12974 |
| public entity, corporation, instrumentality, or agency, in or of | 12975 |
| the United States or any state of the United States, or any entity | 12976 |
| described in division (B)(3) of section 1343.01 of the Revised | 12977 |
| Code; | 12978 |
| (5) A college or university, or controlled entity of a | 12979 |
| college or university, as those terms are defined in section | 12980 |
| 1713.05 of the Revised Code; | 12981 |
| (6) A credit union service organization, provided the | 12982 |
| organization utilizes services provided by registered mortgage | 12983 |
| loan originators or the organization complies with section | 12984 |
| 1321.522 of the Revised Code and holds a valid letter of exemption | 12985 |
| issued by the superintendent. | 12986 |
| (E) No person engaged in the business of selling tangible | 12987 |
| goods or services related to tangible goods may receive or retain | 12988 |
| a certificate under sections 1321.51 to 1321.60 of the Revised | 12989 |
| Code for such place of business. | 12990 |
| Sec. 1321.531. (A) An application for a mortgage loan | 12991 |
| originator license shall be in writing, under oath, and in the | 12992 |
| form prescribed by the superintendent of financial institutions. | 12993 |
| The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable | 12994 |
| application fee of one hundred fifty dollars and all other | 12995 |
| required fees, including any fees required by the nationwide | 12996 |
| mortgage licensing system and registry. | 12997 |
| (B) The superintendent may establish relationships or enter | 12998 |
| into contracts with the nationwide mortgage licensing system and | 12999 |
| registry, or any entities designated by it, to collect and | 13000 |
| maintain records and process transaction fees or other fees | 13001 |
| related to mortgage loan originator licensees or other persons | 13002 |
| subject to or involved in their licensure. | 13003 |
| (C) In connection with applying for a mortgage loan | 13004 |
| originator license, the applicant shall furnish to the nationwide | 13005 |
| mortgage licensing system and registry the following information | 13006 |
| concerning the applicant's identity: | 13007 |
| (1) The applicant's fingerprints for submission to the | 13008 |
| federal bureau of investigation, and any other governmental agency | 13009 |
| or entity authorized to receive such information, for purposes of | 13010 |
| a state, national, and international criminal history background | 13011 |
| check; | 13012 |
| (2) Personal history and experience in a form prescribed by | 13013 |
| the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry, along with | 13014 |
| authorization for the superintendent and the nationwide mortgage | 13015 |
| licensing system and registry to obtain the following: | 13016 |
| (a) An independent credit report from a consumer reporting | 13017 |
| agency; | 13018 |
| (b) Information related to any administrative, civil, or | 13019 |
| criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction. | 13020 |
| (D) In order to effectuate the purposes of divisions (C)(1) | 13021 |
| and (C)(2)(b) of this section, the superintendent may use the | 13022 |
| conference of state bank supervisors, or a wholly owned | 13023 |
| subsidiary, as a channeling agent for requesting information from | 13024 |
| and distributing information to the United States department of | 13025 |
| justice or any other governmental agency. The superintendent may | 13026 |
| also use the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry as | 13027 |
| a channeling agent for requesting information from and | 13028 |
| distributing information to any source related to matters subject | 13029 |
| to divisions (C)(2)(a) and (b) of this section. | 13030 |
| (E) Upon the filing of the application, payment of the | 13031 |
| application fee, and payment of any additional fee, including any | 13032 |
| fee required by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and | 13033 |
| registry, the superintendent shall investigate the applicant as | 13034 |
| set forth in division (E) of this section. | 13035 |
| (1)(a) Notwithstanding division (K) of section 121.08 of the | 13036 |
| Revised Code, the superintendent shall obtain a criminal history | 13037 |
| records check and, as part of that records check, request that | 13038 |
| criminal record information from the federal bureau of | 13039 |
| investigation be obtained. To fulfill this requirement, the | 13040 |
| superintendent shall do either of the following: | 13041 |
| (i) Request the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 13042 |
| identification and investigation, or a vendor approved by the | 13043 |
| bureau, to conduct a criminal records check based on the | 13044 |
| applicant's fingerprints or, if the fingerprints are unreadable, | 13045 |
| based on the applicant's social security number in accordance with | 13046 |
| 13047 |
| (ii) Authorize the nationwide mortgage licensing system and | 13048 |
| registry to request a criminal history background check as set | 13049 |
| forth in division (C) of this section. | 13050 |
| (b) Any fee required under division (C)(3) of section 109.572 | 13051 |
| of the Revised Code or by the nationwide mortgage licensing system | 13052 |
| and registry shall be paid by the applicant. | 13053 |
| (2) The superintendent of financial institutions shall | 13054 |
| conduct a civil records check. | 13055 |
| (3) If, in order to issue a license to an applicant, | 13056 |
| additional investigation by the superintendent outside this state | 13057 |
| is necessary, the superintendent may require the applicant to | 13058 |
| advance sufficient funds to pay the actual expenses of the | 13059 |
| investigation, if it appears that these expenses will exceed one | 13060 |
| hundred dollars. The superintendent shall provide the applicant | 13061 |
| with an itemized statement of the actual expenses that the | 13062 |
| applicant is required to pay. | 13063 |
| (F) If an application for a mortgage loan originator license | 13064 |
| does not contain all of the information required under this | 13065 |
| section, and if that information is not submitted to the | 13066 |
| superintendent or to the nationwide mortgage licensing system and | 13067 |
| registry within ninety days after the superintendent or the | 13068 |
| nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry requests the | 13069 |
| information in writing, including by electronic transmission or | 13070 |
| facsimile, the superintendent may consider the application | 13071 |
| withdrawn. | 13072 |
| Sec. 1322.03. (A) An application for a certificate of | 13073 |
| registration as a mortgage broker shall be in writing, under oath, | 13074 |
| and in the form prescribed by the superintendent of financial | 13075 |
| institutions. The application shall be accompanied by a | 13076 |
| nonrefundable application fee of five hundred dollars for each | 13077 |
| location of an office to be maintained by the applicant in | 13078 |
| accordance with division (A) of section 1322.02 of the Revised | 13079 |
| Code and any additional fee required by the nationwide mortgage | 13080 |
| licensing system and registry. The application shall provide all | 13081 |
| of the following: | 13082 |
| (1) The location or locations where the business is to be | 13083 |
| transacted and whether any location is a residence. If any | 13084 |
| location where the business is to be transacted is a residence, | 13085 |
| the superintendent may require that the application be accompanied | 13086 |
| by a copy of a zoning permit authorizing the use of the residence | 13087 |
| for commercial purposes, or by a written opinion or other document | 13088 |
| issued by the county or political subdivision where the residence | 13089 |
| is located certifying that the use of the residence to transact | 13090 |
| business as a mortgage broker is not prohibited by the county or | 13091 |
| political subdivision. | 13092 |
| (2)(a) In the case of a sole proprietor, the name and address | 13093 |
| of the sole proprietor; | 13094 |
| (b) In the case of a partnership, the name and address of | 13095 |
| each partner; | 13096 |
| (c) In the case of a corporation, the name and address of | 13097 |
| each shareholder owning five per cent or more of the corporation; | 13098 |
| (d) In the case of any other entity, the name and address of | 13099 |
| any person that owns five per cent or more of the entity that will | 13100 |
| transact business as a mortgage broker. | 13101 |
| (3) Each applicant shall designate an employee or owner of | 13102 |
| the applicant as the applicant's operations manager. While acting | 13103 |
| as the operations manager, the employee or owner shall be licensed | 13104 |
| as a loan originator under sections 1322.01 to 1322.12 of the | 13105 |
| Revised Code and shall not be employed by any other mortgage | 13106 |
| broker. | 13107 |
| (4) Evidence that the person designated on the application | 13108 |
| pursuant to division (A)(3) of this section possesses at least | 13109 |
| three years of experience in the residential mortgage and lending | 13110 |
| field, which experience may include employment with or as a | 13111 |
| mortgage broker or with a depository institution, mortgage lending | 13112 |
| institution, or other lending institution, or possesses at least | 13113 |
| three years of other experience related specifically to the | 13114 |
| business of residential mortgage loans that the superintendent | 13115 |
| determines meets the requirements of division (A)(4) of this | 13116 |
| section; | 13117 |
| (5) Evidence that the person designated on the application | 13118 |
| pursuant to division (A)(3) of this section has successfully | 13119 |
| completed the pre-licensing instruction requirements set forth in | 13120 |
| section 1322.031 of the Revised Code; | 13121 |
| (6) Evidence of compliance with the surety bond requirements | 13122 |
| of section 1322.05 of the Revised Code and with sections 1322.01 | 13123 |
| to 1322.12 of the Revised Code; | 13124 |
| (7) In the case of a foreign business entity, evidence that | 13125 |
| it maintains a license or registration pursuant to Chapter 1703., | 13126 |
| 1705., 1775., 1776., 1777., 1782., or 1783. of the Revised Code to | 13127 |
| transact business in this state; | 13128 |
| (8) Evidence that the applicant's operations manager has | 13129 |
| successfully completed the written test required under division | 13130 |
| (A) of section 1322.051 of the Revised Code; | 13131 |
| (9) Any further information that the superintendent requires. | 13132 |
| (B) Upon the filing of the application and payment of the | 13133 |
| nonrefundable application fee and any fee required by the | 13134 |
| nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry, the | 13135 |
| superintendent of financial institutions shall investigate the | 13136 |
| applicant, and any individual whose identity is required to be | 13137 |
| disclosed in the application, as set forth in division (B) of this | 13138 |
| section. | 13139 |
| (1)(a) Notwithstanding division (K) of section 121.08 of the | 13140 |
| Revised Code, the superintendent shall obtain a criminal history | 13141 |
| records check and, as part of that records check, request that | 13142 |
| criminal record information from the federal bureau of | 13143 |
| investigation be obtained. To fulfill this requirement, the | 13144 |
| superintendent shall do either of the following: | 13145 |
| (i) Request the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 13146 |
| identification and investigation, or a vendor approved by the | 13147 |
| bureau, to conduct a criminal records check based on the | 13148 |
| applicant's fingerprints or, if the fingerprints are unreadable, | 13149 |
| based on the applicant's social security number, in accordance | 13150 |
|
with | 13151 |
| (ii) Authorize the nationwide mortgage licensing system and | 13152 |
| registry to request a criminal history background check. | 13153 |
| (b) Any fee required under division (C)(3) of section 109.572 | 13154 |
| of the Revised Code or by the nationwide mortgage licensing system | 13155 |
| and registry shall be paid by the applicant. | 13156 |
| (2) The superintendent shall conduct a civil records check. | 13157 |
| (3) If, in order to issue a certificate of registration to an | 13158 |
| applicant, additional investigation by the superintendent outside | 13159 |
| this state is necessary, the superintendent may require the | 13160 |
| applicant to advance sufficient funds to pay the actual expenses | 13161 |
| of the investigation, if it appears that these expenses will | 13162 |
| exceed five hundred dollars. The superintendent shall provide the | 13163 |
| applicant with an itemized statement of the actual expenses that | 13164 |
| the applicant is required to pay. | 13165 |
| (C) The superintendent shall pay all funds advanced and | 13166 |
| application and renewal fees and penalties the superintendent | 13167 |
| receives pursuant to this section and section 1322.04 of the | 13168 |
| Revised Code to the treasurer of state to the credit of the | 13169 |
| consumer finance fund created in section 1321.21 of the Revised | 13170 |
| Code. | 13171 |
| (D) If an application for a mortgage broker certificate of | 13172 |
| registration does not contain all of the information required | 13173 |
| under division (A) of this section, and if that information is not | 13174 |
| submitted to the superintendent or to the nationwide mortgage | 13175 |
| licensing system and registry within ninety days after the | 13176 |
| superintendent or the nationwide mortgage licensing system and | 13177 |
| registry requests the information in writing, including by | 13178 |
| electronic transmission or facsimile, the superintendent may | 13179 |
| consider the application withdrawn. | 13180 |
| (E) A mortgage broker certificate of registration and the | 13181 |
| authority granted under that certificate is not transferable or | 13182 |
| assignable and cannot be franchised by contract or any other | 13183 |
| means. | 13184 |
| (F) The registration requirements of this chapter apply to | 13185 |
| any person acting as a mortgage broker, and no person is exempt | 13186 |
| from the requirements of this chapter on the basis of prior work | 13187 |
| or employment as a mortgage broker. | 13188 |
| (G) The superintendent may establish relationships or enter | 13189 |
| into contracts with the nationwide mortgage licensing system and | 13190 |
| registry, or any entities designated by it, to collect and | 13191 |
| maintain records and process transaction fees or other fees | 13192 |
| related to mortgage broker certificates of registration or the | 13193 |
| persons associated with a mortgage broker. | 13194 |
| Sec. 1322.031. (A) An application for a license as a loan | 13195 |
| originator shall be in writing, under oath, and in the form | 13196 |
| prescribed by the superintendent of financial institutions. The | 13197 |
| application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application | 13198 |
| fee of one hundred fifty dollars and any additional fee required | 13199 |
| by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry. | 13200 |
| (B)(1) The application shall provide evidence, acceptable to | 13201 |
| the superintendent, that the applicant has successfully completed | 13202 |
| at least twenty-four hours of pre-licensing instruction consisting | 13203 |
| of all of the following: | 13204 |
| (a) Twenty hours of instruction in a course or program of | 13205 |
| study reviewed and approved by the nationwide mortgage licensing | 13206 |
| system and registry; | 13207 |
| (b) Four hours of instruction in a course or program of study | 13208 |
| reviewed and approved by the superintendent concerning state | 13209 |
| lending laws and the Ohio consumer sales practices act, Chapter | 13210 |
| 1345. of the Revised Code, as it applies to registrants and | 13211 |
| licensees. | 13212 |
| (2) Notwithstanding division (B)(1) of this section, until | 13213 |
| the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry implements a | 13214 |
| review and approval program, the application shall provide | 13215 |
| evidence, as determined by the superintendent, that the applicant | 13216 |
| has successfully completed at least twenty-four hours of | 13217 |
| instruction in a course or program of study approved by the | 13218 |
| superintendent that consists of at least all of the following: | 13219 |
| (a) Four hours of instruction concerning state and federal | 13220 |
| mortgage lending laws, which shall include no less than two hours | 13221 |
| on this chapter; | 13222 |
| (b) Four hours of instruction concerning the Ohio consumer | 13223 |
| sales practices act, Chapter 1345. of the Revised Code, as it | 13224 |
| applies to registrants and licensees; | 13225 |
| (c) Four hours of instruction concerning the loan application | 13226 |
| process; | 13227 |
| (d) Two hours of instruction concerning the underwriting | 13228 |
| process; | 13229 |
| (e) Two hours of instruction concerning the secondary market | 13230 |
| for mortgage loans; | 13231 |
| (f) Four hours of instruction concerning the loan closing | 13232 |
| process; | 13233 |
| (g) Two hours of instruction covering basic mortgage | 13234 |
| financing concepts and terms; | 13235 |
| (h) Two hours of instruction concerning the ethical | 13236 |
| responsibilities of a registrant and a licensee, including with | 13237 |
| respect to confidentiality, consumer counseling, and the duties | 13238 |
| and standards of care created in section 1322.081 of the Revised | 13239 |
| Code. | 13240 |
| (3) For purposes of division (B)(1)(a) of this section, the | 13241 |
| review and approval of a course or program of study includes the | 13242 |
| review and approval of the provider of the course or program of | 13243 |
| study. | 13244 |
| (4) If an applicant held a valid loan originator license | 13245 |
| issued by this state at any time during the immediately preceding | 13246 |
| five-year period, the applicant shall not be required to complete | 13247 |
| any additional pre-licensing instruction. For this purpose, any | 13248 |
| time during which the individual is a registered loan originator | 13249 |
| shall not be taken into account. | 13250 |
| (5) A person having successfully completed the pre-licensing | 13251 |
| education requirement reviewed and approved by the nationwide | 13252 |
| mortgage licensing system and registry for any state within the | 13253 |
| previous five years shall be granted credit toward completion of | 13254 |
| the pre-licensing education requirement of this state. | 13255 |
| (C) In addition to the information required under division | 13256 |
| (B) of this section, the application shall provide both of the | 13257 |
| following: | 13258 |
| (1) Evidence that the applicant passed a written test that | 13259 |
| meets the requirements described in division (B) of section | 13260 |
| 1322.051 of the Revised Code; | 13261 |
| (2) Any further information that the superintendent requires. | 13262 |
| (D) Upon the filing of the application and payment of the | 13263 |
| application fee and any fee required by the nationwide mortgage | 13264 |
| licensing system and registry, the superintendent of financial | 13265 |
| institutions shall investigate the applicant as set forth in | 13266 |
| division (D) of this section. | 13267 |
| (1)(a) Notwithstanding division (K) of section 121.08 of the | 13268 |
| Revised Code, the superintendent shall obtain a criminal history | 13269 |
| records check and, as part of the records check, request that | 13270 |
| criminal record information from the federal bureau of | 13271 |
| investigation be obtained. To fulfill this requirement, the | 13272 |
| superintendent shall do either of the following: | 13273 |
| (i) Request the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 13274 |
| identification and investigation, or a vendor approved by the | 13275 |
| bureau, to conduct a criminal records check based on the | 13276 |
| applicant's fingerprints or, if the fingerprints are unreadable, | 13277 |
| based on the applicant's social security number, in accordance | 13278 |
|
with | 13279 |
| (ii) Authorize the nationwide mortgage licensing system and | 13280 |
| registry to request a criminal history background check. | 13281 |
| (b) Any fee required under division (C)(3) of section 109.572 | 13282 |
| of the Revised Code or by the nationwide mortgage licensing system | 13283 |
| and registry shall be paid by the applicant. | 13284 |
| (2) The superintendent shall conduct a civil records check. | 13285 |
| (3) If, in order to issue a license to an applicant, | 13286 |
| additional investigation by the superintendent outside this state | 13287 |
| is necessary, the superintendent may require the applicant to | 13288 |
| advance sufficient funds to pay the actual expenses of the | 13289 |
| investigation, if it appears that these expenses will exceed one | 13290 |
| hundred fifty dollars. The superintendent shall provide the | 13291 |
| applicant with an itemized statement of the actual expenses that | 13292 |
| the applicant is required to pay. | 13293 |
| (E)(1) In connection with applying for a loan originator | 13294 |
| license, the applicant shall furnish to the nationwide mortgage | 13295 |
| licensing system and registry the following information concerning | 13296 |
| the applicant's identity: | 13297 |
| (a) The applicant's fingerprints for submission to the | 13298 |
| federal bureau of investigation, and any other governmental agency | 13299 |
| or entity authorized to receive such information, for purposes of | 13300 |
| a state, national, and international criminal history background | 13301 |
| check; | 13302 |
| (b) Personal history and experience in a form prescribed by | 13303 |
| the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry, along with | 13304 |
| authorization for the superintendent and the nationwide mortgage | 13305 |
| licensing system and registry to obtain the following: | 13306 |
| (i) An independent credit report from a consumer reporting | 13307 |
| agency; | 13308 |
| (ii) Information related to any administrative, civil, or | 13309 |
| criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction. | 13310 |
| (2) In order to effectuate the purposes of divisions | 13311 |
| (E)(1)(a) and (E)(1)(b)(ii) of this section, the superintendent | 13312 |
| may use the conference of state bank supervisors, or a wholly | 13313 |
| owned subsidiary, as a channeling agent for requesting information | 13314 |
| from and distributing information to the United States department | 13315 |
| of justice or any other governmental agency. The superintendent | 13316 |
| may also use the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry | 13317 |
| as a channeling agent for requesting information from and | 13318 |
| distributing information to any source related to matters subject | 13319 |
| to those divisions of this section. | 13320 |
| (F) The superintendent shall pay all funds advanced and | 13321 |
| application and renewal fees and penalties the superintendent | 13322 |
| receives pursuant to this section and section 1322.041 of the | 13323 |
| Revised Code to the treasurer of state to the credit of the | 13324 |
| consumer finance fund created in section 1321.21 of the Revised | 13325 |
| Code. | 13326 |
| (G) If an application for a loan originator license does not | 13327 |
| contain all of the information required under this section, and if | 13328 |
| that information is not submitted to the superintendent or to the | 13329 |
| nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry within ninety | 13330 |
| days after the superintendent or the nationwide mortgage licensing | 13331 |
| system and registry requests the information in writing, including | 13332 |
| by electronic transmission or facsimile, the superintendent may | 13333 |
| consider the application withdrawn. | 13334 |
| (H)(1) The business of a loan originator shall principally be | 13335 |
| transacted at an office of the mortgage broker with whom the | 13336 |
| licensee is employed or associated, which office is registered in | 13337 |
| accordance with division (A) of section 1322.02 of the Revised | 13338 |
| Code. Each original loan originator license shall be deposited | 13339 |
| with and maintained by the mortgage broker at the mortgage | 13340 |
| broker's main office. A copy of the license shall be maintained | 13341 |
| and displayed at the office where the loan originator principally | 13342 |
| transacts business. | 13343 |
| (2) If a loan originator's employment or association is | 13344 |
| terminated for any reason, the mortgage broker shall return the | 13345 |
| original loan originator license to the superintendent within five | 13346 |
| business days after the termination. The licensee may request the | 13347 |
| transfer of the license to another mortgage broker by submitting a | 13348 |
| transfer application, along with a fifteen dollar fee and any fee | 13349 |
| required by the national mortgage licensing system and registry, | 13350 |
| to the superintendent or may request the superintendent in writing | 13351 |
| to hold the license in escrow. Any licensee whose license is held | 13352 |
| in escrow shall cease activity as a loan originator. A licensee | 13353 |
| whose license is held in escrow shall be required to apply for | 13354 |
| renewal annually and to comply with the annual continuing | 13355 |
| education requirement. | 13356 |
| (3) A mortgage broker may employ or be associated with a loan | 13357 |
| originator on a temporary basis pending the transfer of the loan | 13358 |
| originator's license to the mortgage broker, if the mortgage | 13359 |
| broker receives written confirmation from the superintendent that | 13360 |
| the loan originator is licensed under sections 1322.01 to 1322.12 | 13361 |
| of the Revised Code. | 13362 |
| (4) Notwithstanding divisions (H)(1) to (3) of this section, | 13363 |
| if a licensee is employed by or associated with a person or entity | 13364 |
| listed in division (G)(2) of section 1322.01 of the Revised Code, | 13365 |
| all of the following apply: | 13366 |
| (a) The licensee shall maintain and display the original loan | 13367 |
| originator license at the office where the licensee principally | 13368 |
| transacts business; | 13369 |
| (b) If the loan originator's employment or association is | 13370 |
| terminated, the loan originator shall return the original loan | 13371 |
| originator license to the superintendent within five business days | 13372 |
| after termination. The licensee may request the transfer of the | 13373 |
| license to a mortgage broker or another person or entity listed in | 13374 |
| division (G)(2) of section 1322.01 of the Revised Code by | 13375 |
| submitting a transfer application, along with a fifteen-dollar fee | 13376 |
| and any fee required by the national mortgage licensing system and | 13377 |
| registry, to the superintendent or may request the superintendent | 13378 |
| in writing to hold the license in escrow. A licensee whose license | 13379 |
| is held in escrow shall cease activity as a loan originator. A | 13380 |
| licensee whose license is held in escrow shall be required to | 13381 |
| apply for renewal annually and to comply with the annual | 13382 |
| continuing education requirement. | 13383 |
| (c) The licensee may seek to be employed or associated with a | 13384 |
| mortgage broker or person or entity listed in division (G)(2) of | 13385 |
| section 1322.01 of the Revised Code if the mortgage broker or | 13386 |
| person or entity receives written confirmation from the | 13387 |
| superintendent that the loan originator is licensed under sections | 13388 |
| 1322.01 to 1322.12 of the Revised Code. | 13389 |
| (I) The superintendent may establish relationships or enter | 13390 |
| into contracts with the nationwide mortgage licensing system and | 13391 |
| registry, or any entities designated by it, to collect and | 13392 |
| maintain records and process transaction fees or other fees | 13393 |
| related to loan originator licenses or the persons associated with | 13394 |
| a licensee. | 13395 |
| (J) A loan originator license, or the authority granted under | 13396 |
| that license, is not assignable and cannot be franchised by | 13397 |
| contract or any other means. | 13398 |
| Sec. 1345.05. (A) The attorney general shall: | 13399 |
| (1) Adopt, amend, and repeal procedural rules; | 13400 |
| (2) Adopt as a rule a description of the organization of the | 13401 |
| attorney general's office, stating the general courses and methods | 13402 |
| of operation of the section of the office of the attorney general, | 13403 |
| which is to administer Chapter 1345. of the Revised Code and | 13404 |
| methods whereby the public may obtain information or make | 13405 |
| submissions or requests, including a description of all forms and | 13406 |
| instructions used by that office; | 13407 |
| (3) Make available for public inspection all rules and all | 13408 |
| other written statements of policy or interpretations adopted or | 13409 |
| used by the attorney general in the discharge of the attorney | 13410 |
| general's functions, together with all judgments, including | 13411 |
| supporting opinions, by courts of this state that determine the | 13412 |
| rights of the parties and concerning which appellate remedies have | 13413 |
| been exhausted, or lost by the expiration of the time for appeal, | 13414 |
| determining that specific acts or practices violate section | 13415 |
| 1345.02, 1345.03, or 1345.031 of the Revised Code; | 13416 |
| (4) Inform consumers and suppliers on a continuing basis of | 13417 |
| acts or practices that violate Chapter 1345. of the Revised Code | 13418 |
| by, among other things, publishing an informational document | 13419 |
| describing acts and practices in connection with residential | 13420 |
| mortgages that are unfair, deceptive, or unconscionable, and by | 13421 |
| making that information available on the attorney general's | 13422 |
| official web site; | 13423 |
| (5) Cooperate with state and local officials, officials of | 13424 |
| other states, and officials of the federal government in the | 13425 |
| administration of comparable statutes; | 13426 |
| (6) Report annually on or before the | 13427 |
| of January to the governor and the general assembly on the | 13428 |
| operations of the attorney general in respect to Chapter 1345. of | 13429 |
| the Revised Code, and on the acts or practices occurring in this | 13430 |
| state that violate such chapter. The report shall include a | 13431 |
| statement of investigatory and enforcement procedures and | 13432 |
| policies, of the number of investigations and enforcement | 13433 |
| proceedings instituted and of their disposition, and of other | 13434 |
| activities of the state and of other persons to promote the | 13435 |
| purposes of Chapter 1345. of the Revised Code. | 13436 |
| (7) In carrying out official duties, the attorney general | 13437 |
| shall not disclose publicly the identity of suppliers investigated | 13438 |
| or the facts developed in investigations unless these matters have | 13439 |
| become a matter of public record in enforcement proceedings, in | 13440 |
| public hearings conducted pursuant to division (B)(1) of this | 13441 |
| section, or the suppliers investigated have consented in writing | 13442 |
| to public disclosure. | 13443 |
| (B) The attorney general may: | 13444 |
| (1) Conduct research, make inquiries, hold public hearings, | 13445 |
| and publish studies relating to consumer transactions; | 13446 |
| (2) Adopt, amend, and repeal substantive rules defining with | 13447 |
| reasonable specificity acts or practices that violate sections | 13448 |
| 1345.02, 1345.03, and 1345.031 of the Revised Code. In adopting, | 13449 |
| amending, or repealing substantive rules defining acts or | 13450 |
| practices that violate section 1345.02 of the Revised Code, due | 13451 |
| consideration and great weight shall be given to federal trade | 13452 |
| commission orders, trade regulation rules and guides, and the | 13453 |
| federal courts' interpretations of subsection 45(a)(1) of the | 13454 |
| "Federal Trade Commission Act," 38 Stat. 717 (1914), 15 U.S.C.A. | 13455 |
| 41, as amended. | 13456 |
| In adopting, amending, or repealing such rules concerning a | 13457 |
| consumer transaction in connection with a residential mortgage, | 13458 |
| the attorney general shall consult with the superintendent of | 13459 |
| financial institutions and shall give due consideration to state | 13460 |
| and federal statutes, regulations, administrative agency | 13461 |
| interpretations, and case law. | 13462 |
| (C) In the conduct of public hearings authorized by this | 13463 |
| section, the attorney general may administer oaths, subpoena | 13464 |
| witnesses, adduce evidence, and require the production of relevant | 13465 |
| material. Upon failure of a person without lawful excuse to obey a | 13466 |
| subpoena or to produce relevant matter, the attorney general may | 13467 |
| apply to a court of common pleas for an order compelling | 13468 |
| compliance. | 13469 |
| (D) The attorney general may request that an individual who | 13470 |
| refuses to testify or to produce relevant material on the ground | 13471 |
| that the testimony or matter may incriminate the individual be | 13472 |
| ordered by the court to provide the testimony or matter. With the | 13473 |
| exception of a prosecution for perjury and an action for damages | 13474 |
| under section 1345.07 or 1345.09 of the Revised Code, an | 13475 |
| individual who complies with a court order to provide testimony or | 13476 |
| matter, after asserting a privilege against self incrimination to | 13477 |
| which the individual is entitled by law, shall not be subjected to | 13478 |
| a criminal proceeding on the basis of the testimony or matter | 13479 |
| discovered through that testimony or matter. | 13480 |
| (E) Any person may petition the attorney general requesting | 13481 |
| the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule. The attorney general | 13482 |
| shall prescribe by rule the form for such petitions and the | 13483 |
| procedure for their submission, consideration, and disposition. | 13484 |
| Within sixty days of submission of a petition, the attorney | 13485 |
| general shall either deny the petition in writing, stating the | 13486 |
| reasons for the denial, or initiate rule-making proceedings. There | 13487 |
| is no right to appeal from such denial of a petition. | 13488 |
| (F) All rules shall be adopted subject to Chapter 119. of the | 13489 |
| Revised Code. | 13490 |
| (G) The informational document published in accordance with | 13491 |
| division (A)(4) of this section shall be made available for | 13492 |
| distribution to consumers who are applying for a mortgage loan. An | 13493 |
| acknowledgement of receipt shall be retained by the lender, | 13494 |
| mortgage broker, and loan officer, as applicable, subject to | 13495 |
| review by the attorney general and the department of commerce. | 13496 |
| Sec. 1501.04. There is hereby created in the department of | 13497 |
| natural resources a recreation and resources commission composed | 13498 |
| of the chairperson of the wildlife council created under section | 13499 |
| 1531.03 of the Revised Code, the chairperson of the parks and | 13500 |
| recreation council created under section 1541.40 of the Revised | 13501 |
| Code, the chairperson of the waterways safety council created | 13502 |
| under section 1547.73 of the Revised Code, the chairperson of the | 13503 |
| technical advisory council on oil and gas created under section | 13504 |
| 1509.38 of the Revised Code, the chairperson of the forestry | 13505 |
| advisory council created under section 1503.40 of the Revised | 13506 |
| Code, the chairperson of the Ohio soil and water conservation | 13507 |
| commission created under section 1515.02 of the Revised Code, the | 13508 |
| chairperson of the Ohio natural areas council created under | 13509 |
| section 1517.03 of the Revised Code, the chairperson of the Ohio | 13510 |
| water advisory council created under section 1521.031 of the | 13511 |
|
Revised Code, | 13512 |
| 13513 | |
| 13514 | |
| created under section 1505.11 of the Revised Code, and five | 13515 |
| members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of | 13516 |
| the senate, not more than three of whom shall belong to the same | 13517 |
| political party. The director of natural resources shall be an ex | 13518 |
| officio member of the commission, with a voice in its | 13519 |
| deliberations, but without the power to vote. | 13520 |
| Terms of office of members of the commission appointed by the | 13521 |
| governor shall be for five years, commencing on the second day of | 13522 |
| February and ending on the first day of February. Each member | 13523 |
| shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of | 13524 |
| the term for which the member was appointed. | 13525 |
| In the event of the death, removal, resignation, or | 13526 |
| incapacity of a member of the commission, the governor, with the | 13527 |
| advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor who | 13528 |
| shall hold office for the remainder of the term for which the | 13529 |
| member's predecessor was appointed. Any member shall continue in | 13530 |
| office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term | 13531 |
| until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of | 13532 |
| sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. | 13533 |
| The governor may remove any appointed member of the | 13534 |
| commission for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office. | 13535 |
| The commission shall exercise no administrative function, but | 13536 |
| may do any of the following: | 13537 |
| (A) Advise with and recommend to the director as to plans and | 13538 |
| programs for the management, development, utilization, and | 13539 |
| conservation of the natural resources of the state; | 13540 |
| (B) Advise with and recommend to the director as to methods | 13541 |
| of coordinating the work of the divisions of the department; | 13542 |
| (C) Consider and make recommendations upon any matter that | 13543 |
| the director may submit to it; | 13544 |
| (D) Submit to the governor biennially recommendations for | 13545 |
| amendments to the conservation laws of the state. | 13546 |
| Each member of the commission, before entering upon the | 13547 |
| discharge of the member's duties, shall take and subscribe to an | 13548 |
| oath of office, which oath, in writing, shall be filed in the | 13549 |
| office of the secretary of state. | 13550 |
| The members of the commission shall serve without | 13551 |
| compensation, but shall be entitled to receive their actual and | 13552 |
| necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official | 13553 |
| duties. | 13554 |
| The commission, by a majority vote of all its members, shall | 13555 |
| adopt and amend bylaws. | 13556 |
| To be eligible for appointment, a person shall be a citizen | 13557 |
| of the United States and an elector of the state and shall possess | 13558 |
| a knowledge of and have an interest in the natural resources of | 13559 |
| this state. | 13560 |
| The commission shall hold at least four regular quarterly | 13561 |
| meetings each year. Special meetings shall be held at such times | 13562 |
| as the bylaws of the commission provide. Notices of all meetings | 13563 |
| shall be given in such manner as the bylaws provide. The | 13564 |
| commission shall choose annually from among its members a | 13565 |
| chairperson to preside over its meetings and a secretary to keep a | 13566 |
| record of its proceedings. A majority of the members of the | 13567 |
| commission constitutes a quorum. No advice shall be given or | 13568 |
| recommendation made without a majority of the members of the | 13569 |
| commission concurring in it. | 13570 |
| Sec. 1503.012. There is hereby created in the state treasury | 13571 |
| the forestry mineral royalties fund. The fund shall consist of | 13572 |
| money deposited into it under section 1509.73 of the Revised Code. | 13573 |
| Any investment proceeds earned on money in the fund shall be | 13574 |
| credited to the fund. | 13575 |
| Money in the fund shall be used by the division of forestry | 13576 |
| to acquire land and to pay capital costs, including equipment and | 13577 |
| repairs and renovations of facilities, that are owned by the state | 13578 |
| and administered by the division. Expenditures from the fund for | 13579 |
| those purposes shall be approved by the director of natural | 13580 |
| resources. | 13581 |
| The director of natural resources also may request the | 13582 |
| director of budget and management to transfer money from the | 13583 |
| forestry mineral royalties fund to the parks mineral royalties | 13584 |
| fund created in section 1541.26 of the Revised Code. The director | 13585 |
| of budget and management shall transfer the money pursuant to the | 13586 |
| request if the director consents to the request. Money that is | 13587 |
| transferred to the parks mineral royalties fund shall be used for | 13588 |
| the purposes specified in section 1541.26 of the Revised Code. | 13589 |
| Sec. 1503.43. (A) As used in this section: | 13590 |
| (1) "Wilderness area" means a contiguous area of relatively | 13591 |
| undeveloped state-owned land administered by the division of | 13592 |
| forestry and consisting of not less than five thousand acres or of | 13593 |
| sufficient size as to make practicable its preservation and use in | 13594 |
| an unimpaired condition that either has retained its natural | 13595 |
| character and influence or has been substantially restored to a | 13596 |
| near natural appearance and that meets both of the following | 13597 |
| qualifications: | 13598 |
| (a) The area is one in which humankind's past influences are | 13599 |
| largely unnoticed; | 13600 |
| (b) The area has outstanding opportunities for solitude or | 13601 |
| for a primitive and unconfined type of recreation. | 13602 |
| (2) "Utility facility" includes, without limitation, towers, | 13603 |
| poles, pipes, sewers, tubing, conduits, conductors, cables, | 13604 |
| valves, lines, wires, manholes, and appurtenances thereto owned by | 13605 |
| a utility facility operator. | 13606 |
| (3) "Utility facility operator" means a person or public | 13607 |
| authority that supplies any of the following materials or services | 13608 |
| by means of a utility facility: | 13609 |
| (a) Flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas; | 13610 |
| (b) Crude oil, petroleum products, or hazardous liquids; | 13611 |
| (c) Coal; | 13612 |
| (d) Electricity; | 13613 |
| (e) Electronic, telephonic, or telegraphic communications; | 13614 |
| (f) Television signals; | 13615 |
| (g) Sewage disposal or drainage; | 13616 |
| (h) Potable water; | 13617 |
| (i) Steam or hot water. | 13618 |
| (B) That portion of contiguous state lands located in Scioto | 13619 |
| and Adams counties and within the Shawnee state forest and bounded | 13620 |
| by forest road seventeen and sunshine ridge to the north, by upper | 13621 |
| Twin Creek road to the east and northeast, by United States route | 13622 |
| fifty-two to the south, and by lower Twin Creek road to the west | 13623 |
| and southwest is hereby designated the Shawnee wilderness area. | 13624 |
| Except as otherwise specifically provided by this section or by | 13625 |
| rule adopted under this chapter, the provisions of this chapter | 13626 |
| apply to the Shawnee wilderness area, and that area shall continue | 13627 |
| to be a part of the Shawnee state forest. | 13628 |
| (C) The Shawnee wilderness area shall be managed to preserve | 13629 |
| natural conditions and ensure the continuance of natural | 13630 |
| processes. The chief of the division of forestry, with the | 13631 |
| approval of the director of natural resources, shall administer | 13632 |
| the Shawnee wilderness area in accordance with a management plan, | 13633 |
| which the chief shall develop and adopt within one year after | 13634 |
| September 14, 1988. Sixty days prior to adopting a plan, the chief | 13635 |
| shall solicit public review and comment on a draft plan. At least | 13636 |
| once every ten years, the chief shall conduct a review of the | 13637 |
| plan, with public input, and revise the plan as appropriate. The | 13638 |
| chief shall make the plan available for review by any person upon | 13639 |
| request. | 13640 |
| (D) Notwithstanding any other authority granted to the chief | 13641 |
| under this chapter, the chief shall include within the management | 13642 |
| plan adopted under division (C) of this section prohibitions of | 13643 |
| the following activities within the Shawnee wilderness area except | 13644 |
| for the areas exempted in division (E) of this section: | 13645 |
| (1) Picking, removal, cutting, or alteration in any manner of | 13646 |
| any vegetation unless the person first has obtained written | 13647 |
| consent from the chief for that activity and the action is | 13648 |
| necessary for appropriate public access, the preservation or | 13649 |
| restoration of a plant or wildlife species, or the documentation | 13650 |
| of scientific values; | 13651 |
| (2) Granting of any easement or license, or sale or lease of | 13652 |
| any of the land, for any purpose. Division (D)(2) of this section | 13653 |
| does not apply to any private easement or license in existence on | 13654 |
| September 14, 1988. | 13655 |
| (3) Exploration for or extraction of any coal, oil, gas, or | 13656 |
| minerals; | 13657 |
| (4) Operation, construction, or installation of a utility | 13658 |
| facility above or below the surface of the land; | 13659 |
| (5) Operation of a commercial enterprise; | 13660 |
| (6) Except as provided in division (D)(7) of this section, | 13661 |
| construction of a road upon any of the land or use of the land as | 13662 |
| a road; | 13663 |
| (7) Except as is necessary to meet emergency requirements for | 13664 |
| administration of the area: | 13665 |
| (a) Landing of an aircraft; | 13666 |
| (b) Operation of a motor vehicle, motor boat, other form of | 13667 |
| mechanical transport, or motorized equipment; | 13668 |
| (c) Construction of any building or other structure; | 13669 |
| (d) Use of the land as a temporary road. | 13670 |
| (E)(1) The following areas, which now are necessary for the | 13671 |
| administration of the Shawnee state forest and the state forest | 13672 |
| system, are not subject to the prohibitions of division (D) of | 13673 |
| this section: | 13674 |
| (a) The Buena Vista manager's residence; | 13675 |
| (b) The Buena Vista walnut seed orchard | 13676 |
| | 13677 |
| (2) The following areas, which now are necessary for the | 13678 |
| administration of the Shawnee state forest and the state forest | 13679 |
| system, are not subject to the prohibition established in division | 13680 |
| (D)(7)(b) of this section for the purpose of trail maintenance: | 13681 |
| (a) The hiking trail west of upper Twin Creek road known as | 13682 |
| the wilderness loop; | 13683 |
| (b) Buckhorn ridge bridle trail; | 13684 |
| (c) Cabbage patch bridle trail. | 13685 |
| (3) At any time that the chief makes a determination that it | 13686 |
| is no longer necessary for the administration of the Shawnee state | 13687 |
| forest or the state forest system for an area excluded in division | 13688 |
| (E)(1) or (2) of this section to be excluded, the area shall | 13689 |
|
become subject to the prohibitions | 13690 |
| of this section or the prohibition established in division | 13691 |
| (D)(7)(b) of this section, as applicable. | 13692 |
| (F) The chief, in developing a management plan under division | 13693 |
| (C) of this section, may not prohibit any hunting, fishing, or | 13694 |
| trapping that is done in conformity with Chapters 1531. and 1533. | 13695 |
| of the Revised Code or any rules adopted under those chapters. | 13696 |
| Sec. 1506.42. The state, acting through the director of | 13697 |
| natural resources, subject to section 1506.46 of the Revised Code, | 13698 |
| may enter into agreements with counties, townships, municipal | 13699 |
| corporations, park boards, and conservancy districts, other | 13700 |
| political subdivisions, or any state departments or divisions for | 13701 |
| the purpose of constructing and maintaining projects to control | 13702 |
| erosion along the Ohio shoreline of Lake Erie and in any rivers | 13703 |
| and bays that are connected with Lake Erie and any other | 13704 |
| watercourses that flow into Lake Erie. Such projects also may be | 13705 |
| constructed on any Lake Erie island that is situated within the | 13706 |
| boundaries of the state. | 13707 |
| The cost of such shore erosion projects that are for the | 13708 |
| benefit of public littoral property shall be prorated on the basis | 13709 |
| of two-thirds of the total cost to the state through | 13710 |
| appropriations made to the department of natural resources and | 13711 |
| one-third of the cost to the counties, townships, municipal | 13712 |
| corporations, park boards, conservancy districts, or other | 13713 |
| political subdivisions. | 13714 |
| If a shore erosion emergency is declared by the governor, the | 13715 |
| state, acting through the director, may spend whatever state funds | 13716 |
| are available to alleviate shore erosion, without participation by | 13717 |
| any political subdivision, regardless of whether the project will | 13718 |
| benefit public or private littoral property. | 13719 |
| A board of county commissioners, acting for the county over | 13720 |
| which it has jurisdiction, may enter into and carry out agreements | 13721 |
| with the director for the construction and maintenance of projects | 13722 |
| to control shore erosion. In providing the funds for the county's | 13723 |
| proportionate share of the cost of constructing and maintaining | 13724 |
| the projects referred to in this section, the board shall be | 13725 |
| governed by and may issue and refund bonds in accordance with | 13726 |
| Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. | 13727 |
| A municipal corporation or a township, acting through the | 13728 |
| legislative authority or the board of township trustees, may enter | 13729 |
| into and carry out agreements with the director for the purpose of | 13730 |
| constructing and maintaining projects to control shore erosion. In | 13731 |
| providing the funds for the municipal corporation's or township's | 13732 |
| proportionate share of the cost of constructing and maintaining | 13733 |
| the projects referred to in this section, a municipal corporation | 13734 |
| or township may issue and refund bonds in accordance with Chapter | 13735 |
| 133. of the Revised Code. The contract shall be executed on behalf | 13736 |
| of the municipal corporation or township by the mayor, city | 13737 |
| manager, or other chief executive officer who has the authority to | 13738 |
| act for the municipal corporation or township. | 13739 |
| Conservancy districts may enter into and carry out agreements | 13740 |
| with the director, in accordance with the intent of this section, | 13741 |
| under the powers conferred upon conservancy districts under | 13742 |
| Chapter 6101. of the Revised Code. | 13743 |
| Park boards may enter into and carry out agreements with the | 13744 |
| director, in accordance with the intent of this section, and issue | 13745 |
| bonds for that purpose under the powers conferred upon park | 13746 |
| districts under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code. | 13747 |
| The director shall approve and supervise all projects that | 13748 |
| are to be constructed in accordance with this section. The | 13749 |
| director shall not proceed with the construction of any project | 13750 |
| until all funds that are to be paid by the county, township, | 13751 |
| municipal corporation, park board, or conservancy district, in | 13752 |
| accordance with the terms of the agreement entered into between | 13753 |
| the director and the county, township, municipal corporation, park | 13754 |
| board, or conservancy district, are in the director's possession | 13755 |
| and deposited in the shore erosion fund, which is hereby created | 13756 |
| in the state treasury. If the director finds it to be in the best | 13757 |
| interests of the state to construct projects as set forth in this | 13758 |
| section by the state itself, without the financial contribution of | 13759 |
| counties, townships, municipal corporations, park boards, or | 13760 |
| conservancy districts, the director may construct the projects. | 13761 |
| In deciding whether to assist a county or municipal | 13762 |
| corporation in constructing and maintaining a project under this | 13763 |
| section, the state, acting through the director, shall consider, | 13764 |
| among other factors, whether the county or municipal corporation | 13765 |
| has adopted or is in the process of adopting a Lake Erie coastal | 13766 |
| erosion area resolution or ordinance under division (D) of section | 13767 |
| 1506.07 of the Revised Code. | 13768 |
| All projects constructed by the state in conformity with | 13769 |
| sections 1506.38 to 1506.46 of the Revised Code shall be | 13770 |
| constructed subject to sections 153.01 to 153.20 of the Revised | 13771 |
|
Code, except that the | 13772 |
| construction commission is not required to prepare the plans and | 13773 |
| specifications for those projects. | 13774 |
| Sec. 1509.071. (A) When the chief of the division of oil and | 13775 |
| gas resources management finds that an owner has failed to comply | 13776 |
| with a final nonappealable order issued or compliance agreement | 13777 |
| entered into under section 1509.04, the restoration requirements | 13778 |
| of section 1509.072, plugging requirements of section 1509.12, or | 13779 |
| permit provisions of section 1509.13 of the Revised Code, or rules | 13780 |
| and orders relating thereto, the chief shall make a finding of | 13781 |
| that fact and declare any surety bond filed to ensure compliance | 13782 |
| with those sections and rules forfeited in the amount set by rule | 13783 |
| of the chief. The chief thereupon shall certify the total | 13784 |
| forfeiture to the attorney general, who shall proceed to collect | 13785 |
| the amount of the forfeiture. In addition, the chief may require | 13786 |
| an owner, operator, producer, or other person who forfeited a | 13787 |
| surety bond to post a new surety bond in the amount of fifteen | 13788 |
| thousand dollars for a single well, thirty thousand dollars for | 13789 |
| two wells, or fifty thousand dollars for three or more wells. | 13790 |
| In lieu of total forfeiture, the surety or owner, at the | 13791 |
| surety's or owner's option, may cause the well to be properly | 13792 |
| plugged and abandoned and the area properly restored or pay to the | 13793 |
| treasurer of state the cost of plugging and abandonment. | 13794 |
| (B) All moneys collected because of forfeitures of bonds as | 13795 |
| provided in this section shall be deposited in the state treasury | 13796 |
| to the credit of the oil and gas well fund created in section | 13797 |
| 1509.02 of the Revised Code. | 13798 |
| The chief annually shall spend not less than fourteen per | 13799 |
| cent of the revenue credited to the fund during the previous | 13800 |
| fiscal year for the following purposes: | 13801 |
| (1) In accordance with division (D) of this section, to plug | 13802 |
| idle and orphaned wells or to restore the land surface properly as | 13803 |
| required in section 1509.072 of the Revised Code; | 13804 |
| (2) In accordance with division (E) of this section, to | 13805 |
| correct conditions that the chief reasonably has determined are | 13806 |
| causing imminent health or safety risks at an idle and orphaned | 13807 |
| well or a well for which the owner cannot be contacted in order to | 13808 |
| initiate a corrective action within a reasonable period of time as | 13809 |
| determined by the chief. | 13810 |
| Expenditures from the fund shall be made only for lawful | 13811 |
| purposes. In addition, expenditures from the fund shall not be | 13812 |
| made to purchase real property or to remove a dwelling in order to | 13813 |
| access a well. | 13814 |
| (C)(1) Upon determining that the owner of a well has failed | 13815 |
| to properly plug and abandon it or to properly restore the land | 13816 |
| surface at the well site in compliance with the applicable | 13817 |
| requirements of this chapter and applicable rules adopted and | 13818 |
| orders issued under it or that a well is an abandoned well for | 13819 |
| which no funds are available to plug the well in accordance with | 13820 |
| this chapter, the chief shall do all of the following: | 13821 |
| (a) Determine from the records in the office of the county | 13822 |
| recorder of the county in which the well is located the identity | 13823 |
| of the owner of the land on which the well is located, the | 13824 |
| identity of the owner of the oil or gas lease under which the well | 13825 |
| was drilled or the identity of each person owning an interest in | 13826 |
| the lease, and the identities of the persons having legal title | 13827 |
| to, or a lien upon, any of the equipment appurtenant to the well; | 13828 |
| (b) Mail notice to the owner of the land on which the well is | 13829 |
| located informing the landowner that the well is to be plugged. If | 13830 |
| the owner of the oil or gas lease under which the well was drilled | 13831 |
| is different from the owner of the well or if any persons other | 13832 |
| than the owner of the well own interests in the lease, the chief | 13833 |
| also shall mail notice that the well is to be plugged to the owner | 13834 |
| of the lease or to each person owning an interest in the lease, as | 13835 |
| appropriate. | 13836 |
| (c) Mail notice to each person having legal title to, or a | 13837 |
| lien upon, any equipment appurtenant to the well, informing the | 13838 |
| person that the well is to be plugged and offering the person the | 13839 |
| opportunity to plug the well and restore the land surface at the | 13840 |
| well site at the person's own expense in order to avoid forfeiture | 13841 |
| of the equipment to this state. | 13842 |
| (2) If none of the persons described in division (C)(1)(c) of | 13843 |
| this section plugs the well within sixty days after the mailing of | 13844 |
| the notice required by that division, all equipment appurtenant to | 13845 |
| the well is hereby declared to be forfeited to this state without | 13846 |
| compensation and without the necessity for any action by the state | 13847 |
| for use to defray the cost of plugging and abandoning the well and | 13848 |
| restoring the land surface at the well site. | 13849 |
| (D) Expenditures from the fund for the purpose of division | 13850 |
| (B)(1) of this section shall be made in accordance with either of | 13851 |
| the following: | 13852 |
| (1) The expenditures may be made pursuant to contracts | 13853 |
| entered into by the chief with persons who agree to furnish all of | 13854 |
| the materials, equipment, work, and labor as specified and | 13855 |
| provided in such a contract for activities associated with the | 13856 |
| restoration or plugging of a well as determined by the chief. The | 13857 |
| activities may include excavation to uncover a well, geophysical | 13858 |
| methods to locate a buried well when clear evidence of leakage | 13859 |
| from the well exists, cleanout of wellbores to remove material | 13860 |
| from a failed plugging of a well, plugging operations, | 13861 |
| installation of vault and vent systems, including associated | 13862 |
| engineering certifications and permits, restoration of property, | 13863 |
| and repair of damage to property that is caused by such | 13864 |
| activities. Expenditures shall not be used for salaries, | 13865 |
| maintenance, equipment, or other administrative purposes, except | 13866 |
| for costs directly attributed to the plugging of an idle and | 13867 |
| orphaned well. Agents or employees of persons contracting with the | 13868 |
| chief for a restoration or plugging project may enter upon any | 13869 |
| land, public or private, on which the well is located for the | 13870 |
| purpose of performing the work. Prior to such entry, the chief | 13871 |
| shall give to the following persons written notice of the | 13872 |
| existence of a contract for a project to restore or plug a well, | 13873 |
| the names of the persons with whom the contract is made, and the | 13874 |
| date that the project will commence: the owner of the well, the | 13875 |
| owner of the land upon which the well is located, the owner or | 13876 |
| agents of adjoining land, and, if the well is located in the same | 13877 |
| township as or in a township adjacent to the excavations and | 13878 |
| workings of a mine and the owner or lessee of that mine has | 13879 |
| provided written notice identifying those townships to the chief | 13880 |
| at any time during the immediately preceding three years, the | 13881 |
| owner or lessee of the mine. | 13882 |
| (2)(a) The owner of the land on which a well is located who | 13883 |
| has received notice under division (C)(1)(b) of this section may | 13884 |
| plug the well and be reimbursed by the division of oil and gas | 13885 |
| resources management for the reasonable cost of plugging the well. | 13886 |
| In order to plug the well, the landowner shall submit an | 13887 |
| application to the chief on a form prescribed by the chief and | 13888 |
| approved by the technical advisory council on oil and gas created | 13889 |
| in section 1509.38 of the Revised Code. The application, at a | 13890 |
| minimum, shall require the landowner to provide the same | 13891 |
| information as is required to be included in the application for a | 13892 |
| permit to plug and abandon under section 1509.13 of the Revised | 13893 |
| Code. The application shall be accompanied by a copy of a proposed | 13894 |
| contract to plug the well prepared by a contractor regularly | 13895 |
| engaged in the business of plugging oil and gas wells. The | 13896 |
| proposed contract shall require the contractor to furnish all of | 13897 |
| the materials, equipment, work, and labor necessary to plug the | 13898 |
| well properly and shall specify the price for doing the work, | 13899 |
| including a credit for the equipment appurtenant to the well that | 13900 |
| was forfeited to the state through the operation of division | 13901 |
| (C)(2) of this section. Expenditures under division (D)(2)(a) of | 13902 |
| this section shall be consistent with the expenditures for | 13903 |
| activities described in division (D)(1) of this section. The | 13904 |
| application also shall be accompanied by the permit fee required | 13905 |
| by section 1509.13 of the Revised Code unless the chief, in the | 13906 |
| chief's discretion, waives payment of the permit fee. The | 13907 |
| application constitutes an application for a permit to plug and | 13908 |
| abandon the well for the purposes of section 1509.13 of the | 13909 |
| Revised Code. | 13910 |
| (b) Within thirty days after receiving an application and | 13911 |
| accompanying proposed contract under division (D)(2)(a) of this | 13912 |
| section, the chief shall determine whether the plugging would | 13913 |
| comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter and | 13914 |
| applicable rules adopted and orders issued under it and whether | 13915 |
| the cost of the plugging under the proposed contract is | 13916 |
| reasonable. If the chief determines that the proposed plugging | 13917 |
| would comply with those requirements and that the proposed cost of | 13918 |
| the plugging is reasonable, the chief shall notify the landowner | 13919 |
| of that determination and issue to the landowner a permit to plug | 13920 |
| and abandon the well under section 1509.13 of the Revised Code. | 13921 |
| Upon approval of the application and proposed contract, the chief | 13922 |
| shall transfer ownership of the equipment appurtenant to the well | 13923 |
| to the landowner. The chief may disapprove an application | 13924 |
| submitted under division (D)(2)(a) of this section if the chief | 13925 |
| determines that the proposed plugging would not comply with the | 13926 |
| applicable requirements of this chapter and applicable rules | 13927 |
| adopted and orders issued under it, that the cost of the plugging | 13928 |
| under the proposed contract is unreasonable, or that the proposed | 13929 |
| contract is not a bona fide, arm's length contract. | 13930 |
| (c) After receiving the chief's notice of the approval of the | 13931 |
| application and permit to plug and abandon a well under division | 13932 |
| (D)(2)(b) of this section, the landowner shall enter into the | 13933 |
| proposed contract to plug the well. | 13934 |
| (d) Upon determining that the plugging has been completed in | 13935 |
| compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter and | 13936 |
| applicable rules adopted and orders issued under it, the chief | 13937 |
| shall reimburse the landowner for the cost of the plugging as set | 13938 |
| forth in the proposed contract approved by the chief. The | 13939 |
| reimbursement shall be paid from the oil and gas well fund. If the | 13940 |
| chief determines that the plugging was not completed in accordance | 13941 |
| with the applicable requirements, the chief shall not reimburse | 13942 |
| the landowner for the cost of the plugging, and the landowner or | 13943 |
| the contractor, as applicable, promptly shall transfer back to | 13944 |
| this state title to and possession of the equipment appurtenant to | 13945 |
| the well that previously was transferred to the landowner under | 13946 |
| division (D)(2)(b) of this section. If any such equipment was | 13947 |
| removed from the well during the plugging and sold, the landowner | 13948 |
| shall pay to the chief the proceeds from the sale of the | 13949 |
| equipment, and the chief promptly shall pay the moneys so received | 13950 |
| to the treasurer of state for deposit into the oil and gas well | 13951 |
| fund. | 13952 |
| The chief may establish an annual limit on the number of | 13953 |
| wells that may be plugged under division (D)(2) of this section or | 13954 |
| an annual limit on the expenditures to be made under that | 13955 |
| division. | 13956 |
| As used in division (D)(2) of this section, "plug" and | 13957 |
| "plugging" include the plugging of the well and the restoration of | 13958 |
| the land surface disturbed by the plugging. | 13959 |
| (E) Expenditures from the oil and gas well fund for the | 13960 |
| purpose of division (B)(2) of this section may be made pursuant to | 13961 |
| contracts entered into by the chief with persons who agree to | 13962 |
| furnish all of the materials, equipment, work, and labor as | 13963 |
| specified and provided in such a contract. The competitive bidding | 13964 |
| requirements of Chapter 153. of the Revised Code do not apply if | 13965 |
| the chief reasonably determines that an emergency situation exists | 13966 |
| requiring immediate action for the correction of the applicable | 13967 |
|
health or safety risk | 13968 |
| purchase of materials for purposes of addressing the emergency | 13969 |
| situation is not subject to division (B) of section 127.16 of the | 13970 |
| Revised Code. The chief, designated representatives of the chief, | 13971 |
| and agents or employees of persons contracting with the chief | 13972 |
| under this division may enter upon any land, public or private, | 13973 |
| for the purpose of performing the work. | 13974 |
| (F) Contracts entered into by the chief under this section | 13975 |
|
are not subject to | 13976 |
| (1) Chapter 4115. of the Revised Code; | 13977 |
| (2) Section 153.54 of the Revised Code, except that the | 13978 |
| contractor shall obtain and provide to the chief as a bid guaranty | 13979 |
| a surety bond or letter of credit in an amount equal to ten per | 13980 |
| cent of the amount of the contract; | 13981 |
| (3) Section 4733.17 of the Revised Code. | 13982 |
| (G) The owner of land on which a well is located who has | 13983 |
| received notice under division (C)(1)(b) of this section, in lieu | 13984 |
| of plugging the well in accordance with division (D)(2) of this | 13985 |
| section, may cause ownership of the well to be transferred to an | 13986 |
| owner who is lawfully doing business in this state and who has met | 13987 |
| the financial responsibility requirements established under | 13988 |
| section 1509.07 of the Revised Code, subject to the approval of | 13989 |
| the chief. The transfer of ownership also shall be subject to the | 13990 |
| landowner's filing the appropriate forms required under section | 13991 |
| 1509.31 of the Revised Code and providing to the chief sufficient | 13992 |
| information to demonstrate the landowner's or owner's right to | 13993 |
| produce a formation or formations. That information may include a | 13994 |
| deed, a lease, or other documentation of ownership or property | 13995 |
| rights. | 13996 |
| The chief shall approve or disapprove the transfer of | 13997 |
| ownership of the well. If the chief approves the transfer, the | 13998 |
| owner is responsible for operating the well in accordance with | 13999 |
| this chapter and rules adopted under it, including, without | 14000 |
| limitation, all of the following: | 14001 |
| (1) Filing an application with the chief under section | 14002 |
| 1509.06 of the Revised Code if the owner intends to drill deeper | 14003 |
| or produce a formation that is not listed in the records of the | 14004 |
| division for that well; | 14005 |
| (2) Taking title to and possession of the equipment | 14006 |
| appurtenant to the well that has been identified by the chief as | 14007 |
| having been abandoned by the former owner; | 14008 |
| (3) Complying with all applicable requirements that are | 14009 |
| necessary to drill deeper, plug the well, or plug back the well. | 14010 |
| (H) The chief shall issue an order that requires the owner of | 14011 |
| a well to pay the actual documented costs of a corrective action | 14012 |
| that is described in division (B)(2) of this section concerning | 14013 |
| the well. The chief shall transmit the money so recovered to the | 14014 |
| treasurer of state who shall deposit the money in the state | 14015 |
| treasury to the credit of the oil and gas well fund. | 14016 |
| (I) The chief may engage in cooperative projects under this | 14017 |
| section with any agency of this state, another state, or the | 14018 |
| United States; any other governmental agencies; or any state | 14019 |
| university or college as defined in section 3345.27 of the Revised | 14020 |
| Code. A contract entered into for purposes of a cooperative | 14021 |
| project is not subject to division (B) of section 127.16 of the | 14022 |
| Revised Code. | 14023 |
| Sec. 1509.36. Any person adversely affected by an order by | 14024 |
| the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management may | 14025 |
| appeal to the oil and gas commission for an order vacating or | 14026 |
| modifying the order. | 14027 |
| The person so appealing to the commission shall be known as | 14028 |
| appellant and the chief shall be known as appellee. Appellant and | 14029 |
| appellee shall be deemed to be parties to the appeal. | 14030 |
| The appeal shall be in writing and shall set forth the order | 14031 |
| complained of and the grounds upon which the appeal is based. The | 14032 |
| appeal shall be filed with the commission within thirty days after | 14033 |
| the date upon which the appellant received notice by certified | 14034 |
| mail and, for all other persons adversely affected by the order, | 14035 |
| within thirty days after the date of the order complained of. | 14036 |
| Notice of the filing of the appeal shall be filed with the chief | 14037 |
| within three days after the appeal is filed with the commission. | 14038 |
| Upon the filing of the appeal the commission promptly shall | 14039 |
| fix the time and place at which the hearing on the appeal will be | 14040 |
| held, and shall give the appellant and the chief at least ten | 14041 |
| days' written notice thereof by mail. The commission may postpone | 14042 |
| or continue any hearing upon its own motion or upon application of | 14043 |
| the appellant or of the chief. | 14044 |
| The filing of an appeal provided for in this section does not | 14045 |
| automatically suspend or stay execution of the order appealed | 14046 |
| from, but upon application by the appellant the commission may | 14047 |
| suspend or stay the execution pending determination of the appeal | 14048 |
| upon such terms as the commission considers proper. | 14049 |
| Either party to the appeal or any interested person who, | 14050 |
| pursuant to commission rules has been granted permission to | 14051 |
| appear, may submit such evidence as the commission considers | 14052 |
| admissible. | 14053 |
| For the purpose of conducting a hearing on an appeal, the | 14054 |
| commission may require the attendance of witnesses and the | 14055 |
| production of books, records, and papers, and it may, and at the | 14056 |
| request of any party it shall, issue subpoenas for witnesses or | 14057 |
| subpoenas duces tecum to compel the production of any books, | 14058 |
| records, or papers, directed to the sheriffs of the counties where | 14059 |
| the witnesses are found. The subpoenas shall be served and | 14060 |
| returned in the same manner as subpoenas in criminal cases are | 14061 |
| served and returned. The fees of sheriffs shall be the same as | 14062 |
| those allowed by the court of common pleas in criminal cases. | 14063 |
| Witnesses shall be paid the fees and mileage provided for under | 14064 |
| section 119.094 of the Revised Code. Such fees and mileage | 14065 |
| expenses incurred at the request of appellant shall be paid in | 14066 |
| advance by the appellant, and the remainder of those expenses | 14067 |
| shall be paid out of funds appropriated for the expenses of the | 14068 |
| division of oil and gas resources management. | 14069 |
| In case of disobedience or neglect of any subpoena served on | 14070 |
| any person, or the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter | 14071 |
| regarding which the witness may be lawfully interrogated, the | 14072 |
| court of common pleas of the county in which the disobedience, | 14073 |
| neglect, or refusal occurs, or any judge thereof, on application | 14074 |
| of the commission or any member thereof, shall compel obedience by | 14075 |
| attachment proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience | 14076 |
| of the requirements of a subpoena issued from that court or a | 14077 |
| refusal to testify therein. Witnesses at such hearings shall | 14078 |
| testify under oath, and any member of the commission may | 14079 |
| administer oaths or affirmations to persons who so testify. | 14080 |
| At the request of any party to the appeal, a | 14081 |
| record of the testimony and other evidence submitted shall be | 14082 |
|
taken by an official court | 14083 |
|
the party making the request | 14084 |
| shall include all of the testimony and other evidence and the | 14085 |
| rulings on the admissibility thereof presented at the hearing. The | 14086 |
| commission shall pass upon the admissibility of evidence, but any | 14087 |
| party may at the time object to the admission of any evidence and | 14088 |
| except to the rulings of the commission thereon, and if the | 14089 |
| commission refuses to admit evidence the party offering same may | 14090 |
| make a proffer thereof, and such proffer shall be made a part of | 14091 |
| the record of the hearing. | 14092 |
| If upon completion of the hearing the commission finds that | 14093 |
| the order appealed from was lawful and reasonable, it shall make a | 14094 |
| written order affirming the order appealed from; if the commission | 14095 |
| finds that the order was unreasonable or unlawful, it shall make a | 14096 |
| written order vacating the order appealed from and making the | 14097 |
| order that it finds the chief should have made. Every order made | 14098 |
| by the commission shall contain a written finding by the | 14099 |
| commission of the facts upon which the order is based. | 14100 |
| Notice of the making of the order shall be given forthwith to | 14101 |
| each party to the appeal by mailing a certified copy thereof to | 14102 |
| each such party by certified mail. | 14103 |
| The order of the commission is final unless vacated by the | 14104 |
| court of common pleas of Franklin county in an appeal as provided | 14105 |
| for in section 1509.37 of the Revised Code. Sections 1509.01 to | 14106 |
| 1509.37 of the Revised Code, providing for appeals relating to | 14107 |
| orders by the chief or by the commission, or relating to rules | 14108 |
| adopted by the chief, do not constitute the exclusive procedure | 14109 |
| that any person who believes the person's rights to be unlawfully | 14110 |
| affected by those sections or any official action taken thereunder | 14111 |
| must pursue in order to protect and preserve those rights, nor do | 14112 |
| those sections constitute a procedure that that person must pursue | 14113 |
| before that person may lawfully appeal to the courts to protect | 14114 |
| and preserve those rights. | 14115 |
| Sec. 1533.081. (A) As used in this section: | 14116 |
| (1) "Energy" has the same meaning as in section 1551.01 of | 14117 |
| the Revised Code. | 14118 |
| (2) "Energy facility" means a facility at which energy is | 14119 |
| produced. | 14120 |
| (B) A person operating an energy facility whose operation may | 14121 |
| result in the incidental taking of a wild animal shall obtain a | 14122 |
| permit to do so from the chief of the division of wildlife under | 14123 |
| this section. The chief shall adopt rules under section 1531.10 of | 14124 |
| the Revised Code that are necessary to administer this section. | 14125 |
| Sec. 1533.10. Except as provided in this section or division | 14126 |
| (A)(2) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, no person shall | 14127 |
| hunt any wild bird or wild quadruped without a hunting license. | 14128 |
| Each day that any person hunts within the state without procuring | 14129 |
| such a license constitutes a separate offense. Except as otherwise | 14130 |
| provided in this section, every applicant for a hunting license | 14131 |
| who is a resident of the state and eighteen years of age or more | 14132 |
| shall procure a resident hunting license or an apprentice resident | 14133 |
| hunting license, the fee for which shall be eighteen dollars | 14134 |
| unless the rules adopted under division (B) of section 1533.12 of | 14135 |
| the Revised Code provide for issuance of a resident hunting | 14136 |
| license to the applicant free of charge. Except as provided in | 14137 |
| rules adopted under division (B)(2) of that section, each | 14138 |
| applicant who is a resident of this state and who at the time of | 14139 |
| application is sixty-six years of age or older shall procure a | 14140 |
| special senior hunting license, the fee for which shall be | 14141 |
| one-half of the regular hunting license fee. Every applicant who | 14142 |
| is under the age of eighteen years shall procure a special youth | 14143 |
| hunting license or an apprentice youth hunting license, the fee | 14144 |
| for which shall be one-half of the regular hunting license fee. | 14145 |
| A resident of this state who owns lands in the state and the | 14146 |
| owner's children of any age and grandchildren under eighteen years | 14147 |
| of age may hunt on the lands without a hunting license. A resident | 14148 |
| of any other state who owns real property in this state, and the | 14149 |
| spouse and children living with the property owner, may hunt on | 14150 |
| that property without a license, provided that the state of | 14151 |
| residence of the real property owner allows residents of this | 14152 |
| state owning real property in that state, and the spouse and | 14153 |
| children living with the property owner, to hunt without a | 14154 |
| license. If the owner of land in this state is a limited liability | 14155 |
| company or a limited liability partnership that consists of three | 14156 |
| or fewer individual members or partners, as applicable, an | 14157 |
| individual member or partner who is a resident of this state and | 14158 |
| the member's or partner's children of any age and grandchildren | 14159 |
| under eighteen years of age may hunt on the land owned by the | 14160 |
| limited liability company or limited liability partnership without | 14161 |
| a hunting license. In addition, if the owner of land in this state | 14162 |
| is a trust that has a total of three or fewer trustees and | 14163 |
| beneficiaries, an individual who is a trustee or beneficiary and | 14164 |
| who is a resident of this state and the individual's children of | 14165 |
| any age and grandchildren under eighteen years of age may hunt on | 14166 |
| the land owned by the trust without a hunting license. The tenant | 14167 |
| and children of the tenant, residing on lands in the state, may | 14168 |
| hunt on them without a hunting license. | 14169 |
| Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(1) of section | 14170 |
| 1533.12 of the Revised Code, every applicant for a hunting license | 14171 |
| who is a nonresident of the state and who is eighteen years of age | 14172 |
| or older shall procure a nonresident hunting license or an | 14173 |
| apprentice nonresident hunting license, the fee for which shall be | 14174 |
| one hundred twenty-four dollars unless the applicant is a resident | 14175 |
| of a state that is a party to an agreement under section 1533.91 | 14176 |
| of the Revised Code, in which case the fee shall be eighteen | 14177 |
| dollars. Apprentice resident hunting licenses, apprentice youth | 14178 |
| hunting licenses, and apprentice nonresident hunting licenses are | 14179 |
| subject to the requirements established under section 1533.102 of | 14180 |
| the Revised Code and rules adopted pursuant to it. | 14181 |
| The chief of the division of wildlife may issue a small game | 14182 |
| hunting license expiring three days from the effective date of the | 14183 |
| license to a nonresident of the state, the fee for which shall be | 14184 |
| thirty-nine dollars. No person shall take or possess deer, wild | 14185 |
| turkeys, fur-bearing animals, ducks, geese, brant, or any nongame | 14186 |
| animal while possessing only a small game hunting license. A small | 14187 |
| game hunting license or an apprentice nonresident hunting license | 14188 |
| does not authorize the taking or possessing of ducks, geese, or | 14189 |
| brant without having obtained, in addition to the small game | 14190 |
| hunting license or the apprentice nonresident hunting license, a | 14191 |
| wetlands habitat stamp as provided in section 1533.112 of the | 14192 |
| Revised Code. A small game hunting license or an apprentice | 14193 |
| nonresident hunting license does not authorize the taking or | 14194 |
| possessing of deer, wild turkeys, or fur-bearing animals. A | 14195 |
| nonresident of the state who wishes to take or possess deer, wild | 14196 |
| turkeys, or fur-bearing animals in this state shall procure, | 14197 |
| respectively, a deer or wild turkey permit as provided in section | 14198 |
| 1533.11 of the Revised Code or a fur taker permit as provided in | 14199 |
| section 1533.111 of the Revised Code in addition to a nonresident | 14200 |
| hunting license, an apprentice nonresident hunting license, a | 14201 |
| special youth hunting license, or an apprentice youth hunting | 14202 |
| license, as applicable, as provided in this section. | 14203 |
| No person shall procure or attempt to procure a hunting | 14204 |
| license by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or any false | 14205 |
| statement. | 14206 |
| This section does not authorize the taking and possessing of | 14207 |
| deer or wild turkeys without first having obtained, in addition to | 14208 |
| the hunting license required by this section, a deer or wild | 14209 |
| turkey permit as provided in section 1533.11 of the Revised Code | 14210 |
| or the taking and possessing of ducks, geese, or brant without | 14211 |
| first having obtained, in addition to the hunting license required | 14212 |
| by this section, a wetlands habitat stamp as provided in section | 14213 |
| 1533.112 of the Revised Code. | 14214 |
| This section does not authorize the hunting or trapping of | 14215 |
| fur-bearing animals without first having obtained, in addition to | 14216 |
| a hunting license required by this section, a fur taker permit as | 14217 |
| provided in section 1533.111 of the Revised Code. | 14218 |
| No hunting license shall be issued unless it is accompanied | 14219 |
| by a written explanation of the law in section 1533.17 of the | 14220 |
| Revised Code and the penalty for its violation, including a | 14221 |
| description of terms of imprisonment and fines that may be | 14222 |
| imposed. | 14223 |
| No hunting license, other than an apprentice hunting license, | 14224 |
| shall be issued unless the applicant presents to the agent | 14225 |
| authorized to issue the license a previously held hunting license | 14226 |
| or evidence of having held such a license in content and manner | 14227 |
| approved by the chief, a certificate of completion issued upon | 14228 |
| completion of a hunter education and conservation course approved | 14229 |
| by the chief, or evidence of equivalent training in content and | 14230 |
| manner approved by the chief. A previously held apprentice hunting | 14231 |
| license does not satisfy the requirement concerning the | 14232 |
| presentation of a previously held hunting license or evidence of | 14233 |
| it. | 14234 |
| No person shall issue a hunting license, except an apprentice | 14235 |
| hunting license, to any person who fails to present the evidence | 14236 |
| required by this section. No person shall purchase or obtain a | 14237 |
| hunting license, other than an apprentice hunting license, without | 14238 |
| presenting to the issuing agent the evidence required by this | 14239 |
| section. Issuance of a hunting license in violation of the | 14240 |
| requirements of this section is an offense by both the purchaser | 14241 |
| of the illegally obtained hunting license and the clerk or agent | 14242 |
| who issued the hunting license. Any hunting license issued in | 14243 |
| violation of this section is void. | 14244 |
| The chief, with approval of the wildlife council, shall adopt | 14245 |
| rules prescribing a hunter education and conservation course for | 14246 |
| first-time hunting license buyers, other than buyers of apprentice | 14247 |
| hunting licenses, and for volunteer instructors. The course shall | 14248 |
| consist of subjects including, but not limited to, hunter safety | 14249 |
| and health, use of hunting implements, hunting tradition and | 14250 |
| ethics, the hunter and conservation, the law in section 1533.17 of | 14251 |
| the Revised Code along with the penalty for its violation, | 14252 |
| including a description of terms of imprisonment and fines that | 14253 |
| may be imposed, and other law relating to hunting. Authorized | 14254 |
| personnel of the division or volunteer instructors approved by the | 14255 |
| chief shall conduct such courses with such frequency and at such | 14256 |
| locations throughout the state as to reasonably meet the needs of | 14257 |
| license applicants. The chief shall issue a certificate of | 14258 |
| completion to each person who successfully completes the course | 14259 |
| and passes an examination prescribed by the chief. | 14260 |
| Sec. 1541.26. There is hereby created in the state treasury | 14261 |
| the parks mineral royalties fund. The fund shall consist of money | 14262 |
| deposited into it under section 1509.73 of the Revised Code and | 14263 |
| money transferred to it under section 1503.012 of the Revised | 14264 |
| Code. Any investment proceeds earned on money in the fund shall be | 14265 |
| credited to the fund. | 14266 |
| Money in the fund shall be used by the division of parks and | 14267 |
| recreation to acquire land and to pay capital costs, including | 14268 |
| equipment and repairs and renovations of facilities, that are | 14269 |
| owned by the state and administered by the division. Expenditures | 14270 |
| from the fund shall be approved by the director of natural | 14271 |
| resources. | 14272 |
| Sec. 1551.33. (A) The director of development shall appoint | 14273 |
| and fix the compensation of the director of the Ohio coal | 14274 |
| development office. The director shall serve at the pleasure of | 14275 |
| the director of development. | 14276 |
| (B) The director of the office shall do all of the following: | 14277 |
| (1) Biennially prepare and maintain the Ohio coal development | 14278 |
| agenda required under section 1551.34 of the Revised Code; | 14279 |
| (2) Propose and support policies for the office consistent | 14280 |
| with the Ohio coal development agenda and develop means to | 14281 |
| implement the agenda; | 14282 |
| (3) Initiate, undertake, and support projects to carry out | 14283 |
| the office's purposes and ensure that the projects are consistent | 14284 |
| with and meet the selection criteria established by the Ohio coal | 14285 |
| development agenda; | 14286 |
| (4) Actively encourage joint participation in and, when | 14287 |
| feasible, joint funding of the office's projects with governmental | 14288 |
| agencies, electric utilities, universities and colleges, other | 14289 |
| public or private interests, or any other person; | 14290 |
| (5) Establish a table of organization for and employ such | 14291 |
| employees and agents as are necessary for the administration and | 14292 |
| operation of the office. Any such employees shall be in the | 14293 |
| unclassified service and shall serve at the pleasure of the | 14294 |
| director of development. | 14295 |
| (6) Appoint specified members of and convene the technical | 14296 |
| advisory committee established under section 1551.35 of the | 14297 |
| Revised Code; | 14298 |
| (7) Review, with the assistance of the technical advisory | 14299 |
| committee, proposed coal research and development projects as | 14300 |
| defined in section 1555.01 of the Revised Code, and coal | 14301 |
| development projects, submitted to the office by public utilities | 14302 |
| for the purpose of section 4905.304 of the Revised Code. If the | 14303 |
| director and the advisory committee determine that any such | 14304 |
| facility or project has as its purpose the enhanced use of Ohio | 14305 |
| coal in an environmentally acceptable, cost effective manner, | 14306 |
| promotes energy conservation, is cost effective, and is | 14307 |
| environmentally sound, the director shall submit to the public | 14308 |
| utilities commission a report recommending that the commission | 14309 |
| allow the recovery of costs associated with the facility or | 14310 |
| project under section 4905.304 of the Revised Code and including | 14311 |
| the reasons for the recommendation. | 14312 |
| (8) Establish such policies, procedures, and guidelines as | 14313 |
| are necessary to achieve the office's purposes. | 14314 |
| (C) | 14315 |
| director of the office may exercise any of the powers and duties | 14316 |
|
that the director of | 14317 |
| or desirable to achieve the office's purposes, including, but not | 14318 |
| limited to, the powers and duties enumerated in sections 1551.11, | 14319 |
| 1551.12, and 1551.15 of the Revised Code. | 14320 |
| Additionally, the director of the office may make loans to | 14321 |
| governmental agencies or persons for projects to carry out the | 14322 |
| office's purposes. Fees, charges, rates of interest, times of | 14323 |
| payment of interest and principal, and other terms, conditions, | 14324 |
| and provisions of the loans shall be such as the director of the | 14325 |
| office determines to be appropriate and in furtherance of the | 14326 |
| purposes for which the loans are made. The mortgage lien securing | 14327 |
| any moneys lent by the director of the office may be subordinate | 14328 |
| to the mortgage lien securing any moneys lent or invested by a | 14329 |
| financial institution, but shall be superior to that securing any | 14330 |
| moneys lent or expended by any other person. The moneys used in | 14331 |
| making the loans shall be disbursed upon order of the director of | 14332 |
| the office. | 14333 |
| Sec. 1555.02. It is hereby declared to be the public policy | 14334 |
| of this state through the operations of the Ohio coal development | 14335 |
| office under this chapter to contribute toward one or more of the | 14336 |
| following: to provide for the comfort, health, safety, and general | 14337 |
| welfare of all employees and other inhabitants of this state | 14338 |
| through research and development directed toward the discovery of | 14339 |
| new technologies or the demonstration or application of existing | 14340 |
| technologies to enable the conversion or use of Ohio coal as a | 14341 |
| fuel or chemical feedstock in an environmentally acceptable manner | 14342 |
| thereby enhancing the marketability and fostering the use of this | 14343 |
| state's vast reserves of coal, to assist in the financing of coal | 14344 |
| research and development and coal research and development | 14345 |
| projects or facilities for persons doing business in this state | 14346 |
| and educational and scientific institutions located in this state, | 14347 |
| to create or preserve jobs and employment opportunities or improve | 14348 |
| the economic welfare of the people of this state, or to assist and | 14349 |
| cooperate with such persons and educational and scientific | 14350 |
| institutions in conducting coal research and development. In | 14351 |
| furtherance of this public policy, the Ohio coal development | 14352 |
| office, with the advice of the technical advisory committee | 14353 |
| created in section 1551.35 of the Revised Code and the approval of | 14354 |
| the director of development, may make loans, guarantee loans, and | 14355 |
| make grants to persons doing business in this state or to | 14356 |
| educational or scientific institutions located in this state for | 14357 |
| coal research and development projects by such persons or | 14358 |
| educational or scientific institutions; may, with the advice of | 14359 |
| the technical advisory committee and the approval of the director | 14360 |
| of development, request the issuance of coal research and | 14361 |
| development general obligations under section 151.07 of the | 14362 |
| Revised Code to provide funds for making such loans, loan | 14363 |
| guarantees, and grants; and may, with the advice of the technical | 14364 |
| advisory committee and the approval of the director of | 14365 |
| development, expend moneys credited to the coal research and | 14366 |
| development fund created in section 1555.15 of the Revised Code | 14367 |
| for the purpose of making such loans, loan guarantees, and grants. | 14368 |
| Determinations by the director of the Ohio coal development office | 14369 |
| that coal research and development or a coal research and | 14370 |
| development facility is a coal research and development project | 14371 |
| under this chapter and is consistent with the purposes of Section | 14372 |
| 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and this chapter shall be | 14373 |
| conclusive as to the validity and enforceability of the coal | 14374 |
| research and development general obligations issued to finance | 14375 |
| such project and of the authorizations, trust agreements or | 14376 |
| indentures, loan agreements, loan guarantee agreements, or grant | 14377 |
| agreements, and other agreements made in connection therewith, all | 14378 |
| in accordance with their terms. | 14379 |
| Sec. 1555.03. For the purposes of this chapter, the director | 14380 |
| of the Ohio coal development office may: | 14381 |
| (A) With the advice of the technical advisory committee | 14382 |
| created in section 1551.35 of the Revised Code and the approval of | 14383 |
| the director of development, make loans, guarantee loans, and make | 14384 |
| grants to persons doing business in this state or to educational | 14385 |
| or scientific institutions located in this state for coal research | 14386 |
| and development projects by any such person or educational or | 14387 |
| scientific institution and adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the | 14388 |
| Revised Code for making such loans, guarantees, and grants. | 14389 |
| (B) In making loans, loan guarantees, and grants under | 14390 |
| division (A) of this section and section 1555.04 of the Revised | 14391 |
| Code, the director of the office shall ensure that an adequate | 14392 |
| portion of the total amount of those loans, loan guarantees, and | 14393 |
| grants, as determined by the director with the advice of the | 14394 |
| technical advisory committee, is used for conducting research on | 14395 |
| fundamental scientific problems related to the utilization of Ohio | 14396 |
| coal and shall ensure, to the maximum feasible extent, joint | 14397 |
| financial participation by the federal government or other | 14398 |
| investors or interested parties in conjunction with any such loan, | 14399 |
| loan guarantee, or grant. The director, in each grant agreement or | 14400 |
| contract under division (A) of this section, loan contract or | 14401 |
| agreement under this division or section 1555.04 of the Revised | 14402 |
| Code, and contract of guarantee under section 1555.05 of the | 14403 |
| Revised Code, shall require that the facility or project be | 14404 |
| maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the person or | 14405 |
| educational or scientific institution to whom the grant or loan | 14406 |
| was made or for whom the guarantee was made. | 14407 |
| (C) From time to time, with the advice of the technical | 14408 |
| advisory committee and the approval of the director of | 14409 |
| development, request the issuance of coal research and development | 14410 |
| general obligations under section 151.07 of the Revised Code, for | 14411 |
| any of the purposes set forth in Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio | 14412 |
| Constitution, and subject to the limitations therein upon the | 14413 |
| aggregate total amount of obligations that may be outstanding at | 14414 |
| any time. | 14415 |
| (D) Include as a condition of any loan, loan guarantee, or | 14416 |
| grant contract or agreement with any such person or educational or | 14417 |
| scientific institution that the director of the office receive, in | 14418 |
| addition to payments of principal and interest on any such loan or | 14419 |
| service charges for any such guarantee, as appropriate, as | 14420 |
|
authorized by Section 15 | 14421 |
| reasonable royalty or portion of the income or profits arising out | 14422 |
| of the developments, discoveries, or inventions, including patents | 14423 |
| or copyrights, that result in whole or in part from coal research | 14424 |
| and development projects conducted under any such contract or | 14425 |
| agreement, in such amounts and for such period of years as may be | 14426 |
| negotiated and provided by the contract or agreement in advance of | 14427 |
| the making of the grant, loan, or loan guarantee. Moneys received | 14428 |
| by the director of the office under this section may be credited | 14429 |
| to the coal research and development bond service fund or used to | 14430 |
| make additional loans, loan guarantees, grants, or agreements | 14431 |
| under this section. | 14432 |
| (E) Employ managers, superintendents, and other employees and | 14433 |
| retain or contract with consulting engineers, financial | 14434 |
| consultants, accounting experts, architects, and such other | 14435 |
| consultants and independent contractors as are necessary in the | 14436 |
| judgment of the director of the office to carry out this chapter, | 14437 |
| and fix the compensation thereof. | 14438 |
| (F) Receive and accept from any federal agency, subject to | 14439 |
| the approval of the governor, grants for or in aid of the | 14440 |
| construction or operation of any coal research and development | 14441 |
| project or for coal research and development, and receive and | 14442 |
| accept aid or contributions from any source of money, property, | 14443 |
| labor, or other things of value, to be held, used, and applied | 14444 |
| only for the purposes for which such grants and contributions are | 14445 |
| made. | 14446 |
| (G) Purchase fire and extended coverage and liability | 14447 |
| insurance for any coal research and development project, insurance | 14448 |
| protecting the office and its officers and employees against | 14449 |
| liability for damage to property or injury to or death of persons | 14450 |
| arising from its operations, and any other insurance the director | 14451 |
| of the office determines necessary or proper under this chapter. | 14452 |
| Any moneys received by the director from the proceeds of any such | 14453 |
| insurance with respect to a coal research and development project | 14454 |
| and any moneys received by the director from the proceeds of any | 14455 |
| settlement, judgment, foreclosure, or other insurance with respect | 14456 |
| to a coal research and development project or facility shall be | 14457 |
| credited to the coal research and development bond service fund. | 14458 |
| (H) In the exercise of the powers of the director of the | 14459 |
| office under this chapter, call to the director's assistance, | 14460 |
| temporarily, from time to time, any engineers, technical experts, | 14461 |
| financial experts, and other employees in any state department, | 14462 |
| agency, or commission, or in the Ohio state university, or other | 14463 |
| educational institutions financed wholly or partially by this | 14464 |
| state for purposes of assisting the director of the office with | 14465 |
| reviewing and evaluating applications for financial assistance | 14466 |
| under this chapter, monitoring performance of coal research and | 14467 |
| development projects receiving financial assistance under this | 14468 |
| chapter, and reviewing and evaluating the progress and findings of | 14469 |
| those projects. Such engineers, experts, and employees shall not | 14470 |
| receive any additional compensation over that which they receive | 14471 |
| from the department, agency, commission, or educational | 14472 |
| institution by which they are employed, but they shall be | 14473 |
| reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred while | 14474 |
| working under the direction of the director. | 14475 |
| (I) Do all acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers | 14476 |
| expressly granted in this chapter. | 14477 |
| Sec. 1555.04. (A) With respect to coal research and | 14478 |
| development projects financed wholly or partially from a loan or | 14479 |
| loan guarantee under this chapter, the director of the Ohio coal | 14480 |
| development office, in addition to other powers under this | 14481 |
| chapter, with the advice of the technical advisory committee | 14482 |
| created in section 1551.35 of the Revised Code and the approval of | 14483 |
| the director of development, may enter into loan agreements, | 14484 |
| accept notes and other forms of obligation to evidence such | 14485 |
| indebtedness and mortgages, liens, pledges, assignments, or other | 14486 |
| security interests to secure such indebtedness, which may be prior | 14487 |
| or subordinate to or on a parity with other indebtedness, | 14488 |
| obligations, mortgages, pledges, assignments, other security | 14489 |
| interests, or liens or encumbrances, and take such actions as the | 14490 |
| director of the office considers appropriate to protect such | 14491 |
| security and safeguard against losses, including, without | 14492 |
| limitation, foreclosure and the bidding upon and purchase of | 14493 |
| property upon foreclosure or other sale. | 14494 |
| (B) The authority granted by this section is cumulative and | 14495 |
| supplementary to all other authority granted in this chapter. The | 14496 |
| authority granted by this section does not alter or impair any | 14497 |
| similar authority granted elsewhere in this chapter with respect | 14498 |
| to other projects. | 14499 |
| Sec. 1555.05. (A) Subject to any limitations as to aggregate | 14500 |
| amounts thereof that may from time to time be prescribed by the | 14501 |
| general assembly and to other applicable provisions of this | 14502 |
| chapter, and subject to the one-hundred-million-dollar limitation | 14503 |
| provided in Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, the | 14504 |
| director of the Ohio coal development office, on behalf of this | 14505 |
| state, with the advice of the technical advisory committee created | 14506 |
| in section 1551.35 of the Revised Code and the approval of the | 14507 |
| director of development, may enter into contracts to guarantee the | 14508 |
| repayment or payment of the unpaid principal amount of loans made | 14509 |
| to pay the costs of coal research and development projects. | 14510 |
| (B) The contract of guarantee may make provision for the | 14511 |
| conditions of, time for, and manner of fulfillment of the | 14512 |
| guarantee commitment, subrogation of this state to the rights of | 14513 |
| the parties guaranteed and exercise of such parties' rights by the | 14514 |
| state, giving the state the option of making payment of the | 14515 |
| principal amount guaranteed in one or more installments and, if | 14516 |
| deferred, to pay interest thereon from the source specified in | 14517 |
| division (A) of this section, and any other terms or conditions | 14518 |
| customary to such guarantees and as the director of the office may | 14519 |
| approve, and may contain provisions for securing the guarantee in | 14520 |
| the manner consistent with this section, covenants on behalf of | 14521 |
| this state to issue obligations under section 1555.08 of the | 14522 |
| Revised Code to provide moneys to fulfill such guarantees and | 14523 |
| covenants, and covenants restricting the aggregate amount of | 14524 |
| guarantees that may be contracted under this section and | 14525 |
| obligations that may be issued under section 151.07 of the Revised | 14526 |
| Code, and terms pertinent to either, to better secure the parties | 14527 |
| guaranteed. | 14528 |
| (C) The director of the office may fix service charges for | 14529 |
| making a guarantee. Such charges shall be payable at such times | 14530 |
| and place and in such amounts and manner as may be prescribed by | 14531 |
| the director. Moneys received from such charges shall be credited | 14532 |
| to the coal research and development bond service fund. | 14533 |
| (D) Any guaranteed parties under this section, by any | 14534 |
| suitable form of legal proceedings and except to the extent that | 14535 |
| their rights are restricted by the guarantee documents, may | 14536 |
| protect and enforce any rights under the laws of this state or | 14537 |
| granted by such guarantee or guarantee documents. Such rights | 14538 |
| include the right to compel the performance of all duties of the | 14539 |
| office required by this section or the guarantee or guarantee | 14540 |
| documents; and in the event of default with respect to the payment | 14541 |
| of any guarantees, to apply to a court having jurisdiction of the | 14542 |
| cause to appoint a receiver to receive and administer the moneys | 14543 |
| pledged to such guarantee with full power to pay, and to provide | 14544 |
| for payment of, such guarantee, and with such powers, subject to | 14545 |
| the direction of the court, as are accorded receivers in general | 14546 |
| equity cases, excluding any power to pledge or apply additional | 14547 |
| revenues or receipts or other income or moneys of this state. Each | 14548 |
| duty of the office and its director and employees required or | 14549 |
| undertaken under this section or a guarantee made under this | 14550 |
| section is hereby established as a duty of the office and of its | 14551 |
| director and each such employee having authority to perform such | 14552 |
| duty, specifically enjoined by the law resulting from an office, | 14553 |
| trust, or station within the meaning of section 2731.01 of the | 14554 |
| Revised Code. The persons who are at the time the director of the | 14555 |
| office, or its employees, are not liable in their personal | 14556 |
| capacities on any guarantees or contracts to make guarantees by | 14557 |
| the director. | 14558 |
| Sec. 1555.06. Upon application by the director of the Ohio | 14559 |
| coal development office with the approval of the director of | 14560 |
| development, the controlling board, from appropriations available | 14561 |
| to the board, may provide funds for surveys or studies by the | 14562 |
| office of any proposed coal research and development project | 14563 |
| subject to repayment by the office from funds available to it, | 14564 |
| within the time fixed by the board. Funds to be repaid shall be | 14565 |
| charged by the office to the appropriate coal research and | 14566 |
| development project and the amount thereof shall be a cost of the | 14567 |
| project. This section does not abrogate the authority of the | 14568 |
| controlling board to otherwise provide funds for use by the office | 14569 |
| in the exercise of the powers granted to it by this chapter. | 14570 |
| Sec. 1571.14. Any person claiming to be aggrieved or | 14571 |
| adversely affected by an order of the chief of the division of oil | 14572 |
| and gas resources management made as provided in section 1571.10 | 14573 |
| or 1571.16 of the Revised Code may appeal to the director of | 14574 |
| natural resources for an order vacating or modifying such order. | 14575 |
| Upon receipt of the appeal, the director shall appoint an | 14576 |
| individual who has knowledge of the laws and rules regarding the | 14577 |
| underground storage of gas and who shall act as a hearing officer | 14578 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code in hearing the | 14579 |
| appeal. | 14580 |
| The person appealing to the director shall be known as | 14581 |
| appellant and the chief shall be known as appellee. The appellant | 14582 |
| and the appellee shall be deemed parties to the appeal. | 14583 |
| The appeal shall be in writing and shall set forth the order | 14584 |
| complained of and the grounds upon which the appeal is based. The | 14585 |
| appeal shall be filed with the director within thirty days after | 14586 |
| the date upon which appellant received notice by registered mail | 14587 |
| of the making of the order complained of, as required by section | 14588 |
| 1571.10 of the Revised Code. Notice of the filing of such appeal | 14589 |
| shall be delivered by appellant to the chief within three days | 14590 |
| after the appeal is filed with the director. | 14591 |
| Within seven days after receipt of the notice of appeal the | 14592 |
| chief shall prepare and certify to the director at the expense of | 14593 |
| appellant a complete transcript of the proceedings out of which | 14594 |
| the appeal arises, including a transcript of the testimony | 14595 |
| submitted to the chief. | 14596 |
| Upon the filing of the appeal the director shall fix the time | 14597 |
| and place at which the hearing on the appeal will be held, and | 14598 |
| shall give appellant and the chief at least ten days' written | 14599 |
| notice thereof by mail. The director may postpone or continue any | 14600 |
| hearing upon the director's own motion or upon application of | 14601 |
| appellant or of the chief. | 14602 |
| The filing of an appeal provided for in this section does not | 14603 |
| automatically suspend or stay execution of the order appealed | 14604 |
| from, but upon application by the appellant the director may | 14605 |
| suspend or stay such execution pending determination of the appeal | 14606 |
| upon such terms as the director deems proper. | 14607 |
| The hearing officer appointed by the director shall hear the | 14608 |
| appeal de novo, and either party to the appeal may submit such | 14609 |
| evidence as the hearing officer deems admissible. | 14610 |
| For the purpose of conducting a hearing on an appeal, the | 14611 |
| hearing officer may require the attendance of witnesses and the | 14612 |
| production of books, records, and papers, and may, and at the | 14613 |
| request of any party shall, issue subpoenas for witnesses or | 14614 |
| subpoenas duces tecum to compel the production of any books, | 14615 |
| records, or papers, directed to the sheriffs of the counties where | 14616 |
| such witnesses are found, which subpoenas shall be served and | 14617 |
| returned in the same manner as subpoenas in criminal cases are | 14618 |
| served and returned. The fees of sheriffs shall be the same as | 14619 |
| those allowed by the court of common pleas in criminal cases. | 14620 |
| Witnesses shall be paid the fees and mileage provided for under | 14621 |
| section 119.094 of the Revised Code. Such fee and mileage expenses | 14622 |
| incurred at the request of appellant shall be paid in advance by | 14623 |
| appellant, and the remainder of such expenses shall be paid out of | 14624 |
| funds appropriated for the expenses of the division of oil and gas | 14625 |
| resources management. | 14626 |
| In case of disobedience or neglect of any subpoena served on | 14627 |
| any person, or the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter | 14628 |
| regarding which the witness may be lawfully interrogated, the | 14629 |
| court of common pleas of the county in which such disobedience, | 14630 |
| neglect, or refusal occurs, or any judge thereof, on application | 14631 |
| of the director, shall compel obedience by attachment proceedings | 14632 |
| for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of | 14633 |
| a subpoena issued from such court or a refusal to testify therein. | 14634 |
| Witnesses at such hearings shall testify under oath, and the | 14635 |
| hearing officer may administer oaths or affirmations to persons | 14636 |
| who so testify. | 14637 |
| At the request of any party to the appeal, a | 14638 |
| record of the testimony and other evidence submitted shall be | 14639 |
|
taken by an official court | 14640 |
|
the party making the request | 14641 |
| shall include all of the testimony and other evidence and the | 14642 |
| rulings on the admissibility thereof presented at the hearing. The | 14643 |
| hearing officer shall pass upon the admissibility of evidence, but | 14644 |
| any party may at the time object to the admission of any evidence | 14645 |
| and except to the ruling of the hearing officer thereon, and if | 14646 |
| the hearing officer refuses to admit evidence, the party offering | 14647 |
| same may make a proffer thereof, and such proffer shall be made a | 14648 |
| part of the record of such hearing. | 14649 |
| If upon completion of the hearing the hearing officer finds | 14650 |
| that the order appealed from was lawful and reasonable, the | 14651 |
| hearing officer shall make a written order affirming the order | 14652 |
| appealed from. If the hearing officer finds that such order was | 14653 |
| unreasonable or unlawful, the hearing officer shall make a written | 14654 |
| order vacating the order appealed from and making the order that | 14655 |
| it finds the chief should have made. Every order made by the | 14656 |
| hearing officer shall contain a written finding by the hearing | 14657 |
| officer of the facts upon which the order is based. Notice of the | 14658 |
| making of such order shall be given forthwith to each party to the | 14659 |
| appeal by mailing a certified copy thereof to each such party by | 14660 |
| registered mail. | 14661 |
| Sec. 1707.08. (A) The transactions enumerated in section | 14662 |
| 1707.06 of the Revised Code may be consummated on compliance with | 14663 |
| this section and section 1707.11 of the Revised Code. | 14664 |
| (B) A description, verified either by the oath of the | 14665 |
| individual filing it or of any individual having knowledge of the | 14666 |
| facts, shall be filed with the division of securities by the | 14667 |
| issuer, or by a majority of the incorporators of the issuer prior | 14668 |
| to election of officers if it is an incorporated issuer, or by a | 14669 |
| licensed dealer, which description shall be on forms prescribed by | 14670 |
| the division and shall set forth: | 14671 |
| (1) The name of the issuer; | 14672 |
| (2) A brief description of the securities; | 14673 |
| (3) The amount of the securities to be offered after the | 14674 |
| filing of the description for sale in this state and, if all the | 14675 |
| securities are not to be offered by the person filing the | 14676 |
| description, then the respective amounts to be offered by others, | 14677 |
| so far as those amounts are known, and the names and addresses of | 14678 |
| the other offerors; | 14679 |
| (4) A brief statement of the facts which show that the | 14680 |
| securities are the subject matter of a transaction enumerated in | 14681 |
| section 1707.06 of the Revised Code; | 14682 |
| (5) The price at which the securities are to be offered for | 14683 |
| sale. | 14684 |
| (C) The individual who executes the application for | 14685 |
| registration by description on behalf of the applicant shall state | 14686 |
| the individual's relationship to the applicant and certify all of | 14687 |
| the following: | 14688 |
| (1) The individual has executed the application on behalf of | 14689 |
| the applicant. | 14690 |
| (2) The individual is fully authorized to execute and file | 14691 |
| the application on behalf of the applicant. | 14692 |
| (3) The individual is familiar with the applicant's | 14693 |
| application. | 14694 |
| (4) To the best of the individual's knowledge, information, | 14695 |
| and belief, the statements made in the application are true, and | 14696 |
| the documents submitted with the application are true copies of | 14697 |
| the original documents. | 14698 |
| (D) A registration by description is effective seven business | 14699 |
| days after the division receives the description on applicable | 14700 |
|
forms, together with | 14701 |
| under this division, if no proceeding is pending under section | 14702 |
| 1707.13 or 1707.131 of the Revised Code. However, the division may | 14703 |
| permit an earlier effective date by rule or by issuing a | 14704 |
| certificate of acknowledgment for the registration by description. | 14705 |
| For an offering that exceeds fifty thousand dollars, a filing | 14706 |
| fee of fifty dollars shall be submitted with the registration by | 14707 |
| description. | 14708 |
| (E) In order to correct errors or omissions, a registration | 14709 |
| by description may be amended by the person that originally filed | 14710 |
| it, by the filing, in the same manner as in the case of an | 14711 |
| original registration by description, of an amended registration | 14712 |
| by description or of an amendment of the original registration by | 14713 |
| description. | 14714 |
| (F) When transactions in any securities enumerated in section | 14715 |
| 1707.06 of the Revised Code have been registered and the fees | 14716 |
| prescribed by this section have been paid, the transactions may be | 14717 |
| consummated so long as the registration remains in full force. | 14718 |
| Sec. 1707.391. When any securities have been sold in | 14719 |
| reliance upon division (Q), (W), (X), or (Y) of section 1707.03 of | 14720 |
| the Revised Code, section 1707.08 of the Revised Code, or any | 14721 |
| other section of this chapter that the division of securities may | 14722 |
| specify by rule, but such reliance was improper because the | 14723 |
| required filings were not timely or properly made due to excusable | 14724 |
| neglect, upon the effective date of an application made to the | 14725 |
|
division and payment of | 14726 |
| required and not already paid,
| 14727 |
|
fee equal to the greater of the | 14728 |
| dollars, the sale of the securities shall be deemed exempt, | 14729 |
| qualified, or registered, as though timely and properly filed. The | 14730 |
| application shall become effective upon the expiration of fourteen | 14731 |
| days after the date of the filing in question if prior thereto the | 14732 |
| division did not give notice to the applicant that the application | 14733 |
| was denied based on a finding of lack of excusable neglect. The | 14734 |
| division shall promptly adopt and promulgate rules establishing | 14735 |
| provisions defining excusable neglect and otherwise establishing | 14736 |
| reasonable standards for determining excusable neglect. | 14737 |
| The effectiveness of an application under this section does | 14738 |
| not relieve anyone who has, other than for excusable neglect, | 14739 |
| violated sections 1707.01 to 1707.45 of the Revised Code, or any | 14740 |
| previous law in force at the time of sale, from prosecution | 14741 |
| thereunder. | 14742 |
| Sec. 1733.47. Whenever the approval of the superintendent of | 14743 |
| credit unions is required under this chapter, or under an order or | 14744 |
| supervisory action issued or taken under this chapter, for a | 14745 |
| person to serve as an organizer, incorporator, director, or | 14746 |
| executive officer of a credit union, or to otherwise participate | 14747 |
| in the management of a credit union, the superintendent shall | 14748 |
| request the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 14749 |
| identification and investigation, or a vendor approved by the | 14750 |
| bureau, to conduct a criminal records check based on the person's | 14751 |
|
fingerprints in accordance with | 14752 |
| 109.572 of the Revised Code. The superintendent of credit unions | 14753 |
| shall request that criminal record information from the federal | 14754 |
| bureau of investigation be obtained as part of the criminal | 14755 |
| records check. Any fee required under division (C)(3) of section | 14756 |
| 109.572 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the person who is the | 14757 |
| subject of the request. | 14758 |
| Sec. 1751.01. As used in this chapter: | 14759 |
| (A)(1) "Basic health care services" means the following | 14760 |
| services when medically necessary: | 14761 |
| (a) Physician's services, except when such services are | 14762 |
| supplemental under division (B) of this section; | 14763 |
| (b) Inpatient hospital services; | 14764 |
| (c) Outpatient medical services; | 14765 |
| (d) Emergency health services; | 14766 |
| (e) Urgent care services; | 14767 |
| (f) Diagnostic laboratory services and diagnostic and | 14768 |
| therapeutic radiologic services; | 14769 |
| (g) Diagnostic and treatment services, other than | 14770 |
| prescription drug services, for biologically based mental | 14771 |
| illnesses; | 14772 |
| (h) Preventive health care services, including, but not | 14773 |
| limited to, voluntary family planning services, infertility | 14774 |
| services, periodic physical examinations, prenatal obstetrical | 14775 |
| care, and well-child care; | 14776 |
| (i) Routine patient care for patients enrolled in an eligible | 14777 |
| cancer clinical trial pursuant to section 3923.80 of the Revised | 14778 |
| Code. | 14779 |
| "Basic health care services" does not include experimental | 14780 |
| procedures. | 14781 |
| Except as provided by divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this | 14782 |
| section in connection with the offering of coverage for diagnostic | 14783 |
| and treatment services for biologically based mental illnesses, a | 14784 |
| health insuring corporation shall not offer coverage for a health | 14785 |
| care service, defined as a basic health care service by this | 14786 |
| division, unless it offers coverage for all listed basic health | 14787 |
| care services. However, this requirement does not apply to the | 14788 |
| coverage of beneficiaries enrolled in medicare pursuant to a | 14789 |
| medicare contract, or to the coverage of beneficiaries enrolled in | 14790 |
| the federal employee health benefits program pursuant to 5 | 14791 |
| U.S.C.A. 8905, or to the coverage of medicaid recipients, or to | 14792 |
| the coverage of beneficiaries under any federal health care | 14793 |
| program regulated by a federal regulatory body, or to the coverage | 14794 |
| of beneficiaries under any contract covering officers or employees | 14795 |
| of the state that has been entered into by the department of | 14796 |
| administrative services. | 14797 |
| (2) A health insuring corporation may offer coverage for | 14798 |
| diagnostic and treatment services for biologically based mental | 14799 |
| illnesses without offering coverage for all other basic health | 14800 |
| care services. A health insuring corporation may offer coverage | 14801 |
| for diagnostic and treatment services for biologically based | 14802 |
| mental illnesses alone or in combination with one or more | 14803 |
| supplemental health care services. However, a health insuring | 14804 |
| corporation that offers coverage for any other basic health care | 14805 |
| service shall offer coverage for diagnostic and treatment services | 14806 |
| for biologically based mental illnesses in combination with the | 14807 |
| offer of coverage for all other listed basic health care services. | 14808 |
| (3) A health insuring corporation that offers coverage for | 14809 |
| basic health care services is not required to offer coverage for | 14810 |
| diagnostic and treatment services for biologically based mental | 14811 |
| illnesses in combination with the offer of coverage for all other | 14812 |
| listed basic health care services if all of the following apply: | 14813 |
| (a) The health insuring corporation submits documentation | 14814 |
| certified by an independent member of the American academy of | 14815 |
| actuaries to the superintendent of insurance showing that incurred | 14816 |
| claims for diagnostic and treatment services for biologically | 14817 |
| based mental illnesses for a period of at least six months | 14818 |
| independently caused the health insuring corporation's costs for | 14819 |
| claims and administrative expenses for the coverage of basic | 14820 |
| health care services to increase by more than one per cent per | 14821 |
| year. | 14822 |
| (b) The health insuring corporation submits a signed letter | 14823 |
| from an independent member of the American academy of actuaries to | 14824 |
| the superintendent of insurance opining that the increase in costs | 14825 |
| described in division (A)(3)(a) of this section could reasonably | 14826 |
| justify an increase of more than one per cent in the annual | 14827 |
| premiums or rates charged by the health insuring corporation for | 14828 |
| the coverage of basic health care services. | 14829 |
| (c) The superintendent of insurance makes the following | 14830 |
| determinations from the documentation and opinion submitted | 14831 |
| pursuant to divisions (A)(3)(a) and (b) of this section: | 14832 |
| (i) Incurred claims for diagnostic and treatment services for | 14833 |
| biologically based mental illnesses for a period of at least six | 14834 |
| months independently caused the health insuring corporation's | 14835 |
| costs for claims and administrative expenses for the coverage of | 14836 |
| basic health care services to increase by more than one per cent | 14837 |
| per year. | 14838 |
| (ii) The increase in costs reasonably justifies an increase | 14839 |
| of more than one per cent in the annual premiums or rates charged | 14840 |
| by the health insuring corporation for the coverage of basic | 14841 |
| health care services. | 14842 |
| Any determination made by the superintendent under this | 14843 |
| division is subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 14844 |
| (B)(1) "Supplemental health care services" means any health | 14845 |
| care services other than basic health care services that a health | 14846 |
| insuring corporation may offer, alone or in combination with | 14847 |
| either basic health care services or other supplemental health | 14848 |
| care services, and includes: | 14849 |
| (a) Services of facilities for intermediate or long-term | 14850 |
| care, or both; | 14851 |
| (b) Dental care services; | 14852 |
| (c) Vision care and optometric services including lenses and | 14853 |
| frames; | 14854 |
| (d) Podiatric care or foot care services; | 14855 |
| (e) Mental health services, excluding diagnostic and | 14856 |
| treatment services for biologically based mental illnesses; | 14857 |
| (f) Short-term outpatient evaluative and crisis-intervention | 14858 |
| mental health services; | 14859 |
| (g) Medical or psychological treatment and referral services | 14860 |
| for alcohol and drug abuse or addiction; | 14861 |
| (h) Home health services; | 14862 |
| (i) Prescription drug services; | 14863 |
| (j) Nursing services; | 14864 |
| (k) Services of a dietitian licensed under Chapter 4759. of | 14865 |
| the Revised Code; | 14866 |
| (l) Physical therapy services; | 14867 |
| (m) Chiropractic services; | 14868 |
| (n) Any other category of services approved by the | 14869 |
| superintendent of insurance. | 14870 |
| (2) If a health insuring corporation offers prescription drug | 14871 |
| services under this division, the coverage shall include | 14872 |
| prescription drug services for the treatment of biologically based | 14873 |
| mental illnesses on the same terms and conditions as other | 14874 |
| physical diseases and disorders. | 14875 |
| (C) "Specialty health care services" means one of the | 14876 |
| supplemental health care services listed in division (B) of this | 14877 |
| section, when provided by a health insuring corporation on an | 14878 |
| outpatient-only basis and not in combination with other | 14879 |
| supplemental health care services. | 14880 |
| (D) "Biologically based mental illnesses" means | 14881 |
| schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, major depressive | 14882 |
| disorder, bipolar disorder, paranoia and other psychotic | 14883 |
| disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and panic disorder, as | 14884 |
| these terms are defined in the most recent edition of the | 14885 |
| diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders published by | 14886 |
| the American psychiatric association. | 14887 |
| (E) "Closed panel plan" means a health care plan that | 14888 |
| requires enrollees to use participating providers. | 14889 |
| (F) "Compensation" means remuneration for the provision of | 14890 |
| health care services, determined on other than a fee-for-service | 14891 |
| or discounted-fee-for-service basis. | 14892 |
| (G) "Contractual periodic prepayment" means the formula for | 14893 |
| determining the premium rate for all subscribers of a health | 14894 |
| insuring corporation. | 14895 |
| (H) "Corporation" means a corporation formed under Chapter | 14896 |
| 1701. or 1702. of the Revised Code or the similar laws of another | 14897 |
| state. | 14898 |
| (I) "Emergency health services" means those health care | 14899 |
| services that must be available on a seven-days-per-week, | 14900 |
| twenty-four-hours-per-day basis in order to prevent jeopardy to an | 14901 |
| enrollee's health status that would occur if such services were | 14902 |
| not received as soon as possible, and includes, where appropriate, | 14903 |
| provisions for transportation and indemnity payments or service | 14904 |
| agreements for out-of-area coverage. | 14905 |
| (J) "Enrollee" means any natural person who is entitled to | 14906 |
| receive health care benefits provided by a health insuring | 14907 |
| corporation. | 14908 |
| (K) "Evidence of coverage" means any certificate, agreement, | 14909 |
| policy, or contract issued to a subscriber that sets out the | 14910 |
| coverage and other rights to which such person is entitled under a | 14911 |
| health care plan. | 14912 |
| (L) "Health care facility" means any facility, except a | 14913 |
| health care practitioner's office, that provides preventive, | 14914 |
| diagnostic, therapeutic, acute convalescent, rehabilitation, | 14915 |
| mental health, mental retardation, intermediate care, or skilled | 14916 |
| nursing services. | 14917 |
| (M) "Health care services" means basic, supplemental, and | 14918 |
| specialty health care services. | 14919 |
| (N) "Health delivery network" means any group of providers or | 14920 |
| health care facilities, or both, or any representative thereof, | 14921 |
| that have entered into an agreement to offer health care services | 14922 |
| in a panel rather than on an individual basis. | 14923 |
| (O) "Health insuring corporation" means a corporation, as | 14924 |
| defined in division (H) of this section, that, pursuant to a | 14925 |
| policy, contract, certificate, or agreement, pays for, reimburses, | 14926 |
| or provides, delivers, arranges for, or otherwise makes available, | 14927 |
| basic health care services, supplemental health care services, or | 14928 |
| specialty health care services, or a combination of basic health | 14929 |
| care services and either supplemental health care services or | 14930 |
| specialty health care services, through either an open panel plan | 14931 |
| or a closed panel plan. | 14932 |
| "Health insuring corporation" does not include a limited | 14933 |
| liability company formed pursuant to Chapter 1705. of the Revised | 14934 |
| Code, an insurer licensed under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code if | 14935 |
| that insurer offers only open panel plans under which all | 14936 |
| providers and health care facilities participating receive their | 14937 |
| compensation directly from the insurer, a corporation formed by or | 14938 |
| on behalf of a political subdivision or a department, office, or | 14939 |
| institution of the state, or a public entity formed by or on | 14940 |
| behalf of a board of county commissioners, a county board of | 14941 |
| developmental disabilities, an alcohol and drug addiction services | 14942 |
| board, a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health | 14943 |
| services, or a community mental health board, as those terms are | 14944 |
| used in Chapters 340. and 5126. of the Revised Code. Except as | 14945 |
| provided by division (D) of section 1751.02 of the Revised Code, | 14946 |
| or as otherwise provided by law, no board, commission, agency, or | 14947 |
| other entity under the control of a political subdivision may | 14948 |
| accept insurance risk in providing for health care services. | 14949 |
| However, nothing in this division shall be construed as | 14950 |
| prohibiting such entities from purchasing the services of a health | 14951 |
| insuring corporation or a third-party administrator licensed under | 14952 |
| Chapter 3959. of the Revised Code. | 14953 |
| (P) "Intermediary organization" means a health delivery | 14954 |
| network or other entity that contracts with licensed health | 14955 |
| insuring corporations or self-insured employers, or both, to | 14956 |
| provide health care services, and that enters into contractual | 14957 |
| arrangements with other entities for the provision of health care | 14958 |
| services for the purpose of fulfilling the terms of its contracts | 14959 |
| with the health insuring corporations and self-insured employers. | 14960 |
| (Q) "Intermediate care" means residential care above the | 14961 |
| level of room and board for patients who require personal | 14962 |
| assistance and health-related services, but who do not require | 14963 |
| skilled nursing care. | 14964 |
| (R) "Medicaid" has the same meaning as in section 5111.01 of | 14965 |
| the Revised Code. | 14966 |
| (S) "Medical record" means the personal information that | 14967 |
| relates to an individual's physical or mental condition, medical | 14968 |
| history, or medical treatment. | 14969 |
| (T) "Medicare" means the program established under Title | 14970 |
| XVIII of the "Social Security Act" 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C. | 14971 |
| 1395, as amended. | 14972 |
| (U)(1) "Open panel plan" means a health care plan that | 14973 |
| provides incentives for enrollees to use participating providers | 14974 |
| and that also allows enrollees to use providers that are not | 14975 |
| participating providers. | 14976 |
| (2) No health insuring corporation may offer an open panel | 14977 |
| plan, unless the health insuring corporation is also licensed as | 14978 |
| an insurer under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code, the health | 14979 |
| insuring corporation, on June 4, 1997, holds a certificate of | 14980 |
| authority or license to operate under Chapter 1736. or 1740. of | 14981 |
| the Revised Code, or an insurer licensed under Title XXXIX of the | 14982 |
| Revised Code is responsible for the out-of-network risk as | 14983 |
| evidenced by both an evidence of coverage filing under section | 14984 |
| 1751.11 of the Revised Code and a policy and certificate filing | 14985 |
| under section 3923.02 of the Revised Code. | 14986 |
| (V) "Osteopathic hospital" means a hospital registered under | 14987 |
| section 3701.07 of the Revised Code that advocates osteopathic | 14988 |
| principles and the practice and perpetuation of osteopathic | 14989 |
| medicine by doing any of the following: | 14990 |
| (1) Maintaining a department or service of osteopathic | 14991 |
| medicine or a committee on the utilization of osteopathic | 14992 |
| principles and methods, under the supervision of an osteopathic | 14993 |
| physician; | 14994 |
| (2) Maintaining an active medical staff, the majority of | 14995 |
| which is comprised of osteopathic physicians; | 14996 |
| (3) Maintaining a medical staff executive committee that has | 14997 |
| osteopathic physicians as a majority of its members. | 14998 |
| (W) "Panel" means a group of providers or health care | 14999 |
| facilities that have joined together to deliver health care | 15000 |
| services through a contractual arrangement with a health insuring | 15001 |
| corporation, employer group, or other payor. | 15002 |
| | 15003 |
| the Revised Code, and, unless the context otherwise requires, | 15004 |
| includes any insurance company holding a certificate of authority | 15005 |
| under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code, any subsidiary and | 15006 |
| affiliate of an insurance company, and any government agency. | 15007 |
| | 15008 |
| subscriber to a health insuring corporation. A "premium rate" does | 15009 |
| not include a one-time membership fee, an annual administrative | 15010 |
| fee, or a nominal access fee, paid to a managed health care system | 15011 |
| under which the recipient of health care services remains solely | 15012 |
| responsible for any charges accessed for those services by the | 15013 |
| provider or health care facility. | 15014 |
| | 15015 |
| designated by a health insuring corporation to supervise, | 15016 |
| coordinate, or provide initial care or continuing care to an | 15017 |
| enrollee, and that may be required by the health insuring | 15018 |
| corporation to initiate a referral for specialty care and to | 15019 |
| maintain supervision of the health care services rendered to the | 15020 |
| enrollee. | 15021 |
| | 15022 |
| natural persons who are licensed, certified, accredited, or | 15023 |
| otherwise authorized in this state to furnish health care | 15024 |
| services, or any professional association organized under Chapter | 15025 |
| 1785. of the Revised Code, provided that nothing in this chapter | 15026 |
| or other provisions of law shall be construed to preclude a health | 15027 |
| insuring corporation, health care practitioner, or organized | 15028 |
| health care group associated with a health insuring corporation | 15029 |
| from employing certified nurse practitioners, certified nurse | 15030 |
| anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse | 15031 |
| midwives, dietitians, physician assistants, dental assistants, | 15032 |
| dental hygienists, optometric technicians, or other allied health | 15033 |
| personnel who are licensed, certified, accredited, or otherwise | 15034 |
| authorized in this state to furnish health care services. | 15035 |
| | 15036 |
| corporation, as defined in division (H) of this section, that is | 15037 |
| at least eighty per cent owned or controlled by one or more | 15038 |
| hospitals, as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code, or | 15039 |
| one or more physicians licensed to practice medicine or surgery or | 15040 |
| osteopathic medicine and surgery under Chapter 4731. of the | 15041 |
| Revised Code, or any combination of such physicians and hospitals. | 15042 |
| Such control is presumed to exist if at least eighty per cent of | 15043 |
| the voting rights or governance rights of a provider sponsored | 15044 |
| organization are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or | 15045 |
| otherwise held by any combination of the physicians and hospitals | 15046 |
| described in this division. | 15047 |
| | 15048 |
| provided to prospective subscribers or enrollees, or both, and | 15049 |
| used for advertising and marketing to induce enrollment in the | 15050 |
| health care plans of a health insuring corporation. | 15051 |
| | 15052 |
| making payments to a health insuring corporation for participation | 15053 |
| in a health care plan, or an enrollee whose employment or other | 15054 |
| status is the basis of eligibility for enrollment in a health | 15055 |
| insuring corporation. | 15056 |
| | 15057 |
| services that are appropriately provided for an unforeseen | 15058 |
| condition of a kind that usually requires medical attention | 15059 |
| without delay but that does not pose a threat to the life, limb, | 15060 |
| or permanent health of the injured or ill person, and may include | 15061 |
| such health care services provided out of the health insuring | 15062 |
| corporation's approved service area pursuant to indemnity payments | 15063 |
| or service agreements. | 15064 |
| Sec. 1751.02. (A) Notwithstanding any law in this state to | 15065 |
| the contrary, any corporation, as defined in section 1751.01 of | 15066 |
| the Revised Code, may apply to the superintendent of insurance for | 15067 |
| a certificate of authority to establish and operate a health | 15068 |
| insuring corporation. If the corporation applying for a | 15069 |
| certificate of authority is a foreign corporation domiciled in a | 15070 |
| state without laws similar to those of this chapter, the | 15071 |
| corporation must form a domestic corporation to apply for, obtain, | 15072 |
| and maintain a certificate of authority under this chapter. | 15073 |
| (B) No person shall establish, operate, or perform the | 15074 |
| services of a health insuring corporation in this state without | 15075 |
| obtaining a certificate of authority under this chapter. | 15076 |
| (C) Except as provided by division (D) of this section, no | 15077 |
| political subdivision or department, office, or institution of | 15078 |
| this state, or corporation formed by or on behalf of any political | 15079 |
| subdivision or department, office, or institution of this state, | 15080 |
| shall establish, operate, or perform the services of a health | 15081 |
| insuring corporation. Nothing in this section shall be construed | 15082 |
| to preclude a board of county commissioners, a county board of | 15083 |
| developmental disabilities, an alcohol and drug addiction services | 15084 |
| board, a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health | 15085 |
| services, or a community mental health board, or a public entity | 15086 |
| formed by or on behalf of any of these boards, from using managed | 15087 |
| care techniques in carrying out the board's or public entity's | 15088 |
| duties pursuant to the requirements of Chapters 307., 329., 340., | 15089 |
| and 5126. of the Revised Code. However, no such board or public | 15090 |
| entity may operate so as to compete in the private sector with | 15091 |
| health insuring corporations holding certificates of authority | 15092 |
| under this chapter. | 15093 |
| (D) A corporation formed by or on behalf of a publicly owned, | 15094 |
| operated, or funded hospital or health care facility may apply to | 15095 |
| the superintendent for a certificate of authority under division | 15096 |
| (A) of this section to establish and operate a health insuring | 15097 |
| corporation. | 15098 |
| (E) A health insuring corporation shall operate in this state | 15099 |
| in compliance with this chapter and Chapter 1753. of the Revised | 15100 |
|
Code | 15101 |
| and shall operate in conformity with its filings with the | 15102 |
| superintendent under this chapter, including filings made pursuant | 15103 |
| to sections 1751.03, 1751.11, 1751.12, and 1751.31 of the Revised | 15104 |
| Code. | 15105 |
| (F) An insurer licensed under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code | 15106 |
| need not obtain a certificate of authority as a health insuring | 15107 |
| corporation to offer an open panel plan as long as the providers | 15108 |
| and health care facilities participating in the open panel plan | 15109 |
| receive their compensation directly from the insurer. If the | 15110 |
| providers and health care facilities participating in the open | 15111 |
| panel plan receive their compensation from any person other than | 15112 |
| the insurer, or if the insurer offers a closed panel plan, the | 15113 |
| insurer must obtain a certificate of authority as a health | 15114 |
| insuring corporation. | 15115 |
| (G) An intermediary organization need not obtain a | 15116 |
| certificate of authority as a health insuring corporation, | 15117 |
| regardless of the method of reimbursement to the intermediary | 15118 |
| organization, as long as a health insuring corporation or a | 15119 |
| self-insured employer maintains the ultimate responsibility to | 15120 |
| assure delivery of all health care services required by the | 15121 |
| contract between the health insuring corporation and the | 15122 |
| subscriber and the laws of this state or between the self-insured | 15123 |
| employer and its employees. | 15124 |
| Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any | 15125 |
| health care facility, provider, health delivery network, or | 15126 |
| intermediary organization that contracts with a health insuring | 15127 |
| corporation or self-insured employer, regardless of the method of | 15128 |
| reimbursement to the health care facility, provider, health | 15129 |
| delivery network, or intermediary organization, to obtain a | 15130 |
| certificate of authority as a health insuring corporation under | 15131 |
| this chapter, unless otherwise provided, in the case of contracts | 15132 |
| with a self-insured employer, by operation of the "Employee | 15133 |
| Retirement Income Security Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 829, 29 U.S.C.A. | 15134 |
| 1001, as amended. | 15135 |
| (H) Any health delivery network doing business in this state, | 15136 |
| including any health delivery network that is functioning as an | 15137 |
| intermediary organization doing business in this state, that is | 15138 |
| not required to obtain a certificate of authority under this | 15139 |
| chapter shall certify to the superintendent annually, not later | 15140 |
| than the first day of July, and shall provide a statement signed | 15141 |
| by the highest ranking official which includes the following | 15142 |
| information: | 15143 |
| (1) The health delivery network's full name and the address | 15144 |
| of its principal place of business; | 15145 |
| (2) A statement that the health delivery network is not | 15146 |
| required to obtain a certificate of authority under this chapter | 15147 |
| to conduct its business. | 15148 |
| (I) The superintendent shall not issue a certificate of | 15149 |
| authority to a health insuring corporation that is a provider | 15150 |
| sponsored organization unless all health care plans to be offered | 15151 |
| by the health insuring corporation provide basic health care | 15152 |
| services. Substantially all of the physicians and hospitals with | 15153 |
| ownership or control of the provider sponsored organization, as | 15154 |
| defined in section 1751.01 of the Revised Code, shall also be | 15155 |
| participating providers for the provision of basic health care | 15156 |
| services for health care plans offered by the provider sponsored | 15157 |
| organization. If a health insuring corporation that is a provider | 15158 |
| sponsored organization offers health care plans that do not | 15159 |
| provide basic health care services, the health insuring | 15160 |
| corporation shall be deemed, for purposes of section 1751.35 of | 15161 |
| the Revised Code, to have failed to substantially comply with this | 15162 |
| chapter. | 15163 |
| Except as specifically provided in this division and in | 15164 |
| division (A) of section 1751.28 of the Revised Code, the | 15165 |
| provisions of this chapter shall apply to all health insuring | 15166 |
| corporations that are provider sponsored organizations in the same | 15167 |
| manner that these provisions apply to all health insuring | 15168 |
| corporations that are not provider sponsored organizations. | 15169 |
| (J) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to | 15170 |
| any multiple employer welfare arrangement operating pursuant to | 15171 |
| Chapter 1739. of the Revised Code. | 15172 |
| (K) Any person who violates division (B) of this section, and | 15173 |
| any health delivery network that fails to comply with division (H) | 15174 |
| of this section, is subject to the penalties set forth in section | 15175 |
| 1751.45 of the Revised Code. | 15176 |
| Sec. 1751.13. (A)(1)(a) A health insuring corporation shall, | 15177 |
| either directly or indirectly, enter into contracts for the | 15178 |
| provision of health care services with a sufficient number and | 15179 |
| types of providers and health care facilities to ensure that all | 15180 |
| covered health care services will be accessible to enrollees from | 15181 |
| a contracted provider or health care facility. | 15182 |
| (b) A health insuring corporation shall not refuse to | 15183 |
| contract with a physician for the provision of health care | 15184 |
| services or refuse to recognize a physician as a specialist on the | 15185 |
| basis that the physician attended an educational program or a | 15186 |
| residency program approved or certified by the American | 15187 |
| osteopathic association. A health insuring corporation shall not | 15188 |
| refuse to contract with a health care facility for the provision | 15189 |
| of health care services on the basis that the health care facility | 15190 |
| is certified or accredited by the American osteopathic association | 15191 |
|
or that the health care facility is an osteopathic hospital | 15192 |
| 15193 |
| (c) Nothing in division (A)(1)(b) of this section shall be | 15194 |
| construed to require a health insuring corporation to make a | 15195 |
| benefit payment under a closed panel plan to a physician or health | 15196 |
| care facility with which the health insuring corporation does not | 15197 |
| have a contract, provided that none of the bases set forth in that | 15198 |
| division are used as a reason for failing to make a benefit | 15199 |
| payment. | 15200 |
| (2) When a health insuring corporation is unable to provide a | 15201 |
| covered health care service from a contracted provider or health | 15202 |
| care facility, the health insuring corporation must provide that | 15203 |
| health care service from a noncontracted provider or health care | 15204 |
| facility consistent with the terms of the enrollee's policy, | 15205 |
| contract, certificate, or agreement. The health insuring | 15206 |
| corporation shall either ensure that the health care service be | 15207 |
| provided at no greater cost to the enrollee than if the enrollee | 15208 |
| had obtained the health care service from a contracted provider or | 15209 |
| health care facility, or make other arrangements acceptable to the | 15210 |
| superintendent of insurance. | 15211 |
| (3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a health insuring | 15212 |
| corporation from entering into contracts with out-of-state | 15213 |
| providers or health care facilities that are licensed, certified, | 15214 |
| accredited, or otherwise authorized in that state. | 15215 |
| (B)(1) A health insuring corporation shall, either directly | 15216 |
| or indirectly, enter into contracts with all providers and health | 15217 |
| care facilities through which health care services are provided to | 15218 |
| its enrollees. | 15219 |
| (2) A health insuring corporation, upon written request, | 15220 |
| shall assist its contracted providers in finding stop-loss or | 15221 |
| reinsurance carriers. | 15222 |
| (C) A health insuring corporation shall file an annual | 15223 |
| certificate with the superintendent certifying that all provider | 15224 |
| contracts and contracts with health care facilities through which | 15225 |
| health care services are being provided contain the following: | 15226 |
| (1) A description of the method by which the provider or | 15227 |
| health care facility will be notified of the specific health care | 15228 |
| services for which the provider or health care facility will be | 15229 |
| responsible, including any limitations or conditions on such | 15230 |
| services; | 15231 |
| (2) The specific hold harmless provision specifying | 15232 |
| protection of enrollees set forth as follows: | 15233 |
| "[Provider/Health Care Facility] agrees that in no event, | 15234 |
| including but not limited to nonpayment by the health insuring | 15235 |
| corporation, insolvency of the health insuring corporation, or | 15236 |
| breach of this agreement, shall [Provider/Health Care Facility] | 15237 |
| bill, charge, collect a deposit from, seek remuneration or | 15238 |
| reimbursement from, or have any recourse against, a subscriber, | 15239 |
| enrollee, person to whom health care services have been provided, | 15240 |
| or person acting on behalf of the covered enrollee, for health | 15241 |
| care services provided pursuant to this agreement. This does not | 15242 |
| prohibit [Provider/Health Care Facility] from collecting | 15243 |
| co-insurance, deductibles, or copayments as specifically provided | 15244 |
| in the evidence of coverage, or fees for uncovered health care | 15245 |
| services delivered on a fee-for-service basis to persons | 15246 |
| referenced above, nor from any recourse against the health | 15247 |
| insuring corporation or its successor." | 15248 |
| (3) Provisions requiring the provider or health care facility | 15249 |
| to continue to provide covered health care services to enrollees | 15250 |
| in the event of the health insuring corporation's insolvency or | 15251 |
| discontinuance of operations. The provisions shall require the | 15252 |
| provider or health care facility to continue to provide covered | 15253 |
| health care services to enrollees as needed to complete any | 15254 |
| medically necessary procedures commenced but unfinished at the | 15255 |
| time of the health insuring corporation's insolvency or | 15256 |
| discontinuance of operations. The completion of a medically | 15257 |
| necessary procedure shall include the rendering of all covered | 15258 |
| health care services that constitute medically necessary follow-up | 15259 |
| care for that procedure. If an enrollee is receiving necessary | 15260 |
| inpatient care at a hospital, the provisions may limit the | 15261 |
| required provision of covered health care services relating to | 15262 |
| that inpatient care in accordance with division (D)(3) of section | 15263 |
| 1751.11 of the Revised Code, and may also limit such required | 15264 |
| provision of covered health care services to the period ending | 15265 |
| thirty days after the health insuring corporation's insolvency or | 15266 |
| discontinuance of operations. | 15267 |
| The provisions required by division (C)(3) of this section | 15268 |
| shall not require any provider or health care facility to continue | 15269 |
| to provide any covered health care service after the occurrence of | 15270 |
| any of the following: | 15271 |
| (a) The end of the thirty-day period following the entry of a | 15272 |
| liquidation order under Chapter 3903. of the Revised Code; | 15273 |
| (b) The end of the enrollee's period of coverage for a | 15274 |
| contractual prepayment or premium; | 15275 |
| (c) The enrollee obtains equivalent coverage with another | 15276 |
| health insuring corporation or insurer, or the enrollee's employer | 15277 |
| obtains such coverage for the enrollee; | 15278 |
| (d) The enrollee or the enrollee's employer terminates | 15279 |
| coverage under the contract; | 15280 |
| (e) A liquidator effects a transfer of the health insuring | 15281 |
| corporation's obligations under the contract under division (A)(8) | 15282 |
| of section 3903.21 of the Revised Code. | 15283 |
| (4) A provision clearly stating the rights and | 15284 |
| responsibilities of the health insuring corporation, and of the | 15285 |
| contracted providers and health care facilities, with respect to | 15286 |
| administrative policies and programs, including, but not limited | 15287 |
| to, payments systems, utilization review, quality assurance, | 15288 |
| assessment, and improvement programs, credentialing, | 15289 |
| confidentiality requirements, and any applicable federal or state | 15290 |
| programs; | 15291 |
| (5) A provision regarding the availability and | 15292 |
| confidentiality of those health records maintained by providers | 15293 |
| and health care facilities to monitor and evaluate the quality of | 15294 |
| care, to conduct evaluations and audits, and to determine on a | 15295 |
| concurrent or retrospective basis the necessity of and | 15296 |
| appropriateness of health care services provided to enrollees. The | 15297 |
| provision shall include terms requiring the provider or health | 15298 |
| care facility to make these health records available to | 15299 |
| appropriate state and federal authorities involved in assessing | 15300 |
| the quality of care or in investigating the grievances or | 15301 |
| complaints of enrollees, and requiring the provider or health care | 15302 |
| facility to comply with applicable state and federal laws related | 15303 |
| to the confidentiality of medical or health records. | 15304 |
| (6) A provision that states that contractual rights and | 15305 |
| responsibilities may not be assigned or delegated by the provider | 15306 |
| or health care facility without the prior written consent of the | 15307 |
| health insuring corporation; | 15308 |
| (7) A provision requiring the provider or health care | 15309 |
| facility to maintain adequate professional liability and | 15310 |
| malpractice insurance. The provision shall also require the | 15311 |
| provider or health care facility to notify the health insuring | 15312 |
| corporation not more than ten days after the provider's or health | 15313 |
| care facility's receipt of notice of any reduction or cancellation | 15314 |
| of such coverage. | 15315 |
| (8) A provision requiring the provider or health care | 15316 |
| facility to observe, protect, and promote the rights of enrollees | 15317 |
| as patients; | 15318 |
| (9) A provision requiring the provider or health care | 15319 |
| facility to provide health care services without discrimination on | 15320 |
| the basis of a patient's participation in the health care plan, | 15321 |
| age, sex, ethnicity, religion, sexual preference, health status, | 15322 |
| or disability, and without regard to the source of payments made | 15323 |
| for health care services rendered to a patient. This requirement | 15324 |
| shall not apply to circumstances when the provider or health care | 15325 |
| facility appropriately does not render services due to limitations | 15326 |
| arising from the provider's or health care facility's lack of | 15327 |
| training, experience, or skill, or due to licensing restrictions. | 15328 |
| (10) A provision containing the specifics of any obligation | 15329 |
| on the primary care provider to provide, or to arrange for the | 15330 |
| provision of, covered health care services twenty-four hours per | 15331 |
| day, seven days per week; | 15332 |
| (11) A provision setting forth procedures for the resolution | 15333 |
| of disputes arising out of the contract; | 15334 |
| (12) A provision stating that the hold harmless provision | 15335 |
| required by division (C)(2) of this section shall survive the | 15336 |
| termination of the contract with respect to services covered and | 15337 |
| provided under the contract during the time the contract was in | 15338 |
| effect, regardless of the reason for the termination, including | 15339 |
| the insolvency of the health insuring corporation; | 15340 |
| (13) A provision requiring those terms that are used in the | 15341 |
| contract and that are defined by this chapter, be used in the | 15342 |
| contract in a manner consistent with those definitions. | 15343 |
| This division does not apply to the coverage of beneficiaries | 15344 |
| enrolled in medicare pursuant to a medicare risk contract or | 15345 |
| medicare cost contract, or to the coverage of beneficiaries | 15346 |
| enrolled in the federal employee health benefits program pursuant | 15347 |
| to 5 U.S.C.A. 8905, or to the coverage of medicaid recipients, or | 15348 |
| to the coverage of beneficiaries under any federal health care | 15349 |
| program regulated by a federal regulatory body, or to the coverage | 15350 |
| of beneficiaries under any contract covering officers or employees | 15351 |
| of the state that has been entered into by the department of | 15352 |
| administrative services. | 15353 |
| (D)(1) No health insuring corporation contract with a | 15354 |
| provider or health care facility shall contain any of the | 15355 |
| following: | 15356 |
| (a) A provision that directly or indirectly offers an | 15357 |
| inducement to the provider or health care facility to reduce or | 15358 |
| limit medically necessary health care services to a covered | 15359 |
| enrollee; | 15360 |
| (b) A provision that penalizes a provider or health care | 15361 |
| facility that assists an enrollee to seek a reconsideration of the | 15362 |
| health insuring corporation's decision to deny or limit benefits | 15363 |
| to the enrollee; | 15364 |
| (c) A provision that limits or otherwise restricts the | 15365 |
| provider's or health care facility's ethical and legal | 15366 |
| responsibility to fully advise enrollees about their medical | 15367 |
| condition and about medically appropriate treatment options; | 15368 |
| (d) A provision that penalizes a provider or health care | 15369 |
| facility for principally advocating for medically necessary health | 15370 |
| care services; | 15371 |
| (e) A provision that penalizes a provider or health care | 15372 |
| facility for providing information or testimony to a legislative | 15373 |
| or regulatory body or agency. This shall not be construed to | 15374 |
| prohibit a health insuring corporation from penalizing a provider | 15375 |
| or health care facility that provides information or testimony | 15376 |
| that is libelous or slanderous or that discloses trade secrets | 15377 |
| which the provider or health care facility has no privilege or | 15378 |
| permission to disclose. | 15379 |
| (f) A provision that violates Chapter 3963. of the Revised | 15380 |
| Code. | 15381 |
| (2) Nothing in this division shall be construed to prohibit a | 15382 |
| health insuring corporation from doing either of the following: | 15383 |
| (a) Making a determination not to reimburse or pay for a | 15384 |
| particular medical treatment or other health care service; | 15385 |
| (b) Enforcing reasonable peer review or utilization review | 15386 |
| protocols, or determining whether a particular provider or health | 15387 |
| care facility has complied with these protocols. | 15388 |
| (E) Any contract between a health insuring corporation and an | 15389 |
| intermediary organization shall clearly specify that the health | 15390 |
| insuring corporation must approve or disapprove the participation | 15391 |
| of any provider or health care facility with which the | 15392 |
| intermediary organization contracts. | 15393 |
| (F) If an intermediary organization that is not a health | 15394 |
| delivery network contracting solely with self-insured employers | 15395 |
| subcontracts with a provider or health care facility, the | 15396 |
| subcontract with the provider or health care facility shall do all | 15397 |
| of the following: | 15398 |
| (1) Contain the provisions required by divisions (C) and (G) | 15399 |
| of this section, as made applicable to an intermediary | 15400 |
| organization, without the inclusion of inducements or penalties | 15401 |
| described in division (D) of this section; | 15402 |
| (2) Acknowledge that the health insuring corporation is a | 15403 |
| third-party beneficiary to the agreement; | 15404 |
| (3) Acknowledge the health insuring corporation's role in | 15405 |
| approving the participation of the provider or health care | 15406 |
| facility, pursuant to division (E) of this section. | 15407 |
| (G) Any provider contract or contract with a health care | 15408 |
| facility shall clearly specify the health insuring corporation's | 15409 |
| statutory responsibility to monitor and oversee the offering of | 15410 |
| covered health care services to its enrollees. | 15411 |
| (H)(1) A health insuring corporation shall maintain its | 15412 |
| provider contracts and its contracts with health care facilities | 15413 |
| at one or more of its places of business in this state, and shall | 15414 |
| provide copies of these contracts to facilitate regulatory review | 15415 |
| upon written notice by the superintendent of insurance. | 15416 |
| (2) Any contract with an intermediary organization that | 15417 |
| accepts compensation shall include provisions requiring the | 15418 |
| intermediary organization to provide the superintendent with | 15419 |
| regulatory access to all books, records, financial information, | 15420 |
| and documents related to the provision of health care services to | 15421 |
| subscribers and enrollees under the contract. The contract shall | 15422 |
| require the intermediary organization to maintain such books, | 15423 |
| records, financial information, and documents at its principal | 15424 |
| place of business in this state and to preserve them for at least | 15425 |
| three years in a manner that facilitates regulatory review. | 15426 |
| (I)(1) A health insuring corporation shall notify its | 15427 |
| affected enrollees of the termination of a contract for the | 15428 |
| provision of health care services between the health insuring | 15429 |
| corporation and a primary care physician or hospital, by mail, | 15430 |
| within thirty days after the termination of the contract. | 15431 |
| (a) Notice shall be given to subscribers of the termination | 15432 |
| of a contract with a primary care physician if the subscriber, or | 15433 |
| a dependent covered under the subscriber's health care coverage, | 15434 |
| has received health care services from the primary care physician | 15435 |
| within the previous twelve months or if the subscriber or | 15436 |
| dependent has selected the physician as the subscriber's or | 15437 |
| dependent's primary care physician within the previous twelve | 15438 |
| months. | 15439 |
| (b) Notice shall be given to subscribers of the termination | 15440 |
| of a contract with a hospital if the subscriber, or a dependent | 15441 |
| covered under the subscriber's health care coverage, has received | 15442 |
| health care services from that hospital within the previous twelve | 15443 |
| months. | 15444 |
| (2) The health insuring corporation shall pay, in accordance | 15445 |
| with the terms of the contract, for all covered health care | 15446 |
| services rendered to an enrollee by a primary care physician or | 15447 |
| hospital between the date of the termination of the contract and | 15448 |
| five days after the notification of the contract termination is | 15449 |
| mailed to a subscriber at the subscriber's last known address. | 15450 |
| (J) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to any | 15451 |
| health insuring corporation that, on June 4, 1997, holds a | 15452 |
| certificate of authority or license to operate under Chapter 1740. | 15453 |
| of the Revised Code. | 15454 |
| (K) Nothing in this section shall restrict the governing body | 15455 |
| of a hospital from exercising the authority granted it pursuant to | 15456 |
| section 3701.351 of the Revised Code. | 15457 |
| Sec. 1761.26. Whenever the approval of the superintendent of | 15458 |
| credit unions is required under this chapter, or under an order or | 15459 |
| supervisory action issued or taken under this chapter, for a | 15460 |
| person to serve as an organizer, incorporator, director, or | 15461 |
| executive officer of a credit union share guaranty corporation, or | 15462 |
| to otherwise participate in the management of such a corporation, | 15463 |
| the superintendent shall request the superintendent of the bureau | 15464 |
| of criminal identification and investigation, or a vendor approved | 15465 |
| by the bureau, to conduct a criminal records check based on the | 15466 |
|
person's fingerprints in accordance with | 15467 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code. The superintendent of credit | 15468 |
| unions shall request that criminal record information from the | 15469 |
| federal bureau of investigation be obtained as part of the | 15470 |
| criminal records check. Any fee required under division (C)(3) of | 15471 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the person | 15472 |
| who is the subject of the request. | 15473 |
| Sec. 1901.18. (A) Except as otherwise provided in this | 15474 |
| division or section 1901.181 of the Revised Code, subject to the | 15475 |
| monetary jurisdiction of municipal courts as set forth in section | 15476 |
| 1901.17 of the Revised Code, a municipal court has original | 15477 |
| jurisdiction within its territory in all of the following actions | 15478 |
| or proceedings and to perform all of the following functions: | 15479 |
| (1) In any civil action, of whatever nature or remedy, of | 15480 |
| which judges of county courts have jurisdiction; | 15481 |
| (2) In any action or proceeding at law for the recovery of | 15482 |
| money or personal property of which the court of common pleas has | 15483 |
| jurisdiction; | 15484 |
| (3) In any action at law based on contract, to determine, | 15485 |
| preserve, and enforce all legal and equitable rights involved in | 15486 |
| the contract, to decree an accounting, reformation, or | 15487 |
| cancellation of the contract, and to hear and determine all legal | 15488 |
| and equitable remedies necessary or proper for a complete | 15489 |
| determination of the rights of the parties to the contract; | 15490 |
| (4) In any action or proceeding for the sale of personal | 15491 |
| property under chattel mortgage, lien, encumbrance, or other | 15492 |
| charge, for the foreclosure and marshalling of liens on personal | 15493 |
| property of that nature, and for the rendering of personal | 15494 |
| judgment in the action or proceeding; | 15495 |
| (5) In any action or proceeding to enforce the collection of | 15496 |
| its own judgments or the judgments rendered by any court within | 15497 |
| the territory to which the municipal court has succeeded, and to | 15498 |
| subject the interest of a judgment debtor in personal property to | 15499 |
| satisfy judgments enforceable by the municipal court; | 15500 |
| (6) In any action or proceeding in the nature of | 15501 |
| interpleader; | 15502 |
| (7) In any action of replevin; | 15503 |
| (8) In any action of forcible entry and detainer; | 15504 |
| (9) In any action concerning the issuance and enforcement of | 15505 |
| temporary protection orders pursuant to section 2919.26 of the | 15506 |
| Revised Code or protection orders pursuant to section 2903.213 of | 15507 |
| the Revised Code or the enforcement of protection orders issued by | 15508 |
| courts of another state, as defined in section 2919.27 of the | 15509 |
| Revised Code; | 15510 |
| (10) If the municipal court has a housing or environmental | 15511 |
| division, in any action over which the division is given | 15512 |
| jurisdiction by section 1901.181 of the Revised Code, provided | 15513 |
| that, except as specified in division (B) of that section, no | 15514 |
| judge of the court other than the judge of the division shall hear | 15515 |
| or determine any action over which the division has jurisdiction; | 15516 |
| (11) In any action brought pursuant to division (I) of | 15517 |
|
section | 15518 |
| premises that are the subject of the action are located within the | 15519 |
| territorial jurisdiction of the court; | 15520 |
| (12) In any civil action as described in division (B)(1) of | 15521 |
| section 3767.41 of the Revised Code that relates to a public | 15522 |
| nuisance, and, to the extent any provision of this chapter | 15523 |
| conflicts or is inconsistent with a provision of that section, the | 15524 |
| provision of that section shall control in the civil action; | 15525 |
| (13) In a proceeding brought pursuant to section 955.222 of | 15526 |
| the Revised Code by the owner of a dog that has been designated as | 15527 |
| a nuisance dog, dangerous dog, or vicious dog. | 15528 |
| (B) The Cleveland municipal court also shall have | 15529 |
| jurisdiction within its territory in all of the following actions | 15530 |
| or proceedings and to perform all of the following functions: | 15531 |
| (1) In all actions and proceedings for the sale of real | 15532 |
| property under lien of a judgment of the municipal court or a lien | 15533 |
| for machinery, material, or fuel furnished or labor performed, | 15534 |
| irrespective of amount, and, in those actions and proceedings, the | 15535 |
| court may proceed to foreclose and marshal all liens and all | 15536 |
| vested or contingent rights, to appoint a receiver, and to render | 15537 |
| personal judgment irrespective of amount in favor of any party. | 15538 |
| (2) In all actions for the foreclosure of a mortgage on real | 15539 |
| property given to secure the payment of money or the enforcement | 15540 |
| of a specific lien for money or other encumbrance or charge on | 15541 |
| real property, when the amount claimed by the plaintiff does not | 15542 |
| exceed fifteen thousand dollars and the real property is situated | 15543 |
| within the territory, and, in those actions, the court may proceed | 15544 |
| to foreclose all liens and all vested and contingent rights and | 15545 |
| may proceed to render judgments and make findings and orders | 15546 |
| between the parties in the same manner and to the same extent as | 15547 |
| in similar actions in the court of common pleas. | 15548 |
| (3) In all actions for the recovery of real property situated | 15549 |
| within the territory to the same extent as courts of common pleas | 15550 |
| have jurisdiction; | 15551 |
| (4) In all actions for injunction to prevent or terminate | 15552 |
| violations of the ordinances and regulations of the city of | 15553 |
| Cleveland enacted or promulgated under the police power of the | 15554 |
| city of Cleveland, pursuant to Section 3 of Article XVIII, Ohio | 15555 |
| Constitution, over which the court of common pleas has or may have | 15556 |
| jurisdiction, and, in those actions, the court may proceed to | 15557 |
| render judgments and make findings and orders in the same manner | 15558 |
| and to the same extent as in similar actions in the court of | 15559 |
| common pleas. | 15560 |
| Sec. 1909.11. A county court judge has jurisdiction in any | 15561 |
|
action brought pursuant to division (I) of section | 15562 |
| of the Revised Code if the residential premises that are the | 15563 |
| subject of the action are located within the territorial | 15564 |
| jurisdiction of the judge's county court district. | 15565 |
| Sec. 1923.01. (A) As provided in this chapter, any judge of | 15566 |
| a county or municipal court or a court of common pleas, within the | 15567 |
| judge's proper area of jurisdiction, may inquire about persons who | 15568 |
| make unlawful and forcible entry into lands or tenements and | 15569 |
| detain them, and about persons who make a lawful and peaceable | 15570 |
| entry into lands or tenements and hold them unlawfully and by | 15571 |
| force. If, upon the inquiry, it is found that an unlawful and | 15572 |
| forcible entry has been made and the lands or tenements are | 15573 |
| detained, or that, after a lawful entry, lands or tenements are | 15574 |
| held unlawfully and by force, a judge shall cause the plaintiff in | 15575 |
| an action under this chapter to have restitution of the lands or | 15576 |
| tenements. | 15577 |
| (B) An action shall be brought under this chapter within two | 15578 |
| years after the cause of action accrues. | 15579 |
| (C) As used in this chapter: | 15580 |
| (1) "Tenant" means a person who is entitled under a rental | 15581 |
| agreement to the use or occupancy of premises, other than premises | 15582 |
| located in a manufactured home park, to the exclusion of others, | 15583 |
| except that as used in division (A)(6) of section 1923.02 and | 15584 |
| section 1923.051 of the Revised Code, "tenant" includes a | 15585 |
| manufactured home park resident. | 15586 |
| (2) "Landlord" means the owner, lessor, or sublessor of | 15587 |
| premises, or the agent or person the landlord authorizes to manage | 15588 |
| premises or to receive rent from a tenant under a rental | 15589 |
| agreement, except, if required by the facts of the action to which | 15590 |
| the term is applied, "landlord" means a park operator. | 15591 |
| (3) "Resident" has the same meaning as in section | 15592 |
| 4781.01 of the Revised Code. | 15593 |
| (4) "Residential premises" has the same meaning as in section | 15594 |
| 5321.01 of the Revised Code, except, if required by the facts of | 15595 |
| the action to which the term is applied, "residential premises" | 15596 |
|
has the same meaning as in section | 15597 |
| Code. | 15598 |
| (5) "Rental agreement" means any agreement or lease, written | 15599 |
| or oral, that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, | 15600 |
| rules, or other provisions concerning the use or occupancy of | 15601 |
| premises by one of the parties to the agreement or lease, except | 15602 |
| that "rental agreement," as used in division (A)(13) of section | 15603 |
| 1923.02 of the Revised Code and where the context requires as used | 15604 |
| in this chapter, means a rental agreement as defined in division | 15605 |
| (D) of section 5322.01 of the Revised Code. | 15606 |
| (6) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section | 15607 |
| 3719.01 of the Revised Code. | 15608 |
| (7) "School premises" has the same meaning as in section | 15609 |
| 2925.01 of the Revised Code. | 15610 |
| (8) "Sexually oriented offense" and "child-victim oriented | 15611 |
| offense" have the same meanings as in section 2950.01 of the | 15612 |
| Revised Code. | 15613 |
| (9) "Recreational vehicle" and "mobile home" have the same | 15614 |
| meanings as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. | 15615 |
| (10) "Manufactured home" has the same meaning as in section | 15616 |
| 3781.06 of the Revised Code. | 15617 |
| (11) "Manufactured home park" has the same meaning as in | 15618 |
|
section | 15619 |
| tract of land upon which one or two manufactured or mobile homes | 15620 |
| used for habitation are parked, either free of charge or for | 15621 |
| revenue purposes, pursuant to rental agreements between the owners | 15622 |
| of the manufactured or mobile homes and the owner of the tract of | 15623 |
| land. | 15624 |
| (12) "Park operator" has the same meaning as in section | 15625 |
| 15626 | |
| premises upon which one or two manufactured or mobile homes used | 15627 |
| for habitation are parked, either free of charge or for revenue | 15628 |
| purposes, pursuant to rental agreements between the owners of the | 15629 |
| manufactured or mobile homes and a landlord who is not licensed as | 15630 |
|
a manufactured home park operator pursuant to Chapter | 15631 |
| of the Revised Code. | 15632 |
| (13) "Personal property" means tangible personal property | 15633 |
| other than a manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational | 15634 |
| vehicle that is the subject of an action under this chapter. | 15635 |
| (14) "Preschool or child day-care center premises" has the | 15636 |
| same meaning as in section 2950.034 of the Revised Code. | 15637 |
| Sec. 1923.02. (A) Proceedings under this chapter may be had | 15638 |
| as follows: | 15639 |
| (1) Against tenants or manufactured home park residents | 15640 |
| holding over their terms; | 15641 |
| (2) Against tenants or manufactured home park residents in | 15642 |
| possession under an oral tenancy, who are in default in the | 15643 |
| payment of rent as provided in division (B) of this section; | 15644 |
| (3) In sales of real estate, on executions, orders, or other | 15645 |
| judicial process, when the judgment debtor was in possession at | 15646 |
| the time of the rendition of the judgment or decree, by virtue of | 15647 |
| which the sale was made; | 15648 |
| (4) In sales by executors, administrators, or guardians, and | 15649 |
| on partition, when any of the parties to the complaint were in | 15650 |
| possession at the commencement of the action, after the sales, so | 15651 |
| made on execution or otherwise, have been examined by the proper | 15652 |
| court and adjudged legal; | 15653 |
| (5) When the defendant is an occupier of lands or tenements, | 15654 |
| without color of title, and the complainant has the right of | 15655 |
| possession to them; | 15656 |
| (6) In any other case of the unlawful and forcible detention | 15657 |
| of lands or tenements. For purposes of this division, in addition | 15658 |
| to any other type of unlawful and forcible detention of lands or | 15659 |
| tenements, such a detention may be determined to exist when both | 15660 |
| of the following apply: | 15661 |
| (a) A tenant fails to vacate residential premises within | 15662 |
| three days after both of the following occur: | 15663 |
| (i) The tenant's landlord has actual knowledge of or has | 15664 |
| reasonable cause to believe that the tenant, any person in the | 15665 |
| tenant's household, or any person on the premises with the consent | 15666 |
| of the tenant previously has or presently is engaged in a | 15667 |
| violation of Chapter 2925. or 3719. of the Revised Code, or of a | 15668 |
| municipal ordinance that is substantially similar to any section | 15669 |
| in either of those chapters, which involves a controlled substance | 15670 |
| and which occurred in, is occurring in, or otherwise was or is | 15671 |
| connected with the premises, whether or not the tenant or other | 15672 |
| person has been charged with, has pleaded guilty to or been | 15673 |
| convicted of, or has been determined to be a delinquent child for | 15674 |
| an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a violation as | 15675 |
| described in this division. For purposes of this division, a | 15676 |
| landlord has "actual knowledge of or has reasonable cause to | 15677 |
| believe" that a tenant, any person in the tenant's household, or | 15678 |
| any person on the premises with the consent of the tenant | 15679 |
| previously has or presently is engaged in a violation as described | 15680 |
| in this division if a search warrant was issued pursuant to | 15681 |
| Criminal Rule 41 or Chapter 2933. of the Revised Code; the | 15682 |
| affidavit presented to obtain the warrant named or described the | 15683 |
| tenant or person as the individual to be searched and particularly | 15684 |
| described the tenant's premises as the place to be searched, named | 15685 |
| or described one or more controlled substances to be searched for | 15686 |
| and seized, stated substantially the offense under Chapter 2925. | 15687 |
| or 3719. of the Revised Code or the substantially similar | 15688 |
| municipal ordinance that occurred in, is occurring in, or | 15689 |
| otherwise was or is connected with the tenant's premises, and | 15690 |
| states the factual basis for the affiant's belief that the | 15691 |
| controlled substances are located on the tenant's premises; the | 15692 |
| warrant was properly executed by a law enforcement officer and any | 15693 |
| controlled substance described in the affidavit was found by that | 15694 |
| officer during the search and seizure; and, subsequent to the | 15695 |
| search and seizure, the landlord was informed by that or another | 15696 |
| law enforcement officer of the fact that the tenant or person has | 15697 |
| or presently is engaged in a violation as described in this | 15698 |
| division and it occurred in, is occurring in, or otherwise was or | 15699 |
| is connected with the tenant's premises. | 15700 |
| (ii) The landlord gives the tenant the notice required by | 15701 |
| division (C) of section 5321.17 of the Revised Code. | 15702 |
| (b) The court determines, by a preponderance of the evidence, | 15703 |
| that the tenant, any person in the tenant's household, or any | 15704 |
| person on the premises with the consent of the tenant previously | 15705 |
| has or presently is engaged in a violation as described in | 15706 |
| division (A)(6)(a)(i) of this section. | 15707 |
| (7) In cases arising out of Chapter 5313. of the Revised | 15708 |
| Code. In those cases, the court has the authority to declare a | 15709 |
| forfeiture of the vendee's rights under a land installment | 15710 |
| contract and to grant any other claims arising out of the | 15711 |
| contract. | 15712 |
| (8) Against tenants who have breached an obligation that is | 15713 |
| imposed by section 5321.05 of the Revised Code, other than the | 15714 |
| obligation specified in division (A)(9) of that section, and that | 15715 |
| materially affects health and safety. Prior to the commencement of | 15716 |
| an action under this division, notice shall be given to the tenant | 15717 |
| and compliance secured with section 5321.11 of the Revised Code. | 15718 |
| (9) Against tenants who have breached an obligation imposed | 15719 |
| upon them by a written rental agreement; | 15720 |
| (10) Against manufactured home park residents who have | 15721 |
| defaulted in the payment of rent or breached the terms of a rental | 15722 |
| agreement with a park operator. Nothing in this division precludes | 15723 |
| the commencement of an action under division (A)(12) of this | 15724 |
| section when the additional circumstances described in that | 15725 |
| division apply. | 15726 |
| (11) Against manufactured home park residents who have | 15727 |
| committed two material violations of the rules of the manufactured | 15728 |
|
home park, of the | 15729 |
| commission, or of applicable state and local health and safety | 15730 |
| codes and who have been notified of the violations in compliance | 15731 |
|
with section
| 15732 |
| (12) Against a manufactured home park resident, or the estate | 15733 |
| of a manufactured home park resident, who as a result of death or | 15734 |
| otherwise has been absent from the manufactured home park for a | 15735 |
| period of thirty consecutive days prior to the commencement of an | 15736 |
| action under this division and whose manufactured home or mobile | 15737 |
| home, or recreational vehicle that is parked in the manufactured | 15738 |
| home park, has been left unoccupied for that thirty-day period, | 15739 |
| without notice to the park operator and without payment of rent | 15740 |
| due under the rental agreement with the park operator; | 15741 |
| (13) Against occupants of self-service storage facilities, as | 15742 |
| defined in division (A) of section 5322.01 of the Revised Code, | 15743 |
| who have breached the terms of a rental agreement or violated | 15744 |
| section 5322.04 of the Revised Code; | 15745 |
| (14) Against any resident or occupant who, pursuant to a | 15746 |
| rental agreement, resides in or occupies residential premises | 15747 |
| located within one thousand feet of any school premises or | 15748 |
| preschool or child day-care center premises and to whom both of | 15749 |
| the following apply: | 15750 |
| (a) The resident's or occupant's name appears on the state | 15751 |
| registry of sex offenders and child-victim offenders maintained | 15752 |
| under section 2950.13 of the Revised Code. | 15753 |
| (b) The state registry of sex offenders and child-victim | 15754 |
| offenders indicates that the resident or occupant was convicted of | 15755 |
| or pleaded guilty to a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim | 15756 |
| oriented offense in a criminal prosecution and was not sentenced | 15757 |
| to a serious youthful offender dispositional sentence for that | 15758 |
| offense. | 15759 |
| (15) Against any tenant who permits any person to occupy | 15760 |
| residential premises located within one thousand feet of any | 15761 |
| school premises or preschool or child day-care center premises if | 15762 |
| both of the following apply to the person: | 15763 |
| (a) The person's name appears on the state registry of sex | 15764 |
| offenders and child-victim offenders maintained under section | 15765 |
| 2950.13 of the Revised Code. | 15766 |
| (b) The state registry of sex offenders and child-victim | 15767 |
| offenders indicates that the person was convicted of or pleaded | 15768 |
| guilty to a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented | 15769 |
| offense in a criminal prosecution and was not sentenced to a | 15770 |
| serious youthful offender dispositional sentence for that offense. | 15771 |
| (B) If a tenant or manufactured home park resident holding | 15772 |
| under an oral tenancy is in default in the payment of rent, the | 15773 |
| tenant or resident forfeits the right of occupancy, and the | 15774 |
| landlord may, at the landlord's option, terminate the tenancy by | 15775 |
| notifying the tenant or resident, as provided in section 1923.04 | 15776 |
| of the Revised Code, to leave the premises, for the restitution of | 15777 |
| which an action may then be brought under this chapter. | 15778 |
| (C)(1) If a tenant or any other person with the tenant's | 15779 |
| permission resides in or occupies residential premises that are | 15780 |
| located within one thousand feet of any school premises and is a | 15781 |
| resident or occupant of the type described in division (A)(14) of | 15782 |
| this section or a person of the type described in division (A)(15) | 15783 |
| of this section, the landlord for those residential premises, upon | 15784 |
| discovery that the tenant or other person is a resident, occupant, | 15785 |
| or person of that nature, may terminate the rental agreement or | 15786 |
| tenancy for those residential premises by notifying the tenant and | 15787 |
| all other occupants, as provided in section 1923.04 of the Revised | 15788 |
| Code, to leave the premises. | 15789 |
| (2) If a landlord is authorized to terminate a rental | 15790 |
| agreement or tenancy pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section | 15791 |
| but does not so terminate the rental agreement or tenancy, the | 15792 |
| landlord is not liable in a tort or other civil action in damages | 15793 |
| for any injury, death, or loss to person or property that | 15794 |
| allegedly result from that decision. | 15795 |
| (D) This chapter does not apply to a student tenant as | 15796 |
| defined by division (H) of section 5321.01 of the Revised Code | 15797 |
| when the college or university proceeds to terminate a rental | 15798 |
| agreement pursuant to section 5321.031 of the Revised Code. | 15799 |
| Sec. 1923.061. (A) Any defense in an action under this | 15800 |
| chapter may be asserted at trial. | 15801 |
| (B) In an action for possession of residential premises based | 15802 |
| upon nonpayment of the rent or in an action for rent when the | 15803 |
| tenant or manufactured home park resident is in possession, the | 15804 |
|
tenant or resident may counterclaim for any amount | 15805 |
| or resident may recover under the rental agreement or under | 15806 |
|
Chapter | 15807 |
| the court from time to time may order the tenant or resident to | 15808 |
| pay into court all or part of the past due rent and rent becoming | 15809 |
| due during the pendency of the action. After trial and judgment, | 15810 |
| the party to whom a net judgment is owed shall be paid first from | 15811 |
| the money paid into court, and any balance shall be satisfied as | 15812 |
| any other judgment. If no rent remains due after application of | 15813 |
| this division, judgment shall be entered for the tenant or | 15814 |
| resident in the action for possession. If the tenant or resident | 15815 |
| has paid into court an amount greater than that necessary to | 15816 |
| satisfy a judgment obtained by the landlord, the balance shall be | 15817 |
| returned by the court to the tenant or resident. | 15818 |
| Sec. 1923.15. During any proceeding involving residential | 15819 |
| premises under this chapter, the court may order an appropriate | 15820 |
| governmental agency to inspect the residential premises. If the | 15821 |
| agency determines and the court finds conditions which constitute | 15822 |
|
a violation of section | 15823 |
| Code, and if the premises have been vacated or are to be restored | 15824 |
| to the landlord, the court may issue an order forbidding the | 15825 |
| re-rental of the property until such conditions are corrected. If | 15826 |
| the agency determines and the court finds such conditions, and if | 15827 |
| the court finds that the tenant or manufactured home park resident | 15828 |
| may remain in possession, the court may order such conditions | 15829 |
| corrected. If such conditions have been caused by the tenant or | 15830 |
| resident, the court may award damages to the landlord equal to the | 15831 |
| reasonable cost of correcting such conditions. | 15832 |
| Sec. 2151.86. (A)(1) The appointing or hiring officer of any | 15833 |
| entity that appoints or employs any person responsible for a | 15834 |
| child's care in out-of-home care shall request the superintendent | 15835 |
| of BCII to conduct a criminal records check with respect to any | 15836 |
| person who is under final consideration for appointment or | 15837 |
| employment as a person responsible for a child's care in | 15838 |
| out-of-home care, except that section 3319.39 of the Revised Code | 15839 |
| shall apply instead of this section if the out-of-home care entity | 15840 |
| is a public school, educational service center, or chartered | 15841 |
| nonpublic school. | 15842 |
| (2) At the times specified in this division, the | 15843 |
| administrative director of an agency, or attorney, who arranges an | 15844 |
| adoption for a prospective adoptive parent shall request the | 15845 |
| superintendent of BCII to conduct a criminal records check with | 15846 |
| respect to that prospective adoptive parent and a criminal records | 15847 |
| check with respect to all persons eighteen years of age or older | 15848 |
| who reside with the prospective adoptive parent. The | 15849 |
| administrative director or attorney shall request a criminal | 15850 |
| records check pursuant to this division at the time of the initial | 15851 |
| home study, every four years after the initial home study at the | 15852 |
| time of an update, and at the time that an adoptive home study is | 15853 |
| completed as a new home study. | 15854 |
| (3) Before a recommending agency submits a recommendation to | 15855 |
| the department of job and family services on whether the | 15856 |
| department should issue a certificate to a foster home under | 15857 |
| section 5103.03 of the Revised Code, and every four years | 15858 |
| thereafter prior to a recertification under that section, the | 15859 |
| administrative director of the agency shall request that the | 15860 |
| superintendent of BCII conduct a criminal records check with | 15861 |
| respect to the prospective foster caregiver and a criminal records | 15862 |
| check with respect to all other persons eighteen years of age or | 15863 |
| older who reside with the foster caregiver. | 15864 |
| (B)(1) If a person subject to a criminal records check under | 15865 |
| division (A)(1) of this section does not present proof that the | 15866 |
| person has been a resident of this state for the five-year period | 15867 |
| immediately prior to the date upon which the criminal records | 15868 |
| check is requested or does not provide evidence that within that | 15869 |
| five-year period the superintendent of BCII has requested | 15870 |
| information about the person from the federal bureau of | 15871 |
| investigation in a criminal records check, the appointing or | 15872 |
| hiring officer shall request that the superintendent of BCII | 15873 |
| obtain information from the federal bureau of investigation as a | 15874 |
| part of the criminal records check, including fingerprint-based | 15875 |
| checks of national crime information databases as described in 42 | 15876 |
| U.S.C. 671. If a person subject to a criminal records check under | 15877 |
| division (A)(1) of this section presents proof that the person has | 15878 |
| been a resident of this state for that five-year period, the | 15879 |
| appointing or hiring officer or attorney may request that the | 15880 |
| superintendent of BCII include information from the federal bureau | 15881 |
| of investigation in the criminal records check, including | 15882 |
| fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases | 15883 |
| as described in 42 U.S.C. 671. | 15884 |
| When the administrative director of an agency, or attorney, | 15885 |
| who arranges an adoption for a prospective parent requests, at the | 15886 |
| time of the initial home study, a criminal records check for a | 15887 |
| person pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section, the | 15888 |
| administrative director or attorney shall request that the | 15889 |
| superintendent of BCII obtain information from the federal bureau | 15890 |
| of investigation as part of the criminal records check, including | 15891 |
| fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases | 15892 |
| as described in 42 U.S.C. 671, for the person subject to the | 15893 |
| criminal records check. In all other cases in which the | 15894 |
| administrative director of an agency, or attorney, who arranges an | 15895 |
| adoption for a prospective parent requests a criminal records | 15896 |
| check for a person pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section, | 15897 |
| the administrative director or attorney may request that the | 15898 |
| superintendent of BCII include information from the federal bureau | 15899 |
| of investigation in the criminal records check, including | 15900 |
| fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases | 15901 |
| as described in 42 U.S.C. 671. | 15902 |
| When the administrative director of a recommending agency | 15903 |
| requests, before submitting a recommendation to the department of | 15904 |
| job and family services on whether the department should issue a | 15905 |
| certificate to a foster home under section 5103.03 of the Revised | 15906 |
| Code, a criminal records check for a person pursuant to division | 15907 |
| (A)(3) of this section, the administrative director shall request | 15908 |
| that the superintendent of BCII obtain information from the | 15909 |
| federal bureau of investigation as part of a criminal records | 15910 |
| check, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime | 15911 |
| information databases as described in 42 U.S.C. 671, for the | 15912 |
| person subject to the criminal records check. In all other cases | 15913 |
| in which the administrative director of a recommending agency | 15914 |
| requests a criminal records check for a person pursuant to | 15915 |
| division (A)(3) of this section, the administrative director may | 15916 |
| request that the superintendent of BCII include information from | 15917 |
| the federal bureau of investigation in the criminal records check, | 15918 |
| including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information | 15919 |
| databases as described in 42 U.S.C. 671. | 15920 |
| Prior to a hearing on a final decree of adoption or | 15921 |
| interlocutory order of adoption by a probate court, the | 15922 |
| administrative director of an agency, or an attorney, who arranges | 15923 |
| an adoption for a prospective parent shall provide to the clerk of | 15924 |
| the probate court either of the following: | 15925 |
| (a) Any information received pursuant to a request made under | 15926 |
| this division from the superintendent of BCII or the federal | 15927 |
| bureau of investigation as part of the criminal records check, | 15928 |
| including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information | 15929 |
| databases as described in 42 U.S.C. 671, for the person subject to | 15930 |
| the criminal records check; | 15931 |
| (b) Written notification that the person subject to a | 15932 |
| criminal records check pursuant to this division failed upon | 15933 |
| request to provide the information necessary to complete the form | 15934 |
| or failed to provide impressions of the person's fingerprints as | 15935 |
| required under division (B)(2) of this section. | 15936 |
| (2) An appointing or hiring officer, administrative director, | 15937 |
| or attorney required by division (A) of this section to request a | 15938 |
| criminal records check shall provide to each person subject to a | 15939 |
| criminal records check a copy of the form prescribed pursuant to | 15940 |
| division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and a | 15941 |
| standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprint impressions | 15942 |
| prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 109.572 of the | 15943 |
| Revised Code, obtain the completed form and impression sheet from | 15944 |
| the person, and forward the completed form and impression sheet to | 15945 |
| the superintendent of BCII at the time the criminal records check | 15946 |
| is requested. | 15947 |
| Any person subject to a criminal records check who receives | 15948 |
| pursuant to this division a copy of the form prescribed pursuant | 15949 |
| to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and a | 15950 |
| copy of an impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) | 15951 |
| of that section and who is requested to complete the form and | 15952 |
| provide a set of fingerprint impressions shall complete the form | 15953 |
| or provide all the information necessary to complete the form and | 15954 |
| shall provide the impression sheet with the impressions of the | 15955 |
| person's fingerprints. If a person subject to a criminal records | 15956 |
| check, upon request, fails to provide the information necessary to | 15957 |
| complete the form or fails to provide impressions of the person's | 15958 |
| fingerprints, the appointing or hiring officer shall not appoint | 15959 |
| or employ the person as a person responsible for a child's care in | 15960 |
| out-of-home care, a probate court may not issue a final decree of | 15961 |
| adoption or an interlocutory order of adoption making the person | 15962 |
| an adoptive parent, and the department of job and family services | 15963 |
| shall not issue a certificate authorizing the prospective foster | 15964 |
| caregiver to operate a foster home. | 15965 |
| (C)(1) No appointing or hiring officer shall appoint or | 15966 |
| employ a person as a person responsible for a child's care in | 15967 |
| out-of-home care, the department of job and family services shall | 15968 |
| not issue a certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code | 15969 |
| authorizing a prospective foster caregiver to operate a foster | 15970 |
| home, and no probate court shall issue a final decree of adoption | 15971 |
| or an interlocutory order of adoption making a person an adoptive | 15972 |
| parent if the person or, in the case of a prospective foster | 15973 |
| caregiver or prospective adoptive parent, any person eighteen | 15974 |
| years of age or older who resides with the prospective foster | 15975 |
| caregiver or prospective adoptive parent previously has been | 15976 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the violations described | 15977 |
|
in division (A) | 15978 |
| unless the person meets rehabilitation standards established in | 15979 |
| rules adopted under division (F) of this section. | 15980 |
| (2) The appointing or hiring officer may appoint or employ a | 15981 |
| person as a person responsible for a child's care in out-of-home | 15982 |
| care conditionally until the criminal records check required by | 15983 |
| this section is completed and the officer receives the results of | 15984 |
| the criminal records check. If the results of the criminal records | 15985 |
| check indicate that, pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, | 15986 |
| the person subject to the criminal records check does not qualify | 15987 |
| for appointment or employment, the officer shall release the | 15988 |
| person from appointment or employment. | 15989 |
| (3) Prior to certification or recertification under section | 15990 |
| 5103.03 of the Revised Code, the prospective foster caregiver | 15991 |
| subject to a criminal records check under division (A)(3) of this | 15992 |
| section shall notify the recommending agency of the revocation of | 15993 |
| any foster home license, certificate, or other similar | 15994 |
| authorization in another state occurring within the five years | 15995 |
| prior to the date of application to become a foster caregiver in | 15996 |
| this state. The failure of a prospective foster caregiver to | 15997 |
| notify the recommending agency of any revocation of that type in | 15998 |
| another state that occurred within that five-year period shall be | 15999 |
| grounds for denial of the person's foster home application or the | 16000 |
| revocation of the person's foster home certification, whichever is | 16001 |
| applicable. If a person has had a revocation in another state | 16002 |
| within the five years prior to the date of the application, the | 16003 |
| department of job and family services shall not issue a foster | 16004 |
| home certificate to the prospective foster caregiver. | 16005 |
| (D) The appointing or hiring officer, administrative | 16006 |
| director, or attorney shall pay to the bureau of criminal | 16007 |
| identification and investigation the fee prescribed pursuant to | 16008 |
| division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code for each | 16009 |
| criminal records check conducted in accordance with that section | 16010 |
| upon a request pursuant to division (A) of this section. The | 16011 |
| officer, director, or attorney may charge the person subject to | 16012 |
| the criminal records check a fee for the costs the officer, | 16013 |
| director, or attorney incurs in obtaining the criminal records | 16014 |
| check. A fee charged under this division shall not exceed the | 16015 |
| amount of fees the officer, director, or attorney pays for the | 16016 |
| criminal records check. If a fee is charged under this division, | 16017 |
| the officer, director, or attorney shall notify the person who is | 16018 |
| the applicant at the time of the person's initial application for | 16019 |
| appointment or employment, an adoption to be arranged, or a | 16020 |
| certificate to operate a foster home of the amount of the fee and | 16021 |
| that, unless the fee is paid, the person who is the applicant will | 16022 |
| not be considered for appointment or employment or as an adoptive | 16023 |
| parent or foster caregiver. | 16024 |
| (E) The report of any criminal records check conducted by the | 16025 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation in accordance | 16026 |
| with section 109.572 of the Revised Code and pursuant to a request | 16027 |
| made under division (A) of this section is not a public record for | 16028 |
| the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not | 16029 |
| be made available to any person other than the following: | 16030 |
| (1) The person who is the subject of the criminal records | 16031 |
| check or the person's representative; | 16032 |
| (2) The appointing or hiring officer, administrative | 16033 |
| director, or attorney requesting the criminal records check or the | 16034 |
| officer's, director's, or attorney's representative; | 16035 |
| (3) The department of job and family services, a county | 16036 |
| department of job and family services, or a public children | 16037 |
| services agency; | 16038 |
| (4) Any court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual | 16039 |
| involved in a case dealing with the denial of employment, a final | 16040 |
| decree of adoption or interlocutory order of adoption, or a foster | 16041 |
| home certificate. | 16042 |
| (F) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules | 16043 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement | 16044 |
| this section. The rules shall include rehabilitation standards a | 16045 |
| person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense | 16046 |
|
listed in division (A) | 16047 |
| Code must meet for an appointing or hiring officer to appoint or | 16048 |
| employ the person as a person responsible for a child's care in | 16049 |
| out-of-home care, a probate court to issue a final decree of | 16050 |
| adoption or interlocutory order of adoption making the person an | 16051 |
| adoptive parent, or the department to issue a certificate | 16052 |
| authorizing the prospective foster caregiver to operate a foster | 16053 |
| home or not revoke a foster home certificate for a violation | 16054 |
| specified in section 5103.0328 of the Revised Code. | 16055 |
| (G) An appointing or hiring officer, administrative director, | 16056 |
| or attorney required by division (A) of this section to request a | 16057 |
| criminal records check shall inform each person who is the | 16058 |
| applicant, at the time of the person's initial application for | 16059 |
| appointment or employment, an adoption to be arranged, or a foster | 16060 |
| home certificate, that the person subject to the criminal records | 16061 |
| check is required to provide a set of impressions of the person's | 16062 |
| fingerprints and that a criminal records check is required to be | 16063 |
| conducted and satisfactorily completed in accordance with section | 16064 |
| 109.572 of the Revised Code. | 16065 |
| (H) The department of job and family services may waive the | 16066 |
| requirement that a criminal records check based on fingerprints be | 16067 |
| conducted for an adult resident of a prospective adoptive or | 16068 |
| foster home or the home of a foster caregiver if the recommending | 16069 |
| agency documents to the department's satisfaction that the adult | 16070 |
| resident is physically unable to comply with the fingerprinting | 16071 |
| requirement and poses no danger to foster children or adoptive | 16072 |
| children who may be placed in the home. In such cases, the | 16073 |
| recommending or approving agency shall request that the bureau of | 16074 |
| criminal identification and investigation conduct a criminal | 16075 |
| records check using the person's name and social security number. | 16076 |
| (I) As used in this section: | 16077 |
| (1) "Children's hospital" means any of the following: | 16078 |
| (a) A hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the | 16079 |
| Revised Code that provides general pediatric medical and surgical | 16080 |
| care, and in which at least seventy-five per cent of annual | 16081 |
| inpatient discharges for the preceding two calendar years were | 16082 |
| individuals less than eighteen years of age; | 16083 |
| (b) A distinct portion of a hospital registered under section | 16084 |
| 3701.07 of the Revised Code that provides general pediatric | 16085 |
| medical and surgical care, has a total of at least one hundred | 16086 |
| fifty registered pediatric special care and pediatric acute care | 16087 |
| beds, and in which at least seventy-five per cent of annual | 16088 |
| inpatient discharges for the preceding two calendar years were | 16089 |
| individuals less than eighteen years of age; | 16090 |
| (c) A distinct portion of a hospital, if the hospital is | 16091 |
| registered under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code as a | 16092 |
| children's hospital and the children's hospital meets all the | 16093 |
| requirements of division (I)(1)(a) of this section. | 16094 |
| (2) "Criminal records check" has the same meaning as in | 16095 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code. | 16096 |
| (3) "Person responsible for a child's care in out-of-home | 16097 |
| care" has the same meaning as in section 2151.011 of the Revised | 16098 |
| Code, except that it does not include a prospective employee of | 16099 |
| the department of youth services or a person responsible for a | 16100 |
| child's care in a hospital or medical clinic other than a | 16101 |
| children's hospital. | 16102 |
| (4) "Person subject to a criminal records check" means the | 16103 |
| following: | 16104 |
| (a) A person who is under final consideration for appointment | 16105 |
| or employment as a person responsible for a child's care in | 16106 |
| out-of-home care; | 16107 |
| (b) A prospective adoptive parent; | 16108 |
| (c) A prospective foster caregiver; | 16109 |
| (d) A person eighteen years old or older who resides with a | 16110 |
| prospective foster caregiver or a prospective adoptive parent. | 16111 |
| (5) "Recommending agency" means a public children services | 16112 |
| agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial | 16113 |
| agency to which the department of job and family services has | 16114 |
| delegated a duty to inspect and approve foster homes. | 16115 |
| (6) "Superintendent of BCII" means the superintendent of the | 16116 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation. | 16117 |
| Sec. 2152.121. (A) If a complaint is filed against a child | 16118 |
| alleging that the child is a delinquent child and the case is | 16119 |
| transferred pursuant to division (A)(1)(a)(i) or (A)(1)(b)(ii) of | 16120 |
| section 2152.12 of the Revised Code, the juvenile court that | 16121 |
| transferred the case shall retain jurisdiction for purposes of | 16122 |
| making disposition of the child when required under division (B) | 16123 |
| of this section. | 16124 |
| (B) If a complaint is filed against a child alleging that the | 16125 |
| child is a delinquent child, if the case is transferred pursuant | 16126 |
| to division (A)(1)(a)(i) or (A)(1)(b)(ii) of section 2152.12 of | 16127 |
| the Revised Code, and if the child subsequently is convicted of or | 16128 |
| pleads guilty to an offense in that case, the sentence to be | 16129 |
| imposed or disposition to be made of the child shall be determined | 16130 |
| as follows: | 16131 |
| (1) The court in which the child is convicted of or pleads | 16132 |
| guilty to the offense shall determine whether, had a complaint | 16133 |
| been filed in juvenile court alleging that the child was a | 16134 |
| delinquent child for committing an act that would be that offense | 16135 |
| if committed by an adult, division (A) of section 2152.12 of the | 16136 |
| Revised Code would have required mandatory transfer of the case or | 16137 |
| division (B) of that section would have allowed discretionary | 16138 |
| transfer of the case. The court shall not consider the factor | 16139 |
| specified in division (B)(3) of section 2152.12 of the Revised | 16140 |
| Code in making its determination under this division. | 16141 |
| (2) If the court in which the child is convicted of or pleads | 16142 |
| guilty to the offense determines under division (B)(1) of this | 16143 |
| section that, had a complaint been filed in juvenile court | 16144 |
| alleging that the child was a delinquent child for committing an | 16145 |
| act that would be that offense if committed by an adult, division | 16146 |
| (A) of section 2152.12 of the Revised Code would not have required | 16147 |
| mandatory transfer of the case, and division (B) of that section | 16148 |
| would not have allowed discretionary transfer of the case, the | 16149 |
| court shall transfer jurisdiction of the case back to the juvenile | 16150 |
| court that initially transferred the case, the court and all other | 16151 |
| agencies that have any record of the conviction of the child or | 16152 |
| the child's guilty plea shall expunge the conviction or guilty | 16153 |
| plea and all records of it, the conviction or guilty plea shall be | 16154 |
| considered and treated for all purposes other than as provided in | 16155 |
| this section to have never occurred, the conviction or guilty plea | 16156 |
| shall be considered and treated for all purposes other than as | 16157 |
| provided in this section to have been a delinquent child | 16158 |
| adjudication of the child, and the juvenile court shall impose one | 16159 |
| or more traditional juvenile dispositions upon the child under | 16160 |
| sections 2152.19 and 2152.20 of the Revised Code. | 16161 |
| (3) If the court in which the child is convicted of or pleads | 16162 |
| guilty to the offense determines under division (B)(1) of this | 16163 |
| section that, had a complaint been filed in juvenile court | 16164 |
| alleging that the child was a delinquent child for committing an | 16165 |
| act that would be that offense if committed by an adult, division | 16166 |
| (A) of section 2152.12 of the Revised Code would not have required | 16167 |
| mandatory transfer of the case but division (B) of that section | 16168 |
| would have allowed discretionary transfer of the case, the court | 16169 |
| shall determine the sentence it believes should be imposed upon | 16170 |
| the child under Chapter 2929. of the Revised Code, shall impose | 16171 |
| that sentence upon the child, and shall stay that sentence pending | 16172 |
| completion of the procedures specified in this division. Upon | 16173 |
| imposition and staying of the sentence, the court shall transfer | 16174 |
| jurisdiction of the case back to the juvenile court that initially | 16175 |
| transferred the case and the juvenile court shall proceed in | 16176 |
| accordance with this division. In no case may the child waive a | 16177 |
| right to a hearing of the type described in division (B)(3)(b) of | 16178 |
| this section, regarding a motion filed as described in that | 16179 |
| division by the prosecuting attorney in the case. Upon transfer of | 16180 |
| jurisdiction of the case back to the juvenile court, both of the | 16181 |
| following apply: | 16182 |
| (a) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(3)(b) of | 16183 |
| this section, the juvenile court shall impose a serious youthful | 16184 |
| offender dispositional sentence upon the child under division | 16185 |
| (D)(1) of section 2152.13 of the Revised Code. In imposing the | 16186 |
| adult portion of that sentence, the juvenile court shall consider | 16187 |
| and give preference to the sentence imposed upon the child by the | 16188 |
| court in which the child was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the | 16189 |
| offense. Upon imposing a serious youthful offender dispositional | 16190 |
| sentence upon the child as described in this division, the | 16191 |
| juvenile court shall notify the court in which the child was | 16192 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offense, the sentence | 16193 |
| imposed upon the child by that court shall terminate, the court | 16194 |
| and all other agencies that have any record of the conviction of | 16195 |
| the child shall expunge the conviction or guilty plea and all | 16196 |
| records of it, the conviction or guilty plea shall be considered | 16197 |
| and treated for all purposes other than as provided in this | 16198 |
| section to have never occurred, and the conviction or guilty plea | 16199 |
| shall be considered and treated for all purposes other than as | 16200 |
| provided in this section to have been a delinquent child | 16201 |
| adjudication of the child. | 16202 |
| (b) Upon the transfer, the prosecuting attorney in the case | 16203 |
| may file a motion in the juvenile court that objects to the | 16204 |
| imposition of a serious youthful offender dispositional sentence | 16205 |
| upon the child and requests that the sentence imposed upon the | 16206 |
| child by the court in which the child was convicted of or pleaded | 16207 |
| guilty to the offense be invoked. Upon the filing of a motion | 16208 |
| under this division, the juvenile court shall hold a hearing to | 16209 |
| determine whether the child is not amenable to care or | 16210 |
| rehabilitation within the juvenile system and whether the safety | 16211 |
| of the community may require that the child be subject solely to | 16212 |
| adult sanctions. If the juvenile court at the hearing finds that | 16213 |
| the child is not amenable to care or rehabilitation within the | 16214 |
| juvenile system or that the safety of the community may require | 16215 |
| that the child be subject solely to adult sanctions, the court | 16216 |
| shall grant the motion. Absent such a finding, the juvenile court | 16217 |
| shall deny the motion. In making its decision under this division, | 16218 |
| the juvenile court shall consider the factors listed in division | 16219 |
| (D) of section 2152.12 of the Revised Code as factors indicating | 16220 |
| that the motion should be granted, shall consider the factors | 16221 |
| listed in division (E) of that section as factors indicating that | 16222 |
| the motion should not be granted, and shall consider whether the | 16223 |
| applicable factors listed in division (D) of that section outweigh | 16224 |
| the applicable factors listed in division (E) of that section. | 16225 |
| If the juvenile court grants the motion of the prosecuting | 16226 |
| attorney under this division, the juvenile court shall transfer | 16227 |
| jurisdiction of the case back to the court in which the child was | 16228 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offense, and the sentence | 16229 |
| imposed by that court shall be invoked. If the juvenile court | 16230 |
| denies the motion of the prosecuting attorney under this section, | 16231 |
| the juvenile court shall impose a serious youthful offender | 16232 |
| dispositional sentence upon the child in accordance with division | 16233 |
| (B)(3)(a) of this section. | 16234 |
| (4) If the court in which the child is convicted of or pleads | 16235 |
| guilty to the offense determines under division (B)(1) of this | 16236 |
| section that, had a complaint been filed in juvenile court | 16237 |
| alleging that the child was a delinquent child for committing an | 16238 |
| act that would be that offense if committed by an adult, division | 16239 |
| (A) of section 2152.12 of the Revised Code would have required | 16240 |
| mandatory transfer of the case, the court shall impose sentence | 16241 |
| upon the child under Chapter 2929. of the Revised Code. | 16242 |
| Sec. 2152.22. (A) When a child is committed to the legal | 16243 |
| custody of the department of youth services under this chapter, | 16244 |
| the juvenile court relinquishes control with respect to the child | 16245 |
| so committed, except as provided in divisions (B), (C), (D), and | 16246 |
| (H) of this section or in sections 2152.82 to 2152.86 of the | 16247 |
| Revised Code. Subject to divisions (B), (C), and (D) of this | 16248 |
| section, sections 2151.353 and 2151.412 to 2151.421 of the Revised | 16249 |
| Code, sections 2152.82 to 2152.86 of the Revised Code, and any | 16250 |
| other provision of law that specifies a different duration for a | 16251 |
| dispositional order, all other dispositional orders made by the | 16252 |
| court under this chapter shall be temporary and shall continue for | 16253 |
| a period that is designated by the court in its order, until | 16254 |
| terminated or modified by the court or until the child attains | 16255 |
| twenty-one years of age. | 16256 |
| The department shall not release the child from a department | 16257 |
| facility and as a result shall not discharge the child or order | 16258 |
| the child's release on supervised release prior to the expiration | 16259 |
| of the minimum period specified by the court in division (A)(1) of | 16260 |
| section 2152.16 of the Revised Code and any term of commitment | 16261 |
| imposed under section 2152.17 of the Revised Code or prior to the | 16262 |
| child's attainment of twenty-one years of age, except upon the | 16263 |
| order of a court pursuant to division (B), (C), or (D) of this | 16264 |
| section or in accordance with section 5139.54 of the Revised Code. | 16265 |
| (B)(1) | 16266 |
| division (D)(1)(b) of this section, the court that commits a | 16267 |
| delinquent child to the department of youth services may grant | 16268 |
| judicial release of the child to court supervision under this | 16269 |
| division during the first half of the prescribed minimum term for | 16270 |
| which the child was committed to the department or, if the child | 16271 |
| was committed to the department until the child attains twenty-one | 16272 |
| years of age, during the first half of the prescribed period of | 16273 |
| commitment that begins on the first day of commitment and ends on | 16274 |
| the child's twenty-first birthday, provided any commitment imposed | 16275 |
| under division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 2152.17 of the | 16276 |
| Revised Code has ended. | 16277 |
| (2) If the department desires to release a child during a | 16278 |
| period specified in division (B)(1) of this section, it shall | 16279 |
| request the court that committed the child to grant a judicial | 16280 |
| release of the child to court supervision under this division. | 16281 |
| During whichever of those periods is applicable, the child or the | 16282 |
| parents of the child also may request that court to grant a | 16283 |
| judicial release of the child to court supervision. Upon receipt | 16284 |
| of a request for a judicial release to court supervision under | 16285 |
| this division from the department, the child, or the child's | 16286 |
| parent, or upon its own motion, the court that committed the child | 16287 |
| shall do one of the following: approve the release by journal | 16288 |
| entry; schedule within thirty days after the request is received a | 16289 |
| time for a hearing on whether the child is to be released; or | 16290 |
| reject the request by journal entry without conducting a hearing. | 16291 |
| If the court rejects an initial request for a release under | 16292 |
| this division by the child or the child's parent, the child or the | 16293 |
| child's parent may make one additional request for a judicial | 16294 |
| release to court supervision within the applicable period. The | 16295 |
| additional request may be made no earlier than thirty days after | 16296 |
| the filing of the prior request for a judicial release to court | 16297 |
| supervision. Upon the filing of a second request for a judicial | 16298 |
| release to court supervision, the court shall either approve or | 16299 |
| disapprove the release by journal entry or schedule within thirty | 16300 |
| days after the request is received a time for a hearing on whether | 16301 |
| the child is to be released. | 16302 |
| (3) If a court schedules a hearing under division (B)(2) of | 16303 |
| this section, it may order the department to deliver the child to | 16304 |
| the court on the date set for the hearing and may order the | 16305 |
| department to present to the court a report on the child's | 16306 |
| progress in the institution to which the child was committed and | 16307 |
| recommendations for conditions of supervision of the child by the | 16308 |
| court after release. The court may conduct the hearing without the | 16309 |
| child being present. The court shall determine at the hearing | 16310 |
| whether the child should be granted a judicial release to court | 16311 |
| supervision. | 16312 |
| If the court approves the release under this division, it | 16313 |
| shall order its staff to prepare a written treatment and | 16314 |
| rehabilitation plan for the child that may include any conditions | 16315 |
| of the child's release that were recommended by the department and | 16316 |
| approved by the court. The committing court shall send the | 16317 |
| juvenile court of the county in which the child is placed a copy | 16318 |
| of the recommended plan. The court of the county in which the | 16319 |
| child is placed may adopt the recommended conditions set by the | 16320 |
| committing court as an order of the court and may add any | 16321 |
| additional consistent conditions it considers appropriate. If a | 16322 |
| child is granted a judicial release to court supervision, the | 16323 |
| release discharges the child from the custody of the department of | 16324 |
| youth services. | 16325 |
| (C)(1) | 16326 |
| division (D)(1)(b) of this section, the court that commits a | 16327 |
| delinquent child to the department of youth services may grant | 16328 |
| judicial release of the child to department of youth services | 16329 |
| supervision under this division during the second half of the | 16330 |
| prescribed minimum term for which the child was committed to the | 16331 |
| department or, if the child was committed to the department until | 16332 |
| the child attains twenty-one years of age, during the second half | 16333 |
| of the prescribed period of commitment that begins on the first | 16334 |
| day of commitment and ends on the child's twenty-first birthday, | 16335 |
| provided any commitment imposed under division (A), (B), (C), or | 16336 |
| (D) of section 2152.17 of the Revised Code has ended. | 16337 |
| (2) If the department desires to release a child during a | 16338 |
| period specified in division (C)(1) of this section, it shall | 16339 |
| request the court that committed the child to grant a judicial | 16340 |
| release to department of youth services supervision. During | 16341 |
| whichever of those periods is applicable, the child or the child's | 16342 |
| parent also may request the court that committed the child to | 16343 |
| grant a judicial release to department of youth services | 16344 |
| supervision. Upon receipt of a request for judicial release to | 16345 |
| department of youth services supervision, the child, or the | 16346 |
| child's parent, or upon its own motion at any time during that | 16347 |
| period, the court shall do one of the following: approve the | 16348 |
| release by journal entry; schedule a time within thirty days after | 16349 |
| receipt of the request for a hearing on whether the child is to be | 16350 |
| released; or reject the request by journal entry without | 16351 |
| conducting a hearing. | 16352 |
| If the court rejects an initial request for release under | 16353 |
| this division by the child or the child's parent, the child or the | 16354 |
| child's parent may make one or more subsequent requests for a | 16355 |
| release within the applicable period, but may make no more than | 16356 |
| one request during each period of ninety days that the child is in | 16357 |
| a secure department facility after the filing of a prior request | 16358 |
| for early release. Upon the filing of a request for release under | 16359 |
| this division subsequent to an initial request, the court shall | 16360 |
| either approve or disapprove the release by journal entry or | 16361 |
| schedule a time within thirty days after receipt of the request | 16362 |
| for a hearing on whether the child is to be released. | 16363 |
| (3) If a court schedules a hearing under division (C)(2) of | 16364 |
| this section, it may order the department to deliver the child to | 16365 |
| the court on the date set for the hearing and shall order the | 16366 |
| department to present to the court at that time a treatment plan | 16367 |
| for the child's post-institutional care. The court may conduct the | 16368 |
| hearing without the child being present. The court shall determine | 16369 |
| at the hearing whether the child should be granted a judicial | 16370 |
| release to department of youth services supervision. | 16371 |
| If the court approves the judicial release to department of | 16372 |
| youth services supervision, the department shall prepare a written | 16373 |
| treatment and rehabilitation plan for the child pursuant to | 16374 |
| division (F) of this section that shall include the conditions of | 16375 |
| the child's release. It shall send the committing court and the | 16376 |
| juvenile court of the county in which the child is placed a copy | 16377 |
| of the plan. The court of the county in which the child is placed | 16378 |
| may adopt the conditions set by the department as an order of the | 16379 |
| court and may add any additional consistent conditions it | 16380 |
| considers appropriate, provided that the court may not add any | 16381 |
| condition that decreases the level or degree of supervision | 16382 |
| specified by the department in its plan, that substantially | 16383 |
| increases the financial burden of supervision that will be | 16384 |
| experienced by the department, or that alters the placement | 16385 |
| specified by the department in its plan. If the court of the | 16386 |
| county in which the child is placed adds to the department's plan | 16387 |
| any additional conditions, it shall enter those additional | 16388 |
| conditions in its journal and shall send to the department a copy | 16389 |
| of the journal entry of the additional conditions. | 16390 |
| If the court approves the judicial release to department of | 16391 |
| youth services supervision, the actual date on which the | 16392 |
| department shall release the child is contingent upon the | 16393 |
| department finding a suitable placement for the child. If the | 16394 |
| child is to be returned to the child's home, the department shall | 16395 |
| return the child on the date that the court schedules for the | 16396 |
| child's release or shall bear the expense of any additional time | 16397 |
| that the child remains in a department facility. If the child is | 16398 |
| unable to return to the child's home, the department shall | 16399 |
| exercise reasonable diligence in finding a suitable placement for | 16400 |
| the child, and the child shall remain in a department facility | 16401 |
| while the department finds the suitable placement. | 16402 |
| (D)(1) Subject to division (D)(3) of this section, the court | 16403 |
| that commits a delinquent child to the department of youth | 16404 |
| services may grant judicial release of the child under this | 16405 |
| division at any time after the expiration of one of the following | 16406 |
| periods of time: | 16407 |
| (a) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(1)(b) of | 16408 |
| this section, if the child was committed to the department for a | 16409 |
| prescribed minimum period and a maximum period not to exceed the | 16410 |
| child's attainment of twenty-one years, the court may grant | 16411 |
| judicial release of the child at any time after the expiration of | 16412 |
| the prescribed minimum term for which the child was committed to | 16413 |
| the department. | 16414 |
| (b) If the child was committed to the department for both one | 16415 |
| or more definite periods under division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of | 16416 |
| section 2152.17 of the Revised Code and a period of the type | 16417 |
| described in division (D)(1)(a) of this section, all of the | 16418 |
| prescribed minimum periods of commitment imposed under division | 16419 |
| (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 2152.17 of the Revised Code and | 16420 |
| the prescribed period of commitment of the type described in | 16421 |
| division (D)(1)(a) of this section shall be aggregated for | 16422 |
| purposes of this division, and the court may grant judicial | 16423 |
| release of the child at any time after the expiration of one year | 16424 |
| after the child begins serving the aggregate period of commitment. | 16425 |
| (2) If a court grants a judicial release of a child under | 16426 |
| division (D)(1) of this section, the release shall be a judicial | 16427 |
| release to department of youth services supervision, if the | 16428 |
| release is granted during a period described in division (C)(1) of | 16429 |
| this section, and the second and third paragraphs of division | 16430 |
| (C)(3) of this section apply regarding the release. In all other | 16431 |
| cases, the release shall be a judicial release to court | 16432 |
| supervision, and the second paragraph of division (B)(3) of this | 16433 |
| section applies regarding the release. | 16434 |
| (3) A court at the time of making the disposition of a child | 16435 |
| shall provide notice in the order of disposition that the judge is | 16436 |
| retaining jurisdiction over the child for the purpose of a | 16437 |
| possible grant of judicial release of the child under division | 16438 |
| (D)(1) of this section. The failure of a court to provide this | 16439 |
| notice does not affect the authority of the court to grant a | 16440 |
| judicial release under that division and does not constitute | 16441 |
| grounds for setting aside the child's delinquent child | 16442 |
| adjudication or disposition or for granting any post-adjudication | 16443 |
| relief to the child. | 16444 |
| (4) The department of youth services, a child committed to | 16445 |
| the department, or the parents of the child, during a period | 16446 |
| specified in division (D)(1) of this section, may request the | 16447 |
| court that committed the child to grant a judicial release of the | 16448 |
| child under that division. Upon receipt of a request for judicial | 16449 |
| release of a child under this division from the department, the | 16450 |
| child, or the child's parent, or upon its own motion, the court | 16451 |
| that committed the child shall do one of the following: | 16452 |
| (a) Approve the request by journal entry; | 16453 |
| (b) Schedule within thirty days after the request is received | 16454 |
| a time for a hearing on whether the child is to be released; | 16455 |
| (c) Reject the request by journal entry without conducting a | 16456 |
| hearing. | 16457 |
| If the court rejects an initial request for a release under | 16458 |
| this division by the child or the child's parent, division (C)(2) | 16459 |
| of this section applies regarding the making of additional | 16460 |
| requests. | 16461 |
| If the court schedules a hearing under this division to | 16462 |
| consider the judicial release, the first paragraph of division | 16463 |
| (B)(3) of this section applies regarding the hearing. | 16464 |
| (E) If a child is released under division (B), (C), or (D) of | 16465 |
| this section and the court of the county in which the child is | 16466 |
| placed has reason to believe that the child's deportment is not in | 16467 |
| accordance with the conditions of the child's judicial release, | 16468 |
| the court of the county in which the child is placed shall | 16469 |
| schedule a time for a hearing to determine whether the child | 16470 |
| violated any of the post-release conditions, and, if the child was | 16471 |
| released under division (C) of this section or under division (D) | 16472 |
| of this section under department supervision, divisions (A) to (E) | 16473 |
| of section 5139.52 of the Revised Code apply regarding the child. | 16474 |
| If that court determines at the hearing that the child | 16475 |
| violated any of the post-release conditions, the court, if it | 16476 |
| determines that the violation was a serious violation, may order | 16477 |
| the child to be returned to the department for | 16478 |
| institutionalization, consistent with the original order of | 16479 |
| commitment of the child, or in any case may make any other | 16480 |
| disposition of the child authorized by law that the court | 16481 |
| considers proper. If the court of the county in which the child is | 16482 |
| placed orders the child to be returned to a department of youth | 16483 |
| services institution, the time during which the child was held in | 16484 |
| a secure department facility prior to the child's judicial release | 16485 |
| shall be considered as time served in fulfilling the prescribed | 16486 |
| period of institutionalization that is applicable to the child | 16487 |
| under the child's original order of commitment. If the court | 16488 |
| orders the child returned to a department institution, the child | 16489 |
| shall remain in institutional care for a minimum of three months | 16490 |
| or until the child successfully completes a revocation program of | 16491 |
| a duration of not less than thirty days operated either by the | 16492 |
| department or by an entity with which the department has | 16493 |
| contracted to provide a revocation program. | 16494 |
| (F) The department of youth services, prior to the release of | 16495 |
| a child pursuant to division (C) of this section or pursuant to | 16496 |
| division (D) of this section on department supervision, shall do | 16497 |
| all of the following: | 16498 |
| (1) After reviewing the child's rehabilitative progress | 16499 |
| history and medical and educational records, prepare a written | 16500 |
| treatment and rehabilitation plan for the child that includes | 16501 |
| conditions of the release; | 16502 |
| (2) Completely discuss the conditions of the plan prepared | 16503 |
| pursuant to division (F)(1) of this section and the possible | 16504 |
| penalties for violation of the plan with the child and the child's | 16505 |
| parents, guardian, or legal custodian; | 16506 |
| (3) Have the plan prepared pursuant to division (F)(1) of | 16507 |
| this section signed by the child, the child's parents, legal | 16508 |
| guardian, or custodian, and any authority or person that is to | 16509 |
| supervise, control, and provide supportive assistance to the child | 16510 |
| at the time of the child's release pursuant to division (C) or (D) | 16511 |
| of this section; | 16512 |
| (4) Prior to the child's release, file a copy of the | 16513 |
| treatment plan prepared pursuant to division (F)(1) of this | 16514 |
| section with the committing court and the juvenile court of the | 16515 |
| county in which the child is to be placed. | 16516 |
| (G) The department of youth services shall file a written | 16517 |
| progress report with the committing court regarding each child | 16518 |
| released pursuant to division (C) of this section or released | 16519 |
| pursuant to division (D) of this section on judicial release to | 16520 |
| department supervision at least once every thirty days unless | 16521 |
| specifically directed otherwise by the court. The report shall | 16522 |
| indicate the treatment and rehabilitative progress of the child | 16523 |
| and the child's family, if applicable, and shall include any | 16524 |
| suggestions for altering the program, custody, living | 16525 |
| arrangements, or treatment. The department shall retain legal | 16526 |
| custody of a child so released until it discharges the child or | 16527 |
| until the custody is terminated as otherwise provided by law. | 16528 |
| (H) When a child is committed to the legal custody of the | 16529 |
| department of youth services, the court retains jurisdiction to | 16530 |
| perform the functions specified in section 5139.51 of the Revised | 16531 |
| Code with respect to the granting of supervised release by the | 16532 |
| release authority and to perform the functions specified in | 16533 |
| section 5139.52 of the Revised Code with respect to violations of | 16534 |
| the conditions of supervised release granted by the release | 16535 |
| authority and to the revocation of supervised release granted by | 16536 |
| the release authority. | 16537 |
| Sec. 2301.03. (A) In Franklin county, the judges of the | 16538 |
| court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, | 16539 |
| January 2, 1953, January 5, 1969, January 5, 1977, and January 2, | 16540 |
| 1997, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise | 16541 |
| the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same | 16542 |
| compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of | 16543 |
| Franklin county and shall be elected and designated as judges of | 16544 |
| the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They | 16545 |
| shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all | 16546 |
| cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all | 16547 |
| parentage proceedings under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over | 16548 |
| which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, | 16549 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases | 16550 |
| shall be assigned to them. In addition to the judge's regular | 16551 |
| duties, the judge who is senior in point of service shall serve on | 16552 |
| the children services board and the county advisory board and | 16553 |
| shall be the administrator of the domestic relations division and | 16554 |
| its subdivisions and departments. | 16555 |
| (B) In Hamilton county: | 16556 |
| (1) The judge of the court of common pleas, whose term begins | 16557 |
| on January 1, 1957, and successors, and the judge of the court of | 16558 |
| common pleas, whose term begins on February 14, 1967, and | 16559 |
| successors, shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters | 16560 |
| 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and | 16561 |
| jurisdiction conferred by those chapters. | 16562 |
| (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin | 16563 |
| on January 5, 1957, January 16, 1981, and July 1, 1991, and | 16564 |
| successors, shall be elected and designated as judges of the court | 16565 |
| of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and shall have | 16566 |
| assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 16567 |
| separation, and annulment cases coming before the court. On or | 16568 |
| after the first day of July and before the first day of August of | 16569 |
| 1991 and each year thereafter, a majority of the judges of the | 16570 |
| division of domestic relations shall elect one of the judges of | 16571 |
| the division as administrative judge of that division. If a | 16572 |
| majority of the judges of the division of domestic relations are | 16573 |
| unable for any reason to elect an administrative judge for the | 16574 |
| division before the first day of August, a majority of the judges | 16575 |
| of the Hamilton county court of common pleas, as soon as possible | 16576 |
| after that date, shall elect one of the judges of the division of | 16577 |
| domestic relations as administrative judge of that division. The | 16578 |
| term of the administrative judge shall begin on the earlier of the | 16579 |
| first day of August of the year in which the administrative judge | 16580 |
| is elected or the date on which the administrative judge is | 16581 |
| elected by a majority of the judges of the Hamilton county court | 16582 |
| of common pleas and shall terminate on the date on which the | 16583 |
| administrative judge's successor is elected in the following year. | 16584 |
| In addition to the judge's regular duties, the administrative | 16585 |
| judge of the division of domestic relations shall be the | 16586 |
| administrator of the domestic relations division and its | 16587 |
| subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the | 16588 |
| employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the | 16589 |
| division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, | 16590 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, | 16591 |
| including any referees considered necessary by the judges in the | 16592 |
| discharge of their various duties. | 16593 |
| The administrative judge of the division of domestic | 16594 |
| relations also shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 16595 |
| allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 16596 |
| personnel of the division, and shall fix the duties of its | 16597 |
| personnel. The duties of the personnel, in addition to those | 16598 |
| provided for in other sections of the Revised Code, shall include | 16599 |
| the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution | 16600 |
| of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling | 16601 |
| and conciliation services that may be made available to persons | 16602 |
| requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an | 16603 |
| action pending in the division. | 16604 |
| The board of county commissioners shall appropriate the sum | 16605 |
| of money each year as will meet all the administrative expenses of | 16606 |
| the division of domestic relations, including reasonable expenses | 16607 |
| of the domestic relations judges and the division counselors and | 16608 |
| other employees designated to conduct the handling, servicing, and | 16609 |
| investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 16610 |
| separation, and annulment cases, conciliation and counseling, and | 16611 |
| all matters relating to those cases and counseling, and the | 16612 |
| expenses involved in the attendance of division personnel at | 16613 |
| domestic relations and welfare conferences designated by the | 16614 |
| division, and the further sum each year as will provide for the | 16615 |
| adequate operation of the division of domestic relations. | 16616 |
| The compensation and expenses of all employees and the salary | 16617 |
| and expenses of the judges shall be paid by the county treasurer | 16618 |
| from the money appropriated for the operation of the division, | 16619 |
| upon the warrant of the county auditor, certified to by the | 16620 |
| administrative judge of the division of domestic relations. | 16621 |
| The summonses, warrants, citations, subpoenas, and other | 16622 |
| writs of the division may issue to a bailiff, constable, or staff | 16623 |
| investigator of the division or to the sheriff of any county or | 16624 |
| any marshal, constable, or police officer, and the provisions of | 16625 |
| law relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses in other cases shall | 16626 |
| apply insofar as they are applicable. When a summons, warrant, | 16627 |
| citation, subpoena, or other writ is issued to an officer, other | 16628 |
| than a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of the division, | 16629 |
| the expense of serving it shall be assessed as a part of the costs | 16630 |
| in the case involved. | 16631 |
| (3) The judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county | 16632 |
| whose term begins on January 3, 1997, and the successors to that | 16633 |
| judge shall each be elected and designated as the drug court judge | 16634 |
| of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county. The drug court | 16635 |
| judge may accept or reject any case referred to the drug court | 16636 |
| judge under division (B)(3) of this section. After the drug court | 16637 |
| judge accepts a referred case, the drug court judge has full | 16638 |
| authority over the case, including the authority to conduct | 16639 |
| arraignment, accept pleas, enter findings and dispositions, | 16640 |
| conduct trials, order treatment, and if treatment is not | 16641 |
| successfully completed pronounce and enter sentence. | 16642 |
| A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas | 16643 |
| of Hamilton county and a judge of the Hamilton county municipal | 16644 |
| court may refer to the drug court judge any case, and any | 16645 |
| companion cases, the judge determines meet the criteria described | 16646 |
| under divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section. If the drug | 16647 |
| court judge accepts referral of a referred case, the case, and any | 16648 |
| companion cases, shall be transferred to the drug court judge. A | 16649 |
| judge may refer a case meeting the criteria described in divisions | 16650 |
| (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section that involves a violation of a | 16651 |
| condition of a community control sanction to the drug court judge, | 16652 |
| and, if the drug court judge accepts the referral, the referring | 16653 |
| judge and the drug court judge have concurrent jurisdiction over | 16654 |
| the case. | 16655 |
| A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas | 16656 |
| of Hamilton county and a judge of the Hamilton county municipal | 16657 |
| court may refer a case to the drug court judge under division | 16658 |
| (B)(3) of this section if the judge determines that both of the | 16659 |
| following apply: | 16660 |
| (a) One of the following applies: | 16661 |
| (i) The case involves a drug abuse offense, as defined in | 16662 |
| section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third | 16663 |
| or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1, | 16664 |
| 1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the | 16665 |
| offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor. | 16666 |
| (ii) The case involves a theft offense, as defined in section | 16667 |
| 2913.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third or | 16668 |
| fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1, 1996, a | 16669 |
| felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the offense is | 16670 |
| committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor, and the | 16671 |
| defendant is drug or alcohol dependent or in danger of becoming | 16672 |
| drug or alcohol dependent and would benefit from treatment. | 16673 |
| (b) All of the following apply: | 16674 |
| (i) The case involves an offense for which a community | 16675 |
| control sanction may be imposed or is a case in which a mandatory | 16676 |
| prison term or a mandatory jail term is not required to be | 16677 |
| imposed. | 16678 |
| (ii) The defendant has no history of violent behavior. | 16679 |
| (iii) The defendant has no history of mental illness. | 16680 |
| (iv) The defendant's current or past behavior, or both, is | 16681 |
| drug or alcohol driven. | 16682 |
| (v) The defendant demonstrates a sincere willingness to | 16683 |
| participate in a fifteen-month treatment process. | 16684 |
| (vi) The defendant has no acute health condition. | 16685 |
| (vii) If the defendant is incarcerated, the county prosecutor | 16686 |
| approves of the referral. | 16687 |
| (4) If the administrative judge of the court of common pleas | 16688 |
| of Hamilton county determines that the volume of cases pending | 16689 |
| before the drug court judge does not constitute a sufficient | 16690 |
| caseload for the drug court judge, the administrative judge, in | 16691 |
| accordance with the Rules of Superintendence for Courts of Common | 16692 |
| Pleas, shall assign individual cases to the drug court judge from | 16693 |
| the general docket of the court. If the assignments so occur, the | 16694 |
| administrative judge shall cease the assignments when the | 16695 |
| administrative judge determines that the volume of cases pending | 16696 |
| before the drug court judge constitutes a sufficient caseload for | 16697 |
| the drug court judge. | 16698 |
| (5) As used in division (B) of this section, "community | 16699 |
| control sanction," "mandatory prison term," and "mandatory jail | 16700 |
| term" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised | 16701 |
| Code. | 16702 |
| (C)(1) In Lorain county: | 16703 |
| (a) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin | 16704 |
| on January 3, 1959, January 4, 1989, and January 2, 1999, and | 16705 |
| successors, and the judge of the court of common pleas whose term | 16706 |
| begins on February 9, 2009, shall have the same qualifications, | 16707 |
| exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same | 16708 |
| compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas of | 16709 |
| Lorain county and shall be elected and designated as the judges of | 16710 |
| the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. The | 16711 |
| judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January | 16712 |
| 3, 1959, January 4, 1989, and January 2, 1999, and successors, | 16713 |
| shall have all of the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all | 16714 |
| cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all | 16715 |
| parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court has | 16716 |
| jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 16717 |
| separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them, except | 16718 |
| cases that for some special reason are assigned to some other | 16719 |
| judge of the court of common pleas. From February 9, 2009, through | 16720 |
| September 28, 2009, the judge of the court of common pleas whose | 16721 |
| term begins on February 9, 2009, shall have all the powers | 16722 |
| relating to juvenile courts, and cases under Chapters 2151. and | 16723 |
| 2152. of the Revised Code, parentage proceedings over which the | 16724 |
| juvenile court has jurisdiction, and divorce, dissolution of | 16725 |
| marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned | 16726 |
| to that judge, except cases that for some special reason are | 16727 |
| assigned to some other judge of the court of common pleas. | 16728 |
| (b) From January 1, 2006, through September 28, 2009, the | 16729 |
| judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic | 16730 |
| relations, in addition to the powers and jurisdiction set forth in | 16731 |
| division (C)(1)(a) of this section, shall have jurisdiction over | 16732 |
| matters that are within the jurisdiction of the probate court | 16733 |
| under Chapter 2101. and other provisions of the Revised Code. | 16734 |
| (c) The judge of the court of common pleas, division of | 16735 |
| domestic relations, whose term begins on February 9, 2009, is the | 16736 |
| successor to the probate judge who was elected in 2002 for a term | 16737 |
| that began on February 9, 2003. After September 28, 2009, the | 16738 |
| judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic | 16739 |
| relations, whose term begins on February 9, 2009, shall be the | 16740 |
| probate judge. | 16741 |
| (2)(a) From February 9, 2009, through September 28, 2009, | 16742 |
| with respect to Lorain county, all references in law to the | 16743 |
| probate court shall be construed as references to the court of | 16744 |
| common pleas, division of domestic relations, and all references | 16745 |
| to the probate judge shall be construed as references to the | 16746 |
| judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic | 16747 |
| relations. | 16748 |
| (b) From February 9, 2009, through September 28, 2009, with | 16749 |
| respect to Lorain county, all references in law to the clerk of | 16750 |
| the probate court shall be construed as references to the judge | 16751 |
| who is serving pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules of Superintendence | 16752 |
| for the Courts of Ohio as the administrative judge of the court of | 16753 |
| common pleas, division of domestic relations. | 16754 |
| (D) In Lucas county: | 16755 |
| (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin | 16756 |
| on January 1, 1955, and January 3, 1965, and successors, shall | 16757 |
| have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 16758 |
| jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of | 16759 |
| the court of common pleas of Lucas county and shall be elected and | 16760 |
| designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of | 16761 |
| domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 16762 |
| separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them. | 16763 |
| The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in | 16764 |
| point of service, shall be considered as the presiding judge of | 16765 |
| the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and | 16766 |
| shall be charged exclusively with the assignment and division of | 16767 |
| the work of the division and the employment and supervision of all | 16768 |
| other personnel of the domestic relations division. | 16769 |
| (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin | 16770 |
| on January 5, 1977, and January 2, 1991, and successors shall have | 16771 |
| the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 16772 |
| jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of | 16773 |
| the court of common pleas of Lucas county, shall be elected and | 16774 |
| designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile | 16775 |
| division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters | 16776 |
| 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and | 16777 |
| jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. In addition to the | 16778 |
| judge's regular duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, | 16779 |
| juvenile division, senior in point of service, shall be the | 16780 |
| administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and | 16781 |
| departments and shall have charge of the employment, assignment, | 16782 |
| and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in | 16783 |
| handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including | 16784 |
| any referees considered necessary by the judges of the division in | 16785 |
| the discharge of their various duties. | 16786 |
| The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, | 16787 |
| senior in point of service, also shall designate the title, | 16788 |
| compensation, expense allowance, hours, leaves of absence, and | 16789 |
| vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix the duties | 16790 |
| of the personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in | 16791 |
| addition to other statutory duties include the handling, | 16792 |
| servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and | 16793 |
| conciliation services that may be made available to persons | 16794 |
| requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an | 16795 |
| action pending in the division. | 16796 |
| (3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, | 16797 |
| division of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the | 16798 |
| juvenile division is sick, absent, or unable to perform that | 16799 |
| judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in that | 16800 |
| judge's division necessitates it, the duties shall be performed by | 16801 |
| the judges of the other of those divisions. | 16802 |
| (E) In Mahoning county: | 16803 |
| (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began | 16804 |
| on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same | 16805 |
| qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 16806 |
| receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of | 16807 |
| common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated | 16808 |
| as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic | 16809 |
| relations, and shall be assigned all the divorce, dissolution of | 16810 |
| marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the | 16811 |
| court. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the | 16812 |
| court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, shall be | 16813 |
| the administrator of the domestic relations division and its | 16814 |
| subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the | 16815 |
| employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the | 16816 |
| division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, | 16817 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, | 16818 |
| including any referees considered necessary in the discharge of | 16819 |
| the various duties of the judge's office. | 16820 |
| The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 16821 |
| expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 16822 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 16823 |
| personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in | 16824 |
| addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, | 16825 |
| servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, | 16826 |
| legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling and | 16827 |
| conciliation services that may be made available to persons | 16828 |
| requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an | 16829 |
| action pending in the division. | 16830 |
| (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began | 16831 |
| on January 2, 1969, and successors, shall have the same | 16832 |
| qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 16833 |
| receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of | 16834 |
| common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated | 16835 |
| as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and | 16836 |
| shall be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and | 16837 |
| 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions | 16838 |
| conferred by those chapters. In addition to the judge's regular | 16839 |
| duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, | 16840 |
| shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and its | 16841 |
| subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the | 16842 |
| employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the | 16843 |
| division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile | 16844 |
| cases, including any referees considered necessary by the judge in | 16845 |
| the discharge of the judge's various duties. | 16846 |
| The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 16847 |
| expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the | 16848 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 16849 |
| personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in | 16850 |
| addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, | 16851 |
| servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and | 16852 |
| conciliation services that may be made available to persons | 16853 |
| requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an | 16854 |
| action pending in the division. | 16855 |
| (3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of | 16856 |
| domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or | 16857 |
| unable to perform that judge's judicial duties, or the volume of | 16858 |
| cases pending in that judge's division necessitates it, that | 16859 |
| judge's duties shall be performed by another judge of the court of | 16860 |
| common pleas. | 16861 |
| (F) In Montgomery county: | 16862 |
| (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin | 16863 |
| on January 2, 1953, and January 4, 1977, and successors, shall | 16864 |
| have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 16865 |
| jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of | 16866 |
| the court of common pleas of Montgomery county and shall be | 16867 |
| elected and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, | 16868 |
| division of domestic relations. These judges shall have assigned | 16869 |
| to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, | 16870 |
| and annulment cases. | 16871 |
| The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in | 16872 |
| point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the assignment | 16873 |
| and division of the work of the division and shall have charge of | 16874 |
| the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division | 16875 |
| engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, | 16876 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, | 16877 |
| including any necessary referees, except those employees who may | 16878 |
| be appointed by the judge, junior in point of service, under this | 16879 |
|
section and sections 2301.12 | 16880 |
| Revised Code. The judge of the division of domestic relations, | 16881 |
| senior in point of service, also shall designate the title, | 16882 |
| compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and | 16883 |
| vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their | 16884 |
| duties. | 16885 |
| (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin | 16886 |
| on January 1, 1953, and January 1, 1993, and successors, shall | 16887 |
| have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 16888 |
| jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of | 16889 |
| the court of common pleas of Montgomery county, shall be elected | 16890 |
| and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile | 16891 |
| division, and shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, | 16892 |
| the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the | 16893 |
| Revised Code. | 16894 |
| In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the | 16895 |
| court of common pleas, juvenile division, senior in point of | 16896 |
| service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and | 16897 |
| its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the | 16898 |
| employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the | 16899 |
| juvenile division, including any necessary referees, who are | 16900 |
| engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases. | 16901 |
| The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate the | 16902 |
| title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, | 16903 |
| and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their | 16904 |
| duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other | 16905 |
| statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and | 16906 |
| investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and | 16907 |
| conciliation services that are available upon request to persons, | 16908 |
| whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the | 16909 |
| division. | 16910 |
| If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, division | 16911 |
| of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the court of common | 16912 |
| pleas, juvenile division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform | 16913 |
| that judge's duties or the volume of cases pending in that judge's | 16914 |
| division necessitates it, the duties of that judge may be | 16915 |
| performed by the judge or judges of the other of those divisions. | 16916 |
| (G) In Richland county: | 16917 |
| (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins | 16918 |
| on January 1, 1957, and successors, shall have the same | 16919 |
| qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 16920 |
| receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of | 16921 |
| common pleas of Richland county and shall be elected and | 16922 |
| designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of | 16923 |
| domestic relations. That judge shall be assigned and hear all | 16924 |
| divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment | 16925 |
| cases, all domestic violence cases arising under section 3113.31 | 16926 |
| of the Revised Code, and all post-decree proceedings arising from | 16927 |
| any case pertaining to any of those matters. The division of | 16928 |
| domestic relations has concurrent jurisdiction with the juvenile | 16929 |
| division of the court of common pleas of Richland county to | 16930 |
| determine the care, custody, or control of any child not a ward of | 16931 |
| another court of this state, and to hear and determine a request | 16932 |
| for an order for the support of any child if the request is not | 16933 |
| ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, | 16934 |
| annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil action | 16935 |
| involving an allegation of domestic violence, or an action for | 16936 |
| support brought under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code. Except in | 16937 |
| cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of | 16938 |
| the juvenile court, the judge of the division of domestic | 16939 |
| relations shall be assigned and hear all cases pertaining to | 16940 |
| paternity or parentage, the care, custody, or control of children, | 16941 |
| parenting time or visitation, child support, or the allocation of | 16942 |
| parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children, all | 16943 |
| proceedings arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all | 16944 |
| proceedings arising under the uniform interstate family support | 16945 |
| act contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, and all | 16946 |
| post-decree proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of | 16947 |
| those matters. | 16948 |
| In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the | 16949 |
| court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, shall be | 16950 |
| the administrator of the domestic relations division and its | 16951 |
| subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of the | 16952 |
| employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the | 16953 |
| domestic relations division, including any magistrates the judge | 16954 |
| considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's duties. The | 16955 |
| judge shall also designate the title, compensation, expense | 16956 |
| allowances, hours, leaves of absence, vacation, and other | 16957 |
| employment-related matters of the personnel of the division and | 16958 |
| shall fix their duties. | 16959 |
| (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins | 16960 |
| on January 3, 2005, and successors, shall have the same | 16961 |
| qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 16962 |
| receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of | 16963 |
| common pleas of Richland county, shall be elected and designated | 16964 |
| as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and | 16965 |
| shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile | 16966 |
| judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code. | 16967 |
| Except in cases that are subject to the exclusive original | 16968 |
| jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile | 16969 |
| division shall not have jurisdiction or the power to hear, and | 16970 |
| shall not be assigned, any case pertaining to paternity or | 16971 |
| parentage, the care, custody, or control of children, parenting | 16972 |
| time or visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental | 16973 |
| rights and responsibilities for the care of children or any | 16974 |
| post-decree proceeding arising from any case pertaining to any of | 16975 |
| those matters. The judge of the juvenile division shall not have | 16976 |
| jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be assigned, any | 16977 |
| proceeding under the uniform interstate family support act | 16978 |
| contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code. | 16979 |
| In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the | 16980 |
| juvenile division shall be the administrator of the juvenile | 16981 |
| division and its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall | 16982 |
| have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the | 16983 |
| personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, | 16984 |
| servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including any | 16985 |
| magistrates whom the judge considers necessary for the discharge | 16986 |
| of the judge's various duties. | 16987 |
| The judge of the juvenile division also shall designate the | 16988 |
| title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, | 16989 |
| and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their | 16990 |
| duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other | 16991 |
| statutory duties, include the handling, servicing, and | 16992 |
| investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling, | 16993 |
| conciliation, and mediation services that the court makes | 16994 |
| available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an | 16995 |
| action pending in the court, who request the services. | 16996 |
| (H) In Stark county, the judges of the court of common pleas | 16997 |
| whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, January 2, 1959, and January | 16998 |
| 1, 1993, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, | 16999 |
| exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same | 17000 |
| compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of Stark | 17001 |
| county and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court | 17002 |
| of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have | 17003 |
| all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under | 17004 |
| Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage | 17005 |
| proceedings over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and | 17006 |
| all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and | 17007 |
| annulment cases, except cases that are assigned to some other | 17008 |
| judge of the court of common pleas for some special reason, shall | 17009 |
| be assigned to the judges. | 17010 |
| The judge of the division of domestic relations, second most | 17011 |
| senior in point of service, shall have charge of the employment | 17012 |
| and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in | 17013 |
| handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, dissolution of | 17014 |
| marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, and necessary | 17015 |
| referees required for the judge's respective court. | 17016 |
| The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in | 17017 |
| point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the | 17018 |
| administration of sections 2151.13, 2151.16, 2151.17, and 2152.71 | 17019 |
| of the Revised Code and with the assignment and division of the | 17020 |
| work of the division and the employment and supervision of all | 17021 |
| other personnel of the division, including, but not limited to, | 17022 |
| that judge's necessary referees, but excepting those employees who | 17023 |
| may be appointed by the judge second most senior in point of | 17024 |
| service. The senior judge further shall serve in every other | 17025 |
| position in which the statutes permit or require a juvenile judge | 17026 |
| to serve. | 17027 |
| (I) In Summit county: | 17028 |
| (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin | 17029 |
| on January 4, 1967, and January 6, 1993, and successors, shall | 17030 |
| have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 17031 |
| jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of | 17032 |
| the court of common pleas of Summit county and shall be elected | 17033 |
| and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of | 17034 |
| domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic | 17035 |
| relations shall have assigned to them and hear all divorce, | 17036 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases | 17037 |
| that come before the court. Except in cases that are subject to | 17038 |
| the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the | 17039 |
| judges of the division of domestic relations shall have assigned | 17040 |
| to them and hear all cases pertaining to paternity, custody, | 17041 |
| visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental rights | 17042 |
| and responsibilities for the care of children and all post-decree | 17043 |
| proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of those | 17044 |
| matters. The judges of the division of domestic relations shall | 17045 |
| have assigned to them and hear all proceedings under the uniform | 17046 |
| interstate family support act contained in Chapter 3115. of the | 17047 |
| Revised Code. | 17048 |
| The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in | 17049 |
| point of service, shall be the administrator of the domestic | 17050 |
| relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall | 17051 |
| have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the | 17052 |
| personnel of the division, including any necessary referees, who | 17053 |
| are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, | 17054 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases. | 17055 |
| That judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 17056 |
| allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 17057 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties | 17058 |
| of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall | 17059 |
| include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, | 17060 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and | 17061 |
| of any counseling and conciliation services that are available | 17062 |
| upon request to all persons, whether or not they are parties to an | 17063 |
| action pending in the division. | 17064 |
| (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins | 17065 |
| on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same | 17066 |
| qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 17067 |
| receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of | 17068 |
| common pleas of Summit county, shall be elected and designated as | 17069 |
| judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall | 17070 |
| be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge as | 17071 |
| provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code. Except | 17072 |
| in cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction | 17073 |
| of the juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile division shall | 17074 |
| not have jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be | 17075 |
| assigned, any case pertaining to paternity, custody, visitation, | 17076 |
| child support, or the allocation of parental rights and | 17077 |
| responsibilities for the care of children or any post-decree | 17078 |
| proceeding arising from any case pertaining to any of those | 17079 |
| matters. The judge of the juvenile division shall not have | 17080 |
| jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be assigned, any | 17081 |
| proceeding under the uniform interstate family support act | 17082 |
| contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code. | 17083 |
| The juvenile judge shall be the administrator of the juvenile | 17084 |
| division and its subdivisions and departments and shall have | 17085 |
| charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the | 17086 |
| personnel of the juvenile division, including any necessary | 17087 |
| referees, who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating | 17088 |
| juvenile cases. The judge also shall designate the title, | 17089 |
| compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and | 17090 |
| vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their | 17091 |
| duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other | 17092 |
| statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and | 17093 |
| investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and | 17094 |
| conciliation services that are available upon request to persons, | 17095 |
| whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the | 17096 |
| division. | 17097 |
| (J) In Trumbull county, the judges of the court of common | 17098 |
| pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1977, | 17099 |
| and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the | 17100 |
| same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as | 17101 |
| other judges of the court of common pleas of Trumbull county and | 17102 |
| shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common | 17103 |
| pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the | 17104 |
| powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters | 17105 |
| 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings | 17106 |
| over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, | 17107 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases | 17108 |
| shall be assigned to them, except cases that for some special | 17109 |
| reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common | 17110 |
| pleas. | 17111 |
| (K) In Butler county: | 17112 |
| (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin | 17113 |
| on January 1, 1957, and January 4, 1993, and successors, shall | 17114 |
| have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 17115 |
| jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of | 17116 |
| the court of common pleas of Butler county and shall be elected | 17117 |
| and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of | 17118 |
| domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic | 17119 |
| relations shall have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of | 17120 |
| marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the | 17121 |
| court, except in cases that for some special reason are assigned | 17122 |
| to some other judge of the court of common pleas. The judges of | 17123 |
| the division of domestic relations also have concurrent | 17124 |
| jurisdiction with judges of the juvenile division of the court of | 17125 |
| common pleas of Butler county with respect to and may hear cases | 17126 |
| to determine the custody, support, or custody and support of a | 17127 |
| child who is born of issue of a marriage and who is not the ward | 17128 |
| of another court of this state, cases commenced by a party of the | 17129 |
| marriage to obtain an order requiring support of any child when | 17130 |
| the request for that order is not ancillary to an action for | 17131 |
| divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, | 17132 |
| a criminal or civil action involving an allegation of domestic | 17133 |
| violence, an action for support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised | 17134 |
| Code, or an action that is within the exclusive original | 17135 |
| jurisdiction of the juvenile division of the court of common pleas | 17136 |
| of Butler county and that involves an allegation that the child is | 17137 |
| an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and post-decree | 17138 |
| proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases. The | 17139 |
| judge senior in point of service shall be charged with the | 17140 |
| assignment and division of the work of the division and with the | 17141 |
| employment and supervision of all other personnel of the domestic | 17142 |
| relations division. | 17143 |
| The judge senior in point of service also shall designate the | 17144 |
| title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, | 17145 |
| and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their | 17146 |
| duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other | 17147 |
| statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and | 17148 |
| investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 17149 |
| separation, and annulment cases and providing any counseling and | 17150 |
| conciliation services that the division makes available to | 17151 |
| persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action | 17152 |
| pending in the division, who request the services. | 17153 |
| (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin | 17154 |
| on January 3, 1987, and January 2, 2003, and successors, shall | 17155 |
| have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 17156 |
| jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of | 17157 |
| the court of common pleas of Butler county, shall be elected and | 17158 |
| designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile | 17159 |
| division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters | 17160 |
| 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and | 17161 |
| jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. Except in cases that | 17162 |
| are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile | 17163 |
| court, the judges of the juvenile division shall not have | 17164 |
| jurisdiction or the power to hear and shall not be assigned, but | 17165 |
| shall have the limited ability and authority to certify, any case | 17166 |
| commenced by a party of a marriage to determine the custody, | 17167 |
| support, or custody and support of a child who is born of issue of | 17168 |
| the marriage and who is not the ward of another court of this | 17169 |
| state when the request for the order in the case is not ancillary | 17170 |
| to an action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or | 17171 |
| legal separation. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile | 17172 |
| division, who is senior in point of service, shall be the | 17173 |
| administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and | 17174 |
| departments. The judge, senior in point of service, shall have | 17175 |
| charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the | 17176 |
| personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, | 17177 |
| servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including any referees | 17178 |
| whom the judge considers necessary for the discharge of the | 17179 |
| judge's various duties. | 17180 |
| The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate | 17181 |
| the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of | 17182 |
| absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall | 17183 |
| fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to | 17184 |
| other statutory duties, include the handling, servicing, and | 17185 |
| investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling and | 17186 |
| conciliation services that the division makes available to | 17187 |
| persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action | 17188 |
| pending in the division, who request the services. | 17189 |
| (3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of | 17190 |
| domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or | 17191 |
| unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of | 17192 |
| cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties | 17193 |
| of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the | 17194 |
| domestic relations and juvenile divisions. | 17195 |
| (L)(1) In Cuyahoga county, the judges of the court of common | 17196 |
| pleas whose terms begin on January 8, 1961, January 9, 1961, | 17197 |
| January 18, 1975, January 19, 1975, and January 13, 1987, and | 17198 |
| successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same | 17199 |
| powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as | 17200 |
| other judges of the court of common pleas of Cuyahoga county and | 17201 |
| shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common | 17202 |
| pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the | 17203 |
| powers relating to all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 17204 |
| separation, and annulment cases, except in cases that are assigned | 17205 |
| to some other judge of the court of common pleas for some special | 17206 |
| reason. | 17207 |
| (2) The administrative judge is administrator of the domestic | 17208 |
| relations division and its subdivisions and departments and has | 17209 |
| the following powers concerning division personnel: | 17210 |
| (a) Full charge of the employment, assignment, and | 17211 |
| supervision; | 17212 |
| (b) Sole determination of compensation, duties, expenses, | 17213 |
| allowances, hours, leaves, and vacations. | 17214 |
| (3) "Division personnel" include persons employed or referees | 17215 |
| engaged in hearing, servicing, investigating, counseling, or | 17216 |
| conciliating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation | 17217 |
| and annulment matters. | 17218 |
| (M) In Lake county: | 17219 |
| (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins | 17220 |
| on January 2, 1961, and successors, shall have the same | 17221 |
| qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 17222 |
| receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of | 17223 |
| common pleas of Lake county and shall be elected and designated as | 17224 |
| judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic | 17225 |
| relations. The judge shall be assigned all the divorce, | 17226 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases | 17227 |
| coming before the court, except in cases that for some special | 17228 |
| reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common | 17229 |
| pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division | 17230 |
| of the work of the division and with the employment and | 17231 |
| supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations | 17232 |
| division. | 17233 |
| The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 17234 |
| expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 17235 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties | 17236 |
| of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall | 17237 |
| include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, | 17238 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and | 17239 |
| providing any counseling and conciliation services that the | 17240 |
| division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons | 17241 |
| are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the | 17242 |
| services. | 17243 |
| (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins | 17244 |
| on January 4, 1979, and successors, shall have the same | 17245 |
| qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 17246 |
| receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of | 17247 |
| common pleas of Lake county, shall be elected and designated as | 17248 |
| judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall | 17249 |
| be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of | 17250 |
| the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by | 17251 |
| those chapters. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile | 17252 |
| division, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and | 17253 |
| its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of | 17254 |
| the employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of | 17255 |
| the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or | 17256 |
| investigating juvenile cases, including any referees whom the | 17257 |
| judge considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's various | 17258 |
| duties. | 17259 |
| The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 17260 |
| expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the | 17261 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties | 17262 |
| of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include | 17263 |
| the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and | 17264 |
| providing any counseling and conciliation services that the | 17265 |
| division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons | 17266 |
| are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the | 17267 |
| services. | 17268 |
| (3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of | 17269 |
| domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or | 17270 |
| unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of | 17271 |
| cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties | 17272 |
| of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the | 17273 |
| domestic relations and juvenile divisions. | 17274 |
| (N) In Erie county: | 17275 |
| (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins | 17276 |
| on January 2, 1971, and the successors to that judge whose terms | 17277 |
| begin before January 2, 2007, shall have the same qualifications, | 17278 |
| exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same | 17279 |
| compensation as the other judge of the court of common pleas of | 17280 |
| Erie county and shall be elected and designated as judge of the | 17281 |
| court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge | 17282 |
| shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and shall | 17283 |
| be assigned all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the | 17284 |
| Revised Code, parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court | 17285 |
| has jurisdiction, and divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 17286 |
| separation, and annulment cases, except cases that for some | 17287 |
| special reason are assigned to some other judge. | 17288 |
| On or after January 2, 2007, the judge of the court of common | 17289 |
| pleas who is elected in 2006 shall be the successor to the judge | 17290 |
| of the domestic relations division whose term expires on January | 17291 |
| 1, 2007, shall be designated as judge of the court of common | 17292 |
| pleas, juvenile division, and shall be the juvenile judge as | 17293 |
| provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the | 17294 |
| powers and jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. | 17295 |
| (2) The judge of the court of common pleas, general division, | 17296 |
| whose term begins on January 1, 2005, and successors, the judge of | 17297 |
| the court of common pleas, general division whose term begins on | 17298 |
| January 2, 2005, and successors, and the judge of the court of | 17299 |
| common pleas, general division, whose term begins February 9, | 17300 |
| 2009, and successors, shall have assigned to them, in addition to | 17301 |
| all matters that are within the jurisdiction of the general | 17302 |
| division of the court of common pleas, all divorce, dissolution of | 17303 |
| marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the | 17304 |
| court, and all matters that are within the jurisdiction of the | 17305 |
| probate court under Chapter 2101., and other provisions, of the | 17306 |
| Revised Code. | 17307 |
| (O) In Greene county: | 17308 |
| (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins | 17309 |
| on January 1, 1961, and successors, shall have the same | 17310 |
| qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 17311 |
| receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of | 17312 |
| common pleas of Greene county and shall be elected and designated | 17313 |
| as the judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic | 17314 |
| relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of | 17315 |
| marriage, legal separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support | 17316 |
| enforcement, and domestic violence cases and all other cases | 17317 |
| related to domestic relations, except cases that for some special | 17318 |
| reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common | 17319 |
| pleas. | 17320 |
| The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division | 17321 |
| of the work of the division and with the employment and | 17322 |
| supervision of all other personnel of the division. The judge also | 17323 |
| shall designate the title, compensation, hours, leaves of absence, | 17324 |
| and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their | 17325 |
| duties. The duties of the personnel of the division, in addition | 17326 |
| to other statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, | 17327 |
| and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 17328 |
| separation, and annulment cases and the provision of counseling | 17329 |
| and conciliation services that the division considers necessary | 17330 |
| and makes available to persons who request the services, whether | 17331 |
| or not the persons are parties in an action pending in the | 17332 |
| division. The compensation for the personnel shall be paid from | 17333 |
| the overall court budget and shall be included in the | 17334 |
| appropriations for the existing judges of the general division of | 17335 |
| the court of common pleas. | 17336 |
| (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins | 17337 |
| on January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the same | 17338 |
| qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 17339 |
| receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of | 17340 |
| common pleas of Greene county, shall be elected and designated as | 17341 |
| judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and, on or | 17342 |
| after January 1, 1995, shall be the juvenile judge as provided in | 17343 |
| Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and | 17344 |
| jurisdiction conferred by those chapters. The judge of the court | 17345 |
| of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the administrator of | 17346 |
| the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The | 17347 |
| judge shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and | 17348 |
| supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are | 17349 |
| engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, | 17350 |
| including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the | 17351 |
| discharge of the judge's various duties. | 17352 |
| The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 17353 |
| expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the | 17354 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties | 17355 |
| of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include | 17356 |
| the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and | 17357 |
| providing any counseling and conciliation services that the court | 17358 |
| makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties | 17359 |
| to an action pending in the court, who request the services. | 17360 |
| (3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, | 17361 |
| general division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform that | 17362 |
| judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the | 17363 |
| general division necessitates it, the duties of that judge of the | 17364 |
| general division shall be performed by the judge of the division | 17365 |
| of domestic relations and the judge of the juvenile division. | 17366 |
| (P) In Portage county, the judge of the court of common | 17367 |
| pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall | 17368 |
| have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 17369 |
| jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other | 17370 |
| judges of the court of common pleas of Portage county and shall be | 17371 |
| elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, | 17372 |
| division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all | 17373 |
| divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment | 17374 |
| cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some | 17375 |
| special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of | 17376 |
| common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and | 17377 |
| division of the work of the division and with the employment and | 17378 |
| supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations | 17379 |
| division. | 17380 |
| The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 17381 |
| expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 17382 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties | 17383 |
| of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall | 17384 |
| include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, | 17385 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and | 17386 |
| providing any counseling and conciliation services that the | 17387 |
| division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons | 17388 |
| are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the | 17389 |
| services. | 17390 |
| (Q) In Clermont county, the judge of the court of common | 17391 |
| pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall | 17392 |
| have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 17393 |
| jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other | 17394 |
| judges of the court of common pleas of Clermont county and shall | 17395 |
| be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, | 17396 |
| division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all | 17397 |
| divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment | 17398 |
| cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some | 17399 |
| special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of | 17400 |
| common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and | 17401 |
| division of the work of the division and with the employment and | 17402 |
| supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations | 17403 |
| division. | 17404 |
| The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 17405 |
| expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 17406 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties | 17407 |
| of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall | 17408 |
| include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, | 17409 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and | 17410 |
| providing any counseling and conciliation services that the | 17411 |
| division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons | 17412 |
| are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the | 17413 |
| services. | 17414 |
| (R) In Warren county, the judge of the court of common pleas, | 17415 |
| whose term begins January 1, 1987, and successors, shall have the | 17416 |
| same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, | 17417 |
| and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court | 17418 |
| of common pleas of Warren county and shall be elected and | 17419 |
| designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of | 17420 |
| domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, | 17421 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases | 17422 |
| coming before the court, except in cases that for some special | 17423 |
| reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common | 17424 |
| pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division | 17425 |
| of the work of the division and with the employment and | 17426 |
| supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations | 17427 |
| division. | 17428 |
| The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 17429 |
| expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 17430 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties | 17431 |
| of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall | 17432 |
| include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, | 17433 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and | 17434 |
| providing any counseling and conciliation services that the | 17435 |
| division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons | 17436 |
| are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the | 17437 |
| services. | 17438 |
| (S) In Licking county, the judges of the court of common | 17439 |
| pleas, whose terms begin on January 1, 1991, and January 1, 2005, | 17440 |
| and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the | 17441 |
| same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as | 17442 |
| the other judges of the court of common pleas of Licking county | 17443 |
| and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of | 17444 |
| common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judges shall be | 17445 |
| assigned all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, | 17446 |
| and annulment cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the | 17447 |
| Revised Code, all proceedings involving child support, the | 17448 |
| allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of | 17449 |
| children and the designation for the children of a place of | 17450 |
| residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and | 17451 |
| all post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases | 17452 |
| and proceedings, except in cases that for some special reason are | 17453 |
| assigned to another judge of the court of common pleas. The | 17454 |
| administrative judge of the division of domestic relations shall | 17455 |
| be charged with the assignment and division of the work of the | 17456 |
| division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel | 17457 |
| of the division. | 17458 |
| The administrative judge of the division of domestic | 17459 |
| relations shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 17460 |
| allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 17461 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 17462 |
| personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the | 17463 |
| division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the | 17464 |
| handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of | 17465 |
| marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising | 17466 |
| under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving | 17467 |
| child support, the allocation of parental rights and | 17468 |
| responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for | 17469 |
| the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, | 17470 |
| parenting time, and visitation and providing any counseling and | 17471 |
| conciliation services that the division makes available to | 17472 |
| persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action | 17473 |
| pending in the division, who request the services. | 17474 |
| (T) In Allen county, the judge of the court of common pleas, | 17475 |
| whose term begins January 1, 1993, and successors, shall have the | 17476 |
| same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, | 17477 |
| and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court | 17478 |
| of common pleas of Allen county and shall be elected and | 17479 |
| designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of | 17480 |
| domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, | 17481 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, | 17482 |
| all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all | 17483 |
| proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental | 17484 |
| rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the | 17485 |
| designation for the children of a place of residence and legal | 17486 |
| custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree | 17487 |
| proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, | 17488 |
| except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to | 17489 |
| another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be | 17490 |
| charged with the assignment and division of the work of the | 17491 |
| division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel | 17492 |
| of the division. | 17493 |
| The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 17494 |
| allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 17495 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 17496 |
| personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the | 17497 |
| division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the | 17498 |
| handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of | 17499 |
| marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising | 17500 |
| under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving | 17501 |
| child support, the allocation of parental rights and | 17502 |
| responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for | 17503 |
| the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, | 17504 |
| parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and | 17505 |
| conciliation services that the division makes available to | 17506 |
| persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action | 17507 |
| pending in the division, who request the services. | 17508 |
| (U) In Medina county, the judge of the court of common pleas | 17509 |
| whose term begins January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the | 17510 |
| same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, | 17511 |
| and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of | 17512 |
| common pleas of Medina county and shall be elected and designated | 17513 |
| as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic | 17514 |
| relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of | 17515 |
| marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases arising | 17516 |
| under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings involving | 17517 |
| child support, the allocation of parental rights and | 17518 |
| responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for | 17519 |
| the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, | 17520 |
| parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings | 17521 |
| and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in | 17522 |
| cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge | 17523 |
| of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the | 17524 |
| assignment and division of the work of the division and with the | 17525 |
| employment and supervision of the personnel of the division. | 17526 |
| The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 17527 |
| allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 17528 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 17529 |
| personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in | 17530 |
| addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, | 17531 |
| servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, | 17532 |
| legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter | 17533 |
| 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child | 17534 |
| support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities | 17535 |
| for the care of children and the designation for the children of a | 17536 |
| place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and | 17537 |
| visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services | 17538 |
| that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the | 17539 |
| persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who | 17540 |
| request the services. | 17541 |
| (V) In Fairfield county, the judge of the court of common | 17542 |
| pleas whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall | 17543 |
| have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 17544 |
| jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other | 17545 |
| judges of the court of common pleas of Fairfield county and shall | 17546 |
| be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, | 17547 |
| division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all | 17548 |
| divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment | 17549 |
| cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, | 17550 |
| all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of | 17551 |
| parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and | 17552 |
| the designation for the children of a place of residence and legal | 17553 |
| custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree | 17554 |
| proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, | 17555 |
| except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to | 17556 |
| another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge also has | 17557 |
| concurrent jurisdiction with the probate-juvenile division of the | 17558 |
| court of common pleas of Fairfield county with respect to and may | 17559 |
| hear cases to determine the custody of a child, as defined in | 17560 |
| section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of | 17561 |
| another court of this state, cases that are commenced by a parent, | 17562 |
| guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section 2151.011 | 17563 |
| of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a parent of the | 17564 |
| child to pay child support for that child when the request for | 17565 |
| that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution | 17566 |
| of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil | 17567 |
| action involving an allegation of domestic violence, an action for | 17568 |
| support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or an action that | 17569 |
| is within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the | 17570 |
| probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of | 17571 |
| Fairfield county and that involves an allegation that the child is | 17572 |
| an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and post-decree | 17573 |
| proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases. | 17574 |
| The judge of the domestic relations division shall be charged | 17575 |
| with the assignment and division of the work of the division and | 17576 |
| with the employment and supervision of the personnel of the | 17577 |
| division. | 17578 |
| The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 17579 |
| allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 17580 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 17581 |
| personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the | 17582 |
| division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the | 17583 |
| handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of | 17584 |
| marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising | 17585 |
| under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving | 17586 |
| child support, the allocation of parental rights and | 17587 |
| responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for | 17588 |
| the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, | 17589 |
| parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and | 17590 |
| conciliation services that the division makes available to | 17591 |
| persons, regardless of whether the persons are parties to an | 17592 |
| action pending in the division, who request the services. When the | 17593 |
| judge hears a case to determine the custody of a child, as defined | 17594 |
| in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of | 17595 |
| another court of this state or a case that is commenced by a | 17596 |
| parent, guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section | 17597 |
| 2151.011 of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a | 17598 |
| parent of the child to pay child support for that child when the | 17599 |
| request for that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce, | 17600 |
| dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a | 17601 |
| criminal or civil action involving an allegation of domestic | 17602 |
| violence, an action for support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised | 17603 |
| Code, or an action that is within the exclusive original | 17604 |
| jurisdiction of the probate-juvenile division of the court of | 17605 |
| common pleas of Fairfield county and that involves an allegation | 17606 |
| that the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child, the | 17607 |
| duties of the personnel of the domestic relations division also | 17608 |
| include the handling, servicing, and investigation of those types | 17609 |
| of cases. | 17610 |
| (W)(1) In Clark county, the judge of the court of common | 17611 |
| pleas whose term begins on January 2, 1995, and successors, shall | 17612 |
| have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 17613 |
| jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of | 17614 |
| the court of common pleas of Clark county and shall be elected and | 17615 |
| designated as judge of the court of common pleas, domestic | 17616 |
| relations division. The judge shall have all the powers relating | 17617 |
| to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. | 17618 |
| of the Revised Code and all parentage proceedings under Chapter | 17619 |
| 3111. of the Revised Code over which the juvenile court has | 17620 |
| jurisdiction shall be assigned to the judge of the division of | 17621 |
| domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 17622 |
| separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support enforcement, and | 17623 |
| other cases related to domestic relations shall be assigned to the | 17624 |
| domestic relations division, and the presiding judge of the court | 17625 |
| of common pleas shall assign the cases to the judge of the | 17626 |
| domestic relations division and the judges of the general | 17627 |
| division. | 17628 |
| (2) In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of | 17629 |
| the division of domestic relations shall serve on the children | 17630 |
| services board and the county advisory board. | 17631 |
| (3) If the judge of the court of common pleas of Clark | 17632 |
| county, division of domestic relations, is sick, absent, or unable | 17633 |
| to perform that judge's judicial duties or if the presiding judge | 17634 |
| of the court of common pleas of Clark county determines that the | 17635 |
| volume of cases pending in the division of domestic relations | 17636 |
| necessitates it, the duties of the judge of the division of | 17637 |
| domestic relations shall be performed by the judges of the general | 17638 |
| division or probate division of the court of common pleas of Clark | 17639 |
| county, as assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of | 17640 |
| that court, and the judges so assigned shall act in conjunction | 17641 |
| with the judge of the division of domestic relations of that | 17642 |
| court. | 17643 |
| (X) In Scioto county, the judge of the court of common pleas | 17644 |
| whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall have the | 17645 |
| same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, | 17646 |
| and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of | 17647 |
| common pleas of Scioto county and shall be elected and designated | 17648 |
| as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic | 17649 |
| relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of | 17650 |
| marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases arising | 17651 |
| under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings involving | 17652 |
| child support, the allocation of parental rights and | 17653 |
| responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for | 17654 |
| the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, | 17655 |
| parenting time, visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and | 17656 |
| matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in cases | 17657 |
| that for some special reason are assigned to another judge of the | 17658 |
| court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the | 17659 |
| assignment and division of the work of the division and with the | 17660 |
| employment and supervision of the personnel of the division. | 17661 |
| The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 17662 |
| allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 17663 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 17664 |
| personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in | 17665 |
| addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, | 17666 |
| servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, | 17667 |
| legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter | 17668 |
| 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child | 17669 |
| support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities | 17670 |
| for the care of children and the designation for the children of a | 17671 |
| place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and | 17672 |
| visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services | 17673 |
| that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the | 17674 |
| persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who | 17675 |
| request the services. | 17676 |
| (Y) In Auglaize county, the judge of the probate and juvenile | 17677 |
| divisions of the Auglaize county court of common pleas also shall | 17678 |
| be the administrative judge of the domestic relations division of | 17679 |
| the court and shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of | 17680 |
| marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the | 17681 |
| court. The judge shall have all powers as administrator of the | 17682 |
| domestic relations division and shall have charge of the personnel | 17683 |
| engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, | 17684 |
| dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, | 17685 |
| including any referees considered necessary for the discharge of | 17686 |
| the judge's various duties. | 17687 |
| (Z)(1) In Marion county, the judge of the court of common | 17688 |
| pleas whose term begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to | 17689 |
| that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same | 17690 |
| powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the | 17691 |
| other judges of the court of common pleas of Marion county and | 17692 |
| shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common | 17693 |
| pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as | 17694 |
| otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and the | 17695 |
| successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating to | 17696 |
| juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of | 17697 |
| the Revised Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the | 17698 |
| Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 17699 |
| separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child | 17700 |
| support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities | 17701 |
| for the care of children and the designation for the children of a | 17702 |
| place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and | 17703 |
| visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising | 17704 |
| from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge | 17705 |
| and the successors to that judge. Except as provided in division | 17706 |
| (Z)(2) of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of | 17707 |
| any section of the Revised Code, on and after February 9, 2003, | 17708 |
| the judge of the court of common pleas of Marion county whose term | 17709 |
| begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to that judge, | 17710 |
| shall have all the powers relating to the probate division of the | 17711 |
| court of common pleas of Marion county in addition to the powers | 17712 |
| previously specified in this division, and shall exercise | 17713 |
| concurrent jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of | 17714 |
| that court over all matters that are within the jurisdiction of | 17715 |
| the probate division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other | 17716 |
| provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction of | 17717 |
| the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court | 17718 |
| otherwise specified in division (Z)(1) of this section. | 17719 |
| (2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate | 17720 |
| division of the court of common pleas of Marion county or the | 17721 |
| judge of the probate division of the court of common pleas of | 17722 |
| Marion county, whichever of those judges is senior in total length | 17723 |
| of service on the court of common pleas of Marion county, | 17724 |
| regardless of the division or divisions of service, shall serve as | 17725 |
| the clerk of the probate division of the court of common pleas of | 17726 |
| Marion county. | 17727 |
| (3) On and after February 9, 2003, all references in law to | 17728 |
| "the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or | 17729 |
| "the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect | 17730 |
| to Marion county, as being references to both "the probate | 17731 |
| division" and "the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division" | 17732 |
| and as being references to both "the judge of the probate | 17733 |
| division" and "the judge of the domestic relations- | 17734 |
| juvenile-probate division." On and after February 9, 2003, all | 17735 |
| references in law to "the clerk of the probate court" shall be | 17736 |
| construed, with respect to Marion county, as being references to | 17737 |
| the judge who is serving pursuant to division (Z)(2) of this | 17738 |
| section as the clerk of the probate division of the court of | 17739 |
| common pleas of Marion county. | 17740 |
| (AA) In Muskingum county, the judge of the court of common | 17741 |
| pleas whose term begins on January 2, 2003, and successors, shall | 17742 |
| have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 17743 |
| jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other | 17744 |
| judges of the court of common pleas of Muskingum county and shall | 17745 |
| be elected and designated as the judge of the court of common | 17746 |
| pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned | 17747 |
| all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and | 17748 |
| annulment cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the | 17749 |
| Revised Code, all proceedings involving child support, the | 17750 |
| allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of | 17751 |
| children and the designation for the children of a place of | 17752 |
| residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and | 17753 |
| all post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases | 17754 |
| and proceedings, except in cases that for some special reason are | 17755 |
| assigned to another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge | 17756 |
| shall be charged with the assignment and division of the work of | 17757 |
| the division and with the employment and supervision of the | 17758 |
| personnel of the division. | 17759 |
| The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 17760 |
| allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 17761 |
| personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 17762 |
| personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the | 17763 |
| division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the | 17764 |
| handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of | 17765 |
| marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising | 17766 |
| under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving | 17767 |
| child support, the allocation of parental rights and | 17768 |
| responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for | 17769 |
| the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, | 17770 |
| parenting time, and visitation and providing any counseling and | 17771 |
| conciliation services that the division makes available to | 17772 |
| persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action | 17773 |
| pending in the division, who request the services. | 17774 |
| (BB) In Henry county, the judge of the court of common pleas | 17775 |
| whose term begins on January 1, 2005, and successors, shall have | 17776 |
| the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 17777 |
| jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judge | 17778 |
| of the court of common pleas of Henry county and shall be elected | 17779 |
| and designated as the judge of the court of common pleas, division | 17780 |
| of domestic relations. The judge shall have all of the powers | 17781 |
| relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. or | 17782 |
| 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings arising under | 17783 |
| Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over which the juvenile court | 17784 |
| has jurisdiction, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 17785 |
| separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child | 17786 |
| support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities | 17787 |
| for the care of children and the designation for the children of a | 17788 |
| place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and | 17789 |
| visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising | 17790 |
| from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge, | 17791 |
| except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to the | 17792 |
| other judge of the court of common pleas. | 17793 |
| (CC)(1) In Logan county, the judge of the court of common | 17794 |
| pleas whose term begins January 2, 2005, and the successors to | 17795 |
| that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same | 17796 |
| powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the | 17797 |
| other judges of the court of common pleas of Logan county and | 17798 |
| shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common | 17799 |
| pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as | 17800 |
| otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and the | 17801 |
| successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating to | 17802 |
| juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of | 17803 |
| the Revised Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the | 17804 |
| Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 17805 |
| separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child | 17806 |
| support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities | 17807 |
| for the care of children and designation for the children of a | 17808 |
| place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and | 17809 |
| visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising | 17810 |
| from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge | 17811 |
| and the successors to that judge. Notwithstanding any other | 17812 |
| provision of any section of the Revised Code, on and after January | 17813 |
| 2, 2005, the judge of the court of common pleas of Logan county | 17814 |
| whose term begins on January 2, 2005, and the successors to that | 17815 |
| judge, shall have all the powers relating to the probate division | 17816 |
| of the court of common pleas of Logan county in addition to the | 17817 |
| powers previously specified in this division and shall exercise | 17818 |
| concurrent jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of | 17819 |
| that court over all matters that are within the jurisdiction of | 17820 |
| the probate division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other | 17821 |
| provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction of | 17822 |
| the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court | 17823 |
| otherwise specified in division (CC)(1) of this section. | 17824 |
| (2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate | 17825 |
| division of the court of common pleas of Logan county or the | 17826 |
| probate judge of the court of common pleas of Logan county who is | 17827 |
| elected as the administrative judge of the probate division of the | 17828 |
| court of common pleas of Logan county pursuant to Rule 4 of the | 17829 |
| Rules of Superintendence shall be the clerk of the probate | 17830 |
| division and juvenile division of the court of common pleas of | 17831 |
| Logan county. The clerk of the court of common pleas who is | 17832 |
| elected pursuant to section 2303.01 of the Revised Code shall keep | 17833 |
| all of the journals, records, books, papers, and files pertaining | 17834 |
| to the domestic relations cases. | 17835 |
| (3) On and after January 2, 2005, all references in law to | 17836 |
| "the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or | 17837 |
| "the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect | 17838 |
| to Logan county, as being references to both "the probate | 17839 |
| division" and the "domestic relations-juvenile-probate division" | 17840 |
| and as being references to both "the judge of the probate | 17841 |
| division" and the "judge of the domestic | 17842 |
| relations-juvenile-probate division." On and after January 2, | 17843 |
| 2005, all references in law to "the clerk of the probate court" | 17844 |
| shall be construed, with respect to Logan county, as being | 17845 |
| references to the judge who is serving pursuant to division | 17846 |
| (CC)(2) of this section as the clerk of the probate division of | 17847 |
| the court of common pleas of Logan county. | 17848 |
| (DD)(1) In Champaign county, the judge of the court of common | 17849 |
| pleas whose term begins February 9, 2003, and the judge of the | 17850 |
| court of common pleas whose term begins February 10, 2009, and the | 17851 |
| successors to those judges, shall have the same qualifications, | 17852 |
| exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same | 17853 |
| compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas of | 17854 |
| Champaign county and shall be elected and designated as judges of | 17855 |
| the court of common pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate | 17856 |
| division. Except as otherwise specified in this division, those | 17857 |
| judges, and the successors to those judges, shall have all the | 17858 |
| powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters | 17859 |
| 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all cases arising under | 17860 |
| Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of | 17861 |
| marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings | 17862 |
| involving child support, the allocation of parental rights and | 17863 |
| responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for | 17864 |
| the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, | 17865 |
| parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings | 17866 |
| and matters arising from those cases and proceedings shall be | 17867 |
| assigned to those judges and the successors to those judges. | 17868 |
| Notwithstanding any other provision of any section of the Revised | 17869 |
| Code, on and after February 9, 2009, the judges designated by this | 17870 |
| division as judges of the court of common pleas of Champaign | 17871 |
| county, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division, and the | 17872 |
| successors to those judges, shall have all the powers relating to | 17873 |
| probate courts in addition to the powers previously specified in | 17874 |
| this division and shall exercise jurisdiction over all matters | 17875 |
| that are within the jurisdiction of probate courts under Chapter | 17876 |
| 2101., and other provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to | 17877 |
| the jurisdiction of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate | 17878 |
| division otherwise specified in division (DD)(1) of this section. | 17879 |
| (2) On and after February 9, 2009, all references in law to | 17880 |
| "the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or | 17881 |
| "the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed with respect | 17882 |
| to Champaign county as being references to the "domestic | 17883 |
| relations-juvenile-probate division" and as being references to | 17884 |
| the "judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division." | 17885 |
| On and after February 9, 2009, all references in law to "the clerk | 17886 |
| of the probate court" shall be construed with respect to Champaign | 17887 |
| county as being references to the judge who is serving pursuant to | 17888 |
| Rule 4 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio as | 17889 |
| the administrative judge of the court of common pleas, domestic | 17890 |
| relations-juvenile-probate division. | 17891 |
| (EE) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of | 17892 |
| domestic relations, or juvenile judge, of any of the counties | 17893 |
| mentioned in this section is sick, absent, or unable to perform | 17894 |
| that judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the | 17895 |
| judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that judge shall | 17896 |
| be performed by another judge of the court of common pleas of that | 17897 |
| county, assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of the | 17898 |
| court of common pleas of that county to act in place of or in | 17899 |
| conjunction with that judge, as the case may require. | 17900 |
| Sec. 2301.18. The court of common pleas shall appoint a | 17901 |
| 17902 | |
| the court | 17903 |
|
three years | 17904 |
|
after | 17905 |
|
office, or incompetency. | 17906 |
| reporters as the business of the court requires for terms not | 17907 |
| exceeding three years under one appointment. The official | 17908 |
| 17909 | |
|
faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties of
| 17910 |
| 17911 |
| Sec. 2301.20. | 17912 |
| 17913 | |
| 17914 | |
| 17915 | |
| 17916 | |
| 17917 | |
| 17918 | |
| 17919 | |
|
filed in the office of the official
| 17920 |
| carefully preserved for either of the following periods of time: | 17921 |
| (A) If the action is not a capital case, the notes and | 17922 |
| electronic records shall be preserved for the period of time | 17923 |
| specified by the court of common pleas, which period of time shall | 17924 |
| not be longer than the period of time that the other records of | 17925 |
|
the particular action are required to be kept | 17926 |
| (B) If the action is a capital case, the notes and electronic | 17927 |
| records shall be preserved for the longer of ten years or until | 17928 |
| the final disposition of the action and exhaustion of all appeals. | 17929 |
| Sec. 2301.21. In every case | 17930 |
| section 2301.20 of the Revised Code, there shall be taxed for each | 17931 |
|
day's service of the official or assistant | 17932 |
| fee of twenty-five dollars, to be collected as other costs in the | 17933 |
| case. The fees so collected shall be paid quarterly by the clerk | 17934 |
| of the court of common pleas in which the cases were tried into | 17935 |
| the treasury of the county and shall be credited by the county | 17936 |
| treasurer to the general fund. | 17937 |
| Sec. 2301.22. Each | 17938 |
|
compensation | 17939 |
|
appointment fixes. | 17940 |
|
per diem compensation in | 17941 |
|
appointment is for a term of less than one year, | 17942 |
| may allow a per diem compensation to be fixed by the court, plus | 17943 |
|
actual and necessary expenses incurred, for each day | 17944 |
| 17945 | |
|
performing other duties under the orders of | 17946 |
| allowance shall be in full payment for all services so rendered. | 17947 |
| The county auditor shall issue warrants on the county | 17948 |
|
treasurer for the payment of | 17949 |
|
section in equal monthly installments | 17950 |
|
allowed annually, and | 17951 |
| amount of the bill approved by the court, from the general fund | 17952 |
| upon the presentation of a certified copy of the journal entry of | 17953 |
|
appointment and compensation of | 17954 |
| Sec. 2301.23. When | 17955 |
| electronic recording has been made in a case as provided in | 17956 |
|
section 2301.20 of the Revised Code, if the court | 17957 |
|
to the suit | 17958 |
|
portion of | 17959 |
| reporter reporting the case shall make full and accurate | 17960 |
|
transcripts of the notes | 17961 |
|
electronic recording. The court may direct the official | 17962 |
| reporter to furnish to the court and the parties copies of | 17963 |
| decisions rendered and charges delivered by the court in pending | 17964 |
| cases. | 17965 |
| When the compensation for transcripts, copies of decisions, | 17966 |
|
or charges is taxed as a part of the costs, | 17967 |
| copies of decisions, and charges shall remain on file with the | 17968 |
| papers of the case. | 17969 |
| Sec. 2301.24. The compensation of | 17970 |
|
making written transcripts
| 17971 |
|
2301.23 of the Revised Code shall be fixed by | 17972 |
|
court of common pleas of the county | 17973 |
| 17974 | |
| or proceeding is ordered, the reporter shall make copies of the | 17975 |
| transcript at cost pursuant to division (B)(1) of section 149.43 | 17976 |
| of the Revised Code or shall provide an electronic copy of the | 17977 |
| transcript free of charge. The compensation shall be paid | 17978 |
| 17979 | |
|
compensation for transcripts | 17980 |
|
prosecuting attorney | 17981 |
|
criminal cases or by the trial judge | 17982 |
| cases, and for copies of decisions and charges furnished by | 17983 |
|
direction of the court shall be paid from the county treasury | 17984 |
| taxed and collected as costs. | 17985 |
| Sec. 2301.25. When ordered by the prosecuting attorney or | 17986 |
|
the defendant in a criminal | 17987 |
|
of the court of common pleas | 17988 |
|
criminal cases, the costs of transcripts | 17989 |
| 17990 | |
|
collected as other costs, whether | 17991 |
| prepaid or not, as provided by section 2301.24 of the Revised | 17992 |
|
Code, | 17993 |
|
quarterly | 17994 |
|
fund. If, upon final judgment, the costs or any part | 17995 |
| 17996 | |
|
case, | 17997 |
|
the amount paid | 17998 |
| and, if the costs are finally adjudged against the state, the | 17999 |
|
defendant shall have | 18000 |
| 18001 | |
| 18002 | |
| 18003 | |
| 18004 | |
| 18005 | |
| 18006 | |
| 18007 | |
|
evidence of their correctness. | 18008 |
|
is taken before the grand jury by | 18009 |
|
receive for | 18010 |
| 18011 | |
| the same manner as provided in this section and section 2301.24 of | 18012 |
| the Revised Code. | 18013 |
| Sec. 2301.26. | 18014 |
| 18015 | |
| appointed referees to take and report evidence in causes pending | 18016 |
| in any of the courts of this state. In the taking of evidence as | 18017 |
| 18018 | |
| witnesses. They shall be furnished by the board of county | 18019 |
| commissioners with a suitable room in the courthouse, and with | 18020 |
| 18021 | |
| proper discharge of their duties and for the preservation of their | 18022 |
| 18023 | |
| electronic records shall be the property of the county and | 18024 |
|
carefully preserved in the office of the | 18025 |
| Sec. 2301.27. (A)(1)(a) The court of common pleas may | 18026 |
| establish a county department of probation. The establishment of | 18027 |
| the department shall be entered upon the journal of the court, and | 18028 |
| the clerk of the court of common pleas shall certify a copy of the | 18029 |
| journal entry establishing the department to each elective officer | 18030 |
| and board of the county. The department shall consist of a chief | 18031 |
| probation officer and the number of other probation officers and | 18032 |
| employees, clerks, and stenographers that is fixed from time to | 18033 |
| time by the court. The court shall appoint those individuals, fix | 18034 |
| their salaries, and supervise their work. | 18035 |
| (b) When appointing a chief probation officer, the court | 18036 |
| shall do all of the following: | 18037 |
| (i) Publicly advertise the position on the court's web site, | 18038 |
| including, but not limited to, the job description, qualifications | 18039 |
| for the position, and the application requirements; | 18040 |
| (ii) Conduct a competitive hiring process that adheres to | 18041 |
| state and federal equal employment opportunity laws; | 18042 |
| (iii) Review applicants who meet the posted qualifications | 18043 |
| and comply with the application requirements. | 18044 |
| (c) The court shall not appoint as a probation officer any | 18045 |
| person who does not possess the training, experience, and other | 18046 |
| qualifications prescribed by the adult parole authority created by | 18047 |
| section 5149.02 of the Revised Code. Probation officers have all | 18048 |
| the powers of regular police officers and shall perform any duties | 18049 |
| that are designated by the judge or judges of the court. All | 18050 |
| positions within the department of probation shall be in the | 18051 |
| classified service of the civil service of the county. | 18052 |
| (2) If two or more counties desire to jointly establish a | 18053 |
| probation department for those counties, the judges of the courts | 18054 |
| of common pleas of those counties may establish a probation | 18055 |
| department for those counties. If a probation department is | 18056 |
| established pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section to serve | 18057 |
| more than one county, the judges of the courts of common pleas | 18058 |
| that established the department shall designate the county | 18059 |
| treasurer of one of the counties served by the department as the | 18060 |
| treasurer to whom probation fees paid under section 2951.021 of | 18061 |
| the Revised Code are to be appropriated and transferred under | 18062 |
| division (A)(2) of section 321.44 of the Revised Code for deposit | 18063 |
| into the multicounty probation services fund established under | 18064 |
| division (B) of section 321.44 of the Revised Code. | 18065 |
| The cost of the administration and operation of a probation | 18066 |
| department established for two or more counties shall be prorated | 18067 |
| to the respective counties on the basis of population. | 18068 |
| (3) Probation officers shall receive, in addition to their | 18069 |
| respective salaries, their necessary and reasonable travel and | 18070 |
| other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Their | 18071 |
| salaries and expenses shall be paid monthly from the county | 18072 |
| treasury in the manner provided for the payment of the | 18073 |
| compensation of other appointees of the court. | 18074 |
| (4) | 18075 |
| accordance with a set of minimum standards that are established by | 18076 |
| the adult parole authority of the department of rehabilitation and | 18077 |
| correction. | 18078 |
| (B)(1) In lieu of establishing a county department of | 18079 |
| probation under division (A) of this section and in lieu of | 18080 |
| entering into an agreement with the adult parole authority as | 18081 |
| described in division (B) of section 2301.32 of the Revised Code, | 18082 |
| the court of common pleas may request the board of county | 18083 |
| commissioners to contract with, and upon that request the board | 18084 |
| may contract with, any nonprofit, public or private agency, | 18085 |
| association, or organization for the provision of probation | 18086 |
| services and supervisory services for persons placed under | 18087 |
| community control sanctions. The contract shall specify that each | 18088 |
| individual providing the probation services and supervisory | 18089 |
| services shall possess the training, experience, and other | 18090 |
| qualifications prescribed by the adult parole authority. The | 18091 |
| individuals who provide the probation services and supervisory | 18092 |
| services shall not be included in the classified or unclassified | 18093 |
| civil service of the county. | 18094 |
| (2) In lieu of establishing a county department of probation | 18095 |
| under division (A) of this section and in lieu of entering into an | 18096 |
| agreement with the adult parole authority as described in division | 18097 |
| (B) of section 2301.32 of the Revised Code, the courts of common | 18098 |
| pleas of two or more adjoining counties jointly may request the | 18099 |
| boards of county commissioners of those counties to contract with, | 18100 |
| and upon that request the boards of county commissioners of two or | 18101 |
| more adjoining counties jointly may contract with, any nonprofit, | 18102 |
| public or private agency, association, or organization for the | 18103 |
| provision of probation services and supervisory services for | 18104 |
| persons placed under community control sanctions for those | 18105 |
| counties. The contract shall specify that each individual | 18106 |
| providing the probation services and supervisory services shall | 18107 |
| possess the training, experience, and other qualifications | 18108 |
| prescribed by the adult parole authority. The individuals who | 18109 |
| provide the probation services and supervisory services shall not | 18110 |
| be included in the classified or unclassified civil service of any | 18111 |
| of those counties. | 18112 |
| (C) The chief probation officer may grant permission to a | 18113 |
| probation officer to carry firearms when required in the discharge | 18114 |
| of official duties if the probation officer has successfully | 18115 |
| completed a basic firearm training program that is approved by the | 18116 |
| executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission. | 18117 |
| A probation officer who has been granted permission to carry a | 18118 |
| firearm in the discharge of official duties, annually shall | 18119 |
| successfully complete a firearms requalification program in | 18120 |
| accordance with section 109.801 of the Revised Code. | 18121 |
| (D) As used in this section and sections 2301.28 to 2301.32 | 18122 |
| of the Revised Code, "community control sanction" has the same | 18123 |
| meaning as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code. | 18124 |
| Sec. 2301.271. (A) The adult parole authority of the | 18125 |
| department of rehabilitation and correction shall develop minimum | 18126 |
| standards for the training of adult probation officers as provided | 18127 |
| by section 2301.27 of the Revised Code. The adult parole authority | 18128 |
| shall consult and collaborate with the supreme court in developing | 18129 |
| the standards. | 18130 |
| (B) Within six months after | 18131 |
| 18132 | |
| correction shall make available a copy of the minimum standards to | 18133 |
| the following entities: | 18134 |
| (1) Every municipal court, county court, and court of common | 18135 |
| pleas; | 18136 |
| (2) Every probation department. | 18137 |
| Sec. 2301.571. (A) A person who has been convicted of or | 18138 |
| pleaded guilty to an offense and who is confined in a | 18139 |
| community-based correctional facility or district community-based | 18140 |
|
correctional facility | 18141 |
| for the payment of any medical expense or service requested by and | 18142 |
| provided to that person. | 18143 |
| (B) | 18144 |
| 18145 | |
| 18146 | |
| 18147 | |
| 18148 | |
| 18149 | |
| 18150 | |
| 18151 | |
| 18152 | |
| correctional facility or district community-based correctional | 18153 |
| facility shall be denied any necessary medical care because of | 18154 |
| inability to pay for medical treatment or service. | 18155 |
| (C) | 18156 |
|
shall | 18157 |
| facility or district community-based correctional facility to be | 18158 |
|
responsible for the payment of any medical or | 18159 |
| 18160 | |
| 18161 | |
| 18162 | |
| incurred in connection with an offender who is serving a term in | 18163 |
|
the facility pursuant to section | 18164 |
| Code. | 18165 |
| Sec. 2305.01. Except as otherwise provided by this section | 18166 |
| or section 2305.03 of the Revised Code, the court of common pleas | 18167 |
| has original jurisdiction in all civil cases in which the sum or | 18168 |
| matter in dispute exceeds the exclusive original jurisdiction of | 18169 |
| county courts and appellate jurisdiction from the decisions of | 18170 |
| boards of county commissioners. The court of common pleas shall | 18171 |
| not have jurisdiction, in any tort action to which the amounts | 18172 |
| apply, to award punitive or exemplary damages that exceed the | 18173 |
| amounts set forth in section 2315.21 of the Revised Code. The | 18174 |
| court of common pleas shall not have jurisdiction in any tort | 18175 |
| action to which the limits apply to enter judgment on an award of | 18176 |
| compensatory damages for noneconomic loss in excess of the limits | 18177 |
| set forth in section 2315.18 of the Revised Code. | 18178 |
| The court of common pleas may on its own motion transfer for | 18179 |
| trial any action in the court to any municipal court in the county | 18180 |
| having concurrent jurisdiction of the subject matter of, and the | 18181 |
| parties to, the action, if the amount sought by the plaintiff does | 18182 |
| not exceed one thousand dollars and if the judge or presiding | 18183 |
| judge of the municipal court concurs in the proposed transfer. | 18184 |
| Upon the issuance of an order of transfer, the clerk of courts | 18185 |
| shall remove to the designated municipal court the entire case | 18186 |
| file. Any untaxed portion of the common pleas deposit for court | 18187 |
| costs shall be remitted to the municipal court by the clerk of | 18188 |
| courts to be applied in accordance with section 1901.26 of the | 18189 |
| Revised Code, and the costs taxed by the municipal court shall be | 18190 |
| added to any costs taxed in the common pleas court. | 18191 |
| The court of common pleas has jurisdiction in any action | 18192 |
|
brought pursuant to division (I) of section | 18193 |
| Revised Code if the residential premises that are the subject of | 18194 |
| the action are located within the territorial jurisdiction of the | 18195 |
| court. | 18196 |
| The courts of common pleas of Adams, Athens, Belmont, Brown, | 18197 |
| Clermont, Columbiana, Gallia, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lawrence, | 18198 |
| Meigs, Monroe, Scioto, and Washington counties have jurisdiction | 18199 |
| beyond the north or northwest shore of the Ohio river extending to | 18200 |
| the opposite shore line, between the extended boundary lines of | 18201 |
| any adjacent counties or adjacent state. Each of those courts of | 18202 |
| common pleas has concurrent jurisdiction on the Ohio river with | 18203 |
| any adjacent court of common pleas that borders on that river and | 18204 |
| with any court of Kentucky or of West Virginia that borders on the | 18205 |
| Ohio river and that has jurisdiction on the Ohio river under the | 18206 |
| law of Kentucky or the law of West Virginia, whichever is | 18207 |
| applicable, or under federal law. | 18208 |
| Sec. 2305.02. | 18209 |
| where the underlying criminal action was initiated has exclusive, | 18210 |
|
original jurisdiction to hear and determine | 18211 |
| proceeding that is commenced by an individual who seeks a | 18212 |
| determination by that court that the individual satisfies | 18213 |
|
divisions (A)(1) to | 18214 |
| 18215 | |
| 18216 | |
| 18217 | |
| 18218 | |
| shall comply with division (B) of that section. | 18219 |
| Sec. 2307.89. The following apply to all tort actions for | 18220 |
| silicosis or mixed dust disease claims brought against a premises | 18221 |
| owner to recover damages or other relief for exposure to silica or | 18222 |
| mixed dust on the premises owner's property: | 18223 |
| (A) A premises owner is not liable for any injury to any | 18224 |
| individual resulting from silica or mixed dust exposure unless | 18225 |
| that individual's alleged exposure occurred while the individual | 18226 |
| was at the premises owner's property. | 18227 |
| (B) If exposure to silica or mixed dust is alleged to have | 18228 |
| occurred before January 1, 1972, it is presumed that a premises | 18229 |
| owner knew that this state had adopted safe levels of exposure for | 18230 |
| silica or mixed dust and that products containing silica or mixed | 18231 |
| dust were used on its property only at levels below those safe | 18232 |
| levels of exposure. To rebut this presumption, the plaintiff must | 18233 |
| prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the premises owner | 18234 |
| knew or should have known that the levels of silica or mixed dust | 18235 |
| in the immediate breathing zone of the plaintiff regularly | 18236 |
| exceeded the threshold limit values adopted by this state and that | 18237 |
| the premises owner allowed that condition to persist. | 18238 |
| (C)(1) A premises owner is presumed to be not liable for any | 18239 |
| injury to any invitee who was engaged to work with, install, or | 18240 |
| remove products containing silica or mixed dust on the premises | 18241 |
| owner's property if the invitee's employer held itself out as | 18242 |
| qualified to perform the work. To rebut this presumption, the | 18243 |
| plaintiff must demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that | 18244 |
| the premises owner had actual knowledge of the potential dangers | 18245 |
| of the products containing silica or mixed dust at the time of the | 18246 |
| alleged exposure that was superior to the knowledge of both the | 18247 |
| invitee and the invitee's employer. | 18248 |
| (2) A premises owner that hired a contractor before January | 18249 |
| 1, 1972, to perform the type of work at the premises owner's | 18250 |
| property that the contractor was qualified to perform cannot be | 18251 |
| liable for any injury to any individual resulting from silica or | 18252 |
| mixed dust exposure caused by any of the contractor's employees or | 18253 |
| agents on the premises owner's property unless the premises owner | 18254 |
| directed the activity that resulted in the injury or gave or | 18255 |
| denied permission for the critical acts that led to the | 18256 |
| individual's injury. | 18257 |
| (3) If exposure to silica or mixed dust is alleged to have | 18258 |
| occurred after January 1, 1972, a premises owner is not liable for | 18259 |
| any injury to any individual resulting from that exposure caused | 18260 |
| by a contractor's employee or agent on the premises owner's | 18261 |
| property unless the plaintiff establishes the premises owner's | 18262 |
| intentional violation of an established safety standard that was | 18263 |
| in effect at the time of the exposure and that the alleged | 18264 |
| violation was in the plaintiff's breathing zone and was the | 18265 |
| proximate cause of the plaintiff's medical condition. | 18266 |
| (D) As used in this section: | 18267 |
| (1) "Threshold limit values" means the maximum allowable | 18268 |
| concentration of silica, or other dust, set forth in regulation | 18269 |
| 247 of the "regulations for the prevention and control of diseases | 18270 |
| resulting from exposure to toxic fumes, vapors, mists, gases, and | 18271 |
| dusts in order to preserve and protect the public health," as | 18272 |
| adopted by the former public health council of the department of | 18273 |
| health on January 1, 1947, and set forth by the industrial | 18274 |
| commission of Ohio in bulletin no. 203, "specific requirements and | 18275 |
| general safety standards of the industrial commission of Ohio for | 18276 |
| work shops and factories, chapter XV, ventilation and exhausts," | 18277 |
| effective January 3, 1955. | 18278 |
| (2) "Established safety standard" means that, for the years | 18279 |
| after 1971, the concentration of silica or mixed dust in the | 18280 |
| breathing zone of the worker does not exceed the maximum allowable | 18281 |
| exposure limits for the eight-hour time-weighted average airborne | 18282 |
| concentration as promulgated by the occupational safety and health | 18283 |
| administration (OSHA) in effect at the time of the alleged | 18284 |
| exposure. | 18285 |
| (3) "Employee" means an individual who performs labor or | 18286 |
| provides construction services pursuant to a construction | 18287 |
| contract, as defined in section 4123.79 of the Revised Code, or a | 18288 |
| remodeling or repair contract, whether written or oral, if at | 18289 |
| least ten of the following criteria apply: | 18290 |
| (a) The individual is required to comply with instructions | 18291 |
| from the other contracting party regarding the manner or method of | 18292 |
| performing services. | 18293 |
| (b) The individual is required by the other contracting party | 18294 |
| to have particular training. | 18295 |
| (c) The individual's services are integrated into the regular | 18296 |
| functioning of the other contracting party. | 18297 |
| (d) The individual is required to perform the work | 18298 |
| personally. | 18299 |
| (e) The individual is hired, supervised, or paid by the other | 18300 |
| contracting party. | 18301 |
| (f) A continuing relationship exists between the individual | 18302 |
| and the other contracting party that contemplates continuing or | 18303 |
| recurring work even if the work is not full time. | 18304 |
| (g) The individual's hours of work are established by the | 18305 |
| other contracting party. | 18306 |
| (h) The individual is required to devote full time to the | 18307 |
| business of the other contracting party. | 18308 |
| (i) The individual is required to perform the work on the | 18309 |
| premises of the other contracting party. | 18310 |
| (j) The individual is required to follow the order of work | 18311 |
| set by the other contracting party. | 18312 |
| (k) The individual is required to make oral or written | 18313 |
| reports of progress to the other contracting party. | 18314 |
| (l) The individual is paid for services on a regular basis, | 18315 |
| including hourly, weekly, or monthly. | 18316 |
| (m) The individual's expenses are paid for by the other | 18317 |
| contracting party. | 18318 |
| (n) The individual's tools and materials are furnished by the | 18319 |
| other contracting party. | 18320 |
| (o) The individual is provided with the facilities used to | 18321 |
| perform services. | 18322 |
| (p) The individual does not realize a profit or suffer a loss | 18323 |
| as a result of the services provided. | 18324 |
| (q) The individual is not performing services for a number of | 18325 |
| employers at the same time. | 18326 |
| (r) The individual does not make the same services available | 18327 |
| to the general public. | 18328 |
| (s) The other contracting party has a right to discharge the | 18329 |
| individual. | 18330 |
| (t) The individual has the right to end the relationship with | 18331 |
| the other contracting party without incurring liability pursuant | 18332 |
| to an employment contract or agreement. | 18333 |
| Sec. 2317.02. The following persons shall not testify in | 18334 |
| certain respects: | 18335 |
| (A)(1) An attorney, concerning a communication made to the | 18336 |
| attorney by a client in that relation or the attorney's advice to | 18337 |
| a client, except that the attorney may testify by express consent | 18338 |
| of the client or, if the client is deceased, by the express | 18339 |
| consent of the surviving spouse or the executor or administrator | 18340 |
| of the estate of the deceased client. However, if the client | 18341 |
| voluntarily testifies or is deemed by section 2151.421 of the | 18342 |
| Revised Code to have waived any testimonial privilege under this | 18343 |
| division, the attorney may be compelled to testify on the same | 18344 |
| subject. | 18345 |
| The testimonial privilege established under this division | 18346 |
| does not apply concerning a communication between a client who has | 18347 |
| since died and the deceased client's attorney if the communication | 18348 |
| is relevant to a dispute between parties who claim through that | 18349 |
| deceased client, regardless of whether the claims are by testate | 18350 |
| or intestate succession or by inter vivos transaction, and the | 18351 |
| dispute addresses the competency of the deceased client when the | 18352 |
| deceased client executed a document that is the basis of the | 18353 |
| dispute or whether the deceased client was a victim of fraud, | 18354 |
| undue influence, or duress when the deceased client executed a | 18355 |
| document that is the basis of the dispute. | 18356 |
| (2) An attorney, concerning a communication made to the | 18357 |
| attorney by a client in that relationship or the attorney's advice | 18358 |
| to a client, except that if the client is an insurance company, | 18359 |
| the attorney may be compelled to testify, subject to an in camera | 18360 |
| inspection by a court, about communications made by the client to | 18361 |
| the attorney or by the attorney to the client that are related to | 18362 |
| the attorney's aiding or furthering an ongoing or future | 18363 |
| commission of bad faith by the client, if the party seeking | 18364 |
| disclosure of the communications has made a prima-facie showing of | 18365 |
| bad faith, fraud, or criminal misconduct by the client. | 18366 |
| (B)(1) A physician or a dentist concerning a communication | 18367 |
| made to the physician or dentist by a patient in that relation or | 18368 |
| the physician's or dentist's advice to a patient, except as | 18369 |
| otherwise provided in this division, division (B)(2), and division | 18370 |
| (B)(3) of this section, and except that, if the patient is deemed | 18371 |
| by section 2151.421 of the Revised Code to have waived any | 18372 |
| testimonial privilege under this division, the physician may be | 18373 |
| compelled to testify on the same subject. | 18374 |
| The testimonial privilege established under this division | 18375 |
| does not apply, and a physician or dentist may testify or may be | 18376 |
| compelled to testify, in any of the following circumstances: | 18377 |
| (a) In any civil action, in accordance with the discovery | 18378 |
| provisions of the Rules of Civil Procedure in connection with a | 18379 |
| civil action, or in connection with a claim under Chapter 4123. of | 18380 |
| the Revised Code, under any of the following circumstances: | 18381 |
| (i) If the patient or the guardian or other legal | 18382 |
| representative of the patient gives express consent; | 18383 |
| (ii) If the patient is deceased, the spouse of the patient or | 18384 |
| the executor or administrator of the patient's estate gives | 18385 |
| express consent; | 18386 |
| (iii) If a medical claim, dental claim, chiropractic claim, | 18387 |
| or optometric claim, as defined in section 2305.113 of the Revised | 18388 |
| Code, an action for wrongful death, any other type of civil | 18389 |
| action, or a claim under Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code is | 18390 |
| filed by the patient, the personal representative of the estate of | 18391 |
| the patient if deceased, or the patient's guardian or other legal | 18392 |
| representative. | 18393 |
| (b) In any civil action concerning court-ordered treatment or | 18394 |
| services received by a patient, if the court-ordered treatment or | 18395 |
| services were ordered as part of a case plan journalized under | 18396 |
| section 2151.412 of the Revised Code or the court-ordered | 18397 |
| treatment or services are necessary or relevant to dependency, | 18398 |
| neglect, or abuse or temporary or permanent custody proceedings | 18399 |
| under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code. | 18400 |
| (c) In any criminal action concerning any test or the results | 18401 |
| of any test that determines the presence or concentration of | 18402 |
| alcohol, a drug of abuse, a combination of them, a controlled | 18403 |
| substance, or a metabolite of a controlled substance in the | 18404 |
| patient's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, urine, or | 18405 |
| other bodily substance at any time relevant to the criminal | 18406 |
| offense in question. | 18407 |
| (d) In any criminal action against a physician or dentist. In | 18408 |
| such an action, the testimonial privilege established under this | 18409 |
| division does not prohibit the admission into evidence, in | 18410 |
| accordance with the Rules of Evidence, of a patient's medical or | 18411 |
| dental records or other communications between a patient and the | 18412 |
| physician or dentist that are related to the action and obtained | 18413 |
| by subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful means. A court that | 18414 |
| permits or compels a physician or dentist to testify in such an | 18415 |
| action or permits the introduction into evidence of patient | 18416 |
| records or other communications in such an action shall require | 18417 |
| that appropriate measures be taken to ensure that the | 18418 |
| confidentiality of any patient named or otherwise identified in | 18419 |
| the records is maintained. Measures to ensure confidentiality that | 18420 |
| may be taken by the court include sealing its records or deleting | 18421 |
| specific information from its records. | 18422 |
| (e)(i) If the communication was between a patient who has | 18423 |
| since died and the deceased patient's physician or dentist, the | 18424 |
| communication is relevant to a dispute between parties who claim | 18425 |
| through that deceased patient, regardless of whether the claims | 18426 |
| are by testate or intestate succession or by inter vivos | 18427 |
| transaction, and the dispute addresses the competency of the | 18428 |
| deceased patient when the deceased patient executed a document | 18429 |
| that is the basis of the dispute or whether the deceased patient | 18430 |
| was a victim of fraud, undue influence, or duress when the | 18431 |
| deceased patient executed a document that is the basis of the | 18432 |
| dispute. | 18433 |
| (ii) If neither the spouse of a patient nor the executor or | 18434 |
| administrator of that patient's estate gives consent under | 18435 |
| division (B)(1)(a)(ii) of this section, testimony or the | 18436 |
| disclosure of the patient's medical records by a physician, | 18437 |
| dentist, or other health care provider under division (B)(1)(e)(i) | 18438 |
| of this section is a permitted use or disclosure of protected | 18439 |
| health information, as defined in 45 C.F.R. 160.103, and an | 18440 |
| authorization or opportunity to be heard shall not be required. | 18441 |
| (iii) Division (B)(1)(e)(i) of this section does not require | 18442 |
| a mental health professional to disclose psychotherapy notes, as | 18443 |
| defined in 45 C.F.R. 164.501. | 18444 |
| (iv) An interested person who objects to testimony or | 18445 |
| disclosure under division (B)(1)(e)(i) of this section may seek a | 18446 |
| protective order pursuant to Civil Rule 26. | 18447 |
| (v) A person to whom protected health information is | 18448 |
| disclosed under division (B)(1)(e)(i) of this section shall not | 18449 |
| use or disclose the protected health information for any purpose | 18450 |
| other than the litigation or proceeding for which the information | 18451 |
| was requested and shall return the protected health information to | 18452 |
| the covered entity or destroy the protected health information, | 18453 |
| including all copies made, at the conclusion of the litigation or | 18454 |
| proceeding. | 18455 |
| (2)(a) If any law enforcement officer submits a written | 18456 |
| statement to a health care provider that states that an official | 18457 |
| criminal investigation has begun regarding a specified person or | 18458 |
| that a criminal action or proceeding has been commenced against a | 18459 |
| specified person, that requests the provider to supply to the | 18460 |
| officer copies of any records the provider possesses that pertain | 18461 |
| to any test or the results of any test administered to the | 18462 |
| specified person to determine the presence or concentration of | 18463 |
| alcohol, a drug of abuse, a combination of them, a controlled | 18464 |
| substance, or a metabolite of a controlled substance in the | 18465 |
| person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine at | 18466 |
| any time relevant to the criminal offense in question, and that | 18467 |
| conforms to section 2317.022 of the Revised Code, the provider, | 18468 |
| except to the extent specifically prohibited by any law of this | 18469 |
| state or of the United States, shall supply to the officer a copy | 18470 |
| of any of the requested records the provider possesses. If the | 18471 |
| health care provider does not possess any of the requested | 18472 |
| records, the provider shall give the officer a written statement | 18473 |
| that indicates that the provider does not possess any of the | 18474 |
| requested records. | 18475 |
| (b) If a health care provider possesses any records of the | 18476 |
| type described in division (B)(2)(a) of this section regarding the | 18477 |
| person in question at any time relevant to the criminal offense in | 18478 |
| question, in lieu of personally testifying as to the results of | 18479 |
| the test in question, the custodian of the records may submit a | 18480 |
| certified copy of the records, and, upon its submission, the | 18481 |
| certified copy is qualified as authentic evidence and may be | 18482 |
| admitted as evidence in accordance with the Rules of Evidence. | 18483 |
| Division (A) of section 2317.422 of the Revised Code does not | 18484 |
| apply to any certified copy of records submitted in accordance | 18485 |
| with this division. Nothing in this division shall be construed to | 18486 |
| limit the right of any party to call as a witness the person who | 18487 |
| administered the test to which the records pertain, the person | 18488 |
| under whose supervision the test was administered, the custodian | 18489 |
| of the records, the person who made the records, or the person | 18490 |
| under whose supervision the records were made. | 18491 |
| (3)(a) If the testimonial privilege described in division | 18492 |
| (B)(1) of this section does not apply as provided in division | 18493 |
| (B)(1)(a)(iii) of this section, a physician or dentist may be | 18494 |
| compelled to testify or to submit to discovery under the Rules of | 18495 |
| Civil Procedure only as to a communication made to the physician | 18496 |
| or dentist by the patient in question in that relation, or the | 18497 |
| physician's or dentist's advice to the patient in question, that | 18498 |
| related causally or historically to physical or mental injuries | 18499 |
| that are relevant to issues in the medical claim, dental claim, | 18500 |
| chiropractic claim, or optometric claim, action for wrongful | 18501 |
| death, other civil action, or claim under Chapter 4123. of the | 18502 |
| Revised Code. | 18503 |
| (b) If the testimonial privilege described in division (B)(1) | 18504 |
| of this section does not apply to a physician or dentist as | 18505 |
| provided in division (B)(1)(c) of this section, the physician or | 18506 |
| dentist, in lieu of personally testifying as to the results of the | 18507 |
| test in question, may submit a certified copy of those results, | 18508 |
| and, upon its submission, the certified copy is qualified as | 18509 |
| authentic evidence and may be admitted as evidence in accordance | 18510 |
| with the Rules of Evidence. Division (A) of section 2317.422 of | 18511 |
| the Revised Code does not apply to any certified copy of results | 18512 |
| submitted in accordance with this division. Nothing in this | 18513 |
| division shall be construed to limit the right of any party to | 18514 |
| call as a witness the person who administered the test in | 18515 |
| question, the person under whose supervision the test was | 18516 |
| administered, the custodian of the results of the test, the person | 18517 |
| who compiled the results, or the person under whose supervision | 18518 |
| the results were compiled. | 18519 |
| (4) The testimonial privilege described in division (B)(1) of | 18520 |
| this section is not waived when a communication is made by a | 18521 |
| physician to a pharmacist or when there is communication between a | 18522 |
| patient and a pharmacist in furtherance of the physician-patient | 18523 |
| relation. | 18524 |
| (5)(a) As used in divisions (B)(1) to (4) of this section, | 18525 |
| "communication" means acquiring, recording, or transmitting any | 18526 |
| information, in any manner, concerning any facts, opinions, or | 18527 |
| statements necessary to enable a physician or dentist to diagnose, | 18528 |
| treat, prescribe, or act for a patient. A "communication" may | 18529 |
| include, but is not limited to, any medical or dental, office, or | 18530 |
| hospital communication such as a record, chart, letter, | 18531 |
| memorandum, laboratory test and results, x-ray, photograph, | 18532 |
| financial statement, diagnosis, or prognosis. | 18533 |
| (b) As used in division (B)(2) of this section, "health care | 18534 |
| provider" means a hospital, ambulatory care facility, long-term | 18535 |
| care facility, pharmacy, emergency facility, or health care | 18536 |
| practitioner. | 18537 |
| (c) As used in division (B)(5)(b) of this section: | 18538 |
| (i) "Ambulatory care facility" means a facility that provides | 18539 |
| medical, diagnostic, or surgical treatment to patients who do not | 18540 |
| require hospitalization, including a dialysis center, ambulatory | 18541 |
| surgical facility, cardiac catheterization facility, diagnostic | 18542 |
| imaging center, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy center, home | 18543 |
| health agency, inpatient hospice, birthing center, radiation | 18544 |
| therapy center, emergency facility, and an urgent care center. | 18545 |
| "Ambulatory health care facility" does not include the private | 18546 |
| office of a physician or dentist, whether the office is for an | 18547 |
| individual or group practice. | 18548 |
| (ii) "Emergency facility" means a hospital emergency | 18549 |
| department or any other facility that provides emergency medical | 18550 |
| services. | 18551 |
| (iii) "Health care practitioner" has the same meaning as in | 18552 |
| section 4769.01 of the Revised Code. | 18553 |
| (iv) "Hospital" has the same meaning as in section 3727.01 of | 18554 |
| the Revised Code. | 18555 |
| (v) "Long-term care facility" means a nursing home, | 18556 |
| residential care facility, or home for the aging, as those terms | 18557 |
|
are defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code; | 18558 |
| a residential facility | 18559 |
| 18560 | |
| supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen | 18561 |
| unrelated adults; a nursing facility or intermediate care facility | 18562 |
| for the mentally retarded, as those terms are defined in section | 18563 |
| 5111.20 of the Revised Code; a facility or portion of a facility | 18564 |
| certified as a skilled nursing facility under Title XVIII of the | 18565 |
| "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 286 (1965), 42 U.S.C.A. 1395, as | 18566 |
| amended. | 18567 |
| (vi) "Pharmacy" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of | 18568 |
| the Revised Code. | 18569 |
| (d) As used in divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section, | 18570 |
| "drug of abuse" has the same meaning as in section 4506.01 of the | 18571 |
| Revised Code. | 18572 |
| (6) Divisions (B)(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this section | 18573 |
| apply to doctors of medicine, doctors of osteopathic medicine, | 18574 |
| doctors of podiatry, and dentists. | 18575 |
| (7) Nothing in divisions (B)(1) to (6) of this section | 18576 |
| affects, or shall be construed as affecting, the immunity from | 18577 |
| civil liability conferred by section 307.628 of the Revised Code | 18578 |
| or the immunity from civil liability conferred by section 2305.33 | 18579 |
| of the Revised Code upon physicians who report an employee's use | 18580 |
| of a drug of abuse, or a condition of an employee other than one | 18581 |
| involving the use of a drug of abuse, to the employer of the | 18582 |
| employee in accordance with division (B) of that section. As used | 18583 |
| in division (B)(7) of this section, "employee," "employer," and | 18584 |
| "physician" have the same meanings as in section 2305.33 of the | 18585 |
| Revised Code. | 18586 |
| (C)(1) A cleric, when the cleric remains accountable to the | 18587 |
| authority of that cleric's church, denomination, or sect, | 18588 |
| concerning a confession made, or any information confidentially | 18589 |
| communicated, to the cleric for a religious counseling purpose in | 18590 |
| the cleric's professional character. The cleric may testify by | 18591 |
| express consent of the person making the communication, except | 18592 |
| when the disclosure of the information is in violation of a sacred | 18593 |
| trust and except that, if the person voluntarily testifies or is | 18594 |
| deemed by division (A)(4)(c) of section 2151.421 of the Revised | 18595 |
| Code to have waived any testimonial privilege under this division, | 18596 |
| the cleric may be compelled to testify on the same subject except | 18597 |
| when disclosure of the information is in violation of a sacred | 18598 |
| trust. | 18599 |
| (2) As used in division (C) of this section: | 18600 |
| (a) "Cleric" means a member of the clergy, rabbi, priest, | 18601 |
| Christian Science practitioner, or regularly ordained, accredited, | 18602 |
| or licensed minister of an established and legally cognizable | 18603 |
| church, denomination, or sect. | 18604 |
| (b) "Sacred trust" means a confession or confidential | 18605 |
| communication made to a cleric in the cleric's ecclesiastical | 18606 |
| capacity in the course of discipline enjoined by the church to | 18607 |
| which the cleric belongs, including, but not limited to, the | 18608 |
| Catholic Church, if both of the following apply: | 18609 |
| (i) The confession or confidential communication was made | 18610 |
| directly to the cleric. | 18611 |
| (ii) The confession or confidential communication was made in | 18612 |
| the manner and context that places the cleric specifically and | 18613 |
| strictly under a level of confidentiality that is considered | 18614 |
| inviolate by canon law or church doctrine. | 18615 |
| (D) Husband or wife, concerning any communication made by one | 18616 |
| to the other, or an act done by either in the presence of the | 18617 |
| other, during coverture, unless the communication was made, or act | 18618 |
| done, in the known presence or hearing of a third person competent | 18619 |
| to be a witness; and such rule is the same if the marital relation | 18620 |
| has ceased to exist; | 18621 |
| (E) A person who assigns a claim or interest, concerning any | 18622 |
| matter in respect to which the person would not, if a party, be | 18623 |
| permitted to testify; | 18624 |
| (F) A person who, if a party, would be restricted under | 18625 |
| section 2317.03 of the Revised Code, when the property or thing is | 18626 |
| sold or transferred by an executor, administrator, guardian, | 18627 |
| trustee, heir, devisee, or legatee, shall be restricted in the | 18628 |
| same manner in any action or proceeding concerning the property or | 18629 |
| thing. | 18630 |
| (G)(1) A school guidance counselor who holds a valid educator | 18631 |
| license from the state board of education as provided for in | 18632 |
| section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, a person licensed under | 18633 |
| Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code as a professional clinical | 18634 |
| counselor, professional counselor, social worker, independent | 18635 |
| social worker, marriage and family therapist or independent | 18636 |
| marriage and family therapist, or registered under Chapter 4757. | 18637 |
| of the Revised Code as a social work assistant concerning a | 18638 |
| confidential communication received from a client in that relation | 18639 |
| or the person's advice to a client unless any of the following | 18640 |
| applies: | 18641 |
| (a) The communication or advice indicates clear and present | 18642 |
| danger to the client or other persons. For the purposes of this | 18643 |
| division, cases in which there are indications of present or past | 18644 |
| child abuse or neglect of the client constitute a clear and | 18645 |
| present danger. | 18646 |
| (b) The client gives express consent to the testimony. | 18647 |
| (c) If the client is deceased, the surviving spouse or the | 18648 |
| executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased client | 18649 |
| gives express consent. | 18650 |
| (d) The client voluntarily testifies, in which case the | 18651 |
| school guidance counselor or person licensed or registered under | 18652 |
| Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code may be compelled to testify on | 18653 |
| the same subject. | 18654 |
| (e) The court in camera determines that the information | 18655 |
| communicated by the client is not germane to the counselor-client, | 18656 |
| marriage and family therapist-client, or social worker-client | 18657 |
| relationship. | 18658 |
| (f) A court, in an action brought against a school, its | 18659 |
| administration, or any of its personnel by the client, rules after | 18660 |
| an in-camera inspection that the testimony of the school guidance | 18661 |
| counselor is relevant to that action. | 18662 |
| (g) The testimony is sought in a civil action and concerns | 18663 |
| court-ordered treatment or services received by a patient as part | 18664 |
| of a case plan journalized under section 2151.412 of the Revised | 18665 |
| Code or the court-ordered treatment or services are necessary or | 18666 |
| relevant to dependency, neglect, or abuse or temporary or | 18667 |
| permanent custody proceedings under Chapter 2151. of the Revised | 18668 |
| Code. | 18669 |
| (2) Nothing in division (G)(1) of this section shall relieve | 18670 |
| a school guidance counselor or a person licensed or registered | 18671 |
| under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code from the requirement to | 18672 |
| report information concerning child abuse or neglect under section | 18673 |
| 2151.421 of the Revised Code. | 18674 |
| (H) A mediator acting under a mediation order issued under | 18675 |
| division (A) of section 3109.052 of the Revised Code or otherwise | 18676 |
| issued in any proceeding for divorce, dissolution, legal | 18677 |
| separation, annulment, or the allocation of parental rights and | 18678 |
| responsibilities for the care of children, in any action or | 18679 |
| proceeding, other than a criminal, delinquency, child abuse, child | 18680 |
| neglect, or dependent child action or proceeding, that is brought | 18681 |
| by or against either parent who takes part in mediation in | 18682 |
| accordance with the order and that pertains to the mediation | 18683 |
| process, to any information discussed or presented in the | 18684 |
| mediation process, to the allocation of parental rights and | 18685 |
| responsibilities for the care of the parents' children, or to the | 18686 |
| awarding of parenting time rights in relation to their children; | 18687 |
| (I) A communications assistant, acting within the scope of | 18688 |
| the communication assistant's authority, when providing | 18689 |
| telecommunications relay service pursuant to section 4931.06 of | 18690 |
| the Revised Code or Title II of the "Communications Act of 1934," | 18691 |
| 104 Stat. 366 (1990), 47 U.S.C. 225, concerning a communication | 18692 |
| made through a telecommunications relay service. Nothing in this | 18693 |
| section shall limit the obligation of a communications assistant | 18694 |
| to divulge information or testify when mandated by federal law or | 18695 |
| regulation or pursuant to subpoena in a criminal proceeding. | 18696 |
| Nothing in this section shall limit any immunity or privilege | 18697 |
| granted under federal law or regulation. | 18698 |
| (J)(1) A chiropractor in a civil proceeding concerning a | 18699 |
| communication made to the chiropractor by a patient in that | 18700 |
| relation or the chiropractor's advice to a patient, except as | 18701 |
| otherwise provided in this division. The testimonial privilege | 18702 |
| established under this division does not apply, and a chiropractor | 18703 |
| may testify or may be compelled to testify, in any civil action, | 18704 |
| in accordance with the discovery provisions of the Rules of Civil | 18705 |
| Procedure in connection with a civil action, or in connection with | 18706 |
| a claim under Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, under any of the | 18707 |
| following circumstances: | 18708 |
| (a) If the patient or the guardian or other legal | 18709 |
| representative of the patient gives express consent. | 18710 |
| (b) If the patient is deceased, the spouse of the patient or | 18711 |
| the executor or administrator of the patient's estate gives | 18712 |
| express consent. | 18713 |
| (c) If a medical claim, dental claim, chiropractic claim, or | 18714 |
| optometric claim, as defined in section 2305.113 of the Revised | 18715 |
| Code, an action for wrongful death, any other type of civil | 18716 |
| action, or a claim under Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code is | 18717 |
| filed by the patient, the personal representative of the estate of | 18718 |
| the patient if deceased, or the patient's guardian or other legal | 18719 |
| representative. | 18720 |
| (2) If the testimonial privilege described in division (J)(1) | 18721 |
| of this section does not apply as provided in division (J)(1)(c) | 18722 |
| of this section, a chiropractor may be compelled to testify or to | 18723 |
| submit to discovery under the Rules of Civil Procedure only as to | 18724 |
| a communication made to the chiropractor by the patient in | 18725 |
| question in that relation, or the chiropractor's advice to the | 18726 |
| patient in question, that related causally or historically to | 18727 |
| physical or mental injuries that are relevant to issues in the | 18728 |
| medical claim, dental claim, chiropractic claim, or optometric | 18729 |
| claim, action for wrongful death, other civil action, or claim | 18730 |
| under Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code. | 18731 |
| (3) The testimonial privilege established under this division | 18732 |
| does not apply, and a chiropractor may testify or be compelled to | 18733 |
| testify, in any criminal action or administrative proceeding. | 18734 |
| (4) As used in this division, "communication" means | 18735 |
| acquiring, recording, or transmitting any information, in any | 18736 |
| manner, concerning any facts, opinions, or statements necessary to | 18737 |
| enable a chiropractor to diagnose, treat, or act for a patient. A | 18738 |
| communication may include, but is not limited to, any | 18739 |
| chiropractic, office, or hospital communication such as a record, | 18740 |
| chart, letter, memorandum, laboratory test and results, x-ray, | 18741 |
| photograph, financial statement, diagnosis, or prognosis. | 18742 |
| (K)(1) Except as provided under division (K)(2) of this | 18743 |
| section, a critical incident stress management team member | 18744 |
| concerning a communication received from an individual who | 18745 |
| receives crisis response services from the team member, or the | 18746 |
| team member's advice to the individual, during a debriefing | 18747 |
| session. | 18748 |
| (2) The testimonial privilege established under division | 18749 |
| (K)(1) of this section does not apply if any of the following are | 18750 |
| true: | 18751 |
| (a) The communication or advice indicates clear and present | 18752 |
| danger to the individual who receives crisis response services or | 18753 |
| to other persons. For purposes of this division, cases in which | 18754 |
| there are indications of present or past child abuse or neglect of | 18755 |
| the individual constitute a clear and present danger. | 18756 |
| (b) The individual who received crisis response services | 18757 |
| gives express consent to the testimony. | 18758 |
| (c) If the individual who received crisis response services | 18759 |
| is deceased, the surviving spouse or the executor or administrator | 18760 |
| of the estate of the deceased individual gives express consent. | 18761 |
| (d) The individual who received crisis response services | 18762 |
| voluntarily testifies, in which case the team member may be | 18763 |
| compelled to testify on the same subject. | 18764 |
| (e) The court in camera determines that the information | 18765 |
| communicated by the individual who received crisis response | 18766 |
| services is not germane to the relationship between the individual | 18767 |
| and the team member. | 18768 |
| (f) The communication or advice pertains or is related to any | 18769 |
| criminal act. | 18770 |
| (3) As used in division (K) of this section: | 18771 |
| (a) "Crisis response services" means consultation, risk | 18772 |
| assessment, referral, and on-site crisis intervention services | 18773 |
| provided by a critical incident stress management team to | 18774 |
| individuals affected by crisis or disaster. | 18775 |
| (b) "Critical incident stress management team member" or | 18776 |
| "team member" means an individual specially trained to provide | 18777 |
| crisis response services as a member of an organized community or | 18778 |
| local crisis response team that holds membership in the Ohio | 18779 |
| critical incident stress management network. | 18780 |
| (c) "Debriefing session" means a session at which crisis | 18781 |
| response services are rendered by a critical incident stress | 18782 |
| management team member during or after a crisis or disaster. | 18783 |
| (L)(1) Subject to division (L)(2) of this section and except | 18784 |
| as provided in division (L)(3) of this section, an employee | 18785 |
| assistance professional, concerning a communication made to the | 18786 |
| employee assistance professional by a client in the employee | 18787 |
| assistance professional's official capacity as an employee | 18788 |
| assistance professional. | 18789 |
| (2) Division (L)(1) of this section applies to an employee | 18790 |
| assistance professional who meets either or both of the following | 18791 |
| requirements: | 18792 |
| (a) Is certified by the employee assistance certification | 18793 |
| commission to engage in the employee assistance profession; | 18794 |
| (b) Has education, training, and experience in all of the | 18795 |
| following: | 18796 |
| (i) Providing workplace-based services designed to address | 18797 |
| employer and employee productivity issues; | 18798 |
| (ii) Providing assistance to employees and employees' | 18799 |
| dependents in identifying and finding the means to resolve | 18800 |
| personal problems that affect the employees or the employees' | 18801 |
| performance; | 18802 |
| (iii) Identifying and resolving productivity problems | 18803 |
| associated with an employee's concerns about any of the following | 18804 |
| matters: health, marriage, family, finances, substance abuse or | 18805 |
| other addiction, workplace, law, and emotional issues; | 18806 |
| (iv) Selecting and evaluating available community resources; | 18807 |
| (v) Making appropriate referrals; | 18808 |
| (vi) Local and national employee assistance agreements; | 18809 |
| (vii) Client confidentiality. | 18810 |
| (3) Division (L)(1) of this section does not apply to any of | 18811 |
| the following: | 18812 |
| (a) A criminal action or proceeding involving an offense | 18813 |
| under sections 2903.01 to 2903.06 of the Revised Code if the | 18814 |
| employee assistance professional's disclosure or testimony relates | 18815 |
| directly to the facts or immediate circumstances of the offense; | 18816 |
| (b) A communication made by a client to an employee | 18817 |
| assistance professional that reveals the contemplation or | 18818 |
| commission of a crime or serious, harmful act; | 18819 |
| (c) A communication that is made by a client who is an | 18820 |
| unemancipated minor or an adult adjudicated to be incompetent and | 18821 |
| indicates that the client was the victim of a crime or abuse; | 18822 |
| (d) A civil proceeding to determine an individual's mental | 18823 |
| competency or a criminal action in which a plea of not guilty by | 18824 |
| reason of insanity is entered; | 18825 |
| (e) A civil or criminal malpractice action brought against | 18826 |
| the employee assistance professional; | 18827 |
| (f) When the employee assistance professional has the express | 18828 |
| consent of the client or, if the client is deceased or disabled, | 18829 |
| the client's legal representative; | 18830 |
| (g) When the testimonial privilege otherwise provided by | 18831 |
| division (L)(1) of this section is abrogated under law. | 18832 |
| Sec. 2317.422. (A) Notwithstanding sections 2317.40 and | 18833 |
| 2317.41 of the Revised Code but subject to division (B) of this | 18834 |
| section, the records, or copies or photographs of the records, of | 18835 |
| a hospital, homes required to be licensed pursuant to section | 18836 |
|
3721.01 of the Revised Code, and | 18837 |
| 18838 | |
| of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, supervision, and | 18839 |
| personal care services for three to sixteen unrelated adults, in | 18840 |
| lieu of the testimony in open court of their custodian, person who | 18841 |
| made them, or person under whose supervision they were made, may | 18842 |
| be qualified as authentic evidence if any such person endorses | 18843 |
| thereon the person's verified certification identifying such | 18844 |
| records, giving the mode and time of their preparation, and | 18845 |
| stating that they were prepared in the usual course of the | 18846 |
| business of the institution. Such records, copies, or photographs | 18847 |
| may not be qualified by certification as provided in this section | 18848 |
| unless the party intending to offer them delivers a copy of them, | 18849 |
| or of their relevant portions, to the attorney of record for each | 18850 |
| adverse party not less than five days before trial. Nothing in | 18851 |
| this section shall be construed to limit the right of any party to | 18852 |
| call the custodian, person who made such records, or person under | 18853 |
| whose supervision they were made, as a witness. | 18854 |
| (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any | 18855 |
| certified copy of the results of any test given to determine the | 18856 |
| presence or concentration of alcohol, a drug of abuse, a | 18857 |
| combination of them, a controlled substance, or a metabolite of a | 18858 |
| controlled substance in a patient's whole blood, blood serum or | 18859 |
| plasma, breath, or urine at any time relevant to a criminal | 18860 |
| offense that is submitted in a criminal action or proceeding in | 18861 |
| accordance with division (B)(2)(b) or (B)(3)(b) of section 2317.02 | 18862 |
| of the Revised Code. | 18863 |
| Sec. 2317.56. (A) As used in this section: | 18864 |
| (1) "Medical emergency" means a condition of a pregnant woman | 18865 |
| that, in the reasonable judgment of the physician who is attending | 18866 |
| the woman, creates an immediate threat of serious risk to the life | 18867 |
| or physical health of the woman from the continuation of the | 18868 |
| pregnancy necessitating the immediate performance or inducement of | 18869 |
| an abortion. | 18870 |
| (2) "Medical necessity" means a medical condition of a | 18871 |
| pregnant woman that, in the reasonable judgment of the physician | 18872 |
| who is attending the woman, so complicates the pregnancy that it | 18873 |
| necessitates the immediate performance or inducement of an | 18874 |
| abortion. | 18875 |
| (3) "Probable gestational age of the embryo or fetus" means | 18876 |
| the gestational age that, in the judgment of a physician, is, with | 18877 |
| reasonable probability, the gestational age of the embryo or fetus | 18878 |
| at the time that the physician informs a pregnant woman pursuant | 18879 |
| to division (B)(1)(b) of this section. | 18880 |
| (B) Except when there is a medical emergency or medical | 18881 |
| necessity, an abortion shall be performed or induced only if all | 18882 |
| of the following conditions are satisfied: | 18883 |
| (1) At least twenty-four hours prior to the performance or | 18884 |
| inducement of the abortion, a physician meets with the pregnant | 18885 |
| woman in person in an individual, private setting and gives her an | 18886 |
| adequate opportunity to ask questions about the abortion that will | 18887 |
| be performed or induced. At this meeting, the physician shall | 18888 |
| inform the pregnant woman, verbally or, if she is hearing | 18889 |
| impaired, by other means of communication, of all of the | 18890 |
| following: | 18891 |
| (a) The nature and purpose of the particular abortion | 18892 |
| procedure to be used and the medical risks associated with that | 18893 |
| procedure; | 18894 |
| (b) The probable gestational age of the embryo or fetus; | 18895 |
| (c) The medical risks associated with the pregnant woman | 18896 |
| carrying the pregnancy to term. | 18897 |
| The meeting need not occur at the facility where the abortion | 18898 |
| is to be performed or induced, and the physician involved in the | 18899 |
| meeting need not be affiliated with that facility or with the | 18900 |
| physician who is scheduled to perform or induce the abortion. | 18901 |
| (2) At least twenty-four hours prior to the performance or | 18902 |
| inducement of the abortion, one or more physicians or one or more | 18903 |
| agents of one or more physicians do each of the following in | 18904 |
| person, by telephone, by certified mail, return receipt requested, | 18905 |
| or by regular mail evidenced by a certificate of mailing: | 18906 |
| (a) Inform the pregnant woman of the name of the physician | 18907 |
| who is scheduled to perform or induce the abortion; | 18908 |
| (b) Give the pregnant woman copies of the published materials | 18909 |
| described in division (C) of this section; | 18910 |
| (c) Inform the pregnant woman that the materials given | 18911 |
|
pursuant to division (B)(2)(b) of this section are
| 18912 |
| published by the state and that they describe the embryo or fetus | 18913 |
| and list agencies that offer alternatives to abortion. The | 18914 |
| pregnant woman may choose to examine or not to examine the | 18915 |
| materials. A physician or an agent of a physician may choose to be | 18916 |
| disassociated from the materials and may choose to comment or not | 18917 |
| comment on the materials. | 18918 |
| (3) Prior to the performance or inducement of the abortion, | 18919 |
| the pregnant woman signs a form consenting to the abortion and | 18920 |
| certifies both of the following on that form: | 18921 |
| (a) She has received the information and materials described | 18922 |
| in divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section, and her questions | 18923 |
| about the abortion that will be performed or induced have been | 18924 |
| answered in a satisfactory manner. | 18925 |
| (b) She consents to the particular abortion voluntarily, | 18926 |
| knowingly, intelligently, and without coercion by any person, and | 18927 |
| she is not under the influence of any drug of abuse or alcohol. | 18928 |
| (4) Prior to the performance or inducement of the abortion, | 18929 |
| the physician who is scheduled to perform or induce the abortion | 18930 |
| or the physician's agent receives a copy of the pregnant woman's | 18931 |
| signed form on which she consents to the abortion and that | 18932 |
| includes the certification required by division (B)(3) of this | 18933 |
| section. | 18934 |
| (C) The department of health shall | 18935 |
| publish in English and in Spanish, in a typeface large enough to | 18936 |
| be clearly legible, and in an easily comprehensible format, the | 18937 |
| following materials on the department's web site: | 18938 |
| (1) Materials that inform the pregnant woman about family | 18939 |
| planning information, of publicly funded agencies that are | 18940 |
| available to assist in family planning, and of public and private | 18941 |
| agencies and services that are available to assist her through the | 18942 |
| pregnancy, upon childbirth, and while the child is dependent, | 18943 |
| including, but not limited to, adoption agencies. The materials | 18944 |
| shall be geographically indexed; include a comprehensive list of | 18945 |
| the available agencies, a description of the services offered by | 18946 |
| the agencies, and the telephone numbers and addresses of the | 18947 |
| agencies; and inform the pregnant woman about available medical | 18948 |
| assistance benefits for prenatal care, childbirth, and neonatal | 18949 |
| care and about the support obligations of the father of a child | 18950 |
| who is born alive. The department shall ensure that the materials | 18951 |
| described in division (C)(1) of this section are comprehensive and | 18952 |
| do not directly or indirectly promote, exclude, or discourage the | 18953 |
| use of any agency or service described in this division. | 18954 |
| (2) Materials that inform the pregnant woman of the probable | 18955 |
| anatomical and physiological characteristics of the zygote, | 18956 |
| blastocyte, embryo, or fetus at two-week gestational increments | 18957 |
| for the first sixteen weeks of pregnancy and at four-week | 18958 |
| gestational increments from the seventeenth week of pregnancy to | 18959 |
| full term, including any relevant information regarding the time | 18960 |
| at which the fetus possibly would be viable. The department shall | 18961 |
| cause these materials to be published only after it consults with | 18962 |
| the Ohio state medical association and the Ohio section of the | 18963 |
| American college of obstetricians and gynecologists relative to | 18964 |
| the probable anatomical and physiological characteristics of a | 18965 |
| zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or fetus at the various gestational | 18966 |
| increments. The materials shall use language that is | 18967 |
| understandable by the average person who is not medically trained, | 18968 |
| shall be objective and nonjudgmental, and shall include only | 18969 |
| accurate scientific information about the zygote, blastocyte, | 18970 |
| embryo, or fetus at the various gestational increments. If the | 18971 |
| materials use a pictorial, photographic, or other depiction to | 18972 |
| provide information regarding the zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or | 18973 |
| fetus, the materials shall include, in a conspicuous manner, a | 18974 |
| scale or other explanation that is understandable by the average | 18975 |
| person and that can be used to determine the actual size of the | 18976 |
| zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or fetus at a particular gestational | 18977 |
| increment as contrasted with the depicted size of the zygote, | 18978 |
| blastocyte, embryo, or fetus at that gestational increment. | 18979 |
| (D) Upon the submission of a request to the department of | 18980 |
| health by any person, hospital, physician, or medical facility for | 18981 |
|
one | 18982 |
| with division (C) of this section, the department shall make the | 18983 |
|
requested | 18984 |
| person, hospital, physician, or medical facility that requested | 18985 |
|
the | 18986 |
| (E) If a medical emergency or medical necessity compels the | 18987 |
| performance or inducement of an abortion, the physician who will | 18988 |
| perform or induce the abortion, prior to its performance or | 18989 |
| inducement if possible, shall inform the pregnant woman of the | 18990 |
| medical indications supporting the physician's judgment that an | 18991 |
| immediate abortion is necessary. Any physician who performs or | 18992 |
| induces an abortion without the prior satisfaction of the | 18993 |
| conditions specified in division (B) of this section because of a | 18994 |
| medical emergency or medical necessity shall enter the reasons for | 18995 |
| the conclusion that a medical emergency or medical necessity | 18996 |
| exists in the medical record of the pregnant woman. | 18997 |
| (F) If the conditions specified in division (B) of this | 18998 |
| section are satisfied, consent to an abortion shall be presumed to | 18999 |
| be valid and effective. | 19000 |
| (G) The performance or inducement of an abortion without the | 19001 |
| prior satisfaction of the conditions specified in division (B) of | 19002 |
| this section does not constitute, and shall not be construed as | 19003 |
| constituting, a violation of division (A) of section 2919.12 of | 19004 |
| the Revised Code. The failure of a physician to satisfy the | 19005 |
| conditions of division (B) of this section prior to performing or | 19006 |
| inducing an abortion upon a pregnant woman may be the basis of | 19007 |
| both of the following: | 19008 |
| (1) A civil action for compensatory and exemplary damages as | 19009 |
| described in division (H) of this section; | 19010 |
| (2) Disciplinary action under section 4731.22 of the Revised | 19011 |
| Code. | 19012 |
| (H)(1) Subject to divisions (H)(2) and (3) of this section, | 19013 |
| any physician who performs or induces an abortion with actual | 19014 |
| knowledge that the conditions specified in division (B) of this | 19015 |
| section have not been satisfied or with a heedless indifference as | 19016 |
| to whether those conditions have been satisfied is liable in | 19017 |
| compensatory and exemplary damages in a civil action to any | 19018 |
| person, or the representative of the estate of any person, who | 19019 |
| sustains injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result | 19020 |
| of the failure to satisfy those conditions. In the civil action, | 19021 |
| the court additionally may enter any injunctive or other equitable | 19022 |
| relief that it considers appropriate. | 19023 |
| (2) The following shall be affirmative defenses in a civil | 19024 |
| action authorized by division (H)(1) of this section: | 19025 |
| (a) The physician performed or induced the abortion under the | 19026 |
| circumstances described in division (E) of this section. | 19027 |
| (b) The physician made a good faith effort to satisfy the | 19028 |
| conditions specified in division (B) of this section. | 19029 |
| | 19030 |
| 19031 | |
| 19032 | |
| 19033 | |
| 19034 | |
| 19035 | |
| 19036 | |
| 19037 | |
| 19038 |
| (3) An employer or other principal is not liable in damages | 19039 |
| in a civil action authorized by division (H)(1) of this section on | 19040 |
| the basis of the doctrine of respondeat superior unless either of | 19041 |
| the following applies: | 19042 |
| (a) The employer or other principal had actual knowledge or, | 19043 |
| by the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have known that an | 19044 |
| employee or agent performed or induced an abortion with actual | 19045 |
| knowledge that the conditions specified in division (B) of this | 19046 |
| section had not been satisfied or with a heedless indifference as | 19047 |
| to whether those conditions had been satisfied. | 19048 |
| (b) The employer or other principal negligently failed to | 19049 |
| secure the compliance of an employee or agent with division (B) of | 19050 |
| this section. | 19051 |
| (4) Notwithstanding division (E) of section 2919.12 of the | 19052 |
| Revised Code, the civil action authorized by division (H)(1) of | 19053 |
| this section shall be the exclusive civil remedy for persons, or | 19054 |
| the representatives of estates of persons, who allegedly sustain | 19055 |
| injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of a | 19056 |
| failure to satisfy the conditions specified in division (B) of | 19057 |
| this section. | 19058 |
| (I) The department of job and family services shall prepare | 19059 |
| and conduct a public information program to inform women of all | 19060 |
| available governmental programs and agencies that provide services | 19061 |
| or assistance for family planning, prenatal care, child care, or | 19062 |
| alternatives to abortion. | 19063 |
| Sec. 2319.27. Except as section 147.08 of the Revised Code | 19064 |
| governs the fees chargeable by a notary public for services | 19065 |
| rendered in connection with depositions, the fees and expenses | 19066 |
| chargeable for the taking and certifying of a deposition by a | 19067 |
| person who is authorized to do so in this state, including, but | 19068 |
|
not limited to, a | 19069 |
| described in Civil Rule 28, may be established by that person | 19070 |
| subject to the qualification specified in this section, and may be | 19071 |
| different than the fees and expenses charged for the taking and | 19072 |
| certifying of depositions by similar persons in other areas of | 19073 |
| this state. Unless, prior to the taking and certifying of a | 19074 |
| deposition, the parties who request it agree that the fees or | 19075 |
| expenses to be charged may exceed the usual and customary fees or | 19076 |
| expenses charged in the particular community for similar services, | 19077 |
| such a person shall not charge fees or expenses in connection with | 19078 |
| the taking and certifying of the deposition that exceed those | 19079 |
| usual and customary fees and expenses. | 19080 |
| The person taking and certifying a deposition may retain the | 19081 |
|
deposition until the fees and expenses that | 19082 |
|
are paid. | 19083 |
| sheriff or other officer who serves any process in connection with | 19084 |
| the taking of a deposition and the fees of the witnesses, and, if | 19085 |
| directed by a person entitled to those costs or fees, may retain | 19086 |
| the deposition until those costs or fees are paid. | 19087 |
| Sec. 2501.02. Each judge of a court of appeals shall have | 19088 |
| been admitted to practice as an attorney at law in this state and | 19089 |
| have, for a total of six years preceding the judge's appointment | 19090 |
| or commencement of the judge's term, engaged in the practice of | 19091 |
| law or served as a judge of a court of record in any jurisdiction | 19092 |
| in the United States, or both. At least two of the years of | 19093 |
| practice or service that qualify a judge shall have been in this | 19094 |
| state. One judge shall be chosen in each court of appeals district | 19095 |
| every two years, and shall hold office for six years, beginning on | 19096 |
| the ninth day of February next after the judge's election. | 19097 |
| In addition to the original jurisdiction conferred by Section | 19098 |
| 3 of Article IV, Ohio Constitution, the court shall have | 19099 |
| jurisdiction upon an appeal upon questions of law to review, | 19100 |
| affirm, modify, set aside, or reverse judgments or final orders of | 19101 |
| courts of record inferior to the court of appeals within the | 19102 |
| district, including the finding, order, or judgment of a juvenile | 19103 |
| court that a child is delinquent, neglected, abused, or dependent, | 19104 |
| and upon any appeal brought by any party, including a public | 19105 |
| children services agency, in relation to a ruling on a motion to | 19106 |
| modify a prior dispositional order, for prejudicial error | 19107 |
| committed by such lower court. | 19108 |
| The court, on good cause shown, may issue writs of | 19109 |
| supersedeas in any case, and all other writs, not specially | 19110 |
| provided for or prohibited by statute, necessary to enforce the | 19111 |
| administration of justice. | 19112 |
| Sec. 2501.16. (A) Each court of appeals may appoint one or | 19113 |
|
more official | 19114 |
| any other employees that the court considers necessary for its | 19115 |
| efficient operation. | 19116 |
| The clerk of the court of common pleas, acting as the clerk | 19117 |
| of the court of appeals for the county, shall perform the duties | 19118 |
| otherwise performed and collect the fees otherwise collected by | 19119 |
| the clerk of the court of common pleas, as set forth in section | 19120 |
| 2303.03 of the Revised Code, and shall maintain the files and | 19121 |
| records of the court. The clerk of the court of common pleas, | 19122 |
| acting as the clerk of the court of appeals for the county, may | 19123 |
| refuse to accept for filing any pleading or paper submitted for | 19124 |
| filing by a person who has been found to be a vexatious litigator | 19125 |
| under section 2323.52 of the Revised Code and who has failed to | 19126 |
| obtain leave from the court of appeals to proceed under that | 19127 |
| section. The overhead expenses pertaining to the office of the | 19128 |
| clerk of the court of common pleas that result from the clerk's | 19129 |
| acting as clerk of the court of appeals for the county, other than | 19130 |
| wages and salaries, shall be paid from the funds provided under | 19131 |
| sections 2501.18 and 2501.181 of the Revised Code. | 19132 |
| Each officer and employee appointed pursuant to this section | 19133 |
| shall take an oath of office, serve at the pleasure of the court, | 19134 |
|
and perform any duties that the court directs. Each
| 19135 |
| reporter shall have the powers that are vested in official | 19136 |
| 19137 | |
| 2301.18 to 2301.26 of the Revised Code. Whenever an opinion, per | 19138 |
| curiam, or report of a case has been prepared in accordance with | 19139 |
|
section 2503.20 of the Revised Code, the official
| 19140 |
| reporter immediately shall forward one copy of the opinion, per | 19141 |
| curiam, or report to the reporter of the supreme court, without | 19142 |
| expense to the reporter. | 19143 |
| (B) The court of appeals may determine that, for the | 19144 |
| efficient operation of the court, additional funds are necessary | 19145 |
| to acquire and pay for special projects of the court, including, | 19146 |
| but not limited to, the acquisition of additional facilities or | 19147 |
| the rehabilitation of existing facilities, the acquisition of | 19148 |
| equipment, the hiring and training of staff, the employment of | 19149 |
| magistrates, the training and education of judges, acting judges, | 19150 |
| and magistrates, community service programs, and other related | 19151 |
| services. Upon that determination, the court by rule may charge a | 19152 |
| fee, in addition to all other court costs, on the filing of each | 19153 |
| case or cause over which the court has jurisdiction. | 19154 |
| If the court of appeals offers a special program or service | 19155 |
| in cases of a specific type, the court by rule may assess an | 19156 |
| additional charge in a case of that type, over and above court | 19157 |
| costs, to cover the special program or service. The court shall | 19158 |
| adjust the special assessment periodically, but not retroactively, | 19159 |
| so that the amount assessed in those cases does not exceed the | 19160 |
| actual cost of providing the service or program. | 19161 |
| All moneys collected under division (B) of this section shall | 19162 |
| be paid to the county treasurer of the county selected as the | 19163 |
| principal seat of that court of appeals for deposit into either a | 19164 |
| general special projects fund or a fund established for a specific | 19165 |
| special project. Moneys from a fund of that nature shall be | 19166 |
| disbursed upon an order of the court in an amount no greater than | 19167 |
| the actual cost to the court of a project. If a specific fund is | 19168 |
| terminated because of the discontinuance of a program or service | 19169 |
| established under division (B) of this section, the court may | 19170 |
| order that moneys remaining in the fund be transferred to an | 19171 |
| account established under this division for a similar purpose. | 19172 |
| Sec. 2501.17. Each officer and employee of a court of | 19173 |
| appeals appointed under section 2501.16 of the Revised Code shall | 19174 |
| receive the compensation that is fixed by the court of appeals and | 19175 |
| payable from the state treasury upon the certificate of the | 19176 |
| presiding or administrative judge of the district in which the | 19177 |
| officer or employee serves. The additional amount of compensation | 19178 |
| that the clerk of the court of common pleas receives for acting as | 19179 |
|
the clerk of the court of appeals in | 19180 |
| assuming the duties of that office and that is equal to one-eighth | 19181 |
|
of the annual compensation that | 19182 |
| sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the Revised Code for being the clerk | 19183 |
| of the court of common pleas is payable from the state treasury | 19184 |
| upon the certificate of the presiding or administrative judge of | 19185 |
| the district in which the clerk serves. | 19186 |
| | 19187 |
| compensation for transcripts of evidence, the fee for the | 19188 |
| transcripts to be fixed by the judges of the court of appeals and | 19189 |
| paid and collected in the same manner as the fees for transcripts | 19190 |
|
furnished by official
| 19191 |
|
pleas under section 2301.24 of the Revised Code. | 19192 |
| 19193 | |
| shall receive a per diem compensation of not less than thirty | 19194 |
|
dollars per day. All | 19195 |
| actual expenses for traveling when attending court in any county | 19196 |
| other than that in which they reside, to be paid as provided by | 19197 |
|
section | 19198 |
| Sec. 2743.02. (A)(1) The state hereby waives its immunity | 19199 |
| from liability, except as provided for the office of the state | 19200 |
| fire marshal in division (G)(1) of section 9.60 and division (B) | 19201 |
| of section 3737.221 of the Revised Code and subject to division | 19202 |
| (H) of this section, and consents to be sued, and have its | 19203 |
| liability determined, in the court of claims created in this | 19204 |
| chapter in accordance with the same rules of law applicable to | 19205 |
| suits between private parties, except that the determination of | 19206 |
| liability is subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter | 19207 |
| and, in the case of state universities or colleges, in section | 19208 |
| 3345.40 of the Revised Code, and except as provided in division | 19209 |
| (A)(2) or (3) of this section. To the extent that the state has | 19210 |
| previously consented to be sued, this chapter has no | 19211 |
| applicability. | 19212 |
| Except in the case of a civil action filed by the state, | 19213 |
| filing a civil action in the court of claims results in a complete | 19214 |
| waiver of any cause of action, based on the same act or omission, | 19215 |
| 19216 | |
| as defined in section 109.36 of the Revised Code. The waiver shall | 19217 |
| be void if the court determines that the act or omission was | 19218 |
| manifestly outside the scope of the officer's or employee's office | 19219 |
| or employment or that the officer or employee acted with malicious | 19220 |
| purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner. | 19221 |
| (2) If a claimant proves in the court of claims that an | 19222 |
| officer or employee, as defined in section 109.36 of the Revised | 19223 |
| Code, would have personal liability for the officer's or | 19224 |
| employee's acts or omissions but for the fact that the officer or | 19225 |
| employee has personal immunity under section 9.86 of the Revised | 19226 |
| Code, the state shall be held liable in the court of claims in any | 19227 |
| action that is timely filed pursuant to section 2743.16 of the | 19228 |
| Revised Code and that is based upon the acts or omissions. | 19229 |
| (3)(a) Except as provided in division (A)(3)(b) of this | 19230 |
| section, the state is immune from liability in any civil action or | 19231 |
| proceeding involving the performance or nonperformance of a public | 19232 |
| duty, including the performance or nonperformance of a public duty | 19233 |
| that is owed by the state in relation to any action of an | 19234 |
| individual who is committed to the custody of the state. | 19235 |
| (b) The state immunity provided in division (A)(3)(a) of this | 19236 |
| section does not apply to any action of the state under | 19237 |
| circumstances in which a special relationship can be established | 19238 |
| between the state and an injured party. A special relationship | 19239 |
| under this division is demonstrated if all of the following | 19240 |
| elements exist: | 19241 |
| (i) An assumption by the state, by means of promises or | 19242 |
| actions, of an affirmative duty to act on behalf of the party who | 19243 |
| was allegedly injured; | 19244 |
| (ii) Knowledge on the part of the state's agents that | 19245 |
| inaction of the state could lead to harm; | 19246 |
| (iii) Some form of direct contact between the state's agents | 19247 |
| and the injured party; | 19248 |
| (iv) The injured party's justifiable reliance on the state's | 19249 |
| affirmative undertaking. | 19250 |
| (B) The state hereby waives the immunity from liability of | 19251 |
| all hospitals owned or operated by one or more political | 19252 |
| subdivisions and consents for them to be sued, and to have their | 19253 |
| liability determined, in the court of common pleas, in accordance | 19254 |
| with the same rules of law applicable to suits between private | 19255 |
| parties, subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter. | 19256 |
| This division is also applicable to hospitals owned or operated by | 19257 |
|
political subdivisions | 19258 |
| supreme court to be subject to suit prior to July 28, 1975. | 19259 |
| (C) Any hospital, as defined in section 2305.113 of the | 19260 |
| Revised Code, may purchase liability insurance covering its | 19261 |
| operations and activities and its agents, employees, nurses, | 19262 |
| interns, residents, staff, and members of the governing board and | 19263 |
| committees, and, whether or not such insurance is purchased, may, | 19264 |
|
to | 19265 |
| appropriate, indemnify or agree to indemnify and hold harmless any | 19266 |
| such person against expense, including attorney's fees, damage, | 19267 |
| loss, or other liability arising out of, or claimed to have arisen | 19268 |
| out of, the death, disease, or injury of any person as a result of | 19269 |
| the negligence, malpractice, or other action or inaction of the | 19270 |
| indemnified person while acting within the scope of the | 19271 |
| indemnified person's duties or engaged in activities at the | 19272 |
| request or direction, or for the benefit, of the hospital. Any | 19273 |
|
hospital electing to indemnify
| 19274 |
|
so indemnify, shall reserve | 19275 |
| in the exercise of sound and prudent actuarial judgment, to cover | 19276 |
| the potential expense, fees, damage, loss, or other liability. The | 19277 |
|
superintendent of insurance may recommend, or, if | 19278 |
| hospital requests the superintendent to do so, the superintendent | 19279 |
| shall recommend, a specific amount for any period that, in the | 19280 |
| superintendent's opinion, represents such a judgment. This | 19281 |
| authority is in addition to any authorization otherwise provided | 19282 |
| or permitted by law. | 19283 |
| (D) Recoveries against the state shall be reduced by the | 19284 |
| aggregate of insurance proceeds, disability award, or other | 19285 |
| collateral recovery received by the claimant. This division does | 19286 |
| not apply to civil actions in the court of claims against a state | 19287 |
| university or college under the circumstances described in section | 19288 |
| 3345.40 of the Revised Code. The collateral benefits provisions of | 19289 |
| division (B)(2) of that section apply under those circumstances. | 19290 |
| (E) The only defendant in original actions in the court of | 19291 |
| claims is the state. The state may file a third-party complaint or | 19292 |
|
counterclaim in any civil action, except a civil action for | 19293 |
| ten thousand | 19294 |
| court of claims. | 19295 |
| (F) A civil action against an officer or employee, as defined | 19296 |
| in section 109.36 of the Revised Code, that alleges that the | 19297 |
| officer's or employee's conduct was manifestly outside the scope | 19298 |
| of the officer's or employee's employment or official | 19299 |
| responsibilities, or that the officer or employee acted with | 19300 |
| malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner | 19301 |
|
shall first be filed against the state in the court of claims | 19302 |
| 19303 | |
| initially, whether the officer or employee is entitled to personal | 19304 |
| immunity under section 9.86 of the Revised Code and whether the | 19305 |
| courts of common pleas have jurisdiction over the civil action. | 19306 |
| The officer or employee may participate in the immunity | 19307 |
| determination proceeding before the court of claims to determine | 19308 |
| whether the officer or employee is entitled to personal immunity | 19309 |
| under section 9.86 of the Revised Code. | 19310 |
| The filing of a claim against an officer or employee under | 19311 |
| this division tolls the running of the applicable statute of | 19312 |
| limitations until the court of claims determines whether the | 19313 |
| officer or employee is entitled to personal immunity under section | 19314 |
| 9.86 of the Revised Code. | 19315 |
| (G) | 19316 |
| who is a member of the Ohio national guard, and the officer or | 19317 |
| employee was, at the time of the act or omission complained of, | 19318 |
| subject to the "Federal Tort Claims Act," 60 Stat. 842 (1946), 28 | 19319 |
|
U.S.C. 2671, et seq., | 19320 |
| exclusive remedy of the claimant and the state has no liability | 19321 |
| under this section. | 19322 |
| (H) If an inmate of a state correctional institution has a | 19323 |
| claim against the state for the loss of or damage to property and | 19324 |
| the amount claimed does not exceed three hundred dollars, before | 19325 |
| commencing an action against the state in the court of claims, the | 19326 |
| inmate shall file a claim for the loss or damage under the rules | 19327 |
| adopted by the director of rehabilitation and correction pursuant | 19328 |
| to this division. The inmate shall file the claim within the time | 19329 |
| allowed for commencement of a civil action under section 2743.16 | 19330 |
| of the Revised Code. If the state admits or compromises the claim, | 19331 |
| the director shall make payment from a fund designated by the | 19332 |
| director for that purpose. If the state denies the claim or does | 19333 |
| not compromise the claim at least sixty days prior to expiration | 19334 |
| of the time allowed for commencement of a civil action based upon | 19335 |
| the loss or damage under section 2743.16 of the Revised Code, the | 19336 |
| inmate may commence an action in the court of claims under this | 19337 |
| chapter to recover damages for the loss or damage. | 19338 |
| The director of rehabilitation and correction shall adopt | 19339 |
| rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement | 19340 |
| this division. | 19341 |
| Sec. 2743.09. The clerk of the court of claims shall do all | 19342 |
| of the following: | 19343 |
| (A) Administer oaths and take and certify affidavits, | 19344 |
| depositions, and acknowledgments of powers of attorney and other | 19345 |
| instruments in writing; | 19346 |
| (B) Prepare the dockets, enter and record the orders, | 19347 |
| judgments, decisions, awards, and proceedings of the court of | 19348 |
| claims and the court of claims commissioners, and issue writs and | 19349 |
| process; | 19350 |
| (C) Maintain an office in Franklin county in rooms provided | 19351 |
| by the supreme court for that purpose; | 19352 |
| (D) Keep an appearance docket of civil actions, claims for an | 19353 |
| award of reparations, and appeals from decisions of the court of | 19354 |
| claims commissioners. The clerk may refuse to accept for filing | 19355 |
| any pleading or paper that relates to a civil action in the court | 19356 |
| of claims and that is submitted for filing by a person who has | 19357 |
| been found to be a vexatious litigator under section 2323.52 of | 19358 |
| the Revised Code and who has failed to obtain leave to proceed | 19359 |
| under that section. | 19360 |
| Upon the commencement of an action or claim, the clerk shall | 19361 |
| assign it a number. This number shall be placed on the first page, | 19362 |
| and every continuation page, of the appearance docket that | 19363 |
| concerns the particular action or claim. In addition, this number | 19364 |
|
and the names of the parties shall be placed on the case file | 19365 |
| every paper filed in the action or claim. | 19366 |
| At the time the action is commenced the clerk shall enter in | 19367 |
| the appearance docket the names of the parties in full and the | 19368 |
| names of counsel and shall index the action alphabetically by the | 19369 |
| last name of each party. Thereafter, the clerk shall | 19370 |
| chronologically note in the appearance docket all process issued | 19371 |
| and returns, pleas, motions, papers filed in the action, orders, | 19372 |
| verdicts, and judgments. The notations shall be brief but shall | 19373 |
| show the date of filing, substance, and journal volume and page of | 19374 |
| each order, verdict, and judgment. An action is commenced for | 19375 |
| purposes of this division by the filing of a complaint, including | 19376 |
| a form complaint under section 2743.10 of the Revised Code or a | 19377 |
| petition for removal. | 19378 |
| At the time an appeal for an award of reparations is | 19379 |
| commenced, the clerk shall enter the full names of the claimant, | 19380 |
| the victim, and the attorneys in the appearance docket and shall | 19381 |
| index the claim alphabetically by the last name of the claimant | 19382 |
| and the victim. Thereafter, the clerk shall chronologically note | 19383 |
| in the appearance docket all process issued and returns, motions, | 19384 |
| papers filed in the claim, orders, decisions, and awards. The | 19385 |
| notations shall be brief but shall show the date of filing, | 19386 |
| substance, and journal volume and page of each order. | 19387 |
| (E) Keep all original papers filed in an action or claim in a | 19388 |
| separate file folder and a journal in which all orders, verdicts, | 19389 |
| and judgments of the court and commissioners shall be recorded; | 19390 |
| (F) Charge and collect fees pursuant to section 2303.20 of | 19391 |
| the Revised Code, keep a cashbook in which the clerk shall enter | 19392 |
| the amounts received, make a report to the clerk of the supreme | 19393 |
| court each quarter of the fees received during the preceding | 19394 |
| quarter, and pay them monthly into the state treasury; | 19395 |
| (G) Appoint | 19396 |
| clerical personnel; | 19397 |
| (H) Under the direction of the chief justice, establish | 19398 |
| procedures for hearing and determining appeals for an award of | 19399 |
| reparations pursuant to sections 2743.51 to 2743.72 of the Revised | 19400 |
| Code. | 19401 |
| Sec. 2743.10. (A) Civil actions against the state for | 19402 |
| ten thousand | 19403 |
| administratively by the clerk of the court of claims, except that | 19404 |
| the clerk is not required to administratively determine a civil | 19405 |
| action of that nature if the civil action was commenced by a | 19406 |
| person who has been found to be a vexatious litigator under | 19407 |
| section 2323.52 of the Revised Code and who has failed to obtain | 19408 |
| leave to proceed under that section and if the clerk refused | 19409 |
| pursuant to division (D) of section 2743.09 of the Revised Code to | 19410 |
| accept for filing any pleading or paper that relates to the civil | 19411 |
| action and that was submitted for filing by that person and except | 19412 |
| that all civil actions against the state that have been removed to | 19413 |
| the court of claims shall be heard and determined by a judge of | 19414 |
| the court of claims. | 19415 |
| (B) Civil actions covered by division (A) of this section | 19416 |
| shall be commenced by filing with the clerk on complaint forms | 19417 |
| prescribed by the supreme court. The clerk shall forward copies of | 19418 |
| the form complaint to the attorney general and the state | 19419 |
| department, board, office, commission, agency, institution, or | 19420 |
| other instrumentality whose actions or failure to act are the | 19421 |
| subject of complaint. The latter shall investigate the allegations | 19422 |
| made in the form complaint and report the results of its | 19423 |
| investigation to the clerk within sixty days of receipt of a copy | 19424 |
| of the form complaint. The clerk shall forward a copy of the | 19425 |
| report to the claimant and give the claimant an opportunity to | 19426 |
| respond to the report either in writing or by appearing before the | 19427 |
| clerk. | 19428 |
| (C) The clerk shall determine the civil action covered by | 19429 |
| division (A) of this section and make a report of the decision, | 19430 |
| together with findings of fact and conclusions of law, copies of | 19431 |
| which shall be mailed to the claimant and the state | 19432 |
| instrumentality. Except as otherwise provided in this division, | 19433 |
| the determination shall be based upon principles of law applicable | 19434 |
| in the court of claims, including, but not limited to, section | 19435 |
| 3345.40 of the Revised Code if a state university or college is a | 19436 |
| defendant in the court of claims. | 19437 |
| Rules of evidence shall not be applicable in the | 19438 |
| determination. Procedures shall be governed by rules promulgated | 19439 |
| by the clerk, shall be informal, and shall be designed to | 19440 |
| accommodate persons who are not skilled in the law. | 19441 |
| (D) Upon the motion of a party, the court of claims shall | 19442 |
| review the determination of the clerk upon the clerk's report and | 19443 |
| papers filed in the action and shall enter judgment consistent | 19444 |
| with its findings. The judgment shall not be the subject of | 19445 |
| further appeal. No civil action arising out of the same | 19446 |
| transaction or set of facts may be commenced by the claimant in | 19447 |
| the court of claims. | 19448 |
| (E) The determination of the clerk pursuant to division (C) | 19449 |
| of this section shall be processed pursuant to section 2743.19 of | 19450 |
| the Revised Code as if it were a judgment. | 19451 |
| Sec. 2743.48. (A) As used in this section and section | 19452 |
| 2743.49 of the Revised Code, a "wrongfully imprisoned individual" | 19453 |
|
means an individual who | 19454 |
| clear and convincing evidence: | 19455 |
| (1) The individual was charged with a violation of a section | 19456 |
|
of the Revised Code by an indictment or information | 19457 |
| 19458 | |
| aggravated felony or felony. | 19459 |
| (2) The individual was found guilty of | 19460 |
| 19461 | |
| the court or jury involved, the offender did not plead guilty or | 19462 |
| no contest to the particular charge or a lesser-included offense, | 19463 |
| whether or not the guilty or no-contest plea was accepted and | 19464 |
| whether or not the guilty or no-contest plea was later withdrawn, | 19465 |
| vacated, voided by operation of law, overturned, set aside, or | 19466 |
| otherwise invalidated by any court, by executive pardon, or by | 19467 |
| post-conviction proceeding, and the offense of which the | 19468 |
| individual was found guilty was an aggravated felony or felony. | 19469 |
| (3) The individual was sentenced to an indefinite or definite | 19470 |
| term of imprisonment in a state correctional institution for the | 19471 |
| offense of which the individual was found guilty. | 19472 |
| (4) The individual's conviction was vacated | 19473 |
| dismissed, or reversed on appeal, the prosecuting attorney in the | 19474 |
| case cannot or will not seek any further appeal of right or upon | 19475 |
| leave of court, and no criminal proceeding is pending, can be | 19476 |
| brought, or will be brought by any prosecuting attorney, city | 19477 |
| director of law, village solicitor, or other chief legal officer | 19478 |
| of a municipal corporation against the individual for any act | 19479 |
| associated with that conviction. | 19480 |
| (5) Subsequent to sentencing and during or subsequent to | 19481 |
|
imprisonment, | 19482 |
| 19483 | |
| the county where the underlying criminal action was initiated that | 19484 |
|
the charged offense | 19485 |
| including all lesser-included offenses, either was not committed | 19486 |
| by the individual or was not committed by any person. | 19487 |
| (6) At the time of the offense that individual was not | 19488 |
| engaging in any other criminal conduct arising out of the incident | 19489 |
| for which the individual was initially charged. | 19490 |
| (B)(1) | 19491 |
| a wrongfully imprisoned individual in the court of common pleas in | 19492 |
| the county where the underlying criminal action was initiated. | 19493 |
| That civil action shall be separate from the underlying finding of | 19494 |
| guilt by the court of common pleas. There is no right to a jury | 19495 |
| trial in that action. The prosecuting attorney of that county | 19496 |
| shall be served with a copy of the complaint and shall defend all | 19497 |
| civil actions to determine a person to be a wrongfully imprisoned | 19498 |
| individual under this section. Upon the filing of a civil action | 19499 |
| to be determined a wrongfully imprisoned individual, the attorney | 19500 |
| general shall also be served with a copy of the complaint and | 19501 |
| shall be heard. | 19502 |
| (2) When the court of common pleas in the county where the | 19503 |
|
underlying criminal action was initiated determines | 19504 |
| 19505 | |
| wrongfully imprisoned individual, the court shall provide the | 19506 |
| person with a copy of this section and orally inform the person | 19507 |
| and the person's attorney of the person's rights under this | 19508 |
| section to commence a civil action against the state in the court | 19509 |
|
of claims because of the person's wrongful imprisonment | 19510 |
| 19511 | |
| 19512 |
| | 19513 |
| shall notify the clerk of the court of claims, in writing and | 19514 |
| within seven days after the date of the entry of its determination | 19515 |
| that the person is a wrongfully imprisoned individual, of the name | 19516 |
| and proposed mailing address of the person and of the fact that | 19517 |
| the person has the rights to commence a civil action and to have | 19518 |
| legal representation as provided in this section. The clerk of the | 19519 |
| court of claims shall maintain in the clerk's office a list of | 19520 |
| wrongfully imprisoned individuals for whom notices are received | 19521 |
| under this section and shall create files in the clerk's office | 19522 |
| for each such individual. | 19523 |
| | 19524 |
| 19525 | |
| 19526 | |
| court of claims and the finding by the court of claims of the | 19527 |
| number of days of wrongful imprisonment in a state correctional | 19528 |
| institution, the clerk of the court of claims shall forward a | 19529 |
| preliminary judgment to the president of the controlling board | 19530 |
| requesting the payment of fifty per cent of the amount described | 19531 |
| in division (E)(2)(b) of this section to the wrongfully imprisoned | 19532 |
| individual. The board shall take all actions necessary to cause | 19533 |
| the payment of that amount out of the emergency purposes special | 19534 |
| purpose account of the board. | 19535 |
| (5) If an individual was serving at the time of the wrongful | 19536 |
| imprisonment concurrent sentences on other convictions that were | 19537 |
| not vacated, dismissed, or reversed on appeal, the individual is | 19538 |
| not eligible for compensation as described in this section for any | 19539 |
| portion of that wrongful imprisonment that occurred during a | 19540 |
| concurrent sentence of that nature. | 19541 |
| (C) | 19542 |
| 19543 | |
| 19544 |
| | 19545 |
|
of a court determination as described in division (B) | 19546 |
| this section does not commence a civil action under this section | 19547 |
| within six months after the entry of that determination, the clerk | 19548 |
| of the court of claims shall send a letter to the wrongfully | 19549 |
| imprisoned individual, at the address set forth in the notice | 19550 |
| received from the court of common pleas pursuant to division | 19551 |
|
(B) | 19552 |
| wrongfully imprisoned individual, that reminds the wrongfully | 19553 |
| imprisoned individual of the wrongfully imprisoned individual's | 19554 |
| rights under this section. Until the statute of limitations | 19555 |
| provided in division (H) of this section expires and unless the | 19556 |
| wrongfully imprisoned individual commences a civil action under | 19557 |
| this section, the clerk of the court of claims shall send a | 19558 |
| similar letter in a similar manner to the wrongfully imprisoned | 19559 |
| individual at least once each three months after the sending of | 19560 |
| the first reminder. | 19561 |
| (D) Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the | 19562 |
| contrary, a wrongfully imprisoned individual has and may file a | 19563 |
| civil action against the state, in the court of claims, to recover | 19564 |
| a sum of money as described in this section, because of the | 19565 |
| individual's wrongful imprisonment. The court of claims shall have | 19566 |
| exclusive, original jurisdiction over such a civil action. The | 19567 |
| civil action shall proceed, be heard, and be determined as | 19568 |
| provided in sections 2743.01 to 2743.20 of the Revised Code, | 19569 |
| except that if a provision of this section conflicts with a | 19570 |
| provision in any of those sections, the provision in this section | 19571 |
| controls. | 19572 |
| (E)(1) In a civil action as described in division (D) of this | 19573 |
| section, the complainant may establish that the claimant is a | 19574 |
| wrongfully imprisoned individual by submitting to the court of | 19575 |
| claims a certified copy of the judgment entry of the court of | 19576 |
| common pleas associated with the claimant's conviction and | 19577 |
| sentencing, and a certified copy of the entry of the determination | 19578 |
|
of | 19579 |
| imprisoned individual under division (B)(2) of this section. No | 19580 |
| other evidence shall be required of the complainant to establish | 19581 |
| that the claimant is a wrongfully imprisoned individual, and the | 19582 |
|
claimant shall be | 19583 |
| wrongfully imprisoned individual absent a violation of any | 19584 |
| provision of this section or of section 2305.02 of the Revised | 19585 |
| Code. | 19586 |
| (2) In a civil action as described in division (D) of this | 19587 |
| section, upon presentation of requisite proof to the court of | 19588 |
| claims, a wrongfully imprisoned individual is entitled to receive | 19589 |
| a sum of money that equals the total of each of the following | 19590 |
| amounts: | 19591 |
| (a) The amount of any fine or court costs imposed and paid, | 19592 |
| and the reasonable attorney's fees and other expenses incurred by | 19593 |
| the wrongfully imprisoned individual in connection with all | 19594 |
| associated criminal proceedings and appeals, and, if applicable, | 19595 |
| in connection with obtaining the wrongfully imprisoned | 19596 |
| individual's discharge from confinement in the state correctional | 19597 |
| institution; | 19598 |
| (b) For each full year of imprisonment in the state | 19599 |
| correctional institution for the offense of which the wrongfully | 19600 |
| imprisoned individual was found guilty, forty thousand three | 19601 |
| hundred thirty dollars or the adjusted amount determined by the | 19602 |
| auditor of state pursuant to section 2743.49 of the Revised Code, | 19603 |
| and for each part of a year of being so imprisoned, a pro-rated | 19604 |
| share of forty thousand three hundred thirty dollars or the | 19605 |
| adjusted amount determined by the auditor of state pursuant to | 19606 |
| section 2743.49 of the Revised Code; | 19607 |
| (c) Any loss of wages, salary, or other earned income that | 19608 |
| directly resulted from the wrongfully imprisoned individual's | 19609 |
| arrest, prosecution, conviction, and wrongful imprisonment; | 19610 |
| (d) The amount of the following cost debts the department of | 19611 |
| rehabilitation and correction recovered from the wrongfully | 19612 |
| imprisoned individual who was in custody of the department or | 19613 |
| under the department's supervision: | 19614 |
| (i) Any user fee or copayment for services at a detention | 19615 |
| facility, including, but not limited to, a fee or copayment for | 19616 |
| sick call visits; | 19617 |
| (ii) The cost of housing and feeding the wrongfully | 19618 |
| imprisoned individual in a detention facility; | 19619 |
| (iii) The cost of supervision of the wrongfully imprisoned | 19620 |
| individual; | 19621 |
| (iv) The cost of any ancillary services provided to the | 19622 |
| wrongfully imprisoned individual. | 19623 |
| (3) The court of claims shall deduct any known debts owed by | 19624 |
| the wrongfully imprisoned individual to the state as described in | 19625 |
| division (A) of section 2743.01 of the Revised Code or a political | 19626 |
| subdivision under division (B) of section 2743.01 of the Revised | 19627 |
| Code from the sum of money described in division (E)(2) of this | 19628 |
| section, and those deducted amounts shall be paid to the state or | 19629 |
| political subdivision, whichever is applicable. | 19630 |
| (F)(1) If the court of claims determines in a civil action as | 19631 |
| described in division (D) of this section that the complainant is | 19632 |
| a wrongfully imprisoned individual, it shall enter judgment for | 19633 |
| the wrongfully imprisoned individual in the amount of the sum of | 19634 |
| money to which the wrongfully imprisoned individual is entitled | 19635 |
| under division (E)(2) of this section. In determining that sum, | 19636 |
| the court of claims shall not take into consideration any expenses | 19637 |
| incurred by the state or any of its political subdivisions in | 19638 |
| connection with the arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment of the | 19639 |
| wrongfully imprisoned individual, including, but not limited to, | 19640 |
| expenses for food, clothing, shelter, and medical services. The | 19641 |
| court shall reduce that sum by the amount of the payment to the | 19642 |
|
wrongfully imprisoned individual described in | 19643 |
|
(B) | 19644 |
| (2) | 19645 |
| 19646 | |
| 19647 | |
| the court of claims shall include in the judgment entry referred | 19648 |
| to in division (F)(1) of this section an award for the payment of | 19649 |
| the court costs, transcripts, expert witness fees, and other | 19650 |
|
reasonable | 19651 |
| litigation expenses related to the civil action described in | 19652 |
| division (D) of this section. These fees shall be paid as provided | 19653 |
| in division (G) of this section. | 19654 |
| (3) The state consents to be sued by a wrongfully imprisoned | 19655 |
| individual because the imprisonment was wrongful, and to liability | 19656 |
| on its part because of that fact, only as provided in this | 19657 |
| section. However, this section does not affect any liability of | 19658 |
| the state or of its employees to a wrongfully imprisoned | 19659 |
| individual on a claim for relief that is not based on the fact of | 19660 |
| the wrongful imprisonment, including, but not limited to, a claim | 19661 |
| for relief that arises out of circumstances occurring during the | 19662 |
| wrongfully imprisoned individual's confinement in the state | 19663 |
| correctional institution. | 19664 |
| (G) The clerk of the court of claims shall forward a | 19665 |
| certified copy of a judgment under division (F) of this section to | 19666 |
| the president of the controlling board. The board shall take all | 19667 |
| actions necessary to cause the payment of the judgment out of the | 19668 |
| emergency purposes special purpose account of the board. | 19669 |
| (H) To be eligible to recover a sum of money as described in | 19670 |
|
this section because of wrongful imprisonment, | 19671 |
| following shall apply to a wrongfully imprisoned individual: | 19672 |
| (1) The wrongfully imprisoned individual shall not have been, | 19673 |
| prior to September 24, 1986, the subject of an act of the general | 19674 |
| assembly that authorized an award of compensation for the wrongful | 19675 |
| imprisonment or have been the subject of an action before the | 19676 |
| former sundry claims board that resulted in an award of | 19677 |
|
compensation for the wrongful imprisonment. | 19678 |
| 19679 |
| (2) The wrongfully imprisoned individual shall commence a | 19680 |
| civil action under this section in the court of claims no later | 19681 |
| than two years after the date of the entry of the determination of | 19682 |
| 19683 | |
| imprisoned individual under division (B)(2) of this section. | 19684 |
| Sec. 2746.01. A court of record of this state shall tax as | 19685 |
| costs or otherwise require the payment of fees for the following | 19686 |
| services rendered or as compensation for the following persons or | 19687 |
| any other of the following fees that are applicable in a | 19688 |
| particular case: | 19689 |
| (A) Appraisers, commissioners, or arbitrators appointed to | 19690 |
| make or procure an appraisement or valuation of any property, as | 19691 |
| provided in section 2335.02 of the Revised Code; | 19692 |
| (B) Auctioneers appointed to conduct any public auction of | 19693 |
| goods, chattels, or lands required to be sold by an officer of the | 19694 |
| court, as provided in section 2335.021 of the Revised Code; | 19695 |
| (C) Commissioners appointed to make partition of lands or to | 19696 |
| assign dower and appraisers of real or personal property on | 19697 |
| execution, replevin, or attachment or to fix the value of exempt | 19698 |
| property, as provided in section 2335.01 of the Revised Code; | 19699 |
| (D) Deposit of rent with the clerk of court by a resident of | 19700 |
|
a manufactured home park, as provided in section | 19701 |
| of the Revised Code, or by a tenant of residential premises, as | 19702 |
| provided in section 5321.08 of the Revised Code; | 19703 |
| (E) Interpreters, as provided in section 2335.09 of the | 19704 |
| Revised Code; | 19705 |
| (F) Fees in a civil action or appeal commenced by an inmate | 19706 |
| against a government entity or employee, as provided in section | 19707 |
| 2969.22 of the Revised Code; | 19708 |
| (G) Procurement of a transcript of a judgment or proceeding | 19709 |
| or exemplification of a record in an appeal or other civil action, | 19710 |
| as provided in section 2303.21 of the Revised Code; | 19711 |
| (H) Publication of an advertisement, notice, or proclamation | 19712 |
| required to be published by a trustee, assignee, executor, | 19713 |
| administrator, receiver, or other officer of the court or a party | 19714 |
| in a case or proceeding, as provided in section 7.13 of the | 19715 |
| Revised Code; | 19716 |
| (I) Publication of calendars, motion dockets, legal | 19717 |
| advertisements, and notices, the fees for which are not fixed by | 19718 |
| law, as provided in section 2701.09 of the Revised Code; | 19719 |
| (J) Sheriffs, as provided in section 311.17 of the Revised | 19720 |
| Code; | 19721 |
| (K) Township constables or members of the police force of a | 19722 |
| township police district or joint police district, as provided in | 19723 |
| section 509.15 of the Revised Code; | 19724 |
| (L) Witnesses, as follows: | 19725 |
| (1) Fees and mileage in civil cases, as provided in section | 19726 |
| 2335.06 of the Revised Code; | 19727 |
| (2) Fees and mileage in criminal cases, as provided in | 19728 |
| section 2335.08 of the Revised Code; | 19729 |
| (3) Fees in all cases or proceedings not specified in | 19730 |
| sections 2335.06 and 2335.08 of the Revised Code, as provided in | 19731 |
| section 2335.05 of the Revised Code; | 19732 |
| (4) Fees of municipal police officers in state felony cases, | 19733 |
| as provided in section 2335.17 of the Revised Code; | 19734 |
| (5) Fees in arbitration proceedings, as provided in section | 19735 |
| 2711.06 of the Revised Code. | 19736 |
| (M) In an action to abate a nuisance or to enforce a local | 19737 |
| code relating to buildings, the expenses of operating and | 19738 |
| conserving the building, as provided in section 3767.41 of the | 19739 |
| Revised Code. | 19740 |
| Sec. 2746.03. In addition to any applicable fees or costs | 19741 |
| set forth in sections 2746.01 and 2746.02 of the Revised Code or | 19742 |
| any other applicable provision of law, the supreme court, a court | 19743 |
| of appeals, or the court of claims shall tax as costs or otherwise | 19744 |
| require the payment of fees for the following services rendered or | 19745 |
| as compensation for the following persons or any other of the | 19746 |
| following fees that are applicable in a particular case: | 19747 |
| (A) In the supreme court, filing fees, as provided in section | 19748 |
| 2503.17 of the Revised Code; | 19749 |
| (B) In a court of appeals: | 19750 |
| (1) Fees collectible by the clerk of a court of common pleas | 19751 |
| when acting as the clerk of the court of appeals of the county, as | 19752 |
| provided in section 2303.03 of the Revised Code; | 19753 |
| (2) Additional filing fees or charges for special projects, | 19754 |
| programs, or services, as provided in section 2501.16 of the | 19755 |
| Revised Code; | 19756 |
| (3) Sheriffs or other officers who serve process, as provided | 19757 |
| in section 2501.19 of the Revised Code; | 19758 |
| (4) | 19759 |
| 2501.17 of the Revised Code; | 19760 |
| (5) The expense of preparing and transcribing the record in | 19761 |
| an appeal to the tenth district court of appeals from a ruling of | 19762 |
| the director of health under the certificate of need program, as | 19763 |
| provided in section 3702.60 of the Revised Code. | 19764 |
| (C) In the court of claims: | 19765 |
| (1) The fees provided for in section 2743.09 of the Revised | 19766 |
| Code; | 19767 |
| (2) Witness fees and mileage, as provided in section 2743.06 | 19768 |
| of the Revised Code. | 19769 |
| Sec. 2746.04. In addition to any applicable fees or costs | 19770 |
| set forth in sections 2746.01 and 2746.02 of the Revised Code or | 19771 |
| any other applicable provision of law, a court of common pleas | 19772 |
| shall tax as costs or otherwise require the payment of fees for | 19773 |
| the following services rendered or as compensation for the | 19774 |
| following persons or any other of the following fees that are | 19775 |
| applicable in a particular case: | 19776 |
| (A) The fees provided for in section 2303.20 of the Revised | 19777 |
| Code; | 19778 |
| (B) Additional fees to computerize the court, make available | 19779 |
| computerized legal research services, computerize the office of | 19780 |
| the clerk of the court, provide financial assistance to legal aid | 19781 |
| societies, support the office of the state public defender, fund | 19782 |
| shelters for victims of domestic violence, and special projects of | 19783 |
| the court, as provided in section 2303.201 and, for a court that | 19784 |
| has a domestic relations division, section 2301.031 of the Revised | 19785 |
| Code; | 19786 |
| (C) Filing for a divorce decree under section 3105.10 or a | 19787 |
| decree of dissolution under section 3105.65 of the Revised Code, | 19788 |
| as provided in section 3109.14 of the Revised Code; | 19789 |
| (D) Filing of a foreign judgment pursuant to section 2329.022 | 19790 |
| of the Revised Code, as provided in section 2329.025 of the | 19791 |
| Revised Code; | 19792 |
| (E) Interpreters, as provided in section 2301.14 of the | 19793 |
| Revised Code; | 19794 |
| (F) Jurors in civil actions, as provided in section 2335.28 | 19795 |
| of the Revised Code; | 19796 |
| (G) | 19797 |
| 2301.21 and 2301.24 of the Revised Code; | 19798 |
| (H) In a case involving the operation by a nonresident of a | 19799 |
| vessel upon the waters in this state, or the operation on the | 19800 |
| waters in this state of a vessel owned by a nonresident if | 19801 |
| operated with his consent, actual traveling expenses of the | 19802 |
| defendant, as provided in section 1547.36 of the Revised Code; | 19803 |
| (I) In a civil case, the expenses of taking a deposition of a | 19804 |
| person who is imprisoned in a workhouse, juvenile detention | 19805 |
| facility, jail, or state correctional institution within this | 19806 |
| state, or who is in the custody of the department of youth | 19807 |
| services, as provided in section 2317.06 of the Revised Code; | 19808 |
| (J) In proceedings relating to the examination of a judgment | 19809 |
| debtor under sections 2333.09 to 2333.27 of the Revised Code, | 19810 |
| compensation for clerks, sheriffs, referees, receivers, and | 19811 |
| witnesses, as provided in section 2333.27 of the Revised Code; | 19812 |
| (K) In an appeal from an order of an agency issued pursuant | 19813 |
| to an adjudication under section 119.12 of the Revised Code, the | 19814 |
| expense of preparing and transcribing the record; | 19815 |
| (L) In a case in which the court issues a protection order | 19816 |
| upon a petition alleging that the respondent engaged in domestic | 19817 |
| violence against a family or household member, the cost of | 19818 |
| supervision of the respondent's exercise of parenting time, | 19819 |
| visitation, or companionship rights, as provided in section | 19820 |
| 3113.31 of the Revised Code; | 19821 |
| (M) Upon a petition to have a person involuntarily | 19822 |
| institutionalized, the costs of appointed counsel for the | 19823 |
| respondent at a full hearing, as provided in section 5123.76 of | 19824 |
| the Revised Code; | 19825 |
| (N) In a case before the domestic relations division of the | 19826 |
| Hamilton county court of common pleas, the expense of serving a | 19827 |
| summons, warrant, citation, subpoena, or other writ issued to an | 19828 |
| officer other than a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of | 19829 |
| the division, as provided in section 2301.03 of the Revised Code. | 19830 |
| Sec. 2903.33. As used in sections 2903.33 to 2903.36 of the | 19831 |
| Revised Code: | 19832 |
| (A) "Care facility" means any of the following: | 19833 |
| (1) Any "home" as defined in section 3721.10 or 5111.20 of | 19834 |
| the Revised Code; | 19835 |
| (2) Any "residential facility" as defined in section 5123.19 | 19836 |
| of the Revised Code; | 19837 |
| (3) Any institution or facility operated or provided by the | 19838 |
| department of mental health or by the department of developmental | 19839 |
| disabilities pursuant to sections 5119.02 and 5123.03 of the | 19840 |
| Revised Code; | 19841 |
| (4) Any "residential facility" as defined in section 5119.22 | 19842 |
| of the Revised Code; | 19843 |
| (5) Any unit of any hospital, as defined in section 3701.01 | 19844 |
| of the Revised Code, that provides the same services as a nursing | 19845 |
| home, as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code; | 19846 |
| (6) Any institution, residence, or facility that provides, | 19847 |
| for a period of more than twenty-four hours, whether for a | 19848 |
| consideration or not, accommodations to one individual or two | 19849 |
| unrelated individuals who are dependent upon the services of | 19850 |
| others; | 19851 |
| (7) | 19852 |
| 19853 |
| | 19854 |
| the Revised Code. | 19855 |
| (B) "Abuse" means knowingly causing physical harm or | 19856 |
| recklessly causing serious physical harm to a person by physical | 19857 |
| contact with the person or by the inappropriate use of a physical | 19858 |
| or chemical restraint, medication, or isolation on the person. | 19859 |
| (C)(1) "Gross neglect" means knowingly failing to provide a | 19860 |
| person with any treatment, care, goods, or service that is | 19861 |
| necessary to maintain the health or safety of the person when the | 19862 |
| failure results in physical harm or serious physical harm to the | 19863 |
| person. | 19864 |
| (2) "Neglect" means recklessly failing to provide a person | 19865 |
| with any treatment, care, goods, or service that is necessary to | 19866 |
| maintain the health or safety of the person when the failure | 19867 |
| results in serious physical harm to the person. | 19868 |
| (D) "Inappropriate use of a physical or chemical restraint, | 19869 |
| medication, or isolation" means the use of physical or chemical | 19870 |
| restraint, medication, or isolation as punishment, for staff | 19871 |
| convenience, excessively, as a substitute for treatment, or in | 19872 |
| quantities that preclude habilitation and treatment. | 19873 |
| Sec. 2907.29. Every hospital of this state that offers | 19874 |
| organized emergency services shall provide that a physician, a | 19875 |
| physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified | 19876 |
| nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife is available on | 19877 |
| call twenty-four hours each day for the examination of persons | 19878 |
| reported to any law enforcement agency to be victims of sexual | 19879 |
| offenses cognizable as violations of any provision of sections | 19880 |
| 2907.02 to 2907.06 of the Revised Code. The physician, physician | 19881 |
| assistant, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse | 19882 |
| practitioner, or certified nurse-midwife, upon the request of any | 19883 |
| peace officer or prosecuting attorney and with the consent of the | 19884 |
| reported victim or upon the request of the reported victim, shall | 19885 |
| examine the person for the purposes of gathering physical evidence | 19886 |
| and shall complete any written documentation of the physical | 19887 |
|
examination. The | 19888 |
| procedures for gathering evidence under this section. | 19889 |
| Each reported victim shall be informed of available venereal | 19890 |
| disease, pregnancy, medical, and psychiatric services. | 19891 |
| Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a minor may | 19892 |
| consent to examination under this section. The consent is not | 19893 |
| subject to disaffirmance because of minority, and consent of the | 19894 |
| parent, parents, or guardian of the minor is not required for an | 19895 |
| examination under this section. However, the hospital shall give | 19896 |
| written notice to the parent, parents, or guardian of a minor that | 19897 |
| an examination under this section has taken place. The parent, | 19898 |
| parents, or guardian of a minor giving consent under this section | 19899 |
| are not liable for payment for any services provided under this | 19900 |
| section without their consent. | 19901 |
| Sec. 2909.21. As used in sections 2909.21 to | 19902 |
| of the Revised Code: | 19903 |
| (A) "Act of terrorism" means an act that is committed within | 19904 |
| or outside the territorial jurisdiction of this state or the | 19905 |
| United States, that constitutes a specified offense if committed | 19906 |
| in this state or constitutes an offense in any jurisdiction within | 19907 |
| or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States | 19908 |
| containing all of the essential elements of a specified offense, | 19909 |
| and that is intended to do one or more of the following: | 19910 |
| (1) Intimidate or coerce a civilian population; | 19911 |
| (2) Influence the policy of any government by intimidation or | 19912 |
| coercion; | 19913 |
| (3) Affect the conduct of any government by the act that | 19914 |
| constitutes the offense. | 19915 |
| (B) "Biological agent," "delivery system," "toxin," and | 19916 |
| "vector" have the same meanings as in section 2917.33 of the | 19917 |
| Revised Code. | 19918 |
| (C) "Biological weapon" means any biological agent, toxin, | 19919 |
| vector, or delivery system or combination of any biological agent | 19920 |
| or agents, any toxin or toxins, any vector or vectors, and any | 19921 |
| delivery system or systems. | 19922 |
| (D) "Chemical weapon" means any one or more of the following: | 19923 |
| (1) Any toxic chemical or precursor of a toxic chemical that | 19924 |
| is listed in Schedule 1, Schedule 2, or Schedule 3 of the | 19925 |
| international "Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, | 19926 |
| Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their | 19927 |
| Destruction (CWC)," as entered into force on April 29, 1997; | 19928 |
| (2) A device specifically designed to cause death or other | 19929 |
| harm through the toxic properties of a toxic chemical or precursor | 19930 |
| identified in division (D)(1) of this section that would be | 19931 |
| created or released as a result of the employment of that device; | 19932 |
| (3) Any equipment specifically designed for use directly in | 19933 |
| connection with the employment of devices identified in division | 19934 |
| (D)(2) of this section. | 19935 |
| (E) "Radiological or nuclear weapon" means any device that is | 19936 |
| designed to create or release radiation or radioactivity at a | 19937 |
| level that is dangerous to human life or in order to cause serious | 19938 |
| physical harm to persons as a result of the radiation or | 19939 |
| radioactivity created or released. | 19940 |
| (F) "Explosive device" has the same meaning as in section | 19941 |
| 2923.11 of the Revised Code. | 19942 |
| (G) "Key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical | 19943 |
| system" means the precursor that plays the most important role in | 19944 |
| determining the toxic properties of the final product and reacts | 19945 |
| rapidly with other chemicals in the binary or multicomponent | 19946 |
| chemical system. | 19947 |
| (H)
| 19948 |
| | 19949 |
| 19950 |
| | 19951 |
| 19952 | |
| 19953 |
| | 19954 |
| 19955 | |
| 19956 |
| | 19957 |
| 19958 | |
| 19959 |
| | 19960 |
| 19961 | |
| 19962 | |
| 19963 |
| | 19964 |
| 19965 | |
| 19966 | |
| 19967 | |
| 19968 | |
| 19969 |
| | 19970 |
| instruments, other financial securities, funds, transfer of funds, | 19971 |
| financial services, communications, lodging, training, safe | 19972 |
| houses, false documentation or identification, communications | 19973 |
| equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, | 19974 |
| personnel, transportation, and other physical assets, except | 19975 |
| medicine or religious materials. | 19976 |
| | 19977 |
| order, traveler's check, cashier's check, teller's check, or other | 19978 |
| instrument or order for the transmission or payment of money, | 19979 |
| regardless of whether the item in question is negotiable. | 19980 |
| | 19981 |
| meanings as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code. | 19982 |
| | 19983 |
| part at any stage in the production by whatever method of a toxic | 19984 |
| chemical, including any key component of a binary or | 19985 |
| multicomponent chemical system. | 19986 |
| | 19987 |
| subdivision incurs as a result of, or in making any response to, a | 19988 |
| threat of a specified offense made as described in section 2909.23 | 19989 |
| of the Revised Code or a specified offense committed as described | 19990 |
| in section 2909.24 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited | 19991 |
| to, all costs so incurred by any law enforcement officers, | 19992 |
| firefighters, rescue personnel, or emergency medical services | 19993 |
| personnel of the political subdivision and all costs so incurred | 19994 |
| by the political subdivision that relate to laboratory testing or | 19995 |
| hazardous material cleanup. | 19996 |
| | 19997 |
| (1) A felony offense of violence, a violation of section | 19998 |
| 2909.04, 2909.081, 2909.22, 2909.23, 2909.24, 2909.26, 2909.27, | 19999 |
| 2909.28, 2909.29, or 2927.24 of the Revised Code, a felony of the | 20000 |
| first degree that is not a violation of any provision in Chapter | 20001 |
| 2925. or 3719. of the Revised Code; | 20002 |
| (2) An attempt to commit, complicity in committing, or a | 20003 |
|
conspiracy to commit an offense listed in division | 20004 |
| this section. | 20005 |
| | 20006 |
| chemical action on life processes can cause death or serious | 20007 |
| physical harm to persons or animals, regardless of its origin or | 20008 |
| of its method of production and regardless of whether it is | 20009 |
| produced in facilities, in munitions, or elsewhere. | 20010 |
| | 20011 |
| 20012 | |
| 20013 | |
| 20014 | |
| 20015 | |
| 20016 | |
| 20017 | |
| 20018 | |
| 20019 | |
| 20020 | |
| 20021 | |
| 20022 | |
| 20023 | |
| 20024 | |
| 20025 | |
| 20026 | |
| 20027 | |
| 20028 |
| | 20029 |
| or item that releases or is designed to release radiation or | 20030 |
| radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life. | 20031 |
| Sec. 2909.28. (A) No person, with the intent to manufacture | 20032 |
| a chemical weapon, biological weapon, radiological or nuclear | 20033 |
| weapon, or explosive device, shall knowingly assemble or possess | 20034 |
| one or more toxins, toxic chemicals, precursors of toxic | 20035 |
| chemicals, vectors, biological agents, or hazardous radioactive | 20036 |
|
substances | 20037 |
| 20038 | |
| manufacture a chemical weapon, biological weapon, radiological or | 20039 |
| nuclear weapon, or explosive device. | 20040 |
| (B) In a prosecution under this section, it is not necessary | 20041 |
| to allege or prove that the offender assembled or possessed all | 20042 |
| chemicals or substances necessary to manufacture a chemical | 20043 |
| weapon, biological weapon, radiological or nuclear weapon, or | 20044 |
| explosive device. The assembly or possession of a single chemical | 20045 |
| or substance, with the intent to use that chemical or substance in | 20046 |
| the manufacture of a chemical weapon, biological weapon, | 20047 |
| radiological or nuclear weapon, or explosive device, is sufficient | 20048 |
| to violate this section. | 20049 |
| (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of illegal | 20050 |
| assembly or possession of chemicals or substances for the | 20051 |
| manufacture of a chemical weapon, biological weapon, radiological | 20052 |
| or nuclear weapon, or explosive device, which is a felony of the | 20053 |
| fourth degree. | 20054 |
| (D) This section does not apply when the items described in | 20055 |
| division (A) of this section are assembled or possessed for a | 20056 |
| purpose related to the performance of official duties related to | 20057 |
| any military purpose of the United States and any law enforcement | 20058 |
| purpose, including any domestic riot control purpose. | 20059 |
| Sec. 2927.023. (A) As used in this section | 20060 |
| (1) "Authorized recipient of tobacco products" means a person | 20061 |
| who is: | 20062 |
| | 20063 |
| 5743.15 of the Revised Code; | 20064 |
| | 20065 |
| purchases cigarettes with the appropriate tax stamp affixed; | 20066 |
| | 20067 |
| 5702 of the Internal Revenue Code; | 20068 |
| | 20069 |
| U.S.C. 1311 or 19 U.S.C. 1555; | 20070 |
| | 20071 |
| government or of this state acting in the person's official | 20072 |
| capacity; | 20073 |
| | 20074 |
| subdivision of the federal government or of this state; | 20075 |
| | 20076 |
| by the tax commissioner under section 5743.71 of the Revised Code. | 20077 |
| (2) "Motor carrier" has the same meaning as in section | 20078 |
| 4923.01 of the Revised Code. | 20079 |
| The purpose of this section is to prevent the sale of | 20080 |
| cigarettes to minors and to ensure compliance with the Master | 20081 |
| Settlement Agreement, as defined in section 1346.01 of the Revised | 20082 |
| Code. | 20083 |
| (B)(1) No person shall cause to be shipped any cigarettes to | 20084 |
| any person in this state other than an authorized recipient of | 20085 |
| tobacco products. | 20086 |
| (2) No | 20087 |
| person shall knowingly transport cigarettes to any person in this | 20088 |
| state that the carrier or other person reasonably believes is not | 20089 |
| an authorized recipient of tobacco products. If cigarettes are | 20090 |
| transported to a home or residence, it shall be presumed that the | 20091 |
| 20092 | |
| the person to whom the cigarettes were delivered was not an | 20093 |
| authorized recipient of tobacco products. | 20094 |
| (C) No person engaged in the business of selling cigarettes | 20095 |
| who ships or causes to be shipped cigarettes to any person in this | 20096 |
| state in any container or wrapping other than the original | 20097 |
| container or wrapping of the cigarettes shall fail to plainly and | 20098 |
| visibly mark the exterior of the container or wrapping in which | 20099 |
| the cigarettes are shipped with the words "cigarettes." | 20100 |
| (D) A court shall impose a fine of up to one thousand dollars | 20101 |
| for each violation of division (B)(1), (B)(2), or (C) of this | 20102 |
| section. | 20103 |
| Sec. 2929.01. As used in this chapter: | 20104 |
| (A)(1) "Alternative residential facility" means, subject to | 20105 |
| division (A)(2) of this section, any facility other than an | 20106 |
| offender's home or residence in which an offender is assigned to | 20107 |
| live and that satisfies all of the following criteria: | 20108 |
| (a) It provides programs through which the offender may seek | 20109 |
| or maintain employment or may receive education, training, | 20110 |
| treatment, or habilitation. | 20111 |
| (b) It has received the appropriate license or certificate | 20112 |
| for any specialized education, training, treatment, habilitation, | 20113 |
| or other service that it provides from the government agency that | 20114 |
| is responsible for licensing or certifying that type of education, | 20115 |
| training, treatment, habilitation, or service. | 20116 |
| (2) "Alternative residential facility" does not include a | 20117 |
| community-based correctional facility, jail, halfway house, or | 20118 |
| prison. | 20119 |
| (B) "Basic probation supervision" means a requirement that | 20120 |
| the offender maintain contact with a person appointed to supervise | 20121 |
| the offender in accordance with sanctions imposed by the court or | 20122 |
| imposed by the parole board pursuant to section 2967.28 of the | 20123 |
| Revised Code. "Basic probation supervision" includes basic parole | 20124 |
| supervision and basic post-release control supervision. | 20125 |
| (C) "Cocaine," "hashish," "L.S.D.," and "unit dose" have the | 20126 |
| same meanings as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code. | 20127 |
| (D) "Community-based correctional facility" means a | 20128 |
| community-based correctional facility and program or district | 20129 |
| community-based correctional facility and program developed | 20130 |
| pursuant to sections 2301.51 to 2301.58 of the Revised Code. | 20131 |
| (E) "Community control sanction" means a sanction that is not | 20132 |
| a prison term and that is described in section 2929.15, 2929.16, | 20133 |
| 2929.17, or 2929.18 of the Revised Code or a sanction that is not | 20134 |
| a jail term and that is described in section 2929.26, 2929.27, or | 20135 |
| 2929.28 of the Revised Code. "Community control sanction" includes | 20136 |
| probation if the sentence involved was imposed for a felony that | 20137 |
| was committed prior to July 1, 1996, or if the sentence involved | 20138 |
| was imposed for a misdemeanor that was committed prior to January | 20139 |
| 1, 2004. | 20140 |
| (F) "Controlled substance," "marihuana," "schedule I," and | 20141 |
| "schedule II" have the same meanings as in section 3719.01 of the | 20142 |
| Revised Code. | 20143 |
| (G) "Curfew" means a requirement that an offender during a | 20144 |
| specified period of time be at a designated place. | 20145 |
| (H) "Day reporting" means a sanction pursuant to which an | 20146 |
| offender is required each day to report to and leave a center or | 20147 |
| other approved reporting location at specified times in order to | 20148 |
| participate in work, education or training, treatment, and other | 20149 |
| approved programs at the center or outside the center. | 20150 |
| (I) "Deadly weapon" has the same meaning as in section | 20151 |
| 2923.11 of the Revised Code. | 20152 |
| (J) "Drug and alcohol use monitoring" means a program under | 20153 |
| which an offender agrees to submit to random chemical analysis of | 20154 |
| the offender's blood, breath, or urine to determine whether the | 20155 |
| offender has ingested any alcohol or other drugs. | 20156 |
| (K) "Drug treatment program" means any program under which a | 20157 |
| person undergoes assessment and treatment designed to reduce or | 20158 |
| completely eliminate the person's physical or emotional reliance | 20159 |
| upon alcohol, another drug, or alcohol and another drug and under | 20160 |
| which the person may be required to receive assessment and | 20161 |
| treatment on an outpatient basis or may be required to reside at a | 20162 |
| facility other than the person's home or residence while | 20163 |
| undergoing assessment and treatment. | 20164 |
| (L) "Economic loss" means any economic detriment suffered by | 20165 |
| a victim as a direct and proximate result of the commission of an | 20166 |
| offense and includes any loss of income due to lost time at work | 20167 |
| because of any injury caused to the victim, and any property loss, | 20168 |
| medical cost, or funeral expense incurred as a result of the | 20169 |
| commission of the offense. "Economic loss" does not include | 20170 |
| non-economic loss or any punitive or exemplary damages. | 20171 |
| (M) "Education or training" includes study at, or in | 20172 |
| conjunction with a program offered by, a university, college, or | 20173 |
| technical college or vocational study and also includes the | 20174 |
| completion of primary school, secondary school, and literacy | 20175 |
| curricula or their equivalent. | 20176 |
| (N) "Firearm" has the same meaning as in section 2923.11 of | 20177 |
| the Revised Code. | 20178 |
| (O) "Halfway house" means a facility licensed by the division | 20179 |
| of parole and community services of the department of | 20180 |
| rehabilitation and correction pursuant to section 2967.14 of the | 20181 |
| Revised Code as a suitable facility for the care and treatment of | 20182 |
| adult offenders. | 20183 |
| (P) "House arrest" means a period of confinement of an | 20184 |
| offender that is in the offender's home or in other premises | 20185 |
| specified by the sentencing court or by the parole board pursuant | 20186 |
| to section 2967.28 of the Revised Code and during which all of the | 20187 |
| following apply: | 20188 |
| (1) The offender is required to remain in the offender's home | 20189 |
| or other specified premises for the specified period of | 20190 |
| confinement, except for periods of time during which the offender | 20191 |
| is at the offender's place of employment or at other premises as | 20192 |
| authorized by the sentencing court or by the parole board. | 20193 |
| (2) The offender is required to report periodically to a | 20194 |
| person designated by the court or parole board. | 20195 |
| (3) The offender is subject to any other restrictions and | 20196 |
| requirements that may be imposed by the sentencing court or by the | 20197 |
| parole board. | 20198 |
| (Q) "Intensive probation supervision" means a requirement | 20199 |
| that an offender maintain frequent contact with a person appointed | 20200 |
| by the court, or by the parole board pursuant to section 2967.28 | 20201 |
| of the Revised Code, to supervise the offender while the offender | 20202 |
| is seeking or maintaining necessary employment and participating | 20203 |
| in training, education, and treatment programs as required in the | 20204 |
| court's or parole board's order. "Intensive probation supervision" | 20205 |
| includes intensive parole supervision and intensive post-release | 20206 |
| control supervision. | 20207 |
| (R) "Jail" means a jail, workhouse, minimum security jail, or | 20208 |
| other residential facility used for the confinement of alleged or | 20209 |
| convicted offenders that is operated by a political subdivision or | 20210 |
| a combination of political subdivisions of this state. | 20211 |
| (S) "Jail term" means the term in a jail that a sentencing | 20212 |
| court imposes or is authorized to impose pursuant to section | 20213 |
| 2929.24 or 2929.25 of the Revised Code or pursuant to any other | 20214 |
| provision of the Revised Code that authorizes a term in a jail for | 20215 |
| a misdemeanor conviction. | 20216 |
| (T) "Mandatory jail term" means the term in a jail that a | 20217 |
| sentencing court is required to impose pursuant to division (G) of | 20218 |
| section 1547.99 of the Revised Code, division (E) of section | 20219 |
| 2903.06 or division (D) of section 2903.08 of the Revised Code, | 20220 |
| division (E) or (G) of section 2929.24 of the Revised Code, | 20221 |
| division (B) of section 4510.14 of the Revised Code, or division | 20222 |
| (G) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or pursuant to any | 20223 |
| other provision of the Revised Code that requires a term in a jail | 20224 |
| for a misdemeanor conviction. | 20225 |
| (U) "Delinquent child" has the same meaning as in section | 20226 |
| 2152.02 of the Revised Code. | 20227 |
| (V) "License violation report" means a report that is made by | 20228 |
| a sentencing court, or by the parole board pursuant to section | 20229 |
| 2967.28 of the Revised Code, to the regulatory or licensing board | 20230 |
| or agency that issued an offender a professional license or a | 20231 |
| license or permit to do business in this state and that specifies | 20232 |
| that the offender has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an | 20233 |
| offense that may violate the conditions under which the offender's | 20234 |
| professional license or license or permit to do business in this | 20235 |
| state was granted or an offense for which the offender's | 20236 |
| professional license or license or permit to do business in this | 20237 |
| state may be revoked or suspended. | 20238 |
| (W) "Major drug offender" means an offender who is convicted | 20239 |
| of or pleads guilty to the possession of, sale of, or offer to | 20240 |
| sell any drug, compound, mixture, preparation, or substance that | 20241 |
| consists of or contains at least one thousand grams of hashish; at | 20242 |
| least one hundred grams of cocaine; at least two thousand five | 20243 |
| hundred unit doses or two hundred fifty grams of heroin; at least | 20244 |
| five thousand unit doses of L.S.D. or five hundred grams of L.S.D. | 20245 |
| in a liquid concentrate, liquid extract, or liquid distillate | 20246 |
| form; or at least one hundred times the amount of any other | 20247 |
| schedule I or II controlled substance other than marihuana that is | 20248 |
| necessary to commit a felony of the third degree pursuant to | 20249 |
| section 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.05, or 2925.11 of the Revised Code | 20250 |
| that is based on the possession of, sale of, or offer to sell the | 20251 |
| controlled substance. | 20252 |
| (X) "Mandatory prison term" means any of the following: | 20253 |
| (1) Subject to division (X)(2) of this section, the term in | 20254 |
| prison that must be imposed for the offenses or circumstances set | 20255 |
| forth in divisions (F)(1) to (8) or (F)(12) to (18) of section | 20256 |
| 2929.13 and division (B) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code. | 20257 |
| Except as provided in sections 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.05, | 20258 |
| and 2925.11 of the Revised Code, unless the maximum or another | 20259 |
| specific term is required under section 2929.14 or 2929.142 of the | 20260 |
| Revised Code, a mandatory prison term described in this division | 20261 |
| may be any prison term authorized for the level of offense. | 20262 |
| (2) The term of sixty or one hundred twenty days in prison | 20263 |
| that a sentencing court is required to impose for a third or | 20264 |
| fourth degree felony OVI offense pursuant to division (G)(2) of | 20265 |
| section 2929.13 and division (G)(1)(d) or (e) of section 4511.19 | 20266 |
| of the Revised Code or the term of one, two, three, four, or five | 20267 |
| years in prison that a sentencing court is required to impose | 20268 |
| pursuant to division (G)(2) of section 2929.13 of the Revised | 20269 |
| Code. | 20270 |
| (3) The term in prison imposed pursuant to division (A) of | 20271 |
| section 2971.03 of the Revised Code for the offenses and in the | 20272 |
| circumstances described in division (F)(11) of section 2929.13 of | 20273 |
| the Revised Code or pursuant to division (B)(1)(a), (b), or (c), | 20274 |
| (B)(2)(a), (b), or (c), or (B)(3)(a), (b), (c), or (d) of section | 20275 |
| 2971.03 of the Revised Code and that term as modified or | 20276 |
| terminated pursuant to section 2971.05 of the Revised Code. | 20277 |
| (Y) "Monitored time" means a period of time during which an | 20278 |
| offender continues to be under the control of the sentencing court | 20279 |
| or parole board, subject to no conditions other than leading a | 20280 |
| law-abiding life. | 20281 |
| (Z) "Offender" means a person who, in this state, is | 20282 |
| convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony or a misdemeanor. | 20283 |
| (AA) "Prison" means a residential facility used for the | 20284 |
| confinement of convicted felony offenders that is under the | 20285 |
| control of the department of rehabilitation and correction but | 20286 |
| does not include a violation sanction center operated under | 20287 |
| authority of section 2967.141 of the Revised Code. | 20288 |
| (BB) "Prison term" includes either of the following sanctions | 20289 |
| for an offender: | 20290 |
| (1) A stated prison term; | 20291 |
| (2) A term in a prison shortened by, or with the approval of, | 20292 |
| the sentencing court pursuant to section 2929.143, 2929.20, | 20293 |
| 2967.26, 5120.031, 5120.032, or 5120.073 of the Revised Code. | 20294 |
| (CC) "Repeat violent offender" means a person about whom both | 20295 |
| of the following apply: | 20296 |
| (1) The person is being sentenced for committing or for | 20297 |
| complicity in committing any of the following: | 20298 |
| (a) Aggravated murder, murder, any felony of the first or | 20299 |
| second degree that is an offense of violence, or an attempt to | 20300 |
| commit any of these offenses if the attempt is a felony of the | 20301 |
| first or second degree; | 20302 |
| (b) An offense under an existing or former law of this state, | 20303 |
| another state, or the United States that is or was substantially | 20304 |
| equivalent to an offense described in division (CC)(1)(a) of this | 20305 |
| section. | 20306 |
| (2) The person previously was convicted of or pleaded guilty | 20307 |
| to an offense described in division (CC)(1)(a) or (b) of this | 20308 |
| section. | 20309 |
| (DD) "Sanction" means any penalty imposed upon an offender | 20310 |
| who is convicted of or pleads guilty to an offense, as punishment | 20311 |
| for the offense. "Sanction" includes any sanction imposed pursuant | 20312 |
| to any provision of sections 2929.14 to 2929.18 or 2929.24 to | 20313 |
| 2929.28 of the Revised Code. | 20314 |
| (EE) "Sentence" means the sanction or combination of | 20315 |
| sanctions imposed by the sentencing court on an offender who is | 20316 |
| convicted of or pleads guilty to an offense. | 20317 |
| (FF) "Stated prison term" means the prison term, mandatory | 20318 |
| prison term, or combination of all prison terms and mandatory | 20319 |
| prison terms imposed by the sentencing court pursuant to section | 20320 |
| 2929.14, 2929.142, or 2971.03 of the Revised Code or under section | 20321 |
| 2919.25 of the Revised Code. "Stated prison term" includes any | 20322 |
| credit received by the offender for time spent in jail awaiting | 20323 |
| trial, sentencing, or transfer to prison for the offense and any | 20324 |
| time spent under house arrest or house arrest with electronic | 20325 |
| monitoring imposed after earning credits pursuant to section | 20326 |
| 2967.193 of the Revised Code. If an offender is serving a prison | 20327 |
| term as a risk reduction sentence under sections 2929.142 and | 20328 |
| 5120.036 of the Revised Code, "stated prison term" includes any | 20329 |
| period of time by which the prison term imposed upon the offender | 20330 |
| is shortened by the offender's successful completion of all | 20331 |
| assessment and treatment or programming pursuant to those | 20332 |
| sections. | 20333 |
| (GG) "Victim-offender mediation" means a reconciliation or | 20334 |
| mediation program that involves an offender and the victim of the | 20335 |
| offense committed by the offender and that includes a meeting in | 20336 |
| which the offender and the victim may discuss the offense, discuss | 20337 |
| restitution, and consider other sanctions for the offense. | 20338 |
| (HH) "Fourth degree felony OVI offense" means a violation of | 20339 |
| division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code that, under | 20340 |
| division (G) of that section, is a felony of the fourth degree. | 20341 |
| (II) "Mandatory term of local incarceration" means the term | 20342 |
| of sixty or one hundred twenty days in a jail, a community-based | 20343 |
| correctional facility, a halfway house, or an alternative | 20344 |
| residential facility that a sentencing court may impose upon a | 20345 |
| person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a fourth degree | 20346 |
| felony OVI offense pursuant to division (G)(1) of section 2929.13 | 20347 |
| of the Revised Code and division (G)(1)(d) or (e) of section | 20348 |
| 4511.19 of the Revised Code. | 20349 |
| (JJ) "Designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping offense," | 20350 |
| "violent sex offense," "sexual motivation specification," | 20351 |
| "sexually violent offense," "sexually violent predator," and | 20352 |
| "sexually violent predator specification" have the same meanings | 20353 |
| as in section 2971.01 of the Revised Code. | 20354 |
| (KK) "Sexually oriented offense," "child-victim oriented | 20355 |
|
offense," and "tier III sex offender/child-victim offender | 20356 |
| the same meanings as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code. | 20357 |
| (LL) An offense is "committed in the vicinity of a child" if | 20358 |
| the offender commits the offense within thirty feet of or within | 20359 |
| the same residential unit as a child who is under eighteen years | 20360 |
| of age, regardless of whether the offender knows the age of the | 20361 |
| child or whether the offender knows the offense is being committed | 20362 |
| within thirty feet of or within the same residential unit as the | 20363 |
| child and regardless of whether the child actually views the | 20364 |
| commission of the offense. | 20365 |
| (MM) "Family or household member" has the same meaning as in | 20366 |
| section 2919.25 of the Revised Code. | 20367 |
| (NN) "Motor vehicle" and "manufactured home" have the same | 20368 |
| meanings as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. | 20369 |
| (OO) "Detention" and "detention facility" have the same | 20370 |
| meanings as in section 2921.01 of the Revised Code. | 20371 |
| (PP) "Third degree felony OVI offense" means a violation of | 20372 |
| division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code that, under | 20373 |
| division (G) of that section, is a felony of the third degree. | 20374 |
| (QQ) "Random drug testing" has the same meaning as in section | 20375 |
| 5120.63 of the Revised Code. | 20376 |
| (RR) "Felony sex offense" has the same meaning as in section | 20377 |
| 2967.28 of the Revised Code. | 20378 |
| (SS) "Body armor" has the same meaning as in section | 20379 |
| 2941.1411 of the Revised Code. | 20380 |
| (TT) "Electronic monitoring" means monitoring through the use | 20381 |
| of an electronic monitoring device. | 20382 |
| (UU) "Electronic monitoring device" means any of the | 20383 |
| following: | 20384 |
| (1) Any device that can be operated by electrical or battery | 20385 |
| power and that conforms with all of the following: | 20386 |
| (a) The device has a transmitter that can be attached to a | 20387 |
| person, that will transmit a specified signal to a receiver of the | 20388 |
| type described in division (UU)(1)(b) of this section if the | 20389 |
| transmitter is removed from the person, turned off, or altered in | 20390 |
| any manner without prior court approval in relation to electronic | 20391 |
| monitoring or without prior approval of the department of | 20392 |
| rehabilitation and correction in relation to the use of an | 20393 |
| electronic monitoring device for an inmate on transitional control | 20394 |
| or otherwise is tampered with, that can transmit continuously and | 20395 |
| periodically a signal to that receiver when the person is within a | 20396 |
| specified distance from the receiver, and that can transmit an | 20397 |
| appropriate signal to that receiver if the person to whom it is | 20398 |
| attached travels a specified distance from that receiver. | 20399 |
| (b) The device has a receiver that can receive continuously | 20400 |
| the signals transmitted by a transmitter of the type described in | 20401 |
| division (UU)(1)(a) of this section, can transmit continuously | 20402 |
| those signals by a wireless or landline telephone connection to a | 20403 |
| central monitoring computer of the type described in division | 20404 |
| (UU)(1)(c) of this section, and can transmit continuously an | 20405 |
| appropriate signal to that central monitoring computer if the | 20406 |
| device has been turned off or altered without prior court approval | 20407 |
| or otherwise tampered with. The device is designed specifically | 20408 |
| for use in electronic monitoring, is not a converted wireless | 20409 |
| phone or another tracking device that is clearly not designed for | 20410 |
| electronic monitoring, and provides a means of text-based or voice | 20411 |
| communication with the person. | 20412 |
| (c) The device has a central monitoring computer that can | 20413 |
| receive continuously the signals transmitted by a wireless or | 20414 |
| landline telephone connection by a receiver of the type described | 20415 |
| in division (UU)(1)(b) of this section and can monitor | 20416 |
| continuously the person to whom an electronic monitoring device of | 20417 |
| the type described in division (UU)(1)(a) of this section is | 20418 |
| attached. | 20419 |
| (2) Any device that is not a device of the type described in | 20420 |
| division (UU)(1) of this section and that conforms with all of the | 20421 |
| following: | 20422 |
| (a) The device includes a transmitter and receiver that can | 20423 |
| monitor and determine the location of a subject person at any | 20424 |
| time, or at a designated point in time, through the use of a | 20425 |
| central monitoring computer or through other electronic means. | 20426 |
| (b) The device includes a transmitter and receiver that can | 20427 |
| determine at any time, or at a designated point in time, through | 20428 |
| the use of a central monitoring computer or other electronic means | 20429 |
| the fact that the transmitter is turned off or altered in any | 20430 |
| manner without prior approval of the court in relation to the | 20431 |
| electronic monitoring or without prior approval of the department | 20432 |
| of rehabilitation and correction in relation to the use of an | 20433 |
| electronic monitoring device for an inmate on transitional control | 20434 |
| or otherwise is tampered with. | 20435 |
| (3) Any type of technology that can adequately track or | 20436 |
| determine the location of a subject person at any time and that is | 20437 |
| approved by the director of rehabilitation and correction, | 20438 |
| including, but not limited to, any satellite technology, voice | 20439 |
| tracking system, or retinal scanning system that is so approved. | 20440 |
| (VV) "Non-economic loss" means nonpecuniary harm suffered by | 20441 |
| a victim of an offense as a result of or related to the commission | 20442 |
| of the offense, including, but not limited to, pain and suffering; | 20443 |
| loss of society, consortium, companionship, care, assistance, | 20444 |
| attention, protection, advice, guidance, counsel, instruction, | 20445 |
| training, or education; mental anguish; and any other intangible | 20446 |
| loss. | 20447 |
| (WW) "Prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 | 20448 |
| of the Revised Code. | 20449 |
| (XX) "Continuous alcohol monitoring" means the ability to | 20450 |
| automatically test and periodically transmit alcohol consumption | 20451 |
| levels and tamper attempts at least every hour, regardless of the | 20452 |
| location of the person who is being monitored. | 20453 |
| (YY) A person is "adjudicated a sexually violent predator" if | 20454 |
| the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violent sex | 20455 |
| offense and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a sexually | 20456 |
| violent predator specification that was included in the | 20457 |
| indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging that | 20458 |
| violent sex offense or if the person is convicted of or pleads | 20459 |
| guilty to a designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping offense | 20460 |
| and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to both a sexual | 20461 |
| motivation specification and a sexually violent predator | 20462 |
| specification that were included in the indictment, count in the | 20463 |
| indictment, or information charging that designated homicide, | 20464 |
| assault, or kidnapping offense. | 20465 |
| (ZZ) An offense is "committed in proximity to a school" if | 20466 |
| the offender commits the offense in a school safety zone or within | 20467 |
| five hundred feet of any school building or the boundaries of any | 20468 |
| school premises, regardless of whether the offender knows the | 20469 |
| offense is being committed in a school safety zone or within five | 20470 |
| hundred feet of any school building or the boundaries of any | 20471 |
| school premises. | 20472 |
| (AAA) "Human trafficking" means a scheme or plan to which all | 20473 |
| of the following apply: | 20474 |
| (1) Its object is to subject a victim or victims to | 20475 |
| involuntary servitude, as defined in section 2905.31 of the | 20476 |
| Revised Code, to compel a victim or victims to engage in sexual | 20477 |
| activity for hire, to engage in a performance that is obscene, | 20478 |
| sexually oriented, or nudity oriented, or to be a model or | 20479 |
| participant in the production of material that is obscene, | 20480 |
| sexually oriented, or nudity oriented. | 20481 |
| (2) It involves at least two felony offenses, whether or not | 20482 |
| there has been a prior conviction for any of the felony offenses, | 20483 |
| to which all of the following apply: | 20484 |
| (a) Each of the felony offenses is a violation of section | 20485 |
| 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.32, 2907.21, 2907.22, or 2923.32, division | 20486 |
| (A)(1) or (2) of section 2907.323, or division (B)(1), (2), (3), | 20487 |
| (4), or (5) of section 2919.22 of the Revised Code or is a | 20488 |
| violation of a law of any state other than this state that is | 20489 |
| substantially similar to any of the sections or divisions of the | 20490 |
| Revised Code identified in this division. | 20491 |
| (b) At least one of the felony offenses was committed in this | 20492 |
| state. | 20493 |
| (c) The felony offenses are related to the same scheme or | 20494 |
| plan and are not isolated instances. | 20495 |
| (BBB) "Material," "nudity," "obscene," "performance," and | 20496 |
| "sexual activity" have the same meanings as in section 2907.01 of | 20497 |
| the Revised Code. | 20498 |
| (CCC) "Material that is obscene, sexually oriented, or nudity | 20499 |
| oriented" means any material that is obscene, that shows a person | 20500 |
| participating or engaging in sexual activity, masturbation, or | 20501 |
| bestiality, or that shows a person in a state of nudity. | 20502 |
| (DDD) "Performance that is obscene, sexually oriented, or | 20503 |
| nudity oriented" means any performance that is obscene, that shows | 20504 |
| a person participating or engaging in sexual activity, | 20505 |
| masturbation, or bestiality, or that shows a person in a state of | 20506 |
| nudity. | 20507 |
| Sec. 2929.19. (A) The court shall hold a sentencing hearing | 20508 |
| before imposing a sentence under this chapter upon an offender who | 20509 |
| was convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony and before | 20510 |
| resentencing an offender who was convicted of or pleaded guilty to | 20511 |
| a felony and whose case was remanded pursuant to section 2953.07 | 20512 |
| or 2953.08 of the Revised Code. At the hearing, the offender, the | 20513 |
| prosecuting attorney, the victim or the victim's representative in | 20514 |
| accordance with section 2930.14 of the Revised Code, and, with the | 20515 |
| approval of the court, any other person may present information | 20516 |
| relevant to the imposition of sentence in the case. The court | 20517 |
| shall inform the offender of the verdict of the jury or finding of | 20518 |
| the court and ask the offender whether the offender has anything | 20519 |
| to say as to why sentence should not be imposed upon the offender. | 20520 |
| (B)(1) At the sentencing hearing, the court, before imposing | 20521 |
| sentence, shall consider the record, any information presented at | 20522 |
| the hearing by any person pursuant to division (A) of this | 20523 |
| section, and, if one was prepared, the presentence investigation | 20524 |
| report made pursuant to section 2951.03 of the Revised Code or | 20525 |
| Criminal Rule 32.2, and any victim impact statement made pursuant | 20526 |
| to section 2947.051 of the Revised Code. | 20527 |
| (2) Subject to division (B)(3) of this section, if the | 20528 |
| sentencing court determines at the sentencing hearing that a | 20529 |
| prison term is necessary or required, the court shall do all of | 20530 |
| the following: | 20531 |
| (a) Impose a stated prison term and, if the court imposes a | 20532 |
| mandatory prison term, notify the offender that the prison term is | 20533 |
| a mandatory prison term; | 20534 |
| (b) In addition to any other information, include in the | 20535 |
| sentencing entry the name and section reference to the offense or | 20536 |
| offenses, the sentence or sentences imposed and whether the | 20537 |
| sentence or sentences contain mandatory prison terms, if sentences | 20538 |
| are imposed for multiple counts whether the sentences are to be | 20539 |
| served concurrently or consecutively, and the name and section | 20540 |
| reference of any specification or specifications for which | 20541 |
| sentence is imposed and the sentence or sentences imposed for the | 20542 |
| specification or specifications; | 20543 |
| (c) Notify the offender that the offender will be supervised | 20544 |
| under section 2967.28 of the Revised Code after the offender | 20545 |
| leaves prison if the offender is being sentenced for a felony of | 20546 |
| the first degree or second degree, for a felony sex offense, or | 20547 |
| for a felony of the third degree that is not a felony sex offense | 20548 |
| and in the commission of which the offender caused or threatened | 20549 |
| to cause physical harm to a person. This division applies with | 20550 |
| respect to all prison terms imposed for an offense of a type | 20551 |
| described in this division, including a term imposed for any such | 20552 |
| offense that is a risk reduction sentence, as defined in section | 20553 |
| 2967.28 of the Revised Code. If a court imposes a sentence | 20554 |
| including a prison term of a type described in division (B)(2)(c) | 20555 |
| of this section on or after July 11, 2006, the failure of a court | 20556 |
| to notify the offender pursuant to division (B)(2)(c) of this | 20557 |
| section that the offender will be supervised under section 2967.28 | 20558 |
| of the Revised Code after the offender leaves prison or to include | 20559 |
| in the judgment of conviction entered on the journal a statement | 20560 |
| to that effect does not negate, limit, or otherwise affect the | 20561 |
| mandatory period of supervision that is required for the offender | 20562 |
| under division (B) of section 2967.28 of the Revised Code. Section | 20563 |
| 2929.191 of the Revised Code applies if, prior to July 11, 2006, a | 20564 |
| court imposed a sentence including a prison term of a type | 20565 |
| described in division (B)(2)(c) of this section and failed to | 20566 |
| notify the offender pursuant to division (B)(2)(c) of this section | 20567 |
| regarding post-release control or to include in the judgment of | 20568 |
| conviction entered on the journal or in the sentence a statement | 20569 |
| regarding post-release control. | 20570 |
| (d) Notify the offender that the offender may be supervised | 20571 |
| under section 2967.28 of the Revised Code after the offender | 20572 |
| leaves prison if the offender is being sentenced for a felony of | 20573 |
| the third, fourth, or fifth degree that is not subject to division | 20574 |
| (B)(2)(c) of this section. This division applies with respect to | 20575 |
| all prison terms imposed for an offense of a type described in | 20576 |
| this division, including a term imposed for any such offense that | 20577 |
| is a risk reduction sentence, as defined in section 2967.28 of the | 20578 |
| Revised Code. Section 2929.191 of the Revised Code applies if, | 20579 |
| prior to July 11, 2006, a court imposed a sentence including a | 20580 |
| prison term of a type described in division (B)(2)(d) of this | 20581 |
| section and failed to notify the offender pursuant to division | 20582 |
| (B)(2)(d) of this section regarding post-release control or to | 20583 |
| include in the judgment of conviction entered on the journal or in | 20584 |
| the sentence a statement regarding post-release control. | 20585 |
| (e) Notify the offender that, if a period of supervision is | 20586 |
| imposed following the offender's release from prison, as described | 20587 |
| in division (B)(2)(c) or (d) of this section, and if the offender | 20588 |
| violates that supervision or a condition of post-release control | 20589 |
| imposed under division (B) of section 2967.131 of the Revised | 20590 |
| Code, the parole board may impose a prison term, as part of the | 20591 |
| sentence, of up to one-half of the stated prison term originally | 20592 |
| imposed upon the offender. If a court imposes a sentence including | 20593 |
| a prison term on or after July 11, 2006, the failure of a court to | 20594 |
| notify the offender pursuant to division (B)(2)(e) of this section | 20595 |
| that the parole board may impose a prison term as described in | 20596 |
| division (B)(2)(e) of this section for a violation of that | 20597 |
| supervision or a condition of post-release control imposed under | 20598 |
| division (B) of section 2967.131 of the Revised Code or to include | 20599 |
| in the judgment of conviction entered on the journal a statement | 20600 |
| to that effect does not negate, limit, or otherwise affect the | 20601 |
| authority of the parole board to so impose a prison term for a | 20602 |
| violation of that nature if, pursuant to division (D)(1) of | 20603 |
| section 2967.28 of the Revised Code, the parole board notifies the | 20604 |
| offender prior to the offender's release of the board's authority | 20605 |
| to so impose a prison term. Section 2929.191 of the Revised Code | 20606 |
| applies if, prior to July 11, 2006, a court imposed a sentence | 20607 |
| including a prison term and failed to notify the offender pursuant | 20608 |
| to division (B)(2)(e) of this section regarding the possibility of | 20609 |
| the parole board imposing a prison term for a violation of | 20610 |
| supervision or a condition of post-release control. | 20611 |
| (f) Require that the offender not ingest or be injected with | 20612 |
| a drug of abuse and submit to random drug testing as provided in | 20613 |
| section 341.26, 753.33, or 5120.63 of the Revised Code, whichever | 20614 |
| is applicable to the offender who is serving a prison term, and | 20615 |
| require that the results of the drug test administered under any | 20616 |
| of those sections indicate that the offender did not ingest or was | 20617 |
| not injected with a drug of abuse. | 20618 |
| (g) Include in the offender's sentence a statement notifying | 20619 |
| the offender of the information described in division (F)(3) of | 20620 |
| section 2929.14 of the Revised Code regarding earned credits under | 20621 |
| section 2967.193 of the Revised Code. | 20622 |
| (h)(i) Determine, notify the offender of, and include in the | 20623 |
| sentencing entry the number of days that the offender has been | 20624 |
| confined for any reason arising out of the offense for which the | 20625 |
| offender is being sentenced and by which the department of | 20626 |
| rehabilitation and correction must reduce the stated prison term | 20627 |
| under section 2967.191 of the Revised Code. The court's | 20628 |
| calculation shall not include the number of days, if any, that the | 20629 |
| offender previously served in the custody of the department of | 20630 |
| rehabilitation and correction arising out of the offense for which | 20631 |
| the prisoner was convicted and sentenced. | 20632 |
| (ii) In making a determination under division (B)(2)(h)(i) of | 20633 |
| this section, the court shall consider the arguments of the | 20634 |
| parties and conduct a hearing if one is requested. | 20635 |
| (iii) The sentencing court retains continuing jurisdiction to | 20636 |
| correct any error not previously raised at sentencing in making a | 20637 |
| determination under division (B)(2)(h)(i) of this section. The | 20638 |
| offender may, at any time after sentencing, file a motion in the | 20639 |
| sentencing court to correct any error made in making a | 20640 |
| determination under division (B)(2)(h)(i) of this section, and the | 20641 |
| court may in its discretion grant or deny that motion. If the | 20642 |
| court changes the number of days in its determination or | 20643 |
| redetermination, the court shall cause the entry granting that | 20644 |
| change to be delivered to the department of rehabilitation and | 20645 |
| correction without delay. Sections 2931.15 and 2953.21 of the | 20646 |
| Revised Code do not apply to a motion made under this section. | 20647 |
| (iv) An inaccurate determination under division (B)(2)(h)(i) | 20648 |
| of this section is not grounds for setting aside the offender's | 20649 |
| conviction or sentence and does not otherwise render the sentence | 20650 |
| void or voidable. | 20651 |
| (3)(a) The court shall include in the offender's sentence a | 20652 |
| statement that the offender is a tier III sex | 20653 |
| offender/child-victim offender, and the court shall comply with | 20654 |
| the requirements of section 2950.03 of the Revised Code if any of | 20655 |
| the following apply: | 20656 |
| (i) The offender is being sentenced for a violent sex offense | 20657 |
| or designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping offense that the | 20658 |
| offender committed on or after January 1, 1997, and the offender | 20659 |
| is adjudicated a sexually violent predator in relation to that | 20660 |
| offense. | 20661 |
| (ii) The offender is being sentenced for a sexually oriented | 20662 |
| offense that the offender committed on or after January 1, 1997, | 20663 |
| and the offender is a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender | 20664 |
| relative to that offense. | 20665 |
| (iii) The offender is being sentenced on or after July 31, | 20666 |
| 2003, for a child-victim oriented offense, and the offender is a | 20667 |
| tier III sex offender/child-victim offender relative to that | 20668 |
| offense. | 20669 |
| (iv) The offender is being sentenced under section 2971.03 of | 20670 |
| the Revised Code for a violation of division (A)(1)(b) of section | 20671 |
| 2907.02 of the Revised Code committed on or after January 2, 2007. | 20672 |
| (v) The offender is sentenced to a term of life without | 20673 |
| parole under division (B) of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code. | 20674 |
| (vi) The offender is being sentenced for attempted rape | 20675 |
| committed on or after January 2, 2007, and a specification of the | 20676 |
| type described in section 2941.1418, 2941.1419, or 2941.1420 of | 20677 |
| the Revised Code. | 20678 |
| (vii) The offender is being sentenced under division | 20679 |
| (B)(3)(a), (b), (c), or (d) of section 2971.03 of the Revised Code | 20680 |
| for an offense described in those divisions committed on or after | 20681 |
| January 1, 2008. | 20682 |
| (b) Additionally, if any criterion set forth in divisions | 20683 |
| (B)(3)(a)(i) to (vii) of this section is satisfied, in the | 20684 |
| circumstances described in division (E) of section 2929.14 of the | 20685 |
| Revised Code, the court shall impose sentence on the offender as | 20686 |
| described in that division. | 20687 |
| (4) If the sentencing court determines at the sentencing | 20688 |
| hearing that a community control sanction should be imposed and | 20689 |
| the court is not prohibited from imposing a community control | 20690 |
| sanction, the court shall impose a community control sanction. The | 20691 |
| court shall notify the offender that, if the conditions of the | 20692 |
| sanction are violated, if the offender commits a violation of any | 20693 |
| law, or if the offender leaves this state without the permission | 20694 |
| of the court or the offender's probation officer, the court may | 20695 |
| impose a longer time under the same sanction, may impose a more | 20696 |
| restrictive sanction, or may impose a prison term on the offender | 20697 |
| and shall indicate the specific prison term that may be imposed as | 20698 |
| a sanction for the violation, as selected by the court from the | 20699 |
| range of prison terms for the offense pursuant to section 2929.14 | 20700 |
| of the Revised Code. | 20701 |
| (5) Before imposing a financial sanction under section | 20702 |
| 2929.18 of the Revised Code or a fine under section 2929.32 of the | 20703 |
| Revised Code, the court shall consider the offender's present and | 20704 |
| future ability to pay the amount of the sanction or fine. | 20705 |
| (6) If the sentencing court sentences the offender to a | 20706 |
| sanction of confinement pursuant to section 2929.14 or 2929.16 of | 20707 |
| the Revised Code that is to be served in a local detention | 20708 |
| facility, as defined in section 2929.36 of the Revised Code, and | 20709 |
| if the local detention facility is covered by a policy adopted | 20710 |
| pursuant to section 307.93, 341.14, 341.19, 341.21, 341.23, | 20711 |
| 753.02, 753.04, 753.16, 2301.56, or 2947.19 of the Revised Code | 20712 |
| and section 2929.37 of the Revised Code, both of the following | 20713 |
| apply: | 20714 |
| (a) The court shall specify both of the following as part of | 20715 |
| the sentence: | 20716 |
| (i) If the offender is presented with an itemized bill | 20717 |
| pursuant to section 2929.37 of the Revised Code for payment of the | 20718 |
| costs of confinement, the offender is required to pay the bill in | 20719 |
| accordance with that section. | 20720 |
| (ii) If the offender does not dispute the bill described in | 20721 |
| division (B)(6)(a)(i) of this section and does not pay the bill by | 20722 |
| the times specified in section 2929.37 of the Revised Code, the | 20723 |
| clerk of the court may issue a certificate of judgment against the | 20724 |
| offender as described in that section. | 20725 |
| (b) The sentence automatically includes any certificate of | 20726 |
| judgment issued as described in division (B)(6)(a)(ii) of this | 20727 |
| section. | 20728 |
| (7) The failure of the court to notify the offender that a | 20729 |
| prison term is a mandatory prison term pursuant to division | 20730 |
| (B)(2)(a) of this section or to include in the sentencing entry | 20731 |
| any information required by division (B)(2)(b) of this section | 20732 |
| does not affect the validity of the imposed sentence or sentences. | 20733 |
| If the sentencing court notifies the offender at the sentencing | 20734 |
| hearing that a prison term is mandatory but the sentencing entry | 20735 |
| does not specify that the prison term is mandatory, the court may | 20736 |
| complete a corrected journal entry and send copies of the | 20737 |
| corrected entry to the offender and the department of | 20738 |
| rehabilitation and correction, or, at the request of the state, | 20739 |
| the court shall complete a corrected journal entry and send copies | 20740 |
| of the corrected entry to the offender and department of | 20741 |
| rehabilitation and correction. | 20742 |
| (C)(1) If the offender is being sentenced for a fourth degree | 20743 |
| felony OVI offense under division (G)(1) of section 2929.13 of the | 20744 |
| Revised Code, the court shall impose the mandatory term of local | 20745 |
| incarceration in accordance with that division, shall impose a | 20746 |
| mandatory fine in accordance with division (B)(3) of section | 20747 |
| 2929.18 of the Revised Code, and, in addition, may impose | 20748 |
| additional sanctions as specified in sections 2929.15, 2929.16, | 20749 |
| 2929.17, and 2929.18 of the Revised Code. The court shall not | 20750 |
| impose a prison term on the offender except that the court may | 20751 |
| impose a prison term upon the offender as provided in division | 20752 |
| (A)(1) of section 2929.13 of the Revised Code. | 20753 |
| (2) If the offender is being sentenced for a third or fourth | 20754 |
| degree felony OVI offense under division (G)(2) of section 2929.13 | 20755 |
| of the Revised Code, the court shall impose the mandatory prison | 20756 |
| term in accordance with that division, shall impose a mandatory | 20757 |
| fine in accordance with division (B)(3) of section 2929.18 of the | 20758 |
| Revised Code, and, in addition, may impose an additional prison | 20759 |
| term as specified in section 2929.14 of the Revised Code. In | 20760 |
| addition to the mandatory prison term or mandatory prison term and | 20761 |
| additional prison term the court imposes, the court also may | 20762 |
| impose a community control sanction on the offender, but the | 20763 |
| offender shall serve all of the prison terms so imposed prior to | 20764 |
| serving the community control sanction. | 20765 |
| (D) The sentencing court, pursuant to division (I)(1) of | 20766 |
| section 2929.14 of the Revised Code, may recommend placement of | 20767 |
| the offender in a program of shock incarceration under section | 20768 |
| 5120.031 of the Revised Code or an intensive program prison under | 20769 |
| section 5120.032 of the Revised Code, disapprove placement of the | 20770 |
| offender in a program or prison of that nature, or make no | 20771 |
| recommendation. If the court recommends or disapproves placement, | 20772 |
| it shall make a finding that gives its reasons for its | 20773 |
| recommendation or disapproval. | 20774 |
| Sec. 2939.11. The official | 20775 |
|
or any | 20776 |
| at the request of the prosecuting attorney, or any such reporter | 20777 |
| designated by the attorney general in investigations conducted by | 20778 |
| 20779 | |
| electronically record testimony before the grand jury, and furnish | 20780 |
| a transcript to the prosecuting attorney or the attorney general, | 20781 |
|
and to no other person. The | 20782 |
| the jury room before the jurors begin to express their views or | 20783 |
| take their vote on the matter before them. Such reporter shall | 20784 |
| take an oath to be administered by the judge after the grand jury | 20785 |
| is sworn, imposing an obligation of secrecy to not disclose any | 20786 |
| testimony taken or heard except to the grand jury, prosecuting | 20787 |
| attorney, or attorney general, unless called upon in court to make | 20788 |
| disclosures. | 20789 |
| Sec. 2945.371. (A) If the issue of a defendant's competence | 20790 |
| to stand trial is raised or if a defendant enters a plea of not | 20791 |
| guilty by reason of insanity, the court may order one or more | 20792 |
| evaluations of the defendant's present mental condition or, in the | 20793 |
| case of a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, of the | 20794 |
| defendant's mental condition at the time of the offense charged. | 20795 |
| An examiner shall conduct the evaluation. | 20796 |
| (B) If the court orders more than one evaluation under | 20797 |
| division (A) of this section, the prosecutor and the defendant may | 20798 |
| recommend to the court an examiner whom each prefers to perform | 20799 |
| one of the evaluations. If a defendant enters a plea of not guilty | 20800 |
| by reason of insanity and if the court does not designate an | 20801 |
| examiner recommended by the defendant, the court shall inform the | 20802 |
| defendant that the defendant may have independent expert | 20803 |
| evaluation and that, if the defendant is unable to obtain | 20804 |
| independent expert evaluation, it will be obtained for the | 20805 |
| defendant at public expense if the defendant is indigent. | 20806 |
| (C) If the court orders an evaluation under division (A) of | 20807 |
| this section, the defendant shall be available at the times and | 20808 |
| places established by the examiners who are to conduct the | 20809 |
| evaluation. The court may order a defendant who has been released | 20810 |
| on bail or recognizance to submit to an evaluation under this | 20811 |
| section. If a defendant who has been released on bail or | 20812 |
| recognizance refuses to submit to a complete evaluation, the court | 20813 |
| may amend the conditions of bail or recognizance and order the | 20814 |
| sheriff to take the defendant into custody and deliver the | 20815 |
| defendant to a center, program, or facility operated or certified | 20816 |
| by the department of mental health or the department of | 20817 |
| developmental disabilities where the defendant may be held for | 20818 |
| evaluation for a reasonable period of time not to exceed twenty | 20819 |
| days. | 20820 |
| (D) A defendant who has not been released on bail or | 20821 |
| recognizance may be evaluated at the defendant's place of | 20822 |
| detention. Upon the request of the examiner, the court may order | 20823 |
| the sheriff to transport the defendant to a program or facility | 20824 |
| operated or certified by the department of mental health or the | 20825 |
| department of developmental disabilities, where the defendant may | 20826 |
| be held for evaluation for a reasonable period of time not to | 20827 |
| exceed twenty days, and to return the defendant to the place of | 20828 |
| detention after the evaluation. A municipal court may make an | 20829 |
| order under this division only upon the request of a certified | 20830 |
| forensic center examiner. | 20831 |
| (E) If a court orders the evaluation to determine a | 20832 |
| defendant's mental condition at the time of the offense charged, | 20833 |
| the court shall inform the examiner of the offense with which the | 20834 |
| defendant is charged. | 20835 |
| (F) In conducting an evaluation of a defendant's mental | 20836 |
| condition at the time of the offense charged, the examiner shall | 20837 |
| consider all relevant evidence. If the offense charged involves | 20838 |
| the use of force against another person, the relevant evidence to | 20839 |
| be considered includes, but is not limited to, any evidence that | 20840 |
| the defendant suffered, at the time of the commission of the | 20841 |
| offense, from the "battered woman syndrome." | 20842 |
| (G) The examiner shall file a written report with the court | 20843 |
| within thirty days after entry of a court order for evaluation, | 20844 |
| and the court shall provide copies of the report to the prosecutor | 20845 |
| and defense counsel. The report shall include all of the | 20846 |
| following: | 20847 |
| (1) The examiner's findings; | 20848 |
| (2) The facts in reasonable detail on which the findings are | 20849 |
| based; | 20850 |
| (3) If the evaluation was ordered to determine the | 20851 |
| defendant's competence to stand trial, all of the following | 20852 |
| findings or recommendations that are applicable: | 20853 |
| (a) Whether the defendant is capable of understanding the | 20854 |
| nature and objective of the proceedings against the defendant or | 20855 |
| of assisting in the defendant's defense; | 20856 |
| (b) If the examiner's opinion is that the defendant is | 20857 |
| incapable of understanding the nature and objective of the | 20858 |
| proceedings against the defendant or of assisting in the | 20859 |
| defendant's defense, whether the defendant presently is mentally | 20860 |
| ill or mentally retarded and, if the examiner's opinion is that | 20861 |
| the defendant presently is mentally retarded, whether the | 20862 |
| defendant appears to be a mentally retarded person subject to | 20863 |
| institutionalization by court order; | 20864 |
| (c) If the examiner's opinion is that the defendant is | 20865 |
| incapable of understanding the nature and objective of the | 20866 |
| proceedings against the defendant or of assisting in the | 20867 |
| defendant's defense, the examiner's opinion as to the likelihood | 20868 |
| of the defendant becoming capable of understanding the nature and | 20869 |
| objective of the proceedings against the defendant and of | 20870 |
| assisting in the defendant's defense within one year if the | 20871 |
| defendant is provided with a course of treatment; | 20872 |
| (d) If the examiner's opinion is that the defendant is | 20873 |
| incapable of understanding the nature and objective of the | 20874 |
| proceedings against the defendant or of assisting in the | 20875 |
| defendant's defense and that the defendant presently is mentally | 20876 |
| ill or mentally retarded, the examiner's recommendation as to the | 20877 |
| least restrictive placement or commitment alternative, consistent | 20878 |
| with the defendant's treatment needs for restoration to competency | 20879 |
|
and with the safety of the community | 20880 |
| | 20881 |
| 20882 | |
| 20883 | |
| 20884 | |
| 20885 | |
| 20886 | |
| 20887 | |
| 20888 |
| (4) If the evaluation was ordered to determine the | 20889 |
| defendant's mental condition at the time of the offense charged, | 20890 |
| the examiner's findings as to whether the defendant, at the time | 20891 |
| of the offense charged, did not know, as a result of a severe | 20892 |
| mental disease or defect, the wrongfulness of the defendant's acts | 20893 |
| charged. | 20894 |
| (H) If the examiner's report filed under division (G) of this | 20895 |
| section indicates that in the examiner's opinion the defendant is | 20896 |
| incapable of understanding the nature and objective of the | 20897 |
| proceedings against the defendant or of assisting in the | 20898 |
| defendant's defense and that in the examiner's opinion the | 20899 |
| defendant appears to be a mentally retarded person subject to | 20900 |
| institutionalization by court order, the court shall order the | 20901 |
| defendant to undergo a separate mental retardation evaluation | 20902 |
| conducted by a psychologist designated by the director of | 20903 |
| developmental disabilities. Divisions (C) to (F) of this section | 20904 |
| apply in relation to a separate mental retardation evaluation | 20905 |
| conducted under this division. The psychologist appointed under | 20906 |
| this division to conduct the separate mental retardation | 20907 |
| evaluation shall file a written report with the court within | 20908 |
| thirty days after the entry of the court order requiring the | 20909 |
| separate mental retardation evaluation, and the court shall | 20910 |
| provide copies of the report to the prosecutor and defense | 20911 |
| counsel. The report shall include all of the information described | 20912 |
| in divisions (G)(1) to (4) of this section. If the court orders a | 20913 |
| separate mental retardation evaluation of a defendant under this | 20914 |
| division, the court shall not conduct a hearing under divisions | 20915 |
| (B) to (H) of section 2945.37 of the Revised Code regarding that | 20916 |
| defendant until a report of the separate mental retardation | 20917 |
| evaluation conducted under this division has been filed. Upon the | 20918 |
| filing of that report, the court shall conduct the hearing within | 20919 |
| the period of time specified in division (C) of section 2945.37 of | 20920 |
| the Revised Code. | 20921 |
| (I) An examiner appointed under divisions (A) and (B) of this | 20922 |
| section or under division (H) of this section to evaluate a | 20923 |
| defendant to determine the defendant's competence to stand trial | 20924 |
| also may be appointed to evaluate a defendant who has entered a | 20925 |
| plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, but an examiner of that | 20926 |
| nature shall prepare separate reports on the issue of competence | 20927 |
| to stand trial and the defense of not guilty by reason of | 20928 |
| insanity. | 20929 |
| (J) No statement that a defendant makes in an evaluation or | 20930 |
| hearing under divisions (A) to (H) of this section relating to the | 20931 |
| defendant's competence to stand trial or to the defendant's mental | 20932 |
| condition at the time of the offense charged shall be used against | 20933 |
| the defendant on the issue of guilt in any criminal action or | 20934 |
| proceeding, but, in a criminal action or proceeding, the | 20935 |
| prosecutor or defense counsel may call as a witness any person who | 20936 |
| evaluated the defendant or prepared a report pursuant to a | 20937 |
| referral under this section. Neither the appointment nor the | 20938 |
| testimony of an examiner appointed under this section precludes | 20939 |
| the prosecutor or defense counsel from calling other witnesses or | 20940 |
| presenting other evidence on competency or insanity issues. | 20941 |
| (K) Persons appointed as examiners under divisions (A) and | 20942 |
| (B) of this section or under division (H) of this section shall be | 20943 |
| paid a reasonable amount for their services and expenses, as | 20944 |
| certified by the court. The certified amount shall be paid by the | 20945 |
| county in the case of county courts and courts of common pleas and | 20946 |
| by the legislative authority, as defined in section 1901.03 of the | 20947 |
| Revised Code, in the case of municipal courts. | 20948 |
| Sec. 2945.38. (A) If the issue of a defendant's competence | 20949 |
| to stand trial is raised and if the court, upon conducting the | 20950 |
| hearing provided for in section 2945.37 of the Revised Code, finds | 20951 |
| that the defendant is competent to stand trial, the defendant | 20952 |
| shall be proceeded against as provided by law. If the court finds | 20953 |
| the defendant competent to stand trial and the defendant is | 20954 |
| receiving psychotropic drugs or other medication, the court may | 20955 |
| authorize the continued administration of the drugs or medication | 20956 |
| or other appropriate treatment in order to maintain the | 20957 |
| defendant's competence to stand trial, unless the defendant's | 20958 |
| attending physician advises the court against continuation of the | 20959 |
| drugs, other medication, or treatment. | 20960 |
| (B)(1)(a) If, after taking into consideration all relevant | 20961 |
| reports, information, and other evidence, the court finds that the | 20962 |
| defendant is incompetent to stand trial and that there is a | 20963 |
| substantial probability that the defendant will become competent | 20964 |
| to stand trial within one year if the defendant is provided with a | 20965 |
| course of treatment, the court shall order the defendant to | 20966 |
| undergo treatment. If the defendant has been charged with a felony | 20967 |
| offense and if, after taking into consideration all relevant | 20968 |
| reports, information, and other evidence, the court finds that the | 20969 |
| defendant is incompetent to stand trial, but the court is unable | 20970 |
| at that time to determine whether there is a substantial | 20971 |
| probability that the defendant will become competent to stand | 20972 |
| trial within one year if the defendant is provided with a course | 20973 |
| of treatment, the court shall order continuing evaluation and | 20974 |
| treatment of the defendant for a period not to exceed four months | 20975 |
| to determine whether there is a substantial probability that the | 20976 |
| defendant will become competent to stand trial within one year if | 20977 |
| the defendant is provided with a course of treatment. | 20978 |
| (b) The court order for the defendant to undergo treatment or | 20979 |
| continuing evaluation and treatment under division (B)(1)(a) of | 20980 |
| this section shall specify that the defendant, if determined to | 20981 |
| require mental health treatment or continuing evaluation and | 20982 |
| treatment, either shall be committed to the department of mental | 20983 |
| health for treatment or continuing evaluation and treatment at a | 20984 |
| hospital, facility, or agency, as determined to be clinically | 20985 |
|
appropriate by the department of mental health | 20986 |
| committed to a facility certified by the department of mental | 20987 |
| health as being qualified to treat mental illness, to a public or | 20988 |
| community mental health facility, or to a psychiatrist or another | 20989 |
| mental health professional for treatment or continuing evaluation | 20990 |
| and treatment. Prior to placing the defendant, the department of | 20991 |
| mental health shall obtain court approval for that placement | 20992 |
| following a hearing. The court order for the defendant to undergo | 20993 |
| treatment or continuing evaluation and treatment under division | 20994 |
| (B)(1)(a) of this section shall specify that the defendant, if | 20995 |
| determined to require treatment or continuing evaluation and | 20996 |
|
treatment for | 20997 |
| shall receive treatment or continuing evaluation and treatment at | 20998 |
| an institution or facility operated by the department of | 20999 |
| developmental disabilities, at a facility certified by the | 21000 |
| department of developmental disabilities as being qualified to | 21001 |
|
treat mental retardation, at a public or private
| 21002 |
| retardation facility, or by a psychiatrist or another mental | 21003 |
|
retardation professional. | 21004 |
| the defendant's freedom of movement as the court considers | 21005 |
| necessary. The prosecutor in the defendant's case shall send to | 21006 |
| the chief clinical officer of the hospital, facility, or agency | 21007 |
| where the defendant is placed by the department of mental health, | 21008 |
| or to the managing officer of the institution, the director of the | 21009 |
| program or facility, or the person to which the defendant is | 21010 |
| committed, copies of relevant police reports and other background | 21011 |
| information that pertains to the defendant and is available to the | 21012 |
| prosecutor unless the prosecutor determines that the release of | 21013 |
| any of the information in the police reports or any of the other | 21014 |
| background information to unauthorized persons would interfere | 21015 |
| with the effective prosecution of any person or would create a | 21016 |
| substantial risk of harm to any person. | 21017 |
| In | 21018 |
| 21019 | |
| 21020 | |
| 21021 | |
| 21022 | |
| 21023 | |
| 21024 | |
| 21025 | |
| 21026 | |
| 21027 | |
| shall consider the extent to which the person is a danger to the | 21028 |
| person and to others, the need for security, and the type of crime | 21029 |
| involved and shall order the least restrictive alternative | 21030 |
| available that is consistent with public safety and treatment | 21031 |
| goals. In weighing these factors, the court shall give preference | 21032 |
| to protecting public safety. | 21033 |
| (c) If the defendant is found incompetent to stand trial, if | 21034 |
| the chief clinical officer of the hospital, facility, or agency | 21035 |
| where the defendant is placed, or the managing officer of the | 21036 |
| institution, the director of the program or facility, or the | 21037 |
| person to which the defendant is committed for treatment or | 21038 |
| continuing evaluation and treatment under division (B)(1)(b) of | 21039 |
| this section determines that medication is necessary to restore | 21040 |
| the defendant's competency to stand trial, and if the defendant | 21041 |
| lacks the capacity to give informed consent or refuses medication, | 21042 |
| the chief clinical officer of the hospital, facility, or agency | 21043 |
| where the defendant is placed, or the managing officer of the | 21044 |
| institution, the director of the program or facility, or the | 21045 |
| person to which the defendant is committed for treatment or | 21046 |
| continuing evaluation and treatment may petition the court for | 21047 |
| authorization for the involuntary administration of medication. | 21048 |
| The court shall hold a hearing on the petition within five days of | 21049 |
| the filing of the petition if the petition was filed in a | 21050 |
| municipal court or a county court regarding an incompetent | 21051 |
| defendant charged with a misdemeanor or within ten days of the | 21052 |
| filing of the petition if the petition was filed in a court of | 21053 |
| common pleas regarding an incompetent defendant charged with a | 21054 |
| felony offense. Following the hearing, the court may authorize the | 21055 |
| involuntary administration of medication or may dismiss the | 21056 |
| petition. | 21057 |
| | 21058 |
| 21059 | |
| 21060 | |
| 21061 |
| (2) If the court finds that the defendant is incompetent to | 21062 |
| stand trial and that, even if the defendant is provided with a | 21063 |
| course of treatment, there is not a substantial probability that | 21064 |
| the defendant will become competent to stand trial within one | 21065 |
| year, the court shall order the discharge of the defendant, unless | 21066 |
| upon motion of the prosecutor or on its own motion, the court | 21067 |
| either seeks to retain jurisdiction over the defendant pursuant to | 21068 |
| section 2945.39 of the Revised Code or files an affidavit in the | 21069 |
| probate court for the civil commitment of the defendant pursuant | 21070 |
| to Chapter 5122. or 5123. of the Revised Code alleging that the | 21071 |
| defendant is a mentally ill person subject to hospitalization by | 21072 |
| court order or a mentally retarded person subject to | 21073 |
| institutionalization by court order. If an affidavit is filed in | 21074 |
| the probate court, the trial court shall send to the probate court | 21075 |
| copies of all written reports of the defendant's mental condition | 21076 |
| that were prepared pursuant to section 2945.371 of the Revised | 21077 |
| Code. | 21078 |
| The trial court may issue the temporary order of detention | 21079 |
| that a probate court may issue under section 5122.11 or 5123.71 of | 21080 |
| the Revised Code, to remain in effect until the probable cause or | 21081 |
| initial hearing in the probate court. Further proceedings in the | 21082 |
| probate court are civil proceedings governed by Chapter 5122. or | 21083 |
| 5123. of the Revised Code. | 21084 |
| (C) No defendant shall be required to undergo treatment, | 21085 |
| including any continuing evaluation and treatment, under division | 21086 |
| (B)(1) of this section for longer than whichever of the following | 21087 |
| periods is applicable: | 21088 |
| (1) One year, if the most serious offense with which the | 21089 |
| defendant is charged is one of the following offenses: | 21090 |
| (a) Aggravated murder, murder, or an offense of violence for | 21091 |
| which a sentence of death or life imprisonment may be imposed; | 21092 |
| (b) An offense of violence that is a felony of the first or | 21093 |
| second degree; | 21094 |
| (c) A conspiracy to commit, an attempt to commit, or | 21095 |
| complicity in the commission of an offense described in division | 21096 |
| (C)(1)(a) or (b) of this section if the conspiracy, attempt, or | 21097 |
| complicity is a felony of the first or second degree. | 21098 |
| (2) Six months, if the most serious offense with which the | 21099 |
| defendant is charged is a felony other than a felony described in | 21100 |
| division (C)(1) of this section; | 21101 |
| (3) Sixty days, if the most serious offense with which the | 21102 |
| defendant is charged is a misdemeanor of the first or second | 21103 |
| degree; | 21104 |
| (4) Thirty days, if the most serious offense with which the | 21105 |
| defendant is charged is a misdemeanor of the third or fourth | 21106 |
| degree, a minor misdemeanor, or an unclassified misdemeanor. | 21107 |
| (D) Any defendant who is committed pursuant to this section | 21108 |
| shall not voluntarily admit the defendant or be voluntarily | 21109 |
| admitted to a hospital or institution pursuant to section 5122.02, | 21110 |
| 5122.15, 5123.69, or 5123.76 of the Revised Code. | 21111 |
| (E) Except as otherwise provided in this division, a | 21112 |
| defendant who is charged with an offense and is committed by the | 21113 |
|
court under this section to the department of mental health | 21114 |
| 21115 | |
| committed to an institution or facility for the treatment of | 21116 |
| 21117 | |
| unsupervised on-grounds movement, supervised off-grounds movement, | 21118 |
| or nonsecured status except in accordance with the court order. | 21119 |
| The court may grant a defendant supervised off-grounds movement to | 21120 |
| obtain medical treatment or specialized habilitation treatment | 21121 |
| services if the person who supervises the treatment or the | 21122 |
| continuing evaluation and treatment of the defendant ordered under | 21123 |
| division (B)(1)(a) of this section informs the court that the | 21124 |
| treatment or continuing evaluation and treatment cannot be | 21125 |
| provided at the hospital or facility where the defendant is placed | 21126 |
| by the department of mental health or the institution or facility | 21127 |
| to which the defendant is committed. The chief clinical officer of | 21128 |
| the hospital or facility where the defendant is placed by the | 21129 |
| department of mental health or the managing officer of the | 21130 |
| institution or director of the facility to which the defendant is | 21131 |
| committed, or a designee of any of those persons, may grant a | 21132 |
| defendant movement to a medical facility for an emergency medical | 21133 |
| situation with appropriate supervision to ensure the safety of the | 21134 |
| defendant, staff, and community during that emergency medical | 21135 |
| situation. The chief clinical officer of the hospital or facility | 21136 |
| where the defendant is placed by the department of mental health | 21137 |
| or the managing officer of the institution or director of the | 21138 |
| facility to which the defendant is committed shall notify the | 21139 |
| court within twenty-four hours of the defendant's movement to the | 21140 |
| medical facility for an emergency medical situation under this | 21141 |
| division. | 21142 |
| (F) The person who supervises the treatment or continuing | 21143 |
| evaluation and treatment of a defendant ordered to undergo | 21144 |
| treatment or continuing evaluation and treatment under division | 21145 |
| (B)(1)(a) of this section shall file a written report with the | 21146 |
| court at the following times: | 21147 |
| (1) Whenever the person believes the defendant is capable of | 21148 |
| understanding the nature and objective of the proceedings against | 21149 |
| the defendant and of assisting in the defendant's defense; | 21150 |
| (2) For a felony offense, fourteen days before expiration of | 21151 |
| the maximum time for treatment as specified in division (C) of | 21152 |
| this section and fourteen days before the expiration of the | 21153 |
| maximum time for continuing evaluation and treatment as specified | 21154 |
| in division (B)(1)(a) of this section, and, for a misdemeanor | 21155 |
| offense, ten days before the expiration of the maximum time for | 21156 |
| treatment, as specified in division (C) of this section; | 21157 |
| (3) At a minimum, after each six months of treatment; | 21158 |
| (4) Whenever the person who supervises the treatment or | 21159 |
| continuing evaluation and treatment of a defendant ordered under | 21160 |
| division (B)(1)(a) of this section believes that there is not a | 21161 |
| substantial probability that the defendant will become capable of | 21162 |
| understanding the nature and objective of the proceedings against | 21163 |
| the defendant or of assisting in the defendant's defense even if | 21164 |
| the defendant is provided with a course of treatment. | 21165 |
| (G) A report under division (F) of this section shall contain | 21166 |
| the examiner's findings, the facts in reasonable detail on which | 21167 |
| the findings are based, and the examiner's opinion as to the | 21168 |
| defendant's capability of understanding the nature and objective | 21169 |
| of the proceedings against the defendant and of assisting in the | 21170 |
| defendant's defense. If, in the examiner's opinion, the defendant | 21171 |
| remains incapable of understanding the nature and objective of the | 21172 |
| proceedings against the defendant and of assisting in the | 21173 |
| defendant's defense and there is a substantial probability that | 21174 |
| the defendant will become capable of understanding the nature and | 21175 |
| objective of the proceedings against the defendant and of | 21176 |
| assisting in the defendant's defense if the defendant is provided | 21177 |
| with a course of treatment, if in the examiner's opinion the | 21178 |
| defendant remains mentally ill or mentally retarded, and if the | 21179 |
| maximum time for treatment as specified in division (C) of this | 21180 |
| section has not expired, the report also shall contain the | 21181 |
| examiner's recommendation as to the least restrictive placement or | 21182 |
| commitment alternative that is consistent with the defendant's | 21183 |
| treatment needs for restoration to competency and with the safety | 21184 |
| of the community. The court shall provide copies of the report to | 21185 |
| the prosecutor and defense counsel. | 21186 |
| (H) If a defendant is committed pursuant to division (B)(1) | 21187 |
| of this section, within ten days after the treating physician of | 21188 |
| the defendant or the examiner of the defendant who is employed or | 21189 |
| retained by the treating facility advises that there is not a | 21190 |
| substantial probability that the defendant will become capable of | 21191 |
| understanding the nature and objective of the proceedings against | 21192 |
| the defendant or of assisting in the defendant's defense even if | 21193 |
| the defendant is provided with a course of treatment, within ten | 21194 |
| days after the expiration of the maximum time for treatment as | 21195 |
| specified in division (C) of this section, within ten days after | 21196 |
| the expiration of the maximum time for continuing evaluation and | 21197 |
| treatment as specified in division (B)(1)(a) of this section, | 21198 |
| within thirty days after a defendant's request for a hearing that | 21199 |
| is made after six months of treatment, or within thirty days after | 21200 |
| being advised by the treating physician or examiner that the | 21201 |
| defendant is competent to stand trial, whichever is the earliest, | 21202 |
| the court shall conduct another hearing to determine if the | 21203 |
| defendant is competent to stand trial and shall do whichever of | 21204 |
| the following is applicable: | 21205 |
| (1) If the court finds that the defendant is competent to | 21206 |
| stand trial, the defendant shall be proceeded against as provided | 21207 |
| by law. | 21208 |
| (2) If the court finds that the defendant is incompetent to | 21209 |
| stand trial, but that there is a substantial probability that the | 21210 |
| defendant will become competent to stand trial if the defendant is | 21211 |
| provided with a course of treatment, and the maximum time for | 21212 |
| treatment as specified in division (C) of this section has not | 21213 |
| expired, the court, after consideration of the examiner's | 21214 |
| recommendation, shall order that treatment be continued, may | 21215 |
|
change the | 21216 |
| 21217 | |
|
to be continued, and | 21218 |
|
treatment | 21219 |
|
same or a different facility or | 21220 |
| (3) If the court finds that the defendant is incompetent to | 21221 |
| stand trial, if the defendant is charged with an offense listed in | 21222 |
| division (C)(1) of this section, and if the court finds that there | 21223 |
| is not a substantial probability that the defendant will become | 21224 |
| competent to stand trial even if the defendant is provided with a | 21225 |
| course of treatment, or if the maximum time for treatment relative | 21226 |
| to that offense as specified in division (C) of this section has | 21227 |
| expired, further proceedings shall be as provided in sections | 21228 |
| 2945.39, 2945.401, and 2945.402 of the Revised Code. | 21229 |
| (4) If the court finds that the defendant is incompetent to | 21230 |
| stand trial, if the most serious offense with which the defendant | 21231 |
| is charged is a misdemeanor or a felony other than a felony listed | 21232 |
| in division (C)(1) of this section, and if the court finds that | 21233 |
| there is not a substantial probability that the defendant will | 21234 |
| become competent to stand trial even if the defendant is provided | 21235 |
| with a course of treatment, or if the maximum time for treatment | 21236 |
| relative to that offense as specified in division (C) of this | 21237 |
| section has expired, the court shall dismiss the indictment, | 21238 |
| information, or complaint against the defendant. A dismissal under | 21239 |
| this division is not a bar to further prosecution based on the | 21240 |
| same conduct. The court shall discharge the defendant unless the | 21241 |
| court or prosecutor files an affidavit in probate court for civil | 21242 |
| commitment pursuant to Chapter 5122. or 5123. of the Revised Code. | 21243 |
| If an affidavit for civil commitment is filed, the court may | 21244 |
| detain the defendant for ten days pending civil commitment. All of | 21245 |
| the following provisions apply to persons charged with a | 21246 |
| misdemeanor or a felony other than a felony listed in division | 21247 |
| (C)(1) of this section who are committed by the probate court | 21248 |
| subsequent to the court's or prosecutor's filing of an affidavit | 21249 |
| for civil commitment under authority of this division: | 21250 |
| (a) The chief clinical officer of the entity, hospital, or | 21251 |
| facility, the managing officer of the institution, the director of | 21252 |
| the program, or the person to which the defendant is committed or | 21253 |
| admitted shall do all of the following: | 21254 |
| (i) Notify the prosecutor, in writing, of the discharge of | 21255 |
| the defendant, send the notice at least ten days prior to the | 21256 |
| discharge unless the discharge is by the probate court, and state | 21257 |
| in the notice the date on which the defendant will be discharged; | 21258 |
| (ii) Notify the prosecutor, in writing, when the defendant is | 21259 |
| absent without leave or is granted unsupervised, off-grounds | 21260 |
| movement, and send this notice promptly after the discovery of the | 21261 |
| absence without leave or prior to the granting of the | 21262 |
| unsupervised, off-grounds movement, whichever is applicable; | 21263 |
| (iii) Notify the prosecutor, in writing, of the change of the | 21264 |
| defendant's commitment or admission to voluntary status, send the | 21265 |
| notice promptly upon learning of the change to voluntary status, | 21266 |
| and state in the notice the date on which the defendant was | 21267 |
| committed or admitted on a voluntary status. | 21268 |
| (b) Upon receiving notice that the defendant will be granted | 21269 |
| unsupervised, off-grounds movement, the prosecutor either shall | 21270 |
| re-indict the defendant or promptly notify the court that the | 21271 |
| prosecutor does not intend to prosecute the charges against the | 21272 |
| defendant. | 21273 |
| (I) If a defendant is convicted of a crime and sentenced to a | 21274 |
| jail or workhouse, the defendant's sentence shall be reduced by | 21275 |
| the total number of days the defendant is confined for evaluation | 21276 |
| to determine the defendant's competence to stand trial or | 21277 |
| treatment under this section and sections 2945.37 and 2945.371 of | 21278 |
| the Revised Code or by the total number of days the defendant is | 21279 |
| confined for evaluation to determine the defendant's mental | 21280 |
| condition at the time of the offense charged. | 21281 |
| Sec. 2945.39. (A) If a defendant who is charged with an | 21282 |
| offense described in division (C)(1) of section 2945.38 of the | 21283 |
| Revised Code is found incompetent to stand trial, after the | 21284 |
| expiration of the maximum time for treatment as specified in | 21285 |
| division (C) of that section or after the court finds that there | 21286 |
| is not a substantial probability that the defendant will become | 21287 |
| competent to stand trial even if the defendant is provided with a | 21288 |
| course of treatment, one of the following applies: | 21289 |
| (1) The court or the prosecutor may file an affidavit in | 21290 |
| probate court for civil commitment of the defendant in the manner | 21291 |
| provided in Chapter 5122. or 5123. of the Revised Code. If the | 21292 |
| court or prosecutor files an affidavit for civil commitment, the | 21293 |
| court may detain the defendant for ten days pending civil | 21294 |
| commitment. If the probate court commits the defendant subsequent | 21295 |
| to the court's or prosecutor's filing of an affidavit for civil | 21296 |
| commitment, the chief clinical officer of the entity, hospital, or | 21297 |
| facility, the managing officer of the institution, the director of | 21298 |
| the program, or the person to which the defendant is committed or | 21299 |
| admitted shall send to the prosecutor the notices described in | 21300 |
| divisions (H)(4)(a)(i) to (iii) of section 2945.38 of the Revised | 21301 |
| Code within the periods of time and under the circumstances | 21302 |
| specified in those divisions. | 21303 |
| (2) On the motion of the prosecutor or on its own motion, the | 21304 |
| court may retain jurisdiction over the defendant if, at a hearing, | 21305 |
| the court finds both of the following by clear and convincing | 21306 |
| evidence: | 21307 |
| (a) The defendant committed the offense with which the | 21308 |
| defendant is charged. | 21309 |
| (b) The defendant is a mentally ill person subject to | 21310 |
| hospitalization by court order or a mentally retarded person | 21311 |
| subject to institutionalization by court order. | 21312 |
| (B) In making its determination under division (A)(2) of this | 21313 |
| section as to whether to retain jurisdiction over the defendant, | 21314 |
| the court may consider all relevant evidence, including, but not | 21315 |
| limited to, any relevant psychiatric, psychological, or medical | 21316 |
| testimony or reports, the acts constituting the offense charged, | 21317 |
| and any history of the defendant that is relevant to the | 21318 |
| defendant's ability to conform to the law. | 21319 |
| (C) If the court conducts a hearing as described in division | 21320 |
| (A)(2) of this section and if the court does not make both | 21321 |
| findings described in divisions (A)(2)(a) and (b) of this section | 21322 |
| by clear and convincing evidence, the court shall dismiss the | 21323 |
| indictment, information, or complaint against the defendant. Upon | 21324 |
| the dismissal, the court shall discharge the defendant unless the | 21325 |
| court or prosecutor files an affidavit in probate court for civil | 21326 |
| commitment of the defendant pursuant to Chapter 5122. or 5123. of | 21327 |
| the Revised Code. If the court or prosecutor files an affidavit | 21328 |
| for civil commitment, the court may order that the defendant be | 21329 |
| detained for up to ten days pending the civil commitment. If the | 21330 |
| probate court commits the defendant subsequent to the court's or | 21331 |
| prosecutor's filing of an affidavit for civil commitment, the | 21332 |
| chief clinical officer of the entity, hospital, or facility, the | 21333 |
| managing officer of the institution, the director of the program, | 21334 |
| or the person to which the defendant is committed or admitted | 21335 |
| shall send to the prosecutor the notices described in divisions | 21336 |
| (H)(4)(a)(i) to (iii) of section 2945.38 of the Revised Code | 21337 |
| within the periods of time and under the circumstances specified | 21338 |
| in those divisions. A dismissal of charges under this division is | 21339 |
| not a bar to further criminal proceedings based on the same | 21340 |
| conduct. | 21341 |
| (D)(1) If the court conducts a hearing as described in | 21342 |
| division (A)(2) of this section and if the court makes the | 21343 |
| findings described in divisions (A)(2)(a) and (b) of this section | 21344 |
| by clear and convincing evidence, the court shall commit the | 21345 |
| defendant, if determined to require mental health treatment, | 21346 |
| either to the department of mental health for treatment at a | 21347 |
| hospital, facility, or agency as determined clinically appropriate | 21348 |
| by the department of mental health or to another medical or | 21349 |
| psychiatric facility, as appropriate. Prior to placing the | 21350 |
| defendant, the department of mental health shall obtain court | 21351 |
| approval for that placement. If the court conducts such a hearing | 21352 |
| and if it makes those findings by clear and convincing evidence, | 21353 |
| the court shall commit the defendant, if determined to require | 21354 |
|
treatment for | 21355 |
| facility operated by the department of developmental disabilities, | 21356 |
|
or another facility, as appropriate.
| 21357 |
| 21358 | |
| 21359 | |
| 21360 | |
| 21361 | |
| 21362 | |
| 21363 | |
| 21364 | |
| consider the extent to which the person is a danger to the person | 21365 |
| and to others, the need for security, and the type of crime | 21366 |
|
involved and shall order the least restrictive | 21367 |
| alternative available that is consistent with public safety and | 21368 |
| the welfare of the defendant. In weighing these factors, the court | 21369 |
| shall give preference to protecting public safety. | 21370 |
| (2) If a court makes a commitment of a defendant under | 21371 |
| division (D)(1) of this section, the prosecutor shall send to the | 21372 |
| hospital, facility, or agency where the defendant is placed by the | 21373 |
| department of mental health or to the defendant's place of | 21374 |
| commitment all reports of the defendant's current mental condition | 21375 |
| and, except as otherwise provided in this division, any other | 21376 |
| relevant information, including, but not limited to, a transcript | 21377 |
| of the hearing held pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section, | 21378 |
| copies of relevant police reports, and copies of any prior arrest | 21379 |
| and conviction records that pertain to the defendant and that the | 21380 |
| prosecutor possesses. The prosecutor shall send the reports of the | 21381 |
| defendant's current mental condition in every case of commitment, | 21382 |
| and, unless the prosecutor determines that the release of any of | 21383 |
| the other relevant information to unauthorized persons would | 21384 |
| interfere with the effective prosecution of any person or would | 21385 |
| create a substantial risk of harm to any person, the prosecutor | 21386 |
| also shall send the other relevant information. Upon admission of | 21387 |
| a defendant committed under division (D)(1) of this section, the | 21388 |
| place of commitment shall send to the board of alcohol, drug | 21389 |
| addiction, and mental health services or the community mental | 21390 |
| health board serving the county in which the charges against the | 21391 |
| defendant were filed a copy of all reports of the defendant's | 21392 |
| current mental condition and a copy of the other relevant | 21393 |
| information provided by the prosecutor under this division, | 21394 |
| including, if provided, a transcript of the hearing held pursuant | 21395 |
| to division (A)(2) of this section, the relevant police reports, | 21396 |
| and the prior arrest and conviction records that pertain to the | 21397 |
| defendant and that the prosecutor possesses. | 21398 |
| (3) If a court makes a commitment under division (D)(1) of | 21399 |
| this section, all further proceedings shall be in accordance with | 21400 |
| sections 2945.401 and 2945.402 of the Revised Code. | 21401 |
| Sec. 2945.40. (A) If a person is found not guilty by reason | 21402 |
| of insanity, the verdict shall state that finding, and the trial | 21403 |
| court shall conduct a full hearing to determine whether the person | 21404 |
| is a mentally ill person subject to hospitalization by court order | 21405 |
| or a mentally retarded person subject to institutionalization by | 21406 |
| court order. Prior to the hearing, if the trial judge believes | 21407 |
| that there is probable cause that the person found not guilty by | 21408 |
| reason of insanity is a mentally ill person subject to | 21409 |
| hospitalization by court order or mentally retarded person subject | 21410 |
| to institutionalization by court order, the trial judge may issue | 21411 |
| a temporary order of detention for that person to remain in effect | 21412 |
| for ten court days or until the hearing, whichever occurs first. | 21413 |
| Any person detained pursuant to a temporary order of | 21414 |
| detention issued under this division shall be held in a suitable | 21415 |
| facility, taking into consideration the place and type of | 21416 |
| confinement prior to and during trial. | 21417 |
| (B) The court shall hold the hearing under division (A) of | 21418 |
| this section to determine whether the person found not guilty by | 21419 |
| reason of insanity is a mentally ill person subject to | 21420 |
| hospitalization by court order or a mentally retarded person | 21421 |
| subject to institutionalization by court order within ten court | 21422 |
| days after the finding of not guilty by reason of insanity. | 21423 |
| Failure to conduct the hearing within the ten-day period shall | 21424 |
| cause the immediate discharge of the respondent, unless the judge | 21425 |
| grants a continuance for not longer than ten court days for good | 21426 |
| cause shown or for any period of time upon motion of the | 21427 |
| respondent. | 21428 |
| (C) If a person is found not guilty by reason of insanity, | 21429 |
| the person has the right to attend all hearings conducted pursuant | 21430 |
| to sections 2945.37 to 2945.402 of the Revised Code. At any | 21431 |
| hearing conducted pursuant to one of those sections, the court | 21432 |
| shall inform the person that the person has all of the following | 21433 |
| rights: | 21434 |
| (1) The right to be represented by counsel and to have that | 21435 |
| counsel provided at public expense if the person is indigent, with | 21436 |
| the counsel to be appointed by the court under Chapter 120. of the | 21437 |
| Revised Code or under the authority recognized in division (C) of | 21438 |
| section 120.06, division (E) of section 120.16, division (E) of | 21439 |
| section 120.26, or section 2941.51 of the Revised Code; | 21440 |
| (2) The right to have independent expert evaluation and to | 21441 |
| have that independent expert evaluation provided at public expense | 21442 |
| if the person is indigent; | 21443 |
| (3) The right to subpoena witnesses and documents, to present | 21444 |
| evidence on the person's behalf, and to cross-examine witnesses | 21445 |
| against the person; | 21446 |
| (4) The right to testify in the person's own behalf and to | 21447 |
| not be compelled to testify; | 21448 |
| (5) The right to have copies of any relevant medical or | 21449 |
| mental health document in the custody of the state or of any place | 21450 |
| of commitment other than a document for which the court finds that | 21451 |
| the release to the person of information contained in the document | 21452 |
| would create a substantial risk of harm to any person. | 21453 |
| (D) The hearing under division (A) of this section shall be | 21454 |
| open to the public, and the court shall conduct the hearing in | 21455 |
| accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure. The court shall make | 21456 |
| and maintain a full transcript and record of the hearing | 21457 |
| proceedings. The court may consider all relevant evidence, | 21458 |
| including, but not limited to, any relevant psychiatric, | 21459 |
| psychological, or medical testimony or reports, the acts | 21460 |
| constituting the offense in relation to which the person was found | 21461 |
| not guilty by reason of insanity, and any history of the person | 21462 |
| that is relevant to the person's ability to conform to the law. | 21463 |
| (E) Upon completion of the hearing under division (A) of this | 21464 |
| section, if the court finds there is not clear and convincing | 21465 |
| evidence that the person is a mentally ill person subject to | 21466 |
| hospitalization by court order or a mentally retarded person | 21467 |
| subject to institutionalization by court order, the court shall | 21468 |
| discharge the person, unless a detainer has been placed upon the | 21469 |
| person by the department of rehabilitation and correction, in | 21470 |
| which case the person shall be returned to that department. | 21471 |
| (F) If, at the hearing under division (A) of this section, | 21472 |
| the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person | 21473 |
| is a mentally ill person subject to hospitalization by court | 21474 |
| order, the court shall commit the person either to the department | 21475 |
|
of mental health for | 21476 |
| or agency as determined clinically appropriate by the department | 21477 |
| of mental health or to another medical or psychiatric facility, as | 21478 |
| appropriate. Prior to placing the defendant, the department of | 21479 |
| mental health shall obtain court approval for that placement. If, | 21480 |
|
at the hearing under division (A) of this section, the court | 21481 |
| determines by clear and convincing evidence that the person | 21482 |
| 21483 | |
| 21484 | |
| the person to a facility operated by the department of | 21485 |
| developmental disabilities or another facility, as appropriate. | 21486 |
| Further proceedings shall be in accordance with sections 2945.401 | 21487 |
|
and 2945.402 of the Revised Code. | 21488 |
| 21489 | |
| 21490 | |
| 21491 | |
|
determining the place | 21492 |
| 21493 | |
| the court shall consider the extent to which the person is a | 21494 |
| danger to the person and to others, the need for security, and the | 21495 |
| type of crime involved and shall order the least restrictive | 21496 |
| 21497 | |
| safety and the welfare of the person. In weighing these factors, | 21498 |
| the court shall give preference to protecting public safety. | 21499 |
| (G) If a court makes a commitment of a person under division | 21500 |
| (F) of this section, the prosecutor shall send to the hospital, | 21501 |
| facility, or agency where the person is placed by the department | 21502 |
| of mental health or to the defendant's place of commitment all | 21503 |
| reports of the person's current mental condition, and, except as | 21504 |
| otherwise provided in this division, any other relevant | 21505 |
| information, including, but not limited to, a transcript of the | 21506 |
| hearing held pursuant to division (A) of this section, copies of | 21507 |
| relevant police reports, and copies of any prior arrest and | 21508 |
| conviction records that pertain to the person and that the | 21509 |
| prosecutor possesses. The prosecutor shall send the reports of the | 21510 |
| person's current mental condition in every case of commitment, | 21511 |
| and, unless the prosecutor determines that the release of any of | 21512 |
| the other relevant information to unauthorized persons would | 21513 |
| interfere with the effective prosecution of any person or would | 21514 |
| create a substantial risk of harm to any person, the prosecutor | 21515 |
| also shall send the other relevant information. Upon admission of | 21516 |
| a person committed under division (F) of this section, the place | 21517 |
| of commitment shall send to the board of alcohol, drug addiction, | 21518 |
| and mental health services or the community mental health board | 21519 |
| serving the county in which the charges against the person were | 21520 |
| filed a copy of all reports of the person's current mental | 21521 |
| condition and a copy of the other relevant information provided by | 21522 |
| the prosecutor under this division, including, if provided, a | 21523 |
| transcript of the hearing held pursuant to division (A) of this | 21524 |
| section, the relevant police reports, and the prior arrest and | 21525 |
| conviction records that pertain to the person and that the | 21526 |
| prosecutor possesses. | 21527 |
| (H) A person who is committed pursuant to this section shall | 21528 |
| not voluntarily admit the person or be voluntarily admitted to a | 21529 |
| hospital or institution pursuant to section 5122.02, 5122.15, | 21530 |
| 5123.69, or 5123.76 of the Revised Code. | 21531 |
| Sec. 2945.401. (A) A defendant found incompetent to stand | 21532 |
| trial and committed pursuant to section 2945.39 of the Revised | 21533 |
| Code or a person found not guilty by reason of insanity and | 21534 |
| committed pursuant to section 2945.40 of the Revised Code shall | 21535 |
| remain subject to the jurisdiction of the trial court pursuant to | 21536 |
| that commitment, and to the provisions of this section, until the | 21537 |
| final termination of the commitment as described in division | 21538 |
| (J)(1) of this section. If the jurisdiction is terminated under | 21539 |
| this division because of the final termination of the commitment | 21540 |
| resulting from the expiration of the maximum prison term or term | 21541 |
| of imprisonment described in division (J)(1)(b) of this section, | 21542 |
| the court or prosecutor may file an affidavit for the civil | 21543 |
| commitment of the defendant or person pursuant to Chapter 5122. or | 21544 |
| 5123. of the Revised Code. | 21545 |
| (B) A hearing conducted under any provision of sections | 21546 |
| 2945.37 to 2945.402 of the Revised Code shall not be conducted in | 21547 |
| accordance with Chapters 5122. and 5123. of the Revised Code. Any | 21548 |
| person who is committed pursuant to section 2945.39 or 2945.40 of | 21549 |
| the Revised Code shall not voluntarily admit the person or be | 21550 |
| voluntarily admitted to a hospital or institution pursuant to | 21551 |
| section 5122.02, 5122.15, 5123.69, or 5123.76 of the Revised Code. | 21552 |
| All other provisions of Chapters 5122. and 5123. of the Revised | 21553 |
| Code regarding hospitalization or institutionalization shall apply | 21554 |
| to the extent they are not in conflict with this chapter. A | 21555 |
| commitment under section 2945.39 or 2945.40 of the Revised Code | 21556 |
| shall not be terminated and the conditions of the commitment shall | 21557 |
| not be changed except as otherwise provided in division (D)(2) of | 21558 |
| this section with respect to a mentally retarded person subject to | 21559 |
| institutionalization by court order or except by order of the | 21560 |
| trial court. | 21561 |
| (C) The department of mental health or the institution | 21562 |
| facility, or program to which a defendant or person has been | 21563 |
| committed under section 2945.39 or 2945.40 of the Revised Code | 21564 |
| shall report in writing to the trial court, at the times specified | 21565 |
| in this division, as to whether the defendant or person remains a | 21566 |
| mentally ill person subject to hospitalization by court order or a | 21567 |
| mentally retarded person subject to institutionalization by court | 21568 |
| order and, in the case of a defendant committed under section | 21569 |
| 2945.39 of the Revised Code, as to whether the defendant remains | 21570 |
|
incompetent to stand trial. The department, institution, | 21571 |
| facility, or program shall make the reports after the initial six | 21572 |
| months of treatment and every two years after the initial report | 21573 |
| is made. The trial court shall provide copies of the reports to | 21574 |
| the prosecutor and to the counsel for the defendant or person. | 21575 |
| Within thirty days after its receipt pursuant to this division of | 21576 |
|
a report from the department, institution, | 21577 |
| program, the trial court shall hold a hearing on the continued | 21578 |
| commitment of the defendant or person or on any changes in the | 21579 |
| conditions of the commitment of the defendant or person. The | 21580 |
| defendant or person may request a change in the conditions of | 21581 |
| confinement, and the trial court shall conduct a hearing on that | 21582 |
| request if six months or more have elapsed since the most recent | 21583 |
| hearing was conducted under this section. | 21584 |
| (D)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(2) of | 21585 |
| this section, when a defendant or person has been committed under | 21586 |
| section 2945.39 or 2945.40 of the Revised Code, at any time after | 21587 |
| evaluating the risks to public safety and the welfare of the | 21588 |
| defendant or person, the designee of the department of mental | 21589 |
| health or the managing officer of the institution or director of | 21590 |
| the facility or program to which the defendant or person is | 21591 |
| committed may recommend a termination of the defendant's or | 21592 |
| person's commitment or a change in the conditions of the | 21593 |
| defendant's or person's commitment. | 21594 |
| Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(2) of this | 21595 |
| section, if the designee of the department of mental health | 21596 |
| recommends on-grounds unsupervised movement, off-grounds | 21597 |
| supervised movement, or nonsecured status for the defendant or | 21598 |
| person or termination of the defendant's or person's commitment, | 21599 |
| the following provisions apply: | 21600 |
| (a) If the department's designee recommends on-grounds | 21601 |
| unsupervised movement or off-grounds supervised movement, the | 21602 |
| department's designee shall file with the trial court an | 21603 |
| application for approval of the movement and shall send a copy of | 21604 |
| the application to the prosecutor. Within fifteen days after | 21605 |
| receiving the application, the prosecutor may request a hearing on | 21606 |
| the application and, if a hearing is requested, shall so inform | 21607 |
| the department's designee. If the prosecutor does not request a | 21608 |
| hearing within the fifteen-day period, the trial court shall | 21609 |
| approve the application by entering its order approving the | 21610 |
| requested movement or, within five days after the expiration of | 21611 |
| the fifteen-day period, shall set a date for a hearing on the | 21612 |
| application. If the prosecutor requests a hearing on the | 21613 |
| application within the fifteen-day period, the trial court shall | 21614 |
| hold a hearing on the application within thirty days after the | 21615 |
| hearing is requested. If the trial court, within five days after | 21616 |
| the expiration of the fifteen-day period, sets a date for a | 21617 |
| hearing on the application, the trial court shall hold the hearing | 21618 |
| within thirty days after setting the hearing date. At least | 21619 |
| fifteen days before any hearing is held under this division, the | 21620 |
| trial court shall give the prosecutor written notice of the date, | 21621 |
| time, and place of the hearing. At the conclusion of each hearing | 21622 |
| conducted under this division, the trial court either shall | 21623 |
| approve or disapprove the application and shall enter its order | 21624 |
| accordingly. | 21625 |
| (b) If the department's designee recommends termination of | 21626 |
| the defendant's or person's commitment at any time or if the | 21627 |
| department's designee recommends the first of any nonsecured | 21628 |
| status for the defendant or person, the department's designee | 21629 |
| shall send written notice of this recommendation to the trial | 21630 |
| court and to the local forensic center. The local forensic center | 21631 |
| shall evaluate the committed defendant or person and, within | 21632 |
| thirty days after its receipt of the written notice, shall submit | 21633 |
| to the trial court and the department's designee a written report | 21634 |
| of the evaluation. The trial court shall provide a copy of the | 21635 |
| department's designee's written notice and of the local forensic | 21636 |
| center's written report to the prosecutor and to the counsel for | 21637 |
| the defendant or person. Upon the local forensic center's | 21638 |
| submission of the report to the trial court and the department's | 21639 |
| designee, all of the following apply: | 21640 |
| (i) If the forensic center disagrees with the recommendation | 21641 |
| of the department's designee, it shall inform the department's | 21642 |
| designee and the trial court of its decision and the reasons for | 21643 |
| the decision. The department's designee, after consideration of | 21644 |
| the forensic center's decision, shall either withdraw, proceed | 21645 |
| with, or modify and proceed with the recommendation. If the | 21646 |
| department's designee proceeds with, or modifies and proceeds | 21647 |
| with, the recommendation, the department's designee shall proceed | 21648 |
| in accordance with division (D)(1)(b)(iii) of this section. | 21649 |
| (ii) If the forensic center agrees with the recommendation of | 21650 |
| the department's designee, it shall inform the department's | 21651 |
| designee and the trial court of its decision and the reasons for | 21652 |
| the decision, and the department's designee shall proceed in | 21653 |
| accordance with division (D)(1)(b)(iii) of this section. | 21654 |
| (iii) If the forensic center disagrees with the | 21655 |
| recommendation of the department's designee and the department's | 21656 |
| designee proceeds with, or modifies and proceeds with, the | 21657 |
| recommendation or if the forensic center agrees with the | 21658 |
| recommendation of the department's designee, the department's | 21659 |
| designee shall work with community mental health agencies, | 21660 |
| programs, facilities, or boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and | 21661 |
| mental health services or community mental health boards to | 21662 |
| develop a plan to implement the recommendation. If the defendant | 21663 |
| or person is on medication, the plan shall include, but shall not | 21664 |
| be limited to, a system to monitor the defendant's or person's | 21665 |
| compliance with the prescribed medication treatment plan. The | 21666 |
| system shall include a schedule that clearly states when the | 21667 |
| defendant or person shall report for a medication compliance | 21668 |
| check. The medication compliance checks shall be based upon the | 21669 |
| effective duration of the prescribed medication, taking into | 21670 |
| account the route by which it is taken, and shall be scheduled at | 21671 |
| intervals sufficiently close together to detect a potential | 21672 |
| increase in mental illness symptoms that the medication is | 21673 |
| intended to prevent. | 21674 |
| The department's designee, after consultation with the board | 21675 |
| of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or the | 21676 |
| community mental health board serving the area, shall send the | 21677 |
| recommendation and plan developed under division (D)(1)(b)(iii) of | 21678 |
| this section, in writing, to the trial court, the prosecutor, and | 21679 |
| the counsel for the committed defendant or person. The trial court | 21680 |
| shall conduct a hearing on the recommendation and plan developed | 21681 |
| under division (D)(1)(b)(iii) of this section. Divisions (D)(1)(c) | 21682 |
| and (d) and (E) to (J) of this section apply regarding the | 21683 |
| hearing. | 21684 |
| (c) If the department's designee's recommendation is for | 21685 |
| nonsecured status or termination of commitment, the prosecutor may | 21686 |
| obtain an independent expert evaluation of the defendant's or | 21687 |
| person's mental condition, and the trial court may continue the | 21688 |
| hearing on the recommendation for a period of not more than thirty | 21689 |
| days to permit time for the evaluation. | 21690 |
| The prosecutor may introduce the evaluation report or present | 21691 |
| other evidence at the hearing in accordance with the Rules of | 21692 |
| Evidence. | 21693 |
| (d) The trial court shall schedule the hearing on a | 21694 |
| department's designee's recommendation for nonsecured status or | 21695 |
| termination of commitment and shall give reasonable notice to the | 21696 |
| prosecutor and the counsel for the defendant or person. Unless | 21697 |
| continued for independent evaluation at the prosecutor's request | 21698 |
| or for other good cause, the hearing shall be held within thirty | 21699 |
| days after the trial court's receipt of the recommendation and | 21700 |
| plan. | 21701 |
| (2)(a) Division (D)(1) of this section does not apply to | 21702 |
| on-grounds unsupervised movement of a defendant or person who has | 21703 |
| been committed under section 2945.39 or 2945.40 of the Revised | 21704 |
| Code, who is a mentally retarded person subject to | 21705 |
| institutionalization by court order, and who is being provided | 21706 |
| residential habilitation, care, and treatment in a facility | 21707 |
| operated by the department of developmental disabilities. | 21708 |
| (b) If, pursuant to section 2945.39 of the Revised Code, the | 21709 |
| trial court commits a defendant who is found incompetent to stand | 21710 |
| trial and who is a mentally retarded person subject to | 21711 |
| institutionalization by court order, if the defendant is being | 21712 |
| provided residential habilitation, care, and treatment in a | 21713 |
| facility operated by the department of developmental disabilities, | 21714 |
| if an individual who is conducting a survey for the department of | 21715 |
| health to determine the facility's compliance with the | 21716 |
| certification requirements of the medicaid program under Chapter | 21717 |
| 5111. of the Revised Code and Title XIX of the "Social Security | 21718 |
| Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C.A. 301, as amended, cites the | 21719 |
| defendant's receipt of the residential habilitation, care, and | 21720 |
| treatment in the facility as being inappropriate under the | 21721 |
| certification requirements, if the defendant's receipt of the | 21722 |
| residential habilitation, care, and treatment in the facility | 21723 |
| potentially jeopardizes the facility's continued receipt of | 21724 |
| federal medicaid moneys, and if as a result of the citation the | 21725 |
| chief clinical officer of the facility determines that the | 21726 |
| conditions of the defendant's commitment should be changed, the | 21727 |
| department of developmental disabilities may cause the defendant | 21728 |
| to be removed from the particular facility and, after evaluating | 21729 |
| the risks to public safety and the welfare of the defendant and | 21730 |
| after determining whether another type of placement is consistent | 21731 |
| with the certification requirements, may place the defendant in | 21732 |
| another facility that the department selects as an appropriate | 21733 |
| facility for the defendant's continued receipt of residential | 21734 |
| habilitation, care, and treatment and that is a no less secure | 21735 |
| setting than the facility in which the defendant had been placed | 21736 |
| at the time of the citation. Within three days after the | 21737 |
| defendant's removal and alternative placement under the | 21738 |
| circumstances described in division (D)(2)(b) of this section, the | 21739 |
| department of developmental disabilities shall notify the trial | 21740 |
| court and the prosecutor in writing of the removal and alternative | 21741 |
| placement. | 21742 |
| The trial court shall set a date for a hearing on the removal | 21743 |
| and alternative placement, and the hearing shall be held within | 21744 |
| twenty-one days after the trial court's receipt of the notice from | 21745 |
| the department of developmental disabilities. At least ten days | 21746 |
| before the hearing is held, the trial court shall give the | 21747 |
| prosecutor, the department of developmental disabilities, and the | 21748 |
| counsel for the defendant written notice of the date, time, and | 21749 |
| place of the hearing. At the hearing, the trial court shall | 21750 |
| consider the citation issued by the individual who conducted the | 21751 |
| survey for the department of health to be prima-facie evidence of | 21752 |
| the fact that the defendant's commitment to the particular | 21753 |
| facility was inappropriate under the certification requirements of | 21754 |
| the medicaid program under Chapter 5111. of the Revised Code and | 21755 |
| Title XIX of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 | 21756 |
| U.S.C.A. 301, as amended, and potentially jeopardizes the | 21757 |
| particular facility's continued receipt of federal medicaid | 21758 |
| moneys. At the conclusion of the hearing, the trial court may | 21759 |
| approve or disapprove the defendant's removal and alternative | 21760 |
| placement. If the trial court approves the defendant's removal and | 21761 |
| alternative placement, the department of developmental | 21762 |
| disabilities may continue the defendant's alternative placement. | 21763 |
| If the trial court disapproves the defendant's removal and | 21764 |
| alternative placement, it shall enter an order modifying the | 21765 |
| defendant's removal and alternative placement, but that order | 21766 |
| shall not require the department of developmental disabilities to | 21767 |
| replace the defendant for purposes of continued residential | 21768 |
| habilitation, care, and treatment in the facility associated with | 21769 |
| the citation issued by the individual who conducted the survey for | 21770 |
| the department of health. | 21771 |
| (E) In making a determination under this section regarding | 21772 |
| nonsecured status or termination of commitment, the trial court | 21773 |
| shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited | 21774 |
| to, all of the following: | 21775 |
| (1) Whether, in the trial court's view, the defendant or | 21776 |
| person currently represents a substantial risk of physical harm to | 21777 |
| the defendant or person or others; | 21778 |
| (2) Psychiatric and medical testimony as to the current | 21779 |
| mental and physical condition of the defendant or person; | 21780 |
| (3) Whether the defendant or person has insight into the | 21781 |
| 21782 | |
| defendant or person will continue treatment as prescribed or seek | 21783 |
| professional assistance as needed; | 21784 |
| (4) The grounds upon which the state relies for the proposed | 21785 |
| commitment; | 21786 |
| (5) Any past history that is relevant to establish the | 21787 |
| defendant's or person's degree of conformity to the laws, rules, | 21788 |
| regulations, and values of society; | 21789 |
| (6) If there is evidence that the defendant's or person's | 21790 |
| mental illness is in a state of remission, the medically suggested | 21791 |
| cause and degree of the remission and the probability that the | 21792 |
| defendant or person will continue treatment to maintain the | 21793 |
| remissive state of the defendant's or person's illness should the | 21794 |
| defendant's or person's commitment conditions be altered. | 21795 |
| (F) At any hearing held pursuant to division (C) or (D)(1) or | 21796 |
| (2) of this section, the defendant or the person shall have all | 21797 |
| the rights of a defendant or person at a commitment hearing as | 21798 |
| described in section 2945.40 of the Revised Code. | 21799 |
| (G) In a hearing held pursuant to division (C) or (D)(1) of | 21800 |
| this section, the prosecutor has the burden of proof as follows: | 21801 |
| (1) For a recommendation of termination of commitment, to | 21802 |
| show by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant or person | 21803 |
| remains a mentally ill person subject to hospitalization by court | 21804 |
| order or a mentally retarded person subject to | 21805 |
| institutionalization by court order; | 21806 |
| (2) For a recommendation for a change in the conditions of | 21807 |
| the commitment to a less restrictive status, to show by clear and | 21808 |
| convincing evidence that the proposed change represents a threat | 21809 |
| to public safety or a threat to the safety of any person. | 21810 |
| (H) In a hearing held pursuant to division (C) or (D)(1) or | 21811 |
| (2) of this section, the prosecutor shall represent the state or | 21812 |
| the public interest. | 21813 |
| (I) At the conclusion of a hearing conducted under division | 21814 |
| (D)(1) of this section regarding a recommendation from the | 21815 |
| designee of the department of mental health, managing officer of | 21816 |
| the institution, or director of a facility or program, the trial | 21817 |
| court may approve, disapprove, or modify the recommendation and | 21818 |
| shall enter an order accordingly. | 21819 |
| (J)(1) A defendant or person who has been committed pursuant | 21820 |
| to section 2945.39 or 2945.40 of the Revised Code continues to be | 21821 |
| under the jurisdiction of the trial court until the final | 21822 |
| termination of the commitment. For purposes of division (J) of | 21823 |
| this section, the final termination of a commitment occurs upon | 21824 |
| the earlier of one of the following: | 21825 |
| (a) The defendant or person no longer is a mentally ill | 21826 |
| person subject to hospitalization by court order or a mentally | 21827 |
| retarded person subject to institutionalization by court order, as | 21828 |
| determined by the trial court; | 21829 |
| (b) The expiration of the maximum prison term or term of | 21830 |
| imprisonment that the defendant or person could have received if | 21831 |
| the defendant or person had been convicted of the most serious | 21832 |
| offense with which the defendant or person is charged or in | 21833 |
| relation to which the defendant or person was found not guilty by | 21834 |
| reason of insanity; | 21835 |
| (c) The trial court enters an order terminating the | 21836 |
| commitment under the circumstances described in division | 21837 |
| (J)(2)(a)(ii) of this section. | 21838 |
| (2)(a) If a defendant is found incompetent to stand trial and | 21839 |
| committed pursuant to section 2945.39 of the Revised Code, if | 21840 |
| neither of the circumstances described in divisions (J)(1)(a) and | 21841 |
| (b) of this section applies to that defendant, and if a report | 21842 |
| filed with the trial court pursuant to division (C) of this | 21843 |
| section indicates that the defendant presently is competent to | 21844 |
| stand trial or if, at any other time during the period of the | 21845 |
| defendant's commitment, the prosecutor, the counsel for the | 21846 |
| defendant, or the designee of the department of mental health or | 21847 |
| the managing officer of the institution or director of the | 21848 |
| facility or program to which the defendant is committed files an | 21849 |
| application with the trial court alleging that the defendant | 21850 |
| presently is competent to stand trial and requesting a hearing on | 21851 |
| the competency issue or the trial court otherwise has reasonable | 21852 |
| cause to believe that the defendant presently is competent to | 21853 |
| stand trial and determines on its own motion to hold a hearing on | 21854 |
| the competency issue, the trial court shall schedule a hearing on | 21855 |
| the competency of the defendant to stand trial, shall give the | 21856 |
| prosecutor, the counsel for the defendant, and the department's | 21857 |
| designee or the managing officer of the institution or the | 21858 |
| director of the facility to which the defendant is committed | 21859 |
| notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing at least | 21860 |
| fifteen days before the hearing, and shall conduct the hearing | 21861 |
| within thirty days of the filing of the application or of its own | 21862 |
| motion. If, at the conclusion of the hearing, the trial court | 21863 |
| determines that the defendant presently is capable of | 21864 |
| understanding the nature and objective of the proceedings against | 21865 |
| the defendant and of assisting in the defendant's defense, the | 21866 |
| trial court shall order that the defendant is competent to stand | 21867 |
| trial and shall be proceeded against as provided by law with | 21868 |
| respect to the applicable offenses described in division (C)(1) of | 21869 |
| section 2945.38 of the Revised Code and shall enter whichever of | 21870 |
| the following additional orders is appropriate: | 21871 |
| (i) If the trial court determines that the defendant remains | 21872 |
| a mentally ill person subject to hospitalization by court order or | 21873 |
| a mentally retarded person subject to institutionalization by | 21874 |
| court order, the trial court shall order that the defendant's | 21875 |
| commitment to the department of mental health or to an institution | 21876 |
| 21877 | |
| 21878 | |
| of the trial on the applicable offenses described in division | 21879 |
| (C)(1) of section 2945.38 of the Revised Code. | 21880 |
| (ii) If the trial court determines that the defendant no | 21881 |
| longer is a mentally ill person subject to hospitalization by | 21882 |
| court order or a mentally retarded person subject to | 21883 |
| institutionalization by court order, the trial court shall order | 21884 |
| that the defendant's commitment to the department of mental health | 21885 |
|
or to an institution | 21886 |
| 21887 | |
| continued during the pendency of the trial on the applicable | 21888 |
| offenses described in division (C)(1) of section 2945.38 of the | 21889 |
| Revised Code. This order shall be a final termination of the | 21890 |
| commitment for purposes of division (J)(1)(c) of this section. | 21891 |
| (b) If, at the conclusion of the hearing described in | 21892 |
| division (J)(2)(a) of this section, the trial court determines | 21893 |
| that the defendant remains incapable of understanding the nature | 21894 |
| and objective of the proceedings against the defendant or of | 21895 |
| assisting in the defendant's defense, the trial court shall order | 21896 |
| that the defendant continues to be incompetent to stand trial, | 21897 |
| that the defendant's commitment to the department of mental health | 21898 |
|
or to an institution | 21899 |
| 21900 | |
| and that the defendant remains subject to the jurisdiction of the | 21901 |
| trial court pursuant to that commitment, and to the provisions of | 21902 |
| this section, until the final termination of the commitment as | 21903 |
| described in division (J)(1) of this section. | 21904 |
| Sec. 2953.32. (A)(1) Except as provided in section 2953.61 | 21905 |
| of the Revised Code, a first offender may apply to the sentencing | 21906 |
| court if convicted in this state, or to a court of common pleas if | 21907 |
| convicted in another state or in a federal court, for the sealing | 21908 |
| of the conviction record. Application may be made at the | 21909 |
| expiration of three years after the offender's final discharge if | 21910 |
| convicted of a felony, or at the expiration of one year after the | 21911 |
| offender's final discharge if convicted of a misdemeanor. | 21912 |
| (2) Any person who has been arrested for any misdemeanor | 21913 |
| offense and who has effected a bail forfeiture may apply to the | 21914 |
| court in which the misdemeanor criminal case was pending when bail | 21915 |
| was forfeited for the sealing of the record of the case. Except as | 21916 |
| provided in section 2953.61 of the Revised Code, the application | 21917 |
| may be filed at any time after the expiration of one year from the | 21918 |
| date on which the bail forfeiture was entered upon the minutes of | 21919 |
| the court or the journal, whichever entry occurs first. | 21920 |
| (B) Upon the filing of an application under this section, the | 21921 |
| court shall set a date for a hearing and shall notify the | 21922 |
| prosecutor for the case of the hearing on the application. The | 21923 |
| prosecutor may object to the granting of the application by filing | 21924 |
| an objection with the court prior to the date set for the hearing. | 21925 |
| The prosecutor shall specify in the objection the reasons for | 21926 |
| believing a denial of the application is justified. The court | 21927 |
| shall direct its regular probation officer, a state probation | 21928 |
| officer, or the department of probation of the county in which the | 21929 |
| applicant resides to make inquiries and written reports as the | 21930 |
| court requires concerning the applicant. | 21931 |
| (C)(1) The court shall do each of the following: | 21932 |
| (a) Determine whether the applicant is a first offender or | 21933 |
| whether the forfeiture of bail was agreed to by the applicant and | 21934 |
| the prosecutor in the case. If the applicant applies as a first | 21935 |
| offender pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section and has two | 21936 |
| or three convictions that result from the same indictment, | 21937 |
| information, or complaint, from the same plea of guilty, or from | 21938 |
| the same official proceeding, and result from related criminal | 21939 |
| acts that were committed within a three-month period but do not | 21940 |
| result from the same act or from offenses committed at the same | 21941 |
| time, in making its determination under this division, the court | 21942 |
| initially shall determine whether it is not in the public interest | 21943 |
| for the two or three convictions to be counted as one conviction. | 21944 |
| If the court determines that it is not in the public interest for | 21945 |
| the two or three convictions to be counted as one conviction, the | 21946 |
| court shall determine that the applicant is not a first offender; | 21947 |
| if the court does not make that determination, the court shall | 21948 |
| determine that the offender is a first offender. | 21949 |
| (b) Determine whether criminal proceedings are pending | 21950 |
| against the applicant; | 21951 |
| (c) If the applicant is a first offender who applies pursuant | 21952 |
| to division (A)(1) of this section, determine whether the | 21953 |
| applicant has been rehabilitated to the satisfaction of the court; | 21954 |
| (d) If the prosecutor has filed an objection in accordance | 21955 |
| with division (B) of this section, consider the reasons against | 21956 |
| granting the application specified by the prosecutor in the | 21957 |
| objection; | 21958 |
| (e) Weigh the interests of the applicant in having the | 21959 |
| records pertaining to the applicant's conviction sealed against | 21960 |
| the legitimate needs, if any, of the government to maintain those | 21961 |
| records. | 21962 |
| (2) If the court determines, after complying with division | 21963 |
| (C)(1) of this section, that the applicant is a first offender or | 21964 |
| the subject of a bail forfeiture, that no criminal proceeding is | 21965 |
| pending against the applicant, and that the interests of the | 21966 |
| applicant in having the records pertaining to the applicant's | 21967 |
| conviction or bail forfeiture sealed are not outweighed by any | 21968 |
| legitimate governmental needs to maintain those records, and that | 21969 |
| the rehabilitation of an applicant who is a first offender | 21970 |
| applying pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section has been | 21971 |
| attained to the satisfaction of the court, the court, except as | 21972 |
| provided in divisions (G) and (H) of this section, shall order all | 21973 |
| official records pertaining to the case sealed and, except as | 21974 |
| provided in division (F) of this section, all index references to | 21975 |
| the case deleted and, in the case of bail forfeitures, shall | 21976 |
| dismiss the charges in the case. The proceedings in the case shall | 21977 |
| be considered not to have occurred and the conviction or bail | 21978 |
| forfeiture of the person who is the subject of the proceedings | 21979 |
| shall be sealed, except that upon conviction of a subsequent | 21980 |
| offense, the sealed record of prior conviction or bail forfeiture | 21981 |
| may be considered by the court in determining the sentence or | 21982 |
| other appropriate disposition, including the relief provided for | 21983 |
| in sections 2953.31 to 2953.33 of the Revised Code. | 21984 |
| (3) Upon the filing of an application under this section, the | 21985 |
| applicant, unless indigent, shall pay a fee of fifty dollars. The | 21986 |
| court shall pay thirty dollars of the fee into the state treasury. | 21987 |
| It shall pay twenty dollars of the fee into the county general | 21988 |
| revenue fund if the sealed conviction or bail forfeiture was | 21989 |
| pursuant to a state statute, or into the general revenue fund of | 21990 |
| the municipal corporation involved if the sealed conviction or | 21991 |
| bail forfeiture was pursuant to a municipal ordinance. | 21992 |
| (D) Inspection of the sealed records included in the order | 21993 |
| may be made only by the following persons or for the following | 21994 |
| purposes: | 21995 |
| (1) By a law enforcement officer or prosecutor, or the | 21996 |
| assistants of either, to determine whether the nature and | 21997 |
| character of the offense with which a person is to be charged | 21998 |
| would be affected by virtue of the person's previously having been | 21999 |
| convicted of a crime; | 22000 |
| (2) By the parole or probation officer of the person who is | 22001 |
| the subject of the records, for the exclusive use of the officer | 22002 |
| in supervising the person while on parole or under a community | 22003 |
| control sanction or a post-release control sanction, and in making | 22004 |
| inquiries and written reports as requested by the court or adult | 22005 |
| parole authority; | 22006 |
| (3) Upon application by the person who is the subject of the | 22007 |
| records, by the persons named in the application; | 22008 |
| (4) By a law enforcement officer who was involved in the | 22009 |
| case, for use in the officer's defense of a civil action arising | 22010 |
| out of the officer's involvement in that case; | 22011 |
| (5) By a prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney's | 22012 |
| assistants, to determine a defendant's eligibility to enter a | 22013 |
| pre-trial diversion program established pursuant to section | 22014 |
| 2935.36 of the Revised Code; | 22015 |
| (6) By any law enforcement agency or any authorized employee | 22016 |
| of a law enforcement agency or by the department of rehabilitation | 22017 |
| and correction as part of a background investigation of a person | 22018 |
| who applies for employment with the agency as a law enforcement | 22019 |
| officer or with the department as a corrections officer; | 22020 |
| (7) By any law enforcement agency or any authorized employee | 22021 |
| of a law enforcement agency, for the purposes set forth in, and in | 22022 |
| the manner provided in, section 2953.321 of the Revised Code; | 22023 |
| (8) By the bureau of criminal identification and | 22024 |
| investigation or any authorized employee of the bureau for the | 22025 |
| purpose of providing information to a board or person pursuant to | 22026 |
| division (F) or (G) of section 109.57 of the Revised Code; | 22027 |
| (9) By the bureau of criminal identification and | 22028 |
| investigation or any authorized employee of the bureau for the | 22029 |
| purpose of performing a criminal history records check on a person | 22030 |
| to whom a certificate as prescribed in section 109.77 of the | 22031 |
| Revised Code is to be awarded; | 22032 |
| (10) By the bureau of criminal identification and | 22033 |
| investigation or any authorized employee of the bureau for the | 22034 |
| purpose of conducting a criminal records check of an individual | 22035 |
| pursuant to division (B) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code | 22036 |
| that was requested pursuant to any of the sections identified in | 22037 |
| division (B)(1) of that section; | 22038 |
| (11) By the bureau of criminal identification and | 22039 |
| investigation, an authorized employee of the bureau, a sheriff, or | 22040 |
| an authorized employee of a sheriff in connection with a criminal | 22041 |
| records check described in section 311.41 of the Revised Code; | 22042 |
| (12) By the attorney general or an authorized employee of the | 22043 |
| attorney general or a court for purposes of determining a person's | 22044 |
| classification pursuant to Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code; | 22045 |
| (13) By a prosecuting attorney or the attorney general, or | 22046 |
| the assistants of either, for purposes of defending a civil action | 22047 |
| brought pursuant to division (B)(1) of section 2743.48 of the | 22048 |
| Revised Code. | 22049 |
| When the nature and character of the offense with which a | 22050 |
| person is to be charged would be affected by the information, it | 22051 |
| may be used for the purpose of charging the person with an | 22052 |
| offense. | 22053 |
| (E) In any criminal proceeding, proof of any otherwise | 22054 |
| admissible prior conviction may be introduced and proved, | 22055 |
| notwithstanding the fact that for any such prior conviction an | 22056 |
| order of sealing previously was issued pursuant to sections | 22057 |
| 2953.31 to 2953.36 of the Revised Code. | 22058 |
| (F) The person or governmental agency, office, or department | 22059 |
| that maintains sealed records pertaining to convictions or bail | 22060 |
| forfeitures that have been sealed pursuant to this section may | 22061 |
| maintain a manual or computerized index to the sealed records. The | 22062 |
| index shall contain only the name of, and alphanumeric identifiers | 22063 |
| that relate to, the persons who are the subject of the sealed | 22064 |
| records, the word "sealed," and the name of the person, agency, | 22065 |
| office, or department that has custody of the sealed records, and | 22066 |
| shall not contain the name of the crime committed. The index shall | 22067 |
| be made available by the person who has custody of the sealed | 22068 |
| records only for the purposes set forth in divisions (C), (D), and | 22069 |
| (E) of this section. | 22070 |
| (G) Notwithstanding any provision of this section or section | 22071 |
| 2953.33 of the Revised Code that requires otherwise, a board of | 22072 |
| education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational | 22073 |
| school district that maintains records of an individual who has | 22074 |
| been permanently excluded under sections 3301.121 and 3313.662 of | 22075 |
| the Revised Code is permitted to maintain records regarding a | 22076 |
| conviction that was used as the basis for the individual's | 22077 |
| permanent exclusion, regardless of a court order to seal the | 22078 |
| record. An order issued under this section to seal the record of a | 22079 |
| conviction does not revoke the adjudication order of the | 22080 |
| superintendent of public instruction to permanently exclude the | 22081 |
| individual who is the subject of the sealing order. An order | 22082 |
| issued under this section to seal the record of a conviction of an | 22083 |
| individual may be presented to a district superintendent as | 22084 |
| evidence to support the contention that the superintendent should | 22085 |
| recommend that the permanent exclusion of the individual who is | 22086 |
| the subject of the sealing order be revoked. Except as otherwise | 22087 |
| authorized by this division and sections 3301.121 and 3313.662 of | 22088 |
| the Revised Code, any school employee in possession of or having | 22089 |
| access to the sealed conviction records of an individual that were | 22090 |
| the basis of a permanent exclusion of the individual is subject to | 22091 |
| section 2953.35 of the Revised Code. | 22092 |
| (H) For purposes of sections 2953.31 to 2953.36 of the | 22093 |
| Revised Code, DNA records collected in the DNA database and | 22094 |
| fingerprints filed for record by the superintendent of the bureau | 22095 |
| of criminal identification and investigation shall not be sealed | 22096 |
| unless the superintendent receives a certified copy of a final | 22097 |
| court order establishing that the offender's conviction has been | 22098 |
| overturned. For purposes of this section, a court order is not | 22099 |
| "final" if time remains for an appeal or application for | 22100 |
| discretionary review with respect to the order. | 22101 |
| Sec. 2961.22. (A)(1) Any prisoner serving a prison term in a | 22102 |
| state correctional institution who satisfies all of the following | 22103 |
| is eligible to apply to the department of rehabilitation and | 22104 |
| correction at a time specified in division (A)(2) of this section | 22105 |
| and in accordance with division (D) of this section for a | 22106 |
| certificate of achievement and employability: | 22107 |
| (a) The prisoner has satisfactorily completed one or more | 22108 |
| in-prison vocational programs approved by rule by the department | 22109 |
| of rehabilitation and correction. | 22110 |
| (b) The prisoner has demonstrated exemplary performance as | 22111 |
| determined by completion of one or more cognitive or behavioral | 22112 |
| improvement programs approved by rule by the department while | 22113 |
| incarcerated in a state correctional institution, while under | 22114 |
| supervision, or during both periods of time. | 22115 |
| (c) The prisoner has completed community service hours. | 22116 |
| (d) The prisoner shows other evidence of achievement and | 22117 |
| rehabilitation while under the jurisdiction of the department. | 22118 |
| (2) An eligible prisoner may apply to the department of | 22119 |
| rehabilitation and correction under division (A)(1) of this | 22120 |
| section for a certificate of achievement and employability no | 22121 |
| earlier than one year prior to the date scheduled for the release | 22122 |
| of the prisoner from department custody and no later than the date | 22123 |
| of release of the prisoner. | 22124 |
| (B)(1) Any prisoner who has been released from a state | 22125 |
| correctional institution, who is under supervision on parole or | 22126 |
| under a post-release control sanction, and who satisfies all of | 22127 |
| the criteria set forth in division (A)(1) of this section is | 22128 |
| eligible to apply to the adult parole authority at a time | 22129 |
| specified in division (B)(2) of this section and in accordance | 22130 |
| with division (D) of this section for a certificate of achievement | 22131 |
| and employability. | 22132 |
| (2) An eligible prisoner may apply to the adult parole | 22133 |
| authority under division (B)(1) of this section for a certificate | 22134 |
| of achievement and employability at any time while the prisoner is | 22135 |
| under supervision on parole or under a post-release control | 22136 |
| sanction. | 22137 |
| (C)(1) An eligible prisoner may apply to the department of | 22138 |
| rehabilitation and correction or to the adult parole authority at | 22139 |
| a time specified in division (A) or (B) of this section, whichever | 22140 |
| is applicable, for a certificate of achievement and employability | 22141 |
| that grants the prisoner relief from one or more mandatory civil | 22142 |
| impacts that would affect a potential job within a field in which | 22143 |
| the prisoner trained as part of the prisoner's in-prison | 22144 |
| vocational program. The prisoner shall specify the mandatory civil | 22145 |
| impacts from which the prisoner is requesting relief under the | 22146 |
| certificate. Upon application by a prisoner in accordance with | 22147 |
| this division, if the mandatory civil impact of any licensing | 22148 |
| agency would be affected by the issuance of the certificate to the | 22149 |
| prisoner, the department or authority shall notify the licensing | 22150 |
| agency of the filing of the application, provide the licensing | 22151 |
| agency with a copy of the application and all evidence that the | 22152 |
| department, authority, or court has regarding the prisoner, and | 22153 |
| afford the licensing agency with an opportunity to object in | 22154 |
| writing to the issuance of the certificate to the prisoner. | 22155 |
| (2) Upon application by a prisoner in accordance with | 22156 |
| division (C)(1) of this section, the department of rehabilitation | 22157 |
| and correction or the adult parole authority, whichever is | 22158 |
| applicable, shall consider the application and all objections to | 22159 |
| the issuance of a certificate of achievement and employability to | 22160 |
| the prisoner, if any, that were made by a licensing agency under | 22161 |
| division (C)(1) of this section. If the department or authority | 22162 |
| determines that the prisoner is an eligible prisoner, that the | 22163 |
| application was filed at a time specified in division (B) of this | 22164 |
| section, and that any licensing agency objections to the issuance | 22165 |
| of the certificate to the prisoner are not sufficient to deny the | 22166 |
| issuance of the certificate to the prisoner, subject to division | 22167 |
| (C)(3) of this section, the department or authority shall issue | 22168 |
| the prisoner a certificate of achievement and employability that | 22169 |
| grants the prisoner relief from the mandatory civil impacts that | 22170 |
| are specified in the prisoner's application and that would affect | 22171 |
| a potential job within a field in which the prisoner trained as | 22172 |
| part of the prisoner's in-prison vocational program. | 22173 |
| (3) The mandatory civil impacts identified in division (A)(1) | 22174 |
| of section 2961.01 and in division (B) of section 2961.02 of the | 22175 |
| Revised Code shall not be affected by any certificate of | 22176 |
| achievement and employability issued under this section. No | 22177 |
| certificate of achievement and employability issued to a prisoner | 22178 |
| under this section grants the prisoner relief from the mandatory | 22179 |
| civil impacts identified in division (A)(1) of section 2961.01 and | 22180 |
| in division (B) of section 2961.02 of the Revised Code. | 22181 |
| (E) The department of rehabilitation and correction shall | 22182 |
| adopt rules that define in-prison vocational programs and | 22183 |
| cognitive or behavioral improvement programs that a prisoner may | 22184 |
| complete to satisfy the criteria described in divisions (A)(1)(a) | 22185 |
| and (b) of this section. | 22186 |
| (F) The department of rehabilitation and correction and the | 22187 |
| adult parole authority shall not be liable for any claim for | 22188 |
| damages arising from the department's or authority's issuance, | 22189 |
| denial, or revocation of a certificate of achievement and | 22190 |
| employability or for the department's or authority's failure to | 22191 |
| revoke a certificate of achievement and employability under the | 22192 |
| circumstances described in section 2961.24 of the Revised Code. | 22193 |
| Sec. 2967.03. The adult parole authority may exercise its | 22194 |
| functions and duties in relation to the pardon, commutation of | 22195 |
| sentence, or reprieve of a convict upon direction of the governor | 22196 |
| or upon its own initiative. It may exercise its functions and | 22197 |
| duties in relation to the parole of a prisoner who is eligible for | 22198 |
| parole upon the initiative of the head of the institution in which | 22199 |
| the prisoner is confined or upon its own initiative. When a | 22200 |
| prisoner becomes eligible for parole, the head of the institution | 22201 |
| in which the prisoner is confined shall notify the authority in | 22202 |
| the manner prescribed by the authority. The authority may | 22203 |
| investigate and examine, or cause the investigation and | 22204 |
| examination of, prisoners confined in state correctional | 22205 |
| institutions concerning their conduct in the institutions, their | 22206 |
| mental and moral qualities and characteristics, their knowledge of | 22207 |
| a trade or profession, their former means of livelihood, their | 22208 |
| family relationships, and any other matters affecting their | 22209 |
| fitness to be at liberty without being a threat to society. | 22210 |
| The authority may recommend to the governor the pardon, | 22211 |
|
commutation of sentence, | 22212 |
| convict or prisoner or grant a parole to any prisoner for whom | 22213 |
| parole is authorized, if in its judgment there is reasonable | 22214 |
|
ground to believe that granting a pardon, commutation, | 22215 |
| 22216 | |
| further the interests of justice and be consistent with the | 22217 |
| welfare and security of society. However, the authority shall not | 22218 |
|
recommend a pardon | 22219 |
| 22220 | |
| authority has complied with the applicable notice requirements of | 22221 |
| sections 2930.16 and 2967.12 of the Revised Code and until it has | 22222 |
| considered any statement made by a victim or a victim's | 22223 |
| representative that is relevant to the convict's or prisoner's | 22224 |
| case and that was sent to the authority pursuant to section | 22225 |
| 2930.17 of the Revised Code, any other statement made by a victim | 22226 |
| or a victim's representative that is relevant to the convict's or | 22227 |
| prisoner's case and that was received by the authority after it | 22228 |
| provided notice of the pendency of the action under sections | 22229 |
| 2930.16 and 2967.12 of the Revised Code, and any written statement | 22230 |
| of any person submitted to the court pursuant to division (G) of | 22231 |
| section 2967.12 of the Revised Code. If a victim, victim's | 22232 |
| representative, or the victim's spouse, parent, sibling, or child | 22233 |
| appears at a full board hearing of the parole board and gives | 22234 |
| testimony as authorized by section 5149.101 of the Revised Code, | 22235 |
| the authority shall consider the testimony in determining whether | 22236 |
| to grant a parole. The trial judge and prosecuting attorney of the | 22237 |
| trial court in which a person was convicted shall furnish to the | 22238 |
| authority, at the request of the authority, a summarized statement | 22239 |
| of the facts proved at the trial and of all other facts having | 22240 |
| reference to the propriety of recommending a pardon, commutation, | 22241 |
| or medical release, or granting a parole, together with a | 22242 |
| recommendation for or against a pardon, commutation, medical | 22243 |
| release, or parole, and the reasons for the recommendation. The | 22244 |
| trial judge, the prosecuting attorney, specified law enforcement | 22245 |
| agency members, and a representative of the prisoner may appear at | 22246 |
| a full board hearing of the parole board and give testimony in | 22247 |
| regard to the grant of a parole to the prisoner as authorized by | 22248 |
| section 5149.101 of the Revised Code. All state and local | 22249 |
| officials shall furnish information to the authority, when so | 22250 |
| requested by it in the performance of its duties. | 22251 |
| The adult parole authority shall exercise its functions and | 22252 |
| duties in relation to the release of prisoners who are serving a | 22253 |
| stated prison term in accordance with section 2967.28 of the | 22254 |
| Revised Code. | 22255 |
| Sec. 2967.05. (A) As used in this section: | 22256 |
| (1) "Imminent danger of death" means that the inmate has a | 22257 |
| medically diagnosable condition that will cause death to occur | 22258 |
| within a short period of time. | 22259 |
| As used in division (A)(1) of this section, "within a short | 22260 |
| period of time" means generally within six months. | 22261 |
| (2)(a) "Medically incapacitated" means any diagnosable | 22262 |
| medical condition, including mental dementia and severe, permanent | 22263 |
| medical or cognitive disability, that prevents the inmate from | 22264 |
| completing activities of daily living without significant | 22265 |
| assistance, that incapacitates the inmate to the extent that | 22266 |
| institutional confinement does not offer additional restrictions, | 22267 |
| that is likely to continue throughout the entire period of parole, | 22268 |
| and that is unlikely to improve noticeably. | 22269 |
| (b) "Medically incapacitated" does not include conditions | 22270 |
| related solely to mental illness unless the mental illness is | 22271 |
| accompanied by injury, disease, or organic defect. | 22272 |
| (3)(a) "Terminal illness" means a condition that satisfies | 22273 |
| all of the following criteria: | 22274 |
| (i) The condition is irreversible and incurable and is caused | 22275 |
| by disease, illness, or injury from which the inmate is unlikely | 22276 |
| to recover. | 22277 |
| (ii) In accordance with reasonable medical standards and a | 22278 |
| reasonable degree of medical certainty, the condition is likely to | 22279 |
| cause death to the inmate within twelve months. | 22280 |
| (iii) Institutional confinement of the inmate does not offer | 22281 |
| additional protections for public safety or against the inmate's | 22282 |
| risk to reoffend. | 22283 |
| (b) The department of rehabilitation and correction shall | 22284 |
| adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to | 22285 |
| implement the definition of "terminal illness" in division | 22286 |
| (A)(3)(a) of this section. | 22287 |
| (B) Upon the recommendation of the director of rehabilitation | 22288 |
| and correction, accompanied by a certificate of the attending | 22289 |
| physician that an inmate is terminally ill, medically | 22290 |
| incapacitated, or in imminent danger of death, the governor may | 22291 |
| order the inmate's release as if on parole, reserving the right to | 22292 |
| return the inmate to the institution pursuant to this section. If, | 22293 |
| subsequent to the inmate's release, the inmate's health improves | 22294 |
| so that the inmate is no longer terminally ill, medically | 22295 |
| incapacitated, or in imminent danger of death, the inmate shall be | 22296 |
| returned, by order of the governor, to the institution from which | 22297 |
| the inmate was released. If the inmate violates any rules or | 22298 |
| conditions applicable to the inmate, the inmate may be returned to | 22299 |
| an institution under the control of the department of | 22300 |
| rehabilitation and correction. The governor may direct the adult | 22301 |
| parole authority to investigate or cause to be investigated the | 22302 |
|
inmate and make a recommendation | 22303 |
| 22304 | |
| section shall be subject to supervision by the adult parole | 22305 |
| authority in accordance with any recommendation of the adult | 22306 |
| parole authority that is approved by the governor. The adult | 22307 |
| parole authority shall adopt rules pursuant to section 119.03 of | 22308 |
| the Revised Code to establish the procedure for medical release of | 22309 |
| an inmate when an inmate is terminally ill, medically | 22310 |
| incapacitated, or in imminent danger of death. | 22311 |
| (C) No inmate is eligible for release under this section if | 22312 |
| the inmate is serving a death sentence, a sentence of life without | 22313 |
| parole, a sentence under Chapter 2971. of the Revised Code for a | 22314 |
| felony of the first or second degree, a sentence for aggravated | 22315 |
| murder or murder, or a mandatory prison term for an offense of | 22316 |
| violence or any specification described in Chapter 2941. of the | 22317 |
| Revised Code. | 22318 |
| Sec. 2967.14. (A) The department of rehabilitation and | 22319 |
| correction or the adult parole authority may require or allow a | 22320 |
| parolee, a releasee, or a prisoner otherwise released from a state | 22321 |
| correctional institution to reside in a halfway house or other | 22322 |
| suitable community residential center that has been licensed by | 22323 |
| the division of parole and community services pursuant to division | 22324 |
| (C) of this section during a part or for the entire period of the | 22325 |
| offender's or parolee's conditional release or of the releasee's | 22326 |
| term of post-release control. The court of common pleas that | 22327 |
| placed an offender under a sanction consisting of a term in a | 22328 |
| halfway house or in an alternative residential sanction may | 22329 |
| require the offender to reside in a halfway house or other | 22330 |
| suitable community residential center that is designated by the | 22331 |
| court and that has been licensed by the division pursuant to | 22332 |
| division (C) of this section during a part or for the entire | 22333 |
| period of the offender's residential sanction. | 22334 |
| (B) The division of parole and community services may | 22335 |
| negotiate and enter into agreements with any public or private | 22336 |
| agency or a department or political subdivision of the state that | 22337 |
| operates a halfway house, reentry center, or community residential | 22338 |
| center that has been licensed by the division pursuant to division | 22339 |
| (C) of this section. An agreement under this division shall | 22340 |
| provide for the purchase of beds, shall set limits of supervision | 22341 |
| and levels of occupancy, and shall determine the scope of services | 22342 |
| for all eligible offenders, including those subject to a | 22343 |
| residential sanction, as defined in rules adopted by the director | 22344 |
| of rehabilitation and correction in accordance with Chapter 119. | 22345 |
| of the Revised Code, or those released from prison without | 22346 |
| supervision. The payments for beds and services shall not exceed | 22347 |
| the total operating costs of the halfway house, reentry center, or | 22348 |
| community residential center during the term of an agreement. The | 22349 |
| director of rehabilitation and correction shall adopt rules in | 22350 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for determining | 22351 |
| includable and excludable costs and income to be used in computing | 22352 |
| the agency's average daily per capita costs with its facility at | 22353 |
| full occupancy. | 22354 |
| The | 22355 |
| shall adopt rules providing for the use of no more than | 22356 |
| fifteen per cent of the amount appropriated to the department each | 22357 |
| fiscal year for the halfway house, reentry center, and community | 22358 |
| residential center program to pay for contracts with licensed | 22359 |
| halfway houses for nonresidential services for offenders under the | 22360 |
| supervision of the adult parole authority, including but not | 22361 |
| limited to, offenders supervised pursuant to an agreement entered | 22362 |
| into by the adult parole authority and a court of common pleas | 22363 |
| under section 2301.32 of the Revised Code. The nonresidential | 22364 |
| services may include, but are not limited to, treatment for | 22365 |
| substance abuse, mental health counseling, counseling for sex | 22366 |
|
offenders, | 22367 |
| other nonresidential services that the director identifies by | 22368 |
| rule. | 22369 |
| (C) The division of parole and community services may license | 22370 |
| a halfway house, reentry center, or community residential center | 22371 |
| as a suitable facility for the care and treatment of adult | 22372 |
| offenders, including offenders sentenced under section 2929.16 or | 22373 |
| 2929.26 of the Revised Code, only if the halfway house, reentry | 22374 |
| center, or community residential center complies with the | 22375 |
| standards that the division adopts in accordance with Chapter 119. | 22376 |
| of the Revised Code for the licensure of halfway houses, reentry | 22377 |
| centers, and community residential centers. The division shall | 22378 |
| annually inspect each licensed halfway house, licensed reentry | 22379 |
| center, and licensed community residential center to determine if | 22380 |
| it is in compliance with the licensure standards. | 22381 |
| Sec. 2967.19. (A) As used in this section: | 22382 |
| (1) "Deadly weapon" and "dangerous ordnance" have the same | 22383 |
| meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code. | 22384 |
| (2) "Disqualifying prison term" means any of the following: | 22385 |
| (a) A prison term imposed for aggravated murder, murder, | 22386 |
| voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, felonious | 22387 |
| assault, kidnapping, rape, aggravated arson, aggravated burglary, | 22388 |
| or aggravated robbery; | 22389 |
| (b) A prison term imposed for complicity in, an attempt to | 22390 |
| commit, or conspiracy to commit any offense listed in division | 22391 |
| (A)(2)(a) of this section; | 22392 |
| (c) A prison term of life imprisonment, including any term of | 22393 |
| life imprisonment that has parole eligibility; | 22394 |
| (d) A prison term imposed for any felony other than carrying | 22395 |
| a concealed weapon an essential element of which is any conduct or | 22396 |
| failure to act expressly involving any deadly weapon or dangerous | 22397 |
| ordnance; | 22398 |
| (e) A prison term imposed for any violation of section | 22399 |
| 2925.03 of the Revised Code that is a felony of the first or | 22400 |
| second degree; | 22401 |
| (f) A prison term imposed for engaging in a pattern of | 22402 |
| corrupt activity in violation of section 2923.32 of the Revised | 22403 |
| Code; | 22404 |
| (g) A prison term imposed pursuant to section 2971.03 of the | 22405 |
| Revised Code; | 22406 |
| (h) A prison term imposed for any sexually oriented offense. | 22407 |
| (3) "Eligible prison term" means any prison term that is not | 22408 |
| a disqualifying prison term and is not a restricting prison term. | 22409 |
| (4) "Restricting prison term" means any of the following: | 22410 |
| (a) A mandatory prison term imposed under division | 22411 |
| 22412 | |
| 22413 | |
| a specification of the type described in that division; | 22414 |
| (b) In the case of an offender who has been sentenced to a | 22415 |
| mandatory prison term for a specification of the type described in | 22416 |
| division (A)(4)(a) of this section, the prison term imposed for | 22417 |
| the felony offense for which the specification was stated at the | 22418 |
| end of the body of the indictment, count in the indictment, or | 22419 |
| information charging the offense; | 22420 |
| (c) A prison term imposed for trafficking in persons; | 22421 |
| (d) A prison term imposed for any offense that is described | 22422 |
| in division (A)(4)(d)(i) of this section if division (A)(4)(d)(ii) | 22423 |
| of this section applies to the offender: | 22424 |
| (i) The offense is a felony of the first or second degree | 22425 |
| that is an offense of violence and that is not described in | 22426 |
| division (A)(2)(a) or (b) of this section, an attempt to commit a | 22427 |
| felony of the first or second degree that is an offense of | 22428 |
| violence and that is not described in division (A)(2)(a) or (b) of | 22429 |
| this section if the attempt is a felony of the first or second | 22430 |
| degree, or an offense under an existing or former law of this | 22431 |
| state, another state, or the United States that is or was | 22432 |
| substantially equivalent to any other offense described in this | 22433 |
| division. | 22434 |
| (ii) The offender previously was convicted of or pleaded | 22435 |
| guilty to any offense listed in division (A)(2) or (A)(4)(d)(i) of | 22436 |
| this section. | 22437 |
| (5) "Sexually oriented offense" has the same meaning as in | 22438 |
| section 2950.01 of the Revised Code. | 22439 |
| (B) The director of the department of rehabilitation and | 22440 |
|
correction may
| 22441 |
|
court | 22442 |
|
prison | 22443 |
|
confined in a state correctional institution | 22444 |
| a stated prison term of one year or more, and who is eligible | 22445 |
| under division (C) of this section for a release under this | 22446 |
|
section | 22447 |
| 22448 | |
| 22449 | |
| 22450 | |
| consider releasing an offender under this section, the director | 22451 |
|
shall | 22452 |
| of the offender's eligibility not earlier than ninety days prior | 22453 |
|
to the date on which the offender | 22454 |
| 22455 | |
| 22456 | |
|
section. The director's submission of | 22457 |
| 22458 | |
| the director that the court strongly consider release of the | 22459 |
| offender consistent with the purposes and principles of sentencing | 22460 |
| set forth in sections 2929.11 and 2929.13 of the Revised Code. | 22461 |
| Only an offender recommended by the director under division (B) of | 22462 |
| this section may be considered for early release under this | 22463 |
| section. | 22464 |
| (C)(1) An offender serving a stated prison term of one year | 22465 |
| or more and who has commenced service of that stated prison term | 22466 |
| becomes eligible for release from prison under this section only | 22467 |
| as described in this division. An offender serving a stated prison | 22468 |
| term that includes a disqualifying prison term is not eligible for | 22469 |
| release from prison under this section. An offender serving a | 22470 |
| stated prison term that consists solely of one or more restricting | 22471 |
| prison terms is not eligible for release under this section. An | 22472 |
| offender serving a stated prison term of one year or more that | 22473 |
| includes one or more restricting prison terms and one or more | 22474 |
| eligible prison terms becomes eligible for release under this | 22475 |
|
section after having fully served | 22476 |
| terms and having served eighty per cent of the stated prison term | 22477 |
| that remains to be served after all restricting prison terms have | 22478 |
| been fully served. An offender serving a stated prison term that | 22479 |
| consists solely of one or more eligible prison terms becomes | 22480 |
|
eligible for release under this section | 22481 |
| 22482 | |
|
that stated prison term. | 22483 |
| 22484 | |
| 22485 | |
| 22486 | |
| 22487 | |
| 22488 | |
| determining an offender's eligibility for release under this | 22489 |
| section, if the offender's stated prison term includes consecutive | 22490 |
| prison terms, any restricting prison terms shall be deemed served | 22491 |
| prior to any eligible prison terms that run consecutively to the | 22492 |
| restricting prison terms, and the eligible prison terms are deemed | 22493 |
| to commence after all of the restricting prison terms have been | 22494 |
| fully served. | 22495 |
| An offender serving a stated prison term | 22496 |
| more that includes a mandatory prison term that is not a | 22497 |
| disqualifying prison term and is not a restricting prison term is | 22498 |
| not automatically ineligible as a result of the offender's service | 22499 |
| of that mandatory term for release from prison under this section, | 22500 |
| and the offender's eligibility for release from prison under this | 22501 |
| section is determined in accordance with this division. | 22502 |
| (2) If an offender confined in a state correctional | 22503 |
| institution under a stated prison term is eligible for release | 22504 |
| under this section as described in division (C)(1) of this | 22505 |
| section, the director of the department of rehabilitation and | 22506 |
|
correction may
| 22507 |
|
court | 22508 |
| consider releasing the offender from prison | 22509 |
| this section by submitting to the sentencing court the written | 22510 |
| notice described in division (B) of this section. | 22511 |
| (D) The director shall include with any | 22512 |
| submitted to the sentencing court under division (B) of this | 22513 |
| section an institutional summary report that covers the offender's | 22514 |
| participation while confined in a state correctional institution | 22515 |
| in school, training, work, treatment, and other rehabilitative | 22516 |
| activities and any disciplinary action taken against the offender | 22517 |
|
while so confined. The director shall include with the | 22518 |
| 22519 | |
| 22520 | |
| available. | 22521 |
| (E) When the director submits a | 22522 |
| sentencing court that an offender is eligible to be considered for | 22523 |
|
early release under this section
| 22524 |
| department promptly shall provide to the prosecuting attorney of | 22525 |
| the county in which the offender was indicted a copy of the | 22526 |
| 22527 | |
| report, and any other information provided to the court. The | 22528 |
|
department also promptly shall give written notice of the | 22529 |
| 22530 | |
| victim's representative of any victim of the offender who is | 22531 |
| registered with the office of victim's services. | 22532 |
| The department also shall post a copy of the written notice | 22533 |
| 22534 | |
| of the Revised Code and include information on where a person may | 22535 |
|
send comments regarding the | 22536 |
| release. | 22537 |
| The information provided to the court, the prosecutor, and | 22538 |
| the victim or victim's representative under divisions (D) and (E) | 22539 |
| of this section shall include the name and contact information of | 22540 |
| a specific department of rehabilitation and correction employee | 22541 |
| who is available to answer questions about the offender who is the | 22542 |
| subject of the written notice submitted by the director, | 22543 |
| including, but not limited to, the offender's institutional | 22544 |
| conduct and rehabilitative activities while incarcerated. | 22545 |
| (F) Upon receipt of a | 22546 |
| written notice submitted by the director under division (B) of | 22547 |
|
this section, the court | 22548 |
| shall, on its own motion, schedule a hearing to consider releasing | 22549 |
| the offender who is the subject of the notice or shall inform the | 22550 |
| department that it will not be conducting a hearing relative to | 22551 |
|
the offender. The court shall not grant | 22552 |
|
release | 22553 |
| 22554 | |
| hold a hearing relative to an offender with respect to a written | 22555 |
| notice submitted by the director, the court may later consider | 22556 |
|
release of that offender under this section on | 22557 |
| 22558 | |
| by scheduling a hearing for that purpose. Within thirty days after | 22559 |
|
the | 22560 |
| inform the department whether or not the court is scheduling a | 22561 |
| hearing on the offender who is the subject of the notice. | 22562 |
| (G) If the court | 22563 |
|
a | 22564 |
| under division (B) of this section or upon its own motion under | 22565 |
| division (F) of this section, the court shall notify the head of | 22566 |
| the state correctional institution in which the offender is | 22567 |
| confined of the hearing prior to the hearing. If the court makes a | 22568 |
| journal entry ordering the offender to be conveyed to the hearing, | 22569 |
| except as otherwise provided in this division, the head of the | 22570 |
| correctional institution shall deliver the offender to the sheriff | 22571 |
| of the county in which the hearing is to be held, and the sheriff | 22572 |
| shall convey the offender to and from the hearing. Upon the | 22573 |
| court's own motion or the motion of the offender or the | 22574 |
| prosecuting attorney of the county in which the offender was | 22575 |
| indicted, the court may permit the offender to appear at the | 22576 |
| hearing by video conferencing equipment if equipment of that | 22577 |
| nature is available and compatible. | 22578 |
| Upon receipt of notice from a court of a hearing on the | 22579 |
| release of an offender under this division, the head of the state | 22580 |
| correctional institution in which the offender is confined | 22581 |
| immediately shall notify the appropriate person at the department | 22582 |
| of rehabilitation and correction of the hearing, and the | 22583 |
| department within twenty-four hours after receipt of the notice | 22584 |
| shall post on the database it maintains pursuant to section | 22585 |
| 5120.66 of the Revised Code the offender's name and all of the | 22586 |
| information specified in division (A)(1)(c)(i) of that section. If | 22587 |
|
the court | 22588 |
| 22589 | |
| notice of the hearing to the prosecuting attorney of the county in | 22590 |
| which the offender was indicted. Upon receipt of the notice from | 22591 |
| the court, the prosecuting attorney shall notify pursuant to | 22592 |
| section 2930.16 of the Revised Code any victim of the offender or | 22593 |
| the victim's representative of the hearing. | 22594 |
| (H) If the court | 22595 |
| 22596 | |
| court shall afford the offender and the offender's attorney an | 22597 |
| opportunity to present written information and, if present, oral | 22598 |
|
information relevant to the | 22599 |
| court shall afford a similar opportunity to the prosecuting | 22600 |
| attorney, victim or victim's representative, as defined in section | 22601 |
| 2930.01 of the Revised Code, and any other person the court | 22602 |
| determines is likely to present additional relevant information. | 22603 |
| If the court pursuant to division (G) of this section permits the | 22604 |
| offender to appear at the hearing by video conferencing equipment, | 22605 |
| the offender's opportunity to present oral information shall be as | 22606 |
| a part of the video conferencing. The court shall consider any | 22607 |
| statement of a victim made under section 2930.14 or 2930.17 of the | 22608 |
| Revised Code, any victim impact statement prepared under section | 22609 |
|
2947.051 of the Revised Code, and any report | 22610 |
| documentation submitted by the director under division (D) of this | 22611 |
|
section. After ruling on | 22612 |
| early release, the court shall notify the victim in accordance | 22613 |
| with sections 2930.03 and 2930.16 of the Revised Code. | 22614 |
| (I) If the court grants | 22615 |
| early release under this section, it shall order the release of | 22616 |
| the offender, shall place the offender under one or more | 22617 |
| appropriate community control sanctions, under appropriate | 22618 |
| conditions, and under the supervision of the department of | 22619 |
| probation that serves the court, and shall reserve the right to | 22620 |
| reimpose the sentence that it reduced and from which the offender | 22621 |
| was released if the offender violates the sanction. The court | 22622 |
| shall not make a release under this section effective prior to the | 22623 |
|
date on which the offender | 22624 |
| 22625 | |
| 22626 | |
| section. If the sentence under which the offender is confined in a | 22627 |
| state correctional institution and from which the offender is | 22628 |
| being released was imposed for a felony of the first or second | 22629 |
| degree, the court shall consider ordering that the offender be | 22630 |
| monitored by means of a global positioning device. If the court | 22631 |
| reimposes the sentence that it reduced and from which the offender | 22632 |
| was released and if the violation of the sanction is a new | 22633 |
| offense, the court may order that the reimposed sentence be served | 22634 |
| either concurrently with, or consecutive to, any new sentence | 22635 |
| imposed upon the offender as a result of the violation that is a | 22636 |
| new offense. The period of all community control sanctions imposed | 22637 |
| under this division shall not exceed five years. The court, in its | 22638 |
| discretion, may reduce the period of community control sanctions | 22639 |
| by the amount of time the offender spent in jail or prison for the | 22640 |
| offense. | 22641 |
| If the court grants | 22642 |
| early release under this section, it shall notify the appropriate | 22643 |
| person at the department of rehabilitation and correction of the | 22644 |
| release, and the department shall post notice of the release on | 22645 |
| the database it maintains pursuant to section 5120.66 of the | 22646 |
| Revised Code. | 22647 |
| (J) The department shall adopt under Chapter 119. of the | 22648 |
| Revised Code any rules necessary to implement this section. | 22649 |
| Sec. 2967.191. The department of rehabilitation and | 22650 |
| correction shall reduce the stated prison term of a prisoner or, | 22651 |
| if the prisoner is serving a term for which there is parole | 22652 |
| eligibility, the minimum and maximum term or the parole | 22653 |
| eligibility date of the prisoner by the total number of days that | 22654 |
| the prisoner was confined for any reason arising out of the | 22655 |
| offense for which the prisoner was convicted and sentenced, | 22656 |
| including confinement in lieu of bail while awaiting trial, | 22657 |
| confinement for examination to determine the prisoner's competence | 22658 |
| to stand trial or sanity, and confinement while awaiting | 22659 |
| transportation to the place where the prisoner is to serve the | 22660 |
| prisoner's prison term, as determined by the sentencing court | 22661 |
| under division (B)(2)(h)(i) of section 2929.19 of the Revised | 22662 |
| Code. The department of rehabilitation and correction also shall | 22663 |
| reduce the stated prison term of a prisoner or, if the prisoner is | 22664 |
| serving a term for which there is parole eligibility, the minimum | 22665 |
| and maximum term or the parole eligibility date of the prisoner by | 22666 |
| the total number of days, if any, that the prisoner previously | 22667 |
| served in the custody of the department of rehabilitation and | 22668 |
| correction arising out of the offense for which the prisoner was | 22669 |
| convicted and sentenced. | 22670 |
| Sec. 2967.26. (A)(1) The department of rehabilitation and | 22671 |
| correction, by rule, may establish a transitional control program | 22672 |
| for the purpose of closely monitoring a prisoner's adjustment to | 22673 |
| community supervision during the final one hundred eighty days of | 22674 |
| the prisoner's confinement. If the department establishes a | 22675 |
| transitional control program under this division, the adult parole | 22676 |
| authority may transfer eligible prisoners to transitional control | 22677 |
| status under the program during the final one hundred eighty days | 22678 |
| of their confinement and under the terms and conditions | 22679 |
| established by the department, shall provide for the confinement | 22680 |
| as provided in this division of each eligible prisoner so | 22681 |
| transferred, and shall supervise each eligible prisoner so | 22682 |
| transferred in one or more community control sanctions. Each | 22683 |
| eligible prisoner who is transferred to transitional control | 22684 |
| status under the program shall be confined in a suitable facility | 22685 |
| that is licensed pursuant to division (C) of section 2967.14 of | 22686 |
| the Revised Code, or shall be confined in a residence the | 22687 |
| department has approved for this purpose and be monitored pursuant | 22688 |
| to an electronic monitoring device, as defined in section 2929.01 | 22689 |
| of the Revised Code. If the department establishes a transitional | 22690 |
| control program under this division, the rules establishing the | 22691 |
| program shall include criteria that define which prisoners are | 22692 |
| eligible for the program, criteria that must be satisfied to be | 22693 |
| approved as a residence that may be used for confinement under the | 22694 |
| program of a prisoner that is transferred to it and procedures for | 22695 |
| the department to approve residences that satisfy those criteria, | 22696 |
| and provisions of the type described in division (C) of this | 22697 |
| section. At a minimum, the criteria that define which prisoners | 22698 |
| are eligible for the program shall provide all of the following: | 22699 |
| (a) That a prisoner is eligible for the program if the | 22700 |
| prisoner is serving a prison term or term of imprisonment for an | 22701 |
| offense committed prior to March 17, 1998, and if, at the time at | 22702 |
| which eligibility is being determined, the prisoner would have | 22703 |
| been eligible for a furlough under this section as it existed | 22704 |
| immediately prior to March 17, 1998, or would have been eligible | 22705 |
| for conditional release under former section 2967.23 of the | 22706 |
| Revised Code as that section existed immediately prior to March | 22707 |
| 17, 1998; | 22708 |
| (b) That no prisoner who is serving a mandatory prison term | 22709 |
| is eligible for the program until after expiration of the | 22710 |
| mandatory term; | 22711 |
| (c) That no prisoner who is serving a prison term or term of | 22712 |
| life imprisonment without parole imposed pursuant to section | 22713 |
| 2971.03 of the Revised Code is eligible for the program. | 22714 |
| (2) At least three weeks prior to transferring to | 22715 |
| transitional control under this section a prisoner who is serving | 22716 |
| a term of imprisonment or prison term for an offense committed on | 22717 |
|
or after July 1, 1996, the | 22718 |
| community services of the department of rehabilitation and | 22719 |
| correction shall give notice of the pendency of the transfer to | 22720 |
| transitional control to the court of common pleas of the county in | 22721 |
| which the indictment against the prisoner was found and of the | 22722 |
| fact that the court may disapprove the transfer of the prisoner to | 22723 |
| transitional control and shall include a report prepared by the | 22724 |
| head of the state correctional institution in which the prisoner | 22725 |
| is confined. The head of the state correctional institution in | 22726 |
| which the prisoner is confined, upon the request of the adult | 22727 |
| parole authority, shall provide to the authority for inclusion in | 22728 |
| the notice sent to the court under this division a report on the | 22729 |
| prisoner's conduct in the institution and in any institution from | 22730 |
| which the prisoner may have been transferred. The report shall | 22731 |
| cover the prisoner's participation in school, vocational training, | 22732 |
| work, treatment, and other rehabilitative activities and any | 22733 |
| disciplinary action taken against the prisoner. If the court | 22734 |
| disapproves of the transfer of the prisoner to transitional | 22735 |
| control, the court shall notify the authority of the disapproval | 22736 |
| within thirty days after receipt of the notice. If the court | 22737 |
| timely disapproves the transfer of the prisoner to transitional | 22738 |
| control, the authority shall not proceed with the transfer. If the | 22739 |
| court does not timely disapprove the transfer of the prisoner to | 22740 |
| transitional control, the authority may transfer the prisoner to | 22741 |
| transitional control. | 22742 |
| (3) If the victim of an offense for which a prisoner was | 22743 |
| sentenced to a prison term or term of imprisonment has requested | 22744 |
| notification under section 2930.16 of the Revised Code and has | 22745 |
| provided the department of rehabilitation and correction with the | 22746 |
| victim's name and address, the adult parole authority, at least | 22747 |
| three weeks prior to transferring the prisoner to transitional | 22748 |
| control pursuant to this section, shall notify the victim of the | 22749 |
| pendency of the transfer and of the victim's right to submit a | 22750 |
| statement to the authority regarding the impact of the transfer of | 22751 |
| the prisoner to transitional control. If the victim subsequently | 22752 |
| submits a statement of that nature to the authority, the authority | 22753 |
| shall consider the statement in deciding whether to transfer the | 22754 |
| prisoner to transitional control. | 22755 |
| (4) The department of rehabilitation and correction, at least | 22756 |
| three weeks prior to transferring a prisoner to transitional | 22757 |
| control pursuant to this section, shall post on the database it | 22758 |
| maintains pursuant to section 5120.66 of the Revised Code the | 22759 |
| prisoner's name and all of the information specified in division | 22760 |
| (A)(1)(c)(iv) of that section. In addition to and independent of | 22761 |
| the right of a victim to submit a statement as described in | 22762 |
| division (A)(3) of this section or to otherwise make a statement | 22763 |
| and in addition to and independent of any other right or duty of a | 22764 |
| person to present information or make a statement, any person may | 22765 |
| send to the adult parole authority at any time prior to the | 22766 |
| authority's transfer of the prisoner to transitional control a | 22767 |
| written statement regarding the transfer of the prisoner to | 22768 |
| transitional control. In addition to the information, reports, and | 22769 |
| statements it considers under divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this | 22770 |
| section or that it otherwise considers, the authority shall | 22771 |
| consider each statement submitted in accordance with this division | 22772 |
| in deciding whether to transfer the prisoner to transitional | 22773 |
| control. | 22774 |
| (B) Each prisoner transferred to transitional control under | 22775 |
| this section shall be confined in the manner described in division | 22776 |
| (A) of this section during any period of time that the prisoner is | 22777 |
| not actually working at the prisoner's approved employment, | 22778 |
| engaged in a vocational training or another educational program, | 22779 |
| engaged in another program designated by the director, or engaged | 22780 |
| in other activities approved by the department. | 22781 |
| (C) The department of rehabilitation and correction shall | 22782 |
| adopt rules for transferring eligible prisoners to transitional | 22783 |
| control, supervising and confining prisoners so transferred, | 22784 |
| administering the transitional control program in accordance with | 22785 |
| this section, and using the moneys deposited into the transitional | 22786 |
| control fund established under division (E) of this section. | 22787 |
| (D) The department of rehabilitation and correction may adopt | 22788 |
| rules for the issuance of passes for the limited purposes | 22789 |
| described in this division to prisoners who are transferred to | 22790 |
| transitional control under this section. If the department adopts | 22791 |
| rules of that nature, the rules shall govern the granting of the | 22792 |
| passes and shall provide for the supervision of prisoners who are | 22793 |
| temporarily released pursuant to one of those passes. Upon the | 22794 |
| adoption of rules under this division, the department may issue | 22795 |
| passes to prisoners who are transferred to transitional control | 22796 |
| status under this section in accordance with the rules and the | 22797 |
| provisions of this division. All passes issued under this division | 22798 |
| shall be for a maximum of forty-eight hours and may be issued only | 22799 |
| for the following purposes: | 22800 |
| (1) To visit a relative in imminent danger of death; | 22801 |
| (2) To have a private viewing of the body of a deceased | 22802 |
| relative; | 22803 |
| (3) To visit with family; | 22804 |
| (4) To otherwise aid in the rehabilitation of the prisoner. | 22805 |
| (E) The adult parole authority may require a prisoner who is | 22806 |
| transferred to transitional control to pay to the division of | 22807 |
| parole and community services the reasonable expenses incurred by | 22808 |
| the division in supervising or confining the prisoner while under | 22809 |
| transitional control. Inability to pay those reasonable expenses | 22810 |
| shall not be grounds for refusing to transfer an otherwise | 22811 |
| eligible prisoner to transitional control. Amounts received by the | 22812 |
| division of parole and community services under this division | 22813 |
| shall be deposited into the transitional control fund, which is | 22814 |
| hereby created in the state treasury and which hereby replaces and | 22815 |
| succeeds the furlough services fund that formerly existed in the | 22816 |
| state treasury. All moneys that remain in the furlough services | 22817 |
| fund on March 17, 1998, shall be transferred on that date to the | 22818 |
| transitional control fund. The transitional control fund shall be | 22819 |
| used solely to pay costs related to the operation of the | 22820 |
| transitional control program established under this section. The | 22821 |
| director of rehabilitation and correction shall adopt rules in | 22822 |
| accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code for the use of | 22823 |
| the fund. | 22824 |
| (F) A prisoner who violates any rule established by the | 22825 |
| department of rehabilitation and correction under division (A), | 22826 |
| (C), or (D) of this section may be transferred to a state | 22827 |
| correctional institution pursuant to rules adopted under division | 22828 |
| (A), (C), or (D) of this section, but the prisoner shall receive | 22829 |
| credit towards completing the prisoner's sentence for the time | 22830 |
| spent under transitional control. | 22831 |
| If a prisoner is transferred to transitional control under | 22832 |
| this section, upon successful completion of the period of | 22833 |
| transitional control, the prisoner may be released on parole or | 22834 |
| under post-release control pursuant to section 2967.13 or 2967.28 | 22835 |
| of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the department of | 22836 |
| rehabilitation and correction. If the prisoner is released under | 22837 |
| post-release control, the duration of the post-release control, | 22838 |
| the type of post-release control sanctions that may be imposed, | 22839 |
| the enforcement of the sanctions, and the treatment of prisoners | 22840 |
| who violate any sanction applicable to the prisoner are governed | 22841 |
| by section 2967.28 of the Revised Code. | 22842 |
| Sec. 2967.28. (A) As used in this section: | 22843 |
| (1) "Monitored time" means the monitored time sanction | 22844 |
| specified in section 2929.17 of the Revised Code. | 22845 |
| (2) "Deadly weapon" and "dangerous ordnance" have the same | 22846 |
| meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code. | 22847 |
| (3) "Felony sex offense" means a violation of a section | 22848 |
| contained in Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code that is a felony. | 22849 |
| (4) "Risk reduction sentence" means a prison term imposed by | 22850 |
| a court, when the court recommends pursuant to section 2929.143 of | 22851 |
| the Revised Code that the offender serve the sentence under | 22852 |
| section 5120.036 of the Revised Code, and the offender may | 22853 |
| potentially be released from imprisonment prior to the expiration | 22854 |
| of the prison term if the offender successfully completes all | 22855 |
| assessment and treatment or programming required by the department | 22856 |
| of rehabilitation and correction under section 5120.036 of the | 22857 |
| Revised Code. | 22858 |
| (B) Each sentence to a prison term for a felony of the first | 22859 |
| degree, for a felony of the second degree, for a felony sex | 22860 |
| offense, or for a felony of the third degree that is not a felony | 22861 |
| sex offense and in the commission of which the offender caused or | 22862 |
| threatened to cause physical harm to a person shall include a | 22863 |
| requirement that the offender be subject to a period of | 22864 |
| post-release control imposed by the parole board after the | 22865 |
| offender's release from imprisonment. This division applies with | 22866 |
| respect to all prison terms of a type described in this division, | 22867 |
| including a term of any such type that is a risk reduction | 22868 |
| sentence. If a court imposes a sentence including a prison term of | 22869 |
| a type described in this division on or after July 11, 2006, the | 22870 |
| failure of a sentencing court to notify the offender pursuant to | 22871 |
| division (B)(2)(c) of section 2929.19 of the Revised Code of this | 22872 |
| requirement or to include in the judgment of conviction entered on | 22873 |
| the journal a statement that the offender's sentence includes this | 22874 |
| requirement does not negate, limit, or otherwise affect the | 22875 |
| mandatory period of supervision that is required for the offender | 22876 |
| under this division. Section 2929.191 of the Revised Code applies | 22877 |
| if, prior to July 11, 2006, a court imposed a sentence including a | 22878 |
| prison term of a type described in this division and failed to | 22879 |
| notify the offender pursuant to division (B)(2)(c) of section | 22880 |
| 2929.19 of the Revised Code regarding post-release control or to | 22881 |
| include in the judgment of conviction entered on the journal or in | 22882 |
| the sentence pursuant to division (D)(1) of section 2929.14 of the | 22883 |
| Revised Code a statement regarding post-release control. Unless | 22884 |
| reduced by the parole board pursuant to division (D) of this | 22885 |
| section when authorized under that division, a period of | 22886 |
| post-release control required by this division for an offender | 22887 |
| shall be of one of the following periods: | 22888 |
| (1) For a felony of the first degree or for a felony sex | 22889 |
| offense, five years; | 22890 |
| (2) For a felony of the second degree that is not a felony | 22891 |
| sex offense, three years; | 22892 |
| (3) For a felony of the third degree that is not a felony sex | 22893 |
| offense and in the commission of which the offender caused or | 22894 |
| threatened physical harm to a person, three years. | 22895 |
| (C) Any sentence to a prison term for a felony of the third, | 22896 |
| fourth, or fifth degree that is not subject to division (B)(1) or | 22897 |
| (3) of this section shall include a requirement that the offender | 22898 |
| be subject to a period of post-release control of up to three | 22899 |
| years after the offender's release from imprisonment, if the | 22900 |
| parole board, in accordance with division (D) of this section, | 22901 |
| determines that a period of post-release control is necessary for | 22902 |
| that offender. This division applies with respect to all prison | 22903 |
| terms of a type described in this division, including a term of | 22904 |
| any such type that is a risk reduction sentence. Section 2929.191 | 22905 |
| of the Revised Code applies if, prior to July 11, 2006, a court | 22906 |
| imposed a sentence including a prison term of a type described in | 22907 |
| this division and failed to notify the offender pursuant to | 22908 |
| division (B)(2)(d) of section 2929.19 of the Revised Code | 22909 |
| regarding post-release control or to include in the judgment of | 22910 |
| conviction entered on the journal or in the sentence pursuant to | 22911 |
| division (D)(2) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code a statement | 22912 |
| regarding post-release control. Pursuant to an agreement entered | 22913 |
| into under section 2967.29 of the Revised Code, a court of common | 22914 |
| pleas or parole board may impose sanctions or conditions on an | 22915 |
| offender who is placed on post-release control under this | 22916 |
| division. | 22917 |
| (D)(1) Before the prisoner is released from imprisonment, the | 22918 |
| parole board or, pursuant to an agreement under section 2967.29 of | 22919 |
| the Revised Code, the court shall impose upon a prisoner described | 22920 |
| in division (B) of this section, shall impose upon a prisoner | 22921 |
| described in division (C) of this section who is to be released | 22922 |
| before the expiration of the prisoner's stated prison term under a | 22923 |
| risk reduction sentence, may impose upon a prisoner described in | 22924 |
| division (C) of this section who is not to be released before the | 22925 |
| expiration of the prisoner's stated prison term under a risk | 22926 |
| reduction sentence, and shall impose upon a prisoner described in | 22927 |
| division (B)(2)(b) of section 5120.031 or in division (B)(1) of | 22928 |
| section 5120.032 of the Revised Code, one or more post-release | 22929 |
| control sanctions to apply during the prisoner's period of | 22930 |
| post-release control. Whenever the board or court imposes one or | 22931 |
| more post-release control sanctions upon a prisoner, the board or | 22932 |
| court, in addition to imposing the sanctions, also shall include | 22933 |
| as a condition of the post-release control that the offender not | 22934 |
| leave the state without permission of the court or the offender's | 22935 |
| parole or probation officer and that the offender abide by the | 22936 |
| law. The board or court may impose any other conditions of release | 22937 |
| under a post-release control sanction that the board or court | 22938 |
| considers appropriate, and the conditions of release may include | 22939 |
| any community residential sanction, community nonresidential | 22940 |
| sanction, or financial sanction that the sentencing court was | 22941 |
| authorized to impose pursuant to sections 2929.16, 2929.17, and | 22942 |
| 2929.18 of the Revised Code. Prior to the release of a prisoner | 22943 |
| for whom it will impose one or more post-release control sanctions | 22944 |
| under this division, the parole board or court shall review the | 22945 |
| prisoner's criminal history, results from the single validated | 22946 |
| risk assessment tool selected by the department of rehabilitation | 22947 |
| and correction under section 5120.114 of the Revised Code, all | 22948 |
| juvenile court adjudications finding the prisoner, while a | 22949 |
| juvenile, to be a delinquent child, and the record of the | 22950 |
| prisoner's conduct while imprisoned. The parole board or court | 22951 |
| shall consider any recommendation regarding post-release control | 22952 |
| sanctions for the prisoner made by the office of victims' | 22953 |
| services. After considering those materials, the board or court | 22954 |
| shall determine, for a prisoner described in division (B) of this | 22955 |
| section, division (B)(2)(b) of section 5120.031, or division | 22956 |
| (B)(1) of section 5120.032 of the Revised Code and for a prisoner | 22957 |
| described in division (C) of this section who is to be released | 22958 |
| before the expiration of the prisoner's stated prison term under a | 22959 |
| risk reduction sentence, which post-release control sanction or | 22960 |
| combination of post-release control sanctions is reasonable under | 22961 |
| the circumstances or, for a prisoner described in division (C) of | 22962 |
| this section who is not to be released before the expiration of | 22963 |
| the prisoner's stated prison term under a risk reduction sentence, | 22964 |
| whether a post-release control sanction is necessary and, if so, | 22965 |
| which post-release control sanction or combination of post-release | 22966 |
| control sanctions is reasonable under the circumstances. In the | 22967 |
| case of a prisoner convicted of a felony of the fourth or fifth | 22968 |
| degree other than a felony sex offense, the board or court shall | 22969 |
| presume that monitored time is the appropriate post-release | 22970 |
| control sanction unless the board or court determines that a more | 22971 |
| restrictive sanction is warranted. A post-release control sanction | 22972 |
| imposed under this division takes effect upon the prisoner's | 22973 |
| release from imprisonment. | 22974 |
| Regardless of whether the prisoner was sentenced to the | 22975 |
| prison term prior to, on, or after July 11, 2006, prior to the | 22976 |
| release of a prisoner for whom it will impose one or more | 22977 |
| post-release control sanctions under this division, the parole | 22978 |
| board shall notify the prisoner that, if the prisoner violates any | 22979 |
| sanction so imposed or any condition of post-release control | 22980 |
| described in division (B) of section 2967.131 of the Revised Code | 22981 |
| that is imposed on the prisoner, the parole board may impose a | 22982 |
| prison term of up to one-half of the stated prison term originally | 22983 |
| imposed upon the prisoner. | 22984 |
| (2) If a prisoner who is placed on post-release control under | 22985 |
| this section is released before the expiration of the prisoner's | 22986 |
| stated prison term by reason of credit earned under section | 22987 |
| 2967.193 of the Revised Code and if the prisoner earned sixty or | 22988 |
| more days of credit, the adult parole authority shall supervise | 22989 |
| the offender with an active global positioning system device for | 22990 |
| the first fourteen days after the offender's release from | 22991 |
| imprisonment. This division does not prohibit or limit the | 22992 |
| imposition of any post-release control sanction otherwise | 22993 |
| authorized by this section. | 22994 |
| (3) At any time after a prisoner is released from | 22995 |
| imprisonment and during the period of post-release control | 22996 |
| applicable to the releasee, the adult parole authority or, | 22997 |
| pursuant to an agreement under section 2967.29 of the Revised | 22998 |
| Code, the court may review the releasee's behavior under the | 22999 |
| post-release control sanctions imposed upon the releasee under | 23000 |
| this section. The authority or court may determine, based upon the | 23001 |
| review and in accordance with the standards established under | 23002 |
| division (E) of this section, that a more restrictive or a less | 23003 |
| restrictive sanction is appropriate and may impose a different | 23004 |
| sanction. The authority also may recommend that the parole board | 23005 |
| or court increase or reduce the duration of the period of | 23006 |
| post-release control imposed by the court. If the authority | 23007 |
| recommends that the board or court increase the duration of | 23008 |
| post-release control, the board or court shall review the | 23009 |
| releasee's behavior and may increase the duration of the period of | 23010 |
| post-release control imposed by the court up to eight years. If | 23011 |
| the authority recommends that the board or court reduce the | 23012 |
| duration of control for an offense described in division (B) or | 23013 |
| (C) of this section, the board or court shall review the | 23014 |
| releasee's behavior and may reduce the duration of the period of | 23015 |
| control imposed by the court. In no case shall the board or court | 23016 |
| reduce the duration of the period of control imposed for an | 23017 |
| offense described in division (B)(1) of this section to a period | 23018 |
| less than the length of the stated prison term originally imposed, | 23019 |
| and in no case shall the board or court permit the releasee to | 23020 |
| leave the state without permission of the court or the releasee's | 23021 |
| parole or probation officer. | 23022 |
| (E) The department of rehabilitation and correction, in | 23023 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt | 23024 |
| rules that do all of the following: | 23025 |
| (1) Establish standards for the imposition by the parole | 23026 |
| board of post-release control sanctions under this section that | 23027 |
| are consistent with the overriding purposes and sentencing | 23028 |
| principles set forth in section 2929.11 of the Revised Code and | 23029 |
| that are appropriate to the needs of releasees; | 23030 |
| (2) Establish standards that provide for a period of | 23031 |
| post-release control of up to three years for all prisoners | 23032 |
| described in division (C) of this section who are to be released | 23033 |
| before the expiration of their stated prison term under a risk | 23034 |
| reduction sentence and standards by which the parole board can | 23035 |
| determine which prisoners described in division (C) of this | 23036 |
| section who are not to be released before the expiration of their | 23037 |
| stated prison term under a risk reduction sentence should be | 23038 |
| placed under a period of post-release control; | 23039 |
| (3) Establish standards to be used by the parole board in | 23040 |
| reducing the duration of the period of post-release control | 23041 |
| imposed by the court when authorized under division (D) of this | 23042 |
| section, in imposing a more restrictive post-release control | 23043 |
| sanction than monitored time upon a prisoner convicted of a felony | 23044 |
| of the fourth or fifth degree other than a felony sex offense, or | 23045 |
| in imposing a less restrictive control sanction upon a releasee | 23046 |
| based on the releasee's activities including, but not limited to, | 23047 |
| remaining free from criminal activity and from the abuse of | 23048 |
| alcohol or other drugs, successfully participating in approved | 23049 |
| rehabilitation programs, maintaining employment, and paying | 23050 |
| restitution to the victim or meeting the terms of other financial | 23051 |
| sanctions; | 23052 |
| (4) Establish standards to be used by the adult parole | 23053 |
| authority in modifying a releasee's post-release control sanctions | 23054 |
| pursuant to division (D)(2) of this section; | 23055 |
| (5) Establish standards to be used by the adult parole | 23056 |
| authority or parole board in imposing further sanctions under | 23057 |
| division (F) of this section on releasees who violate post-release | 23058 |
| control sanctions, including standards that do the following: | 23059 |
| (a) Classify violations according to the degree of | 23060 |
| seriousness; | 23061 |
| (b) Define the circumstances under which formal action by the | 23062 |
| parole board is warranted; | 23063 |
| (c) Govern the use of evidence at violation hearings; | 23064 |
| (d) Ensure procedural due process to an alleged violator; | 23065 |
| (e) Prescribe nonresidential community control sanctions for | 23066 |
| most misdemeanor and technical violations; | 23067 |
| (f) Provide procedures for the return of a releasee to | 23068 |
| imprisonment for violations of post-release control. | 23069 |
| (F)(1) Whenever the parole board imposes one or more | 23070 |
| post-release control sanctions upon an offender under this | 23071 |
| section, the offender upon release from imprisonment shall be | 23072 |
| under the general jurisdiction of the adult parole authority and | 23073 |
| generally shall be supervised by the field services section | 23074 |
| through its staff of parole and field officers as described in | 23075 |
| section 5149.04 of the Revised Code, as if the offender had been | 23076 |
| placed on parole. If the offender upon release from imprisonment | 23077 |
| violates the post-release control sanction or any conditions | 23078 |
| described in division (A) of section 2967.131 of the Revised Code | 23079 |
| that are imposed on the offender, the public or private person or | 23080 |
| entity that operates or administers the sanction or the program or | 23081 |
| activity that comprises the sanction shall report the violation | 23082 |
| directly to the adult parole authority or to the officer of the | 23083 |
| authority who supervises the offender. The authority's officers | 23084 |
| may treat the offender as if the offender were on parole and in | 23085 |
| violation of the parole, and otherwise shall comply with this | 23086 |
| section. | 23087 |
| (2) If the adult parole authority or, pursuant to an | 23088 |
| agreement under section 2967.29 of the Revised Code, the court | 23089 |
| determines that a releasee has violated a post-release control | 23090 |
| sanction or any conditions described in division (A) of section | 23091 |
| 2967.131 of the Revised Code imposed upon the releasee and that a | 23092 |
| more restrictive sanction is appropriate, the authority or court | 23093 |
| may impose a more restrictive sanction upon the releasee, in | 23094 |
| accordance with the standards established under division (E) of | 23095 |
| this section or in accordance with the agreement made under | 23096 |
| section 2967.29 of the Revised Code, or may report the violation | 23097 |
| to the parole board for a hearing pursuant to division (F)(3) of | 23098 |
| this section. The authority or court may not, pursuant to this | 23099 |
| division, increase the duration of the releasee's post-release | 23100 |
| control or impose as a post-release control sanction a residential | 23101 |
| sanction that includes a prison term, but the authority or court | 23102 |
| may impose on the releasee any other residential sanction, | 23103 |
| nonresidential sanction, or financial sanction that the sentencing | 23104 |
| court was authorized to impose pursuant to sections 2929.16, | 23105 |
| 2929.17, and 2929.18 of the Revised Code. | 23106 |
| (3) The parole board or, pursuant to an agreement under | 23107 |
| section 2967.29 of the Revised Code, the court may hold a hearing | 23108 |
| on any alleged violation by a releasee of a post-release control | 23109 |
| sanction or any conditions described in division (A) of section | 23110 |
| 2967.131 of the Revised Code that are imposed upon the releasee. | 23111 |
| If after the hearing the board or court finds that the releasee | 23112 |
| violated the sanction or condition, the board or court may | 23113 |
| increase the duration of the releasee's post-release control up to | 23114 |
| the maximum duration authorized by division (B) or (C) of this | 23115 |
| section or impose a more restrictive post-release control | 23116 |
| sanction. When appropriate, the board or court may impose as a | 23117 |
| post-release control sanction a residential sanction that includes | 23118 |
| a prison term. The board or court shall consider a prison term as | 23119 |
| a post-release control sanction imposed for a violation of | 23120 |
| post-release control when the violation involves a deadly weapon | 23121 |
| or dangerous ordnance, physical harm or attempted serious physical | 23122 |
| harm to a person, or sexual misconduct, or when the releasee | 23123 |
| committed repeated violations of post-release control sanctions. | 23124 |
| Unless a releasee's stated prison term was reduced pursuant to | 23125 |
| section 5120.032 of the Revised Code, the period of a prison term | 23126 |
| that is imposed as a post-release control sanction under this | 23127 |
| division shall not exceed nine months, and the maximum cumulative | 23128 |
| prison term for all violations under this division shall not | 23129 |
| exceed one-half of the stated prison term originally imposed upon | 23130 |
| the offender as part of this sentence. If a releasee's stated | 23131 |
| prison term was reduced pursuant to section 5120.032 of the | 23132 |
| Revised Code, the period of a prison term that is imposed as a | 23133 |
| post-release control sanction under this division and the maximum | 23134 |
| cumulative prison term for all violations under this division | 23135 |
| shall not exceed the period of time not served in prison under the | 23136 |
| sentence imposed by the court. The period of a prison term that is | 23137 |
| imposed as a post-release control sanction under this division | 23138 |
| shall not count as, or be credited toward, the remaining period of | 23139 |
| post-release control. | 23140 |
| If an offender is imprisoned for a felony committed while | 23141 |
| under post-release control supervision and is again released on | 23142 |
| post-release control for a period of time determined by division | 23143 |
| (F)(4)(d) of this section, the maximum cumulative prison term for | 23144 |
| all violations under this division shall not exceed one-half of | 23145 |
| the total stated prison terms of the earlier felony, reduced by | 23146 |
| any prison term administratively imposed by the parole board or | 23147 |
| court, plus one-half of the total stated prison term of the new | 23148 |
| felony. | 23149 |
| (4) Any period of post-release control shall commence upon an | 23150 |
| offender's actual release from prison. If an offender is serving | 23151 |
| an indefinite prison term or a life sentence in addition to a | 23152 |
| stated prison term, the offender shall serve the period of | 23153 |
| post-release control in the following manner: | 23154 |
| (a) If a period of post-release control is imposed upon the | 23155 |
| offender and if the offender also is subject to a period of parole | 23156 |
| under a life sentence or an indefinite sentence, and if the period | 23157 |
| of post-release control ends prior to the period of parole, the | 23158 |
| offender shall be supervised on parole. The offender shall receive | 23159 |
| credit for post-release control supervision during the period of | 23160 |
| parole. The offender is not eligible for final release under | 23161 |
| section 2967.16 of the Revised Code until the post-release control | 23162 |
| period otherwise would have ended. | 23163 |
| (b) If a period of post-release control is imposed upon the | 23164 |
| offender and if the offender also is subject to a period of parole | 23165 |
| under an indefinite sentence, and if the period of parole ends | 23166 |
| prior to the period of post-release control, the offender shall be | 23167 |
| supervised on post-release control. The requirements of parole | 23168 |
| supervision shall be satisfied during the post-release control | 23169 |
| period. | 23170 |
| (c) If an offender is subject to more than one period of | 23171 |
| post-release control, the period of post-release control for all | 23172 |
| of the sentences shall be the period of post-release control that | 23173 |
| expires last, as determined by the parole board or court. Periods | 23174 |
| of post-release control shall be served concurrently and shall not | 23175 |
| be imposed consecutively to each other. | 23176 |
| (d) The period of post-release control for a releasee who | 23177 |
| commits a felony while under post-release control for an earlier | 23178 |
| felony shall be the longer of the period of post-release control | 23179 |
| specified for the new felony under division (B) or (C) of this | 23180 |
| section or the time remaining under the period of post-release | 23181 |
| control imposed for the earlier felony as determined by the parole | 23182 |
| board or court. | 23183 |
| Sec. 2981.11. (A)(1) Any property that has been lost, | 23184 |
| abandoned, stolen, seized pursuant to a search warrant, or | 23185 |
| otherwise lawfully seized or forfeited and that is in the custody | 23186 |
| of a law enforcement agency shall be kept safely by the agency, | 23187 |
| pending the time it no longer is needed as evidence or for another | 23188 |
| lawful purpose, and shall be disposed of pursuant to sections | 23189 |
| 2981.12 and 2981.13 of the Revised Code. | 23190 |
| (2) This chapter does not apply to the custody and disposal | 23191 |
| of any of the following: | 23192 |
| (a) Vehicles subject to forfeiture under Title XLV of the | 23193 |
| Revised Code, except as provided in division (A)(6) of section | 23194 |
| 2981.12 of the Revised Code; | 23195 |
| (b) Abandoned junk motor vehicles or other property of | 23196 |
| negligible value; | 23197 |
| (c) Property held by a department of rehabilitation and | 23198 |
| correction institution that is unclaimed, that does not have an | 23199 |
| identified owner, that the owner agrees to dispose of, or that is | 23200 |
| identified by the department as having little value; | 23201 |
| (d) Animals taken, and devices used in unlawfully taking | 23202 |
| animals, under section 1531.20 of the Revised Code; | 23203 |
| (e) Controlled substances sold by a peace officer in the | 23204 |
| performance of the officer's official duties under section | 23205 |
| 3719.141 of the Revised Code; | 23206 |
| (f) Property recovered by a township law enforcement agency | 23207 |
| under sections 505.105 to 505.109 of the Revised Code; | 23208 |
| (g) Property held and disposed of under an ordinance of the | 23209 |
| municipal corporation or under sections 737.29 to 737.33 of the | 23210 |
| Revised Code, except that a municipal corporation that has | 23211 |
| received notice of a citizens' reward program as provided in | 23212 |
| division (F) of section 2981.12 of the Revised Code and disposes | 23213 |
| of property under an ordinance shall pay twenty-five per cent of | 23214 |
| any moneys acquired from any sale or auction to the citizens' | 23215 |
| reward program. | 23216 |
| (B)(1) Each law enforcement agency that has custody of any | 23217 |
| property that is subject to this section shall adopt and comply | 23218 |
| with a written internal control policy that does all of the | 23219 |
| following: | 23220 |
| (a) Provides for keeping detailed records as to the amount of | 23221 |
| property acquired by the agency and the date property was | 23222 |
| acquired; | 23223 |
| (b) Provides for keeping detailed records of the disposition | 23224 |
| of the property, which shall include, but not be limited to, both | 23225 |
| of the following: | 23226 |
| (i) The manner in which it was disposed, the date of | 23227 |
| disposition, detailed financial records concerning any property | 23228 |
| sold, and the name of any person who received the property. The | 23229 |
| record shall not identify or enable identification of the | 23230 |
| individual officer who seized any item of property. | 23231 |
| (ii) The general types of expenditures made with amounts that | 23232 |
| are gained from the sale of the property and that are retained by | 23233 |
| the agency, including the specific amount expended on each general | 23234 |
| type of expenditure, except that the policy shall not provide for | 23235 |
| or permit the identification of any specific expenditure that is | 23236 |
| made in an ongoing investigation. | 23237 |
| (c) Complies with section 2981.13 of the Revised Code if the | 23238 |
| agency has a law enforcement trust fund or similar fund created | 23239 |
| under that section. | 23240 |
| (2) | 23241 |
| 23242 | |
| 23243 | |
| 23244 | |
| 23245 | |
| 23246 | |
| 23247 | |
| 23248 | |
| 23249 | |
| 23250 | |
| 23251 | |
| 23252 |
| | 23253 |
| be open to public inspection during the agency's regular business | 23254 |
|
hours. The policy adopted under this section | 23255 |
| 23256 | |
| inspection under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. | 23257 |
| | 23258 |
| 23259 | |
| 23260 | |
| 23261 | |
| 23262 | |
| 23263 | |
| 23264 | |
| 23265 | |
| 23266 | |
| 23267 | |
| 23268 |
| (C) A law enforcement agency with custody of property to be | 23269 |
| disposed of under section 2981.12 or 2981.13 of the Revised Code | 23270 |
| shall make a reasonable effort to locate persons entitled to | 23271 |
| possession of the property, to notify them of when and where it | 23272 |
| may be claimed, and to return the property to them at the earliest | 23273 |
| possible time. In the absence of evidence identifying persons | 23274 |
| entitled to possession, it is sufficient notice to advertise in a | 23275 |
| newspaper of general circulation in the county and to briefly | 23276 |
| describe the nature of the property in custody and inviting | 23277 |
| persons to view and establish their right to it. | 23278 |
| (D) As used in sections 2981.11 to 2981.13 of the Revised | 23279 |
| Code: | 23280 |
| (1) "Citizens' reward program" has the same meaning as in | 23281 |
| section 9.92 of the Revised Code. | 23282 |
| (2) "Law enforcement agency" includes correctional | 23283 |
| institutions. | 23284 |
| (3) "Township law enforcement agency" means an organized | 23285 |
| police department of a township, a township police district, a | 23286 |
| joint police district, or the office of a township constable. | 23287 |
| Sec. 2981.14. (A) Nothing in this chapter precludes the head | 23288 |
| of a law enforcement agency that seizes property from seeking | 23289 |
| forfeiture under federal law. If the property is forfeitable under | 23290 |
| this chapter and federal forfeiture is not sought, the property is | 23291 |
| subject only to this chapter. | 23292 |
| (B) Any law enforcement agency that receives moneys from a | 23293 |
| sale of forfeited property under federal law shall deposit, use, | 23294 |
| and account for the amounts, including any interest derived, in | 23295 |
| accordance with applicable federal law. If the state highway | 23296 |
| patrol or the investigative unit of the department of public | 23297 |
| safety receives such federal forfeiture moneys, the appropriate | 23298 |
| official shall deposit all interest or other earnings derived from | 23299 |
|
the investment of the moneys into the | 23300 |
| 23301 | |
| highway patrol justice contraband fund, the investigative unit | 23302 |
|
treasury contraband fund, or the | 23303 |
| justice contraband fund, whichever is appropriate. | 23304 |
| (C) There is hereby created in the state treasury the highway | 23305 |
| patrol treasury contraband fund, the highway patrol justice | 23306 |
| contraband fund, the investigative unit treasury contraband fund, | 23307 |
| and the investigative unit justice contraband fund. Each fund | 23308 |
| shall consist of moneys received under division (B) of this | 23309 |
| section and shall be used in accordance with any federal or other | 23310 |
| requirements associated with moneys received. | 23311 |
| Sec. 3125.41. (A) As used in this section: | 23312 |
| (1) "Cable television service" has the same meaning as in | 23313 |
| section 2913.01 of the Revised Code. | 23314 |
| (2) "Public utility" means a person or entity, including an | 23315 |
| entity owned or operated by a municipal corporation or other | 23316 |
|
government entity, that is described in | 23317 |
| 4905.03 of the Revised Code as a telephone company, electric light | 23318 |
| company, gas company, natural gas company, water-works company, | 23319 |
| heating or cooling company, or sewage disposal system company, or | 23320 |
| that is providing cable television service. | 23321 |
| (B) Except as provided in section 3125.43 of the Revised | 23322 |
| Code, the office of child support shall have access to all of the | 23323 |
| following unless release of the information is prohibited by | 23324 |
| federal or state law: | 23325 |
| (1) Any information in the possession of any officer or | 23326 |
| entity of the state or any political subdivision of the state that | 23327 |
| would aid the office in locating an absent parent or child | 23328 |
| pursuant to section 3125.06 of the Revised Code; | 23329 |
| (2) Any information concerning the employment, compensation, | 23330 |
| and benefits of any obligor or obligee subject to a support order | 23331 |
| in the possession of any person; | 23332 |
| (3) The name and address of any obligor or obligee subject to | 23333 |
| a support order and the obligor's or obligee's employer in the | 23334 |
| customer records of a public utility. | 23335 |
| Sec. 3301.55. (A) A school district, county DD board, or | 23336 |
| eligible nonpublic school operating a preschool program shall | 23337 |
| house the program in buildings that meet the following | 23338 |
| requirements: | 23339 |
| (1) The building is operated by the district, county DD | 23340 |
| board, or eligible nonpublic school and has been approved by the | 23341 |
|
division of | 23342 |
| commerce or a certified municipal, township, or county building | 23343 |
| department for the purpose of operating a program for preschool | 23344 |
| children. Any such structure shall be constructed, equipped, | 23345 |
| repaired, altered, and maintained in accordance with applicable | 23346 |
| provisions of Chapters 3781. and 3791. and with rules adopted by | 23347 |
| the board of building standards under Chapter 3781. of the Revised | 23348 |
| Code for the safety and sanitation of structures erected for this | 23349 |
| purpose. | 23350 |
| (2) The building is in compliance with fire and safety laws | 23351 |
| and regulations as evidenced by reports of annual school fire and | 23352 |
| safety inspections as conducted by appropriate local authorities. | 23353 |
| (3) The school is in compliance with rules established by the | 23354 |
| state board of education regarding school food services. | 23355 |
| (4) The facility includes not less than thirty-five square | 23356 |
| feet of indoor space for each child in the program. Safe play | 23357 |
| space, including both indoor and outdoor play space, totaling not | 23358 |
| less than sixty square feet for each child using the space at any | 23359 |
| one time, shall be regularly available and scheduled for use. | 23360 |
| (5) First aid facilities and space for temporary placement or | 23361 |
| isolation of injured or ill children are provided. | 23362 |
| (B) Each school district, county DD board, or eligible | 23363 |
| nonpublic school that operates, or proposes to operate, a | 23364 |
| preschool program shall submit a building plan including all | 23365 |
| information specified by the state board of education to the board | 23366 |
| not later than the first day of September of the school year in | 23367 |
| which the program is to be initiated. The board shall determine | 23368 |
| whether the buildings meet the requirements of this section and | 23369 |
| section 3301.53 of the Revised Code, and notify the superintendent | 23370 |
| of its determination. If the board determines, on the basis of the | 23371 |
| building plan or any other information, that the buildings do not | 23372 |
| meet those requirements, it shall cause the buildings to be | 23373 |
| inspected by the department of education. The department shall | 23374 |
| make a report to the superintendent specifying any aspects of the | 23375 |
| building that are not in compliance with the requirements of this | 23376 |
| section and section 3301.53 of the Revised Code and the time | 23377 |
| period that will be allowed the district, county DD board, or | 23378 |
| school to meet the requirements. | 23379 |
| Sec. 3301.75. (A) As used in this section, "affiliate" has | 23380 |
| the same meaning as in section 3333.89 of the Revised Code. | 23381 |
| (B) The department of education, in coordination with the | 23382 |
| chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, shall do all of the | 23383 |
| following: | 23384 |
| (1) Make grants to institutions and other organizations as | 23385 |
| prescribed by the general assembly for the provision of technical | 23386 |
| assistance and other support services to enable school districts, | 23387 |
| community schools established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised | 23388 |
| Code, other educational institutions, and affiliates to utilize | 23389 |
| educational technology; | 23390 |
| (2) Establish a reporting system for school districts, | 23391 |
| community schools, other educational institutions, affiliates, and | 23392 |
| educational technology organizations that receive financial | 23393 |
| assistance from the office. The system may require the reporting | 23394 |
| of information regarding the manner in which the assistance was | 23395 |
| expended, the manner in which the equipment or services purchased | 23396 |
| with the assistance is being utilized, the results or outcome of | 23397 |
| the utilization, the manner in which the utilization is compatible | 23398 |
| with the statewide academic standards adopted by the state board | 23399 |
| of education pursuant to section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, and | 23400 |
| any other information determined by the office. | 23401 |
| (3) Ensure that, where appropriate, products produced by any | 23402 |
| entity to which the office provides financial assistance for use | 23403 |
| in elementary and secondary education are aligned with the | 23404 |
| statewide academic standards adopted by the state board under | 23405 |
| section 3301.079 of the Revised Code. | 23406 |
| (4) Promote accessibility to educational products aligned | 23407 |
| with the statewide academic standards for school districts, | 23408 |
| community schools, and other entities serving grades kindergarten | 23409 |
| through twelve. | 23410 |
| (5) Execute contracts and other agreements necessary and | 23411 |
| desirable to carry out the purposes of this section. | 23412 |
| Sec. 3304.14. (A) The governor shall appoint an administrator | 23413 |
| of the rehabilitation services commission to serve at the pleasure | 23414 |
| of the governor and shall fix the administrator's compensation. | 23415 |
| The administrator shall devote the administrator's entire time to | 23416 |
| the duties of the administrator's office, shall hold no other | 23417 |
| office or position of trust and profit, and shall engage in no | 23418 |
| other business during the administrator's term of office. The | 23419 |
| governor may grant the administrator the authority to appoint, | 23420 |
| remove, and discipline without regard to sex, race, creed, color, | 23421 |
| age, or national origin, such other professional, administrative, | 23422 |
| and clerical staff members as are necessary to carry out the | 23423 |
| functions and duties of the commission. | 23424 |
| (B)(1) The administrator shall have exclusive authority to | 23425 |
| administer the daily operation and provision of vocational | 23426 |
| rehabilitation services under this chapter. | 23427 |
| (2) The administrator shall establish a fee schedule for | 23428 |
| vocational rehabilitation services in accordance with 34 C.F.R. | 23429 |
| 361.50. | 23430 |
| Sec. 3304.16. In carrying out the purposes of sections | 23431 |
| 3304.11 to 3304.27 of the Revised Code, the rehabilitation | 23432 |
| services commission: | 23433 |
| (A) Shall develop all necessary rules; | 23434 |
| (B) Shall prepare and submit to the governor annual reports | 23435 |
| of activities and expenditures and, prior to each first regular | 23436 |
| session of the general assembly, an estimate of sums required to | 23437 |
| carry out the commission's responsibilities; | 23438 |
| (C) Shall certify any disbursement of funds available to the | 23439 |
| commission for vocational rehabilitation activities; | 23440 |
| (D) Shall serve as the sole state agency designated to | 23441 |
| administer the plan under the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 87 | 23442 |
| Stat. 355, 29 U.S.C. 701, as amended; | 23443 |
| (E) Shall take appropriate action to guarantee rights of and | 23444 |
| services to handicapped persons; | 23445 |
| (F) Shall consult with and advise other state agencies to | 23446 |
| assist them in meeting the needs of handicapped persons more | 23447 |
| effectively and to achieve maximum coordination among programs for | 23448 |
| the handicapped; | 23449 |
| (G) Shall establish an administrative division of consumer | 23450 |
| affairs and advocacy within the commission to promote and help | 23451 |
| guarantee the rights of handicapped persons; | 23452 |
| (H) Shall maintain an inventory of state services that are | 23453 |
| available to handicapped persons; | 23454 |
| (I) Shall utilize, support, assist, and cooperate with the | 23455 |
| governor's committee on employment of the handicapped; | 23456 |
| (J) May delegate to any officer or employee of the commission | 23457 |
| any necessary powers and duties, except that the commission shall | 23458 |
| delegate to the administrator of the commission, as provided in | 23459 |
| section 3304.14 of the Revised Code, the power and duty to | 23460 |
| administer the daily operation and provision of vocational | 23461 |
| rehabilitation services; | 23462 |
| (K) May take any other necessary or appropriate action for | 23463 |
| cooperation with public and private agencies and organizations | 23464 |
| which may include: | 23465 |
| (1) Reciprocal agreements with other states to provide for | 23466 |
| the vocational rehabilitation of individuals within the states | 23467 |
| concerned; | 23468 |
| (2) Contracts or other arrangements with public and other | 23469 |
| nonprofit agencies and organizations for the construction or | 23470 |
| establishment and operation of vocational rehabilitation programs | 23471 |
| and facilities; | 23472 |
| (3) Cooperative arrangements with the federal government for | 23473 |
| carrying out sections 3304.11 to 3304.27 of the Revised Code, the | 23474 |
| "Vocational Rehabilitation Act," 41 Stat. 735 (1920), 29 U.S.C. | 23475 |
| 31, as amended, or other federal statutes pertaining to vocational | 23476 |
| rehabilitation, and to this end, may adopt plans and methods of | 23477 |
| administration found necessary by the federal government for the | 23478 |
| efficient operation of any joint arrangements or the efficient | 23479 |
| application of any federal statutes; | 23480 |
| (4) Upon the designation of the governor, performing | 23481 |
| functions and services for the federal government relating to | 23482 |
| individuals under a physical or mental disability. | 23483 |
| (L) | 23484 |
| action necessary to obtain federal funds in the maximum amount and | 23485 |
|
most advantageous proportion possible | 23486 |
| (M) May conduct research and demonstration projects, | 23487 |
| including inquiries concerning the causes of blindness and its | 23488 |
| prevention, provide training and instruction, including the | 23489 |
| establishment and maintenance of research fellowships and | 23490 |
| traineeships along with all necessary stipends and allowances, | 23491 |
| disseminate information, and provide technical assistance relating | 23492 |
| to vocational rehabilitation; | 23493 |
| (N) May plan, establish, and operate programs, facilities, | 23494 |
| and services relating to vocational rehabilitation; | 23495 |
| (O) May accept and hold, invest, reinvest, or otherwise use | 23496 |
| gifts made for the purpose of furthering vocational | 23497 |
| rehabilitation; | 23498 |
| (P) May ameliorate the condition of the aged blind or other | 23499 |
| severely disabled individuals by establishing a program of home | 23500 |
| visitation by commission employees for the purpose of instruction; | 23501 |
| (Q) May establish and manage small business enterprises that | 23502 |
| are operated by persons with a substantial handicap to employment, | 23503 |
| including blind persons; | 23504 |
| (R) May purchase from insurance companies licensed to do | 23505 |
| business in this state any insurance deemed necessary by the | 23506 |
| commission for the efficient operation of a suitable vending | 23507 |
| facility as defined in division (A) of section 3304.28 of the | 23508 |
| Revised Code; | 23509 |
| (S) May accept directly from any state agency, and any state | 23510 |
| agency may transfer directly to the commission, surplus computers | 23511 |
| and computer equipment to be used for any purposes the commission | 23512 |
| considers appropriate, notwithstanding sections 125.12 to 125.14 | 23513 |
| of the Revised Code. | 23514 |
| Sec. 3304.181. If the total of all funds available from | 23515 |
| nonfederal sources to support the activities of the rehabilitation | 23516 |
| services commission does not comply with the expenditure | 23517 |
| requirements of 34 C.F.R. 361.60 and 361.62 for those activities | 23518 |
| or would cause the state to lose an allotment or fail to receive a | 23519 |
|
reallotment under 34 C.F.R. 361.65, the commission | 23520 |
| solicit additional funds from, and enter into agreements for the | 23521 |
| use of those funds with, private or public entities, including | 23522 |
|
local government entities of this state. The commission | 23523 |
| continue to solicit additional funds and enter into agreements | 23524 |
| until the total funding available is sufficient for the commission | 23525 |
| to receive federal funds at the maximum amount and in the most | 23526 |
| advantageous proportion possible. | 23527 |
| Any agreement entered into between the commission and a | 23528 |
| private or public entity to provide funds under this section shall | 23529 |
| be in accordance with 34 C.F.R. 361.28 and section 3304.182 of the | 23530 |
| Revised Code. | 23531 |
| Sec. 3304.182. Any agreement between the rehabilitation | 23532 |
| services commission and a private or public entity providing funds | 23533 |
| under section 3304.181 of the Revised Code may permit the | 23534 |
| commission to receive a specified percentage of the funds, but the | 23535 |
| percentage shall be not more than twenty-five per cent of the | 23536 |
|
total funds available under the agreement. | 23537 |
| 23538 | |
| 23539 | |
| 23540 | |
|
an agreement | 23541 |
| terminate an agreement for any other reason by giving at least | 23542 |
| thirty days' notice to the public or private entity. | 23543 |
| Any services provided under an agreement entered into under | 23544 |
| section 3304.181 of the Revised Code shall be provided by a person | 23545 |
| or government entity that meets the accreditation standards | 23546 |
| established in rules adopted by the commission under section | 23547 |
| 3304.16 of the Revised Code. | 23548 |
| Sec. 3305.01. As used in this chapter: | 23549 |
| (A) "Public institution of higher education" means a state | 23550 |
| university as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, the | 23551 |
| northeast Ohio medical university, or a university branch, | 23552 |
| technical college, state community college, community college, or | 23553 |
| municipal university established or operating under Chapter 3345., | 23554 |
| 3349., 3354., 3355., 3357., or 3358. of the Revised Code. | 23555 |
| (B) "State retirement system" means the public employees | 23556 |
| retirement system created under Chapter 145. of the Revised Code, | 23557 |
| the state teachers retirement system created under Chapter 3307. | 23558 |
| of the Revised Code, or the school employees retirement system | 23559 |
| created under Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code. | 23560 |
| (C) "Eligible employee" means any person employed as a | 23561 |
| full-time employee of a public institution of higher education. | 23562 |
| In all cases of doubt, the board of trustees of the public | 23563 |
| institution of higher education shall determine whether any person | 23564 |
| is an eligible employee for purposes of this chapter, and the | 23565 |
| board's decision shall be final. | 23566 |
| (D) "Electing employee" means any eligible employee who | 23567 |
| elects, pursuant to section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised | 23568 |
| Code, to participate in an alternative retirement plan provided | 23569 |
| pursuant to this chapter or an eligible employee who is required | 23570 |
| to participate in an alternative retirement plan pursuant to | 23571 |
|
division (C) | 23572 |
| 3305.051 of the Revised Code. | 23573 |
| (E) "Compensation," for purposes of an electing employee, has | 23574 |
| the same meaning as the applicable one of the following: | 23575 |
| (1) If the electing employee would be subject to Chapter 145. | 23576 |
| of the Revised Code had the employee not made an election pursuant | 23577 |
| to section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code, "earnable | 23578 |
| salary" as defined in division (R) of section 145.01 of the | 23579 |
| Revised Code; | 23580 |
| (2) If the electing employee would be subject to Chapter | 23581 |
| 3307. of the Revised Code had the employee not made an election | 23582 |
| pursuant to section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code, | 23583 |
| "compensation" as defined in division (L) of section 3307.01 of | 23584 |
| the Revised Code; | 23585 |
| (3) If the electing employee would be subject to Chapter | 23586 |
| 3309. of the Revised Code had the employee not made an election | 23587 |
| pursuant to section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code, | 23588 |
| "compensation" as defined in division (V) of section 3309.01 of | 23589 |
| the Revised Code. | 23590 |
| (F) " | 23591 |
| section 3305.03 of the Revised Code as eligible to be a provider | 23592 |
| of investment options for an alternative retirement plan. | 23593 |
| (G) "Provider" means, with respect to each public institution | 23594 |
| of higher education, a vendor that has entered into an agreement | 23595 |
| with that public institution of higher education in accordance | 23596 |
| with section 3305.04 of the Revised Code. | 23597 |
| Sec. 3305.02. An alternative retirement program is hereby | 23598 |
| established in accordance with this chapter for the purpose of | 23599 |
| providing to eligible employees the opportunity of participating | 23600 |
| in an alternative retirement plan as an alternative to | 23601 |
| participating in a state retirement system. The employer is the | 23602 |
| sponsor of each alternative retirement plan offered under this | 23603 |
| chapter. | 23604 |
| Each alternative retirement plan offered under this program | 23605 |
| shall be a defined contribution plan qualified under section 401 | 23606 |
| (a) of the Internal Revenue Code that provides retirement and, to | 23607 |
| the extent applicable, death benefits through investment options. | 23608 |
| The options shall be offered to electing employees pursuant to | 23609 |
| trust or custodial accounts or pursuant to group or individual | 23610 |
| annuity contracts | 23611 |
| 23612 | |
| annuities, regulated investment trusts, pooled investment funds, | 23613 |
| or other forms of investment, at the option of each electing | 23614 |
| employee. | 23615 |
| Notwithstanding this chapter, any retirement plan established | 23616 |
| by a public institution of higher education prior to March 31, | 23617 |
| 1997, as an alternative to participating in any state retirement | 23618 |
| system may continue in effect and be modified without regard to | 23619 |
| this chapter for all employees at the public institution eligible | 23620 |
| to participate in the plan. | 23621 |
| Sec. 3305.03. (A) The | 23622 |
|
regents shall designate | 23623 |
| eligible to provide investment options under alternative | 23624 |
|
retirement plans | 23625 |
|
higher education | 23626 |
| 23627 | |
| The board shall accept and review applications from entities | 23628 |
| seeking designation as a vendor. The board shall not designate an | 23629 |
| entity as a vendor unless the entity meets the requirements | 23630 |
| described in division (B) of this section. | 23631 |
| (B) To be eligible for designation as a vendor, an entity | 23632 |
| must meet both of the following requirements: | 23633 |
| (1) | 23634 |
| in this state with regard to the investment options to be offered | 23635 |
|
under an alternative retirement plan | 23636 |
| institution of higher education. | 23637 |
| (2) | 23638 |
|
investment options | 23639 |
|
plans, | 23640 |
| optional retirement plans, or similar types of plans with respect | 23641 |
| to which all of the following apply: | 23642 |
| (a) The plans are defined contribution plans that are | 23643 |
| qualified plans under Internal Revenue Code 401(a) or 403(b). | 23644 |
| (b) The plans are maintained by institutions of higher | 23645 |
| education in at least ten other states. | 23646 |
| | 23647 |
| that are alternatives to or a component of the applicable state | 23648 |
| retirement system. | 23649 |
| (C) In | 23650 |
|
whether to designate an entity as a vendor, the | 23651 |
| 23652 | |
| all of the following: | 23653 |
| (1) The experience of the | 23654 |
| other states investment options under alternative retirement | 23655 |
| 23656 | |
| similar types of plans that meet the requirements of division | 23657 |
| (B)(2) of this section; | 23658 |
| (2) The potential effectiveness of the | 23659 |
|
recruiting eligible employees to
| 23660 |
| entity for purposes of participating in an alternative retirement | 23661 |
|
plan and in retaining those | 23662 |
| (3) Whether the entity intends to offer a broad range of | 23663 |
| investment options to the electing employees; | 23664 |
| (4) The suitability of the investment options to the needs | 23665 |
| and interests of the electing employees and their beneficiaries; | 23666 |
| (5) The capability of the entity to offer sufficient | 23667 |
| information to the electing employees and their beneficiaries to | 23668 |
| make informed decisions with regard to investment options offered | 23669 |
| by the entity; | 23670 |
| (6) The capability of the entity to perform in a manner that | 23671 |
| is in the best interests of the electing employees and their | 23672 |
| beneficiaries; | 23673 |
| (7) The fees and expenses associated with the entity's | 23674 |
| investment options and the manner in which the entity intends to | 23675 |
| disclose those fees and expenses; | 23676 |
| (8) The | 23677 |
| provided under the investment options; | 23678 |
| | 23679 |
| 23680 | |
| 23681 |
| | 23682 |
| 23683 | |
| 23684 |
| | 23685 |
| rights and benefits under the investment options; | 23686 |
| | 23687 |
| education under section 3305.031 of the Revised Code; | 23688 |
| (11) Any other matters | 23689 |
| relevant. | 23690 |
| | 23691 |
| 23692 | |
| entity designated | 23693 |
| and the investment options being offered to ensure that the | 23694 |
|
requirements and purposes of this chapter are being met. | 23695 |
| 23696 | |
| than once every three years. | 23697 |
| If it finds that the | 23698 |
|
with | 23699 |
| 23700 | |
|
chapter, the | 23701 |
| vendor's designation. | 23702 |
| | 23703 |
|
Revised Code, designation of a | 23704 |
|
any | 23705 |
| competitive bidding under those sections. | 23706 |
| Sec. 3305.031. (A) As part of the process established under | 23707 |
| section 3305.03 of the Revised Code for designating an entity as a | 23708 |
| vendor and conducting periodic reviews of a vendor, the Ohio board | 23709 |
| of regents shall do all of the following: | 23710 |
| (1) Provide written notice to each public institution of | 23711 |
| higher education that an entity has applied to be designated as a | 23712 |
| vendor under section 3305.03 of the Revised Code; | 23713 |
| (2) Provide written notice to each public institution of | 23714 |
| higher education that a vendor is scheduled for a review; | 23715 |
| (3) Establish a comment period of not less than thirty days | 23716 |
| during which a public institution of higher education is | 23717 |
| authorized to comment about an entity's application for | 23718 |
| designation or a vendor's review and to request a meeting with the | 23719 |
| board of regents concerning the application or review; | 23720 |
| (4) Not later than fourteen days after the board makes a | 23721 |
| decision with respect to an application or review, including any | 23722 |
| rescission of a vendor's designation, provide written notice to | 23723 |
| each public institution of higher education of the board's | 23724 |
| decision. | 23725 |
| (B) If a meeting is requested by a public institution of | 23726 |
| higher education under division (A)(3) of this section, the board | 23727 |
| of regents shall do all of the following: | 23728 |
| (1) Notify each public institution of higher education of the | 23729 |
| meeting and its time and place; | 23730 |
| (2) Hold the meeting not less than ten but not more than | 23731 |
| thirty days after the end of the comment period; | 23732 |
| (3) Continue to accept comments concerning the application or | 23733 |
| review, as applicable, until five business days after the meeting | 23734 |
| is held. | 23735 |
| (C) The board of regents shall adopt rules under section | 23736 |
| 3305.032 of the Revised Code specifying the method to be used by | 23737 |
| public institutions of higher education in submitting comments to | 23738 |
| the board concerning an application or review. | 23739 |
| Sec. 3305.032. The Ohio board of regents shall adopt rules | 23740 |
| as the board considers necessary to carry out its duties and | 23741 |
| responsibilities under this chapter. The rules shall be adopted in | 23742 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The rules may | 23743 |
| provide for fees to be charged providers by the board to cover | 23744 |
| administrative and marketing expenses of the board. | 23745 |
| Sec. 3305.04. (A) The board of trustees of each public | 23746 |
| institution of higher education shall adopt an alternative | 23747 |
|
retirement plan in accordance with this chapter. | 23748 |
| 23749 | |
| 23750 | |
| 23751 | |
| 23752 | |
| 23753 | |
| 23754 |
| In accordance with this chapter, each board may perform such | 23755 |
| functions and provide as necessary for the administration of its | 23756 |
| alternative retirement plan. | 23757 |
| (B)(1) In implementing the alternative retirement plan | 23758 |
| established by the board, the public institution of higher | 23759 |
| education shall develop agreements to be entered into with | 23760 |
| entities designated under section 3305.03 of the Revised Code as | 23761 |
| vendors. Each agreement shall include such terms and conditions as | 23762 |
| are determined by the public institution of higher education in | 23763 |
| its sole discretion. | 23764 |
| (2) Except as provided in division (B)(3) of this section, | 23765 |
| the public institution of higher education shall enter into | 23766 |
| agreements with a minimum of four vendors or, if fewer than four | 23767 |
| vendors are available, with the number of vendors available. | 23768 |
| (3) Division (B)(2) of this section does not require a public | 23769 |
| institution of higher education to enter into an agreement with a | 23770 |
| vendor if either of the following is the case: | 23771 |
| (a) The vendor is not willing to provide investment options | 23772 |
| under the alternative retirement plan at that public institution. | 23773 |
| (b) The vendor is not willing to agree to the terms and | 23774 |
| conditions of the agreement. | 23775 |
| (4) After an agreement has been entered into, both of the | 23776 |
| following apply with respect to termination of the agreement with | 23777 |
| the provider: | 23778 |
| (a) The agreement shall be terminated if the provider ceases | 23779 |
| to be an entity designated as a vendor. | 23780 |
| (b) The agreement may be terminated if the provider fails to | 23781 |
| comply with the terms and conditions of such agreement. | 23782 |
| Sec. 3305.05. (A) As used in this section and section | 23783 |
| 3305.051 of the Revised Code, "academic or administrative | 23784 |
| employee" means any full-time employee not receiving any benefit, | 23785 |
| allowance, or other payment granted on the employee's account from | 23786 |
|
a state retirement system who, before | 23787 |
| 23788 |
| (1) The employee was a member of the faculty of a public | 23789 |
| institution of higher education. | 23790 |
| (2) The employee was a member of the administrative staff of | 23791 |
| a public institution of higher education serving in a position in | 23792 |
| the unclassified civil service pursuant to section 124.11 of the | 23793 |
| Revised Code. | 23794 |
| (3) If section 124.11 of the Revised Code did not apply to | 23795 |
| the public institution of higher education, the employee was a | 23796 |
| member of the administrative staff of a public institution of | 23797 |
| higher education serving in a position comparable to a position in | 23798 |
| the unclassified civil service. | 23799 |
| In all cases of doubt, the board of trustees of the public | 23800 |
| institution of higher education shall determine whether any person | 23801 |
| is an academic or administrative employee for purposes of this | 23802 |
| chapter, and the board's decision shall be final. | 23803 |
| (B)(1) Each person who, on | 23804 |
| August 1, 2005, is an eligible employee of a public institution of | 23805 |
| higher education and has accrued less than five years of service | 23806 |
| credit in a state retirement system may, not later than one | 23807 |
|
hundred twenty days after | 23808 |
| August 1, 2005, make an election to participate in an alternative | 23809 |
| retirement plan available at the employing public institution, | 23810 |
|
unless, prior to | 23811 |
| 2005, the person had an opportunity pursuant to former section | 23812 |
| 3305.05 of the Revised Code to make such an election as an | 23813 |
| academic or administrative employee of that public institution of | 23814 |
| higher education. | 23815 |
| (2) An eligible employee whose employment with a public | 23816 |
|
institution of higher education commences on or after | 23817 |
| 23818 | |
| one hundred twenty days after the starting date of the employment, | 23819 |
| make an election to participate in an alternative retirement plan | 23820 |
| available at the employing public institution. | 23821 |
| (3) An eligible employee who, on or after | 23822 |
| 23823 | |
| public institution of higher education and subsequently is | 23824 |
| employed by another public institution of higher education in a | 23825 |
| position for which an alternative retirement plan is available | 23826 |
| may, not later than one hundred twenty days after the starting | 23827 |
| date of the employment, elect to participate in an alternative | 23828 |
| retirement plan available at that public institution. | 23829 |
| (C)(1) An eligible employee who makes an election under | 23830 |
| division (B) of this section shall submit the election in writing | 23831 |
| to the designated officer of the employee's employing public | 23832 |
| institution of higher education. Once submitted, the election is | 23833 |
| irrevocable while the eligible employee continues to be employed | 23834 |
| by the public institution of higher education. Not later than ten | 23835 |
| days after the election becomes irrevocable, the officer shall | 23836 |
| file a certified copy of the election with the state retirement | 23837 |
| system to which, apart from the election, the employee's | 23838 |
| employment would be subject. | 23839 |
| Each public institution of higher education that employs a | 23840 |
| person eligible to make an election under division (B) of this | 23841 |
|
section shall notify, in writing, | 23842 |
| 23843 | |
| employment in the manner specified by that state retirement | 23844 |
| system. The notice shall include the person's name and address. | 23845 |
| The notice shall be given not later than ten days after the first | 23846 |
| date the person is on the institution's payroll. | 23847 |
| (2) Elections made under division (B) of this section take | 23848 |
| effect as follows: | 23849 |
| (a) An election under division (B)(1) of this section is | 23850 |
| effective as of the date on which the employee's election to | 23851 |
| participate in the alternative retirement plan becomes | 23852 |
| irrevocable. | 23853 |
| (b) An election under division (B)(2) or (3) of this section | 23854 |
| is effective as of the electing employee's starting date of | 23855 |
| employment. | 23856 |
| (3) An eligible employee's election under division (B) of | 23857 |
| this section applies to the employee's employment in all positions | 23858 |
| at that public institution, unless the employee terminates | 23859 |
| employment at the public institution and does not return to | 23860 |
|
employment in any position at that public institution | 23861 |
| 23862 | |
| termination. | 23863 |
| (4) An eligible employee who makes an election under division | 23864 |
| (B) of this section is forever barred from claiming or purchasing | 23865 |
| service credit under any state retirement system for the period of | 23866 |
| employment while the election is in effect. | 23867 |
| (D)(1) An eligible employee who fails to make an election | 23868 |
| under division (B) of this section within the one-hundred-twenty | 23869 |
| day election period shall be deemed to have elected to participate | 23870 |
| in the state retirement system that applies to the employee's | 23871 |
| employment. | 23872 |
| (2) An eligible employee who fails to make an election under | 23873 |
| division (B) of this section shall not be permitted to make an | 23874 |
| election for employment in any other position at the public | 23875 |
| institution of higher education while employed at that public | 23876 |
| institution, unless the employee terminates employment at the | 23877 |
| public institution and does not return to employment in any | 23878 |
|
position at the public institution | 23879 |
| three hundred sixty-five days after the date of termination. | 23880 |
| Sec. 3305.053. The board of trustees of a public institution | 23881 |
| of higher education shall permit an employee who makes an election | 23882 |
| under section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code to do all of | 23883 |
| the following: | 23884 |
| (A) Select, from among the providers that have entered into
| 23885 |
| 23886 | |
| education under section 3305.04 of the Revised Code, the provider | 23887 |
| of an investment option for that employee; | 23888 |
| (B) | 23889 |
| 23890 |
| | 23891 |
| the public institution of higher education, change the provider | 23892 |
|
selected under division (A) of this section | 23893 |
| 23894 |
| | 23895 |
| | 23896 |
| 23897 | |
| 23898 |
| | 23899 |
|
changes providers, the employee may direct the provider | 23900 |
| transfer to the new provider the employee's account balance either | 23901 |
| in whole or in part, as directed by the employee, except that the | 23902 |
| provider is not required to immediately transfer any part of the | 23903 |
| account invested at the employee's election in a fixed annuity | 23904 |
| account if the contract with the employee under which the | 23905 |
| investment was made permits the provider to make such a transfer | 23906 |
| over a period of time not exceeding ten years and the contract was | 23907 |
| filed with and approved by the department of insurance pursuant to | 23908 |
| section 3911.011 of the Revised Code. | 23909 |
| Sec. 3305.06. (A) Each electing employee shall contribute an | 23910 |
| amount, which shall be a certain percentage of the employee's | 23911 |
| compensation, to the provider of the investment option the | 23912 |
| employee has selected. This percentage shall be the percentage the | 23913 |
| electing employee would have otherwise been required to contribute | 23914 |
| to the state retirement system that applies to the employee's | 23915 |
| position, except that the percentage shall not be less than three | 23916 |
| per cent. Employee contributions under this division may be | 23917 |
| treated as employer contributions in accordance with Internal | 23918 |
| Revenue Code 414(h). | 23919 |
| (B) Each public institution of higher education employing an | 23920 |
| electing employee shall contribute a percentage of the employee's | 23921 |
| compensation to the provider of the investment option the employee | 23922 |
| has selected. This percentage shall be equal to the percentage | 23923 |
| that the public institution of higher education would otherwise | 23924 |
| contribute on behalf of that employee to the state retirement | 23925 |
| system that would otherwise cover that employee's position, less | 23926 |
| the percentage contributed by the public institution of higher | 23927 |
| education under division (D) of this section. | 23928 |
| (C)(1) In no event shall the amount contributed by the | 23929 |
| electing employee pursuant to division (A) of this section and on | 23930 |
| the electing employee's behalf pursuant to division (B) of this | 23931 |
| section be less than the amount necessary to qualify the plan as a | 23932 |
| state retirement system pursuant to Internal Revenue Code | 23933 |
|
3121 | 23934 |
| (2) The full amount of the electing employee's contribution | 23935 |
| under division (A) of this section and the full amount of the | 23936 |
| employer's contribution made on behalf of that employee under | 23937 |
| division (B) of this section shall be paid to the appropriate | 23938 |
| provider for application to the electing employee's investment | 23939 |
| option. | 23940 |
| (D) Each public institution of higher education employing an | 23941 |
| electing employee shall contribute on behalf of that employee to | 23942 |
| the state retirement system that otherwise applies to the electing | 23943 |
| employee's position a percentage of the electing employee's | 23944 |
| compensation to mitigate any negative financial impact of the | 23945 |
| alternative retirement program on the state retirement system. The | 23946 |
| percentage shall be six per cent, except that the percentage may | 23947 |
| be adjusted by the Ohio retirement study council to reflect the | 23948 |
| determinations made by actuarial studies conducted under section | 23949 |
| 171.07 of the Revised Code. Any adjustment shall become effective | 23950 |
| on the first day of the second month following submission of the | 23951 |
| actuarial study to the Ohio board of regents under section 171.07 | 23952 |
| of the Revised Code. | 23953 |
| Contributions on behalf of an electing employee shall | 23954 |
| continue in accordance with this division until the occurrence of | 23955 |
| the following: | 23956 |
| (1) If the electing employee would be subject to Chapter 145. | 23957 |
| of the Revised Code had the employee not made an election pursuant | 23958 |
| to section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code, until the | 23959 |
| unfunded actuarial accrued liability for all benefits, except | 23960 |
| health care benefits provided under section 145.325 or 145.58 of | 23961 |
| the Revised Code and benefit increases provided after March 31, | 23962 |
| 1997, is fully amortized, as determined by the annual actuarial | 23963 |
| valuation prepared under section 145.22 of the Revised Code; | 23964 |
| (2) If the electing employee would be subject to Chapter | 23965 |
| 3307. of the Revised Code had the employee not made an election | 23966 |
| pursuant to section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code, until | 23967 |
| the unfunded actuarial accrued liability for all benefits, except | 23968 |
| health care benefits provided under section 3307.39 or 3307.61 of | 23969 |
| the Revised Code and benefit increases provided after March 31, | 23970 |
| 1997, is fully amortized, as determined by the annual actuarial | 23971 |
| valuation prepared under section 3307.51 of the Revised Code; | 23972 |
| (3) If the electing employee would be subject to Chapter | 23973 |
| 3309. of the Revised Code had the employee not made an election | 23974 |
| pursuant to section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code, until | 23975 |
| the unfunded actuarial accrued liability for all benefits, except | 23976 |
| health care benefits provided under section 3309.375 or 3309.69 of | 23977 |
| the Revised Code and benefit increases provided after March 31, | 23978 |
| 1997, is fully amortized, as determined by the annual actuarial | 23979 |
| valuation prepared under section 3309.21 of the Revised Code. | 23980 |
| Sec. 3313.603. (A) As used in this section: | 23981 |
| (1) "One unit" means a minimum of one hundred twenty hours of | 23982 |
| course instruction, except that for a laboratory course, "one | 23983 |
| unit" means a minimum of one hundred fifty hours of course | 23984 |
| instruction. | 23985 |
| (2) "One-half unit" means a minimum of sixty hours of course | 23986 |
| instruction, except that for physical education courses, "one-half | 23987 |
| unit" means a minimum of one hundred twenty hours of course | 23988 |
| instruction. | 23989 |
| (B) Beginning September 15, 2001, except as required in | 23990 |
| division (C) of this section and division (C) of section 3313.614 | 23991 |
| of the Revised Code, the requirements for graduation from every | 23992 |
| high school shall include twenty units earned in grades nine | 23993 |
| through twelve and shall be distributed as follows: | 23994 |
| (1) English language arts, four units; | 23995 |
| (2) Health, one-half unit; | 23996 |
| (3) Mathematics, three units; | 23997 |
| (4) Physical education, one-half unit; | 23998 |
| (5) Science, two units until September 15, 2003, and three | 23999 |
| units thereafter, which at all times shall include both of the | 24000 |
| following: | 24001 |
| (a) Biological sciences, one unit; | 24002 |
| (b) Physical sciences, one unit. | 24003 |
| (6) Social studies, three units, which shall include both of | 24004 |
| the following: | 24005 |
| (a) American history, one-half unit; | 24006 |
| (b) American government, one-half unit. | 24007 |
| (7) Elective units, seven units until September 15, 2003, and | 24008 |
| six units thereafter. | 24009 |
| Each student's electives shall include at least one unit, or | 24010 |
| two half units, chosen from among the areas of | 24011 |
| business/technology, fine arts, and/or foreign language. | 24012 |
| (C) Beginning with students who enter ninth grade for the | 24013 |
| first time on or after July 1, 2010, except as provided in | 24014 |
| divisions (D) to (F) of this section, the requirements for | 24015 |
| graduation from every public and chartered nonpublic high school | 24016 |
| shall include twenty units that are designed to prepare students | 24017 |
| for the workforce and college. The units shall be distributed as | 24018 |
| follows: | 24019 |
| (1) English language arts, four units; | 24020 |
| (2) Health, one-half unit, which shall include instruction in | 24021 |
| nutrition and the benefits of nutritious foods and physical | 24022 |
| activity for overall health; | 24023 |
| (3) Mathematics, four units, which shall include one unit of | 24024 |
| algebra II or the equivalent of algebra II; | 24025 |
| (4) Physical education, one-half unit; | 24026 |
| (5) Science, three units with inquiry-based laboratory | 24027 |
| experience that engages students in asking valid scientific | 24028 |
| questions and gathering and analyzing information, which shall | 24029 |
| include the following, or their equivalent: | 24030 |
| (a) Physical sciences, one unit; | 24031 |
| (b) Life sciences, one unit; | 24032 |
| (c) Advanced study in one or more of the following sciences, | 24033 |
| one unit: | 24034 |
| (i) Chemistry, physics, or other physical science; | 24035 |
| (ii) Advanced biology or other life science; | 24036 |
| (iii) Astronomy, physical geology, or other earth or space | 24037 |
| science. | 24038 |
| (6) Social studies, three units, which shall include both of | 24039 |
| the following: | 24040 |
| (a) American history, one-half unit; | 24041 |
| (b) American government, one-half unit. | 24042 |
| Each school shall integrate the study of economics and | 24043 |
| financial literacy, as expressed in the social studies academic | 24044 |
| content standards adopted by the state board of education under | 24045 |
| division (A)(1) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code and the | 24046 |
| academic content standards for financial literacy and | 24047 |
| entrepreneurship adopted under division (A)(2) of that section, | 24048 |
| into one or more existing social studies credits required under | 24049 |
| division (C)(6) of this section, or into the content of another | 24050 |
| class, so that every high school student receives instruction in | 24051 |
| those concepts. In developing the curriculum required by this | 24052 |
| paragraph, schools shall use available public-private partnerships | 24053 |
| and resources and materials that exist in business, industry, and | 24054 |
| through the centers for economics education at institutions of | 24055 |
| higher education in the state. | 24056 |
| (7) Five units consisting of one or any combination of | 24057 |
| foreign language, fine arts, business, career-technical education, | 24058 |
| family and consumer sciences, technology, agricultural education, | 24059 |
| a junior reserve officer training corps (JROTC) program approved | 24060 |
| by the congress of the United States under title 10 of the United | 24061 |
| States Code, or English language arts, mathematics, science, or | 24062 |
| social studies courses not otherwise required under division (C) | 24063 |
| of this section. | 24064 |
| Ohioans must be prepared to apply increased knowledge and | 24065 |
| skills in the workplace and to adapt their knowledge and skills | 24066 |
| quickly to meet the rapidly changing conditions of the | 24067 |
| twenty-first century. National studies indicate that all high | 24068 |
| school graduates need the same academic foundation, regardless of | 24069 |
| the opportunities they pursue after graduation. The goal of Ohio's | 24070 |
| system of elementary and secondary education is to prepare all | 24071 |
| students for and seamlessly connect all students to success in | 24072 |
| life beyond high school graduation, regardless of whether the next | 24073 |
| step is entering the workforce, beginning an apprenticeship, | 24074 |
| engaging in post-secondary training, serving in the military, or | 24075 |
| pursuing a college degree. | 24076 |
| The Ohio core curriculum is the standard expectation for all | 24077 |
| students entering ninth grade for the first time at a public or | 24078 |
| chartered nonpublic high school on or after July 1, 2010. A | 24079 |
| student may satisfy this expectation through a variety of methods, | 24080 |
| including, but not limited to, integrated, applied, | 24081 |
| career-technical, and traditional coursework. | 24082 |
| Whereas teacher quality is essential for student success in | 24083 |
| completing the Ohio core curriculum, the general assembly shall | 24084 |
| appropriate funds for strategic initiatives designed to strengthen | 24085 |
| schools' capacities to hire and retain highly qualified teachers | 24086 |
| in the subject areas required by the curriculum. Such initiatives | 24087 |
| are expected to require an investment of $120,000,000 over five | 24088 |
| years. | 24089 |
| Stronger coordination between high schools and institutions | 24090 |
| of higher education is necessary to prepare students for more | 24091 |
| challenging academic endeavors and to lessen the need for academic | 24092 |
| remediation in college, thereby reducing the costs of higher | 24093 |
| education for Ohio's students, families, and the state. The state | 24094 |
| board and the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents shall | 24095 |
| develop policies to ensure that only in rare instances will | 24096 |
| students who complete the Ohio core curriculum require academic | 24097 |
| remediation after high school. | 24098 |
| School districts, community schools, and chartered nonpublic | 24099 |
| schools shall integrate technology into learning experiences | 24100 |
| across the curriculum in order to maximize efficiency, enhance | 24101 |
| learning, and prepare students for success in the | 24102 |
| technology-driven twenty-first century. Districts and schools | 24103 |
| shall use distance and web-based course delivery as a method of | 24104 |
| providing or augmenting all instruction required under this | 24105 |
| division, including laboratory experience in science. Districts | 24106 |
| and schools shall utilize technology access and electronic | 24107 |
|
learning opportunities provided by the | 24108 |
| department of education, the chancellor, the Ohio | 24109 |
| technology consortium, education technology centers, public | 24110 |
| television stations, and other public and private providers. | 24111 |
| (D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a | 24112 |
| student who enters ninth grade on or after July 1, 2010, and | 24113 |
| before July 1, 2014, may qualify for graduation from a public or | 24114 |
| chartered nonpublic high school even though the student has not | 24115 |
| completed the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division (C) of | 24116 |
| this section if all of the following conditions are satisfied: | 24117 |
| (1) After the student has attended high school for two years, | 24118 |
| as determined by the school, the student and the student's parent, | 24119 |
| guardian, or custodian sign and file with the school a written | 24120 |
| statement asserting the parent's, guardian's, or custodian's | 24121 |
| consent to the student's graduating without completing the Ohio | 24122 |
| core curriculum and acknowledging that one consequence of not | 24123 |
| completing the Ohio core curriculum is ineligibility to enroll in | 24124 |
| most state universities in Ohio without further coursework. | 24125 |
| (2) The student and parent, guardian, or custodian fulfill | 24126 |
| any procedural requirements the school stipulates to ensure the | 24127 |
| student's and parent's, guardian's, or custodian's informed | 24128 |
| consent and to facilitate orderly filing of statements under | 24129 |
| division (D)(1) of this section. | 24130 |
| (3) The student and the student's parent, guardian, or | 24131 |
| custodian and a representative of the student's high school | 24132 |
| jointly develop an individual career plan for the student that | 24133 |
| specifies the student matriculating to a two-year degree program, | 24134 |
| acquiring a business and industry credential, or entering an | 24135 |
| apprenticeship. | 24136 |
| (4) The student's high school provides counseling and support | 24137 |
| for the student related to the plan developed under division | 24138 |
| (D)(3) of this section during the remainder of the student's high | 24139 |
| school experience. | 24140 |
| (5) The student successfully completes, at a minimum, the | 24141 |
| curriculum prescribed in division (B) of this section. | 24142 |
| The department | 24143 |
| chancellor, shall analyze student performance data to determine if | 24144 |
| there are mitigating factors that warrant extending the exception | 24145 |
| permitted by division (D) of this section to high school classes | 24146 |
| beyond those entering ninth grade before July 1, 2014. The | 24147 |
| department shall submit its findings and any recommendations not | 24148 |
| later than August 1, 2014, to the speaker and minority leader of | 24149 |
| the house of representatives, the president and minority leader of | 24150 |
| the senate, the chairpersons and ranking minority members of the | 24151 |
| standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate | 24152 |
| that consider education legislation, the state board of education, | 24153 |
| and the superintendent of public instruction. | 24154 |
| (E) Each school district and chartered nonpublic school | 24155 |
| retains the authority to require an even more rigorous minimum | 24156 |
| curriculum for high school graduation than specified in division | 24157 |
| (B) or (C) of this section. A school district board of education, | 24158 |
| through the adoption of a resolution, or the governing authority | 24159 |
| of a chartered nonpublic school may stipulate any of the | 24160 |
| following: | 24161 |
| (1) A minimum high school curriculum that requires more than | 24162 |
| twenty units of academic credit to graduate; | 24163 |
| (2) An exception to the district's or school's minimum high | 24164 |
| school curriculum that is comparable to the exception provided in | 24165 |
| division (D) of this section but with additional requirements, | 24166 |
| which may include a requirement that the student successfully | 24167 |
| complete more than the minimum curriculum prescribed in division | 24168 |
| (B) of this section; | 24169 |
| (3) That no exception comparable to that provided in division | 24170 |
| (D) of this section is available. | 24171 |
| (F) A student enrolled in a dropout prevention and recovery | 24172 |
| program, which program has received a waiver from the department, | 24173 |
| may qualify for graduation from high school by successfully | 24174 |
| completing a competency-based instructional program administered | 24175 |
| by the dropout prevention and recovery program in lieu of | 24176 |
| completing the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division (C) of | 24177 |
| this section. The department shall grant a waiver to a dropout | 24178 |
| prevention and recovery program, within sixty days after the | 24179 |
| program applies for the waiver, if the program meets all of the | 24180 |
| following conditions: | 24181 |
| (1) The program serves only students not younger than sixteen | 24182 |
| years of age and not older than twenty-one years of age. | 24183 |
| (2) The program enrolls students who, at the time of their | 24184 |
| initial enrollment, either, or both, are at least one grade level | 24185 |
| behind their cohort age groups or experience crises that | 24186 |
| significantly interfere with their academic progress such that | 24187 |
| they are prevented from continuing their traditional programs. | 24188 |
| (3) The program requires students to attain at least the | 24189 |
| applicable score designated for each of the assessments prescribed | 24190 |
| under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code or, | 24191 |
| to the extent prescribed by rule of the state board under division | 24192 |
| (D)(6) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, division (B)(2) | 24193 |
| of that section. | 24194 |
| (4) The program develops an individual career plan for the | 24195 |
| student that specifies the student's matriculating to a two-year | 24196 |
| degree program, acquiring a business and industry credential, or | 24197 |
| entering an apprenticeship. | 24198 |
| (5) The program provides counseling and support for the | 24199 |
| student related to the plan developed under division (F)(4) of | 24200 |
| this section during the remainder of the student's high school | 24201 |
| experience. | 24202 |
| (6) The program requires the student and the student's | 24203 |
| parent, guardian, or custodian to sign and file, in accordance | 24204 |
| with procedural requirements stipulated by the program, a written | 24205 |
| statement asserting the parent's, guardian's, or custodian's | 24206 |
| consent to the student's graduating without completing the Ohio | 24207 |
| core curriculum and acknowledging that one consequence of not | 24208 |
| completing the Ohio core curriculum is ineligibility to enroll in | 24209 |
| most state universities in Ohio without further coursework. | 24210 |
| (7) Prior to receiving the waiver, the program has submitted | 24211 |
| to the department an instructional plan that demonstrates how the | 24212 |
| academic content standards adopted by the state board under | 24213 |
| section 3301.079 of the Revised Code will be taught and assessed. | 24214 |
| If the department does not act either to grant the waiver or | 24215 |
| to reject the program application for the waiver within sixty days | 24216 |
| as required under this section, the waiver shall be considered to | 24217 |
| be granted. | 24218 |
| (G) Every high school may permit students below the ninth | 24219 |
| grade to take advanced work. If a high school so permits, it shall | 24220 |
| award high school credit for successful completion of the advanced | 24221 |
| work and shall count such advanced work toward the graduation | 24222 |
| requirements of division (B) or (C) of this section if the | 24223 |
| advanced work was both: | 24224 |
| (1) Taught by a person who possesses a license or certificate | 24225 |
| issued under section 3301.071, 3319.22, or 3319.222 of the Revised | 24226 |
| Code that is valid for teaching high school; | 24227 |
| (2) Designated by the board of education of the city, local, | 24228 |
| or exempted village school district, the board of the cooperative | 24229 |
| education school district, or the governing authority of the | 24230 |
| chartered nonpublic school as meeting the high school curriculum | 24231 |
| requirements. | 24232 |
| Each high school shall record on the student's high school | 24233 |
| transcript all high school credit awarded under division (G) of | 24234 |
| this section. In addition, if the student completed a seventh- or | 24235 |
| eighth-grade fine arts course described in division (K) of this | 24236 |
| section and the course qualified for high school credit under that | 24237 |
| division, the high school shall record that course on the | 24238 |
| student's high school transcript. | 24239 |
| (H) The department shall make its individual academic career | 24240 |
| plan available through its Ohio career information system web site | 24241 |
| for districts and schools to use as a tool for communicating with | 24242 |
| and providing guidance to students and families in selecting high | 24243 |
| school courses. | 24244 |
| (I) Units earned in English language arts, mathematics, | 24245 |
| science, and social studies that are delivered through integrated | 24246 |
| academic and career-technical instruction are eligible to meet the | 24247 |
| graduation requirements of division (B) or (C) of this section. | 24248 |
| (J) The state board, in consultation with the chancellor, | 24249 |
| shall adopt a statewide plan implementing methods for students to | 24250 |
| earn units of high school credit based on a demonstration of | 24251 |
| subject area competency, instead of or in combination with | 24252 |
| completing hours of classroom instruction. The state board shall | 24253 |
| adopt the plan not later than March 31, 2009, and commence phasing | 24254 |
| in the plan during the 2009-2010 school year. The plan shall | 24255 |
| include a standard method for recording demonstrated proficiency | 24256 |
| on high school transcripts. Each school district and community | 24257 |
| school shall comply with the state board's plan adopted under this | 24258 |
| division and award units of high school credit in accordance with | 24259 |
| the plan. The state board may adopt existing methods for earning | 24260 |
| high school credit based on a demonstration of subject area | 24261 |
| competency as necessary prior to the 2009-2010 school year. | 24262 |
| (K) This division does not apply to students who qualify for | 24263 |
| graduation from high school under division (D) or (F) of this | 24264 |
| section, or to students pursuing a career-technical instructional | 24265 |
| track as determined by the school district board of education or | 24266 |
| the chartered nonpublic school's governing authority. | 24267 |
| Nevertheless, the general assembly encourages such students to | 24268 |
| consider enrolling in a fine arts course as an elective. | 24269 |
| Beginning with students who enter ninth grade for the first | 24270 |
| time on or after July 1, 2010, each student enrolled in a public | 24271 |
| or chartered nonpublic high school shall complete two semesters or | 24272 |
| the equivalent of fine arts to graduate from high school. The | 24273 |
| coursework may be completed in any of grades seven to twelve. Each | 24274 |
| student who completes a fine arts course in grade seven or eight | 24275 |
| may elect to count that course toward the five units of electives | 24276 |
| required for graduation under division (C)(7) of this section, if | 24277 |
| the course satisfied the requirements of division (G) of this | 24278 |
| section. In that case, the high school shall award the student | 24279 |
| high school credit for the course and count the course toward the | 24280 |
| five units required under division (C)(7) of this section. If the | 24281 |
| course in grade seven or eight did not satisfy the requirements of | 24282 |
| division (G) of this section, the high school shall not award the | 24283 |
| student high school credit for the course but shall count the | 24284 |
| course toward the two semesters or the equivalent of fine arts | 24285 |
| required by this division. | 24286 |
| (L) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, | 24287 |
| the board of education of each school district and the governing | 24288 |
| authority of each chartered nonpublic school may adopt a policy to | 24289 |
| excuse from the high school physical education requirement each | 24290 |
| student who, during high school, has participated in | 24291 |
| interscholastic athletics, marching band, or cheerleading for at | 24292 |
| least two full seasons or in the junior reserve officer training | 24293 |
| corps for at least two full school years. If the board or | 24294 |
| authority adopts such a policy, the board or authority shall not | 24295 |
| require the student to complete any physical education course as a | 24296 |
| condition to graduate. However, the student shall be required to | 24297 |
| complete one-half unit, consisting of at least sixty hours of | 24298 |
| instruction, in another course of study. In the case of a student | 24299 |
| who has participated in the junior reserve officer training corps | 24300 |
| for at least two full school years, credit received for that | 24301 |
| participation may be used to satisfy the requirement to complete | 24302 |
| one-half unit in another course of study. | 24303 |
| Sec. 3313.65. (A) As used in this section and section | 24304 |
| 3313.64 of the Revised Code: | 24305 |
| (1) A person is "in a residential facility" if the person is | 24306 |
| a resident or a resident patient of an institution, home, or other | 24307 |
| residential facility that is: | 24308 |
| (a) Licensed as a nursing home, residential care facility, or | 24309 |
| home for the aging by the director of health under section 3721.02 | 24310 |
| of the Revised Code; | 24311 |
| (b) | 24312 |
| 24313 | |
| 24314 |
| | 24315 |
| of county commissioners or a joint board of county commissioners | 24316 |
| under Chapter 5155. of the Revised Code; | 24317 |
| | 24318 |
| addiction, and mental health services under section 340.03 or | 24319 |
| 340.06 of the Revised Code, or provides residential care pursuant | 24320 |
| to contracts made under section 340.03 or 340.033 of the Revised | 24321 |
| Code; | 24322 |
| | 24323 |
| under Chapter 5119. of the Revised Code; | 24324 |
| | 24325 |
| section 5119.20 or 5119.22 of the Revised Code; | 24326 |
| | 24327 |
| of developmental disabilities under section 5123.19 of the Revised | 24328 |
| Code; | 24329 |
| | 24330 |
| agency of the United States government; | 24331 |
| | 24332 |
| (2) A person is "in a correctional facility" if any of the | 24333 |
| following apply: | 24334 |
| (a) The person is an Ohio resident and is: | 24335 |
| (i) Imprisoned, as defined in section 1.05 of the Revised | 24336 |
| Code; | 24337 |
| (ii) Serving a term in a community-based correctional | 24338 |
| facility or a district community-based correctional facility; | 24339 |
| (iii) Required, as a condition of parole, a post-release | 24340 |
| control sanction, a community control sanction, transitional | 24341 |
| control, or early release from imprisonment, as a condition of | 24342 |
| shock parole or shock probation granted under the law in effect | 24343 |
| prior to July 1, 1996, or as a condition of a furlough granted | 24344 |
| under the version of section 2967.26 of the Revised Code in effect | 24345 |
| prior to March 17, 1998, to reside in a halfway house or other | 24346 |
| community residential center licensed under section 2967.14 of the | 24347 |
| Revised Code or a similar facility designated by the court of | 24348 |
| common pleas that established the condition or by the adult parole | 24349 |
| authority. | 24350 |
| (b) The person is imprisoned in a state correctional | 24351 |
| institution of another state or a federal correctional institution | 24352 |
| but was an Ohio resident at the time the sentence was imposed for | 24353 |
| the crime for which the person is imprisoned. | 24354 |
| (3) A person is "in a juvenile residential placement" if the | 24355 |
| person is an Ohio resident who is under twenty-one years of age | 24356 |
| and has been removed, by the order of a juvenile court, from the | 24357 |
| place the person resided at the time the person became subject to | 24358 |
| the court's jurisdiction in the matter that resulted in the | 24359 |
| person's removal. | 24360 |
| (4) "Community control sanction" has the same meaning as in | 24361 |
| section 2929.01 of the Revised Code. | 24362 |
| (5) "Post-release control sanction" has the same meaning as | 24363 |
| in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code. | 24364 |
| (B) If the circumstances described in division (C) of this | 24365 |
| section apply, the determination of what school district must | 24366 |
| admit a child to its schools and what district, if any, is liable | 24367 |
| for tuition shall be made in accordance with this section, rather | 24368 |
| than section 3313.64 of the Revised Code. | 24369 |
| (C) A child who does not reside in the school district in | 24370 |
| which the child's parent resides and for whom a tuition obligation | 24371 |
| previously has not been established under division (C)(2) of | 24372 |
| section 3313.64 of the Revised Code shall be admitted to the | 24373 |
| schools of the district in which the child resides if at least one | 24374 |
| of the child's parents is in a residential or correctional | 24375 |
| facility or a juvenile residential placement and the other parent, | 24376 |
| if living and not in such a facility or placement, is not known to | 24377 |
| reside in this state. | 24378 |
| (D) Regardless of who has custody or care of the child, | 24379 |
| whether the child resides in a home, or whether the child receives | 24380 |
| special education, if a district admits a child under division (C) | 24381 |
| of this section, tuition shall be paid to that district as | 24382 |
| follows: | 24383 |
| (1) If the child's parent is in a juvenile residential | 24384 |
| placement, by the district in which the child's parent resided at | 24385 |
| the time the parent became subject to the jurisdiction of the | 24386 |
| juvenile court; | 24387 |
| (2) If the child's parent is in a correctional facility, by | 24388 |
| the district in which the child's parent resided at the time the | 24389 |
| sentence was imposed; | 24390 |
| (3) If the child's parent is in a residential facility, by | 24391 |
| the district in which the parent resided at the time the parent | 24392 |
| was admitted to the residential facility, except that if the | 24393 |
| parent was transferred from another residential facility, tuition | 24394 |
| shall be paid by the district in which the parent resided at the | 24395 |
| time the parent was admitted to the facility from which the parent | 24396 |
| first was transferred; | 24397 |
| (4) In the event of a disagreement as to which school | 24398 |
| district is liable for tuition under division (C)(1), (2), or (3) | 24399 |
| of this section, the superintendent of public instruction shall | 24400 |
| determine which district shall pay tuition. | 24401 |
| (E) If a child covered by division (D) of this section | 24402 |
| receives special education in accordance with Chapter 3323. of the | 24403 |
| Revised Code, the tuition shall be paid in accordance with section | 24404 |
| 3323.13 or 3323.14 of the Revised Code. Tuition for children who | 24405 |
| do not receive special education shall be paid in accordance with | 24406 |
| division (J) of section 3313.64 of the Revised Code. | 24407 |
| Sec. 3313.71. School physicians may make examinations, which | 24408 |
| shall include tests to determine the existence of hearing defects, | 24409 |
| and diagnoses of all children referred to them. They may make such | 24410 |
| examination of teachers and other school employees and inspection | 24411 |
| of school buildings as in their opinion the protection of health | 24412 |
| of the pupils, teachers, and other school employees requires. | 24413 |
| Boards of education shall require and provide, in accordance | 24414 |
| with section 3313.67 of the Revised Code, such tests and | 24415 |
| examinations for tuberculosis of pupils in selected grades and of | 24416 |
|
school employees as may be required by the | 24417 |
|
health | 24418 |
| Boards may require annual tuberculin tests of any grades. All | 24419 |
| pupils with positive reactions to the test shall have chest x-rays | 24420 |
| and all positive reactions and x-ray findings shall be reported | 24421 |
| promptly to the county record bureau of tuberculosis cases | 24422 |
| provided for in section 339.74 of the Revised Code. Boards shall | 24423 |
| waive the required test where a pupil presents a written statement | 24424 |
| from the pupil's family physician certifying that such test has | 24425 |
| been given and that such pupil is free from tuberculosis in a | 24426 |
| communicable stage, or that such test is inadvisable for medical | 24427 |
| reasons, or from the pupil's parent or guardian objecting to such | 24428 |
| test because of religious convictions. | 24429 |
| Whenever a pupil, teacher, or other school employee is found | 24430 |
| to be ill or suffering from tuberculosis in a communicable stage | 24431 |
| or other communicable disease, the school physician shall promptly | 24432 |
| send such pupil, teacher, or other school employee home, with a | 24433 |
| statement, in the case of a pupil, to the pupil's parents or | 24434 |
| guardian, briefly setting forth the discovered facts, and advising | 24435 |
| that the family physician be consulted. School physicians shall | 24436 |
| keep accurate card-index records of all examinations, and said | 24437 |
| records, that they may be uniform throughout the state, shall be | 24438 |
| according to the form prescribed by the state board of education, | 24439 |
| and the reports shall be made according to the method of said | 24440 |
| form. If the parent or guardian of any pupil or any teacher or | 24441 |
| other school employee, after notice from the board of education, | 24442 |
| furnishes within two weeks thereafter the written certificate of | 24443 |
| any reputable physician that the pupil, teacher, or other school | 24444 |
| employee has been examined, in such cases the service of the | 24445 |
| school physician shall be dispensed with, and such certificate | 24446 |
| shall be furnished by such parent or guardian, as required by the | 24447 |
| board of education. Such individual records shall not be open to | 24448 |
| the public and shall be solely for the use of the boards of | 24449 |
| education and boards of health officer. If any teacher or other | 24450 |
| school employee is found to have tuberculosis in a communicable | 24451 |
| stage or other communicable disease, the teacher's or employee's | 24452 |
| employment shall be discontinued or suspended upon such terms as | 24453 |
| to salary as the board deems just until the school physician has | 24454 |
| certified to a recovery from such disease. The methods of making | 24455 |
| the tuberculin tests and chest x-rays required by this section | 24456 |
| shall be such as are approved by the director of health. | 24457 |
| Sec. 3313.976. (A) No private school may receive scholarship | 24458 |
| payments from parents pursuant to section 3313.979 of the Revised | 24459 |
| Code until the chief administrator of the private school registers | 24460 |
| the school with the superintendent of public instruction. The | 24461 |
| state superintendent shall register any school that meets the | 24462 |
| following requirements: | 24463 |
| (1) The school is located within the boundaries of the pilot | 24464 |
| project school district; | 24465 |
| (2) The school indicates in writing its commitment to follow | 24466 |
| all requirements for a state-sponsored scholarship program | 24467 |
| specified under sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code, | 24468 |
| including, but not limited to, the requirements for admitting | 24469 |
| students pursuant to section 3313.977 of the Revised Code; | 24470 |
| (3) The school meets all state minimum standards for | 24471 |
| chartered nonpublic schools in effect on July 1, 1992, except that | 24472 |
| the state superintendent at the superintendent's discretion may | 24473 |
| register nonchartered nonpublic schools meeting the other | 24474 |
| requirements of this division; | 24475 |
| (4) The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, | 24476 |
| religion, or ethnic background; | 24477 |
| (5) The school enrolls a minimum of ten students per class or | 24478 |
| a sum of at least twenty-five students in all the classes offered; | 24479 |
| (6) The school does not advocate or foster unlawful behavior | 24480 |
| or teach hatred of any person or group on the basis of race, | 24481 |
| ethnicity, national origin, or religion; | 24482 |
| (7) The school does not provide false or misleading | 24483 |
| information about the school to parents, students, or the general | 24484 |
| public; | 24485 |
| (8) For students in grades kindergarten through eight with | 24486 |
| family incomes at or below two hundred per cent of the federal | 24487 |
| poverty guidelines, as defined in section 5104.46 of the Revised | 24488 |
|
Code, the school agrees not to charge any tuition | 24489 |
| 24490 | |
| 24491 | |
| 24492 | |
| the scholarship amount established pursuant to division (C)(1) of | 24493 |
| section 3313.978 of the Revised Code, excluding any increase | 24494 |
|
described in division (C)(2) of that section. | 24495 |
| 24496 | |
| 24497 | |
| 24498 |
| (9) For students in grades kindergarten through eight with | 24499 |
| family incomes above two hundred per cent of the federal poverty | 24500 |
| guidelines, whose scholarship amounts are less than the actual | 24501 |
| tuition charge of the school, the school agrees not to charge any | 24502 |
|
tuition | 24503 |
| 24504 | |
| 24505 | |
| the difference between the actual tuition charge of the school and | 24506 |
| 24507 | |
| pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 3313.978 of the Revised | 24508 |
| Code, excluding any increase described in division (C)(2) of that | 24509 |
| section. The school shall permit such tuition, at the discretion | 24510 |
|
of the parent, to be satisfied by the | 24511 |
| provision of in-kind contributions or services. | 24512 |
| (10) The school agrees not to charge any tuition to families | 24513 |
| of students in grades nine through twelve receiving a scholarship | 24514 |
| in excess of the actual tuition charge of the school less | 24515 |
| 24516 | |
| established pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 3313.978 of the | 24517 |
|
Revised Code, | 24518 |
| division (C)(2) of that section. | 24519 |
| (11) Notwithstanding division (K) of section 3301.0711 of the | 24520 |
| Revised Code, the school annually administers the assessments | 24521 |
| prescribed by section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code to each | 24522 |
| scholarship student enrolled in the school in accordance with | 24523 |
| section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code and reports to the | 24524 |
| department of education the results of each such assessment | 24525 |
| administered to each scholarship student. | 24526 |
| (B) The state superintendent shall revoke the registration of | 24527 |
| any school if, after a hearing, the superintendent determines that | 24528 |
| the school is in violation of any of the provisions of division | 24529 |
| (A) of this section. | 24530 |
| (C) Any public school located in a school district adjacent | 24531 |
| to the pilot project district may receive scholarship payments on | 24532 |
| behalf of parents pursuant to section 3313.979 of the Revised Code | 24533 |
| if the superintendent of the district in which such public school | 24534 |
| is located notifies the state superintendent prior to the first | 24535 |
| day of March that the district intends to admit students from the | 24536 |
| pilot project district for the ensuing school year pursuant to | 24537 |
| section 3327.06 of the Revised Code. | 24538 |
| (D) Any parent wishing to purchase tutorial assistance from | 24539 |
| any person or governmental entity pursuant to the pilot project | 24540 |
| program under sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code | 24541 |
| shall apply to the state superintendent. The state superintendent | 24542 |
| shall approve providers who appear to possess the capability of | 24543 |
| furnishing the instructional services they are offering to | 24544 |
| provide. | 24545 |
| Sec. 3313.978. (A) Annually by the first day of November, | 24546 |
| the superintendent of public instruction shall notify the pilot | 24547 |
| project school district of the number of initial scholarships that | 24548 |
| the state superintendent will be awarding in each of grades | 24549 |
| kindergarten through twelve. | 24550 |
| The state superintendent shall provide information about the | 24551 |
| scholarship program to all students residing in the district, | 24552 |
| shall accept applications from any such students until such date | 24553 |
| as shall be established by the state superintendent as a deadline | 24554 |
| for applications, and shall establish criteria for the selection | 24555 |
| of students to receive scholarships from among all those applying | 24556 |
| prior to the deadline, which criteria shall give preference to | 24557 |
|
students from low-income families. | 24558 |
| 24559 | |
| 24560 | |
| 24561 | |
| 24562 | |
| 24563 | |
| 24564 | |
| 24565 | |
| 24566 | |
| The state superintendent shall notify students of their selection | 24567 |
|
prior to the fifteenth day of January | 24568 |
| 24569 |
| (1) A student receiving a pilot project scholarship may | 24570 |
| utilize it at an alternative public school by notifying the | 24571 |
| district superintendent, at any time before the beginning of the | 24572 |
| school year, of the name of the public school in an adjacent | 24573 |
| school district to which the student has been accepted pursuant to | 24574 |
| section 3327.06 of the Revised Code. | 24575 |
| (2) A student may decide to utilize a pilot project | 24576 |
| scholarship at a registered private school in the district if all | 24577 |
| of the following conditions are met: | 24578 |
| (a) By the fifteenth day of February of the preceding school | 24579 |
| year, or at any time prior to the start of the school year, the | 24580 |
| parent makes an application on behalf of the student to a | 24581 |
| registered private school. | 24582 |
| (b) The registered private school notifies the parent and the | 24583 |
| state superintendent as follows that the student has been | 24584 |
| admitted: | 24585 |
| (i) By the fifteenth day of March of the preceding school | 24586 |
| year if the student filed an application by the fifteenth day of | 24587 |
| February and was admitted by the school pursuant to division (A) | 24588 |
| of section 3313.977 of the Revised Code; | 24589 |
| (ii) Within one week of the decision to admit the student if | 24590 |
| the student is admitted pursuant to division (C) of section | 24591 |
| 3313.977 of the Revised Code. | 24592 |
| (c) The student actually enrolls in the registered private | 24593 |
| school to which the student was first admitted or in another | 24594 |
| registered private school in the district or in a public school in | 24595 |
| an adjacent school district. | 24596 |
| (B) The state superintendent shall also award in any school | 24597 |
| year tutorial assistance grants to a number of students equal to | 24598 |
| the number of students who receive scholarships under division (A) | 24599 |
| of this section. Tutorial assistance grants shall be awarded | 24600 |
| solely to students who are enrolled in the public schools of the | 24601 |
| district in a grade level covered by the pilot project. Tutorial | 24602 |
| assistance grants may be used solely to obtain tutorial assistance | 24603 |
| from a provider approved pursuant to division (D) of section | 24604 |
| 3313.976 of the Revised Code. | 24605 |
| All students wishing to obtain tutorial assistance grants | 24606 |
| shall make application to the state superintendent by the first | 24607 |
| day of the school year in which the assistance will be used. The | 24608 |
| state superintendent shall award assistance grants in accordance | 24609 |
|
with criteria the superintendent shall establish. | 24610 |
| 24611 | |
| 24612 | |
| 24613 | |
| 24614 | |
| 24615 | |
| 24616 | |
| 24617 | |
| 24618 | |
| 24619 |
| (C)(1) In the case of basic scholarships for students in | 24620 |
| grades kindergarten through eight, the scholarship amount shall | 24621 |
| not exceed the lesser of the tuition charges of the alternative | 24622 |
| school the scholarship recipient attends or three thousand dollars | 24623 |
| before fiscal year 2007, three thousand four hundred fifty dollars | 24624 |
| in fiscal year 2007 through fiscal year 2011, and four thousand | 24625 |
| two hundred fifty dollars in fiscal year 2012 and thereafter. | 24626 |
| In the case of basic scholarships for students in grades nine | 24627 |
| through twelve, the scholarship amount shall not exceed the lesser | 24628 |
| of the tuition charges of the alternative school the scholarship | 24629 |
| recipient attends or two thousand seven hundred dollars before | 24630 |
| fiscal year 2007, three thousand four hundred fifty dollars in | 24631 |
| fiscal year 2007 through fiscal year 2011, and five thousand | 24632 |
| dollars in fiscal year 2012 and thereafter. | 24633 |
| (2) The state superintendent shall provide for an increase in | 24634 |
| the basic scholarship amount in the case of any student who is a | 24635 |
| mainstreamed student with a disability and shall further increase | 24636 |
| such amount in the case of any separately educated student with a | 24637 |
| disability. Such increases shall take into account the | 24638 |
| instruction, related services, and transportation costs of | 24639 |
| educating such students. | 24640 |
| (3) In the case of tutorial assistance grants, the grant | 24641 |
| amount shall not exceed the lesser of the provider's actual | 24642 |
| charges for such assistance or: | 24643 |
| (a) Before fiscal year 2007, a percentage established by the | 24644 |
| state superintendent, not to exceed twenty per cent, of the amount | 24645 |
| of the pilot project school district's average basic scholarship | 24646 |
| amount; | 24647 |
| (b) In fiscal year 2007 and thereafter, four hundred dollars. | 24648 |
| | 24649 |
| 24650 | |
| 24651 | |
| 24652 | |
| 24653 | |
| 24654 | |
| 24655 | |
| 24656 | |
| 24657 |
| (D)(1) Annually by the first day of November, the state | 24658 |
| superintendent shall estimate the maximum per-pupil scholarship | 24659 |
| amounts for the ensuing school year. The state superintendent | 24660 |
| shall make this estimate available to the general public at the | 24661 |
| offices of the district board of education together with the forms | 24662 |
| required by division (D)(2) of this section. | 24663 |
| (2) Annually by the fifteenth day of January, the chief | 24664 |
| administrator of each registered private school located in the | 24665 |
| pilot project district and the principal of each public school in | 24666 |
| such district shall complete a parental information form and | 24667 |
| forward it to the president of the board of education. The | 24668 |
| parental information form shall be prescribed by the department of | 24669 |
| education and shall provide information about the grade levels | 24670 |
| offered, the numbers of students, tuition amounts, achievement | 24671 |
| test results, and any sectarian or other organizational | 24672 |
| affiliations. | 24673 |
| (E)(1) Only for the purpose of administering the pilot | 24674 |
| project scholarship program, the department may request from any | 24675 |
| of the following entities the data verification code assigned | 24676 |
| under division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code to | 24677 |
| any student who is seeking a scholarship under the program: | 24678 |
| (a) The school district in which the student is entitled to | 24679 |
| attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised | 24680 |
| Code; | 24681 |
| (b) If applicable, the community school in which the student | 24682 |
| is enrolled; | 24683 |
| (c) The independent contractor engaged to create and maintain | 24684 |
| data verification codes. | 24685 |
| (2) Upon a request by the department under division (E)(1) of | 24686 |
| this section for the data verification code of a student seeking a | 24687 |
| scholarship or a request by the student's parent for that code, | 24688 |
| the school district or community school shall submit that code to | 24689 |
| the department or parent in the manner specified by the | 24690 |
| department. If the student has not been assigned a code, because | 24691 |
| the student will be entering kindergarten during the school year | 24692 |
| for which the scholarship is sought, the district shall assign a | 24693 |
| code to that student and submit the code to the department or | 24694 |
| parent by a date specified by the department. If the district does | 24695 |
| not assign a code to the student by the specified date, the | 24696 |
| department shall assign a code to the student. | 24697 |
| The department annually shall submit to each school district | 24698 |
| the name and data verification code of each student residing in | 24699 |
| the district who is entering kindergarten, who has been awarded a | 24700 |
| scholarship under the program, and for whom the department has | 24701 |
| assigned a code under this division. | 24702 |
| (3) The department shall not release any data verification | 24703 |
| code that it receives under division (E) of this section to any | 24704 |
| person except as provided by law. | 24705 |
| (F) Any document relative to the pilot project scholarship | 24706 |
| program that the department holds in its files that contains both | 24707 |
| a student's name or other personally identifiable information and | 24708 |
| the student's data verification code shall not be a public record | 24709 |
| under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. | 24710 |
| (G)(1) The department annually shall compile the scores | 24711 |
| attained by scholarship students enrolled in registered private | 24712 |
| schools on the assessments administered to the students pursuant | 24713 |
| to division (A)(11) of section 3313.976 of the Revised Code. The | 24714 |
| scores shall be aggregated as follows: | 24715 |
| (a) By school district, which shall include all scholarship | 24716 |
| students residing in the pilot project school district who are | 24717 |
| enrolled in a registered private school and were required to take | 24718 |
| an assessment pursuant to division (A)(11) of section 3313.976 of | 24719 |
| the Revised Code; | 24720 |
| (b) By registered private school, which shall include all | 24721 |
| scholarship students enrolled in that school who were required to | 24722 |
| take an assessment pursuant to division (A)(11) of section | 24723 |
| 3313.976 of the Revised Code. | 24724 |
| (2) The department shall disaggregate the student performance | 24725 |
| data described in division (G)(1) of this section according to the | 24726 |
| following categories: | 24727 |
| (a) Age; | 24728 |
| (b) Race and ethnicity; | 24729 |
| (c) Gender; | 24730 |
| (d) Students who have participated in the scholarship program | 24731 |
| for three or more years; | 24732 |
| (e) Students who have participated in the scholarship program | 24733 |
| for more than one year and less than three years; | 24734 |
| (f) Students who have participated in the scholarship program | 24735 |
| for one year or less; | 24736 |
| (g) Economically disadvantaged students. | 24737 |
| (3) The department shall post the student performance data | 24738 |
| required under divisions (G)(1) and (2) of this section on its web | 24739 |
| site and shall include that data in the information about the | 24740 |
| scholarship program provided to students under division (A) of | 24741 |
| this section. In reporting student performance data under this | 24742 |
| division, the department shall not include any data that is | 24743 |
| statistically unreliable or that could result in the | 24744 |
| identification of individual students. For this purpose, the | 24745 |
| department shall not report performance data for any group that | 24746 |
| contains less than ten students. | 24747 |
| (4) The department shall provide the parent of each | 24748 |
| scholarship student enrolled in a registered private school with | 24749 |
| information comparing the student's performance on the assessments | 24750 |
| administered pursuant to division (A)(11) of section 3313.976 of | 24751 |
| the Revised Code with the average performance of similar students | 24752 |
| enrolled in the building operated by the pilot project school | 24753 |
| district that the scholarship student would otherwise attend. In | 24754 |
| calculating the performance of similar students, the department | 24755 |
| shall consider age, grade, race and ethnicity, gender, and | 24756 |
| socioeconomic status. | 24757 |
| Sec. 3313.979. Each scholarship to be used for payments to a | 24758 |
| registered private school is payable to the parents of the student | 24759 |
| entitled to the scholarship. Each scholarship to be used for | 24760 |
| payments to a public school in an adjacent school district is | 24761 |
| payable to the school district of attendance by the superintendent | 24762 |
| of public instruction. Each grant to be used for payments to an | 24763 |
| approved tutorial assistance provider is payable to the approved | 24764 |
| tutorial assistance provider. | 24765 |
| (A)(1) By the fifteenth day of each month of the school year | 24766 |
| that any scholarship students are enrolled in a registered private | 24767 |
| school, the chief administrator of that school shall notify the | 24768 |
| state superintendent of: | 24769 |
| (a) The number of scholarship students who were reported to | 24770 |
| the school district as having been admitted by that private school | 24771 |
| pursuant to division (A)(2)(b) of section 3313.978 of the Revised | 24772 |
| Code and who were still enrolled in the private school as of the | 24773 |
|
first day of such month | 24774 |
| 24775 | |
| 24776 |
| (b) The number of scholarship students who were reported to | 24777 |
| the school district as having been admitted by another private | 24778 |
| school pursuant to division (A)(2)(b) of section 3313.978 of the | 24779 |
| Revised Code and since the date of admission have transferred to | 24780 |
| the school providing the notification under division (A)(1) of | 24781 |
|
this section | 24782 |
| 24783 |
| (2) From time to time, the state superintendent shall make a | 24784 |
| payment to the parent of each student entitled to a scholarship. | 24785 |
| Each payment shall include for each student reported under | 24786 |
|
division (A)(1) of this section | 24787 |
| 24788 | |
| specified in divisions (C)(1) and (2) of section 3313.978 of the | 24789 |
| Revised Code. This amount shall be proportionately reduced in the | 24790 |
| case of any such student who is not enrolled in a registered | 24791 |
| private school for the entire school year. | 24792 |
| (3) The first payment under this division shall be made by | 24793 |
|
the last day of November and shall equal one-third of
| 24794 |
| 24795 | |
| that will be due to the parent for the school year pursuant to | 24796 |
| division (A)(2) of this section. | 24797 |
| (B) The state superintendent, on behalf of the parents of a | 24798 |
| scholarship student enrolled in a public school in an adjacent | 24799 |
| school district pursuant to section 3327.06 of the Revised Code, | 24800 |
| shall make the tuition payments required by that section to the | 24801 |
| school district admitting the student, except that, | 24802 |
| notwithstanding sections 3323.13, 3323.14, and 3327.06 of the | 24803 |
| Revised Code, the total payments in any school year shall not | 24804 |
|
exceed | 24805 |
| scholarship amount provided in divisions (C)(1) and (2) of section | 24806 |
| 3313.978 of the Revised Code. | 24807 |
| (C) Whenever an approved provider provides tutorial | 24808 |
| assistance to a student, the state superintendent shall pay the | 24809 |
| approved provider for such costs upon receipt of a statement | 24810 |
| specifying the services provided and the costs of the services, | 24811 |
| which statement shall be signed by the provider and verified by | 24812 |
| the chief administrator having supervisory control over the | 24813 |
| tutoring site. The total payments to any approved provider under | 24814 |
| this division for all provider services to any individual student | 24815 |
|
in any school year shall not exceed | 24816 |
| 24817 | |
| (C)(3) of section 3313.978 of the Revised Code. | 24818 |
| Sec. 3314.074. Divisions (A) and (B) of this section apply | 24819 |
| only to the extent permitted under Chapter 1702. of the Revised | 24820 |
| Code. | 24821 |
| (A) If any community school established under this chapter | 24822 |
| permanently closes and ceases its operation as a community school, | 24823 |
| the assets of that school shall be distributed first to the | 24824 |
| retirement funds of employees of the school, employees of the | 24825 |
| school, and private creditors who are owed compensation, and then | 24826 |
| any remaining funds shall be paid to the department of education | 24827 |
| for redistribution to the school districts in which the students | 24828 |
| who were enrolled in the school at the time it ceased operation | 24829 |
| were entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of | 24830 |
| the Revised Code. The amount distributed to each school district | 24831 |
| shall be proportional to the district's share of the total | 24832 |
| enrollment in the community school. | 24833 |
| (B) If a community school closes and ceases to operate as a | 24834 |
| community school and the school has received computer hardware or | 24835 |
| software from the former Ohio SchoolNet commission or the former | 24836 |
|
eTech Ohio commission, such hardware or software shall be | 24837 |
| turned over to the | 24838 |
| 24839 | |
| hardware and software, to the extent such redistribution is | 24840 |
| possible, to school districts in conformance with the provisions | 24841 |
| of the programs operated and administered by the eTech Ohio | 24842 |
| commission. | 24843 |
| (C) If the assets of the school are insufficient to pay all | 24844 |
| persons or entities to whom compensation is owed, the | 24845 |
| prioritization of the distribution of the assets to individual | 24846 |
| persons or entities within each class of payees may be determined | 24847 |
| by decree of a court in accordance with this section and Chapter | 24848 |
| 1702. of the Revised Code. | 24849 |
| Sec. 3317.06. Moneys paid to school districts under division | 24850 |
| (E) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code shall be used for the | 24851 |
| following independent and fully severable purposes: | 24852 |
| (A) To purchase such secular textbooks or electronic | 24853 |
| textbooks as have been approved by the superintendent of public | 24854 |
| instruction for use in public schools in the state and to loan | 24855 |
| such textbooks or electronic textbooks to pupils attending | 24856 |
| nonpublic schools within the district or to their parents and to | 24857 |
| hire clerical personnel to administer such lending program. Such | 24858 |
| loans shall be based upon individual requests submitted by such | 24859 |
| nonpublic school pupils or parents. Such requests shall be | 24860 |
| submitted to the school district in which the nonpublic school is | 24861 |
| located. Such individual requests for the loan of textbooks or | 24862 |
| electronic textbooks shall, for administrative convenience, be | 24863 |
| submitted by the nonpublic school pupil or the pupil's parent to | 24864 |
| the nonpublic school, which shall prepare and submit collective | 24865 |
| summaries of the individual requests to the school district. As | 24866 |
| used in this section: | 24867 |
| (1) "Textbook" means any book or book substitute that a pupil | 24868 |
| uses as a consumable or nonconsumable text, text substitute, or | 24869 |
| text supplement in a particular class or program in the school the | 24870 |
| pupil regularly attends. | 24871 |
| (2) "Electronic textbook" means any book or book substitute | 24872 |
| that a student accesses through the use of a computer or other | 24873 |
| electronic medium or that is available through an internet-based | 24874 |
| provider of course content, or any other material that contributes | 24875 |
| to the learning process through electronic means. | 24876 |
| (B) To provide speech and hearing diagnostic services to | 24877 |
| pupils attending nonpublic schools within the district. Such | 24878 |
| service shall be provided in the nonpublic school attended by the | 24879 |
| pupil receiving the service. | 24880 |
| (C) To provide physician, nursing, dental, and optometric | 24881 |
| services to pupils attending nonpublic schools within the | 24882 |
| district. Such services shall be provided in the school attended | 24883 |
| by the nonpublic school pupil receiving the service. | 24884 |
| (D) To provide diagnostic psychological services to pupils | 24885 |
| attending nonpublic schools within the district. Such services | 24886 |
| shall be provided in the school attended by the pupil receiving | 24887 |
| the service. | 24888 |
| (E) To provide therapeutic psychological and speech and | 24889 |
| hearing services to pupils attending nonpublic schools within the | 24890 |
| district. Such services shall be provided in the public school, in | 24891 |
| nonpublic schools, in public centers, or in mobile units located | 24892 |
| on or off of the nonpublic premises. If such services are provided | 24893 |
| in the public school or in public centers, transportation to and | 24894 |
| from such facilities shall be provided by the school district in | 24895 |
| which the nonpublic school is located. | 24896 |
| (F) To provide guidance, counseling, and social work services | 24897 |
| to pupils attending nonpublic schools within the district. Such | 24898 |
| services shall be provided in the public school, in nonpublic | 24899 |
| schools, in public centers, or in mobile units located on or off | 24900 |
| of the nonpublic premises. If such services are provided in the | 24901 |
| public school or in public centers, transportation to and from | 24902 |
| such facilities shall be provided by the school district in which | 24903 |
| the nonpublic school is located. | 24904 |
| (G) To provide remedial services to pupils attending | 24905 |
| nonpublic schools within the district. Such services shall be | 24906 |
| provided in the public school, in nonpublic schools, in public | 24907 |
| centers, or in mobile units located on or off of the nonpublic | 24908 |
| premises. If such services are provided in the public school or in | 24909 |
| public centers, transportation to and from such facilities shall | 24910 |
| be provided by the school district in which the nonpublic school | 24911 |
| is located. | 24912 |
| (H) To supply for use by pupils attending nonpublic schools | 24913 |
| within the district such standardized tests and scoring services | 24914 |
| as are in use in the public schools of the state; | 24915 |
| (I) To provide programs for children who attend nonpublic | 24916 |
| schools within the district and are children with disabilities as | 24917 |
| defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code or gifted children. | 24918 |
| Such programs shall be provided in the public school, in nonpublic | 24919 |
| schools, in public centers, or in mobile units located on or off | 24920 |
| of the nonpublic premises. If such programs are provided in the | 24921 |
| public school or in public centers, transportation to and from | 24922 |
| such facilities shall be provided by the school district in which | 24923 |
| the nonpublic school is located. | 24924 |
| (J) To hire clerical personnel to assist in the | 24925 |
| administration of programs pursuant to divisions (B), (C), (D), | 24926 |
| (E), (F), (G), and (I) of this section and to hire supervisory | 24927 |
| personnel to supervise the providing of services and textbooks | 24928 |
| pursuant to this section. | 24929 |
| (K) To purchase or lease any secular, neutral, and | 24930 |
| nonideological computer application software designed to assist | 24931 |
| students in performing a single task or multiple related tasks, | 24932 |
| device management software, learning management software, | 24933 |
| site-licensing, digital video on demand (DVD), wide area | 24934 |
| connectivity and related technology as it relates to internet | 24935 |
| access, mathematics or science equipment and materials, | 24936 |
| instructional materials, and school library materials that are in | 24937 |
| general use in the public schools of the state and loan such items | 24938 |
| to pupils attending nonpublic schools within the district or to | 24939 |
| their parents, and to hire clerical personnel to administer the | 24940 |
| lending program. Only such items that are incapable of diversion | 24941 |
| to religious use and that are susceptible of loan to individual | 24942 |
| pupils and are furnished for the use of individual pupils shall be | 24943 |
| purchased and loaned under this division. As used in this section, | 24944 |
| "instructional materials" means prepared learning materials that | 24945 |
| are secular, neutral, and nonideological in character and are of | 24946 |
|
benefit to the instruction of school children | 24947 |
| 24948 | |
| 24949 |
| (L) To purchase or lease instructional equipment, including | 24950 |
| computer hardware and related equipment in general use in the | 24951 |
| public schools of the state, for use by pupils attending nonpublic | 24952 |
| schools within the district and to loan such items to pupils | 24953 |
| attending nonpublic schools within the district or to their | 24954 |
| parents, and to hire clerical personnel to administer the lending | 24955 |
| program. "Computer hardware and related equipment" includes | 24956 |
| desktop computers and workstations; laptop computers, computer | 24957 |
| tablets, and other mobile handheld devices; and their operating | 24958 |
| systems and accessories. | 24959 |
| (M) To purchase mobile units to be used for the provision of | 24960 |
| services pursuant to divisions (E), (F), (G), and (I) of this | 24961 |
| section and to pay for necessary repairs and operating costs | 24962 |
| associated with these units. | 24963 |
| (N) To reimburse costs the district incurred to store the | 24964 |
| records of a chartered nonpublic school that closes. | 24965 |
| Reimbursements under this division shall be made one time only for | 24966 |
| each chartered nonpublic school that closes. | 24967 |
| (O) To purchase life-saving medical or other emergency | 24968 |
| equipment for placement in nonpublic schools within the district | 24969 |
| or to maintain such equipment. | 24970 |
| Clerical and supervisory personnel hired pursuant to division | 24971 |
| (J) of this section shall perform their services in the public | 24972 |
| schools, in nonpublic schools, public centers, or mobile units | 24973 |
| where the services are provided to the nonpublic school pupil, | 24974 |
| except that such personnel may accompany pupils to and from the | 24975 |
| service sites when necessary to ensure the safety of the children | 24976 |
| receiving the services. | 24977 |
| All services provided pursuant to this section may be | 24978 |
| provided under contract with educational service centers, the | 24979 |
| department of health, city or general health districts, or private | 24980 |
| agencies whose personnel are properly licensed by an appropriate | 24981 |
| state board or agency. | 24982 |
| Transportation of pupils provided pursuant to divisions (E), | 24983 |
| (F), (G), and (I) of this section shall be provided by the school | 24984 |
| district from its general funds and not from moneys paid to it | 24985 |
| under division (E) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code unless | 24986 |
| a special transportation request is submitted by the parent of the | 24987 |
| child receiving service pursuant to such divisions. If such an | 24988 |
| application is presented to the school district, it may pay for | 24989 |
| the transportation from moneys paid to it under division (E) of | 24990 |
| section 3317.024 of the Revised Code. | 24991 |
| No school district shall provide health or remedial services | 24992 |
| to nonpublic school pupils as authorized by this section unless | 24993 |
| such services are available to pupils attending the public schools | 24994 |
| within the district. | 24995 |
| Materials, equipment, computer hardware or software, | 24996 |
| textbooks, electronic textbooks, and health and remedial services | 24997 |
| provided for the benefit of nonpublic school pupils pursuant to | 24998 |
| this section and the admission of pupils to such nonpublic schools | 24999 |
| shall be provided without distinction as to race, creed, color, or | 25000 |
| national origin of such pupils or of their teachers. | 25001 |
| No school district shall provide services, materials, or | 25002 |
| equipment that contain religious content for use in religious | 25003 |
| courses, devotional exercises, religious training, or any other | 25004 |
| religious activity. | 25005 |
| As used in this section, "parent" includes a person standing | 25006 |
| in loco parentis to a child. | 25007 |
| Notwithstanding section 3317.01 of the Revised Code, payments | 25008 |
| shall be made under this section to any city, local, or exempted | 25009 |
| village school district within which is located one or more | 25010 |
| nonpublic elementary or high schools and any payments made to | 25011 |
| school districts under division (E) of section 3317.024 of the | 25012 |
| Revised Code for purposes of this section may be disbursed without | 25013 |
| submission to and approval of the controlling board. | 25014 |
| The allocation of payments for materials, equipment, | 25015 |
| textbooks, electronic textbooks, health services, and remedial | 25016 |
| services to city, local, and exempted village school districts | 25017 |
| shall be on the basis of the state board of education's estimated | 25018 |
| annual average daily membership in nonpublic elementary and high | 25019 |
| schools located in the district. | 25020 |
| Payments made to city, local, and exempted village school | 25021 |
| districts under this section shall be equal to specific | 25022 |
| appropriations made for the purpose. All interest earned by a | 25023 |
| school district on such payments shall be used by the district for | 25024 |
| the same purposes and in the same manner as the payments may be | 25025 |
| used. | 25026 |
| The department of education shall adopt guidelines and | 25027 |
| procedures under which such programs and services shall be | 25028 |
| provided, under which districts shall be reimbursed for | 25029 |
| administrative costs incurred in providing such programs and | 25030 |
| services, and under which any unexpended balance of the amounts | 25031 |
| appropriated by the general assembly to implement this section may | 25032 |
| be transferred to the auxiliary services personnel unemployment | 25033 |
| compensation fund established pursuant to section 4141.47 of the | 25034 |
| Revised Code. The department shall also adopt guidelines and | 25035 |
| procedures limiting the purchase and loan of the items described | 25036 |
| in division (K) of this section to items that are in general use | 25037 |
| in the public schools of the state, that are incapable of | 25038 |
| diversion to religious use, and that are susceptible to individual | 25039 |
| use rather than classroom use. Within thirty days after the end of | 25040 |
| each biennium, each board of education shall remit to the | 25041 |
| department all moneys paid to it under division (E) of section | 25042 |
| 3317.024 of the Revised Code and any interest earned on those | 25043 |
| moneys that are not required to pay expenses incurred under this | 25044 |
| section during the biennium for which the money was appropriated | 25045 |
| and during which the interest was earned. If a board of education | 25046 |
| subsequently determines that the remittal of moneys leaves the | 25047 |
| board with insufficient money to pay all valid expenses incurred | 25048 |
| under this section during the biennium for which the remitted | 25049 |
| money was appropriated, the board may apply to the department of | 25050 |
| education for a refund of money, not to exceed the amount of the | 25051 |
| insufficiency. If the department determines the expenses were | 25052 |
| lawfully incurred and would have been lawful expenditures of the | 25053 |
| refunded money, it shall certify its determination and the amount | 25054 |
| of the refund to be made to the director of job and family | 25055 |
| services who shall make a refund as provided in section 4141.47 of | 25056 |
| the Revised Code. | 25057 |
| Each school district shall label materials, equipment, | 25058 |
| computer hardware or software, textbooks, and electronic textbooks | 25059 |
| purchased or leased for loan to a nonpublic school under this | 25060 |
| section, acknowledging that they were purchased or leased with | 25061 |
| state funds under this section. However, a district need not label | 25062 |
| materials, equipment, computer hardware or software, textbooks, or | 25063 |
| electronic textbooks that the district determines are consumable | 25064 |
| in nature or have a value of less than two hundred dollars. | 25065 |
| Sec. 3317.50. The | 25066 |
| hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of | 25067 |
| certain excess local exchange telephone company contributions | 25068 |
| transferred from the reserve fund of the Ohio telecommunications | 25069 |
| advisory board pursuant to an agreement between the public | 25070 |
| utilities commission of Ohio and the Ohio department of education. | 25071 |
| The fund shall be used by the department of education and the | 25072 |
| chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, in the amounts | 25073 |
| appropriated, to finance technology grants to state-chartered | 25074 |
| elementary and secondary schools. Investment earnings of the fund | 25075 |
| shall be credited to the fund. | 25076 |
| Sec. 3317.51. (A) The distance learning fund is hereby | 25077 |
| created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of moneys | 25078 |
|
paid | 25079 |
| part of a settlement agreement between such company and the public | 25080 |
| utilities commission in fiscal year 1995 in part to establish | 25081 |
|
distance learning throughout the state. The | 25082 |
| of the Ohio board of regents shall administer the fund and expend | 25083 |
| moneys from it to finance technology grants to eligible schools | 25084 |
| chartered by the state board of education to establish distance | 25085 |
| learning in those schools. Chartered schools are eligible for | 25086 |
| funds if they are within the service area of the telephone | 25087 |
| company. Investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the | 25088 |
| fund. | 25089 |
| (B) For purposes of this section, "distance learning" means | 25090 |
| the creation of a learning environment involving a school setting | 25091 |
| and at least one other location outside of the school which allows | 25092 |
| for information available at one site to be accessed at the other | 25093 |
| through the use of such educational applications as one-way or | 25094 |
| two-way transmission of data, voice, and video, singularly or in | 25095 |
| appropriate combinations. | 25096 |
| Sec. 3318.034. (A) This section applies to both of the | 25097 |
| following: | 25098 |
| (1) Any school district that has not executed an agreement | 25099 |
| for a project under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised | 25100 |
| Code prior to June 24, 2008; | 25101 |
| (2) Any school district that is eligible for additional | 25102 |
| assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code | 25103 |
| pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 3318.04 of the Revised | 25104 |
| Code. | 25105 |
| Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the | 25106 |
| contrary, with the approval of the Ohio school facilities | 25107 |
| commission, any school district to which this section applies may | 25108 |
| opt to divide the district's entire classroom facilities needs, as | 25109 |
| those needs are jointly determined by the staff of the commission | 25110 |
| and the school district, into discrete segments and shall comply | 25111 |
| with all of the provisions of those sections unless otherwise | 25112 |
| provided in this section. | 25113 |
| (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, each | 25114 |
| segment shall comply with all of the following: | 25115 |
| (1) The segment shall consist of the new construction of one | 25116 |
| or more entire buildings or the complete renovation of one or more | 25117 |
| entire existing buildings, with any necessary additions to that | 25118 |
| building. | 25119 |
| (2) The segment shall not include any construction of or | 25120 |
| renovation or repair to any building that does not complete the | 25121 |
| needs of the district with respect to that particular building at | 25122 |
| the time the segment is completed. | 25123 |
| (3) The segment shall consist of new construction, | 25124 |
| renovations, additions, reconstruction, or repair of classroom | 25125 |
| facilities to the extent that the school district portion, as | 25126 |
| determined under section 3318.032 of the Revised Code, is an | 25127 |
| amount not less than the product of 0.040 times the district's | 25128 |
| valuation at the time the agreement for the segment is executed, | 25129 |
| unless the district previously has undertaken a segment under this | 25130 |
| section and the district's portion of the estimated basic project | 25131 |
| cost of the remainder of its entire classroom facilities needs, as | 25132 |
| determined jointly by the staff of the commission and the | 25133 |
| district, is less than the amount otherwise required by this | 25134 |
| division. | 25135 |
| (C) A district described in division (A)(2) of this section | 25136 |
| that has not received the additional assistance authorized under | 25137 |
| division (B)(2) of section 3318.04 of the Revised Code may | 25138 |
| undertake a segment, with commission approval, for the purpose of | 25139 |
| renovating or replacing work performed on a facility under the | 25140 |
| district's prior project. The commission may approve that segment | 25141 |
| if the commission determines that the renovation or replacement is | 25142 |
| necessary to protect the facility. The basic project cost of the | 25143 |
| segment shall be allocated between the state and the district in | 25144 |
| accordance with section 3318.032 of the Revised Code. However, the | 25145 |
| requirements of division (B) of this section shall not apply to a | 25146 |
| segment undertaken under this division. | 25147 |
| (D) The commission shall conditionally approve and seek | 25148 |
| controlling board approval in accordance with division (A) of | 25149 |
| section 3318.04 of the Revised Code of each segment. | 25150 |
| (E) | 25151 |
| 25152 | |
| undertaking a segment under this section, a school district may | 25153 |
| elect to prorate its full maintenance amount by setting aside for | 25154 |
| maintenance the amount calculated under division (E)(2) of this | 25155 |
| section to maintain the classroom facilities acquired under the | 25156 |
| segment, if the district will use one or more of the alternative | 25157 |
| methods authorized in sections 3318.051, 3318.052, and 3318.084 of | 25158 |
| the Revised Code to generate the entire amount calculated under | 25159 |
| that division. If the district so elects, the commission and the | 25160 |
| district shall include in the agreement entered into under section | 25161 |
| 3318.08 of the Revised Code a statement specifying that the | 25162 |
| district will use the amount calculated under that division only | 25163 |
| to maintain the classroom facilities acquired under the segment. | 25164 |
| (2) The commission shall calculate the amount for a school | 25165 |
| district to maintain the classroom facilities acquired under a | 25166 |
| segment as follows: | 25167 |
| The full maintenance amount X (the school district's portion | 25168 |
| of the basic project cost for the segment / the school district's | 25169 |
| portion of the basic project cost for the district's entire | 25170 |
| classroom facilities needs, as determined jointly by the staff of | 25171 |
| the commission and the district) | 25172 |
| (3) A school district may elect to prorate its full | 25173 |
| maintenance amount for any number of segments, provided the | 25174 |
| district will use one or more of the alternative methods | 25175 |
| authorized in sections 3318.051, 3318.052, and 3318.084 of the | 25176 |
| Revised Code to generate the entire amount calculated under | 25177 |
| division (E)(2) of this section to maintain the classroom | 25178 |
| facilities acquired under each segment for which it so elects. If | 25179 |
| the district cannot use one or more of those alternative methods | 25180 |
| to generate the entire amount calculated under that division, the | 25181 |
| district shall levy the tax described in division (B) of section | 25182 |
| 3318.05 of the Revised Code or an extension of that tax under | 25183 |
| section 3318.061 of the Revised Code in an amount necessary to | 25184 |
| generate the remainder of its full maintenance amount. The | 25185 |
| commission shall calculate the remainder of the district's full | 25186 |
| maintenance amount as follows: | 25187 |
| The full maintenance amount - the sum of the amounts | 25188 |
| calculated for the district under division (E)(2) of this section | 25189 |
| for each prior segment of the district's project | 25190 |
| (4) In no case shall the sum of the amounts calculated for a | 25191 |
| school district's maintenance of classroom facilities under | 25192 |
| divisions (E)(2) and (3) of this section exceed the amount that | 25193 |
| would have been required for maintenance if the district had | 25194 |
| elected to undertake its project in its entirety instead of | 25195 |
| segmenting the project under this section. | 25196 |
| (5) If a school district commenced a segment under this | 25197 |
| section prior to the effective date of this amendment but has not | 25198 |
| completed that segment, and has not levied the tax described in | 25199 |
| division (B) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code or an | 25200 |
| extension of that tax under section 3318.061 of the Revised Code, | 25201 |
| the district may request approval from the commission to prorate | 25202 |
| its full maintenance amount in accordance with divisions (E)(1) to | 25203 |
| (4) of this section. If the commission approves the request, the | 25204 |
| commission and the district shall amend the agreement entered into | 25205 |
| under section 3318.08 of the Revised Code to reflect the change. | 25206 |
| (F) If a school district levies the tax described in division | 25207 |
| (B) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code or an extension of that | 25208 |
| tax under section 3318.061 of the Revised Code, the tax shall run | 25209 |
|
for twenty-three years from the date the | 25210 |
|
the tax is initially levied is undertaken | 25211 |
| maintenance levy requirement, as defined in section 3318.18 of the | 25212 |
| Revised Code, does not apply to a segment undertaken under | 25213 |
| division (C) of this section. | 25214 |
| (G) As used in this section, "full maintenance amount" means | 25215 |
| the amount of total revenue that a school district likely would | 25216 |
| generate by one-half mill of the tax described in division (B) of | 25217 |
| section 3318.05 of the Revised Code over the entire | 25218 |
| twenty-three-year period required under that section, as | 25219 |
| determined by the commission in consultation with the department | 25220 |
| of taxation. | 25221 |
| Sec. 3318.08. Except in the case of a joint vocational | 25222 |
| school district that receives assistance under sections 3318.40 to | 25223 |
| 3318.45 of the Revised Code, if the requisite favorable vote on | 25224 |
| the election is obtained, or if the school district board has | 25225 |
| resolved to apply the proceeds of a property tax levy or the | 25226 |
| proceeds of an income tax, or a combination of proceeds from such | 25227 |
| taxes, as authorized in section 3318.052 of the Revised Code, the | 25228 |
| Ohio school facilities commission, upon certification to it of | 25229 |
| either the results of the election or the resolution under section | 25230 |
| 3318.052 of the Revised Code, shall enter into a written agreement | 25231 |
| with the school district board for the construction and sale of | 25232 |
| the project. In the case of a joint vocational school district | 25233 |
| that receives assistance under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the | 25234 |
| Revised Code, if the school district board of education and the | 25235 |
| school district electors have satisfied the conditions prescribed | 25236 |
| in division (D)(1) of section 3318.41 of the Revised Code, the | 25237 |
| commission shall enter into an agreement with the school district | 25238 |
| board for the construction and sale of the project. In either | 25239 |
| case, the agreement shall include, but need not be limited to, the | 25240 |
| following provisions: | 25241 |
| (A) The sale and issuance of bonds or notes in anticipation | 25242 |
| thereof, as soon as practicable after the execution of the | 25243 |
| agreement, in an amount equal to the school district's portion of | 25244 |
| the basic project cost, including any securities authorized under | 25245 |
| division (J) of section 133.06 of the Revised Code and dedicated | 25246 |
| by the school district board to payment of the district's portion | 25247 |
| of the basic project cost of the project; provided, that if at | 25248 |
| that time the county treasurer of each county in which the school | 25249 |
| district is located has not commenced the collection of taxes on | 25250 |
| the general duplicate of real and public utility property for the | 25251 |
| year in which the controlling board approved the project, the | 25252 |
| school district board shall authorize the issuance of a first | 25253 |
| installment of bond anticipation notes in an amount specified by | 25254 |
| the agreement, which amount shall not exceed an amount necessary | 25255 |
| to raise the net bonded indebtedness of the school district as of | 25256 |
| the date of the controlling board's approval to within five | 25257 |
| thousand dollars of the required level of indebtedness for the | 25258 |
| preceding year. In the event that a first installment of bond | 25259 |
| anticipation notes is issued, the school district board shall, as | 25260 |
| soon as practicable after the county treasurer of each county in | 25261 |
| which the school district is located has commenced the collection | 25262 |
| of taxes on the general duplicate of real and public utility | 25263 |
| property for the year in which the controlling board approved the | 25264 |
| project, authorize the issuance of a second and final installment | 25265 |
| of bond anticipation notes or a first and final issue of bonds. | 25266 |
| The combined value of the first and second installment of | 25267 |
| bond anticipation notes or the value of the first and final issue | 25268 |
| of bonds shall be equal to the school district's portion of the | 25269 |
| basic project cost. The proceeds of any such bonds shall be used | 25270 |
| first to retire any bond anticipation notes. Otherwise, the | 25271 |
| proceeds of such bonds and of any bond anticipation notes, except | 25272 |
| the premium and accrued interest thereon, shall be deposited in | 25273 |
| the school district's project construction fund. In determining | 25274 |
| the amount of net bonded indebtedness for the purpose of fixing | 25275 |
| the amount of an issue of either bonds or bond anticipation notes, | 25276 |
| gross indebtedness shall be reduced by moneys in the bond | 25277 |
| retirement fund only to the extent of the moneys therein on the | 25278 |
| first day of the year preceding the year in which the controlling | 25279 |
| board approved the project. Should there be a decrease in the tax | 25280 |
| valuation of the school district so that the amount of | 25281 |
| indebtedness that can be incurred on the tax duplicates for the | 25282 |
| year in which the controlling board approved the project is less | 25283 |
| than the amount of the first installment of bond anticipation | 25284 |
| notes, there shall be paid from the school district's project | 25285 |
| construction fund to the school district's bond retirement fund to | 25286 |
| be applied against such notes an amount sufficient to cause the | 25287 |
| net bonded indebtedness of the school district, as of the first | 25288 |
| day of the year following the year in which the controlling board | 25289 |
| approved the project, to be within five thousand dollars of the | 25290 |
| required level of indebtedness for the year in which the | 25291 |
| controlling board approved the project. The maximum amount of | 25292 |
| indebtedness to be incurred by any school district board as its | 25293 |
| share of the cost of the project is either an amount that will | 25294 |
| cause its net bonded indebtedness, as of the first day of the year | 25295 |
| following the year in which the controlling board approved the | 25296 |
| project, to be within five thousand dollars of the required level | 25297 |
| of indebtedness, or an amount equal to the required percentage of | 25298 |
| the basic project costs, whichever is greater. All bonds and bond | 25299 |
| anticipation notes shall be issued in accordance with Chapter 133. | 25300 |
| of the Revised Code, and notes may be renewed as provided in | 25301 |
| section 133.22 of the Revised Code. | 25302 |
| (B) The transfer of such funds of the school district board | 25303 |
| available for the project, together with the proceeds of the sale | 25304 |
| of the bonds or notes, except premium, accrued interest, and | 25305 |
| interest included in the amount of the issue, to the school | 25306 |
| district's project construction fund; | 25307 |
| (C) For all school districts except joint vocational school | 25308 |
| districts that receive assistance under sections 3318.40 to | 25309 |
| 3318.45 of the Revised Code, the following provisions as | 25310 |
| applicable: | 25311 |
| (1) If section 3318.052 of the Revised Code applies, the | 25312 |
| earmarking of the proceeds of a tax levied under section 5705.21 | 25313 |
| of the Revised Code for general permanent improvements or under | 25314 |
| section 5705.218 of the Revised Code for the purpose of permanent | 25315 |
| improvements, or the proceeds of a school district income tax | 25316 |
| levied under Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code, or the proceeds | 25317 |
| from a combination of those two taxes, in an amount to pay all or | 25318 |
| part of the service charges on bonds issued to pay the school | 25319 |
| district portion of the project and an amount equivalent to all or | 25320 |
| part of the tax required under division (B) of section 3318.05 of | 25321 |
| the Revised Code; | 25322 |
| (2) If section 3318.052 of the Revised Code does not apply, | 25323 |
| one of the following: | 25324 |
| (a) The levy of the tax authorized at the election for the | 25325 |
| payment of maintenance costs, as specified in division (B) of | 25326 |
| section 3318.05 of the Revised Code; | 25327 |
| (b) If the school district electors have approved a | 25328 |
| continuing tax for general permanent improvements under section | 25329 |
| 5705.21 of the Revised Code and that tax can be used for | 25330 |
| maintenance, the earmarking of an amount of the proceeds from such | 25331 |
| tax for maintenance of classroom facilities as specified in | 25332 |
| division (B) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code; | 25333 |
| (c) If, in lieu of the tax otherwise required under division | 25334 |
| (B) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code, the commission has | 25335 |
| approved the transfer of money to the maintenance fund in | 25336 |
| accordance with section 3318.051 of the Revised Code, a | 25337 |
| requirement that the district board comply with the provisions | 25338 |
| that section. The district board may rescind the provision | 25339 |
| prescribed under division (C)(2)(c) of this section only so long | 25340 |
| as the electors of the district have approved, in accordance with | 25341 |
| section 3318.063 of the Revised Code, the levy of a tax for the | 25342 |
| maintenance of the classroom facilities acquired under the | 25343 |
| district's project and that levy continues to be collected as | 25344 |
| approved by the electors. | 25345 |
| (D) For joint vocational school districts that receive | 25346 |
| assistance under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, | 25347 |
| provision for deposit of school district moneys dedicated to | 25348 |
| maintenance of the classroom facilities acquired under those | 25349 |
| sections as prescribed in section 3318.43 of the Revised Code; | 25350 |
| (E) Dedication of any local donated contribution as provided | 25351 |
| for under section 3318.084 of the Revised Code, including a | 25352 |
| schedule for depositing such moneys applied as an offset of the | 25353 |
| district's obligation to levy the tax described in division (B) of | 25354 |
| section 3318.05 of the Revised Code as required under division | 25355 |
| (D)(2) of section 3318.084 of the Revised Code; | 25356 |
| (F) Ownership of or interest in the project during the period | 25357 |
| of construction, which shall be divided between the commission and | 25358 |
| the school district board in proportion to their respective | 25359 |
| contributions to the school district's project construction fund; | 25360 |
| (G) Maintenance of the state's interest in the project until | 25361 |
| any obligations issued for the project under section 3318.26 of | 25362 |
| the Revised Code are no longer outstanding; | 25363 |
| (H) The insurance of the project by the school district from | 25364 |
| the time there is an insurable interest therein and so long as the | 25365 |
| state retains any ownership or interest in the project pursuant to | 25366 |
| division (F) of this section, in such amounts and against such | 25367 |
| risks as the commission shall require; provided, that the cost of | 25368 |
| any required insurance until the project is completed shall be a | 25369 |
| part of the basic project cost; | 25370 |
| (I) The certification by the director of budget and | 25371 |
| management that funds are available and have been set aside to | 25372 |
| meet the state's share of the basic project cost as approved by | 25373 |
| the controlling board pursuant to either section 3318.04 or | 25374 |
| division (B)(1) of section 3318.41 of the Revised Code; | 25375 |
| (J) Authorization of the school district board to advertise | 25376 |
| for and receive construction bids for the project, for and on | 25377 |
| behalf of the commission, and to award contracts in the name of | 25378 |
| the state subject to approval by the commission; | 25379 |
| (K) Provisions for the disbursement of moneys from the school | 25380 |
| district's project account upon issuance by the commission or the | 25381 |
| commission's designated representative of vouchers for work done | 25382 |
| to be certified to the commission by the treasurer of the school | 25383 |
| district board; | 25384 |
| (L) Disposal of any balance left in the school district's | 25385 |
| project construction fund upon completion of the project; | 25386 |
| (M) Limitations upon use of the project or any part of it so | 25387 |
| long as any obligations issued to finance the project under | 25388 |
| section 3318.26 of the Revised Code are outstanding; | 25389 |
| (N) Provision for vesting the state's interest in the project | 25390 |
| to the school district board when the obligations issued to | 25391 |
| finance the project under section 3318.26 of the Revised Code are | 25392 |
| outstanding; | 25393 |
| (O) Provision for deposit of an executed copy of the | 25394 |
| agreement in the office of the commission; | 25395 |
| (P) Provision for termination of the contract and release of | 25396 |
| the funds encumbered at the time of the conditional approval, if | 25397 |
| the proceeds of the sale of the bonds of the school district board | 25398 |
| are not paid into the school district's project construction fund | 25399 |
| and if bids for the construction of the project have not been | 25400 |
| taken within such period after the execution of the agreement as | 25401 |
| may be fixed by the commission; | 25402 |
| (Q) Provision for the school district to maintain the project | 25403 |
| in accordance with a plan approved by the commission and to comply | 25404 |
| with the plan; | 25405 |
| (R) Provision that all state funds reserved and encumbered to | 25406 |
| pay the state share of the cost of the project and the funds | 25407 |
| provided by the school district to pay for its share of the | 25408 |
| project cost, including the respective shares of the cost of a | 25409 |
| segment if the project is divided into segments, be spent on the | 25410 |
| construction and acquisition of the project or segment | 25411 |
| simultaneously in proportion to the state's and the school | 25412 |
| district's respective shares of that basic project cost as | 25413 |
| determined under section 3318.032 of the Revised Code or, if the | 25414 |
| district is a joint vocational school district, under section | 25415 |
| 3318.42 of the Revised Code. However, if the school district | 25416 |
| certifies to the commission that expenditure by the school | 25417 |
| district is necessary to maintain the federal tax status or | 25418 |
| tax-exempt status of notes or bonds issued by the school district | 25419 |
| to pay for its share of the project cost or to comply with | 25420 |
| applicable temporary investment periods or spending exceptions to | 25421 |
| rebate as provided for under federal law in regard to those notes | 25422 |
| or bonds, the school district may commit to spend, or spend, a | 25423 |
| greater portion of the funds it provides during any specific | 25424 |
| period than would otherwise be required under this division. | 25425 |
| (S) A provision stipulating that the commission may prohibit | 25426 |
| the district from proceeding with any project if the commission | 25427 |
| determines that the site is not suitable for construction | 25428 |
| purposes. The commission may perform soil tests in its | 25429 |
| determination of whether a site is appropriate for construction | 25430 |
| purposes. | 25431 |
| (T) A provision stipulating that, unless otherwise authorized | 25432 |
| by the commission, any contingency reserve portion of the | 25433 |
| construction budget prescribed by the commission shall be used | 25434 |
| only to pay costs resulting from unforeseen job conditions, to | 25435 |
| comply with rulings regarding building and other codes, to pay | 25436 |
| costs related to design clarifications or corrections to contract | 25437 |
| documents, and to pay the costs of settlements or judgments | 25438 |
| related to the project as provided under section 3318.086 of the | 25439 |
| Revised Code; | 25440 |
| (U) Provision stipulating that for continued release of | 25441 |
| project funds the school district board shall comply with section | 25442 |
| 3313.41 of the Revised Code throughout the project and shall | 25443 |
| notify the department of education and the Ohio community school | 25444 |
| association when the board plans to dispose of facilities by sale | 25445 |
| under that section; | 25446 |
| (V) Provision that the commission shall not approve a | 25447 |
| contract for demolition of a facility until the school district | 25448 |
| board has complied with section 3313.41 of the Revised Code | 25449 |
| relative to that facility, unless demolition of that facility is | 25450 |
| to clear a site for construction of a replacement facility | 25451 |
| included in the district's project. | 25452 |
| Sec. 3318.10. When such working drawings, specifications, | 25453 |
| and estimates of cost have been approved by the school district | 25454 |
| board and the Ohio school facilities commission, the treasurer of | 25455 |
| the school district board shall advertise for construction bids in | 25456 |
| accordance with section 3313.46 of the Revised Code. Such notices | 25457 |
| shall state that plans and specifications for the project are on | 25458 |
| file in the office of the commission and such other place as may | 25459 |
| be designated in such notice, and the time and place when and | 25460 |
| where bids therefor will be received. | 25461 |
| The form of proposal to be submitted by bidders shall be | 25462 |
| supplied by the commission. Bidders may be permitted to bid upon | 25463 |
| all the branches of work and materials to be furnished and | 25464 |
| supplied, upon any branch thereof, or upon all or any thereof. | 25465 |
| When the construction bids for all branches of work and | 25466 |
| materials have been tabulated, the commission shall cause to be | 25467 |
| prepared a revised estimate of the basic project cost based upon | 25468 |
| the lowest responsible bids received. If such revised estimate | 25469 |
| exceeds the estimated basic project cost as approved by the | 25470 |
| controlling board pursuant to section 3318.04 or division (B)(1) | 25471 |
| of section 3318.41 of the Revised Code, no contracts may be | 25472 |
| entered into pursuant to this section unless such revised estimate | 25473 |
| is approved by the commission and by the controlling board. When | 25474 |
| such revised estimate has been prepared, and after such approvals | 25475 |
| are given, if necessary, and if the school district board has | 25476 |
| caused to be transferred to the project construction fund the | 25477 |
| proceeds from the sale of the first or first and final installment | 25478 |
| of its bonds or bond anticipation notes pursuant to the provision | 25479 |
| of the written agreement required by division (B) of section | 25480 |
| 3318.08 of the Revised Code, and when the director of budget and | 25481 |
| management has certified that there is a balance in the | 25482 |
| appropriation, not otherwise obligated to pay precedent | 25483 |
| obligations, pursuant to which the state's share of such revised | 25484 |
| estimate is required to be paid, the contract for all branches of | 25485 |
| work and materials to be furnished and supplied, or for any branch | 25486 |
| thereof as determined by the school district board, shall be | 25487 |
| awarded by the school district board to the lowest responsible | 25488 |
| bidder subject to the approval of the commission. Such award shall | 25489 |
| be made within sixty days after the date on which the bids are | 25490 |
| opened, and the successful bidder shall enter into a contract | 25491 |
| within ten days after the successful bidder is notified of the | 25492 |
| award of the contract. | 25493 |
| Subject to the approval of the commission, the school | 25494 |
| district board may reject all bids and readvertise. Any contract | 25495 |
| made under this section shall be made in the name of the state and | 25496 |
| executed on its behalf by the president and treasurer of the | 25497 |
| school district board. | 25498 |
| The provisions of sections 9.312 and 3313.46 of the Revised | 25499 |
| Code, which are applicable to construction contracts of boards of | 25500 |
| education, shall apply to construction contracts for the project. | 25501 |
| The remedies afforded to any subcontractor, materials | 25502 |
| supplier, laborer, mechanic, or persons furnishing material or | 25503 |
| machinery for the project under sections 1311.26 to 1311.32 of the | 25504 |
| Revised Code, shall apply to contracts entered into under this | 25505 |
| section and the itemized statement required by section 1311.26 of | 25506 |
| the Revised Code shall be filed with the school district board. | 25507 |
| Notwithstanding any other requirement of this section, a | 25508 |
| school district, with the approval of the commission, may utilize | 25509 |
| any otherwise lawful alternative construction delivery method for | 25510 |
| the construction of the project. | 25511 |
| Sec. 3318.30. (A) There is hereby created the Ohio school | 25512 |
| facilities commission as an independent agency of the state within | 25513 |
| the Ohio facilities construction commission, which is created | 25514 |
| under section 123.20 of the Revised Code. The Ohio school | 25515 |
| facilities commission shall administer the provision of financial | 25516 |
| assistance to school districts for the acquisition or construction | 25517 |
| of classroom facilities in accordance with sections 3318.01 to | 25518 |
| 3318.33 of the Revised Code. | 25519 |
| The Ohio school facilities commission is a body corporate and | 25520 |
| politic, an agency of state government and an instrumentality of | 25521 |
| the state, performing essential governmental functions of this | 25522 |
| state. The carrying out of the purposes and the exercise by the | 25523 |
| Ohio school facilities commission of its powers conferred by | 25524 |
| sections 3318.01 to 3318.33 of the Revised Code are essential | 25525 |
| public functions and public purposes of the state. The Ohio school | 25526 |
| facilities commission may, in its own name, sue and be sued, enter | 25527 |
| into contracts, and perform all the powers and duties given to it | 25528 |
| by sections 3318.01 to 3318.33 of the Revised Code, but it does | 25529 |
| not have and shall not exercise the power of eminent domain. In | 25530 |
| its discretion and as it determines appropriate, the Ohio school | 25531 |
| facilities commission may delegate to any of its members, | 25532 |
| executive director, or other employees any of the Ohio school | 25533 |
| facilities commission's powers and duties to carry out its | 25534 |
| functions. | 25535 |
| (B) The Ohio school facilities commission shall consist of | 25536 |
| seven members, three of whom are voting members. The voting | 25537 |
| members of the Ohio school facilities commission shall be the | 25538 |
| director of the office of budget and management, the director of | 25539 |
| administrative services, and the superintendent of public | 25540 |
| instruction, or their designees. Of the nonvoting members, two | 25541 |
| shall be members of the senate appointed by the president of the | 25542 |
| senate, and two shall be members of the house of representatives | 25543 |
| appointed by the speaker of the house. Each of the appointees of | 25544 |
| the president, and each of the appointees of the speaker, shall be | 25545 |
| members of different political parties. | 25546 |
| Nonvoting members shall serve as members of the Ohio school | 25547 |
| facilities commission during the legislative biennium for which | 25548 |
| they are appointed, except that any such member who ceases to be a | 25549 |
| member of the legislative house from which the member was | 25550 |
| appointed shall cease to be a member of the Ohio school facilities | 25551 |
| commission. Each nonvoting member shall be appointed within | 25552 |
| thirty-one days of the end of the term of that member's | 25553 |
| predecessor. Such members may be reappointed. Vacancies of | 25554 |
| nonvoting members shall be filled in the manner provided for | 25555 |
| original appointments. | 25556 |
| Members of the Ohio school facilities commission shall serve | 25557 |
| without compensation. | 25558 |
| After the initial nonvoting members of the Ohio school | 25559 |
| facilities commission have been appointed, the Ohio school | 25560 |
| facilities commission shall meet and organize by electing voting | 25561 |
| members as the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Ohio school | 25562 |
| facilities commission, who shall hold their offices until the next | 25563 |
| organizational meeting of the Ohio school facilities commission. | 25564 |
| Organizational meetings of the Ohio school facilities commission | 25565 |
| shall be held at the first meeting of each calendar year. At each | 25566 |
| organizational meeting, the Ohio school facilities commission | 25567 |
| shall elect from among its voting members a chairperson and | 25568 |
| vice-chairperson, who shall serve until the next annual | 25569 |
| organizational meeting. The Ohio school facilities commission | 25570 |
| shall adopt rules pursuant to section 111.15 of the Revised Code | 25571 |
| for the conduct of its internal business and shall keep a journal | 25572 |
| of its proceedings. Including the organizational meeting, the Ohio | 25573 |
| school facilities commission shall meet at least once each | 25574 |
| calendar quarter. | 25575 |
| Two voting members of the Ohio school facilities commission | 25576 |
| constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of two members is | 25577 |
| necessary for approval of any action taken by the Ohio school | 25578 |
| facilities commission. A vacancy in the membership of the Ohio | 25579 |
| school facilities commission does not impair a quorum from | 25580 |
| exercising all the rights and performing all the duties of the | 25581 |
| Ohio school facilities commission. Meetings of the Ohio school | 25582 |
| facilities commission may be held anywhere in the state and shall | 25583 |
| be held in compliance with section 121.22 of the Revised Code. | 25584 |
| (C) The Ohio school facilities commission shall file an | 25585 |
| annual report of its activities and finances with the governor, | 25586 |
| speaker of the house of representatives, president of the senate, | 25587 |
| and chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees. | 25588 |
| (D) The Ohio school facilities commission shall be exempt | 25589 |
| from the requirements of sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised | 25590 |
| Code. | 25591 |
| (E) The Ohio school facilities commission may share employees | 25592 |
| and facilities with the Ohio facilities construction commission. | 25593 |
| Sec. 3318.31. (A) The Ohio school facilities commission may | 25594 |
| perform any act and ensure the performance of any function | 25595 |
| necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of, and | 25596 |
| exercise the powers granted under, Chapter 3318. of the Revised | 25597 |
| Code, including any of the following: | 25598 |
| (1) Adopt, amend, and rescind, pursuant to section 111.15 of | 25599 |
| the Revised Code, rules for the administration of programs | 25600 |
| authorized under Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code. | 25601 |
| (2) Contract with, retain the services of, or designate, and | 25602 |
| fix the compensation of, such agents, accountants, consultants, | 25603 |
| advisers, and other independent contractors as may be necessary or | 25604 |
| desirable to carry out the programs authorized under Chapter 3318. | 25605 |
| of the Revised Code, or authorize the executive director to | 25606 |
| perform such powers and duties. | 25607 |
| (3) Receive and accept any gifts, grants, donations, and | 25608 |
| pledges, and receipts therefrom, to be used for the programs | 25609 |
| authorized under Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code. | 25610 |
| (4) Make and enter into all contracts, commitments, and | 25611 |
| agreements, and execute all instruments, necessary or incidental | 25612 |
| to the performance of its duties and the execution of its rights | 25613 |
| and powers under Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code, or authorize | 25614 |
| the executive director to perform such powers and duties. | 25615 |
| (5) Request the | 25616 |
| facilities construction commission to debar a contractor as | 25617 |
| provided in section 153.02 of the Revised Code. | 25618 |
| (B) The Ohio school facilities commission shall appoint and | 25619 |
| fix the compensation of an executive director who shall serve at | 25620 |
| the pleasure of the Ohio school facilities commission. The | 25621 |
| executive director shall exercise all powers that the Ohio school | 25622 |
| facilities commission possesses, supervise the operations of the | 25623 |
| Ohio school facilities commission and perform such other duties as | 25624 |
| delegated by the Ohio school facilities commission. The executive | 25625 |
| director also shall employ and fix the compensation of such | 25626 |
| employees as will facilitate the activities and purposes of the | 25627 |
| Ohio school facilities commission, who shall serve at the pleasure | 25628 |
| of the executive director. The employees of the Ohio school | 25629 |
| facilities commission shall be exempt from Chapter 4117. of the | 25630 |
| Revised Code and shall not be public employees as defined in | 25631 |
| section 4117.01 of the Revised Code. | 25632 |
| (C) The Ohio school facilities commission may adopt, amend, | 25633 |
| and rescind rules pertaining to the administration of the | 25634 |
| construction of school facilities of the state under Chapter 119. | 25635 |
| of the Revised Code. | 25636 |
| (D) The attorney general shall serve as the legal | 25637 |
| representative for the Ohio school facilities commission and may | 25638 |
| appoint other counsel as necessary for that purpose in accordance | 25639 |
| with section 109.07 of the Revised Code. | 25640 |
| Sec. 3318.36. (A)(1) As used in this section: | 25641 |
| (a) "Ohio school facilities commission," "classroom | 25642 |
| facilities," "school district," "school district board," "net | 25643 |
| bonded indebtedness," "required percentage of the basic project | 25644 |
| costs," "basic project cost," "valuation," and "percentile" have | 25645 |
| the same meanings as in section 3318.01 of the Revised Code. | 25646 |
| (b) "Required level of indebtedness" means five per cent of | 25647 |
| the school district's valuation for the year preceding the year in | 25648 |
| which the commission and school district enter into an agreement | 25649 |
| under division (B) of this section, plus [two one-hundredths of | 25650 |
| one per cent multiplied by (the percentile in which the district | 25651 |
| ranks minus one)]. | 25652 |
| (c) "Local resources" means any moneys generated in any | 25653 |
| manner permitted for a school district board to raise the school | 25654 |
| district portion of a project undertaken with assistance under | 25655 |
| sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code. | 25656 |
| (d) "Tangible personal property phase-out impacted district" | 25657 |
| means a school district for which the taxable value of its | 25658 |
| tangible personal property certified under division (A)(2) of | 25659 |
| section 3317.021 of the Revised Code for tax year 2005, excluding | 25660 |
| the taxable value of public utility personal property, made up | 25661 |
| eighteen per cent or more of its total taxable value for tax year | 25662 |
| 2005 as certified under that section. | 25663 |
| (2) For purposes of determining the required level of | 25664 |
| indebtedness, the required percentage of the basic project costs | 25665 |
| under division (C)(1) of this section, and priority for assistance | 25666 |
| under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, the | 25667 |
| percentile ranking of a school district with which the commission | 25668 |
| has entered into an agreement under this section between the first | 25669 |
| day of July and the thirty-first day of August in each fiscal year | 25670 |
| is the percentile ranking calculated for that district for the | 25671 |
| immediately preceding fiscal year, and the percentile ranking of a | 25672 |
| school district with which the commission has entered into such | 25673 |
| agreement between the first day of September and the thirtieth day | 25674 |
| of June in each fiscal year is the percentile ranking calculated | 25675 |
| for that district for the current fiscal year. However, in the | 25676 |
| case of a tangible personal property phase-out impacted district, | 25677 |
| the district's priority for assistance under sections 3318.01 to | 25678 |
| 3318.20 of the Revised Code and its portion of the basic project | 25679 |
| cost under those sections shall be determined in the manner | 25680 |
| prescribed, respectively, in divisions (B)(3)(b) and (E)(1)(b) of | 25681 |
| this section. | 25682 |
| (B)(1) There is hereby established the school building | 25683 |
| assistance expedited local partnership program. Under the program, | 25684 |
| the Ohio school facilities commission may enter into an agreement | 25685 |
| with the school district board of any school district under which | 25686 |
| the school district board may proceed with the new construction or | 25687 |
| major repairs of a part of the school district's classroom | 25688 |
| facilities needs, as determined under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 | 25689 |
| of the Revised Code, through the expenditure of local resources | 25690 |
| prior to the school district's eligibility for state assistance | 25691 |
| under those sections and may apply that expenditure toward meeting | 25692 |
| the school district's portion of the basic project cost of the | 25693 |
| total of the school district's classroom facilities needs, as | 25694 |
| determined under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code | 25695 |
| and as recalculated under division (E) of this section, that are | 25696 |
| eligible for state assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of | 25697 |
| the Revised Code when the school district becomes eligible for | 25698 |
| that assistance. Any school district that is reasonably expected | 25699 |
| to receive assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the | 25700 |
| Revised Code within two fiscal years from the date the school | 25701 |
| district adopts its resolution under division (B) of this section | 25702 |
| shall not be eligible to participate in the program established | 25703 |
| under this section. | 25704 |
| (2) To participate in the program, a school district board | 25705 |
| shall first adopt a resolution certifying to the commission the | 25706 |
| board's intent to participate in the program. | 25707 |
| The resolution shall specify the approximate date that the | 25708 |
| board intends to seek elector approval of any bond or tax measures | 25709 |
| or to apply other local resources to use to pay the cost of | 25710 |
| classroom facilities to be constructed under this section. The | 25711 |
| resolution may specify the application of local resources or | 25712 |
| elector-approved bond or tax measures after the resolution is | 25713 |
| adopted by the board, and in such case the board may proceed with | 25714 |
| a discrete portion of its project under this section as soon as | 25715 |
| the commission and the controlling board have approved the basic | 25716 |
| project cost of the district's classroom facilities needs as | 25717 |
| specified in division (D) of this section. The board shall submit | 25718 |
| its resolution to the commission not later than ten days after the | 25719 |
| date the resolution is adopted by the board. | 25720 |
| The commission shall not consider any resolution that is | 25721 |
| submitted pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section, as amended | 25722 |
| by this amendment, sooner than September 14, 2000. | 25723 |
| (3) For purposes of determining when a district that enters | 25724 |
| into an agreement under this section becomes eligible for | 25725 |
| assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, | 25726 |
| the commission shall use one of the following as applicable: | 25727 |
| (a) Except for a tangible personal property phase-out | 25728 |
| impacted district, the district's percentile ranking determined at | 25729 |
| the time the district entered into the agreement under this | 25730 |
| section, as prescribed by division (A)(2) of this section; | 25731 |
| (b) For a tangible personal property phase-out impacted | 25732 |
| district, the lesser of (i) the district's percentile ranking | 25733 |
| determined at the time the district entered into the agreement | 25734 |
| under this section, as prescribed by division (A)(2) of this | 25735 |
| section, or (ii) the district's current percentile ranking under | 25736 |
| section 3318.011 of the Revised Code. | 25737 |
| (4) Any project under this section shall comply with section | 25738 |
| 3318.03 of the Revised Code and with any specifications for plans | 25739 |
| and materials for classroom facilities adopted by the commission | 25740 |
| under section 3318.04 of the Revised Code. | 25741 |
| (5) If a school district that enters into an agreement under | 25742 |
| this section has not begun a project applying local resources as | 25743 |
| provided for under that agreement at the time the district is | 25744 |
| notified by the commission that it is eligible to receive state | 25745 |
| assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, | 25746 |
| all assessment and agreement documents entered into under this | 25747 |
| section are void. | 25748 |
| (6) Only construction of or repairs to classroom facilities | 25749 |
| that have been approved by the commission and have been therefore | 25750 |
| included as part of a district's basic project cost qualify for | 25751 |
| application of local resources under this section. | 25752 |
| (C) Based on the results of on-site visits and assessment, | 25753 |
| the commission shall determine the basic project cost of the | 25754 |
| school district's classroom facilities needs. The commission shall | 25755 |
| determine the school district's portion of such basic project | 25756 |
| cost, which shall be the greater of: | 25757 |
| (1) The required percentage of the basic project costs, | 25758 |
| determined based on the school district's percentile ranking; | 25759 |
| (2) An amount necessary to raise the school district's net | 25760 |
| bonded indebtedness, as of the fiscal year the commission and the | 25761 |
| school district enter into the agreement under division (B) of | 25762 |
| this section, to within five thousand dollars of the required | 25763 |
| level of indebtedness. | 25764 |
| (D)(1) When the commission determines the basic project cost | 25765 |
| of the classroom facilities needs of a school district and the | 25766 |
| school district's portion of that basic project cost under | 25767 |
| division (C) of this section, the project shall be conditionally | 25768 |
| approved. Such conditional approval shall be submitted to the | 25769 |
| controlling board for approval thereof. The controlling board | 25770 |
| shall forthwith approve or reject the commission's determination, | 25771 |
| conditional approval, and the amount of the state's portion of the | 25772 |
| basic project cost; however, no state funds shall be encumbered | 25773 |
| under this section. Upon approval by the controlling board, the | 25774 |
| school district board may identify a discrete part of its | 25775 |
| classroom facilities needs, which shall include only new | 25776 |
| construction of or additions or major repairs to a particular | 25777 |
| building, to address with local resources. Upon identifying a part | 25778 |
| of the school district's basic project cost to address with local | 25779 |
| resources, the school district board may allocate any available | 25780 |
| school district moneys to pay the cost of that identified part, | 25781 |
| including the proceeds of an issuance of bonds if approved by the | 25782 |
| electors of the school district. | 25783 |
| All local resources utilized under this division shall first | 25784 |
| be deposited in the project construction account required under | 25785 |
| section 3318.08 of the Revised Code. | 25786 |
| (2) Unless the school district board exercises its option | 25787 |
| under division (D)(3) of this section, for a school district to | 25788 |
| qualify for participation in the program authorized under this | 25789 |
| section, one of the following conditions shall be satisfied: | 25790 |
| (a) The electors of the school district by a majority vote | 25791 |
| shall approve the levy of taxes outside the ten-mill limitation | 25792 |
| for a period of twenty-three years at the rate of not less than | 25793 |
| one-half mill for each dollar of valuation to be used to pay the | 25794 |
| cost of maintaining the classroom facilities included in the basic | 25795 |
| project cost as determined by the commission. The form of the | 25796 |
| ballot to be used to submit the question whether to approve the | 25797 |
| tax required under this division to the electors of the school | 25798 |
| district shall be the form for an additional levy of taxes | 25799 |
| prescribed in section 3318.361 of the Revised Code, which may be | 25800 |
| combined in a single ballot question with the questions prescribed | 25801 |
| under section 5705.218 of the Revised Code. | 25802 |
| (b) As authorized under division (C) of section 3318.05 of | 25803 |
| the Revised Code, the school district board shall earmark from the | 25804 |
| proceeds of a permanent improvement tax levied under section | 25805 |
| 5705.21 of the Revised Code, an amount equivalent to the | 25806 |
| additional tax otherwise required under division (D)(2)(a) of this | 25807 |
| section for the maintenance of the classroom facilities included | 25808 |
| in the basic project cost as determined by the commission. | 25809 |
| (c) As authorized under section 3318.051 of the Revised Code, | 25810 |
| the school district board shall, if approved by the commission, | 25811 |
| annually transfer into the maintenance fund required under section | 25812 |
| 3318.05 of the Revised Code the amount prescribed in section | 25813 |
| 3318.051 of the Revised Code in lieu of the tax otherwise required | 25814 |
| under division (D)(2)(a) of this section for the maintenance of | 25815 |
| the classroom facilities included in the basic project cost as | 25816 |
| determined by the commission. | 25817 |
| (d) If the school district board has rescinded the agreement | 25818 |
| to make transfers under section 3318.051 of the Revised Code, as | 25819 |
| provided under division (F) of that section, the electors of the | 25820 |
| school district, in accordance with section 3318.063 of the | 25821 |
| Revised Code, first shall approve the levy of taxes outside the | 25822 |
| ten-mill limitation for the period specified in that section at a | 25823 |
| rate of not less than one-half mill for each dollar of valuation. | 25824 |
| (e) The school district board shall apply the proceeds of a | 25825 |
| tax to leverage bonds as authorized under section 3318.052 of the | 25826 |
| Revised Code or dedicate a local donated contribution in the | 25827 |
| manner described in division (B) of section 3318.084 of the | 25828 |
| Revised Code in an amount equivalent to the additional tax | 25829 |
| otherwise required under division (D)(2)(a) of this section for | 25830 |
| the maintenance of the classroom facilities included in the basic | 25831 |
| project cost as determined by the commission. | 25832 |
| (3) A school district board may opt to delay taking any of | 25833 |
| the actions described in division (D)(2) of this section until the | 25834 |
| school district becomes eligible for state assistance under | 25835 |
| sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code. In order to | 25836 |
| exercise this option, the board shall certify to the commission a | 25837 |
| resolution indicating the board's intent to do so prior to | 25838 |
| entering into an agreement under division (B) of this section. | 25839 |
| (4) If pursuant to division (D)(3) of this section a district | 25840 |
| board opts to delay levying an additional tax until the district | 25841 |
| becomes eligible for state assistance, it shall submit the | 25842 |
| question of levying that tax to the district electors as follows: | 25843 |
| (a) In accordance with section 3318.06 of the Revised Code if | 25844 |
| it will also be necessary pursuant to division (E) of this section | 25845 |
| to submit a proposal for approval of a bond issue; | 25846 |
| (b) In accordance with section 3318.361 of the Revised Code | 25847 |
| if it is not necessary to also submit a proposal for approval of a | 25848 |
| bond issue pursuant to division (E) of this section. | 25849 |
| (5) No state assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of | 25850 |
| the Revised Code shall be released until a school district board | 25851 |
| that adopts and certifies a resolution under division (D) of this | 25852 |
| section also demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission | 25853 |
| compliance with the provisions of division (D)(2) of this section. | 25854 |
| Any amount required for maintenance under division (D)(2) of | 25855 |
| this section shall be deposited into a separate fund as specified | 25856 |
| in division (B) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code. | 25857 |
| (E)(1) If the school district becomes eligible for state | 25858 |
| assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code | 25859 |
| based on its percentile ranking under division (B)(3) of this | 25860 |
| section, the commission shall conduct a new assessment of the | 25861 |
| school district's classroom facilities needs and shall recalculate | 25862 |
| the basic project cost based on this new assessment. The basic | 25863 |
| project cost recalculated under this division shall include the | 25864 |
| amount of expenditures made by the school district board under | 25865 |
| division (D)(1) of this section. The commission shall then | 25866 |
| recalculate the school district's portion of the new basic project | 25867 |
| cost, which shall be one of the following as applicable: | 25868 |
| (a) Except for a tangible personal property phase-out | 25869 |
| impacted district, the percentage of the original basic project | 25870 |
| cost assigned to the school district as its portion under division | 25871 |
| (C) of this section; | 25872 |
| (b) For a tangible personal property phase-out impacted | 25873 |
| district, the lesser of (i) the percentage of the original basic | 25874 |
| project cost assigned to the school district as its portion under | 25875 |
| division (C) of this section, or (ii) the percentage of the new | 25876 |
| basic project cost determined under section 3318.032 of the | 25877 |
| Revised Code using the district's current percentile ranking under | 25878 |
|
section 3318.011 of the Revised Code.
| 25879 |
| The commission shall deduct the expenditure of school | 25880 |
| district moneys made under division (D)(1) of this section from | 25881 |
| the school district's portion of the basic project cost as | 25882 |
| recalculated under this division. If the amount of school district | 25883 |
| resources applied by the school district board to the school | 25884 |
| district's portion of the basic project cost under this section is | 25885 |
| less than the total amount of such portion as recalculated under | 25886 |
| this division, the school district board by a majority vote of all | 25887 |
| of its members shall, if it desires to seek state assistance under | 25888 |
| sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, adopt a | 25889 |
| resolution as specified in section 3318.06 of the Revised Code to | 25890 |
| submit to the electors of the school district the question of | 25891 |
| approval of a bond issue in order to pay any additional amount of | 25892 |
| school district portion required for state assistance. Any tax | 25893 |
| levy approved under division (D) of this section satisfies the | 25894 |
| requirements to levy the additional tax under section 3318.06 of | 25895 |
| the Revised Code. | 25896 |
| (2) If the amount of school district resources applied by the | 25897 |
| school district board to the school district's portion of the | 25898 |
| basic project cost under this section is more than the total | 25899 |
|
amount of such portion as recalculated under | 25900 |
| of this section, within one year after the school district's | 25901 |
|
portion is so recalculated | 25902 |
| the commission may grant to the school district the difference | 25903 |
| between the two calculated portions, but at no time shall the | 25904 |
| commission expend any state funds on a project in an amount | 25905 |
| greater than the state's portion of the basic project cost as | 25906 |
|
recalculated under | 25907 |
| Any reimbursement under this division shall be only for local | 25908 |
| resources the school district has applied toward construction cost | 25909 |
| expenditures for the classroom facilities approved by the | 25910 |
| commission, which shall not include any financing costs associated | 25911 |
| with that construction. | 25912 |
| The school district board shall use any moneys reimbursed to | 25913 |
| the district under this division to pay off any debt service the | 25914 |
| district owes for classroom facilities constructed under its | 25915 |
| project under this section before such moneys are applied to any | 25916 |
| other purpose. However, the district board first may deposit | 25917 |
| moneys reimbursed under this division into the district's general | 25918 |
| fund or a permanent improvement fund to replace local resources | 25919 |
| the district withdrew from those funds, as long as, and to the | 25920 |
| extent that, those local resources were used by the district for | 25921 |
| constructing classroom facilities included in the district's basic | 25922 |
| project cost. | 25923 |
| (3) A tangible personal property phase-out impacted district | 25924 |
| shall receive credit under division (E) of this section for the | 25925 |
| expenditure of local resources pursuant to any prior agreement | 25926 |
| authorized by this section, notwithstanding any recalculation of | 25927 |
| its average taxable value. | 25928 |
| Sec. 3318.37. (A)(1) As used in this section: | 25929 |
| (a) "Full maintenance amount" has the same meaning as in | 25930 |
| section 3318.034 of the Revised Code. | 25931 |
| (b) "Large land area school district" means a school district | 25932 |
| with a territory of greater than three hundred square miles in any | 25933 |
| percentile as determined under section 3318.011 of the Revised | 25934 |
| Code. | 25935 |
| | 25936 |
| in the first through seventy-fifth percentiles as determined under | 25937 |
| section 3318.011 of the Revised Code. | 25938 |
| | 25939 |
| immediate classroom facilities assistance" means a low wealth or | 25940 |
| large land area school district with an exceptional need for new | 25941 |
| facilities in order to protect the health and safety of all or a | 25942 |
| portion of its students. | 25943 |
| (2) No school district that participates in the school | 25944 |
| building assistance expedited local partnership program under | 25945 |
| section 3318.36 of the Revised Code shall receive assistance under | 25946 |
| the program established under this section unless the following | 25947 |
| conditions are satisfied: | 25948 |
| (a) The district board adopted a resolution certifying its | 25949 |
| intent to participate in the school building assistance expedited | 25950 |
| local partnership program under section 3318.36 of the Revised | 25951 |
| Code prior to September 14, 2000. | 25952 |
| (b) The district was selected by the Ohio school facilities | 25953 |
| commission for participation in the school building assistance | 25954 |
| expedited local partnership program under section 3318.36 of the | 25955 |
| Revised Code in the manner prescribed by the commission under that | 25956 |
| section as it existed prior to September 14, 2000. | 25957 |
| (B)(1) There is hereby established the exceptional needs | 25958 |
| school facilities assistance program. Under the program, the Ohio | 25959 |
| school facilities commission may set aside from the moneys | 25960 |
| annually appropriated to it for classroom facilities assistance | 25961 |
| projects up to twenty-five per cent for assistance to school | 25962 |
| districts with exceptional needs for immediate classroom | 25963 |
| facilities assistance. | 25964 |
| (2)(a) After consulting with education and construction | 25965 |
| experts, the commission shall adopt guidelines for identifying | 25966 |
| school districts with an exceptional need for immediate classroom | 25967 |
| facilities assistance. | 25968 |
| (b) The guidelines shall include application forms and | 25969 |
| instructions for school districts to use in applying for | 25970 |
| assistance under this section. | 25971 |
| (3) The commission shall evaluate the classroom facilities, | 25972 |
| and the need for replacement classroom facilities from the | 25973 |
| applications received under this section. The commission, | 25974 |
| utilizing the guidelines adopted under division (B)(2)(a) of this | 25975 |
| section, shall prioritize the school districts to be assessed. | 25976 |
| Notwithstanding section 3318.02 of the Revised Code, the | 25977 |
| commission may conduct on-site evaluation of the school districts | 25978 |
| prioritized under this section and approve and award funds until | 25979 |
| such time as all funds set aside under division (B)(1) of this | 25980 |
| section have been encumbered. However, the commission need not | 25981 |
| conduct the evaluation of facilities if the commission determines | 25982 |
| that a district's assessment conducted under section 3318.36 of | 25983 |
| the Revised Code is sufficient for purposes of this section. | 25984 |
| (4) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 3318.05 of the | 25985 |
| Revised Code, the school district's portion of the basic project | 25986 |
| cost under this section shall be the "required percentage of the | 25987 |
| basic project costs," as defined in division (K) of section | 25988 |
| 3318.01 of the Revised Code. | 25989 |
| (5) Except as otherwise specified in this section, any | 25990 |
| project undertaken with assistance under this section shall comply | 25991 |
| with all provisions of sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised | 25992 |
| Code. A school district may receive assistance under sections | 25993 |
| 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code for the remainder of the | 25994 |
| district's classroom facilities needs as assessed under this | 25995 |
| section when the district is eligible for such assistance pursuant | 25996 |
| to section 3318.02 of the Revised Code, but any classroom facility | 25997 |
| constructed with assistance under this section shall not be | 25998 |
| included in a district's project at that time unless the | 25999 |
| commission determines the district has experienced the increased | 26000 |
| enrollment specified in division (B)(1) of section 3318.04 of the | 26001 |
| Revised Code. | 26002 |
| (C) No school district shall receive assistance under this | 26003 |
| section for a classroom facility that has been included in the | 26004 |
| discrete part of the district's classroom facilities needs | 26005 |
| identified and addressed in the district's project pursuant to an | 26006 |
| agreement entered into under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code, | 26007 |
| unless the district's entire classroom facilities plan consists of | 26008 |
| only a single building designed to house grades kindergarten | 26009 |
| through twelve. | 26010 |
| (D)(1) When undertaking a project under this section, a | 26011 |
| school district may elect to prorate its full maintenance amount | 26012 |
| by setting aside for maintenance the amount calculated under | 26013 |
| division (D)(2) of this section to maintain the classroom | 26014 |
| facilities acquired under the project, if the district will use | 26015 |
| one or more of the alternative methods authorized in sections | 26016 |
| 3318.051, 3318.052, and 3318.084 of the Revised Code to generate | 26017 |
| the entire amount calculated under that division. If the district | 26018 |
| so elects, the commission and the district shall include in the | 26019 |
| agreement entered into under section 3318.08 of the Revised Code a | 26020 |
| statement specifying that the district will use the amount | 26021 |
| calculated under that division only to maintain the classroom | 26022 |
| facilities acquired under the project under this section. | 26023 |
| (2) The commission shall calculate the amount for a school | 26024 |
| district to maintain the classroom facilities acquired under a | 26025 |
| project under this section as follows: | 26026 |
| The full maintenance amount X (the school district's portion | 26027 |
| of the basic project cost under this section / the school | 26028 |
| district's portion of the basic project cost for the district's | 26029 |
| entire classroom facilities needs, as determined jointly by the | 26030 |
| staff of the commission and the district) | 26031 |
| (3) A school district may elect to prorate its full | 26032 |
| maintenance amount for any number of projects under this section, | 26033 |
| provided the district will use one or more of the alternative | 26034 |
| methods authorized in sections 3318.051, 3318.052, and 3318.084 of | 26035 |
| the Revised Code to generate the entire amount calculated under | 26036 |
| division (D)(2) of this section to maintain the classroom | 26037 |
| facilities acquired under each project for which it so elects. If | 26038 |
| the district cannot use one or more of those alternative methods | 26039 |
| to generate the entire amount calculated under that division, the | 26040 |
| district shall levy the tax described in division (B) of section | 26041 |
| 3318.05 of the Revised Code or an extension of that tax under | 26042 |
| section 3318.061 of the Revised Code in an amount necessary to | 26043 |
| generate the remainder of its full maintenance amount. The | 26044 |
| commission shall calculate the remainder of the district's full | 26045 |
| maintenance amount as follows: | 26046 |
| The full maintenance amount - the sum of the amounts | 26047 |
| calculated for the district under division (D)(2) of this section | 26048 |
| for each of the district's prior projects under this section | 26049 |
| (4) In no case shall the sum of the amounts calculated for a | 26050 |
| school district's maintenance of classroom facilities under | 26051 |
| divisions (D)(2) and (3) of this section exceed the amount that | 26052 |
| would have been required for maintenance if the district had | 26053 |
| elected to meet its entire classroom facilities needs with a | 26054 |
| project under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code and | 26055 |
| had not undertaken one or more projects under this section. | 26056 |
| (5) If a school district commenced a project under this | 26057 |
| section prior to the effective date of this amendment but has not | 26058 |
| completed that project, and has not levied the tax described in | 26059 |
| division (B) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code or an | 26060 |
| extension of that tax under section 3318.061 of the Revised Code, | 26061 |
| the district may request approval from the commission to prorate | 26062 |
| its full maintenance amount in accordance with divisions (D)(1) to | 26063 |
| (4) of this section. If the commission approves the request, the | 26064 |
| commission and the district shall amend the agreement entered into | 26065 |
| under section 3318.08 of the Revised Code to reflect the change. | 26066 |
| Sec. 3319.22. (A)(1) The state board of education shall | 26067 |
| issue the following educator licenses: | 26068 |
| (a) A resident educator license, which shall be valid for | 26069 |
| four years, except that the state board, on a case-by-case basis, | 26070 |
| may extend the license's duration as necessary to enable the | 26071 |
| license holder to complete the Ohio teacher residency program | 26072 |
| established under section 3319.223 of the Revised Code; | 26073 |
| (b) A professional educator license, which shall be valid for | 26074 |
| five years and shall be renewable; | 26075 |
| (c) A senior professional educator license, which shall be | 26076 |
| valid for five years and shall be renewable; | 26077 |
| (d) A lead professional educator license, which shall be | 26078 |
| valid for five years and shall be renewable. | 26079 |
| (2) The state board may issue any additional educator | 26080 |
| licenses of categories, types, and levels the board elects to | 26081 |
| provide. | 26082 |
| (3) The state board shall adopt rules establishing the | 26083 |
| standards and requirements for obtaining each educator license | 26084 |
| issued under this section. | 26085 |
| (B) The rules adopted under this section shall require at | 26086 |
| least the following standards and qualifications for the educator | 26087 |
| licenses described in division (A)(1) of this section: | 26088 |
| (1) An applicant for a resident educator license shall hold | 26089 |
| at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited teacher | 26090 |
| preparation program or be a participant in the teach for America | 26091 |
| program and meet the qualifications required under section | 26092 |
| 3319.227 of the Revised Code. | 26093 |
| (2) An applicant for a professional educator license shall: | 26094 |
| (a) Hold at least a bachelor's degree from an institution of | 26095 |
| higher education accredited by a regional accrediting | 26096 |
| organization; | 26097 |
| (b) Have successfully completed the Ohio teacher residency | 26098 |
| program established under section 3319.223 of the Revised Code, if | 26099 |
| the applicant's current or most recently issued license is a | 26100 |
| resident educator license issued under this section or an | 26101 |
| alternative resident educator license issued under section 3319.26 | 26102 |
| of the Revised Code. | 26103 |
| (3) An applicant for a senior professional educator license | 26104 |
| shall: | 26105 |
| (a) Hold at least a master's degree from an institution of | 26106 |
| higher education accredited by a regional accrediting | 26107 |
| organization; | 26108 |
| (b) Have previously held a professional educator license | 26109 |
| issued under this section or section 3319.222 or under former | 26110 |
| section 3319.22 of the Revised Code; | 26111 |
| (c) Meet the criteria for the accomplished or distinguished | 26112 |
| level of performance, as described in the standards for teachers | 26113 |
| adopted by the state board under section 3319.61 of the Revised | 26114 |
| Code. | 26115 |
| (4) An applicant for a lead professional educator license | 26116 |
| shall: | 26117 |
| (a) Hold at least a master's degree from an institution of | 26118 |
| higher education accredited by a regional accrediting | 26119 |
| organization; | 26120 |
| (b) Have previously held a professional educator license or a | 26121 |
| senior professional educator license issued under this section or | 26122 |
| a professional educator license issued under section 3319.222 or | 26123 |
| former section 3319.22 of the Revised Code; | 26124 |
| (c) Meet the criteria for the distinguished level of | 26125 |
| performance, as described in the standards for teachers adopted by | 26126 |
| the state board under section 3319.61 of the Revised Code; | 26127 |
| (d) Either hold a valid certificate issued by the national | 26128 |
| board for professional teaching standards or meet the criteria for | 26129 |
| a master teacher or other criteria for a lead teacher adopted by | 26130 |
| the educator standards board under division (F)(4) or (5) of | 26131 |
| section 3319.61 of the Revised Code. | 26132 |
| (C) The state board shall align the standards and | 26133 |
| qualifications for obtaining a principal license with the | 26134 |
| standards for principals adopted by the state board under section | 26135 |
| 3319.61 of the Revised Code. | 26136 |
| (D) If the state board requires any examinations for educator | 26137 |
| licensure, the department of education shall provide the results | 26138 |
| of such examinations received by the department to the chancellor | 26139 |
| of the Ohio board of regents, in the manner and to the extent | 26140 |
| permitted by state and federal law. | 26141 |
| (E) Any rules the state board of education adopts, amends, or | 26142 |
| rescinds for educator licenses under this section, division (D) of | 26143 |
| section 3301.07 of the Revised Code, or any other law shall be | 26144 |
| adopted, amended, or rescinded under Chapter 119. of the Revised | 26145 |
| Code except as follows: | 26146 |
| (1) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 119.03 and | 26147 |
| division (A)(1) of section 119.04 of the Revised Code, in the case | 26148 |
| of the adoption of any rule or the amendment or rescission of any | 26149 |
| rule that necessitates institutions' offering preparation programs | 26150 |
| for educators and other school personnel that are approved by the | 26151 |
| chancellor of the Ohio board of regents under section 3333.048 of | 26152 |
| the Revised Code to revise the curriculum of those programs, the | 26153 |
| effective date shall not be as prescribed in division (D) of | 26154 |
| section 119.03 and division (A)(1) of section 119.04 of the | 26155 |
| Revised Code. Instead, the effective date of such rules, or the | 26156 |
| amendment or rescission of such rules, shall be the date | 26157 |
| prescribed by section 3333.048 of the Revised Code. | 26158 |
| (2) Notwithstanding the authority to adopt, amend, or rescind | 26159 |
| emergency rules in division (F) of section 119.03 of the Revised | 26160 |
| Code, this authority shall not apply to the state board of | 26161 |
| education with regard to rules for educator licenses. | 26162 |
| (F)(1) The rules adopted under this section establishing | 26163 |
| standards requiring additional coursework for the renewal of any | 26164 |
| educator license shall require a school district and a chartered | 26165 |
| nonpublic school to establish local professional development | 26166 |
| committees. In a nonpublic school, the chief administrative | 26167 |
| officer shall establish the committees in any manner acceptable to | 26168 |
| such officer. The committees established under this division shall | 26169 |
| determine whether coursework that a district or chartered | 26170 |
| nonpublic school teacher proposes to complete meets the | 26171 |
| requirement of the rules. The department of education shall | 26172 |
| provide technical assistance and support to committees as the | 26173 |
| committees incorporate the professional development standards | 26174 |
| adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section | 26175 |
| 3319.61 of the Revised Code into their review of coursework that | 26176 |
| is appropriate for license renewal. The rules shall establish a | 26177 |
| procedure by which a teacher may appeal the decision of a local | 26178 |
| professional development committee. | 26179 |
| (2) In any school district in which there is no exclusive | 26180 |
| representative established under Chapter 4117. of the Revised | 26181 |
| Code, the professional development committees shall be established | 26182 |
| as described in division (F)(2) of this section. | 26183 |
| Not later than the effective date of the rules adopted under | 26184 |
| this section, the board of education of each school district shall | 26185 |
| establish the structure for one or more local professional | 26186 |
| development committees to be operated by such school district. The | 26187 |
| committee structure so established by a district board shall | 26188 |
| remain in effect unless within thirty days prior to an anniversary | 26189 |
| of the date upon which the current committee structure was | 26190 |
| established, the board provides notice to all affected district | 26191 |
| employees that the committee structure is to be modified. | 26192 |
| Professional development committees may have a district-level or | 26193 |
| building-level scope of operations, and may be established with | 26194 |
| regard to particular grade or age levels for which an educator | 26195 |
| license is designated. | 26196 |
| Each professional development committee shall consist of at | 26197 |
| least three classroom teachers employed by the district, one | 26198 |
| principal employed by the district, and one other employee of the | 26199 |
| district appointed by the district superintendent. For committees | 26200 |
| with a building-level scope, the teacher and principal members | 26201 |
| shall be assigned to that building, and the teacher members shall | 26202 |
| be elected by majority vote of the classroom teachers assigned to | 26203 |
| that building. For committees with a district-level scope, the | 26204 |
| teacher members shall be elected by majority vote of the classroom | 26205 |
| teachers of the district, and the principal member shall be | 26206 |
| elected by a majority vote of the principals of the district, | 26207 |
| unless there are two or fewer principals employed by the district, | 26208 |
| in which case the one or two principals employed shall serve on | 26209 |
| the committee. If a committee has a particular grade or age level | 26210 |
| scope, the teacher members shall be licensed to teach such grade | 26211 |
| or age levels, and shall be elected by majority vote of the | 26212 |
| classroom teachers holding such a license and the principal shall | 26213 |
| be elected by all principals serving in buildings where any such | 26214 |
| teachers serve. The district superintendent shall appoint a | 26215 |
| replacement to fill any vacancy that occurs on a professional | 26216 |
| development committee, except in the case of vacancies among the | 26217 |
| elected classroom teacher members, which shall be filled by vote | 26218 |
| of the remaining members of the committee so selected. | 26219 |
| Terms of office on professional development committees shall | 26220 |
| be prescribed by the district board establishing the committees. | 26221 |
| The conduct of elections for members of professional development | 26222 |
| committees shall be prescribed by the district board establishing | 26223 |
| the committees. A professional development committee may include | 26224 |
| additional members, except that the majority of members on each | 26225 |
| such committee shall be classroom teachers employed by the | 26226 |
| district. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior | 26227 |
| to the expiration date of the term for which a predecessor was | 26228 |
| appointed shall hold office as a member for the remainder of that | 26229 |
| term. | 26230 |
| The initial meeting of any professional development | 26231 |
| committee, upon election and appointment of all committee members, | 26232 |
| shall be called by a member designated by the district | 26233 |
| superintendent. At this initial meeting, the committee shall | 26234 |
| select a chairperson and such other officers the committee deems | 26235 |
| necessary, and shall adopt rules for the conduct of its meetings. | 26236 |
| Thereafter, the committee shall meet at the call of the | 26237 |
| chairperson or upon the filing of a petition with the district | 26238 |
| superintendent signed by a majority of the committee members | 26239 |
| calling for the committee to meet. | 26240 |
| (3) In the case of a school district in which an exclusive | 26241 |
| representative has been established pursuant to Chapter 4117. of | 26242 |
| the Revised Code, professional development committees shall be | 26243 |
| established in accordance with any collective bargaining agreement | 26244 |
| in effect in the district that includes provisions for such | 26245 |
| committees. | 26246 |
| If the collective bargaining agreement does not specify a | 26247 |
| different method for the selection of teacher members of the | 26248 |
| committees, the exclusive representative of the district's | 26249 |
| teachers shall select the teacher members. | 26250 |
| If the collective bargaining agreement does not specify a | 26251 |
| different structure for the committees, the board of education of | 26252 |
| the school district shall establish the structure, including the | 26253 |
| number of committees and the number of teacher and administrative | 26254 |
| members on each committee; the specific administrative members to | 26255 |
| be part of each committee; whether the scope of the committees | 26256 |
| will be district levels, building levels, or by type of grade or | 26257 |
| age levels for which educator licenses are designated; the lengths | 26258 |
| of terms for members; the manner of filling vacancies on the | 26259 |
| committees; and the frequency and time and place of meetings. | 26260 |
| However, in all cases, except as provided in division (F)(4) of | 26261 |
| this section, there shall be a majority of teacher members of any | 26262 |
| professional development committee, there shall be at least five | 26263 |
| total members of any professional development committee, and the | 26264 |
| exclusive representative shall designate replacement members in | 26265 |
| the case of vacancies among teacher members, unless the collective | 26266 |
| bargaining agreement specifies a different method of selecting | 26267 |
| such replacements. | 26268 |
| (4) Whenever an administrator's coursework plan is being | 26269 |
| discussed or voted upon, the local professional development | 26270 |
| committee shall, at the request of one of its administrative | 26271 |
| members, cause a majority of the committee to consist of | 26272 |
| administrative members by reducing the number of teacher members | 26273 |
| voting on the plan. | 26274 |
| (G)(1) The department of education, educational service | 26275 |
| centers, county boards of developmental disabilities, regional | 26276 |
| professional development centers, special education regional | 26277 |
| resource centers, college and university departments of education, | 26278 |
|
head start programs, | 26279 |
| education computer network may establish local professional | 26280 |
| development committees to determine whether the coursework | 26281 |
| proposed by their employees who are licensed or certificated under | 26282 |
| this section or section 3319.222 of the Revised Code, or under the | 26283 |
| former version of either section as it existed prior to October | 26284 |
| 16, 2009, meet the requirements of the rules adopted under this | 26285 |
| section. They may establish local professional development | 26286 |
| committees on their own or in collaboration with a school district | 26287 |
| or other agency having authority to establish them. | 26288 |
| Local professional development committees established by | 26289 |
| county boards of developmental disabilities shall be structured in | 26290 |
| a manner comparable to the structures prescribed for school | 26291 |
| districts in divisions (F)(2) and (3) of this section, as shall | 26292 |
| the committees established by any other entity specified in | 26293 |
| division (G)(1) of this section that provides educational services | 26294 |
| by employing or contracting for services of classroom teachers | 26295 |
| licensed or certificated under this section or section 3319.222 of | 26296 |
| the Revised Code, or under the former version of either section as | 26297 |
| it existed prior to October 16, 2009. All other entities specified | 26298 |
| in division (G)(1) of this section shall structure their | 26299 |
| committees in accordance with guidelines which shall be issued by | 26300 |
| the state board. | 26301 |
| (2) Any public agency that is not specified in division | 26302 |
| (G)(1) of this section but provides educational services and | 26303 |
| employs or contracts for services of classroom teachers licensed | 26304 |
| or certificated under this section or section 3319.222 of the | 26305 |
| Revised Code, or under the former version of either section as it | 26306 |
| existed prior to October 16, 2009, may establish a local | 26307 |
| professional development committee, subject to the approval of the | 26308 |
| department of education. The committee shall be structured in | 26309 |
| accordance with guidelines issued by the state board. | 26310 |
| Sec. 3319.235. (A) The standards for the preparation of | 26311 |
| teachers adopted under section 3333.048 of the Revised Code shall | 26312 |
| require any institution that provides a course of study for the | 26313 |
| training of teachers to ensure that graduates of such course of | 26314 |
| study are skilled at integrating educational technology in the | 26315 |
| instruction of children, as evidenced by the graduate having | 26316 |
| either demonstrated proficiency in such skills in a manner | 26317 |
| prescribed by the department of education or completed a course | 26318 |
| that includes training in such skills. | 26319 |
| (B) The | 26320 |
| regents, in consultation with the department of education, shall | 26321 |
| establish model professional development programs to assist | 26322 |
| teachers who completed their teacher preparation prior to the | 26323 |
| effective date of division (A) of this section to become skilled | 26324 |
| at integrating educational technology in the instruction of | 26325 |
|
children. The | 26326 |
| technical assistance to school districts wishing to establish such | 26327 |
| programs. | 26328 |
| (C) The chancellor may make grants to institutions of higher | 26329 |
| education and other organizations for the provision of | 26330 |
| professional development programs related to the implementation of | 26331 |
| educational technology, including use of the distance learning | 26332 |
| clearinghouse established under sections 3333.81 to 3333.88 of the | 26333 |
| Revised Code. | 26334 |
| Sec. 3333.04. The chancellor of the Ohio board of regents | 26335 |
| shall: | 26336 |
| (A) Make studies of state policy in the field of higher | 26337 |
| education and formulate a master plan for higher education for the | 26338 |
| state, considering the needs of the people, the needs of the | 26339 |
| state, and the role of individual public and private institutions | 26340 |
| within the state in fulfilling these needs; | 26341 |
| (B)(1) Report annually to the governor and the general | 26342 |
| assembly on the findings from the chancellor's studies and the | 26343 |
| master plan for higher education for the state; | 26344 |
| (2) Report at least semiannually to the general assembly and | 26345 |
| the governor the enrollment numbers at each state-assisted | 26346 |
| institution of higher education. | 26347 |
| (C) Approve or disapprove the establishment of new branches | 26348 |
| or academic centers of state colleges and universities; | 26349 |
| (D) Approve or disapprove the establishment of state | 26350 |
| technical colleges or any other state institution of higher | 26351 |
| education; | 26352 |
| (E) Recommend the nature of the programs, undergraduate, | 26353 |
| graduate, professional, state-financed research, and public | 26354 |
| services which should be offered by the state colleges, | 26355 |
| universities, and other state-assisted institutions of higher | 26356 |
| education in order to utilize to the best advantage their | 26357 |
| facilities and personnel; | 26358 |
| (F) Recommend to the state colleges, universities, and other | 26359 |
| state-assisted institutions of higher education graduate or | 26360 |
| professional programs, including, but not limited to, doctor of | 26361 |
| philosophy, doctor of education, and juris doctor programs, that | 26362 |
| could be eliminated because they constitute unnecessary | 26363 |
| duplication, as shall be determined using the process developed | 26364 |
| pursuant to this division, or for other good and sufficient cause. | 26365 |
| Prior to recommending a program for elimination, the chancellor | 26366 |
| shall request the board of regents to hold at least one public | 26367 |
| hearing on the matter and advise the chancellor on whether the | 26368 |
| program should be recommended for elimination. The board shall | 26369 |
| provide notice of each hearing within a reasonable amount of time | 26370 |
| prior to its scheduled date. Following the hearing, the board | 26371 |
| shall issue a recommendation to the chancellor. The chancellor | 26372 |
| shall consider the board's recommendation but shall not be | 26373 |
| required to accept it. | 26374 |
| For purposes of determining the amounts of any state | 26375 |
| instructional subsidies paid to state colleges, universities, and | 26376 |
| other state-assisted institutions of higher education, the | 26377 |
| chancellor may exclude students enrolled in any program that the | 26378 |
| chancellor has recommended for elimination pursuant to this | 26379 |
| division except that the chancellor shall not exclude any such | 26380 |
| student who enrolled in the program prior to the date on which the | 26381 |
| chancellor initially commences to exclude students under this | 26382 |
| division. | 26383 |
| The chancellor and state colleges, universities, and other | 26384 |
| state-assisted institutions of higher education shall jointly | 26385 |
| develop a process for determining which existing graduate or | 26386 |
| professional programs constitute unnecessary duplication. | 26387 |
| (G) Recommend to the state colleges, universities, and other | 26388 |
| state-assisted institutions of higher education programs which | 26389 |
| should be added to their present programs; | 26390 |
| (H) Conduct studies for the state colleges, universities, and | 26391 |
| other state-assisted institutions of higher education to assist | 26392 |
| them in making the best and most efficient use of their existing | 26393 |
| facilities and personnel; | 26394 |
| (I) Make recommendations to the governor and general assembly | 26395 |
| concerning the development of state-financed capital plans for | 26396 |
| higher education; the establishment of new state colleges, | 26397 |
| universities, and other state-assisted institutions of higher | 26398 |
| education; and the establishment of new programs at the existing | 26399 |
| state colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher | 26400 |
| education; | 26401 |
| (J) Review the appropriation requests of the public community | 26402 |
| colleges and the state colleges and universities and submit to the | 26403 |
| office of budget and management and to the chairpersons of the | 26404 |
| finance committees of the house of representatives and of the | 26405 |
| senate the chancellor's recommendations in regard to the biennial | 26406 |
| higher education appropriation for the state, including | 26407 |
| appropriations for the individual state colleges and universities | 26408 |
| and public community colleges. For the purpose of determining the | 26409 |
| amounts of instructional subsidies to be paid to state-assisted | 26410 |
| colleges and universities, the chancellor shall define "full-time | 26411 |
| equivalent student" by program per academic year. The definition | 26412 |
| may take into account the establishment of minimum enrollment | 26413 |
| levels in technical education programs below which support | 26414 |
| allowances will not be paid. Except as otherwise provided in this | 26415 |
| section, the chancellor shall make no change in the definition of | 26416 |
| "full-time equivalent student" in effect on November 15, 1981, | 26417 |
| which would increase or decrease the number of subsidy-eligible | 26418 |
| full-time equivalent students, without first submitting a fiscal | 26419 |
| impact statement to the president of the senate, the speaker of | 26420 |
| the house of representatives, the legislative service commission, | 26421 |
| and the director of budget and management. The chancellor shall | 26422 |
| work in close cooperation with the director of budget and | 26423 |
| management in this respect and in all other matters concerning the | 26424 |
| expenditures of appropriated funds by state colleges, | 26425 |
| universities, and other institutions of higher education. | 26426 |
| (K) Seek the cooperation and advice of the officers and | 26427 |
| trustees of both public and private colleges, universities, and | 26428 |
| other institutions of higher education in the state in performing | 26429 |
| the chancellor's duties and making the chancellor's plans, | 26430 |
| studies, and recommendations; | 26431 |
| (L) Appoint advisory committees consisting of persons | 26432 |
| associated with public or private secondary schools, members of | 26433 |
| the state board of education, or personnel of the state department | 26434 |
| of education; | 26435 |
| (M) Appoint advisory committees consisting of college and | 26436 |
| university personnel, or other persons knowledgeable in the field | 26437 |
| of higher education, or both, in order to obtain their advice and | 26438 |
| assistance in defining and suggesting solutions for the problems | 26439 |
| and needs of higher education in this state; | 26440 |
| (N) Approve or disapprove all new degrees and new degree | 26441 |
| programs at all state colleges, universities, and other | 26442 |
| state-assisted institutions of higher education; | 26443 |
| (O) Adopt such rules as are necessary to carry out the | 26444 |
| chancellor's duties and responsibilities. The rules shall | 26445 |
| prescribe procedures for the chancellor to follow when taking | 26446 |
| actions associated with the chancellor's duties and | 26447 |
| responsibilities and shall indicate which types of actions are | 26448 |
| subject to those procedures. The procedures adopted under this | 26449 |
| division shall be in addition to any other procedures prescribed | 26450 |
| by law for such actions. However, if any other provision of the | 26451 |
| Revised Code or rule adopted by the chancellor prescribes | 26452 |
| different procedures for such an action, the procedures adopted | 26453 |
| under this division shall not apply to that action to the extent | 26454 |
| they conflict with the procedures otherwise prescribed by law. The | 26455 |
| procedures adopted under this division shall include at least the | 26456 |
| following: | 26457 |
| (1) Provision for public notice of the proposed action; | 26458 |
| (2) An opportunity for public comment on the proposed action, | 26459 |
| which may include a public hearing on the action by the board of | 26460 |
| regents; | 26461 |
| (3) Methods for parties that may be affected by the proposed | 26462 |
| action to submit comments during the public comment period; | 26463 |
| (4) Submission of recommendations from the board of regents | 26464 |
| regarding the proposed action, at the request of the chancellor; | 26465 |
| (5) Written publication of the final action taken by the | 26466 |
| chancellor and the chancellor's rationale for the action; | 26467 |
| (6) A timeline for the process described in divisions (O)(1) | 26468 |
| to (5) of this section. | 26469 |
| (P) | 26470 |
| 26471 | |
| 26472 | |
| 26473 |
| | 26474 |
| | 26475 |
| | 26476 |
| | 26477 |
| | 26478 |
| | 26479 |
| 26480 |
| | 26481 |
| 26482 | |
| 26483 |
| | 26484 |
| assembly regarding the design and funding of the student financial | 26485 |
| aid programs specified in sections 3333.12, 3333.122, 3333.21 to | 26486 |
| 3333.26, and 5910.02 of the Revised Code; | 26487 |
| | 26488 |
| programs on behalf of the state and assume responsibility for the | 26489 |
| administration of such programs in accordance with applicable | 26490 |
| state or federal law; | 26491 |
| | 26492 |
| required by sections 3333.12, 3333.122, 3333.21 to 3333.26, | 26493 |
| 3333.28, and 5910.02 of the Revised Code, and perform any other | 26494 |
| administrative functions assigned to the chancellor by those | 26495 |
| sections; | 26496 |
| | 26497 |
| institutions of higher education; | 26498 |
| | 26499 |
| to advise or participate in the development and operation of | 26500 |
| statewide collaborative efforts, including the Ohio supercomputer | 26501 |
| center, the Ohio academic resources network, OhioLink, and the | 26502 |
| Ohio learning network. For each consortium, the chancellor shall | 26503 |
| designate a college or university to serve as that consortium's | 26504 |
| fiscal agent, financial officer, and employer. Any funds | 26505 |
| appropriated for the consortia shall be distributed to the fiscal | 26506 |
| agents for the operation of the consortia. A consortium shall | 26507 |
| follow the rules of the college or university that serves as its | 26508 |
| fiscal agent. The chancellor may restructure existing consortia, | 26509 |
| appointed under this division, in accordance with procedures | 26510 |
|
adopted under divisions | 26511 |
| | 26512 |
| responsibilities of the board of regents not otherwise prescribed | 26513 |
| by law; | 26514 |
| | 26515 |
| education from members of the general assembly and direct staff to | 26516 |
| conduct research or analysis as needed for this purpose. | 26517 |
| Sec. 3333.041. (A) On or before the last day of December of | 26518 |
| each year, the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents shall | 26519 |
|
submit | 26520 |
|
101.68 of the Revised Code, the general assembly | 26521 |
| 26522 | |
| 26523 | |
| concerning all of the following: | 26524 |
| (1) The status of graduates of Ohio school districts at | 26525 |
| 26526 | |
| higher education during the twelve-month period ending on the | 26527 |
| thirtieth day of September of the current calendar year. The | 26528 |
| report shall list, by school district, the number of graduates of | 26529 |
|
each school district who attended | 26530 |
| state institution of higher education and the percentage of each | 26531 |
|
district's graduates enrolled in | 26532 |
| state institution of higher education during the reporting period | 26533 |
| who were required during such period by the college or university, | 26534 |
| as a prerequisite to enrolling in those courses generally required | 26535 |
| for first-year students, to enroll in a remedial course in | 26536 |
| English, including composition or reading, mathematics, and any | 26537 |
|
other area designated by the | 26538 |
| shall make the information described in division (A)(1) of this | 26539 |
| section available to the board of education of each city, exempted | 26540 |
| village, and local school district. | 26541 |
| Each | 26542 |
| of higher education shall, by the first day of November of each | 26543 |
| year, submit to the chancellor in the form specified by the | 26544 |
| chancellor the information the chancellor requires to compile the | 26545 |
| report. | 26546 |
| (2) Aggregate academic growth data for students assigned to | 26547 |
| graduates of teacher preparation programs approved under section | 26548 |
| 3333.048 of the Revised Code who teach English language arts or | 26549 |
| mathematics in any of grades four to eight in a public school in | 26550 |
| Ohio. For this purpose, the chancellor shall use the value-added | 26551 |
| progress dimension prescribed by section 3302.021 of the Revised | 26552 |
| Code. The chancellor shall aggregate the data by graduating class | 26553 |
| for each approved teacher preparation program, except that if a | 26554 |
| particular class has ten or fewer graduates to which this section | 26555 |
| applies, the chancellor shall report the data for a group of | 26556 |
| classes over a three-year period. In no case shall the report | 26557 |
| identify any individual graduate. The department of education | 26558 |
| shall share any data necessary for the report with the chancellor. | 26559 |
| (3) The following information with respect to the Ohio | 26560 |
| tuition trust authority: | 26561 |
| (a) The name of each investment manager that is a minority | 26562 |
| business enterprise or a women's business enterprise with which | 26563 |
| the chancellor contracts; | 26564 |
| (b) The amount of assets managed by investment managers that | 26565 |
| are minority business enterprises or women's business enterprises, | 26566 |
| expressed as a percentage of assets managed by investment managers | 26567 |
| with which the chancellor has contracted; | 26568 |
| (c) Efforts by the chancellor to increase utilization of | 26569 |
| investment managers that are minority business enterprises or | 26570 |
| women's business enterprises. | 26571 |
| (4) The status of implementation of faculty improvement | 26572 |
| programs under section 3345.28 of the Revised Code. The report | 26573 |
| shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: the | 26574 |
| number of professional leave grants made by each institution; the | 26575 |
| purpose of each professional leave; and a statement of the cost to | 26576 |
| the institution of each professional leave, to the extent that the | 26577 |
| cost exceeds the salary of the faculty member on professional | 26578 |
| leave. | 26579 |
| (5) The number and types of biobased products purchased under | 26580 |
| section 125.092 of the Revised Code and the amount of money spent | 26581 |
| by state institutions of higher education for those biobased | 26582 |
| products as that information is provided to the chancellor under | 26583 |
| division (A) of section 3345.692 of the Revised Code. | 26584 |
| (6) A description of dual enrollment programs, as defined in | 26585 |
| section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code, that are offered by school | 26586 |
| districts, community schools established under Chapter 3314. of | 26587 |
| the Revised Code, STEM schools established under Chapter 3326. of | 26588 |
| the Revised Code, college-preparatory boarding schools established | 26589 |
| under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code, and chartered nonpublic | 26590 |
| high schools. The chancellor also shall post the information on | 26591 |
| the chancellor's web site. | 26592 |
| (7) The academic and economic impact of the Ohio innovation | 26593 |
| partnership established under section 3333.61 of the Revised Code. | 26594 |
| At a minimum, the report shall include the following: | 26595 |
| (a) Progress and performance metrics for each initiative that | 26596 |
| received an award in the previous fiscal year; | 26597 |
| (b) Economic indicators of the impact of each initiative, and | 26598 |
| all initiatives as a whole, on the regional economies and the | 26599 |
| statewide economy; | 26600 |
| (c) The chancellor's strategy in assigning choose Ohio first | 26601 |
| scholarships among state universities and colleges and how the | 26602 |
| actual awards fit that strategy. | 26603 |
| (8) The academic and economic impact of the Ohio | 26604 |
| co-op/internship program established under section 3333.72 of the | 26605 |
| Revised Code. At a minimum, the report shall include the | 26606 |
| following: | 26607 |
| (a) Progress and performance metrics for each initiative that | 26608 |
| received an award in the previous fiscal year; | 26609 |
| (b) Economic indicators of the impact of each initiative, and | 26610 |
| all initiatives as a whole, on the regional economies and the | 26611 |
| statewide economy; | 26612 |
| (c) The chancellor's strategy in allocating awards among | 26613 |
| state institutions of higher education and how the actual awards | 26614 |
| fit that strategy. | 26615 |
| (B) As used in this section | 26616 |
| 26617 | |
| 26618 | |
| 26619 | |
| 26620 |
| (1) "Minority business enterprise" has the same meaning as in | 26621 |
| section 122.71 of the Revised Code. | 26622 |
| (2) "State institution of higher education" and "state | 26623 |
| university" have the same meanings as in section 3345.011 of the | 26624 |
| Revised Code. | 26625 |
| (3) "State university or college" has the same meaning as in | 26626 |
| section 3345.12 of the Revised Code. | 26627 |
| (4) "Women's business enterprise" means a business, or a | 26628 |
| partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or joint | 26629 |
| venture of any kind, that is owned and controlled by women who are | 26630 |
| United States citizens and residents of this state. | 26631 |
| Sec. 3333.123. (A) As used in this section: | 26632 |
| (1) "The Ohio college opportunity grant program" means the | 26633 |
| program established under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code. | 26634 |
| (2) "Rules for the Ohio college opportunity grant program" | 26635 |
|
means the rules authorized in division | 26636 |
| of the Revised Code for the implementation of the program. | 26637 |
| (B) In adopting rules for the Ohio college opportunity grant | 26638 |
| program, the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents may include | 26639 |
| provisions that give preferential or priority funding to | 26640 |
| low-income students who in their primary and secondary school work | 26641 |
| participate in or complete rigorous academic coursework, attain | 26642 |
| passing scores on the assessments prescribed in section 3301.0710 | 26643 |
| of the Revised Code, or meet other high academic performance | 26644 |
| standards determined by the chancellor to reduce the need for | 26645 |
| remediation and ensure academic success at the postsecondary | 26646 |
| education level. Any such rules shall include a specification of | 26647 |
| procedures needed to certify student achievement of primary and | 26648 |
| secondary standards as well as the timeline for implementation of | 26649 |
| the provisions authorized by this section. | 26650 |
| Sec. 3333.21. As used in sections 3333.21 to 3333.23 of the | 26651 |
| Revised Code, "term" and "academic year" mean "term" and "academic | 26652 |
| year" as defined by the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents. | 26653 |
| The chancellor shall establish and administer an academic | 26654 |
| scholarship program. Under the program, a total of one thousand | 26655 |
| new scholarships shall be awarded annually in the amount of not | 26656 |
| less than two thousand dollars per award. At least one such new | 26657 |
| scholarship shall be awarded annually to a student in each public | 26658 |
| high school and joint vocational school and each nonpublic high | 26659 |
| school for which the state board of education prescribes minimum | 26660 |
| standards in accordance with section 3301.07 of the Revised Code. | 26661 |
| To be eligible for the award of a scholarship, a student | 26662 |
| shall be a resident of Ohio and shall be enrolled as a full-time | 26663 |
| undergraduate student in an Ohio institution of higher education | 26664 |
| that meets the requirements of Title VI of the "Civil Rights Act | 26665 |
| of 1964" and is state-assisted, is nonprofit and holds a | 26666 |
| certificate of authorization issued under section 1713.02 of the | 26667 |
| Revised Code, is a private institution exempt from regulation | 26668 |
| under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section | 26669 |
| 3333.046 of the Revised Code, or holds a certificate of | 26670 |
| registration and program authorization issued under section | 26671 |
| 3332.05 of the Revised Code and awards an associate or bachelor's | 26672 |
| degree. Students who attend an institution holding a certificate | 26673 |
| of registration shall be enrolled in a program leading to an | 26674 |
| associate or bachelor's degree for which associate or bachelor's | 26675 |
| degree program the institution has program authorization to offer | 26676 |
| the program issued under section 3332.05 of the Revised Code. | 26677 |
| "Resident" and "full-time student" shall be defined in rules | 26678 |
| adopted by the chancellor. | 26679 |
| The chancellor shall award the scholarships on the basis of a | 26680 |
| formula designed by the chancellor to identify students with the | 26681 |
| highest capability for successful college study. The formula shall | 26682 |
| weigh the factor of achievement, as measured by grade point | 26683 |
| average, and the factor of ability, as measured by performance on | 26684 |
| a competitive examination specified by the chancellor. Students | 26685 |
| receiving scholarships shall be known as "Ohio academic scholars." | 26686 |
| 26687 | |
| 26688 | |
| 26689 | |
| 26690 |
| | 26691 |
| (1) "Allocated state share of instruction" means, for any | 26692 |
| fiscal year, the amount of the state share of instruction | 26693 |
| appropriated to the Ohio board of regents by the general assembly | 26694 |
| that is allocated to a community or technical college or community | 26695 |
| or technical college district for such fiscal year. | 26696 |
| (2) "Issuing authority" has the same meaning as in section | 26697 |
| 154.01 of the Revised Code. | 26698 |
| (3) "Bond service charges" has the same meaning as in section | 26699 |
| 154.01 of the Revised Code. | 26700 |
| (4) "Chancellor" means the chancellor of the Ohio board of | 26701 |
| regents. | 26702 |
| (5) "Community or technical college" or "college" means any | 26703 |
| of the following state-supported or state-assisted institutions of | 26704 |
| higher education: | 26705 |
| (a) A community college as defined in section 3354.01 of the | 26706 |
| Revised Code; | 26707 |
| (b) A technical college as defined in section 3357.01 of the | 26708 |
| Revised Code; | 26709 |
| (c) A state community college as defined in section 3358.01 | 26710 |
| of the Revised Code. | 26711 |
| (6) "Community or technical college district" or "district" | 26712 |
| means any of the following institutions of higher education that | 26713 |
| are state-supported or state-assisted: | 26714 |
| (a) A community college district as defined in section | 26715 |
| 3354.01 of the Revised Code; | 26716 |
| (b) A technical college district as defined in section | 26717 |
| 3357.01 of the Revised Code; | 26718 |
| (c) A state community college district as defined in section | 26719 |
| 3358.01 of the Revised Code. | 26720 |
| (7) "Credit enhancement facilities" has the same meaning as | 26721 |
| in section 133.01 of the Revised Code. | 26722 |
| (8) "Obligations" has the meaning as in section 154.01 or | 26723 |
| 3345.12 of the Revised Code, as the context requires. | 26724 |
| (B) The board of trustees of any community or technical | 26725 |
| college district authorizing the issuance of obligations under | 26726 |
| section 3354.12, 3354.121, 3357.11, 3357.112, or 3358.10 of the | 26727 |
| Revised Code, or for whose benefit and on whose behalf the issuing | 26728 |
| authority proposes to issue obligations under section 154.25 of | 26729 |
| the Revised Code, may adopt a resolution requesting the chancellor | 26730 |
| to enter into an agreement with the community or technical college | 26731 |
| district and the primary paying agent or fiscal agent for such | 26732 |
| obligations, providing for the withholding and deposit of funds | 26733 |
| otherwise due the district or the community or technical college | 26734 |
| it operates in respect of its allocated state share of | 26735 |
| instruction, for the payment of bond service charges on such | 26736 |
| obligations. | 26737 |
| The board of trustees shall deliver to the chancellor a copy | 26738 |
| of the resolution and any additional pertinent information the | 26739 |
| chancellor may require. | 26740 |
| The chancellor and the office of budget and management, and | 26741 |
| the issuing authority in the case of obligations to be issued by | 26742 |
| the issuing authority, shall evaluate each request received from a | 26743 |
| community or technical college district under this section. The | 26744 |
| chancellor, with the advice and consent of the director of budget | 26745 |
| and management and the issuing authority in the case of | 26746 |
| obligations to be issued by the issuing authority, shall approve | 26747 |
| each request if all of the following conditions are met: | 26748 |
| (1) Approval of the request will enhance the marketability of | 26749 |
| the obligations for which the request is made; | 26750 |
| (2) The chancellor and the office of budget and management, | 26751 |
| and the issuing authority in the case of obligations to be issued | 26752 |
| by the issuing authority, have no reason to believe the requesting | 26753 |
| community or technical college district or the community or | 26754 |
| technical college it operates will be unable to pay when due the | 26755 |
| bond service charges on the obligations for which the request is | 26756 |
| made, and bond service charges on those obligations are therefore | 26757 |
| not anticipated to be paid pursuant to this section from the | 26758 |
| allocated state share of instruction for purposes of Section 17 of | 26759 |
| Article VIII, Ohio Constitution. | 26760 |
| (3) Any other pertinent conditions established in rules | 26761 |
| adopted under division (H) of this section. | 26762 |
| (C) If the chancellor approves the request of a community or | 26763 |
| technical college district to withhold and deposit funds pursuant | 26764 |
| to this section, the chancellor shall enter into a written | 26765 |
| agreement with the district and the primary paying agent or fiscal | 26766 |
| agent for the obligations, which agreement shall provide for the | 26767 |
| withholding of funds pursuant to this section for the payment of | 26768 |
| bond service charges on those obligations. The agreement may also | 26769 |
| include both of the following: | 26770 |
| (1) Provisions for certification by the district to the | 26771 |
| chancellor, prior to the deadline for payment of the applicable | 26772 |
| bond service charges, whether the district and the community or | 26773 |
| technical college it operates are able to pay those bond service | 26774 |
| charges when due; | 26775 |
| (2) Requirements that the district or the community or | 26776 |
| technical college it operates deposits amounts for the payment of | 26777 |
| those bond service charges with the primary paying agent or fiscal | 26778 |
| agent for the obligations prior to the date on which the bond | 26779 |
| service charges are due to the owners or holders of the | 26780 |
| obligations. | 26781 |
| (D) Whenever a district or the community or technical college | 26782 |
| it operates notifies the chancellor that it will not be able to | 26783 |
| pay the bond service charges when they are due, subject to the | 26784 |
| withholding provisions of this section, or whenever the applicable | 26785 |
| paying agent or fiscal agent notifies the chancellor that it has | 26786 |
| not timely received from a district or from the college it | 26787 |
| operates the full amount needed for payment of the bond service | 26788 |
| charges when due to the holders or owners of such obligations, the | 26789 |
| chancellor shall immediately contact the district or college and | 26790 |
| the paying agent or fiscal agent to confirm that the district and | 26791 |
| the college are not able to make the required payment by the date | 26792 |
| on which it is due. | 26793 |
| If the chancellor confirms that the district and the college | 26794 |
| are not able to make the payment and the payment will not be made | 26795 |
| pursuant to a credit enhancement facility, the chancellor shall | 26796 |
| promptly pay to the applicable primary paying agent or fiscal | 26797 |
| agent the lesser of the amount due for bond service charges or the | 26798 |
| amount of the next periodic distribution scheduled to be made to | 26799 |
| the district or to the college in respect of its allocated state | 26800 |
| share of instruction. If this amount is insufficient to pay the | 26801 |
| total amount then due the agent for the payment of bond service | 26802 |
| charges, the chancellor shall continue to pay to the agent from | 26803 |
| each periodic distribution thereafter, and until the full amount | 26804 |
| due the agent for unpaid bond service charges is paid in full, the | 26805 |
| lesser of the remaining amount due the agent for bond service | 26806 |
| charges or the amount of the next periodic distribution scheduled | 26807 |
| to be made to the district or college in respect of its allocated | 26808 |
| state share of instruction. | 26809 |
| (E) The chancellor may make any payments under this section | 26810 |
| by direct deposit of funds by electronic transfer. | 26811 |
| Any amount received by a paying agent or fiscal agent under | 26812 |
| this section shall be applied only to the payment of bond service | 26813 |
| charges on the obligations of the community or technical college | 26814 |
| district or community or technical college subject to this section | 26815 |
| or to the reimbursement of the provider of a credit enhancement | 26816 |
| facility that has paid the bond service charges. | 26817 |
| (F) The chancellor may make payments under this section to | 26818 |
| paying agents or fiscal agents during any fiscal biennium of the | 26819 |
| state only from and to the extent that money is appropriated to | 26820 |
| the board of regents by the general assembly for distribution | 26821 |
| during such biennium for the state share of instruction and only | 26822 |
| to the extent that a portion of the state share of instruction has | 26823 |
| been allocated to the community or technical college district or | 26824 |
| community or technical college. Obligations of the issuing | 26825 |
| authority or of a community or technical college district to which | 26826 |
| this section is made applicable do not constitute an obligation or | 26827 |
| a debt or a pledge of the faith, credit, or taxing power of the | 26828 |
| state, and the holders or owners of those obligations have no | 26829 |
| right to have excises or taxes levied or appropriations made by | 26830 |
| the general assembly for the payment of bond service charges on | 26831 |
| the obligations, and the obligations shall contain a statement to | 26832 |
| that effect. The agreement for or the actual withholding and | 26833 |
| payment of money under this section does not constitute the | 26834 |
| assumption by the state of any debt of a community or technical | 26835 |
| college district or a community or technical college, and bond | 26836 |
| service charges on the related obligations are not anticipated to | 26837 |
| be paid from the state general revenue fund for purposes of | 26838 |
| Section 17 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution. | 26839 |
| (G) In the case of obligations subject to the withholding | 26840 |
| provisions of this section, the issuing community or technical | 26841 |
| college district, or the issuing authority in the case of | 26842 |
| obligations issued by the issuing authority, shall appoint a | 26843 |
| paying agent or fiscal agent who is not an officer or employee of | 26844 |
| the district or college. | 26845 |
| (H) The chancellor, with the advice and consent of the office | 26846 |
| of budget and management, may adopt reasonable rules not | 26847 |
| inconsistent with this section for the implementation of this | 26848 |
| section to secure payment of bond service charges on obligations | 26849 |
| issued by a community or technical college district or by the | 26850 |
| issuing authority for the benefit of a community or technical | 26851 |
| college district or the community or technical college it | 26852 |
| operates. Those rules shall include criteria for the evaluation | 26853 |
| and approval or denial of community or technical college district | 26854 |
| requests for withholding under this section. | 26855 |
| (I) The authority granted by this section is in addition to | 26856 |
| and not a limitation on any other authorizations granted by or | 26857 |
| pursuant to law for the same or similar purposes. | 26858 |
| Sec. 3333.60. As used in sections 3333.61 to | 26859 |
| of the Revised Code: | 26860 |
| (A) "State university or college" has the same meaning as in | 26861 |
| section 3345.12 of the Revised Code. | 26862 |
| (B) "State university" and "state institution of higher | 26863 |
| education" have the same meanings as in section 3345.011 of the | 26864 |
| Revised Code. | 26865 |
| Sec. 3333.61. The chancellor of the Ohio board of regents | 26866 |
| shall establish and administer the Ohio innovation partnership, | 26867 |
| which shall consist of the choose Ohio first scholarship program | 26868 |
| and the Ohio research scholars program. Under the programs, the | 26869 |
| chancellor, subject to approval by the controlling board, shall | 26870 |
| make awards to state universities or colleges for programs and | 26871 |
| initiatives that recruit students and scientists in the fields of | 26872 |
| science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine to | 26873 |
| state universities or colleges, in order to enhance regional | 26874 |
| educational and economic strengths and meet the needs of the | 26875 |
| state's regional economies. Awards may be granted for programs and | 26876 |
| initiatives to be implemented by a state university or college | 26877 |
| alone or in collaboration with other state institutions of higher | 26878 |
| education, nonpublic Ohio universities and colleges, or other | 26879 |
| public or private Ohio entities. If the chancellor makes an award | 26880 |
| to a program or initiative that is intended to be implemented by a | 26881 |
| state university or college in collaboration with other state | 26882 |
| institutions of higher education or nonpublic Ohio universities or | 26883 |
| colleges, the chancellor may provide that some portion of the | 26884 |
| award be received directly by the collaborating universities or | 26885 |
| colleges consistent with all terms of the Ohio innovation | 26886 |
| partnership. | 26887 |
| The choose Ohio first scholarship program shall assign a | 26888 |
| number of scholarships to state universities and colleges to | 26889 |
| recruit Ohio residents as undergraduate, or as provided in section | 26890 |
| 3333.66 of the Revised Code graduate, students in the fields of | 26891 |
| science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine, or in | 26892 |
| science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or medical | 26893 |
| education. Choose Ohio first scholarships shall be awarded to each | 26894 |
| participating eligible student as a grant to the state university | 26895 |
| or college the student is attending and shall be reflected on the | 26896 |
| student's tuition bill. Choose Ohio first scholarships are | 26897 |
| student-centered grants from the state to students to use to | 26898 |
| attend a university or college and are not grants from the state | 26899 |
| to universities or colleges. | 26900 |
| Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or | 26901 |
|
sections 3333.62 to | 26902 |
| nonpublic four-year Ohio institution of higher education may | 26903 |
| submit a proposal for choose Ohio first scholarships or Ohio | 26904 |
| research scholars grants. If the chancellor awards a nonpublic | 26905 |
| institution scholarships or grants, the nonpublic institution | 26906 |
| shall comply with all requirements of this section, sections | 26907 |
|
3333.62 to
| 26908 |
| adopted under this section that apply to state universities or | 26909 |
| colleges awarded choose Ohio first scholarships or Ohio research | 26910 |
| scholars grants. | 26911 |
| The Ohio research scholars program shall award grants to use | 26912 |
| in recruiting scientists to the faculties of state universities or | 26913 |
| colleges. | 26914 |
| The chancellor shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter | 26915 |
| 119. of the Revised Code to administer the programs. | 26916 |
| Sec. 3333.71. As used in sections 3333.71 to | 26917 |
| of the Revised Code: | 26918 |
| (A) "Cooperative education program" means a partnership | 26919 |
| between students, institutions of higher education, and employers | 26920 |
| that formally integrates students' academic study with work | 26921 |
| experience in cooperating employer organizations and that meets | 26922 |
| all of the following conditions: | 26923 |
| (1) Alternates or combines periods of academic study and work | 26924 |
| experience in appropriate fields as an integral part of student | 26925 |
| education; | 26926 |
| (2) Provides students with compensation from the cooperative | 26927 |
| employer in the form of wages or salaries for work performed; | 26928 |
| (3) Evaluates each participating student's performance in the | 26929 |
| cooperative position, both from the perspective of the student's | 26930 |
| institution of higher education and the student's cooperative | 26931 |
| employer; | 26932 |
| (4) Provides participating students with academic credit from | 26933 |
| the institution of higher education upon successful completion of | 26934 |
| their cooperative education; | 26935 |
| (5) Is part of an overall degree or certificate program for | 26936 |
| which a percentage of the total program acceptable to the | 26937 |
| chancellor of the Ohio board of regents involves cooperative | 26938 |
| education. | 26939 |
| (B) "Internship program" means a partnership between | 26940 |
| students, institutions of higher education, and employers that | 26941 |
| formally integrates students' academic study with work or | 26942 |
| community service experience and that does both of the following: | 26943 |
| (1) Offers internships of specified and definite duration; | 26944 |
| (2) Evaluates each participating student's performance in the | 26945 |
| internship position, both from the perspective of the student's | 26946 |
| institution of higher education and the student's internship | 26947 |
| employer. | 26948 |
| An internship program may provide participating students with | 26949 |
| academic credit upon successful completion of the internship, and | 26950 |
| may provide students with compensation in the form of wages or | 26951 |
| salaries, stipends, or scholarships. | 26952 |
| (C) "Nonpublic university or college" means a nonprofit | 26953 |
| institution holding a certificate of authorization issued under | 26954 |
| Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code. | 26955 |
| (D) "State institution of higher education" has the same | 26956 |
| meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. | 26957 |
| Sec. 3333.72. The chancellor of the Ohio board of regents | 26958 |
| shall establish and administer the Ohio co-op/internship program | 26959 |
| to promote and encourage cooperative education programs or | 26960 |
| internship programs at Ohio institutions of higher education for | 26961 |
| the purpose of recruiting Ohio students to stay in the state, and | 26962 |
| recruiting Ohio residents who left Ohio to attend out-of-state | 26963 |
| institutions of higher education back to Ohio institutions of | 26964 |
| higher education, to participate in high quality academic programs | 26965 |
| that use cooperative education programs or significant internship | 26966 |
| programs, in order to support the growth of Ohio's businesses by | 26967 |
| providing businesses with Ohio's most talented students and | 26968 |
| providing Ohio graduates with job opportunities with Ohio's | 26969 |
| growing companies. | 26970 |
| The chancellor, subject to approval by the controlling board, | 26971 |
| shall make awards to state institutions of higher education for | 26972 |
| new or existing programs and initiatives meeting the goals of the | 26973 |
| Ohio co-op/internship program. Awards may be granted for programs | 26974 |
| and initiatives to be implemented by a state institution of higher | 26975 |
| education alone or in collaboration with other state institutions | 26976 |
| of higher education or nonpublic Ohio universities and colleges. | 26977 |
| If the chancellor makes an award to a program or initiative that | 26978 |
| is intended to be implemented by a state institution of higher | 26979 |
| education in collaboration with other state institutions of higher | 26980 |
| education or nonpublic Ohio universities or colleges, the | 26981 |
| chancellor may provide that some portion of the award be received | 26982 |
| directly by the collaborating universities or colleges consistent | 26983 |
| with all terms of the Ohio co-op/internship program. | 26984 |
| The Ohio co-op/internship program shall support the creation | 26985 |
| and maintenance of high quality academic programs that utilize an | 26986 |
| intensive cooperative education or internship program for students | 26987 |
| at state institutions of higher education, or assign a number of | 26988 |
| scholarships to institutions to recruit Ohio residents as students | 26989 |
| in a high quality academic program, or both. If scholarships are | 26990 |
| included in an award to an institution of higher education, the | 26991 |
| scholarships shall be awarded to each participating eligible | 26992 |
| student as a grant to the state institution of higher education | 26993 |
| the student is attending and shall be reflected on the student's | 26994 |
| tuition bill. | 26995 |
| Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or | 26996 |
|
sections 3333.73 to | 26997 |
| four-year nonpublic university or college may submit a proposal as | 26998 |
| lead applicant or co-lead applicant for an award under the Ohio | 26999 |
| co-op/internship program if the proposal is to be implemented in | 27000 |
| collaboration with a state institution of higher education. If the | 27001 |
| chancellor grants a nonpublic university or college an award, the | 27002 |
| nonpublic university or college shall comply with all requirements | 27003 |
|
of this section, sections 3333.73 to
| 27004 |
| Revised Code, and the rules adopted under this section that apply | 27005 |
| to state institutions of higher education that receive awards | 27006 |
| under the program. | 27007 |
| The chancellor shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter | 27008 |
| 119. of the Revised Code to administer the Ohio co-op/internship | 27009 |
| program. | 27010 |
| Sec. 3333.82. (A) The chancellor of the Ohio board of | 27011 |
| regents shall establish a clearinghouse of interactive distance | 27012 |
| learning courses and other distance learning courses delivered via | 27013 |
| a computer-based method offered by school districts, community | 27014 |
| schools, STEM schools, state institutions of higher education, | 27015 |
| private colleges and universities, and other nonprofit and | 27016 |
| for-profit course providers for sharing with other school | 27017 |
| districts, community schools, STEM schools, state institutions of | 27018 |
| higher education, private colleges and universities, and | 27019 |
| individuals for the fee set pursuant to section 3333.84 of the | 27020 |
| Revised Code. The chancellor shall not be responsible for the | 27021 |
| content of courses offered through the clearinghouse; however, all | 27022 |
| such courses shall be delivered only in accordance with technical | 27023 |
| specifications approved by the chancellor and on a common | 27024 |
| statewide platform administered by the chancellor. | 27025 |
| The clearinghouse's distance learning program for students in | 27026 |
| grades kindergarten to twelve shall be based on the following | 27027 |
| principles: | 27028 |
| (1) All Ohio students shall have access to high quality | 27029 |
| distance learning courses at any point in their educational | 27030 |
| careers. | 27031 |
| (2) All students shall be able to customize their education | 27032 |
| using distance learning courses offered through the clearinghouse | 27033 |
| and no student shall be denied access to any course in the | 27034 |
| clearinghouse in which the student is eligible to enroll. | 27035 |
| (3) Students may take distance learning courses for all or | 27036 |
| any portion of their curriculum requirements and may utilize a | 27037 |
| combination of distance learning courses and courses taught in a | 27038 |
| traditional classroom setting. | 27039 |
| (4) Students may earn an unlimited number of academic credits | 27040 |
| through distance learning courses. | 27041 |
| (5) Students may take distance learning courses at any time | 27042 |
| of the calendar year. | 27043 |
| (6) Student advancement to higher coursework shall be based | 27044 |
| on a demonstration of subject area competency instead of | 27045 |
| completion of any particular number of hours of instruction. | 27046 |
| (B) To offer a course through the clearinghouse, a course | 27047 |
| provider shall apply to the chancellor in a form and manner | 27048 |
| prescribed by the chancellor. The application for each course | 27049 |
| shall describe the course of study in as much detail as required | 27050 |
| by the chancellor, whether an instructor is provided, the | 27051 |
| qualification and credentials of the instructor, the number of | 27052 |
| hours of instruction, and any other information required by the | 27053 |
| chancellor. The chancellor may require course providers to include | 27054 |
| in their applications information recommended by the state board | 27055 |
| of education under former section 3353.30 of the Revised Code. | 27056 |
| (C) The chancellor shall review the technical specifications | 27057 |
| of each application submitted under division (B) of this section. | 27058 |
| In reviewing applications, the chancellor may consult with the | 27059 |
| department of education; however, the responsibility to either | 27060 |
| approve or not approve a course for the clearinghouse belongs to | 27061 |
| the chancellor. The chancellor may request additional information | 27062 |
| from a course provider that submits an application under division | 27063 |
| (B) of this section, if the chancellor determines that such | 27064 |
| information is necessary. The chancellor may negotiate changes in | 27065 |
| the proposal to offer a course, if the chancellor determines that | 27066 |
| changes are necessary in order to approve the course. | 27067 |
| (D) The chancellor shall catalog each course approved for the | 27068 |
| clearinghouse, through a print or electronic medium, displaying | 27069 |
| the following: | 27070 |
| (1) Information necessary for a student and the student's | 27071 |
| parent, guardian, or custodian and the student's school district, | 27072 |
| community school, STEM school, college, or university to decide | 27073 |
| whether to enroll in or subscribe to the course; | 27074 |
| (2) Instructions for enrolling in that course, including | 27075 |
| deadlines for enrollment. | 27076 |
| (E) Any expenses related to the installation of a course into | 27077 |
| the common statewide platform shall be borne by the course | 27078 |
| provider. | 27079 |
| (F) The | 27080 |
|
chancellor and the state board | 27081 |
| students and parents describing the clearinghouse. The information | 27082 |
| shall be provided in an easily understandable format. | 27083 |
| | 27084 |
| 3333.90 to 3333.92 of the Revised Code: | 27085 |
| (A) "Educational television or radio" means television or | 27086 |
| radio programs which serve the educational needs of the community | 27087 |
| and which meet the requirements of the federal communications | 27088 |
| commission for noncommercial educational television or radio. | 27089 |
| (B) "Educational telecommunications network" means a system | 27090 |
| of connected educational television, radio, or radio reading | 27091 |
| service facilities and coordinated programs established and | 27092 |
| operated or controlled by the eTech Ohio commission, pursuant to | 27093 |
| this chapter. | 27094 |
| (C) "Transmission" means the sending out of television, | 27095 |
| radio, or radio reading service programs, either directly to the | 27096 |
| public, or to broadcasting stations or services for simultaneous | 27097 |
| broadcast or rebroadcast. | 27098 |
| (D) "Transmission facilities" means structures, equipment, | 27099 |
| material, and services used in the transmission of educational | 27100 |
| television, radio, or radio reading service programs. | 27101 |
| (E) "Interconnection facilities" means the equipment, | 27102 |
| material, and services used to link one location to another | 27103 |
| location or to several locations by means of telephone line, | 27104 |
| coaxial cable, microwave relays, or other available technologies. | 27105 |
| (F) "Broadcasting station" means a properly licensed | 27106 |
| noncommercial educational television or radio station, | 27107 |
| appropriately staffed and equipped to produce programs or lessons | 27108 |
| and to broadcast programs. | 27109 |
| (G) "Radio reading service" means a nonprofit organization | 27110 |
| that disseminates news and other information to blind and | 27111 |
| physically handicapped persons. | 27112 |
| (H) "Affiliate" means an educational telecommunication | 27113 |
| entity, including a television or radio broadcasting station or | 27114 |
| radio reading service. | 27115 |
| Sec. 3333.90. (A) The chancellor of the Ohio board of | 27116 |
| regents shall do all of the following regarding the management and | 27117 |
| oversight of the state's educational telecommunications | 27118 |
| activities: | 27119 |
| (1) Own or operate transmission facilities and | 27120 |
| interconnection facilities, or contract for transmission | 27121 |
| facilities and interconnection facilities, for an educational | 27122 |
| television, radio, or radio reading service network; | 27123 |
| (2) Establish standards for interconnection facilities used | 27124 |
| by the chancellor in the transmission of educational television, | 27125 |
| radio, or radio reading service programming; | 27126 |
| (3) Enter into agreements with noncommercial educational | 27127 |
| television or radio broadcasting stations or radio reading | 27128 |
| services for the operation of the interconnection; | 27129 |
| (4) Enter into agreements with noncommercial educational | 27130 |
| television or radio broadcasting stations or radio reading | 27131 |
| services for the production and use of educational television, | 27132 |
| radio, or radio reading service programs to be transmitted by the | 27133 |
| educational telecommunications network; | 27134 |
| (5) Act as consultant with educational television and | 27135 |
| educational radio stations and radio reading services toward | 27136 |
| coordination within the state of the distribution of federal funds | 27137 |
| that may become available for equipment for educational | 27138 |
| broadcasting or radio reading services; | 27139 |
| (6) Make payments to noncommercial Ohio educational | 27140 |
| television or radio broadcasting stations or radio reading | 27141 |
| services to sustain the operation of such stations or services; | 27142 |
| (7) Execute contracts and other agreements necessary and | 27143 |
| desirable to carry out the purposes of this section. | 27144 |
| (B) Sections 9.331 to 9.335 and Chapters 123., 124., 125., | 27145 |
| and 153. of the Revised Code do not apply to contracts, programs, | 27146 |
| projects, or activities of the chancellor carried out under this | 27147 |
| section. | 27148 |
| (C) All employees of the former eTech Ohio commission who | 27149 |
| transferred to the office of the chancellor, as a result of the | 27150 |
| transfer to the chancellor of the state's educational | 27151 |
| telecommunications activities upon the effective date of this | 27152 |
| section, and who when employed by that commission or a predecessor | 27153 |
| agency were included in a bargaining unit established under | 27154 |
| Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, shall continue to be included | 27155 |
| in that bargaining unit, are public employees as defined in | 27156 |
| section 4117.01 of the Revised Code, and may collectively bargain | 27157 |
| with the chancellor in accordance with that chapter. Otherwise, | 27158 |
| any employee hired by the chancellor on or after the effective | 27159 |
| date of this section, either to fill vacancies or to fill new | 27160 |
| positions related to the chancellor's duties under this section, | 27161 |
| shall be exempt from Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code and shall | 27162 |
| not be public employees as defined in section 4117.01 of the | 27163 |
| Revised Code. | 27164 |
| | 27165 |
| section 5705.01 of the Revised Code located in a county may pay to | 27166 |
| any noncommercial educational television or radio broadcasting | 27167 |
| station or radio reading service located in the county or serving | 27168 |
| any part of the county an amount not to exceed five cents annually | 27169 |
| on each one thousand dollars of the total value of all property | 27170 |
| within the county as listed and assessed for taxation at the close | 27171 |
| of the fiscal year immediately preceding the year in which the | 27172 |
| payment is made. | 27173 |
| | 27174 |
|
hereby created in the state treasury. The | 27175 |
| chancellor of the Ohio board of regents shall deposit any money it | 27176 |
| receives for services provided to affiliates to the credit of the | 27177 |
| fund, including: | 27178 |
| (1) Reimbursements for services provided to stations; | 27179 |
| (2) Charges levied for maintenance of telecommunications, | 27180 |
| broadcasting, or transmission equipment; | 27181 |
| (3) Contract or grant payments from affiliates. | 27182 |
| (B) The | 27183 |
| affiliates services fund for any commission operating purposes, | 27184 |
| including: | 27185 |
| (1) The purchase, repair, or maintenance of | 27186 |
| telecommunications, broadcasting, or transmission equipment; | 27187 |
| (2) The purchase or lease of educational programming; | 27188 |
| (3) The purchase of tape and maintenance of a media library; | 27189 |
| (4) Professional development programs and services; | 27190 |
| (5) Administrative expenses. | 27191 |
| | 27192 |
| government telecommunications service. The Ohio government | 27193 |
| telecommunications service shall provide the state government and | 27194 |
| affiliated organizations with multimedia support including audio, | 27195 |
| visual, and internet services, multimedia streaming, and hosting | 27196 |
| multimedia programs. | 27197 |
| Services relating to the official activities of the general | 27198 |
| assembly and the executive offices provided by the Ohio government | 27199 |
| telecommunications service shall be funded through grants to a | 27200 |
| public television broadcasting station that will manage the staff | 27201 |
| and provide the services of the Ohio government telecommunications | 27202 |
| service. The Ohio educational television stations shall select a | 27203 |
| member station to manage the Ohio government telecommunications | 27204 |
| service. The Ohio government telecommunications service shall | 27205 |
| receive grants from, or contract with, any of the three branches | 27206 |
| of Ohio government, and their affiliates, to provide additional | 27207 |
| services. Services provided by the Ohio government | 27208 |
| telecommunications service shall not be used for political | 27209 |
| purposes included in campaign materials, or otherwise used to | 27210 |
| influence an election, legislation, issue, judicial decision, or | 27211 |
| other policy of state government. | 27212 |
| (B)(1) There is hereby created the legislative programming | 27213 |
| committee of the Ohio government telecommunications service that | 27214 |
| shall consist of the president of the senate, speaker of the house | 27215 |
| of representatives, minority leader of the senate, and minority | 27216 |
| leader of the house of representatives, or their designees, and | 27217 |
| the clerks of the senate and house of representatives as | 27218 |
| nonvoting, ex officio members. By a vote of a majority of its | 27219 |
| members, the program committee may add additional members to the | 27220 |
| committee. | 27221 |
| (2) The legislative programming committee shall adopt rules | 27222 |
| that govern the operation of the Ohio government | 27223 |
| telecommunications service relating to the general assembly and | 27224 |
| any affiliated organizations. | 27225 |
| | 27226 |
| treasury the governmental telecommunications operating fund. The | 27227 |
| fund shall consist of money received from contract services of the | 27228 |
| Ohio government telecommunications service and shall be used for | 27229 |
| operations or equipment breakdowns related to the service. Only | 27230 |
| the Ohio government telecommunications service may authorize the | 27231 |
| spending of money in the fund. All investment earnings of the fund | 27232 |
| shall be credited to the fund. Once the fund has a balance of | 27233 |
| zero, the fund shall cease to exist. | 27234 |
| Sec. 3345.12. (A) As used in this section and sections | 27235 |
| 3345.07 and 3345.11 of the Revised Code, in other sections of the | 27236 |
| Revised Code that make reference to this section unless the | 27237 |
| context does not permit, and in related bond proceedings unless | 27238 |
| otherwise expressly provided: | 27239 |
| (1) "State university or college" means each of the state | 27240 |
| universities identified in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code | 27241 |
| and the northeast Ohio medical university, and includes its board | 27242 |
| of trustees. | 27243 |
| (2) "Institution of higher education" or "institution" means | 27244 |
| a state university or college, or a community college district, | 27245 |
| technical college district, university branch district, or state | 27246 |
| community college, and includes the applicable board of trustees | 27247 |
| or, in the case of a university branch district, any other | 27248 |
| managing authority. | 27249 |
| (3) "Housing and dining facilities" means buildings, | 27250 |
| structures, and other improvements, and equipment, real estate, | 27251 |
| and interests in real estate therefor, to be used for or in | 27252 |
| connection with dormitories or other living quarters and | 27253 |
| accommodations, or related dining halls or other food service and | 27254 |
| preparation facilities, for students, members of the faculty, | 27255 |
| officers, or employees of the institution of higher education, and | 27256 |
| their spouses and families. | 27257 |
| (4) "Auxiliary facilities" means buildings, structures, and | 27258 |
| other improvements, and equipment, real estate, and interests in | 27259 |
| real estate therefor, to be used for or in connection with student | 27260 |
| activity or student service facilities, housing and dining | 27261 |
| facilities, dining halls, and other food service and preparation | 27262 |
| facilities, vehicular parking facilities, bookstores, athletic and | 27263 |
| recreational facilities, faculty centers, auditoriums, assembly | 27264 |
| and exhibition halls, hospitals, infirmaries and other medical and | 27265 |
| health facilities, research, and continuing education facilities. | 27266 |
| (5) "Education facilities" means buildings, structures, and | 27267 |
| other improvements, and equipment, real estate, and interests in | 27268 |
| real estate therefor, to be used for or in connection with, | 27269 |
| classrooms or other instructional facilities, libraries, | 27270 |
| administrative and office facilities, and other facilities, other | 27271 |
| than auxiliary facilities, to be used directly or indirectly for | 27272 |
| or in connection with the conduct of the institution of higher | 27273 |
| education. | 27274 |
| (6) "Facilities" means housing and dining facilities, | 27275 |
| auxiliary facilities, or education facilities, and includes any | 27276 |
| one, part of, or any combination of such facilities, and further | 27277 |
| includes site improvements, utilities, machinery, furnishings, and | 27278 |
| any separate or connected buildings, structures, improvements, | 27279 |
| sites, open space and green space areas, utilities or equipment to | 27280 |
| be used in, or in connection with the operation or maintenance of, | 27281 |
| or supplementing or otherwise related to the services or | 27282 |
| facilities to be provided by, such facilities. | 27283 |
| (7) "Obligations" means bonds or notes or other evidences of | 27284 |
| obligation, including interest coupons pertaining thereto, | 27285 |
| authorized to be issued under this section or section 3345.07, | 27286 |
| 3345.11, 3354.121, 3355.091, 3357.112, or 3358.10 of the Revised | 27287 |
| Code. | 27288 |
| (8) "Bond service charges" means principal, including any | 27289 |
| mandatory sinking fund or redemption requirements for the | 27290 |
| retirement of obligations or assurances, interest, or interest | 27291 |
| equivalent and other accreted amounts, and any call premium | 27292 |
| required to be paid on obligations or assurances. | 27293 |
| (9) "Bond proceedings" means the resolutions, trust | 27294 |
| agreement, indenture, and other agreements and credit enhancement | 27295 |
| facilities, and amendments and supplements to the foregoing, or | 27296 |
| any one or more or combination thereof, authorizing, awarding, or | 27297 |
| providing for the terms and conditions applicable to, or providing | 27298 |
| for the security or liquidity of, obligations or assurances, and | 27299 |
| the provisions contained in those obligations or assurances. | 27300 |
| (10) "Costs of facilities" means the costs of acquiring, | 27301 |
| constructing, reconstructing, rehabilitating, remodeling, | 27302 |
| renovating, enlarging, improving, equipping, or furnishing | 27303 |
| facilities, and the financing thereof, including the cost of | 27304 |
| clearance and preparation of the site and of any land to be used | 27305 |
| in connection with facilities, the cost of any indemnity and | 27306 |
| surety bonds and premiums on insurance, all related direct | 27307 |
| administrative expenses and allocable portions of direct costs of | 27308 |
| the institution of higher education or state agency, cost of | 27309 |
| engineering, architectural services, design, plans, specifications | 27310 |
| and surveys, estimates of cost, legal fees, fees and expenses of | 27311 |
| trustees, depositories, bond registrars, and paying agents for the | 27312 |
| obligations, cost of issuance of the obligations and financing | 27313 |
| costs and fees and expenses of financial advisers and consultants | 27314 |
| in connection therewith, interest on the obligations from the date | 27315 |
| thereof to the time when interest is to be covered by available | 27316 |
| receipts or other sources other than proceeds of the obligations, | 27317 |
| amounts necessary to establish reserves as required by the bond | 27318 |
| proceedings, costs of audits, the reimbursements of all moneys | 27319 |
| advanced or applied by or borrowed from the institution or others, | 27320 |
| from whatever source provided, including any temporary advances | 27321 |
| from state appropriations, for the payment of any item or items of | 27322 |
| cost of facilities, and all other expenses necessary or incident | 27323 |
| to planning or determining feasibility or practicability with | 27324 |
| respect to facilities, and such other expenses as may be necessary | 27325 |
| or incident to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, | 27326 |
| rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, enlargement, improvement, | 27327 |
| equipment, and furnishing of facilities, the financing thereof and | 27328 |
| the placing of them in use and operation, including any one, part | 27329 |
| of, or combination of such classes of costs and expenses. | 27330 |
| (11) "Available receipts" means all moneys received by the | 27331 |
| institution of higher education, including income, revenues, and | 27332 |
| receipts from the operation, ownership, or control of facilities | 27333 |
| or entrepreneurial projects, grants, gifts, donations, and pledges | 27334 |
| and receipts therefrom, receipts from fees and charges, and the | 27335 |
| proceeds of the sale of obligations or assurances, including | 27336 |
| proceeds of obligations or assurances issued to refund obligations | 27337 |
| or assurances previously issued, but excluding any special fee, | 27338 |
| and receipts therefrom, charged pursuant to division (D) of | 27339 |
| section 154.21 of the Revised Code. | 27340 |
| (12) "Credit enhancement facilities" has the meaning given in | 27341 |
| division (H) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code. | 27342 |
| (13) "Financing costs" has the meaning given in division (K) | 27343 |
| of section 133.01 of the Revised Code. | 27344 |
| (14) "Interest" or "interest equivalent" has the meaning | 27345 |
| given in division (R) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code. | 27346 |
| (15) "Assurances" means bonds, notes, or other evidence of | 27347 |
| indebtedness, including interest coupons pertaining thereto, | 27348 |
| authorized to be issued under section 3345.36 of the Revised Code. | 27349 |
| (16) "Entrepreneurial project" has the same meaning as in | 27350 |
| section 3345.36 of the Revised Code. | 27351 |
| (17) "Costs of entrepreneurial projects" means any costs | 27352 |
| related to the establishment or development of entrepreneurial | 27353 |
| projects pursuant to a resolution adopted under section 3345.36 of | 27354 |
| the Revised Code. | 27355 |
| (B) Obligations issued under section 3345.07 or 3345.11 of | 27356 |
| the Revised Code by a state university or college shall be | 27357 |
| authorized by resolution of its board of trustees. Obligations | 27358 |
| issued by any other institution of higher education shall be | 27359 |
| authorized by resolution of its board of trustees, or managing | 27360 |
| directors in the case of certain university branch districts, as | 27361 |
| applicable. Sections 9.96 and 9.98 to 9.983 of the Revised Code | 27362 |
| apply to obligations and assurances. Obligations and assurances | 27363 |
| may be issued to pay costs of facilities or entrepreneurial | 27364 |
| projects even if the institution anticipates the possibility of a | 27365 |
| future state appropriation to pay all or a portion of such costs. | 27366 |
| (C) Obligations and assurances shall be secured by a pledge | 27367 |
| of and lien on all or such part of the available receipts of the | 27368 |
| institution of higher education as it provides for in the bond | 27369 |
| proceedings, excluding moneys raised by taxation and state | 27370 |
|
appropriations except as permitted by section | 27371 |
| the Revised Code. Such pledge and lien may be made prior to all | 27372 |
| other expenses, claims, or payments, excepting any pledge of such | 27373 |
| available receipts previously made to the contrary and except as | 27374 |
| provided by any existing restrictions on the use thereof, or such | 27375 |
| pledge and lien may be made subordinate to such other expenses, | 27376 |
| claims, or payments, as provided in the bond proceedings. | 27377 |
| Obligations or assurances may be additionally secured by covenants | 27378 |
| of the institution to make, fix, adjust, collect, and apply such | 27379 |
| charges, rates, fees, rentals, and other items of available | 27380 |
| receipts as will produce pledged available receipts sufficient to | 27381 |
| meet bond service charges, reserve, and other requirements | 27382 |
| provided for in the bond proceedings. Notwithstanding this and any | 27383 |
| other sections of the Revised Code, the holders or owners of the | 27384 |
| obligations or assurances shall not be given the right and shall | 27385 |
| have no right to have excises or taxes levied by the general | 27386 |
| assembly for the payment of bond service charges thereon, and each | 27387 |
| such obligation or assurance shall bear on its face a statement to | 27388 |
| that effect and to the effect that the right to such payment is | 27389 |
| limited to the available receipts and special funds pledged to | 27390 |
| such purpose under the bond proceedings. | 27391 |
| All pledged available receipts and funds and the proceeds of | 27392 |
| obligations or assurances are trust funds and, subject to the | 27393 |
| provisions of this section and the applicable bond proceedings, | 27394 |
| shall be held, deposited, invested, reinvested, disbursed, | 27395 |
| applied, and used to such extent, in such manner, at such times, | 27396 |
| and for such purposes, as are provided in the bond proceedings. | 27397 |
| (D) The bond proceedings for obligations or assurances shall | 27398 |
| provide for the purpose thereof and the principal amount or | 27399 |
| maximum principal amount, and provide for or authorize the manner | 27400 |
| of determining the principal maturity or maturities, the sale | 27401 |
| price including any permitted discount, the interest rate or | 27402 |
| rates, which may be a variable rate or rates, or the maximum | 27403 |
| interest rate, the date of the obligations or assurances and the | 27404 |
| date or dates of payment of interest thereon, their denominations, | 27405 |
| the manner of sale thereof, and the establishment within or | 27406 |
| without the state of a place or places of payment of bond service | 27407 |
| charges. The bond proceedings also shall provide for a pledge of | 27408 |
| and lien on available receipts of the institution of higher | 27409 |
| education as provided in division (C) of this section, and a | 27410 |
| pledge of and lien on such fund or funds provided in the bond | 27411 |
| proceedings arising from available receipts, which pledges and | 27412 |
| liens may provide for parity with obligations or assurances | 27413 |
| theretofore or thereafter issued by the institution. The available | 27414 |
| receipts so pledged and thereafter received by the institution and | 27415 |
| the funds so pledged are immediately subject to the lien of such | 27416 |
| pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and | 27417 |
| the lien of any such pledge is valid and binding against all | 27418 |
| parties having claims of any kind against the institution, | 27419 |
| irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof, and | 27420 |
| shall create a perfected security interest for all purposes of | 27421 |
| Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code, without the necessity for | 27422 |
| separation or delivery of funds or for the filing or recording of | 27423 |
| the bond proceedings by which such pledge is created or any | 27424 |
| certificate, statement, or other document with respect thereto; | 27425 |
| and the pledge of such available receipts and funds shall be | 27426 |
| effective and the money therefrom and thereof may be applied to | 27427 |
| the purposes for which pledged without necessity for any act of | 27428 |
| appropriation. | 27429 |
| (E) The bond proceedings may contain additional provisions | 27430 |
| customary or appropriate to the financing or to the obligations or | 27431 |
| assurances or to particular obligations and assurances, including: | 27432 |
| (1) The acquisition, construction, reconstruction, equipment, | 27433 |
| furnishing, improvement, operation, alteration, enlargement, | 27434 |
| maintenance, insurance, and repair of facilities or | 27435 |
| entrepreneurial projects, and the duties of the institution of | 27436 |
| higher education with reference thereto; | 27437 |
| (2) The terms of the obligations or assurances, including | 27438 |
| provisions for their redemption prior to maturity at the option of | 27439 |
| the institution of higher education at such price or prices and | 27440 |
| under such terms and conditions as are provided in the bond | 27441 |
| proceedings; | 27442 |
| (3) Limitations on the purposes to which the proceeds of the | 27443 |
| obligations or assurances may be applied; | 27444 |
| (4) The rates or rentals or other charges for the use of or | 27445 |
| right to use the facilities or entrepreneurial projects financed | 27446 |
| by the obligations or assurances, or other properties the revenues | 27447 |
| or receipts from which are pledged to the obligations or | 27448 |
| assurances, and rules for assuring any applicable use and | 27449 |
| occupancy thereof, including limitations upon the right to modify | 27450 |
| such rates, rentals, other charges, or regulations; | 27451 |
| (5) The use and expenditure of the pledged available receipts | 27452 |
| in such manner and to such extent as shall be determined, which | 27453 |
| may include provision for the payment of the expenses of | 27454 |
| operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities or | 27455 |
| entrepreneurial projects so that such expenses, or part thereof, | 27456 |
| shall be paid or provided as a charge prior or subsequent to the | 27457 |
| payment of bond service charges and any other payments required to | 27458 |
| be made by the bond proceedings; | 27459 |
| (6) Limitations on the issuance of additional obligations or | 27460 |
| assurances; | 27461 |
| (7) The terms of any trust agreement or indenture securing | 27462 |
| the obligations or assurances or under which the same may be | 27463 |
| issued; | 27464 |
| (8) The deposit, investment, and application of funds, and | 27465 |
| the safeguarding of funds on hand or on deposit without regard to | 27466 |
| Chapter 131. or 135. of the Revised Code, and any bank or trust | 27467 |
| company or other financial institution that acts as depository of | 27468 |
| any moneys under the bond proceedings shall furnish such | 27469 |
| indemnifying bonds or pledge such securities as required by the | 27470 |
| bond proceedings or otherwise by the institution of higher | 27471 |
| education; | 27472 |
| (9) The binding effect of any or every provision of the bond | 27473 |
| proceedings upon such officer, board, commission, authority, | 27474 |
| agency, department, or other person or body as may from time to | 27475 |
| time have the authority under law to take such actions as may be | 27476 |
| necessary to perform all or any part of the duty required by such | 27477 |
| provision; | 27478 |
| (10) Any provision that may be made in a trust agreement or | 27479 |
| indenture; | 27480 |
| (11) Any other or additional agreements with respect to the | 27481 |
| facilities of the institution of higher education or its | 27482 |
| entrepreneurial projects, their operation, the available receipts | 27483 |
| and funds pledged, and insurance of facilities or entrepreneurial | 27484 |
| projects and of the institution, its officers and employees. | 27485 |
| (F) Such obligations or assurances may have the seal of the | 27486 |
| institution of higher education or a facsimile thereof affixed | 27487 |
| thereto or printed thereon and shall be executed by such officers | 27488 |
| as are designated in the bond proceedings, which execution may be | 27489 |
| by facsimile signatures. Any obligations or assurances may be | 27490 |
| executed by an officer who, on the date of execution, is the | 27491 |
| proper officer although on the date of such obligations or | 27492 |
| assurances such person was not the proper officer. In case any | 27493 |
| officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears | 27494 |
| on any such obligation or assurance ceases to be such officer | 27495 |
| before delivery thereof, such signature or facsimile is | 27496 |
| nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes as if the | 27497 |
| person had remained such officer until such delivery; and in case | 27498 |
| the seal of the institution has been changed after a facsimile of | 27499 |
| the seal has been imprinted on such obligations or assurances, | 27500 |
| such facsimile seal continues to be sufficient as to such | 27501 |
| obligations or assurances and obligations or assurances issued in | 27502 |
| substitution or exchange therefor. | 27503 |
| (G) All such obligations or assurances are negotiable | 27504 |
| instruments and securities under Chapter 1308. of the Revised | 27505 |
| Code, subject to the provisions of the bond proceedings as to | 27506 |
| registration. The obligations or assurances may be issued in | 27507 |
| coupon or in registered form, or both. Provision may be made for | 27508 |
| the registration of any obligations or assurances with coupons | 27509 |
| attached thereto as to principal alone or as to both principal and | 27510 |
| interest, their exchange for obligations or assurances so | 27511 |
| registered, and for the conversion or reconversion into | 27512 |
| obligations or assurances with coupons attached thereto of any | 27513 |
| obligations or assurances registered as to both principal and | 27514 |
| interest, and for reasonable charges for such registration, | 27515 |
| exchange, conversion, and reconversion. | 27516 |
| (H) Pending preparation of definitive obligations or | 27517 |
| assurances, the institution of higher education may issue interim | 27518 |
| receipts or certificates which shall be exchanged for such | 27519 |
| definitive obligations or assurances. | 27520 |
| (I) Such obligations or assurances may be secured | 27521 |
| additionally by a trust agreement or indenture between the | 27522 |
| institution of higher education and a corporate trustee, which may | 27523 |
| be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company | 27524 |
| within or without this state but authorized to exercise trust | 27525 |
| powers within this state. Any such agreement or indenture may | 27526 |
| contain the resolution authorizing the issuance of the obligations | 27527 |
| or assurances, any provisions that may be contained in the bond | 27528 |
| proceedings as authorized by this section, and other provisions | 27529 |
| which are customary or appropriate in an agreement or indenture of | 27530 |
| such type, including: | 27531 |
| (1) Maintenance of each pledge, trust agreement, and | 27532 |
| indenture, or other instrument comprising part of the bond | 27533 |
| proceedings until the institution of higher education has fully | 27534 |
| paid the bond service charges on the obligations or assurances | 27535 |
| secured thereby, or provision therefor has been made; | 27536 |
| (2) In the event of default in any payments required to be | 27537 |
| made by the bond proceedings, or any other agreement of the | 27538 |
| institution of higher education made as a part of the contract | 27539 |
| under which the obligations or assurances were issued, enforcement | 27540 |
| of such payments or agreement by mandamus, the appointment of a | 27541 |
| receiver, suit in equity, action at law, or any combination of the | 27542 |
| foregoing; | 27543 |
| (3) The rights and remedies of the holders of obligations or | 27544 |
| assurances and of the trustee, and provisions for protecting and | 27545 |
| enforcing them, including limitations on rights of individual | 27546 |
| holders of obligations or assurances; | 27547 |
| (4) The replacement of any obligations or assurances that | 27548 |
| become mutilated or are destroyed, lost, or stolen; | 27549 |
| (5) Such other provisions as the trustee and the institution | 27550 |
| of higher education agree upon, including limitations, conditions, | 27551 |
| or qualifications relating to any of the foregoing. | 27552 |
| (J) Each duty of the institution of higher education and its | 27553 |
| officers or employees, undertaken pursuant to the bond proceedings | 27554 |
| or any related agreement or lease made under authority of law, is | 27555 |
| hereby established as a duty of such institution, and of each such | 27556 |
| officer or employee having authority to perform such duty, | 27557 |
| specially enjoined by law resulting from an office, trust, or | 27558 |
| station within the meaning of section 2731.01 of the Revised Code. | 27559 |
| The persons who are at the time the members of the board of | 27560 |
| trustees or the managing directors of the institution or its | 27561 |
| officers or employees are not liable in their personal capacities | 27562 |
| on such obligations or assurances, or lease, or other agreement of | 27563 |
| the institution. | 27564 |
| (K) The authority to issue obligations or assurances includes | 27565 |
| authority to: | 27566 |
| (1) Issue obligations or assurances in the form of bond | 27567 |
| anticipation notes and to renew them from time to time by the | 27568 |
| issuance of new notes. Such notes are payable solely from the | 27569 |
| available receipts and funds that may be pledged to the payment of | 27570 |
| such bonds, or from the proceeds of such bonds or renewal notes, | 27571 |
| or both, as the institution of higher education provides in its | 27572 |
| resolution authorizing such notes. Such notes may be additionally | 27573 |
| secured by covenants of the institution to the effect that it will | 27574 |
| do such or all things necessary for the issuance of such bonds or | 27575 |
| renewal notes in appropriate amount, and either exchange such | 27576 |
| bonds or renewal notes therefor or apply the proceeds thereof to | 27577 |
| the extent necessary, to make full payment of the bond service | 27578 |
| charges on such notes at the time or times contemplated, as | 27579 |
| provided in such resolution. Subject to the provisions of this | 27580 |
| division, all references to obligations or assurances in this | 27581 |
| section apply to such anticipation notes. | 27582 |
| (2) Issue obligations or assurances to refund, including | 27583 |
| funding and retirement of, obligations or assurances previously | 27584 |
| issued to pay costs of facilities or entrepreneurial projects. | 27585 |
| Such obligations or assurances may be issued in amounts sufficient | 27586 |
| for payment of the principal amount of the obligations or | 27587 |
| assurances to be so refunded, any redemption premiums thereon, | 27588 |
| principal maturities of any obligations or assurances maturing | 27589 |
| prior to the redemption of any other obligations or assurances on | 27590 |
| a parity therewith to be so refunded, interest accrued or to | 27591 |
| accrue to the maturity date or dates of redemption of such | 27592 |
| obligations or assurances, and any expenses incurred or to be | 27593 |
| incurred in connection with such refunding or the issuance of the | 27594 |
| obligations or assurances. | 27595 |
| (L) Obligations and assurances are lawful investments for | 27596 |
| banks, societies for savings, savings and loan associations, | 27597 |
| deposit guarantee associations, trust companies, trustees, | 27598 |
| fiduciaries, insurance companies, including domestic for life and | 27599 |
| domestic not for life, trustees or other officers having charge of | 27600 |
| sinking and bond retirement or other special funds of political | 27601 |
| subdivisions and taxing districts of this state, the commissioners | 27602 |
| of the sinking fund, the administrator of workers' compensation in | 27603 |
| accordance with the investment policy approved by the bureau of | 27604 |
| workers' compensation board of directors pursuant to section | 27605 |
| 4121.12 of the Revised Code, the state teachers retirement system, | 27606 |
| the public employees retirement system, the school employees | 27607 |
| retirement system, and the Ohio police and fire pension fund, | 27608 |
| notwithstanding any other provisions of the Revised Code or rules | 27609 |
| adopted pursuant thereto by any state agency with respect to | 27610 |
| investments by them, and are also acceptable as security for the | 27611 |
| deposit of public moneys. | 27612 |
| (M) All facilities or entrepreneurial projects purchased, | 27613 |
| acquired, constructed, or owned by an institution of higher | 27614 |
| education, or financed in whole or in part by obligations or | 27615 |
| assurances issued by an institution, and used for the purposes of | 27616 |
| the institution or other publicly owned and controlled college or | 27617 |
| university, is public property used exclusively for a public | 27618 |
| purpose, and such property and the income therefrom is exempt from | 27619 |
| all taxation and assessment within this state, including ad | 27620 |
| valorem and excise taxes. The obligations or assurances, the | 27621 |
| transfer thereof, and the income therefrom, including any profit | 27622 |
| made on the sale thereof, are at all times free from taxation | 27623 |
| within the state. The transfer of tangible personal property by | 27624 |
| lease under authority of this section or section 3345.07, 3345.11, | 27625 |
| 3345.36, 3354.121, 3355.091, 3357.112, or 3358.10 of the Revised | 27626 |
| Code is not a sale as used in Chapter 5739. of the Revised Code. | 27627 |
| (N) The authority granted by this section is cumulative with | 27628 |
| the authority granted to institutions of higher education under | 27629 |
| Chapter 154. of the Revised Code, and nothing in this section | 27630 |
| impairs or limits the authority granted by Chapter 154. of the | 27631 |
| Revised Code. In any lease, agreement, or commitment made by an | 27632 |
| institution of higher education under Chapter 154. of the Revised | 27633 |
| Code, it may agree to restrict or subordinate any pledge it may | 27634 |
| thereafter make under authority of this section. | 27635 |
| (O) Title to lands acquired under this section and sections | 27636 |
| 3345.07 and 3345.11 of the Revised Code by a state university or | 27637 |
| college shall be taken in the name of the state. | 27638 |
| (P) Except where costs of facilities or entrepreneurial | 27639 |
| projects are to be paid in whole or in part from funds | 27640 |
| appropriated by the general assembly, section 125.81 of the | 27641 |
| Revised Code and the requirement for certification with respect | 27642 |
| thereto under section 153.04 of the Revised Code do not apply to | 27643 |
| such facilities or entrepreneurial projects. | 27644 |
| (Q) A state university or college may sell or lease lands or | 27645 |
| interests in land owned by it or by the state for its use, or | 27646 |
| facilities authorized to be acquired or constructed by it under | 27647 |
| section 3345.07 or 3345.11 of the Revised Code, to permit the | 27648 |
| purchasers or lessees thereof to acquire, construct, equip, | 27649 |
| furnish, reconstruct, alter, enlarge, remodel, renovate, | 27650 |
| rehabilitate, improve, maintain, repair, or maintain and operate | 27651 |
| thereon and to provide by lease or otherwise to such institution, | 27652 |
| facilities authorized in section 3345.07 or 3345.11 of the Revised | 27653 |
| Code or entrepreneurial projects authorized under section 3345.36 | 27654 |
| of the Revised Code. Such land or interests therein shall be sold | 27655 |
| for such appraised value, or leased, and on such terms as the | 27656 |
| board of trustees determines. All deeds or other instruments | 27657 |
| relating to such sales or leases shall be executed by such officer | 27658 |
| of the state university or college as the board of trustees | 27659 |
| designates. The state university or college shall hold, invest, or | 27660 |
| use the proceeds of such sales or leases for the same purposes for | 27661 |
| which proceeds of borrowings may be used under sections 3345.07 | 27662 |
| and 3345.11 of the Revised Code or, if the proceeds relate to the | 27663 |
| sale or lease of entrepreneurial projects, for purposes of section | 27664 |
| 3345.36 of the Revised Code. | 27665 |
| (R) An institution of higher education may pledge available | 27666 |
| receipts, to the extent permitted by division (C) of this section | 27667 |
| with respect to obligations, to secure the payments to be made by | 27668 |
| it under any lease, lease with option to purchase, or | 27669 |
| lease-purchase agreement authorized under this section or section | 27670 |
| 3345.07, 3345.11, 3345.36, 3354.121, 3355.091, 3357.112, or | 27671 |
| 3358.10 of the Revised Code. | 27672 |
| Sec. 3345.16. The board of trustees of a state college or | 27673 |
| university may receive, and hold in trust, for the use and benefit | 27674 |
| of the college or university any grant or devise of land, and | 27675 |
| donation or bequest of money or other personal property, to be | 27676 |
| applied to the general or special use of the college or | 27677 |
| university, including use for student loan and scholarship | 27678 |
| purposes, unless otherwise directed in the donation or bequest. | 27679 |
| The board of trustees of a state college or university may | 27680 |
| utilize trust funds to invest in property, real and personal, as a | 27681 |
| portion of the holdings in the endowment portfolio under the trust | 27682 |
| powers imparted to the board of trustees. Such property, real and | 27683 |
| personal, acquired for investment purposes shall be managed by the | 27684 |
| board of trustees in the same manner as are other investments in | 27685 |
| the college's or university's endowment portfolio. The board of | 27686 |
| trustees may lease, lease back, or otherwise contract for the use | 27687 |
| of such property in such manner as to provide earning power for | 27688 |
| the college or university investment portfolio. Sections 123.01, | 27689 |
| 27690 | |
| Code do not apply to properties, real and personal, held under | 27691 |
| this section as earning-power properties in the college or | 27692 |
| university endowment portfolio. | 27693 |
| Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the | 27694 |
| contrary, the title in properties, real and personal, purchased by | 27695 |
| a board of trustees as an investment and held in the college's or | 27696 |
| university's endowment portfolio shall not be vested in the state, | 27697 |
| but shall be held in trust by the board. | 27698 |
| Sec. 3345.28. The board of trustees of any state university, | 27699 |
| medical university, technical college, state community college, | 27700 |
| community college, or the board of trustees or managing authority | 27701 |
| of any university branch may establish and administer a faculty | 27702 |
| improvement program, under which any full-time faculty member with | 27703 |
| at least seven academic years of teaching service at the college, | 27704 |
| university, or branch may be granted professional leave for a | 27705 |
| period not to exceed one academic year to engage in further | 27706 |
| education, research, or any other purpose approved by the board. A | 27707 |
| board of trustees or managing authority that establishes such a | 27708 |
| program shall, by rule, adopt a definition of "academic years of | 27709 |
| teaching service" and of "full-time faculty member." | 27710 |
| No such board or authority shall pay any faculty member for | 27711 |
| or during a period of professional leave any salary exceeding the | 27712 |
| amount that would have been paid to such faculty member for | 27713 |
| performing the faculty member's regular duties during the period | 27714 |
| of the leave. No faculty member shall, by virtue of being on | 27715 |
| professional leave, suffer a reduction or termination of the | 27716 |
| faculty member's regular employee retirement or insurance benefits | 27717 |
| or of any other benefit or privilege being received as a faculty | 27718 |
| member at the college, university, or branch where the faculty | 27719 |
| member is employed. Whenever such a benefit would be reduced | 27720 |
| because of a reduction in the faculty member's salary during the | 27721 |
| period of professional leave, the faculty member shall be given a | 27722 |
| chance to have the benefit increased to its normal level, in | 27723 |
| accordance with rules adopted by the board of trustees or the | 27724 |
| managing authority. A faculty member who has been granted | 27725 |
| professional leave shall complete another seven years of service | 27726 |
| at the college, university, or branch at which the faculty member | 27727 |
| is employed before becoming eligible for another grant of | 27728 |
| professional leave at that college, university, or branch. | 27729 |
| Professional leave taken as part of a faculty improvement program | 27730 |
| established under this section shall not be deemed to be in lieu | 27731 |
| of released time or assigned duty in connection with a specific | 27732 |
| research, scholarly, or creative program. | 27733 |
| Boards of trustees and managing authorities may accept moneys | 27734 |
| from any person, political subdivision, or the federal government | 27735 |
| to support a faculty improvement program, and may establish such | 27736 |
| additional rules as are necessary to establish and administer it. | 27737 |
| Each grant of professional leave shall be in accordance with | 27738 |
| a professional improvement policy for professional leaves that has | 27739 |
| been approved by the board of trustees or the managing authority. | 27740 |
| No professional leave shall be granted that requires a | 27741 |
| compensating addition to the permanent faculty or staff of the | 27742 |
| college, university, or branch. No professional leave shall be | 27743 |
| approved unless a specific plan for the professional improvement | 27744 |
| of the faculty member while on leave has been submitted to and | 27745 |
| accepted by the president of the university, college, or branch. | 27746 |
| At the completion of the leave, the faculty member shall submit to | 27747 |
| the president a report detailing the attainments of the faculty | 27748 |
| member under this professional improvement plan. | 27749 |
| | 27750 |
| 27751 | |
| 27752 | |
| 27753 | |
| 27754 | |
| 27755 | |
| 27756 | |
| 27757 | |
| 27758 | |
| 27759 |
| Sec. 3345.50. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in | 27760 |
|
sections 123.01 and | 27761 |
| university, a state community college, or the northeast Ohio | 27762 |
|
medical university not certified pursuant to section | 27763 |
| of the Revised Code may administer any capital facilities project | 27764 |
| for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, renovation, | 27765 |
| enlargement, or alteration of a public improvement under its | 27766 |
| jurisdiction for which the total amount of funds expected to be | 27767 |
| appropriated by the general assembly does not exceed four million | 27768 |
| dollars without the supervision, control, or approval of the | 27769 |
| 27770 | |
| commission as specified in those sections, if both of the | 27771 |
| following occur: | 27772 |
| (A) Within sixty days after the effective date of the section | 27773 |
| of an act in which the general assembly initially makes an | 27774 |
| appropriation for the project, the board of trustees of the | 27775 |
| institution notifies the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents | 27776 |
| in writing of its intent to administer the capital facilities | 27777 |
| project; | 27778 |
| (B) The board of trustees complies with the guidelines | 27779 |
| established pursuant to section 153.16 of the Revised Code and all | 27780 |
| laws that govern the selection of consultants, preparation and | 27781 |
| approval of contract documents, receipt of bids, and award of | 27782 |
| contracts with respect to the project. | 27783 |
| The chancellor shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter | 27784 |
| 119. of the Revised Code that establish criteria for the | 27785 |
| administration by any such institution of higher education of a | 27786 |
| capital facilities project for which the total amount of funds | 27787 |
| expected to be appropriated by the general assembly exceeds four | 27788 |
|
million dollars. The criteria, to be developed with the | 27789 |
| 27790 | |
| and higher education representatives selected by the chancellor, | 27791 |
| shall include such matters as the adequacy of the staffing levels | 27792 |
| and expertise needed for the institution to administer the | 27793 |
| project, past performance of the institution in administering such | 27794 |
| projects, and the amount of institutional or other nonstate money | 27795 |
| to be used in financing the project. The chancellor and the | 27796 |
| 27797 | |
| commission shall approve the request of any such institution of | 27798 |
| higher education that seeks to administer any such capital | 27799 |
| facilities project and meets the criteria set forth in the rules | 27800 |
| and in the requirements of division (B) of this section. | 27801 |
| Sec. 3345.51. (A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary | 27802 |
|
in sections | 27803 |
| state university, the northeast Ohio medical university, or a | 27804 |
| state community college may administer any capital facilities | 27805 |
| project for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, | 27806 |
| renovation, enlargement, or alteration of a public improvement | 27807 |
| under its jurisdiction for which funds are appropriated by the | 27808 |
| general assembly without the supervision, control, or approval of | 27809 |
|
the
| 27810 |
| construction commission as specified in those sections, if all of | 27811 |
| the following occur: | 27812 |
| (1) The institution is certified by the | 27813 |
| commission under section | 27814 |
| (2) Within sixty days after the effective date of the section | 27815 |
| of an act in which the general assembly initially makes an | 27816 |
| appropriation for the project, the board of trustees of the | 27817 |
| institution notifies the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents | 27818 |
| in writing of its request to administer the capital facilities | 27819 |
| project and the chancellor approves that request pursuant to | 27820 |
| division (B) of this section; | 27821 |
| (3) The board of trustees passes a resolution stating its | 27822 |
| intent to comply with section 153.13 of the Revised Code and the | 27823 |
| guidelines established pursuant to section 153.16 of the Revised | 27824 |
| Code and all laws that govern the selection of consultants, | 27825 |
| preparation and approval of contract documents, receipt of bids, | 27826 |
| and award of contracts with respect to the project. | 27827 |
| (B) The chancellor shall adopt rules in accordance with | 27828 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish criteria for the | 27829 |
| administration by any such institution of higher education of a | 27830 |
| capital facilities project for which the general assembly | 27831 |
| appropriates funds. The criteria, to be developed with the | 27832 |
| 27833 | |
| education representatives selected by the chancellor, shall | 27834 |
| include such matters as the adequacy of the staffing levels and | 27835 |
| expertise needed for the institution to administer the project, | 27836 |
| past performance of the institution in administering such | 27837 |
| projects, and the amount of institutional or other nonstate money | 27838 |
| to be used in financing the project. The chancellor shall approve | 27839 |
| the request of any such institution of higher education that seeks | 27840 |
| to administer any such capital facilities project and meets the | 27841 |
| criteria set forth in the rules and the requirements of division | 27842 |
| (A) of this section. | 27843 |
| (C) Any institution that administers a capital facilities | 27844 |
| project under this section shall conduct biennial audits for the | 27845 |
| duration of the project to ensure that the institution is | 27846 |
| complying with Chapters 9., 123., and 153. of the Revised Code and | 27847 |
| that the institution is using its certification issued under | 27848 |
|
section | 27849 |
| chancellor, in consultation with higher education representatives | 27850 |
| selected by the chancellor, shall adopt rules in accordance with | 27851 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish criteria for the | 27852 |
| conduct of the audits. The criteria shall include documentation | 27853 |
| necessary to determine compliance with Chapters 9., 123., and 153. | 27854 |
| of the Revised Code and a method to determine whether an | 27855 |
|
institution is using its certification issued under section | 27856 |
| 123.24 of the Revised Code appropriately. | 27857 |
| (D) The chancellor, in consultation with higher education | 27858 |
| representatives selected by the chancellor, shall adopt rules in | 27859 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing | 27860 |
| criteria for monitoring capital facilities projects administered | 27861 |
| by institutions under this section. The criteria shall include the | 27862 |
| following: | 27863 |
| (1) Conditions under which the chancellor may revoke the | 27864 |
| authority of an institution to administer a capital facilities | 27865 |
| project under this section, including the failure of an | 27866 |
| institution to maintain a sufficient number of employees who have | 27867 |
| successfully completed the certification program under section | 27868 |
| 27869 |
| (2) A process for institutions to remedy any problems found | 27870 |
| by an audit conducted pursuant to division (C) of this section, | 27871 |
| including the improper use of state funds or violations of Chapter | 27872 |
| 9., 123., or 153. of the Revised Code. | 27873 |
| (E) If the chancellor revokes an institution's authority to | 27874 |
|
administer a capital facilities project, the | 27875 |
| 27876 | |
| facilities project. The chancellor also may require an | 27877 |
| institution, for which the chancellor revoked authority to | 27878 |
| administer a capital facilities project, to acquire a new local | 27879 |
|
administration competency certification pursuant to section | 27880 |
| 123.24 of the Revised Code. | 27881 |
| Sec. 3345.54. (A) As used in this section: | 27882 |
| (1) "Auxiliary facilities" has the same meaning as in section | 27883 |
| 3345.12 of the Revised Code. | 27884 |
| (2) "Conduit entity" means an organization described in | 27885 |
| section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code qualified as a | 27886 |
| public charity under section 509(a)(2) or 509(a)(3) of the | 27887 |
| Internal Revenue Code, or any other appropriate legal entity | 27888 |
| selected by the state institution, whose corporate purpose allows | 27889 |
| it to perform the functions and obligations of a conduit entity | 27890 |
| pursuant to the terms of a financing agreement. | 27891 |
| (3) "Conveyed property" means auxiliary facilities conveyed | 27892 |
| by a state institution to a conduit entity pursuant to a financing | 27893 |
| agreement. | 27894 |
| (4) "Financing agreement" means a contract described in | 27895 |
| division (C) of this section. | 27896 |
| (5) "Independent funding source" means a private entity that | 27897 |
| enters into a financing agreement with a conduit entity and a | 27898 |
| state institution. | 27899 |
| (6) "State institution" means a state institution of higher | 27900 |
| education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. | 27901 |
| (B) The board of trustees of a state institution, with the | 27902 |
| approval of the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents and the | 27903 |
| controlling board, may enter into a financing agreement with a | 27904 |
| conduit entity and an independent funding source selected either | 27905 |
| through a competitive selection process or by direct negotiations, | 27906 |
| and may convey to the conduit entity title to any auxiliary | 27907 |
| facilities owned by the state institution pursuant to the terms of | 27908 |
| a financing agreement. | 27909 |
| (C) A financing agreement under this section is a written | 27910 |
| contract entered into among a state institution, a conduit entity, | 27911 |
| and an independent funding source that provides for: | 27912 |
| (1) The conveyance of auxiliary facilities owned by a state | 27913 |
| institution to the conduit entity for consideration deemed | 27914 |
| adequate by the state institution; | 27915 |
| (2) The lease of the conveyed property by the conduit entity | 27916 |
| to the independent funding source and leaseback of the conveyed | 27917 |
| property to the conduit entity for a term not to exceed | 27918 |
| ninety-nine years; | 27919 |
| (3) Such other terms and conditions that may be negotiated | 27920 |
| and agreed upon by the parties, including, but not limited to, | 27921 |
| terms regarding: | 27922 |
| (a) Payment to the state institution by the conduit entity of | 27923 |
| revenues received by it from the operations of the conveyed | 27924 |
| property in excess of the payments it is required to make to the | 27925 |
| independent funding source under the lease-leaseback arrangement | 27926 |
| described in division (C)(2) of this section; | 27927 |
| (b) Pledge, assignment, or creation of a lien in favor of the | 27928 |
| independent funding source by the conduit entity of any revenues | 27929 |
| derived from the conveyed property; | 27930 |
| (c) Reverter or conveyance of title to the conveyed property | 27931 |
| to the state institution when the conveyed property is no longer | 27932 |
| subject to a lease with the independent funding source. | 27933 |
| (4) Terms and conditions required by the chancellor or the | 27934 |
| controlling board as a condition of approval of the financing | 27935 |
| agreement. | 27936 |
| (D) The state institution and the conduit entity may enter | 27937 |
| into such other management agreements or other contracts regarding | 27938 |
| the conveyed property the parties deem appropriate, including | 27939 |
| agreements pursuant to which the state institution may maintain or | 27940 |
| administer the conveyed property and collect and disburse revenues | 27941 |
| from the conveyed property on behalf of the conduit entity. | 27942 |
| (E) The parties may modify or extend the term of the | 27943 |
| financing agreement with the approval of the chancellor and the | 27944 |
| controlling board. | 27945 |
| (F) The conveyed property shall retain its exemption from | 27946 |
| property taxes and assessments as though title to the conveyed | 27947 |
| property were held by the state institution during any part of a | 27948 |
| tax year that title is held by the state institution or the | 27949 |
| conduit entity and, if held by the conduit entity, remains subject | 27950 |
| to the lease-leaseback arrangement described in division (C)(2) of | 27951 |
| this section. However, as a condition of the continued exemption | 27952 |
| of the conveyed property during the term of the lease-leaseback | 27953 |
| arrangement the conduit entity shall apply for and maintain the | 27954 |
| exemption as provided by law. | 27955 |
| (G) Nothing in this section is intended to abrogate, amend, | 27956 |
| limit, or replace any existing authority state institutions may | 27957 |
| have with respect to the conveyance, lease, lease-leaseback, | 27958 |
| finance, or acquisition of auxiliary facilities including, but not | 27959 |
| limited to, authority granted under sections 3345.07, 3345.11, and | 27960 |
| 3345.12 of the Revised Code. | 27961 |
| Sec. 3345.69. (A) As used in this section: | 27962 |
| (1) "State institution of higher education" has the same | 27963 |
| meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. | 27964 |
| (2) "Board of trustees of a state institution of higher | 27965 |
| education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.61 of the | 27966 |
| Revised Code. | 27967 |
| (B) The chairperson of the interuniversity council of Ohio | 27968 |
| and the secretary of the Ohio association of community colleges | 27969 |
| shall assist in coordinating the organization and operation of a | 27970 |
| committee to carry out this section. The committee shall be | 27971 |
| comprised of the presidents of the state institutions of higher | 27972 |
| education or their designees. The committee, in consultation with | 27973 |
|
the | 27974 |
| 27975 | |
| guidelines for the board of trustees of each state institution of | 27976 |
| higher education to use in ensuring energy efficiency and | 27977 |
|
conservation in on- and off-campus buildings. | 27978 |
| 27979 | |
| 27980 | |
| shall do all of the following: | 27981 |
| (1) Include a goal to reduce on- and off-campus building | 27982 |
| energy consumption by at least twenty per cent by 2014, using | 27983 |
| calendar year 2004 as the benchmark year, while recognizing the | 27984 |
| diverse nature and different energy demands and uses of such | 27985 |
| buildings and measures already taken to increase building energy | 27986 |
| efficiency and conservation; | 27987 |
| (2) Prescribe minimum energy efficiency and conservation | 27988 |
| standards for any new, on- or off-campus capital improvement | 27989 |
| project with a construction cost of one hundred thousand dollars | 27990 |
| or more, which standards shall be based on general building type | 27991 |
| and cost-effectiveness; | 27992 |
| (3) Prescribe minimum energy efficiency and conservation | 27993 |
| standards for the leasing of an off-campus space of at least | 27994 |
| twenty-thousand square feet; | 27995 |
| (4) Incorporate best practices into energy efficiency and | 27996 |
| conservation standards and plans; | 27997 |
| (5) Provide that each board develop its own fifteen-year plan | 27998 |
| for phasing in energy efficiency and conservation projects; | 27999 |
| (6) Provide that project impact assessments include the | 28000 |
| fiscal effects of energy efficiency and conservation | 28001 |
| recommendations and plans; | 28002 |
| (7) Establish mechanisms for each board to report | 28003 |
| periodically to the committee on its progress relative to the | 28004 |
| guidelines. | 28005 |
| (C) The board of trustees of a state institution of higher | 28006 |
| education shall adopt rules under section 111.15 of the Revised | 28007 |
| Code to carry out the guidelines established pursuant to division | 28008 |
| (B) of this section, including in the execution of the board's | 28009 |
| authority under sections 3345.62 to 3345.66 of the Revised Code. | 28010 |
| Sec. 3345.692. (A) Not later than September 15, 2010, and | 28011 |
| the fifteenth day of September each year thereafter, a state | 28012 |
| institution of higher education shall prepare and submit to the | 28013 |
| chancellor of the board of regents a report that describes the | 28014 |
| number and types of biobased products purchased under section | 28015 |
| 125.092 of the Revised Code and the amount of money spent by the | 28016 |
| state institution of higher education for those biobased products. | 28017 |
| (B) | 28018 |
| 28019 | |
| 28020 | |
| 28021 | |
| 28022 | |
| 28023 | |
| 28024 | |
| 28025 | |
| 28026 |
| | 28027 |
| education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the | 28028 |
| Revised Code. | 28029 |
| Sec. 3347.03. Each commission created by section 3347.01 of | 28030 |
| the Revised Code may acquire property of any kind by purchase, | 28031 |
| gift, or devise and hold and use any such property, or may use | 28032 |
| state lands at their respective universities upon consent of the | 28033 |
| respective boards of trustees thereof, for the erection, | 28034 |
| remodeling, or improving and equipping of buildings for suitable | 28035 |
| housing, dormitory, dining hall, and recreational accommodations, | 28036 |
| referred to as "buildings" in sections 3347.03 to 3347.08 of the | 28037 |
| Revised Code, for students, instructors, members of the faculty, | 28038 |
| the administration and maintenance staff of the universities with | 28039 |
| which each commission is identified, and their families. The | 28040 |
| construction, remodeling, or improving of any such buildings shall | 28041 |
| be in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the | 28042 |
| commission and with sections 153.01 and 153.04 to 153.20 of the | 28043 |
| Revised Code, except that the commission may act in all instances | 28044 |
|
where the | 28045 |
| construction commission is mentioned in such sections. | 28046 |
| Sec. 3383.02. (A) There is hereby created the Ohio cultural | 28047 |
| facilities commission. The commission shall engage in and provide | 28048 |
| for the development, performance, and presentation or making | 28049 |
| available of culture and professional sports and athletics to the | 28050 |
| public in this state, and the provision of training or education | 28051 |
| in culture, by the exercise of its powers under this chapter, | 28052 |
| including the provision, operation, management, and cooperative | 28053 |
| use of Ohio cultural facilities and Ohio sports facilities. The | 28054 |
| commission is a body corporate and politic, an agency of state | 28055 |
| government and an instrumentality of the state, performing | 28056 |
| essential governmental functions of this state. The carrying out | 28057 |
| of the purposes and the exercise by the commission of its powers | 28058 |
| conferred by this chapter are essential public functions and | 28059 |
| public purposes of the state and of state government. The | 28060 |
| commission may, in its own name, sue and be sued, enter into | 28061 |
| contracts, and perform all the powers and duties given to it by | 28062 |
| this chapter; however, it does not have and shall not exercise the | 28063 |
| power of eminent domain. | 28064 |
| (B) The commission shall consist of twelve members, nine of | 28065 |
| whom shall be voting members and three of whom shall be nonvoting | 28066 |
| members. The nine voting members shall be appointed by the | 28067 |
| governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from | 28068 |
| different geographical regions of the state. In addition, one of | 28069 |
|
the voting members shall represent the | 28070 |
| facilities construction commission. Not more than five of the | 28071 |
| members appointed by the governor shall be affiliated with the | 28072 |
| same political party. The nonvoting members shall be the staff | 28073 |
| director of the Ohio arts council, a member of the senate | 28074 |
| appointed by the president of the senate, and a member of the | 28075 |
| house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house. | 28076 |
| (C) Of the five initial appointments made by the governor, | 28077 |
| one shall be for a term expiring December 31, 1989, two shall be | 28078 |
| for terms expiring December 31, 1990, and two shall be for terms | 28079 |
| expiring December 31, 1991. Of the initial appointments of the | 28080 |
| sixth and seventh voting members made by the governor, one shall | 28081 |
| be for a term expiring December 31, 2003, and one shall be for a | 28082 |
| term expiring December 31, 2004. Of the initial appointments of | 28083 |
| the eighth and ninth voting members made by the governor, one | 28084 |
| shall be for a term expiring December 31, 2007, and one shall be | 28085 |
| for a term expiring December 31, 2008. These voting members shall | 28086 |
|
be appointed within sixty days after | 28087 |
| 28088 | |
| for three years, commencing on the first day of January and ending | 28089 |
| on the thirty-first day of December. Each appointment by the | 28090 |
| president of the senate and by the speaker of the house of | 28091 |
| representatives shall be for the balance of the then legislative | 28092 |
| biennium. Each member shall hold office from the date of the | 28093 |
| member's appointment until the end of the term for which the | 28094 |
| member was appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy | 28095 |
| occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the | 28096 |
| member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the | 28097 |
| remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office | 28098 |
| subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the | 28099 |
| member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days | 28100 |
| has elapsed, whichever occurs first. | 28101 |
| (D) Members of the commission shall serve without | 28102 |
| compensation. | 28103 |
| (E) Organizational meetings of the commission shall be held | 28104 |
| at the first meeting of each calendar year. At each organizational | 28105 |
| meeting, the commission shall elect from among its voting members | 28106 |
| a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a secretary-treasurer, who | 28107 |
| shall serve until the next annual meeting. The commission shall | 28108 |
| adopt rules pursuant to section 111.15 of the Revised Code for the | 28109 |
| conduct of its internal business and shall keep a journal of its | 28110 |
| proceedings. | 28111 |
| (F) Five voting members of the commission constitute a | 28112 |
| quorum, and the affirmative vote of five members is necessary for | 28113 |
| approval of any action taken by the commission. A vacancy in the | 28114 |
| membership of the commission does not impair a quorum from | 28115 |
| exercising all the rights and performing all the duties of the | 28116 |
| commission. Meetings of the commission may be held anywhere in the | 28117 |
| state, and shall be held in compliance with section 121.22 of the | 28118 |
| Revised Code. | 28119 |
| (G) All expenses incurred in carrying out this chapter are | 28120 |
| payable solely from money accrued under this chapter or | 28121 |
| appropriated for these purposes by the general assembly, and the | 28122 |
| commission shall incur no liability or obligation beyond such | 28123 |
| money. | 28124 |
| (H) The commission shall file an annual report of its | 28125 |
| activities and finances with the governor, director of budget and | 28126 |
| management, speaker of the house of representatives, president of | 28127 |
| the senate, and chairpersons of the house and senate finance | 28128 |
| committees. | 28129 |
| (I) There is hereby established in the state treasury the | 28130 |
| Ohio cultural facilities commission administration fund. All | 28131 |
| revenues of the commission shall be credited to that fund and to | 28132 |
| any accounts created in that fund with the commission's approval. | 28133 |
| All expenses of the commission, including reimbursement of, or | 28134 |
| payment to, any other fund or any governmental agency for advances | 28135 |
| made or services rendered to or on behalf of the commission, shall | 28136 |
| be paid from that fund as determined by or pursuant to directions | 28137 |
| of the commission. All investment earnings of that fund shall be | 28138 |
| credited to it and shall be allocated among any accounts created | 28139 |
| in the fund in the manner determined by the commission. | 28140 |
| (J) Title to all real property and lesser interests in real | 28141 |
| property acquired by the commission, including leasehold and other | 28142 |
| interests, pursuant to this chapter shall be taken in the name of | 28143 |
| the state and shall be held for the use and benefit of the | 28144 |
| commission. The commission shall not mortgage such real property | 28145 |
| and interests in real property. Title to other property and | 28146 |
| interests in it acquired by the commission pursuant to this | 28147 |
| chapter shall be taken in its name. | 28148 |
| Sec. 3383.07. (A) The | 28149 |
| Ohio facilities construction commission shall provide for the | 28150 |
| construction of a cultural project in conformity with Chapter 153. | 28151 |
| of the Revised Code, except as follows: | 28152 |
| (1) For a cultural project other than a state historical | 28153 |
| facility, construction services may be provided on behalf of the | 28154 |
| state by the Ohio cultural facilities commission, or by a | 28155 |
| governmental agency or a cultural organization that occupies, will | 28156 |
| occupy, or is responsible for the Ohio cultural facility, as | 28157 |
| determined by the Ohio cultural facilities commission. For a | 28158 |
| project receiving a state appropriation of fifty thousand dollars | 28159 |
| or less, the Ohio cultural facilities commission may delegate to | 28160 |
| its executive director the authority to approve the provision of | 28161 |
| construction services by such an agency or organization, but not | 28162 |
| the authority to disapprove that provision. Construction services | 28163 |
| to be provided by a governmental agency or a cultural organization | 28164 |
| shall be specified in an agreement between the Ohio cultural | 28165 |
| facilities commission and the governmental agency or cultural | 28166 |
| organization. The agreement, or any actions taken under it, are | 28167 |
| not subject to Chapter 123. or 153. of the Revised Code, except | 28168 |
| for sections 123.081 and 153.011 of the Revised Code, and shall be | 28169 |
| subject to Chapter 4115. of the Revised Code. | 28170 |
| (2) For a cultural project that is a state historical | 28171 |
| facility, construction services may be provided by the Ohio | 28172 |
| cultural facilities commission or by a cultural organization that | 28173 |
| occupies, will occupy, or is responsible for the facility, as | 28174 |
| determined by the Ohio cultural facilities commission. For a | 28175 |
| facility receiving a state appropriation of fifty thousand dollars | 28176 |
| or less, the Ohio cultural facilities commission may delegate to | 28177 |
| its executive director the authority to approve the provision of | 28178 |
| construction services by such an organization, but not the | 28179 |
| authority to disapprove that provision. The construction services | 28180 |
| to be provided by the cultural organization shall be specified in | 28181 |
| an agreement between the Ohio cultural facilities commission and | 28182 |
| the cultural organization. That agreement, and any actions taken | 28183 |
| under it, are not subject to Chapter 123., 153., or 4115. of the | 28184 |
| Revised Code. | 28185 |
| (B) For an Ohio sports facility that is financed in part by | 28186 |
| obligations issued pursuant to Chapter 154. of the Revised Code, | 28187 |
| construction services shall be provided on behalf of the state by | 28188 |
| or at the direction of the governmental agency or nonprofit | 28189 |
| corporation that will own or be responsible for the management of | 28190 |
| the facility, all as determined by the Ohio cultural facilities | 28191 |
| commission. For a facility receiving a state appropriation of | 28192 |
| fifty thousand dollars or less, the Ohio cultural facilities | 28193 |
| commission may delegate to its executive director the authority to | 28194 |
| approve the provision of construction services by or at the | 28195 |
| direction of the agency or corporation, but not the authority to | 28196 |
| disapprove that provision. Any construction services to be | 28197 |
| provided by a governmental agency or nonprofit corporation shall | 28198 |
| be specified in an agreement between the Ohio cultural facilities | 28199 |
| commission and the governmental agency or nonprofit corporation. | 28200 |
| That agreement, and any actions taken under it, are not subject to | 28201 |
| Chapter 123. or 153. of the Revised Code, except for sections | 28202 |
| 123.081 and 153.011 of the Revised Code, and shall be subject to | 28203 |
| Chapter 4115. of the Revised Code. | 28204 |
| (C) General building services for an Ohio cultural facility | 28205 |
| shall be provided by the Ohio cultural facilities commission or by | 28206 |
| a cultural organization that occupies, will occupy, or is | 28207 |
| responsible for the facility, as determined by the Ohio cultural | 28208 |
| facilities commission. For a facility receiving a state | 28209 |
| appropriation of fifty thousand dollars or less, the Ohio cultural | 28210 |
| facilities commission may delegate to its executive director the | 28211 |
| authority to approve the provision of general building services by | 28212 |
| such an organization, but not the authority to disapprove that | 28213 |
| provision. Alternatively, the Ohio building authority may elect to | 28214 |
| provide those services for Ohio cultural facilities financed with | 28215 |
| proceeds of state bonds issued by the authority. The costs of | 28216 |
| management and general building services shall be paid by the | 28217 |
| cultural organization that occupies, will occupy, or is | 28218 |
| responsible for the facility as provided in an agreement between | 28219 |
| the Ohio cultural facilities commission and the cultural | 28220 |
| organization, except that the state may pay for general building | 28221 |
| services for state-owned cultural facilities constructed on | 28222 |
| state-owned land. | 28223 |
| General building services for an Ohio sports facility shall | 28224 |
| be provided by or at the direction of the governmental agency or | 28225 |
| nonprofit corporation that will be responsible for the management | 28226 |
| of the facility, all as determined by the Ohio cultural facilities | 28227 |
| commission. For a facility receiving a state appropriation of | 28228 |
| fifty thousand dollars or less, the Ohio cultural facilities | 28229 |
| commission may delegate to its executive director the authority to | 28230 |
| approve the provision of general building services by or at the | 28231 |
| direction of the agency or corporation, but not the authority to | 28232 |
| disapprove that provision. Any general building services to be | 28233 |
| provided by a governmental agency or nonprofit corporation for an | 28234 |
| Ohio sports facility shall be specified in an agreement between | 28235 |
| the Ohio cultural facilities commission and the governmental | 28236 |
| agency or nonprofit corporation. That agreement, and any actions | 28237 |
| taken under it, are not subject to Chapter 123. or 153. of the | 28238 |
| Revised Code, except for sections 123.081 and 153.011 of the | 28239 |
| Revised Code, and shall be subject to Chapter 4115. of the Revised | 28240 |
| Code. | 28241 |
| (D) This division does not apply to a state historical | 28242 |
| facility. No state funds, including any state bond proceeds, shall | 28243 |
| be spent on the construction of any cultural project under this | 28244 |
| chapter unless, with respect to the cultural project and to the | 28245 |
| Ohio cultural facility related to the project, all of the | 28246 |
| following apply: | 28247 |
| (1) The Ohio cultural facilities commission has determined | 28248 |
| that there is a need for the cultural project and the Ohio | 28249 |
| cultural facility related to the project in the region of the | 28250 |
| state in which the Ohio cultural facility is located or for which | 28251 |
| the facility is proposed. For a project receiving a state | 28252 |
| appropriation of fifty thousand dollars or less, the Ohio cultural | 28253 |
| facilities commission may delegate to its executive director the | 28254 |
| authority to determine need but only in the affirmative. | 28255 |
| (2) The Ohio cultural facilities commission has determined | 28256 |
| that, as an indication of substantial regional support for the | 28257 |
| cultural project, the cultural organization has made provision | 28258 |
| satisfactory to the Ohio cultural facilities commission, in its | 28259 |
| sole discretion, for local contributions amounting to not less | 28260 |
| than fifty per cent of the total state funding for the cultural | 28261 |
| project. For a project receiving a state appropriation of fifty | 28262 |
| thousand dollars or less, the Ohio cultural facilities commission | 28263 |
| may delegate to its executive director the authority to determine | 28264 |
| the adequacy of the regional support but only in the affirmative. | 28265 |
| (3) The general assembly has specifically authorized the | 28266 |
| spending of money on, or made an appropriation for, the | 28267 |
| construction of the cultural project, or for rental payments | 28268 |
| relating to the financing of the construction of the cultural | 28269 |
| project. Authorization to spend money, or an appropriation, for | 28270 |
| planning the cultural project does not constitute authorization to | 28271 |
| spend money on, or an appropriation for, construction of the | 28272 |
| cultural project. | 28273 |
| (E) No state funds, including any state bond proceeds, shall | 28274 |
| be spent on the construction of any state historical facility | 28275 |
| under this chapter unless the general assembly has specifically | 28276 |
| authorized the spending of money on, or made an appropriation for, | 28277 |
| the construction of the state historical project related to the | 28278 |
| facility, or for rental payments relating to the financing of the | 28279 |
| construction of the state historical project. Authorization to | 28280 |
| spend money, or an appropriation, for planning the state | 28281 |
| historical project does not constitute authorization to spend | 28282 |
| money on, or an appropriation for, the construction of the state | 28283 |
| historical project. | 28284 |
| (F) State funds shall not be used to pay or reimburse more | 28285 |
| than fifteen per cent of the initial estimated construction cost | 28286 |
| of an Ohio sports facility, excluding any site acquisition cost, | 28287 |
| and no state funds, including any state bond proceeds, shall be | 28288 |
| spent on any Ohio sports facility under this chapter unless, with | 28289 |
| respect to that facility, all of the following apply: | 28290 |
| (1) The Ohio cultural facilities commission has determined | 28291 |
| that there is a need for the facility in the region of the state | 28292 |
| for which the facility is proposed to provide the function of an | 28293 |
| Ohio sports facility as provided for in this chapter. For a | 28294 |
| facility receiving a state appropriation of fifty thousand dollars | 28295 |
| or less, the Ohio cultural facilities commission may delegate to | 28296 |
| its executive director the authority to determine need but only in | 28297 |
| the affirmative. | 28298 |
| (2) As an indication of substantial local support for the | 28299 |
| facility, the Ohio cultural facilities commission has received a | 28300 |
| financial and development plan satisfactory to it, and provision | 28301 |
| has been made, by agreement or otherwise, satisfactory to the Ohio | 28302 |
| cultural facilities commission, for a contribution amounting to | 28303 |
| not less than eighty-five per cent of the total estimated | 28304 |
| construction cost of the facility, excluding any site acquisition | 28305 |
| cost, from sources other than the state. For a facility receiving | 28306 |
| a state appropriation of fifty thousand dollars or less, the Ohio | 28307 |
| cultural facilities commission may delegate to its executive | 28308 |
| director the authority to evaluate the financial and development | 28309 |
| plan and the contribution and to determine their adequacy but only | 28310 |
| in the affirmative. | 28311 |
| (3) The general assembly has specifically authorized the | 28312 |
| spending of money on, or made an appropriation for, the | 28313 |
| construction of the facility, or for rental payments relating to | 28314 |
| state financing of all or a portion of the costs of constructing | 28315 |
| the facility. Authorization to spend money, or an appropriation, | 28316 |
| for planning or determining the feasibility of or need for the | 28317 |
| facility does not constitute authorization to spend money on, or | 28318 |
| an appropriation for, costs of constructing the facility. | 28319 |
| (4) If state bond proceeds are being used for the Ohio sports | 28320 |
| facility, the state or a governmental agency owns or has | 28321 |
| sufficient property interests in the facility or in the site of | 28322 |
| the facility or in the portion or portions of the facility | 28323 |
| financed from proceeds of state bonds, which may include, but is | 28324 |
| not limited to, the right to use or to require the use of the | 28325 |
| facility for the presentation of sport and athletic events to the | 28326 |
| public at the facility. | 28327 |
| (G) In addition to the requirements of division (F) of this | 28328 |
| section, no state funds, including any state bond proceeds, shall | 28329 |
| be spent on any Ohio sports facility that is a motorsports | 28330 |
| complex, unless, with respect to that facility, both of the | 28331 |
| following apply: | 28332 |
| (1) Motorsports events shall be presented at the facility | 28333 |
| pursuant to a lease entered into with the owner of the facility. | 28334 |
| The term of the lease shall be for a period of not less than the | 28335 |
| greater of the useful life of the portion of the facility financed | 28336 |
| from proceeds of state bonds as determined using the guidelines | 28337 |
| for maximum maturities as provided under divisions (B) and (C) of | 28338 |
| section 133.20 of the Revised Code, or the period of time | 28339 |
| remaining to the date of payment or provision for payment of | 28340 |
| outstanding state bonds allocable to costs of the facility, all as | 28341 |
| determined by the director of budget and management and certified | 28342 |
| by the director to the Ohio cultural facilities commission and to | 28343 |
| the treasurer of state. | 28344 |
| (2) Any motorsports organization that commits to using the | 28345 |
| facility for an established period of time shall give the | 28346 |
| political subdivision in which the facility is located not less | 28347 |
| than six months' advance notice if the organization intends to | 28348 |
| cease utilizing the facility prior to the expiration of that | 28349 |
| established period. Such a motorsports organization shall be | 28350 |
| liable to the state for any state funds used on the construction | 28351 |
| costs of the facility. | 28352 |
| (H) In addition to the requirements of division (F) of this | 28353 |
| section, no state bond proceeds shall be spent on any Ohio sports | 28354 |
| facility that is a tennis facility, unless the owner or manager of | 28355 |
| the facility provides contractual commitments from a national or | 28356 |
| international professional tennis organization in a form | 28357 |
| acceptable to the cultural facilities commission that assures that | 28358 |
| one or more sanctioned professional tennis events will be | 28359 |
| presented at the facility during each year that the bonds remain | 28360 |
| outstanding. | 28361 |
| Sec. 3701.021. (A) The | 28362 |
| shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, | 28363 |
| such rules as are necessary to carry out sections 3701.021 to | 28364 |
| 3701.0210 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, | 28365 |
| rules to establish the following: | 28366 |
| (1) Medical and financial eligibility requirements for the | 28367 |
| program for medically handicapped children; | 28368 |
| (2) Eligibility requirements for providers of services for | 28369 |
| medically handicapped children; | 28370 |
| (3) Procedures to be followed by the department of health in | 28371 |
| disqualifying providers for violating requirements adopted under | 28372 |
| division (A)(2) of this section; | 28373 |
| (4) Procedures to be used by the department regarding | 28374 |
| application for diagnostic services under division (B) of section | 28375 |
| 3701.023 of the Revised Code and payment for those services under | 28376 |
| division (E) of that section; | 28377 |
| (5) Standards for the provision of service coordination by | 28378 |
| the department of health and city and general health districts; | 28379 |
| (6) Procedures for the department to use to determine the | 28380 |
| amount to be paid annually by each county for services for | 28381 |
| medically handicapped children and to allow counties to retain | 28382 |
| funds under divisions (A)(2) and (3) of section 3701.024 of the | 28383 |
| Revised Code; | 28384 |
| (7) Financial eligibility requirements for services for Ohio | 28385 |
| residents twenty-one years of age or older who have cystic | 28386 |
| fibrosis; | 28387 |
| (8) Criteria for payment of approved providers who provide | 28388 |
| services for medically handicapped children; | 28389 |
| (9) Criteria for the department to use in determining whether | 28390 |
| the payment of health insurance premiums of participants in the | 28391 |
| program for medically handicapped children is cost-effective; | 28392 |
| (10) Procedures for appeal of denials of applications under | 28393 |
| divisions (A) and (D) of section 3701.023 of the Revised Code, | 28394 |
| disqualification of providers, and amounts paid for services; | 28395 |
| (11) Terms of appointment for members of the medically | 28396 |
| handicapped children's medical advisory council created in section | 28397 |
| 3701.025 of the Revised Code; | 28398 |
| (12) Eligibility requirements for the hemophilia program, | 28399 |
| including income and hardship requirements; | 28400 |
| (13) If a manufacturer discount program is established under | 28401 |
| division (J)(1) of section 3701.023 of the Revised Code, | 28402 |
| procedures for administering the program, including criteria and | 28403 |
| other requirements for participation in the program by | 28404 |
| manufacturers of drugs and nutritional formulas. | 28405 |
| (B) The department of health shall develop a manual of | 28406 |
| operational procedures and guidelines for the program for | 28407 |
| medically handicapped children to implement sections 3701.021 to | 28408 |
| 3701.0210 of the Revised Code. | 28409 |
| Sec. 3701.023. (A) The department of health shall review | 28410 |
| applications for eligibility for the program for medically | 28411 |
| handicapped children that are submitted to the department by city | 28412 |
| and general health districts and physician providers approved in | 28413 |
| accordance with division (C) of this section. The department shall | 28414 |
| determine whether the applicants meet the medical and financial | 28415 |
|
eligibility requirements established by the | 28416 |
|
health | 28417 |
| the Revised Code, and by the department in the manual of | 28418 |
| operational procedures and guidelines for the program for | 28419 |
| medically handicapped children developed pursuant to division (B) | 28420 |
| of that section. Referrals of potentially eligible children for | 28421 |
| the program may be submitted to the department on behalf of the | 28422 |
| child by parents, guardians, public health nurses, or any other | 28423 |
| interested person. The department of health may designate other | 28424 |
| agencies to refer applicants to the department of health. | 28425 |
| (B) In accordance with the procedures established in rules | 28426 |
| adopted under division (A)(4) of section 3701.021 of the Revised | 28427 |
| Code, the department of health shall authorize a provider or | 28428 |
| providers to provide to any Ohio resident under twenty-one years | 28429 |
| of age, without charge to the resident or the resident's family | 28430 |
| and without restriction as to the economic status of the resident | 28431 |
| or the resident's family, diagnostic services necessary to | 28432 |
| determine whether the resident has a medically handicapping or | 28433 |
| potentially medically handicapping condition. | 28434 |
| (C) The department of health shall review the applications of | 28435 |
| health professionals, hospitals, medical equipment suppliers, and | 28436 |
| other individuals, groups, or agencies that apply to become | 28437 |
| providers. The department shall enter into a written agreement | 28438 |
| with each applicant who is determined, pursuant to the | 28439 |
| requirements set forth in rules adopted under division (A)(2) of | 28440 |
| section 3701.021 of the Revised Code, to be eligible to be a | 28441 |
| provider in accordance with the provider agreement required by the | 28442 |
| medical assistance program established under section 5111.01 of | 28443 |
| the Revised Code. No provider shall charge a medically handicapped | 28444 |
| child or the child's parent or guardian for services authorized by | 28445 |
| the department under division (B) or (D) of this section. | 28446 |
| The department, in accordance with rules adopted under | 28447 |
| division (A)(3) of section 3701.021 of the Revised Code, may | 28448 |
| disqualify any provider from further participation in the program | 28449 |
| for violating any requirement set forth in rules adopted under | 28450 |
| division (A)(2) of that section. The disqualification shall not | 28451 |
| take effect until a written notice, specifying the requirement | 28452 |
| violated and describing the nature of the violation, has been | 28453 |
| delivered to the provider and the department has afforded the | 28454 |
| provider an opportunity to appeal the disqualification under | 28455 |
| division (H) of this section. | 28456 |
| (D) The department of health shall evaluate applications from | 28457 |
| city and general health districts and approved physician providers | 28458 |
| for authorization to provide treatment services, service | 28459 |
| coordination, and related goods to children determined to be | 28460 |
| eligible for the program for medically handicapped children | 28461 |
| pursuant to division (A) of this section. The department shall | 28462 |
| authorize necessary treatment services, service coordination, and | 28463 |
| related goods for each eligible child in accordance with an | 28464 |
| individual plan of treatment for the child. As an alternative, the | 28465 |
| department may authorize payment of health insurance premiums on | 28466 |
| behalf of eligible children when the department determines, in | 28467 |
| accordance with criteria set forth in rules adopted under division | 28468 |
| (A)(9) of section 3701.021 of the Revised Code, that payment of | 28469 |
| the premiums is cost-effective. | 28470 |
| (E) The department of health shall pay, from appropriations | 28471 |
| to the department, any necessary expenses, including but not | 28472 |
| limited to, expenses for diagnosis, treatment, service | 28473 |
| coordination, supportive services, transportation, and accessories | 28474 |
| and their upkeep, provided to medically handicapped children, | 28475 |
| provided that the provision of the goods or services is authorized | 28476 |
| by the department under division (B) or (D) of this section. Money | 28477 |
| appropriated to the department of health may also be expended for | 28478 |
| reasonable administrative costs incurred by the program. The | 28479 |
| department of health also may purchase liability insurance | 28480 |
| covering the provision of services under the program for medically | 28481 |
| handicapped children by physicians and other health care | 28482 |
| professionals. | 28483 |
| Payments made to providers by the department of health | 28484 |
| pursuant to this division for inpatient hospital care, outpatient | 28485 |
| care, and all other medical assistance furnished to eligible | 28486 |
| recipients shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the | 28487 |
| 28488 | |
| section 3701.021 of the Revised Code. | 28489 |
| The departments of health and job and family services shall | 28490 |
| jointly implement procedures to ensure that duplicate payments are | 28491 |
| not made under the program for medically handicapped children and | 28492 |
| the medical assistance program established under section 5111.01 | 28493 |
| of the Revised Code and to identify and recover duplicate | 28494 |
| payments. | 28495 |
| (F) At the time of applying for participation in the program | 28496 |
| for medically handicapped children, a medically handicapped child | 28497 |
| or the child's parent or guardian shall disclose the identity of | 28498 |
| any third party against whom the child or the child's parent or | 28499 |
| guardian has or may have a right of recovery for goods and | 28500 |
| services provided under division (B) or (D) of this section. The | 28501 |
| department of health shall require a medically handicapped child | 28502 |
| who receives services from the program or the child's parent or | 28503 |
| guardian to apply for all third-party benefits for which the child | 28504 |
| may be eligible and require the child, parent, or guardian to | 28505 |
| apply all third-party benefits received to the amount determined | 28506 |
| under division (E) of this section as the amount payable for goods | 28507 |
| and services authorized under division (B) or (D) of this section. | 28508 |
| The department is the payer of last resort and shall pay for | 28509 |
| authorized goods or services, up to the amount determined under | 28510 |
| division (E) of this section for the authorized goods or services, | 28511 |
| only to the extent that payment for the authorized goods or | 28512 |
| services is not made through third-party benefits. When a third | 28513 |
| party fails to act on an application or claim for benefits by a | 28514 |
| medically handicapped child or the child's parent or guardian, the | 28515 |
| department shall pay for the goods or services only after ninety | 28516 |
| days have elapsed since the date the child, parents, or guardians | 28517 |
| made an application or claim for all third-party benefits. | 28518 |
| Third-party benefits received shall be applied to the amount | 28519 |
| determined under division (E) of this section. Third-party | 28520 |
| payments for goods and services not authorized under division (B) | 28521 |
| or (D) of this section shall not be applied to payment amounts | 28522 |
| determined under division (E) of this section. Payment made by the | 28523 |
| department shall be considered payment in full of the amount | 28524 |
| determined under division (E) of this section. Medicaid payments | 28525 |
| for persons eligible for the medical assistance program | 28526 |
| established under section 5111.01 of the Revised Code shall be | 28527 |
| considered payment in full of the amount determined under division | 28528 |
| (E) of this section. | 28529 |
| (G) The department of health shall administer a program to | 28530 |
| provide services to Ohio residents who are twenty-one or more | 28531 |
| years of age who have cystic fibrosis and who meet the eligibility | 28532 |
|
requirements established | 28533 |
| director of health | 28534 |
| 3701.021 of the Revised Code, subject to all provisions of this | 28535 |
| section, but not subject to section 3701.024 of the Revised Code. | 28536 |
| (H) The department of health shall provide for appeals, in | 28537 |
| accordance with rules adopted under section 3701.021 of the | 28538 |
| Revised Code, of denials of applications for the program for | 28539 |
| medically handicapped children under division (A) or (D) of this | 28540 |
| section, disqualification of providers, or amounts paid under | 28541 |
| division (E) of this section. Appeals under this division are not | 28542 |
| subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 28543 |
| The department may designate ombudspersons to assist | 28544 |
| medically handicapped children or their parents or guardians, upon | 28545 |
| the request of the children, parents, or guardians, in filing | 28546 |
| appeals under this division and to serve as children's, parents', | 28547 |
| or guardians' advocates in matters pertaining to the | 28548 |
| administration of the program for medically handicapped children | 28549 |
| and eligibility for program services. The ombudspersons shall | 28550 |
| receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed by the department, | 28551 |
| in accordance with rules of the office of budget and management, | 28552 |
| for their actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the | 28553 |
| performance of their duties. | 28554 |
| (I) The department of health, and city and general health | 28555 |
| districts providing service coordination pursuant to division | 28556 |
| (A)(2) of section 3701.024 of the Revised Code, shall provide | 28557 |
| service coordination in accordance with the standards set forth in | 28558 |
| the rules adopted under section 3701.021 of the Revised Code, | 28559 |
| without charge, and without restriction as to economic status. | 28560 |
| (J)(1) The department of health may establish a manufacturer | 28561 |
| discount program under which a manufacturer of a drug or | 28562 |
| nutritional formula is permitted to enter into an agreement with | 28563 |
| the department to provide a discount on the price of the drug or | 28564 |
| nutritional formula distributed to medically handicapped children | 28565 |
| participating in the program for medically handicapped children. | 28566 |
| The program shall be administered in accordance with rules adopted | 28567 |
| under section 3701.021 of the Revised Code. | 28568 |
| (2) If a manufacturer enters into an agreement with the | 28569 |
| department as described in division (J)(1) of this section, the | 28570 |
| manufacturer and the department may negotiate the amount and terms | 28571 |
| of the discount. | 28572 |
| (3) In lieu of establishing a discount program as described | 28573 |
| in division (J)(1) of this section, the department and a | 28574 |
| manufacturer of a drug or nutritional formula may discuss a | 28575 |
| donation of drugs, nutritional formulas, or money by the | 28576 |
| manufacturer to the department. | 28577 |
| Sec. 3701.024. (A)(1) Under a procedure established in rules | 28578 |
| adopted under section 3701.021 of the Revised Code, the department | 28579 |
| of health shall determine the amount each county shall provide | 28580 |
| annually for the program for medically handicapped children, based | 28581 |
| on a proportion of the county's total general property tax | 28582 |
| duplicate, not to exceed one-tenth of a mill, and charge the | 28583 |
| county for any part of expenses incurred under the program for | 28584 |
| treatment services on behalf of medically handicapped children | 28585 |
| having legal settlement in the county that is not paid from | 28586 |
| federal funds or through the medical assistance program | 28587 |
| established under section 5111.01 of the Revised Code. The | 28588 |
| department shall not charge the county for expenses exceeding the | 28589 |
| difference between the amount determined under division (A)(1) of | 28590 |
| this section and any amounts retained under divisions (A)(2) and | 28591 |
| (3) of this section. | 28592 |
| All amounts collected by the department under division (A)(1) | 28593 |
| of this section shall be deposited into the state treasury to the | 28594 |
| credit of the medically handicapped children-county assessment | 28595 |
| fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall be used by the | 28596 |
| department to comply with sections 3701.021 to 3701.028 of the | 28597 |
| Revised Code. | 28598 |
| (2) The department, in accordance with rules adopted under | 28599 |
| section 3701.021 of the Revised Code, may allow each county to | 28600 |
| retain up to ten per cent of the amount determined under division | 28601 |
| (A)(1) of this section to provide funds to city or general health | 28602 |
| districts of the county with which the districts shall provide | 28603 |
| service coordination, public health nursing, or transportation | 28604 |
| services for medically handicapped children. | 28605 |
| (3) In addition to any amount retained under division (A)(2) | 28606 |
| of this section, the department, in accordance with rules adopted | 28607 |
| under section 3701.021 of the Revised Code, may allow counties | 28608 |
| that it determines have significant numbers of potentially | 28609 |
| eligible medically handicapped children to retain an amount equal | 28610 |
| to the difference between: | 28611 |
| (a) Twenty-five per cent of the amount determined under | 28612 |
| division (A)(1) of this section; | 28613 |
| (b) Any amount retained under division (A)(2) of this | 28614 |
| section. | 28615 |
| Counties shall use amounts retained under division (A)(3) of | 28616 |
| this section to provide funds to city or general health districts | 28617 |
| of the county with which the districts shall conduct outreach | 28618 |
| activities to increase participation in the program for medically | 28619 |
| handicapped children. | 28620 |
| (4) Prior to any increase in the millage charged to a county, | 28621 |
|
the | 28622 |
| on the proposed increase and shall give notice of the hearing to | 28623 |
| each board of county commissioners that would be affected by the | 28624 |
| increase at least thirty days prior to the date set for the | 28625 |
| hearing. Any county commissioner may appear and give testimony at | 28626 |
| the hearing. Any increase in the millage any county is required to | 28627 |
| provide for the program for medically handicapped children shall | 28628 |
| be determined, and notice of the amount of the increase shall be | 28629 |
| provided to each affected board of county commissioners, no later | 28630 |
| than the first day of June of the fiscal year next preceding the | 28631 |
| fiscal year in which the increase will take effect. | 28632 |
| (B) Each board of county commissioners shall establish a | 28633 |
| medically handicapped children's fund and shall appropriate | 28634 |
| thereto an amount, determined in accordance with division (A)(1) | 28635 |
| of this section, for the county's share in providing medical, | 28636 |
| surgical, and other aid to medically handicapped children residing | 28637 |
| in such county and for the purposes specified in divisions (A)(2) | 28638 |
| and (3) of this section. Each county shall use money retained | 28639 |
| under divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section only for the | 28640 |
| purposes specified in those divisions. | 28641 |
| Sec. 3701.025. There is hereby created the medically | 28642 |
| handicapped children's medical advisory council consisting of | 28643 |
| twenty-one members to be appointed by the director of health for | 28644 |
|
terms set in accordance with rules adopted by the | 28645 |
| 28646 | |
| Revised Code. The medically handicapped children's medical | 28647 |
| advisory council shall advise the director regarding the | 28648 |
| administration of the program for medically handicapped children, | 28649 |
| the suitable quality of medical practice for providers, and the | 28650 |
| requirements for medical eligibility for the program. | 28651 |
| All members of the council shall be licensed physicians, | 28652 |
| surgeons, dentists, and other professionals in the field of | 28653 |
| medicine, representative of the various disciplines involved in | 28654 |
| the treatment of children with medically handicapping conditions, | 28655 |
| and representative of the treatment facilities involved, such as | 28656 |
| hospitals, private and public health clinics, and private | 28657 |
| physicians' offices, and shall be eligible for the program. | 28658 |
| Members of the council shall receive no compensation, but | 28659 |
| shall receive their actual and necessary travel expenses incurred | 28660 |
| in the performance of their official duties in accordance with the | 28661 |
| rules of the office of budget and management. | 28662 |
| Sec. 3701.03. (A) The director of health shall perform | 28663 |
| duties that are incident to the director's position as chief | 28664 |
| executive officer of the department of health. The director shall | 28665 |
| administer the laws relating to health and sanitation and the | 28666 |
| rules of the department of health. The director may designate | 28667 |
| employees of the department and, during a public health emergency, | 28668 |
| other persons to administer the laws and rules on the director's | 28669 |
| behalf. | 28670 |
| (B) Nothing in this section authorizes any action that | 28671 |
| prevents the fulfillment of duties or impairs the exercise of | 28672 |
| authority established by law for any other person or entity. | 28673 |
| | 28674 |
| 28675 | |
| 28676 | |
| 28677 |
| Sec. 3701.05. The director of health shall keep | 28678 |
| 28679 | |
| informed in a printed annual report in regard to the work of the | 28680 |
| department of health and on the progress that is being made in | 28681 |
| studying the cause and prevention of disease and such kindred | 28682 |
| subjects as may contribute to the welfare of the people of the | 28683 |
| state. | 28684 |
| Sec. 3701.07. (A) The | 28685 |
| shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised | 28686 |
| Code defining and classifying hospitals and dispensaries and | 28687 |
| providing for the reporting of information by hospitals and | 28688 |
| dispensaries. Except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, | 28689 |
| the rules providing for the reporting of information shall not | 28690 |
| require inclusion of any confidential patient data or any | 28691 |
| information concerning the financial condition, income, expenses, | 28692 |
| or net worth of the facilities other than that financial | 28693 |
| information already contained in those portions of the medicare or | 28694 |
| medicaid cost report that is necessary for the department of | 28695 |
| health to certify the per diem cost under section 3701.62 of the | 28696 |
| Revised Code. The rules may require the reporting of information | 28697 |
| in the following categories: | 28698 |
| (1) Information needed to identify and classify the | 28699 |
| institution; | 28700 |
| (2) Information on facilities and type and volume of services | 28701 |
| provided by the institution; | 28702 |
| (3) The number of beds listed by category of care provided; | 28703 |
| (4) The number of licensed or certified professional | 28704 |
| employees by classification; | 28705 |
| (5) The number of births that occurred at the institution the | 28706 |
| previous calendar year; | 28707 |
| (6) Any other information that the | 28708 |
| relevant to the safety of patients served by the institution. | 28709 |
| Every hospital and dispensary, public or private, annually | 28710 |
| shall register with and report to the department of health. | 28711 |
| Reports shall be submitted in the manner prescribed in rules | 28712 |
| adopted under this division. | 28713 |
| (B) Every governmental entity or private nonprofit | 28714 |
| corporation or association whose employees or representatives are | 28715 |
| defined as residents' rights advocates under divisions (E)(1) and | 28716 |
| (2) of section 3721.10 of the Revised Code shall register with the | 28717 |
| department of health on forms furnished by the director of health | 28718 |
| and shall provide such reasonable identifying information as the | 28719 |
| director may prescribe. | 28720 |
| The department shall compile a list of the governmental | 28721 |
| entities, corporations, or associations registering under this | 28722 |
| division and shall update the list annually. Copies of the list | 28723 |
| shall be made available to nursing home administrators as defined | 28724 |
|
in division (C) of section 3721.10 of the Revised Code | 28725 |
| 28726 | |
| 28727 |
| Sec. 3701.072. (A) As used in this chapter: | 28728 |
| (1) "Bioterrorism" has the same meaning as in section | 28729 |
| 3701.232 of the Revised Code. | 28730 |
| (2) "Surveillance" in the public health service means the | 28731 |
| systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination | 28732 |
| of health data on an ongoing basis, to gain knowledge of the | 28733 |
| pattern of disease occurrence and potential in a community in | 28734 |
| order to control and prevent disease in the community. | 28735 |
| (3) "Trauma center" has the same meaning as in section | 28736 |
| 4765.01 of the Revised Code. | 28737 |
| (B) The | 28738 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that require a | 28739 |
| trauma center to report information to the director of health | 28740 |
| describing the trauma center's preparedness and capacity to | 28741 |
| respond to disasters, mass casualties, and bioterrorism. The | 28742 |
| 28743 | |
|
information the | 28744 |
| accurate description of a trauma center's preparedness and | 28745 |
| capacity to respond to disasters, mass casualties, and | 28746 |
| bioterrorism. Information reported pursuant to this division is | 28747 |
| not a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. | 28748 |
| (C) Upon request, the department of health shall provide a | 28749 |
|
summary report of the | 28750 |
| pursuant to this section. | 28751 |
| (D) The director shall review all information received | 28752 |
| pursuant to this section. After reviewing the information, the | 28753 |
| director may conduct an evaluation of a trauma center's | 28754 |
| preparedness and capacity to respond to disasters, mass | 28755 |
| casualties, and bioterrorism. An evaluation conducted pursuant to | 28756 |
| this division is not a public record under section 149.43 of the | 28757 |
| Revised Code. | 28758 |
| Sec. 3701.11. The director of health | 28759 |
| 28760 | |
| all parts of the state so far as the exercise of such power is | 28761 |
|
incidental to the performance of the duties of the director | 28762 |
| 28763 |
| Sec. 3701.132. The department of health is hereby designated | 28764 |
| as the state agency to administer the "special supplemental | 28765 |
| nutrition program for women, infants, and children" established | 28766 |
| under the "Child Nutrition Act of 1966," 80 Stat. 885, 42 U.S.C. | 28767 |
|
1786, as amended. The | 28768 |
| rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary | 28769 |
| for administering the program. The rules may include civil money | 28770 |
| penalties for violations of the rules. | 28771 |
| In determining eligibility for services provided under the | 28772 |
| program, the department may use the application form established | 28773 |
| under section 5111.013 of the Revised Code for the healthy start | 28774 |
| program. The department may require applicants to furnish their | 28775 |
| social security numbers. | 28776 |
| If the department determines that a vendor has committed an | 28777 |
| act with respect to the program that federal statutes or | 28778 |
| regulations or state statutes or rules prohibit, the department | 28779 |
| shall take action against the vendor in the manner required by 7 | 28780 |
| C.F.R. part 246, including imposition of a civil money penalty in | 28781 |
| accordance with 7 C.F.R. 246.12, or rules adopted under this | 28782 |
| section. | 28783 |
| Sec. 3701.146. (A) In taking actions regarding tuberculosis, | 28784 |
| the director of health has all of the following duties and powers: | 28785 |
| (1) The director shall maintain registries of hospitals, | 28786 |
| clinics, physicians, or other care providers to whom the director | 28787 |
| shall refer persons who make inquiries to the department of health | 28788 |
| regarding possible exposure to tuberculosis. | 28789 |
| (2) The director shall engage in tuberculosis surveillance | 28790 |
| activities, including the collection and analysis of | 28791 |
| epidemiological information relative to the frequency of | 28792 |
| tuberculosis infection, demographic and geographic distribution of | 28793 |
| tuberculosis cases, and trends pertaining to tuberculosis. | 28794 |
| (3) The director shall maintain a tuberculosis registry to | 28795 |
| record the incidence of tuberculosis in this state. | 28796 |
| (4) The director may appoint physicians to serve as | 28797 |
| tuberculosis consultants for geographic regions of the state | 28798 |
| specified by the director. Each tuberculosis consultant shall act | 28799 |
| in accordance with rules the director establishes and shall be | 28800 |
| responsible for advising and assisting physicians and other health | 28801 |
| care practitioners who participate in tuberculosis control | 28802 |
| activities and for reviewing medical records pertaining to the | 28803 |
| treatment provided to individuals with tuberculosis. | 28804 |
| (B)(1) The | 28805 |
| establishing standards for the following: | 28806 |
| (a) Performing tuberculosis screenings; | 28807 |
| (b) Performing examinations of individuals who have been | 28808 |
| exposed to tuberculosis and individuals who are suspected of | 28809 |
| having tuberculosis; | 28810 |
| (c) Providing treatment to individuals with tuberculosis; | 28811 |
| (d) Preventing individuals with communicable tuberculosis | 28812 |
| from infecting other individuals; | 28813 |
| (e) Performing laboratory tests for tuberculosis and studies | 28814 |
| of the resistance of tuberculosis to one or more drugs; | 28815 |
| (f) Selecting laboratories that provide in a timely fashion | 28816 |
| the results of a laboratory test for tuberculosis. The standards | 28817 |
| shall include a requirement that first consideration be given to | 28818 |
| laboratories located in this state. | 28819 |
| (2) Rules adopted pursuant to this section shall be adopted | 28820 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and may be | 28821 |
| consistent with any recommendations or guidelines on tuberculosis | 28822 |
| issued by the United States centers for disease control and | 28823 |
| prevention or by the American thoracic society. The rules shall | 28824 |
| apply to county or district tuberculosis control units, physicians | 28825 |
| who examine and treat individuals for tuberculosis, and | 28826 |
| laboratories that perform tests for tuberculosis. | 28827 |
| Sec. 3701.161. The director of health shall make necessary | 28828 |
| arrangements for the production and distribution of diphtheria | 28829 |
| antitoxin. Such antitoxin shall in all respects be equal in purity | 28830 |
| and potency to the standard of requirements of the United States | 28831 |
| public health service for antitoxin for interstate commerce. | 28832 |
| Diphtheria antitoxin shall be distributed in accordance with rules | 28833 |
|
the | 28834 |
| of the Revised Code. | 28835 |
| Sec. 3701.20. (A) In accordance with rules adopted | 28836 |
| 28837 | |
| director of health shall establish, promote, and maintain the Ohio | 28838 |
| poison control network; designate regions within the network; and | 28839 |
| designate poison prevention and treatment centers within each | 28840 |
| region. The purposes of the network are to: | 28841 |
| (1) Reduce the mortality resulting from and the expenditures | 28842 |
| incurred because of accidental, homicidal, suicidal, occupational, | 28843 |
| or environmental poisoning; | 28844 |
| (2) Educate the public and health care professionals | 28845 |
| concerning the prevention and treatment of exposure to poison; | 28846 |
| (3) Organize poison prevention and treatment activities on a | 28847 |
| regional basis to avoid duplication and waste. | 28848 |
| (B) To be eligible for designation as a poison prevention and | 28849 |
| treatment center and to retain the designation, a center must | 28850 |
|
maintain compliance with the standards established by the | 28851 |
| 28852 | |
| A poison prevention and treatment center may be operated by an | 28853 |
| individual, hospital, institution of higher education, political | 28854 |
| subdivision, association, corporation, or public or private | 28855 |
| agency. | 28856 |
| (C) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the | 28857 |
| 28858 | |
| following: | 28859 |
| (1) Establish guidelines, based on population density and | 28860 |
|
other relevant factors, and procedures to be followed | 28861 |
| 28862 | |
| and centers; | 28863 |
| (2) Establish standards for the operation of poison | 28864 |
| prevention and treatment centers; | 28865 |
| (3) Establish standards and procedures to be followed | 28866 |
| 28867 | |
| treatment centers; | 28868 |
| (4) Establish procedures, other than those prescribed by | 28869 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for reconsideration, at the | 28870 |
| request of the entity affected, of the denial or revocation of a | 28871 |
| designation as a poison prevention and treatment center. | 28872 |
| (D) In accordance with rules adopted | 28873 |
| 28874 | |
| shall make grants to poison prevention and treatment centers. A | 28875 |
| center is not eligible for a grant unless, prior to receiving the | 28876 |
| grant, the entity that operates the center agrees in writing that | 28877 |
| the level of the total funds, labor, and services devoted by the | 28878 |
| entity to the center during the period of the grant will | 28879 |
| approximate, as determined by the director of health, the level of | 28880 |
| the total funds, labor, and services devoted to the center by that | 28881 |
| entity in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the | 28882 |
| grant begins. | 28883 |
| (E) Each poison prevention and treatment center shall do all | 28884 |
| of the following: | 28885 |
| (1) Maintain and staff a twenty-four-hour per day, toll-free, | 28886 |
| telephone line to respond to inquiries and provide information | 28887 |
| about poison prevention and treatment and available services; | 28888 |
| (2) Provide specialized treatment, consultation, information, | 28889 |
| and educational programs to health care professionals and the | 28890 |
| public; | 28891 |
| (3) Compile information on the types and frequency of | 28892 |
| treatment it provides. | 28893 |
| A center may provide the services described in divisions | 28894 |
| (E)(1) and (2) of this section either directly or through contract | 28895 |
| with other facilities, as the director of health considers | 28896 |
| appropriate. Each center shall take measures to ensure the | 28897 |
| confidentiality of information about individuals to whom treatment | 28898 |
| or services are provided. | 28899 |
| (F) The director of health may revoke the designation of a | 28900 |
| poison treatment and control center, or deny an application for | 28901 |
| designation, if the center or applicant fails to meet or maintain | 28902 |
|
the standards established | 28903 |
| rules adopted under division (C) of this section. The entity | 28904 |
| seeking the designation may have the revocation or denial | 28905 |
|
reconsidered in accordance with rules adopted | 28906 |
| 28907 |
| (G)(1) A poison prevention and treatment center, its | 28908 |
| officers, employees, volunteers, or other persons associated with | 28909 |
| the center, and a person, organization, or institution that | 28910 |
| advises or assists a poison prevention and treatment center are | 28911 |
| not liable in damages in a tort action for harm that allegedly | 28912 |
| arises from advice or assistance rendered to any person unless the | 28913 |
| advice or assistance is given in a manner that constitutes willful | 28914 |
| or wanton misconduct or intentionally tortious conduct. | 28915 |
| (2) This section does not create, and shall not be construed | 28916 |
| as creating, a new cause of action or substantive legal right | 28917 |
| against a poison prevention and treatment center, its officers, | 28918 |
| employees, volunteers, or other persons associated with the | 28919 |
| center, or a person, organization, or institution that advises or | 28920 |
| assists a poison prevention and treatment center. | 28921 |
| (3) This section does not affect, and shall not be construed | 28922 |
| as affecting, any immunities from civil liability or defenses | 28923 |
| conferred by any other section of the Revised Code or available at | 28924 |
| common law, to which a poison prevention and treatment center, its | 28925 |
| officers, employees, volunteers, or other persons associated with | 28926 |
| the center or a person, organization, or institution that advises | 28927 |
| or assists a poison prevention and treatment center may be | 28928 |
| entitled under circumstances not specified by this section. | 28929 |
| (H) The director shall annually report to the general | 28930 |
| assembly findings and recommendations concerning the | 28931 |
| effectiveness, impact, and benefits of the poison prevention and | 28932 |
| treatment centers. | 28933 |
| Sec. 3701.201. (A) As used in this section, "bioterrorism" | 28934 |
| has the same meaning as in section 3701.232 of the Revised Code. | 28935 |
| (B) The | 28936 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code under which a | 28937 |
| poison prevention and treatment center or other health-related | 28938 |
| entity is required to report events that may be caused by | 28939 |
| bioterrorism, epidemic or pandemic disease, or established or | 28940 |
| novel infectious agents or biological or chemical toxins posing a | 28941 |
| risk of human fatality or disability. Rules adopted under this | 28942 |
| section may require a report of any of the following: | 28943 |
| (1) An unexpected pattern or increase in the number of | 28944 |
| telephone inquiries or requests to provide information about | 28945 |
| poison prevention and treatment and available services; | 28946 |
| (2) An unexpected pattern or increase in the number of | 28947 |
| requests to provide specialized treatment, consultation, | 28948 |
| information, and educational programs to health care professionals | 28949 |
| and the public; | 28950 |
| (3) An unexpected pattern or increase in the number of | 28951 |
| requests for information on established or novel infectious agents | 28952 |
| or biological or chemical toxins posing a risk of human fatality | 28953 |
| or disability that is relatively uncommon and may have been caused | 28954 |
| by bioterrorism. | 28955 |
| (C) Each poison prevention and treatment center and other | 28956 |
| health-related entity shall comply with any reporting requirement | 28957 |
| established in rules adopted under division (B) of this section. | 28958 |
| (D) Information reported under this section that is protected | 28959 |
| health information pursuant to section 3701.17 of the Revised Code | 28960 |
| shall be released only in accordance with that section. | 28961 |
| Information that does not identify an individual may be released | 28962 |
| in summary, statistical, or aggregate form. | 28963 |
| Sec. 3701.21. (A) As used in this section: | 28964 |
| (1) "Amblyopia" means reduced vision in an eye that has not | 28965 |
| received adequate use during early childhood. | 28966 |
| (2) "501(c) organization" means an organization exempt from | 28967 |
| federal income taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C.A. 501(a) and (c). | 28968 |
| (B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the save | 28969 |
| our sight fund. The fund shall consist of voluntary contributions | 28970 |
| deposited as provided in section 4503.104 of the Revised Code. All | 28971 |
| investment earnings from the fund shall be credited to the fund. | 28972 |
| (C) The director of health shall use the money in the save | 28973 |
| our sight fund as follows: | 28974 |
| (1) To provide support to 501(c) organizations that offer | 28975 |
| vision services in all counties of the state and have demonstrated | 28976 |
| experience in the delivery of vision services to do one or more of | 28977 |
| the following: | 28978 |
| (a) Implement a voluntary children's vision screening | 28979 |
| training and certification program for volunteers, child care | 28980 |
| providers, nurses, teachers, health care professionals practicing | 28981 |
| in primary care settings, and others serving children; | 28982 |
| (b) Provide materials for the program implemented under | 28983 |
| division (C)(1)(a) of this section; | 28984 |
| (c) Develop and implement a registry and targeted voluntary | 28985 |
| case management system to determine whether children with | 28986 |
| amblyopia are receiving professional eye care and to provide their | 28987 |
| parents with information and support regarding their child's | 28988 |
| vision care; | 28989 |
| (d) Establish a matching grant program for the purchase and | 28990 |
| distribution of protective eyewear to children; | 28991 |
| (e) Provide vision health and safety programs and materials | 28992 |
| for classrooms. | 28993 |
| (2) For the purpose of section 4503.104 of the Revised Code, | 28994 |
| to develop and distribute informational materials on the | 28995 |
| importance of eye care and safety to the registrar of motor | 28996 |
| vehicles and each deputy registrar; | 28997 |
| (3) To pay costs incurred by the director in administering | 28998 |
| the fund; | 28999 |
| (4) To reimburse the bureau of motor vehicles for the | 29000 |
| administrative costs incurred in performing its duties under | 29001 |
| section 4503.104 of the Revised Code. | 29002 |
| (D) A 501(c) organization seeking funding from the save our | 29003 |
| sight fund for any of the projects specified in division (C) of | 29004 |
| this section shall submit a request for the funding to the | 29005 |
| director in accordance with rules adopted under division (E) of | 29006 |
| this section. The director shall determine the appropriateness of | 29007 |
| and approve or disapprove projects for funding and approve or | 29008 |
| disapprove the disbursement of money from the save our sight fund. | 29009 |
| (E) The | 29010 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this | 29011 |
| section. The rules shall include the parameters of the projects | 29012 |
| specified in division (C)(1) of this section that may be funded | 29013 |
| with money in the save our sight fund and procedures for 501(c) | 29014 |
| organizations to request funding from the fund. | 29015 |
| Sec. 3701.221. (A) The director of health shall have charge | 29016 |
| of the public health laboratory authorized by section 3701.22 of | 29017 |
| the Revised Code. The director may employ an assistant for the | 29018 |
| laboratory who shall be a person skilled in chemistry and | 29019 |
| bacteriology, and receive compensation as the director determines. | 29020 |
| All expenses of the laboratory shall be paid from appropriations | 29021 |
| made for the department of health. | 29022 |
| (B) The | 29023 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt, and may amend or | 29024 |
| rescind, rules establishing reasonable fees for services the | 29025 |
|
laboratory performs. The | 29026 |
|
where the | 29027 |
| significantly and adversely affect the public health. All fees | 29028 |
| collected for services the laboratory performs shall be deposited | 29029 |
|
into the state treasury to the credit of the | 29030 |
|
fee fund, | 29031 |
| expenses of operating the laboratory. | 29032 |
| Sec. 3701.23. (A) As used in this section, "health care | 29033 |
| provider" means any person or government entity that provides | 29034 |
| health care services to individuals. "Health care provider" | 29035 |
| includes, but is not limited to, hospitals, medical clinics and | 29036 |
| offices, special care facilities, medical laboratories, | 29037 |
| physicians, pharmacists, dentists, physician assistants, | 29038 |
| registered and licensed practical nurses, laboratory technicians, | 29039 |
| emergency medical service organization personnel, and ambulance | 29040 |
| service organization personnel. | 29041 |
| (B) Boards of health, health authorities or officials, health | 29042 |
| care providers in localities in which there are no health | 29043 |
| authorities or officials, and coroners or medical examiners shall | 29044 |
| report promptly to the department of health the existence of any | 29045 |
| of the following: | 29046 |
| (1) Asiatic cholera; | 29047 |
| (2) Yellow fever; | 29048 |
| (3) Diphtheria; | 29049 |
| (4) Typhus or typhoid fever; | 29050 |
| (5) As specified by the | 29051 |
| other contagious or infectious diseases, illnesses, health | 29052 |
| conditions, or unusual infectious agents or biological toxins | 29053 |
| posing a risk of human fatality or disability. | 29054 |
| (C) No person shall fail to comply with the reporting | 29055 |
| requirements established under division (B) of this section. | 29056 |
| (D) The reports required by this section shall be submitted | 29057 |
| on forms, as required by statute or rule, and in the manner the | 29058 |
| director of health prescribes. | 29059 |
| (E) Information reported under this section that is protected | 29060 |
| health information pursuant to section 3701.17 of the Revised Code | 29061 |
| shall be released only in accordance with that section. | 29062 |
| Information that does not identify an individual may be released | 29063 |
| in summary, statistical, or aggregate form. | 29064 |
| Sec. 3701.232. (A) As used in this section: | 29065 |
| (1) "Bioterrorism" means the intentional use of any | 29066 |
| microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product | 29067 |
| that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, or any | 29068 |
| naturally occurring or bioengineered component of a microorganism, | 29069 |
| virus, infectious substance, or biological product, to cause | 29070 |
| death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, | 29071 |
| animal, plant, or other living organism as a means of influencing | 29072 |
| the conduct of government or intimidating or coercing a | 29073 |
| population. | 29074 |
| (2) "Pharmacist" means an individual licensed under Chapter | 29075 |
| 4729. of the Revised Code to engage in the practice of pharmacy as | 29076 |
| a pharmacist. | 29077 |
| (3) "Pharmacy" and "prescription" have the same meanings as | 29078 |
| in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. | 29079 |
| (B) The | 29080 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code under which a | 29081 |
| pharmacy or pharmacist is required to report significant changes | 29082 |
| in medication usage that may be caused by bioterrorism, epidemic | 29083 |
| or pandemic disease, or established or novel infectious agents or | 29084 |
| biological toxins posing a risk of human fatality or disability. | 29085 |
| Rules adopted under this section may require a report of any of | 29086 |
| the following: | 29087 |
| (1) An unexpected increase in the number of prescriptions for | 29088 |
| antibiotics; | 29089 |
| (2) An unexpected increase in the number of prescriptions for | 29090 |
| medication to treat fever or respiratory or gastrointestinal | 29091 |
| complaints; | 29092 |
| (3) An unexpected increase in sales of, or the number of | 29093 |
| requests for information on, over-the-counter medication to treat | 29094 |
| fever or respiratory or gastrointestinal complaints; | 29095 |
| (4) Any prescription for medication used to treat a disease | 29096 |
| that is relatively uncommon and may have been caused by | 29097 |
| bioterrorism. | 29098 |
| (C) No person shall fail to comply with any reporting | 29099 |
| requirement established in rules adopted under division (B) of | 29100 |
| this section. | 29101 |
| (D) Information reported under this section that is protected | 29102 |
| health information pursuant to section 3701.17 of the Revised Code | 29103 |
| shall be released only in accordance with that section. | 29104 |
| Information that does not identify an individual may be released | 29105 |
| in summary, statistical, or aggregate form. | 29106 |
| Sec. 3701.24. (A) As used in this section and sections | 29107 |
| 3701.241 to 3701.249 of the Revised Code: | 29108 |
| (1) "AIDS" means the illness designated as acquired | 29109 |
| immunodeficiency syndrome. | 29110 |
| (2) "HIV" means the human immunodeficiency virus identified | 29111 |
| as the causative agent of AIDS. | 29112 |
| (3) "AIDS-related condition" means symptoms of illness | 29113 |
| related to HIV infection, including AIDS-related complex, that are | 29114 |
| confirmed by a positive HIV test. | 29115 |
| (4) "HIV test" means any test for the antibody or antigen to | 29116 |
| HIV that has been approved by the director of health under | 29117 |
| division (B) of section 3701.241 of the Revised Code. | 29118 |
| (5) "Health care facility" has the same meaning as in section | 29119 |
| 1751.01 of the Revised Code. | 29120 |
| (6) "Director" means the director of health or any employee | 29121 |
| of the department of health acting on the director's behalf. | 29122 |
| (7) "Physician" means a person who holds a current, valid | 29123 |
| certificate issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code | 29124 |
| authorizing the practice of medicine or surgery and osteopathic | 29125 |
| medicine and surgery. | 29126 |
| (8) "Nurse" means a registered nurse or licensed practical | 29127 |
| nurse who holds a license or certificate issued under Chapter | 29128 |
| 4723. of the Revised Code. | 29129 |
| (9) "Anonymous test" means an HIV test administered so that | 29130 |
| the individual to be tested can give informed consent to the test | 29131 |
| and receive the results by means of a code system that does not | 29132 |
| link the identity of the individual tested to the request for the | 29133 |
| test or the test results. | 29134 |
| (10) "Confidential test" means an HIV test administered so | 29135 |
| that the identity of the individual tested is linked to the test | 29136 |
| but is held in confidence to the extent provided by sections | 29137 |
| 3701.24 to 3701.248 of the Revised Code. | 29138 |
| (11) "Health care provider" means an individual who provides | 29139 |
| diagnostic, evaluative, or treatment services. Pursuant to Chapter | 29140 |
|
119. of the Revised Code, the | 29141 |
| adopt rules further defining the scope of the term "health care | 29142 |
| provider." | 29143 |
| (12) "Significant exposure to body fluids" means a | 29144 |
| percutaneous or mucous membrane exposure of an individual to the | 29145 |
| blood, semen, vaginal secretions, or spinal, synovial, pleural, | 29146 |
| peritoneal, pericardial, or amniotic fluid of another individual. | 29147 |
| (13) "Emergency medical services worker" means all of the | 29148 |
| following: | 29149 |
| (a) A peace officer; | 29150 |
| (b) An employee of an emergency medical service organization | 29151 |
| as defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code; | 29152 |
| (c) A firefighter employed by a political subdivision; | 29153 |
| (d) A volunteer firefighter, emergency operator, or rescue | 29154 |
| operator; | 29155 |
| (e) An employee of a private organization that renders rescue | 29156 |
| services, emergency medical services, or emergency medical | 29157 |
| transportation to accident victims and persons suffering serious | 29158 |
| illness or injury. | 29159 |
| (14) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in division (A) | 29160 |
| of section 109.71 of the Revised Code, except that it also | 29161 |
| includes a sheriff and the superintendent and troopers of the | 29162 |
| state highway patrol. | 29163 |
| (B) Persons designated by rule adopted by the | 29164 |
| 29165 | |
| report promptly every case of AIDS, every AIDS-related condition, | 29166 |
| and every confirmed positive HIV test to the department of health | 29167 |
| on forms and in a manner prescribed by the director. In each | 29168 |
| county the director shall designate the health commissioner of a | 29169 |
| health district in the county to receive the reports. | 29170 |
| (C) No person shall fail to comply with the reporting | 29171 |
| requirements established under division (B) of this section. | 29172 |
| (D) Information reported under this section that identifies | 29173 |
| an individual is confidential and may be released only with the | 29174 |
| written consent of the individual except as the director | 29175 |
| determines necessary to ensure the accuracy of the information, as | 29176 |
| necessary to provide treatment to the individual, as ordered by a | 29177 |
| court pursuant to section 3701.243 or 3701.247 of the Revised | 29178 |
| Code, or pursuant to a search warrant or a subpoena issued by or | 29179 |
| at the request of a grand jury, prosecuting attorney, city | 29180 |
| director of law or similar chief legal officer of a municipal | 29181 |
| corporation, or village solicitor, in connection with a criminal | 29182 |
| investigation or prosecution. Information that does not identify | 29183 |
| an individual may be released in summary, statistical, or | 29184 |
| aggregate form. | 29185 |
| Sec. 3701.241. (A) The director of health shall develop and | 29186 |
| administer the following: | 29187 |
| (1) A surveillance system to determine the number of cases of | 29188 |
| AIDS and the HIV infection rate in various population groups; | 29189 |
| (2) Counseling and testing programs for groups determined by | 29190 |
| the director to be at risk of HIV infection, including procedures | 29191 |
| for both confidential and anonymous tests, counseling training | 29192 |
| programs for health care providers, and development of counseling | 29193 |
| guidelines; | 29194 |
| (3) A confidential partner notification system to alert and | 29195 |
| counsel sexual contacts of individuals with HIV infection; | 29196 |
| (4) Risk reduction and education programs for groups | 29197 |
| determined by the director to be at risk of HIV infection, and, in | 29198 |
| consultation with a wide range of community leaders, education | 29199 |
| programs for the public; | 29200 |
| (5) Pilot programs for the long-term care of individuals with | 29201 |
| AIDS or AIDS-related condition, including care in nursing homes | 29202 |
| and in alternative settings; | 29203 |
| (6) Programs to expand regional outpatient treatment of | 29204 |
| individuals with AIDS or AIDS-related condition; | 29205 |
| (7) A program to assist communities, including communities of | 29206 |
| less than one hundred thousand population, in establishing AIDS | 29207 |
| task forces and support groups for individuals with AIDS, | 29208 |
| AIDS-related condition, and HIV infection. The program may include | 29209 |
| the award of grants if they are matched by local funds. | 29210 |
| Information obtained or maintained under the partner | 29211 |
| notification system is not a public record under section 149.43 of | 29212 |
| the Revised Code and may be released only in accordance with | 29213 |
| division (C) of section 3701.243 of the Revised Code. | 29214 |
| (B) The director shall: | 29215 |
| (1) Approve a test or tests to be used to determine whether | 29216 |
| an individual has HIV infection, define a confirmed positive test | 29217 |
| result, and develop guidelines for interpreting test results; | 29218 |
| (2) Establish sites for confidential and anonymous HIV tests, | 29219 |
| and prepare a list of sites where an individual may obtain an | 29220 |
| anonymous test; | 29221 |
| (3) Prepare a list of counseling services; | 29222 |
| (4) Make available a copy of the list of anonymous testing | 29223 |
| sites or a copy of the list of counseling services to anyone who | 29224 |
| requests it. | 29225 |
| (C) The director of health shall require the director or | 29226 |
| administrator of each site where anonymous or confidential HIV | 29227 |
| tests are given to submit a report every three months evaluating | 29228 |
| from an epidemiologic perspective the effectiveness of the HIV | 29229 |
| testing program at that site. Not later than January 31, 1991, and | 29230 |
| each year thereafter, the director of health shall make a report | 29231 |
| evaluating the anonymous and confidential testing programs | 29232 |
| throughout the state with regard to their effectiveness as | 29233 |
| epidemiologic programs. The report shall be submitted to the | 29234 |
| speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the | 29235 |
| senate and shall be made available to the public. | 29236 |
| The | 29237 |
| pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the | 29238 |
| implementation of the requirements of division (B)(1) of this | 29239 |
| section and division (D) of section 3701.24 of the Revised Code. | 29240 |
| (D) The director of health shall administer funds received | 29241 |
| under Title XXVI of the "Public Health Services Act," 104 Stat. | 29242 |
| 576 (1990), 42 U.S.C.A. 2601, as amended, for programs to improve | 29243 |
| the quality and availability of care for individuals with AIDS, | 29244 |
| AIDS-related condition, and HIV infection. In administering these | 29245 |
| funds, the director may enter into contracts with any person or | 29246 |
| entity for the purpose of administering the programs, including | 29247 |
| contracts with the department of job and family services for | 29248 |
| establishment of a program of reimbursement of drugs used for | 29249 |
| treatment and care of such individuals. The director of health may | 29250 |
| adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code | 29251 |
| and issue orders as necessary for administration of the funds. If | 29252 |
| the department of job and family services enters into a contract | 29253 |
| under this division, the director of job and family services may | 29254 |
| adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as | 29255 |
| necessary for carrying out the department's duties under the | 29256 |
| contract. | 29257 |
| Sec. 3701.242. (A) An HIV test may be performed by or on the | 29258 |
| order of a health care provider who, in the exercise of the | 29259 |
| provider's professional judgment, determines the test to be | 29260 |
| necessary for providing diagnosis and treatment to the individual | 29261 |
| to be tested, if the individual or the individual's parent or | 29262 |
| guardian has given consent to the provider for medical or other | 29263 |
| health care treatment. The health care provider shall inform the | 29264 |
| individual of the individual's right under division (D) of this | 29265 |
| section to an anonymous test. | 29266 |
| (B) A minor may consent to be given an HIV test. The consent | 29267 |
| is not subject to disaffirmance because of minority. The parents | 29268 |
| or guardian of a minor giving consent under this division are not | 29269 |
| liable for payment and shall not be charged for an HIV test given | 29270 |
| to the minor without the consent of a parent or the guardian. | 29271 |
| (C) The health care provider ordering an HIV test shall | 29272 |
| provide post-test counseling for an individual who receives an | 29273 |
|
HIV-positive test result. The | 29274 |
|
may adopt rules | 29275 |
| 29276 | |
| specifying the information to be provided in post-test counseling. | 29277 |
| (D) An individual shall have the right to an anonymous test. | 29278 |
| A health care facility or health care provider that does not | 29279 |
| provide anonymous testing shall refer an individual requesting an | 29280 |
| anonymous test to a site where it is available. | 29281 |
| (E) Divisions (B) to (D) of this section do not apply to the | 29282 |
| performance of an HIV test in any of the following circumstances: | 29283 |
| (1) When the test is performed in a medical emergency by a | 29284 |
| nurse or physician and the test results are medically necessary to | 29285 |
| avoid or minimize an immediate danger to the health or safety of | 29286 |
| the individual to be tested or another individual, except that | 29287 |
| post-test counseling shall be given to the individual if the | 29288 |
| individual receives an HIV-positive test result; | 29289 |
| (2) When the test is performed for the purpose of research if | 29290 |
| the researcher does not know and cannot determine the identity of | 29291 |
| the individual tested; | 29292 |
| (3) When the test is performed by a person who procures, | 29293 |
| processes, distributes, or uses a human body part from a deceased | 29294 |
| person donated for a purpose specified in Chapter 2108. of the | 29295 |
| Revised Code, if the test is medically necessary to ensure that | 29296 |
| the body part is acceptable for its intended purpose; | 29297 |
| (4) When the test is performed on a person incarcerated in a | 29298 |
| correctional institution under the control of the department of | 29299 |
| rehabilitation and correction if the head of the institution has | 29300 |
| determined, based on good cause, that a test is necessary; | 29301 |
| (5) When the test is performed in accordance with section | 29302 |
| 2907.27 of the Revised Code; | 29303 |
| (6) When the test is performed on an individual after the | 29304 |
| infection control committee of a health care facility, or other | 29305 |
| body of a health care facility performing a similar function | 29306 |
| determines that a health care provider, emergency medical services | 29307 |
| worker, or peace officer, while rendering health or emergency care | 29308 |
| to an individual, has sustained a significant exposure to the body | 29309 |
| fluids of that individual, and the individual has refused to give | 29310 |
| consent for testing. | 29311 |
| Sec. 3701.248. (A) As used in this section: | 29312 |
| (1) "Contagious or infectious disease" means a disease | 29313 |
|
specified | 29314 |
|
health | 29315 |
| (2) "Patient" means either of the following: | 29316 |
| (a) A person, whether alive or dead, who has been treated, or | 29317 |
| handled, or transported for medical care by an emergency medical | 29318 |
| services worker; | 29319 |
| (b) A deceased person whose body is handled by a funeral | 29320 |
| services worker. | 29321 |
| (3) "Significant exposure" means: | 29322 |
| (a) A percutaneous or mucous membrane exposure of an | 29323 |
| individual to the blood, semen, vaginal secretions, or spinal, | 29324 |
| synovial, pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, or amniotic fluid of | 29325 |
| another person; | 29326 |
| (b) Exposure to a contagious or infectious disease. | 29327 |
| (4) "Funeral services worker" means a person licensed as a | 29328 |
| funeral director or embalmer under Chapter 4717. of the Revised | 29329 |
| Code or an individual responsible for the direct final disposition | 29330 |
| of a deceased person. | 29331 |
| (B)(1) An emergency medical services worker or funeral | 29332 |
| services worker who believes that significant exposure has | 29333 |
| occurred through the worker's contact with a patient may submit to | 29334 |
| the health care facility or coroner that received the patient a | 29335 |
| written request to be notified of the results of any test | 29336 |
| performed on the patient to determine the presence of a contagious | 29337 |
| or infectious disease. The request shall include: | 29338 |
| (a) The name, address, and telephone number of the individual | 29339 |
| submitting the request; | 29340 |
| (b) The name of the individual's employer, or, in the case of | 29341 |
| a volunteer emergency medical services worker, the entity for | 29342 |
| which the worker volunteers, and the individual's supervisor; | 29343 |
| (c) The date, time, location, and manner of the exposure. | 29344 |
| (2) The request for notification that is submitted by an | 29345 |
| emergency medical services worker pursuant to division (B)(1) of | 29346 |
| this section is valid for ten days after it is made. If at the end | 29347 |
| of that ten-day period no test has been performed to determine the | 29348 |
| presence of a contagious or infectious disease, no diagnosis has | 29349 |
| been made, or the result of the test is negative, the health care | 29350 |
| facility or coroner shall notify the emergency medical services | 29351 |
| worker. The notification shall not include the name of the | 29352 |
| patient. If necessary, the request may be renewed in accordance | 29353 |
| with the same procedures and requirements as the original request. | 29354 |
| (3) A health care facility or coroner shall respond | 29355 |
| immediately to a request for notification submitted pursuant to | 29356 |
| division (B)(1) of this section by a funeral services worker. If | 29357 |
| no test has been performed to determine the presence of a | 29358 |
| contagious or infectious disease, no diagnosis has been made, or | 29359 |
| the result of a test that was performed is negative, the health | 29360 |
| care facility or coroner shall immediately notify the funeral | 29361 |
| services worker. The notification shall not include the name of | 29362 |
| the patient. | 29363 |
| On receipt of notification that no test has been performed to | 29364 |
| determine the presence of a contagious or infectious disease in a | 29365 |
| patient, the funeral services worker may have a test performed on | 29366 |
| the patient. The test shall be performed in accordance with rules | 29367 |
| adopted by the department of health pursuant to division (G) of | 29368 |
| this section. | 29369 |
| The consent of the patient's family is not required for | 29370 |
| performance of a test pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section. | 29371 |
| (C) The health care facility or coroner that receives a | 29372 |
| written request for notification shall give an oral notification | 29373 |
| of the presence of a contagious or infectious disease, or of a | 29374 |
| confirmed positive test result, if known, to the person who made | 29375 |
| the request and the person's supervisor and to the infection | 29376 |
| control committee or other body described in division (E)(6) of | 29377 |
| section 3701.242 of the Revised Code within two days after | 29378 |
| determining the presence of a contagious or infectious disease or | 29379 |
| after a confirmed positive test result. A written notification | 29380 |
| shall follow oral notification within three days. If a contagious | 29381 |
| or infectious disease is present, or the test results are | 29382 |
| confirmed positive, both the oral and written notification shall | 29383 |
| include the name of the disease, its signs and symptoms, the date | 29384 |
| of exposure, the incubation period, the mode of transmission of | 29385 |
| the disease, the medical precautions necessary to prevent | 29386 |
| transmission to other persons, and the appropriate prophylaxis, | 29387 |
| treatment, and counseling for the disease. The notification shall | 29388 |
| not include the name of the patient. | 29389 |
| If the request is made by an emergency medical services | 29390 |
| worker and the information is not available from the health care | 29391 |
| facility to which the request is made because the patient has been | 29392 |
| transferred from that health care facility, the facility shall | 29393 |
| assist the emergency medical services worker in locating the | 29394 |
| patient and securing the requested information from the health | 29395 |
| care facility that treated or is treating the patient. If the | 29396 |
| patient has died, the health care facility shall give the | 29397 |
| emergency medical services worker the name and address of the | 29398 |
| coroner who received the patient. | 29399 |
| (D) Each health care facility and coroner shall develop | 29400 |
| written procedures to implement the notification procedures | 29401 |
| required by this section. A health care facility or coroner may | 29402 |
| take measures in addition to those required in this section to | 29403 |
| notify emergency medical services workers and funeral services | 29404 |
| workers of possible exposure to a contagious or infectious disease | 29405 |
| as long as the confidentiality of the information is maintained. | 29406 |
| (E) No person shall knowingly fail to comply with division | 29407 |
| (C) of this section. | 29408 |
| (F) The | 29409 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that specify | 29410 |
| the diseases that are reasonably likely to be transmitted by air | 29411 |
| or blood during the normal course of duties performed by an | 29412 |
| emergency medical services worker or funeral services worker. In | 29413 |
|
adopting such rules, the | 29414 |
| of contact that typically occur between patients and emergency | 29415 |
| medical services workers and funeral services workers. | 29416 |
| (G) The department of health shall adopt rules in accordance | 29417 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying the procedures a | 29418 |
| funeral services worker must follow when having a test performed | 29419 |
| on a patient pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section. The | 29420 |
| rules shall specify how and by whom the test is to be performed. | 29421 |
| The rules shall require the funeral services worker or the funeral | 29422 |
| services worker's employer to pay the cost of the test. No health | 29423 |
| care facility shall be required to perform the test. | 29424 |
| Sec. 3701.341. (A) The | 29425 |
| pursuant to Chapter 119. and consistent with section 2317.56 of | 29426 |
| the Revised Code, shall adopt rules relating to abortions and the | 29427 |
| following subjects: | 29428 |
| (1) Post-abortion procedures to protect the health of the | 29429 |
| pregnant woman; | 29430 |
| (2) Pathological reports; | 29431 |
| (3) Humane disposition of the product of human conception; | 29432 |
| (4) Counseling. | 29433 |
| (B) The director of health shall implement the rules and | 29434 |
| shall apply to the court of common pleas for temporary or | 29435 |
| permanent injunctions restraining a violation or threatened | 29436 |
| violation of the rules. This action is an additional remedy not | 29437 |
| dependent on the adequacy of the remedy at law. | 29438 |
| Sec. 3701.342. After consultation with the public health | 29439 |
| standards task force established under section 3701.343 of the | 29440 |
|
Revised Code, the | 29441 |
| rules establishing minimum standards and optimum achievable | 29442 |
| standards for boards of health and local health departments. The | 29443 |
| minimum standards shall assure that boards of health and local | 29444 |
| health departments provide for: | 29445 |
| (A) Analysis and prevention of communicable disease; | 29446 |
| (B) Analysis of the causes of, and appropriate treatment for, | 29447 |
| the leading causes of morbidity and mortality; | 29448 |
| (C) The administration and management of the local health | 29449 |
| department; | 29450 |
| (D) Access to primary health care by medically underserved | 29451 |
| individuals; | 29452 |
| (E) Environmental health management programs; | 29453 |
| (F) Health promotion services designed to encourage | 29454 |
| individual and community wellness. | 29455 |
| The | 29456 |
| establishing a formula for distribution of state health district | 29457 |
| subsidy funds to boards of health and local health departments. | 29458 |
| The formula shall provide no subsidy funds to a board or | 29459 |
| department unless it meets minimum standards and shall provide | 29460 |
| higher funding levels for boards and districts that meet optimum | 29461 |
| achievable standards. | 29462 |
| Notwithstanding section 119.03 of the Revised Code, rules | 29463 |
| adopted under this section shall not take effect unless approved | 29464 |
| by concurrent resolution of the general assembly. | 29465 |
| Sec. 3701.343. The | 29466 |
| 29467 | |
|
commissioners | 29468 |
|
standards task force to assist and advise the | 29469 |
| 29470 | |
| established under section 3701.342 of the Revised Code for the | 29471 |
|
provision of public health services. | 29472 |
| 29473 | |
| 29474 |
| The task force shall have nine members, consisting of: | 29475 |
| (A) A sanitarian registered in accordance with Chapter 4736. | 29476 |
| of the Revised Code; | 29477 |
| (B) A registered nurse licensed in accordance with Chapter | 29478 |
| 4723. of the Revised Code; | 29479 |
| (C) A physician | 29480 |
| under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and | 29481 |
| surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; | 29482 |
| (D) Three health commissioners; | 29483 |
| (E) Two representatives of the department of health; | 29484 |
| (F) One individual with recognized ability in public health | 29485 |
| law, public health laboratories, epidemiology, nutrition, or | 29486 |
| health education. | 29487 |
| | 29488 |
| 29489 | |
| 29490 | |
| 29491 | |
| 29492 | |
| 29493 | |
| 29494 |
| Members of the task force shall elect a | 29495 |
| Five members of the task force constitute a quorum and six votes | 29496 |
| are necessary to validate an action. | 29497 |
| | 29498 |
| 29499 | |
| 29500 | |
| 29501 | |
| Vacancies occurring on the task force shall be filled in the same | 29502 |
| manner as the initial appointments. | 29503 |
| Members of the task force shall serve without compensation, | 29504 |
| but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses. | 29505 |
| Sec. 3701.344. As used in this section and sections | 29506 |
| 3701.345, 3701.346, and 3701.347 of the Revised Code: | 29507 |
| (A) "Private water system" means any water system for the | 29508 |
| provision of water for human consumption, if such system has fewer | 29509 |
| than fifteen service connections and does not regularly serve an | 29510 |
| average of at least twenty-five individuals daily at least sixty | 29511 |
| days out of the year. A private water system includes any well, | 29512 |
| spring, cistern, pond, or hauled water and any equipment for the | 29513 |
| collection, transportation, filtration, disinfection, treatment, | 29514 |
| or storage of such water extending from and including the source | 29515 |
| of the water to the point of discharge from any pressure tank or | 29516 |
| other storage vessel; to the point of discharge from the water | 29517 |
| pump where no pressure tank or other storage vessel is present; | 29518 |
| or, in the case of multiple service connections serving more than | 29519 |
| one dwelling, to the point of discharge from each service | 29520 |
| connection. "Private water system" does not include the water | 29521 |
| service line extending from the point of discharge to a structure. | 29522 |
| (B) Notwithstanding section 3701.347 of the Revised Code and | 29523 |
| subject to division (C) of this section, rules adopted by the | 29524 |
| 29525 | |
| shall provide for the following: | 29526 |
| (1) Except as otherwise provided in this division, boards of | 29527 |
| health of city or general health districts shall be given the | 29528 |
| exclusive power to establish fees in accordance with section | 29529 |
| 3709.09 of the Revised Code for administering and enforcing such | 29530 |
| rules. Such fees shall establish a different rate for | 29531 |
| administering and enforcing the rules relative to private water | 29532 |
| systems serving single-family dwelling houses and nonsingle-family | 29533 |
|
dwelling houses. Except for an amount established by the | 29534 |
| 29535 | |
| section, for each new private water system installation, no | 29536 |
| portion of any fee for administering and enforcing such rules | 29537 |
| shall be returned to the department of health. If the director of | 29538 |
| health determines that a board of health of a city or general | 29539 |
| health district is unable to administer and enforce a private | 29540 |
| water system program in the district, the director shall | 29541 |
| administer and enforce such a program in the district and | 29542 |
| establish fees for such administration and enforcement. | 29543 |
| (2) Boards of health of city or general health districts | 29544 |
| shall be given the exclusive power to determine the number of | 29545 |
| inspections necessary for determining the safe drinking | 29546 |
| characteristics of a private water system. | 29547 |
| (3) Private water systems contractors, as a condition of | 29548 |
| doing business in this state, shall annually register with, and | 29549 |
| comply with surety bonding requirements of, the department of | 29550 |
| health. No such contractor shall be permitted to register if the | 29551 |
| contractor fails to comply with all applicable rules adopted by | 29552 |
|
the | 29553 |
| city or general health district. The annual registration fee for | 29554 |
| private water systems contractors shall be sixty-five dollars. The | 29555 |
| 29556 | |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may increase the annual | 29557 |
|
registration fee. | 29558 |
| 29559 | |
| 29560 |
| (4) | 29561 |
|
of health of city or general health districts | 29562 |
| 29563 | |
| determining whether bacteriological examinations shall be | 29564 |
| performed at approved laboratories of the state or at approved | 29565 |
| private laboratories. | 29566 |
| (5) The | 29567 |
| each new private water system installation, which shall be | 29568 |
| collected by the appropriate board of health and transmitted to | 29569 |
|
the director | 29570 |
| Code. | 29571 |
| (6) All fees received by the director of health under | 29572 |
| divisions (B)(1), (3), and (5) of this section shall be deposited | 29573 |
| in the state treasury to the credit of the general operations fund | 29574 |
| created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code for use in the | 29575 |
| administration and enforcement of sections 3701.344 to 3701.347 of | 29576 |
| the Revised Code and the rules pertaining to private water systems | 29577 |
|
adopted under those sections | 29578 |
| 29579 |
| (C) To the extent that rules adopted under division (B) of | 29580 |
| this section require health districts to follow specific | 29581 |
| procedures or use prescribed forms, no such procedure or form | 29582 |
| shall be implemented until it is approved by majority vote of an | 29583 |
| approval board of health commissioners, hereby created. Members of | 29584 |
| the board shall be the officers of the association of Ohio health | 29585 |
| commissioners, or any successor organization, and membership on | 29586 |
| the board shall be coterminous with holding an office of the | 29587 |
| association. No health district is required to follow a procedure | 29588 |
| or use a form required by a rule adopted under division (B) of | 29589 |
| this section without the approval of the board. | 29590 |
| (D) A board of health shall collect well log filing fees on | 29591 |
| behalf of the division of soil and water resources in the | 29592 |
| department of natural resources in accordance with section 1521.05 | 29593 |
| of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it. The fees shall be | 29594 |
| submitted to the division quarterly as provided in those rules. | 29595 |
| Sec. 3701.345. Any applicant for a permit to construct, | 29596 |
| develop, install, or modify a private water system required by | 29597 |
|
rules adopted by the | 29598 |
| 29599 | |
| apply to the board of health of the city or general health | 29600 |
| district administering and enforcing the private water supply | 29601 |
| program in the health district in which the private water system | 29602 |
| is or is to be located or, if the health district is not | 29603 |
| administering and enforcing the program, may apply to the | 29604 |
| department of health for a variance from such rules governing the | 29605 |
| design, construction, development, installation, or modification | 29606 |
| of private water systems. The application for a variance shall be | 29607 |
| made in writing and shall include a statement of the particular | 29608 |
| rule or rules from which a variance is sought, a description of | 29609 |
| the proposed system or modification, and the necessity for the | 29610 |
| variance. The board of health or the department of health shall | 29611 |
| not grant a variance unless the applicant demonstrates that: | 29612 |
| (A) There will be an unusual and unnecessary hardship in | 29613 |
| complying with the rules from which the variance is sought; | 29614 |
| (B) Contamination of the private water system will not occur | 29615 |
| as a result of construction and operation of the system as | 29616 |
| proposed by the variance application; | 29617 |
| (C) The health of persons using water from the private water | 29618 |
| system will not be endangered as a result of construction and | 29619 |
| operation of the system as proposed by the variance application; | 29620 |
| and | 29621 |
| (D) No other technically feasible and economically reasonable | 29622 |
| means exist for obtaining water from the proposed type of water | 29623 |
| source. | 29624 |
| Sec. 3701.347. Notwithstanding division (E) of section | 29625 |
| 6111.42 of the Revised Code, rules adopted under such division and | 29626 |
| in effect on December 14, 1978, shall continue in effect until | 29627 |
| repealed by the environmental protection agency or superseded by | 29628 |
|
rules | 29629 |
| hereinafter provided, as fully as if such section had not been | 29630 |
| amended by Amended Substitute Senate Bill No. 445 of the 112th | 29631 |
| general assembly on such date. Insofar as these rules affect wells | 29632 |
| for the provision of water for human consumption not used or for | 29633 |
| use by a public water system, they shall remain in effect | 29634 |
| notwithstanding repeal by the environmental protection agency | 29635 |
|
until the | 29636 |
| them which prescribe uniform standards and procedures for the | 29637 |
| design, construction, inspection, installation, development, | 29638 |
| maintenance, and abandonment of private water systems, to protect | 29639 |
| the health of the persons served by such water systems and to | 29640 |
| establish fees at a level calculated to pay the cost of | 29641 |
|
administering and enforcing such rules by the director | 29642 |
| by boards of health of city and general health districts approved | 29643 |
| by the director of health. For purposes of this section "public | 29644 |
| water system" has the meaning ascribed to it in section 6109.01 of | 29645 |
| the Revised Code. | 29646 |
| Sec. 3701.352. No person shall violate any rule the
| 29647 |
| 29648 | |
| or any order the director or department of health issues under | 29649 |
| this chapter to prevent a threat to the public caused by a | 29650 |
| pandemic, epidemic, or bioterrorism event. | 29651 |
| Sec. 3701.40. The | 29652 |
| rule prescribe minimum standards for the maintenance and operation | 29653 |
| of hospitals and medical facilities which shall receive federal | 29654 |
| aid for construction under the state plan provided for by section | 29655 |
| 3701.39 of the Revised Code. | 29656 |
| Boards of trustees or directors of institutions required to | 29657 |
| comply with sections 3701.01, 3701.04, 3701.08, 3701.09, and | 29658 |
| 3701.37 to 3701.45 of the Revised Code shall have the right to | 29659 |
| select the professional staff members of such institutions and to | 29660 |
| select and employ interns, nurses, and other personnel, and no | 29661 |
|
rules, regulations, or standards of the director of health | 29662 |
| 29663 | |
| shall be valid which, if enforced, would interfere in such | 29664 |
| selection or employment. | 29665 |
| The director of health may petition the common pleas court of | 29666 |
| the county in which any hospital or medical facility is located | 29667 |
| for an order enjoining any person, firm, partnership, association, | 29668 |
| corporation, or other entity, private or public, from operating a | 29669 |
| hospital or medical facility in violation of any rules adopted | 29670 |
| under this section. Irrespective of any other remedy the director | 29671 |
| may have in law or equity the court has jurisdiction to grant such | 29672 |
| injunctive relief upon a showing that the respondent named in the | 29673 |
| petition is operating in violation of such rules. | 29674 |
| Sec. 3701.503. As used in sections 3701.504 to 3701.509 of | 29675 |
| the Revised Code: | 29676 |
| (A) "Parent" means either parent, unless the parents are | 29677 |
| separated or divorced or their marriage has been dissolved or | 29678 |
| annulled, in which case "parent" means the parent who is the | 29679 |
| residential parent and legal custodian. | 29680 |
| (B) "Guardian" has the same meaning as in section 2111.01 of | 29681 |
| the Revised Code. | 29682 |
| (C) "Custodian" means, except as used in division (A) of this | 29683 |
| section, a government agency or an individual, other than the | 29684 |
| parent or guardian, with legal or permanent custody of a child as | 29685 |
| defined in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code. | 29686 |
| (D) "Hearing screening" means the identification of newborns | 29687 |
| and infants who may have a hearing impairment, through the use of | 29688 |
| a physiologic test. | 29689 |
| (E) "Hearing evaluation" means evaluation through the use of | 29690 |
| audiological procedures by an audiologist or physician. | 29691 |
| (F) "Hearing impairment" means a loss of hearing in one or | 29692 |
| both ears in the frequency region important for speech recognition | 29693 |
| and comprehension. | 29694 |
| (G) "Newborn" means a child who is less than thirty days old. | 29695 |
| (H) "Infant" means a child who is at least thirty days but | 29696 |
| less than twenty-four months old. | 29697 |
| (I) "Freestanding birthing center" has the same meaning as in | 29698 |
|
section | 29699 |
| (J) "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter | 29700 |
| 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or | 29701 |
| osteopathic medicine and surgery. | 29702 |
| (K) "Audiologist" means an individual authorized under | 29703 |
| section 4753.07 of the Revised Code to practice audiology. | 29704 |
| (L) "Hospital" means a hospital that has a maternity unit or | 29705 |
| newborn nursery. | 29706 |
| (M) "Maternity unit" means any unit or place in a hospital | 29707 |
| where women are regularly received and provided care during all or | 29708 |
| part of the maternity cycle, except that "maternity unit" does not | 29709 |
| include an emergency department or similar place dedicated to | 29710 |
| providing emergency health care. | 29711 |
| (N) "Board of health" means the board of health of a city or | 29712 |
| general health district or the authority having the duties of a | 29713 |
| board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code. | 29714 |
| Sec. 3701.507. (A) To assist in implementing sections | 29715 |
| 3701.503 to 3701.509 of the Revised Code, the medically | 29716 |
| handicapped children's medical advisory council created in section | 29717 |
| 3701.025 of the Revised Code shall appoint a permanent infant | 29718 |
| hearing screening subcommittee. The subcommittee shall consist of | 29719 |
| the following members: | 29720 |
| (1) One otolaryngologist; | 29721 |
| (2) One neonatologist; | 29722 |
| (3) One pediatrician; | 29723 |
| (4) One neurologist; | 29724 |
| (5) One hospital administrator; | 29725 |
| (6) Two or more audiologists who are experienced in infant | 29726 |
| hearing screening and evaluation; | 29727 |
| (7) One speech-language pathologist licensed under section | 29728 |
| 4753.07 of the Revised Code; | 29729 |
| (8) Two persons who are each a parent of a hearing-impaired | 29730 |
| child; | 29731 |
| (9) One geneticist; | 29732 |
| (10) One epidemiologist; | 29733 |
| (11) One adult who is deaf or hearing impaired; | 29734 |
| (12) One representative from an organization for the deaf or | 29735 |
| hearing impaired; | 29736 |
| (13) One family advocate; | 29737 |
| (14) One nurse from a well-baby neonatal nursery; | 29738 |
| (15) One nurse from a special care neonatal nursery; | 29739 |
| (16) One teacher of the deaf who works with infants and | 29740 |
| toddlers; | 29741 |
| (17) One representative of the health insurance industry; | 29742 |
| (18) One representative of the bureau for children with | 29743 |
| medical handicaps; | 29744 |
| (19) One representative of the department of education; | 29745 |
| (20) One representative of the Ohio department of job and | 29746 |
| family services who has responsibilities regarding medicaid; | 29747 |
| (21) Any other person the advisory council appoints. | 29748 |
| (B) The infant hearing subcommittee shall: | 29749 |
| (1) Consult with the director of health regarding the | 29750 |
| administration of sections 3701.503 to 3701.509 of the Revised | 29751 |
| Code; | 29752 |
| (2) Advise and make recommendations regarding proposed rules | 29753 |
|
prior to their adoption by the | 29754 |
| under section 3701.508 of the Revised Code; | 29755 |
| (3) Consult with the director of health and advise and make | 29756 |
| recommendations regarding program development and implementation | 29757 |
| under sections 3701.503 to 3701.509 of the Revised Code, including | 29758 |
| all of the following: | 29759 |
| (a) Establishment under section 3701.504 of the Revised Code | 29760 |
| of the statewide hearing screening, tracking, and early | 29761 |
| intervention program to identify newborn and infant hearing | 29762 |
| impairment; | 29763 |
| (b) Identification of locations where hearing evaluations may | 29764 |
| be conducted; | 29765 |
| (c) Recommendations for methods and techniques of hearing | 29766 |
| screening and hearing evaluation; | 29767 |
| (d) Referral, data recording and compilation, and procedures | 29768 |
| to encourage follow-up hearing care; | 29769 |
| (e) Maintenance of a register of newborns and infants who do | 29770 |
| not pass the hearing screening; | 29771 |
| (f) Preparation of the information required by section | 29772 |
|
3701.506 of the Revised Code | 29773 |
| 29774 |
| Sec. 3701.508. (A) The | 29775 |
| shall adopt rules governing the statewide hearing screening, | 29776 |
| tracking, and early intervention program established under section | 29777 |
| 3701.504 of the Revised Code, including rules that do all of the | 29778 |
| following: | 29779 |
| (1) Specify how hospitals and freestanding birthing centers | 29780 |
| are to comply with the requirements of section 3701.505 of the | 29781 |
| Revised Code, including methods to be used for hearing screening, | 29782 |
| except that with regard to the physiologic equipment to be used | 29783 |
| for hearing screening, the rules may require only that the | 29784 |
| equipment be capable of giving reliable results and may not | 29785 |
| specify particular equipment or a particular type of equipment; | 29786 |
| (2) Provide that no newborn or infant shall be required to | 29787 |
| undergo a hearing screening if the parent, guardian, or custodian | 29788 |
| of the newborn or infant objects on the grounds that the screening | 29789 |
| conflicts with the parent's, guardian's, or custodian's religious | 29790 |
| tenets and practices; | 29791 |
| (3) Provide for situations in which the parent, guardian, or | 29792 |
| custodian of a newborn or infant objects to a hearing screening | 29793 |
| for reasons other than religious tenets and practices; | 29794 |
| (4) Specify how the department of health will determine | 29795 |
| whether a person is financially unable to pay for a hearing | 29796 |
| screening and define "third-party payer" for the purpose of | 29797 |
| reimbursement of hearing screening by the department under section | 29798 |
| 3701.505 of the Revised Code; | 29799 |
| (5) Specify an inexpensive and efficient format and | 29800 |
| procedures for the submission of hearing screening information | 29801 |
| from hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to the department | 29802 |
| of health; | 29803 |
| (6) Specify a procedure whereby the department may conduct | 29804 |
| timely reviews of hearing screening information submissions for | 29805 |
| purposes of quality assurance, training, and disease prevention | 29806 |
| and control; | 29807 |
| (7) Specify any additional information that hospitals and | 29808 |
| freestanding birthing centers are to provide to the medically | 29809 |
| handicapped children's medical advisory council's infant hearing | 29810 |
| screening subcommittee under section 3701.509 of the Revised Code. | 29811 |
| (B) In addition to the rules adopted under division (A) of | 29812 |
|
this section, the | 29813 |
| the training that must be completed by persons who will conduct | 29814 |
|
hearing screenings. In adopting these rules, the | 29815 |
| shall consider incorporating cost-saving training methods, | 29816 |
| including computer-assisted learning and on-site training. Neither | 29817 |
| the rules nor the director of health may establish a minimum | 29818 |
| educational level for persons conducting hearing screenings. | 29819 |
| (C) All rules adopted under this section shall be adopted in | 29820 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and shall be | 29821 |
|
adopted so as to take effect not later than six months after
| 29822 |
| 29823 |
| Sec. 3701.509. (A) The department of health shall develop a | 29824 |
| mechanism to analyze and interpret the hearing screening | 29825 |
| information to be reported under division (B) of this section. The | 29826 |
| department shall notify all hospitals and freestanding birthing | 29827 |
| centers subject to the reporting requirements of the date the | 29828 |
| department anticipates that the mechanism will be complete. After | 29829 |
| the mechanism is complete, the department shall notify each | 29830 |
| hospital and freestanding birthing center subject to the reporting | 29831 |
| requirement of the date by which the hospital or center must | 29832 |
| submit its first report. | 29833 |
| (B) Subject to division (A) of this section and in accordance | 29834 |
|
with rules adopted by the
| 29835 |
| section 3701.508 of the Revised Code, each hospital and | 29836 |
| freestanding birthing center that has conducted a hearing | 29837 |
| screening required by section 3701.505 of the Revised Code shall | 29838 |
| provide to the department of health for use by the medically | 29839 |
| handicapped children's medical advisory council's infant hearing | 29840 |
| screening subcommittee information specifying all of the | 29841 |
| following: | 29842 |
| (1) The number of newborns born in the hospital or | 29843 |
| freestanding birthing center and the number of newborns and | 29844 |
| infants not screened because they were transferred to another | 29845 |
| hospital; | 29846 |
| (2) The number of newborns and infants referred to the | 29847 |
| hospital or freestanding birthing center for a hearing screening | 29848 |
| and the number of those newborns and infants who received a | 29849 |
| hearing screening; | 29850 |
| (3) The number of newborns and infants who did not pass the | 29851 |
| hearing screenings conducted by the hospital or freestanding | 29852 |
| birthing center; | 29853 |
| (4) Any other information concerning the program established | 29854 |
| under section 3701.504 of the Revised Code. | 29855 |
| (C) The department of health shall conduct a timely review of | 29856 |
| the information submitted by hospitals and freestanding birthing | 29857 |
|
centers in accordance with rules adopted by the | 29858 |
| 29859 |
| (D) The infant hearing screening subcommittee, with the | 29860 |
| support of the department of health, shall compile and summarize | 29861 |
| the information submitted to the department by hospitals and | 29862 |
| freestanding birthing centers under division (B) of this section. | 29863 |
| Beginning with the first year after the mechanism developed under | 29864 |
| division (A) of this section is complete, the subcommittee shall | 29865 |
| annually prepare and transmit a report to the director of health, | 29866 |
| the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of | 29867 |
| the senate. The council shall make the report available to the | 29868 |
| public. | 29869 |
| (E) The department and all members of the subcommittee shall | 29870 |
| maintain the confidentiality of patient-identifying information | 29871 |
| submitted under division (B) of this section and section 3701.505 | 29872 |
| of the Revised Code. The information is not a public record under | 29873 |
| section 149.43 of the Revised Code, except to the extent that the | 29874 |
| information is used in preparing reports under this section. | 29875 |
| Nothing in this division prohibits the department from | 29876 |
| providing patient-identifying information to other entities as it | 29877 |
| considers necessary to implement the statewide tracking and early | 29878 |
| intervention components of the program established under section | 29879 |
| 3701.504 of the Revised Code. Any entity that receives | 29880 |
| patient-identifying information from the department shall maintain | 29881 |
| the confidentiality of the information. | 29882 |
| Sec. 3701.57. All prosecutions and proceedings by the | 29883 |
| department of health for the violation of sections 3701.01 to | 29884 |
| 3701.56, 3705.01 to 3705.29, 3707.06, 3709.01 to 3709.04, 3709.07 | 29885 |
| to 3709.11, 3709.13, 3709.17, 3709.18, and 3709.21 to 3709.36 of | 29886 |
| the Revised Code, or for the violation of any of the orders or | 29887 |
| rules of the department, shall be instituted by the director of | 29888 |
| health. Except as provided in division (C) of section 3701.571 of | 29889 |
| the Revised Code, all fines or judgments the department collects | 29890 |
| shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general | 29891 |
| revenue fund. | 29892 |
| The director of health, the board of health of a general or | 29893 |
| city health district, or any person charged with enforcing the | 29894 |
| rules of the department of health as provided in section 3701.56 | 29895 |
| of the Revised Code may petition the court of common pleas for | 29896 |
| injunctive or other appropriate relief requiring any person | 29897 |
|
violating a rule adopted by | 29898 |
| 29899 | |
| director of health under this chapter to comply with such rule or | 29900 |
| order. The court of common pleas of the county in which the | 29901 |
| offense is alleged to be occurring may grant such injunctive or | 29902 |
| other appropriate relief as the equities of the case require. | 29903 |
| Sec. 3701.63. (A) As used in this section and section 3701.64 | 29904 |
| of the Revised Code: | 29905 |
| (1) "Child day-care center," "type A family day-care home," | 29906 |
| and "certified type B family day-care home" have the same meanings | 29907 |
| as in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code. | 29908 |
| (2) "Child care facility" means a child day-care center, a | 29909 |
| type A family day-care home, or a certified type B family day-care | 29910 |
| home. | 29911 |
| (3) "Freestanding birthing center" has the same meaning as in | 29912 |
|
section | 29913 |
| (4) "Hospital" means a hospital classified pursuant to rules | 29914 |
| adopted under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code as a general | 29915 |
| hospital or children's hospital. | 29916 |
| (5) "Maternity unit" means any unit or place in a hospital | 29917 |
| where women are regularly received and provided care during all or | 29918 |
| part of the maternity cycle, except that "maternity unit" does not | 29919 |
| include an emergency department or similar place dedicated to | 29920 |
| providing emergency health care. | 29921 |
| (6) "Parent" means either parent, unless the parents are | 29922 |
| separated or divorced or their marriage has been dissolved or | 29923 |
| annulled, in which case "parent" means the parent who is the | 29924 |
| residential parent and legal custodian of the child. "Parent" also | 29925 |
| means a prospective adoptive parent with whom a child is placed. | 29926 |
| (7) "Shaken Baby Syndrome" means signs and symptoms, | 29927 |
| including, but not limited to, retinal hemorrhages in one or both | 29928 |
| eyes, subdural hematoma, or brain swelling, resulting from the | 29929 |
| violent shaking or the shaking and impacting of the head of an | 29930 |
| infant or small child. | 29931 |
| (B) The director of health shall establish the shaken baby | 29932 |
| syndrome education program by doing all of the following: | 29933 |
| (1) By not later than one year after February 29, 2008, | 29934 |
| developing educational materials that present readily | 29935 |
| comprehendible information on shaken baby syndrome; | 29936 |
| (2) Making available on the department of health web site in | 29937 |
| an easily accessible format the educational materials developed | 29938 |
| under division (B)(1) of this section; | 29939 |
| (3) Beginning in 2009, annually assessing the effectiveness | 29940 |
| of the shaken baby syndrome education program by evaluating the | 29941 |
| reports received pursuant to section 5101.135 of the Revised Code. | 29942 |
| (C) In meeting the requirements under division (B) of this | 29943 |
| section, the director shall not develop educational materials that | 29944 |
| will impose an administrative or financial burden on any of the | 29945 |
| entities or persons listed in section 3701.64 of the Revised Code. | 29946 |
| Sec. 3701.74. (A) As used in this section and section | 29947 |
| 3701.741 of the Revised Code: | 29948 |
| (1) "Ambulatory care facility" means a facility that provides | 29949 |
| medical, diagnostic, or surgical treatment to patients who do not | 29950 |
| require hospitalization, including a dialysis center, ambulatory | 29951 |
| surgical facility, cardiac catheterization facility, diagnostic | 29952 |
| imaging center, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy center, home | 29953 |
| health agency, inpatient hospice, birthing center, radiation | 29954 |
| therapy center, emergency facility, and an urgent care center. | 29955 |
| "Ambulatory care facility" does not include the private office of | 29956 |
| a physician or dentist, whether the office is for an individual or | 29957 |
| group practice. | 29958 |
| (2) "Chiropractor" means an individual licensed under Chapter | 29959 |
| 4734. of the Revised Code to practice chiropractic. | 29960 |
| (3) "Emergency facility" means a hospital emergency | 29961 |
| department or any other facility that provides emergency medical | 29962 |
| services. | 29963 |
| (4) "Health care practitioner" means all of the following: | 29964 |
| (a) A dentist or dental hygienist licensed under Chapter | 29965 |
| 4715. of the Revised Code; | 29966 |
| (b) A registered or licensed practical nurse licensed under | 29967 |
| Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code; | 29968 |
| (c) An optometrist licensed under Chapter 4725. of the | 29969 |
| Revised Code; | 29970 |
| (d) A dispensing optician, spectacle dispensing optician, | 29971 |
| contact lens dispensing optician, or spectacle-contact lens | 29972 |
| dispensing optician licensed under Chapter 4725. of the Revised | 29973 |
| Code; | 29974 |
| (e) A pharmacist licensed under Chapter 4729. of the Revised | 29975 |
| Code; | 29976 |
| (f) A physician; | 29977 |
| (g) A physician assistant authorized under Chapter 4730. of | 29978 |
| the Revised Code to practice as a physician assistant; | 29979 |
| (h) A practitioner of a limited branch of medicine issued a | 29980 |
| certificate under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code; | 29981 |
| (i) A psychologist licensed under Chapter 4732. of the | 29982 |
| Revised Code; | 29983 |
| (j) A chiropractor; | 29984 |
| (k) A hearing aid dealer or fitter licensed under Chapter | 29985 |
| 4747. of the Revised Code; | 29986 |
| (l) A speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed | 29987 |
| under Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code; | 29988 |
| (m) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy | 29989 |
| assistant licensed under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code; | 29990 |
| (n) A physical therapist or physical therapy assistant | 29991 |
| licensed under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code; | 29992 |
| (o) A professional clinical counselor, professional | 29993 |
| counselor, social worker, or independent social worker licensed, | 29994 |
| or a social work assistant registered, under Chapter 4757. of the | 29995 |
| Revised Code; | 29996 |
| (p) A dietitian licensed under Chapter 4759. of the Revised | 29997 |
| Code; | 29998 |
| (q) A respiratory care professional licensed under Chapter | 29999 |
| 4761. of the Revised Code; | 30000 |
| (r) An emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical | 30001 |
| technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic | 30002 |
| certified under Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code. | 30003 |
| (5) "Health care provider" means a hospital, ambulatory care | 30004 |
| facility, long-term care facility, pharmacy, emergency facility, | 30005 |
| or health care practitioner. | 30006 |
| (6) "Hospital" has the same meaning as in section 3727.01 of | 30007 |
| the Revised Code. | 30008 |
| (7) "Long-term care facility" means a nursing home, | 30009 |
| residential care facility, or home for the aging, as those terms | 30010 |
|
are defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code; | 30011 |
| a residential facility | 30012 |
| 30013 | |
| supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen | 30014 |
| unrelated adults; a nursing facility or intermediate care facility | 30015 |
| for the mentally retarded, as those terms are defined in section | 30016 |
| 5111.20 of the Revised Code; a facility or portion of a facility | 30017 |
| certified as a skilled nursing facility under Title XVIII of the | 30018 |
| "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 286 (1965), 42 U.S.C.A. 1395, as | 30019 |
| amended. | 30020 |
| (8) "Medical record" means data in any form that pertains to | 30021 |
| a patient's medical history, diagnosis, prognosis, or medical | 30022 |
| condition and that is generated and maintained by a health care | 30023 |
| provider in the process of the patient's health care treatment. | 30024 |
| (9) "Medical records company" means a person who stores, | 30025 |
| locates, or copies medical records for a health care provider, or | 30026 |
| is compensated for doing so by a health care provider, and charges | 30027 |
| a fee for providing medical records to a patient or patient's | 30028 |
| representative. | 30029 |
| (10) "Patient" means either of the following: | 30030 |
| (a) An individual who received health care treatment from a | 30031 |
| health care provider; | 30032 |
| (b) A guardian, as defined in section 1337.11 of the Revised | 30033 |
| Code, of an individual described in division (A)(10)(a) of this | 30034 |
| section. | 30035 |
| (11) "Patient's personal representative" means a minor | 30036 |
| patient's parent or other person acting in loco parentis, a | 30037 |
| court-appointed guardian, or a person with durable power of | 30038 |
| attorney for health care for a patient, the executor or | 30039 |
| administrator of the patient's estate, or the person responsible | 30040 |
| for the patient's estate if it is not to be probated. "Patient's | 30041 |
| personal representative" does not include an insurer authorized | 30042 |
| under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code to do the business of | 30043 |
| sickness and accident insurance in this state, a health insuring | 30044 |
| corporation holding a certificate of authority under Chapter 1751. | 30045 |
| of the Revised Code, or any other person not named in this | 30046 |
| division. | 30047 |
| (12) "Pharmacy" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of | 30048 |
| the Revised Code. | 30049 |
| (13) "Physician" means a person authorized under Chapter | 30050 |
| 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery, | 30051 |
| osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and | 30052 |
| surgery. | 30053 |
| (14) "Authorized person" means a person to whom a patient has | 30054 |
| given written authorization to act on the patient's behalf | 30055 |
| regarding the patient's medical record. | 30056 |
| (B) A patient, a patient's personal representative or an | 30057 |
| authorized person who wishes to examine or obtain a copy of part | 30058 |
| or all of a medical record shall submit to the health care | 30059 |
| provider a written request signed by the patient, personal | 30060 |
| representative, or authorized person dated not more than one year | 30061 |
| before the date on which it is submitted. The request shall | 30062 |
| indicate whether the copy is to be sent to the requestor, | 30063 |
| physician or chiropractor, or held for the requestor at the office | 30064 |
| of the health care provider. Within a reasonable time after | 30065 |
| receiving a request that meets the requirements of this division | 30066 |
| and includes sufficient information to identify the record | 30067 |
| requested, a health care provider that has the patient's medical | 30068 |
| records shall permit the patient to examine the record during | 30069 |
| regular business hours without charge or, on request, shall | 30070 |
| provide a copy of the record in accordance with section 3701.741 | 30071 |
| of the Revised Code, except that if a physician or chiropractor | 30072 |
| who has treated the patient determines for clearly stated | 30073 |
| treatment reasons that disclosure of the requested record is | 30074 |
| likely to have an adverse effect on the patient, the health care | 30075 |
| provider shall provide the record to a physician or chiropractor | 30076 |
| designated by the patient. The health care provider shall take | 30077 |
| reasonable steps to establish the identity of the person making | 30078 |
| the request to examine or obtain a copy of the patient's record. | 30079 |
| (C) If a health care provider fails to furnish a medical | 30080 |
| record as required by division (B) of this section, the patient, | 30081 |
| personal representative, or authorized person who requested the | 30082 |
| record may bring a civil action to enforce the patient's right of | 30083 |
| access to the record. | 30084 |
| (D)(1) This section does not apply to medical records whose | 30085 |
| release is covered by section 173.20 or 3721.13 of the Revised | 30086 |
| Code, by Chapter 1347. or 5122. of the Revised Code, by 42 C.F.R. | 30087 |
| part 2, "Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient | 30088 |
| Records," or by 42 C.F.R. 483.10. | 30089 |
| (2) Nothing in this section is intended to supersede the | 30090 |
| confidentiality provisions of sections 2305.24, 2305.25, 2305.251, | 30091 |
| and 2305.252 of the Revised Code. | 30092 |
| Sec. 3701.77. (A) The department of health may establish, | 30093 |
| promote, and maintain a lupus education and awareness program with | 30094 |
| an emphasis on at-risk communities to raise public awareness, | 30095 |
| educate consumers, and educate and train health professionals, | 30096 |
| human services providers, and other audiences. | 30097 |
| (B) The department, in creating and implementing the program, | 30098 |
| may do all of the following: | 30099 |
| (1) Provide sufficient staff and appropriate training to | 30100 |
| implement the program; | 30101 |
| (2) Establish a grant program to support nonprofit voluntary | 30102 |
| health organizations with expertise in lupus to increase public | 30103 |
| awareness and enhance health professional education and | 30104 |
| understanding of the symptoms and consequences of lupus and the | 30105 |
| populations most at risk; | 30106 |
| (3) Establish an intergovernmental council and advisory panel | 30107 |
| to oversee the implementation of the program; | 30108 |
| (4) Identify the appropriate entities to carry out the | 30109 |
| program; | 30110 |
| (5) Base the program on the most current scientific | 30111 |
| information and findings; | 30112 |
| (6) Work with government entities, community and business | 30113 |
| leaders, community organizations, health and human services | 30114 |
| providers, and national, state, and local lupus organizations, | 30115 |
| such as the lupus foundation of America, inc., to coordinate | 30116 |
| efforts to maximize state resources in the areas of lupus | 30117 |
| education and awareness; | 30118 |
| (7) Identify and use other successful lupus education and | 30119 |
| awareness programs and procure related materials and services from | 30120 |
| organizations with appropriate expertise and knowledge of lupus. | 30121 |
| (C) The department may accept gifts, grants, and donations | 30122 |
| from the federal government, foundations, organizations, medical | 30123 |
| schools, and other entities for fulfilling the obligations of the | 30124 |
| program. | 30125 |
| (D) The department may seek any federal waiver that may be | 30126 |
| necessary to maximize funds from the federal government to | 30127 |
| implement the program. | 30128 |
| Sec. 3701.771. (A)(1) The department of health may conduct a | 30129 |
| needs assessment to identify all of the following: | 30130 |
| (a) The level of statewide health professional and public | 30131 |
| awareness about lupus; | 30132 |
| (b) The existence of lupus education, awareness, and | 30133 |
| treatment programs and related technical assistance available in | 30134 |
| the state and nationwide; | 30135 |
| (c) The lupus-related educational and support service needs | 30136 |
| of health care providers in the state, including physicians, | 30137 |
| nurses, health plans, and other health professionals and health | 30138 |
| care entities; | 30139 |
| (d) The needs of people with lupus, their families, and | 30140 |
| caregivers, including health care providers, physicians, nurses, | 30141 |
| health plans, and other health professionals and health care | 30142 |
| entities; | 30143 |
| (e) The services available to individuals with lupus, | 30144 |
| including the existence and availability of lupus treatment and | 30145 |
| specialty care, lupus support groups, and other related care and | 30146 |
| management services. | 30147 |
| (2) Based on the needs assessment, the department may develop | 30148 |
| and maintain a directory of lupus-related services and health care | 30149 |
| providers with specialization in services to diagnose and treat | 30150 |
| lupus. The department may disseminate the directory to all | 30151 |
| stakeholders, including individuals with lupus, families, | 30152 |
| representatives from voluntary organizations, health | 30153 |
| professionals, health plans, and state and local health agencies. | 30154 |
| (B) The department may undertake activities to raise public | 30155 |
| awareness about the symptoms of lupus, personal risk factors, and | 30156 |
| options for diagnosing and treating the disease with a particular | 30157 |
| focus on populations at elevated risk for lupus. Such activities | 30158 |
| may include, but are not limited to, the following: | 30159 |
| (1) Implementing a statewide campaign to educate the general | 30160 |
| public about lupus by utilizing print, radio, and television | 30161 |
| public service announcements, advertisements, posters, and other | 30162 |
| materials; | 30163 |
| (2) Disseminating health information and conducting | 30164 |
| individual risk assessments at public events, such as health fairs | 30165 |
| and community forums sponsored by the department; | 30166 |
| (3) Distributing information through local health | 30167 |
| departments; schools; area agencies on aging; employer wellness | 30168 |
| programs; physicians and other health professionals; hospitals and | 30169 |
| health plans; health, nonprofit, and community-based | 30170 |
| organizations; and regional offices of the department. | 30171 |
| Sec. 3701.772. (A) The department of health may establish a | 30172 |
| program to award grants to educate and train physicians, health | 30173 |
| professionals, and other service providers on the most current, | 30174 |
| accurate scientific and medical information on lupus diagnosis, | 30175 |
| treatment, and therapeutic decision-making, including medical best | 30176 |
| practices for detecting and treating the disease in special | 30177 |
| populations, risks and benefits of medications, and research | 30178 |
| advances. If a program to award grants is established, the | 30179 |
| department shall allocate the total amount available for the | 30180 |
| grants in amounts that are proportionate to the populations of the | 30181 |
| areas served by the Ohio chapters of the lupus foundation of | 30182 |
| America, inc. | 30183 |
| To be eligible for a grant, an applicant must be affiliated | 30184 |
| with the foundation. | 30185 |
| (B) Each grant recipient shall do all of the following: | 30186 |
| (1) Develop health professional educational materials that | 30187 |
| identify the latest scientific and medical information and | 30188 |
| clinical applications; | 30189 |
| (2) Work to increase knowledge among physicians, nurses, and | 30190 |
| other health and human services professionals about the importance | 30191 |
| of lupus diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation; | 30192 |
| (3) Use available curricula for training of health and human | 30193 |
| services providers and community leaders on lupus detection and | 30194 |
| treatment; | 30195 |
| (4) Support continuing medical education programs in all | 30196 |
| geographical areas of the state presented by the leading state | 30197 |
| academic institutions by providing the most current information; | 30198 |
| (5) Provide workshops and seminars for in-depth professional | 30199 |
| development in the field of care and management of lupus patients | 30200 |
| to bring the latest information on clinical advances to health | 30201 |
| care providers; | 30202 |
| (6) Conduct statewide conferences on lupus at appropriate | 30203 |
| intervals; | 30204 |
| (7) Prepare an annual report that describes the recipient's | 30205 |
| use of the grant and submit a copy of the report to the | 30206 |
| department. | 30207 |
| Sec. 3701.773. (A) If the department of health establishes | 30208 |
| the intergovernmental council as permitted by division (B)(3) of | 30209 |
| section 3701.77 of the Revised Code, the department shall seek to | 30210 |
| ensure coordination of lupus education and awareness efforts. The | 30211 |
| director of health shall serve as the council's chairperson. The | 30212 |
| council shall include representatives from appropriate state | 30213 |
| departments and agencies, including entities with responsibility | 30214 |
| for health disparities, medicaid, public health programs, | 30215 |
| education, and public welfare. | 30216 |
| (B) The council shall do all of the following: | 30217 |
| (1) Provide oversight to the lupus education and awareness | 30218 |
| program, as well as other lupus programs conducted by the | 30219 |
| department; | 30220 |
| (2) Develop and issue grant applications and policies and | 30221 |
| procedures for programs aimed at health professionals and the | 30222 |
| public; | 30223 |
| (3) Establish a mechanism for sharing information on lupus | 30224 |
| among all officials and employees involved in carrying out | 30225 |
| lupus-related programs; | 30226 |
| (4) Assist the department and other offices in developing and | 30227 |
| coordinating plans for education and health promotion on lupus and | 30228 |
| ensure that issues related to lupus are integrated into other | 30229 |
| statewide plans; | 30230 |
| (5) Prepare an annual report that describes educational | 30231 |
| initiatives on lupus sponsored by the state and make | 30232 |
| recommendations for new educational initiatives on lupus. The | 30233 |
| report shall be transmitted to the general assembly and be made | 30234 |
| available to the public. | 30235 |
| Sec. 3701.774. (A) If the department of health establishes | 30236 |
| the advisory panel as permitted by division (B)(3) of section | 30237 |
| 3701.77 of the Revised Code, the department shall coordinate the | 30238 |
| panel to provide input and counsel regarding the lupus education | 30239 |
| and awareness program. | 30240 |
| (B) If the panel is established, all of the following apply: | 30241 |
| (1) Individuals and organizations may submit to the | 30242 |
| department nominations for appointments to the panel. Each panel | 30243 |
| member shall have familiarity with lupus and issues that surround | 30244 |
| lupus. | 30245 |
| (2) The panel shall be comprised of the following members to | 30246 |
| be appointed by the director of health: | 30247 |
| (a) At least three individuals with lupus; | 30248 |
| (b) Not more than two representatives from the department; | 30249 |
| (c) At least five individuals from lupus nonprofit health | 30250 |
| organizations, with preference given to individuals from the lupus | 30251 |
| foundation of America, inc.; | 30252 |
| (d) At least five scientists or clinicians with experience in | 30253 |
| lupus who participate in various fields of scientific endeavor, | 30254 |
| including the fields of biomedical research, social, | 30255 |
| translational, behavioral and epidemiological research, and public | 30256 |
| health. | 30257 |
| (3) The department shall select from among the panel members | 30258 |
| one member to serve as chairperson of the panel. | 30259 |
| Members of the panel shall serve terms of two years each. | 30260 |
| Members may be named to serve a total of two terms and terms may | 30261 |
| be consecutive. | 30262 |
| A majority of the members of the panel constitutes a quorum. | 30263 |
| A majority vote of a quorum is required for any official action of | 30264 |
| the panel. | 30265 |
| The panel shall meet at the call of the panel chairperson, | 30266 |
| but not fewer than four times per year. | 30267 |
| All members shall serve without compensation, but may be | 30268 |
| reimbursed for actual, necessary expenses incurred in the | 30269 |
| performance of their duties. | 30270 |
| (4) The panel shall be responsible for advising the | 30271 |
| department and the intergovernmental council with respect to the | 30272 |
| implementation of the lupus education and awareness program. The | 30273 |
| department shall consult with the advisory panel on a regular | 30274 |
| basis. | 30275 |
| Sec. 3701.775. There is hereby created in the state treasury | 30276 |
| the lupus education and awareness program fund. If the department | 30277 |
| of health establishes the lupus education and awareness program, | 30278 |
| as authorized under section 3701.77 of the Revised Code, all | 30279 |
| moneys accepted under division (C) of that section shall be | 30280 |
| credited to the fund. Money in the fund shall be used solely to | 30281 |
| administer the lupus education and awareness program. | 30282 |
| Sec. 3701.87. The governor may authorize the department of | 30283 |
| health to enter into an agreement on behalf of the state with the | 30284 |
|
United States secretary of health | 30285 |
| services whereby the department may serve as the agency for review | 30286 |
| of proposed capital expenditures by health care facilities | 30287 |
| pursuant to section 1122 of the "Social Security Act" as amended | 30288 |
| by Public Law 92-603, 42 U.S.C. 1320a-1, and the regulations | 30289 |
| adopted thereunder. Such agreement shall be subject to and include | 30290 |
| the following terms and conditions: | 30291 |
| (A) All applications, notices, requests for information, and | 30292 |
| other official communications shall be on written forms prescribed | 30293 |
|
by and approved by the director of health | 30294 |
| 30295 |
| (B) The | 30296 |
| Revised Code, shall propose, modify, amend, and adopt rules, | 30297 |
| standards, guidelines, and official policies which are consistent | 30298 |
| with federal law, as it deems necessary to implement the capital | 30299 |
| expenditures review program. | 30300 |
| (C) The director shall make all findings and recommendations | 30301 |
| required by federal law and shall give due consideration to the | 30302 |
| findings, reviews, and comments of areawide health planning | 30303 |
| agencies performing reviews pursuant to section 314 (b)(2) of the | 30304 |
| "Public Health Service Act," 42 U.S.C. 246, or the appropriate | 30305 |
| health systems agency. | 30306 |
| (D) The findings and recommendations of the director shall be | 30307 |
| in writing and shall clearly specify the provisions of the state | 30308 |
| health facilities plan with which any application is found to be | 30309 |
| inconsistent. Any applicant adversely affected by the findings and | 30310 |
| recommendations of the director may request a hearing before the | 30311 |
| 30312 | |
|
findings and recommendations of the | 30313 |
| adjudication as defined in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and | 30314 |
| may be appealed as provided in that chapter. | 30315 |
| Sec. 3701.881. (A) As used in this section: | 30316 |
| (1) "Applicant" means | 30317 |
| | 30318 |
| 30319 | |
| 30320 | |
| 30321 |
| | 30322 |
| 30323 | |
|
position that involves providing direct care to an | 30324 |
| individual or is referred to a home health agency by an employment | 30325 |
|
service for such a position. | 30326 |
| 30327 | |
| 30328 | |
| 30329 | |
| 30330 |
| (2) "Criminal records check" | 30331 |
|
same | 30332 |
| (3) "Direct care" means any of the following: | 30333 |
| (a) Any service identified in divisions (A)(6)(a) to (f) of | 30334 |
| this section that is provided in a patient's place of residence | 30335 |
| used as the patient's home; | 30336 |
| (b) Any activity that requires the person performing the | 30337 |
| activity to be routinely alone with a patient or to routinely have | 30338 |
| access to a patient's personal property or financial documents | 30339 |
| regarding a patient; | 30340 |
| (c) For each home health agency individually, any other | 30341 |
| routine service or activity that the chief administrator of the | 30342 |
| home health agency designates as direct care. | 30343 |
| (4) "Disqualifying offense" means any of the following: | 30344 |
| (a) One or more violations of section 959.13, 2903.01, | 30345 |
| 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.041, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, | 30346 |
| 2903.15, 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.211, 2903.22, 2903.34, 2903.341, | 30347 |
| 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.05, 2905.11, 2905.12, 2907.02, 2907.03, | 30348 |
| 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.21, | 30349 |
| 2907.22, 2907.23, 2907.24, 2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, 2907.321, | 30350 |
| 2907.322, 2907.323, 2907.33, 2909.02, 2909.03, 2909.04, 2909.22, | 30351 |
| 2909.23, 2909.24, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2911.13, | 30352 |
| 2913.02, 2913.04, 2913.05, 2913.11, 2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.32, | 30353 |
| 2913.40, 2913.41, 2913.42, 2913.43, 2913.44, 2913.441, 2913.45, | 30354 |
| 2913.46, 2913.47, 2913.48, 2913.49, 2913.51, 2917.01, 2917.02, | 30355 |
| 2917.03, 2917.12, 2917.31, 2919.12, 2919.121, 2919.123, 2919.22, | 30356 |
| 2919.23, 2919.24, 2919.25, 2921.03, 2921.11, 2921.13, 2921.21, | 30357 |
| 2921.24, 2921.321, 2921.34, 2921.35, 2921.36, 2921.51, 2923.12, | 30358 |
| 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2923.162, 2923.21, 2923.32, | 30359 |
| 2923.42, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.041, 2925.05, 2925.06, | 30360 |
| 2925.09, 2925.13, 2925.14, 2925.22, 2925.23, 2925.24, 2925.36, | 30361 |
| 2925.55, 2925.56, 2927.12, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code; | 30362 |
| (b) One or more violations of felonious sexual penetration | 30363 |
| under former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code; | 30364 |
| (c) One or more violations of section 2905.04 of the Revised | 30365 |
| Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996; | 30366 |
| (d) One violation of section 2925.11 of the Revised Code when | 30367 |
| the violation is not a minor drug possession offense; | 30368 |
| (e) Two or more violations of section 2925.11 of the Revised | 30369 |
| Code, regardless of whether any of the violations are a minor drug | 30370 |
| possession offense; | 30371 |
| (f) One or more violations of section 2923.01, 2923.02, or | 30372 |
| 2923.03 of the Revised Code when the underlying offense that is | 30373 |
| the object of the conspiracy, attempt, or complicity is one of the | 30374 |
| offenses listed in divisions (A)(3)(a) to (e) of this section; | 30375 |
| (g) One or more violations of an existing or former municipal | 30376 |
| ordinance or law of this state, any other state, or the United | 30377 |
| States that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses | 30378 |
| listed in divisions (A)(3)(a) to (f) of this section. | 30379 |
| (5) "Employee" means a person employed by a home health | 30380 |
| agency in a full-time, part-time, or temporary position that | 30381 |
| involves providing direct care to an individual and a person who | 30382 |
| works in such a position due to being referred to a home health | 30383 |
| agency by an employment service. | 30384 |
| (6) "Home health agency" means a person or government entity, | 30385 |
| other than a nursing home, residential care facility, or hospice | 30386 |
| care program, that has the primary function of providing any of | 30387 |
| the following services to a patient at a place of residence used | 30388 |
| as the patient's home: | 30389 |
| (a) Skilled nursing care; | 30390 |
| (b) Physical therapy; | 30391 |
| (c) Speech-language pathology; | 30392 |
| (d) Occupational therapy; | 30393 |
| (e) Medical social services; | 30394 |
| (f) Home health aide services. | 30395 |
| | 30396 |
|
services provided by an | 30397 |
| 30398 |
| (a) Hands-on bathing or assistance with a tub bath or shower; | 30399 |
| (b) Assistance with dressing, ambulation, and toileting; | 30400 |
| (c) Catheter care but not insertion; | 30401 |
| (d) Meal preparation and feeding. | 30402 |
| | 30403 |
| section 3712.01 of the Revised Code. | 30404 |
| | 30405 |
| social worker under the direction of a patient's attending | 30406 |
| physician. | 30407 |
| | 30408 |
| as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code. | 30409 |
| | 30410 |
| "skilled nursing care" have the same meanings as in section | 30411 |
| 3721.01 of the Revised Code. | 30412 |
| | 30413 |
| section 4755.04 of the Revised Code. | 30414 |
| | 30415 |
| section 4755.40 of the Revised Code. | 30416 |
| | 30417 |
| Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code to practice as a social worker | 30418 |
| or independent social worker. | 30419 |
| | 30420 |
| in section 4753.01 of the Revised Code. | 30421 |
| (B) No home health agency shall employ an applicant or | 30422 |
| continue to employ an employee in a position that involves | 30423 |
| providing direct care to an individual if any of the following | 30424 |
| apply: | 30425 |
| (1) A review of the databases listed in division (D) of this | 30426 |
| section reveals any of the following: | 30427 |
| (a) That the applicant or employee is included in one or more | 30428 |
| of the databases listed in divisions (D)(1) to (5) of this | 30429 |
| section; | 30430 |
| (b) That there is in the state nurse aide registry | 30431 |
| established under section 3721.32 of the Revised Code a statement | 30432 |
| detailing findings by the director of health that the applicant or | 30433 |
| employee neglected or abused a long-term care facility or | 30434 |
| residential care facility resident or misappropriated property of | 30435 |
| such a resident; | 30436 |
| (c) That the applicant or employee is included in one or more | 30437 |
| of the databases, if any, specified in rules adopted under this | 30438 |
| section and the rules prohibit the home health agency from | 30439 |
| employing an applicant or continuing to employ an employee | 30440 |
| included in such a database in a position that involves providing | 30441 |
| direct care to an individual. | 30442 |
| (2) After the applicant or employee is provided, pursuant to | 30443 |
| division (E)(2)(a) of this section, a copy of the form prescribed | 30444 |
| pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code | 30445 |
| and the standard impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division | 30446 |
| (C)(2) of that section, the applicant or employee fails to | 30447 |
| complete the form or provide the applicant's or employee's | 30448 |
| fingerprint impressions on the standard impression sheet. | 30449 |
| (3) Except as provided in rules adopted under this section, | 30450 |
| the applicant or employee is found by a criminal records check | 30451 |
| required by this section to have been convicted of, pleaded guilty | 30452 |
| to, or been found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction | 30453 |
| for a disqualifying offense. | 30454 |
| (C) Except as provided by division (F) of this section, the | 30455 |
| chief administrator of a home health agency shall inform each | 30456 |
| applicant of both of the following at the time of the applicant's | 30457 |
| initial application for employment or referral to the home health | 30458 |
| agency by an employment service for a position that involves | 30459 |
| providing direct care to an individual: | 30460 |
| (1) That a review of the databases listed in division (D) of | 30461 |
| this section will be conducted to determine whether the home | 30462 |
| health agency is prohibited by division (B)(1) of this section | 30463 |
| from employing the applicant in the position; | 30464 |
| (2) That, unless the database review reveals that the | 30465 |
| applicant may not be employed in the position, a criminal records | 30466 |
| check of the applicant will be conducted and the applicant is | 30467 |
| required to provide a set of the applicant's fingerprint | 30468 |
| impressions as part of the criminal records check. | 30469 |
| (D) As a condition of employing any applicant in a position | 30470 |
| that involves providing direct care to an individual, the chief | 30471 |
| administrator of a home health agency shall conduct a database | 30472 |
| review of the applicant in accordance with rules adopted under | 30473 |
| this section. If rules adopted under this section so require, the | 30474 |
| chief administrator of a home health agency shall conduct a | 30475 |
| database review of an employee in accordance with the rules as a | 30476 |
| condition of continuing to employ the employee in a position that | 30477 |
| involves providing direct care to an individual. However, the | 30478 |
| chief administrator is not required to conduct a database review | 30479 |
| of an applicant or employee if division (F) of this section | 30480 |
| applies. A database review shall determine whether the applicant | 30481 |
| or employee is included in any of the following: | 30482 |
| (1) The excluded parties list system maintained by the United | 30483 |
| States general services administration pursuant to subpart 9.4 of | 30484 |
| the federal acquisition regulation; | 30485 |
| (2) The list of excluded individuals and entities maintained | 30486 |
| by the office of inspector general in the United States department | 30487 |
| of health and human services pursuant to section 1128 of the | 30488 |
| "Social Security Act," 94 Stat. 2619 (1980), 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7, as | 30489 |
| amended, and section 1156 of the "Social Security Act," 96 Stat. | 30490 |
| 388 (1982), 42 U.S.C. 1320c-5, as amended; | 30491 |
| (3) The registry of MR/DD employees established under section | 30492 |
| 5123.52 of the Revised Code; | 30493 |
| (4) The internet-based sex offender and child-victim offender | 30494 |
| database established under division (A)(11) of section 2950.13 of | 30495 |
| the Revised Code; | 30496 |
| (5) The internet-based database of inmates established under | 30497 |
| section 5120.66 of the Revised Code; | 30498 |
| (6) The state nurse aide registry established under section | 30499 |
| 3721.32 of the Revised Code; | 30500 |
| (7) Any other database, if any, specified in rules adopted | 30501 |
| under this section. | 30502 |
| (E)(1) | 30503 |
| a condition of employing any applicant in a position that involves | 30504 |
| providing direct care to an individual, the chief administrator of | 30505 |
| a home health agency shall request the superintendent of the | 30506 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation to conduct a | 30507 |
|
criminal records check | 30508 |
| 30509 | |
| 30510 | |
| 30511 | |
| 30512 | |
| 30513 | |
| chief administrator of a home health agency shall request the | 30514 |
| superintendent to conduct a criminal records check of an employee | 30515 |
| at times specified in the rules as a condition of continuing to | 30516 |
| employ the employee in a position that involves providing direct | 30517 |
| care to an individual. However, the chief administrator is not | 30518 |
| required to request the criminal records check of the applicant or | 30519 |
| the employee if division (F) of this section applies or the home | 30520 |
| health agency is prohibited by division (B)(1) of this section | 30521 |
| from employing the applicant or continuing to employ the employee | 30522 |
| in a position that involves providing direct care to an | 30523 |
| individual. If an applicant or employee for whom a criminal | 30524 |
|
records check request is required | 30525 |
| does not present proof of having been a resident of this state for | 30526 |
| the five-year period immediately prior to the date upon which the | 30527 |
| criminal records check is requested or does not provide evidence | 30528 |
| that within that five-year period the superintendent has requested | 30529 |
| information about the applicant from the federal bureau of | 30530 |
| investigation in a criminal records check, the chief administrator | 30531 |
| shall request that the superintendent obtain information from the | 30532 |
| federal bureau of investigation as a part of the criminal records | 30533 |
|
check | 30534 |
|
a criminal records check request is required | 30535 |
| 30536 | |
| been a resident of this state for that five-year period, the chief | 30537 |
| administrator may request that the superintendent include | 30538 |
| information from the federal bureau of investigation in the | 30539 |
| criminal records check. | 30540 |
| (2) | 30541 |
| 30542 | |
| 30543 |
| (a) Provide to each applicant and employee for whom a | 30544 |
|
criminal records check request is required | 30545 |
| this section a copy of the form prescribed pursuant to division | 30546 |
| (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and a standard | 30547 |
| impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that | 30548 |
|
section
| 30549 |
| (b) Obtain the completed form and standard impression sheet | 30550 |
|
from each applicant | 30551 |
| (c) Forward the completed form and standard impression sheet | 30552 |
|
to the superintendent | 30553 |
| 30554 | |
|
criminal records check | 30555 |
| 30556 |
| (3) | 30557 |
| 30558 | |
| 30559 | |
| 30560 | |
| 30561 | |
| 30562 | |
| 30563 | |
| 30564 | |
| 30565 | |
| 30566 | |
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| 30569 |
| | 30570 |
| 30571 | |
| 30572 | |
| 30573 | |
| 30574 | |
| 30575 |
| | 30576 |
| 30577 | |
| 30578 | |
| 30579 | |
| 30580 | |
| 30581 | |
| 30582 | |
| 30583 | |
| 30584 | |
| 30585 | |
| 30586 | |
| 30587 | |
| 30588 | |
| 30589 | |
| 30590 | |
| 30591 |
| | 30592 |
| 30593 | |
| 30594 | |
| 30595 |
| | 30596 |
| 30597 | |
| 30598 | |
| 30599 | |
| 30600 | |
| 30601 |
| | 30602 |
| 30603 | |
| 30604 | |
| 30605 | |
| 30606 | |
| 30607 | |
| 30608 | |
| 30609 | |
| 30610 |
| | 30611 |
| 30612 | |
| 30613 | |
| 30614 |
| | 30615 |
| criminal identification and investigation the fee prescribed | 30616 |
| pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code | 30617 |
| for each criminal records check the agency requests under this | 30618 |
| section. A home health agency may charge an applicant a fee not | 30619 |
| exceeding the amount the agency pays to the bureau under this | 30620 |
| section if both of the following apply: | 30621 |
| (a) The home health agency notifies the applicant at the time | 30622 |
| of initial application for employment of the amount of the fee and | 30623 |
| that, unless the fee is paid, the applicant will not be considered | 30624 |
| for employment. | 30625 |
| (b) The medicaid program established under Chapter 5111. of | 30626 |
| the Revised Code does not reimburse the home health agency for the | 30627 |
| fee it pays to the bureau under this section. | 30628 |
| (F) Divisions (C) to (E) of this section do not apply with | 30629 |
| regard to an applicant or employee if the applicant or employee is | 30630 |
| referred to a home health agency by an employment service that | 30631 |
| supplies full-time, part-time, or temporary staff for positions | 30632 |
| that involve providing direct care to an individual and both of | 30633 |
| the following apply: | 30634 |
| (1) The chief administrator of the home health agency | 30635 |
| receives from the employment service confirmation that a review of | 30636 |
| the databases listed in division (D) of this section was conducted | 30637 |
| with regard to the applicant or employee. | 30638 |
| (2) The chief administrator of the home health agency | 30639 |
| receives from the employment service, applicant, or employee a | 30640 |
| report of the results of a criminal records check of the applicant | 30641 |
| or employee that has been conducted by the superintendent within | 30642 |
| the one-year period immediately preceding the following: | 30643 |
| (a) In the case of an applicant, the date of the applicant's | 30644 |
| referral by the employment service to the home health agency; | 30645 |
| (b) In the case of an employee, the date by which the home | 30646 |
| health agency would otherwise have to request a criminal records | 30647 |
| check of the employee under division (E) of this section. | 30648 |
| (G)(1) A home health agency may employ conditionally an | 30649 |
| applicant for whom a criminal records check request is required | 30650 |
| 30651 | |
| 30652 | |
| 30653 | |
| 30654 | |
| the criminal records check if the agency is not prohibited by | 30655 |
| division (B) of this section from employing the applicant in a | 30656 |
| position that involves providing direct care to an individual and | 30657 |
| either of the following applies: | 30658 |
| (a) The chief administrator of the home health agency | 30659 |
| requests the criminal records check in accordance with division | 30660 |
| (E) of this section not later than five business days after the | 30661 |
| applicant begins conditional employment. | 30662 |
| (b) The applicant is referred to the home health agency by an | 30663 |
| employment service, the employment service or the applicant | 30664 |
| provides the chief administrator of the agency a letter that is on | 30665 |
| the letterhead of the employment service, the letter is dated and | 30666 |
| signed by a supervisor or another designated official of the | 30667 |
| employment service, and the letter states all of the following: | 30668 |
| (i) That the employment service has requested the | 30669 |
| superintendent to conduct a criminal records check regarding the | 30670 |
| applicant; | 30671 |
| (ii) That the requested criminal records check is to include | 30672 |
| a determination of whether the applicant has been convicted of, | 30673 |
| pleaded guilty to, or been found eligible for intervention in lieu | 30674 |
| of conviction for a disqualifying offense; | 30675 |
| (iii) That the employment service has not received the | 30676 |
| results of the criminal records check as of the date set forth on | 30677 |
| the letter; | 30678 |
| (iv) That the employment service promptly will send a copy of | 30679 |
| the results of the criminal records check to the chief | 30680 |
| administrator of the home health agency when the employment | 30681 |
| service receives the results. | 30682 |
| (2) If a home health agency employs an applicant | 30683 |
| conditionally pursuant to division (G)(1)(b) of this section, the | 30684 |
| employment service, on its receipt of the results of the criminal | 30685 |
| records check, promptly shall send a copy of the results to the | 30686 |
|
chief administrator of the agency. | 30687 |
| 30688 | |
| 30689 | |
| 30690 | |
| 30691 | |
| 30692 |
| | 30693 |
| 30694 | |
| 30695 | |
| 30696 | |
| 30697 | |
| 30698 | |
| 30699 | |
| 30700 | |
| 30701 | |
| 30702 | |
| 30703 | |
| 30704 | |
| 30705 | |
| 30706 | |
| 30707 | |
| 30708 | |
| 30709 | |
| 30710 | |
| 30711 | |
| 30712 | |
| 30713 | |
| 30714 | |
| 30715 | |
| 30716 | |
| 30717 | |
| 30718 | |
| 30719 | |
| 30720 | |
| 30721 |
| | 30722 |
| applicant conditionally | 30723 |
| 30724 | |
| 30725 | |
|
records check | 30726 |
| 30727 | |
| the results of any request for information from the federal bureau | 30728 |
| of investigation, are not obtained within the period ending thirty | 30729 |
| days after the date the request for the criminal records check is | 30730 |
| made. Regardless of when the results of the criminal records check | 30731 |
|
are obtained, if the
| 30732 |
| 30733 | |
| 30734 | |
|
been convicted of
| 30735 |
| 30736 | |
| 30737 | |
| 30738 | |
| 30739 | |
| 30740 | |
| 30741 | |
| 30742 | |
| intervention in lieu of conviction for a disqualifying offense, | 30743 |
|
the
home health agency shall terminate the | 30744 |
| applicant's employment unless circumstances specified in rules | 30745 |
| adopted under this section that permit the agency to employ the | 30746 |
|
applicant exist and the agency chooses to employ the | 30747 |
| 30748 | |
| employment under this division shall be considered just cause for | 30749 |
| discharge for purposes of division (D)(2) of section 4141.29 of | 30750 |
|
the Revised Code if the
| 30751 |
|
deceive the home health agency about the
| 30752 |
| criminal record. | 30753 |
| | 30754 |
| 30755 | |
| 30756 | |
| 30757 | |
| 30758 | |
| 30759 |
| | 30760 |
| 30761 | |
| 30762 | |
| 30763 | |
| 30764 | |
| 30765 | |
| 30766 | |
| 30767 | |
| 30768 | |
| 30769 | |
| 30770 |
| | 30771 |
| the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in | 30772 |
| accordance with section 109.572 of the Revised Code and pursuant | 30773 |
|
to a request made under | 30774 |
| public record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised | 30775 |
| Code and shall not be made available to any person other than the | 30776 |
| following: | 30777 |
| (1) The | 30778 |
|
of the criminal records check or the | 30779 |
| employee's representative; | 30780 |
| (2) The home health agency requesting the criminal records | 30781 |
| check or its representative; | 30782 |
| (3) The administrator of any other facility, agency, or | 30783 |
|
program that provides direct care to | 30784 |
| is owned or operated by the same entity that owns or operates the | 30785 |
| home health agency that requested the criminal records check; | 30786 |
| (4) The employment service that requested the criminal | 30787 |
| records check; | 30788 |
| (5) Any court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual | 30789 |
|
involved in a case dealing with | 30790 |
| (a) A denial of employment of the applicant or | 30791 |
| 30792 |
| (b) Employment or unemployment benefits of the applicant or | 30793 |
| employee; | 30794 |
| | 30795 |
| 30796 | |
| 30797 | |
| program. | 30798 |
| | 30799 |
| 30800 | |
| 30801 | |
| 30802 | |
| 30803 | |
| 30804 | |
| 30805 | |
| 30806 | |
| 30807 | |
| 30808 |
| | 30809 |
| 30810 | |
| 30811 | |
| 30812 | |
| 30813 | |
| 30814 | |
| 30815 | |
| 30816 | |
| 30817 |
| | 30818 |
| brought as the result of an injury, death, or loss to person or | 30819 |
|
property caused by an | 30820 |
| health agency employs in a position that involves providing direct | 30821 |
|
care to | 30822 |
| apply: | 30823 |
| (1) If the home health agency employed the | 30824 |
| applicant or employee in good faith and reasonable reliance on the | 30825 |
| report of a criminal records check requested under this section, | 30826 |
| the agency shall not be found negligent solely because of its | 30827 |
| reliance on the report, even if the information in the report is | 30828 |
|
determined later to have been incomplete or inaccurate | 30829 |
| (2) If the home health agency employed the | 30830 |
| applicant in good faith on a conditional basis pursuant to | 30831 |
|
division
| 30832 |
|
found negligent solely because it employed the | 30833 |
| applicant prior to receiving the report of a criminal records | 30834 |
|
check requested under this section | 30835 |
| (3) If the home health agency in good faith employed the | 30836 |
| 30837 | |
|
character standards established in rules adopted under | 30838 |
| 30839 | |
|
solely because the | 30840 |
|
employee had been convicted of | 30841 |
| found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for a | 30842 |
|
disqualifying offense | 30843 |
| 30844 |
| | 30845 |
| 30846 | |
| 30847 | |
| 30848 | |
| 30849 | |
| 30850 | |
| 30851 | |
| 30852 |
| | 30853 |
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| 30857 |
| | 30858 |
| 30859 | |
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| 30861 | |
| 30862 | |
| 30863 | |
| 30864 |
| | 30865 |
| 30866 | |
| 30867 | |
| 30868 | |
| 30869 | |
| 30870 | |
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| 30873 | |
| 30874 | |
| 30875 | |
| 30876 | |
| 30877 | |
| 30878 | |
| 30879 | |
| 30880 | |
| 30881 | |
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| 30883 | |
| 30884 | |
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| 30891 | |
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| 30893 |
| | 30894 |
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| | 30905 |
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| | 30908 |
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| | 30915 |
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| 30941 | |
| 30942 | |
| 30943 | |
| 30944 | |
| 30945 |
| (J) The director of health shall adopt rules in accordance | 30946 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section. | 30947 |
| (1) The rules may do the following: | 30948 |
| (a) Require employees to undergo database reviews and | 30949 |
| criminal records checks under this section; | 30950 |
| (b) If the rules require employees to undergo database | 30951 |
| reviews and criminal records checks under this section, exempt one | 30952 |
| or more classes of employees from the requirements; | 30953 |
| (c) For the purpose of division (D)(7) of this section, | 30954 |
| specify other databases that are to be checked as part of a | 30955 |
| database review conducted under this section. | 30956 |
| (2) The rules shall specify all of the following: | 30957 |
| (a) The procedures for conducting database reviews under this | 30958 |
| section; | 30959 |
| (b) If the rules require employees to undergo database | 30960 |
| reviews and criminal records checks under this section, the times | 30961 |
| at which the database reviews and criminal records checks are to | 30962 |
| be conducted; | 30963 |
| (c) If the rules specify other databases to be checked as | 30964 |
| part of the database reviews, the circumstances under which a home | 30965 |
| health agency is prohibited from employing an applicant or | 30966 |
| continuing to employ an employee who is found by a database review | 30967 |
| to be included in one or more of those databases; | 30968 |
| (d) Circumstances under which a home health agency may employ | 30969 |
| an applicant or employee who is found by a criminal records check | 30970 |
| required by this section to have been convicted of, pleaded guilty | 30971 |
| to, or been found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction | 30972 |
| for a disqualifying offense but meets personal character | 30973 |
| standards. | 30974 |
| | 30975 |
| 3701.921 to 3701.929 of the Revised Code: | 30976 |
| (A) "Advanced practice nurse" has the same meaning as in | 30977 |
| section 4723.01 of the Revised Code. | 30978 |
| (B) | 30979 |
| 30980 |
| | 30981 |
|
means the entity established under section | 30982 |
|
Revised Code | 30983 |
| 30984 |
| (D) "Patient centered medical home education program" means | 30985 |
| the program established under section 3701.921 of the Revised Code | 30986 |
| and any pilot projects operated pursuant to that section. | 30987 |
| (E) "Patient centered medical home education pilot project" | 30988 |
|
means the pilot project established under section | 30989 |
| of the Revised Code. | 30990 |
| (F) "Physician assistant" has the same meaning as in section | 30991 |
| 4730.01 of the Revised Code. | 30992 |
| Sec. 3701.921. There is hereby established the patient | 30993 |
| centered medical home education program in the department of | 30994 |
| health. For the purpose of advancing education in the patient | 30995 |
| centered medical home model of care, the director of health may | 30996 |
| implement and administer the program pursuant to sections 3701.922 | 30997 |
| to 3701.929 of the Revised Code. The patient centered medical home | 30998 |
| model of care is an enhanced model of primary care in which care | 30999 |
| teams attend to the multifaceted needs of patients, providing | 31000 |
| whole person comprehensive and coordinate patient centered care. | 31001 |
| To the extent that funds are available, the program shall | 31002 |
| include the patient centered medical home education pilot project | 31003 |
| and may include any other pilot projects the director establishes | 31004 |
| pursuant to division (A)(3) of section 3701.922 of the Revised | 31005 |
| Code. | 31006 |
| Sec. 3701.922. (A) The director of health may do any of the | 31007 |
| following to implement and administer the patient centered medical | 31008 |
| home education program: | 31009 |
| (1) Develop and implement programs of education or training | 31010 |
| on the patient centered medical home model of care or other | 31011 |
| similar enhanced models of coordinated patient centered care that | 31012 |
| are intended to address the multifaceted needs of patients and | 31013 |
| provide whole person comprehensive and coordinated patient | 31014 |
| centered care; | 31015 |
| (2) Advise, consult, cooperate with, and assist, by contract | 31016 |
| or other arrangement, government agencies or institutions or | 31017 |
| private organizations, corporations, or associations in the | 31018 |
| development and promotion of programs pertaining to the evaluation | 31019 |
| and implementation of the patient centered medical home model of | 31020 |
| care or other similar enhanced models of coordinated patient | 31021 |
| centered care; | 31022 |
| (3) Establish pilot projects that do any of the following: | 31023 |
| (a) Evaluate or implement the patient centered medical home | 31024 |
| model of care or other similar enhanced models of coordinated | 31025 |
| patient centered care; | 31026 |
| (b) Provide education or training on the patient centered | 31027 |
| medical home model of care or other similar enhanced models of | 31028 |
| coordinated patient centered care. | 31029 |
| (4) Seek and administer state funds or grants from other | 31030 |
| sources to carry out any functions of the patient centered medical | 31031 |
| home education program. | 31032 |
| Any funds or grants received by the director for purposes of | 31033 |
| the program shall be used for the program. | 31034 |
| (B) The director may adopt rules as necessary to implement | 31035 |
| and administer the patient centered medical home education | 31036 |
| program, including rules that define what constitutes a "patient | 31037 |
| centered medical home" for purposes of an entity authorized to | 31038 |
| provide care coordination services. The rules shall be adopted in | 31039 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 31040 |
| | 31041 |
| 31042 | |
| 31043 | |
| 31044 |
| | 31045 |
| 31046 | |
| 31047 | |
| 31048 | |
| 31049 | |
| 31050 |
| | 31051 |
| health shall establish the patient centered medical home education | 31052 |
| pilot project. If the director establishes the project, all of the | 31053 |
| following apply: | 31054 |
| (1) The director shall select practices led by physicians and | 31055 |
| primary care practices led by advanced practice nurses to | 31056 |
| participate in the project. The director may consider the | 31057 |
| recommendations of the advisory group made in accordance with | 31058 |
| section 3701.925 of the Revised Code, but may not select a | 31059 |
| practice unless the practice complies with any applicable | 31060 |
| requirements under section 3701.926 of the Revised Code. | 31061 |
| (2) The director shall conduct the project in a manner that | 31062 |
| advances education in the patient centered medical home model of | 31063 |
| care. | 31064 |
| (3) The director shall evaluate all of the following: | 31065 |
| (a) Learning opportunities generated by the project; | 31066 |
| (b) Training of physicians and advanced practice nurses under | 31067 |
| the project; | 31068 |
| (c) Costs of the project; | 31069 |
| (d) The extent to which the project met the expected outcomes | 31070 |
| developed under division (A) of section 3701.924 of the Revised | 31071 |
| Code. | 31072 |
| (4) The director shall assess and review results of the | 31073 |
| project. | 31074 |
| (5) The director shall recommend best practices and | 31075 |
| opportunities for improving technology, education, comprehensive | 31076 |
| training, consultation, and technical assistance for health care | 31077 |
| service providers in the patient centered medical home model of | 31078 |
| care. | 31079 |
| (B) The director may contract with an entity that has | 31080 |
| significant experience in assisting physician-led practices and | 31081 |
| advanced practice nurse-led primary care practices in | 31082 |
| transitioning to the patient centered medical home model of care. | 31083 |
| The contract shall require the entity to do both of the following: | 31084 |
| (1) Provide, to each practice that enters into a contract | 31085 |
| with the director pursuant to section 3701.927 of the Revised | 31086 |
| Code, comprehensive training, consultation, and technical | 31087 |
| assistance in the operation of a patient centered medical home, | 31088 |
| including assistance with leadership training, scheduling changes, | 31089 |
| staff support, and care management for chronic health conditions; | 31090 |
| (2) Assist the director in identifying necessary financial | 31091 |
| and operational requirements and any barriers or challenges | 31092 |
| associated with transitioning to a patient centered medical home | 31093 |
| model of care. | 31094 |
| (C) The project established under this section shall begin | 31095 |
| not later than the date the first practice enters into a contract | 31096 |
| with the director pursuant to section 3701.927 of the Revised Code | 31097 |
| and shall cease not later than the date the final report is | 31098 |
| submitted pursuant to division (B)(3) of section 3701.929 of the | 31099 |
| Revised Code. | 31100 |
| (D) The | 31101 |
| requires a patient, unless otherwise required by the Revised Code, | 31102 |
| to receive a referral from a physician in a practice selected for | 31103 |
| inclusion in the pilot project under division (A)(1) of this | 31104 |
|
section | 31105 |
| authorized to receive specialized health care services from an | 31106 |
| individual licensed or certified under Title XLVII of the Revised | 31107 |
| Code to provide those services. | 31108 |
| | 31109 |
| education advisory group is hereby created for the purpose of | 31110 |
| 31111 | |
| the implementation and administration of the patient centered | 31112 |
|
medical home | 31113 |
| shall develop and provide to the director a set of expected | 31114 |
| outcomes for the pilot project. The advisory group shall consider | 31115 |
| and provide other recommendations to the director and complete | 31116 |
| other duties as the director considers appropriate. | 31117 |
| (B) The advisory group shall consist of the following | 31118 |
| members: | 31119 |
| (1) The following members appointed by the director of | 31120 |
| health: | 31121 |
| | 31122 |
|
education of primary care physicians | 31123 |
| by the dean of the university of Toledo college of medicine; | 31124 |
| | 31125 |
|
education of primary care physicians | 31126 |
| by the dean of the Boonshoft school of medicine at Wright state | 31127 |
| university; | 31128 |
| | 31129 |
|
education of primary care physicians | 31130 |
| by the president and dean of the northeast Ohio medical | 31131 |
| university; | 31132 |
| | 31133 |
|
education of primary care physicians | 31134 |
| by the dean of the Ohio university college of osteopathic | 31135 |
| medicine; | 31136 |
| | 31137 |
| board of the Ohio academy of family physicians; | 31138 |
| | 31139 |
| board of the Ohio chapter of the American college of physicians; | 31140 |
| | 31141 |
| board of the Ohio chapter of the American academy of pediatrics; | 31142 |
| | 31143 |
| board of the Ohio osteopathic association; | 31144 |
| | 31145 |
|
education of advanced practice nurses | 31146 |
| recommended by the governing board of the Ohio council of deans | 31147 |
| and directors of baccalaureate and higher degree programs in | 31148 |
| nursing; | 31149 |
| | 31150 |
| board of the Ohio nurses association; | 31151 |
| | 31152 |
| board of the Ohio association of advanced practice nurses; | 31153 |
| | 31154 |
| board of the Ohio council for home care and hospice; | 31155 |
| | 31156 |
| superintendent of insurance; | 31157 |
| (n) An employee of the department of health; | 31158 |
| (o) Not more than five additional members who have relevant | 31159 |
| expertise that the director considers appropriate. | 31160 |
| | 31161 |
| 31162 |
| | 31163 |
| the director's designee; | 31164 |
| | 31165 |
| director's designee; | 31166 |
| | 31167 |
| chancellor's designee; | 31168 |
| | 31169 |
| services who serves as the director of medicaid, or the director's | 31170 |
|
designee | 31171 |
| | 31172 |
| | 31173 |
| 31174 | |
| 31175 | |
| 31176 | |
| 31177 |
| (C)(1) In making the original appointments of the members | 31178 |
| specified in divisions (B)(1)(a) to (m) of this section, the | 31179 |
| director shall appoint the member who served in that capacity in | 31180 |
| the patient centered medical home advisory group, as it existed | 31181 |
| immediately prior to the effective date of this section. If for | 31182 |
| any reason the member who served immediately prior to the | 31183 |
| effective date of this section is unable to serve on the advisory | 31184 |
| group, the director shall request from the specified recommending | 31185 |
| authority a list of not less than two persons qualified to serve | 31186 |
| as members of the advisory group. The director shall appoint as a | 31187 |
| member one person from the list submitted by the recommending | 31188 |
| authority. | 31189 |
| (2) The advisory group members specified in divisions | 31190 |
| (B)(1)(a) to (m) of this section shall serve at the pleasure of | 31191 |
| the director, in consultation with their respective recommending | 31192 |
| authorities. | 31193 |
| (3) Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for | 31194 |
| original appointments. | 31195 |
| (D) Members shall serve without compensation, except to the | 31196 |
| extent that serving on the advisory group is considered part of | 31197 |
| their regular employment duties. | 31198 |
| (E) The | 31199 |
| 31200 | |
|
vice-chairperson. | 31201 |
| 31202 |
| A majority of the members of the advisory group constitutes a | 31203 |
|
quorum | 31204 |
|
quorum is necessary for the advisory group to | 31205 |
| 31206 | |
| 31207 | |
| 31208 | |
| 31209 | |
| make any recommendations to the director. | 31210 |
| The advisory group shall meet | 31211 |
| 31212 | |
| 31213 | |
| call the advisory group to meet not less than annually to discuss | 31214 |
| or consider recommendations to the director on the administration | 31215 |
| of the patient centered medical home education program. | 31216 |
| (F) Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not | 31217 |
| apply to the advisory group. | 31218 |
| | 31219 |
| education advisory group shall accept applications for inclusion | 31220 |
| in the patient centered medical home education pilot project from | 31221 |
| primary care practices with educational affiliations, as | 31222 |
| determined by the advisory group, with one or more of the | 31223 |
| following: | 31224 |
| (1) The Boonshoft school of medicine at Wright state | 31225 |
| university; | 31226 |
| (2) The university of Toledo college of medicine; | 31227 |
| (3) The northeast Ohio medical university; | 31228 |
| (4) The Ohio university college of osteopathic medicine; | 31229 |
| (5) The college of nursing at the university of Toledo; | 31230 |
| (6) The Wright state university college of nursing and | 31231 |
| health; | 31232 |
| (7) The college of nursing at Kent state university; | 31233 |
| (8) The university of Akron college of nursing; | 31234 |
| (9) The school of nursing at Ohio university. | 31235 |
| (B)(1) Subject to division (C)(1) of this section, the | 31236 |
|
advisory group shall | 31237 |
|
for inclusion in the pilot project not
| 31238 |
|
following number of | 31239 |
| (a) Ten practices affiliated with the Boonshoft school of | 31240 |
| medicine at Wright state university; | 31241 |
| (b) Ten practices affiliated with the university of Toledo | 31242 |
| college of medicine; | 31243 |
| (c) Ten practices affiliated with the northeast Ohio medical | 31244 |
| university; | 31245 |
| (d) Ten practices affiliated with the centers for osteopathic | 31246 |
| research and education of the Ohio university college of | 31247 |
| osteopathic medicine. | 31248 |
| (2) Subject to division (C)(2) of this section, the advisory | 31249 |
|
group shall | 31250 |
| inclusion in the pilot project not less than the following number | 31251 |
|
of | 31252 |
| practice nurses: | 31253 |
| (a) One practice affiliated with the college of nursing at | 31254 |
| the university of Toledo; | 31255 |
| (b) One practice affiliated with the Wright state university | 31256 |
| college of nursing and health; | 31257 |
| (c) One practice affiliated with the college of nursing at | 31258 |
| Kent state university or the university of Akron college of | 31259 |
| nursing; | 31260 |
| (d) One practice affiliated with the school of nursing at | 31261 |
| Ohio university. | 31262 |
| (C)(1) All of the following apply with respect to the | 31263 |
| 31264 | |
| under division (B) of this section: | 31265 |
| (a) The advisory group shall strive to | 31266 |
| recommend physician-led practices in such a manner that the pilot | 31267 |
| project includes a diverse range of primary care specialties, | 31268 |
| including practices specializing in pediatrics, geriatrics, | 31269 |
| general internal medicine, or family medicine. | 31270 |
| (b) When evaluating an application, the advisory group shall | 31271 |
|
consider the percentage of patients in the | 31272 |
| practice who are part of a medically underserved population, | 31273 |
| including medicaid recipients and individuals without health | 31274 |
| insurance. | 31275 |
| (c) The advisory group shall | 31276 |
| six practices that serve rural areas of this state, as those areas | 31277 |
| are determined by the advisory group. | 31278 |
| (d) A member of the advisory group shall abstain from | 31279 |
|
participating in any vote taken regarding the | 31280 |
| recommendation of a
| 31281 |
| member would receive any financial benefit from having the | 31282 |
| practice included in the pilot project. | 31283 |
| (2) All of the following apply with respect to the | 31284 |
| recommendation of advanced practice | 31285 |
| practices under division (B) of this section: | 31286 |
| (a) When evaluating an application, the advisory group shall | 31287 |
|
consider the percentage of patients in the advanced practice | 31288 |
| nurse-led primary care practice who are part of a medically | 31289 |
| underserved population, including medicaid recipients and | 31290 |
| individuals without health insurance. | 31291 |
| (b) If the advisory group determines that it has not received | 31292 |
| an application from a sufficiently qualified advanced practice | 31293 |
| 31294 | |
| institution specified in division (B)(2) of this section, the | 31295 |
|
advisory group shall make the | 31296 |
| under that division in such a manner that the greatest possible | 31297 |
|
number of those institutions are | 31298 |
|
included in the pilot project. To be
| 31299 |
| manner, a practice remains subject to the eligibility requirements | 31300 |
|
specified in division (B) of section
| 31301 |
| Revised Code. As specified in division (B)(2) of this section, the | 31302 |
|
number of practices | 31303 |
| pilot project shall be at least four. | 31304 |
| (c) A member of the advisory group shall abstain from | 31305 |
|
participating in any vote taken regarding the | 31306 |
| recommendation of an advanced practice | 31307 |
| care practice if the member would receive any financial benefit | 31308 |
| from having the practice included in the pilot project. | 31309 |
| (D) The advisory group shall provide a copy of all | 31310 |
| applications received under this section to the director of health | 31311 |
| after making recommendations under division (B)(1) of this | 31312 |
| section. | 31313 |
| | 31314 |
|
patient centered medical home education pilot project, a | 31315 |
| physician-led practice shall meet all of the following | 31316 |
| requirements: | 31317 |
| (1) Consist of physicians who are board-certified in family | 31318 |
| medicine, general pediatrics, or internal medicine, as those | 31319 |
| designations are issued by a medical specialty certifying board | 31320 |
| recognized by the American board of medical specialties or | 31321 |
| American osteopathic association; | 31322 |
| (2) Be capable of adapting the practice during the period in | 31323 |
|
which the practice | 31324 |
|
patient centered medical home education | 31325 |
| project in such a manner that the practice is fully compliant with | 31326 |
| the minimum standards for operation of a patient centered medical | 31327 |
|
home, as those standards are established by the | 31328 |
| director of health; | 31329 |
| (3) Have submitted an application to participate in the | 31330 |
| project established under former section 185.05 of the Revised | 31331 |
| Code not later than April 15, 2011. | 31332 |
| (4) Meet any other criteria established by the | 31333 |
| director as part of the selection process. | 31334 |
| (B) To be eligible for inclusion in the pilot project, an | 31335 |
|
advanced practice | 31336 |
| all of the following requirements: | 31337 |
| (1) Consist of advanced practice nurses | 31338 |
| whom meets all of the following requirements: | 31339 |
| (a) | 31340 |
| section 4723.48 of the Revised Code; | 31341 |
| (b) | 31342 |
| adult nurse practitioner by the American academy of nurse | 31343 |
| practitioners or American nurses credentialing center, | 31344 |
| board-certified as a geriatric nurse practitioner or women's | 31345 |
| health nurse practitioner by the American nurses credentialing | 31346 |
| center, or is board-certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner by | 31347 |
| the American nurses credentialing center or pediatric nursing | 31348 |
| certification board; | 31349 |
| (c) | 31350 |
| standard care arrangement with a physician with board | 31351 |
| certification as specified in division (A)(1) of this section and | 31352 |
| who is an active participant on the health care team. | 31353 |
| (2) Be capable of adapting the primary care practice during | 31354 |
|
the period in which the practice | 31355 |
| participates in the
| 31356 |
| the practice is fully compliant with the minimum standards for | 31357 |
| operation of a patient centered medical home, as those standards | 31358 |
|
are established by the
| 31359 |
| (3) Have submitted an application to participate in the | 31360 |
| project established under former section 185.05 of the Revised | 31361 |
| Code not later than April 15, 2011. | 31362 |
| (4) Meet any other criteria established by the | 31363 |
| director as part of the selection process. | 31364 |
| | 31365 |
| 31366 | |
| contract with each primary care practice selected by the director | 31367 |
| for inclusion in the patient centered medical home education pilot | 31368 |
| project. The contract shall specify the terms and conditions for | 31369 |
| inclusion in the pilot project, including a requirement that the | 31370 |
| practice provide comprehensive, coordinated primary care services | 31371 |
| to patients and serve as the patients' medical home. The contract | 31372 |
| shall also require the practice to participate in the training of | 31373 |
|
medical students, advanced practice nursing students, | 31374 |
| assistant students, and primary care medical residents. | 31375 |
| The director may include as part of the contract any other | 31376 |
| requirements necessary for a practice to be included in the | 31377 |
| project, including requirements regarding the number of patients | 31378 |
| served who are medicaid recipients and individuals without health | 31379 |
| insurance. | 31380 |
| | 31381 |
| director's request, the patient centered medical home education | 31382 |
|
advisory group | 31383 |
| nursing, and physician assistant schools or programs in this state | 31384 |
| to develop appropriate curricula designed to prepare primary care | 31385 |
|
physicians | 31386 |
| to practice within the patient centered medical home model of | 31387 |
|
care. In developing the curricula, the director or advisory group | 31388 |
| 31389 | |
| include all of the following: | 31390 |
| (1) Components for use at the medical student, advanced | 31391 |
| practice nursing student, physician assistant student, and primary | 31392 |
| care resident training levels; | 31393 |
| (2) Components that reflect, as appropriate, the special | 31394 |
| needs of patients who are part of a medically underserved | 31395 |
| population, including medicaid recipients, individuals without | 31396 |
| health insurance, individuals with disabilities, individuals with | 31397 |
| chronic health conditions, and individuals within racial or ethnic | 31398 |
| minority groups; | 31399 |
| (3) Components that include training in interdisciplinary | 31400 |
|
cooperation between physicians | 31401 |
| physician assistants in the patient centered medical home model of | 31402 |
| care, including curricula ensuring that a common conception of a | 31403 |
| patient centered medical home model of care is provided to medical | 31404 |
| students, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and | 31405 |
| primary care residents. | 31406 |
| (B) The director or advisory group | 31407 |
|
association with the medical | 31408 |
| schools or programs to identify funding sources to ensure that the | 31409 |
| curricula developed under division (A) of this section are | 31410 |
| accessible to medical students, advanced practice nursing | 31411 |
| students, physician assistant students, and primary care | 31412 |
| residents. The director or advisory group shall consider | 31413 |
| scholarship options or incentives provided to students in addition | 31414 |
| to those provided under the choose Ohio first scholarship program | 31415 |
| operated under section 3333.61 of the Revised Code. | 31416 |
| | 31417 |
| 31418 | |
| patient centered medical home education pilot project, the | 31419 |
| director shall prepare reports of its findings and recommendations | 31420 |
|
from the | 31421 |
| Each report shall include an evaluation of the learning | 31422 |
| opportunities generated by the pilot project, the physicians and | 31423 |
| advanced practice nurses trained in the pilot project, the costs | 31424 |
| of the pilot project, and the extent to which the pilot project | 31425 |
| has met the set of expected outcomes developed under division (A) | 31426 |
|
of section | 31427 |
| (B) The reports shall be completed in accordance with the | 31428 |
| following schedule: | 31429 |
| (1) An interim report not later than six months after the | 31430 |
|
date on which the | 31431 |
| practice selected to participate in the project enters into a | 31432 |
|
contract with the department of health pursuant to section
| 31433 |
| 3701.927 of the Revised Code; | 31434 |
| (2) An update of the interim report not later than one year | 31435 |
|
after the date | 31436 |
| under division (B)(1) of this section; | 31437 |
| (3) A final report not later than two years after the date | 31438 |
| 31439 | |
| (B)(1) of this section. | 31440 |
| (C) The | 31441 |
| reports to the governor and, in accordance with section 101.68 of | 31442 |
| the Revised Code, to the general assembly. | 31443 |
| Sec. 3701.93. Subject to available funds, the director of | 31444 |
| health shall establish the Ohio violent death reporting system to | 31445 |
| collect and maintain information, data, and records regarding | 31446 |
| violent deaths in Ohio. | 31447 |
| Sec. 3701.931. The Ohio violent death reporting system shall | 31448 |
| do all of the following regarding violent death information, data, | 31449 |
| and records maintained in the system: | 31450 |
| (A) Monitor the incidence and causes of the various types of | 31451 |
| violent deaths; | 31452 |
| (B) Make appropriate epidemiologic studies of the violent | 31453 |
| deaths; | 31454 |
| (C) Analyze trends and patterns in, and circumstances related | 31455 |
| to, the violent deaths; | 31456 |
| (D) With the assistance of the advisory group established | 31457 |
| pursuant to section 3701.932 of the Revised Code, recommend | 31458 |
| actions to relevant entities to prevent violent deaths and make | 31459 |
| any other such recommendations the director of health determines | 31460 |
| necessary. | 31461 |
| Sec. 3701.932. The director of health shall establish an | 31462 |
| advisory group of interested parties and stakeholders to recommend | 31463 |
| actions to relevant entities to prevent violent deaths, and make | 31464 |
| other recommendations the director determines necessary, in | 31465 |
| accordance with division (D) of section 3701.931 of the Revised | 31466 |
| Code. | 31467 |
| Sec. 3701.933. The data collection model used by the Ohio | 31468 |
| violent death reporting system shall follow the data collection | 31469 |
| model used by the United States centers for disease control and | 31470 |
| prevention national violent death reporting system and any other | 31471 |
| data collection model set forth by the director of health pursuant | 31472 |
| to section 3701.934 of the Revised Code. | 31473 |
| Sec. 3701.934. The director of health, pursuant to rules | 31474 |
| adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall | 31475 |
| do all of the following: | 31476 |
| (A) Specify the types of violent deaths that shall be | 31477 |
| included in the Ohio violent death reporting system; | 31478 |
| (B) Specify the information, data, and records to be | 31479 |
| collected for use by the Ohio violent death reporting system; | 31480 |
| (C) Specify the sources from which the information, data, and | 31481 |
| records are to be collected for use by the Ohio violent death | 31482 |
| reporting system; | 31483 |
| (D) If determined appropriate by the director, set forth any | 31484 |
| other data collection model to be used by the Ohio violent death | 31485 |
| reporting system. | 31486 |
| Sec. 3701.935. The director of health shall collect | 31487 |
| information about violent deaths in Ohio only from existing | 31488 |
| sources related to violent crimes and shall not conduct | 31489 |
| independent criminal investigations in order to obtain | 31490 |
| information, data, or records for use by the Ohio violent death | 31491 |
| reporting system. | 31492 |
| Sec. 3701.936. At the request of the director of health, | 31493 |
| every department, agency, and political subdivision of the state | 31494 |
| shall provide information, data, records, and otherwise assist in | 31495 |
| the execution of sections 3701.93 to 3701.9314 of the Revised | 31496 |
| Code. | 31497 |
| Sec. 3701.937. At the request of the director of health, any | 31498 |
| individual or entity not specified in section 3701.936 of the | 31499 |
| Revised Code, at the individual's or entity's discretion, may | 31500 |
| provide information, data, records, and otherwise assist in the | 31501 |
| execution of sections 3701.93 to 3701.9314 of the Revised Code. | 31502 |
| Any information, data, and records provided to the director by any | 31503 |
| other individual or entity shall contain only information, data, | 31504 |
| or records that are available or reasonably drawn from any | 31505 |
| information, data, and record developed and kept in the normal | 31506 |
| course of business. | 31507 |
| Sec. 3701.938. Notwithstanding any section of the Revised | 31508 |
| Code pertaining to confidentiality, any individual, public social | 31509 |
| service agency, or public agency that provides services to | 31510 |
| individuals or families, law enforcement agency, coroner, or | 31511 |
| public entity that provided services to an individual whose death | 31512 |
| is the type of death specified by the director of health under | 31513 |
| section 3701.934 of the Revised Code shall provide information, | 31514 |
| data, records, and otherwise assist in the execution of sections | 31515 |
| 3701.93 to 3701.9314 of the Revised Code. | 31516 |
| Sec. 3701.9310. Except as otherwise provided in section | 31517 |
| 3701.9212 of the Revised Code, all of the following are not public | 31518 |
| records under section 149.43 of the Revised Code, shall be | 31519 |
| confidential, and shall be published only in statistical form: | 31520 |
| (A) Information, data, and records collected for use and | 31521 |
| maintained by the Ohio violent death reporting system including, | 31522 |
| but not limited to, medical records, law enforcement investigative | 31523 |
| records, coroner investigative records, laboratory reports, and | 31524 |
| other records concerning a decedent; | 31525 |
| (B) Work products created in carrying out the purposes of the | 31526 |
| Ohio violent death reporting system. | 31527 |
| Sec. 3701.9311. Information, data, and records collected for | 31528 |
| use and maintained by, and all work products created in carrying | 31529 |
| out the purposes of, the Ohio violent death reporting system shall | 31530 |
| not be subject to subpoena or discovery while in the possession of | 31531 |
| the system or admissible in any criminal or civil proceeding if | 31532 |
| obtained through, or from, the system. | 31533 |
| Sec. 3701.9312. The director of health, pursuant to rules | 31534 |
| adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall | 31535 |
| establish standards and procedures to make available to | 31536 |
| researchers confidential information collected by the Ohio violent | 31537 |
| death reporting system. Researchers complying with those standards | 31538 |
| and procedures also shall comply with the confidentiality | 31539 |
| requirements of section 3701.9310 of the Revised Code. | 31540 |
| Sec. 3701.9314. The director of health may adopt rules in | 31541 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary to | 31542 |
| establish, maintain, and carry out the purposes of the Ohio | 31543 |
| violent death reporting system under sections 3701.93 to 3701.9314 | 31544 |
| of the Revised Code. | 31545 |
| Sec. 3702.141. (A) As used in this section: | 31546 |
| (1) "Existing health care facility" means a health care | 31547 |
| facility that is licensed or otherwise approved to practice in | 31548 |
| this state, in accordance with applicable law, is staffed and | 31549 |
| equipped to provide health care services, and actively provides | 31550 |
| health services or has not been actively providing health services | 31551 |
| for less than twelve consecutive months. | 31552 |
| (2) "Freestanding birthing center" means any facility in | 31553 |
| which deliveries routinely occur, regardless of whether the | 31554 |
| facility is located on the campus of another health care facility, | 31555 |
| and which is not licensed under Chapter 3711. of the Revised Code | 31556 |
| as a level one, two, or three maternity unit or a limited | 31557 |
| maternity unit. | 31558 |
| (3) "Health care facility" | 31559 |
| 31560 |
| (a) A hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the | 31561 |
| Revised Code; | 31562 |
| (b) A nursing home licensed under section 3721.02 of the | 31563 |
| Revised Code, or by a political subdivision certified under | 31564 |
| section 3721.09 of the Revised Code; | 31565 |
| (c) A county home or a county nursing home as defined in | 31566 |
| section 5155.31 of the Revised Code that is certified under Title | 31567 |
| XVIII or XIX of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 | 31568 |
| U.S.C.A. 301, as amended; | 31569 |
| (d) A freestanding dialysis center; | 31570 |
| (e) A freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facility; | 31571 |
| (f) An ambulatory surgical facility; | 31572 |
| (g) A freestanding cardiac catheterization facility; | 31573 |
| (h) A freestanding birthing center; | 31574 |
| (i) A freestanding or mobile diagnostic imaging center; | 31575 |
| (j) A freestanding radiation therapy center. | 31576 |
| A health care facility does not include the offices of | 31577 |
| private physicians and dentists whether for individual or group | 31578 |
| practice, residential facilities licensed under section 5123.19 of | 31579 |
| the Revised Code, or an institution for the sick that is operated | 31580 |
| exclusively for patients who use spiritual means for healing and | 31581 |
| for whom the acceptance of medical care is inconsistent with their | 31582 |
| religious beliefs, accredited by a national accrediting | 31583 |
| organization, exempt from federal income taxation under section | 31584 |
| 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 100 Stat. 2085, 26 | 31585 |
| U.S.C.A. 1, as amended, and providing twenty-four hour nursing | 31586 |
| care pursuant to the exemption in division (E) of section 4723.32 | 31587 |
| of the Revised Code from the licensing requirements of Chapter | 31588 |
| 4723. of the Revised Code. | 31589 |
| (4) "Health service" means a clinically related service, such | 31590 |
| as a diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitative, or preventive service. | 31591 |
| (B) Section 3702.14 of the Revised Code shall not be | 31592 |
| construed to require any existing health care facility that is | 31593 |
| conducting an activity specified in section 3702.11 of the Revised | 31594 |
| Code, which activity was initiated on or before March 20, 1997, to | 31595 |
| alter, upgrade, or otherwise improve the structure or fixtures of | 31596 |
| the facility in order to comply with any rule adopted under | 31597 |
| section 3702.11 of the Revised Code relating to that activity, | 31598 |
| unless one of the following applies: | 31599 |
| (1) The facility initiates a construction, renovation, or | 31600 |
| reconstruction project that involves a capital expenditure of at | 31601 |
| least fifty thousand dollars, not including expenditures for | 31602 |
| equipment or staffing or operational costs, and that directly | 31603 |
| involves the area in which the existing service is conducted. | 31604 |
| (2) The facility initiates another activity specified in | 31605 |
| section 3702.11 of the Revised Code. | 31606 |
| (3) | 31607 |
| 31608 |
| | 31609 |
| laboratory to an existing cardiac catheterization service. | 31610 |
| | 31611 |
| room to an existing open-heart surgery service. | 31612 |
| | 31613 |
| convincing evidence, that failure to comply with the rule would | 31614 |
| create an imminent risk to the health and welfare of any patient. | 31615 |
| (C) If division (B) | 31616 |
| any alteration, upgrade, or other improvement required shall apply | 31617 |
| only to the proposed addition to the existing service if the cost | 31618 |
| of the addition is less than the capital expenditure threshold set | 31619 |
| forth in division (B)(1) of this section. | 31620 |
| (D) No person or government entity shall divide or otherwise | 31621 |
| segment a construction, renovation, or reconstruction project in | 31622 |
| order to evade application of the capital expenditure threshold | 31623 |
| set forth in division (B)(1) of this section. | 31624 |
| Sec. 3702.31. (A) The quality monitoring and inspection fund | 31625 |
| is hereby created in the state treasury. The director of health | 31626 |
| shall use the fund to administer and enforce this section and | 31627 |
|
sections 3702.11 to 3702.20, 3702.30, 3702.301, | 31628 |
| 3702.33 of the Revised Code and rules adopted pursuant to those | 31629 |
| sections. The director shall deposit in the fund any moneys | 31630 |
| collected pursuant to this section or section 3702.32 of the | 31631 |
| Revised Code. All investment earnings of the fund shall be | 31632 |
| credited to the fund. | 31633 |
| (B) The director of health shall adopt rules pursuant to | 31634 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing fees for both of the | 31635 |
| following: | 31636 |
| (1) Initial and renewal license applications submitted under | 31637 |
| section 3702.30 of the Revised Code. The fees established under | 31638 |
| division (B)(1) of this section shall not exceed the actual and | 31639 |
| necessary costs of performing the activities described in division | 31640 |
| (A) of this section. | 31641 |
| (2) Inspections conducted under section 3702.15 or 3702.30 of | 31642 |
| the Revised Code. The fees established under division (B)(2) of | 31643 |
| this section shall not exceed the actual and necessary costs | 31644 |
| incurred during an inspection, including any indirect costs | 31645 |
| incurred by the department for staff, salary, or other | 31646 |
| administrative costs. The director of health shall provide to each | 31647 |
| health care facility or provider inspected pursuant to section | 31648 |
| 3702.15 or 3702.30 of the Revised Code a written statement of the | 31649 |
| fee. The statement shall itemize and total the costs incurred. | 31650 |
| Within fifteen days after receiving a statement from the director, | 31651 |
| the facility or provider shall forward the total amount of the fee | 31652 |
| to the director. | 31653 |
| (3) The fees described in divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this | 31654 |
| section shall meet both of the following requirements: | 31655 |
| (a) For each service described in section 3702.11 of the | 31656 |
| Revised Code, the fee shall not exceed one thousand seven hundred | 31657 |
| fifty dollars annually, except that the total fees charged to a | 31658 |
| health care provider under this section shall not exceed five | 31659 |
| thousand dollars annually. | 31660 |
| (b) The fee shall exclude any costs reimbursable by the | 31661 |
| United States centers for medicare and medicaid services as part | 31662 |
| of the certification process for the medicare program established | 31663 |
| under Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," 79 Stat. 286 | 31664 |
| (1935), 42 U.S.C.A. 1395, as amended, and the medicaid program | 31665 |
| established under Title XIX of the "Social Security Act," 79 Stat. | 31666 |
| 286 (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1396. | 31667 |
| (4) The director shall not establish a fee for any service | 31668 |
| for which a licensure or inspection fee is paid by the health care | 31669 |
| provider to a state agency for the same or similar licensure or | 31670 |
| inspection. | 31671 |
| Sec. 3702.51. As used in sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the | 31672 |
| Revised Code: | 31673 |
| (A) "Applicant" means any person that submits an application | 31674 |
| for a certificate of need and who is designated in the application | 31675 |
| as the applicant. | 31676 |
| (B) "Person" means any individual, corporation, business | 31677 |
| trust, estate, firm, partnership, association, joint stock | 31678 |
| company, insurance company, government unit, or other entity. | 31679 |
| (C) "Certificate of need" means a written approval granted by | 31680 |
| the director of health to an applicant to authorize conducting a | 31681 |
| reviewable activity. | 31682 |
| (D) " | 31683 |
| 31684 | |
| 31685 | |
| service areas to which the long-term care facility is, or will be, | 31686 |
| providing long-term care services. | 31687 |
| (E) " | 31688 |
| 31689 | |
| 31690 | |
| Ohio zip code in which the long-term care facility is located and | 31691 |
| contiguous zip codes, from which approximately seventy-five to | 31692 |
| eighty per cent of the facility's residents currently originate or | 31693 |
| are expected to originate. | 31694 |
| (F) " | 31695 |
| 31696 | |
| 31697 | |
| comprised of Ohio zip codes not included in the primary service | 31698 |
| area, excluding isolated exceptions, from which the facility's | 31699 |
| remaining residents currently originate or are expected to | 31700 |
| originate. | 31701 |
| (G) | 31702 |
| | 31703 |
| 31704 |
| | 31705 |
| 31706 | |
| 31707 |
| | 31708 |
| 31709 | |
| 31710 | |
| 31711 |
| | 31712 |
| | 31713 |
| | 31714 |
| | 31715 |
| | 31716 |
| | 31717 |
| | 31718 |
| | 31719 |
| 31720 | |
| 31721 | |
| 31722 | |
| 31723 | |
| 31724 | |
| 31725 | |
| 31726 | |
| 31727 | |
| 31728 | |
| 31729 | |
| 31730 | |
| 31731 |
| | 31732 |
| 31733 | |
| 31734 |
| | 31735 |
| licensed under Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code, a health | 31736 |
|
maintenance organization as defined in division | 31737 |
| section, an insurance company that issues sickness and accident | 31738 |
| insurance in conformity with Chapter 3923. of the Revised Code, a | 31739 |
| state-financed health insurance program under Chapter 3701., | 31740 |
| 4123., or 5111. of the Revised Code, or any self-insurance plan. | 31741 |
| | 31742 |
| municipal corporation, township, or other political subdivision of | 31743 |
| the state, or any department, division, board, or other agency of | 31744 |
| the state or a political subdivision. | 31745 |
| | 31746 |
| private organization organized under the law of any state that is | 31747 |
| qualified under section 1310(d) of Title XIII of the "Public | 31748 |
| Health Service Act," 87 Stat. 931 (1973), 42 U.S.C. 300e-9. | 31749 |
| | 31750 |
| of the following: | 31751 |
| (1) A | 31752 |
| otherwise authorized to operate in this state in accordance with | 31753 |
| applicable law, including a county home or a county nursing home | 31754 |
|
that is certified | 31755 |
| Title XIX of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 | 31756 |
|
U.S.C. 301, as amended, is staffed and equipped to provide | 31757 |
| long-term care services, and is actively providing | 31758 |
| long-term care services; | 31759 |
| (2) A | 31760 |
| otherwise authorized to operate in this state in accordance with | 31761 |
| applicable law, including a county home or a county nursing home | 31762 |
|
that is certified | 31763 |
| Title XIX of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 | 31764 |
| U.S.C. 301, as amended, or that has beds registered under section | 31765 |
| 3701.07 of the Revised Code as skilled nursing beds or long-term | 31766 |
| care beds and has provided long-term care services for at least | 31767 |
| three hundred sixty-five consecutive days within the twenty-four | 31768 |
| months immediately preceding the date a certificate of need | 31769 |
| application is filed with the director of health. | 31770 |
| | 31771 |
| limited to, the general assembly, the supreme court, the offices | 31772 |
| of all elected state officers, and all departments, boards, | 31773 |
| offices, commissions, agencies, institutions, and other | 31774 |
| instrumentalities of the state of Ohio. "State" does not include | 31775 |
| political subdivisions. | 31776 |
| | 31777 |
| township, county, school district, and all other bodies corporate | 31778 |
| and politic responsible for governmental activities only in | 31779 |
| geographic areas smaller than that of the state to which the | 31780 |
| sovereign immunity of the state attaches. | 31781 |
| | 31782 |
| (1) An applicant for a certificate of need, including an | 31783 |
| applicant whose application was reviewed comparatively with the | 31784 |
| application in question; | 31785 |
| (2) The person that requested the reviewability ruling in | 31786 |
| question; | 31787 |
| (3) Any person that resides or regularly uses | 31788 |
| long-term care facilities within the | 31789 |
|
served or to be served by the | 31790 |
| would be provided under the certificate of need or reviewability | 31791 |
| ruling in question; | 31792 |
| (4) Any | 31793 |
| 31794 | |
| be provided under the certificate of need or reviewability ruling | 31795 |
| in question; | 31796 |
| (5) Third-party payers that reimburse | 31797 |
|
facilities for services in the | 31798 |
| 31799 | |
|
certificate of need or reviewability ruling in question | 31800 |
| | 31801 |
| 31802 | |
| 31803 | |
| 31804 |
| | 31805 |
| 31806 | |
| 31807 | |
| 31808 |
| | 31809 |
| 31810 | |
| 31811 | |
| 31812 |
| | 31813 |
| 31814 |
| | 31815 |
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| | 31817 |
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| | 31819 |
| 31820 |
| | 31821 |
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| | 31823 |
| | 31824 |
| 31825 | |
| 31826 | |
| 31827 |
| | 31828 |
| 31829 |
| | 31830 |
| | 31831 |
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| | 31835 |
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| 31837 | |
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| | 31841 |
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| 31843 |
| | 31844 |
| 31845 |
| | 31846 |
| | 31847 |
| | 31848 |
| | 31849 |
| 31850 | |
| 31851 |
| | 31852 |
| 31853 | |
| 31854 |
| | 31855 |
| 31856 | |
| 31857 | |
| 31858 |
| | 31859 |
| 31860 | |
| 31861 |
| | 31862 |
| 31863 | |
| 31864 | |
| 31865 |
| | 31866 |
| 31867 |
| | 31868 |
| 31869 | |
| 31870 | |
| 31871 |
| | 31872 |
| 31873 | |
| 31874 | |
| 31875 | |
| 31876 | |
| 31877 | |
| 31878 | |
| 31879 | |
| 31880 |
| | 31881 |
| | 31882 |
| 31883 |
| | 31884 |
| 31885 | |
| 31886 | |
| 31887 |
| | 31888 |
| | 31889 |
| 31890 | |
| 31891 | |
| 31892 | |
| 31893 |
| | 31894 |
| 31895 | |
| 31896 | |
| 31897 | |
| 31898 | |
| 31899 | |
| 31900 |
| | 31901 |
| 31902 | |
| 31903 | |
| 31904 |
| | 31905 |
| (1) A nursing home licensed under section 3721.02 of the | 31906 |
| Revised Code or by a political subdivision certified under section | 31907 |
| 3721.09 of the Revised Code; | 31908 |
| (2) The portion of any facility, including a county home or | 31909 |
| county nursing home, that is certified as a skilled nursing | 31910 |
| facility or a nursing facility under Title XVIII or XIX of the | 31911 |
| "Social Security Act"; | 31912 |
| (3) The portion of any hospital that contains beds registered | 31913 |
| under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code as skilled nursing beds | 31914 |
| or long-term care beds. | 31915 |
| | 31916 |
| 31917 | |
| following: | 31918 |
| (1) A bed that is located in a facility that is a nursing | 31919 |
| home licensed under section 3721.02 of the Revised Code or a | 31920 |
| facility licensed by a political subdivision certified under | 31921 |
| section 3721.09 of the Revised Code and is included in the | 31922 |
| authorized maximum licensed capacity of the facility; | 31923 |
| (2) A bed that is located in the portion of any facility, | 31924 |
| including a county home or county nursing home, that is certified | 31925 |
| as a skilled nursing facility under the medicare program or a | 31926 |
| nursing facility under the medicaid program and is included in the | 31927 |
| authorized maximum certified capacity of that portion of the | 31928 |
| facility; | 31929 |
| (3) A bed that is registered under section 3701.07 of the | 31930 |
| Revised Code as a skilled nursing bed, a long-term care bed, or a | 31931 |
| special skilled nursing bed; | 31932 |
| (4) A bed in a county home or county nursing home that has | 31933 |
| been certified under section 5155.38 of the Revised Code as having | 31934 |
| been in operation on July 1, 1993, and is eligible for licensure | 31935 |
| as a nursing home bed; | 31936 |
| (5) A bed held as an approved bed under a certificate of need | 31937 |
| approved by the director. | 31938 |
| A bed cannot simultaneously be both a bed described in | 31939 |
| division (O)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section and a bed | 31940 |
| described in division (O)(5) of this section. | 31941 |
| | 31942 |
| 31943 | |
| 31944 | |
| 31945 | |
| 31946 | |
| 31947 |
| | 31948 |
| director of health under division (A) of section 3702.52 of the | 31949 |
| Revised Code as to whether a particular proposed project is or is | 31950 |
| not a reviewable activity. | 31951 |
| | 31952 |
| 31953 | |
| 31954 |
| | 31955 |
| 31956 | |
| 31957 | |
| 31958 | |
| 31959 |
| | 31960 |
| 31961 |
| | 31962 |
| section 5155.31 of the Revised Code. | 31963 |
| | 31964 |
| (1) A person who has an ownership or controlling interest of | 31965 |
|
at least five per cent in an applicant, in a | 31966 |
| facility that is the subject of an application for a certificate | 31967 |
| of need, or in the owner or operator of the applicant or such a | 31968 |
| facility; | 31969 |
| (2) An officer, director, trustee, or general partner of an | 31970 |
|
applicant, of a | 31971 |
| of an application for a certificate of need, or of the owner or | 31972 |
| operator of the applicant or such a facility. | 31973 |
| | 31974 |
| means a deficiency that, under 42 C.F.R. 488.404, either | 31975 |
| constitutes a pattern of deficiencies resulting in actual harm | 31976 |
| that is not immediate jeopardy or represents widespread | 31977 |
| deficiencies resulting in actual harm that is not immediate | 31978 |
| jeopardy. | 31979 |
| | 31980 |
| that, under 42 C.F.R. 488.404, either constitutes a pattern of | 31981 |
| deficiencies resulting in immediate jeopardy to resident health or | 31982 |
| safety or represents widespread deficiencies resulting in | 31983 |
| immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety. | 31984 |
| (U) "Existing bed" or "existing long-term care bed" means a | 31985 |
| bed from an existing long-term care facility, a bed described in | 31986 |
| division (O)(5) of this section, or a bed correctly reported as a | 31987 |
| long-term care bed pursuant to section 5155.38 of the Revised | 31988 |
| Code. | 31989 |
| Sec. 3702.511. (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this | 31990 |
| section, the following activities are reviewable under sections | 31991 |
| 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code: | 31992 |
| (1) Establishment, development, or construction of a new | 31993 |
| long-term care facility; | 31994 |
| (2) Replacement of an existing long-term care facility; | 31995 |
| (3) Renovation of or addition to a long-term care facility | 31996 |
| that involves a capital expenditure of two million dollars or | 31997 |
| more, not including expenditures for equipment, staffing, or | 31998 |
| operational costs; | 31999 |
| (4) Either of the following changes in long-term care bed | 32000 |
| capacity: | 32001 |
| (a) An increase in bed capacity; | 32002 |
| (b) A relocation of beds from one physical facility or site | 32003 |
| to another, excluding relocation of beds within a long-term care | 32004 |
| facility or among buildings of a long-term care facility at the | 32005 |
| same site. | 32006 |
| (5) Any change in the bed capacity or site, or any other | 32007 |
| failure to conduct a reviewable activity in substantial accordance | 32008 |
| with the approved application for which a certificate of need | 32009 |
| concerning long-term care beds was granted, if the change is made | 32010 |
| within five years after the implementation of the reviewable | 32011 |
| activity for which the certificate was granted; | 32012 |
| (6) Expenditure of more than one hundred ten per cent of the | 32013 |
| maximum expenditure specified in a certificate of need concerning | 32014 |
| long-term care beds. | 32015 |
| (B) The following activities are not subject to review under | 32016 |
| sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code: | 32017 |
| (1) Acquisition of computer hardware or software; | 32018 |
| (2) Acquisition of a telephone system; | 32019 |
| (3) Construction or acquisition of parking facilities; | 32020 |
| (4) Correction of cited deficiencies that constitute an | 32021 |
| imminent threat to public health or safety and are in violation of | 32022 |
| federal, state, or local fire, building, or safety statutes, | 32023 |
| ordinances, rules, or regulations; | 32024 |
| (5) Acquisition of an existing long-term care facility that | 32025 |
| does not involve a change in the number of the beds; | 32026 |
| (6) Mergers, consolidations, or other corporate | 32027 |
| reorganizations of long-term care facilities that do not involve a | 32028 |
| change in the number of beds; | 32029 |
| (7) Construction, repair, or renovation of bathroom | 32030 |
| facilities; | 32031 |
| (8) Construction of laundry facilities, waste disposal | 32032 |
| facilities, dietary department projects, heating and air | 32033 |
| conditioning projects, administrative offices, and portions of | 32034 |
| medical office buildings used exclusively for physician services; | 32035 |
| (9) Removal of asbestos from a health care facility. | 32036 |
| Only that portion of a project that is described in this | 32037 |
| division is not reviewable. | 32038 |
| Sec. 3702.52. The director of health shall administer a | 32039 |
| state certificate of need program in accordance with sections | 32040 |
| 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under | 32041 |
| those sections. | 32042 |
| (A) The director shall issue rulings on whether a particular | 32043 |
| proposed project is a reviewable activity. The director shall | 32044 |
| issue a ruling not later than forty-five days after receiving a | 32045 |
| request for a ruling accompanied by the information needed to make | 32046 |
| the ruling. If the director does not issue a ruling in that time, | 32047 |
| the project shall be considered to have been ruled not a | 32048 |
| reviewable activity. | 32049 |
| (B)(1) Each application for a certificate of need shall be | 32050 |
| submitted to the director on forms and in the manner prescribed by | 32051 |
| the director. Each application shall include a plan for obligating | 32052 |
| the capital expenditures or implementing the proposed project on a | 32053 |
|
timely basis in accordance with section | 32054 |
| Revised Code. Each application shall also include all other | 32055 |
| information required by rules adopted under division (B) of | 32056 |
| section 3702.57 of the Revised Code. | 32057 |
| (2) Each application shall be accompanied by the application | 32058 |
| fee established in rules adopted under division (G) of section | 32059 |
| 3702.57 of the Revised Code. Application fees received by the | 32060 |
| director under this division shall be deposited into the state | 32061 |
| treasury to the credit of the certificate of need fund, which is | 32062 |
| hereby created. The director shall use the fund only to pay the | 32063 |
| costs of administering sections 3702.11 to 3702.20, 3702.30, and | 32064 |
| 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under | 32065 |
| those sections. An application fee is nonrefundable unless the | 32066 |
| director determines that the application cannot be accepted. | 32067 |
| (3) The director shall review applications for certificates | 32068 |
| of need. As part of a review, the director shall determine whether | 32069 |
| an application is complete. The director shall not consider an | 32070 |
| application to be complete unless the application meets all | 32071 |
| criteria for a complete application specified in rules adopted | 32072 |
| under section 3702.57 of the Revised Code. The director shall mail | 32073 |
| to the applicant a written notice that the application is | 32074 |
| complete, or a written request for additional information, not | 32075 |
| later than thirty days after receiving an application or a | 32076 |
| response to an earlier request for information. Except as provided | 32077 |
|
in section | 32078 |
| shall not make more than two requests for additional information. | 32079 |
| The director's determination that an application is not complete | 32080 |
| is final and not subject to appeal. | 32081 |
| | 32082 |
| 32083 | |
| 32084 | |
| 32085 | |
| 32086 | |
| 32087 | |
| 32088 | |
| 32089 | |
| 32090 | |
| 32091 |
| (4) Except | 32092 |
|
with a subpoena issued under division | 32093 |
| after a notice of completeness has been received, no person shall | 32094 |
| make revisions to information that was submitted to the director | 32095 |
| before the director mailed the notice of completeness or knowingly | 32096 |
| discuss in person or by telephone the merits of the application | 32097 |
| with the director. A person may supplement an application after a | 32098 |
| notice of completeness has been received by submitting clarifying | 32099 |
|
information to the director. | 32100 |
| 32101 | |
| 32102 | |
| 32103 |
| (C) All of the following apply to the process of granting or | 32104 |
| denying a certificate of need: | 32105 |
| (1) If the project proposed in a certificate of need | 32106 |
| application meets all of the applicable certificate of need | 32107 |
| criteria for approval under sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the | 32108 |
| Revised Code and the rules adopted under those sections, the | 32109 |
| director shall grant a certificate of need for all or part of the | 32110 |
| project that is the subject of the application by the applicable | 32111 |
| deadline specified in division (C)(4) of this section or any | 32112 |
| extension of it under division (C)(5) of this section. | 32113 |
| (2) The director's grant of a certificate of need does not | 32114 |
| affect, and sets no precedent for, the director's decision to | 32115 |
| grant or deny other applications for similar reviewable activities | 32116 |
| 32117 | |
| 32118 |
| (3) | 32119 |
| 32120 | |
| comments regarding an application. The director shall consider all | 32121 |
| written comments received by the thirtieth day after mailing the | 32122 |
|
notice of completeness | 32123 |
| 32124 | |
| 32125 | |
| 32126 | |
|
review, | 32127 |
| 32128 | |
|
the director mails the last notice of completeness | 32129 |
| 32130 | |
| 32131 | |
| 32132 | |
| 32133 | |
| 32134 |
| | 32135 |
| 32136 | |
| 32137 | |
| 32138 | |
| 32139 | |
| 32140 | |
| 32141 | |
| 32142 | |
| 32143 | |
| 32144 | |
| 32145 | |
| 32146 | |
| 32147 | |
| 32148 | |
| 32149 | |
| 32150 | |
| 32151 | |
| 32152 | |
| 32153 |
| (4) Except as provided in division (C)(5) of this section, | 32154 |
| the director shall grant or deny certificate of need applications | 32155 |
| 32156 | |
| 32157 | |
|
notice of completeness | 32158 |
| 32159 | |
| 32160 | |
| 32161 | |
| 32162 | |
| 32163 | |
| 32164 | |
| 32165 | |
| 32166 | |
| 32167 | |
| 32168 | |
| 32169 | |
| 32170 |
| (5) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(6) of this | 32171 |
| section, the director or the applicant may extend the deadline | 32172 |
| prescribed in division (C)(4) of this section once, for no longer | 32173 |
| than thirty days, by written notice before the end of the deadline | 32174 |
| prescribed by division (C)(4) of this section. An extension by the | 32175 |
| director under division (C)(5) of this section shall apply to all | 32176 |
| applications that are in comparative review. | 32177 |
| (6) No applicant in a comparative review may extend the | 32178 |
| deadline specified in division (C)(4) of this section. | 32179 |
| (7) If the director does not grant or deny the certificate by | 32180 |
| the applicable deadline specified in division (C)(4) of this | 32181 |
| section or any extension of it under division (C)(5) of this | 32182 |
| section, the certificate shall be considered to have been granted. | 32183 |
| (8) In granting a certificate of need, the director shall | 32184 |
| specify as the maximum capital expenditure the certificate holder | 32185 |
| may obligate under the certificate a figure equal to one hundred | 32186 |
| ten per cent of the approved project cost. | 32187 |
| (9) In granting a certificate of need, the director may grant | 32188 |
| the certificate with conditions that must be met by the holder of | 32189 |
| the certificate. | 32190 |
| (D) When a certificate of need application is approved for a | 32191 |
| project under which the beds are relocated, a number of beds equal | 32192 |
| to the number relocated shall cease to be operated in the | 32193 |
| long-term care facility from which they were relocated, except | 32194 |
| that the beds may continue to be operated for not more than | 32195 |
| fifteen days to allow relocation of residents to the facility to | 32196 |
| which the beds have been relocated. Notwithstanding section | 32197 |
| 3721.03 of the Revised Code, if the relocated beds are in a home | 32198 |
| licensed under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code, the facility's | 32199 |
| license is automatically reduced by the number of beds relocated | 32200 |
| effective fifteen days after the beds are relocated. If the beds | 32201 |
| are in a facility that is certified as a skilled nursing facility | 32202 |
| or nursing facility under Title XVIII or XIX of the "Social | 32203 |
| Security Act," the certification for the beds shall be | 32204 |
| surrendered. If the beds are registered under section 3701.07 of | 32205 |
| the Revised Code as skilled nursing beds or long-term care beds, | 32206 |
| the director shall remove the beds from registration not later | 32207 |
| than fifteen days after the beds are relocated. | 32208 |
| (E) The director shall monitor the activities of persons | 32209 |
| granted certificates of need during the period beginning with the | 32210 |
| granting of the certificate of need and ending five years after | 32211 |
| implementation of the activity for which the certificate was | 32212 |
| granted. | 32213 |
| | 32214 |
| considering appeals under section 3702.60 of the Revised Code, or | 32215 |
| monitoring activities of persons granted certificates of need, the | 32216 |
| director may issue and enforce, in the manner provided in section | 32217 |
| 119.09 of the Revised Code, subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to | 32218 |
|
compel | 32219 |
| relevant to review of the application, consideration of the | 32220 |
| appeal, or monitoring of the activities. In addition, the director | 32221 |
|
or the director's designee | 32222 |
| 32223 | |
| conducted. | 32224 |
| | 32225 |
| | 32226 |
| 32227 | |
| 32228 | |
| 32229 | |
| 32230 | |
|
All
| 32231 |
| 32232 | |
| information prescribed by rules adopted under division (H) of | 32233 |
| section 3702.57 of the Revised Code that is necessary to conduct | 32234 |
| reviews of certificate of need applications and to develop | 32235 |
| 32236 | |
| 32237 | |
| 32238 |
| | 32239 |
| shall consider the special needs and circumstances resulting from | 32240 |
| moral and ethical values and the free exercise of religious rights | 32241 |
|
of
| 32242 |
| organizations, and the special needs and circumstances of inner | 32243 |
| city and rural communities. | 32244 |
| | 32245 |
| certificates of need to recategorize hospital beds to skilled | 32246 |
| nursing beds shall be conducted in accordance with this division | 32247 |
|
and rules adopted by the | 32248 |
| (1) No hospital recategorizing beds shall apply for a | 32249 |
| certificate of need for more than twenty skilled nursing beds. | 32250 |
| (2) No beds for which a certificate of need is requested | 32251 |
| under this division shall be reviewed under or counted in any | 32252 |
|
formula developed under | 32253 |
| director for the purpose of determining the number of long-term | 32254 |
| care beds that may be needed within the state. | 32255 |
| (3) No beds shall be approved under this division unless the | 32256 |
| hospital certifies and demonstrates in the application that the | 32257 |
| beds will be dedicated to patients with a length of stay of no | 32258 |
| more than thirty days. | 32259 |
| (4) No beds shall be approved under this division unless the | 32260 |
| hospital can satisfactorily demonstrate in the application that it | 32261 |
| is routinely unable to place the patients planned for the beds in | 32262 |
| accessible skilled nursing facilities. | 32263 |
| (5) In developing rules to implement this division, the | 32264 |
| 32265 | |
| required documentation of the need for such beds, including the | 32266 |
| efforts made by the hospital to place patients in suitable skilled | 32267 |
| nursing facilities, and special attention to the appropriate size | 32268 |
| of units with such beds given the historical pattern of the | 32269 |
| applicant hospital's documented difficulty in placing skilled | 32270 |
| nursing patients. | 32271 |
| (B) | 32272 |
| monitoring the use of hospital beds recategorized as skilled | 32273 |
|
nursing beds after August 5, 1989, the | 32274 |
| director shall adopt rules specifying appropriate quarterly | 32275 |
| procedures for reporting to the department of health. | 32276 |
| (C) A patient may stay in a hospital bed that, after August | 32277 |
| 5, 1989, has been recategorized as a skilled nursing bed for more | 32278 |
| than thirty days if the hospital is able to demonstrate that it | 32279 |
| made a good faith effort to place the patient in an accessible | 32280 |
| skilled nursing facility acceptable to the patient within the | 32281 |
| thirty-day period, but was unable to do so. | 32282 |
| (D) No hospital bed recategorized after August 5, 1989, as a | 32283 |
| skilled nursing bed shall be covered by a provider agreement under | 32284 |
| the medical assistance program established under Chapter 5111. of | 32285 |
| the Revised Code. | 32286 |
| (E) Nothing in this section requires a hospital to place a | 32287 |
| patient in any nursing home if the patient does not wish to be | 32288 |
| placed in the nursing home. Nothing in this section limits the | 32289 |
| ability of a hospital to file a certificate of need application | 32290 |
| for the addition of long-term care beds that meet the definition | 32291 |
| of "home" in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this | 32292 |
| section limits the ability of the director to grant certificates | 32293 |
| of need necessary for hospitals to engage in demonstration | 32294 |
| projects authorized by the federal government for the purpose of | 32295 |
| enhancing long-term quality of care and cost containment. Nothing | 32296 |
| in this section limits the ability of hospitals to develop swing | 32297 |
| bed programs in accordance with federal regulations. | 32298 |
| No hospital that is granted a certificate of need after | 32299 |
| August 5, 1989, to recategorize hospital beds as skilled nursing | 32300 |
| beds is subject to sections 3721.01 to 3721.09 of the Revised | 32301 |
| Code. If the portion of the hospital in which the recategorized | 32302 |
| beds are located is certified as a skilled nursing facility under | 32303 |
| Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 | 32304 |
| U.S.C.A. 301, as amended, that portion of the hospital is subject | 32305 |
| to sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 and sections 3721.21 to 3721.34 of | 32306 |
| the Revised Code. If the beds are registered pursuant to section | 32307 |
| 3701.07 of the Revised Code as long-term care beds, the beds are | 32308 |
| subject to sections 3721.50 to 3721.58 of the Revised Code. | 32309 |
| | 32310 |
| 32311 | |
| 32312 | |
| 32313 | |
| 32314 | |
| 32315 |
| | 32316 |
| 32317 | |
| 32318 | |
| 32319 | |
| 32320 | |
| 32321 | |
| 32322 |
| | 32323 |
| 32324 | |
| 32325 | |
| 32326 | |
| 32327 | |
| 32328 | |
| 32329 |
| | 32330 |
| 32331 | |
| 32332 |
| | 32333 |
| a certificate of need pending with the director of health may | 32334 |
| revise the application to change the site of the proposed project | 32335 |
| unless either of the following applies: | 32336 |
| (A) The director, under section 3702.52 of the Revised Code, | 32337 |
| has mailed the applicant a written notice that the application is | 32338 |
| complete. | 32339 |
| (B) The application is subject to a comparative review under | 32340 |
| section 3702.593 of the Revised Code. | 32341 |
| The only revision that may be made in the revised application | 32342 |
| is the site of the proposed project. The revised site of the | 32343 |
| proposed project must be located in the same county as the site of | 32344 |
| the proposed project specified in the original application. The | 32345 |
| director may not accept a revised application if it includes | 32346 |
| revisions other than the site of the proposed project or if the | 32347 |
| revised site is located in a different county than the county in | 32348 |
| which the site specified in the original application is located. | 32349 |
| A revised application shall be accompanied by an additional, | 32350 |
| 32351 | |
| the fee charged under section 3702.52 of the Revised Code for the | 32352 |
| original application. The additional fee shall be deposited into | 32353 |
| the certificate of need fund created under section 3702.52 of the | 32354 |
| Revised Code. | 32355 |
| On acceptance of a revised application, the director shall | 32356 |
| continue to review the application as revised in accordance with | 32357 |
| section 3702.52 of the Revised Code to determine whether it is | 32358 |
| complete and, if necessary and regardless of whether the director | 32359 |
| previously made two requests for additional information, may make | 32360 |
| a final written request to the applicant for additional | 32361 |
| information not later than thirty days after the date the director | 32362 |
| accepts the revised application. | 32363 |
| | 32364 |
|
(B) of this section, a certificate of need | 32365 |
| 32366 | |
| reviewable activity for which it was granted. If any person | 32367 |
|
holding a certificate of need | 32368 |
| transfers the certificate of need to another person before the | 32369 |
| reviewable activity is completed, or enters into an agreement that | 32370 |
| contemplates the transfer of the certificate of need on the | 32371 |
| completion of the reviewable activity, the certificate of need is | 32372 |
| void. If the controlling interest in an entity that holds a | 32373 |
|
certificate of need | 32374 |
| prior to the completion of the reviewable activity, the | 32375 |
| certificate of need is void. | 32376 |
| (B) Division (A) of this section does not prohibit the | 32377 |
|
transfer of a certificate of need | 32378 |
| 32379 | |
| adopted under section 3702.57 of the Revised Code, if the transfer | 32380 |
| does not result in a change in the person that holds the ultimate | 32381 |
| controlling interest, as defined in the rules, in the certificate | 32382 |
| of need. | 32383 |
| The transfer of a | 32384 |
| completion of a reviewable activity for which a certificate of | 32385 |
|
need was issued | 32386 |
| the certificate of need, unless the facility is transferred | 32387 |
| pursuant to an agreement entered into prior to the completion of | 32388 |
| the reviewable activity. | 32389 |
| | 32390 |
| months after the date the director of health mails the notice that | 32391 |
| the certificate of need has been granted or, if the grant or | 32392 |
| denial of the certificate of need is appealed under section | 32393 |
| 3702.60 of the Revised Code, not later than twenty-four months | 32394 |
| after issuance of an order granting the certificate that is not | 32395 |
| subject to further appeal, each person holding a certificate of | 32396 |
|
need granted | 32397 |
| (1) If the project for which the certificate of need was | 32398 |
| granted primarily involves construction and is to be financed | 32399 |
| primarily through external borrowing of funds, secure financial | 32400 |
| commitment for the stated purpose of developing the project and | 32401 |
| commence construction that continues uninterrupted except for | 32402 |
| interruptions or delays that are unavoidable due to reasons beyond | 32403 |
| the person's control, including labor strikes, natural disasters, | 32404 |
| material shortages, or comparable events; | 32405 |
| (2) If the project for which the certificate of need was | 32406 |
| granted primarily involves construction and is to be financed | 32407 |
| primarily internally, receive formal approval from the holder's | 32408 |
| board of directors or trustees or other governing authority to | 32409 |
| commit specified funds for implementation of the project and | 32410 |
| commence construction that continues uninterrupted except for | 32411 |
| interruptions or delays that are unavoidable due to reasons beyond | 32412 |
| the person's control, including labor strikes, natural disasters, | 32413 |
| material shortages, or comparable events; | 32414 |
| (3) | 32415 |
| 32416 | |
| 32417 | |
| 32418 |
| | 32419 |
| granted involves no capital expenditure or only minor renovations | 32420 |
|
to existing structures, provide the | 32421 |
| 32422 | |
| the certificate; | 32423 |
| | 32424 |
| granted primarily involves leasing a building or space that | 32425 |
| requires only minor renovations to the existing space, execute a | 32426 |
|
lease and provide the | 32427 |
| the means specified in the approved application for the | 32428 |
| certificate; | 32429 |
| | 32430 |
| granted primarily involves leasing a building or space that has | 32431 |
| not been constructed or requires substantial renovations to | 32432 |
| existing space, commence construction for the purpose of | 32433 |
| implementing the reviewable activity that continues uninterrupted | 32434 |
| except for interruptions or delays that are unavoidable due to | 32435 |
| reasons beyond the person's control, including labor strikes, | 32436 |
| natural disasters, material shortages, or comparable events. | 32437 |
| (B) The twenty-four-month period specified in division (A) of | 32438 |
| this section shall not be extended by any means, including the | 32439 |
| granting of a subsequent or replacement certificate of need. Each | 32440 |
|
person holding a certificate of need | 32441 |
| 32442 | |
| compliance with that division not later than the earlier of thirty | 32443 |
| days after complying with that division or five days after the | 32444 |
| twenty-four-month period expires. Not later than the earlier of | 32445 |
| fifteen days after receiving the documentation or fifteen days | 32446 |
| after the twenty-four-month period expires, the director shall | 32447 |
| send by certified mail a notice to the holder of the certificate | 32448 |
| of need specifying whether the holder has complied with division | 32449 |
| (A) of this section. | 32450 |
| (C) | 32451 |
| 32452 | |
| 32453 | |
| 32454 | |
| 32455 |
| | 32456 |
| expires, regardless of whether the director sends a notice under | 32457 |
| division (B) of this section, if the holder fails to comply with | 32458 |
|
division (A) | 32459 |
| under division (B) of this section as necessary for the director | 32460 |
| to determine compliance. The determination by the director that a | 32461 |
| certificate of need has expired is final and not appealable under | 32462 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 32463 |
| | 32464 |
|
with section | 32465 |
| the certificate of need shall demonstrate to the director of | 32466 |
| health, in the form and manner required by rules adopted under | 32467 |
| section 3702.57 of the Revised Code, that reasonable progress is | 32468 |
| being made toward the completion of the reviewable activity. If | 32469 |
| the director determines, in accordance with standards specified in | 32470 |
|
the rules, that reasonable progress is not being made, | 32471 |
| director shall withdraw the certificate of need. | 32472 |
| Sec. 3702.526. (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this | 32473 |
| section, the director of health shall accept an application for a | 32474 |
| replacement certificate of need for an activity described in | 32475 |
| division (A)(5) of section 3702.511 of the Revised Code to replace | 32476 |
| an approved certificate of need for that activity if all of the | 32477 |
| following conditions are met: | 32478 |
| (1) The applicant is the same as the applicant for the | 32479 |
| approved certificate of need or an affiliated or related person as | 32480 |
| described in division (B) of section 3702.523 of the Revised Code. | 32481 |
| (2) The source of any long-term care beds to be relocated is | 32482 |
| the same as in the approved certificate of need. | 32483 |
| (3) The application for the approved certificate of need was | 32484 |
| not subject to comparative review under section 3702.593 of the | 32485 |
| Revised Code. | 32486 |
| (B) The director shall not accept an application for a | 32487 |
| replacement certificate that proposes to increase the number of | 32488 |
| long-term care beds to be relocated specified in the application | 32489 |
| for the approved certificate of need. | 32490 |
| (C) For the purpose of determining whether long-term care | 32491 |
| beds are from an existing long-term care facility, the director | 32492 |
| shall consider the date of filing of the application for a | 32493 |
| replacement certificate to be the same as the date of filing of | 32494 |
| the original application for the approved certificate of need. | 32495 |
| (D) Any long-term care beds that were approved in the | 32496 |
| approved certificate of need remain approved in the application | 32497 |
| for a replacement certificate. | 32498 |
| (E) The applicant shall submit with the application for a | 32499 |
| replacement certificate a nonrefundable fee equal to the | 32500 |
| application fee for the approved certificate of need. | 32501 |
| (F) Upon approval of the application for a replacement | 32502 |
| certificate, the original certificate of need is automatically | 32503 |
| voided. | 32504 |
| Sec. 3702.527. A bed described in division (O)(5) of section | 32505 |
| 3702.51 of the Revised Code may be converted to a bed described in | 32506 |
| division (O)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of that section only as provided | 32507 |
| in the certificate of need under which the beds were approved or | 32508 |
| its replacement certificate of need. | 32509 |
| Sec. 3702.53. (A) No person shall carry out any reviewable | 32510 |
| activity unless a certificate of need for such activity has been | 32511 |
| granted under sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code or | 32512 |
|
the person is exempted by division | 32513 |
| 3702.511 or section | 32514 |
| the requirement that a certificate of need be obtained. No person | 32515 |
| shall carry out any reviewable activity if a certificate of need | 32516 |
| authorizing that activity has been withdrawn by the director of | 32517 |
|
health under section 3702.52 or | 32518 |
| Code. No person shall carry out a reviewable activity if the | 32519 |
| certificate of need authorizing that activity is void pursuant to | 32520 |
|
section
| 32521 |
|
pursuant to section
| 32522 |
| (B) No person shall separate portions of any proposal for any | 32523 |
| reviewable activity to evade the requirements of sections 3702.51 | 32524 |
| to 3702.62 of the Revised Code. | 32525 |
| (C) No person granted a certificate of need shall carry out | 32526 |
| the reviewable activity authorized by the certificate of need | 32527 |
| other than in substantial accordance with the approved application | 32528 |
| for the certificate of need. | 32529 |
| Sec. 3702.531. The director of health shall evaluate and may | 32530 |
| investigate evidence that appears to demonstrate that any person | 32531 |
| has violated section 3702.53 of the Revised Code. If the director | 32532 |
|
elects to conduct an investigation, | 32533 |
| the alleged violator by certified mail, return receipt requested, | 32534 |
| a notice that an investigation is underway. | 32535 |
| When conducting an investigation under this section, the | 32536 |
| director may request any relevant information pertaining to the | 32537 |
| alleged violation, including the total operating cost of the | 32538 |
| activity in question during the period of the alleged violation | 32539 |
| and the total capital cost associated with implementation of the | 32540 |
| activity. A person shall provide information requested by the | 32541 |
| director not later than forty-five days after receiving the | 32542 |
| director's request. The director also may issue and enforce, in | 32543 |
| the manner provided in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, subpoenas | 32544 |
| duces tecum to compel the production of documents relevant to the | 32545 |
| alleged violation. The subpoenas may be served in any manner | 32546 |
| authorized by the rules of civil procedure. | 32547 |
| The director or | 32548 |
| 32549 | |
| investigate an alleged violation of section 3702.53 of the Revised | 32550 |
| Code. | 32551 |
| Each investigation under this section shall be conducted in a | 32552 |
| manner that protects patient confidentiality. Names or other | 32553 |
| identifying information about any patient shall not be made public | 32554 |
|
without the written consent of the patient or | 32555 |
|
guardian, or, if the patient is a minor, | 32556 |
| or guardian. | 32557 |
| Sec. 3702.54. Except as provided in section 3702.541 of the | 32558 |
| Revised Code, divisions (A) and (B) of this section apply when the | 32559 |
| director of health determines that a person has violated section | 32560 |
| 3702.53 of the Revised Code. | 32561 |
| (A) The director shall impose a civil penalty on the person | 32562 |
| in an amount equal to the greatest of the following: | 32563 |
| (1) Three thousand dollars; | 32564 |
| (2) Five per cent of the operating cost of the activity that | 32565 |
| constitutes the violation during the period of time it was | 32566 |
| conducted in violation of section 3702.53 of the Revised Code; | 32567 |
| (3) If a certificate of need was granted, two per cent of the | 32568 |
| total approved capital cost associated with implementation of the | 32569 |
| activity for which the certificate of need was granted. | 32570 |
| In no event, however, shall the penalty exceed two hundred | 32571 |
| fifty thousand dollars. | 32572 |
| (B)(1) Notwithstanding section 3702.52 of the Revised Code, | 32573 |
| the director shall refuse to accept for review any application for | 32574 |
| a certificate of need filed by or on behalf of the person, or any | 32575 |
| successor to the person or entity related to the person, for a | 32576 |
| period of not less than one year and not more than three years | 32577 |
| after the director mails the notice of the director's | 32578 |
| determination under section 3702.532 of the Revised Code or, if | 32579 |
| the determination is appealed under section 3702.60 of the Revised | 32580 |
| Code, the issuance of the order upholding the determination that | 32581 |
| is not subject to further appeal. In determining the length of | 32582 |
| time during which applications will not be accepted, the director | 32583 |
| may consider any of the following: | 32584 |
| (a) The nature and magnitude of the violation; | 32585 |
| (b) The ability of the person to have averted the violation; | 32586 |
| (c) Whether the person disclosed the violation to the | 32587 |
| director before the director commenced his investigation; | 32588 |
| (d) The person's history of compliance with sections 3702.51 | 32589 |
| to 3702.62 and the rules adopted under section 3702.57 of the | 32590 |
| Revised Code; | 32591 |
| (e) Any community hardship that may result from refusing to | 32592 |
| accept future applications from the person. | 32593 |
| (2) Notwithstanding the one-year minimum imposed by division | 32594 |
| (B)(1) of this section, the director may establish a period of | 32595 |
| less than one year during which the director will refuse to accept | 32596 |
| certificate of need applications if, after reviewing all | 32597 |
| information available to the director, the director determines and | 32598 |
| expressly indicates in the notice mailed under section 3702.532 of | 32599 |
| the Revised Code that refusing to accept applications for a longer | 32600 |
| period would result in hardship to the community in which the | 32601 |
|
person provides | 32602 |
| finding of community hardship shall not affect the granting or | 32603 |
| denial of any future certificate of need application filed by the | 32604 |
| person. | 32605 |
| Sec. 3702.55. A person that the director of health | 32606 |
| determines has violated section 3702.53 of the Revised Code shall | 32607 |
| cease conducting the activity that constitutes the violation or | 32608 |
|
utilizing the | 32609 |
| not later than thirty days after the person receives the notice | 32610 |
| mailed under section 3702.532 of the Revised Code or, if the | 32611 |
| person appeals the director's determination under section 3702.60 | 32612 |
| of the Revised Code, thirty days after the person receives an | 32613 |
| order upholding the director's determination that is not subject | 32614 |
| to further appeal. | 32615 |
| If any person determined to have violated section 3702.53 of | 32616 |
| the Revised Code fails to cease conducting an activity or using | 32617 |
| 32618 | |
| person continues to seek payment or reimbursement for services | 32619 |
| rendered or costs incurred in conducting the activity as | 32620 |
| prohibited by section 3702.56 of the Revised Code, in addition to | 32621 |
| the penalties imposed under section 3702.54 or 3702.541 of the | 32622 |
| Revised Code: | 32623 |
| (A) The director of health may refuse to include any beds | 32624 |
| involved in the activity in the bed capacity of a hospital for | 32625 |
| purposes of registration under section 3701.07 of the Revised | 32626 |
| Code; | 32627 |
| (B) The director of health may refuse to license, or may | 32628 |
| revoke a license or reduce bed capacity previously granted to, a | 32629 |
| hospice care program under section 3712.04 of the Revised Code; a | 32630 |
|
nursing home, | 32631 |
| aging under section 3721.02 of the Revised Code; or any beds | 32632 |
| within any of those facilities that are involved in the activity; | 32633 |
| (C) A political subdivision certified under section 3721.09 | 32634 |
| of the Revised Code may refuse to license, or may revoke a license | 32635 |
|
or reduce bed capacity previously granted to, a nursing home, | 32636 |
| 32637 | |
| within any of those facilities that are involved in the activity; | 32638 |
| (D) The director of mental health may refuse to license under | 32639 |
| section 5119.20 of the Revised Code, or may revoke a license or | 32640 |
| reduce bed capacity previously granted to, a hospital receiving | 32641 |
| mentally ill persons or beds within such a hospital that are | 32642 |
| involved in the activity; | 32643 |
| (E) The department of job and family services may refuse to | 32644 |
| enter into a provider agreement that includes a facility, beds, or | 32645 |
| services that result from the activity. | 32646 |
| Sec. 3702.56. No third-party payer or other person | 32647 |
| 32648 | |
| accept payment or reimbursement for, any service rendered or costs | 32649 |
| incurred in conducting an activity during the period of time in | 32650 |
| which the activity was conducted in violation of section 3702.53 | 32651 |
| of the Revised Code. Each person that accepts any amount in | 32652 |
| violation of this division shall refund that amount on request of | 32653 |
|
the person | 32654 |
| Sec. 3702.57. (A) The | 32655 |
| shall adopt rules establishing procedures and criteria for reviews | 32656 |
| of applications for certificates of need and issuance, denial, or | 32657 |
| withdrawal of certificates. | 32658 |
| (1) In adopting rules that establish criteria for reviews of | 32659 |
|
applications of certificates of need, the | 32660 |
| consider the availability of and need for long-term care beds to | 32661 |
| provide care and treatment to persons diagnosed as having | 32662 |
| traumatic brain injuries and shall prescribe criteria for | 32663 |
| reviewing applications that propose to add long-term care beds to | 32664 |
| provide care and treatment to persons diagnosed as having | 32665 |
| traumatic brain injuries. | 32666 |
| (2) The criteria for reviews of applications for certificates | 32667 |
| of need shall relate to the need for the reviewable activity and | 32668 |
| shall pertain to all of the following matters: | 32669 |
| (a) The impact of the reviewable activity on the cost and | 32670 |
|
quality of | 32671 |
| 32672 | |
| historical and projected utilization of the services to which the | 32673 |
| application pertains and the effect of the reviewable activity on | 32674 |
| utilization of other providers of similar services; | 32675 |
| (b) The quality of the services to be provided as the result | 32676 |
| of the activity, as evidenced by the historical performance of the | 32677 |
| persons that will be involved in providing the services and by the | 32678 |
| provisions that are proposed in the application to ensure quality, | 32679 |
| including but not limited to adequate available personnel, | 32680 |
| available ancillary and support services, available equipment, | 32681 |
| size and configuration of physical plant, and relations with other | 32682 |
| providers; | 32683 |
| (c) The impact of the reviewable activity on the availability | 32684 |
| and accessibility of the type of services proposed in the | 32685 |
|
application to the population of the relevant | 32686 |
| area, and the level of access to the services proposed in the | 32687 |
| application that will be provided to medically underserved | 32688 |
| individuals such as recipients of public assistance and | 32689 |
| individuals who have no health insurance or whose health insurance | 32690 |
| is insufficient; | 32691 |
| (d) The activity's short- and long-term financial feasibility | 32692 |
| and cost-effectiveness, the impact of the activity on the | 32693 |
| applicant's costs and charges, and a comparison of the applicant's | 32694 |
| costs and charges with those of providers of similar services in | 32695 |
| the applicant's proposed service area; | 32696 |
| (e) The advantages, disadvantages, and costs of alternatives | 32697 |
| to the reviewable activity; | 32698 |
| (f) The impact of the activity on all other providers of | 32699 |
|
similar services in the | 32700 |
| 32701 | |
| utilization, market share, and financial status; | 32702 |
| (g) The historical performance of the applicant and related | 32703 |
| or affiliated parties in complying with previously granted | 32704 |
| certificates of need and any applicable certification, | 32705 |
| accreditation, or licensure requirements; | 32706 |
| (h) | 32707 |
| 32708 | |
| 32709 |
| | 32710 |
|
or affiliated parties in providing cost-effective | 32711 |
| care services; | 32712 |
| | 32713 |
| or population proposed to be served by the proposed project, | 32714 |
| including research activities, prevalence of particular diseases, | 32715 |
| unusual demographic characteristics, cost-effective contractual | 32716 |
| affiliations, and other special circumstances; | 32717 |
| | 32718 |
| proposed site of the activity; | 32719 |
| | 32720 |
| conducted by the United States food and drug administration or | 32721 |
| clinical trials sponsored by the national institutes of health. | 32722 |
| (3) The criteria for reviews of applications shall include a | 32723 |
| formula for determining each county's long-term care bed need for | 32724 |
| purposes of section 3702.593 of the Revised Code and may include | 32725 |
| other formulas for determining need for beds. | 32726 |
| Any rules prescribing criteria that establish ratios of beds | 32727 |
| to population shall specify the bases for establishing the ratios | 32728 |
| or mitigating factors or exceptions to the ratios. | 32729 |
| (B) The | 32730 |
| the following: | 32731 |
| (1) Information that must be provided in applications for | 32732 |
| certificates of need; | 32733 |
| (2) Procedures for reviewing applications for completeness of | 32734 |
| information; | 32735 |
| (3) Criteria for determining that the application is | 32736 |
| complete. | 32737 |
| (C) The | 32738 |
| requirements that holders of certificates of need must meet in | 32739 |
| order for the certificates to remain valid and establishing | 32740 |
| definitions and requirements for obligation of capital | 32741 |
| expenditures and implementation of projects authorized by | 32742 |
| certificates of need. | 32743 |
| (D) The | 32744 |
| criteria and procedures under which the director of health may | 32745 |
| withdraw a certificate of need if the holder fails to meet | 32746 |
| requirements for continued validity of the certificate. | 32747 |
| (E) The | 32748 |
| procedures under which the department of health shall monitor | 32749 |
| project implementation activities of holders of certificates of | 32750 |
| need. The rules adopted under this division also may establish | 32751 |
| procedures for monitoring implementation activities of persons | 32752 |
| that have received nonreviewability rulings. | 32753 |
| (F) The | 32754 |
| procedures under which the director of health shall review | 32755 |
| certificates of need whose holders exceed or appear likely to | 32756 |
| exceed an expenditure maximum specified in a certificate. | 32757 |
| (G) The | 32758 |
| certificate of need application fees sufficient to pay the costs | 32759 |
| incurred by the department for administering sections 3702.51 to | 32760 |
|
3702.62 of the Revised Code | 32761 |
| 32762 | |
| 32763 | |
| division establishing different application fees, the application | 32764 |
| fee for a project not involving a capital expenditure shall be | 32765 |
| three thousand dollars and the application fee for a project | 32766 |
| involving a capital expenditure shall be nine-tenths of one per | 32767 |
| cent of the capital expenditure proposed subject to a minimum of | 32768 |
| three thousand dollars and a maximum of twenty thousand dollars. | 32769 |
| (H) The | 32770 |
| information that is necessary to conduct reviews of certificate of | 32771 |
|
need applications and to develop | 32772 |
|
reviews that | 32773 |
| 32774 | |
| of section 3702.52 of the Revised Code. | 32775 |
| (I) The | 32776 |
| "affiliated person," "related person," and "ultimate controlling | 32777 |
|
interest" for purposes of section | 32778 |
| Code. | 32779 |
| (J) The | 32780 |
| requirements for holders of certificates of need to demonstrate to | 32781 |
|
the director under section | 32782 |
| that reasonable progress is being made toward completion of the | 32783 |
| reviewable activity and establishing standards by which the | 32784 |
| director shall determine whether reasonable progress is being | 32785 |
| made. | 32786 |
| (K) The | 32787 |
| under divisions (A) to (J) of this section in accordance with | 32788 |
|
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The | 32789 |
| other rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of sections | 32790 |
| 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code. | 32791 |
| Sec. 3702.59. (A) The director of health shall accept for | 32792 |
| review certificate of need applications as provided in sections | 32793 |
| 3702.592, 3702.593, and 3702.594 of the Revised Code. | 32794 |
| (B)(1) The director shall not approve an application for a | 32795 |
| certificate of need for the addition of long-term care beds to an | 32796 |
|
existing | 32797 |
|
a new
| 32798 |
| apply: | 32799 |
| (a) The existing | 32800 |
| beds are being placed has one or more waivers for life safety code | 32801 |
| deficiencies, one or more state fire code violations, or one or | 32802 |
| more state building code violations, and the project identified in | 32803 |
| the application does not propose to correct all life safety code | 32804 |
| deficiencies for which a waiver has been granted, all state fire | 32805 |
| code violations, and all state building code violations at the | 32806 |
|
existing | 32807 |
| being placed; | 32808 |
| (b) During the sixty-month period preceding the filing of the | 32809 |
| application, a notice of proposed license revocation was issued | 32810 |
|
under section 3721.03 of the Revised Code for the existing | 32811 |
| long-term care facility in which the beds are being placed or a | 32812 |
| nursing home owned or operated by the applicant or a principal | 32813 |
| participant. | 32814 |
| (c) During the period that precedes the filing of the | 32815 |
| application and is encompassed by the three most recent standard | 32816 |
|
surveys of the existing | 32817 |
| the beds are being placed, any of the following occurred: | 32818 |
| (i) The facility was cited on three or more separate | 32819 |
| occasions for final, nonappealable actual harm but not immediate | 32820 |
| jeopardy deficiencies. | 32821 |
| (ii) The facility was cited on two or more separate occasions | 32822 |
| for final, nonappealable immediate jeopardy deficiencies. | 32823 |
| (iii) The facility was cited on two separate occasions for | 32824 |
| final, nonappealable actual harm but not immediate jeopardy | 32825 |
| deficiencies and on one occasion for a final, nonappealable | 32826 |
| immediate jeopardy deficiency. | 32827 |
| (d) More than two nursing homes owned or operated in this | 32828 |
| state by the applicant or a principal participant or, if the | 32829 |
| applicant or a principal participant owns or operates more than | 32830 |
| twenty nursing homes in this state, more than ten per cent of | 32831 |
| those nursing homes, were each cited during the period that | 32832 |
| precedes the filing of the application for the certificate of need | 32833 |
| and is encompassed by the three most recent standard surveys of | 32834 |
| the nursing homes that were so cited in any of the following | 32835 |
| manners: | 32836 |
| (i) On three or more separate occasions for final, | 32837 |
| nonappealable actual harm but not immediate jeopardy deficiencies; | 32838 |
| (ii) On two or more separate occasions for final, | 32839 |
| nonappealable immediate jeopardy deficiencies; | 32840 |
| (iii) On two separate occasions for final, nonappealable | 32841 |
| actual harm but not immediate jeopardy deficiencies and on one | 32842 |
| occasion for a final, nonappealable immediate jeopardy deficiency. | 32843 |
| (2) In applying divisions (B)(1)(a) to (d) of this section, | 32844 |
| the director shall not consider deficiencies or violations cited | 32845 |
| before the applicant or a principal participant acquired or began | 32846 |
|
to own or operate the | 32847 |
| deficiencies or violations were cited. The director may disregard | 32848 |
|
deficiencies and violations cited after the | 32849 |
| facility was acquired or began to be operated by the applicant or | 32850 |
| a principal participant if the deficiencies or violations were | 32851 |
| attributable to circumstances that arose under the previous owner | 32852 |
| or operator and the applicant or principal participant has | 32853 |
| implemented measures to alleviate the circumstances. In the case | 32854 |
|
of an application proposing development of a new | 32855 |
| care facility by relocation of beds, the director shall not | 32856 |
| consider deficiencies or violations that were solely attributable | 32857 |
|
to the physical plant of the existing | 32858 |
| facility from which the beds are being relocated. | 32859 |
| (C) The director also shall accept for review any application | 32860 |
| for the conversion of infirmary beds to long-term care beds if the | 32861 |
| infirmary meets all of the following conditions: | 32862 |
| (1) Is operated exclusively by a religious order; | 32863 |
| (2) Provides care exclusively to members of religious orders | 32864 |
| who take vows of celibacy and live by virtue of their vows within | 32865 |
| the orders as if related; | 32866 |
| (3) Was providing care exclusively to members of such a | 32867 |
| religious order on January 1, 1994. | 32868 |
| (D) Notwithstanding division (C)(2) of this section, a | 32869 |
| facility that has been granted a certificate of need under | 32870 |
| division (C) of this section may provide care to any of the | 32871 |
| following family members of the individuals described in division | 32872 |
| (C)(2) of this section: mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, | 32873 |
| brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, or children. | 32874 |
| The long-term care beds in a facility that have been granted | 32875 |
| a certificate of need under division (C) of this section may not | 32876 |
| be relocated pursuant to sections 3702.592 to 3702.594 of the | 32877 |
| Revised Code. | 32878 |
| Sec. 3702.592. (A) The director of health shall accept, for | 32879 |
| review under section 3702.52 of the Revised Code, certificate of | 32880 |
| need applications for any of the following purposes if the | 32881 |
|
proposed increase in beds is attributable | 32882 |
|
or relocation of existing beds from an existing | 32883 |
| care facility within the same county: | 32884 |
| (1) Approval of beds in a new | 32885 |
|
or an increase of beds in an existing | 32886 |
| facility if the beds are proposed to be licensed as nursing home | 32887 |
| beds under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code; | 32888 |
| (2) Approval of beds in a new county home or new county | 32889 |
| nursing home, or an increase of beds in an existing county home or | 32890 |
| existing county nursing home if the beds are proposed to be | 32891 |
| certified as skilled nursing facility beds under the medicare | 32892 |
| program, Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 286 | 32893 |
| (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1395, as amended, or nursing facility beds under | 32894 |
| the medicaid program, Title XIX of the "Social Security Act," 49 | 32895 |
| Stat. 286 (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1396, as amended; | 32896 |
| (3) An increase of hospital beds registered pursuant to | 32897 |
| section 3701.07 of the Revised Code as long-term care beds; | 32898 |
| (4) An increase of hospital beds registered pursuant to | 32899 |
| section 3701.07 of the Revised Code as special skilled nursing | 32900 |
| beds that were originally authorized by and are operated in | 32901 |
|
accordance with section | 32902 |
| (B) The director shall accept applications described in | 32903 |
| division (A) of this section at any time. | 32904 |
| Sec. 3702.593. (A) At the times specified in this section, | 32905 |
| the director of health shall accept, for review under section | 32906 |
| 3702.52 of the Revised Code, certificate of need applications for | 32907 |
| any of the following purposes if the proposed increase in beds is | 32908 |
| attributable solely to relocation of existing beds from an | 32909 |
|
existing | 32910 |
|
beds to a
| 32911 |
| there are fewer long-term care beds than the county's bed need: | 32912 |
| (1) Approval of beds in a new | 32913 |
|
or an increase of beds in an existing | 32914 |
| facility if the beds are proposed to be licensed as nursing home | 32915 |
| beds under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code; | 32916 |
| (2) Approval of beds in a new county home or new county | 32917 |
| nursing home, or an increase of beds in an existing county home or | 32918 |
| existing county nursing home if the beds are proposed to be | 32919 |
| certified as skilled nursing facility beds under the medicare | 32920 |
| program, Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 286 | 32921 |
| (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1395, as amended, or nursing facility beds under | 32922 |
| the medicaid program, Title XIX of the "Social Security Act," 49 | 32923 |
| Stat. 286 (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1396, as amended; | 32924 |
| (3) An increase of hospital beds registered pursuant to | 32925 |
| section 3701.07 of the Revised Code as long-term care beds. | 32926 |
| (B) For the purpose of implementing this section, the | 32927 |
| director shall do all of the following: | 32928 |
| (1) | 32929 |
| years thereafter, determine the long-term care bed supply for each | 32930 |
| county, which shall consist of all of the following: | 32931 |
| (a) Nursing home beds licensed under Chapter 3721. of the | 32932 |
| Revised Code; | 32933 |
| (b) Beds certified as skilled nursing facility beds under the | 32934 |
| medicare program or nursing facility beds under the medicaid | 32935 |
| program; | 32936 |
| (c) Beds in any portion of a hospital that are properly | 32937 |
| registered under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code as skilled | 32938 |
| nursing beds, long-term care beds, or special skilled nursing | 32939 |
| beds; | 32940 |
| (d) Beds in a county home or county nursing home that are | 32941 |
| certified under section 5155.38 of the Revised Code as having been | 32942 |
| in operation on July 1, 1993, and are eligible for licensure as | 32943 |
| nursing home beds; | 32944 |
| | 32945 |
| 32946 | |
| (O)(5) of section 3702.51 of the Revised Code. | 32947 |
| (2) Determine the long-term care bed occupancy rate for the | 32948 |
| state at the time the determination is made; | 32949 |
| (3) For each county, determine the county's bed need by | 32950 |
| identifying the number of long-term care beds that would be needed | 32951 |
| in the county in order for the statewide occupancy rate for a | 32952 |
| projected population aged sixty-five and older to be ninety per | 32953 |
| cent. | 32954 |
| In determining each county's bed need, the director shall use | 32955 |
| the formula developed in rules adopted under section 3702.57 of | 32956 |
|
the Revised Code. | 32957 |
| 32958 | |
| 32959 | |
| 32960 | |
| four years. After each determination is made, the director shall | 32961 |
| publish the county's bed need on the web site maintained by the | 32962 |
| department of health. | 32963 |
| (C) The director's consideration of a certificate of need | 32964 |
| that would increase the number of beds in a county shall be | 32965 |
| consistent with the county's bed need determined under division | 32966 |
| (B) of this section except as follows: | 32967 |
| (1) If a county's occupancy rate is less than eighty-five per | 32968 |
| cent, the county shall be considered to have no need for | 32969 |
| additional beds. | 32970 |
| (2) Even if a county is determined not to need any additional | 32971 |
| long-term care beds, the director may approve an increase in beds | 32972 |
| equal to up to ten per cent of the county's bed supply if the | 32973 |
| county's occupancy rate is greater than ninety per cent. | 32974 |
| (D)(1) | 32975 |
| 32976 | |
|
review process | 32977 |
| begin July 1, 2010, and end June 30, 2012. The next review period | 32978 |
| shall begin July 1, 2012, and end June 30, 2016. Thereafter, the | 32979 |
| review period for each comparative review process shall begin on | 32980 |
| the first day of July following the end of the previous review | 32981 |
| period and shall be four years. | 32982 |
| (2) Certificate of need applications shall be accepted during | 32983 |
|
the first month of the review period and reviewed | 32984 |
| 32985 | |
| following year. | 32986 |
| (3) Except for the first review period after | 32987 |
| 32988 | |
| consist of two phases. The first phase of the review period shall | 32989 |
| be the period during which the director accepts and reviews | 32990 |
| certificate of need applications as provided in division (D)(2) of | 32991 |
| this section. If the director determines that there will be | 32992 |
| acceptance and review of additional certificate of need | 32993 |
| applications, the second phase of the review period shall begin on | 32994 |
| the first day of July of the third year of the review period. The | 32995 |
| second phase shall be limited to acceptance and review of | 32996 |
| applications for redistribution of beds made available pursuant to | 32997 |
|
division | 32998 |
| first and second phases of the review period, the director shall | 32999 |
|
act in accordance with division | 33000 |
| (E) The director shall consider certificate of need | 33001 |
| applications in accordance with all of the following: | 33002 |
| (1) The number of beds approved for a county shall include | 33003 |
| only beds available for relocation from another county and shall | 33004 |
| not exceed the bed need of the receiving county; | 33005 |
| (2) The director shall consider the existence of community | 33006 |
| resources serving persons who are age sixty-five or older or | 33007 |
| disabled that are demonstrably effective in providing alternatives | 33008 |
| to long-term care facility placement. | 33009 |
| (3) The director shall approve relocation of beds from a | 33010 |
| county only if, after the relocation, the number of beds remaining | 33011 |
| in the county will exceed the county's bed need by at least one | 33012 |
| hundred beds; | 33013 |
| (4) The director shall approve relocation of beds from a | 33014 |
| 33015 | |
| number of beds in the facility's service area is at least equal to | 33016 |
| the state bed need rate. For purposes of this division, a | 33017 |
| facility's service area shall be either of the following: | 33018 |
| (a) The census tract in which the facility is located, if the | 33019 |
| facility is located in an area designated by the United States | 33020 |
| secretary of health and human services as a health professional | 33021 |
| shortage area under the "Public Health Service Act," 88 Stat. 682 | 33022 |
| (1944), 42 U.S.C. 254(e), as amended; | 33023 |
| (b) The area that is within a fifteen-mile radius of the | 33024 |
| facility's location, if the facility is not located in a health | 33025 |
| professional shortage area. | 33026 |
| (F) Applications made under this section are subject to | 33027 |
| comparative review if two or more applications are submitted | 33028 |
| during the same review period and any of the following applies: | 33029 |
| (1) The applications propose to relocate beds from the same | 33030 |
| county and the number of beds for which certificates of need are | 33031 |
| being requested totals more than the number of beds available in | 33032 |
| the county from which the beds are to be relocated. | 33033 |
| (2) The applications propose to relocate beds to the same | 33034 |
| county and the number of beds for which certificates of need are | 33035 |
| being requested totals more than the number of beds needed in the | 33036 |
| county to which the beds are to be relocated. | 33037 |
| (3) The applications propose to relocate beds from the same | 33038 |
| service area and the number of beds left in the service area from | 33039 |
| which the beds are being relocated would be less than the state | 33040 |
| bed need rate determined by the director. | 33041 |
| (G) In determining which applicants should receive preference | 33042 |
| in the comparative review process, the director shall consider all | 33043 |
| of the following as weighted priorities: | 33044 |
| (1) Whether the beds will be part of a continuing care | 33045 |
| retirement community; | 33046 |
| (2) Whether the beds will serve an underserved population, | 33047 |
| such as low-income individuals, individuals with disabilities, or | 33048 |
| individuals who are members of racial or ethnic minority groups; | 33049 |
| (3) Whether the project in which the beds will be included | 33050 |
| will provide alternatives to institutional care, such as adult | 33051 |
| day-care, home health care, respite or hospice care, mobile meals, | 33052 |
| residential care, independent living, or congregate living | 33053 |
| services; | 33054 |
| (4) Whether the | 33055 |
| operator will participate in medicaid waiver programs for | 33056 |
| alternatives to institutional care; | 33057 |
| (5) Whether the project in which the beds will be included | 33058 |
| will reduce alternatives to institutional care by converting | 33059 |
| residential care beds or other alternative care beds to long-term | 33060 |
| care beds; | 33061 |
| (6) Whether the facility in which the beds will be placed has | 33062 |
| positive resident and family satisfaction surveys; | 33063 |
| (7) Whether the facility in which the beds will be placed has | 33064 |
| fewer than fifty long-term care beds; | 33065 |
| (8) Whether the | 33066 |
| beds will be placed is located within the service area of a | 33067 |
| hospital and is designed to accept patients for rehabilitation | 33068 |
| after an in-patient hospital stay; | 33069 |
| (9) Whether the | 33070 |
| beds will be placed is or proposes to become a nurse aide training | 33071 |
| and testing site; | 33072 |
| (10) The rating, under the centers for medicare and medicaid | 33073 |
| services' five star nursing home quality rating system, of the | 33074 |
| 33075 |
| | 33076 |
| 33077 | |
| 33078 | |
| 33079 | |
| 33080 | |
| 33081 | |
| 33082 | |
| 33083 |
| | 33084 |
| this section that is not subject to comparative review may revise | 33085 |
| the site of the proposed project pursuant to section 3702.522 of | 33086 |
| the Revised Code. | 33087 |
| (I) When a certificate of need application is approved during | 33088 |
| the initial phase of a four-year review period, in addition to the | 33089 |
|
actions required by division | 33090 |
|
the Revised Code, the | 33091 |
| the beds were relocated shall reduce the number of beds operated | 33092 |
| in the facility by a number of beds equal to at least ten per cent | 33093 |
|
of the number of beds relocated | 33094 |
| 33095 | |
| licensed under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code, the long-term | 33096 |
| care facility shall have the beds removed from the license. If the | 33097 |
| beds are in a facility that is certified as a skilled nursing | 33098 |
| facility or nursing facility under Title XVIII or XIX of the | 33099 |
| "Social Security Act," the facility shall surrender the | 33100 |
| certification of these beds. If the beds are registered as skilled | 33101 |
| nursing beds or long-term care beds under section 3701.07 of the | 33102 |
| Revised Code, the long-term care facility shall surrender the | 33103 |
| registration for these beds. This reduction shall be made not | 33104 |
| later than the completion date of the project for which the beds | 33105 |
| were relocated. | 33106 |
| | 33107 |
| in the first phase of a four-year review period is complete, the | 33108 |
| director shall make a new determination of the bed need for each | 33109 |
| county by reducing the county's bed need by the number of beds | 33110 |
| approved for relocation to the county. The new bed-need | 33111 |
| determination shall be made not later than the first day of April | 33112 |
| of the third year of the review period. | 33113 |
| (2) The director may publish on the department's web site the | 33114 |
| remaining bed need for counties that will be considered for | 33115 |
|
redistribution of beds that, in accordance with division | 33116 |
| of this section, have ceased or will cease to be operated. The | 33117 |
| director shall base the determination of whether to include a | 33118 |
| county on all of the following: | 33119 |
| (a) The statewide number of beds that, in accordance with | 33120 |
|
division | 33121 |
| be operated; | 33122 |
| (b) The county's remaining bed need; | 33123 |
| (c) The county's bed occupancy rate. | 33124 |
| | 33125 |
|
county under division | 33126 |
| beginning on the first day of the second phase of the review | 33127 |
| period, accept certificate of need applications for redistribution | 33128 |
|
to
| 33129 |
| have ceased or will cease operation in accordance with division | 33130 |
| 33131 | |
| redistribution in the second phase of a review period shall not | 33132 |
| exceed the number that have ceased or will cease operation in | 33133 |
|
accordance with division | 33134 |
| not approved for redistribution during the second phase of a | 33135 |
| review period shall not be available for redistribution at any | 33136 |
| future time. | 33137 |
| Sec. 3702.594. (A) The director of health shall accept, for | 33138 |
| review under section 3702.52 of the Revised Code, certificate of | 33139 |
| need applications for an increase in beds in an existing nursing | 33140 |
| home if all of the following conditions are met: | 33141 |
| (1) The proposed increase is attributable solely to a | 33142 |
| relocation of licensed nursing home beds from an existing nursing | 33143 |
| home to another existing nursing home located in a county that is | 33144 |
| contiguous to the county from which the beds are to be relocated; | 33145 |
| (2) Not more than a total of thirty nursing home beds are | 33146 |
| proposed for relocation to the same existing nursing home | 33147 |
| regardless of the number of applications filed. Once the | 33148 |
| cumulative total of beds relocated under this section to a nursing | 33149 |
| home reaches thirty, no further applications under this section | 33150 |
| will be accepted until the period of monitoring specified in | 33151 |
| division (E) of section 3702.52 of the Revised Code of the most | 33152 |
| recent reviewable activity implemented under this section has | 33153 |
| expired; | 33154 |
| (3) After the proposed relocation, there will be existing | 33155 |
| nursing home beds remaining in the county from which the beds are | 33156 |
| relocated; | 33157 |
| (4) The beds are proposed to be licensed as nursing home beds | 33158 |
| under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code. | 33159 |
| (B) The director shall accept applications described in | 33160 |
| division (A) of this section at any time. | 33161 |
| Sec. 3702.60. (A) Any affected person may appeal a | 33162 |
|
reviewability ruling
| 33163 |
| director of health in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised | 33164 |
| Code, and the director shall provide an adjudication hearing in | 33165 |
| accordance with that chapter. An affected person may appeal the | 33166 |
| director's ruling in the adjudication hearing to the tenth | 33167 |
| district court of appeals. | 33168 |
| (B) The certificate of need applicant or another affected | 33169 |
| person may appeal to the director in accordance with Chapter 119. | 33170 |
|
of the Revised Code a decision issued by the director | 33171 |
| 33172 | |
| 33173 | |
| 33174 | |
| adjudication hearing in accordance with that chapter. The | 33175 |
| certificate of need applicant or other affected person that | 33176 |
| appeals the director's decision to grant or deny a certificate of | 33177 |
| need application must prove by a preponderance of the evidence | 33178 |
| that the director's decision is not in accordance with sections | 33179 |
| 3702.52 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under | 33180 |
| those sections. The certificate of need applicant or an affected | 33181 |
| person that was a party to and participated in an adjudication | 33182 |
|
hearing conducted under this division | 33183 |
| 33184 | |
| decision issued by the director following the adjudication | 33185 |
|
hearing. | 33186 |
| 33187 | |
| 33188 | |
| 33189 | |
| 33190 | |
| 33191 | |
| 33192 |
| (C) The certificate of need holder may appeal to the director | 33193 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code a decision | 33194 |
|
issued by the director under section 3702.52 or
| 33195 |
|
of the Revised Code | 33196 |
| certificate of need, and the director shall provide an | 33197 |
| adjudication hearing in accordance with that chapter. The person | 33198 |
| may appeal the director's ruling in the adjudication hearing to | 33199 |
| the tenth district court of appeals. | 33200 |
| (D) Any person determined by the director to have violated | 33201 |
| section 3702.53 of the Revised Code may appeal that determination, | 33202 |
| or the penalties imposed under section 3702.54 or 3702.541 of the | 33203 |
| Revised Code, to the director in accordance with Chapter 119. of | 33204 |
| the Revised Code, and the director shall provide an adjudication | 33205 |
| hearing in accordance with that chapter. The person may appeal the | 33206 |
| director's ruling in the adjudication hearing to the tenth | 33207 |
| district court of appeals. | 33208 |
| (E) Each person appealing under this section to the director | 33209 |
| shall file with the director, not later than thirty days after the | 33210 |
| decision, ruling, or determination of the director was mailed, a | 33211 |
| notice of appeal designating the decision, ruling, or | 33212 |
| determination appealed from. | 33213 |
| (F) Each person appealing under this section to the tenth | 33214 |
| district court of appeals shall file with the court, not later | 33215 |
| than thirty days after the date the director's adjudication order | 33216 |
| was mailed, a notice of appeal designating the order appealed | 33217 |
| from. The appellant also shall file notice with the director not | 33218 |
| later than thirty days after the date the order was mailed. | 33219 |
| (1) Not later than thirty days after receipt of the notice of | 33220 |
| appeal, the director shall prepare and certify to the court the | 33221 |
| complete record of the proceedings out of which the appeal arises. | 33222 |
| The expense of preparing and transcribing the record shall be | 33223 |
| taxed as part of the costs of the appeal. In the event that the | 33224 |
| record or a part thereof is not certified within the time | 33225 |
| prescribed by this division, the appellant may apply to the court | 33226 |
| for an order that the record be certified. | 33227 |
| (2) In hearing the appeal, the court shall consider only the | 33228 |
| evidence contained in the record certified to it by the director. | 33229 |
| The court may remand the matter to the director for the admission | 33230 |
| of additional evidence on a finding that the additional evidence | 33231 |
| is material, newly discovered, and could not with reasonable | 33232 |
| diligence have been ascertained before the hearing before the | 33233 |
| director. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the court shall | 33234 |
| give the hearing on the appeal preference over all other civil | 33235 |
| matters, irrespective of the position of the proceedings on the | 33236 |
| calendar of the court. | 33237 |
| (3) The court shall affirm the director's order if it finds, | 33238 |
| upon consideration of the entire record and any additional | 33239 |
| evidence admitted under division (F)(2) of this section, that the | 33240 |
| order is supported by reliable, probative, and substantial | 33241 |
| evidence and is in accordance with law. In the absence of such a | 33242 |
| finding, it shall reverse, vacate, or modify the order. | 33243 |
| (4) If the court determines that the director committed | 33244 |
| material procedural error, the court shall remand the matter to | 33245 |
| the director for further consideration or action. | 33246 |
| (G) The court may award reasonable attorney's fees against | 33247 |
| the appellant if it determines that the appeal was frivolous. | 33248 |
| Sections 119.092, 119.093, and 2335.39 of the Revised Code do not | 33249 |
| apply to adjudication hearings under this section or section | 33250 |
| 3702.52 of the Revised Code and judicial appeals under this | 33251 |
| section. | 33252 |
| (H) No person may intervene in an appeal brought under this | 33253 |
| section. | 33254 |
| Sec. 3702.62. | 33255 |
| 33256 | |
| 33257 | |
| 33258 | |
| 33259 | |
| 33260 | |
| 33261 |
| | 33262 |
| 33263 | |
| 33264 | |
| 33265 | |
| 33266 | |
| 33267 | |
| 33268 | |
| 3702.61 of the Revised Code do not apply to any part of long-term | 33269 |
| care facility's campus that is certified as an intermediate care | 33270 |
| facility for the mentally retarded under Title XIX of the "Social | 33271 |
| Security Act," 79 Stat. 343 (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq., as | 33272 |
| amended. | 33273 |
| Sec. 3703.01. (A) Except as otherwise provided in this | 33274 |
|
section, the division of | 33275 |
| department of commerce shall do all of the following: | 33276 |
| (1) Inspect all nonresidential buildings within the meaning | 33277 |
| of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code; | 33278 |
| (2) Condemn all unsanitary or defective plumbing that is | 33279 |
| found in connection with those places; | 33280 |
| (3) Order changes in plumbing necessary to insure the safety | 33281 |
| of the public health. | 33282 |
| (B)(1)(a) The division of | 33283 |
| of health of city and general health districts, and county | 33284 |
| building departments shall not inspect plumbing or collect fees | 33285 |
| for inspecting plumbing in particular types of buildings in any | 33286 |
| municipal corporation that is certified by the board of building | 33287 |
| standards under section 3781.10 of the Revised Code to exercise | 33288 |
| enforcement authority for plumbing in those types of buildings. | 33289 |
| (b) The division shall not inspect plumbing or collect fees | 33290 |
| for inspecting plumbing in particular types of buildings in any | 33291 |
| health district that employs one or more plumbing inspectors | 33292 |
| certified pursuant to division (D) of this section to enforce | 33293 |
| Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted | 33294 |
| pursuant to those chapters relating to plumbing in those types of | 33295 |
| buildings. | 33296 |
| (c) The division shall not inspect plumbing or collect fees | 33297 |
| for inspecting plumbing in particular types of buildings in any | 33298 |
| health district where the county building department is authorized | 33299 |
| to inspect those types of buildings pursuant to a contract | 33300 |
| described in division (C)(1) of this section. | 33301 |
| (d) The division shall not inspect plumbing or collect fees | 33302 |
| for inspecting plumbing in particular types of buildings in any | 33303 |
| health district where the board of health has entered into a | 33304 |
| contract with the board of health of another district to conduct | 33305 |
| inspections pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section. | 33306 |
| (2) No county building department shall inspect plumbing or | 33307 |
| collect fees for inspecting plumbing in any type of building in a | 33308 |
| health district unless the department is authorized to inspect | 33309 |
| that type of building pursuant to a contract described in division | 33310 |
| (C)(1) of this section. | 33311 |
| (3) No municipal corporation shall inspect plumbing or | 33312 |
| collect fees for inspecting plumbing in types of buildings for | 33313 |
| which it is not certified by the board of building standards under | 33314 |
| section 3781.10 of the Revised Code to exercise enforcement | 33315 |
| authority. | 33316 |
| (4) No board of health of a health district shall inspect | 33317 |
| plumbing or collect fees for inspecting plumbing in types of | 33318 |
| buildings for which it does not have a plumbing inspector | 33319 |
| certified pursuant to division (D) of this section. | 33320 |
| (C)(1) The board of health of a health district may enter | 33321 |
| into a contract with a board of county commissioners to authorize | 33322 |
| the county building department to inspect plumbing in buildings | 33323 |
| within the health district. The contract may designate that the | 33324 |
| department inspect either residential or nonresidential buildings, | 33325 |
| as those terms are defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, | 33326 |
| or both types of buildings, so long as the department employs or | 33327 |
| contracts with a plumbing inspector certified pursuant to division | 33328 |
| (D) of this section to inspect the types of buildings the contract | 33329 |
| designates. The board of health may enter into a contract | 33330 |
| regardless of whether the health district employs any certified | 33331 |
| plumbing inspectors to enforce Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the | 33332 |
| Revised Code. | 33333 |
| (2) The board of health of a health district, regardless of | 33334 |
| whether it employs any certified plumbing inspectors to enforce | 33335 |
| Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code, may enter into a | 33336 |
| contract with the board of health of another health district to | 33337 |
| authorize that board to inspect plumbing in buildings within the | 33338 |
| contracting board's district. The contract may designate the | 33339 |
| inspection of either residential or nonresidential buildings as | 33340 |
| defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, or both types of | 33341 |
| buildings, so long as the board that performs the inspections | 33342 |
| employs a plumbing inspector certified pursuant to division (D) of | 33343 |
| this section to inspect the types of buildings the contract | 33344 |
| designates. | 33345 |
| (D) The superintendent of | 33346 |
| adopt rules prescribing minimum qualifications based on education, | 33347 |
| training, experience, or demonstrated ability, that the | 33348 |
| superintendent shall use in certifying or recertifying plumbing | 33349 |
| inspectors to do plumbing inspections for health districts and | 33350 |
| county building departments that are authorized to perform | 33351 |
| inspections pursuant to a contract under division (C)(1) of this | 33352 |
| section, and for continuing education of plumbing inspectors. | 33353 |
| Those minimum qualifications shall be related to the types of | 33354 |
| buildings for which a person seeks certification. | 33355 |
| (E) The superintendent may enter into reciprocal | 33356 |
| registration, licensure, or certification agreements with other | 33357 |
| states and other agencies of this state relative to plumbing | 33358 |
| inspectors if both of the following apply: | 33359 |
| (1) The requirements for registration, licensure, or | 33360 |
| certification of plumbing inspectors under the laws of the other | 33361 |
| state or laws administered by the other agency are substantially | 33362 |
| equal to the requirements the superintendent adopts under division | 33363 |
| (D) of this section for certifying plumbing inspectors. | 33364 |
| (2) The other state or agency extends similar reciprocity to | 33365 |
| persons certified under this chapter. | 33366 |
| (F) The superintendent may select and contract with one or | 33367 |
| more persons to do all of the following regarding examinations for | 33368 |
| certification of plumbing inspectors: | 33369 |
| (1) Prepare, administer, score, and maintain the | 33370 |
| confidentiality of the examination; | 33371 |
| (2) Maintain responsibility for all expenses required to | 33372 |
| comply with division (F)(1) of this section; | 33373 |
| (3) Charge each applicant a fee for administering the | 33374 |
| examination in an amount the superintendent authorizes; | 33375 |
| (4) Design the examination for certification of plumbing | 33376 |
| inspectors to determine an applicant's competence to inspect | 33377 |
| plumbing. | 33378 |
| (G) Standards and methods prescribed in local plumbing | 33379 |
| regulations shall not be less than those prescribed in Chapters | 33380 |
| 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted pursuant | 33381 |
| to those chapters. | 33382 |
| (H) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the | 33383 |
| division shall make a plumbing inspection of any building or other | 33384 |
| place that there is reason to believe is in a condition to be a | 33385 |
| menace to the public health. | 33386 |
| Sec. 3703.03. In the administration of sections 3703.01 to | 33387 |
|
3703.08 of the Revised Code, the division of | 33388 |
| compliance shall enforce rules governing plumbing adopted by the | 33389 |
| board of building standards under authority of sections 3781.10 | 33390 |
| and 3781.11 of the Revised Code, and register those persons | 33391 |
| engaged in or at the plumbing business. | 33392 |
| Plans and specifications for all plumbing to be installed in | 33393 |
| or for buildings coming within such sections shall be submitted to | 33394 |
| and approved by the division before the contract for plumbing is | 33395 |
| let. | 33396 |
| Sec. 3703.04. The superintendent of
| 33397 |
| compliance shall appoint such number of plumbing inspectors as is | 33398 |
| required. The inspectors shall be practical plumbers with at least | 33399 |
| seven years' experience, and skilled and well-trained in matters | 33400 |
| pertaining to sanitary regulations concerning plumbing work. | 33401 |
| Sec. 3703.05. Plumbing inspectors employed by the division | 33402 |
|
of | 33403 |
| sections 3703.01 to 3703.08 of the Revised Code may, between | 33404 |
| sunrise and sunset, enter any building where there is good and | 33405 |
| sufficient reason to believe that the sanitary condition of the | 33406 |
| premises endangers the public health, for the purpose of making an | 33407 |
| inspection to ascertain the condition of the premises. | 33408 |
| Sec. 3703.06. When any building is found to be in a sanitary | 33409 |
| condition or when changes which are ordered, under authority of | 33410 |
| this chapter, in the plumbing, drainage, or ventilation have been | 33411 |
| made, and after a thorough inspection and approval by the | 33412 |
|
superintendent of | 33413 |
| shall issue a certificate, which shall be posted in a conspicuous | 33414 |
| place for the benefit of the public at large. Upon notification by | 33415 |
| the superintendent, the certificate shall be revoked for any | 33416 |
| violation of those sections. | 33417 |
| Sec. 3703.07. No plumbing work shall be done in any building | 33418 |
|
or place coming within the jurisdiction of the division of | 33419 |
| industrial compliance, except in cases of repairs or leaks in | 33420 |
| existing plumbing, until a permit has been issued by the division. | 33421 |
| Before granting such permit, an application shall be made by | 33422 |
| the owner of the property or by the person, firm, or corporation | 33423 |
| which is to do the work. The application shall be made on a form | 33424 |
| prepared by the division for the purpose, and each application | 33425 |
| shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-seven dollars, and an | 33426 |
| additional fee of seven dollars for each trap, vented fixture, | 33427 |
| appliance, or device. Each application also shall be accompanied | 33428 |
| by a plan approval fee of eighteen dollars for work containing one | 33429 |
| through twenty fixtures; thirty-six dollars for work containing | 33430 |
| twenty-one through forty fixtures; and fifty-four dollars for work | 33431 |
| containing forty-one or more fixtures. | 33432 |
| Whenever a reinspection is made necessary by the failure of | 33433 |
| the applicant or plumbing contractor to have the work ready for | 33434 |
| inspection when so reported, or by reason of faulty or improper | 33435 |
| installation, the person shall pay a fee of forty-five dollars for | 33436 |
| each reinspection. | 33437 |
| All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be paid | 33438 |
|
into the state treasury to the credit of the
| 33439 |
| compliance operating fund created in section 121.084 of the | 33440 |
| Revised Code. | 33441 |
| The superintendent of | 33442 |
| adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may | 33443 |
| increase the fees required by this section and may establish fees | 33444 |
| to pay the costs of the division to fulfill its duties established | 33445 |
| by this chapter, including, but not limited to, fees for | 33446 |
| administering a program for continuing education for, and | 33447 |
| certifying and recertifying plumbing inspectors. The fees shall | 33448 |
| bear some reasonable relationship to the cost of administering and | 33449 |
| enforcing the provisions of this chapter. | 33450 |
| Sec. 3703.08. Any owner, agent, or manager of a building in | 33451 |
|
which an inspection is made by the division of | 33452 |
| compliance, a board of health of a health district, or a certified | 33453 |
| department of building inspection of a municipal corporation or a | 33454 |
| county shall have the entire system of drainage and ventilation | 33455 |
| repaired, as the division, board of health, or department of | 33456 |
| building inspection directs by its order. After due notice to | 33457 |
| repair that work is given, the owner, agent, or manager shall | 33458 |
| notify the public authority that issued the order when the work is | 33459 |
| ready for its inspection. No person shall fail to have the work | 33460 |
| ready for inspection at the time specified in the notice. | 33461 |
| Sec. 3703.10. All prosecutions and proceedings by the | 33462 |
|
division of | 33463 |
| sections 3703.01 to 3703.08 of the Revised Code, or for the | 33464 |
| violation of any of the orders or rules of the division under | 33465 |
| those sections, shall be instituted by the superintendent of | 33466 |
| 33467 | |
| the division shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit | 33468 |
|
of the | 33469 |
| section 121.084 of the Revised Code. | 33470 |
| The superintendent, the board of health of a general or city | 33471 |
| health district, or any person charged with enforcing the rules of | 33472 |
| the division adopted under sections 3703.01 to 3703.08 of the | 33473 |
| Revised Code may petition the court of common pleas for injunctive | 33474 |
| or other appropriate relief requiring any person violating a rule | 33475 |
| adopted or order issued by the superintendent under those sections | 33476 |
| to comply with the rule or order. The court of common pleas of the | 33477 |
| county in which the offense is alleged to be occurring may grant | 33478 |
| injunctive or other appropriate relief. | 33479 |
| The superintendent may do all of the following: | 33480 |
| (A) Deny an applicant certification as a plumbing inspector; | 33481 |
| (B) Suspend or revoke the certification of a plumbing | 33482 |
| inspector; | 33483 |
| (C) Examine any certified plumbing inspector under oath; | 33484 |
| (D) Examine the records and books of any certified plumbing | 33485 |
| inspector if the superintendent finds the material to be examined | 33486 |
| relevant to a determination described in division (A), (B), or (C) | 33487 |
| of this section. | 33488 |
| Sec. 3703.21. (A) Within ninety days after September 16, | 33489 |
|
2004, the superintendent of | 33490 |
| appoint a backflow advisory board consisting of not more than ten | 33491 |
| members, who shall serve at the pleasure of the superintendent. | 33492 |
| The superintendent shall appoint a representative from the | 33493 |
|
plumbing section of the division of | 33494 |
| three representatives recommended by the plumbing administrator of | 33495 |
|
the division of | 33496 |
| the drinking water program of the Ohio environmental protection | 33497 |
| agency, three representatives recommended by the director of | 33498 |
| environmental protection, and not more than two members who are | 33499 |
| not employed by the plumbing or water industry. | 33500 |
| The board shall advise the superintendent on matters | 33501 |
| pertaining to the training and certification of backflow | 33502 |
| technicians. | 33503 |
| (B) The superintendent shall adopt rules in accordance with | 33504 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to provide for the certification | 33505 |
| of backflow technicians. The rules shall establish all of the | 33506 |
| following requirements, specifications, and procedures: | 33507 |
| (1) Requirements and procedures for the initial certification | 33508 |
| of backflow technicians, including eligibility criteria and | 33509 |
| application requirements and fees; | 33510 |
| (2) Specifications concerning and procedures for taking | 33511 |
| examinations required for certification as a backflow technician, | 33512 |
| including eligibility criteria to take the examination and | 33513 |
| application requirements and fees for taking the examination; | 33514 |
| (3) Specifications concerning and procedures for renewing a | 33515 |
| certification as a backflow technician, including eligibility | 33516 |
| criteria, application requirements, and fees for renewal; | 33517 |
| (4) Specifications concerning and procedures for both of the | 33518 |
| following: | 33519 |
| (a) Approval of training agencies authorized to teach | 33520 |
| required courses to candidates for certification as backflow | 33521 |
| technicians or continuing education courses to certified backflow | 33522 |
| technicians; | 33523 |
| (b) Renewal of the approval described in division (B)(4)(a) | 33524 |
| of this section. | 33525 |
| (5) Education requirements that candidates for initial | 33526 |
| certification as backflow technicians must satisfy and continuing | 33527 |
| education requirements that certified backflow technicians must | 33528 |
| satisfy; | 33529 |
| (6) Grounds and procedures for denying, suspending, or | 33530 |
| revoking certification, or denying the renewal of certification, | 33531 |
| as a backflow technician; | 33532 |
| (7) Procedures for issuing administrative orders for the | 33533 |
| remedy of any violation of this section or any rule adopted | 33534 |
| pursuant to division (B) of this section, including, but not | 33535 |
| limited to, procedures for assessing a civil penalty authorized | 33536 |
| under division (D) of this section; | 33537 |
| (8) Any provision the superintendent determines is necessary | 33538 |
| to administer or enforce this section. | 33539 |
| (C) No individual shall engage in the installation, testing, | 33540 |
| or repair of any isolation backflow prevention device unless that | 33541 |
| individual possesses a valid certification as a backflow | 33542 |
| technician. This division does not apply with respect to the | 33543 |
| installation, testing, or repair of any containment backflow | 33544 |
| prevention device. | 33545 |
| (D) Whoever violates division (C) of this section or any rule | 33546 |
| adopted pursuant to division (B) of this section shall pay a civil | 33547 |
| penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each day that | 33548 |
| the violation continues. The superintendent may, by order, assess | 33549 |
| a civil penalty under this division, or may request the attorney | 33550 |
| general to bring a civil action to impose the civil penalty in the | 33551 |
| court of common pleas of the county in which the violation | 33552 |
| occurred or where the violator resides. | 33553 |
| (E) Any action taken under a rule adopted pursuant to | 33554 |
| division (B)(6) of this section is subject to the appeal process | 33555 |
| of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. An administrative order | 33556 |
| issued pursuant to rules adopted under division (B)(7) of this | 33557 |
| section and an appeal to that type of administrative order shall | 33558 |
| be executed in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 33559 |
| (F) As used in this section: | 33560 |
| (1) "Isolation backflow prevention device" means a device for | 33561 |
| the prevention of the backflow of liquids, solids, or gases that | 33562 |
| is regulated by the building code adopted pursuant to section | 33563 |
| 3781.10 of the Revised Code and rules adopted pursuant to this | 33564 |
| section. | 33565 |
| (2) "Containment backflow prevention device" means a device | 33566 |
| for the prevention of the backflow of liquids, solids, or gases | 33567 |
| that is installed by the supplier of, or as a requirement of, any | 33568 |
| public water system as defined in division (A) of section 6109.01 | 33569 |
| of the Revised Code. | 33570 |
| Sec. 3703.99. Whoever violates sections 3703.01 to 3703.08 | 33571 |
|
of the Revised Code, or any rule the division of | 33572 |
| compliance is required to enforce under such sections, shall be | 33573 |
| fined not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars or | 33574 |
| imprisoned for not less than ten nor more than ninety days, or | 33575 |
| both. No person shall be imprisoned under this section for the | 33576 |
| first offense, and the prosecution always shall be as for a first | 33577 |
| offense unless the affidavit upon which the prosecution is | 33578 |
| instituted contains the allegation that the offense is a second or | 33579 |
| repeated offense. | 33580 |
| Sec. 3704.035. (A) There is hereby created in the state | 33581 |
| treasury the Title V clean air fund. Except as otherwise provided | 33582 |
| in division (K) of section 3745.11 of the Revised Code, all moneys | 33583 |
|
collected under | 33584 |
| division (B) of that section | 33585 |
| 33586 | |
| the director of environmental protection for the purposes of the | 33587 |
|
fund, shall be credited to the fund. | 33588 |
| 33589 | |
| 33590 | |
| 33591 | |
| 33592 | |
| 33593 | |
| 33594 | |
| 33595 | |
| 33596 | |
| 33597 |
| | 33598 |
|
credited to the fund | 33599 |
| 33600 | |
| 33601 | |
| 33602 | |
| 33603 | |
| program pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act, this chapter, and | 33604 |
| rules adopted under it, except as costs relating to enforcement | 33605 |
| are limited by the federal Clean Air Act. The director shall | 33606 |
| establish separate and distinct accounting for all such moneys. | 33607 |
| (B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the | 33608 |
| non-Title V clean air fund. All money collected under divisions | 33609 |
| (D), (F), (G), (H), (I), and (J) of section 3745.11 of the Revised | 33610 |
| Code shall be credited to the fund. In addition, any gifts, | 33611 |
| grants, or contributions received by the director for the purposes | 33612 |
| of the fund shall be credited to the fund. | 33613 |
| The director shall expend money in the fund exclusively to | 33614 |
| pay the cost of administering and enforcing the laws of this state | 33615 |
| pertaining to the prevention, control, and abatement of air | 33616 |
| pollution, rules adopted under those laws, and terms and | 33617 |
| conditions of permits, variances, and orders issued under those | 33618 |
| laws. However, the director shall not expend money credited to the | 33619 |
| fund for the administration and enforcement of the Title V permit | 33620 |
| program established under this chapter and rules adopted under it | 33621 |
| or motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs established | 33622 |
| under sections 3704.14, 3704.141, 3704.16, 3704.161, and 3704.162 | 33623 |
| of the Revised Code. | 33624 |
| (C) The director shall report biennially to the general | 33625 |
|
assembly the amounts of fees and other moneys credited to the
| 33626 |
| funds under this section and the amounts expended from | 33627 |
| each of the various air pollution control programs. | 33628 |
| Sec. 3705.24. (A)(1) The | 33629 |
| shall, in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code, | 33630 |
| adopt rules prescribing fees for the following items or services | 33631 |
| provided by the state office of vital statistics: | 33632 |
| (a) Except as provided in division (A)(4) of this section: | 33633 |
| (i) A certified copy of a vital record or a certification of | 33634 |
| birth; | 33635 |
| (ii) A search by the office of vital statistics of its files | 33636 |
| and records pursuant to a request for information, regardless of | 33637 |
| whether a copy of a record is provided; | 33638 |
| (iii) A copy of a record provided pursuant to a request. | 33639 |
| (b) Replacement of a birth certificate following an adoption, | 33640 |
| legitimation, paternity determination or acknowledgement, or court | 33641 |
| order; | 33642 |
| (c) Filing of a delayed registration of a vital record; | 33643 |
| (d) Amendment of a vital record that is requested later than | 33644 |
| one year after the filing date of the vital record; | 33645 |
| (e) Any other documents or services for which the | 33646 |
| 33647 | |
| appropriate. | 33648 |
| (2) Fees prescribed under division (A)(1)(a) of this section | 33649 |
| shall not be less than twelve dollars. | 33650 |
| (3) Fees prescribed under division (A)(1) of this section | 33651 |
| shall be collected in addition to any fees required by sections | 33652 |
| 3109.14 and 3705.242 of the Revised Code. | 33653 |
| (4) Fees prescribed under division (A) of this section shall | 33654 |
| not apply to certifications issued under division (H) of this | 33655 |
| section or copies provided under section 3705.241 of the Revised | 33656 |
| Code. | 33657 |
| (B) In addition to the fees prescribed under division (A) of | 33658 |
| this section or section 3709.09 of the Revised Code, the office of | 33659 |
| vital statistics, the board of health of a city or general health | 33660 |
| district, or a local registrar of vital statistics who is not a | 33661 |
| salaried employee of a city or general health district shall | 33662 |
| charge a five-dollar fee for each certified copy of a vital record | 33663 |
| and each certification of birth. This fee shall be deposited in | 33664 |
| the general operations fund created under section 3701.83 of the | 33665 |
| Revised Code and be used to support the operations, the | 33666 |
| modernization, and the automation of the vital records program in | 33667 |
| this state. A board of health or a local registrar shall forward | 33668 |
| all fees collected under this division to the department of health | 33669 |
| not later than thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter. | 33670 |
| (C) Except as otherwise provided in division (H) of this | 33671 |
| section, and except as provided in section 3705.241 of the Revised | 33672 |
| Code, fees collected by the director of health under sections | 33673 |
| 3705.01 to 3705.29 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the | 33674 |
| state treasury to the credit of the general operations fund | 33675 |
| created by section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. Except as provided | 33676 |
| in division (B) or (I) of this section, money generated by the | 33677 |
| fees shall be used only for administration and enforcement of this | 33678 |
| chapter and the rules adopted under it. Amounts submitted to the | 33679 |
| department of health for copies of vital records or services in | 33680 |
| excess of the fees imposed by this section shall be dealt with as | 33681 |
| follows: | 33682 |
| (1) An overpayment of two dollars or less shall be retained | 33683 |
| by the department and deposited in the state treasury to the | 33684 |
| credit of the general operations fund created by section 3701.83 | 33685 |
| of the Revised Code. | 33686 |
| (2) An overpayment in excess of two dollars shall be returned | 33687 |
| to the person who made the overpayment. | 33688 |
| (D) If a local registrar is a salaried employee of a city or | 33689 |
| a general health district, any fees the local registrar receives | 33690 |
| pursuant to section 3705.23 of the Revised Code shall be paid into | 33691 |
| the general fund of the city or the health fund of the general | 33692 |
| health district. | 33693 |
| Each local registrar of vital statistics, or each health | 33694 |
| district where the local registrar is a salaried employee of the | 33695 |
| district, shall be entitled to a fee for each birth, fetal death, | 33696 |
| death, or military service certificate properly and completely | 33697 |
| made out and registered with the local registrar or district and | 33698 |
| correctly copied and forwarded to the office of vital statistics | 33699 |
| in accordance with the population of the primary registration | 33700 |
| district at the last federal census. The fee for each birth, fetal | 33701 |
| death, death, or military service certificate shall be: | 33702 |
| (1) In primary registration districts of over two hundred | 33703 |
| fifty thousand, twenty cents; | 33704 |
| (2) In primary registration districts of over one hundred | 33705 |
| twenty-five thousand and less than two hundred fifty thousand, | 33706 |
| sixty cents; | 33707 |
| (3) In primary registration districts of over fifty thousand | 33708 |
| and less than one hundred twenty-five thousand, eighty cents; | 33709 |
| (4) In primary registration districts of less than fifty | 33710 |
| thousand, one dollar. | 33711 |
| (E) The director of health shall annually certify to the | 33712 |
| county treasurers of the several counties the number of birth, | 33713 |
| fetal death, death, and military service certificates registered | 33714 |
| from their respective counties with the names of the local | 33715 |
| registrars and the amounts due each registrar and health district | 33716 |
| at the rates fixed in this section. Such amounts shall be paid by | 33717 |
| the treasurer of the county in which the registration districts | 33718 |
| are located. No fees shall be charged or collected by registrars | 33719 |
| except as provided by this chapter and section 3109.14 of the | 33720 |
| Revised Code. | 33721 |
| (F) A probate judge shall be paid a fee of fifteen cents for | 33722 |
| each certified abstract of marriage prepared and forwarded by the | 33723 |
| probate judge to the department of health pursuant to section | 33724 |
| 3705.21 of the Revised Code. The fee shall be in addition to the | 33725 |
| fee paid for a marriage license and shall be paid by the | 33726 |
| applicants for the license. | 33727 |
| (G) The clerk of a court of common pleas shall be paid a fee | 33728 |
| of one dollar for each certificate of divorce, dissolution, and | 33729 |
| annulment of marriage prepared and forwarded by the clerk to the | 33730 |
| department pursuant to section 3705.21 of the Revised Code. The | 33731 |
| fee for the certified abstract of divorce, dissolution, or | 33732 |
| annulment of marriage shall be added to the court costs allowed in | 33733 |
| these cases. | 33734 |
| (H) The fee for an heirloom certification of birth issued | 33735 |
| pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 3705.23 of the Revised Code | 33736 |
| shall be an amount prescribed by rule by the director of health | 33737 |
| plus any fee required by section 3109.14 of the Revised Code. In | 33738 |
| setting the amount of the fee, the director shall establish a | 33739 |
| surcharge in addition to an amount necessary to offset the expense | 33740 |
| of processing heirloom certifications of birth. The fee prescribed | 33741 |
| by the director of health pursuant to this division shall be | 33742 |
| deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the heirloom | 33743 |
| certification of birth fund which is hereby created. Money | 33744 |
| credited to the fund shall be used by the office of vital | 33745 |
| statistics to offset the expense of processing heirloom | 33746 |
| certifications of birth. However, the money collected for the | 33747 |
| surcharge, subject to the approval of the controlling board, shall | 33748 |
| be used for the purposes specified by the family and children | 33749 |
| first council pursuant to section 121.37 of the Revised Code. | 33750 |
| (I)(1) Four dollars of each fee collected by the board of | 33751 |
| health of a city or general health district for a certified copy | 33752 |
| of a vital record or a certification of birth shall be transferred | 33753 |
| to the office of vital statistics not later than thirty days after | 33754 |
| the end of each calendar quarter. The amount collected shall be | 33755 |
| used to support public health systems. Of each four dollars | 33756 |
| collected, one dollar shall be used by the director of health to | 33757 |
| pay subsidies to boards of health. The subsidies shall be | 33758 |
| distributed in accordance with the same formula established under | 33759 |
| section 3701.342 of the Revised Code for the distribution of state | 33760 |
| health district subsidy funds to boards of health and local health | 33761 |
| departments. | 33762 |
| (2) Four dollars of each fee collected by a local registrar | 33763 |
| of vital statistics who is not a salaried employee of a city or | 33764 |
| general health district, for a certified copy of a vital record or | 33765 |
| certification of birth, shall be transferred to the office of | 33766 |
| vital statistics not later than thirty days after the end of each | 33767 |
| calendar quarter. The amount collected shall be used to support | 33768 |
| public health systems. | 33769 |
| Sec. 3705.30. (A) As used in this section: | 33770 |
| (1) "Freestanding birthing center" has the same meaning as in | 33771 |
|
section | 33772 |
| (2) "Hospital" means a hospital classified under section | 33773 |
| 3701.07 of the Revised Code as a general hospital or children's | 33774 |
| hospital. | 33775 |
| (3) "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter | 33776 |
| 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or | 33777 |
| osteopathic medicine and surgery. | 33778 |
| (B) The director of health shall establish and, if funds for | 33779 |
| this purpose are available, implement a statewide birth defects | 33780 |
| information system for the collection of information concerning | 33781 |
| congenital anomalies, stillbirths, and abnormal conditions of | 33782 |
| newborns. | 33783 |
| (C) If the system is implemented under division (B) of this | 33784 |
| section, all of the following apply: | 33785 |
| (1) The director may require each physician, hospital, and | 33786 |
| freestanding birthing center to report to the system information | 33787 |
| concerning all patients under five years of age with a primary | 33788 |
| diagnosis of a congenital anomaly or abnormal condition. The | 33789 |
| director shall not require a hospital, freestanding birthing | 33790 |
| center, or physician to report to the system any information that | 33791 |
| is reported to the director or department of health under another | 33792 |
| provision of the Revised Code or Administrative Code. | 33793 |
| (2) On request, each physician, hospital, and freestanding | 33794 |
| birthing center shall give the director or authorized employees of | 33795 |
| the department of health access to the medical records of any | 33796 |
| patient described in division (C)(1) of this section. The | 33797 |
| department shall pay the costs of copying any medical records | 33798 |
| pursuant to this division. | 33799 |
| (3) The director may review vital statistics records and | 33800 |
| shall consider expanding the list of congenital anomalies and | 33801 |
| abnormal conditions of newborns reported on birth certificates | 33802 |
| pursuant to section 3705.08 of the Revised Code. | 33803 |
| (D) A physician, hospital, or freestanding birthing center | 33804 |
| that provides information to the system under division (C) of this | 33805 |
| section shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for | 33806 |
| providing the information. | 33807 |
| Sec. 3706.19. (A) There is hereby created in the Ohio air | 33808 |
|
quality development authority the office of | 33809 |
| for the small business stationary source technical and | 33810 |
| environmental compliance assistance program created under section | 33811 |
| 3704.18 of the Revised Code. The office shall exercise its duties | 33812 |
| independently of any other state agency. | 33813 |
| (B) | 33814 |
| 33815 | |
|
senate, shall appoint the | 33816 |
| 33817 | |
|
person who is appointed to serve as the | 33818 |
| shall be experienced in management and in working with private | 33819 |
| enterprise and government entities, knowledgeable in the areas of | 33820 |
| arbitration and negotiation, experienced in interpreting statutory | 33821 |
| and regulatory law, and knowledgeable in investigation techniques | 33822 |
|
and procedures, recordkeeping, and report writing. The | 33823 |
| ombudsperson may be the highest ranking managerial employee of the | 33824 |
| authority. | 33825 |
| (C) The | 33826 |
| (1) Ensure that the goals of the program are being met; | 33827 |
| (2) Conduct independent evaluations of all aspects of the | 33828 |
| program; | 33829 |
| (3) Review the development and implementation of air | 33830 |
| pollution control requirements that have an impact on small | 33831 |
| businesses in the state and provide comments and recommendations, | 33832 |
| as appropriate, to the environmental protection agency and the | 33833 |
| United States environmental protection agency; | 33834 |
| (4) Facilitate and promote the participation of small | 33835 |
| businesses in the development of rules to be adopted under Chapter | 33836 |
| 3704. of the Revised Code that affect small businesses; | 33837 |
| (5) Aid in the dissemination of information, including air | 33838 |
| pollution requirements and control technologies, to small | 33839 |
| businesses and other interested persons; | 33840 |
| (6) Provide free, confidential assistance on individual | 33841 |
| source problems and grievances presented by small businesses; | 33842 |
| (7) Aid in investigating and resolving complaints against, | 33843 |
| and disputes involving, the agency from small businesses; | 33844 |
| (8) Refer small businesses to the appropriate specialist in | 33845 |
| the program from whom they may obtain information and assistance | 33846 |
| on affordable alternative technologies, process changes, and | 33847 |
| products and operational methods to help reduce air pollution and | 33848 |
| accidental releases; | 33849 |
| (9) Work with trade associations and small businesses to | 33850 |
| effect voluntary compliance with the federal Clean Air Act, | 33851 |
| Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code, and rules adopted under it; | 33852 |
| (10) Work with other states to establish a network for | 33853 |
| sharing information on small businesses and their efforts to | 33854 |
| comply with the federal Clean Air Act and state and local air | 33855 |
| pollution control laws; | 33856 |
| (11) Seek public and private funding sources that can | 33857 |
| financially assist small businesses that are in need of moneys to | 33858 |
| comply with air pollution control laws; | 33859 |
| (12) Conduct studies to evaluate the impacts of the federal | 33860 |
| Clean Air Act on the state's economy, local economies, and small | 33861 |
| businesses. | 33862 |
| (D) There is hereby created in the state treasury the small | 33863 |
|
business | 33864 |
| moneys transferred to it from the Title V clean air fund created | 33865 |
| in section 3704.035 of the Revised Code. Moneys in the fund shall | 33866 |
| be used exclusively for the purposes of this section. | 33867 |
| The director of environmental protection and the executive | 33868 |
| director of the authority annually shall determine the amount of | 33869 |
|
moneys necessary for the operation of the office of the
| 33870 |
| ombudsperson. Thereafter, the director shall request the director | 33871 |
| of budget and management to, and that director shall, transfer | 33872 |
| that amount of moneys from the Title V clean air fund to the small | 33873 |
|
business | 33874 |
| (E) There is hereby created in the state treasury the small | 33875 |
| business assistance fund, which shall consist of moneys credited | 33876 |
| to it under division (K) of section 3745.11 of the Revised Code. | 33877 |
|
The | 33878 |
| provide financial assistance to small businesses that have one | 33879 |
| hundred or fewer employees and that are having financial | 33880 |
| difficulty complying with the "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990," | 33881 |
| 104 Stat. 2399, 42 U.S.C.A. 7401, and regulations adopted under | 33882 |
| it. | 33883 |
| In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the | 33884 |
| 33885 | |
| and requirements governing grants awarded under this division. | 33886 |
| Sec. 3709.03. (A) There is hereby created in each general | 33887 |
| health district a district advisory council. A council shall | 33888 |
| consist of the president of the board of county commissioners, the | 33889 |
| chief executive of each municipal corporation not constituting a | 33890 |
| city health district, and the president of the board of township | 33891 |
| trustees of each township. The board of county commissioners, the | 33892 |
| legislative body of a municipal corporation, and the board of | 33893 |
| township trustees of a township may select an alternate from among | 33894 |
| themselves to serve if the president, the chief executive, or the | 33895 |
| president of the board of township trustees is unable to attend | 33896 |
| any meeting of the district advisory council. When attending a | 33897 |
| meeting on behalf of a council member, the alternate may vote on | 33898 |
| any matter on which the member is authorized to vote. | 33899 |
| The council shall organize by selecting a chair and secretary | 33900 |
| from among its members. The council shall adopt bylaws governing | 33901 |
| its meetings, the transaction of business, and voting procedures. | 33902 |
| The council shall meet annually in March at a place | 33903 |
| determined by the chair and the health commissioner for the | 33904 |
| purpose of electing the chair and the secretary, making necessary | 33905 |
| appointments to the board of health, receiving and considering the | 33906 |
| annual or special reports from the board of health, and making | 33907 |
| recommendations to the board of health or to the department of | 33908 |
| health in regard to matters for the betterment of health and | 33909 |
| sanitation within the district or for needed legislation. The | 33910 |
| secretary of the council shall notify the district health | 33911 |
| commissioner and the director of health of the proceedings of such | 33912 |
| meeting. | 33913 |
| Special meetings of the council shall be held on the order of | 33914 |
| any of the following: | 33915 |
| (1) The director of health; | 33916 |
| (2) The board of health; | 33917 |
| (3) The lesser of five or a majority of district advisory | 33918 |
| council members. | 33919 |
| The district health commissioner shall attend all meetings of | 33920 |
| the council. | 33921 |
| (B) The district advisory council shall appoint four members | 33922 |
| of the board of health, and the remaining member shall be | 33923 |
| appointed by the health district licensing council established | 33924 |
| under section 3709.41 of the Revised Code. At least one member of | 33925 |
| the board of health shall be a physician. Appointments shall be | 33926 |
| made with due regard to equal representation of all parts of the | 33927 |
| district. | 33928 |
| (C) If at an annual or special meeting at which a member of | 33929 |
| the board of health is to be appointed fewer than a majority of | 33930 |
| the members of the district council are present, the council, by | 33931 |
| the majority vote of council members present, may organize an | 33932 |
| executive committee to make the appointment. An executive | 33933 |
| committee shall consist of five council members, including the | 33934 |
| president of the board of county commissioners, the council chair, | 33935 |
| the council secretary, and two additional council members selected | 33936 |
| by majority affirmative vote of the council members present at the | 33937 |
| meeting. The additional members selected shall include one | 33938 |
| representative of municipal corporations in the district that are | 33939 |
| not city health districts and one representative of townships in | 33940 |
| the district. If an individual is eligible for more than one | 33941 |
| position on the executive committee due to holding a particular | 33942 |
| office, the individual shall fill one position on the committee | 33943 |
| and the other position shall be filled by a member selected by a | 33944 |
| majority affirmative vote of the council members present at the | 33945 |
| meeting. A council member's alternate for annual meetings may | 33946 |
| serve as the member's alternate at meetings of the executive | 33947 |
| committee. | 33948 |
| Not later than thirty days after an executive committee is | 33949 |
| organized, the committee shall meet and the council chair shall | 33950 |
| present to the committee the matter of appointing a member of the | 33951 |
| board of health. The committee shall appoint the board member by | 33952 |
| majority affirmative vote. In the case of a combined health | 33953 |
| district, the executive committee shall appoint only members of | 33954 |
| the board of health that are to be appointed by the district | 33955 |
| advisory council, unless the contract for administration of health | 33956 |
| affairs in the combined district provides otherwise. If a majority | 33957 |
| affirmative vote is not reached within thirty days after the | 33958 |
| executive committee is organized, the director of health shall | 33959 |
| appoint the member of the board of health under the authority | 33960 |
| conferred by section 3709.03 of the Revised Code. | 33961 |
| If the council fails to meet or appoint a member of the board | 33962 |
| of health as required by this section or section 3709.02 of the | 33963 |
|
Revised Code, the director of health | 33964 |
| 33965 |
| Sec. 3709.04. If in any general health district the district | 33966 |
| advisory council fails to meet or to select a board of health, the | 33967 |
|
director of health may | 33968 |
| 33969 | |
| have and exercise all powers conferred on a board of health of a | 33970 |
| general health district. | 33971 |
| Sec. 3709.06. If any city fails to establish a board of | 33972 |
| health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code, the director of | 33973 |
|
health | 33974 |
|
appoint a health commissioner for such city, and fix | 33975 |
| commissioner's salary and term of office. Such commissioner shall | 33976 |
| have the same powers and perform the duties granted to or imposed | 33977 |
| upon a board of health of a city health district, except that | 33978 |
|
rules, regulations, or orders of a general nature, made by | 33979 |
| commissioner and required to be published, shall be approved by | 33980 |
| the director. The salary of such commissioner and all necessary | 33981 |
|
expenses incurred by | 33982 |
| of the board shall be paid by and be a valid claim against such | 33983 |
| city. | 33984 |
| Sec. 3709.085. (A) The board of health of a city or general | 33985 |
| health district may enter into a contract with any political | 33986 |
| subdivision or other governmental agency to obtain or provide all | 33987 |
| or part of any services, including, but not limited to, | 33988 |
| enforcement services, for the purposes of Chapter 3704. of the | 33989 |
| Revised Code, the rules adopted and orders made pursuant thereto, | 33990 |
| or any other ordinances or rules for the prevention, control, and | 33991 |
| abatement of air pollution. | 33992 |
| (B)(1) As used in division (B)(2) of this section: | 33993 |
| (a) "Semipublic disposal system" means a disposal system that | 33994 |
| treats the sanitary sewage discharged from publicly or privately | 33995 |
| owned buildings or places of assemblage, entertainment, | 33996 |
| recreation, education, correction, hospitalization, housing, or | 33997 |
| employment, but does not include a disposal system that treats | 33998 |
| sewage in amounts of more than twenty-five thousand gallons per | 33999 |
| day; a disposal system for the treatment of sewage that is exempt | 34000 |
| from the requirements of section 6111.04 of the Revised Code | 34001 |
| pursuant to division (F)(7) of that section; or a disposal system | 34002 |
| for the treatment of industrial waste. | 34003 |
| (b) Terms defined in section 6111.01 of the Revised Code have | 34004 |
| the same meanings as in that section. | 34005 |
| (2) The board of health of a city or general health district | 34006 |
| may enter into a contract with the environmental protection agency | 34007 |
| to conduct on behalf of the agency inspection or enforcement | 34008 |
| services, for the purposes of Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code | 34009 |
| and rules adopted thereunder, for the disposal or treatment of | 34010 |
| sewage from semipublic disposal systems. The board of health of a | 34011 |
| city or general health district may charge a fee established | 34012 |
| pursuant to section 3709.09 of the Revised Code to be paid by the | 34013 |
| owner or operator of a semipublic disposal system for inspections | 34014 |
| conducted by the board pursuant to a contract entered into under | 34015 |
| division (B)(2) of this section, except that the board shall not | 34016 |
| charge a fee for those inspections conducted at any recreational | 34017 |
| vehicle park, recreation camp, or combined park-camp that is | 34018 |
| licensed under section 3729.05 of the Revised Code or at any | 34019 |
|
manufactured home park that is licensed under section | 34020 |
| 4781.27 of the Revised Code. | 34021 |
| Sec. 3709.09. (A) The board of health of a city or general | 34022 |
| health district may, by rule, establish a uniform system of fees | 34023 |
| to pay the costs of any services provided by the board. | 34024 |
| The fee for issuance of a certified copy of a vital record or | 34025 |
| a certification of birth shall not be less than the fee prescribed | 34026 |
| for the same service under division (A)(1) of section 3705.24 of | 34027 |
| the Revised Code and shall include the fees required by division | 34028 |
| (B) of section 3705.24 and section 3109.14 of the Revised Code. | 34029 |
| Fees for services provided by the board for purposes | 34030 |
| specified in sections 3701.344, 3711.10, 3718.06, 3729.07, | 34031 |
| 3730.03, and 3749.04 of the Revised Code shall be established in | 34032 |
| accordance with rules adopted under division (B) of this section. | 34033 |
| The district advisory council, in the case of a general health | 34034 |
| district, and the legislative authority of the city, in the case | 34035 |
| of a city health district, may disapprove any fee established by | 34036 |
| the board of health under this division, and any such fee, as | 34037 |
| disapproved, shall not be charged by the board of health. | 34038 |
| (B) The | 34039 |
| under section 111.15 of the Revised Code that establish fee | 34040 |
| categories and a uniform methodology for use in calculating the | 34041 |
| costs of services provided for purposes specified in sections | 34042 |
| 3701.344, 3711.10, 3718.06, 3729.07, 3730.03, and 3749.04 of the | 34043 |
|
Revised Code. In adopting the rules, the | 34044 |
| director shall consider recommendations it receives from advisory | 34045 |
|
boards established either by statute or the director | 34046 |
| entities subject to the fees. | 34047 |
| (C) Except when a board of health establishes a fee by | 34048 |
| adopting a rule as an emergency measure, the board of health shall | 34049 |
| hold a public hearing regarding each proposed fee for a service | 34050 |
| provided by the board for a purpose specified in section 3701.344, | 34051 |
| 3711.10, 3718.06, 3729.07, 3730.03, or 3749.04 of the Revised | 34052 |
| Code. If a public hearing is held, at least twenty days prior to | 34053 |
| the public hearing the board shall give written notice of the | 34054 |
| hearing to each entity affected by the proposed fee. The notice | 34055 |
| shall be mailed to the last known address of each entity and shall | 34056 |
| specify the date, time, and place of the hearing and the amount of | 34057 |
| the proposed fee. | 34058 |
| (D) If payment of a fee established under this section is not | 34059 |
| received by the day on which payment is due, the board of health | 34060 |
| shall assess a penalty. The amount of the penalty shall be equal | 34061 |
| to twenty-five per cent of the applicable fee. | 34062 |
| (E) All rules adopted by a board of health under this section | 34063 |
| shall be adopted, recorded, and certified as are ordinances of | 34064 |
| municipal corporations and the record thereof shall be given in | 34065 |
| all courts the same effect as is given such ordinances, but the | 34066 |
| advertisements of such rules shall be by publication in one | 34067 |
| newspaper of general circulation within the health district. | 34068 |
| Publication shall be made once a week for two consecutive weeks or | 34069 |
| as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, and such rules | 34070 |
| shall take effect and be in force ten days from the date of the | 34071 |
| first publication. | 34072 |
| Sec. 3709.092. (A) A board of health of a city or general | 34073 |
| health district shall transmit to the director of health all fees | 34074 |
|
or additional amounts that the | 34075 |
| requires to be collected under sections 3701.344, 3718.06, | 34076 |
| 3729.07, and 3749.04 of the Revised Code. The fees and amounts | 34077 |
| shall be transmitted according to the following schedule: | 34078 |
| (1) For fees and amounts received by the board on or after | 34079 |
| the first day of January but not later than the thirty-first day | 34080 |
| of March, transmit the fees and amounts not later than the | 34081 |
| fifteenth day of May; | 34082 |
| (2) For fees and amounts received by the board on or after | 34083 |
| the first day of April but not later than the thirtieth day of | 34084 |
| June, transmit the fees and amounts not later than the fifteenth | 34085 |
| day of August; | 34086 |
| (3) For fees and amounts received by the board on or after | 34087 |
| the first day of July but not later than the thirtieth day of | 34088 |
| September, transmit the fees and amounts not later than the | 34089 |
| fifteenth day of November; | 34090 |
| (4) For fees and amounts received by the board on or after | 34091 |
| the first day of October but not later than the thirty-first day | 34092 |
| of December, transmit the fees and amounts not later than the | 34093 |
| fifteenth day of February of the following year. | 34094 |
| (B) The director shall deposit the fees and amounts received | 34095 |
| under this section into the state treasury to the credit of the | 34096 |
| general operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the Revised | 34097 |
| Code. Each amount shall be used solely for the purpose for which | 34098 |
| it was collected. | 34099 |
| Sec. 3709.32. The president of each board of health | 34100 |
| providing health services in one or more health districts and the | 34101 |
| chief executive officer of each health department providing health | 34102 |
| services in one or more health districts shall, on or before the | 34103 |
| first day of March of each year, certify the amounts expended | 34104 |
| during the preceding calendar year which qualify for state health | 34105 |
| district subsidy funds under section 3701.342 of the Revised Code | 34106 |
|
and rules | 34107 |
| director of health shall certify the amount payable under the | 34108 |
| state health district subsidy funds distribution formula adopted | 34109 |
|
by the | 34110 |
| the Revised Code to the director of budget and management for | 34111 |
| payment. Payment shall not be made unless: | 34112 |
| (A) The board or department has provided such information | 34113 |
| concerning services and costs as is requested by the director of | 34114 |
| health; | 34115 |
| (B) The certificate of the board of health or health | 34116 |
| department has been endorsed by the director of health; | 34117 |
| (C) The board or department has complied with section | 34118 |
|
3701.342 of the Revised Code and | 34119 |
| adopted by the director of health; | 34120 |
| (D) The municipal corporations and townships composing the | 34121 |
| health district have provided adequate local funding for public | 34122 |
|
health services. The | 34123 |
| determine what constitutes adequate local funding, and may grant | 34124 |
| an exception to this requirement to a municipal corporation or | 34125 |
| township if unusually severe economic conditions prevent it from | 34126 |
| receiving adequate tax revenues to help support minimally | 34127 |
| acceptable public health services. | 34128 |
| No state health district subsidy funds shall be granted to | 34129 |
| any board or department that decreases its appropriation for | 34130 |
| public health services in anticipation of using state funds to | 34131 |
| provide public health services normally supported by local | 34132 |
| revenues. | 34133 |
| Sec. 3709.35. If the director of health | 34134 |
| the health commissioner or a member of the board of health of a | 34135 |
| health district is guilty of misfeasance, malfeasance, or | 34136 |
| nonfeasance or has failed to perform any or all of the duties | 34137 |
| required by sections 3701.10, 3701.29, 3701.81, 3707.08, 3707.14, | 34138 |
| 3707.16, 3707.47, and 3709.01 to 3709.36 of the Revised Code, the | 34139 |
|
director
| 34140 |
| 34141 | |
| commissioner or board member as to the time and place at which | 34142 |
|
such charges will be heard. If the | 34143 |
| hearing, finds the commissioner or board member guilty of the | 34144 |
| charge, it may remove such commissioner or member from office. | 34145 |
| If the lesser of three or one-fifth of the members of a | 34146 |
| district advisory council have reason to believe a member of the | 34147 |
| board of health of a general health district is guilty of | 34148 |
| misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance or has failed to perform | 34149 |
| any or all of the duties required by sections 3701.10, 3701.29, | 34150 |
| 3701.81, 3707.14, 3707.16, 3707.47, and 3709.01 to 3709.36 of the | 34151 |
| Revised Code, the district advisory council members shall prefer a | 34152 |
| charge against the board member before the district advisory | 34153 |
| council and shall notify the board member as to the time and place | 34154 |
| at which such charges will be heard. If a majority of the council, | 34155 |
| after hearing, finds the board member guilty of the charge, it may | 34156 |
| remove the member from office. | 34157 |
| When any member of the board of health of a general or city | 34158 |
| health district is removed from office, the district advisory | 34159 |
| council or the chief executive of the city, upon notice of such | 34160 |
| removal, shall within thirty days after receipt of such notice | 34161 |
| fill the vacancy in accordance with section 3709.03 or 3709.05 of | 34162 |
| the Revised Code. | 34163 |
| Sec. 3710.01. As used in this chapter: | 34164 |
| (A) "Asbestos" means the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile | 34165 |
| or serpentine, amosite or cummingtonitegrunerite, crocidolite or | 34166 |
| riebeckite, actinolite, tremolite, and anthophylite. | 34167 |
| (B) "Asbestos hazard abatement activity" means any activity | 34168 |
| involving the removal, renovation, enclosure, repair, or | 34169 |
| encapsulation of reasonably related friable asbestos-containing | 34170 |
| materials in an amount greater than fifty linear feet or fifty | 34171 |
| square feet. "Asbestos hazard abatement activity" also includes | 34172 |
| any such activity involving such asbestos-containing materials in | 34173 |
| an amount of fifty linear or fifty square feet or less if, when | 34174 |
| combined with any other reasonably related activity in terms of | 34175 |
| time and location of the activity, the total amount is in an | 34176 |
| amount greater than fifty linear or fifty square feet. | 34177 |
| (C) "Asbestos hazard abatement contractor" means a business | 34178 |
| entity or public entity that engages in or intends to engage in | 34179 |
| asbestos hazard abatement activities and that employs or | 34180 |
| supervises one or more asbestos hazard abatement specialists for | 34181 |
| asbestos hazard abatement activities. "Asbestos hazard abatement | 34182 |
| contractor" does not mean an employee of an asbestos hazard | 34183 |
| abatement contractor, a general contractor who subcontracts to an | 34184 |
| asbestos hazard abatement contractor an asbestos hazard abatement | 34185 |
| activity, or any individual who engages in asbestos hazard | 34186 |
|
abatement activity in | 34187 |
| (D) "Asbestos hazard abatement project" means one or more | 34188 |
| asbestos hazard abatement activities that are conducted by one | 34189 |
| asbestos hazard abatement contractor and that are reasonably | 34190 |
| related to each other. | 34191 |
| (E) "Asbestos hazard abatement specialist" means a person | 34192 |
| with responsibility for the oversight or supervision of asbestos | 34193 |
| hazard abatement activities, including asbestos hazard abatement | 34194 |
| project managers, hazard abatement project supervisors and | 34195 |
| foremen, and employees of school districts or other governmental | 34196 |
| or public entities who coordinate or directly supervise or oversee | 34197 |
| asbestos hazard abatement activities performed by school district, | 34198 |
| governmental, or other public employees in school district, | 34199 |
| governmental, or other public buildings. | 34200 |
| (F) "Asbestos hazard evaluation specialist" means a person | 34201 |
| responsible for the identification, detection, and assessment of | 34202 |
| asbestos-containing materials, the determination of appropriate | 34203 |
| response actions, or the preparation of asbestos management plans | 34204 |
| for the purpose of protecting the public health from the hazards | 34205 |
| associated with exposure to asbestos, including the performance of | 34206 |
| air and bulk sampling. This category of specialists includes | 34207 |
| management planners, health professionals, industrial hygienists, | 34208 |
| private consultants, or other individuals involved in asbestos | 34209 |
| risk identification or assessment or regulatory activities. | 34210 |
| (G) "Business entity" means a partnership, firm, association, | 34211 |
| corporation, sole proprietorship, or other business concern. | 34212 |
| (H) "Public entity" means the state or any of its political | 34213 |
| subdivisions or any agency or instrumentality of either. | 34214 |
| (I) "License" means a document issued by the department of | 34215 |
| health to a business entity or public entity affirming that the | 34216 |
| entity has met the requirements set forth in this chapter to | 34217 |
| engage in asbestos hazard abatement activities as an asbestos | 34218 |
| hazard abatement contractor. | 34219 |
| (J) "Certificate" means: | 34220 |
| (1) A document issued by the department to an individual | 34221 |
| affirming that the individual has successfully completed the | 34222 |
| training and other requirements set forth in this chapter to | 34223 |
| qualify as an asbestos hazard abatement specialist, an asbestos | 34224 |
| hazard evaluation specialist, an asbestos hazard abatement worker, | 34225 |
| an asbestos hazard abatement project designer, an asbestos hazard | 34226 |
| abatement air-monitoring technician, an approved asbestos hazard | 34227 |
| training provider, or other category of asbestos hazard specialist | 34228 |
|
that the | 34229 |
| (2) A document issued by a training institution in accordance | 34230 |
|
with rules adopted by the | 34231 |
| that an individual has successfully completed the instruction | 34232 |
| required in all categories as provided in sections 3710.07 and | 34233 |
| 3710.10 of the Revised Code. | 34234 |
| (K) "Person" means any individual, business entity, | 34235 |
| governmental body, or other public or private entity. | 34236 |
| (L) "Encapsulate" means to coat, bind, or resurface walls, | 34237 |
| ceilings, pipes, or other structures to prevent friable asbestos | 34238 |
| from becoming airborne. | 34239 |
| (M) "Friable asbestos-containing material" means any material | 34240 |
| that contains more than one per cent asbestos by weight and that | 34241 |
| can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder, when dry, by | 34242 |
| hand pressure. | 34243 |
| (N) "Enclosure" means the permanent confinement of friable | 34244 |
| asbestos-containing materials with an airtight barrier in an area | 34245 |
| not used as an air plenum. | 34246 |
| (O) "Renovation" means the removal or stripping of friable | 34247 |
| asbestos-containing materials used on any pipe, duct, boiler, | 34248 |
| tank, reactor, turbine, furnace, or load supporting member. | 34249 |
| (P) "Asbestos hazard abatement worker" means the person | 34250 |
| responsible in a nonsupervisory capacity for the performance of an | 34251 |
| asbestos hazard abatement activity. | 34252 |
| (Q) "Asbestos hazard abatement project designer" means the | 34253 |
| person responsible for the determination of the workscope, work | 34254 |
| sequence, or performance standards for an asbestos hazard | 34255 |
| abatement activity, including preparation of specifications, | 34256 |
| plans, and contract documents. | 34257 |
| (R) "Director" means the director of health or | 34258 |
| director's authorized representative. | 34259 |
| (S) "Clearance air sampling" means an air sampling performed | 34260 |
| after the completion of any asbestos hazard abatement activity and | 34261 |
| prior to the reoccupation of the contained work area by the public | 34262 |
| and conducted for the purpose of protecting the public from the | 34263 |
| health hazards associated with exposure to friable | 34264 |
| asbestos-containing material. | 34265 |
| (T) "Asbestos hazard abatement air-monitoring technician" | 34266 |
| means the person who is responsible for environmental monitoring | 34267 |
| or work area clearance air sampling, including air monitoring | 34268 |
| performed to determine completion of response actions under the | 34269 |
| rules set forth in 40 C.F.R. 763 Subpart E, adopted by the United | 34270 |
| States environmental protection agency pursuant to the "Asbestos | 34271 |
| Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986," Pub. L. 99-519, 100 Stat. | 34272 |
| 2970. "Asbestos hazard abatement air-monitoring technician" does | 34273 |
| not mean an industrial hygienist or industrial hygienist in | 34274 |
| training, certified by the American board of industrial hygiene. | 34275 |
| Sec. 3710.02. (A) | 34276 |
|
of the Revised Code, the | 34277 |
|
as | 34278 |
| this chapter. The rules shall include all of the following: | 34279 |
| (1) Criteria and procedures for the certification of asbestos | 34280 |
| hazard abatement specialists, asbestos hazard evaluation | 34281 |
| specialists, asbestos hazard abatement workers, asbestos hazard | 34282 |
| abatement project designers, and asbestos hazard abatement | 34283 |
| air-monitoring technicians by the director of health; | 34284 |
| (2) Criteria and procedures for the director to examine the | 34285 |
| records of licensees, certificate holders, and asbestos hazard | 34286 |
| abatement training schools; | 34287 |
| (3) Procedures and criteria in addition to those provided in | 34288 |
| this chapter for the approval of courses for asbestos hazard | 34289 |
| training; | 34290 |
| (4) Fees for licenses, certifications, and course approvals | 34291 |
| in excess of the levels set in section 3710.05 of the Revised Code | 34292 |
| and fees for the certification of asbestos hazard abatement | 34293 |
| air-monitoring technicians; | 34294 |
| (5) Levels of asbestos exposure or other circumstances | 34295 |
| constituting a public health emergency that authorize the director | 34296 |
| to issue an emergency order under division (B) of section 3710.13 | 34297 |
| of the Revised Code; | 34298 |
| (6) Employee training standards, work practices that reduce | 34299 |
| the risk of contamination and recontamination of the environment, | 34300 |
| record-keeping requirements, action levels, project clearance | 34301 |
| levels, and other requirements that asbestos hazard abatement | 34302 |
| contractors, asbestos hazard abatement specialists, asbestos | 34303 |
| hazard evaluation specialists, asbestos hazard abatement project | 34304 |
| designers, asbestos hazard abatement air-monitoring technicians, | 34305 |
| asbestos hazard abatement workers, and other persons involved with | 34306 |
| asbestos hazard abatement activities must follow for the | 34307 |
| prevention of hazard to the public; | 34308 |
| (7) Worker protection equipment and practices and other | 34309 |
| health and safety standards for employees and agents of public | 34310 |
| entities coming in contact with asbestos through asbestos hazard | 34311 |
| abatement activity; | 34312 |
| (8) Standards of acceptable conduct for licensees and | 34313 |
| certificate holders engaged in asbestos hazard abatement or | 34314 |
| evaluation activities and acts and omissions that constitute | 34315 |
| grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license or | 34316 |
| certificate, or the denial of an application or renewal of a | 34317 |
| license or certificate in addition to those otherwise provided in | 34318 |
| this chapter; | 34319 |
| (9) Training requirements for asbestos hazard abatement | 34320 |
| project designers and asbestos hazard abatement air-monitoring | 34321 |
| technicians; | 34322 |
| (10)(a) Subject to the condition specified in division | 34323 |
| (A)(10)(b) of this section, a standard requiring that the amount | 34324 |
| of asbestos contained in the air in areas accessible to the public | 34325 |
| in buildings that are owned, operated, or leased by a public | 34326 |
| entity be not more than ten thousand asbestos fibers longer than | 34327 |
| five microns per cubic meter of air calculated as an eight-hour | 34328 |
| time-weighted average, which is measured during periods of normal | 34329 |
| building occupancy, and a requirement that measurement of airborne | 34330 |
| asbestos be made by either or both of the following methods, | 34331 |
| provided that results derived by use of the method described in | 34332 |
| division (A)(10)(a)(i) of this section supersede results derived | 34333 |
| by use of the method described in division (A)(10)(a)(ii) of this | 34334 |
| section if both methods are used and the methods yield conflicting | 34335 |
| results concerning the presence of fibers in the tested air that | 34336 |
| may not be asbestos: | 34337 |
| (i) Transmission electron microscopy in the manner described | 34338 |
| in the measurement protocol established by the United States | 34339 |
| environmental protection agency as set forth in 40 C.F.R. 763; | 34340 |
| (ii) Optical phase contrast microscopy in the manner | 34341 |
| described in the measurement protocol established by the United | 34342 |
| States occupational safety and health administration as set forth | 34343 |
| in 29 C.F.R. 1910. | 34344 |
| (b) The | 34345 |
| review the standard required by division (A)(10)(a) of this | 34346 |
| section and determine whether and how it should be amended and how | 34347 |
| it shall be used in conjunction with visual and physical | 34348 |
| assessment of asbestos-containing materials located in buildings | 34349 |
| that are owned, operated, or leased by a public entity to | 34350 |
| determine appropriate and cost-effective response actions to such | 34351 |
| asbestos-containing materials and shall amend the standard if it | 34352 |
| determines that such action is necessary. | 34353 |
| (11) Other rules that the | 34354 |
| determines necessary for the implementation of this chapter and to | 34355 |
| protect the public health from the hazards associated with | 34356 |
| exposure to asbestos. | 34357 |
| (B) The director shall do all of the following: | 34358 |
| (1) Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules | 34359 |
| 34360 |
| (2) Develop comprehensive programs and policies for the | 34361 |
| control and prevention of nonoccupational exposure of the public | 34362 |
| to friable asbestos-containing materials; | 34363 |
| (3) Ensure that persons are trained and licensed or | 34364 |
| certified, where appropriate, in accordance with this chapter and | 34365 |
|
the rules | 34366 |
| (4) Examine those records of licensed asbestos hazard | 34367 |
| abatement contractors, certified asbestos hazard abatement | 34368 |
| specialists, asbestos hazard evaluation specialists, asbestos | 34369 |
| hazard abatement project designers, asbestos hazard abatement | 34370 |
| air-monitoring technicians, and asbestos hazard training courses | 34371 |
|
in accordance with rules adopted by the | 34372 |
| director as
| 34373 |
|
compliance with this chapter and the rules | 34374 |
| 34375 |
| (5) Prohibit and prevent improper asbestos hazard abatement | 34376 |
| procedures and require the modification or alteration of asbestos | 34377 |
| abatement procedures as they relate to this chapter and the rules | 34378 |
| 34379 |
| (6) Collect and disseminate health education information | 34380 |
| relating to safe management of asbestos hazards; | 34381 |
| (7) Accept and administer grants from the federal government | 34382 |
| and other sources, both public and private, for carrying out any | 34383 |
|
of | 34384 |
| (8) As | 34385 |
| on-site inspections at any location where an asbestos hazard | 34386 |
| abatement activity is planned, in progress, or has been completed, | 34387 |
| at any location where a public health emergency may occur, is | 34388 |
| occurring, or has occurred, or to evaluate the performance or | 34389 |
| compliance of any person subject to this chapter; | 34390 |
| (9) Conduct an on-site audit of each asbestos hazard training | 34391 |
| provider approved pursuant to this chapter, at least once | 34392 |
| biennially, during an actual course conducted by the provider | 34393 |
| within the state; | 34394 |
| (10) Cooperate and assist in investigations, as such relate | 34395 |
| to this chapter, conducted by local law enforcement agencies, the | 34396 |
| Ohio environmental protection agency, the United States | 34397 |
| occupational safety and health administration, and other local, | 34398 |
| state, and federal agencies. | 34399 |
| Sec. 3710.04. (A) To qualify for an asbestos hazard | 34400 |
| abatement contractor's license, a business entity or public entity | 34401 |
| shall meet the requirements of this section. | 34402 |
| (B) Each employee or agent of the business entity or public | 34403 |
| entity applying for a license who will come in contact with | 34404 |
| asbestos or will be responsible for an asbestos hazard abatement | 34405 |
| project shall: | 34406 |
| (1) Be familiar with all applicable state and federal | 34407 |
| standards for asbestos hazard abatement projects; | 34408 |
| (2) Have successfully completed the course of instruction on | 34409 |
| asbestos hazard abatement activities, for their particular | 34410 |
| certification, approved by the department of health pursuant to | 34411 |
| section 3710.10 of the Revised Code, have passed an examination | 34412 |
| approved by the department, and demonstrate to the department that | 34413 |
| 34414 | |
| applicable standards of this state, the United States | 34415 |
| environmental protection agency, and the United States | 34416 |
| occupational safety and health administration. | 34417 |
| (C) A business entity or public entity applying for an | 34418 |
| asbestos hazard abatement contractor's license shall, in addition | 34419 |
| to the other requirements of this section, provide at least one | 34420 |
| asbestos hazard abatement specialist, certified pursuant to this | 34421 |
|
chapter and the rules | 34422 |
| 34423 | |
| project, and demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department | 34424 |
|
that | 34425 |
| (1) Has access to at least one asbestos disposal site | 34426 |
| approved by the Ohio environmental protection agency that is | 34427 |
|
sufficient for the deposit of all asbestos waste that | 34428 |
| applicant will generate during the term of the license; | 34429 |
| (2) Is sufficiently qualified to safely remove asbestos, | 34430 |
| demonstrated by reliability as an asbestos hazard abatement | 34431 |
| contractor, possesses a work program that prevents the | 34432 |
| contamination or recontamination of the environment and protects | 34433 |
| the public health from the hazards of exposure to asbestos, | 34434 |
| possesses evidence of certification of each individual employee or | 34435 |
| agent who will be responsible for others who may come in contact | 34436 |
| with friable asbestos-containing materials, possesses evidence of | 34437 |
| training of workers required by section 3710.07 of the Revised | 34438 |
| Code, and has prior successful experience in asbestos hazard | 34439 |
|
abatement projects or equivalent qualifications as determined | 34440 |
| 34441 | |
|
health | 34442 |
| (3) Possesses a worker protection program consistent with | 34443 |
|
requirements established by the | 34444 |
| the contractor is a public entity, and a worker protection program | 34445 |
| consistent with the requirements of the United States occupational | 34446 |
| safety and health administration if the contractor is a business | 34447 |
| entity; | 34448 |
| (4) Is registered as a business entity with the secretary of | 34449 |
| state. | 34450 |
| (D) No applicant for licensure as an asbestos hazard | 34451 |
| abatement contractor, in order to meet the requirements of this | 34452 |
| chapter, shall list an employee of another contractor. | 34453 |
| (E) The business entity or public entity shall meet any other | 34454 |
|
standards that the | 34455 |
| (F) Nothing in this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant | 34456 |
| thereto relating to asbestos hazard abatement project designers | 34457 |
| shall be interpreted as authorizing or permitting an individual | 34458 |
| who is certified as an asbestos hazard abatement project designer | 34459 |
| to perform the services of a registered architect or professional | 34460 |
| engineer unless that person is registered under Chapter 4703. or | 34461 |
| 4733. of the Revised Code to perform such services. | 34462 |
| Sec. 3710.05. (A) Except as otherwise provided in this | 34463 |
| chapter, no person shall engage in any asbestos hazard abatement | 34464 |
| activities in this state unless licensed or certified pursuant to | 34465 |
| this chapter. | 34466 |
| (B) To apply for licensure as an asbestos abatement | 34467 |
| contractor or certification as an asbestos hazard abatement | 34468 |
| specialist, an asbestos hazard evaluation specialist, an asbestos | 34469 |
| hazard abatement project designer, or an asbestos hazard abatement | 34470 |
| air-monitoring technician, a person shall do all of the following: | 34471 |
| (1) Submit a completed application to the department of | 34472 |
| health, on a form provided by the department; | 34473 |
| (2) Pay the requisite fee as provided in division (D) of this | 34474 |
| section; | 34475 |
| (3) Submit any other information the | 34476 |
|
health | 34477 |
| (C) The application form for a business entity or public | 34478 |
| entity applying for an asbestos hazard abatement contractor's | 34479 |
| license shall include all of the following: | 34480 |
| (1) A description of the protective clothing and respirators | 34481 |
| that the public entity will use to comply with rules adopted by | 34482 |
|
the | 34483 |
| will use to comply with requirements of the United States | 34484 |
| occupational safety and health administration; | 34485 |
| (2) A description of procedures the business entity or public | 34486 |
| entity will use for the selection, utilization, handling, removal, | 34487 |
| and disposal of clothing to prevent contamination or | 34488 |
| recontamination of the environment and to protect the public | 34489 |
| health from the hazards associated with exposure to asbestos; | 34490 |
| (3) The name and address of each asbestos disposal site that | 34491 |
| the business entity or public entity might use during the year; | 34492 |
| (4) A description of the site decontamination procedures that | 34493 |
| the business entity or public entity will use; | 34494 |
| (5) A description of the asbestos hazard abatement procedures | 34495 |
| that the business entity or public entity will use; | 34496 |
| (6) A description of the procedures that the business entity | 34497 |
| or public entity will use for handling waste containing asbestos; | 34498 |
| (7) A description of the air-monitoring procedures that the | 34499 |
| business entity or public entity will use to prevent contamination | 34500 |
| or recontamination of the environment and to protect the public | 34501 |
| health from the hazards of exposure to asbestos; | 34502 |
| (8) A description of the final clean-up procedures that the | 34503 |
| business entity or public entity will use; | 34504 |
| (9) A list of all partners, owners, and officers of the | 34505 |
| business entity along with their social security numbers; | 34506 |
| (10) The federal tax identification number of the business | 34507 |
| entity or the public entity. | 34508 |
| (D) The fees to be charged to each public entity and business | 34509 |
| entity and their employees and agents for licensure, | 34510 |
| certification, approval, and renewal of licenses, certifications, | 34511 |
| and approvals granted under this chapter, subject to division | 34512 |
| (A)(4) of section 3710.02 of the Revised Code, are: | 34513 |
| (1) Seven hundred fifty dollars for asbestos hazard abatement | 34514 |
| contractors; | 34515 |
| (2) Two hundred dollars for asbestos hazard abatement project | 34516 |
| designers; | 34517 |
| (3) Fifty dollars for asbestos hazard abatement workers; | 34518 |
| (4) Two hundred dollars for asbestos hazard abatement | 34519 |
| specialists; | 34520 |
| (5) Two hundred dollars for asbestos hazard evaluation | 34521 |
| specialists; and | 34522 |
| (6) Nine hundred dollars for approval or renewal of asbestos | 34523 |
| hazard training providers. | 34524 |
| (E) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, no business | 34525 |
| entity which engages in asbestos hazard abatement activities | 34526 |
| solely at its own place of business is required to be licensed as | 34527 |
| an asbestos hazard abatement contractor provided that the business | 34528 |
| entity is required to and does comply with all applicable | 34529 |
| standards of the United States environmental protection agency and | 34530 |
| the United States occupational safety and health administration | 34531 |
| and provided further that all persons employed by the business | 34532 |
| entity on the activity meet the requirements of this chapter. | 34533 |
| Sec. 3710.051. No person shall enter into an agreement to | 34534 |
| perform any aspect of an asbestos hazard abatement project unless | 34535 |
| the agreement is written and contains at least all of the | 34536 |
| following: | 34537 |
| (A) A requirement that all persons working on the project are | 34538 |
| licensed or certified by the department of health as required by | 34539 |
| this chapter; | 34540 |
| (B) A requirement that all project clearance levels and | 34541 |
|
sampling be in accordance with | 34542 |
| adopted by the director of health; | 34543 |
| (C) A requirement that all clearance air-monitoring be | 34544 |
| conducted by asbestos hazard abatement air-monitoring technicians | 34545 |
| or asbestos hazard evaluation specialists certified by the | 34546 |
| department. | 34547 |
| Sec. 3710.06. (A) Within fifteen business days after | 34548 |
| receiving an application, the department of health shall | 34549 |
| acknowledge receipt of the application and notify the applicant of | 34550 |
| any deficiency in the application. Within sixty calendar days | 34551 |
| after receiving a completed application, including all additional | 34552 |
| information requested by the department, the department shall | 34553 |
| issue a license or certificate or deny the application. The | 34554 |
| department shall issue only one license or certificate that is in | 34555 |
| effect at one time to a business entity and its principal officers | 34556 |
| and a public entity and its principal officers. | 34557 |
| (B)(1) The department shall deny an application if it | 34558 |
| determines that the applicant has not demonstrated the ability to | 34559 |
| comply fully with all applicable federal and state requirements | 34560 |
| and all requirements, procedures, and standards established by the | 34561 |
| 34562 |
| (2) The department shall deny any application for an asbestos | 34563 |
| hazard abatement contractor's license if the applicant or an | 34564 |
| officer or employee of the applicant has been convicted of a | 34565 |
| felony under any state or federal law designed to protect the | 34566 |
| environment. | 34567 |
| (3) The department shall send all denials of an application | 34568 |
| by certified mail to the applicant. If the department receives a | 34569 |
| timely request for a hearing from the applicant, as provided in | 34570 |
| division (D) of section 3710.13 of the Revised Code, the | 34571 |
| department shall hold a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of | 34572 |
| the Revised Code. | 34573 |
| (C) In an emergency that results from a sudden, unexpected | 34574 |
| event that is not a planned asbestos hazard abatement project, the | 34575 |
| department may waive the requirements for a license or | 34576 |
| certificate. For the purposes of this division, "emergency" | 34577 |
| includes operations necessitated by nonroutine failures of | 34578 |
| equipment or by actions of fire and emergency medical personnel | 34579 |
| pursuant to duties within their official capacities. Any person | 34580 |
| who performs an asbestos hazard abatement activity under emergency | 34581 |
| conditions shall notify the director within three days after | 34582 |
| performance thereof. | 34583 |
| (D) Each license or certificate issued under this chapter | 34584 |
| expires one year after the date of issue, but each licensee or | 34585 |
| certificate holder may apply to the department for the extension | 34586 |
|
of | 34587 |
| renewal procedures of Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. | 34588 |
| To qualify for renewal of a license or certificate issued | 34589 |
| under this chapter, each licensee or certificate holder shall send | 34590 |
| the appropriate renewal fee set forth in division (D) of section | 34591 |
|
3710.05 of the Revised Code or as adopted by rule by the
| 34592 |
| 34593 | |
| 3710.02 of the Revised Code. | 34594 |
| Certificate holders also shall successfully complete an | 34595 |
| annual renewal course approved by the department pursuant to | 34596 |
| section 3710.10 of the Revised Code. | 34597 |
| (E) The department may charge a fee in addition to those | 34598 |
| specified in division (D) of section 3710.05 of the Revised Code | 34599 |
|
or in | 34600 |
| pursuant to division (A)(4) of section 3710.02 of the Revised Code | 34601 |
| if the licensee or certificate holder applies for renewal after | 34602 |
| the expiration thereof or requests a reissuance of any license or | 34603 |
| certificate, provided that no such fee shall exceed the original | 34604 |
| fees by more than fifty per cent. | 34605 |
| Sec. 3710.07. (A) Prior to engaging in any asbestos hazard | 34606 |
| abatement project, an asbestos hazard abatement contractor shall | 34607 |
| do all of the following: | 34608 |
| (1) Prepare a written respiratory protection program as | 34609 |
|
defined by the | 34610 |
| and make the program available to the department of health, and | 34611 |
| workers at the job site if the contractor is a public entity or | 34612 |
| prepare a written respiratory protection program, consistent with | 34613 |
| 29 C.F.R. 1910.134 and make the program available to the | 34614 |
| department, and workers at the job site if the contractor is a | 34615 |
| business entity; | 34616 |
| (2) Ensure that each worker who will be involved in any | 34617 |
| asbestos hazard abatement project has been examined within the | 34618 |
| preceding year and has been declared by a physician to be | 34619 |
| physically capable of working while wearing a respirator; | 34620 |
| (3) Ensure that each of the contractor's employees or agents | 34621 |
| who will come in contact with asbestos-containing materials or | 34622 |
| will be responsible for an asbestos hazard abatement project | 34623 |
| receives the appropriate certification or licensure required by | 34624 |
| this chapter and the following training: | 34625 |
| (a) An initial course approved by the department pursuant to | 34626 |
| section 3710.10 of the Revised Code, completed before engaging in | 34627 |
| any asbestos hazard abatement project; and | 34628 |
| (b) An annual review course approved by the department | 34629 |
| pursuant to section 3710.10 of the Revised Code. | 34630 |
| (B) After obtaining or renewing a license, an asbestos hazard | 34631 |
| abatement contractor shall notify the department, on a form | 34632 |
| approved by the director of health, at least ten days before | 34633 |
| beginning each asbestos hazard abatement project conducted during | 34634 |
| the term of the contractor's license. | 34635 |
| (C) In addition to any other fee imposed under this chapter, | 34636 |
| an asbestos hazard abatement contractor shall pay, at the time of | 34637 |
| providing notice under division (B) of this section, the | 34638 |
| department a fee of sixty-five dollars for each asbestos hazard | 34639 |
| abatement project conducted. | 34640 |
| Sec. 3710.08. (A) An asbestos hazard abatement contractor | 34641 |
| engaging in any asbestos hazard abatement project shall, during | 34642 |
| the course of the project: | 34643 |
| (1) Conduct each project in a manner that is in compliance | 34644 |
| with the requirements the director of environmental protection | 34645 |
| adopts pursuant to section 3704.03 of the Revised Code and the | 34646 |
| asbestos requirements of the United States occupational safety and | 34647 |
| health administration set forth in 29 C.F.R. 1926.58; | 34648 |
| (2) Comply with all applicable rules adopted by the | 34649 |
| director of health | 34650 |
| Revised Code. | 34651 |
| (B) An asbestos hazard abatement contractor that is a public | 34652 |
| entity shall: | 34653 |
| (1) Provide workers with protective clothing and equipment | 34654 |
| and ensure that the workers involved in any asbestos hazard | 34655 |
| abatement project use the items properly. Protective clothing and | 34656 |
| equipment shall include: | 34657 |
| (a) Respirators approved by the national institute of | 34658 |
| occupational safety and health. These respirators shall be fit | 34659 |
| tested in accordance with requirements of the United States | 34660 |
| occupational safety and health administration set forth in 29 | 34661 |
| C.F.R. 1926.58(h). At the request of an employee, the asbestos | 34662 |
| hazard abatement contractor shall provide the employee with a | 34663 |
| powered air purifying respirator, in which case, the testing | 34664 |
| requirements of division (B)(1)(a) of this section do not apply. | 34665 |
| (b) Items required by the | 34666 |
| by rule as provided in division (A)(7) of section 3710.02 of the | 34667 |
| Revised Code. | 34668 |
| (2) Comply with all applicable standards of conduct and | 34669 |
|
requirements adopted by | 34670 |
| of health pursuant to section 3710.02 of the Revised Code. | 34671 |
| (C) An asbestos hazard abatement specialist engaging in any | 34672 |
| asbestos hazard abatement project shall, during the course of the | 34673 |
| project: | 34674 |
| (1) Conduct each project in a manner that will meet | 34675 |
| decontamination procedures, project containment procedures, and | 34676 |
| asbestos fiber dispersal methods as provided in division (A)(6) of | 34677 |
| section 3710.02 of the Revised Code; | 34678 |
| (2) Ensure that workers utilize, handle, remove, and dispose | 34679 |
| of the disposable clothing provided by abatement contractors in a | 34680 |
| manner that will prevent contamination or recontamination of the | 34681 |
| environment and protect the public health from the hazards of | 34682 |
| exposure to asbestos; | 34683 |
| (3) Ensure that workers utilize protective clothing and | 34684 |
| equipment and comply with the applicable health and safety | 34685 |
| standards set forth in division (A) of section 3710.08 of the | 34686 |
| Revised Code; | 34687 |
| (4) Ensure that there is no smoking, eating, or drinking in | 34688 |
| the work area; | 34689 |
| (5) Comply with all applicable standards of conduct and | 34690 |
|
requirements adopted by the | 34691 |
| health pursuant to section 3710.02 of the Revised Code. | 34692 |
| (D) An asbestos hazard evaluation specialist engaged in the | 34693 |
| identification, detection, and assessment of asbestos-containing | 34694 |
| materials, the determination of appropriate response actions, or | 34695 |
| other activities associated with an abatement project or the | 34696 |
| preparation of management plans, shall comply with the applicable | 34697 |
|
standards of conduct and requirements adopted by | 34698 |
| 34699 | |
| the Revised Code. | 34700 |
| (E) Every asbestos hazard abatement worker shall comply with | 34701 |
|
all applicable standards adopted by the | 34702 |
| 34703 |
| (F) The department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve an | 34704 |
| alternative to the worker protection requirements of divisions | 34705 |
| (A), (B), and (C) of this section for an asbestos hazard abatement | 34706 |
| project conducted by a public entity, provided that the asbestos | 34707 |
| hazard abatement contractor submits the alternative procedure to | 34708 |
| the department in writing and demonstrates to the satisfaction of | 34709 |
| the department that the proposed alternative procedure provides | 34710 |
| equivalent worker protection. | 34711 |
| Sec. 3710.09. (A) As a means of protecting the public, each | 34712 |
| asbestos hazard abatement contractor licensed under this chapter | 34713 |
| shall maintain records of all asbestos hazard abatement projects | 34714 |
|
which | 34715 |
| to the department of health upon request. The licensee shall | 34716 |
| maintain the records for at least thirty years. | 34717 |
| (B) The records required by this section shall include all of | 34718 |
| the following: | 34719 |
| (1) The name, social security number, and address of the | 34720 |
| person who supervised the asbestos hazard abatement project; | 34721 |
| (2) The names and social security numbers of all workers at | 34722 |
| the job site; | 34723 |
| (3) The location and description of the asbestos hazard | 34724 |
| abatement project and the amount of asbestos-containing material | 34725 |
| that was removed; | 34726 |
| (4) The starting and completion dates of each asbestos hazard | 34727 |
| abatement project; | 34728 |
| (5) A summary of the procedures that were used to comply with | 34729 |
| all applicable federal, state, and local standards; | 34730 |
| (6) The name and address of each asbestos disposal site where | 34731 |
| the waste containing asbestos was deposited; | 34732 |
| (7) Any other information that the | 34733 |
| 34734 |
| Sec. 3710.10. (A) No person other than the department of | 34735 |
| health shall conduct or offer to conduct any initial or review | 34736 |
| training course or examination required by this chapter unless | 34737 |
| that person is approved to sponsor the courses and examinations | 34738 |
| under this section. In conducting any such course or examination, | 34739 |
| the department and the approved person shall administer the | 34740 |
| courses and examinations according to the United States | 34741 |
| environmental protection agency "Model Accreditation Plan," 40 | 34742 |
|
C.F.R. 763, Subpart E, Appendix C, and the rules of the
| 34743 |
| director of health | 34744 |
| section 3710.02 of the Revised Code. A person may apply for | 34745 |
| approval or renewal of a course on the health and safety aspects | 34746 |
| of asbestos hazard abatement activities which meets the | 34747 |
| requirements of division (A)(3) of section 3710.07 of the Revised | 34748 |
| Code by submitting a written application on forms provided by the | 34749 |
| department. | 34750 |
| (B) In order to obtain or renew department approval, a person | 34751 |
| sponsoring a course shall substantially satisfy all of the | 34752 |
| following criteria: | 34753 |
| (1) Provide courses of instruction and examinations that meet | 34754 |
| the requirements of division (A) of this section; | 34755 |
| (2) Ensure that instruction is given or supervised by | 34756 |
|
personnel with sufficient education and experience as determined | 34757 |
| 34758 |
| (3) Maintain lists of students trained and the dates on which | 34759 |
| training occurred for at least twenty years, and make this | 34760 |
| information available to the department upon request. | 34761 |
| (C) In order to obtain or renew department approval, a person | 34762 |
| sponsoring an initial course or a review course annually shall | 34763 |
| apply to the department for approval. In applying, the person | 34764 |
| shall submit the fee set forth in division (D) of section 3710.05 | 34765 |
| of the Revised Code along with any increase in fee adopted | 34766 |
| pursuant to division (A)(4) of section 3710.02 of the Revised | 34767 |
| Code. | 34768 |
| (D)(1) The department shall act or acknowledge receipt of an | 34769 |
| application within ten working days after receiving the | 34770 |
| application. | 34771 |
| (2) The department shall act on the application within ninety | 34772 |
| days after it is complete. | 34773 |
| (3) The department shall grant contingent approval of an | 34774 |
| application if the department determines the course substantially | 34775 |
| satisfies or will substantially satisfy the criteria in this | 34776 |
|
chapter and the rules adopted by the | 34777 |
| director. | 34778 |
| (4) The department may deny or revoke approval of a course if | 34779 |
| the department determines the course does not or will not | 34780 |
| substantially satisfy the criteria in this chapter or the rules | 34781 |
|
adopted by the | 34782 |
| (5) The department shall grant final approval of a course | 34783 |
| only after an on-site audit by the department which reveals that | 34784 |
| the course substantially satisfies the criteria in this chapter | 34785 |
|
and the rules adopted by the | 34786 |
| Course approvals expire one year from the date of final approval | 34787 |
| under division (D)(5) of this section. | 34788 |
| (E) Each course approval issued under this section expires | 34789 |
| one year after the date of issue, but a person who received | 34790 |
| approval may apply to the department for renewal under the | 34791 |
| standard renewal procedures of Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. | 34792 |
| The fee prescribed in section 3710.05 of the Revised Code must | 34793 |
| accompany the application. | 34794 |
| Sec. 3710.12. Subject to the hearing provisions of this | 34795 |
| chapter, the department of health may deny, suspend, or revoke any | 34796 |
| license or certificate, or renewal thereof, if the licensee or | 34797 |
| certificate holder: | 34798 |
| (A) Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain | 34799 |
| a license or certificate; | 34800 |
| (B) Fails at any time to meet the qualifications for a | 34801 |
| license or certificate; | 34802 |
| (C) Is violating or threatening to violate any provisions of | 34803 |
| any of the following: | 34804 |
| (1) This chapter or the rules of the | 34805 |
| director of health adopted pursuant thereto; | 34806 |
| (2) The "National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air | 34807 |
| Pollutants" regulations of the United States environmental | 34808 |
|
protection agency as the regulations pertain to asbestos; | 34809 |
| (3) The regulations of the United States occupational safety | 34810 |
| and health administration as the regulations pertain to asbestos. | 34811 |
| Sec. 3710.13. (A) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter | 34812 |
| 119. of the Revised Code or this section, before the department of | 34813 |
| health takes any action under section 3710.12 of the Revised Code, | 34814 |
| it shall give the licensee or certificate holder against whom | 34815 |
| action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing. | 34816 |
| Except as otherwise provided in this section, the department | 34817 |
| shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Chapter | 34818 |
| 119. of the Revised Code. | 34819 |
| (B) The department, without notice or hearing and in | 34820 |
|
accordance with | 34821 |
|
health | 34822 |
| to meet a public health emergency involving asbestos. Any person | 34823 |
| to whom an order is directed shall immediately comply with the | 34824 |
| order. Upon application to the director of health, the person | 34825 |
| shall be afforded a hearing as soon as possible, but no more than | 34826 |
| twenty days after receipt of the application by the director. | 34827 |
| (C) If the director determines, pursuant to division (B) of | 34828 |
|
this section, that a public health emergency exists, | 34829 |
| director may order, without a hearing, the denial, suspension, or | 34830 |
| revocation of any license or certificate issued under this chapter | 34831 |
| of the parties involved, provided that an opportunity for a | 34832 |
| hearing is provided to the affected party as soon as reasonably | 34833 |
| possible. | 34834 |
| (D) All proceedings under this chapter are subject to Chapter | 34835 |
| 119. of the Revised Code, except that: | 34836 |
| (1) Upon the request of a licensee or certificate holder, the | 34837 |
| location of an adjudicatory hearing is the county seat of the | 34838 |
| county in which the licensee or certificate holder conducts | 34839 |
| business. | 34840 |
| (2) The director shall notify, by certified mail or personal | 34841 |
|
delivery, a licensee or certificate holder that | 34842 |
|
certificate holder is entitled to a hearing if | 34843 |
| certificate holder requests it, in writing, within ten days of the | 34844 |
|
time that | 34845 |
| notice. If the licensee or certificate holder requests such a | 34846 |
| hearing, the director shall set the hearing date no later than ten | 34847 |
| days after the director receives the request. | 34848 |
| (3) The director shall not apply for or receive a | 34849 |
| postponement or continuation of an adjudication hearing. If a | 34850 |
| licensee or certificate holder requests a postponement or | 34851 |
| continuation of an adjudication hearing, the director only shall | 34852 |
| grant the request if the licensee or certificate holder | 34853 |
| demonstrates extreme hardship in complying with the hearing date. | 34854 |
| If the director grants a postponement or continuation on the | 34855 |
| grounds of extreme hardship, the director shall include in the | 34856 |
| record of the case, the nature and cause of the extreme hardship. | 34857 |
| (4) In lieu of an adjudicatory hearing required by this | 34858 |
| chapter, a licensee or certificate holder, by no later than the | 34859 |
| date set for a hearing pursuant to division (A)(3) of this | 34860 |
| section, may by written request to the director, request that the | 34861 |
| matter be resolved by the licensee or certificate holder | 34862 |
| submitting documents, papers, and other written evidence to the | 34863 |
|
director to support | 34864 |
| claim. | 34865 |
| (5) If the director appoints a referee or an examiner to | 34866 |
| conduct a hearing, all of the following apply: | 34867 |
| (a) The examiner or referee shall serve, by certified mail | 34868 |
| and within three business days of the conclusion of the hearing, a | 34869 |
|
copy of the written adjudication report and | 34870 |
| examiner's recommendations, on the director and the affected | 34871 |
| licensee or certificate holder or the licensee's or certificate | 34872 |
| holder's attorney or other representative of record. | 34873 |
| (b) The licensee or certificate holder, within three business | 34874 |
| days of receipt of the report under division (D)(5)(a) of this | 34875 |
| section, may file with the director written objections to the | 34876 |
| report and recommendations. | 34877 |
| (c) The director shall consider any objections received under | 34878 |
| division (D)(5)(b) of this section prior to approving, modifying, | 34879 |
| or disapproving the report and recommendations. Within six | 34880 |
| business days of receiving the report under division (D)(5)(a) of | 34881 |
|
this section, the director shall serve | 34882 |
| by certified mail, on the affected licensee or certificate holder | 34883 |
| or the licensee's or certificate holder's attorney or other | 34884 |
| representative of record. | 34885 |
| (6) If the director conducts an adjudicatory hearing under | 34886 |
|
this chapter, | 34887 |
| decision, by certified mail and within three business days of the | 34888 |
| conclusion of the hearing, on the affected licensee or certificate | 34889 |
| holder or the licensee's or certificate holder's attorney or other | 34890 |
| representative of record. | 34891 |
| (7) If no hearing is held, the director shall issue an order, | 34892 |
| by certified mail and within three business days of the last date | 34893 |
|
possible for a hearing, based upon the record available to | 34894 |
| director, to the affected licensee or certificate holder or the | 34895 |
| licensee's or certificate holder's attorney or other | 34896 |
| representative of record. | 34897 |
| (8) A licensee or certificate holder shall file a notice of | 34898 |
| appeal to an adverse adjudication decision within fifteen days | 34899 |
| after receipt of the director's order. | 34900 |
| Sec. 3710.17. (A) Where any person is certified or licensed | 34901 |
| by the department of health to engage in asbestos hazard abatement | 34902 |
| or evaluation activity pursuant to this chapter, the liability of | 34903 |
| that person when performing such activity in accordance with | 34904 |
| procedures established pursuant to state or federal law for an | 34905 |
| injury to any individual or property caused or related to this | 34906 |
| activity shall be limited to acts or omissions of the person | 34907 |
| during the course of performing the activity which can be shown, | 34908 |
| based on a preponderance of the evidence, to have been negligent. | 34909 |
| For the purposes of this section, the demonstration that acts or | 34910 |
| omissions of a person performing asbestos hazard abatement or | 34911 |
| evaluation activities were in accordance with generally accepted | 34912 |
| practice and with procedures established by state or federal law | 34913 |
| at the time the abatement or evaluation activity was performed | 34914 |
| creates a rebuttable presumption that the acts or omissions were | 34915 |
| not negligent. | 34916 |
| (B) Where any person contracts with a certified asbestos | 34917 |
| hazard abatement specialist, asbestos hazard evaluation | 34918 |
| specialist, or other category of asbestos hazard specialist | 34919 |
|
established by the | 34920 |
| licensed asbestos hazard abatement contractor, the liability of | 34921 |
|
that person for asbestos-related injuries caused by | 34922 |
| person's contractee in the performance of asbestos hazard | 34923 |
| abatement or evaluation activities shall be limited to those | 34924 |
| asbestos-related injuries arising from acts which the person knew | 34925 |
| or could reasonably have been expected to know were not in | 34926 |
| accordance with generally accepted practice or with procedures | 34927 |
| established by state or federal law at the time the abatement | 34928 |
| activity took place. | 34929 |
| (C) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Revised Code | 34930 |
| or rules of a court to the contrary, this section governs all | 34931 |
| claims for asbestos-related injuries arising from asbestos hazard | 34932 |
| abatement or evaluation activities. | 34933 |
| Sec. 3711.04. Each person seeking to operate a maternity | 34934 |
| unit, newborn care nursery, or maternity home shall apply to the | 34935 |
| director of health for a license under this chapter. The | 34936 |
| application shall be submitted in the form and manner prescribed | 34937 |
|
by the
| 34938 |
| section 3711.12 of the Revised Code. | 34939 |
| A single application and license is required if an applicant | 34940 |
| will operate both a maternity unit and newborn care nursery. | 34941 |
| Sec. 3711.06. The director of health shall inspect each | 34942 |
| maternity unit, newborn care nursery, or maternity home for which | 34943 |
| a person has applied for an initial license under section 3711.04 | 34944 |
| of the Revised Code prior to issuing the license. Inspections | 34945 |
| shall be conducted in accordance with inspection criteria, | 34946 |
|
procedures, and guidelines adopted by the
| 34947 |
| director under section 3711.12 of the Revised Code. | 34948 |
| Sec. 3711.08. A license issued under this chapter is valid | 34949 |
| for three years, unless earlier revoked or suspended under section | 34950 |
| 3711.14 of the Revised Code. The license may be renewed in the | 34951 |
|
manner prescribed by the | 34952 |
| rules adopted under section 3711.12 of the Revised Code. The | 34953 |
| license renewal fee specified in the rules shall be paid not later | 34954 |
| than sixty days after the director of health mails an invoice for | 34955 |
| the fee to the license holder. A penalty of ten per cent of the | 34956 |
| amount of the renewal fee shall be assessed for each month the fee | 34957 |
| is overdue. | 34958 |
| Sec. 3711.12. (A) The | 34959 |
| adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as | 34960 |
|
the
| 34961 |
| requirements of this chapter for licensure and operation of | 34962 |
| maternity units, newborn care nurseries, and maternity homes. The | 34963 |
| rules shall include provisions for the following: | 34964 |
| (1) Licensure application forms and procedures; | 34965 |
| (2) Renewal procedures, including procedures that address the | 34966 |
| right of the director of health, at the director's sole | 34967 |
| discretion, to conduct an inspection prior to renewal of a | 34968 |
| license; | 34969 |
| (3) Initial license fees and license renewal fees; | 34970 |
| (4) Fees for inspections conducted by the director under | 34971 |
| section 3711.10 of the Revised Code; | 34972 |
| (5) Safety standards, quality-of-care standards, and | 34973 |
| quality-of-care data reporting requirements; | 34974 |
| (6) Reporting and auditing requirements; | 34975 |
| (7) Inspection criteria, procedures, and guidelines; | 34976 |
| (8) Any other rules necessary to implement this chapter. | 34977 |
| (B) When adopting rules under this section, the | 34978 |
| 34979 | |
| regarding obstetric and newborn care issued by the American | 34980 |
| college of obstetricians and gynecologists; American academy of | 34981 |
| pediatrics; American academy of family physicians; American | 34982 |
| society of anesthesiologists; American college of nurse-midwives; | 34983 |
| United States centers for disease control and prevention; | 34984 |
| association of women's health, obstetric and neonatal nurses; and | 34985 |
| association of perioperative registered nurses, or their successor | 34986 |
|
organizations. The | 34987 |
| recommendations of the maternity and newborn advisory council | 34988 |
| established in section 3711.20 of the Revised Code. | 34989 |
| Sec. 3711.21. The maternity and newborn advisory council | 34990 |
| shall do all of the following: | 34991 |
| (A) Advise and consult with the director of health in the | 34992 |
|
development of rules to be | 34993 |
| 34994 |
| (B) Advise and consult with the director concerning the | 34995 |
| implementation and enforcement of this chapter; | 34996 |
| (C) Advise and consult with the director in the development | 34997 |
| of inspection criteria, procedures, and guidelines to be used in | 34998 |
| enforcement of this chapter; | 34999 |
| (D) Advise and consult with the director regarding | 35000 |
|
recommendations | 35001 |
| regarding improving maternity and newborn care in this state; | 35002 |
| (E) Prepare and submit to the director an annual report | 35003 |
| evaluating the department's enforcement of this chapter. | 35004 |
| Sec. 3712.03. (A) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 35005 |
|
Revised Code, the | 35006 |
| and may amend and rescind, rules: | 35007 |
| (1) Providing for the licensing of persons or public agencies | 35008 |
| providing hospice care programs within this state by the | 35009 |
| department of health and for the suspension and revocation of | 35010 |
| licenses; | 35011 |
| (2) Establishing a license fee and license renewal fee, | 35012 |
| neither of which shall, except as provided in division (B) of this | 35013 |
| section, exceed six hundred dollars. The fees shall cover the | 35014 |
| three-year period during which an existing license is valid as | 35015 |
| provided in division (B) of section 3712.04 of the Revised Code. | 35016 |
| (3) Establishing an inspection fee not to exceed, except as | 35017 |
| provided in division (B) of this section, one thousand seven | 35018 |
| hundred fifty dollars; | 35019 |
| (4) Establishing requirements for hospice care program | 35020 |
| facilities and services; | 35021 |
| (5) Providing for a waiver of the requirement for the | 35022 |
| provision of physical, occupational, or speech or language therapy | 35023 |
| contained in division (A)(2) of section 3712.01 of the Revised | 35024 |
| Code when the requirement would create a hardship because such | 35025 |
| therapy is not readily available in the geographic area served by | 35026 |
| the provider of a hospice care program; | 35027 |
| (6) Providing for the granting of licenses to provide hospice | 35028 |
| care programs to persons and public agencies that are accredited | 35029 |
| or certified to provide such programs by an entity whose standards | 35030 |
| for accreditation or certification equal or exceed those provided | 35031 |
| for licensure under this chapter and rules adopted under it; | 35032 |
| (7) Establishing interpretive guidelines for each rule. | 35033 |
| (B) Subject to the approval of the controlling board, the | 35034 |
| 35035 | |
| maximum amounts specified in this section, provided that the fees | 35036 |
| do not exceed those amounts by greater than fifty per cent. | 35037 |
| (C) The department of health shall: | 35038 |
| (1) Grant, suspend, and revoke licenses for hospice care | 35039 |
| programs in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under | 35040 |
| it; | 35041 |
| (2) Make such inspections as are necessary to determine | 35042 |
| whether hospice care program facilities and services meet the | 35043 |
| requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it; and | 35044 |
| (3) Implement and enforce this chapter and rules adopted | 35045 |
| under it. | 35046 |
| Sec. 3712.04. (A) Every person or public agency that | 35047 |
| proposes to provide a hospice care program shall apply to the | 35048 |
| department of health for a license. Application shall be made on | 35049 |
| forms prescribed and provided by the department, shall include | 35050 |
| such information as the department requires, and shall be | 35051 |
|
accompanied by the license fee established by rules of the | 35052 |
| director of health | 35053 |
| 3712.03 of the Revised Code. | 35054 |
| The department shall grant a license to the applicant if the | 35055 |
| applicant is in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted | 35056 |
| under it. | 35057 |
| (B) A license granted under this section shall be valid for | 35058 |
| three years. Application for renewal of a license shall be made at | 35059 |
| least ninety days before the expiration of the license in the same | 35060 |
| manner as for an initial license. The department shall renew the | 35061 |
| license if the applicant meets the requirements of this chapter | 35062 |
| and rules adopted under it. | 35063 |
| (C) Subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the | 35064 |
| department may suspend or revoke a license if the licensee made | 35065 |
| any material misrepresentation in the application for the license | 35066 |
| or no longer meets the requirements of this chapter or rules | 35067 |
| adopted under it. | 35068 |
| (D) A hospital, nursing home, home for the aged, county | 35069 |
| medical care facility, or other health facility or agency that | 35070 |
| provides a hospice care program shall be licensed to provide a | 35071 |
| hospice care program under this section. | 35072 |
| (E) A nursing home licensed under Chapter 3721. of the | 35073 |
| Revised Code that does not hold itself out to be a hospice, does | 35074 |
| not hold itself out as providing a hospice care program, does not | 35075 |
| use the term hospice to describe or refer to its activities or | 35076 |
| facilities, and that does not provide all of the services | 35077 |
| enumerated in division (A) of section 3712.01 of the Revised Code | 35078 |
| is not subject to the licensing provisions of this chapter. | 35079 |
| Sec. 3712.09. (A) As used in this section: | 35080 |
| (1) "Applicant" means a person who is under final | 35081 |
| consideration for employment with a hospice care program in a | 35082 |
| full-time, part-time, or temporary position that involves | 35083 |
| providing direct care to an older adult. "Applicant" does not | 35084 |
| include a person who provides direct care as a volunteer without | 35085 |
| receiving or expecting to receive any form of remuneration other | 35086 |
| than reimbursement for actual expenses. | 35087 |
| (2) "Criminal records check" | 35088 |
|
same | 35089 |
| (3) "Older adult" means a person age sixty or older. | 35090 |
| (B)(1) Except as provided in division (I) of this section, | 35091 |
| the chief administrator of a hospice care program shall request | 35092 |
| that the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification | 35093 |
|
and investigation conduct a criminal records check | 35094 |
| of each applicant. If an applicant for whom a criminal records | 35095 |
| check request is required under this division does not present | 35096 |
| proof of having been a resident of this state for the five-year | 35097 |
| period immediately prior to the date the criminal records check is | 35098 |
| requested or provide evidence that within that five-year period | 35099 |
| the superintendent has requested information about the applicant | 35100 |
| from the federal bureau of investigation in a criminal records | 35101 |
| check, the chief administrator shall request that the | 35102 |
| superintendent obtain information from the federal bureau of | 35103 |
| investigation as part of the criminal records check of the | 35104 |
| applicant. Even if an applicant for whom a criminal records check | 35105 |
| request is required under this division presents proof of having | 35106 |
| been a resident of this state for the five-year period, the chief | 35107 |
| administrator may request that the superintendent include | 35108 |
| information from the federal bureau of investigation in the | 35109 |
| criminal records check. | 35110 |
| (2) A person required by division (B)(1) of this section to | 35111 |
| request a criminal records check shall do both of the following: | 35112 |
| (a) Provide to each applicant for whom a criminal records | 35113 |
| check request is required under that division a copy of the form | 35114 |
| prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the | 35115 |
| Revised Code and a standard fingerprint impression sheet | 35116 |
| prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section, and obtain | 35117 |
| the completed form and impression sheet from the applicant; | 35118 |
| (b) Forward the completed form and impression sheet to the | 35119 |
| superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and | 35120 |
| investigation. | 35121 |
| (3) An applicant provided the form and fingerprint impression | 35122 |
| sheet under division (B)(2)(a) of this section who fails to | 35123 |
| complete the form or provide fingerprint impressions shall not be | 35124 |
| employed in any position for which a criminal records check is | 35125 |
| required by this section. | 35126 |
| (C)(1) Except as provided in rules adopted by the | 35127 |
| director of health | 35128 |
| section and subject to division (C)(2) of this section, no hospice | 35129 |
| care program shall employ a person in a position that involves | 35130 |
| providing direct care to an older adult if the person has been | 35131 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: | 35132 |
| (a) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, | 35133 |
| 2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.34, | 35134 |
| 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.11, 2905.12, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, | 35135 |
| 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.12, 2907.25, 2907.31, | 35136 |
| 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, | 35137 |
| 2911.12, 2911.13, 2913.02, 2913.03, 2913.04, 2913.11, 2913.21, | 35138 |
| 2913.31, 2913.40, 2913.43, 2913.47, 2913.51, 2919.25, 2921.36, | 35139 |
| 2923.12, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.11, 2925.13, | 35140 |
| 2925.22, 2925.23, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code. | 35141 |
| (b) A violation of an existing or former law of this state, | 35142 |
| any other state, or the United States that is substantially | 35143 |
| equivalent to any of the offenses listed in division (C)(1)(a) of | 35144 |
| this section. | 35145 |
| (2)(a) A hospice care program may employ conditionally an | 35146 |
| applicant for whom a criminal records check request is required | 35147 |
| under division (B) of this section prior to obtaining the results | 35148 |
| of a criminal records check regarding the individual, provided | 35149 |
| that the program shall request a criminal records check regarding | 35150 |
| the individual in accordance with division (B)(1) of this section | 35151 |
| not later than five business days after the individual begins | 35152 |
| conditional employment. In the circumstances described in division | 35153 |
| (I)(2) of this section, a hospice care program may employ | 35154 |
| conditionally an applicant who has been referred to the hospice | 35155 |
| care program by an employment service that supplies full-time, | 35156 |
| part-time, or temporary staff for positions involving the direct | 35157 |
| care of older adults and for whom, pursuant to that division, a | 35158 |
| criminal records check is not required under division (B) of this | 35159 |
| section. | 35160 |
| (b) A hospice care program that employs an individual | 35161 |
| conditionally under authority of division (C)(2)(a) of this | 35162 |
| section shall terminate the individual's employment if the results | 35163 |
| of the criminal records check requested under division (B) of this | 35164 |
| section or described in division (I)(2) of this section, other | 35165 |
| than the results of any request for information from the federal | 35166 |
| bureau of investigation, are not obtained within the period ending | 35167 |
| thirty days after the date the request is made. Regardless of when | 35168 |
| the results of the criminal records check are obtained, if the | 35169 |
| results indicate that the individual has been convicted of or | 35170 |
| pleaded guilty to any of the offenses listed or described in | 35171 |
| division (C)(1) of this section, the program shall terminate the | 35172 |
| individual's employment unless the program chooses to employ the | 35173 |
| individual pursuant to division (F) of this section. Termination | 35174 |
| of employment under this division shall be considered just cause | 35175 |
| for discharge for purposes of division (D)(2) of section 4141.29 | 35176 |
| of the Revised Code if the individual makes any attempt to deceive | 35177 |
| the program about the individual's criminal record. | 35178 |
| (D)(1) Each hospice care program shall pay to the bureau of | 35179 |
| criminal identification and investigation the fee prescribed | 35180 |
| pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code | 35181 |
| for each criminal records check conducted pursuant to a request | 35182 |
| made under division (B) of this section. | 35183 |
| (2) A hospice care program may charge an applicant a fee not | 35184 |
| exceeding the amount the program pays under division (D)(1) of | 35185 |
| this section. A program may collect a fee only if both of the | 35186 |
| following apply: | 35187 |
| (a) The program notifies the person at the time of initial | 35188 |
| application for employment of the amount of the fee and that, | 35189 |
| unless the fee is paid, the person will not be considered for | 35190 |
| employment; | 35191 |
| (b) The medical assistance program established under Chapter | 35192 |
| 5111. of the Revised Code does not reimburse the program the fee | 35193 |
| it pays under division (D)(1) of this section. | 35194 |
| (E) The report of a criminal records check conducted pursuant | 35195 |
| to a request made under this section is not a public record for | 35196 |
| the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not | 35197 |
| be made available to any person other than the following: | 35198 |
| (1) The individual who is the subject of the criminal records | 35199 |
| check or the individual's representative; | 35200 |
| (2) The chief administrator of the program requesting the | 35201 |
| criminal records check or the administrator's representative; | 35202 |
| (3) The administrator of any other facility, agency, or | 35203 |
| program that provides direct care to older adults that is owned or | 35204 |
| operated by the same entity that owns or operates the hospice care | 35205 |
| program; | 35206 |
| (4) A court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual | 35207 |
| involved in a case dealing with a denial of employment of the | 35208 |
| applicant or dealing with employment or unemployment benefits of | 35209 |
| the applicant; | 35210 |
| (5) Any person to whom the report is provided pursuant to, | 35211 |
| and in accordance with, division (I)(1) or (2) of this section. | 35212 |
| (F) The | 35213 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement | 35214 |
| this section. The rules shall specify circumstances under which a | 35215 |
| hospice care program may employ a person who has been convicted of | 35216 |
| or pleaded guilty to an offense listed or described in division | 35217 |
| (C)(1) of this section but meets personal character standards set | 35218 |
|
by the
| 35219 |
| (G) The chief administrator of a hospice care program shall | 35220 |
| inform each individual, at the time of initial application for a | 35221 |
| position that involves providing direct care to an older adult, | 35222 |
| that the individual is required to provide a set of fingerprint | 35223 |
| impressions and that a criminal records check is required to be | 35224 |
| conducted if the individual comes under final consideration for | 35225 |
| employment. | 35226 |
| (H) In a tort or other civil action for damages that is | 35227 |
| brought as the result of an injury, death, or loss to person or | 35228 |
| property caused by an individual who a hospice care program | 35229 |
| employs in a position that involves providing direct care to older | 35230 |
| adults, all of the following shall apply: | 35231 |
| (1) If the program employed the individual in good faith and | 35232 |
| reasonable reliance on the report of a criminal records check | 35233 |
| requested under this section, the program shall not be found | 35234 |
| negligent solely because of its reliance on the report, even if | 35235 |
| the information in the report is determined later to have been | 35236 |
| incomplete or inaccurate; | 35237 |
| (2) If the program employed the individual in good faith on a | 35238 |
| conditional basis pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section, the | 35239 |
| program shall not be found negligent solely because it employed | 35240 |
| the individual prior to receiving the report of a criminal records | 35241 |
| check requested under this section; | 35242 |
| (3) If the program in good faith employed the individual | 35243 |
| according to the personal character standards established in rules | 35244 |
| adopted under division (F) of this section, the program shall not | 35245 |
| be found negligent solely because the individual prior to being | 35246 |
| employed had been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense | 35247 |
| listed or described in division (C)(1) of this section. | 35248 |
| (I)(1) The chief administrator of a hospice care program is | 35249 |
| not required to request that the superintendent of the bureau of | 35250 |
| criminal identification and investigation conduct a criminal | 35251 |
| records check of an applicant if the applicant has been referred | 35252 |
| to the program by an employment service that supplies full-time, | 35253 |
| part-time, or temporary staff for positions involving the direct | 35254 |
| care of older adults and both of the following apply: | 35255 |
| (a) The chief administrator receives from the employment | 35256 |
| service or the applicant a report of the results of a criminal | 35257 |
| records check regarding the applicant that has been conducted by | 35258 |
| the superintendent within the one-year period immediately | 35259 |
| preceding the applicant's referral; | 35260 |
| (b) The report of the criminal records check demonstrates | 35261 |
| that the person has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an | 35262 |
| offense listed or described in division (C)(1) of this section, or | 35263 |
| the report demonstrates that the person has been convicted of or | 35264 |
| pleaded guilty to one or more of those offenses, but the hospice | 35265 |
| care program chooses to employ the individual pursuant to division | 35266 |
| (F) of this section. | 35267 |
| (2) The chief administrator of a hospice care program is not | 35268 |
| required to request that the superintendent of the bureau of | 35269 |
| criminal identification and investigation conduct a criminal | 35270 |
| records check of an applicant and may employ the applicant | 35271 |
| conditionally as described in this division, if the applicant has | 35272 |
| been referred to the program by an employment service that | 35273 |
| supplies full-time, part-time, or temporary staff for positions | 35274 |
| involving the direct care of older adults and if the chief | 35275 |
| administrator receives from the employment service or the | 35276 |
| applicant a letter from the employment service that is on the | 35277 |
| letterhead of the employment service, dated, and signed by a | 35278 |
| supervisor or another designated official of the employment | 35279 |
| service and that states that the employment service has requested | 35280 |
| the superintendent to conduct a criminal records check regarding | 35281 |
| the applicant, that the requested criminal records check will | 35282 |
| include a determination of whether the applicant has been | 35283 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to any offense listed or described | 35284 |
| in division (C)(1) of this section, that, as of the date set forth | 35285 |
| on the letter, the employment service had not received the results | 35286 |
| of the criminal records check, and that, when the employment | 35287 |
| service receives the results of the criminal records check, it | 35288 |
| promptly will send a copy of the results to the hospice care | 35289 |
| program. If a hospice care program employs an applicant | 35290 |
| conditionally in accordance with this division, the employment | 35291 |
| service, upon its receipt of the results of the criminal records | 35292 |
| check, promptly shall send a copy of the results to the hospice | 35293 |
| care program, and division (C)(2)(b) of this section applies | 35294 |
| regarding the conditional employment. | 35295 |
| Sec. 3713.01. As used in sections 3713.01 to 3713.10 of the | 35296 |
| Revised Code: | 35297 |
| (A) "Person" has the same meaning as used in division (C) of | 35298 |
| section 1.59 of the Revised Code and also means any limited | 35299 |
| company, limited liability partnership, joint stock company, or | 35300 |
| other association. | 35301 |
| (B) "Bedding" means any upholstered furniture, any mattress, | 35302 |
| upholstered spring, comforter, bolster, pad, cushion, pillow, | 35303 |
| mattress protector, quilt, and any other upholstered article, to | 35304 |
| be used for sleeping, resting, or reclining purposes, and any | 35305 |
| glider, hammock, or other substantially similar article that is | 35306 |
| wholly or partly upholstered. | 35307 |
| (C) "Secondhand" means any article, or material, or portion | 35308 |
| thereof of which prior use has been made in any manner whatsoever. | 35309 |
| (D) "Remade, repaired, or renovated articles not for sale" | 35310 |
| means any article that is remade, repaired, or renovated for and | 35311 |
| is returned to the owner for the owner's own use. | 35312 |
| (E) "Sale," "sell," or "sold" shall, in the corresponding | 35313 |
| tense, mean sell, offer to sell, or deliver or consign in sale, or | 35314 |
| possess with intent to sell, or deliver in sale. | 35315 |
| (F) "Upholstered furniture" means any article of furniture | 35316 |
| wholly or partly stuffed or filled with material and that is used | 35317 |
| or intended for use for sitting, resting, or reclining purposes. | 35318 |
| (G) "Stuffed toy" means any article intended for use as a | 35319 |
| plaything or for an educational or recreational purpose that is | 35320 |
| wholly or partially stuffed with material. | 35321 |
| (H) "Tag" or "label" means any material prescribed by the | 35322 |
|
superintendent of | 35323 |
| article that contains information required under this chapter. | 35324 |
| Sec. 3713.02. (A) Except as provided in section 3713.05 of | 35325 |
| the Revised Code, no person shall import, manufacture, renovate, | 35326 |
| wholesale, or reupholster stuffed toys or articles of bedding in | 35327 |
| this state without first registering to do so with the | 35328 |
|
superintendent of | 35329 |
| section 3713.05 of the Revised Code. | 35330 |
| (B) No person shall manufacture, offer for sale, sell, | 35331 |
| deliver, or possess for the purpose of manufacturing, selling, or | 35332 |
| delivering, an article of bedding or a stuffed toy that is not | 35333 |
| labeled in accordance with section 3713.08 of the Revised Code. | 35334 |
| (C) No person shall manufacture, offer for sale, sell, | 35335 |
| deliver, or possess for the purpose of manufacturing, selling, or | 35336 |
| delivering, an article of bedding or a stuffed toy that is falsely | 35337 |
| labeled. | 35338 |
| (D) No person shall sell or offer for sale any secondhand | 35339 |
| article of bedding or any secondhand stuffed toy that has not been | 35340 |
| sanitized in accordance with section 3713.08 of the Revised Code. | 35341 |
| (E) The possession of any article of bedding or stuffed toy | 35342 |
| in the course of business by a person required to obtain | 35343 |
| registration under this chapter, or by that person's agent or | 35344 |
| servant shall be prima-facie evidence of the person's intent to | 35345 |
| sell the article of bedding or stuffed toy. | 35346 |
| Sec. 3713.03. The superintendent of
| 35347 |
| compliance in the department of commerce shall administer and | 35348 |
| enforce this chapter. | 35349 |
| Sec. 3713.04. (A) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 35350 |
|
Revised Code, the superintendent of | 35351 |
| shall: | 35352 |
| (1) Adopt rules pertaining to the definition, name, and | 35353 |
| description of materials necessary to carry out this chapter; | 35354 |
| (2) Determine the testing standards, fees, and charges to be | 35355 |
| paid for making any test or analysis required pursuant to section | 35356 |
| 3713.08 of the Revised Code. | 35357 |
| (B) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the | 35358 |
| superintendent may adopt rules regarding the following: | 35359 |
| (1) Establishing an initial application fee or an annual | 35360 |
| registration renewal fee not more than fifty per cent higher than | 35361 |
| the fees set forth in section 4713.05 of the Revised Code; | 35362 |
| (2) Establishing standards, on a reciprocal basis, for the | 35363 |
| acceptance of labels and laboratory analyses from other states | 35364 |
| where the labeling requirements and laboratory analysis standards | 35365 |
| are substantially equal to the requirements of this state, | 35366 |
| provided the other state extends similar reciprocity to labels and | 35367 |
| laboratory analysis conducted under this chapter; | 35368 |
| (3) Any other rules necessary to administer and carry out | 35369 |
| this chapter. | 35370 |
| (C) The superintendent may do any of the following: | 35371 |
| (1) Issue administrative orders, conduct hearings, and take | 35372 |
| all actions necessary under the authority of Chapter 119. of the | 35373 |
| Revised Code for the administration of this chapter. The authority | 35374 |
| granted under this division shall include the authority to | 35375 |
| suspend, revoke, or deny registration under this chapter. | 35376 |
| (2) Establish and maintain facilities within the department | 35377 |
| of commerce to make tests and analysis of materials used in the | 35378 |
| manufacture of bedding and stuffed toys. The superintendent also | 35379 |
| may designate established laboratories in various sections of the | 35380 |
| state that are qualified to make these tests. If the | 35381 |
| superintendent exercises this authority, the superintendent shall | 35382 |
| adopt rules to determine the fees and charges to be paid for | 35383 |
| making the tests or analyses authorized under this section. | 35384 |
| (3) Exercise such other powers and duties as are necessary to | 35385 |
| carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter. | 35386 |
| Sec. 3713.05. (A) Applications to register to import, | 35387 |
| manufacture, renovate, wholesale, make, or reupholster stuffed | 35388 |
| toys or bedding in this state shall be made in writing on forms | 35389 |
|
provided by the superintendent of | 35390 |
| application shall be accompanied by a registration fee of fifty | 35391 |
| dollars per person unless the applicant engages only in | 35392 |
| renovation, in which case the registration fee shall be | 35393 |
| thirty-five dollars. | 35394 |
| (B) Upon receipt of the application and the appropriate fee, | 35395 |
| the superintendent shall register the applicant and assign a | 35396 |
| registration number to the registrant. | 35397 |
| (C) Notwithstanding section 3713.02 of the Revised Code and | 35398 |
| division (A) of this section, the following are exempt from | 35399 |
| registration: | 35400 |
| (1) An organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the | 35401 |
| "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," and exempt from income tax under | 35402 |
| section 501(a) of that code and that is operated exclusively to | 35403 |
| provide recreation or social services; | 35404 |
| (2) A person who is not regularly engaged in the business of | 35405 |
| manufacturing, making, wholesaling, or importing stuffed toys but | 35406 |
| who manufactures or makes stuffed toys as a leisure pursuit and | 35407 |
| who sells one hundred or fewer stuffed toys within one calendar | 35408 |
| year; | 35409 |
| (3) A person who is not regularly engaged in the business of | 35410 |
| manufacturing, making, wholesaling, or importing quilts, | 35411 |
| comforters, pillows, or cushions, but who manufactures or makes | 35412 |
| these items as a leisure pursuit and who sells five or fewer | 35413 |
| quilts, ten or fewer comforters, or twenty or fewer pillows or | 35414 |
| cushions within one calendar year. | 35415 |
| (D) Notwithstanding division (C)(2) or (3) of this section, a | 35416 |
| person exempt under that division must attach a label to each | 35417 |
| stuffed toy that contains all of the following information: | 35418 |
| (1) The person's name and address; | 35419 |
| (2) A statement that the person is not registered by the | 35420 |
| state of Ohio; | 35421 |
| (3) A statement that the contents of the product have not | 35422 |
| been inspected. | 35423 |
| Sec. 3713.06. (A) Any person required to register under | 35424 |
| division (A) of section 3713.02 of the Revised Code who imports | 35425 |
| bedding or stuffed toys into this state for retail sale or use in | 35426 |
| this state and any person required to register under division (A) | 35427 |
| of section 3713.02 of the Revised Code who manufactures bedding or | 35428 |
| stuffed toys in this state for retail sale or use in this state | 35429 |
|
shall submit a report to the superintendent of | 35430 |
| compliance, in a form and manner prescribed by the superintendent. | 35431 |
| The form shall be submitted once every six months and shall show | 35432 |
| the total number of items of bedding or stuffed toys imported into | 35433 |
| this state or manufactured in this state. Each report shall be | 35434 |
| accompanied by a fee of four cents for each item of bedding or | 35435 |
| stuffed toy imported into this state or manufactured in this | 35436 |
| state. | 35437 |
| (B) Every importer, manufacturer, or wholesaler of stuffed | 35438 |
| toys or articles of bedding, and every mobile home and | 35439 |
| recreational vehicle dealer, conversion van dealer, secondhand | 35440 |
| dealer, and auction house shall retain records, designated by the | 35441 |
| superintendent in rule, for the time period established in rule. | 35442 |
| (C) Every importer, manufacturer, or wholesaler of stuffed | 35443 |
| toys or articles of bedding, and every mobile home and | 35444 |
| recreational vehicle dealer, conversion van dealer, secondhand | 35445 |
| dealer, and auction house shall make sufficient investigation of | 35446 |
| its records to ensure that the information reported to the | 35447 |
| superintendent under division (A) of this section is accurate. | 35448 |
| Sec. 3713.07. (A) Registration obtained under this chapter | 35449 |
| expires annually on the last day of the month in the month that | 35450 |
|
the registration was obtained. The superintendent of | 35451 |
| industrial compliance shall renew the registration in accordance | 35452 |
| with Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. | 35453 |
| (B) Failure on the part of any registrant to renew | 35454 |
| registration prior to its expiration, when notified as required in | 35455 |
| this section, shall not deprive the person of the right to renewal | 35456 |
| within the ninety days that follow expiration, but the fee to be | 35457 |
| paid for renewal after its expiration shall be one hundred dollars | 35458 |
| plus the standard registration fee for the registrant. | 35459 |
| (C) If a registrant fails to renew registration within ninety | 35460 |
| days of the date that it expired, the former registrant shall | 35461 |
| comply with the registration requirements under section 3713.05 of | 35462 |
| the Revised Code to obtain valid registration. | 35463 |
| Sec. 3713.08. (A) All persons required to register under | 35464 |
| division (A) of section 3713.02 of the Revised Code manufacturing, | 35465 |
| making, or wholesaling bedding or stuffed toys, or both, that are | 35466 |
| sold or offered for sale shall have the material content of their | 35467 |
| products tested and analyzed at an established laboratory | 35468 |
|
designated by the superintendent of | 35469 |
| before the bedding or stuffed toys are sold or offered for sale. | 35470 |
| (B) Every stuffed toy or item of bedding sold or offered for | 35471 |
| sale shall have a label affixed to it that reports the contents of | 35472 |
| the stuffed toy or bedding material in conformity with | 35473 |
| requirements established by the superintendent, a registration | 35474 |
| number, and any other identifying information as required by the | 35475 |
| superintendent. | 35476 |
| (C) The seller of any secondhand articles of bedding or | 35477 |
| stuffed toys shall sanitize all items in accordance with rules | 35478 |
| established by the superintendent prior to the sale of or the | 35479 |
| offering for sale of any secondhand articles. | 35480 |
| (D) This section does not apply to any of the following: | 35481 |
| (1) Persons who meet the qualifications of division (C)(2) or | 35482 |
| (3) of section 3713.05 of the Revised Code; | 35483 |
| (2) The sale of furniture more than fifty years old; | 35484 |
| (3) The sale of furniture from the home of the owner directly | 35485 |
| to the purchaser. | 35486 |
| Sec. 3713.09. (A) The superintendent of
| 35487 |
| compliance may appoint inspectors and periodically inspect and | 35488 |
| investigate any establishment where bedding or stuffed toys are | 35489 |
| manufactured, made, remade, renovated, repaired, sanitized, sold, | 35490 |
| or offered for sale, or where previously used material is | 35491 |
| processed for use in the manufacture of bedding or stuffed toys. | 35492 |
| (1) Each inspector shall make a written report to the | 35493 |
| superintendent of each examination and inspection complete with | 35494 |
| the inspector's findings and recommendations. Inspectors may place | 35495 |
| "off sale" any article of bedding or stuffed toy offered for sale, | 35496 |
| or found in the possession of any person with the intent to sell, | 35497 |
| in violation of section 3713.02 of the Revised Code. Inspectors | 35498 |
| shall perform other duties related to inspection and examination | 35499 |
| as prescribed by the superintendent. | 35500 |
| (2) When articles are placed "off sale" under division (A)(1) | 35501 |
| of this section, they shall be tagged, and the tag shall not be | 35502 |
| removed except by an authorized representative of the division of | 35503 |
| 35504 | |
| satisfaction of the superintendent proof of compliance with the | 35505 |
| requirements of section 3713.08 of the Revised Code. | 35506 |
| (B)(1) When an inspector has cause to believe that any | 35507 |
| bedding or stuffed toy is not tagged or labeled in accordance with | 35508 |
| section 3713.08 of the Revised Code, the inspector may open any | 35509 |
| seam of the bedding or stuffed toy in question to examine the | 35510 |
| material used or contained within it and take a reasonable amount | 35511 |
| of the material for testing and analysis and, if necessary, | 35512 |
| examine any and all purchase records in order to determine the | 35513 |
| contents or the kind of material used in the bedding or stuffed | 35514 |
| toy in question. An inspector may seize and hold evidence of any | 35515 |
| article of bedding, stuffed toy, or material manufactured, made, | 35516 |
| possessed, renovated, remade, or repaired, sold, or offered for | 35517 |
| sale contrary to this chapter. | 35518 |
| (2) Immediately after seizing articles believed to be in | 35519 |
| violation of this chapter, the inspector immediately shall report | 35520 |
| the seizure to the superintendent. The superintendent shall hold a | 35521 |
| hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code or | 35522 |
| make a ruling in the matter. If the superintendent finds that the | 35523 |
| article of bedding, stuffed toy, or material is not in violation | 35524 |
| of this chapter, the superintendent shall order the item or items | 35525 |
| returned to the owner. If the superintendent finds a violation of | 35526 |
| this chapter, the superintendent may do either of the following: | 35527 |
| (a) Return the articles to the owner for proper treatment, | 35528 |
| tagging or labeling, or other action as ordered by the | 35529 |
| superintendent, subject to the requirement that the articles be | 35530 |
| reinspected at cost to the owner, prior to being sold or offered | 35531 |
| for sale; | 35532 |
| (b) Report the violation to the appropriate prosecuting | 35533 |
| attorney or city law director. | 35534 |
| (C) The superintendent, at reasonable times and upon | 35535 |
| reasonable notice, may examine or cause to be examined the records | 35536 |
| of any importer, manufacturer, or wholesaler of stuffed toys or | 35537 |
| articles of bedding, mobile home and recreational vehicle dealer, | 35538 |
| conversion van dealer, secondhand dealer, or auction house to | 35539 |
| determine compliance with this chapter. The superintendent may | 35540 |
| enter into contracts, pursuant to procedures prescribed by the | 35541 |
| superintendent, with persons to examine these records to determine | 35542 |
| compliance with this chapter. These persons may collect and remit | 35543 |
| to the superintendent any amounts due under this chapter. | 35544 |
| (D) Records audited pursuant to division (C) of this section | 35545 |
| are confidential and shall not be disclosed except as required by | 35546 |
| section 149.43 of the Revised Code, or as the superintendent finds | 35547 |
| necessary for the proper administration of this chapter. | 35548 |
| (E) In the case of any investigation or examination, or both, | 35549 |
| that requires investigation or examination outside of this state | 35550 |
| of any importer, manufacturer, or wholesaler of stuffed toys or | 35551 |
| articles of bedding, or of any mobile home or recreational vehicle | 35552 |
| dealer, conversion van dealer, secondhand dealer, or auction | 35553 |
| house, the superintendent may require the investigated or examined | 35554 |
| person to pay the actual expense of the investigation or | 35555 |
| examination. The superintendent shall provide an itemized | 35556 |
| statement of actual expenses to the investigated or examined | 35557 |
| person. | 35558 |
| (F) Whenever the superintendent has reason to believe, from | 35559 |
| the superintendent's own information, upon complaint, or | 35560 |
| otherwise, that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is | 35561 |
| about to engage in any practice prohibited by this chapter, or | 35562 |
| when the superintendent has reason to believe that it is necessary | 35563 |
| for public health and safety, the superintendent may do any of the | 35564 |
| following: | 35565 |
| (1) Investigate violations of this chapter, and for that | 35566 |
| purpose, may subpoena witnesses in connection with the | 35567 |
| investigation. The superintendent may make application to the | 35568 |
| appropriate court of common pleas for an order enjoining the | 35569 |
| violation of this chapter, and upon a showing by the | 35570 |
| superintendent that any registrant or person acting in a manner | 35571 |
| that requires registration has violated or is about to violate | 35572 |
| this chapter, an injunction, restraining order, or other order as | 35573 |
| may be appropriate shall be granted by the court. | 35574 |
| (2) Compel by subpoena the attendance of witnesses to testify | 35575 |
| in relation to any matter over which the superintendent has | 35576 |
| jurisdiction and that is the subject of inquiry and investigation | 35577 |
| by the superintendent, and require the production of any book, | 35578 |
| paper, or document pertaining to the matter. In case any person | 35579 |
| fails to file any statement or report, obey any subpoena, give | 35580 |
| testimony, or produce any books, records, or papers as required by | 35581 |
| a subpoena, the court of common pleas of any county in the state, | 35582 |
| upon application made to it by the superintendent, shall compel | 35583 |
| obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt. | 35584 |
| (3) Suspend or revoke the registration of any importer, | 35585 |
| manufacturer, or wholesaler of stuffed toys or articles of | 35586 |
| bedding, mobile home or recreational vehicle dealer, conversion | 35587 |
| van dealer, secondhand dealer, or auction house; | 35588 |
| (4) Submit evidence of the violation or violations to any | 35589 |
| city prosecutor, city director of law, or prosecuting attorney | 35590 |
| with authority to prosecute. If the city prosecutor, city director | 35591 |
| of law, or prosecuting attorney with authority to prosecute fails | 35592 |
| to prosecute, the superintendent shall submit the evidence to the | 35593 |
| attorney general who may proceed with the prosecution. | 35594 |
| Sec. 3713.10. All money collected under this chapter shall | 35595 |
|
be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the | 35596 |
| industrial compliance operating fund created under section 121.084 | 35597 |
| of the Revised Code. | 35598 |
| Sec. 3714.073. (A) In addition to the fee levied under | 35599 |
| division (A)(1) of section 3714.07 of the Revised Code, beginning | 35600 |
| July 1, 2005, there is hereby levied on the disposal of | 35601 |
| construction and demolition debris at a construction and | 35602 |
| demolition debris facility that is licensed under this chapter or | 35603 |
| at a solid waste facility that is licensed under Chapter 3734. of | 35604 |
| the Revised Code the following fees: | 35605 |
| (1) A fee of twelve and one-half cents per cubic yard or | 35606 |
| twenty-five cents per ton, as applicable, the proceeds of which | 35607 |
| shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the soil | 35608 |
| and water conservation district assistance fund created in section | 35609 |
| 1515.14 of the Revised Code; | 35610 |
| (2) A fee of thirty-seven and one-half cents per cubic yard | 35611 |
| or seventy-five cents per ton, as applicable, the proceeds of | 35612 |
| which shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of | 35613 |
| the recycling and litter prevention fund created in section | 35614 |
| 35615 |
| (B) The owner or operator of a construction and demolition | 35616 |
| debris facility or a solid waste facility, as a trustee of the | 35617 |
| state, shall collect the fees levied under this section and remit | 35618 |
| the money from the fees in the manner that is established in | 35619 |
| divisions (A)(2) and (3) of section 3714.07 of the Revised Code | 35620 |
| for the fee that is levied under division (A)(1) of that section | 35621 |
| and may enter into an agreement for the quarterly payment of the | 35622 |
| fees in the manner established in division (B) of that section for | 35623 |
| the quarterly payment of the fee that is levied under division | 35624 |
| (A)(1) of that section. | 35625 |
| (C) The money that is collected from a construction and | 35626 |
| demolition debris facility or a solid waste facility and remitted | 35627 |
| to a board of health or the director of environmental protection, | 35628 |
| as applicable, pursuant to this section shall be transmitted by | 35629 |
| the board or director to the treasurer of state not later than | 35630 |
| forty-five days after the receipt of the money to be credited to | 35631 |
| the soil and water conservation district assistance fund or the | 35632 |
| recycling and litter prevention fund, as applicable. | 35633 |
| (D) This section does not apply to the disposal of | 35634 |
| construction and demolition debris at a solid waste facility that | 35635 |
| is licensed under Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code if the owner | 35636 |
| or operator of the facility chooses to collect fees on the | 35637 |
| disposal of the construction and demolition debris that are | 35638 |
| identical to the fees that are collected under Chapters 343. and | 35639 |
| 3734. of the Revised Code on the disposal of solid wastes at that | 35640 |
| facility. | 35641 |
| (E) This section does not apply to the disposal of source | 35642 |
| separated materials that are exclusively composed of reinforced or | 35643 |
| nonreinforced concrete, asphalt, clay tile, building or paving | 35644 |
| brick, or building or paving stone at a construction and | 35645 |
| demolition debris facility that is licensed under this chapter | 35646 |
| when either of the following applies: | 35647 |
| (1) The materials are placed within the limits of | 35648 |
| construction and demolition debris placement at the facility as | 35649 |
| specified in the license issued to the facility under section | 35650 |
| 3714.06 of the Revised Code, are not placed within the unloading | 35651 |
| zone of the facility, and are used as a fire prevention measure in | 35652 |
| accordance with rules adopted by the director under section | 35653 |
| 3714.02 of the Revised Code. | 35654 |
| (2) The materials are not placed within the unloading zone of | 35655 |
| the facility or within the limits of construction and demolition | 35656 |
| debris placement at the facility as specified in the license | 35657 |
| issued to the facility under section 3714.06 of the Revised Code, | 35658 |
| but are used as fill material, either alone or in conjunction with | 35659 |
| clean soil, sand, gravel, or other clean aggregates, in legitimate | 35660 |
| fill operations for construction purposes at the facility or to | 35661 |
| bring the facility up to a consistent grade. | 35662 |
| Sec. 3715.01. (A) As used in this chapter: | 35663 |
| (1)
| 35664 |
| 35665 |
| | 35666 |
| or association. | 35667 |
| | 35668 |
| (a) Articles used for food or drink for humans or animals; | 35669 |
| (b) Chewing gum; | 35670 |
| (c) Articles used for components of any such articles. | 35671 |
| | 35672 |
| (a) Articles recognized in the United States pharmacopoeia | 35673 |
| and national formulary, or any supplement to them; | 35674 |
| (b) Articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, | 35675 |
| mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or | 35676 |
| animals; | 35677 |
| (c) Articles, other than food, intended to affect the | 35678 |
| structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals; | 35679 |
| (d) Articles intended for use as a component of any of the | 35680 |
| foregoing articles, other than devices or their components, parts, | 35681 |
| or accessories. | 35682 |
| | 35683 |
| section and in division (A)(10) of section 3715.52, division (F) | 35684 |
| of section 3715.60, division (A)(5) of section 3715.64, and | 35685 |
| division (C) of section 3715.67 of the Revised Code, means any | 35686 |
| instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, | 35687 |
| in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, including | 35688 |
| any component, part, or accessory, that is any of the following: | 35689 |
| (a) Recognized in the United States pharmacopoeia and | 35690 |
| national formulary, or any supplement to them; | 35691 |
| (b) Intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other | 35692 |
| conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention | 35693 |
| of disease in humans or animals; | 35694 |
| (c) Intended to affect the structure or any function of the | 35695 |
| body of humans or animals, and that does not achieve any of its | 35696 |
| principal intended purposes through chemical action within or on | 35697 |
| the body of humans or animals and is not dependent upon being | 35698 |
| metabolized for the achievement of any of its principal intended | 35699 |
| purposes. | 35700 |
| | 35701 |
| (a) Articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or | 35702 |
| sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human | 35703 |
| body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting | 35704 |
| attractiveness, or altering the appearance; | 35705 |
| (b) Articles intended for use as a component of any such | 35706 |
| article, except that "cosmetic" does not include soap. | 35707 |
| | 35708 |
| graphic matter upon the immediate container, exclusive of package | 35709 |
| liners, of any article. | 35710 |
| Any word, statement, or other information required by this | 35711 |
| chapter to appear on the label must appear on the outside | 35712 |
| container or wrapper, if any, of the retail package of the | 35713 |
| article, or the label must be easily legible through the outside | 35714 |
| container or wrapper. | 35715 |
| | 35716 |
| printed, or graphic matter: | 35717 |
| (a) Upon an article or any of its containers or wrappers; | 35718 |
| (b) Accompanying such article. | 35719 |
| | 35720 |
| in any manner or by any means, other than by labeling, for the | 35721 |
| purpose of inducing, or that are likely to induce, directly or | 35722 |
| indirectly, the purchase of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics. | 35723 |
| | 35724 |
| (a) Any drug the composition of which is such that the drug | 35725 |
| is not generally recognized among experts qualified by scientific | 35726 |
| training and experience to evaluate the safety of drugs, as safe | 35727 |
| for use under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested | 35728 |
| in the labeling thereof; | 35729 |
| (b) Any drug the composition of which is such that the drug, | 35730 |
| as a result of investigation to determine its safety for use under | 35731 |
| such conditions, has become so recognized, but that has not, other | 35732 |
| than in an investigation, been used to a material extent or for a | 35733 |
| material time under such conditions. | 35734 |
| | 35735 |
| device, or cosmetic that has not been protected as far as may be | 35736 |
| necessary by all reasonable means from dust, dirt, and all foreign | 35737 |
| or injurious substances. | 35738 |
| | 35739 |
| plants that has been gathered, modified, and stored in a honeycomb | 35740 |
| by honeybees. | 35741 |
| | 35742 |
| is, or is intended to be, dispensed or administered to humans or | 35743 |
| animals and requires no further manufacturing or processing other | 35744 |
| than packaging, reconstituting, or labeling. | 35745 |
| | 35746 |
| harvesting, processing, making, preparing, or otherwise engaging | 35747 |
| in any part of the production of a drug by propagating, | 35748 |
| compounding, converting, or processing, either directly or | 35749 |
| indirectly by extracting from substances of natural origin, or | 35750 |
| independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination | 35751 |
| of extraction and chemical synthesis, and includes the following: | 35752 |
| (i) Any packaging or repackaging of the drug or labeling or | 35753 |
| relabeling of its container, the promotion and marketing of the | 35754 |
| drug, and other activities incident to production; | 35755 |
| (ii) The preparation and promotion of commercially available | 35756 |
| products from bulk compounds for resale by pharmacies, licensed | 35757 |
| health professionals authorized to prescribe drugs, or other | 35758 |
| persons. | 35759 |
| (b) "Manufacture" does not include the preparation, | 35760 |
| compounding, packaging, or labeling of a drug by a pharmacist as | 35761 |
| an incident to either of the following: | 35762 |
| (i) Dispensing a drug in the usual course of professional | 35763 |
| practice; | 35764 |
| (ii) Providing a licensed health professional authorized to | 35765 |
| prescribe drugs with a drug for the purpose of administering to | 35766 |
| patients or for using the drug in treating patients in the | 35767 |
| professional's office. | 35768 |
| | 35769 |
| 4729.01 of the Revised Code. | 35770 |
| | 35771 |
| contains identical amounts of the identical active ingredients, | 35772 |
| but not necessarily containing the same inactive ingredients, that | 35773 |
| meets the identical compendial or other applicable standard of | 35774 |
| identity, strength, quality, and purity, including potency, and | 35775 |
| where applicable, content uniformity, disintegration times, or | 35776 |
| dissolution rates, as the prescribed brand name drug and the | 35777 |
| manufacturer or distributor holds, if applicable, either an | 35778 |
| approved new drug application or an approved abbreviated new drug | 35779 |
| application unless other approval by law or from the federal food | 35780 |
| and drug administration is required. | 35781 |
| No drug shall be considered a generically equivalent drug for | 35782 |
| the purposes of this chapter if it has been listed by the federal | 35783 |
| food and drug administration as having proven bioequivalence | 35784 |
| problems. | 35785 |
| | 35786 |
| prescribe drugs" and "prescriber" have the same meanings as in | 35787 |
| section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. | 35788 |
| | 35789 |
| residence's owner, on the condition that the residence contains | 35790 |
| only one stove or oven used for cooking, which may be a double | 35791 |
| oven, designed for common residence usage and not for commercial | 35792 |
| usage, and that the stove or oven be operated in an ordinary | 35793 |
| kitchen within the residence. | 35794 |
| | 35795 |
| natural or synthetic, to which any of the following apply: | 35796 |
| (a) It has a pH level greater than 4.6 when measured at | 35797 |
| seventy-five degrees fahrenheit or twenty-four degrees celsius. | 35798 |
| (b) It has a water activity value greater than 0.85. | 35799 |
| (c) It requires temperature control because it is in a form | 35800 |
| capable of supporting the rapid and progressive growth of | 35801 |
| infectious or toxigenic microorganisms, the growth and toxin | 35802 |
| production of clostridium botulinium, or in the case of raw shell | 35803 |
| eggs, the growth of salmonella enteritidis. | 35804 |
| | 35805 |
| who, in the person's home, produces food items that are not | 35806 |
| potentially hazardous foods, including bakery products, jams, | 35807 |
| jellies, candy, fruit butter, and similar products specified in | 35808 |
| rules adopted pursuant to section 3715.025 of the Revised Code. | 35809 |
| (B) For the purposes of sections 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the | 35810 |
| Revised Code: | 35811 |
| (1) If an article is alleged to be misbranded because the | 35812 |
| labeling is misleading, or if an advertisement is alleged to be | 35813 |
| false because it is misleading, then in determining whether the | 35814 |
| labeling or advertisement is misleading, there shall be taken into | 35815 |
| account, among other things, not only representations made or | 35816 |
| suggested by statement, word, design, device, sound, or in any | 35817 |
| combination thereof, but also the extent to which the labeling or | 35818 |
| advertisement fails to reveal facts material in the light of such | 35819 |
| representations or material with respect to consequence which may | 35820 |
| result from the use of the article to which the labeling or | 35821 |
| advertisement relates under the conditions of use prescribed in | 35822 |
| the labeling or advertisement thereof or under such conditions of | 35823 |
| use as are customary or usual. | 35824 |
| (2) The provisions regarding the selling of food, drugs, | 35825 |
| devices, or cosmetics include the manufacture, production, | 35826 |
| processing, packing, exposure, offer, possession, and holding of | 35827 |
| any such article for sale; and the sale, dispensing, and giving of | 35828 |
| any such article, and the supplying or applying of any such | 35829 |
| articles in the conduct of any food, drug, or cosmetic | 35830 |
| establishment. The provisions do not prohibit a licensed health | 35831 |
| professional authorized to prescribe drugs from administering or | 35832 |
| personally furnishing a drug or device to a patient. | 35833 |
| (3) The representation of a drug, in its labeling or | 35834 |
| advertisement, as an antiseptic is a representation that it is a | 35835 |
| germicide, except in the case of a drug purporting to be, or | 35836 |
| represented as, an antiseptic for inhibitory use as a wet | 35837 |
| dressing, ointment, dusting powder, or other use that involves | 35838 |
| prolonged contact with the body. | 35839 |
| (4) Whenever jurisdiction is vested in the director of | 35840 |
| agriculture or the state board of pharmacy, the jurisdiction of | 35841 |
| the board shall be limited to the sale, offering for sale, giving | 35842 |
| away, delivery, or dispensing in any manner of drugs at the | 35843 |
| wholesale and retail levels or to the consumer and shall be | 35844 |
| exclusive in the case of such sale, offering for sale, giving | 35845 |
| away, delivery, or dispensing in any manner of drugs at the | 35846 |
| wholesale and retail levels or to the consumer in any place where | 35847 |
| prescriptions are dispensed or compounded. | 35848 |
| (5) To assist in effectuating the provisions of those | 35849 |
| sections, the director of agriculture or state board of pharmacy | 35850 |
| may request assistance or data from any government or private | 35851 |
| agency or individual. | 35852 |
| Sec. 3715.025. (A) A cottage food production operation shall | 35853 |
| not process acidified foods, low acid canned foods, or potentially | 35854 |
| hazardous foods. | 35855 |
| (B) The director of agriculture shall adopt rules in | 35856 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying the | 35857 |
| food items a cottage food production operation may produce that | 35858 |
| are in addition to the food items identified by name in division | 35859 |
|
(A) | 35860 |
| shall not adopt rules that permit a cottage food production | 35861 |
| operation to produce any food that is a potentially hazardous | 35862 |
| food. | 35863 |
| Sec. 3715.60. Food is misbranded within the meaning of | 35864 |
| sections 3715.01, 3715.02, 3715.022, and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the | 35865 |
| Revised Code, if: | 35866 |
| (A) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular. | 35867 |
| (B) It is offered for sale under the name of another food. | 35868 |
| (C) Its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be | 35869 |
| misleading. | 35870 |
| (D) It is an imitation of another food, unless its label | 35871 |
| bears in type of uniform size and prominence, the word | 35872 |
| "imitation," and immediately thereafter the name of the food | 35873 |
| imitated. | 35874 |
| (E) When it is in package form, it does not bear a label | 35875 |
| containing: | 35876 |
| (1) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, | 35877 |
| packer, or distributor; | 35878 |
| (2) An accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in | 35879 |
| terms of weight, measure, or numerical count; provided, that | 35880 |
| reasonable variations shall be permitted, and exemptions as to | 35881 |
| small packages shall be established by rules adopted by the | 35882 |
| director of agriculture; | 35883 |
| (3) In the case of food subject to section 3715.023 of the | 35884 |
| Revised Code, the information specified in that section. | 35885 |
| (F) Any word, statement, or other information required by or | 35886 |
| under authority of sections 3715.01, 3715.02, and 3715.52 to | 35887 |
| 3715.72 of the Revised Code, to appear on the label or labeling is | 35888 |
| not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness as | 35889 |
| compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in the | 35890 |
| labeling, and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and | 35891 |
| understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions | 35892 |
| of purchase and use. | 35893 |
| (G) It purports to be, or is represented as, a food for which | 35894 |
| a definition and standard of identity have been prescribed by | 35895 |
| statute, or by any rule adopted under an existing statute, or by | 35896 |
| rule as provided by section 3715.02 of the Revised Code, unless: | 35897 |
| (1) It conforms to such definition and standard. | 35898 |
| (2) Its label bears the name of the food specified in the | 35899 |
| definition and standard, and, insofar as may be required by such | 35900 |
| statute or rules, the common names of optional ingredients, other | 35901 |
| than spices, flavoring, and coloring, present in such food. | 35902 |
| (H) It purports to be or is represented as: | 35903 |
| (1) A food for which a standard of quality has been | 35904 |
| prescribed by rule as provided by section 3715.02 of the Revised | 35905 |
| Code and its quality falls below the standard unless its label | 35906 |
| bears, in the manner and form that the rules specify, a statement | 35907 |
| that it falls below the standard; | 35908 |
| (2) A food for which a standard or standards of fill of | 35909 |
| container have been prescribed by rule as provided by section | 35910 |
| 3715.02 of the Revised Code, and it falls below the standard of | 35911 |
| fill of container applicable thereto, unless its label bears, in | 35912 |
| the manner and form that the rules specify, a statement that it | 35913 |
| falls below the standard. | 35914 |
| (I) It is not subject to the provisions of division (G) of | 35915 |
| this section, unless it bears labeling clearly giving: | 35916 |
| (1) The common or usual name of the food, if any; | 35917 |
| (2) In case it is fabricated from two or more ingredients, | 35918 |
| the common or usual name of each ingredient; except that spices, | 35919 |
| flavorings, and colorings, other than those sold as such, may be | 35920 |
| designated as spices, flavorings, and colorings, without naming | 35921 |
| each; provided, that, to the extent that compliance with the | 35922 |
| requirements of division (I)(2) of this section is impractical or | 35923 |
| results in deception or unfair competition, exemptions shall be | 35924 |
| established by rules adopted by the director; and provided that | 35925 |
| these requirements shall not apply to any carbonated beverage of | 35926 |
| which a full and correct statement of the ingredients, to the | 35927 |
| extent prescribed by division (I)(2) of this section, has been | 35928 |
| filed under oath with the director. | 35929 |
| (J) It purports to be or is represented to be for special | 35930 |
| dietary uses, unless its label bears such information concerning | 35931 |
| its vitamin, mineral, and other dietary properties as is provided | 35932 |
|
by rules | 35933 |
| 35934 | |
| purchasers as to its value for such uses. | 35935 |
| (K) It bears or contains any artificial flavoring, artificial | 35936 |
| coloring, or chemical preservative, unless it bears labeling | 35937 |
| stating that fact; provided, that to the extent that compliance | 35938 |
| with the requirements of this division is impracticable, | 35939 |
|
exemptions shall be established by rules | 35940 |
|
director | 35941 |
| Sec. 3715.61. (A) Whenever the director of agriculture finds | 35942 |
| after investigation that the distribution in this state of any | 35943 |
| class of food may, by reason of contamination with microorganisms | 35944 |
| during manufacture, processing, or packing thereof in any | 35945 |
| locality, be injurious to health, and that such injurious nature | 35946 |
| cannot be adequately determined after such articles have entered | 35947 |
|
commerce, and in such case only, | 35948 |
| 35949 | |
| providing for the issuance, to manufacturers, processor, or | 35950 |
| packers of such class of food in such locality, of permits to | 35951 |
| which shall be attached such conditions governing the manufacture, | 35952 |
| processing, or packing of such class food, for such temporary | 35953 |
| period of time, as may be necessary to protect the public health; | 35954 |
| and after the effective date of such regulations, and during such | 35955 |
| temporary period, no person shall introduce or deliver for | 35956 |
| introduction into commerce any such food manufactured, processed, | 35957 |
| or packed by any such manufacturer, processor, or packer unless | 35958 |
| such manufacturer, processor, or packer holds a permit issued by | 35959 |
|
the director as provided by such
| 35960 |
| (B) The director is authorized to suspend immediately upon | 35961 |
| notice any permit issued under authority of this section if it is | 35962 |
| found that any of the conditions of the permit have been violated. | 35963 |
| The holder of a permit so suspended shall be privileged at any | 35964 |
| time to apply for the reinstatement of such permit, and the | 35965 |
| director shall, immediately after prompt hearing and on inspection | 35966 |
| of the establishment, reinstate such permit if it is found that | 35967 |
| adequate measures have been taken to comply with and maintain the | 35968 |
| conditions of the permit, as originally issued, or as amended. | 35969 |
| (C) The director shall have access to any factory or | 35970 |
| establishment, the operator of which holds a permit from the | 35971 |
| director for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the | 35972 |
| conditions of the permit are being complied with, and denial of | 35973 |
| access for such inspection shall be ground for suspension of the | 35974 |
| permit until such access is freely given by the operator. | 35975 |
| Sec. 3715.62. Any poisonous or deleterious substance added | 35976 |
| to any food, except where such substance is required in the | 35977 |
| production thereof or cannot be avoided by good manufacturing | 35978 |
| practice, shall be unsafe for purposes of the application of | 35979 |
| division (B) of section 3715.59 of the Revised Code, but when such | 35980 |
| substance is so required or cannot be so avoided, the director of | 35981 |
|
agriculture shall | 35982 |
| 35983 | |
| thereon to such extent as the director finds necessary for the | 35984 |
| protection of public health, and any quantity exceeding the limits | 35985 |
| so fixed shall also be deemed to be unsafe for purposes of the | 35986 |
| application of division (B) of section 3715.59 of the Revised | 35987 |
| Code. While such a regulation is in effect limiting the quantity | 35988 |
| of any such substance in the case of any food, such food shall | 35989 |
| not, by reason of bearing or containing any added amount of such | 35990 |
| substance, be considered to be adulterated within the meaning of | 35991 |
| division (A) of section 3715.59 of the Revised Code. In | 35992 |
| determining the quantity of such added substance to be tolerated | 35993 |
| in or on different articles of food, the director shall take into | 35994 |
| account the extent to which the use of such substance is required | 35995 |
| or cannot be avoided in the production of each such article and | 35996 |
| the other ways in which the consumer may be affected by the same | 35997 |
| or other poisonous or deleterious substances. | 35998 |
| Sec. 3715.68. (A) An advertisement of food, drug, device, or | 35999 |
| cosmetic is false if it is false or misleading in any particular. | 36000 |
| (B) For the purpose of sections 3715.01 and 3715.52 to | 36001 |
| 3715.72 of the Revised Code, the advertisement of a drug or device | 36002 |
| representing it to have any effect in albuminuria, appendicitis, | 36003 |
| arteriosclerosis, blood poison, bone disease, Bright's disease, | 36004 |
| cancer, carbuncles, cholecystitis, diabetes, diphtheria, dropsy, | 36005 |
| erysipelas, gallstones, heart and vascular diseases, high blood | 36006 |
| pressure, mastoiditis, measles, meningitis, mumps, nephritis, | 36007 |
| otitis media, paralysis, pneumonia, poliomyelitis (infantile | 36008 |
| paralysis), prostate gland disorders, pyelitis, scarlet fever, | 36009 |
| sexual impotence, sinus infection, tuberculosis, tumors, typhoid, | 36010 |
| uremia, venereal disease, is also false, except that no | 36011 |
| advertisement not in violation of division (A) of this section is | 36012 |
| false under this division if it is disseminated only to members of | 36013 |
| the medical, dental, pharmaceutical, or veterinary profession, or | 36014 |
| appears only in the scientific periodicals of these professions; | 36015 |
| provided, that whenever the director of agriculture determines | 36016 |
| that an advance in medical science has made any type of | 36017 |
| self-medication safe as to any of the diseases named above, the | 36018 |
|
director shall | 36019 |
| 36020 | |
| having curative or therapeutic effect for such disease, subject to | 36021 |
| such conditions and restrictions as the director may deem | 36022 |
| necessary in the interests of public health; provided, that this | 36023 |
| division shall not be construed as indicating that self-medication | 36024 |
| for diseases other than those named in this section is safe or | 36025 |
| efficacious. | 36026 |
| Sec. 3716.01. As used in sections 3716.01 to 3716.07, | 36027 |
| inclusive, of the Revised Code: | 36028 |
| (A) "Department" means the department of health. | 36029 |
| (B) "Director" means the director of health. | 36030 |
| (C) "Person" includes an individual, partnership, | 36031 |
| corporation, or association. | 36032 |
| (D) "Hazardous substance" means any substance or mixture of | 36033 |
| substances which is toxic, corrosive, an irritant, strong | 36034 |
| sensitizer, flammable, or which generates pressure through | 36035 |
| decomposition, heat, or other means, if such substance or mixture | 36036 |
| of substances may cause substantial personal injury or illness | 36037 |
| during any customary or reasonably anticipated handling or use. | 36038 |
| (E) "Toxic" applies to any substance which has the inherent | 36039 |
| capacity to produce bodily injury to man through ingestion, | 36040 |
| inhalation, or absorption through any body surface. | 36041 |
| (F)(1) "Highly toxic" means any substance which falls within | 36042 |
| any of the following categories: | 36043 |
| (a) Produces death within fourteen days in half or more than | 36044 |
| half of a group of ten or more laboratory white rats each weighing | 36045 |
| between two hundred and three hundred grams, at a single dose of | 36046 |
| fifty milligrams or less per kilogram of body weight, when orally | 36047 |
| administered; | 36048 |
| (b) Produces death within fourteen days in half or more than | 36049 |
| half of a group of ten or more laboratory white rats each weighing | 36050 |
| between two hundred and three hundred grams, when inhaled | 36051 |
| continuously for a period of one hour or less at an atmospheric | 36052 |
| concentration of two hundred parts per million by volume or less | 36053 |
| of gas, vapor, mist, or dust provided such concentration is likely | 36054 |
|
to be encountered by | 36055 |
| in any reasonably foreseeable manner; | 36056 |
| (c) Produces death within fourteen days in half or more than | 36057 |
| half of a group of ten or more rabbits tested in a dosage of two | 36058 |
| hundred milligrams or less per kilogram of body weight, when | 36059 |
| administered by continuous contact with the bare skin for | 36060 |
| twenty-four hours or less. | 36061 |
| (2) If the director finds that available data on human | 36062 |
| experience with any substance indicates results different from | 36063 |
| those obtained on animals in the above named dosages or | 36064 |
| concentrations, the human data shall take precedence. | 36065 |
| (G) "Corrosive" means any substance which in contact with | 36066 |
| living tissue will cause destruction of tissue by chemical action; | 36067 |
| but shall not refer to action on inanimate surfaces. | 36068 |
| (H) "Irritant" means any substance not corrosive within the | 36069 |
| meaning of division (G) of this section which on immediate, | 36070 |
| prolonged, or repeated contact with normal living tissue will | 36071 |
| induce a local inflammatory reaction. | 36072 |
| (I) "Strong sensitizer" means any substance which will cause | 36073 |
| on normal living tissue, through an allergic or photodynamic | 36074 |
| process, a hypersensitivity which becomes evident on reapplication | 36075 |
| of the same substance and which is designated as such by the | 36076 |
| director. Before designating any substance as a strong sensitizer, | 36077 |
| the director shall, after public hearing following due notice, | 36078 |
| find that the frequency of occurrence and severity of the reaction | 36079 |
| indicate a significant potential for causing hypersensitivity. | 36080 |
| (J) "Extremely flammable" applies to any substance which has | 36081 |
| a flash point at or below twenty degrees Fahrenheit as determined | 36082 |
| by the tagliabue open cut tester. | 36083 |
| (K) "Flammable" applies to any substance which has a flash | 36084 |
| point of above twenty degrees to and including eighty degrees | 36085 |
| Fahrenheit, as determined by the tagliabue open cut tester; except | 36086 |
| that the flammability of the contents of self-pressurized | 36087 |
| containers shall be determined by methods generally applicable to | 36088 |
|
such containers and established by regulation of the | 36089 |
| 36090 |
| (L) "Label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic | 36091 |
| matter upon or attached to the immediate package or container of | 36092 |
| any substance. Any word, statement, or other information required | 36093 |
| by sections 3716.01 to 3716.07, inclusive, of the Revised Code, to | 36094 |
| appear on the label must also appear (1) on the outside container | 36095 |
| or wrapper, if any, unless it is easily legible through the | 36096 |
| outside container or wrapper, and (2) on all accompanying | 36097 |
| literature where there are directions for use, written or | 36098 |
| otherwise. | 36099 |
| (M) "Immediate container" does not include package liners. | 36100 |
| (N) "Misbranded package" means any container of a hazardous | 36101 |
| substance intended or suitable for household use which fails to | 36102 |
| bear a label: | 36103 |
| (1) Which states conspicuously: | 36104 |
| (a) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, | 36105 |
| packer, or distributor; | 36106 |
| (b) The common or usual name, or the chemical name or the | 36107 |
| recognized generic name (not trade name only) of the hazardous | 36108 |
| substance or of each component which contributes substantially to | 36109 |
| its hazard; | 36110 |
| (c) The signal word "DANGER" on substances which are | 36111 |
| extremely flammable, corrosive, or which: | 36112 |
| (i) Produce death within fourteen days in half or more than | 36113 |
| half of a group of ten or more laboratory white rats each weighing | 36114 |
| between two hundred and three hundred grams, at a single dose of | 36115 |
| one gram or less per kilogram of body weight, when orally | 36116 |
| administered; | 36117 |
| (ii) Produce death within fourteen days in half or more than | 36118 |
| half of a group of ten or more laboratory white rats each weighing | 36119 |
| between two hundred and three hundred grams, when inhaled | 36120 |
| continuously for a period of one hour or less at an atmospheric | 36121 |
| concentration of two thousand parts per million by volume of gas, | 36122 |
| vapor, mist, or dust, provided such concentration is likely to be | 36123 |
|
encountered by | 36124 |
| any reasonably foreseeable manner; | 36125 |
| (iii) Produce death within fourteen days in half or more than | 36126 |
| half of a group of ten or more rabbits tested in a dosage of one | 36127 |
| gram or less per kilogram of body weight, when administered by | 36128 |
| continuous contact with the bare skin for twenty-four hours or | 36129 |
| less; | 36130 |
| (iv) If the director finds that available data on human | 36131 |
| experience with any substance indicates results different from | 36132 |
| those obtained on animals in the above named dosages or | 36133 |
|
concentrations, | 36134 |
| word "DANGER" on such substance or permit use of the signal word | 36135 |
| "WARNING" or "CAUTION" on such substance. | 36136 |
| (d) The signal word "WARNING" or "CAUTION" on all other | 36137 |
| hazardous substances; | 36138 |
| (e) An affirmative statement of the principal hazard or | 36139 |
| hazards, such as "Flammable," "Vapor Harmful," "Causes Burns," | 36140 |
| "Absorbed Through Skin," or similar wording descriptive of the | 36141 |
| hazard; | 36142 |
| (f) Precautionary measures describing the action to be | 36143 |
| followed or avoided; | 36144 |
| (g) Instructions, when necessary, for the first-aid treatment | 36145 |
| in case of contact or exposure, if the substance is hazardous | 36146 |
| through contact or exposure; | 36147 |
| (h) The word "poison" for any hazardous substance which is | 36148 |
| defined as "highly toxic" by division (F) of this section; | 36149 |
| (i) Instructions for handling and storage of packages which | 36150 |
| require special care in handling or storage; | 36151 |
| (j) The statement "Keep out of the reach of children," or its | 36152 |
| practical equivalent. | 36153 |
| (2) On which any statements required under division (N) (1) | 36154 |
| of this section are located prominently and are in the English | 36155 |
| language in legible type in contrast by typography, layout, or | 36156 |
| color with other printed matter on the label. | 36157 |
| The | 36158 |
| provide for minimum information which shall appear on the labels | 36159 |
| for small packages, which labels need not include all of the | 36160 |
| information required by this section. The director may permit less | 36161 |
| than the foregoing statement of the hazard or precautionary | 36162 |
| measures for labels of hazardous substances presenting only minor | 36163 |
| hazards; and the term "misbranded package" does not apply to | 36164 |
| packages of economic poisons subject to the "Federal Insecticide, | 36165 |
| Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act," 61 Stat. 163 (1947), 7 U.S.C.A. | 36166 |
| 135, nor to packages of foods, drugs, and cosmetics subject to the | 36167 |
| "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," nor to sections 3715.01 to | 36168 |
| 3715.72, inclusive, of the Revised Code. | 36169 |
| Sec. 3716.03. The director of health shall: | 36170 |
| (A) | 36171 |
| 36172 | |
| Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code | 36173 |
| for the efficient enforcement of section 3716.02 of the Revised | 36174 |
| Code; | 36175 |
| (B) Conduct examinations, inspections, and investigations for | 36176 |
| the purpose of establishing such regulations, through such | 36177 |
| officers of the department of health or the boards of health, as | 36178 |
| 36179 |
| (C) Designate officers and employees to enter at reasonable | 36180 |
| times any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which hazardous | 36181 |
| substances are held, or to enter any vehicle being used to | 36182 |
| transport or hold such hazardous substance: | 36183 |
| (1) For the purpose of determining the nature of such | 36184 |
| substances; | 36185 |
| (2) To inspect or copy all records showing the movement of | 36186 |
| any such hazardous substance, or the holding thereof during or | 36187 |
| after such movement, and the quantity, shipper, and consignee | 36188 |
| thereof; provided, evidence obtained under this subdivision shall | 36189 |
| not be used in a criminal prosecution of the person from whom | 36190 |
| obtained; | 36191 |
| (D) Inspect and sample, upon tender of reasonable price for | 36192 |
| such sample, at reasonable times and within reasonable limits and | 36193 |
| in a reasonable manner, finished hazardous substances in retail | 36194 |
| packages and labeling thereon in such factory, warehouse, | 36195 |
| establishment, or vehicle. | 36196 |
| Sec. 3717.01. As used in this chapter: | 36197 |
| (A) "Ohio uniform food safety code" means the food safety and | 36198 |
| related standards adopted under section 3717.05 of the Revised | 36199 |
| Code. | 36200 |
| (B) "Food" means any raw, cooked, or processed edible | 36201 |
| substance used or intended for use in whole or in part for human | 36202 |
| consumption. "Food" includes ice, water or any other beverage, | 36203 |
| food ingredients, and chewing gum. | 36204 |
| (C) "Retail food establishment" means a premises or part of a | 36205 |
| premises where food is stored, processed, prepared, manufactured, | 36206 |
| or otherwise held or handled for retail sale. Except when | 36207 |
| expressly provided otherwise, "retail food establishment" includes | 36208 |
| a mobile retail food establishment, seasonal retail food | 36209 |
| establishment, and temporary retail food establishment. | 36210 |
| As used in this division: | 36211 |
| (1) "Retail" means the sale of food to a person who is the | 36212 |
| ultimate consumer. | 36213 |
| (2) "Prepared" means any action that affects a food, | 36214 |
| including receiving and maintaining it at the temperature at which | 36215 |
| it was received. | 36216 |
| (D) "Seasonal retail food establishment" means a retail food | 36217 |
| establishment, other than a mobile retail food establishment, that | 36218 |
| is operated for not more than six months in a licensing period. | 36219 |
| (E) "Temporary retail food establishment" means a retail food | 36220 |
| establishment that is operated at an event for not more than five | 36221 |
| consecutive days, except when operated for more than five | 36222 |
| consecutive days pursuant to division (E)(2) of section 3717.23 of | 36223 |
| the Revised Code. | 36224 |
| (F) "Food service operation" means a place, location, site, | 36225 |
| or separate area where food intended to be served in individual | 36226 |
| portions is prepared or served for a charge or required donation. | 36227 |
| As used in this division, "served" means a response made to an | 36228 |
| order for one or more individual portions of food in a form that | 36229 |
| is edible without washing, cooking, or additional preparation and | 36230 |
| "prepared" means any action that affects a food other than | 36231 |
| receiving or maintaining it at the temperature at which it was | 36232 |
| received. | 36233 |
| Except when expressly provided otherwise, "food service | 36234 |
| operation" includes a catering food service operation, food | 36235 |
| delivery sales operation, mobile food service operation, seasonal | 36236 |
| food service operation, temporary food service operation, and | 36237 |
| vending machine location. | 36238 |
| (G) "Catering food service operation" means a food service | 36239 |
| operation where food is prepared for serving at a function or | 36240 |
| event held at an off-premises site, for a charge determined on a | 36241 |
| per-function or per-event basis. | 36242 |
| (H) "Food delivery sales operation" means a food service | 36243 |
| operation from which individual portions of food are ordered by a | 36244 |
| customer, prepared at another food service operation or a retail | 36245 |
| food establishment, and delivered to the customer by a person | 36246 |
| other than an employee of the food service operation or retail | 36247 |
| food establishment that prepared the food. | 36248 |
| (I) "Mobile food service operation" means a food service | 36249 |
| operation that is operated from a movable vehicle, portable | 36250 |
| structure, or watercraft and that routinely changes location, | 36251 |
| except that if the operation remains at any one location for more | 36252 |
| than forty consecutive days, the operation is no longer a mobile | 36253 |
| food service operation. "Mobile food service operation" includes a | 36254 |
| food service operation that does not remain at any one location | 36255 |
| for more than forty consecutive days and serves, in a manner | 36256 |
| consistent with division (F) of this section, only frozen | 36257 |
| desserts; beverages, nuts, popcorn, candy, or similar confections; | 36258 |
| bakery products identified in section 911.01 of the Revised Code; | 36259 |
| or any combination of those items. | 36260 |
| (J) "Seasonal food service operation" means a food service | 36261 |
| operation, other than a mobile food service operation, that is | 36262 |
| operated for not more than six months in a licensing period. | 36263 |
| (K) "Temporary food service operation" means a food service | 36264 |
| operation that is operated at an event for not more than five | 36265 |
| consecutive days, except when operated for more than five | 36266 |
| consecutive days pursuant to division (E)(2) of section 3717.43 of | 36267 |
| the Revised Code. | 36268 |
| (L) "Vending machine location" means an area or room where | 36269 |
| one or more vending machines are installed and operated, except | 36270 |
| that if the machines within an area are separated by more than one | 36271 |
| hundred fifty feet, each area separated by that distance | 36272 |
| constitutes a separate vending machine location. As used in this | 36273 |
| division, "vending machine" means a self-service device that | 36274 |
| automatically dispenses on the insertion of currency, tokens, or | 36275 |
| similar means a predetermined unit serving of food, either in bulk | 36276 |
| or in package, without having to be replenished after each use. | 36277 |
| (M) "Board of health" means a board of health of a city or | 36278 |
| general health district or the authority having the duties of a | 36279 |
| board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code. | 36280 |
| (N) "Government entity" means this state, a political | 36281 |
| subdivision of this state, another state, or a political | 36282 |
| subdivision or other local government body of another state. | 36283 |
| (O) "Licensor" means one of the following: | 36284 |
| (1) A board of health approved under section 3717.11 of the | 36285 |
| Revised Code; | 36286 |
| (2) The director of agriculture acting pursuant to section | 36287 |
| 3717.11 of the Revised Code with respect to the licensing of | 36288 |
| retail food establishments; | 36289 |
| (3) The director of health acting pursuant to section 3717.11 | 36290 |
| of the Revised Code with respect to the licensing of food service | 36291 |
| operations. | 36292 |
| (P) "Licensing period" means the first day of March to the | 36293 |
| last day of February of the next succeeding year. | 36294 |
| (Q) "Mobile retail food establishment" means a retail food | 36295 |
| establishment that is operated from a movable vehicle or other | 36296 |
| portable structure, and that routinely changes location, except | 36297 |
| that if the establishment operates from any one location for more | 36298 |
| than forty consecutive days, the establishment is no longer a | 36299 |
| mobile retail food establishment. | 36300 |
| (R) "Unprocessed," when used with respect to fruits and | 36301 |
| vegetables, means that the fruits and vegetables are not processed | 36302 |
| beyond merely rough trimming and rinsing. | 36303 |
| (S) "Cottage food production operation" has the same meaning | 36304 |
|
as in division (A) | 36305 |
| Sec. 3717.04. The director of agriculture | 36306 |
| 36307 | |
| this state to adopt rules regarding retail food establishments and | 36308 |
| food service operations. The rules adopted under this chapter | 36309 |
| shall be applied uniformly throughout this state. | 36310 |
| All rules adopted under this chapter shall be adopted in | 36311 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Subject to the | 36312 |
| approval of the joint committee on agency rule review, portions of | 36313 |
| the rules may be adopted by referencing all or any part of any | 36314 |
| federal regulations pertaining to food safety. | 36315 |
| Sec. 3717.05. (A) The director of agriculture and the
| 36316 |
| director of health | 36317 |
| standards for safe food handling and sanitation in retail food | 36318 |
| establishments and food service operations. The rules shall be | 36319 |
| compiled as the Ohio uniform food safety code, which shall be used | 36320 |
| by the licensors of retail food establishments and food service | 36321 |
| operations in ensuring the safe handling of food in this state. | 36322 |
| All scientific provisions of the Ohio uniform food safety code | 36323 |
| that are relevant to both retail food establishments and food | 36324 |
| service operations shall be adopted by the director of agriculture | 36325 |
|
and the
| 36326 |
| concurrence. | 36327 |
| The Ohio uniform food safety code shall include the | 36328 |
| following: | 36329 |
| (1) Criteria for sanitation in retail food establishments and | 36330 |
| food service operations; | 36331 |
| (2) Criteria for equipment in retail food establishments and | 36332 |
| food service operations; | 36333 |
| (3) Criteria for reviewing the facility layout and equipment | 36334 |
| specifications of retail food establishments and food service | 36335 |
| operations; | 36336 |
| (4) A definition of "potentially hazardous" as it pertains to | 36337 |
| food in retail food establishments and to food in food service | 36338 |
| operations; | 36339 |
| (5) Criteria to be used in evaluating the primary business of | 36340 |
| a person or government entity for purposes of determining whether | 36341 |
| the person or entity should be licensed as a retail food | 36342 |
| establishment or food service operation. | 36343 |
| (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, | 36344 |
| if a model food code is established by the United States food and | 36345 |
| drug administration, the Ohio uniform food safety code shall be | 36346 |
| based on the most current version of the food and drug | 36347 |
| administration's model food code. If the food and drug | 36348 |
| administration adopts, modifies, or rescinds a provision in the | 36349 |
| model food code, not later than twelve months after the | 36350 |
|
administration's action, the director of agriculture and
| 36351 |
| director of health | 36352 |
| provisions in the Ohio uniform food safety code to ensure that it | 36353 |
| continues to conform with the model food code. | 36354 |
| (2) The Ohio uniform food safety code may contain or omit | 36355 |
| provisions that do not correspond to the food and drug | 36356 |
| administration's model food code if the director of agriculture or | 36357 |
|
the | 36358 |
| concurrence, determines either of the following: | 36359 |
| (a) That rules can be adopted under this chapter that provide | 36360 |
| protection at least as effective as that which would be provided | 36361 |
| by basing the rules on the model food code; | 36362 |
| (b) That local conditions warrant the adoption of standards | 36363 |
| that are different from the model food code. | 36364 |
| Sec. 3717.07. (A) For purposes of establishing a licensing | 36365 |
| fee under sections 3717.25 and 3717.45 of the Revised Code, the | 36366 |
|
director of agriculture and the | 36367 |
| shall adopt rules establishing uniform methodologies for use in | 36368 |
| calculating the costs of licensing retail food establishments in | 36369 |
| the categories specified by the director of agriculture and the | 36370 |
| costs of licensing food service operations in the categories | 36371 |
|
specified by the
| 36372 |
|
rules, the director of agriculture and the | 36373 |
|
health | 36374 |
| advisory boards or other entities representing the interests of | 36375 |
| retail food establishments and food service operations. | 36376 |
| (B) The rules shall include provisions that do all of the | 36377 |
| following: | 36378 |
| (1) Provide for calculations to be made according to fiscal | 36379 |
| years rather than licensing periods; | 36380 |
| (2) Limit the direct costs that may be attributed to the use | 36381 |
| of sanitarians by establishing appropriate statewide averages that | 36382 |
| may not be exceeded; | 36383 |
| (3) Limit the indirect costs that may be included in the | 36384 |
| calculation of fees to an amount that does not exceed thirty per | 36385 |
| cent of the cost of the licensing program; | 36386 |
| (4) Provide for a proportionate reduction in the fees to be | 36387 |
| charged if a licensor included anticipated costs in the | 36388 |
| immediately preceding calculation of licensing fees and the total | 36389 |
| amount of the anticipated costs was not incurred; | 36390 |
| (5) Provide for a proportionate reduction in the fees to be | 36391 |
| charged if it is discovered through an audit by the auditor of | 36392 |
| state or through any other means that the licensor has charged or | 36393 |
| is charging a licensing fee that exceeds the amount that should | 36394 |
| have been charged; | 36395 |
| (6) Provide for a twenty per cent reduction in the fees to be | 36396 |
| charged when the reduction is imposed as a penalty under division | 36397 |
| (C) of section 3717.071 of the Revised Code; | 36398 |
| (7) With regard to any fees charged for licensing vending | 36399 |
| machine locations, the rules shall prohibit a licensor from | 36400 |
| increasing fees by a percentage of increase over the previous | 36401 |
| year's fee that exceeds the percentage of increase in the consumer | 36402 |
| price index for all urban consumers (United States city average, | 36403 |
| all items), prepared by the United States department of labor, | 36404 |
| bureau of labor statistics, for the immediately preceding calendar | 36405 |
| year. | 36406 |
| Sec. 3717.45. (A) A licensor may charge fees for issuing and | 36407 |
| renewing food service operation licenses. Any licensing fee | 36408 |
| charged shall be used solely for the administration and | 36409 |
| enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and the rules | 36410 |
| adopted under it applicable to food service operations. | 36411 |
| Any licensing fee charged under this section shall be based | 36412 |
| on the licensor's costs of regulating food service operations, as | 36413 |
| determined according to the uniform methodologies established | 36414 |
| under section 3717.07 of the Revised Code. If the licensor is a | 36415 |
| board of health, a fee may be disapproved by the district advisory | 36416 |
| council in the case of a general health district or the | 36417 |
| legislative authority of the city in the case of a city health | 36418 |
| district. A disapproved fee shall not be charged by the board of | 36419 |
| health. | 36420 |
| Except when a licensing fee is established as an emergency | 36421 |
| measure, the licensor shall hold a public hearing regarding the | 36422 |
| proposed fee. At least twenty days prior to holding a public | 36423 |
| hearing, the licensor shall give written notice of the hearing to | 36424 |
| each person or government entity holding a food service operation | 36425 |
| license that may be affected by the proposed fee. The notice shall | 36426 |
| be mailed to the last known address of the licensee and shall | 36427 |
| specify the date, time, and place of the hearing and the amount of | 36428 |
| the proposed fee. On request, the licensor shall provide the | 36429 |
| completed uniform methodology used in the calculation of the | 36430 |
| licensor's costs and the proposed fee. | 36431 |
| (B) In addition to licensing fees, a licensor may charge fees | 36432 |
| for the following: | 36433 |
| (1) Review of facility layout and equipment specifications | 36434 |
| pertaining to food service operations, other than mobile and | 36435 |
| temporary food service operations, or similar reviews conducted | 36436 |
| for vending machine locations; | 36437 |
| (2) Any necessary collection and bacteriological examination | 36438 |
| of samples from food service operations, or similar services | 36439 |
|
specified in rules adopted under this chapter by the | 36440 |
| director of health
| 36441 |
| (3) Attendance at a course of study offered by the licensor | 36442 |
| in food protection as it pertains to food service operations, if | 36443 |
| the course is approved under section 3717.09 of the Revised Code. | 36444 |
| (C)(1) The | 36445 |
| rule an amount to be collected from applicants for food service | 36446 |
|
operation licenses for use | 36447 |
| administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter and the | 36448 |
| rules adopted under it applicable to food service operations. | 36449 |
| Licensors shall collect the amount prior to issuing an applicant's | 36450 |
| new or renewed license. If a licensing fee is charged under this | 36451 |
| section, the licensor shall collect the amount at the same time | 36452 |
| the fee is collected. Licensors are not required to provide notice | 36453 |
| or hold public hearings regarding amounts to be collected. | 36454 |
| (2) A licensor shall certify the amount collected under | 36455 |
| division (C)(1) of this section and transmit the amount to the | 36456 |
| treasurer of state according to the following schedule: | 36457 |
| (a) For amounts received by the licensor on or after the | 36458 |
| first day of January but not later than the thirty-first day of | 36459 |
| March, transmit the amounts not later than the fifteenth day of | 36460 |
| May; | 36461 |
| (b) For amounts received by the licensor on or after the | 36462 |
| first day of April but not later than the thirtieth day of June, | 36463 |
| transmit the amounts not later than the fifteenth day of August; | 36464 |
| (c) For amounts received by the licensor on or after the | 36465 |
| first day of July but not later than the thirtieth day of | 36466 |
| September, transmit the amounts not later than the fifteenth day | 36467 |
| of November; | 36468 |
| (d) For amounts received by the licensor on or after the | 36469 |
| first day of October but not later than the thirty-first day of | 36470 |
| December, transmit the amounts not later than the fifteenth day of | 36471 |
| February of the following year. | 36472 |
| (3) All amounts received under division (C)(2) of this | 36473 |
| section shall be deposited into the general operations fund | 36474 |
| created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The director shall | 36475 |
| use the amounts solely for the administration and enforcement of | 36476 |
| the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under it | 36477 |
| applicable to food service operations. | 36478 |
| | 36479 |
| 36480 | |
| 36481 | |
| 36482 | |
| 36483 | |
| 36484 | |
| 36485 | |
| 36486 | |
| 36487 | |
| 36488 | |
| 36489 | |
| 36490 |
| Sec. 3717.51. Pursuant to section 3717.04 of the Revised | 36492 |
|
Code, the | 36493 |
| regarding food service operations, as follows: | 36494 |
| (A) Licensing categories for food service operations and | 36495 |
| licensing requirements for each category; | 36496 |
| (B) Standards and procedures, including a schedule of | 36497 |
| frequency, for conducting inspections of food service operations; | 36498 |
| (C) Standards and procedures for conducting investigations of | 36499 |
| complaints pertaining to food service operations; | 36500 |
| (D) Procedures to be used by the director of health in | 36501 |
| approving courses of study for persons seeking certification in | 36502 |
| food protection, standards that must be met to receive and | 36503 |
| maintain the director's approval, and procedures for withdrawing | 36504 |
| the director's approval of a course if the standards for approval | 36505 |
| are no longer being met; | 36506 |
| (E) Standards for the provision of assistance to choking | 36507 |
| victims; | 36508 |
| (F) Any other matter the | 36509 |
| to the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this | 36510 |
| chapter applicable to food service operations. | 36511 |
| Sec. 3718.02. (A) The | 36512 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt, and | 36513 |
| subsequently may amend and rescind, rules of general application | 36514 |
| throughout the state to administer this chapter. Rules adopted | 36515 |
| under division (A) of this section shall do at least all of the | 36516 |
| following: | 36517 |
| (1) Require that the appropriate board of health approve or | 36518 |
| disapprove the installation, operation, and alteration of a sewage | 36519 |
| treatment system if it is not connected to a sanitary sewerage | 36520 |
| system; | 36521 |
| (2) Require a board of health, or other person as established | 36522 |
| by rule, to conduct a site evaluation for any proposed | 36523 |
| installation of a sewage treatment system; | 36524 |
| (3) Prescribe standards for the siting, design, installation, | 36525 |
| operation, monitoring, maintenance, and abandonment of sewage | 36526 |
| treatment systems that may be used in this state and for the | 36527 |
| progressive or incremental alteration or repair of an existing | 36528 |
| sewage treatment system or the progressive or incremental | 36529 |
| installation of a new system to replace an existing sewage | 36530 |
| treatment system. The rules shall be adopted so as to establish a | 36531 |
| preference for the repair of an existing sewage treatment system, | 36532 |
| when technically and economically feasible, rather than its | 36533 |
| replacement with a new system. The standards shall include at a | 36534 |
| minimum all of the following: | 36535 |
| (a) Soil absorption specifications and vertical separation | 36536 |
| distances. | 36537 |
| (i) Soil absorption specifications established in rules shall | 36538 |
| include standards regarding the sizing of sewage treatment systems | 36539 |
| in use in the state. | 36540 |
| (ii) In establishing soil absorption specifications and | 36541 |
| vertical separation distances, the rules shall identify those soil | 36542 |
| conditions that present a low or moderate risk of inadequate | 36543 |
| treatment or dispersal of sewage from sewage treatment systems. | 36544 |
| For low and moderate risk conditions, the required vertical | 36545 |
| separation distance shall not exceed eighteen inches except as | 36546 |
| authorized pursuant to rules adopted under divisions | 36547 |
| (A)(3)(a)(iii) and (iv) of this section. | 36548 |
| In addition, the rules shall identify those soil conditions | 36549 |
| that present a high risk of inadequate treatment or dispersal of | 36550 |
| sewage. For such high risk conditions, the vertical separation | 36551 |
| distance shall be set at a depth from twenty-four to thirty-six | 36552 |
| inches and shall not be lowered unless a reduction of vertical | 36553 |
| separation is granted in accordance with rules adopted under | 36554 |
| division (A)(3)(a)(iii) of this section. | 36555 |
| (iii) The rules shall establish options to be utilized by a | 36556 |
| board of health when approving the reductions of or compliance | 36557 |
| with vertical separation distances that are established in rules | 36558 |
| adopted under division (A)(3)(a)(ii) of this section. The options | 36559 |
| for a board of health in providing such approval shall include, | 36560 |
| but not be limited to: the use where deemed appropriate for a | 36561 |
| particular site of subsurface interceptor drains, perimeter | 36562 |
| drains, or engineered drainage; pretreatment of sewage; or soil | 36563 |
| elevation. | 36564 |
| (iv) The rules shall provide that a board of health may | 36565 |
| petition the director to increase the vertical separation | 36566 |
| distances required for sewage treatment systems in the applicable | 36567 |
| health district or a portion of the district when conditions | 36568 |
| present a high risk of inadequate treatment or dispersal of | 36569 |
| sewage. The rules also shall provide that the director may approve | 36570 |
| such a request upon a demonstration by the board of health that | 36571 |
| unusual or unique local conditions relating to terrain, bedrock, | 36572 |
| water table, soil fragments, or soil textures require the | 36573 |
| establishment of greater vertical separation distances within the | 36574 |
| jurisdiction of the board of health or a portion thereof. If, | 36575 |
| under the rules, the director of health approves a greater | 36576 |
| vertical separation distance, a board of health still may approve | 36577 |
| a reduction of that vertical separation distance for an individual | 36578 |
| sewage treatment system pursuant to rules adopted under division | 36579 |
| (A)(3)(a)(iii) of this section. Further, if, under the rules, the | 36580 |
| director approves a greater vertical separation distance, a person | 36581 |
| who is denied permission by a board of health to install or | 36582 |
| replace a sewage treatment system as a result of the director's | 36583 |
| approval may request a hearing in accordance with section 3718.11 | 36584 |
| of the Revised Code. | 36585 |
| (b) Specifications for the quality of treated sewage effluent | 36586 |
| from household sewage treatment systems that is applied to soil on | 36587 |
| the property where a household sewage treatment system is located. | 36588 |
| The specifications established in the rules for the quality of | 36589 |
| effluent from discharging systems shall comply with discharge | 36590 |
| requirements imposed by the national pollutant discharge | 36591 |
| elimination system permit program established under section | 36592 |
| 6111.03 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it. | 36593 |
| (c) Requirements for the reasonable maintenance of a system | 36594 |
| according to maintenance requirements approved by the director of | 36595 |
| health as recommended by the sewage treatment system technical | 36596 |
| advisory committee or according to accepted standards and | 36597 |
| practices established in rules, as applicable. The requirements | 36598 |
| may include standards for service contracts or other arrangements | 36599 |
| that assure regular maintenance and upkeep of the system. In | 36600 |
| determining the reasonableness of a maintenance requirement, the | 36601 |
| director shall consider a manufacturer's maintenance requirements | 36602 |
| as well as all other maintenance alternatives. | 36603 |
| (4) Prescribe procedures for notification to boards of health | 36604 |
| of the approval of a sewage treatment system or components of a | 36605 |
| system by the director of health under section 3718.04 of the | 36606 |
| Revised Code; | 36607 |
| (5) Prescribe criteria and procedures under which boards of | 36608 |
| health shall issue installation permits, operation permits, and | 36609 |
| alteration permits for sewage treatment systems. The rules shall | 36610 |
| require as a condition of an installation permit that the | 36611 |
| installer of a system must warrant that the system was installed | 36612 |
| in accordance with all applicable rules and design requirements. | 36613 |
| In addition, the rules shall require a board of health, not later | 36614 |
| than sixty days after the issuance of an installation, operation, | 36615 |
| or alteration permit, to notify the director that the permit was | 36616 |
| issued. The rules shall require the notification to be in a format | 36617 |
| prescribed by the director and to include information related to | 36618 |
| the issuance of the permit. With the assistance of the department | 36619 |
| of health, a board of health, to the extent practicable, shall | 36620 |
| computerize the process of the issuance of permits for sewage | 36621 |
| treatment systems. | 36622 |
| (6) Require a board of health to inspect a sewage treatment | 36623 |
| system not later than twelve months after its installation to | 36624 |
| ensure that the system is operating properly. The rules shall | 36625 |
| require a board of health, not later than sixty days after the | 36626 |
| inspection, to certify to the director on a form provided by the | 36627 |
| director that the inspection was performed. | 36628 |
| (7) Require each board of health to develop a program for the | 36629 |
| administration of maintenance requirements established in rules | 36630 |
| adopted under division (A)(3)(c) of this section. The rules shall | 36631 |
| include requirements and procedures under which a person may | 36632 |
| demonstrate the required maintenance of a system in lieu of having | 36633 |
| an inspection conducted when an inspection otherwise is required. | 36634 |
| The rules shall require a board of health to provide written | 36635 |
| notice to a person that is demonstrating maintenance of a system | 36636 |
| in lieu of an inspection that if proof of the required maintenance | 36637 |
| of the system is not provided as required by rules, the system is | 36638 |
| subject to inspection by the board and the reasonable cost of the | 36639 |
| inspection must be paid by the person. The rules shall authorize a | 36640 |
| board of health to inspect any sewage treatment system if there is | 36641 |
| a good-faith complaint regarding the system, there is probable | 36642 |
| cause for the inspection, or proof of the required maintenance of | 36643 |
| the system has not been provided as required by rules. In | 36644 |
| addition, the rules shall authorize a board of health to inspect a | 36645 |
| sewage treatment system without prior notice in any instance in | 36646 |
| which the board has probable cause to believe that the system is | 36647 |
| endangering or threatening to endanger public health. The rules | 36648 |
| shall require that the reasonable costs for sewage effluent | 36649 |
| testing or evaluation be paid by the owner of a sewage treatment | 36650 |
| system that is being investigated. Further, the rules shall | 36651 |
| establish a methodology for determining the reasonable costs of an | 36652 |
| inspection in accordance with section 3709.09 of the Revised Code. | 36653 |
| The rules shall allow, but shall not require, a board of health to | 36654 |
| continue an inspection program that was established by the board | 36655 |
| prior to the effective date of the rules, provided that the | 36656 |
| program authorizes a person to demonstrate the required | 36657 |
| maintenance of a system in lieu of an inspection. | 36658 |
| (8) Require a board of health to register installers, service | 36659 |
| providers, and septage haulers that perform work within the health | 36660 |
| district; prescribe criteria and procedures for the registration; | 36661 |
| and prescribe criteria for a demonstration of competency as a part | 36662 |
| of the registration. The rules shall establish uniform statewide | 36663 |
| bonding requirements or other financial security requirements for | 36664 |
| installers, service providers, and septage haulers as a condition | 36665 |
| of registration within any health district. The rules shall | 36666 |
| establish a methodology by which the required amount of a bond or | 36667 |
| other security may be calculated for each installer, service | 36668 |
| provider, and septage hauler. The methodology, at a minimum, shall | 36669 |
| consider the number of systems installed or serviced and the type | 36670 |
| of system installed or serviced by an installer, service provider, | 36671 |
| or septage hauler on an annual basis. The rules shall provide that | 36672 |
| no board of health shall require an additional or different bond | 36673 |
| or security requirement as a condition of registration beyond the | 36674 |
| bonding and security requirements established in the rules adopted | 36675 |
| under division (A)(8) of this section. | 36676 |
| The rules shall establish a cost methodology for determining | 36677 |
| the fee for the registration of an installer, service provider, or | 36678 |
| septage hauler in any health district. | 36679 |
| (9) Prescribe requirements for the collection, | 36680 |
| transportation, disposal, and land application of domestic septage | 36681 |
| in this state from a sewage treatment system; | 36682 |
| (10) Require boards of health to maintain records that are | 36683 |
| determined necessary to ascertain compliance with this chapter and | 36684 |
| the rules adopted under it; | 36685 |
| (11) Require the manufacturer of a sewage treatment system | 36686 |
| that is authorized for use in this state in rules adopted under | 36687 |
| this section or that is approved for use in this state under | 36688 |
| section 3718.04 of the Revised Code to provide instructions for | 36689 |
| the operation and maintenance of the system. The rules shall | 36690 |
| provide that a board of health may require a copy of a | 36691 |
| manufacturer's instructions for the operation and maintenance of a | 36692 |
| system to be filed with the board prior to the installation and | 36693 |
| use of the system in the health district in which the board has | 36694 |
| jurisdiction. In addition, the rules shall require a board of | 36695 |
| health and a manufacturer to provide a copy of the operation and | 36696 |
| maintenance instructions, if available, when a board of health or | 36697 |
| a manufacturer receives a written request for instructions. | 36698 |
| (12) Prescribe criteria for the provision of written evidence | 36699 |
| of compliance with rules pertaining to sewage treatment for | 36700 |
| purposes of sections 711.05 and 711.10 of the Revised Code; | 36701 |
| (13) Pursuant to divisions (A)(1) and (3) of this section, | 36702 |
| prescribe standards for the siting, design, installation, | 36703 |
| operation, monitoring, maintenance, and abandonment of small flow | 36704 |
| on-site sewage treatment systems that may be used in this state; | 36705 |
| (14) Prescribe minimum criteria and procedures under which | 36706 |
| boards of health may establish household sewage treatment district | 36707 |
| management programs for the purpose of providing a responsive | 36708 |
| approach toward preventing or solving sewage treatment problems | 36709 |
| resulting from household sewage treatment systems within the | 36710 |
| districts established under the program. For purposes of division | 36711 |
| (A)(14) of this section, a board of health may enter into a | 36712 |
| contract with any entity to administer a household sewage | 36713 |
| treatment district management program. | 36714 |
| (15) Prescribe standards for the use of subsurface | 36715 |
| interceptor drains, perimeter drains, and engineered drainage to | 36716 |
| remove or divert any subsurface water from an area to be used for | 36717 |
| soil absorption of sewage in the soil of a sewage treatment | 36718 |
| system; | 36719 |
| (16) Prescribe standards for the inspection of septage | 36720 |
| hauling truck tanks by boards of health, including, but not | 36721 |
| limited to, tank seal safety specifications; | 36722 |
| (17) Establish standards and testing methods to ensure that | 36723 |
| all septic tanks, other disposal component tanks, dosing tanks, | 36724 |
| pump vaults, household sewage treatment disposal system holding | 36725 |
| tanks and privy vaults, or other applicable sewage disposal system | 36726 |
|
components manufactured after | 36727 |
| September 17, 2010, and used in this state are watertight and | 36728 |
| structurally sound; | 36729 |
| (18) Require a board of health to give notice and an | 36730 |
| opportunity for a hearing, pursuant to section 3718.11 of the | 36731 |
| Revised Code, to an affected property owner regarding any of the | 36732 |
| following: | 36733 |
| (a) The denial of an installation, operation, or alteration | 36734 |
| permit for a sewage treatment system; | 36735 |
| (b) The imposition of a condition on the installation of a | 36736 |
| sewage treatment system; | 36737 |
| (c) The required replacement of a sewage treatment system; | 36738 |
| (d) Any other final order or decision of a board of health | 36739 |
| that is made under this chapter concerning which a property owner | 36740 |
| is claiming to be aggrieved or adversely affected. | 36741 |
| The rules also shall establish procedures for giving such | 36742 |
| notice and for conducting the hearing required in rules adopted | 36743 |
| under division (A)(18) of this section. | 36744 |
| (19) Prescribe standards for the regulation of gray water | 36745 |
| recycling systems; | 36746 |
| (20) Prohibit a sewage treatment system from causing a public | 36747 |
| health nuisance; | 36748 |
| (21) Define economic impact for purposes of division (B) of | 36749 |
| this section and section 3718.022 of the Revised Code. | 36750 |
| The | 36751 |
|
of this section that | 36752 |
| implement this chapter and to protect the public health and | 36753 |
| welfare. | 36754 |
| At least sixty days prior to adopting a rule under division | 36755 |
|
(A) of this section, the | 36756 |
| health and any other interested parties an opportunity to comment | 36757 |
| on the rule. | 36758 |
| (B)(1) In accordance with section 3709.20 or 3709.21 of the | 36759 |
| Revised Code, as applicable, and subject to review by and approval | 36760 |
| of the director under division (C) of section 3718.05 of the | 36761 |
| Revised Code, a board of health may adopt rules necessary for the | 36762 |
| public health providing for more stringent standards than those | 36763 |
|
established in rules | 36764 |
| director under division (A) of this section. In proposing or | 36765 |
| adopting the rules, a board of health shall consider and document | 36766 |
| the economic impact of the rules on property owners within the | 36767 |
| applicable health district. | 36768 |
| (2) A board that intends to adopt rules shall notify the | 36769 |
| department of health of the proposed rules and submit a copy of | 36770 |
| the proposed rules and the documentation of the economic impact of | 36771 |
| the rules at least ninety days prior to the proposed date of | 36772 |
| adoption. The director shall approve or disapprove any such | 36773 |
| proposed rule within ninety days after receiving a copy of the | 36774 |
| proposed rule from the board of health. | 36775 |
| (3) In reviewing a proposed rule, the director shall approve | 36776 |
| the rule if all of the following apply: | 36777 |
| (a) The proposed rule is not in conflict with this chapter or | 36778 |
| rules adopted under it. | 36779 |
| (b) The proposed rule is authorized by division (B) of this | 36780 |
| section. | 36781 |
| (c) The proposed rule is no less stringent than rules adopted | 36782 |
|
by the | 36783 |
| (d) Unless otherwise authorized by this chapter or rules | 36784 |
| adopted under it, the proposed rule does not require design | 36785 |
| changes to a sewage treatment system, or component thereof, that | 36786 |
| differ from a design authorized in rules adopted under division | 36787 |
| (A) of this section, including rules adopted under division (A)(1) | 36788 |
| or (A)(3)(a)(iii) or (iv) of this section, or approved by the | 36789 |
| director under section 3718.04 of the Revised Code. | 36790 |
| (e) The proposed rule does not require operation or | 36791 |
| maintenance procedures for a sewage treatment system that conflict | 36792 |
| with operation or maintenance procedures authorized in rules | 36793 |
| adopted under division (A) of this section, including rules | 36794 |
| adopted under division (A)(1) or (A)(3)(a)(iii) or (iv) of this | 36795 |
| section, or approved by the director under section 3718.04 of the | 36796 |
| Revised Code. | 36797 |
| (4) If a board of health fails to submit a proposed rule to | 36798 |
| the director or fails to demonstrate that the board has considered | 36799 |
| the economic impact of the proposed rule, the rule shall have no | 36800 |
| force or effect and is not enforceable. | 36801 |
| Sec. 3718.021. (A) A board of health may regulate the siting, | 36802 |
| design, installation, operation, monitoring, maintenance, and | 36803 |
| abandonment of small flow on-site sewage treatment systems in | 36804 |
|
accordance with rules adopted by the | 36805 |
| 36806 | |
| Code. If a board of health chooses to regulate small flow on-site | 36807 |
| sewage treatment systems, the board first shall send written | 36808 |
| notification to the director of health and the director of | 36809 |
| environmental protection. | 36810 |
| (B) If a board of health chooses to regulate small flow | 36811 |
| on-site sewage treatment systems under division (A) of this | 36812 |
| section and later determines that it no longer wants to regulate | 36813 |
| those systems, the board shall notify the director of health and | 36814 |
| the director of environmental protection. Upon the receipt of the | 36815 |
| notification by the director of environmental protection, the | 36816 |
| board of health shall cease regulating small flow on-site sewage | 36817 |
| treatment systems, and the environmental protection agency shall | 36818 |
| regulate those systems. | 36819 |
| (C) If after a survey conducted under section 3718.07 of the | 36820 |
| Revised Code the director of health finds that a board of health | 36821 |
| that has chosen to regulate small flow on-site sewage treatment | 36822 |
| systems is not complying with the rules adopted under division | 36823 |
| (A)(13) of section 3718.02 of the Revised Code, the director shall | 36824 |
| notify the director of environmental protection and the board of | 36825 |
| health. Upon receipt of the notification, the board shall cease | 36826 |
| regulating small flow on-site sewage treatment systems, and the | 36827 |
| environmental protection agency shall regulate those systems. | 36828 |
| Sec. 3718.022. Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter | 36829 |
| to the contrary, in adopting rules under division (A) of section | 36830 |
|
3718.02 of the Revised Code, the | 36831 |
| shall consider the economic impact of the rules on property | 36832 |
| owners, the state of available technology, and the nature and | 36833 |
|
economics of the available | 36834 |
| Sec. 3718.05. The director of health shall do all of the | 36835 |
| following: | 36836 |
| (A) Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules | 36837 |
| 36838 |
| (B) Examine records of boards of health, in accordance with | 36839 |
|
rules adopted by the | 36840 |
| necessary to ascertain compliance with this chapter and rules | 36841 |
| adopted under it; | 36842 |
| (C) Review and approve or disapprove rules proposed by boards | 36843 |
| of health under division (B) of section 3718.02 of the Revised | 36844 |
| Code. The director shall not disapprove a proposed rule unless the | 36845 |
| director determines that the proposed rule conflicts with this | 36846 |
| chapter or rules adopted under division (A) of section 3718.02 of | 36847 |
|
the Revised Code
| 36848 |
| public health or environmental protection. If the director | 36849 |
| disapproves a proposed rule, the director shall provide a written | 36850 |
| explanation of the director's disapproval to the board of health | 36851 |
| that proposed the rule. | 36852 |
| (D) Survey boards of health as required by section 3718.07 of | 36853 |
| the Revised Code; | 36854 |
| (E) Develop with the sewage treatment system technical | 36855 |
| advisory committee standards, guidelines, and protocols for use by | 36856 |
| the director in approving or disapproving a sewage treatment | 36857 |
| system under section 3718.04 of the Revised Code and an | 36858 |
| application form for use by applicants for that approval, | 36859 |
| including identification of the information that must be included | 36860 |
| with the form; | 36861 |
| (F) Provide instructions on the operation and maintenance of | 36862 |
| a sewage treatment system. The director shall provide the | 36863 |
| operation and maintenance instructions on the department of | 36864 |
| health's web site. In addition, the director shall provide a copy | 36865 |
| of the operation and maintenance instructions when the director | 36866 |
| receives a written request for the instructions. | 36867 |
| (G) Develop educational programs, in conjunction with boards | 36868 |
| of health, to educate owners of sewage treatment systems regarding | 36869 |
| the proper operation and maintenance of those systems. | 36870 |
| Sec. 3718.06. (A) | 36871 |
| in accordance with section 3709.09 of the Revised Code for the | 36872 |
| purpose of carrying out its duties under this chapter and rules | 36873 |
| adopted under it, including fees for installation permits, | 36874 |
| operation permits, and alteration permits issued by the board. All | 36875 |
| fees so established and collected by the board shall be deposited | 36876 |
| in a special fund of the district to be used exclusively by the | 36877 |
| board in carrying out those duties. | 36878 |
| | 36879 |
|
the
| 36880 |
| to be collected from applicants for installation permits and | 36881 |
| alteration permits issued under rules adopted under this chapter. | 36882 |
| The director of health shall use not more than seventy-five per | 36883 |
| cent of the proceeds from that fee for administering and enforcing | 36884 |
|
this chapter and the rules adopted under it by the | 36885 |
| director. The director shall use not less than twenty-five per | 36886 |
| cent of the proceeds from that fee to establish a program in | 36887 |
| cooperation with boards of health to fund installation and | 36888 |
| evaluation of sewage treatment system new technology pilot | 36889 |
| projects through grants or other agreements. In the selection of | 36890 |
| pilot projects, the director shall consult with the sewage | 36891 |
| treatment system technical advisory committee. A board of health | 36892 |
| shall collect and transmit the fee to the director pursuant to | 36893 |
| section 3709.092 of the Revised Code. | 36894 |
| | 36895 |
| 36896 | |
| 36897 | |
| 36898 | |
| 36899 | |
| 36900 | |
| 36901 | |
| 36902 | |
| 36903 | |
| 36904 | |
| 36905 | |
| 36906 | |
| 36907 |
| Sec. 3718.07. The director of health shall survey each city | 36909 |
| and general health district at least once every three years to | 36910 |
| determine whether there is substantial compliance with the | 36911 |
| requirements of this chapter pertaining to health districts and | 36912 |
|
the applicable rules adopted by the | 36913 |
| under this chapter. Upon determining that there is substantial | 36914 |
| compliance, the director shall place the district on an approved | 36915 |
| list. The director may resurvey an approved district if it is | 36916 |
| determined by the director to be necessary and may remove from the | 36917 |
| list a district that is found not to be substantially complying | 36918 |
| with the requirements of this chapter pertaining to health | 36919 |
| districts and the applicable rules. | 36920 |
| If the director determines that a district is not eligible to | 36921 |
| be placed on the approved list or to continue on the list after a | 36922 |
| resurvey, the director shall certify that determination to the | 36923 |
| board of health, and the director shall carry out the duties of | 36924 |
| the unapproved health district under this chapter and the | 36925 |
| applicable rules adopted under it within the district or shall | 36926 |
| contract with an approved health district to conduct those duties | 36927 |
| until the unapproved district is placed on or returned to the | 36928 |
| approved list. The director or the contracting district shall have | 36929 |
| within the unapproved district the authority to exercise powers | 36930 |
| and perform duties granted to or imposed on the board under this | 36931 |
| chapter and the applicable rules adopted under it. | 36932 |
| Until the unapproved district is placed on or returned to the | 36933 |
| approved list, the director or the contracting district shall | 36934 |
| collect all fees payable to the board of health under this chapter | 36935 |
| and all such fees previously paid to the unapproved district that | 36936 |
| have not been expended or encumbered. The director shall deposit | 36937 |
| those fees in the state treasury to the credit of a special fund, | 36938 |
| which is hereby created, to be used by the director for the | 36939 |
| purpose of carrying out the duties of the unapproved health | 36940 |
| district under this chapter and the applicable rules adopted under | 36941 |
| it. A contracting district shall deposit those fees to the credit | 36942 |
| of its fund created under section 3718.06 of the Revised Code to | 36943 |
| be used by the district for the purpose of carrying out the duties | 36944 |
| of the unapproved district under this chapter and the applicable | 36945 |
| rules adopted under it. The director or contracting district shall | 36946 |
| repay to the unapproved district any balance remaining in the | 36947 |
| applicable fund from all sources when the unapproved district is | 36948 |
| placed on or returned to the approved list by the director. | 36949 |
| If a health district is removed from the approved list under | 36950 |
| this section and the board of health of the district is regulating | 36951 |
| small flow on-site sewage treatment systems in the district under | 36952 |
| section 3718.021 of the Revised Code, the director of | 36953 |
| environmental protection shall regulate those systems in that | 36954 |
| district in accordance with division (C) of that section. | 36955 |
| Sec. 3718.09. (A) A board of health may issue, modify, | 36956 |
| suspend, or revoke enforcement orders to a registration or permit | 36957 |
| holder or other person directing the holder or person to abate a | 36958 |
| violation of this chapter, any rule adopted or order issued under | 36959 |
| it, or a condition of a registration or permit issued under it | 36960 |
| within a specified, reasonable time. If an order issued under this | 36961 |
| division is neglected or disregarded, the applicable board of | 36962 |
| health may proceed in accordance with section 3707.02 of the | 36963 |
| Revised Code. | 36964 |
| (B) The health commissioner or the commissioner's designated | 36965 |
| representative, without prior notice or hearing and in accordance | 36966 |
|
with | 36967 |
| 36968 | |
| necessary to meet a public health emergency or to prevent or abate | 36969 |
| an imminent and substantial threat to surface water or ground | 36970 |
| water regarding domestic septage management or regarding a sewage | 36971 |
| treatment system that is being operated in a manner that does not | 36972 |
| comply with this chapter or rules adopted under it. A person to | 36973 |
| whom such an emergency order is issued immediately shall comply | 36974 |
| with the order. A person so ordered may apply to the issuer of the | 36975 |
| order for a hearing, which shall be held as soon as possible, but | 36976 |
| not later than twenty days after the issuer's receipt of the | 36977 |
| application for a hearing. | 36978 |
| Sec. 3719.06. (A)(1) A licensed health professional | 36979 |
| authorized to prescribe drugs, if acting in the course of | 36980 |
| professional practice, in accordance with the laws regulating the | 36981 |
| professional's practice, and in accordance with rules adopted by | 36982 |
| the state board of pharmacy, may, except as provided in division | 36983 |
| (A)(2) or (3) of this section, do the following: | 36984 |
| (a) Prescribe schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled | 36985 |
| substances; | 36986 |
| (b) Administer or personally furnish to patients schedule II, | 36987 |
| III, IV, and V controlled substances; | 36988 |
| (c) Cause schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances | 36989 |
| to be administered under the prescriber's direction and | 36990 |
| supervision. | 36991 |
| (2) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe | 36992 |
| drugs who is a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, | 36993 |
| or certified nurse practitioner is subject to both of the | 36994 |
| following: | 36995 |
| (a) A schedule II controlled substance may be prescribed only | 36996 |
| in accordance with division (C) of section 4723.481 of the Revised | 36997 |
| Code. | 36998 |
| (b) No schedule II controlled substance shall be personally | 36999 |
| furnished to any patient. | 37000 |
| (3) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe | 37001 |
|
drugs who is a physician assistant | 37002 |
| 37003 | |
| following: | 37004 |
| (a) A controlled substance | 37005 |
| personally furnished only if it is included in the | 37006 |
| physician-delegated prescriptive authority granted to the | 37007 |
| physician assistant in accordance with Chapter 4730. of the | 37008 |
| Revised Code. | 37009 |
| (b) A schedule II controlled substance may be prescribed only | 37010 |
| in accordance with division (B)(4) of section 4730.41 and section | 37011 |
| 4730.411 of the Revised Code. | 37012 |
| (c) No schedule II controlled substance shall be personally | 37013 |
| furnished to any patient. | 37014 |
| (B) No licensed health professional authorized to prescribe | 37015 |
| drugs shall prescribe, administer, or personally furnish a | 37016 |
| schedule III anabolic steroid for the purpose of human muscle | 37017 |
| building or enhancing human athletic performance and no pharmacist | 37018 |
| shall dispense a schedule III anabolic steroid for either purpose, | 37019 |
| unless it has been approved for that purpose under the "Federal | 37020 |
| Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," 52 Stat. 1040 (1938), 21 U.S.C.A. | 37021 |
| 301, as amended. | 37022 |
| (C) Each written prescription shall be properly executed, | 37023 |
| dated, and signed by the prescriber on the day when issued and | 37024 |
| shall bear the full name and address of the person for whom, or | 37025 |
| the owner of the animal for which, the controlled substance is | 37026 |
| prescribed and the full name, address, and registry number under | 37027 |
| the federal drug abuse control laws of the prescriber. If the | 37028 |
| prescription is for an animal, it shall state the species of the | 37029 |
| animal for which the controlled substance is prescribed. | 37030 |
| Sec. 3721.01. (A) As used in sections 3721.01 to 3721.09 and | 37031 |
| 3721.99 of the Revised Code: | 37032 |
| (1)(a) "Home" means an institution, residence, or facility | 37033 |
| that provides, for a period of more than twenty-four hours, | 37034 |
| whether for a consideration or not, accommodations to three or | 37035 |
| more unrelated individuals who are dependent upon the services of | 37036 |
| others, including a nursing home, residential care facility, home | 37037 |
| for the aging, and a veterans' home operated under Chapter 5907. | 37038 |
| of the Revised Code. | 37039 |
| (b) "Home" also means both of the following: | 37040 |
| (i) Any facility that a person, as defined in section 3702.51 | 37041 |
| of the Revised Code, proposes for certification as a skilled | 37042 |
| nursing facility or nursing facility under Title XVIII or XIX of | 37043 |
| the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C.A. 301, | 37044 |
| as amended, and for which a certificate of need, other than a | 37045 |
| certificate to recategorize hospital beds as described in section | 37046 |
| 37047 | |
| version of section 3702.51 of the Revised Code in effect | 37048 |
| immediately prior to April 20, 1995, has been granted to the | 37049 |
| person under sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code after | 37050 |
| August 5, 1989; | 37051 |
| (ii) A county home or district home that is or has been | 37052 |
| licensed as a residential care facility. | 37053 |
| (c) "Home" does not mean any of the following: | 37054 |
| (i) Except as provided in division (A)(1)(b) of this section, | 37055 |
| a public hospital or hospital as defined in section 3701.01 or | 37056 |
| 5122.01 of the Revised Code; | 37057 |
| (ii) A residential facility | 37058 |
|
defined | 37059 |
| (iii) A residential facility as defined in section 5123.19 of | 37060 |
| the Revised Code; | 37061 |
| (iv) | 37062 |
| 37063 |
| | 37064 |
| section 3793.01 of the Revised Code; | 37065 |
| | 37066 |
| under section 3793.11 of the Revised Code; | 37067 |
| | 37068 |
| the department of developmental disabilities under section 5123.18 | 37069 |
|
of the Revised Code | 37070 |
| 37071 |
| | 37072 |
| licensed under section 3712.04 of the Revised Code that is used | 37073 |
| exclusively for care of hospice patients; | 37074 |
| | 37075 |
| operated by a religious order, provides care exclusively to | 37076 |
| members of religious orders who take vows of celibacy and live by | 37077 |
| virtue of their vows within the orders as if related, and does not | 37078 |
| participate in the medicare program established under Title XVIII | 37079 |
| of the "Social Security Act" or the medical assistance program | 37080 |
| established under Chapter 5111. of the Revised Code and Title XIX | 37081 |
| of the "Social Security Act," if on January 1, 1994, the facility, | 37082 |
| infirmary, or entity was providing care exclusively to members of | 37083 |
| the religious order; | 37084 |
| | 37085 |
| licensed as a residential care facility. | 37086 |
| (2) "Unrelated individual" means one who is not related to | 37087 |
| the owner or operator of a home or to the spouse of the owner or | 37088 |
| operator as a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, | 37089 |
| sister, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle, or as the child of an aunt or | 37090 |
| uncle. | 37091 |
| (3) "Mental impairment" does not mean mental illness as | 37092 |
| defined in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code or mental | 37093 |
| retardation as defined in section 5123.01 of the Revised Code. | 37094 |
| (4) "Skilled nursing care" means procedures that require | 37095 |
| technical skills and knowledge beyond those the untrained person | 37096 |
| possesses and that are commonly employed in providing for the | 37097 |
| physical, mental, and emotional needs of the ill or otherwise | 37098 |
| incapacitated. "Skilled nursing care" includes, but is not limited | 37099 |
| to, the following: | 37100 |
| (a) Irrigations, catheterizations, application of dressings, | 37101 |
| and supervision of special diets; | 37102 |
| (b) Objective observation of changes in the patient's | 37103 |
| condition as a means of analyzing and determining the nursing care | 37104 |
| required and the need for further medical diagnosis and treatment; | 37105 |
| (c) Special procedures contributing to rehabilitation; | 37106 |
| (d) Administration of medication by any method ordered by a | 37107 |
| physician, such as hypodermically, rectally, or orally, including | 37108 |
| observation of the patient after receipt of the medication; | 37109 |
| (e) Carrying out other treatments prescribed by the physician | 37110 |
| that involve a similar level of complexity and skill in | 37111 |
| administration. | 37112 |
| (5)(a) "Personal care services" means services including, but | 37113 |
| not limited to, the following: | 37114 |
| (i) Assisting residents with activities of daily living; | 37115 |
| (ii) Assisting residents with self-administration of | 37116 |
| medication, in accordance with rules adopted under section 3721.04 | 37117 |
| of the Revised Code; | 37118 |
| (iii) Preparing special diets, other than complex therapeutic | 37119 |
| diets, for residents pursuant to the instructions of a physician | 37120 |
| or a licensed dietitian, in accordance with rules adopted under | 37121 |
| section 3721.04 of the Revised Code. | 37122 |
| (b) "Personal care services" does not include "skilled | 37123 |
| nursing care" as defined in division (A)(4) of this section. A | 37124 |
| facility need not provide more than one of the services listed in | 37125 |
| division (A)(5)(a) of this section to be considered to be | 37126 |
| providing personal care services. | 37127 |
| (6) "Nursing home" means a home used for the reception and | 37128 |
| care of individuals who by reason of illness or physical or mental | 37129 |
| impairment require skilled nursing care and of individuals who | 37130 |
| require personal care services but not skilled nursing care. A | 37131 |
| nursing home is licensed to provide personal care services and | 37132 |
| skilled nursing care. | 37133 |
| (7) "Residential care facility" means a home that provides | 37134 |
| either of the following: | 37135 |
| (a) Accommodations for seventeen or more unrelated | 37136 |
| individuals and supervision and personal care services for three | 37137 |
| or more of those individuals who are dependent on the services of | 37138 |
| others by reason of age or physical or mental impairment; | 37139 |
| (b) Accommodations for three or more unrelated individuals, | 37140 |
| supervision and personal care services for at least three of those | 37141 |
| individuals who are dependent on the services of others by reason | 37142 |
| of age or physical or mental impairment, and, to at least one of | 37143 |
| those individuals, any of the skilled nursing care authorized by | 37144 |
| section 3721.011 of the Revised Code. | 37145 |
| (8) "Home for the aging" means a home that provides services | 37146 |
| as a residential care facility and a nursing home, except that the | 37147 |
| home provides its services only to individuals who are dependent | 37148 |
| on the services of others by reason of both age and physical or | 37149 |
| mental impairment. | 37150 |
| The part or unit of a home for the aging that provides | 37151 |
| services only as a residential care facility is licensed as a | 37152 |
| residential care facility. The part or unit that may provide | 37153 |
| skilled nursing care beyond the extent authorized by section | 37154 |
| 3721.011 of the Revised Code is licensed as a nursing home. | 37155 |
| (9) "County home" and "district home" mean a county home or | 37156 |
| district home operated under Chapter 5155. of the Revised Code. | 37157 |
| (B) The | 37158 |
| classify homes. For the purposes of this chapter, any residence, | 37159 |
| institution, hotel, congregate housing project, or similar | 37160 |
| facility that meets the definition of a home under this section is | 37161 |
| such a home regardless of how the facility holds itself out to the | 37162 |
| public. | 37163 |
| (C) For purposes of this chapter, personal care services or | 37164 |
| skilled nursing care shall be considered to be provided by a | 37165 |
| facility if they are provided by a person employed by or | 37166 |
| associated with the facility or by another person pursuant to an | 37167 |
| agreement to which neither the resident who receives the services | 37168 |
| nor the resident's sponsor is a party. | 37169 |
| (D) Nothing in division (A)(4) of this section shall be | 37170 |
| construed to permit skilled nursing care to be imposed on an | 37171 |
| individual who does not require skilled nursing care. | 37172 |
| Nothing in division (A)(5) of this section shall be construed | 37173 |
| to permit personal care services to be imposed on an individual | 37174 |
| who is capable of performing the activity in question without | 37175 |
| assistance. | 37176 |
| (E) Division (A)(1)(c) | 37177 |
| prohibit a facility, infirmary, or other entity described in that | 37178 |
| division from seeking licensure under sections 3721.01 to 3721.09 | 37179 |
| of the Revised Code or certification under Title XVIII or XIX of | 37180 |
| the "Social Security Act." However, such a facility, infirmary, or | 37181 |
| entity that applies for licensure or certification must meet the | 37182 |
| requirements of those sections or titles and the rules adopted | 37183 |
| under them and obtain a certificate of need from the director of | 37184 |
| health under section 3702.52 of the Revised Code. | 37185 |
| (F) Nothing in this chapter, or rules adopted pursuant to it, | 37186 |
| shall be construed as authorizing the supervision, regulation, or | 37187 |
| control of the spiritual care or treatment of residents or | 37188 |
| patients in any home who rely upon treatment by prayer or | 37189 |
| spiritual means in accordance with the creed or tenets of any | 37190 |
| recognized church or religious denomination. | 37191 |
| Sec. 3721.011. (A) In addition to providing accommodations, | 37192 |
| supervision, and personal care services to its residents, a | 37193 |
| residential care facility may do the following: | 37194 |
| (1) Provide the following skilled nursing care to its | 37195 |
| residents: | 37196 |
| (a) Supervision of special diets; | 37197 |
| (b) Application of dressings, in accordance with rules | 37198 |
| adopted under section 3721.04 of the Revised Code; | 37199 |
| (c) Subject to division (B)(1) of this section, | 37200 |
| administration of medication. | 37201 |
| (2) Subject to division (C) of this section, provide other | 37202 |
| skilled nursing care on a part-time, intermittent basis for not | 37203 |
| more than a total of one hundred twenty days in a twelve-month | 37204 |
| period; | 37205 |
| (3) Provide skilled nursing care for more than one hundred | 37206 |
| twenty days in a twelve-month period to a resident when the | 37207 |
| requirements of division (D) of this section are met. | 37208 |
| A residential care facility may not admit or retain an | 37209 |
| individual requiring skilled nursing care that is not authorized | 37210 |
| by this section. A residential care facility may not provide | 37211 |
| skilled nursing care beyond the limits established by this | 37212 |
| section. | 37213 |
| (B)(1) A residential care facility may admit or retain an | 37214 |
| individual requiring medication, including biologicals, only if | 37215 |
| the individual's personal physician has determined in writing that | 37216 |
| the individual is capable of self-administering the medication or | 37217 |
| the facility provides for the medication to be administered to the | 37218 |
| individual by a home health agency certified under Title XVIII of | 37219 |
| the "Social Security Act," 79 Stat. 620 (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1395, as | 37220 |
| amended; a hospice care program licensed under Chapter 3712. of | 37221 |
| the Revised Code; or a member of the staff of the residential care | 37222 |
| facility who is qualified to perform medication administration. | 37223 |
| Medication may be administered in a residential care facility only | 37224 |
| by the following persons authorized by law to administer | 37225 |
| medication: | 37226 |
| (a) A registered nurse licensed under Chapter 4723. of the | 37227 |
| Revised Code; | 37228 |
| (b) A licensed practical nurse licensed under Chapter 4723. | 37229 |
| of the Revised Code who holds proof of successful completion of a | 37230 |
| course in medication administration approved by the board of | 37231 |
| nursing and who administers the medication only at the direction | 37232 |
| of a registered nurse or a physician authorized under Chapter | 37233 |
| 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or | 37234 |
| osteopathic medicine and surgery; | 37235 |
| (c) A medication aide certified under Chapter 4723. of the | 37236 |
| Revised Code; | 37237 |
| (d) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised | 37238 |
| Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and | 37239 |
| surgery. | 37240 |
| (2) In assisting a resident with self-administration of | 37241 |
| medication, any member of the staff of a residential care facility | 37242 |
| may do the following: | 37243 |
| (a) Remind a resident when to take medication and watch to | 37244 |
| ensure that the resident follows the directions on the container; | 37245 |
| (b) Assist a resident by taking the medication from the | 37246 |
| locked area where it is stored, in accordance with rules adopted | 37247 |
| pursuant to section 3721.04 of the Revised Code, and handing it to | 37248 |
| the resident. If the resident is physically unable to open the | 37249 |
| container, a staff member may open the container for the resident. | 37250 |
| (c) Assist a physically impaired but mentally alert resident, | 37251 |
| such as a resident with arthritis, cerebral palsy, or Parkinson's | 37252 |
| disease, in removing oral or topical medication from containers | 37253 |
| and in consuming or applying the medication, upon request by or | 37254 |
| with the consent of the resident. If a resident is physically | 37255 |
| unable to place a dose of medicine to the resident's mouth without | 37256 |
| spilling it, a staff member may place the dose in a container and | 37257 |
| place the container to the mouth of the resident. | 37258 |
| (C) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, a | 37259 |
| residential care facility may admit or retain individuals who | 37260 |
| require skilled nursing care beyond the supervision of special | 37261 |
| diets, application of dressings, or administration of medication, | 37262 |
| only if the care will be provided on a part-time, intermittent | 37263 |
| basis for not more than a total of one hundred twenty days in any | 37264 |
| twelve-month period. In accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 37265 |
|
Revised Code, the | 37266 |
| rules specifying what constitutes the need for skilled nursing | 37267 |
|
care on a part-time, intermittent basis. The | 37268 |
| shall adopt rules that are consistent with rules pertaining to | 37269 |
| home health care adopted by the director of job and family | 37270 |
| services for the medicaid program established under Chapter 5111. | 37271 |
| of the Revised Code. Skilled nursing care provided pursuant to | 37272 |
| this division may be provided by a home health agency certified | 37273 |
| under Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," a hospice care | 37274 |
| program licensed under Chapter 3712. of the Revised Code, or a | 37275 |
| member of the staff of a residential care facility who is | 37276 |
| qualified to perform skilled nursing care. | 37277 |
| A residential care facility that provides skilled nursing | 37278 |
| care pursuant to this division shall do both of the following: | 37279 |
| (1) Evaluate each resident receiving the skilled nursing care | 37280 |
| at least once every seven days to determine whether the resident | 37281 |
| should be transferred to a nursing home; | 37282 |
| (2) Meet the skilled nursing care needs of each resident | 37283 |
| receiving the care. | 37284 |
| (D)(1) A residential care facility may admit or retain an | 37285 |
| individual who requires skilled nursing care for more than one | 37286 |
| hundred twenty days in any twelve-month period only if the | 37287 |
| facility has entered into a written agreement with each of the | 37288 |
| following: | 37289 |
| (a) The individual or individual's sponsor; | 37290 |
| (b) The individual's personal physician; | 37291 |
| (c) Unless the individual's personal physician oversees the | 37292 |
| skilled nursing care, the provider of the skilled nursing care; | 37293 |
| (d) If the individual is a hospice patient as defined in | 37294 |
| section 3712.01 of the Revised Code, a hospice care program | 37295 |
| licensed under Chapter 3712. of the Revised Code. | 37296 |
| (2) The agreement required by division (D)(1) of this section | 37297 |
| shall include all of the following provisions: | 37298 |
| (a) That the individual will be provided skilled nursing care | 37299 |
| in the facility only if a determination has been made that the | 37300 |
| individual's needs can be met at the facility; | 37301 |
| (b) That the individual will be retained in the facility only | 37302 |
| if periodic redeterminations are made that the individual's needs | 37303 |
| are being met at the facility; | 37304 |
| (c) That the redeterminations will be made according to a | 37305 |
| schedule specified in the agreement; | 37306 |
| (d) If the individual is a hospice patient, that the | 37307 |
| individual has been given an opportunity to choose the hospice | 37308 |
| care program that best meets the individual's needs; | 37309 |
| (e) Unless the individual is a hospice patient, that the | 37310 |
| individual's personal physician has determined that the skilled | 37311 |
| nursing care the individual needs is routine. | 37312 |
| (E) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a | 37313 |
| residential care facility in which residents receive skilled | 37314 |
| nursing care pursuant to this section is not a nursing home. | 37315 |
| Sec. 3721.02. (A) As used in this section, "residential | 37316 |
| facility" means a residential facility licensed under section | 37317 |
| 5119.22 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, | 37318 |
| supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen | 37319 |
| unrelated adults. | 37320 |
| (B) The director of health shall license homes and establish | 37321 |
| procedures to be followed in inspecting and licensing homes. The | 37322 |
| director may inspect a home at any time. Each home shall be | 37323 |
| inspected by the director at least once prior to the issuance of a | 37324 |
| license and at least once every fifteen months thereafter. The | 37325 |
| state fire marshal or a township, municipal, or other legally | 37326 |
| constituted fire department approved by the marshal shall also | 37327 |
| inspect a home prior to issuance of a license, at least once every | 37328 |
| fifteen months thereafter, and at any other time requested by the | 37329 |
| director. A home does not have to be inspected prior to issuance | 37330 |
| of a license by the director, state fire marshal, or a fire | 37331 |
| department if ownership of the home is assigned or transferred to | 37332 |
| a different person and the home was licensed under this chapter | 37333 |
| immediately prior to the assignment or transfer. The director may | 37334 |
| enter at any time, for the purposes of investigation, any | 37335 |
| institution, residence, facility, or other structure that has been | 37336 |
| reported to the director or that the director has reasonable cause | 37337 |
| to believe is operating as a nursing home, residential care | 37338 |
| facility, or home for the aging without a valid license required | 37339 |
| by section 3721.05 of the Revised Code or, in the case of a county | 37340 |
| home or district home, is operating despite the revocation of its | 37341 |
| residential care facility license. The director may delegate the | 37342 |
| director's authority and duties under this chapter to any | 37343 |
| division, bureau, agency, or official of the department of health. | 37344 |
| | 37345 |
|
home pursuant to this chapter and as | 37346 |
|
facility pursuant to
| 37347 |
| Code if the director determines that the part or unit to be | 37348 |
| licensed as a nursing home can be maintained separate and discrete | 37349 |
|
from the part or unit to be licensed as | 37350 |
| residential facility. | 37351 |
| | 37352 |
| the purpose of licensing, the director shall consider all the | 37353 |
| individuals for whom the home provides accommodations as one group | 37354 |
| unless one of the following is the case: | 37355 |
| (1) The home is a home for the aging, in which case all the | 37356 |
| individuals in the part or unit licensed as a nursing home shall | 37357 |
| be considered as one group, and all the individuals in the part or | 37358 |
| unit licensed as a rest home shall be considered as another group. | 37359 |
| (2) The home is both a nursing home and | 37360 |
| residential facility. In that case, all the individuals in the | 37361 |
| part or unit licensed as a nursing home shall be considered as one | 37362 |
| group, and all the individuals in the part or unit licensed as an | 37363 |
| adult care facility shall be considered as another group. | 37364 |
| (3) The home maintains, in addition to a nursing home or | 37365 |
| residential care facility, a separate and discrete part or unit | 37366 |
| that provides accommodations to individuals who do not require or | 37367 |
| receive skilled nursing care and do not receive personal care | 37368 |
| services from the home, in which case the individuals in the | 37369 |
| separate and discrete part or unit shall not be considered in | 37370 |
| determining the number of residents in the home if the separate | 37371 |
| and discrete part or unit is in compliance with the Ohio basic | 37372 |
| building code established by the board of building standards under | 37373 |
| Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code and the home permits | 37374 |
| the director, on request, to inspect the separate and discrete | 37375 |
| part or unit and speak with the individuals residing there, if | 37376 |
| they consent, to determine whether the separate and discrete part | 37377 |
| or unit meets the requirements of this division. | 37378 |
| | 37379 |
| application fee and annual renewal licensing and inspection fee | 37380 |
| for each fifty persons or part thereof of a home's licensed | 37381 |
| capacity: | 37382 |
| (a) For state fiscal year 2010, two hundred twenty dollars; | 37383 |
| (b) For state fiscal year 2011, two hundred seventy dollars; | 37384 |
| (c) For each state fiscal year thereafter, three hundred | 37385 |
| twenty dollars. | 37386 |
| (2) All fees collected by the director for the issuance or | 37387 |
| renewal of licenses shall be deposited into the state treasury to | 37388 |
| the credit of the general operations fund created in section | 37389 |
| 3701.83 of the Revised Code for use only in administering and | 37390 |
| enforcing this chapter and rules adopted under it. | 37391 |
| | 37392 |
| results of an inspection or investigation of a home that is | 37393 |
| conducted under this section, including any statement of | 37394 |
| deficiencies and all findings and deficiencies cited in the | 37395 |
| statement on the basis of the inspection or investigation, shall | 37396 |
| be used solely to determine the home's compliance with this | 37397 |
| chapter or another chapter of the Revised Code in any action or | 37398 |
| proceeding other than an action commenced under division (I) of | 37399 |
| section 3721.17 of the Revised Code. Those results of an | 37400 |
| inspection or investigation, that statement of deficiencies, and | 37401 |
| the findings and deficiencies cited in that statement shall not be | 37402 |
| used in any court or in any action or proceeding that is pending | 37403 |
| in any court and are not admissible in evidence in any action or | 37404 |
| proceeding unless that action or proceeding is an appeal of an | 37405 |
| action by the department of health under this chapter or is an | 37406 |
| action by any department or agency of the state to enforce this | 37407 |
| chapter or another chapter of the Revised Code. | 37408 |
| (2) Nothing in division (E)(1) of this section prohibits the | 37409 |
| results of an inspection or investigation conducted under this | 37410 |
| section from being used in a criminal investigation or | 37411 |
| prosecution. | 37412 |
| Sec. 3721.03. (A) As used in this section, "person" has the | 37413 |
| same meaning as in section 1.59 of the Revised Code. | 37414 |
| (B) The director of health shall enforce the provisions of | 37415 |
| sections 3721.01 to 3721.13 and 3721.99 of the Revised Code and | 37416 |
| may issue orders to secure compliance with the provisions of these | 37417 |
| sections and the rules adopted under them. The director may hold | 37418 |
| hearings, issue subpoenas, compel testimony, and make | 37419 |
| adjudications. | 37420 |
| The director may issue an order revoking a license in the | 37421 |
| event the director finds, upon hearing or opportunity afforded | 37422 |
| pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that any of the | 37423 |
| following apply to a person, county home, or district home | 37424 |
| licensed under section 3721.07 of the Revised Code: | 37425 |
| (1) Has violated any of the provisions of Chapter 3721. of | 37426 |
|
the Revised Code or rules adopted by the | 37427 |
| director under it; | 37428 |
| (2) Has violated any order issued by the director; | 37429 |
| (3) Is not, or any of its principals are not suitable, | 37430 |
| morally or financially to operate such an institution; | 37431 |
| (4) Is not furnishing humane, kind, and adequate treatment | 37432 |
| and care; | 37433 |
| (5) Has had a long-standing pattern of violations of this | 37434 |
| chapter or the rules adopted under it that has caused physical, | 37435 |
| emotional, mental, or psychosocial harm to one or more residents. | 37436 |
| Upon the issuance of any order of revocation, the person | 37437 |
| whose license is revoked, or the county home or district home that | 37438 |
| has its license revoked, may appeal in accordance with Chapter | 37439 |
| 119. of the Revised Code. | 37440 |
| (C) Once the director notifies a person, county home, or | 37441 |
| district home licensed to operate a home that the license may be | 37442 |
| revoked or issues any order under this section, the person, county | 37443 |
| home, or district home shall not assign or transfer to another | 37444 |
| person or entity the right to operate the home. This prohibition | 37445 |
| shall remain in effect until proceedings under Chapter 119. of the | 37446 |
| Revised Code concerning the order or license revocation have been | 37447 |
| concluded or the director notifies the person, county home, or | 37448 |
| district home that the prohibition has been lifted. | 37449 |
| If a license is revoked under this section, the former | 37450 |
| license holder shall not assign or transfer or consent to | 37451 |
| assignment or transfer of the right to operate the home. Any | 37452 |
| attempted assignment or transfer to another person or entity is | 37453 |
| void. | 37454 |
| On revocation of a license, the former licensee shall take | 37455 |
| all necessary steps to cease operation of the home. | 37456 |
| The director of health shall not accept a certificate of need | 37457 |
| application under section 3702.52 of the Revised Code regarding a | 37458 |
| home if the license to operate the home has been revoked under | 37459 |
| this section. | 37460 |
| Sec. 3721.032. The state fire marshal shall enforce all | 37461 |
| statutes and rules pertaining to fire safety in homes and shall | 37462 |
| adopt rules pertaining to fire safety in homes as the marshal | 37463 |
| determines necessary. The rules adopted by the marshal shall be in | 37464 |
| addition to those fire safety rules that the board of building | 37465 |
|
standards and the
| 37466 |
| to adopt. In the event of a dispute between the marshal and | 37467 |
| another officer having responsibilities under sections 3721.01 to | 37468 |
| 3721.09 of the Revised Code with respect to the interpretation or | 37469 |
| application of a specific fire safety statute or rule, the | 37470 |
| interpretation of the marshal shall prevail. | 37471 |
| Sec. 3721.04. (A) The | 37472 |
| shall adopt and publish rules governing the operation of homes, | 37473 |
| which shall have uniform application throughout the state, and | 37474 |
| shall prescribe standards for homes with respect to, but not | 37475 |
| limited to, the following matters: | 37476 |
| (1) The minimum space requirements for occupants and | 37477 |
| equipping of the buildings in which homes are housed so as to | 37478 |
| ensure healthful, safe, sanitary, and comfortable conditions for | 37479 |
| all residents, so long as they are not inconsistent with Chapters | 37480 |
| 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code or with any rules adopted by | 37481 |
| the board of building standards and by the state fire marshal; | 37482 |
| (2) The number and qualifications of personnel, including | 37483 |
| management and nursing staff, for each class of home, and the | 37484 |
| qualifications of nurse aides, as defined in section 3721.21 of | 37485 |
| the Revised Code, used by long-term care facilities, as defined in | 37486 |
| that section; | 37487 |
| (3) The medical, rehabilitative, and recreational services to | 37488 |
| be provided by each class of home; | 37489 |
| (4) Dietetic services, including but not limited to | 37490 |
| sanitation, nutritional adequacy, and palatability of food; | 37491 |
| (5) The personal and social services to be provided by each | 37492 |
| class of home; | 37493 |
| (6) The business and accounting practices to be followed and | 37494 |
| the type of patient and business records to be kept by such homes; | 37495 |
| (7) The operation of adult day-care programs provided by and | 37496 |
| on the same site as homes licensed under this chapter; | 37497 |
| (8) The standards and procedures to be followed by | 37498 |
| residential care facilities in admitting and retaining a resident | 37499 |
| who requires the application of dressings, including requirements | 37500 |
| for charting and evaluating on a weekly basis; | 37501 |
| (9) The requirements for conducting weekly evaluations of | 37502 |
| residents receiving skilled nursing care in residential care | 37503 |
| facilities. | 37504 |
| (B) The | 37505 |
| additional rules are necessary to carry out or enforce the | 37506 |
| provisions of sections 3721.01 to 3721.09 and 3721.99 of the | 37507 |
| Revised Code. | 37508 |
| (C) The following apply to the | 37509 |
| when adopting rules under division (A)(1) of this section | 37510 |
| regarding the equipping of the buildings in which homes are | 37511 |
| housed: | 37512 |
| (1) The rules shall not require that each resident sleeping | 37513 |
| room, or a percentage of the resident sleeping rooms, have a | 37514 |
| bathtub or shower that is directly accessible from or exclusively | 37515 |
| for the room. | 37516 |
| (2) The rules shall require that the privacy and dignity of | 37517 |
| residents be protected when the residents are transported to and | 37518 |
| from bathing facilities, prepare for bathing, and bathe. | 37519 |
| (D) The following apply to the | 37520 |
| when adopting rules under division (A)(2) of this section | 37521 |
| regarding the number and qualifications of personnel in homes: | 37522 |
| (1) When adopting rules applicable to residential care | 37523 |
|
facilities, the | 37524 |
| consideration the effect that the following may have on the number | 37525 |
| of personnel needed: | 37526 |
| (a) Provision of personal care services; | 37527 |
| (b) Provision of part-time, intermittent skilled nursing care | 37528 |
| pursuant to division (C) of section 3721.011 of the Revised Code; | 37529 |
| (c) Provision of skilled nursing care to residents pursuant | 37530 |
| to division (D) of section 3721.011 of the Revised Code. | 37531 |
| (2) When adopting rules applicable to nursing homes, the | 37532 |
| 37533 | |
| do both of the following: | 37534 |
| (a) Have sufficient direct care staff on each shift to meet | 37535 |
| the needs of the residents in an appropriate and timely manner; | 37536 |
| (b) Have the following individuals provide a minimum daily | 37537 |
| average of two and one-half hours of direct care per resident: | 37538 |
| (i) Registered nurses, including registered nurses who | 37539 |
| perform administrative and supervisory duties; | 37540 |
| (ii) Licensed practical nurses, including licensed practical | 37541 |
| nurses who perform administrative and supervisory duties; | 37542 |
| (iii) Nurse aides. | 37543 |
| (3) The rules prescribing qualifications of nurse aides used | 37544 |
| by long-term care facilities, as those terms are defined in | 37545 |
| section 3721.21 of the Revised Code, shall be no less stringent | 37546 |
| than the requirements, guidelines, and procedures established by | 37547 |
| the United States secretary of health and human services under | 37548 |
| 37549 | |
| 101 Stat. | 37550 |
| amended, and section 1919 of the "Social Security Act," 101 Stat. | 37551 |
| 1330-182 (1987), 42 U.S.C. 1396r, as amended. | 37552 |
| (E) The following apply to the director when adopting rules | 37553 |
| under division (A)(2) of this section regarding the number and | 37554 |
| qualifications of personnel in nursing homes or rules under | 37555 |
| division (A)(5) of this section regarding social services to be | 37556 |
| provided by nursing homes: | 37557 |
| (1) The rules shall not prescribe the number of individuals | 37558 |
| licensed as social workers under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code | 37559 |
| that a nursing home with one hundred twenty or fewer beds must | 37560 |
| employ. | 37561 |
| (2) The rules shall require each nursing home with more than | 37562 |
| one hundred twenty beds to employ on a full-time basis one | 37563 |
| individual licensed as a social worker under Chapter 4757. of the | 37564 |
| Revised Code. | 37565 |
| (3) The rules shall require each nursing home to offer its | 37566 |
| residents medically related social services that assist the | 37567 |
| residents in attaining or maintaining their highest practicable | 37568 |
| physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. | 37569 |
| Sec. 3721.07. Every person desiring to operate a home and | 37570 |
| the superintendent or administrator of each county home or | 37571 |
| district home for which a license as a residential care facility | 37572 |
| is sought shall apply for a license to the director of health. The | 37573 |
| director shall issue a license for the home, if after | 37574 |
| investigation of the applicant and, if required by section 3721.02 | 37575 |
| of the Revised Code, inspection of the home, the following | 37576 |
| requirements or conditions are satisfied or complied with: | 37577 |
| (A) The applicant has not been convicted of a felony or a | 37578 |
| crime involving moral turpitude; | 37579 |
| (B) The applicant is not violating any of the rules | 37580 |
| adopted by the | 37581 |
|
issued by the director | 37582 |
| (C) The applicant has not had a license to operate the home | 37583 |
| revoked pursuant to section 3721.03 of the Revised Code because of | 37584 |
| any act or omission that jeopardized a resident's health, welfare, | 37585 |
| or safety nor has the applicant had a long-standing pattern of | 37586 |
| violations of this chapter or rules adopted under it that caused | 37587 |
| physical, emotional, mental, or psychosocial harm to one or more | 37588 |
| residents. | 37589 |
| (D) The buildings in which the home is housed have been | 37590 |
| approved by the state fire marshal or a township, municipal, or | 37591 |
| other legally constituted fire department approved by the marshal. | 37592 |
| In the approval of a home such agencies shall apply standards | 37593 |
| prescribed by the board of building standards, and by the state | 37594 |
| fire marshal, and by section 3721.071 of the Revised Code. | 37595 |
| (E) The applicant, if it is an individual, or the principal | 37596 |
| participants, if it is an association or a corporation, is or are | 37597 |
| suitable financially and morally to operate a home; | 37598 |
| (F) The applicant is equipped to furnish humane, kind, and | 37599 |
| adequate treatment and care; | 37600 |
| (G) The home does not maintain or contain: | 37601 |
| (1) Facilities for the performance of major surgical | 37602 |
| procedures; | 37603 |
| (2) Facilities for providing therapeutic radiation; | 37604 |
| (3) An emergency ward; | 37605 |
| (4) A clinical laboratory unless it is under the supervision | 37606 |
| of a clinical pathologist who is a licensed physician in this | 37607 |
| state; | 37608 |
| (5) Facilities for radiological examinations unless such | 37609 |
| examinations are performed only by a person licensed to practice | 37610 |
| medicine, surgery, or dentistry in this state. | 37611 |
| (H) The home does not accept or treat outpatients, except | 37612 |
| upon the written orders of a physician licensed in this state, | 37613 |
| maternity cases, boarding children, and does not house transient | 37614 |
| guests, other than participants in an adult day-care program, for | 37615 |
| twenty-four hours or less; | 37616 |
| (I) The home is in compliance with sections 3721.28 and | 37617 |
| 3721.29 of the Revised Code. | 37618 |
| When the director issues a license, the license shall remain | 37619 |
| in effect until revoked by the director or voided at the request | 37620 |
| of the applicant; provided, there shall be an annual renewal fee | 37621 |
| payable during the month of January of each calendar year. Any | 37622 |
| licensed home that does not pay its renewal fee in January shall | 37623 |
| pay, beginning the first day of February, a late fee of one | 37624 |
| hundred dollars for each week or part thereof that the renewal fee | 37625 |
| is not paid. If either the renewal fee or the late fee is not paid | 37626 |
| by the fifteenth day of February, the director may, in accordance | 37627 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, revoke the home's license. | 37628 |
| If, under division (B)(5) of section 3721.03 of the Revised | 37629 |
| Code, the license of a person has been revoked or the license of a | 37630 |
| county home or district home to operate as a residential care | 37631 |
| facility has been revoked, the director of health shall not issue | 37632 |
| a license to the person or home at any time. A person whose | 37633 |
| license is revoked, and a county home or district home that has | 37634 |
| its license as a residential care facility revoked other than | 37635 |
| under division (B)(5) of section 3721.03 of the Revised Code, for | 37636 |
| any reason other than nonpayment of the license renewal fee or | 37637 |
| late fees shall not be issued a new license under this chapter | 37638 |
| until a period of one year following the date of revocation has | 37639 |
| elapsed. | 37640 |
| Any applicant who is denied a license may appeal in | 37641 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 37642 |
| Sec. 3721.071. The buildings in which a home is housed shall | 37643 |
| be equipped with both an automatic fire extinguishing system and | 37644 |
| fire alarm system. Such systems shall conform to standards set | 37645 |
| forth in the regulations of the board of building standards and | 37646 |
| the state fire marshal. | 37647 |
| The time for compliance with the requirements imposed by this | 37648 |
| section shall be January 1, 1975, except that the date for | 37649 |
| compliance with the automatic fire extinguishing requirements is | 37650 |
| extended to January 1, 1976, provided the buildings of the home | 37651 |
| are otherwise in compliance with fire safety laws and regulations | 37652 |
| and: | 37653 |
| (A) The home within thirty days after August 4, 1975, files a | 37654 |
| written plan with the state fire marshal's office that: | 37655 |
| (1) Outlines the interim safety procedures which shall be | 37656 |
| carried out to reduce the possibility of a fire; | 37657 |
| (2) Provides evidence that the home has entered into an | 37658 |
| agreement for a fire safety inspection to be conducted not less | 37659 |
| than monthly by a qualified independent safety engineer consultant | 37660 |
| or a township, municipal, or other legally constituted fire | 37661 |
| department, or by a township or municipal fire prevention officer; | 37662 |
| (3) Provides verification that the home has entered into a | 37663 |
| valid contract for the installation of an automatic fire | 37664 |
| extinguishing system or fire alarm system, or both, as required to | 37665 |
| comply with this section; | 37666 |
| (4) Includes a statement regarding the expected date for the | 37667 |
| completion of the fire extinguishing system or fire alarm system, | 37668 |
| or both. | 37669 |
| (B) Inspections by a qualified independent safety engineer | 37670 |
| consultant or a township, municipal, or other legally constituted | 37671 |
| fire department, or by a township or municipal fire prevention | 37672 |
| officer are initiated no later than sixty days after August 4, | 37673 |
| 1975, and are conducted no less than monthly thereafter, and | 37674 |
| reports of the consultant, fire department, or fire prevention | 37675 |
| officer identifying existing hazards and recommended corrective | 37676 |
| actions are submitted to the state fire marshal, the division of | 37677 |
| 37678 | |
| department of health. | 37679 |
| It is the express intent of the general assembly that the | 37680 |
| department of job and family services shall terminate payments | 37681 |
| under Title XIX of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), | 37682 |
| 42 U.S.C. 301, as amended, to those homes which do not comply with | 37683 |
| the requirements of this section for the submission of a written | 37684 |
| fire safety plan and the deadline for entering into contracts for | 37685 |
| the installation of systems. | 37686 |
| Sec. 3721.121. (A) As used in this section: | 37687 |
| (1) "Adult day-care program" means a program operated | 37688 |
|
pursuant to rules adopted by the | 37689 |
| under section 3721.04 of the Revised Code and provided by and on | 37690 |
| the same site as homes licensed under this chapter. | 37691 |
| (2) "Applicant" means a person who is under final | 37692 |
| consideration for employment with a home or adult day-care program | 37693 |
| in a full-time, part-time, or temporary position that involves | 37694 |
| providing direct care to an older adult. "Applicant" does not | 37695 |
| include a person who provides direct care as a volunteer without | 37696 |
| receiving or expecting to receive any form of remuneration other | 37697 |
| than reimbursement for actual expenses. | 37698 |
| (3) "Criminal records check" | 37699 |
|
same | 37700 |
| (4) "Home" means a home as defined in section 3721.10 of the | 37701 |
| Revised Code. | 37702 |
| (5) "Older adult" means a person age sixty or older. | 37703 |
| (B)(1) Except as provided in division (I) of this section, | 37704 |
| the chief administrator of a home or adult day-care program shall | 37705 |
| request that the superintendent of the bureau of criminal | 37706 |
| identification and investigation conduct a criminal records check | 37707 |
| 37708 | |
| criminal records check request is required under this division | 37709 |
| does not present proof of having been a resident of this state for | 37710 |
| the five-year period immediately prior to the date the criminal | 37711 |
| records check is requested or provide evidence that within that | 37712 |
| five-year period the superintendent has requested information | 37713 |
| about the applicant from the federal bureau of investigation in a | 37714 |
| criminal records check, the chief administrator shall request that | 37715 |
| the superintendent obtain information from the federal bureau of | 37716 |
| investigation as part of the criminal records check of the | 37717 |
| applicant. Even if an applicant for whom a criminal records check | 37718 |
| request is required under this division presents proof of having | 37719 |
| been a resident of this state for the five-year period, the chief | 37720 |
| administrator may request that the superintendent include | 37721 |
| information from the federal bureau of investigation in the | 37722 |
| criminal records check. | 37723 |
| (2) A person required by division (B)(1) of this section to | 37724 |
| request a criminal records check shall do both of the following: | 37725 |
| (a) Provide to each applicant for whom a criminal records | 37726 |
| check request is required under that division a copy of the form | 37727 |
| prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the | 37728 |
| Revised Code and a standard fingerprint impression sheet | 37729 |
| prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section, and obtain | 37730 |
| the completed form and impression sheet from the applicant; | 37731 |
| (b) Forward the completed form and impression sheet to the | 37732 |
| superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and | 37733 |
| investigation. | 37734 |
| (3) An applicant provided the form and fingerprint impression | 37735 |
| sheet under division (B)(2)(a) of this section who fails to | 37736 |
| complete the form or provide fingerprint impressions shall not be | 37737 |
| employed in any position for which a criminal records check is | 37738 |
| required by this section. | 37739 |
| (C)(1) Except as provided in rules adopted by the director of | 37740 |
| health in accordance with division (F) of this section and subject | 37741 |
| to division (C)(2) of this section, no home or adult day-care | 37742 |
| program shall employ a person in a position that involves | 37743 |
| providing direct care to an older adult if the person has been | 37744 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: | 37745 |
| (a) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, | 37746 |
| 2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.34, | 37747 |
| 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.11, 2905.12, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, | 37748 |
| 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.12, 2907.25, 2907.31, | 37749 |
| 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, | 37750 |
| 2911.12, 2911.13, 2913.02, 2913.03, 2913.04, 2913.11, 2913.21, | 37751 |
| 2913.31, 2913.40, 2913.43, 2913.47, 2913.51, 2919.25, 2921.36, | 37752 |
| 2923.12, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.11, 2925.13, | 37753 |
| 2925.22, 2925.23, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code. | 37754 |
| (b) A violation of an existing or former law of this state, | 37755 |
| any other state, or the United States that is substantially | 37756 |
| equivalent to any of the offenses listed in division (C)(1)(a) of | 37757 |
| this section. | 37758 |
| (2)(a) A home or an adult day-care program may employ | 37759 |
| conditionally an applicant for whom a criminal records check | 37760 |
| request is required under division (B) of this section prior to | 37761 |
| obtaining the results of a criminal records check regarding the | 37762 |
| individual, provided that the home or program shall request a | 37763 |
| criminal records check regarding the individual in accordance with | 37764 |
| division (B)(1) of this section not later than five business days | 37765 |
| after the individual begins conditional employment. In the | 37766 |
| circumstances described in division (I)(2) of this section, a home | 37767 |
| or adult day-care program may employ conditionally an applicant | 37768 |
| who has been referred to the home or adult day-care program by an | 37769 |
| employment service that supplies full-time, part-time, or | 37770 |
| temporary staff for positions involving the direct care of older | 37771 |
| adults and for whom, pursuant to that division, a criminal records | 37772 |
| check is not required under division (B) of this section. | 37773 |
| (b) A home or adult day-care program that employs an | 37774 |
| individual conditionally under authority of division (C)(2)(a) of | 37775 |
| this section shall terminate the individual's employment if the | 37776 |
| results of the criminal records check requested under division (B) | 37777 |
| of this section or described in division (I)(2) of this section, | 37778 |
| other than the results of any request for information from the | 37779 |
| federal bureau of investigation, are not obtained within the | 37780 |
| period ending thirty days after the date the request is made. | 37781 |
| Regardless of when the results of the criminal records check are | 37782 |
| obtained, if the results indicate that the individual has been | 37783 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the offenses listed or | 37784 |
| described in division (C)(1) of this section, the home or program | 37785 |
| shall terminate the individual's employment unless the home or | 37786 |
| program chooses to employ the individual pursuant to division (F) | 37787 |
| of this section. Termination of employment under this division | 37788 |
| shall be considered just cause for discharge for purposes of | 37789 |
| division (D)(2) of section 4141.29 of the Revised Code if the | 37790 |
| individual makes any attempt to deceive the home or program about | 37791 |
| the individual's criminal record. | 37792 |
| (D)(1) Each home or adult day-care program shall pay to the | 37793 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation the fee | 37794 |
| prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the | 37795 |
| Revised Code for each criminal records check conducted pursuant to | 37796 |
| a request made under division (B) of this section. | 37797 |
| (2) A home or adult day-care program may charge an applicant | 37798 |
| a fee not exceeding the amount the home or program pays under | 37799 |
| division (D)(1) of this section. A home or program may collect a | 37800 |
| fee only if both of the following apply: | 37801 |
| (a) The home or program notifies the person at the time of | 37802 |
| initial application for employment of the amount of the fee and | 37803 |
| that, unless the fee is paid, the person will not be considered | 37804 |
| for employment; | 37805 |
| (b) The medical assistance program established under Chapter | 37806 |
| 5111. of the Revised Code does not reimburse the home or program | 37807 |
| the fee it pays under division (D)(1) of this section. | 37808 |
| (E) The report of any criminal records check conducted | 37809 |
| pursuant to a request made under this section is not a public | 37810 |
| record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and | 37811 |
| shall not be made available to any person other than the | 37812 |
| following: | 37813 |
| (1) The individual who is the subject of the criminal records | 37814 |
| check or the individual's representative; | 37815 |
| (2) The chief administrator of the home or program requesting | 37816 |
| the criminal records check or the administrator's representative; | 37817 |
| (3) The administrator of any other facility, agency, or | 37818 |
| program that provides direct care to older adults that is owned or | 37819 |
| operated by the same entity that owns or operates the home or | 37820 |
| program; | 37821 |
| (4) A court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual | 37822 |
| involved in a case dealing with a denial of employment of the | 37823 |
| applicant or dealing with employment or unemployment benefits of | 37824 |
| the applicant; | 37825 |
| (5) Any person to whom the report is provided pursuant to, | 37826 |
| and in accordance with, division (I)(1) or (2) of this section; | 37827 |
| (6) The board of nursing for purposes of accepting and | 37828 |
| processing an application for a medication aide certificate issued | 37829 |
| under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code. | 37830 |
| (F) In accordance with section 3721.11 of the Revised Code, | 37831 |
| the director of health shall adopt rules to implement this | 37832 |
| section. The rules shall specify circumstances under which a home | 37833 |
| or adult day-care program may employ a person who has been | 37834 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense listed or described | 37835 |
| in division (C)(1) of this section but meets personal character | 37836 |
| standards set by the director. | 37837 |
| (G) The chief administrator of a home or adult day-care | 37838 |
| program shall inform each individual, at the time of initial | 37839 |
| application for a position that involves providing direct care to | 37840 |
| an older adult, that the individual is required to provide a set | 37841 |
| of fingerprint impressions and that a criminal records check is | 37842 |
| required to be conducted if the individual comes under final | 37843 |
| consideration for employment. | 37844 |
| (H) In a tort or other civil action for damages that is | 37845 |
| brought as the result of an injury, death, or loss to person or | 37846 |
| property caused by an individual who a home or adult day-care | 37847 |
| program employs in a position that involves providing direct care | 37848 |
| to older adults, all of the following shall apply: | 37849 |
| (1) If the home or program employed the individual in good | 37850 |
| faith and reasonable reliance on the report of a criminal records | 37851 |
| check requested under this section, the home or program shall not | 37852 |
| be found negligent solely because of its reliance on the report, | 37853 |
| even if the information in the report is determined later to have | 37854 |
| been incomplete or inaccurate; | 37855 |
| (2) If the home or program employed the individual in good | 37856 |
| faith on a conditional basis pursuant to division (C)(2) of this | 37857 |
| section, the home or program shall not be found negligent solely | 37858 |
| because it employed the individual prior to receiving the report | 37859 |
| of a criminal records check requested under this section; | 37860 |
| (3) If the home or program in good faith employed the | 37861 |
| individual according to the personal character standards | 37862 |
| established in rules adopted under division (F) of this section, | 37863 |
| the home or program shall not be found negligent solely because | 37864 |
| the individual prior to being employed had been convicted of or | 37865 |
| pleaded guilty to an offense listed or described in division | 37866 |
| (C)(1) of this section. | 37867 |
| (I)(1) The chief administrator of a home or adult day-care | 37868 |
| program is not required to request that the superintendent of the | 37869 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation conduct a | 37870 |
| criminal records check of an applicant if the applicant has been | 37871 |
| referred to the home or program by an employment service that | 37872 |
| supplies full-time, part-time, or temporary staff for positions | 37873 |
| involving the direct care of older adults and both of the | 37874 |
| following apply: | 37875 |
| (a) The chief administrator receives from the employment | 37876 |
| service or the applicant a report of the results of a criminal | 37877 |
| records check regarding the applicant that has been conducted by | 37878 |
| the superintendent within the one-year period immediately | 37879 |
| preceding the applicant's referral; | 37880 |
| (b) The report of the criminal records check demonstrates | 37881 |
| that the person has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an | 37882 |
| offense listed or described in division (C)(1) of this section, or | 37883 |
| the report demonstrates that the person has been convicted of or | 37884 |
| pleaded guilty to one or more of those offenses, but the home or | 37885 |
| adult day-care program chooses to employ the individual pursuant | 37886 |
| to division (F) of this section. | 37887 |
| (2) The chief administrator of a home or adult day-care | 37888 |
| program is not required to request that the superintendent of the | 37889 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation conduct a | 37890 |
| criminal records check of an applicant and may employ the | 37891 |
| applicant conditionally as described in this division, if the | 37892 |
| applicant has been referred to the home or program by an | 37893 |
| employment service that supplies full-time, part-time, or | 37894 |
| temporary staff for positions involving the direct care of older | 37895 |
| adults and if the chief administrator receives from the employment | 37896 |
| service or the applicant a letter from the employment service that | 37897 |
| is on the letterhead of the employment service, dated, and signed | 37898 |
| by a supervisor or another designated official of the employment | 37899 |
| service and that states that the employment service has requested | 37900 |
| the superintendent to conduct a criminal records check regarding | 37901 |
| the applicant, that the requested criminal records check will | 37902 |
| include a determination of whether the applicant has been | 37903 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to any offense listed or described | 37904 |
| in division (C)(1) of this section, that, as of the date set forth | 37905 |
| on the letter, the employment service had not received the results | 37906 |
| of the criminal records check, and that, when the employment | 37907 |
| service receives the results of the criminal records check, it | 37908 |
| promptly will send a copy of the results to the home or adult | 37909 |
| day-care program. If a home or adult day-care program employs an | 37910 |
| applicant conditionally in accordance with this division, the | 37911 |
| employment service, upon its receipt of the results of the | 37912 |
| criminal records check, promptly shall send a copy of the results | 37913 |
| to the home or adult day-care program, and division (C)(2)(b) of | 37914 |
| this section applies regarding the conditional employment. | 37915 |
| Sec. 3721.13. (A) The rights of residents of a home shall | 37916 |
| include, but are not limited to, the following: | 37917 |
| (1) The right to a safe and clean living environment pursuant | 37918 |
| to the medicare and medicaid programs and applicable state laws | 37919 |
|
and | 37920 |
|
health
| 37921 |
| (2) The right to be free from physical, verbal, mental, and | 37922 |
| emotional abuse and to be treated at all times with courtesy, | 37923 |
| respect, and full recognition of dignity and individuality; | 37924 |
| (3) Upon admission and thereafter, the right to adequate and | 37925 |
| appropriate medical treatment and nursing care and to other | 37926 |
| ancillary services that comprise necessary and appropriate care | 37927 |
| consistent with the program for which the resident contracted. | 37928 |
| This care shall be provided without regard to considerations such | 37929 |
| as race, color, religion, national origin, age, or source of | 37930 |
| payment for care. | 37931 |
| (4) The right to have all reasonable requests and inquiries | 37932 |
| responded to promptly; | 37933 |
| (5) The right to have clothes and bed sheets changed as the | 37934 |
| need arises, to ensure the resident's comfort or sanitation; | 37935 |
| (6) The right to obtain from the home, upon request, the name | 37936 |
| and any specialty of any physician or other person responsible for | 37937 |
| the resident's care or for the coordination of care; | 37938 |
| (7) The right, upon request, to be assigned, within the | 37939 |
| capacity of the home to make the assignment, to the staff | 37940 |
| physician of the resident's choice, and the right, in accordance | 37941 |
| with the rules and written policies and procedures of the home, to | 37942 |
| select as the attending physician a physician who is not on the | 37943 |
| staff of the home. If the cost of a physician's services is to be | 37944 |
| met under a federally supported program, the physician shall meet | 37945 |
| the federal laws and regulations governing such services. | 37946 |
| (8) The right to participate in decisions that affect the | 37947 |
| resident's life, including the right to communicate with the | 37948 |
| physician and employees of the home in planning the resident's | 37949 |
| treatment or care and to obtain from the attending physician | 37950 |
| complete and current information concerning medical condition, | 37951 |
| prognosis, and treatment plan, in terms the resident can | 37952 |
| reasonably be expected to understand; the right of access to all | 37953 |
| information in the resident's medical record; and the right to | 37954 |
| give or withhold informed consent for treatment after the | 37955 |
| consequences of that choice have been carefully explained. When | 37956 |
| the attending physician finds that it is not medically advisable | 37957 |
| to give the information to the resident, the information shall be | 37958 |
| made available to the resident's sponsor on the resident's behalf, | 37959 |
| if the sponsor has a legal interest or is authorized by the | 37960 |
| resident to receive the information. The home is not liable for a | 37961 |
| violation of this division if the violation is found to be the | 37962 |
| result of an act or omission on the part of a physician selected | 37963 |
| by the resident who is not otherwise affiliated with the home. | 37964 |
| (9) The right to withhold payment for physician visitation if | 37965 |
| the physician did not visit the resident; | 37966 |
| (10) The right to confidential treatment of personal and | 37967 |
| medical records, and the right to approve or refuse the release of | 37968 |
| these records to any individual outside the home, except in case | 37969 |
| of transfer to another home, hospital, or health care system, as | 37970 |
| required by law or rule, or as required by a third-party payment | 37971 |
| contract; | 37972 |
| (11) The right to privacy during medical examination or | 37973 |
| treatment and in the care of personal or bodily needs; | 37974 |
| (12) The right to refuse, without jeopardizing access to | 37975 |
| appropriate medical care, to serve as a medical research subject; | 37976 |
| (13) The right to be free from physical or chemical | 37977 |
| restraints or prolonged isolation except to the minimum extent | 37978 |
| necessary to protect the resident from injury to self, others, or | 37979 |
| to property and except as authorized in writing by the attending | 37980 |
| physician for a specified and limited period of time and | 37981 |
| documented in the resident's medical record. Prior to authorizing | 37982 |
| the use of a physical or chemical restraint on any resident, the | 37983 |
| attending physician shall make a personal examination of the | 37984 |
| resident and an individualized determination of the need to use | 37985 |
| the restraint on that resident. | 37986 |
| Physical or chemical restraints or isolation may be used in | 37987 |
| an emergency situation without authorization of the attending | 37988 |
| physician only to protect the resident from injury to self or | 37989 |
| others. Use of the physical or chemical restraints or isolation | 37990 |
| shall not be continued for more than twelve hours after the onset | 37991 |
| of the emergency without personal examination and authorization by | 37992 |
| the attending physician. The attending physician or a staff | 37993 |
| physician may authorize continued use of physical or chemical | 37994 |
| restraints for a period not to exceed thirty days, and at the end | 37995 |
| of this period and any subsequent period may extend the | 37996 |
| authorization for an additional period of not more than thirty | 37997 |
| days. The use of physical or chemical restraints shall not be | 37998 |
| continued without a personal examination of the resident and the | 37999 |
| written authorization of the attending physician stating the | 38000 |
| reasons for continuing the restraint. | 38001 |
| If physical or chemical restraints are used under this | 38002 |
| division, the home shall ensure that the restrained resident | 38003 |
| receives a proper diet. In no event shall physical or chemical | 38004 |
| restraints or isolation be used for punishment, incentive, or | 38005 |
| convenience. | 38006 |
| (14) The right to the pharmacist of the resident's choice and | 38007 |
| the right to receive pharmaceutical supplies and services at | 38008 |
| reasonable prices not exceeding applicable and normally accepted | 38009 |
| prices for comparably packaged pharmaceutical supplies and | 38010 |
| services within the community; | 38011 |
| (15) The right to exercise all civil rights, unless the | 38012 |
| resident has been adjudicated incompetent pursuant to Chapter | 38013 |
| 2111. of the Revised Code and has not been restored to legal | 38014 |
| capacity, as well as the right to the cooperation of the home's | 38015 |
| administrator in making arrangements for the exercise of the right | 38016 |
| to vote; | 38017 |
| (16) The right of access to opportunities that enable the | 38018 |
| resident, at the resident's own expense or at the expense of a | 38019 |
| third-party payer, to achieve the resident's fullest potential, | 38020 |
| including educational, vocational, social, recreational, and | 38021 |
| habilitation programs; | 38022 |
| (17) The right to consume a reasonable amount of alcoholic | 38023 |
| beverages at the resident's own expense, unless not medically | 38024 |
| advisable as documented in the resident's medical record by the | 38025 |
| attending physician or unless contradictory to written admission | 38026 |
| policies; | 38027 |
| (18) The right to use tobacco at the resident's own expense | 38028 |
| under the home's safety rules and under applicable laws and rules | 38029 |
| of the state, unless not medically advisable as documented in the | 38030 |
| resident's medical record by the attending physician or unless | 38031 |
| contradictory to written admission policies; | 38032 |
| (19) The right to retire and rise in accordance with the | 38033 |
| resident's reasonable requests, if the resident does not disturb | 38034 |
| others or the posted meal schedules and upon the home's request | 38035 |
| remains in a supervised area, unless not medically advisable as | 38036 |
| documented by the attending physician; | 38037 |
| (20) The right to observe religious obligations and | 38038 |
| participate in religious activities; the right to maintain | 38039 |
| individual and cultural identity; and the right to meet with and | 38040 |
| participate in activities of social and community groups at the | 38041 |
| resident's or the group's initiative; | 38042 |
| (21) The right upon reasonable request to private and | 38043 |
| unrestricted communications with the resident's family, social | 38044 |
| worker, and any other person, unless not medically advisable as | 38045 |
| documented in the resident's medical record by the attending | 38046 |
| physician, except that communications with public officials or | 38047 |
| with the resident's attorney or physician shall not be restricted. | 38048 |
| Private and unrestricted communications shall include, but are not | 38049 |
| limited to, the right to: | 38050 |
| (a) Receive, send, and mail sealed, unopened correspondence; | 38051 |
| (b) Reasonable access to a telephone for private | 38052 |
| communications; | 38053 |
| (c) Private visits at any reasonable hour. | 38054 |
| (22) The right to assured privacy for visits by the spouse, | 38055 |
| or if both are residents of the same home, the right to share a | 38056 |
| room within the capacity of the home, unless not medically | 38057 |
| advisable as documented in the resident's medical record by the | 38058 |
| attending physician; | 38059 |
| (23) The right upon reasonable request to have room doors | 38060 |
| closed and to have them not opened without knocking, except in the | 38061 |
| case of an emergency or unless not medically advisable as | 38062 |
| documented in the resident's medical record by the attending | 38063 |
| physician; | 38064 |
| (24) The right to retain and use personal clothing and a | 38065 |
| reasonable amount of possessions, in a reasonably secure manner, | 38066 |
| unless to do so would infringe on the rights of other residents or | 38067 |
| would not be medically advisable as documented in the resident's | 38068 |
| medical record by the attending physician; | 38069 |
| (25) The right to be fully informed, prior to or at the time | 38070 |
| of admission and during the resident's stay, in writing, of the | 38071 |
| basic rate charged by the home, of services available in the home, | 38072 |
| and of any additional charges related to such services, including | 38073 |
| charges for services not covered under the medicare or medicaid | 38074 |
| program. The basic rate shall not be changed unless thirty days' | 38075 |
| notice is given to the resident or, if the resident is unable to | 38076 |
| understand this information, to the resident's sponsor. | 38077 |
| (26) The right of the resident and person paying for the care | 38078 |
| to examine and receive a bill at least monthly for the resident's | 38079 |
| care from the home that itemizes charges not included in the basic | 38080 |
| rates; | 38081 |
| (27)(a) The right to be free from financial exploitation; | 38082 |
| (b) The right to manage the resident's own personal financial | 38083 |
| affairs, or, if the resident has delegated this responsibility in | 38084 |
| writing to the home, to receive upon written request at least a | 38085 |
| quarterly accounting statement of financial transactions made on | 38086 |
| the resident's behalf. The statement shall include: | 38087 |
| (i) A complete record of all funds, personal property, or | 38088 |
| possessions of a resident from any source whatsoever, that have | 38089 |
| been deposited for safekeeping with the home for use by the | 38090 |
| resident or the resident's sponsor; | 38091 |
| (ii) A listing of all deposits and withdrawals transacted, | 38092 |
| which shall be substantiated by receipts which shall be available | 38093 |
| for inspection and copying by the resident or sponsor. | 38094 |
| (28) The right of the resident to be allowed unrestricted | 38095 |
| access to the resident's property on deposit at reasonable hours, | 38096 |
| unless requests for access to property on deposit are so | 38097 |
| persistent, continuous, and unreasonable that they constitute a | 38098 |
| nuisance; | 38099 |
| (29) The right to receive reasonable notice before the | 38100 |
| resident's room or roommate is changed, including an explanation | 38101 |
| of the reason for either change. | 38102 |
| (30) The right not to be transferred or discharged from the | 38103 |
| home unless the transfer is necessary because of one of the | 38104 |
| following: | 38105 |
| (a) The welfare and needs of the resident cannot be met in | 38106 |
| the home. | 38107 |
| (b) The resident's health has improved sufficiently so that | 38108 |
| the resident no longer needs the services provided by the home. | 38109 |
| (c) The safety of individuals in the home is endangered. | 38110 |
| (d) The health of individuals in the home would otherwise be | 38111 |
| endangered. | 38112 |
| (e) The resident has failed, after reasonable and appropriate | 38113 |
| notice, to pay or to have the medicare or medicaid program pay on | 38114 |
| the resident's behalf, for the care provided by the home. A | 38115 |
| resident shall not be considered to have failed to have the | 38116 |
| resident's care paid for if the resident has applied for medicaid, | 38117 |
| unless both of the following are the case: | 38118 |
| (i) The resident's application, or a substantially similar | 38119 |
| previous application, has been denied by the county department of | 38120 |
| job and family services. | 38121 |
| (ii) If the resident appealed the denial pursuant to division | 38122 |
| (C) of section 5101.35 of the Revised Code, the director of job | 38123 |
| and family services has upheld the denial. | 38124 |
| (f) The home's license has been revoked, the home is being | 38125 |
| closed pursuant to section 3721.08, sections 5111.35 to 5111.62, | 38126 |
| or section 5155.31 of the Revised Code, or the home otherwise | 38127 |
| ceases to operate. | 38128 |
| (g) The resident is a recipient of medicaid, and the home's | 38129 |
| participation in the medicaid program is involuntarily terminated | 38130 |
| or denied. | 38131 |
| (h) The resident is a beneficiary under the medicare program, | 38132 |
| and the home's participation in the medicare program is | 38133 |
| involuntarily terminated or denied. | 38134 |
| (31) The right to voice grievances and recommend changes in | 38135 |
| policies and services to the home's staff, to employees of the | 38136 |
| department of health, or to other persons not associated with the | 38137 |
| operation of the home, of the resident's choice, free from | 38138 |
| restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal. | 38139 |
| This right includes access to a residents' rights advocate, and | 38140 |
| the right to be a member of, to be active in, and to associate | 38141 |
| with persons who are active in organizations of relatives and | 38142 |
| friends of nursing home residents and other organizations engaged | 38143 |
| in assisting residents. | 38144 |
| (32) The right to have any significant change in the | 38145 |
| resident's health status reported to the resident's sponsor. As | 38146 |
| soon as such a change is known to the home's staff, the home shall | 38147 |
| make a reasonable effort to notify the sponsor within twelve | 38148 |
| hours. | 38149 |
| (B) A sponsor may act on a resident's behalf to assure that | 38150 |
| the home does not deny the residents' rights under sections | 38151 |
| 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code. | 38152 |
| (C) Any attempted waiver of the rights listed in division (A) | 38153 |
| of this section is void. | 38154 |
| Sec. 3721.21. As used in sections 3721.21 to 3721.34 of the | 38155 |
| Revised Code: | 38156 |
| (A) "Long-term care facility" means either of the following: | 38157 |
| (1) A nursing home as defined in section 3721.01 of the | 38158 |
|
Revised Code | 38159 |
| 38160 | |
| 38161 | |
| 38162 |
| (2) A facility or part of a facility that is certified as a | 38163 |
| skilled nursing facility or a nursing facility under Title XVIII | 38164 |
| or XIX of the "Social Security Act." | 38165 |
| (B) "Residential care facility" has the same meaning as in | 38166 |
| section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. | 38167 |
| (C) "Abuse" means knowingly causing physical harm or | 38168 |
| recklessly causing serious physical harm to a resident by physical | 38169 |
| contact with the resident or by use of physical or chemical | 38170 |
| restraint, medication, or isolation as punishment, for staff | 38171 |
| convenience, excessively, as a substitute for treatment, or in | 38172 |
| amounts that preclude habilitation and treatment. | 38173 |
| (D) "Neglect" means recklessly failing to provide a resident | 38174 |
| with any treatment, care, goods, or service necessary to maintain | 38175 |
| the health or safety of the resident when the failure results in | 38176 |
| serious physical harm to the resident. "Neglect" does not include | 38177 |
| allowing a resident, at the resident's option, to receive only | 38178 |
| treatment by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the | 38179 |
| tenets of a recognized religious denomination. | 38180 |
| (E) "Misappropriation" means depriving, defrauding, or | 38181 |
| otherwise obtaining the real or personal property of a resident by | 38182 |
| any means prohibited by the Revised Code, including violations of | 38183 |
| Chapter 2911. or 2913. of the Revised Code. | 38184 |
| (F) "Resident" includes a resident, patient, former resident | 38185 |
| or patient, or deceased resident or patient of a long-term care | 38186 |
| facility or a residential care facility. | 38187 |
| (G) "Physical restraint" has the same meaning as in section | 38188 |
| 3721.10 of the Revised Code. | 38189 |
| (H) "Chemical restraint" has the same meaning as in section | 38190 |
| 3721.10 of the Revised Code. | 38191 |
| (I) "Nursing and nursing-related services" means the personal | 38192 |
| care services and other services not constituting skilled nursing | 38193 |
|
care that are specified in rules the | 38194 |
| 38195 | |
| Code. | 38196 |
| (J) "Personal care services" has the same meaning as in | 38197 |
| section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. | 38198 |
| (K)(1) Except as provided in division (K)(2) of this section, | 38199 |
| "nurse aide" means an individual who provides nursing and | 38200 |
| nursing-related services to residents in a long-term care | 38201 |
| facility, either as a member of the staff of the facility for | 38202 |
| monetary compensation or as a volunteer without monetary | 38203 |
| compensation. | 38204 |
| (2) "Nurse aide" does not include either of the following: | 38205 |
| (a) A licensed health professional practicing within the | 38206 |
| scope of the professional's license; | 38207 |
| (b) An individual providing nursing and nursing-related | 38208 |
| services in a religious nonmedical health care institution, if the | 38209 |
| individual has been trained in the principles of nonmedical care | 38210 |
| and is recognized by the institution as being competent in the | 38211 |
| administration of care within the religious tenets practiced by | 38212 |
| the residents of the institution. | 38213 |
| (L) "Licensed health professional" means all of the | 38214 |
| following: | 38215 |
| (1) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy | 38216 |
| assistant licensed under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code; | 38217 |
| (2) A physical therapist or physical therapy assistant | 38218 |
| licensed under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code; | 38219 |
| (3) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised | 38220 |
| Code to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and | 38221 |
| surgery, or podiatry; | 38222 |
| (4) A physician assistant authorized under Chapter 4730. of | 38223 |
| the Revised Code to practice as a physician assistant; | 38224 |
| (5) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse licensed | 38225 |
| under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code; | 38226 |
| (6) A social worker or independent social worker licensed | 38227 |
| under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code or a social work assistant | 38228 |
| registered under that chapter; | 38229 |
| (7) A speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed | 38230 |
| under Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code; | 38231 |
| (8) A dentist or dental hygienist licensed under Chapter | 38232 |
| 4715. of the Revised Code; | 38233 |
| (9) An optometrist licensed under Chapter 4725. of the | 38234 |
| Revised Code; | 38235 |
| (10) A pharmacist licensed under Chapter 4729. of the Revised | 38236 |
| Code; | 38237 |
| (11) A psychologist licensed under Chapter 4732. of the | 38238 |
| Revised Code; | 38239 |
| (12) A chiropractor licensed under Chapter 4734. of the | 38240 |
| Revised Code; | 38241 |
| (13) A nursing home administrator licensed or temporarily | 38242 |
| licensed under Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code; | 38243 |
| (14) A professional counselor or professional clinical | 38244 |
| counselor licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code. | 38245 |
| (M) "Religious nonmedical health care institution" means an | 38246 |
| institution that meets or exceeds the conditions to receive | 38247 |
| payment under the medicare program established under Title XVIII | 38248 |
| of the "Social Security Act" for inpatient hospital services or | 38249 |
| post-hospital extended care services furnished to an individual in | 38250 |
| a religious nonmedical health care institution, as defined in | 38251 |
| section 1861(ss)(1) of the "Social Security Act," 79 Stat. 286 | 38252 |
| (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1395x(ss)(1), as amended. | 38253 |
| (N) "Competency evaluation program" means a program through | 38254 |
| which the competency of a nurse aide to provide nursing and | 38255 |
| nursing-related services is evaluated. | 38256 |
| (O) "Training and competency evaluation program" means a | 38257 |
| program of nurse aide training and evaluation of competency to | 38258 |
| provide nursing and nursing-related services. | 38259 |
| Sec. 3721.28. (A)(1) Each nurse aide used by a long-term | 38260 |
| care facility on a full-time, temporary, per diem, or other basis | 38261 |
| on July 1, 1989, shall be provided by the facility a competency | 38262 |
| evaluation program approved by the director of health under | 38263 |
| division (A) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code or conducted | 38264 |
|
by | 38265 |
| long-term care facility using a nurse aide on July 1, 1989, shall | 38266 |
| provide the nurse aide the preparation necessary to complete the | 38267 |
| competency evaluation program by January 1, 1990. | 38268 |
| (2) Each nurse aide used by a long-term care facility on a | 38269 |
| full-time, temporary, per diem, or other basis on January 1, 1990, | 38270 |
| who either was not used by the facility on July 1, 1989, or was | 38271 |
| used by the facility on July 1, 1989, but had not successfully | 38272 |
| completed a competency evaluation program by January 1, 1990, | 38273 |
| shall be provided by the facility a competency evaluation program | 38274 |
| approved by the director under division (A) of section 3721.31 of | 38275 |
|
the Revised Code or conducted by | 38276 |
| (C) of that section. Each long-term care facility using a nurse | 38277 |
| aide described in division (A)(2) of this section shall provide | 38278 |
| the nurse aide the preparation necessary to complete the | 38279 |
| competency evaluation program by October 1, 1990, and shall assist | 38280 |
| the nurse aide in registering for the program. | 38281 |
| (B) Effective June 1, 1990, no long-term care facility shall | 38282 |
| use an individual as a nurse aide for more than four months unless | 38283 |
|
the individual is competent to provide the services | 38284 |
| individual is to provide, the facility has received from the nurse | 38285 |
| aide registry established under section 3721.32 of the Revised | 38286 |
| Code the information concerning the individual provided through | 38287 |
| the registry, and one of the following is the case: | 38288 |
| (1) The individual was used by a facility as a nurse aide on | 38289 |
| a full-time, temporary, per diem, or other basis at any time | 38290 |
| during the period commencing July 1, 1989, and ending January 1, | 38291 |
| 1990, and successfully completed, not later than October 1, 1990, | 38292 |
| a competency evaluation program approved by the director under | 38293 |
| division (A) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code or conducted | 38294 |
|
by | 38295 |
| (2) The individual has successfully completed a training and | 38296 |
| competency evaluation program approved by the director under | 38297 |
| division (A) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code or conducted | 38298 |
|
by | 38299 |
| the conditions specified in division (F) of this section and, in | 38300 |
| addition, if the training and competency evaluation program or the | 38301 |
| training, instruction, or education the individual completed in | 38302 |
| meeting the conditions specified in division (F) of this section | 38303 |
| was conducted by or in a long-term care facility, or if the | 38304 |
| director pursuant to division (E) of section 3721.31 of the | 38305 |
| Revised Code so requires, the individual has successfully | 38306 |
| completed a competency evaluation program conducted by the | 38307 |
| director. | 38308 |
| (3) Prior to July 1, 1989, if the long-term care facility is | 38309 |
| certified as a skilled nursing facility or a nursing facility | 38310 |
| under Title XVIII or XIX of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. | 38311 |
| 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C.A. 301, as amended, or prior to January 1, | 38312 |
| 1990, if the facility is not so certified, the individual | 38313 |
| completed a program that the director determines included a | 38314 |
| competency evaluation component no less stringent than the | 38315 |
|
competency evaluation programs approved by | 38316 |
| division (A) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code or conducted | 38317 |
|
by | 38318 |
| otherwise comparable to the training and competency evaluation | 38319 |
| programs being approved by the director under division (A) of that | 38320 |
| section. | 38321 |
| (4) The individual is listed in a nurse aide registry | 38322 |
| maintained by another state and that state certifies that its | 38323 |
| program for training and evaluation of competency of nurse aides | 38324 |
| complies with Titles XVIII and XIX of the "Social Security Act" | 38325 |
| and regulations adopted thereunder. | 38326 |
| (5) Prior to July 1, 1989, the individual was found competent | 38327 |
| to serve as a nurse aide after the completion of a course of nurse | 38328 |
| aide training of at least one hundred hours' duration. | 38329 |
| (6) The individual is enrolled in a prelicensure program of | 38330 |
| nursing education approved by the board of nursing or by an agency | 38331 |
| of another state that regulates nursing education, has provided | 38332 |
| the long-term care facility with a certificate from the program | 38333 |
| indicating that the individual has successfully completed the | 38334 |
| courses that teach basic nursing skills including infection | 38335 |
| control, safety and emergency procedures, and personal care, and | 38336 |
| has successfully completed a competency evaluation program | 38337 |
| conducted by the director under division (C) of section 3721.31 of | 38338 |
| the Revised Code. | 38339 |
| (7) The individual has the equivalent of twelve months or | 38340 |
| more of full-time employment in the preceding five years as a | 38341 |
| hospital aide or orderly and has successfully completed a | 38342 |
| competency evaluation program conducted by the director under | 38343 |
| division (C) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code. | 38344 |
| (C) Effective June 1, 1990, no long-term care facility shall | 38345 |
| continue for longer than four months to use as a nurse aide an | 38346 |
| individual who previously met the requirements of division (B) of | 38347 |
| this section but since most recently doing so has not performed | 38348 |
| nursing and nursing-related services for monetary compensation for | 38349 |
| twenty-four consecutive months, unless the individual successfully | 38350 |
| completes additional training and competency evaluation by | 38351 |
| complying with divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section: | 38352 |
| (1) Doing one of the following: | 38353 |
| (a) Successfully completing a training and competency | 38354 |
| evaluation program approved by the director under division (A) of | 38355 |
|
section 3721.31 of the Revised Code or conducted by | 38356 |
| director under division (C) of that section; | 38357 |
| (b) Successfully completing a training and competency | 38358 |
| evaluation program described in division (B)(4) of this section; | 38359 |
| (c) Meeting the requirements specified in division (B)(6) or | 38360 |
| (7) of this section. | 38361 |
| (2) If the training and competency evaluation program | 38362 |
| completed under division (C)(1)(a) of this section was conducted | 38363 |
| by or in a long-term care facility, or if the director pursuant to | 38364 |
| division (E) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code so requires, | 38365 |
| successfully completing a competency evaluation program conducted | 38366 |
| by the director. | 38367 |
| (D)(1) The four-month periods provided for in divisions (B) | 38368 |
| and (C) of this section include any time, on or after June 1, | 38369 |
| 1990, that an individual is used as a nurse aide on a full-time, | 38370 |
| temporary, per diem, or any other basis by the facility or any | 38371 |
| other long-term care facility. | 38372 |
| (2) During the four-month period provided for in division (B) | 38373 |
| of this section, during which a long-term care facility may, | 38374 |
| subject to division (E) of this section, use as a nurse aide an | 38375 |
| individual who does not have the qualifications specified in | 38376 |
| divisions (B)(1) to (7) of this section, a facility shall require | 38377 |
| the individual to comply with divisions (D)(2)(a) and (b) of this | 38378 |
| section: | 38379 |
| (a) Participate in one of the following: | 38380 |
| (i) If the individual has successfully completed a training | 38381 |
| and competency evaluation program approved by the director under | 38382 |
| division (A) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code, and the | 38383 |
| program was conducted by or in a long-term care facility, or the | 38384 |
| director pursuant to division (E) of section 3721.31 of the | 38385 |
| Revised Code so requires, a competency evaluation program | 38386 |
| conducted by the director; | 38387 |
| (ii) If the individual is enrolled in a prelicensure program | 38388 |
| of nursing education described in division (B)(6) of this section | 38389 |
| and has completed or is working toward completion of the courses | 38390 |
| described in that division, or the individual has the experience | 38391 |
| described in division (B)(7) of this section, a competency | 38392 |
| evaluation program conducted by the director; | 38393 |
| (iii) A training and competency evaluation program approved | 38394 |
| by the director under division (A) of section 3721.31 of the | 38395 |
|
Revised Code or conducted by | 38396 |
| of that section. | 38397 |
| (b) If the individual participates in or has successfully | 38398 |
| completed a training and competency evaluation program under | 38399 |
| division (D)(2)(a)(iii) of this section that is conducted by or in | 38400 |
| a long-term care facility, or the director pursuant to division | 38401 |
|
(E) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code so requires,
| 38402 |
| participate in a competency evaluation program conducted by the | 38403 |
| director. | 38404 |
| (3) During the four-month period provided for in division (C) | 38405 |
| of this section, during which a long-term care facility may, | 38406 |
| subject to division (E) of this section, use as a nurse aide an | 38407 |
| individual who does not have the qualifications specified in | 38408 |
| divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section, a facility shall require | 38409 |
| the individual to comply with divisions (D)(3)(a) and (b) of this | 38410 |
| section: | 38411 |
| (a) Participate in one of the following: | 38412 |
| (i) If the individual has successfully completed a training | 38413 |
| and competency evaluation program approved by the director, and | 38414 |
| the program was conducted by or in a long-term care facility, or | 38415 |
| the director pursuant to division (E) of section 3721.31 of the | 38416 |
| Revised Code so requires, a competency evaluation program | 38417 |
| conducted by the director; | 38418 |
| (ii) If the individual is enrolled in a prelicensure program | 38419 |
| of nursing education described in division (B)(6) of this section | 38420 |
| and has completed or is working toward completion of the courses | 38421 |
| described in that division, or the individual has the experience | 38422 |
| described in division (B)(7) of this section, a competency | 38423 |
| evaluation program conducted by the director; | 38424 |
| (iii) A training and competency evaluation program approved | 38425 |
| or conducted by the director. | 38426 |
| (b) If the individual participates in or has successfully | 38427 |
| completed a training and competency evaluation program under | 38428 |
| division (D)(3)(a)(iii) of this section that is conducted by or in | 38429 |
| a long-term care facility, or the director pursuant to division | 38430 |
| (E) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code so requires, | 38431 |
| participate in a competency evaluation program conducted by the | 38432 |
| director. | 38433 |
| (E) A long-term care facility shall not permit an individual | 38434 |
| used by the facility as a nurse aide while participating in a | 38435 |
| training and competency evaluation program to provide nursing and | 38436 |
| nursing-related services unless both of the following are the | 38437 |
| case: | 38438 |
| (1) The individual has completed the number of hours of | 38439 |
|
training that | 38440 |
| services to residents as prescribed by rules that shall be adopted | 38441 |
| by the director in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised | 38442 |
| Code; | 38443 |
| (2) The individual is under the personal supervision of a | 38444 |
| registered or licensed practical nurse licensed under Chapter | 38445 |
| 4723. of the Revised Code. | 38446 |
| (F) An individual shall be considered to have satisfied the | 38447 |
| requirement, under division (B)(2) of this section, of having | 38448 |
| successfully completed a training and competency evaluation | 38449 |
| program conducted or approved by the director, if the individual | 38450 |
| meets both of the following conditions: | 38451 |
| (1) The individual, as of July 1, 1989, completed at least | 38452 |
| sixty hours divided between skills training and classroom | 38453 |
| instruction in the topic areas described in divisions (B)(1) to | 38454 |
| (8) of section 3721.30 of the Revised Code; | 38455 |
| (2) The individual received, as of that date, at least the | 38456 |
| difference between seventy-five hours and the number of hours | 38457 |
| actually spent in training and competency evaluation in supervised | 38458 |
| practical nurse aide training or regular in-service nurse aide | 38459 |
| education. | 38460 |
| (G) The | 38461 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying | 38462 |
| persons, in addition to the director, who may establish competence | 38463 |
| of nurse aides under division (B)(5) of this section, and | 38464 |
| establishing criteria for determining whether an individual meets | 38465 |
| the conditions specified in division (F) of this section. | 38466 |
| (H) The rules adopted pursuant to divisions (E)(1) and (G) of | 38467 |
| this section shall be no less stringent than the requirements, | 38468 |
| guidelines, and procedures established by the United States | 38469 |
| secretary of health and human services under sections 1819 and | 38470 |
| 1919 of the "Social Security Act." | 38471 |
| Sec. 3721.29. In addition to competency evaluation programs | 38472 |
| and training and competency evaluation programs required by this | 38473 |
| chapter, each long-term care facility shall provide both of the | 38474 |
| following to each nurse aide it uses: | 38475 |
| (A) An orientation program that includes at least an | 38476 |
| explanation of the organizational structure of the facility, its | 38477 |
| policies and procedures, its philosophy of care, a description of | 38478 |
| its resident population, and an enumeration of its employee rules; | 38479 |
| (B) Regular performance review and in-service education to | 38480 |
| assure that individuals working in the facility as nurse aides are | 38481 |
| competent to perform the nursing and nursing-related services they | 38482 |
| perform. In-service education shall include training for nurse | 38483 |
| aides providing nursing and nursing-related services to residents | 38484 |
| and patients with cognitive impairments. | 38485 |
| The | 38486 |
| implement the purposes of this section. The rules shall be no less | 38487 |
| stringent than the requirements, guidelines, and procedures | 38488 |
| established by the United States secretary of health and human | 38489 |
| services under sections 1819 and 1919 of the "Social Security | 38490 |
| Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C.A. 301, as amended. | 38491 |
| Sec. 3721.50. As used in sections 3721.50 to 3721.58 of the | 38492 |
| Revised Code: | 38493 |
| (A) "Bed surrender" means the following: | 38494 |
| (1) In the case of a nursing home, the removal of a bed from | 38495 |
| a nursing home's licensed capacity in a manner that reduces the | 38496 |
| total licensed capacity of all nursing homes; | 38497 |
| (2) In the case of a hospital, the removal of a hospital bed | 38498 |
| from registration under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code as a | 38499 |
| skilled nursing facility bed or long-term care bed in a manner | 38500 |
| that reduces the total number of hospital beds registered under | 38501 |
| that section as skilled nursing facility beds or long-term care | 38502 |
| beds. | 38503 |
| (B) "Change of operator" means an entering operator becoming | 38504 |
| the operator of a nursing home or hospital in the place of the | 38505 |
| exiting operator. | 38506 |
| (1) Actions that constitute a change of operator include the | 38507 |
| following: | 38508 |
| (a) A change in an exiting operator's form of legal | 38509 |
| organization, including the formation of a partnership or | 38510 |
| corporation from a sole proprietorship; | 38511 |
| (b) A transfer of all the exiting operator's ownership | 38512 |
| interest in the operation of the nursing home or hospital to the | 38513 |
| entering operator, regardless of whether ownership of any or all | 38514 |
| of the real property or personal property associated with the | 38515 |
| nursing home or hospital is also transferred; | 38516 |
| (c) A lease of the nursing home or hospital to the entering | 38517 |
| operator or the exiting operator's termination of the exiting | 38518 |
| operator's lease; | 38519 |
| (d) If the exiting operator is a partnership, dissolution of | 38520 |
| the partnership; | 38521 |
| (e) If the exiting operator is a partnership, a change in | 38522 |
| composition of the partnership unless both of the following apply: | 38523 |
| (i) The change in composition does not cause the | 38524 |
| partnership's dissolution under state law. | 38525 |
| (ii) The partners agree that the change in composition does | 38526 |
| not constitute a change in operator. | 38527 |
| (f) If the operator is a corporation, dissolution of the | 38528 |
| corporation, a merger of the corporation into another corporation | 38529 |
| that is the survivor of the merger, or a consolidation of one or | 38530 |
| more other corporations to form a new corporation. | 38531 |
| (2) The following, alone, do not constitute a change of | 38532 |
| operator: | 38533 |
| (a) A contract for an entity to manage a nursing home or | 38534 |
| hospital as the operator's agent, subject to the operator's | 38535 |
| approval of daily operating and management decisions; | 38536 |
| (b) A change of ownership, lease, or termination of a lease | 38537 |
| of real property or personal property associated with a nursing | 38538 |
| home or hospital if an entering operator does not become the | 38539 |
| operator in place of an exiting operator; | 38540 |
| (c) If the operator is a corporation, a change of one or more | 38541 |
| members of the corporation's governing body or transfer of | 38542 |
| ownership of one or more shares of the corporation's stock, if the | 38543 |
| same corporation continues to be the operator. | 38544 |
| (C) "Effective date of a change of operator" means the day an | 38545 |
| entering operator becomes the operator of a nursing home or | 38546 |
| hospital. | 38547 |
| (D) "Entering operator" means the person or government entity | 38548 |
| that will become the operator of a nursing home or hospital on the | 38549 |
| effective date of a change of operator. | 38550 |
| (E) "Exiting operator" means an operator that will cease to | 38551 |
| be the operator of a nursing home or hospital on the effective | 38552 |
| date of a change of operator. | 38553 |
| (F) "Franchise permit fee rate" means the following: | 38554 |
| (1) For fiscal year 2012, eleven dollars and forty-seven | 38555 |
| cents; | 38556 |
| (2) For fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, | 38557 |
| eleven dollars and sixty-seven cents. | 38558 |
| (G) "Hospital" has the same meaning as in section 3727.01 of | 38559 |
| the Revised Code. | 38560 |
| (H) "Hospital long-term care unit" means any distinct part of | 38561 |
| a hospital in which any of the following beds are located: | 38562 |
| (1) Beds registered pursuant to section 3701.07 of the | 38563 |
| Revised Code as skilled nursing facility beds or long-term care | 38564 |
| beds; | 38565 |
| (2) Beds licensed as nursing home beds under section 3721.02 | 38566 |
| or 3721.09 of the Revised Code. | 38567 |
| (I) "Indirect guarantee percentage" means the percentage | 38568 |
| specified in section 1903(w)(4)(C)(ii) of the "Social Security | 38569 |
| Act," 120 Stat. 2994 (2006), 42 U.S.C. 1396b(w)(4)(C)(ii) that is | 38570 |
| to be used in determining whether a class of providers is | 38571 |
| indirectly held harmless for any portion of the costs of a | 38572 |
| broad-based health-care-related tax. If the indirect guarantee | 38573 |
| percentage changes during a fiscal year, the indirect guarantee | 38574 |
| percentage is the following: | 38575 |
| (1) For the part of the fiscal year before the change takes | 38576 |
| effect, the percentage in effect before the change; | 38577 |
| (2) For the part of the fiscal year beginning with the date | 38578 |
| the indirect guarantee percentage changes, the new percentage. | 38579 |
| (J) | 38580 |
| 38581 | |
| 38582 | |
| 38583 | |
| 38584 | |
| 38585 | |
| 38586 | |
| 38587 |
| | 38588 |
| the Revised Code. | 38589 |
| | 38590 |
| 38591 | |
| 38592 | |
| 38593 | |
| 38594 | |
| 38595 | |
| 38596 |
| | 38597 |
| XVIII. | 38598 |
| | 38599 |
| 5111.20 of the Revised Code. | 38600 |
| | 38601 |
| (a) A nursing home licensed under section 3721.02 or 3721.09 | 38602 |
| of the Revised Code, including any part of a home for the aging | 38603 |
| licensed as a nursing home; | 38604 |
| (b) A facility or part of a facility, other than a hospital, | 38605 |
| that is certified as a skilled nursing facility under Title XVIII; | 38606 |
| (c) A nursing facility, other than a portion of a hospital | 38607 |
| certified as a nursing facility. | 38608 |
| (2) "Nursing home" does not include | 38609 |
| following: | 38610 |
| (a) A county home, county nursing home, or district home | 38611 |
| operated pursuant to Chapter 5155. of the Revised Code; | 38612 |
| (b) A nursing home maintained and operated by the department | 38613 |
|
of veterans services under section 5907.01 of the Revised Code | 38614 |
| | 38615 |
| 38616 | |
| 38617 | |
| 38618 |
| | 38619 |
| responsible for the daily operating and management decisions for a | 38620 |
| nursing home or hospital. | 38621 |
| | 38622 |
| Act," 79 Stat. 286 (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1396, as amended. | 38623 |
| | 38624 |
| Security Act," 79 Stat. 286 (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1395, as amended. | 38625 |
| Sec. 3721.51. The department of job and family services | 38626 |
| shall do all of the following: | 38627 |
| (A) Subject to sections 3721.512, 3721.513, and 3721.531 of | 38628 |
| the Revised Code and divisions (C) and (D) of this section and for | 38629 |
| the purposes specified in section 3721.56 of the Revised Code, | 38630 |
| determine an annual franchise permit fee on each nursing home in | 38631 |
| an amount equal to the franchise permit fee rate multiplied by the | 38632 |
| product of the following: | 38633 |
| (1) The number of beds licensed as nursing home beds, plus | 38634 |
| any other beds certified as skilled nursing facility beds under | 38635 |
| Title XVIII or nursing facility beds under Title XIX on the first | 38636 |
| day of May of the calendar year in which the fee is determined | 38637 |
| pursuant to division (A) of section 3721.53 of the Revised Code; | 38638 |
| (2) The number of days in the fiscal year beginning on the | 38639 |
| first day of July of the calendar year in which the fee is | 38640 |
| determined pursuant to division (A) of section 3721.53 of the | 38641 |
| Revised Code. | 38642 |
| (B) Subject to sections 3721.512, 3721.513, and 3721.531 of | 38643 |
| the Revised Code and divisions (C) and (D) of this section and for | 38644 |
| the purposes specified in section 3721.56 of the Revised Code, | 38645 |
| determine an annual franchise permit fee on each hospital in an | 38646 |
| amount equal to the franchise permit fee rate multiplied by the | 38647 |
| product of the following: | 38648 |
| (1) The number of beds registered pursuant to section 3701.07 | 38649 |
| of the Revised Code as skilled nursing facility beds or long-term | 38650 |
| care beds, plus any other beds licensed as nursing home beds under | 38651 |
| section 3721.02 or 3721.09 of the Revised Code, on the first day | 38652 |
| of May of the calendar year in which the fee is determined | 38653 |
| pursuant to division (A) of section 3721.53 of the Revised Code; | 38654 |
| (2) The number of days in the fiscal year beginning on the | 38655 |
| first day of July of the calendar year in which the fee is | 38656 |
| determined pursuant to division (A) of section 3721.53 of the | 38657 |
| Revised Code. | 38658 |
| (C) If the total amount of the franchise permit fee assessed | 38659 |
| under divisions (A) and (B) of this section for a fiscal year | 38660 |
| exceeds the indirect guarantee percentage of the actual net | 38661 |
| patient revenue for all nursing homes and hospital long-term care | 38662 |
| units for that fiscal year and seventy-five per cent or more of | 38663 |
| the combined total number of nursing homes and hospital long-term | 38664 |
| care units receive enhanced medicaid payments or other state | 38665 |
| payments equal to seventy-five per cent or more of their total | 38666 |
| franchise permit fee assessments, do both of the following: | 38667 |
| (1) Recalculate the assessments under divisions (A) and (B) | 38668 |
| of this section using a per bed per day rate equal to the indirect | 38669 |
| guarantee percentage of actual net patient revenue for all nursing | 38670 |
| homes and hospital long-term care units for that fiscal year; | 38671 |
| (2) Refund the difference between the amount of the franchise | 38672 |
| permit fee assessed for that fiscal year under divisions (A) and | 38673 |
| (B) of this section and the amount recalculated under division | 38674 |
| (C)(1) of this section as a credit against the assessments imposed | 38675 |
| under divisions (A) and (B) of this section for the subsequent | 38676 |
| fiscal year. | 38677 |
| (D) If the United States centers for medicare and medicaid | 38678 |
| services determines that the franchise permit fee established by | 38679 |
| sections 3721.50 to 3721.58 of the Revised Code is an | 38680 |
| impermissible health care-related tax under section 1903(w) of the | 38681 |
| "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C. 1396b(w), as | 38682 |
| amended, take all necessary actions to cease implementation of | 38683 |
| sections 3721.50 to 3721.58 of the Revised Code in accordance with | 38684 |
| rules adopted under section 3721.58 of the Revised Code. | 38685 |
| Sec. 3723.06. (A) The director of health shall license radon | 38686 |
| testers, mitigation specialists, and mitigation contractors. Each | 38687 |
| applicant for a license shall submit a completed application to | 38688 |
| the director on a form the director shall prescribe and furnish. | 38689 |
| (B) In accordance with rules adopted | 38690 |
| 38691 | |
| shall issue the appropriate license to each applicant that pays | 38692 |
|
the license fee prescribed by the | 38693 |
|
licensing criteria established by the | 38694 |
| complies with any other licensing and training requirements | 38695 |
|
established by the | 38696 |
| entity, or government entity may hold more than one license issued | 38697 |
| under this section, but a separate application is required for | 38698 |
| each license. | 38699 |
| (C) Notwithstanding division (B) of this section, the | 38700 |
| director shall issue a radon mitigation contractor license on | 38701 |
| request to the holder of a radon mitigation specialist license if | 38702 |
| the license holder is the owner or chief stockholder of a business | 38703 |
|
entity for which | 38704 |
| will work as a radon mitigation specialist. The licensing criteria | 38705 |
| and any other licensing and training requirements the individual | 38706 |
| was required to meet to qualify for the radon mitigation | 38707 |
| specialist license are hereby deemed to satisfy any and all | 38708 |
| criteria and requirements for a radon mitigation contractor | 38709 |
| license. A license issued under this division shall expire at the | 38710 |
| same time as the individual's radon mitigation specialist license. | 38711 |
| No license fee shall be imposed for a license issued under this | 38712 |
| division. | 38713 |
| (D) A license issued under this section expires biennially | 38714 |
| and may be renewed by the director in accordance with criteria and | 38715 |
|
procedures established | 38716 |
| adopted under section 3723.09 of the Revised Code and on payment | 38717 |
|
of the license renewal fee prescribed | 38718 |
| rules. | 38719 |
| (E) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the | 38720 |
| director may do either of the following: | 38721 |
| (1) Refuse to issue a license to an individual, business | 38722 |
| entity, or government entity that does not meet the requirements | 38723 |
| of this chapter or the rules adopted under it or has been in | 38724 |
| violation of those requirements; | 38725 |
| (2) Suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of an | 38726 |
| individual, business entity, or government entity that is or has | 38727 |
| been in violation of the requirements of this chapter or the rules | 38728 |
| adopted under it. | 38729 |
| Sec. 3723.07. The director of health shall approve all of | 38730 |
| the following: | 38731 |
| (A) Licensure training courses for radon testers and | 38732 |
| mitigation specialists; | 38733 |
| (B) Training courses for employees of mitigation contractors; | 38734 |
| (C) Radon laboratories. | 38735 |
| Each applicant for approval shall submit a completed | 38736 |
| application to the director on a form the director shall prescribe | 38737 |
| and furnish. | 38738 |
| In accordance with rules adopted | 38739 |
| under section 3723.09 of the Revised Code, the director shall | 38740 |
| issue the appropriate approval to each applicant that pays the | 38741 |
|
approval fee prescribed by the | 38742 |
|
criteria for approval established by the | 38743 |
| In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the | 38744 |
| director may refuse to issue an approval and may revoke or suspend | 38745 |
| an approval issued under this section if the operator of the | 38746 |
| course or laboratory fails to meet the criteria established by the | 38747 |
| 38748 |
| Sec. 3723.09. (A) To protect the health of individuals | 38749 |
|
inhabiting, occupying, or frequenting buildings, the | 38750 |
| director of health | 38751 |
| requirements of this chapter. All rules adopted under this section | 38752 |
| shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised | 38753 |
| Code. | 38754 |
| (B) The | 38755 |
|
establishing criteria and procedures | 38756 |
| 38757 | |
| section 3723.06 of the Revised Code to radon testers, mitigation | 38758 |
| specialists, and mitigation contractors. The rules may require | 38759 |
| that all applicants for licensure as a radon tester or mitigation | 38760 |
| specialist pass an examination. If an examination is required, the | 38761 |
| rules may require applicants to pass an examination conducted by | 38762 |
| the department or an appropriate examination conducted by the | 38763 |
| United States environmental protection agency. | 38764 |
| (C) The | 38765 |
|
establishing criteria and procedures | 38766 |
| 38767 | |
| 3723.07 of the Revised Code. The rules may require that | 38768 |
| participants in training courses pass an examination conducted by | 38769 |
| the operator of the course and may require that the examinations | 38770 |
|
be approved by the director | 38771 |
| (D) The | 38772 |
|
establishing criteria and procedures | 38773 |
| 38774 | |
| section 3723.07 of the Revised Code. | 38775 |
| (E) The | 38776 |
| establishing reasonable fees for licenses, license renewals, radon | 38777 |
| laboratory approvals, and training course approvals. | 38778 |
| (F) The | 38779 |
| establishing standards to be followed by licensed radon testers, | 38780 |
| mitigation specialists, and mitigation contractors for the | 38781 |
| prevention of hazards to the public health, including standards | 38782 |
| for worker protection, record keeping, and training of employees | 38783 |
| of licensed radon mitigation contractors. | 38784 |
| (G) The | 38785 |
| establishing procedures to be followed by any individual, business | 38786 |
| entity, or government entity licensed by another state to practice | 38787 |
| as a radon tester, mitigation specialist, or mitigation contractor | 38788 |
| in providing notice to the director of health prior to commencing | 38789 |
| practice in this state pursuant to section 3723.03 of the Revised | 38790 |
| Code. | 38791 |
| (H) The | 38792 |
| require licensed radon testers and mitigation specialists to | 38793 |
|
report to the director | 38794 |
| results that indicate the presence of radon at a level considered | 38795 |
|
to be dangerous as determined by the | 38796 |
| may require the reporting of screening measurements, follow-up | 38797 |
| measurements, post-mitigation measurements, and, if it is known | 38798 |
| that radon mitigation has been performed, the methods of | 38799 |
| mitigation that were used. Any information required to be reported | 38800 |
| to the director under these rules is not a public record under | 38801 |
| section 149.43 of the Revised Code, and shall not be released | 38802 |
| except in aggregate statistical form. | 38803 |
| Sec. 3725.02. (A) No person other than a hospital shall | 38804 |
| collect plasma, regardless of the use for which the plasma is | 38805 |
| intended, except at a plasmapheresis center holding a current, | 38806 |
| valid certificate of approval issued by the director of health. | 38807 |
| Whoever violates this division is guilty of a misdemeanor of | 38808 |
| the fourth degree. | 38809 |
| (B) The | 38810 |
| as are necessary to carry out this chapter. | 38811 |
| Sec. 3727.01. (A) As used in this section, "health | 38812 |
| maintenance organization" means a public or private organization | 38813 |
| organized under the law of any state that is qualified under | 38814 |
| section 1310(d) of Title XIII of the "Public Health Service Act," | 38815 |
| 87 Stat. 931 (1973), 42 U.S.C. 300e-9, or that does all of the | 38816 |
| following: | 38817 |
| (1) Provides or otherwise makes available to enrolled | 38818 |
| participants health care services including at least the following | 38819 |
| basic health care services: usual physician services, | 38820 |
| hospitalization, laboratory, x-ray, emergency and preventive | 38821 |
| service, and out-of-area coverage; | 38822 |
| (2) Is compensated, except for copayments, for the provision | 38823 |
| of basic health care services to enrolled participants by a | 38824 |
| payment that is paid on a periodic basis without regard to the | 38825 |
| date the health care services are provided and that is fixed | 38826 |
| without regard to the frequency, extent, or kind of health service | 38827 |
| actually provided; | 38828 |
| (3) Provides physician services primarily in either of the | 38829 |
| following ways: | 38830 |
| (a) Directly through physicians who are either employees or | 38831 |
| partners of the organization; | 38832 |
| (b) Through arrangements with individual physicians or one or | 38833 |
| more groups of physicians organized on a group-practice or | 38834 |
| individual-practice basis. | 38835 |
| (B) As used in this chapter: | 38836 |
| (1) "Children's hospital" | 38837 |
| 38838 |
| (a) A hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the | 38839 |
| Revised Code that provides general pediatric medical and surgical | 38840 |
| care, and in which at least seventy-five per cent of annual | 38841 |
| inpatient discharges for the preceding two calendar years were | 38842 |
| individuals less than eighteen years of age; | 38843 |
| (b) A distinct portion of a hospital registered under section | 38844 |
| 3701.07 of the Revised Code that provides general pediatric | 38845 |
| medical and surgical care, has a total of at least one hundred | 38846 |
| fifty registered pediatric special care and pediatric acute care | 38847 |
| beds, and in which at least seventy-five per cent of annual | 38848 |
| inpatient discharges for the preceding two calendar years were | 38849 |
| individuals less than eighteen years of age; | 38850 |
| (c) A distinct portion of a hospital, if the hospital is | 38851 |
| registered under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code as a | 38852 |
| children's hospital and the children's hospital meets all the | 38853 |
| requirements of division (B)(1)(a) of this section. | 38854 |
| (2) "Hospital" means an institution classified as a hospital | 38855 |
| under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code in which are provided to | 38856 |
| inpatients diagnostic, medical, surgical, obstetrical, | 38857 |
| psychiatric, or rehabilitation care for a continuous period longer | 38858 |
| than twenty-four hours or a hospital operated by a health | 38859 |
| maintenance organization. "Hospital" does not include a facility | 38860 |
| licensed under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code, a health care | 38861 |
| facility operated by the department of mental health or the | 38862 |
| department of developmental disabilities, a health maintenance | 38863 |
| organization that does not operate a hospital, the office of any | 38864 |
| private licensed health care professional, whether organized for | 38865 |
| individual or group practice, or a clinic that provides ambulatory | 38866 |
| patient services and where patients are not regularly admitted as | 38867 |
| inpatients. "Hospital" also does not include an institution for | 38868 |
| the sick that is operated exclusively for patients who use | 38869 |
| spiritual means for healing and for whom the acceptance of medical | 38870 |
| care is inconsistent with their religious beliefs, accredited by a | 38871 |
| national accrediting organization, exempt from federal income | 38872 |
| taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, | 38873 |
| 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended, and providing | 38874 |
| twenty-four hour nursing care pursuant to the exemption in | 38875 |
| division (E) of section 4723.32 of the Revised Code from the | 38876 |
| licensing requirements of Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code. | 38877 |
| (3) "Joint commission" means the commission formerly known as | 38878 |
| the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations | 38879 |
| or the joint commission on accreditation of hospitals. | 38880 |
| Sec. 3727.42. (A) Every hospital shall compile and make | 38881 |
| available for inspection by the public a price information list | 38882 |
| containing the information specified in division (B) of this | 38883 |
| section and shall periodically update the list to maintain current | 38884 |
| information. The price information list shall be compiled and made | 38885 |
| available in a format that complies with the electronic | 38886 |
| transaction standards and code sets adopted by the United States | 38887 |
| secretary of health and human services under 42 U.S.C. 1320d-2. | 38888 |
| (B) Each price information list required by division (A) of | 38889 |
| this section shall contain all of the following information: | 38890 |
| (1) The usual and customary room and board charges for each | 38891 |
| level of care within the hospital, including but not limited to | 38892 |
| private rooms, semiprivate rooms, other multiple patient rooms, | 38893 |
| and intensive care and other specialty units; | 38894 |
| (2) Rates charged for nursing care, if the hospital charges | 38895 |
| separately for nursing care; | 38896 |
| (3) The usual and customary charges, stated separately for | 38897 |
| inpatients and outpatients if different charges are imposed, for | 38898 |
| any of the following services provided by the hospital: | 38899 |
| (a) The thirty most common x-ray and radiological procedures; | 38900 |
| (b) The thirty most common laboratory procedures; | 38901 |
| (c) Emergency room services; | 38902 |
| (d) Operating room services; | 38903 |
| (e) Delivery room services; | 38904 |
| (f) Physical, occupational, and pulmonary therapy services; | 38905 |
| (g) Any other services designated as high volume services by | 38906 |
|
a rule which shall be adopted by the | 38907 |
| 38908 |
| (4) The hospital's billing policies, including whether the | 38909 |
| hospital charges interest on an amount not paid in full by any | 38910 |
| person or government entity and the interest rate charged; | 38911 |
| (5) Whether or not the charges listed include fees for the | 38912 |
| services of hospital-based anesthesiologists, radiologists, | 38913 |
| pathologists, and emergency room physicians and, if a charge does | 38914 |
| not include such fees, how such fee information can be obtained. | 38915 |
| (C) Every hospital shall do all of the following with the | 38916 |
| price information list required by this section: | 38917 |
| (1) At the time of admission, or as soon as practical | 38918 |
| thereafter, inform each patient of the availability of the list | 38919 |
| and on request provide the patient with a free copy of the list; | 38920 |
| (2) On request, provide a paper copy of the list to any | 38921 |
| person or governmental agency, subject to payment of a reasonable | 38922 |
| fee for copying and processing; | 38923 |
| (3) Make the list available free of charge on the hospital's | 38924 |
| internet web site. | 38925 |
| Sec. 3729.01. As used in this chapter: | 38926 |
| (A) "Camp operator" means the operator of a recreational | 38927 |
| vehicle park, recreation camp, combined park-camp, or temporary | 38928 |
| park-camp. | 38929 |
| (B) "Campsite user" means a person who enters into a campsite | 38930 |
| use agreement with a camp operator for the use of a campsite at a | 38931 |
| recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, combined park-camp, or | 38932 |
| temporary park-camp. | 38933 |
| (C) "Combined park-camp" means any tract of land upon which a | 38934 |
| combination of five or more self-contained recreational vehicles | 38935 |
| or portable camping units are placed and includes any roadway, | 38936 |
| building, structure, vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for | 38937 |
| use as part of the park facilities. A tract of land that is | 38938 |
| subdivided for lease or other contract of the individual lots is a | 38939 |
| combined park-camp if a combination of five or more recreational | 38940 |
| vehicles or portable camping units are placed on it for | 38941 |
| recreation, vacation, or business purposes. | 38942 |
| "Combined park-camp" does not include any tract of land used | 38943 |
| solely as a temporary park-camp or solely as a manufactured home | 38944 |
| park. | 38945 |
| (D) "Dependent recreational vehicle" means a recreational | 38946 |
| vehicle other than a self-contained recreational vehicle. | 38947 |
| "Dependent recreational vehicle" includes a park model. | 38948 |
| (E) "Development" means any artificial change to improved or | 38949 |
| unimproved real estate, including, without limitation, buildings | 38950 |
| or structures, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or | 38951 |
| drilling operations, or storage of equipment or materials, and the | 38952 |
| construction, expansion, or substantial alteration of a | 38953 |
| recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, or combined park-camp, | 38954 |
| for which plan review is required under division (A) of section | 38955 |
| 3729.03 of the Revised Code. "Development" does not include the | 38956 |
| building, construction, erection, or manufacture of any building | 38957 |
| to which section 3781.06 of the Revised Code is applicable. | 38958 |
| (F) "Director of health" means the director of health or the | 38959 |
| director's authorized representative. | 38960 |
| (G) "Flood" or "flooding" means either of the following: | 38961 |
| (1) A general and temporary condition of partial or complete | 38962 |
| inundation of normally dry land areas from any of the following: | 38963 |
| (a) The overflow of inland or tidal waters; | 38964 |
| (b) The unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface | 38965 |
| waters from any source; | 38966 |
| (c) Mudslides that are proximately caused by flooding as | 38967 |
| defined in division (G)(1)(b) of this section and that are akin to | 38968 |
| a river of liquid and flowing mud on the surface of normally dry | 38969 |
| land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water and | 38970 |
| deposited along the path of the current. | 38971 |
| (2) The collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a | 38972 |
| lake or other body of water as a result of erosion or undermining | 38973 |
| that is caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated | 38974 |
| cyclical levels or that is suddenly caused by an unusually high | 38975 |
| water level in a natural body of water, and that is accompanied by | 38976 |
| a severe storm, by an unanticipated force of nature, such as a | 38977 |
| flash flood, by an abnormal tidal surge, or by some similarly | 38978 |
| unusual and unforeseeable event, that results in flooding as | 38979 |
| defined in division (G)(1)(a) of this section. | 38980 |
| (H) "Flood plain" means the area adjoining any river, stream, | 38981 |
| watercourse, or lake that has been or may be covered by flood | 38982 |
| water. | 38983 |
| (I) "Licensor" means either the board of health of a city or | 38984 |
| general health district, or the authority having the duties of a | 38985 |
| board of health in any city as authorized by section 3709.05 of | 38986 |
| the Revised Code, or the director of health, when required under | 38987 |
| division (B) of section 3729.06 of the Revised Code. "Licensor" | 38988 |
| also means an authorized representative of any of those entities | 38989 |
| or of the director. | 38990 |
| (J) "Manufactured home park" has the same meaning as in | 38991 |
|
section | 38992 |
| (K) "One-hundred-year flood" means a flood having a one per | 38993 |
| cent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. | 38994 |
| (L) "One-hundred-year flood plain" means that portion of a | 38995 |
| flood plain inundated by a one-hundred-year flood. | 38996 |
| (M) "Operator" means the person who has responsible charge of | 38997 |
| a recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, combined park-camp, | 38998 |
| or temporary park-camp and who is licensed under this chapter. | 38999 |
| (N) "Park model" means a recreational vehicle that meets the | 39000 |
| American national standard institute standard A119.5(1988) for | 39001 |
| park trailers, is built on a single chassis, has a gross trailer | 39002 |
| area of not more than four hundred square feet when set up, is | 39003 |
| designed for seasonal or temporary living quarters, and may be | 39004 |
| connected to utilities necessary for operation of installed | 39005 |
| features and appliances. | 39006 |
| (O) "Person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the | 39007 |
| Revised Code and also includes this state, any political | 39008 |
| subdivision of this state, and any other state or local body of | 39009 |
| this state. | 39010 |
| (P) "Portable camping units" means dependent recreational | 39011 |
| vehicles, tents, portable sleeping equipment, and similar camping | 39012 |
| equipment used for travel, recreation, vacation, or business | 39013 |
| purposes. | 39014 |
| (Q) "Recreation camp" means any tract of land upon which five | 39015 |
| or more portable camping units are placed and includes any | 39016 |
| roadway, building, structure, vehicle, or enclosure used or | 39017 |
| intended for use as a part of the facilities of the camp. A tract | 39018 |
| of land that is subdivided for lease or other contract of the | 39019 |
| individual lots is a recreation camp if five or more portable | 39020 |
| camping units are placed on it for recreation, vacation, or | 39021 |
| business purposes. | 39022 |
| "Recreation camp" does not include any tract of land used | 39023 |
| solely for the storage or display for sale of dependent | 39024 |
| recreational vehicles, solely as a temporary park-camp, or solely | 39025 |
| as a manufactured home park. | 39026 |
| (R) "Recreational vehicle" has the same meaning as in section | 39027 |
| 4501.01 of the Revised Code. | 39028 |
| (S) "Recreational vehicle park" means any tract of land used | 39029 |
| for parking five or more self-contained recreational vehicles and | 39030 |
| includes any roadway, building, structure, vehicle, or enclosure | 39031 |
| used or intended for use as part of the park facilities and any | 39032 |
| tract of land that is subdivided for lease or other contract of | 39033 |
| the individual lots for the express or implied purpose of placing | 39034 |
| self-contained recreational vehicles for recreation, vacation, or | 39035 |
| business purposes. | 39036 |
| "Recreational vehicle park" does not include any tract of | 39037 |
| land used solely for the storage or display for sale of | 39038 |
| self-contained recreational vehicles, solely as a temporary | 39039 |
| park-camp, or solely as a manufactured home park. | 39040 |
| (T) "Self-contained recreational vehicle" means a | 39041 |
| recreational vehicle that can operate independent of connections | 39042 |
| to sewer and water and has plumbing fixtures or appliances all of | 39043 |
| which are connected to sewage holding tanks located within the | 39044 |
| vehicle. "Self-contained recreational vehicle" includes a park | 39045 |
| model. | 39046 |
| (U) "Substantially alter" means a change in the layout or | 39047 |
| design of a recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, combined | 39048 |
| park-camp, or temporary park-camp, including, without limitation, | 39049 |
| the movement of utilities or changes in established streets, lots, | 39050 |
| or sites or in other facilities. | 39051 |
| (V) "Temporary park-camp" means any tract of land used for a | 39052 |
| period not to exceed a total of twenty-one days per calendar year | 39053 |
| for the purpose of parking five or more recreational vehicles, | 39054 |
| dependent recreational vehicles, or portable camping units, or any | 39055 |
| combination thereof, for one or more periods of time that do not | 39056 |
| exceed seven consecutive days or parts thereof. | 39057 |
| (W) "Tract" means a contiguous area of land that consists of | 39058 |
| one or more parcels, lots, or sites that have been separately | 39059 |
| surveyed regardless of whether the individual parcels, lots, or | 39060 |
| sites have been recorded and regardless of whether the one or more | 39061 |
| parcels, lots, or sites are under common or different ownership. | 39062 |
| Sec. 3729.02. (A) The | 39063 |
| subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules of | 39064 |
| uniform application throughout the state governing the review of | 39065 |
| plans and issuance of licenses for and the location, layout, | 39066 |
| construction, drainage, sanitation, safety, and operation of | 39067 |
| recreational vehicle parks, recreation camps, and combined | 39068 |
| park-camps. The rules shall not apply to the construction, | 39069 |
| erection, or manufacture of any building to which section 3781.06 | 39070 |
| of the Revised Code is applicable. | 39071 |
| (B) The | 39072 |
| 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules of uniform application | 39073 |
| throughout the state governing the review of plans and issuance of | 39074 |
| licenses for and the layout, sanitation, safety, and operation of | 39075 |
| temporary park-camps. The rules shall not apply to the | 39076 |
| construction, erection, or manufacture of any building to which | 39077 |
| section 3781.06 of the Revised Code is applicable. | 39078 |
| Sec. 3729.03. (A) No person shall cause development to occur | 39079 |
| within any portion of a recreational vehicle park, recreation | 39080 |
| camp, or combined park-camp until the plans for the development | 39081 |
| have been submitted to and reviewed and approved by the director | 39082 |
| of health. This division does not require that plans be submitted | 39083 |
| to the director for approval for the replacement of recreational | 39084 |
| vehicles or portable camping units on previously approved sites in | 39085 |
| a recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, or combined | 39086 |
| park-camp when no development is to occur in connection with the | 39087 |
| replacement. Within thirty days after receipt of the plans, all | 39088 |
| supporting documents and materials required to complete the | 39089 |
| review, and the applicable plan review fee established under | 39090 |
| division (D) of this section, the director shall approve or | 39091 |
| disapprove the plans. | 39092 |
| (B) Any person aggrieved by the director's disapproval of a | 39093 |
| set of plans under division (A) of this section may request a | 39094 |
| hearing on the matter within thirty days after receipt of the | 39095 |
| director's notice of the disapproval. The hearing shall be held in | 39096 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Thereafter, the | 39097 |
| disapproval may be appealed in the manner provided in section | 39098 |
| 119.12 of the Revised Code. | 39099 |
| (C) The director shall establish a system by which | 39100 |
| development occurring within a recreational vehicle park, | 39101 |
| recreation camp, or combined park-camp is inspected or verified in | 39102 |
| accordance with rules adopted under division (A) of section | 39103 |
| 3729.02 of the Revised Code to ensure that the development | 39104 |
| complies with the plans approved under division (A) of this | 39105 |
| section. | 39106 |
| (D) The | 39107 |
| for reviewing plans under division (A) of this section and | 39108 |
| conducting inspections under division (C) of this section. | 39109 |
| (E) The director shall charge the appropriate fees | 39110 |
| established under division (D) of this section for reviewing plans | 39111 |
| under division (A) of this section and conducting inspections | 39112 |
| under division (C) of this section. All such plan review and | 39113 |
| inspection fees received by the director shall be transmitted to | 39114 |
| the treasurer of state and shall be credited to the general | 39115 |
| operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. | 39116 |
| Moneys so credited to the fund shall be used only for the purpose | 39117 |
| of administering and enforcing this chapter and rules adopted | 39118 |
| under it. | 39119 |
| (F) Plan approvals issued under this section do not | 39120 |
| constitute an exemption from the land use and building | 39121 |
| requirements of the political subdivision in which the | 39122 |
| recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, or combined park-camp | 39123 |
| is or is to be located. | 39124 |
| Sec. 3729.04. (A) No person shall cause development to occur | 39125 |
| within any portion of a recreational vehicle park, recreation | 39126 |
| camp, combined park-camp, or temporary park-camp that is located | 39127 |
| within a one-hundred-year flood plain in a municipal corporation | 39128 |
| unless the person first obtains a permit therefor from the | 39129 |
| municipal corporation in accordance with the flood plain | 39130 |
| management ordinance of the municipal corporation. | 39131 |
| (B) No person shall cause development to occur within any | 39132 |
| portion of a recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, combined | 39133 |
| park-camp, or temporary park-camp that is located within a | 39134 |
| one-hundred-year flood plain in an unincorporated area unless the | 39135 |
| person first obtains a permit therefor from the board of county | 39136 |
| commissioners of the county in which the development is to occur | 39137 |
| in accordance with the flood plain management resolution of the | 39138 |
| county adopted under section 307.37 of the Revised Code. | 39139 |
| (C) If development for which a permit is required under | 39140 |
| division (A) or (B) of this section is to occur on a site where a | 39141 |
| recreational vehicle or portable camping unit is or is to be | 39142 |
| located, the owner of the recreational vehicle or portable camping | 39143 |
| unit and the operator of the recreational vehicle park, recreation | 39144 |
| camp, or combined park-camp shall jointly obtain the permit. Each | 39145 |
| of the persons to whom a permit is jointly issued is responsible | 39146 |
| for compliance with the provisions of the approved permit that are | 39147 |
| applicable to that person. | 39148 |
| If development for which a permit is required under division | 39149 |
| (A) or (B) of this section is to occur within a temporary | 39150 |
| park-camp on a site where a recreational vehicle or portable | 39151 |
| camping unit is or is to be located, the owner of the temporary | 39152 |
| park-camp shall obtain the permit. | 39153 |
| (D) Fees established by a municipal corporation or county for | 39154 |
| the issuance of permits under division (A) or (B) of this section | 39155 |
|
are not subject to regulation by the | 39156 |
| 39157 |
| Sec. 3729.07. The licensor of a recreational vehicle park, | 39158 |
| recreation camp, or combined park-camp may charge a fee for an | 39159 |
| annual license to operate such a park, camp, or park-camp. In the | 39160 |
| case of a temporary park-camp, the licensor may charge a fee for a | 39161 |
| license to operate the temporary park-camp for the period | 39162 |
| specified in division (A) of section 3729.05 of the Revised Code. | 39163 |
| The fees for both types of licenses shall be determined in | 39164 |
| accordance with section 3709.09 of the Revised Code and shall | 39165 |
| include the cost of licensing and all inspections. | 39166 |
| Except for the fee for a temporary park-camp license, the fee | 39167 |
| also shall include any additional amount determined by rule of the | 39168 |
| 39169 | |
|
transmitted by the board of health to the director | 39170 |
| pursuant to section 3709.092 of the Revised Code and used only for | 39171 |
| the purpose of administering and enforcing this chapter and rules | 39172 |
| adopted under it. The portion of any fee retained by the board of | 39173 |
| health shall be paid into a special fund and used only for the | 39174 |
| purpose of administering and enforcing this chapter and rules | 39175 |
| adopted under it. | 39176 |
| Sec. 3729.08. The licensor of the health district in which a | 39177 |
| recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, combined park-camp, or | 39178 |
| temporary park-camp is or is to be located, in accordance with | 39179 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may refuse to grant, may | 39180 |
| suspend, or may revoke any license granted to any person for | 39181 |
| failure to comply with this chapter or with any rule adopted by | 39182 |
|
the | 39183 |
| Revised Code. | 39184 |
| Sec. 3730.10. (A) | 39185 |
| 39186 | |
| 39187 | |
| Revised Code as necessary for the implementation and enforcement | 39188 |
| of this chapter. The rules shall include all of the following: | 39189 |
| (1) Safety and sanitation standards and procedures to be | 39190 |
| followed to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases during | 39191 |
| the performance of tattooing and body piercing procedures; | 39192 |
| (2) Standards and procedures to be followed for appropriate | 39193 |
| disinfection and sterilization of all invasive equipment or parts | 39194 |
| of equipment used in tattooing procedures, body piercing | 39195 |
| procedures, and ear piercing procedures performed with an ear | 39196 |
| piercing gun; | 39197 |
| (3) Procedures for suspending and revoking approvals under | 39198 |
| section 3730.05 of the Revised Code. | 39199 |
| (B) The rules adopted under division (A)(1) of this section | 39200 |
| shall establish universal blood and body fluid precautions to be | 39201 |
| used by any individual who performs tattooing or body piercing | 39202 |
| procedures. The precautions shall include all of the following: | 39203 |
| (1) The appropriate use of hand washing; | 39204 |
| (2) The handling and disposal of all needles and other sharp | 39205 |
| instruments used in tattooing or body piercing procedures; | 39206 |
| (3) The wearing and disposal of gloves and other protective | 39207 |
| garments and devices. | 39208 |
| (C) The rules adopted under division (A) of this section may | 39209 |
| include standards and procedures to be followed by a business that | 39210 |
| offers tattooing or body piercing services to ensure that the | 39211 |
| individuals who perform tattooing or body piercing procedures for | 39212 |
| the business are adequately trained to perform the procedures | 39213 |
| properly. | 39214 |
| Sec. 3733.41. As used in sections 3733.41 to 3733.49 of the | 39215 |
| Revised Code: | 39216 |
| (A) "Agricultural labor camp" means one or more buildings or | 39217 |
| structures, trailers, tents, or vehicles, together with any land | 39218 |
| appertaining thereto, established, operated, or used as temporary | 39219 |
| living quarters for two or more families or five or more persons | 39220 |
| intending to engage in or engaged in agriculture or related food | 39221 |
| processing, whether occupancy is by rent, lease, or mutual | 39222 |
| agreement. "Agricultural labor camp" does not include a hotel or | 39223 |
|
motel, or a manufactured home park regulated pursuant to | 39224 |
| 39225 | |
| adopted thereunder. | 39226 |
| (B) "Board of health" means the board of health of a city or | 39227 |
| general health district or the authority having the duties of a | 39228 |
| board of health in any city as authorized by section 3709.05 of | 39229 |
| the Revised Code or an authorized representative of the board of | 39230 |
| health. | 39231 |
| (C) "Director" means the director of | 39232 |
| or the authorized representative of the director of health. | 39233 |
| (D) "Licensor" means the director of health. | 39234 |
| (E) "Person" means the state, any political subdivision, | 39235 |
| public or private corporation, partnership, association, trust, | 39236 |
| individual, or other entity. | 39237 |
| | 39238 |
| 39239 |
| Sec. 3733.42. The | 39240 |
| to sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code, shall adopt | 39241 |
| rules having a uniform application throughout the state, governing | 39242 |
| the issuance of licenses, location, layout, construction, approval | 39243 |
| of plans, sanitation, safety, operation, use, and maintenance of | 39244 |
| agricultural labor camps. The rules shall establish minimum | 39245 |
| standards of habitability with which a licensee shall comply in | 39246 |
| operating an agricultural labor camp. The rules shall establish, | 39247 |
| beyond minimum standards of habitability, additional standards of | 39248 |
| habitability for those camps and shall establish priorities for | 39249 |
|
those additional standards with which a licensee may | 39250 |
| voluntarily comply. | 39251 |
| In addition to meeting the requirements of section 119.03 of | 39252 |
| the Revised Code, the director of health shall mail a notice of | 39253 |
| the date, time, and place of any hearing on the adoption, | 39254 |
| amendment, or rescission of such rules and the full text of the | 39255 |
| proposed rule, amendment, or rule to be rescinded, at least thirty | 39256 |
| days prior to the hearing date, to all persons currently | 39257 |
| authorized or licensed to operate camps by the department of | 39258 |
| health, or authorized or licensed to operate camps in the previous | 39259 |
| calendar year. | 39260 |
| Sec. 3734.01. As used in this chapter: | 39261 |
| (A) "Board of health" means the board of health of a city or | 39262 |
| general health district or the authority having the duties of a | 39263 |
| board of health in any city as authorized by section 3709.05 of | 39264 |
| the Revised Code. | 39265 |
| (B) "Director" means the director of environmental | 39266 |
| protection. | 39267 |
| (C) "Health district" means a city or general health district | 39268 |
| as created by or under authority of Chapter 3709. of the Revised | 39269 |
| Code. | 39270 |
| (D) "Agency" means the environmental protection agency. | 39271 |
| (E) "Solid wastes" means such unwanted residual solid or | 39272 |
| semisolid material as results from industrial, commercial, | 39273 |
| agricultural, and community operations, excluding earth or | 39274 |
| material from construction, mining, or demolition operations, or | 39275 |
| other waste materials of the type that normally would be included | 39276 |
| in demolition debris, nontoxic fly ash and bottom ash, including | 39277 |
| at least ash that results from the combustion of coal and ash that | 39278 |
| results from the combustion of coal in combination with scrap | 39279 |
| tires where scrap tires comprise not more than fifty per cent of | 39280 |
| heat input in any month, spent nontoxic foundry sand, and slag and | 39281 |
| other substances that are not harmful or inimical to public | 39282 |
| health, and includes, but is not limited to, garbage, scrap tires, | 39283 |
| combustible and noncombustible material, street dirt, and debris. | 39284 |
| "Solid wastes" does not include any material that is an infectious | 39285 |
| waste or a hazardous waste. | 39286 |
| (F) "Disposal" means the discharge, deposit, injection, | 39287 |
| dumping, spilling, leaking, emitting, or placing of any solid | 39288 |
| wastes or hazardous waste into or on any land or ground or surface | 39289 |
| water or into the air, except if the disposition or placement | 39290 |
| constitutes storage or treatment or, if the solid wastes consist | 39291 |
| of scrap tires, the disposition or placement constitutes a | 39292 |
| beneficial use or occurs at a scrap tire recovery facility | 39293 |
| licensed under section 3734.81 of the Revised Code. | 39294 |
| (G) "Person" includes the state, any political subdivision | 39295 |
| and other state or local body, the United States and any agency or | 39296 |
| instrumentality thereof, and any legal entity defined as a person | 39297 |
| under section 1.59 of the Revised Code. | 39298 |
| (H) "Open burning" means the burning of solid wastes in an | 39299 |
| open area or burning of solid wastes in a type of chamber or | 39300 |
| vessel that is not approved or authorized in rules adopted by the | 39301 |
| director under section 3734.02 of the Revised Code or, if the | 39302 |
| solid wastes consist of scrap tires, in rules adopted under | 39303 |
| division (V) of this section or section 3734.73 of the Revised | 39304 |
| Code, or the burning of treated or untreated infectious wastes in | 39305 |
| an open area or in a type of chamber or vessel that is not | 39306 |
| approved in rules adopted by the director under section 3734.021 | 39307 |
| of the Revised Code. | 39308 |
| (I) "Open dumping" means the depositing of solid wastes into | 39309 |
| a body or stream of water or onto the surface of the ground at a | 39310 |
| site that is not licensed as a solid waste facility under section | 39311 |
| 3734.05 of the Revised Code or, if the solid wastes consist of | 39312 |
| scrap tires, as a scrap tire collection, storage, monocell, | 39313 |
| monofill, or recovery facility under section 3734.81 of the | 39314 |
| Revised Code; the depositing of solid wastes that consist of scrap | 39315 |
| tires onto the surface of the ground at a site or in a manner not | 39316 |
| specifically identified in divisions (C)(2) to (5), (7), or (10) | 39317 |
| of section 3734.85 of the Revised Code; the depositing of | 39318 |
| untreated infectious wastes into a body or stream of water or onto | 39319 |
| the surface of the ground; or the depositing of treated infectious | 39320 |
| wastes into a body or stream of water or onto the surface of the | 39321 |
| ground at a site that is not licensed as a solid waste facility | 39322 |
| under section 3734.05 of the Revised Code. | 39323 |
| (J) "Hazardous waste" means any waste or combination of | 39324 |
| wastes in solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous form that | 39325 |
| in the determination of the director, because of its quantity, | 39326 |
| concentration, or physical or chemical characteristics, may do | 39327 |
| either of the following: | 39328 |
| (1) Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in | 39329 |
| mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating | 39330 |
| reversible illness; | 39331 |
| (2) Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human | 39332 |
| health or safety or to the environment when improperly stored, | 39333 |
| treated, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed. | 39334 |
| "Hazardous waste" includes any substance identified by | 39335 |
| regulation as hazardous waste under the "Resource Conservation and | 39336 |
| Recovery Act of 1976," 90 Stat. 2806, 42 U.S.C.A. 6921, as | 39337 |
| amended, and does not include any substance that is subject to the | 39338 |
| "Atomic Energy Act of 1954," 68 Stat. 919, 42 U.S.C.A. 2011, as | 39339 |
| amended. | 39340 |
| (K) "Treat" or "treatment," when used in connection with | 39341 |
| hazardous waste, means any method, technique, or process designed | 39342 |
| to change the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics or | 39343 |
| composition of any hazardous waste; to neutralize the waste; to | 39344 |
| recover energy or material resources from the waste; to render the | 39345 |
| waste nonhazardous or less hazardous, safer to transport, store, | 39346 |
| or dispose of, or amenable for recovery, storage, further | 39347 |
| treatment, or disposal; or to reduce the volume of the waste. When | 39348 |
| used in connection with infectious wastes, "treat" or "treatment" | 39349 |
| means any method, technique, or process designed to render the | 39350 |
| wastes noninfectious, including, without limitation, steam | 39351 |
| sterilization and incineration, or, in the instance of wastes | 39352 |
| identified in division (R)(7) of this section, to substantially | 39353 |
| reduce or eliminate the potential for the wastes to cause | 39354 |
| lacerations or puncture wounds. | 39355 |
| (L) "Manifest" means the form used for identifying the | 39356 |
| quantity, composition, origin, routing, and destination of | 39357 |
| hazardous waste during its transportation from the point of | 39358 |
| generation to the point of disposal, treatment, or storage. | 39359 |
| (M) "Storage," when used in connection with hazardous waste, | 39360 |
| means the holding of hazardous waste for a temporary period in | 39361 |
| such a manner that it remains retrievable and substantially | 39362 |
| unchanged physically and chemically and, at the end of the period, | 39363 |
| is treated; disposed of; stored elsewhere; or reused, recycled, or | 39364 |
| reclaimed in a beneficial manner. When used in connection with | 39365 |
| solid wastes that consist of scrap tires, "storage" means the | 39366 |
| holding of scrap tires for a temporary period in such a manner | 39367 |
| that they remain retrievable and, at the end of that period, are | 39368 |
| beneficially used; stored elsewhere; placed in a scrap tire | 39369 |
| monocell or monofill facility licensed under section 3734.81 of | 39370 |
| the Revised Code; processed at a scrap tire recovery facility | 39371 |
| licensed under that section or a solid waste incineration or | 39372 |
| energy recovery facility subject to regulation under this chapter; | 39373 |
| or transported to a scrap tire monocell, monofill, or recovery | 39374 |
| facility, any other solid waste facility authorized to dispose of | 39375 |
| scrap tires, or a facility that will beneficially use the scrap | 39376 |
| tires, that is located in another state and is operating in | 39377 |
| compliance with the laws of the state in which the facility is | 39378 |
| located. | 39379 |
| (N) "Facility" means any site, location, tract of land, | 39380 |
| installation, or building used for incineration, composting, | 39381 |
| sanitary landfilling, or other methods of disposal of solid wastes | 39382 |
| or, if the solid wastes consist of scrap tires, for the | 39383 |
| collection, storage, or processing of the solid wastes; for the | 39384 |
| transfer of solid wastes; for the treatment of infectious wastes; | 39385 |
| or for the storage, treatment, or disposal of hazardous waste. | 39386 |
| (O) "Closure" means the time at which a hazardous waste | 39387 |
| facility will no longer accept hazardous waste for treatment, | 39388 |
| storage, or disposal, the time at which a solid waste facility | 39389 |
| will no longer accept solid wastes for transfer or disposal or, if | 39390 |
| the solid wastes consist of scrap tires, for storage or | 39391 |
| processing, or the effective date of an order revoking the permit | 39392 |
| for a hazardous waste facility or the registration certificate, | 39393 |
| permit, or license for a solid waste facility, as applicable. | 39394 |
| "Closure" includes measures performed to protect public health or | 39395 |
| safety, to prevent air or water pollution, or to make the facility | 39396 |
| suitable for other uses, if any, including, but not limited to, | 39397 |
| the removal of processing residues resulting from solid wastes | 39398 |
| that consist of scrap tires; the establishment and maintenance of | 39399 |
| a suitable cover of soil and vegetation over cells in which | 39400 |
| hazardous waste or solid wastes are buried; minimization of | 39401 |
| erosion, the infiltration of surface water into such cells, the | 39402 |
| production of leachate, and the accumulation and runoff of | 39403 |
| contaminated surface water; the final construction of facilities | 39404 |
| for the collection and treatment of leachate and contaminated | 39405 |
| surface water runoff, except as otherwise provided in this | 39406 |
| division; the final construction of air and water quality | 39407 |
| monitoring facilities, except as otherwise provided in this | 39408 |
| division; the final construction of methane gas extraction and | 39409 |
| treatment systems; or the removal and proper disposal of hazardous | 39410 |
| waste or solid wastes from a facility when necessary to protect | 39411 |
| public health or safety or to abate or prevent air or water | 39412 |
| pollution. With regard to a solid waste facility that is a scrap | 39413 |
| tire facility, "closure" includes the final construction of | 39414 |
| facilities for the collection and treatment of leachate and | 39415 |
| contaminated surface water runoff and the final construction of | 39416 |
| air and water quality monitoring facilities only if those actions | 39417 |
| are determined to be necessary. | 39418 |
| (P) "Premises" means either of the following: | 39419 |
| (1) Geographically contiguous property owned by a generator; | 39420 |
| (2) Noncontiguous property that is owned by a generator and | 39421 |
| connected by a right-of-way that the generator controls and to | 39422 |
| which the public does not have access. Two or more pieces of | 39423 |
| property that are geographically contiguous and divided by public | 39424 |
| or private right-of-way or rights-of-way are a single premises. | 39425 |
| (Q) "Post-closure" means that period of time following | 39426 |
| closure during which a hazardous waste facility is required to be | 39427 |
| monitored and maintained under this chapter and rules adopted | 39428 |
| under it, including, without limitation, operation and maintenance | 39429 |
| of methane gas extraction and treatment systems, or the period of | 39430 |
| time after closure during which a scrap tire monocell or monofill | 39431 |
| facility licensed under section 3734.81 of the Revised Code is | 39432 |
| required to be monitored and maintained under this chapter and | 39433 |
| rules adopted under it. | 39434 |
| (R) "Infectious wastes" includes all of the following | 39435 |
| substances or categories of substances: | 39436 |
| (1) Cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated | 39437 |
| biologicals, including, without limitation, specimen cultures, | 39438 |
| cultures and stocks of infectious agents, wastes from production | 39439 |
| of biologicals, and discarded live and attenuated vaccines; | 39440 |
| (2) Laboratory wastes that were, or are likely to have been, | 39441 |
| in contact with infectious agents that may present a substantial | 39442 |
| threat to public health if improperly managed; | 39443 |
| (3) Pathological wastes, including, without limitation, human | 39444 |
| and animal tissues, organs, and body parts, and body fluids and | 39445 |
| excreta that are contaminated with or are likely to be | 39446 |
| contaminated with infectious agents, removed or obtained during | 39447 |
| surgery or autopsy or for diagnostic evaluation, provided that, | 39448 |
| with regard to pathological wastes from animals, the animals have | 39449 |
| or are likely to have been exposed to a zoonotic or infectious | 39450 |
| agent; | 39451 |
| (4) Waste materials from the rooms of humans, or the | 39452 |
| enclosures of animals, that have been isolated because of | 39453 |
| diagnosed communicable disease that are likely to transmit | 39454 |
| infectious agents. Such waste materials from the rooms of humans | 39455 |
| do not include any wastes of patients who have been placed on | 39456 |
| blood and body fluid precautions under the universal precaution | 39457 |
| system established by the centers for disease control in the | 39458 |
| public health service of the United States department of health | 39459 |
| and human services, except to the extent specific wastes generated | 39460 |
| under the universal precautions system have been identified as | 39461 |
| infectious wastes by rules adopted under division (R)(8) of this | 39462 |
| section. | 39463 |
| (5) Human and animal blood specimens and blood products that | 39464 |
| are being disposed of, provided that, with regard to blood | 39465 |
| specimens and blood products from animals, the animals were or are | 39466 |
| likely to have been exposed to a zoonotic or infectious agent. | 39467 |
| "Blood products" does not include patient care waste such as | 39468 |
| bandages or disposable gowns that are lightly soiled with blood or | 39469 |
| other body fluids unless those wastes are soiled to the extent | 39470 |
| that the generator of the wastes determines that they should be | 39471 |
| managed as infectious wastes. | 39472 |
| (6) Contaminated carcasses, body parts, and bedding of | 39473 |
| animals that were intentionally exposed to infectious agents from | 39474 |
| zoonotic or human diseases during research, production of | 39475 |
| biologicals, or testing of pharmaceuticals, and carcasses and | 39476 |
| bedding of animals otherwise infected by zoonotic or infectious | 39477 |
| agents that may present a substantial threat to public health if | 39478 |
| improperly managed; | 39479 |
| (7) Sharp wastes used in the treatment, diagnosis, or | 39480 |
| inoculation of human beings or animals or that have, or are likely | 39481 |
| to have, come in contact with infectious agents in medical, | 39482 |
| research, or industrial laboratories, including, without | 39483 |
| limitation, hypodermic needles and syringes, scalpel blades, and | 39484 |
| glass articles that have been broken; | 39485 |
| (8) Any other waste materials generated in the diagnosis, | 39486 |
| treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in research | 39487 |
| pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of | 39488 |
|
biologicals, that the | 39489 |
| 39490 | |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, identifies as | 39491 |
| infectious wastes after determining that the wastes present a | 39492 |
| substantial threat to human health when improperly managed because | 39493 |
| they are contaminated with, or are likely to be contaminated with, | 39494 |
| infectious agents. | 39495 |
| (S) "Infectious agent" means a type of microorganism, | 39496 |
| helminth, or virus that causes, or significantly contributes to | 39497 |
| the cause of, increased morbidity or mortality of human beings. | 39498 |
| (T) "Zoonotic agent" means a type of microorganism, helminth, | 39499 |
| or virus that causes disease in vertebrate animals and that is | 39500 |
| transmissible to human beings and causes or significantly | 39501 |
| contributes to the cause of increased morbidity or mortality of | 39502 |
| human beings. | 39503 |
| (U) "Solid waste transfer facility" means any site, location, | 39504 |
| tract of land, installation, or building that is used or intended | 39505 |
| to be used primarily for the purpose of transferring solid wastes | 39506 |
| that were generated off the premises of the facility from vehicles | 39507 |
| or containers into other vehicles for transportation to a solid | 39508 |
| waste disposal facility. "Solid waste transfer facility" does not | 39509 |
| include any facility that consists solely of portable containers | 39510 |
| that have an aggregate volume of fifty cubic yards or less nor any | 39511 |
| facility where legitimate recycling activities are conducted. | 39512 |
| (V) "Beneficially use" means to use a scrap tire in a manner | 39513 |
| that results in a commodity for sale or exchange or in any other | 39514 |
| manner authorized as a beneficial use in rules adopted by the | 39515 |
| director in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 39516 |
| (W) "Commercial car," "commercial tractor," "farm machinery," | 39517 |
| "motor bus," "vehicles," "motor vehicle," and "semitrailer" have | 39518 |
| the same meanings as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. | 39519 |
| (X) "Construction equipment" means road rollers, traction | 39520 |
| engines, power shovels, power cranes, and other equipment used in | 39521 |
| construction work, or in mining or producing or processing | 39522 |
| aggregates, and not designed for or used in general highway | 39523 |
| transportation. | 39524 |
| (Y) "Motor vehicle salvage dealer" has the same meaning as in | 39525 |
| section 4738.01 of the Revised Code. | 39526 |
| (Z) "Scrap tire" means an unwanted or discarded tire. | 39527 |
| (AA) "Scrap tire collection facility" means any facility that | 39528 |
| meets all of the following qualifications: | 39529 |
| (1) The facility is used for the receipt and storage of whole | 39530 |
| scrap tires from the public prior to their transportation to a | 39531 |
| scrap tire storage, monocell, monofill, or recovery facility | 39532 |
| licensed under section 3734.81 of the Revised Code; a solid waste | 39533 |
| incineration or energy recovery facility subject to regulation | 39534 |
| under this chapter; a premises within the state where the scrap | 39535 |
| tires will be beneficially used; or a scrap tire storage, | 39536 |
| monocell, monofill, or recovery facility, any other solid waste | 39537 |
| disposal facility authorized to dispose of scrap tires, or a | 39538 |
| facility that will beneficially use the scrap tires, that is | 39539 |
| located in another state, and that is operating in compliance with | 39540 |
| the laws of the state in which the facility is located. | 39541 |
| (2) The facility exclusively stores scrap tires in portable | 39542 |
| containers. | 39543 |
| (3) The aggregate storage of the portable containers in which | 39544 |
| the scrap tires are stored does not exceed five thousand cubic | 39545 |
| feet. | 39546 |
| (BB) "Scrap tire monocell facility" means an individual site | 39547 |
| within a solid waste landfill that is used exclusively for the | 39548 |
| environmentally sound storage or disposal of whole scrap tires or | 39549 |
| scrap tires that have been shredded, chipped, or otherwise | 39550 |
| mechanically processed. | 39551 |
| (CC) "Scrap tire monofill facility" means an engineered | 39552 |
| facility used or intended to be used exclusively for the storage | 39553 |
| or disposal of scrap tires, including at least facilities for the | 39554 |
| submergence of whole scrap tires in a body of water. | 39555 |
| (DD) "Scrap tire recovery facility" means any facility, or | 39556 |
| portion thereof, for the processing of scrap tires for the purpose | 39557 |
| of extracting or producing usable products, materials, or energy | 39558 |
| from the scrap tires through a controlled combustion process, | 39559 |
| mechanical process, or chemical process. "Scrap tire recovery | 39560 |
| facility" includes any facility that uses the controlled | 39561 |
| combustion of scrap tires in a manufacturing process to produce | 39562 |
| process heat or steam or any facility that produces usable heat or | 39563 |
| electric power through the controlled combustion of scrap tires in | 39564 |
| combination with another fuel, but does not include any solid | 39565 |
| waste incineration or energy recovery facility that is designed, | 39566 |
| constructed, and used for the primary purpose of incinerating | 39567 |
| mixed municipal solid wastes and that burns scrap tires in | 39568 |
| conjunction with mixed municipal solid wastes, or any tire | 39569 |
| retreading business, tire manufacturing finishing center, or tire | 39570 |
| adjustment center having on the premises of the business a single, | 39571 |
| covered scrap tire storage area at which not more than four | 39572 |
| thousand scrap tires are stored. | 39573 |
| (EE) "Scrap tire storage facility" means any facility where | 39574 |
| whole scrap tires are stored prior to their transportation to a | 39575 |
| scrap tire monocell, monofill, or recovery facility licensed under | 39576 |
| section 3734.81 of the Revised Code; a solid waste incineration or | 39577 |
| energy recovery facility subject to regulation under this chapter; | 39578 |
| a premises within the state where the scrap tires will be | 39579 |
| beneficially used; or a scrap tire storage, monocell, monofill, or | 39580 |
| recovery facility, any other solid waste disposal facility | 39581 |
| authorized to dispose of scrap tires, or a facility that will | 39582 |
| beneficially use the scrap tires, that is located in another | 39583 |
| state, and that is operating in compliance with the laws of the | 39584 |
| state in which the facility is located. | 39585 |
| (FF) "Used oil" means any oil that has been refined from | 39586 |
| crude oil, or any synthetic oil, that has been used and, as a | 39587 |
| result of that use, is contaminated by physical or chemical | 39588 |
| impurities. "Used oil" includes only those substances identified | 39589 |
| as used oil by the United States environmental protection agency | 39590 |
| under the "Used Oil Recycling Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 2055, 42 | 39591 |
| U.S.C.A. 6901a, as amended. | 39592 |
| (GG) "Accumulated speculatively" has the same meaning as in | 39593 |
| rules adopted by the director under section 3734.12 of the Revised | 39594 |
| Code. | 39595 |
| Sec. 3734.131. (A)(1) Except as provided in divisions (D)(1) | 39596 |
| and (2) of this section, no person shall transport any solid | 39597 |
| wastes from outside this state to a solid waste facility in this | 39598 |
| state unless that person has first irrevocably consented in | 39599 |
| writing to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state and | 39600 |
| service of process in this state, including, without limitation, | 39601 |
| summonses and subpoenas, for any civil or criminal proceeding | 39602 |
| arising out of or relating to the wastes that are shipped to a | 39603 |
| facility in this state. | 39604 |
| (2) The original of the consent-to-jurisdiction document | 39605 |
| shall be legible and shall be filed with the director of | 39606 |
| environmental protection on a form provided by the director. A | 39607 |
| legible copy of the completed document shall be filed with the | 39608 |
| owner or operator of each solid waste facility to which the wastes | 39609 |
| are transported. A consent-to-jurisdiction document applies only | 39610 |
| to shipments into this state of wastes described in division | 39611 |
| (A)(1) of this section. | 39612 |
| (3) All consent-to-jurisdiction documents required under | 39613 |
| division (A)(1) or (3) of this section shall be refiled during the | 39614 |
| month of December, 1995, and during the month of December of every | 39615 |
| fourth year thereafter. Except as provided in division (D)(1) of | 39616 |
| this section, after December 31, 1995, or after the thirty-first | 39617 |
| day of December of every fourth year thereafter, whichever is | 39618 |
| applicable, no person shall continue to transport any solid wastes | 39619 |
| from outside this state to a solid waste facility in this state | 39620 |
| unless the person refiles with the director and the owner or | 39621 |
| operator of each facility to which the wastes are transported | 39622 |
| consent-to-jurisdiction documents, in the manner prescribed in | 39623 |
| division (A)(2) of this section, during the month of December next | 39624 |
| preceding the period for which the refiled document is required. | 39625 |
| (4) If the address of a person changes from that listed on | 39626 |
| the current consent-to-jurisdiction document filed under division | 39627 |
| (A)(1) or (3) of this section, the person shall file amended | 39628 |
| consent-to-jurisdiction documents containing the new address with | 39629 |
| the director and the owner or operator of each facility to which | 39630 |
| the wastes are transported. | 39631 |
| (5)(a) Except as provided in division (D)(1) of this section, | 39632 |
| no person identified in divisions (D)(2)(a) to (d) of this section | 39633 |
| shall transport any solid wastes from outside this state to a | 39634 |
| solid waste facility in this state unless the person has first | 39635 |
| filed a notification and authorization document naming the | 39636 |
| person's agent who is authorized to accept service of process in | 39637 |
| this state, including, without limitation, summonses and | 39638 |
| subpoenas, for any civil or criminal proceeding arising out of or | 39639 |
| relating to the wastes that are shipped to a facility in this | 39640 |
| state. | 39641 |
| The original of the notification and authorization document | 39642 |
| shall be legible and shall be filed with the director on a form | 39643 |
| provided by the director. A legible copy of the completed document | 39644 |
| shall be filed with the owner or operator of each solid waste | 39645 |
| facility to which the wastes are transported. | 39646 |
| (b) All notification and authorization documents required | 39647 |
| under division (A)(5) of this section shall be refiled during the | 39648 |
| month of December, 1995, and during the month of December of every | 39649 |
| fourth year thereafter. Except as provided in division (D)(1) of | 39650 |
| this section, after December 31, 1995, or after the thirty-first | 39651 |
| day of December of every fourth year thereafter, whichever is | 39652 |
| applicable, no person identified in divisions (D)(2)(a) to (d) of | 39653 |
| this section shall continue to transport any solid wastes from | 39654 |
| outside this state to a solid waste facility in this state unless | 39655 |
| the person refiles with the director and the owner or operator of | 39656 |
| each facility to which the wastes are transported notification and | 39657 |
| authorization documents, in the manner prescribed in division | 39658 |
| (A)(5)(a) of this section, during the month of December next | 39659 |
| preceding the period for which the refiled document is required. | 39660 |
| (c) If a person's agent or the address of a person's agent | 39661 |
| changes from that listed on the current notification and | 39662 |
| authorization document filed under division (A)(5)(a) or (b) of | 39663 |
| this section, the person shall file amended notification and | 39664 |
| authorization documents containing the name and address of the new | 39665 |
| agent or the agent's new address with the director and the owner | 39666 |
| or operator of each facility to which the wastes are transported. | 39667 |
| (B) A person who enters this state pursuant to a summons, | 39668 |
| subpoena, or other form of process authorized by this section is | 39669 |
| not subject to arrest or the service of process, whether civil or | 39670 |
| criminal, in connection with other matters that arose before his | 39671 |
| entrance into this state pursuant to the summons, subpoena, or | 39672 |
| other form of process authorized by this section. | 39673 |
| (C)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(1) of this section, | 39674 |
| no owner, operator, or employee of a solid waste facility shall | 39675 |
| accept for treatment, transfer, storage, or disposal at the | 39676 |
| facility any solid wastes from outside the boundaries of this | 39677 |
| state unless the facility has received a copy of the | 39678 |
| consent-to-jurisdiction document or notification and authorization | 39679 |
| document required under this section and applicable to the wastes. | 39680 |
| (2) The owner or operator of a solid waste facility shall | 39681 |
| keep the consent-to-jurisdiction documents and the notification | 39682 |
| and authorization documents filed with him under this section at | 39683 |
| the facility in such a location and manner that they are readily | 39684 |
| accessible to the director or his authorized representative, and | 39685 |
| the board of health having jurisdiction over the facility and its | 39686 |
| authorized representative, for the purposes of sections 3734.07 | 39687 |
| and 3734.10 of the Revised Code. | 39688 |
| (D)(1) Divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section do not | 39689 |
| apply to the transportation, transfer, or disposal of solid wastes | 39690 |
| from residential premises located less than ten miles outside the | 39691 |
| boundaries of this state. | 39692 |
| (2) Divisions (A)(1) to (4) of this section do not apply to | 39693 |
| any of the following: | 39694 |
| (a) A corporation incorporated under the laws of this state | 39695 |
| that has appointed a statutory agent pursuant to section 1701.07 | 39696 |
| of the Revised Code; | 39697 |
| (b) A foreign corporation licensed to transact business in | 39698 |
| this state that has appointed a designated agent pursuant to | 39699 |
| section 1703.041 of the Revised Code; | 39700 |
| (c) A | 39701 |
| 39702 | |
| Code, that is a nonresident; | 39703 |
| (d) Any other person who is a resident of this state. | 39704 |
| Sec. 3734.15. (A) No person shall transport hazardous waste | 39705 |
|
anywhere in this state unless | 39706 |
| with and obtained a uniform permit from the public utilities | 39707 |
|
commission in accordance with | 39708 |
| Revised Code. | 39709 |
| For the purposes of this section, "registered transporter" | 39710 |
| means any person who is registered with and has received a uniform | 39711 |
|
permit from the public utilities commission pursuant to | 39712 |
| 39713 |
| (B) A registered transporter of hazardous waste shall be | 39714 |
|
responsible for the safe delivery of any hazardous waste that | 39715 |
| the registered transporter transports from such time as | 39716 |
|
registered transporter obtains the waste until | 39717 |
| transporter delivers it to a treatment, storage, or disposal | 39718 |
| facility specified in division (F) of section 3734.02 of the | 39719 |
| Revised Code, as recorded on the manifest required in division (B) | 39720 |
| of section 3734.12 of the Revised Code. Any registered transporter | 39721 |
| who violates this chapter or any rule adopted under the chapter | 39722 |
| while transporting hazardous waste shall be liable for any damage | 39723 |
| or injury caused by the violation and for the costs of rectifying | 39724 |
| the violation and conditions caused by the violation. | 39725 |
| (C) No person who generates hazardous waste shall cause the | 39726 |
| waste to be transported by any person who is not a registered | 39727 |
| transporter. No person shall accept for treatment, storage, or | 39728 |
| disposal any hazardous waste from an unregistered transporter. Any | 39729 |
| person who is requested to accept such waste for treatment, | 39730 |
| storage, or disposal shall notify the director, the board of | 39731 |
|
health in | 39732 |
| commission of the request. | 39733 |
| If a generator causes an unregistered transporter to | 39734 |
| transport the hazardous waste, the generator of the waste, the | 39735 |
| transporter, and any person who accepts the waste for treatment, | 39736 |
| storage, or disposal shall be jointly and severally liable for any | 39737 |
| damage or injury caused by the handling of the waste and for the | 39738 |
| costs of rectifying their violation and conditions caused by their | 39739 |
| violation. | 39740 |
| Sec. 3734.51. There is hereby created within the | 39741 |
| environmental protection agency the solid waste management | 39742 |
| advisory council consisting of the directors of environmental | 39743 |
|
protection | 39744 |
| designees, as members ex officio, one member of the senate to be | 39745 |
| appointed by the president of the senate, one member of the house | 39746 |
| of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the house of | 39747 |
| representatives, and fourteen members to be appointed by the | 39748 |
| governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Of the | 39749 |
| appointed members, one shall be an employee of a health district | 39750 |
| whose duties include enforcement of the solid waste provisions of | 39751 |
| this chapter, two shall represent the interests of counties, two | 39752 |
| shall represent the interests of municipal corporations, two shall | 39753 |
| represent the interests of townships, one shall represent the | 39754 |
| interests of county solid waste management districts, one shall | 39755 |
| represent the interests of joint solid waste management districts, | 39756 |
| one shall represent the interests of industrial generators of | 39757 |
| solid wastes, one shall be from the private recycling industry, | 39758 |
| one shall be from the private solid waste management industry, one | 39759 |
| shall be from a statewide environmental advocacy organization, and | 39760 |
|
one shall represent the public.
| 39761 |
| 39762 | |
| 39763 | |
| 39764 | |
| 39765 | |
| 39766 | |
| 39767 | |
| 39768 | |
| 39769 | |
| 39770 | |
| 39771 | |
| be for two years with each term ending on the same day of the same | 39772 |
| month as did the term that it succeeds. Each member shall hold | 39773 |
|
office from the date of | 39774 |
|
for which | 39775 |
| Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original | 39776 |
| appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring | 39777 |
|
prior to the expiration of the term for which | 39778 |
| predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of | 39779 |
| that term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the | 39780 |
|
expiration of | 39781 |
| days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. | 39782 |
| The advisory council shall hold at least four regular | 39783 |
| quarterly meetings each year. Special meetings may be held at the | 39784 |
|
behest of the | 39785 |
|
The director of environmental protection shall serve as | 39786 |
| chairperson of the advisory council. The advisory council annually | 39787 |
|
shall select from among its members a vice- | 39788 |
| and a secretary to keep a record of its proceedings. A majority | 39789 |
| vote of the members of the advisory council is necessary to take | 39790 |
| action on any matter. | 39791 |
| Serving as an appointed member of the advisory council does | 39792 |
| not constitute holding a public office or position of employment | 39793 |
| under the laws of this state and does not constitute grounds for | 39794 |
| removal of public officers or employees from their offices or | 39795 |
| positions of employment. The governor may remove an appointed | 39796 |
| member of the advisory council at any time for misfeasance, | 39797 |
| nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office. | 39798 |
| Appointed members of the advisory council shall serve without | 39799 |
| compensation for attending council meetings. Members of the | 39800 |
| advisory council shall be reimbursed for their actual and | 39801 |
| necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as | 39802 |
| members of the council from moneys appropriated to the | 39803 |
| environmental protection agency for administration and enforcement | 39804 |
| of the solid waste provisions of this chapter. | 39805 |
| The advisory council shall do all of the following: | 39806 |
| (A) Advise and assist the director of environmental | 39807 |
| protection with preparation of the state solid waste management | 39808 |
| plan and periodic revisions to the plan under section 3734.50 of | 39809 |
| the Revised Code; | 39810 |
| (B) Approve or disapprove the draft state solid waste | 39811 |
| management plan and periodic revisions prior to adoption of the | 39812 |
| plan under section 3734.50 of the Revised Code; | 39813 |
| (C) Annually review implementation of the state solid waste | 39814 |
| management plan and the solid waste management plans of county and | 39815 |
| joint solid waste management districts approved or ordered to be | 39816 |
| implemented under section 3734.521 or 3734.55 of the Revised Code | 39817 |
| or amendments to those plans approved or ordered to be implemented | 39818 |
| under section 3734.521 or 3734.56 of the Revised Code, and report | 39819 |
| its findings to the director. | 39820 |
| Sec. 3734.55. (A) Upon completion of its draft solid waste | 39821 |
| management plan under section 3734.54 of the Revised Code, the | 39822 |
| solid waste management policy committee of a county or joint solid | 39823 |
| waste management district shall send a copy of the draft plan to | 39824 |
| the director of environmental protection for preliminary review | 39825 |
| and comment. Within forty-five days after receiving the draft | 39826 |
| plan, the director shall provide the committee with a written, | 39827 |
| nonbinding advisory opinion regarding the draft plan and any | 39828 |
| recommended changes to it that the director considers necessary to | 39829 |
| effect its approval. After receipt of the director's written | 39830 |
| opinion, the committee may make such revisions to the draft plan | 39831 |
| based on the director's opinion as it considers appropriate. Upon | 39832 |
| receipt of the director's opinion and after making any such | 39833 |
| revisions to the draft plan, the committee shall prepare and | 39834 |
| publish in at least one newspaper of general circulation within | 39835 |
| the county or joint district a public notice that describes the | 39836 |
| draft plan, specifies the location where it is available for | 39837 |
| review, and establishes a period of thirty days for comments | 39838 |
| concerning the draft plan. The committee shall send written notice | 39839 |
| of the draft plan to adjacent county and joint districts and shall | 39840 |
| make it available for review by those districts, by the board of | 39841 |
| county commissioners of each county forming the district, by all | 39842 |
| municipal corporations and townships within the county or joint | 39843 |
| district, and by the public. The committee also shall send written | 39844 |
| notice of the plan to the director and to the fifty industrial, | 39845 |
| commercial, or institutional generators of solid wastes within the | 39846 |
| district that generate the largest quantities of solid wastes, as | 39847 |
| determined by the board, and their local trade associations. The | 39848 |
| board shall make good faith efforts to identify those generators | 39849 |
| within the district and their local trade associations, but the | 39850 |
| nonprovision of notice under this division to a particular | 39851 |
| industrial, commercial, or institutional generator or local trade | 39852 |
| association does not invalidate the proceedings under this | 39853 |
| section. All such written notices shall include the date, time, | 39854 |
| and location of the public hearing; the dates when the comment | 39855 |
| period begins and ends; and a description of the plan that | 39856 |
| includes, without limitation, the proposed amount of the fees to | 39857 |
| be levied under the plan pursuant to division (B) of section | 39858 |
| 3734.57 or division (A) of section 3734.573 of the Revised Code, | 39859 |
| if any, and an indication as to whether the provision required to | 39860 |
| be included in the plan under division (E)(1) of section 3734.53 | 39861 |
| of the Revised Code authorizes the board of county commissioners | 39862 |
| or directors of the district to establish, or precludes the board | 39863 |
| from establishing, facility designations under section 343.014 of | 39864 |
| the Revised Code. Within fifteen days after expiration of the | 39865 |
| comment period, the committee shall conduct a public hearing | 39866 |
| concerning the draft plan and, at least fifteen days before the | 39867 |
| hearing, shall publish in at least one newspaper of general | 39868 |
| circulation within the county or joint district a notice | 39869 |
| containing the time and place of the hearing and the location | 39870 |
| where the draft plan is available for review. | 39871 |
| (B) After the public hearing, the committee may modify the | 39872 |
| draft plan based upon the public's comments and shall adopt or | 39873 |
| reject it by a majority vote. Within thirty days after adoption of | 39874 |
| the draft plan, the committee shall deliver a copy of it to the | 39875 |
| board of county commissioners of each county forming the district | 39876 |
| and to the legislative authority of each municipal corporation and | 39877 |
| township under the jurisdiction of the district. Within ninety | 39878 |
| days after receiving a copy of the draft plan adopted by the | 39879 |
| committee, each such board and legislative authority shall approve | 39880 |
| or disapprove the draft plan, by ordinance or resolution, and | 39881 |
| deliver a copy of the ordinance or resolution to the committee. | 39882 |
| The solid waste management policy committee of a county | 39883 |
| district or a joint district formed by two or three counties shall | 39884 |
| declare the draft plan to be ratified as the solid waste | 39885 |
| management plan of the district upon determining that the board of | 39886 |
| county commissioners of each county forming the district has | 39887 |
| approved the draft plan and that the legislative authorities of a | 39888 |
| combination of municipal corporations and townships with a | 39889 |
| combined population within the county or joint district comprising | 39890 |
| at least sixty per cent of the total population of the district | 39891 |
| have approved the draft plan, provided that in the case of a | 39892 |
| county district, that combination shall include the municipal | 39893 |
| corporation having the largest population within the boundaries of | 39894 |
| the district, and provided further that in the case of a joint | 39895 |
| district formed by two or three counties, that combination shall | 39896 |
| include for each county forming the joint district the municipal | 39897 |
| corporation having the largest population within the boundaries of | 39898 |
| both the county in which the municipal corporation is located and | 39899 |
| the joint district. The solid waste management policy committee of | 39900 |
| a joint district formed by four or more counties shall declare the | 39901 |
| draft plan to be ratified as the solid waste management plan of | 39902 |
| the joint district upon determining that the boards of county | 39903 |
| commissioners of a majority of the counties forming the district | 39904 |
| have approved the draft plan; that, in each of a majority of the | 39905 |
| counties forming the joint district, the draft plan has been | 39906 |
| approved by the municipal corporation having the largest | 39907 |
| population within the county and the joint district; and that the | 39908 |
| legislative authorities of a combination of municipal corporations | 39909 |
| and townships with a combined population within the joint district | 39910 |
| comprising at least sixty per cent of the total population of the | 39911 |
| joint district have approved the draft plan. | 39912 |
| For the purposes of this division and division (C)(2) of this | 39913 |
| section, only the population of the unincorporated area of a | 39914 |
| township shall be considered. For the purpose of determining the | 39915 |
| largest municipal corporation within each county under this | 39916 |
| division and division (C)(2) of this section, a municipal | 39917 |
| corporation that is located in more than one solid waste | 39918 |
| management district, but that is under the jurisdiction of one | 39919 |
| county or joint solid waste management district in accordance with | 39920 |
| division (A) of section 3734.52 of the Revised Code shall be | 39921 |
| considered to be within the boundaries of the county in which a | 39922 |
| majority of the population of the municipal corporation resides. | 39923 |
| (C)(1) Upon ratification of the draft plan under division (B) | 39924 |
| of this section, the committee shall submit it to the director for | 39925 |
| review and approval for compliance with the requirements of | 39926 |
| divisions (A), (B), (D), and (E)(1) of section 3734.53 of the | 39927 |
| Revised Code. The director, by order, shall approve or disapprove | 39928 |
| the plan within ninety days after its submission. The director | 39929 |
| shall include with an order disapproving a plan a statement | 39930 |
| outlining the deficiencies in the plan and directing the committee | 39931 |
| to submit, within ninety days after issuance of the order, a | 39932 |
| revised plan that remedies those deficiencies, except that if the | 39933 |
| committee, by resolution, requests an extension of the time for | 39934 |
| submission of a revised plan, the director, for good cause shown, | 39935 |
| may grant one such extension for a period of not more than sixty | 39936 |
| additional days. | 39937 |
| (2) Within sixty days after issuance of the order | 39938 |
| disapproving its plan, the committee shall prepare a draft revised | 39939 |
| plan, adopt a draft revised plan by a majority vote, and deliver a | 39940 |
| copy of the draft revised plan to the board of county | 39941 |
| commissioners of each county forming the district and to the | 39942 |
| legislative authority of each municipal corporation and township | 39943 |
| under the jurisdiction of the district. Within twenty-one days | 39944 |
| after the delivery of the draft revised plan, each such board and | 39945 |
| legislative authority shall approve or disapprove the draft | 39946 |
| revised plan, by ordinance or resolution, and deliver a copy of | 39947 |
| the ordinance or resolution to the committee. In the case of a | 39948 |
| county district or a joint district formed by two or three | 39949 |
| counties, the committee shall declare the draft revised plan to be | 39950 |
| ratified as the solid waste management plan of the county or joint | 39951 |
| district upon determining that the board of county commissioners | 39952 |
| of each county forming the district has approved the draft revised | 39953 |
| plan and that the legislative authorities of a combination of | 39954 |
| municipal corporations and townships with a combined population | 39955 |
| within the district comprising at least sixty per cent of the | 39956 |
| total population of the district have approved the draft revised | 39957 |
| plan, provided that in the case of a county district, that | 39958 |
| combination shall include the municipal corporation having the | 39959 |
| largest population within the boundaries of the district, and | 39960 |
| provided further that in the case of a joint district formed by | 39961 |
| two or three counties, that combination shall include for each | 39962 |
| county forming the joint district the municipal corporation having | 39963 |
| the largest population within the boundaries of both the county in | 39964 |
| which the municipal corporation is located and the joint district. | 39965 |
| In the case of a joint district formed by four or more counties, | 39966 |
| the committee shall declare the draft revised plan to be ratified | 39967 |
| as the solid waste management plan of the joint district upon | 39968 |
| determining that the boards of county commissioners of a majority | 39969 |
| of the counties forming the district have approved the draft | 39970 |
| revised plan; that, in each of a majority of the counties forming | 39971 |
| the joint district, the draft revised plan has been approved by | 39972 |
| the municipal corporation having the largest population within the | 39973 |
| county and the joint district; and that the legislative | 39974 |
| authorities of a combination of municipal corporations and | 39975 |
| townships with a combined population within the joint district | 39976 |
| comprising at least sixty per cent of the total population of the | 39977 |
| joint district have approved the draft revised plan. Upon | 39978 |
| ratification of the draft revised plan, the committee shall submit | 39979 |
| it to the director for approval in accordance with division (C)(1) | 39980 |
| of this section. The director, by order, shall approve or | 39981 |
| disapprove the draft revised plan within thirty days after | 39982 |
| receiving it. | 39983 |
| (3) Notwithstanding section 119.06 of the Revised Code, the | 39984 |
| director may approve or disapprove a plan or revised plan | 39985 |
| submitted under division (C)(1) or (2) of this section by issuance | 39986 |
| of a final order that is effective upon issuance, without the | 39987 |
| necessity to hold any adjudication hearing in connection with the | 39988 |
| order and without issuance of a proposed action under section | 39989 |
| 3745.07 of the Revised Code. In any appeal taken under section | 39990 |
| 3745.04 of the Revised Code pertaining to the director's | 39991 |
| disapproval of the solid waste management plan or revised plan of | 39992 |
| a county or joint district, the solid waste management policy | 39993 |
| committee of the county or joint district and the director shall | 39994 |
| be the parties. Upon a showing by the policy committee that there | 39995 |
| is a substantial likelihood that it will prevail on the merits, | 39996 |
| the environmental review appeals commission, within thirty days | 39997 |
| after filing of the notice of appeal under that section and | 39998 |
| pending final determination of the appeal, may grant temporary | 39999 |
| relief from the director's order disapproving the district's plan, | 40000 |
| including the issuance of appropriate orders to the director to | 40001 |
| refrain from acting under division (D) of this section. | 40002 |
| (4) After approval of the plan or revised plan by the | 40003 |
| director, the board of county commissioners of a county district | 40004 |
| or board of directors of a joint district shall implement the plan | 40005 |
| in compliance with the implementation schedule contained in the | 40006 |
| approved plan. | 40007 |
| The committee annually shall review implementation of the | 40008 |
| plan approved under this section or section 3734.521 of the | 40009 |
| Revised Code and subsequent amended plans approved under section | 40010 |
| 3734.521 or 3734.56 of the Revised Code and report its findings | 40011 |
| and recommendations regarding implementation of the plan to the | 40012 |
| board of county commissioners or board of directors of the | 40013 |
| district. | 40014 |
| (D) If the director finds that a county or joint solid waste | 40015 |
| management district has failed to obtain approval of its solid | 40016 |
| waste management plan within eighteen months after the applicable | 40017 |
| date prescribed for submission of its plan under division (A) of | 40018 |
| section 3734.54 of the Revised Code or within twenty-four months | 40019 |
| after that date if the date for submission was extended under that | 40020 |
| division, the director shall prepare a solid waste management plan | 40021 |
| for the county or joint district that complies with divisions (A) | 40022 |
| and (D) of section 3734.53 of the Revised Code. The plan shall not | 40023 |
| contain any of the provisions required or authorized to be | 40024 |
| included in plans submitted by districts under division (B), (C), | 40025 |
| or (E) of that section. Upon completion of the plan, the director | 40026 |
| shall issue an order in accordance with Chapter 3745. of the | 40027 |
| Revised Code directing the board of county commissioners or board | 40028 |
| of directors of the district to implement the plan in compliance | 40029 |
| with the implementation schedule contained in it. | 40030 |
| Within thirty days after the effective date of the order to | 40031 |
| implement the plan, the board of county commissioners or board of | 40032 |
| directors of the district shall determine whether the solid waste | 40033 |
| management policy committee of the district should continue to | 40034 |
| exist to monitor implementation of the plan or for the purposes of | 40035 |
| division (B) of section 3734.57 or section 3734.574 of the Revised | 40036 |
| Code. The board, by resolution, may abolish the committee if it | 40037 |
| determines that the committee is not necessary for any of those | 40038 |
| purposes. If the board of county commissioners or directors of a | 40039 |
| district that has so abolished the policy committee of the | 40040 |
| district finds that it is necessary or appropriate for the | 40041 |
| district to consider levying fees under section 3734.574 of the | 40042 |
| Revised Code, the board shall reestablish and convene the policy | 40043 |
| committee to initiate proceedings to levy the fees. If the fees | 40044 |
| are levied, the policy committee shall continue to exist for as | 40045 |
| long as the district is levying the fees. If, after a policy | 40046 |
| committee is convened to initiate proceedings to levy those fees, | 40047 |
| the fees are not levied or are abolished under section 3734.574 of | 40048 |
| the Revised Code, the board, by resolution, may abolish the | 40049 |
| committee if it determines that the committee is not necessary to | 40050 |
| monitor implementation of the plan. | 40051 |
| (E) If the director finds that the board of county | 40052 |
| commissioners or the board of directors of a district has | 40053 |
| materially failed to implement the district's plan or amended plan | 40054 |
| approved under division (C) of this section or section 3734.521 or | 40055 |
| 3734.56 of the Revised Code, or prepared and ordered to be | 40056 |
| implemented under division (D) of this section or section 3734.521 | 40057 |
| or 3734.56 of the Revised Code, in compliance with the | 40058 |
| implementation schedule contained in the plan or amended plan, the | 40059 |
| director shall issue an enforcement order under division (A) of | 40060 |
| section 3734.13 of the Revised Code directing the board to comply | 40061 |
| with the implementation schedule in the plan or amended plan | 40062 |
| within a specified, reasonable time. If the director finds that | 40063 |
| the board of county commissioners or directors of a district for | 40064 |
| which the provision included in the district's initial or amended | 40065 |
| plan approved under section 3734.521, 3734.55, or 3734.56 of the | 40066 |
| Revised Code pursuant to division (E)(1) or (2)(b) or (c) of | 40067 |
| section 3734.53 of the Revised Code, or an amendment to the | 40068 |
| district's approved initial or amended plan adopted and ratified | 40069 |
| under division (F) of section 3734.56 of the Revised Code, | 40070 |
| precludes the board from establishing facility designations under | 40071 |
| section 343.014 of the Revised Code has initiated proceedings to | 40072 |
| establish facility designations in violation of that section and | 40073 |
| the district's initial or amended plan, the director shall issue | 40074 |
| an enforcement order under division (A) of section 3734.13 of the | 40075 |
| Revised Code directing the board, at the board's discretion, to | 40076 |
| either abandon the proceedings or suspend them until after the | 40077 |
| board has adopted and obtained ratification of an amendment to the | 40078 |
| district's initial or amended plan under division (F) of section | 40079 |
| 3734.56 of the Revised Code that authorizes the board to establish | 40080 |
| facility designations under section 343.014 of the Revised Code. | 40081 |
| If the director finds that a board of county commissioners or | 40082 |
| directors of a district for which the provision included in the | 40083 |
| district's initial or amended plan approved under section | 40084 |
| 3734.521, 3734.55, or 3734.56 of the Revised Code pursuant to | 40085 |
| division (E)(1) or (2)(b) or (c) of section 3734.53 of the Revised | 40086 |
| Code, or an amendment to the district's approved initial or | 40087 |
| amended plan adopted and ratified under division (F) of section | 40088 |
| 3734.56 of the Revised Code, authorizes the board to establish | 40089 |
| facility designations under section 343.014 of the Revised Code | 40090 |
| has established facility designations under section 343.014 of the | 40091 |
| Revised Code or continued facility designations under section | 40092 |
| 343.015 of the Revised Code and subsequently has initiated | 40093 |
| proceedings to terminate any such facility designations in | 40094 |
| violation of section 343.014 of the Revised Code and the | 40095 |
| district's initial or amended plan, the director shall issue an | 40096 |
| enforcement order under division (A) of section 3734.13 of the | 40097 |
| Revised Code directing the board, at the board's discretion, to | 40098 |
| either abandon the proceedings or adopt and obtain ratification of | 40099 |
| an amendment to the district's initial or amended plan under | 40100 |
| division (F) of section 3734.56 of the Revised Code that precludes | 40101 |
| the board from establishing facility designations under section | 40102 |
| 343.014 of the Revised Code. | 40103 |
| (F) The director shall maintain a record of the county and | 40104 |
| joint solid waste management district solid waste management plans | 40105 |
| and amended plans that the director has approved or ordered to be | 40106 |
| implemented under this section, section 3734.521, and section | 40107 |
|
3734.56 of the Revised Code. | 40108 |
| 40109 | |
| 40110 | |
| 40111 |
| (G)(1) As used in divisions (C)(4), (D)(1) and (2), and (E) | 40112 |
| of this section and section 3734.521 of the Revised Code, any | 40113 |
| reference to a board of county commissioners of a county or a | 40114 |
| board of directors of a joint solid waste management district is | 40115 |
| deemed to include the board of trustees of a regional solid waste | 40116 |
| management authority formed under section 343.011 of the Revised | 40117 |
| Code. | 40118 |
| (2) As used in this section and sections 3734.521 and 3734.57 | 40119 |
| of the Revised Code, "deliver" includes mailing as well as | 40120 |
| delivery by a means other than mailing. | 40121 |
| Sec. 3734.79. (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this | 40122 |
| section, each application for a permit submitted under sections | 40123 |
| 3734.76 to 3734.78 of the Revised Code shall be accompanied by a | 40124 |
| nonrefundable application fee of four hundred dollars that shall | 40125 |
| be credited to the scrap tire management fund created in section | 40126 |
| 3734.82 of the Revised Code. If a permit is issued, the amount of | 40127 |
| the application fee paid shall be deducted from the amount of the | 40128 |
|
applicable permit fee due under division
| 40129 |
| of the Revised Code. | 40130 |
| (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to an | 40131 |
| application for a permit for a scrap tire storage facility | 40132 |
| submitted under section 3734.76 of the Revised Code if the owner | 40133 |
| or operator of the facility or proposed facility is a motor | 40134 |
| vehicle salvage dealer licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised | 40135 |
| Code. | 40136 |
| Sec. 3734.82. (A) The annual fee for a scrap tire recovery | 40137 |
| facility license issued under section 3734.81 of the Revised Code | 40138 |
| shall be in accordance with the following schedule: | 40139 |
| Daily Design | Annual | 40140 | |||
| Input Capacity | License | 40141 | |||
| (Tons) | Fee | 40142 |
| 1 or less | $ 100 | 40143 | ||||
| 2 to 25 | 500 | 40144 | ||||
| 26 to 50 | 1,000 | 40145 | ||||
| 51 to 100 | 1,500 | 40146 | ||||
| 101 to 200 | 2,500 | 40147 | ||||
| 201 to 500 | 3,500 | 40148 | ||||
| 501 or more | 5,500 | 40149 |
| For the purpose of determining the applicable license fee | 40150 |
| under this division, the daily design input capacity shall be the | 40151 |
| quantity of scrap tires the facility is designed to process daily | 40152 |
| as set forth in the registration certificate or permit for the | 40153 |
| facility, and any modifications to the permit, if applicable, | 40154 |
| issued under section 3734.78 of the Revised Code. | 40155 |
| (B) The annual fee for a scrap tire monocell or monofill | 40156 |
| facility license shall be in accordance with the following | 40157 |
| schedule: | 40158 |
| Authorized Maximum | Annual | 40159 | |||
| Daily Waste Receipt | License | 40160 | |||
| (Tons) | Fee | 40161 | |||
| 100 or less | $ 5,000 | 40162 | |||
| 101 to 200 | 12,500 | 40163 | |||
| 201 to 500 | 30,000 | 40164 | |||
| 501 or more | 60,000 | 40165 |
| For the purpose of determining the applicable license fee | 40166 |
| under this division, the authorized maximum daily waste receipt | 40167 |
| shall be the maximum amount of scrap tires the facility is | 40168 |
| authorized to receive daily that is established in the permit for | 40169 |
| the facility, and any modification to that permit, issued under | 40170 |
| section 3734.77 of the Revised Code. | 40171 |
| (C)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(2) of | 40172 |
| this section, the annual fee for a scrap tire storage facility | 40173 |
| license shall equal one thousand dollars times the number of acres | 40174 |
| on which scrap tires are to be stored at the facility during the | 40175 |
| license year, as set forth on the application for the annual | 40176 |
| license, except that the total annual license fee for any such | 40177 |
| facility shall not exceed three thousand dollars. | 40178 |
| (2) The annual fee for a scrap tire storage facility license | 40179 |
| for a storage facility that is owned or operated by a motor | 40180 |
| vehicle salvage dealer licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised | 40181 |
| Code is one hundred dollars. | 40182 |
| (D)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(2) of | 40183 |
| this section, the annual fee for a scrap tire collection facility | 40184 |
| license is two hundred dollars. | 40185 |
| (2) The annual fee for a scrap tire collection facility | 40186 |
| license for a collection facility that is owned or operated by a | 40187 |
| motor vehicle salvage dealer licensed under Chapter 4738. of the | 40188 |
| Revised Code is fifty dollars. | 40189 |
| (E) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (C)(2) and | 40190 |
| (D)(2) of this section, the same fees apply to private operators | 40191 |
| and to the state and its political subdivisions and shall be paid | 40192 |
| within thirty days after the issuance of a license. The fees | 40193 |
| include the cost of licensing, all inspections, and other costs | 40194 |
| associated with the administration of the scrap tire provisions of | 40195 |
| this chapter and rules adopted under them. Each license shall | 40196 |
| specify that it is conditioned upon payment of the applicable fee | 40197 |
| to the board of health or the director of environmental | 40198 |
| protection, as appropriate, within thirty days after the issuance | 40199 |
| of the license. | 40200 |
| (F) The board of health shall retain fifteen thousand dollars | 40201 |
| of each license fee collected by the board under division (B) of | 40202 |
| this section, or the entire amount of any such fee that is less | 40203 |
| than fifteen thousand dollars, and the entire amount of each | 40204 |
| license fee collected by the board under divisions (A), (C), and | 40205 |
| (D) of this section. The moneys retained shall be paid into a | 40206 |
| special fund, which is hereby created in each health district, and | 40207 |
| used solely to administer and enforce the scrap tire provisions of | 40208 |
| this chapter and rules adopted under them. The remainder, if any, | 40209 |
| of each license fee collected by the board under division (B) of | 40210 |
| this section shall be transmitted to the director within | 40211 |
| forty-five days after receipt of the fee. | 40212 |
| (G) The director shall transmit the moneys received by the | 40213 |
| director from license fees collected under division (B) of this | 40214 |
| section to the treasurer of state to be credited to the scrap tire | 40215 |
| management fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. | 40216 |
| The fund shall consist of all federal moneys received by the | 40217 |
| environmental protection agency for the scrap tire management | 40218 |
| program; all grants, gifts, and contributions made to the director | 40219 |
| for that program; and all other moneys that may be provided by law | 40220 |
| for that program. The director shall use moneys in the fund as | 40221 |
| follows: | 40222 |
| (1) Expend amounts determined necessary by the director to | 40223 |
| implement, administer, and enforce the scrap tire provisions of | 40224 |
| this chapter and rules adopted under them; | 40225 |
| (2) During each fiscal year, request the director of budget | 40226 |
| and management to, and the director of budget and management | 40227 |
| shall, transfer one million dollars to the scrap tire grant fund | 40228 |
|
created in section
| 40229 |
| supporting market development activities for scrap tires and | 40230 |
| synthetic rubber from tire manufacturing processes and tire | 40231 |
| recycling processes. In addition, during a fiscal year, the | 40232 |
| director of environmental protection may request the director of | 40233 |
| budget and management to, and the director of budget and | 40234 |
| management shall, transfer up to an additional five hundred | 40235 |
| thousand dollars to the scrap tire grant fund for scrap tire | 40236 |
| amnesty events and scrap tire cleanup events. | 40237 |
| (3) After the expenditures and transfers are made under | 40238 |
| divisions (G)(1) and (2) of this section, expend the balance of | 40239 |
| the money in the scrap tire management fund remaining in each | 40240 |
| fiscal year to conduct removal actions under section 3734.85 of | 40241 |
| the Revised Code and to provide grants to boards of health under | 40242 |
| section 3734.042 of the Revised Code. | 40243 |
| | 40244 |
| state treasury the scrap tire grant fund, consisting of moneys | 40245 |
| transferred to the fund under section 3734.82 of the Revised Code. | 40246 |
|
The | 40247 |
| 40248 | |
| protection may make grants from the fund for the following | 40249 |
| purposes: | 40250 |
| (1) Supporting market development activities for scrap tires | 40251 |
| and synthetic rubber from tire manufacturing processes and tire | 40252 |
| recycling processes; | 40253 |
| (2) Supporting scrap tire amnesty and cleanup events | 40254 |
| sponsored by solid waste management districts. | 40255 |
| Grants awarded under division (A)(1) of this section may be | 40256 |
| awarded to individuals, businesses, and entities certified under | 40257 |
|
division (A) of section | 40258 |
| (B) Projects and activities that are eligible for grants | 40259 |
| under division (A)(1) of this section shall be evaluated for | 40260 |
| funding using, at a minimum, the following criteria: | 40261 |
| (1) The degree to which a proposed project contributes to the | 40262 |
| increased use of scrap tires generated in this state; | 40263 |
| (2) The degree of local financial support for a proposed | 40264 |
| project; | 40265 |
| (3) The technical merit and quality of a proposed project. | 40266 |
| Sec. 3735.37. A metropolitan housing authority shall keep an | 40267 |
| accurate account of all its activities and of all receipts and | 40268 |
|
expenditures and make an annual report | 40269 |
| 40270 | |
| excess of operating expenditures shall be devoted to the payment | 40271 |
| of interest and sinking fund charges for the retirement of | 40272 |
| indebtedness, whether secured by mortgage or otherwise, and from | 40273 |
| the excess there shall be set aside such fund as the authority | 40274 |
| deems proper for the purpose of covering repairs, depreciation, | 40275 |
| and reserves. Whatever balance then remains shall be applied to | 40276 |
| the reduction of rentals thereafter falling due. | 40277 |
| | 40278 |
| (A) "Litter" means garbage, trash, waste, rubbish, ashes, | 40279 |
| cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, automobile parts, | 40280 |
| furniture, glass, or anything else of an unsightly or unsanitary | 40281 |
| nature thrown, dropped, discarded, placed, or deposited by a | 40282 |
| person on public property, on private property not owned by the | 40283 |
| person, or in or on waters of the state unless one of the | 40284 |
| following applies: | 40285 |
| (1) The person has been directed to do so by a public | 40286 |
| official as part of a litter collection drive. | 40287 |
| (2) The person has thrown, dropped, discarded, placed, or | 40288 |
| deposited the material in a receptacle in a manner that prevented | 40289 |
| its being carried away by the elements. | 40290 |
| (3) The person has been issued a permit or license covering | 40291 |
| the material pursuant to Chapter 3734. or 6111. of the Revised | 40292 |
| Code. | 40293 |
| (B) "Recycling" means the process of collecting, sorting, | 40294 |
| cleansing, treating, and reconstituting waste or other discarded | 40295 |
| materials for the purpose of recovering and reusing the materials. | 40296 |
| (C) "Agency of the state" includes, but is not limited to, an | 40297 |
| 40298 | |
|
university or college | 40299 |
| Revised Code. | 40300 |
| (D) "Source reduction" means activities that decrease the | 40301 |
| initial production of waste materials at their point of origin. | 40302 |
| (E) "Enterprise" means a business with its principal place of | 40303 |
| business in this state and that proposes to engage in research and | 40304 |
| development or recycling in this state. | 40305 |
| (F) "Research and development" means inquiry, | 40306 |
| experimentation, or demonstration to advance basic scientific or | 40307 |
| technical knowledge or the application, adaptation, or use of | 40308 |
| existing or newly discovered scientific or technical knowledge | 40309 |
| regarding recycling, source reduction, or litter prevention. | 40310 |
| (G) "Recyclables" means waste materials that are collected, | 40311 |
| separated, or processed and used as raw materials or products. | 40312 |
| (H) "Recycling market development" means activities that | 40313 |
| stimulate the demand for recycled products, provide for a | 40314 |
| consistent supply of recyclables to meet the needs of recycling | 40315 |
| industries, or both. | 40316 |
| (I) "Solid waste management districts" means solid waste | 40317 |
| management districts established under Chapter 343. of the Revised | 40318 |
| Code. | 40319 |
| (J) "Synthetic rubber" means produced or extended rubber and | 40320 |
| products made from a synthetic rubber base material originating | 40321 |
| from petrochemical feedstocks, including scrap tires, tire molds, | 40322 |
| automobile engine belts, brake pads and hoses, weather stripping, | 40323 |
| fittings, electrical insulation, and other molded objects and | 40324 |
| parts. | 40325 |
| | 40326 |
| 40327 | |
| establish and implement statewide source reduction, recycling, | 40328 |
| recycling market development, and litter prevention programs that | 40329 |
| are consistent with the state solid waste management plan adopted | 40330 |
| under section 3734.50 of the Revised Code. The programs shall | 40331 |
| include all of the following: | 40332 |
| (1) The assessment of waste generation within the state and | 40333 |
| implementation of source reduction practices; | 40334 |
| (2) The implementation of recycling and recycling market | 40335 |
| development activities and projects, including all of the | 40336 |
| following: | 40337 |
| (a) Collection of recyclables; | 40338 |
| (b) Separation of recyclables; | 40339 |
| (c) Processing of recyclables; | 40340 |
| (d) Facilitation and encouragement of the use of recyclables | 40341 |
| and products made with recyclables; | 40342 |
| (e) Education and training concerning recycling and products | 40343 |
| manufactured with recyclables; | 40344 |
| (f) Public awareness campaigns to promote recycling; | 40345 |
| (g) Other activities and projects that promote recycling and | 40346 |
| recycling market development. | 40347 |
| (3) Litter prevention assistance to enforce antilitter laws, | 40348 |
| educate the public, and stimulate collection and containment of | 40349 |
| litter; | 40350 |
| (4) Research and development regarding source reduction, | 40351 |
| recycling, and litter prevention, including, without limitation, | 40352 |
| research and development regarding materials or products | 40353 |
| manufactured with recyclables. | 40354 |
| (B) The | 40355 |
| 40356 | |
| execute any instruments necessary or incidental to the discharge | 40357 |
|
of the | 40358 |
| | 40359 |
| 40360 | |
| 40361 | |
| 40362 |
| | 40363 |
| recycling and litter prevention fund, consisting of moneys | 40364 |
| distributed to it from fees, including the fee levied under | 40365 |
| division (A)(2) of section 3714.073 of the Revised Code, gifts, | 40366 |
| donations, grants, reimbursements, and other sources, including | 40367 |
| investment earnings. | 40368 |
| | 40369 |
| environmental protection shall do all of the following: | 40370 |
| (1) Use moneys credited to the fund exclusively for the | 40371 |
|
purposes set forth in sections | 40372 |
|
3736.05, and | 40373 |
| emphasis on programs relating to recycling; | 40374 |
| (2) | 40375 |
| 40376 | |
| 40377 | |
| 40378 |
| | 40379 |
| 3736.05 of the Revised Code, as a condition of receiving and | 40380 |
| retaining them, to do all of the following: | 40381 |
| (a) Create a separate account for the grants and any cash | 40382 |
| donations received that qualify for the donor credit allowed by | 40383 |
| section 5733.064 of the Revised Code; | 40384 |
| (b) Make expenditures from the account exclusively for the | 40385 |
| purposes for which the grants were received; | 40386 |
| (c) Use any auditing and accounting practices the
| 40387 |
| director considers necessary regarding the account; | 40388 |
| (d) Report to the | 40389 |
| amount and donor of cash donations received as described by | 40390 |
| section 5733.064 of the Revised Code; | 40391 |
| (e) Use grants received to supplement and not to replace any | 40392 |
| existing funding for such purposes. | 40393 |
| | 40394 |
| director receives pursuant to division | 40395 |
| section. | 40396 |
| | 40397 |
| 40398 | |
| protection agency the recycling and litter prevention advisory | 40399 |
| council consisting of thirteen members. The speaker of the house | 40400 |
| of representatives shall appoint one member of the house of | 40401 |
| representatives to the council, and the president of the senate | 40402 |
| shall appoint one member of the senate to the council. If the | 40403 |
| president of the senate belongs to the same political party as the | 40404 |
| speaker of the house of representatives, the president shall | 40405 |
| appoint a member of the senate who belongs to a different | 40406 |
| political party as recommended by the minority leader of the | 40407 |
|
senate. | 40408 |
| 40409 | |
| 40410 | |
| appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives or the | 40411 |
| president of the senate shall serve for a term of office of three | 40412 |
| years. The appropriate appointing authority may fill any vacancy | 40413 |
| occurring during the term of any member whom the appointing | 40414 |
| authority has appointed to the advisory council. | 40415 |
| The remaining eleven members shall be appointed by the | 40416 |
| governor with the advice and consent of the senate and shall be | 40417 |
| persons with knowledge of or experience in recycling or litter | 40418 |
| prevention programs. The council shall have broad-based | 40419 |
| representation of interests including agriculture, labor, the | 40420 |
| environment, manufacturing, wholesale and retail industry, and the | 40421 |
| public. One of the business members shall be from the commercial | 40422 |
| recycling industry, and another shall be from an industry required | 40423 |
| to pay taxes under section 5733.065 of the Revised Code. The | 40424 |
|
director of | 40425 |
|
be a member of the council. | 40426 |
| 40427 | |
| 40428 | |
| 40429 | |
| 40430 | |
| years. Each member appointed by the governor shall hold office | 40431 |
| from the date of the member's appointment until the end of the | 40432 |
| term for which the member was appointed. In the event of death, | 40433 |
| removal, resignation, or incapacity of a member of the council | 40434 |
| appointed by the governor, the governor, with the advice and | 40435 |
| consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor who shall hold | 40436 |
| office for the remainder of the term for which the successor's | 40437 |
| predecessor was appointed. A member shall continue in office | 40438 |
| subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the | 40439 |
| member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days | 40440 |
| has elapsed, whichever occurs first. The governor at any time may | 40441 |
| remove any of the governor's appointees from the council for | 40442 |
| misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office. | 40443 |
| Members of the council may be reappointed. | 40444 |
| The council shall hold at least four regular quarterly | 40445 |
| meetings each year. Special meetings may be held at the behest of | 40446 |
| the chairperson or a majority of the members. The council annually | 40447 |
| shall select from among its members a chairperson, a | 40448 |
| vice-chairperson, and a secretary to keep a record of its | 40449 |
| proceedings. | 40450 |
| A majority vote of the members of the council is necessary to | 40451 |
|
take action | 40452 |
| A member of the council shall serve without compensation for | 40453 |
| attending council meetings, but shall be reimbursed for all | 40454 |
| traveling, hotel, and other ordinary and necessary expenses | 40455 |
| incurred in the performance of the member's work as a member of | 40456 |
| the council. | 40457 |
| Membership on the council does not constitute holding a | 40458 |
| public office or position of employment under the laws of this | 40459 |
| state and does not constitute grounds for removal of public | 40460 |
| officers or employees from their offices or positions of | 40461 |
| employment. | 40462 |
| The council shall do all of the following: | 40463 |
| (A) | 40464 |
| 40465 | |
| 40466 | |
| certify, and certify, agencies of the state, municipal | 40467 |
| corporations with a population of more than fifty thousand, | 40468 |
| counties, and solid waste management districts as eligible to | 40469 |
|
receive grants under section | 40470 |
| (B) | 40471 |
| of the director, establish criteria by which to certify, and | 40472 |
| certify, political subdivisions for receipt of special grants for | 40473 |
| activities or projects that are intended to accomplish the | 40474 |
|
purposes of any of the programs established under section | 40475 |
| 3736.02 of the Revised Code; | 40476 |
| (C) Advise the | 40477 |
| director's duties under this chapter. | 40478 |
| | 40479 |
| 40480 | |
|
division (A) of section | 40481 |
| 40482 | |
| grants from the recycling and litter prevention fund created in | 40483 |
|
section | 40484 |
|
purposes of the programs established under section | 40485 |
| of the Revised Code. | 40486 |
| (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, | 40487 |
| 40488 | |
| applicant certified by the recycling and litter prevention | 40489 |
|
advisory council under division (A) of section
| 40490 |
| the Revised Code that applies for a grant for an activity or | 40491 |
| project that is intended to further the purposes of any program | 40492 |
|
established under division (A)(1), (2), or (4) of section | 40493 |
| 3736.02 of the Revised Code to provide a matching contribution of | 40494 |
| not more than fifty per cent of the grant. | 40495 |
| (C) Notwithstanding division (B) of this section, any grant | 40496 |
| awarded under division (A) of this section to foster cooperative | 40497 |
| research and development regarding recycling or the cooperative | 40498 |
| establishment or expansion of private recycling facilities or | 40499 |
| programs shall be made in conjunction with a contribution to the | 40500 |
| project by a cooperating enterprise that maintains or proposes to | 40501 |
| maintain a relevant research and development or recycling facility | 40502 |
| or program in this state or by an agency of the state, provided | 40503 |
| that funding provided by a state agency shall not be provided from | 40504 |
| general revenue funds appropriated by the general assembly. No | 40505 |
| grant made under division (A) of this section for the purposes | 40506 |
| described in this division shall exceed the contribution made by | 40507 |
|
the cooperating enterprise or state agency. The | 40508 |
| consider cooperating contributions in the form of state of the art | 40509 |
|
new equipment or in other forms if the | 40510 |
| that the contribution is essential to the successful | 40511 |
| implementation of the project. | 40512 |
| Grants made under division (A) of this section for the | 40513 |
| purposes described in this division shall be made in such form and | 40514 |
|
conditioned on such terms as the | 40515 |
| appropriate. | 40516 |
| (D)(1) The | 40517 |
| require any eligible applicant certified by the recycling and | 40518 |
| litter prevention advisory council under division (A) of section | 40519 |
| 40520 | |
| is intended to further the purposes of the program established | 40521 |
|
under division (A)(3) of section | 40522 |
| Code, except any eligible applicant that is or is located in a | 40523 |
| county that has a per capita income equal to or below ninety per | 40524 |
| cent of the median county per capita income of the state as | 40525 |
|
determined by the | 40526 |
| figures from the United States census bureau, to provide a | 40527 |
| matching contribution as follows: | 40528 |
| (a) Up to ten per cent of the grant from any eligible | 40529 |
| applicant that is or is located in a county that has a per capita | 40530 |
| income above ninety per cent of the median county per capita | 40531 |
| income of the state, but equal to or below one hundred per cent of | 40532 |
| the median county per capita income of the state; | 40533 |
| (b) Up to twenty per cent of the grant from any eligible | 40534 |
| applicant that is or is located in a county that has a per capita | 40535 |
| income above the median county per capita income of the state. | 40536 |
| (2) If the eligible applicant is a joint solid waste | 40537 |
| management district or is filing a joint application on behalf of | 40538 |
| two or more counties, the matching contribution required under | 40539 |
| division (D)(1) of this section shall be the average of the | 40540 |
| matching contributions of all of the counties covered by the | 40541 |
| application as determined in accordance with that division. The | 40542 |
| matching contribution of a county that has a per capita income | 40543 |
| equal to or below ninety per cent of the median county per capita | 40544 |
| income of the state shall be included as zero in calculating the | 40545 |
| average matching contribution. | 40546 |
| (E) | 40547 |
| 40548 | |
| 40549 | |
| 40550 | |
| fifty per cent of the moneys distributed as grants under this | 40551 |
| section shall be expended for the purposes of recycling and | 40552 |
| recycling market development. | 40553 |
| (F) No information that is submitted to, acquired by, or | 40554 |
| exchanged with employees of the environmental protection agency | 40555 |
| who administer or provide services under this section and that is | 40556 |
| submitted, acquired, or exchanged in order to obtain a grant | 40557 |
| pursuant to division (A) of this section shall be used in any | 40558 |
| manner for the purpose of the enforcement of any requirement | 40559 |
| established in an environmental law or used as evidence in any | 40560 |
| judicial or administrative enforcement proceeding unless that | 40561 |
| information reveals a clear and immediate danger to the | 40562 |
| environment or to the health, safety, or welfare of the public. | 40563 |
| (G) Nothing in this section confers immunity on persons from | 40564 |
| enforcement that is based on information that is obtained by the | 40565 |
| director or the director's authorized representatives who are not | 40566 |
| employees of the agency who administer or provide services under | 40567 |
| this section. | 40568 |
| (H) As used in this section, "environmental law" means a law | 40569 |
| that is administered by the environmental protection agency. | 40570 |
| | 40571 |
|
pursuant to section
| 40572 |
| eligible to receive a grant shall designate an employee as the | 40573 |
|
liaison with the | 40574 |
| environmental protection to cooperate with | 40575 |
|
carrying out | 40576 |
| (B) The executive and legislative authorities of municipal | 40577 |
| corporations, counties, and townships and the boards of park | 40578 |
| commissioners of township park districts created under section | 40579 |
| 511.18 of the Revised Code, boards of park commissioners of park | 40580 |
| districts created under section 1545.04 of the Revised Code, and | 40581 |
| boards of education of city, exempted village, local, and joint | 40582 |
| vocational school districts may participate in the programs | 40583 |
|
established under section | 40584 |
| | 40585 |
| municipal corporation, county, or township shall sell or offer for | 40586 |
| sale any beer or mixed beverages as defined in section 4301.01 of | 40587 |
| the Revised Code, or any soft drink as defined in section 913.22 | 40588 |
| of the Revised Code, in a metal container that is so designed that | 40589 |
| it may be opened by removing from the container a part of the | 40590 |
| container without using a separate opener. However, nothing in | 40591 |
| this section prohibits the sale or offering for sale of a | 40592 |
| container the only detachable part of which is a piece of tape or | 40593 |
| other similar adhesive material. | 40594 |
| | 40595 |
| 3736.07 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each | 40596 |
| day of violation constitutes a separate offense. | 40597 |
| Sec. 3737.83. The fire marshal shall, as part of the state | 40598 |
| fire code, adopt rules to: | 40599 |
| (A) Establish minimum standards of performance for fire | 40600 |
| protection equipment and fire fighting equipment; | 40601 |
| (B) Establish minimum standards of training, fix minimum | 40602 |
| qualifications, and require certificates for all persons who | 40603 |
| engage in the business for profit of installing, testing, | 40604 |
| repairing, or maintaining fire protection equipment; | 40605 |
| (C) Provide for the issuance of certificates required under | 40606 |
| division (B) of this section and establish the fees to be charged | 40607 |
| for such certificates. A certificate shall be granted, renewed, or | 40608 |
| revoked according to rules the fire marshal shall adopt. | 40609 |
| (D) Establish minimum standards of flammability for consumer | 40610 |
| goods in any case where the federal government or any department | 40611 |
| or agency thereof has established, or may from time to time | 40612 |
| establish standards of flammability for consumer goods. The | 40613 |
| standards established by the fire marshal shall be identical to | 40614 |
| the minimum federal standards. | 40615 |
| In any case where the federal government or any department or | 40616 |
| agency thereof, establishes standards of flammability for consumer | 40617 |
| goods subsequent to the adoption of a flammability standard by the | 40618 |
| fire marshal, standards previously adopted by the fire marshal | 40619 |
| shall not continue in effect to the extent such standards are not | 40620 |
| identical to the minimum federal standards. | 40621 |
| With respect to the adoption of minimum standards of | 40622 |
| flammability, this division shall supersede any authority granted | 40623 |
| a political subdivision by any other section of the Revised Code. | 40624 |
| (E) Establish minimum standards pursuant to section 5104.05 | 40625 |
| of the Revised Code for fire prevention and fire safety in child | 40626 |
| day-care centers and in type A family day-care homes, as defined | 40627 |
| in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code. | 40628 |
| | 40629 |
| 40630 | |
| 40631 | |
| 40632 | |
| 40633 | |
| 40634 | |
| 40635 |
| Sec. 3737.841. As used in this section and section 3737.842 | 40636 |
| of the Revised Code: | 40637 |
| (A) "Public occupancy" means all of the following: | 40638 |
| (1) Any state correctional institution as defined in section | 40639 |
| 2967.01 of the Revised Code and any county, multicounty, | 40640 |
| municipal, or municipal-county jail or workhouse; | 40641 |
| (2) Any hospital as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised | 40642 |
| Code, any hospital licensed by the department of mental health | 40643 |
| under section 5119.20 of the Revised Code, and any institution, | 40644 |
| hospital, or other place established, controlled, or supervised by | 40645 |
| the department of mental health under Chapter 5119. of the Revised | 40646 |
| Code; | 40647 |
| (3) Any nursing home, residential care facility, or home for | 40648 |
| the aging as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code and | 40649 |
|
any | 40650 |
|
section | 40651 |
| accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three | 40652 |
| to sixteen unrelated adults; | 40653 |
| (4) Any child day-care center and any type A family day-care | 40654 |
| home as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code; | 40655 |
| (5) Any public auditorium or stadium; | 40656 |
| (6) Public assembly areas of hotels and motels containing | 40657 |
| more than ten articles of seating furniture. | 40658 |
| (B) "Sell" includes sell, offer or expose for sale, barter, | 40659 |
| trade, deliver, give away, rent, consign, lease, possess for sale, | 40660 |
| or dispose of in any other commercial manner. | 40661 |
| (C) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, | 40662 |
| "seating furniture" means any article of furniture, including | 40663 |
| children's furniture, that can be used as a support for an | 40664 |
| individual, or an individual's limbs or feet, when sitting or | 40665 |
| resting in an upright or reclining position and that either: | 40666 |
| (1) Is made with loose or attached cushions or pillows; | 40667 |
| (2) Is stuffed or filled in whole or in part with any filling | 40668 |
| material; | 40669 |
| (3) Is or can be stuffed or filled in whole or in part with | 40670 |
| any substance or material, concealed by fabric or any other | 40671 |
| covering. | 40672 |
| "Seating furniture" includes the cushions or pillows | 40673 |
| belonging to or forming a part of the furniture, the structural | 40674 |
| unit, and the filling material and its container or covering. | 40675 |
| (D) "Seating furniture" does not include, except if intended | 40676 |
| for use by children or in facilities designed for the care or | 40677 |
| treatment of humans, any of the following: | 40678 |
| (1) Cushions or pads intended solely for outdoor use; | 40679 |
| (2) Any article with a smooth surface that contains no more | 40680 |
| than one-half inch of filling material, if that article does not | 40681 |
| have an upholstered horizontal surface meeting an upholstered | 40682 |
| vertical surface; | 40683 |
| (3) Any article manufactured solely for recreational use or | 40684 |
| physical fitness purposes, including weight-lifting benches, | 40685 |
| gymnasium mats or pads, and sidehorses. | 40686 |
| (E) "Filling material" means cotton, wool, kapok, feathers, | 40687 |
| down, hair, liquid, or any other natural or artificial material or | 40688 |
| substance that is used or can be used as stuffing in seating | 40689 |
| furniture. | 40690 |
| Sec. 3742.01. As used in this chapter: | 40691 |
| (A) "Board of health" means the board of health of a city or | 40692 |
| general health district or the authority having the duties of a | 40693 |
| board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code. | 40694 |
| (B) "Child care facility" means each area of any of the | 40695 |
| following in which child care, as defined in section 5104.01 of | 40696 |
| the Revised Code, is provided to children under six years of age: | 40697 |
| (1) A child day-care center, type A family day-care home, or | 40698 |
| type B family day-care home as defined in section 5104.01 of the | 40699 |
| Revised Code; | 40700 |
| (2) A type C family day-care home authorized to provide child | 40701 |
| care by Sub. H.B. 62 of the 121st general assembly, as amended by | 40702 |
| Am. Sub. S.B. 160 of the 121st general assembly and Sub. H.B. 407 | 40703 |
| of the 123rd general assembly; | 40704 |
| (3) A preschool program or school child program as defined in | 40705 |
| section 3301.52 of the Revised Code. | 40706 |
| (C) "Clearance examination" means an examination to determine | 40707 |
| whether the lead hazards in a residential unit, child care | 40708 |
| facility, or school have been sufficiently controlled. A clearance | 40709 |
| examination includes a visual assessment, collection, and analysis | 40710 |
| of environmental samples. | 40711 |
| (D) "Clearance technician" means a person, other than a | 40712 |
| licensed lead inspector or licensed lead risk assessor, who | 40713 |
| performs a clearance examination. | 40714 |
| (E) "Clinical laboratory" means a facility for the | 40715 |
| biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, | 40716 |
| immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, | 40717 |
| pathological, or other examination of substances derived from the | 40718 |
| human body for the purpose of providing information for the | 40719 |
| diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease, or in the | 40720 |
| assessment or impairment of the health of human beings. "Clinical | 40721 |
| laboratory" does not include a facility that only collects or | 40722 |
| prepares specimens, or serves as a mailing service, and does not | 40723 |
| perform testing. | 40724 |
| (F) "Encapsulation" means the coating and sealing of surfaces | 40725 |
| with durable surface coating specifically formulated to be | 40726 |
| elastic, able to withstand sharp and blunt impacts, long-lasting, | 40727 |
| and resilient, while also resistant to cracking, peeling, algae, | 40728 |
| fungus, and ultraviolet light, so as to prevent any part of | 40729 |
| lead-containing paint from becoming part of house dust or | 40730 |
| otherwise accessible to children. | 40731 |
| (G) "Enclosure" means the resurfacing or covering of surfaces | 40732 |
| with durable materials such as wallboard or paneling, and the | 40733 |
| sealing or caulking of edges and joints, so as to prevent or | 40734 |
| control chalking, flaking, peeling, scaling, or loose | 40735 |
| lead-containing substances from becoming part of house dust or | 40736 |
| otherwise accessible to children. | 40737 |
| (H) "Environmental lead analytical laboratory" means a | 40738 |
| facility that analyzes air, dust, soil, water, paint, film, or | 40739 |
| other substances, other than substances derived from the human | 40740 |
| body, for the presence and concentration of lead. | 40741 |
| (I) "HEPA" means the designation given to a product, device, | 40742 |
| or system that has been equipped with a high-efficiency | 40743 |
| particulate air filter, which is a filter capable of removing | 40744 |
| particles of 0.3 microns or larger from air at 99.97 per cent or | 40745 |
| greater efficiency. | 40746 |
| (J) "Interim controls" means a set of measures designed to | 40747 |
| reduce temporarily human exposure or likely human exposure to lead | 40748 |
| hazards. Interim controls include specialized cleaning, repairs, | 40749 |
| painting, temporary containment, ongoing lead hazard maintenance | 40750 |
| activities, and the establishment and operation of management and | 40751 |
| resident education programs. | 40752 |
| (K)(1) "Lead abatement" means a measure or set of measures | 40753 |
| designed for the single purpose of permanently eliminating lead | 40754 |
| hazards. "Lead abatement" includes all of the following: | 40755 |
| (a) Removal of lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust; | 40756 |
| (b) Permanent enclosure or encapsulation of lead-based paint; | 40757 |
| (c) Replacement of surfaces or fixtures painted with | 40758 |
| lead-based paint; | 40759 |
| (d) Removal or permanent covering of lead-contaminated soil; | 40760 |
| (e) Preparation, cleanup, and disposal activities associated | 40761 |
| with lead abatement. | 40762 |
| (2) "Lead abatement" does not include any of the following: | 40763 |
| (a) Preventive treatments performed pursuant to section | 40764 |
| 3742.41 of the Revised Code; | 40765 |
| (b) Implementation of interim controls; | 40766 |
| (c) Activities performed by a property owner on a residential | 40767 |
| unit to which both of the following apply: | 40768 |
| (i) It is a freestanding single-family home used as the | 40769 |
| property owner's private residence. | 40770 |
| (ii) No child under six years of age who has lead poisoning | 40771 |
| resides in the unit. | 40772 |
| (L) "Lead abatement contractor" means any individual who | 40773 |
| engages in or intends to engage in lead abatement and employs or | 40774 |
| supervises one or more lead abatement workers, including on-site | 40775 |
| supervision of lead abatement projects, or prepares | 40776 |
| specifications, plans, or documents for a lead abatement project. | 40777 |
| (M) "Lead abatement project" means one or more lead abatement | 40778 |
| activities that are conducted by a lead abatement contractor and | 40779 |
| are reasonably related to each other. | 40780 |
| (N) "Lead abatement project designer" means a person who is | 40781 |
| responsible for designing lead abatement projects and preparing a | 40782 |
| pre-abatement plan for all designed projects. | 40783 |
| (O) "Lead abatement worker" means an individual who is | 40784 |
| responsible in a nonsupervisory capacity for the performance of | 40785 |
| lead abatement. | 40786 |
| (P) "Lead-based paint" means any paint or other similar | 40787 |
| surface-coating substance containing lead at or in excess of the | 40788 |
| level that is hazardous to human health, as that level is | 40789 |
|
established | 40790 |
| under section 3742.50 of the Revised Code. | 40791 |
| (Q) "Lead-contaminated dust" means dust that contains an area | 40792 |
| or mass concentration of lead at or in excess of the level that is | 40793 |
|
hazardous to human health, as that level is established | 40794 |
| 40795 | |
| of the Revised Code. | 40796 |
| (R) "Lead-contaminated soil" means soil that contains lead at | 40797 |
| or in excess of the level that is hazardous to human health, as | 40798 |
| that level is established | 40799 |
| rules adopted under section 3742.50 of the Revised Code. | 40800 |
| (S) "Lead hazard" means material that is likely to cause lead | 40801 |
| exposure and endanger an individual's health as determined by the | 40802 |
| 40803 | |
| 3742.50 of the Revised Code. "Lead hazard" includes lead-based | 40804 |
| paint, lead-contaminated dust, lead-contaminated soil, and | 40805 |
| lead-contaminated water pipes. | 40806 |
| (T) "Lead inspection" means a surface-by-surface | 40807 |
| investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint. The | 40808 |
| inspection shall use a sampling or testing technique approved by | 40809 |
|
the | 40810 |
| under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code. A licensed lead | 40811 |
| inspector or laboratory approved under section 3742.09 of the | 40812 |
| Revised Code shall certify in writing the precise results of the | 40813 |
| inspection. | 40814 |
| (U) "Lead inspector" means any individual who conducts a lead | 40815 |
| inspection, provides professional advice regarding a lead | 40816 |
| inspection, or prepares a report explaining the results of a lead | 40817 |
| inspection. | 40818 |
| (V) "Lead poisoning" means the level of lead in human blood | 40819 |
| that is hazardous to human health, as specified in rules adopted | 40820 |
| under section 3742.50 of the Revised Code. | 40821 |
| (W) "Lead risk assessment" means an on-site investigation to | 40822 |
| determine and report the existence, nature, severity, and location | 40823 |
| of lead hazards in a residential unit, child care facility, or | 40824 |
| school, including information gathering from the unit, facility, | 40825 |
| or school's current owner's knowledge regarding the age and | 40826 |
| painting history of the unit, facility, or school and occupancy by | 40827 |
| children under six years of age, visual inspection, limited wipe | 40828 |
| sampling or other environmental sampling techniques, and any other | 40829 |
| activity as may be appropriate. | 40830 |
| (X) "Lead risk assessor" means a person who is responsible | 40831 |
| for developing a written inspection, risk assessment, and analysis | 40832 |
| plan; conducting inspections for lead hazards in a residential | 40833 |
| unit, child care facility, or school; interpreting results of | 40834 |
| inspections and risk assessments; identifying hazard control | 40835 |
| strategies to reduce or eliminate lead exposures; and completing a | 40836 |
| risk assessment report. | 40837 |
| (Y) "Lead-safe renovation" means the supervision or | 40838 |
| performance of services for the general improvement of all or part | 40839 |
| of an existing structure, including a residential unit, child care | 40840 |
| facility, or school, when the services are supervised or performed | 40841 |
| by a lead-safe renovator. | 40842 |
| (Z) "Lead-safe renovator" means a person who has successfully | 40843 |
| completed a training program in lead-safe renovation approved | 40844 |
| under section 3742.47 of the Revised Code. | 40845 |
| (AA) "Manager" means a person, who may be the same person as | 40846 |
| the owner, responsible for the daily operation of a residential | 40847 |
| unit, child care facility, or school. | 40848 |
| (BB) "Permanent" means an expected design life of at least | 40849 |
| twenty years. | 40850 |
| (CC) "Replacement" means an activity that entails removing | 40851 |
| components such as windows, doors, and trim that have lead hazards | 40852 |
| on their surfaces and installing components free of lead hazards. | 40853 |
| (DD) "Residential unit" means a dwelling or any part of a | 40854 |
| building being used as an individual's private residence. | 40855 |
| (EE) "School" means a public or nonpublic school in which | 40856 |
| children under six years of age receive education. | 40857 |
| Sec. 3742.02. (A) No person shall do any of the following: | 40858 |
| (1) Violate any provision of this chapter or the rules | 40859 |
| adopted pursuant to it; | 40860 |
| (2) Apply or cause to be applied any lead-based paint on or | 40861 |
| inside a residential unit, child care facility, or school, unless | 40862 |
|
the | 40863 |
| section 3742.50 of the Revised Code that no suitable substitute | 40864 |
| exists; | 40865 |
| (3) Interfere with an investigation conducted by the director | 40866 |
| of health or a board of health in accordance with section 3742.35 | 40867 |
| of the Revised Code. | 40868 |
| (B) No person shall knowingly authorize or employ an | 40869 |
| individual to perform lead abatement on a residential unit, child | 40870 |
| care facility, or school unless the individual who will perform | 40871 |
| the lead abatement holds a valid license issued under section | 40872 |
| 3742.05 of the Revised Code. | 40873 |
| (C) No person shall do any of the following when a | 40874 |
| residential unit, child care facility, or school is involved: | 40875 |
| (1) Perform a lead inspection without a valid lead inspector | 40876 |
| license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code; | 40877 |
| (2) Perform a lead risk assessment or provide professional | 40878 |
| advice regarding lead abatement without a valid lead risk assessor | 40879 |
| license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code; | 40880 |
| (3) Act as a lead abatement contractor without a valid lead | 40881 |
| abatement contractor's license issued under section 3742.05 of the | 40882 |
| Revised Code; | 40883 |
| (4) Act as a lead abatement project designer without a valid | 40884 |
| lead abatement project designer license issued under section | 40885 |
| 3742.05 of the Revised Code; | 40886 |
| (5) Perform lead abatement without a valid lead abatement | 40887 |
| worker license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code; | 40888 |
| (6) Effective one year after April 7, 2003, perform a | 40889 |
| clearance examination without a valid clearance technician license | 40890 |
| issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code, unless the | 40891 |
| person holds a valid lead inspector license or valid lead risk | 40892 |
| assessor license issued under that section; | 40893 |
| (7) Perform lead training for the licensing purposes of this | 40894 |
| chapter without a valid approval from the director of health under | 40895 |
| section 3742.08 of the Revised Code; | 40896 |
| (8) Perform interim controls without complying with 24 C.F.R. | 40897 |
| Part 35. | 40898 |
| Sec. 3742.03. The | 40899 |
| adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code | 40900 |
| for the administration and enforcement of sections 3742.01 to | 40901 |
| 3742.19 and 3742.99 of the Revised Code. The rules shall specify | 40902 |
| all of the following: | 40903 |
| (A) Procedures to be followed by a lead abatement contractor, | 40904 |
| lead abatement project designer, lead abatement worker, lead | 40905 |
| inspector, or lead risk assessor licensed under section 3742.05 of | 40906 |
| the Revised Code for undertaking lead abatement activities and | 40907 |
| procedures to be followed by a clearance technician, lead | 40908 |
| inspector, or lead risk assessor in performing a clearance | 40909 |
| examination; | 40910 |
| (B)(1) Requirements for training and licensure, in addition | 40911 |
| to those established under section 3742.08 of the Revised Code, to | 40912 |
| include levels of training and periodic refresher training for | 40913 |
| each class of worker, and to be used for licensure under section | 40914 |
| 3742.05 of the Revised Code. Except in the case of clearance | 40915 |
| technicians, these requirements shall include at least twenty-four | 40916 |
| classroom hours of training based on the Occupational Safety and | 40917 |
| Health Act training program for lead set forth in 29 C.F.R. | 40918 |
| 1926.62. For clearance technicians, the training requirements to | 40919 |
| obtain an initial license shall not exceed six hours and the | 40920 |
| requirements for refresher training shall not exceed two hours | 40921 |
| every four years. In establishing the training and licensure | 40922 |
|
requirements, the | 40923 |
| the core of information that is needed by all licensed persons, | 40924 |
| and establish the training requirements so that persons who would | 40925 |
| seek licenses in more than one area would not have to take | 40926 |
| duplicative course work. | 40927 |
| (2) Persons certified by the American board of industrial | 40928 |
| hygiene as a certified industrial hygienist or as an industrial | 40929 |
| hygienist-in-training, and persons registered as a sanitarian or | 40930 |
| sanitarian-in-training under Chapter 4736. of the Revised Code, | 40931 |
| shall be exempt from any training requirements for initial | 40932 |
| licensure established under this chapter, but shall be required to | 40933 |
| take any examinations for licensure required under section 3742.05 | 40934 |
| of the Revised Code. | 40935 |
| (C) Fees for licenses issued under section 3742.05 of the | 40936 |
| Revised Code and for their renewal; | 40937 |
| (D) Procedures to be followed by lead inspectors, lead | 40938 |
| abatement contractors, environmental lead analytical laboratories, | 40939 |
| lead risk assessors, lead abatement project designers, and lead | 40940 |
| abatement workers to prevent public exposure to lead hazards and | 40941 |
| ensure worker protection during lead abatement projects; | 40942 |
| (E)(1) Record-keeping and reporting requirements for clinical | 40943 |
| laboratories, environmental lead analytical laboratories, lead | 40944 |
| inspectors, lead abatement contractors, lead risk assessors, lead | 40945 |
| abatement project designers, and lead abatement workers for lead | 40946 |
| abatement projects and record-keeping and reporting requirements | 40947 |
| for clinical laboratories, environmental lead analytical | 40948 |
| laboratories, and clearance technicians for clearance | 40949 |
| examinations; | 40950 |
| (2) Record-keeping and reporting requirements regarding lead | 40951 |
| poisoning for physicians, in addition to the requirements of | 40952 |
| section 3701.25 of the Revised Code; | 40953 |
| (3) Information that is required to be reported under rules | 40954 |
| based on divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section and that is a | 40955 |
| medical record is not a public record under section 149.43 of the | 40956 |
| Revised Code and shall not be released, except in aggregate | 40957 |
| statistical form. | 40958 |
| (F) Environmental sampling techniques for use in collecting | 40959 |
| samples of air, water, dust, paint, and other materials; | 40960 |
| (G) Requirements for a respiratory protection plan prepared | 40961 |
| in accordance with section 3742.07 of the Revised Code; | 40962 |
| (H) Requirements under which a manufacturer of encapsulants | 40963 |
| must demonstrate evidence of the safety and durability of its | 40964 |
| encapsulants by providing results of testing from an independent | 40965 |
| laboratory indicating that the encapsulants meet the standards | 40966 |
| developed by the "E06.23.30 task group on encapsulants," which is | 40967 |
| the task group of the lead hazards associated with buildings | 40968 |
| subcommittee of the performance of buildings committee of the | 40969 |
| American society for testing and materials. | 40970 |
| Sec. 3742.04. (A) The director of health shall do all of the | 40971 |
| following: | 40972 |
| (1) Administer and enforce the requirements of sections | 40973 |
| 3742.01 to 3742.19 and 3742.99 of the Revised Code and the rules | 40974 |
| adopted pursuant to those sections; | 40975 |
| (2) Examine records and reports submitted by lead inspectors, | 40976 |
| lead abatement contractors, lead risk assessors, lead abatement | 40977 |
| project designers, lead abatement workers, and clearance | 40978 |
| technicians in accordance with section 3742.05 of the Revised Code | 40979 |
| to determine whether the requirements of this chapter are being | 40980 |
| met; | 40981 |
| (3) Examine records and reports submitted by physicians, | 40982 |
| clinical laboratories, and environmental lead analytical | 40983 |
| laboratories under section 3701.25 or 3742.09 of the Revised Code; | 40984 |
| (4) Issue approval to manufacturers of encapsulants that have | 40985 |
| done all of the following: | 40986 |
| (a) Submitted an application for approval to the director on | 40987 |
| a form prescribed by the director; | 40988 |
| (b) Paid the application fee established by the director; | 40989 |
| (c) Submitted results from an independent laboratory | 40990 |
| indicating that the manufacturer's encapsulants satisfy the | 40991 |
| requirements established in rules adopted under division (H) of | 40992 |
| section 3742.03 of the Revised Code; | 40993 |
| (d) Complied with rules adopted by the | 40994 |
| director regarding durability and safety to workers and residents. | 40995 |
| (5) Establish liaisons and cooperate with the directors or | 40996 |
| agencies in states having lead abatement, licensing, | 40997 |
| accreditation, certification, and approval programs to promote | 40998 |
| consistency between the requirements of this chapter and those of | 40999 |
| other states in order to facilitate reciprocity of the programs | 41000 |
| among states; | 41001 |
| (6) Establish a program to monitor and audit the quality of | 41002 |
| work of lead inspectors, lead risk assessors, lead abatement | 41003 |
| project designers, lead abatement contractors, lead abatement | 41004 |
| workers, and clearance technicians. The director may refer | 41005 |
| improper work discovered through the program to the attorney | 41006 |
| general for appropriate action. | 41007 |
| (B) In addition to any other authority granted by this | 41008 |
| chapter, the director of health may do any of the following: | 41009 |
| (1) Employ persons who have received training from a program | 41010 |
| the director has determined provides the necessary background. The | 41011 |
| appropriate training may be obtained in a state that has an | 41012 |
| ongoing lead abatement program under which it conducts educational | 41013 |
| programs. | 41014 |
| (2) Cooperate with the United States environmental protection | 41015 |
| agency in any joint oversight procedures the agency may propose | 41016 |
| for laboratories that offer lead analysis services and are | 41017 |
| accredited under the agency's laboratory accreditation program; | 41018 |
| (3) Advise, consult, cooperate with, or enter into contracts | 41019 |
| or cooperative agreements with any person, government entity, | 41020 |
| interstate agency, or the federal government as the director | 41021 |
| considers necessary to fulfill the requirements of this chapter | 41022 |
| and the rules adopted under it. | 41023 |
| Sec. 3742.05. (A)(1) The director of health shall issue lead | 41024 |
| inspector, lead abatement contractor, lead risk assessor, lead | 41025 |
| abatement project designer, lead abatement worker, and clearance | 41026 |
| technician licenses. The director shall issue a license to an | 41027 |
| applicant who meets all of the following requirements: | 41028 |
| (a) Submits an application to the director on a form | 41029 |
| prescribed by the director; | 41030 |
| (b) Meets the licensing and training requirements established | 41031 |
| 41032 | |
| 3742.03 of the Revised Code; | 41033 |
| (c) Successfully completes the licensing examination for the | 41034 |
| applicant's area of expertise administered under section 3742.08 | 41035 |
| of the Revised Code and any training required by the director | 41036 |
| under that section; | 41037 |
| (d) Pays the license fee established | 41038 |
| 41039 | |
| Code; | 41040 |
| (e) Provides the applicant's social security number and any | 41041 |
| information the director may require to demonstrate the | 41042 |
| applicant's compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted | 41043 |
| under it. | 41044 |
| (2) An individual may hold more than one license issued under | 41045 |
| this section, but a separate application is required for each | 41046 |
| license. | 41047 |
| (B) A license issued under this section expires two years | 41048 |
| after the date of issuance. The director shall renew a license in | 41049 |
| accordance with the standard renewal procedure set forth in | 41050 |
| Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code, if the licensee does all of the | 41051 |
| following: | 41052 |
| (1) Continues to meet the requirements of division (A) of | 41053 |
| this section; | 41054 |
| (2) Demonstrates compliance with procedures to prevent public | 41055 |
| exposure to lead hazards and for worker protection during lead | 41056 |
|
abatement projects established | 41057 |
| 41058 |
| (3) Meets the record-keeping and reporting requirements for | 41059 |
|
lead abatement projects or clearance examinations established | 41060 |
| 41061 | |
| 3742.03 of the Revised Code; | 41062 |
| (4) Pays the license renewal fee established | 41063 |
|
adopted
| 41064 |
| Revised Code. | 41065 |
| (C) An individual licensed, certified, or otherwise approved | 41066 |
| under the law of another state to perform functions substantially | 41067 |
| similar to those of a lead inspector, lead abatement contractor, | 41068 |
| lead risk assessor, lead abatement project designer, lead | 41069 |
| abatement worker, or clearance technician may apply to the | 41070 |
| director of health for licensure in accordance with the procedures | 41071 |
| set forth in division (A) of this section. The director shall | 41072 |
| license an individual under this division on a determination that | 41073 |
| the standards for licensure, certification, or approval in that | 41074 |
| state are at least substantially equivalent to those established | 41075 |
| by this chapter and the rules adopted under it. The director may | 41076 |
| require an examination for licensure under this division. | 41077 |
| Sec. 3742.30. Each child at risk of lead poisoning shall | 41078 |
| undergo a blood lead screening test to determine whether the child | 41079 |
| has lead poisoning. The at-risk children shall undergo the test at | 41080 |
|
times determined by rules the | 41081 |
| shall adopt in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code | 41082 |
| that are consistent with the guidelines established by the centers | 41083 |
| for disease control and prevention in the public health service of | 41084 |
| the United States department of health and human services. The | 41085 |
| rules shall specify which children are at risk of lead poisoning. | 41086 |
| Neither this section nor the rules adopted under it affect | 41087 |
| the coverage of blood lead screening tests by any publicly funded | 41088 |
| health program, including the medicaid program established by | 41089 |
| Chapter 5111. of the Revised Code. Neither this section nor the | 41090 |
| rules adopted under it apply to a child if a parent of the child | 41091 |
| objects to the test on the grounds that the test conflicts with | 41092 |
| the parent's religious tenets and practices. | 41093 |
| Sec. 3742.47. (A) A person seeking approval of a training | 41094 |
| program in either essential maintenance practices or lead-safe | 41095 |
| renovation shall apply for approval to the director of health. The | 41096 |
| application shall be made on a form prescribed by the director and | 41097 |
| shall include the fee established under division (B) of this | 41098 |
| section. The director shall issue approval to the applicant if the | 41099 |
| applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the director that | 41100 |
| the training program will meet the following requirements and any | 41101 |
| other training program requirements established by rules adopted | 41102 |
| under section 3742.50 of the Revised Code: | 41103 |
| (1) Conducts the training program in a period of time that | 41104 |
| does not exceed six hours; | 41105 |
| (2) Administers an examination established by rule of the | 41106 |
| 41107 | |
| to each person who completes the training; | 41108 |
| (3) Grades each examination not later than one week after its | 41109 |
| completion and determines whether the person who took the | 41110 |
| examination received a passing score; | 41111 |
| (4) Not later than one week after the examination is | 41112 |
| completed provides written proof of training program completion to | 41113 |
| each person who completes the program and passes the examination. | 41114 |
| (B) The director of health shall establish an application fee | 41115 |
| for approving training programs under this section. The fee shall | 41116 |
| be reasonable and shall not exceed the expenses incurred in | 41117 |
| conducting the approval of training programs. An application fee | 41118 |
| submitted under division (A) of this section is nonrefundable. | 41119 |
| Sec. 3742.50. (A) The | 41120 |
| shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised | 41121 |
| Code establishing all of the following: | 41122 |
| (1) Procedures necessary for the development and operation of | 41123 |
| the child lead poisoning prevention program established under | 41124 |
| section 3742.31 of the Revised Code; | 41125 |
| (2) Standards and procedures for conducting investigations | 41126 |
| and risk assessments under sections 3742.35 and 3742.36 of the | 41127 |
| Revised Code; | 41128 |
| (3) Standards and procedures for issuing lead hazard control | 41129 |
| orders under section 3742.37 of the Revised Code, including | 41130 |
| standards and procedures for determining appropriate deadlines for | 41131 |
| complying with lead hazard control orders; | 41132 |
| (4) The level of lead in human blood that is hazardous to | 41133 |
| human health, consistent with the guidelines issued by the centers | 41134 |
| for disease control and prevention in the public health service of | 41135 |
| the United States department of health and human services; | 41136 |
| (5) The level of lead in paint, dust, and soil that is | 41137 |
| hazardous to human health; | 41138 |
| (6) Standards and procedures to be followed when implementing | 41139 |
| preventive treatments for the control of lead hazards pursuant to | 41140 |
| section 3742.41 of the Revised Code that are based on information | 41141 |
| from the United States environmental protection agency, department | 41142 |
| of housing and urban development, occupational safety and health | 41143 |
| administration, or other agencies with recommendations or | 41144 |
| guidelines regarding implementation of preventive treatments; | 41145 |
| (7) Standards that must be met to pass a clearance | 41146 |
| examination; | 41147 |
| (8) Procedures for approving under section 3742.47 of the | 41148 |
| Revised Code training programs in essential maintenance practices | 41149 |
| and lead-safe renovation and requirements, in addition to those | 41150 |
| specified in section 3742.47 of the Revised Code, that a program | 41151 |
| must meet to receive approval; | 41152 |
| (9) The examination to be administered by a training program | 41153 |
| approved under section 3742.47 of the Revised Code and the | 41154 |
| examination's passing score. | 41155 |
| (B) The | 41156 |
| procedures for revising its rules to ensure that the child lead | 41157 |
| poisoning prevention activities conducted under this chapter | 41158 |
| continue to meet the requirements necessary to obtain any federal | 41159 |
| funding available for those activities, including requirements | 41160 |
| established by the United States environmental protection agency, | 41161 |
| United States department of housing and urban development, or any | 41162 |
| other federal agency with jurisdiction over activities pertaining | 41163 |
| to child lead poisoning prevention. | 41164 |
| Sec. 3743.04. (A) The license of a manufacturer of fireworks | 41165 |
| is effective for one year beginning on the first day of December. | 41166 |
| The state fire marshal shall issue or renew a license only on that | 41167 |
| date and at no other time. If a manufacturer of fireworks wishes | 41168 |
| to continue manufacturing fireworks at the designated fireworks | 41169 |
| plant after its then effective license expires, it shall apply no | 41170 |
| later than the first day of October for a new license pursuant to | 41171 |
| section 3743.02 of the Revised Code. The state fire marshal shall | 41172 |
| send a written notice of the expiration of its license to a | 41173 |
| licensed manufacturer at least three months before the expiration | 41174 |
| date. | 41175 |
| (B) If, during the effective period of its licensure, a | 41176 |
| licensed manufacturer of fireworks wishes to construct, locate, or | 41177 |
| relocate any buildings or other structures on the premises of its | 41178 |
| fireworks plant, to make any structural change or renovation in | 41179 |
| any building or other structure on the premises of its fireworks | 41180 |
| plant, or to change the nature of its manufacturing of fireworks | 41181 |
| so as to include the processing of fireworks, the manufacturer | 41182 |
| shall notify the state fire marshal in writing. The state fire | 41183 |
| marshal may require a licensed manufacturer also to submit | 41184 |
| documentation, including, but not limited to, plans covering the | 41185 |
| proposed construction, location, relocation, structural change or | 41186 |
| renovation, or change in manufacturing of fireworks, if the state | 41187 |
| fire marshal determines the documentation is necessary for | 41188 |
| evaluation purposes in light of the proposed construction, | 41189 |
| location, relocation, structural change or renovation, or change | 41190 |
| in manufacturing of fireworks. | 41191 |
| Upon receipt of the notification and additional documentation | 41192 |
| required by the state fire marshal, the state fire marshal shall | 41193 |
| inspect the premises of the fireworks plant to determine if the | 41194 |
| proposed construction, location, relocation, structural change or | 41195 |
| renovation, or change in manufacturing of fireworks conforms to | 41196 |
| sections 3743.02 to 3743.08 of the Revised Code and the rules | 41197 |
| adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to section 3743.05 of | 41198 |
| the Revised Code. The state fire marshal shall issue a written | 41199 |
| authorization to the manufacturer for the construction, location, | 41200 |
| relocation, structural change or renovation, or change in | 41201 |
| manufacturing of fireworks if the state fire marshal determines, | 41202 |
| upon the inspection and a review of submitted documentation, that | 41203 |
| the construction, location, relocation, structural change or | 41204 |
| renovation, or change in manufacturing of fireworks conforms to | 41205 |
| those sections and rules. Upon authorizing a change in | 41206 |
| manufacturing of fireworks to include the processing of fireworks, | 41207 |
| the state fire marshal shall make notations on the manufacturer's | 41208 |
| license and in the list of licensed manufacturers in accordance | 41209 |
| with section 3743.03 of the Revised Code. | 41210 |
| On or before June 1, 1998, a licensed manufacturer shall | 41211 |
| install, in every licensed building in which fireworks are | 41212 |
| manufactured, stored, or displayed and to which the public has | 41213 |
| access, interlinked fire detection, smoke exhaust, and smoke | 41214 |
| evacuation systems that are approved by the superintendent of | 41215 |
| 41216 | |
| showing occupancy load limits and internal circulation and egress | 41217 |
| patterns that are approved by the state fire marshal and | 41218 |
| superintendent, and that are submitted under seal as required by | 41219 |
| section 3791.04 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding section | 41220 |
| 3743.59 of the Revised Code, the construction and safety | 41221 |
| requirements established in this division are not subject to any | 41222 |
| variance, waiver, or exclusion. | 41223 |
| (C) The license of a manufacturer of fireworks authorizes the | 41224 |
| manufacturer to engage only in the following activities: | 41225 |
| (1) The manufacturing of fireworks on the premises of the | 41226 |
| fireworks plant as described in the application for licensure or | 41227 |
| in the notification submitted under division (B) of this section, | 41228 |
| except that a licensed manufacturer shall not engage in the | 41229 |
| processing of fireworks unless authorized to do so by its license. | 41230 |
| (2) To possess for sale at wholesale and sell at wholesale | 41231 |
| the fireworks manufactured by the manufacturer, to persons who are | 41232 |
| licensed wholesalers of fireworks, to out-of-state residents in | 41233 |
| accordance with section 3743.44 of the Revised Code, to residents | 41234 |
| of this state in accordance with section 3743.45 of the Revised | 41235 |
| Code, or to persons located in another state provided the | 41236 |
| fireworks are shipped directly out of this state to them by the | 41237 |
| manufacturer. A person who is licensed as a manufacturer of | 41238 |
| fireworks on June 14, 1988, also may possess for sale and sell | 41239 |
| pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section fireworks other than | 41240 |
| those the person manufactures. The possession for sale shall be on | 41241 |
| the premises of the fireworks plant described in the application | 41242 |
| for licensure or in the notification submitted under division (B) | 41243 |
| of this section, and the sale shall be from the inside of a | 41244 |
| licensed building and from no other structure or device outside a | 41245 |
| licensed building. At no time shall a licensed manufacturer sell | 41246 |
| any class of fireworks outside a licensed building. | 41247 |
| (3) Possess for sale at retail and sell at retail the | 41248 |
| fireworks manufactured by the manufacturer, other than 1.4G | 41249 |
| fireworks as designated by the state fire marshal in rules adopted | 41250 |
| pursuant to division (A) of section 3743.05 of the Revised Code, | 41251 |
| to licensed exhibitors in accordance with sections 3743.50 to | 41252 |
| 3743.55 of the Revised Code, and possess for sale at retail and | 41253 |
| sell at retail the fireworks manufactured by the manufacturer, | 41254 |
| including 1.4G fireworks, to out-of-state residents in accordance | 41255 |
| with section 3743.44 of the Revised Code, to residents of this | 41256 |
| state in accordance with section 3743.45 of the Revised Code, or | 41257 |
| to persons located in another state provided the fireworks are | 41258 |
| shipped directly out of this state to them by the manufacturer. A | 41259 |
| person who is licensed as a manufacturer of fireworks on June 14, | 41260 |
| 1988, may also possess for sale and sell pursuant to division | 41261 |
| (C)(3) of this section fireworks other than those the person | 41262 |
| manufactures. The possession for sale shall be on the premises of | 41263 |
| the fireworks plant described in the application for licensure or | 41264 |
| in the notification submitted under division (B) of this section, | 41265 |
| and the sale shall be from the inside of a licensed building and | 41266 |
| from no other structure or device outside a licensed building. At | 41267 |
| no time shall a licensed manufacturer sell any class of fireworks | 41268 |
| outside a licensed building. | 41269 |
| A licensed manufacturer of fireworks shall sell under | 41270 |
| division (C) of this section only fireworks that meet the | 41271 |
| standards set by the consumer product safety commission or by the | 41272 |
| American fireworks standard laboratories or that have received an | 41273 |
| EX number from the United States department of transportation. | 41274 |
| (D) The license of a manufacturer of fireworks shall be | 41275 |
| protected under glass and posted in a conspicuous place on the | 41276 |
| premises of the fireworks plant. Except as otherwise provided in | 41277 |
| this division, the license is not transferable or assignable. A | 41278 |
| license may be transferred to another person for the same | 41279 |
| fireworks plant for which the license was issued if the assets of | 41280 |
| the plant are transferred to that person by inheritance or by a | 41281 |
| sale approved by the state fire marshal. The license is subject to | 41282 |
| revocation in accordance with section 3743.08 of the Revised Code. | 41283 |
| (E) The state fire marshal shall not place the license of a | 41284 |
| manufacturer of fireworks in a temporarily inactive status while | 41285 |
| the holder of the license is attempting to qualify to retain the | 41286 |
| license. | 41287 |
| (F) Each licensed manufacturer of fireworks that possesses | 41288 |
| fireworks for sale and sells fireworks under division (C) of | 41289 |
| section 3743.04 of the Revised Code, or a designee of the | 41290 |
| manufacturer, whose identity is provided to the state fire marshal | 41291 |
| by the manufacturer, annually shall attend a continuing education | 41292 |
| program. The state fire marshal shall develop the program and the | 41293 |
| state fire marshal or a person or public agency approved by the | 41294 |
| state fire marshal shall conduct it. A licensed manufacturer or | 41295 |
| the manufacturer's designee who attends a program as required | 41296 |
| under this division, within one year after attending the program, | 41297 |
| shall conduct in-service training as approved by the state fire | 41298 |
| marshal for other employees of the licensed manufacturer regarding | 41299 |
| the information obtained in the program. A licensed manufacturer | 41300 |
| shall provide the state fire marshal with notice of the date, | 41301 |
| time, and place of all in-service training. For any program | 41302 |
| conducted under this division, the state fire marshal shall, in | 41303 |
| accordance with rules adopted by the state fire marshal under | 41304 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, establish the subjects to be | 41305 |
| taught, the length of classes, the standards for approval, and | 41306 |
| time periods for notification by the licensee to the state fire | 41307 |
| marshal of any in-service training. | 41308 |
| (G) A licensed manufacturer shall maintain comprehensive | 41309 |
| general liability insurance coverage in the amount and type | 41310 |
| specified under division (B)(2) of section 3743.02 of the Revised | 41311 |
| Code at all times. Each policy of insurance required under this | 41312 |
| division shall contain a provision requiring the insurer to give | 41313 |
| not less than fifteen days' prior written notice to the state fire | 41314 |
| marshal before termination, lapse, or cancellation of the policy, | 41315 |
| or any change in the policy that reduces the coverage below the | 41316 |
| minimum required under this division. Prior to canceling or | 41317 |
| reducing the amount of coverage of any comprehensive general | 41318 |
| liability insurance coverage required under this division, a | 41319 |
| licensed manufacturer shall secure supplemental insurance in an | 41320 |
| amount and type that satisfies the requirements of this division | 41321 |
| so that no lapse in coverage occurs at any time. A licensed | 41322 |
| manufacturer who secures supplemental insurance shall file | 41323 |
| evidence of the supplemental insurance with the state fire marshal | 41324 |
| prior to canceling or reducing the amount of coverage of any | 41325 |
| comprehensive general liability insurance coverage required under | 41326 |
| this division. | 41327 |
| (H) The state fire marshal shall adopt rules for the | 41328 |
| expansion or contraction of a licensed premises and for approval | 41329 |
| of such expansions or contractions. The boundaries of a licensed | 41330 |
| premises, including any geographic expansion or contraction of | 41331 |
| those boundaries, shall be approved by the state fire marshal in | 41332 |
| accordance with rules the state fire marshal adopts. If the | 41333 |
| licensed premises consists of more than one parcel of real estate, | 41334 |
| those parcels shall be contiguous unless an exception is allowed | 41335 |
| pursuant to division (I) of this section. | 41336 |
| (I)(1) A licensed manufacturer may expand its licensed | 41337 |
| premises within this state to include not more than two storage | 41338 |
| locations that are located upon one or more real estate parcels | 41339 |
| that are noncontiguous to the licensed premises as that licensed | 41340 |
| premises exists on the date a licensee submits an application as | 41341 |
| described below, if all of the following apply: | 41342 |
| (a) The licensee submits an application to the state fire | 41343 |
| marshal and an application fee of one hundred dollars per storage | 41344 |
| location for which the licensee is requesting approval. | 41345 |
| (b) The identity of the holder of the license remains the | 41346 |
| same at the storage location. | 41347 |
| (c) The storage location has received a valid certificate of | 41348 |
| zoning compliance as applicable and a valid certificate of | 41349 |
| occupancy for each building or structure at the storage location | 41350 |
| issued by the authority having jurisdiction to issue the | 41351 |
| certificate for the storage location, and those certificates | 41352 |
| permit the distribution and storage of fireworks regulated under | 41353 |
| this chapter at the storage location and in the buildings or | 41354 |
| structures. The storage location shall be in compliance with all | 41355 |
| other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. | 41356 |
| (d) Every building or structure located upon the storage | 41357 |
| location is separated from occupied residential and nonresidential | 41358 |
| buildings or structures, railroads, highways, or any other | 41359 |
| buildings or structures on the licensed premises in accordance | 41360 |
| with the distances specified in the rules adopted by the state | 41361 |
| fire marshal pursuant to section 3743.05 of the Revised Code. | 41362 |
| (e) Neither the licensee nor any person holding, owning, or | 41363 |
| controlling a five per cent or greater beneficial or equity | 41364 |
| interest in the licensee has been convicted of or pleaded guilty | 41365 |
| to a felony under the laws of this state, any other state, or the | 41366 |
| United States, after September 29, 2005. | 41367 |
| (f) The state fire marshal approves the application for | 41368 |
| expansion. | 41369 |
| (2) The state fire marshal shall approve an application for | 41370 |
| expansion requested under division (I)(1) of this section if the | 41371 |
| state fire marshal receives the application fee and proof that the | 41372 |
| requirements of divisions (I)(1)(b) to (e) of this section are | 41373 |
| satisfied. The storage location shall be considered part of the | 41374 |
| original licensed premises and shall use the same distinct number | 41375 |
| assigned to the original licensed premises with any additional | 41376 |
| designations as the state fire marshal deems necessary in | 41377 |
| accordance with section 3743.03 of the Revised Code. | 41378 |
| (J)(1) A licensee who obtains approval for the use of a | 41379 |
| storage location in accordance with division (I) of this section | 41380 |
| shall use the storage location exclusively for the following | 41381 |
| activities, in accordance with division (C) of this section: | 41382 |
| (a) The packaging, assembling, or storing of fireworks, which | 41383 |
| shall only occur in buildings or structures approved for such | 41384 |
| hazardous uses by the building code official having jurisdiction | 41385 |
| for the storage location or, for 1.4G fireworks, in containers or | 41386 |
| trailers approved for such hazardous uses by the state fire | 41387 |
| marshal if such containers or trailers are not subject to | 41388 |
| regulation by the building code adopted in accordance with Chapter | 41389 |
| 3781. of the Revised Code. All such storage shall be in accordance | 41390 |
| with the rules adopted by the state fire marshal under division | 41391 |
| (G) of section 3743.05 of the Revised Code for the packaging, | 41392 |
| assembling, and storage of fireworks. | 41393 |
| (b) Distributing fireworks to other parcels of real estate | 41394 |
| located on the manufacturer's licensed premises, to licensed | 41395 |
| wholesalers or other licensed manufacturers in this state or to | 41396 |
| similarly licensed persons located in another state or country; | 41397 |
| (c) Distributing fireworks to a licensed exhibitor of | 41398 |
| fireworks pursuant to a properly issued permit in accordance with | 41399 |
| section 3743.54 of the Revised Code. | 41400 |
| (2) A licensed manufacturer shall not engage in any sales | 41401 |
| activity, including the retail sale of fireworks otherwise | 41402 |
| permitted under division (C)(2) or (C)(3) of this section, or | 41403 |
| pursuant to section 3743.44 or 3743.45 of the Revised Code, at the | 41404 |
| storage location approved under this section. | 41405 |
| (3) A storage location may not be relocated for a minimum | 41406 |
| period of five years after the storage location is approved by the | 41407 |
| state fire marshal in accordance with division (I) of this | 41408 |
| section. | 41409 |
| (K) The licensee shall prohibit public access to the storage | 41410 |
| location. The state fire marshal shall adopt rules to describe the | 41411 |
| acceptable measures a manufacturer shall use to prohibit access to | 41412 |
| the storage site. | 41413 |
| Sec. 3743.06. In addition to conforming to the rules of the | 41414 |
| fire marshal adopted pursuant to section 3743.05 of the Revised | 41415 |
| Code, licensed manufacturers of fireworks shall operate their | 41416 |
| fireworks plants in accordance with the following: | 41417 |
| (A) Signs indicating that smoking is generally forbidden and | 41418 |
| trespassing is prohibited on the premises of a fireworks plant | 41419 |
| shall be posted on the premises in a manner determined by the fire | 41420 |
| marshal. | 41421 |
| (B) Reasonable precautions shall be taken to protect the | 41422 |
| premises of a fireworks plant from trespass, loss, theft, or | 41423 |
| destruction. Only persons employed by the manufacturer, authorized | 41424 |
| governmental personnel, and persons who have obtained permission | 41425 |
| from a member of the manufacturer's office to be on the premises, | 41426 |
| are to be allowed to enter and remain on the premises. | 41427 |
| (C) Smoking or the carrying of pipes, cigarettes, or cigars, | 41428 |
| matches, lighters, other flame-producing items, or open flame on, | 41429 |
| or the carrying of a concealed source of ignition into, the | 41430 |
| premises of a fireworks plant is prohibited, except that a | 41431 |
| manufacturer may permit smoking in specified lunchrooms or | 41432 |
| restrooms in buildings or other structures in which no | 41433 |
| manufacturing, handling, sales, or storage of fireworks takes | 41434 |
| place. "NO SMOKING" signs shall be posted on the premises as | 41435 |
| required by the fire marshal. | 41436 |
| (D) Fire and explosion prevention and other reasonable safety | 41437 |
| measures and precautions shall be implemented by a manufacturer. | 41438 |
| (E) Persons shall not be permitted to have in their | 41439 |
| possession or under their control, while they are on the premises | 41440 |
| of the fireworks plant, any intoxicating liquor, beer, or | 41441 |
| controlled substance, and they shall not be permitted to enter or | 41442 |
| remain on the premises if they are found to be under the influence | 41443 |
| of any intoxicating liquor, beer, or controlled substance. | 41444 |
| (F) A manufacturer shall conform to all building, safety, and | 41445 |
| zoning statutes, ordinances, rules, or other enactments that apply | 41446 |
| to the premises of its fireworks plant. | 41447 |
| (G) Each fireworks plant shall have at least one class 1 | 41448 |
| magazine that is approved by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and | 41449 |
| firearms of the United States department of the treasury and that | 41450 |
| is otherwise in conformity with federal law. This division does | 41451 |
| not apply to fireworks plants existing on or before August 3, | 41452 |
| 1931. | 41453 |
| (H) Awnings, tents, and canopies shall not be used as | 41454 |
| facilities for the sale or storage of fireworks. This division | 41455 |
| does not prohibit the use of an awning or canopy attached to a | 41456 |
| public access showroom for storing nonflammable shopping | 41457 |
| convenience items such as shopping carts or baskets or providing a | 41458 |
| shaded area for patrons waiting to enter the public sales area. | 41459 |
| (I) Fireworks may be stored in trailers if the trailers are | 41460 |
| properly enclosed, secured, and grounded and are separated from | 41461 |
| any structure to which the public is admitted by a distance that | 41462 |
| will, in the fire marshal's judgment, allow fire-fighting | 41463 |
| equipment to have full access to the structures on the licensed | 41464 |
| premises. Such trailers may be moved into closer proximity to any | 41465 |
| structure only to accept or discharge cargo for a period not to | 41466 |
| exceed forty-eight hours. Only two such trailers may be placed in | 41467 |
| such closer proximity at any one time. At no time may trailers be | 41468 |
| used for conducting sales of any class of fireworks, nor may | 41469 |
| members of the public have access to the trailers. | 41470 |
| Storage areas for fireworks that are in the same building | 41471 |
| where fireworks are displayed and sold to the public shall be | 41472 |
| separated from the areas to which the public has access by an | 41473 |
| appropriately rated fire wall. | 41474 |
| (J) A fire suppression system as defined in section 3781.108 | 41475 |
| of the Revised Code may be turned off only for repair, drainage of | 41476 |
| the system to prevent damage by freezing during the period of | 41477 |
| time, approved by the fire marshal, that the facility is closed to | 41478 |
| all public access during winter months, or maintenance of the | 41479 |
| system. If any repair or maintenance is necessary during times | 41480 |
| when the facility is open for public access and business as | 41481 |
| approved by the fire marshal, the licensed manufacturer shall | 41482 |
| notify in advance the appropriate insurance company and fire chief | 41483 |
| or fire prevention officer regarding the nature of the maintenance | 41484 |
| or repair and the time when it will be performed. | 41485 |
| (K) If any fireworks item is removed from its original | 41486 |
| package or is manufactured with any fuse other than a safety fuse | 41487 |
| approved by the consumer product safety commission, then the item | 41488 |
| shall be covered completely by repackaging or bagging or it shall | 41489 |
| otherwise be covered so as to prevent ignition prior to sale. | 41490 |
| (L) A safety officer shall be present during regular business | 41491 |
| hours at a building open to the public during the period | 41492 |
| commencing fourteen days before, and ending two days after, each | 41493 |
| fourth day of July. The officer shall be highly visible, enforce | 41494 |
| this chapter and any applicable building codes to the extent the | 41495 |
| officer is authorized by law, and be one of the following: | 41496 |
| (1) A deputy sheriff; | 41497 |
| (2) A law enforcement officer of a municipal corporation, | 41498 |
| township, or township or joint police district; | 41499 |
| (3) A private uniformed security guard registered under | 41500 |
| section 4749.06 of the Revised Code. | 41501 |
| (M) All doors of all buildings on the licensed premises shall | 41502 |
| swing outward. | 41503 |
| (N) All wholesale and commercial sales of fireworks shall be | 41504 |
| packaged, shipped, placarded, and transported in accordance with | 41505 |
| United States department of transportation regulations applicable | 41506 |
| to the transportation, and the offering for transportation, of | 41507 |
| hazardous materials. For purposes of this division, "wholesale and | 41508 |
| commercial sales" includes all sales for resale and any nonretail | 41509 |
| sale made in furtherance of a commercial enterprise. For purposes | 41510 |
|
of enforcement of these regulations under section | 41511 |
| of the Revised Code, any sales transaction exceeding one thousand | 41512 |
| pounds shall be rebuttably presumed to be a wholesale or | 41513 |
| commercial sale. | 41514 |
| Sec. 3743.19. In addition to conforming to the rules of the | 41515 |
| fire marshal adopted pursuant to section 3743.18 of the Revised | 41516 |
| Code, licensed wholesalers of fireworks shall conduct their | 41517 |
| business operations in accordance with the following: | 41518 |
| (A) A wholesaler shall conduct its business operations from | 41519 |
| the location described in its application for licensure or in a | 41520 |
| notification submitted under division (B) of section 3743.17 of | 41521 |
| the Revised Code. | 41522 |
| (B) Signs indicating that smoking is generally forbidden and | 41523 |
| trespassing is prohibited on the premises of a wholesaler shall be | 41524 |
| posted on the premises as determined by the fire marshal. | 41525 |
| (C) Reasonable precautions shall be taken to protect the | 41526 |
| premises of a wholesaler from trespass, loss, theft, or | 41527 |
| destruction. | 41528 |
| (D) Smoking or the carrying of pipes, cigarettes, or cigars, | 41529 |
| matches, lighters, other flame-producing items, or open flame on, | 41530 |
| or the carrying of a concealed source of ignition into, the | 41531 |
| premises of a wholesaler is prohibited, except that a wholesaler | 41532 |
| may permit smoking in specified lunchrooms or restrooms in | 41533 |
| buildings or other structures in which no sales, handling, or | 41534 |
| storage of fireworks takes place. "NO SMOKING" signs shall be | 41535 |
| posted on the premises as required by the fire marshal. | 41536 |
| (E) Fire and explosion prevention and other reasonable safety | 41537 |
| measures and precautions shall be implemented by a wholesaler. | 41538 |
| (F) Persons shall not be permitted to have in their | 41539 |
| possession or under their control, while they are on the premises | 41540 |
| of a wholesaler, any intoxicating liquor, beer, or controlled | 41541 |
| substance, and they shall not be permitted to enter or remain on | 41542 |
| the premises if they are found to be under the influence of any | 41543 |
| intoxicating liquor, beer, or controlled substance. | 41544 |
| (G) A wholesaler shall conform to all building, safety, and | 41545 |
| zoning statutes, ordinances, rules, or other enactments that apply | 41546 |
| to its premises. | 41547 |
| (H) Each building used in the sale of fireworks shall be kept | 41548 |
| open to the public for at least four hours each day between the | 41549 |
| hours of eight a.m. and five p.m., five days of each week, every | 41550 |
| week of the year. Upon application from a licensed wholesaler, the | 41551 |
| fire marshal may waive any of the requirements of this division. | 41552 |
| (I) Awnings, tents, or canopies shall not be used as | 41553 |
| facilities for the storage or sale of fireworks. This division | 41554 |
| does not prohibit the use of an awning or canopy attached to a | 41555 |
| public access showroom for storing nonflammable shopping | 41556 |
| convenience items such as shopping carts or baskets or providing a | 41557 |
| shaded area for patrons waiting to enter the public sales area. | 41558 |
| (J) 1.4G fireworks may be stored in trailers if the trailers | 41559 |
| are properly enclosed, secured, and grounded and are separated | 41560 |
| from any structure to which the public is admitted by a distance | 41561 |
| that will, in the fire marshal's judgment, allow fire-fighting | 41562 |
| equipment to have full access to the structures on the licensed | 41563 |
| premises. Such trailers may be moved into closer proximity to any | 41564 |
| structure only to accept or discharge cargo for a period not to | 41565 |
| exceed forty-eight hours. Only two such trailers may be placed in | 41566 |
| such closer proximity at any one time. At no time may trailers be | 41567 |
| used for conducting sales of any class of fireworks nor may | 41568 |
| members of the public have access to the trailers. | 41569 |
| Storage areas for fireworks that are in the same building | 41570 |
| where fireworks are displayed and sold to the public shall be | 41571 |
| separated from the areas to which the public has access by an | 41572 |
| appropriately rated fire wall. If the licensee installs and | 41573 |
| properly maintains an early suppression fast response sprinkler | 41574 |
| system or equivalent fire suppression system as described in the | 41575 |
| fire code adopted by the fire marshal in accordance with section | 41576 |
| 3737.82 of the Revised Code throughout the structure, a fire | 41577 |
| barrier wall may be substituted for a fire wall between the areas | 41578 |
| to which the public has access and the storage portions of the | 41579 |
| structure. | 41580 |
| (K) A fire suppression system as defined in section 3781.108 | 41581 |
| of the Revised Code may be turned off only for repair, drainage of | 41582 |
| the system to prevent damage by freezing during the period of | 41583 |
| time, approved by the fire marshal under division (I) of this | 41584 |
| section, that the facility is closed to public access during | 41585 |
| winter months, or maintenance of the system. If any repair or | 41586 |
| maintenance is necessary during times when the facility is open | 41587 |
| for public access and business, the licensed wholesaler shall | 41588 |
| notify in advance the appropriate insurance company and fire chief | 41589 |
| or fire prevention officer regarding the nature of the maintenance | 41590 |
| or repair and the time when it will be performed. | 41591 |
| (L) If any fireworks item is removed from its original | 41592 |
| package or is manufactured with any fuse other than a fuse | 41593 |
| approved by the consumer product safety commission, then the item | 41594 |
| shall be covered completely by repackaging or bagging or it shall | 41595 |
| otherwise be covered so as to prevent ignition prior to sale. | 41596 |
| (M) A safety officer shall be present during regular business | 41597 |
| hours at a building open to the public during the period | 41598 |
| commencing fourteen days before, and ending two days after, each | 41599 |
| fourth day of July. The officer shall be highly visible, enforce | 41600 |
| this chapter and any applicable building codes to the extent the | 41601 |
| officer is authorized by law, and be one of the following: | 41602 |
| (1) A deputy sheriff; | 41603 |
| (2) A law enforcement officer of a municipal corporation, | 41604 |
| township, or township or joint police district; | 41605 |
| (3) A private uniformed security guard registered under | 41606 |
| section 4749.06 of the Revised Code. | 41607 |
| (N) All doors of all buildings on the licensed premises shall | 41608 |
| swing outward. | 41609 |
| (O) All wholesale and commercial sales of fireworks shall be | 41610 |
| packaged, shipped, placarded, and transported in accordance with | 41611 |
| United States department of transportation regulations applicable | 41612 |
| to the transportation, and the offering for transportation, of | 41613 |
| hazardous materials. For purposes of this division, "wholesale and | 41614 |
| commercial sales" includes all sales for resale and any nonretail | 41615 |
| sale made in furtherance of a commercial enterprise. For purposes | 41616 |
|
of enforcement of these regulations under section | 41617 |
| of the Revised Code, any sales transaction exceeding one thousand | 41618 |
| pounds shall be rebuttably presumed to be a wholesale or | 41619 |
| commercial sale. | 41620 |
| Sec. 3743.25. (A)(1) Except as described in division (A)(2) | 41621 |
| of this section, all retail sales of 1.4G fireworks by a licensed | 41622 |
| manufacturer or wholesaler shall only occur from an approved | 41623 |
| retail sales showroom on a licensed premises or from a | 41624 |
| representative sample showroom as described in this section on a | 41625 |
| licensed premises. For the purposes of this section, a retail sale | 41626 |
| includes the transfer of the possession of the 1.4G fireworks from | 41627 |
| the licensed manufacturer or wholesaler to the purchaser of the | 41628 |
| fireworks. | 41629 |
| (2) Sales of 1.4G fireworks to a licensed exhibitor for a | 41630 |
| properly permitted exhibition shall occur in accordance with the | 41631 |
| provisions of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the state fire | 41632 |
| marshal under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Such rules shall | 41633 |
| specify, at a minimum, that the licensed exhibitor holds a license | 41634 |
| under section 3743.51 of the Revised Code, that the exhibitor | 41635 |
| possesses a valid exhibition permit issued in accordance with | 41636 |
| section 3743.54 of the Revised Code, and that the fireworks | 41637 |
| shipped are to be used at the specifically permitted exhibition. | 41638 |
| (B) All wholesale sales of fireworks by a licensed | 41639 |
| manufacturer or wholesaler shall only occur from a licensed | 41640 |
| premises to persons who intend to resell the fireworks purchased | 41641 |
| at wholesale. A wholesale sale by a licensed manufacturer or | 41642 |
| wholesaler may occur as follows: | 41643 |
| (1) The direct sale and shipment of fireworks to a person | 41644 |
| outside of this state; | 41645 |
| (2) From an approved retail sales showroom as described in | 41646 |
| this section; | 41647 |
| (3) From a representative sample showroom as described in | 41648 |
| this section; | 41649 |
| (4) By delivery of wholesale fireworks to a purchaser at a | 41650 |
| licensed premises outside of a structure or building on that | 41651 |
| premises. All other portions of the wholesale sales transaction | 41652 |
| may occur at any location on a licensed premises. | 41653 |
| (5) Any other method as described in rules adopted by the | 41654 |
| state fire marshal under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 41655 |
| (C) A licensed manufacturer or wholesaler shall only sell | 41656 |
| 1.4G fireworks from a representative sample showroom or a retail | 41657 |
| sales showroom. Each licensed premises shall only contain one | 41658 |
| sales structure. | 41659 |
| A representative sample showroom shall consist of a structure | 41660 |
| constructed and maintained in accordance with the nonresidential | 41661 |
| building code adopted under Chapter 3781. of the Revised Code and | 41662 |
| the fire code adopted under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code | 41663 |
| for a use and occupancy group that permits mercantile sales. A | 41664 |
| representative sample showroom shall not contain any pyrotechnics, | 41665 |
| pyrotechnic materials, fireworks, explosives, explosive materials, | 41666 |
| or any similar hazardous materials or substances. A representative | 41667 |
| sample showroom shall be used only for the public viewing of | 41668 |
| fireworks product representations, including paper materials, | 41669 |
| packaging materials, catalogs, photographs, or other similar | 41670 |
| product depictions. The delivery of product to a purchaser of | 41671 |
| fireworks at a licensed premises that has a representative sample | 41672 |
| structure shall not occur inside any structure on a licensed | 41673 |
| premises. Such product delivery shall occur on the licensed | 41674 |
| premises in a manner prescribed by rules adopted by the state fire | 41675 |
| marshal pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 41676 |
| If a manufacturer or wholesaler elects to conduct sales from | 41677 |
| a retail sales showroom, the showroom structures, to which the | 41678 |
| public may have any access and in which employees are required to | 41679 |
| work, on all licensed premises, shall comply with the following | 41680 |
| safety requirements: | 41681 |
| (1) A fireworks showroom that is constructed or upon which | 41682 |
| expansion is undertaken on and after June 30, 1997, shall be | 41683 |
| equipped with interlinked fire detection, fire suppression, smoke | 41684 |
| exhaust, and smoke evacuation systems that are approved by the | 41685 |
|
superintendent of | 41686 |
| commerce. | 41687 |
| (2) A fireworks showroom that first begins to operate on or | 41688 |
| after June 30, 1997, and to which the public has access for retail | 41689 |
| purposes shall not exceed five thousand square feet in floor area. | 41690 |
| (3) A newly constructed or an existing fireworks showroom | 41691 |
| structure that exists on September 23, 2008, but that, on or after | 41692 |
| September 23, 2008, is altered or added to in a manner requiring | 41693 |
| the submission of plans, drawings, specifications, or data | 41694 |
| pursuant to section 3791.04 of the Revised Code, shall comply with | 41695 |
| a graphic floor plan layout that is approved by the state fire | 41696 |
| marshal and superintendent showing width of aisles, parallel | 41697 |
| arrangement of aisles to exits, number of exits per wall, maximum | 41698 |
| occupancy load, evacuation plan for occupants, height of storage | 41699 |
| or display of merchandise, and other information as may be | 41700 |
| required by the state fire marshal and superintendent. | 41701 |
| (4) A fireworks showroom structure that exists on June 30, | 41702 |
| 1997, shall be in compliance on or after June 30, 1997, with floor | 41703 |
| plans showing occupancy load limits and internal circulation and | 41704 |
| egress patterns that are approved by the state fire marshal and | 41705 |
| superintendent, and that are submitted under seal as required by | 41706 |
| section 3791.04 of the Revised Code. | 41707 |
| (D) The safety requirements established in division (C) of | 41708 |
| this section are not subject to any variance, waiver, or exclusion | 41709 |
| pursuant to this chapter or any applicable building code. | 41710 |
| Sec. 3745.01. There is hereby created the environmental | 41711 |
| protection agency, headed by the director of environmental | 41712 |
| protection. The agency, under the supervision of the director, | 41713 |
| shall administer the laws pertaining to chemical emergency | 41714 |
| planning, community right-to-know, and toxic chemical release | 41715 |
| reporting; the cessation of chemical handling operations; the | 41716 |
| prevention, control, and abatement of air and water pollution; | 41717 |
| public water supply; comprehensive water resource management | 41718 |
| planning; products that contain mercury as defined in section | 41719 |
| 3734.61 of the Revised Code; and the disposal and treatment of | 41720 |
| solid wastes, infectious wastes, construction and demolition | 41721 |
| debris, hazardous waste, sewage, industrial waste, and other | 41722 |
| wastes. The director may do all of the following: | 41723 |
| (A) Provide such methods of administration, appoint such | 41724 |
| personnel, make such reports, and take such other action as may be | 41725 |
| necessary to comply with the requirements of the federal laws and | 41726 |
| regulations pertaining to chemical emergency planning, community | 41727 |
| right-to-know, and toxic chemical release reporting; air and water | 41728 |
| pollution control; public water supply; water resource planning; | 41729 |
| and waste disposal and treatment; | 41730 |
| (B) Procure by contract the temporary or intermittent | 41731 |
| services of experts or consultants, or organizations thereof, when | 41732 |
| those services are to be performed on a part-time or | 41733 |
| fee-for-service basis and do not involve the performance of | 41734 |
| administrative duties; | 41735 |
| (C) Advise, consult, cooperate, and enter into contracts or | 41736 |
| agreements, including consensual administrative order agreements, | 41737 |
| with any other agencies of the state, the federal government, | 41738 |
|
other states, | 41739 |
| affected groups, political subdivisions, and industries in | 41740 |
| furtherance of the purposes of this chapter and Chapters 3704., | 41741 |
| 3714., 3734., 3751., 3752., 6109., and 6111. of the Revised Code; | 41742 |
| (D) Establish advisory boards in accordance with section | 41743 |
| 121.13 of the Revised Code; | 41744 |
| (E) Accept on behalf of the state any grant, gift, or | 41745 |
| contribution made for toxic chemical release reporting, air or | 41746 |
| water pollution control, public water supply, water resource | 41747 |
| planning, waste disposal or treatment, or related purposes, and | 41748 |
| expend it for those purposes; | 41749 |
| (F) Make an annual report to the governor and the general | 41750 |
| assembly on activities and expenditures as well as recommendations | 41751 |
| for such additional legislation as the director considers | 41752 |
| appropriate to carry out the director's duties or accomplish the | 41753 |
| purposes of this section; | 41754 |
| (G) Enter into environmental covenants in accordance with | 41755 |
| sections 5301.80 to 5301.92 of the Revised Code, and grant or | 41756 |
| accept easements or sell real property pursuant to section | 41757 |
| 3734.22, 3734.24, 3734.25, or 3734.26 of the Revised Code, as | 41758 |
| applicable. | 41759 |
| The agency shall utilize the laboratory facilities of the | 41760 |
| department of health and other state institutions and agencies to | 41761 |
| the maximum extent that the utilization is practicable, | 41762 |
| economical, and technically satisfactory. | 41763 |
| The director shall maintain and keep available for public | 41764 |
| inspection, at the director's principal office, a current register | 41765 |
| of all applications filed for permits, leases, licenses, | 41766 |
| variances, certificates, and approval of plans and specifications | 41767 |
| and of publicly owned treatment works pretreatment programs under | 41768 |
| the director's jurisdiction, hearings pending, the director's | 41769 |
| final action thereon, and the dates on which the filings, | 41770 |
| hearings, and final actions occur. The director shall maintain and | 41771 |
| keep available for public inspection at the director's principal | 41772 |
| office all plans, reports, and other documents required to be | 41773 |
| filed with the emergency response commission under Chapter 3750. | 41774 |
| of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it, and all reports | 41775 |
| and other documents required to be filed with the director under | 41776 |
| Chapter 3751. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it, | 41777 |
| subject to the requirements of those chapters and rules adopted | 41778 |
| under them for the protection of trade secrets and confidential | 41779 |
| business information from disclosure to persons not authorized | 41780 |
| under those laws to receive trade secret or confidential business | 41781 |
| information. | 41782 |
| Sec. 3745.05. (A) In hearing the appeal, if an adjudication | 41783 |
| hearing was conducted by the director of environmental protection | 41784 |
| in accordance with sections 119.09 and 119.10 of the Revised Code | 41785 |
| or conducted by a board of health, the environmental review | 41786 |
| appeals commission is confined to the record as certified to it by | 41787 |
| the director or the board of health, as applicable. The commission | 41788 |
| may grant a request for the admission of additional evidence when | 41789 |
| satisfied that such additional evidence is newly discovered and | 41790 |
| could not with reasonable diligence have been ascertained prior to | 41791 |
| the hearing before the director or the board, as applicable. If no | 41792 |
| adjudication hearing was conducted in accordance with sections | 41793 |
| 119.09 and 119.10 of the Revised Code or conducted by a board of | 41794 |
| health, the commission shall conduct a hearing de novo on the | 41795 |
| appeal. | 41796 |
| For the purpose of conducting a de novo hearing, or where the | 41797 |
| commission has granted a request for the admission of additional | 41798 |
| evidence, the commission may require the attendance of witnesses | 41799 |
| and the production of written or printed materials. | 41800 |
| When conducting a de novo hearing, or when a request for the | 41801 |
| admission of additional evidence has been granted, the commission | 41802 |
| may, and at the request of any party it shall, issue subpoenas for | 41803 |
| witnesses or for books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, | 41804 |
| agreements, or other documents or records relevant or material to | 41805 |
| the inquiry directed to the sheriff of the counties where the | 41806 |
| witnesses or documents or records are found, which subpoenas shall | 41807 |
| be served and returned in the same manner as those allowed by the | 41808 |
| court of common pleas in criminal cases. | 41809 |
| (B) The fees of sheriffs shall be the same as those allowed | 41810 |
| by the court of common pleas in criminal cases. Witnesses shall be | 41811 |
| paid the fees and mileage provided for under section 119.094 of | 41812 |
| the Revised Code. The fee and mileage expenses incurred at the | 41813 |
| request of the appellant shall be paid in advance by the | 41814 |
| appellant, and the remainder of the expenses shall be paid out of | 41815 |
| funds appropriated for the expenses of the commission. | 41816 |
| (C) In case of disobedience or neglect of any subpoena served | 41817 |
| on any person, or the refusal of any witness to testify to any | 41818 |
| matter regarding which the witness may be lawfully interrogated, | 41819 |
| the court of common pleas of the county in which the disobedience, | 41820 |
| neglect, or refusal occurs, or any judge thereof, on application | 41821 |
| of the commission or any member thereof, may compel obedience by | 41822 |
| attachment proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience | 41823 |
| of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court or a | 41824 |
| refusal to testify therein. | 41825 |
| (D) A witness at any hearing shall testify under oath or | 41826 |
| affirmation, which any member of the commission may administer. A | 41827 |
| witness, if the witness requests, shall be permitted to be | 41828 |
| accompanied, represented, and advised by an attorney, whose | 41829 |
| participation in the hearing shall be limited to the protection of | 41830 |
| the rights of the witness, and who may not examine or | 41831 |
| cross-examine witnesses. A witness shall be advised of the right | 41832 |
| to counsel before the witness is interrogated. | 41833 |
| (E) A | 41834 |
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submitted shall be taken by an official court
| 41835 |
| The record shall include all of the testimony and other evidence | 41836 |
| and the rulings on the admissibility thereof presented at the | 41837 |
| hearing. The commission shall pass upon the admissibility of | 41838 |
| evidence, but any party may at the time object to the admission of | 41839 |
| any evidence and except to the rulings of the commission thereon, | 41840 |
| and if the commission refuses to admit evidence the party offering | 41841 |
| same may make a proffer thereof, and such proffer shall be made a | 41842 |
| part of the record of such hearing. | 41843 |
| Any party may request the | 41844 |
| Promptly after receiving such a request, the commission shall | 41845 |
|
prepare and provide the | 41846 |
| party who requested it. The commission may charge a fee to the | 41847 |
|
party who requested the
| 41848 |
| the cost to the commission for preparing and transcribing or | 41849 |
| transmitting it. | 41850 |
| (F) If, upon completion of the hearing, the commission finds | 41851 |
| that the action appealed from was lawful and reasonable, it shall | 41852 |
| make a written order affirming the action, or if the commission | 41853 |
| finds that the action was unreasonable or unlawful, it shall make | 41854 |
| a written order vacating or modifying the action appealed from. | 41855 |
| The commission shall issue a written order affirming, | 41856 |
| vacating, or modifying an action pursuant to the following | 41857 |
| schedule: | 41858 |
| (1) For an appeal that was filed with the commission before | 41859 |
| April 15, 2008, the commission shall issue a written order not | 41860 |
| later than December 15, 2009. | 41861 |
| (2) For all other appeals that have been filed with the | 41862 |
| commission as of October 15, 2009, the commission shall issue a | 41863 |
| written order not later than July 15, 2010. | 41864 |
| (3) For an appeal that is filed with the commission after | 41865 |
| October 15, 2009, the commission shall issue a written order not | 41866 |
| later than twelve months after the filing of the appeal with the | 41867 |
| commission. | 41868 |
| (G) Every order made by the commission shall contain a | 41869 |
| written finding by the commission of the facts upon which the | 41870 |
| order is based. Notice of the making of the order shall be given | 41871 |
| forthwith to each party to the appeal by mailing a certified copy | 41872 |
| thereof to each party by certified mail, with a statement of the | 41873 |
| time and method by which an appeal may be perfected. | 41874 |
| (H) The order of the commission is final unless vacated or | 41875 |
| modified upon judicial review. | 41876 |
| Sec. 3745.11. (A) Applicants for and holders of permits, | 41877 |
| licenses, variances, plan approvals, and certifications issued by | 41878 |
| the director of environmental protection pursuant to Chapters | 41879 |
| 3704., 3734., 6109., and 6111. of the Revised Code shall pay a fee | 41880 |
| to the environmental protection agency for each such issuance and | 41881 |
| each application for an issuance as provided by this section. No | 41882 |
| fee shall be charged for any issuance for which no application has | 41883 |
| been submitted to the director. | 41884 |
| (B) | 41885 |
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| | 41965 |
| this section, beginning July 1, 1994, each person who owns or | 41966 |
| operates an air contaminant source and who is required to apply | 41967 |
| for and obtain a Title V permit under section 3704.036 of the | 41968 |
|
Revised Code shall pay the fees set forth in this division | 41969 |
| 41970 | |
| emissions of air contaminants may be calculated using engineering | 41971 |
| calculations, emissions factors, material balance calculations, or | 41972 |
| performance testing procedures, as authorized by the director. | 41973 |
| The following fees shall be assessed on the total actual | 41974 |
| emissions from a source in tons per year of the regulated | 41975 |
| pollutants particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, | 41976 |
| organic compounds, and lead: | 41977 |
| | 41978 |
| of each such regulated pollutant during the period July through | 41979 |
| December 1993, to be collected no sooner than July 1, 1994; | 41980 |
| | 41981 |
| of each such regulated pollutant during calendar year 1994, to be | 41982 |
| collected no sooner than April 15, 1995; | 41983 |
| | 41984 |
| emissions of each such regulated pollutant in calendar year 1995, | 41985 |
| and each subsequent calendar year, to be collected no sooner than | 41986 |
| the fifteenth day of April of the year next succeeding the | 41987 |
| calendar year in which the emissions occurred. | 41988 |
| The fees levied under this division | 41989 |
| not apply to that portion of the emissions of a regulated | 41990 |
| pollutant at a facility that exceed four thousand tons during a | 41991 |
| calendar year. | 41992 |
| | 41993 |
| section are for the purpose of providing funding for the Title V | 41994 |
| permit program. | 41995 |
| | 41996 |
| section do not apply to emissions from any electric generating | 41997 |
| unit designated as a Phase I unit under Title IV of the federal | 41998 |
| Clean Air Act prior to calendar year 2000. Those fees shall be | 41999 |
| assessed on the emissions from such a generating unit commencing | 42000 |
| in calendar year 2001 based upon the total actual emissions from | 42001 |
| the generating unit during calendar year 2000 and shall continue | 42002 |
| to be assessed each subsequent calendar year based on the total | 42003 |
| actual emissions from the generating unit during the preceding | 42004 |
| calendar year. | 42005 |
| | 42006 |
| operators of air contaminant sources who are required to pay a fee | 42007 |
|
assessed under division | 42008 |
| invoice shall be issued no sooner than the applicable date when | 42009 |
| the fee first may be collected in a year under the applicable | 42010 |
| division, shall identify the nature and amount of the fee | 42011 |
| assessed, and shall indicate that the fee is required to be paid | 42012 |
| within thirty days after the issuance of the invoice. | 42013 |
| (D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(3) of this section, | 42014 |
| from January 1, 1994, through December 31, 2003, each person who | 42015 |
| owns or operates an air contaminant source; who is required to | 42016 |
| apply for a permit to operate pursuant to rules adopted under | 42017 |
| division (G), or a variance pursuant to division (H), of section | 42018 |
| 3704.03 of the Revised Code; and who is not required to apply for | 42019 |
| and obtain a Title V permit under section 3704.036 of the Revised | 42020 |
| Code shall pay a single fee based upon the sum of the actual | 42021 |
| annual emissions from the facility of the regulated pollutants | 42022 |
| particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, organic | 42023 |
| compounds, and lead in accordance with the following schedule: | 42024 |
| Total tons per year | 42025 | |||||
| of regulated pollutants | Annual fee | 42026 | ||||
| emitted | per facility | 42027 | ||||
| More than 0, but less than 50 | $ 75 | 42028 | ||||
| 50 or more, but less than 100 | 300 | 42029 | ||||
| 100 or more | 700 | 42030 |
| (2) Except as provided in division (D)(3) of this section, | 42031 |
| beginning January 1, 2004, each person who owns or operates an air | 42032 |
| contaminant source; who is required to apply for a permit to | 42033 |
| operate pursuant to rules adopted under division (G), or a | 42034 |
| variance pursuant to division (H), of section 3704.03 of the | 42035 |
| Revised Code; and who is not required to apply for and obtain a | 42036 |
| Title V permit under section 3704.03 of the Revised Code shall pay | 42037 |
| a single fee based upon the sum of the actual annual emissions | 42038 |
| from the facility of the regulated pollutants particulate matter, | 42039 |
| sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, organic compounds, and lead in | 42040 |
| accordance with the following schedule: | 42041 |
| Total tons per year | 42042 | |||||
| of regulated pollutants | Annual fee | 42043 | ||||
| emitted | per facility | 42044 | ||||
| More than 0, but less than 10 | $ 100 | 42045 | ||||
| 10 or more, but less than 50 | 200 | 42046 | ||||
| 50 or more, but less than 100 | 300 | 42047 | ||||
| 100 or more | 700 | 42048 |
| (3)(a) As used in division (D) of this section, "synthetic | 42049 |
| minor facility" means a facility for which one or more permits to | 42050 |
| install or permits to operate have been issued for the air | 42051 |
| contaminant sources at the facility that include terms and | 42052 |
| conditions that lower the facility's potential to emit air | 42053 |
| contaminants below the major source thresholds established in | 42054 |
| rules adopted under section 3704.036 of the Revised Code. | 42055 |
| (b) Beginning January 1, 2000, through June 30, 2014, each | 42056 |
| person who owns or operates a synthetic minor facility shall pay | 42057 |
| an annual fee based on the sum of the actual annual emissions from | 42058 |
| the facility of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen | 42059 |
| dioxide, organic compounds, and lead in accordance with the | 42060 |
| following schedule: | 42061 |
| Combined total tons | 42062 | ||||
| per year of all regulated | Annual fee | 42063 | |||
| pollutants emitted | per facility | 42064 |
| Less than 10 | $ 170 | 42065 | |||
| 10 or more, but less than 20 | 340 | 42066 | |||
| 20 or more, but less than 30 | 670 | 42067 | |||
| 30 or more, but less than 40 | 1,010 | 42068 | |||
| 40 or more, but less than 50 | 1,340 | 42069 | |||
| 50 or more, but less than 60 | 1,680 | 42070 | |||
| 60 or more, but less than 70 | 2,010 | 42071 | |||
| 70 or more, but less than 80 | 2,350 | 42072 | |||
| 80 or more, but less than 90 | 2,680 | 42073 | |||
| 90 or more, but less than 100 | 3,020 | 42074 | |||
| 100 or more | 3,350 | 42075 |
| (4) The fees assessed under division (D)(1) of this section | 42076 |
| shall be collected annually no sooner than the fifteenth day of | 42077 |
| April, commencing in 1995. The fees assessed under division (D)(2) | 42078 |
| of this section shall be collected annually no sooner than the | 42079 |
| fifteenth day of April, commencing in 2005. The fees assessed | 42080 |
| under division (D)(3) of this section shall be collected no sooner | 42081 |
| than the fifteenth day of April, commencing in 2000. The fees | 42082 |
| assessed under division (D) of this section in a calendar year | 42083 |
| shall be based upon the sum of the actual emissions of those | 42084 |
| regulated pollutants during the preceding calendar year. For the | 42085 |
| purpose of division (D) of this section, emissions of air | 42086 |
| contaminants may be calculated using engineering calculations, | 42087 |
| emission factors, material balance calculations, or performance | 42088 |
| testing procedures, as authorized by the director. The director, | 42089 |
| by rule, may require persons who are required to pay the fees | 42090 |
| assessed under division (D) of this section to pay those fees | 42091 |
| biennially rather than annually. | 42092 |
| (E)(1) Consistent with the need to cover the reasonable costs | 42093 |
| of the Title V permit program, the director annually shall | 42094 |
|
increase the fees prescribed in division | 42095 |
| by the percentage, if any, by which the consumer price index for | 42096 |
| the most recent calendar year ending before the beginning of a | 42097 |
| year exceeds the consumer price index for calendar year 1989. Upon | 42098 |
| calculating an increase in fees authorized by division (E)(1) of | 42099 |
| this section, the director shall compile revised fee schedules for | 42100 |
|
the purposes of division | 42101 |
| the revised schedules available to persons required to pay the | 42102 |
| fees assessed under that division and to the public. | 42103 |
| (2) For the purposes of division (E)(1) of this section: | 42104 |
| (a) The consumer price index for any year is the average of | 42105 |
| the consumer price index for all urban consumers published by the | 42106 |
| United States department of labor as of the close of the | 42107 |
| twelve-month period ending on the thirty-first day of August of | 42108 |
| that year. | 42109 |
| (b) If the 1989 consumer price index is revised, the director | 42110 |
| shall use the revision of the consumer price index that is most | 42111 |
| consistent with that for calendar year 1989. | 42112 |
| (F) Each person who is issued a permit to install pursuant to | 42113 |
| rules adopted under division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised | 42114 |
| Code on or after July 1, 2003, shall pay the fees specified in the | 42115 |
| following schedules: | 42116 |
| (1) Fuel-burning equipment (boilers, furnaces, or process | 42117 |
| heaters used in the process of burning fuel for the primary | 42118 |
| purpose of producing heat or power by indirect heat transfer) | 42119 |
| Input capacity (maximum) | 42120 | ||
| (million British thermal units per hour) | Permit to install | 42121 | |
| Greater than 0, but less than 10 | $ 200 | 42122 | |
| 10 or more, but less than 100 | 400 | 42123 | |
| 100 or more, but less than 300 | 1000 | 42124 | |
| 300 or more, but less than 500 | 2250 | 42125 | |
| 500 or more, but less than 1000 | 3750 | 42126 | |
| 1000 or more, but less than 5000 | 6000 | 42127 | |
| 5000 or more | 9000 | 42128 |
| Units burning exclusively natural gas, number two fuel oil, | 42129 |
| or both shall be assessed a fee that is one-half the applicable | 42130 |
| amount shown in division (F)(1) of this section. | 42131 |
| (2) Combustion turbines and stationary internal combustion | 42132 |
| engines designed to generate electricity | 42133 |
| Generating capacity (mega watts) | Permit to install | 42134 | |
| 0 or more, but less than 10 | $ 25 | 42135 | |
| 10 or more, but less than 25 | 150 | 42136 | |
| 25 or more, but less than 50 | 300 | 42137 | |
| 50 or more, but less than 100 | 500 | 42138 | |
| 100 or more, but less than 250 | 1000 | 42139 | |
| 250 or more | 2000 | 42140 |
| (3) Incinerators | 42141 |
| Input capacity (pounds per hour) | Permit to install | 42142 | |
| 0 to 100 | $ 100 | 42143 | |
| 101 to 500 | 500 | 42144 | |
| 501 to 2000 | 1000 | 42145 | |
| 2001 to 20,000 | 1500 | 42146 | |
| more than 20,000 | 3750 | 42147 |
| (4)(a) Process | 42148 |
| Process weight rate (pounds per hour) | Permit to install | 42149 | |
| 0 to 1000 | $ 200 | 42150 | |
| 1001 to 5000 | 500 | 42151 | |
| 5001 to 10,000 | 750 | 42152 | |
| 10,001 to 50,000 | 1000 | 42153 | |
| more than 50,000 | 1250 | 42154 |
| In any process where process weight rate cannot be | 42155 |
| ascertained, the minimum fee shall be assessed. A boiler, furnace, | 42156 |
| combustion turbine, stationary internal combustion engine, or | 42157 |
| process heater designed to provide direct heat or power to a | 42158 |
| process not designed to generate electricity shall be assessed a | 42159 |
| fee established in division (F)(4)(a) of this section. A | 42160 |
| combustion turbine or stationary internal combustion engine | 42161 |
| designed to generate electricity shall be assessed a fee | 42162 |
| established in division (F)(2) of this section. | 42163 |
| (b) Notwithstanding division (F)(4)(a) of this section, any | 42164 |
| person issued a permit to install pursuant to rules adopted under | 42165 |
| division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code shall pay the | 42166 |
| fees set forth in division (F)(4)(c) of this section for a process | 42167 |
| used in any of the following industries, as identified by the | 42168 |
| applicable two-digit, three-digit, or four-digit standard | 42169 |
| industrial classification code according to the Standard | 42170 |
| Industrial Classification Manual published by the United States | 42171 |
| office of management and budget in the executive office of the | 42172 |
| president, 1987, as revised: | 42173 |
| Major group 10, metal mining; | 42174 |
| Major group 12, coal mining; | 42175 |
| Major group 14, mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals; | 42176 |
| Industry group 204, grain mill products; | 42177 |
| 2873 Nitrogen fertilizers; | 42178 |
| 2874 Phosphatic fertilizers; | 42179 |
| 3281 Cut stone and stone products; | 42180 |
| 3295 Minerals and earth, ground or otherwise treated; | 42181 |
| 4221 Grain elevators (storage only); | 42182 |
| 5159 Farm related raw materials; | 42183 |
| 5261 Retail nurseries and lawn and garden supply stores. | 42184 |
| (c) The fees set forth in the following schedule apply to the | 42185 |
| issuance of a permit to install pursuant to rules adopted under | 42186 |
| division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code for a process | 42187 |
| identified in division (F)(4)(b) of this section: | 42188 |
| Process weight rate (pounds per hour) | Permit to install | 42189 | ||||
| 0 to 10,000 | $ 200 | 42190 | ||||
| 10,001 to 50,000 | 400 | 42191 | ||||
| 50,001 to 100,000 | 500 | 42192 | ||||
| 100,001 to 200,000 | 600 | 42193 | ||||
| 200,001 to 400,000 | 750 | 42194 | ||||
| 400,001 or more | 900 | 42195 |
| (5) Storage tanks | 42196 |
| Gallons (maximum useful capacity) | Permit to install | 42197 | ||||
| 0 to 20,000 | $ 100 | 42198 | ||||
| 20,001 to 40,000 | 150 | 42199 | ||||
| 40,001 to 100,000 | 250 | 42200 | ||||
| 100,001 to 500,000 | 400 | 42201 | ||||
| 500,001 or greater | 750 | 42202 |
| (6) Gasoline/fuel dispensing facilities | 42203 |
| For each gasoline/fuel | 42204 | |||||
| dispensing facility (includes all | Permit to install | 42205 | ||||
| units at the facility) | $ 100 | 42206 | ||||
| (7) Dry cleaning facilities | 42207 |
| For each dry cleaning | 42208 | |||||
| facility (includes all units | Permit to install | 42209 | ||||
| at the facility) | $ 100 | 42210 | ||||
| (8) Registration status | 42211 |
| For each source covered | Permit to install | 42212 | ||||
| by registration status | $ 75 | 42213 | ||||
| (G) An owner or operator who is responsible for an asbestos | 42214 |
| demolition or renovation project pursuant to rules adopted under | 42215 |
| section 3704.03 of the Revised Code shall pay the fees set forth | 42216 |
| in the following schedule: | 42217 |
| Action | Fee | 42218 | ||||
| Each notification | $75 | 42219 | ||||
| Asbestos removal | $3/unit | 42220 | ||||
| Asbestos cleanup | $4/cubic yard | 42221 |
| For purposes of this division, "unit" means any combination of | 42222 |
| linear feet or square feet equal to fifty. | 42223 |
| (H) A person who is issued an extension of time for a permit | 42224 |
| to install an air contaminant source pursuant to rules adopted | 42225 |
| under division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code shall | 42226 |
| pay a fee equal to one-half the fee originally assessed for the | 42227 |
| permit to install under this section, except that the fee for such | 42228 |
| an extension shall not exceed two hundred dollars. | 42229 |
| (I) A person who is issued a modification to a permit to | 42230 |
| install an air contaminant source pursuant to rules adopted under | 42231 |
| section 3704.03 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee equal to | 42232 |
| one-half of the fee that would be assessed under this section to | 42233 |
| obtain a permit to install the source. The fee assessed by this | 42234 |
| division only applies to modifications that are initiated by the | 42235 |
| owner or operator of the source and shall not exceed two thousand | 42236 |
| dollars. | 42237 |
| (J) Notwithstanding division | 42238 |
| person who applies for or obtains a permit to install pursuant to | 42239 |
| rules adopted under division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised | 42240 |
| Code after the date actual construction of the source began shall | 42241 |
| pay a fee for the permit to install that is equal to twice the fee | 42242 |
| that otherwise would be assessed under the applicable division | 42243 |
| unless the applicant received authorization to begin construction | 42244 |
| under division (W) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code. This | 42245 |
| division only applies to sources for which actual construction of | 42246 |
| the source begins on or after July 1, 1993. The imposition or | 42247 |
| payment of the fee established in this division does not preclude | 42248 |
| the director from taking any administrative or judicial | 42249 |
| enforcement action under this chapter, Chapter 3704., 3714., | 42250 |
| 3734., or 6111. of the Revised Code, or a rule adopted under any | 42251 |
| of them, in connection with a violation of rules adopted under | 42252 |
| division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code. | 42253 |
| As used in this division, "actual construction of the source" | 42254 |
| means the initiation of physical on-site construction activities | 42255 |
| in connection with improvements to the source that are permanent | 42256 |
| in nature, including, without limitation, the installation of | 42257 |
| building supports and foundations and the laying of underground | 42258 |
| pipework. | 42259 |
| (K) | 42260 |
| section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of | 42261 |
| the Title V clean air fund created in section 3704.035 of the | 42262 |
| Revised Code. Annually, fifty cents per ton of each fee assessed | 42263 |
|
under division
| 42264 |
| source and received by the environmental protection agency | 42265 |
|
pursuant to that division shall be | 42266 |
| using an interstate transfer voucher to the state treasury to the | 42267 |
| credit of the small business assistance fund created in section | 42268 |
|
3706.19 of the Revised Code. | 42269 |
| addition, annually, the amount of money necessary for the | 42270 |
| operation of the office of ombudsperson as determined under | 42271 |
| division (B) of that section shall be transferred to the state | 42272 |
| treasury to the credit of the small business ombudsperson fund | 42273 |
| created by that section. | 42274 |
| (2) Money received by | 42275 |
| 42276 | |
| (G), (H), (I), and (J) of this section shall be deposited in the | 42277 |
| state treasury to the credit of the non-Title V clean air fund | 42278 |
| created in section 3704.035 of the Revised Code. | 42279 |
| (L)(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (L)(1)(b) | 42280 |
| or (c) of this section, a person issued a water discharge permit | 42281 |
| or renewal of a water discharge permit pursuant to Chapter 6111. | 42282 |
| of the Revised Code shall pay a fee based on each point source to | 42283 |
| which the issuance is applicable in accordance with the following | 42284 |
| schedule: | 42285 |
| Design flow discharge (gallons per day) | Fee | 42286 | ||||
| 0 to 1000 | $ 0 | 42287 | ||||
| 1,001 to 5000 | 100 | 42288 | ||||
| 5,001 to 50,000 | 200 | 42289 | ||||
| 50,001 to 100,000 | 300 | 42290 | ||||
| 100,001 to 300,000 | 525 | 42291 | ||||
| over 300,000 | 750 | 42292 |
| (b) Notwithstanding the fee schedule specified in division | 42293 |
| (L)(1)(a) of this section, the fee for a water discharge permit | 42294 |
| that is applicable to coal mining operations regulated under | 42295 |
| Chapter 1513. of the Revised Code shall be two hundred fifty | 42296 |
| dollars per mine. | 42297 |
| (c) Notwithstanding the fee schedule specified in division | 42298 |
| (L)(1)(a) of this section, the fee for a water discharge permit | 42299 |
| for a public discharger identified by I in the third character of | 42300 |
| the permittee's NPDES permit number shall not exceed seven hundred | 42301 |
| fifty dollars. | 42302 |
| (2) A person applying for a plan approval for a wastewater | 42303 |
| treatment works pursuant to section 6111.44, 6111.45, or 6111.46 | 42304 |
| of the Revised Code shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars plus | 42305 |
| sixty-five one-hundredths of one per cent of the estimated project | 42306 |
| cost through June 30, 2014, and one hundred dollars plus | 42307 |
| two-tenths of one per cent of the estimated project cost on and | 42308 |
| after July 1, 2014, except that the total fee shall not exceed | 42309 |
| fifteen thousand dollars through June 30, 2014, and five thousand | 42310 |
| dollars on and after July 1, 2014. The fee shall be paid at the | 42311 |
| time the application is submitted. | 42312 |
| (3) A person issued a modification of a water discharge | 42313 |
| permit shall pay a fee equal to one-half the fee that otherwise | 42314 |
| would be charged for a water discharge permit, except that the fee | 42315 |
| for the modification shall not exceed four hundred dollars. | 42316 |
| (4) A person who has entered into an agreement with the | 42317 |
| director under section 6111.14 of the Revised Code shall pay an | 42318 |
| administrative service fee for each plan submitted under that | 42319 |
| section for approval that shall not exceed the minimum amount | 42320 |
| necessary to pay administrative costs directly attributable to | 42321 |
| processing plan approvals. The director annually shall calculate | 42322 |
| the fee and shall notify all persons who have entered into | 42323 |
| agreements under that section, or who have applied for agreements, | 42324 |
| of the amount of the fee. | 42325 |
| (5)(a)(i) Not later than January 30, 2012, and January 30, | 42326 |
| 2013, a person holding an NPDES discharge permit issued pursuant | 42327 |
| to Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code with an average daily | 42328 |
| discharge flow of five thousand gallons or more shall pay a | 42329 |
| nonrefundable annual discharge fee. Any person who fails to pay | 42330 |
| the fee at that time shall pay an additional amount that equals | 42331 |
| ten per cent of the required annual discharge fee. | 42332 |
| (ii) The billing year for the annual discharge fee | 42333 |
| established in division (L)(5)(a)(i) of this section shall consist | 42334 |
| of a twelve-month period beginning on the first day of January of | 42335 |
| the year preceding the date when the annual discharge fee is due. | 42336 |
| In the case of an existing source that permanently ceases to | 42337 |
| discharge during a billing year, the director shall reduce the | 42338 |
| annual discharge fee, including the surcharge applicable to | 42339 |
| certain industrial facilities pursuant to division (L)(5)(c) of | 42340 |
| this section, by one-twelfth for each full month during the | 42341 |
| billing year that the source was not discharging, but only if the | 42342 |
| person holding the NPDES discharge permit for the source notifies | 42343 |
| the director in writing, not later than the first day of October | 42344 |
| of the billing year, of the circumstances causing the cessation of | 42345 |
| discharge. | 42346 |
| (iii) The annual discharge fee established in division | 42347 |
| (L)(5)(a)(i) of this section, except for the surcharge applicable | 42348 |
| to certain industrial facilities pursuant to division (L)(5)(c) of | 42349 |
| this section, shall be based upon the average daily discharge flow | 42350 |
| in gallons per day calculated using first day of May through | 42351 |
| thirty-first day of October flow data for the period two years | 42352 |
| prior to the date on which the fee is due. In the case of NPDES | 42353 |
| discharge permits for new sources, the fee shall be calculated | 42354 |
| using the average daily design flow of the facility until actual | 42355 |
| average daily discharge flow values are available for the time | 42356 |
| period specified in division (L)(5)(a)(iii) of this section. The | 42357 |
| annual discharge fee may be prorated for a new source as described | 42358 |
| in division (L)(5)(a)(ii) of this section. | 42359 |
| (b) An NPDES permit holder that is a public discharger shall | 42360 |
| pay the fee specified in the following schedule: | 42361 |
| Average daily | Fee due by | 42362 | ||||
| discharge flow | January 30, | 42363 | ||||
| 2012, and | 42364 | |||||
| January 30, 2013 | 42365 |
| 5,000 to 49,999 | $ 200 | 42366 | ||||
| 50,000 to 100,000 | 500 | 42367 | ||||
| 100,001 to 250,000 | 1,050 | 42368 | ||||
| 250,001 to 1,000,000 | 2,600 | 42369 | ||||
| 1,000,001 to 5,000,000 | 5,200 | 42370 | ||||
| 5,000,001 to 10,000,000 | 10,350 | 42371 | ||||
| 10,000,001 to 20,000,000 | 15,550 | 42372 | ||||
| 20,000,001 to 50,000,000 | 25,900 | 42373 | ||||
| 50,000,001 to 100,000,000 | 41,400 | 42374 | ||||
| 100,000,001 or more | 62,100 | 42375 |
| Public dischargers owning or operating two or more publicly | 42376 |
| owned treatment works serving the same political subdivision, as | 42377 |
| "treatment works" is defined in section 6111.01 of the Revised | 42378 |
| Code, and that serve exclusively political subdivisions having a | 42379 |
| population of fewer than one hundred thousand shall pay an annual | 42380 |
| discharge fee under division (L)(5)(b) of this section that is | 42381 |
| based on the combined average daily discharge flow of the | 42382 |
| treatment works. | 42383 |
| (c) An NPDES permit holder that is an industrial discharger, | 42384 |
| other than a coal mining operator identified by P in the third | 42385 |
| character of the permittee's NPDES permit number, shall pay the | 42386 |
| fee specified in the following schedule: | 42387 |
| Average daily | Fee due by | 42388 | ||||
| discharge flow | January 30, | 42389 | ||||
| 2012, and | 42390 | |||||
| January 30, 2013 | 42391 |
| 5,000 to 49,999 | $ 250 | 42392 | ||||
| 50,000 to 250,000 | 1,200 | 42393 | ||||
| 250,001 to 1,000,000 | 2,950 | 42394 | ||||
| 1,000,001 to 5,000,000 | 5,850 | 42395 | ||||
| 5,000,001 to 10,000,000 | 8,800 | 42396 | ||||
| 10,000,001 to 20,000,000 | 11,700 | 42397 | ||||
| 20,000,001 to 100,000,000 | 14,050 | 42398 | ||||
| 100,000,001 to 250,000,000 | 16,400 | 42399 | ||||
| 250,000,001 or more | 18,700 | 42400 |
| In addition to the fee specified in the above schedule, an | 42401 |
| NPDES permit holder that is an industrial discharger classified as | 42402 |
| a major discharger during all or part of the annual discharge fee | 42403 |
| billing year specified in division (L)(5)(a)(ii) of this section | 42404 |
| shall pay a nonrefundable annual surcharge of seven thousand five | 42405 |
| hundred dollars not later than January 30, 2012, and not later | 42406 |
| than January 30, 2013. Any person who fails to pay the surcharge | 42407 |
| at that time shall pay an additional amount that equals ten per | 42408 |
| cent of the amount of the surcharge. | 42409 |
| (d) Notwithstanding divisions (L)(5)(b) and (c) of this | 42410 |
| section, a public discharger identified by I in the third | 42411 |
| character of the permittee's NPDES permit number and an industrial | 42412 |
| discharger identified by I, J, L, V, W, X, Y, or Z in the third | 42413 |
| character of the permittee's NPDES permit number shall pay a | 42414 |
| nonrefundable annual discharge fee of one hundred eighty dollars | 42415 |
| not later than January 30, 2012, and not later than January 30, | 42416 |
| 2013. Any person who fails to pay the fee at that time shall pay | 42417 |
| an additional amount that equals ten per cent of the required fee. | 42418 |
| (6) Each person obtaining a national pollutant discharge | 42419 |
| elimination system general or individual permit for municipal | 42420 |
| storm water discharge shall pay a nonrefundable storm water | 42421 |
| discharge fee of one hundred dollars per square mile of area | 42422 |
| permitted. The fee shall not exceed ten thousand dollars and shall | 42423 |
| be payable on or before January 30, 2004, and the thirtieth day of | 42424 |
| January of each year thereafter. Any person who fails to pay the | 42425 |
| fee on the date specified in division (L)(6) of this section shall | 42426 |
| pay an additional amount per year equal to ten per cent of the | 42427 |
| annual fee that is unpaid. | 42428 |
| (7) The director shall transmit all moneys collected under | 42429 |
| division (L) of this section to the treasurer of state for deposit | 42430 |
| into the state treasury to the credit of the surface water | 42431 |
| protection fund created in section 6111.038 of the Revised Code. | 42432 |
| (8) As used in division (L) of this section: | 42433 |
| (a) "NPDES" means the federally approved national pollutant | 42434 |
| discharge elimination system program for issuing, modifying, | 42435 |
| revoking, reissuing, terminating, monitoring, and enforcing | 42436 |
| permits and imposing and enforcing pretreatment requirements under | 42437 |
| Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it. | 42438 |
| (b) "Public discharger" means any holder of an NPDES permit | 42439 |
| identified by P in the second character of the NPDES permit number | 42440 |
| assigned by the director. | 42441 |
| (c) "Industrial discharger" means any holder of an NPDES | 42442 |
| permit identified by I in the second character of the NPDES permit | 42443 |
| number assigned by the director. | 42444 |
| (d) "Major discharger" means any holder of an NPDES permit | 42445 |
| classified as major by the regional administrator of the United | 42446 |
| States environmental protection agency in conjunction with the | 42447 |
| director. | 42448 |
| (M) Through June 30, 2014, a person applying for a license or | 42449 |
| license renewal to operate a public water system under section | 42450 |
| 6109.21 of the Revised Code shall pay the appropriate fee | 42451 |
| established under this division at the time of application to the | 42452 |
| director. Any person who fails to pay the fee at that time shall | 42453 |
| pay an additional amount that equals ten per cent of the required | 42454 |
| fee. The director shall transmit all moneys collected under this | 42455 |
| division to the treasurer of state for deposit into the drinking | 42456 |
| water protection fund created in section 6109.30 of the Revised | 42457 |
| Code. | 42458 |
| Except as provided in division (M)(4) of this section, fees | 42459 |
| required under this division shall be calculated and paid in | 42460 |
| accordance with the following schedule: | 42461 |
| (1) For the initial license required under | 42462 |
| section 6109.21 of the Revised Code for any public water system | 42463 |
| that is a community water system as defined in section 6109.01 of | 42464 |
| the Revised Code, and for each license renewal required for such a | 42465 |
| system prior to January 31, 2014, the fee is: | 42466 |
| Number of service connections | Fee amount | 42467 | |||
| Not more than 49 | $ 112 | 42468 | |||
| 50 to 99 | 176 | 42469 | |||
| Number of service connections | Average cost per connection | 42470 | ||||
| 100 to 2,499 | $ 1.92 | 42471 | ||||
| 2,500 to 4,999 | 1.48 | 42472 | ||||
| 5,000 to 7,499 | 1.42 | 42473 | ||||
| 7,500 to 9,999 | 1.34 | 42474 | ||||
| 10,000 to 14,999 | 1.16 | 42475 | ||||
| 15,000 to 24,999 | 1.10 | 42476 | ||||
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 1.04 | 42477 | ||||
| 50,000 to 99,999 | .92 | 42478 | ||||
| 100,000 to 149,999 | .86 | 42479 | ||||
| 150,000 to 199,999 | .80 | 42480 | ||||
| 200,000 or more | .76 | 42481 | ||||
| A public water system may determine how it will pay the total | 42482 |
| amount of the fee calculated under division (M)(1) of this | 42483 |
| section, including the assessment of additional user fees that may | 42484 |
| be assessed on a volumetric basis. | 42485 |
| As used in division (M)(1) of this section, "service | 42486 |
| connection" means the number of active or inactive pipes, | 42487 |
| goosenecks, pigtails, and any other fittings connecting a water | 42488 |
| main to any building outlet. | 42489 |
| (2) For the initial license required under | 42490 |
| section 6109.21 of the Revised Code for any public water system | 42491 |
| that is not a community water system and serves a nontransient | 42492 |
| population, and for each license renewal required for such a | 42493 |
| system prior to January 31, 2014, the fee is: | 42494 |
| Population served | Fee amount | 42495 | ||||
| Fewer than 150 | $ 112 | 42496 | ||||
| 150 to 299 | 176 | 42497 | ||||
| 300 to 749 | 384 | 42498 | ||||
| 750 to 1,499 | 628 | 42499 | ||||
| 1,500 to 2,999 | 1,268 | 42500 | ||||
| 3,000 to 7,499 | 2,816 | 42501 | ||||
| 7,500 to 14,999 | 5,510 | 42502 | ||||
| 15,000 to 22,499 | 9,048 | 42503 | ||||
| 22,500 to 29,999 | 12,430 | 42504 | ||||
| 30,000 or more | 16,820 | 42505 |
| As used in division (M)(2) of this section, "population | 42506 |
| served" means the total number of individuals having access to the | 42507 |
| water supply during a twenty-four-hour period for at least sixty | 42508 |
| days during any calendar year. In the absence of a specific | 42509 |
| population count, that number shall be calculated at the rate of | 42510 |
| three individuals per service connection. | 42511 |
| (3) For the initial license required under | 42512 |
| section 6109.21 of the Revised Code for any public water system | 42513 |
| that is not a community water system and serves a transient | 42514 |
| population, and for each license renewal required for such a | 42515 |
| system prior to January 31, 2014, the fee is: | 42516 |
| Number of wells or sources, other than surface water, supplying system | Fee amount | 42517 | ||||
| 1 | $112 | 42518 | ||||
| 2 | 112 | 42519 | ||||
| 3 | 176 | 42520 | ||||
| 4 | 278 | 42521 | ||||
| 5 | 568 | 42522 | ||||
| System designated as using a | 42523 | |||||
| surface water source | 792 | 42524 | ||||
| As used in division (M)(3) of this section, "number of wells | 42525 |
| or sources, other than surface water, supplying system" means | 42526 |
| those wells or sources that are physically connected to the | 42527 |
| plumbing system serving the public water system. | 42528 |
| (4) A public water system designated as using a surface water | 42529 |
| source shall pay a fee of seven hundred ninety-two dollars or the | 42530 |
| amount calculated under division (M)(1) or (2) of this section, | 42531 |
| whichever is greater. | 42532 |
| (N)(1) A person applying for a plan approval for a public | 42533 |
| water supply system under section 6109.07 of the Revised Code | 42534 |
| shall pay a fee of one hundred fifty dollars plus thirty-five | 42535 |
| hundredths of one per cent of the estimated project cost, except | 42536 |
| that the total fee shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars | 42537 |
| through June 30, 2014, and fifteen thousand dollars on and after | 42538 |
| July 1, 2014. The fee shall be paid at the time the application is | 42539 |
| submitted. | 42540 |
| (2) A person who has entered into an agreement with the | 42541 |
| director under division (A)(2) of section 6109.07 of the Revised | 42542 |
| Code shall pay an administrative service fee for each plan | 42543 |
| submitted under that section for approval that shall not exceed | 42544 |
| the minimum amount necessary to pay administrative costs directly | 42545 |
| attributable to processing plan approvals. The director annually | 42546 |
| shall calculate the fee and shall notify all persons that have | 42547 |
| entered into agreements under that division, or who have applied | 42548 |
| for agreements, of the amount of the fee. | 42549 |
| (3) Through June 30, 2014, the following fee, on a per survey | 42550 |
| basis, shall be charged any person for services rendered by the | 42551 |
| state in the evaluation of laboratories and laboratory personnel | 42552 |
| for compliance with accepted analytical techniques and procedures | 42553 |
| established pursuant to Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code for | 42554 |
| determining the qualitative characteristics of water: | 42555 |
| microbiological | 42556 | ||||||
| MMO-MUG | $2,000 | 42557 | |||||
| MF | 2,100 | 42558 | |||||
| MMO-MUG and MF | 2,550 | 42559 | |||||
| organic chemical | 5,400 | 42560 | |||||
| trace metals | 5,400 | 42561 | |||||
| standard chemistry | 2,800 | 42562 | |||||
| limited chemistry | 1,550 | 42563 | |||||
| On and after July 1, 2014, the following fee, on a per survey | 42564 |
| basis, shall be charged any such person: | 42565 |
| microbiological | $ 1,650 | 42566 | ||||
| organic chemicals | 3,500 | 42567 | ||||
| trace metals | 3,500 | 42568 | ||||
| standard chemistry | 1,800 | 42569 | ||||
| limited chemistry | 1,000 | 42570 |
| The fee for those services shall be paid at the time the request | 42571 |
| for the survey is made. Through June 30, 2014, an individual | 42572 |
| laboratory shall not be assessed a fee under this division more | 42573 |
| than once in any three-year period unless the person requests the | 42574 |
| addition of analytical methods or analysts, in which case the | 42575 |
| person shall pay eighteen hundred dollars for each additional | 42576 |
| survey requested. | 42577 |
| As used in division (N)(3) of this section: | 42578 |
| (a) "MF" means microfiltration. | 42579 |
| (b) "MMO" means minimal medium ONPG. | 42580 |
| (c) "MUG" means 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-glucuronide. | 42581 |
| (d) "ONPG" means o-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside. | 42582 |
| The director shall transmit all moneys collected under this | 42583 |
| division to the treasurer of state for deposit into the drinking | 42584 |
| water protection fund created in section 6109.30 of the Revised | 42585 |
| Code. | 42586 |
| (O) Any person applying to the director | 42587 |
| examination for certification as an operator of a water supply | 42588 |
| system or wastewater system under Chapter 6109. or 6111. of the | 42589 |
| Revised Code that is administered by the director, at the time the | 42590 |
|
application is submitted, shall pay | 42591 |
| 42592 | |
| 42593 | |
| 42594 | |
| 42595 | |
| following schedule through November 30, 2014: | 42596 |
| Class A operator | $ |
42597 | ||||
| Class I operator | |
42598 | ||||
| Class II operator |
|
42599 | ||||
| Class III operator | |
42600 | ||||
| Class IV operator | |
42601 |
| On and after December 1, 2014, the applicant shall pay a fee | 42602 |
| in accordance with the following schedule: | 42603 |
| Class A operator | $ |
42604 | ||||
| Class I operator | 42605 | |||||
| Class II operator |
|
42606 | ||||
| Class III operator | |
42607 | ||||
| Class IV operator | |
42608 |
| Any person applying to the director for certification as an | 42609 |
| operator of a water supply system or wastewater system who has | 42610 |
| passed an examination administered by an examination provider | 42611 |
| approved by the director shall pay a certification fee of | 42612 |
| forty-five dollars. | 42613 |
| A person shall pay a biennial certification renewal fee for | 42614 |
| each applicable class of certification in accordance with the | 42615 |
| following schedule: | 42616 |
| Class A operator | $25 | 42617 | ||||
| Class I operator | 35 | 42618 | ||||
| Class II operator | 45 | 42619 | ||||
| Class III operator | 55 | 42620 | ||||
| Class IV operator | 65 | 42621 |
| If a certification renewal fee is received by the director | 42622 |
| more than thirty days, but not more than one year after the | 42623 |
| expiration date of the certification, the person shall pay a | 42624 |
| certification renewal fee in accordance with the following | 42625 |
| schedule: | 42626 |
| Class A operator | $45 | 42627 | ||||
| Class I operator | 55 | 42628 | ||||
| Class II operator | 65 | 42629 | ||||
| Class III operator | 75 | 42630 | ||||
| Class IV operator | 85 | 42631 |
| A person who requests a replacement certificate shall pay a | 42632 |
| fee of twenty-five dollars at the time the request is made. | 42633 |
| Any person applying to be a water supply system or wastewater | 42634 |
| treatment system examination provider shall pay an application fee | 42635 |
| of five hundred dollars. Any person approved by the director as a | 42636 |
| water supply system or wastewater treatment system examination | 42637 |
| provider shall pay an annual fee that is equal to ten per cent of | 42638 |
| the fees that the provider assesses and collects for administering | 42639 |
| water supply system or wastewater treatment system certification | 42640 |
| examinations in this state for the calendar year. The fee shall be | 42641 |
| paid not later than forty-five days after the end of a calendar | 42642 |
| year. | 42643 |
| The director shall transmit all moneys collected under this | 42644 |
| division to the treasurer of state for deposit into the drinking | 42645 |
| water protection fund created in section 6109.30 of the Revised | 42646 |
| Code. | 42647 |
| (P) Any person submitting an application for an industrial | 42648 |
| water pollution control certificate under section 6111.31 of the | 42649 |
| Revised Code, as that section existed before its repeal by H.B. 95 | 42650 |
| of the 125th general assembly, shall pay a nonrefundable fee of | 42651 |
| five hundred dollars at the time the application is submitted. The | 42652 |
| director shall transmit all moneys collected under this division | 42653 |
| to the treasurer of state for deposit into the surface water | 42654 |
| protection fund created in section 6111.038 of the Revised Code. A | 42655 |
| person paying a certificate fee under this division shall not pay | 42656 |
| an application fee under division (S)(1) of this section. On and | 42657 |
| after June 26, 2003, persons shall file such applications and pay | 42658 |
| the fee as required under sections 5709.20 to 5709.27 of the | 42659 |
| Revised Code, and proceeds from the fee shall be credited as | 42660 |
| provided in section 5709.212 of the Revised Code. | 42661 |
| (Q) Except as otherwise provided in division (R) of this | 42662 |
| section, a person issued a permit by the director for a new solid | 42663 |
| waste disposal facility other than an incineration or composting | 42664 |
| facility, a new infectious waste treatment facility other than an | 42665 |
| incineration facility, or a modification of such an existing | 42666 |
| facility that includes an increase in the total disposal or | 42667 |
| treatment capacity of the facility pursuant to Chapter 3734. of | 42668 |
| the Revised Code shall pay a fee of ten dollars per thousand cubic | 42669 |
| yards of disposal or treatment capacity, or one thousand dollars, | 42670 |
| whichever is greater, except that the total fee for any such | 42671 |
| permit shall not exceed eighty thousand dollars. A person issued a | 42672 |
| modification of a permit for a solid waste disposal facility or an | 42673 |
| infectious waste treatment facility that does not involve an | 42674 |
| increase in the total disposal or treatment capacity of the | 42675 |
| facility shall pay a fee of one thousand dollars. A person issued | 42676 |
| a permit to install a new, or modify an existing, solid waste | 42677 |
| transfer facility under that chapter shall pay a fee of two | 42678 |
| thousand five hundred dollars. A person issued a permit to install | 42679 |
| a new or to modify an existing solid waste incineration or | 42680 |
| composting facility, or an existing infectious waste treatment | 42681 |
| facility using incineration as its principal method of treatment, | 42682 |
| under that chapter shall pay a fee of one thousand dollars. The | 42683 |
| increases in the permit fees under this division resulting from | 42684 |
| the amendments made by Amended Substitute House Bill 592 of the | 42685 |
| 117th general assembly do not apply to any person who submitted an | 42686 |
| application for a permit to install a new, or modify an existing, | 42687 |
| solid waste disposal facility under that chapter prior to | 42688 |
| September 1, 1987; any such person shall pay the permit fee | 42689 |
| established in this division as it existed prior to June 24, 1988. | 42690 |
| In addition to the applicable permit fee under this division, a | 42691 |
| person issued a permit to install or modify a solid waste facility | 42692 |
| or an infectious waste treatment facility under that chapter who | 42693 |
| fails to pay the permit fee to the director in compliance with | 42694 |
| division (V) of this section shall pay an additional ten per cent | 42695 |
| of the amount of the fee for each week that the permit fee is | 42696 |
| late. | 42697 |
| Permit and late payment fees paid to the director under this | 42698 |
| division shall be credited to the general revenue fund. | 42699 |
| (R)(1) A person issued a registration certificate for a scrap | 42700 |
| tire collection facility under section 3734.75 of the Revised Code | 42701 |
| shall pay a fee of two hundred dollars, except that if the | 42702 |
| facility is owned or operated by a motor vehicle salvage dealer | 42703 |
| licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code, the person shall | 42704 |
| pay a fee of twenty-five dollars. | 42705 |
| (2) A person issued a registration certificate for a new | 42706 |
| scrap tire storage facility under section 3734.76 of the Revised | 42707 |
| Code shall pay a fee of three hundred dollars, except that if the | 42708 |
| facility is owned or operated by a motor vehicle salvage dealer | 42709 |
| licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code, the person shall | 42710 |
| pay a fee of twenty-five dollars. | 42711 |
| (3) A person issued a permit for a scrap tire storage | 42712 |
| facility under section 3734.76 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee | 42713 |
| of one thousand dollars, except that if the facility is owned or | 42714 |
| operated by a motor vehicle salvage dealer licensed under Chapter | 42715 |
| 4738. of the Revised Code, the person shall pay a fee of fifty | 42716 |
| dollars. | 42717 |
| (4) A person issued a permit for a scrap tire monocell or | 42718 |
| monofill facility under section 3734.77 of the Revised Code shall | 42719 |
| pay a fee of ten dollars per thousand cubic yards of disposal | 42720 |
| capacity or one thousand dollars, whichever is greater, except | 42721 |
| that the total fee for any such permit shall not exceed eighty | 42722 |
| thousand dollars. | 42723 |
| (5) A person issued a registration certificate for a scrap | 42724 |
| tire recovery facility under section 3734.78 of the Revised Code | 42725 |
| shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars. | 42726 |
| (6) A person issued a permit for a scrap tire recovery | 42727 |
| facility under section 3734.78 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee | 42728 |
| of one thousand dollars. | 42729 |
| (7) In addition to the applicable registration certificate or | 42730 |
| permit fee under divisions (R)(1) to (6) of this section, a person | 42731 |
| issued a registration certificate or permit for any such scrap | 42732 |
| tire facility who fails to pay the registration certificate or | 42733 |
| permit fee to the director in compliance with division (V) of this | 42734 |
| section shall pay an additional ten per cent of the amount of the | 42735 |
| fee for each week that the fee is late. | 42736 |
| (8) The registration certificate, permit, and late payment | 42737 |
| fees paid to the director under divisions (R)(1) to (7) of this | 42738 |
| section shall be credited to the scrap tire management fund | 42739 |
| created in section 3734.82 of the Revised Code. | 42740 |
| (S)(1) Except as provided by divisions (L), (M), (N), (O), | 42741 |
| (P), and (S)(2) of this section, division (A)(2) of section | 42742 |
| 3734.05 of the Revised Code, section 3734.79 of the Revised Code, | 42743 |
| and rules adopted under division (T)(1) of this section, any | 42744 |
| person applying for a registration certificate under section | 42745 |
| 3734.75, 3734.76, or 3734.78 of the Revised Code or a permit, | 42746 |
| variance, or plan approval under Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code | 42747 |
| shall pay a nonrefundable fee of fifteen dollars at the time the | 42748 |
| application is submitted. | 42749 |
| Except as otherwise provided, any person applying for a | 42750 |
| permit, variance, or plan approval under Chapter 6109. or 6111. of | 42751 |
| the Revised Code shall pay a nonrefundable fee of one hundred | 42752 |
| dollars at the time the application is submitted through June 30, | 42753 |
| 2014, and a nonrefundable fee of fifteen dollars at the time the | 42754 |
| application is submitted on and after July 1, 2014. Except as | 42755 |
| provided in division (S)(3) of this section, through June 30, | 42756 |
| 2014, any person applying for a national pollutant discharge | 42757 |
| elimination system permit under Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code | 42758 |
| shall pay a nonrefundable fee of two hundred dollars at the time | 42759 |
| of application for the permit. On and after July 1, 2014, such a | 42760 |
| person shall pay a nonrefundable fee of fifteen dollars at the | 42761 |
| time of application. | 42762 |
| In addition to the application fee established under division | 42763 |
| (S)(1) of this section, any person applying for a national | 42764 |
| pollutant discharge elimination system general storm water | 42765 |
| construction permit shall pay a nonrefundable fee of twenty | 42766 |
| dollars per acre for each acre that is permitted above five acres | 42767 |
| at the time the application is submitted. However, the per acreage | 42768 |
| fee shall not exceed three hundred dollars. In addition, any | 42769 |
| person applying for a national pollutant discharge elimination | 42770 |
| system general storm water industrial permit shall pay a | 42771 |
| nonrefundable fee of one hundred fifty dollars at the time the | 42772 |
| application is submitted. | 42773 |
| The director shall transmit all moneys collected under | 42774 |
| division (S)(1) of this section pursuant to Chapter 6109. of the | 42775 |
| Revised Code to the treasurer of state for deposit into the | 42776 |
| drinking water protection fund created in section 6109.30 of the | 42777 |
| Revised Code. | 42778 |
| The director shall transmit all moneys collected under | 42779 |
| division (S)(1) of this section pursuant to Chapter 6111. of the | 42780 |
| Revised Code and under division (S)(3) of this section to the | 42781 |
| treasurer of state for deposit into the surface water protection | 42782 |
| fund created in section 6111.038 of the Revised Code. | 42783 |
| If a registration certificate is issued under section | 42784 |
| 3734.75, 3734.76, or 3734.78 of the Revised Code, the amount of | 42785 |
| the application fee paid shall be deducted from the amount of the | 42786 |
| registration certificate fee due under division (R)(1), (2), or | 42787 |
| (5) of this section, as applicable. | 42788 |
| If a person submits an electronic application for a | 42789 |
| registration certificate, permit, variance, or plan approval for | 42790 |
| which an application fee is established under division (S)(1) of | 42791 |
| this section, the person shall pay the applicable application fee | 42792 |
| as expeditiously as possible after the submission of the | 42793 |
| electronic application. An application for a registration | 42794 |
| certificate, permit, variance, or plan approval for which an | 42795 |
| application fee is established under division (S)(1) of this | 42796 |
| section shall not be reviewed or processed until the applicable | 42797 |
| application fee, and any other fees established under this | 42798 |
| division, are paid. | 42799 |
| (2) Division (S)(1) of this section does not apply to an | 42800 |
| application for a registration certificate for a scrap tire | 42801 |
| collection or storage facility submitted under section 3734.75 or | 42802 |
| 3734.76 of the Revised Code, as applicable, if the owner or | 42803 |
| operator of the facility or proposed facility is a motor vehicle | 42804 |
| salvage dealer licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code. | 42805 |
| (3) A person applying for coverage under a national pollutant | 42806 |
| discharge elimination system general discharge permit for | 42807 |
| household sewage treatment systems shall pay the following fees: | 42808 |
| (a) A nonrefundable fee of two hundred dollars at the time of | 42809 |
| application for initial permit coverage; | 42810 |
| (b) A nonrefundable fee of one hundred dollars at the time of | 42811 |
| application for a renewal of permit coverage. | 42812 |
| (T) The director may adopt, amend, and rescind rules in | 42813 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do all of | 42814 |
| the following: | 42815 |
| (1) Prescribe fees to be paid by applicants for and holders | 42816 |
| of any license, permit, variance, plan approval, or certification | 42817 |
| required or authorized by Chapter 3704., 3734., 6109., or 6111. of | 42818 |
| the Revised Code that are not specifically established in this | 42819 |
| section. The fees shall be designed to defray the cost of | 42820 |
| processing, issuing, revoking, modifying, denying, and enforcing | 42821 |
| the licenses, permits, variances, plan approvals, and | 42822 |
| certifications. | 42823 |
| The director shall transmit all moneys collected under rules | 42824 |
| adopted under division (T)(1) of this section pursuant to Chapter | 42825 |
| 6109. of the Revised Code to the treasurer of state for deposit | 42826 |
| into the drinking water protection fund created in section 6109.30 | 42827 |
| of the Revised Code. | 42828 |
| The director shall transmit all moneys collected under rules | 42829 |
| adopted under division (T)(1) of this section pursuant to Chapter | 42830 |
| 6111. of the Revised Code to the treasurer of state for deposit | 42831 |
| into the surface water protection fund created in section 6111.038 | 42832 |
| of the Revised Code. | 42833 |
| (2) Exempt the state and political subdivisions thereof, | 42834 |
| including education facilities or medical facilities owned by the | 42835 |
| state or a political subdivision, or any person exempted from | 42836 |
| taxation by section 5709.07 or 5709.12 of the Revised Code, from | 42837 |
| any fee required by this section; | 42838 |
| (3) Provide for the waiver of any fee, or any part thereof, | 42839 |
| otherwise required by this section whenever the director | 42840 |
| determines that the imposition of the fee would constitute an | 42841 |
| unreasonable cost of doing business for any applicant, class of | 42842 |
| applicants, or other person subject to the fee; | 42843 |
| (4) Prescribe measures that the director considers necessary | 42844 |
| to carry out this section. | 42845 |
| (U) When the director reasonably demonstrates that the direct | 42846 |
| cost to the state associated with the issuance of a permit to | 42847 |
| install, license, variance, plan approval, or certification | 42848 |
| exceeds the fee for the issuance or review specified by this | 42849 |
| section, the director may condition the issuance or review on the | 42850 |
| payment by the person receiving the issuance or review of, in | 42851 |
| addition to the fee specified by this section, the amount, or any | 42852 |
| portion thereof, in excess of the fee specified under this | 42853 |
| section. The director shall not so condition issuances for which | 42854 |
| 42855 | |
| (L)(1)(b) of this section. | 42856 |
| (V) Except as provided in divisions (L), (M), and (P) of this | 42857 |
| section or unless otherwise prescribed by a rule of the director | 42858 |
| adopted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, all fees | 42859 |
| required by this section are payable within thirty days after the | 42860 |
| issuance of an invoice for the fee by the director or the | 42861 |
| effective date of the issuance of the license, permit, variance, | 42862 |
| plan approval, or certification. If payment is late, the person | 42863 |
| responsible for payment of the fee shall pay an additional ten per | 42864 |
| cent of the amount due for each month that it is late. | 42865 |
| (W) As used in this section, "fuel-burning equipment," | 42866 |
| "fuel-burning equipment input capacity," "incinerator," | 42867 |
| "incinerator input capacity," "process," "process weight rate," | 42868 |
| "storage tank," "gasoline dispensing facility," "dry cleaning | 42869 |
| facility," "design flow discharge," and "new source treatment | 42870 |
| works" have the meanings ascribed to those terms by applicable | 42871 |
| rules or standards adopted by the director under Chapter 3704. or | 42872 |
| 6111. of the Revised Code. | 42873 |
| (X) As used in divisions (B), | 42874 |
| and (J) of this section, and in any other provision of this | 42875 |
| section pertaining to fees paid pursuant to Chapter 3704. of the | 42876 |
| Revised Code: | 42877 |
| (1) "Facility," "federal Clean Air Act," "person," and "Title | 42878 |
| V permit" have the same meanings as in section 3704.01 of the | 42879 |
| Revised Code. | 42880 |
| (2) "Title V permit program" means the following activities | 42881 |
| as necessary to meet the requirements of Title V of the federal | 42882 |
| Clean Air Act and 40 C.F.R. part 70, including at least: | 42883 |
| (a) Preparing and adopting, if applicable, generally | 42884 |
| applicable rules or guidance regarding the permit program or its | 42885 |
| implementation or enforcement; | 42886 |
| (b) Reviewing and acting on any application for a Title V | 42887 |
| permit, permit revision, or permit renewal, including the | 42888 |
| development of an applicable requirement as part of the processing | 42889 |
| of a permit, permit revision, or permit renewal; | 42890 |
| (c) Administering the permit program, including the | 42891 |
| supporting and tracking of permit applications, compliance | 42892 |
| certification, and related data entry; | 42893 |
| (d) Determining which sources are subject to the program and | 42894 |
| implementing and enforcing the terms of any Title V permit, not | 42895 |
| including any court actions or other formal enforcement actions; | 42896 |
| (e) Emission and ambient monitoring; | 42897 |
| (f) Modeling, analyses, or demonstrations; | 42898 |
| (g) Preparing inventories and tracking emissions; | 42899 |
| (h) Providing direct and indirect support to small business | 42900 |
| stationary sources to determine and meet their obligations under | 42901 |
| the federal Clean Air Act pursuant to the small business | 42902 |
| stationary source technical and environmental compliance | 42903 |
| assistance program required by section 507 of that act and | 42904 |
| established in sections 3704.18, 3704.19, and 3706.19 of the | 42905 |
| Revised Code. | 42906 |
| (Y)(1) Except as provided in divisions (Y)(2), (3), and (4) | 42907 |
| of this section, each sewage sludge facility shall pay a | 42908 |
| nonrefundable annual sludge fee equal to three dollars and fifty | 42909 |
| cents per dry ton of sewage sludge, including the dry tons of | 42910 |
| sewage sludge in materials derived from sewage sludge, that the | 42911 |
| sewage sludge facility treats or disposes of in this state. The | 42912 |
| annual volume of sewage sludge treated or disposed of by a sewage | 42913 |
| sludge facility shall be calculated using the first day of January | 42914 |
| through the thirty-first day of December of the calendar year | 42915 |
| preceding the date on which payment of the fee is due. | 42916 |
| (2)(a) Except as provided in division (Y)(2)(d) of this | 42917 |
| section, each sewage sludge facility shall pay a minimum annual | 42918 |
| sewage sludge fee of one hundred dollars. | 42919 |
| (b) The annual sludge fee required to be paid by a sewage | 42920 |
| sludge facility that treats or disposes of exceptional quality | 42921 |
| sludge in this state shall be thirty-five per cent less per dry | 42922 |
| ton of exceptional quality sludge than the fee assessed under | 42923 |
| division (Y)(1) of this section, subject to the following | 42924 |
| exceptions: | 42925 |
| (i) Except as provided in division (Y)(2)(d) of this section, | 42926 |
| a sewage sludge facility that treats or disposes of exceptional | 42927 |
| quality sludge shall pay a minimum annual sewage sludge fee of one | 42928 |
| hundred dollars. | 42929 |
| (ii) A sewage sludge facility that treats or disposes of | 42930 |
| exceptional quality sludge shall not be required to pay the annual | 42931 |
| sludge fee for treatment or disposal in this state of exceptional | 42932 |
| quality sludge generated outside of this state and contained in | 42933 |
| bags or other containers not greater than one hundred pounds in | 42934 |
| capacity. | 42935 |
| A thirty-five per cent reduction for exceptional quality | 42936 |
| sludge applies to the maximum annual fees established under | 42937 |
| division (Y)(3) of this section. | 42938 |
| (c) A sewage sludge facility that transfers sewage sludge to | 42939 |
| another sewage sludge facility in this state for further treatment | 42940 |
| prior to disposal in this state shall not be required to pay the | 42941 |
| annual sludge fee for the tons of sewage sludge that have been | 42942 |
| transferred. In such a case, the sewage sludge facility that | 42943 |
| disposes of the sewage sludge shall pay the annual sludge fee. | 42944 |
| However, the facility transferring the sewage sludge shall pay the | 42945 |
| one-hundred-dollar minimum fee required under division (Y)(2)(a) | 42946 |
| of this section. | 42947 |
| In the case of a sewage sludge facility that treats sewage | 42948 |
| sludge in this state and transfers it out of this state to another | 42949 |
| entity for disposal, the sewage sludge facility in this state | 42950 |
| shall be required to pay the annual sludge fee for the tons of | 42951 |
| sewage sludge that have been transferred. | 42952 |
| (d) A sewage sludge facility that generates sewage sludge | 42953 |
| resulting from an average daily discharge flow of less than five | 42954 |
| thousand gallons per day is not subject to the fees assessed under | 42955 |
| division (Y) of this section. | 42956 |
| (3) No sewage sludge facility required to pay the annual | 42957 |
| sludge fee shall be required to pay more than the maximum annual | 42958 |
| fee for each disposal method that the sewage sludge facility uses. | 42959 |
| The maximum annual fee does not include the additional amount that | 42960 |
| may be charged under division (Y)(5) of this section for late | 42961 |
| payment of the annual sludge fee. The maximum annual fee for the | 42962 |
| following methods of disposal of sewage sludge is as follows: | 42963 |
| (a) Incineration: five thousand dollars; | 42964 |
| (b) Preexisting land reclamation project or disposal in a | 42965 |
| landfill: five thousand dollars; | 42966 |
| (c) Land application, land reclamation, surface disposal, or | 42967 |
| any other disposal method not specified in division (Y)(3)(a) or | 42968 |
| (b) of this section: twenty thousand dollars. | 42969 |
| (4)(a) In the case of an entity that generates sewage sludge | 42970 |
| or a sewage sludge facility that treats sewage sludge and | 42971 |
| transfers the sewage sludge to an incineration facility for | 42972 |
| disposal, the incineration facility, and not the entity generating | 42973 |
| the sewage sludge or the sewage sludge facility treating the | 42974 |
| sewage sludge, shall pay the annual sludge fee for the tons of | 42975 |
| sewage sludge that are transferred. However, the entity or | 42976 |
| facility generating or treating the sewage sludge shall pay the | 42977 |
| one-hundred-dollar minimum fee required under division (Y)(2)(a) | 42978 |
| of this section. | 42979 |
| (b) In the case of an entity that generates sewage sludge and | 42980 |
| transfers the sewage sludge to a landfill for disposal or to a | 42981 |
| sewage sludge facility for land reclamation or surface disposal, | 42982 |
| the entity generating the sewage sludge, and not the landfill or | 42983 |
| sewage sludge facility, shall pay the annual sludge fee for the | 42984 |
| tons of sewage sludge that are transferred. | 42985 |
| (5) Not later than the first day of April of the calendar | 42986 |
| year following March 17, 2000, and each first day of April | 42987 |
| thereafter, the director shall issue invoices to persons who are | 42988 |
| required to pay the annual sludge fee. The invoice shall identify | 42989 |
| the nature and amount of the annual sludge fee assessed and state | 42990 |
| the first day of May as the deadline for receipt by the director | 42991 |
| of objections regarding the amount of the fee and the first day of | 42992 |
| July as the deadline for payment of the fee. | 42993 |
| Not later than the first day of May following receipt of an | 42994 |
| invoice, a person required to pay the annual sludge fee may submit | 42995 |
| objections to the director concerning the accuracy of information | 42996 |
| regarding the number of dry tons of sewage sludge used to | 42997 |
| calculate the amount of the annual sludge fee or regarding whether | 42998 |
| the sewage sludge qualifies for the exceptional quality sludge | 42999 |
| discount established in division (Y)(2)(b) of this section. The | 43000 |
| director may consider the objections and adjust the amount of the | 43001 |
| fee to ensure that it is accurate. | 43002 |
| If the director does not adjust the amount of the annual | 43003 |
| sludge fee in response to a person's objections, the person may | 43004 |
| appeal the director's determination in accordance with Chapter | 43005 |
| 119. of the Revised Code. | 43006 |
| Not later than the first day of June, the director shall | 43007 |
| notify the objecting person regarding whether the director has | 43008 |
| found the objections to be valid and the reasons for the finding. | 43009 |
| If the director finds the objections to be valid and adjusts the | 43010 |
| amount of the annual sludge fee accordingly, the director shall | 43011 |
| issue with the notification a new invoice to the person | 43012 |
| identifying the amount of the annual sludge fee assessed and | 43013 |
| stating the first day of July as the deadline for payment. | 43014 |
| Not later than the first day of July, any person who is | 43015 |
| required to do so shall pay the annual sludge fee. Any person who | 43016 |
| is required to pay the fee, but who fails to do so on or before | 43017 |
| that date shall pay an additional amount that equals ten per cent | 43018 |
| of the required annual sludge fee. | 43019 |
| (6) The director shall transmit all moneys collected under | 43020 |
| division (Y) of this section to the treasurer of state for deposit | 43021 |
| into the surface water protection fund created in section 6111.038 | 43022 |
| of the Revised Code. The moneys shall be used to defray the costs | 43023 |
| of administering and enforcing provisions in Chapter 6111. of the | 43024 |
| Revised Code and rules adopted under it that govern the use, | 43025 |
| storage, treatment, or disposal of sewage sludge. | 43026 |
| (7) Beginning in fiscal year 2001, and every two years | 43027 |
| thereafter, the director shall review the total amount of moneys | 43028 |
| generated by the annual sludge fees to determine if that amount | 43029 |
| exceeded six hundred thousand dollars in either of the two | 43030 |
| preceding fiscal years. If the total amount of moneys in the fund | 43031 |
| exceeded six hundred thousand dollars in either fiscal year, the | 43032 |
| director, after review of the fee structure and consultation with | 43033 |
| affected persons, shall issue an order reducing the amount of the | 43034 |
| fees levied under division (Y) of this section so that the | 43035 |
| estimated amount of moneys resulting from the fees will not exceed | 43036 |
| six hundred thousand dollars in any fiscal year. | 43037 |
| If, upon review of the fees under division (Y)(7) of this | 43038 |
| section and after the fees have been reduced, the director | 43039 |
| determines that the total amount of moneys collected and | 43040 |
| accumulated is less than six hundred thousand dollars, the | 43041 |
| director, after review of the fee structure and consultation with | 43042 |
| affected persons, may issue an order increasing the amount of the | 43043 |
| fees levied under division (Y) of this section so that the | 43044 |
| estimated amount of moneys resulting from the fees will be | 43045 |
| approximately six hundred thousand dollars. Fees shall never be | 43046 |
| increased to an amount exceeding the amount specified in division | 43047 |
| (Y)(7) of this section. | 43048 |
| Notwithstanding section 119.06 of the Revised Code, the | 43049 |
| director may issue an order under division (Y)(7) of this section | 43050 |
| without the necessity to hold an adjudicatory hearing in | 43051 |
| connection with the order. The issuance of an order under this | 43052 |
| division is not an act or action for purposes of section 3745.04 | 43053 |
| of the Revised Code. | 43054 |
| (8) As used in division (Y) of this section: | 43055 |
| (a) "Sewage sludge facility" means an entity that performs | 43056 |
| treatment on or is responsible for the disposal of sewage sludge. | 43057 |
| (b) "Sewage sludge" means a solid, semi-solid, or liquid | 43058 |
| residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a | 43059 |
| treatment works as defined in section 6111.01 of the Revised Code. | 43060 |
| "Sewage sludge" includes, but is not limited to, scum or solids | 43061 |
| removed in primary, secondary, or advanced wastewater treatment | 43062 |
| processes. "Sewage sludge" does not include ash generated during | 43063 |
| the firing of sewage sludge in a sewage sludge incinerator, grit | 43064 |
| and screenings generated during preliminary treatment of domestic | 43065 |
| sewage in a treatment works, animal manure, residue generated | 43066 |
| during treatment of animal manure, or domestic septage. | 43067 |
| (c) "Exceptional quality sludge" means sewage sludge that | 43068 |
| meets all of the following qualifications: | 43069 |
| (i) Satisfies the class A pathogen standards in 40 C.F.R. | 43070 |
| 503.32(a); | 43071 |
| (ii) Satisfies one of the vector attraction reduction | 43072 |
| requirements in 40 C.F.R. 503.33(b)(1) to (b)(8); | 43073 |
| (iii) Does not exceed the ceiling concentration limitations | 43074 |
| for metals listed in table one of 40 C.F.R. 503.13; | 43075 |
| (iv) Does not exceed the concentration limitations for metals | 43076 |
| listed in table three of 40 C.F.R. 503.13. | 43077 |
| (d) "Treatment" means the preparation of sewage sludge for | 43078 |
| final use or disposal and includes, but is not limited to, | 43079 |
| thickening, stabilization, and dewatering of sewage sludge. | 43080 |
| (e) "Disposal" means the final use of sewage sludge, | 43081 |
| including, but not limited to, land application, land reclamation, | 43082 |
| surface disposal, or disposal in a landfill or an incinerator. | 43083 |
| (f) "Land application" means the spraying or spreading of | 43084 |
| sewage sludge onto the land surface, the injection of sewage | 43085 |
| sludge below the land surface, or the incorporation of sewage | 43086 |
| sludge into the soil for the purposes of conditioning the soil or | 43087 |
| fertilizing crops or vegetation grown in the soil. | 43088 |
| (g) "Land reclamation" means the returning of disturbed land | 43089 |
| to productive use. | 43090 |
| (h) "Surface disposal" means the placement of sludge on an | 43091 |
| area of land for disposal, including, but not limited to, | 43092 |
| monofills, surface impoundments, lagoons, waste piles, or | 43093 |
| dedicated disposal sites. | 43094 |
| (i) "Incinerator" means an entity that disposes of sewage | 43095 |
| sludge through the combustion of organic matter and inorganic | 43096 |
| matter in sewage sludge by high temperatures in an enclosed | 43097 |
| device. | 43098 |
| (j) "Incineration facility" includes all incinerators owned | 43099 |
| or operated by the same entity and located on a contiguous tract | 43100 |
| of land. Areas of land are considered to be contiguous even if | 43101 |
| they are separated by a public road or highway. | 43102 |
| (k) "Annual sludge fee" means the fee assessed under division | 43103 |
| (Y)(1) of this section. | 43104 |
| (l) "Landfill" means a sanitary landfill facility, as defined | 43105 |
| in rules adopted under section 3734.02 of the Revised Code, that | 43106 |
| is licensed under section 3734.05 of the Revised Code. | 43107 |
| (m) "Preexisting land reclamation project" means a | 43108 |
| property-specific land reclamation project that has been in | 43109 |
| continuous operation for not less than five years pursuant to | 43110 |
| approval of the activity by the director and includes the | 43111 |
| implementation of a community outreach program concerning the | 43112 |
| activity. | 43113 |
| Sec. 3745.112. During the month of August 1997, and | 43114 |
| biennially thereafter, the director of environmental protection | 43115 |
| shall enter into a contract for the performance of an independent | 43116 |
| evaluation of the Title V permit program to be conducted under the | 43117 |
| supervision of an independent certified public accountant. The | 43118 |
| evaluation shall review the finances, operations, revenues, costs, | 43119 |
| and expenditures of the Title V permit program under section | 43120 |
| 3704.036 of the Revised Code and the Title V clean air fund | 43121 |
| created in section 3704.035 of the Revised Code. The findings of | 43122 |
| each such evaluation shall be set forth in a written report that | 43123 |
| shall include, without limitation, all of the following: | 43124 |
| (A) A review and analysis of all expenditures from the Title | 43125 |
| V clean air fund for the Title V permit program; | 43126 |
| (B) A review and analysis of all costs incurred by the | 43127 |
| environmental protection agency designated by the director to be | 43128 |
| costs of the Title V permit program; | 43129 |
| (C) A review and analysis of all expenditures from the Title | 43130 |
| V clean air fund for costs not designated by the director as costs | 43131 |
| of the Title V permit program; | 43132 |
| (D) A review and analysis of the adequacy of the fees | 43133 |
|
assessed under division | 43134 |
| costs of the Title V permit program during the period reviewed by | 43135 |
| the evaluation. | 43136 |
| Upon completion of the written report of each evaluation | 43137 |
| required by this section, the director shall provide copies of the | 43138 |
| report to the governor and the general assembly and shall make | 43139 |
| copies of it available to the public. | 43140 |
| The reasonable and necessary expenses for conducting an | 43141 |
| evaluation required under this section are hereby deemed to be | 43142 |
| reasonable costs to administer the Title V permit program and | 43143 |
| shall be paid from moneys credited to the Title V clean air fund | 43144 |
|
arising from the fees assessed under division | 43145 |
| 3745.11 of the Revised Code. | 43146 |
| Sec. 3748.04. The | 43147 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt and | 43148 |
| may amend or rescind rules doing all of the following: | 43149 |
| (A) Listing types of radioactive material for which licensure | 43150 |
| by its handler is required and types of radiation-generating | 43151 |
| equipment for which registration by its handler is required, and | 43152 |
| establishing requirements governing them. Rules adopted under | 43153 |
| division (A) of this section shall be compatible with applicable | 43154 |
| federal regulations and shall establish all of the following, | 43155 |
| without limitation: | 43156 |
| (1) Requirements governing both of the following: | 43157 |
| (a) The licensing and inspection of handlers of radioactive | 43158 |
| material. Standards established in rules adopted under division | 43159 |
| (A)(1)(a) of this section regarding byproduct material or any | 43160 |
| activity that results in the production of that material, to the | 43161 |
| extent practicable, shall be equivalent to or more stringent than | 43162 |
| applicable standards established by the United States nuclear | 43163 |
| regulatory commission. | 43164 |
| (b) The registration and inspection of handlers of | 43165 |
| radiation-generating equipment. Standards established in rules | 43166 |
| adopted under division (A)(1)(b) of this section, to the extent | 43167 |
| practicable, shall be equivalent to applicable standards | 43168 |
| established by the food and drug administration in the United | 43169 |
| States department of health and human services. | 43170 |
| (2) Identification of and requirements governing possession | 43171 |
| and use of specifically licensed and generally licensed quantities | 43172 |
| of radioactive material as either sealed sources or unsealed | 43173 |
| sources; | 43174 |
| (3) A procedure for the issuance of and the frequency of | 43175 |
| renewal of the licenses of handlers of radioactive material, other | 43176 |
| than a license for a facility for the disposal of low-level | 43177 |
| radioactive waste, and of the certificates of registration of | 43178 |
| handlers of radiation-generating equipment; | 43179 |
| (4) Procedures for suspending and revoking the licenses of | 43180 |
| handlers of radioactive material and the certificates of | 43181 |
| registration of handlers of radiation-generating equipment; | 43182 |
| (5) Criteria to be used by the director of health in amending | 43183 |
| the license of a handler of radioactive material or the | 43184 |
| certificate of registration of a handler of radiation-generating | 43185 |
| equipment subsequent to its issuance; | 43186 |
| (6) Criteria for achieving and maintaining compliance with | 43187 |
| this chapter and rules adopted under it by licensees and | 43188 |
| registrants; | 43189 |
| (7) Criteria governing environmental monitoring of licensed | 43190 |
| and registered activities to assess compliance with this chapter | 43191 |
| and rules adopted under it; | 43192 |
| (8) Fees for both of the following: | 43193 |
| (a) The licensing of handlers, other than facilities for the | 43194 |
| disposal of low-level radioactive waste, of radioactive material; | 43195 |
| (b) The registration of handlers, other than facilities that | 43196 |
| are, or are operated by, medical practitioners or | 43197 |
| medical-practitioner groups, of radiation-generating equipment. | 43198 |
| (9) A fee schedule for both of the following that includes | 43199 |
| fees for reviews, conducted during an inspection, of shielding | 43200 |
| plans or the adequacy of shielding: | 43201 |
| (a) The inspection of handlers of radioactive material; | 43202 |
| (b) The inspection of handlers, other than facilities that | 43203 |
| are, or are operated by, medical practitioners or | 43204 |
| medical-practitioner groups, of radiation-generating equipment. | 43205 |
| (B)(1) Identifying sources of radiation, circumstances of | 43206 |
| possession, use, or disposal of sources of radiation, and levels | 43207 |
| of radiation that constitute an unreasonable or unnecessary risk | 43208 |
| to human health or the environment; | 43209 |
| (2) Establishing requirements for the achievement and | 43210 |
| maintenance of compliance with standards for the receipt, | 43211 |
| possession, use, storage, installation, transfer, servicing, and | 43212 |
| disposal of sources of radiation to prevent levels of radiation | 43213 |
| that constitute an unreasonable or unnecessary risk to human | 43214 |
| health or the environment; | 43215 |
| (3) Requiring the maintenance of records on the receipt, use, | 43216 |
| storage, transfer, and disposal of radioactive material and on the | 43217 |
| radiological safety aspects of the use and maintenance of | 43218 |
| radiation-generating equipment. | 43219 |
| In adopting rules under divisions (A) and (B) of this | 43220 |
|
section, the | 43221 |
| stringent than the "suggested state regulations for control of | 43222 |
| radiation" prepared by the conference of radiation control program | 43223 |
| directors, inc., and regulations adopted by the United States | 43224 |
| nuclear regulatory commission, the United States environmental | 43225 |
| protection agency, and the United States department of health and | 43226 |
| human services and shall consider reports of the national council | 43227 |
| on radiation protection and measurement and the relevant standards | 43228 |
| of the American national standards institute. | 43229 |
| (C) Establishing fees, procedures, and requirements for | 43230 |
| certification as a radiation expert, including all of the | 43231 |
| following, without limitation: | 43232 |
| (1) Minimum training and experience requirements; | 43233 |
| (2) Procedures for applying for certification; | 43234 |
| (3) Procedures for review of applications and issuance of | 43235 |
| certificates; | 43236 |
| (4) Procedures for suspending and revoking certification. | 43237 |
| (D) Establishing a schedule for inspection of sources of | 43238 |
| radiation and their shielding and surroundings; | 43239 |
| (E) Establishing the responsibilities of a radiation expert; | 43240 |
| (F) Establishing criteria for quality assurance programs for | 43241 |
| licensees of radioactive material and registrants of | 43242 |
| radiation-generating equipment; | 43243 |
| (G) Establishing fees to be paid by any facility that, on | 43244 |
| September 8, 1995, holds a license from the United States nuclear | 43245 |
| regulatory commission in order to provide moneys necessary for the | 43246 |
| transfer of licensing and other regulatory authority from the | 43247 |
| commission to the state pursuant to section 3748.03 of the Revised | 43248 |
| Code. Rules adopted under this division shall stipulate that fees | 43249 |
| so established do not apply to any functions dealing specifically | 43250 |
| with a facility for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste. | 43251 |
| Fees collected under this division shall be deposited into the | 43252 |
| state treasury to the credit of the general operations fund | 43253 |
| created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The fees shall be | 43254 |
| used solely to administer and enforce this chapter and rules | 43255 |
| adopted under it. | 43256 |
| (H) Establishing fees to be collected annually from | 43257 |
| generators of low-level radioactive waste, which shall be based | 43258 |
| upon the volume and radioactivity of the waste generated and the | 43259 |
| costs of administering low-level radioactive waste management | 43260 |
| activities under this chapter and rules adopted under it. All fees | 43261 |
| collected under this division shall be deposited into the state | 43262 |
| treasury to the credit of the general operations fund created in | 43263 |
| section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The fees shall be used solely | 43264 |
| to administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted under it. | 43265 |
|
Any fee required under this division that | 43266 |
| 43267 | |
| original invoice date shall be assessed | 43268 |
|
amount equal to ten per cent of the original | 43269 |
| 43270 | |
| 43271 | |
| 43272 |
| (I) Establishing requirements governing closure, | 43273 |
| decontamination, decommissioning, reclamation, and long-term | 43274 |
| surveillance and care of a facility licensed under this chapter | 43275 |
| and rules adopted under it. Rules adopted under division (I) of | 43276 |
| this section shall include, without limitation, all of the | 43277 |
| following: | 43278 |
| (1) Standards and procedures to ensure that a licensee | 43279 |
| prepares a decommissioning funding plan that provides an adequate | 43280 |
| financial guaranty to permit the completion of all requirements | 43281 |
| governing the closure, decontamination, decommissioning, and | 43282 |
| reclamation of sites, structures, and equipment used in | 43283 |
| conjunction with a licensed activity; | 43284 |
| (2) For licensed activities where radioactive material that | 43285 |
| will require surveillance or care is likely to remain at the site | 43286 |
| after the licensed activities cease, as indicated in the | 43287 |
| application for the license submitted under section 3748.07 of the | 43288 |
| Revised Code, standards and procedures to ensure that the licensee | 43289 |
| prepares an additional decommissioning funding plan for long-term | 43290 |
| surveillance and care, before termination of the license, that | 43291 |
| provides an additional adequate financial guaranty as necessary to | 43292 |
| provide for that surveillance and care; | 43293 |
| (3) For the purposes of the decommissioning funding plans | 43294 |
| required in rules adopted under divisions (I)(1) and (2) of this | 43295 |
| section, the types of acceptable financial guaranties, which shall | 43296 |
| include bonds issued by fidelity or surety companies authorized to | 43297 |
| do business in the state, certificates of deposit, deposits of | 43298 |
| government securities, irrevocable letters or lines of credit, | 43299 |
| trust funds, escrow accounts, or other similar types of | 43300 |
| arrangements, but shall not include any arrangement that | 43301 |
| constitutes self-insurance; | 43302 |
| (4) A requirement that the decommissioning funding plans | 43303 |
| required in rules adopted under divisions (I)(1) and (2) of this | 43304 |
| section contain financial guaranties in amounts sufficient to | 43305 |
| ensure compliance with any standards established by the United | 43306 |
| States nuclear regulatory commission, or by the state if it has | 43307 |
| become an agreement state pursuant to section 3748.03 of the | 43308 |
| Revised Code, pertaining to closure, decontamination, | 43309 |
| decommissioning, reclamation, and long-term surveillance and care | 43310 |
| of licensed activities and sites of licensees. | 43311 |
| Standards established in rules adopted under division (I) of | 43312 |
| this section regarding any activity that resulted in the | 43313 |
| production of byproduct material, as defined in division (A)(2) of | 43314 |
| section 3748.01 of the Revised Code, to the extent practicable, | 43315 |
| shall be equivalent to or more stringent than standards | 43316 |
| established by the United States nuclear regulatory commission for | 43317 |
| sites at which ores were processed primarily for their source | 43318 |
| material content and at which byproduct material, as defined in | 43319 |
| division (A)(2) of section 3748.01 of the Revised Code, is | 43320 |
| deposited. | 43321 |
| (J) Establishing criteria governing inspections of a facility | 43322 |
| for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste, including, | 43323 |
| without limitation, the establishment of a resident inspector | 43324 |
| program at such a facility; | 43325 |
| (K) Establishing requirements and procedures governing the | 43326 |
| filing of complaints under section 3748.16 of the Revised Code, | 43327 |
| including, without limitation, those governing intervention in a | 43328 |
| hearing held under division (B)(3) of that section. | 43329 |
| Sec. 3748.05. (A) The director of health shall do all of the | 43330 |
| following: | 43331 |
| (1) Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules adopted | 43332 |
| under it; | 43333 |
| (2) Collect and make available information relating to | 43334 |
| sources of radiation; | 43335 |
| (3) Ensure the review of plans and specifications, submitted | 43336 |
|
in accordance with rules adopted by the | 43337 |
| director, for the control of radiation that constitutes an | 43338 |
| unreasonable or unnecessary risk to human health or the | 43339 |
| environment; | 43340 |
| (4) Review reports of quality assurance audits performed by | 43341 |
| certified radiation experts under this chapter and the rules | 43342 |
| adopted under it; | 43343 |
| (5) Ensure that programs for the control of sources of | 43344 |
| radiation are developed with due regard for compatibility with | 43345 |
| federal programs for the regulation of byproduct, source, and | 43346 |
| special nuclear materials; | 43347 |
| (6) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, | 43348 |
| adopt, and subsequently may amend and rescind, rules providing for | 43349 |
| the administrative assessment and collection of monetary penalties | 43350 |
| for failure by any facility licensed under this chapter and rules | 43351 |
| adopted under it to comply with this chapter and those rules. The | 43352 |
| director may require the submission of compliance schedules and | 43353 |
| other related information. Any orders issued or payments or other | 43354 |
| requirements imposed pursuant to rules adopted under division | 43355 |
| (A)(6) of this section shall not affect any civil or criminal | 43356 |
| enforcement proceeding brought under this chapter or any other | 43357 |
| provision of state or local law. Moneys collected as | 43358 |
| administrative penalties imposed pursuant to rules adopted under | 43359 |
| division (A)(6) of this section shall be deposited in the state | 43360 |
| treasury to the credit of the general operations fund created in | 43361 |
| section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The moneys shall be used | 43362 |
| solely to administer and enforce this chapter and the rules | 43363 |
| adopted under it. | 43364 |
| (7) Maintain files of both of the following: | 43365 |
| (a) All license and registration applications, issuances, | 43366 |
| denials, amendments, renewals, suspensions, and revocations and | 43367 |
| any administrative or judicial action pertaining to them; | 43368 |
| (b) All rules adopted under this chapter, or proposed to be | 43369 |
| adopted, relating to the regulation of sources of radiation and | 43370 |
| proceedings on them. | 43371 |
| (B) The director may do any or all of the following: | 43372 |
| (1) Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the | 43373 |
| state, the federal government, other states, interstate agencies, | 43374 |
| political subdivisions, industries, and other affected groups in | 43375 |
| furtherance of the purposes of this chapter and the rules adopted | 43376 |
| under it; | 43377 |
| (2) Accept and administer grants from the federal government | 43378 |
| and from other sources, public or private, for carrying out any of | 43379 |
| the director's functions under this chapter and the rules adopted | 43380 |
| under it; | 43381 |
| (3) Encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, | 43382 |
| investigations, training, research, and demonstrations relating to | 43383 |
| the detection and control of radiation that constitutes an | 43384 |
| unreasonable or unnecessary risk to human health or the | 43385 |
| environment, the measurement of radiation, the evaluation of | 43386 |
| potential effects on health of cumulative or acute exposure to | 43387 |
| radiation, the development and improvement of methods to limit and | 43388 |
| reduce the generation of radioactive waste, and related problems | 43389 |
| as the director considers necessary or advisable; | 43390 |
| (4) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, | 43391 |
| adopt rules establishing criteria under which other agencies of | 43392 |
| the state or private entities may perform inspections of x-ray | 43393 |
| equipment at registered dental facilities at the request of the | 43394 |
| facility or pursuant to contract with the department; | 43395 |
| (5) Exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the | 43396 |
| purposes of this chapter and the rules adopted under it, | 43397 |
| including, without limitation, the issuance of orders. | 43398 |
| Sec. 3748.07. (A) Every facility that proposes to handle | 43399 |
| radioactive material or radiation-generating equipment for which | 43400 |
| licensure or registration, respectively, by its handler is | 43401 |
| required shall apply in writing to the director of health on forms | 43402 |
| prescribed and provided by the director for licensure or | 43403 |
| registration. Terms and conditions of licenses and certificates of | 43404 |
| registration may be amended in accordance with rules adopted under | 43405 |
| section 3748.04 of the Revised Code or orders issued by the | 43406 |
| director pursuant to section 3748.05 of the Revised Code. | 43407 |
| (B)(1) An applicant proposing to handle radioactive material | 43408 |
| shall pay for a license or renewal of a license the appropriate | 43409 |
| fee specified in rules adopted under section 3748.04 of the | 43410 |
| Revised Code and listed on an invoice provided by the director. | 43411 |
| The applicant shall pay the fee on receipt of the invoice. | 43412 |
| (2)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(2)(b) of this | 43413 |
| section, until fees are established in rules adopted under | 43414 |
| division (A)(8)(b) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code, an | 43415 |
| applicant proposing to handle radiation-generating equipment shall | 43416 |
| pay for a certificate of registration or renewal of a certificate | 43417 |
| a biennial registration fee of two hundred sixty-two dollars. | 43418 |
| Except as provided in division (B)(2)(b) of this section, on | 43419 |
| and after the effective date of the rules in which fees are | 43420 |
| established under division (A)(8)(b) of section 3748.04 of the | 43421 |
| Revised Code, an applicant proposing to handle | 43422 |
| radiation-generating equipment shall pay for a certificate of | 43423 |
| registration or renewal of a certificate the appropriate fee | 43424 |
| established in those rules. | 43425 |
| The applicant shall pay the fees described in division | 43426 |
| (B)(2)(a) of this section at the time of applying for a | 43427 |
| certificate of registration or renewal of a certificate. | 43428 |
| (b) An applicant that is, or is operated by, a medical | 43429 |
| practitioner or medical-practitioner group and proposes to handle | 43430 |
| radiation-generating equipment shall pay for a certificate of | 43431 |
| registration or renewal of a certificate a biennial registration | 43432 |
| fee of two hundred sixty-two dollars. The applicant shall pay the | 43433 |
| fee at the time of applying for a certificate of registration or | 43434 |
| renewal of the certificate. | 43435 |
| (C) All fees collected under this section shall be deposited | 43436 |
| in the state treasury to the credit of the general operations fund | 43437 |
| created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The fees shall be | 43438 |
| used solely to administer and enforce this chapter and rules | 43439 |
| adopted under it. | 43440 |
| (D) Any fee required under this section that | 43441 |
| 43442 | |
|
after the original invoice date shall be assessed
| 43443 |
|
additional amount equal to ten per cent of the original
| 43444 |
|
fee. | 43445 |
| 43446 | |
| 43447 |
| (E) The director shall grant a license or registration to any | 43448 |
| applicant who has paid the required fee and is in compliance with | 43449 |
| this chapter and rules adopted under it. | 43450 |
| (F) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, | 43451 |
| licenses and certificates of registration shall be effective for | 43452 |
| the applicable period established in rules adopted under section | 43453 |
| 3748.04 of the Revised Code. Licenses and certificates of | 43454 |
| registration shall be renewed in accordance with the renewal | 43455 |
| procedure established in rules adopted under section 3748.04 of | 43456 |
| the Revised Code. | 43457 |
| Sec. 3748.10. (A) As used in this section, "person" means | 43458 |
| any legal entity defined as a person under section 1.59 of the | 43459 |
| Revised Code, the state or any agency of the state, any political | 43460 |
| subdivision or agency of a political subdivision, and the United | 43461 |
| States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States other | 43462 |
| than the United States department of energy or the United States | 43463 |
| nuclear regulatory commission where state regulation of the | 43464 |
| treatment, recycling, storage, or disposal of low-level | 43465 |
| radioactive waste by either of those agencies is prohibited by | 43466 |
| federal law. | 43467 |
| (B) No person shall treat, recycle, store, or dispose of any | 43468 |
| low-level radioactive waste except at a facility that is licensed | 43469 |
| for treatment, recycling, storage, or disposal of that waste by | 43470 |
| the director of health under this chapter and rules adopted under | 43471 |
| it or, until the state becomes an agreement state pursuant to | 43472 |
| section 3748.03 of the Revised Code, by the United States nuclear | 43473 |
| regulatory commission under the "Atomic Energy Act of 1954," 68 | 43474 |
| Stat. 919, 42 U.S.C.A. 2011, as amended, and regulations adopted | 43475 |
| under it regardless of whether the waste has been reclassified as | 43476 |
| "below regulatory concern" by the United States nuclear regulatory | 43477 |
| commission pursuant to any rule or standard adopted after January | 43478 |
| 1, 1990. | 43479 |
| (C) Division (B) of this section does not apply to either of | 43480 |
| the following: | 43481 |
| (1) Any low-level radioactive waste that on or before January | 43482 |
| 1, 1990, was authorized under the "Atomic Energy Act of 1954," 68 | 43483 |
| Stat. 919, 42 U.S.C.A. 2011, as amended, and regulations adopted | 43484 |
| under it to be treated, recycled, stored, or disposed of at a | 43485 |
| facility that has not been licensed under that act and regulations | 43486 |
| adopted under it; | 43487 |
| (2) Any low-level radioactive waste that has received an | 43488 |
| exemption from the director of health under division (C)(2) of | 43489 |
| this section. If the United States nuclear regulatory commission | 43490 |
| declares its intent to institute a policy regarding the | 43491 |
| reclassification of waste as "below regulatory concern," the | 43492 |
| 43493 | |
| environmental protection agency, shall adopt rules in accordance | 43494 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that govern the granting of | 43495 |
| such exemptions and that do at least all of the following: | 43496 |
| (a) Establish an application procedure to be followed by the | 43497 |
| generator of a low-level radioactive waste who wishes to obtain an | 43498 |
| exemption for that waste under division (C)(2) of this section; | 43499 |
| (b) Require that in order to receive an exemption, a | 43500 |
| low-level radioactive waste shall have been reclassified as "below | 43501 |
| regulatory concern" by the United States nuclear regulatory | 43502 |
| commission after August 19, 1992. The rules adopted under division | 43503 |
| (C)(2)(b) of this section shall stipulate that such a | 43504 |
| reclassification does not automatically qualify a low-level | 43505 |
| radioactive waste for an exemption under division (C)(2) of this | 43506 |
| section. | 43507 |
| (c) Require an applicant to demonstrate with clear and | 43508 |
| convincing evidence that the low-level radioactive waste that is | 43509 |
| the subject of the application does not present a higher | 43510 |
| radioactive hazard than any low-level radioactive waste to which | 43511 |
| division (C)(1) of this section applies and that treatment, | 43512 |
| recycling, storage, or disposal of the waste at a facility that | 43513 |
| has not been licensed by the director under this chapter and rules | 43514 |
| adopted under it or, until the state becomes an agreement state | 43515 |
| pursuant to section 3748.03 of the Revised Code, by the United | 43516 |
| States nuclear regulatory commission under the "Atomic Energy Act | 43517 |
| of 1954," 68 Stat. 919, 42 U.S.C.A. 2011, as amended, and | 43518 |
| regulations adopted under it, will not harm public health or | 43519 |
| safety or the environment; | 43520 |
| (d) Establish public notification procedures to be followed | 43521 |
|
by the director for any public hearing held | 43522 |
| (C)(2) of this section. | 43523 |
| The director shall review an application submitted | 43524 |
| under division (C)(2) of this section and shall hold a public | 43525 |
| hearing concerning the application before granting or denying the | 43526 |
| exemption requested. The director may grant an exemption to the | 43527 |
| low-level radioactive waste that is the subject of the application | 43528 |
| 43529 | |
| with the rules adopted under division (C)(2)(a) of this section | 43530 |
| and that the waste satisfies the requirements established in the | 43531 |
| rules adopted under divisions (C)(2)(b) and (c) of this section. | 43532 |
| The director shall maintain a list of all low-level radioactive | 43533 |
|
wastes to which | 43534 |
| Division (C)(2) of this section does not apply to any | 43535 |
| low-level radioactive waste generated at a nuclear power station. | 43536 |
| Sec. 3748.12. The director of health shall certify radiation | 43537 |
| experts pursuant to rules adopted under division (C) of section | 43538 |
| 3748.04 of the Revised Code. The director shall issue a | 43539 |
| certificate to each person certified under this section. An | 43540 |
| individual certified by the director is qualified to develop, | 43541 |
| provide periodic review of, and conduct audits of the quality | 43542 |
| assurance program for sources of radiation for which such a | 43543 |
| program is required under division (A) of section 3748.13 of the | 43544 |
| Revised Code. | 43545 |
| The | 43546 |
| application fee for applying for certification and a biennial | 43547 |
| certification renewal fee in rules adopted under division (C) of | 43548 |
| section 3748.04 of the Revised Code. A certificate issued under | 43549 |
| this section shall expire two years after the date of its | 43550 |
| issuance. To maintain certification, a radiation expert shall | 43551 |
| apply to the director for renewal of certification in accordance | 43552 |
| with the standard renewal procedures established in Chapter 4745. | 43553 |
| of the Revised Code. The certification renewal fee is not required | 43554 |
| for initial certification, but shall be paid for every renewal of | 43555 |
| certification. Fees collected under this section shall be | 43556 |
| deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the general | 43557 |
| operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. | 43558 |
| The fees shall be used solely to administer and enforce this | 43559 |
| chapter and rules adopted under it. Any fee required under this | 43560 |
|
section that | 43561 |
| on the ninety-first day after the original invoice date shall be | 43562 |
|
assessed | 43563 |
|
of the original | 43564 |
| 43565 | |
| 43566 |
| Sec. 3748.13. (A) The director of health shall inspect | 43567 |
| sources of radiation for which licensure or registration by the | 43568 |
| handler is required, and the sources' shielding and surroundings, | 43569 |
| according to the schedule established in rules adopted under | 43570 |
| division (D) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code. In accordance | 43571 |
| with rules adopted under section 3748.04 of the Revised Code, the | 43572 |
| director shall inspect all records and operating procedures of | 43573 |
| handlers that install or service sources of radiation and all | 43574 |
| sources of radiation for which licensure of radioactive material | 43575 |
| or registration of radiation-generating equipment by the handler | 43576 |
| is required. The director may make other inspections upon | 43577 |
| receiving complaints or other evidence of a violation of this | 43578 |
| chapter or rules adopted under it. | 43579 |
| The director shall require any hospital registered under | 43580 |
| division (A) of section 3701.07 of the Revised Code to develop and | 43581 |
| maintain a quality assurance program for all sources of | 43582 |
| radiation-generating equipment. A certified radiation expert shall | 43583 |
| conduct oversight and maintenance of the program and shall file a | 43584 |
| report of audits of the program with the director on forms | 43585 |
| prescribed by the director. The audit reports shall become part of | 43586 |
| the inspection record. | 43587 |
| (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, | 43588 |
| a facility shall pay inspection fees for radioactive material and | 43589 |
| radiation-generating equipment according to the schedule and | 43590 |
| categories established in rules adopted under division (A)(9) of | 43591 |
| section 3748.04 of the Revised Code. | 43592 |
| (2) A facility that is, or is operated by, a medical | 43593 |
| practitioner or medical-practitioner group shall pay inspection | 43594 |
| fees for radiation-generating equipment according to the following | 43595 |
| schedule and categories: | 43596 |
| First dental x-ray tube | $ 155.00 | 43597 | |||
| Each additional dental x-ray tube at the same location | $ 77.00 | 43598 | |||
| First medical x-ray tube | $ 307.00 | 43599 | |||
| Each additional medical x-ray tube at the same location | $ 163.00 | 43600 | |||
| Each unit of ionizing radiation-generating equipment capable of operating at or above 250 kilovoltage peak | $ 610.00 | 43601 | |||
| First nonionizing radiation-generating equipment of any kind | $ 307.00 | 43602 | |||
| Each additional nonionizing radiation-generating equipment of any kind at the same location | $ 163.00 | 43603 |
| (C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, | 43604 |
| the fee for the inspection of a facility that proposes to handle | 43605 |
| radioactive material or radiation-generating equipment and is not | 43606 |
| licensed or registered, and for which no license or registration | 43607 |
| application is pending at the time of inspection, is four hundred | 43608 |
| seventy-four dollars plus the applicable fee specified in rules | 43609 |
| adopted under division (A)(9) of section 3748.04 of the Revised | 43610 |
| Code. | 43611 |
| (2) For a facility that is, or is operated by, a medical | 43612 |
| practitioner or medical-practitioner group and proposes to handle | 43613 |
| radiation-generating equipment, the fee for an inspection if the | 43614 |
| facility is not licensed or registered, and no license or | 43615 |
| registration is pending at the time of inspection, is four hundred | 43616 |
| seventy-four dollars plus the fee applicable under the schedule in | 43617 |
| division (B)(2) of this section. | 43618 |
| (D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, | 43619 |
| for a facility that handles radioactive material or | 43620 |
| radiation-generating equipment, the fee for an inspection to | 43621 |
| determine whether violations cited in a previous inspection have | 43622 |
| been corrected is the amount specified in rules adopted under | 43623 |
| division (A)(9) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code. | 43624 |
| (2) For a facility that is, or is operated by, a medical | 43625 |
| practitioner or medical-practitioner group and handles | 43626 |
| radiation-generating equipment, the fee for an inspection to | 43627 |
| determine whether violations cited in a previous inspection have | 43628 |
| been corrected is fifty per cent of the applicable fee under the | 43629 |
| schedule in division (B)(2) of this section. | 43630 |
| (E) The director may conduct a review of shielding plans or | 43631 |
| the adequacy of shielding on the request of a licensee or | 43632 |
| registrant or an applicant for licensure or registration or during | 43633 |
| an inspection when the director considers a review to be | 43634 |
| necessary. | 43635 |
| (1) Except as provided in division (E)(2) of this section, | 43636 |
| the fee for the review is the applicable amount specified in rules | 43637 |
| adopted under division (A)(9) of section 3748.04 of the Revised | 43638 |
| Code. | 43639 |
| (2) For a facility that is, or is operated by, a medical | 43640 |
| practitioner or medical-practitioner group and handles or proposes | 43641 |
| to handle radiation-generating equipment, the fee for the review | 43642 |
| is seven hundred sixty-two dollars for each room where a source of | 43643 |
| radiation is used and is in addition to any other fee applicable | 43644 |
| under the schedule in division (B)(2) of this section. | 43645 |
| (F) All fees shall be paid to the department of health no | 43646 |
| later than thirty days after the invoice for the fee is mailed. | 43647 |
| Fees shall be deposited in the general operations fund created in | 43648 |
| section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The fees shall be used solely | 43649 |
| to administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted under it. | 43650 |
| (G) Any fee required under this section that | 43651 |
| 43652 | |
|
after the original invoice date shall be assessed
| 43653 |
|
additional amount equal to ten per cent of the original | 43654 |
|
fee. | 43655 |
| 43656 | |
| 43657 |
| (H) If the director determines that a board of health of a | 43658 |
| city or general health district is qualified to conduct | 43659 |
| inspections of radiation-generating equipment, the director may | 43660 |
| delegate to the board, by contract, the authority to conduct such | 43661 |
| inspections. In making a determination of the qualifications of a | 43662 |
| board of health to conduct those inspections, the director shall | 43663 |
| evaluate the credentials of the individuals who are to conduct the | 43664 |
| inspections of radiation-generating equipment and the radiation | 43665 |
| detection and measuring equipment available to them for that | 43666 |
| purpose. If a contract is entered into, the board shall have the | 43667 |
| same authority to make inspections of radiation-generating | 43668 |
| equipment as the director has under this chapter and rules adopted | 43669 |
| under it. The contract shall stipulate that only individuals | 43670 |
| approved by the director as qualified shall be permitted to | 43671 |
| inspect radiation-generating equipment under the contract's | 43672 |
| provisions. The contract shall provide for such compensation for | 43673 |
| services as is agreed to by the director and the board of health | 43674 |
| of the contracting health district. The director may reevaluate | 43675 |
| the credentials of the inspection personnel and their radiation | 43676 |
| detecting and measuring equipment as often as the director | 43677 |
| considers necessary and may terminate any contract with the board | 43678 |
| of health of any health district that, in the director's opinion, | 43679 |
| is not satisfactorily performing the terms of the contract. | 43680 |
| (I) The director may enter at all reasonable times upon any | 43681 |
| public or private property to determine compliance with this | 43682 |
| chapter and rules adopted under it. | 43683 |
| Sec. 3748.15. No facility shall violate or fail to comply | 43684 |
| with any duty imposed by this chapter, fail to pay any | 43685 |
| administrative penalty assessed in accordance with rules adopted | 43686 |
| under division (A)(6) of section 3748.05 of the Revised Code, or | 43687 |
|
violate or fail to comply with any valid order
| 43688 |
|
adopted by the director of health | 43689 |
| 43690 | |
| continues is a separate offense. | 43691 |
| Sec. 3748.20. (A) The governor, with the advice and consent | 43692 |
| of the senate, shall appoint a radiation advisory council, which | 43693 |
| shall consist of the following members: | 43694 |
| (1) One individual who has recognized ability and credentials | 43695 |
| in the field of medical radiation physics; | 43696 |
| (2) One individual who has recognized ability and credentials | 43697 |
| in the field of health physics; | 43698 |
| (3) One individual holding the degree of doctor of medicine | 43699 |
| or doctor of osteopathy and licensed to practice medicine or | 43700 |
| surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, as applicable, under | 43701 |
| Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code who has recognized ability and | 43702 |
| credentials in the practice of radiology; | 43703 |
| (4) One individual who is licensed to practice dentistry | 43704 |
| under Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code; | 43705 |
| (5) One individual holding the degree of doctor of medicine | 43706 |
| and licensed to practice medicine or surgery under Chapter 4731. | 43707 |
| of the Revised Code who has recognized ability and credentials in | 43708 |
| the field of nuclear medicine; | 43709 |
| (6) One individual who has recognized ability and credentials | 43710 |
| in the field of public health or environmental science; | 43711 |
| (7) One individual licensed as a podiatrist under Chapter | 43712 |
| 4731. of the Revised Code; | 43713 |
| (8) One individual licensed as a chiropractor under Chapter | 43714 |
| 4734. of the Revised Code; | 43715 |
| (9) One individual who is a qualified radiation safety | 43716 |
| officer or radiation protection manager from a facility in this | 43717 |
| state that is licensed for the use of radiation materials; | 43718 |
| (10) One individual who has recognized ability and | 43719 |
| credentials in the field of radon measurement, mitigation, or | 43720 |
| health risk management; | 43721 |
| (11) One individual who is a member of a statewide consumer | 43722 |
| or environmental advocacy organization; | 43723 |
| (12) One individual representing the public; | 43724 |
| (13) One individual who has recognized ability and experience | 43725 |
| in the administration and enforcement of federal radiation | 43726 |
| protection regulations, who shall be a nonvoting member. | 43727 |
| The governor shall make the initial appointments to the | 43728 |
| council not later than December 7, 1995. Of the initial | 43729 |
| appointments, four shall be for a term of office of three years, | 43730 |
| four shall be for a term of office of four years, and four shall | 43731 |
| be for a term of office of five years. Thereafter, terms of office | 43732 |
| for the members of the council shall be five years with each term | 43733 |
| ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that it | 43734 |
| succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of the | 43735 |
| member's appointment until the end of the term for which the | 43736 |
| member was appointed. Members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall | 43737 |
| be filled in the manner provided for original appointment. Any | 43738 |
| member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the | 43739 |
| expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was | 43740 |
| appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. A | 43741 |
| member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration of | 43742 |
| the member's term or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, | 43743 |
| whichever occurs first. | 43744 |
| The council shall hold four regular quarterly meetings each | 43745 |
| year. Special meetings may be held at the request of the | 43746 |
| chairperson of the council or the director of health. The | 43747 |
| chairperson shall be selected annually by members of the council | 43748 |
| during the first meeting of the calendar year. Following each | 43749 |
| meeting, the chairperson shall submit a report to the director | 43750 |
| summarizing the activities, discussion, and recommendations of the | 43751 |
| council. Seven voting members of the council constitute a quorum. | 43752 |
| Members of the radiation advisory council shall receive a per | 43753 |
| diem compensation in an amount approved by the director and also | 43754 |
| shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the | 43755 |
| performance of their official duties. | 43756 |
| The department of health shall provide the council the | 43757 |
| administrative support necessary to execute its duties. | 43758 |
| (B) The radiation advisory council shall do all of the | 43759 |
| following: | 43760 |
| (1) Advise and consult with the | 43761 |
| director in the development of rules | 43762 |
| adopted under section 3748.04 of the Revised Code; | 43763 |
| (2) Advise and consult with the director concerning the | 43764 |
| administration, implementation, and enforcement of this chapter, | 43765 |
| including the implementation of the specific responsibilities | 43766 |
| delineated in section 3748.05 of the Revised Code; | 43767 |
| (3) Advise and consult with the director in the development | 43768 |
| of inspection criteria, procedures, and guidelines to be used in | 43769 |
| the radiation control program established under this chapter and | 43770 |
| rules adopted under it; | 43771 |
| (4) Prepare and submit to the director an annual report | 43772 |
| evaluating the department's administration of the radiation | 43773 |
| control program. | 43774 |
| (C) The council shall establish committees to focus on | 43775 |
| specific components of the radiation control program established | 43776 |
| under this chapter and rules adopted under it. Chairpersons of the | 43777 |
| committees shall be appointed by the chairperson of the council | 43778 |
| and shall be members of the council. Other members of the | 43779 |
| committees shall be appointed by the chairperson of the council | 43780 |
| and may include individuals who are not members of the council. | 43781 |
| The membership and responsibilities of each committee | 43782 |
| established under this division shall be subject to the approval | 43783 |
| of the director. Members of the committees shall be reimbursed for | 43784 |
| actual expenses incurred in the performance of their official | 43785 |
| duties. | 43786 |
| Committee reports shall be presented to the council at each | 43787 |
| regular meeting of the council. | 43788 |
| Sec. 3749.02. The | 43789 |
| subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt rules of | 43790 |
| general application throughout the state governing the issuance of | 43791 |
| licenses, approval of plans, layout, construction, sanitation, | 43792 |
| safety, and operation of public swimming pools, public spas, and | 43793 |
| special use pools. Such rules shall not be applied to the | 43794 |
| construction, erection, or manufacture of any building to which | 43795 |
| section 3781.06 of the Revised Code is applicable when the | 43796 |
| building or structure is either integral to or appurtenant to a | 43797 |
| public swimming pool, a public spa, or a special use pool. | 43798 |
| Sec. 3749.03. (A) No person shall construct or install, or | 43799 |
| renovate or otherwise substantially alter, a public swimming pool, | 43800 |
|
public spa, or | 43801 |
| 1987, until the plans for the pool or spa have been submitted to | 43802 |
| and approved by the director of health. Within thirty days of | 43803 |
| receipt of the plans, the director shall approve or disapprove | 43804 |
| them. The plans and approval required under this division do not | 43805 |
| apply to repairs or ordinary maintenance that does not | 43806 |
| substantially affect the manner of water recirculation or basic | 43807 |
|
design of the public swimming pool, public spa, or | 43808 |
| special use pool. | 43809 |
| Any person aggrieved by the director's disapproval of plans | 43810 |
| under this division may, within thirty days following receipt of | 43811 |
| the director's notice of disapproval, request a hearing on the | 43812 |
| matter. The hearing shall be held in accordance with Chapter 119. | 43813 |
| of the Revised Code and may be appealed in the manner provided in | 43814 |
| that chapter. | 43815 |
| (B) Prior to the issuance of a license to operate a newly | 43816 |
| constructed or altered public swimming pool, public spa, or | 43817 |
| 43818 | |
| authorized by the director shall verify that the construction or | 43819 |
| alterations are consistent with the plans submitted and approved | 43820 |
| under division (A) of this section. The director or licensor | 43821 |
| authorized by the director shall have two working days from the | 43822 |
| time notification is received that a public swimming pool, public | 43823 |
|
spa, or
| 43824 |
| verify the construction or alterations. | 43825 |
| (C) | 43826 |
| section, the fees for the approval of plans are as follows: | 43827 |
| | 43828 |
| installation not to exceed two hundred seventy-five dollars for a | 43829 |
|
public swimming pool, public spa, or | 43830 |
| or a combination thereof, that has less than two thousand square | 43831 |
| feet of surface area; | 43832 |
| | 43833 |
| installation not to exceed five hundred fifty dollars for a public | 43834 |
|
swimming pool, public spa, | 43835 |
| combination thereof, that has two thousand or more square feet of | 43836 |
| surface area. | 43837 |
| | 43838 |
| director may, by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of | 43839 |
| the Revised Code, increase the fees established by this section. | 43840 |
| (D) All plan approval fees shall be paid into the state | 43841 |
| treasury to the credit of the general operations fund created by | 43842 |
| section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The fees shall be | 43843 |
| administered by the director and shall be used solely for the | 43844 |
| administration and enforcement of this chapter and the rules | 43845 |
| adopted thereunder. | 43846 |
| (E) Plan approvals issued under this section shall not | 43847 |
| constitute an exemption from the land use and building | 43848 |
| requirements of the political subdivision in which the public | 43849 |
|
swimming pool, public spa, or | 43850 |
| is to be located. | 43851 |
| Sec. 3749.04. (A) No person shall operate or maintain a | 43852 |
|
public swimming pool, public spa, or | 43853 |
| without a license issued by the licensor having jurisdiction. | 43854 |
| (B) Every person who intends to operate or maintain an | 43855 |
|
existing public swimming pool, public spa, or | 43856 |
| use pool shall, during the month of April of each year, apply to | 43857 |
| the licensor having jurisdiction for a license to operate the pool | 43858 |
| or spa. Any person proposing to operate or maintain a new or | 43859 |
| otherwise unlicensed public swimming pool, public spa, or | 43860 |
| 43861 | |
| jurisdiction at least thirty days prior to the intended start of | 43862 |
| operation of the pool or spa. Within thirty days of receipt of an | 43863 |
| application for licensure of a public swimming pool, public spa, | 43864 |
|
or
| 43865 |
| application and either issue a license or otherwise respond to the | 43866 |
| applicant regarding the application. | 43867 |
| (C) Each license issued shall be effective from the date of | 43868 |
| issuance until the last day of May of the following year. | 43869 |
| (D) Each licensor administering and enforcing sections | 43870 |
| 3749.01 to 3749.09 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted | 43871 |
| thereunder may establish licensing and inspection fees in | 43872 |
| accordance with section 3709.09 of the Revised Code, which shall | 43873 |
| not exceed the cost of licensing and inspecting public swimming | 43874 |
|
pools, public spas, and | 43875 |
| (E) Except as provided in division (F) of this section and in | 43876 |
| division (B) of section 3749.07 of the Revised Code, all license | 43877 |
| fees collected by a licensor shall be deposited into a swimming | 43878 |
| pool fund, which is hereby created in each health district. The | 43879 |
| fees shall be used by the licensor solely for the purpose of | 43880 |
| administering and enforcing this chapter and the rules adopted | 43881 |
| under this chapter. | 43882 |
| (F) An annual license fee established under division (D) of | 43883 |
| this section shall include any additional amount determined by | 43884 |
|
rule of the | 43885 |
|
health shall collect and transmit to the director | 43886 |
| pursuant to section 3709.092 of the Revised Code. The amounts | 43887 |
| collected under this division shall be administered by the | 43888 |
| director of health and shall be used solely for the administration | 43889 |
| and enforcement of this chapter and the rules adopted under this | 43890 |
| chapter. | 43891 |
| Sec. 3752.06. (A) Unless the owner or operator of a | 43892 |
| reporting facility has submitted to the director of environmental | 43893 |
| protection in connection with the facility a notice of the | 43894 |
| temporary discontinuation of all regulated operations at the | 43895 |
| facility in compliance with division (A)(1) of section 3752.09 of | 43896 |
| the Revised Code, has submitted an application for a waiver in | 43897 |
| compliance with or been issued a waiver under division (A) of | 43898 |
| section 3752.10 of the Revised Code, or, pursuant to division (B) | 43899 |
| of this section, has been granted an extension of time for | 43900 |
| compliance with divisions (A)(4) to (6) of this section, and | 43901 |
| except as provided in division (C) of this section, the owner or | 43902 |
| operator, not later than ninety days after the cessation of all | 43903 |
| regulated operations at the facility, shall do all of the | 43904 |
| following: | 43905 |
| (1) Submit to the director a copy of the most recent | 43906 |
| emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form for the facility | 43907 |
| submitted to the emergency response commission in accordance with | 43908 |
| section 3750.08 of the Revised Code accompanied by a statement | 43909 |
| indicating whether any asbestos-containing materials are present | 43910 |
| at the facility; | 43911 |
| (2) Submit to the director a copy of the current hazardous | 43912 |
| chemical list, or of each of the material safety data sheets, that | 43913 |
| the owner or operator is required to have on file with the | 43914 |
| commission under section 3750.07 of the Revised Code in connection | 43915 |
| with the facility; | 43916 |
| (3) Submit to the director a list of every stationary tank, | 43917 |
| vat, electrical transformer, and vessel of any type that contains | 43918 |
| or is contaminated with regulated substances and that is to remain | 43919 |
| at the facility; a precise description of the location of each; | 43920 |
| and an identification of the regulated substances that are in or | 43921 |
| contaminate each; | 43922 |
| (4) Drain or remove all regulated substances from each | 43923 |
| stationary vat, tank, electrical transformer, and vessel, and from | 43924 |
| all piping, that is to remain at the facility and do any or a | 43925 |
| combination of the following: | 43926 |
| (a) Transfer the regulated substances to another facility | 43927 |
| owned or operated by the owner or operator. If any regulated | 43928 |
| substances are transferred to another facility of the owner or | 43929 |
| operator located within this state, they shall be transferred to a | 43930 |
| facility that is operating. If any regulated substances are | 43931 |
| transferred to another facility of the owner or operator located | 43932 |
| outside this state, they shall be transferred in compliance with | 43933 |
| the applicable laws governing the receiving facility of the state | 43934 |
| in which the receiving facility is located. | 43935 |
| (b) Lawfully transfer ownership of the regulated substances | 43936 |
| to another person through sale or otherwise; | 43937 |
| (c) Cause the regulated substances to be transported off the | 43938 |
| premises of the facility and managed in compliance with the | 43939 |
| applicable provisions of Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code and | 43940 |
| rules adopted under that chapter; the "Toxic Substances Control | 43941 |
| Act," 90 Stat. 2003 (1976), 15 U.S.C.A. 2601, as amended, and | 43942 |
| regulations adopted under it; or the "Resource Conservation and | 43943 |
| Recovery Act of 1976," 90 Stat. 2806, 42 U.S.C.A. 6921, as | 43944 |
| amended, and regulations adopted under it; or, if transported out | 43945 |
| of state, to be managed in compliance with the waste management | 43946 |
| laws of the state to which the regulated substances are | 43947 |
| transported. | 43948 |
| In the case of any regulated substance that also is a | 43949 |
| hazardous material identified or listed in regulations adopted | 43950 |
| under the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act," 88 Stat. 2156 | 43951 |
| (1975), 49 U.S.C.A. 1801, as amended, and that is to be | 43952 |
| transported off the premises of the facility, the owner or | 43953 |
| operator of the facility shall transport the regulated substance, | 43954 |
| or cause it to be transported, in compliance with the applicable | 43955 |
|
rules adopted under | 43956 |
| 43957 | |
| 43958 | |
| Revised Code. | 43959 |
| (5) Remove from the facility all debris, nonstationary | 43960 |
| equipment and furnishings, nonstationary containers, and motor | 43961 |
| vehicles and rolling stock that contain or are contaminated with a | 43962 |
| regulated substance and do any or a combination of the following: | 43963 |
| (a) Transfer the debris, equipment, furnishings, containers, | 43964 |
| and motor vehicles and rolling stock to another facility owned or | 43965 |
| operated by the owner or operator. If any such debris, equipment, | 43966 |
| furnishings, containers, or motor vehicles and rolling stock is | 43967 |
| transferred to another facility of the owner or operator located | 43968 |
| in this state, it shall be transferred to a facility that is | 43969 |
| operating. If any such debris, equipment, furnishings, containers, | 43970 |
| or motor vehicles and rolling stock is transferred to another | 43971 |
| facility of the owner or operator located outside this state, it | 43972 |
| only shall be transferred in compliance with the applicable laws | 43973 |
| governing the receiving facility of the state in which the | 43974 |
| receiving facility is located. | 43975 |
| (b) Lawfully transfer ownership of the debris, equipment, | 43976 |
| furnishings, containers, and motor vehicles and rolling stock to | 43977 |
| another person through sale or otherwise; | 43978 |
| (c) Cause the debris, equipment, furnishings, and containers | 43979 |
| to be transported off the premises of the facility and managed in | 43980 |
| compliance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 3734. of the | 43981 |
| Revised Code and rules adopted under that chapter; the "Toxic | 43982 |
| Substances Control Act," 90 Stat. 2003 (1976), 15 U.S.C.A. 2601, | 43983 |
| as amended, and regulations adopted under it; or the "Resource | 43984 |
| Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976," 90 Stat. 2806, 42 U.S.C.A. | 43985 |
| 6921, as amended, and regulations adopted under it; or, if | 43986 |
| transported out of state, to be managed in compliance with the | 43987 |
| waste management laws of the state to which the debris, equipment, | 43988 |
| furnishings, and containers are transported. | 43989 |
| (6) Make a written certification to the director that the | 43990 |
| actions required by divisions (A)(4) and (5) of this section have | 43991 |
| been completed in compliance with those divisions and any | 43992 |
| applicable rules adopted under section 3752.03 of the Revised | 43993 |
| Code. The certification shall be made on a form prescribed by the | 43994 |
| director and, in addition to the information required in division | 43995 |
| (A) of this section, shall include, without limitation, the | 43996 |
| owner's or operator's name and the address of the owner's or | 43997 |
| operator's principal office. | 43998 |
| (B) Upon the written request of the owner or operator of a | 43999 |
| facility who is subject to division (A) of this section, the | 44000 |
|
director, at | 44001 |
| of time required for compliance with divisions (A)(4) to (6) of | 44002 |
| this section for any period of time the director considers | 44003 |
| reasonable and necessary if the director finds from the request | 44004 |
| that either of the following applies: | 44005 |
| (1) The inability of the owner or operator to complete the | 44006 |
| required actions within the time prescribed in that division is | 44007 |
| due to circumstances that are temporary in nature and are beyond | 44008 |
| the control of the owner or operator; | 44009 |
| (2) The owner or operator, exercising reasonable diligence, | 44010 |
| is unable to complete the required actions within the time | 44011 |
| prescribed in that division due to facility size, operational | 44012 |
| complexity, or other such relevant factors. | 44013 |
| Upon making a decision on a request submitted under division | 44014 |
|
(B) of this section, the director shall mail notice of
| 44015 |
| decision to the owner or operator by certified mail, return | 44016 |
| receipt requested, and, if the request was approved, notice of the | 44017 |
| length of the extension. | 44018 |
| (C) An owner or operator of a reporting facility who is | 44019 |
| subject to this section is not required to perform the removal | 44020 |
| actions required by it or to make the certification required by | 44021 |
| division (A)(6) of this section with respect to hazardous waste | 44022 |
| stored, treated, or disposed of at the facility, or portion of the | 44023 |
| facility, for which the owner holds a valid hazardous waste | 44024 |
| facility installation and operation permit or renewal permit | 44025 |
| issued under section 3734.05 of the Revised Code or has obtained a | 44026 |
| generator identification number pursuant to rules adopted under | 44027 |
| section 3734.12 of the Revised Code. Instead, the owner shall | 44028 |
| comply with the applicable closure and post-closure care | 44029 |
| requirements established in rules adopted under section 3734.12 of | 44030 |
| the Revised Code. | 44031 |
| (D) No person shall fail to comply with any provision of | 44032 |
| division (A) of this section within the time required by that | 44033 |
| division and any extension of that time granted under division (B) | 44034 |
| of this section, as appropriate. | 44035 |
| Sec. 3770.06. (A) There is hereby created the state lottery | 44036 |
| gross revenue fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer | 44037 |
| of state but shall not be part of the state treasury. All gross | 44038 |
| revenues received from sales of lottery tickets, fines, fees, and | 44039 |
| related proceeds in connection with the statewide lottery and all | 44040 |
| gross proceeds from statewide joint lottery games shall be | 44041 |
| deposited into the fund. The treasurer of state shall invest any | 44042 |
| portion of the fund not needed for immediate use in the same | 44043 |
| manner as, and subject to all provisions of law with respect to | 44044 |
| the investment of, state funds. The treasurer of state shall | 44045 |
| disburse money from the fund on order of the director of the state | 44046 |
| lottery commission or the director's designee. | 44047 |
| Except for gross proceeds from statewide joint lottery games, | 44048 |
| all revenues of the state lottery gross revenue fund that are not | 44049 |
| paid to holders of winning lottery tickets, that are not required | 44050 |
| to meet short-term prize liabilities, that are not credited to | 44051 |
| lottery sales agents in the form of bonuses, commissions, or | 44052 |
| reimbursements, that are not paid to financial institutions to | 44053 |
| reimburse those institutions for sales agent nonsufficient funds, | 44054 |
| and that are collected from sales agents for remittance to | 44055 |
| insurers under contract to provide sales agent bonding services | 44056 |
| shall be transferred to the state lottery fund, which is hereby | 44057 |
| created in the state treasury. In addition, all revenues of the | 44058 |
| state lottery gross revenue fund that represent the gross proceeds | 44059 |
| from the statewide joint lottery games and that are not paid to | 44060 |
| holders of winning lottery tickets, that are not required to meet | 44061 |
| short-term prize liabilities, that are not credited to lottery | 44062 |
| sales agents in the form of bonuses, commissions, or | 44063 |
| reimbursements, and that are not necessary to cover operating | 44064 |
| expenses associated with those games or to otherwise comply with | 44065 |
| the agreements signed by the governor that the director enters | 44066 |
| into under division (J) of section 3770.02 of the Revised Code or | 44067 |
| the rules the commission adopts under division (B)(5) of section | 44068 |
| 3770.03 of the Revised Code shall be transferred to the state | 44069 |
| lottery fund. All investment earnings of the fund shall be | 44070 |
| credited to the fund. Moneys shall be disbursed from the fund | 44071 |
| pursuant to vouchers approved by the director. Total disbursements | 44072 |
| for monetary prize awards to holders of winning lottery tickets in | 44073 |
| connection with the statewide lottery and purchases of goods and | 44074 |
| services awarded as prizes to holders of winning lottery tickets | 44075 |
| shall be of an amount equal to at least fifty per cent of the | 44076 |
| total revenue accruing from the sale of lottery tickets. | 44077 |
| (B) Pursuant to Section 6 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, | 44078 |
| there is hereby established in the state treasury the lottery | 44079 |
| profits education fund. Whenever, in the judgment of the director | 44080 |
|
of | 44081 |
| to the credit of the state lottery fund that does not represent | 44082 |
| proceeds from statewide joint lottery games is in excess of that | 44083 |
| needed to meet the maturing obligations of the commission and as | 44084 |
| working capital for its further operations, the director of the | 44085 |
| state lottery commission shall recommend the amount of the excess | 44086 |
| to be transferred to the lottery profits education fund, and the | 44087 |
| director of budget and management may transfer the excess to the | 44088 |
| lottery profits education fund in connection with the statewide | 44089 |
| lottery. In addition, whenever, in the judgment of the director of | 44090 |
| 44091 | |
| the credit of the state lottery fund that represents proceeds from | 44092 |
| statewide joint lottery games equals the entire net proceeds of | 44093 |
| those games as described in division (B)(5) of section 3770.03 of | 44094 |
| the Revised Code and the rules adopted under that division, the | 44095 |
| director of the state lottery commission shall recommend the | 44096 |
| amount of the proceeds to be transferred to the lottery profits | 44097 |
| education fund, and the director of budget and management may | 44098 |
| transfer those proceeds to the lottery profits education fund. | 44099 |
| 44100 | |
| 44101 | |
| earnings of the lottery profits education fund shall be credited | 44102 |
| to the fund. | 44103 |
| The lottery profits education fund shall be used solely for | 44104 |
| the support of elementary, secondary, vocational, and special | 44105 |
| education programs as determined in appropriations made by the | 44106 |
| general assembly, or as provided in applicable bond proceedings | 44107 |
| for the payment of debt service on obligations issued to pay costs | 44108 |
| of capital facilities, including those for a system of common | 44109 |
| schools throughout the state pursuant to section 2n of Article | 44110 |
| VIII, Ohio Constitution. When determining the availability of | 44111 |
| money in the lottery profits education fund, the director of | 44112 |
| budget and management may consider all balances and estimated | 44113 |
| revenues of the fund. | 44114 |
| (C) There is hereby established in the state treasury the | 44115 |
| deferred prizes trust fund. With the approval of the director of | 44116 |
| budget and management, an amount sufficient to fund annuity prizes | 44117 |
| shall be transferred from the state lottery fund and credited to | 44118 |
| the trust fund. The treasurer of state shall credit all earnings | 44119 |
| arising from investments purchased under this division to the | 44120 |
| trust fund. Within sixty days after the end of each fiscal year, | 44121 |
| the treasurer of state shall certify to the director of budget and | 44122 |
| management whether the actuarial amount of the trust fund is | 44123 |
| sufficient over the fund's life for continued funding of all | 44124 |
| remaining deferred prize liabilities as of the last day of the | 44125 |
| fiscal year just ended. Also, within that sixty days, the director | 44126 |
| of budget and management shall certify the amount of investment | 44127 |
| earnings necessary to have been credited to the trust fund during | 44128 |
| the fiscal year just ending to provide for such continued funding | 44129 |
| of deferred prizes. Any earnings credited in excess of the latter | 44130 |
| certified amount shall be transferred to the lottery profits | 44131 |
| education fund. | 44132 |
| To provide all or a part of the amounts necessary to fund | 44133 |
| deferred prizes awarded by the commission in connection with the | 44134 |
| statewide lottery, the treasurer of state, in consultation with | 44135 |
| the commission, may invest moneys contained in the deferred prizes | 44136 |
| trust fund which represents proceeds from the statewide lottery in | 44137 |
| obligations of the type permitted for the investment of state | 44138 |
| funds but whose maturities are thirty years or less. | 44139 |
| Notwithstanding the requirements of any other section of the | 44140 |
| Revised Code, to provide all or part of the amounts necessary to | 44141 |
| fund deferred prizes awarded by the commission in connection with | 44142 |
| statewide joint lottery games, the treasurer of state, in | 44143 |
| consultation with the commission, may invest moneys in the trust | 44144 |
| fund which represent proceeds derived from the statewide joint | 44145 |
| lottery games in accordance with the rules the commission adopts | 44146 |
| under division (B)(5) of section 3770.03 of the Revised Code. | 44147 |
| Investments of the trust fund are not subject to the provisions of | 44148 |
| division (A)(10) of section 135.143 of the Revised Code limiting | 44149 |
| to twenty-five per cent the amount of the state's total average | 44150 |
| portfolio that may be invested in debt interests and limiting to | 44151 |
| one-half of one per cent the amount that may be invested in debt | 44152 |
| interests of a single issuer. | 44153 |
| All purchases made under this division shall be effected on a | 44154 |
| delivery versus payment method and shall be in the custody of the | 44155 |
| treasurer of state. | 44156 |
| The treasurer of state may retain an investment advisor, if | 44157 |
| necessary. The commission shall pay any costs incurred by the | 44158 |
| treasurer of state in retaining an investment advisor. | 44159 |
| (D) The auditor of state shall conduct annual audits of all | 44160 |
| funds and any other audits as the auditor of state or the general | 44161 |
| assembly considers necessary. The auditor of state may examine all | 44162 |
| records, files, and other documents of the commission, and records | 44163 |
| of lottery sales agents that pertain to their activities as | 44164 |
| agents, for purposes of conducting authorized audits. | 44165 |
| The state lottery commission shall establish an internal | 44166 |
| audit program before the beginning of each fiscal year, subject to | 44167 |
| the approval of the auditor of state. At the end of each fiscal | 44168 |
| year, the commission shall prepare and submit an annual report to | 44169 |
| the auditor of state for the auditor of state's review and | 44170 |
| approval, specifying the internal audit work completed by the end | 44171 |
| of that fiscal year and reporting on compliance with the annual | 44172 |
| internal audit program. The form and content of the report shall | 44173 |
| be prescribed by the auditor of state under division (C) of | 44174 |
| section 117.20 of the Revised Code. | 44175 |
| (E) Whenever, in the judgment of the director of budget and | 44176 |
| management, an amount of net state lottery proceeds is necessary | 44177 |
| to be applied to the payment of debt service on obligations, all | 44178 |
| as defined in sections 151.01 and 151.03 of the Revised Code, the | 44179 |
| director shall transfer that amount directly from the state | 44180 |
| lottery fund or from the lottery profits education fund to the | 44181 |
| bond service fund defined in those sections. The provisions of | 44182 |
| this division are subject to any prior pledges or obligation of | 44183 |
| those amounts to the payment of bond service charges as defined in | 44184 |
| division (C) of section 3318.21 of the Revised Code, as referred | 44185 |
| to in division (B) of this section. | 44186 |
| Sec. 3781.03. (A) The state fire marshal, the fire chief of a | 44187 |
| municipal corporation that has a fire department, or the fire | 44188 |
| chief of a township that has a fire department shall enforce the | 44189 |
| provisions of this chapter and Chapter 3791. of the Revised Code | 44190 |
| that relate to fire prevention. | 44191 |
| (B) The superintendent of | 44192 |
| building inspector or commissioner of buildings in a municipal | 44193 |
| corporation, county, or township in which the building department | 44194 |
| is certified by the board of building standards under section | 44195 |
| 3781.10 of the Revised Code shall enforce in the jurisdiction of | 44196 |
| each entity all the provisions in this chapter and Chapter 3791. | 44197 |
| of the Revised Code and any rules adopted pursuant to those | 44198 |
| chapters that relate to the construction, arrangement, and | 44199 |
| erection of all buildings or parts of buildings, as defined in | 44200 |
| section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, including the sanitary | 44201 |
| condition of those buildings in relation to heating and | 44202 |
| ventilation. | 44203 |
| (C) The division of | 44204 |
| department of commerce, boards of health of health districts, | 44205 |
| certified departments of building inspection of municipal | 44206 |
| corporations, and county building departments that have authority | 44207 |
| to perform inspections pursuant to a contract under division | 44208 |
| (C)(1) of section 3703.01 of the Revised Code, subject to Chapter | 44209 |
| 3703. of the Revised Code, shall enforce this chapter and Chapter | 44210 |
| 3791. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted pursuant to those | 44211 |
| chapters that relate to plumbing. Building drains are considered | 44212 |
| plumbing for the purposes of enforcement of those chapters. | 44213 |
| (D)(1) In accordance with Chapter 3703. of the Revised Code, | 44214 |
| the department of the city engineer, in cities having such | 44215 |
| departments, the boards of health of health districts, or the | 44216 |
| sewer purveyor, as appropriate, shall have complete authority to | 44217 |
| supervise and regulate the entire sewerage and drainage system in | 44218 |
| the jurisdiction in which it is exercising the authority described | 44219 |
| in this division, including the building sewer and all laterals | 44220 |
| draining into the street sewers. | 44221 |
| (2) In accordance with Chapter 3703. of the Revised Code, the | 44222 |
| department of the city engineer, the boards of health of health | 44223 |
| districts, or the sewer purveyor, as appropriate, shall control | 44224 |
| and supervise the installation and construction of all drains and | 44225 |
| sewers that become a part of the sewerage system and shall issue | 44226 |
| all the necessary permits and licenses for the construction and | 44227 |
| installation of all building sewers and of all other lateral | 44228 |
| drains that empty into the main sewers. The department of the city | 44229 |
| engineer, the boards of health of health districts, and the sewer | 44230 |
| purveyor, as appropriate, shall keep a permanent record of the | 44231 |
| installation and location of every drain and sewer of the drainage | 44232 |
| and sewerage system of the jurisdiction in which it has exercised | 44233 |
| the authority described in this division. | 44234 |
| (E) This section does not exempt any officer or department | 44235 |
| from the obligation to enforce this chapter and Chapter 3791. of | 44236 |
| the Revised Code. | 44237 |
| Sec. 3781.06. (A)(1) Any building that may be used as a | 44238 |
| place of resort, assembly, education, entertainment, lodging, | 44239 |
| dwelling, trade, manufacture, repair, storage, traffic, or | 44240 |
| occupancy by the public, any residential building, and all other | 44241 |
| buildings or parts and appurtenances of those buildings erected | 44242 |
| within this state, shall be so constructed, erected, equipped, and | 44243 |
| maintained that they shall be safe and sanitary for their intended | 44244 |
| use and occupancy. | 44245 |
| (2) Nothing in sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 and 3791.04 of the | 44246 |
|
Revised Code shall be construed to limit the power of the
| 44247 |
| 44248 | |
| uniform application governing manufactured home parks pursuant to | 44249 |
|
section | 44250 |
| (B) Sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 and 3791.04 of the Revised | 44251 |
| Code do not apply to either of the following: | 44252 |
| (1) Buildings or structures that are incident to the use for | 44253 |
| agricultural purposes of the land on which the buildings or | 44254 |
| structures are located, provided those buildings or structures are | 44255 |
| not used in the business of retail trade. For purposes of this | 44256 |
| division, a building or structure is not considered used in the | 44257 |
| business of retail trade if fifty per cent or more of the gross | 44258 |
| income received from sales of products in the building or | 44259 |
| structure by the owner or operator is from sales of products | 44260 |
| produced or raised in a normal crop year on farms owned or | 44261 |
| operated by the seller. | 44262 |
| (2) Existing single-family, two-family, and three-family | 44263 |
| detached dwelling houses for which applications have been | 44264 |
| submitted to the director of job and family services pursuant to | 44265 |
| section 5104.03 of the Revised Code for the purposes of operating | 44266 |
| type A family day-care homes as defined in section 5104.01 of the | 44267 |
| Revised Code. | 44268 |
| (C) As used in sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 and 3791.04 of the | 44269 |
| Revised Code: | 44270 |
| (1) "Agricultural purposes" include agriculture, farming, | 44271 |
| dairying, pasturage, apiculture, horticulture, floriculture, | 44272 |
| viticulture, ornamental horticulture, olericulture, pomiculture, | 44273 |
| and animal and poultry husbandry. | 44274 |
| (2) "Building" means any structure consisting of foundations, | 44275 |
| walls, columns, girders, beams, floors, and roof, or a combination | 44276 |
| of any number of these parts, with or without other parts or | 44277 |
| appurtenances. | 44278 |
| (3) "Industrialized unit" means a building unit or assembly | 44279 |
| of closed construction fabricated in an off-site facility, that is | 44280 |
| substantially self-sufficient as a unit or as part of a greater | 44281 |
| structure, and that requires transportation to the site of | 44282 |
| intended use. "Industrialized unit" includes units installed on | 44283 |
| the site as independent units, as part of a group of units, or | 44284 |
| incorporated with standard construction methods to form a | 44285 |
| completed structural entity. "Industrialized unit" does not | 44286 |
| include a manufactured home as defined by division (C)(4) of this | 44287 |
| section or a mobile home as defined by division (O) of section | 44288 |
| 4501.01 of the Revised Code. | 44289 |
| (4) "Manufactured home" means a building unit or assembly of | 44290 |
| closed construction that is fabricated in an off-site facility and | 44291 |
| constructed in conformance with the federal construction and | 44292 |
| safety standards established by the secretary of housing and urban | 44293 |
| development pursuant to the "Manufactured Housing Construction and | 44294 |
| Safety Standards Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 700, 42 U.S.C.A. 5401, | 44295 |
| 5403, and that has a permanent label or tag affixed to it, as | 44296 |
| specified in 42 U.S.C.A. 5415, certifying compliance with all | 44297 |
| applicable federal construction and safety standards. | 44298 |
| (5) "Permanent foundation" means permanent masonry, concrete, | 44299 |
| or a footing or foundation approved by the manufactured homes | 44300 |
| commission pursuant to Chapter 4781. of the Revised Code, to which | 44301 |
| a manufactured or mobile home may be affixed. | 44302 |
| (6) "Permanently sited manufactured home" means a | 44303 |
| manufactured home that meets all of the following criteria: | 44304 |
| (a) The structure is affixed to a permanent foundation and is | 44305 |
| connected to appropriate facilities; | 44306 |
| (b) The structure, excluding any addition, has a width of at | 44307 |
| least twenty-two feet at one point, a length of at least | 44308 |
| twenty-two feet at one point, and a total living area, excluding | 44309 |
| garages, porches, or attachments, of at least nine hundred square | 44310 |
| feet; | 44311 |
| (c) The structure has a minimum 3:12 residential roof pitch, | 44312 |
| conventional residential siding, and a six-inch minimum eave | 44313 |
| overhang, including appropriate guttering; | 44314 |
| (d) The structure was manufactured after January 1, 1995; | 44315 |
| (e) The structure is not located in a manufactured home park | 44316 |
|
as defined by section | 44317 |
| (7) "Safe," with respect to a building, means it is free from | 44318 |
| danger or hazard to the life, safety, health, or welfare of | 44319 |
| persons occupying or frequenting it, or of the public and from | 44320 |
| danger of settlement, movement, disintegration, or collapse, | 44321 |
| whether such danger arises from the methods or materials of its | 44322 |
| construction or from equipment installed therein, for the purpose | 44323 |
| of lighting, heating, the transmission or utilization of electric | 44324 |
| current, or from its location or otherwise. | 44325 |
| (8) "Sanitary," with respect to a building, means it is free | 44326 |
| from danger or hazard to the health of persons occupying or | 44327 |
| frequenting it or to that of the public, if such danger arises | 44328 |
| from the method or materials of its construction or from any | 44329 |
| equipment installed therein, for the purpose of lighting, heating, | 44330 |
| ventilating, or plumbing. | 44331 |
| (9) "Residential building" means a one-family, two-family, or | 44332 |
| three-family dwelling house, and any accessory structure | 44333 |
| incidental to that dwelling house. "Residential building" includes | 44334 |
| a one-family, two-family, or three-family dwelling house that is | 44335 |
| used as a model to promote the sale of a similar dwelling house. | 44336 |
| "Residential building" does not include an industrialized unit as | 44337 |
| defined by division (C)(3) of this section, a manufactured home as | 44338 |
| defined by division (C)(4) of this section, or a mobile home as | 44339 |
| defined by division (O) of section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. | 44340 |
| (10) "Nonresidential building" means any building that is not | 44341 |
| a residential building or a manufactured or mobile home. | 44342 |
| (11) "Accessory structure" means a structure that is attached | 44343 |
| to a residential building and serves the principal use of the | 44344 |
| residential building. "Accessory structure" includes, but is not | 44345 |
| limited to, a garage, porch, or screened-in patio. | 44346 |
| Sec. 3781.102. (A) Any county or municipal building | 44347 |
| department certified pursuant to division (E) of section 3781.10 | 44348 |
| of the Revised Code as of September 14, 1970, and that, as of that | 44349 |
| date, was inspecting single-family, two-family, and three-family | 44350 |
| residences, and any township building department certified | 44351 |
| pursuant to division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, | 44352 |
| is hereby declared to be certified to inspect single-family, | 44353 |
| two-family, and three-family residences containing industrialized | 44354 |
| units, and shall inspect the buildings or classes of buildings | 44355 |
| subject to division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. | 44356 |
| (B) Each board of county commissioners may adopt, by | 44357 |
| resolution, rules establishing standards and providing for the | 44358 |
| licensing of electrical and heating, ventilating, and air | 44359 |
| conditioning contractors who are not required to hold a valid and | 44360 |
| unexpired license pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code. | 44361 |
| Rules adopted by a board of county commissioners pursuant to | 44362 |
| this division may be enforced within the unincorporated areas of | 44363 |
| the county and within any municipal corporation where the | 44364 |
| legislative authority of the municipal corporation has contracted | 44365 |
| with the board for the enforcement of the county rules within the | 44366 |
| municipal corporation pursuant to section 307.15 of the Revised | 44367 |
| Code. The rules shall not conflict with rules adopted by the board | 44368 |
| of building standards pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised | 44369 |
| Code or by the department of commerce pursuant to Chapter 3703. of | 44370 |
| the Revised Code. This division does not impair or restrict the | 44371 |
| power of municipal corporations under Section 3 of Article XVIII, | 44372 |
| Ohio Constitution, to adopt rules concerning the erection, | 44373 |
| construction, repair, alteration, and maintenance of buildings and | 44374 |
| structures or of establishing standards and providing for the | 44375 |
| licensing of specialty contractors pursuant to section 715.27 of | 44376 |
| the Revised Code. | 44377 |
| A board of county commissioners, pursuant to this division, | 44378 |
| may require all electrical contractors and heating, ventilating, | 44379 |
| and air conditioning contractors, other than those who hold a | 44380 |
| valid and unexpired license issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of | 44381 |
| the Revised Code, to successfully complete an examination, test, | 44382 |
| or demonstration of technical skills, and may impose a fee and | 44383 |
| additional requirements for a license to engage in their | 44384 |
| respective occupations within the jurisdiction of the board's | 44385 |
| rules under this division. | 44386 |
| (C) No board of county commissioners shall require any | 44387 |
| specialty contractor who holds a valid and unexpired license | 44388 |
| issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code to | 44389 |
| successfully complete an examination, test, or demonstration of | 44390 |
| technical skills in order to engage in the type of contracting for | 44391 |
| which the license is held, within the unincorporated areas of the | 44392 |
| county and within any municipal corporation whose legislative | 44393 |
| authority has contracted with the board for the enforcement of | 44394 |
| county regulations within the municipal corporation, pursuant to | 44395 |
| section 307.15 of the Revised Code. | 44396 |
| (D) A board may impose a fee for registration of a specialty | 44397 |
| contractor who holds a valid and unexpired license issued pursuant | 44398 |
| to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code before that specialty | 44399 |
| contractor may engage in the type of contracting for which the | 44400 |
| license is held within the unincorporated areas of the county and | 44401 |
| within any municipal corporation whose legislative authority has | 44402 |
| contracted with the board for the enforcement of county | 44403 |
| regulations within the municipal corporation, pursuant to section | 44404 |
| 307.15 of the Revised Code, provided that the fee is the same for | 44405 |
| all specialty contractors who wish to engage in that type of | 44406 |
| contracting. If a board imposes such a fee, the board immediately | 44407 |
| shall permit a specialty contractor who presents proof of holding | 44408 |
| a valid and unexpired license and pays the required fee to engage | 44409 |
| in the type of contracting for which the license is held within | 44410 |
| the unincorporated areas of the county and within any municipal | 44411 |
| corporation whose legislative authority has contracted with the | 44412 |
| board for the enforcement of county regulations within the | 44413 |
| municipal corporation, pursuant to section 307.15 of the Revised | 44414 |
| Code. | 44415 |
| (E) The political subdivision associated with each municipal, | 44416 |
| township, and county building department the board of building | 44417 |
| standards certifies pursuant to division (E) of section 3781.10 of | 44418 |
| the Revised Code may prescribe fees to be paid by persons, | 44419 |
| political subdivisions, or any department, agency, board, | 44420 |
| commission, or institution of the state, for the acceptance and | 44421 |
| approval of plans and specifications, and for the making of | 44422 |
| inspections, pursuant to sections 3781.03 and 3791.04 of the | 44423 |
| Revised Code. | 44424 |
| (F) Each political subdivision that prescribes fees pursuant | 44425 |
| to division (E) of this section shall collect, on behalf of the | 44426 |
| board of building standards, fees equal to the following: | 44427 |
| (1) Three per cent of the fees the political subdivision | 44428 |
| collects in connection with nonresidential buildings; | 44429 |
| (2) One per cent of the fees the political subdivision | 44430 |
| collects in connection with residential buildings. | 44431 |
| (G)(1) The board shall adopt rules, in accordance with | 44432 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, specifying the manner in which | 44433 |
| the fee assessed pursuant to division (F) of this section shall be | 44434 |
| collected and remitted monthly to the board. The board shall pay | 44435 |
|
the fees into the state treasury to the credit of the | 44436 |
| industrial compliance operating fund created in section 121.084 of | 44437 |
| the Revised Code. | 44438 |
| (2) All money credited to the | 44439 |
| operating fund under this division shall be used exclusively for | 44440 |
| the following: | 44441 |
| (a) Operating costs of the board; | 44442 |
| (b) Providing services, including educational programs, for | 44443 |
| the building departments that are certified by the board pursuant | 44444 |
| to division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code; | 44445 |
| (c) Paying the expenses of the residential construction | 44446 |
| advisory committee, including the expenses of committee members as | 44447 |
| provided in section 4740.14 of the Revised Code. | 44448 |
| (H) A board of county commissioners that adopts rules | 44449 |
| providing for the licensing of electrical and heating, | 44450 |
| ventilating, and air conditioning contractors, pursuant to | 44451 |
| division (B) of this section, may accept, for purposes of | 44452 |
| satisfying the requirements of rules adopted under that division, | 44453 |
| a valid and unexpired license issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of | 44454 |
| the Revised Code that is held by an electrical or heating, | 44455 |
| ventilating, and air conditioning contractor, for the | 44456 |
| construction, replacement, maintenance, or repair of one-family, | 44457 |
| two-family, or three-family dwelling houses or accessory | 44458 |
| structures incidental to those dwelling houses. | 44459 |
| (I) A board of county commissioners shall not register a | 44460 |
| specialty contractor who is required to hold a license under | 44461 |
| Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code but does not hold a valid | 44462 |
| license issued under that chapter. | 44463 |
| (J) As used in this section, "specialty contractor" means a | 44464 |
| heating, ventilating, and air conditioning contractor, | 44465 |
| refrigeration contractor, electrical contractor, plumbing | 44466 |
| contractor, or hydronics contractor, as those contractors are | 44467 |
| described in Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code. | 44468 |
| Sec. 3781.11. (A) The rules of the board of building | 44469 |
| standards shall: | 44470 |
| (1) For nonresidential buildings, provide uniform minimum | 44471 |
| standards and requirements, and for residential buildings, provide | 44472 |
| standards and requirements that are uniform throughout the state, | 44473 |
| for construction and construction materials, including | 44474 |
| construction of industrialized units, to make residential and | 44475 |
| nonresidential buildings safe and sanitary as defined in section | 44476 |
| 3781.06 of the Revised Code; | 44477 |
| (2) Formulate such standards and requirements, so far as may | 44478 |
| be practicable, in terms of performance objectives, so as to make | 44479 |
| adequate performance for the use intended the test of | 44480 |
| acceptability; | 44481 |
| (3) Permit, to the fullest extent feasible, the use of | 44482 |
| materials and technical methods, devices, and improvements, | 44483 |
| including the use of industrialized units which tend to reduce the | 44484 |
| cost of construction and erection without affecting minimum | 44485 |
| requirements for the health, safety, and security of the occupants | 44486 |
| or users of buildings or industrialized units and without | 44487 |
| preferential treatment of types or classes of materials or | 44488 |
| products or methods of construction; | 44489 |
| (4) Encourage, so far as may be practicable, the | 44490 |
| standardization of construction practices, methods, equipment, | 44491 |
| material, and techniques, including methods employed to produce | 44492 |
| industrialized units; | 44493 |
| (5) Not require any alteration or repair of any part of a | 44494 |
| school building owned by a chartered nonpublic school or a city, | 44495 |
| local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district and | 44496 |
| operated in conjunction with any primary or secondary school | 44497 |
| program that is not being altered or repaired if all of the | 44498 |
| following apply: | 44499 |
| (a) The school building meets all of the applicable building | 44500 |
| code requirements in existence at the time of the construction of | 44501 |
| the building. | 44502 |
| (b) The school building otherwise satisfies the requirements | 44503 |
| of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code. | 44504 |
| (c) The part of the school building altered or repaired | 44505 |
| conforms to all rules of the board existing on the date of the | 44506 |
| repair or alteration. | 44507 |
| (6) Not require any alteration or repair to any part of a | 44508 |
| workshop or factory that is not otherwise being altered, repaired, | 44509 |
| or added to if all of the following apply: | 44510 |
| (a) The workshop or factory otherwise satisfies the | 44511 |
| requirements of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code. | 44512 |
| (b) The part of the workshop or factory altered, repaired, or | 44513 |
| added conforms to all rules of the board existing on the date of | 44514 |
| plan approval of the repair, alteration, or addition. | 44515 |
| (B) The rules of the board shall supersede and govern any | 44516 |
|
order, standard, or rule of the division of
| 44517 |
| compliance in the department of commerce, division of the state | 44518 |
| fire marshal, the department of health, and of counties and | 44519 |
| townships, in all cases where such orders, standards, or rules are | 44520 |
| in conflict with the rules of the board, except that rules adopted | 44521 |
| and orders issued by the state fire marshal pursuant to Chapter | 44522 |
| 3743. of the Revised Code prevail in the event of a conflict. | 44523 |
| (C) The construction, alteration, erection, and repair of | 44524 |
| buildings including industrialized units, and the materials and | 44525 |
| devices of any kind used in connection with them and the heating | 44526 |
| and ventilating of them and the plumbing and electric wiring in | 44527 |
| them shall conform to the statutes of this state or the rules | 44528 |
| adopted and promulgated by the board, and to provisions of local | 44529 |
| ordinances not inconsistent therewith. Any building, structure, or | 44530 |
| part thereof, constructed, erected, altered, manufactured, or | 44531 |
| repaired not in accordance with the statutes of this state or with | 44532 |
| the rules of the board, and any building, structure, or part | 44533 |
| thereof in which there is installed, altered, or repaired any | 44534 |
| fixture, device, and material, or plumbing, heating, or | 44535 |
| ventilating system, or electric wiring not in accordance with such | 44536 |
| statutes or rules is a public nuisance. | 44537 |
| (D) As used in this section: | 44538 |
| (1) "Nonpublic school" means a chartered school for which | 44539 |
| minimum standards are prescribed by the state board of education | 44540 |
| pursuant to division (D) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code. | 44541 |
| (2) "Workshop or factory" includes manufacturing, mechanical, | 44542 |
| electrical, mercantile, art, and laundering establishments, | 44543 |
| printing, telegraph, and telephone offices, railroad depots, and | 44544 |
| memorial buildings, but does not include hotels and tenement and | 44545 |
| apartment houses. | 44546 |
| Sec. 3781.112. (A) As used in this section, "secured | 44547 |
| facility" means any of the following: | 44548 |
| (1) A maternity | 44549 |
|
newborn care nursery, or maternity home licensed under | 44550 |
| 44551 |
| (2) A pediatric intensive care unit subject to rules adopted | 44552 |
| by the director of health pursuant to section 3702.11 of the | 44553 |
| Revised Code; | 44554 |
| (3) A children's hospital, as defined in section | 44555 |
| 3727.01 of the Revised Code; | 44556 |
| (4) A hospital that is licensed under section 5119.20 of the | 44557 |
| Revised Code to receive mentally ill persons; | 44558 |
| (5) The portion of a nursing home licensed under section | 44559 |
| 3721.02 of the Revised Code or in accordance with section 3721.09 | 44560 |
| of the Revised Code in which specialized care is provided to | 44561 |
| residents of the nursing home who have physical or mental | 44562 |
| conditions that require a resident to be restricted in the | 44563 |
| resident's freedom of movement for the health and safety of the | 44564 |
| resident, the staff attending the resident, or the general public. | 44565 |
| (B) A secured facility may take reasonable steps in | 44566 |
| accordance with rules the board of building standards adopts under | 44567 |
| division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and in | 44568 |
| accordance with the state fire code the fire marshal adopts under | 44569 |
| section 3737.82 of the Revised Code, to deny egress to confine and | 44570 |
| protect patients or residents of the secured facility who are not | 44571 |
| capable of self-preservation. A secured facility that wishes to | 44572 |
| deny egress to those patients or residents may use delayed-egress | 44573 |
| doors and electronically coded doors to deny egress, on the | 44574 |
| condition that those doors are installed and used in accordance | 44575 |
| with rules the board of building standards adopts under division | 44576 |
| (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and in accordance with | 44577 |
| the state fire code the fire marshal adopts under section 3737.82 | 44578 |
| of the Revised Code. A secured facility also may install | 44579 |
| controlled-egress locks, in compliance with rules the board of | 44580 |
| building standards adopts under division (A) section 3781.10 of | 44581 |
| the Revised Code and in compliance with the state fire code the | 44582 |
| fire marshal adopts under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code, in | 44583 |
| areas of the secured facility where patients or residents who have | 44584 |
| physical or mental conditions that would endanger the patients or | 44585 |
| residents, the staff attending the patients or residents, or the | 44586 |
| general public if those patients or residents are not restricted | 44587 |
| in their freedom of movement. A secured facility that uses | 44588 |
| delayed-egress doors and electronically coded doors, | 44589 |
| controlled-egress locks, or both, shall do both of the following: | 44590 |
| (1) Provide continuous, twenty-four-hour custodial care to | 44591 |
| the patients or residents of the facility; | 44592 |
| (2) Establish a system to evacuate patients or residents in | 44593 |
| the event of fire or other emergency. | 44594 |
| Sec. 3783.05. The board of building standards, in accordance | 44595 |
| with Chapters 119., 3781., and 3791. of the Revised Code, shall | 44596 |
| adopt, amend, or repeal such rules as may be reasonably necessary | 44597 |
| to administer this chapter. All fees collected by the board | 44598 |
| pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury to | 44599 |
|
the credit of the | 44600 |
| created in section 121.084 of the Revised Code. | 44601 |
| Sec. 3791.02. No owner, or person having the control as an | 44602 |
| officer or member of a board or committee or otherwise of any | 44603 |
| opera house, hall, theater, church, schoolhouse, college, academy, | 44604 |
| seminary, infirmary, sanitarium, children's home, hospital, | 44605 |
| medical institute, asylum, memorial building, armory, assembly | 44606 |
| hall, or other building for the assemblage or betterment of people | 44607 |
| shall fail to obey any order of the state fire marshal, boards of | 44608 |
| health of city and general health districts, the building | 44609 |
| inspector or commissioner in cities having a building inspection | 44610 |
|
department, or the superintendent of | 44611 |
| in the department of commerce under Chapters 3781. and 3791. of | 44612 |
| the Revised Code or rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto. | 44613 |
| Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than | 44614 |
| one thousand dollars. | 44615 |
| Sec. 3791.04. (A)(1) Before beginning the construction, | 44616 |
| erection, or manufacture of any building to which section 3781.06 | 44617 |
| of the Revised Code applies, including all industrialized units, | 44618 |
| the owner of that building, in addition to any other submission | 44619 |
| required by law, shall submit plans or drawings, specifications, | 44620 |
| and data prepared for the construction, erection, equipment, | 44621 |
| alteration, or addition that indicate the portions that have been | 44622 |
| approved pursuant to section 3781.12 of the Revised Code and for | 44623 |
| which no further approval is required, to the municipal, township, | 44624 |
| or county building department having jurisdiction unless one of | 44625 |
| the following applies: | 44626 |
| (a) If no municipal, township, or county building department | 44627 |
| certified for nonresidential buildings pursuant to division (E) of | 44628 |
| section 3781.10 of the Revised Code has jurisdiction, the owner | 44629 |
| shall make the submissions described in division (A)(1) of this | 44630 |
|
section to the superintendent of | 44631 |
| (b) If no certified municipal, township, or county building | 44632 |
| department certified for residential buildings pursuant to | 44633 |
| division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code has | 44634 |
| jurisdiction, the owner is not required to make the submissions | 44635 |
| described in division (A)(1) of this section. | 44636 |
| (2)(a) The seal of an architect registered under Chapter | 44637 |
| 4703. of the Revised Code or an engineer registered under Chapter | 44638 |
| 4733. of the Revised Code is required for any plans, drawings, | 44639 |
| specifications, or data submitted for approval, unless the plans, | 44640 |
| drawings, specifications, or data are permitted to be prepared by | 44641 |
| persons other than registered architects pursuant to division (C) | 44642 |
| or (D) of section 4703.18 of the Revised Code, or by persons other | 44643 |
| than registered engineers pursuant to division (C) or (D) of | 44644 |
| section 4733.18 of the Revised Code. | 44645 |
| (b) No seal is required for any plans, drawings, | 44646 |
| specifications, or data submitted for approval for any residential | 44647 |
| buildings, as defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, or | 44648 |
| erected as industrialized one-, two-, or three-family units or | 44649 |
| structures within the meaning of "industrialized unit" as defined | 44650 |
| in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code. | 44651 |
| (c) No seal is required for approval of the installation of | 44652 |
| replacement equipment or systems that are similar in type or | 44653 |
| capacity to the equipment or systems being replaced. No seal is | 44654 |
| required for approval for any new construction, improvement, | 44655 |
| alteration, repair, painting, decorating, or other modification of | 44656 |
| any buildings or structures subject to sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 | 44657 |
| and 3791.04 of the Revised Code if the proposed work does not | 44658 |
| involve technical design analysis, as defined by rule adopted by | 44659 |
| the board of building standards. | 44660 |
| (B) No owner shall proceed with the construction, erection, | 44661 |
| alteration, or equipment of any building until the plans or | 44662 |
| drawings, specifications, and data have been approved as this | 44663 |
| section requires, or the industrialized unit inspected at the | 44664 |
| point of origin. No plans or specifications shall be approved or | 44665 |
| inspection approval given unless the building represented would, | 44666 |
| if constructed, repaired, erected, or equipped, comply with | 44667 |
| Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code and any rule made | 44668 |
| under those chapters. | 44669 |
| (C) The approval of plans or drawings and specifications or | 44670 |
| data pursuant to this section is invalid if construction, | 44671 |
| erection, alteration, or other work upon the building has not | 44672 |
| commenced within twelve months of the approval of the plans or | 44673 |
| drawings and specifications. One extension shall be granted for an | 44674 |
| additional twelve-month period if the owner requests at least ten | 44675 |
| days in advance of the expiration of the permit and upon payment | 44676 |
| of a fee not to exceed one hundred dollars. If in the course of | 44677 |
| construction, work is delayed or suspended for more than six | 44678 |
| months, the approval of plans or drawings and specifications or | 44679 |
| data is invalid. Two extensions shall be granted for six months | 44680 |
| each if the owner requests at least ten days in advance of the | 44681 |
| expiration of the permit and upon payment of a fee for each | 44682 |
| extension of not more than one hundred dollars. Before any work | 44683 |
| may continue on the construction, erection, alteration, or | 44684 |
| equipment of any building for which the approval is invalid, the | 44685 |
| owner of the building shall resubmit the plans or drawings and | 44686 |
| specifications for approval pursuant to this section. | 44687 |
| (D) Subject to section 3791.042 of the Revised Code, the | 44688 |
| board of building standards or the legislative authority of a | 44689 |
| municipal corporation, township, or county, by rule, may regulate | 44690 |
| the requirements for the submission of plans and specifications to | 44691 |
| the respective enforcing departments and for processing by those | 44692 |
| departments. The board of building standards or the legislative | 44693 |
| authority of a municipal corporation, township, or county may | 44694 |
| adopt rules to provide for the approval, subject to section | 44695 |
| 3791.042 of the Revised Code, by the department having | 44696 |
| jurisdiction of the plans for construction of a foundation or any | 44697 |
| other part of a building or structure before the complete plans | 44698 |
| and specifications for the entire building or structure are | 44699 |
| submitted. When any plans are approved by the department having | 44700 |
| jurisdiction, the structure and every particular represented by | 44701 |
| and disclosed in those plans shall, in the absence of fraud or a | 44702 |
| serious safety or sanitation hazard, be conclusively presumed to | 44703 |
| comply with Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code and any | 44704 |
| rule issued pursuant to those chapters, if constructed, altered, | 44705 |
| or repaired in accordance with those plans and any rule in effect | 44706 |
| at the time of approval. | 44707 |
| (E) The approval of plans and specifications, including | 44708 |
| inspection of industrialized units, under this section is a | 44709 |
| "license" and the failure to approve plans or specifications as | 44710 |
| submitted or to inspect the unit at the point of origin within | 44711 |
| thirty days after the plans or specifications are filed or the | 44712 |
| request to inspect the industrialized unit is made, the | 44713 |
| disapproval of plans and specifications, or the refusal to approve | 44714 |
| an industrialized unit following inspection at the point of origin | 44715 |
| is "an adjudication order denying the issuance of a license" | 44716 |
| requiring an "adjudication hearing" as provided by sections 119.07 | 44717 |
| to 119.13 of the Revised Code and as modified by sections 3781.031 | 44718 |
| and 3781.19 of the Revised Code. An adjudication order denying the | 44719 |
| issuance of a license shall specify the reasons for that denial. | 44720 |
| (F) The board of building standards shall not require the | 44721 |
| submission of site preparation plans or plot plans to the division | 44722 |
|
of
| 44723 |
| exclusively as one-, two-, or three-family dwellings. | 44724 |
| (G) Notwithstanding any procedures the board establishes, if | 44725 |
| the agency having jurisdiction objects to any portion of the plans | 44726 |
| or specifications, the owner or the owner's representative may | 44727 |
| request the agency to issue conditional approval to proceed with | 44728 |
| construction up to the point of the objection. Approval shall be | 44729 |
| issued only when the objection results from conflicting | 44730 |
| interpretations of the rules of the board of building standards | 44731 |
| rather than the application of specific technical requirements of | 44732 |
| the rules. Approval shall not be issued where the correction of | 44733 |
| the objection would cause extensive changes in the building design | 44734 |
| or construction. The giving of conditional approval is a | 44735 |
| "conditional license" to proceed with construction up to the point | 44736 |
| where the construction or materials objected to by the agency are | 44737 |
| to be incorporated into the building. No construction shall | 44738 |
| proceed beyond that point without the prior approval of the agency | 44739 |
| or another agency that conducts an adjudication hearing relative | 44740 |
| to the objection. The agency having jurisdiction shall specify its | 44741 |
| objections to the plans or specifications, which is an | 44742 |
| "adjudication order denying the issuance of a license" and may be | 44743 |
| appealed pursuant to sections 119.07 to 119.13 of the Revised Code | 44744 |
| and as modified by sections 3781.031 and 3781.19 of the Revised | 44745 |
| Code. | 44746 |
| (H) A certified municipal, township, or county building | 44747 |
| department having jurisdiction, or the superintendent, as | 44748 |
| appropriate, shall review any plans, drawings, specifications, or | 44749 |
| data described in this section that are submitted to it or to the | 44750 |
| superintendent. | 44751 |
| (I) No owner or persons having control as an officer, or as a | 44752 |
| member of a board or committee, or otherwise, of a building to | 44753 |
| which section 3781.06 of the Revised Code is applicable, and no | 44754 |
| architect, designer, engineer, builder, contractor, subcontractor, | 44755 |
| or any officer or employee of a municipal, township, or county | 44756 |
| building department shall violate this section. | 44757 |
| (J) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more | 44758 |
| than five hundred dollars. | 44759 |
| Sec. 3791.05. No owner, lessee, agent, factor, architect, or | 44760 |
| contractor engaged in and having supervision or charge of the | 44761 |
| building, erection, or construction of a block, building, or | 44762 |
| structure, shall neglect or refuse to place or have placed upon | 44763 |
| the joists of each story thereof, as soon as joists are in | 44764 |
| position, counter floors of such quality and strength as to render | 44765 |
| perfectly safe the going to and from thereon of all mechanics, | 44766 |
| laborers, and other persons engaged upon the work of construction | 44767 |
| or supervision, or in placing materials for such construction. | 44768 |
| Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than | 44769 |
| twenty-five nor more than two hundred dollars. | 44770 |
| Each day that such person neglects or refuses to have such | 44771 |
| counter floors so placed, after notice is given by a building | 44772 |
| inspector, a chief inspector, or deputy inspector of the city | 44773 |
| building inspection department in cities where such department is | 44774 |
|
organized, or by the superintendent of | 44775 |
| of the state, in cities where such departments are not organized, | 44776 |
| or from a person whose life or personal safety may be endangered | 44777 |
| by such neglect or refusal, is a separate offense. | 44778 |
| Sec. 3791.07. (A) The board of building standards may | 44779 |
| establish such reasonable inspection fee schedules as it | 44780 |
| determines necessary or desirable relating to the inspection of | 44781 |
| all plans and specifications submitted for approval to the | 44782 |
|
division of | 44783 |
| units inspected at the point of origin and at the construction | 44784 |
| site of the building. The inspection fee schedule established | 44785 |
| shall bear some reasonable relationship to the cost of | 44786 |
| administering and enforcing the provisions of Chapters 3781. and | 44787 |
| 3791. of the Revised Code. | 44788 |
| (B) In addition to the fee assessed in division (A) of this | 44789 |
| section, the board shall assess a fee of not more than five | 44790 |
| dollars for each application for acceptance and approval of plans | 44791 |
| and specifications and for making inspections pursuant to section | 44792 |
| 3791.04 of the Revised Code. The board shall adopt rules, in | 44793 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, specifying the | 44794 |
|
manner by which the superintendent of | 44795 |
| shall collect and remit to the board the fees assessed under this | 44796 |
| division and requiring that remittance of the fees be made at | 44797 |
| least quarterly. | 44798 |
| (C) Any person who fails to pay an inspection fee required | 44799 |
| for any inspection conducted by the department of commerce | 44800 |
| pursuant to Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code, except | 44801 |
| for fees charged for the inspection of plans and specifications, | 44802 |
| within forty-five days after the inspection is conducted, shall | 44803 |
| pay a late payment fee equal to twenty-five per cent of the | 44804 |
| inspection fee. | 44805 |
| (D) The board shall pay the fees assessed under this section | 44806 |
|
into the state treasury to the credit of the
| 44807 |
| compliance operating fund created in section 121.084 of the | 44808 |
| Revised Code. | 44809 |
| Sec. 3791.11. (A) As used in this section and sections | 44810 |
| 3791.12 and 3791.13 of the Revised Code: | 44811 |
| (1) "Service station" means any facility designed and | 44812 |
| constructed primarily for use in the retail sale of gasoline, | 44813 |
| other petroleum products, and related accessories; except that | 44814 |
| "service station" does not include any such facility that has been | 44815 |
| converted for use for another bona fide business purpose, on and | 44816 |
| after the date of commencement of such other use. | 44817 |
| (2) "Abandoned service station" means any service station | 44818 |
| that has not been used for the retail sale of gasoline, other | 44819 |
| petroleum products, and related accessories for a continuous | 44820 |
| period of six months, whenever failure to reasonably secure | 44821 |
| station buildings from ready access by unauthorized persons and to | 44822 |
| reasonably maintain the station's premises has resulted in | 44823 |
| conditions that endanger the public health, welfare, safety, or | 44824 |
| morals; provided, that such conditions include, but are not | 44825 |
| limited to, the presence of defective or deteriorated electrical | 44826 |
| wiring, heating apparatus, and gas connections, or of unprotected | 44827 |
| gasoline storage tanks, piping, and valves, or any combination of | 44828 |
| the foregoing; and provided further that the casual and | 44829 |
| intermittent use of a service station for the retail sale of any | 44830 |
| item described in division (A)(1) of this section during such | 44831 |
| six-month period shall not be held to prevent the station from | 44832 |
| being determined an abandoned service station if it meets the | 44833 |
| other qualifications of this division. | 44834 |
| (B) No person shall construct, renew operation of, or | 44835 |
| continue operation of a service station unless, prior to the | 44836 |
| commencement of construction or renewed operation and during the | 44837 |
| period of continued operation, a valid bond is on file as provided | 44838 |
|
in division (C) | 44839 |
|
by the owner of the property if | 44840 |
| the service station. If the owner of the property is not the owner | 44841 |
| of the service station, then the bond shall be obtained by the | 44842 |
| lessee of the property; except that such lessee shall be other | 44843 |
| than any person who leases and operates the service station | 44844 |
| pursuant to a contract with a supplier of gasoline and petroleum | 44845 |
| products. The bond shall identify and list the name and address of | 44846 |
| the property owner and any lessee other than a person who leases | 44847 |
| and operates the service station pursuant to a contract with a | 44848 |
| supplier of gasoline and petroleum products. | 44849 |
| (C) The bond required by division (B) of this section shall | 44850 |
| be filed annually with the executive authority of the municipal | 44851 |
| corporation in which the service station is, or is to be, located, | 44852 |
| or with the clerk of the board of county commissioners if the | 44853 |
| service station is not, or is not to be, located within a | 44854 |
| municipal corporation. The bond shall either be a cash bond or | 44855 |
| have sufficient sureties approved by the executive authority or | 44856 |
| clerk with whom it is filed. The bond shall be for a term of one | 44857 |
| year and shall be renewed annually. The bond shall be in the | 44858 |
| amount of three thousand dollars for each service station to | 44859 |
| provide for the repair or removal of the service station and its | 44860 |
| appurtenances and restoration of the property. The bond shall be | 44861 |
| conditioned upon the repair or removal of the service station and | 44862 |
| restoration of the property if the service station is determined | 44863 |
| to be an abandoned service station as provided in section 3791.12 | 44864 |
| of the Revised Code. If the service station is determined to be an | 44865 |
| abandoned service station, and division (D) or (F) of section | 44866 |
| 3791.12 of the Revised Code applies, the bond shall be forfeited | 44867 |
| and the proceeds applied to the costs of repair or removal and | 44868 |
| restoration as provided in section 3791.13 of the Revised Code. If | 44869 |
| the amount of the bond exceeds the costs of repair or removal and | 44870 |
| restoration, the excess shall be returned to the depositor. | 44871 |
| | 44872 |
| 44873 | |
| 44874 | |
| 44875 | |
| 44876 | |
| 44877 | |
| 44878 | |
| 44879 | |
| 44880 | |
| 44881 | |
| 44882 | |
| 44883 | |
| 44884 | |
| 44885 | |
| 44886 | |
| 44887 | |
| 44888 | |
| 44889 | |
| 44890 | |
| 44891 | |
| 44892 | |
| 44893 | |
| 44894 | |
| 44895 | |
| 44896 | |
| 44897 | |
| 44898 | |
| 44899 | |
| 44900 | |
| 44901 | |
| 44902 | |
| 44903 | |
| 44904 |
| Sec. 3791.12. (A) The executive authority of each municipal | 44905 |
| corporation and the board of county commissioners of each county | 44906 |
| shall designate a suitable person to make inspections, within | 44907 |
| their respective territorial jurisdictions, of any service | 44908 |
| stations that are, or appear to be, no longer in use for the | 44909 |
| purposes described in division (A)(1) of section 3791.11 of the | 44910 |
| Revised Code, or for any other bona fide business purpose. | 44911 |
| Inspections of service stations under this section shall be made | 44912 |
| at the order of the executive authority or board, or upon the | 44913 |
| complaint of any person claiming to be adversely affected by the | 44914 |
| condition of a service station. Any inspector designated under | 44915 |
| this section shall have the right to enter upon and inspect any | 44916 |
| service station that is, or appears to be, no longer in use as | 44917 |
| described in this section. No inspector, while in the lawful | 44918 |
|
pursuit of | 44919 |
| to arrest for trespass while so engaged or for such cause | 44920 |
| thereafter. | 44921 |
| (B) Whenever an inspector, upon inspecting a service station | 44922 |
| as provided in this section, has reasonable cause to believe that | 44923 |
|
it qualifies as an abandoned service station, | 44924 |
| shall prepare a written report of the condition of the station's | 44925 |
| buildings and premises. The report shall be filed immediately with | 44926 |
| the executive authority or board. Upon receipt of the report, the | 44927 |
| executive authority or board shall fix a place and time, not less | 44928 |
| than thirty days nor more than sixty days after receipt of the | 44929 |
| report, for a hearing to determine whether the service station is | 44930 |
| an abandoned service station. The executive authority or board | 44931 |
| shall send written notice of the place and date of the hearing, | 44932 |
| together with a copy of the inspector's report and information | 44933 |
| that the service station may be ordered repaired or removed if | 44934 |
| determined to be abandoned, to all persons listed in the bond | 44935 |
|
filed under division (C) | 44936 |
| Code, and to all persons listed in the records of the county | 44937 |
| recorder or county clerk of courts as holding a lien on the | 44938 |
| affected property. Such notice shall be sent by certified mail to | 44939 |
| the address shown on such records. | 44940 |
| (C) In hearing the matter and deciding the issue, the | 44941 |
| executive authority or board shall consider the testimony of any | 44942 |
|
persons appearing pursuant to the notice | 44943 |
| representatives, the testimony of any witnesses appearing on | 44944 |
| behalf of such persons, the inspector's report or testimony, or | 44945 |
| both, and any other evidence pertinent to the matter. If the | 44946 |
| executive authority or board thereupon determines that the service | 44947 |
| station is an abandoned service station in such condition as to | 44948 |
| constitute a danger to the public health, welfare, safety, or | 44949 |
| morals, it shall order the satisfactory repair, or removal, of the | 44950 |
| service station and its appurtenances, and restoration of the | 44951 |
| property, within such period of time, not less than thirty days, | 44952 |
| as the executive authority or board thereupon determines | 44953 |
| reasonable. Notice of the findings and order shall be sent to all | 44954 |
| persons required to be notified by division (B) of this section in | 44955 |
| the same manner as provided in that division. | 44956 |
| (D) If an abandoned service station is not satisfactorily | 44957 |
| repaired or removed within the period of time provided in an order | 44958 |
| made under division (C) of this section, the municipal corporation | 44959 |
| or county may enter the land and complete the repair, if repair | 44960 |
| was ordered, or remove the service station and its appurtenances, | 44961 |
| if removal was ordered, and restore the property. | 44962 |
| (E) Any person aggrieved by an order of an executive | 44963 |
| authority or board made under division (C) of this section, may | 44964 |
| appeal as provided in Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code within | 44965 |
| thirty days of the mailing of notice of the order. | 44966 |
| (F) In the event that no persons notified as provided in | 44967 |
| division (B) of this section, or their authorized representatives, | 44968 |
| appear at the hearing, respond to an order of the executive | 44969 |
| authority or board, or appeal within thirty days of the mailing of | 44970 |
| notice of the order as provided in division (E) of this section, | 44971 |
| the municipal corporation or county may proceed as provided in | 44972 |
| division (D) of this section. | 44973 |
| Sec. 3793.04. The department of alcohol and drug addiction | 44974 |
| services shall develop, administer, and revise as necessary a | 44975 |
| comprehensive statewide alcohol and drug addiction services plan | 44976 |
| for the implementation of this chapter. The plan shall emphasize | 44977 |
| abstinence from the use of alcohol and drugs of abuse as the | 44978 |
| primary goal of alcohol and drug addiction services. The council | 44979 |
|
on alcohol | 44980 |
| the department in the development and implementation of the plan. | 44981 |
| The plan shall provide for the allocation and distribution of | 44982 |
| funds appropriated to the department by the general assembly for | 44983 |
| services furnished by alcohol and drug addiction programs under | 44984 |
| contract with boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health | 44985 |
| services. The department shall exclude from the allocation and | 44986 |
| distribution any funds that are transferred to the department of | 44987 |
| job and family services to pay the nonfederal share of alcohol and | 44988 |
| drug addiction services covered by the medicaid program. | 44989 |
| The plan shall specify the methodology that the department | 44990 |
| will use for determining how the funds will be allocated and | 44991 |
| distributed. A portion of the funds shall be allocated on the | 44992 |
| basis of the ratio of the population of each alcohol, drug | 44993 |
| addiction, and mental health service district to the total | 44994 |
| population of the state as determined from the most recent federal | 44995 |
| census or the most recent official estimate made by the United | 44996 |
| States census bureau. | 44997 |
| The plan shall ensure that alcohol and drug addiction | 44998 |
| services of a high quality are accessible to, and responsive to | 44999 |
| the needs of, all persons, especially those who are members of | 45000 |
| underserved groups, including, but not limited to, African | 45001 |
| Americans, Hispanics, native Americans, Asians, juvenile and adult | 45002 |
| offenders, women, veterans, and persons with special services | 45003 |
| needs due to age or disability. The plan shall include a program | 45004 |
| to promote and protect the rights of those who receive services. | 45005 |
| To aid in formulating the plan and in evaluating the | 45006 |
| effectiveness and results of alcohol and drug addiction services, | 45007 |
| the department, in consultation with the department of mental | 45008 |
| health, shall establish and maintain an information system or | 45009 |
| systems. The department of alcohol and drug addiction services | 45010 |
| shall specify the information that must be provided by boards of | 45011 |
| alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services and by alcohol | 45012 |
| and drug addiction programs for inclusion in the system. The | 45013 |
| department shall not collect any personal information from the | 45014 |
| boards except as required or permitted by state or federal law for | 45015 |
| purposes related to payment, health care operations, program and | 45016 |
| service evaluation, reporting activities, research, system | 45017 |
| administration, and oversight. | 45018 |
| In consultation with boards, programs, and persons receiving | 45019 |
| services, the department shall establish guidelines for the use of | 45020 |
| funds allocated and distributed under this section and for the | 45021 |
| boards' development of plans for services required by sections | 45022 |
| 340.033 and 3793.05 of the Revised Code. | 45023 |
| In any fiscal year, the department shall spend, or allocate | 45024 |
| to boards, for methadone maintenance programs or any similar | 45025 |
| programs not more than eight per cent of the total amount | 45026 |
| appropriated to the department for the fiscal year. | 45027 |
| Sec. 3793.041. The department of alcohol and drug addiction | 45028 |
| services shall develop, administer, and revise as necessary a | 45029 |
| comprehensive statewide gambling addiction services plan. The | 45030 |
| council on alcohol, drug, and gambling addiction services shall | 45031 |
| advise the department in the development and implementation of the | 45032 |
| plan. | 45033 |
| The plan shall provide for allocation and distribution of | 45034 |
| funds from the problem casino gambling and addictions fund | 45035 |
| described in Section 6(C)(3)(g) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, | 45036 |
| and any funding to be distributed by the department for problem | 45037 |
| gambling. | 45038 |
| The plan shall specify the methodology that the department | 45039 |
| will use for determining how the funds will be allocated and | 45040 |
| distributed. A portion of the funds shall be allocated on the | 45041 |
| basis of the ratio of the population of each alcohol, drug | 45042 |
| addiction, and mental health service district to the total | 45043 |
| population of the state as determined from the most recent federal | 45044 |
| census or the most recent official estimate made by the United | 45045 |
| States census bureau. | 45046 |
| The plan shall ensure that gambling addiction services of a | 45047 |
| high quality are accessible to, and responsive to the needs of, | 45048 |
| all persons, especially those who are members of underserved | 45049 |
| groups, including, but not limited to, African Americans, | 45050 |
| Hispanics, native Americans, Asians, juvenile and adult offenders, | 45051 |
| women, veterans, and persons with special services needs due to | 45052 |
| age or disability. The plan shall include a program to promote and | 45053 |
| protect the rights of those who receive services. | 45054 |
| To aid in formulating the plan and in evaluating the | 45055 |
| effectiveness and results of gambling addiction services, the | 45056 |
| department, in consultation with the department of mental health, | 45057 |
| shall establish and maintain an information system or systems. The | 45058 |
| department of alcohol and drug addiction services shall specify | 45059 |
| the information that must be provided by boards of alcohol, drug | 45060 |
| addiction, and mental health services and by gambling addiction | 45061 |
| programs for inclusion in the system. The department shall not | 45062 |
| collect any personal information from the boards except as | 45063 |
| required or permitted by state or federal law for purposes related | 45064 |
| to payment, health care operations, program and service | 45065 |
| evaluation, reporting activities, research, system administration, | 45066 |
| and oversight. | 45067 |
| In consultation with boards, programs, and persons receiving | 45068 |
| services, the department shall establish guidelines for the use of | 45069 |
| funds allocated and distributed under this section. | 45070 |
| Sec. 3793.09. (A) There is hereby created the council on | 45071 |
|
alcohol | 45072 |
| consist of the public officials specified in division (B) of this | 45073 |
|
section, or their designees, and | 45074 |
| appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the | 45075 |
| senate. The members appointed by the governor shall be | 45076 |
| representatives of the following: boards of alcohol, drug | 45077 |
| addiction, and mental health services; the criminal and juvenile | 45078 |
|
justice systems; | 45079 |
| gambling addiction programs. At least four of the appointed | 45080 |
| members shall be persons who have received or are receiving | 45081 |
| alcohol or drug addiction services or are parents or other | 45082 |
| relatives of such persons; of these at least two shall be women | 45083 |
|
and at least one shall be a member of a minority | 45084 |
| | 45085 |
| 45086 | |
| 45087 | |
| 45088 | |
| group. At least one appointed member shall be an individual who | 45089 |
| has received or is receiving gambling addiction services. | 45090 |
| Terms of office shall be two years, with each term ending on | 45091 |
| the same day of the same month as the term it succeeds. Each | 45092 |
| member shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment | 45093 |
| until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. | 45094 |
| Members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same | 45095 |
| manner as original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a | 45096 |
| vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which | 45097 |
| the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office as a | 45098 |
| member for the remainder of the term. A member shall continue in | 45099 |
| office subsequent to the expiration of the member's term until the | 45100 |
| member's successor takes office or until a period of sixty days | 45101 |
| has elapsed, whichever occurs first. | 45102 |
| (B) The directors of health, public safety, mental health, | 45103 |
| rehabilitation and correction, and youth services; the | 45104 |
| superintendents of public instruction and liquor control; the | 45105 |
|
attorney general; the adjutant general; | 45106 |
| of the division of criminal justice services in the department of | 45107 |
| public safety; the executive director of the casino control | 45108 |
| commission; the executive director of the lottery commission; and | 45109 |
| the executive director of the state racing commission shall be | 45110 |
| voting members of the council, except that any of these officials | 45111 |
| may designate an individual to serve in the official's place as a | 45112 |
| voting member of the council. The director of alcohol and drug | 45113 |
| addiction services shall serve as a nonvoting member of the | 45114 |
| council. | 45115 |
| (C) The governor shall annually appoint a chairperson from | 45116 |
| among the members of the council. The council shall meet quarterly | 45117 |
| and at other times the chairperson considers necessary. In | 45118 |
| addition to other duties specified in this chapter, the council | 45119 |
| shall review the development of the comprehensive statewide plan | 45120 |
| for alcohol and drug addiction services, the comprehensive | 45121 |
|
statewide plan for gambling addiction services, revisions of | 45122 |
| 45123 | |
| purposes of this chapter by the department of alcohol and drug | 45124 |
| addiction services and shall act as an advisory council to the | 45125 |
| director of alcohol and drug addiction services. | 45126 |
| (D) Members of the council shall serve without compensation, | 45127 |
| but shall be paid actual and necessary expenses incurred in the | 45128 |
| performance of their duties. | 45129 |
| Sec. 3798.01. As used in this chapter: | 45130 |
| (A) "Approved health information exchange" means a health | 45131 |
| information exchange that has been approved or reapproved by the | 45132 |
| director of job and family services pursuant to the approval or | 45133 |
| reapproval process, as applicable, the director establishes in | 45134 |
| rules adopted under division (A) of section 3798.15 of the Revised | 45135 |
| Code or that has been certified by the office of the national | 45136 |
| coordinator for health information technology in the United States | 45137 |
| department of health and human services. | 45138 |
| (B) "Covered entity," "disclosure," "health care provider," | 45139 |
| "health information," "individually identifiable health | 45140 |
| information," "protected health information," and "use" have the | 45141 |
| same meanings as in 45 C.F.R. 160.103. | 45142 |
| (C) "Designated record set" has the same meaning as in 45 | 45143 |
| C.F.R. 164.501. | 45144 |
| (D) "Direct exchange" means the activity of electronic | 45145 |
| transmission of health information through a direct connection | 45146 |
| between the electronic record systems of health care providers | 45147 |
| without the use of a health information exchange. | 45148 |
| (E) "Health care component" and "hybrid entity" have the same | 45149 |
| meanings as in 45 C.F.R. 164.103. | 45150 |
| (F) "Health information exchange" means any person or | 45151 |
| governmental entity that provides in this state a technical | 45152 |
| infrastructure to connect computer systems or other electronic | 45153 |
| devices used by covered entities to facilitate the secure | 45154 |
| transmission of health information. "Health information exchange" | 45155 |
| excludes health care providers engaged in direct exchange, | 45156 |
| including direct exchange through the use of a health information | 45157 |
| service provider. | 45158 |
| (G) "HIPAA privacy rule" means the standards for privacy of | 45159 |
| individually identifiable health information in 45 C.F.R. part 160 | 45160 |
| and in 45 C.F.R. part 164, subparts A and E. | 45161 |
| (H) "Interoperability" means the capacity of two or more | 45162 |
| information systems to exchange information in an accurate, | 45163 |
| effective, secure, and consistent manner. | 45164 |
| (I) "Minor" means an unemancipated person under eighteen | 45165 |
| years of age or a mentally or physically disabled person under | 45166 |
| twenty-one years of age who meets criteria specified in rules | 45167 |
| adopted by the director of job and family services under section | 45168 |
| 3798.13 of the Revised Code. | 45169 |
| (J) "More stringent" has the same meaning as in 45 C.F.R. | 45170 |
| 160.202. | 45171 |
| (K) "Office of health transformation" means the office of | 45172 |
| health transformation created by executive order 2011-02K or a | 45173 |
| successor governmental entity responsible for health system | 45174 |
| oversight in this state. | 45175 |
| (L) "Personal representative" means a person who has | 45176 |
| authority under applicable law to make decisions related to health | 45177 |
| care on behalf of an adult or emancipated minor, or the parent, | 45178 |
| legal guardian, or other person acting in loco parentis who is | 45179 |
| authorized under law to make health care decisions on behalf of an | 45180 |
| unemancipated minor. "Personal representative" does not include | 45181 |
| the parent or legal guardian of, or another person acting in loco | 45182 |
| parentis to, a minor who consents to the minor's own receipt of | 45183 |
| health care or a minor who makes medical decisions on the minor's | 45184 |
| own behalf pursuant to law, court approval, or because the minor's | 45185 |
| parent, legal guardian, or other person acting in loco parentis | 45186 |
| has assented to an agreement of confidentiality between the | 45187 |
| provider and the minor. | 45188 |
| (M) "Political subdivision" means a municipal corporation, | 45189 |
| township, county, school district, or other body corporate and | 45190 |
| politic responsible for governmental activities in a geographic | 45191 |
| area smaller than that of the state. | 45192 |
| (N) "State agency" means any one or more of the following: | 45193 |
| (1) The department of aging; | 45194 |
| (2) The department of alcohol and drug addiction services; | 45195 |
| (3) The department of developmental disabilities; | 45196 |
| (4) The department of education; | 45197 |
| (5) The department of health; | 45198 |
| (6) The department of insurance; | 45199 |
| (7) The department of job and family services; | 45200 |
| (8) The department of mental health; | 45201 |
| (9) The department of rehabilitation and correction; | 45202 |
| (10) The department of youth services; | 45203 |
| (11) The bureau of workers' compensation; | 45204 |
| (12) The rehabilitation services commission; | 45205 |
| (13) The office of the attorney general; | 45206 |
| (14) A health care licensing board created under Title XLVII | 45207 |
| of the Revised Code that possesses individually identifiable | 45208 |
| health information. | 45209 |
| Sec. 3798.02. It is the intent of the general assembly in | 45210 |
| enacting this chapter to make the laws of this state governing the | 45211 |
| use and disclosure of protected health information by covered | 45212 |
| entities consistent with, but generally not more stringent than, | 45213 |
| the HIPAA privacy rule for the purpose of eliminating barriers to | 45214 |
| the adoption and use of electronic health records and health | 45215 |
| information exchanges. Therefore, it is also the general | 45216 |
| assembly's intent in enacting this chapter to supersede any | 45217 |
| judicial or administrative ruling issued in this state that is | 45218 |
| inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter. | 45219 |
| Sec. 3798.03. (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, a | 45220 |
| covered entity shall do both of the following: | 45221 |
| (1) If an individual's protected health information is | 45222 |
| maintained by the covered entity in a designated record set, | 45223 |
| provide the individual or the individual's personal representative | 45224 |
| with access to that information in a manner consistent with 45 | 45225 |
| C.F.R. 164.524; | 45226 |
| (2) Implement and maintain appropriate administrative, | 45227 |
| technical, and physical safeguards to protect the privacy of | 45228 |
| protected health information in a manner consistent with 45 C.F.R. | 45229 |
| 164.530(c). | 45230 |
| (B) If a covered entity is a hybrid entity, this section | 45231 |
| applies only to the health care component of the covered entity. | 45232 |
| Sec. 3798.04. A covered entity shall not do either of the | 45233 |
| following: | 45234 |
| (A) Use or disclose protected health information without an | 45235 |
| authorization that is valid under 45 C.F.R. 164.508 and, if | 45236 |
| applicable, 42 C.F.R. part 2, except when the use or disclosure is | 45237 |
| required or permitted without such authorization by Subchapter C | 45238 |
| of Subtitle A of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations and, | 45239 |
| if applicable, 42 C.F.R. part 2; | 45240 |
| (B) Use or disclose protected health information in a manner | 45241 |
| that is not consistent with 45 C.F.R. 164.502. | 45242 |
| Sec. 3798.06. Except in the circumstances described in | 45243 |
| division (A) of section 3798.04 of the Revised Code when a covered | 45244 |
| entity is permitted to disclose protected health information | 45245 |
| without an authorization that is valid under 45 C.F.R. 164.508, a | 45246 |
| covered entity shall not disclose protected health information to | 45247 |
| a health information exchange without an authorization described | 45248 |
| in division (A) of section 3798.04 of the Revised Code unless all | 45249 |
| of the following are true: | 45250 |
| (A) The disclosure is to an approved health information | 45251 |
| exchange. | 45252 |
| (B) The covered entity is a party to a valid participation | 45253 |
| agreement with the approved health information exchange that meets | 45254 |
| the requirements of rules adopted under section 3798.16 of the | 45255 |
| Revised Code. | 45256 |
| (C) The disclosure is consistent with all procedures | 45257 |
| established by the approved health information exchange. | 45258 |
| (D) Prior to the disclosure, the covered entity furnishes to | 45259 |
| the individual or individual's personal representative a written | 45260 |
| notice that complies with rules adopted under division (A)(3) of | 45261 |
| section 3798.16 of the Revised Code. | 45262 |
| Sec. 3798.07. (A) In addition to being subject to the general | 45263 |
| prohibition in section 3798.06 of the Revised Code on disclosure | 45264 |
| of protected health information to a health information exchange | 45265 |
| without a valid authorization, a covered entity shall also be | 45266 |
| subject to the following conditions when it discloses protected | 45267 |
| health information to a health information exchange: | 45268 |
| (1) The covered entity shall restrict disclosure consistent | 45269 |
| with all applicable federal laws governing the disclosure; | 45270 |
| (2) If the protected health information concerns a minor, the | 45271 |
| covered entity shall restrict disclosure in a manner that complies | 45272 |
| with laws of this state pertaining to the circumstances under | 45273 |
| which a minor may consent to the minor's own receipt of health | 45274 |
| care or make medical decisions on the minor's own behalf, | 45275 |
| including sections 2907.29, 3709.241, 3719.012, 5120.172, 5122.04, | 45276 |
| and 5126.043 of the Revised Code unless the minor authorizes the | 45277 |
| disclosure. | 45278 |
| (3) The covered entity shall restrict disclosure in a manner | 45279 |
| that is consistent with a written request from the individual or | 45280 |
| the individual's personal representative to restrict disclosure of | 45281 |
| all of the individual's protected health information. | 45282 |
| (4) The covered entity shall restrict disclosure in a manner | 45283 |
| that is consistent with a written request from the individual or | 45284 |
| the individual's personal representative concerning specific | 45285 |
| categories of protected health information to the extent that | 45286 |
| rules adopted pursuant to section 3798.16 of the Revised Code | 45287 |
| require the covered entity to comply with such a request. | 45288 |
| (B) The conditions in division (A) of this section on a | 45289 |
| covered entity's disclosure of protected health information to a | 45290 |
| health information exchange do not render unenforceable or | 45291 |
| restrict in any manner any of the following: | 45292 |
| (1) A provision of the Revised Code that on the effective | 45293 |
| date of this section requires a person or governmental entity to | 45294 |
| disclose protected health information to a state agency, political | 45295 |
| subdivision, or other governmental entity; | 45296 |
| (2) The confidential status of proceedings and records within | 45297 |
| the scope of a peer review committee of a health care entity as | 45298 |
| described in section 2305.252 of the Revised Code; | 45299 |
| (3) The confidential status of quality assurance program | 45300 |
| activities and quality assurance records as described in section | 45301 |
| 5122.32 of the Revised Code; | 45302 |
| (4) The testimonial privilege established by division (B) of | 45303 |
| section 2317.02 of the Revised Code; | 45304 |
| (5) Any of the following items that govern the | 45305 |
| confidentiality, privacy, security, or privileged status of | 45306 |
| protected health information in the possession or custody of an | 45307 |
| agency; govern the process for obtaining from a patient consent to | 45308 |
| the provision of health care or consent for participation in | 45309 |
| medical or other scientific research; govern the process for | 45310 |
| determining whether an adult has a physical or mental impairment | 45311 |
| or an adult's capacity to make health care decisions for purposes | 45312 |
| of Chapter 5126. of the Revised Code; or govern the process for | 45313 |
| determining whether a minor has been emancipated: | 45314 |
| (a) A section of the Revised Code that is not in this | 45315 |
| chapter; | 45316 |
| (b) A rule as defined in section 119.01 of the Revised Code; | 45317 |
| (c) An internal management rule as defined in section 111.15 | 45318 |
| of the Revised Code; | 45319 |
| (d) Guidance issued by an agency; | 45320 |
| (e) Orders or regulations of a board of health of a city | 45321 |
| health district made under section 3709.20 of the Revised Code; | 45322 |
| (f) Orders or regulations of a board of health of a general | 45323 |
| health district made under section 3709.21 of the Revised Code; | 45324 |
| (g) An ordinance or resolution adopted by a political | 45325 |
| subdivision; | 45326 |
| (h) A professional code of ethics; | 45327 |
| (i) When a minor is authorized to consent to the minor's own | 45328 |
| receipt of health care or make medical decisions on the minor's | 45329 |
| own behalf, including the circumstances described in sections | 45330 |
| 2907.29, 3709.241, 3719.012, 5120.172, 5122.04, and 5126.043 of | 45331 |
| the Revised Code. | 45332 |
| Sec. 3798.08. (A) A covered entity that uses or discloses | 45333 |
| protected health information in a manner that complies with | 45334 |
| sections 3798.03 and 3798.07 of the Revised Code and is not in | 45335 |
| violation of section 3798.04 or 3798.06 of the Revised Code is not | 45336 |
| liable in a civil action and is not subject to criminal | 45337 |
| prosecution or professional disciplinary action arising out of or | 45338 |
| relating to the access or disclosure. | 45339 |
| (B) An approved health information exchange is not liable in | 45340 |
| a civil action and not subject to criminal prosecution arising out | 45341 |
| of or relating to a covered entity's disclosure of protected | 45342 |
| health information to the approved health information exchange, or | 45343 |
| use of protected health information accessed from the approved | 45344 |
| health information exchange, if the disclosure or use complies | 45345 |
| with sections 3798.03 and 3798.07 of the Revised Code and is not | 45346 |
| in violation of section 3798.04 or 3798.06 of the Revised Code. | 45347 |
| Sec. 3798.10. (A) Not later than six months after the | 45348 |
| effective date of this section, the director of job and family | 45349 |
| services, in consultation with the office of health | 45350 |
| transformation, shall prescribe by rules adopted in accordance | 45351 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code a standard authorization | 45352 |
| form for the use and disclosure of protected health information by | 45353 |
| covered entities in this state. The form shall meet all | 45354 |
| requirements specified in 45 C.F.R. 164.508 and, where applicable, | 45355 |
| 42 C.F.R. part 2. | 45356 |
| (B) If a form the director prescribes under division (A) of | 45357 |
| this section is properly executed by an individual or the | 45358 |
| individual's personal representative, it shall be accepted by any | 45359 |
| person or governmental entity in this state as valid authorization | 45360 |
| for the use or disclosure of the individual's protected health | 45361 |
| information to the persons or governmental entities specified in | 45362 |
| the form. | 45363 |
| (C) This section does not preclude a person or governmental | 45364 |
| entity from accepting as valid authorization for the use or | 45365 |
| disclosure of protected health information a form other than the | 45366 |
| form prescribed under division (A) of this section if the other | 45367 |
| form meets all requirements specified in 45 C.F.R. 164.508 and, if | 45368 |
| applicable, 42 C.F.R. part 2. | 45369 |
| Sec. 3798.12. As used in this section, "agency" has the same | 45370 |
| meaning as in section 111.15 of the Revised Code. | 45371 |
| (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, any | 45372 |
| of the following pertaining to the confidentiality, privacy, | 45373 |
| security, or privileged status of protected health information | 45374 |
| transacted, maintained in, or accessed through a health | 45375 |
| information exchange is unenforceable if it conflicts with this | 45376 |
| chapter: | 45377 |
| (1) A section of the Revised Code that is not in this | 45378 |
| chapter; | 45379 |
| (2) A rule as defined in section 119.01 of the Revised Code; | 45380 |
| (3) An internal management rule as defined in section 111.15 | 45381 |
| of the Revised Code; | 45382 |
| (4) Guidance issued by an agency; | 45383 |
| (5) Orders or regulations of a board of health of a city | 45384 |
| health district made under section 3709.20 of the Revised Code; | 45385 |
| (6) Orders or regulations of a board of health of a general | 45386 |
| health district made under section 3709.21 of the Revised Code; | 45387 |
| (7) An ordinance or resolution adopted by a political | 45388 |
| subdivision; | 45389 |
| (8) A professional code of ethics. | 45390 |
| (B) Division (A) of this section does not render | 45391 |
| unenforceable or restrict in any manner any of the following: | 45392 |
| (1) A provision of the Revised Code that on the effective | 45393 |
| date of this section requires a person or governmental entity to | 45394 |
| disclose protected health information to a state agency, political | 45395 |
| subdivision, or other governmental entity; | 45396 |
| (2) The confidential status of proceedings and records within | 45397 |
| the scope of a peer review committee of a health care entity as | 45398 |
| described in section 2305.252 of the Revised Code; | 45399 |
| (3) The confidential status of quality assurance program | 45400 |
| activities and quality assurance records as described in section | 45401 |
| 5122.32 of the Revised Code; | 45402 |
| (4) The testimonial privilege established by division (B) of | 45403 |
| section 2317.02 of the Revised Code; | 45404 |
| (5) An item described in divisions (A)(1) to (8) of this | 45405 |
| section that governs any of the following: | 45406 |
| (a) The confidentiality, privacy, security, or privileged | 45407 |
| status of protected health information in the possession or | 45408 |
| custody of an agency; | 45409 |
| (b) The process for obtaining from a patient consent to the | 45410 |
| provision of health care or consent for participation in medical | 45411 |
| or other scientific research; | 45412 |
| (c) The process for determining whether an adult has a | 45413 |
| physical or mental impairment or an adult's capacity to make | 45414 |
| health care decisions for purposes of Chapter 5126. of the Revised | 45415 |
| Code; | 45416 |
| (d) The process for determining whether a minor has been | 45417 |
| emancipated. | 45418 |
| (6) When a minor is authorized to consent to the minor's own | 45419 |
| receipt of health care or make medical decisions on the minor's | 45420 |
| own behalf, including the circumstances described in sections | 45421 |
| 2907.29, 3709.241, 3719.012, 5120.172, 5122.04, and 5126.043 of | 45422 |
| the Revised Code. | 45423 |
| Sec. 3798.13. The director of job and family services shall | 45424 |
| adopt rules for purposes of specifying the criteria a person who | 45425 |
| is mentally or physically disabled and who is under twenty-one | 45426 |
| years of age must meet to be considered a minor for purposes of | 45427 |
| sections 3798.07 and 3798.12 of the Revised Code. | 45428 |
| Sec. 3798.14. (A) The director of job and family services, in | 45429 |
| consultation with the office of health transformation, shall adopt | 45430 |
| rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the | 45431 |
| purpose of establishing standards the director must use to approve | 45432 |
| health information exchanges operating in this state. The rules | 45433 |
| shall not be adopted until the earlier of sixty days following the | 45434 |
| adoption of a federal certification process for health information | 45435 |
| exchanges by the office of the national coordinator for health | 45436 |
| information technology in the United States department of health | 45437 |
| and human services or January 1, 2013. Subject to division (B) of | 45438 |
| this section, the rules may include standards and procedures to be | 45439 |
| followed by a health information exchange regarding the following: | 45440 |
| (1) Access to and use and disclosure of protected health | 45441 |
| information maintained by or on an approved health information | 45442 |
| exchange; | 45443 |
| (2) Demonstration of adequate financial resources to sustain | 45444 |
| continued operations in compliance with the rules adopted under | 45445 |
| this section; | 45446 |
| (3) Participation in outreach activities for individuals and | 45447 |
| covered entities; | 45448 |
| (4) Conduct of operations in a transparent manner to promote | 45449 |
| consumer confidence; | 45450 |
| (5) Implementation of security breach notification | 45451 |
| procedures. | 45452 |
| (B) The rules the director adopts pursuant to division (A) of | 45453 |
| this section shall be consistent with certification standards for | 45454 |
| health information exchanges established in federal statutes and | 45455 |
| regulations, including nationally recognized standards for | 45456 |
| interoperability. | 45457 |
| Sec. 3798.15. (A) The director of job and family services, | 45458 |
| in consultation with the office of health transformation, shall | 45459 |
| adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code | 45460 |
| for the purpose of establishing processes for all of the | 45461 |
| following: | 45462 |
| (1) A health information exchange to obtain approval to | 45463 |
| operate as an approved health information exchange in this state | 45464 |
| and, at times specified by the director, obtain reapproval of such | 45465 |
| status; | 45466 |
| (2) The director to investigate and resolve concerns and | 45467 |
| complaints submitted to the director regarding an approved health | 45468 |
| information exchange; | 45469 |
| (3) A health information exchange to apply for | 45470 |
| reconsideration of a decision the director makes under a process | 45471 |
| established under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section; | 45472 |
| (4) Covered entities and approved health information | 45473 |
| exchanges to enter into participation agreements and enforce the | 45474 |
| terms of such agreements. | 45475 |
| (B) Any decision the director makes in relation to a request | 45476 |
| for reconsideration made in accordance with rules adopted under | 45477 |
| division (A)(3) of this section is not subject to appeal under | 45478 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 45479 |
| Sec. 3798.16. (A) The director of job and family services, | 45480 |
| in consultation with the office of health transformation, shall | 45481 |
| adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code | 45482 |
| for the purpose of specifying the content of agreements governing | 45483 |
| covered entities' participation in approved health information | 45484 |
| exchanges. At a minimum, the rules shall require the content of | 45485 |
| such participation agreements to include all of the following: | 45486 |
| (1) Procedures for a covered entity to disclose an | 45487 |
| individual's protected health information to an approved health | 45488 |
| information exchange; | 45489 |
| (2) Procedures for a covered entity to access an individual's | 45490 |
| protected health information from an approved health information | 45491 |
| exchange; | 45492 |
| (3) Subject to division (B) of this section, a written notice | 45493 |
| to be provided by a covered entity to an individual or the | 45494 |
| individual's personal representative prior to the covered entity's | 45495 |
| disclosure of the individual's protected health information to an | 45496 |
| approved health information exchange; | 45497 |
| (4) Documentation the covered entity must use to verify that | 45498 |
| a notice described in division (A)(3) of this section has been | 45499 |
| provided by the covered entity to an individual or the | 45500 |
| individual's personal representative prior to the disclosure of | 45501 |
| the individual's protected health information to an approved | 45502 |
| health information exchange; | 45503 |
| (5) Procedures, which must take into consideration the | 45504 |
| technical capabilities of software available to health information | 45505 |
| exchanges, for an individual or the individual's personal | 45506 |
| representative to submit to the covered entity a written request | 45507 |
| to place restrictions on the covered entity's disclosure of | 45508 |
| protected health information to the approved health information | 45509 |
| exchange; | 45510 |
| (6) The standards a covered entity must use to determine | 45511 |
| whether, and to what extent, to comply with a written request | 45512 |
| described in division (A)(5) of this section; | 45513 |
| (7) The purposes for which a covered entity may access and | 45514 |
| use protected health information from the approved health | 45515 |
| information exchange. | 45516 |
| (B) With respect to the written notice described in division | 45517 |
| (A)(3) of this section, the rules may specify that the notice can | 45518 |
| be incorporated into the covered entity's notice of privacy | 45519 |
| practices required by 45 C.F.R. 164.520 and shall specify that the | 45520 |
| notice include the following statements: | 45521 |
| (1) The individual's protected health information will be | 45522 |
| disclosed to the approved health information exchange to | 45523 |
| facilitate the provision of health care to the individual. | 45524 |
| (2) The approved health information exchange maintains | 45525 |
| appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy and security of | 45526 |
| protected health information. | 45527 |
| (3) Only authorized individuals may access and use protected | 45528 |
| health information from the approved health information exchange. | 45529 |
| (4) The individual or the individual's personal | 45530 |
| representative has the right to request in writing that the | 45531 |
| covered entity do either or both of the following: | 45532 |
| (a) Not disclose any of the individual's protected health | 45533 |
| information to the approved health information exchange; | 45534 |
| (b) Not disclose specific categories of the individual's | 45535 |
| protected health information to the approved health information | 45536 |
| exchange. | 45537 |
| (5) Any restrictions on the disclosure of protected health | 45538 |
| information an individual requests as described in either division | 45539 |
| (B)(4)(a) or (b) of this section may result in a health care | 45540 |
| provider not having access to information that is necessary for | 45541 |
| the provider to render appropriate care to the individual. | 45542 |
| (6) Any restrictions on the disclosure of protected health | 45543 |
| information an individual requests as described in division | 45544 |
| (B)(4)(a) of this section must be honored by the covered entity. | 45545 |
| (7) Any restrictions on the disclosure of protected health | 45546 |
| information an individual requests as described in division | 45547 |
| (B)(4)(b) of this section must be honored if the restriction is | 45548 |
| consistent with rules adopted under this chapter. | 45549 |
| Sec. 3905.36. (A) Every insured association, company, | 45550 |
| corporation, or other person that enters, directly or indirectly, | 45551 |
| into any independent procurement or direct placement agreement | 45552 |
| with any insurance company, association, individual, firm, | 45553 |
| underwriter, or Lloyd's, not authorized to do business in this | 45554 |
| state, whereby the insured shall procure, continue, or renew | 45555 |
| contracts of insurance with such unauthorized insurance company, | 45556 |
| association, individual, firm, underwriter, or Lloyd's, for which | 45557 |
| insurance there is a gross premium, shall file the details of the | 45558 |
| transaction annually, on or before the thirty-first day of March, | 45559 |
| and shall at the same time pay to the treasurer of state, or the | 45560 |
| treasurer's designee, a tax of five per cent of such gross | 45561 |
| premium, after a deduction for return premium, if any, as | 45562 |
| calculated in the prescribed format or in compliance with any | 45563 |
| requirements of the compact entered into by the superintendent | 45564 |
| pursuant to division (D) of section 3905.33 of the Revised Code. | 45565 |
| An insurer may submit the required details of the transaction and | 45566 |
| remit the tax payment on behalf of an insured. | 45567 |
| All taxes collected under this section shall be paid into the | 45568 |
| general revenue fund. If the tax is not paid when due, the tax | 45569 |
| shall be increased by a penalty of twenty-five per cent. An | 45570 |
| interest charge computed as set forth in section 5725.221 of the | 45571 |
| Revised Code shall be made on the entire sum of the tax plus | 45572 |
| penalty, which interest shall be computed from the date the tax is | 45573 |
| due until it is paid. For purposes of this section, payment is | 45574 |
| considered made when it is received by the treasurer or the | 45575 |
| treasurer's designee, irrespective of any United States postal | 45576 |
| service marking or other stamp or mark indicating the date on | 45577 |
| which the payment may have been mailed. | 45578 |
| The superintendent of insurance, in the superintendent's sole | 45579 |
| discretion, may waive the twenty-five per cent penalty and | 45580 |
| interest charge thereon for a first-time, inadvertent nonpayment | 45581 |
| of the tax when due if the nonpayment is reported immediately upon | 45582 |
| discovery and the outstanding tax is thereafter immediately paid | 45583 |
| to the superintendent. | 45584 |
| (B) Each person licensed under section 3905.30 of the Revised | 45585 |
| Code shall pay to the treasurer of state or the treasurer's | 45586 |
| designee, on or before the thirty-first day of March of each year, | 45587 |
| five per cent of the balance of the gross premiums charged for | 45588 |
| insurance placed or procured under the license after a deduction | 45589 |
| for return premiums in the prescribed format or in compliance with | 45590 |
| any requirements of the compact entered into by the superintendent | 45591 |
| pursuant to division (D) of section 3905.33 of the Revised Code. | 45592 |
| The tax shall be collected from the insured by the surplus lines | 45593 |
| broker who placed or procured the policy of insurance at the time | 45594 |
| the policy is delivered to the insured. No license issued under | 45595 |
| section 3905.30 of the Revised Code shall be renewed until payment | 45596 |
| is made. If the tax is not paid when due, the tax shall be | 45597 |
| increased by a penalty of twenty-five per cent. An interest charge | 45598 |
| computed as set forth in section 5725.221 of the Revised Code | 45599 |
| shall be made on the entire sum of the tax plus penalty, which | 45600 |
| interest shall be computed from the date the tax is due until it | 45601 |
| is paid. For purposes of this section, payment is considered made | 45602 |
| when it is received by the treasurer or the treasurer's designee, | 45603 |
| irrespective of any United States postal service marking or other | 45604 |
| stamp or mark indicating the date on which the payment may have | 45605 |
| been mailed. | 45606 |
| The superintendent, in the superintendent's sole discretion, | 45607 |
| may waive the twenty-five per cent penalty and interest charge | 45608 |
| thereon for a first-time, inadvertent nonpayment of the tax when | 45609 |
| due if the nonpayment is reported immediately upon discovery and | 45610 |
| the outstanding tax is thereafter immediately paid to the | 45611 |
| superintendent. | 45612 |
| (C) This section does not apply to: | 45613 |
| (1) An insured otherwise exempt from the payment of premium | 45614 |
| or franchise taxes under state or federal law; | 45615 |
| (2) Attorneys-at-law acting on behalf of their clients in the | 45616 |
| adjustment of claims or losses; | 45617 |
| (3) Transactions involving policies issued by a captive | 45618 |
| insurer. For this purpose, a "captive insurer" means any of the | 45619 |
| following: | 45620 |
| (a) An insurer owned by one or more individuals or | 45621 |
| organizations, whose exclusive purpose is to insure risks of one | 45622 |
| or more of the parent organizations or individual owners and risks | 45623 |
| of one or more affiliates of the parent organizations or | 45624 |
| individual owners; | 45625 |
| (b) In the case of groups and associations, insurers owned by | 45626 |
| the group or association whose exclusive purpose is to insure | 45627 |
| risks of members of the group or association and affiliates of the | 45628 |
| members; | 45629 |
| (c) Other types of insurers, licensed and operated in | 45630 |
| accordance with the captive insurance laws of their jurisdictions | 45631 |
| of domicile and operated in a manner so as to self-insure risks of | 45632 |
| their owners and insureds. | 45633 |
| (4) Professional or medical liability insurance procured by a | 45634 |
| hospital organized under Chapter 3701. of the Revised Code; | 45635 |
| (5) Insurance with an initial policy period of more than | 45636 |
| three years and that is procured to cover known events related to | 45637 |
| environmental remediation that occurred prior to the effective | 45638 |
| date of that insurance; | 45639 |
| (6) Insurance procured on behalf of an entity that | 45640 |
| manufactures, packages, and sells, as more than fifty per cent of | 45641 |
| the entity's business, pharmaceutical products for human use where | 45642 |
| the production, packaging, and sale of such products are subject | 45643 |
| to regulation by an agency of the United States; | 45644 |
| (7) A political subdivision or any combination or consortium | 45645 |
| of two or more political subdivisions. | 45646 |
| (D) As used in this section: | 45647 |
| (1) "Political subdivision" means any county; municipal | 45648 |
| corporation; township; township police district; township fire | 45649 |
| district; joint fire district; joint ambulance district; joint | 45650 |
| emergency medical services district; fire and ambulance district; | 45651 |
| joint recreation district; township waste disposal district; | 45652 |
| township road district; community college district; technical | 45653 |
| college district; detention facility district; a district | 45654 |
| organized under section 2151.65 of the Revised Code; a combined | 45655 |
| district organized under sections 2151.65 and 2152.41 of the | 45656 |
| Revised Code; a joint-county alcohol, drug addiction, and mental | 45657 |
| health service district; a drainage improvement district created | 45658 |
| under section 6131.52 of the Revised Code; a union cemetery | 45659 |
| district; a county school financing district; a city, local, | 45660 |
| exempted village, cooperative education, or joint vocational | 45661 |
| school district; or a regional student education district created | 45662 |
| under section 3313.83 of the Revised Code, any public division, | 45663 |
| district, commission, authority, department, board, officer, or | 45664 |
| institution of any one or more of those political subdivisions, | 45665 |
| that is entirely or substantially supported by public tax moneys. | 45666 |
| (2) "Municipal corporation" means all municipal corporations, | 45667 |
| including those that have adopted a charter under Article XVIII, | 45668 |
| Ohio Constitution. | 45669 |
| Sec. 4104.01. As used in sections 4104.01 to 4104.20 and | 45670 |
| section 4104.99 of the Revised Code: | 45671 |
| (A) "Board of building standards" or "board" means the board | 45672 |
| established by section 3781.07 of the Revised Code. | 45673 |
| (B) "Superintendent" means the superintendent of | 45674 |
| industrial compliance created by section 121.04 of the Revised | 45675 |
| Code. | 45676 |
| (C) "Boiler" means a closed vessel in which water is heated, | 45677 |
| steam is generated, steam is superheated, or any combination | 45678 |
| thereof, under pressure or vacuum for use externally to itself by | 45679 |
| the direct application of heat from the combustion of fuels, or | 45680 |
| from electricity or nuclear energy. "Boiler" includes fired units | 45681 |
| for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water where these | 45682 |
| units are separate from processing systems and are complete within | 45683 |
| themselves. | 45684 |
| (D) "Power boiler" means a boiler in which steam or other | 45685 |
| vapor (to be used externally to itself) is generated at a pressure | 45686 |
| of more than fifteen psig. | 45687 |
| (E) "High pressure, high temperature water boiler" means a | 45688 |
| water heating boiler operating at pressures exceeding one hundred | 45689 |
| sixty psig or temperatures exceeding two hundred fifty degrees | 45690 |
| Fahrenheit. | 45691 |
| (F) "Low pressure boiler" means a steam boiler operating at | 45692 |
| pressures not exceeding fifteen psig, or a hot water heating | 45693 |
| boiler operating at pressures not exceeding one hundred sixty psig | 45694 |
| or temperatures not exceeding two hundred fifty degrees | 45695 |
| Fahrenheit. | 45696 |
| (G) "Pressure vessel" means a container for the containment | 45697 |
| of pressure, either internal or external. This pressure may be | 45698 |
| obtained from an external source or by the application of heat | 45699 |
| from a direct or indirect source or any combination thereof. | 45700 |
| (H) "Process boiler" means a boiler to which all of the | 45701 |
| following apply: | 45702 |
| (1) The steam in the boiler is either generated or | 45703 |
| superheated, or both, under pressure or vacuum for use external to | 45704 |
| itself. | 45705 |
| (2) The source of heat for the boiler is in part or in whole | 45706 |
| from a process other than the boiler itself. | 45707 |
| (3) The boiler is part of a continuous processing unit, such | 45708 |
| as used in chemical manufacture or petroleum refining, other than | 45709 |
| a steam-generated process unit. | 45710 |
| (I) "Stationary steam engine" means an engine or turbine in | 45711 |
| which the mechanical force arising from the elasticity and | 45712 |
| expansion action of steam or from its property of rapid | 45713 |
| condensation or from a combination of the two is made available as | 45714 |
| a motive power. | 45715 |
| Sec. 4104.02. The board of building standards shall: | 45716 |
| (A) Formulate rules for the construction, installation, | 45717 |
| repair, conservation of energy, and operation of boilers and the | 45718 |
| construction and repair of pressure vessels and for ascertaining | 45719 |
| the safe working pressures to be carried on such boilers and | 45720 |
| pressure vessels and the qualification of inspectors of boilers | 45721 |
| and pressure vessels; | 45722 |
| (B) Prescribe tests, if it is considered necessary, to | 45723 |
| ascertain the qualities of materials used in the construction of | 45724 |
| boilers and pressure vessels; | 45725 |
| (C) Adopt rules regulating the construction and sizes of | 45726 |
| safety valves for boilers and pressure vessels of different sizes | 45727 |
| and pressures, for the construction, use, and location of fusible | 45728 |
| plugs, appliances for indicating the pressure of steam and level | 45729 |
| of water in the boiler or pressure vessels, and such other | 45730 |
| appliances as the board considers necessary to safety in operating | 45731 |
| boilers; | 45732 |
| (D) Establish reasonable fees for the performance of reviews, | 45733 |
| surveys, or audits of manufacturer's facilities by the division of | 45734 |
| 45735 | |
| society of mechanical engineers and the national board of boiler | 45736 |
| and pressure vessel inspectors; | 45737 |
| (E) The definitions and rules adopted by the board for the | 45738 |
| construction, installation, repair, conservation of energy, and | 45739 |
| operation of boilers and the construction and repair of pressure | 45740 |
| vessels and for ascertaining the safe working pressures to be used | 45741 |
| on such boilers and pressure vessels shall be based upon and | 45742 |
| follow generally accepted engineering standards, formulae, and | 45743 |
| practices established and pertaining to boilers and pressure | 45744 |
| vessel construction, operation, and safety, and the board may, for | 45745 |
| this purpose, adopt existing published standards as well as | 45746 |
| amendments thereto subsequently published by the same authority. | 45747 |
| When a person desires to manufacture a special type of boiler | 45748 |
| or pressure vessel, the design of which is not covered by the | 45749 |
| rules of the board, the person shall submit drawings and | 45750 |
| specifications of such boiler or pressure vessel to the board for | 45751 |
| investigation, after which the board may permit its installation. | 45752 |
| The provisions of sections 119.03 and 119.11 of the Revised | 45753 |
| Code in particular, and the applicable provisions of Chapter 119. | 45754 |
| of the Revised Code in general, shall govern the proceedings of | 45755 |
| the board of building standards in adopting, amending, or | 45756 |
| rescinding rules pursuant to this section. | 45757 |
| Sec. 4104.06. (A) The inspection of boilers and their | 45758 |
| appurtenances and pressure vessels shall be made by the inspectors | 45759 |
| mentioned in sections 4104.07 to 4104.20 of the Revised Code. The | 45760 |
|
superintendent of | 45761 |
| enforce such sections and rules adopted by the board of building | 45762 |
| standards pursuant to section 4104.02 of the Revised Code. | 45763 |
| (B) The superintendent shall adopt, amend, and repeal rules | 45764 |
| exclusively for the issuance, renewal, suspension, and revocation | 45765 |
| of certificates of competency and certificates of operation, for | 45766 |
| conducting hearings in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised | 45767 |
| Code related to these actions, and for the inspection of boilers | 45768 |
| and their appurtenances, and pressure vessels. | 45769 |
| (C) Notwithstanding division (B) of this section, the | 45770 |
| superintendent shall not adopt rules relating to construction, | 45771 |
| maintenance, or repair of boilers and their appurtenances, or | 45772 |
| repair of pressure vessels. | 45773 |
| (D) The superintendent and each general inspector may enter | 45774 |
| any premises and any building or room at all reasonable hours to | 45775 |
| perform an examination or inspection. | 45776 |
| Sec. 4104.07. (A) An application for examination as an | 45777 |
| inspector of boilers and pressure vessels shall be in writing, | 45778 |
| accompanied by a fee of one hundred fifty dollars, upon a blank to | 45779 |
|
be furnished by the superintendent of | 45780 |
| Any moneys collected under this section shall be paid into the | 45781 |
|
state treasury to the credit of the
| 45782 |
| operating fund created in section 121.084 of the Revised Code. | 45783 |
| (B) The superintendent shall determine if an applicant meets | 45784 |
| all the requirements for examination in accordance with rules | 45785 |
| adopted by the board of building standards under section 4104.02 | 45786 |
| of the Revised Code. An application shall be rejected which | 45787 |
| contains any willful falsification, or untruthful statements. | 45788 |
| (C) An applicant shall be examined by the superintendent, by | 45789 |
| a written examination, prescribed by the board, dealing with the | 45790 |
| construction, installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of | 45791 |
| boilers and pressure vessels and their appurtenances, and the | 45792 |
| applicant shall be accepted or rejected on the merits of the | 45793 |
| applicant's application and examination. | 45794 |
| (D) Upon a favorable report by the superintendent of the | 45795 |
| result of an examination, the superintendent shall immediately | 45796 |
| issue to the successful applicant a certificate of competency to | 45797 |
| that effect. | 45798 |
| Sec. 4104.08. (A) The director of commerce may appoint from | 45799 |
| the holders of certificates of competency provided for in section | 45800 |
| 4104.07 of the Revised Code, general inspectors of boilers and | 45801 |
| pressure vessels. | 45802 |
| (B) Any company authorized to insure boilers and pressure | 45803 |
| vessels against explosion in this state may designate from holders | 45804 |
| of certificates of competency issued by the superintendent of | 45805 |
| 45806 | |
| competency or commissions issued by other states or nations whose | 45807 |
| examinations for certificates or commissions have been approved by | 45808 |
| the board of building standards, persons to inspect and stamp | 45809 |
| boilers and pressure vessels covered by the company's policies, | 45810 |
| and the superintendent shall issue to such persons commissions | 45811 |
| authorizing them to act as special inspectors. Special inspectors | 45812 |
| shall be compensated by the company designating them. | 45813 |
| (C) The director shall establish an annual fee to be charged | 45814 |
| by the superintendent for each certificate of competency or | 45815 |
| commission the superintendent issues. | 45816 |
| (D) The superintendent shall issue to each general or special | 45817 |
| inspector a commission to the effect that the holder thereof is | 45818 |
| authorized to inspect boilers and pressure vessels in this state. | 45819 |
| (E) No person shall be authorized to act as a general | 45820 |
| inspector or a special inspector who is directly or indirectly | 45821 |
| interested in the manufacture or sale of boilers or pressure | 45822 |
| vessels. | 45823 |
| Sec. 4104.09. The certificate of competency issued under | 45824 |
| section 4104.07 of the Revised Code or the commission provided for | 45825 |
| in section 4104.08 of the Revised Code may be revoked by the | 45826 |
|
superintendent of
| 45827 |
| incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof, or for | 45828 |
| willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in the | 45829 |
| holder's application or in a report of any inspection in | 45830 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. If a certificate | 45831 |
| or commission is lost or destroyed, a new certificate or | 45832 |
| commission shall be issued in its place without another | 45833 |
| examination. | 45834 |
| Sec. 4104.10. All unfired pressure vessels, except unfired | 45835 |
| pressure vessels exempt under section 4104.04 of the Revised Code, | 45836 |
| shall be thoroughly inspected during fabrication and upon | 45837 |
| completion and shall not be operated until a copy of the | 45838 |
| manufacturers' data report, properly executed and signed by the | 45839 |
|
inspector is filed in the office of the superintendent of | 45840 |
| industrial compliance. All unfired pressure vessels shall conform | 45841 |
| in every detail with applicable rules adopted by the board of | 45842 |
| building standards pursuant to section 4104.02 of the Revised | 45843 |
| Code. | 45844 |
| Sec. 4104.101. (A) No person shall install or make major | 45845 |
| repairs or modifications to any boiler without first registering | 45846 |
|
to do so with the division of | 45847 |
| (B) No person shall make any installation or major repair or | 45848 |
| modification of any boiler without first obtaining a permit to do | 45849 |
| so from the division. The permit application form shall provide | 45850 |
| the name and address of the owner, location of the boiler, and | 45851 |
| type of repair or modification that will be made. The application | 45852 |
| permit fee shall be one hundred dollars. | 45853 |
| (C) The superintendent of | 45854 |
| require annual registration of all contractors who install, make | 45855 |
| major repairs to, or modify any boiler. The board of building | 45856 |
| standards shall establish a reasonable fee to cover the cost of | 45857 |
| processing registrations. | 45858 |
| Sec. 4104.12. All boilers, except boilers mentioned in | 45859 |
| section 4104.04 of the Revised Code, shall be inspected when | 45860 |
| installed and shall not be operated until an appropriate | 45861 |
| certificate of operation has been issued by the superintendent of | 45862 |
| 45863 | |
| by this section shall not be issued for any boiler which has not | 45864 |
| been thoroughly inspected during construction and upon completion, | 45865 |
| by either a general or special inspector, and which does not | 45866 |
| conform in every detail with the rules adopted by the board of | 45867 |
| building standards and unless, upon completion, such boiler is | 45868 |
| distinctly stamped under such rules by such inspector. | 45869 |
| Sec. 4104.15. (A) All certificates of inspection for | 45870 |
| boilers, issued prior to October 15, 1965, are valid and effective | 45871 |
| for the period set forth in such certificates unless sooner | 45872 |
|
withdrawn by the superintendent of | 45873 |
| The owner or user of any such boiler shall obtain an appropriate | 45874 |
| certificate of operation for such boiler, and shall not operate | 45875 |
| such boiler, or permit it to be operated unless a certificate of | 45876 |
| operation has been obtained in accordance with section 4104.17 of | 45877 |
| the Revised Code. | 45878 |
| (B) If, upon making the internal and external inspection | 45879 |
| required under sections 4104.11, 4104.12, and 4104.13 of the | 45880 |
| Revised Code, the inspector finds the boiler to be in safe working | 45881 |
| order, with the fittings necessary to safety, and properly set up, | 45882 |
| upon the inspector's report to the superintendent, the | 45883 |
| superintendent shall issue to the owner or user thereof, or renew, | 45884 |
| upon application and upon compliance with sections 4104.17 and | 45885 |
| 4104.18 of the Revised Code, a certificate of operation which | 45886 |
| shall state the maximum pressure at which the boiler may be | 45887 |
| operated, as ascertained by the rules of the board of building | 45888 |
| standards. Such certificates shall also state the name of the | 45889 |
| owner or user, the location, size, and number of each boiler, and | 45890 |
| the date of issuance, and shall be so placed as to be easily read | 45891 |
| in the engine room or boiler room of the plant where the boiler is | 45892 |
| located, except that the certificate of operation for a portable | 45893 |
| boiler shall be kept on the premises and shall be accessible at | 45894 |
| all times. | 45895 |
| (C) If an inspector at any inspection finds that the boiler | 45896 |
| or pressure vessel is not in safe working condition, or is not | 45897 |
| provided with the fittings necessary to safety, or if the fittings | 45898 |
| are improperly arranged, the inspector shall immediately notify | 45899 |
| the owner or user and person in charge of the boiler and shall | 45900 |
| report the same to the superintendent who may revoke, suspend, or | 45901 |
| deny the certificate of operation and not renew the same until the | 45902 |
| boiler or pressure vessel and its fittings are put in condition to | 45903 |
| insure safety of operation, and the owner or user shall not | 45904 |
| operate the boiler or pressure vessel, or permit it to be operated | 45905 |
| until such certificate has been granted or restored. | 45906 |
| (D) If the superintendent or a general boiler inspector finds | 45907 |
| that a pressure vessel or boiler or a part thereof poses an | 45908 |
| explosion hazard that reasonably can be regarded as posing an | 45909 |
| imminent danger of death or serious physical harm to persons, the | 45910 |
| superintendent or the general boiler inspector shall seal the | 45911 |
| pressure vessel or boiler and order, in writing, the operator or | 45912 |
| owner of the pressure vessel or boiler to immediately cease the | 45913 |
| pressure vessel's or boiler's operation. The order shall be | 45914 |
| effective until the nonconformities are eliminated, corrected, or | 45915 |
| otherwise remedied, or for a period of seventy-two hours from the | 45916 |
| time of issuance, whichever occurs first. During the | 45917 |
| seventy-two-hour period, the superintendent may request that the | 45918 |
| prosecuting attorney or city attorney of Franklin county or of the | 45919 |
| county in which the pressure vessel or boiler is located obtain an | 45920 |
| injunction restraining the operator or owner of the pressure | 45921 |
| vessel or boiler from continuing its operation after the | 45922 |
| seventy-two-hour period expires until the nonconformities are | 45923 |
| eliminated, corrected, or otherwise remedied. | 45924 |
| (E) Each boiler which has been inspected shall be assigned a | 45925 |
| number by the superintendent, which number shall be stamped on a | 45926 |
| nonferrous metal tag affixed to the boiler or its fittings by seal | 45927 |
| or otherwise. No person except an inspector shall deface or remove | 45928 |
| any such number or tag. | 45929 |
| (F) If the owner or user of any pressure vessel or boiler | 45930 |
| disagrees with the inspector as to the necessity for shutting down | 45931 |
| a pressure vessel or boiler or for making repairs or alterations | 45932 |
| in it, or taking any other measures for safety that are requested | 45933 |
| by an inspector, the owner or user may appeal from the decision of | 45934 |
| the inspector to the superintendent, who may, after such other | 45935 |
| inspection by a general inspector or special inspector as the | 45936 |
| superintendent deems necessary, decide the issue. | 45937 |
| (G) Neither sections 4104.01 to 4104.20 of the Revised Code, | 45938 |
| nor an inspection or report by any inspector, shall relieve the | 45939 |
| owner or user of a pressure vessel or boiler of the duty of using | 45940 |
| due care in the inspection, operation, and repair of the pressure | 45941 |
| vessel or boiler or of any liability for damages for failure to | 45942 |
| inspect, repair, or operate the pressure vessel or boiler safely. | 45943 |
| Sec. 4104.16. The owner or user of any boiler required by | 45944 |
| sections 4104.01 to 4104.20 of the Revised Code, to be inspected, | 45945 |
|
shall immediately notify the superintendent of | 45946 |
| compliance in case a defect affecting the safety of the boiler is | 45947 |
| discovered. | 45948 |
| The owner or user of any stationary boiler required by such | 45949 |
| sections to be inspected, who moves the same, shall report to the | 45950 |
| superintendent the new location of the boiler. Such boiler shall | 45951 |
| be inspected before it is again operated. | 45952 |
| Sec. 4104.17. Certificates of operation issued for boilers | 45953 |
| subject to inspection under Chapter 4104. of the Revised Code | 45954 |
| shall be issued and renewed in accordance with and at dates | 45955 |
| prescribed by rules and regulations adopted by the superintendent | 45956 |
|
of | 45957 |
| Sec. 4104.18. (A) The owner or user of a boiler required | 45958 |
| under section 4104.12 of the Revised Code to be inspected upon | 45959 |
| installation, and the owner or user of a boiler for which a | 45960 |
| certificate of inspection has been issued which is replaced with | 45961 |
| an appropriate certificate of operation, shall pay to the | 45962 |
|
superintendent of | 45963 |
| of fifty dollars for boilers subject to annual inspections under | 45964 |
| section 4104.11 of the Revised Code, one hundred dollars for | 45965 |
| boilers subject to biennial inspection under section 4104.13 of | 45966 |
| the Revised Code, one hundred fifty dollars for boilers subject to | 45967 |
| triennial inspection under section 4104.11 of the Revised Code, or | 45968 |
| two hundred fifty dollars for boilers subject to quinquennial | 45969 |
| inspection under section 4104.13 of the Revised Code. | 45970 |
| (B) The fee for complete inspection during construction by a | 45971 |
| general inspector on boilers and pressure vessels manufactured | 45972 |
| within the state shall be thirty-five dollars per hour. Boiler and | 45973 |
| pressure vessel manufacturers other than those located in the | 45974 |
| state may secure inspection by a general inspector on work during | 45975 |
| construction, upon application to the superintendent, and upon | 45976 |
| payment of a fee of thirty-five dollars per hour, plus the | 45977 |
| necessary traveling and hotel expenses incurred by the inspector. | 45978 |
| (C) The application fee for applicants for steam engineer, | 45979 |
| high pressure boiler operator, or low pressure boiler operator | 45980 |
| licenses is seventy-five dollars. The fee for each original or | 45981 |
| renewal steam engineer, high pressure boiler operator, or low | 45982 |
| pressure boiler operator license is fifty dollars. | 45983 |
| (D) The director of commerce, subject to the approval of the | 45984 |
| controlling board, may establish fees in excess of the fees | 45985 |
| provided in divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section. Any | 45986 |
| moneys collected under this section shall be paid into the state | 45987 |
|
treasury to the credit of the
| 45988 |
| operating fund created in section 121.084 of the Revised Code. | 45989 |
| (E) Any person who fails to pay an invoiced renewal fee or an | 45990 |
| invoiced inspection fee required for any inspection conducted by | 45991 |
|
the division of | 45992 |
| chapter within forty-five days of the invoice date shall pay a | 45993 |
| late payment fee equal to twenty-five per cent of the invoiced | 45994 |
| fee. | 45995 |
| (F) In addition to the fees assessed in divisions (A) and (B) | 45996 |
| of this section, the board of building standards shall assess the | 45997 |
| owner or user a fee of three dollars and twenty-five cents for | 45998 |
| each certificate of operation or renewal thereof issued under | 45999 |
| division (A) of this section and for each inspection conducted | 46000 |
| under division (B) of this section. The board shall adopt rules, | 46001 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, specifying | 46002 |
| the manner by which the superintendent shall collect and remit to | 46003 |
| the board the fees assessed under this division and requiring that | 46004 |
| remittance of the fees be made at least quarterly. | 46005 |
| Sec. 4104.19. (A) Any person seeking a license to operate as | 46006 |
| a steam engineer, high pressure boiler operator, or low pressure | 46007 |
| boiler operator shall file a written application with the | 46008 |
|
superintendent of | 46009 |
| by the superintendent with the appropriate application fee as set | 46010 |
| forth in section 4104.18 of the Revised Code. The application | 46011 |
| shall contain information satisfactory to the superintendent to | 46012 |
| demonstrate that the applicant meets the requirements of division | 46013 |
| (B) of this section. The application shall be filed with the | 46014 |
| superintendent not more than sixty days and not less than thirty | 46015 |
| days before the license examination is offered. | 46016 |
| (B) To qualify to take the examination required to obtain a | 46017 |
| steam engineer, high pressure boiler operator, or low pressure | 46018 |
| boiler operator license, a person shall meet both of the following | 46019 |
| requirements: | 46020 |
| (1) Be at least eighteen years of age; | 46021 |
| (2) Have one year of experience in the operation of steam | 46022 |
| engines, high pressure boilers, or low pressure boilers as | 46023 |
| applicable to the type of license being sought, or a combination | 46024 |
| of experience and education for the type of license sought as | 46025 |
| determined to be acceptable by the superintendent. | 46026 |
| (C) No applicant shall qualify to take an examination or to | 46027 |
| renew a license if the applicant has violated this chapter or if | 46028 |
| the applicant has obtained or renewed a license issued under this | 46029 |
| chapter by fraud, misrepresentation, or deception. | 46030 |
| (D) The superintendent shall issue a license to each | 46031 |
| applicant who receives a passing score on the examination, as | 46032 |
| determined by the superintendent, for the license for which the | 46033 |
| applicant applied. | 46034 |
| (E) The superintendent may select and contract with one or | 46035 |
| more persons to do all of the following relative to the | 46036 |
| examinations for a license to operate as a steam engineer, high | 46037 |
| pressure boiler operator, or low pressure boiler operator: | 46038 |
| (1) Prepare, administer, score, and maintain the | 46039 |
| confidentiality of the examination; | 46040 |
| (2) Maintain responsibility for all expenses required to | 46041 |
| fulfill division (E)(1) of this section; | 46042 |
| (3) Charge each applicant a fee for administering the | 46043 |
| examination, in an amount authorized by the superintendent; | 46044 |
| (4) Design the examination for each type of license to | 46045 |
| determine an applicant's competence to operate the equipment for | 46046 |
| which the applicant is seeking licensure. | 46047 |
| (F) Each license issued under this chapter expires one year | 46048 |
| after the date of issue. Each person holding a valid, unexpired | 46049 |
| license may renew the license, without reexamination, by applying | 46050 |
| to the superintendent not more than ninety days before the | 46051 |
| expiration of the license, and submitting with the application the | 46052 |
| renewal fee established in section 4104.18 of the Revised Code. | 46053 |
| Upon receipt of the renewal information and fee, the | 46054 |
| superintendent shall issue the licensee a certificate of renewal. | 46055 |
| (G) The superintendent, in accordance with Chapter 119. of | 46056 |
| the Revised Code, may suspend or revoke any license, or may refuse | 46057 |
| to issue a license under this chapter upon finding that a licensee | 46058 |
| or an applicant for a license has violated or is violating the | 46059 |
| requirements of this chapter. | 46060 |
| Sec. 4104.21. On receipt of a notice pursuant to section | 46061 |
|
3123.43 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of | 46062 |
| industrial compliance shall comply with sections 3123.41 to | 46063 |
| 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under | 46064 |
| section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate | 46065 |
| or license issued pursuant to this chapter. | 46066 |
| Sec. 4104.33. There is hereby created the historical boilers | 46067 |
| licensing board consisting of seven members, three of whom shall | 46068 |
| be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the | 46069 |
| senate. The governor shall make initial appointments to the board | 46070 |
| within ninety days after October 24, 2002. Of the initial members | 46071 |
| appointed by the governor, one shall be for a term ending three | 46072 |
| years after October 24, 2002, one shall be for a term ending four | 46073 |
| years after October 24, 2002, and one shall be for a term ending | 46074 |
| five years after October 24, 2002. Thereafter, terms of office | 46075 |
| shall be for five years, each term ending on the same day of the | 46076 |
| same month of the year as did the term that it succeeds. Of the | 46077 |
| three members the governor appoints, one member shall be an | 46078 |
| employee of the division of boiler inspection in the department of | 46079 |
| commerce; one member shall be an independent mechanical engineer | 46080 |
| who is not involved in selling or inspecting historical boilers; | 46081 |
| and one shall be an active member of an association that | 46082 |
| represents managers of fairs or festivals. | 46083 |
| Two members of the board shall be appointed by the president | 46084 |
| of the senate and two members of the board shall be appointed by | 46085 |
| the speaker of the house of representatives. The president and | 46086 |
| speaker shall make initial appointments to the board within ninety | 46087 |
| days after October 24, 2002. Of the initial members appointed by | 46088 |
| the president, one shall be for a term ending four years after | 46089 |
| October 24, 2002 and one shall be for a term ending five years | 46090 |
| after October 24, 2002. Of the initial members appointed by the | 46091 |
| speaker, one shall be for a term ending three years after October | 46092 |
| 24, 2002 and one shall be for a term ending five years after | 46093 |
| October 24, 2002. Thereafter, terms of office shall be for five | 46094 |
| years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the | 46095 |
| year as did the term that it succeeds. Of the four members | 46096 |
| appointed by the president and speaker, each shall own a | 46097 |
| historical boiler and also have at least ten years of experience | 46098 |
| in the operation of historical boilers, and each of these four | 46099 |
| members shall reside in a different region of the state. | 46100 |
| Each member shall hold office from the date of the member's | 46101 |
| appointment until the end of the term for which the member was | 46102 |
| appointed. Members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled | 46103 |
| in the manner provided for initial appointments. Any member | 46104 |
| appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration date | 46105 |
| of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall | 46106 |
| hold office as a member for the remainder of that term. A member | 46107 |
| shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the | 46108 |
| member's term until the successor takes office or until a period | 46109 |
| of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. | 46110 |
| The members of the board, annually, shall elect, by majority | 46111 |
| vote, a chairperson from among their members. The board shall meet | 46112 |
| at least once annually and at other times at the call of the | 46113 |
| chairperson. Board members shall receive their actual and | 46114 |
| necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties as | 46115 |
| board members. | 46116 |
| The superintendent of
| 46117 |
| furnish office space, staff, and supplies to the board as the | 46118 |
| superintendent determines are necessary for the board to carry out | 46119 |
| its official duties under sections 4104.33 to 4104.37 of the | 46120 |
| Revised Code. | 46121 |
| Sec. 4104.42. (A) The owner of any power piping or process | 46122 |
| piping system shall ensure that all of the following are performed | 46123 |
| in compliance with applicable sections of the B31 standards | 46124 |
| contained in the code for pressure piping, published by the | 46125 |
| American society of mechanical engineers: | 46126 |
| (1) The design, fabrication, assembly, installation, testing, | 46127 |
| examination, and inspection of power and process piping systems; | 46128 |
| (2) Qualification of personnel and qualification of welding | 46129 |
| and brazing procedures; | 46130 |
| (3) The implementation of an inspection program. | 46131 |
| (B) The owner of a power piping or process piping system | 46132 |
| shall do both of the following: | 46133 |
| (1) Maintain for five years complete records documenting the | 46134 |
| design, examination, and testing of the piping system that include | 46135 |
| all of the following: | 46136 |
| (a) The specific edition of the code for pressure piping used | 46137 |
| in the design; | 46138 |
| (b) The design assumptions; | 46139 |
| (c) The calculations, piping material specifications, and | 46140 |
| construction documents for the piping; | 46141 |
| (d) The records of piping alterations; | 46142 |
| (e) The piping examination and inspection records. | 46143 |
| (2) Disclose the types and quantities of flammable, | 46144 |
| combustible, or hazardous materials proposed to be used in the | 46145 |
| facility to the building and fire code enforcement authorities who | 46146 |
| have inspection authority to enable those authorities to determine | 46147 |
| compliance with the rules the board of building standards adopts | 46148 |
| pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and the rules the | 46149 |
| state fire marshal adopts pursuant to section 3737.82 of the | 46150 |
| Revised Code. | 46151 |
| (C) No person or state agency shall require that the records | 46152 |
| described in division (B)(1) of this section be submitted to the | 46153 |
|
division of | 46154 |
| commerce or to a certified building department for approval. | 46155 |
| (D) Nothing in this section limits the application of | 46156 |
| Chapters 4703. and 4733. of the Revised Code. | 46157 |
| Sec. 4104.43. (A)(1) The board of building standards shall | 46158 |
| adopt rules establishing requirements for the design, | 46159 |
| installation, inspection of and design review procedure for | 46160 |
| building services piping. | 46161 |
| (2) The board of building standards shall adopt rules | 46162 |
| establishing requirements for the design, installation, inspection | 46163 |
| of and design review procedure for nonflammable medical gas, | 46164 |
| medical oxygen, and medical vacuum piping systems. | 46165 |
| (B) A municipal, township, or county building department | 46166 |
| certified under division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised | 46167 |
| Code shall enforce the rules the board adopts pursuant to division | 46168 |
| (A)(2) of this section if that building department requests and | 46169 |
| obtains special certification to enforce those rules. | 46170 |
| (C) In a health district where no municipal, township, or | 46171 |
| county building department is specially certified under division | 46172 |
| (B) of this section, an employee of the health district shall | 46173 |
| enforce the rules adopted pursuant to division (A)(2) of this | 46174 |
| section if both of the following conditions are satisfied: | 46175 |
| (1) The health district employee requests and obtains special | 46176 |
| certification by the board to enforce those rules. | 46177 |
| (2) The health district notifies the superintendent of the | 46178 |
|
division of | 46179 |
| commerce that the health district's specially certified employee | 46180 |
| shall enforce those rules. | 46181 |
| (D) In a jurisdiction where enforcement authority as | 46182 |
| described in divisions (B) and (C) of this section does not exist, | 46183 |
|
the superintendent of | 46184 |
| the rules the board adopts pursuant to division (A)(2) of this | 46185 |
| section. | 46186 |
| Sec. 4104.44. All welding and brazing of metallic piping | 46187 |
| systems shall be performed in accordance with section IX of the | 46188 |
| boiler and pressure vessel code, published by the American society | 46189 |
| of mechanical engineers. The owner shall maintain, at the job | 46190 |
| site, the certified performance qualification records of all | 46191 |
| welders and brazers employed at the facility. The owner shall | 46192 |
| submit copies of all certified welding and brazing procedure | 46193 |
| specifications, procedure qualification records, and performance | 46194 |
| qualification records for building services piping for review to | 46195 |
|
the superintendent of | 46196 |
| department of commerce in accordance with rules the superintendent | 46197 |
| adopts. The submission shall be accompanied by the fee the | 46198 |
| superintendent establishes. | 46199 |
| Sec. 4104.48. (A) No person shall violate sections 4104.41 | 46200 |
| to 4104.48 of the Revised Code, fail to perform any duty lawfully | 46201 |
| enjoined in connection with those sections, or fail to comply with | 46202 |
|
any order issued by the superintendent of | 46203 |
| compliance or any judgment or decree issued by any court in | 46204 |
| connection with the enforcement of sections 4104.41 to 4104.48 of | 46205 |
| the Revised Code. | 46206 |
| (B) Every day during which a person violates sections 4104.41 | 46207 |
| to 4104.48 of the Revised Code, fails to perform any duty lawfully | 46208 |
| enjoined in connection with those sections, or fails to comply | 46209 |
| with any order issued by the superintendent or any judgment or | 46210 |
| decree issued by any court in connection with the enforcement of | 46211 |
| sections 4104.41 to 4104.48 of the Revised Code constitutes a | 46212 |
| separate offense. | 46213 |
| Sec. 4105.01. As used in this chapter: | 46214 |
| (A) "Elevator" means a hoisting and lowering apparatus | 46215 |
| equipped with a car, cage, or platform which moves on or between | 46216 |
| permanent rails or guides and serves two or more fixed landings in | 46217 |
| a building or structure to which section 3781.06 of the Revised | 46218 |
| Code applies. "Elevator" includes dumb-waiters other than | 46219 |
|
hand-powered dumb-waiters, escalators,
| 46220 |
| moving walks, of the endless belt type, other lifting or lowering | 46221 |
| apparatus permanently installed on or between rails or guides, and | 46222 |
| all equipment, machinery, and construction related to any | 46223 |
| elevator; but does not include construction hoists and other | 46224 |
| similar temporary lifting or lowering apparatuses, ski lifts, | 46225 |
| traveling, portable amusement rides or devices that are not | 46226 |
| affixed to a permanent foundation, or nonportable amusement rides | 46227 |
| or devices that are affixed to a permanent foundation. | 46228 |
| (B) "Passenger elevator" means an elevator that is designed | 46229 |
| to carry persons to its contract capacity. | 46230 |
| (C) "Freight elevator" means an elevator normally used for | 46231 |
| carrying freight and on which only the operator and employees in | 46232 |
| the pursuit of their duties, by the permission of the employer, | 46233 |
| are allowed to ride. | 46234 |
| (D) "Gravity elevator" means an elevator utilizing gravity to | 46235 |
| move. | 46236 |
| (E) "General inspector" means a state inspector examined and | 46237 |
| hired to inspect elevators and lifting apparatus for that state. | 46238 |
| (F) "Special inspector" means an inspector examined and | 46239 |
|
commissioned by the superintendent of | 46240 |
| to inspect elevators and lifting apparatus in the state. | 46241 |
| (G) "Inspector" means either a general or special inspector. | 46242 |
| Sec. 4105.02. No person may act, either as a general | 46243 |
| inspector or as a special inspector, of elevators, unless the | 46244 |
| person holds a certificate of competency from the division of | 46245 |
| 46246 |
| Application for examination as an inspector of elevators | 46247 |
| shall be in writing, accompanied by a fee to be established as | 46248 |
| provided in section 4105.17 of the Revised Code, and upon a blank | 46249 |
| to be furnished by the division, stating the school education of | 46250 |
| the applicant, a list of the applicant's employers, the | 46251 |
| applicant's period of employment, and the position held with each. | 46252 |
| An applicant shall also submit a letter from one or more of the | 46253 |
| applicant's previous employers certifying as to the applicant's | 46254 |
| character and experience. | 46255 |
| Applications shall be rejected which contain any willful | 46256 |
| falsification or untruthful statements. An applicant, if the | 46257 |
| division considers the applicant's history and experience | 46258 |
|
sufficient, shall be examined by the superintendent of | 46259 |
| industrial compliance by a written examination dealing with the | 46260 |
| construction, installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of | 46261 |
| elevators and their appurtenances, and the applicant shall be | 46262 |
| accepted or rejected on the merits of the applicant's application | 46263 |
| and examination. | 46264 |
| The superintendent shall issue a certificate of competency in | 46265 |
| the inspection of elevators to any applicant found competent upon | 46266 |
| examination. A rejected applicant shall be entitled, after the | 46267 |
| expiration of ninety days and upon payment of an examination fee | 46268 |
| to be established as provided in section 4105.17 of the Revised | 46269 |
| Code, to another examination. Should an applicant fail to pass the | 46270 |
| prescribed examination on second trial, the applicant will not be | 46271 |
| permitted to be an applicant for another examination for a period | 46272 |
| of one year after the second examination. | 46273 |
| Sec. 4105.03. The superintendent of | 46274 |
| compliance, with the consent of the director of commerce, shall | 46275 |
| hire an assistant who has at least ten years of experience in the | 46276 |
| construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of elevators | 46277 |
| and their appurtenances. | 46278 |
| The superintendent, with the consent of the director, and in | 46279 |
| compliance with Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, may appoint and | 46280 |
| hire general inspectors of elevators from the holders of | 46281 |
| certificates of competency. | 46282 |
| Sec. 4105.04. From the holders of certificates of competency | 46283 |
| in the inspection of elevators, any company that is authorized to | 46284 |
| insure elevators in the state, may designate persons to inspect | 46285 |
| elevators covered by such company's policies, and the department | 46286 |
| of public safety of any city and the clerk of any village may | 46287 |
| designate persons to inspect elevators in such city or village. | 46288 |
| Such persons shall, upon the payment of a fee to be established as | 46289 |
| provided in section 4105.17 of the Revised Code, have issued to | 46290 |
|
them annually by the division of | 46291 |
| commissions to serve as special inspectors of elevators in the | 46292 |
| state. | 46293 |
| Sec. 4105.05. A commission to serve as a special inspector | 46294 |
|
may be suspended or revoked by the superintendent of | 46295 |
| industrial compliance, for the incompetence or untrustworthiness | 46296 |
| of the holder thereof, or for the falsification of any matter or | 46297 |
| statement contained in the holder's application or in a report of | 46298 |
| any inspection. | 46299 |
| Sec. 4105.06. If a certificate or commission issued under | 46300 |
| sections 4105.02 and 4105.04 of the Revised Code is lost or | 46301 |
| destroyed a new one shall be issued in its place by the division | 46302 |
|
of | 46303 |
| the payment of a fee to be established as provided in section | 46304 |
| 4105.07 of the Revised Code. | 46305 |
| Sec. 4105.09. The owner or user of any elevator shall | 46306 |
|
register, with the division of | 46307 |
| elevator operated by the owner or user, giving the type, capacity, | 46308 |
| and description, name of manufacturer, and purpose for which each | 46309 |
| is used. Such registration shall be made on a form to be furnished | 46310 |
| by the division. | 46311 |
| Sec. 4105.11. The inspection of elevators shall be made by | 46312 |
| the inspectors authorized in sections 4105.03 and 4105.04 of the | 46313 |
| Revised Code, under the supervision of the superintendent of | 46314 |
| 46315 | |
| this chapter and any rules adopted pursuant thereto. | 46316 |
| Every inspector shall forward to the superintendent a full | 46317 |
| and complete report of each inspection made of any elevator and | 46318 |
| shall, on the day the inspection is completed, leave a copy of | 46319 |
| such report with the owner or operator of the elevator, or the | 46320 |
| owner's or operator's agent or representative. Such report shall | 46321 |
| indicate the exact condition of the elevator and shall list any | 46322 |
| and all of the provisions of this chapter and any rules adopted | 46323 |
| pursuant thereto, with which the elevator does not comply. Before | 46324 |
| attempting to enforce, by any remedy, civil or criminal, the | 46325 |
| provisions with which the inspected elevator does not comply, the | 46326 |
| chief shall issue an adjudication order within the meaning of | 46327 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 46328 |
| The approval of construction plans, or an application of | 46329 |
| specifications under section 4105.16 of the Revised Code is a | 46330 |
| license, and the failure to approve such plans or specifications | 46331 |
| by the chief within sixty days after they are filed is an | 46332 |
| adjudication order denying the issuance of a license. | 46333 |
| Every adjudication order shall specify what appliances, site | 46334 |
| preparations, additions, repairs, or alterations to any elevators, | 46335 |
| plans, materials, assemblages, or procedures are necessary for the | 46336 |
| same to comply with this chapter, or any rules adopted pursuant | 46337 |
| thereto. Such adjudication order shall be issued pursuant to | 46338 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and shall be effective without | 46339 |
| prior hearing, within thirty days after the receipt of such order, | 46340 |
| the owner of the elevator specified therein may appeal to the | 46341 |
| board of building appeals under section 3781.19 of the Revised | 46342 |
| Code. | 46343 |
| Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised | 46344 |
| Code relating to adjudication hearings, a stenographic or | 46345 |
| mechanical record of the testimony and other evidence submitted | 46346 |
| before the board of building appeals shall be taken at the expense | 46347 |
| of the agency. A party adversely affected by an order issued | 46348 |
| following such adjudication hearing may appeal to the court of | 46349 |
| common pleas of the county in which the party is a resident or in | 46350 |
| which the elevator affected by such order is located. The court in | 46351 |
| such case shall not be confined to the record as certified to it | 46352 |
| by the agency, but any party may produce additional evidence and | 46353 |
| the court shall hear the matter upon such record and such | 46354 |
| additional evidence as is introduced by any party. The court shall | 46355 |
| not affirm the order of the agency unless the preponderance of the | 46356 |
| evidence before it supports the reasonableness and lawfulness of | 46357 |
| such order, and of any rules upon which the order of the agency is | 46358 |
| based in its application to the facts involved in the appeal. | 46359 |
| Failure to comply with the requirements of any order issued | 46360 |
| pursuant to this section or the continued operation of any | 46361 |
| elevator after it has been sealed pursuant to section 4105.21 of | 46362 |
| the Revised Code is hereby declared a public nuisance. | 46363 |
| Sec. 4105.12. (A) The superintendent of
| 46364 |
| compliance shall adopt, amend, and repeal rules exclusively for | 46365 |
| the issuance, renewal, suspension, and revocation of certificates | 46366 |
| of competency and certificates of operation, for the conduct of | 46367 |
| hearings related to these actions, and for the inspection of | 46368 |
| elevators. | 46369 |
| (B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, the | 46370 |
| superintendent shall not adopt rules relating to construction, | 46371 |
| maintenance, and repair of elevators. | 46372 |
| Sec. 4105.13. Every elevator shall be constructed, equipped, | 46373 |
| maintained, and operated, with respect to the supporting members, | 46374 |
| elevator car, shaftways, guides, cables, doors, and gates, safety | 46375 |
| stops and mechanism, electrical apparatus and wiring, mechanical | 46376 |
| apparatus, counterweights, and all other appurtenances, in | 46377 |
| accordance with state laws and rules as are authorized in respect | 46378 |
| thereto. Where reasonable safety is obtained without complying to | 46379 |
| the literal requirements of such rules as in cases of practical | 46380 |
| difficulty or unnecessary hardship, the literal requirements of | 46381 |
|
such rules shall not be required. The superintendent of | 46382 |
| industrial compliance may permit the installation of vertical | 46383 |
| wheelchair lifts in public buildings to provide for handicapped | 46384 |
| accessibility where such lifts do not meet the literal | 46385 |
| requirements of the rules adopted by the board of building | 46386 |
| standards pursuant to section 4105.011 of the Revised Code, | 46387 |
| provided that reasonable safety may be obtained. | 46388 |
| Sec. 4105.15. No certificate of operation for any elevator | 46389 |
| shall be issued by the director of commerce until such elevator | 46390 |
| has been inspected as required by this chapter. Certificates of | 46391 |
| operation shall be renewed by the owner or user of the elevator in | 46392 |
|
accordance with rules adopted by the superintendent of | 46393 |
| industrial compliance pursuant to section 4105.12 of the Revised | 46394 |
| Code. | 46395 |
| Sec. 4105.16. Before any new installation of an elevator of | 46396 |
| permanent nature is erected or before any existing elevator is | 46397 |
| removed to and installed in a different location, an application | 46398 |
| of specifications in duplicate shall be submitted to the division | 46399 |
|
of | 46400 |
| the construction, installation, and operation of said elevator as | 46401 |
| the division may require on forms to be furnished by the division, | 46402 |
| together with complete construction plans in duplicate. In all | 46403 |
| cases where any changes or repairs are made which alter its | 46404 |
| construction of classification, grade or rated lifting capacity, | 46405 |
| except when made pursuant to a report of an inspector, an | 46406 |
| application of specifications in duplicate shall be submitted to | 46407 |
| the division, containing such information, or approval, except in | 46408 |
| those municipal corporations which maintain their own elevator | 46409 |
| inspection departments, in which event such specifications shall | 46410 |
| be submitted to the elevator department of the municipal | 46411 |
| corporation for its approval, and if approved, a permit for the | 46412 |
| erection or repair of such elevator shall be issued by the | 46413 |
| municipal corporation. Upon approval of such application and | 46414 |
|
construction plans, the superintendent of
| 46415 |
| compliance shall issue a permit for the erection or repair of such | 46416 |
| elevator. No new elevator shall be operated until completion in | 46417 |
| accordance with the approved plans and specifications, unless a | 46418 |
| temporary permit is granted by the division. | 46419 |
| The final inspection, before operation, of a permanent, new | 46420 |
| or repaired elevator shall be made by a general inspector or a | 46421 |
| special inspector designated by the superintendent. | 46422 |
| Sec. 4105.17. (A) The fee for each inspection, or attempted | 46423 |
| inspection that, due to no fault of a general inspector or the | 46424 |
|
division of | 46425 |
| completed, by a general inspector before the operation of a | 46426 |
| permanent new elevator prior to the issuance of a certificate of | 46427 |
| operation, before operation of an elevator being put back into | 46428 |
| service after a repair or after an adjudication under section | 46429 |
| 4105.11 of the Revised Code, or as a result of the operation of | 46430 |
| section 4105.08 of the Revised Code and is an elevator required to | 46431 |
| be inspected under this chapter is one hundred twenty dollars plus | 46432 |
| ten dollars for each floor where the elevator stops. The | 46433 |
|
superintendent of | 46434 |
| additional fee of one hundred twenty dollars plus ten dollars for | 46435 |
| each floor where an elevator stops for the reinspection of an | 46436 |
| elevator when a previous attempt to inspect that elevator has been | 46437 |
| unsuccessful through no fault of a general inspector or the | 46438 |
|
division of | 46439 |
| (B) The fee for each inspection, or attempted inspection, | 46440 |
| that due to no fault of the general inspector or the division, is | 46441 |
| not successfully completed by a general inspector before operation | 46442 |
| of a permanent new escalator or moving walk prior to the issuance | 46443 |
| of a certificate of operation, before operation of an escalator or | 46444 |
| moving walk being put back in service after a repair, or as a | 46445 |
| result of the operation of section 4105.08 of the Revised Code is | 46446 |
| three hundred dollars. The superintendent may assess an additional | 46447 |
| fee of one hundred fifty dollars for the reinspection of an | 46448 |
| escalator or moving walk when a previous attempt to inspect that | 46449 |
| escalator or moving walk has been unsuccessful through no fault of | 46450 |
| the general inspector or the division. | 46451 |
| (C) The fee for issuing or renewing a certificate of | 46452 |
| operation under section 4105.15 of the Revised Code for an | 46453 |
| elevator that is inspected every six months in accordance with | 46454 |
| division (A) of section 4105.10 of the Revised Code is two hundred | 46455 |
| twenty dollars plus twelve dollars for each floor where the | 46456 |
| elevator stops, except where the elevator has been inspected by a | 46457 |
| special inspector in accordance with section 4105.07 of the | 46458 |
| Revised Code. | 46459 |
| (D) The fee for issuing or renewing a certificate of | 46460 |
| operation under section 4105.05 of the Revised Code for an | 46461 |
| elevator that is inspected every twelve months in accordance with | 46462 |
| division (A) of section 4105.10 of the Revised Code is fifty-five | 46463 |
| dollars plus ten dollars for each floor where the elevator stops, | 46464 |
| except where the elevator has been inspected by a special | 46465 |
| inspector in accordance with section 4105.07 of the Revised Code. | 46466 |
| (E) The fee for issuing or renewing a certificate of | 46467 |
| operation under section 4105.15 of the Revised Code for an | 46468 |
| escalator or moving walk is three hundred dollars, except where | 46469 |
| the escalator or moving walk has been inspected by a special | 46470 |
| inspector in accordance section 4105.07 of the Revised Code. | 46471 |
| (F) All other fees to be charged for any examination given or | 46472 |
| other service performed by the division pursuant to this chapter | 46473 |
| shall be prescribed by the director of commerce. The fees shall be | 46474 |
| reasonably related to the costs of such examination or other | 46475 |
| service. | 46476 |
| (G) The director of commerce, subject to the approval of the | 46477 |
| controlling board, may establish fees in excess of the fees | 46478 |
| provided in divisions (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) of this section. | 46479 |
| Any moneys collected under this section shall be paid into the | 46480 |
|
state treasury to the credit of the
| 46481 |
| operating fund created in section 121.084 of the Revised Code. | 46482 |
| (H) Any person who fails to pay an inspection fee required | 46483 |
| for any inspection conducted by the division pursuant to this | 46484 |
| chapter within forty-five days after the inspection is conducted | 46485 |
| shall pay a late payment fee equal to twenty-five per cent of the | 46486 |
| inspection fee. | 46487 |
| (I) In addition to the fees assessed in divisions (A), (B), | 46488 |
| (C), (D), and (E) of this section, the board of building standards | 46489 |
| shall assess a fee of three dollars and twenty-five cents for each | 46490 |
| certificate of operation or renewal thereof issued under divisions | 46491 |
| (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of this section and for each permit | 46492 |
| issued under section 4105.16 of the Revised Code. The board shall | 46493 |
| adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, | 46494 |
| specifying the manner by which the superintendent shall collect | 46495 |
| and remit to the board the fees assessed under this division and | 46496 |
| requiring that remittance of the fees be made at least quarterly. | 46497 |
| (J) For purposes of this section: | 46498 |
| (1) "Escalator" means a power driven, inclined, continuous | 46499 |
| stairway used for raising or lowering passengers. | 46500 |
| (2) "Moving walk" means a passenger carrying device on which | 46501 |
| passengers stand or walk, with a passenger carrying surface that | 46502 |
| is uninterrupted and remains parallel to its direction of motion. | 46503 |
| Sec. 4105.191. Any person owning or operating any elevator | 46504 |
| subject to this chapter shall file a written report with the | 46505 |
|
superintendent of | 46506 |
| hours after the occurrence of any accident involving such elevator | 46507 |
| which results in death or bodily injury to any person. | 46508 |
| Sec. 4105.20. No person shall violate any law relative to | 46509 |
| the operation, construction, maintenance, and repair of elevators. | 46510 |
| All fines collected for violation of this section shall be | 46511 |
|
forwarded to the superintendent of | 46512 |
| who shall pay them into the state treasury to the credit of the | 46513 |
| 46514 | |
| 121.084 of the Revised Code. | 46515 |
| Sec. 4105.21. The superintendent of | 46516 |
| compliance shall enforce this chapter. If the superintendent or a | 46517 |
| general inspector of elevators finds that an elevator or a part | 46518 |
| thereof does not afford reasonable safety as required by section | 46519 |
| 4105.13 of the Revised Code, the superintendent or the general | 46520 |
| inspector may seal such elevator and post a notice thereon | 46521 |
| prohibiting further use of the elevator until the changes or | 46522 |
| alterations set forth in the notice have been made to the | 46523 |
| satisfaction of the superintendent or the inspector. The notice | 46524 |
| shall contain a statement that operators or passengers are subject | 46525 |
| to injury by its continued use, a description of the alteration or | 46526 |
| other change necessary to be made in order to secure safety of | 46527 |
| operation, date of such notice, name and signature of the | 46528 |
| superintendent or inspector issuing the notice. | 46529 |
| Sec. 4115.10. (A) No person, firm, corporation, or public | 46530 |
| authority that constructs a public improvement with its own | 46531 |
| forces, the total overall project cost of which is fairly | 46532 |
| estimated to be more than the amounts set forth in division (B) of | 46533 |
| section 4115.03 of the Revised Code, adjusted biennially by the | 46534 |
| director of commerce pursuant to section 4115.034 of the Revised | 46535 |
| Code, as appropriate, shall violate the wage provisions of | 46536 |
| sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code, or suffer, | 46537 |
| permit, or require any employee to work for less than the rate of | 46538 |
| wages so fixed, or violate the provisions of section 4115.07 of | 46539 |
| the Revised Code. Any employee upon any public improvement, except | 46540 |
| an employee to whom or on behalf of whom restitution is made | 46541 |
| pursuant to division (C) of section 4115.13 of the Revised Code, | 46542 |
| who is paid less than the fixed rate of wages applicable thereto | 46543 |
| may recover from such person, firm, corporation, or public | 46544 |
| authority that constructs a public improvement with its own forces | 46545 |
| the difference between the fixed rate of wages and the amount paid | 46546 |
| to the employee and in addition thereto a sum equal to twenty-five | 46547 |
| per cent of that difference. The person, firm, corporation, or | 46548 |
| public authority who fails to pay the rate of wages so fixed also | 46549 |
| shall pay a penalty to the director of seventy-five per cent of | 46550 |
| the difference between the fixed rate of wages and the amount paid | 46551 |
| to the employees on the public improvement. The director shall | 46552 |
| deposit all moneys received from penalties paid to the director | 46553 |
|
pursuant to this section into the | 46554 |
| operating fund. The director shall use the fund for the | 46555 |
| enforcement of sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code. | 46556 |
| The employee may file suit for recovery within ninety days of the | 46557 |
| director's determination of a violation of sections 4115.03 to | 46558 |
| 4115.16 of the Revised Code or is barred from further action under | 46559 |
| this division. Where the employee prevails in a suit, the employer | 46560 |
| shall pay the costs and reasonable attorney's fees allowed by the | 46561 |
| court. | 46562 |
| (B) Any employee upon any public improvement who is paid less | 46563 |
| than the prevailing rate of wages applicable thereto may file a | 46564 |
| complaint in writing with the director upon a form furnished by | 46565 |
| the director. The complaint shall include documented evidence to | 46566 |
| demonstrate that the employee was paid less than the prevailing | 46567 |
| wage in violation of this chapter. Upon receipt of a properly | 46568 |
| completed written complaint of any employee paid less than the | 46569 |
| prevailing rate of wages applicable, the director shall take an | 46570 |
| assignment of a claim in trust for the assigning employee and | 46571 |
| bring any legal action necessary to collect the claim. The | 46572 |
| employer shall pay the costs and reasonable attorney's fees | 46573 |
| allowed by the court if the employer is found in violation of | 46574 |
| sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code. | 46575 |
| (C) If after investigation pursuant to section 4115.13 of the | 46576 |
| Revised Code, the director determines there is a violation of | 46577 |
| sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code and a period of | 46578 |
| sixty days has elapsed from the date of the determination, and if: | 46579 |
| (1) No employee has brought suit pursuant to division (A) of | 46580 |
| this section; | 46581 |
| (2) No employee has requested that the director take an | 46582 |
| assignment of a wage claim pursuant to division (B) of this | 46583 |
| section. | 46584 |
| The director shall bring any legal action necessary to | 46585 |
| collect any amounts owed to employees and the director. The | 46586 |
| director shall pay over to the affected employees the amounts | 46587 |
| collected to which the affected employees are entitled under | 46588 |
| division (A) of this section. In any action in which the director | 46589 |
| prevails, the employer shall pay the costs and reasonable | 46590 |
| attorney's fees allowed by the court. | 46591 |
| (D) Where persons are employed and their rate of wages has | 46592 |
| been determined as provided in section 4115.04 of the Revised | 46593 |
| Code, no person, either for self or any other person, shall | 46594 |
| request, demand, or receive, either before or after the person is | 46595 |
| engaged, that the person so engaged pay back, return, donate, | 46596 |
| contribute, or give any part or all of the person's wages, salary, | 46597 |
| or thing of value, to any person, upon the statement, | 46598 |
| representation, or understanding that failure to comply with such | 46599 |
| request or demand will prevent the procuring or retaining of | 46600 |
| employment, and no person shall, directly or indirectly, aid, | 46601 |
| request, or authorize any other person to violate this section. | 46602 |
| This division does not apply to any agent or representative of a | 46603 |
| duly constituted labor organization acting in the collection of | 46604 |
| dues or assessments of such organization. | 46605 |
| (E) The director shall enforce sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of | 46606 |
| the Revised Code. | 46607 |
| (F) For the purpose of supplementing existing resources and | 46608 |
| to assist in enforcing division (E) of this section, the director | 46609 |
| may contract with a person registered as a public accountant under | 46610 |
| Chapter 4701. of the Revised Code to conduct an audit of a person, | 46611 |
| firm, corporation, or public authority. | 46612 |
| (G) No contractor or subcontractor shall be responsible for | 46613 |
| the payment of the penalties provided in division (A) of this | 46614 |
| section resulting from a violation of sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 | 46615 |
| of the Revised Code by its subcontractor, provided that the | 46616 |
| contractor or subcontractor has made a good faith effort to ensure | 46617 |
| that its subcontractor complied with the requirements of sections | 46618 |
| 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code. | 46619 |
| Sec. 4115.101. There is hereby created the prevailing wage | 46620 |
| custodial fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of | 46621 |
| state but shall not be part of the state treasury. The director of | 46622 |
| commerce shall deposit to the fund all money paid by employers to | 46623 |
| the director that are held in trust for employees to whom | 46624 |
| prevailing wages are due and owing. The director shall make | 46625 |
| disbursements from the fund in accordance with this chapter to | 46626 |
| employees affected by violations of this chapter. If the director | 46627 |
| determines that any funds in the prevailing wage custodial fund | 46628 |
| are not returnable to employees as required under this section, | 46629 |
| then the director shall certify to the treasurer of state the | 46630 |
| amount of the funds that are not returnable. Upon the receipt of a | 46631 |
| certification from the director in accordance with this section, | 46632 |
| the treasurer of state shall transfer the certified amount of the | 46633 |
|
funds from the prevailing wage custodial fund to the | 46634 |
| industrial compliance operating fund. | 46635 |
| Sec. 4121.123. (A) There is hereby created the workers' | 46636 |
| compensation board of directors nominating committee consisting of | 46637 |
| the following: | 46638 |
| (1) Three individuals who are members of affiliated employee | 46639 |
| organizations of the Ohio chapter of the American federation of | 46640 |
| labor-congress of industrial organizations, who are selected by | 46641 |
| the Ohio chapter of the American federation of labor-congress of | 46642 |
| industrial organizations and who, on account of their previous | 46643 |
| vocation, employment, or affiliations, can be classed as | 46644 |
| representative of employees who are members of an employee | 46645 |
| organization. Terms of office shall be for one year, with each | 46646 |
| term ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that | 46647 |
| it succeeds. | 46648 |
| (2) Two individuals who, on account of their previous | 46649 |
| vocation, employment, or affiliations, can be classed as | 46650 |
| representative of employees, one of whom shall be an injured | 46651 |
| worker with a valid, open, and active workers' compensation claim | 46652 |
| and at least one of these two representatives also shall represent | 46653 |
| employees who are not members of an employee organization. The | 46654 |
| president of the senate and the speaker of the house of | 46655 |
| representatives each shall appoint annually one of these members. | 46656 |
| The member who is an injured worker shall serve for a full term | 46657 |
| even if the member's workers' compensation claim is invalidated, | 46658 |
| closed, or inactivated during the member's term. | 46659 |
| (3) The chief executive officer, or the equivalent of the | 46660 |
| chief executive officer, of the Ohio chamber of commerce, the Ohio | 46661 |
| manufacturers' association, the Ohio self-insurers' association, | 46662 |
| the Ohio council of retail merchants, the national federation of | 46663 |
| independent business, and the Ohio farm bureau; | 46664 |
| (4) The director of development; | 46665 |
| (5) The president of the Ohio township association and the | 46666 |
|
president of the Ohio county commissioners association, or | 46667 |
| any of the following circumstances apply: | 46668 |
| (a) In the event of a vacancy in | 46669 |
| designee appointed by the governing body authorized to appoint the | 46670 |
| president. A designee so appointed shall serve on the nominating | 46671 |
| committee only until the vacancy in the presidency is filled. | 46672 |
| (b) In the event that the president of the Ohio township | 46673 |
| association is unavailable, a designee selected by the president; | 46674 |
| (c) In the event that the president of the Ohio county | 46675 |
| commissioners association is unavailable, a designee selected by | 46676 |
| the president. | 46677 |
| (B) Each member appointed under divisions (A)(1) and (2) of | 46678 |
| this section shall hold office from the date of the member's | 46679 |
| appointment until the end of the term for which the member was | 46680 |
| appointed. Such members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be | 46681 |
| filled in the manner provided for original appointments. Any such | 46682 |
| member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the | 46683 |
| expiration date of the term for which the member's predecessor was | 46684 |
| appointed shall hold office as a member for the remainder of that | 46685 |
| term. Such a member shall continue in office subsequent to the | 46686 |
| expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor | 46687 |
| takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, | 46688 |
| whichever occurs first. | 46689 |
| (C) The nominating committee shall meet at the request of the | 46690 |
| governor or as the nominating committee determines appropriate in | 46691 |
| order to make recommendations to the governor for the appointment | 46692 |
| of members of the bureau of workers' compensation board of | 46693 |
| directors under section 4121.12 of the Revised Code. | 46694 |
| (D) The director of development shall serve as chairperson of | 46695 |
| the nominating committee and have no voting rights on matters | 46696 |
| coming before the nominating committee, except that the director | 46697 |
| may vote in the event of a tie vote of the nominating committee. | 46698 |
| Annually, the nominating committee shall select a secretary from | 46699 |
| among its members. The nominating committee may adopt by-laws | 46700 |
| governing its proceedings. | 46701 |
| (E) Members of the nominating committee shall be paid their | 46702 |
| reasonable and necessary expenses pursuant to section 126.31 of | 46703 |
| the Revised Code while engaged in the performance of their duties | 46704 |
| as members of the nominating committee. | 46705 |
| (F) The nominating committee shall: | 46706 |
| (1) Review and evaluate possible appointees for the board. In | 46707 |
| reviewing and evaluating possible appointees for the board, the | 46708 |
| nominating committee may accept comments from, cooperate with, and | 46709 |
| request information from any person. | 46710 |
| (2) Make recommendations to the governor for the appointment | 46711 |
| of members to the board as provided in division (C) of section | 46712 |
| 4121.12 of the Revised Code. | 46713 |
| (G) The nominating committee may make recommendations to the | 46714 |
| general assembly concerning changes in legislation that will | 46715 |
| assist the nominating committee in the performance of its duties. | 46716 |
| Sec. 4121.30. (A) All rules governing the operating | 46717 |
| procedure of the bureau of workers' compensation and the | 46718 |
| industrial commission shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter | 46719 |
| 119. of the Revised Code, except that determinations of the | 46720 |
| bureau, district hearing officers, staff hearing officers, and the | 46721 |
| commission, with respect to an individual employee's claim to | 46722 |
| participate in the state insurance fund are governed only by | 46723 |
| Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code. | 46724 |
| The administrator of workers' compensation and commission | 46725 |
| shall proceed jointly, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 46726 |
| Revised Code, including a joint hearing, to adopt joint rules | 46727 |
| governing the operating procedures of the bureau and commission. | 46728 |
| 46729 |
| (B) Upon submission to the bureau or the commission of a | 46730 |
| petition containing not less than fifteen hundred signatures of | 46731 |
| adult residents of the state, any individual may propose a rule | 46732 |
| for adoption, amendment, or rescission by the bureau or the | 46733 |
| commission. If, upon investigation, the bureau or commission is | 46734 |
| satisfied that the signatures upon the petition are valid, it | 46735 |
| shall proceed, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised | 46736 |
| Code, to consider adoption, amendment, or rescission of the rule. | 46737 |
| (C) The administrator shall | 46738 |
| electronically all rules adopted by the bureau and the commission | 46739 |
| 46740 | |
|
manner | 46741 |
|
the commission that are currently in force. | 46742 |
| 46743 | |
| 46744 |
| (D) The rule-making authority granted to the administrator | 46745 |
| under this section does not limit the commission's rule-making | 46746 |
| authority relative to its overall adjudicatory policy-making and | 46747 |
| management duties under this chapter and Chapters 4123., 4127., | 46748 |
| and 4131. of the Revised Code. The administrator shall not | 46749 |
| disregard any rule adopted by the commission, provided that the | 46750 |
| rule is within the commission's rule-making authority. | 46751 |
| Sec. 4123.20. The administrator of workers' compensation | 46752 |
|
shall | 46753 |
| available electronically to the public, its classifications, | 46754 |
| rates, rules, and rules of procedure, and shall furnish the same | 46755 |
|
to any person upon | 46756 |
| 46757 | |
| 46758 | |
| 46759 | |
| request. | 46760 |
| Sec. 4163.07. (A)(1) Prior to transporting any high-level | 46761 |
| radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, transuranic waste, or any | 46762 |
| quantity of special nuclear material or by-product material that | 46763 |
| meets or exceeds the highway route controlled quantity, within, | 46764 |
| into, or through the state, the shipper of the material shall | 46765 |
| notify the executive director of the emergency management agency | 46766 |
| established under section 5502.22 of the Revised Code of the | 46767 |
| shipment. The notice shall be in writing and be sent by certified | 46768 |
| mail and shall include the name of the shipper; the name of the | 46769 |
| carrier; the type and quantity of the material; the transportation | 46770 |
| mode of the shipment; the proposed date and time of shipment of | 46771 |
| the material within, into, or through the state; and the starting | 46772 |
| point, termination or exit point, scheduled route, and each | 46773 |
| alternate route, if any, of the shipment. In order to constitute | 46774 |
| effective notification under division (A)(1) of this section, | 46775 |
| notification shall be received by the executive director at least | 46776 |
| four days prior to shipment within, into, or through the state. | 46777 |
| (2) The carrier or shipper of any shipment subject to | 46778 |
| division (A)(1) of this section shall immediately notify the | 46779 |
| executive director of any change in the date and time of the | 46780 |
| shipment or in the route of the shipment within, into, or through | 46781 |
| the state. | 46782 |
| (B) Upon receipt of a notice of any shipment of material that | 46783 |
| is subject to division (A)(1) of this section within, into, or | 46784 |
| through the state, the executive director of the emergency | 46785 |
| management agency shall immediately notify the director of public | 46786 |
| safety, the director of environmental protection, the director of | 46787 |
| health, the chairperson of the public utilities commission, and | 46788 |
| the county emergency management agency and sheriff of each county | 46789 |
| along the proposed route, or any alternate route, of the shipment. | 46790 |
| (C) The executive director of the emergency management agency | 46791 |
| shall not disclose to any person other than those persons | 46792 |
| enumerated in division (B) of this section any information | 46793 |
| pertaining to any shipment of special nuclear material or | 46794 |
| by-product material prior to the time that the shipment is | 46795 |
| completed. | 46796 |
| (D) This section does not apply to radioactive materials, | 46797 |
| other than by-products, shipped by or for the United States | 46798 |
| department of defense and United States department of energy for | 46799 |
| military or national defense purposes. Nothing in this section | 46800 |
| requires the disclosure of any defense information or restricted | 46801 |
| data as defined in the "Atomic Energy Act of 1954," 68 Stat. 919, | 46802 |
| 42 U.S.C. 2011, as amended. | 46803 |
| (E) No person shall transport or cause to be transported | 46804 |
| within, into, or through the state any material that is subject to | 46805 |
| division (A)(1) of this section without first providing the notice | 46806 |
| required in that division. | 46807 |
| (F) Whoever violates division (E) of this section, in | 46808 |
| addition to any penalty imposed under section 4163.99 of the | 46809 |
| Revised Code, is liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to | 46810 |
| exceed the following, as applicable: | 46811 |
| (1) Twenty-five thousand dollars for a motor carrier, as | 46812 |
| defined in section 4923.01 of the Revised Code; | 46813 |
| (2) Forty-five thousand dollars for the first cask designated | 46814 |
| for transport by rail and thirty thousand dollars for each | 46815 |
| additional cask designated for transport by rail that is shipped | 46816 |
| by the same person or entity in the same shipment. | 46817 |
| The attorney general, upon the request of the executive | 46818 |
| director of the emergency management agency, shall bring a civil | 46819 |
| action to collect the penalty. Fines collected pursuant to this | 46820 |
| section shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit | 46821 |
|
of the | 46822 |
|
fund created in section
| 46823 |
| Sec. 4169.02. (A) For the purposes of regulating the | 46824 |
| construction, maintenance, mechanical operation, and inspection of | 46825 |
| passenger tramways that are associated with ski areas and of | 46826 |
| registering operators of passenger tramways in this state, there | 46827 |
|
is hereby established in the division of
| 46828 |
| compliance in the department of commerce a ski tramway board to be | 46829 |
| appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the | 46830 |
| senate. The board shall consist of three members, one of whom | 46831 |
| shall be a public member who is an experienced skier and familiar | 46832 |
| with ski areas in this state, one of whom shall be a ski area | 46833 |
| operator actively engaged in the business of recreational skiing | 46834 |
| in this state, and one of whom shall be a professional engineer | 46835 |
| who is knowledgeable in the design or operation of passenger | 46836 |
| tramways. | 46837 |
| Of the initial appointments, one member shall be appointed | 46838 |
| for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, and one for a | 46839 |
| term of three years. The member appointed to the term beginning on | 46840 |
| July 1, 1996, shall be appointed to a term ending on June 30, | 46841 |
| 1997; the member appointed to a term beginning on July 1, 1997, | 46842 |
| shall be appointed to a term ending on June 30, 1999; and the | 46843 |
| member appointed to a term beginning on July 1, 1998, shall be | 46844 |
| appointed to a term ending on June 30, 2001. Thereafter, each of | 46845 |
| the members shall be appointed for a term of six years. Each | 46846 |
| member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the | 46847 |
| end of the term for which the member was appointed. In the event | 46848 |
| of a vacancy, the governor, with the advice and consent of the | 46849 |
| senate, shall appoint a successor who shall hold office for the | 46850 |
| remainder of the term for which the successor's predecessor was | 46851 |
| appointed. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the | 46852 |
| expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor | 46853 |
| takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, | 46854 |
| whichever occurs first. The board shall elect a chairperson from | 46855 |
| its members. | 46856 |
| The governor may remove any member of the board at any time | 46857 |
| for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office after | 46858 |
| giving the member a copy of the charges against the member and an | 46859 |
| opportunity to be heard publicly in person or by counsel in the | 46860 |
| member's defense. Any such act of removal by the governor is | 46861 |
| final. A statement of the findings of the governor, the reason for | 46862 |
| the governor's action, and the answer, if any, of the member shall | 46863 |
| be filed by the governor with the secretary of state and shall be | 46864 |
| open to public inspection. | 46865 |
| Members of the board shall be paid two hundred fifty dollars | 46866 |
| for each meeting that the member attends, except that no member | 46867 |
| shall be paid or receive more than seven hundred fifty dollars for | 46868 |
| attending meetings during any calendar year. Each member shall be | 46869 |
| reimbursed for the member's actual and necessary expenses incurred | 46870 |
| in the performance of official board duties. The chairperson shall | 46871 |
| be paid two hundred fifty dollars annually in addition to any | 46872 |
| compensation the chairperson receives under this division for | 46873 |
| attending meetings and any other compensation the chairperson | 46874 |
| receives for serving on the board. | 46875 |
| The division shall provide the board with such offices and | 46876 |
| such clerical, professional, and other assistance as may be | 46877 |
| reasonably necessary for the board to carry on its work. The | 46878 |
| division shall maintain accurate copies of the board's rules as | 46879 |
| promulgated in accordance with division (B) of this section and | 46880 |
| shall keep all of the board's records, including business records, | 46881 |
| and inspection reports as well as its own records and reports. The | 46882 |
| cost of administering the board and conducting inspections shall | 46883 |
| be included in the budget of the division based on revenues | 46884 |
| generated by the registration fees established under section | 46885 |
| 4169.03 of the Revised Code. | 46886 |
| (B) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the | 46887 |
| board shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules relating to | 46888 |
| public safety in the construction, maintenance, mechanical | 46889 |
| operation, and inspection of passenger tramways. The rules shall | 46890 |
| be in accordance with established standards in the business of ski | 46891 |
| area operation, if any, and shall not discriminate in their | 46892 |
| application to ski area operators. | 46893 |
| No person shall violate the rules of the board. | 46894 |
| (C) The authority of the board shall not extend to any matter | 46895 |
| relative to the operation of a ski area other than the | 46896 |
| construction, maintenance, mechanical operation, and inspection of | 46897 |
| passenger tramways. | 46898 |
| (D) A majority of the board constitutes a quorum and may | 46899 |
| perform and exercise all the duties and powers devolving upon the | 46900 |
| board. | 46901 |
| Sec. 4169.03. (A) Before a passenger tramway operator may | 46902 |
| operate any passenger tramway in the state, the operator shall | 46903 |
| apply to the ski tramway board, on forms prepared by it, for | 46904 |
| registration by the board. The application shall contain an | 46905 |
| inventory of the passenger tramways that the applicant intends to | 46906 |
| operate and other information as the board may reasonably require | 46907 |
| and shall be accompanied by the following annual fees: | 46908 |
| (1) Each aerial passenger tramway, five hundred dollars; | 46909 |
| (2) Each skimobile, two hundred dollars; | 46910 |
| (3) Each chair lift, two hundred dollars; | 46911 |
| (4) Each J bar, T bar, or platter pull, one hundred dollars; | 46912 |
| (5) Each rope tow, fifty dollars; | 46913 |
| (6) Each wire rope tow, seventy-five dollars; | 46914 |
| (7) Each conveyor, one hundred dollars. | 46915 |
| When an operator operates an aerial passenger tramway, a | 46916 |
| skimobile, or a chair lift during both a winter and summer season, | 46917 |
| the annual fee shall be one and one-half the above amount for the | 46918 |
| respective passenger tramway. | 46919 |
| (B) Upon payment of the appropriate annual fees in accordance | 46920 |
| with division (A) of this section, the board shall issue a | 46921 |
| registration certificate to the operator. Each certificate shall | 46922 |
| remain in force until the thirtieth day of September next ensuing. | 46923 |
| The board shall renew an operator's certificate in accordance with | 46924 |
| the standard renewal procedure in Chapter 4745. of the Revised | 46925 |
| Code upon payment of the appropriate annual fees. | 46926 |
| (C) Money received from the registration fees and from the | 46927 |
| fines collected pursuant to section 4169.99 of the Revised Code | 46928 |
|
shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the | 46929 |
| industrial compliance operating fund created in section 121.084 of | 46930 |
| the Revised Code. | 46931 |
| (D) No person shall operate a passenger tramway in this state | 46932 |
| unless the person has been registered by the board. | 46933 |
| Sec. 4169.04. (A) The division of
| 46934 |
| compliance in the department of commerce shall make such | 46935 |
| inspection of the construction, maintenance, and mechanical | 46936 |
| operation of passenger tramways as the ski tramway board may | 46937 |
| reasonably require. The division may contract with other qualified | 46938 |
| engineers to make such inspection or may accept the inspection | 46939 |
| report by any qualified inspector of an insurance company | 46940 |
| authorized to insure passenger tramways in this state. | 46941 |
| (B) If, as the result of an inspection, an employee of the | 46942 |
| division or other agent with whom the division has contracted | 46943 |
| finds that a violation of the board's rules exists or a condition | 46944 |
| in passenger tramway construction, maintenance, or mechanical | 46945 |
| operation exists that endangers public safety, the employee or | 46946 |
| agent shall make an immediate report to the board for appropriate | 46947 |
| investigation and order. | 46948 |
| Sec. 4171.04. (A) Before a person may operate any roller | 46949 |
| skating rink in the state, the person shall: | 46950 |
| (1) Apply to the superintendent of | 46951 |
| compliance in the department of commerce on forms designated by | 46952 |
| the superintendent for a certificate of registration; | 46953 |
| (2) Provide an inventory of all the roller skating rinks that | 46954 |
| the applicant intends to operate, and any other information the | 46955 |
| superintendent may reasonably require on the application; | 46956 |
| (3) Include with the application a registration fee of | 46957 |
| twenty-five dollars for each roller skating rink to be operated by | 46958 |
| the applicant. | 46959 |
| (B) Upon compliance with division (A) of this section, the | 46960 |
| superintendent shall issue a certificate of registration to the | 46961 |
| operator for each roller skating rink to be operated by the | 46962 |
| applicant. Each certificate shall remain in force as follows: | 46963 |
| (1) Until the thirty-first day of December next ensuing; or | 46964 |
| (2) For sixty days after the dissolution of a partnership. | 46965 |
| (C) In case of the dissolution of a partnership by death, the | 46966 |
| surviving partner or partners may operate a roller skating rink | 46967 |
| pursuant to the certificate of registration obtained by the | 46968 |
| partnership in accordance with this chapter for a period of sixty | 46969 |
| days following dissolution. The heirs or representatives of | 46970 |
| deceased persons and receivers or trustees in bankruptcy appointed | 46971 |
| by any competent authority may operate under the certificate of | 46972 |
| registration of the person succeeded in possession. | 46973 |
| (D) The superintendent shall renew an operator's certificate | 46974 |
| of registration in accordance with the standard license renewal | 46975 |
| procedure set forth in Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code upon | 46976 |
| payment of a renewal fee of twenty-five dollars for each roller | 46977 |
| skating rink to be operated by the applicant. | 46978 |
| (E) Money received from the registration and renewal fees | 46979 |
| collected pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the state | 46980 |
|
treasury to the credit of the
| 46981 |
| operating fund created in section 121.084 of the Revised Code. | 46982 |
| Sec. 4301.30. (A) All fees collected by the division of | 46983 |
| liquor control shall be deposited in the state treasury to the | 46984 |
| credit of the undivided liquor permit fund, which is hereby | 46985 |
| created, at the time prescribed under section 4301.12 of the | 46986 |
| Revised Code. Each payment shall be accompanied by a statement | 46987 |
| showing separately the amount collected for each class of permits | 46988 |
| in each municipal corporation and in each township outside the | 46989 |
|
limits of any municipal corporation in such township. | 46990 |
| (B)(1) An amount equal to forty-five per cent of the fund | 46991 |
| shall be paid from the fund into the state liquor regulatory fund, | 46992 |
| which is hereby created in the state treasury. The state liquor | 46993 |
| regulatory fund shall be used to pay the operating expenses of the | 46994 |
| division of liquor control in administering and enforcing Title | 46995 |
| XLIII of the Revised Code and the operating expenses of the liquor | 46996 |
| control commission. Investment earnings of the fund shall be | 46997 |
| credited to the fund. | 46998 |
| (2) Whenever, in the judgment of the director of budget and | 46999 |
| management, the amount of money that is in the state liquor | 47000 |
| regulatory fund is in excess of the amount that is needed to pay | 47001 |
| the operating expenses of the division in administering and | 47002 |
| enforcing Title XLIII of the Revised Code and the operating | 47003 |
| expenses of the commission, the director shall credit the excess | 47004 |
| amount to the general revenue fund. | 47005 |
| (C) Twenty per cent of the undivided liquor permit fund shall | 47006 |
| be paid into the statewide treatment and prevention fund, which is | 47007 |
| hereby created in the state treasury. This amount shall be | 47008 |
| appropriated by the general assembly, together with an amount | 47009 |
| equal to one and one-half per cent of the gross profit of the | 47010 |
| division of liquor control derived under division (B)(4) of | 47011 |
| section 4301.10 of the Revised Code, to the department of alcohol | 47012 |
| and drug addiction services. In planning for the allocation of and | 47013 |
| in allocating these amounts for the purposes of Chapter 3793. of | 47014 |
| the Revised Code, the department of alcohol and drug addiction | 47015 |
| services shall comply with the nondiscrimination provisions of | 47016 |
| Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and any rules adopted | 47017 |
| under that act. | 47018 |
| (D) Thirty-five per cent of the undivided liquor permit fund | 47019 |
| shall be distributed by the superintendent of liquor control at | 47020 |
| quarterly calendar periods as follows: | 47021 |
| | 47022 |
| shown by the statements to have been collected from permits in the | 47023 |
| municipal corporation, for the use of the general fund of the | 47024 |
| municipal corporation; | 47025 |
| | 47026 |
| statements to have been collected from permits in its territory, | 47027 |
| outside the limits of any municipal corporation located in the | 47028 |
| township, for the use of the general fund of the township, or for | 47029 |
| fire protection purposes, including buildings and equipment in the | 47030 |
| township or in an established fire district within the township, | 47031 |
| to the extent that the funds are derived from liquor permits | 47032 |
| within the territory comprising such fire district. | 47033 |
| (E) For the purpose of the distribution required by this | 47034 |
| section, E, H, and D permits covering boats or vessels are deemed | 47035 |
| to have been issued in the municipal corporation or township | 47036 |
| wherein the owner or operator of the vehicle, boat, vessel, or | 47037 |
| dining car equipment to which the permit relates has the owner's | 47038 |
| or operator's principal office or place of business within the | 47039 |
| state. | 47040 |
| (F) If the liquor control commission determines that the | 47041 |
| police or other officers of any municipal corporation or township | 47042 |
|
entitled to share in | 47043 |
| refusing or culpably neglecting to enforce this chapter and | 47044 |
| Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code, or the penal laws of this state | 47045 |
| relating to the manufacture, importation, transportation, | 47046 |
| distribution, and sale of beer and intoxicating liquors, or if the | 47047 |
| prosecuting officer of a municipal corporation or a municipal | 47048 |
| court fails to comply with the request of the commission | 47049 |
| authorized by division (A)(4) of section 4301.10 of the Revised | 47050 |
| Code, the commission, by certified mail, may notify the chief | 47051 |
| executive officer of the municipal corporation or the board of | 47052 |
| township trustees of the township of the failure and require the | 47053 |
| immediate cooperation of the responsible officers of the municipal | 47054 |
| corporation or township with the division of liquor control in the | 47055 |
| enforcement of those chapters and penal laws. Within thirty days | 47056 |
| after the notice is served, the commission shall determine whether | 47057 |
| the requirement has been complied with. If the commission | 47058 |
| determines that the requirement has not been complied with, it may | 47059 |
| issue an order to the superintendent to withhold the distributive | 47060 |
| share of the municipal corporation or township until further order | 47061 |
| of the commission. This action of the commission is reviewable | 47062 |
| within thirty days thereafter in the court of common pleas of | 47063 |
| Franklin county. | 47064 |
| (G) All fees collected by the division of liquor control from | 47065 |
| the issuance or renewal of B-2a and S permits, and paid by B-2a | 47066 |
| and S permit holders who do not also hold A-2 permits, shall be | 47067 |
| deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state liquor | 47068 |
| 47069 | |
| equal to fifty per cent of the fees collected shall be paid from | 47070 |
|
the state liquor | 47071 |
| fund. | 47072 |
| Sec. 4303.181. (A) Permit D-5a may be issued either to the | 47073 |
| owner or operator of a hotel or motel that is required to be | 47074 |
| licensed under section 3731.03 of the Revised Code, that contains | 47075 |
| at least fifty rooms for registered transient guests or is owned | 47076 |
| by a state institution of higher education as defined in section | 47077 |
| 3345.011 of the Revised Code or a private college or university, | 47078 |
| and that qualifies under the other requirements of this section, | 47079 |
| or to the owner or operator of a restaurant specified under this | 47080 |
| section, to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only | 47081 |
| by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for | 47082 |
| consumption on the premises where sold, and to registered guests | 47083 |
| in their rooms, which may be sold by means of a controlled access | 47084 |
| alcohol and beverage cabinet in accordance with division (B) of | 47085 |
| section 4301.21 of the Revised Code; and to sell the same products | 47086 |
| in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises | 47087 |
| as may be sold by holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. The premises of | 47088 |
| the hotel or motel shall include a retail food establishment or a | 47089 |
| food service operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the | 47090 |
| Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this | 47091 |
| chapter and that is affiliated with the hotel or motel and within | 47092 |
| or contiguous to the hotel or motel, and that serves food within | 47093 |
| the hotel or motel, but the principal business of the owner or | 47094 |
| operator of the hotel or motel shall be the accommodation of | 47095 |
| transient guests. In addition to the privileges authorized in this | 47096 |
| division, the holder of a D-5a permit may exercise the same | 47097 |
| privileges as the holder of a D-5 permit. | 47098 |
| The owner or operator of a hotel, motel, or restaurant who | 47099 |
| qualified for and held a D-5a permit on August 4, 1976, may, if | 47100 |
| the owner or operator held another permit before holding a D-5a | 47101 |
| permit, either retain a D-5a permit or apply for the permit | 47102 |
| formerly held, and the division of liquor control shall issue the | 47103 |
| permit for which the owner or operator applies and formerly held, | 47104 |
| notwithstanding any quota. | 47105 |
| A D-5a permit shall not be transferred to another location. | 47106 |
| No quota restriction shall be placed on the number of D-5a permits | 47107 |
| that may be issued. | 47108 |
| The fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred | 47109 |
| forty-four dollars. | 47110 |
| (B) Permit D-5b may be issued to the owner, operator, tenant, | 47111 |
| lessee, or occupant of an enclosed shopping center to sell beer | 47112 |
| and intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in | 47113 |
| glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises | 47114 |
| where sold; and to sell the same products in the same manner and | 47115 |
| amount not for consumption on the premises as may be sold by | 47116 |
| holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges | 47117 |
| authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5b permit may | 47118 |
| exercise the same privileges as a holder of a D-5 permit. | 47119 |
| A D-5b permit shall not be transferred to another location. | 47120 |
| One D-5b permit may be issued at an enclosed shopping center | 47121 |
| containing at least two hundred twenty-five thousand, but less | 47122 |
| than four hundred thousand, square feet of floor area. | 47123 |
| Two D-5b permits may be issued at an enclosed shopping center | 47124 |
| containing at least four hundred thousand square feet of floor | 47125 |
| area. No more than one D-5b permit may be issued at an enclosed | 47126 |
| shopping center for each additional two hundred thousand square | 47127 |
| feet of floor area or fraction of that floor area, up to a maximum | 47128 |
| of five D-5b permits for each enclosed shopping center. The number | 47129 |
| of D-5b permits that may be issued at an enclosed shopping center | 47130 |
| shall be determined by subtracting the number of D-3 and D-5 | 47131 |
| permits issued in the enclosed shopping center from the number of | 47132 |
| D-5b permits that otherwise may be issued at the enclosed shopping | 47133 |
| center under the formulas provided in this division. Except as | 47134 |
| provided in this section, no quota shall be placed on the number | 47135 |
| of D-5b permits that may be issued. Notwithstanding any quota | 47136 |
| provided in this section, the holder of any D-5b permit first | 47137 |
| issued in accordance with this section is entitled to its renewal | 47138 |
| in accordance with section 4303.271 of the Revised Code. | 47139 |
| The holder of a D-5b permit issued before April 4, 1984, | 47140 |
| whose tenancy is terminated for a cause other than nonpayment of | 47141 |
| rent, may return the D-5b permit to the division of liquor | 47142 |
| control, and the division shall cancel that permit. Upon | 47143 |
| cancellation of that permit and upon the permit holder's payment | 47144 |
| of taxes, contributions, premiums, assessments, and other debts | 47145 |
| owing or accrued upon the date of cancellation to this state and | 47146 |
| its political subdivisions and a filing with the division of a | 47147 |
| certification of that payment, the division shall issue to that | 47148 |
| person either a D-5 permit, or a D-1, a D-2, and a D-3 permit, as | 47149 |
| that person requests. The division shall issue the D-5 permit, or | 47150 |
| the D-1, D-2, and D-3 permits, even if the number of D-1, D-2, | 47151 |
| D-3, or D-5 permits currently issued in the municipal corporation | 47152 |
| or in the unincorporated area of the township where that person's | 47153 |
| proposed premises is located equals or exceeds the maximum number | 47154 |
| of such permits that can be issued in that municipal corporation | 47155 |
| or in the unincorporated area of that township under the | 47156 |
| population quota restrictions contained in section 4303.29 of the | 47157 |
| Revised Code. Any D-1, D-2, D-3, or D-5 permit so issued shall not | 47158 |
| be transferred to another location. If a D-5b permit is canceled | 47159 |
| under the provisions of this paragraph, the number of D-5b permits | 47160 |
| that may be issued at the enclosed shopping center for which the | 47161 |
| D-5b permit was issued, under the formula provided in this | 47162 |
| division, shall be reduced by one if the enclosed shopping center | 47163 |
| was entitled to more than one D-5b permit under the formula. | 47164 |
| The fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred | 47165 |
| forty-four dollars. | 47166 |
| (C) Permit D-5c may be issued to the owner or operator of a | 47167 |
| retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed | 47168 |
| pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a | 47169 |
| restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that qualifies under | 47170 |
| the other requirements of this section to sell beer and any | 47171 |
| intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in | 47172 |
| glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises | 47173 |
| where sold, and to sell the same products in the same manner and | 47174 |
| amounts not for consumption on the premises as may be sold by | 47175 |
| holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges | 47176 |
| authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5c permit may | 47177 |
| exercise the same privileges as the holder of a D-5 permit. | 47178 |
| To qualify for a D-5c permit, the owner or operator of a | 47179 |
| retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed | 47180 |
| pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a | 47181 |
| restaurant for purposes of this chapter, shall have operated the | 47182 |
| restaurant at the proposed premises for not less than twenty-four | 47183 |
| consecutive months immediately preceding the filing of the | 47184 |
| application for the permit, have applied for a D-5 permit no later | 47185 |
| than December 31, 1988, and appear on the division's quota waiting | 47186 |
| list for not less than six months immediately preceding the filing | 47187 |
| of the application for the permit. In addition to these | 47188 |
| requirements, the proposed D-5c permit premises shall be located | 47189 |
| within a municipal corporation and further within an election | 47190 |
| precinct that, at the time of the application, has no more than | 47191 |
| twenty-five per cent of its total land area zoned for residential | 47192 |
| use. | 47193 |
| A D-5c permit shall not be transferred to another location. | 47194 |
| No quota restriction shall be placed on the number of such permits | 47195 |
| that may be issued. | 47196 |
| Any person who has held a D-5c permit for at least two years | 47197 |
| may apply for a D-5 permit, and the division of liquor control | 47198 |
| shall issue the D-5 permit notwithstanding the quota restrictions | 47199 |
| contained in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code or in any rule of | 47200 |
| the liquor control commission. | 47201 |
| The fee for this permit is one thousand five hundred | 47202 |
| sixty-three dollars. | 47203 |
| (D) Permit D-5d may be issued to the owner or operator of a | 47204 |
| retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed | 47205 |
| pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a | 47206 |
| restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that is located at an | 47207 |
| airport operated by a board of county commissioners pursuant to | 47208 |
| section 307.20 of the Revised Code, at an airport operated by a | 47209 |
| port authority pursuant to Chapter 4582. of the Revised Code, or | 47210 |
| at an airport operated by a regional airport authority pursuant to | 47211 |
| Chapter 308. of the Revised Code. The holder of a D-5d permit may | 47212 |
| sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the | 47213 |
| individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption | 47214 |
| on the premises where sold, and may sell the same products in the | 47215 |
| same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises where | 47216 |
| sold as may be sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In | 47217 |
| addition to the privileges authorized in this division, the holder | 47218 |
| of a D-5d permit may exercise the same privileges as the holder of | 47219 |
| a D-5 permit. | 47220 |
| A D-5d permit shall not be transferred to another location. | 47221 |
| No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of such | 47222 |
| permits that may be issued. | 47223 |
| The fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred | 47224 |
| forty-four dollars. | 47225 |
| (E) Permit D-5e may be issued to any nonprofit organization | 47226 |
| that is exempt from federal income taxation under the "Internal | 47227 |
| Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 501(c)(3), as | 47228 |
| amended, or that is a charitable organization under any chapter of | 47229 |
| the Revised Code, and that owns or operates a riverboat that meets | 47230 |
| all of the following: | 47231 |
| (1) Is permanently docked at one location; | 47232 |
| (2) Is designated as an historical riverboat by the Ohio | 47233 |
| historical society; | 47234 |
| (3) Contains not less than fifteen hundred square feet of | 47235 |
| floor area; | 47236 |
| (4) Has a seating capacity of fifty or more persons. | 47237 |
| The holder of a D-5e permit may sell beer and intoxicating | 47238 |
| liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from | 47239 |
| the container, for consumption on the premises where sold. | 47240 |
| A D-5e permit shall not be transferred to another location. | 47241 |
| No quota restriction shall be placed on the number of such permits | 47242 |
| that may be issued. The population quota restrictions contained in | 47243 |
| section 4303.29 of the Revised Code or in any rule of the liquor | 47244 |
| control commission shall not apply to this division, and the | 47245 |
| division shall issue a D-5e permit to any applicant who meets the | 47246 |
| requirements of this division. However, the division shall not | 47247 |
| issue a D-5e permit if the permit premises or proposed permit | 47248 |
| premises are located within an area in which the sale of | 47249 |
| spirituous liquor by the glass is prohibited. | 47250 |
| The fee for this permit is one thousand two hundred nineteen | 47251 |
| dollars. | 47252 |
| (F) Permit D-5f may be issued to the owner or operator of a | 47253 |
| retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed | 47254 |
| under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a | 47255 |
| restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that meets all of the | 47256 |
| following: | 47257 |
| (1) It contains not less than twenty-five hundred square feet | 47258 |
| of floor area. | 47259 |
| (2) It is located on or in, or immediately adjacent to, the | 47260 |
| shoreline of, a navigable river. | 47261 |
| (3) It provides docking space for twenty-five boats. | 47262 |
| (4) It provides entertainment and recreation, provided that | 47263 |
| not less than fifty per cent of the business on the permit | 47264 |
| premises shall be preparing and serving meals for a consideration. | 47265 |
| In addition, each application for a D-5f permit shall be | 47266 |
| accompanied by a certification from the local legislative | 47267 |
| authority that the issuance of the D-5f permit is not inconsistent | 47268 |
| with that political subdivision's comprehensive development plan | 47269 |
| or other economic development goal as officially established by | 47270 |
| the local legislative authority. | 47271 |
| The holder of a D-5f permit may sell beer and intoxicating | 47272 |
| liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from | 47273 |
| the container, for consumption on the premises where sold. | 47274 |
| A D-5f permit shall not be transferred to another location. | 47275 |
| The division of liquor control shall not issue a D-5f permit | 47276 |
| if the permit premises or proposed permit premises are located | 47277 |
| within an area in which the sale of spirituous liquor by the glass | 47278 |
| is prohibited. | 47279 |
| A fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred | 47280 |
| forty-four dollars. | 47281 |
| As used in this division, "navigable river" means a river | 47282 |
| that is also a "navigable water" as defined in the "Federal Power | 47283 |
| Act," 94 Stat. 770 (1980), 16 U.S.C. 796. | 47284 |
| (G) Permit D-5g may be issued to a nonprofit corporation that | 47285 |
| is either the owner or the operator of a national professional | 47286 |
| sports museum. The holder of a D-5g permit may sell beer and any | 47287 |
| intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in | 47288 |
| glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises | 47289 |
| where sold. The holder of a D-5g permit shall sell no beer or | 47290 |
| intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold | 47291 |
|
after | 47292 |
| to another location. No quota restrictions shall be placed on the | 47293 |
| number of D-5g permits that may be issued. The fee for this permit | 47294 |
| is one thousand eight hundred seventy-five dollars. | 47295 |
| (H)(1) Permit D-5h may be issued to any nonprofit | 47296 |
| organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under the | 47297 |
| "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. | 47298 |
| 501(c)(3), as amended, that owns or operates any of the following: | 47299 |
| (a) A fine arts museum, provided that the nonprofit | 47300 |
| organization has no less than one thousand five hundred bona fide | 47301 |
| members possessing full membership privileges; | 47302 |
| (b) A community arts center. As used in division (H)(1)(b) of | 47303 |
| this section, "community arts center" means a facility that | 47304 |
| provides arts programming to the community in more than one arts | 47305 |
| discipline, including, but not limited to, exhibits of works of | 47306 |
| art and performances by both professional and amateur artists. | 47307 |
| (c) A community theater, provided that the nonprofit | 47308 |
| organization is a member of the Ohio arts council and the American | 47309 |
| community theatre association and has been in existence for not | 47310 |
| less than ten years. As used in division (H)(1)(c) of this | 47311 |
| section, "community theater" means a facility that contains at | 47312 |
| least one hundred fifty seats and has a primary function of | 47313 |
| presenting live theatrical performances and providing recreational | 47314 |
| opportunities to the community. | 47315 |
| (2) The holder of a D-5h permit may sell beer and any | 47316 |
| intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in | 47317 |
| glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises | 47318 |
| where sold. The holder of a D-5h permit shall sell no beer or | 47319 |
| intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold | 47320 |
| after one a.m. A D-5h permit shall not be transferred to another | 47321 |
| location. No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of | 47322 |
| D-5h permits that may be issued. | 47323 |
| (3) The fee for a D-5h permit is one thousand eight hundred | 47324 |
| seventy-five dollars. | 47325 |
| (I) Permit D-5i may be issued to the owner or operator of a | 47326 |
| retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed | 47327 |
| under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a | 47328 |
| restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that meets all of the | 47329 |
| following requirements: | 47330 |
| (1) It is located in a municipal corporation or a township | 47331 |
| with a population of one hundred thousand or less. | 47332 |
| (2) It has inside seating capacity for at least one hundred | 47333 |
| forty persons. | 47334 |
| (3) It has at least four thousand square feet of floor area. | 47335 |
| (4) It offers full-course meals, appetizers, and sandwiches. | 47336 |
| (5) Its receipts from beer and liquor sales, excluding wine | 47337 |
| sales, do not exceed twenty-five per cent of its total gross | 47338 |
| receipts. | 47339 |
| (6) It has at least one of the following characteristics: | 47340 |
| (a) The value of its real and personal property exceeds seven | 47341 |
| hundred twenty-five thousand dollars. | 47342 |
| (b) It is located on property that is owned or leased by the | 47343 |
| state or a state agency, and its owner or operator has | 47344 |
| authorization from the state or the state agency that owns or | 47345 |
| leases the property to obtain a D-5i permit. | 47346 |
| The holder of a D-5i permit may sell beer and any | 47347 |
| intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in | 47348 |
| glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises | 47349 |
| where sold, and may sell the same products in the same manner and | 47350 |
| amounts not for consumption on the premises where sold as may be | 47351 |
| sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. The holder of a D-5i | 47352 |
| permit shall sell no beer or intoxicating liquor for consumption | 47353 |
| on the premises where sold after two-thirty a.m. In addition to | 47354 |
| the privileges authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5i | 47355 |
| permit may exercise the same privileges as the holder of a D-5 | 47356 |
| permit. | 47357 |
| A D-5i permit shall not be transferred to another location. | 47358 |
| The division of liquor control shall not renew a D-5i permit | 47359 |
| unless the retail food establishment or food service operation for | 47360 |
| which it is issued continues to meet the requirements described in | 47361 |
| divisions (I)(1) to (6) of this section. No quota restrictions | 47362 |
| shall be placed on the number of D-5i permits that may be issued. | 47363 |
| The fee for the D-5i permit is two thousand three hundred | 47364 |
| forty-four dollars. | 47365 |
| (J) Permit D-5j may be issued to the owner or the operator of | 47366 |
| a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed | 47367 |
| under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code to sell beer and | 47368 |
| intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in | 47369 |
| glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises | 47370 |
| where sold and to sell beer and intoxicating liquor in the same | 47371 |
| manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises where sold | 47372 |
| as may be sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. The holder | 47373 |
| of a D-5j permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall | 47374 |
| observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 | 47375 |
| permit. | 47376 |
| The D-5j permit shall be issued only within a community | 47377 |
| entertainment district that is designated under section 4301.80 of | 47378 |
| the Revised Code and that meets one of the following | 47379 |
| qualifications: | 47380 |
| (1) It is located in a municipal corporation with a | 47381 |
| population of at least one hundred thousand. | 47382 |
| (2) It is located in a municipal corporation with a | 47383 |
| population of at least twenty thousand, and either of the | 47384 |
| following applies: | 47385 |
| (a) It contains an amusement park the rides of which have | 47386 |
| been issued a permit by the department of agriculture under | 47387 |
| Chapter 1711. of the Revised Code. | 47388 |
| (b) Not less than fifty million dollars will be invested in | 47389 |
| development and construction in the community entertainment | 47390 |
| district's area located in the municipal corporation. | 47391 |
| (3) It is located in a township with a population of at least | 47392 |
| forty thousand. | 47393 |
| (4) It is located in a township with a population of at least | 47394 |
| twenty thousand, and not less than seventy million dollars will be | 47395 |
| invested in development and construction in the community | 47396 |
| entertainment district's area located in the township. | 47397 |
| (5) It is located in a municipal corporation with a | 47398 |
| population between ten thousand and twenty thousand, and both of | 47399 |
| the following apply: | 47400 |
| (a) The municipal corporation was incorporated as a village | 47401 |
| prior to calendar year 1840 and currently has a historic downtown | 47402 |
| business district. | 47403 |
| (b) The municipal corporation is located in the same county | 47404 |
| as another municipal corporation with at least one community | 47405 |
| entertainment district. | 47406 |
| (6) It is located in a municipal corporation with a | 47407 |
| population of at least ten thousand, and not less than seventy | 47408 |
| million dollars will be invested in development and construction | 47409 |
| in the community entertainment district's area located in the | 47410 |
| municipal corporation. | 47411 |
| (7) It is located in a municipal corporation with a | 47412 |
| population of at least five thousand, and not less than one | 47413 |
| hundred million dollars will be invested in development and | 47414 |
| construction in the community entertainment district's area | 47415 |
| located in the municipal corporation. | 47416 |
| The location of a D-5j permit may be transferred only within | 47417 |
| the geographic boundaries of the community entertainment district | 47418 |
| in which it was issued and shall not be transferred outside the | 47419 |
| geographic boundaries of that district. | 47420 |
| Not more than one D-5j permit shall be issued within each | 47421 |
| community entertainment district for each five acres of land | 47422 |
| located within the district. Not more than fifteen D-5j permits | 47423 |
| may be issued within a single community entertainment district. | 47424 |
| Except as otherwise provided in division (J)(4) of this section, | 47425 |
| no quota restrictions shall be placed upon the number of D-5j | 47426 |
| permits that may be issued. | 47427 |
| The fee for a D-5j permit is two thousand three hundred | 47428 |
| forty-four dollars. | 47429 |
| (K)(1) Permit D-5k may be issued to any nonprofit | 47430 |
| organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under the | 47431 |
| "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. | 47432 |
| 501(c)(3), as amended, that is the owner or operator of a | 47433 |
| botanical garden recognized by the American association of | 47434 |
| botanical gardens and arboreta, and that has not less than | 47435 |
| twenty-five hundred bona fide members. | 47436 |
| (2) The holder of a D-5k permit may sell beer and any | 47437 |
| intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in | 47438 |
| glass and from the container, on the premises where sold. | 47439 |
| (3) The holder of a D-5k permit shall sell no beer or | 47440 |
| intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold | 47441 |
| after one a.m. | 47442 |
| (4) A D-5k permit shall not be transferred to another | 47443 |
| location. | 47444 |
| (5) No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of | 47445 |
| D-5k permits that may be issued. | 47446 |
| (6) The fee for the D-5k permit is one thousand eight hundred | 47447 |
| seventy-five dollars. | 47448 |
| (L)(1) Permit D-5l may be issued to the owner or the operator | 47449 |
|
of a | 47450 |
| operation licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code to sell | 47451 |
| beer and intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual | 47452 |
| drink in glass and from the container, for consumption on the | 47453 |
| premises where sold and to sell beer and intoxicating liquor in | 47454 |
| the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises | 47455 |
| where sold as may be sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. | 47456 |
| The holder of a D-5l permit may exercise the same privileges, and | 47457 |
| shall observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5 | 47458 |
| permit. | 47459 |
| (2) The D-5l permit shall be issued only to a premises that | 47460 |
| has gross annual receipts from the sale of food and meals that | 47461 |
| constitute not less than seventy-five per cent of its total gross | 47462 |
| annual receipts, that is located within a revitalization district | 47463 |
| that is designated under section 4301.81 of the Revised Code, that | 47464 |
| is located in a municipal corporation or township in which the | 47465 |
| number of D-5 permits issued equals or exceeds the number of those | 47466 |
| permits that may be issued in that municipal corporation or | 47467 |
| township under section 4303.29 of the Revised Code, and that is | 47468 |
| located in a county with a population of one hundred twenty-five | 47469 |
| thousand or less according to the population estimates certified | 47470 |
| by the department of development for calendar year 2006. | 47471 |
| (3) The location of a D-5l permit may be transferred only | 47472 |
| within the geographic boundaries of the revitalization district in | 47473 |
| which it was issued and shall not be transferred outside the | 47474 |
| geographic boundaries of that district. | 47475 |
| (4) Not more than one D-5l permit shall be issued within each | 47476 |
| revitalization district for each five acres of land located within | 47477 |
| the district. Not more than fifteen D-5l permits may be issued | 47478 |
| within a single revitalization district. Except as otherwise | 47479 |
| provided in division (L)(4) of this section, no quota restrictions | 47480 |
| shall be placed upon the number of D-5l permits that may be | 47481 |
| issued. | 47482 |
| (5) No D-5l permit shall be issued to an adult entertainment | 47483 |
| establishment as defined in section 2907.39 of the Revised Code. | 47484 |
| (6) The fee for a D-5l permit is two thousand three hundred | 47485 |
| forty-four dollars. | 47486 |
| (M) Permit D-5m may be issued to either the owner or the | 47487 |
| operator of a retail food establishment or food service operation | 47488 |
| licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as | 47489 |
| a restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that is located in, | 47490 |
| or affiliated with, a center for the preservation of wild animals | 47491 |
| as defined in section 4301.404 of the Revised Code, to sell beer | 47492 |
| and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the glass and from | 47493 |
| the container, for consumption on the premises where sold, and to | 47494 |
| sell the same products in the same manner and amounts not for | 47495 |
| consumption on the premises as may be sold by the holders of D-1 | 47496 |
| and D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges authorized by this | 47497 |
| division, the holder of a D-5m permit may exercise the same | 47498 |
| privileges as the holder of a D-5 permit. | 47499 |
| A D-5m permit shall not be transferred to another location. | 47500 |
| No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of D-5m | 47501 |
| permits that may be issued. The fee for a permit D-5m is two | 47502 |
| thousand three hundred forty-four dollars. | 47503 |
| (N) Permit D-5n shall be issued to either a casino operator | 47504 |
| or a casino management company licensed under Chapter 3772. of the | 47505 |
| Revised Code that operates a casino facility under that chapter, | 47506 |
| to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the | 47507 |
| individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption | 47508 |
| on the premises where sold, and to sell the same products in the | 47509 |
| same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises as may | 47510 |
| be sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the | 47511 |
| privileges authorized by this division, the holder of a D-5n | 47512 |
| permit may exercise the same privileges as the holder of a D-5 | 47513 |
| permit. A D-5n permit shall not be transferred to another | 47514 |
| location. Only one D-5n permit may be issued per casino facility | 47515 |
| and not more than four D-5n permits shall be issued in this state. | 47516 |
| The fee for a permit D-5n shall be twenty thousand dollars. The | 47517 |
| holder of a D-5n permit may conduct casino gaming on the permit | 47518 |
| premises notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code or | 47519 |
| Administrative Code. | 47520 |
| (O) Permit D-5o may be issued to the owner or operator of a | 47521 |
| retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed | 47522 |
| under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a | 47523 |
| restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that is located within | 47524 |
| a casino facility for which a D-5n permit has been issued. The | 47525 |
| holder of a D-5o permit may sell beer and any intoxicating liquor | 47526 |
| at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from the | 47527 |
| container, for consumption on the premises where sold, and may | 47528 |
| sell the same products in the same manner and amounts not for | 47529 |
| consumption on the premises where sold as may be sold by the | 47530 |
| holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges | 47531 |
| authorized by this division, the holder of a D-5o permit may | 47532 |
| exercise the same privileges as the holder of a D-5 permit. A D-5o | 47533 |
| permit shall not be transferred to another location. No quota | 47534 |
| restrictions shall be placed on the number of such permits that | 47535 |
| may be issued. The fee for this permit is two thousand three | 47536 |
| hundred forty-four dollars. | 47537 |
| Sec. 4303.22. Permit H may be issued for a fee of three | 47538 |
|
hundred dollars to a for-hire motor carrier | 47539 |
| 47540 | |
| transport beer, intoxicating liquor, and alcohol, or any of them, | 47541 |
| in this state for delivery or use in this state. This section does | 47542 |
| not prevent the division of liquor control from contracting with | 47543 |
| 47544 | |
|
transportation of liquor for the division, and any | 47545 |
| 47546 | |
| eligible for an H permit. Manufacturers or wholesale distributors | 47547 |
| of beer or intoxicating liquor other than spirituous liquor who | 47548 |
| transport or deliver their own products to or from their premises | 47549 |
| licensed under this chapter and Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code | 47550 |
| by their own trucks as an incident to the purchase or sale of such | 47551 |
| beverages need not obtain an H permit. Carriers by rail shall | 47552 |
| receive an H permit upon application for it. | 47553 |
| This section does not prevent the division from issuing, upon | 47554 |
| the payment of the permit fee, an H permit to any person, | 47555 |
| partnership, firm, or corporation licensed by any other state to | 47556 |
| engage in the business of manufacturing and brewing or producing | 47557 |
| beer, wine, and mixed beverages or any person, partnership, firm, | 47558 |
| or corporation licensed by the United States or any other state to | 47559 |
| engage in the business of importing beer, wine, and mixed | 47560 |
| beverages manufactured outside the United States. The | 47561 |
| manufacturer, brewer, or importer of products manufactured outside | 47562 |
| the United States, upon the issuance of an H permit, may | 47563 |
| transport, ship, and deliver only its own products to holders of | 47564 |
| B-1 or B-5 permits in Ohio in motor trucks and equipment owned and | 47565 |
| operated by such class H permit holder. No H permit shall be | 47566 |
| issued by the division to such applicant until the applicant files | 47567 |
| with the division a liability insurance certificate or policy | 47568 |
| satisfactory to the division, in a sum of not less than one | 47569 |
| thousand nor more than five thousand dollars for property damage | 47570 |
| and for not less than five thousand nor more than fifty thousand | 47571 |
| dollars for loss sustained by reason of injury or death and with | 47572 |
| such other terms as the division considers necessary to adequately | 47573 |
| protect the interest of the public, having due regard for the | 47574 |
| number of persons and amount of property affected. The certificate | 47575 |
| or policy shall insure the manufacturer, brewer, or importer of | 47576 |
| products manufactured outside the United States against loss | 47577 |
| sustained by reason of the death of or injury to persons, and for | 47578 |
| loss of or damage to property, from the negligence of such class H | 47579 |
| permit holder in the operation of its motor vehicles or equipment | 47580 |
| in this state. | 47581 |
| Sec. 4313.02. (A) The state may transfer to JobsOhio, and | 47582 |
| JobsOhio may accept the transfer of, all or a portion of the | 47583 |
| enterprise acquisition project for a transfer price payable by | 47584 |
| JobsOhio to the state. Any such transfer shall be treated as an | 47585 |
| absolute conveyance and true sale of the interest in the | 47586 |
| enterprise acquisition project purported to be conveyed for all | 47587 |
| purposes, and not as a pledge or other security interest. The | 47588 |
| characterization of any such transfer as a true sale and absolute | 47589 |
| conveyance shall not be negated or adversely affected by the | 47590 |
| acquisition or retention by the state of a residual or | 47591 |
| reversionary interest in the enterprise acquisition project, the | 47592 |
| participation of any state officer or employee as a member or | 47593 |
| officer of, or contracting for staff support to, JobsOhio or any | 47594 |
| subsidiary of JobsOhio, any regulatory responsibility of an | 47595 |
| officer or employee of the state, including the authority to | 47596 |
| collect amounts to be received in connection therewith, the | 47597 |
| retention of the state of any legal title to or interest in any | 47598 |
| portion of the enterprise acquisition project for the purpose of | 47599 |
| regulatory activities, or any characterization of JobsOhio or | 47600 |
| obligations of JobsOhio under accounting, taxation, or securities | 47601 |
| regulations, or any other reason whatsoever. An absolute | 47602 |
| conveyance and true sale or lease shall exist under this section | 47603 |
| regardless of whether JobsOhio has any recourse against the state | 47604 |
| or the treatment or characterization of the transfer as a | 47605 |
| financing for any purpose. Upon and following the transfer, the | 47606 |
| state shall not have any right, title, or interest in the | 47607 |
| enterprise acquisition project so transferred other than any | 47608 |
| residual interest that may be described in the transfer agreement | 47609 |
| pursuant to the following paragraph and division (D) of this | 47610 |
| section. Any determination of the fair market value of the | 47611 |
| enterprise acquisition project reflected in the transfer agreement | 47612 |
| shall be conclusive and binding on the state and JobsOhio. | 47613 |
| Any transfer of the enterprise acquisition project that is a | 47614 |
| lease or grant of a franchise shall be for a term not to exceed | 47615 |
| twenty-five years. Any transfer of the enterprise acquisition | 47616 |
| project that is an assignment and sale, conveyance, or other | 47617 |
| transfer shall contain a provision that the state shall have the | 47618 |
| option to have conveyed or transferred back to it, at no cost, the | 47619 |
| enterprise acquisition project, as it then exists, no later than | 47620 |
| twenty-five years after the original transfer authorized in the | 47621 |
| transfer agreement on such other terms as shall be provided in the | 47622 |
| transfer agreement. | 47623 |
| The exercise of the powers granted by this section will be | 47624 |
| for the benefit of the people of the state. All or any portion of | 47625 |
| the enterprise acquisition project transferred pursuant to the | 47626 |
| transfer agreement that would be exempt from real property taxes | 47627 |
| or assessments or real property taxes or assessments in the | 47628 |
| absence of such transfer shall, as it may from time to time exist | 47629 |
| thereafter, remain exempt from real property taxes or assessments | 47630 |
| levied by the state and its subdivisions to the same extent as if | 47631 |
| not transferred. The gross receipts and income of JobsOhio derived | 47632 |
| from the enterprise acquisition project shall be exempt from | 47633 |
| taxation levied by the state and its subdivisions, including, but | 47634 |
| not limited to, the taxes levied pursuant to Chapters 718., 5739., | 47635 |
| 5741., 5747., and 5751. of the Revised Code. Any transfer from the | 47636 |
| state to JobsOhio of the enterprise acquisition project, or item | 47637 |
| included or to be included in the project, shall be exempt from | 47638 |
| the taxes levied pursuant to Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the | 47639 |
| Revised Code. | 47640 |
| (B) The proceeds of any transfer under division (A) of this | 47641 |
| section may be expended as provided in the transfer agreement for | 47642 |
| any one or more of the following purposes: | 47643 |
| (1) Funding, payment, or defeasance of outstanding bonds | 47644 |
| issued pursuant to Chapters 151. and 166. of the Revised Code and | 47645 |
| secured by pledged liquor profits as defined in section 151.40 of | 47646 |
| the Revised Code; | 47647 |
| (2) Deposit into the general revenue fund; | 47648 |
| (3) Deposit into the clean Ohio revitalization fund created | 47649 |
| pursuant to section 122.658 of the Revised Code, the innovation | 47650 |
| Ohio loan fund created pursuant to section 166.16 of the Revised | 47651 |
| Code, the research and development loan fund created pursuant to | 47652 |
| section 166.20 of the Revised Code, the logistics and distribution | 47653 |
| infrastructure fund created pursuant to section 166.26 of the | 47654 |
| Revised Code, the advanced energy research and development fund | 47655 |
| created pursuant to section 3706.27 of the Revised Code, and the | 47656 |
| advanced energy research and development taxable fund created | 47657 |
| pursuant to section 3706.27 of the Revised Code; | 47658 |
| (4) Conveyance to JobsOhio for the purposes for which it was | 47659 |
| created. | 47660 |
| (C)(1) The state may covenant, pledge, and agree in the | 47661 |
| transfer agreement, with and for the benefit of JobsOhio, that it | 47662 |
| shall maintain statutory authority for the enterprise acquisition | 47663 |
| project and the revenues of the enterprise acquisition project and | 47664 |
| not otherwise materially impair any obligations supported by a | 47665 |
| pledge of revenues of the enterprise acquisition project. The | 47666 |
| transfer agreement may provide or authorize the manner for | 47667 |
| determining material impairment of the security for any such | 47668 |
| outstanding obligations, including by assessing and evaluating the | 47669 |
| revenues of the enterprise acquisition project. | 47670 |
| (2) The director of budget and management, in consultation | 47671 |
| with the director of commerce, may, without need for any other | 47672 |
| approval, negotiate terms of any documents, including the transfer | 47673 |
| agreement, necessary to effect the transfer and the acceptance of | 47674 |
| the transfer of the enterprise acquisition project. The director | 47675 |
| of budget and management and the director of commerce shall | 47676 |
| execute the transfer agreement on behalf of the state. The | 47677 |
| director of budget and management may also, without need for any | 47678 |
| other approval, retain or contract for the services of commercial | 47679 |
| appraisers, underwriters, investment bankers, and financial | 47680 |
| advisers, as are necessary in the judgment of the director of | 47681 |
| budget and management to effect the transfer agreement. Any | 47682 |
| transfer agreement may contain terms and conditions established by | 47683 |
| the state to carry out and effectuate the purposes of this | 47684 |
| section, including, without limitation, covenants binding the | 47685 |
| state in favor of JobsOhio. Any such transfer agreement shall be | 47686 |
| sufficient to effectuate the transfer without regard to any other | 47687 |
| laws governing other property sales or financial transactions by | 47688 |
| the state. The director of budget and management may create any | 47689 |
| funds or accounts, within or without the state treasury, as are | 47690 |
| needed for the transactions and activities authorized by this | 47691 |
| section. | 47692 |
| (3) The transfer agreement may authorize JobsOhio, in the | 47693 |
| ordinary course of doing business, to convey, lease, release, or | 47694 |
| otherwise dispose of any regular inventory or tangible personal | 47695 |
| property. Ownership of the interest in the enterprise acquisition | 47696 |
| project that is transferred to JobsOhio under this section and the | 47697 |
| transfer agreement shall be maintained in JobsOhio or a nonprofit | 47698 |
| entity the sole member of which is JobsOhio until the enterprise | 47699 |
| acquisition project is transferred back to the state pursuant to | 47700 |
| the second paragraph of division (A) and division (D) of this | 47701 |
| section. | 47702 |
| (D) The transfer agreement may authorize JobsOhio to fix, | 47703 |
| alter, and collect rentals and other charges for the use and | 47704 |
| occupancy of all or any portion of the enterprise acquisition | 47705 |
| project and to lease any portion of the enterprise acquisition | 47706 |
| project to the state, and shall include a contract with, or the | 47707 |
| granting of an option to, the state to have the enterprise | 47708 |
| acquisition project, as it then exists, transferred back to it | 47709 |
| without charge in accordance with the terms of the transfer | 47710 |
| agreement after retirement or redemption, or provision therefor, | 47711 |
| of all obligations supported by a pledge of spirituous liquor | 47712 |
| profits. | 47713 |
| (E) JobsOhio, the director of budget and management, and the | 47714 |
| director of commerce shall, subject to approval by the controlling | 47715 |
| board, enter into a contract, which may be part of the transfer | 47716 |
| agreement, for the continuing operation by the division of liquor | 47717 |
| control of spirituous liquor distribution and merchandising | 47718 |
| subject to standards for performance provided in that contract | 47719 |
| that may relate to or support division (C)(1) of this section. The | 47720 |
| contract shall establish other terms and conditions for the | 47721 |
| assignment of duties to, and the provision of advice, services, | 47722 |
| and other assistance by, the division of liquor control, including | 47723 |
| providing for the necessary staffing and payment by JobsOhio of | 47724 |
| appropriate compensation to the division for the performance of | 47725 |
| such duties and the provision of such advice, services, and other | 47726 |
| assistance. The division of liquor control shall manage and | 47727 |
| actively supervise the activities required or authorized under | 47728 |
| sections 4301.10 and 4301.17 of the Revised Code as those sections | 47729 |
|
exist on | 47730 |
| including, but not limited to, controlling the traffic in | 47731 |
| intoxicating liquor in this state and fixing the wholesale and | 47732 |
| retail prices at which the various classes, varieties, and brands | 47733 |
| of spirituous liquor are sold. | 47734 |
| (F) The transfer agreement shall require JobsOhio to pay for | 47735 |
| the operations of the division of liquor control with regard to | 47736 |
| the spirituous liquor merchandising operations of the division. | 47737 |
| The payments from JobsOhio shall be deposited into the state | 47738 |
|
treasury to the credit of the liquor | 47739 |
|
fund | 47740 |
| hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall be used to | 47741 |
| pay for the operations of the division specified in this division. | 47742 |
| (G) The transaction and transfer provided for under this | 47743 |
| section shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Ohio | 47744 |
| Constitution. | 47745 |
| Sec. 4501.01. As used in this chapter and Chapters 4503., | 47746 |
| 4505., 4507., 4509., 4510., 4511., 4513., 4515., and 4517. of the | 47747 |
| Revised Code, and in the penal laws, except as otherwise provided: | 47748 |
| (A) "Vehicles" means everything on wheels or runners, | 47749 |
| including motorized bicycles, but does not mean electric personal | 47750 |
| assistive mobility devices, vehicles that are operated exclusively | 47751 |
| on rails or tracks or from overhead electric trolley wires, and | 47752 |
| vehicles that belong to any police department, municipal fire | 47753 |
| department, or volunteer fire department, or that are used by such | 47754 |
| a department in the discharge of its functions. | 47755 |
| (B) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle, including mobile homes | 47756 |
| and recreational vehicles, that is propelled or drawn by power | 47757 |
| other than muscular power or power collected from overhead | 47758 |
| electric trolley wires. "Motor vehicle" does not include utility | 47759 |
| vehicles as defined in division (VV) of this section, motorized | 47760 |
| bicycles, road rollers, traction engines, power shovels, power | 47761 |
| cranes, and other equipment used in construction work and not | 47762 |
| designed for or employed in general highway transportation, | 47763 |
| well-drilling machinery, ditch-digging machinery, farm machinery, | 47764 |
| and trailers that are designed and used exclusively to transport a | 47765 |
| boat between a place of storage and a marina, or in and around a | 47766 |
| marina, when drawn or towed on a public road or highway for a | 47767 |
| distance of no more than ten miles and at a speed of twenty-five | 47768 |
| miles per hour or less. | 47769 |
| (C) "Agricultural tractor" and "traction engine" mean any | 47770 |
| self-propelling vehicle that is designed or used for drawing other | 47771 |
| vehicles or wheeled machinery, but has no provisions for carrying | 47772 |
| loads independently of such other vehicles, and that is used | 47773 |
| principally for agricultural purposes. | 47774 |
| (D) "Commercial tractor," except as defined in division (C) | 47775 |
| of this section, means any motor vehicle that has motive power and | 47776 |
| either is designed or used for drawing other motor vehicles, or is | 47777 |
| designed or used for drawing another motor vehicle while carrying | 47778 |
| a portion of the other motor vehicle or its load, or both. | 47779 |
| (E) "Passenger car" means any motor vehicle that is designed | 47780 |
| and used for carrying not more than nine persons and includes any | 47781 |
| motor vehicle that is designed and used for carrying not more than | 47782 |
| fifteen persons in a ridesharing arrangement. | 47783 |
| (F) "Collector's vehicle" means any motor vehicle or | 47784 |
| agricultural tractor or traction engine that is of special | 47785 |
| interest, that has a fair market value of one hundred dollars or | 47786 |
| more, whether operable or not, and that is owned, operated, | 47787 |
| collected, preserved, restored, maintained, or used essentially as | 47788 |
| a collector's item, leisure pursuit, or investment, but not as the | 47789 |
| owner's principal means of transportation. "Licensed collector's | 47790 |
| vehicle" means a collector's vehicle, other than an agricultural | 47791 |
| tractor or traction engine, that displays current, valid license | 47792 |
| tags issued under section 4503.45 of the Revised Code, or a | 47793 |
| similar type of motor vehicle that displays current, valid license | 47794 |
| tags issued under substantially equivalent provisions in the laws | 47795 |
| of other states. | 47796 |
| (G) "Historical motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle that | 47797 |
| is over twenty-five years old and is owned solely as a collector's | 47798 |
| item and for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, | 47799 |
| parades, and similar uses, but that in no event is used for | 47800 |
| general transportation. | 47801 |
| (H) "Noncommercial motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle, | 47802 |
| including a farm truck as defined in section 4503.04 of the | 47803 |
| Revised Code, that is designed by the manufacturer to carry a load | 47804 |
| of no more than one ton and is used exclusively for purposes other | 47805 |
| than engaging in business for profit. | 47806 |
| (I) "Bus" means any motor vehicle that has motor power and is | 47807 |
| designed and used for carrying more than nine passengers, except | 47808 |
| any motor vehicle that is designed and used for carrying not more | 47809 |
| than fifteen passengers in a ridesharing arrangement. | 47810 |
| (J) "Commercial car" or "truck" means any motor vehicle that | 47811 |
| has motor power and is designed and used for carrying merchandise | 47812 |
| or freight, or that is used as a commercial tractor. | 47813 |
| (K) "Bicycle" means every device, other than a tricycle that | 47814 |
| is designed solely for use as a play vehicle by a child, that is | 47815 |
| propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride, | 47816 |
| and that has two tandem wheels, or one wheel in front and two | 47817 |
| wheels in the rear, or two wheels in the front and one wheel in | 47818 |
| the rear, any of which is more than fourteen inches in diameter. | 47819 |
| (L) "Motorized bicycle" means any vehicle that either has two | 47820 |
| tandem wheels or one wheel in the front and two wheels in the | 47821 |
| rear, that is capable of being pedaled, and that is equipped with | 47822 |
| a helper motor of not more than fifty cubic centimeters piston | 47823 |
| displacement that produces no more than one brake horsepower and | 47824 |
| is capable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of no greater than | 47825 |
| twenty miles per hour on a level surface. | 47826 |
| (M) "Trailer" means any vehicle without motive power that is | 47827 |
| designed or used for carrying property or persons wholly on its | 47828 |
| own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, and includes | 47829 |
| any such vehicle that is formed by or operated as a combination of | 47830 |
| a semitrailer and a vehicle of the dolly type such as that | 47831 |
| commonly known as a trailer dolly, a vehicle used to transport | 47832 |
| agricultural produce or agricultural production materials between | 47833 |
| a local place of storage or supply and the farm when drawn or | 47834 |
| towed on a public road or highway at a speed greater than | 47835 |
| twenty-five miles per hour, and a vehicle that is designed and | 47836 |
| used exclusively to transport a boat between a place of storage | 47837 |
| and a marina, or in and around a marina, when drawn or towed on a | 47838 |
| public road or highway for a distance of more than ten miles or at | 47839 |
| a speed of more than twenty-five miles per hour. "Trailer" does | 47840 |
| not include a manufactured home or travel trailer. | 47841 |
| (N) "Noncommercial trailer" means any trailer, except a | 47842 |
| travel trailer or trailer that is used to transport a boat as | 47843 |
| described in division (B) of this section, but, where applicable, | 47844 |
| includes a vehicle that is used to transport a boat as described | 47845 |
| in division (M) of this section, that has a gross weight of no | 47846 |
| more than ten thousand pounds, and that is used exclusively for | 47847 |
| purposes other than engaging in business for a profit, such as the | 47848 |
| transportation of personal items for personal or recreational | 47849 |
| purposes. | 47850 |
| (O) "Mobile home" means a building unit or assembly of closed | 47851 |
| construction that is fabricated in an off-site facility, is more | 47852 |
| than thirty-five body feet in length or, when erected on site, is | 47853 |
| three hundred twenty or more square feet, is built on a permanent | 47854 |
| chassis, is transportable in one or more sections, and does not | 47855 |
| qualify as a manufactured home as defined in division (C)(4) of | 47856 |
| section 3781.06 of the Revised Code or as an industrialized unit | 47857 |
| as defined in division (C)(3) of section 3781.06 of the Revised | 47858 |
| Code. | 47859 |
| (P) "Semitrailer" means any vehicle of the trailer type that | 47860 |
| does not have motive power and is so designed or used with another | 47861 |
| and separate motor vehicle that in operation a part of its own | 47862 |
| weight or that of its load, or both, rests upon and is carried by | 47863 |
| the other vehicle furnishing the motive power for propelling | 47864 |
| itself and the vehicle referred to in this division, and includes, | 47865 |
| for the purpose only of registration and taxation under those | 47866 |
| chapters, any vehicle of the dolly type, such as a trailer dolly, | 47867 |
| that is designed or used for the conversion of a semitrailer into | 47868 |
| a trailer. | 47869 |
| (Q) "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicular portable | 47870 |
| structure that meets all of the following conditions: | 47871 |
| (1) It is designed for the sole purpose of recreational | 47872 |
| travel. | 47873 |
| (2) It is not used for the purpose of engaging in business | 47874 |
| for profit. | 47875 |
| (3) It is not used for the purpose of engaging in intrastate | 47876 |
| commerce. | 47877 |
| (4) It is not used for the purpose of commerce as defined in | 47878 |
| 49 C.F.R. 383.5, as amended. | 47879 |
| (5) It is not regulated by the public utilities commission | 47880 |
|
pursuant to Chapter | 47881 |
| Code. | 47882 |
| (6) It is classed as one of the following: | 47883 |
| (a) "Travel trailer" means a nonself-propelled recreational | 47884 |
| vehicle that does not exceed an overall length of thirty-five | 47885 |
| feet, exclusive of bumper and tongue or coupling, and contains | 47886 |
| less than three hundred twenty square feet of space when erected | 47887 |
| on site. "Travel trailer" includes a tent-type fold-out camping | 47888 |
| trailer as defined in section 4517.01 of the Revised Code. | 47889 |
| (b) "Motor home" means a self-propelled recreational vehicle | 47890 |
| that has no fifth wheel and is constructed with permanently | 47891 |
| installed facilities for cold storage, cooking and consuming of | 47892 |
| food, and for sleeping. | 47893 |
| (c) "Truck camper" means a nonself-propelled recreational | 47894 |
| vehicle that does not have wheels for road use and is designed to | 47895 |
| be placed upon and attached to a motor vehicle. "Truck camper" | 47896 |
| does not include truck covers that consist of walls and a roof, | 47897 |
| but do not have floors and facilities enabling them to be used as | 47898 |
| a dwelling. | 47899 |
| (d) "Fifth wheel trailer" means a vehicle that is of such | 47900 |
| size and weight as to be movable without a special highway permit, | 47901 |
| that has a gross trailer area of four hundred square feet or less, | 47902 |
| that is constructed with a raised forward section that allows a | 47903 |
| bi-level floor plan, and that is designed to be towed by a vehicle | 47904 |
| equipped with a fifth-wheel hitch ordinarily installed in the bed | 47905 |
| of a truck. | 47906 |
| (e) "Park trailer" means a vehicle that is commonly known as | 47907 |
| a park model recreational vehicle, meets the American national | 47908 |
| standard institute standard A119.5 (1988) for park trailers, is | 47909 |
| built on a single chassis, has a gross trailer area of four | 47910 |
| hundred square feet or less when set up, is designed for seasonal | 47911 |
| or temporary living quarters, and may be connected to utilities | 47912 |
| necessary for the operation of installed features and appliances. | 47913 |
| (R) "Pneumatic tires" means tires of rubber and fabric or | 47914 |
| tires of similar material, that are inflated with air. | 47915 |
| (S) "Solid tires" means tires of rubber or similar elastic | 47916 |
| material that are not dependent upon confined air for support of | 47917 |
| the load. | 47918 |
| (T) "Solid tire vehicle" means any vehicle that is equipped | 47919 |
| with two or more solid tires. | 47920 |
| (U) "Farm machinery" means all machines and tools that are | 47921 |
| used in the production, harvesting, and care of farm products, and | 47922 |
| includes trailers that are used to transport agricultural produce | 47923 |
| or agricultural production materials between a local place of | 47924 |
| storage or supply and the farm, agricultural tractors, threshing | 47925 |
| machinery, hay-baling machinery, corn shellers, hammermills, and | 47926 |
| machinery used in the production of horticultural, agricultural, | 47927 |
| and vegetable products. | 47928 |
| (V) "Owner" includes any person or firm, other than a | 47929 |
| manufacturer or dealer, that has title to a motor vehicle, except | 47930 |
| that, in sections 4505.01 to 4505.19 of the Revised Code, "owner" | 47931 |
| includes in addition manufacturers and dealers. | 47932 |
| (W) "Manufacturer" and "dealer" include all persons and firms | 47933 |
| that are regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing, | 47934 |
| selling, displaying, offering for sale, or dealing in motor | 47935 |
| vehicles, at an established place of business that is used | 47936 |
| exclusively for the purpose of manufacturing, selling, displaying, | 47937 |
| offering for sale, or dealing in motor vehicles. A place of | 47938 |
| business that is used for manufacturing, selling, displaying, | 47939 |
| offering for sale, or dealing in motor vehicles shall be deemed to | 47940 |
| be used exclusively for those purposes even though snowmobiles or | 47941 |
| all-purpose vehicles are sold or displayed for sale thereat, even | 47942 |
| though farm machinery is sold or displayed for sale thereat, or | 47943 |
| even though repair, accessory, gasoline and oil, storage, parts, | 47944 |
| service, or paint departments are maintained thereat, or, in any | 47945 |
| county having a population of less than seventy-five thousand at | 47946 |
| the last federal census, even though a department in a place of | 47947 |
| business is used to dismantle, salvage, or rebuild motor vehicles | 47948 |
| by means of used parts, if such departments are operated for the | 47949 |
| purpose of furthering and assisting in the business of | 47950 |
| manufacturing, selling, displaying, offering for sale, or dealing | 47951 |
| in motor vehicles. Places of business or departments in a place of | 47952 |
| business used to dismantle, salvage, or rebuild motor vehicles by | 47953 |
| means of using used parts are not considered as being maintained | 47954 |
| for the purpose of assisting or furthering the manufacturing, | 47955 |
| selling, displaying, and offering for sale or dealing in motor | 47956 |
| vehicles. | 47957 |
| (X) "Operator" includes any person who drives or operates a | 47958 |
| motor vehicle upon the public highways. | 47959 |
| (Y) "Chauffeur" means any operator who operates a motor | 47960 |
| vehicle, other than a taxicab, as an employee for hire; or any | 47961 |
| operator whether or not the owner of a motor vehicle, other than a | 47962 |
| taxicab, who operates such vehicle for transporting, for gain, | 47963 |
| compensation, or profit, either persons or property owned by | 47964 |
| another. Any operator of a motor vehicle who is voluntarily | 47965 |
| involved in a ridesharing arrangement is not considered an | 47966 |
| employee for hire or operating such vehicle for gain, | 47967 |
| compensation, or profit. | 47968 |
| (Z) "State" includes the territories and federal districts of | 47969 |
| the United States, and the provinces of Canada. | 47970 |
| (AA) "Public roads and highways" for vehicles includes all | 47971 |
| public thoroughfares, bridges, and culverts. | 47972 |
| (BB) "Manufacturer's number" means the manufacturer's | 47973 |
| original serial number that is affixed to or imprinted upon the | 47974 |
| chassis or other part of the motor vehicle. | 47975 |
| (CC) "Motor number" means the manufacturer's original number | 47976 |
| that is affixed to or imprinted upon the engine or motor of the | 47977 |
| vehicle. | 47978 |
| (DD) "Distributor" means any person who is authorized by a | 47979 |
| motor vehicle manufacturer to distribute new motor vehicles to | 47980 |
| licensed motor vehicle dealers at an established place of business | 47981 |
| that is used exclusively for the purpose of distributing new motor | 47982 |
| vehicles to licensed motor vehicle dealers, except when the | 47983 |
| distributor also is a new motor vehicle dealer, in which case the | 47984 |
| distributor may distribute at the location of the distributor's | 47985 |
| licensed dealership. | 47986 |
| (EE) "Ridesharing arrangement" means the transportation of | 47987 |
| persons in a motor vehicle where the transportation is incidental | 47988 |
| to another purpose of a volunteer driver and includes ridesharing | 47989 |
| arrangements known as carpools, vanpools, and buspools. | 47990 |
| (FF) "Apportionable vehicle" means any vehicle that is used | 47991 |
| or intended for use in two or more international registration plan | 47992 |
| member jurisdictions that allocate or proportionally register | 47993 |
| vehicles, that is used for the transportation of persons for hire | 47994 |
| or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation | 47995 |
| of property, and that meets any of the following qualifications: | 47996 |
| (1) Is a power unit having a gross vehicle weight in excess | 47997 |
| of twenty-six thousand pounds; | 47998 |
| (2) Is a power unit having three or more axles, regardless of | 47999 |
| the gross vehicle weight; | 48000 |
| (3) Is a combination vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in | 48001 |
| excess of twenty-six thousand pounds. | 48002 |
| "Apportionable vehicle" does not include recreational | 48003 |
| vehicles, vehicles displaying restricted plates, city pick-up and | 48004 |
| delivery vehicles, buses used for the transportation of chartered | 48005 |
| parties, or vehicles owned and operated by the United States, this | 48006 |
| state, or any political subdivisions thereof. | 48007 |
| (GG) "Chartered party" means a group of persons who contract | 48008 |
| as a group to acquire the exclusive use of a passenger-carrying | 48009 |
| motor vehicle at a fixed charge for the vehicle in accordance with | 48010 |
| the carrier's tariff, lawfully on file with the United States | 48011 |
| department of transportation, for the purpose of group travel to a | 48012 |
| specified destination or for a particular itinerary, either agreed | 48013 |
| upon in advance or modified by the chartered group after having | 48014 |
| left the place of origin. | 48015 |
| (HH) "International registration plan" means a reciprocal | 48016 |
| agreement of member jurisdictions that is endorsed by the American | 48017 |
| association of motor vehicle administrators, and that promotes and | 48018 |
| encourages the fullest possible use of the highway system by | 48019 |
| authorizing apportioned registration of fleets of vehicles and | 48020 |
| recognizing registration of vehicles apportioned in member | 48021 |
| jurisdictions. | 48022 |
| (II) "Restricted plate" means a license plate that has a | 48023 |
| restriction of time, geographic area, mileage, or commodity, and | 48024 |
| includes license plates issued to farm trucks under division (J) | 48025 |
| of section 4503.04 of the Revised Code. | 48026 |
| (JJ) "Gross vehicle weight," with regard to any commercial | 48027 |
| car, trailer, semitrailer, or bus that is taxed at the rates | 48028 |
| established under section 4503.042 or 4503.65 of the Revised Code, | 48029 |
| means the unladen weight of the vehicle fully equipped plus the | 48030 |
| maximum weight of the load to be carried on the vehicle. | 48031 |
| (KK) "Combined gross vehicle weight" with regard to any | 48032 |
| combination of a commercial car, trailer, and semitrailer, that is | 48033 |
| taxed at the rates established under section 4503.042 or 4503.65 | 48034 |
| of the Revised Code, means the total unladen weight of the | 48035 |
| combination of vehicles fully equipped plus the maximum weight of | 48036 |
| the load to be carried on that combination of vehicles. | 48037 |
| (LL) "Chauffeured limousine" means a motor vehicle that is | 48038 |
| designed to carry nine or fewer passengers and is operated for | 48039 |
| hire on an hourly basis pursuant to a prearranged contract for the | 48040 |
| transportation of passengers on public roads and highways along a | 48041 |
| route under the control of the person hiring the vehicle and not | 48042 |
| over a defined and regular route. "Prearranged contract" means an | 48043 |
| agreement, made in advance of boarding, to provide transportation | 48044 |
| from a specific location in a chauffeured limousine at a fixed | 48045 |
| rate per hour or trip. "Chauffeured limousine" does not include | 48046 |
| any vehicle that is used exclusively in the business of funeral | 48047 |
| directing. | 48048 |
| (MM) "Manufactured home" has the same meaning as in division | 48049 |
| (C)(4) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code. | 48050 |
| (NN) "Acquired situs," with respect to a manufactured home or | 48051 |
| a mobile home, means to become located in this state by the | 48052 |
| placement of the home on real property, but does not include the | 48053 |
| placement of a manufactured home or a mobile home in the inventory | 48054 |
| of a new motor vehicle dealer or the inventory of a manufacturer, | 48055 |
| remanufacturer, or distributor of manufactured or mobile homes. | 48056 |
| (OO) "Electronic" includes electrical, digital, magnetic, | 48057 |
| optical, electromagnetic, or any other form of technology that | 48058 |
| entails capabilities similar to these technologies. | 48059 |
| (PP) "Electronic record" means a record generated, | 48060 |
| communicated, received, or stored by electronic means for use in | 48061 |
| an information system or for transmission from one information | 48062 |
| system to another. | 48063 |
| (QQ) "Electronic signature" means a signature in electronic | 48064 |
| form attached to or logically associated with an electronic | 48065 |
| record. | 48066 |
| (RR) "Financial transaction device" has the same meaning as | 48067 |
| in division (A) of section 113.40 of the Revised Code. | 48068 |
| (SS) "Electronic motor vehicle dealer" means a motor vehicle | 48069 |
| dealer licensed under Chapter 4517. of the Revised Code whom the | 48070 |
| registrar of motor vehicles determines meets the criteria | 48071 |
| designated in section 4503.035 of the Revised Code for electronic | 48072 |
| motor vehicle dealers and designates as an electronic motor | 48073 |
| vehicle dealer under that section. | 48074 |
| (TT) "Electric personal assistive mobility device" means a | 48075 |
| self-balancing two non-tandem wheeled device that is designed to | 48076 |
| transport only one person, has an electric propulsion system of an | 48077 |
| average of seven hundred fifty watts, and when ridden on a paved | 48078 |
| level surface by an operator who weighs one hundred seventy pounds | 48079 |
| has a maximum speed of less than twenty miles per hour. | 48080 |
| (UU) "Limited driving privileges" means the privilege to | 48081 |
| operate a motor vehicle that a court grants under section 4510.021 | 48082 |
| of the Revised Code to a person whose driver's or commercial | 48083 |
| driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege has | 48084 |
| been suspended. | 48085 |
| (VV) "Utility vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle | 48086 |
| designed with a bed, principally for the purpose of transporting | 48087 |
| material or cargo in connection with construction, agricultural, | 48088 |
| forestry, grounds maintenance, lawn and garden, materials | 48089 |
| handling, or similar activities. "Utility vehicle" includes a | 48090 |
| vehicle with a maximum attainable speed of twenty miles per hour | 48091 |
| or less that is used exclusively within the boundaries of state | 48092 |
| parks by state park employees or volunteers for the operation or | 48093 |
| maintenance of state park facilities. | 48094 |
| Sec. 4501.06. The taxes, fees, and fines levied, charged, or | 48095 |
| referred to in division (O) of section 4503.04, division (E) of | 48096 |
| section 4503.042, division (B) of section 4503.07, division (C)(1) | 48097 |
| of section 4503.10, division (D) of section 4503.182, division (A) | 48098 |
| of section 4503.19, division (D)(2) of section 4507.24, division | 48099 |
| (A) of section 4508.06, and sections 4503.40, 4503.42, 4505.11, | 48100 |
|
4505.111, 4506.08, 4506.09, 4507.23, 4508.05, | 48101 |
| of the Revised Code, and the taxes charged in section 4503.65 that | 48102 |
| are distributed in accordance with division (A)(2) of section | 48103 |
| 4501.044 of the Revised Code unless otherwise designated by law, | 48104 |
| shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the | 48105 |
| state highway safety fund, which is hereby created, and shall, | 48106 |
| after receipt of certifications from the commissioners of the | 48107 |
| sinking fund certifying that there are sufficient moneys to the | 48108 |
| credit of the highway obligations bond retirement fund created by | 48109 |
| section 5528.32 of the Revised Code to meet in full all payments | 48110 |
| of interest, principal, and charges for the retirement of highway | 48111 |
| obligations issued pursuant to Section 2i of Article VIII, Ohio | 48112 |
| Constitution, and sections 5528.30 and 5528.31 of the Revised Code | 48113 |
| due and payable during the current calendar year, be used for the | 48114 |
| purpose of enforcing and paying the expenses of administering the | 48115 |
| law relative to the registration and operation of motor vehicles | 48116 |
| on the public roads or highways. Amounts credited to the fund may | 48117 |
| also be used to pay the expenses of administering and enforcing | 48118 |
| the laws under which such fees were collected. All investment | 48119 |
| earnings of the state highway safety fund shall be credited to the | 48120 |
| fund. | 48121 |
| Sec. 4503.031. (A)(1) If the registrar of motor vehicles | 48122 |
| determines that space is available at a deputy registrar's office, | 48123 |
| the clerk of the court of common pleas in the county where the | 48124 |
| deputy is located shall be given the opportunity to use the space | 48125 |
| for the purpose of carrying out the clerk's duties related to the | 48126 |
| titling of motor vehicles. Each clerk of the court of common pleas | 48127 |
| using space in a deputy registrar's office shall remit to the | 48128 |
| deputy a rental fee equal to the percentage of space occupied by | 48129 |
| the clerk in the deputy's office multiplied by the rental fee or | 48130 |
| mortgage cost paid for the entire deputy registrar's office plus a | 48131 |
| pro rata share of all utility costs. | 48132 |
| (2) If the clerk of the court of common pleas determines that | 48133 |
| space is available at any location at which the clerk has an | 48134 |
| office, the clerk shall inform the registrar of that fact and | 48135 |
| shall provide the registrar with all pertinent information about | 48136 |
| the available space. After giving due consideration to the | 48137 |
| locations of deputy registrar offices existing in the county in | 48138 |
| which the clerk of the court of common pleas is located, the | 48139 |
| registrar shall inform the appropriate deputy registrars, if any, | 48140 |
| of the available space of the clerk of the court of common pleas. | 48141 |
| Each such deputy registrar shall be given the opportunity to use | 48142 |
| the space for the purpose of carrying out the deputy registrar's | 48143 |
| duties. Each deputy registrar using space in the office of the | 48144 |
| clerk of a court of common pleas shall remit to the clerk a rental | 48145 |
| fee equal to the percentage of space occupied by the deputy | 48146 |
| registrar in the clerk's office multiplied by the rental fee or | 48147 |
| mortgage cost, if any, paid for the entire clerk's office plus a | 48148 |
| pro rata share of all utility costs. | 48149 |
| If no current deputy registrar elects to utilize the | 48150 |
| available space of the clerk of the court of common pleas, the | 48151 |
| registrar shall inform all persons who express an interest to the | 48152 |
| registrar in becoming a deputy registrar in that county of the | 48153 |
| available space of the clerk if the space in fact continues to be | 48154 |
| available. | 48155 |
| (3) A clerk of the court of common pleas and a deputy | 48156 |
| registrar may elect to occupy a location at which neither the | 48157 |
| clerk nor the deputy currently is an occupant. Any such | 48158 |
| arrangement is subject to the approval of the registrar, who shall | 48159 |
| give due consideration to all issues and aspects of the proposed | 48160 |
| arrangement, including security at the location and service to the | 48161 |
| public. | 48162 |
| (B) | 48163 |
|
public safety and the registrar | 48164 |
| 48165 | |
| 48166 | |
| be located at or near a deputy registrar's office. For each | 48167 |
| driver's license examination station located at a deputy | 48168 |
|
registrar's office, the | 48169 |
| director shall remit to the deputy a rental fee equal to the | 48170 |
| percentage of space occupied for the driver's license examination | 48171 |
| station multiplied by the rental fee or mortgage cost paid for the | 48172 |
| entire deputy registrar's office plus a pro rata share of all | 48173 |
| utility costs. | 48174 |
| (C) During the regular business hours of deputy registrars, | 48175 |
| the registrar shall keep the central office open and sufficiently | 48176 |
| staffed to be able to respond to the technical needs of the | 48177 |
| deputies. | 48178 |
| (D) The registrar shall adopt rules to promote public | 48179 |
| information regarding motor vehicle registration. The rules shall | 48180 |
| include: | 48181 |
| (1) The operation by the registrar, during the regular | 48182 |
| business hours of deputy registrars, of a toll-free telephone | 48183 |
| number to give information and receive complaints; | 48184 |
| (2) The listing by the registrar, of each deputy registrar, | 48185 |
| together with the toll-free telephone number required under | 48186 |
| division (D)(1) of this section, in the local business and | 48187 |
| advertising telephone directory for the area served by the deputy, | 48188 |
| under the heading of the bureau of motor vehicles. | 48189 |
| Sec. 4503.061. (A) All manufactured and mobile homes shall | 48190 |
| be listed on either the real property tax list or the manufactured | 48191 |
| home tax list of the county in which the home has situs. Each | 48192 |
| owner shall follow the procedures in this section to identify the | 48193 |
| home to the county auditor of the county containing the taxing | 48194 |
| district in which the home has situs so that the auditor may place | 48195 |
| the home on the appropriate tax list. | 48196 |
| (B) When a manufactured or mobile home first acquires situs | 48197 |
| in this state and is subject to real property taxation pursuant to | 48198 |
| division (B)(1) or (2) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code, the | 48199 |
| owner shall present to the auditor of the county containing the | 48200 |
| taxing district in which the home has its situs the certificate of | 48201 |
| title for the home, together with proof that all taxes due have | 48202 |
| been paid and proof that a relocation notice was obtained for the | 48203 |
| home if required under this section. Upon receiving the | 48204 |
| certificate of title and the required proofs, the auditor shall | 48205 |
| place the home on the real property tax list and proceed to treat | 48206 |
| the home as other properties on that list. After the auditor has | 48207 |
| placed the home on the tax list of real and public utility | 48208 |
| property, the auditor shall deliver the certificate of title to | 48209 |
| the clerk of the court of common pleas that issued it pursuant to | 48210 |
| section 4505.11 of the Revised Code, and the clerk shall | 48211 |
| inactivate the certificate of title. | 48212 |
| (C)(1) When a manufactured or mobile home subject to a | 48213 |
| manufactured home tax is relocated to or first acquires situs in | 48214 |
| any county that has adopted a permanent manufactured home | 48215 |
| registration system, as provided in division (F) of this section, | 48216 |
| the owner, within thirty days after the home is relocated or first | 48217 |
| acquires situs under section 4503.06 of the Revised Code, shall | 48218 |
| register the home with the county auditor of the county containing | 48219 |
| the taxing district in which the home has its situs. For the first | 48220 |
| registration in each county of situs, the owner or vendee in | 48221 |
| possession shall present to the county auditor an Ohio certificate | 48222 |
| of title, certified copy of the certificate of title, or | 48223 |
| memorandum certificate of title as such are required by law, and | 48224 |
| proof, as required by the county auditor, that the home, if it has | 48225 |
| previously been occupied and is being relocated, has been | 48226 |
| previously registered, that all taxes due and required to be paid | 48227 |
| under division (H)(1) of this section before a relocation notice | 48228 |
| may be issued have been paid, and that a relocation notice was | 48229 |
| obtained for the home if required by division (H) of this section. | 48230 |
| If the owner or vendee does not possess the Ohio certificate of | 48231 |
| title, certified copy of the certificate of title, or memorandum | 48232 |
| certificate of title at the time the owner or vendee first | 48233 |
| registers the home in a county, the county auditor shall register | 48234 |
| the home without presentation of the document, but the owner or | 48235 |
| vendee shall present the certificate of title, certified copy of | 48236 |
| the certificate of title, or memorandum certificate of title to | 48237 |
| the county auditor within fourteen days after the owner or vendee | 48238 |
| obtains possession of the document. | 48239 |
| (2) When a manufactured or mobile home is registered for the | 48240 |
| first time in a county and when the total tax due has been paid as | 48241 |
| required by division (F) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code or | 48242 |
| divisions (E) and (H) of this section, the county treasurer shall | 48243 |
| note by writing or by a stamp on the certificate of title, | 48244 |
| certified copy of certificate of title, or memorandum certificate | 48245 |
| of title that the home has been registered and that the taxes due, | 48246 |
| if any, have been paid for the preceding five years and for the | 48247 |
| current year. The treasurer shall then issue a certificate | 48248 |
| evidencing registration and a decal to be displayed on the street | 48249 |
| side of the home. The certificate is valid in any county in this | 48250 |
| state during the year for which it is issued. | 48251 |
| (3) For each year thereafter, the county treasurer shall | 48252 |
| issue a tax bill stating the amount of tax due under section | 48253 |
| 4503.06 of the Revised Code, as provided in division (D)(6) of | 48254 |
| that section. When the total tax due has been paid as required by | 48255 |
| division (F) of that section, the county treasurer shall issue a | 48256 |
| certificate evidencing registration that shall be valid in any | 48257 |
| county in this state during the year for which the certificate is | 48258 |
| issued. | 48259 |
| (4) The permanent decal issued under this division is valid | 48260 |
| during the period of ownership, except that when a manufactured | 48261 |
| home is relocated in another county the owner shall apply for a | 48262 |
| new registration as required by this section and section 4503.06 | 48263 |
| of the Revised Code. | 48264 |
| (D)(1) All owners of manufactured or mobile homes subject to | 48265 |
| the manufactured home tax being relocated to or having situs in a | 48266 |
| county that has not adopted a permanent registration system, as | 48267 |
| provided in division (F) of this section, shall register the home | 48268 |
| within thirty days after the home is relocated or first acquires | 48269 |
| situs under section 4503.06 of the Revised Code and thereafter | 48270 |
| shall annually register the home with the county auditor of the | 48271 |
| county containing the taxing district in which the home has its | 48272 |
| situs. | 48273 |
| (2) Upon the annual registration, the county treasurer shall | 48274 |
| issue a tax bill stating the amount of annual manufactured home | 48275 |
| tax due under section 4503.06 of the Revised Code, as provided in | 48276 |
| division (D)(6) of that section. When a manufactured or mobile | 48277 |
| home is registered and when the tax for the current one-half year | 48278 |
| has been paid as required by division (F) of that section, the | 48279 |
| county treasurer shall issue a certificate evidencing registration | 48280 |
| and a decal. The certificate and decal are valid in any county in | 48281 |
| this state during the year for which they are issued. The decal | 48282 |
| shall be displayed on the street side of the home. | 48283 |
| (3) For the first annual registration in each county of | 48284 |
| situs, the county auditor shall require the owner or vendee to | 48285 |
| present an Ohio certificate of title, certified copy of the | 48286 |
| certificate of title, or memorandum certificate of title as such | 48287 |
| are required by law, and proof, as required by the county auditor, | 48288 |
| that the manufactured or mobile home has been previously | 48289 |
| registered, if such registration was required, that all taxes due | 48290 |
| and required to be paid under division (H)(1) of this section | 48291 |
| before a relocation notice may be issued have been paid, and that | 48292 |
| a relocation notice was obtained for the home if required by | 48293 |
| division (H) of this section. If the owner or vendee does not | 48294 |
| possess the Ohio certificate of title, certified copy of the | 48295 |
| certificate of title, or memorandum certificate of title at the | 48296 |
| time the owner or vendee first registers the home in a county, the | 48297 |
| county auditor shall register the home without presentation of the | 48298 |
| document, but the owner or vendee shall present the certificate of | 48299 |
| title, certified copy of the certificate of title, or memorandum | 48300 |
| certificate of title to the county auditor within fourteen days | 48301 |
| after the owner or vendee obtains possession of the document. When | 48302 |
| the county treasurer receives the tax payment, the county | 48303 |
| treasurer shall note by writing or by a stamp on the certificate | 48304 |
| of title, certified copy of the certificate of title, or | 48305 |
| memorandum certificate of title that the home has been registered | 48306 |
| for the current year and that the manufactured home taxes due, if | 48307 |
| any, have been paid for the preceding five years and for the | 48308 |
| current year. | 48309 |
| (4) For subsequent annual registrations, the auditor may | 48310 |
| require the owner or vendee in possession to present an Ohio | 48311 |
| certificate of title, certified copy of the certificate of title, | 48312 |
| or memorandum certificate of title to the county treasurer upon | 48313 |
| payment of the manufactured home tax that is due. | 48314 |
| (E)(1) Upon the application to transfer ownership of a | 48315 |
| manufactured or mobile home for which manufactured home taxes are | 48316 |
| paid pursuant to division (C) of section 4503.06 of the Revised | 48317 |
| Code the clerk of the court of common pleas shall not issue any | 48318 |
| certificate of title that does not contain or have attached both | 48319 |
| of the following: | 48320 |
| (a) An endorsement of the county treasurer stating that the | 48321 |
| home has been registered for each year of ownership and that all | 48322 |
| manufactured home taxes imposed pursuant to section 4503.06 of the | 48323 |
| Revised Code have been paid or that no tax is due; | 48324 |
| (b) An endorsement of the county auditor that the | 48325 |
| manufactured home transfer tax imposed pursuant to section 322.06 | 48326 |
| of the Revised Code and any fees imposed under division (G) of | 48327 |
| section 319.54 of the Revised Code have been paid. | 48328 |
| (2) If all the taxes have not been paid, the clerk shall | 48329 |
| notify the vendee to contact the county treasurer of the county | 48330 |
| containing the taxing district in which the home has its situs at | 48331 |
| the time of the proposed transfer. The county treasurer shall then | 48332 |
| collect all the taxes that are due for the year of the transfer | 48333 |
| and all previous years not exceeding a total of five years. The | 48334 |
| county treasurer shall distribute that part of the collection owed | 48335 |
| to the county treasurer of other counties if the home had its | 48336 |
| situs in another county during a particular year when the unpaid | 48337 |
| tax became due and payable. The burden to prove the situs of the | 48338 |
| home in the years that the taxes were not paid is on the | 48339 |
| transferor of the home. Upon payment of the taxes, the county | 48340 |
| auditor shall remove all remaining taxes from the manufactured | 48341 |
| home tax list and the delinquent manufactured home tax list, and | 48342 |
| the county treasurer shall release all liens for such taxes. The | 48343 |
| clerk of courts shall issue a certificate of title, free and clear | 48344 |
| of all liens for manufactured home taxes, to the transferee of the | 48345 |
| home. | 48346 |
| (3) Once the transfer is complete and the certificate of | 48347 |
| title has been issued, the transferee shall register the | 48348 |
| manufactured or mobile home pursuant to division (C) or (D) of | 48349 |
| this section with the county auditor of the county containing the | 48350 |
| taxing district in which the home remains after the transfer or, | 48351 |
| if the home is relocated to another county, with the county | 48352 |
| auditor of the county to which the home is relocated. The | 48353 |
| transferee need not pay the annual tax for the year of acquisition | 48354 |
| if the original owner has already paid the annual tax for that | 48355 |
| year. | 48356 |
| (F) The county auditor may adopt a permanent registration | 48357 |
| system and issue a permanent decal with the first registration as | 48358 |
| prescribed by the tax commissioner. | 48359 |
| (G) When any manufactured or mobile home required to be | 48360 |
| registered by this section is not registered, the county auditor | 48361 |
| shall impose a penalty of one hundred dollars upon the owner and | 48362 |
| deposit the amount to the credit of the county real estate | 48363 |
| assessment fund to be used to pay the costs of administering this | 48364 |
| section and section 4503.06 of the Revised Code. If unpaid, the | 48365 |
| penalty shall constitute a lien on the home and shall be added by | 48366 |
| the county auditor to the manufactured home tax list for | 48367 |
| collection. | 48368 |
| (H)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this division, before | 48369 |
| moving a manufactured or mobile home on public roads from one | 48370 |
| address within this state to another address within or outside | 48371 |
| this state, the owner of the home shall obtain a relocation | 48372 |
| notice, as provided by this section, from the auditor of the | 48373 |
| county in which the home is located if the home is currently | 48374 |
| subject to taxation pursuant to section 4503.06 of the Revised | 48375 |
| Code. The auditor shall charge five dollars for the notice, and | 48376 |
| deposit the amount to the credit of the county real estate | 48377 |
| assessment fund to be used to pay the costs of administering this | 48378 |
| section and section 4503.06 of the Revised Code. The auditor shall | 48379 |
| not issue a relocation notice unless all taxes owed on the home | 48380 |
| under section 4503.06 of the Revised Code that were first charged | 48381 |
| to the home during the period of ownership of the owner seeking | 48382 |
| the relocation notice have been paid. If the home is being moved | 48383 |
| by a new owner of the home or by a party taking repossession of | 48384 |
| the home, the auditor shall not issue a relocation notice unless | 48385 |
| all of the taxes due for the preceding five years and for the | 48386 |
| current year have been paid. A relocation notice issued by a | 48387 |
| county auditor is valid until the last day of December of the year | 48388 |
| in which it was issued. | 48389 |
| If the home is being moved by a sheriff, police officer, | 48390 |
| constable, bailiff, or manufactured home park operator, as defined | 48391 |
|
in section | 48392 |
| any of these persons, for purposes of removal from a manufactured | 48393 |
| home park and storage, sale, or destruction under section 1923.14 | 48394 |
| of the Revised Code, the auditor shall issue a relocation notice | 48395 |
| without requiring payment of any taxes owed on the home under | 48396 |
| section 4503.06 of the Revised Code. | 48397 |
| (2) If a manufactured or mobile home is not yet subject to | 48398 |
| taxation under section 4503.06 of the Revised Code, the owner of | 48399 |
| the home shall obtain a relocation notice from the dealer of the | 48400 |
| home. Within thirty days after the manufactured or mobile home is | 48401 |
| purchased, the dealer of the home shall provide the auditor of the | 48402 |
| county in which the home is to be located written notice of the | 48403 |
| name of the purchaser of the home, the registration number or | 48404 |
| vehicle identification number of the home, and the address or | 48405 |
| location to which the home is to be moved. The county auditor | 48406 |
| shall provide to each manufactured and mobile home dealer, without | 48407 |
| charge, a supply of relocation notices to be distributed to | 48408 |
| purchasers pursuant to this section. | 48409 |
| (3) The notice shall be in the form of a one-foot square | 48410 |
| yellow sign with the words "manufactured home relocation notice" | 48411 |
| printed prominently on it. The name of the owner of the home, the | 48412 |
| home's registration number or vehicle identification number, the | 48413 |
| county and the address or location to which the home is being | 48414 |
| moved, and the county in which the notice is issued shall also be | 48415 |
| entered on the notice. | 48416 |
| (4) The relocation notice must be attached to the rear of the | 48417 |
| home when the home is being moved on a public road. Except as | 48418 |
| provided in divisions (H)(1) and (5) of this section, no person | 48419 |
| shall drive a motor vehicle moving a manufactured or mobile home | 48420 |
| on a public road from one address to another address within this | 48421 |
| state unless a relocation notice is attached to the rear of the | 48422 |
| home. | 48423 |
| (5) If the county auditor determines that a manufactured or | 48424 |
| mobile home has been moved without a relocation notice as required | 48425 |
| under this division, the auditor shall impose a penalty of one | 48426 |
| hundred dollars upon the owner of the home and upon the person who | 48427 |
| moved the home and deposit the amount to the credit of the county | 48428 |
| real estate assessment fund to pay the costs of administering this | 48429 |
| section and section 4503.06 of the Revised Code. If the home was | 48430 |
| relocated from one county in this state to another county in this | 48431 |
| state and the county auditor of the county to which the home was | 48432 |
| relocated imposes the penalty, that county auditor, upon | 48433 |
| collection of the penalty, shall cause an amount equal to the | 48434 |
| penalty to be transmitted from the county real estate assessment | 48435 |
| fund to the county auditor of the county from which the home was | 48436 |
| relocated, who shall deposit the amount to the credit of the | 48437 |
| county real estate assessment fund. If the penalty on the owner is | 48438 |
| unpaid, the penalty shall constitute a lien on the home and the | 48439 |
| auditor shall add the penalty to the manufactured home tax list | 48440 |
| for collection. If the county auditor determines that a dealer | 48441 |
| that has sold a manufactured or mobile home has failed to timely | 48442 |
| provide the information required under this division, the auditor | 48443 |
| shall impose a penalty upon the dealer in the amount of one | 48444 |
| hundred dollars. The penalty shall be credited to the county real | 48445 |
| estate assessment fund and used to pay the costs of administering | 48446 |
| this section and section 4503.06 of the Revised Code. | 48447 |
| (I) Whoever violates division (H)(4) of this section is | 48448 |
| guilty of a minor misdemeanor. | 48449 |
| Sec. 4503.062. (A) Every operator of a manufactured home | 48450 |
|
court, or manufactured home park, as defined in section | 48451 |
| 4781.01 of the Revised Code, or when there is no operator, every | 48452 |
| owner of property used for such purposes on which three or more | 48453 |
| manufactured or mobile homes are located, shall keep a register of | 48454 |
| all manufactured and mobile homes that make use of the court, | 48455 |
| park, or property. The register shall contain all of the | 48456 |
| following: | 48457 |
| (1) The name of the owner and all inhabitants of each home; | 48458 |
| (2) The ages of all inhabitants of each home; | 48459 |
| (3) The permanent and temporary post office addresses of all | 48460 |
| inhabitants of each home; | 48461 |
| (4) The license number of each home; | 48462 |
| (5) The state issuing each such license; | 48463 |
| (6) The date of arrival and of departure of each home; | 48464 |
| (7) The make and model of each home, if known and if either | 48465 |
| of the following applies: | 48466 |
| (a) The home enters the court, park, or property on or after | 48467 |
| January 1, 2003. | 48468 |
| (b) Ownership of the home in the court or park, or on the | 48469 |
| property, is transferred on or after January 1, 2003. | 48470 |
| (B) The register shall be open to inspection by the county | 48471 |
| auditor, the county treasurer, agents of the auditor or treasurer, | 48472 |
| and all law enforcement agencies at all times. | 48473 |
| (C) Any person who fails to comply with this section shall be | 48474 |
| fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars. | 48475 |
| Sec. 4503.49. (A) As used in this section, "ambulance," | 48476 |
| "ambulette," "emergency medical service organization," | 48477 |
| "nonemergency medical service organization," and "nontransport | 48478 |
| vehicle" have the same meanings as in section 4766.01 of the | 48479 |
| Revised Code. | 48480 |
| (B) Each private emergency medical service organization and | 48481 |
| each private nonemergency medical service organization shall apply | 48482 |
| to the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of any | 48483 |
| ambulance, ambulette, or nontransport vehicle it owns or leases. | 48484 |
| The application shall be accompanied by a copy of the certificate | 48485 |
|
of licensure issued to the organization by the | 48486 |
|
emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 48487 |
| following fees: | 48488 |
| (1) The regular license tax as prescribed under section | 48489 |
| 4503.04 of the Revised Code; | 48490 |
| (2) Any local license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the | 48491 |
| Revised Code; | 48492 |
| (3) An additional fee of seven dollars and fifty cents. The | 48493 |
| additional fee shall be for the purpose of compensating the bureau | 48494 |
| of motor vehicles for additional services required to be performed | 48495 |
| under this section and shall be transmitted by the registrar to | 48496 |
| the treasurer of state for deposit in the state bureau of motor | 48497 |
| vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code. | 48498 |
| (C) On receipt of a complete application, the registrar shall | 48499 |
| issue to the applicant the appropriate certificate of registration | 48500 |
| for the vehicle and do one of the following: | 48501 |
| (1) Issue a set of license plates with a validation sticker | 48502 |
| and a set of stickers to be attached to the plates as an | 48503 |
| identification of the vehicle's classification as an ambulance, | 48504 |
| ambulette, or nontransport vehicle; | 48505 |
| (2) Issue a validation sticker alone when so required by | 48506 |
| section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. | 48507 |
| Sec. 4503.81. As used in the bus taxation proration and | 48508 |
| reciprocity agreement authorized by section 4503.80 of the Revised | 48509 |
| Code, with reference to Ohio, "administrator" means the registrar | 48510 |
| of motor vehicles. | 48511 |
| The registrar may make such exemptions from the coverage of | 48512 |
| the agreement as may be appropriate and may make such changes in | 48513 |
| methods for the reporting of any information required to be | 48514 |
|
furnished to this state pursuant to the agreement as, in | 48515 |
| registrar's judgment, are suitable; provided that any such | 48516 |
| exemptions or changes shall not be contrary to the purposes set | 48517 |
| forth in article I of the agreement and shall be made in order to | 48518 |
| permit the continuance of uniformity of practice among the | 48519 |
| contracting states with respect to buses. Any such exemption or | 48520 |
| change shall be made by rule adopted under Chapter 119. of the | 48521 |
| Revised Code. Unless otherwise provided in any statute withdrawing | 48522 |
| this state from participation in the agreement, the governor shall | 48523 |
| be the officer to give notice of withdrawal therefrom. | 48524 |
| The fees referred to in article IV (a) of the agreement shall | 48525 |
| include the fees provided in section 4503.04 of the Revised Code | 48526 |
|
and the annual tax provided in section | 48527 |
| Revised Code. As to the state of Ohio, article V (d) shall mean | 48528 |
| that all fleets not subject to this compact shall continue to | 48529 |
| enjoy that reciprocity and those privileges extended by virtue of | 48530 |
| other provisions of the Revised Code. | 48531 |
| Nothing contained herein shall be construed so as to permit a | 48532 |
| fleet which is prorating under the laws of another state to avoid | 48533 |
| proration under this compact. | 48534 |
| The registrar of motor vehicles shall collect a fee of two | 48535 |
| dollars per bus for every bus registered under the provisions of | 48536 |
| article IV (a) for administration of the agreement, in addition to | 48537 |
| the fees provided in article IV (a). | 48538 |
| The registrar of motor vehicles shall assess the operator of | 48539 |
| buses registered under the provisions of article IV (a) the actual | 48540 |
|
cost of | 48541 |
| by the operator in accordance with article IV (a). | 48542 |
| The registrar of motor vehicles may renounce the | 48543 |
| participation of this state in the bus taxation proration and | 48544 |
| reciprocity agreement under article VI of section 4503.80 of the | 48545 |
|
Revised Code, | 48546 |
| in the compact is not in the best interests of the state. The | 48547 |
|
registrar shall set forth | 48548 |
| and serve notice of intention to renounce the compact upon the | 48549 |
|
owner of each registered fleet. | 48550 |
| certify the renunciation to the governor. | 48551 |
| Sec. 4506.01. As used in this chapter: | 48552 |
| (A) "Alcohol concentration" means the concentration of | 48553 |
| alcohol in a person's blood, breath, or urine. When expressed as a | 48554 |
| percentage, it means grams of alcohol per the following: | 48555 |
| (1) One hundred milliliters of whole blood, blood serum, or | 48556 |
| blood plasma; | 48557 |
| (2) Two hundred ten liters of breath; | 48558 |
| (3) One hundred milliliters of urine. | 48559 |
| (B) "Commercial driver's license" means a license issued in | 48560 |
| accordance with this chapter that authorizes an individual to | 48561 |
| drive a commercial motor vehicle. | 48562 |
| (C) "Commercial driver's license information system" means | 48563 |
| the information system established pursuant to the requirements of | 48564 |
| the "Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986," 100 Stat. | 48565 |
| 3207-171, 49 U.S.C.A. App. 2701. | 48566 |
| (D) Except when used in section 4506.25 of the Revised Code, | 48567 |
| "commercial motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle designed or | 48568 |
| used to transport persons or property that meets any of the | 48569 |
| following qualifications: | 48570 |
| (1) Any combination of vehicles with a combined gross vehicle | 48571 |
| weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds or more, provided | 48572 |
| the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle or vehicles being | 48573 |
| towed is in excess of ten thousand pounds; | 48574 |
| (2) Any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of | 48575 |
| twenty-six thousand one pounds or more, or any such vehicle towing | 48576 |
| a vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating that is not in | 48577 |
| excess of ten thousand pounds; | 48578 |
| (3) Any single vehicle or combination of vehicles that is not | 48579 |
| a class A or class B vehicle, but is designed to transport sixteen | 48580 |
| or more passengers including the driver; | 48581 |
| (4) Any school bus with a gross vehicle weight rating of less | 48582 |
| than twenty-six thousand one pounds that is designed to transport | 48583 |
| fewer than sixteen passengers including the driver; | 48584 |
| (5) Is transporting hazardous materials for which placarding | 48585 |
| is required under subpart F of 49 C.F.R. part 172, as amended; | 48586 |
| (6) Any single vehicle or combination of vehicles that is | 48587 |
| designed to be operated and to travel on a public street or | 48588 |
| highway and is considered by the federal motor carrier safety | 48589 |
| administration to be a commercial motor vehicle, including, but | 48590 |
| not limited to, a motorized crane, a vehicle whose function is to | 48591 |
| pump cement, a rig for drilling wells, and a portable crane. | 48592 |
| (E) "Controlled substance" means all of the following: | 48593 |
| (1) Any substance classified as a controlled substance under | 48594 |
| the "Controlled Substances Act," 80 Stat. 1242 (1970), 21 U.S.C.A. | 48595 |
| 802(6), as amended; | 48596 |
| (2) Any substance included in schedules I through V of 21 | 48597 |
| C.F.R. part 1308, as amended; | 48598 |
| (3) Any drug of abuse. | 48599 |
| (F) "Conviction" means an unvacated adjudication of guilt or | 48600 |
| a determination that a person has violated or failed to comply | 48601 |
| with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or an authorized | 48602 |
| administrative tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or | 48603 |
| collateral deposited to secure the person's appearance in court, a | 48604 |
| plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court, the | 48605 |
| payment of a fine or court cost, or violation of a condition of | 48606 |
| release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty is | 48607 |
| rebated, suspended, or probated. | 48608 |
| (G) "Disqualification" means any of the following: | 48609 |
| (1) The suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a person's | 48610 |
| privileges to operate a commercial motor vehicle; | 48611 |
| (2) Any withdrawal of a person's privileges to operate a | 48612 |
| commercial motor vehicle as the result of a violation of state or | 48613 |
| local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control other than | 48614 |
| parking, vehicle weight, or vehicle defect violations; | 48615 |
| (3) A determination by the federal motor carrier safety | 48616 |
| administration that a person is not qualified to operate a | 48617 |
| commercial motor vehicle under 49 C.F.R. 391. | 48618 |
| (H) "Downgrade" means any of the following, as applicable: | 48619 |
| (1) A change in the commercial driver's license holder's | 48620 |
| self-certified status as described in division (A)(2) of section | 48621 |
| 4506.10 of the Revised Code; | 48622 |
| (2) A change to a lesser class of vehicle; | 48623 |
| (3) Removal of commercial driver's license privileges from | 48624 |
| the individual's driver's license. | 48625 |
| (I) "Drive" means to drive, operate, or be in physical | 48626 |
| control of a motor vehicle. | 48627 |
| (J) "Driver" means any person who drives, operates, or is in | 48628 |
| physical control of a commercial motor vehicle or is required to | 48629 |
| have a commercial driver's license. | 48630 |
| (K) "Driver's license" means a license issued by the bureau | 48631 |
| of motor vehicles that authorizes an individual to drive. | 48632 |
| (L) "Drug of abuse" means any controlled substance, dangerous | 48633 |
| drug as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, or | 48634 |
| over-the-counter medication that, when taken in quantities | 48635 |
| exceeding the recommended dosage, can result in impairment of | 48636 |
| judgment or reflexes. | 48637 |
| (M) "Electronic device" includes a cellular telephone, a | 48638 |
| personal digital assistant, a pager, a computer, and any other | 48639 |
| device used to input, write, send, receive, or read text. | 48640 |
| (N) "Eligible unit of local government" means a village, | 48641 |
| township, or county that has a population of not more than three | 48642 |
| thousand persons according to the most recent federal census. | 48643 |
| (O) "Employer" means any person, including the federal | 48644 |
| government, any state, and a political subdivision of any state, | 48645 |
| that owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle or assigns a person | 48646 |
| to drive such a motor vehicle. | 48647 |
| (P) "Endorsement" means an authorization on a person's | 48648 |
| commercial driver's license that is required to permit the person | 48649 |
| to operate a specified type of commercial motor vehicle. | 48650 |
| (Q) "Farm truck" means a truck controlled and operated by a | 48651 |
| farmer for use in the transportation to or from a farm, for a | 48652 |
| distance of not more than one hundred fifty miles, of products of | 48653 |
| the farm, including livestock and its products, poultry and its | 48654 |
| products, floricultural and horticultural products, and in the | 48655 |
| transportation to the farm, from a distance of not more than one | 48656 |
| hundred fifty miles, of supplies for the farm, including tile, | 48657 |
| fence, and every other thing or commodity used in agricultural, | 48658 |
| floricultural, horticultural, livestock, and poultry production, | 48659 |
| and livestock, poultry, and other animals and things used for | 48660 |
| breeding, feeding, or other purposes connected with the operation | 48661 |
| of the farm, when the truck is operated in accordance with this | 48662 |
|
division and is not used in the operations of a | 48663 |
| 48664 | |
| section 4923.01 of the Revised Code. | 48665 |
| (R) "Fatality" means the death of a person as the result of a | 48666 |
| motor vehicle accident occurring not more than three hundred | 48667 |
| sixty-five days prior to the date of death. | 48668 |
| (S) "Felony" means any offense under federal or state law | 48669 |
| that is punishable by death or specifically classified as a felony | 48670 |
| under the law of this state, regardless of the penalty that may be | 48671 |
| imposed. | 48672 |
| (T) "Foreign jurisdiction" means any jurisdiction other than | 48673 |
| a state. | 48674 |
| (U) "Gross vehicle weight rating" means the value specified | 48675 |
| by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a single or a | 48676 |
| combination vehicle. The gross vehicle weight rating of a | 48677 |
| combination vehicle is the gross vehicle weight rating of the | 48678 |
| power unit plus the gross vehicle weight rating of each towed | 48679 |
| unit. | 48680 |
| (V) "Hazardous materials" means any material that has been | 48681 |
| designated as hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and is required to be | 48682 |
| placarded under subpart F of 49 C.F.R. part 172 or any quantity of | 48683 |
| a material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 C.F.R. part 73, | 48684 |
| as amended. | 48685 |
| (W) "Imminent hazard" means the existence of a condition that | 48686 |
| presents a substantial likelihood that death, serious illness, | 48687 |
| severe personal injury, or a substantial endangerment to health, | 48688 |
| property, or the environment may occur before the reasonably | 48689 |
| foreseeable completion date of a formal proceeding begun to lessen | 48690 |
| the risk of that death, illness, injury, or endangerment. | 48691 |
| (X) "Medical variance" means one of the following received by | 48692 |
| a driver from the federal motor carrier safety administration that | 48693 |
| allows the driver to be issued a medical certificate: | 48694 |
| (1) An exemption letter permitting operation of a commercial | 48695 |
| motor vehicle under 49 C.F.R. 381, subpart C or 49 C.F.R. 391.64; | 48696 |
| (2) A skill performance evaluation certificate permitting | 48697 |
| operation of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to 49 C.F.R. | 48698 |
| 391.49. | 48699 |
| (Y) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle, machine, tractor, | 48700 |
| trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power | 48701 |
| used on highways, except that such term does not include a | 48702 |
| vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer operated | 48703 |
| exclusively on a rail. | 48704 |
| (Z) "Out-of-service order" means a declaration by an | 48705 |
| authorized enforcement officer of a federal, state, local, | 48706 |
| Canadian, or Mexican jurisdiction declaring that a driver, | 48707 |
| commercial motor vehicle, or commercial motor carrier operation is | 48708 |
| out of service as defined in 49 C.F.R. 390.5. | 48709 |
| (AA) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section | 48710 |
| 2935.01 of the Revised Code. | 48711 |
| (BB) "Portable tank" means a liquid or gaseous packaging | 48712 |
| designed primarily to be loaded onto or temporarily attached to a | 48713 |
| vehicle and equipped with skids, mountings, or accessories to | 48714 |
| facilitate handling of the tank by mechanical means. | 48715 |
| (CC) "Public safety vehicle" has the same meaning as in | 48716 |
| divisions (E)(1) and (3) of section 4511.01 of the Revised Code. | 48717 |
| (DD) "Recreational vehicle" includes every vehicle that is | 48718 |
| defined as a recreational vehicle in section 4501.01 of the | 48719 |
| Revised Code and is used exclusively for purposes other than | 48720 |
| engaging in business for profit. | 48721 |
| (EE) "Residence" means any person's residence determined in | 48722 |
| accordance with standards prescribed in rules adopted by the | 48723 |
| registrar. | 48724 |
| (FF) "School bus" has the same meaning as in section 4511.01 | 48725 |
| of the Revised Code. | 48726 |
| (GG) "Serious traffic violation" means any of the following: | 48727 |
| (1) A conviction arising from a single charge of operating a | 48728 |
| commercial motor vehicle in violation of any provision of section | 48729 |
| 4506.03 of the Revised Code; | 48730 |
| (2) A violation while operating a commercial motor vehicle of | 48731 |
| a law of this state, or any municipal ordinance or county or | 48732 |
| township resolution prohibiting texting while driving, or any | 48733 |
| other substantially similar law of another state or political | 48734 |
| subdivision of another state; | 48735 |
| (3) A conviction arising from the operation of any motor | 48736 |
| vehicle that involves any of the following: | 48737 |
| (a) A single charge of any speed in excess of the posted | 48738 |
| speed limit by fifteen miles per hour or more; | 48739 |
| (b) Violation of section 4511.20 or 4511.201 of the Revised | 48740 |
| Code or any similar ordinance or resolution, or of any similar law | 48741 |
| of another state or political subdivision of another state; | 48742 |
| (c) Violation of a law of this state or an ordinance or | 48743 |
| resolution relating to traffic control, other than a parking | 48744 |
| violation, or of any similar law of another state or political | 48745 |
| subdivision of another state, that results in a fatal accident; | 48746 |
| (d) Violation of section 4506.03 of the Revised Code or a | 48747 |
| substantially similar municipal ordinance or county or township | 48748 |
| resolution, or of any similar law of another state or political | 48749 |
| subdivision of another state, that involves the operation of a | 48750 |
| commercial motor vehicle without a valid commercial driver's | 48751 |
| license with the proper class or endorsement for the specific | 48752 |
| vehicle group being operated or for the passengers or type of | 48753 |
| cargo being transported; | 48754 |
| (e) Violation of section 4506.03 of the Revised Code or a | 48755 |
| substantially similar municipal ordinance or county or township | 48756 |
| resolution, or of any similar law of another state or political | 48757 |
| subdivision of another state, that involves the operation of a | 48758 |
| commercial motor vehicle without a valid commercial driver's | 48759 |
| license being in the person's possession; | 48760 |
| (f) Violation of section 4511.33 or 4511.34 of the Revised | 48761 |
| Code, or any municipal ordinance or county or township resolution | 48762 |
| substantially similar to either of those sections, or any | 48763 |
| substantially similar law of another state or political | 48764 |
| subdivision of another state; | 48765 |
| (g) Violation of any other law of this state or an ordinance | 48766 |
| or resolution relating to traffic control, other than a parking | 48767 |
| violation, that is determined to be a serious traffic violation by | 48768 |
| the United States secretary of transportation and the director | 48769 |
| designates as such by rule. | 48770 |
| (HH) "State" means a state of the United States and includes | 48771 |
| the District of Columbia. | 48772 |
| (II) "Tank vehicle" means any commercial motor vehicle that | 48773 |
| is designed to transport any liquid and has a maximum capacity | 48774 |
| greater than one hundred nineteen gallons or is designed to | 48775 |
| transport gaseous materials and has a water capacity greater than | 48776 |
| one thousand pounds within a tank that is either permanently or | 48777 |
| temporarily attached to the vehicle or its chassis. "Tank vehicle" | 48778 |
| does not include any of the following: | 48779 |
| (1) Any portable tank having a rated capacity of less than | 48780 |
| one thousand gallons; | 48781 |
| (2) Tanks used exclusively as a fuel tank for the motor | 48782 |
| vehicle to which it is attached; | 48783 |
| (3) An empty storage container tank that is not designed for | 48784 |
| transportation and that is readily distinguishable from a | 48785 |
| transportation tank; | 48786 |
| (4) Ready-mix concrete mixers. | 48787 |
| (JJ) "Tester" means a person or entity acting pursuant to a | 48788 |
| valid agreement entered into pursuant to division (B) of section | 48789 |
| 4506.09 of the Revised Code. | 48790 |
| (KK) "Texting" means manually entering alphanumeric text | 48791 |
| into, or reading text from, an electronic device. Texting includes | 48792 |
| short message service, e-mail, instant messaging, a command or | 48793 |
| request to access a world wide web page, or engaging in any other | 48794 |
| form of electronic text retrieval or entry, for present or future | 48795 |
| communication. Texting does not include the following: | 48796 |
| (1) Reading, selecting, or entering a telephone number, an | 48797 |
| extension number, or voicemail retrieval codes and commands into | 48798 |
| an electronic device for the purpose of initiating or receiving a | 48799 |
| telephone call or using voice commands to initiate or receive a | 48800 |
| telephone call; | 48801 |
| (2) Inputting, selecting, or reading information on a global | 48802 |
| positioning system or navigation system. | 48803 |
| (LL) "Texting while driving" means texting while operating a | 48804 |
| commercial motor vehicle, with the motor running, including while | 48805 |
| temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic control | 48806 |
| device, or other momentary delays, but does not include operating | 48807 |
| a commercial motor vehicle with or without the motor running when | 48808 |
| the driver has moved the vehicle to the side of, or off, a highway | 48809 |
| and is stopped in a location where the vehicle can safely remain | 48810 |
| stationary. | 48811 |
| (MM) "United States" means the fifty states and the District | 48812 |
| of Columbia. | 48813 |
| (NN) "Upgrade" means a change in the class of vehicles, | 48814 |
| endorsements, or self-certified status as described in division | 48815 |
| (A)(2) of section 4506.10 of the Revised Code, that expands the | 48816 |
| ability of a current commercial driver's license holder to operate | 48817 |
| commercial motor vehicles under this chapter; | 48818 |
| (OO) "Vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4511.01 of | 48819 |
| the Revised Code. | 48820 |
| Sec. 4506.03. (A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and | 48821 |
| (C) of this section, the following shall apply: | 48822 |
| (1) No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle on a | 48823 |
| highway in this state unless the person holds, and has in the | 48824 |
| person's possession, a valid commercial driver's license with | 48825 |
| proper endorsements for the motor vehicle being driven, issued by | 48826 |
| the registrar of motor vehicles, a valid examiner's commercial | 48827 |
| driving permit issued under section 4506.13 of the Revised Code, a | 48828 |
| valid restricted commercial driver's license and waiver for | 48829 |
| farm-related service industries issued under section 4506.24 of | 48830 |
| the Revised Code, or a valid commercial driver's license temporary | 48831 |
| instruction permit issued by the registrar and is accompanied by | 48832 |
| an authorized state driver's license examiner or tester or a | 48833 |
| person who has been issued and has in the person's immediate | 48834 |
| possession a current, valid commercial driver's license with | 48835 |
| proper endorsements for the motor vehicle being driven. | 48836 |
| (2) No person shall be issued a commercial driver's license | 48837 |
| until the person surrenders to the registrar of motor vehicles all | 48838 |
| valid licenses issued to the person by another jurisdiction | 48839 |
| recognized by this state. The registrar shall report the surrender | 48840 |
| of a license to the issuing authority, together with information | 48841 |
| that a license is now issued in this state. The registrar shall | 48842 |
| destroy any such license that is not returned to the issuing | 48843 |
| authority. | 48844 |
| (3) No person who has been a resident of this state for | 48845 |
| thirty days or longer shall drive a commercial motor vehicle under | 48846 |
| the authority of a commercial driver's license issued by another | 48847 |
| jurisdiction. | 48848 |
| (B) Nothing in division (A) of this section applies to any | 48849 |
| qualified person when engaged in the operation of any of the | 48850 |
| following: | 48851 |
| (1) A farm truck; | 48852 |
| (2) Fire equipment for a fire department, volunteer or | 48853 |
| nonvolunteer fire company, fire district, or joint fire district; | 48854 |
| (3) A public safety vehicle used to provide transportation or | 48855 |
| emergency medical service for ill or injured persons; | 48856 |
| (4) A recreational vehicle; | 48857 |
| (5) A commercial motor vehicle within the boundaries of an | 48858 |
| eligible unit of local government, if the person is employed by | 48859 |
| the eligible unit of local government and is operating the | 48860 |
| commercial motor vehicle for the purpose of removing snow or ice | 48861 |
| from a roadway by plowing, sanding, or salting, but only if either | 48862 |
| the employee who holds a commercial driver's license issued under | 48863 |
| this chapter and ordinarily operates a commercial motor vehicle | 48864 |
| for these purposes is unable to operate the vehicle, or the | 48865 |
| employing eligible unit of local government determines that a snow | 48866 |
| or ice emergency exists that requires additional assistance; | 48867 |
| (6) A vehicle operated for military purposes by any member or | 48868 |
| uniformed employee of the armed forces of the United States or | 48869 |
| their reserve components, including the Ohio national guard. This | 48870 |
| exception does not apply to United States reserve technicians. | 48871 |
| (7) A commercial motor vehicle that is operated for | 48872 |
| nonbusiness purposes. "Operated for nonbusiness purposes" means | 48873 |
| that the commercial motor vehicle is not used in commerce as | 48874 |
| "commerce" is defined in 49 C.F.R. 383.5, as amended, and is not | 48875 |
| regulated by the public utilities commission pursuant to Chapter | 48876 |
| 48877 |
| (8) A motor vehicle that is designed primarily for the | 48878 |
| transportation of goods and not persons, while that motor vehicle | 48879 |
| is being used for the occasional transportation of personal | 48880 |
| property by individuals not for compensation and not in the | 48881 |
| furtherance of a commercial enterprise; | 48882 |
| (9) A police SWAT team vehicle; | 48883 |
| (10) A police vehicle used to transport prisoners. | 48884 |
| (C) Nothing contained in division (B)(5) of this section | 48885 |
| shall be construed as preempting or superseding any law, rule, or | 48886 |
| regulation of this state concerning the safe operation of | 48887 |
| commercial motor vehicles. | 48888 |
| (D) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor | 48889 |
| of the first degree. | 48890 |
| Sec. 4506.22. (A) The director of public safety and the | 48891 |
| registrar of motor vehicles, subject to approval by the director, | 48892 |
| may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt | 48893 |
| any rules necessary to carry out this chapter. | 48894 |
| (B) The department of public safety may do all of the | 48895 |
| following: | 48896 |
| (1) Enter into or make any agreements, arrangements, or | 48897 |
| declarations necessary to carry out this chapter; | 48898 |
| (2) Charge a fee for all publications that is equal to the | 48899 |
| cost of printing the publications. | 48900 |
| (C) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict | 48901 |
| the authority of the public utilities commission specified in | 48902 |
| Chapters 4905., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code regarding | 48903 |
| safety rules applicable to motor carriers. | 48904 |
| Sec. 4506.25. (A) As used in this section, "commercial motor | 48905 |
| vehicle" means any self-propelled or towed vehicle used on public | 48906 |
| highways in intrastate or interstate commerce to transport | 48907 |
| passengers or property that meets any of the following | 48908 |
| specifications: | 48909 |
| (1) The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross | 48910 |
| combination weight rating of ten thousand one pounds or more. | 48911 |
| (2) The vehicle is designed to transport sixteen or more | 48912 |
| passengers, including the driver. | 48913 |
| (3) The vehicle is used in the transportation of hazardous | 48914 |
| materials in a quantity requiring placarding under the regulations | 48915 |
| issued by the United States secretary of transportation under the | 48916 |
| "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act," 88 Stat. 2156 (1975), 49 | 48917 |
| U.S.C.A. 1801, as amended. | 48918 |
| (B) The registrar of motor vehicles shall disqualify any | 48919 |
| person from operating a commercial motor vehicle who receives a | 48920 |
| notice of a conviction for violation of an out-of-service order | 48921 |
| issued under rules of the public utilities commission adopted | 48922 |
|
pursuant to | 48923 |
| 48924 | |
| of the same or similar laws of another state or jurisdiction | 48925 |
| applicable to vehicles in regulated commerce. | 48926 |
| Sec. 4507.01. (A) As used in this chapter, "motor vehicle," | 48927 |
| "motorized bicycle," "state," "owner," "operator," "chauffeur," | 48928 |
| and "highways" have the same meanings as in section 4501.01 of the | 48929 |
| Revised Code. | 48930 |
| "Driver's license" means a class D license issued to any | 48931 |
| person to operate a motor vehicle or motor-driven cycle, other | 48932 |
| than a commercial motor vehicle, and includes "probationary | 48933 |
| license," "restricted license," and any operator's or chauffeur's | 48934 |
| license issued before January 1, 1990. | 48935 |
| "Probationary license" means the license issued to any person | 48936 |
| between sixteen and eighteen years of age to operate a motor | 48937 |
| vehicle. | 48938 |
| "Restricted license" means the license issued to any person | 48939 |
| to operate a motor vehicle subject to conditions or restrictions | 48940 |
| imposed by the registrar of motor vehicles. | 48941 |
| "Commercial driver's license" means the license issued to a | 48942 |
| person under Chapter 4506. of the Revised Code to operate a | 48943 |
| commercial motor vehicle. | 48944 |
| "Commercial motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in section | 48945 |
| 4506.01 of the Revised Code. | 48946 |
| "Motorized bicycle license" means the license issued under | 48947 |
| section 4511.521 of the Revised Code to any person to operate a | 48948 |
| motorized bicycle including a "probationary motorized bicycle | 48949 |
| license." | 48950 |
| "Probationary motorized bicycle license" means the license | 48951 |
| issued under section 4511.521 of the Revised Code to any person | 48952 |
| between fourteen and sixteen years of age to operate a motorized | 48953 |
| bicycle. | 48954 |
| "Identification card" means a card issued under sections | 48955 |
| 4507.50 and 4507.51 of the Revised Code. | 48956 |
| "Resident" means a person who, in accordance with standards | 48957 |
| prescribed in rules adopted by the registrar, resides in this | 48958 |
| state on a permanent basis. | 48959 |
| "Temporary resident" means a person who, in accordance with | 48960 |
| standards prescribed in rules adopted by the registrar, resides in | 48961 |
| this state on a temporary basis. | 48962 |
| (B) In the administration of this chapter and Chapter 4506. | 48963 |
| of the Revised Code, the registrar has the same authority as is | 48964 |
| conferred on the registrar by section 4501.02 of the Revised Code. | 48965 |
| Any act of an authorized deputy registrar of motor vehicles under | 48966 |
| direction of the registrar is deemed the act of the registrar. | 48967 |
| To carry out this chapter, the registrar shall appoint such | 48968 |
| deputy registrars in each county as are necessary. | 48969 |
| The registrar also shall provide at each place where an | 48970 |
| application for a driver's or commercial driver's license or | 48971 |
| identification card may be made the necessary equipment to take a | 48972 |
| color photograph of the applicant for such license or card as | 48973 |
| required under section 4506.11 or 4507.06 of the Revised Code, and | 48974 |
| to conduct the vision screenings required by section 4507.12 of | 48975 |
| the Revised Code, and equipment to laminate licenses, motorized | 48976 |
| bicycle licenses, and identification cards as required by sections | 48977 |
| 4507.13, 4507.52, and 4511.521 of the Revised Code. | 48978 |
| The registrar shall assign one or more deputy registrars to | 48979 |
| any driver's license examining station operated under the | 48980 |
|
supervision of the | 48981 |
| whenever the registrar considers such assignment possible. Space | 48982 |
| shall be provided in the driver's license examining station for | 48983 |
| any such deputy registrar so assigned. The deputy registrars shall | 48984 |
| not exercise the powers conferred by such sections upon the | 48985 |
| registrar, unless they are specifically authorized to exercise | 48986 |
| such powers by such sections. | 48987 |
| (C) No agent for any insurance company, writing automobile | 48988 |
| insurance, shall be appointed deputy registrar, and any such | 48989 |
| appointment is void. No deputy registrar shall in any manner | 48990 |
| solicit any form of automobile insurance, nor in any manner | 48991 |
| advise, suggest, or influence any licensee or applicant for | 48992 |
| license for or against any kind or type of automobile insurance, | 48993 |
| insurance company, or agent, nor have the deputy registrar's | 48994 |
| office directly connected with the office of any automobile | 48995 |
| insurance agent, nor impart any information furnished by any | 48996 |
| applicant for a license or identification card to any person, | 48997 |
| except the registrar. This division shall not apply to any | 48998 |
| nonprofit corporation appointed deputy registrar. | 48999 |
| (D) The registrar shall immediately remove a deputy registrar | 49000 |
| who violates the requirements of this chapter. | 49001 |
| (E) The registrar shall periodically solicit bids and enter | 49002 |
| into a contract for the provision of laminating equipment and | 49003 |
| laminating materials to the registrar and all deputy registrars. | 49004 |
| The registrar shall not consider any bid that does not provide for | 49005 |
| the supplying of both laminating equipment and laminating | 49006 |
| materials. The laminating materials selected shall contain a | 49007 |
| security feature so that any tampering with the laminating | 49008 |
| material covering a license or identification card is readily | 49009 |
| apparent. In soliciting bids and entering into a contract for the | 49010 |
| provision of laminating equipment and laminating materials, the | 49011 |
| registrar shall observe all procedures required by law. | 49012 |
| Sec. 4507.011. (A) Each deputy registrar assigned to a | 49013 |
| driver's license examining station by the registrar of motor | 49014 |
| vehicles as provided in section 4507.01 of the Revised Code shall | 49015 |
|
remit to the | 49016 |
| public safety a rental fee equal to the percentage of space | 49017 |
| occupied by the deputy registrar in the driver's license examining | 49018 |
| station multiplied by the rental fee paid for the entire driver's | 49019 |
| license examining station plus a pro rata share of all utility | 49020 |
|
costs. All such moneys received by the | 49021 |
| shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the | 49022 |
| registrar rental fund, which is hereby created. The moneys in the | 49023 |
|
fund shall be used by the
| 49024 |
| public safety only to pay the rent and expenses of the driver's | 49025 |
| license examining stations. All investment earnings of the fund | 49026 |
| shall be credited to the fund. | 49027 |
| (B) Each deputy registrar assigned to a bureau of motor | 49028 |
| vehicles' location shall reimburse the registrar a monthly | 49029 |
| building rental fee, including applicable utility charges. All | 49030 |
| such moneys received by the registrar shall be deposited into the | 49031 |
| state bureau of motor vehicles fund created in section 4501.25 of | 49032 |
| the Revised Code. | 49033 |
| Sec. 4507.12. (A) Except as provided in division (C) of | 49034 |
| section 4507.10 of the Revised Code, each person applying for the | 49035 |
| renewal of a driver's license shall submit to a screening of the | 49036 |
| person's vision before the license may be renewed. The vision | 49037 |
| screening shall be conducted at the office of the deputy registrar | 49038 |
| receiving the application for license renewal. | 49039 |
| (B) When the results of a vision screening given under | 49040 |
| division (A) of this section indicate that the vision of the | 49041 |
| person examined meets the standards required for licensing, the | 49042 |
| deputy registrar may renew the person's driver's license at that | 49043 |
| time. | 49044 |
| (C) When the results of a vision screening given under | 49045 |
| division (A) of this section indicate that the vision of the | 49046 |
| person screened may not meet the standards required for licensing, | 49047 |
| the deputy registrar shall not renew the person's driver's license | 49048 |
| at that time but shall refer the person to a driver's license | 49049 |
|
examiner appointed by the | 49050 |
| 49051 | |
| Revised Code for a further examination of the person's vision. | 49052 |
| When a person referred to a driver's license examiner by a deputy | 49053 |
| registrar does not meet the vision standards required for | 49054 |
| licensing, the driver's license examiner shall retain the person's | 49055 |
| operator's or chauffeur's license and shall immediately notify the | 49056 |
| registrar of motor vehicles of that fact. No driver's license | 49057 |
| shall be issued to any such person, until the person's vision is | 49058 |
| corrected to meet the standards required for licensing and the | 49059 |
| person passes the vision screening required by this section. Any | 49060 |
| person who operates a motor vehicle on a highway, or on any public | 49061 |
| or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular | 49062 |
| travel or parking, during the time the person's driver's license | 49063 |
| is held by a driver's license examiner under this division, shall | 49064 |
| be deemed to be operating a motor vehicle in violation of division | 49065 |
| (A) of section 4510.12 of the Revised Code. | 49066 |
| (D) The registrar shall adopt rules and shall provide any | 49067 |
| forms necessary to properly conduct vision screenings at the | 49068 |
| office of a deputy registrar. | 49069 |
| (E) No person conducting vision screenings under this section | 49070 |
| shall be personally liable for damages for injury or loss to | 49071 |
| persons or property and for death caused by the operation of a | 49072 |
| motor vehicle by any person whose driver's license was renewed by | 49073 |
| the deputy registrar under division (B) of this section. | 49074 |
| Sec. 4507.51. (A)(1) Every application for an identification | 49075 |
| card or duplicate shall be made on a form furnished by the | 49076 |
| registrar of motor vehicles, shall be signed by the applicant, and | 49077 |
| by the applicant's parent or guardian if the applicant is under | 49078 |
| eighteen years of age, and shall contain the following information | 49079 |
| pertaining to the applicant: name, date of birth, sex, general | 49080 |
| description including the applicant's height, weight, hair color, | 49081 |
| and eye color, address, and social security number. The | 49082 |
| application also shall state whether an applicant wishes to | 49083 |
| certify willingness to make an anatomical gift under section | 49084 |
| 2108.05 of the Revised Code and shall include information about | 49085 |
| the requirements of sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised | 49086 |
| Code that apply to persons who are less than eighteen years of | 49087 |
| age. The statement regarding willingness to make such a donation | 49088 |
| shall be given no consideration in the decision of whether to | 49089 |
| issue an identification card. Each applicant shall be photographed | 49090 |
| in color at the time of making application. | 49091 |
| (2)(a) The application also shall state whether the applicant | 49092 |
| has executed a valid durable power of attorney for health care | 49093 |
| pursuant to sections 1337.11 to 1337.17 of the Revised Code or has | 49094 |
| executed a declaration governing the use or continuation, or the | 49095 |
| withholding or withdrawal, of life-sustaining treatment pursuant | 49096 |
| to sections 2133.01 to 2133.15 of the Revised Code and, if the | 49097 |
| applicant has executed either type of instrument, whether the | 49098 |
| applicant wishes the identification card issued to indicate that | 49099 |
| the applicant has executed the instrument. | 49100 |
| (b) On and after October 7, 2009, the application also shall | 49101 |
| state whether the applicant is a veteran, active duty, or | 49102 |
| reservist of the armed forces of the United States and, if the | 49103 |
| applicant is such, whether the applicant wishes the identification | 49104 |
| card issued to indicate that the applicant is a veteran, active | 49105 |
| duty, or reservist of the armed forces of the United States by a | 49106 |
| military designation on the identification card. | 49107 |
| (3) The registrar or deputy registrar, in accordance with | 49108 |
| section 3503.11 of the Revised Code, shall register as an elector | 49109 |
| any person who applies for an identification card or duplicate if | 49110 |
| the applicant is eligible and wishes to be registered as an | 49111 |
| elector. The decision of an applicant whether to register as an | 49112 |
| elector shall be given no consideration in the decision of whether | 49113 |
| to issue the applicant an identification card or duplicate. | 49114 |
| (B) The application for an identification card or duplicate | 49115 |
| shall be filed in the office of the registrar or deputy registrar. | 49116 |
| Each applicant shall present documentary evidence as required by | 49117 |
| the registrar of the applicant's age and identity, and the | 49118 |
| applicant shall swear that all information given is true. An | 49119 |
| identification card issued by the department of rehabilitation and | 49120 |
| correction under section 5120.59 of the Revised Code or an | 49121 |
| identification card issued by the department of youth services | 49122 |
| under section 5139.511 of the Revised Code shall be sufficient | 49123 |
| documentary evidence under this division upon verification of the | 49124 |
| applicant's social security number by the registrar or a deputy | 49125 |
| registrar. Upon issuing an identification card under this section | 49126 |
| for a person who has been issued an identification card under | 49127 |
| section 5120.59 or section 5139.511 of the Revised Code, the | 49128 |
| registrar or deputy registrar shall destroy the identification | 49129 |
| card issued under section 5120.59 or section 5139.511 of the | 49130 |
| Revised Code. | 49131 |
| All applications for an identification card or duplicate | 49132 |
| shall be filed in duplicate, and if submitted to a deputy | 49133 |
| registrar, a copy shall be forwarded to the registrar. The | 49134 |
| registrar shall prescribe rules for the manner in which a deputy | 49135 |
| registrar is to file and maintain applications and other records. | 49136 |
| The registrar shall maintain a suitable, indexed record of all | 49137 |
| applications denied and cards issued or canceled. | 49138 |
| (C) In addition to any other information it contains, on and | 49139 |
|
after the date that is fifteen months after | 49140 |
| 49141 | |
| of motor vehicles for an application for an identification card or | 49142 |
| duplicate shall inform applicants that the applicant must present | 49143 |
| a copy of the applicant's DD-214 or an equivalent document in | 49144 |
| order to qualify to have the card or duplicate indicate that the | 49145 |
| applicant is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces | 49146 |
| of the United States based on a request made pursuant to division | 49147 |
| (A)(2)(b) of this section. | 49148 |
| Sec. 4510.037. (A) When the registrar of motor vehicles | 49149 |
| determines that the total points charged against any person under | 49150 |
| section 4510.036 of the Revised Code exceed five, the registrar | 49151 |
| shall send a warning letter to the person at the person's last | 49152 |
| known address by regular mail. The warning letter shall list the | 49153 |
| reported violations that are the basis of the points charged, list | 49154 |
| the number of points charged for each violation, and outline the | 49155 |
| suspension provisions of this section. | 49156 |
| (B) When the registrar determines that the total points | 49157 |
| charged against any person under section 4510.036 of the Revised | 49158 |
| Code within any two-year period beginning on the date of the first | 49159 |
| conviction within the two-year period is equal to twelve or more, | 49160 |
| the registrar shall send a written notice to the person at the | 49161 |
| person's last known address by regular mail. The notice shall list | 49162 |
| the reported violations that are the basis of the points charged, | 49163 |
| list the number of points charged for each violation, and state | 49164 |
| that, because the total number of points charged against the | 49165 |
| person within the applicable two-year period is equal to twelve or | 49166 |
| more, the registrar is imposing a class D suspension of the | 49167 |
| person's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or | 49168 |
| nonresident operating privileges for the period of time specified | 49169 |
| in division (B)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code. The | 49170 |
| notice also shall state that the suspension is effective on the | 49171 |
| twentieth day after the mailing of the notice, unless the person | 49172 |
| files a petition appealing the determination and suspension in the | 49173 |
| municipal court, county court, or, if the person is under the age | 49174 |
| of eighteen, the juvenile division of the court of common pleas in | 49175 |
| whose jurisdiction the person resides or, if the person is not a | 49176 |
| resident of this state, in the Franklin county municipal court or | 49177 |
| juvenile division of the Franklin county court of common pleas. By | 49178 |
| filing the appeal of the determination and suspension, the person | 49179 |
| agrees to pay the cost of the proceedings in the appeal of the | 49180 |
| determination and suspension and alleges that the person can show | 49181 |
| cause why the person's driver's or commercial driver's license or | 49182 |
| permit or nonresident operating privileges should not be | 49183 |
| suspended. | 49184 |
| (C)(1) Any person against whom at least two but less than | 49185 |
| twelve points have been charged under section 4510.036 of the | 49186 |
| Revised Code may enroll in a course of remedial driving | 49187 |
| instruction that is approved by the director of public safety. | 49188 |
| Upon the person's completion of an approved course of remedial | 49189 |
| driving instruction, the person may apply to the registrar on a | 49190 |
| form prescribed by the registrar for a credit of two points on the | 49191 |
| person's driving record. Upon receipt of the application and proof | 49192 |
| of completion of the approved remedial driving course, the | 49193 |
| registrar shall approve the two-point credit. The registrar shall | 49194 |
| not approve any credits for a person who completes an approved | 49195 |
| course of remedial driving instruction pursuant to a judge's order | 49196 |
| under section 4510.02 of the Revised Code. | 49197 |
| (2) In any three-year period, the registrar shall approve | 49198 |
| only one two-point credit on a person's driving record under | 49199 |
| division (C)(1) of this section. The registrar shall approve not | 49200 |
| more than five two-point credits on a person's driving record | 49201 |
| under division (C)(1) of this section during that person's | 49202 |
| lifetime. | 49203 |
| (D) When a judge of a court of record suspends a person's | 49204 |
| driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident | 49205 |
| operating privilege and charges points against the person under | 49206 |
| section 4510.036 of the Revised Code for the offense that resulted | 49207 |
| in the suspension, the registrar shall credit that period of | 49208 |
| suspension against the time of any subsequent suspension imposed | 49209 |
| under this section for which those points were used to impose the | 49210 |
| subsequent suspension. When a United States district court that | 49211 |
| has jurisdiction within this state suspends a person's driver's or | 49212 |
| commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating | 49213 |
| privileges pursuant to the "Assimilative Crimes Act," 102 Stat. | 49214 |
| 4381 (1988), 18 U.S.C.A. 13, as amended, the district court | 49215 |
| prepares an abstract pursuant to section 4510.031 of the Revised | 49216 |
| Code, and the district court charges points against the person | 49217 |
| under section 4510.036 of the Revised Code for the offense that | 49218 |
| resulted in the suspension, the registrar shall credit the period | 49219 |
| of suspension imposed by the district court against the time of | 49220 |
| any subsequent suspension imposed under this section for which the | 49221 |
| points were used to impose the subsequent suspension. | 49222 |
| (E) The registrar, upon the written request of a licensee who | 49223 |
| files a petition under division (B) of this section, shall furnish | 49224 |
| the licensee a certified copy of the registrar's record of the | 49225 |
| convictions and bond forfeitures of the person. This record shall | 49226 |
| include the name, address, and date of birth of the licensee; the | 49227 |
| name of the court in which each conviction or bail forfeiture took | 49228 |
| place; the nature of the offense that was the basis of the | 49229 |
| conviction or bond forfeiture; and any other information that the | 49230 |
| registrar considers necessary. If the record indicates that twelve | 49231 |
| points or more have been charged against the person within a | 49232 |
| two-year period, it is prima-facie evidence that the person is a | 49233 |
| repeat traffic offender, and the registrar shall suspend the | 49234 |
| person's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or | 49235 |
| nonresident operating privilege pursuant to division (B) of this | 49236 |
| section. | 49237 |
| In hearing the petition and determining whether the person | 49238 |
| filing the petition has shown cause why the person's driver's or | 49239 |
| commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating | 49240 |
| privilege should not be suspended, the court shall decide the | 49241 |
| issue on the record certified by the registrar and any additional | 49242 |
| relevant, competent, and material evidence that either the | 49243 |
| registrar or the person whose license is sought to be suspended | 49244 |
| submits. | 49245 |
| (F) If a petition is filed under division (B) of this section | 49246 |
| in a county court, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which | 49247 |
| the case is pending shall represent the registrar in the | 49248 |
| proceedings, except that, if the petitioner resides in a municipal | 49249 |
| corporation within the jurisdiction of the county court, the city | 49250 |
| director of law, village solicitor, or other chief legal officer | 49251 |
| of the municipal corporation shall represent the registrar in the | 49252 |
| proceedings. If a petition is filed under division (B) of this | 49253 |
| section in a municipal court, the registrar shall be represented | 49254 |
| in the resulting proceedings as provided in section 1901.34 of the | 49255 |
| Revised Code. | 49256 |
| (G) If the court determines from the evidence submitted that | 49257 |
| a person who filed a petition under division (B) of this section | 49258 |
| has failed to show cause why the person's driver's or commercial | 49259 |
| driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privileges | 49260 |
| should not be suspended, the court shall assess against the person | 49261 |
| the cost of the proceedings in the appeal of the determination and | 49262 |
| suspension and shall impose the applicable suspension under this | 49263 |
| section or suspend all or a portion of the suspension and impose | 49264 |
| any conditions upon the person that the court considers proper or | 49265 |
| impose upon the person a community control sanction pursuant to | 49266 |
| section 2929.15 or 2929.25 of the Revised Code. If the court | 49267 |
| determines from the evidence submitted that a person who filed a | 49268 |
| petition under division (B) of this section has shown cause why | 49269 |
| the person's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or | 49270 |
| nonresident operating privileges should not be suspended, the | 49271 |
| costs of the appeal proceeding shall be paid out of the county | 49272 |
| treasury of the county in which the proceedings were held. | 49273 |
| (H) Any person whose driver's or commercial driver's license | 49274 |
| or permit or nonresident operating privileges are suspended under | 49275 |
| this section is not entitled to apply for or receive a new | 49276 |
| driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or to request or | 49277 |
| be granted nonresident operating privileges during the effective | 49278 |
| period of the suspension. | 49279 |
| (I) Upon the termination of any suspension or other penalty | 49280 |
| imposed under this section involving the surrender of license or | 49281 |
| permit and upon the request of the person whose license or permit | 49282 |
| was suspended or surrendered, the registrar shall return the | 49283 |
| license or permit to the person upon determining that the person | 49284 |
| has complied with all provisions of section 4510.038 of the | 49285 |
| Revised Code or, if the registrar destroyed the license or permit | 49286 |
| pursuant to section 4510.52 of the Revised Code, shall reissue the | 49287 |
| person's license or permit. | 49288 |
| (J) Any person whose driver's or commercial driver's license | 49289 |
| or permit or nonresident operating privileges are suspended as a | 49290 |
| repeat traffic offender under this section and who, during the | 49291 |
| suspension, operates any motor vehicle upon any public roads and | 49292 |
| highways is guilty of driving under a twelve-point suspension, a | 49293 |
| misdemeanor of the first degree. The court shall sentence the | 49294 |
| offender to a minimum term of three days in jail. No court shall | 49295 |
| suspend the first three days of jail time imposed pursuant to this | 49296 |
| division. | 49297 |
| (K) The registrar, in accordance with specific statutory | 49298 |
| authority, may suspend the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on | 49299 |
| the public roads and highways of this state that is granted to | 49300 |
| nonresidents by section 4507.04 of the Revised Code. | 49301 |
| (L) | 49302 |
| section, any course of remedial driving instruction the director | 49303 |
| of public safety approves under this section shall require its | 49304 |
| students to attend at least fifty per cent of the course in | 49305 |
|
person | 49306 |
| remedial driving instruction that permits its students to take | 49307 |
| more than fifty per cent of the course in any other manner, | 49308 |
| including via video teleconferencing or the internet. | 49309 |
| (2) The director may approve a course of remedial instruction | 49310 |
| that permits students to take the entire course via video | 49311 |
| teleconferencing. In accordance with division (C) of this section, | 49312 |
| upon receiving an application with a certificate or other proof of | 49313 |
| completion of a course approved under this division, the registrar | 49314 |
| shall approve the two-point reduction. | 49315 |
| Sec. 4510.038. (A) Any person whose driver's or commercial | 49316 |
| driver's license or permit is suspended or who is granted limited | 49317 |
| driving privileges under section 4510.037, under division (H) of | 49318 |
| section 4511.19, or under section 4510.07 of the Revised Code for | 49319 |
| a violation of a municipal ordinance that is substantially | 49320 |
| equivalent to division (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code | 49321 |
| is not eligible to retain the license, or to have the driving | 49322 |
| privileges reinstated, until each of the following has occurred: | 49323 |
| (1) The person successfully completes a course of remedial | 49324 |
| driving instruction approved by the director of public safety. A | 49325 |
| minimum of twenty-five per cent of the number of hours of | 49326 |
| instruction included in the course shall be devoted to instruction | 49327 |
| on driver attitude. | 49328 |
| The course also shall devote a number of hours to instruction | 49329 |
| in the area of alcohol and drugs and the operation of vehicles. | 49330 |
| The instruction shall include, but not be limited to, a review of | 49331 |
| the laws governing the operation of a vehicle while under the | 49332 |
| influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of them, the dangers | 49333 |
| of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, | 49334 |
| drugs, or a combination of them, and other information relating to | 49335 |
| the operation of vehicles and the consumption of alcoholic | 49336 |
| beverages and use of drugs. The director, in consultation with the | 49337 |
| director of alcohol and drug addiction services, shall prescribe | 49338 |
| the content of the instruction. The number of hours devoted to the | 49339 |
| area of alcohol and drugs and the operation of vehicles shall | 49340 |
| comprise a minimum of twenty-five per cent of the number of hours | 49341 |
| of instruction included in the course. | 49342 |
| (2) The person is examined in the manner provided for in | 49343 |
| section 4507.20 of the Revised Code, and found by the registrar of | 49344 |
| motor vehicles to be qualified to operate a motor vehicle; | 49345 |
| (3) The person gives and maintains proof of financial | 49346 |
| responsibility, in accordance with section 4509.45 of the Revised | 49347 |
| Code. | 49348 |
| (B) | 49349 |
| section, any course of remedial driving instruction the director | 49350 |
| of public safety approves under this section shall require its | 49351 |
| students to attend at least fifty per cent of the course in | 49352 |
|
person | 49353 |
| remedial driving instruction that permits its students to take | 49354 |
| more than fifty per cent of the course in any other manner, | 49355 |
| including via video teleconferencing or the internet. | 49356 |
| (2) The director may approve a course of remedial instruction | 49357 |
| that permits students to take the entire course via video | 49358 |
| teleconferencing or the internet. | 49359 |
| Sec. 4511.191. (A)(1) As used in this section: | 49360 |
| (a) "Physical control" has the same meaning as in section | 49361 |
| 4511.194 of the Revised Code. | 49362 |
| (b) "Alcohol monitoring device" means any device that | 49363 |
| provides for continuous alcohol monitoring, any ignition interlock | 49364 |
| device, any immobilizing or disabling device other than an | 49365 |
| ignition interlock device that is constantly available to monitor | 49366 |
| the concentration of alcohol in a person's system, or any other | 49367 |
| device that provides for the automatic testing and periodic | 49368 |
| reporting of alcohol consumption by a person and that a court | 49369 |
| orders a person to use as a sanction imposed as a result of the | 49370 |
| person's conviction of or plea of guilty to an offense. | 49371 |
| (2) Any person who operates a vehicle, streetcar, or | 49372 |
| trackless trolley upon a highway or any public or private property | 49373 |
| used by the public for vehicular travel or parking within this | 49374 |
| state or who is in physical control of a vehicle, streetcar, or | 49375 |
| trackless trolley shall be deemed to have given consent to a | 49376 |
| chemical test or tests of the person's whole blood, blood serum or | 49377 |
| plasma, breath, or urine to determine the alcohol, drug of abuse, | 49378 |
| controlled substance, metabolite of a controlled substance, or | 49379 |
| combination content of the person's whole blood, blood serum or | 49380 |
| plasma, breath, or urine if arrested for a violation of division | 49381 |
| (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, section | 49382 |
| 4511.194 of the Revised Code or a substantially equivalent | 49383 |
| municipal ordinance, or a municipal OVI ordinance. | 49384 |
| (3) The chemical test or tests under division (A)(2) of this | 49385 |
| section shall be administered at the request of a law enforcement | 49386 |
| officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person was | 49387 |
| operating or in physical control of a vehicle, streetcar, or | 49388 |
| trackless trolley in violation of a division, section, or | 49389 |
| ordinance identified in division (A)(2) of this section. The law | 49390 |
| enforcement agency by which the officer is employed shall | 49391 |
| designate which of the tests shall be administered. | 49392 |
| (4) Any person who is dead or unconscious, or who otherwise | 49393 |
| is in a condition rendering the person incapable of refusal, shall | 49394 |
| be deemed to have consented as provided in division (A)(2) of this | 49395 |
| section, and the test or tests may be administered, subject to | 49396 |
| sections 313.12 to 313.16 of the Revised Code. | 49397 |
| (5)(a) If a law enforcement officer arrests a person for a | 49398 |
| violation of division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised | 49399 |
| Code, section 4511.194 of the Revised Code or a substantially | 49400 |
| equivalent municipal ordinance, or a municipal OVI ordinance and | 49401 |
| if the person if convicted would be required to be sentenced under | 49402 |
| division (G)(1)(c), (d), or (e) of section 4511.19 of the Revised | 49403 |
| Code, the law enforcement officer shall request the person to | 49404 |
| submit, and the person shall submit, to a chemical test or tests | 49405 |
| of the person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or | 49406 |
| urine for the purpose of determining the alcohol, drug of abuse, | 49407 |
| controlled substance, metabolite of a controlled substance, or | 49408 |
| combination content of the person's whole blood, blood serum or | 49409 |
| plasma, breath, or urine. A law enforcement officer who makes a | 49410 |
| request pursuant to this division that a person submit to a | 49411 |
| chemical test or tests is not required to advise the person of the | 49412 |
| consequences of submitting to, or refusing to submit to, the test | 49413 |
| or tests and is not required to give the person the form described | 49414 |
| in division (B) of section 4511.192 of the Revised Code, but the | 49415 |
| officer shall advise the person at the time of the arrest that if | 49416 |
| the person refuses to take a chemical test the officer may employ | 49417 |
| whatever reasonable means are necessary to ensure that the person | 49418 |
| submits to a chemical test of the person's whole blood or blood | 49419 |
| serum or plasma. The officer shall also advise the person at the | 49420 |
| time of the arrest that the person may have an independent | 49421 |
| chemical test taken at the person's own expense. Divisions (A)(3) | 49422 |
| and (4) of this section apply to the administration of a chemical | 49423 |
| test or tests pursuant to this division. | 49424 |
| (b) If a person refuses to submit to a chemical test upon a | 49425 |
| request made pursuant to division (A)(5)(a) of this section, the | 49426 |
| law enforcement officer who made the request may employ whatever | 49427 |
| reasonable means are necessary to ensure that the person submits | 49428 |
| to a chemical test of the person's whole blood or blood serum or | 49429 |
| plasma. A law enforcement officer who acts pursuant to this | 49430 |
| division to ensure that a person submits to a chemical test of the | 49431 |
| person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma is immune from | 49432 |
| criminal and civil liability based upon a claim for assault and | 49433 |
| battery or any other claim for the acts, unless the officer so | 49434 |
| acted with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or | 49435 |
| reckless manner. | 49436 |
| (B)(1) Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement | 49437 |
| officer who arrested a person for a violation of division (A) or | 49438 |
| (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, section 4511.194 of | 49439 |
| the Revised Code or a substantially equivalent municipal | 49440 |
| ordinance, or a municipal OVI ordinance that was completed and | 49441 |
| sent to the registrar of motor vehicles and a court pursuant to | 49442 |
| section 4511.192 of the Revised Code in regard to a person who | 49443 |
| refused to take the designated chemical test, the registrar shall | 49444 |
| enter into the registrar's records the fact that the person's | 49445 |
| driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident | 49446 |
| operating privilege was suspended by the arresting officer under | 49447 |
| this division and that section and the period of the suspension, | 49448 |
| as determined under this section. The suspension shall be subject | 49449 |
| to appeal as provided in section 4511.197 of the Revised Code. The | 49450 |
| suspension shall be for whichever of the following periods | 49451 |
| applies: | 49452 |
| (a) Except when division (B)(1)(b), (c), or (d) of this | 49453 |
| section applies and specifies a different class or length of | 49454 |
| suspension, the suspension shall be a class C suspension for the | 49455 |
| period of time specified in division (B)(3) of section 4510.02 of | 49456 |
| the Revised Code. | 49457 |
| (b) If the arrested person, within six years of the date on | 49458 |
| which the person refused the request to consent to the chemical | 49459 |
| test, had refused one previous request to consent to a chemical | 49460 |
| test or had been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one violation | 49461 |
| of division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or | 49462 |
| one other equivalent offense, the suspension shall be a class B | 49463 |
| suspension imposed for the period of time specified in division | 49464 |
| (B)(2) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code. | 49465 |
| (c) If the arrested person, within six years of the date on | 49466 |
| which the person refused the request to consent to the chemical | 49467 |
| test, had refused two previous requests to consent to a chemical | 49468 |
| test, had been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two violations of | 49469 |
| division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or | 49470 |
| other equivalent offenses, or had refused one previous request to | 49471 |
| consent to a chemical test and also had been convicted of or | 49472 |
| pleaded guilty to one violation of division (A) or (B) of section | 49473 |
| 4511.19 of the Revised Code or other equivalent offenses, which | 49474 |
| violation or offense arose from an incident other than the | 49475 |
| incident that led to the refusal, the suspension shall be a class | 49476 |
| A suspension imposed for the period of time specified in division | 49477 |
| (B)(1) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code. | 49478 |
| (d) If the arrested person, within six years of the date on | 49479 |
| which the person refused the request to consent to the chemical | 49480 |
| test, had refused three or more previous requests to consent to a | 49481 |
| chemical test, had been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or | 49482 |
| more violations of division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the | 49483 |
| Revised Code or other equivalent offenses, or had refused a number | 49484 |
| of previous requests to consent to a chemical test and also had | 49485 |
| been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a number of violations of | 49486 |
| division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or | 49487 |
| other equivalent offenses that cumulatively total three or more | 49488 |
| such refusals, convictions, and guilty pleas, the suspension shall | 49489 |
| be for five years. | 49490 |
| (2) The registrar shall terminate a suspension of the | 49491 |
| driver's or commercial driver's license or permit of a resident or | 49492 |
| of the operating privilege of a nonresident, or a denial of a | 49493 |
| driver's or commercial driver's license or permit, imposed | 49494 |
| pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section upon receipt of notice | 49495 |
| that the person has entered a plea of guilty to, or that the | 49496 |
| person has been convicted after entering a plea of no contest to, | 49497 |
| operating a vehicle in violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised | 49498 |
| Code or in violation of a municipal OVI ordinance, if the offense | 49499 |
| for which the conviction is had or the plea is entered arose from | 49500 |
| the same incident that led to the suspension or denial. | 49501 |
| The registrar shall credit against any judicial suspension of | 49502 |
| a person's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or | 49503 |
| nonresident operating privilege imposed pursuant to section | 49504 |
| 4511.19 of the Revised Code, or pursuant to section 4510.07 of the | 49505 |
| Revised Code for a violation of a municipal OVI ordinance, any | 49506 |
| time during which the person serves a related suspension imposed | 49507 |
| pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section. | 49508 |
| (C)(1) Upon receipt of the sworn report of the law | 49509 |
| enforcement officer who arrested a person for a violation of | 49510 |
| division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a | 49511 |
| municipal OVI ordinance that was completed and sent to the | 49512 |
| registrar and a court pursuant to section 4511.192 of the Revised | 49513 |
| Code in regard to a person whose test results indicate that the | 49514 |
| person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine | 49515 |
| contained at least the concentration of alcohol specified in | 49516 |
| division (A)(1)(b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 4511.19 of the | 49517 |
| Revised Code or at least the concentration of a listed controlled | 49518 |
| substance or a listed metabolite of a controlled substance | 49519 |
| specified in division (A)(1)(j) of section 4511.19 of the Revised | 49520 |
| Code, the registrar shall enter into the registrar's records the | 49521 |
| fact that the person's driver's or commercial driver's license or | 49522 |
| permit or nonresident operating privilege was suspended by the | 49523 |
| arresting officer under this division and section 4511.192 of the | 49524 |
| Revised Code and the period of the suspension, as determined under | 49525 |
| divisions (C)(1)(a) to (d) of this section. The suspension shall | 49526 |
| be subject to appeal as provided in section 4511.197 of the | 49527 |
| Revised Code. The suspension described in this division does not | 49528 |
| apply to, and shall not be imposed upon, a person arrested for a | 49529 |
| violation of section 4511.194 of the Revised Code or a | 49530 |
| substantially equivalent municipal ordinance who submits to a | 49531 |
| designated chemical test. The suspension shall be for whichever of | 49532 |
| the following periods applies: | 49533 |
| (a) Except when division (C)(1)(b), (c), or (d) of this | 49534 |
| section applies and specifies a different period, the suspension | 49535 |
| shall be a class E suspension imposed for the period of time | 49536 |
| specified in division (B)(5) of section 4510.02 of the Revised | 49537 |
| Code. | 49538 |
| (b) The suspension shall be a class C suspension for the | 49539 |
| period of time specified in division (B)(3) of section 4510.02 of | 49540 |
| the Revised Code if the person has been convicted of or pleaded | 49541 |
| guilty to, within six years of the date the test was conducted, | 49542 |
| one violation of division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the | 49543 |
| Revised Code or one other equivalent offense. | 49544 |
| (c) If, within six years of the date the test was conducted, | 49545 |
| the person has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two | 49546 |
| violations of a statute or ordinance described in division | 49547 |
| (C)(1)(b) of this section, the suspension shall be a class B | 49548 |
| suspension imposed for the period of time specified in division | 49549 |
| (B)(2) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code. | 49550 |
| (d) If, within six years of the date the test was conducted, | 49551 |
| the person has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to more than | 49552 |
| two violations of a statute or ordinance described in division | 49553 |
| (C)(1)(b) of this section, the suspension shall be a class A | 49554 |
| suspension imposed for the period of time specified in division | 49555 |
| (B)(1) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code. | 49556 |
| (2) The registrar shall terminate a suspension of the | 49557 |
| driver's or commercial driver's license or permit of a resident or | 49558 |
| of the operating privilege of a nonresident, or a denial of a | 49559 |
| driver's or commercial driver's license or permit, imposed | 49560 |
| pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section upon receipt of notice | 49561 |
| that the person has entered a plea of guilty to, or that the | 49562 |
| person has been convicted after entering a plea of no contest to, | 49563 |
| operating a vehicle in violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised | 49564 |
| Code or in violation of a municipal OVI ordinance, if the offense | 49565 |
| for which the conviction is had or the plea is entered arose from | 49566 |
| the same incident that led to the suspension or denial. | 49567 |
| The registrar shall credit against any judicial suspension of | 49568 |
| a person's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or | 49569 |
| nonresident operating privilege imposed pursuant to section | 49570 |
| 4511.19 of the Revised Code, or pursuant to section 4510.07 of the | 49571 |
| Revised Code for a violation of a municipal OVI ordinance, any | 49572 |
| time during which the person serves a related suspension imposed | 49573 |
| pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section. | 49574 |
| (D)(1) A suspension of a person's driver's or commercial | 49575 |
| driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege | 49576 |
| under this section for the time described in division (B) or (C) | 49577 |
| of this section is effective immediately from the time at which | 49578 |
| the arresting officer serves the notice of suspension upon the | 49579 |
| arrested person. Any subsequent finding that the person is not | 49580 |
| guilty of the charge that resulted in the person being requested | 49581 |
| to take the chemical test or tests under division (A) of this | 49582 |
| section does not affect the suspension. | 49583 |
| (2) If a person is arrested for operating a vehicle, | 49584 |
| streetcar, or trackless trolley in violation of division (A) or | 49585 |
| (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a municipal OVI | 49586 |
| ordinance, or for being in physical control of a vehicle, | 49587 |
| streetcar, or trackless trolley in violation of section 4511.194 | 49588 |
| of the Revised Code or a substantially equivalent municipal | 49589 |
| ordinance, regardless of whether the person's driver's or | 49590 |
| commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating | 49591 |
| privilege is or is not suspended under division (B) or (C) of this | 49592 |
| section or Chapter 4510. of the Revised Code, the person's initial | 49593 |
| appearance on the charge resulting from the arrest shall be held | 49594 |
| within five days of the person's arrest or the issuance of the | 49595 |
| citation to the person, subject to any continuance granted by the | 49596 |
| court pursuant to section 4511.197 of the Revised Code regarding | 49597 |
| the issues specified in that division. | 49598 |
| (E) When it finally has been determined under the procedures | 49599 |
| of this section and sections 4511.192 to 4511.197 of the Revised | 49600 |
| Code that a nonresident's privilege to operate a vehicle within | 49601 |
| this state has been suspended, the registrar shall give | 49602 |
| information in writing of the action taken to the motor vehicle | 49603 |
| administrator of the state of the person's residence and of any | 49604 |
| state in which the person has a license. | 49605 |
| (F) At the end of a suspension period under this section, | 49606 |
| under section 4511.194, section 4511.196, or division (G) of | 49607 |
| section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, or under section 4510.07 of | 49608 |
| the Revised Code for a violation of a municipal OVI ordinance and | 49609 |
| upon the request of the person whose driver's or commercial | 49610 |
| driver's license or permit was suspended and who is not otherwise | 49611 |
| subject to suspension, cancellation, or disqualification, the | 49612 |
| registrar shall return the driver's or commercial driver's license | 49613 |
| or permit to the person upon the occurrence of all of the | 49614 |
| conditions specified in divisions (F)(1) and (2) of this section: | 49615 |
| (1) A showing that the person has proof of financial | 49616 |
| responsibility, a policy of liability insurance in effect that | 49617 |
| meets the minimum standards set forth in section 4509.51 of the | 49618 |
| Revised Code, or proof, to the satisfaction of the registrar, that | 49619 |
| the person is able to respond in damages in an amount at least | 49620 |
| equal to the minimum amounts specified in section 4509.51 of the | 49621 |
| Revised Code. | 49622 |
| (2) Subject to the limitation contained in division (F)(3) of | 49623 |
| this section, payment by the person to the registrar or an | 49624 |
| eligible deputy registrar of a license reinstatement fee of four | 49625 |
| hundred seventy-five dollars, which fee shall be deposited in the | 49626 |
| state treasury and credited as follows: | 49627 |
| (a) One hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents shall be | 49628 |
| credited to the statewide treatment and prevention fund created by | 49629 |
| section 4301.30 of the Revised Code. Money credited to the fund | 49630 |
| under this section shall be used for purposes identified in the | 49631 |
| comprehensive statewide alcohol and drug addiction services plan | 49632 |
| developed under section 3793.04 of the Revised Code. | 49633 |
| (b) Seventy-five dollars shall be credited to the reparations | 49634 |
| fund created by section 2743.191 of the Revised Code. | 49635 |
| (c) Thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents shall be credited to | 49636 |
| the indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund, which is hereby | 49637 |
| established in the state treasury. Except as otherwise provided in | 49638 |
| division (F)(2)(c) of this section, moneys in the fund shall be | 49639 |
| distributed by the department of alcohol and drug addiction | 49640 |
| services to the county indigent drivers alcohol treatment funds, | 49641 |
| the county juvenile indigent drivers alcohol treatment funds, and | 49642 |
| the municipal indigent drivers alcohol treatment funds that are | 49643 |
| required to be established by counties and municipal corporations | 49644 |
| pursuant to division (H) of this section, and shall be used only | 49645 |
| to pay the cost of an alcohol and drug addiction treatment program | 49646 |
| attended by an offender or juvenile traffic offender who is | 49647 |
| ordered to attend an alcohol and drug addiction treatment program | 49648 |
| by a county, juvenile, or municipal court judge and who is | 49649 |
| determined by the county, juvenile, or municipal court judge not | 49650 |
| to have the means to pay for the person's attendance at the | 49651 |
| program or to pay the costs specified in division (H)(4) of this | 49652 |
| section in accordance with that division. In addition, a county, | 49653 |
| juvenile, or municipal court judge may use moneys in the county | 49654 |
| indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund, county juvenile indigent | 49655 |
| drivers alcohol treatment fund, or municipal indigent drivers | 49656 |
| alcohol treatment fund to pay for the cost of the continued use of | 49657 |
| an alcohol monitoring device as described in divisions (H)(3) and | 49658 |
| (4) of this section. Moneys in the fund that are not distributed | 49659 |
| to a county indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund, a county | 49660 |
| juvenile indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund, or a municipal | 49661 |
| indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund under division (H) of this | 49662 |
| section because the director of alcohol and drug addiction | 49663 |
| services does not have the information necessary to identify the | 49664 |
| county or municipal corporation where the offender or juvenile | 49665 |
| offender was arrested may be transferred by the director of budget | 49666 |
| and management to the statewide treatment and prevention fund | 49667 |
| created by section 4301.30 of the Revised Code, upon certification | 49668 |
| of the amount by the director of alcohol and drug addiction | 49669 |
| services. | 49670 |
| (d) Seventy-five dollars shall be credited to the Ohio | 49671 |
| rehabilitation services commission established by section 3304.12 | 49672 |
| of the Revised Code, to the services for rehabilitation fund, | 49673 |
| which is hereby established. The fund shall be used to match | 49674 |
| available federal matching funds where appropriate, and for any | 49675 |
| other purpose or program of the commission to rehabilitate people | 49676 |
| with disabilities to help them become employed and independent. | 49677 |
| (e) Seventy-five dollars shall be deposited into the state | 49678 |
| treasury and credited to the drug abuse resistance education | 49679 |
| programs fund, which is hereby established, to be used by the | 49680 |
| attorney general for the purposes specified in division (F)(4) of | 49681 |
| this section. | 49682 |
| (f) Thirty dollars shall be credited to the state bureau of | 49683 |
| motor vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised | 49684 |
| Code. | 49685 |
| (g) Twenty dollars shall be credited to the trauma and | 49686 |
|
emergency medical services | 49687 |
| of the Revised Code. | 49688 |
| (h) Fifty dollars shall be credited to the indigent drivers | 49689 |
| interlock and alcohol monitoring fund, which is hereby established | 49690 |
| in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be distributed by | 49691 |
| the department of public safety to the county indigent drivers | 49692 |
| interlock and alcohol monitoring funds, the county juvenile | 49693 |
| indigent drivers interlock and alcohol monitoring funds, and the | 49694 |
| municipal indigent drivers interlock and alcohol monitoring funds | 49695 |
| that are required to be established by counties and municipal | 49696 |
| corporations pursuant to this section, and shall be used only to | 49697 |
| pay the cost of an immobilizing or disabling device, including a | 49698 |
| certified ignition interlock device, or an alcohol monitoring | 49699 |
| device used by an offender or juvenile offender who is ordered to | 49700 |
| use the device by a county, juvenile, or municipal court judge and | 49701 |
| who is determined by the county, juvenile, or municipal court | 49702 |
| judge not to have the means to pay for the person's use of the | 49703 |
| device. | 49704 |
| (3) If a person's driver's or commercial driver's license or | 49705 |
| permit is suspended under this section, under section 4511.196 or | 49706 |
| division (G) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, under section | 49707 |
| 4510.07 of the Revised Code for a violation of a municipal OVI | 49708 |
| ordinance or under any combination of the suspensions described in | 49709 |
| division (F)(3) of this section, and if the suspensions arise from | 49710 |
| a single incident or a single set of facts and circumstances, the | 49711 |
| person is liable for payment of, and shall be required to pay to | 49712 |
| the registrar or an eligible deputy registrar, only one | 49713 |
| reinstatement fee of four hundred seventy-five dollars. The | 49714 |
| reinstatement fee shall be distributed by the bureau in accordance | 49715 |
| with division (F)(2) of this section. | 49716 |
| (4) The attorney general shall use amounts in the drug abuse | 49717 |
| resistance education programs fund to award grants to law | 49718 |
| enforcement agencies to establish and implement drug abuse | 49719 |
| resistance education programs in public schools. Grants awarded to | 49720 |
| a law enforcement agency under this section shall be used by the | 49721 |
| agency to pay for not more than fifty per cent of the amount of | 49722 |
| the salaries of law enforcement officers who conduct drug abuse | 49723 |
| resistance education programs in public schools. The attorney | 49724 |
| general shall not use more than six per cent of the amounts the | 49725 |
| attorney general's office receives under division (F)(2)(e) of | 49726 |
| this section to pay the costs it incurs in administering the grant | 49727 |
| program established by division (F)(2)(e) of this section and in | 49728 |
| providing training and materials relating to drug abuse resistance | 49729 |
| education programs. | 49730 |
| The attorney general shall report to the governor and the | 49731 |
| general assembly each fiscal year on the progress made in | 49732 |
| establishing and implementing drug abuse resistance education | 49733 |
| programs. These reports shall include an evaluation of the | 49734 |
| effectiveness of these programs. | 49735 |
| (5) In addition to the reinstatement fee under this section, | 49736 |
| if the person pays the reinstatement fee to a deputy registrar, | 49737 |
| the deputy registrar shall collect a service fee of ten dollars to | 49738 |
| compensate the deputy registrar for services performed under this | 49739 |
| section. The deputy registrar shall retain eight dollars of the | 49740 |
| service fee and shall transmit the reinstatement fee, plus two | 49741 |
| dollars of the service fee, to the registrar in the manner the | 49742 |
| registrar shall determine. | 49743 |
| (G) Suspension of a commercial driver's license under | 49744 |
| division (B) or (C) of this section shall be concurrent with any | 49745 |
| period of disqualification under section 3123.611 or 4506.16 of | 49746 |
| the Revised Code or any period of suspension under section 3123.58 | 49747 |
| of the Revised Code. No person who is disqualified for life from | 49748 |
| holding a commercial driver's license under section 4506.16 of the | 49749 |
| Revised Code shall be issued a driver's license under Chapter | 49750 |
| 4507. of the Revised Code during the period for which the | 49751 |
| commercial driver's license was suspended under division (B) or | 49752 |
| (C) of this section. No person whose commercial driver's license | 49753 |
| is suspended under division (B) or (C) of this section shall be | 49754 |
| issued a driver's license under Chapter 4507. of the Revised Code | 49755 |
| during the period of the suspension. | 49756 |
| (H)(1) Each county shall establish an indigent drivers | 49757 |
| alcohol treatment fund, each county shall establish a juvenile | 49758 |
| indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund, and each municipal | 49759 |
| corporation in which there is a municipal court shall establish an | 49760 |
| indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund. All revenue that the | 49761 |
| general assembly appropriates to the indigent drivers alcohol | 49762 |
| treatment fund for transfer to a county indigent drivers alcohol | 49763 |
| treatment fund, a county juvenile indigent drivers alcohol | 49764 |
| treatment fund, or a municipal indigent drivers alcohol treatment | 49765 |
| fund, all portions of fees that are paid under division (F) of | 49766 |
| this section and that are credited under that division to the | 49767 |
| indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund in the state treasury for | 49768 |
| a county indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund, a county | 49769 |
| juvenile indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund, or a municipal | 49770 |
| indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund, all portions of | 49771 |
| additional costs imposed under section 2949.094 of the Revised | 49772 |
| Code that are specified for deposit into a county, county | 49773 |
| juvenile, or municipal indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund by | 49774 |
| that section, and all portions of fines that are specified for | 49775 |
| deposit into a county or municipal indigent drivers alcohol | 49776 |
| treatment fund by section 4511.193 of the Revised Code shall be | 49777 |
| deposited into that county indigent drivers alcohol treatment | 49778 |
| fund, county juvenile indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund, or | 49779 |
| municipal indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund. The portions of | 49780 |
| the fees paid under division (F) of this section that are to be so | 49781 |
| deposited shall be determined in accordance with division (H)(2) | 49782 |
| of this section. Additionally, all portions of fines that are paid | 49783 |
| for a violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or of any | 49784 |
| prohibition contained in Chapter 4510. of the Revised Code, and | 49785 |
| that are required under section 4511.19 or any provision of | 49786 |
| Chapter 4510. of the Revised Code to be deposited into a county | 49787 |
| indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund or municipal indigent | 49788 |
| drivers alcohol treatment fund shall be deposited into the | 49789 |
| appropriate fund in accordance with the applicable division of the | 49790 |
| section or provision. | 49791 |
| (2) That portion of the license reinstatement fee that is | 49792 |
| paid under division (F) of this section and that is credited under | 49793 |
| that division to the indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund shall | 49794 |
| be deposited into a county indigent drivers alcohol treatment | 49795 |
| fund, a county juvenile indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund, | 49796 |
| or a municipal indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund as follows: | 49797 |
| (a) Regarding a suspension imposed under this section, that | 49798 |
| portion of the fee shall be deposited as follows: | 49799 |
| (i) If the fee is paid by a person who was charged in a | 49800 |
| county court with the violation that resulted in the suspension or | 49801 |
| in the imposition of the court costs, the portion shall be | 49802 |
| deposited into the county indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund | 49803 |
| under the control of that court; | 49804 |
| (ii) If the fee is paid by a person who was charged in a | 49805 |
| juvenile court with the violation that resulted in the suspension | 49806 |
| or in the imposition of the court costs, the portion shall be | 49807 |
| deposited into the county juvenile indigent drivers alcohol | 49808 |
| treatment fund established in the county served by the court; | 49809 |
| (iii) If the fee is paid by a person who was charged in a | 49810 |
| municipal court with the violation that resulted in the suspension | 49811 |
| or in the imposition of the court costs, the portion shall be | 49812 |
| deposited into the municipal indigent drivers alcohol treatment | 49813 |
| fund under the control of that court. | 49814 |
| (b) Regarding a suspension imposed under section 4511.19 of | 49815 |
| the Revised Code or under section 4510.07 of the Revised Code for | 49816 |
| a violation of a municipal OVI ordinance, that portion of the fee | 49817 |
| shall be deposited as follows: | 49818 |
| (i) If the fee is paid by a person whose license or permit | 49819 |
| was suspended by a county court, the portion shall be deposited | 49820 |
| into the county indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund under the | 49821 |
| control of that court; | 49822 |
| (ii) If the fee is paid by a person whose license or permit | 49823 |
| was suspended by a municipal court, the portion shall be deposited | 49824 |
| into the municipal indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund under | 49825 |
| the control of that court. | 49826 |
| (3) Expenditures from a county indigent drivers alcohol | 49827 |
| treatment fund, a county juvenile indigent drivers alcohol | 49828 |
| treatment fund, or a municipal indigent drivers alcohol treatment | 49829 |
| fund shall be made only upon the order of a county, juvenile, or | 49830 |
| municipal court judge and only for payment of the cost of an | 49831 |
| assessment or the cost of the attendance at an alcohol and drug | 49832 |
| addiction treatment program of a person who is convicted of, or | 49833 |
| found to be a juvenile traffic offender by reason of, a violation | 49834 |
| of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a | 49835 |
| substantially similar municipal ordinance, who is ordered by the | 49836 |
| court to attend the alcohol and drug addiction treatment program, | 49837 |
| and who is determined by the court to be unable to pay the cost of | 49838 |
| the assessment or the cost of attendance at the treatment program | 49839 |
| or for payment of the costs specified in division (H)(4) of this | 49840 |
| section in accordance with that division. The alcohol and drug | 49841 |
| addiction services board or the board of alcohol, drug addiction, | 49842 |
| and mental health services established pursuant to section 340.02 | 49843 |
| or 340.021 of the Revised Code and serving the alcohol, drug | 49844 |
| addiction, and mental health service district in which the court | 49845 |
| is located shall administer the indigent drivers alcohol treatment | 49846 |
| program of the court. When a court orders an offender or juvenile | 49847 |
| traffic offender to obtain an assessment or attend an alcohol and | 49848 |
| drug addiction treatment program, the board shall determine which | 49849 |
| program is suitable to meet the needs of the offender or juvenile | 49850 |
| traffic offender, and when a suitable program is located and space | 49851 |
| is available at the program, the offender or juvenile traffic | 49852 |
| offender shall attend the program designated by the board. A | 49853 |
| reasonable amount not to exceed five per cent of the amounts | 49854 |
| credited to and deposited into the county indigent drivers alcohol | 49855 |
| treatment fund, the county juvenile indigent drivers alcohol | 49856 |
| treatment fund, or the municipal indigent drivers alcohol | 49857 |
| treatment fund serving every court whose program is administered | 49858 |
| by that board shall be paid to the board to cover the costs it | 49859 |
| incurs in administering those indigent drivers alcohol treatment | 49860 |
| programs. | 49861 |
| In addition, upon exhaustion of moneys in the indigent | 49862 |
| drivers interlock and alcohol monitoring fund for the use of an | 49863 |
| alcohol monitoring device, a county, juvenile, or municipal court | 49864 |
| judge may use moneys in the county indigent drivers alcohol | 49865 |
| treatment fund, county juvenile indigent drivers alcohol treatment | 49866 |
| fund, or municipal indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund in the | 49867 |
| following manners: | 49868 |
| (a) If the source of the moneys was an appropriation of the | 49869 |
| general assembly, a portion of a fee that was paid under division | 49870 |
| (F) of this section, a portion of a fine that was specified for | 49871 |
| deposit into the fund by section 4511.193 of the Revised Code, or | 49872 |
| a portion of a fine that was paid for a violation of section | 49873 |
| 4511.19 of the Revised Code or of a provision contained in Chapter | 49874 |
| 4510. of the Revised Code that was required to be deposited into | 49875 |
| the fund, to pay for the continued use of an alcohol monitoring | 49876 |
| device by an offender or juvenile traffic offender, in conjunction | 49877 |
| with a treatment program approved by the department of alcohol and | 49878 |
| drug addiction services, when such use is determined clinically | 49879 |
| necessary by the treatment program and when the court determines | 49880 |
| that the offender or juvenile traffic offender is unable to pay | 49881 |
| all or part of the daily monitoring or cost of the device; | 49882 |
| (b) If the source of the moneys was a portion of an | 49883 |
| additional court cost imposed under section 2949.094 of the | 49884 |
| Revised Code, to pay for the continued use of an alcohol | 49885 |
| monitoring device by an offender or juvenile traffic offender when | 49886 |
| the court determines that the offender or juvenile traffic | 49887 |
| offender is unable to pay all or part of the daily monitoring or | 49888 |
| cost of the device. The moneys may be used for a device as | 49889 |
| described in this division if the use of the device is in | 49890 |
| conjunction with a treatment program approved by the department of | 49891 |
| alcohol and drug addiction services, when the use of the device is | 49892 |
| determined clinically necessary by the treatment program, but the | 49893 |
| use of a device is not required to be in conjunction with a | 49894 |
| treatment program approved by the department in order for the | 49895 |
| moneys to be used for the device as described in this division. | 49896 |
| (4) If a county, juvenile, or municipal court determines, in | 49897 |
| consultation with the alcohol and drug addiction services board or | 49898 |
| the board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services | 49899 |
| established pursuant to section 340.02 or 340.021 of the Revised | 49900 |
| Code and serving the alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health | 49901 |
| district in which the court is located, that the funds in the | 49902 |
| county indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund, the county | 49903 |
| juvenile indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund, or the municipal | 49904 |
| indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund under the control of the | 49905 |
| court are more than sufficient to satisfy the purpose for which | 49906 |
| the fund was established, as specified in divisions (H)(1) to (3) | 49907 |
| of this section, the court may declare a surplus in the fund. If | 49908 |
| the court declares a surplus in the fund, the court may expend the | 49909 |
| amount of the surplus in the fund for: | 49910 |
| (a) Alcohol and drug abuse assessment and treatment of | 49911 |
| persons who are charged in the court with committing a criminal | 49912 |
| offense or with being a delinquent child or juvenile traffic | 49913 |
| offender and in relation to whom both of the following apply: | 49914 |
| (i) The court determines that substance abuse was a | 49915 |
| contributing factor leading to the criminal or delinquent activity | 49916 |
| or the juvenile traffic offense with which the person is charged. | 49917 |
| (ii) The court determines that the person is unable to pay | 49918 |
| the cost of the alcohol and drug abuse assessment and treatment | 49919 |
| for which the surplus money will be used. | 49920 |
| (b) All or part of the cost of purchasing alcohol monitoring | 49921 |
| devices to be used in conjunction with division (H)(3) of this | 49922 |
| section, upon exhaustion of moneys in the indigent drivers | 49923 |
| interlock and alcohol monitoring fund for the use of an alcohol | 49924 |
| monitoring device. | 49925 |
| (5) For the purpose of determining as described in division | 49926 |
| (F)(2)(c) of this section whether an offender does not have the | 49927 |
| means to pay for the offender's attendance at an alcohol and drug | 49928 |
| addiction treatment program or whether an alleged offender or | 49929 |
| delinquent child is unable to pay the costs specified in division | 49930 |
| (H)(4) of this section, the court shall use the indigent client | 49931 |
| eligibility guidelines and the standards of indigency established | 49932 |
| by the state public defender to make the determination. | 49933 |
| (6) The court shall identify and refer any alcohol and drug | 49934 |
| addiction program that is not certified under section 3793.06 of | 49935 |
| the Revised Code and that is interested in receiving amounts from | 49936 |
| the surplus in the fund declared under division (H)(4) of this | 49937 |
| section to the department of alcohol and drug addiction services | 49938 |
| in order for the program to become a certified alcohol and drug | 49939 |
| addiction program. The department shall keep a record of applicant | 49940 |
| referrals received pursuant to this division and shall submit a | 49941 |
| report on the referrals each year to the general assembly. If a | 49942 |
| program interested in becoming certified makes an application to | 49943 |
| become certified pursuant to section 3793.06 of the Revised Code, | 49944 |
| the program is eligible to receive surplus funds as long as the | 49945 |
| application is pending with the department. The department of | 49946 |
| alcohol and drug addiction services must offer technical | 49947 |
| assistance to the applicant. If the interested program withdraws | 49948 |
| the certification application, the department must notify the | 49949 |
| court, and the court shall not provide the interested program with | 49950 |
| any further surplus funds. | 49951 |
| (7)(a) Each alcohol and drug addiction services board and | 49952 |
| board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services | 49953 |
| established pursuant to section 340.02 or 340.021 of the Revised | 49954 |
| Code shall submit to the department of alcohol and drug addiction | 49955 |
| services an annual report for each indigent drivers alcohol | 49956 |
| treatment fund in that board's area. | 49957 |
| (b) The report, which shall be submitted not later than sixty | 49958 |
| days after the end of the state fiscal year, shall provide the | 49959 |
| total payment that was made from the fund, including the number of | 49960 |
| indigent consumers that received treatment services and the number | 49961 |
| of indigent consumers that received an alcohol monitoring device. | 49962 |
| The report shall identify the treatment program and expenditure | 49963 |
| for an alcohol monitoring device for which that payment was made. | 49964 |
| The report shall include the fiscal year balance of each indigent | 49965 |
| drivers alcohol treatment fund located in that board's area. In | 49966 |
| the event that a surplus is declared in the fund pursuant to | 49967 |
| division (H)(4) of this section, the report also shall provide the | 49968 |
| total payment that was made from the surplus moneys and identify | 49969 |
| the treatment program and expenditure for an alcohol monitoring | 49970 |
| device for which that payment was made. The department may require | 49971 |
| additional information necessary to complete the comprehensive | 49972 |
| statewide alcohol and drug addiction services plan as required by | 49973 |
| section 3793.04 of the Revised Code. | 49974 |
| (c) If a board is unable to obtain adequate information to | 49975 |
| develop the report to submit to the department for a particular | 49976 |
| indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund, the board shall submit a | 49977 |
| report detailing the effort made in obtaining the information. | 49978 |
| (I)(1) Each county shall establish an indigent drivers | 49979 |
| interlock and alcohol monitoring fund and a juvenile indigent | 49980 |
| drivers interlock and alcohol treatment fund, and each municipal | 49981 |
| corporation in which there is a municipal court shall establish an | 49982 |
| indigent drivers interlock and alcohol monitoring fund. All | 49983 |
| revenue that the general assembly appropriates to the indigent | 49984 |
| drivers interlock and alcohol monitoring fund for transfer to a | 49985 |
| county indigent drivers interlock and alcohol monitoring fund, a | 49986 |
| county juvenile indigent drivers interlock and alcohol monitoring | 49987 |
| fund, or a municipal indigent drivers interlock and alcohol | 49988 |
| monitoring fund, all portions of license reinstatement fees that | 49989 |
| are paid under division (F)(2) of this section and that are | 49990 |
| credited under that division to the indigent drivers interlock and | 49991 |
| alcohol monitoring fund in the state treasury, and all portions of | 49992 |
| fines that are paid under division (G) of section 4511.19 of the | 49993 |
| Revised Code and that are credited by division (G)(5)(e) of that | 49994 |
| section to the indigent drivers interlock and alcohol monitoring | 49995 |
| fund in the state treasury shall be deposited in the appropriate | 49996 |
| fund in accordance with division (I)(2) of this section. | 49997 |
| (2) That portion of the license reinstatement fee that is | 49998 |
| paid under division (F) of this section and that portion of the | 49999 |
| fine paid under division (G) of section 4511.19 of the Revised | 50000 |
| Code and that is credited under either division to the indigent | 50001 |
| drivers interlock and alcohol monitoring fund shall be deposited | 50002 |
| into a county indigent drivers interlock and alcohol monitoring | 50003 |
| fund, a county juvenile indigent drivers interlock and alcohol | 50004 |
| monitoring fund, or a municipal indigent drivers interlock and | 50005 |
| alcohol monitoring fund as follows: | 50006 |
| (a) If the fee or fine is paid by a person who was charged in | 50007 |
| a county court with the violation that resulted in the suspension | 50008 |
| or fine, the portion shall be deposited into the county indigent | 50009 |
| drivers interlock and alcohol monitoring fund under the control of | 50010 |
| that court. | 50011 |
| (b) If the fee or fine is paid by a person who was charged in | 50012 |
| a juvenile court with the violation that resulted in the | 50013 |
| suspension or fine, the portion shall be deposited into the county | 50014 |
| juvenile indigent drivers interlock and alcohol monitoring fund | 50015 |
| established in the county served by the court. | 50016 |
| (c) If the fee or fine is paid by a person who was charged in | 50017 |
| a municipal court with the violation that resulted in the | 50018 |
| suspension, the portion shall be deposited into the municipal | 50019 |
| indigent drivers interlock and alcohol monitoring fund under the | 50020 |
| control of that court. | 50021 |
| Sec. 4511.78. (A) As used in this section: | 50022 |
| (1) "Mass transit system" means any county transit system, | 50023 |
| regional transit authority, regional transit commission, | 50024 |
| municipally owned transportation system, mass transit company | 50025 |
| operating exclusively within the territorial limits of a municipal | 50026 |
| corporation, or within such limits and the territorial limits of | 50027 |
| municipal corporations immediately contiguous to such municipal | 50028 |
|
corporation, and any common passenger carrier
| 50029 |
| 50030 | |
| children to or from a school session or a school function. | 50031 |
| (2) "Bus" means every motor vehicle designed for carrying | 50032 |
| more than nine passengers and used for the transportation of | 50033 |
| persons, but does not mean any school bus as defined in section | 50034 |
| 4511.01 of the Revised Code. | 50035 |
| (B) Whenever a mass transit system transports children to or | 50036 |
| from a school session or school function, the mass transit system | 50037 |
| shall provide for: | 50038 |
| (1) Periodic safety inspections of all buses used to provide | 50039 |
| transportation service. The inspections shall be based on rules | 50040 |
| adopted by the public utilities commission under Chapters 4921. | 50041 |
| and 4923. of the Revised Code to ensure the safety of operation of | 50042 |
| 50043 |
| (2) The safety training of all drivers operating buses used | 50044 |
| to provide transportation service; | 50045 |
| (3) The equipping of every bus with outside rear-view mirrors | 50046 |
| meeting the motor carrier regulations for bus equipment adopted by | 50047 |
| the federal highway administration. No exclusions from this | 50048 |
| requirement granted under the federal regulations shall be | 50049 |
| considered exclusions for the purposes of this division. | 50050 |
| (C) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever | 50051 |
| violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within | 50052 |
| one year of the offense, the offender previously has been | 50053 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or | 50054 |
| traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a | 50055 |
| misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the | 50056 |
| offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more | 50057 |
| predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this | 50058 |
| section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. | 50059 |
| Sec. 4513.263. (A) As used in this section and in section | 50060 |
| 4513.99 of the Revised Code: | 50061 |
| (1) "Automobile" means any commercial tractor, passenger car, | 50062 |
| commercial car, or truck that is required to be factory-equipped | 50063 |
| with an occupant restraining device for the operator or any | 50064 |
| passenger by regulations adopted by the United States secretary of | 50065 |
| transportation pursuant to the "National Traffic and Motor Vehicle | 50066 |
| Safety Act of 1966," 80 Stat. 719, 15 U.S.C.A. 1392. | 50067 |
| (2) "Occupant restraining device" means a seat safety belt, | 50068 |
| shoulder belt, harness, or other safety device for restraining a | 50069 |
| person who is an operator of or passenger in an automobile and | 50070 |
| that satisfies the minimum federal vehicle safety standards | 50071 |
| established by the United States department of transportation. | 50072 |
| (3) "Passenger" means any person in an automobile, other than | 50073 |
| its operator, who is occupying a seating position for which an | 50074 |
| occupant restraining device is provided. | 50075 |
| (4) "Commercial tractor," "passenger car," and "commercial | 50076 |
| car" have the same meanings as in section 4501.01 of the Revised | 50077 |
| Code. | 50078 |
| (5) "Vehicle" and "motor vehicle," as used in the definitions | 50079 |
| of the terms set forth in division (A)(4) of this section, have | 50080 |
| the same meanings as in section 4511.01 of the Revised Code. | 50081 |
| (6) "Tort action" means a civil action for damages for | 50082 |
| injury, death, or loss to person or property. "Tort action" | 50083 |
| includes a product liability claim, as defined in section 2307.71 | 50084 |
| of the Revised Code, and an asbestos claim, as defined in section | 50085 |
| 2307.91 of the Revised Code, but does not include a civil action | 50086 |
| for damages for breach of contract or another agreement between | 50087 |
| persons. | 50088 |
| (B) No person shall do any of the following: | 50089 |
| (1) Operate an automobile on any street or highway unless | 50090 |
| that person is wearing all of the available elements of a properly | 50091 |
| adjusted occupant restraining device, or operate a school bus that | 50092 |
| has an occupant restraining device installed for use in its | 50093 |
| operator's seat unless that person is wearing all of the available | 50094 |
| elements of the device, as properly adjusted; | 50095 |
| (2) Operate an automobile on any street or highway unless | 50096 |
| each passenger in the automobile who is subject to the requirement | 50097 |
| set forth in division (B)(3) of this section is wearing all of the | 50098 |
| available elements of a properly adjusted occupant restraining | 50099 |
| device; | 50100 |
| (3) Occupy, as a passenger, a seating position on the front | 50101 |
| seat of an automobile being operated on any street or highway | 50102 |
| unless that person is wearing all of the available elements of a | 50103 |
| properly adjusted occupant restraining device; | 50104 |
| (4) Operate a taxicab on any street or highway unless all | 50105 |
| factory-equipped occupant restraining devices in the taxicab are | 50106 |
| maintained in usable form. | 50107 |
| (C) Division (B)(3) of this section does not apply to a | 50108 |
| person who is required by section 4511.81 of the Revised Code to | 50109 |
| be secured in a child restraint device or booster seat. Division | 50110 |
| (B)(1) of this section does not apply to a person who is an | 50111 |
| employee of the United States postal service or of a newspaper | 50112 |
| home delivery service, during any period in which the person is | 50113 |
| engaged in the operation of an automobile to deliver mail or | 50114 |
| newspapers to addressees. Divisions (B)(1) and (3) of this section | 50115 |
| do not apply to a person who has an affidavit signed by a | 50116 |
| physician licensed to practice in this state under Chapter 4731. | 50117 |
| of the Revised Code or a chiropractor licensed to practice in this | 50118 |
| state under Chapter 4734. of the Revised Code that states that the | 50119 |
| person has a physical impairment that makes use of an occupant | 50120 |
| restraining device impossible or impractical. | 50121 |
| (D) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no | 50122 |
| law enforcement officer shall cause an operator of an automobile | 50123 |
| being operated on any street or highway to stop the automobile for | 50124 |
| the sole purpose of determining whether a violation of division | 50125 |
| (B) of this section has been or is being committed or for the sole | 50126 |
| purpose of issuing a ticket, citation, or summons for a violation | 50127 |
| of that nature or causing the arrest of or commencing a | 50128 |
| prosecution of a person for a violation of that nature, and no law | 50129 |
| enforcement officer shall view the interior or visually inspect | 50130 |
| any automobile being operated on any street or highway for the | 50131 |
| sole purpose of determining whether a violation of that nature has | 50132 |
| been or is being committed. | 50133 |
| (E) All fines collected for violations of division (B) of | 50134 |
| this section, or for violations of any ordinance or resolution of | 50135 |
| a political subdivision that is substantively comparable to that | 50136 |
| division, shall be forwarded to the treasurer of state for deposit | 50137 |
| 50138 |
| | 50139 |
| 50140 | |
| 50141 | |
| 50142 | |
| 50143 |
| | 50144 |
| 50145 | |
| 50146 |
| | 50147 |
| credit of the trauma and emergency medical services fund, which is | 50148 |
| hereby created. In addition, sixty cents of each fee collected | 50149 |
|
under sections 4501.34, 4503.26, 4505.14, 4506.08, | 50150 |
| 50151 | |
| 50152 | |
| as specified in those sections, plus the portion of the driver's | 50153 |
| license reinstatement fee described in division (F)(2)(g) of | 50154 |
| section 4511.191 of the Revised Code, plus all fees collected | 50155 |
| under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code, plus all fines imposed | 50156 |
| under section 4765.55 of the Revised Code, and plus five per cent | 50157 |
| of fines and moneys arising from bail forfeitures as directed by | 50158 |
| section 5503.04 of the Revised Code, also shall be deposited into | 50159 |
|
the trauma and emergency medical services fund | 50160 |
| 50161 | |
| trauma and emergency medical services fund shall be used by the | 50162 |
| department of public safety for the administration and operation | 50163 |
| of the division of emergency medical services and the state board | 50164 |
|
of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services, | 50165 |
| 50166 | |
| transportation services to make grants, in accordance with section | 50167 |
| 4765.07 of the Revised Code and rules the board adopts under | 50168 |
| section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. The director of budget and | 50169 |
| management may transfer excess money from the trauma and emergency | 50170 |
| medical services fund to the state highway safety fund if the | 50171 |
| director of public safety determines that the amount of money in | 50172 |
| the trauma and emergency medical services fund exceeds the amount | 50173 |
| required to cover such costs incurred by the emergency medical | 50174 |
| services agency and the grants made by the state board of | 50175 |
| emergency medical, fire, and transportation services and requests | 50176 |
| the director of budget and management to make the transfer. | 50177 |
| | 50178 |
| 50179 | |
| 50180 | |
| 50181 | |
| 50182 | |
| 50183 |
| (F)(1) Subject to division (F)(2) of this section, the | 50184 |
| failure of a person to wear all of the available elements of a | 50185 |
| properly adjusted occupant restraining device in violation of | 50186 |
| division (B)(1) or (3) of this section or the failure of a person | 50187 |
| to ensure that each minor who is a passenger of an automobile | 50188 |
| being operated by that person is wearing all of the available | 50189 |
| elements of a properly adjusted occupant restraining device in | 50190 |
| violation of division (B)(2) of this section shall not be | 50191 |
| considered or used by the trier of fact in a tort action as | 50192 |
| evidence of negligence or contributory negligence. But, the trier | 50193 |
| of fact may determine based on evidence admitted consistent with | 50194 |
| the Ohio Rules of Evidence that the failure contributed to the | 50195 |
| harm alleged in the tort action and may diminish a recovery of | 50196 |
| compensatory damages that represents noneconomic loss, as defined | 50197 |
| in section 2307.011 of the Revised Code, in a tort action that | 50198 |
| could have been recovered but for the plaintiff's failure to wear | 50199 |
| all of the available elements of a properly adjusted occupant | 50200 |
| restraining device. Evidence of that failure shall not be used as | 50201 |
| a basis for a criminal prosecution of the person other than a | 50202 |
| prosecution for a violation of this section; and shall not be | 50203 |
| admissible as evidence in a criminal action involving the person | 50204 |
| other than a prosecution for a violation of this section. | 50205 |
| (2) If, at the time of an accident involving a passenger car | 50206 |
| equipped with occupant restraining devices, any occupant of the | 50207 |
| passenger car who sustained injury or death was not wearing an | 50208 |
| available occupant restraining device, was not wearing all of the | 50209 |
| available elements of such a device, or was not wearing such a | 50210 |
| device as properly adjusted, then, consistent with the Rules of | 50211 |
| Evidence, the fact that the occupant was not wearing the available | 50212 |
| occupant restraining device, was not wearing all of the available | 50213 |
| elements of such a device, or was not wearing such a device as | 50214 |
| properly adjusted is admissible in evidence in relation to any | 50215 |
| claim for relief in a tort action to the extent that the claim for | 50216 |
| relief satisfies all of the following: | 50217 |
| (a) It seeks to recover damages for injury or death to the | 50218 |
| occupant. | 50219 |
| (b) The defendant in question is the manufacturer, designer, | 50220 |
| distributor, or seller of the passenger car. | 50221 |
| (c) The claim for relief against the defendant in question is | 50222 |
| that the injury or death sustained by the occupant was enhanced or | 50223 |
| aggravated by some design defect in the passenger car or that the | 50224 |
| passenger car was not crashworthy. | 50225 |
| (G)(1) Whoever violates division (B)(1) of this section shall | 50226 |
| be fined thirty dollars. | 50227 |
| (2) Whoever violates division (B)(3) of this section shall be | 50228 |
| fined twenty dollars. | 50229 |
| (3) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever | 50230 |
| violates division (B)(4) of this section is guilty of a minor | 50231 |
| misdemeanor. If the offender previously has been convicted of or | 50232 |
| pleaded guilty to a violation of division (B)(4) of this section, | 50233 |
| whoever violates division (B)(4) of this section is guilty of a | 50234 |
| misdemeanor of the third degree. | 50235 |
| Sec. 4513.50. As used in sections 4513.50 to 4513.53 of the | 50236 |
| Revised Code: | 50237 |
| (A)(1) "Bus" means any vehicle used for the transportation of | 50238 |
| passengers that meets at least one of the following: | 50239 |
| (a) Was originally designed by the manufacturer to transport | 50240 |
| more than fifteen passengers, including the driver; | 50241 |
| (b) Either the gross vehicle weight rating or the gross | 50242 |
| vehicle weight exceeds ten thousand pounds. | 50243 |
| (2) "Bus" does not include a church bus as defined in section | 50244 |
| 4503.07 of the Revised Code or a school bus unless the church bus | 50245 |
|
or school bus is used in the transportation of passengers | 50246 |
|
by a motor | 50247 |
| 50248 | |
| 50249 |
| (3) "Bus" also does not include any of the following: | 50250 |
| (a) Any vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails; | 50251 |
| (b) A trolley bus operated by electric power derived from a | 50252 |
| fixed overhead wire furnishing local passenger transportation | 50253 |
| similar to street-railway service; | 50254 |
| (c) Vehicles owned or leased by government agencies or | 50255 |
| political subdivisions. | 50256 |
| (B) | 50257 |
| 50258 | |
| 50259 |
| | 50260 |
| 50261 | |
| 50262 |
| Sec. 4730.06. (A) The physician assistant policy committee | 50263 |
| of the state medical board shall review, and shall submit to the | 50264 |
| board recommendations concerning, all of the following: | 50265 |
| (1) Requirements for issuance of certificates to practice as | 50266 |
| a physician assistant, including the educational requirements that | 50267 |
| must be met to receive a certificate to practice; | 50268 |
| (2) Existing and proposed rules pertaining to the practice of | 50269 |
| physician assistants, the supervisory relationship between | 50270 |
| physician assistants and supervising physicians, and the | 50271 |
| administration and enforcement of this chapter; | 50272 |
| (3) | 50273 |
| the Revised Code, physician-delegated prescriptive authority for | 50274 |
|
physician assistants | 50275 |
| the physician assistant formulary the board adopts pursuant to | 50276 |
|
division (A)(1) of section | 50277 |
| (4) Application procedures and forms for certificates to | 50278 |
| practice as a physician assistant, physician supervisory plans, | 50279 |
| and supervision agreements; | 50280 |
| (5) Fees required by this chapter for issuance and renewal of | 50281 |
| certificates to practice as a physician assistant; | 50282 |
| (6) Criteria to be included in applications submitted to the | 50283 |
| board for approval of physician supervisory plans, including | 50284 |
| criteria to be included in applications for approval to delegate | 50285 |
| to physician assistants the performance of special services; | 50286 |
| (7) Criteria to be included in supervision agreements | 50287 |
| submitted to the board for approval and renewal of the board's | 50288 |
| approval; | 50289 |
| (8) Any issue the board asks the committee to consider. | 50290 |
| (B) In addition to the matters that are required to be | 50291 |
| reviewed under division (A) of this section, the committee may | 50292 |
| review, and may submit to the board recommendations concerning, | 50293 |
| either or both of the following: | 50294 |
| (1) Quality assurance activities to be performed by a | 50295 |
| supervising physician and physician assistant under a quality | 50296 |
| assurance system established pursuant to division (F) of section | 50297 |
| 4730.21 of the Revised Code; | 50298 |
| (2) The development and approval of one or more model | 50299 |
| physician supervisory plans and one or more models for a special | 50300 |
| services portion of the one or more model physician supervisory | 50301 |
| plans. The committee may submit recommendations for model plans | 50302 |
| that reflect various medical specialties. | 50303 |
| (C) The board shall take into consideration all | 50304 |
| recommendations submitted by the committee. Not later than ninety | 50305 |
| days after receiving a recommendation from the committee, the | 50306 |
| board shall approve or disapprove the recommendation and notify | 50307 |
| the committee of its decision. If a recommendation is disapproved, | 50308 |
| the board shall inform the committee of its reasons for making | 50309 |
| that decision. The committee may resubmit the recommendation after | 50310 |
| addressing the concerns expressed by the board and modifying the | 50311 |
| disapproved recommendation accordingly. Not later than ninety days | 50312 |
| after receiving a resubmitted recommendation, the board shall | 50313 |
| approve or disapprove the recommendation. There is no limit on the | 50314 |
| number of times the committee may resubmit a recommendation for | 50315 |
| consideration by the board. | 50316 |
| (D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, | 50317 |
| the board may not take action regarding a matter that is subject | 50318 |
| to the committee's review under division (A) or (B) of this | 50319 |
| section unless the committee has made a recommendation to the | 50320 |
| board concerning the matter. | 50321 |
| (2) If the board submits to the committee a request for a | 50322 |
| recommendation regarding a matter that is subject to the | 50323 |
| committee's review under division (A) or (B) of this section, and | 50324 |
| the committee does not provide a recommendation before the | 50325 |
| sixty-first day after the request is submitted, the board may take | 50326 |
| action regarding the matter without a recommendation. | 50327 |
| Sec. 4730.38. (A) | 50328 |
| 50329 | |
| the physician assistant policy committee of the state medical | 50330 |
| board shall, at such times the committee determines to be | 50331 |
|
necessary, submit to the board | 50332 |
| regarding physician-delegated prescriptive authority for physician | 50333 |
|
assistants. The committee's recommendations shall address | 50334 |
| of the following: | 50335 |
| (1) Policy and procedures regarding physician-delegated | 50336 |
| prescriptive authority, including the issuance of certificates to | 50337 |
| prescribe under this chapter; | 50338 |
| (2) | 50339 |
| 50340 | |
| 50341 | |
| 50342 | |
| 50343 | |
| 50344 |
| | 50345 |
| board in fulfilling its duty to adopt rules governing | 50346 |
| physician-delegated prescriptive authority, including the issuance | 50347 |
| of certificates to prescribe. | 50348 |
| (B) | 50349 |
| 50350 | |
| 50351 | |
| 50352 | |
| 50353 | |
| 50354 | |
| day of June following the effective date of this amendment, the | 50355 |
| committee shall review the physician assistant formulary the board | 50356 |
| adopts pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 4730.39 of the | 50357 |
| Revised Code and, to the extent it determines to be necessary, | 50358 |
| submit recommendations proposing changes to the formulary. | 50359 |
| (C) Recommendations submitted under this section are subject | 50360 |
| to the procedures and time frames specified in division (C) of | 50361 |
| section 4730.06 of the Revised Code. | 50362 |
| Sec. 4730.39. (A) | 50363 |
| 50364 | |
| 50365 | |
| 50366 | |
| of the following: | 50367 |
| (1) Adopt a formulary listing the drugs and therapeutic | 50368 |
| devices by class and specific generic nomenclature that a | 50369 |
| physician may include in the physician-delegated prescriptive | 50370 |
| authority granted to a physician assistant who holds a certificate | 50371 |
| to prescribe under this chapter; | 50372 |
| (2) Adopt rules governing physician-delegated prescriptive | 50373 |
| authority for physician assistants, including the issuance of | 50374 |
|
certificates to prescribe under this chapter. | 50375 |
| (B) The board's rules governing physician-delegated | 50376 |
| prescriptive authority adopted pursuant to division (A)(2) of this | 50377 |
| section shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 50378 |
| Revised Code and shall establish all of the following: | 50379 |
| (1) | 50380 |
| 50381 | |
| 50382 | |
| 50383 | |
| 50384 | |
| 50385 |
| | 50386 |
| physician assistant is required to complete to receive a | 50387 |
| certificate to prescribe; | 50388 |
| | 50389 |
| of certificates to prescribe to physician assistants; | 50390 |
| | 50391 |
| of the provisional period that a physician assistant is required | 50392 |
| to complete pursuant to section 4730.45 of the Revised Code and | 50393 |
| for determining whether a physician assistant has successfully | 50394 |
| completed the provisional period; | 50395 |
| | 50396 |
| device to perform or induce an abortion; | 50397 |
| | 50398 |
| assistant in personally furnishing samples of drugs or complete or | 50399 |
| partial supplies of drugs to patients under section 4730.43 of the | 50400 |
| Revised Code; | 50401 |
| | 50402 |
| to implement the provisions of this chapter regarding | 50403 |
| physician-delegated prescriptive authority and the issuance of | 50404 |
| certificates to prescribe. | 50405 |
| | 50406 |
| recommendations submitted by the physician assistant policy | 50407 |
| committee pursuant to sections 4730.06 and 4730.38 of the Revised | 50408 |
|
Code, the board shall | 50409 |
|
the | 50410 |
| submitted recommendations: | 50411 |
| (a) The formulary the board adopts under division (A)(1) of | 50412 |
| this section; | 50413 |
| (b) The rules the board adopts under division (A)(2) of this | 50414 |
| section regarding physician-delegated prescriptive authority. | 50415 |
| (2) Based on its review, the board shall make any necessary | 50416 |
| modifications to the formulary or rules. | 50417 |
| | 50418 |
| 50419 | |
| 50420 | |
| 50421 | |
| 50422 | |
| 50423 | |
| 50424 | |
| 50425 | |
| 50426 |
| Sec. 4730.40. (A) Subject to | 50427 |
|
of this section, the physician assistant formulary | 50428 |
| adopted by the state medical board | 50429 |
|
4730.39 of the Revised Code
| 50430 |
| 50431 | |
| 50432 | |
| 50433 | |
| 50434 | |
| the following drugs: | 50435 |
| (1) Schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances; | 50436 |
| (2) Drugs that under state or federal law may be dispensed | 50437 |
| only pursuant to a prescription by a licensed health professional | 50438 |
| authorized to prescribe drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of | 50439 |
| the Revised Code; | 50440 |
| (3) Any drug that is not a dangerous drug, as defined in | 50441 |
| section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. | 50442 |
| (B) The formulary | 50443 |
| the board shall not include, and shall specify that it does not | 50444 |
|
include, | 50445 |
| | 50446 |
| | 50447 |
| abortion. | 50448 |
| | 50449 |
| 50450 | |
| 50451 | |
| 50452 | |
| 50453 | |
| 50454 | |
| 50455 | |
| 50456 | |
| 50457 | |
| 50458 | |
| 50459 |
| Sec. 4730.41. (A) A certificate to prescribe issued under | 50460 |
| this chapter authorizes a physician assistant to prescribe and | 50461 |
| personally furnish drugs and therapeutic devices in the exercise | 50462 |
| of physician-delegated prescriptive authority. | 50463 |
| (B) In exercising physician-delegated prescriptive authority, | 50464 |
| a physician assistant is subject to all of the following: | 50465 |
| (1) The physician assistant shall exercise | 50466 |
| physician-delegated prescriptive authority only to the extent that | 50467 |
| the physician supervising the physician assistant has granted that | 50468 |
| authority. | 50469 |
| (2) The physician assistant shall comply with all conditions | 50470 |
| placed on the physician-delegated prescriptive authority, as | 50471 |
| specified by the supervising physician who is supervising the | 50472 |
| physician assistant in the exercise of physician-delegated | 50473 |
| prescriptive authority. | 50474 |
| (3) If the physician assistant possesses physician-delegated | 50475 |
| prescriptive authority for controlled substances, the physician | 50476 |
| assistant shall register with the federal drug enforcement | 50477 |
| administration. | 50478 |
| (4) If the physician assistant possesses physician-delegated | 50479 |
| prescriptive authority for schedule II controlled substances, the | 50480 |
| physician assistant shall comply with section 4730.411 of the | 50481 |
| Revised Code. | 50482 |
| Sec. 4730.411. (A) Except as provided in division (B) or (C) | 50483 |
| of this section, a physician assistant may prescribe to a patient | 50484 |
| a schedule II controlled substance only if all of the following | 50485 |
| are the case: | 50486 |
| (1) The patient is in a terminal condition, as defined in | 50487 |
| section 2133.01 of the Revised Code. | 50488 |
| (2) The physician assistant's supervising physician initially | 50489 |
| prescribed the substance for the patient. | 50490 |
| (3) The prescription is for an amount that does not exceed | 50491 |
| the amount necessary for the patient's use in a single, | 50492 |
| twenty-four-hour period. | 50493 |
| (B) The restrictions on prescriptive authority in division | 50494 |
| (A) of this section do not apply if a physician assistant issues | 50495 |
| the prescription to the patient from any of the following | 50496 |
| locations: | 50497 |
| (1) A hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the | 50498 |
| Revised Code; | 50499 |
| (2) An entity owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by a | 50500 |
| hospital or by an entity that owns or controls, in whole or in | 50501 |
| part, one or more hospitals; | 50502 |
| (3) A health care facility operated by the department of | 50503 |
| mental health or the department of developmental disabilities; | 50504 |
| (4) A nursing home licensed under section 3721.02 of the | 50505 |
| Revised Code or by a political subdivision certified under section | 50506 |
| 3721.09 of the Revised Code; | 50507 |
| (5) A county home or district home operated under Chapter | 50508 |
| 5155. of the Revised Code that is certified under the medicare or | 50509 |
| medicaid program; | 50510 |
| (6) A hospice care program, as defined in section 3712.01 of | 50511 |
| the Revised Code; | 50512 |
| (7) A community mental health agency, as defined in section | 50513 |
| 5122.01 of the Revised Code; | 50514 |
| (8) An ambulatory surgical facility, as defined in section | 50515 |
| 3702.30 of the Revised Code; | 50516 |
| (9) A freestanding birthing center, as defined in section | 50517 |
| 3702.51 of the Revised Code; | 50518 |
| (10) A federally qualified health center, as defined in | 50519 |
| section 3701.047 of the Revised Code; | 50520 |
| (11) A federally qualified health center look-alike, as | 50521 |
| defined in section 3701.047 of the Revised Code; | 50522 |
| (12) A health care office or facility operated by the board | 50523 |
| of health of a city or general health district or the authority | 50524 |
| having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of | 50525 |
| the Revised Code; | 50526 |
| (13) A site where a medical practice is operated, but only if | 50527 |
| the practice is comprised of one or more physicians who also are | 50528 |
| owners of the practice; the practice is organized to provide | 50529 |
| direct patient care; and the physician assistant has entered into | 50530 |
| a supervisory agreement with at least one of the physician owners | 50531 |
| who practices primarily at that site. | 50532 |
| (C) A physician assistant shall not issue to a patient a | 50533 |
| prescription for a schedule II controlled substance from a | 50534 |
| convenience care clinic even if the convenience care clinic is | 50535 |
| owned or operated by an entity specified in division (B) of this | 50536 |
| section. | 50537 |
| (D) A pharmacist who acts in good faith reliance on a | 50538 |
| prescription issued by a physician assistant under division (B) of | 50539 |
| this section is not liable for or subject to any of the following | 50540 |
| for relying on the prescription: damages in any civil action, | 50541 |
| prosecution in any criminal proceeding, or professional | 50542 |
| disciplinary action by the state board of pharmacy under Chapter | 50543 |
| 4729. of the Revised Code. | 50544 |
| Sec. 4730.42. (A) In granting physician-delegated | 50545 |
| prescriptive authority to a particular physician assistant who | 50546 |
| holds a certificate to prescribe issued under this chapter, the | 50547 |
| supervising physician is subject to all of the following: | 50548 |
| (1) The supervising physician shall not grant | 50549 |
| physician-delegated prescriptive authority for any drug or | 50550 |
| therapeutic device that is not listed on the physician assistant | 50551 |
|
formulary | 50552 |
| the Revised Code as a drug or therapeutic device that may be | 50553 |
| included in the physician-delegated prescriptive authority granted | 50554 |
| to a physician assistant. | 50555 |
| (2) The supervising physician shall not grant | 50556 |
| physician-delegated prescriptive authority for any drug or device | 50557 |
| that may be used to perform or induce an abortion. | 50558 |
| (3) The supervising physician shall not grant | 50559 |
| physician-delegated prescriptive authority in a manner that | 50560 |
| exceeds the supervising physician's prescriptive authority. | 50561 |
| (4) The supervising physician shall supervise the physician | 50562 |
| assistant in accordance with all of the following: | 50563 |
| (a) The supervision requirements specified in section 4730.21 | 50564 |
| of the Revised Code and, in the case of supervision provided | 50565 |
| during a provisional period of physician-delegated prescriptive | 50566 |
| authority, the supervision requirements specified in section | 50567 |
| 4730.45 of the Revised Code; | 50568 |
| (b) The physician supervisory plan approved for the | 50569 |
| supervising physician or the policies of the health care facility | 50570 |
| in which the physician and physician assistant are practicing; | 50571 |
| (c) The supervision agreement approved under section 4730.19 | 50572 |
| of the Revised Code that applies to the supervising physician and | 50573 |
| the physician assistant. | 50574 |
| (B)(1) The supervising physician of a physician assistant may | 50575 |
| place conditions on the physician-delegated prescriptive authority | 50576 |
| granted to the physician assistant. If conditions are placed on | 50577 |
| that authority, the supervising physician shall maintain a written | 50578 |
| record of the conditions and make the record available to the | 50579 |
| state medical board on request. | 50580 |
| (2) The conditions that a supervising physician may place on | 50581 |
| the physician-delegated prescriptive authority granted to a | 50582 |
| physician assistant include the following: | 50583 |
| (a) Identification by class and specific generic nomenclature | 50584 |
| of drugs and therapeutic devices that the physician chooses not to | 50585 |
| permit the physician assistant to prescribe; | 50586 |
| (b) Limitations on the dosage units or refills that the | 50587 |
| physician assistant is authorized to prescribe; | 50588 |
| (c) Specification of circumstances under which the physician | 50589 |
| assistant is required to refer patients to the supervising | 50590 |
| physician or another physician when exercising physician-delegated | 50591 |
| prescriptive authority; | 50592 |
| (d) Responsibilities to be fulfilled by the physician in | 50593 |
| supervising the physician assistant that are not otherwise | 50594 |
| specified in the physician supervisory plan or otherwise required | 50595 |
| by this chapter. | 50596 |
| Sec. 4731.22. (A) The state medical board, by an affirmative | 50597 |
| vote of not fewer than six of its members, may revoke or may | 50598 |
| refuse to grant a certificate to a person found by the board to | 50599 |
| have committed fraud during the administration of the examination | 50600 |
| for a certificate to practice or to have committed fraud, | 50601 |
| misrepresentation, or deception in applying for or securing any | 50602 |
| certificate to practice or certificate of registration issued by | 50603 |
| the board. | 50604 |
| (B) The board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six | 50605 |
| members, shall, to the extent permitted by law, limit, revoke, or | 50606 |
| suspend an individual's certificate to practice, refuse to | 50607 |
| register an individual, refuse to reinstate a certificate, or | 50608 |
| reprimand or place on probation the holder of a certificate for | 50609 |
| one or more of the following reasons: | 50610 |
| (1) Permitting one's name or one's certificate to practice or | 50611 |
| certificate of registration to be used by a person, group, or | 50612 |
| corporation when the individual concerned is not actually | 50613 |
| directing the treatment given; | 50614 |
| (2) Failure to maintain minimal standards applicable to the | 50615 |
| selection or administration of drugs, or failure to employ | 50616 |
| acceptable scientific methods in the selection of drugs or other | 50617 |
| modalities for treatment of disease; | 50618 |
| (3) Selling, giving away, personally furnishing, prescribing, | 50619 |
| or administering drugs for other than legal and legitimate | 50620 |
| therapeutic purposes or a plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of | 50621 |
| guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in | 50622 |
| lieu of conviction of, a violation of any federal or state law | 50623 |
| regulating the possession, distribution, or use of any drug; | 50624 |
| (4) Willfully betraying a professional confidence. | 50625 |
| For purposes of this division, "willfully betraying a | 50626 |
| professional confidence" does not include providing any | 50627 |
| information, documents, or reports to a child fatality review | 50628 |
| board under sections 307.621 to 307.629 of the Revised Code and | 50629 |
| does not include the making of a report of an employee's use of a | 50630 |
| drug of abuse, or a report of a condition of an employee other | 50631 |
| than one involving the use of a drug of abuse, to the employer of | 50632 |
| the employee as described in division (B) of section 2305.33 of | 50633 |
| the Revised Code. Nothing in this division affects the immunity | 50634 |
| from civil liability conferred by that section upon a physician | 50635 |
| who makes either type of report in accordance with division (B) of | 50636 |
| that section. As used in this division, "employee," "employer," | 50637 |
| and "physician" have the same meanings as in section 2305.33 of | 50638 |
| the Revised Code. | 50639 |
| (5) Making a false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading | 50640 |
| statement in the solicitation of or advertising for patients; in | 50641 |
| relation to the practice of medicine and surgery, osteopathic | 50642 |
| medicine and surgery, podiatric medicine and surgery, or a limited | 50643 |
| branch of medicine; or in securing or attempting to secure any | 50644 |
| certificate to practice or certificate of registration issued by | 50645 |
| the board. | 50646 |
| As used in this division, "false, fraudulent, deceptive, or | 50647 |
| misleading statement" means a statement that includes a | 50648 |
| misrepresentation of fact, is likely to mislead or deceive because | 50649 |
| of a failure to disclose material facts, is intended or is likely | 50650 |
| to create false or unjustified expectations of favorable results, | 50651 |
| or includes representations or implications that in reasonable | 50652 |
| probability will cause an ordinarily prudent person to | 50653 |
| misunderstand or be deceived. | 50654 |
| (6) A departure from, or the failure to conform to, minimal | 50655 |
| standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or | 50656 |
| similar circumstances, whether or not actual injury to a patient | 50657 |
| is established; | 50658 |
| (7) Representing, with the purpose of obtaining compensation | 50659 |
| or other advantage as personal gain or for any other person, that | 50660 |
| an incurable disease or injury, or other incurable condition, can | 50661 |
| be permanently cured; | 50662 |
| (8) The obtaining of, or attempting to obtain, money or | 50663 |
| anything of value by fraudulent misrepresentations in the course | 50664 |
| of practice; | 50665 |
| (9) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a | 50666 |
| judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of | 50667 |
| conviction for, a felony; | 50668 |
| (10) Commission of an act that constitutes a felony in this | 50669 |
| state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was | 50670 |
| committed; | 50671 |
| (11) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or | 50672 |
| a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of | 50673 |
| conviction for, a misdemeanor committed in the course of practice; | 50674 |
| (12) Commission of an act in the course of practice that | 50675 |
| constitutes a misdemeanor in this state, regardless of the | 50676 |
| jurisdiction in which the act was committed; | 50677 |
| (13) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or | 50678 |
| a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of | 50679 |
| conviction for, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; | 50680 |
| (14) Commission of an act involving moral turpitude that | 50681 |
| constitutes a misdemeanor in this state, regardless of the | 50682 |
| jurisdiction in which the act was committed; | 50683 |
| (15) Violation of the conditions of limitation placed by the | 50684 |
| board upon a certificate to practice; | 50685 |
| (16) Failure to pay license renewal fees specified in this | 50686 |
| chapter; | 50687 |
| (17) Except as authorized in section 4731.31 of the Revised | 50688 |
| Code, engaging in the division of fees for referral of patients, | 50689 |
| or the receiving of a thing of value in return for a specific | 50690 |
| referral of a patient to utilize a particular service or business; | 50691 |
| (18) Subject to section 4731.226 of the Revised Code, | 50692 |
| violation of any provision of a code of ethics of the American | 50693 |
| medical association, the American osteopathic association, the | 50694 |
| American podiatric medical association, or any other national | 50695 |
| professional organizations that the board specifies by rule. The | 50696 |
| state medical board shall obtain and keep on file current copies | 50697 |
| of the codes of ethics of the various national professional | 50698 |
| organizations. The individual whose certificate is being suspended | 50699 |
| or revoked shall not be found to have violated any provision of a | 50700 |
| code of ethics of an organization not appropriate to the | 50701 |
| individual's profession. | 50702 |
| For purposes of this division, a "provision of a code of | 50703 |
| ethics of a national professional organization" does not include | 50704 |
| any provision that would preclude the making of a report by a | 50705 |
| physician of an employee's use of a drug of abuse, or of a | 50706 |
| condition of an employee other than one involving the use of a | 50707 |
| drug of abuse, to the employer of the employee as described in | 50708 |
| division (B) of section 2305.33 of the Revised Code. Nothing in | 50709 |
| this division affects the immunity from civil liability conferred | 50710 |
| by that section upon a physician who makes either type of report | 50711 |
| in accordance with division (B) of that section. As used in this | 50712 |
| division, "employee," "employer," and "physician" have the same | 50713 |
| meanings as in section 2305.33 of the Revised Code. | 50714 |
| (19) Inability to practice according to acceptable and | 50715 |
| prevailing standards of care by reason of mental illness or | 50716 |
| physical illness, including, but not limited to, physical | 50717 |
| deterioration that adversely affects cognitive, motor, or | 50718 |
| perceptive skills. | 50719 |
| In enforcing this division, the board, upon a showing of a | 50720 |
| possible violation, may compel any individual authorized to | 50721 |
| practice by this chapter or who has submitted an application | 50722 |
| pursuant to this chapter to submit to a mental examination, | 50723 |
| physical examination, including an HIV test, or both a mental and | 50724 |
| a physical examination. The expense of the examination is the | 50725 |
| responsibility of the individual compelled to be examined. Failure | 50726 |
| to submit to a mental or physical examination or consent to an HIV | 50727 |
| test ordered by the board constitutes an admission of the | 50728 |
| allegations against the individual unless the failure is due to | 50729 |
| circumstances beyond the individual's control, and a default and | 50730 |
| final order may be entered without the taking of testimony or | 50731 |
| presentation of evidence. If the board finds an individual unable | 50732 |
| to practice because of the reasons set forth in this division, the | 50733 |
| board shall require the individual to submit to care, counseling, | 50734 |
| or treatment by physicians approved or designated by the board, as | 50735 |
| a condition for initial, continued, reinstated, or renewed | 50736 |
| authority to practice. An individual affected under this division | 50737 |
| shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the board the | 50738 |
| ability to resume practice in compliance with acceptable and | 50739 |
| prevailing standards under the provisions of the individual's | 50740 |
| certificate. For the purpose of this division, any individual who | 50741 |
| applies for or receives a certificate to practice under this | 50742 |
| chapter accepts the privilege of practicing in this state and, by | 50743 |
| so doing, shall be deemed to have given consent to submit to a | 50744 |
| mental or physical examination when directed to do so in writing | 50745 |
| by the board, and to have waived all objections to the | 50746 |
| admissibility of testimony or examination reports that constitute | 50747 |
| a privileged communication. | 50748 |
| (20) Except when civil penalties are imposed under section | 50749 |
| 4731.225 or 4731.281 of the Revised Code, and subject to section | 50750 |
| 4731.226 of the Revised Code, violating or attempting to violate, | 50751 |
| directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation | 50752 |
| of, or conspiring to violate, any provisions of this chapter or | 50753 |
| any rule promulgated by the board. | 50754 |
| This division does not apply to a violation or attempted | 50755 |
| violation of, assisting in or abetting the violation of, or a | 50756 |
| conspiracy to violate, any provision of this chapter or any rule | 50757 |
| adopted by the board that would preclude the making of a report by | 50758 |
| a physician of an employee's use of a drug of abuse, or of a | 50759 |
| condition of an employee other than one involving the use of a | 50760 |
| drug of abuse, to the employer of the employee as described in | 50761 |
| division (B) of section 2305.33 of the Revised Code. Nothing in | 50762 |
| this division affects the immunity from civil liability conferred | 50763 |
| by that section upon a physician who makes either type of report | 50764 |
| in accordance with division (B) of that section. As used in this | 50765 |
| division, "employee," "employer," and "physician" have the same | 50766 |
| meanings as in section 2305.33 of the Revised Code. | 50767 |
| (21) The violation of section 3701.79 of the Revised Code or | 50768 |
|
of any abortion rule adopted by the | 50769 |
| 50770 |
| (22) Any of the following actions taken by an agency | 50771 |
| responsible for authorizing, certifying, or regulating an | 50772 |
| individual to practice a health care occupation or provide health | 50773 |
| care services in this state or another jurisdiction, for any | 50774 |
| reason other than the nonpayment of fees: the limitation, | 50775 |
| revocation, or suspension of an individual's license to practice; | 50776 |
| acceptance of an individual's license surrender; denial of a | 50777 |
| license; refusal to renew or reinstate a license; imposition of | 50778 |
| probation; or issuance of an order of censure or other reprimand; | 50779 |
| (23) The violation of section 2919.12 of the Revised Code or | 50780 |
| the performance or inducement of an abortion upon a pregnant woman | 50781 |
| with actual knowledge that the conditions specified in division | 50782 |
| (B) of section 2317.56 of the Revised Code have not been satisfied | 50783 |
| or with a heedless indifference as to whether those conditions | 50784 |
| have been satisfied, unless an affirmative defense as specified in | 50785 |
| division (H)(2) of that section would apply in a civil action | 50786 |
| authorized by division (H)(1) of that section; | 50787 |
| (24) The revocation, suspension, restriction, reduction, or | 50788 |
| termination of clinical privileges by the United States department | 50789 |
| of defense or department of veterans affairs or the termination or | 50790 |
| suspension of a certificate of registration to prescribe drugs by | 50791 |
| the drug enforcement administration of the United States | 50792 |
| department of justice; | 50793 |
| (25) Termination or suspension from participation in the | 50794 |
| medicare or medicaid programs by the department of health and | 50795 |
| human services or other responsible agency for any act or acts | 50796 |
| that also would constitute a violation of division (B)(2), (3), | 50797 |
| (6), (8), or (19) of this section; | 50798 |
| (26) Impairment of ability to practice according to | 50799 |
| acceptable and prevailing standards of care because of habitual or | 50800 |
| excessive use or abuse of drugs, alcohol, or other substances that | 50801 |
| impair ability to practice. | 50802 |
| For the purposes of this division, any individual authorized | 50803 |
| to practice by this chapter accepts the privilege of practicing in | 50804 |
| this state subject to supervision by the board. By filing an | 50805 |
| application for or holding a certificate to practice under this | 50806 |
| chapter, an individual shall be deemed to have given consent to | 50807 |
| submit to a mental or physical examination when ordered to do so | 50808 |
| by the board in writing, and to have waived all objections to the | 50809 |
| admissibility of testimony or examination reports that constitute | 50810 |
| privileged communications. | 50811 |
| If it has reason to believe that any individual authorized to | 50812 |
| practice by this chapter or any applicant for certification to | 50813 |
| practice suffers such impairment, the board may compel the | 50814 |
| individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both. | 50815 |
| The expense of the examination is the responsibility of the | 50816 |
| individual compelled to be examined. Any mental or physical | 50817 |
| examination required under this division shall be undertaken by a | 50818 |
| treatment provider or physician who is qualified to conduct the | 50819 |
| examination and who is chosen by the board. | 50820 |
| Failure to submit to a mental or physical examination ordered | 50821 |
| by the board constitutes an admission of the allegations against | 50822 |
| the individual unless the failure is due to circumstances beyond | 50823 |
| the individual's control, and a default and final order may be | 50824 |
| entered without the taking of testimony or presentation of | 50825 |
| evidence. If the board determines that the individual's ability to | 50826 |
| practice is impaired, the board shall suspend the individual's | 50827 |
| certificate or deny the individual's application and shall require | 50828 |
| the individual, as a condition for initial, continued, reinstated, | 50829 |
| or renewed certification to practice, to submit to treatment. | 50830 |
| Before being eligible to apply for reinstatement of a | 50831 |
| certificate suspended under this division, the impaired | 50832 |
| practitioner shall demonstrate to the board the ability to resume | 50833 |
| practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards of | 50834 |
| care under the provisions of the practitioner's certificate. The | 50835 |
| demonstration shall include, but shall not be limited to, the | 50836 |
| following: | 50837 |
| (a) Certification from a treatment provider approved under | 50838 |
| section 4731.25 of the Revised Code that the individual has | 50839 |
| successfully completed any required inpatient treatment; | 50840 |
| (b) Evidence of continuing full compliance with an aftercare | 50841 |
| contract or consent agreement; | 50842 |
| (c) Two written reports indicating that the individual's | 50843 |
| ability to practice has been assessed and that the individual has | 50844 |
| been found capable of practicing according to acceptable and | 50845 |
| prevailing standards of care. The reports shall be made by | 50846 |
| individuals or providers approved by the board for making the | 50847 |
| assessments and shall describe the basis for their determination. | 50848 |
| The board may reinstate a certificate suspended under this | 50849 |
| division after that demonstration and after the individual has | 50850 |
| entered into a written consent agreement. | 50851 |
| When the impaired practitioner resumes practice, the board | 50852 |
| shall require continued monitoring of the individual. The | 50853 |
| monitoring shall include, but not be limited to, compliance with | 50854 |
| the written consent agreement entered into before reinstatement or | 50855 |
| with conditions imposed by board order after a hearing, and, upon | 50856 |
| termination of the consent agreement, submission to the board for | 50857 |
| at least two years of annual written progress reports made under | 50858 |
| penalty of perjury stating whether the individual has maintained | 50859 |
| sobriety. | 50860 |
| (27) A second or subsequent violation of section 4731.66 or | 50861 |
| 4731.69 of the Revised Code; | 50862 |
| (28) Except as provided in division (N) of this section: | 50863 |
| (a) Waiving the payment of all or any part of a deductible or | 50864 |
| copayment that a patient, pursuant to a health insurance or health | 50865 |
| care policy, contract, or plan that covers the individual's | 50866 |
| services, otherwise would be required to pay if the waiver is used | 50867 |
| as an enticement to a patient or group of patients to receive | 50868 |
| health care services from that individual; | 50869 |
| (b) Advertising that the individual will waive the payment of | 50870 |
| all or any part of a deductible or copayment that a patient, | 50871 |
| pursuant to a health insurance or health care policy, contract, or | 50872 |
| plan that covers the individual's services, otherwise would be | 50873 |
| required to pay. | 50874 |
| (29) Failure to use universal blood and body fluid | 50875 |
| precautions established by rules adopted under section 4731.051 of | 50876 |
| the Revised Code; | 50877 |
| (30) Failure to provide notice to, and receive acknowledgment | 50878 |
| of the notice from, a patient when required by section 4731.143 of | 50879 |
| the Revised Code prior to providing nonemergency professional | 50880 |
| services, or failure to maintain that notice in the patient's | 50881 |
| file; | 50882 |
| (31) Failure of a physician supervising a physician assistant | 50883 |
| to maintain supervision in accordance with the requirements of | 50884 |
| Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under that | 50885 |
| chapter; | 50886 |
| (32) Failure of a physician or podiatrist to enter into a | 50887 |
| standard care arrangement with a clinical nurse specialist, | 50888 |
| certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner with whom | 50889 |
| the physician or podiatrist is in collaboration pursuant to | 50890 |
| section 4731.27 of the Revised Code or failure to fulfill the | 50891 |
| responsibilities of collaboration after entering into a standard | 50892 |
| care arrangement; | 50893 |
| (33) Failure to comply with the terms of a consult agreement | 50894 |
| entered into with a pharmacist pursuant to section 4729.39 of the | 50895 |
| Revised Code; | 50896 |
| (34) Failure to cooperate in an investigation conducted by | 50897 |
| the board under division (F) of this section, including failure to | 50898 |
| comply with a subpoena or order issued by the board or failure to | 50899 |
| answer truthfully a question presented by the board at a | 50900 |
| deposition or in written interrogatories, except that failure to | 50901 |
| cooperate with an investigation shall not constitute grounds for | 50902 |
| discipline under this section if a court of competent jurisdiction | 50903 |
| has issued an order that either quashes a subpoena or permits the | 50904 |
| individual to withhold the testimony or evidence in issue; | 50905 |
| (35) Failure to supervise an acupuncturist in accordance with | 50906 |
| Chapter 4762. of the Revised Code and the board's rules for | 50907 |
| supervision of an acupuncturist; | 50908 |
| (36) Failure to supervise an anesthesiologist assistant in | 50909 |
| accordance with Chapter 4760. of the Revised Code and the board's | 50910 |
| rules for supervision of an anesthesiologist assistant; | 50911 |
| (37) Assisting suicide as defined in section 3795.01 of the | 50912 |
| Revised Code; | 50913 |
| (38) Failure to comply with the requirements of section | 50914 |
| 2317.561 of the Revised Code; | 50915 |
| (39) Failure to supervise a radiologist assistant in | 50916 |
| accordance with Chapter 4774. of the Revised Code and the board's | 50917 |
| rules for supervision of radiologist assistants; | 50918 |
| (40) Performing or inducing an abortion at an office or | 50919 |
| facility with knowledge that the office or facility fails to post | 50920 |
| the notice required under section 3701.791 of the Revised Code; | 50921 |
| (41) Failure to comply with the standards and procedures | 50922 |
| established in rules under section 4731.054 of the Revised Code | 50923 |
| for the operation of or the provision of care at a pain management | 50924 |
| clinic; | 50925 |
| (42) Failure to comply with the standards and procedures | 50926 |
| established in rules under section 4731.054 of the Revised Code | 50927 |
| for providing supervision, direction, and control of individuals | 50928 |
| at a pain management clinic; | 50929 |
| (43) Failure to comply with the requirements of section | 50930 |
| 4729.79 of the Revised Code, unless the state board of pharmacy no | 50931 |
| longer maintains a drug database pursuant to section 4729.75 of | 50932 |
| the Revised Code; | 50933 |
| | 50934 |
| 2919.171 of the Revised Code or failure to submit to the | 50935 |
| department of health in accordance with a court order a complete | 50936 |
| report as described in section 2919.171 of the Revised Code. | 50937 |
| (C) Disciplinary actions taken by the board under divisions | 50938 |
| (A) and (B) of this section shall be taken pursuant to an | 50939 |
| adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that | 50940 |
| in lieu of an adjudication, the board may enter into a consent | 50941 |
| agreement with an individual to resolve an allegation of a | 50942 |
| violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under it. A consent | 50943 |
| agreement, when ratified by an affirmative vote of not fewer than | 50944 |
| six members of the board, shall constitute the findings and order | 50945 |
| of the board with respect to the matter addressed in the | 50946 |
| agreement. If the board refuses to ratify a consent agreement, the | 50947 |
| admissions and findings contained in the consent agreement shall | 50948 |
| be of no force or effect. | 50949 |
| A telephone conference call may be utilized for ratification | 50950 |
| of a consent agreement that revokes or suspends an individual's | 50951 |
| certificate to practice. The telephone conference call shall be | 50952 |
| considered a special meeting under division (F) of section 121.22 | 50953 |
| of the Revised Code. | 50954 |
| If the board takes disciplinary action against an individual | 50955 |
| under division (B) of this section for a second or subsequent plea | 50956 |
| of guilty to, or judicial finding of guilt of, a violation of | 50957 |
| section 2919.123 of the Revised Code, the disciplinary action | 50958 |
| shall consist of a suspension of the individual's certificate to | 50959 |
| practice for a period of at least one year or, if determined | 50960 |
| appropriate by the board, a more serious sanction involving the | 50961 |
| individual's certificate to practice. Any consent agreement | 50962 |
| entered into under this division with an individual that pertains | 50963 |
| to a second or subsequent plea of guilty to, or judicial finding | 50964 |
| of guilt of, a violation of that section shall provide for a | 50965 |
| suspension of the individual's certificate to practice for a | 50966 |
| period of at least one year or, if determined appropriate by the | 50967 |
| board, a more serious sanction involving the individual's | 50968 |
| certificate to practice. | 50969 |
| (D) For purposes of divisions (B)(10), (12), and (14) of this | 50970 |
| section, the commission of the act may be established by a finding | 50971 |
| by the board, pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of | 50972 |
| the Revised Code, that the individual committed the act. The board | 50973 |
| does not have jurisdiction under those divisions if the trial | 50974 |
| court renders a final judgment in the individual's favor and that | 50975 |
| judgment is based upon an adjudication on the merits. The board | 50976 |
| has jurisdiction under those divisions if the trial court issues | 50977 |
| an order of dismissal upon technical or procedural grounds. | 50978 |
| (E) The sealing of conviction records by any court shall have | 50979 |
| no effect upon a prior board order entered under this section or | 50980 |
| upon the board's jurisdiction to take action under this section | 50981 |
| if, based upon a plea of guilty, a judicial finding of guilt, or a | 50982 |
| judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of | 50983 |
| conviction, the board issued a notice of opportunity for a hearing | 50984 |
| prior to the court's order to seal the records. The board shall | 50985 |
| not be required to seal, destroy, redact, or otherwise modify its | 50986 |
| records to reflect the court's sealing of conviction records. | 50987 |
| (F)(1) The board shall investigate evidence that appears to | 50988 |
| show that a person has violated any provision of this chapter or | 50989 |
| any rule adopted under it. Any person may report to the board in a | 50990 |
| signed writing any information that the person may have that | 50991 |
| appears to show a violation of any provision of this chapter or | 50992 |
| any rule adopted under it. In the absence of bad faith, any person | 50993 |
| who reports information of that nature or who testifies before the | 50994 |
| board in any adjudication conducted under Chapter 119. of the | 50995 |
| Revised Code shall not be liable in damages in a civil action as a | 50996 |
| result of the report or testimony. Each complaint or allegation of | 50997 |
| a violation received by the board shall be assigned a case number | 50998 |
| and shall be recorded by the board. | 50999 |
| (2) Investigations of alleged violations of this chapter or | 51000 |
| any rule adopted under it shall be supervised by the supervising | 51001 |
| member elected by the board in accordance with section 4731.02 of | 51002 |
| the Revised Code and by the secretary as provided in section | 51003 |
| 4731.39 of the Revised Code. The president may designate another | 51004 |
| member of the board to supervise the investigation in place of the | 51005 |
| supervising member. No member of the board who supervises the | 51006 |
| investigation of a case shall participate in further adjudication | 51007 |
| of the case. | 51008 |
| (3) In investigating a possible violation of this chapter or | 51009 |
| any rule adopted under this chapter, the board may administer | 51010 |
| oaths, order the taking of depositions, inspect and copy any | 51011 |
| books, accounts, papers, records, or documents, issue subpoenas, | 51012 |
| and compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books, | 51013 |
| accounts, papers, records, documents, and testimony, except that a | 51014 |
| subpoena for patient record information shall not be issued | 51015 |
| without consultation with the attorney general's office and | 51016 |
| approval of the secretary and supervising member of the board. | 51017 |
| Before issuance of a subpoena for patient record information, the | 51018 |
| secretary and supervising member shall determine whether there is | 51019 |
| probable cause to believe that the complaint filed alleges a | 51020 |
| violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under it and that | 51021 |
| the records sought are relevant to the alleged violation and | 51022 |
| material to the investigation. The subpoena may apply only to | 51023 |
| records that cover a reasonable period of time surrounding the | 51024 |
| alleged violation. | 51025 |
| On failure to comply with any subpoena issued by the board | 51026 |
| and after reasonable notice to the person being subpoenaed, the | 51027 |
| board may move for an order compelling the production of persons | 51028 |
| or records pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure. | 51029 |
| A subpoena issued by the board may be served by a sheriff, | 51030 |
| the sheriff's deputy, or a board employee designated by the board. | 51031 |
| Service of a subpoena issued by the board may be made by | 51032 |
| delivering a copy of the subpoena to the person named therein, | 51033 |
| reading it to the person, or leaving it at the person's usual | 51034 |
| place of residence. When the person being served is a person whose | 51035 |
| practice is authorized by this chapter, service of the subpoena | 51036 |
| may be made by certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt | 51037 |
| requested, and the subpoena shall be deemed served on the date | 51038 |
| delivery is made or the date the person refuses to accept | 51039 |
| delivery. | 51040 |
| A sheriff's deputy who serves a subpoena shall receive the | 51041 |
| same fees as a sheriff. Each witness who appears before the board | 51042 |
| in obedience to a subpoena shall receive the fees and mileage | 51043 |
| provided for under section 119.094 of the Revised Code. | 51044 |
| (4) All hearings and investigations of the board shall be | 51045 |
| considered civil actions for the purposes of section 2305.252 of | 51046 |
| the Revised Code. | 51047 |
| (5) Information received by the board pursuant to an | 51048 |
| investigation is confidential and not subject to discovery in any | 51049 |
| civil action. | 51050 |
| The board shall conduct all investigations and proceedings in | 51051 |
| a manner that protects the confidentiality of patients and persons | 51052 |
| who file complaints with the board. The board shall not make | 51053 |
| public the names or any other identifying information about | 51054 |
| patients or complainants unless proper consent is given or, in the | 51055 |
| case of a patient, a waiver of the patient privilege exists under | 51056 |
| division (B) of section 2317.02 of the Revised Code, except that | 51057 |
| consent or a waiver of that nature is not required if the board | 51058 |
| possesses reliable and substantial evidence that no bona fide | 51059 |
| physician-patient relationship exists. | 51060 |
| The board may share any information it receives pursuant to | 51061 |
| an investigation, including patient records and patient record | 51062 |
| information, with law enforcement agencies, other licensing | 51063 |
| boards, and other governmental agencies that are prosecuting, | 51064 |
| adjudicating, or investigating alleged violations of statutes or | 51065 |
| administrative rules. An agency or board that receives the | 51066 |
| information shall comply with the same requirements regarding | 51067 |
| confidentiality as those with which the state medical board must | 51068 |
| comply, notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised | 51069 |
| Code or procedure of the agency or board that applies when it is | 51070 |
| dealing with other information in its possession. In a judicial | 51071 |
| proceeding, the information may be admitted into evidence only in | 51072 |
| accordance with the Rules of Evidence, but the court shall require | 51073 |
| that appropriate measures are taken to ensure that confidentiality | 51074 |
| is maintained with respect to any part of the information that | 51075 |
| contains names or other identifying information about patients or | 51076 |
| complainants whose confidentiality was protected by the state | 51077 |
| medical board when the information was in the board's possession. | 51078 |
| Measures to ensure confidentiality that may be taken by the court | 51079 |
| include sealing its records or deleting specific information from | 51080 |
| its records. | 51081 |
| (6) On a quarterly basis, the board shall prepare a report | 51082 |
| that documents the disposition of all cases during the preceding | 51083 |
| three months. The report shall contain the following information | 51084 |
| for each case with which the board has completed its activities: | 51085 |
| (a) The case number assigned to the complaint or alleged | 51086 |
| violation; | 51087 |
| (b) The type of certificate to practice, if any, held by the | 51088 |
| individual against whom the complaint is directed; | 51089 |
| (c) A description of the allegations contained in the | 51090 |
| complaint; | 51091 |
| (d) The disposition of the case. | 51092 |
| The report shall state how many cases are still pending and | 51093 |
| shall be prepared in a manner that protects the identity of each | 51094 |
| person involved in each case. The report shall be a public record | 51095 |
| under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. | 51096 |
| (G) If the secretary and supervising member determine both of | 51097 |
| the following, they may recommend that the board suspend an | 51098 |
| individual's certificate to practice without a prior hearing: | 51099 |
| (1) That there is clear and convincing evidence that an | 51100 |
| individual has violated division (B) of this section; | 51101 |
| (2) That the individual's continued practice presents a | 51102 |
| danger of immediate and serious harm to the public. | 51103 |
| Written allegations shall be prepared for consideration by | 51104 |
| the board. The board, upon review of those allegations and by an | 51105 |
| affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, excluding | 51106 |
| the secretary and supervising member, may suspend a certificate | 51107 |
| without a prior hearing. A telephone conference call may be | 51108 |
| utilized for reviewing the allegations and taking the vote on the | 51109 |
| summary suspension. | 51110 |
| The board shall issue a written order of suspension by | 51111 |
| certified mail or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of | 51112 |
| the Revised Code. The order shall not be subject to suspension by | 51113 |
| the court during pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 | 51114 |
| of the Revised Code. If the individual subject to the summary | 51115 |
| suspension requests an adjudicatory hearing by the board, the date | 51116 |
| set for the hearing shall be within fifteen days, but not earlier | 51117 |
| than seven days, after the individual requests the hearing, unless | 51118 |
| otherwise agreed to by both the board and the individual. | 51119 |
| Any summary suspension imposed under this division shall | 51120 |
| remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final | 51121 |
| adjudicative order issued by the board pursuant to this section | 51122 |
| and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective. The board | 51123 |
| shall issue its final adjudicative order within seventy-five days | 51124 |
| after completion of its hearing. A failure to issue the order | 51125 |
| within seventy-five days shall result in dissolution of the | 51126 |
| summary suspension order but shall not invalidate any subsequent, | 51127 |
| final adjudicative order. | 51128 |
| (H) If the board takes action under division (B)(9), (11), or | 51129 |
| (13) of this section and the judicial finding of guilt, guilty | 51130 |
| plea, or judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu | 51131 |
| of conviction is overturned on appeal, upon exhaustion of the | 51132 |
| criminal appeal, a petition for reconsideration of the order may | 51133 |
| be filed with the board along with appropriate court documents. | 51134 |
| Upon receipt of a petition of that nature and supporting court | 51135 |
| documents, the board shall reinstate the individual's certificate | 51136 |
| to practice. The board may then hold an adjudication under Chapter | 51137 |
| 119. of the Revised Code to determine whether the individual | 51138 |
| committed the act in question. Notice of an opportunity for a | 51139 |
| hearing shall be given in accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 51140 |
| Revised Code. If the board finds, pursuant to an adjudication held | 51141 |
| under this division, that the individual committed the act or if | 51142 |
| no hearing is requested, the board may order any of the sanctions | 51143 |
| identified under division (B) of this section. | 51144 |
| (I) The certificate to practice issued to an individual under | 51145 |
| this chapter and the individual's practice in this state are | 51146 |
| automatically suspended as of the date of the individual's second | 51147 |
| or subsequent plea of guilty to, or judicial finding of guilt of, | 51148 |
| a violation of section 2919.123 of the Revised Code, or the date | 51149 |
| the individual pleads guilty to, is found by a judge or jury to be | 51150 |
| guilty of, or is subject to a judicial finding of eligibility for | 51151 |
| intervention in lieu of conviction in this state or treatment or | 51152 |
| intervention in lieu of conviction in another jurisdiction for any | 51153 |
| of the following criminal offenses in this state or a | 51154 |
| substantially equivalent criminal offense in another jurisdiction: | 51155 |
| aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious | 51156 |
| assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual | 51157 |
| imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated | 51158 |
| burglary. Continued practice after suspension shall be considered | 51159 |
| practicing without a certificate. | 51160 |
| The board shall notify the individual subject to the | 51161 |
| suspension by certified mail or in person in accordance with | 51162 |
| section 119.07 of the Revised Code. If an individual whose | 51163 |
| certificate is automatically suspended under this division fails | 51164 |
| to make a timely request for an adjudication under Chapter 119. of | 51165 |
| the Revised Code, the board shall do whichever of the following is | 51166 |
| applicable: | 51167 |
| (1) If the automatic suspension under this division is for a | 51168 |
| second or subsequent plea of guilty to, or judicial finding of | 51169 |
| guilt of, a violation of section 2919.123 of the Revised Code, the | 51170 |
| board shall enter an order suspending the individual's certificate | 51171 |
| to practice for a period of at least one year or, if determined | 51172 |
| appropriate by the board, imposing a more serious sanction | 51173 |
| involving the individual's certificate to practice. | 51174 |
| (2) In all circumstances in which division (I)(1) of this | 51175 |
| section does not apply, enter a final order permanently revoking | 51176 |
| the individual's certificate to practice. | 51177 |
| (J) If the board is required by Chapter 119. of the Revised | 51178 |
| Code to give notice of an opportunity for a hearing and if the | 51179 |
| individual subject to the notice does not timely request a hearing | 51180 |
| in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code, the board | 51181 |
| is not required to hold a hearing, but may adopt, by an | 51182 |
| affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, a final | 51183 |
| order that contains the board's findings. In that final order, the | 51184 |
| board may order any of the sanctions identified under division (A) | 51185 |
| or (B) of this section. | 51186 |
| (K) Any action taken by the board under division (B) of this | 51187 |
| section resulting in a suspension from practice shall be | 51188 |
| accompanied by a written statement of the conditions under which | 51189 |
| the individual's certificate to practice may be reinstated. The | 51190 |
| board shall adopt rules governing conditions to be imposed for | 51191 |
| reinstatement. Reinstatement of a certificate suspended pursuant | 51192 |
| to division (B) of this section requires an affirmative vote of | 51193 |
| not fewer than six members of the board. | 51194 |
| (L) When the board refuses to grant a certificate to an | 51195 |
| applicant, revokes an individual's certificate to practice, | 51196 |
| refuses to register an applicant, or refuses to reinstate an | 51197 |
| individual's certificate to practice, the board may specify that | 51198 |
| its action is permanent. An individual subject to a permanent | 51199 |
| action taken by the board is forever thereafter ineligible to hold | 51200 |
| a certificate to practice and the board shall not accept an | 51201 |
| application for reinstatement of the certificate or for issuance | 51202 |
| of a new certificate. | 51203 |
| (M) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, | 51204 |
| all of the following apply: | 51205 |
| (1) The surrender of a certificate issued under this chapter | 51206 |
| shall not be effective unless or until accepted by the board. A | 51207 |
| telephone conference call may be utilized for acceptance of the | 51208 |
| surrender of an individual's certificate to practice. The | 51209 |
| telephone conference call shall be considered a special meeting | 51210 |
| under division (F) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code. | 51211 |
| Reinstatement of a certificate surrendered to the board requires | 51212 |
| an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board. | 51213 |
| (2) An application for a certificate made under the | 51214 |
| provisions of this chapter may not be withdrawn without approval | 51215 |
| of the board. | 51216 |
| (3) Failure by an individual to renew a certificate of | 51217 |
| registration in accordance with this chapter shall not remove or | 51218 |
| limit the board's jurisdiction to take any disciplinary action | 51219 |
| under this section against the individual. | 51220 |
| (N) Sanctions shall not be imposed under division (B)(28) of | 51221 |
| this section against any person who waives deductibles and | 51222 |
| copayments as follows: | 51223 |
| (1) In compliance with the health benefit plan that expressly | 51224 |
| allows such a practice. Waiver of the deductibles or copayments | 51225 |
| shall be made only with the full knowledge and consent of the plan | 51226 |
| purchaser, payer, and third-party administrator. Documentation of | 51227 |
| the consent shall be made available to the board upon request. | 51228 |
| (2) For professional services rendered to any other person | 51229 |
| authorized to practice pursuant to this chapter, to the extent | 51230 |
| allowed by this chapter and rules adopted by the board. | 51231 |
| (O) Under the board's investigative duties described in this | 51232 |
| section and subject to division (F) of this section, the board | 51233 |
| shall develop and implement a quality intervention program | 51234 |
| designed to improve through remedial education the clinical and | 51235 |
| communication skills of individuals authorized under this chapter | 51236 |
| to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and | 51237 |
| surgery, and podiatric medicine and surgery. In developing and | 51238 |
| implementing the quality intervention program, the board may do | 51239 |
| all of the following: | 51240 |
| (1) Offer in appropriate cases as determined by the board an | 51241 |
| educational and assessment program pursuant to an investigation | 51242 |
| the board conducts under this section; | 51243 |
| (2) Select providers of educational and assessment services, | 51244 |
| including a quality intervention program panel of case reviewers; | 51245 |
| (3) Make referrals to educational and assessment service | 51246 |
| providers and approve individual educational programs recommended | 51247 |
| by those providers. The board shall monitor the progress of each | 51248 |
| individual undertaking a recommended individual educational | 51249 |
| program. | 51250 |
| (4) Determine what constitutes successful completion of an | 51251 |
| individual educational program and require further monitoring of | 51252 |
| the individual who completed the program or other action that the | 51253 |
| board determines to be appropriate; | 51254 |
| (5) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 51255 |
| Revised Code to further implement the quality intervention | 51256 |
| program. | 51257 |
| An individual who participates in an individual educational | 51258 |
| program pursuant to this division shall pay the financial | 51259 |
| obligations arising from that educational program. | 51260 |
| Sec. 4731.293. (A) The state medical board may issue, | 51261 |
|
without examination, a | 51262 |
| certificate to any person who applies for the certificate and | 51263 |
| provides to the board all of the following: | 51264 |
| (1) Evidence satisfactory to the board of all of the | 51265 |
| following: | 51266 |
| (a) That the applicant holds a current, unrestricted license | 51267 |
| to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and | 51268 |
|
surgery issued by another state or country | 51269 |
| (b) That the applicant has been appointed to serve in this | 51270 |
| state on the academic staff of a medical school accredited by the | 51271 |
| liaison committee on medical education or an osteopathic medical | 51272 |
| school accredited by the American osteopathic association; | 51273 |
| (c) That the applicant is an international medical graduate | 51274 |
| who holds a medical degree from an educational institution listed | 51275 |
| in the international medical education directory; | 51276 |
| (d) That the applicant will be permitted to work only under | 51277 |
| the authority of the department director or chairperson of a | 51278 |
| teaching hospital affiliated with the medical school where the | 51279 |
| applicant's teaching and research activities will occur. | 51280 |
| (2) An affidavit and supporting documentation from the dean | 51281 |
| of the medical school or the department director or chairperson of | 51282 |
| a teaching hospital affiliated with the school that the applicant | 51283 |
| is qualified to perform teaching and research activities; | 51284 |
| (3) A description from the medical school or teaching | 51285 |
| hospital of the scope of practice in which the applicant will be | 51286 |
| involved, including the types of teaching, research, and | 51287 |
| procedures in which the applicant will be engaged; | 51288 |
| (4) A description of the type and amount of patient contact | 51289 |
| that will occur in connection with the applicant's teaching and | 51290 |
|
research activities. | 51291 |
| 51292 | |
| 51293 |
| (B) An applicant for | 51294 |
|
research faculty certificate
| 51295 |
| 51296 | |
| 51297 | |
|
hundred seventy-five dollars.
| 51298 |
| 51299 |
| (C) The holder of a | 51300 |
| faculty certificate may practice medicine and surgery or | 51301 |
| osteopathic medicine and surgery only as is incidental to the | 51302 |
| certificate holder's teaching or research duties at the medical | 51303 |
|
school or
| 51304 |
| school. The board may revoke a certificate on receiving proof | 51305 |
|
satisfactory to the board that the certificate holder | 51306 |
| 51307 | |
| scope of the certificate or that there are grounds for action | 51308 |
| against the certificate holder under section 4731.22 of the | 51309 |
| Revised Code. | 51310 |
| (D) A | 51311 |
|
is valid for
| 51312 |
| that the certificate ceases to be valid if the holder's | 51313 |
| appointment to the academic staff of the school is no longer | 51314 |
|
valid. | 51315 |
| (E) | 51316 |
| 51317 | |
| 51318 | |
| 51319 | |
| 51320 | |
| 51321 | |
| faculty certificate may be renewed for an additional three-year | 51322 |
| period. There is no limit on the number of times a certificate may | 51323 |
| be renewed. A person seeking renewal of a certificate shall apply | 51324 |
| to the board and is eligible for renewal if the applicant does all | 51325 |
| of the following: | 51326 |
| (a) Pays a renewal fee of three hundred seventy-five dollars; | 51327 |
| (b) Provides to the board an affidavit and supporting | 51328 |
| documentation from the dean of the medical school or the | 51329 |
| department director or chairperson of a teaching hospital | 51330 |
| affiliated with the school that the applicant is in compliance | 51331 |
| with the applicant's current clinical research faculty | 51332 |
| certificate; | 51333 |
| (c) Provides evidence satisfactory to the board of all of the | 51334 |
| following: | 51335 |
| (i) That the applicant continues to maintain a current, | 51336 |
| unrestricted license to practice medicine and surgery or | 51337 |
| osteopathic medicine and surgery issued by another state or | 51338 |
| country; | 51339 |
| (ii) That the applicant's initial appointment to serve in | 51340 |
| this state on the academic staff of a medical school is still | 51341 |
| valid or has been renewed; | 51342 |
| (iii) That the applicant has satisfied the same continuing | 51343 |
| medical education requirements set forth in section 4731.281 of | 51344 |
| the Revised Code that apply to a person who holds a certificate to | 51345 |
| practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery | 51346 |
| issued under this chapter. | 51347 |
| (2) Regardless of whether the certificate has expired, a | 51348 |
| person who was granted a visiting medical faculty certificate | 51349 |
| under this section as it existed immediately prior to the | 51350 |
| effective date of this amendment may apply for a clinical research | 51351 |
| faculty certificate as a renewal. The board may issue the clinical | 51352 |
| research faculty certificate if the applicant meets the | 51353 |
| requirements of division (E)(1) of this section. The board may not | 51354 |
| issue a clinical research faculty certificate if the visiting | 51355 |
| medical faculty certificate was revoked. | 51356 |
| (F) The board shall maintain a register of all persons who | 51357 |
| hold clinical research faculty certificates. | 51358 |
| (G) The board may adopt any rules it considers necessary to | 51359 |
| implement this section. The rules shall be adopted in accordance | 51360 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 51361 |
| Sec. 4731.297. (A) As used in this section: | 51362 |
| (1) "Academic medical center" means a medical school and its | 51363 |
| affiliated teaching hospitals and clinics partnering to do all of | 51364 |
| the following: | 51365 |
| (a) Provide the highest quality of patient care from expert | 51366 |
| physicians; | 51367 |
| (b) Conduct groundbreaking research leading to medical | 51368 |
| advancements for current and future patients; | 51369 |
| (c) Provide medical education and graduate medical education | 51370 |
| to educate and train physicians. | 51371 |
| (2) "Affiliated physician group practice" means a medical | 51372 |
| practice that consists of one or more physicians authorized under | 51373 |
| this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic | 51374 |
| medicine and surgery and that is affiliated with an academic | 51375 |
| medical center to further the objectives described in divisions | 51376 |
| (A)(1)(a) to (c) of this section. | 51377 |
| (B) The state medical board shall issue, without examination, | 51378 |
| to an applicant who meets the requirements of this section a | 51379 |
| certificate of conceded eminence authorizing the practice of | 51380 |
| medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery as part | 51381 |
| of the applicant's employment with an academic medical center in | 51382 |
| this state or affiliated physician group practice in this state. | 51383 |
| (C) To be eligible for a certificate of conceded eminence, an | 51384 |
| applicant shall provide to the board all of the following: | 51385 |
| (1) Evidence satisfactory to the board of all of the | 51386 |
| following: | 51387 |
| (a) That the applicant is an international medical graduate | 51388 |
| who holds a medical degree from an educational institution listed | 51389 |
| in the international medical education directory; | 51390 |
| (b) That the applicant has been appointed to serve in this | 51391 |
| state as a full-time faculty member of a medical school accredited | 51392 |
| by the liaison committee on medical education or an osteopathic | 51393 |
| medical school accredited by the American osteopathic association; | 51394 |
| (c) That the applicant has accepted an offer of employment | 51395 |
| with an academic medical center in this state or affiliated | 51396 |
| physician group practice in this state; | 51397 |
| (d) That the applicant holds a license in good standing in | 51398 |
| another state or country authorizing the practice of medicine and | 51399 |
| surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; | 51400 |
| (e) That the applicant has unique talents and extraordinary | 51401 |
| abilities not generally found within the applicant's specialty, as | 51402 |
| demonstrated by satisfying at least four of the following: | 51403 |
| (i) The applicant has achieved educational qualifications | 51404 |
| beyond those that are required for entry into the applicant's | 51405 |
| specialty, including advanced degrees, special certifications, or | 51406 |
| other academic credentials. | 51407 |
| (ii) The applicant has written multiple articles in journals | 51408 |
| listed in the index medicus or an equivalent scholarly publication | 51409 |
| acceptable to the board. | 51410 |
| (iii) The applicant has a sustained record of excellence in | 51411 |
| original research, at least some of which involves serving as the | 51412 |
| principal investigator or co-principal investigator for a research | 51413 |
| project. | 51414 |
| (iv) The applicant has received nationally or internationally | 51415 |
| recognized prizes or awards for excellence. | 51416 |
| (v) The applicant has participated in peer review in a field | 51417 |
| of specialization that is the same as or similar to the | 51418 |
| applicant's specialty. | 51419 |
| (vi) The applicant has developed new procedures or treatments | 51420 |
| for complex medical problems that are recognized by peers as a | 51421 |
| significant advancement in the applicable field of medicine. | 51422 |
| (vii) The applicant has held previous academic appointments | 51423 |
| with or been employed by a health care organization that has a | 51424 |
| distinguished national or international reputation. | 51425 |
| (viii) The applicant has been the recipient of a national | 51426 |
| institutes of health or other competitive grant award. | 51427 |
| (f) That the applicant has received staff membership or | 51428 |
| professional privileges from the academic medical center pursuant | 51429 |
| to standards adopted under section 3701.351 of the Revised Code on | 51430 |
| a basis that requires the applicant's medical education and | 51431 |
| graduate medical education to be at least equivalent to that of a | 51432 |
| physician educated and trained in the United States; | 51433 |
| (g) That the applicant has sufficient written and oral | 51434 |
| English skills to communicate effectively and reliably with | 51435 |
| patients, their families, and other medical professionals; | 51436 |
| (h) That the applicant will have professional liability | 51437 |
| insurance through the applicant's employment with the academic | 51438 |
| medical center or affiliated physician group practice. | 51439 |
| (2) An affidavit from the applicant agreeing to practice only | 51440 |
| within the clinical setting of the academic medical center; | 51441 |
| (3) Three letters of reference from distinguished experts in | 51442 |
| the applicant's specialty attesting to the unique capabilities of | 51443 |
| the applicant, at least one of which must be from outside the | 51444 |
| academic medical center or affiliated physician group practice; | 51445 |
| (4) An affidavit from the dean of the medical school where | 51446 |
| the applicant has been appointed to serve as a faculty member | 51447 |
| stating that the applicant meets all of the requirements of | 51448 |
| division (C)(1) of this section and that the letters of reference | 51449 |
| submitted under division (C)(3) of this section are from | 51450 |
| distinguished experts in the applicant's specialty, and | 51451 |
| documentation to support the affidavit; | 51452 |
| (5) A fee of one thousand dollars for the certificate. | 51453 |
| (D)(1) The holder of a certificate of conceded eminence may | 51454 |
| practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery | 51455 |
| only within the clinical setting of the academic medical center | 51456 |
| with which the certificate holder is employed. | 51457 |
| (2) A certificate holder may supervise medical students, | 51458 |
| physicians participating in graduate medical education, advanced | 51459 |
| practice nurses, and physician assistants when performing clinical | 51460 |
| services in the certificate holder's area of specialty. | 51461 |
| (E) The board may revoke a certificate issued under this | 51462 |
| section on receiving proof satisfactory to the board that the | 51463 |
| certificate holder has engaged in practice in this state outside | 51464 |
| the scope of the certificate or that there are grounds for action | 51465 |
| against the certificate holder under section 4731.22 of the | 51466 |
| Revised Code. | 51467 |
| (F) A certificate of conceded eminence is valid for the | 51468 |
| shorter of two years or the duration of the certificate holder's | 51469 |
| employment with the academic medical center or affiliated | 51470 |
| physician group practice. The certificate ceases to be valid if | 51471 |
| the holder resigns or is otherwiseterminated from the academic | 51472 |
| medical center or affiliated physician group practice. | 51473 |
| (G) A certificate of conceded eminence may be renewed for an | 51474 |
| additional two-year period. There is no limit on the number of | 51475 |
| times a certificate may be renewed. A person seeking renewal of a | 51476 |
| certificate shall apply to the board and is eligible for renewal | 51477 |
| if the applicant does all of the following: | 51478 |
| (1) Pays the renewal fee of one thousand dollars; | 51479 |
| (2) Provides to the board an affidavit and supporting | 51480 |
| documentation from the academic medical center or affiliated | 51481 |
| physician group practice of all of the following: | 51482 |
| (a) That the applicant's initial appointment to the medical | 51483 |
| faculty is still valid or has been renewed; | 51484 |
| (b) That the applicant's clinical practice is consistent with | 51485 |
| the established standards in the field; | 51486 |
| (c) That the applicant has demonstrated continued scholarly | 51487 |
| achievement; | 51488 |
| (d) That the applicant has demonstrated continued | 51489 |
| professional achievement consistent with the academic medical | 51490 |
| center's requirements, established pursuant to standards adopted | 51491 |
| under section 3701.351 of the Revised Code, for physicians with | 51492 |
| staff membership or professional privileges with the academic | 51493 |
| medical center. | 51494 |
| (3) Satisfies the same continuing medical education | 51495 |
| requirements set forth in section 4731.281 of the Revised Code | 51496 |
| that apply to a person who holds a certificate to practice | 51497 |
| medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery issued | 51498 |
| under this chapter. | 51499 |
| (4) Complies with any other requirements established by the | 51500 |
| board. | 51501 |
| (H) The board may adopt any rules it considers necessary to | 51502 |
| implement this section. The rules shall be adopted in accordance | 51503 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 51504 |
| Sec. 4736.01. As used in this chapter: | 51505 |
| (A) "Environmental health science" means the aspect of public | 51506 |
| health science that includes, but is not limited to, the following | 51507 |
| bodies of knowledge: air quality, food quality and protection, | 51508 |
| hazardous and toxic substances, consumer product safety, housing, | 51509 |
| institutional health and safety, community noise control, | 51510 |
| radiation protection, recreational facilities, solid and liquid | 51511 |
| waste management, vector control, drinking water quality, milk | 51512 |
| sanitation, and rabies control. | 51513 |
| (B) "Sanitarian" means a person who performs for compensation | 51514 |
| educational, investigational, technical, or administrative duties | 51515 |
| requiring specialized knowledge and skills in the field of | 51516 |
| environmental health science. | 51517 |
| (C) "Registered sanitarian" means a person who is registered | 51518 |
| as a sanitarian in accordance with this chapter. | 51519 |
| (D) "Sanitarian-in-training" means a person who is registered | 51520 |
| as a sanitarian-in-training in accordance with this chapter. | 51521 |
| (E) "Practice of environmental health" means consultation, | 51522 |
| instruction, investigation, inspection, or evaluation by an | 51523 |
| employee of a city health district, a general health district, the | 51524 |
| environmental protection agency, the department of health, or the | 51525 |
| department of agriculture requiring specialized knowledge, | 51526 |
| training, and experience in the field of environmental health | 51527 |
| science, with the primary purpose of improving or conducting | 51528 |
| administration or enforcement under any of the following: | 51529 |
| (1) Chapter 911., 913., 917., 3717., 3718., 3721., 3729., or | 51530 |
| 3733. of the Revised Code; | 51531 |
| (2) Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code as it pertains to solid | 51532 |
| waste; | 51533 |
| (3) Section 955.26, 3701.344, 3707.01, or 3707.03, sections | 51534 |
| 3707.38 to 3707.99, or section 3715.21 of the Revised Code; | 51535 |
| (4) Rules adopted under former section 3701.34 of the Revised | 51536 |
| Code pertaining to rabies control or swimming pools; | 51537 |
| (5) Rules adopted under section 3701.935 of the Revised Code | 51538 |
| for school health and safety network inspections and rules adopted | 51539 |
| under section 3707.26 of the Revised Code for sanitary | 51540 |
| inspections. | 51541 |
| "Practice of environmental health" does not include sampling, | 51542 |
| testing, controlling of vectors, reporting of observations, or | 51543 |
| other duties that do not require application of specialized | 51544 |
| knowledge and skills in environmental health science performed | 51545 |
| under the supervision of a registered sanitarian. | 51546 |
| The state board of sanitarian registration may further define | 51547 |
| environmental health science in relation to specific functions in | 51548 |
| the practice of environmental health through rules adopted by the | 51549 |
| board under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 51550 |
| Sec. 4740.03. (A) The administrative section of the Ohio | 51551 |
| construction industry licensing board annually shall elect from | 51552 |
| among its members a chairperson and other officers as the board, | 51553 |
| by rule, designates. The chairperson shall preside over meetings | 51554 |
| of the administrative section or designate another member to | 51555 |
| preside in the chairperson's absence. The administrative section | 51556 |
| shall hold at least two regular meetings each year, but may meet | 51557 |
| at additional times as specified by rule, at the call of the | 51558 |
| chairperson, or upon the request of two or more members. A | 51559 |
| majority of the members of the administrative section constitutes | 51560 |
| a quorum for the transaction of all business. The administrative | 51561 |
| section may not take any action without the concurrence of at | 51562 |
| least three of its members. | 51563 |
| (B)(1) The administrative section shall employ a secretary, | 51564 |
| who is not a member of the board, to serve at the pleasure of the | 51565 |
| administrative section, and shall fix the compensation of the | 51566 |
| secretary. The secretary shall be in the unclassified civil | 51567 |
| service of the state. | 51568 |
| (2) The secretary shall do all of the following: | 51569 |
| (a) Keep or set standards for and delegate to another person | 51570 |
| the keeping of the minutes, books, and other records and files of | 51571 |
| the board and each section of the board; | 51572 |
| (b) Issue all licenses in the name of the board; | 51573 |
| (c) Send out all notices, including advance notices of | 51574 |
| meetings of the board and each section of the board, and attend to | 51575 |
| all correspondence of the board and each section of the board, | 51576 |
| under the direction of the administrative section; | 51577 |
| (d) Receive and deposit all fees payable pursuant to this | 51578 |
|
chapter into the | 51579 |
| created pursuant to section 121.084 of the Revised Code; | 51580 |
| (e) Perform all other duties incidental to the office of the | 51581 |
| secretary or properly assigned to the secretary by the | 51582 |
| administrative section of the board. | 51583 |
| (3) Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the | 51584 |
| secretary, the secretary shall file with the treasurer of state a | 51585 |
| bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, payable to the state, to | 51586 |
| ensure the faithful performance of the secretary's duties. The | 51587 |
| board shall pay the premium of the bond in the same manner as it | 51588 |
| pays other expenditures of the board. | 51589 |
| (C) Upon the request of the administrative section of the | 51590 |
| board, the director of commerce shall supply the board and its | 51591 |
| sections with personnel, office space, and supplies, as the | 51592 |
| director determines appropriate. The administrative section of the | 51593 |
| board shall employ any additional staff it considers necessary and | 51594 |
| appropriate. | 51595 |
| (D) The chairperson of the board or the secretary, or both, | 51596 |
| as authorized by the board, shall approve all vouchers of the | 51597 |
| board. | 51598 |
| Sec. 4740.11. The Ohio construction industry licensing board | 51599 |
| and its sections shall deposit all receipts and fines collected | 51600 |
| under this chapter into the state treasury to the credit of the | 51601 |
| 51602 | |
| 121.084 of the Revised Code. | 51603 |
| Sec. 4740.14. (A) There is hereby created within the | 51604 |
| department of commerce the residential construction advisory | 51605 |
| committee consisting of nine persons the director of commerce | 51606 |
| appoints. The advisory committee shall be made up of the following | 51607 |
| members: | 51608 |
| (1) Three shall be general contractors who have recognized | 51609 |
| ability and experience in the construction of residential | 51610 |
| buildings. | 51611 |
| (2) Two shall be building officials who have experience | 51612 |
| administering and enforcing a residential building code. | 51613 |
| (3) One, chosen from a list of three names the Ohio fire | 51614 |
| chief's association submits, shall be from the fire service | 51615 |
| certified as a fire safety inspector who has at least ten years of | 51616 |
| experience enforcing fire or building codes. | 51617 |
| (4) One shall be a residential contractor who has recognized | 51618 |
| ability and experience in the remodeling and construction of | 51619 |
| residential buildings. | 51620 |
| (5) One shall be an architect registered pursuant to Chapter | 51621 |
| 4703. of the Revised Code, with recognized ability and experience | 51622 |
| in the architecture of residential buildings. | 51623 |
| (6) One, chosen from a list of three names the Ohio municipal | 51624 |
| league submits to the director, shall be a mayor of a municipal | 51625 |
| corporation in which the Ohio residential building code is being | 51626 |
| enforced in the municipal corporation by a certified building | 51627 |
| department. | 51628 |
| (B) Terms of office shall be for three years, with each term | 51629 |
| ending on the date three years after the date of appointment. Each | 51630 |
| member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the | 51631 |
| end of the term for which the member was appointed. Vacancies | 51632 |
| shall be filled in the manner provided for initial appointments. | 51633 |
| Any member appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term shall | 51634 |
| hold office for the remainder of that term. | 51635 |
| (C) The advisory committee shall do all of the following: | 51636 |
| (1) Recommend to the board of building standards a building | 51637 |
| code for residential buildings. The committee shall recommend a | 51638 |
| code that it may model on a residential building code a national | 51639 |
| model code organization issues, with adaptations necessary to | 51640 |
| implement the code in this state. If the board of building | 51641 |
| standards decides not to adopt a code the committee recommends, | 51642 |
| the committee shall revise the code and resubmit it until the | 51643 |
| board adopts a code the committee recommends as the state | 51644 |
| residential building code; | 51645 |
| (2) Advise the board regarding the establishment of standards | 51646 |
| for certification of building officials who enforce the state | 51647 |
| residential building code; | 51648 |
| (3) Assist the board in providing information and guidance to | 51649 |
| residential contractors and building officials who enforce the | 51650 |
| state residential building code; | 51651 |
| (4) Advise the board regarding the interpretation of the | 51652 |
| state residential building code; | 51653 |
| (5) Provide other assistance the committee considers | 51654 |
| necessary; | 51655 |
| (6) Provide the board with a written report of the | 51656 |
| committee's findings for each consideration required by division | 51657 |
| (D) of this section. | 51658 |
| (D) The committee shall not make its recommendation to the | 51659 |
| board pursuant to divisions (C)(1), (2), and (4) of this section | 51660 |
| until the advisory committee has considered all of the following: | 51661 |
| (1) The impact that the state residential building code may | 51662 |
| have upon the health, safety, and welfare of the public; | 51663 |
| (2) The economic reasonableness of the residential building | 51664 |
| code; | 51665 |
| (3) The technical feasibility of the residential building | 51666 |
| code; | 51667 |
| (4) The financial impact that the residential building code | 51668 |
| may have on the public's ability to purchase affordable housing. | 51669 |
| (E) The advisory committee may provide the board with any | 51670 |
| rule the committee recommends to update or amend the state | 51671 |
| residential building code or any rule that the committee | 51672 |
| recommends to update or amend the state residential building code | 51673 |
| after receiving a petition described in division (A)(2) of section | 51674 |
| 3781.12 of the Revised Code. | 51675 |
| (F) Members of the advisory committee shall receive no salary | 51676 |
| for the performance of their duties as members, but shall receive | 51677 |
| their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of | 51678 |
| their duties as members of the advisory committee and shall | 51679 |
| receive a per diem for each day in attendance at an official | 51680 |
|
meeting of the committee, to be paid from the | 51681 |
| compliance operating fund in the state treasury, using fees | 51682 |
| collected in connection with residential buildings pursuant to | 51683 |
| division (F)(2) of section 3781.102 of the Revised Code and | 51684 |
| deposited in that fund. | 51685 |
| (G) The advisory committee is not subject to divisions (A) | 51686 |
| and (B) of section 101.84 of the Revised Code. | 51687 |
| Sec. 4743.05. Except as otherwise provided in sections | 51688 |
|
4701.20, 4723.062, 4723.082, | 51689 |
| the Revised Code, all money collected under Chapters 3773., 4701., | 51690 |
| 4703., 4709., 4713., 4715., 4717., 4723., 4725., 4729., 4732., | 51691 |
| 4733., 4734., 4736., 4741., 4753., 4755., 4757., 4758., 4759., | 51692 |
| 4761., 4766., 4771., 4775., 4779., and 4781. of the Revised Code | 51693 |
| shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the | 51694 |
| occupational licensing and regulatory fund, which is hereby | 51695 |
| created for use in administering such chapters. | 51696 |
| At the end of each quarter, the director of budget and | 51697 |
| management shall transfer from the occupational licensing and | 51698 |
| regulatory fund to the nurse education assistance fund created in | 51699 |
| section 3333.28 of the Revised Code the amount certified to the | 51700 |
| director under division (B) of section 4723.08 of the Revised | 51701 |
| Code. | 51702 |
| At the end of each quarter, the director shall transfer from | 51703 |
| the occupational licensing and regulatory fund to the certified | 51704 |
| public accountant education assistance fund created in section | 51705 |
| 4701.26 of the Revised Code the amount certified to the director | 51706 |
| under division (H)(2) of section 4701.10 of the Revised Code. | 51707 |
| Sec. 4763.05. (A)(1)(a) A person shall make application for | 51708 |
| an initial state-certified general real estate appraiser | 51709 |
| certificate, an initial state-certified residential real estate | 51710 |
| appraiser certificate, an initial state-licensed residential real | 51711 |
| estate appraiser license, or an initial state-registered real | 51712 |
| estate appraiser assistant registration in writing to the | 51713 |
| superintendent of real estate on a form the superintendent | 51714 |
| prescribes. The application shall include the address of the | 51715 |
| applicant's principal place of business and all other addresses at | 51716 |
| which the applicant currently engages in the business of preparing | 51717 |
| real estate appraisals and the address of the applicant's current | 51718 |
| residence. The superintendent shall retain the applicant's current | 51719 |
|
residence address in a separate record which | 51720 |
|
constitute a public record for purposes of section | 51721 |
| of the Revised Code. The application shall indicate whether the | 51722 |
| applicant seeks certification as a general real estate appraiser | 51723 |
| or as a residential real estate appraiser, licensure as a | 51724 |
| residential real estate appraiser, or registration as a real | 51725 |
| estate appraiser assistant and be accompanied by the prescribed | 51726 |
| examination and certification, registration, or licensure fees set | 51727 |
| forth in section 4763.09 of the Revised Code. The application also | 51728 |
| shall include a pledge, signed by the applicant, that the | 51729 |
| applicant will comply with the standards set forth in this | 51730 |
| chapter; and a statement that the applicant understands the types | 51731 |
| of misconduct for which disciplinary proceedings may be initiated | 51732 |
| against the applicant pursuant to this chapter. | 51733 |
| (b) Upon the filing of an application and payment of any | 51734 |
| examination and certification, registration, or licensure fees, | 51735 |
| the superintendent of real estate shall request the superintendent | 51736 |
| of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, or a | 51737 |
| vendor approved by the bureau, to conduct a criminal records check | 51738 |
|
based on the applicant's fingerprints in accordance with | 51739 |
| 51740 | |
| division (K) of section 121.08 of the Revised Code, the | 51741 |
| superintendent of real estate shall request that criminal record | 51742 |
| information from the federal bureau of investigation be obtained | 51743 |
| as part of the criminal records check. Any fee required under | 51744 |
| division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code shall be | 51745 |
| paid by the applicant. | 51746 |
| (2) For purposes of providing funding for the real estate | 51747 |
| appraiser recovery fund established by section 4763.16 of the | 51748 |
| Revised Code, the real estate appraiser board shall levy an | 51749 |
| assessment against each person issued an initial certificate, | 51750 |
| registration, or license and against current licensees, | 51751 |
| registrants, and certificate holders, as required by board rule. | 51752 |
| The assessment is in addition to the application and examination | 51753 |
| fees for initial applicants required by division (A)(1) of this | 51754 |
| section and the renewal fees required for current certificate | 51755 |
| holders, registrants, and licensees. The superintendent of real | 51756 |
| estate shall deposit the assessment into the state treasury to the | 51757 |
| credit of the real estate appraiser recovery fund. The assessment | 51758 |
| for initial certificate holders, registrants, and licensees shall | 51759 |
| be paid prior to the issuance of a certificate, registration, or | 51760 |
| license, and for current certificate holders, registrants, and | 51761 |
| licensees, at the time of renewal. | 51762 |
| (B) An applicant for an initial general real estate appraiser | 51763 |
| certificate, residential real estate appraiser certificate, or | 51764 |
| residential real estate appraiser license shall possess experience | 51765 |
| in real estate appraisal as the board prescribes by rule. In | 51766 |
| addition to any other information required by the board, the | 51767 |
| applicant shall furnish, under oath, a detailed listing of the | 51768 |
| appraisal reports or file memoranda for each year for which | 51769 |
| experience is claimed and, upon request of the superintendent or | 51770 |
| the board, shall make available for examination a sample of the | 51771 |
| appraisal reports prepared by the applicant in the course of the | 51772 |
| applicant's practice. | 51773 |
| (C) An applicant for an initial certificate, registration, or | 51774 |
| license shall be at least eighteen years of age, honest, truthful, | 51775 |
| and of good reputation and shall present satisfactory evidence to | 51776 |
| the superintendent that the applicant has successfully completed | 51777 |
| any education requirements the board prescribes by rule. | 51778 |
| (D) An applicant for an initial general real estate appraiser | 51779 |
| or residential real estate appraiser certificate or residential | 51780 |
| real estate appraiser license shall take and successfully complete | 51781 |
| a written examination in order to qualify for the certificate or | 51782 |
| license. | 51783 |
| The board shall prescribe the examination requirements by | 51784 |
| rule. | 51785 |
| (E)(1) A nonresident, natural person of this state who has | 51786 |
| complied with this section may obtain a certificate, registration, | 51787 |
| or license. The board shall adopt rules relating to the | 51788 |
| certification, registration, and licensure of a nonresident | 51789 |
| applicant whose state of residence the board determines to have | 51790 |
| certification, registration, or licensure requirements that are | 51791 |
| substantially similar to those set forth in this chapter and the | 51792 |
| rules adopted thereunder. | 51793 |
| (2) The board shall recognize on a temporary basis a | 51794 |
| certification or license issued in another state and shall | 51795 |
| register on a temporary basis an appraiser who is certified or | 51796 |
| licensed in another state if all of the following apply: | 51797 |
| (a) The temporary registration is to perform an appraisal | 51798 |
| assignment that is part of a federally related transaction. | 51799 |
| (b) The appraiser's business in this state is of a temporary | 51800 |
| nature. | 51801 |
| (c) The appraiser registers with the board pursuant to this | 51802 |
| division. | 51803 |
| An appraiser who is certified or licensed in another state | 51804 |
| shall register with the board for temporary practice before | 51805 |
| performing an appraisal assignment in this state in connection | 51806 |
| with a federally related transaction. | 51807 |
| The board shall adopt rules relating to registration for the | 51808 |
| temporary recognition of certification and licensure of appraisers | 51809 |
| from another state. The registration for temporary recognition of | 51810 |
| certified or licensed appraisers from another state shall not | 51811 |
| authorize completion of more than one appraisal assignment in this | 51812 |
| state. The board shall not issue more than two registrations for | 51813 |
| temporary practice to any one applicant in any calendar year. | 51814 |
| (3) In addition to any other information required to be | 51815 |
| submitted with the nonresident applicant's or appraiser's | 51816 |
| application for a certificate, registration, license, or temporary | 51817 |
| recognition of a certificate or license, each nonresident | 51818 |
| applicant or appraiser shall submit a statement consenting to the | 51819 |
| service of process upon the nonresident applicant or appraiser by | 51820 |
| means of delivering that process to the secretary of state if, in | 51821 |
| an action against the applicant, certificate holder, registrant, | 51822 |
| or licensee arising from the applicant's, certificate holder's, | 51823 |
| registrant's, or licensee's activities as a certificate holder, | 51824 |
| registrant, or licensee, the plaintiff, in the exercise of due | 51825 |
| diligence, cannot effect personal service upon the applicant, | 51826 |
| certificate holder, registrant, or licensee. | 51827 |
| (F) The superintendent shall not issue a certificate, | 51828 |
| registration, or license to, or recognize on a temporary basis an | 51829 |
| appraiser from another state that is a corporation, partnership, | 51830 |
| or association. This prohibition shall not be construed to prevent | 51831 |
| a certificate holder or licensee from signing an appraisal report | 51832 |
| on behalf of a corporation, partnership, or association. | 51833 |
| (G) Every person licensed, registered, or certified under | 51834 |
| this chapter shall notify the superintendent, on a form provided | 51835 |
| by the superintendent, of a change in the address of the | 51836 |
| licensee's, registrant's, or certificate holder's principal place | 51837 |
| of business or residence within thirty days of the change. If a | 51838 |
| licensee's, registrant's, or certificate holder's license, | 51839 |
| registration, or certificate is revoked or not renewed, the | 51840 |
| licensee, registrant, or certificate holder immediately shall | 51841 |
| return the annual and any renewal certificate, registration, or | 51842 |
| license to the superintendent. | 51843 |
| (H)(1) The superintendent shall not issue a certificate, | 51844 |
| registration, or license to any person, or recognize on a | 51845 |
| temporary basis an appraiser from another state, who does not meet | 51846 |
| applicable minimum criteria for state certification, registration, | 51847 |
| or licensure prescribed by federal law or rule. | 51848 |
| (2) The superintendent shall not issue a general real estate | 51849 |
| appraiser certificate, residential real estate appraiser | 51850 |
| certificate, residential real estate appraiser license, or real | 51851 |
| estate appraiser assistant registration to any person who has been | 51852 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense involving | 51853 |
| theft, receiving stolen property, embezzlement, forgery, fraud, | 51854 |
| passing bad checks, money laundering, or drug trafficking, or any | 51855 |
| criminal offense involving money or securities, including a | 51856 |
| violation of an existing or former law of this state, any other | 51857 |
| state, or the United States that substantially is equivalent to | 51858 |
| such an offense. However, if the applicant has pleaded guilty to | 51859 |
| or been convicted of such an offense, the superintendent shall not | 51860 |
| consider the offense if the applicant has proven to the | 51861 |
| superintendent, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the | 51862 |
| applicant's activities and employment record since the conviction | 51863 |
| show that the applicant is honest, truthful, and of good | 51864 |
| reputation, and there is no basis in fact for believing that the | 51865 |
| applicant will commit such an offense again. | 51866 |
| Sec. 4765.02. (A)(1) There is hereby created the state board | 51867 |
| of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services within the | 51868 |
| division of emergency medical services of the department of public | 51869 |
| safety. The board shall consist of the members specified in this | 51870 |
| section who are residents of this state. The governor, with the | 51871 |
| advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint all members of the | 51872 |
| board, except the employee of the department of public safety | 51873 |
| designated by the director of public safety under this section to | 51874 |
| be a member of the board. In making the appointments, the governor | 51875 |
| shall appoint only members with background or experience in | 51876 |
| emergency medical services or trauma care and shall attempt to | 51877 |
| include members representing urban and rural areas, various | 51878 |
| geographical regions of the state, and various schools of | 51879 |
| training. | 51880 |
| (2) One member of the board shall be a physician certified by | 51881 |
| the American board of emergency medicine or the American | 51882 |
| osteopathic board of emergency medicine who is active in the | 51883 |
| practice of emergency medicine and is actively involved with an | 51884 |
| emergency medical service organization. The governor shall appoint | 51885 |
| this member from among three persons nominated by the Ohio chapter | 51886 |
| of the American college of emergency physicians and three persons | 51887 |
| nominated by the Ohio osteopathic association. One member shall be | 51888 |
| a physician certified by the American board of surgery or the | 51889 |
| American osteopathic board of surgery who is active in the | 51890 |
| practice of trauma surgery and is actively involved with emergency | 51891 |
| medical services. The governor shall appoint this member from | 51892 |
| among three persons nominated by the Ohio chapter of the American | 51893 |
| college of surgeons and three persons nominated by the Ohio | 51894 |
| osteopathic association. One member shall be a physician certified | 51895 |
| by the American academy of pediatrics or American osteopathic | 51896 |
| board of pediatrics who is active in the practice of pediatric | 51897 |
| emergency medicine and actively involved with an emergency medical | 51898 |
| service organization. The governor shall appoint this member from | 51899 |
| among three persons nominated by the Ohio chapter of the American | 51900 |
| academy of pediatrics and three persons nominated by the Ohio | 51901 |
|
osteopathic association. | 51902 |
| 51903 | |
| 51904 | |
| 51905 | |
| 51906 | |
| 51907 | |
| 51908 | |
|
shall be the administrator of a hospital | 51909 |
| 51910 | |
| member from among three persons nominated by OHA: the association | 51911 |
| for hospitals and health systems, three persons nominated by the | 51912 |
| Ohio osteopathic association, and three persons nominated by the | 51913 |
|
association of Ohio children's hospitals | 51914 |
| 51915 | |
|
registered nurse with EMS certification who | 51916 |
| 51917 | |
| air medical transport. The governor shall appoint this member from | 51918 |
| among three persons nominated by the Ohio nurses association and | 51919 |
| three persons nominated by the Ohio state council of the emergency | 51920 |
| nurses association. One member shall be the chief of a fire | 51921 |
| department that is also an emergency medical service organization | 51922 |
| in which more than fifty per cent of the persons who provide | 51923 |
| emergency medical services are full-time paid employees. The | 51924 |
| governor shall appoint this member from among three persons | 51925 |
| nominated by the Ohio fire chiefs' association. One member shall | 51926 |
| be the chief of a fire department that is also an emergency | 51927 |
| medical service organization in which more than fifty per cent of | 51928 |
| the persons who provide emergency medical services are volunteers. | 51929 |
| The governor shall appoint this member from among three persons | 51930 |
| nominated by the Ohio fire chiefs' association. One member shall | 51931 |
| be a person who is certified to teach under section 4765.23 of the | 51932 |
|
Revised Code | 51933 |
| 51934 | |
| 51935 | |
| certificate to practice as an EMT, advanced EMT, or paramedic. The | 51936 |
| governor shall appoint this member from among three persons | 51937 |
| nominated by the Ohio emergency medical technician instructors | 51938 |
| association and the Ohio instructor/coordinators' society. One | 51939 |
|
member shall be an | 51940 |
| EMT, or paramedic, and one member shall be a paramedic. The | 51941 |
|
governor shall appoint these members from among three | 51942 |
| 51943 | |
|
by the Ohio association of professional fire fighters
| 51944 |
| 51945 | |
| 51946 | |
| 51947 | |
| member shall be a paramedic
| 51948 |
| these members from among three | 51949 |
| advanced EMTs and three paramedics nominated by the Ohio state | 51950 |
| firefighter's association. One member shall be a person whom the | 51951 |
|
governor shall appoint from among an | 51952 |
| an advanced EMT, or a paramedic nominated by the Ohio association | 51953 |
| of emergency medical services or the Ohio ambulance and medical | 51954 |
| transportation association. One member shall be an EMT, an | 51955 |
| advanced EMT, or a paramedic, whom the governor shall appoint from | 51956 |
| among three persons nominated by the Ohio ambulance and medical | 51957 |
| transportation association. One member shall be a paramedic, whom | 51958 |
| the governor shall appoint from among three persons nominated by | 51959 |
|
the Ohio ambulance and medical transportation association. | 51960 |
| 51961 | |
| 51962 | |
| 51963 | |
| 51964 | |
| 51965 | |
| 51966 | |
| 51967 | |
| 51968 | |
| 51969 | |
| 51970 | |
| 51971 | |
| 51972 | |
| member shall be the owner or operator of a private emergency | 51973 |
| medical service organization whom the governor shall appoint from | 51974 |
| among three persons nominated by the Ohio ambulance and medical | 51975 |
| transportation association. One member shall be a provider of | 51976 |
| mobile intensive care unit transportation in this state whom the | 51977 |
| governor shall appoint from among three persons nominated by the | 51978 |
| Ohio association of critical care transport and three persons | 51979 |
| nominated by the Ohio ambulance and transportation association. | 51980 |
| One member shall be a provider of air-medical transportation in | 51981 |
| this state whom the governor shall appoint from among three | 51982 |
| persons nominated by the Ohio association of critical care | 51983 |
| transport and three persons nominated by the Ohio ambulance and | 51984 |
| medical transportation association. One member shall be the owner | 51985 |
| or operator of a nonemergency medical service organization in this | 51986 |
| state that provides ambulette services whom the governor shall | 51987 |
| appoint from among three persons nominated by the Ohio ambulance | 51988 |
| and medical transportation association. | 51989 |
| The governor may refuse to appoint any of the persons | 51990 |
| nominated by one or more organizations under division (A)(2) of | 51991 |
| this section, except the employee of the department of public | 51992 |
| safety designated by the director of public safety under this | 51993 |
| section to be a member of the board. In that event, the | 51994 |
| organization or organizations shall continue to nominate the | 51995 |
| required number of persons until the governor appoints to the | 51996 |
| board one or more of the persons nominated by the organization or | 51997 |
| organizations. | 51998 |
| The director of public safety shall designate an employee of | 51999 |
| the department of public safety to serve as a member of the board | 52000 |
| at the director's pleasure. This member shall serve as a liaison | 52001 |
| between the department and the division of emergency medical | 52002 |
| services in cooperation with the executive director of the board. | 52003 |
| | 52004 |
| 52005 | |
| 52006 | |
| 52007 | |
| 52008 | |
| 52009 | |
| 52010 | |
| 52011 | |
| 52012 | |
| 52013 |
| (B) Terms of office of all members appointed by the governor | 52014 |
| shall be for three years, each term ending on the same day of the | 52015 |
| same month as did the term it succeeds. Each member shall hold | 52016 |
| office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for | 52017 |
| which the member was appointed. A member shall continue in office | 52018 |
| subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the | 52019 |
| member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days | 52020 |
| has elapsed, whichever occurs first. | 52021 |
| Each vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the | 52022 |
| original appointment. A member appointed to fill a vacancy | 52023 |
| occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the | 52024 |
| member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the | 52025 |
| remainder of the unexpired term. | 52026 |
| The term of a member shall expire if the member ceases to | 52027 |
| meet any of the requirements to be appointed as that member. The | 52028 |
| governor may remove any member from office for neglect of duty, | 52029 |
| malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance, after an adjudication | 52030 |
| hearing held in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 52031 |
| (C) The members of the board shall serve without compensation | 52032 |
| but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses | 52033 |
| incurred in carrying out their duties as board members. | 52034 |
| (D) The board shall organize by annually selecting a chair | 52035 |
| and vice-chair from among its members. The board may adopt bylaws | 52036 |
| to regulate its affairs. A majority of all members of the board | 52037 |
| shall constitute a quorum. No action shall be taken without the | 52038 |
| concurrence of a majority of all members of the board. The board | 52039 |
| shall meet at least four times annually and at the call of the | 52040 |
| chair. The chair shall call a meeting on the request of the | 52041 |
| executive director or the medical director of the board or on the | 52042 |
| written request of five members. The board shall maintain written | 52043 |
| or electronic records of its meetings. | 52044 |
| (E) Upon twenty-four hours' notice from a member of the | 52045 |
| board, the member's employer shall release the member from the | 52046 |
| member's employment duties to attend meetings of the full board. | 52047 |
|
Nothing in this | 52048 |
| member of the board to compensate the member for time the member | 52049 |
| is released from employment duties under this paragraph, but any | 52050 |
| civil immunity, workers' compensation, disability, or similar | 52051 |
| coverage that applies to a member of the board as a result of the | 52052 |
| member's employment shall continue to apply while the member is | 52053 |
| released from employment duties under this paragraph. | 52054 |
| Sec. 4765.03. (A) The director of public safety shall | 52055 |
| appoint a full-time executive director for the state board of | 52056 |
| emergency medical and transportation services. The executive | 52057 |
| director shall be knowledgeable in emergency medical services and | 52058 |
| trauma care and shall serve at the pleasure of the director of | 52059 |
| public safety. The director of public safety shall appoint the | 52060 |
| executive director from among three persons nominated by the | 52061 |
| board. The director of public safety may refuse, for cause, to | 52062 |
| appoint any of the board's nominees. If the director fails to | 52063 |
| appoint any of the board's nominees, the board shall continue to | 52064 |
| nominate groups of three persons until the director does appoint | 52065 |
| one of the board's nominees. The executive director shall serve as | 52066 |
| the chief executive officer of the board and as the executive | 52067 |
| director of the division of emergency medical services. The | 52068 |
| executive director shall attend each meeting of the board, except | 52069 |
| the board may exclude the executive director from discussions | 52070 |
| concerning the employment or performance of the executive director | 52071 |
| or medical director of the board. The executive director shall | 52072 |
| give a surety bond to the state in such sum as the board | 52073 |
| determines, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties | 52074 |
| of the executive director's office. The executive director shall | 52075 |
| receive a salary from the board and shall be reimbursed for actual | 52076 |
| and necessary expenses incurred in carrying out duties as | 52077 |
| executive director. | 52078 |
| The executive director shall submit a report to the director | 52079 |
| of public safety at least every three months regarding the status | 52080 |
| of emergency medical services in this state. The executive | 52081 |
| director shall meet with the director of public safety at the | 52082 |
| director's request. | 52083 |
| (B) The board shall appoint a medical director, who shall | 52084 |
| serve at the pleasure of the board. The medical director shall be | 52085 |
| a physician certified by the American board of emergency medicine | 52086 |
| or the American osteopathic board of emergency medicine who is | 52087 |
| active in the practice of emergency medicine and has been actively | 52088 |
| involved with an emergency medical service organization for at | 52089 |
| least five years prior to being appointed. The board shall | 52090 |
| consider any recommendations for this appointment from the Ohio | 52091 |
| chapter of the American college of emergency physicians, the Ohio | 52092 |
| chapter of the American college of surgeons, the Ohio chapter of | 52093 |
| the American academy of pediatrics, the Ohio osteopathic | 52094 |
| association, and the Ohio state medical association. | 52095 |
| The medical director shall direct the executive director and | 52096 |
| advise the board with regard to adult and pediatric trauma and | 52097 |
| emergency medical services issues. The medical director shall | 52098 |
| attend each meeting of the board, except the board may exclude the | 52099 |
| medical director from discussions concerning the appointment or | 52100 |
| performance of the medical director or executive director of the | 52101 |
| board. The medical director shall be employed and paid by the | 52102 |
| board and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses | 52103 |
| incurred in carrying out duties as medical director. | 52104 |
| (C) The board may appoint employees as it determines | 52105 |
| necessary. The board shall prescribe the duties and titles of its | 52106 |
| employees. | 52107 |
| Sec. 4765.04. (A) The firefighter and fire safety inspector | 52108 |
| training committee of the state board of emergency medical, fire, | 52109 |
| and transportation services is hereby created and shall consist of | 52110 |
| the members of the board who are chiefs of fire departments, and | 52111 |
| the members of the board who are emergency medical | 52112 |
| technicians-basic, emergency medical technicians-intermediate, and | 52113 |
| emergency medical technicians-paramedic appointed from among | 52114 |
| persons nominated by the Ohio association of professional fire | 52115 |
| fighters or the northern Ohio fire fighters and from among persons | 52116 |
| nominated by the Ohio state firefighter's association. Each member | 52117 |
| of the committee, except the chairperson, may designate a person | 52118 |
| with fire experience to serve in that member's place. The members | 52119 |
| of the committee or their designees shall select a chairperson | 52120 |
| from among the members or their designees. | 52121 |
| The committee may conduct investigations in the course of | 52122 |
| discharging its duties under this chapter. In the course of an | 52123 |
| investigation, the committee may issue subpoenas. If a person | 52124 |
| subpoenaed fails to comply with the subpoena, the committee may | 52125 |
| authorize its chairperson to apply to the court of common pleas in | 52126 |
| the county where the person to be subpoenaed resides for an order | 52127 |
| compelling compliance in the same manner as compliance with a | 52128 |
| subpoena issued by the court is compelled. | 52129 |
| (B) The trauma committee of the state board of emergency | 52130 |
| medical, fire, and transportation services is hereby created and | 52131 |
| shall consist of the following members appointed by the director | 52132 |
| of public safety: | 52133 |
| (1) A physician who is certified by the American board of | 52134 |
| surgery or American osteopathic board of surgery and actively | 52135 |
| practices general trauma surgery, appointed from among three | 52136 |
| persons nominated by the Ohio chapter of the American college of | 52137 |
| surgeons, three persons nominated by the Ohio state medical | 52138 |
| association, and three persons nominated by the Ohio osteopathic | 52139 |
| association; | 52140 |
| (2) A physician who is certified by the American board of | 52141 |
| surgery or the American osteopathic board of surgery and actively | 52142 |
| practices orthopedic trauma surgery, appointed from among three | 52143 |
| persons nominated by the Ohio orthopedic society and three persons | 52144 |
| nominated by the Ohio osteopathic association; | 52145 |
| (3) A physician who is certified by the American board of | 52146 |
| neurological surgeons or the American osteopathic board of surgery | 52147 |
| and actively practices neurosurgery on trauma victims, appointed | 52148 |
| from among three persons nominated by the Ohio state neurological | 52149 |
| society and three persons nominated by the Ohio osteopathic | 52150 |
| association; | 52151 |
| (4) A physician who is certified by the American board of | 52152 |
| surgeons or American osteopathic board of surgeons and actively | 52153 |
| specializes in treating burn victims, appointed from among three | 52154 |
| persons nominated by the Ohio chapter of the American college of | 52155 |
| surgeons and three persons nominated by the Ohio osteopathic | 52156 |
| association; | 52157 |
| (5) A dentist who is certified by the American board of oral | 52158 |
| and maxillofacial surgery and actively practices oral and | 52159 |
| maxillofacial surgery, appointed from among three persons | 52160 |
| nominated by the Ohio dental association; | 52161 |
| (6) A physician who is certified by the American board of | 52162 |
| physical medicine and rehabilitation or American osteopathic board | 52163 |
| of rehabilitation medicine and actively provides rehabilitative | 52164 |
| care to trauma victims, appointed from among three persons | 52165 |
| nominated by the Ohio society of physical medicine and | 52166 |
| rehabilitation and three persons nominated by the Ohio osteopathic | 52167 |
| association; | 52168 |
| (7) A physician who is certified by the American board of | 52169 |
| surgery or American osteopathic board of surgery with special | 52170 |
| qualifications in pediatric surgery and actively practices | 52171 |
| pediatric trauma surgery, appointed from among three persons | 52172 |
| nominated by the Ohio chapter of the American academy of | 52173 |
| pediatrics and three persons nominated by the Ohio osteopathic | 52174 |
| association; | 52175 |
| (8) A physician who is certified by the American board of | 52176 |
| emergency medicine or American osteopathic board of emergency | 52177 |
| medicine, actively practices emergency medicine, and is actively | 52178 |
| involved in emergency medical services, appointed from among three | 52179 |
| persons nominated by the Ohio chapter of the American college of | 52180 |
| emergency physicians and three persons nominated by the Ohio | 52181 |
| osteopathic association; | 52182 |
| (9) A physician who is certified by the American board of | 52183 |
| pediatrics, American osteopathic board of pediatrics, or American | 52184 |
| board of emergency medicine, is sub-boarded in pediatric emergency | 52185 |
| medicine, actively practices pediatric emergency medicine, and is | 52186 |
| actively involved in emergency medical services, appointed from | 52187 |
| among three persons nominated by the Ohio chapter of the American | 52188 |
| academy of pediatrics, three persons nominated by the Ohio chapter | 52189 |
| of the American college of emergency physicians, and three persons | 52190 |
| nominated by the Ohio osteopathic association; | 52191 |
| (10) A physician who is certified by the American board of | 52192 |
| surgery, American osteopathic board of surgery, or American board | 52193 |
| of emergency medicine and is the chief medical officer of an air | 52194 |
| medical organization, appointed from among three persons nominated | 52195 |
| by the Ohio association of air medical services; | 52196 |
| (11) A coroner or medical examiner appointed from among three | 52197 |
| people nominated by the Ohio state coroners' association; | 52198 |
| (12) A registered nurse who actively practices trauma nursing | 52199 |
| at an adult or pediatric trauma center, appointed from among three | 52200 |
| persons nominated by the Ohio association of trauma nurse | 52201 |
| coordinators; | 52202 |
| (13) A registered nurse who actively practices emergency | 52203 |
| nursing and is actively involved in emergency medical services, | 52204 |
| appointed from among three persons nominated by the Ohio chapter | 52205 |
| of the emergency nurses' association; | 52206 |
| (14) The chief trauma registrar of an adult or pediatric | 52207 |
| trauma center, appointed from among three persons nominated by the | 52208 |
| alliance of Ohio trauma registrars; | 52209 |
| (15) The administrator of an adult or pediatric trauma | 52210 |
| center, appointed from among three persons nominated by OHA: the | 52211 |
| association for hospitals and health systems, three persons | 52212 |
| nominated by the Ohio osteopathic association, three persons | 52213 |
| nominated by the association of Ohio children's hospitals, and | 52214 |
| three persons nominated by the health forum of Ohio; | 52215 |
| (16) The administrator of a hospital that is not a trauma | 52216 |
| center and actively provides emergency care to adult or pediatric | 52217 |
| trauma patients, appointed from among three persons nominated by | 52218 |
| OHA: the association for hospitals and health systems, three | 52219 |
| persons nominated by the Ohio osteopathic association, three | 52220 |
| persons nominated by the association of Ohio children's hospitals, | 52221 |
| and three persons nominated by the health forum of Ohio; | 52222 |
| (17) The operator of an ambulance company that actively | 52223 |
| provides trauma care to emergency patients, appointed from among | 52224 |
| three persons nominated by the Ohio ambulance association; | 52225 |
| (18) The chief of a fire department that actively provides | 52226 |
| trauma care to emergency patients, appointed from among three | 52227 |
| persons nominated by the Ohio fire chiefs' association; | 52228 |
| (19) An EMT or paramedic who is certified under this chapter | 52229 |
| and actively provides trauma care to emergency patients, appointed | 52230 |
| from among three persons nominated by the Ohio association of | 52231 |
| professional firefighters, three persons nominated by the northern | 52232 |
| Ohio fire fighters, three persons nominated by the Ohio state | 52233 |
| firefighters' association, and three persons nominated by the Ohio | 52234 |
| association of emergency medical services; | 52235 |
| (20) A person who actively advocates for trauma victims, | 52236 |
| appointed from three persons nominated by the Ohio brain injury | 52237 |
| association and three persons nominated by the governor's council | 52238 |
| on people with disabilities; | 52239 |
| (21) A physician or nurse who has substantial administrative | 52240 |
| responsibility for trauma care provided in or by an adult or | 52241 |
| pediatric trauma center, appointed from among three persons | 52242 |
| nominated by OHA: the association for hospitals and health | 52243 |
| systems, three persons nominated by the Ohio osteopathic | 52244 |
| association, three persons nominated by the association of Ohio | 52245 |
| children's hospitals, and three persons nominated by the health | 52246 |
| forum of Ohio; | 52247 |
| (22) Three representatives of hospitals that are not trauma | 52248 |
| centers and actively provide emergency care to trauma patients, | 52249 |
| appointed from among three persons nominated by OHA: the | 52250 |
| association for hospitals and health systems, three persons | 52251 |
| nominated by the Ohio osteopathic association, three persons | 52252 |
| nominated by the association of Ohio children's hospitals, and | 52253 |
| three persons nominated by the health forum of Ohio. The | 52254 |
| representatives may be hospital administrators, physicians, | 52255 |
| nurses, or other clinical professionals. | 52256 |
| Members of the committee shall have substantial experience in | 52257 |
| the categories they represent, shall be residents of this state, | 52258 |
| and may be members of the state board of emergency medical, fire, | 52259 |
| and transportation services. In appointing members of the | 52260 |
| committee, the director shall attempt to include members | 52261 |
| representing urban and rural areas, various geographical areas of | 52262 |
| the state, and various schools of training. The director shall not | 52263 |
| appoint to the committee more than one member who is employed by | 52264 |
| or practices at the same hospital, health system, or emergency | 52265 |
| medical service organization. | 52266 |
| The director may refuse to appoint any of the persons | 52267 |
| nominated by an organization or organizations under this division. | 52268 |
| In that event, the organization or organizations shall continue to | 52269 |
| nominate the required number of persons until the director | 52270 |
| appoints to the committee one or more of the persons nominated by | 52271 |
| the organization or organizations. | 52272 |
| Initial appointments to the committee shall be made by the | 52273 |
| director not later than ninety days after November 3, 2000. | 52274 |
| Members of the committee shall serve at the pleasure of the | 52275 |
| director, except that any member of the committee who ceases to be | 52276 |
| qualified for the position to which the member was appointed shall | 52277 |
| cease to be a member of the committee. Vacancies on the committee | 52278 |
| shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. | 52279 |
| The members of the committee shall serve without compensation | 52280 |
| but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred | 52281 |
| in carrying out duties as members of the committee. | 52282 |
| The committee shall select a chairperson and vice-chairperson | 52283 |
| from among its members. A majority of all members of the committee | 52284 |
| shall constitute a quorum. No action shall be taken without the | 52285 |
| concurrence of a majority of all members of the committee. The | 52286 |
| committee shall meet at the call of the chair, upon written | 52287 |
| request of five members of the committee, and at the direction of | 52288 |
| the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 52289 |
| services. The committee shall not meet at times or locations that | 52290 |
| conflict with meetings of the board. The executive director and | 52291 |
| medical director of the state board of emergency medical, fire, | 52292 |
| and transportation services may participate in any meeting of the | 52293 |
| committee and shall do so at the request of the committee. | 52294 |
| The committee shall advise and assist the state board of | 52295 |
| emergency medical, fire, and transportation services in matters | 52296 |
| related to adult and pediatric trauma care and the establishment | 52297 |
| and operation of the state trauma registry. In matters relating to | 52298 |
| the state trauma registry, the board and the committee shall | 52299 |
| consult with trauma registrars from adult and pediatric trauma | 52300 |
| centers in the state. The committee may appoint a subcommittee to | 52301 |
| advise and assist with the trauma registry. The subcommittee may | 52302 |
| include persons with expertise relevant to the trauma registry who | 52303 |
| are not members of the board or committee. | 52304 |
| (C) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 52305 |
| transportation services may appoint other committees and | 52306 |
| subcommittees as it considers necessary. | 52307 |
| (D) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 52308 |
| transportation services, and any of its committees or | 52309 |
| subcommittees, may request assistance from any state agency. The | 52310 |
| board and its committees and subcommittees may permit persons who | 52311 |
| are not members of those bodies to participate in deliberations of | 52312 |
| those bodies, but no person who is not a member of the board shall | 52313 |
| vote on the board and no person who is not a member of a committee | 52314 |
| created under division (A) or (B) of this section shall vote on | 52315 |
| that committee. | 52316 |
| (E) Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not | 52317 |
| apply to the committees established under division (A) or (B) of | 52318 |
| this section. | 52319 |
| Sec. 4765.05. (A) As used in this section, "prehospital | 52320 |
| emergency medical services" means an emergency medical services | 52321 |
| system that provides medical services to patients who require | 52322 |
| immediate assistance, because of illness or injury, prior to their | 52323 |
| arrival at an emergency medical facility. | 52324 |
| (B) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 52325 |
| transportation services shall divide the state geographically into | 52326 |
| prehospital emergency medical services regions for purposes of | 52327 |
| overseeing the delivery of adult and pediatric prehospital | 52328 |
| emergency medical services. For each prehospital emergency medical | 52329 |
| services region, the state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 52330 |
| transportation services shall appoint either a physician to serve | 52331 |
| as the regional director or a physician advisory board to serve as | 52332 |
| the regional advisory board. The state board of emergency medical, | 52333 |
| fire, and transportation services shall specify the duties of each | 52334 |
| regional director and regional advisory board. Regional directors | 52335 |
| and members of regional advisory boards shall serve without | 52336 |
| compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary | 52337 |
| expenses incurred in carrying out duties as regional directors and | 52338 |
| members of regional advisory boards. | 52339 |
| (C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit in | 52340 |
| any way the ability of a hospital to determine the market area of | 52341 |
| that hospital. | 52342 |
| Sec. 4765.06. (A) The state board of emergency medical, | 52343 |
| fire, and transportation services shall establish an emergency | 52344 |
| medical services incidence reporting system for the collection of | 52345 |
| information regarding the delivery of emergency medical services | 52346 |
| in this state and the frequency at which the services are | 52347 |
| provided. All emergency medical service organizations shall submit | 52348 |
| to the board any information that the board determines is | 52349 |
| necessary for maintaining the incidence reporting system. | 52350 |
| (B) The board shall establish a state trauma registry to be | 52351 |
| used for the collection of information regarding the care of adult | 52352 |
| and pediatric trauma victims in this state. The registry shall | 52353 |
| provide for the reporting of adult and pediatric trauma-related | 52354 |
| deaths, identification of adult and pediatric trauma patients, | 52355 |
| monitoring of adult and pediatric trauma patient care data, | 52356 |
| determination of the total amount of uncompensated adult and | 52357 |
| pediatric trauma care provided annually by each facility that | 52358 |
| provides care to trauma victims, and collection of any other | 52359 |
| information specified by the board. All persons designated by the | 52360 |
| board shall submit to the board any information it determines is | 52361 |
| necessary for maintaining the state trauma registry. At the | 52362 |
| request of the board any state agency possessing information | 52363 |
| regarding adult or pediatric trauma care shall provide the | 52364 |
| information to the board. The board shall maintain the state | 52365 |
| trauma registry in accordance with rules adopted under section | 52366 |
| 4765.11 of the Revised Code. | 52367 |
| Rules relating to the state trauma registry adopted under | 52368 |
| this section and section 4765.11 of the Revised Code shall not | 52369 |
| prohibit the operation of other trauma registries and may provide | 52370 |
| for the reporting of information to the state trauma registry by | 52371 |
| or through other trauma registries in a manner consistent with | 52372 |
| information otherwise reported to the state trauma registry. Other | 52373 |
| trauma registries may report aggregate information to the state | 52374 |
| trauma registry, provided the information can be matched to the | 52375 |
| person that reported it. Information maintained by another trauma | 52376 |
| registry and reported to the state trauma registry in lieu of | 52377 |
| being reported directly to the state trauma registry is a public | 52378 |
| record and shall be maintained, made available to the public, held | 52379 |
| in confidence, risk adjusted, and not subject to discovery or | 52380 |
| introduction into evidence in a civil action as provided in | 52381 |
| section 149.43 of the Revised Code and this section. Any person | 52382 |
| who provides, maintains, or risk adjusts such information shall | 52383 |
| comply with this section and rules adopted under it in performing | 52384 |
| that function and has the same immunities with respect to that | 52385 |
| function as a person who performs that function with respect to | 52386 |
| the state trauma registry. | 52387 |
| (C) The board and any employee or contractor of the board or | 52388 |
| the department of public safety shall not make public information | 52389 |
| it receives under Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code that | 52390 |
| identifies or would tend to identify a specific recipient of | 52391 |
| emergency medical services or adult or pediatric trauma care. | 52392 |
| (D) Not later than two years after | 52393 |
| 52394 | |
| rules under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code that provide | 52395 |
| written standards and procedures for risk adjustment of | 52396 |
| information received by the board under Chapter 4765. of the | 52397 |
| Revised Code. The rules shall be developed in consultation with | 52398 |
| appropriate medical, hospital, and emergency medical service | 52399 |
| organizations and may provide for risk adjustment by a contractor | 52400 |
| of the board. Before risk adjustment standards and procedures are | 52401 |
| implemented, no member of the board and no employee or contractor | 52402 |
| of the board or the department of public safety shall make public | 52403 |
| information received by the board under Chapter 4765. of the | 52404 |
| Revised Code that identifies or would tend to identify a specific | 52405 |
| provider of emergency medical services or adult or pediatric | 52406 |
| trauma care. After risk adjustment standards and procedures are | 52407 |
| implemented, the board shall make public such information only on | 52408 |
| a risk adjusted basis. | 52409 |
| (E) The board shall adopt rules under section 4765.11 of the | 52410 |
| Revised Code that specify procedures for ensuring the | 52411 |
| confidentiality of information that is not to be made public under | 52412 |
| this section. The rules shall specify the circumstances in which | 52413 |
| deliberations of the persons performing risk adjustment functions | 52414 |
| under this section are not open to the public and records of those | 52415 |
| deliberations are maintained in confidence. Nothing in this | 52416 |
| section prohibits the board from making public statistical | 52417 |
| information that does not identify or tend to identify a specific | 52418 |
| recipient or provider of emergency medical services or adult or | 52419 |
| pediatric trauma care. | 52420 |
| (F) No provider that furnishes information to the board with | 52421 |
| respect to any patient the provider examined or treated shall, | 52422 |
| because of this furnishing, be deemed liable in damages to any | 52423 |
| person or be held to answer for betrayal of a professional | 52424 |
| confidence in the absence of willful or wanton misconduct. No such | 52425 |
| information shall be subject to introduction in evidence in any | 52426 |
| civil action against the provider. No provider that furnishes | 52427 |
| information to the board shall be liable for the misuse or | 52428 |
| improper release of the information by the board or any other | 52429 |
| person. | 52430 |
| No person who performs risk adjustment functions under this | 52431 |
| section shall, because of performing such functions, be held | 52432 |
| liable in a civil action for betrayal of professional confidence | 52433 |
| or otherwise in the absence of willful or wanton misconduct. | 52434 |
| Sec. 4765.07. (A) The state board of emergency medical, | 52435 |
| fire, and transportation services shall adopt rules under section | 52436 |
| 4765.11 of the Revised Code to establish and administer a grant | 52437 |
| program under which grants are distributed according to the | 52438 |
| following priorities: | 52439 |
| (1) First priority shall be given to emergency medical | 52440 |
| service organizations for the training of personnel, for the | 52441 |
| purchase of equipment and vehicles, and to improve the | 52442 |
| availability, accessibility, and quality of emergency medical | 52443 |
| services in this state. In this category, the board shall give | 52444 |
| priority to grants that fund training and equipping of emergency | 52445 |
| medical service personnel. | 52446 |
| (2) Second priority shall be given to entities that research, | 52447 |
| test, and evaluate medical procedures and systems related to adult | 52448 |
| and pediatric trauma care. | 52449 |
| (3) Third priority shall be given to entities that research | 52450 |
| the causes, nature, and effects of traumatic injuries, educate the | 52451 |
| public about injury prevention, and implement, test, and evaluate | 52452 |
| injury prevention strategies. | 52453 |
| (4) Fourth priority shall be given to entities that research, | 52454 |
| test, and evaluate procedures that promote the rehabilitation, | 52455 |
| retraining, and reemployment of adult or pediatric trauma victims | 52456 |
| and social service support mechanisms for adult or pediatric | 52457 |
| trauma victims and their families. | 52458 |
| (5) Fifth priority shall be given to entities that conduct | 52459 |
| research on, test, or evaluate one or more of the following: | 52460 |
| (a) Procedures governing the performance of emergency medical | 52461 |
| services in this state; | 52462 |
| (b) The training of emergency medical service personnel; | 52463 |
| (c) The staffing of emergency medical service organizations. | 52464 |
| (6) For grants distributed for the grant award years | 52465 |
| occurring not later than the award year ending June 30, 2017, | 52466 |
| sixth priority shall be given to entities that operate paramedic | 52467 |
| training programs and are seeking national accreditation of the | 52468 |
| programs. | 52469 |
| (B) To be eligible for a grant distributed pursuant to | 52470 |
| division (A)(6) of this section, an applicant for the grant shall | 52471 |
| meet all of the following conditions: | 52472 |
| (1) Hold a certificate of accreditation issued by the board | 52473 |
| under section 4765.17 of the Revised Code to operate a paramedic | 52474 |
| training program; | 52475 |
| (2) Be seeking initial national accreditation of the program | 52476 |
| from an accrediting organization approved by the board; | 52477 |
| (3) Apply for the national accreditation on or after February | 52478 |
| 25, 2010. | 52479 |
| (C) The grant program shall be funded from the trauma and | 52480 |
|
emergency medical services | 52481 |
| of the Revised Code. | 52482 |
| Sec. 4765.08. The state board of emergency medical, fire, | 52483 |
| and transportation services shall prepare a statewide emergency | 52484 |
| medical services plan and shall revise the plan as necessary. | 52485 |
| The board shall prepare a plan for the statewide regulation | 52486 |
| of emergency medical services during periods of disaster. The plan | 52487 |
| shall be consistent with the statewide emergency medical services | 52488 |
| plan required under this section and with the statewide emergency | 52489 |
| operations plan required under section 5502.22 of the Revised | 52490 |
| Code. The board shall submit the plan to the emergency management | 52491 |
| agency created under section 5502.22 of the Revised Code. The | 52492 |
| board shall cooperate with the agency in any other manner the | 52493 |
| agency considers necessary to develop and implement the statewide | 52494 |
| emergency operations plan. | 52495 |
| Sec. 4765.09. The state board of emergency medical, fire, | 52496 |
| and transportation services shall prepare recommendations for the | 52497 |
| operation of ambulance service organizations, air medical | 52498 |
| organizations, and emergency medical service organizations. Within | 52499 |
| thirty days following the preparation or modification of | 52500 |
| recommendations, the board shall notify the board of county | 52501 |
| commissioners of any county, the board of township trustees of any | 52502 |
| township, the board of trustees of any joint ambulance district, | 52503 |
| or the board of trustees of any joint emergency medical services | 52504 |
| district in which there exist ambulance service organizations, air | 52505 |
| medical organizations, or emergency medical service organizations | 52506 |
| of any board recommendations for the operation of such | 52507 |
| organizations. The recommendations shall include, but not be | 52508 |
| limited to: | 52509 |
| (A) The definition and classification of ambulances and | 52510 |
| medical aircraft; | 52511 |
| (B) The design, equipment, and supplies for ambulances and | 52512 |
| medical aircraft, including special equipment, supplies, training, | 52513 |
| and staffing required to assist pediatric and geriatric emergency | 52514 |
| victims; | 52515 |
| (C) The minimum number and type of personnel for the | 52516 |
| operation of ambulances and medical aircraft; | 52517 |
| (D) The communication systems necessary for the operation of | 52518 |
| ambulances and medical aircraft; | 52519 |
| (E) Reports to be made by persons holding certificates of | 52520 |
| accreditation or approval issued under section 4765.17 of the | 52521 |
| Revised Code and certificates to practice issued under section | 52522 |
| 4765.30 of the Revised Code to ascertain compliance with this | 52523 |
| chapter and the rules and recommendations adopted thereunder and | 52524 |
| to ascertain the quantity and quality of ambulance service | 52525 |
| organizations, air medical organizations, and emergency medical | 52526 |
| service organizations throughout the state. | 52527 |
| Sec. 4765.10. (A) The state board of emergency medical, | 52528 |
| fire, and transportation services shall do all of the following: | 52529 |
| (1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and | 52530 |
| the rules adopted under it; | 52531 |
| (2) Approve, in accordance with procedures established in | 52532 |
| rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code, | 52533 |
| examinations that demonstrate competence to have a certificate to | 52534 |
| practice renewed without completing a continuing education | 52535 |
| program; | 52536 |
| (3) Advise applicants for state or federal emergency medical | 52537 |
| services funds, review and comment on applications for these | 52538 |
| funds, and approve the use of all state and federal funds | 52539 |
| designated solely for emergency medical service programs unless | 52540 |
| federal law requires another state agency to approve the use of | 52541 |
| all such federal funds; | 52542 |
| (4) Serve as a statewide clearinghouse for discussion, | 52543 |
| inquiry, and complaints concerning emergency medical services; | 52544 |
| (5) Make recommendations to the general assembly on | 52545 |
| legislation to improve the delivery of emergency medical services; | 52546 |
| (6) Maintain a toll-free long distance telephone number | 52547 |
| through which it shall respond to questions about emergency | 52548 |
| medical services; | 52549 |
| (7) Work with appropriate state offices in coordinating the | 52550 |
| training of firefighters and emergency medical service personnel. | 52551 |
| Other state offices that are involved in the training of | 52552 |
| firefighters or emergency medical service personnel shall | 52553 |
| cooperate with the board and its committees and subcommittees to | 52554 |
| achieve this goal. | 52555 |
| (8) Provide a liaison to the state emergency operation center | 52556 |
| during those periods when a disaster, as defined in section | 52557 |
| 5502.21 of the Revised Code, has occurred in this state and the | 52558 |
| governor has declared an emergency as defined in that section. | 52559 |
| (B) The board may do any of the following: | 52560 |
| (1) Investigate complaints concerning emergency medical | 52561 |
| services and emergency medical service organizations as it | 52562 |
| determines necessary; | 52563 |
| (2) Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states that | 52564 |
| have standards for accreditation of emergency medical services | 52565 |
| training programs and for certification of first responders, | 52566 |
| EMTs-basic, EMTs-I, paramedics, firefighters, or fire safety | 52567 |
| inspectors that are substantially similar to those established | 52568 |
| under this chapter and the rules adopted under it; | 52569 |
| (3) Establish a statewide public information system and | 52570 |
| public education programs regarding emergency medical services; | 52571 |
| (4) Establish an injury prevention program. | 52572 |
| Sec. 4765.101. (A) The state board of emergency medical, | 52573 |
| fire, and transportation services shall investigate any allegation | 52574 |
| that a person has violated this chapter or a rule adopted under | 52575 |
| it. | 52576 |
| Any person may submit to the board a written complaint | 52577 |
| regarding an alleged violation of this chapter or a rule adopted | 52578 |
| under it. In the absence of fraud or bad faith, no person | 52579 |
| submitting a complaint to the board or testifying in an | 52580 |
| adjudication hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of | 52581 |
| the Revised Code with regard to such an alleged violation shall be | 52582 |
| liable to any person in damages in a civil action as a result of | 52583 |
| submitting the complaint or providing testimony. | 52584 |
| (B) In investigating an allegation, the board may do any of | 52585 |
| the following: | 52586 |
| (1) Administer oaths; | 52587 |
| (2) Order the taking of depositions; | 52588 |
| (3) Issue subpoenas; | 52589 |
| (4) Compel the attendance of witnesses and production of | 52590 |
| books, accounts, papers, records, documents, and testimony. | 52591 |
| (C) A subpoena for patient record information shall not be | 52592 |
| issued without consultation with the attorney general's office and | 52593 |
| approval of the executive director of the board. Before issuance | 52594 |
| of a subpoena for patient record information, the executive | 52595 |
| director shall determine whether there is probable cause to | 52596 |
| believe that the complaint filed alleges a violation of this | 52597 |
| chapter or any rule adopted under it and that the records sought | 52598 |
| are relevant to the alleged violation and material to the | 52599 |
| investigation. The subpoena may apply only to records that cover a | 52600 |
| reasonable period of time surrounding the alleged violation. | 52601 |
| (D) On failure to comply with any subpoena issued by the | 52602 |
| board and after reasonable notice to the person being subpoenaed, | 52603 |
| the board may move, pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure, for | 52604 |
| an order compelling the production of persons or records. | 52605 |
| (E) A subpoena issued by the board may be served by a | 52606 |
| sheriff, the sheriff's deputy, or an investigator for the division | 52607 |
| of emergency medical services of the department of public safety. | 52608 |
| Service of a subpoena issued by the board may be made by | 52609 |
| delivering a copy of the subpoena to the person named in it, | 52610 |
| reading it to the person, or leaving it at the person's usual | 52611 |
| place of residence. When the person being served is an individual | 52612 |
| authorized by this chapter to practice emergency medical services, | 52613 |
| service of the subpoena may be made by certified mail, restricted | 52614 |
| delivery, return receipt requested, and the subpoena shall be | 52615 |
| deemed served on the date delivery is made or on the date that the | 52616 |
| person refuses to accept delivery. | 52617 |
| Sec. 4765.102. (A) As used in this section, "licensing | 52618 |
| agency" means any entity that has the authority pursuant to Title | 52619 |
| XLVII of the Revised Code to issue a license, and any other agency | 52620 |
| of this or another state, other than the Ohio supreme court, that | 52621 |
| has the authority to issue a license that authorizes an individual | 52622 |
| to engage in an occupation or profession. "Licensing agency" | 52623 |
| includes an administrative officer that has authority to issue a | 52624 |
| license that authorizes an individual to engage in an occupation | 52625 |
| or profession. | 52626 |
| (B) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this | 52627 |
| section and section 4765.111 of the Revised Code, all information | 52628 |
| the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 52629 |
| services receives pursuant to an investigation, including | 52630 |
| information regarding an alleged violation of this chapter or | 52631 |
| rules adopted under it or a complaint submitted under division (A) | 52632 |
| of section 4765.101 of the Revised Code, is confidential, and is | 52633 |
| not subject to discovery in any civil action, during the course of | 52634 |
| the investigation and any adjudication proceedings that result | 52635 |
| from the investigation. Upon completion of the investigation and | 52636 |
| any resulting adjudication proceedings, the information is a | 52637 |
| matter of public record for purposes of section 149.43 of the | 52638 |
| Revised Code. | 52639 |
| (C) The board may release information otherwise made | 52640 |
| confidential by division (B) of this section to law enforcement | 52641 |
| officers or licensing agencies of this or another state that are | 52642 |
| prosecuting, adjudicating, or investigating the holder of a | 52643 |
| certificate issued under this chapter or a person who allegedly | 52644 |
| engaged in the unauthorized provision of emergency medical | 52645 |
| services. | 52646 |
| A law enforcement officer or licensing agency with | 52647 |
| information disclosed by the board under this division shall not | 52648 |
| divulge the information other than for the purpose of an | 52649 |
| adjudication by a court or licensing agency to which the subject | 52650 |
| of the adjudication is a party. | 52651 |
| (D) If an investigation conducted under section 4765.101 of | 52652 |
| the Revised Code requires a review of patient records, the | 52653 |
| investigation and proceedings related to it shall be conducted in | 52654 |
| such a manner as to protect patient confidentiality. The board | 52655 |
| shall not make public the name or any other identifying | 52656 |
| information about a patient unless proper consent is given in | 52657 |
| accordance with rules adopted by the board. If the patient is less | 52658 |
| than eighteen years of age, the board shall obtain consent from | 52659 |
| the patient's parent, guardian, or custodian. | 52660 |
| Sec. 4765.11. (A) The state board of emergency medical, | 52661 |
| fire, and transportation services shall adopt, and may amend and | 52662 |
| rescind, rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code | 52663 |
| and division (C) of this section that establish all of the | 52664 |
| following: | 52665 |
| (1) Procedures for its governance and the control of its | 52666 |
| actions and business affairs; | 52667 |
| (2) Standards for the performance of emergency medical | 52668 |
| services by first responders, emergency medical technicians-basic, | 52669 |
| emergency medical technicians-intermediate, and emergency medical | 52670 |
| technicians-paramedic; | 52671 |
| (3) Application fees for certificates of accreditation, | 52672 |
| certificates of approval, certificates to teach, and certificates | 52673 |
| to practice, which shall be deposited into the trauma and | 52674 |
| emergency medical services fund created in section 4513.263 of the | 52675 |
| Revised Code; | 52676 |
| (4) Criteria for determining when the application or renewal | 52677 |
| fee for a certificate to practice may be waived because an | 52678 |
| applicant cannot afford to pay the fee; | 52679 |
| (5) Procedures for issuance and renewal of certificates of | 52680 |
| accreditation, certificates of approval, certificates to teach, | 52681 |
| and certificates to practice, including any procedures necessary | 52682 |
| to ensure that adequate notice of renewal is provided in | 52683 |
| accordance with division (D) of section 4765.30 of the Revised | 52684 |
| Code; | 52685 |
| (6) Procedures for suspending or revoking certificates of | 52686 |
| accreditation, certificates of approval, certificates to teach, | 52687 |
| and certificates to practice; | 52688 |
| (7) Grounds for suspension or revocation of a certificate to | 52689 |
| practice issued under section 4765.30 of the Revised Code and for | 52690 |
| taking any other disciplinary action against a first responder, | 52691 |
| EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic; | 52692 |
| (8) Procedures for taking disciplinary action against a first | 52693 |
| responder, EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic; | 52694 |
| (9) Standards for certificates of accreditation and | 52695 |
| certificates of approval; | 52696 |
| (10) Qualifications for certificates to teach; | 52697 |
| (11) Requirements for a certificate to practice; | 52698 |
| (12) The curricula, number of hours of instruction and | 52699 |
| training, and instructional materials to be used in adult and | 52700 |
| pediatric emergency medical services training programs and adult | 52701 |
| and pediatric emergency medical services continuing education | 52702 |
| programs; | 52703 |
| (13) Procedures for conducting courses in recognizing | 52704 |
| symptoms of life-threatening allergic reactions and in calculating | 52705 |
| proper dosage levels and administering injections of epinephrine | 52706 |
| to adult and pediatric patients who suffer life-threatening | 52707 |
| allergic reactions; | 52708 |
| (14) Examinations for certificates to practice; | 52709 |
| (15) Procedures for administering examinations for | 52710 |
| certificates to practice; | 52711 |
| (16) Procedures for approving examinations that demonstrate | 52712 |
| competence to have a certificate to practice renewed without | 52713 |
| completing an emergency medical services continuing education | 52714 |
| program; | 52715 |
| (17) Procedures for granting extensions and exemptions of | 52716 |
| emergency medical services continuing education requirements; | 52717 |
| (18) Procedures for approving the additional emergency | 52718 |
| medical services first responders are authorized by division (C) | 52719 |
| of section 4765.35 of the Revised Code to perform, EMTs-basic are | 52720 |
| authorized by division (C) of section 4765.37 of the Revised Code | 52721 |
| to perform, EMTs-I are authorized by division (B)(5) of section | 52722 |
| 4765.38 of the Revised Code to perform, and paramedics are | 52723 |
| authorized by division (B)(6) of section 4765.39 of the Revised | 52724 |
| Code to perform; | 52725 |
| (19) Standards and procedures for implementing the | 52726 |
| requirements of section 4765.06 of the Revised Code, including | 52727 |
| designations of the persons who are required to report information | 52728 |
| to the board and the types of information to be reported; | 52729 |
| (20) Procedures for administering the emergency medical | 52730 |
| services grant program established under section 4765.07 of the | 52731 |
| Revised Code; | 52732 |
| (21) Procedures consistent with Chapter 119. of the Revised | 52733 |
| Code for appealing decisions of the board; | 52734 |
| (22) Minimum qualifications and peer review and quality | 52735 |
| improvement requirements for persons who provide medical direction | 52736 |
| to emergency medical service personnel; | 52737 |
| (23) The manner in which a patient, or a patient's parent, | 52738 |
| guardian, or custodian may consent to the board releasing | 52739 |
| identifying information about the patient under division (D) of | 52740 |
| section 4765.102 of the Revised Code; | 52741 |
| (24) Circumstances under which a training program or | 52742 |
| continuing education program, or portion of either type of | 52743 |
| program, may be taught by a person who does not hold a certificate | 52744 |
| to teach issued under section 4765.23 of the Revised Code; | 52745 |
| (25) Certification cycles for certificates issued under | 52746 |
| sections 4765.23 and 4765.30 of the Revised Code and certificates | 52747 |
| issued by the executive director of the state board of emergency | 52748 |
| medical, fire, and transportation services under section 4765.55 | 52749 |
| of the Revised Code that establish a common expiration date for | 52750 |
| all certificates. | 52751 |
| (B) The board may adopt, and may amend and rescind, rules in | 52752 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and division (C) | 52753 |
| of this section that establish the following: | 52754 |
| (1) Specifications of information that may be collected under | 52755 |
| the trauma system registry and incidence reporting system created | 52756 |
| under section 4765.06 of the Revised Code; | 52757 |
| (2) Standards and procedures for implementing any of the | 52758 |
| recommendations made by any committees of the board or under | 52759 |
| section 4765.04 of the Revised Code; | 52760 |
| (3) Requirements that a person must meet to receive a | 52761 |
| certificate to practice as a first responder pursuant to division | 52762 |
| (A)(2) of section 4765.30 of the Revised Code; | 52763 |
| (4) Any other rules necessary to implement this chapter. | 52764 |
| (C) In developing and administering rules adopted under this | 52765 |
| chapter, the state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 52766 |
| transportation services shall consult with regional directors and | 52767 |
| regional physician advisory boards created by section 4765.05 of | 52768 |
| the Revised Code and emphasize the special needs of pediatric and | 52769 |
| geriatric patients. | 52770 |
| (D) Except as otherwise provided in this division, before | 52771 |
| adopting, amending, or rescinding any rule under this chapter, the | 52772 |
| board shall submit the proposed rule to the director of public | 52773 |
| safety for review. The director may review the proposed rule for | 52774 |
| not more than sixty days after the date it is submitted. If, | 52775 |
| within this sixty-day period, the director approves the proposed | 52776 |
| rule or does not notify the board that the rule is disapproved, | 52777 |
| the board may adopt, amend, or rescind the rule as proposed. If, | 52778 |
| within this sixty-day period, the director notifies the board that | 52779 |
| the proposed rule is disapproved, the board shall not adopt, | 52780 |
| amend, or rescind the rule as proposed unless at least twelve | 52781 |
| members of the board vote to adopt, amend, or rescind it. | 52782 |
| This division does not apply to an emergency rule adopted in | 52783 |
| accordance with section 119.03 of the Revised Code. | 52784 |
| Sec. 4765.111. Except as provided in this section or sections | 52785 |
| 4765.112 to 4765.116 of the Revised Code, the state board of | 52786 |
| emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall conduct | 52787 |
| disciplinary proceedings regarding the holder of a certificate | 52788 |
| issued under this chapter in accordance with rules adopted by the | 52789 |
| board under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. | 52790 |
| The board and a holder of a certificate are the parties to a | 52791 |
| hearing conducted under this chapter. Either party may submit a | 52792 |
| written request to the other party for a list of witnesses and | 52793 |
| copies of documents intended to be introduced at the hearing. The | 52794 |
| request shall be in writing and shall be served not less than | 52795 |
| thirty-seven days prior to the commencement of the hearing, unless | 52796 |
| the hearing officer or presiding board member grants an extension | 52797 |
| of time to make the request. Not later than thirty days before the | 52798 |
| hearing, the responding party shall provide the requested list of | 52799 |
| witnesses and copies of documents to the requesting party, unless | 52800 |
| the hearing officer or presiding board member grants an extension | 52801 |
| of time to provide the list and copies. | 52802 |
| Failure to timely provide a list or copies requested in | 52803 |
| accordance with this section shall result in exclusion from the | 52804 |
| hearing of the witnesses, testimony, or documents. | 52805 |
| Sec. 4765.112. (A) The state board of emergency medical, | 52806 |
| fire, and transportation services, by an affirmative vote of the | 52807 |
| majority of its members, may suspend without a prior hearing a | 52808 |
| certificate to practice issued under this chapter if the board | 52809 |
| determines that there is clear and convincing evidence that | 52810 |
| continued practice by the certificate holder presents a danger of | 52811 |
| immediate and serious harm to the public and that the certificate | 52812 |
| holder has done any of the following: | 52813 |
| (1) Furnished false, fraudulent, or misleading information to | 52814 |
| the board; | 52815 |
| (2) Engaged in activities that exceed those permitted by the | 52816 |
| individual's certificate; | 52817 |
| (3) In a court of this or any other state or federal court | 52818 |
| been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been the subject of a | 52819 |
| judicial finding of guilt of, a judicial finding of guilt | 52820 |
| resulting from a plea of no contest to, or a judicial finding of | 52821 |
| eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a felony | 52822 |
| or for a misdemeanor committed in the course of practice or | 52823 |
| involving gross immorality or moral turpitude. | 52824 |
| (B) Immediately following the decision to impose a summary | 52825 |
| suspension, the board, in accordance with section 119.07 of the | 52826 |
| Revised Code, shall issue a written order of suspension, cause it | 52827 |
| to be delivered to the certificate holder, and notify the | 52828 |
| certificate holder of the opportunity for a hearing. If timely | 52829 |
| requested by the certificate holder, a hearing shall be conducted | 52830 |
| in accordance with section 4765.115 of the Revised Code. | 52831 |
| Sec. 4765.113. If the state board of emergency medical, | 52832 |
| fire, and transportation services imposes a suspension on the | 52833 |
| basis of a conviction, judicial finding, or plea as described in | 52834 |
| division (A)(3) of section 4765.112 of the Revised Code that is | 52835 |
| overturned on appeal, the certificate holder, on exhaustion of the | 52836 |
| criminal appeal process, may file with the board a petition for | 52837 |
| reconsideration of the suspension along with appropriate court | 52838 |
| documents. On receipt of the petition and documents, the board | 52839 |
| shall reinstate the certificate holder's certificate to practice. | 52840 |
| Sec. 4765.114. (A) A certificate to practice emergency | 52841 |
| medical services issued under this chapter is automatically | 52842 |
| suspended on the certificate holder's conviction of, plea of | 52843 |
| guilty to, or judicial finding of guilt of any of the following: | 52844 |
| aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious | 52845 |
| assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual | 52846 |
| imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated burglary, aggravated | 52847 |
| robbery, or a substantially equivalent offense committed in this | 52848 |
| or another jurisdiction. Continued practice after the suspension | 52849 |
| is practicing without a certificate. | 52850 |
| (B) If the state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 52851 |
| transportation services has knowledge that an automatic suspension | 52852 |
| has occurred, it shall notify, in accordance with section 119.07 | 52853 |
| of the Revised Code, the certificate holder of the suspension and | 52854 |
| of the opportunity for a hearing. If timely requested by the | 52855 |
| certificate holder, a hearing shall be conducted in accordance | 52856 |
| with section 4765.115 of the Revised Code. | 52857 |
| Sec. 4765.115. (A) A suspension order issued under section | 52858 |
| 4765.112 or automatic suspension under section 4765.114 of the | 52859 |
| Revised Code is not subject to suspension by a court prior to a | 52860 |
| hearing under this section or during the pendency of any appeal | 52861 |
| filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. | 52862 |
| (B) A suspension order issued under section 4765.112 or | 52863 |
| automatic suspension under section 4765.114 of the Revised Code | 52864 |
| remains in effect, unless reversed by the state board of emergency | 52865 |
| medical, fire, and transportation services, until a final | 52866 |
| adjudication order issued by the board pursuant to this section | 52867 |
| becomes effective. | 52868 |
| (C) Hearings requested pursuant to section 4765.112 or | 52869 |
| 4765.114 of the Revised Code shall be conducted under this section | 52870 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 52871 |
| (D) A hearing under this section shall be held not later than | 52872 |
| forty-five days but not earlier than forty days after the | 52873 |
| certificate holder requests it, unless another date is agreed to | 52874 |
| by the certificate holder and the board. | 52875 |
| (E) After completion of an adjudication hearing, the board | 52876 |
| may adopt, by an affirmative vote of the majority of its members, | 52877 |
| a final adjudication order that imposes any of the following | 52878 |
| sanctions: | 52879 |
| (1) Suspension of the holder's certificate to practice; | 52880 |
| (2) Revocation of the holder's certificate to practice; | 52881 |
| (3) Issuance of a written reprimand; | 52882 |
| (4) A refusal to renew or a limitation on the holder's | 52883 |
| certificate to practice. | 52884 |
| The board shall issue its final adjudication order not later | 52885 |
| than forty-five days after completion of an adjudication hearing. | 52886 |
| If the board does not issue a final order within that time period, | 52887 |
| the suspension order is void, but any final adjudication order | 52888 |
| subsequently issued is not affected. | 52889 |
| (F) Any action taken by the board under this section | 52890 |
| resulting in a suspension from practice shall be accompanied by a | 52891 |
| written statement of the conditions under which the certificate to | 52892 |
| practice may be reinstated. Reinstatement of a certificate | 52893 |
| suspended under this section requires an affirmative vote by the | 52894 |
| majority of the members of the board. | 52895 |
| (G) When the board revokes or refuses to reinstate a | 52896 |
| certificate to practice, the board may specify that its action is | 52897 |
| permanent. An individual subject to permanent action taken by the | 52898 |
| board is forever ineligible to hold a certificate of the type | 52899 |
| revoked or refused, and the board shall not accept from the | 52900 |
| individual an application for reinstatement of the certificate or | 52901 |
| for a new certificate. | 52902 |
| Sec. 4765.116. If a certificate holder subject to a | 52903 |
| suspension order issued by the state board of emergency medical, | 52904 |
| fire, and transportation services under section 4765.112 or an | 52905 |
| automatic suspension order under section 4765.114 of the Revised | 52906 |
| Code fails to make a timely request for a hearing, the following | 52907 |
| apply: | 52908 |
| (A) In the case of a certificate holder subject to a summary | 52909 |
| suspension order, the board is not required to hold a hearing, but | 52910 |
| may adopt, by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members, a | 52911 |
| final order that contains the board's findings. In the final | 52912 |
| order, the board may order any of the sanctions listed in division | 52913 |
| (E) of section 4765.115 of the Revised Code. | 52914 |
| (B) In the case of a certificate holder subject to an | 52915 |
| automatic suspension order, the board may adopt, by an affirmative | 52916 |
| vote of a majority of its members, a final order that permanently | 52917 |
| revokes the holder's certificate to practice. | 52918 |
| Sec. 4765.12. (A) Not later than two years after
| 52919 |
| 52920 | |
| of emergency medical and transportation services shall develop and | 52921 |
| distribute guidelines for the care of trauma victims by emergency | 52922 |
| medical service personnel and for the conduct of peer review and | 52923 |
| quality assurance programs by emergency medical service | 52924 |
| organizations. The guidelines shall be consistent with the state | 52925 |
| trauma triage protocols adopted in rules under sections 4765.11 | 52926 |
| and 4765.40 of the Revised Code and shall place emphasis on the | 52927 |
| special needs of pediatric and geriatric trauma victims. In | 52928 |
| developing the guidelines, the board shall consult with entities | 52929 |
| with interests in trauma and emergency medical services and shall | 52930 |
| consider any relevant guidelines adopted by national | 52931 |
| organizations, including the American college of surgeons, | 52932 |
| American college of emergency physicians, and American academy of | 52933 |
| pediatrics. The board shall distribute the guidelines, and | 52934 |
| amendments to the guidelines, to each emergency medical service | 52935 |
| organization, regional director, regional physician advisory | 52936 |
| board, certified emergency medical service instructor, and person | 52937 |
| who regularly provides medical direction to emergency medical | 52938 |
| service personnel in this state. | 52939 |
| (B) Not later than three years after | 52940 |
| 52941 | |
| organization in this state shall implement ongoing peer review and | 52942 |
| quality assurance programs designed to improve the availability | 52943 |
| and quality of the emergency medical services it provides. The | 52944 |
| form and content of the programs shall be determined by each | 52945 |
| emergency medical service organization. In implementing the | 52946 |
| programs, each emergency medical service organization shall | 52947 |
| consider how to improve its ability to provide effective trauma | 52948 |
| care, particularly for pediatric and geriatric trauma victims, and | 52949 |
| shall take into account the trauma care guidelines developed by | 52950 |
| the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 52951 |
| services under this section. | 52952 |
| Information generated solely for use in a peer review or | 52953 |
| quality assurance program conducted on behalf of an emergency | 52954 |
| medical service organization is not a public record under section | 52955 |
| 149.43 of the Revised Code. Such information, and any discussion | 52956 |
| conducted in the course of a peer review or quality assurance | 52957 |
| program conducted on behalf of an emergency medical service | 52958 |
| organization, is not subject to discovery in a civil action and | 52959 |
| shall not be introduced into evidence in a civil action against | 52960 |
| the emergency medical service organization on whose behalf the | 52961 |
| information was generated or the discussion occurred. | 52962 |
| No emergency medical service organization on whose behalf a | 52963 |
| peer review or quality assurance program is conducted, and no | 52964 |
| person who conducts such a program, because of performing such | 52965 |
| functions, shall be liable in a civil action for betrayal of | 52966 |
| professional confidence or otherwise in the absence of willful or | 52967 |
| wanton misconduct. | 52968 |
| Sec. 4765.15. A person seeking to operate an emergency | 52969 |
| medical services training program shall submit a completed | 52970 |
| application for accreditation to the state board of emergency | 52971 |
| medical, fire, and transportation services on a form the board | 52972 |
| shall prescribe and furnish. The application shall be accompanied | 52973 |
| by the appropriate application fee established in rules adopted | 52974 |
| under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. | 52975 |
| A person seeking to operate an emergency medical services | 52976 |
| continuing education program shall submit a completed application | 52977 |
| for approval to the board on a form the board shall prescribe and | 52978 |
| furnish. The application shall be accompanied by the appropriate | 52979 |
| application fee established in rules adopted under section 4765.11 | 52980 |
| of the Revised Code. | 52981 |
| The board shall administer the accreditation and approval | 52982 |
| processes pursuant to rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the | 52983 |
| Revised Code. In administering these processes, the board may | 52984 |
| authorize other persons to evaluate applications for accreditation | 52985 |
| or approval and may accept the recommendations made by those | 52986 |
| persons. | 52987 |
| The board may cause an investigation to be made into the | 52988 |
| accuracy of the information submitted in any application for | 52989 |
| accreditation or approval. If an investigation indicates that | 52990 |
| false, misleading, or incomplete information has been submitted to | 52991 |
| the board in connection with any application for accreditation or | 52992 |
| approval, the board shall conduct a hearing on the matter in | 52993 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 52994 |
| Sec. 4765.16. (A) All courses offered through an emergency | 52995 |
| medical services training program or an emergency medical services | 52996 |
| continuing education program, other than ambulance driving, shall | 52997 |
| be developed under the direction of a physician who specializes in | 52998 |
| emergency medicine. Each course that deals with trauma care shall | 52999 |
| be developed in consultation with a physician who specializes in | 53000 |
| trauma surgery. Except as specified by the state board of | 53001 |
| emergency medical, fire, and transportation services pursuant to | 53002 |
| rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code, each | 53003 |
| course offered through a training program or continuing education | 53004 |
| program shall be taught by a person who holds the appropriate | 53005 |
| certificate to teach issued under section 4765.23 of the Revised | 53006 |
| Code. | 53007 |
| (B) A training program for first responders shall meet the | 53008 |
| standards established in rules adopted by the board under section | 53009 |
| 4765.11 of the Revised Code. The program shall include courses in | 53010 |
| both of the following areas for at least the number of hours | 53011 |
| established by the board's rules: | 53012 |
| (1) Emergency victim care; | 53013 |
| (2) Reading and interpreting a trauma victim's vital signs. | 53014 |
| (C) A training program for emergency medical | 53015 |
| technicians-basic shall meet the standards established in rules | 53016 |
| adopted by the board under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. | 53017 |
| The program shall include courses in each of the following areas | 53018 |
| for at least the number of hours established by the board's rules: | 53019 |
| (1) Emergency victim care; | 53020 |
| (2) Reading and interpreting a trauma victim's vital signs; | 53021 |
| (3) Triage protocols for adult and pediatric trauma victims; | 53022 |
| (4) In-hospital training; | 53023 |
| (5) Clinical training; | 53024 |
| (6) Training as an ambulance driver. | 53025 |
| Each operator of a training program for emergency medical | 53026 |
| technicians-basic shall allow any pupil in the twelfth grade in a | 53027 |
| secondary school who is at least seventeen years old and who | 53028 |
| otherwise meets the requirements for admission into such a | 53029 |
| training program to be admitted to and complete the program and, | 53030 |
| as part of the training, to ride in an ambulance with emergency | 53031 |
| medical technicians-basic, emergency medical | 53032 |
| technicians-intermediate, and emergency medical | 53033 |
| technicians-paramedic. Each emergency medical service organization | 53034 |
| shall allow pupils participating in training programs to ride in | 53035 |
| an ambulance with emergency medical technicians-basic, advanced | 53036 |
| emergency medical technicians-intermediate, and emergency medical | 53037 |
| technicians-paramedic. | 53038 |
| (D) A training program for emergency medical | 53039 |
| technicians-intermediate shall meet the standards established in | 53040 |
| rules adopted by the board under section 4765.11 of the Revised | 53041 |
| Code. The program shall include, or require as a prerequisite, the | 53042 |
| training specified in division (C) of this section and courses in | 53043 |
| each of the following areas for at least the number of hours | 53044 |
| established by the board's rules: | 53045 |
| (1) Recognizing symptoms of life-threatening allergic | 53046 |
| reactions and in calculating proper dosage levels and | 53047 |
| administering injections of epinephrine to persons who suffer | 53048 |
| life-threatening allergic reactions, conducted in accordance with | 53049 |
| rules adopted by the board under section 4765.11 of the Revised | 53050 |
| Code; | 53051 |
| (2) Venous access procedures; | 53052 |
| (3) Cardiac monitoring and electrical interventions to | 53053 |
| support or correct the cardiac function. | 53054 |
| (E) A training program for emergency medical | 53055 |
| technicians-paramedic shall meet the standards established in | 53056 |
| rules adopted by the board under section 4765.11 of the Revised | 53057 |
| Code. The program shall include, or require as a prerequisite, the | 53058 |
| training specified in divisions (C) and (D) of this section and | 53059 |
| courses in each of the following areas for at least the number of | 53060 |
| hours established by the board's rules: | 53061 |
| (1) Medical terminology; | 53062 |
| (2) Venous access procedures; | 53063 |
| (3) Airway procedures; | 53064 |
| (4) Patient assessment and triage; | 53065 |
| (5) Acute cardiac care, including administration of | 53066 |
| parenteral injections, electrical interventions, and other | 53067 |
| emergency medical services; | 53068 |
| (6) Emergency and trauma victim care beyond that required | 53069 |
| under division (C) of this section; | 53070 |
| (7) Clinical training beyond that required under division (C) | 53071 |
| of this section. | 53072 |
| (F) A continuing education program for first responders, | 53073 |
| EMTs-basic, EMTs-I, or paramedics shall meet the standards | 53074 |
| established in rules adopted by the board under section 4765.11 of | 53075 |
| the Revised Code. A continuing education program shall include | 53076 |
| instruction and training in subjects established by the board's | 53077 |
| rules for at least the number of hours established by the board's | 53078 |
| rules. | 53079 |
| Sec. 4765.17. (A) The state board of emergency medical, | 53080 |
| fire, and transportation services shall issue the appropriate | 53081 |
| certificate of accreditation or certificate of approval to an | 53082 |
| applicant who is of good reputation and meets the requirements of | 53083 |
| section 4765.16 of the Revised Code. The board shall grant or deny | 53084 |
| a certificate of accreditation or certificate of approval within | 53085 |
| one hundred twenty days of receipt of the application. The board | 53086 |
| may issue or renew a certificate of accreditation or certificate | 53087 |
| of approval on a provisional basis to an applicant who is of good | 53088 |
| reputation and is in substantial compliance with the requirements | 53089 |
| of section 4765.16 of the Revised Code. The board shall inform an | 53090 |
| applicant receiving such a certificate of the conditions that must | 53091 |
| be met to complete compliance with section 4765.16 of the Revised | 53092 |
| Code. | 53093 |
| (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a | 53094 |
| certificate of accreditation or certificate of approval is valid | 53095 |
| for up to five years and may be renewed by the board pursuant to | 53096 |
| procedures and standards established in rules adopted under | 53097 |
| section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. An application for renewal | 53098 |
| shall be accompanied by the appropriate renewal fee established in | 53099 |
| rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. | 53100 |
| (C) A certificate of accreditation or certificate of approval | 53101 |
| issued on a provisional basis is valid for the length of time | 53102 |
| established by the board. If the board finds that the holder of | 53103 |
| such a certificate has met the conditions it specifies under | 53104 |
| division (A) of this section, the board shall issue the | 53105 |
| appropriate certificate of accreditation or certificate of | 53106 |
| approval. | 53107 |
| (D) A certificate of accreditation is valid only for the | 53108 |
| emergency medical services training program or programs for which | 53109 |
| it is issued. The holder of a certificate of accreditation may | 53110 |
| apply to operate additional training programs in accordance with | 53111 |
| rules adopted by the board under section 4765.11 of the Revised | 53112 |
| Code. Any additional training programs shall expire on the | 53113 |
| expiration date of the applicant's current certificate. A | 53114 |
| certificate of approval is valid only for the emergency medical | 53115 |
| services continuing education program for which it is issued. | 53116 |
| Neither is transferable. | 53117 |
| (E) The holder of a certificate of accreditation or a | 53118 |
| certificate of approval may offer courses at more than one | 53119 |
| location in accordance with rules adopted under section 4765.11 of | 53120 |
| the Revised Code. | 53121 |
| Sec. 4765.18. The state board of emergency medical, fire, | 53122 |
| and transportation services may suspend or revoke a certificate of | 53123 |
| accreditation or a certificate of approval issued under section | 53124 |
| 4765.17 of the Revised Code for any of the following reasons: | 53125 |
| (A) Violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under it; | 53126 |
| (B) Furnishing of false, misleading, or incomplete | 53127 |
| information to the board; | 53128 |
| (C) The signing of an application or the holding of a | 53129 |
| certificate of accreditation by a person who has pleaded guilty to | 53130 |
| or has been convicted of a felony, or has pleaded guilty to or | 53131 |
| been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude; | 53132 |
| (D) The signing of an application or the holding of a | 53133 |
| certificate of accreditation by a person who is addicted to the | 53134 |
| use of any controlled substance or has been adjudicated | 53135 |
| incompetent for that purpose by a court, as provided in section | 53136 |
| 5122.301 of the Revised Code; | 53137 |
| (E) Violation of any commitment made in an application for a | 53138 |
| certificate of accreditation or certificate of approval; | 53139 |
| (F) Presentation to prospective students of misleading, | 53140 |
| false, or fraudulent information relating to the emergency medical | 53141 |
| services training program or emergency medical services continuing | 53142 |
| education program, employment opportunities, or opportunities for | 53143 |
| enrollment in accredited institutions of higher education after | 53144 |
| entering or completing courses offered by the operator of a | 53145 |
| program; | 53146 |
| (G) Failure to maintain in a safe and sanitary condition | 53147 |
| premises and equipment used in conducting courses of study; | 53148 |
| (H) Failure to maintain financial resources adequate for the | 53149 |
| satisfactory conduct of courses of study or to retain a sufficient | 53150 |
| number of certified instructors; | 53151 |
| (I) Discrimination in the acceptance of students upon the | 53152 |
| basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. | 53153 |
| Sec. 4765.22. A person seeking a certificate to teach in an | 53154 |
| emergency medical services training program or an emergency | 53155 |
| medical services continuing education program shall submit a | 53156 |
| completed application for certification to the state board of | 53157 |
| emergency medical, fire, and transportation services on a form the | 53158 |
| board shall prescribe and furnish. The application shall be | 53159 |
| accompanied by the appropriate application fee established in | 53160 |
| rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. | 53161 |
| Sec. 4765.23. The state board of emergency medical, fire, | 53162 |
| and transportation services shall issue a certificate to teach in | 53163 |
| an emergency medical services training program or an emergency | 53164 |
| medical services continuing education program to any applicant who | 53165 |
| it determines meets the qualifications established in rules | 53166 |
| adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. The certificate | 53167 |
| shall indicate each type of instruction and training the | 53168 |
| certificate holder may teach under the certificate. | 53169 |
| A certificate to teach shall have a certification cycle | 53170 |
| established by the board and may be renewed by the board pursuant | 53171 |
| to rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. An | 53172 |
| application for renewal shall be accompanied by the appropriate | 53173 |
| renewal fee established in rules adopted under section 4765.11 of | 53174 |
| the Revised Code. | 53175 |
| The board may suspend or revoke a certificate to teach | 53176 |
| pursuant to rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised | 53177 |
| Code. | 53178 |
| Sec. 4765.28. A person seeking a certificate to practice as | 53179 |
| a first responder, emergency medical technician-basic, emergency | 53180 |
| medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical | 53181 |
| technician-paramedic shall submit a completed application for | 53182 |
| certification to the state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 53183 |
| transportation services on a form the board shall prescribe and | 53184 |
| furnish. Except as provided in division (B) of section 4765.29 of | 53185 |
| the Revised Code, the application shall include evidence that the | 53186 |
| applicant received the appropriate certificate of completion | 53187 |
| pursuant to section 4765.24 of the Revised Code. The application | 53188 |
| shall be accompanied by the appropriate application fee | 53189 |
| established in rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised | 53190 |
| Code, unless the board waives the fee on determining pursuant to | 53191 |
| those rules that the applicant cannot afford to pay the fee. | 53192 |
| Sec. 4765.29. (A) The state board of emergency medical, | 53193 |
| fire, and transportation services shall provide for the | 53194 |
| examination of applicants for certification to practice as first | 53195 |
| responders, emergency medical technicians-basic, emergency medical | 53196 |
| technicians-intermediate, and emergency medical | 53197 |
| technicians-paramedic. The examinations shall be established by | 53198 |
| the board in rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised | 53199 |
| Code. The board may administer the examinations or contract with | 53200 |
| other persons to administer the examinations. In either case, the | 53201 |
| examinations shall be administered pursuant to procedures | 53202 |
| established in rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised | 53203 |
| Code and shall be offered at various locations in the state | 53204 |
| selected by the board. | 53205 |
| Except as provided in division (B) of this section, an | 53206 |
| applicant shall not be permitted to take an examination for the | 53207 |
| same certificate to practice more than three times since last | 53208 |
| receiving the certificate of completion pursuant to section | 53209 |
| 4765.24 of the Revised Code that qualifies the applicant to take | 53210 |
| the examination unless the applicant receives another certificate | 53211 |
| of completion that qualifies the applicant to take the | 53212 |
| examination. | 53213 |
| (B) On request of an applicant who fails three examinations | 53214 |
| for the same certificate to practice, the board may direct the | 53215 |
| applicant to complete a specific portion of an accredited | 53216 |
| emergency medical services training program. If the applicant | 53217 |
| provides satisfactory proof to the board that the applicant has | 53218 |
| successfully completed that portion of the program, the applicant | 53219 |
| shall be permitted to take the examination. | 53220 |
| Sec. 4765.30. (A)(1) The state board of emergency medical, | 53221 |
| fire, and transportation services shall issue a certificate to | 53222 |
| practice as a first responder to an applicant who meets all of the | 53223 |
| following conditions: | 53224 |
| (a) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, is | 53225 |
| a volunteer for a nonprofit emergency medical service organization | 53226 |
| or a nonprofit fire department; | 53227 |
| (b) Holds the appropriate certificate of completion issued in | 53228 |
| accordance with section 4765.24 of the Revised Code; | 53229 |
| (c) Passes the appropriate examination conducted under | 53230 |
| section 4765.29 of the Revised Code; | 53231 |
| (d) Is not in violation of any provision of this chapter or | 53232 |
| the rules adopted under it; | 53233 |
| (e) Meets any other certification requirements established in | 53234 |
| rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. | 53235 |
| (2) The board may waive the requirement to be a volunteer for | 53236 |
| a nonprofit entity if the applicant meets other requirements | 53237 |
| established in rules adopted under division (B)(3) of section | 53238 |
| 4765.11 of the Revised Code relative to a person's eligibility to | 53239 |
| practice as a first responder. | 53240 |
| (B) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 53241 |
| transportation services shall issue a certificate to practice as | 53242 |
| an emergency medical technician-basic to an applicant who meets | 53243 |
| all of the following conditions: | 53244 |
| (1) Holds a certificate of completion in emergency medical | 53245 |
| services training-basic issued in accordance with section 4765.24 | 53246 |
| of the Revised Code; | 53247 |
| (2) Passes the examination for emergency medical | 53248 |
| technicians-basic conducted under section 4765.29 of the Revised | 53249 |
| Code; | 53250 |
| (3) Is not in violation of any provision of this chapter or | 53251 |
| the rules adopted under it; | 53252 |
| (4) Meets any other certification requirements established in | 53253 |
| rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. | 53254 |
| (C) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 53255 |
| transportation services shall issue a certificate to practice as | 53256 |
| an emergency medical technician-intermediate or emergency medical | 53257 |
| technician-paramedic to an applicant who meets all of the | 53258 |
| following conditions: | 53259 |
| (1) Holds a certificate to practice as an emergency medical | 53260 |
| technician-basic; | 53261 |
| (2) Holds the appropriate certificate of completion issued in | 53262 |
| accordance with section 4765.24 of the Revised Code; | 53263 |
| (3) Passes the appropriate examination conducted under | 53264 |
| section 4765.29 of the Revised Code; | 53265 |
| (4) Is not in violation of any provision of this chapter or | 53266 |
| the rules adopted under it; | 53267 |
| (5) Meets any other certification requirements established in | 53268 |
| rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. | 53269 |
| (D) A certificate to practice shall have a certification | 53270 |
| cycle established by the board and may be renewed by the board | 53271 |
| pursuant to rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised | 53272 |
| Code. Not later than sixty days prior to the expiration date of an | 53273 |
| individual's certificate to practice, the board shall notify the | 53274 |
| individual of the scheduled expiration. | 53275 |
| An application for renewal shall be accompanied by the | 53276 |
| appropriate renewal fee established in rules adopted under section | 53277 |
| 4765.11 of the Revised Code, unless the board waives the fee on | 53278 |
| determining pursuant to those rules that the applicant cannot | 53279 |
| afford to pay the fee. Except as provided in division (B) of | 53280 |
| section 4765.31 of the Revised Code, the application shall include | 53281 |
| evidence of either of the following: | 53282 |
| (1) That the applicant received a certificate of completion | 53283 |
| from the appropriate emergency medical services continuing | 53284 |
| education program pursuant to section 4765.24 of the Revised Code; | 53285 |
| (2) That the applicant has successfully passed an examination | 53286 |
| that demonstrates the competence to have a certificate renewed | 53287 |
| without completing an emergency medical services continuing | 53288 |
| education program. The board shall approve such examinations in | 53289 |
| accordance with rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised | 53290 |
| Code. | 53291 |
| (E) The board shall not require an applicant for renewal of a | 53292 |
| certificate to practice to take an examination as a condition of | 53293 |
| renewing the certificate. This division does not preclude the use | 53294 |
| of examinations by operators of approved emergency medical | 53295 |
| services continuing education programs as a condition for issuance | 53296 |
| of a certificate of completion in emergency medical services | 53297 |
| continuing education. | 53298 |
| Sec. 4765.31. (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this | 53299 |
| section, a first responder, emergency medical technician-basic, | 53300 |
| emergency medical technician-intermediate, and emergency medical | 53301 |
| technician-paramedic shall complete an emergency medical services | 53302 |
| continuing education program or pass an examination approved by | 53303 |
| the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 53304 |
| services under division (A) of section 4765.10 of the Revised Code | 53305 |
| prior to the expiration of the individual's certificate to | 53306 |
| practice. Completion of the continuing education requirements for | 53307 |
| EMTs-I or paramedics satisfies the continuing education | 53308 |
| requirements for renewing the certificate to practice as an | 53309 |
| EMT-basic held by an EMT-I or paramedic. | 53310 |
| (B)(1) An applicant for renewal of a certificate to practice | 53311 |
| may apply to the board, in writing, for an extension to complete | 53312 |
| the continuing education requirements established under division | 53313 |
| (A) of this section. The board may grant such an extension and | 53314 |
| determine the length of the extension. The board may authorize the | 53315 |
| applicant to continue to practice during the extension as if the | 53316 |
| certificate to practice had not expired. | 53317 |
| (2) An applicant for renewal of a certificate to practice may | 53318 |
| apply to the board, in writing, for an exemption from the | 53319 |
| continuing education requirements established under division (A) | 53320 |
| of this section. The board may exempt an individual or a group of | 53321 |
| individuals from all or any part of the continuing education | 53322 |
| requirements due to active military service, unusual circumstance, | 53323 |
| emergency, special hardship, or any other cause considered | 53324 |
| reasonable by the board. | 53325 |
| (C) Decisions of whether to grant an extension or exemption | 53326 |
| under division (B) of this section shall be made by the board | 53327 |
| pursuant to procedures established in rules adopted under section | 53328 |
| 4765.11 of the Revised Code. | 53329 |
| Sec. 4765.32. A current, valid certificate of accreditation | 53330 |
| issued under the provisions of former section 3303.11 or 3303.23 | 53331 |
| of the Revised Code shall remain valid until one year after the | 53332 |
| expiration date of the certificate as determined by the provisions | 53333 |
| of those sections and shall confer the same privileges and impose | 53334 |
| the same responsibilities and requirements as a certificate of | 53335 |
| accreditation issued by the state board of emergency medical, | 53336 |
| fire, and transportation services under section 4765.17 of the | 53337 |
| Revised Code. | 53338 |
| A certificate to practice as an emergency medical | 53339 |
| technician-ambulance that is valid on November 24, 1995, shall be | 53340 |
| considered a certificate to practice as an emergency medical | 53341 |
| technician-basic. A certificate to practice as an advanced | 53342 |
| emergency medical technician-ambulance that is valid on November | 53343 |
| 24, 1995, shall be considered a certificate to practice as an | 53344 |
| emergency medical technician-intermediate. | 53345 |
| Sec. 4765.33. The state board of emergency medical, fire, | 53346 |
| and transportation services may suspend or revoke certificates to | 53347 |
| practice issued under section 4765.30 of the Revised Code, and may | 53348 |
| take other disciplinary action against first responders, emergency | 53349 |
| medical technicians-basic, emergency medical | 53350 |
| technicians-intermediate, and emergency medical | 53351 |
| technicians-paramedic pursuant to rules adopted under section | 53352 |
| 4765.11 of the Revised Code. | 53353 |
| Sec. 4765.37. (A) An emergency medical technician-basic | 53354 |
| shall perform the emergency medical services described in this | 53355 |
| section in accordance with this chapter and any rules adopted | 53356 |
| under it by the state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 53357 |
| transportation services. | 53358 |
| (B) An emergency medical technician-basic may operate, or be | 53359 |
| responsible for operation of, an ambulance and may provide | 53360 |
| emergency medical services to patients. In an emergency, an | 53361 |
| EMT-basic may determine the nature and extent of illness or injury | 53362 |
| and establish priority for required emergency medical services. An | 53363 |
| EMT-basic may render emergency medical services such as opening | 53364 |
| and maintaining an airway, giving positive pressure ventilation, | 53365 |
| cardiac resuscitation, electrical interventions with automated | 53366 |
| defibrillators to support or correct the cardiac function and | 53367 |
| other methods determined by the board, controlling of hemorrhage, | 53368 |
| treatment of shock, immobilization of fractures, bandaging, | 53369 |
| assisting in childbirth, management of mentally disturbed | 53370 |
| patients, initial care of poison and burn patients, and | 53371 |
| determining triage of adult and pediatric trauma victims. Where | 53372 |
| patients must in an emergency be extricated from entrapment, an | 53373 |
| EMT-basic may assess the extent of injury and render all possible | 53374 |
| emergency medical services and protection to the entrapped | 53375 |
| patient; provide light rescue services if an ambulance has not | 53376 |
| been accompanied by a specialized unit; and after extrication, | 53377 |
| provide additional care in sorting of the injured in accordance | 53378 |
| with standard emergency procedures. | 53379 |
| (C) An EMT-basic may perform any other emergency medical | 53380 |
| services approved pursuant to rules adopted under section 4765.11 | 53381 |
| of the Revised Code. The board shall determine whether the nature | 53382 |
| of any such service requires that an EMT-basic receive | 53383 |
| authorization prior to performing the service. | 53384 |
| (D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, | 53385 |
| if the board determines under division (C) of this section that a | 53386 |
| service requires prior authorization, the service shall be | 53387 |
| performed only pursuant to the written or verbal authorization of | 53388 |
| a physician or of the cooperating physician advisory board, or | 53389 |
| pursuant to an authorization transmitted through a direct | 53390 |
| communication device by a physician or registered nurse designated | 53391 |
| by a physician. | 53392 |
| (2) If communications fail during an emergency situation or | 53393 |
| the required response time prohibits communication, an EMT-basic | 53394 |
| may perform services subject to this division, if, in the judgment | 53395 |
| of the EMT-basic, the life of the patient is in immediate danger. | 53396 |
| Services performed under these circumstances shall be performed in | 53397 |
| accordance with the protocols for triage of adult and pediatric | 53398 |
| trauma victims established in rules adopted under sections 4765.11 | 53399 |
| and 4765.40 of the Revised Code and any applicable protocols | 53400 |
| adopted by the emergency medical service organization with which | 53401 |
| the EMT-basic is affiliated. | 53402 |
| Sec. 4765.38. (A) An emergency medical | 53403 |
| technician-intermediate shall perform the emergency medical | 53404 |
| services described in this section in accordance with this chapter | 53405 |
| and any rules adopted under it. | 53406 |
| (B) An EMT-I may do any of the following: | 53407 |
| (1) Establish and maintain an intravenous lifeline that has | 53408 |
| been approved by a cooperating physician or physician advisory | 53409 |
| board; | 53410 |
| (2) Perform cardiac monitoring; | 53411 |
| (3) Perform electrical interventions to support or correct | 53412 |
| the cardiac function; | 53413 |
| (4) Administer epinephrine; | 53414 |
| (5) Determine triage of adult and pediatric trauma victims; | 53415 |
| (6) Perform any other emergency medical services approved | 53416 |
| pursuant to rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised | 53417 |
| Code. | 53418 |
| (C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, | 53419 |
| the services described in division (B) of this section shall be | 53420 |
| performed by an EMT-I only pursuant to the written or verbal | 53421 |
| authorization of a physician or of the cooperating physician | 53422 |
| advisory board, or pursuant to an authorization transmitted | 53423 |
| through a direct communication device by a physician or registered | 53424 |
| nurse designated by a physician. | 53425 |
| (2) If communications fail during an emergency situation or | 53426 |
| the required response time prohibits communication, an EMT-I may | 53427 |
| perform any of the services described in division (B) of this | 53428 |
| section, if, in the judgment of the EMT-I, the life of the patient | 53429 |
| is in immediate danger. Services performed under these | 53430 |
| circumstances shall be performed in accordance with the protocols | 53431 |
| for triage of adult and pediatric trauma victims established in | 53432 |
| rules adopted under sections 4765.11 and 4765.40 of the Revised | 53433 |
| Code and any applicable protocols adopted by the emergency medical | 53434 |
| service organization with which the EMT-I is affiliated. | 53435 |
| (D) In addition to, and in the course of, providing emergency | 53436 |
| medical treatment, an emergency medical technician-intermediate | 53437 |
| may withdraw blood as provided under sections 1547.11, 4506.17, | 53438 |
| and 4511.19 of the Revised Code. An emergency medical | 53439 |
| technician-intermediate shall withdraw blood in accordance with | 53440 |
| this chapter and any rules adopted under it by the state board of | 53441 |
| emergency medical and transportation services. | 53442 |
| Sec. 4765.39. (A) An emergency medical technician-paramedic | 53443 |
| shall perform the emergency medical services described in this | 53444 |
| section in accordance with this chapter and any rules adopted | 53445 |
| under it. | 53446 |
| (B) A paramedic may do any of the following: | 53447 |
| (1) Perform cardiac monitoring; | 53448 |
| (2) Perform electrical interventions to support or correct | 53449 |
| the cardiac function; | 53450 |
| (3) Perform airway procedures; | 53451 |
| (4) Perform relief of pneumothorax; | 53452 |
| (5) Administer appropriate drugs and intravenous fluids; | 53453 |
| (6) Determine triage of adult and pediatric trauma victims; | 53454 |
| (7) Perform any other emergency medical services, including | 53455 |
| life support or intensive care techniques, approved pursuant to | 53456 |
| rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. | 53457 |
| (C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, | 53458 |
| the services described in division (B) of this section shall be | 53459 |
| performed by a paramedic only pursuant to the written or verbal | 53460 |
| authorization of a physician or of the cooperating physician | 53461 |
| advisory board, or pursuant to an authorization transmitted | 53462 |
| through a direct communication device by a physician or registered | 53463 |
| nurse designated by a physician. | 53464 |
| (2) If communications fail during an emergency situation or | 53465 |
| the required response time prohibits communication, a paramedic | 53466 |
| may perform any of the services described in division (B) of this | 53467 |
| section, if, in the paramedic's judgment, the life of the patient | 53468 |
| is in immediate danger. Services performed under these | 53469 |
| circumstances shall be performed in accordance with the protocols | 53470 |
| for triage of adult and pediatric trauma victims established in | 53471 |
| rules adopted under sections 4765.11 and 4765.40 of the Revised | 53472 |
| Code and any applicable protocols adopted by the emergency medical | 53473 |
| service organization with which the paramedic is affiliated. | 53474 |
| (D) In addition to, and in the course of, providing emergency | 53475 |
| medical treatment, an emergency medical technician-paramedic may | 53476 |
| withdraw blood as provided under sections 1547.11, 4506.17, and | 53477 |
| 4511.19 of the Revised Code. An emergency medical | 53478 |
| technician-paramedic shall withdraw blood in accordance with this | 53479 |
| chapter and any rules adopted under it by the state board of | 53480 |
| emergency medical, fire, and transportation services. | 53481 |
| Sec. 4765.40. (A)(1) Not later than two years after | 53482 |
| 53483 | |
| of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall | 53484 |
| adopt rules under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code establishing | 53485 |
| written protocols for the triage of adult and pediatric trauma | 53486 |
| victims. The rules shall define adult and pediatric trauma in a | 53487 |
| manner that is consistent with section 4765.01 of the Revised | 53488 |
| Code, minimizes overtriage and undertriage, and emphasizes the | 53489 |
| special needs of pediatric and geriatric trauma patients. | 53490 |
| (2) The state triage protocols adopted under division (A) of | 53491 |
| this section shall require a trauma victim to be transported | 53492 |
| directly to an adult or pediatric trauma center that is qualified | 53493 |
| to provide appropriate adult or pediatric trauma care, unless one | 53494 |
| or more of the following exceptions applies: | 53495 |
| (a) It is medically necessary to transport the victim to | 53496 |
| another hospital for initial assessment and stabilization before | 53497 |
| transfer to an adult or pediatric trauma center; | 53498 |
| (b) It is unsafe or medically inappropriate to transport the | 53499 |
| victim directly to an adult or pediatric trauma center due to | 53500 |
| adverse weather or ground conditions or excessive transport time; | 53501 |
| (c) Transporting the victim to an adult or pediatric trauma | 53502 |
| center would cause a shortage of local emergency medical service | 53503 |
| resources; | 53504 |
| (d) No appropriate adult or pediatric trauma center is able | 53505 |
| to receive and provide adult or pediatric trauma care to the | 53506 |
| trauma victim without undue delay; | 53507 |
| (e) Before transport of a patient begins, the patient | 53508 |
| requests to be taken to a particular hospital that is not a trauma | 53509 |
| center or, if the patient is less than eighteen years of age or is | 53510 |
| not able to communicate, such a request is made by an adult member | 53511 |
| of the patient's family or a legal representative of the patient. | 53512 |
| (3)(a) The state triage protocols adopted under division (A) | 53513 |
| of this section shall require trauma patients to be transported to | 53514 |
| an adult or pediatric trauma center that is able to provide | 53515 |
| appropriate adult or pediatric trauma care, but shall not require | 53516 |
| a trauma patient to be transported to a particular trauma center. | 53517 |
| The state triage protocols shall establish one or more procedures | 53518 |
| for evaluating whether an injury victim requires or would benefit | 53519 |
| from adult or pediatric trauma care, which procedures shall be | 53520 |
| applied by emergency medical service personnel based on the | 53521 |
| patient's medical needs. In developing state trauma triage | 53522 |
| protocols, the board shall consider relevant model triage rules | 53523 |
| and shall consult with the commission on minority health, regional | 53524 |
| directors, regional physician advisory boards, and appropriate | 53525 |
| medical, hospital, and emergency medical service organizations. | 53526 |
| (b) Before the joint committee on agency rule review | 53527 |
| considers state triage protocols for trauma victims proposed by | 53528 |
| the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 53529 |
| services, or amendments thereto, the board shall send a copy of | 53530 |
| the proposal to the Ohio chapter of the American college of | 53531 |
| emergency physicians, the Ohio chapter of the American college of | 53532 |
| surgeons, the Ohio chapter of the American academy of pediatrics, | 53533 |
| OHA: the association for hospitals and health systems, the Ohio | 53534 |
| osteopathic association, and the association of Ohio children's | 53535 |
| hospitals and shall hold a public hearing at which it must | 53536 |
| consider the appropriateness of the protocols to minimize | 53537 |
| overtriage and undertriage of trauma victims. | 53538 |
| (c) The board shall provide copies of the state triage | 53539 |
| protocols, and amendments to the protocols, to each emergency | 53540 |
| medical service organization, regional director, regional | 53541 |
| physician advisory board, certified emergency medical service | 53542 |
| instructor, and person who regularly provides medical direction to | 53543 |
| emergency medical service personnel in the state; to each medical | 53544 |
| service organization in other jurisdictions that regularly provide | 53545 |
| emergency medical services in this state; and to others upon | 53546 |
| request. | 53547 |
| (B)(1) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 53548 |
| transportation services shall approve regional protocols for the | 53549 |
| triage of adult and pediatric trauma victims, and amendments to | 53550 |
| such protocols, that are submitted to the board as provided in | 53551 |
| division (B)(2) of this section and provide a level of adult and | 53552 |
| pediatric trauma care comparable to the state triage protocols | 53553 |
| adopted under division (A) of this section. The board shall not | 53554 |
| otherwise approve regional triage protocols for trauma victims. | 53555 |
| The board shall not approve regional triage protocols for regions | 53556 |
| that overlap and shall resolve any such disputes by apportioning | 53557 |
| the overlapping territory among appropriate regions in a manner | 53558 |
| that best serves the medical needs of the residents of that | 53559 |
| territory. The trauma committee of the board shall have reasonable | 53560 |
| opportunity to review and comment on regional triage protocols and | 53561 |
| amendments to such protocols before the board approves or | 53562 |
| disapproves them. | 53563 |
| (2) Regional protocols for the triage of adult and pediatric | 53564 |
| trauma victims, and amendments to such protocols, shall be | 53565 |
| submitted in writing to the state board of emergency medical, | 53566 |
| fire, and transportation services by the regional physician | 53567 |
| advisory board or regional director, as appropriate, that serves a | 53568 |
| majority of the population in the region in which the protocols | 53569 |
| apply. Prior to submitting regional triage protocols, or an | 53570 |
| amendment to such protocols, to the state board of emergency | 53571 |
| medical, fire, and transportation services, a regional physician | 53572 |
| advisory board or regional director shall consult with each of the | 53573 |
| following that regularly serves the region in which the protocols | 53574 |
| apply: | 53575 |
| (a) Other regional physician advisory boards and regional | 53576 |
| directors; | 53577 |
| (b) Hospitals that operate an emergency facility; | 53578 |
| (c) Adult and pediatric trauma centers; | 53579 |
| (d) Professional societies of physicians who specialize in | 53580 |
| adult or pediatric emergency medicine or adult or pediatric trauma | 53581 |
| surgery; | 53582 |
| (e) Professional societies of nurses who specialize in adult | 53583 |
| or pediatric emergency nursing or adult or pediatric trauma | 53584 |
| surgery; | 53585 |
| (f) Professional associations or labor organizations of | 53586 |
| emergency medical service personnel; | 53587 |
| (g) Emergency medical service organizations and medical | 53588 |
| directors of such organizations; | 53589 |
| (h) Certified emergency medical service instructors. | 53590 |
| (3) Regional protocols for the triage of adult and pediatric | 53591 |
| trauma victims approved under division (B)(2) of this section | 53592 |
| shall require patients to be transported to a trauma center that | 53593 |
| is able to provide an appropriate level of adult or pediatric | 53594 |
| trauma care; shall not discriminate among trauma centers for | 53595 |
| reasons not related to a patient's medical needs; shall seek to | 53596 |
| minimize undertriage and overtriage; may include any of the | 53597 |
| exceptions in division (A)(2) of this section; and supersede the | 53598 |
| state triage protocols adopted under division (A) of this section | 53599 |
| in the region in which the regional protocols apply. | 53600 |
| (4) Upon approval of regional protocols for the triage of | 53601 |
| adult and pediatric trauma victims under division (B)(2) of this | 53602 |
| section, or an amendment to such protocols, the state board of | 53603 |
| emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall provide | 53604 |
| written notice of the approval and a copy of the protocols or | 53605 |
| amendment to each entity in the region in which the protocols | 53606 |
| apply to which the board is required to send a copy of the state | 53607 |
| triage protocols adopted under division (A) of this section. | 53608 |
| (C)(1) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 53609 |
| transportation services shall review the state triage protocols | 53610 |
| adopted under division (A) of this section at least every three | 53611 |
| years to determine if they are causing overtriage or undertriage | 53612 |
| of trauma patients, and shall modify them as necessary to minimize | 53613 |
| overtriage and undertriage. | 53614 |
| (2) Each regional physician advisory board or regional | 53615 |
| director that has had regional triage protocols approved under | 53616 |
| division (B)(2) of this section shall review the protocols at | 53617 |
| least every three years to determine if they are causing | 53618 |
| overtriage or undertriage of trauma patients and shall submit an | 53619 |
| appropriate amendment to the state board, as provided in division | 53620 |
| (B) of this section, as necessary to minimize overtriage and | 53621 |
| undertriage. The state board shall approve the amendment if it | 53622 |
| will reduce overtriage or undertriage while complying with | 53623 |
| division (B) of this section, and shall not otherwise approve the | 53624 |
| amendment. | 53625 |
| (D) No provider of emergency medical services or person who | 53626 |
| provides medical direction to emergency medical service personnel | 53627 |
| in this state shall fail to comply with the state triage protocols | 53628 |
| adopted under division (A) of this section or applicable regional | 53629 |
| triage protocols approved under division (B)(2) of this section. | 53630 |
| (E) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and | 53631 |
| transportation services shall adopt rules under section 4765.11 of | 53632 |
| the Revised Code that provide for enforcement of the state triage | 53633 |
| protocols adopted under division (A) of this section and regional | 53634 |
| triage protocols approved under division (B)(2) of this section, | 53635 |
| and for education regarding those protocols for emergency medical | 53636 |
| service organizations and personnel, regional directors and | 53637 |
| regional physician advisory boards, emergency medical service | 53638 |
| instructors, and persons who regularly provide medical direction | 53639 |
| to emergency medical service personnel in this state. | 53640 |
| Sec. 4765.42. Each emergency medical service organization | 53641 |
| shall give notice of the name of its medical director or the names | 53642 |
| of the members of its cooperating physician advisory board to the | 53643 |
| state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 53644 |
| services. The notice shall be made in writing. | 53645 |
| Sec. 4765.48. The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney | 53646 |
| of the county, or the city director of law shall, upon complaint | 53647 |
| of the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 53648 |
| services, prosecute to termination or bring an action for | 53649 |
| injunction against any person violating this chapter or the rules | 53650 |
| adopted under it. The common pleas court in which an action for | 53651 |
| injunction is filed has the jurisdiction to grant injunctive | 53652 |
| relief upon a showing that the respondent named in the complaint | 53653 |
| is in violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under it. | 53654 |
| Sec. 4765.49. (A) A first responder, emergency medical | 53655 |
| technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or | 53656 |
| emergency medical technician-paramedic is not liable in damages in | 53657 |
| a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property | 53658 |
| resulting from the individual's administration of emergency | 53659 |
| medical services, unless the services are administered in a manner | 53660 |
| that constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. A physician or | 53661 |
| registered nurse designated by a physician, who is advising or | 53662 |
| assisting in the emergency medical services by means of any | 53663 |
| communication device or telemetering system, is not liable in | 53664 |
| damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or | 53665 |
| property resulting from the individual's advisory communication or | 53666 |
| assistance, unless the advisory communication or assistance is | 53667 |
| provided in a manner that constitutes willful or wanton | 53668 |
| misconduct. Medical directors and members of cooperating physician | 53669 |
| advisory boards of emergency medical service organizations are not | 53670 |
| liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to | 53671 |
| person or property resulting from their acts or omissions in the | 53672 |
| performance of their duties, unless the act or omission | 53673 |
| constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. | 53674 |
| (B) A political subdivision, joint ambulance district, joint | 53675 |
| emergency medical services district, or other public agency, and | 53676 |
| any officer or employee of a public agency or of a private | 53677 |
| organization operating under contract or in joint agreement with | 53678 |
| one or more political subdivisions, that provides emergency | 53679 |
| medical services, or that enters into a joint agreement or a | 53680 |
| contract with the state, any political subdivision, joint | 53681 |
| ambulance district, or joint emergency medical services district | 53682 |
| for the provision of emergency medical services, is not liable in | 53683 |
| damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or | 53684 |
| property arising out of any actions taken by a first responder, | 53685 |
| EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic working under the officer's or | 53686 |
| employee's jurisdiction, or for injury, death, or loss to person | 53687 |
| or property arising out of any actions of licensed medical | 53688 |
| personnel advising or assisting the first responder, EMT-basic, | 53689 |
| EMT-I, or paramedic, unless the services are provided in a manner | 53690 |
| that constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. | 53691 |
| (C) A student who is enrolled in an emergency medical | 53692 |
| services training program accredited under section 4765.17 of the | 53693 |
| Revised Code or an emergency medical services continuing education | 53694 |
| program approved under that section is not liable in damages in a | 53695 |
| civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property | 53696 |
| resulting from either of the following: | 53697 |
| (1) The student's administration of emergency medical | 53698 |
| services or patient care or treatment, if the services, care, or | 53699 |
| treatment is administered while the student is under the direct | 53700 |
| supervision and in the immediate presence of an EMT-basic, EMT-I, | 53701 |
| paramedic, registered nurse, or physician and while the student is | 53702 |
| receiving clinical training that is required by the program, | 53703 |
| unless the services, care, or treatment is provided in a manner | 53704 |
| that constitutes willful or wanton misconduct; | 53705 |
| (2) The student's training as an ambulance driver, unless the | 53706 |
| driving is done in a manner that constitutes willful or wanton | 53707 |
| misconduct. | 53708 |
| (D) An EMT-basic, EMT-I, paramedic, or other operator, who | 53709 |
| holds a valid commercial driver's license issued pursuant to | 53710 |
| Chapter 4506. of the Revised Code or driver's license issued | 53711 |
| pursuant to Chapter 4507. of the Revised Code and who is employed | 53712 |
| by an emergency medical service organization that is not owned or | 53713 |
| operated by a political subdivision as defined in section 2744.01 | 53714 |
| of the Revised Code, is not liable in damages in a civil action | 53715 |
| for injury, death, or loss to person or property that is caused by | 53716 |
| the operation of an ambulance by the EMT-basic, EMT-I, paramedic, | 53717 |
| or other operator while responding to or completing a call for | 53718 |
| emergency medical services, unless the operation constitutes | 53719 |
| willful or wanton misconduct or does not comply with the | 53720 |
| precautions of section 4511.03 of the Revised Code. An emergency | 53721 |
| medical service organization is not liable in damages in a civil | 53722 |
| action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property that | 53723 |
| is caused by the operation of an ambulance by its employee or | 53724 |
| agent, if this division grants the employee or agent immunity from | 53725 |
| civil liability for the injury, death, or loss. | 53726 |
| (E) An employee or agent of an emergency medical service | 53727 |
| organization who receives requests for emergency medical services | 53728 |
| that are directed to the organization, dispatches first | 53729 |
| responders, EMTs-basic, EMTs-I, or paramedics in response to those | 53730 |
| requests, communicates those requests to those employees or agents | 53731 |
| of the organization who are authorized to dispatch first | 53732 |
| responders, EMTs-basic, EMTs-I, or paramedics, or performs any | 53733 |
| combination of these functions for the organization, is not liable | 53734 |
| in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person | 53735 |
| or property resulting from the individual's acts or omissions in | 53736 |
| the performance of those duties for the organization, unless an | 53737 |
| act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. | 53738 |
| (F) A person who is performing the functions of a first | 53739 |
| responder, EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic under the authority of | 53740 |
| the laws of a state that borders this state and who provides | 53741 |
| emergency medical services to or transportation of a patient in | 53742 |
| this state is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, | 53743 |
| death, or loss to person or property resulting from the person's | 53744 |
| administration of emergency medical services, unless the services | 53745 |
| are administered in a manner that constitutes willful or wanton | 53746 |
| misconduct. A physician or registered nurse designated by a | 53747 |
| physician, who is licensed to practice in the adjoining state and | 53748 |
| who is advising or assisting in the emergency medical services by | 53749 |
| means of any communication device or telemetering system is not | 53750 |
| liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to | 53751 |
| person or property resulting from the person's advisory | 53752 |
| communication or assistance, unless the advisory communication or | 53753 |
| assistance is provided in a manner that constitutes willful or | 53754 |
| wanton misconduct. | 53755 |
| (G) A person certified under section 4765.23 of the Revised | 53756 |
| Code to teach in an emergency medical services training program or | 53757 |
| emergency medical services continuing education program, and a | 53758 |
| person who teaches at the Ohio fire academy established under | 53759 |
| section 3737.33 of the Revised Code or in a fire service training | 53760 |
| program described in division (A) of section 4765.55 of the | 53761 |
| Revised Code, is not liable in damages in a civil action for | 53762 |
| injury, death, or loss to person or property resulting from the | 53763 |
| person's acts or omissions in the performance of the person's | 53764 |
| duties, unless an act or omission constitutes willful or wanton | 53765 |
| misconduct. | 53766 |
| (H) In the accreditation of emergency medical services | 53767 |
| training programs or approval of emergency medical services | 53768 |
| continuing education programs, the state board of emergency | 53769 |
| medical, fire, and transportation services and any person or | 53770 |
| entity authorized by the board to evaluate applications for | 53771 |
| accreditation or approval are not liable in damages in a civil | 53772 |
| action for injury, death, or loss to person or property resulting | 53773 |
| from their acts or omissions in the performance of their duties, | 53774 |
| unless an act or omission constitutes willful or wanton | 53775 |
| misconduct. | 53776 |
| (I) A person authorized by an emergency medical service | 53777 |
| organization to review the performance of first responders, | 53778 |
| EMTs-basic, EMTs-I, and paramedics or to administer quality | 53779 |
| assurance programs is not liable in damages in a civil action for | 53780 |
| injury, death, or loss to person or property resulting from the | 53781 |
| person's acts or omissions in the performance of the person's | 53782 |
| duties, unless an act or omission constitutes willful or wanton | 53783 |
| misconduct. | 53784 |
| Sec. 4765.55. (A) The executive director of the state board | 53785 |
| of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services, with the | 53786 |
| advice and counsel of the firefighter and fire safety inspector | 53787 |
| training committee of the state board of emergency medical, fire, | 53788 |
| and transportation services, shall assist in the establishment and | 53789 |
| maintenance by any state agency, or any county, township, city, | 53790 |
| village, school district, or educational service center of a fire | 53791 |
| service training program for the training of all persons in | 53792 |
| positions of any fire training certification level approved by the | 53793 |
| executive director, including full-time paid firefighters, | 53794 |
|
part-time paid firefighters, volunteer firefighters, and | 53795 |
| safety inspectors in this state. The executive director, with the | 53796 |
| advice and counsel of the committee, shall adopt rules to regulate | 53797 |
| those firefighter and fire safety inspector training programs, and | 53798 |
| other training programs approved by the executive director. The | 53799 |
| rules may include, but need not be limited to, training | 53800 |
| curriculum, certification examinations, training schedules, | 53801 |
| minimum hours of instruction, attendance requirements, required | 53802 |
| equipment and facilities, basic physical requirements, and methods | 53803 |
| of training for all persons in positions of any fire training | 53804 |
| certification level approved by the executive director, including | 53805 |
| full-time paid firefighters, part-time paid firefighters, | 53806 |
| volunteer firefighters, and fire safety inspectors. The rules | 53807 |
| adopted to regulate training programs for volunteer firefighters | 53808 |
| shall not require more than thirty-six hours of training. | 53809 |
| The executive director, with the advice and counsel of the | 53810 |
| committee, shall provide for the classification and chartering of | 53811 |
| fire service training programs in accordance with rules adopted | 53812 |
| under division (B) of this section, and may take action against | 53813 |
| any chartered training program or applicant, in accordance with | 53814 |
| rules adopted under divisions (B)(4) and (5) of this section, for | 53815 |
| failure to meet standards set by the adopted rules. | 53816 |
| (B) The executive director, with the advice and counsel of | 53817 |
| the firefighter and fire safety inspector training committee of | 53818 |
| the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 53819 |
| services, shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, rules under | 53820 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish all of the | 53821 |
| following: | 53822 |
| (1) Requirements for, and procedures for chartering, the | 53823 |
| training programs regulated by this section; | 53824 |
| (2) Requirements for, and requirements and procedures for | 53825 |
| obtaining and renewing, an instructor certificate to teach the | 53826 |
| training programs and continuing education classes regulated by | 53827 |
| this section; | 53828 |
| (3) Requirements for, and requirements and procedures for | 53829 |
| obtaining and renewing, any of the fire training certificates | 53830 |
| regulated by this section; | 53831 |
| (4) Grounds and procedures for suspending, revoking, | 53832 |
| restricting, or refusing to issue or renew any of the certificates | 53833 |
| or charters regulated by this section, which grounds shall be | 53834 |
| limited to one of the following: | 53835 |
| (a) Failure to satisfy the education or training requirements | 53836 |
| of this section; | 53837 |
| (b) Conviction of a felony offense; | 53838 |
| (c) Conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; | 53839 |
| (d) Conviction of a misdemeanor committed in the course of | 53840 |
| practice; | 53841 |
| (e) In the case of a chartered training program or applicant, | 53842 |
| failure to meet standards set by the rules adopted under this | 53843 |
| division. | 53844 |
| (5) Grounds and procedures for imposing and collecting fines, | 53845 |
| not to exceed one thousand dollars, in relation to actions taken | 53846 |
| under division (B)(4) of this section against persons holding | 53847 |
| certificates and charters regulated by this section, the fines to | 53848 |
| be deposited into the trauma and emergency medical services fund | 53849 |
| established under section 4513.263 of the Revised Code; | 53850 |
| (6) Continuing education requirements for certificate | 53851 |
| holders, including a requirement that credit shall be granted for | 53852 |
| in-service training programs conducted by local entities; | 53853 |
| (7) Procedures for considering the granting of an extension | 53854 |
| or exemption of fire service continuing education requirements; | 53855 |
| (8) Certification cycles for which the certificates and | 53856 |
| charters regulated by this section are valid. | 53857 |
| (C) The executive director, with the advice and counsel of | 53858 |
| the firefighter and fire safety inspector training committee of | 53859 |
| the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 53860 |
| services, shall issue or renew an instructor certificate to teach | 53861 |
| the training programs and continuing education classes regulated | 53862 |
| by this section to any applicant that the executive director | 53863 |
| determines meets the qualifications established in rules adopted | 53864 |
| under division (B) of this section, and may take disciplinary | 53865 |
| action against an instructor certificate holder or applicant in | 53866 |
| accordance with rules adopted under division (B) of this section. | 53867 |
| The executive director, with the advice and counsel of the | 53868 |
| committee, shall charter or renew the charter of any training | 53869 |
| program that the executive director determines meets the | 53870 |
| qualifications established in rules adopted under division (B) of | 53871 |
| this section, and may take disciplinary action against the holder | 53872 |
| of a charter in accordance with rules adopted under division (B) | 53873 |
| of this section. | 53874 |
| (D) The executive director shall issue or renew a fire | 53875 |
| training certificate for a firefighter, a fire safety inspector, | 53876 |
| or another position of any fire training certification level | 53877 |
| approved by the executive director, to any applicant that the | 53878 |
| executive director determines meets the qualifications established | 53879 |
| in rules adopted under division (B) of this section and may take | 53880 |
| disciplinary actions against a certificate holder or applicant in | 53881 |
| accordance with rules adopted under division (B) of this section. | 53882 |
| (E) Certificates issued under this section shall be on a form | 53883 |
| prescribed by the executive director, with the advice and counsel | 53884 |
| of the firefighter and fire safety inspector training committee of | 53885 |
| the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 53886 |
| services. | 53887 |
| (F)(1) The executive director, with the advice and counsel of | 53888 |
| the firefighter and fire safety inspector training committee of | 53889 |
| the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 53890 |
| services, shall establish criteria for evaluating the standards | 53891 |
| maintained by other states and the branches of the United States | 53892 |
| military for firefighter, fire safety inspector, and fire | 53893 |
| instructor training programs, and other training programs | 53894 |
| recognized by the executive director, to determine whether the | 53895 |
| standards are equivalent to those established under this section | 53896 |
| and shall establish requirements and procedures for issuing a | 53897 |
| certificate to each person who presents proof to the executive | 53898 |
| director of having satisfactorily completed a training program | 53899 |
| that meets those standards. | 53900 |
| (2) The executive director, with the committee's advice and | 53901 |
| counsel, shall adopt rules establishing requirements and | 53902 |
| procedures for issuing a fire training certificate in lieu of | 53903 |
| completing a chartered training program. | 53904 |
| (G) Nothing in this section invalidates any other section of | 53905 |
| the Revised Code relating to the fire training academy. Section | 53906 |
| 4765.11 of the Revised Code does not affect any powers and duties | 53907 |
| granted to the executive director under this section. | 53908 |
| Sec. 4765.56. On receipt of a notice pursuant to section | 53909 |
| 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state board of emergency medical, | 53910 |
| fire, and transportation services shall comply with sections | 53911 |
| 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules | 53912 |
| adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to | 53913 |
| a certificate to practice issued pursuant to this chapter. | 53914 |
| Sec. 4766.01. As used in this chapter: | 53915 |
| (A) "Advanced life support" means treatment described in | 53916 |
| section 4765.39 of the Revised Code that a paramedic is certified | 53917 |
| to perform. | 53918 |
| (B) "Air medical service organization" means an organization | 53919 |
| that furnishes, conducts, maintains, advertises, promotes, or | 53920 |
| otherwise engages in providing medical services with a rotorcraft | 53921 |
| air ambulance or fixed wing air ambulance. | 53922 |
| (C) "Air medical transportation" means the transporting of a | 53923 |
| patient by rotorcraft air ambulance or fixed wing air ambulance | 53924 |
| with appropriately licensed and certified medical personnel. | 53925 |
| (D) "Ambulance" means any motor vehicle that is specifically | 53926 |
| designed, constructed, or modified and equipped and is intended to | 53927 |
| be used to provide basic life support, intermediate life support, | 53928 |
| advanced life support, or mobile intensive care unit services and | 53929 |
| transportation upon the streets or highways of this state of | 53930 |
| persons who are seriously ill, injured, wounded, or otherwise | 53931 |
| incapacitated or helpless. "Ambulance" does not include air | 53932 |
| medical transportation or a vehicle designed and used solely for | 53933 |
| the transportation of nonstretcher-bound persons, whether | 53934 |
| hospitalized or handicapped or whether ambulatory or confined to a | 53935 |
| wheelchair. | 53936 |
| (E) "Ambulette" means a motor vehicle that is specifically | 53937 |
| designed, constructed, or modified and equipped and is intended to | 53938 |
| be used for transportation upon the streets or highways of this | 53939 |
| state of persons who require use of a wheelchair. | 53940 |
| (F) "Basic life support" means treatment described in section | 53941 |
|
4765.37 of the Revised Code that an
| 53942 |
| perform. | 53943 |
| (G) "Disaster situation" means any condition or situation | 53944 |
|
described by rule of the | 53945 |
|
fire, and transportation | 53946 |
| emergency, natural disaster, or national emergency. | 53947 |
| (H) "Emergency medical service organization" means an | 53948 |
|
organization that uses | 53949 |
|
paramedics, or a combination of | 53950 |
| EMTs, and paramedics, to provide medical care to victims of | 53951 |
| illness or injury. An emergency medical service organization | 53952 |
| includes, but is not limited to, a commercial ambulance service | 53953 |
| organization, a hospital, and a funeral home. | 53954 |
| (I) " | 53955 |
| have the same meanings as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. | 53956 |
| (J) "Fixed wing air ambulance" means a fixed wing aircraft | 53957 |
| that is specifically designed, constructed, or modified and | 53958 |
| equipped and is intended to be used as a means of air medical | 53959 |
| transportation. | 53960 |
| (K) "Intermediate life support" means treatment described in | 53961 |
|
section 4765.38 of the Revised Code that an | 53962 |
| certified to perform. | 53963 |
| (L) "Major emergency" means any emergency event that cannot | 53964 |
| be resolved through the use of locally available emergency | 53965 |
| resources. | 53966 |
| (M) "Mass casualty" means an emergency event that results in | 53967 |
| ten or more persons being injured, incapacitated, made ill, or | 53968 |
| killed. | 53969 |
| (N) "Medical emergency" means an unforeseen event affecting | 53970 |
| an individual in such a manner that a need for immediate care is | 53971 |
| created. | 53972 |
| (O) "Mobile intensive care unit" means an ambulance used only | 53973 |
| for maintaining specialized or intensive care treatment and used | 53974 |
| primarily for interhospital transports of patients whose | 53975 |
| conditions require care beyond the scope of a paramedic as | 53976 |
| provided in section 4765.39 of the Revised Code. | 53977 |
| (P)(1) "Nonemergency medical service organization" means a | 53978 |
| person that does both of the following: | 53979 |
| (a) Provides services to the public on a regular basis for | 53980 |
| the purpose of transporting individuals who require the use of a | 53981 |
| wheelchair or are confined to a wheelchair to receive health care | 53982 |
| services at health care facilities or health care practitioners' | 53983 |
| offices in nonemergency circumstances; | 53984 |
| (b) Provides the services for a fee, regardless of whether | 53985 |
| the fee is paid by the person being transported, a third party | 53986 |
| payer, as defined in section 3702.51 of the Revised Code, or any | 53987 |
| other person or government entity. | 53988 |
| (2) "Nonemergency medical service organization" does not | 53989 |
| include a health care facility, as defined in section 1751.01 of | 53990 |
| the Revised Code, that provides ambulette services only to | 53991 |
| patients of that facility. | 53992 |
| (Q) "Nontransport vehicle" means a motor vehicle operated by | 53993 |
| a licensed emergency medical service organization not as an | 53994 |
| ambulance, but as a vehicle for providing services in conjunction | 53995 |
| with the ambulances operated by the organization or other | 53996 |
| emergency medical service organizations. | 53997 |
| (R) "Patient" means any individual who as a result of illness | 53998 |
| or injury needs medical attention, whose physical or mental | 53999 |
| condition is such that there is imminent danger of loss of life or | 54000 |
| significant health impairment, who may be otherwise incapacitated | 54001 |
| or helpless as a result of a physical or mental condition, or | 54002 |
| whose physical condition requires the use of a wheelchair. | 54003 |
| (S) "Rotorcraft air ambulance" means a helicopter or other | 54004 |
| aircraft capable of vertical takeoffs, vertical landings, and | 54005 |
| hovering that is specifically designed, constructed, or modified | 54006 |
| and equipped and is intended to be used as a means of air medical | 54007 |
| transportation. | 54008 |
| Sec. 4766.03. (A) The | 54009 |
|
fire, and transportation | 54010 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, implementing the | 54011 |
| requirements of this chapter. The rules shall include provisions | 54012 |
| relating to the following: | 54013 |
| (1) Requirements for an emergency medical service | 54014 |
| organization to receive a permit for an ambulance or nontransport | 54015 |
| vehicle; | 54016 |
| (2) Requirements for an emergency medical service | 54017 |
| organization to receive a license as a basic life-support, | 54018 |
| intermediate life-support, advanced life-support, or mobile | 54019 |
| intensive care unit organization; | 54020 |
| (3) Requirements for a nonemergency medical service | 54021 |
| organization to receive a permit for an ambulette vehicle; | 54022 |
| (4) Requirements for a nonemergency medical service | 54023 |
| organization to receive a license for an ambulette service; | 54024 |
| (5) Requirements for an air medical service organization to | 54025 |
| receive a permit for a rotorcraft air ambulance or fixed wing air | 54026 |
| ambulance; | 54027 |
| (6) Requirements for licensure of air medical service | 54028 |
| organizations; | 54029 |
| (7) Forms for applications and renewals of licenses and | 54030 |
| permits; | 54031 |
| (8) Requirements for record keeping of service responses made | 54032 |
| by licensed emergency medical service organizations; | 54033 |
| (9) Fee amounts for licenses and permits, and their renewals; | 54034 |
| (10) Inspection requirements for licensees' vehicles or | 54035 |
| aircraft, records, and physical facilities; | 54036 |
| (11) Fee amounts for inspections of ambulances, ambulettes, | 54037 |
| rotorcraft air ambulances, fixed wing air ambulances, and | 54038 |
| nontransport vehicles; | 54039 |
| (12) Requirements for ambulances and nontransport vehicles | 54040 |
| used by licensed emergency medical service organizations, for | 54041 |
| ambulette vehicles used by licensed nonemergency medical service | 54042 |
| organizations, and for rotorcraft air ambulances or fixed wing air | 54043 |
| ambulances used by licensed air medical service organizations that | 54044 |
| specify for each type of vehicle or aircraft the types of | 54045 |
| equipment that must be carried, the communication systems that | 54046 |
| must be maintained, and the personnel who must staff the vehicle | 54047 |
| or aircraft; | 54048 |
| (13) The level of care each type of emergency medical service | 54049 |
| organization, nonemergency medical service organization, and air | 54050 |
| medical service organization is authorized to provide; | 54051 |
| (14) Eligibility requirements for employment as an ambulette | 54052 |
| driver, including grounds for disqualification due to the results | 54053 |
| of a motor vehicle law violation check, chemical test, or criminal | 54054 |
| records check. The rule may require that an applicant for | 54055 |
| employment as an ambulette driver provide a set of fingerprints to | 54056 |
| law enforcement authorities if the applicant comes under final | 54057 |
| consideration for employment. | 54058 |
| (15) Any other rules that the board determines necessary for | 54059 |
| the implementation and enforcement of this chapter. | 54060 |
| (B) In the rules for ambulances and nontransport vehicles | 54061 |
| adopted under division (A)(12) of this section, the board may | 54062 |
| establish requirements that vary according to whether the | 54063 |
| emergency medical service organization using the vehicles is | 54064 |
| licensed as a basic life-support, intermediate life-support, | 54065 |
| advanced life-support, or mobile intensive care unit organization. | 54066 |
| (C) A mobile intensive care unit that is not dually certified | 54067 |
| to provide advanced life-support and meets the requirements of the | 54068 |
| rules adopted under this section is not required to carry | 54069 |
| immobilization equipment, including board splint kits, traction | 54070 |
| splints, backboards, backboard straps, cervical immobilization | 54071 |
| devices, cervical collars, stair chairs, folding cots, or other | 54072 |
| types of immobilization equipment determined by the board to be | 54073 |
| unnecessary for mobile intensive care units. | 54074 |
| A mobile intensive care unit is exempt from the emergency | 54075 |
| medical technician staffing requirements of section 4765.43 of the | 54076 |
| Revised Code when it is staffed by at least one physician or | 54077 |
| registered nurse and another person, designated by a physician, | 54078 |
| who holds a valid license or certificate to practice in a health | 54079 |
| care profession, and when at least one of the persons staffing the | 54080 |
| mobile intensive care unit is a registered nurse whose training | 54081 |
| meets or exceeds the training required for a paramedic. | 54082 |
| Sec. 4766.04. (A) Except as otherwise provided in this | 54083 |
| chapter, no person shall furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, | 54084 |
| advertise, engage in, or propose or profess to engage in the | 54085 |
| business or service in this state of transporting persons who are | 54086 |
| seriously ill, injured, or otherwise incapacitated or who require | 54087 |
| the use of a wheelchair or are confined to a wheelchair unless the | 54088 |
| person is licensed pursuant to this section. | 54089 |
| (B) To qualify for a license as a basic life-support, | 54090 |
| intermediate life-support, advanced life-support, or mobile | 54091 |
| intensive care unit organization, an emergency medical service | 54092 |
| organization shall do all of the following: | 54093 |
| (1) Apply for a permit for each ambulance and nontransport | 54094 |
| vehicle owned or leased as provided in section 4766.07 of the | 54095 |
| Revised Code; | 54096 |
| (2) Meet all requirements established in rules adopted by the | 54097 |
| 54098 | |
| 54099 | |
| including requirements pertaining to equipment, communications | 54100 |
| systems, staffing, and level of care the particular organization | 54101 |
| is permitted to render; | 54102 |
| (3) Maintain the appropriate type and amount of insurance as | 54103 |
| specified in section 4766.06 of the Revised Code; | 54104 |
| (4) Meet all other requirements established under rules | 54105 |
| adopted by the board for the particular license. | 54106 |
| (C) To qualify for a license to provide ambulette service, a | 54107 |
| nonemergency medical service organization shall do all of the | 54108 |
| following: | 54109 |
| (1) Apply for a permit for each ambulette owned or leased as | 54110 |
| provided in section 4766.07 of the Revised Code; | 54111 |
| (2) Meet all requirements established in rules adopted by the | 54112 |
| 54113 | |
| 54114 | |
| pertaining to equipment, communication systems, staffing, and | 54115 |
| level of care the organization is permitted to render; | 54116 |
| (3) Maintain the appropriate type and amount of insurance as | 54117 |
| specified in section 4766.06 of the Revised Code; | 54118 |
| (4) Meet all other requirements established under rules | 54119 |
| adopted by the board for the license. | 54120 |
| (D) To qualify for a license to provide air medical | 54121 |
| transportation, an air medical service organization shall do all | 54122 |
| of the following: | 54123 |
| (1) Apply for a permit for each rotorcraft air ambulance and | 54124 |
| fixed wing air ambulance owned or leased as provided in section | 54125 |
| 4766.07 of the Revised Code; | 54126 |
| (2) Meet all requirements established in rules adopted by the | 54127 |
| 54128 | |
| 54129 | |
| air ambulances, including requirements pertaining to equipment, | 54130 |
| communication systems, staffing, and level of care the | 54131 |
| organization is permitted to render; | 54132 |
| (3) Maintain the appropriate type and amount of insurance as | 54133 |
| specified in section 4766.06 of the Revised Code; | 54134 |
| (4) Meet all other requirements established under rules | 54135 |
| adopted by the board for the license. | 54136 |
| (E) An emergency medical service organization that applies | 54137 |
| for a license as a basic life-support, intermediate life-support, | 54138 |
| advanced life-support, or mobile intensive care unit organization; | 54139 |
| a nonemergency medical service organization that applies for a | 54140 |
| license to provide ambulette service; or an air medical service | 54141 |
| organization that applies for a license to provide air medical | 54142 |
| transportation shall submit a completed application to the board, | 54143 |
| on a form provided by the board for each particular license, | 54144 |
| together with the appropriate fees established under section | 54145 |
| 4766.05 of the Revised Code. The application form shall include | 54146 |
| all of the following: | 54147 |
| (1) The name and business address of the operator of the | 54148 |
| organization for which licensure is sought; | 54149 |
| (2) The name under which the applicant will operate the | 54150 |
| organization; | 54151 |
| (3) A list of the names and addresses of all officers and | 54152 |
| directors of the organization; | 54153 |
| (4) For emergency medical service organizations and | 54154 |
| nonemergency medical service organizations, a description of each | 54155 |
| vehicle to be used, including the make, model, year of | 54156 |
| manufacture, mileage, vehicle identification number, and the color | 54157 |
| scheme, insignia, name, monogram, or other distinguishing | 54158 |
| characteristics to be used to designate the applicant's vehicle; | 54159 |
| (5) For air medical service organizations using fixed wing | 54160 |
| air ambulances, a description of each aircraft to be used, | 54161 |
| including the make, model, year of manufacture, and aircraft hours | 54162 |
| on airframe; | 54163 |
| (6) For air medical service organizations using rotorcraft | 54164 |
| air ambulances, a description of each aircraft to be used, | 54165 |
| including the make, model, year of manufacture, aircraft hours on | 54166 |
| airframe, aircraft identification number, and the color scheme, | 54167 |
| insignia, name, monogram, or other distinguishing characteristics | 54168 |
| to be used to designate the applicant's rotorcraft air ambulance; | 54169 |
| (7) The location and description of each place from which the | 54170 |
| organization will operate; | 54171 |
| (8) A description of the geographic area to be served by the | 54172 |
| applicant; | 54173 |
| (9) Any other information the board, by rule, determines | 54174 |
| necessary. | 54175 |
| (F) Within sixty days after receiving a completed application | 54176 |
| for licensure as a basic life-support, intermediate life-support, | 54177 |
| advanced life-support, or mobile intensive care unit organization; | 54178 |
| an ambulette service; or an air medical service organization, the | 54179 |
| board shall approve or deny the application. The board shall deny | 54180 |
| an application if it determines that the applicant does not meet | 54181 |
| the requirements of this chapter or any rules adopted under it. | 54182 |
| The board shall send notice of the denial of an application by | 54183 |
| certified mail to the applicant. The applicant may request a | 54184 |
| hearing within ten days after receipt of the notice. If the board | 54185 |
| receives a timely request, it shall hold a hearing in accordance | 54186 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 54187 |
| (G) If an applicant or licensee operates or plans to operate | 54188 |
| an organization in more than one location under the same or | 54189 |
| different identities, the applicant or licensee shall apply for | 54190 |
| and meet all requirements for licensure or renewal of a license, | 54191 |
| other than payment of a license fee or renewal fee, for operating | 54192 |
| the organization at each separate location. An applicant or | 54193 |
| licensee that operates or plans to operate under the same | 54194 |
| organization identity in separate locations shall pay only a | 54195 |
| single license fee. | 54196 |
| (H) An emergency medical service organization that wishes to | 54197 |
| provide ambulette services to the public must apply for a separate | 54198 |
| license under division (C) of this section. | 54199 |
| (I) Each license issued under this section and each permit | 54200 |
| issued under section 4766.07 of the Revised Code expires one year | 54201 |
| after the date of issuance and may be renewed in accordance with | 54202 |
| the standard renewal procedures of Chapter 4745. of the Revised | 54203 |
| Code. An application for renewal shall include the license or | 54204 |
| permit renewal fee established under section 4766.05 of the | 54205 |
| Revised Code. An applicant for renewal of a permit also shall | 54206 |
| submit to the board proof of an annual inspection of the vehicle | 54207 |
| or aircraft for which permit renewal is sought. The board shall | 54208 |
| renew a license if the applicant meets the requirements for | 54209 |
| licensure and shall renew a permit if the applicant and vehicle or | 54210 |
| aircraft meet the requirements to maintain a permit for that | 54211 |
| vehicle or aircraft. | 54212 |
| (J) Each licensee shall maintain accurate records of all | 54213 |
| service responses conducted. The records shall be maintained on | 54214 |
| forms prescribed by the board and shall contain information as | 54215 |
| specified by rule by the board. | 54216 |
| Sec. 4766.05. (A) The | 54217 |
|
fire, and transportation | 54218 |
| license fee, a permit fee for each ambulance, ambulette, | 54219 |
| rotorcraft air ambulance, fixed wing air ambulance, and | 54220 |
| nontransport vehicle owned or leased by the licensee that is or | 54221 |
| will be used as provided in section 4766.07 of the Revised Code, | 54222 |
| and fees for renewals of licenses and permits, taking into | 54223 |
| consideration the actual costs incurred by the board in carrying | 54224 |
| out its duties under this chapter. However, the fee for each | 54225 |
| license and each renewal of a license shall not exceed one hundred | 54226 |
| dollars, and the fee for each permit and each renewal of a permit | 54227 |
| shall not exceed one hundred dollars for each ambulance, | 54228 |
| rotorcraft air ambulance, fixed wing air ambulance, and | 54229 |
|
nontransport vehicle. The | 54230 |
| 54231 | |
| 54232 | |
| rule the fee, which shall not exceed fifty dollars, for each | 54233 |
| permit and each renewal of a permit for each ambulette. For | 54234 |
| purposes of establishing fees, "actual costs" includes the costs | 54235 |
| of salaries, expenses, inspection equipment, supervision, and | 54236 |
| program administration. | 54237 |
| (B) The board shall deposit all fees and other moneys | 54238 |
| collected pursuant to sections 4766.04, 4766.07, and 4766.08 of | 54239 |
| the Revised Code in the state treasury to the credit of the | 54240 |
| occupational licensing and regulatory fund, which is created by | 54241 |
| section 4743.05 of the Revised Code. All moneys from the fund | 54242 |
| shall be used solely for the salaries and expenses of the board | 54243 |
| incurred in implementing and enforcing this chapter. | 54244 |
| (C) The board, subject to the approval of the controlling | 54245 |
| board, may establish fees in excess of the maximum amounts allowed | 54246 |
| under division (A) of this section, but such fees shall not exceed | 54247 |
| those maximum amounts by more than fifty per cent. | 54248 |
| Sec. 4766.07. (A) Except as otherwise provided by rule of | 54249 |
|
the | 54250 |
|
transportation | 54251 |
| organization, nonemergency medical service organization, and air | 54252 |
| medical service organization subject to licensure under this | 54253 |
| chapter shall possess a valid permit for each ambulance, | 54254 |
| ambulette, rotorcraft air ambulance, fixed wing air ambulance, and | 54255 |
| nontransport vehicle it owns or leases that is or will be used by | 54256 |
| the licensee to perform the services permitted by the license. | 54257 |
| Each licensee and license applicant shall submit the appropriate | 54258 |
| fee and an application for a permit for each ambulance, ambulette, | 54259 |
| rotorcraft air ambulance, fixed wing air ambulance, and | 54260 |
|
nontransport vehicle to the
| 54261 |
|
medical, fire, and transportation | 54262 |
| by the board. The application shall include documentation that the | 54263 |
| vehicle or aircraft meets the appropriate standards set by the | 54264 |
| board, that the vehicle or aircraft has been inspected pursuant to | 54265 |
| division (C) of this section, that the permit applicant maintains | 54266 |
| insurance as provided in section 4766.06 of the Revised Code, and | 54267 |
| that the vehicle or aircraft and permit applicant meet any other | 54268 |
| requirements established under rules adopted by the board. | 54269 |
| The | 54270 |
|
transportation
| 54271 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to authorize the temporary use of | 54272 |
| a vehicle or aircraft for which a permit is not possessed under | 54273 |
| this section in back-up or disaster situations. | 54274 |
| (B)(1) Within sixty days after receiving a completed | 54275 |
| application for a permit, the board shall issue or deny the | 54276 |
| permit. The board shall deny an application if it determines that | 54277 |
| the permit applicant, vehicle, or aircraft does not meet the | 54278 |
| requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted under it that | 54279 |
| apply to permits for ambulances, ambulettes, rotorcraft air | 54280 |
| ambulances, fixed wing air ambulances, and nontransport vehicles. | 54281 |
| The board shall send notice of the denial of an application by | 54282 |
| certified mail to the permit applicant. The permit applicant may | 54283 |
| request a hearing within ten days after receipt of the notice. If | 54284 |
| the board receives a timely request, it shall hold a hearing in | 54285 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 54286 |
| (2) If the board issues the vehicle permit for an ambulance, | 54287 |
| ambulette, or nontransport vehicle, it also shall issue a decal, | 54288 |
| in a form prescribed by rule, to be displayed on the rear window | 54289 |
| of the vehicle. The board shall not issue a decal until all of the | 54290 |
| requirements for licensure and permit issuance have been met. | 54291 |
| (3) If the board issues the aircraft permit for a rotorcraft | 54292 |
| air ambulance or fixed wing air ambulance, it also shall issue a | 54293 |
| decal, in a form prescribed by rule, to be displayed on the left | 54294 |
| fuselage aircraft window in a manner that complies with all | 54295 |
| applicable federal aviation regulations. The board shall not issue | 54296 |
| a decal until all of the requirements for licensure and permit | 54297 |
| issuance have been met. | 54298 |
| (C) In addition to any other requirements that the board | 54299 |
| establishes by rule, a licensee or license applicant applying for | 54300 |
| an initial vehicle or aircraft permit under division (A) of this | 54301 |
| section shall submit to the board the vehicle or aircraft for | 54302 |
| which the permit is sought. Thereafter, a licensee shall annually | 54303 |
| submit to the board each vehicle or aircraft for which a permit | 54304 |
| has been issued. | 54305 |
| (1) The board shall conduct a physical inspection of an | 54306 |
| ambulance, ambulette, or nontransport vehicle to determine its | 54307 |
| roadworthiness and compliance with standard motor vehicle | 54308 |
| requirements. | 54309 |
| (2) The board shall conduct a physical inspection of the | 54310 |
| medical equipment, communication system, and interior of an | 54311 |
| ambulance to determine the operational condition and safety of the | 54312 |
| equipment and the ambulance's interior and to determine whether | 54313 |
| the ambulance is in compliance with the federal requirements for | 54314 |
| ambulance construction that were in effect at the time the | 54315 |
| ambulance was manufactured, as specified by the general services | 54316 |
| administration in the various versions of its publication titled | 54317 |
| "federal specification for the star-of-life ambulance, | 54318 |
| KKK-A-1822." | 54319 |
| (3) The board shall conduct a physical inspection of the | 54320 |
| equipment, communication system, and interior of an ambulette to | 54321 |
| determine the operational condition and safety of the equipment | 54322 |
| and the ambulette's interior and to determine whether the | 54323 |
| ambulette is in compliance with state requirements for ambulette | 54324 |
| construction. The board shall determine by rule requirements for | 54325 |
| the equipment, communication system, interior, and construction of | 54326 |
| an ambulette. | 54327 |
| (4) The board shall conduct a physical inspection of the | 54328 |
| medical equipment, communication system, and interior of a | 54329 |
| rotorcraft air ambulance or fixed wing air ambulance to determine | 54330 |
| the operational condition and safety of the equipment and the | 54331 |
| aircraft's interior. | 54332 |
| (5) The board shall issue a certificate to the applicant for | 54333 |
| each vehicle or aircraft that passes the inspection and may assess | 54334 |
| a fee for each inspection, as established by the board. | 54335 |
| (6) The board shall adopt rules regarding the implementation | 54336 |
| and coordination of inspections. The rules may permit the board to | 54337 |
| contract with a third party to conduct the inspections required of | 54338 |
| the board under this section. | 54339 |
| Sec. 4766.08. (A) The | 54340 |
|
fire, and transportation | 54341 |
| adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 54342 |
| Revised Code, may suspend or revoke any license or permit or | 54343 |
| renewal thereof issued under this chapter for any one or | 54344 |
| combination of the following causes: | 54345 |
| (1) Violation of this chapter or any rule adopted thereunder; | 54346 |
| (2) Refusal to permit the board to inspect a vehicle or | 54347 |
| aircraft used under the terms of a permit or to inspect the | 54348 |
| records or physical facilities of a licensee; | 54349 |
| (3) Failure to meet the ambulance, ambulette, rotorcraft air | 54350 |
| ambulance, fixed wing air ambulance, and nontransport vehicle | 54351 |
| requirements specified in this chapter or the rules adopted | 54352 |
| thereunder; | 54353 |
| (4) Violation of an order issued by the board; | 54354 |
| (5) Failure to comply with any of the terms of an agreement | 54355 |
| entered into with the board regarding the suspension or revocation | 54356 |
| of a license or permit or the imposition of a penalty under this | 54357 |
| section. | 54358 |
| (B) If the board determines that the records, record-keeping | 54359 |
| procedures, or physical facilities of a licensee, or an ambulance, | 54360 |
| ambulette, rotorcraft air ambulance, fixed wing air ambulance, or | 54361 |
| nontransport vehicle for which a valid permit has been issued, do | 54362 |
| not meet the standards specified in this chapter and the rules | 54363 |
| adopted thereunder, the board shall notify the licensee of any | 54364 |
| deficiencies within thirty days of finding the deficiencies. If | 54365 |
| the board determines that the deficiencies exist and they remain | 54366 |
| uncorrected after thirty days, the board may suspend the license, | 54367 |
| vehicle permit, or aircraft permit. The licensee, notwithstanding | 54368 |
| the suspension under this division, may operate until all appeals | 54369 |
| have been exhausted. | 54370 |
| (C) At the discretion of the board, a licensee whose license | 54371 |
| has been suspended or revoked under this section may be ineligible | 54372 |
| to be licensed under this chapter for a period of not more than | 54373 |
| three years from the date of the violation, provided that the | 54374 |
| board shall make no determination on a period of ineligibility | 54375 |
| until all the licensee's appeals relating to the suspension or | 54376 |
| revocation have been exhausted. | 54377 |
| (D) The board may, in addition to any other action taken | 54378 |
| under this section and after a hearing conducted pursuant to | 54379 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, impose a penalty of not more | 54380 |
| than fifteen hundred dollars for any violation specified in this | 54381 |
| section. The attorney general shall institute a civil action for | 54382 |
| the collection of any such penalty imposed. | 54383 |
| Sec. 4766.09. This chapter does not apply to any of the | 54384 |
| following: | 54385 |
| (A) A person rendering services with an ambulance in the | 54386 |
| event of a disaster situation when licensees' vehicles based in | 54387 |
| the locality of the disaster situation are incapacitated or | 54388 |
| insufficient in number to render the services needed; | 54389 |
| (B) Any person operating an ambulance, ambulette, rotorcraft | 54390 |
| air ambulance, or fixed wing air ambulance outside this state | 54391 |
| unless receiving a person within this state for transport to a | 54392 |
| location within this state; | 54393 |
| (C) A publicly owned or operated emergency medical service | 54394 |
| organization and the vehicles it owns or leases and operates, | 54395 |
| except as provided in section 307.051, division (G) of section | 54396 |
| 307.055, division (F) of section 505.37, division (B) of section | 54397 |
| 505.375, and division (B)(3) of section 505.72 of the Revised | 54398 |
| Code; | 54399 |
| (D) An ambulance, ambulette, rotorcraft air ambulance, fixed | 54400 |
| wing air ambulance, or nontransport vehicle owned or leased and | 54401 |
| operated by the federal government; | 54402 |
| (E) A publicly owned and operated fire department vehicle; | 54403 |
| (F) Emergency vehicles owned by a corporation and operating | 54404 |
| only on the corporation's premises, for the sole use by that | 54405 |
| corporation; | 54406 |
| (G) An ambulance, nontransport vehicle, or other emergency | 54407 |
| medical service organization vehicle owned and operated by a | 54408 |
| municipal corporation; | 54409 |
| (H) A motor vehicle titled in the name of a volunteer rescue | 54410 |
| service organization, as defined in section 4503.172 of the | 54411 |
| Revised Code; | 54412 |
| (I) A public emergency medical service organization; | 54413 |
| (J) A fire department, rescue squad, or life squad comprised | 54414 |
| of volunteers who provide services without expectation of | 54415 |
| remuneration and do not receive payment for services other than | 54416 |
| reimbursement for expenses; | 54417 |
| (K) A private, nonprofit emergency medical service | 54418 |
| organization when fifty per cent or more of its personnel are | 54419 |
| volunteers, as defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code; | 54420 |
| (L) Emergency medical service personnel who are regulated by | 54421 |
| the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 54422 |
| services under Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code; | 54423 |
| (M) Any of the following that operates a transit bus, as that | 54424 |
| term is defined in division (Q) of section 5735.01 of the Revised | 54425 |
| Code, unless the entity provides ambulette services that are | 54426 |
| reimbursed under the state medicaid plan: | 54427 |
| (1) A public nonemergency medical service organization; | 54428 |
| (2) An urban or rural public transit system; | 54429 |
| (3) A private nonprofit organization that receives grants | 54430 |
| under section 5501.07 of the Revised Code. | 54431 |
| (N)(1) An entity, to the extent it provides ambulette | 54432 |
| services, if the entity meets all of the following conditions: | 54433 |
| (a) The entity is certified by the department of aging or the | 54434 |
| department's designee in accordance with section 173.391 of the | 54435 |
| Revised Code or operates under a contract or grant agreement with | 54436 |
| the department or the department's designee in accordance with | 54437 |
| section 173.392 of the Revised Code. | 54438 |
| (b) The entity meets the requirements of section 4766.14 of | 54439 |
| the Revised Code. | 54440 |
| (c) The entity does not provide ambulette services that are | 54441 |
| reimbursed under the state medicaid plan. | 54442 |
| (2) A vehicle, to the extent it is used to provide ambulette | 54443 |
| services, if the vehicle meets both of the following conditions: | 54444 |
| (a) The vehicle is owned by an entity that meets the | 54445 |
| conditions specified in division (N)(1) of this section. | 54446 |
| (b) The vehicle does not provide ambulette services that are | 54447 |
| reimbursed under the state medicaid plan. | 54448 |
| (O) A vehicle that meets both of the following criteria, | 54449 |
| unless the vehicle provides services that are reimbursed under the | 54450 |
| state medicaid plan: | 54451 |
| (1) The vehicle was purchased with funds from a grant made by | 54452 |
| the United States secretary of transportation under 49 U.S.C. | 54453 |
| 5310; | 54454 |
| (2) The department of transportation holds a lien on the | 54455 |
| vehicle. | 54456 |
| Sec. 4766.10. This chapter does not invalidate any ordinance | 54457 |
| or resolution adopted by a municipal corporation that establishes | 54458 |
| standards for the licensure of emergency medical service | 54459 |
| organizations as basic life-support, intermediate life-support, or | 54460 |
| advanced life-support service organizations that have their | 54461 |
| principal places of business located within the limits of the | 54462 |
| municipal corporation, as long as the licensure standards meet or | 54463 |
| exceed the standards established in this chapter and the rules | 54464 |
| adopted thereunder. | 54465 |
| Emergency medical service organizations licensed by a | 54466 |
|
municipal corporation are subject to the jurisdiction of the | 54467 |
| state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation | 54468 |
| services, but the fees they pay to the board for licenses, | 54469 |
| permits, and renewals thereof shall not exceed fifty per cent of | 54470 |
| the fee amounts established by the board pursuant to section | 54471 |
| 4766.03 of the Revised Code. The board may choose to waive the | 54472 |
| vehicle inspection requirements and inspection fees, but not the | 54473 |
| permit fees, for the vehicles of organizations licensed by a | 54474 |
| municipal corporation. | 54475 |
| Sec. 4766.11. (A) The | 54476 |
|
fire, and transportation | 54477 |
| violations of this chapter or the rules adopted under it and may | 54478 |
| investigate any complaints received regarding alleged violations. | 54479 |
| In addition to any other remedies available and regardless of | 54480 |
| whether an adequate remedy at law exists, the board may apply to | 54481 |
| the court of common pleas in the county where a violation of any | 54482 |
| provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant thereto is | 54483 |
| occurring for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining a | 54484 |
| person from continuing to commit that violation. On a showing that | 54485 |
| a person has committed a violation, the court shall grant the | 54486 |
| injunction. | 54487 |
| In conducting an investigation under this section, the board | 54488 |
| may issue subpoenas compelling the attendance and testimony of | 54489 |
| witnesses and the production of books, records, and other | 54490 |
| documents pertaining to the investigation. If a person fails to | 54491 |
| obey a subpoena from the board, the board may apply to the court | 54492 |
| of common pleas in the county where the investigation is being | 54493 |
| conducted for an order compelling the person to comply with the | 54494 |
| subpoena. On application by the board, the court shall compel | 54495 |
| obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt, as in the case | 54496 |
| of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena from the court | 54497 |
| or a refusal to testify therein. | 54498 |
| (B) The | 54499 |
| issued under this chapter without a prior hearing if it determines | 54500 |
| that there is evidence that the license holder is subject to | 54501 |
| action under this section and that there is clear and convincing | 54502 |
| evidence that continued operation by the license holder presents a | 54503 |
| danger of immediate and serious harm to the public. The | 54504 |
| chairperson and executive director of the board shall make a | 54505 |
| preliminary determination and describe the evidence on which they | 54506 |
| made their determination to the board members. The board by | 54507 |
| resolution may designate another board member to act in place of | 54508 |
| the chairperson or another employee to act in place of the | 54509 |
| executive director in the event that the chairperson or executive | 54510 |
| director is unavailable or unable to act. Upon review of the | 54511 |
|
allegations, the board, by the affirmative vote of | 54512 |
| majority of its members, may suspend the license without a | 54513 |
| hearing. | 54514 |
| | 54515 |
| 54516 | |
| 54517 | |
| 54518 |
| Immediately following the decision by the board to suspend a | 54519 |
| license under this division, the board shall issue a written order | 54520 |
| of suspension and cause it to be delivered in accordance with | 54521 |
| section 119.07 of the Revised Code. If the license holder subject | 54522 |
| to the suspension requests an adjudication hearing by the board, | 54523 |
| the date set for the adjudication shall be within fifteen days but | 54524 |
| not earlier than seven days after the request unless another date | 54525 |
| is agreed to by the license holder and the board. | 54526 |
| Any summary suspension imposed under this division remains in | 54527 |
| effect, unless reversed by the board, until a final adjudicative | 54528 |
| order issued by the board pursuant to this section and Chapter | 54529 |
| 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective. The board shall issue | 54530 |
| its final adjudicative order not less than ninety days after | 54531 |
| completion of its adjudication hearing. Failure to issue the order | 54532 |
| by that day shall cause the summary suspension order to end, but | 54533 |
| such failure shall not affect the validity of any subsequent final | 54534 |
| adjudication order. | 54535 |
| Sec. 4766.12. If a county, township, joint ambulance | 54536 |
| district, or joint emergency medical services district chooses to | 54537 |
|
have the | 54538 |
|
transportation
| 54539 |
| service organizations and issue permits for its vehicles pursuant | 54540 |
| to this chapter, except as may be otherwise provided, all | 54541 |
| provisions of this chapter and all rules adopted by the board | 54542 |
| thereunder are fully applicable. However, a county, township, | 54543 |
| joint ambulance district, or joint emergency medical services | 54544 |
| district is not required to obtain any type of permit from the | 54545 |
| board for any of its nontransport vehicles. | 54546 |
| Sec. 4766.13. The | 54547 |
|
fire, and transportation | 54548 |
| license and issue vehicle permits to an emergency medical service | 54549 |
| organization or a nonemergency medical service organization that | 54550 |
| is regulated by another state. To qualify for a license and | 54551 |
| vehicle permits by endorsement, an organization must submit | 54552 |
| evidence satisfactory to the board that it has met standards in | 54553 |
| another state that are equal to or more stringent than the | 54554 |
| standards established by this chapter and the rules adopted under | 54555 |
| it. | 54556 |
| Sec. 4766.15. (A) An applicant for employment as an | 54557 |
| ambulette driver with an organization licensed pursuant to this | 54558 |
| chapter shall submit proof to the organization of, or give consent | 54559 |
| to the employer to obtain, all of the following: | 54560 |
| (1)(a) A valid driver's license issued pursuant to Chapter | 54561 |
| 4506. or 4507. of the Revised Code, or its equivalent, if the | 54562 |
| applicant is a resident of another state; | 54563 |
| (b) A recent certified abstract of the applicant's record of | 54564 |
| convictions for violations of motor vehicle laws provided by the | 54565 |
| registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to section 4509.05 of the | 54566 |
| Revised Code, or its equivalent, if the applicant is a resident of | 54567 |
| another state. | 54568 |
| (2)(a) A certificate of completion of a course in first aid | 54569 |
| techniques offered by the American red cross or an equivalent | 54570 |
| organization; | 54571 |
| (b) A certificate of completion of a course in | 54572 |
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or its equivalent, offered by an | 54573 |
|
organization approved by the | 54574 |
|
medical, fire, and transportation | 54575 |
| (3) The result of a chemical test or tests of the applicant's | 54576 |
| blood, breath, or urine conducted at a hospital or other | 54577 |
| institution approved by the board for the purpose of determining | 54578 |
| the alcohol, drug of abuse, controlled substance, or metabolite of | 54579 |
| a controlled substance content of the applicant's whole blood, | 54580 |
| blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine; | 54581 |
| (4) The result of a criminal records check conducted by the | 54582 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation. | 54583 |
| (B) An organization may employ an applicant on a temporary | 54584 |
| provisional basis pending the completion of all of the | 54585 |
| requirements of this section. The length of the provisional period | 54586 |
| shall be determined by the board. | 54587 |
| (C) An organization licensed pursuant to this chapter shall | 54588 |
| use information received pursuant to this section to determine in | 54589 |
|
accordance with rules adopted by the | 54590 |
|
medical, fire, and transportation | 54591 |
| 4766.03 of the Revised Code whether an applicant is disqualified | 54592 |
| for employment. | 54593 |
| No applicant shall be accepted for permanent employment as an | 54594 |
| ambulette driver by an organization licensed pursuant to this | 54595 |
| chapter until all of the requirements of division (A) of this | 54596 |
| section have been met. | 54597 |
| Sec. 4766.22. (A) Not later than forty-five days after the | 54598 |
|
end of each fiscal year, the | 54599 |
|
medical, fire, and transportation | 54600 |
| report to the governor and general assembly that provides all of | 54601 |
| the following information for that fiscal year: | 54602 |
| (1) The number of each of the following the board issued: | 54603 |
| (a) Basic life-support organization licenses; | 54604 |
| (b) Intermediate life-support organization licenses; | 54605 |
| (c) Advanced life-support organization licenses; | 54606 |
| (d) Mobile intensive care unit organization licenses; | 54607 |
| (e) Ambulette service licenses; | 54608 |
| (f) Air medical service organization licenses; | 54609 |
| (g) Ambulance permits; | 54610 |
| (h) Nontransport vehicle permits; | 54611 |
| (i) Ambulette vehicle permits; | 54612 |
| (j) Rotorcraft air ambulance permits; | 54613 |
| (k) Fixed wing air ambulance permits. | 54614 |
| (2) The amount of fees the board collected for issuing and | 54615 |
| renewing each type of license and permit specified in division | 54616 |
| (A)(1) of this section; | 54617 |
| (3) The number of inspections the board or a third party on | 54618 |
| the board's behalf conducted in connection with each type of | 54619 |
| license and permit specified in division (A)(1) of this section | 54620 |
| and the amount of fees the board collected for the inspections; | 54621 |
| (4) The number of complaints that were submitted to the | 54622 |
| board; | 54623 |
| (5) The number of investigations the board conducted under | 54624 |
| section 4766.11 of the Revised Code; | 54625 |
| (6) The number of adjudication hearings the board held and | 54626 |
| the outcomes of the adjudications; | 54627 |
| (7) The amount of penalties the board imposed and collected | 54628 |
| under section 4766.08 of the Revised Code; | 54629 |
| (8) Other information the board determines reflects the | 54630 |
| board's operations. | 54631 |
| (B) The board shall post the annual report required by this | 54632 |
| section on its web site and make it available to the public on | 54633 |
| request. | 54634 |
| Sec. 4773.08. The | 54635 |
| adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter. In adopting | 54636 |
|
the rules, the | 54637 |
| made by the radiation advisory council created under section | 54638 |
| 3701.93 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be adopted in | 54639 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and shall not be | 54640 |
| less stringent than any applicable standards specified in 42 | 54641 |
| C.F.R. 75. The rules shall establish all of the following: | 54642 |
| (A) Standards for licensing general x-ray machine operators, | 54643 |
| radiographers, radiation therapy technologists, and nuclear | 54644 |
| medicine technologists; | 54645 |
| (B) Application and renewal fees for licenses issued under | 54646 |
| this chapter that do not exceed the cost incurred in issuing and | 54647 |
| renewing the licenses; | 54648 |
| (C) Standards for accreditation of educational programs and | 54649 |
| approval of continuing education programs in general x-ray machine | 54650 |
| operation, radiography, radiation therapy technology, and nuclear | 54651 |
| medicine technology; | 54652 |
| (D) Fees for accrediting educational programs and approving | 54653 |
| continuing education programs in general x-ray machine operation, | 54654 |
| radiography, radiation therapy technology, and nuclear medicine | 54655 |
| technology that do not exceed the cost incurred in accrediting the | 54656 |
| educational programs; | 54657 |
| (E) Fees for issuing conditional licenses under section | 54658 |
| 4773.05 of the Revised Code that do not exceed the cost incurred | 54659 |
| in issuing the licenses; | 54660 |
| (F) Continuing education requirements that must be met to | 54661 |
| have a license renewed under section 4773.03 of the Revised Code; | 54662 |
| (G) Continuing education requirements that the holder of a | 54663 |
| conditional license must meet to receive a license issued under | 54664 |
| section 4773.03 of the Revised Code; | 54665 |
| (H) Any other rules necessary for the implementation or | 54666 |
| administration of this chapter. | 54667 |
| Sec. 4781.01. As used in this chapter: | 54668 |
| (A) "Industrialized unit" has the same meaning as in division | 54669 |
| (C)(3) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code. | 54670 |
| (B) "Installation" means any of the following: | 54671 |
| (1) The temporary or permanent construction of stabilization, | 54672 |
| support, and anchoring systems for manufactured housing; | 54673 |
| (2) The placement and erection of a manufactured housing unit | 54674 |
| or components of a unit on a structural support system; | 54675 |
| (3) The supporting, blocking, leveling, securing, anchoring, | 54676 |
| underpinning, or adjusting of any section or component of a | 54677 |
| manufactured housing unit; | 54678 |
| (4) The joining or connecting of all sections or components | 54679 |
| of a manufactured housing unit. | 54680 |
| (C) "Manufactured home" has the same meaning as in division | 54681 |
| (C)(4) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code. | 54682 |
| (D) "Manufactured home park" | 54683 |
| 54684 | |
| tract of land upon which three or more manufactured or mobile | 54685 |
| homes used for habitation are parked, either free of charge or for | 54686 |
| revenue purposes, and includes any roadway, building, structure, | 54687 |
| vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for use as a part of the | 54688 |
| facilities of the park. "Manufactured home park" does not include | 54689 |
| any of the following: | 54690 |
| (1) A tract of land used solely for the storage or display | 54691 |
| for sale of manufactured or mobile homes or solely as a temporary | 54692 |
| park-camp as defined in section 3729.01 of the Revised Code; | 54693 |
| (2) A tract of land that is subdivided and the individual | 54694 |
| lots are for sale or sold for the purpose of installation of | 54695 |
| manufactured or mobile homes used for habitation and the roadways | 54696 |
| are dedicated to the local government authority; | 54697 |
| (3) A tract of land within an area that is subject to local | 54698 |
| zoning authority and subdivision requirements and is subdivided, | 54699 |
| and the individual lots are for sale or sold for the purpose of | 54700 |
| installation of manufactured or mobile homes for habitation. | 54701 |
| (E) "Manufactured housing" means manufactured homes and | 54702 |
| mobile homes. | 54703 |
| (F) "Manufactured housing installer" means an individual who | 54704 |
| installs manufactured housing. | 54705 |
| (G) "Mobile home" has the same meaning as in division (O) of | 54706 |
| section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. | 54707 |
| (H) "Model standards" means the federal manufactured home | 54708 |
| installation standards established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5404. | 54709 |
| (I) "Permanent foundation" has the same meaning as in | 54710 |
| division (C)(5) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code. | 54711 |
| (J) "Business" includes any activities engaged in by any | 54712 |
| person for the object of gain, benefit, or advantage either direct | 54713 |
| or indirect. | 54714 |
| (K) "Casual sale" means any transfer of a manufactured home | 54715 |
| or mobile home by a person other than a manufactured housing | 54716 |
| dealer, manufactured housing salesperson, or manufacturer to an | 54717 |
| ultimate consumer or a person who purchases the home for use as a | 54718 |
| residence. | 54719 |
| (L) "Engaging in business" means commencing, conducting, or | 54720 |
| continuing in business, or liquidating a business when the | 54721 |
| liquidator thereof holds self out to be conducting such business; | 54722 |
| making a casual sale or otherwise making transfers in the ordinary | 54723 |
| course of business when the transfers are made in connection with | 54724 |
| the disposition of all or substantially all of the transferor's | 54725 |
| assets is not engaging in business. | 54726 |
| (M) "Manufactured home park operator" | 54727 |
| 54728 | |
| operator" means the person who has responsible charge of a | 54729 |
| manufactured home park and who is licensed under sections 4781.26 | 54730 |
| to 4781.35 of the Revised Code. | 54731 |
| (N) "Manufactured housing broker" means any person acting as | 54732 |
| a selling agent on behalf of an owner of a manufactured home or | 54733 |
| mobile home that is subject to taxation under section 4503.06 of | 54734 |
| the Revised Code. | 54735 |
| (O) "Manufactured housing dealer" means any person engaged in | 54736 |
| the business of selling at retail, displaying, offering for sale, | 54737 |
| or dealing in manufactured homes or mobile homes. | 54738 |
| (P) "Manufacturer" means a person who manufacturers, | 54739 |
| assembles, or imports manufactured homes or mobile homes. | 54740 |
| (Q) "Retail sale" or "sale at retail" means the act or | 54741 |
| attempted act of selling, bartering, exchanging, or otherwise | 54742 |
| disposing of a manufactured home or mobile home to an ultimate | 54743 |
| purchaser for use as a residence. | 54744 |
| (R) "Salesperson" means any individual employed by a | 54745 |
| manufactured housing dealer or manufactured housing broker to | 54746 |
| sell, display, and offer for sale, or deal in manufactured homes | 54747 |
| or mobile homes for a commission, compensation, or other valuable | 54748 |
| consideration, but does not mean any public officer performing | 54749 |
| official duties. | 54750 |
| (S) "Ultimate purchaser" means, with respect to any new | 54751 |
| manufactured home, the first person, other than a manufactured | 54752 |
| housing dealer purchasing in the capacity of a manufactured | 54753 |
| housing dealer, who purchases such new manufactured home for | 54754 |
| purposes other than resale. | 54755 |
| (T) "Tenant" means a person who is entitled under a rental | 54756 |
| agreement with a manufactured home park operator to occupy a | 54757 |
| manufactured home park lot and who does not own the home occupying | 54758 |
| the lot. | 54759 |
| (U) "Owner" means a person who is entitled under a rental | 54760 |
| agreement with a manufactured home park operator to occupy a | 54761 |
| manufactured home park lot and who owns the home occupying the | 54762 |
| lot. | 54763 |
| (V) "Resident" means a person entitled under a rental | 54764 |
| agreement to the use and occupancy of residential premises to the | 54765 |
| exclusion of others. "Resident" includes both tenants and owners. | 54766 |
| (W) "Residential premises" means a lot located within a | 54767 |
| manufactured home park and the grounds, areas, and facilities | 54768 |
| contained within the manufactured home park for the use of | 54769 |
| residents generally or the use of which is promised to a resident. | 54770 |
| (X) "Rental agreement" means any agreement or lease, written | 54771 |
| or oral, that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, | 54772 |
| rules, or any other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of | 54773 |
| residential premises by one of the parties. | 54774 |
| (Y) "Security deposit" means any deposit of money or property | 54775 |
| to secure performance by the resident under a rental agreement. | 54776 |
| (Z) "Development" means any artificial change to improved or | 54777 |
| unimproved real estate, including, without limitation, buildings | 54778 |
| or structures, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or | 54779 |
| drilling operations, or storage of equipment or materials, and the | 54780 |
| construction, expansion, or substantial alteration of a | 54781 |
| manufactured home park, for which plan review is required under | 54782 |
| division (A) of section 4781.31 of the Revised Code. "Development" | 54783 |
| does not include the building, construction, erection, or | 54784 |
| manufacture of any building to which section 3781.06 of the | 54785 |
| Revised Code is applicable. | 54786 |
| (AA) "Flood" or "flooding" means either of the following: | 54787 |
| (1) A general and temporary condition of partial or complete | 54788 |
| inundation of normally dry land areas from any of the following: | 54789 |
| (a) The overflow of inland or tidal waters; | 54790 |
| (b) The unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface | 54791 |
| waters from any source; | 54792 |
| (c) Mudslides that are proximately caused by flooding as | 54793 |
| defined in division (AA)(1)(b) of this section and that are akin | 54794 |
| to a river of liquid and flowing mud on the surface of normally | 54795 |
| dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water and | 54796 |
| deposited along the path of the current. | 54797 |
| (2) The collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a | 54798 |
| lake or other body of water as a result of erosion or undermining | 54799 |
| that is caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated | 54800 |
| cyclical levels or that is suddenly caused by an unusually high | 54801 |
| water level in a natural body of water, and that is accompanied by | 54802 |
| a severe storm, by an unanticipated force of nature, such as a | 54803 |
| flash flood, by an abnormal tidal surge, or by some similarly | 54804 |
| unusual and unforeseeable event, that results in flooding as | 54805 |
| defined in division (AA)(1)(a) of this section. | 54806 |
| (BB) "Flood plain" means the area adjoining any river, | 54807 |
| stream, watercourse, or lake that has been or may be covered by | 54808 |
| flood water. | 54809 |
| (CC) "One-hundred-year flood" means a flood having a one per | 54810 |
| cent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. | 54811 |
| (DD) "One-hundred-year flood plain" means that portion of a | 54812 |
| flood plain inundated by a one-hundred-year flood. | 54813 |
| (EE) "Person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the | 54814 |
| Revised Code and also includes this state, any political | 54815 |
| subdivision of this state, and any other state or local body of | 54816 |
| this state. | 54817 |
| (FF) "Substantial damage" means damage of any origin | 54818 |
| sustained by a manufactured or mobile home that is situated in a | 54819 |
| manufactured home park located in a flood plain when the cost of | 54820 |
| restoring the home to its condition before the damage occurred | 54821 |
| will equal or exceed fifty per cent of the market value of the | 54822 |
| home before the damage occurred. | 54823 |
| (GG) "Substantially alter" means a change in the layout or | 54824 |
| design of a manufactured home park, including, without limitation, | 54825 |
| the movement of utilities or changes in established streets, lots, | 54826 |
| or sites or in other facilities. In the case of manufactured home | 54827 |
| parks located within a one-hundred-year flood plain, | 54828 |
| "substantially alter" also includes changes in elevation resulting | 54829 |
| from the addition of fill, grading, or excavation that may affect | 54830 |
| flood plain management. | 54831 |
| (HH) "Tract" means a contiguous area of land that consists of | 54832 |
| one or more parcels, lots, or sites that have been separately | 54833 |
| surveyed regardless of whether the individual parcels, lots, or | 54834 |
| sites have been recorded and regardless of whether the one or more | 54835 |
| parcels, lots, or sites are under common or different ownership. | 54836 |
| Sec. 4781.02. (A) There is hereby created the manufactured | 54837 |
| homes commission which consists of nine members, with three | 54838 |
| members appointed by the governor, three members appointed by the | 54839 |
| president of the senate, and three members appointed by the | 54840 |
| speaker of the house of representatives. | 54841 |
| (B)(1) Commission members shall be residents of this state, | 54842 |
| except for members appointed pursuant to divisions (B)(3)(b) and | 54843 |
| (B)(4)(a) of this section. Members shall be selected from a list | 54844 |
| of persons the Ohio manufactured homes association, or any | 54845 |
| successor entity, recommends, except for appointments made | 54846 |
| pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section. | 54847 |
| (2) The governor shall appoint the following members: | 54848 |
| (a) One member to represent the board of building standards, | 54849 |
| who may be a member of the board or a board employee not in the | 54850 |
| classified civil service, with an initial term ending December 31, | 54851 |
| 2007; | 54852 |
| (b) One member | 54853 |
| 54854 | |
| 54855 | |
| sanitarian in accordance with Chapter 4736. of the Revised Code, | 54856 |
| has experience with the regulation of manufactured homes, and is | 54857 |
| an employee of a health district described in section 3709.01 of | 54858 |
| the Revised Code; | 54859 |
| (c) One member whose primary residence is a manufactured | 54860 |
| home, with an initial term ending December 31, 2006. | 54861 |
| (3) The president of the senate shall appoint the following | 54862 |
| members: | 54863 |
| (a) Two members who are manufactured housing installers who | 54864 |
| have been actively engaged in the installation of manufactured | 54865 |
| housing for the five years immediately prior to appointment, with | 54866 |
| the initial term of one installer ending December 31, 2007, and | 54867 |
| the initial term of the other installer ending December 31, 2005. | 54868 |
| (b) One member who manufactures manufactured homes in this | 54869 |
| state or who manufactures manufactured homes in another state and | 54870 |
| ships homes into this state, to represent manufactured home | 54871 |
| manufacturers, with an initial term ending December 31, 2006. | 54872 |
| (4) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint | 54873 |
| the following members: | 54874 |
| (a) One member who operates a manufactured or mobile home | 54875 |
| retail business in this state to represent manufactured housing | 54876 |
| dealers, with an initial term ending December 31, 2007; | 54877 |
| (b) One member who is a manufactured home park operator or is | 54878 |
| employed by an operator, with an initial term ending December 31, | 54879 |
| 2005; | 54880 |
| (c) One member to represent the Ohio manufactured home | 54881 |
| association, or any successor entity, who may be the president or | 54882 |
| executive director of the association or the successor entity, | 54883 |
| with an initial term ending December 31, 2006. | 54884 |
| (C)(1) After the initial term, each term of office is for | 54885 |
| four years ending on the thirty-first day of December. A member | 54886 |
| holds office from the date of appointment until the end of the | 54887 |
| term. No member may serve more than two consecutive four-year | 54888 |
| terms. | 54889 |
| (2) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy that occurs prior | 54890 |
| to the expiration of a term continues in office for the remainder | 54891 |
| of that term. Any member continues in office subsequent to the | 54892 |
| expiration date of the term until the member's successor takes | 54893 |
| office or until sixty days have elapsed, which ever occurs first. | 54894 |
| (3) A vacancy on the commission does not impair the authority | 54895 |
| of the remaining members to exercise all of the commission's | 54896 |
| powers. | 54897 |
| (D)(1) The governor may remove any member from office for | 54898 |
| incompetence, neglect of duty, misfeasance, nonfeasance, | 54899 |
| malfeasance, or unprofessional conduct in office. | 54900 |
| (2) Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original | 54901 |
| appointment. | 54902 |
| Sec. 4781.04. (A) The manufactured homes commission shall | 54903 |
| adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to do all | 54904 |
| of the following: | 54905 |
| (1) Establish uniform standards that govern the installation | 54906 |
| of manufactured housing. Not later than one hundred eighty days | 54907 |
| after the secretary of the United States department of housing and | 54908 |
| urban development adopts model standards for the installation of | 54909 |
| manufactured housing or amends those standards, the commission | 54910 |
| shall amend its standards as necessary to be consistent with, and | 54911 |
| not less stringent than, the model standards for the design and | 54912 |
| installation of manufactured housing the secretary adopts or any | 54913 |
| manufacturers' standards that the secretary determines are equal | 54914 |
| to or not less stringent than the model standards. | 54915 |
| (2) Govern the inspection of the installation of manufactured | 54916 |
| housing. The rules shall specify that the commission, any building | 54917 |
|
department or personnel of any department, | 54918 |
| 54919 | |
| pursuant to section 4781.07 of the Revised Code shall conduct all | 54920 |
| inspections of the installation of manufactured housing located in | 54921 |
| manufactured home parks to determine compliance with the uniform | 54922 |
| installation standards the commission establishes pursuant to this | 54923 |
| section. | 54924 |
| | 54925 |
| 54926 |
| (3) Govern the design, construction, installation, approval, | 54927 |
| and inspection of foundations and the base support systems for | 54928 |
| manufactured housing. The rules shall specify that the commission, | 54929 |
|
any building department or personnel of any department, | 54930 |
| 54931 | |
| certified pursuant to section 4781.07 of the Revised Code shall | 54932 |
| conduct all inspections of the installation, foundations, and base | 54933 |
| support systems of manufactured housing located in manufactured | 54934 |
| home parks to determine compliance with the uniform installation | 54935 |
| standards and foundation and base support system design the | 54936 |
| commission establishes pursuant to this section. | 54937 |
| | 54938 |
| 54939 |
| (4) Govern the training, experience, and education | 54940 |
| requirements for manufactured housing installers, manufactured | 54941 |
| housing dealers, manufactured housing brokers, and manufactured | 54942 |
| housing salespersons; | 54943 |
| (5) Establish a code of ethics for manufactured housing | 54944 |
| installers; | 54945 |
| (6) Govern the issuance, revocation, and suspension of | 54946 |
| licenses to manufactured housing installers; | 54947 |
| (7) Establish fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses, | 54948 |
| for conducting inspections to determine an applicant's compliance | 54949 |
| with this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to it, and for | 54950 |
| the commission's expenses incurred in implementing this chapter; | 54951 |
| (8) Establish conditions under which a licensee may enter | 54952 |
| into contracts to fulfill the licensee's responsibilities; | 54953 |
| (9) Govern the investigation of complaints concerning any | 54954 |
| violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to it or | 54955 |
| complaints involving the conduct of any licensed manufactured | 54956 |
| housing installer or person installing manufactured housing | 54957 |
| without a license, licensed manufactured housing dealer, licensed | 54958 |
| manufactured housing broker, or manufactured housing salesperson; | 54959 |
| (10) Establish a dispute resolution program for the timely | 54960 |
| resolution of warranty issues involving new manufactured homes, | 54961 |
| disputes regarding responsibility for the correction or repair of | 54962 |
| defects in manufactured housing, and the installation of | 54963 |
| manufactured housing. The rules shall provide for the timely | 54964 |
| resolution of disputes between manufacturers, manufactured housing | 54965 |
| dealers, and installers regarding the correction or repair of | 54966 |
| defects in manufactured housing that are reported by the purchaser | 54967 |
| of the home during the one-year period beginning on the date of | 54968 |
| installation of the home. The rules also shall provide that | 54969 |
| decisions made regarding the dispute under the program are not | 54970 |
| binding upon the purchaser of the home or the other parties | 54971 |
| involved in the dispute unless the purchaser so agrees in a | 54972 |
| written acknowledgement that the purchaser signs and delivers to | 54973 |
| the program within ten business days after the decision is issued. | 54974 |
| (11) Establish the requirements and procedures for the | 54975 |
| certification of building departments and building department | 54976 |
| personnel pursuant to section 4781.07 of the Revised Code; | 54977 |
| (12) Establish fees to be charged to building departments and | 54978 |
| building department personnel applying for certification and | 54979 |
| renewal of certification pursuant to section 4781.07 of the | 54980 |
| Revised Code; | 54981 |
| (13) Develop a policy regarding the maintenance of records | 54982 |
| for any inspection authorized or conducted pursuant to this | 54983 |
| chapter. Any record maintained under division (A)(13) of this | 54984 |
| section shall be a public record under section 149.43 of the | 54985 |
| Revised Code. | 54986 |
| (14) Carry out any other provision of this chapter. | 54987 |
| (B) The manufactured homes commission shall do all of the | 54988 |
| following: | 54989 |
| (1) Prepare and administer a licensure examination to | 54990 |
| determine an applicant's knowledge of manufactured housing | 54991 |
| installation and other aspects of installation the commission | 54992 |
| determines appropriate; | 54993 |
| (2) Select, provide, or procure appropriate examination | 54994 |
| questions and answers for the licensure examination and establish | 54995 |
| the criteria for successful completion of the examination; | 54996 |
| (3) Prepare and distribute any application form this chapter | 54997 |
| requires; | 54998 |
| (4) Receive applications for licenses and renewal of licenses | 54999 |
| and issue licenses to qualified applicants; | 55000 |
| (5) Establish procedures for processing, approving, and | 55001 |
| disapproving applications for licensure; | 55002 |
| (6) Retain records of applications for licensure, including | 55003 |
| all application materials submitted and a written record of the | 55004 |
| action taken on each application; | 55005 |
| (7) Review the design and plans for manufactured housing | 55006 |
| installations, foundations, and support systems; | 55007 |
| (8) Inspect a sample of homes at a percentage the commission | 55008 |
| determines to evaluate the construction and installation of | 55009 |
| manufactured housing installations, foundations, and support | 55010 |
| systems to determine compliance with the standards the commission | 55011 |
| adopts; | 55012 |
| (9) Investigate complaints concerning violations of this | 55013 |
| chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to it, or the conduct of any | 55014 |
| manufactured housing installer, manufactured housing dealer, | 55015 |
| manufactured housing broker, or manufactured housing salesperson; | 55016 |
| (10) Determine appropriate disciplinary actions for | 55017 |
| violations of this chapter; | 55018 |
| (11) Conduct audits and inquiries of manufactured housing | 55019 |
| installers, manufactured housing dealers, and manufactured housing | 55020 |
| brokers as appropriate for the enforcement of this chapter. The | 55021 |
| commission, or any person the commission employs for the purpose, | 55022 |
| may review and audit the business records of any manufactured | 55023 |
| housing installer, dealer, or broker during normal business hours. | 55024 |
| (12) Approve an installation training course, which may be | 55025 |
| offered by the Ohio manufactured homes association or other | 55026 |
| entity; | 55027 |
| (13) Perform any function or duty necessary to administer | 55028 |
| this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to it. | 55029 |
| (C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the | 55030 |
| authority of a board of health to enforce section 3701.344 or | 55031 |
| Chapters 3703., 3718., and 3781. of the Revised Code. | 55032 |
| Sec. 4781.07. (A) Pursuant to rules the manufactured homes | 55033 |
| commission adopts, the commission may certify municipal, township, | 55034 |
| and county building departments and the personnel of those | 55035 |
|
departments, | 55036 |
| 55037 | |
| third party, to exercise the commission's enforcement authority, | 55038 |
| accept and approve plans and specifications for foundations, | 55039 |
| support systems and installations, and inspect manufactured | 55040 |
| housing foundations, support systems, and manufactured housing | 55041 |
| installations. Any certification is effective for three years. | 55042 |
| (B) Following an investigation and finding of facts that | 55043 |
| support its action, the commission may revoke or suspend | 55044 |
| certification. The commission may initiate an investigation on its | 55045 |
| own motion or the petition of a person affected by the enforcement | 55046 |
| or approval of plans. | 55047 |
| Sec. 4781.09. (A) The manufactured homes commission may deny, | 55048 |
| suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of any | 55049 |
| manufactured home installer for any of the following reasons: | 55050 |
| (1) Failure to satisfy the requirements of section 4781.08 or | 55051 |
| 4781.10 of the Revised Code; | 55052 |
| (2) Violation of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to | 55053 |
| it; | 55054 |
| (3) Making a material misstatement in an application for a | 55055 |
| license; | 55056 |
| (4) Installing manufactured housing without a license or | 55057 |
| without being under the supervision of a licensed manufactured | 55058 |
| housing installer; | 55059 |
| (5) Failure to appear for a hearing before the commission or | 55060 |
| to comply with any final adjudication order of the commission | 55061 |
| issued pursuant to this chapter; | 55062 |
| (6) Conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral | 55063 |
| turpitude; | 55064 |
| (7) Having had a license revoked, suspended, or denied by the | 55065 |
| commission during the preceding two years; | 55066 |
| (8) Having had a license revoked, suspended, or denied by | 55067 |
| another state or jurisdiction during the preceding two years; | 55068 |
| (9) Engaging in conduct in another state or jurisdiction that | 55069 |
| would violate this chapter if committed in this state. | 55070 |
| (10) Failing to provide written notification of an | 55071 |
| installation pursuant to division (D) of section 4781.11 of the | 55072 |
| Revised Code to a county treasurer or county auditor. | 55073 |
| (B)(1) Any person whose license or license application is | 55074 |
| revoked, suspended, denied, or not renewed or upon whom a civil | 55075 |
|
penalty is imposed | 55076 |
| request an adjudication hearing on the matter within thirty days | 55077 |
| after receipt of the notice of the action. The hearing shall be | 55078 |
| held in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 55079 |
| (2) Any licensee or applicant may appeal an order made | 55080 |
| pursuant to an adjudication hearing in the manner provided in | 55081 |
| section 119.12 of the Revised Code. | 55082 |
| (C) | 55083 |
| 55084 | |
| 55085 | |
| 55086 | |
| 55087 | |
| 55088 | |
| 55089 |
| | 55090 |
| renewed may apply for a new license two years after the date on | 55091 |
| which the license was suspended, revoked, or not renewed. | 55092 |
| Sec. 4781.121. (A) The manufactured homes commission, | 55093 |
| pursuant to section 4781.04 of the Revised Code, may investigate | 55094 |
| any person who allegedly has committed a violation. If, after an | 55095 |
| investigation the commission determines that reasonable evidence | 55096 |
| exists that a person has committed a violation, within seven days | 55097 |
| after that determination, the commission shall send a written | 55098 |
| notice to that person in the same manner as prescribed in section | 55099 |
| 119.07 of the Revised Code for licensees, except that the notice | 55100 |
| shall specify that a hearing will be held and specify the date, | 55101 |
| time, and place of the hearing. | 55102 |
| (B) The commission shall hold a hearing regarding the alleged | 55103 |
| violation in the same manner prescribed for an adjudication | 55104 |
| hearing under section 119.09 of the Revised Code. If the | 55105 |
| commission, after the hearing, determines that a violation has | 55106 |
| occurred, the commission, upon an affirmative vote of five of its | 55107 |
| members, may impose a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars per | 55108 |
| violation per day. The commission's determination is an order that | 55109 |
| the person may appeal in accordance with section 119.12 of the | 55110 |
| Revised Code. | 55111 |
| (C) If the person who allegedly committed a violation fails | 55112 |
| to appear for a hearing, the commission may request the court of | 55113 |
| common pleas of the county where the alleged violation occurred to | 55114 |
| compel the person to appear before the commission for a hearing. | 55115 |
| (D) If the commission assesses a person a civil penalty for a | 55116 |
| violation and the person fails to pay that civil penalty within | 55117 |
| the time period prescribed by the commission pursuant to section | 55118 |
| 131.02 of the Revised Code, the commission shall forward to the | 55119 |
| attorney general the name of the person and the amount of the | 55120 |
| civil penalty for the purpose of collecting that civil penalty. In | 55121 |
| addition to the civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section, | 55122 |
| the person also shall pay any fee assessed by the attorney general | 55123 |
| for collection of the civil penalty. | 55124 |
| (E) The authority provided to the commission pursuant to this | 55125 |
| section, and any fine imposed under this section, shall be in | 55126 |
| addition to, and not in lieu of, all penalties and other remedies | 55127 |
| provided in this chapter. Any fines collected pursuant to this | 55128 |
| section shall be used solely to administer and enforce this | 55129 |
| chapter and rules adopted under it. Any fees collected pursuant to | 55130 |
| this section shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state and | 55131 |
| shall be credited to the manufactured homes commission regulatory | 55132 |
| fund created in section 4781.54 of the Revised Code and the rules | 55133 |
| adopted thereunder. The fees shall be used only for the purpose of | 55134 |
| administering and enforcing sections 4781.26 to 4781.35 of the | 55135 |
| Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder. | 55136 |
| (F) As used in this section, "violation" means a violation of | 55137 |
| section 4781.11, 4781.16, or 4781.27, or any rule adopted pursuant | 55138 |
| to section 4781.04, of the Revised Code. | 55139 |
| Sec. 4781.14. (A) | 55140 |
| 55141 | |
| manufactured homes commission, has exclusive authority to regulate | 55142 |
| manufactured home installers, the installation of manufactured | 55143 |
| housing, and manufactured housing foundations and support systems | 55144 |
|
in | 55145 |
| the general assembly to preempt municipal corporations and other | 55146 |
| political subdivisions from regulating and licensing manufactured | 55147 |
| housing installers and regulating and inspecting the installation | 55148 |
| of manufactured housing and manufactured housing foundations and | 55149 |
| support systems. | 55150 |
| (B) | 55151 |
| 55152 | |
| exclusive power to adopt rules of uniform application throughout | 55153 |
| the state governing installation of manufactured housing, the | 55154 |
| inspection of manufactured housing foundations and support | 55155 |
| systems, the inspection of the installation of manufactured | 55156 |
| housing, the training and licensing of manufactured housing | 55157 |
| installers, and the investigation of complaints concerning | 55158 |
| manufactured housing installers. | 55159 |
| (C) | 55160 |
| 55161 | |
| to this chapter are the exclusive rules governing the installation | 55162 |
| of manufactured housing, the design, construction, and approval of | 55163 |
| foundations for manufactured housing, the licensure of | 55164 |
| manufactured home installers, and the fees charged for licensure | 55165 |
| of manufactured home installers. No political subdivision of the | 55166 |
| state or any department or agency of the state may establish any | 55167 |
| other standards governing the installation of manufactured | 55168 |
| housing, manufactured housing foundations and support systems, the | 55169 |
| licensure of manufactured housing installers, or fees charged for | 55170 |
| the licensure of manufactured housing installers. | 55171 |
| (D) Nothing in this section limits the authority of the | 55172 |
| attorney general to enforce Chapter 1345. of the Revised Code or | 55173 |
| to take any action permitted by the Revised Code against | 55174 |
| manufactured housing installers, retailers, or manufacturers. | 55175 |
| Sec. 4781.15. The remedies provided in | 55176 |
| 55177 | |
| remedies otherwise available for the same conduct under state or | 55178 |
| local law. | 55179 |
| | 55180 |
| manufactured homes commission, subject to Chapter 119. of the | 55181 |
| Revised Code, shall adopt, and has the exclusive power to adopt, | 55182 |
| rules of uniform application throughout the state governing the | 55183 |
| review of plans, issuance of flood plain management permits, and | 55184 |
| issuance of licenses for manufactured home parks; the location, | 55185 |
| layout, density, construction, drainage, sanitation, safety, and | 55186 |
| operation of those parks; and notices of flood events concerning, | 55187 |
| and flood protection at, those parks. The rules pertaining to | 55188 |
| flood plain management shall be consistent with and not less | 55189 |
| stringent than the flood plain management criteria of the national | 55190 |
| flood insurance program adopted under the "National Flood | 55191 |
| Insurance Act of 1968," 82 Stat. 572, 42 U.S.C.A. 4001, as | 55192 |
| amended. The rules shall not apply to the construction, erection, | 55193 |
| or manufacture of any building to which section 3781.06 of the | 55194 |
| Revised Code is applicable. | 55195 |
| | 55196 |
| constructed after June 30, 1971, shall specify that each home must | 55197 |
| be placed on its lot to provide not less than fifteen feet between | 55198 |
| the side of one home and the side of another home, ten feet | 55199 |
| between the end of one home and the side of another home, and five | 55200 |
| feet between the ends of two homes placed end to end. | 55201 |
| | 55202 |
| compliance with the installation, blocking, tiedown, foundation, | 55203 |
| and base support system standards for manufactured housing located | 55204 |
| in manufactured home parks adopted by the commission pursuant to | 55205 |
| section 4781.04 of the Revised Code. All inspections of the | 55206 |
| installation, blocking, tiedown, foundation, and base support | 55207 |
| systems of manufactured housing in a manufactured home park that | 55208 |
|
the | 55209 |
|
be conducted by a person | 55210 |
| 55211 | |
| certifies pursuant to | 55212 |
| of the Revised Code. | 55213 |
| | 55214 |
| 55215 | |
| 55216 |
| | 55217 |
| 55218 | |
| 55219 | |
| 55220 | |
| 55221 | |
| 55222 | |
| 55223 | |
| 55224 | |
| 55225 |
| (D) The manufactured homes commission may enter into | 55226 |
| contracts for the purpose of fulfilling the commission's annual | 55227 |
| inspection responsibilities for manufactured home parks under this | 55228 |
| chapter. Boards of health of city or general health districts | 55229 |
| shall have the right of first refusal for those contracts. | 55230 |
| | 55231 |
| December, but before the first day of January of the next year, | 55232 |
| every person who intends to operate a manufactured home park shall | 55233 |
| procure a license to operate the park for the next year from the | 55234 |
| 55235 | |
|
fee prescribed under section | 55236 |
|
is not received by the
| 55237 |
| business on the last day of December, the applicant for the | 55238 |
| license shall pay a penalty equal to twenty-five per cent of the | 55239 |
| applicable license fee. The penalty shall accompany the license | 55240 |
| fee. If the last day of December is not a business day, the | 55241 |
| penalty attaches upon the close of business on the next business | 55242 |
| day. | 55243 |
| (2) No manufactured home park shall be maintained or operated | 55244 |
| in this state without a license. | 55245 |
| (3) No person who has received a license, upon the sale or | 55246 |
| disposition of the manufactured home park, may have the license | 55247 |
| transferred to the new operator. A person shall obtain a separate | 55248 |
| license to operate each manufactured home park. | 55249 |
| (B) Before a license is initially issued and annually | 55250 |
|
thereafter, or more often if necessary, the | 55251 |
|
shall cause each manufactured home park to be inspected | 55252 |
| 55253 | |
| of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under those sections. A | 55254 |
| record shall be made of each inspection on a form prescribed by | 55255 |
|
the | 55256 |
| (C) Each person applying for an initial license to operate a | 55257 |
| manufactured home park shall provide acceptable proof to the | 55258 |
| 55259 | |
| provided and that applicable fire codes will be adhered to in the | 55260 |
| construction and operation of the park. | 55261 |
| | 55262 |
| 55263 | |
|
license to operate | 55264 |
|
license shall be determined in accordance with section
| 55265 |
| 4781.26 of the Revised Code and shall include the cost of | 55266 |
| licensing and all inspections. | 55267 |
| | 55268 |
| 55269 | |
| 55270 | |
| 55271 | |
| 55272 | |
| 55273 | |
| 55274 | |
| Any fees collected shall be | 55275 |
| to the treasurer of state and shall be credited to the | 55276 |
| manufactured homes commission regulatory fund created in section | 55277 |
| 4781.54 of the Revised Code and used only for the purpose of | 55278 |
|
administering and enforcing sections | 55279 |
| 4781.35 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder. | 55280 |
| | 55281 |
| 55282 | |
| 55283 | |
| homes commission may refuse to grant, may suspend, or may revoke | 55284 |
| any license granted to any person for failure to comply with | 55285 |
|
sections | 55286 |
|
with any rule adopted | 55287 |
| 55288 |
| | 55289 |
|
sections
| 55290 |
| any operator shall have the right to rent or use each lot for the | 55291 |
| parking or placement of a manufactured home or mobile home to be | 55292 |
| used for human habitation without interruption for any period | 55293 |
| coextensive with any license or consecutive licenses issued under | 55294 |
|
sections | 55295 |
| (B) No operator of a manufactured home park shall sell | 55296 |
| individual lots in a park for eight years following the issuance | 55297 |
| of the initial license for the park unless, at the time of sale, | 55298 |
| the park fulfills all platting and subdivision requirements | 55299 |
| established by the political subdivision in which the park is | 55300 |
| located, or the political subdivision has entered into an | 55301 |
| agreement with the operator regarding platting and subdivision | 55302 |
| requirements and the operator has fulfilled the terms of that | 55303 |
| agreement. | 55304 |
| | 55305 |
|
sections | 55306 |
| of the Revised Code are in lieu of all license and inspection fees | 55307 |
| on or with respect to the operation or ownership of manufactured | 55308 |
| home parks within this state, except that the licensor may charge | 55309 |
| additional reasonable fees for the collection and bacteriological | 55310 |
| examination of any necessary water samples taken from any such | 55311 |
| park. | 55312 |
| | 55313 |
| to occur within any portion of a manufactured home park until the | 55314 |
| plans for the development have been submitted to and reviewed and | 55315 |
|
approved by the | 55316 |
| This division does not require that plans be submitted to the | 55317 |
| 55318 | |
| manufactured or mobile homes on previously approved lots in a | 55319 |
| manufactured home park when no development is to occur in | 55320 |
| connection with the replacement. Within thirty days after receipt | 55321 |
| of the plans, all supporting documents and materials required to | 55322 |
| complete the review, and the applicable plan review fee | 55323 |
|
established under division (D) of this section, the | 55324 |
| commission shall approve or disapprove the plans. | 55325 |
| (B) Any person aggrieved by the | 55326 |
| disapproval of a set of plans under division (A) of this section | 55327 |
| may request a hearing on the matter within thirty days after | 55328 |
|
receipt of the
| 55329 |
| The hearing shall be held in accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 55330 |
| Revised Code. Thereafter, the disapproval may be appealed in the | 55331 |
| manner provided in section 119.12 of the Revised Code. | 55332 |
| (C) The | 55333 |
| development occurring within a manufactured home park is inspected | 55334 |
|
or verified in accordance with rules adopted under
| 55335 |
|
section | 55336 |
| development complies with the plans approved under division (A) of | 55337 |
| this section. | 55338 |
| (D) The | 55339 |
| for reviewing plans under division (A) of this section and | 55340 |
| conducting inspections under division (C) of this section. | 55341 |
| (E) The | 55342 |
| established under division (D) of this section for reviewing plans | 55343 |
| under division (A) of this section and conducting inspections | 55344 |
| under division (C) of this section. All such plan review and | 55345 |
|
inspection fees received by the | 55346 |
| transmitted to the treasurer of state and shall be credited to the | 55347 |
| 55348 | |
|
created in section | 55349 |
| credited to the fund shall be used only for the purpose of | 55350 |
|
administering and enforcing sections | 55351 |
| 4781.35 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under those | 55352 |
| sections. | 55353 |
| (F) Plan approvals issued under this section do not | 55354 |
| constitute an exemption from the land use and building | 55355 |
| requirements of the political subdivision in which the | 55356 |
| manufactured home park is or is to be located. | 55357 |
| | 55358 |
| to occur or cause the replacement of a mobile or manufactured home | 55359 |
| within any portion of a manufactured home park that is located | 55360 |
| within a one-hundred-year flood plain unless the person first | 55361 |
|
obtains a permit from the | 55362 |
| 55363 | |
| development for which a permit is required under this division is | 55364 |
| to occur on a lot where a mobile or manufactured home is or is to | 55365 |
| be located, the owner of the home and the operator of the | 55366 |
| manufactured home park shall jointly obtain the permit. Each of | 55367 |
| the persons to whom a permit is jointly issued is responsible for | 55368 |
| compliance with the provisions of the approved permit that are | 55369 |
| applicable to that person. | 55370 |
| The | 55371 |
| commission shall disapprove an application for a permit required | 55372 |
|
under this division unless the | 55373 |
| finds that the proposed development or replacement of a mobile or | 55374 |
|
manufactured home complies with the rules adopted under | 55375 |
| 55376 | |
| required under this division for the construction, erection, or | 55377 |
| manufacture of any building to which section 3781.06 of the | 55378 |
| Revised Code applies. | 55379 |
| The | 55380 |
| commission may suspend or revoke a permit issued under this | 55381 |
| division for failure to comply with the rules adopted under | 55382 |
| 55383 | |
| pertaining to flood plain management or for failure to comply with | 55384 |
| the approved permit. | 55385 |
| Any person aggrieved by the disapproval, suspension, or | 55386 |
|
revocation of a permit under this division by the | 55387 |
| 55388 | |
| hearing on the matter within thirty days after receipt of the | 55389 |
| notice of the disapproval, suspension, or revocation. The hearing | 55390 |
| shall be held in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 55391 |
| Thereafter, an appeal of the disapproval, suspension, or | 55392 |
| revocation may be taken in the manner provided in section 119.12 | 55393 |
| of the Revised Code. | 55394 |
| (B) The | 55395 |
| for the issuance of permits under division (A) of this section and | 55396 |
| for necessary inspections conducted to determine compliance with | 55397 |
| those permits. | 55398 |
| (C) The | 55399 |
| commission shall charge the appropriate fee established under | 55400 |
| division (B) of this section for the issuance of a permit under | 55401 |
| division (A) of this section or for conducting any necessary | 55402 |
| inspection to determine compliance with the permit. If the | 55403 |
| 55404 | |
| inspection, the fee for the permit or inspection shall be | 55405 |
| transmitted to the treasurer of state and shall be credited to the | 55406 |
| 55407 | |
|
created in section | 55408 |
|
credited to the fund shall be used
| 55409 |
|
purpose of administering and enforcing sections | 55410 |
| 55411 | |
|
sections. | 55412 |
| 55413 | |
| 55414 | |
| 55415 | |
| 55416 |
| | 55417 |
| manufactured home park, the operator of the manufactured home | 55418 |
|
park, in accordance with rules adopted under | 55419 |
|
section | 55420 |
| 55421 | |
| homes commission and the board of health having jurisdiction where | 55422 |
| the flood event occurred within forty-eight hours after the end of | 55423 |
| the flood event. The commission, after receiving notification, | 55424 |
| shall immediately notify the board of health. | 55425 |
| | 55426 |
| | 55427 |
| 55428 | |
| 55429 | |
| 55430 | |
| 55431 | |
|
being notified of such a flood event | 55432 |
| board of health shall cause an inspection to be made of the | 55433 |
| manufactured home park named in the notice. The board of health | 55434 |
| shall issue a report of the inspection to the commission within | 55435 |
| ten days after the inspection is completed. | 55436 |
| | 55437 |
| that is located in a flood plain is substantially damaged, the | 55438 |
| owner of the home shall make all alterations, repairs, or changes | 55439 |
| to the home, and the operator of the manufactured home park shall | 55440 |
| make all alterations, repairs, or changes to the lot on which the | 55441 |
| home is located, that are necessary to ensure compliance with the | 55442 |
|
flood plain management rules adopted under | 55443 |
| 55444 | |
| changes may include, without limitation, removal of the home or | 55445 |
| other structures. | 55446 |
| No person shall fail to comply with this division. | 55447 |
| (B) No person shall cause to be performed any alteration, | 55448 |
| repair, or change required by division (A) of this section unless | 55449 |
|
the person first obtains a permit from the | 55450 |
| 55451 | |
| 55452 | |
| 55453 | |
| 55454 | |
| 55455 | |
| 55456 |
| The | 55457 |
| commission shall disapprove an application for a permit required | 55458 |
|
under this division unless the | 55459 |
| finds that the proposed alteration, repair, or change complies | 55460 |
|
with the rules adopted under | 55461 |
| 4781.26 of the Revised Code. No permit is required under this | 55462 |
| division for the construction, erection, or manufacture of any | 55463 |
| building to which section 3781.06 of the Revised Code applies. | 55464 |
| The | 55465 |
| commission may suspend or revoke a permit issued under this | 55466 |
| division for failure to comply with the rules adopted under | 55467 |
| 55468 | |
| pertaining to flood plain management or for failure to comply with | 55469 |
| the approved permit for making alterations, repairs, or changes to | 55470 |
| the lot on which the manufactured home is located. | 55471 |
| Any person aggrieved by the disapproval, suspension, or | 55472 |
|
revocation of a permit under this division by the | 55473 |
| 55474 | |
| hearing on the matter within thirty days after receipt of the | 55475 |
| notice of the disapproval, suspension, or revocation. The hearing | 55476 |
| shall be held in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 55477 |
| Thereafter, an appeal of the disapproval, suspension, or | 55478 |
| revocation may be taken in the manner provided in section 119.12 | 55479 |
| of the Revised Code and for necessary inspections conducted to | 55480 |
| determine compliance with those permits. | 55481 |
| (C) The | 55482 |
| for the issuance of permits under division (B) of this section and | 55483 |
| for necessary inspections conducted to determine compliance with | 55484 |
| those permits for making alterations, repairs, or changes to the | 55485 |
| lot on which the manufactured home is located. | 55486 |
| (D) The | 55487 |
| commission shall charge the appropriate fee established under | 55488 |
| division (C) of this section for the issuance of a permit under | 55489 |
| division (B) of this section or for conducting any necessary | 55490 |
| inspection to determine compliance with the permit. If the | 55491 |
| 55492 | |
| inspection, the fee for the permit or inspection shall be | 55493 |
| transmitted to the treasurer of state and shall be credited to the | 55494 |
| 55495 | |
|
created in section | 55496 |
|
credited to the fund shall be used | 55497 |
|
purpose of administering and enforcing sections | 55498 |
| 55499 | |
|
sections. | 55500 |
| 55501 | |
| 55502 | |
| 55503 | |
| 55504 |
| | 55505 |
| 55506 | |
| rules adopted thereunder. | 55507 |
| (B) The prosecuting attorney of the county, the city director | 55508 |
|
of law, or the attorney general, upon complaint of the | 55509 |
| 55510 | |
| prosecute to termination or bring an action for injunction against | 55511 |
|
any person violating sections | 55512 |
| of the Revised Code or the rules adopted thereunder. | 55513 |
| | 55514 |
| 4781.37 of the Revised Code, a park operator shall not retaliate | 55515 |
| against a resident by increasing the resident's rent, decreasing | 55516 |
| services that are due to the resident, refusing to renew or | 55517 |
| threatening to refuse to renew the rental agreement with the | 55518 |
| resident, or bringing or threatening to bring an action for | 55519 |
| possession of the resident's premises because: | 55520 |
| (1) The resident has complained to an appropriate | 55521 |
| governmental agency of a violation of a building, housing, health, | 55522 |
| or safety code that is applicable to the premises, and the | 55523 |
| violation materially affects health and safety; | 55524 |
| (2) The resident has complained to the park operator of any | 55525 |
|
violation of section | 55526 |
| (3) The resident joined with other residents for the purpose | 55527 |
| of negotiating or dealing collectively with the park operator on | 55528 |
| any of the terms and conditions of a rental agreement. | 55529 |
| (B) If a park operator acts in violation of division (A) of | 55530 |
| this section, the resident may: | 55531 |
| (1) Use the retaliatory action of the park operator as a | 55532 |
| defense to an action by the park operator to recover possession of | 55533 |
| the premises; | 55534 |
| (2) Recover possession of the premises; | 55535 |
| (3) Terminate the rental agreement. | 55536 |
| In addition, the resident may recover from the park operator | 55537 |
| any actual damages together with reasonable attorneys fees. | 55538 |
| (C) Nothing in division (A) of this section prohibits a park | 55539 |
| operator from increasing the rent to reflect the cost of | 55540 |
| improvements installed by the park operator in or about the | 55541 |
| premises or to reflect an increase in other costs of operation of | 55542 |
| the premises. | 55543 |
| | 55544 |
| 4781.36 of the Revised Code, a park operator may bring an action | 55545 |
| under Chapter 1923. of the Revised Code for possession of the | 55546 |
| premises if any of the following applies: | 55547 |
| (1) The resident is in default in the payment of rent. | 55548 |
| (2) The violation of the applicable building, housing, | 55549 |
| health, or safety code that the resident complained of was | 55550 |
| primarily caused by any act or lack of reasonable care by the | 55551 |
| resident, by any other person in the resident's household, or by | 55552 |
| anyone on the premises with the consent of the resident. | 55553 |
| (3) The resident is holding over the resident's term. | 55554 |
| (4) The resident is in violation of rules of the | 55555 |
| 55556 | |
|
section | 55557 |
|
manufactured home park adopted pursuant to the rules of the | 55558 |
| 55559 |
| (5) The resident has been absent from the manufactured home | 55560 |
| park for a period of thirty consecutive days prior to the | 55561 |
| commencement of the action, and the resident's manufactured home, | 55562 |
| mobile home, or recreational vehicle parked in the manufactured | 55563 |
| home park has been left unoccupied for that thirty-day period, | 55564 |
| without notice to the park operator and without payment of rent | 55565 |
| due under the rental agreement. | 55566 |
| (B) The maintenance of an action by the park operator under | 55567 |
| this section does not prevent the resident from recovering damages | 55568 |
| for any violation by the park operator of the rental agreement or | 55569 |
|
of section | 55570 |
| | 55571 |
| a rental agreement shall: | 55572 |
| (1) Comply with the requirements of all applicable building, | 55573 |
| housing, health, and safety codes which materially affect health | 55574 |
|
and safety, and comply with rules of the | 55575 |
| manufactured homes commission; | 55576 |
| (2) Make all repairs and do whatever is reasonably necessary | 55577 |
| to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition; | 55578 |
| (3) Keep all common areas of the premises in a safe and | 55579 |
| sanitary condition; | 55580 |
| (4) Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all | 55581 |
| electrical and plumbing fixtures and appliances, and septic | 55582 |
| systems, sanitary and storm sewers, refuse receptacles, and well | 55583 |
| and water systems that are supplied or required to be supplied by | 55584 |
| 55585 |
| (5) Not abuse the right of access conferred by division (B) | 55586 |
|
of section | 55587 |
| (6) Except in the case of emergency or if it is impracticable | 55588 |
|
to do so, give the resident reasonable notice of
| 55589 |
| operator's intent to enter onto the residential premises and enter | 55590 |
| only at reasonable times. Twenty-four hours' notice shall be | 55591 |
| presumed to be a reasonable notice in the absence of evidence to | 55592 |
| the contrary. | 55593 |
| (B) If the park operator violates any provision of this | 55594 |
| section, makes a lawful entry onto the residential premises in an | 55595 |
| unreasonable manner, or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise | 55596 |
| lawful which demands have the effect of harassing the resident, | 55597 |
| the resident may recover actual damages resulting from the | 55598 |
| violation, entry, or demands and injunctive relief to prevent the | 55599 |
|
recurrence of the conduct, and if | 55600 |
| judgment, reasonable attorneys' fees, or terminate the rental | 55601 |
| agreement. | 55602 |
| | 55603 |
| rental agreement shall: | 55604 |
| (1) Keep that part of the premises that the resident occupies | 55605 |
| and uses safe and sanitary; | 55606 |
| (2) Dispose of all rubbish, garbage, and other waste in a | 55607 |
| clean, safe, and sanitary manner; | 55608 |
| (3) Comply with the requirements imposed on residents by all | 55609 |
| applicable state and local housing, health, and safety codes, | 55610 |
|
rules of the | 55611 |
| and rules of the manufactured home park; | 55612 |
| (4) Personally refrain, and forbid any other person who is on | 55613 |
| the premises with the resident's permission, from intentionally or | 55614 |
| negligently destroying, defacing, damaging, or removing any | 55615 |
| fixture, appliance, or other part of the residential premises; | 55616 |
| (5) Conduct self and require other persons on the premises | 55617 |
| with the resident's consent to conduct themselves in a manner that | 55618 |
| will not disturb the resident's neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of | 55619 |
| the manufactured home park. | 55620 |
| (B) The resident shall not unreasonably withhold consent for | 55621 |
| the park operator to enter the home to inspect utility | 55622 |
| connections, or enter onto the premises in order to inspect the | 55623 |
| premises, make ordinary, necessary, or agreed repairs, | 55624 |
| decorations, alterations, or improvements, deliver parcels which | 55625 |
| are too large for the resident's mail facilities, or supply | 55626 |
| necessary or agreed services. | 55627 |
| (C) If the resident violates any provision of this section, | 55628 |
| the park operator may recover any actual damages which result from | 55629 |
| the violation and reasonable attorneys' fees. This remedy is in | 55630 |
| addition to any right of the park operator to terminate the rental | 55631 |
| agreement, to maintain an action for the possession of the | 55632 |
| premises, or injunctive relief to compel access under division (B) | 55633 |
| of this section. | 55634 |
| | 55635 |
| each home owner a written rental agreement for a manufactured home | 55636 |
| park lot for a term of one year or more that contains terms | 55637 |
| essentially the same as any alternative month-to-month rental | 55638 |
| agreement offered to current and prospective tenants and owners. | 55639 |
| The park operator shall offer the minimum one-year rental | 55640 |
| agreement to the owner prior to installation of the home in the | 55641 |
| manufactured home park or, if the home is in the manufactured home | 55642 |
| park, prior to the expiration of the owner's existing rental | 55643 |
| agreement. | 55644 |
| (2) The park operator shall deliver the offer to the owner by | 55645 |
| certified mail, return receipt requested, or in person. If the | 55646 |
| park operator delivers the offer to the owner in person, the owner | 55647 |
| shall complete a return showing receipt of the offer. If the owner | 55648 |
| does not accept the offer, the park operator is discharged from | 55649 |
| any obligation to make any further such offers. If the owner | 55650 |
| accepts the offer, the park operator shall, at the expiration of | 55651 |
| each successive rental agreement, offer the owner another rental | 55652 |
| agreement, for a term that is mutually agreed upon, and that | 55653 |
| contains terms essentially the same as the alternative | 55654 |
| month-to-month agreement. The park operator shall deliver | 55655 |
| subsequent rental offers by ordinary mail or personal delivery. If | 55656 |
| the park operator sells the manufactured home park to another | 55657 |
| manufactured home park operator, the purchaser is bound by the | 55658 |
| rental agreements entered into by the purchaser's predecessor. | 55659 |
| (3) If the park operator sells the manufactured home park for | 55660 |
| a use other than as a manufactured home park, the park operator | 55661 |
| shall give each tenant and owner a written notification by | 55662 |
| certified mail, return receipt requested, or by handing it to the | 55663 |
| tenant or owner in person. If the park operator delivers the | 55664 |
| notification in person, the recipient shall complete a return | 55665 |
| showing receipt of the notification. This notification shall | 55666 |
| contain notice of the sale of the manufactured home park, and | 55667 |
| notice of the date by which the tenant or owner shall vacate. The | 55668 |
| date by which the tenant shall vacate shall be at least one | 55669 |
| hundred twenty days after receipt of the written notification, and | 55670 |
| the date by which the owner shall vacate shall be at least one | 55671 |
| hundred eighty days after receipt of the written notification. | 55672 |
| (B) A park operator shall fully disclose in writing all fees, | 55673 |
| charges, assessments, including rental fees, and rules prior to a | 55674 |
| tenant or owner executing a rental agreement and assuming | 55675 |
| occupancy in the manufactured home park. No fees, charges, | 55676 |
| assessments, or rental fees so disclosed may be increased nor | 55677 |
| rules changed by a park operator without specifying the date of | 55678 |
| implementation of the changed fees, charges, assessments, rental | 55679 |
| fees, or rules, which date shall be not less than thirty days | 55680 |
| after written notice of the change and its effective date to all | 55681 |
| tenants or owners in the manufactured home park, and no fee, | 55682 |
| charge, assessment, or rental fee shall be increased during the | 55683 |
| term of any tenant's or owner's rental agreement. Failure on the | 55684 |
| part of the park operator to fully disclose all fees, charges, or | 55685 |
| assessments shall prevent the park operator from collecting the | 55686 |
| undisclosed fees, charges, or assessments. If a tenant or owner | 55687 |
| refuses to pay any undisclosed fees, charges, or assessments, the | 55688 |
| refusal shall not be used by the park operator as a cause for | 55689 |
| eviction in any court. | 55690 |
| (C) A park operator shall promulgate rules governing the | 55691 |
| rental or occupancy of a lot in the manufactured home park. The | 55692 |
| rules shall not be unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious. A copy | 55693 |
| of the rules and any amendments to them shall be delivered by the | 55694 |
| park operator to the tenant or owner prior to signing the rental | 55695 |
| agreement. A copy of the rules and any amendments to them shall be | 55696 |
| posted in a conspicuous place upon the manufactured home park | 55697 |
| grounds. | 55698 |
| (D) No park operator shall require an owner to purchase from | 55699 |
| the park operator any personal property. The park operator may | 55700 |
| determine by rule the style or quality of skirting, equipment for | 55701 |
| tying down homes, manufactured or mobile home accessories, or | 55702 |
| other equipment to be purchased by an owner from a vendor of the | 55703 |
| owner's choosing, provided that the equipment is readily available | 55704 |
| to the owner. Any such equipment shall be installed in accordance | 55705 |
| with the manufactured home park rules. | 55706 |
| (E) No park operator shall charge any owner who chooses to | 55707 |
| install an electric or gas appliance in a home an additional fee | 55708 |
| solely on the basis of the installation, unless the installation | 55709 |
| is performed by the park operator at the request of the owner, nor | 55710 |
| shall the park operator restrict the installation, service, or | 55711 |
| maintenance of the appliance, restrict the ingress or egress of | 55712 |
| repairpersons to the manufactured home park for the purpose of | 55713 |
| installation, service, or maintenance of the appliance, nor | 55714 |
| restrict the making of any interior improvement in a home, if the | 55715 |
| installation or improvement is in compliance with applicable | 55716 |
| building codes and other provisions of law and if adequate utility | 55717 |
| services are available for the installation or improvement. | 55718 |
| (F) No park operator shall require a tenant to lease or an | 55719 |
| owner to purchase a manufactured or mobile home from the park | 55720 |
| operator or any specific person as a condition of or prerequisite | 55721 |
| to entering into a rental agreement. | 55722 |
| (G) No park operator shall require an owner to use the | 55723 |
| services of the park operator or any other specific person for | 55724 |
| installation of the manufactured or mobile home on the residential | 55725 |
| premises or for the performance of any service. | 55726 |
| (H) No park operator shall: | 55727 |
| (1) Deny any owner the right to sell the owner's manufactured | 55728 |
| home within the manufactured home park if the owner gives the park | 55729 |
| operator ten days' notice of the intention to sell the home; | 55730 |
| (2) Require the owner to remove the home from the | 55731 |
| manufactured home park solely on the basis of the sale of the | 55732 |
| home; | 55733 |
| (3) Unreasonably refuse to enter into a rental agreement with | 55734 |
| a purchaser of a home located within the operator's manufactured | 55735 |
| home park; | 55736 |
| (4) Charge any tenant or owner any fee, charge, or | 55737 |
| assessment, including a rental fee, that is not set forth in the | 55738 |
| rental agreement or, if the rental agreement is oral, is not set | 55739 |
| forth in a written disclosure given to the tenant or owner prior | 55740 |
| to the tenant or owner entering into a rental agreement; | 55741 |
| (5) Charge any owner any fee, charge, or assessment because | 55742 |
| of the transfer of ownership of a home or because a home is moved | 55743 |
| out of or into the manufactured home park, except a charge for the | 55744 |
| actual costs and expenses that are incurred by the park operator | 55745 |
| in moving the home out of or into the manufactured home park, or | 55746 |
| in installing the home in the manufactured home park and that have | 55747 |
| not been reimbursed by another tenant or owner. | 55748 |
| (I) If the park operator violates any provision of divisions | 55749 |
| (A) to (H) of this section, the tenant or owner may recover actual | 55750 |
| damages resulting from the violation, and, if the tenant or owner | 55751 |
| obtains a judgment, reasonable attorneys' fees, or terminate the | 55752 |
| rental agreement. | 55753 |
| (J) No rental agreement shall require a tenant or owner to | 55754 |
| sell, lease, or sublet the tenant's or owner's interest in the | 55755 |
| rental agreement or the manufactured or mobile home that is or | 55756 |
| will be located on the lot that is the subject of the rental | 55757 |
| agreement to any specific person or through any specific person as | 55758 |
| the person's agent. | 55759 |
| (K) No park operator shall enter into a rental agreement with | 55760 |
| the owner of a manufactured or mobile home for the use of | 55761 |
| residential premises, if the rental agreement requires the owner | 55762 |
| of the home, as a condition to the owner's renting, occupying, or | 55763 |
| remaining on the residential premises, to pay the park operator or | 55764 |
| any other person specified in the rental agreement a fee or any | 55765 |
| sum of money based on the sale of the home, unless the owner of | 55766 |
| the home uses the park operator or other person as the owner's | 55767 |
| agent in the sale of the home. | 55768 |
| (L) A park operator and a tenant or owner may include in a | 55769 |
| rental agreement any terms and conditions, including any term | 55770 |
| relating to rent, the duration of an agreement, and any other | 55771 |
| provisions governing the rights and obligations of the parties | 55772 |
| that are not inconsistent with or prohibited by sections 3733.09 | 55773 |
| to 3733.20 of the Revised Code or any other rule of law. | 55774 |
| (M) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, | 55775 |
|
the owner of a manufactured or mobile home | 55776 |
| 55777 | |
| housing dealer or broker licensed under Chapter 4517. of the | 55778 |
|
Revised Code or a person properly licensed under Chapter | 55779 |
| 4781. of the Revised Code to sell or lease the home. | 55780 |
| | 55781 |
|
fulfill any obligation imposed upon | 55782 |
|
section | 55783 |
| agreement, or the conditions of the premises are such that the | 55784 |
| resident reasonably believes that a park operator has failed to | 55785 |
| fulfill any such obligations, or a governmental agency has found | 55786 |
| that the premises are not in compliance with building, housing, | 55787 |
| health, or safety codes which apply to any condition of the | 55788 |
| residential premises that could materially affect the health and | 55789 |
| safety of an occupant, the resident may give notice in writing to | 55790 |
| the park operator specifying the acts, omissions, or code | 55791 |
| violations that constitute noncompliance with such provisions. The | 55792 |
| notice shall be sent to the person or place where rent is normally | 55793 |
| paid. | 55794 |
| (B) If a park operator receives the notice described in | 55795 |
| division (A) of this section and after receipt of the notice fails | 55796 |
| to remedy the condition within a reasonable time, considering the | 55797 |
| severity of the condition and the time necessary to remedy such | 55798 |
| condition, or within thirty days, whichever is sooner, and if the | 55799 |
| resident is current in rent payments due under the rental | 55800 |
| agreement, the resident may do one of the following: | 55801 |
| (1) Deposit all rent that is due and thereafter becomes due | 55802 |
| the park operator with the clerk of court of the municipal or | 55803 |
| county court having jurisdiction in the territory in which the | 55804 |
| residential premises are located; | 55805 |
| (2) Apply to the court for an order directing the park | 55806 |
| operator to remedy the condition. As part thereof, the resident | 55807 |
| may deposit rent pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section, and | 55808 |
| may apply for an order reducing the periodic rent due the park | 55809 |
| operator until such time as the park operator does remedy the | 55810 |
| condition, and may apply for an order to use the rent deposited to | 55811 |
| remedy the condition. In any order issued pursuant to this | 55812 |
| division, the court may require the resident to deposit rent with | 55813 |
| the clerk of court as provided in division (B)(1) of this section. | 55814 |
| | 55815 |
|
with the clerk of a court as provided in section | 55816 |
| of the Revised Code, the clerk shall give written notice of this | 55817 |
|
fact to the park operator and to | 55818 |
| any. | 55819 |
| (B) The clerk shall place all rent deposited with | 55820 |
| clerk in a separate rent escrow account in the name of the clerk | 55821 |
| in a bank or building and loan association domiciled in this | 55822 |
| state. | 55823 |
| (C) The clerk shall keep in a separate docket an account of | 55824 |
| each deposit, with the name and address of the resident, and the | 55825 |
|
name and address of the park operator and of | 55826 |
| operator's agent, if any. | 55827 |
| (D) For | 55828 |
| one per cent of the amount of the rent deposited, which shall be | 55829 |
| assessed as court costs. | 55830 |
| (E) All interest that has accrued on the rent deposited by | 55831 |
| the clerk of a county court under division (B) of this section | 55832 |
| shall be paid into the treasury of the political subdivision for | 55833 |
|
which the clerk performs | 55834 |
| has accrued on the rent deposited by the clerk of a municipal | 55835 |
| court under division (B) of this section shall be paid into the | 55836 |
| city treasury as defined in division (B) of section 1901.03 of the | 55837 |
| Revised Code. | 55838 |
| | 55839 |
|
notice that rent due | 55840 |
|
a clerk of court pursuant to section | 55841 |
| Revised Code, may: | 55842 |
| (1) Apply to the clerk of court for release of the rent on | 55843 |
| the ground that the condition contained in the notice given | 55844 |
|
pursuant to division (A) of section | 55845 |
| Code has been remedied. The clerk shall forthwith release the | 55846 |
| rent, less costs, to the park operator if the resident gives | 55847 |
| written notice to the clerk that the condition has been remedied. | 55848 |
| (2) Apply to the court for release of the rent on the grounds | 55849 |
| that the resident did not comply with the notice requirement of | 55850 |
|
division (A) of section | 55851 |
| that the resident was not current in rent payments due under the | 55852 |
| rental agreement at the time the resident initiated rent deposits | 55853 |
|
with the clerk of courts under division (B)(1) of section | 55854 |
| 4781.41 of the Revised Code; | 55855 |
| (3) Apply to the court for release of the rent on the grounds | 55856 |
| that there was no violation of any obligation imposed upon the | 55857 |
|
park operator by section | 55858 |
| the rental agreement, or by any building, housing, health, or | 55859 |
| safety code, or that the condition contained in the notice given | 55860 |
|
pursuant to division (A) of section | 55861 |
| Code has been remedied. | 55862 |
| (B) The resident shall be named as a party to any action | 55863 |
| filed by the park operator under this section, and shall have the | 55864 |
| right to file an answer and counterclaim, as in other civil cases. | 55865 |
| A trial shall be held within sixty days of the date of filing of | 55866 |
| the park operator's complaint, unless for good cause shown the | 55867 |
| court grants a continuance. | 55868 |
| (C) If the court finds that there was no violation of any | 55869 |
|
obligation imposed upon the park operator by section | 55870 |
| 4781.38 of the Revised Code or by the rental agreement, or by any | 55871 |
| building, housing, health, or safety code, or that the condition | 55872 |
| contained in the notice given pursuant to division (A) of section | 55873 |
| 55874 | |
| resident did not comply with the notice requirement of division | 55875 |
|
(A) of section
| 55876 |
| resident was not current in rent payments at the time the resident | 55877 |
| initiated rent deposits with the clerk of court under division | 55878 |
|
(B)(1) of section | 55879 |
| shall order the release to the park operator of rent on deposit | 55880 |
| with the clerk, less costs. | 55881 |
| (D) If the court finds that the condition contained in the | 55882 |
|
notice given pursuant to division (A) of section | 55883 |
| of the Revised Code was the result of an act or omission of the | 55884 |
| resident, or that the resident intentionally acted in bad faith in | 55885 |
|
proceeding under section | 55886 |
| resident shall be liable for damages caused to the park operator, | 55887 |
| and for costs, together with reasonable attorneys' fees if the | 55888 |
| resident intentionally acted in bad faith. | 55889 |
| | 55890 |
| action for the release of rent deposited with a clerk of court, | 55891 |
| the court may, during the pendency of the action, upon application | 55892 |
| of the park operator, release part of the rent on deposit for | 55893 |
| payment of the periodic interest on a mortgage on the premises, | 55894 |
| the periodic principal payments on a mortgage on the premises, the | 55895 |
| insurance premiums for the premises, real estate taxes on the | 55896 |
| premises, utility services, repairs, and other customary and usual | 55897 |
| costs of operating the premises. | 55898 |
| (B) In determining whether to release rent for the payments | 55899 |
| described in division (A) of this section, the court shall | 55900 |
| consider the amount of rent the park operator receives from other | 55901 |
| lots, the cost of operating these lots, and the costs which may be | 55902 |
| required to remedy the condition contained in the notice given | 55903 |
|
pursuant to division (A) of section | 55904 |
| Code. | 55905 |
| | 55906 |
| violation of the rules of the manufactured home park, of the | 55907 |
| 55908 | |
| applicable state and local health and safety codes, the park | 55909 |
| operator may deliver a written notification of the violation to | 55910 |
| the resident. The notification shall contain all of the following: | 55911 |
| (A) A description of the violation; | 55912 |
| (B) A statement that the rental agreement will terminate upon | 55913 |
| a date specified in the written notice not less than thirty days | 55914 |
| after receipt of the notice unless the resident remedies the | 55915 |
| violation; | 55916 |
| (C) A statement that the violation was material and that if a | 55917 |
|
second material violation of any park or | 55918 |
| commission rule, or any health and safety code, occurs within six | 55919 |
| months after the date of this notice, the rental agreement will | 55920 |
| terminate immediately; | 55921 |
| (D) A statement that a defense available to termination of | 55922 |
|
the rental agreement for two material violations of park or
| 55923 |
| 55924 | |
|
that the park rule is unreasonable, or that the park or | 55925 |
| 55926 | |
| being enforced against other manufactured home park residents, or | 55927 |
| that the two violations were not willful and not committed in bad | 55928 |
| faith. | 55929 |
| If the resident remedies the condition described in the | 55930 |
| notice, whether by repair, the payment of damages, or otherwise, | 55931 |
| the rental agreement shall not terminate. The park operator may | 55932 |
| terminate the rental agreement immediately if the resident commits | 55933 |
|
a second material violation of the park or | 55934 |
| commission rules, or of applicable state and local health and | 55935 |
| safety codes, subject to the defense that the park rule is | 55936 |
|
unreasonable, that the park or | 55937 |
| rule, or health or safety code, is not being enforced against | 55938 |
| other manufactured home park residents, or that the two violations | 55939 |
| were not willful and not committed in bad faith. | 55940 |
| | 55941 |
| 4781.36 to | 55942 |
| recover damages for the breach of contract or the breach of any | 55943 |
| duty that is imposed by law. | 55944 |
| | 55945 |
| 4781.36 to
| 55946 |
| waived by any oral or written agreement except as provided in | 55947 |
| division (F) of this section. | 55948 |
| (B) No warrant of attorney to confess judgment shall be | 55949 |
| recognized in any rental agreement or in any other agreement | 55950 |
| between a park operator and resident for the recovery of rent or | 55951 |
| damages to the residential premises. | 55952 |
| (C) No agreement to pay the park operator's or resident's | 55953 |
| attorney fees shall be recognized in any rental agreement for | 55954 |
| residential premises or in any other agreement between a park | 55955 |
| operator and resident. | 55956 |
| (D) No agreement by a resident to the exculpation or | 55957 |
| limitation of any liability of the park operator arising under law | 55958 |
| or to indemnify the park operator for that liability or its | 55959 |
| related costs shall be recognized in any rental agreement or in | 55960 |
| any other agreement between a park operator and resident. | 55961 |
| (E) A rental agreement, or the assignment, conveyance, trust | 55962 |
| deed, or security instrument of the park operator's interest in | 55963 |
| the rental agreement may not permit the receipt of rent free of | 55964 |
|
the obligation to comply with section | 55965 |
| Revised Code. | 55966 |
| (F) The park operator may agree to assume responsibility for | 55967 |
| fulfilling any duty or obligation imposed on a resident by section | 55968 |
| 55969 |
| | 55970 |
| finds a rental agreement, or any clause of it, to have been | 55971 |
| unconscionable at the time it was made, it may refuse to enforce | 55972 |
| the rental agreement or it may enforce the remainder of the rental | 55973 |
| agreement without the unconscionable clause, or it may so limit | 55974 |
| the application of any unconscionable clause as to avoid any | 55975 |
| unconscionable result. | 55976 |
| (B) When it is claimed or appears to the court that the | 55977 |
| rental agreement, or any clause of it, may be unconscionable, the | 55978 |
| parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present | 55979 |
| evidence as to its setting, purpose, and effect to aid the court | 55980 |
| in making the determination. | 55981 |
| | 55982 |
| premises shall initiate any act, including termination of | 55983 |
| utilities or services, exclusion from the premises, or threat of | 55984 |
| any unlawful act, against a resident, or a resident whose right to | 55985 |
| possession has terminated, for the purpose of recovering | 55986 |
| possession of residential premises, other than as provided in | 55987 |
|
Chapters 1923., | 55988 |
| (B) No park operator of residential premises shall seize the | 55989 |
| furnishings or possessions of a resident, or of a resident whose | 55990 |
| right to possession was terminated, for the purpose of recovering | 55991 |
| rent payments, other than in accordance with an order issued by a | 55992 |
| court of competent jurisdiction. | 55993 |
| (C) A park operator who violates this section is liable in a | 55994 |
| civil action for all damages caused to a resident, or to a | 55995 |
| resident whose right to possession has terminated, together with | 55996 |
| reasonable attorneys' fees. | 55997 |
| | 55998 |
| fifty dollars or one month's periodic rent, whichever is greater, | 55999 |
| shall bear interest on the excess at the rate of five per cent per | 56000 |
| annum if the resident remains in possession of the premises for | 56001 |
| six months or more, and shall be computed and paid annually by the | 56002 |
| park operator to the resident. | 56003 |
| (B) Upon termination of the rental agreement any property or | 56004 |
| money held by the park operator as a security deposit may be | 56005 |
| applied to the payment of past due rent and to the payment of the | 56006 |
| amount of damages that the park operator has suffered by reason of | 56007 |
|
the resident's noncompliance with section | 56008 |
| Revised Code or the rental agreement. Any deduction from the | 56009 |
| security deposit shall be itemized and identified by the park | 56010 |
| operator in a written notice delivered to the resident together | 56011 |
| with the amount due, within thirty days after termination of the | 56012 |
| rental agreement and delivery of possession. The resident shall | 56013 |
| provide the park operator in writing with a forwarding address or | 56014 |
| new address to which the written notice and amount due from the | 56015 |
| park operator may be sent. If the resident fails to provide the | 56016 |
| park operator with the forwarding or new address as required, the | 56017 |
| resident shall not be entitled to damages or attorneys' fees under | 56018 |
| division (C) of this section. | 56019 |
| (C) If the park operator fails to comply with division (B) of | 56020 |
| this section, the resident may recover the property and money due | 56021 |
| 56022 | |
| amount wrongfully withheld, and reasonable attorneys' fees. | 56023 |
| | 56024 |
| residential premises shall contain the name and address of the | 56025 |
| owner of the residential premises and the name and address of the | 56026 |
| owner's agent, if any. If the owner or the owner's agent is a | 56027 |
| corporation, partnership, limited partnership, association, trust, | 56028 |
| or other entity, the address shall be the principal place of | 56029 |
| business in the county in which the residential premises are | 56030 |
| situated or if there is no place of business in such county then | 56031 |
| its principal place of business in this state, and shall include | 56032 |
| the name of the person in charge thereof. | 56033 |
| (B) If the rental agreement is oral, the park operator, at | 56034 |
| the commencement of the term of occupancy, shall deliver to the | 56035 |
| resident a written notice containing the information required in | 56036 |
| division (A) of this section. | 56037 |
| (C) If the park operator fails to provide the notice of the | 56038 |
| name and address of the owner and owner's agent, if any, as | 56039 |
| required under division (A) or (B) of this section, the notices to | 56040 |
|
the park operator required under division (A) of sections
| 56041 |
| 4781.41 and | 56042 |
| park operator and the operator's agent. | 56043 |
| (D) Every written rental agreement for residential premises | 56044 |
| shall contain the following notice in ten-point boldface type: | 56045 |
| "YOUR RIGHTS AS A RESIDENT AND YOUR MANUFACTURED HOME PARK | 56046 |
|
OPERATOR'S RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED BY SECTIONS | 56047 |
| 56048 | |
| AGREEMENTS IN MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS." | 56049 |
| If the rental agreement is oral, the park operator, at the | 56050 |
| commencement of the term of occupancy, shall deliver the notice to | 56051 |
| the resident in writing. | 56052 |
| | 56053 |
| continue in existence any ordinance and no township may adopt or | 56054 |
| continue in existence any resolution that is in conflict with | 56055 |
|
sections | 56056 |
| or that regulates those rights and obligations of parties to a | 56057 |
|
rental agreement that are regulated by sections | 56058 |
| 56059 | |
| 56060 | |
| building, health, or safety codes of any municipal corporation or | 56061 |
| township. | 56062 |
| Sec. 4781.54. There is hereby created in the state treasury | 56063 |
| the manufactured homes commission regulatory fund. The fund shall | 56064 |
| consist of fees collected under section 4781.121 of the Revised | 56065 |
| Code and fees paid under section 4781.28 of the Revised Code and | 56066 |
| shall be used for the purposes described in those sections. | 56067 |
| Sec. 4781.99. (A) Whoever violates division (A) of section | 56068 |
| 4781.16 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a | 56069 |
| first offense and shall be subject to a mandatory fine of one | 56070 |
| hundred dollars. On a second offense, the person is guilty of a | 56071 |
| misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be subject to a | 56072 |
| mandatory fine of one thousand dollars. | 56073 |
| (B) Whoever violates section 4781.20 of the Revised Code is | 56074 |
| guilty of a minor misdemeanor. | 56075 |
| (C) Whoever violates any of the following is guilty of a | 56076 |
| misdemeanor of the fourth degree: | 56077 |
| (1) Division (B) or (C) of section 4781.16 of the Revised | 56078 |
| Code; | 56079 |
| (2) Section 4781.22 of the Revised Code; | 56080 |
| (3) Section 4781.23 of the Revised Code; | 56081 |
| (4) Division (A) of section 4781.24 of the Revised Code; | 56082 |
| (5) Section 4781.25 of the Revised Code; | 56083 |
| (6) Division (A) of section 4781.35 of the Revised Code. | 56084 |
| Sec. 4905.01. As used in this chapter: | 56085 |
| (A) "Railroad" has the same meaning as in section 4907.02 of | 56086 |
| the Revised Code. | 56087 |
| (B) "Motor | 56088 |
|
meaning as in
| 56089 |
| Revised Code. | 56090 |
| (C) " | 56091 |
|
same meanings as in section | 56092 |
| (D) | 56093 |
| 56094 |
| | 56095 |
| reasonable costs associated with a facility or project undertaken | 56096 |
| by a public utility for which a recommendation to allow the | 56097 |
| recovery of costs associated therewith has been made under | 56098 |
| division (B)(7) of section 1551.33 of the Revised Code, including, | 56099 |
| but not limited to, capital costs, such as costs of debt and | 56100 |
| equity; construction and operation costs; termination and | 56101 |
| retirement costs; costs of feasibility and marketing studies | 56102 |
| associated with the project; and the acquisition and delivery | 56103 |
| costs of Ohio coal used in the project, less any expenditures of | 56104 |
| grant moneys. | 56105 |
| Sec. 4905.02. (A) As used in this chapter, "public utility" | 56106 |
| includes every corporation, company, copartnership, person, or | 56107 |
| association, the lessees, trustees, or receivers of the foregoing, | 56108 |
| defined in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code, including any | 56109 |
| public utility that operates its utility not for profit, except | 56110 |
| the following: | 56111 |
| | 56112 |
| not for profit; | 56113 |
| | 56114 |
| is owned and operated exclusively by and solely for the utility's | 56115 |
| customers, including any consumer or group of consumers | 56116 |
| purchasing, delivering, storing, or transporting, or seeking to | 56117 |
| purchase, deliver, store, or transport, natural gas exclusively by | 56118 |
| and solely for the consumer's or consumers' own intended use as | 56119 |
| the end user or end users and not for profit; | 56120 |
| | 56121 |
| municipal corporation; | 56122 |
| | 56123 |
| of the Revised Code; | 56124 |
| | 56125 |
| respect to its provision of any of the following: | 56126 |
| | 56127 |
| | 56128 |
| the federal communications commission; | 56129 |
| | 56130 |
| "Telecommunications Act of 1996," 110 Stat. 59, 47 U.S.C. 153(20); | 56131 |
| | 56132 |
| Revised Code, internet protocol-enabled services as defined in | 56133 |
| section 4927.01 of the Revised Code; | 56134 |
| | 56135 |
| Revised Code, any telecommunications service as defined in section | 56136 |
| 4927.01 of the Revised Code to which both of the following apply: | 56137 |
| | 56138 |
| September 13, 2010, the effective date of the amendment of this | 56139 |
| section by S.B. 162 of the 128th general assembly. | 56140 |
| | 56141 |
| for commercial use only after September 13, 2010, the effective | 56142 |
| date of the amendment of this section by S.B. 162 of the 128th | 56143 |
| general assembly. | 56144 |
| (B)(1) "Public utility" includes a for-hire motor carrier | 56145 |
| even if the carrier is operated in connection with an entity | 56146 |
| described in division (A)(1), (2), (4), or (5) of this section. | 56147 |
| (2) Division (A) of this section shall not be construed to | 56148 |
| relieve a private motor carrier, operated in connection with an | 56149 |
| entity described in division (A)(1), (2), (4), or (5) of this | 56150 |
| section, from compliance with any of the following: | 56151 |
| (a) Chapter 4923. of the Revised Code; | 56152 |
| (b) Hazardous-material regulation under section 4921.15 of | 56153 |
| the Revised Code and division (H) of section 4921.19 of the | 56154 |
| Revised Code, or rules adopted thereunder; | 56155 |
| (c) Rules governing unified carrier registration adopted | 56156 |
| under section 4921.11 of the Revised Code. | 56157 |
| Sec. 4905.03. As used in this chapter | 56158 |
| | 56159 |
| association, joint-stock association, company, or corporation, | 56160 |
| wherever organized or incorporated, is: | 56161 |
| | 56162 |
| transmitting telephonic messages to, from, through, or in this | 56163 |
| state; | 56164 |
| | 56165 |
|
engaged in the business of | 56166 |
|
property | 56167 |
| 56168 | |
| 56169 | |
| 56170 | |
| vehicle for compensation, except | 56171 |
| of the operations in intrastate commerce described in divisions | 56172 |
|
(B)(1) to (9) of section | 56173 |
| including the carrier's agents, officers, and representatives, as | 56174 |
| well as employees responsible for hiring, supervising, training, | 56175 |
| assigning, or dispatching drivers and employees concerned with the | 56176 |
| installation, inspection, and maintenance of motor-vehicle | 56177 |
| equipment and accessories; | 56178 |
| | 56179 |
| business of supplying electricity for light, heat, or power | 56180 |
| purposes to consumers within this state, including supplying | 56181 |
| electric transmission service for electricity delivered to | 56182 |
| consumers in this state, but excluding a regional transmission | 56183 |
| organization approved by the federal energy regulatory commission; | 56184 |
| | 56185 |
| supplying artificial gas for lighting, power, or heating purposes | 56186 |
| to consumers within this state or when engaged in the business of | 56187 |
| supplying artificial gas to gas companies or to natural gas | 56188 |
| companies within this state, but a producer engaged in supplying | 56189 |
| to one or more gas or natural gas companies, only such artificial | 56190 |
| gas as is manufactured by that producer as a by-product of some | 56191 |
| other process in which the producer is primarily engaged within | 56192 |
| this state is not thereby a gas company. All rates, rentals, | 56193 |
| tolls, schedules, charges of any kind, or agreements between any | 56194 |
| gas company and any other gas company or any natural gas company | 56195 |
| providing for the supplying of artificial gas and for compensation | 56196 |
| for the same are subject to the jurisdiction of the public | 56197 |
| utilities commission. | 56198 |
| | 56199 |
| supplying natural gas for lighting, power, or heating purposes to | 56200 |
| consumers within this state. Notwithstanding the above, neither | 56201 |
| the delivery nor sale of Ohio-produced natural gas by a producer | 56202 |
| or gatherer under a public utilities commission-ordered exemption, | 56203 |
| adopted before, as to producers, or after, as to producers or | 56204 |
| gatherers, January 1, 1996, or the delivery or sale of | 56205 |
| Ohio-produced natural gas by a producer or gatherer of | 56206 |
| Ohio-produced natural gas, either to a lessor under an oil and gas | 56207 |
| lease of the land on which the producer's drilling unit is | 56208 |
| located, or the grantor incident to a right-of-way or easement to | 56209 |
| the producer or gatherer, shall cause the producer or gatherer to | 56210 |
| be a natural gas company for the purposes of this section. | 56211 |
| All rates, rentals, tolls, schedules, charges of any kind, or | 56212 |
| agreements between a natural gas company and other natural gas | 56213 |
| companies or gas companies providing for the supply of natural gas | 56214 |
| and for compensation for the same are subject to the jurisdiction | 56215 |
| of the public utilities commission. The commission, upon | 56216 |
| application made to it, may relieve any producer or gatherer of | 56217 |
| natural gas, defined in this section as a gas company or a natural | 56218 |
| gas company, of compliance with the obligations imposed by this | 56219 |
| chapter and Chapters 4901., 4903., 4907., 4909., 4921., and 4923. | 56220 |
| of the Revised Code, so long as the producer or gatherer is not | 56221 |
| affiliated with or under the control of a gas company or a natural | 56222 |
| gas company engaged in the transportation or distribution of | 56223 |
| natural gas, or so long as the producer or gatherer does not | 56224 |
| engage in the distribution of natural gas to consumers. | 56225 |
| Nothing in division | 56226 |
| authority of the commission to enforce sections 4905.90 to 4905.96 | 56227 |
| of the Revised Code. | 56228 |
| | 56229 |
| transporting natural gas, oil, or coal or its derivatives through | 56230 |
| pipes or tubing, either wholly or partly within this state; | 56231 |
| | 56232 |
| supplying water through pipes or tubing, or in a similar manner, | 56233 |
| to consumers within this state; | 56234 |
| | 56235 |
| business of supplying water, steam, or air through pipes or tubing | 56236 |
| to consumers within this state for heating or cooling purposes; | 56237 |
| | 56238 |
| supplying messengers for any purpose; | 56239 |
| | 56240 |
| business of operating as a common carrier, a railway, wholly or | 56241 |
| partly within this state, with one or more tracks upon, along, | 56242 |
| above, or below any public road, street, alleyway, or ground, | 56243 |
| within any municipal corporation, operated by any motive power | 56244 |
| other than steam and not a part of an interurban railroad, whether | 56245 |
| the railway is termed street, inclined-plane, elevated, or | 56246 |
| underground railway; | 56247 |
| | 56248 |
| business of operating as a common carrier, whether wholly or | 56249 |
| partially within this state, a part of a street railway | 56250 |
| constructed or extended beyond the limits of a municipal | 56251 |
| corporation, and not a part of an interurban railroad; | 56252 |
| | 56253 |
| business of operating a railroad, wholly or partially within this | 56254 |
| state, with one or more tracks from one municipal corporation or | 56255 |
| point in this state to another municipal corporation or point in | 56256 |
| this state, whether constructed upon the public highways or upon | 56257 |
| private rights-of-way, outside of municipal corporations, using | 56258 |
| electricity or other motive power than steam power for the | 56259 |
| transportation of passengers, packages, express matter, United | 56260 |
| States mail, baggage, and freight. Such an interurban railroad | 56261 |
| company is included in the term "railroad" as used in section | 56262 |
| 4907.02 of the Revised Code. | 56263 |
| | 56264 |
| business of sewage disposal services through pipes or tubing, and | 56265 |
| treatment works, or in a similar manner, within this state. | 56266 |
| | 56267 |
| 56268 | |
| 56269 |
| Sec. 4905.05. The jurisdiction, supervision, powers, and | 56270 |
| duties of the public utilities commission extend to every public | 56271 |
| utility and railroad, the plant or property of which lies wholly | 56272 |
| within this state and when the property of a public utility or | 56273 |
| railroad lies partly within and partly without this state to that | 56274 |
| part of such plant or property which lies within this state; to | 56275 |
| the persons or companies owning, leasing, or operating such public | 56276 |
| utilities and railroads; to the records and accounts of the | 56277 |
| business thereof done within this state; and to the records and | 56278 |
| accounts of any companies which are part of an electric utility | 56279 |
| holding company system exempt under section 3(a)(1) or (2) of the | 56280 |
| "Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935," 49 Stat. 803, 15 | 56281 |
| U.S.C. 79c, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, | 56282 |
| insofar as such records and accounts may in any way affect or | 56283 |
| relate to the costs associated with the provision of electric | 56284 |
| utility service by any public utility operating in this state and | 56285 |
| part of such holding company system. | 56286 |
| Nothing in this section, or section 4905.06 or 4905.46 of the | 56287 |
| Revised Code pertaining to regulation of holding companies, grants | 56288 |
| the public utilities commission authority to regulate a holding | 56289 |
| company or its subsidiaries which are organized under the laws of | 56290 |
| another state, render no public utility service in the state of | 56291 |
| Ohio, and are regulated as a public utility by the public | 56292 |
| utilities commission of another state or primarily by a federal | 56293 |
| regulatory commission, nor do these grants of authority apply to | 56294 |
| public utilities that are excepted from the definition of "public | 56295 |
|
utility" under divisions (A)(1) to | 56296 |
| the Revised Code. | 56297 |
| Sec. 4905.06. The public utilities commission has general | 56298 |
| supervision over all public utilities within its jurisdiction as | 56299 |
| defined in section 4905.05 of the Revised Code, and may examine | 56300 |
| such public utilities and keep informed as to their general | 56301 |
| condition, capitalization, and franchises, and as to the manner in | 56302 |
| which their properties are leased, operated, managed, and | 56303 |
| conducted with respect to the adequacy or accommodation afforded | 56304 |
| by their service, the safety and security of the public and their | 56305 |
| employees, and their compliance with all laws, orders of the | 56306 |
| commission, franchises, and charter requirements. The commission | 56307 |
| has general supervision over all other companies referred to in | 56308 |
| section 4905.05 of the Revised Code to the extent of its | 56309 |
| jurisdiction as defined in that section, and may examine such | 56310 |
| companies and keep informed as to their general condition and | 56311 |
| capitalization, and as to the manner in which their properties are | 56312 |
| leased, operated, managed, and conducted with respect to the | 56313 |
| adequacy or accommodation afforded by their service, and their | 56314 |
| compliance with all laws and orders of the commission, insofar as | 56315 |
| any of such matters may relate to the costs associated with the | 56316 |
| provision of electric utility service by public utilities in this | 56317 |
| state which are affiliated or associated with such companies. The | 56318 |
| commission, through the public utilities commissioners or | 56319 |
| inspectors or employees of the commission authorized by it, may | 56320 |
| enter in or upon, for purposes of inspection, any property, | 56321 |
| equipment, building, plant, factory, office, apparatus, machinery, | 56322 |
| device, and lines of any public utility. The power to inspect | 56323 |
| includes the power to prescribe any rule or order that the | 56324 |
| commission finds necessary for protection of the public safety. In | 56325 |
| order to assist the commission in the performance of its duties | 56326 |
| under this chapter, authorized employees of the motor carrier | 56327 |
| enforcement unit, created under section 5503.34 of the Revised | 56328 |
| Code in the division of state highway patrol, of the department of | 56329 |
| public safety may enter in or upon, for inspection purposes, any | 56330 |
|
motor vehicle of any | 56331 |
|
carrier | 56332 |
| In order to inspect motor vehicles owned or operated by a | 56333 |
|
motor
| 56334 |
| of persons, authorized employees of the motor carrier enforcement | 56335 |
| unit, division of state highway patrol, of the department of | 56336 |
| public safety may enter in or upon any property of any motor | 56337 |
| 56338 | |
| 56339 | |
| persons. | 56340 |
| Sec. 4905.402. (A) As used in this section: | 56341 |
| (1) "Control" means the possession of the power to direct the | 56342 |
| management and policies of a domestic telephone company or a | 56343 |
| holding company of a domestic telephone company, or the management | 56344 |
| and policies of a domestic electric utility or a holding company | 56345 |
| of a domestic electric utility, through the ownership of voting | 56346 |
| securities, by contract, or otherwise, but does not include the | 56347 |
| power that results from holding an official position or the | 56348 |
| possession of corporate office with the domestic company or | 56349 |
| utility or the holding company. Control is presumed to exist if | 56350 |
| any person, directly or indirectly, owns, controls, holds the | 56351 |
| power to vote, or holds with the power to vote proxies that | 56352 |
| constitute, twenty per cent or more of the total voting power of | 56353 |
| the domestic company or utility or the holding company. | 56354 |
| (2) "Electric utility" has the same meaning as in section | 56355 |
| 4928.07 of the Revised Code. | 56356 |
| (3) "Holding company" excludes any securities broker | 56357 |
| performing the usual and customary broker's function. | 56358 |
| (4) "Telephone company" means any company described in | 56359 |
|
division (A) | 56360 |
| public utility under section 4905.02 of the Revised Code and | 56361 |
| provides basic local exchange service, as defined in section | 56362 |
| 4927.01 of the Revised Code. | 56363 |
| (B) No person shall acquire control, directly or indirectly, | 56364 |
| of a domestic telephone company or a holding company controlling a | 56365 |
| domestic telephone company or of a domestic electric utility or a | 56366 |
| holding company controlling a domestic electric utility unless | 56367 |
| that person obtains the prior approval of the public utilities | 56368 |
| commission under this section. To obtain approval the person shall | 56369 |
| file an application with the commission demonstrating that the | 56370 |
| acquisition will promote public convenience and result in the | 56371 |
| provision of adequate service for a reasonable rate, rental, toll, | 56372 |
| or charge. The application shall contain such information as the | 56373 |
| commission may require. If the commission considers a hearing | 56374 |
| necessary, it may fix a time and place for hearing. If, after | 56375 |
| review of the application and after any necessary hearing, the | 56376 |
| commission is satisfied that approval of the application will | 56377 |
| promote public convenience and result in the provision of adequate | 56378 |
| service for a reasonable rate, rental, toll, or charge, the | 56379 |
| commission shall approve the application and make such order as it | 56380 |
| considers proper. If the commission fails to issue an order within | 56381 |
| thirty days of the filing of the application, or within twenty | 56382 |
| days of the conclusion of a hearing, if one is held, the | 56383 |
| application shall be deemed approved by operation of law. | 56384 |
| (C) No domestic telephone company shall merge with another | 56385 |
| domestic telephone company unless the merging companies obtain the | 56386 |
| prior approval of the commission. An application seeking such | 56387 |
| approval shall be filed, processed, and decided in the manner | 56388 |
| provided for an application under division (B) of this section. | 56389 |
| (D) The commission shall adopt such rules as it finds | 56390 |
| necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. | 56391 |
| (E) If it appears to the commission or to any person that may | 56392 |
| be adversely affected that any person is engaged in or about to | 56393 |
| engage in any acts or practices that would violate division (B) or | 56394 |
| (C) of this section or any provision of a rule adopted under this | 56395 |
| section, the attorney general, when directed to do so by the | 56396 |
| commission, or the person claiming to be adversely affected may | 56397 |
| bring an action in any court of common pleas that has jurisdiction | 56398 |
| and venue to enjoin such acts or practices and enforce compliance. | 56399 |
| Upon a proper showing, the court shall grant, without bond, a | 56400 |
| restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction. | 56401 |
| (F) The courts of this state have jurisdiction over every | 56402 |
| person not a resident of or domiciled or authorized to do business | 56403 |
| in this state that files, or is prohibited from acting without | 56404 |
| first filing, an application under division (B) or (C) of this | 56405 |
| section, and over all actions involving such person arising out of | 56406 |
| violations of any provision of this section or of a rule adopted | 56407 |
| under this section. The secretary of state shall be the agent for | 56408 |
| service of process for any such person in any action, suit, or | 56409 |
| proceeding arising out of such violations. Copies of all such | 56410 |
| lawful process shall be served upon the secretary of state and | 56411 |
| transmitted by certified mail, with return receipt requested, by | 56412 |
| the secretary of state to such person at the person's last known | 56413 |
| address. | 56414 |
| Sec. 4905.54. Every public utility or railroad and every | 56415 |
| officer of a public utility or railroad shall comply with every | 56416 |
| order, direction, and requirement of the public utilities | 56417 |
| commission made under authority of this chapter and Chapters | 56418 |
|
4901., 4903., 4907., and 4909. | 56419 |
| Code, so long as they remain in force. Except as otherwise | 56420 |
|
specifically provided in
| 56421 |
| 56422 | |
| utilities commission may assess a forfeiture of not more than ten | 56423 |
| thousand dollars for each violation or failure against a public | 56424 |
| utility or railroad that violates a provision of those chapters or | 56425 |
| that after due notice fails to comply with an order, direction, or | 56426 |
| requirement of the commission that was officially promulgated. | 56427 |
| Each day's continuance of the violation or failure is a separate | 56428 |
| offense. All forfeitures collected under this section shall be | 56429 |
| credited to the general revenue fund. | 56430 |
| Sec. 4905.57. Except as otherwise specifically provided in | 56431 |
|
sections
| 56432 |
| Revised Code, actions to recover forfeitures provided for in this | 56433 |
|
chapter and Chapters 4901., 4903., 4907., 4909., | 56434 |
| of the Revised Code shall be prosecuted in the name of the state | 56435 |
| and may be brought in the court of common pleas of any county in | 56436 |
|
which the public utility
| 56437 |
| located. Such actions shall be commenced and prosecuted by the | 56438 |
|
attorney general when | 56439 |
| by the public utilities commission. Moneys recovered by such | 56440 |
| actions shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of | 56441 |
| the general revenue fund. | 56442 |
| Sec. 4905.58. All prosecutions against a railroad or an | 56443 |
| officer, agent, or employee thereof, under Chapters 4901., 4903., | 56444 |
|
4905., 4907., and 4909. | 56445 |
| the Revised Code for penalties involving imprisonment shall be by | 56446 |
| indictment. | 56447 |
| Sec. 4905.80. The policy of this state is to: | 56448 |
| (A) Regulate transportation by motor carriers so as to | 56449 |
| recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of, and foster safe | 56450 |
| conditions in, that transportation and among those carriers in the | 56451 |
| public interest; | 56452 |
| (B) Promote safe and secure service by motor carriers, | 56453 |
| without unjust discriminations, undue preferences or advantages, | 56454 |
| and unfair or destructive competitive practices; | 56455 |
| (C) Improve the relations between, and coordinate | 56456 |
| transportation by and regulation of, motor carriers and other | 56457 |
| carriers; | 56458 |
| (D) Develop and preserve a highway transportation system | 56459 |
| properly adapted to the needs of commerce and the state; | 56460 |
| (E) Cooperate with the federal government and the several | 56461 |
| states, and the authorized officials thereof, and with any | 56462 |
| organization of motor carriers in the administration and | 56463 |
| enforcement of this chapter and Chapters 4901., 4903., 4907., | 56464 |
| 4909., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code. | 56465 |
| Sec. 4905.81. The public utilities commission shall: | 56466 |
| (A) Supervise and regulate each motor carrier; | 56467 |
| (B) Regulate the safety of operation of each motor carrier; | 56468 |
| (C) Adopt reasonable safety rules applicable to the highway | 56469 |
| transportation of persons or property in interstate and intrastate | 56470 |
| commerce by motor carriers; | 56471 |
| (D) Adopt safety rules applicable to the transportation and | 56472 |
| offering for transportation of hazardous materials in interstate | 56473 |
| and intrastate commerce by motor carriers. The rules shall not be | 56474 |
| incompatible with the requirements of the United States department | 56475 |
| of transportation. | 56476 |
| (E) Require the filing of reports and other data by motor | 56477 |
| carriers; | 56478 |
| (F) Adopt reasonable rules for the administration and | 56479 |
| enforcement of this chapter and Chapters 4901., 4903., 4907., | 56480 |
| 4909., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code applying to each motor | 56481 |
| carrier in this state; | 56482 |
| (G) Supervise and regulate motor carriers in all other | 56483 |
| matters affecting the relationship between those carriers and the | 56484 |
| public to the exclusion of all local authorities, except as | 56485 |
| provided in this section. The commission, in the exercise of the | 56486 |
| jurisdiction conferred upon it by this chapter and Chapters 4901., | 56487 |
| 4903., 4907., 4909., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code, may | 56488 |
| adopt rules affecting motor carriers, notwithstanding the | 56489 |
| provisions of any ordinance, resolution, license, or permit | 56490 |
| enacted, adopted, or granted by any township, municipal | 56491 |
| corporation, municipal corporation and county, or county. In case | 56492 |
| of conflict between any such ordinance, resolution, license, or | 56493 |
| permit, the order or rule of the commission shall prevail. Local | 56494 |
| subdivisions may adopt reasonable local police rules within their | 56495 |
| respective boundaries not inconsistent with those chapters and | 56496 |
| rules adopted under them. | 56497 |
| The commission has jurisdiction to receive, hear, and | 56498 |
| determine as a question of fact, upon complaint of any party or | 56499 |
| upon its own motion, and upon not less than fifteen days' notice | 56500 |
| of the time and place of the hearing and the matter to be heard, | 56501 |
| whether any corporation, company, association, joint-stock | 56502 |
| association, person, firm, or copartnership, or their lessees, | 56503 |
| legal or personal representatives, trustees, or receivers or | 56504 |
| trustees appointed by any court, is engaged as a motor carrier. | 56505 |
| The finding of the commission on such a question is a final order | 56506 |
| that may be reviewed as provided in section 4923.15 of the Revised | 56507 |
| Code. | 56508 |
| Sec. 4905.84. (A) As used in this section: | 56509 |
| (1) "Telecommunications relay service" means intrastate | 56510 |
| transmission services that provide the ability for an individual | 56511 |
| who has a hearing or speech impairment to engage in a | 56512 |
| communication by wire or radio with a hearing individual in a | 56513 |
| manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of an | 56514 |
| individual who does not have a hearing or speech impairment to | 56515 |
| communicate using voice communication services by wire or radio. | 56516 |
| "Telecommunications relay service" includes services that enable | 56517 |
| two-way communication between an individual who uses a | 56518 |
| telecommunications device for the deaf or other nonvoice terminal | 56519 |
| device and an individual who does not use such a device. | 56520 |
| (2) "TRS provider" means an entity selected by the public | 56521 |
| utilities commission as the provider of telecommunications relay | 56522 |
| service for this state as part of the commission's intrastate | 56523 |
| telecommunications relay service program certified pursuant to | 56524 |
| federal law. | 56525 |
| (B) For the sole purpose of funding telecommunications relay | 56526 |
| service, the commission shall, not earlier than January 1, 2009, | 56527 |
| impose on and collect from each service provider that is required | 56528 |
| under federal law to provide its customers access to | 56529 |
| telecommunications relay service an annual assessment to pay for | 56530 |
| costs incurred by the TRS provider for providing such service in | 56531 |
| Ohio. The commission shall determine the appropriate service | 56532 |
| providers to be assessed the telecommunications relay service | 56533 |
|
costs, including telephone companies as defined in division (A) | 56534 |
| of section 4905.03 of the Revised Code, commercial mobile radio | 56535 |
| service providers, and providers of advanced services or internet | 56536 |
| protocol-enabled services that are competitive with or | 56537 |
| functionally equivalent to basic local exchange service as defined | 56538 |
| in section 4927.01 of the Revised Code. | 56539 |
| (C) The assessment shall be allocated proportionately among | 56540 |
| the appropriate service providers using a competitively neutral | 56541 |
| formula established by the commission based on the number of | 56542 |
| retail intrastate customer access lines or their equivalent. The | 56543 |
| commission shall annually reconcile the funds collected with the | 56544 |
| actual costs of providing telecommunications relay service when it | 56545 |
| issues the assessment and shall either proportionately charge the | 56546 |
| service providers for any amounts not sufficient to cover the | 56547 |
| actual costs or proportionately credit amounts collected in excess | 56548 |
| of the actual costs. The total amount assessed from all service | 56549 |
| providers shall not exceed the total telecommunications relay | 56550 |
| service costs. | 56551 |
| Each service provider that pays the assessment shall be | 56552 |
| permitted to recover the cost of the assessment. The method of | 56553 |
| recovery may include, but is not limited to, a customer billing | 56554 |
| surcharge. | 56555 |
| The commission shall deposit the money collected in the | 56556 |
| telecommunications relay service fund, which is hereby created in | 56557 |
| the state treasury, and shall use the money in that fund solely to | 56558 |
| compensate the TRS provider. | 56559 |
| (D) The commission shall take such measures as it considers | 56560 |
| necessary to protect the confidentiality of information provided | 56561 |
| to the commission pursuant to this section by service providers | 56562 |
| required to pay the assessment. | 56563 |
| (E) The commission may assess a forfeiture of not more than | 56564 |
| one thousand dollars on any service provider failing to comply | 56565 |
| with this section. Each day's continuance of such failure is a | 56566 |
| separate offense. The forfeiture shall be recovered in accordance | 56567 |
| with sections 4905.55 to 4905.60 of the Revised Code. | 56568 |
| (F) The jurisdiction and authority granted to the commission | 56569 |
| by this section is limited to the administration and enforcement | 56570 |
| of this section. The commission may adopt such rules as it finds | 56571 |
| necessary to carry out this section. The commission shall adopt | 56572 |
| rules under section 111.15 of the Revised Code to establish the | 56573 |
| assessment amounts and procedures. | 56574 |
| Sec. 4905.90. As used in sections 4905.90 to 4905.96 of the | 56575 |
| Revised Code: | 56576 |
| (A) "Contiguous property" includes, but is not limited to, a | 56577 |
|
manufactured home park as defined in section | 56578 |
| the Revised Code; a public or publicly subsidized housing project; | 56579 |
| an apartment complex; a condominium complex; a college or | 56580 |
| university; an office complex; a shopping center; a hotel; an | 56581 |
| industrial park; and a race track. | 56582 |
| (B) "Gas" means natural gas, flammable gas, or gas which is | 56583 |
| toxic or corrosive. | 56584 |
| (C) "Gathering lines" and the "gathering of gas" have the | 56585 |
| same meaning as in the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act and the | 56586 |
| rules adopted by the United States department of transportation | 56587 |
| pursuant to the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act, including 49 | 56588 |
| C.F.R. part 192, as amended. | 56589 |
| (D) "Intrastate pipe-line transportation" has the same | 56590 |
| meaning as in 82 Stat. 720 (1968), 49 U.S.C.A. App. 1671, as | 56591 |
| amended, but excludes the gathering of gas exempted by the Natural | 56592 |
| Gas Pipeline Safety Act. | 56593 |
| (E) "Master-meter system" means a pipe-line system that | 56594 |
| distributes gas within a contiguous property for which the system | 56595 |
| operator purchases gas for resale to consumers, including tenants. | 56596 |
| Such pipe-line system supplies consumers who purchase the gas | 56597 |
| directly through a meter, or by paying rent, or by other means. | 56598 |
| The term includes a master-meter system as defined in 49 C.F.R. | 56599 |
| 191.3, as amended. The term excludes a pipeline within a | 56600 |
| manufactured home, mobile home, or a building. | 56601 |
| (F) "Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act" means the "Natural Gas | 56602 |
| Pipeline Safety Act of 1968," 82 Stat. 720, 49 U.S.C.A. App. 1671 | 56603 |
| et seq., as amended. | 56604 |
| (G) "Operator" means any of the following: | 56605 |
| (1) A gas company or natural gas company as defined in | 56606 |
| section 4905.03 of the Revised Code, except that division | 56607 |
| 56608 | |
| commission to relieve any producer of gas, as a gas company or | 56609 |
| natural gas company, of compliance with sections 4905.90 to | 56610 |
| 4905.96 of the Revised Code or the pipe-line safety code created | 56611 |
| under section 4905.91 of the Revised Code; | 56612 |
| (2) A pipe-line company, as defined in section 4905.03 of the | 56613 |
| Revised Code, when engaged in the business of transporting gas by | 56614 |
| pipeline; | 56615 |
| (3) A public utility that is excepted from the definition of | 56616 |
|
"public utility" under division | 56617 |
| 4905.02 of the Revised Code, when engaged in supplying or | 56618 |
| transporting gas by pipeline within this state; | 56619 |
| (4) Any person that owns, operates, manages, controls, or | 56620 |
| leases any of the following: | 56621 |
| (a) Intrastate pipe-line transportation facilities within | 56622 |
| this state; | 56623 |
| (b) Gas gathering lines within this state which are not | 56624 |
| exempted by the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act; | 56625 |
| (c) A master-meter system within this state. | 56626 |
| "Operator" does not include an ultimate consumer who owns a | 56627 |
| service line, as defined in 49 C.F.R. 192.3, as amended, on the | 56628 |
| real property of that ultimate consumer. | 56629 |
| (H) "Operator of a master-meter system" means a person | 56630 |
|
described under division | 56631 |
| of a master-meter system is not a public utility under section | 56632 |
| 4905.02 or a gas or natural gas company under section 4905.03 of | 56633 |
| the Revised Code. | 56634 |
| (I) "Person" means: | 56635 |
| (1) In addition to those defined in division (C) of section | 56636 |
| 1.59 of the Revised Code, a joint venture or a municipal | 56637 |
| corporation; | 56638 |
| (2) Any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal | 56639 |
|
representative of persons defined in division | 56640 |
| section. | 56641 |
| (J) "Safety audit" means the public utilities commission's | 56642 |
| audit of the premises, pipe-line facilities, and the records, | 56643 |
| maps, and other relevant documents of a master-meter system to | 56644 |
| determine the operator's compliance with sections 4905.90 to | 56645 |
| 4905.96 of the Revised Code and the pipe-line safety code. | 56646 |
| (K) "Safety inspection" means any inspection, survey, or | 56647 |
| testing of a master-meter system which is authorized or required | 56648 |
| by sections 4905.90 to 4905.96 of the Revised Code and the | 56649 |
| pipe-line safety code. The term includes, but is not limited to, | 56650 |
| leak surveys, inspection of regulators and critical valves, and | 56651 |
| monitoring of cathodic protection systems, where applicable. | 56652 |
| (L) "Safety-related condition" means any safety-related | 56653 |
| condition defined in 49 C.F.R. 191.23, as amended. | 56654 |
| (M) "Total Mcfs of gas it supplied or delivered" means the | 56655 |
| sum of the following volumes of gas that an operator supplied or | 56656 |
| delivered, measured in units per one thousand cubic feet: | 56657 |
| (1) Residential sales; | 56658 |
| (2) Commercial and industrial sales; | 56659 |
| (3) Other sales to public authorities; | 56660 |
| (4) Interdepartmental sales; | 56661 |
| (5) Sales for resale; | 56662 |
| (6) Transportation of gas. | 56663 |
| Sec. 4907.01. As used in sections 4907.01 to 4907.63 of the | 56664 |
| Revised Code: | 56665 |
| (A) "Public utility" has the same meaning as in section | 56666 |
| 4905.02 of the Revised Code. | 56667 |
| (B) "Telephone company," "street railway company," and | 56668 |
| "interurban railroad company" have the same meanings as in section | 56669 |
| 4905.03 of the Revised Code. | 56670 |
| (C) "Railroad" has the same meaning as in section 4907.02 of | 56671 |
| the Revised Code. | 56672 |
| (D) "Public highway" has the same meaning as in | 56673 |
| 56674 |
| Sec. 4907.02. As used in Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., | 56675 |
|
4907., 4909., | 56676 |
| "railroad" includes any corporation, company, individual, or | 56677 |
| association of individuals, or its lessees, trustees, or receivers | 56678 |
| appointed by a court, which owns, operates, manages, or controls a | 56679 |
| railroad or part of a railroad as a common carrier in this state, | 56680 |
| or which owns, operates, manages, or controls any cars or other | 56681 |
| equipment used on such a railroad, or which owns, operates, | 56682 |
| manages, or controls any bridges, terminals, union depots, | 56683 |
| sidetracks, docks, wharves, or storage elevators used in | 56684 |
| connection with such a railroad, whether owned by such railroad or | 56685 |
| otherwise, and means and includes express companies, water | 56686 |
| transportation companies, freight-line companies, sleeping car | 56687 |
| companies, and interurban railroad companies, and all persons and | 56688 |
| associations of persons, whether incorporated or not, operating | 56689 |
| such agencies for public use in the conveyance of persons or | 56690 |
| property within this state. All duties required of, and penalties | 56691 |
| imposed upon, a railroad or an officer or agent thereof insofar as | 56692 |
| they are applicable, are required and imposed upon express | 56693 |
| companies, water transportation companies, and interurban railroad | 56694 |
| companies, and upon their officers and agents. | 56695 |
| The public utilities commission has the power of supervision | 56696 |
| and control of express companies, water transportation companies, | 56697 |
| and interurban railroad companies to the same extent as railroads. | 56698 |
| Sec. 4907.04. Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and | 56699 |
|
4909. | 56700 |
| street and electric railways engaged solely in the transportation | 56701 |
| of passengers within the limits of cities, or to other private | 56702 |
| railroads not doing business as common carriers. | 56703 |
| Sec. 4907.08. The public utilities commission shall inquire | 56704 |
| into any neglect or violation of the laws of this state by a | 56705 |
| railroad doing business in this state, by its officers, agents, or | 56706 |
| employees, or by any person operating a railroad. The commission | 56707 |
|
shall enforce Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., | 56708 |
| 56709 | |
| relating to railroads, and report violations thereof to the | 56710 |
| attorney general. | 56711 |
| If, upon complaint or otherwise, the commission has reason to | 56712 |
| believe that a railroad or any officer, agent, or employee of a | 56713 |
| railroad has violated or is violating any law of this state, or if | 56714 |
| it has reason to believe that differences have arisen between | 56715 |
| citizens of the state and any railroad operating as a common | 56716 |
| carrier within this state, it shall examine into the matter. | 56717 |
| Sec. 4907.19. The public utilities commission shall cause | 56718 |
| blank forms to be prepared suitable for the purposes designated in | 56719 |
|
Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. | 56720 |
| 56721 | |
| practicable to the forms prescribed by the interstate commerce | 56722 |
| commission, and, when necessary, furnish such blank forms to each | 56723 |
| railroad. | 56724 |
| Sec. 4907.28. No railroad shall charge, demand, collect, or | 56725 |
| receive a greater or less compensation for the transportation of | 56726 |
| passengers or property, or for any service in connection | 56727 |
| therewith, than is specified in the printed schedules referred to | 56728 |
|
in sections 4907.25 to 4907.27 | 56729 |
| including schedules of joint rates, as being then in force. The | 56730 |
| rates, fares, and charges named in such schedules shall be the | 56731 |
| lawful rates, fares, and charges until they are changed as | 56732 |
|
provided in Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. | 56733 |
| 56734 |
| Sec. 4907.35. If a railroad, or an agent or officer of a | 56735 |
| railroad, by special rate, rebate, drawback, or by means of false | 56736 |
| billing, false classification, false weighing, or other device, | 56737 |
| charges, demands, collects, or receives, either directly or | 56738 |
| indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation, a greater or | 56739 |
| less compensation for service rendered or to be rendered by such | 56740 |
| railroad for the transportation of persons or property or any | 56741 |
| service in connection therewith, than that prescribed in the | 56742 |
| published tariffs then in force, or established as provided in | 56743 |
|
Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. | 56744 |
| 56745 | |
| it charges, demands, collects, or receives from any other person, | 56746 |
| firm, or corporation for a like and contemporaneous service in the | 56747 |
| transportation of a like kind of traffic, under substantially | 56748 |
| similar circumstances and conditions, the railroad is guilty of | 56749 |
| unjust discrimination, which is hereby prohibited. Upon conviction | 56750 |
| of unjust discrimination, such railroad shall forfeit and pay into | 56751 |
| the state treasury not less than one hundred nor more than five | 56752 |
| thousand dollars for each offense. | 56753 |
| No agent or officer of a railroad shall violate this section. | 56754 |
| Sec. 4907.37. No common carrier subject to Chapters 4901., | 56755 |
|
4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. | 56756 |
| Revised Code shall make or give undue or unreasonable preference | 56757 |
| or advantage to a particular person, company, firm, corporation, | 56758 |
| or locality, or to any particular description of traffic, or | 56759 |
| subject any particular person, company, firm, corporation, or | 56760 |
| locality, or any particular description of traffic, to any undue | 56761 |
| or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage in any respect. | 56762 |
| Sec. 4907.43. When the tracks of a railroad and the tracks | 56763 |
| of an interurban or suburban railway cross, connect, or intersect, | 56764 |
| and such tracks are of the same gauge, the companies owning such | 56765 |
| railroads may connect such tracks so as to admit the passage of | 56766 |
| cars from one to the other with facility. | 56767 |
| If any such railroads fail to make such connection, upon | 56768 |
| complaint of any party authorized by Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., | 56769 |
|
4907., and 4909. | 56770 |
| file complaint, the public utilities commission shall proceed to | 56771 |
| hear and determine the same in a manner provided for making | 56772 |
| investigations upon complaint. | 56773 |
| If upon such hearing the commission finds that it is | 56774 |
|
practicable and reasonably necessary to | 56775 |
| public, to connect such tracks and that when so connected it will | 56776 |
| be practicable to transport cars over such railroad without | 56777 |
| endangering the equipment, tracks, or appliances of either | 56778 |
| company, the commission shall make an order requiring such | 56779 |
| railroads to make connection. Such order shall describe the terms | 56780 |
| and conditions and shall apportion the cost of making such | 56781 |
| connection between the railroads. | 56782 |
| When such connection is made, the railroads parties to it, | 56783 |
| according to their respective powers, shall afford all reasonable | 56784 |
| and proper facilities for the interchange of traffic between their | 56785 |
| respective lines for forwarding and delivering passengers and | 56786 |
| property, and without unreasonable delay or discrimination shall | 56787 |
| transfer, switch, and deliver freight or passenger cars destine to | 56788 |
| a point on its own or connecting lines. Precedence may be given to | 56789 |
| livestock and perishable freight over other freight. Whenever a | 56790 |
| derailing device is required at the intersection of any railroads | 56791 |
| mentioned in this section, it shall be installed, maintained, and | 56792 |
| operated as required by the commission, which may prescribe the | 56793 |
| necessary rules and regulations for such operation, and designate | 56794 |
| the companies that shall be responsible for the operation of such | 56795 |
| derailing device. | 56796 |
| Sec. 4907.49. When two or more railroads cross a public | 56797 |
| highway or street at a dangerous crossing, the expenses incurred | 56798 |
| in the erection and maintenance of gates, bells, or other devices, | 56799 |
|
and of necessary gatekeepers or | 56800 |
| by the public utilities commission as railroad expense, shall be | 56801 |
| shared equally by the railroads. | 56802 |
| Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. | 56803 |
| 56804 | |
| bells or other mechanical devices by a railroad at a public | 56805 |
| crossing not declared dangerous by the public utilities | 56806 |
| commission, nor do they prevent state, county, township, or | 56807 |
| municipal officials from entering into an agreement with a | 56808 |
| railroad to pay all or part of the expense of erecting a warning | 56809 |
| device. Any funds levied and made available for highways or street | 56810 |
| purposes may be used to pay the public share of the cost under | 56811 |
|
such an agreement. If a gate is erected or a | 56812 |
| stationed and maintained by a railroad, either alone or pursuant | 56813 |
|
to such an agreement, the gate or | 56814 |
| abandoned nor an automatic bell or other mechanical device | 56815 |
|
substituted for the gate or | 56816 |
| consents to the abandonment or substitution. | 56817 |
| Sec. 4907.57. All claims, charges, or demands against a | 56818 |
| railroad for loss of or damage to property occurring while in the | 56819 |
| custody of such railroad and unreasonable delay in transportation | 56820 |
| and delivery, for overcharges upon a shipment, or for any other | 56821 |
| service in violation of Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and | 56822 |
|
4909. | 56823 |
| within sixty days from the date of the filing thereof with such | 56824 |
| railroad, may be submitted to the public utilities commission by a | 56825 |
| formal complaint. Such complaint shall be made upon blank forms | 56826 |
| which the commission shall provide upon demand of the claimant. | 56827 |
| Such complaint shall be verified as petitions in civil | 56828 |
| actions and may be accompanied by the sworn statements of any | 56829 |
| witnesses who have knowledge of any fact material to the inquiry. | 56830 |
| Upon the filing of such complaint the commission shall forthwith | 56831 |
| cite the railroad to answer the complaint, and the citation shall | 56832 |
| be accompanied with a brief statement of the claim. The answer of | 56833 |
| the railroad shall be filed within three weeks from the service of | 56834 |
| the citation and shall be verified as answers in civil cases, and | 56835 |
| may be accompanied with the affidavits of any witnesses having | 56836 |
| knowledge of facts material to the inquiry. | 56837 |
| The burden of proof shall be upon the railroad to show that | 56838 |
| loss or damage to property was not due to its negligence. The | 56839 |
| railroad to which property is delivered for shipment shall prima | 56840 |
| facie be liable for loss or damage occurring to such property in | 56841 |
| transit notwithstanding such property may be delivered to other | 56842 |
| railroads before reaching its destination. The claim referred to | 56843 |
| in this section for loss of or damage to property may be made to | 56844 |
| any carrier over whose lines the lost or damaged property was | 56845 |
|
consigned, and such claimant may at
| 56846 |
|
all of such railroads as parties defendant in | 56847 |
| before said commission. The railroad shall furnish the claimant | 56848 |
| with a copy of its answer and affidavits, and within two weeks | 56849 |
|
from the filing of such answers the claimant may file | 56850 |
| with affidavits in support thereof, verified as replies in civil | 56851 |
| cases. At the expiration of said period of two weeks the | 56852 |
| commission shall proceed summarily to examine the complaint, | 56853 |
| answer, reply, and affidavits, and shall determine the existence | 56854 |
| and validity of the claim presented. If the commission finds in | 56855 |
| favor of the claimant it shall certify its findings to the clerk | 56856 |
| of the court of common pleas of the county in which the claimant | 56857 |
| resides or where the railroad or any of its offices is maintained. | 56858 |
| Sec. 4907.59. Upon request of the public utilities | 56859 |
| commission, the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of | 56860 |
| the proper county shall aid in an investigation, prosecution, | 56861 |
| hearing, or trial had under Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., | 56862 |
| and 4909. | 56863 |
| institute and prosecute necessary actions or proceedings for the | 56864 |
| enforcement of such chapters and of other laws of this state | 56865 |
| relating to railroads, and for the punishment of all violations of | 56866 |
| such chapters and such other laws. | 56867 |
| Sec. 4907.60. If a railroad fails to perform a duty enjoined | 56868 |
|
upon it by Chapter 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909.,
| 56869 |
| 56870 | |
| any of those chapters, for which failure or act no penalty or | 56871 |
| forfeiture has been provided by law, or fails to obey a lawful | 56872 |
| requirement or order made by the public utilities commission or | 56873 |
| order of any court upon application of the commission, the | 56874 |
|
railroad, except as otherwise specifically provided in | 56875 |
| 56876 | |
| Revised Code, shall forfeit into the state treasury not less than | 56877 |
| one hundred nor more than ten thousand dollars for each violation | 56878 |
| or failure. In construing and enforcing this section, the act, | 56879 |
| omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting | 56880 |
| for or employed by a railroad, while acting within the scope of | 56881 |
| the officer's, agent's, or other person's employment, is the act, | 56882 |
| omission, or failure of the railroad. | 56883 |
| Sec. 4907.61. Except as otherwise specifically provided in | 56884 |
|
sections | 56885 |
| Revised Code, when the attorney general prosecutes an action for | 56886 |
| the recovery of a forfeiture provided for in Chapter 4901., 4903., | 56887 |
| 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., or 4959. of the Revised Code, | 56888 |
| the attorney general may bring the action in the court of common | 56889 |
| pleas of Franklin county or of any county having jurisdiction of | 56890 |
| the defendant. | 56891 |
| Sec. 4907.62. If a railroad does, causes, or permits | 56892 |
| anything prohibited by Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and | 56893 |
|
4909. | 56894 |
| omits doing anything required to be done by such chapters, such | 56895 |
| railroad is liable to the person, firm, or corporation injured | 56896 |
| thereby in treble the amount of damages sustained in consequence | 56897 |
| of such violation or omission. A recovery provided by this section | 56898 |
| shall not affect a recovery by the state of the penalty prescribed | 56899 |
| for such violation. | 56900 |
| Sec. 4909.01. As used in this chapter: | 56901 |
| (A) "Public utility" has the same meaning as in section | 56902 |
| 4905.02 of the Revised Code. | 56903 |
| (B) "Electric light company," "gas company," "natural gas | 56904 |
| company," "pipeline company," "water-works company," "sewage | 56905 |
| disposal system company," and "street railway company" have the | 56906 |
| same meanings as in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code. | 56907 |
| (C) "Railroad" has the same meaning as in section 4907.02 of | 56908 |
| the Revised Code. | 56909 |
| (D) " | 56910 |
|
the same meaning as in
| 56911 |
| 4921.01 of the Revised Code. | 56912 |
| Sec. 4909.02. All regulations, practices, and service of | 56913 |
| railroad companies prescribed by the public utilities commission | 56914 |
| shall be in force and be prima-facie reasonable, unless suspended | 56915 |
| or found otherwise in an action brought for that purpose pursuant | 56916 |
|
to Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. | 56917 |
| 56918 | |
| commission. | 56919 |
| Sec. 4909.03. All rates, fares, charges, classifications, | 56920 |
| and joint rates of railroad companies fixed by the public | 56921 |
| utilities commission shall be in force and be prima-facie lawful | 56922 |
| for two years from the day they take effect, or until changed or | 56923 |
| modified by the commission or by an order of a competent court in | 56924 |
|
an action under Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. | 56925 |
| 56926 |
| Sec. 4909.17. No rate, joint rate, toll, classification, | 56927 |
| charge, or rental, no change in any rate, joint rate, toll, | 56928 |
| classification, charge, or rental, and no regulation or practice | 56929 |
| affecting any rate, joint rate, toll, classification, charge, or | 56930 |
| rental of a public utility shall become effective until the public | 56931 |
| utilities commission, by order, determines it to be just and | 56932 |
| reasonable, except as provided in this section and sections | 56933 |
| 4909.18, 4909.19, and 4909.191 of the Revised Code. Such sections | 56934 |
| do not apply to any rate, joint rate, toll, classification, | 56935 |
| charge, or rental, or any regulation or practice affecting the | 56936 |
| same, of railroads, street and electric railways, for-hire motor | 56937 |
| 56938 |
| Sec. 4909.22. When passengers or property are transported | 56939 |
| over two or more connecting railroads between points in this | 56940 |
| state, and the railroad companies have made joint rates for the | 56941 |
| transportation of such passengers or property, such rates and all | 56942 |
| charges in connection therewith shall be just and reasonable. | 56943 |
| Every unjust and unreasonable charge is prohibited. A less charge | 56944 |
| by each of such railroads for its proportion of such joint rates | 56945 |
| than is made locally between the same points on their respective | 56946 |
| lines is not for that reason a violation of Chapters 4901., 4903., | 56947 |
|
4905., 4907., and 4909. | 56948 |
| Code and does not render such railroads liable to any of the | 56949 |
| penalties in such chapters. | 56950 |
| Sec. 4909.24. Upon complaint of a person, firm, corporation, | 56951 |
| or association, of a mercantile, agricultural, or manufacturing | 56952 |
| society, or of a body politic or municipal organization, that any | 56953 |
| of the rates, fares, charges, or classifications, or any joint | 56954 |
| rates are in any respect unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory, | 56955 |
| or that any regulation or practice, affecting the transportation | 56956 |
| of persons or property, or any service in connection therewith, | 56957 |
| are in any respect unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory, or | 56958 |
| that any service is inadequate, the public utilities commission | 56959 |
| may notify the railroad complained of that complaint has been | 56960 |
| made, and ten days after such notice proceed to investigate such | 56961 |
| charges as provided in Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and | 56962 |
|
4909. | 56963 |
| such investigation, the commission shall give the railroad and the | 56964 |
| complainants ten days' notice of the time and place such matters | 56965 |
| will be considered and determined, and such parties are entitled | 56966 |
| to be heard and to have process to enforce the attendance of | 56967 |
| witnesses. | 56968 |
| A railroad may make complaint with like effect as though made | 56969 |
|
by any person, firm, corporation, or association, | 56970 |
| mercantile, agricultural, or manufacturing society, body politic, | 56971 |
| or municipal organization. | 56972 |
| Sec. 4909.28. If, upon an investigation under Chapters | 56973 |
|
4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. | 56974 |
| the Revised Code, the public utilities commission finds that any | 56975 |
| existing rate, fare, charge, or classification, any joint rate, or | 56976 |
| any regulation or practice affecting the transportation of persons | 56977 |
| or property, or service in connection therewith, is unreasonable | 56978 |
| or unjustly discriminatory, or that any service is inadequate, it | 56979 |
| shall determine and by order fix a reasonable rate, fare, charge, | 56980 |
| classification, joint rate, regulation, practice, or service to be | 56981 |
| imposed, observed, and followed in the future, in place of that so | 56982 |
| found to be unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory, or inadequate. | 56983 |
| A certified copy of each such order shall be delivered to an | 56984 |
| officer or station agent of the railroad affected, and such order | 56985 |
| shall of its own force take effect and become operative thirty | 56986 |
| days after service. | 56987 |
| All railroads to which such order applies shall make such | 56988 |
| changes in their schedules on file as are necessary to conform to | 56989 |
| such order, and no change shall thereafter be made by any railroad | 56990 |
| in any such rate, fare, or charge, or in any joint rate, without | 56991 |
| the approval of the commission. | 56992 |
| Sec. 4911.01. As used in this chapter: | 56993 |
| (A) "Public utility" means every one as defined in divisions | 56994 |
|
(A) | 56995 |
|
(H), and | 56996 |
| all public utilities that operate their utilities not for profit, | 56997 |
| except the following: | 56998 |
| (1) Electric light companies that operate their utilities not | 56999 |
| for profit; | 57000 |
| (2) Public utilities, other than telephone companies, that | 57001 |
| are owned and operated exclusively by and solely for the | 57002 |
| utilities' customers; | 57003 |
| (3) Public utilities that are owned or operated by any | 57004 |
| municipal corporation; | 57005 |
| (4) Railroads as defined in sections 4907.02 and 4907.03 of | 57006 |
| the Revised Code. | 57007 |
| (B) "Residential consumer" means urban, suburban, and rural | 57008 |
| patrons of public utilities insofar as their needs for utility | 57009 |
| services are limited to their residence. | 57010 |
| Sec. 4921.01. As used in this chapter: | 57011 |
| (A) "Ambulance" has the same meaning as in section 4766.01 of | 57012 |
| the Revised Code. | 57013 |
| (B) "For-hire motor carrier" means a person engaged in the | 57014 |
| business of transporting persons or property by motor vehicle for | 57015 |
| compensation, except when engaged in any of the following in | 57016 |
| intrastate commerce: | 57017 |
| (1) The transportation of persons in taxicabs in the usual | 57018 |
| taxicab service; | 57019 |
| (2) The transportation of pupils in school busses operating | 57020 |
| to or from school sessions or school events; | 57021 |
| (3) The transportation of farm supplies to the farm or farm | 57022 |
| products from farm to market or to food fabricating plants; | 57023 |
| (4) The distribution of newspapers; | 57024 |
| (5) The transportation of crude petroleum incidental to | 57025 |
| gathering from wells and delivery to destination by pipe line; | 57026 |
| (6) The transportation of injured, ill, or deceased persons | 57027 |
| by hearse or ambulance; | 57028 |
| (7) The transportation of compost (a combination of manure | 57029 |
| and sand or shredded bark mulch) or shredded bark mulch; | 57030 |
| (8) The transportation of persons in a ridesharing | 57031 |
| arrangement when any fee charged each person so transported is in | 57032 |
| such amount as to recover only the person's share of the costs of | 57033 |
| operating the motor vehicle for such purpose; | 57034 |
| (9) The operation of motor vehicles for contractors on public | 57035 |
| road work. | 57036 |
| "For-hire motor carrier" includes the carrier's agents, | 57037 |
| officers, and representatives, as well as employees responsible | 57038 |
| for hiring, supervising, training, assigning, or dispatching | 57039 |
| drivers and employees concerned with the installation, inspection, | 57040 |
| and maintenance of motor-vehicle equipment and accessories. | 57041 |
| Divisions (B)(1) to (9) of this section shall not be | 57042 |
| construed to relieve a person from compliance with | 57043 |
| hazardous-material regulation under section 4921.15 of the Revised | 57044 |
| Code and division (H) of section 4921.19 of the Revised Code, or | 57045 |
| rules adopted thereunder, or from compliance with rules governing | 57046 |
| unified carrier registration adopted under section 4921.11 of the | 57047 |
| Revised Code. | 57048 |
| (C) "Household goods" means personal effects and property | 57049 |
| used or to be used in a dwelling, excluding property moving from a | 57050 |
| factory or store. | 57051 |
| (D) "Interstate commerce" means trade, traffic, or | 57052 |
| transportation in the United States that is any of the following: | 57053 |
| (1) Between a place in a state and a place outside of that | 57054 |
| state (including a place outside of the United States); | 57055 |
| (2) Between two places in a state through another state or a | 57056 |
| place outside of the United States; | 57057 |
| (3) Between two places in a state as part of trade, traffic, | 57058 |
| or transportation originating or terminating outside the state or | 57059 |
| the United States. | 57060 |
| (E) "Intrastate commerce" means any trade, traffic, or | 57061 |
| transportation in any state which is not described in the term | 57062 |
| "interstate commerce." | 57063 |
| (F) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle, machine, tractor, | 57064 |
| trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power and | 57065 |
| used upon the highways in the transportation of persons or | 57066 |
| property, or any combination thereof, but does not include any | 57067 |
| vehicle, locomotive, or car operated exclusively on a rail or | 57068 |
| rails, or a trolley bus operated by electric power derived from a | 57069 |
| fixed overhead wire, furnishing local passenger transportation | 57070 |
| similar to street-railway service. | 57071 |
| (G) "Public highway" means any public street, road, or | 57072 |
| highway in this state, whether within or without the corporate | 57073 |
| limits of a municipal corporation. | 57074 |
| (H) "Ridesharing arrangement" means the transportation of | 57075 |
| persons in a motor vehicle where such transportation is incidental | 57076 |
| to another purpose of a volunteer driver, and includes ridesharing | 57077 |
| arrangements known as carpools, vanpools, and buspools. | 57078 |
| (I) "School bus" has the same meaning as in section 4511.01 | 57079 |
| of the Revised Code. | 57080 |
| (J) "Trailer" means any vehicle without motive power designed | 57081 |
| or used for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a | 57082 |
| separate motor vehicle, including any vehicle of the trailer type, | 57083 |
| whether designed or used for carrying persons or property wholly | 57084 |
| on its own structure, or so designed or used that a part of its | 57085 |
| own weight or the weight of its load rests upon and is carried by | 57086 |
| such motor vehicle. | 57087 |
| Sec. 4921.03. (A) No for-hire motor carrier may operate in | 57088 |
| intrastate commerce unless the carrier has a current and valid | 57089 |
| certificate of public convenience and necessity. | 57090 |
| (B) The public utilities commission shall issue a certificate | 57091 |
| of public convenience and necessity to any person who does all of | 57092 |
| the following: | 57093 |
| (1) Files with the commission, in accordance with rules | 57094 |
| adopted under section 4921.05 of the Revised Code, a complete and | 57095 |
| accurate application that shall include a certification that (a) | 57096 |
| the person understands and is in compliance with the applicable | 57097 |
| service, operation, and safety laws of this state and (b) the | 57098 |
| person meets the requirements of section 4921.09 of the Revised | 57099 |
| Code; | 57100 |
| (2) Agrees to maintain accurate and current business and | 57101 |
| insurance information with the commission, in accordance with the | 57102 |
| commission's rules; | 57103 |
| (3) Has paid all applicable registration fees in accordance | 57104 |
| with rules adopted under section 4921.11 of the Revised Code, all | 57105 |
| applicable taxes under section 4921.19 of the Revised Code, and | 57106 |
| any forfeitures imposed under section 4923.99 of the Revised Code. | 57107 |
| (C) The commission shall have no power to fix, alter, or | 57108 |
| establish rates for the transportation of persons or property, nor | 57109 |
| shall the commission have the power to require or accept the | 57110 |
| filing of tariffs establishing such rates, except that the | 57111 |
| commission may accept the filing of tariffs establishing rates for | 57112 |
| the transportation of household goods. | 57113 |
| (D) A for-hire motor carrier may, at any time after a | 57114 |
| certificate of public convenience and necessity is granted or | 57115 |
| refused, file a new application or supplement a former | 57116 |
| application. | 57117 |
| (E) The commission may deny issuance of a certificate of | 57118 |
| public convenience and necessity for failure to comply with this | 57119 |
| section or rules adopted under section 4921.05 of the Revised | 57120 |
| Code. | 57121 |
| Sec. 4921.05. The public utilities commission shall adopt | 57122 |
| rules prescribing the manner and form in which a person shall | 57123 |
| apply for a certificate of public convenience and necessity under | 57124 |
| section 4921.03 of the Revised Code. The rules shall include a | 57125 |
| requirement that applications be made in writing on the blanks | 57126 |
| furnished by the commission and contain any information and | 57127 |
| certifications deemed necessary by the commission to carry out | 57128 |
| this chapter. | 57129 |
| Sec. 4921.07. (A) The public utilities commission shall adopt | 57130 |
| rules regarding procedures and timelines by which a certificate of | 57131 |
| public convenience and necessity issued under section 4921.03 of | 57132 |
| the Revised Code may be suspended. At a minimum, the rules shall | 57133 |
| require suspension of a certificate if the for-hire motor carrier | 57134 |
| does any of the following: | 57135 |
| (1) Fails to file a complete and accurate application for the | 57136 |
| certificate under section 4921.03 of the Revised Code; | 57137 |
| (2) Fails to maintain accurate and current business and | 57138 |
| insurance information with the commission; | 57139 |
| (3) Fails to maintain proper proof of insurance or proper | 57140 |
| levels of insurance under section 4921.09 of the Revised Code; | 57141 |
| (4) Fails to pay all applicable registration fees in | 57142 |
| accordance with rules adopted under section 4921.11 of the Revised | 57143 |
| Code, all applicable taxes under section 4921.19 of the Revised | 57144 |
| Code, and any forfeitures imposed under section 4923.99 of the | 57145 |
| Revised Code; | 57146 |
| (5) Requests to suspend the carrier's operations. | 57147 |
| (B)(1) The commission shall adopt rules regarding procedures | 57148 |
| and timelines by which a certificate suspended under division (A) | 57149 |
| of this section may be revoked if the conditions giving rise to | 57150 |
| the suspension are not remedied. | 57151 |
| (2) The commission shall provide the carrier with written | 57152 |
| notice indicating the nature of the deficiency, a proposed | 57153 |
| effective date of the revocation, and the means by which the | 57154 |
| deficiency may be remedied. The carrier may correct the identified | 57155 |
| deficiency or submit evidence refuting the proposed revocation | 57156 |
| within sixty days from the date of the notice. The commission may | 57157 |
| extend the sixty-day period for good cause shown. The commission | 57158 |
| may revoke the certificate after the remedy period if the carrier | 57159 |
| has not provided sufficient evidence to remedy the deficiency. | 57160 |
| Sec. 4921.09. (A) No certificate of public convenience and | 57161 |
| necessity shall be issued by the public utilities commission to | 57162 |
| any for-hire motor carrier until the carrier has filed with the | 57163 |
| commission a liability insurance certificate, policy, or bond | 57164 |
| satisfactory to the commission, in the sum and with the provisions | 57165 |
| the commission considers necessary adequately to protect the | 57166 |
| interests of the public, having due regard for the number of | 57167 |
| persons and amount of property affected. The certificate, policy, | 57168 |
| or bond shall insure the carrier against loss sustained by reason | 57169 |
| of death or injuries to persons and for loss or damage to property | 57170 |
| resulting from the negligence of the carrier. | 57171 |
| (B) No certificate for the transportation of household goods | 57172 |
| shall be issued to a for-hire motor carrier pursuant to sections | 57173 |
| 4921.30 to 4921.38 of the Revised Code until it has filed with the | 57174 |
| commission a freight cargo insurance certificate, policy, or bond | 57175 |
| that the commission has determined to be adequate to protect the | 57176 |
| interests of the shipping public. | 57177 |
| (C) The Commission shall adopt rules to achieve the purposes | 57178 |
| of this section that are not incompatible with the requirements of | 57179 |
| the United States department of transportation. The rules shall at | 57180 |
| a minimum address all of the following: | 57181 |
| (1) The minimum levels of financial responsibility for each | 57182 |
| type of for-hire motor carrier; | 57183 |
| (2) The form and type of documents to be filed with the | 57184 |
| commission; | 57185 |
| (3) The manner by which documents may be filed with the | 57186 |
| commission; | 57187 |
| (4) The timelines for filing documents with the commission. | 57188 |
| (D) If a certificate, policy, or bond required under division | 57189 |
| (A) of this section is canceled during its term or lapses for any | 57190 |
| reason, both of the following apply: | 57191 |
| (1) All operations under the certificate of public | 57192 |
| convenience and necessity shall cease immediately, and further | 57193 |
| operations shall not be conducted until a replacement is filed | 57194 |
| with the commission under division (D)(2) of this section. | 57195 |
| (2) The commission shall require the company to replace the | 57196 |
| certificate, policy, or bond with another that fully complies with | 57197 |
| the requirements of this section. | 57198 |
| The certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be | 57199 |
| reinstated only after a satisfactory insurance certificate, | 57200 |
| policy, or bond has been filed with the commission. | 57201 |
| (E) To ensure minimum standards of protection of consumers' | 57202 |
| household goods, the commission may adopt rules, not incompatible | 57203 |
| with the requirements of the United States department of | 57204 |
| transportation, governing requirements for cargo insurance for | 57205 |
| for-hire motor carriers engaged in the transportation of household | 57206 |
| goods over a public highway in this state. | 57207 |
| Sec. 4921.11. The public utilities commission shall adopt | 57208 |
| rules applicable to registration pursuant to the unified carrier | 57209 |
| registration plan, codified as 49 U.S.C. 14504a, and the rules, | 57210 |
| procedures, and fee schedules adopted thereunder, in accordance | 57211 |
| with division (G) of section 4921.19 of the Revised Code. | 57212 |
| Sec. 4921.13. (A) The public utilities commission shall adopt | 57213 |
| rules applicable to the filing of annual update forms and the | 57214 |
| payment of taxes by for-hire motor carriers. The rules shall not | 57215 |
| be incompatible with the requirements of the United States | 57216 |
| department of transportation. The rules shall at a minimum address | 57217 |
| all of the following: | 57218 |
| (1) The information and certifications that must be provided | 57219 |
| to the commission on an annual update form, including a | 57220 |
| certification that the carrier continues to be in compliance with | 57221 |
| the applicable laws of this state. | 57222 |
| (2) Documentation and information that must be provided | 57223 |
| regarding proof of financial responsibility; | 57224 |
| (3) The form and manner in which taxes may be paid under | 57225 |
| section 4921.19 of the Revised Code. | 57226 |
| (B) The rules may address any other information that the | 57227 |
| commission determines is necessary to carry out this section. | 57228 |
| (C) A for-hire motor carrier shall not be issued a tax | 57229 |
| receipt under division (C) of section 4921.19 of the Revised Code | 57230 |
| until all of the following have been satisfied: | 57231 |
| (1) A complete and accurate annual update form has been filed | 57232 |
| with the commission; | 57233 |
| (2) Proof of financial responsibility remains in effect; | 57234 |
| (3) All applicable registration fees in accordance with rules | 57235 |
| adopted under section 4921.11 of the Revised Code, all applicable | 57236 |
| taxes under section 4921.19 of the Revised Code, and any | 57237 |
| forfeitures imposed under section 4923.99 of the Revised Code have | 57238 |
| been paid in full. | 57239 |
| Sec. 4921.15. (A) As used in sections 4921.15, 4921.16, and | 57240 |
| 4921.19 of the Revised Code: | 57241 |
| (1) "Uniform registration" has the same meaning as | 57242 |
| "registration" as used in the final report submitted to the United | 57243 |
| States secretary of transportation, pursuant to subsection (c) of | 57244 |
| section 22 of the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform | 57245 |
| Safety Act of 1990," 104 Stat. 3244, 49 U.S.C.A. App. 1819. | 57246 |
| (2) "Uniform permit" has the same meaning as "permit" as used | 57247 |
| in the final report submitted to the United States secretary of | 57248 |
| transportation, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 22 of the | 57249 |
| "Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990," | 57250 |
| 104 Stat. 3244, 49 U.S.C.A. App. 1819. | 57251 |
| (B)(1) The public utilities commission may adopt rules | 57252 |
| applicable to the uniform registration and uniform permitting of | 57253 |
| persons engaged in the highway transportation of hazardous | 57254 |
| materials into, through, or within this state. The rules shall | 57255 |
| include rules staggering the registration date for those persons | 57256 |
| and reducing or extending, by no more than one year, the permit | 57257 |
| renewal period for those persons. | 57258 |
| (2) For the purpose of minimizing filing requirements | 57259 |
| regarding any background investigation required for the issuance | 57260 |
| of a uniform permit as a carrier of hazardous wastes, the | 57261 |
| commission shall accept from any applicant for the permit any | 57262 |
| refiling of information the applicant has filed with the office of | 57263 |
| the attorney general under section 3734.42 of the Revised Code or | 57264 |
| any reference to that information if the refiled or referenced | 57265 |
| information is on file with the office of the attorney general, is | 57266 |
| accurate and timely for the commission's purposes under this | 57267 |
| section, and is supplemented by any additional information the | 57268 |
| commission requires. The office of the attorney general, as | 57269 |
| necessary for a background investigation, shall make accessible to | 57270 |
| the commission any information referenced or refiled in an | 57271 |
| application for a uniform permit as a carrier of hazardous wastes | 57272 |
| that the attorney general determines may be disclosed in | 57273 |
| accordance with section 3734.42 of the Revised Code. Nothing in | 57274 |
| sections 4921.15, 4921.16, and division (H) of section 4921.19 of | 57275 |
| the Revised Code affects any limitations under section 3734.42 of | 57276 |
| the Revised Code on the disclosure of that information. | 57277 |
| (C) The commission, as necessary to implement the rules | 57278 |
| adopted under division (B) of this section, may enter into | 57279 |
| agreements, contracts, arrangements, or declarations with other | 57280 |
| states and with the national repository, established pursuant to | 57281 |
| the final report submitted to the United States secretary of | 57282 |
| transportation, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 22 of the | 57283 |
| "Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990," | 57284 |
| 104 Stat. 3244, 49 U.S.C.A. App. 1819. The agreements, contracts, | 57285 |
| arrangements, or declarations shall include, but not be limited | 57286 |
| to, the determination of a base state, the collection of uniform | 57287 |
| registration fees, the frequency of distribution of uniform | 57288 |
| registration fees, procedures for dispute resolution, and | 57289 |
| protection of trade secrets and confidential business information. | 57290 |
| (D) No person shall knowingly falsify or fail to submit any | 57291 |
| data, reports, records, or other information required to be | 57292 |
| submitted to the commission pursuant to this section or a rule | 57293 |
| adopted under it. For purposes of this division, a person acts | 57294 |
| knowingly if either of the following applies: | 57295 |
| (1) The person has actual knowledge of the facts giving rise | 57296 |
| to the violation. | 57297 |
| (2) A reasonable person acting in the circumstances and | 57298 |
| exercising due care would have such knowledge. | 57299 |
| (E) After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the | 57300 |
| commission, pursuant to criteria set forth in rules adopted under | 57301 |
| division (B) of this section, may suspend, revoke, or deny the | 57302 |
| uniform permit as a carrier of hazardous materials of any person | 57303 |
| that has obtained or applied for such a uniform permit from the | 57304 |
| commission pursuant to rules adopted under that division, or the | 57305 |
| commission may order the suspension of the transportation of | 57306 |
| hazardous materials into, through, or within this state by a | 57307 |
| carrier that has obtained a uniform permit from another state that | 57308 |
| has a reciprocity agreement with the commission pursuant to | 57309 |
| division (C) of this section. | 57310 |
| (F)(1) The proceedings specified in division (E) of this | 57311 |
| section are subject to and governed by Chapter 4903. of the | 57312 |
| Revised Code, except as otherwise provided in this section. The | 57313 |
| court of appeals of Franklin county has exclusive original | 57314 |
| jurisdiction to review, modify, or vacate any order of the | 57315 |
| commission suspending, revoking, or denying a uniform permit as a | 57316 |
| carrier of hazardous materials of any person that has obtained or | 57317 |
| applied for a uniform permit from the commission pursuant to rules | 57318 |
| adopted under division (B) of this section, or any order of the | 57319 |
| commission suspending the transportation of hazardous materials | 57320 |
| into, through, or within this state by a carrier that has obtained | 57321 |
| a uniform permit from another state that has a reciprocity | 57322 |
| agreement with the commission under division (C) of this section. | 57323 |
| The court of appeals shall hear and determine those appeals in the | 57324 |
| same manner and under the same standards as the Ohio supreme court | 57325 |
| hears and determines appeals under Chapter 4903. of the Revised | 57326 |
| Code. The judgment of the court of appeals is final and conclusive | 57327 |
| unless reversed, vacated, or modified on appeal. Such appeals may | 57328 |
| be taken either by the commission or the person to whom the order | 57329 |
| was issued and shall proceed as in the case of appeals in civil | 57330 |
| actions as provided in Chapter 2505. of the Revised Code. | 57331 |
| (2) Section 4903.11 of the Revised Code does not apply to | 57332 |
| appeals of any order of the commission suspending, revoking, or | 57333 |
| denying a uniform permit of a person that has obtained or applied | 57334 |
| for a uniform permit from the commission pursuant to rules adopted | 57335 |
| under division (B) of this section, or of any order of the | 57336 |
| commission suspending the transportation of hazardous materials | 57337 |
| into, through, or within this state by a carrier that has obtained | 57338 |
| a uniform permit from another state that has a reciprocity | 57339 |
| agreement with the commission pursuant to division (C) of this | 57340 |
| section. Any person to whom such an order is issued who wishes to | 57341 |
| contest the order shall file, within sixty days after the entry of | 57342 |
| the order upon the journal of the commission, a notice of appeal, | 57343 |
| setting forth the order appealed from and the errors complained | 57344 |
| of. The notice of appeal shall be served, unless waived, upon the | 57345 |
| chairperson of the commission or, in the event of the | 57346 |
| chairperson's absence, upon any public utilities commissioner, or | 57347 |
| by leaving a copy at the office of the commission at Columbus. On | 57348 |
| appeal, the court shall reverse, vacate, or modify the order if, | 57349 |
| upon consideration of the record, the court is of the opinion that | 57350 |
| the order was unlawful or unreasonable. | 57351 |
| Sec. 4921.16. (A) Information submitted to the public | 57352 |
| utilities commission as part of a uniform registration | 57353 |
| application, pursuant to rules adopted under division (B) of | 57354 |
| section 4921.15 of the Revised Code, is a public record and is | 57355 |
| subject to section 149.43 of the Revised Code. | 57356 |
| (B) Except for information related to corporate structure and | 57357 |
| personnel, information that is submitted to the commission as part | 57358 |
| of a uniform permit application, pursuant to rules adopted under | 57359 |
| division (B) of section 4921.15 of the Revised Code, is a public | 57360 |
| record and is subject to section 149.43 of the Revised Code. | 57361 |
| Information that is related to corporate structure and personnel | 57362 |
| that is submitted to the commission as part of a uniform permit | 57363 |
| application, pursuant to rules adopted under division (B) of | 57364 |
| section 4921.15 of the Revised Code, is not a public record and is | 57365 |
| not subject to section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Except as | 57366 |
| provided in division (D) of this section, the commission shall not | 57367 |
| disclose to any person any information that is related to | 57368 |
| corporate structure and personnel that is submitted as part of a | 57369 |
| uniform permit application. | 57370 |
| (C) Information that is submitted for any background | 57371 |
| investigation for an application for a uniform permit as a carrier | 57372 |
| of hazardous wastes is not a public record and is not subject to | 57373 |
| section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in division | 57374 |
| (D) of this section, the commission shall not disclose to any | 57375 |
| person any information submitted for any background investigation | 57376 |
| for such an application. | 57377 |
| (D) The commission may disclose to its authorized employees | 57378 |
| and to any federal agencies, state agencies of this state or | 57379 |
| another state, local government agencies of this state or another | 57380 |
| state, or the national repository established pursuant to the | 57381 |
| final report submitted to the United States secretary of | 57382 |
| transportation, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 22 of the | 57383 |
| "Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990," | 57384 |
| 104 Stat. 3244, 49 U.S.C.A. App. 1819, any information submitted | 57385 |
| to the commission as part of a uniform permit application that is | 57386 |
| related to corporate structure and personnel or submitted for any | 57387 |
| background investigation for an application for a uniform permit | 57388 |
| as a carrier of hazardous wastes if all of the following | 57389 |
| conditions are met: | 57390 |
| (1) The commission enters into a confidentiality agreement | 57391 |
| with the employee, agency, or national repository under which that | 57392 |
| employee or entity agrees not to disclose to any third party any | 57393 |
| information related to corporate structure or personnel or any | 57394 |
| information submitted as part of a background investigation unless | 57395 |
| the third party enters into a confidentiality agreement with the | 57396 |
| commission consistent with this division. | 57397 |
| (2) The employee, agency, or national repository certifies to | 57398 |
| the commission that it is not required by any state or federal law | 57399 |
| to disclose any information related to corporate structure or | 57400 |
| personnel or any information submitted as part of a background | 57401 |
| investigation. | 57402 |
| (3) The federal agency, state or local government agency of | 57403 |
| another state, or national repository irrevocably consents in | 57404 |
| writing to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state and | 57405 |
| service of process in this state, including, without limitation, | 57406 |
| summonses and subpoenas, for any civil proceeding arising out of | 57407 |
| an intentional disclosure of information in violation of this | 57408 |
| division. | 57409 |
| (E) Any person who intentionally discloses information in | 57410 |
| violation of division (D) of this section is liable to the owner | 57411 |
| of the information for civil damages caused by the disclosure. | 57412 |
| Sec. 4921.19. (A) Every for-hire motor carrier operating in | 57413 |
| this state shall, at the time of the issuance of a certificate of | 57414 |
| public convenience and necessity under section 4921.03 of the | 57415 |
| Revised Code, pay to the public utilities commission, for and on | 57416 |
| behalf of the treasurer of state, the following taxes: | 57417 |
| (1) For each motor vehicle used for transporting persons, | 57418 |
| thirty dollars; | 57419 |
| (2) For each commercial tractor, as defined in section | 57420 |
| 4501.01 of the Revised Code, used for transporting property, | 57421 |
| thirty dollars; | 57422 |
| (3) For each other motor vehicle transporting property, | 57423 |
| twenty dollars. | 57424 |
| (B) Every for-hire motor carrier operating in this state | 57425 |
| solely in intrastate commerce shall, annually between the first | 57426 |
| day of May and the thirtieth day of June, pay to the commission, | 57427 |
| for and on behalf of the treasurer of state, the following taxes: | 57428 |
| (1) For each motor vehicle used for transporting persons, | 57429 |
| thirty dollars; | 57430 |
| (2) For each commercial tractor, as defined in section | 57431 |
| 4501.01 of the Revised Code, used for transporting property, | 57432 |
| thirty dollars; | 57433 |
| (3) For each other motor vehicle transporting property, | 57434 |
| twenty dollars. | 57435 |
| (C) After a for-hire motor carrier has paid the applicable | 57436 |
| taxes under division (B) of this section and all requirements | 57437 |
| under division (C) of section 4921.13 of the Revised Code have | 57438 |
| been met, the commission shall issue the carrier a tax receipt. | 57439 |
| The carrier shall carry a copy of the tax receipt in each motor | 57440 |
| vehicle operated by the carrier. The carrier shall maintain the | 57441 |
| original copy of the tax receipt at the carrier's primary place of | 57442 |
| business. | 57443 |
| (D) A trailer used by a for-hire motor carrier shall not be | 57444 |
| taxed under this section. | 57445 |
| (E) The annual tax levied by division (B) of this section | 57446 |
| does not apply in those cases where the commission finds that the | 57447 |
| movement of agricultural commodities or foodstuffs produced | 57448 |
| therefrom requires a temporary and seasonal use of vehicular | 57449 |
| equipment for a period of not more than ninety days. In such | 57450 |
| event, the tax on the vehicular equipment shall be twenty-five per | 57451 |
| cent of the annual tax levied by division (B) of this section. If | 57452 |
| any vehicular equipment is used in excess of the ninety-day | 57453 |
| period, the annual tax levied by this section shall be paid. | 57454 |
| (F) All taxes levied by division (B) of this section shall be | 57455 |
| reckoned as from the beginning of the quarter in which the tax | 57456 |
| receipt is issued or as from when the use of equipment under any | 57457 |
| existing tax receipt began. | 57458 |
| (G) The fees for unified carrier registration pursuant to | 57459 |
| section 4921.11 of the Revised Code shall be identical to those | 57460 |
| established by the unified carrier registration act board as | 57461 |
| approved by the federal motor carrier safety administration for | 57462 |
| each year. | 57463 |
| (H)(1) The fees for uniform registration and a uniform permit | 57464 |
| as a carrier of hazardous materials pursuant to section 4921.15 of | 57465 |
| the Revised Code shall consist of the following: | 57466 |
| (a) A processing fee of fifty dollars; | 57467 |
| (b) An apportioned per-truck registration fee, which shall be | 57468 |
| calculated by multiplying the percentage of a registrant's | 57469 |
| activity in this state times the percentage of the registrant's | 57470 |
| business that is hazardous-materials-related, times the number of | 57471 |
| vehicles owned or operated by the registrant, times a per-truck | 57472 |
| fee determined by order of the commission following public notice | 57473 |
| and an opportunity for comment. | 57474 |
| (i) The percentage of a registrant's activity in this state | 57475 |
| shall be calculated by dividing the number of miles that the | 57476 |
| registrant travels in this state under the international | 57477 |
| registration plan, pursuant to section 4503.61 of the Revised | 57478 |
| Code, by the number of miles that the registrant travels | 57479 |
| nationwide under the international registration plan. Registrants | 57480 |
| that operate solely within this state shall use one hundred per | 57481 |
| cent as their percentage of activity. Registrants that do not | 57482 |
| register their vehicles through the international registration | 57483 |
| plan shall calculate activity in the state in the same manner as | 57484 |
| that required by the international registration plan. | 57485 |
| (ii) The percentage of a registrant's business that is | 57486 |
| hazardous-materials-related shall be calculated, for | 57487 |
| less-than-truckload shipments, by dividing the weight of all the | 57488 |
| registrant's hazardous materials shipments by the total weight of | 57489 |
| all shipments in the previous year. The percentage of a | 57490 |
| registrant's business that is hazardous-materials-related shall be | 57491 |
| calculated, for truckload shipments, by dividing the number of | 57492 |
| shipments for which placarding, marking of the vehicle, or | 57493 |
| manifesting, as appropriate, was required by regulations adopted | 57494 |
| under sections 4 to 6 of the "Hazardous Materials Transportation | 57495 |
| Uniform Safety Act of 1990," 104 Stat. 3244, 49 U.S.C. App. 1804, | 57496 |
| by the total number of the registrant's shipments that transported | 57497 |
| any kind of goods in the previous year. A registrant that | 57498 |
| transports both less-than-truckload and truckload shipments of | 57499 |
| hazardous materials shall calculate the percentage of business | 57500 |
| that is hazardous-materials-related on a proportional basis. | 57501 |
| (iii) A registrant may utilize fiscal year, or calendar year, | 57502 |
| or other current company accounting data, or other publicly | 57503 |
| available information, in calculating the percentages required by | 57504 |
| divisions (H)(1)(b)(i) and (ii) of this section. | 57505 |
| (2) The commission, after notice and opportunity for a | 57506 |
| hearing, may assess each carrier a fee for any background | 57507 |
| investigation required for the issuance, for the purpose of | 57508 |
| section 3734.15 of the Revised Code, of a uniform permit as a | 57509 |
| carrier of hazardous wastes and fees related to investigations and | 57510 |
| proceedings for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a uniform | 57511 |
| permit as a carrier of hazardous materials. The fees shall not | 57512 |
| exceed the reasonable costs of the investigations and proceedings. | 57513 |
| The fee for a background investigation for a uniform permit as a | 57514 |
| carrier of hazardous wastes shall be six hundred dollars plus the | 57515 |
| costs of obtaining any necessary information not included in the | 57516 |
| permit application, to be calculated at the rate of thirty dollars | 57517 |
| per hour, not exceeding six hundred dollars, plus any fees payable | 57518 |
| to obtain necessary information. | 57519 |
| (I) The application fee for a certificate for the | 57520 |
| transportation of household goods issued pursuant to sections | 57521 |
| 4921.30 to 4921.38 of the Revised Code shall be based on the | 57522 |
| certificate holder's gross revenue, in the prior year, for the | 57523 |
| intrastate transportation of household goods. The commission shall | 57524 |
| establish, by order, ranges of gross revenue and the fee for each | 57525 |
| range. The fees shall be set in amounts sufficient to carry out | 57526 |
| the purposes of sections 4921.30 to 4921.38 and 4923.99 of the | 57527 |
| Revised Code and, to the extent necessary, the commission shall | 57528 |
| make changes to the fee structure to ensure that neither over nor | 57529 |
| under collection of the fees occurs. The fees shall also take into | 57530 |
| consideration the revenue generated from the assessment of | 57531 |
| forfeitures under section 4923.99 of the Revised Code regarding | 57532 |
| the consumer protection provisions applicable to for-hire motor | 57533 |
| carriers engaged in the transportation of household goods. | 57534 |
| (J) The fees and taxes provided under this section shall be | 57535 |
| in addition to taxes, fees, and charges fixed and exacted by other | 57536 |
| sections of the Revised Code, except the assessments required by | 57537 |
| section 4905.10 of the Revised Code, but all fees, license fees, | 57538 |
| annual payments, license taxes, or taxes or other money exactions, | 57539 |
| except the general property tax, assessed, charged, fixed, or | 57540 |
| exacted by local authorities such as municipal corporations, | 57541 |
| townships, counties, or other local boards, or the officers of | 57542 |
| such subdivisions are illegal and, are superseded by sections | 57543 |
| 4503.04 and 4905.03 and Chapter 4921. of the Revised Code. On | 57544 |
| compliance with sections 4503.04 and 4905.03 and Chapter 4921. of | 57545 |
| the Revised Code, all local ordinances, resolutions, by laws, and | 57546 |
| rules in force shall cease to be operative as to the persons in | 57547 |
| compliance, except that such local subdivisions may make | 57548 |
| reasonable local police regulations within their respective | 57549 |
| boundaries not inconsistent with sections 4503.04 and 4905.03 and | 57550 |
| Chapter 4921. of the Revised Code. | 57551 |
| Sec. 4921.21. (A) As used in this section, "adjusted credit | 57552 |
| amount" means the aggregate amount credited to the public | 57553 |
| utilities transportation safety fund, less the sum of all of the | 57554 |
| following: | 57555 |
| (1) The fees collected by the public utilities commission, in | 57556 |
| accordance with the unified carrier registration plan under | 57557 |
| section 4921.11 of the Revised Code, that exceed the federal | 57558 |
| certification of revenue for each year of the plan; | 57559 |
| (2) The fees collected by the commission on behalf of other | 57560 |
| states under division (C) of section 4921.15 of the Revised Code; | 57561 |
| (3) The forfeitures collected by the commission under section | 57562 |
| 4923.99 of the Revised Code for violations of rules adopted under | 57563 |
| division (A)(2) of section 4923.04 of the Revised Code. | 57564 |
| (B)(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the | 57565 |
| public utilities transportation safety fund. The fees collected in | 57566 |
| accordance with the unified carrier registration plan under | 57567 |
| section 4921.11 of the Revised Code, the fees collected under | 57568 |
| section 4921.15 of the Revised Code, the taxes and fees remitted | 57569 |
| under section 4921.19 of the Revised Code, the forfeitures imposed | 57570 |
| under section 4923.99 of the Revised Code, except as provided in | 57571 |
| division (B)(2) of this section, and the fines collected under | 57572 |
| section 4163.07 of the Revised Code shall be deposited into the | 57573 |
| state treasury to the credit of the public utilities | 57574 |
| transportation safety fund, until the adjusted credit amount in a | 57575 |
| fiscal year is equal to the total amount appropriated from the | 57576 |
| fund for the fiscal year. Once this point of parity is reached, | 57577 |
| any additional fees, taxes, forfeitures, or fines received during | 57578 |
| the fiscal year shall be credited to the general revenue fund, | 57579 |
| except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, and except | 57580 |
| for both of the following: | 57581 |
| (a) The fees collected in accordance with the unified carrier | 57582 |
| registration plan under section 4921.11 of the Revised Code, that | 57583 |
| exceed the federal certification of revenue for each year of the | 57584 |
| plan; | 57585 |
| (b) The fees collected on behalf of other states under | 57586 |
| division (C) of section 4921.15 of the Revised Code. | 57587 |
| (2) The first eight hundred thousand dollars of forfeitures | 57588 |
| collected under section 4923.99 of the Revised Code, for | 57589 |
| violations of rules adopted under division (A)(2) of section | 57590 |
| 4923.04 of the Revised Code, during each fiscal year shall be | 57591 |
| credited to the public utilities transportation safety fund. Any | 57592 |
| forfeitures in excess of that amount shall be deposited into the | 57593 |
| general revenue fund. In each fiscal year, the commission shall | 57594 |
| distribute moneys from these forfeitures credited to the public | 57595 |
| utilities transportation safety fund for the purposes of emergency | 57596 |
| response planning and the training of safety, enforcement, and | 57597 |
| emergency services personnel in proper techniques for the | 57598 |
| management of hazardous materials releases that occur during | 57599 |
| transportation or otherwise. For these purposes, fifty per cent of | 57600 |
| all such moneys credited to the public utilities transportation | 57601 |
| safety fund shall be distributed to Cleveland state university, | 57602 |
| forty-five per cent shall be distributed to other educational | 57603 |
| institutions, state agencies, regional planning commissions, and | 57604 |
| political subdivisions, and five per cent shall be retained by the | 57605 |
| commission for the administration of this section and for training | 57606 |
| employees. However, if, in any such period, moneys from these | 57607 |
| forfeitures credited to the public utilities transportation safety | 57608 |
| fund equal an amount less than four hundred thousand dollars, the | 57609 |
| commission shall distribute, to the extent of the aggregate amount | 57610 |
| of those moneys, two hundred thousand dollars to Cleveland state | 57611 |
| university and the remainder to other educational institutions, | 57612 |
| state agencies, regional planning commissions, and political | 57613 |
| subdivisions. | 57614 |
| (C) The purpose of the public utilities transportation safety | 57615 |
| fund shall be for defraying all expenses incident to maintaining | 57616 |
| the nonrailroad transportation activities of the commission. | 57617 |
| (D) There is hereby created in the state treasury the federal | 57618 |
| commercial vehicle transportation systems fund. The fund shall | 57619 |
| consist of money received from the United States department of | 57620 |
| transportation's commercial vehicle intelligent transportation | 57621 |
| systems infrastructure deployment program. The public utilities | 57622 |
| commission shall use the fund to deploy the Ohio commercial | 57623 |
| vehicle information systems networks project and to improve safety | 57624 |
| of motor carrier operations through electronic exchange of data. | 57625 |
| (E) There is hereby created in the state treasury the motor | 57626 |
| carrier safety fund. The fund shall consist of money received from | 57627 |
| the United States department of transportation for motor carrier | 57628 |
| safety. The commission shall use the fund to administer the | 57629 |
| state's motor carrier safety assistance program and associated | 57630 |
| grants, including the motor carrier safety assistance program | 57631 |
| basic grant, the incentive grant, the high priority grants, the | 57632 |
| new entrant safety assurance grant, the safety data improvement | 57633 |
| grant, or their equivalents. | 57634 |
| (F) If the director of budget and management determines there | 57635 |
| is not sufficient money in the public utilities transportation | 57636 |
| safety fund, the director shall transfer money from the general | 57637 |
| revenue fund to the public utilities transportation safety fund in | 57638 |
| an amount up to the difference between the balance of the public | 57639 |
| utilities transportation safety fund and the appropriations from | 57640 |
| that fund. If the director subsequently determines during the | 57641 |
| fiscal year that the balance of the public utilities | 57642 |
| transportation safety fund exceeds the amount needed to support | 57643 |
| the appropriations from the fund, the director shall transfer the | 57644 |
| excess money, up to the amount of the original transfer, to the | 57645 |
| general revenue fund. | 57646 |
| Sec. 4921.25. Any person, firm, copartnership, voluntary | 57647 |
| association, joint-stock association, company, or corporation, | 57648 |
| wherever organized or incorporated, that is engaged in the towing | 57649 |
| of motor vehicles is subject to regulation by the public utilities | 57650 |
| commission as a for-hire motor carrier under this chapter. Such an | 57651 |
| entity is not subject to any ordinance, rule, or resolution of a | 57652 |
| municipal corporation, county, or township that provides for the | 57653 |
| licensing, registering, or regulation of entities that tow motor | 57654 |
| vehicles. | 57655 |
| Sec. 4921.30. Except as otherwise provided in sections | 57656 |
| 4921.32 to 4921.38 of the Revised Code, a for-hire motor carrier | 57657 |
| engaged in the transportation of household goods in intrastate | 57658 |
| commerce: | 57659 |
| (A) Is subject to Chapter 4921. of the Revised Code and to | 57660 |
| all other provisions of the Revised Code applicable to a for-hire | 57661 |
| motor carrier, including sections 4506.22, 4511.78, 5502.01, | 57662 |
| 5503.02, and 5503.34 of the Revised Code; | 57663 |
| (B) Is not a public utility as defined in section 4911.01 of | 57664 |
| the Revised Code. | 57665 |
| Sec. 4921.32. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter | 57666 |
| or Chapters 4901. to 4909. and 4923. of the Revised Code to the | 57667 |
| contrary: | 57668 |
| (A) Not later than six months after the effective date of | 57669 |
| this section, the public utilities commission, in accordance with | 57670 |
| sections 4921.30 to 4921.38 of the Revised Code, shall establish | 57671 |
| by order a certification system for for-hire motor carriers | 57672 |
| engaged in the transportation of household goods in intrastate | 57673 |
| commerce. | 57674 |
| (B) Beginning on the effective date of the order of the | 57675 |
| commission as initially issued under division (A) of this section, | 57676 |
| no for-hire motor carrier shall engage in the transportation of | 57677 |
| household goods in intrastate commerce without first holding a | 57678 |
| current and valid certificate for the transportation of household | 57679 |
| goods issued by the commission pursuant to sections 4921.30 to | 57680 |
| 4921.38 of the Revised Code. | 57681 |
| Sec. 4921.34. (A) The public utilities commission shall | 57682 |
| approve an application for a certificate for the transportation of | 57683 |
| household goods under sections 4921.30 to 4921.38 of the Revised | 57684 |
| Code and shall issue a certificate, provided the applicant pays | 57685 |
| the applicable application fee under division (I) of section | 57686 |
| 4921.19 of the Revised Code and submits to the commission a | 57687 |
| completed application, on a form prescribed by the commission, | 57688 |
| that is substantially the same as the application prescribed by | 57689 |
| the commission pursuant to section 4921.05 of the Revised Code, | 57690 |
| and includes a certification of all of the following by | 57691 |
| responsible officials of the applicant: | 57692 |
| (1) The applicant's workers' compensation coverage is current | 57693 |
| pursuant to Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code. | 57694 |
| (2) The applicant's unemployment compensation coverage is | 57695 |
| current pursuant to Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code. | 57696 |
| (3) The applicant's financial responsibility is in accordance | 57697 |
| with rules adopted by the commission under section 4921.09 of the | 57698 |
| Revised Code. | 57699 |
| (B) The commission shall not approve any application that | 57700 |
| does not contain the proper certifications required by this | 57701 |
| section. The commission may revoke a certificate issued under | 57702 |
| division (A) of this section if, after at least fifteen days' | 57703 |
| advance notice to the certificate holder of the basis for such | 57704 |
| action and providing the holder with an opportunity for a hearing, | 57705 |
| the commission finds that the holder is not in compliance with | 57706 |
| this chapter, or rules adopted or orders issued under it. | 57707 |
| (C) A certificate issued under division (A) of this section | 57708 |
| is valid for one year and is renewable annually. | 57709 |
| Sec. 4921.36. Each holder of a certificate for the | 57710 |
| transportation of household goods shall do all of the following: | 57711 |
| (A) Make its current certificate available for public | 57712 |
| inspection during normal business hours; | 57713 |
| (B) Present each of its customers with information, written | 57714 |
| in plain and clear language and pursuant to a form prescribed by | 57715 |
| the public utilities commission, outlining a consumer's rights; | 57716 |
| (C) Include its certificate number on all advertising, | 57717 |
| written estimates, and contracts, pursuant to rules adopted by the | 57718 |
| commission. | 57719 |
| Sec. 4921.38. In accordance with sections 4921.30 to 4921.36 | 57720 |
| of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission may adopt | 57721 |
| rules regarding any of the following: | 57722 |
| (A) Providing for binding estimates by for-hire motor | 57723 |
| carriers engaged in the transportation of household goods in | 57724 |
| intrastate commerce; | 57725 |
| (B) Providing for guaranteed-not-to-exceed estimates by those | 57726 |
| carriers; | 57727 |
| (C) Requiring those carriers to include their certificate | 57728 |
| number in all advertising, written estimates, and contracts | 57729 |
| related to the transportation of household goods in intrastate | 57730 |
| commerce; | 57731 |
| (D) As are necessary and proper to carry out this chapter | 57732 |
| with respect to those carriers; | 57733 |
| (E) Providing for the enforcement of the consumer protection | 57734 |
| provisions of Title 49 of the United States Code related to the | 57735 |
| delivery and transportation of household goods in interstate | 57736 |
| commerce, as permitted by 49 U.S.C. 14710. | 57737 |
| Sec. 4923.01. As used in this chapter: | 57738 |
| (A) "Ambulance," "interstate commerce," "intrastate | 57739 |
| commerce," "motor vehicle," "public highway," "ridesharing | 57740 |
| arrangement," and "school bus" have the same meanings as in | 57741 |
| section 4921.01 of the Revised Code. | 57742 |
| (B) "For-hire motor carrier" means a person engaged in the | 57743 |
| business of transporting persons or property by motor vehicle for | 57744 |
| compensation, except when engaged in any of the following in | 57745 |
| intrastate commerce: | 57746 |
| (1) The transportation of persons in taxicabs in the usual | 57747 |
| taxicab service; | 57748 |
| (2) The transportation of pupils in school busses operating | 57749 |
| to or from school sessions or school events; | 57750 |
| (3) The transportation of farm supplies to the farm or farm | 57751 |
| products from farm to market or to food fabricating plants; | 57752 |
| (4) The distribution of newspapers; | 57753 |
| (5) The transportation of crude petroleum incidental to | 57754 |
| gathering from wells and delivery to destination by pipe line; | 57755 |
| (6) The transportation of injured, ill, or deceased persons | 57756 |
| by hearse or ambulance; | 57757 |
| (7) The transportation of compost (a combination of manure | 57758 |
| and sand or shredded bark mulch) or shredded bark mulch; | 57759 |
| (8) The transportation of persons in a ridesharing | 57760 |
| arrangement when any fee charged each person so transported is in | 57761 |
| such amount as to recover only the person's share of the costs of | 57762 |
| operating the motor vehicle for such purpose; | 57763 |
| (9) The operation of motor vehicles for contractors on public | 57764 |
| road work. | 57765 |
| "For-hire motor carrier" includes the carrier's agents, | 57766 |
| officers, and representatives, as well as employees responsible | 57767 |
| for hiring, supervising, training, assigning, or dispatching | 57768 |
| drivers and employees concerned with the installation, inspection, | 57769 |
| and maintenance of motor-vehicle equipment and accessories. | 57770 |
| Divisions (B)(1) to (9) of this section shall not be | 57771 |
| construed to relieve a person from compliance with rules adopted | 57772 |
| under division (A)(2) of section 4923.04 of the Revised Code, | 57773 |
| division (E) of section 4923.06 of the Revised Code, division (B) | 57774 |
| of section 4923.07 of the Revised Code, and section 4923.11 of the | 57775 |
| Revised Code, or from compliance with rules regarding commercial | 57776 |
| driver's licenses adopted under division (A)(1) of section 4923.04 | 57777 |
| of the Revised Code. | 57778 |
| (C) "Motor carrier" means both a for-hire motor carrier and a | 57779 |
| private motor carrier. | 57780 |
| (D) "Private motor carrier" means a person who is not a | 57781 |
| for-hire motor carrier but is engaged in the business of | 57782 |
| transporting persons or property by motor vehicle, except as | 57783 |
| provided in section 4923.02 of the Revised Code. "Private motor | 57784 |
| carrier" includes the carrier's agents, officers, and | 57785 |
| representatives, as well as employees responsible for hiring, | 57786 |
| supervising, training, assigning, or dispatching drivers and | 57787 |
| employees concerned with the installation, inspection, and | 57788 |
| maintenance of motor-vehicle equipment and accessories. | 57789 |
| Sec. 4923.02. (A) As used in this chapter, "private motor | 57790 |
| carrier" does not include a person when engaged in any of the | 57791 |
| following in intrastate commerce: | 57792 |
| (1) The transportation of persons in taxicabs in the usual | 57793 |
| taxicab service; | 57794 |
| (2) The transportation of pupils in school busses operating | 57795 |
| to or from school sessions or school events; | 57796 |
| (3) The transportation of farm supplies to the farm or farm | 57797 |
| products from farm to market or to food fabricating plants; | 57798 |
| (4) The distribution of newspapers; | 57799 |
| (5) The transportation of crude petroleum incidental to | 57800 |
| gathering from wells and delivery to destination by pipe line; | 57801 |
| (6) The transportation of injured, ill, or deceased persons | 57802 |
| by hearse or ambulance; | 57803 |
| (7) The transportation of compost (a combination of manure | 57804 |
| and sand or shredded bark mulch) or shredded bark mulch; | 57805 |
| (8) The transportation of persons in a ridesharing | 57806 |
| arrangement when any fee charged each person so transported is in | 57807 |
| such amount as to recover only the person's share of the costs of | 57808 |
| operating the motor vehicle for such purpose; | 57809 |
| (9) The operation of motor vehicles for contractors on public | 57810 |
| road work. | 57811 |
| (B) The public utilities commission may grant a motor carrier | 57812 |
| operating in intrastate commerce a temporary exemption from some | 57813 |
| or all of the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted | 57814 |
| under it, when either of the following applies: | 57815 |
| (1) The governor of this state has declared an emergency. | 57816 |
| (2) The chairperson of the commission or the chairperson's | 57817 |
| designee has declared a transportation-specific emergency. | 57818 |
| (C) The commission may adopt rules not incompatible with the | 57819 |
| requirements of the United States department of transportation to | 57820 |
| provide exemptions to motor carriers operating in intrastate | 57821 |
| commerce not otherwise identified in divisions (A) and (B) of this | 57822 |
| section. | 57823 |
| (D) Divisions (A) to (C) of this section shall not be | 57824 |
| construed to relieve a person from compliance with either of the | 57825 |
| following: | 57826 |
| (1) Rules adopted under division (A)(2) of section 4923.04 of | 57827 |
| the Revised Code, division (E) of section 4923.06 of the Revised | 57828 |
| Code, division (B) of section 4923.07 of the Revised Code, and | 57829 |
| section 4923.11 of the Revised Code; | 57830 |
| (2) Rules regarding commercial driver's licenses adopted | 57831 |
| under division (A)(1) of section 4923.04 of the Revised Code. | 57832 |
| Sec. 4923.04. (A)(1) The public utilities commission shall | 57833 |
| adopt rules applicable to the transportation of persons or | 57834 |
| property by motor carriers operating in interstate and intrastate | 57835 |
| commerce. | 57836 |
| (2) The commission shall adopt rules applicable to the | 57837 |
| highway transportation and offering for transportation of | 57838 |
| hazardous materials by motor carriers, and persons engaging in the | 57839 |
| highway transportation and offering for transportation of | 57840 |
| hazardous materials, operating in interstate or intrastate | 57841 |
| commerce. | 57842 |
| (B) The rules adopted under division (A) of this section | 57843 |
| shall not be incompatible with the requirements of the United | 57844 |
| States department of transportation. | 57845 |
| (C) To achieve the purposes of this chapter and to assist the | 57846 |
| commission in the performance of any of its powers or duties, the | 57847 |
| commission, either through the public utilities commissioners or | 57848 |
| employees authorized by it, may do either or both of the | 57849 |
| following: | 57850 |
| (1) Apply for, and any judge of a court of record of | 57851 |
| competent jurisdiction may issue, an appropriate search warrant; | 57852 |
| (2) Examine under oath, at the offices of the commission, any | 57853 |
| officer, agent, or employee of any person subject to this chapter. | 57854 |
| The commission, by subpoena, also may compel the attendance of a | 57855 |
| witness for the purpose of the examination and, by subpoena duces | 57856 |
| tecum, may compel the production of all books, contracts, records, | 57857 |
| and documents that relate to the transportation and offering for | 57858 |
| transportation of hazardous materials. | 57859 |
| Sec. 4923.06. (A) The public utilities commission may, | 57860 |
| through the commission's inspectors or other authorized employees, | 57861 |
| enter in or upon any motor vehicle of any motor carrier, or any | 57862 |
| person engaging in the transportation of hazardous material or | 57863 |
| hazardous waste, to inspect the motor vehicle or driver subject to | 57864 |
| rules adopted under section 4923.04 of the Revised Code. | 57865 |
| (B) In order to assist the commission in performing its | 57866 |
| duties under this section, authorized employees of the state | 57867 |
| highway patrol of the department of public safety may conduct | 57868 |
| inspections of motor vehicles and drivers. | 57869 |
| (C) Inspectors and employees authorized to conduct | 57870 |
| inspections under divisions (A) and (B) of this section may, under | 57871 |
| the direction of the commission, stop motor vehicles to inspect | 57872 |
| those vehicles and drivers to enforce compliance with rules | 57873 |
| adopted under section 4923.04 of the Revised Code. | 57874 |
| (D) Inspectors and employees authorized to conduct | 57875 |
| inspections under divisions (A) and (B) of this section shall | 57876 |
| conduct inspections consistent with the North American standard | 57877 |
| inspection procedure of the commercial vehicle safety alliance and | 57878 |
| the standards of the United States department of transportation. | 57879 |
| The inspectors and employees may declare drivers and motor | 57880 |
| vehicles out-of-service consistent with this procedure and these | 57881 |
| standards. | 57882 |
| (E) The commission may adopt rules to carry out this section | 57883 |
| that are not incompatible with the requirements of the United | 57884 |
| States department of transportation. | 57885 |
| Sec. 4923.07. (A) The public utilities commission may, | 57886 |
| through the commission's inspectors or other authorized employees, | 57887 |
| enter in or upon the premises and motor vehicles of any motor | 57888 |
| carrier, or any person engaging in the transportation of hazardous | 57889 |
| material or hazardous waste, to examine any records, documents, or | 57890 |
| property for the purpose of assessing the safety, performance, and | 57891 |
| management controls associated with the carrier or person. | 57892 |
| (B) The commission may adopt rules to carry out this section | 57893 |
| that are not incompatible with the requirements of the United | 57894 |
| States department of transportation. | 57895 |
| Sec. 4923.09. The public utilities commission shall cooperate | 57896 |
| with and permit the use of the services, records, and facilities | 57897 |
| of the commission as fully as practicable by appropriate officers | 57898 |
| of the United States department of transportation, other federal | 57899 |
| agencies or commissions, and appropriate commissions of other | 57900 |
| states in the enforcement and administration of state and federal | 57901 |
| laws relating to highway transportation by motor vehicles. The | 57902 |
| commission may enter into cooperative agreements with the United | 57903 |
| States department of transportation and any other federal agency | 57904 |
| or commission to enforce the safety laws and rules of this state | 57905 |
| and of the United States concerning highway transportation by | 57906 |
| motor vehicles. All grants-in-aid, cash, and reimbursements | 57907 |
| received by the commission pursuant to those cooperative | 57908 |
| agreements shall be deposited to the credit of the motor carrier | 57909 |
| safety fund created under section 4921.21 of the Revised Code. | 57910 |
| Sec. 4923.11. The public utilities commission may adopt rules | 57911 |
| applicable to the highway routing of hazardous materials into, | 57912 |
| through, or within this state. Rules adopted under this section | 57913 |
| shall not be incompatible with requirements of the United States | 57914 |
| department of transportation. | 57915 |
| Sec. 4923.15. Proceedings of the public utilities commission | 57916 |
| for the assessment of forfeitures for violations of Chapters 4921. | 57917 |
| and 4923. of the Revised Code are subject to and governed by | 57918 |
| section 4923.99 of the Revised Code. In all other respects in | 57919 |
| which the commission has power and authority under Chapters 4921. | 57920 |
| and 4923. of the Revised Code, applications and complaints may be | 57921 |
| made and filed with the commission, processes may be issued, | 57922 |
| hearings may be held, opinions, orders, and decisions may be made | 57923 |
| and filed, petitions for rehearing may be filed and acted upon, | 57924 |
| and all proceedings before the supreme court of this state may be | 57925 |
| considered and disposed of by that court in the manner, under the | 57926 |
| conditions, subject to the limitations, and with the effect | 57927 |
| specified in the sections of the Revised Code governing the | 57928 |
| supervision of public utilities by the commission. | 57929 |
| Sec. 4923.99. (A)(1) Whoever violates Chapter 4921. or 4923. | 57930 |
| of the Revised Code is liable to the state for a forfeiture of not | 57931 |
| more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day of each | 57932 |
| violation. The public utilities commission, after providing | 57933 |
| reasonable notice and the opportunity for a hearing in accordance | 57934 |
| with the procedural rules adopted under section 4901.13 of the | 57935 |
| Revised Code, shall assess, by order, a forfeiture upon a person | 57936 |
| whom the commission determines, by a preponderance of the | 57937 |
| evidence, committed the violation. In determining the amount of | 57938 |
| the forfeiture for a violation discovered during a driver or | 57939 |
| motor-vehicle inspection under section 4923.06 of the Revised | 57940 |
| Code, the commission shall, to the extent practicable, not act in | 57941 |
| a manner incompatible with the requirements of the United States | 57942 |
| department of transportation, and, to the extent practicable, | 57943 |
| shall utilize a system comparable to the recommended civil-penalty | 57944 |
| procedure adopted by the commercial vehicle safety alliance. In | 57945 |
| determining the amount of the forfeiture for a violation | 57946 |
| discovered during a compliance review of a motor carrier under | 57947 |
| section 4923.07 of the Revised Code, the commission shall, to the | 57948 |
| extent practicable, not act in a manner incompatible with the | 57949 |
| civil-penalty guidelines of the United States department of | 57950 |
| transportation. | 57951 |
| The attorney general, upon the written request of the | 57952 |
| commission, shall bring a civil action in the court of common | 57953 |
| pleas of Franklin county to collect a forfeiture assessed under | 57954 |
| this section. The commission shall account for the forfeitures | 57955 |
| collected under this section and pay them to the treasurer of | 57956 |
| state under section 4921.21 of the Revised Code. | 57957 |
| (2) The attorney general, upon the written request of the | 57958 |
| commission, shall bring an action for injunctive relief in the | 57959 |
| court of common pleas of Franklin county against any person who | 57960 |
| has violated or is violating any order issued by the commission to | 57961 |
| secure compliance with any provision of Chapter 4921. or 4923. of | 57962 |
| the Revised Code. The court of common pleas of Franklin county has | 57963 |
| jurisdiction to and may grant preliminary and permanent injunctive | 57964 |
| relief upon a showing that the person against whom the action is | 57965 |
| brought has violated or is violating any such order. The court | 57966 |
| shall give precedence to such an action over all other cases. | 57967 |
| (B) The amount of any forfeiture may be compromised at any | 57968 |
| time prior to collection of the forfeiture. The commission shall | 57969 |
| adopt rules governing the manner in which the amount of a | 57970 |
| forfeiture may be established by agreement prior to the hearing on | 57971 |
| the forfeiture before the commission. | 57972 |
| (C) The proceedings of the commission specified in division | 57973 |
| (A) of this section are subject to and governed by Chapter 4903. | 57974 |
| of the Revised Code, except as otherwise specifically provided in | 57975 |
| this section. The court of appeals of Franklin county has | 57976 |
| exclusive, original jurisdiction to review, modify, or vacate an | 57977 |
| order of the commission issued to secure compliance with any | 57978 |
| provision of Chapter 4921. or 4923. of the Revised Code. The court | 57979 |
| of appeals shall hear and determine those appeals in the same | 57980 |
| manner, and under the same standards, as the supreme court hears | 57981 |
| and determines appeals under Chapter 4903. of the Revised Code. | 57982 |
| The judgment of the court of appeals is final and conclusive | 57983 |
| unless reversed, vacated, or modified on appeal. Such appeals may | 57984 |
| be taken either by the commission or the person to whom the | 57985 |
| compliance order or forfeiture assessment was issued and shall | 57986 |
| proceed as in the case of appeals in civil actions as provided in | 57987 |
| the rules of appellate procedure and Chapter 2505. of the Revised | 57988 |
| Code. | 57989 |
| (D) Section 4903.11 of the Revised Code does not apply to an | 57990 |
| appeal of an order issued to secure compliance with Chapter 4921. | 57991 |
| or 4923. of the Revised Code or an order issued under division | 57992 |
| (A)(1) of this section assessing a forfeiture. Any person to whom | 57993 |
| any such order is issued who wishes to contest a compliance order, | 57994 |
| the fact of the violation, or the amount of the forfeiture shall | 57995 |
| file a notice of appeal, setting forth the order appealed from and | 57996 |
| the errors complained of, within sixty days after the entry of the | 57997 |
| order upon the journal of the commission. The notice of appeal | 57998 |
| shall be served, unless waived, upon the chairperson of the | 57999 |
| commission or, in the event of the chairperson's absence, upon any | 58000 |
| public utilities commissioner, or by leaving a copy at the office | 58001 |
| of the commission at Columbus. An order issued by the commission | 58002 |
| to secure compliance with Chapter 4921. or 4923. of the Revised | 58003 |
| Code or an order issued under division (A)(1) of this section | 58004 |
| assessing a forfeiture shall be reversed, vacated, or modified on | 58005 |
| appeal if, upon consideration of the record, the court is of the | 58006 |
| opinion that the order was unlawful or unreasonable. | 58007 |
| (E) Only for such violations that constitute violations of | 58008 |
| the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of | 58009 |
| 1990," 104 Stat. 3244, 49 U.S.C.A. App. 1804 and 1805, or | 58010 |
| regulations adopted under the act, the commission, in determining | 58011 |
| liability, shall use the same standard of culpability for civil | 58012 |
| forfeitures under this section as that set forth for civil | 58013 |
| penalties under section 12 of the "Hazardous Materials | 58014 |
| Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990," 104 Stat. 3244, 49 | 58015 |
| U.S.C.A. App. 1809. The commission shall consider the assessment | 58016 |
| considerations for civil penalties specified in regulations | 58017 |
| adopted under the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act," 88 | 58018 |
| Stat. 2156 (1975), 49 U.S.C. 1801. | 58019 |
| Sec. 4927.01. (A) As used in this chapter: | 58020 |
| (1) "Basic local exchange service" means residential-end-user | 58021 |
| access to and usage of telephone-company-provided services over a | 58022 |
| single line or small-business-end-user access to and usage of | 58023 |
| telephone-company-provided services over the primary access line | 58024 |
| of service, which in the case of residential and small-business | 58025 |
| access and usage is not part of a bundle or package of services, | 58026 |
| that does both of the following: | 58027 |
| (a) Enables a customer to originate or receive voice | 58028 |
| communications within a local service area as that area exists on | 58029 |
| September 13, 2010, the effective date of the amendment of this | 58030 |
| section by S.B. 162 of the 128th general assembly; | 58031 |
| (b) Consists of all of the following services: | 58032 |
| (i) Local dial tone service; | 58033 |
| (ii) For residential end users, flat-rate telephone exchange | 58034 |
| service; | 58035 |
| (iii) Touch tone dialing service; | 58036 |
| (iv) Access to and usage of 9-1-1 services, where such | 58037 |
| services are available; | 58038 |
| (v) Access to operator services and directory assistance; | 58039 |
| (vi) Provision of a telephone directory in any reasonable | 58040 |
| format for no additional charge and a listing in that directory, | 58041 |
| with reasonable accommodations made for private listings; | 58042 |
| (vii) Per call, caller identification blocking services; | 58043 |
| (viii) Access to telecommunications relay service; and | 58044 |
| (ix) Access to toll presubscription, interexchange or toll | 58045 |
| providers or both, and networks of other telephone companies. | 58046 |
| (2) "Bundle or package of services" means one or more | 58047 |
| telecommunications services or other services offered together as | 58048 |
| one service option at a single price. | 58049 |
| (3) "Carrier access" means access to and usage of telephone | 58050 |
| company-provided facilities that enable end user customers | 58051 |
| originating or receiving voice grade, data, or image | 58052 |
| communications, over a local exchange telephone company network | 58053 |
| operated within a local service area, to access interexchange or | 58054 |
| other networks and includes special access. | 58055 |
| (4) "Federal poverty level" means the income level | 58056 |
| represented by the poverty guidelines as revised annually by the | 58057 |
| United States department of health and human services in | 58058 |
| accordance with section 673(2) of the "Omnibus Reconciliation Act | 58059 |
| of 1981," 95 Stat. 511, 42 U.S.C. 9902, as amended, for a family | 58060 |
| size equal to the size of the family of the person whose income is | 58061 |
| being determined. | 58062 |
| (5) "Incumbent local exchange carrier" means, with respect to | 58063 |
| an area, the local exchange carrier that: | 58064 |
| (a) On February 8, 1996, provided telephone exchange service | 58065 |
| in such area; and | 58066 |
| (b)(i) On February 8, 1996, was deemed to be a member of the | 58067 |
| exchange carrier association pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 69.601(b); or | 58068 |
| (ii) Is a person or entity that, on or after February 8, | 58069 |
| 1996, became a successor or assign of a member described in | 58070 |
| division (A)(5)(b)(i) of this section. | 58071 |
| (6) "Internet protocol-enabled services" means any services, | 58072 |
| capabilities, functionalities, or applications that are provided | 58073 |
| using internet protocol or a successor protocol to enable an end | 58074 |
| user to send or receive communications in internet protocol format | 58075 |
| or a successor format, regardless of how any particular such | 58076 |
| service is classified by the federal communications commission, | 58077 |
| and includes voice over internet protocol service. | 58078 |
| (7) "Local exchange carrier" means any person engaged in the | 58079 |
| provision of telephone exchange service, or the offering of access | 58080 |
| to telephone exchange service or facilities for the purpose of | 58081 |
| originating or terminating telephone toll service. | 58082 |
| (8) "Local service area" means the geographic area that may | 58083 |
| encompass more than one exchange area and within which a telephone | 58084 |
| customer, by paying the rate for basic local exchange service, may | 58085 |
| complete calls to other telephone customers without being assessed | 58086 |
| long distance toll charges. | 58087 |
| (9) "Small business" means a nonresidential service customer | 58088 |
| with three or fewer service access lines. | 58089 |
| (10) "Telecommunications" means the transmission, between or | 58090 |
| among points specified by the user, of information of the user's | 58091 |
| choosing, without change in the form or content of the information | 58092 |
| as sent and received. | 58093 |
| (11) "Telecommunications carrier" has the same meaning as in | 58094 |
| the "Telecommunications Act of 1996," 110 Stat. 60, 47 U.S.C. 153. | 58095 |
| (12) "Telecommunications service" means the offering of | 58096 |
| telecommunications for a fee directly to the public, or to such | 58097 |
| classes of users as to be effectively available directly to the | 58098 |
| public, regardless of the facilities used. | 58099 |
| (13) "Telephone company" means a company described in | 58100 |
|
division (A) | 58101 |
| public utility under section 4905.02 of the Revised Code. | 58102 |
| (14) "Telephone exchange service" means telecommunications | 58103 |
| service that is within a telephone exchange, or within a connected | 58104 |
| system of telephone exchanges within the same exchange area | 58105 |
| operated to furnish to subscribers intercommunicating service of | 58106 |
| the character ordinarily furnished by a single exchange, and that | 58107 |
| is covered by the exchange service charge; or comparable service | 58108 |
| provided through a system of switches, transmission equipment, or | 58109 |
| other facilities, or combination thereof, by which a customer can | 58110 |
| originate and terminate a telecommunications service. | 58111 |
| (15) "Telephone toll service" means telephone service between | 58112 |
| stations in different exchange areas for which there is made a | 58113 |
| separate charge not included in contracts with customers for | 58114 |
| exchange service. | 58115 |
| (16) "Voice over internet protocol service" means a service | 58116 |
| that uses a broadband connection from an end user's location and | 58117 |
| enables real-time, two-way, voice communications that originate or | 58118 |
| terminate from the user's location using internet protocol or a | 58119 |
| successor protocol, including, but not limited to, any such | 58120 |
| service that permits an end user to receive calls from and | 58121 |
| terminate calls to the public switched network. | 58122 |
| (17) "Wireless service" means federally licensed commercial | 58123 |
| mobile service as defined in the "Telecommunications Act of 1996," | 58124 |
| 110 Stat. 61, 151, 153, 47 U.S.C. 332(d) and further defined as | 58125 |
| commercial mobile radio service in 47 C.F.R. 20.3. Under division | 58126 |
| (A)(17) of this section, commercial mobile radio service is | 58127 |
| specifically limited to mobile telephone, mobile cellular | 58128 |
| telephone, paging, personal communications services, and | 58129 |
| specialized mobile radio service provided by a common carrier in | 58130 |
| this state and excludes fixed wireless service. | 58131 |
| (18) "Wireless service provider" means a facilities-based | 58132 |
| provider of wireless service to one or more end users in this | 58133 |
| state. | 58134 |
| (B) The definitions of this section shall be applied | 58135 |
| consistent with the definitions in the "Telecommunications Act of | 58136 |
| 1996," 110 Stat. 56, 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq., as amended, and with | 58137 |
| federal decisions interpreting those definitions. | 58138 |
| Sec. 4929.01. As used in this chapter: | 58139 |
| (A) "Alternative rate plan" means a method, alternate to the | 58140 |
| method of section 4909.15 of the Revised Code, for establishing | 58141 |
| rates and charges, under which rates and charges may be | 58142 |
| established for a commodity sales service or ancillary service | 58143 |
| that is not exempt pursuant to section 4929.04 of the Revised Code | 58144 |
| or for a distribution service. Alternative rate plans may include, | 58145 |
| but are not limited to, methods that provide adequate and reliable | 58146 |
| natural gas services and goods in this state; minimize the costs | 58147 |
| and time expended in the regulatory process; tend to assess the | 58148 |
| costs of any natural gas service or goods to the entity, service, | 58149 |
| or goods that cause such costs to be incurred; afford rate | 58150 |
| stability; promote and reward efficiency, quality of service, or | 58151 |
| cost containment by a natural gas company; provide sufficient | 58152 |
| flexibility and incentives to the natural gas industry to achieve | 58153 |
| high quality, technologically advanced, and readily available | 58154 |
| natural gas services and goods at just and reasonable rates and | 58155 |
| charges; or establish revenue decoupling mechanisms. Alternative | 58156 |
| rate plans also may include, but are not limited to, automatic | 58157 |
| adjustments based on a specified index or changes in a specified | 58158 |
| cost or costs. | 58159 |
| (B) "Ancillary service" means a service that is ancillary to | 58160 |
| the receipt or delivery of natural gas to consumers, including, | 58161 |
| but not limited to, storage, pooling, balancing, and transmission. | 58162 |
| (C) "Commodity sales service" means the sale of natural gas | 58163 |
| to consumers, exclusive of any distribution or ancillary service. | 58164 |
| (D) "Comparable service" means any regulated service or goods | 58165 |
| whose availability, quality, price, terms, and conditions are the | 58166 |
| same as or better than those of the services or goods that the | 58167 |
| natural gas company provides to a person with which it is | 58168 |
| affiliated or which it controls, or, as to any consumer, that the | 58169 |
| natural gas company offers to that consumer as part of a bundled | 58170 |
| service that includes both regulated and exempt services or goods. | 58171 |
| (E) "Consumer" means any person or association of persons | 58172 |
| purchasing, delivering, storing, or transporting, or seeking to | 58173 |
| purchase, deliver, store, or transport, natural gas, including | 58174 |
| industrial consumers, commercial consumers, and residential | 58175 |
| consumers, but not including natural gas companies. | 58176 |
| (F) "Distribution service" means the delivery of natural gas | 58177 |
| to a consumer at the consumer's facilities, by and through the | 58178 |
| instrumentalities and facilities of a natural gas company, | 58179 |
| regardless of the party having title to the natural gas. | 58180 |
| (G) "Natural gas company" means a natural gas company, as | 58181 |
| defined in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code, that is a public | 58182 |
| utility as defined in section 4905.02 of the Revised Code and | 58183 |
| excludes a retail natural gas supplier. | 58184 |
| (H) "Person," except as provided in division (N) of this | 58185 |
| section, has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the Revised | 58186 |
| Code, and includes this state and any political subdivision, | 58187 |
| agency, or other instrumentality of this state and includes the | 58188 |
| United States and any agency or other instrumentality of the | 58189 |
| United States. | 58190 |
| (I) "Billing or collection agent" means a fully independent | 58191 |
| agent, not affiliated with or otherwise controlled by a retail | 58192 |
| natural gas supplier or governmental aggregator subject to | 58193 |
| certification under section 4929.20 of the Revised Code, to the | 58194 |
| extent that the agent is under contract with such supplier or | 58195 |
| aggregator solely to provide billing and collection for | 58196 |
| competitive retail natural gas service on behalf of the supplier | 58197 |
| or aggregator. | 58198 |
| (J) "Competitive retail natural gas service" means any retail | 58199 |
| natural gas service that may be competitively offered to consumers | 58200 |
| in this state as a result of revised schedules approved under | 58201 |
| division (C) of section 4929.29 of the Revised Code, a rule or | 58202 |
| order adopted or issued by the public utilities commission under | 58203 |
| Chapter 4905. of the Revised Code, or an exemption granted by the | 58204 |
| commission under sections 4929.04 to 4929.08 of the Revised Code. | 58205 |
| (K) "Governmental aggregator" means either of the following: | 58206 |
| (1) A legislative authority of a municipal corporation, a | 58207 |
| board of township trustees, or a board of county commissioners | 58208 |
| acting exclusively under section 4929.26 or 4929.27 of the Revised | 58209 |
| Code as an aggregator for the provision of competitive retail | 58210 |
| natural gas service; | 58211 |
| (2) A municipal corporation acting exclusively under Section | 58212 |
| 4 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution, as an aggregator for the | 58213 |
| provision of competitive retail natural gas service. | 58214 |
| (L)(1) "Mercantile customer" means a customer that consumes, | 58215 |
| other than for residential use, more than five hundred thousand | 58216 |
| cubic feet of natural gas per year at a single location within | 58217 |
| this state or consumes natural gas, other than for residential | 58218 |
| use, as part of an undertaking having more than three locations | 58219 |
| within or outside of this state. "Mercantile customer" excludes a | 58220 |
| customer for which a declaration under division (L)(2) of this | 58221 |
| section is in effect pursuant to that division. | 58222 |
| (2) A not-for-profit customer that consumes, other than for | 58223 |
| residential use, more than five hundred thousand cubic feet of | 58224 |
| natural gas per year at a single location within this state or | 58225 |
| consumes natural gas, other than for residential use, as part of | 58226 |
| an undertaking having more than three locations within or outside | 58227 |
| this state may file a declaration under division (L)(2) of this | 58228 |
| section with the public utilities commission. The declaration | 58229 |
| shall take effect upon the date of filing, and by virtue of the | 58230 |
| declaration, the customer is not a mercantile customer for the | 58231 |
| purposes of this section and sections 4929.20 to 4929.29 of the | 58232 |
| Revised Code or the purposes of a governmental natural gas | 58233 |
| aggregation or arrangement or other contract entered into after | 58234 |
| the declaration's effective date for the supply or arranging of | 58235 |
| the supply of natural gas to the customer to a location within | 58236 |
| this state. The customer may file a rescission of the declaration | 58237 |
| with the commission at any time. The rescission shall not affect | 58238 |
| any governmental natural gas aggregation or arrangement or other | 58239 |
| contract entered into by the customer prior to the date of the | 58240 |
| filing of the rescission and shall have effect only with respect | 58241 |
| to any subsequent such aggregation or arrangement or other | 58242 |
| contract. The commission shall prescribe rules under section | 58243 |
| 4929.10 of the Revised Code specifying the form of the declaration | 58244 |
| or a rescission and procedures by which a declaration or | 58245 |
| rescission may be filed. | 58246 |
| (M) "Retail natural gas service" means commodity sales | 58247 |
| service, ancillary service, natural gas aggregation service, | 58248 |
| natural gas marketing service, or natural gas brokerage service. | 58249 |
| (N) "Retail natural gas supplier" means any person, as | 58250 |
| defined in section 1.59 of the Revised Code, that is engaged on a | 58251 |
| for-profit or not-for-profit basis in the business of supplying or | 58252 |
| arranging for the supply of a competitive retail natural gas | 58253 |
| service to consumers in this state that are not mercantile | 58254 |
| customers. "Retail natural gas supplier" includes a marketer, | 58255 |
| broker, or aggregator, but excludes a natural gas company, a | 58256 |
| governmental aggregator as defined in division (K)(1) or (2) of | 58257 |
|
this section, an entity described in division | 58258 |
| of section 4905.02 of the Revised Code, or a billing or collection | 58259 |
| agent, and excludes a producer or gatherer of gas to the extent | 58260 |
| such producer or gatherer is not a natural gas company under | 58261 |
| section 4905.03 of the Revised Code. | 58262 |
| (O) "Revenue decoupling mechanism" means a rate design or | 58263 |
| other cost recovery mechanism that provides recovery of the fixed | 58264 |
| costs of service and a fair and reasonable rate of return, | 58265 |
| irrespective of system throughput or volumetric sales. | 58266 |
| Sec. 4929.02. (A) It is the policy of this state to, | 58267 |
| throughout this state: | 58268 |
| (1) Promote the availability to consumers of adequate, | 58269 |
| reliable, and reasonably priced natural gas services and goods; | 58270 |
| (2) Promote the availability of unbundled and comparable | 58271 |
| natural gas services and goods that provide wholesale and retail | 58272 |
| consumers with the supplier, price, terms, conditions, and quality | 58273 |
| options they elect to meet their respective needs; | 58274 |
| (3) Promote diversity of natural gas supplies and suppliers, | 58275 |
| by giving consumers effective choices over the selection of those | 58276 |
| supplies and suppliers; | 58277 |
| (4) Encourage innovation and market access for cost-effective | 58278 |
| supply- and demand-side natural gas services and goods; | 58279 |
| (5) Encourage cost-effective and efficient access to | 58280 |
| information regarding the operation of the distribution systems of | 58281 |
| natural gas companies in order to promote effective customer | 58282 |
| choice of natural gas services and goods; | 58283 |
| (6) Recognize the continuing emergence of competitive natural | 58284 |
| gas markets through the development and implementation of flexible | 58285 |
| regulatory treatment; | 58286 |
| (7) Promote an expeditious transition to the provision of | 58287 |
| natural gas services and goods in a manner that achieves effective | 58288 |
| competition and transactions between willing buyers and willing | 58289 |
| sellers to reduce or eliminate the need for regulation of natural | 58290 |
| gas services and goods under Chapters 4905. and 4909. of the | 58291 |
| Revised Code; | 58292 |
| (8) Promote effective competition in the provision of natural | 58293 |
| gas services and goods by avoiding subsidies flowing to or from | 58294 |
| regulated natural gas services and goods; | 58295 |
| (9) Ensure that the risks and rewards of a natural gas | 58296 |
| company's offering of nonjurisdictional and exempt services and | 58297 |
| goods do not affect the rates, prices, terms, or conditions of | 58298 |
| nonexempt, regulated services and goods of a natural gas company | 58299 |
| and do not affect the financial capability of a natural gas | 58300 |
| company to comply with the policy of this state specified in this | 58301 |
| section; | 58302 |
| (10) Facilitate the state's competitiveness in the global | 58303 |
| economy; | 58304 |
| (11) Facilitate additional choices for the supply of natural | 58305 |
| gas for residential consumers, including aggregation; | 58306 |
| (12) Promote an alignment of natural gas company interests | 58307 |
| with consumer interest in energy efficiency and energy | 58308 |
| conservation. | 58309 |
| (B) The public utilities commission and the office of the | 58310 |
| consumers' counsel shall follow the policy specified in this | 58311 |
| section in exercising their respective authorities relative to | 58312 |
| sections 4929.03 to 4929.30 of the Revised Code. | 58313 |
| (C) Nothing in Chapter 4929. of the Revised Code shall be | 58314 |
| construed to alter the public utilities commission's construction | 58315 |
|
or application of division | 58316 |
| Revised Code. | 58317 |
| Sec. 4929.041. (A) As used in this section, "regulatory | 58318 |
| exemption" means an exemption from all provisions of Chapter 4905. | 58319 |
| of the Revised Code with the exception of sections 4905.10, | 58320 |
| 4905.35, and 4905.90 to 4905.96 of the Revised Code, Chapters | 58321 |
| 4909., 4933., and 4935. of the Revised Code, with the exception of | 58322 |
| section 4935.03 of the Revised Code, and from any rule or order | 58323 |
| issued under the exempted provisions of those chapters. | 58324 |
| (B) The public utilities commission, upon | 58325 |
| 58326 | |
| gas company in substantial compliance with the policy specified in | 58327 |
|
section 4929.02 of the Revised Code, shall | 58328 |
|
regulatory exemption, by order, | 58329 |
| of the following: | 58330 |
| (1) Any investments in | 58331 |
| gathering facilities placed into service on or after January 1, | 58332 |
| 2010, and also any service of the natural gas company related to | 58333 |
|
those
| 58334 |
| 58335 | |
| 58336 | |
| 58337 | |
| 58338 | |
| 58339 | |
| 58340 |
| (2) Any investments in gathering facilities placed into | 58341 |
| service before January 1, 2010, and also any service of the | 58342 |
| natural gas company related to those facilities. | 58343 |
| (C)(1) A natural gas company requesting a regulatory | 58344 |
| exemption under division (B)(2) of this section shall identify in | 58345 |
| the application both of the following: | 58346 |
| (a) The valuation of the investments to be exempted, as | 58347 |
| determined under division (A)(1) of section 4909.15 of the Revised | 58348 |
| Code, in the rate case proceeding that established the company's | 58349 |
| rates in effect at the time of the filing of the application | 58350 |
| requesting the regulatory exemption; | 58351 |
| (b) The valuation of all nonexempt investments placed into | 58352 |
| service after the date certain used in the rate case proceeding | 58353 |
| described in division (C)(1)(a) of this section, excluding | 58354 |
| investments for which deferral or recovery is authorized under | 58355 |
| section 4909.18, 4929.05, or 4929.111 of the Revised Code. | 58356 |
| (2) The commission shall compare the valuations identified in | 58357 |
| divisions (C)(1)(a) and (b) of this section. | 58358 |
| (a) If the valuation identified in division (C)(1)(a) of this | 58359 |
| section exceeds the valuation identified in division (C)(1)(b) of | 58360 |
| this section, the commission shall, in addition to the adjustments | 58361 |
| needed to implement the regulatory exemption, reduce the gross | 58362 |
| annual revenues to which the utility is entitled under division | 58363 |
| (B) of section 4909.15 of the Revised Code by applying the rate of | 58364 |
| return, as determined under division (A)(2) of section 4909.15 of | 58365 |
| the Revised Code in the rate case proceeding in which the | 58366 |
| regulatory exemption is being sought, to the difference in the two | 58367 |
| valuations. | 58368 |
| (b) If the valuation identified in division (C)(1)(a) of this | 58369 |
| section does not exceed the valuation identified in division | 58370 |
| (C)(1)(b) of this section, the commission shall make no | 58371 |
| adjustments beyond those needed to implement the regulatory | 58372 |
| exemption. | 58373 |
| | 58374 |
|
natural gas company subject to | 58375 |
| 58376 | |
| extent practicable, keep separate the company's operations, | 58377 |
| resources, and employees, and the associated books and records, | 58378 |
| involved in the provision or marketing of a company-provided | 58379 |
| service related to an investment exempted under the regulatory | 58380 |
|
exemption | 58381 |
| the associated books and records, involved in the provision or | 58382 |
| marketing of any company-provided service not exempted under the | 58383 |
| regulatory exemption | 58384 |
| Code. | 58385 |
| (2) An order granting regulatory exemption | 58386 |
| 58387 | |
|
separation plan for compliance with division | 58388 |
| section. | 58389 |
| | 58390 |
|
exemption | 58391 |
|
the company's storage | 58392 |
| facilities associated with the
regulatory exemption | 58393 |
| provide a commodity sales service that is unregulated or subject | 58394 |
| to an exemption order issued under section 4929.04 of the Revised | 58395 |
| Code. | 58396 |
| (2) Upon application to the commission by a natural gas | 58397 |
| company and upon a finding of good cause shown, the commission | 58398 |
| may, by order, waive the prohibition described in division | 58399 |
| 58400 | |
| burden of proof that the waiver is just and reasonable, which | 58401 |
| shall constitute good cause. | 58402 |
| | 58403 |
|
enforce any terms that it imposes in | 58404 |
| 58405 | |
| commission is of the opinion, after hearing had upon complaint or | 58406 |
| upon its own initiative or complaint, served as provided in | 58407 |
|
section 4905.26 of the Revised Code, that | 58408 |
|
exemption | 58409 |
| adversely affected the quality, adequacy, or sufficiency of | 58410 |
| service provided by the company subject to the regulatory | 58411 |
|
exemption | 58412 |
| regulatory exemption | 58413 |
| Sec. 4933.18. (A) In a prosecution for a theft offense, as | 58414 |
| defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, that involves | 58415 |
| alleged tampering with a gas, electric, steam, or water meter, | 58416 |
| conduit, or attachment of a utility that has been disconnected by | 58417 |
| the utility, proof that a meter, conduit, or attachment of a | 58418 |
| utility has been tampered with is prima-facie evidence that the | 58419 |
| person who is obligated to pay for the service rendered through | 58420 |
| the meter, conduit, or attachment and is in possession or control | 58421 |
| of the meter, conduit, or attachment at the time the tampering | 58422 |
| occurred has caused the tampering with intent to commit a theft | 58423 |
| offense. | 58424 |
| In a prosecution for a theft offense, as defined in section | 58425 |
| 2913.01 of the Revised Code, that involves the alleged | 58426 |
| reconnection of a gas, electric, steam, or water meter, conduit, | 58427 |
| or attachment of a utility that has been disconnected by the | 58428 |
| utility, proof that a meter, conduit, or attachment disconnected | 58429 |
| by a utility has been reconnected without the consent of the | 58430 |
| utility is prima-facie evidence that the person in possession or | 58431 |
| control of the meter, conduit, or attachment at the time of the | 58432 |
| reconnection has reconnected the meter, conduit, or attachment | 58433 |
| with intent to commit a theft offense. | 58434 |
| (B) As used in this section: | 58435 |
| (1) "Utility" means any electric light company, gas company, | 58436 |
| natural gas company, pipe-line company, water-works company, or | 58437 |
|
heating or cooling company, as defined by division | 58438 |
| 58439 | |
| of the Revised Code, its lessees, trustees, or receivers, or any | 58440 |
| similar utility owned or operated by a political subdivision. | 58441 |
| (2) "Tamper" means to interfere with, damage, or by-pass a | 58442 |
| utility meter, conduit, or attachment with the intent to impede | 58443 |
| the correct registration of a meter or the proper functions of a | 58444 |
| conduit or attachment so as to reduce the amount of utility | 58445 |
| service that is registered on the meter. | 58446 |
| Sec. 4933.19. Each electric light company, gas company, | 58447 |
| natural gas company, pipe-line company, water-works company, or | 58448 |
|
heating or cooling company, as defined by division | 58449 |
| 58450 | |
| 4905.03 of the Revised Code, or its lessees, trustees, or | 58451 |
| receivers, and each similar utility owned or operated by a | 58452 |
| political subdivision shall notify its customers, on an annual | 58453 |
| basis, that tampering with or bypassing a meter constitutes a | 58454 |
| theft offense that could result in the imposition of criminal | 58455 |
| sanctions. | 58456 |
| Sec. 4939.01. As used in sections 4939.01 to 4939.08 of the | 58457 |
| Revised Code: | 58458 |
| (A) "Cable operator," "cable service," and "franchise" have | 58459 |
| the same meanings as in the "Cable Communications Policy Act of | 58460 |
| 1984," 98 Stat. 2779, 47 U.S.C.A. 522. | 58461 |
| (B) "Occupy or use" means, with respect to a public way, to | 58462 |
| place a tangible thing in a public way for any purpose, including, | 58463 |
| but not limited to, constructing, repairing, positioning, | 58464 |
| maintaining, or operating lines, poles, pipes, conduits, ducts, | 58465 |
| equipment, or other structures, appurtenances, or facilities | 58466 |
| necessary for the delivery of public utility services or any | 58467 |
| services provided by a cable operator. | 58468 |
| (C) "Person" means any natural person, corporation, or | 58469 |
| partnership and also includes any governmental entity. | 58470 |
| (D) "Public utility" means any company described in section | 58471 |
|
4905.03 of the Revised Code except in divisions | 58472 |
| 58473 | |
| defined in section 4905.02 of the Revised Code; and includes any | 58474 |
| electric supplier as defined in section 4933.81 of the Revised | 58475 |
| Code. | 58476 |
| (E) "Public way" means the surface of, and the space within, | 58477 |
| through, on, across, above, or below, any public street, public | 58478 |
| road, public highway, public freeway, public lane, public path, | 58479 |
| public alley, public court, public sidewalk, public boulevard, | 58480 |
| public parkway, public drive, and any other land dedicated or | 58481 |
| otherwise designated for a compatible public use, which, on or | 58482 |
|
after | 58483 |
| controlled by a municipal corporation. "Public way" excludes a | 58484 |
| private easement. | 58485 |
| (F) "Public way fee" means a fee levied to recover the costs | 58486 |
| incurred by a municipal corporation and associated with the | 58487 |
| occupancy or use of a public way. | 58488 |
| Sec. 4953.04. No union terminal company or corporation shall | 58489 |
|
engage in the business of a for-hire motor | 58490 |
| carrier, as defined in | 58491 |
| 4921.01 of the Revised Code, over any public highway in this | 58492 |
| state, without obtaining authority from the public utilities | 58493 |
| commission, and complying with all laws governing every | 58494 |
|
corporation or company when engaged or proposing to engage in | 58495 |
| the business of a for-hire motor | 58496 |
| Sec. 4961.03. Any railroad company owning or operating a | 58497 |
| railroad in this state may own, control, operate, or manage motor | 58498 |
| vehicles for the purpose of transporting persons or property, or | 58499 |
|
both, upon the public highways for hire, subject to | 58500 |
| 58501 | |
| Revised Code. Any railroad company may also own and operate | 58502 |
| equipment for and engage in the business of aerial transportation. | 58503 |
| Any railroad company may acquire, own, and hold capital stock and | 58504 |
| securities of corporations organized for or engaged in the | 58505 |
| businesses authorized in this section and may operate the | 58506 |
| properties, or any part thereof, of such corporations, and may | 58507 |
| enter into working arrangements and agreements with such | 58508 |
| corporations. | 58509 |
| Sec. 4965.54. Any common carrier, railroad, or | 58510 |
| 58511 | |
| within this state for transportation to a point within this state, | 58512 |
| shall issue a receipt or bill of lading for such property and is | 58513 |
| liable to the lawful holder of it for any loss, damage, or injury | 58514 |
| to such property caused by it or by any common carrier, railroad, | 58515 |
| or transportation company to which such property is delivered or | 58516 |
| over whose line such property passes. No contract, receipt, rule, | 58517 |
| or regulation shall exempt such common carrier, railroad, or | 58518 |
| 58519 | |
| this section. This section does not deprive any holder of such | 58520 |
| receipt or bill of lading of any remedy or right of action which | 58521 |
| 58522 |
| The common carrier, railroad, or | 58523 |
| carrier issuing such receipt or bill of lading may recover from | 58524 |
|
the common carrier, railroad, or
| 58525 |
| carrier on whose line the loss, damage, or injury was sustained | 58526 |
| the amount of such loss, damage, or injury it is required to pay | 58527 |
| the owners of such property as is evidenced by any receipt, | 58528 |
| judgment, or transcript thereof. | 58529 |
| As used in this section, "motor carrier" has the same meaning | 58530 |
| as in section 4923.01 of the Revised Code. | 58531 |
| Sec. 5101.46. (A) As used in this section: | 58532 |
| (1) "Title XX" means Title XX of the "Social Security Act," | 58533 |
| 88 Stat. 2337 (1974), 42 U.S.C.A. 1397, as amended. | 58534 |
| (2) "Respective local agency" means, with respect to the | 58535 |
| department of job and family services, a county department of job | 58536 |
| and family services; with respect to the department of mental | 58537 |
| health, a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health | 58538 |
| services; and with respect to the department of developmental | 58539 |
| disabilities, a county board of developmental disabilities. | 58540 |
| (3) "Federal poverty guidelines" means the poverty guidelines | 58541 |
| as revised annually by the United States department of health and | 58542 |
| human services in accordance with section 673(2) of the "Omnibus | 58543 |
| Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981," 95 Stat. 511, 42 U.S.C.A. | 58544 |
| 9902, as amended, for a family size equal to the size of the | 58545 |
| family of the person whose income is being determined. | 58546 |
| (B) The departments of job and family services, mental | 58547 |
| health, and developmental disabilities, with their respective | 58548 |
| local agencies, shall administer the provision of social services | 58549 |
| funded through grants made under Title XX. The social services | 58550 |
| furnished with Title XX funds shall be directed at the following | 58551 |
| goals: | 58552 |
| (1) Achieving or maintaining economic self-support to | 58553 |
| prevent, reduce, or eliminate dependency; | 58554 |
| (2) Achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency, including | 58555 |
| reduction or prevention of dependency; | 58556 |
| (3) Preventing or remedying neglect, abuse, or exploitation | 58557 |
| of children and adults unable to protect their own interests, or | 58558 |
| preserving, rehabilitating, or reuniting families; | 58559 |
| (4) Preventing or reducing inappropriate institutional care | 58560 |
| by providing for community-based care, home-based care, or other | 58561 |
| forms of less intensive care; | 58562 |
| (5) Securing referral or admission for institutional care | 58563 |
| when other forms of care are not appropriate, or providing | 58564 |
| services to individuals in institutions. | 58565 |
| (C)(1) All federal funds received under Title XX shall be | 58566 |
| appropriated as follows: | 58567 |
| (a) Seventy-two and one-half per cent to the department of | 58568 |
| job and family services; | 58569 |
| (b) Twelve and ninety-three | 58570 |
| cent to the department of mental health; | 58571 |
| (c) Fourteen and fifty-seven | 58572 |
| cent to the department of developmental disabilities. | 58573 |
| (2) Each of the state departments shall, subject to the | 58574 |
| approval of the controlling board, develop a formula for the | 58575 |
| distribution of the Title XX funds appropriated to the department | 58576 |
| to its respective local agencies. The formula developed by each | 58577 |
| state department shall take into account all of the following for | 58578 |
| each of its respective local agencies: | 58579 |
| (a) The total population of the area that is served by the | 58580 |
| respective local agency; | 58581 |
| (b) The percentage of the population in the area served that | 58582 |
| falls below the federal poverty guidelines; | 58583 |
| (c) The respective local agency's history of and ability to | 58584 |
| utilize Title XX funds. | 58585 |
| (3) Each of the state departments shall expend for state | 58586 |
| administrative costs not more than three per cent of the Title XX | 58587 |
| funds appropriated to the department. | 58588 |
| Each state department shall establish for each of its | 58589 |
| respective local agencies the maximum percentage of the Title XX | 58590 |
| funds distributed to the respective local agency that the | 58591 |
| respective local agency may expend for local administrative costs. | 58592 |
| The percentage shall be established by rule and shall comply with | 58593 |
| federal law governing the use of Title XX funds. The rules shall | 58594 |
| be adopted in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code | 58595 |
| as if they were internal management rules. | 58596 |
| (4) The department of job and family services shall expend | 58597 |
| for the training of the following not more than two per cent of | 58598 |
| the Title XX funds appropriated to the department: | 58599 |
| (a) Employees of county departments of job and family | 58600 |
| services; | 58601 |
| (b) Providers of services under contract with the state | 58602 |
| departments' respective local agencies; | 58603 |
| (c) Employees of a public children services agency directly | 58604 |
| engaged in providing Title XX services. | 58605 |
| (D) The department of job and family services shall prepare | 58606 |
| 58607 | |
| the intended use of Title XX funds. The department shall develop a | 58608 |
| method for obtaining public comment during the development of the | 58609 |
| plan and following its completion. | 58610 |
| For each | 58611 |
| family services shall prepare a report on the actual use of Title | 58612 |
| XX funds. The department shall make the annual report available | 58613 |
| for public inspection. | 58614 |
| The departments of mental health and developmental | 58615 |
| disabilities shall prepare and submit to the department of job and | 58616 |
|
family services the portions of each | 58617 |
| 58618 | |
| retardation and developmental disabilities. Each respective local | 58619 |
| agency of the three state departments shall submit information as | 58620 |
|
necessary for the preparation of | 58621 |
| reports. | 58622 |
| (E) Each county department of job and family services shall | 58623 |
| adopt a county profile for the administration and provision of | 58624 |
| Title XX social services in the county. In developing its county | 58625 |
| profile, the county department shall take into consideration the | 58626 |
| comments and recommendations received from the public by the | 58627 |
| county family services planning committee pursuant to section | 58628 |
| 329.06 of the Revised Code. As part of its preparation of the | 58629 |
| county profile, the county department may prepare a local needs | 58630 |
| report analyzing the need for Title XX social services. | 58631 |
| The county department shall submit the county profile to the | 58632 |
| board of county commissioners for its review. Once the county | 58633 |
| profile has been approved by the board, the county department | 58634 |
| shall file a copy of the county profile with the department of job | 58635 |
| and family services. The department shall approve the county | 58636 |
| profile if the department determines the profile provides for the | 58637 |
| Title XX social services to meet the goals specified in division | 58638 |
| (B) of this section. | 58639 |
| (F) Any of the three state departments and their respective | 58640 |
| local agencies may require that an entity under contract to | 58641 |
| provide social services with Title XX funds submit to an audit on | 58642 |
| the basis of alleged misuse or improper accounting of funds. If an | 58643 |
| audit is required, the social services provider shall reimburse | 58644 |
| the state department or respective local agency for the cost it | 58645 |
| incurred in conducting the audit or having the audit conducted. | 58646 |
| If an audit demonstrates that a social services provider is | 58647 |
| responsible for one or more adverse findings, the provider shall | 58648 |
| reimburse the appropriate state department or its respective local | 58649 |
| agency the amount of the adverse findings. The amount shall not be | 58650 |
| reimbursed with Title XX funds received under this section. The | 58651 |
| three state departments and their respective local agencies may | 58652 |
| terminate or refuse to enter into a Title XX contract with a | 58653 |
| social services provider if there are adverse findings in an audit | 58654 |
| that are the responsibility of the provider. | 58655 |
| (G) Except with respect to the matters for which each of the | 58656 |
| state departments must adopt rules under division (C)(3) of this | 58657 |
| section, the department of job and family services may adopt any | 58658 |
| rules it considers necessary to implement and carry out the | 58659 |
| purposes of this section. Rules governing financial and | 58660 |
| operational matters of the department or matters between the | 58661 |
| department and county departments of job and family services shall | 58662 |
| be adopted as internal management rules in accordance with section | 58663 |
| 111.15 of the Revised Code. Rules governing eligibility for | 58664 |
| services, program participation, and other matters pertaining to | 58665 |
| applicants and participants shall be adopted in accordance with | 58666 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 58667 |
| Sec. 5101.60. As used in sections 5101.60 to 5101.71 of the | 58668 |
| Revised Code: | 58669 |
| (A) "Abuse" means the infliction upon an adult by self or | 58670 |
| others of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or cruel | 58671 |
| punishment with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish. | 58672 |
| (B) "Adult" means any person sixty years of age or older | 58673 |
| within this state who is handicapped by the infirmities of aging | 58674 |
| or who has a physical or mental impairment which prevents the | 58675 |
| person from providing for the person's own care or protection, and | 58676 |
| who resides in an independent living arrangement. An "independent | 58677 |
| living arrangement" is a domicile of a person's own choosing, | 58678 |
| including, but not limited to, a private home, apartment, trailer, | 58679 |
|
or rooming house. An "independent living arrangement" includes | 58680 |
| 58681 | |
| 58682 | |
| accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three | 58683 |
| to sixteen unrelated adults, but does not include other | 58684 |
| institutions or facilities licensed by the state or facilities in | 58685 |
| which a person resides as a result of voluntary, civil, or | 58686 |
| criminal commitment. | 58687 |
| (C) "Caretaker" means the person assuming the responsibility | 58688 |
| for the care of an adult on a voluntary basis, by contract, | 58689 |
| through receipt of payment for care, as a result of a family | 58690 |
| relationship, or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. | 58691 |
| (D) "Court" means the probate court in the county where an | 58692 |
| adult resides. | 58693 |
| (E) "Emergency" means that the adult is living in conditions | 58694 |
| which present a substantial risk of immediate and irreparable | 58695 |
| physical harm or death to self or any other person. | 58696 |
| (F) "Emergency services" means protective services furnished | 58697 |
| to an adult in an emergency. | 58698 |
| (G) "Exploitation" means the unlawful or improper act of a | 58699 |
| caretaker using an adult or an adult's resources for monetary or | 58700 |
| personal benefit, profit, or gain. | 58701 |
| (H) "In need of protective services" means an adult known or | 58702 |
| suspected to be suffering from abuse, neglect, or exploitation to | 58703 |
| an extent that either life is endangered or physical harm, mental | 58704 |
| anguish, or mental illness results or is likely to result. | 58705 |
| (I) "Incapacitated person" means a person who is impaired for | 58706 |
| any reason to the extent that the person lacks sufficient | 58707 |
| understanding or capacity to make and carry out reasonable | 58708 |
| decisions concerning the person's self or resources, with or | 58709 |
| without the assistance of a caretaker. Refusal to consent to the | 58710 |
| provision of services shall not be the sole determinative that the | 58711 |
| person is incapacitated. "Reasonable decisions" are decisions made | 58712 |
| in daily living which facilitate the provision of food, shelter, | 58713 |
| clothing, and health care necessary for life support. | 58714 |
| (J) "Mental illness" means a substantial disorder of thought, | 58715 |
| mood, perception, orientation, or memory that grossly impairs | 58716 |
| judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to | 58717 |
| meet the ordinary demands of life. | 58718 |
| (K) "Neglect" means the failure of an adult to provide for | 58719 |
| self the goods or services necessary to avoid physical harm, | 58720 |
| mental anguish, or mental illness or the failure of a caretaker to | 58721 |
| provide such goods or services. | 58722 |
| (L) "Peace officer" means a peace officer as defined in | 58723 |
| section 2935.01 of the Revised Code. | 58724 |
| (M) "Physical harm" means bodily pain, injury, impairment, or | 58725 |
| disease suffered by an adult. | 58726 |
| (N) "Protective services" means services provided by the | 58727 |
| county department of job and family services or its designated | 58728 |
| agency to an adult who has been determined by evaluation to | 58729 |
| require such services for the prevention, correction, or | 58730 |
| discontinuance of an act of as well as conditions resulting from | 58731 |
| abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Protective services may include, | 58732 |
| but are not limited to, case work services, medical care, mental | 58733 |
| health services, legal services, fiscal management, home health | 58734 |
| care, homemaker services, housing-related services, guardianship | 58735 |
| services, and placement services as well as the provision of such | 58736 |
| commodities as food, clothing, and shelter. | 58737 |
| (O) "Working day" means Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, | 58738 |
| and Friday, except when such day is a holiday as defined in | 58739 |
| section 1.14 of the Revised Code. | 58740 |
| Sec. 5101.61. (A) As used in this section: | 58741 |
| (1) "Senior service provider" means any person who provides | 58742 |
| care or services to a person who is an adult as defined in | 58743 |
| division (B) of section 5101.60 of the Revised Code. | 58744 |
| (2) "Ambulatory health facility" means a nonprofit, public or | 58745 |
| proprietary freestanding organization or a unit of such an agency | 58746 |
| or organization that: | 58747 |
| (a) Provides preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, | 58748 |
| rehabilitative, or palliative items or services furnished to an | 58749 |
| outpatient or ambulatory patient, by or under the direction of a | 58750 |
| physician or dentist in a facility which is not a part of a | 58751 |
| hospital, but which is organized and operated to provide medical | 58752 |
| care to outpatients; | 58753 |
| (b) Has health and medical care policies which are developed | 58754 |
| with the advice of, and with the provision of review of such | 58755 |
| policies, an advisory committee of professional personnel, | 58756 |
| including one or more physicians, one or more dentists, if dental | 58757 |
| care is provided, and one or more registered nurses; | 58758 |
| (c) Has a medical director, a dental director, if dental care | 58759 |
| is provided, and a nursing director responsible for the execution | 58760 |
| of such policies, and has physicians, dentists, nursing, and | 58761 |
| ancillary staff appropriate to the scope of services provided; | 58762 |
| (d) Requires that the health care and medical care of every | 58763 |
| patient be under the supervision of a physician, provides for | 58764 |
| medical care in a case of emergency, has in effect a written | 58765 |
| agreement with one or more hospitals and other centers or clinics, | 58766 |
| and has an established patient referral system to other resources, | 58767 |
| and a utilization review plan and program; | 58768 |
| (e) Maintains clinical records on all patients; | 58769 |
| (f) Provides nursing services and other therapeutic services | 58770 |
| in accordance with programs and policies, with such services | 58771 |
| supervised by a registered professional nurse, and has a | 58772 |
| registered professional nurse on duty at all times of clinical | 58773 |
| operations; | 58774 |
| (g) Provides approved methods and procedures for the | 58775 |
| dispensing and administration of drugs and biologicals; | 58776 |
| (h) Has established an accounting and record keeping system | 58777 |
| to determine reasonable and allowable costs; | 58778 |
| (i) "Ambulatory health facilities" also includes an | 58779 |
| alcoholism treatment facility approved by the joint commission on | 58780 |
| accreditation of healthcare organizations as an alcoholism | 58781 |
| treatment facility or certified by the department of alcohol and | 58782 |
| drug addiction services, and such facility shall comply with other | 58783 |
| provisions of this division not inconsistent with such | 58784 |
| accreditation or certification. | 58785 |
| (3) "Community mental health facility" means a facility which | 58786 |
| provides community mental health services and is included in the | 58787 |
| comprehensive mental health plan for the alcohol, drug addiction, | 58788 |
| and mental health service district in which it is located. | 58789 |
| (4) "Community mental health service" means services, other | 58790 |
| than inpatient services, provided by a community mental health | 58791 |
| facility. | 58792 |
| (5) "Home health agency" means an institution or a distinct | 58793 |
| part of an institution operated in this state which: | 58794 |
| (a) Is primarily engaged in providing home health services; | 58795 |
| (b) Has home health policies which are established by a group | 58796 |
| of professional personnel, including one or more duly licensed | 58797 |
| doctors of medicine or osteopathy and one or more registered | 58798 |
| professional nurses, to govern the home health services it | 58799 |
| provides and which includes a requirement that every patient must | 58800 |
| be under the care of a duly licensed doctor of medicine or | 58801 |
| osteopathy; | 58802 |
| (c) Is under the supervision of a duly licensed doctor of | 58803 |
| medicine or doctor of osteopathy or a registered professional | 58804 |
| nurse who is responsible for the execution of such home health | 58805 |
| policies; | 58806 |
| (d) Maintains comprehensive records on all patients; | 58807 |
| (e) Is operated by the state, a political subdivision, or an | 58808 |
| agency of either, or is operated not for profit in this state and | 58809 |
| is licensed or registered, if required, pursuant to law by the | 58810 |
| appropriate department of the state, county, or municipality in | 58811 |
| which it furnishes services; or is operated for profit in this | 58812 |
| state, meets all the requirements specified in divisions (A)(5)(a) | 58813 |
| to (d) of this section, and is certified under Title XVIII of the | 58814 |
| "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C. 301, as | 58815 |
| amended. | 58816 |
| (6) "Home health service" means the following items and | 58817 |
| services, provided, except as provided in division (A)(6)(g) of | 58818 |
| this section, on a visiting basis in a place of residence used as | 58819 |
| the patient's home: | 58820 |
| (a) Nursing care provided by or under the supervision of a | 58821 |
| registered professional nurse; | 58822 |
| (b) Physical, occupational, or speech therapy ordered by the | 58823 |
| patient's attending physician; | 58824 |
| (c) Medical social services performed by or under the | 58825 |
| supervision of a qualified medical or psychiatric social worker | 58826 |
| and under the direction of the patient's attending physician; | 58827 |
| (d) Personal health care of the patient performed by aides in | 58828 |
| accordance with the orders of a doctor of medicine or osteopathy | 58829 |
| and under the supervision of a registered professional nurse; | 58830 |
| (e) Medical supplies and the use of medical appliances; | 58831 |
| (f) Medical services of interns and residents-in-training | 58832 |
| under an approved teaching program of a nonprofit hospital and | 58833 |
| under the direction and supervision of the patient's attending | 58834 |
| physician; | 58835 |
| (g) Any of the foregoing items and services which: | 58836 |
| (i) Are provided on an outpatient basis under arrangements | 58837 |
| made by the home health agency at a hospital or skilled nursing | 58838 |
| facility; | 58839 |
| (ii) Involve the use of equipment of such a nature that the | 58840 |
| items and services cannot readily be made available to the patient | 58841 |
| in the patient's place of residence, or which are furnished at the | 58842 |
| hospital or skilled nursing facility while the patient is there to | 58843 |
| receive any item or service involving the use of such equipment. | 58844 |
| Any attorney, physician, osteopath, podiatrist, chiropractor, | 58845 |
| dentist, psychologist, any employee of a hospital as defined in | 58846 |
| section 3701.01 of the Revised Code, any nurse licensed under | 58847 |
| Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code, any employee of an ambulatory | 58848 |
| health facility, any employee of a home health agency, any | 58849 |
|
employee of | 58850 |
| licensed under section | 58851 |
| provides accommodations, supervision, and personal care services | 58852 |
| for three to sixteen unrelated adults, any employee of a nursing | 58853 |
| home, residential care facility, or home for the aging, as defined | 58854 |
| in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code, any senior service | 58855 |
|
provider, any peace officer, coroner, | 58856 |
| clergy, any employee of a community mental health facility, and | 58857 |
| any person engaged in social work or counseling having reasonable | 58858 |
| cause to believe that an adult is being abused, neglected, or | 58859 |
| exploited, or is in a condition which is the result of abuse, | 58860 |
| neglect, or exploitation shall immediately report such belief to | 58861 |
| the county department of job and family services. This section | 58862 |
| does not apply to employees of any hospital or public hospital as | 58863 |
| defined in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code. | 58864 |
| (B) Any person having reasonable cause to believe that an | 58865 |
| adult has suffered abuse, neglect, or exploitation may report, or | 58866 |
| cause reports to be made of such belief to the department. | 58867 |
| (C) The reports made under this section shall be made orally | 58868 |
| or in writing except that oral reports shall be followed by a | 58869 |
| written report if a written report is requested by the department. | 58870 |
| Written reports shall include: | 58871 |
| (1) The name, address, and approximate age of the adult who | 58872 |
| is the subject of the report; | 58873 |
| (2) The name and address of the individual responsible for | 58874 |
| the adult's care, if any individual is, and if the individual is | 58875 |
| known; | 58876 |
| (3) The nature and extent of the alleged abuse, neglect, or | 58877 |
| exploitation of the adult; | 58878 |
| (4) The basis of the reporter's belief that the adult has | 58879 |
| been abused, neglected, or exploited. | 58880 |
| (D) Any person with reasonable cause to believe that an adult | 58881 |
| is suffering abuse, neglect, or exploitation who makes a report | 58882 |
| pursuant to this section or who testifies in any administrative or | 58883 |
| judicial proceeding arising from such a report, or any employee of | 58884 |
| the state or any of its subdivisions who is discharging | 58885 |
| responsibilities under section 5101.62 of the Revised Code shall | 58886 |
| be immune from civil or criminal liability on account of such | 58887 |
| investigation, report, or testimony, except liability for perjury, | 58888 |
| unless the person has acted in bad faith or with malicious | 58889 |
| purpose. | 58890 |
| (E) No employer or any other person with the authority to do | 58891 |
| so shall discharge, demote, transfer, prepare a negative work | 58892 |
| performance evaluation, or reduce benefits, pay, or work | 58893 |
| privileges, or take any other action detrimental to an employee or | 58894 |
| in any way retaliate against an employee as a result of the | 58895 |
| employee's having filed a report under this section. | 58896 |
| (F) Neither the written or oral report provided for in this | 58897 |
| section nor the investigatory report provided for in section | 58898 |
| 5101.62 of the Revised Code shall be considered a public record as | 58899 |
| defined in section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Information | 58900 |
| contained in the report shall upon request be made available to | 58901 |
| the adult who is the subject of the report, to agencies authorized | 58902 |
| by the department to receive information contained in the report, | 58903 |
| and to legal counsel for the adult. | 58904 |
| Sec. 5104.012. (A)(1) At the times specified in this | 58905 |
| division, the administrator of a child day-care center or a type A | 58906 |
| family day-care home shall request the superintendent of the | 58907 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation to conduct a | 58908 |
| criminal records check with respect to any applicant who has | 58909 |
| applied to the center or type A home for employment as a person | 58910 |
| responsible for the care, custody, or control of a child. | 58911 |
| The administrator shall request a criminal records check | 58912 |
| pursuant to this division at the time of the applicant's initial | 58913 |
| application for employment and every four years thereafter. When | 58914 |
| the administrator requests pursuant to this division a criminal | 58915 |
| records check for an applicant at the time of the applicant's | 58916 |
| initial application for employment, the administrator shall | 58917 |
| request that the superintendent obtain information from the | 58918 |
| federal bureau of investigation as a part of the criminal records | 58919 |
| check for the applicant, including fingerprint-based checks of | 58920 |
| national crime information databases as described in 42 U.S.C. | 58921 |
| 671, for the person subject to the criminal records check. In all | 58922 |
| other cases in which the administrator requests a criminal records | 58923 |
| check for an applicant pursuant to this division, the | 58924 |
| administrator may request that the superintendent include | 58925 |
| information from the federal bureau of investigation in the | 58926 |
| criminal records check, including fingerprint-based checks of | 58927 |
| national crime information databases as described in 42 U.S.C. | 58928 |
| 671. | 58929 |
| (2) A person required by division (A)(1) of this section to | 58930 |
| request a criminal records check shall provide to each applicant a | 58931 |
| copy of the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section | 58932 |
| 109.572 of the Revised Code, provide to each applicant a standard | 58933 |
| impression sheet to obtain fingerprint impressions prescribed | 58934 |
| pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 109.572 of the Revised | 58935 |
| Code, obtain the completed form and impression sheet from each | 58936 |
| applicant, and forward the completed form and impression sheet to | 58937 |
| the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and | 58938 |
| investigation at the time the person requests a criminal records | 58939 |
| check pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section. On and after | 58940 |
| August 14, 2008, the administrator of a child day-care center or a | 58941 |
| type A family day-care home shall review the results of the | 58942 |
| criminal records check before the applicant has sole | 58943 |
| responsibility for the care, custody, or control of any child. | 58944 |
| (3) An applicant who receives pursuant to division (A)(2) of | 58945 |
| this section a copy of the form prescribed pursuant to division | 58946 |
| (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and a copy of an | 58947 |
| impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that | 58948 |
| section and who is requested to complete the form and provide a | 58949 |
| set of fingerprint impressions shall complete the form or provide | 58950 |
| all the information necessary to complete the form and shall | 58951 |
| provide the impression sheet with the impressions of the | 58952 |
| applicant's fingerprints. If an applicant, upon request, fails to | 58953 |
| provide the information necessary to complete the form or fails to | 58954 |
| provide impressions of the applicant's fingerprints, the center or | 58955 |
| type A home shall not employ that applicant for any position for | 58956 |
| which a criminal records check is required by division (A)(1) of | 58957 |
| this section. | 58958 |
| (B)(1) Except as provided in rules adopted under division (E) | 58959 |
| of this section, no child day-care center or type A family | 58960 |
| day-care home shall employ or contract with another entity for the | 58961 |
| services of a person as a person responsible for the care, | 58962 |
| custody, or control of a child if the person previously has been | 58963 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the violations described | 58964 |
|
in division (A) | 58965 |
| (2) A child day-care center or type A family day-care home | 58966 |
| may employ an applicant conditionally until the criminal records | 58967 |
| check required by this section is completed and the center or home | 58968 |
| receives the results of the criminal records check. If the results | 58969 |
| of the criminal records check indicate that, pursuant to division | 58970 |
| (B)(1) of this section, the applicant does not qualify for | 58971 |
| employment, the center or home shall release the applicant from | 58972 |
| employment. | 58973 |
| (C)(1) Each child day-care center and type A family day-care | 58974 |
| home shall pay to the bureau of criminal identification and | 58975 |
| investigation the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of | 58976 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code for each criminal records | 58977 |
| check conducted in accordance with that section upon the request | 58978 |
| pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section of the administrator | 58979 |
| or provider of the center or home. | 58980 |
| (2) A child day-care center and type A family day-care home | 58981 |
| may charge an applicant a fee for the costs it incurs in obtaining | 58982 |
| a criminal records check under this section. A fee charged under | 58983 |
| this division shall not exceed the amount of fees the center or | 58984 |
| home pays under division (C)(1) of this section. If a fee is | 58985 |
| charged under this division, the center or home shall notify the | 58986 |
| applicant at the time of the applicant's initial application for | 58987 |
| employment of the amount of the fee and that, unless the fee is | 58988 |
| paid, the center or type A home will not consider the applicant | 58989 |
| for employment. | 58990 |
| (D) The report of any criminal records check conducted by the | 58991 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation in accordance | 58992 |
| with section 109.572 of the Revised Code and pursuant to a request | 58993 |
| under division (A)(1) of this section is not a public record for | 58994 |
| the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not | 58995 |
| be made available to any person other than the applicant who is | 58996 |
| the subject of the criminal records check or the applicant's | 58997 |
| representative; the center or type A home requesting the criminal | 58998 |
| records check or its representative; the department of job and | 58999 |
| family services or a county department of job and family services; | 59000 |
| and any court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual | 59001 |
| involved in a case dealing with the denial of employment to the | 59002 |
| applicant. | 59003 |
| (E) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules | 59004 |
| pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this | 59005 |
| section, including rules specifying circumstances under which a | 59006 |
| center or home may hire a person who has been convicted of an | 59007 |
| offense listed in division (B)(1) of this section but who meets | 59008 |
| standards in regard to rehabilitation set by the department. | 59009 |
| (F) Any person required by division (A)(1) of this section to | 59010 |
| request a criminal records check shall inform each person, at the | 59011 |
| time of the person's initial application for employment, that the | 59012 |
| person is required to provide a set of impressions of the person's | 59013 |
| fingerprints and that a criminal records check is required to be | 59014 |
| conducted and satisfactorily completed in accordance with section | 59015 |
| 109.572 of the Revised Code if the person comes under final | 59016 |
| consideration for appointment or employment as a precondition to | 59017 |
| employment for that position. | 59018 |
| (G) As used in this section: | 59019 |
| (1) "Applicant" means a person who is under final | 59020 |
| consideration for appointment to or employment in a position with | 59021 |
| a child day-care center or a type A family day-care home as a | 59022 |
| person responsible for the care, custody, or control of a child; | 59023 |
| an in-home aide certified pursuant to section 5104.12 of the | 59024 |
| Revised Code; or any person who would serve in any position with a | 59025 |
| child day-care center or a type A family day-care home as a person | 59026 |
| responsible for the care, custody, or control of a child pursuant | 59027 |
| to a contract with another entity. | 59028 |
| (2) "Criminal records check" has the same meaning as in | 59029 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code. | 59030 |
| Sec. 5104.013. (A)(1) At the times specified in division | 59031 |
| (A)(3) of this section, the director of job and family services, | 59032 |
| as part of the process of licensure of child day-care centers and | 59033 |
| type A family day-care homes, shall request the superintendent of | 59034 |
| the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to conduct | 59035 |
| a criminal records check with respect to the following persons: | 59036 |
| (a) Any owner, licensee, or administrator of a child day-care | 59037 |
| center; | 59038 |
| (b) Any owner, licensee, or administrator of a type A family | 59039 |
| day-care home and any person eighteen years of age or older who | 59040 |
| resides in a type A family day-care home. | 59041 |
| (2) At the times specified in division (A)(3) of this | 59042 |
| section, the director of a county department of job and family | 59043 |
| services, as part of the process of certification of type B family | 59044 |
| day-care homes, shall request the superintendent of the bureau of | 59045 |
| criminal identification and investigation to conduct a criminal | 59046 |
| records check with respect to any authorized provider of a | 59047 |
| certified type B family day-care home and any person eighteen | 59048 |
| years of age or older who resides in a certified type B family | 59049 |
| day-care home. | 59050 |
| (3) The director of job and family services shall request a | 59051 |
| criminal records check pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section | 59052 |
| at the time of the initial application for licensure and every | 59053 |
| four years thereafter. The director of a county department of job | 59054 |
| and family services shall request a criminal records check | 59055 |
| pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section at the time of the | 59056 |
| initial application for certification and every four years | 59057 |
| thereafter at the time of a certification renewal. When the | 59058 |
| director of job and family services or the director of a county | 59059 |
| department of job and family services requests pursuant to | 59060 |
| division (A)(1) or (2) of this section a criminal records check | 59061 |
| for a person at the time of the person's initial application for | 59062 |
| licensure or certification, the director shall request that the | 59063 |
| superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and | 59064 |
| investigation obtain information from the federal bureau of | 59065 |
| investigation as a part of the criminal records check for the | 59066 |
| person, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime | 59067 |
| information databases as described in 42 U.S.C. 671 for the person | 59068 |
| subject to the criminal records check. In all other cases in which | 59069 |
| the director of job and family services or the director of a | 59070 |
| county department of job and family services requests a criminal | 59071 |
| records check for an applicant pursuant to division (A)(1) or (2) | 59072 |
| of this section, the director may request that the superintendent | 59073 |
| include information from the federal bureau of investigation in | 59074 |
| the criminal records check, including fingerprint-based checks of | 59075 |
| national crime information databases as described in 42 U.S.C. | 59076 |
| 671. | 59077 |
| (4) The director of job and family services shall review the | 59078 |
| results of a criminal records check subsequent to a request made | 59079 |
| pursuant to divisions (A)(1) and (3) of this section prior to | 59080 |
| approval of a license. The director of a county department of job | 59081 |
| and family services shall review the results of a criminal records | 59082 |
| check subsequent to a request made pursuant to divisions (A)(2) | 59083 |
| and (3) of this section prior to approval of certification. | 59084 |
| (B) The director of job and family services or the director | 59085 |
| of a county department of job and family services shall provide to | 59086 |
| each person for whom a criminal records check is required under | 59087 |
| this section a copy of the form prescribed pursuant to division | 59088 |
| (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and a standard | 59089 |
| impression sheet to obtain fingerprint impressions prescribed | 59090 |
| pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section, obtain the completed | 59091 |
| form and impression sheet from that person, and forward the | 59092 |
| completed form and impression sheet to the superintendent of the | 59093 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation. | 59094 |
| (C) A person who receives pursuant to division (B) of this | 59095 |
| section a copy of the form and standard impression sheet described | 59096 |
| in that division and who is requested to complete the form and | 59097 |
| provide a set of fingerprint impressions shall complete the form | 59098 |
| or provide all the information necessary to complete the form and | 59099 |
| shall provide the impression sheet with the impressions of the | 59100 |
| person's fingerprints. If the person, upon request, fails to | 59101 |
| provide the information necessary to complete the form or fails to | 59102 |
| provide impressions of the person's fingerprints, the director may | 59103 |
| consider the failure as a reason to deny licensure or | 59104 |
| certification. | 59105 |
| (D) Except as provided in rules adopted under division (G) of | 59106 |
| this section, the director of job and family services shall not | 59107 |
| grant a license to a child day-care center or type A family | 59108 |
| day-care home and a county director of job and family services | 59109 |
| shall not certify a type B family day-care home if a person for | 59110 |
| whom a criminal records check was required in connection with the | 59111 |
| center or home previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty | 59112 |
|
to any of the violations described in division (A) | 59113 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code. | 59114 |
| (E) Each child day-care center, type A family day-care home, | 59115 |
| and type B family day-care home shall pay to the bureau of | 59116 |
| criminal identification and investigation the fee prescribed | 59117 |
| pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code | 59118 |
| for each criminal records check conducted in accordance with that | 59119 |
| section upon a request made pursuant to division (A) of this | 59120 |
| section. | 59121 |
| (F) The report of any criminal records check conducted by the | 59122 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation in accordance | 59123 |
| with section 109.572 of the Revised Code and pursuant to a request | 59124 |
| made under division (A) of this section is not a public record for | 59125 |
| the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not | 59126 |
| be made available to any person other than the person who is the | 59127 |
| subject of the criminal records check or the person's | 59128 |
| representative, the director of job and family services, the | 59129 |
| director of a county department of job and family services, the | 59130 |
| center, type A home, or type B home involved, and any court, | 59131 |
| hearing officer, or other necessary individual involved in a case | 59132 |
| dealing with a denial of licensure or certification related to the | 59133 |
| criminal records check. | 59134 |
| (G) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules | 59135 |
| pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this | 59136 |
| section, including rules specifying exceptions to the prohibition | 59137 |
| in division (D) of this section for persons who have been | 59138 |
| convicted of an offense listed in that division but who meet | 59139 |
|
standards in regard to rehabilitation set by the | 59140 |
| director. | 59141 |
| (H) As used in this section, "criminal records check" has the | 59142 |
| same meaning as in section 109.572 of the Revised Code. | 59143 |
| Sec. 5104.051. (A)(1) The department of commerce is | 59144 |
| responsible for the inspections of child day-care centers as | 59145 |
| required by division (A)(1) of section 5104.05 of the Revised | 59146 |
| Code. Where there is a municipal, township, or county building | 59147 |
| department certified under section 3781.10 of the Revised Code to | 59148 |
| exercise enforcement authority with respect to the category of | 59149 |
| building occupancy which includes day-care centers, all | 59150 |
| inspections required under division (A)(1) of section 5104.05 of | 59151 |
| the Revised Code shall be made by that department according to the | 59152 |
| standards established by the board of building standards. | 59153 |
| Inspections in areas of the state where there is no municipal, | 59154 |
| township, or county building department certified under section | 59155 |
| 3781.10 of the Revised Code to exercise enforcement authority with | 59156 |
| respect to the category of building occupancy which includes | 59157 |
| day-care centers shall be made by personnel of the department of | 59158 |
| commerce. Inspections of centers shall be contingent upon payment | 59159 |
| of a fee by the applicant to the department having jurisdiction to | 59160 |
| inspect. | 59161 |
| (2) The department of commerce is responsible for the | 59162 |
| inspections of type A family day-care homes as required by | 59163 |
| division (B)(3) of section 5104.05 of the Revised Code. Where | 59164 |
| there is a municipal, township, or county building department | 59165 |
| certified under section 3781.10 of the Revised Code to exercise | 59166 |
| enforcement authority with respect to the category of building | 59167 |
| occupancy which includes type A homes, all inspections required | 59168 |
| under division (B)(3) of section 5104.05 of the Revised Code shall | 59169 |
| be made by that department according to the standards established | 59170 |
| by the board of building standards. Inspections in areas of the | 59171 |
| state where there is no municipal, township, or county building | 59172 |
| department certified under section 3781.10 of the Revised Code to | 59173 |
| exercise enforcement authority with respect to the category of | 59174 |
| building occupancy which includes type A homes shall be made by | 59175 |
| personnel of the department of commerce. Inspections of type A | 59176 |
| homes shall be contingent upon payment of a fee by the applicant | 59177 |
| to the department having jurisdiction to inspect. | 59178 |
| (B) The state fire marshal is responsible for the inspections | 59179 |
| required by divisions (A)(2) and (B)(1) of section 5104.05 of the | 59180 |
| Revised Code. In municipal corporations and in townships outside | 59181 |
| municipal corporations where there is a fire prevention official, | 59182 |
| the inspections shall be made by the fire chief or the fire | 59183 |
| prevention official under the supervision of and according to the | 59184 |
| standards established by the state fire marshal. In townships | 59185 |
| outside municipal corporations where there is no fire prevention | 59186 |
| official, inspections shall be made by the employees of the state | 59187 |
| fire marshal. | 59188 |
| (C) The state fire marshal shall enforce all statutes and | 59189 |
| rules pertaining to fire safety and fire prevention in child | 59190 |
| day-care centers and type A family day-care homes. In the event of | 59191 |
| a dispute between the state fire marshal and any other responsible | 59192 |
| officer under sections 5104.05 and 5104.051 of the Revised Code | 59193 |
| with respect to the interpretation or application of a specific | 59194 |
| fire safety statute or rule, the interpretation of the state fire | 59195 |
| marshal shall prevail. | 59196 |
| (D) As used in this division, "licensor" has the same meaning | 59197 |
| as in section 3717.01 of the Revised Code. | 59198 |
| The licensor for food service operations in the city or | 59199 |
| general health district in which the center is located is | 59200 |
| responsible for the inspections required under Chapter 3717. of | 59201 |
| the Revised Code. | 59202 |
| (E) Any moneys collected by the department of commerce under | 59203 |
| this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit | 59204 |
|
of the | 59205 |
| section 121.084 of the Revised Code. | 59206 |
| Sec. 5104.09. (A)(1) Except as provided in rules adopted | 59207 |
| pursuant to division (D) of this section, no individual who has | 59208 |
| been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation described in | 59209 |
|
division (A) | 59210 |
| violation of section 2905.11, 2909.02, 2909.03, 2909.04, 2909.05, | 59211 |
| 2917.01, 2917.02, 2917.03, 2917.31, 2921.03, 2921.34, or 2921.35 | 59212 |
| of the Revised Code or a violation of an existing or former law or | 59213 |
| ordinance of any municipal corporation, this state, any other | 59214 |
| state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to | 59215 |
| any of those violations, or two violations of section 4511.19 of | 59216 |
| the Revised Code during operation of the center or home shall be | 59217 |
| certified as an in-home aide or be employed in any capacity in or | 59218 |
| own or operate a child day-care center, type A family day-care | 59219 |
| home, type B family day-care home, or certified type B family | 59220 |
| day-care home. | 59221 |
| (2) Each employee of a child day-care center and type A home | 59222 |
| and every person eighteen years of age or older residing in a type | 59223 |
| A home shall sign a statement on forms prescribed by the director | 59224 |
| of job and family services attesting to the fact that the employee | 59225 |
| or resident person has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to | 59226 |
| any offense set forth in division (A)(1) of this section and that | 59227 |
| no child has been removed from the employee's or resident person's | 59228 |
| home pursuant to section 2151.353 of the Revised Code. Each | 59229 |
| licensee of a type A home shall sign a statement on a form | 59230 |
| prescribed by the director attesting to the fact that no person | 59231 |
| who resides at the type A home and who is under the age of | 59232 |
| eighteen has been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a | 59233 |
| violation of any section listed in division (A)(1) of this | 59234 |
| section. The statements shall be kept on file at the center or | 59235 |
| type A home. | 59236 |
| (3) Each in-home aide and every person eighteen years of age | 59237 |
| or older residing in a certified type B home shall sign a | 59238 |
| statement on forms prescribed by the director of job and family | 59239 |
| services attesting that the aide or resident person has not been | 59240 |
| convicted of or pleaded guilty to any offense set forth in | 59241 |
| division (A)(1) of this section and that no child has been removed | 59242 |
| from the aide's or resident person's home pursuant to section | 59243 |
| 2151.353 of the Revised Code. Each authorized provider shall sign | 59244 |
| a statement on forms prescribed by the director attesting that the | 59245 |
| provider has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any | 59246 |
| offense set forth in division (A)(1) of this section and that no | 59247 |
| child has been removed from the provider's home pursuant to | 59248 |
| section 2151.353 of the Revised Code. Each authorized provider | 59249 |
| shall sign a statement on a form prescribed by the director | 59250 |
| attesting to the fact that no person who resides at the certified | 59251 |
| type B home and who is under the age of eighteen has been | 59252 |
| adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a violation of any | 59253 |
| section listed in division (A)(1) of this section. The statements | 59254 |
| shall be kept on file at the county department of job and family | 59255 |
| services. | 59256 |
| (4) Each administrator and licensee of a center or type A | 59257 |
| home shall sign a statement on a form prescribed by the director | 59258 |
| of job and family services attesting that the administrator or | 59259 |
| licensee has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any | 59260 |
| offense set forth in division (A)(1) of this section and that no | 59261 |
| child has been removed from the administrator's or licensee's home | 59262 |
| pursuant to section 2151.353 of the Revised Code. The statement | 59263 |
| shall be kept on file at the center or type A home. | 59264 |
| (B) No in-home aide, no administrator, licensee, authorized | 59265 |
| provider, or employee of a center, type A home, or certified type | 59266 |
| B home, and no person eighteen years of age or older residing in a | 59267 |
| type A home or certified type B home shall withhold information | 59268 |
| from, or falsify information on, any statement required pursuant | 59269 |
| to division (A)(2), (3), or (4) of this section. | 59270 |
| (C) No administrator, licensee, or child-care staff member | 59271 |
| shall discriminate in the enrollment of children in a child | 59272 |
| day-care center upon the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or | 59273 |
| national origin. | 59274 |
| (D) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules | 59275 |
| pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this | 59276 |
| section, including rules specifying exceptions to the prohibition | 59277 |
| in division (A) of this section for persons who have been | 59278 |
| convicted of an offense listed in that division but meet | 59279 |
|
rehabilitation standards set by the | 59280 |
| Sec. 5104.37. (A) As used in this section, "eligible | 59281 |
| provider" means an individual or entity eligible to provide | 59282 |
| publicly funded child care pursuant to section 5104.31 of the | 59283 |
| Revised Code. | 59284 |
| (B) The department of job and family services may withhold | 59285 |
|
any money due | 59286 |
|
appropriate method any money erroneously paid | 59287 |
| if evidence exists of less than full compliance with this chapter | 59288 |
| and any rules adopted under it. | 59289 |
| (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to | 59290 |
| the contrary, the department shall take action against an eligible | 59291 |
| provider as described in this section. | 59292 |
| (D) The department immediately shall suspend a contract | 59293 |
| entered into with an eligible provider under section 5104.32 of | 59294 |
| the Revised Code when the department initiates an investigation | 59295 |
| concerning the eligible provider for either of the following | 59296 |
| reasons: | 59297 |
| (1) The eligible provider receives an improper child care | 59298 |
| payment. | 59299 |
| (2) The department receives notice and a copy of an | 59300 |
| indictment, information, or complaint charging the eligible | 59301 |
| provider or the owner or operator of the provider with committing | 59302 |
| any of the following: | 59303 |
| (a) An act that is a felony or misdemeanor relating to | 59304 |
| providing or billing for publicly funded child care or providing | 59305 |
| management or administrative services relating to providing | 59306 |
| publicly funded child care; | 59307 |
| (b) An act that would constitute an offense described in | 59308 |
| section 5104.09 of the Revised Code. | 59309 |
| (E)(1) Except as provided in division (E)(2) of this section, | 59310 |
| the suspension of a contract under division (D) of this section | 59311 |
| shall continue until the department completes its investigation or | 59312 |
| all criminal charges are disposed of through dismissal, a finding | 59313 |
| of not guilty, conviction, or a plea of guilty. | 59314 |
| (2) If the department initiates the termination of a contract | 59315 |
| that has been suspended pursuant to division (D) of this section, | 59316 |
| the suspension shall continue until the termination process is | 59317 |
| completed. | 59318 |
| (F) An eligible provider shall not provide publicly funded | 59319 |
| child care while the provider's contract is under suspension | 59320 |
| pursuant to division (D) of this section. As of the date the | 59321 |
| eligible provider's contract is suspended, the department shall | 59322 |
| withhold payment to the eligible provider for publicly funded | 59323 |
| child care. | 59324 |
| (G) Not later than five days after suspending an eligible | 59325 |
| provider's contract pursuant to division (D) of this section, the | 59326 |
| department shall notify the eligible provider. The notice shall | 59327 |
| include all of the following: | 59328 |
| (1) A description of the investigation or indictment, | 59329 |
| information, or complaint that resulted in the suspension, which | 59330 |
| need not disclose specific information concerning any ongoing | 59331 |
| administrative or criminal investigation; | 59332 |
| (2) A statement that the eligible provider is prohibited from | 59333 |
| providing publicly funded child care while the contract is under | 59334 |
| suspension; | 59335 |
| (3) A statement that the suspension will continue until the | 59336 |
| department completes its investigation or all criminal charges are | 59337 |
| disposed of through dismissal, a finding of not guilty, | 59338 |
| conviction, or a plea of guilty, and that if the department | 59339 |
| initiates the termination of the contract, the suspension will | 59340 |
| continue until the termination process is completed. | 59341 |
| Sec. 5107.05. The director of job and family services shall | 59342 |
| adopt rules to implement this chapter. The rules shall be | 59343 |
| consistent with Title IV-A, Title IV-D, federal regulations, state | 59344 |
| law, the Title IV-A state plan submitted to the United States | 59345 |
| secretary of health and human services under section 5101.80 of | 59346 |
| the Revised Code, amendments to the plan, and waivers granted by | 59347 |
| the United States secretary. Rules governing eligibility, program | 59348 |
| participation, and other applicant and participant requirements | 59349 |
| shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised | 59350 |
| Code. Rules governing financial and other administrative | 59351 |
| requirements applicable to the department of job and family | 59352 |
| services and county departments of job and family services shall | 59353 |
| be adopted in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code. | 59354 |
| (A) The rules shall specify, establish, or govern all of the | 59355 |
| following: | 59356 |
| (1) A payment standard for Ohio works first based on federal | 59357 |
| and state appropriations that is increased in accordance with | 59358 |
| section 5107.04 of the Revised Code; | 59359 |
| (2) For the purpose of section 5107.04 of the Revised Code, | 59360 |
| the method of determining the amount of cash assistance an | 59361 |
| assistance group receives under Ohio works first; | 59362 |
| (3) Requirements for initial and continued eligibility for | 59363 |
| Ohio works first, including requirements regarding income, | 59364 |
| citizenship, age, residence, and assistance group composition; | 59365 |
| (4) For the purpose of section 5107.12 of the Revised Code, | 59366 |
| application and verification procedures, including the minimum | 59367 |
| information an application must contain; | 59368 |
| (5) The extent to which a participant of Ohio works first | 59369 |
| must notify, pursuant to section 5107.12 of the Revised Code, a | 59370 |
| county department of job and family services of additional income | 59371 |
| not previously reported to the county department; | 59372 |
| (6) For the purpose of section 5107.16 of the Revised Code, | 59373 |
| all of the following: | 59374 |
| (a) Standards for the determination of good cause for failure | 59375 |
| or refusal to comply in full with a provision of a | 59376 |
| self-sufficiency contract; | 59377 |
| (b) The compliance form a member of an assistance group may | 59378 |
| complete to indicate willingness to come into full compliance with | 59379 |
| a provision of a self-sufficiency contract; | 59380 |
| (c) The manner by which the compliance form is to be | 59381 |
| completed and provided to a county department of job and family | 59382 |
| services. | 59383 |
| (7) The department of job and family services providing | 59384 |
| written notice of a sanction under section 5107.161 of the Revised | 59385 |
| Code; | 59386 |
| (8) For the purpose of division (A)(2) of section 5107.17 of | 59387 |
| the Revised Code, the period of time by which a county department | 59388 |
| of job and family services is to receive a compliance form | 59389 |
| established in rules adopted under division (A)(6)(b) of this | 59390 |
| section; | 59391 |
| (9) Requirements for the collection and distribution of | 59392 |
| support payments owed participants of Ohio works first pursuant to | 59393 |
| section 5107.20 of the Revised Code; | 59394 |
| (10) For the purpose of section 5107.22 of the Revised Code, | 59395 |
| what constitutes cooperating in establishing a minor child's | 59396 |
| paternity or establishing, modifying, or enforcing a child support | 59397 |
| order and good cause for failure or refusal to cooperate; | 59398 |
| (11) The requirements governing the LEAP program, including | 59399 |
| the definitions of "equivalent of a high school diploma" and "good | 59400 |
| cause," and the incentives provided under the LEAP program; | 59401 |
| (12) If the director implements section 5107.301 of the | 59402 |
| Revised Code, the requirements governing the award provided under | 59403 |
| that section, including the form that the award is to take and | 59404 |
| requirements an individual must satisfy to receive the award; | 59405 |
| (13) Circumstances under which a county department of job and | 59406 |
| family services may exempt a minor head of household or adult from | 59407 |
| participating in a work activity or developmental activity for all | 59408 |
| or some of the weekly hours otherwise required by section 5107.43 | 59409 |
| of the Revised Code. | 59410 |
| (14) The maximum amount of time the department will subsidize | 59411 |
| positions created by state agencies and political subdivisions | 59412 |
| under division (C) of section 5107.52 of the Revised Code; | 59413 |
| (15) The implementation of sections 5107.71 to 5107.717 of | 59414 |
| the Revised Code by county departments of job and family services; | 59415 |
| (16) A domestic violence screening process to be used for the | 59416 |
| purpose of division (A) of section 5107.71 of the Revised Code; | 59417 |
| (17) The minimum frequency with which county departments of | 59418 |
| job and family services must redetermine a member of an assistance | 59419 |
| group's need for a waiver issued under section 5107.714 of the | 59420 |
| Revised Code. | 59421 |
| (B) The rules adopted under division (A)(3) of this section | 59422 |
| regarding income shall specify what is countable income, gross | 59423 |
| earned income, and gross unearned income for the purpose of | 59424 |
| section 5107.10 of the Revised Code. | 59425 |
| The rules adopted under division (A)(10) of this section | 59426 |
| shall be consistent with 42 U.S.C. 654(29). | 59427 |
| The rules adopted under division (A)(13) of this section | 59428 |
| shall specify that the circumstances include that a school or | 59429 |
| place of work is closed due to a holiday or weather or other | 59430 |
| emergency and that an employer grants the minor head of household | 59431 |
| or adult leave for illness or earned vacation. | 59432 |
| (C) The rules may provide that a county department of job and | 59433 |
| family services is not required to take action under section | 59434 |
|
5107.76 of the Revised Code to recover an erroneous payment | 59435 |
| 59436 | |
| the rules specify. | 59437 |
| Sec. 5111.031. (A) As used in this section: | 59438 |
| (1) "Independent provider" has the same meaning as in section | 59439 |
| 5111.034 of the Revised Code. | 59440 |
| (2) "Intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" | 59441 |
| and "nursing facility" have the same meanings as in section | 59442 |
| 5111.20 of the Revised Code. | 59443 |
| (3) "Noninstitutional medicaid provider" means any person or | 59444 |
| entity with a medicaid provider agreement other than a hospital, | 59445 |
| nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for the mentally | 59446 |
| retarded. | 59447 |
| (4) "Owner" means any person having at least five per cent | 59448 |
| ownership in a noninstitutional medicaid provider. | 59449 |
| (B) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the | 59450 |
| contrary, the department of job and family services shall take | 59451 |
| action under this section against a noninstitutional medicaid | 59452 |
| provider or its owner, officer, authorized agent, associate, | 59453 |
| manager, or employee. | 59454 |
| (C) Except as provided in division (D) of this section and in | 59455 |
| rules adopted by the department under division (H) of this | 59456 |
| section, on receiving notice and a copy of an indictment that is | 59457 |
| issued on or after September 29, 2007, and charges a | 59458 |
| noninstitutional medicaid provider or its owner, officer, | 59459 |
| authorized agent, associate, manager, or employee with committing | 59460 |
| an offense specified in division (E) of this section, the | 59461 |
| department shall suspend the provider agreement held by the | 59462 |
| noninstitutional medicaid provider. Subject to division (D) of | 59463 |
| this section, the department shall also terminate medicaid | 59464 |
| reimbursement to the provider for services rendered. | 59465 |
| The suspension shall continue in effect until the proceedings | 59466 |
| in the criminal case are completed through dismissal of the | 59467 |
| indictment or through conviction, entry of a guilty plea, or | 59468 |
| finding of not guilty. If the department commences a process to | 59469 |
| terminate the suspended provider agreement, the suspension shall | 59470 |
| also continue in effect until the termination process is | 59471 |
| concluded. | 59472 |
| Pursuant to section 5111.06 of the Revised Code, the | 59473 |
| department is not required to take action under this division by | 59474 |
| issuing an order pursuant to an adjudication conducted in | 59475 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 59476 |
| When subject to a suspension under this division, a provider, | 59477 |
| owner, officer, authorized agent, associate, manager, or employee | 59478 |
| shall not own or provide services to any other medicaid provider | 59479 |
| or risk contractor or arrange for, render, or order services for | 59480 |
| medicaid recipients during the period of suspension. During the | 59481 |
| period of suspension, the provider, owner, officer, authorized | 59482 |
| agent, associate, manager, or employee shall not receive | 59483 |
| reimbursement in the form of direct payments from the department | 59484 |
| or indirect payments of medicaid funds in the form of salary, | 59485 |
| shared fees, contracts, kickbacks, or rebates from or through any | 59486 |
| participating provider or risk contractor. | 59487 |
| (D)(1) The department shall not suspend a provider agreement | 59488 |
| or terminate medicaid reimbursement under division (C) of this | 59489 |
| section if the provider or owner can demonstrate through the | 59490 |
| submission of written evidence that the provider or owner did not | 59491 |
| directly or indirectly sanction the action of its authorized | 59492 |
| agent, associate, manager, or employee that resulted in the | 59493 |
| indictment. | 59494 |
| (2) The termination of medicaid reimbursement applies only to | 59495 |
| payments for medicaid services rendered subsequent to the date on | 59496 |
| which the notice required under division (F) of this section is | 59497 |
| sent. Claims for reimbursement for medicaid services rendered by | 59498 |
| the provider prior to the issuance of the notice may be subject to | 59499 |
| prepayment review procedures whereby the department reviews claims | 59500 |
| to determine whether they are supported by sufficient | 59501 |
| documentation, are in compliance with state and federal statutes | 59502 |
| and rules, and are otherwise complete. | 59503 |
| (E)(1) In the case of a noninstitutional medicaid provider | 59504 |
| that is not an independent provider, the suspension of a provider | 59505 |
| agreement under division (C) of this section applies when an | 59506 |
| indictment charges a person with committing an act that would be a | 59507 |
| felony or misdemeanor under the laws of this state and the act | 59508 |
| relates to or results from either of the following: | 59509 |
| (a) Furnishing or billing for medical care, services, or | 59510 |
| supplies under the medicaid program; | 59511 |
| (b) Participating in the performance of management or | 59512 |
| administrative services relating to furnishing medical care, | 59513 |
| services, or supplies under the medicaid program. | 59514 |
| (2) In the case of a noninstitutional medicaid provider that | 59515 |
| is an independent provider, the suspension of a provider agreement | 59516 |
| under division (C) of this section applies when an indictment | 59517 |
|
charges a person with committing an act that would constitute | 59518 |
| 59519 | |
|
offense as defined in section | 59520 |
| Code. | 59521 |
| (F) Not later than five days after suspending a provider | 59522 |
| agreement under division (C) of this section, the department shall | 59523 |
| send notice of the suspension to the affected provider or owner. | 59524 |
| In providing the notice, the department shall do all of the | 59525 |
| following: | 59526 |
| (1) Describe the indictment that was the cause of the | 59527 |
| suspension, without necessarily disclosing specific information | 59528 |
| concerning any ongoing civil or criminal investigation; | 59529 |
| (2) State that the suspension will continue in effect until | 59530 |
| the proceedings in the criminal case are completed through | 59531 |
| dismissal of the indictment or through conviction, entry of a | 59532 |
| guilty plea, or finding of not guilty and, if the department | 59533 |
| commences a process to terminate the suspended provider agreement, | 59534 |
| until the termination process is concluded; | 59535 |
| (3) Inform the provider or owner of the opportunity to submit | 59536 |
| to the department, not later than thirty days after receiving the | 59537 |
| notice, a request for a reconsideration pursuant to division (G) | 59538 |
| of this section. | 59539 |
| (G)(1) Pursuant to the procedure specified in division (G)(2) | 59540 |
| of this section, a noninstitutional medicaid provider or owner | 59541 |
| subject to a suspension under this section may request a | 59542 |
| reconsideration. The request shall be made not later than thirty | 59543 |
| days after receipt of the notice provided under division (F) of | 59544 |
| this section. The reconsideration is not subject to an | 59545 |
| adjudication hearing pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 59546 |
| (2) In requesting a reconsideration, the provider or owner | 59547 |
| shall submit written information and documents to the department. | 59548 |
| The information and documents may pertain to any of the following | 59549 |
| issues: | 59550 |
| (a) Whether the determination to suspend the provider | 59551 |
| agreement was based on a mistake of fact, other than the validity | 59552 |
| of the indictment; | 59553 |
| (b) Whether any offense charged in the indictment resulted | 59554 |
| from an offense specified in division (E) of this section; | 59555 |
| (c) Whether the provider or owner can demonstrate that the | 59556 |
| provider or owner did not directly or indirectly sanction the | 59557 |
| action of its authorized agent, associate, manager, or employee | 59558 |
| that resulted in the indictment. | 59559 |
| (3) The department shall review the information and documents | 59560 |
| submitted in a request for reconsideration. After the review, the | 59561 |
| suspension may be affirmed, reversed, or modified, in whole or in | 59562 |
| part. The department shall notify the affected provider or owner | 59563 |
| of the results of the review. The review and notification of its | 59564 |
| results shall be completed not later than forty-five days after | 59565 |
| receiving the information and documents submitted in a request for | 59566 |
| reconsideration. | 59567 |
| (H) The department may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter | 59568 |
| 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section. The rules may | 59569 |
| specify circumstances under which the department would not suspend | 59570 |
| a provider agreement pursuant to this section. | 59571 |
| Sec. 5111.032. (A) As used in this section: | 59572 |
| (1) "Criminal records check" has the same meaning as in | 59573 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code. | 59574 |
| (2) | 59575 |
| 59576 |
| | 59577 |
| (a) A violation of section 959.13, 959.131, 2903.01, 2903.02, | 59578 |
| 2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.041, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.15, | 59579 |
| 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.211, 2903.22, 2903.34, 2903.341, 2905.01, | 59580 |
| 2905.02, 2905.05, 2905.11, 2905.12, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, | 59581 |
| 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.21, 2907.22, | 59582 |
| 2907.23, 2907.24, 2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, | 59583 |
| 2907.323, 2907.33, 2909.02, 2909.03, 2909.04, 2909.22, 2909.23, | 59584 |
| 2909.24, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2911.13, 2913.02, | 59585 |
| 2913.03, 2913.04, 2913.05, 2913.11, 2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.32, | 59586 |
| 2913.40, 2913.41, 2913.42, 2913.43, 2913.44, 2913.441, 2913.45, | 59587 |
| 2913.46, 2913.47, 2913.48, 2913.49, 2913.51, 2917.01, 2917.02, | 59588 |
| 2917.03, 2917.31, 2919.12, 2919.121, 2919.123, 2919.22, 2919.23, | 59589 |
| 2919.24, 2919.25, 2921.03, 2921.11, 2921.13, 2921.21, 2921.24, | 59590 |
| 2921.321, 2921.34, 2921.35, 2921.36, 2921.51, 2923.12, 2923.122, | 59591 |
| 2923.123, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2923.162, 2923.21, 2923.32, 2923.42, | 59592 |
| 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.041, 2925.05, 2925.06, 2925.09, | 59593 |
| 2925.11, 2925.13, 2925.14, 2925.22, 2925.23, 2925.24, 2925.36, | 59594 |
| 2925.55, 2925.56, 2927.12, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code; | 59595 |
| (b) Felonious sexual penetration in violation of former | 59596 |
| section 2907.12 of the Revised Code; | 59597 |
| (c) A violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it | 59598 |
| existed prior to July 1, 1996; | 59599 |
| (d) A violation of section 2923.01, 2923.02, or 2923.03 of | 59600 |
| the Revised Code when the underlying offense that is the object of | 59601 |
| the conspiracy, attempt, or complicity is one of the offenses | 59602 |
| listed in division (A)(2)(a) to (c) of this section; | 59603 |
| (e) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance | 59604 |
| or law of this state, any other state, or the United States that | 59605 |
| is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in | 59606 |
| division (A)(2)(a) to (d) of this section. | 59607 |
| (3) "Owner" means a person who has an ownership interest in a | 59608 |
|
provider or applicant to be a provider in an amount designated | 59609 |
| 59610 | |
| this section. | 59611 |
| (4) "Person subject to the criminal records check | 59612 |
| requirement" means the following: | 59613 |
| (a) A provider or applicant to be a provider who is notified | 59614 |
| under division (E)(1) of this section that the provider or | 59615 |
| applicant is subject to a criminal records check; | 59616 |
| (b) An owner or prospective owner, officer or prospective | 59617 |
| officer, or board member or prospective board member of a provider | 59618 |
| or applicant to be a provider if, pursuant to division (E)(1)(a) | 59619 |
| of this section, the owner or prospective owner, officer or | 59620 |
| prospective officer, or board member or prospective board member | 59621 |
| is specified in information given to the provider or applicant | 59622 |
| under division (E)(1) of this section; | 59623 |
| (c) An employee or prospective employee of a provider or | 59624 |
| applicant to be a provider if both of the following apply: | 59625 |
| (i) The employee or prospective employee is specified, | 59626 |
| pursuant to division (E)(1)(b) of this section, in information | 59627 |
| given to the provider or applicant under division (E)(1) of this | 59628 |
| section. | 59629 |
| (ii) The provider or applicant is not prohibited by division | 59630 |
| (D)(3)(b) of this section from employing the employee or | 59631 |
| prospective employee. | 59632 |
| (5) "Provider" means a person, institution, or entity that | 59633 |
| has a medicaid provider agreement with the department of job and | 59634 |
|
family services | 59635 |
| 59636 |
| (6) "Responsible entity" means the following: | 59637 |
| (a) With respect to a criminal records check required under | 59638 |
| this section for a provider or applicant to be a provider, the | 59639 |
| department of job and family services or the department's | 59640 |
| designee; | 59641 |
| (b) With respect to a criminal records check required under | 59642 |
| this section for an owner or prospective owner, officer or | 59643 |
| prospective officer, board member or prospective board member, or | 59644 |
| employee or prospective employee of a provider or applicant to be | 59645 |
| a provider, the provider or applicant. | 59646 |
| (B) | 59647 |
| 59648 | |
| to a criminal records check under section 3712.09, 3721.121, | 59649 |
| 5111.034, 5123.081, or 5123.169 of the Revised Code or any | 59650 |
| individual who is subject to a database review or criminal records | 59651 |
| check under section 173.394, 3701.881, or 5111.033 of the Revised | 59652 |
| Code. | 59653 |
| (C) The department of job and family services may | 59654 |
| any of the following: | 59655 |
| (1) Require that any provider | 59656 |
| 59657 | |
| 59658 | |
| 59659 | |
| 59660 | |
| 59661 | |
| 59662 | |
| 59663 | |
| 59664 | |
| 59665 | |
| 59666 | |
| 59667 |
| | 59668 |
| 59669 | |
| 59670 | |
| 59671 |
| (2) Require that any provider or applicant to be a provider | 59672 |
| require an owner or prospective owner, officer or prospective | 59673 |
| officer, or board member or prospective board member of the | 59674 |
| provider or applicant submit to a criminal records check as a | 59675 |
| condition of being an owner, officer, or board member of the | 59676 |
| provider or applicant; | 59677 |
| (3) Require that any provider or applicant to be a provider | 59678 |
| do the following: | 59679 |
| (a) If so required by rules adopted under this section, | 59680 |
| determine pursuant to a database review conducted under division | 59681 |
| (F)(1)(a) of this section whether any employee or prospective | 59682 |
| employee of the provider or applicant is included in a database; | 59683 |
| (b) Unless the provider or applicant is prohibited by | 59684 |
| division (D)(3)(b) of this section from employing the employee or | 59685 |
| prospective employee, require the employee or prospective employee | 59686 |
| to submit to a criminal records check as a condition of being an | 59687 |
| employee of the provider or applicant. | 59688 |
| (D)(1) The department or the department's designee shall | 59689 |
| terminate a provider's medicaid provider agreement or deny an | 59690 |
| applicant's application for a medicaid provider agreement if the | 59691 |
| provider or applicant is a person subject to the criminal records | 59692 |
| check requirement and either of the following applies: | 59693 |
| (a) The provider or applicant fails to obtain the criminal | 59694 |
| records check after being given the information specified in | 59695 |
| division (G)(1) of this section. | 59696 |
| (b) Except as provided in rules adopted under this section, | 59697 |
| the provider or applicant is found by the criminal records check | 59698 |
| to have been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been found | 59699 |
| eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for a | 59700 |
| disqualifying offense, regardless of the date of the conviction, | 59701 |
| the date of entry of the guilty plea, or the date the applicant or | 59702 |
| provider was found eligible for intervention in lieu of | 59703 |
| conviction. | 59704 |
| (2) No provider or applicant to be a provider shall permit a | 59705 |
| person to be an owner, officer, or board member of the provider or | 59706 |
| applicant if the person is a person subject to the criminal | 59707 |
| records check requirement and either of the following applies: | 59708 |
| (a) The person fails to obtain the criminal records check | 59709 |
| after being given the information specified in division (G)(1) of | 59710 |
| this section. | 59711 |
| (b) Except as provided in rules adopted under this section, | 59712 |
| the person is found by the criminal records check to have been | 59713 |
| convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been found eligible for | 59714 |
| intervention in lieu of conviction for a disqualifying offense, | 59715 |
| regardless of the date of the conviction, the date of entry of the | 59716 |
| guilty plea, or the date the person was found eligible for | 59717 |
| intervention in lieu of conviction. | 59718 |
| (3) No provider or applicant to be a provider shall employ a | 59719 |
| person if any of the following apply: | 59720 |
| (a) The person has been excluded from providing services or | 59721 |
| items under the medicaid program, the medicare program operated | 59722 |
| pursuant to Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," or any other | 59723 |
| federal health care program. | 59724 |
| (b) If the person is subject to a database review conducted | 59725 |
| under division (F)(1)(a) of this section, the person is found by | 59726 |
| the database review to be included in a database and the rules | 59727 |
| adopted under this section regarding the database review prohibit | 59728 |
| the provider or applicant from employing a person included in the | 59729 |
| database. | 59730 |
| (c) If the person is a person subject to the criminal records | 59731 |
| check requirement, either of the following applies: | 59732 |
| (i) The person fails to obtain the criminal records check | 59733 |
| after being given the information specified in division (G)(1) of | 59734 |
| this section. | 59735 |
| (ii) Except as provided in rules adopted under this section, | 59736 |
| the person is found by the criminal records check to have been | 59737 |
| convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been found eligible for | 59738 |
| intervention in lieu of conviction for a disqualifying offense, | 59739 |
| regardless of the date of the conviction, the date of entry of the | 59740 |
| guilty plea, or the date the person was found eligible for | 59741 |
| intervention in lieu of conviction. | 59742 |
| | 59743 |
| inform each provider or applicant to be a provider whether the | 59744 |
| provider or applicant is subject to a criminal records check | 59745 |
| 59746 | |
| information shall be given at times designated in rules adopted | 59747 |
| under this section. For applicants to be providers, the | 59748 |
| information shall be given at the time of initial application. | 59749 |
| When the information is given, the department or the department's | 59750 |
|
designee shall specify | 59751 |
| (a) Which of the provider's or applicant's | 59752 |
| 59753 | |
| prospective officers, or board members or prospective board | 59754 |
|
members are subject to | 59755 |
| (b) Which of the provider's or applicant's employees or | 59756 |
| prospective employees are subject to division (C)(3) of this | 59757 |
| section. | 59758 |
| (2) At times designated in rules adopted under this section, | 59759 |
| a provider or applicant to be a provider that is a person subject | 59760 |
|
to the criminal records check requirement shall | 59761 |
| following: | 59762 |
| (a) Inform each person specified | 59763 |
|
division | 59764 |
|
required | 59765 |
| 59766 | |
| 59767 | |
|
a condition of | 59768 |
|
officer, or board member | 59769 |
| (b) Inform each person specified under division (E)(1)(b) of | 59770 |
| this section that the person is subject to division (C)(3) of this | 59771 |
| section. | 59772 |
| | 59773 |
|
person subject to | 59774 |
| requirement, the department or the department's designee shall | 59775 |
| require the conduct of a criminal records check by the | 59776 |
| superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and | 59777 |
| 59778 | |
| 59779 | |
| 59780 | |
| 59781 | |
| 59782 | |
| 59783 | |
| 59784 | |
| 59785 | |
| 59786 | |
| 59787 | |
| 59788 | |
| 59789 | |
| 59790 | |
| 59791 | |
| 59792 | |
| 59793 | |
| 59794 |
| | 59795 |
| shall require the conduct of a criminal records check by the | 59796 |
|
superintendent with respect to each of the persons specified | 59797 |
| 59798 | |
| 59799 | |
| 59800 | |
| 59801 | |
| 59802 | |
| 59803 | |
| 59804 | |
| 59805 | |
| 59806 | |
| 59807 | |
| 59808 | |
| 59809 | |
| 59810 | |
| 59811 | |
| 59812 | |
| 59813 | |
| 59814 | |
| employee and prospective employee specified under division | 59815 |
| (E)(1)(b) of this section, a provider or applicant to be a | 59816 |
| provider shall do the following: | 59817 |
| (a) If rules adopted under this section require the provider | 59818 |
| or applicant to conduct a database review to determine whether the | 59819 |
| employee or prospective employee is included in a database, | 59820 |
| conduct the database review in accordance with the rules; | 59821 |
| (b) Unless the provider or applicant is prohibited by | 59822 |
| division (D)(3)(b) of this section from employing the employee or | 59823 |
| prospective employee, require the conduct of a criminal records | 59824 |
| check of the employee or prospective employee by the | 59825 |
| superintendent. | 59826 |
| (2) If a person subject to the criminal records check | 59827 |
| requirement does not present proof of having been a resident of | 59828 |
| this state for the five-year period immediately prior to the date | 59829 |
| the criminal records check is requested or provide evidence that | 59830 |
| within that five-year period the superintendent has requested | 59831 |
| information about the person from the federal bureau of | 59832 |
| investigation in a criminal records check, the responsible entity | 59833 |
| shall require the person to request that the superintendent obtain | 59834 |
| information from the federal bureau of investigation as part of | 59835 |
| the criminal records check of the person. Even if the person | 59836 |
| presents proof of having been a resident of this state for the | 59837 |
| five-year period, the responsible entity may require that the | 59838 |
| person request that the superintendent obtain information from the | 59839 |
| federal bureau of investigation and include it in the criminal | 59840 |
| records check of the person. | 59841 |
| | 59842 |
|
section
| 59843 |
| obtained as follows: | 59844 |
| | 59845 |
| 59846 | |
| requirement information about accessing and completing the form | 59847 |
| prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the | 59848 |
|
Revised Code and the standard | 59849 |
| prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section. | 59850 |
| | 59851 |
| criminal records check requirement shall submit the required form | 59852 |
| and one complete set of the person's fingerprint impressions | 59853 |
| directly to the superintendent for purposes of conducting the | 59854 |
| criminal records check using the applicable methods prescribed by | 59855 |
|
division (C) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code. The | 59856 |
| 59857 | |
| the criminal records check. | 59858 |
| | 59859 |
| check in accordance with section 109.572 of the Revised Code. The | 59860 |
| 59861 | |
| requirement shall instruct the superintendent to submit the report | 59862 |
|
of the criminal records check directly to the | 59863 |
| 59864 |
| | 59865 |
| 59866 | |
| 59867 |
| | 59868 |
| 59869 | |
| 59870 | |
| 59871 | |
| 59872 | |
| 59873 |
| | 59874 |
| 59875 | |
| 59876 | |
| 59877 | |
| 59878 | |
| 59879 |
| | 59880 |
| 59881 | |
| 59882 | |
| 59883 | |
| 59884 | |
| or the department's designee is not the responsible entity, the | 59885 |
|
department or designee may require the | 59886 |
| to submit the report to the department or designee. | 59887 |
| | 59888 |
| 59889 | |
| 59890 | |
| 59891 | |
| 59892 |
| | 59893 |
| 59894 | |
| 59895 | |
| 59896 |
| | 59897 |
| 59898 | |
| 59899 | |
| 59900 | |
| 59901 | |
| 59902 | |
| 59903 | |
| 59904 | |
| 59905 | |
| 59906 | |
| 59907 |
| | 59908 |
| 59909 | |
| 59910 | |
| 59911 | |
| 59912 | |
| 59913 | |
| 59914 | |
| 59915 | |
| 59916 | |
| 59917 | |
| 59918 | |
| 59919 | |
| 59920 | |
| 59921 | |
| 59922 | |
| 59923 | |
| 59924 | |
| 59925 | |
| 59926 | |
| 59927 | |
| 59928 | |
| 59929 |
| | 59930 |
| 59931 | |
| 59932 | |
| 59933 |
| | 59934 |
| 59935 | |
| 59936 | |
| 59937 | |
| 59938 | |
| 59939 | |
| 59940 | |
| 59941 |
| | 59942 |
| 59943 | |
| 59944 | |
| 59945 |
| | 59946 |
| employ conditionally a person for whom a criminal records check is | 59947 |
|
required | 59948 |
| the criminal records check | 59949 |
| both of the following apply: | 59950 |
| (a) The provider or applicant is not prohibited by division | 59951 |
| (D)(3)(b) of this section from employing the person. | 59952 |
| (b) The person submits a request for | 59953 |
|
check not later than five business days after the
| 59954 |
| person begins conditional employment. | 59955 |
| | 59956 |
|
a person conditionally under
| 59957 |
| of this section shall terminate the person's employment if the | 59958 |
| results of the criminal records check request are not obtained | 59959 |
| within the period ending sixty days after the date the request is | 59960 |
| made. Regardless of when the results of the criminal records check | 59961 |
|
are obtained, if the results indicate that the | 59962 |
| has been convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, or has been found | 59963 |
|
eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for | 59964 |
| 59965 | |
| disqualifying offense, the provider or applicant shall terminate | 59966 |
| the person's employment unless circumstances specified in rules | 59967 |
| adopted under this section exist that permit the provider or | 59968 |
| applicant to employ the person and the provider or applicant | 59969 |
|
chooses to employ the | 59970 |
| 59971 |
| (I) The report of a criminal records check conducted pursuant | 59972 |
| to this section is not a public record for the purposes of section | 59973 |
| 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be made available to any | 59974 |
| person other than the following: | 59975 |
| (1) The person who is the subject of the criminal records | 59976 |
| check or the person's representative; | 59977 |
| (2) The director of job and family services and the staff of | 59978 |
| the department in the administration of the medicaid program; | 59979 |
| (3) The department's designee; | 59980 |
| (4) The provider or applicant to be a provider who required | 59981 |
| the person who is the subject of the criminal records check to | 59982 |
| submit to the criminal records check; | 59983 |
| (5) A court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual | 59984 |
|
involved in a case dealing with | 59985 |
| (a) The denial or termination of a medicaid provider | 59986 |
| agreement; | 59987 |
| | 59988 |
| 59989 | |
| employment, termination of employment, or employment or | 59990 |
| unemployment benefits; | 59991 |
| (c) A civil or criminal action regarding the medicaid | 59992 |
| program. | 59993 |
| (J) The | 59994 |
| adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to | 59995 |
| implement this section. If the director adopts such rules, the | 59996 |
| rules shall designate the times at which a criminal records check | 59997 |
|
must be conducted under this section. The rules may
| 59998 |
| any of the following: | 59999 |
| (1) Designate the categories of persons who are subject to a | 60000 |
| criminal records check under this section; | 60001 |
| (2) Specify circumstances under which the department or the | 60002 |
| department's designee may continue a medicaid provider agreement | 60003 |
| or issue a medicaid provider agreement to an applicant when the | 60004 |
|
provider or applicant
| 60005 |
|
have been convicted of, | 60006 |
|
eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for | 60007 |
| 60008 | |
| 60009 |
| (3) Specify circumstances under which a provider or applicant | 60010 |
| to be a provider may permit a person to be an employee, owner, | 60011 |
| officer, or board member of the provider or applicant, when the | 60012 |
|
person
| 60013 |
|
pursuant to this section to have been convicted of, | 60014 |
|
guilty to, or | 60015 |
|
conviction for | 60016 |
| 60017 |
| (4) Specify all of the following: | 60018 |
| (a) The circumstances under which a database review must be | 60019 |
| conducted under division (F)(1)(a) of this section to determine | 60020 |
| whether an employee or prospective employee of a provider or | 60021 |
| applicant to be a provider is included in a database; | 60022 |
| (b) The procedures for conducting the database review; | 60023 |
| (c) The databases that are to be checked; | 60024 |
| (d) The circumstances under which a provider or applicant to | 60025 |
| be a provider is prohibited from employing a person who is found | 60026 |
| by the database review to be included in a database. | 60027 |
| Sec. 5111.033. (A) As used in this section: | 60028 |
| | 60029 |
|
consideration for employment | 60030 |
| 60031 | |
| or temporary position that involves providing home and | 60032 |
|
community-based | 60033 |
| 60034 | |
| 60035 | |
| 60036 | |
| 60037 |
| | 60038 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code. | 60039 |
| | 60040 |
| 60041 | |
| 60042 | |
| 60043 | |
| 60044 | |
| 60045 | |
| 60046 |
| | 60047 |
| section 5111.032 of the Revised Code. | 60048 |
| "Employee" means a person employed by a waiver agency in a | 60049 |
| full-time, part-time, or temporary position that involves | 60050 |
| providing home and community-based services. | 60051 |
| "Home and community-based | 60052 |
|
component" | 60053 |
| 60054 | |
| 60055 | |
|
meaning as in section 5111.85 of the Revised Code. | 60056 |
| 60057 | |
| 60058 | |
| 60059 |
| "Waiver agency" means a person or government entity that | 60060 |
| provides home and community-based services under a home and | 60061 |
| community-based services medicaid waiver component administered by | 60062 |
| the department of job and family services, other than such a | 60063 |
| person or government entity that is certified under the medicare | 60064 |
| program. "Waiver agency" does not mean an independent provider as | 60065 |
| defined in section 5111.034 of the Revised Code. | 60066 |
| (B) No waiver agency shall employ an applicant or continue to | 60067 |
| employ an employee in a position that involves providing home and | 60068 |
| community-based services if any of the following apply: | 60069 |
| (1) A review of the databases listed in division (D) of this | 60070 |
| section reveals any of the following: | 60071 |
| (a) That the applicant or employee is included in one or more | 60072 |
| of the databases listed in divisions (D)(1) to (5) of this | 60073 |
| section; | 60074 |
| (b) That there is in the state nurse aide registry | 60075 |
| established under section 3721.32 of the Revised Code a statement | 60076 |
| detailing findings by the director of health that the applicant or | 60077 |
| employee neglected or abused a long-term care facility or | 60078 |
| residential care facility resident or misappropriated property of | 60079 |
| such a resident; | 60080 |
| (c) That the applicant or employee is included in one or more | 60081 |
| of the databases, if any, specified in rules adopted under this | 60082 |
| section and the rules prohibit the waiver agency from employing an | 60083 |
| applicant or continuing to employ an employee included in such a | 60084 |
| database in a position that involves providing home and | 60085 |
| community-based services. | 60086 |
| (2) After the applicant or employee is given the information | 60087 |
| and notification required by divisions (E)(2)(a) and (b) of this | 60088 |
| section, the applicant or employee fails to do either of the | 60089 |
| following: | 60090 |
| (a) Access, complete, or forward to the superintendent of the | 60091 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation the form | 60092 |
| prescribed to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised | 60093 |
| Code or the standard impression sheet prescribed pursuant to | 60094 |
| division (C)(2) of that section; | 60095 |
| (b) Instruct the superintendent to submit the completed | 60096 |
| report of the criminal records check required by this section | 60097 |
| directly to the chief administrator of the waiver agency. | 60098 |
| (3) Except as provided in rules adopted under this section, | 60099 |
| the applicant or employee is found by a criminal records check | 60100 |
| required by this section to have been convicted of, pleaded guilty | 60101 |
| to, or been found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction | 60102 |
| for a disqualifying offense, regardless of the date of the | 60103 |
| conviction, date of entry of the guilty plea, or the date the | 60104 |
| applicant or employee was found eligible for intervention in lieu | 60105 |
| of conviction. | 60106 |
| (C) At the time of each applicant's initial application for | 60107 |
| employment in a position that involves providing home and | 60108 |
| community-based services, the chief administrator of a waiver | 60109 |
| agency shall inform the applicant of both of the following: | 60110 |
| (1) That a review of the databases listed in division (D) of | 60111 |
| this section will be conducted to determine whether the waiver | 60112 |
| agency is prohibited by division (B)(1) of this section from | 60113 |
| employing the applicant in the position; | 60114 |
| (2) That, unless the database review reveals that the | 60115 |
| applicant may not be employed in the position, a criminal records | 60116 |
| check of the applicant will be conducted and the applicant is | 60117 |
| required to provide a set of the applicant's fingerprint | 60118 |
| impressions as part of the criminal records check. | 60119 |
| (D) As a condition of employing any applicant in a position | 60120 |
| that involves providing home and community-based services, the | 60121 |
| chief administrator of a waiver agency shall conduct a database | 60122 |
| review of the applicant in accordance with rules adopted under | 60123 |
| this section. If rules adopted under this section so require, the | 60124 |
| chief administrator of a waiver agency shall conduct a database | 60125 |
| review of an employee in accordance with the rules as a condition | 60126 |
| of continuing to employ the employee in a position that involves | 60127 |
| providing home and community-based services. A database review | 60128 |
| shall determine whether the applicant or employee is included in | 60129 |
| any of the following: | 60130 |
| (1) The excluded parties list system maintained by the United | 60131 |
| States general services administration pursuant to subpart 9.4 of | 60132 |
| the federal acquisition regulation; | 60133 |
| (2) The list of excluded individuals and entities maintained | 60134 |
| by the office of inspector general in the United States department | 60135 |
| of health and human services pursuant to section 1128 of the | 60136 |
| "Social Security Act," 94 Stat. 2619 (1980), 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7, as | 60137 |
| amended, and section 1156 of the "Social Security Act," 96 Stat. | 60138 |
| 388 (1982), 42 U.S.C. 1320c-5, as amended; | 60139 |
| (3) The registry of MR/DD employees established under section | 60140 |
| 5123.52 of the Revised Code; | 60141 |
| (4) The internet-based sex offender and child-victim offender | 60142 |
| database established under division (A)(11) of section 2950.13 of | 60143 |
| the Revised Code; | 60144 |
| (5) The internet-based database of inmates established under | 60145 |
| section 5120.66 of the Revised Code; | 60146 |
| (6) The state nurse aide registry established under section | 60147 |
| 3721.32 of the Revised Code; | 60148 |
| (7) Any other database, if any, specified in rules adopted | 60149 |
| under this section. | 60150 |
| (E)(1) | 60151 |
| position that involves providing home and community-based | 60152 |
| services, the chief administrator of a waiver agency shall require | 60153 |
| 60154 | |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation conduct a | 60155 |
|
criminal records check | 60156 |
| adopted under this section so require, the chief administrator of | 60157 |
| a waiver agency shall require an employee to request that the | 60158 |
| superintendent conduct a criminal records check of the employee at | 60159 |
| times specified in the rules as a condition of continuing to | 60160 |
| employ the employee in a position that involves providing home and | 60161 |
| community-based services. However, a criminal records check is not | 60162 |
| required for an applicant or employee if the waiver agency is | 60163 |
| prohibited by division (B)(1) of this section from employing the | 60164 |
| applicant or continuing to employ the employee in a position that | 60165 |
| involves providing home and community-based services. If an | 60166 |
| applicant or employee for whom a criminal records check request is | 60167 |
|
required
| 60168 |
| proof of having been a resident of this state for the five-year | 60169 |
| period immediately prior to the date the criminal records check is | 60170 |
| requested or provide evidence that within that five-year period | 60171 |
| the superintendent has requested information about the applicant | 60172 |
| or employee from the federal bureau of investigation in a criminal | 60173 |
| records check, the chief administrator shall require the applicant | 60174 |
| or employee to request that the superintendent obtain information | 60175 |
| from the federal bureau of investigation as part of the criminal | 60176 |
|
records check | 60177 |
|
for whom a criminal records check request is required | 60178 |
| 60179 | |
| of this state for the five-year period, the chief administrator | 60180 |
| may require the applicant or employee to request that the | 60181 |
| superintendent include information from the federal bureau of | 60182 |
| investigation in the criminal records check. | 60183 |
| (2) The chief administrator shall provide the following to | 60184 |
| each applicant and employee for whom a criminal records check | 60185 |
| 60186 |
| (a) Information about accessing, completing, and forwarding | 60187 |
| to the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and | 60188 |
| investigation the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of | 60189 |
|
section 109.572 of the Revised Code and the standard | 60190 |
| impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that | 60191 |
| section; | 60192 |
| (b) Written notification that the applicant or employee is to | 60193 |
| instruct the superintendent to submit the completed report of the | 60194 |
| criminal records check directly to the chief administrator. | 60195 |
| (3) | 60196 |
| 60197 | |
| 60198 | |
| 60199 | |
| 60200 | |
| 60201 | |
| 60202 | |
| 60203 | |
| pay to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the | 60204 |
| fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of | 60205 |
| the Revised Code for any criminal records check required by this | 60206 |
| section. However, a waiver agency may require an applicant to pay | 60207 |
| to the bureau the fee for a criminal records check of the | 60208 |
| applicant. If the waiver agency pays the fee for an applicant, it | 60209 |
| may charge the applicant a fee not exceeding the amount the waiver | 60210 |
| agency pays to the bureau under this section if the waiver agency | 60211 |
| notifies the applicant at the time of initial application for | 60212 |
| employment of the amount of the fee and that, unless the fee is | 60213 |
| paid, the applicant will not be considered for employment. | 60214 |
| | 60215 |
| 60216 | |
| 60217 | |
| 60218 | |
| 60219 | |
| 60220 | |
| 60221 | |
| 60222 | |
| 60223 | |
| 60224 |
| | 60225 |
| 60226 | |
| 60227 | |
| 60228 | |
| 60229 | |
| 60230 | |
| 60231 | |
| 60232 | |
| 60233 | |
| 60234 | |
| 60235 | |
| 60236 | |
| 60237 | |
| 60238 | |
| 60239 | |
| 60240 | |
| 60241 | |
| 60242 | |
| 60243 | |
| 60244 | |
| 60245 | |
| 60246 |
| | 60247 |
| 60248 | |
| 60249 | |
| 60250 |
| | 60251 |
|
applicant for whom a criminal records check | 60252 |
| 60253 | |
|
results of | 60254 |
| 60255 |
| (a) The waiver agency is not prohibited by division (B)(1) of | 60256 |
| this section from employing the applicant in a position that | 60257 |
| involves providing home and community-based services. | 60258 |
| (b) The chief administrator of the waiver agency | 60259 |
| 60260 | |
|
records check regarding the | 60261 |
|
with division | 60262 |
|
business days after the
| 60263 |
| employment. | 60264 |
| | 60265 |
|
conditionally under | 60266 |
|
section shall terminate the | 60267 |
|
the results of the criminal records check | 60268 |
| 60269 | |
| information from the federal bureau of investigation, are not | 60270 |
| obtained within the period ending sixty days after the date the | 60271 |
| request for the criminal records check is made. Regardless of when | 60272 |
| the results of the criminal records check are obtained, if the | 60273 |
|
results indicate that the | 60274 |
| of, has pleaded guilty to, or has been found eligible for | 60275 |
|
intervention in lieu of conviction for | 60276 |
| 60277 | |
|
offense, the waiver agency shall terminate the | 60278 |
| applicant's employment unless circumstances specified in rules | 60279 |
| adopted under this section exist that permit the waiver agency to | 60280 |
| employ the applicant and the waiver agency chooses to employ the | 60281 |
| 60282 |
| | 60283 |
| 60284 | |
| 60285 | |
| 60286 | |
| 60287 | |
| 60288 |
| | 60289 |
| 60290 | |
| 60291 | |
| 60292 | |
| 60293 | |
| 60294 | |
| 60295 |
| | 60296 |
| pursuant to a request made under this section is not a public | 60297 |
| record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and | 60298 |
| shall not be made available to any person other than the | 60299 |
| following: | 60300 |
| (1) The | 60301 |
|
of the criminal records check or the | 60302 |
| of the applicant or employee; | 60303 |
| (2) The chief administrator of the waiver agency | 60304 |
| that requires the applicant or employee to request the criminal | 60305 |
| records check or the administrator's representative; | 60306 |
| (3) | 60307 |
| services and the staff of the department in the administration of | 60308 |
| the medicaid program; | 60309 |
| (4) A court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual | 60310 |
|
involved in a case dealing with | 60311 |
| (a) A denial of employment of the applicant or | 60312 |
| 60313 |
| (b) Employment or unemployment benefits of the applicant or | 60314 |
| employee; | 60315 |
| (c) A civil or criminal action regarding the medicaid | 60316 |
| program. | 60317 |
| | 60318 |
| shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised | 60319 |
|
Code to implement this section.
| 60320 |
| (1) The rules may do the following: | 60321 |
| (a) Require employees to undergo database reviews and | 60322 |
| criminal records checks under this section; | 60323 |
| (b) If the rules require employees to undergo database | 60324 |
| reviews and criminal records checks under this section, exempt one | 60325 |
| or more classes of employees from the requirements; | 60326 |
| (c) For the purpose of division (D)(7) of this section, | 60327 |
| specify other databases that are to be checked as part of a | 60328 |
| database review conducted under this section. | 60329 |
| (2) The rules shall specify all of the following: | 60330 |
| (a) The procedures for conducting a database review under | 60331 |
| this section; | 60332 |
| (b) If the rules require employees to undergo database | 60333 |
| reviews and criminal records checks under this section, the times | 60334 |
| at which the database reviews and criminal records checks are to | 60335 |
| be conducted; | 60336 |
| (c) If the rules specify other databases to be checked as | 60337 |
| part of a database review, the circumstances under which a waiver | 60338 |
| agency is prohibited from employing an applicant or continuing to | 60339 |
| employ an employee who is found by the database review to be | 60340 |
| included in one or more of those databases; | 60341 |
| (d) The circumstances under which a waiver agency may employ | 60342 |
| 60343 | |
| records check required by this section to have been convicted of, | 60344 |
| 60345 | |
|
in lieu of conviction for | 60346 |
| 60347 |
| | 60348 |
| 60349 | |
| 60350 | |
| 60351 | |
| 60352 | |
| 60353 | |
| 60354 |
| | 60355 |
| 60356 | |
| 60357 | |
| 60358 | |
| 60359 | |
| 60360 |
| | 60361 |
| 60362 |
| | 60363 |
| 60364 | |
| 60365 | |
| 60366 |
| | 60367 |
| 60368 |
| | 60369 |
| 60370 |
| (I) The amendments made by ...B... to this section do not | 60371 |
| preclude the department of job and family services from taking | 60372 |
| action against a person for failure to comply with former division | 60373 |
| (H) of this section as that division existed on the day preceding | 60374 |
| the effective date of this amendment. | 60375 |
| Sec. 5111.034. (A) As used in this section: | 60376 |
| | 60377 |
| of the provider agreement relating to the independent provider or | 60378 |
| sixty days after September 26, 2003. | 60379 |
| | 60380 |
| a medicaid provider agreement to provide home and community-based | 60381 |
| services as an independent provider under a home and | 60382 |
| community-based medicaid waiver component administered by the | 60383 |
| department of job and family services. | 60384 |
| "Criminal records check" has the same meaning as in section | 60385 |
| 109.572 of the Revised Code. | 60386 |
| | 60387 |
| 60388 |
| | 60389 |
| as in section 5111.032 of the Revised Code. | 60390 |
| "Independent provider" means a person who | 60391 |
| 60392 | |
| provider agreement to provide home and community-based services as | 60393 |
| an independent provider in a home and community-based services | 60394 |
| medicaid waiver component administered by the department of job | 60395 |
|
and family services | 60396 |
| 60397 | |
| 60398 |
| | 60399 |
|
component" has the same meaning as in section | 60400 |
| the Revised Code. | 60401 |
| (B) The department of job and family services or the | 60402 |
| department's designee shall deny an applicant's application for a | 60403 |
| medicaid provider agreement and shall terminate an independent | 60404 |
| provider's medicaid provider agreement if either of the following | 60405 |
| applies: | 60406 |
| (1) After the applicant or independent provider is given the | 60407 |
| information and notification required by divisions (D)(2)(a) and | 60408 |
| (b) of this section, the applicant or independent provider fails | 60409 |
| to do either of the following: | 60410 |
| (a) Access, complete, or forward to the superintendent of the | 60411 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation the form | 60412 |
| prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the | 60413 |
| Revised Code or the standard impression sheet prescribed pursuant | 60414 |
| to division (C)(2) of that section; | 60415 |
| (b) Instruct the superintendent to submit the completed | 60416 |
| report of the criminal records check required by this section | 60417 |
| directly to the department or the department's designee. | 60418 |
| (2) Except as provided in rules adopted under this section, | 60419 |
| the applicant or independent provider is found by a criminal | 60420 |
| records check required by this section to have been convicted of, | 60421 |
| pleaded guilty to, or been found eligible for intervention in lieu | 60422 |
| of conviction for a disqualifying offense, regardless of the date | 60423 |
| of the conviction, the date of entry of the guilty plea, or the | 60424 |
| date the applicant or independent provider was found eligible for | 60425 |
| intervention in lieu of conviction. | 60426 |
| (C)(1) The department | 60427 |
|
department's designee shall inform each | 60428 |
| applicant, at the time of initial application for a medicaid | 60429 |
|
provider agreement | 60430 |
| 60431 | |
|
that the | 60432 |
| set of the applicant's fingerprint impressions and that a criminal | 60433 |
|
records check is required to be conducted | 60434 |
| 60435 | |
| 60436 | |
| department's approving the application. | 60437 |
| (2) Beginning on September 26, 2003, the department or the | 60438 |
|
department's designee shall inform each | 60439 |
| independent provider on or before the time of the anniversary date | 60440 |
|
of the medicaid provider agreement | 60441 |
| 60442 | |
| that the independent provider is required to provide a set of the | 60443 |
| independent provider's fingerprint impressions and that a criminal | 60444 |
| records check is required to be conducted. | 60445 |
| | 60446 |
|
require | 60447 |
| criminal records check prior to entering into a medicaid provider | 60448 |
|
agreement with the | 60449 |
| department or the department's designee shall require an | 60450 |
| independent provider to complete a criminal records check at least | 60451 |
|
annually | 60452 |
|
whom a criminal records check is required | 60453 |
| this section does not present proof of having been a resident of | 60454 |
| this state for the five-year period immediately prior to the date | 60455 |
| the criminal records check is requested or provide evidence that | 60456 |
| within that five-year period the superintendent of the bureau of | 60457 |
| criminal identification and investigation has requested | 60458 |
| information about the applicant or independent provider from the | 60459 |
| federal bureau of investigation in a criminal records check, the | 60460 |
| department or the department's designee shall request that the | 60461 |
| applicant or independent provider obtain through the | 60462 |
| superintendent a criminal records request from the federal bureau | 60463 |
| of investigation as part of the criminal records check of the | 60464 |
| applicant or independent provider. Even if an applicant or | 60465 |
| independent provider for whom a criminal records check request is | 60466 |
|
required | 60467 |
| having been a resident of this state for the five-year period, the | 60468 |
| department or the department's designee may request that the | 60469 |
| applicant or independent provider obtain information through the | 60470 |
| superintendent from the federal bureau of investigation in the | 60471 |
| criminal records check. | 60472 |
| (2) The department or the department's designee shall provide | 60473 |
| the following to each applicant and independent provider for whom | 60474 |
|
a criminal records check | 60475 |
| 60476 |
| (a) Information about accessing, completing, and forwarding | 60477 |
| to the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and | 60478 |
| investigation the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of | 60479 |
|
section 109.572 of the Revised Code and the standard | 60480 |
| impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that | 60481 |
| section; | 60482 |
| (b) Written notification that the applicant or independent | 60483 |
| provider is to instruct the superintendent to submit the completed | 60484 |
| report of the criminal records check directly to the department or | 60485 |
| the department's designee. | 60486 |
| (3) | 60487 |
| 60488 | |
| 60489 | |
| 60490 | |
| 60491 | |
| 60492 | |
| 60493 | |
| independent provider for whom a criminal records check is required | 60494 |
| by this section shall pay to the bureau of criminal identification | 60495 |
| and investigation the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) | 60496 |
| of section 109.572 of the Revised Code for the criminal records | 60497 |
| check conducted of the applicant or independent provider. | 60498 |
| | 60499 |
| 60500 | |
| 60501 | |
| 60502 | |
| 60503 | |
| 60504 | |
| 60505 | |
| 60506 | |
| 60507 |
| | 60508 |
| 60509 | |
| 60510 | |
| 60511 | |
| 60512 | |
| 60513 | |
| 60514 | |
| 60515 | |
| 60516 | |
| 60517 | |
| 60518 | |
| 60519 | |
| 60520 | |
| 60521 | |
| 60522 | |
| 60523 | |
| 60524 | |
| 60525 | |
| 60526 | |
| 60527 | |
| 60528 | |
| 60529 |
| | 60530 |
| 60531 | |
| 60532 | |
| 60533 |
| | 60534 |
| 60535 | |
| 60536 | |
| 60537 | |
| 60538 |
| | 60539 |
| the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in | 60540 |
| accordance with section 109.572 of the Revised Code and pursuant | 60541 |
|
to a request made under | 60542 |
| public record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised | 60543 |
| Code and shall not be made available to any person other than the | 60544 |
| following: | 60545 |
| (1) The person who is the subject of the criminal records | 60546 |
| check or the person's representative; | 60547 |
| (2) | 60548 |
|
services and the staff of the department | 60549 |
| 60550 |
| (3) The department's designee; | 60551 |
| (4) An individual who receives home and community-based | 60552 |
| services from the person who is the subject of the criminal | 60553 |
| records check; | 60554 |
| (5) A court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual | 60555 |
|
involved in a case dealing with | 60556 |
| (a) A denial or termination of a provider agreement related | 60557 |
| to the criminal records check; | 60558 |
| (b) A civil or criminal action regarding the medicaid | 60559 |
| program. | 60560 |
| | 60561 |
| shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised | 60562 |
| Code to implement this section. The rules shall specify | 60563 |
| circumstances under which the department or the department's | 60564 |
|
designee may either | 60565 |
| 60566 | |
| independent provider to maintain an existing medicaid provider | 60567 |
|
agreement
| 60568 |
| 60569 | |
|
to have been convicted of,
| 60570 |
|
found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for | 60571 |
| 60572 | |
| 60573 |
| Sec. 5111.06. (A)(1) As used in this section and in sections | 60574 |
| 5111.061 and 5111.063 of the Revised Code: | 60575 |
| (a) "Provider" means any person, institution, or entity that | 60576 |
| furnishes medicaid services under a provider agreement with the | 60577 |
| department of job and family services pursuant to Title XIX of the | 60578 |
| "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C.A. 301, as | 60579 |
| amended. | 60580 |
| (b) "Party" has the same meaning as in division (G) of | 60581 |
| section 119.01 of the Revised Code. | 60582 |
| (c) "Adjudication" has the same meaning as in division (D) of | 60583 |
| section 119.01 of the Revised Code. | 60584 |
| (2) This section does not apply to | 60585 |
| following: | 60586 |
| (a) Any action taken or decision made by the department of | 60587 |
| job and family services with respect to entering into or refusing | 60588 |
| to enter into a contract with a managed care organization pursuant | 60589 |
| to section 5111.17 of the Revised Code; | 60590 |
| (b) Any action taken by the department under | 60591 |
| 60592 |
| (B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section and | 60593 |
| section 5111.914 of the Revised Code, the department shall do | 60594 |
| either of the following by issuing an order pursuant to an | 60595 |
| adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 60596 |
| Revised Code: | 60597 |
| (1) Enter into or refuse to enter into a provider agreement | 60598 |
| with a provider, or suspend, terminate, renew, or refuse to renew | 60599 |
| an existing provider agreement with a provider; | 60600 |
| (2) Take any action based upon a final fiscal audit of a | 60601 |
| provider. | 60602 |
| (C) Any party who is adversely affected by the issuance of an | 60603 |
| adjudication order under division (B) of this section may appeal | 60604 |
| to the court of common pleas of Franklin county in accordance with | 60605 |
| section 119.12 of the Revised Code. | 60606 |
| (D) The department is not required to comply with division | 60607 |
| (B)(1) of this section whenever any of the following occur: | 60608 |
| (1) The terms of a provider agreement require the provider to | 60609 |
| hold a license, permit, or certificate or maintain a certification | 60610 |
| issued by an official, board, commission, department, division, | 60611 |
| bureau, or other agency of state or federal government other than | 60612 |
| the department of job and family services, and the license, | 60613 |
| permit, certificate, or certification has been denied, revoked, | 60614 |
| not renewed, suspended, or otherwise limited. | 60615 |
| (2) The terms of a provider agreement require the provider to | 60616 |
| hold a license, permit, or certificate or maintain certification | 60617 |
| issued by an official, board, commission, department, division, | 60618 |
| bureau, or other agency of state or federal government other than | 60619 |
| the department of job and family services, and the provider has | 60620 |
| not obtained the license, permit, certificate, or certification. | 60621 |
| (3) The provider agreement is denied, terminated, or not | 60622 |
| renewed due to the termination, refusal to renew, or denial of a | 60623 |
| license, permit, certificate, or certification by an official, | 60624 |
| board, commission, department, division, bureau, or other agency | 60625 |
| of this state other than the department of job and family | 60626 |
| services, notwithstanding the fact that the provider may hold a | 60627 |
| license, permit, certificate, or certification from an official, | 60628 |
| board, commission, department, division, bureau, or other agency | 60629 |
| of another state. | 60630 |
| (4) The provider agreement is denied, terminated, or not | 60631 |
| renewed pursuant to division (C) or (F) of section 5111.03 of the | 60632 |
| Revised Code. | 60633 |
| (5) The provider agreement is denied, terminated, or not | 60634 |
| renewed due to the provider's termination, suspension, or | 60635 |
| exclusion from the medicare program established under Title XVIII | 60636 |
| of the "Social Security Act" or from another state's medicaid | 60637 |
| program and, in either case, the termination, suspension, or | 60638 |
| exclusion is binding on the provider's participation in the | 60639 |
| medicaid program in this state. | 60640 |
| (6) The provider agreement is denied, terminated, or not | 60641 |
| renewed due to the provider's pleading guilty to or being | 60642 |
| convicted of a criminal activity materially related to either the | 60643 |
| medicare or medicaid program. | 60644 |
| (7) The provider agreement is denied, terminated, or | 60645 |
| suspended as a result of action by the United States department of | 60646 |
| health and human services and that action is binding on the | 60647 |
| provider's participation in the medicaid program. | 60648 |
| (8) Pursuant to either section 5111.031 or 5111.035 of the | 60649 |
| Revised Code, the provider agreement is suspended and payments to | 60650 |
| the provider are suspended pending indictment of the provider. | 60651 |
| (9) The provider agreement is denied, terminated, or not | 60652 |
| renewed because the provider or its owner, officer, authorized | 60653 |
| agent, associate, manager, or employee has been convicted of one | 60654 |
| of the offenses that caused the provider agreement to be suspended | 60655 |
| pursuant to section 5111.031 of the Revised Code. | 60656 |
| (10) The provider agreement is converted under section | 60657 |
| 5111.028 of the Revised Code from a provider agreement that is not | 60658 |
| time-limited to a provider agreement that is time-limited. | 60659 |
| (11) The provider agreement is terminated or an application | 60660 |
| for re-enrollment is denied because the provider has failed to | 60661 |
| apply for re-enrollment within the time or in the manner specified | 60662 |
| for re-enrollment pursuant to section 5111.028 of the Revised | 60663 |
| Code. | 60664 |
| (12) The provider agreement is suspended or terminated, or an | 60665 |
| application for enrollment or re-enrollment is denied, for any | 60666 |
| reason authorized or required by one or more of the following: 42 | 60667 |
| C.F.R. 455.106, 455.23, 455.416, 455.434, or 455.450. | 60668 |
| (13) The provider agreement is terminated or not renewed | 60669 |
| because the provider has not billed or otherwise submitted a | 60670 |
| medicaid claim to the department for two years or longer. | 60671 |
| (14) The provider agreement is denied, terminated, or not | 60672 |
| renewed because the provider fails to provide to the department | 60673 |
| the national provider identifier assigned the provider by the | 60674 |
| national provider system pursuant to 45 C.F.R. 162.408. | 60675 |
| In the case of a provider described in division (D)(13) or | 60676 |
| (14) of this section, the department may take its proposed action | 60677 |
| against a provider agreement by sending a notice explaining the | 60678 |
| proposed action to the provider. The notice shall be sent to the | 60679 |
| provider's address on record with the department. The notice may | 60680 |
| be sent by regular mail. | 60681 |
| (E) The department may withhold payments for services | 60682 |
| rendered by a medicaid provider under the medicaid program during | 60683 |
| the pendency of proceedings initiated under division (B)(1) of | 60684 |
| this section. If the proceedings are initiated under division | 60685 |
| (B)(2) of this section, the department may withhold payments only | 60686 |
| to the extent that they equal amounts determined in a final fiscal | 60687 |
| audit as being due the state. This division does not apply if the | 60688 |
| department fails to comply with section 119.07 of the Revised | 60689 |
| Code, requests a continuance of the hearing, or does not issue a | 60690 |
| decision within thirty days after the hearing is completed. This | 60691 |
| division does not apply to nursing facilities and intermediate | 60692 |
| care facilities for the mentally retarded as defined in section | 60693 |
| 5111.20 of the Revised Code. | 60694 |
| Sec. 5111.091. | 60695 |
| 60696 | |
|
shall submit | 60697 |
| senate, speaker and minority leader of the house of | 60698 |
| representatives, and the chairpersons of the standing committees | 60699 |
|
of the senate and house of representatives | 60700 |
| primary responsibility for legislation making biennial | 60701 |
| appropriations a report on the establishment and implementation of | 60702 |
| programs designed to control the increase of the cost of the | 60703 |
| medicaid program, increase the efficiency of the medicaid program, | 60704 |
| and promote better health outcomes. In each calendar year, one | 60705 |
| report shall be submitted not later than the last day of June and | 60706 |
| the subsequent report shall be submitted not later than the last | 60707 |
| day of December. | 60708 |
| | 60709 |
| 60710 |
| | 60711 |
| | 60712 |
| | 60713 |
| 60714 |
| | 60715 |
| | 60716 |
| 60717 |
| | 60718 |
| 60719 |
| | 60720 |
| 60721 |
| Sec. 5111.113. (A) As used in this section: | 60722 |
| (1) | 60723 |
| 60724 |
| | 60725 |
| court under division (E) of section 2113.03 of the Revised Code to | 60726 |
| act as a commissioner. | 60727 |
| | 60728 |
| the Revised Code. | 60729 |
| | 60730 |
| petty cash fund that holds the money of a resident of an adult | 60731 |
| care facility or home and that the facility or home manages for | 60732 |
| the resident. | 60733 |
| (4) "Residential facility" means a residential facility | 60734 |
| licensed under section 5119.22 of the Revised Code that provides | 60735 |
| accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three | 60736 |
| to sixteen unrelated adults. | 60737 |
| (B) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this | 60738 |
|
section, the owner or operator of | 60739 |
| or residential facility shall transfer to the department of job | 60740 |
| and family services the money in the personal needs allowance | 60741 |
|
account of a resident of the
| 60742 |
| a recipient of the medical assistance program no earlier than | 60743 |
| sixty days but not later than ninety days after the resident dies. | 60744 |
|
The | 60745 |
| money even though the owner or operator of the facility or home | 60746 |
| has not been issued letters testamentary or letters of | 60747 |
| administration concerning the resident's estate. | 60748 |
| (C) If funeral or burial expenses for a resident of | 60749 |
| 60750 | |
| not been paid and the only resource the resident had that could be | 60751 |
| used to pay for the expenses is the money in the resident's | 60752 |
| personal needs allowance account, or all other resources of the | 60753 |
| resident are inadequate to pay the full cost of the expenses, the | 60754 |
| money in the resident's personal needs allowance account shall be | 60755 |
| used to pay for the expenses rather than being transferred to the | 60756 |
| department of job and family services pursuant to division (B) of | 60757 |
| this section. | 60758 |
| (D) If, not later than sixty days after a resident of | 60759 |
| 60760 | |
| letters testamentary or letters of administration are issued, or | 60761 |
| an application for release from administration is filed under | 60762 |
| section 2113.03 of the Revised Code, concerning the resident's | 60763 |
|
estate, the owner or operator of the
| 60764 |
| shall transfer the money in the resident's personal needs | 60765 |
| allowance account to the administrator, executor, commissioner, or | 60766 |
| person who filed the application for release from administration. | 60767 |
| (E) The transfer or use of money in a resident's personal | 60768 |
| needs allowance account in accordance with division (B), (C), or | 60769 |
|
(D) of this section discharges and releases the | 60770 |
| 60771 | |
|
operator of the | 60772 |
| from any source. | 60773 |
| (F) If, sixty-one or more days after a resident of | 60774 |
| 60775 | |
| testamentary or letters of administration are issued, or an | 60776 |
| application for release from administration under section 2113.03 | 60777 |
| of the Revised Code is filed, concerning the resident's estate, | 60778 |
| the department of job and family services shall transfer the funds | 60779 |
| to the administrator, executor, commissioner, or person who filed | 60780 |
| the application, unless the department is entitled to recover the | 60781 |
| money under the medicaid estate recovery program instituted under | 60782 |
| section 5111.11 of the Revised Code. | 60783 |
| Sec. 5111.171. | 60784 |
| may provide financial incentive awards to managed care | 60785 |
| organizations under contract with the department pursuant to | 60786 |
| section 5111.17 of the Revised Code that meet or exceed | 60787 |
| performance standards specified in provider agreements or rules | 60788 |
| adopted by the department. The department may specify in a | 60789 |
| contract with a managed care organization the amounts of financial | 60790 |
| incentive awards, methodology for distributing awards, types of | 60791 |
| awards, and standards for administration by the department. | 60792 |
| | 60793 |
| 60794 | |
| 60795 | |
| 60796 | |
| 60797 | |
| 60798 | |
| 60799 | |
| 60800 |
| | 60801 |
| 60802 | |
| 60803 | |
| 60804 |
| | 60805 |
| 60806 | |
| 60807 |
| Sec. 5111.20. As used in sections 5111.20 to 5111.331 of the | 60808 |
| Revised Code: | 60809 |
| (A) "Allowable costs" are those costs determined by the | 60810 |
| department of job and family services to be reasonable and do not | 60811 |
| include fines paid under sections 5111.35 to 5111.61 and section | 60812 |
| 5111.99 of the Revised Code. | 60813 |
| (B) "Ancillary and support costs" means all reasonable costs | 60814 |
| incurred by a nursing facility other than direct care costs, tax | 60815 |
| costs, or capital costs. "Ancillary and support costs" includes, | 60816 |
| but is not limited to, costs of activities, social services, | 60817 |
| pharmacy consultants, habilitation supervisors, qualified mental | 60818 |
| retardation professionals, program directors, medical and | 60819 |
| habilitation records, program supplies, incontinence supplies, | 60820 |
| food, enterals, dietary supplies and personnel, laundry, | 60821 |
| housekeeping, security, administration, medical equipment, | 60822 |
| utilities, liability insurance, bookkeeping, purchasing | 60823 |
| department, human resources, communications, travel, dues, license | 60824 |
| fees, subscriptions, home office costs not otherwise allocated, | 60825 |
|
legal services, accounting services, minor equipment, | 60826 |
| 60827 | |
| advertising, informational advertising, start-up costs, | 60828 |
| organizational expenses, other interest, property insurance, | 60829 |
| employee training and staff development, employee benefits, | 60830 |
| payroll taxes, and workers' compensation premiums or costs for | 60831 |
| self-insurance claims and related costs as specified in rules | 60832 |
| adopted by the director of job and family services under section | 60833 |
| 5111.02 of the Revised Code, for personnel listed in this | 60834 |
| division. "Ancillary and support costs" also means the cost of | 60835 |
| equipment, including vehicles, acquired by operating lease | 60836 |
| executed before December 1, 1992, if the costs are reported as | 60837 |
| administrative and general costs on the facility's cost report for | 60838 |
| the cost reporting period ending December 31, 1992. | 60839 |
| (C) "Capital costs" means costs of ownership and, in the case | 60840 |
| of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, costs | 60841 |
| of nonextensive renovation. | 60842 |
| (1) "Cost of ownership" means the actual expense incurred for | 60843 |
| all of the following: | 60844 |
| (a) Depreciation and interest on any capital assets that cost | 60845 |
| five hundred dollars or more per item, including the following: | 60846 |
| (i) Buildings; | 60847 |
| (ii) Building improvements that are not approved as | 60848 |
| nonextensive renovations under section 5111.251 of the Revised | 60849 |
| Code; | 60850 |
| (iii) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, | 60851 |
| equipment; | 60852 |
| (iv) In the case of an intermediate care facility for the | 60853 |
| mentally retarded, extensive renovations; | 60854 |
| (v) Transportation equipment. | 60855 |
| (b) Amortization and interest on land improvements and | 60856 |
| leasehold improvements; | 60857 |
| (c) Amortization of financing costs; | 60858 |
| (d) Except as provided in division (K) of this section, lease | 60859 |
| and rent of land, building, and equipment. | 60860 |
| The costs of capital assets of less than five hundred dollars | 60861 |
| per item may be considered capital costs in accordance with a | 60862 |
| provider's practice. | 60863 |
| (2) "Costs of nonextensive renovation" means the actual | 60864 |
| expense incurred by an intermediate care facility for the mentally | 60865 |
| retarded for depreciation or amortization and interest on | 60866 |
| renovations that are not extensive renovations. | 60867 |
| (D) "Capital lease" and "operating lease" shall be construed | 60868 |
| in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. | 60869 |
| (E) "Case-mix score" means the measure determined under | 60870 |
| section 5111.232 of the Revised Code of the relative direct-care | 60871 |
| resources needed to provide care and habilitation to a resident of | 60872 |
| a nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the mentally | 60873 |
| retarded. | 60874 |
| (F)(1) "Date of licensure," for a facility originally | 60875 |
| licensed as a nursing home under Chapter 3721. of the Revised | 60876 |
| Code, means the date specific beds were originally licensed as | 60877 |
| nursing home beds under that chapter, regardless of whether they | 60878 |
| were subsequently licensed as residential facility beds under | 60879 |
| section 5123.19 of the Revised Code. For a facility originally | 60880 |
| licensed as a residential facility under section 5123.19 of the | 60881 |
| Revised Code, "date of licensure" means the date specific beds | 60882 |
| were originally licensed as residential facility beds under that | 60883 |
| section. | 60884 |
| If nursing home beds licensed under Chapter 3721. of the | 60885 |
| Revised Code or residential facility beds licensed under section | 60886 |
| 5123.19 of the Revised Code were not required by law to be | 60887 |
| licensed when they were originally used to provide nursing home or | 60888 |
| residential facility services, "date of licensure" means the date | 60889 |
| the beds first were used to provide nursing home or residential | 60890 |
| facility services, regardless of the date the present provider | 60891 |
| obtained licensure. | 60892 |
| If a facility adds nursing home beds or residential facility | 60893 |
| beds or extensively renovates all or part of the facility after | 60894 |
| its original date of licensure, it will have a different date of | 60895 |
| licensure for the additional beds or extensively renovated portion | 60896 |
| of the facility, unless the beds are added in a space that was | 60897 |
| constructed at the same time as the previously licensed beds but | 60898 |
| was not licensed under Chapter 3721. or section 5123.19 of the | 60899 |
| Revised Code at that time. | 60900 |
| (2) The definition of "date of licensure" in this section | 60901 |
| applies in determinations of the medicaid reimbursement rate for a | 60902 |
| nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the mentally | 60903 |
| retarded but does not apply in determinations of the franchise | 60904 |
| permit fee for a nursing facility or intermediate care facility | 60905 |
| for the mentally retarded. | 60906 |
| (G) "Desk-reviewed" means that costs as reported on a cost | 60907 |
| report submitted under section 5111.26 of the Revised Code have | 60908 |
| been subjected to a desk review under division (A) of section | 60909 |
| 5111.27 of the Revised Code and preliminarily determined to be | 60910 |
| allowable costs. | 60911 |
| (H) "Direct care costs" means all of the following: | 60912 |
| (1)(a) Costs for registered nurses, licensed practical | 60913 |
| nurses, and nurse aides employed by the facility; | 60914 |
| (b) Costs for direct care staff, administrative nursing | 60915 |
| staff, medical directors, respiratory therapists, and except as | 60916 |
| provided in division (H)(2) of this section, other persons holding | 60917 |
| degrees qualifying them to provide therapy; | 60918 |
| (c) Costs of purchased nursing services; | 60919 |
| (d) Costs of quality assurance; | 60920 |
| (e) Costs of training and staff development, employee | 60921 |
| benefits, payroll taxes, and workers' compensation premiums or | 60922 |
| costs for self-insurance claims and related costs as specified in | 60923 |
| rules adopted by the director of job and family services in | 60924 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for personnel | 60925 |
| listed in divisions (H)(1)(a), (b), and (d) of this section; | 60926 |
| (f) Costs of consulting and management fees related to direct | 60927 |
| care; | 60928 |
| (g) Allocated direct care home office costs. | 60929 |
| (2) In addition to the costs specified in division (H)(1) of | 60930 |
| this section, for nursing facilities only, direct care costs | 60931 |
| include costs of habilitation staff (other than habilitation | 60932 |
| supervisors), medical supplies, oxygen, over-the-counter pharmacy | 60933 |
| products, behavioral and mental health services, physical | 60934 |
| therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists, | 60935 |
| occupational therapy assistants, speech therapists, audiologists, | 60936 |
| habilitation supplies, wheelchairs, resident transportation, and | 60937 |
| universal precautions supplies. | 60938 |
| (3) In addition to the costs specified in division (H)(1) of | 60939 |
| this section, for intermediate care facilities for the mentally | 60940 |
| retarded only, direct care costs include both of the following: | 60941 |
| (a) Costs for physical therapists and physical therapy | 60942 |
| assistants, occupational therapists and occupational therapy | 60943 |
| assistants, speech therapists, audiologists, habilitation staff | 60944 |
| (including habilitation supervisors), qualified mental retardation | 60945 |
| professionals, program directors, social services staff, | 60946 |
| activities staff, off-site day programming, psychologists and | 60947 |
| psychology assistants, and social workers and counselors; | 60948 |
| (b) Costs of training and staff development, employee | 60949 |
| benefits, payroll taxes, and workers' compensation premiums or | 60950 |
| costs for self-insurance claims and related costs as specified in | 60951 |
| rules adopted under section 5111.02 of the Revised Code, for | 60952 |
| personnel listed in division (H)(3)(a) of this section. | 60953 |
| (4) Costs of other direct-care resources that are specified | 60954 |
| as direct care costs in rules adopted under section 5111.02 of the | 60955 |
| Revised Code. | 60956 |
| (I) "Fiscal year" means the fiscal year of this state, as | 60957 |
| specified in section 9.34 of the Revised Code. | 60958 |
| (J) "Franchise permit fee" means the following: | 60959 |
| (1) In the context of nursing facilities, the fee imposed by | 60960 |
| sections 3721.50 to 3721.58 of the Revised Code; | 60961 |
| (2) In the context of intermediate care facilities for the | 60962 |
| mentally retarded, the fee imposed by sections 5112.30 to 5112.39 | 60963 |
| of the Revised Code. | 60964 |
| (K) "Indirect care costs" means all reasonable costs incurred | 60965 |
| by an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded other | 60966 |
| than direct care costs, other protected costs, or capital costs. | 60967 |
| "Indirect care costs" includes but is not limited to costs of | 60968 |
| habilitation supplies, pharmacy consultants, medical and | 60969 |
| habilitation records, program supplies, incontinence supplies, | 60970 |
| food, enterals, dietary supplies and personnel, laundry, | 60971 |
| housekeeping, security, administration, liability insurance, | 60972 |
| bookkeeping, purchasing department, human resources, | 60973 |
| communications, travel, dues, license fees, subscriptions, home | 60974 |
| office costs not otherwise allocated, legal services, accounting | 60975 |
| services, minor equipment, maintenance and repairs, help-wanted | 60976 |
| advertising, informational advertising, start-up costs, | 60977 |
| organizational expenses, other interest, property insurance, | 60978 |
| employee training and staff development, employee benefits, | 60979 |
| payroll taxes, and workers' compensation premiums or costs for | 60980 |
| self-insurance claims and related costs as specified in rules | 60981 |
| adopted under section 5111.02 of the Revised Code, for personnel | 60982 |
| listed in this division. Notwithstanding division (C)(1) of this | 60983 |
| section, "indirect care costs" also means the cost of equipment, | 60984 |
| including vehicles, acquired by operating lease executed before | 60985 |
| December 1, 1992, if the costs are reported as administrative and | 60986 |
| general costs on the facility's cost report for the cost reporting | 60987 |
| period ending December 31, 1992. | 60988 |
| (L) "Inpatient days" means | 60989 |
| (1) In the context of a nursing facility, both of the | 60990 |
| following: | 60991 |
| (a) All days during which a resident, regardless of payment | 60992 |
|
source, occupies a bed in a nursing facility | 60993 |
| 60994 | |
| nursing facility's certified capacity under Title XIX | 60995 |
| 60996 |
| (b) Fifty per cent of the days for which payment is made | 60997 |
|
under section | 60998 |
| 60999 | |
| 61000 |
| (2) In the context of an intermediate care facility for the | 61001 |
| mentally retarded, both of the following: | 61002 |
| (a) All days during which a resident, regardless of payment | 61003 |
| source, occupies a bed in an intermediate care facility for the | 61004 |
| mentally retarded that is included in the facility's certified | 61005 |
| capacity under Title XIX; | 61006 |
| (b) All days for which payment is made under section 5111.33 | 61007 |
| of the Revised Code. | 61008 |
| (M) "Intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" | 61009 |
| means an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded | 61010 |
| certified as in compliance with applicable standards for the | 61011 |
| medicaid program by the director of health in accordance with | 61012 |
| Title XIX. | 61013 |
| (N) "Maintenance and repair expenses" means, except as | 61014 |
| provided in division (BB)(2) of this section, expenditures that | 61015 |
| are necessary and proper to maintain an asset in a normally | 61016 |
| efficient working condition and that do not extend the useful life | 61017 |
| of the asset two years or more. "Maintenance and repair expenses" | 61018 |
| includes but is not limited to the cost of ordinary repairs such | 61019 |
| as painting and wallpapering. | 61020 |
| (O) "Medicaid days" means | 61021 |
| (1) In the context of a nursing facility, both of the | 61022 |
| following: | 61023 |
| (a) All days during which a resident who is a medicaid | 61024 |
| recipient eligible for nursing facility services occupies a bed in | 61025 |
| a nursing facility that is included in the nursing facility's | 61026 |
|
certified capacity under Title XIX | 61027 |
| (b) Fifty per cent of the days for which payment is made | 61028 |
|
under section | 61029 |
| 61030 | |
| 61031 |
| (2) In the context of an intermediate care facility for the | 61032 |
| mentally retarded, both of the following: | 61033 |
| (a) All days during which a resident who is a medicaid | 61034 |
| recipient eligible for intermediate care facility for the mentally | 61035 |
| retarded services occupies a bed in an intermediate care facility | 61036 |
| for the mentally retarded that is included in the facility's | 61037 |
| certified capacity under Title XIX; | 61038 |
| (b) All days for which payment is made under section 5111.33 | 61039 |
| of the Revised Code. | 61040 |
| (P) "Nursing facility" means a facility, or a distinct part | 61041 |
| of a facility, that is certified as a nursing facility by the | 61042 |
| director of health in accordance with Title XIX and is not an | 61043 |
| intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded. "Nursing | 61044 |
| facility" includes a facility, or a distinct part of a facility, | 61045 |
| that is certified as a nursing facility by the director of health | 61046 |
| in accordance with Title XIX and is certified as a skilled nursing | 61047 |
| facility by the director in accordance with Title XVIII. | 61048 |
| (Q) "Operator" means the person or government entity | 61049 |
| responsible for the daily operating and management decisions for a | 61050 |
| nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the mentally | 61051 |
| retarded. | 61052 |
| (R) "Other protected costs" means costs incurred by an | 61053 |
| intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded for medical | 61054 |
| supplies; real estate, franchise, and property taxes; natural gas, | 61055 |
| fuel oil, water, electricity, sewage, and refuse and hazardous | 61056 |
| medical waste collection; allocated other protected home office | 61057 |
| costs; and any additional costs defined as other protected costs | 61058 |
| in rules adopted under section 5111.02 of the Revised Code. | 61059 |
| (S)(1) "Owner" means any person or government entity that has | 61060 |
| at least five per cent ownership or interest, either directly, | 61061 |
| indirectly, or in any combination, in any of the following | 61062 |
| regarding a nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the | 61063 |
| mentally retarded: | 61064 |
| (a) The land on which the facility is located; | 61065 |
| (b) The structure in which the facility is located; | 61066 |
| (c) Any mortgage, contract for deed, or other obligation | 61067 |
| secured in whole or in part by the land or structure on or in | 61068 |
| which the facility is located; | 61069 |
| (d) Any lease or sublease of the land or structure on or in | 61070 |
| which the facility is located. | 61071 |
| (2) "Owner" does not mean a holder of a debenture or bond | 61072 |
| related to the nursing facility or intermediate care facility for | 61073 |
| the mentally retarded and purchased at public issue or a regulated | 61074 |
| lender that has made a loan related to the facility unless the | 61075 |
| holder or lender operates the facility directly or through a | 61076 |
| subsidiary. | 61077 |
| (T) "Patient" includes "resident." | 61078 |
| (U) Except as provided in divisions (U)(1) and (2) of this | 61079 |
| section, "per diem" means a nursing facility's or intermediate | 61080 |
| care facility for the mentally retarded's actual, allowable costs | 61081 |
| in a given cost center in a cost reporting period, divided by the | 61082 |
| facility's inpatient days for that cost reporting period. | 61083 |
| (1) When calculating indirect care costs for the purpose of | 61084 |
| establishing rates under section 5111.241 of the Revised Code, | 61085 |
| "per diem" means an intermediate care facility for the mentally | 61086 |
| retarded's actual, allowable indirect care costs in a cost | 61087 |
| reporting period divided by the greater of the facility's | 61088 |
| inpatient days for that period or the number of inpatient days the | 61089 |
| facility would have had during that period if its occupancy rate | 61090 |
| had been eighty-five per cent. | 61091 |
| (2) When calculating capital costs for the purpose of | 61092 |
| establishing rates under section 5111.251 of the Revised Code, | 61093 |
| "per diem" means a facility's actual, allowable capital costs in a | 61094 |
| cost reporting period divided by the greater of the facility's | 61095 |
| inpatient days for that period or the number of inpatient days the | 61096 |
| facility would have had during that period if its occupancy rate | 61097 |
| had been ninety-five per cent. | 61098 |
| (V) "Provider" means an operator with a provider agreement. | 61099 |
| (W) "Provider agreement" means a contract between the | 61100 |
| department of job and family services and the operator of a | 61101 |
| nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the mentally | 61102 |
| retarded for the provision of nursing facility services or | 61103 |
| intermediate care facility services for the mentally retarded | 61104 |
| under the medicaid program. | 61105 |
| (X) "Purchased nursing services" means services that are | 61106 |
| provided in a nursing facility by registered nurses, licensed | 61107 |
| practical nurses, or nurse aides who are not employees of the | 61108 |
| facility. | 61109 |
| (Y) "Reasonable" means that a cost is an actual cost that is | 61110 |
| appropriate and helpful to develop and maintain the operation of | 61111 |
| patient care facilities and activities, including normal standby | 61112 |
| costs, and that does not exceed what a prudent buyer pays for a | 61113 |
| given item or services. Reasonable costs may vary from provider to | 61114 |
| provider and from time to time for the same provider. | 61115 |
| (Z) "Related party" means an individual or organization that, | 61116 |
| to a significant extent, has common ownership with, is associated | 61117 |
| or affiliated with, has control of, or is controlled by, the | 61118 |
| provider. | 61119 |
| (1) An individual who is a relative of an owner is a related | 61120 |
| party. | 61121 |
| (2) Common ownership exists when an individual or individuals | 61122 |
| possess significant ownership or equity in both the provider and | 61123 |
| the other organization. Significant ownership or equity exists | 61124 |
| when an individual or individuals possess five per cent ownership | 61125 |
| or equity in both the provider and a supplier. Significant | 61126 |
| ownership or equity is presumed to exist when an individual or | 61127 |
| individuals possess ten per cent ownership or equity in both the | 61128 |
| provider and another organization from which the provider | 61129 |
| purchases or leases real property. | 61130 |
| (3) Control exists when an individual or organization has the | 61131 |
| power, directly or indirectly, to significantly influence or | 61132 |
| direct the actions or policies of an organization. | 61133 |
| (4) An individual or organization that supplies goods or | 61134 |
| services to a provider shall not be considered a related party if | 61135 |
| all of the following conditions are met: | 61136 |
| (a) The supplier is a separate bona fide organization. | 61137 |
| (b) A substantial part of the supplier's business activity of | 61138 |
| the type carried on with the provider is transacted with others | 61139 |
| than the provider and there is an open, competitive market for the | 61140 |
| types of goods or services the supplier furnishes. | 61141 |
| (c) The types of goods or services are commonly obtained by | 61142 |
| other nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities for the | 61143 |
| mentally retarded from outside organizations and are not a basic | 61144 |
| element of patient care ordinarily furnished directly to patients | 61145 |
| by the facilities. | 61146 |
| (d) The charge to the provider is in line with the charge for | 61147 |
| the goods or services in the open market and no more than the | 61148 |
| charge made under comparable circumstances to others by the | 61149 |
| supplier. | 61150 |
| (AA) "Relative of owner" means an individual who is related | 61151 |
| to an owner of a nursing facility or intermediate care facility | 61152 |
| for the mentally retarded by one of the following relationships: | 61153 |
| (1) Spouse; | 61154 |
| (2) Natural parent, child, or sibling; | 61155 |
| (3) Adopted parent, child, or sibling; | 61156 |
| (4) Stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, or stepsister; | 61157 |
| (5) Father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, | 61158 |
| daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; | 61159 |
| (6) Grandparent or grandchild; | 61160 |
| (7) Foster caregiver, foster child, foster brother, or foster | 61161 |
| sister. | 61162 |
| (BB) "Renovation" and "extensive renovation" mean: | 61163 |
| (1) Any betterment, improvement, or restoration of an | 61164 |
| intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded started | 61165 |
| before July 1, 1993, that meets the definition of a renovation or | 61166 |
| extensive renovation established in rules adopted by the director | 61167 |
| of job and family services in effect on December 22, 1992. | 61168 |
| (2) In the case of betterments, improvements, and | 61169 |
| restorations of intermediate care facilities for the mentally | 61170 |
| retarded started on or after July 1, 1993: | 61171 |
| (a) "Renovation" means the betterment, improvement, or | 61172 |
| restoration of an intermediate care facility for the mentally | 61173 |
| retarded beyond its current functional capacity through a | 61174 |
| structural change that costs at least five hundred dollars per | 61175 |
| bed. A renovation may include betterment, improvement, | 61176 |
| restoration, or replacement of assets that are affixed to the | 61177 |
| building and have a useful life of at least five years. A | 61178 |
| renovation may include costs that otherwise would be considered | 61179 |
| maintenance and repair expenses if they are an integral part of | 61180 |
| the structural change that makes up the renovation project. | 61181 |
| "Renovation" does not mean construction of additional space for | 61182 |
| beds that will be added to a facility's licensed or certified | 61183 |
| capacity. | 61184 |
| (b) "Extensive renovation" means a renovation that costs more | 61185 |
| than sixty-five per cent and no more than eighty-five per cent of | 61186 |
| the cost of constructing a new bed and that extends the useful | 61187 |
| life of the assets for at least ten years. | 61188 |
| For the purposes of division (BB)(2) of this section, the | 61189 |
| cost of constructing a new bed shall be considered to be forty | 61190 |
| thousand dollars, adjusted for the estimated rate of inflation | 61191 |
| from January 1, 1993, to the end of the calendar year during which | 61192 |
| the renovation is completed, using the consumer price index for | 61193 |
| shelter costs for all urban consumers for the north central | 61194 |
| region, as published by the United States bureau of labor | 61195 |
| statistics. | 61196 |
| The department of job and family services may treat a | 61197 |
| renovation that costs more than eighty-five per cent of the cost | 61198 |
| of constructing new beds as an extensive renovation if the | 61199 |
| department determines that the renovation is more prudent than | 61200 |
| construction of new beds. | 61201 |
| (CC) "Tax costs" means the costs of taxes imposed under | 61202 |
| Chapter 5751. of the Revised Code, real estate taxes, personal | 61203 |
| property taxes, and corporate franchise taxes. | 61204 |
| (DD) "Title XIX" means Title XIX of the "Social Security | 61205 |
| Act," 79 Stat. 286 (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1396, as amended. | 61206 |
| | 61207 |
| Security Act," 79 Stat. 286 (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1395, as amended. | 61208 |
| Sec. 5111.222. (A) Except as otherwise provided by sections | 61209 |
| 5111.20 to 5111.331 of the Revised Code and by division (B) of | 61210 |
| this section, the total rate that the department of job and family | 61211 |
| services shall agree to pay for a fiscal year to the provider of a | 61212 |
| nursing facility pursuant to a provider agreement shall equal the | 61213 |
| sum of all of the following: | 61214 |
| (1) The rate for direct care costs determined for the nursing | 61215 |
| facility under section 5111.231 of the Revised Code; | 61216 |
| (2) The rate for ancillary and support costs determined for | 61217 |
| the nursing facility's ancillary and support cost peer group under | 61218 |
| section 5111.24 of the Revised Code; | 61219 |
| (3) The rate for tax costs determined for the nursing | 61220 |
| facility under section 5111.242 of the Revised Code; | 61221 |
| (4) The quality incentive payment paid to the nursing | 61222 |
| facility under section 5111.244 of the Revised Code; | 61223 |
| (5) If the nursing facility qualifies as a critical access | 61224 |
| nursing facility, the critical access incentive payment paid to | 61225 |
| the nursing facility under section 5111.246 of the Revised Code; | 61226 |
| (6) The rate for capital costs determined for the nursing | 61227 |
| facility's capital costs peer group under section 5111.25 of the | 61228 |
| Revised Code. | 61229 |
| (B) The department shall adjust the rates otherwise | 61230 |
| determined under division (A) of this section as directed by the | 61231 |
| general assembly through the enactment of law governing medicaid | 61232 |
| payments to providers of nursing facilities, including any law | 61233 |
| that establishes factors by which the rates are to be adjusted. | 61234 |
| (C) In addition to paying a nursing facility provider the | 61235 |
| total rate determined for the nursing facility under division (A) | 61236 |
| of this section for a fiscal year, the department shall pay the | 61237 |
| provider a quality bonus under section 5111.245 of the Revised | 61238 |
| Code for that fiscal year if the provider's nursing facility is a | 61239 |
| qualifying nursing facility, as defined in that section, for that | 61240 |
| fiscal year. The quality bonus shall not be part of the total | 61241 |
| rate. | 61242 |
| Sec. 5111.23. (A) The department of job and family services | 61243 |
| shall pay a provider for each of the provider's eligible | 61244 |
| intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded a per | 61245 |
| resident per day rate for direct care costs established | 61246 |
| prospectively for each facility. The department shall establish | 61247 |
| each facility's rate for direct care costs quarterly. | 61248 |
| (B) Each facility's rate for direct care costs shall be based | 61249 |
| on the facility's cost per case-mix unit, subject to the maximum | 61250 |
| costs per case-mix unit established under division (B)(2) of this | 61251 |
| section, from the calendar year preceding the fiscal year in which | 61252 |
| the rate is paid. To determine the rate, the department shall do | 61253 |
| all of the following: | 61254 |
| (1) Determine each facility's cost per case-mix unit for the | 61255 |
| calendar year preceding the fiscal year in which the rate will be | 61256 |
| paid by dividing the facility's desk-reviewed, actual, allowable, | 61257 |
| per diem direct care costs for that year by its average case-mix | 61258 |
| score determined under section 5111.232 of the Revised Code for | 61259 |
| the same calendar year. | 61260 |
| (2)(a) Set the maximum cost per case-mix unit for each peer | 61261 |
| group of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded | 61262 |
| with more than eight beds specified in rules adopted under | 61263 |
| division (F) of this section at a percentage above the cost per | 61264 |
| case-mix unit of the facility in the group that has the group's | 61265 |
|
median medicaid | 61266 |
| fiscal year in which the rate will be paid, as calculated under | 61267 |
| division (B)(1) of this section, that is no less than the | 61268 |
| percentage calculated under division (E)(2) of this section. | 61269 |
| (b) Set the maximum cost per case-mix unit for each peer | 61270 |
| group of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded | 61271 |
| with eight or fewer beds specified in rules adopted under division | 61272 |
| (F) of this section at a percentage above the cost per case-mix | 61273 |
| unit of the facility in the group that has the group's median | 61274 |
|
medicaid | 61275 |
| year in which the rate will be paid, as calculated under division | 61276 |
| (B)(1) of this section, that is no less than the percentage | 61277 |
| calculated under division (E)(3) of this section. | 61278 |
| (c) In calculating the maximum cost per case-mix unit under | 61279 |
| divisions (B)(2)(a) and (b) of this section for each peer group, | 61280 |
| the department shall exclude from its calculations the cost per | 61281 |
| case-mix unit of any facility in the group that participated in | 61282 |
| the medicaid program under the same operator for less than twelve | 61283 |
| months during the calendar year preceding the fiscal year in which | 61284 |
| the rate will be paid. | 61285 |
| (3) Estimate the rate of inflation for the eighteen-month | 61286 |
| period beginning on the first day of July of the calendar year | 61287 |
| preceding the fiscal year in which the rate will be paid and | 61288 |
| ending on the thirty-first day of December of the fiscal year in | 61289 |
| which the rate will be paid, using the index specified in division | 61290 |
| (C) of this section. If the estimated inflation rate for the | 61291 |
| eighteen-month period is different from the actual inflation rate | 61292 |
| for that period, as measured using the same index, the difference | 61293 |
| shall be added to or subtracted from the inflation rate estimated | 61294 |
| under division (B)(3) of this section for the following fiscal | 61295 |
| year. | 61296 |
| (4) The department shall not recalculate a maximum cost per | 61297 |
| case-mix unit under division (B)(2) of this section or a | 61298 |
| percentage under division (E) of this section based on additional | 61299 |
| information that it receives after the maximum costs per case-mix | 61300 |
| unit or percentages are set. The department shall recalculate a | 61301 |
| maximum cost per case-mix units or percentage only if it made an | 61302 |
| error in computing the maximum cost per case-mix unit or | 61303 |
| percentage based on information available at the time of the | 61304 |
| original calculation. | 61305 |
| (C) The department shall use the following index for the | 61306 |
| purpose of division (B)(3) of this section: | 61307 |
| (1) The employment cost index for total compensation, health | 61308 |
| services component, published by the United States bureau of labor | 61309 |
| statistics; | 61310 |
| (2) If the United States bureau of labor statistics ceases to | 61311 |
| publish the index specified in division (C)(1) of this section, | 61312 |
| the index that is subsequently published by the bureau and covers | 61313 |
| nursing facilities' staff costs. | 61314 |
| (D) Each facility's rate for direct care costs shall be | 61315 |
| determined as follows for each calendar quarter within a fiscal | 61316 |
| year: | 61317 |
| (1) Multiply the lesser of the following by the facility's | 61318 |
| average case-mix score determined under section 5111.232 of the | 61319 |
| Revised Code for the calendar quarter that preceded the | 61320 |
| immediately preceding calendar quarter: | 61321 |
| (a) The facility's cost per case-mix unit for the calendar | 61322 |
| year preceding the fiscal year in which the rate will be paid, as | 61323 |
| determined under division (B)(1) of this section; | 61324 |
| (b) The maximum cost per case-mix unit established for the | 61325 |
| fiscal year in which the rate will be paid for the facility's peer | 61326 |
| group under division (B)(2) of this section; | 61327 |
| (2) Adjust the product determined under division (D)(1) of | 61328 |
| this section by the inflation rate estimated under division (B)(3) | 61329 |
| of this section. | 61330 |
| (E)(1) The department shall calculate the percentage above | 61331 |
| the median cost per case-mix unit determined under division (B)(1) | 61332 |
| of this section for the facility that has the median medicaid | 61333 |
| 61334 | |
| facilities for the mentally retarded with more than eight beds | 61335 |
| that would result in payment of all desk-reviewed, actual, | 61336 |
| allowable direct care costs for eighty and one-half per cent of | 61337 |
|
the medicaid | 61338 |
| 1992. | 61339 |
| (2) The department shall calculate the percentage above the | 61340 |
| median cost per case-mix unit determined under division (B)(1) of | 61341 |
| this section for the facility that has the median medicaid | 61342 |
| 61343 | |
| facilities for the mentally retarded with eight or fewer beds that | 61344 |
| would result in payment of all desk-reviewed, actual, allowable | 61345 |
| direct care costs for eighty and one-half per cent of the medicaid | 61346 |
| 61347 |
| (F) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules | 61348 |
| under section 5111.02 of the Revised Code that specify peer groups | 61349 |
| of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded with | 61350 |
| more than eight beds and intermediate care facilities for the | 61351 |
| mentally retarded with eight or fewer beds, based on findings of | 61352 |
| significant per diem direct care cost differences due to geography | 61353 |
| and facility bed-size. The rules also may specify peer groups | 61354 |
| based on findings of significant per diem direct care cost | 61355 |
| differences due to other factors which may include case-mix. | 61356 |
| (G) The department, in accordance with division (D) of | 61357 |
| section 5111.232 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under | 61358 |
| division (F) of that section, may assign case-mix scores or costs | 61359 |
| per case-mix unit if a provider fails to submit assessment data | 61360 |
| necessary to calculate an intermediate care facility for the | 61361 |
| mentally retarded's case-mix score in accordance with that | 61362 |
| section. | 61363 |
| Sec. 5111.242. (A) As used in this section | 61364 |
| | 61365 |
| following: | 61366 |
| | 61367 |
| services' initial determination under this section of nursing | 61368 |
| facilities' rate for tax costs, calendar year 2003; | 61369 |
| | 61370 |
| determinations under division (C) of this section of nursing | 61371 |
| facilities' rate for tax costs, the calendar year the department | 61372 |
| selects. | 61373 |
| | 61374 |
| 61375 | |
| 61376 |
| (B) The department of job and family services shall pay a | 61377 |
| provider for each of the provider's eligible nursing facilities a | 61378 |
| per resident per day rate for tax costs determined under division | 61379 |
| (C) of this section. | 61380 |
| (C) At least once every ten years, the department shall | 61381 |
| determine the rate for tax costs for each nursing facility. The | 61382 |
| rate for tax costs determined under this division for a nursing | 61383 |
| facility shall be used for subsequent years until the department | 61384 |
| redetermines it. To determine a nursing facility's rate for tax | 61385 |
| costs and except as provided in division (D) of this section, the | 61386 |
| department shall divide the nursing facility's desk-reviewed, | 61387 |
| actual, allowable tax costs paid for the applicable calendar year | 61388 |
| by the number of inpatient days the nursing facility would have | 61389 |
| had if its occupancy rate had been one hundred per cent during the | 61390 |
| applicable calendar year. | 61391 |
| (D) If a nursing facility had a credit regarding its real | 61392 |
| estate taxes reflected on its cost report for calendar year 2003, | 61393 |
| the department shall determine its rate for tax costs for the | 61394 |
| period beginning on July 1, 2010, and ending on the first day of | 61395 |
| the fiscal year for which the department first redetermines all | 61396 |
| nursing facilities' rate for tax costs under division (C) of this | 61397 |
| section by dividing the nursing facility's desk-reviewed, actual, | 61398 |
| allowable tax costs paid for calendar year 2004 by the number of | 61399 |
| inpatient days the nursing facility would have had if its | 61400 |
| occupancy rate had been one hundred per cent during calendar year | 61401 |
| 2004. | 61402 |
| Sec. 5111.246. (A) Each fiscal year, the department of job | 61403 |
| and family services shall pay a critical access incentive payment | 61404 |
| to the provider of each nursing facility that qualifies as a | 61405 |
| critical access nursing facility. To qualify as a critical access | 61406 |
| nursing facility for a fiscal year, a nursing facility must meet | 61407 |
| all of the following requirements: | 61408 |
| (1) The nursing facility must be located in an area that, on | 61409 |
| December 31, 2011, was designated an empowerment zone under | 61410 |
| section 1391 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 107 Stat. | 61411 |
| 543, 26 U.S.C. 1391, as amended. | 61412 |
| (2) The nursing facility must have an occupancy rate of at | 61413 |
| least eighty-five per cent as of the last day of the calendar year | 61414 |
| preceding the fiscal year. | 61415 |
| (3) The nursing facility must have a medicaid utilization | 61416 |
| rate of at least sixty-five per cent as of the last day of the | 61417 |
| calendar year preceding the fiscal year. | 61418 |
| (B) A critical access nursing facility's critical access | 61419 |
| incentive payment for a fiscal year shall equal five per cent of | 61420 |
| the portion of the nursing facility's total rate for the fiscal | 61421 |
| year that is the sum of the rates and payment identified in | 61422 |
| divisions (A)(1) to (4) and (6) of section 5111.222 of the Revised | 61423 |
| Code. | 61424 |
| Sec. 5111.254. (A) The department of job and family services | 61425 |
| shall establish initial rates for a nursing facility with a first | 61426 |
| date of licensure that is on or after July 1, 2006, including a | 61427 |
| facility that replaces one or more existing facilities, or for a | 61428 |
| nursing facility with a first date of licensure before that date | 61429 |
| that was initially certified for the medicaid program on or after | 61430 |
| that date, in the following manner: | 61431 |
| (1) The rate for direct care costs shall be the product of | 61432 |
| the cost per case-mix unit determined under division (D) of | 61433 |
| section 5111.231 of the Revised Code for the facility's peer group | 61434 |
| and the nursing facility's case-mix score. For the purpose of | 61435 |
| division (A)(1) of this section, the nursing facility's case-mix | 61436 |
| score shall be the following: | 61437 |
| (a) Unless the nursing facility replaces an existing nursing | 61438 |
| facility that participated in the medicaid program immediately | 61439 |
| before the replacement nursing facility begins participating in | 61440 |
| the medicaid program, the median annual average case-mix score for | 61441 |
| the nursing facility's peer group; | 61442 |
| (b) If the nursing facility replaces an existing nursing | 61443 |
| facility that participated in the medicaid program immediately | 61444 |
| before the replacement nursing facility begins participating in | 61445 |
| the medicaid program, the semiannual case-mix score most recently | 61446 |
| determined under section 5111.232 of the Revised Code for the | 61447 |
| replaced nursing facility as adjusted, if necessary, to reflect | 61448 |
| any difference in the number of beds in the replaced and | 61449 |
| replacement nursing facilities. | 61450 |
| (2) The rate for ancillary and support costs shall be the | 61451 |
| rate for the facility's peer group determined under division (D) | 61452 |
| of section 5111.24 of the Revised Code. | 61453 |
| (3) The rate for capital costs shall be the rate for the | 61454 |
| facility's peer group determined under division (D) of section | 61455 |
| 5111.25 of the Revised Code. | 61456 |
| (4) The rate for tax costs | 61457 |
| 61458 | |
| facility's peer group in which the facility is placed under | 61459 |
| division (C) of section 5111.24 of the Revised Code. | 61460 |
| (5) The quality incentive payment shall be the mean payment | 61461 |
| made to nursing facilities under section 5111.244 of the Revised | 61462 |
| Code. | 61463 |
| (B) Subject to division (C) of this section, the department | 61464 |
| shall adjust the rates established under division (A) of this | 61465 |
| section effective the first day of July, to reflect new rate | 61466 |
| calculations for all nursing facilities under sections 5111.20 to | 61467 |
| 5111.331 of the Revised Code. | 61468 |
| (C) If a rate for direct care costs is determined under this | 61469 |
| section for a nursing facility using the median annual average | 61470 |
| case-mix score for the nursing facility's peer group, the rate | 61471 |
| shall be redetermined to reflect the replacement nursing | 61472 |
| facility's actual semiannual case-mix score determined under | 61473 |
| section 5111.232 of the Revised Code after the nursing facility | 61474 |
| submits its first two quarterly assessment data that qualify for | 61475 |
| use in calculating a case-mix score in accordance with rules | 61476 |
| authorized by division (E) of section 5111.232 of the Revised | 61477 |
| Code. If the nursing facility's quarterly submissions do not | 61478 |
| qualify for use in calculating a case-mix score, the department | 61479 |
| shall continue to use the median annual average case-mix score for | 61480 |
| the nursing facility's peer group in lieu of the nursing | 61481 |
| facility's semiannual case-mix score until the nursing facility | 61482 |
| submits two consecutive quarterly assessment data that qualify for | 61483 |
| use in calculating a case-mix score. | 61484 |
| Sec. 5111.862. (A) As used in this section: | 61485 |
| "Hospital long-term care unit" has the same meaning as in | 61486 |
| section 3721.50 of the Revised Code. | 61487 |
| "Nursing facility" has the same meaning as in section 5111.20 | 61488 |
| of the Revised Code. | 61489 |
| "Ohio home care program" means the medicaid waiver component | 61490 |
| created under section 5111.861 of the Revised Code. | 61491 |
| "Residential treatment facility" means a residential facility | 61492 |
| licensed by the department of mental health under section 5119.22 | 61493 |
| of the Revised Code, or an institution certified by the department | 61494 |
| of job and family services under section 5103.03 of the Revised | 61495 |
| Code, that serves children and either has more than sixteen beds | 61496 |
| or is part of a campus of multiple facilities or institutions | 61497 |
| that, combined, have a total of more than sixteen beds. | 61498 |
| (B) Subject to division (C) of section 5111.861 of the | 61499 |
| Revised Code, the department of job and family services shall | 61500 |
| establish a home first component for the Ohio home care program. | 61501 |
| An individual is eligible for the Ohio home care program's home | 61502 |
| first component if the individual has been determined to be | 61503 |
| eligible for the Ohio home care program and at least one of the | 61504 |
| following applies: | 61505 |
| (1) If the individual is under twenty-one years of age, the | 61506 |
| individual received inpatient hospital services for at least | 61507 |
| fourteen consecutive days, or had at least three inpatient | 61508 |
| hospital stays during the twelve months, immediately preceding the | 61509 |
| date the individual applies for the Ohio home care program. | 61510 |
| (2) If the individual is at least twenty-one but less than | 61511 |
| sixty years of age, the individual received inpatient hospital | 61512 |
| services for at least fourteen consecutive days immediately | 61513 |
| preceding the date the individual applies for the Ohio home care | 61514 |
| program. | 61515 |
| (3) The individual received private duty nursing services | 61516 |
| under the medicaid program for at least twelve consecutive months | 61517 |
| immediately preceding the date the individual applies for the Ohio | 61518 |
| home care program. | 61519 |
| (4) The individual does not reside in a nursing facility or | 61520 |
| hospital long-term care unit at the time the individual applies | 61521 |
| for the Ohio home care program but is at risk of imminent | 61522 |
| admission to a nursing facility or hospital long-term care unit | 61523 |
| due to a documented loss of a primary caregiver. | 61524 |
| (5) The individual resides in a nursing facility at the time | 61525 |
| the individual applies for the Ohio home care program. | 61526 |
| (6) At the time the individual applies for the Ohio home care | 61527 |
| program, the individual participates in the money follows the | 61528 |
| person demonstration project authorized by section 6071 of the | 61529 |
| "Deficit Reduction Act of 2005," Pub. L. No. 109-171, as amended, | 61530 |
| and either resides in a residential treatment facility or | 61531 |
| inpatient hospital setting. | 61532 |
| (C) An individual determined to be eligible for the home | 61533 |
| first component of the Ohio home care program shall be enrolled in | 61534 |
| the Ohio home care program in accordance with rules adopted under | 61535 |
| section 5111.85 of the Revised Code. | 61536 |
| Sec. 5111.874. (A) As used in sections 5111.874 to 5111.8710 | 61537 |
| of the Revised Code: | 61538 |
| "Home and community-based services" has the same meaning as | 61539 |
| in section 5123.01 of the Revised Code. | 61540 |
| "ICF/MR services" means intermediate care facility for the | 61541 |
| mentally retarded services covered by the medicaid program that an | 61542 |
| intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded provides to a | 61543 |
| resident of the facility who is a medicaid recipient eligible for | 61544 |
| medicaid-covered intermediate care facility for the mentally | 61545 |
| retarded services. | 61546 |
| "Intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" means | 61547 |
| an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded that is | 61548 |
| certified as in compliance with applicable standards for the | 61549 |
| medicaid program by the director of health in accordance with | 61550 |
| Title XIX of the "Social Security Act," 79 Stat. 286 (1965), 42 | 61551 |
| U.S.C. 1396, as amended, and licensed as a residential facility | 61552 |
| under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code. | 61553 |
| "Residential facility" has the same meaning as in section | 61554 |
| 5123.19 of the Revised Code. | 61555 |
| (B) For the purpose of increasing the number of slots | 61556 |
| available for home and community-based services and subject to | 61557 |
| sections 5111.877 and 5111.878 of the Revised Code, the operator | 61558 |
| of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded may | 61559 |
| convert some or all of the beds in the facility from providing | 61560 |
| ICF/MR services to providing home and community-based services if | 61561 |
| all of the following requirements are met: | 61562 |
| (1) The operator provides the directors of health | 61563 |
| 61564 | |
| days' notice of the operator's intent to make the conversion. | 61565 |
| (2) The operator complies with the requirements of sections | 61566 |
| 5111.65 to 5111.689 of the Revised Code regarding a voluntary | 61567 |
| termination as defined in section 5111.65 of the Revised Code if | 61568 |
| those requirements are applicable. | 61569 |
| (3) If the operator intends to convert all of the facility's | 61570 |
| beds, the operator notifies each of the facility's residents that | 61571 |
| the facility is to cease providing ICF/MR services and inform each | 61572 |
| resident that the resident may do either of the following: | 61573 |
| (a) Continue to receive ICF/MR services by transferring to | 61574 |
| another facility that is an intermediate care facility for the | 61575 |
| mentally retarded willing and able to accept the resident if the | 61576 |
| resident continues to qualify for ICF/MR services; | 61577 |
| (b) Begin to receive home and community-based services | 61578 |
| instead of ICF/MR services from any provider of home and | 61579 |
| community-based services that is willing and able to provide the | 61580 |
| services to the resident if the resident is eligible for the | 61581 |
| services and a slot for the services is available to the resident. | 61582 |
| (4) If the operator intends to convert some but not all of | 61583 |
| the facility's beds, the operator notifies each of the facility's | 61584 |
| residents that the facility is to convert some of its beds from | 61585 |
| providing ICF/MR services to providing home and community-based | 61586 |
| services and inform each resident that the resident may do either | 61587 |
| of the following: | 61588 |
| (a) Continue to receive ICF/MR services from any provider of | 61589 |
| ICF/MR services that is willing and able to provide the services | 61590 |
| to the resident if the resident continues to qualify for ICF/MR | 61591 |
| services; | 61592 |
| (b) Begin to receive home and community-based services | 61593 |
| instead of ICF/MR services from any provider of home and | 61594 |
| community-based services that is willing and able to provide the | 61595 |
| services to the resident if the resident is eligible for the | 61596 |
| services and a slot for the services is available to the resident. | 61597 |
| (5) The operator meets the requirements for providing home | 61598 |
| and community-based services, including the following: | 61599 |
| (a) Such requirements applicable to a residential facility if | 61600 |
| the operator maintains the facility's license as a residential | 61601 |
| facility; | 61602 |
| (b) Such requirements applicable to a facility that is not | 61603 |
| licensed as a residential facility if the operator surrenders the | 61604 |
|
facility's license as a residential facility | 61605 |
| 5123.19 of the Revised Code. | 61606 |
| (6) The | 61607 |
| 61608 |
| (C) A decision by the | 61609 |
| disabilities to approve or refuse to approve a proposed conversion | 61610 |
|
of beds is final. In making a decision, the | 61611 |
| shall consider all of the following: | 61612 |
| (1) The fiscal impact on the facility if some but not all of | 61613 |
| the beds are converted; | 61614 |
| (2) The fiscal impact on the medical assistance program; | 61615 |
| (3) The availability of home and community-based services. | 61616 |
| (D) The notice provided to the directors under division | 61617 |
| (B)(1) of this section shall specify whether some or all of the | 61618 |
| facility's beds are to be converted. If some but not all of the | 61619 |
| beds are to be converted, the notice shall specify how many of the | 61620 |
| facility's beds are to be converted and how many of the beds are | 61621 |
| to continue to provide ICF/MR services. The notice to the director | 61622 |
| of developmental disabilities shall specify whether the operator | 61623 |
| wishes to surrender the facility's license as a residential | 61624 |
| facility under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code. | 61625 |
| (E)(1) If the | 61626 |
|
disabilities | 61627 |
| conversion under division (C) of this section, the director of | 61628 |
| health shall do the following: | 61629 |
| (a) Terminate the certification of the intermediate care | 61630 |
| facility for the mentally retarded if the notice specifies that | 61631 |
| all of the facility's beds are to be converted; | 61632 |
| (b) Reduce the facility's certified capacity by the number of | 61633 |
| beds being converted if the notice specifies that some but not all | 61634 |
| of the beds are to be converted. | 61635 |
| (2) The director of health shall notify the director of job | 61636 |
| and family services of the termination or reduction. On receipt of | 61637 |
| the director of health's notice, the director of job and family | 61638 |
| services shall do the following: | 61639 |
| (a) Terminate the operator's medicaid provider agreement that | 61640 |
| authorizes the operator to provide ICF/MR services at the facility | 61641 |
| if the facility's certification was terminated; | 61642 |
| (b) Amend the operator's medicaid provider agreement to | 61643 |
| reflect the facility's reduced certified capacity if the | 61644 |
| facility's certified capacity is reduced. | 61645 |
| (3) In the case of action taken under division (E)(2)(a) of | 61646 |
| this section, the operator is not entitled to notice or a hearing | 61647 |
| under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code before the director of job | 61648 |
| and family services terminates the medicaid provider agreement. | 61649 |
| Sec. 5111.877. The director of job and family services may | 61650 |
| seek approval from the United States secretary of health and human | 61651 |
|
services for not more than a total of | 61652 |
| home and community-based services for the purposes of sections | 61653 |
| 5111.874, 5111.875, and 5111.876 of the Revised Code. | 61654 |
| Sec. 5111.878. Not more than a total of | 61655 |
| may be converted from providing ICF/MR services to providing home | 61656 |
| and community-based services under sections 5111.874 and 5111.875 | 61657 |
| of the Revised Code. | 61658 |
| Sec. 5111.894. (A) Subject to division (C)(2) of section | 61659 |
| 5111.89 of the Revised Code, the department of aging shall | 61660 |
| establish a home first component of the assisted living program | 61661 |
| under which eligible individuals may be enrolled in the | 61662 |
| medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program in | 61663 |
| accordance with this section. An individual is eligible for the | 61664 |
| assisted living program's home first component if both of the | 61665 |
| following apply: | 61666 |
| (1) The individual has been determined to be eligible for the | 61667 |
| medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program. | 61668 |
| (2) At least one of the following applies: | 61669 |
| (a) The individual has been admitted to a nursing facility. | 61670 |
| (b) A physician has determined and documented in writing that | 61671 |
| the individual has a medical condition that, unless the individual | 61672 |
| is enrolled in home and community-based services such as the | 61673 |
| assisted living program, will require the individual to be | 61674 |
| admitted to a nursing facility within thirty days of the | 61675 |
| physician's determination. | 61676 |
| (c) The individual has been hospitalized and a physician has | 61677 |
| determined and documented in writing that, unless the individual | 61678 |
| is enrolled in home and community-based services such as the | 61679 |
| assisted living program, the individual is to be transported | 61680 |
| directly from the hospital to a nursing facility and admitted. | 61681 |
| (d) Both of the following apply: | 61682 |
| (i) The individual is the subject of a report made under | 61683 |
| section 5101.61 of the Revised Code regarding abuse, neglect, or | 61684 |
| exploitation or such a report referred to a county department of | 61685 |
| job and family services under section 5126.31 of the Revised Code | 61686 |
| or has made a request to a county department for protective | 61687 |
| services as defined in section 5101.60 of the Revised Code. | 61688 |
| (ii) A county department of job and family services and an | 61689 |
| area agency on aging have jointly documented in writing that, | 61690 |
| unless the individual is enrolled in home and community-based | 61691 |
| services such as the assisted living program, the individual | 61692 |
| should be admitted to a nursing facility. | 61693 |
| | 61694 |
| 61695 | |
| 61696 | |
| 61697 | |
| 61698 | |
| 61699 | |
| 61700 | |
| 61701 |
| (B) Each month, each area agency on aging shall identify | 61702 |
| individuals residing in the area that the area agency on aging | 61703 |
| serves who are eligible for the home first component of the | 61704 |
| assisted living program. When an area agency on aging identifies | 61705 |
| such an individual and determines that there is a vacancy in a | 61706 |
| residential care facility participating in the medicaid-funded | 61707 |
| component of the assisted living program that is acceptable to the | 61708 |
| individual, the agency shall notify the long-term care | 61709 |
| consultation program administrator serving the area in which the | 61710 |
| individual resides. The administrator shall determine whether the | 61711 |
| assisted living program is appropriate for the individual and | 61712 |
| whether the individual would rather participate in the assisted | 61713 |
| living program than continue or begin to reside in a nursing | 61714 |
| facility. If the administrator determines that the assisted living | 61715 |
| program is appropriate for the individual and the individual would | 61716 |
| rather participate in the assisted living program than continue or | 61717 |
| begin to reside in a nursing facility, the administrator shall so | 61718 |
| notify the department of aging. On receipt of the notice from the | 61719 |
| administrator, the department shall approve the individual's | 61720 |
| enrollment in the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living | 61721 |
| program regardless of the unified waiting list established under | 61722 |
| section 173.404 of the Revised Code, unless the enrollment would | 61723 |
| cause the component to exceed any limit on the number of | 61724 |
| individuals who may participate in the component as set by the | 61725 |
| United States secretary of health and human services in the | 61726 |
| assisted living waiver. | 61727 |
| Sec. 5111.941. (A) The | 61728 |
| health care/medicaid support and recoveries fund is hereby created | 61729 |
|
in the state treasury. | 61730 |
| credited to the fund: | 61731 |
| (1) Except as otherwise provided by statute or as authorized | 61732 |
| by the controlling board, the nonfederal share of all | 61733 |
|
medicaid-related revenues, collections, and recoveries | 61734 |
| 61735 |
| (2) Federal reimbursement received for payment adjustments | 61736 |
| made pursuant to section 1923 of the "Social Security Act," 101 | 61737 |
| Stat. 1330-148 (1987), 42 U.S.C. 1396r-4, as amended, under the | 61738 |
| medicaid program to state mental health hospitals maintained and | 61739 |
| operated by the department of mental health under division (A) of | 61740 |
| section 5119.02 of the Revised Code; | 61741 |
| (3) Revenues the department of job and family services | 61742 |
| receives from another state agency for medicaid services pursuant | 61743 |
| to an interagency agreement, other than such revenues required to | 61744 |
| be deposited into the health care services administration fund | 61745 |
| created under section 5111.94 of the Revised Code; | 61746 |
| (4) The first seven hundred fifty thousand dollars the | 61747 |
| department receives in a fiscal year for performing eligibility | 61748 |
| verification services necessary for compliance with the | 61749 |
| independent, certified audit requirement of 42 C.F.R. 455.304. | 61750 |
| (B) The department of job and family services shall use money | 61751 |
|
credited to the | 61752 |
| care/medicaid support and recoveries fund to pay for medicaid | 61753 |
| services and contracts. | 61754 |
| Sec. 5111.946. (A) As used in this section, "medicaid | 61755 |
| managed care organization" means a managed care organization under | 61756 |
| contract with the department of job and family services pursuant | 61757 |
| to section 5111.17 of the Revised Code. | 61758 |
| (B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the health | 61759 |
| care compliance fund. All of the following shall be credited to | 61760 |
| the fund: | 61761 |
| (1) All fines imposed on and collected from medicaid managed | 61762 |
| care organizations for failure to meet performance standards or | 61763 |
| other requirements specified in provider agreements or rules | 61764 |
| adopted by the department; | 61765 |
| (2) Money the department receives in a fiscal year for | 61766 |
| performing eligibility verification services necessary for | 61767 |
| compliance with the independent, certified audit requirement of 42 | 61768 |
| C.F.R. 455.304, other than the amounts of such money that are to | 61769 |
| be credited to the medicaid revenue and collections fund under | 61770 |
| section 5111.941 of the Revised Code; | 61771 |
| (3) All investment earnings of the fund. | 61772 |
| (C) Money credited to the health care compliance fund shall | 61773 |
| be used solely for the following purposes: | 61774 |
| (1) To reimburse medicaid managed care organizations that | 61775 |
| have paid fines for failure to meet performance standards or other | 61776 |
| requirements and have come into compliance by meeting requirements | 61777 |
| as specified by the department; | 61778 |
| (2) To provide financial incentive awards established | 61779 |
| pursuant to section 5111.171 of the Revised Code and specified in | 61780 |
| contracts between medicaid managed care organizations and the | 61781 |
| department. | 61782 |
| Sec. 5111.96. (A) As used in this section, "MFP | 61783 |
| demonstration project" means a money follows the person | 61784 |
| demonstration project that the United States secretary of health | 61785 |
| and human services is authorized to award under section 6071 of | 61786 |
| the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L. No. 109-171, as | 61787 |
| amended). | 61788 |
| (B) To the extent funds are available under an MFP | 61789 |
| demonstration project awarded to the department of job and family | 61790 |
| services, the director of job and family services may operate the | 61791 |
| helping Ohioans move, expanding (HOME) choice demonstration | 61792 |
| component of the medicaid program to transition medicaid | 61793 |
| recipients who qualify for the demonstration component to | 61794 |
| community settings. The director may adopt rules in accordance | 61795 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the administration and | 61796 |
| operation of the demonstration component. | 61797 |
| Sec. 5111.97. (A) As used in this section | 61798 |
| (1) "Home and community-based services medicaid waiver | 61799 |
| component" has the same meaning as in section 5111.85 of the | 61800 |
| Revised Code. | 61801 |
| (2) "Nursing facility" has the same meaning as in section | 61802 |
| 5111.20 of the Revised Code. | 61803 |
| (B) To the extent funds are available, the director of job | 61804 |
| and family services may establish the Ohio access success project | 61805 |
| to help medicaid recipients make the transition from residing in a | 61806 |
| nursing facility to residing in a community setting. The project | 61807 |
| may be established as a separate nonmedicaid program or integrated | 61808 |
|
into a new or existing | 61809 |
|
community-based services | 61810 |
| 61811 | |
| component. The director shall permit any recipient of | 61812 |
| medicaid-funded nursing facility services to apply for | 61813 |
| participation in the project, but may limit the number of project | 61814 |
| participants. | 61815 |
| The director shall ensure that an assessment of an applicant | 61816 |
| is conducted as soon as practicable to determine whether the | 61817 |
| applicant is eligible for participation in the project. To the | 61818 |
| maximum extent possible, the assessment and eligibility | 61819 |
| determination shall be completed not later than the date that | 61820 |
| occurs six months after the applicant became a recipient of | 61821 |
| medicaid-funded nursing facility services. | 61822 |
| (C) To be eligible for benefits under the project, a medicaid | 61823 |
| recipient must satisfy all of the following requirements: | 61824 |
| (1) The medicaid recipient must be a recipient of | 61825 |
| medicaid-funded nursing facility services, at the time of applying | 61826 |
| for the project benefits. | 61827 |
| (2) If the project is established as a nonmedicaid program, | 61828 |
| the medicaid recipient must be able to remain in the community as | 61829 |
| a result of receiving project benefits and the projected cost of | 61830 |
| the benefits to the project does not exceed eighty per cent of the | 61831 |
| average monthly medicaid cost of a medicaid recipient in a nursing | 61832 |
| facility. | 61833 |
| (3) If the project is integrated into a | 61834 |
|
and community-based services medicaid waiver | 61835 |
| the medicaid recipient must meet the waiver component's enrollment | 61836 |
| criteria. | 61837 |
| (D) If the director establishes the Ohio access success | 61838 |
| project, the benefits provided under the project may include | 61839 |
| payment of all of the following: | 61840 |
| (1) The first month's rent in a community setting; | 61841 |
| (2) Rental deposits; | 61842 |
| (3) Utility deposits; | 61843 |
| (4) Moving expenses; | 61844 |
| (5) Other expenses not covered by the medicaid program that | 61845 |
| facilitate a medicaid recipient's move from a nursing facility to | 61846 |
| a community setting. | 61847 |
| (E) If the project is established as a nonmedicaid program, | 61848 |
| no participant may receive more than two thousand dollars' worth | 61849 |
| of benefits under the project. | 61850 |
| (F) If the department of job and family services enters into | 61851 |
| a contract with an entity to provide fiscal management services | 61852 |
| regarding the project, the contract may provide for a portion of a | 61853 |
| participant's benefits under the project to be paid to the | 61854 |
| contracting entity. The contract shall specify the portion to be | 61855 |
| paid to the contracting entity. | 61856 |
| (G) The director may submit a request to the United States | 61857 |
| secretary of health and human services pursuant to section 1915 of | 61858 |
|
the "Social Security Act," | 61859 |
|
U.S.C. 1396n, as amended, to create a | 61860 |
|
community-based services medicaid waiver | 61861 |
| serve individuals who meet the criteria for participation in the | 61862 |
|
Ohio access success project. | 61863 |
| (H) The director may adopt rules | 61864 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the administration and | 61865 |
| operation of the project. If the project is integrated into a home | 61866 |
| and community-based services medicaid waiver component, the rules | 61867 |
| shall be adopted under section 5111.85 of the Revised Code. | 61868 |
| Sec. 5112.31. The department of job and family services | 61869 |
| shall do all of the following: | 61870 |
| (A) Subject to section 5112.331 of the Revised Code and | 61871 |
| divisions (B) and (C) of this section and for the purposes | 61872 |
|
specified in | 61873 |
| Code, assess for each fiscal year each intermediate care facility | 61874 |
| for the mentally retarded a franchise permit fee equal to the | 61875 |
| franchise permit fee rate multiplied by the product of the | 61876 |
| following: | 61877 |
| (1) The number of beds certified under Title XIX of the | 61878 |
| "Social Security Act" on the first day of May of the calendar year | 61879 |
| in which the assessment is determined pursuant to division (A) of | 61880 |
| section 5112.33 of the Revised Code; | 61881 |
| (2) The number of days in the fiscal year. | 61882 |
| (B) If the total amount of the franchise permit fee assessed | 61883 |
| under division (A) of this section for a fiscal year exceeds the | 61884 |
| indirect guarantee percentage of the actual net patient revenue | 61885 |
| for all intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded for | 61886 |
| that fiscal year and seventy-five per cent or more of the total | 61887 |
| number of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded | 61888 |
| receive enhanced medicaid payments or other state payments equal | 61889 |
| to seventy-five per cent or more of their total franchise permit | 61890 |
| fee assessments, do both of the following: | 61891 |
| (1) Recalculate the assessments under division (A) of this | 61892 |
| section using a per bed per day rate equal to the indirect | 61893 |
| guarantee percentage of actual net patient revenue for all | 61894 |
| intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded for that | 61895 |
| fiscal year; | 61896 |
| (2) Refund the difference between the amount of the franchise | 61897 |
| permit fee assessed for that fiscal year under division (A) of | 61898 |
| this section and the amount recalculated under division (B)(1) of | 61899 |
| this section as a credit against the assessments imposed under | 61900 |
| division (A) of this section for the subsequent fiscal year. | 61901 |
| (C) If the United States secretary of health and human | 61902 |
| services determines that the franchise permit fee established by | 61903 |
| sections 5112.30 to 5112.39 of the Revised Code would be an | 61904 |
| impermissible health care-related tax under section 1903(w) of the | 61905 |
|
"Social Security Act," 105 Stat. 1793 (1991), 42 U.S.C. | 61906 |
| 1396b(w), as amended, take all necessary actions to cease | 61907 |
| implementation of those sections in accordance with rules adopted | 61908 |
| under section 5112.39 of the Revised Code. | 61909 |
| Sec. 5112.33. (A) Not later than the fifteenth day of August | 61910 |
| of each year, the department of job and family services shall | 61911 |
| determine the annual franchise permit fee for each intermediate | 61912 |
| care facility for the mentally retarded in accordance with section | 61913 |
| 5112.31 of the Revised Code. | 61914 |
| (B) Not later than the first day of September of each year, | 61915 |
| the department shall mail to each intermediate care facility for | 61916 |
| the mentally retarded notice of the amount of the franchise permit | 61917 |
| fee the facility has been assessed under section 5112.31 of the | 61918 |
| Revised Code. | 61919 |
| (C) | 61920 |
| each intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded shall | 61921 |
| pay its fee under section 5112.31 of the Revised Code to the | 61922 |
| department in quarterly installment payments not later than | 61923 |
| forty-five days after the last day of each September, December, | 61924 |
| March, and June. | 61925 |
| Sec. 5112.331. (A) If, during the period beginning on the | 61926 |
| first day of May of a calendar year and ending on the first day of | 61927 |
| January of the immediately following calendar year, the operator | 61928 |
| of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded | 61929 |
| converts, pursuant to section 5111.874 of the Revised Code, one or | 61930 |
| more of the facility's beds to providing home and community-based | 61931 |
| services, the department of job and family services shall do the | 61932 |
| following: | 61933 |
| (1) If the facility's medicaid certification is terminated | 61934 |
| because of the conversion, terminate the facility's franchise | 61935 |
| permit fee effective on the first day of the quarter immediately | 61936 |
| following the quarter in which the department receives the notice | 61937 |
| of the conversion from the director of health; | 61938 |
| (2) If the facility's certified capacity under medicaid is | 61939 |
| reduced because of the conversion, redetermine the facility's | 61940 |
| franchise permit fee in accordance with division (B) of this | 61941 |
| section for the second half of the fiscal year for which the fee | 61942 |
| is assessed. | 61943 |
| (B)(1) To redetermine an intermediate care facility for the | 61944 |
| mentally retarded's franchise permit fee, the department shall | 61945 |
| multiply the franchise permit fee rate by the product of the | 61946 |
| following: | 61947 |
| (a) The number of the facility's beds that remain certified | 61948 |
| under Title XIX of the "Social Security Act" as of the date the | 61949 |
| conversion takes effect; | 61950 |
| (b) The number of days in the second half of the fiscal year | 61951 |
| for which the redetermination is made. | 61952 |
| (2) The intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded | 61953 |
| shall pay its franchise permit fee as redetermined under division | 61954 |
| (B)(1) of this section in installment payments not later than | 61955 |
| forty-five days after the last day of March and June of the fiscal | 61956 |
| year for which the redetermination is made. | 61957 |
| Sec. 5112.341. (A) In addition to assessing a penalty | 61958 |
| pursuant to section 5112.34 of the Revised Code, the department of | 61959 |
| job and family services may do any of the following if an | 61960 |
| intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded fails to pay | 61961 |
| the full amount of a franchise permit fee installment when due: | 61962 |
| (1) Withhold an amount less than or equal to the installment | 61963 |
| and penalty assessed under section 5112.34 of the Revised Code | 61964 |
| from a medicaid payment due the facility until the facility pays | 61965 |
| the installment and penalty; | 61966 |
| (2) Offset an amount less than or equal to the installment | 61967 |
| and penalty assessed under section 5112.34 of the Revised Code | 61968 |
|
from a | 61969 |
| 61970 |
| (3) Terminate the facility's medicaid provider agreement. | 61971 |
| (B) The department may offset a medicaid payment under | 61972 |
| division (A) of this section without providing notice to the | 61973 |
| intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded and without | 61974 |
| conducting an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 61975 |
| Sec. 5112.37. There is hereby created in the state treasury | 61976 |
| the home and community-based services for the mentally retarded | 61977 |
|
and developmentally disabled fund. | 61978 |
| 61979 | |
| paid by an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded | 61980 |
|
under sections 5112.33 and 5112.34 of the Revised Code | 61981 |
| 61982 | |
| 61983 | |
| 61984 | |
| 61985 | |
| 61986 | |
| 61987 | |
|
director of job and family services shall | 61988 |
|
the director of budget and management the amount of money | 61989 |
|
is in the fund | 61990 |
| 61991 | |
| 61992 | |
| 61993 | |
| 61994 | |
| 61995 | |
| 61996 | |
| budget and management shall transfer the amount so certified from | 61997 |
| the home and community-based services for the mentally retarded | 61998 |
| and developmentally disabled fund to the department of | 61999 |
| developmental disabilities operating and services fund created | 62000 |
| under section 5112.371 of the Revised Code. | 62001 |
| Sec. 5112.371. There is hereby created in the state treasury | 62002 |
| the department of developmental disabilities operating and | 62003 |
|
services fund. | 62004 |
| 62005 | |
| 62006 | |
| 62007 | |
| 62008 | |
| 62009 | |
| 62010 | |
| transferred to it under section 5112.37 of the Revised Code. The | 62011 |
| money in the fund shall be used for the expenses of the programs | 62012 |
| that the department of developmental disabilities administers and | 62013 |
| the department's administrative expenses. | 62014 |
| Sec. 5112.39. The director of job and family services shall | 62015 |
| adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to | 62016 |
|
do | 62017 |
| (A) Prescribe the actions the department will take to cease | 62018 |
| implementation of sections 5112.30 to 5112.39 of the Revised Code | 62019 |
| if the United States secretary of health and human services | 62020 |
| determines that the franchise permit fee imposed under section | 62021 |
| 5112.31 of the Revised Code is an impermissible health | 62022 |
| care-related tax under section 1903(w) of the "Social Security | 62023 |
|
Act," | 62024 |
| amended; | 62025 |
| (B) | 62026 |
| 62027 | |
| 62028 | |
| 62029 |
| | 62030 |
| director considers necessary to implement sections 5112.30 to | 62031 |
| 5112.39 of the Revised Code. | 62032 |
| Sec. 5119.22. (A) | 62033 |
| 5119.221 of the Revised Code: | 62034 |
| | 62035 |
| preparation, laundry, housekeeping, arranging for transportation, | 62036 |
| social and recreational activities, maintenance, security, and | 62037 |
| other services that do not constitute personal care services or | 62038 |
| skilled nursing care. | 62039 |
| (2) "ADAMHS board" means a board of alcohol, drug addiction, | 62040 |
| and mental health services. | 62041 |
| (3) "Adult" means a person who is eighteen years of age or | 62042 |
| older, other than a person described in division (A)(4) of this | 62043 |
| section who is between eighteen and twenty-one years of age. | 62044 |
| (4) "Child" means a person who is under eighteen years of age | 62045 |
| or a person with a mental disability who is under twenty-one years | 62046 |
| of age. | 62047 |
| (5) "Community mental health agency" means a community mental | 62048 |
| health agency as defined in division (H) of section 5122.01 of the | 62049 |
| Revised Code. | 62050 |
| | 62051 |
| services listed in section 340.09 of the Revised Code. | 62052 |
| | 62053 |
| the administration and management of a residential facility. | 62054 |
| (8) "Personal care services" means services including, but | 62055 |
| not limited to, the following: | 62056 |
| | 62057 |
| | 62058 |
| medication in accordance with rules adopted under this section; | 62059 |
| | 62060 |
| therapeutic diets, for residents pursuant to the instructions of a | 62061 |
| physician or a licensed dietitian, in accordance with rules | 62062 |
| adopted under this section. | 62063 |
| "Personal care services" does not include "skilled nursing | 62064 |
| care" as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. A | 62065 |
| facility need not provide more than one of the services listed in | 62066 |
|
division (A) | 62067 |
| providing personal care services. | 62068 |
| | 62069 |
| operated home or facility that provides one of the following: | 62070 |
| | 62071 |
|
care services, and community mental health services | 62072 |
|
more of the following unrelated persons | 62073 |
| 62074 | |
| receiving community mental health services from a community mental | 62075 |
|
health agency, hospital, or practitioner | 62076 |
| (i) Adults with mental illness; | 62077 |
| (ii) Persons of any age with severe mental disabilities; | 62078 |
| (iii) Children with serious emotional disturbances or in need | 62079 |
| of mental health services. | 62080 |
| | 62081 |
|
personal care services | 62082 |
| for one or two of the following unrelated persons: | 62083 |
| (i) Persons of any age with mental illness | 62084 |
| 62085 | |
| community mental health services from a community mental health | 62086 |
| agency, hospital, or practitioner; | 62087 |
| | 62088 |
| mental disabilities who are referred by or are receiving community | 62089 |
| mental health services from a community mental health agency, | 62090 |
| hospital, or practitioner; | 62091 |
| (iii) Adults who are recipients under the residential state | 62092 |
| supplement program. | 62093 |
| (c) Accommodations for five or more of the following | 62094 |
| unrelated persons: | 62095 |
| (i) Adults with mental illness | 62096 |
| 62097 | |
| health services from a community mental health agency, hospital, | 62098 |
| or practitioner; | 62099 |
| (ii) Adults with severe mental disabilities who are referred | 62100 |
| by or are receiving community mental health services from a | 62101 |
| community mental health agency, hospital, or practitioner. | 62102 |
| | 62103 |
|
"Residential facility" does not include any of the following: | 62104 |
| 62105 | |
| 62106 |
| (a) A hospital subject to licensure under section 5119.20 of | 62107 |
|
the Revised Code | 62108 |
| (b) A residential facility | 62109 |
|
section 5123.19 of the Revised Code | 62110 |
| 62111 | |
| 62112 | |
| 62113 | |
| department of developmental disabilities; | 62114 |
| (c) An institution or association subject to certification | 62115 |
|
under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code | 62116 |
| 62117 | |
| 62118 |
| (d) A facility operated by a hospice care program licensed | 62119 |
| under section 3712.04 of the Revised Code that is used exclusively | 62120 |
| for care of hospice patients; | 62121 |
| (e) A nursing home, residential care facility, or home for | 62122 |
|
the aging | 62123 |
| of the Revised Code; | 62124 |
| (f) An alcohol or drug addiction program as defined in | 62125 |
| section 3793.01 of the Revised Code; | 62126 |
| (g) A facility licensed to provide methadone treatment under | 62127 |
| section 3793.11 of the Revised Code; | 62128 |
| (h) Any facility that receives funding for operating costs | 62129 |
| from the department of development under any program established | 62130 |
| to provide emergency shelter housing or transitional housing for | 62131 |
| the homeless; | 62132 |
| (i) A terminal care facility for the homeless that has | 62133 |
| entered into an agreement with a hospice care program under | 62134 |
| section 3712.07 of the Revised Code; | 62135 |
| (j) A facility approved by the veterans administration under | 62136 |
| section 104(a) of the "Veterans Health Care Amendments of 1983," | 62137 |
| 97 Stat. 993, 38 U.S.C. 630, as amended, and used exclusively for | 62138 |
| the placement and care of veterans. | 62139 |
| (11) "Supervision" means any of the following: | 62140 |
| (a) Observing a resident to ensure the resident's health, | 62141 |
| safety, and welfare while the resident engages in activities of | 62142 |
| daily living or other activities; | 62143 |
| (b) Reminding a resident to perform or complete an activity, | 62144 |
| such as reminding a resident to engage in personal hygiene or | 62145 |
| other self-care activities; | 62146 |
| (c) Assisting a resident in making or keeping an appointment. | 62147 |
| (12) "Unrelated" means that a resident is not related to the | 62148 |
| owner or operator of a residential facility or to the owner's or | 62149 |
| operator's spouse as a parent, grandparent, child, stepchild, | 62150 |
| grandchild, brother, sister, niece, nephew, aunt, or uncle, or as | 62151 |
| the child of an aunt or uncle. | 62152 |
| | 62153 |
| be construed to permit personal care services to be imposed on a | 62154 |
| resident who is capable of performing the activity in question | 62155 |
| without assistance. | 62156 |
| | 62157 |
|
in division (A) | 62158 |
| staff of a residential facility shall not administer medication to | 62159 |
| the facility's residents,
| 62160 |
| 62161 | |
| 62162 | |
| 62163 | |
| 62164 | |
| 62165 | |
| do any of the following: | 62166 |
| | 62167 |
| ensure that the resident follows the directions on the container; | 62168 |
| | 62169 |
| medication by taking the medication from the locked area where it | 62170 |
| is stored, in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this | 62171 |
| section, and handing it to the resident. If the resident is | 62172 |
| physically unable to open the container, a staff member may open | 62173 |
| the container for the resident. | 62174 |
| | 62175 |
| resident, such as a resident with arthritis, cerebral palsy, or | 62176 |
| Parkinson's disease, in removing oral or topical medication from | 62177 |
| containers and in consuming or applying the medication, upon | 62178 |
| request by or with the consent of the resident. If a resident is | 62179 |
| physically unable to place a dose of medicine to the resident's | 62180 |
| mouth without spilling it, a staff member may place the dose in a | 62181 |
| container and place the container to the mouth of the resident. | 62182 |
| | 62183 |
|
this section, a person operating or | 62184 |
| residential facility shall apply for licensure of the facility to | 62185 |
|
the department of mental health | 62186 |
| submitted by the operator. When applying for the license, the | 62187 |
| applicant shall pay to the department the application fee | 62188 |
| specified in rules adopted under division (L) of this section. The | 62189 |
| fee is nonrefundable. | 62190 |
| The department shall send a copy of | 62191 |
| ADAMHS board | 62192 |
| 62193 | |
|
which the person operates or | 62194 |
| 62195 | |
| 62196 | |
| 62197 | |
| 62198 |
| | 62199 |
| information about the applicant or the facility that the board | 62200 |
| would like the department to consider in reviewing the | 62201 |
| application. | 62202 |
| (2) A person may not apply for a license to operate a | 62203 |
| residential facility if the person is or has been the owner, | 62204 |
| operator, or manager of a residential facility for which a license | 62205 |
| to operate was revoked or for which renewal of a license was | 62206 |
| refused for any reason other than nonpayment of the license | 62207 |
| renewal fee, unless both of the following conditions are met: | 62208 |
| (a) A period of not less than two years has elapsed since the | 62209 |
| date the director of mental health issued the order revoking or | 62210 |
| refusing to renew the facility's license. | 62211 |
| (b) The director's revocation or refusal to renew the license | 62212 |
| was not based on an act or omission at the facility that violated | 62213 |
| a resident's right to be free from abuse, neglect, or | 62214 |
| exploitation. | 62215 |
| (E)(1) Any person may operate a residential facility | 62216 |
| providing accommodations and personal care services for one to | 62217 |
| five unrelated persons and licensed as a residential facility that | 62218 |
| meets the criteria specified in division (A)(9)(b) of this section | 62219 |
| as a permitted use in any residential district or zone, including | 62220 |
| any single-family residential district or zone of any political | 62221 |
| subdivision. Such facilities may be required to comply with area, | 62222 |
| height, yard, and architectural compatibility requirements that | 62223 |
| are uniformly imposed upon all single-family residences within the | 62224 |
| district or zone. | 62225 |
| (2) Any person may operate a residential facility providing | 62226 |
| accommodations and personal care services for six to sixteen | 62227 |
| persons and licensed as a residential facility that meets the | 62228 |
| criteria specified in division (A)(9)(b) of this section as a | 62229 |
| permitted use in any multiple-family residential district or zone | 62230 |
| of any political subdivision, except that a political subdivision | 62231 |
| that has enacted a zoning ordinance or resolution establishing | 62232 |
| planned-unit development districts as defined in section 519.021 | 62233 |
| of the Revised Code may exclude such facilities from such | 62234 |
| districts, and a political subdivision that has enacted a zoning | 62235 |
| ordinance or resolution may regulate such facilities in | 62236 |
| multiple-family residential districts or zones as a conditionally | 62237 |
| permitted use or special exception, in either case, under | 62238 |
| reasonable and specific standards and conditions set out in the | 62239 |
| zoning ordinance or resolution to: | 62240 |
| (a) Require the architectural design and site layout of the | 62241 |
| home and the location, nature, and height of any walls, screens, | 62242 |
| and fences to be compatible with adjoining land uses and the | 62243 |
| residential character of the neighborhood; | 62244 |
| (b) Require compliance with yard, parking, and sign | 62245 |
| regulation. | 62246 |
| (3) Divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section do not affect | 62247 |
| any right of a political subdivision to permit a person to operate | 62248 |
| a residential facility licensed under this section in a | 62249 |
| single-family residential district or zone under conditions | 62250 |
| established by the political subdivision. | 62251 |
| (4)(a) Notwithstanding divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this | 62252 |
| section and except as provided in division (E)(4)(b) of this | 62253 |
| section, a political subdivision that has enacted a zoning | 62254 |
| ordinance or resolution may limit the excessive concentration of | 62255 |
| licensed residential facilities that meet the criteria specified | 62256 |
| in division (A)(9)(b) of this section. | 62257 |
| (b) Division (E)(4)(a) of this section does not authorize a | 62258 |
| political subdivision to prevent or limit the continued existence | 62259 |
| and operation of residential facilities existing and operating on | 62260 |
| the effective date of this section and that meet the criteria | 62261 |
| specified in division (A)(9)(b) of this section. A political | 62262 |
| subdivision may consider the existence of such facilities for the | 62263 |
| purpose of limiting the excessive concentration of such facilities | 62264 |
| that meet the criteria specified in division (A)(9)(b) of this | 62265 |
| section that are not existing and operating on the effective date | 62266 |
| of this section. | 62267 |
| (F)(1) The department of mental health shall inspect and | 62268 |
| license the operation of residential facilities. The department | 62269 |
| shall consider the past record of the facility and the applicant | 62270 |
|
or licensee in arriving at its licensure decision. | 62271 |
| The department may issue full, probationary, and interim | 62272 |
| licenses. A full license shall expire two years after the date of | 62273 |
| issuance, a probationary license shall expire in a shorter period | 62274 |
|
of time as | 62275 |
|
director of mental health | 62276 |
| 62277 | |
|
shall expire ninety days after the date of issuance. | 62278 |
| may be renewed in accordance with rules adopted by the director | 62279 |
| under division (L) of this section. The renewal application shall | 62280 |
| be submitted by the operator. When applying for renewal of a | 62281 |
| license, the applicant shall pay to the department the renewal fee | 62282 |
| specified in rules adopted under division (L) of this section. The | 62283 |
| fee is nonrefundable. | 62284 |
| (2) The department may issue an order suspending the | 62285 |
| admission of residents to the facility or refuse to issue or renew | 62286 |
| and may revoke a license if it finds the facility is not in | 62287 |
|
compliance with rules adopted by the | 62288 |
|
to division | 62289 |
|
the applicant or licensee has | 62290 |
| violations of statutes or rules during the period of previous | 62291 |
| licenses. Proceedings initiated to deny applications for full or | 62292 |
| probationary licenses or to revoke such licenses are governed by | 62293 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 62294 |
| | 62295 |
| a residential facility if both of the following conditions are | 62296 |
| met: | 62297 |
| (1) The department determines that the closing of or the need | 62298 |
| to remove residents from another residential facility has created | 62299 |
| an emergency situation requiring immediate removal of residents | 62300 |
| and an insufficient number of licensed beds are available. | 62301 |
| (2) The residential facility applying for an interim license | 62302 |
| meets standards established for interim licenses in rules adopted | 62303 |
|
by the director under | 62304 |
| (L) of this section. | 62305 |
| An interim license shall be valid for ninety days and may be | 62306 |
| renewed by the director no more than twice. Proceedings initiated | 62307 |
| to deny applications for or to revoke interim licenses under this | 62308 |
| division are not subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 62309 |
| | 62310 |
| inspection of a residential facility as follows: | 62311 |
| | 62312 |
| 62313 |
| | 62314 |
| license; | 62315 |
| | 62316 |
|
plan of correction required pursuant to | 62317 |
| this section and corrected deficiencies to the satisfaction of the | 62318 |
| department and in compliance with this section and rules adopted | 62319 |
| pursuant to it; | 62320 |
| | 62321 |
| | 62322 |
|
necessary in order to determine whether | 62323 |
| is in compliance with this section and rules adopted pursuant to | 62324 |
| this section. | 62325 |
| (2) In conducting inspections the department may conduct an | 62326 |
|
on-site examination and evaluation of the residential facility | 62327 |
| and its personnel, activities, and services. The department shall | 62328 |
| have access to examine and copy all records, accounts, and any | 62329 |
| other documents relating to the operation of the residential | 62330 |
| facility, including records pertaining to residents, and shall | 62331 |
| have access to the facility in order to conduct interviews with | 62332 |
| the operator, staff, and residents. Following each inspection and | 62333 |
| review, the department shall complete a report listing any | 62334 |
| deficiencies, and including, when appropriate, a time table within | 62335 |
| which the operator shall correct the deficiencies. The department | 62336 |
| may require the operator to submit a plan of correction describing | 62337 |
| how the deficiencies will be corrected. | 62338 |
| | 62339 |
| (1) Operate a residential facility unless the facility holds | 62340 |
| a valid license; | 62341 |
| (2) Violate any of the conditions of licensure after having | 62342 |
| been granted a license; | 62343 |
| (3) Interfere with a state or local official's inspection or | 62344 |
| investigation of a residential facility; | 62345 |
| (4) Violate any of the provisions of this section or any | 62346 |
| rules adopted pursuant to this section. | 62347 |
| | 62348 |
| time: | 62349 |
| (1) Employees designated by the director of mental health; | 62350 |
| (2) Employees of an ADAMHS board when a resident of the | 62351 |
| facility is receiving services from a community mental health | 62352 |
| agency under contract with that ADAMHS board or another ADAMHS | 62353 |
| board; | 62354 |
| (3) Employees of a community mental health agency under any | 62355 |
| of the following circumstances: | 62356 |
| (a) When the agency has a client residing in the facility; | 62357 |
| (b) When the agency is acting as an agent of an ADAMHS board | 62358 |
| other than the board with which it is under contract. | 62359 |
| The employees specified in division (J) of this section shall | 62360 |
| be afforded access to examine and copy all records, accounts, and | 62361 |
| any other documents relating to the operation of the residential | 62362 |
| facility, including records pertaining to residents. | 62363 |
| (K) Employees of the department of mental health may enter, | 62364 |
| for the purpose of investigation, any institution, residence, | 62365 |
| facility, or other structure which has been reported to the | 62366 |
| department as, or that the department has reasonable cause to | 62367 |
| believe is, operating as a residential facility without a valid | 62368 |
| license. | 62369 |
| (L) The director shall adopt and may amend and rescind rules | 62370 |
|
pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code | 62371 |
| governing the licensing and operation of residential facilities. | 62372 |
| The rules shall establish all of the following: | 62373 |
| (1) Minimum standards for the health, safety, adequacy, and | 62374 |
|
cultural
| 62375 |
|
and services for persons in residential facilities; | 62376 |
| 62377 |
| (2) Procedures for the issuance, renewal or revocation of the | 62378 |
|
licenses of | 62379 |
| (3) Procedures for conducting criminal records checks for | 62380 |
| prospective operators, staff, and other individuals who, if | 62381 |
| employed by a residential facility, would have unsupervised access | 62382 |
| to facility residents; | 62383 |
| (4) The fee to be paid when applying for a new residential | 62384 |
| facility license or renewing the license; | 62385 |
| (5) Procedures for the operator of a residential facility to | 62386 |
| follow when notifying the ADAMHS board serving the county in which | 62387 |
| the facility is located when the facility is serving residents | 62388 |
| with mental illness or severe mental disability, including the | 62389 |
| circumstances under which the operator is required to make such a | 62390 |
| notification; | 62391 |
| (6) Procedures for the issuance and termination of orders of | 62392 |
| suspension of admission of residents to a residential facility; | 62393 |
| (7) Measures to be taken by residential facilities relative | 62394 |
| to residents' medication; | 62395 |
| (8) Requirements relating to preparation of special diets; | 62396 |
| (9) The maximum number of residents | 62397 |
| residential facility; | 62398 |
| (10) The rights of residents of residential facilities and | 62399 |
|
procedures to protect such rights; | 62400 |
| (11) Procedures for obtaining an affiliation agreement | 62401 |
| approved by the board between a residential facility and a | 62402 |
| community mental health agency | 62403 |
| 62404 | |
| 62405 | |
| 62406 |
| (12) Standards and procedures under which the director may | 62407 |
| waive the requirements of any of the rules adopted. | 62408 |
| | 62409 |
| 62410 | |
| 62411 | |
| 62412 |
| | 62413 |
|
complaint reported as a violation of this | 62414 |
| department determines that disclosure could be detrimental to the | 62415 |
| department's purposes or could jeopardize the investigation. The | 62416 |
| department may disclose the source of any complaint if the | 62417 |
| complainant agrees in writing to such disclosure and shall | 62418 |
| disclose the source upon order by a court of competent | 62419 |
| jurisdiction. | 62420 |
| | 62421 |
| of this section, or any person who participates in an | 62422 |
| administrative or judicial proceeding resulting from such a | 62423 |
| complaint, is immune from civil liability and is not subject to | 62424 |
| criminal prosecution, other than for perjury, unless the person | 62425 |
| has acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose. | 62426 |
| (N)(1) The director of mental health may petition the court | 62427 |
| of common pleas of the county in which a residential facility is | 62428 |
| located for an order enjoining any person from operating a | 62429 |
| residential facility without a license or from operating a | 62430 |
| licensed facility when, in the director's judgment, there is a | 62431 |
| 62432 | |
| occupants of the facility. The court shall have jurisdiction to | 62433 |
| grant such injunctive relief upon a showing that the respondent | 62434 |
| named in the petition is operating a facility without a license or | 62435 |
|
there is a | 62436 |
| residents of the facility. | 62437 |
| | 62438 |
| 62439 | |
| 62440 | |
| 62441 | |
| 62442 | |
| 62443 | |
| 62444 | |
| 62445 | |
| 62446 | |
| 62447 |
| (2) When the court grants injunctive relief in the case of a | 62448 |
| facility operating without a license, the court shall issue, at a | 62449 |
| minimum, an order enjoining the facility from admitting new | 62450 |
| residents to the facility and an order requiring the facility to | 62451 |
| assist with the safe and orderly relocation of the facility's | 62452 |
| residents. | 62453 |
| (3) If injunctive relief is granted against a facility for | 62454 |
| operating without a license and the facility continues to operate | 62455 |
| without a license, the director shall refer the case to the | 62456 |
| attorney general for further action. | 62457 |
| (O) The director may fine a person for violating division (I) | 62458 |
| of this section. The fine shall be five hundred dollars for a | 62459 |
| first offense; for each subsequent offense, the fine shall be one | 62460 |
| thousand dollars. The director's actions in imposing a fine shall | 62461 |
| be taken in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 62462 |
| Sec. 5119.61. Any provision in this chapter that refers to a | 62463 |
| board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services also | 62464 |
| refers to the community mental health board in an alcohol, drug | 62465 |
| addiction, and mental health service district that has a community | 62466 |
| mental health board. | 62467 |
| The director of mental health with respect to all facilities | 62468 |
| and programs established and operated under Chapter 340. of the | 62469 |
| Revised Code for mentally ill and emotionally disturbed persons, | 62470 |
| shall do all of the following: | 62471 |
| (A) Adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code | 62472 |
| that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of Chapter 340. | 62473 |
| and sections 5119.61 to 5119.63 of the Revised Code. | 62474 |
| (1) The rules shall include | 62475 |
| | 62476 |
| services under section 340.091 of the Revised Code to an | 62477 |
|
individual referred to the agency under division | 62478 |
|
section 5119.69 of the Revised Code | 62479 |
| | 62480 |
| 62481 | |
| 62482 | |
| 62483 | |
| 62484 | |
| 62485 | |
| 62486 | |
| 62487 |
| | 62488 |
| 62489 | |
| 62490 |
| | 62491 |
| 62492 | |
| 62493 | |
| 62494 | |
| 62495 |
| | 62496 |
| 62497 | |
| 62498 | |
| 62499 | |
| 62500 | |
| 62501 |
| (2) Rules may be adopted to govern the method of paying a | 62502 |
| community mental health facility, as defined in section 5111.023 | 62503 |
| of the Revised Code, for providing services listed in division (B) | 62504 |
| of that section. Such rules must be consistent with the contract | 62505 |
| entered into between the departments of job and family services | 62506 |
| and mental health under section 5111.91 of the Revised Code and | 62507 |
| include requirements ensuring appropriate service utilization. | 62508 |
| (B) Review and evaluate, and, taking into account the | 62509 |
| findings and recommendations of the board of alcohol, drug | 62510 |
| addiction, and mental health services of the district served by | 62511 |
| the program and the requirements and priorities of the state | 62512 |
| mental health plan, including the needs of residents of the | 62513 |
| district now residing in state mental institutions, and make | 62514 |
| recommendations for needed improvements to boards of alcohol, drug | 62515 |
| addiction, and mental health services; | 62516 |
| (C) Provide consultative services to community mental health | 62517 |
| agencies with the knowledge and cooperation of the board of | 62518 |
| alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services; | 62519 |
| (D) At the director's discretion, provide to boards of | 62520 |
| alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services state or | 62521 |
| federal funds, in addition to those allocated under section | 62522 |
| 5119.62 of the Revised Code, for special programs or projects the | 62523 |
| director considers necessary but for which local funds are not | 62524 |
| available; | 62525 |
| (E) Establish criteria by which a board of alcohol, drug | 62526 |
| addiction, and mental health services reviews and evaluates the | 62527 |
| quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of services provided | 62528 |
| through its community mental health plan. The criteria shall | 62529 |
| include requirements ensuring appropriate service utilization. The | 62530 |
| department shall assess a board's evaluation of services and the | 62531 |
| compliance of each board with this section, Chapter 340. or | 62532 |
| section 5119.62 of the Revised Code, and other state or federal | 62533 |
| law and regulations. The department, in cooperation with the | 62534 |
| board, periodically shall review and evaluate the quality, | 62535 |
| effectiveness, and efficiency of services provided through each | 62536 |
| board. The department shall collect information that is necessary | 62537 |
| to perform these functions. | 62538 |
| (F) To the extent the director determines necessary and after | 62539 |
| consulting with boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental | 62540 |
| health services, develop and operate, or contract for the | 62541 |
| operation of, a community mental health information system or | 62542 |
| systems. | 62543 |
| Boards of alcohol, drug | 62544 |
| services shall submit information requested by the department in | 62545 |
| the form and manner prescribed by the department. Information | 62546 |
| collected by the department shall include, but not be limited to, | 62547 |
| all of the following: | 62548 |
| (1) Information regarding units of services provided in whole | 62549 |
| or in part under contract with a board, including diagnosis and | 62550 |
| special needs, demographic information, the number of units of | 62551 |
| service provided, past treatment, financial status, and service | 62552 |
| dates in accordance with rules adopted by the department in | 62553 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code; | 62554 |
| (2) Financial information other than price or price-related | 62555 |
| data regarding expenditures of boards and community mental health | 62556 |
| agencies, including units of service provided, budgeted and actual | 62557 |
| expenses by type, and sources of funds. | 62558 |
| Boards shall submit the information specified in division | 62559 |
| (F)(1) of this section no less frequently than annually for each | 62560 |
| client, and each time the client's case is opened or closed. The | 62561 |
| department shall not collect any personal information from the | 62562 |
| boards except as required or permitted by state or federal law for | 62563 |
| purposes related to payment, health care operations, program and | 62564 |
| service evaluation, reporting activities, research, system | 62565 |
| administration, and oversight. | 62566 |
| (G) Review each board's community mental health plan | 62567 |
| submitted pursuant to section 340.03 of the Revised Code and | 62568 |
| approve or disapprove it in whole or in part. Periodically, in | 62569 |
| consultation with representatives of boards and after considering | 62570 |
| the recommendations of the medical director, the director shall | 62571 |
| issue criteria for determining when a plan is complete, criteria | 62572 |
| for plan approval or disapproval, and provisions for conditional | 62573 |
| approval. The factors that the director considers may include, but | 62574 |
| are not limited to, the following: | 62575 |
| (1) The mental health needs of all persons residing within | 62576 |
| the board's service district, especially severely mentally | 62577 |
| disabled children, adolescents, and adults; | 62578 |
| (2) The demonstrated quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and | 62579 |
| cultural relevance of the services provided in each service | 62580 |
| district, the extent to which any services are duplicative of | 62581 |
| other available services, and whether the services meet the needs | 62582 |
| identified above; | 62583 |
| (3) The adequacy of the board's accounting for the | 62584 |
| expenditure of funds. | 62585 |
| If the director disapproves all or part of any plan, the | 62586 |
| director shall provide the board an opportunity to present its | 62587 |
| position. The director shall inform the board of the reasons for | 62588 |
| the disapproval and of the criteria that must be met before the | 62589 |
| plan may be approved. The director shall give the board a | 62590 |
| reasonable time within which to meet the criteria, and shall offer | 62591 |
| technical assistance to the board to help it meet the criteria. | 62592 |
| If the approval of a plan remains in dispute, the board or | 62593 |
| the director may request that the dispute be submitted to a | 62594 |
| mutually agreed upon third-party mediator with the cost to be | 62595 |
| shared by the board and the department. The mediator shall issue | 62596 |
| to the board and the department recommendations for resolution of | 62597 |
| the dispute. The director, taking into consideration the | 62598 |
| recommendations of the mediator, shall make a final determination | 62599 |
| and approve or disapprove the plan, in whole or in part. | 62600 |
| Sec. 5119.69. (A) As used in this section and section | 62601 |
| 5119.691 of the Revised Code: | 62602 |
| (1) "Long-term care consultation program" means the program | 62603 |
| the department of aging is required to develop under section | 62604 |
| 173.42 of the Revised Code. | 62605 |
| (2) "Long-term care consultation program administrator" or | 62606 |
| "administrator" means the department of aging or, if the | 62607 |
| department contracts with an area agency on aging or other entity | 62608 |
| to administer the long-term care consultation program for a | 62609 |
| particular area, that agency or entity. | 62610 |
| (3) "Nursing facility" has the same meaning as in section | 62611 |
| 5111.20 of the Revised Code. | 62612 |
| (4) "Residential state supplement administrative agency" | 62613 |
| means the department of mental health or, if the department | 62614 |
| designates an entity under division (C) of this section for a | 62615 |
| particular area, the designated entity. | 62616 |
| (5) "Residential state supplement program" means the program | 62617 |
| administered pursuant to this section. | 62618 |
| (B) The department of mental health shall implement the | 62619 |
| residential state supplement program under which the state | 62620 |
| supplements the supplemental security income payments received by | 62621 |
| aged, blind, or disabled adults under Title XVI of the "Social | 62622 |
| Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C.A., as amended. | 62623 |
| Residential state supplement payments shall be used for the | 62624 |
| provision of accommodations, supervision, and personal care | 62625 |
| services to supplemental security income recipients who the | 62626 |
| department determines are at risk of needing institutional care. | 62627 |
| | 62628 |
| designate one or more entities to be responsible for providing | 62629 |
| administrative services regarding the program. The department may | 62630 |
| designate an entity to be a residential state supplement | 62631 |
| administrative agency under this division either by entering into | 62632 |
| a contract with the entity to serve in that capacity or by | 62633 |
| otherwise delegating to the entity the responsibility to serve in | 62634 |
| that capacity. | 62635 |
| | 62636 |
| supplement payments, all of the following must be the case: | 62637 |
| (1) Except as provided by division | 62638 |
| the individual must reside in one of the following: | 62639 |
| (a) An adult foster home certified under section 5119.692 of | 62640 |
| the Revised Code; | 62641 |
| (b) A home or facility, other than a nursing home or nursing | 62642 |
| home unit of a home for the aging, licensed by the department of | 62643 |
|
health under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code | 62644 |
| 62645 | |
| 62646 |
| (c) A residential facility as defined in division | 62647 |
|
(A) | 62648 |
| licensed by the department of mental health; | 62649 |
| (d) An apartment or room used to provide community mental | 62650 |
| health housing services certified by the department of mental | 62651 |
| health under section 5119.611 of the Revised Code and approved by | 62652 |
| a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services | 62653 |
| under division (A)(14) of section 340.03 of the Revised Code. | 62654 |
| (2) A residential state supplement administrative agency must | 62655 |
| have determined that the environment in which the individual will | 62656 |
| be living while receiving the payments is appropriate for the | 62657 |
| individual's needs. If the individual is eligible for supplemental | 62658 |
| security income payments or social security disability insurance | 62659 |
| benefits because of a mental disability, the residential state | 62660 |
| supplement administrative agency shall refer the individual to a | 62661 |
|
community mental health agency for | 62662 |
| 62663 | |
|
(A) of section 340.091 of the Revised Code | 62664 |
| 62665 | |
| 62666 | |
| 62667 | |
| 62668 |
| (3) The individual satisfies all eligibility requirements | 62669 |
|
established by rules adopted under division | 62670 |
| section. | 62671 |
| | 62672 |
| services shall adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of | 62673 |
| the Revised Code as necessary to implement the residential state | 62674 |
| supplement program. | 62675 |
| To the extent permitted by Title XVI of the "Social Security | 62676 |
| Act," and any other provision of federal law, the director of job | 62677 |
| and family services may adopt rules establishing standards for | 62678 |
| adjusting the eligibility requirements concerning the level of | 62679 |
| impairment a person must have so that the amount appropriated for | 62680 |
| the program by the general assembly is adequate for the number of | 62681 |
| eligible individuals. The rules shall not limit the eligibility of | 62682 |
| disabled persons solely on a basis classifying disabilities as | 62683 |
| physical or mental. The director of job and family services also | 62684 |
| may adopt rules that establish eligibility standards for aged, | 62685 |
| blind, or disabled individuals who reside in one of the homes or | 62686 |
|
facilities specified in division | 62687 |
| who, because of their income, do not receive supplemental security | 62688 |
| income payments. The rules may provide that these individuals may | 62689 |
| include individuals who receive other types of benefits, | 62690 |
| including, social security disability insurance benefits provided | 62691 |
| under Title II of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), | 62692 |
|
42 U.S.C.A. 401, as amended. Notwithstanding division | 62693 |
| this section, such payments may be made if funds are available for | 62694 |
| them. | 62695 |
| The director of mental health may adopt rules establishing | 62696 |
| the method to be used to determine the amount an eligible | 62697 |
| individual will receive under the program. The amount the general | 62698 |
| assembly appropriates for the program may be a factor included in | 62699 |
| the method that director establishes. | 62700 |
| | 62701 |
| the county in which an applicant for the residential state | 62702 |
| supplement program resides shall determine whether the applicant | 62703 |
| meets income and resource requirements for the program. | 62704 |
| | 62705 |
| waiting list of any individuals eligible for payments under this | 62706 |
| section but not receiving them because moneys appropriated to the | 62707 |
| department for the purposes of this section are insufficient to | 62708 |
| make payments to all eligible individuals. An individual may apply | 62709 |
| to be placed on the waiting list even though the individual does | 62710 |
| not reside in one of the homes or facilities specified in division | 62711 |
| 62712 | |
| of mental health, by rules adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. | 62713 |
| of the Revised Code, may specify procedures and requirements for | 62714 |
| placing an individual on the waiting list and priorities for the | 62715 |
| order in which individuals placed on the waiting list are to begin | 62716 |
| to receive residential state supplement payments. The rules | 62717 |
| specifying priorities may give priority to individuals placed on | 62718 |
| the waiting list on or after July 1, 2006, who receive | 62719 |
| supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI of the | 62720 |
| "Social Security Act," 86 Stat. 1475 (1972), 42 U.S.C. 1381, as | 62721 |
| amended. The rules shall not affect the place on the waiting list | 62722 |
| of any person who was on the list on July 1, 2006. The rules | 62723 |
| specifying priorities may also set additional priorities based on | 62724 |
| living arrangement, such as whether an individual resides in a | 62725 |
|
facility listed in division | 62726 |
| admitted to a nursing facility. | 62727 |
| | 62728 |
| arrangement receiving state supplementation on November 15, 1990, | 62729 |
| under former section 5101.531 of the Revised Code shall not become | 62730 |
| ineligible for payments under this section solely by reason of the | 62731 |
| individual's living arrangement as long as the individual remains | 62732 |
| in the living arrangement in which the individual resided on | 62733 |
| November 15, 1990. | 62734 |
| | 62735 |
| person denied approval for payments under this section of the | 62736 |
| person's right to a hearing. On request, the hearing shall be | 62737 |
| provided in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 62738 |
| Sec. 5119.691. | 62739 |
| | 62740 |
| 62741 | |
| 62742 |
| | 62743 |
| 62744 | |
| 62745 | |
| 62746 | |
| 62747 |
| | 62748 |
| 62749 |
| | 62750 |
| 62751 | |
| 62752 |
| | 62753 |
| 62754 |
| | 62755 |
| mental health, each residential state supplement administrative | 62756 |
| agency shall determine whether individuals who reside in the area | 62757 |
| that the agency serves and are on a waiting list for the | 62758 |
| residential state supplement program have been admitted to a | 62759 |
| nursing facility. If a residential state supplement administrative | 62760 |
| agency determines that such an individual has been admitted to a | 62761 |
| nursing facility, the agency shall notify the long-term care | 62762 |
| consultation program administrator serving the area in which the | 62763 |
| individual resides about the determination. The administrator | 62764 |
| shall determine whether the residential state supplement program | 62765 |
| is appropriate for the individual and whether the individual would | 62766 |
| rather participate in the program than continue residing in the | 62767 |
| nursing facility. If the administrator determines that the | 62768 |
| residential state supplement program is appropriate for the | 62769 |
| individual and the individual would rather participate in the | 62770 |
| program than continue residing in the nursing facility, the | 62771 |
| administrator shall so notify the department of mental health. On | 62772 |
| receipt of the notice from the administrator, the department of | 62773 |
| mental health shall approve the individual's enrollment in the | 62774 |
| residential state supplement program in accordance with the | 62775 |
|
priorities specified in rules adopted under division | 62776 |
| section 5119.69 of the Revised Code. Each quarter, the department | 62777 |
| of mental health shall certify to the director of budget and | 62778 |
| management the estimated increase in costs of the residential | 62779 |
| state supplement program resulting from enrollment of individuals | 62780 |
| in the program pursuant to this section. | 62781 |
| Sec. 5119.692. As used in this section, "adult foster home" | 62782 |
| means a residence, other than a residential facility licensed | 62783 |
| under section 5119.22 of the Revised Code, in which accommodations | 62784 |
|
and personal care services, as defined in section | 62785 |
| of the Revised Code, are provided to one or two adults who are | 62786 |
| unrelated to the owners of the residence. | 62787 |
| The department of mental health shall adopt rules in | 62788 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing | 62789 |
| standards for the certification of adult foster homes. The | 62790 |
| department or its designee shall certify adult foster homes that | 62791 |
| apply for certification and meet the standards established by the | 62792 |
| department. | 62793 |
| Sec. 5119.99. | 62794 |
| Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. | 62795 |
| | 62796 |
| 62797 | |
| 62798 | |
| 62799 |
| | 62800 |
| 62801 | |
| 62802 | |
| 62803 | |
| 62804 |
| Sec. 5120.036. (A) The department of rehabilitation and | 62805 |
| correction shall provide risk reduction programming and treatment | 62806 |
| for inmates whom a court under section 2929.143 of the Revised | 62807 |
| Code recommends serve a risk reduction sentence and who meet the | 62808 |
| eligibility criteria described in division (B) of this section. | 62809 |
| (B) If an offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment in | 62810 |
| a state correctional institution and the sentencing court | 62811 |
| recommended that the offender serve a risk reduction sentence, the | 62812 |
| department of rehabilitation and correction shall conduct a | 62813 |
| validated and objective assessment of the person's needs and risk | 62814 |
| of reoffending. If the offender cooperates with the risk | 62815 |
| assessment and agrees to participate in any programming or | 62816 |
| treatment ordered by the department, the department shall provide | 62817 |
| programming and treatment to the offender to address the risks and | 62818 |
| needs identified in the assessment. | 62819 |
| (C) If the department determines that an offender serving a | 62820 |
| term of incarceration for whom the sentencing court recommended a | 62821 |
| risk reduction sentence under section 2929.143 of the Revised Code | 62822 |
| has successfully completed the assessment and treatment or | 62823 |
| programming required by the department under division (B) of this | 62824 |
|
section, the department shall release the offender to | 62825 |
| 62826 | |
| control sanctions after the offender has served each mandatory | 62827 |
| prison term to which the offender was sentenced, if any, and a | 62828 |
| minimum of eighty per cent of the aggregated nonmandatory prison | 62829 |
| terms to which the offender was sentenced. The placement under | 62830 |
| post-release control sanctions shall be under terms set by the | 62831 |
| parole board in accordance with section 2967.28 of the Revised | 62832 |
| Code and shall be subject to the provisions of that section and | 62833 |
| sections 2929.141 and 2967.15 of the Revised Code regarding | 62834 |
| violation of post-release control sanctions. No mandatory prison | 62835 |
| term shall be reduced by, or as a result of, an offender's service | 62836 |
| of a risk reduction sentence. The department shall notify the | 62837 |
| sentencing court that the offender has successfully completed the | 62838 |
| terms of the risk reduction sentence at least thirty days prior to | 62839 |
| the date upon which the offender is to be released. | 62840 |
| (D) As used in this section: | 62841 |
| (1) "Mandatory prison term" has the same meaning as in | 62842 |
| section 2929.01 of the Revised Code. | 62843 |
| (2) "Nonmandatory prison term" means a prison term that is | 62844 |
| not a mandatory prison term. | 62845 |
| (3) "Post-release control" and "post-release control | 62846 |
| sanction" have the same meanings as in section 2967.01 of the | 62847 |
| Revised Code. | 62848 |
| Sec. 5120.105. (A) The | 62849 |
| Ohio facilities construction commission shall provide for the | 62850 |
| construction of a halfway house facility in conformity with | 62851 |
| Chapter 153. of the Revised Code, except that construction | 62852 |
| services may be provided by the department of rehabilitation and | 62853 |
| correction. | 62854 |
| (B) The director of rehabilitation and correction may enter | 62855 |
| into an agreement with a halfway house organization for the | 62856 |
| management of a halfway house facility. The halfway house | 62857 |
| organization that occupies, will occupy, or is responsible for the | 62858 |
| management of a halfway house facility shall pay the costs of | 62859 |
| management of and general building services for the halfway house | 62860 |
| facility as provided in an agreement between the department of | 62861 |
| rehabilitation and correction and the halfway house organization. | 62862 |
| (C) No state funds, including state bond proceeds, shall be | 62863 |
| spent on the construction of a halfway house facility under | 62864 |
| sections 5120.102 to 5120.105 of the Revised Code, unless the | 62865 |
| general assembly has specifically authorized the spending of money | 62866 |
| on, or has made an appropriation to the department of | 62867 |
| rehabilitation and correction for, the construction of the halfway | 62868 |
| house facility or rental payments relating to the financing of the | 62869 |
| construction of that facility. An authorization to spend money or | 62870 |
| an appropriation for planning a halfway house facility does not | 62871 |
| constitute an authorization to spend money on, or an appropriation | 62872 |
| for, the construction of that facility. Capital funds for the | 62873 |
| construction of halfway house facilities under sections 5120.102 | 62874 |
| to 5120.105 of the Revised Code shall be paid from the adult | 62875 |
| correctional building fund created in division (F) of section | 62876 |
| 154.24 of the Revised Code. | 62877 |
| Sec. 5120.132. (A) There is hereby created in the state | 62878 |
| treasury the prisoner programs fund. The director of | 62879 |
| rehabilitation and correction shall deposit in the fund all moneys | 62880 |
| received by the department from commissions on telephone systems | 62881 |
| 62882 | |
| prisoners in relation to electronic mail, prisoner trust fund | 62883 |
| deposits, and the purchase of music, digital music players, and | 62884 |
| other electronic devices. The money in the fund shall be used only | 62885 |
| to pay for the costs of the following: | 62886 |
| (1) The purchase of material, supplies, and equipment used in | 62887 |
| any library program, educational program, religious program, | 62888 |
| recreational program, or pre-release program operated by the | 62889 |
| department for the benefit of prisoners; | 62890 |
| (2) The construction, alteration, repair, or reconstruction | 62891 |
| of buildings and structures owned by the department for use in any | 62892 |
| library program, educational program, religious program, | 62893 |
| recreational program, or pre-release program operated by the | 62894 |
| department for the benefit of prisoners; | 62895 |
| (3) The payment of salary, wages, and other compensation to | 62896 |
| employees of the department who are employed in any library | 62897 |
| program, educational program, religious program, recreational | 62898 |
| program, or pre-release program operated by the department for the | 62899 |
| benefit of prisoners; | 62900 |
| (4) The compensation to vendors that contract with the | 62901 |
| department for the provision of services for the benefit of | 62902 |
| prisoners in any library program, educational program, religious | 62903 |
| program, recreational program, or pre-release program operated by | 62904 |
| the department; | 62905 |
| (5) The payment of prisoner release payments in an | 62906 |
| appropriate amount as determined pursuant to rule; | 62907 |
| (6) The purchase of other goods and the payment of other | 62908 |
| services that are determined, in the discretion of the director, | 62909 |
| to be goods and services that may provide additional benefit to | 62910 |
| prisoners. | 62911 |
| (B) The director shall establish rules for the operation of | 62912 |
| the prisoner programs fund. | 62913 |
| Sec. 5120.66. (A) Within ninety days after November 23, | 62914 |
| 2005, but not before January 1, 2006, the department of | 62915 |
| rehabilitation and correction shall establish and operate on the | 62916 |
| internet a database that contains all of the following: | 62917 |
| (1) For each inmate in the custody of the department under a | 62918 |
| sentence imposed for a conviction of or plea of guilty to any | 62919 |
| offense, all of the following information: | 62920 |
| (a) The inmate's name; | 62921 |
| (b) For each offense for which the inmate was sentenced to a | 62922 |
| prison term or term of imprisonment and is in the department's | 62923 |
| custody, the name of the offense, the Revised Code section of | 62924 |
| which the offense is a violation, the gender of each victim of the | 62925 |
| offense if those facts are known, whether each victim of the | 62926 |
| offense was an adult or child if those facts are known, the range | 62927 |
| of the possible prison terms or term of imprisonment that could | 62928 |
| have been imposed for the offense, the actual prison term or term | 62929 |
| of imprisonment imposed for the offense, the county in which the | 62930 |
| offense was committed, the date on which the inmate began serving | 62931 |
| the prison term or term of imprisonment imposed for the offense, | 62932 |
| and either the date on which the inmate will be eligible for | 62933 |
| parole relative to the offense if the prison term or term of | 62934 |
| imprisonment is an indefinite term or life term or the date on | 62935 |
| which the term ends if the prison term is a definite term; | 62936 |
| (c) All of the following information that is applicable | 62937 |
| regarding the inmate: | 62938 |
| (i) If known to the department prior to the conduct of any | 62939 |
| hearing for judicial release of the defendant pursuant to section | 62940 |
| 2929.20 of the Revised Code in relation to any prison term or term | 62941 |
| of imprisonment the inmate is serving for any offense or any | 62942 |
| hearing for release of the defendant pursuant to section 2967.19 | 62943 |
| of the Revised Code in relation to any such term, notice of the | 62944 |
| fact that the inmate will be having a hearing regarding a possible | 62945 |
| grant of judicial release or release, the date of the hearing, and | 62946 |
| the right of any person pursuant to division (J) of section | 62947 |
| 2929.20 or division (H) of section 2967.19 of the Revised Code, | 62948 |
| whichever is applicable, to submit to the court a written | 62949 |
| statement regarding the possible judicial release or release. The | 62950 |
|
department also shall post notice of the | 62951 |
|
sentencing court of any | 62952 |
| of the inmate pursuant to section 2967.19 of the Revised Code, as | 62953 |
| required by division (E) of that section. | 62954 |
| (ii) If the inmate is serving a prison term pursuant to | 62955 |
| division (A)(3), (B)(1)(a), (b), or (c), (B)(2)(a), (b), or (c), | 62956 |
| or (B)(3)(a), (b), (c), or (d) of section 2971.03 of the Revised | 62957 |
| Code, prior to the conduct of any hearing pursuant to section | 62958 |
| 2971.05 of the Revised Code to determine whether to modify the | 62959 |
| requirement that the inmate serve the entire prison term in a | 62960 |
| state correctional facility in accordance with division (C) of | 62961 |
| that section, whether to continue, revise, or revoke any existing | 62962 |
| modification of that requirement, or whether to terminate the | 62963 |
| prison term in accordance with division (D) of that section, | 62964 |
| notice of the fact that the inmate will be having a hearing | 62965 |
| regarding those determinations and of the date of the hearing; | 62966 |
| (iii) At least three weeks before the adult parole authority | 62967 |
| recommends a pardon or commutation of sentence for the inmate or | 62968 |
| at least three weeks prior to a hearing before the adult parole | 62969 |
| authority regarding a grant of parole to the inmate in relation to | 62970 |
| any prison term or term of imprisonment the inmate is serving for | 62971 |
| any offense, notice of the fact that the inmate might be under | 62972 |
| consideration for a pardon or commutation of sentence or will be | 62973 |
| having a hearing regarding a possible grant of parole, of the date | 62974 |
| of any hearing regarding a possible grant of parole, and of the | 62975 |
| right of any person to submit a written statement regarding the | 62976 |
| pending action; | 62977 |
| (iv) At least three weeks before the inmate is transferred to | 62978 |
| transitional control under section 2967.26 of the Revised Code in | 62979 |
| relation to any prison term or term of imprisonment the inmate is | 62980 |
| serving for any offense, notice of the pendency of the transfer, | 62981 |
| of the date of the possible transfer, and of the right of any | 62982 |
| person to submit a statement regarding the possible transfer; | 62983 |
| (v) Prompt notice of the inmate's escape from any facility in | 62984 |
| which the inmate was incarcerated and of the capture of the inmate | 62985 |
| after an escape; | 62986 |
| (vi) Notice of the inmate's death while in confinement; | 62987 |
| (vii) Prior to the release of the inmate from confinement, | 62988 |
| notice of the fact that the inmate will be released, of the date | 62989 |
| of the release, and, if applicable, of the standard terms and | 62990 |
| conditions of the release; | 62991 |
| (viii) Notice of the inmate's judicial release pursuant to | 62992 |
| section 2929.20 of the Revised Code or release pursuant to section | 62993 |
| 2967.19 of the Revised Code. | 62994 |
| (2) Information as to where a person can send written | 62995 |
| statements of the types referred to in divisions (A)(1)(c)(i), | 62996 |
| (iii), and (iv) of this section. | 62997 |
| (B)(1) The department shall update the database required | 62998 |
| under division (A) of this section every twenty-four hours to | 62999 |
| ensure that the information it contains is accurate and current. | 63000 |
| (2) The database required under division (A) of this section | 63001 |
| is a public record open for inspection under section 149.43 of the | 63002 |
| Revised Code. The department shall make the database searchable by | 63003 |
| inmate name and by the county and zip code where the offender | 63004 |
| intends to reside after release from a state correctional | 63005 |
| institution if this information is known to the department. | 63006 |
| (3) The database required under division (A) of this section | 63007 |
| may contain information regarding inmates who are listed in the | 63008 |
| database in addition to the information described in that | 63009 |
| division. | 63010 |
| (4) No information included on the database required under | 63011 |
| division (A) of this section shall identify or enable the | 63012 |
| identification of any victim of any offense committed by an | 63013 |
| inmate. | 63014 |
| (C) The failure of the department to comply with the | 63015 |
| requirements of division (A) or (B) of this section does not give | 63016 |
| any rights or any grounds for appeal or post-conviction relief to | 63017 |
| any inmate. | 63018 |
| (D) This section, and the related provisions of sections | 63019 |
| 2929.20, 2967.03, 2967.12, and 2967.26 of the Revised Code enacted | 63020 |
| in the act in which this section was enacted, shall be known as | 63021 |
| "Laura's Law." | 63022 |
| Sec. 5122.31. (A) All certificates, applications, records, | 63023 |
| and reports made for the purpose of this chapter and sections | 63024 |
| 2945.38, 2945.39, 2945.40, 2945.401, and 2945.402 of the Revised | 63025 |
| Code, other than court journal entries or court docket entries, | 63026 |
| and directly or indirectly identifying a patient or former patient | 63027 |
| or person whose hospitalization has been sought under this | 63028 |
| chapter, shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed by | 63029 |
| any person except: | 63030 |
| (1) If the person identified, or the person's legal guardian, | 63031 |
| if any, or if the person is a minor, the person's parent or legal | 63032 |
| guardian, consents, and if the disclosure is in the best interests | 63033 |
| of the person, as may be determined by the court for judicial | 63034 |
| records and by the chief clinical officer for medical records; | 63035 |
| (2) When disclosure is provided for in this chapter or | 63036 |
| section 5123.60 of the Revised Code; | 63037 |
| (3) That hospitals, boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and | 63038 |
| mental health services, and community mental health agencies may | 63039 |
| release necessary medical information to insurers and other | 63040 |
| third-party payers, including government entities responsible for | 63041 |
| processing and authorizing payment, to obtain payment for goods | 63042 |
| and services furnished to the patient; | 63043 |
| (4) Pursuant to a court order signed by a judge; | 63044 |
| (5) That a patient shall be granted access to the patient's | 63045 |
| own psychiatric and medical records, unless access specifically is | 63046 |
| restricted in a patient's treatment plan for clear treatment | 63047 |
| reasons; | 63048 |
| (6) That hospitals and other institutions and facilities | 63049 |
| within the department of mental health may exchange psychiatric | 63050 |
| records and other pertinent information with other hospitals, | 63051 |
| institutions, and facilities of the department, and with community | 63052 |
| mental health agencies and boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and | 63053 |
| mental health services with which the department has a current | 63054 |
| agreement for patient care or services. Records and information | 63055 |
| that may be released pursuant to this division shall be limited to | 63056 |
| medication history, physical health status and history, financial | 63057 |
| status, summary of course of treatment in the hospital, summary of | 63058 |
| treatment needs, and a discharge summary, if any. | 63059 |
| (7) That hospitals within the department, other institutions | 63060 |
| and facilities within the department, hospitals licensed by the | 63061 |
| department under section 5119.20 of the Revised Code, and | 63062 |
| community mental health agencies may exchange psychiatric records | 63063 |
| and other pertinent information with payers and other providers of | 63064 |
| treatment and health services if the purpose of the exchange is to | 63065 |
| facilitate continuity of care for a patient; | 63066 |
| (8) That a patient's family member who is involved in the | 63067 |
| provision, planning, and monitoring of services to the patient may | 63068 |
| receive medication information, a summary of the patient's | 63069 |
| diagnosis and prognosis, and a list of the services and personnel | 63070 |
| available to assist the patient and the patient's family, if the | 63071 |
| patient's treating physician determines that the disclosure would | 63072 |
| be in the best interests of the patient. No such disclosure shall | 63073 |
| be made unless the patient is notified first and receives the | 63074 |
| information and does not object to the disclosure. | 63075 |
| (9) That community mental health agencies may exchange | 63076 |
| psychiatric records and certain other information with the board | 63077 |
| of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services and other | 63078 |
| agencies in order to provide services to a person involuntarily | 63079 |
| committed to a board. Release of records under this division shall | 63080 |
| be limited to medication history, physical health status and | 63081 |
| history, financial status, summary of course of treatment, summary | 63082 |
| of treatment needs, and discharge summary, if any. | 63083 |
| (10) That information may be disclosed to the executor or the | 63084 |
| administrator of an estate of a deceased patient when the | 63085 |
| information is necessary to administer the estate; | 63086 |
| (11) That records in the possession of the Ohio historical | 63087 |
| society may be released to the closest living relative of a | 63088 |
| deceased patient upon request of that relative; | 63089 |
| (12) That information may be disclosed to staff members of | 63090 |
| the appropriate board or to staff members designated by the | 63091 |
| director of mental health for the purpose of evaluating the | 63092 |
| quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of services and determining | 63093 |
| if the services meet minimum standards. Information obtained | 63094 |
| during such evaluations shall not be retained with the name of any | 63095 |
| patient. | 63096 |
| (13) That records pertaining to the patient's diagnosis, | 63097 |
| course of treatment, treatment needs, and prognosis shall be | 63098 |
| disclosed and released to the appropriate prosecuting attorney if | 63099 |
| the patient was committed pursuant to section 2945.38, 2945.39, | 63100 |
| 2945.40, 2945.401, or 2945.402 of the Revised Code, or to the | 63101 |
| attorney designated by the board for proceedings pursuant to | 63102 |
| involuntary commitment under this chapter. | 63103 |
| (14) That the department of mental health may exchange | 63104 |
| psychiatric hospitalization records, other mental health treatment | 63105 |
| records, and other pertinent information with the department of | 63106 |
| rehabilitation and correction to ensure continuity of care for | 63107 |
| inmates who are receiving mental health services in an institution | 63108 |
| of the department of rehabilitation and correction and may | 63109 |
| exchange psychiatric hospitalization records, other mental health | 63110 |
| treatment records, and other pertinent information with boards of | 63111 |
| alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services and community | 63112 |
| mental health agencies to ensure continuity of care for inmates or | 63113 |
| offenders who are receiving mental health services in an | 63114 |
|
institution and are scheduled for release within six months. | 63115 |
| 63116 | |
| 63117 | |
| 63118 | |
| to records regarding an inmate's or offender's medication history, | 63119 |
| physical health status and history, summary of course of | 63120 |
| treatment, summary of treatment needs, and a discharge summary, if | 63121 |
| any. | 63122 |
| (15) That a community mental health agency that ceases to | 63123 |
| operate may transfer to either a community mental health agency | 63124 |
| that assumes its caseload or to the board of alcohol, drug | 63125 |
| addiction, and mental health services of the service district in | 63126 |
| which the patient resided at the time services were most recently | 63127 |
| provided any treatment records that have not been transferred | 63128 |
| elsewhere at the patient's request. | 63129 |
| (B) Before records are disclosed pursuant to divisions | 63130 |
|
(A)(3), (6), | 63131 |
| records shall attempt to obtain the patient's consent for the | 63132 |
| disclosure. No person shall reveal the contents of a medical | 63133 |
| record of a patient except as authorized by law. | 63134 |
| (C) The managing officer of a hospital who releases necessary | 63135 |
| medical information under division (A)(3) of this section to allow | 63136 |
| an insurance carrier or other third party payor to comply with | 63137 |
| section 5121.43 of the Revised Code shall neither be subject to | 63138 |
| criminal nor civil liability. | 63139 |
| Sec. 5123.01. As used in this chapter: | 63140 |
| (A) "Chief medical officer" means the licensed physician | 63141 |
| appointed by the managing officer of an institution for the | 63142 |
| mentally retarded with the approval of the director of | 63143 |
| developmental disabilities to provide medical treatment for | 63144 |
| residents of the institution. | 63145 |
| (B) "Chief program director" means a person with special | 63146 |
| training and experience in the diagnosis and management of the | 63147 |
| mentally retarded, certified according to division (C) of this | 63148 |
| section in at least one of the designated fields, and appointed by | 63149 |
| the managing officer of an institution for the mentally retarded | 63150 |
| with the approval of the director to provide habilitation and care | 63151 |
| for residents of the institution. | 63152 |
| (C) "Comprehensive evaluation" means a study, including a | 63153 |
| sequence of observations and examinations, of a person leading to | 63154 |
| conclusions and recommendations formulated jointly, with | 63155 |
| dissenting opinions if any, by a group of persons with special | 63156 |
| training and experience in the diagnosis and management of persons | 63157 |
| with mental retardation or a developmental disability, which group | 63158 |
| shall include individuals who are professionally qualified in the | 63159 |
| fields of medicine, psychology, and social work, together with | 63160 |
| such other specialists as the individual case may require. | 63161 |
| (D) "Education" means the process of formal training and | 63162 |
| instruction to facilitate the intellectual and emotional | 63163 |
| development of residents. | 63164 |
| (E) "Habilitation" means the process by which the staff of | 63165 |
| the institution assists the resident in acquiring and maintaining | 63166 |
| those life skills that enable the resident to cope more | 63167 |
| effectively with the demands of the resident's own person and of | 63168 |
| the resident's environment and in raising the level of the | 63169 |
| resident's physical, mental, social, and vocational efficiency. | 63170 |
| Habilitation includes but is not limited to programs of formal, | 63171 |
| structured education and training. | 63172 |
| (F) "Health officer" means any public health physician, | 63173 |
| public health nurse, or other person authorized or designated by a | 63174 |
| city or general health district. | 63175 |
| (G) "Home and community-based services" means medicaid-funded | 63176 |
| home and community-based services specified in division (B)(1) of | 63177 |
| section 5111.87 of the Revised Code provided under the medicaid | 63178 |
| waiver components the department of developmental disabilities | 63179 |
| administers pursuant to section 5111.871 of the Revised Code. | 63180 |
| 63181 | |
| Code, home and community-based services provided under the | 63182 |
| medicaid waiver component known as the transitions developmental | 63183 |
| disabilities waiver are to be considered to be home and | 63184 |
| community-based services for the purposes of this chapter only to | 63185 |
| the extent, if any, provided by the contract required by section | 63186 |
| 5111.871 of the Revised Code regarding the waiver. | 63187 |
| (H) "Indigent person" means a person who is unable, without | 63188 |
| substantial financial hardship, to provide for the payment of an | 63189 |
| attorney and for other necessary expenses of legal representation, | 63190 |
| including expert testimony. | 63191 |
| (I) "Institution" means a public or private facility, or a | 63192 |
| part of a public or private facility, that is licensed by the | 63193 |
| appropriate state department and is equipped to provide | 63194 |
| residential habilitation, care, and treatment for the mentally | 63195 |
| retarded. | 63196 |
| (J) "Licensed physician" means a person who holds a valid | 63197 |
| certificate issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code | 63198 |
| authorizing the person to practice medicine and surgery or | 63199 |
| osteopathic medicine and surgery, or a medical officer of the | 63200 |
| government of the United States while in the performance of the | 63201 |
| officer's official duties. | 63202 |
| (K) "Managing officer" means a person who is appointed by the | 63203 |
| director of developmental disabilities to be in executive control | 63204 |
| of an institution for the mentally retarded under the jurisdiction | 63205 |
| of the department. | 63206 |
| (L) "Medicaid" has the same meaning as in section 5111.01 of | 63207 |
| the Revised Code. | 63208 |
| (M) "Medicaid case management services" means case management | 63209 |
| services provided to an individual with mental retardation or | 63210 |
| other developmental disability that the state medicaid plan | 63211 |
| requires. | 63212 |
| (N) "Mentally retarded person" means a person having | 63213 |
| significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning existing | 63214 |
| concurrently with deficiencies in adaptive behavior, manifested | 63215 |
| during the developmental period. | 63216 |
| (O) "Mentally retarded person subject to institutionalization | 63217 |
| by court order" means a person eighteen years of age or older who | 63218 |
| is at least moderately mentally retarded and in relation to whom, | 63219 |
| because of the person's retardation, either of the following | 63220 |
| conditions exist: | 63221 |
| (1) The person represents a very substantial risk of physical | 63222 |
| impairment or injury to self as manifested by evidence that the | 63223 |
| person is unable to provide for and is not providing for the | 63224 |
| person's most basic physical needs and that provision for those | 63225 |
| needs is not available in the community; | 63226 |
| (2) The person needs and is susceptible to significant | 63227 |
| habilitation in an institution. | 63228 |
| (P) "A person who is at least moderately mentally retarded" | 63229 |
| means a person who is found, following a comprehensive evaluation, | 63230 |
| to be impaired in adaptive behavior to a moderate degree and to be | 63231 |
| functioning at the moderate level of intellectual functioning in | 63232 |
| accordance with standard measurements as recorded in the most | 63233 |
| current revision of the manual of terminology and classification | 63234 |
| in mental retardation published by the American association on | 63235 |
| mental retardation. | 63236 |
| (Q) As used in this division, "substantial functional | 63237 |
| limitation," "developmental delay," and "established risk" have | 63238 |
| the meanings established pursuant to section 5123.011 of the | 63239 |
| Revised Code. | 63240 |
| "Developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability | 63241 |
| that is characterized by all of the following: | 63242 |
| (1) It is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or | 63243 |
| a combination of mental and physical impairments, other than a | 63244 |
| mental or physical impairment solely caused by mental illness as | 63245 |
| defined in division (A) of section 5122.01 of the Revised Code. | 63246 |
| (2) It is manifested before age twenty-two. | 63247 |
| (3) It is likely to continue indefinitely. | 63248 |
| (4) It results in one of the following: | 63249 |
| (a) In the case of a person under three years of age, at | 63250 |
| least one developmental delay or an established risk; | 63251 |
| (b) In the case of a person at least three years of age but | 63252 |
| under six years of age, at least two developmental delays or an | 63253 |
| established risk; | 63254 |
| (c) In the case of a person six years of age or older, a | 63255 |
| substantial functional limitation in at least three of the | 63256 |
| following areas of major life activity, as appropriate for the | 63257 |
| person's age: self-care, receptive and expressive language, | 63258 |
| learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent | 63259 |
| living, and, if the person is at least sixteen years of age, | 63260 |
| capacity for economic self-sufficiency. | 63261 |
| (5) It causes the person to need a combination and sequence | 63262 |
| of special, interdisciplinary, or other type of care, treatment, | 63263 |
| or provision of services for an extended period of time that is | 63264 |
| individually planned and coordinated for the person. | 63265 |
| (R) "Developmentally disabled person" means a person with a | 63266 |
| developmental disability. | 63267 |
| (S) "State institution" means an institution that is | 63268 |
| tax-supported and under the jurisdiction of the department. | 63269 |
| (T) "Residence" and "legal residence" have the same meaning | 63270 |
| as "legal settlement," which is acquired by residing in Ohio for a | 63271 |
| period of one year without receiving general assistance prior to | 63272 |
| July 17, 1995, under former Chapter 5113. of the Revised Code, | 63273 |
| financial assistance under Chapter 5115. of the Revised Code, or | 63274 |
| assistance from a private agency that maintains records of | 63275 |
| assistance given. A person having a legal settlement in the state | 63276 |
| shall be considered as having legal settlement in the assistance | 63277 |
| area in which the person resides. No adult person coming into this | 63278 |
| state and having a spouse or minor children residing in another | 63279 |
| state shall obtain a legal settlement in this state as long as the | 63280 |
| spouse or minor children are receiving public assistance, care, or | 63281 |
| support at the expense of the other state or its subdivisions. For | 63282 |
| the purpose of determining the legal settlement of a person who is | 63283 |
| living in a public or private institution or in a home subject to | 63284 |
| licensing by the department of job and family services, the | 63285 |
| department of mental health, or the department of developmental | 63286 |
| disabilities, the residence of the person shall be considered as | 63287 |
| though the person were residing in the county in which the person | 63288 |
| was living prior to the person's entrance into the institution or | 63289 |
| home. Settlement once acquired shall continue until a person has | 63290 |
| been continuously absent from Ohio for a period of one year or has | 63291 |
| acquired a legal residence in another state. A woman who marries a | 63292 |
| man with legal settlement in any county immediately acquires the | 63293 |
| settlement of her husband. The legal settlement of a minor is that | 63294 |
| of the parents, surviving parent, sole parent, parent who is | 63295 |
| designated the residential parent and legal custodian by a court, | 63296 |
| other adult having permanent custody awarded by a court, or | 63297 |
| guardian of the person of the minor, provided that: | 63298 |
| (1) A minor female who marries shall be considered to have | 63299 |
| the legal settlement of her husband and, in the case of death of | 63300 |
| her husband or divorce, she shall not thereby lose her legal | 63301 |
| settlement obtained by the marriage. | 63302 |
| (2) A minor male who marries, establishes a home, and who has | 63303 |
| resided in this state for one year without receiving general | 63304 |
| assistance prior to July 17, 1995, under former Chapter 5113. of | 63305 |
| the Revised Code, financial assistance under Chapter 5115. of the | 63306 |
| Revised Code, or assistance from a private agency that maintains | 63307 |
| records of assistance given shall be considered to have obtained a | 63308 |
| legal settlement in this state. | 63309 |
| (3) The legal settlement of a child under eighteen years of | 63310 |
| age who is in the care or custody of a public or private child | 63311 |
| caring agency shall not change if the legal settlement of the | 63312 |
| parent changes until after the child has been in the home of the | 63313 |
| parent for a period of one year. | 63314 |
| No person, adult or minor, may establish a legal settlement | 63315 |
| in this state for the purpose of gaining admission to any state | 63316 |
| institution. | 63317 |
| (U)(1) "Resident" means, subject to division (R)(2) of this | 63318 |
| section, a person who is admitted either voluntarily or | 63319 |
| involuntarily to an institution or other facility pursuant to | 63320 |
| section 2945.39, 2945.40, 2945.401, or 2945.402 of the Revised | 63321 |
| Code subsequent to a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity | 63322 |
| or incompetence to stand trial or under this chapter who is under | 63323 |
| observation or receiving habilitation and care in an institution. | 63324 |
| (2) "Resident" does not include a person admitted to an | 63325 |
| institution or other facility under section 2945.39, 2945.40, | 63326 |
| 2945.401, or 2945.402 of the Revised Code to the extent that the | 63327 |
| reference in this chapter to resident, or the context in which the | 63328 |
| reference occurs, is in conflict with any provision of sections | 63329 |
| 2945.37 to 2945.402 of the Revised Code. | 63330 |
| (V) "Respondent" means the person whose detention, | 63331 |
| commitment, or continued commitment is being sought in any | 63332 |
| proceeding under this chapter. | 63333 |
| (W) "Working day" and "court day" mean Monday, Tuesday, | 63334 |
| Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, except when such day is a legal | 63335 |
| holiday. | 63336 |
| (X) "Prosecutor" means the prosecuting attorney, village | 63337 |
| solicitor, city director of law, or similar chief legal officer | 63338 |
| who prosecuted a criminal case in which a person was found not | 63339 |
| guilty by reason of insanity, who would have had the authority to | 63340 |
| prosecute a criminal case against a person if the person had not | 63341 |
| been found incompetent to stand trial, or who prosecuted a case in | 63342 |
| which a person was found guilty. | 63343 |
| (Y) "Court" means the probate division of the court of common | 63344 |
| pleas. | 63345 |
| (Z) "Supported living" and "residential services" have the | 63346 |
| same meanings as in section 5126.01 of the Revised Code. | 63347 |
| Sec. 5123.033. The program fee fund is hereby created in the | 63348 |
| state treasury. All fees collected pursuant to sections 5123.161, | 63349 |
|
5123.164, and 5123.19 | 63350 |
| credited to the fund. Money credited to the fund shall be used | 63351 |
| solely for the department of developmental disabilities' duties | 63352 |
|
under sections 5123.16 to | 63353 |
| 63354 | |
|
and professional training to | 63355 |
| 63356 | |
| 63357 | |
| with mental retardation or a developmental disability. If the | 63358 |
| money credited to the fund is inadequate to pay all of the | 63359 |
| department's costs in performing those duties and providing the | 63360 |
| continuing education and professional training, the department may | 63361 |
| use other available funds appropriated to the department to pay | 63362 |
| the remaining costs of performing those duties and providing the | 63363 |
| continuing education and professional training. | 63364 |
| Sec. 5123.042. | 63365 |
| 5123.197 of the Revised Code, each person or government entity | 63366 |
| seeking to develop new or modify existing residential services | 63367 |
| shall submit to the department of developmental disabilities a | 63368 |
| plan for the development or modification. The department shall | 63369 |
| approve a plan that is submitted in accordance with rules adopted | 63370 |
| under this section and meets the uniform standards for plans | 63371 |
| established in those rules. | 63372 |
| The director of developmental disabilities shall adopt rules | 63373 |
| in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing | 63374 |
| the following: | 63375 |
| | 63376 |
| (B) Uniform standards | 63377 |
| | 63378 |
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| | 63382 |
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| 63400 | |
| 63401 |
| | 63402 |
| 63403 | |
| 63404 | |
| 63405 | |
| 63406 | |
| 63407 | |
| 63408 | |
| 63409 |
| Sec. 5123.044. The department of developmental disabilities | 63410 |
| shall determine whether county boards of developmental | 63411 |
|
disabilities | 63412 |
| individuals with mental retardation or other developmental | 63413 |
| disabilities have under section 5126.046 of the Revised Code to | 63414 |
| obtain home and community-based services, nonmedicaid residential | 63415 |
| services, or nonmedicaid supported living from qualified and | 63416 |
| willing providers. The department shall provide assistance to an | 63417 |
| individual with mental retardation or other developmental | 63418 |
|
disability who requests assistance with the individual's | 63419 |
| rights under that section | 63420 |
| 63421 | |
| 63422 | |
| notified of a county board's alleged violation of the individual's | 63423 |
| 63424 |
| Sec. 5123.0412. (A) The department of developmental | 63425 |
| disabilities shall charge each county board of developmental | 63426 |
| disabilities an annual fee equal to one and one-quarter per cent | 63427 |
| of the total value of all medicaid paid claims for home and | 63428 |
| community-based services provided during the year to an individual | 63429 |
| eligible for services from the county board. However, the | 63430 |
| department shall not charge the fee for home and community-based | 63431 |
| services provided under the medicaid waiver component known as the | 63432 |
| transitions developmental disabilities waiver. No county board | 63433 |
| shall pass the cost of a fee charged to the county board under | 63434 |
| this section on to another provider of these services. | 63435 |
| (B) The fees collected under this section shall be deposited | 63436 |
| into the ODDD administration and oversight fund and the ODJFS | 63437 |
| administration and oversight fund, both of which are hereby | 63438 |
| created in the state treasury. The portion of the fees to be | 63439 |
| deposited into the ODDD administration and oversight fund and the | 63440 |
| portion of the fees to be deposited into the ODJFS administration | 63441 |
| and oversight fund shall be the portion specified in an | 63442 |
| interagency agreement entered into under division (C) of this | 63443 |
| section. The department of developmental disabilities shall use | 63444 |
| the money in the ODDD administration and oversight fund and the | 63445 |
| department of job and family services shall use the money in the | 63446 |
| ODJFS administration and oversight fund for both of the following | 63447 |
| purposes: | 63448 |
| (1) Medicaid administrative costs, including administrative | 63449 |
| and oversight costs of medicaid case management services and home | 63450 |
| and community-based services. The administrative and oversight | 63451 |
| costs of medicaid case management services and home and | 63452 |
| community-based services shall include costs for staff, systems, | 63453 |
| and other resources the departments need and dedicate solely to | 63454 |
| the following duties associated with the services: | 63455 |
| (a) Eligibility determinations; | 63456 |
| (b) Training; | 63457 |
| (c) Fiscal management; | 63458 |
| (d) Claims processing; | 63459 |
| (e) Quality assurance oversight; | 63460 |
| (f) Other duties the departments identify. | 63461 |
| (2) Providing technical support to county boards' local | 63462 |
| administrative authority under section 5126.055 of the Revised | 63463 |
| Code for the services. | 63464 |
| (C) The departments of developmental disabilities and job and | 63465 |
| family services shall enter into an interagency agreement to do | 63466 |
| both of the following: | 63467 |
| (1) Specify which portion of the fees collected under this | 63468 |
| section is to be deposited into the ODDD administration and | 63469 |
| oversight fund and which portion is to be deposited into the ODJFS | 63470 |
| administration and oversight fund; | 63471 |
| (2) Provide for the departments to coordinate the staff whose | 63472 |
| costs are paid for with money in the ODDD administration and | 63473 |
| oversight fund and the ODJFS administration and oversight fund. | 63474 |
| (D) The departments shall submit an annual report to the | 63475 |
| director of budget and management certifying how the departments | 63476 |
| spent the money in the ODDD administration and oversight fund and | 63477 |
| the ODJFS administration and oversight fund for the purposes | 63478 |
| specified in division (B) of this section. | 63479 |
| Sec. 5123.0414. (A) When the director of developmental | 63480 |
| disabilities, under section 119.07 of the Revised Code, sends a | 63481 |
| party a notice by registered mail, return receipt requested, that | 63482 |
| the director intends to take action against the party authorized | 63483 |
|
by section | 63484 |
| 5123.51, or 5126.25 of the Revised Code and the notice is returned | 63485 |
| to the director with an endorsement indicating that the notice was | 63486 |
| refused or unclaimed, the director shall resend the notice by | 63487 |
| ordinary mail to the party. | 63488 |
| (B) If the original notice was refused, the notice shall be | 63489 |
| deemed received as of the date the director resends the notice. | 63490 |
| (C) If the original notice was unclaimed, the notice shall be | 63491 |
| deemed received as of the date the director resends the notice | 63492 |
| unless, not later than thirty days after the date the director | 63493 |
| sent the original notice, the resent notice is returned to the | 63494 |
| director for failure of delivery. | 63495 |
| If the notice concerns taking action under section 5123.51 of | 63496 |
| the Revised Code and the resent notice is returned to the director | 63497 |
| for failure of delivery not later than thirty days after the date | 63498 |
| the director sent the original notice, the director shall cause | 63499 |
| the notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation | 63500 |
| in the county of the party's last known residence or business and | 63501 |
| shall mail a dated copy of the published notice to the party at | 63502 |
| the last known address. The notice shall be deemed received as of | 63503 |
| the date of the publication. | 63504 |
| If the notice concerns taking action under section | 63505 |
| 5123.166, 5123.168, 5123.19, 5123.45, or 5126.25 of the Revised | 63506 |
| Code and the resent notice is returned to the director for failure | 63507 |
| of delivery not later than thirty days after the date the director | 63508 |
| sent the original notice, the director shall resend the notice to | 63509 |
| the party a second time. The notice shall be deemed received as of | 63510 |
| the date the director resends the notice the second time. | 63511 |
| Sec. 5123.0415. | 63512 |
| 63513 |
| Each person and each government entity that applies for or | 63514 |
| holds a valid license, certification, or registration issued under | 63515 |
|
section | 63516 |
| 63517 | |
|
developmental disabilities of any change in the | 63518 |
| or government entity's address. | 63519 |
| Sec. 5123.081. (A) As used in this section: | 63520 |
| (1)(a) "Applicant" means | 63521 |
| (i) A person who is under final consideration for appointment | 63522 |
| to or employment with the department of developmental | 63523 |
|
disabilities | 63524 |
| of developmental disabilities; | 63525 |
| (ii) A person who is being transferred to the department | 63526 |
| 63527 |
| (iii) An employee who is being recalled to or reemployed by | 63528 |
| the department or a county board after a layoff; | 63529 |
| (iv) A person under final consideration for a direct services | 63530 |
| position with a provider or subcontractor. | 63531 |
| (b) Neither of the following is an applicant: | 63532 |
| (i) A person who is employed by a responsible entity in a | 63533 |
| position for which a criminal records check is required by this | 63534 |
| section and either is being considered for a different position | 63535 |
| with the responsible entity or is returning after a leave of | 63536 |
| absence or seasonal break in employment, unless the responsible | 63537 |
| entity has reason to believe that the person has committed a | 63538 |
| disqualifying offense; | 63539 |
| (ii) A person who is to provide only respite care under a | 63540 |
| family support services program established under section 5126.11 | 63541 |
| of the Revised Code if a family member of the individual with | 63542 |
| mental retardation or a developmental disability who is to receive | 63543 |
| the respite care selects the person. | 63544 |
| (2) "Criminal records check" has the same meaning as in | 63545 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code. | 63546 |
| (3) "Direct services position" means an employment position | 63547 |
| in which the employee has the opportunity to be alone with or | 63548 |
| exercises supervision or control over one or more individuals with | 63549 |
| mental retardation or a developmental disability. | 63550 |
| (4) "Disqualifying offense" means any of the following: | 63551 |
| (a) One or more violations of section 959.13, 959.131, | 63552 |
| 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.041, 2903.11, 2903.12, | 63553 |
| 2903.13, 2903.15, 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.211, 2903.22, 2903.34, | 63554 |
| 2903.341, 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.05, 2905.11, 2905.12, 2907.02, | 63555 |
| 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, | 63556 |
| 2907.21, 2907.22, 2907.23, 2907.24, 2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, | 63557 |
| 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2907.33, 2909.02, 2909.03, 2909.04, | 63558 |
| 2909.22, 2909.23, 2909.24, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, | 63559 |
| 2911.13, 2913.02, 2913.03, 2913.04, 2913.05, 2913.11, 2913.21, | 63560 |
| 2913.31, 2913.32, 2913.40, 2913.41, 2913.42, 2913.43, 2913.44, | 63561 |
| 2913.441, 2913.45, 2913.46, 2913.47, 2913.48, 2913.49, 2913.51, | 63562 |
| 2917.01, 2917.02, 2917.03, 2917.31, 2919.12, 2919.121, 2919.123, | 63563 |
| 2919.22, 2919.24, 2919.25, 2921.03, 2921.11, 2921.13, 2921.21, | 63564 |
| 2921.24, 2921.321, 2921.34, 2921.35, 2921.36, 2921.51, 2923.12, | 63565 |
| 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2923.162, 2923.21, 2923.32, | 63566 |
| 2923.42, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.041, 2925.05, 2925.06, | 63567 |
| 2925.09, 2925.13, 2925.14, 2925.22, 2925.23, 2925.24, 2925.36, | 63568 |
| 2925.55, 2925.56, 2927.12, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code; | 63569 |
| (b) One or more violations of section 2905.04 of the Revised | 63570 |
| Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996; | 63571 |
| (c) One or more violations of section 2919.23 of the Revised | 63572 |
| Code that would have been a violation of section 2905.04 of the | 63573 |
| Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the | 63574 |
| violation occurred prior to that date; | 63575 |
| (d) One violation of section 2925.11 of the Revised Code that | 63576 |
| is not a minor drug possession offense; | 63577 |
| (e) Two or more violations of section 2925.11 of the Revised | 63578 |
| Code, regardless of whether any of the violations are a minor drug | 63579 |
| possession offense; | 63580 |
| (f) One or more violations of felonious sexual penetration | 63581 |
| under former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code; | 63582 |
| (g) One or more violations of section 2923.01, 2923.02, or | 63583 |
| 2923.03 of the Revised Code when the underlying offense that is | 63584 |
| the object of the conspiracy, attempt, or complicity is one of the | 63585 |
| offenses listed in divisions (A)(4)(a) to (f) of this section; | 63586 |
| (h) One or more felonies contained in the Revised Code that | 63587 |
| are not listed in divisions (A)(4)(a) to (g) of this section, if | 63588 |
| the felony bears a direct and substantial relationship to the | 63589 |
| duties and responsibilities of the position being filled; | 63590 |
| (i) One or more offenses contained in the Revised Code | 63591 |
| constituting a misdemeanor of the first degree on the first | 63592 |
| offense and a felony on a subsequent offense, if the offense bears | 63593 |
| a direct and substantial relationship to the position being filled | 63594 |
| and the nature of the services being provided by the responsible | 63595 |
| entity; | 63596 |
| (j) One or more violations of an existing or former municipal | 63597 |
| ordinance or law of this state, any other state, or the United | 63598 |
| States, if the offense is substantially equivalent to any of the | 63599 |
| offenses listed or described in divisions (A)(4)(a) to (i) of this | 63600 |
| section. | 63601 |
| (5)(a) "Employee" means either of the following: | 63602 |
| (i) A person appointed to or employed by the department of | 63603 |
| developmental disabilities or a county board of developmental | 63604 |
| disabilities; | 63605 |
| (ii) A person employed in a direct services position by a | 63606 |
| provider or subcontractor. | 63607 |
| (b) "Employee" does not mean a person who provides only | 63608 |
| respite care under a family support services program established | 63609 |
| under section 5126.11 of the Revised Code if a family member of | 63610 |
| the individual with mental retardation or a developmental | 63611 |
| disability who receives the respite care selected the person. | 63612 |
| (6) "Minor drug possession offense" has the same meaning as | 63613 |
| in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code. | 63614 |
| (7) "Provider" means a person that provides specialized | 63615 |
| services to individuals with mental retardation or a developmental | 63616 |
| disability and employs one or more persons in direct services | 63617 |
| positions. | 63618 |
| (8) "Responsible entity" means the following: | 63619 |
| (a) The department of developmental disabilities in the case | 63620 |
| of either of the following: | 63621 |
| (i) A person who is an applicant because the person is under | 63622 |
| final consideration for appointment to or employment with the | 63623 |
| department, being transferred to the department, or being recalled | 63624 |
| to or reemployed by the department after a layoff; | 63625 |
| (ii) A person who is an employee because the person is | 63626 |
| appointed to or employed by the department. | 63627 |
| (b) A county board of developmental disabilities in the case | 63628 |
| of either of the following: | 63629 |
| (i) A person who is an applicant because the person is under | 63630 |
| final consideration for appointment to or employment with the | 63631 |
| county board, being transferred to the county board, or being | 63632 |
| recalled to or reemployed by the county board after a layoff; | 63633 |
| (ii) A person who is an employee because the person is | 63634 |
| appointed to or employed by the county board. | 63635 |
| (c) A provider in the case of either of the following: | 63636 |
| (i) A person who is an applicant because the person is under | 63637 |
| final consideration for a direct services position with the | 63638 |
| provider; | 63639 |
| (ii) A person who is an employee because the person is | 63640 |
| employed in a direct services position by the provider. | 63641 |
| (d) A subcontractor in the case of either of the following: | 63642 |
| (i) A person who is an applicant because the person is under | 63643 |
| final consideration for a direct services position with the | 63644 |
| subcontractor; | 63645 |
| (ii) A person who is an employee because the person is | 63646 |
| employed in a direct services position by the subcontractor. | 63647 |
| (9) "Specialized services" means any program or service | 63648 |
| designed and operated to serve primarily individuals with mental | 63649 |
| retardation or a developmental disability, including a program or | 63650 |
| service provided by an entity licensed or certified by the | 63651 |
| department of developmental disabilities. If there is a question | 63652 |
| as to whether a provider or subcontractor is providing specialized | 63653 |
| services, the provider or subcontractor may request that the | 63654 |
| director of developmental disabilities make a determination. The | 63655 |
| director's determination is final. | 63656 |
| (10) "Subcontractor" means a person to which both of the | 63657 |
| following apply: | 63658 |
| (a) The person has either of the following: | 63659 |
| (i) A subcontract with a provider to provide specialized | 63660 |
| services included in the contract between the provider and the | 63661 |
| department of developmental disabilities or a county board of | 63662 |
| developmental disabilities; | 63663 |
| (ii) A subcontract with another subcontractor to provide | 63664 |
| specialized services included in a subcontract between the other | 63665 |
| subcontractor and a provider or other subcontractor. | 63666 |
| (b) The person employs one or more persons in direct services | 63667 |
| positions. | 63668 |
| (B) | 63669 |
| entity shall not employ an applicant or continue to employ an | 63670 |
| employee if either of the following applies: | 63671 |
| (1) The applicant or employee fails to comply with division | 63672 |
| (D)(3) of this section. | 63673 |
| (2) Except as provided in rules adopted under this section, | 63674 |
| the applicant or employee is found by a criminal records check | 63675 |
| required by this section to have been convicted of, pleaded guilty | 63676 |
| to, or been found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction | 63677 |
| for a disqualifying offense. | 63678 |
| (C) Before employing an applicant in a position for which a | 63679 |
| criminal records check is required by this section, a responsible | 63680 |
| entity shall require the applicant to submit a statement with the | 63681 |
| applicant's signature attesting that the applicant has not been | 63682 |
| convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been found eligible for | 63683 |
| intervention in lieu of conviction for a disqualifying offense. | 63684 |
| The responsible entity also shall require the applicant to sign an | 63685 |
| agreement under which the applicant agrees to notify the | 63686 |
| responsible entity within fourteen calendar days if, while | 63687 |
| employed by the responsible entity, the applicant is formally | 63688 |
| charged with, is convicted of, pleads guilty to, or is found | 63689 |
| eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for a | 63690 |
| disqualifying offense. The agreement shall provide that the | 63691 |
| applicant's failure to provide the notification may result in | 63692 |
| termination of the applicant's employment. | 63693 |
| (D)(1) As a condition of employing any applicant in a | 63694 |
| position for which a criminal records check is required by this | 63695 |
| section, a responsible entity shall request the superintendent of | 63696 |
| the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to conduct | 63697 |
|
a criminal records check | 63698 |
| 63699 | |
| 63700 | |
| 63701 | |
| 63702 | |
| 63703 | |
| 63704 |
| | 63705 |
| require an employee to undergo a criminal records check, a | 63706 |
| responsible entity shall request the superintendent to conduct a | 63707 |
| criminal records check of the employee at times specified in the | 63708 |
| rules as a condition of the responsible entity's continuing to | 63709 |
| employ the employee in a position for which a criminal records | 63710 |
| check is required by this section. If an applicant or employee | 63711 |
| does not present proof that the applicant or employee has been a | 63712 |
| resident of this state for the five-year period immediately prior | 63713 |
| to the date upon which the criminal records check is requested, | 63714 |
|
the | 63715 |
|
superintendent | 63716 |
| bureau of investigation as a part of the criminal records check | 63717 |
| 63718 | |
| that the applicant or employee has been a resident of this state | 63719 |
|
for that five-year period, the | 63720 |
|
request that the superintendent | 63721 |
| from the federal bureau of investigation in the criminal records | 63722 |
| check. For purposes of this division, an applicant or employee may | 63723 |
| provide proof of residency in this state by presenting, with a | 63724 |
| notarized statement asserting that the applicant or employee has | 63725 |
| been a resident of this state for that five-year period, a valid | 63726 |
| driver's license, notification of registration as an elector, a | 63727 |
| copy of an officially filed federal or state tax form identifying | 63728 |
| the applicant's or employee's permanent residence, or any other | 63729 |
|
document the | 63730 |
| | 63731 |
| all of the following: | 63732 |
| (a) Provide to each applicant and employee for whom a | 63733 |
| criminal records check is required by this section a copy of the | 63734 |
| form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of | 63735 |
|
the Revised Code | 63736 |
| impression sheet to obtain fingerprint impressions prescribed | 63737 |
| pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 109.572 of the Revised | 63738 |
|
Code | 63739 |
| (b) Obtain the completed form and standard impression sheet | 63740 |
|
from | 63741 |
| (c) Forward the completed form and standard impression sheet | 63742 |
|
to the superintendent | 63743 |
| 63744 |
| (3) Any applicant or employee who receives pursuant to this | 63745 |
| division a copy of the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) | 63746 |
|
of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and a copy of | 63747 |
| standard impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) | 63748 |
| of that section and who is requested to complete the form and | 63749 |
| provide a set of the applicant's or employee's fingerprint | 63750 |
| impressions shall complete the form or provide all the information | 63751 |
|
necessary to complete the form and shall provide the | 63752 |
| standard impression sheet with the impressions of the applicant's | 63753 |
| or employee's fingerprints. | 63754 |
| 63755 | |
| 63756 | |
| 63757 |
| | 63758 |
| bureau of criminal identification and investigation the fee | 63759 |
| prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the | 63760 |
| Revised Code for each criminal records check requested and | 63761 |
| conducted pursuant to this section. | 63762 |
| (E) A responsible entity may request any other state or | 63763 |
|
federal agency to supply the | 63764 |
|
written report regarding the criminal record of | 63765 |
| or employee. | 63766 |
| 63767 | |
|
professional license or other credentials, the
| 63768 |
| responsible entity may request that the state or federal agency | 63769 |
| that regulates the employee's occupation or profession supply the | 63770 |
| 63771 | |
| information pertaining to the employee's criminal record that the | 63772 |
| agency obtains in the course of conducting an investigation or in | 63773 |
| the process of renewing the employee's license or other | 63774 |
| credentials. The responsible entity may consider the reports when | 63775 |
| determining whether to employ the applicant or to continue to | 63776 |
| employ the employee. | 63777 |
| | 63778 |
| 63779 | |
| 63780 | |
| 63781 | |
| 63782 |
| | 63783 |
| 63784 | |
| 63785 | |
| 63786 | |
| 63787 | |
| 63788 | |
| 63789 | |
| 63790 | |
| 63791 | |
| 63792 | |
| 63793 | |
| 63794 | |
| 63795 | |
| 63796 | |
| 63797 | |
| 63798 |
| | 63799 |
| 63800 | |
| 63801 | |
| 63802 |
| | 63803 |
| 63804 | |
| 63805 | |
| 63806 | |
| 63807 |
| | 63808 |
| 63809 | |
| 63810 | |
| 63811 | |
| 63812 |
| (F) | 63813 |
| 63814 | |
| 63815 | |
| 63816 | |
| 63817 | |
| 63818 | |
| 63819 | |
| 63820 | |
| 63821 | |
| 63822 | |
| 63823 | |
| 63824 | |
| 63825 | |
| applicant in a position for which a criminal records check is | 63826 |
| required by this section and that involves transporting | 63827 |
| individuals with mental retardation or developmental disabilities | 63828 |
| or operating a responsible entity's vehicles for any purpose, the | 63829 |
| responsible entity shall obtain the applicant's driving record | 63830 |
| from the bureau of motor vehicles. If rules adopted under this | 63831 |
| section require a responsible entity to obtain an employee's | 63832 |
| driving record, the responsible entity shall obtain the employee's | 63833 |
| driving record from the bureau at times specified in the rules as | 63834 |
| a condition of continuing to employ the employee. The responsible | 63835 |
| entity may consider the applicant's or employee's driving record | 63836 |
| when determining whether to employ the applicant or to continue to | 63837 |
| employ the employee. | 63838 |
| (G) | 63839 |
| 63840 | |
| 63841 | |
| 63842 | |
| 63843 | |
| conditionally pending receipt of a report regarding the applicant | 63844 |
| requested under this section. The responsible entity shall | 63845 |
| terminate the applicant's employment if it is determined from a | 63846 |
| report that the applicant failed to inform the responsible entity | 63847 |
| that the applicant had been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or | 63848 |
| been found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for a | 63849 |
| disqualifying offense. | 63850 |
| (H) A responsible entity may charge an applicant a fee for | 63851 |
| costs the responsible entity incurs in obtaining a report | 63852 |
| regarding the applicant under this section if the responsible | 63853 |
| entity notifies the applicant of the amount of the fee at the time | 63854 |
| of the applicant's initial application for employment and that, | 63855 |
| unless the fee is paid, the responsible entity will not consider | 63856 |
| the applicant for employment. The fee shall not exceed the amount | 63857 |
| of the fee, if any, the responsible entity pays for the report. | 63858 |
| (I)(1) Any report obtained pursuant to this section is not a | 63859 |
| public record for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code | 63860 |
| and shall not be made available to any person, other than the | 63861 |
| following: | 63862 |
| (a) The applicant or employee who is the subject of the | 63863 |
| 63864 | |
| or employee's representative | 63865 |
| (b) The responsible entity that requested the report or its | 63866 |
|
representative | 63867 |
| 63868 |
| (c) The department if a county board, provider, or | 63869 |
| subcontractor is the responsible entity that requested the report | 63870 |
| and the department requests the responsible entity to provide a | 63871 |
| copy of the report to the department; | 63872 |
| (d) A county board if a provider or subcontractor is the | 63873 |
| responsible entity that requested the report and the county board | 63874 |
| requests the responsible entity to provide a copy of the report to | 63875 |
| the county board; | 63876 |
| (e) Any court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual | 63877 |
|
involved in a case dealing with | 63878 |
| (i) The denial of employment to the applicant or | 63879 |
| employee; | 63880 |
| (ii) The denial, suspension, or revocation of a certificate | 63881 |
| 63882 | |
| 5123.45 of the Revised Code; | 63883 |
| (iii) A civil or criminal action regarding the medicaid | 63884 |
| program or a program the department administers. | 63885 |
| (2) An | 63886 |
| responsible entity has obtained reports under this section may | 63887 |
|
submit a written request to the | 63888 |
| have copies of the reports sent to any state agency, entity of | 63889 |
|
local government, or private entity. The | 63890 |
| employee shall specify in the request the agencies or entities to | 63891 |
| which the copies are to be sent. On receiving the request, the | 63892 |
| 63893 | |
| the agencies or entities specified. | 63894 |
| | 63895 |
| state agency, entity of local government, or private entity send | 63896 |
|
copies to the | 63897 |
| a records check or criminal records check that the agency or | 63898 |
|
entity possesses, if the | 63899 |
| written consent of the individual who is the subject of the | 63900 |
| report. | 63901 |
| | 63902 |
| 63903 | |
| 63904 | |
| 63905 | |
| 63906 | |
| 63907 | |
| 63908 | |
| 63909 | |
| 63910 |
| | 63911 |
|
applicant and employee with a copy of any report | 63912 |
| obtained about the applicant or employee under this section. | 63913 |
| | 63914 |
| 63915 | |
| 63916 | |
| 63917 | |
| 63918 | |
| 63919 | |
| 63920 | |
| 63921 |
| | 63922 |
| 63923 | |
| 63924 | |
| 63925 | |
| 63926 | |
| 63927 |
| | 63928 |
| 63929 | |
| 63930 | |
| 63931 | |
| 63932 | |
| 63933 | |
| 63934 | |
| 63935 | |
| 63936 |
| | 63937 |
| rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to | 63938 |
|
implement this section | 63939 |
| (1) The rules may do the following: | 63940 |
| (a) Require employees to undergo criminal records checks | 63941 |
| under this section; | 63942 |
| (b) Require responsible entities to obtain the driving | 63943 |
| records of employees under this section; | 63944 |
| (c) If the rules require employees to undergo criminal | 63945 |
| records checks, require responsible entities to obtain the driving | 63946 |
| records of employees, or both, exempt one or more classes of | 63947 |
| employees from the requirements. | 63948 |
| (2) The rules shall do both of the following: | 63949 |
| (a) If the rules require employees to undergo criminal | 63950 |
| records checks, require responsible entities to obtain the driving | 63951 |
| records of employees, or both, specify the times at which the | 63952 |
| criminal records checks are to be conducted and the driving | 63953 |
| records are to be obtained; | 63954 |
| (b) Specify circumstances under which | 63955 |
|
responsible entity may employ | 63956 |
| employee who is found by a criminal records check required by this | 63957 |
|
section to have been convicted of | 63958 |
| been found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for a | 63959 |
|
disqualifying offense
| 63960 |
| 63961 | |
| the director. | 63962 |
| Sec. 5123.16. (A) As used in sections 5123.16 to | 63963 |
| 5123.1610 of the Revised Code: | 63964 |
| (1) "Applicant" means any of the following: | 63965 |
| (a) The chief executive officer of a business that applies | 63966 |
| under section 5123.161 of the Revised Code for a certificate to | 63967 |
| provide supported living; | 63968 |
| (b) The chief executive officer of a business that seeks | 63969 |
| renewal of the business's supported living certificate under | 63970 |
| section 5123.164 of the Revised Code; | 63971 |
| (c) An individual who applies under section 5123.161 of the | 63972 |
| Revised Code for a certificate to provide supported living as an | 63973 |
| independent provider; | 63974 |
| (d) An independent provider who seeks renewal of the | 63975 |
| independent provider's supported living certificate under section | 63976 |
| 5123.164 of the Revised Code. | 63977 |
| (2)(a) "Business" means either of the following: | 63978 |
| (i) An association, corporation, nonprofit organization, | 63979 |
| partnership, trust, or other group of persons; | 63980 |
| (ii) An individual who employs, directly or through contract, | 63981 |
| one or more other individuals to provide supported living. | 63982 |
| (b) "Business" does not mean an independent provider. | 63983 |
| (3) "Criminal records check" has the same meaning as in | 63984 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code. | 63985 |
| (4) "Disqualifying offense" means any of the following: | 63986 |
| (a) One or more violations of section 959.13, 959.131, | 63987 |
| 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.041, 2903.11, 2903.12, | 63988 |
| 2903.13, 2903.15, 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.211, 2903.22, 2903.34, | 63989 |
| 2903.341, 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.05, 2905.11, 2905.12, 2907.02, | 63990 |
| 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, | 63991 |
| 2907.21, 2907.22, 2907.23, 2907.24, 2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, | 63992 |
| 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2907.33, 2909.02, 2909.03, 2909.04, | 63993 |
| 2909.22, 2909.23, 2909.24, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, | 63994 |
| 2911.13, 2913.02, 2913.03, 2913.04, 2913.05, 2913.11, 2913.21, | 63995 |
| 2913.31, 2913.32, 2913.40, 2913.41, 2913.42, 2913.43, 2913.44, | 63996 |
| 2913.441, 2913.45, 2913.46, 2913.47, 2913.48, 2913.49, 2913.51, | 63997 |
| 2917.01, 2917.02, 2917.03, 2917.31, 2919.12, 2919.121, 2919.123, | 63998 |
| 2919.22, 2919.24, 2919.25, 2921.03, 2921.11, 2921.13, 2921.21, | 63999 |
| 2921.24, 2921.321, 2921.34, 2921.35, 2921.36, 2921.51, 2923.12, | 64000 |
| 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2923.162, 2923.21, 2923.32, | 64001 |
| 2923.42, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.041, 2925.05, 2925.06, | 64002 |
| 2925.09, 2925.13, 2925.14, 2925.22, 2925.23, 2925.24, 2925.36, | 64003 |
| 2925.55, 2925.56, 2927.12, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code; | 64004 |
| (b) One or more violations of section 2905.04 of the Revised | 64005 |
| Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996; | 64006 |
| (c) One or more violations of section 2919.23 of the Revised | 64007 |
| Code that would have been a violation of section 2905.04 of the | 64008 |
| Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the | 64009 |
| violation occurred prior to that date; | 64010 |
| (d) One violation of section 2925.11 of the Revised Code that | 64011 |
| is not a minor drug possession offense; | 64012 |
| (e) Two or more violations of section 2925.11 of the Revised | 64013 |
| Code, regardless of whether any of the violations are a minor drug | 64014 |
| possession offense; | 64015 |
| (f) One or more violations of felonious sexual penetration | 64016 |
| under former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code; | 64017 |
| (g) One or more violations of section 2923.01, 2923.02, or | 64018 |
| 2923.03 of the Revised Code when the underlying offense that is | 64019 |
| the object of the conspiracy, attempt, or complicity is one of the | 64020 |
| offenses listed in divisions (A)(4)(a) to (f) of this section; | 64021 |
| (h) One or more felonies contained in the Revised Code that | 64022 |
| are not listed in divisions (A)(4)(a) to (g) of this section, if | 64023 |
| the felony bears a direct and substantial relationship to the | 64024 |
| duties and responsibilities of the position being filled; | 64025 |
| (i) One or more offenses contained in the Revised Code | 64026 |
| constituting a misdemeanor of the first degree on the first | 64027 |
| offense and a felony on a subsequent offense, if the offense bears | 64028 |
| a direct and substantial relationship to the position being filled | 64029 |
| and the nature of the services being provided by the responsible | 64030 |
| entity; | 64031 |
| (j) One or more violations of an existing or former municipal | 64032 |
| ordinance or law of this state, any other state, or the United | 64033 |
| States, if the offense is substantially equivalent to any of the | 64034 |
| offenses listed or described in divisions (A)(4)(a) to (i) of this | 64035 |
| section. | 64036 |
| (5) "Independent provider" means a provider who provides | 64037 |
| supported living on a self-employed basis and does not employ, | 64038 |
| directly or through contract, another individual to provide the | 64039 |
| supported living. | 64040 |
| (6) "Provider" means a person or government entity certified | 64041 |
| by the director of developmental disabilities to provide supported | 64042 |
| living. | 64043 |
| | 64044 |
| as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code. | 64045 |
| (8) "Related party" means any of the following: | 64046 |
| (a) In the case of a provider who is an individual, any of | 64047 |
| the following: | 64048 |
| (i) The spouse of the provider; | 64049 |
| (ii) A parent or stepparent of the provider or provider's | 64050 |
| spouse; | 64051 |
| (iii) A child of the provider or provider's spouse; | 64052 |
| (iv) A sibling, half sibling, or stepsibling of the provider | 64053 |
| or provider's spouse; | 64054 |
| (v) A grandparent of the provider or provider's spouse; | 64055 |
| (vi) A grandchild of the provider or provider's spouse; | 64056 |
| (vii) An employee or employer of the provider or provider's | 64057 |
| spouse. | 64058 |
| (b) In the case of a provider that is a person other than an | 64059 |
| individual, any of the following: | 64060 |
| (i) An employee of the person; | 64061 |
| (ii) An officer of the provider, including the chief | 64062 |
| executive officer, president, vice-president, secretary, and | 64063 |
| treasurer; | 64064 |
| (iii) A member of the provider's board of directors or | 64065 |
| trustees; | 64066 |
| (iv) A person owning a financial interest of five per cent or | 64067 |
| more in the provider; | 64068 |
| (v) A corporation that has a subsidiary relationship with the | 64069 |
| provider; | 64070 |
| (vi) A person or government entity that has control over the | 64071 |
| provider's day-to-day operation; | 64072 |
| (vii) A person over which the provider has control of the | 64073 |
| day-to-day operation. | 64074 |
| (c) In the case of a provider that is a government entity, | 64075 |
| any of the following: | 64076 |
| (i) An employee of the provider; | 64077 |
| (ii) An officer of the provider; | 64078 |
| (iii) A member of the provider's governing board; | 64079 |
| (iv) A government entity that has control over the provider's | 64080 |
| day-to-day operation; | 64081 |
| (v) A person or government entity over which the provider has | 64082 |
| control of the day-to-day operation. | 64083 |
| (B) No person or government entity may provide supported | 64084 |
| living without a valid supported living certificate issued by the | 64085 |
| director of developmental disabilities. | 64086 |
| (C) A county board of developmental disabilities may provide | 64087 |
| supported living only to the extent permitted by rules adopted | 64088 |
|
under section | 64089 |
| Sec. 5123.161. A person or government entity that seeks to | 64090 |
| provide supported living shall apply to the director of | 64091 |
| developmental disabilities for a supported living certificate. | 64092 |
| Except as provided in | 64093 |
|
of the Revised Code, the director shall issue to the | 64094 |
| person or government entity a supported living certificate if the | 64095 |
| 64096 | |
|
process established in rules adopted under section | 64097 |
| 5123.1610 of the Revised Code, meets the applicable certification | 64098 |
| standards established in those rules, and pays the certification | 64099 |
| fee established in those rules. | 64100 |
| Sec. 5123.162. The director of developmental disabilities | 64101 |
| may conduct surveys of persons and government entities that seek a | 64102 |
| supported living certificate to determine whether the persons and | 64103 |
| government entities meet the certification standards. The director | 64104 |
| may also conduct surveys of providers to determine whether the | 64105 |
| providers continue to meet the certification standards. The | 64106 |
| director shall conduct the surveys in accordance with rules | 64107 |
|
adopted under section | 64108 |
| The records of surveys conducted under this section are | 64109 |
| public records for the purpose of section 149.43 of the Revised | 64110 |
| Code and shall be made available on the request of any person or | 64111 |
| government entity. | 64112 |
| Sec. 5123.163. A supported living certificate is valid for a | 64113 |
|
period of time established in rules adopted under section | 64114 |
| 5123.1610 of the Revised Code, unless any of the following occur | 64115 |
| before the end of that period of time: | 64116 |
| (A) The director of developmental disabilities issues an | 64117 |
| order requiring that action be taken against the certificate | 64118 |
| holder under section 5123.166 of the Revised Code. | 64119 |
| (B) The director issues an order terminating the certificate | 64120 |
| under section 5123.168 of the Revised Code. | 64121 |
| (C) The certificate holder voluntarily surrenders the | 64122 |
| certificate to the director. | 64123 |
| Sec. 5123.164. Except as provided in | 64124 |
| 5123.166 and 5123.169 of the Revised Code, the director of | 64125 |
| developmental disabilities shall renew a supported living | 64126 |
| certificate if the certificate holder follows the renewal process | 64127 |
|
established in rules adopted under section | 64128 |
| the Revised Code, continues to meet the applicable certification | 64129 |
| standards established in those rules, and pays the renewal fee | 64130 |
| established in those rules. | 64131 |
| Sec. 5123.166. (A) If good cause exists as specified in | 64132 |
| division (B) of this section and determined in accordance with | 64133 |
|
procedures established in rules adopted under section | 64134 |
| 5123.1610 of the Revised Code, the director of developmental | 64135 |
| disabilities may issue an adjudication order requiring that one of | 64136 |
| the following actions be taken against a person or government | 64137 |
| entity seeking or holding a supported living certificate: | 64138 |
| (1) Refusal to issue or renew a supported living certificate; | 64139 |
| (2) Revocation of a supported living certificate; | 64140 |
| (3) Suspension of a supported living certificate holder's | 64141 |
| authority to do either or both of the following: | 64142 |
| (a) Continue to provide supported living to one or more | 64143 |
| individuals from one or more counties who receive supported living | 64144 |
| from the certificate holder at the time the director takes the | 64145 |
| action; | 64146 |
| (b) Begin to provide supported living to one or more | 64147 |
| individuals from one or more counties who do not receive supported | 64148 |
| living from the certificate holder at the time the director takes | 64149 |
| the action. | 64150 |
| (B) The following constitute good cause for taking action | 64151 |
| under division (A) of this section against a person or government | 64152 |
| entity seeking or holding a supported living certificate: | 64153 |
| (1) The person or government entity's failure to meet or | 64154 |
| continue to meet the applicable certification standards | 64155 |
|
established in rules adopted under section | 64156 |
| the Revised Code; | 64157 |
| (2) The person or government entity violates section 5123.165 | 64158 |
| of the Revised Code; | 64159 |
| (3) The person or government entity's failure to satisfy the | 64160 |
|
requirements of section 5123.081 or 5123.52 | 64161 |
| of the Revised Code; | 64162 |
| (4) Misfeasance; | 64163 |
| (5) Malfeasance; | 64164 |
| (6) Nonfeasance; | 64165 |
| (7) Confirmed abuse or neglect; | 64166 |
| (8) Financial irresponsibility; | 64167 |
| (9) Other conduct the director determines is or would be | 64168 |
| injurious to individuals who receive or would receive supported | 64169 |
| living from the person or government entity. | 64170 |
| (C) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the | 64171 |
| director shall issue an adjudication order under division (A) of | 64172 |
| this section in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 64173 |
| (D)(1) The director may issue an order requiring that action | 64174 |
| specified in division (A)(3) of this section be taken before a | 64175 |
| provider is provided notice and an opportunity for a hearing if | 64176 |
| all of the following are the case: | 64177 |
| (a) The director determines such action is warranted by the | 64178 |
| provider's failure to continue to meet the applicable | 64179 |
| certification standards; | 64180 |
| (b) The director determines that the failure either | 64181 |
| represents a pattern of serious noncompliance or creates a | 64182 |
| substantial risk to the health or safety of an individual who | 64183 |
| receives or would receive supported living from the provider; | 64184 |
| (c) If the order will suspend the provider's authority to | 64185 |
| continue to provide supported living to an individual who receives | 64186 |
| supported living from the provider at the time the director issues | 64187 |
| the order, both of the following are the case: | 64188 |
| (i) The director makes the individual, or the individual's | 64189 |
| guardian, aware of the director's determination under division | 64190 |
| (D)(1)(b) of this section and the individual or guardian does not | 64191 |
| select another provider. | 64192 |
| (ii) A county board of developmental disabilities has filed a | 64193 |
|
complaint with a probate court under section | 64194 |
| the Revised Code that includes facts describing the nature of | 64195 |
| abuse or neglect that the individual has suffered due to the | 64196 |
| provider's actions that are the basis for the director making the | 64197 |
| determination under division (D)(1)(b) of this section and the | 64198 |
| probate court does not issue an order authorizing the county board | 64199 |
| to arrange services for the individual pursuant to an | 64200 |
| individualized service plan developed for the individual under | 64201 |
|
section | 64202 |
| (2) If the director issues an order under division (D)(1) of | 64203 |
| this section, sections 119.091 to 119.13 of the Revised Code and | 64204 |
| all of the following apply: | 64205 |
| (a) The director shall send the provider notice of the order | 64206 |
| by registered mail, return receipt requested, not later than | 64207 |
| twenty-four hours after issuing the order and shall include in the | 64208 |
| notice the reasons for the order, the citation to the law or rule | 64209 |
| directly involved, and a statement that the provider will be | 64210 |
| afforded a hearing if the provider requests it within ten days of | 64211 |
| the time of receiving the notice. | 64212 |
| (b) If the provider requests a hearing within the required | 64213 |
| time and the provider has provided the director the provider's | 64214 |
| current address, the director shall immediately set, and notify | 64215 |
| the provider of, the date, time, and place for the hearing. | 64216 |
| (c) The date of the hearing shall be not later than thirty | 64217 |
| days after the director receives the provider's timely request for | 64218 |
| the hearing. | 64219 |
| (d) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with section | 64220 |
| 119.09 of the Revised Code, except for all of the following: | 64221 |
| (i) The hearing shall continue uninterrupted until its close, | 64222 |
| except for weekends, legal holidays, and other interruptions the | 64223 |
| provider and director agree to. | 64224 |
| (ii) If the director appoints a referee or examiner to | 64225 |
| conduct the hearing, the referee or examiner, not later than ten | 64226 |
| days after the date the referee or examiner receives a transcript | 64227 |
| of the testimony and evidence presented at the hearing or, if the | 64228 |
| referee or examiner does not receive the transcript or no such | 64229 |
| transcript is made, the date that the referee or examiner closes | 64230 |
| the record of the hearing, shall submit to the director a written | 64231 |
| report setting forth the referee or examiner's findings of fact | 64232 |
| and conclusions of law and a recommendation of the action the | 64233 |
| director should take. | 64234 |
| (iii) The provider may, not later than five days after the | 64235 |
| date the director, in accordance with section 119.09 of the | 64236 |
| Revised Code, sends the provider or the provider's attorney or | 64237 |
| other representative of record a copy of the referee or examiner's | 64238 |
| report and recommendation, file with the director written | 64239 |
| objections to the report and recommendation. | 64240 |
| (iv) The director shall approve, modify, or disapprove the | 64241 |
| referee or examiner's report and recommendation not earlier than | 64242 |
| six days, and not later than fifteen days, after the date the | 64243 |
| director, in accordance with section 119.09 of the Revised Code, | 64244 |
| sends a copy of the report and recommendation to the provider or | 64245 |
| the provider's attorney or other representative of record. | 64246 |
| (3) The director may lift an order issued under division | 64247 |
| (D)(1) of this section even though a hearing regarding the order | 64248 |
| is occurring or pending if the director determines that the | 64249 |
| provider has taken action eliminating the good cause for issuing | 64250 |
| the order. The hearing shall proceed unless the provider withdraws | 64251 |
| the request for the hearing in a written letter to the director. | 64252 |
| (4) The director shall lift an order issued under division | 64253 |
| (D)(1) of this section if both of the following are the case: | 64254 |
| (a) The provider provides the director a plan of compliance | 64255 |
| the director determines is acceptable. | 64256 |
| (b) The director determines that the provider has implemented | 64257 |
| the plan of compliance correctly. | 64258 |
| Sec. 5123.169. (A) The director of developmental | 64259 |
| disabilities shall not issue a supported living certificate to an | 64260 |
| applicant or renew an applicant's supported living certificate if | 64261 |
| either of the following applies: | 64262 |
| (1) The applicant fails to comply with division (C)(2) of | 64263 |
| this section; | 64264 |
| (2) Except as provided in rules adopted under section | 64265 |
| 5123.1610 of the Revised Code, the applicant is found by a | 64266 |
| criminal records check required by this section to have been | 64267 |
| convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been found eligible for | 64268 |
| intervention in lieu of conviction for a disqualifying offense. | 64269 |
| (B) Before issuing a supported living certificate to an | 64270 |
| applicant or renewing an applicant's supported living certificate, | 64271 |
| the director shall require the applicant to submit a statement | 64272 |
| with the applicant's signature attesting that the applicant has | 64273 |
| not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been found eligible | 64274 |
| for intervention in lieu of conviction for a disqualifying | 64275 |
| offense. The director also shall require the applicant to sign an | 64276 |
| agreement under which the applicant agrees to notify the director | 64277 |
| within fourteen calendar days if, while holding a supported living | 64278 |
| certificate, the applicant is formally charged with, is convicted | 64279 |
| of, pleads guilty to, or is found eligible for intervention in | 64280 |
| lieu of conviction for a disqualifying offense. The agreement | 64281 |
| shall provide that the applicant's failure to provide the | 64282 |
| notification may result in action being taken by the director | 64283 |
| against the applicant under section 5123.166 of the Revised Code. | 64284 |
| (C)(1) As a condition of receiving a supported living | 64285 |
| certificate or having a supported living certificate renewed, an | 64286 |
| applicant shall request the superintendent of the bureau of | 64287 |
| criminal identification and investigation to conduct a criminal | 64288 |
| records check of the applicant. If an applicant does not present | 64289 |
| proof to the director that the applicant has been a resident of | 64290 |
| this state for the five-year period immediately prior to the date | 64291 |
| that the applicant applies for issuance or renewal of the | 64292 |
| supported living certificate, the director shall require the | 64293 |
| applicant to request that the superintendent obtain information | 64294 |
| from the federal bureau of investigation as a part of the criminal | 64295 |
| records check. If the applicant presents proof to the director | 64296 |
| that the applicant has been a resident of this state for that | 64297 |
| five-year period, the director may require the applicant to | 64298 |
| request that the superintendent include information from the | 64299 |
| federal bureau of investigation in the criminal records check. For | 64300 |
| purposes of this division, an applicant may provide proof of | 64301 |
| residency in this state by presenting, with a notarized statement | 64302 |
| asserting that the applicant has been a resident of this state for | 64303 |
| that five-year period, a valid driver's license, notification of | 64304 |
| registration as an elector, a copy of an officially filed federal | 64305 |
| or state tax form identifying the applicant's permanent residence, | 64306 |
| or any other document the director considers acceptable. | 64307 |
| (2) Each applicant shall do all of the following: | 64308 |
| (a) Obtain a copy of the form prescribed pursuant to division | 64309 |
| (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and a standard | 64310 |
| impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of section | 64311 |
| 109.572 of the Revised Code; | 64312 |
| (b) Complete the form and provide the applicant's fingerprint | 64313 |
| impressions on the standard impression sheet; | 64314 |
| (c) Forward the completed form and standard impression sheet | 64315 |
| to the superintendent at the time the criminal records check is | 64316 |
| requested; | 64317 |
| (d) Instruct the superintendent to submit the completed | 64318 |
| report of the criminal records check directly to the director; | 64319 |
| (e) Pay to the bureau of criminal identification and | 64320 |
| investigation the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of | 64321 |
| section 109.572 of the Revised Code for each criminal records | 64322 |
| check of the applicant requested and conducted pursuant to this | 64323 |
| section. | 64324 |
| (D) The director may request any other state or federal | 64325 |
| agency to supply the director with a written report regarding the | 64326 |
| criminal record of an applicant. The director may consider the | 64327 |
| reports when determining whether to issue a supported living | 64328 |
| certificate to the applicant or to renew an applicant's supported | 64329 |
| living certificate. | 64330 |
| (E) An applicant who seeks to be an independent provider or | 64331 |
| is an independent provider seeking renewal of the applicant's | 64332 |
| supported living certificate shall obtain the applicant's driving | 64333 |
| record from the bureau of motor vehicles and provide a copy of the | 64334 |
| record to the director if the supported living that the applicant | 64335 |
| will provide involves transporting individuals with mental | 64336 |
| retardation or developmental disabilities. The director may | 64337 |
| consider the applicant's driving record when determining whether | 64338 |
| to issue the applicant a supported living certificate or to renew | 64339 |
| the applicant's supported living certificate. | 64340 |
| (F)(1) A report obtained pursuant to this section is not a | 64341 |
| public record for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code | 64342 |
| and shall not be made available to any person, other than the | 64343 |
| following: | 64344 |
| (a) The applicant who is the subject of the report or the | 64345 |
| applicant's representative; | 64346 |
| (b) The director or the director's representative; | 64347 |
| (c) Any court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual | 64348 |
| involved in a case dealing with any of the following: | 64349 |
| (i) The denial of a supported living certificate or refusal | 64350 |
| to renew a supported living certificate; | 64351 |
| (ii) The denial, suspension, or revocation of a certificate | 64352 |
| under section 5123.45 of the Revised Code; | 64353 |
| (iii) A civil or criminal action regarding the medicaid | 64354 |
| program. | 64355 |
| (2) An applicant for whom the director has obtained reports | 64356 |
| under this section may submit a written request to the director to | 64357 |
| have copies of the reports sent to any person or state or local | 64358 |
| government entity. The applicant shall specify in the request the | 64359 |
| person or entities to which the copies are to be sent. On | 64360 |
| receiving the request, the director shall send copies of the | 64361 |
| reports to the persons or entities specified. | 64362 |
| (3) The director may request that a person or state or local | 64363 |
| government entity send copies to the director of any report | 64364 |
| regarding a records check or criminal records check that the | 64365 |
| person or entity possesses, if the director obtains the written | 64366 |
| consent of the individual who is the subject of the report. | 64367 |
| (4) The director shall provide each applicant with a copy of | 64368 |
| any report obtained about the applicant under this section. | 64369 |
| | 64370 |
| disabilities shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised | 64371 |
| Code establishing all of the following: | 64372 |
| (A) The extent to which a county board of developmental | 64373 |
| disabilities may provide supported living; | 64374 |
| (B) The application process for obtaining a supported living | 64375 |
| certificate under section 5123.161 of the Revised Code; | 64376 |
| (C) The certification standards a person or government entity | 64377 |
| must meet to obtain a supported living certificate to provide | 64378 |
| supported living; | 64379 |
| (D) The certification fee for a supported living certificate, | 64380 |
| which shall be deposited into the program fee fund created under | 64381 |
| section 5123.033 of the Revised Code; | 64382 |
| (E) The period of time a supported living certificate is | 64383 |
| valid; | 64384 |
| (F) The process for renewing a supported living certificate | 64385 |
| under section 5123.164 of the Revised Code; | 64386 |
| (G) The renewal fee for a supported living certificate, which | 64387 |
| shall be deposited into the program fee fund created under section | 64388 |
| 5123.033 of the Revised Code; | 64389 |
| (H) Procedures for conducting surveys under section 5123.162 | 64390 |
| of the Revised Code; | 64391 |
| (I) Procedures for determining whether there is good cause to | 64392 |
| take action under section 5123.166 of the Revised Code against a | 64393 |
| person or government entity seeking or holding a supported living | 64394 |
| certificate; | 64395 |
| (J) Circumstances under which the director may issue a | 64396 |
| supported living certificate to an applicant or renew an | 64397 |
| applicant's supported living certificate if the applicant is found | 64398 |
| by a criminal records check required by section 5123.169 of the | 64399 |
| Revised Code to have been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been | 64400 |
| found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for a | 64401 |
| disqualifying offense but meets standards in regard to | 64402 |
| rehabilitation set by the director. | 64403 |
| Sec. 5123.171. As used in this section, "respite care" means | 64404 |
| appropriate, short-term, temporary care provided to a mentally | 64405 |
| retarded or developmentally disabled person to sustain the family | 64406 |
| structure or to meet planned or emergency needs of the family. | 64407 |
| The department of developmental disabilities shall provide | 64408 |
| respite care services to persons with mental retardation or a | 64409 |
| developmental disability for the purpose of promoting | 64410 |
| self-sufficiency and normalization, preventing or reducing | 64411 |
| inappropriate institutional care, and furthering the unity of the | 64412 |
| family by enabling the family to meet the special needs of a | 64413 |
| mentally retarded or developmentally disabled person. | 64414 |
| In order to be eligible for respite care services under this | 64415 |
| section, the mentally retarded or developmentally disabled person | 64416 |
| must be in need of habilitation services as defined in section | 64417 |
| 5126.01 of the Revised Code. | 64418 |
| Respite care may be provided in a residential facility | 64419 |
|
licensed under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code | 64420 |
| residential facility certified as an intermediate care facility | 64421 |
| for the mentally retarded under Title XIX of the "Social Security | 64422 |
|
Act," | 64423 |
|
seq., as amended | 64424 |
| certified under section 5126.05 of the Revised Code. | 64425 |
| The department shall develop a system for locating vacant | 64426 |
| beds that are available for respite care and for making | 64427 |
| information on vacant beds available to users of respite care | 64428 |
| services. Facilities certified as intermediate care facilities for | 64429 |
| the mentally retarded shall report vacant beds to the department | 64430 |
| but shall not be required to accept respite care clients. | 64431 |
| The director of developmental disabilities shall adopt, and | 64432 |
| may amend or rescind, rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 64433 |
| Revised Code for both of the following: | 64434 |
| (A) Certification by county boards of developmental | 64435 |
| disabilities of respite care homes; | 64436 |
| (B) Provision of respite care services authorized by this | 64437 |
| section. Rules adopted under this division shall establish all of | 64438 |
| the following: | 64439 |
| (1) A formula for distributing funds appropriated for respite | 64440 |
| care services; | 64441 |
| (2) Standards for supervision, training and quality control | 64442 |
| in the provision of respite care services; | 64443 |
| (3) Eligibility criteria for emergency respite care services. | 64444 |
| Sec. 5123.19. (A) As used in | 64445 |
| 64446 | |
| 5123.20 of the Revised Code: | 64447 |
| (1) | 64448 |
| 64449 | |
| 64450 | |
| 64451 | |
| 64452 | |
| 64453 | |
| 64454 | |
| 64455 | |
| 64456 | |
| 64457 |
| | 64458 |
| 64459 | |
| 64460 | |
| 64461 |
| | 64462 |
| 64463 |
| | 64464 |
| which a mentally retarded or developmentally disabled person | 64465 |
| resides in an individualized setting chosen by the person or the | 64466 |
| person's guardian, which is not dedicated principally to the | 64467 |
| provision of residential services for mentally retarded or | 64468 |
| developmentally disabled persons, and for which no financial | 64469 |
| support is received for rendering such service from any | 64470 |
| governmental agency by a provider of residential services. | 64471 |
| | 64472 |
| has the same meaning as in section 1905(d) of the "Social Security | 64473 |
| Act," 101 Stat. 1330-204 (1987), 42 U.S.C. 1396d(d), as amended. | 64474 |
| (3) "Licensee" means the person or government agency that has | 64475 |
| applied for a license to operate a residential facility and to | 64476 |
| which the license was issued under this section. | 64477 |
| (4) "Political subdivision" means a municipal corporation, | 64478 |
| county, or township. | 64479 |
| (5) "Related party" has the same meaning as in section | 64480 |
| 5123.16 of the Revised Code except that "provider" as used in the | 64481 |
| definition of "related party" means a person or government entity | 64482 |
| that held or applied for a license to operate a residential | 64483 |
| facility, rather than a person or government entity certified to | 64484 |
| provide supported living. | 64485 |
| (6)(a) Except as provided in division (A)(6)(b) of this | 64486 |
| section, "residential facility" means a home or facility, | 64487 |
| including a facility certified as an intermediate care facility | 64488 |
| for the mentally retarded, in which an individual with mental | 64489 |
| retardation or a developmental disability resides. | 64490 |
| (b) "Residential facility" does not mean any of the | 64491 |
| following: | 64492 |
| (i) The home of a relative or legal guardian in which an | 64493 |
| individual with mental retardation or a developmental disability | 64494 |
| resides; | 64495 |
| (ii) A respite care home certified under section 5126.05 of | 64496 |
| the Revised Code; | 64497 |
| (iii) A county home or district home operated pursuant to | 64498 |
| Chapter 5155. of the Revised Code; | 64499 |
| (iv) A dwelling in which the only residents with mental | 64500 |
| retardation or developmental disabilities are in independent | 64501 |
| living arrangements or are being provided supported living. | 64502 |
| (B) Every person or government agency desiring to operate a | 64503 |
| residential facility shall apply for licensure of the facility to | 64504 |
| the director of developmental disabilities unless the residential | 64505 |
|
facility is subject to section 3721.02, | 64506 |
| 5119.20, or division (A)(9)(b) of section 5119.22 of the Revised | 64507 |
|
Code. | 64508 |
| 64509 | |
| 64510 | |
| 64511 | |
| 64512 | |
| 64513 |
| (C) Subject to section 5123.196 of the Revised Code, the | 64514 |
| director of developmental disabilities shall license the operation | 64515 |
| of residential facilities. An initial license shall be issued for | 64516 |
| a period that does not exceed one year, unless the director denies | 64517 |
| the license under division (D) of this section. A license shall be | 64518 |
| renewed for a period that does not exceed three years, unless the | 64519 |
| director refuses to renew the license under division (D) of this | 64520 |
| section. The director, when issuing or renewing a license, shall | 64521 |
| specify the period for which the license is being issued or | 64522 |
| renewed. A license remains valid for the length of the licensing | 64523 |
| period specified by the director, unless the license is | 64524 |
| terminated, revoked, or voluntarily surrendered. | 64525 |
| (D) If it is determined that an applicant or licensee is not | 64526 |
| in compliance with a provision of this chapter that applies to | 64527 |
| residential facilities or the rules adopted under such a | 64528 |
| provision, the director may deny issuance of a license, refuse to | 64529 |
| renew a license, terminate a license, revoke a license, issue an | 64530 |
| order for the suspension of admissions to a facility, issue an | 64531 |
| order for the placement of a monitor at a facility, issue an order | 64532 |
| for the immediate removal of residents, or take any other action | 64533 |
| the director considers necessary consistent with the director's | 64534 |
| authority under this chapter regarding residential facilities. In | 64535 |
| the director's selection and administration of the sanction to be | 64536 |
| imposed, all of the following apply: | 64537 |
| (1) The director may deny, refuse to renew, or revoke a | 64538 |
| license, if the director determines that the applicant or licensee | 64539 |
| has demonstrated a pattern of serious noncompliance or that a | 64540 |
| violation creates a substantial risk to the health and safety of | 64541 |
| residents of a residential facility. | 64542 |
| (2) The director may terminate a license if more than twelve | 64543 |
| consecutive months have elapsed since the residential facility was | 64544 |
| last occupied by a resident or a notice required by division (K) | 64545 |
| of this section is not given. | 64546 |
| (3) The director may issue an order for the suspension of | 64547 |
| admissions to a facility for any violation that may result in | 64548 |
| sanctions under division (D)(1) of this section and for any other | 64549 |
| violation specified in rules adopted under division (H)(2) of this | 64550 |
| section. If the suspension of admissions is imposed for a | 64551 |
| violation that may result in sanctions under division (D)(1) of | 64552 |
| this section, the director may impose the suspension before | 64553 |
| providing an opportunity for an adjudication under Chapter 119. of | 64554 |
| the Revised Code. The director shall lift an order for the | 64555 |
| suspension of admissions when the director determines that the | 64556 |
| violation that formed the basis for the order has been corrected. | 64557 |
| (4) The director may order the placement of a monitor at a | 64558 |
| residential facility for any violation specified in rules adopted | 64559 |
| under division (H)(2) of this section. The director shall lift the | 64560 |
| order when the director determines that the violation that formed | 64561 |
| the basis for the order has been corrected. | 64562 |
| (5) If the director determines that two or more residential | 64563 |
| facilities owned or operated by the same person or government | 64564 |
| entity are not being operated in compliance with a provision of | 64565 |
| this chapter that applies to residential facilities or the rules | 64566 |
| adopted under such a provision, and the director's findings are | 64567 |
| based on the same or a substantially similar action, practice, | 64568 |
| circumstance, or incident that creates a substantial risk to the | 64569 |
| health and safety of the residents, the director shall conduct a | 64570 |
| survey as soon as practicable at each residential facility owned | 64571 |
| or operated by that person or government entity. The director may | 64572 |
| take any action authorized by this section with respect to any | 64573 |
| facility found to be operating in violation of a provision of this | 64574 |
| chapter that applies to residential facilities or the rules | 64575 |
| adopted under such a provision. | 64576 |
| (6) When the director initiates license revocation | 64577 |
| proceedings, no opportunity for submitting a plan of correction | 64578 |
| shall be given. The director shall notify the licensee by letter | 64579 |
| of the initiation of the proceedings. The letter shall list the | 64580 |
| deficiencies of the residential facility and inform the licensee | 64581 |
| that no plan of correction will be accepted. The director shall | 64582 |
| also send a copy of the letter to the county board of | 64583 |
| developmental disabilities. The county board shall send a copy of | 64584 |
| the letter to each of the following: | 64585 |
| (a) Each resident who receives services from the licensee; | 64586 |
| (b) The guardian of each resident who receives services from | 64587 |
| the licensee if the resident has a guardian; | 64588 |
| (c) The parent or guardian of each resident who receives | 64589 |
| services from the licensee if the resident is a minor. | 64590 |
| (7) Pursuant to rules which shall be adopted in accordance | 64591 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director may order the | 64592 |
| immediate removal of residents from a residential facility | 64593 |
| whenever conditions at the facility present an immediate danger of | 64594 |
| physical or psychological harm to the residents. | 64595 |
| (8) In determining whether a residential facility is being | 64596 |
| operated in compliance with a provision of this chapter that | 64597 |
| applies to residential facilities or the rules adopted under such | 64598 |
| a provision, or whether conditions at a residential facility | 64599 |
| present an immediate danger of physical or psychological harm to | 64600 |
| the residents, the director may rely on information obtained by a | 64601 |
| county board of developmental disabilities or other governmental | 64602 |
| agencies. | 64603 |
| (9) In proceedings initiated to deny, refuse to renew, or | 64604 |
| revoke licenses, the director may deny, refuse to renew, or revoke | 64605 |
| a license regardless of whether some or all of the deficiencies | 64606 |
| that prompted the proceedings have been corrected at the time of | 64607 |
| the hearing. | 64608 |
| (E) The director shall establish a program under which public | 64609 |
| notification may be made when the director has initiated license | 64610 |
| revocation proceedings or has issued an order for the suspension | 64611 |
| of admissions, placement of a monitor, or removal of residents. | 64612 |
| The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of | 64613 |
| the Revised Code to implement this division. The rules shall | 64614 |
| establish the procedures by which the public notification will be | 64615 |
| made and specify the circumstances for which the notification must | 64616 |
| be made. The rules shall require that public notification be made | 64617 |
| if the director has taken action against the facility in the | 64618 |
| eighteen-month period immediately preceding the director's latest | 64619 |
| action against the facility and the latest action is being taken | 64620 |
| for the same or a substantially similar violation of a provision | 64621 |
| of this chapter that applies to residential facilities or the | 64622 |
| rules adopted under such a provision. The rules shall specify a | 64623 |
| method for removing or amending the public notification if the | 64624 |
| director's action is found to have been unjustified or the | 64625 |
| violation at the residential facility has been corrected. | 64626 |
| (F)(1) Except as provided in division (F)(2) of this section, | 64627 |
| appeals from proceedings initiated to impose a sanction under | 64628 |
| division (D) of this section shall be conducted in accordance with | 64629 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 64630 |
| (2) Appeals from proceedings initiated to order the | 64631 |
| suspension of admissions to a facility shall be conducted in | 64632 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, unless the order | 64633 |
| was issued before providing an opportunity for an adjudication, in | 64634 |
| which case all of the following apply: | 64635 |
| (a) The licensee may request a hearing not later than ten | 64636 |
| days after receiving the notice specified in section 119.07 of the | 64637 |
| Revised Code. | 64638 |
| (b) If a timely request for a hearing that includes the | 64639 |
| licensee's current address is made, the hearing shall commence not | 64640 |
| later than thirty days after the department receives the request. | 64641 |
| (c) After commencing, the hearing shall continue | 64642 |
| uninterrupted, except for Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, | 64643 |
| unless other interruptions are agreed to by the licensee and the | 64644 |
| director. | 64645 |
| (d) If the hearing is conducted by a hearing examiner, the | 64646 |
| hearing examiner shall file a report and recommendations not later | 64647 |
| than ten days after the last of the following: | 64648 |
| (i) The close of the hearing; | 64649 |
| (ii) If a transcript of the proceedings is ordered, the | 64650 |
| hearing examiner receives the transcript; | 64651 |
| (iii) If post-hearing briefs are timely filed, the hearing | 64652 |
| examiner receives the briefs. | 64653 |
| (e) A copy of the written report and recommendation of the | 64654 |
| hearing examiner shall be sent, by certified mail, to the licensee | 64655 |
| and the licensee's attorney, if applicable, not later than five | 64656 |
| days after the report is filed. | 64657 |
| (f) Not later than five days after the hearing examiner files | 64658 |
| the report and recommendations, the licensee may file objections | 64659 |
| to the report and recommendations. | 64660 |
| (g) Not later than fifteen days after the hearing examiner | 64661 |
| files the report and recommendations, the director shall issue an | 64662 |
| order approving, modifying, or disapproving the report and | 64663 |
| recommendations. | 64664 |
| (h) Notwithstanding the pendency of the hearing, the director | 64665 |
| shall lift the order for the suspension of admissions when the | 64666 |
| director determines that the violation that formed the basis for | 64667 |
| the order has been corrected. | 64668 |
| (G) Neither a person or government agency whose application | 64669 |
| for a license to operate a residential facility is denied nor a | 64670 |
| related party of the person or government agency may apply for a | 64671 |
| license to operate a residential facility before the date that is | 64672 |
| one year after the date of the denial. Neither a licensee whose | 64673 |
| residential facility license is revoked nor a related party of the | 64674 |
| licensee may apply for a residential facility license before the | 64675 |
| date that is five years after the date of the revocation. | 64676 |
| (H) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the | 64677 |
| director shall adopt and may amend and rescind rules for licensing | 64678 |
|
and regulating the operation of residential facilities | 64679 |
| 64680 | |
| for residential facilities that are intermediate care facilities | 64681 |
| for the mentally retarded may differ from those for other | 64682 |
| residential facilities. The rules shall establish and specify the | 64683 |
| following: | 64684 |
| (1) Procedures and criteria for issuing and renewing | 64685 |
| licenses, including procedures and criteria for determining the | 64686 |
| length of the licensing period that the director must specify for | 64687 |
| each license when it is issued or renewed; | 64688 |
| (2) Procedures and criteria for denying, refusing to renew, | 64689 |
| terminating, and revoking licenses and for ordering the suspension | 64690 |
| of admissions to a facility, placement of a monitor at a facility, | 64691 |
| and the immediate removal of residents from a facility; | 64692 |
| (3) Fees for issuing and renewing licenses, which shall be | 64693 |
| deposited into the program fee fund created under section 5123.033 | 64694 |
| of the Revised Code; | 64695 |
| (4) Procedures for surveying residential facilities; | 64696 |
| (5) Requirements for the training of residential facility | 64697 |
| personnel; | 64698 |
| (6) Classifications for the various types of residential | 64699 |
| facilities; | 64700 |
| (7) Certification procedures for licensees and management | 64701 |
| contractors that the director determines are necessary to ensure | 64702 |
| that they have the skills and qualifications to properly operate | 64703 |
| or manage residential facilities; | 64704 |
| (8) The maximum number of persons who may be served in a | 64705 |
| particular type of residential facility; | 64706 |
| (9) Uniform procedures for admission of persons to and | 64707 |
| transfers and discharges of persons from residential facilities; | 64708 |
| (10) Other standards for the operation of residential | 64709 |
| facilities and the services provided at residential facilities; | 64710 |
| (11) Procedures for waiving any provision of any rule adopted | 64711 |
| under this section. | 64712 |
| (I) Before issuing a license, the director of the department | 64713 |
| or the director's designee shall conduct a survey of the | 64714 |
| residential facility for which application is made. The director | 64715 |
| or the director's designee shall conduct a survey of each licensed | 64716 |
| residential facility at least once during the period the license | 64717 |
| is valid and may conduct additional inspections as needed. A | 64718 |
| survey includes but is not limited to an on-site examination and | 64719 |
| evaluation of the residential facility, its personnel, and the | 64720 |
| services provided there. | 64721 |
| In conducting surveys, the director or the director's | 64722 |
| designee shall be given access to the residential facility; all | 64723 |
| records, accounts, and any other documents related to the | 64724 |
| operation of the facility; the licensee; the residents of the | 64725 |
| facility; and all persons acting on behalf of, under the control | 64726 |
| of, or in connection with the licensee. The licensee and all | 64727 |
| persons on behalf of, under the control of, or in connection with | 64728 |
| the licensee shall cooperate with the director or the director's | 64729 |
| designee in conducting the survey. | 64730 |
| Following each survey, unless the director initiates a | 64731 |
| license revocation proceeding, the director or the director's | 64732 |
| designee shall provide the licensee with a report listing any | 64733 |
| deficiencies, specifying a timetable within which the licensee | 64734 |
| shall submit a plan of correction describing how the deficiencies | 64735 |
| will be corrected, and, when appropriate, specifying a timetable | 64736 |
| within which the licensee must correct the deficiencies. After a | 64737 |
| plan of correction is submitted, the director or the director's | 64738 |
| designee shall approve or disapprove the plan. A copy of the | 64739 |
| report and any approved plan of correction shall be provided to | 64740 |
| any person who requests it. | 64741 |
| The director shall initiate disciplinary action against any | 64742 |
| department employee who notifies or causes the notification to any | 64743 |
| unauthorized person of an unannounced survey of a residential | 64744 |
| facility by an authorized representative of the department. | 64745 |
| (J) In addition to any other information which may be | 64746 |
| required of applicants for a license pursuant to this section, the | 64747 |
| director shall require each applicant to provide a copy of an | 64748 |
| approved plan for a proposed residential facility pursuant to | 64749 |
| section 5123.042 of the Revised Code. This division does not apply | 64750 |
| to renewal of a license or to an applicant for an initial or | 64751 |
|
modified license who meets the requirements of section | 64752 |
| 5123.197 of the Revised Code. | 64753 |
| (K) A licensee shall notify the owner of the building in | 64754 |
| which the licensee's residential facility is located of any | 64755 |
| significant change in the identity of the licensee or management | 64756 |
| contractor before the effective date of the change if the licensee | 64757 |
| is not the owner of the building. | 64758 |
| Pursuant to rules which shall be adopted in accordance with | 64759 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director may require | 64760 |
| notification to the department of any significant change in the | 64761 |
| ownership of a residential facility or in the identity of the | 64762 |
| licensee or management contractor. If the director determines that | 64763 |
| a significant change of ownership is proposed, the director shall | 64764 |
| consider the proposed change to be an application for development | 64765 |
| by a new operator pursuant to section 5123.042 of the Revised Code | 64766 |
| and shall advise the applicant within sixty days of the | 64767 |
| notification that the current license shall continue in effect or | 64768 |
| a new license will be required pursuant to this section. If the | 64769 |
| director requires a new license, the director shall permit the | 64770 |
| facility to continue to operate under the current license until | 64771 |
| the new license is issued, unless the current license is revoked, | 64772 |
| refused to be renewed, or terminated in accordance with Chapter | 64773 |
| 119. of the Revised Code. | 64774 |
| (L) A county board of developmental disabilities, the legal | 64775 |
| rights service, and any interested person may file complaints | 64776 |
| alleging violations of statute or department rule relating to | 64777 |
| residential facilities with the department. All complaints shall | 64778 |
| be in writing and shall state the facts constituting the basis of | 64779 |
| the allegation. The department shall not reveal the source of any | 64780 |
| complaint unless the complainant agrees in writing to waive the | 64781 |
| right to confidentiality or until so ordered by a court of | 64782 |
| competent jurisdiction. | 64783 |
| The department shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter | 64784 |
| 119. of the Revised Code establishing procedures for the receipt, | 64785 |
| referral, investigation, and disposition of complaints filed with | 64786 |
| the department under this division. | 64787 |
| (M) The department shall establish procedures for the | 64788 |
| notification of interested parties of the transfer or interim care | 64789 |
| of residents from residential facilities that are closing or are | 64790 |
| losing their license. | 64791 |
| (N) Before issuing a license under this section to a | 64792 |
| residential facility that will accommodate at any time more than | 64793 |
| one mentally retarded or developmentally disabled individual, the | 64794 |
| director shall, by first class mail, notify the following: | 64795 |
| (1) If the facility will be located in a municipal | 64796 |
| corporation, the clerk of the legislative authority of the | 64797 |
| municipal corporation; | 64798 |
| (2) If the facility will be located in unincorporated | 64799 |
| territory, the clerk of the appropriate board of county | 64800 |
| commissioners and the fiscal officer of the appropriate board of | 64801 |
| township trustees. | 64802 |
| The director shall not issue the license for ten days after | 64803 |
| mailing the notice, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal | 64804 |
| holidays, in order to give the notified local officials time in | 64805 |
| which to comment on the proposed issuance. | 64806 |
| Any legislative authority of a municipal corporation, board | 64807 |
| of county commissioners, or board of township trustees that | 64808 |
| receives notice under this division of the proposed issuance of a | 64809 |
| license for a residential facility may comment on it in writing to | 64810 |
| the director within ten days after the director mailed the notice, | 64811 |
| excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. If the director | 64812 |
| receives written comments from any notified officials within the | 64813 |
| specified time, the director shall make written findings | 64814 |
| concerning the comments and the director's decision on the | 64815 |
| issuance of the license. If the director does not receive written | 64816 |
| comments from any notified local officials within the specified | 64817 |
| time, the director shall continue the process for issuance of the | 64818 |
| license. | 64819 |
| (O) Any person may operate a licensed residential facility | 64820 |
| that provides room and board, personal care, habilitation | 64821 |
| services, and supervision in a family setting for at least six but | 64822 |
| not more than eight persons with mental retardation or a | 64823 |
| developmental disability as a permitted use in any residential | 64824 |
| district or zone, including any single-family residential district | 64825 |
| or zone, of any political subdivision. These residential | 64826 |
| facilities may be required to comply with area, height, yard, and | 64827 |
| architectural compatibility requirements that are uniformly | 64828 |
| imposed upon all single-family residences within the district or | 64829 |
| zone. | 64830 |
| (P) Any person may operate a licensed residential facility | 64831 |
| that provides room and board, personal care, habilitation | 64832 |
| services, and supervision in a family setting for at least nine | 64833 |
| but not more than sixteen persons with mental retardation or a | 64834 |
| developmental disability as a permitted use in any multiple-family | 64835 |
| residential district or zone of any political subdivision, except | 64836 |
| that a political subdivision that has enacted a zoning ordinance | 64837 |
| or resolution establishing planned unit development districts may | 64838 |
| exclude these residential facilities from those districts, and a | 64839 |
| political subdivision that has enacted a zoning ordinance or | 64840 |
| resolution may regulate these residential facilities in | 64841 |
| multiple-family residential districts or zones as a conditionally | 64842 |
| permitted use or special exception, in either case, under | 64843 |
| reasonable and specific standards and conditions set out in the | 64844 |
| zoning ordinance or resolution to: | 64845 |
| (1) Require the architectural design and site layout of the | 64846 |
| residential facility and the location, nature, and height of any | 64847 |
| walls, screens, and fences to be compatible with adjoining land | 64848 |
| uses and the residential character of the neighborhood; | 64849 |
| (2) Require compliance with yard, parking, and sign | 64850 |
| regulation; | 64851 |
| (3) Limit excessive concentration of these residential | 64852 |
| facilities. | 64853 |
| (Q) This section does not prohibit a political subdivision | 64854 |
| from applying to residential facilities nondiscriminatory | 64855 |
| regulations requiring compliance with health, fire, and safety | 64856 |
| regulations and building standards and regulations. | 64857 |
| (R) Divisions (O) and (P) of this section are not applicable | 64858 |
| to municipal corporations that had in effect on June 15, 1977, an | 64859 |
| ordinance specifically permitting in residential zones licensed | 64860 |
| residential facilities by means of permitted uses, conditional | 64861 |
| uses, or special exception, so long as such ordinance remains in | 64862 |
| effect without any substantive modification. | 64863 |
| (S)(1) The director may issue an interim license to operate a | 64864 |
| residential facility to an applicant for a license under this | 64865 |
| section if either of the following is the case: | 64866 |
| (a) The director determines that an emergency exists | 64867 |
| requiring immediate placement of persons in a residential | 64868 |
| facility, that insufficient licensed beds are available, and that | 64869 |
| the residential facility is likely to receive a permanent license | 64870 |
| under this section within thirty days after issuance of the | 64871 |
| interim license. | 64872 |
| (b) The director determines that the issuance of an interim | 64873 |
| license is necessary to meet a temporary need for a residential | 64874 |
| facility. | 64875 |
| (2) To be eligible to receive an interim license, an | 64876 |
| applicant must meet the same criteria that must be met to receive | 64877 |
| a permanent license under this section, except for any differing | 64878 |
| procedures and time frames that may apply to issuance of a | 64879 |
| permanent license. | 64880 |
| (3) An interim license shall be valid for thirty days and may | 64881 |
| be renewed by the director for a period not to exceed one hundred | 64882 |
| fifty days. | 64883 |
| (4) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter | 64884 |
| 119. of the Revised Code as the director considers necessary to | 64885 |
| administer the issuance of interim licenses. | 64886 |
| (T) Notwithstanding rules adopted pursuant to this section | 64887 |
| establishing the maximum number of persons who may be served in a | 64888 |
| particular type of residential facility, a residential facility | 64889 |
| shall be permitted to serve the same number of persons being | 64890 |
| served by the facility on the effective date of the rules or the | 64891 |
| number of persons for which the facility is authorized pursuant to | 64892 |
| a current application for a certificate of need with a letter of | 64893 |
| support from the department of developmental disabilities and | 64894 |
| which is in the review process prior to April 4, 1986. | 64895 |
| (U) The director or the director's designee may enter at any | 64896 |
| time, for purposes of investigation, any home, facility, or other | 64897 |
| structure that has been reported to the director or that the | 64898 |
| director has reasonable cause to believe is being operated as a | 64899 |
| residential facility without a license issued under this section. | 64900 |
| The director may petition the court of common pleas of the | 64901 |
| county in which an unlicensed residential facility is located for | 64902 |
| an order enjoining the person or governmental agency operating the | 64903 |
| facility from continuing to operate without a license. The court | 64904 |
| may grant the injunction on a showing that the person or | 64905 |
| governmental agency named in the petition is operating a | 64906 |
| residential facility without a license. The court may grant the | 64907 |
| injunction, regardless of whether the residential facility meets | 64908 |
| the requirements for receiving a license under this section. | 64909 |
| Sec. 5123.192. (A) A person or government agency operating, | 64910 |
| on the effective date of this section, an intermediate care | 64911 |
| facility for the mentally retarded pursuant to a nursing home | 64912 |
| license issued under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code shall do | 64913 |
| both of the following as a condition of continuing to operate the | 64914 |
| facility on and after July 1, 2013: | 64915 |
| (1) Not later than February 1, 2013, apply to the director of | 64916 |
| developmental disabilities for a residential facility license | 64917 |
| under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code for the facility; | 64918 |
| (2) Not later than July 1, 2013, obtain the residential | 64919 |
| facility license for the facility. | 64920 |
| (B) The nursing home license of an intermediate care facility | 64921 |
| for the mentally retarded shall cease to be valid at the earliest | 64922 |
| of the following: | 64923 |
| (1) The date that the facility's nursing home license is | 64924 |
| revoked or voided under section 3721.07 of the Revised Code; | 64925 |
| (2) The date that a residential facility license is obtained | 64926 |
| for the facility under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code; | 64927 |
| (3) July 1, 2013. | 64928 |
| (C) No bed that is part of an intermediate care facility for | 64929 |
| the mentally retarded that is licensed as a nursing home on the | 64930 |
| effective date of this section may be used as part of a nursing | 64931 |
| home on and after the earlier of the following: | 64932 |
| (1) The date that a residential facility license is obtained | 64933 |
| for the facility under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code; | 64934 |
| (2) July 1, 2013. | 64935 |
| Sec. 5123.31. (A) The department of developmental | 64936 |
|
disabilities shall keep | 64937 |
| 64938 | |
| 64939 | |
| residence, sex, age, nativity, occupation, condition, and date of | 64940 |
| entrance or commitment of every resident in the institutions | 64941 |
| governed by it, the date, cause, and terms of discharge and the | 64942 |
| condition of such person at the time of leaving, and also a record | 64943 |
| of all transfers from one institution to another, and, if such | 64944 |
| person dies while in the care or custody of the department, the | 64945 |
| date and cause of death. These and such other facts as the | 64946 |
| department requires shall be furnished by the managing officer of | 64947 |
| each institution within ten days after the commitment, entrance, | 64948 |
| death, or discharge of a resident. | 64949 |
| Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the | 64950 |
| department shall maintain the records described in this division | 64951 |
| in its office. The department shall make the records accessible | 64952 |
| only to its employees, except by the consent of the department or | 64953 |
| the order of the judge of a court of record. | 64954 |
| (B) In case of an accident or injury or peculiar death of | 64955 |
| an institution resident the managing officer shall make a special | 64956 |
| report to the department within twenty-four hours thereafter, | 64957 |
| giving the circumstances as fully as possible. | 64958 |
| (C) After a period of time determined by the department, the | 64959 |
| records described in division (A) of this section may be deposited | 64960 |
| with the Ohio historical society. Neither the records nor the | 64961 |
| information contained in them shall be disclosed by the historical | 64962 |
| society, except as provided in section 5123.89 of the Revised | 64963 |
| Code. | 64964 |
| Sec. 5123.38. (A) Except as provided in division (B) | 64965 |
| of this section, if an individual receiving supported living or | 64966 |
| home and community-based services funded by a county board of | 64967 |
| developmental disabilities is committed to a state-operated | 64968 |
| intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded pursuant to | 64969 |
|
sections 5123.71 to 5123.76 of the Revised Code, | 64970 |
| 64971 | |
| 64972 | |
| medicaid expenditures for the individual's care in the | 64973 |
| state-operated facility. The department of developmental | 64974 |
| disabilities shall collect the amount of the nonfederal share from | 64975 |
| the county board by either withholding that amount from funds the | 64976 |
| department has otherwise allocated to the county board or | 64977 |
| submitting an invoice for payment of that amount to the county | 64978 |
| board. | 64979 |
| (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply | 64980 |
| any of the following circumstances: | 64981 |
| (1) The county board, not later than ninety days after the | 64982 |
|
date of the commitment of a person receiving supported | 64983 |
| living, commences funding of supported living for an individual | 64984 |
| who resides in a state-operated intermediate care facility for the | 64985 |
| mentally retarded on the date of the commitment or another | 64986 |
| eligible individual designated by the department. | 64987 |
| | 64988 |
| The county board, not later than ninety days after the date of the | 64989 |
| commitment of a person receiving home and community-based | 64990 |
| services, commences funding of home and community-based services | 64991 |
| for an individual who resides in a state-operated intermediate | 64992 |
| care facility for the mentally retarded on the date of the | 64993 |
| commitment or another eligible individual designated by the | 64994 |
| department. | 64995 |
| (3) The director of developmental disabilities, after | 64996 |
| determining that circumstances warrant granting a waiver in an | 64997 |
| individual's case, grants the county board a waiver that exempts | 64998 |
| the county board from responsibility for the nonfederal share for | 64999 |
| that case. | 65000 |
| Sec. 5123.41. As used in this section and sections 5123.42 | 65001 |
| to 5123.47 of the Revised Code: | 65002 |
| (A) "Adult services" has the same meaning as in section | 65003 |
| 5126.01 of the Revised Code. | 65004 |
| (B) "Certified supported living provider" means a person or | 65005 |
| government entity certified under section 5123.161 of the Revised | 65006 |
| Code. | 65007 |
| (C) "Drug" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the | 65008 |
| Revised Code. | 65009 |
| (D) "Family support services" has the same meaning as in | 65010 |
| section 5126.01 of the Revised Code. | 65011 |
| (E) "Health-related activities" means the following: | 65012 |
| (1) Taking vital signs; | 65013 |
| (2) Application of clean dressings that do not require health | 65014 |
| assessment; | 65015 |
| (3) Basic measurement of bodily intake and output; | 65016 |
| (4) Oral suctioning; | 65017 |
| (5) Use of glucometers; | 65018 |
| (6) External urinary catheter care; | 65019 |
| (7) Emptying and replacing colostomy bags; | 65020 |
| (8) Collection of specimens by noninvasive means. | 65021 |
| (F) "Licensed health professional authorized to prescribe | 65022 |
| drugs" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised | 65023 |
| Code. | 65024 |
| (G) "MR/DD personnel" means the employees and the workers | 65025 |
| under contract who provide specialized services to individuals | 65026 |
| with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. "MR/DD | 65027 |
| personnel" includes those who provide the services as follows: | 65028 |
| (1) Through direct employment with the department of | 65029 |
| developmental disabilities or a county board of developmental | 65030 |
| disabilities; | 65031 |
| (2) Through an entity under contract with the department of | 65032 |
| developmental disabilities or a county board of developmental | 65033 |
| disabilities; | 65034 |
| (3) Through direct employment or by being under contract with | 65035 |
| private entities, including private entities that operate | 65036 |
| residential facilities. | 65037 |
| (H) "Nursing delegation" means the process established in | 65038 |
| rules adopted by the board of nursing pursuant to Chapter 4723. of | 65039 |
| the Revised Code under which a registered nurse or licensed | 65040 |
| practical nurse acting at the direction of a registered nurse | 65041 |
| transfers the performance of a particular nursing activity or task | 65042 |
| to another person who is not otherwise authorized to perform the | 65043 |
| activity or task. | 65044 |
| (I) "Prescribed medication" means a drug that is to be | 65045 |
| administered according to the instructions of a licensed health | 65046 |
| professional authorized to prescribe drugs. | 65047 |
| (J) "Residential facility" means a facility licensed under | 65048 |
|
section 5123.19 of the Revised Code | 65049 |
| 65050 |
| (K) "Specialized services" has the same meaning as in section | 65051 |
| 5123.50 of the Revised Code. | 65052 |
| (L) "Tube feeding" means the provision of nutrition to an | 65053 |
| individual through a gastrostomy tube or a jejunostomy tube. | 65054 |
| Sec. 5123.50. As used in | 65055 |
| 65056 |
| (A) "Abuse" means all of the following: | 65057 |
| (1) The use of physical force that can reasonably be expected | 65058 |
| to result in physical harm or serious physical harm; | 65059 |
| (2) Sexual abuse; | 65060 |
| (3) Verbal abuse. | 65061 |
| (B) "Misappropriation" means depriving, defrauding, or | 65062 |
| otherwise obtaining the real or personal property of an individual | 65063 |
| by any means prohibited by the Revised Code, including violations | 65064 |
| of Chapter 2911. or 2913. of the Revised Code. | 65065 |
| (C) "MR/DD employee" means all of the following: | 65066 |
| (1) An employee of the department of developmental | 65067 |
| disabilities; | 65068 |
| (2) An employee of a county board of developmental | 65069 |
| disabilities; | 65070 |
| (3) An employee in a position that includes providing | 65071 |
| specialized services to an individual with mental retardation or | 65072 |
| another developmental disability; | 65073 |
| (4) An independent provider as defined in section 5123.16 of | 65074 |
| the Revised Code. | 65075 |
| (D) "Neglect" means, when there is a duty to do so, failing | 65076 |
| to provide an individual with any treatment, care, goods, or | 65077 |
| services that are necessary to maintain the health and safety of | 65078 |
| the individual. | 65079 |
| (E) "Offense of violence" has the same meaning as in section | 65080 |
| 2901.01 of the Revised Code. | 65081 |
| (F) "Physical harm" and "serious physical harm" have the same | 65082 |
| meanings as in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. | 65083 |
| | 65084 |
| section 5123.41 of the Revised Code. | 65085 |
| (H) "Sexual abuse" means unlawful sexual conduct or sexual | 65086 |
| contact. | 65087 |
| | 65088 |
| designed and operated to serve primarily individuals with mental | 65089 |
| retardation or a developmental disability, including a program or | 65090 |
| service provided by an entity licensed or certified by the | 65091 |
| department of developmental disabilities. A program or service | 65092 |
| available to the general public is not a specialized service. | 65093 |
| | 65094 |
| threaten, coerce, intimidate, harass, or humiliate an individual. | 65095 |
| | 65096 |
| the same meanings as in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code. | 65097 |
| Sec. 5123.51. (A) In addition to any other action required | 65098 |
| by sections 5123.61 and 5126.31 of the Revised Code, the | 65099 |
| department of developmental disabilities shall review each report | 65100 |
| the department receives of abuse or neglect of an individual with | 65101 |
| mental retardation or a developmental disability or | 65102 |
| misappropriation of an individual's property that includes an | 65103 |
| allegation that an MR/DD employee committed or was responsible for | 65104 |
| the abuse, neglect, or misappropriation. The department shall | 65105 |
| review a report it receives from a public children services agency | 65106 |
| only after the agency completes its investigation pursuant to | 65107 |
| section 2151.421 of the Revised Code. On receipt of a notice under | 65108 |
| section 2930.061 or 5123.541 of the Revised Code, the department | 65109 |
| shall review the notice. | 65110 |
| (B) The department shall do both of the following: | 65111 |
| (1) Investigate the allegation or adopt the findings of an | 65112 |
| investigation or review of the allegation conducted by another | 65113 |
| person or government entity and determine whether there is a | 65114 |
| reasonable basis for the allegation; | 65115 |
| (2) If the department determines that there is a reasonable | 65116 |
| basis for the allegation, conduct an adjudication pursuant to | 65117 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 65118 |
| (C)(1) The department shall appoint an independent hearing | 65119 |
| officer to conduct any hearing conducted pursuant to division | 65120 |
| (B)(2) of this section, except that, if the hearing is regarding | 65121 |
| an employee of the department who is represented by a union, the | 65122 |
| department and a representative of the union shall jointly select | 65123 |
| the hearing officer. | 65124 |
| (2)(a) Except as provided in division (C)(2)(b) of this | 65125 |
| section, no hearing shall be conducted under division (B)(2) of | 65126 |
| this section until any criminal proceeding or collective | 65127 |
| bargaining arbitration concerning the same allegation has | 65128 |
| concluded. | 65129 |
| (b) The department may conduct a hearing pursuant to division | 65130 |
| (B)(2) of this section before a criminal proceeding concerning the | 65131 |
| same allegation is concluded if both of the following are the | 65132 |
| case: | 65133 |
| (i) The department notifies the prosecutor responsible for | 65134 |
| the criminal proceeding that the department proposes to conduct a | 65135 |
| hearing. | 65136 |
| (ii) The prosecutor consents to the hearing. | 65137 |
| (3) In conducting a hearing pursuant to division (B)(2) of | 65138 |
| this section, the hearing officer shall do all of the following: | 65139 |
| (a) Determine whether there is clear and convincing evidence | 65140 |
| that the MR/DD employee has done any of the following: | 65141 |
| (i) Misappropriated property of one or more individuals with | 65142 |
| mental retardation or a developmental disability that has a value, | 65143 |
| either separately or taken together, of one hundred dollars or | 65144 |
| more; | 65145 |
| (ii) Misappropriated property of an individual with mental | 65146 |
| retardation or a developmental disability that is designed to be | 65147 |
| used as a check, draft, negotiable instrument, credit card, charge | 65148 |
| card, or device for initiating an electronic fund transfer at a | 65149 |
| point of sale terminal, automated teller machine, or cash | 65150 |
| dispensing machine; | 65151 |
| (iii) Misappropriated prescribed medication of an individual | 65152 |
| with mental retardation or a developmental disability; | 65153 |
| (iv) Knowingly abused such an individual; | 65154 |
| | 65155 |
| with resulting physical harm; | 65156 |
| | 65157 |
| with resulting serious physical harm; | 65158 |
| | 65159 |
| substantial risk of serious physical harm; | 65160 |
| | 65161 |
| with an individual with mental retardation or another | 65162 |
| developmental disability who was not the MR/DD employee's spouse | 65163 |
| and for whom the MR/DD employee was employed or under a contract | 65164 |
| to provide care; | 65165 |
| | 65166 |
| division (C) of section 5123.61 of the Revised Code when the | 65167 |
| employee knew or should have known that the failure would result | 65168 |
| in a substantial risk of harm to an individual with mental | 65169 |
| retardation or a developmental disability; | 65170 |
| (x) Been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty to any of | 65171 |
| the following if the victim of the offense is an individual with | 65172 |
| mental retardation or a developmental disability: an offense of | 65173 |
| violence, a violation of a section contained in Chapter 2907. or | 65174 |
| Chapter 2913. of the Revised Code, or a violation of section | 65175 |
| 2903.16, 2903.34, 2903.341, or 2919.22 of the Revised Code. | 65176 |
| (b) Give weight to the decision in any collective bargaining | 65177 |
| arbitration regarding the same allegation; | 65178 |
| (c) Give weight to any relevant facts presented at the | 65179 |
| hearing. | 65180 |
| (D)(1) Unless the director of developmental disabilities | 65181 |
| determines that there are extenuating circumstances and except as | 65182 |
| provided in division (E) of this section, if the director, after | 65183 |
| considering all of the factors listed in division (C)(3) of this | 65184 |
| section, finds that there is clear and convincing evidence that an | 65185 |
| MR/DD employee has done one or more of the things described in | 65186 |
| division (C)(3)(a) of this section the director shall include the | 65187 |
| name of the employee in the registry established under section | 65188 |
| 5123.52 of the Revised Code. | 65189 |
| (2) Extenuating circumstances the director must consider | 65190 |
| include the use of physical force by an MR/DD employee that was | 65191 |
| necessary as self-defense. | 65192 |
| (3) If the director includes an MR/DD employee in the | 65193 |
| registry established under section 5123.52 of the Revised Code, | 65194 |
| the director shall notify the employee, the person or government | 65195 |
| entity that employs or contracts with the employee, the individual | 65196 |
| with mental retardation or a developmental disability who was the | 65197 |
| subject of the report and that individual's legal guardian, if | 65198 |
| any, the attorney general, and the prosecuting attorney or other | 65199 |
| law enforcement agency. If the MR/DD employee holds a license, | 65200 |
| certificate, registration, or other authorization to engage in a | 65201 |
| profession issued pursuant to Title XLVII of the Revised Code, the | 65202 |
| director shall notify the appropriate agency, board, department, | 65203 |
| or other entity responsible for regulating the employee's | 65204 |
| professional practice. | 65205 |
| (4) If an individual whose name appears on the registry is | 65206 |
| involved in a court proceeding or arbitration arising from the | 65207 |
| same facts as the allegation resulting in the individual's | 65208 |
| placement on the registry, the disposition of the proceeding or | 65209 |
| arbitration shall be noted in the registry next to the | 65210 |
| individual's name. | 65211 |
| (E) In the case of an allegation concerning an employee of | 65212 |
| the department, after the hearing conducted pursuant to division | 65213 |
| (B)(2) of this section, the director of health or that director's | 65214 |
| designee shall review the decision of the hearing officer to | 65215 |
| determine whether the standard described in division (C)(3) of | 65216 |
| this section has been met. If the director or designee determines | 65217 |
| that the standard has been met and that no extenuating | 65218 |
| circumstances exist, the director or designee shall notify the | 65219 |
| director of developmental disabilities that the MR/DD employee is | 65220 |
| to be included in the registry established under section 5123.52 | 65221 |
| of the Revised Code. If the director of developmental disabilities | 65222 |
| receives such notification, the director shall include the MR/DD | 65223 |
| employee in the registry and shall provide the notification | 65224 |
| described in division (D)(3) of this section. | 65225 |
| (F) If the department is required by Chapter 119. of the | 65226 |
| Revised Code to give notice of an opportunity for a hearing and | 65227 |
| the MR/DD employee subject to the notice does not timely request a | 65228 |
| hearing in accordance with section 119.07 or 5123.0414 of the | 65229 |
| Revised Code, the department is not required to hold a hearing. | 65230 |
| (G) Files and records of investigations conducted pursuant to | 65231 |
| this section are not public records as defined in section 149.43 | 65232 |
| of the Revised Code, but, on request, the department shall provide | 65233 |
| copies of those files and records to the attorney general, a | 65234 |
| prosecuting attorney, or a law enforcement agency. | 65235 |
| Sec. 5123.542. (A) Each of the following shall annually | 65236 |
| provide a written notice to each of its MR/DD employees explaining | 65237 |
| the conduct for which an MR/DD employee may be included in the | 65238 |
| registry established under section 5123.52 of the Revised Code: | 65239 |
| (1) The department of developmental disabilities; | 65240 |
| (2) Each county board of developmental disabilities; | 65241 |
| (3) Each | 65242 |
|
defined in section
| 65243 |
| (4) Each owner, operator, or administrator of a residential | 65244 |
| facility, as defined in section 5123.19 of the Revised Code; | 65245 |
| (5) Each owner, operator, or administrator of a program | 65246 |
| certified by the department to provide supported living. | 65247 |
| (B) The department of developmental disabilities or a county | 65248 |
| board of developmental disabilities shall provide the notice | 65249 |
| required by division (A) of this section to an MR/DD employee who | 65250 |
| is an independent provider as defined in section 5123.16 of the | 65251 |
| Revised Code. | 65252 |
| (C) The notice described in division (A) of this section | 65253 |
| shall be in a form and provided in a manner prescribed by the | 65254 |
| department of developmental disabilities. The form shall be the | 65255 |
| same for all persons and entities required to provide notice under | 65256 |
| division (A) of this section. | 65257 |
| (C) The fact that an MR/DD employee does not receive the | 65258 |
| notice required by this section does not exempt the employee from | 65259 |
| inclusion in the registry established under section 5123.52 of the | 65260 |
| Revised Code. | 65261 |
| Sec. 5123.61. (A) As used in this section: | 65262 |
| (1) "Law enforcement agency" means the state highway patrol, | 65263 |
| the police department of a municipal corporation, or a county | 65264 |
| sheriff. | 65265 |
| (2) "Abuse" has the same meaning as in section 5123.50 of the | 65266 |
| Revised Code, except that it includes a misappropriation, as | 65267 |
| defined in that section. | 65268 |
| (3) "Neglect" has the same meaning as in section 5123.50 of | 65269 |
| the Revised Code. | 65270 |
| (B) The department of developmental disabilities shall | 65271 |
| establish a registry office for the purpose of maintaining reports | 65272 |
| of abuse, neglect, and other major unusual incidents made to the | 65273 |
| department under this section and reports received from county | 65274 |
| boards of developmental disabilities under section 5126.31 of the | 65275 |
| Revised Code. The department shall establish committees to review | 65276 |
| reports of abuse, neglect, and other major unusual incidents. | 65277 |
| (C)(1) Any person listed in division (C)(2) of this section, | 65278 |
| having reason to believe that a person with mental retardation or | 65279 |
| a developmental disability has suffered or faces a substantial | 65280 |
| risk of suffering any wound, injury, disability, or condition of | 65281 |
| such a nature as to reasonably indicate abuse or neglect of that | 65282 |
| person, shall immediately report or cause reports to be made of | 65283 |
| such information to the entity specified in this division. Except | 65284 |
| as provided in section 5120.173 of the Revised Code or as | 65285 |
| otherwise provided in this division, the person making the report | 65286 |
| shall make it to a law enforcement agency or to the county board | 65287 |
| of developmental disabilities. If the report concerns a resident | 65288 |
| of a facility operated by the department of developmental | 65289 |
| disabilities the report shall be made either to a law enforcement | 65290 |
| agency or to the department. If the report concerns any act or | 65291 |
| omission of an employee of a county board of developmental | 65292 |
| disabilities, the report immediately shall be made to the | 65293 |
| department and to the county board. | 65294 |
| (2) All of the following persons are required to make a | 65295 |
| report under division (C)(1) of this section: | 65296 |
| (a) Any physician, including a hospital intern or resident, | 65297 |
| any dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor, practitioner of a limited | 65298 |
| branch of medicine as specified in section 4731.15 of the Revised | 65299 |
| Code, hospital administrator or employee of a hospital, nurse | 65300 |
| licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code, employee of an | 65301 |
| ambulatory health facility as defined in section 5101.61 of the | 65302 |
|
Revised Code, employee of a home health agency, employee of | 65303 |
| 65304 | |
| section 5119.22 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, | 65305 |
| supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen | 65306 |
| unrelated adults, or employee of a community mental health | 65307 |
| facility; | 65308 |
| (b) Any school teacher or school authority, social worker, | 65309 |
| psychologist, attorney, peace officer, coroner, or residents' | 65310 |
| rights advocate as defined in section 3721.10 of the Revised Code; | 65311 |
| (c) A superintendent, board member, or employee of a county | 65312 |
| board of developmental disabilities; an administrator, board | 65313 |
| member, or employee of a residential facility licensed under | 65314 |
| section 5123.19 of the Revised Code; an administrator, board | 65315 |
| member, or employee of any other public or private provider of | 65316 |
| services to a person with mental retardation or a developmental | 65317 |
| disability, or any MR/DD employee, as defined in section 5123.50 | 65318 |
| of the Revised Code; | 65319 |
| (d) A member of a citizen's advisory council established at | 65320 |
| an institution or branch institution of the department of | 65321 |
| developmental disabilities under section 5123.092 of the Revised | 65322 |
| Code; | 65323 |
| (e) A | 65324 |
| position that includes providing specialized services to an | 65325 |
| individual with mental retardation or another developmental | 65326 |
| disability, while acting in an official or professional capacity | 65327 |
| in that position, or a person who is employed in a position that | 65328 |
| includes providing specialized services to an individual with | 65329 |
| mental retardation or another developmental disability and who, | 65330 |
| while acting in an official or professional capacity, renders | 65331 |
| spiritual treatment through prayer in accordance with the tenets | 65332 |
| of an organized religion. | 65333 |
| (3)(a) The reporting requirements of this division do not | 65334 |
| apply to members of the legal rights service commission or to | 65335 |
| employees of the legal rights service. | 65336 |
| (b) An attorney or physician is not required to make a report | 65337 |
| pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section concerning any | 65338 |
| communication the attorney or physician receives from a client or | 65339 |
| patient in an attorney-client or physician-patient relationship, | 65340 |
| if, in accordance with division (A) or (B) of section 2317.02 of | 65341 |
| the Revised Code, the attorney or physician could not testify with | 65342 |
| respect to that communication in a civil or criminal proceeding, | 65343 |
| except that the client or patient is deemed to have waived any | 65344 |
| testimonial privilege under division (A) or (B) of section 2317.02 | 65345 |
| of the Revised Code with respect to that communication and the | 65346 |
| attorney or physician shall make a report pursuant to division | 65347 |
| (C)(1) of this section, if both of the following apply: | 65348 |
| (i) The client or patient, at the time of the communication, | 65349 |
| is a person with mental retardation or a developmental disability. | 65350 |
| (ii) The attorney or physician knows or suspects, as a result | 65351 |
| of the communication or any observations made during that | 65352 |
| communication, that the client or patient has suffered or faces a | 65353 |
| substantial risk of suffering any wound, injury, disability, or | 65354 |
| condition of a nature that reasonably indicates abuse or neglect | 65355 |
| of the client or patient. | 65356 |
| (4) Any person who fails to make a report required under | 65357 |
| division (C) of this section and who is an MR/DD employee, as | 65358 |
| defined in section 5123.50 of the Revised Code, shall be eligible | 65359 |
| to be included in the registry regarding misappropriation, abuse, | 65360 |
| neglect, or other specified misconduct by MR/DD employees | 65361 |
| established under section 5123.52 of the Revised Code. | 65362 |
| (D) The reports required under division (C) of this section | 65363 |
| shall be made forthwith by telephone or in person and shall be | 65364 |
| followed by a written report. The reports shall contain the | 65365 |
| following: | 65366 |
| (1) The names and addresses of the person with mental | 65367 |
| retardation or a developmental disability and the person's | 65368 |
| custodian, if known; | 65369 |
| (2) The age of the person with mental retardation or a | 65370 |
| developmental disability; | 65371 |
| (3) Any other information that would assist in the | 65372 |
| investigation of the report. | 65373 |
| (E) When a physician performing services as a member of the | 65374 |
| staff of a hospital or similar institution has reason to believe | 65375 |
| that a person with mental retardation or a developmental | 65376 |
| disability has suffered injury, abuse, or physical neglect, the | 65377 |
| physician shall notify the person in charge of the institution or | 65378 |
| that person's designated delegate, who shall make the necessary | 65379 |
| reports. | 65380 |
| (F) Any person having reasonable cause to believe that a | 65381 |
| person with mental retardation or a developmental disability has | 65382 |
| suffered or faces a substantial risk of suffering abuse or neglect | 65383 |
| may report or cause a report to be made of that belief to the | 65384 |
| entity specified in this division. Except as provided in section | 65385 |
| 5120.173 of the Revised Code or as otherwise provided in this | 65386 |
| division, the person making the report shall make it to a law | 65387 |
| enforcement agency or the county board of developmental | 65388 |
| disabilities. If the person is a resident of a facility operated | 65389 |
| by the department of developmental disabilities, the report shall | 65390 |
| be made to a law enforcement agency or to the department. If the | 65391 |
| report concerns any act or omission of an employee of a county | 65392 |
| board of developmental disabilities, the report immediately shall | 65393 |
| be made to the department and to the county board. | 65394 |
| (G)(1) Upon the receipt of a report concerning the possible | 65395 |
| abuse or neglect of a person with mental retardation or a | 65396 |
| developmental disability, the law enforcement agency shall inform | 65397 |
| the county board of developmental disabilities or, if the person | 65398 |
| is a resident of a facility operated by the department of | 65399 |
| developmental disabilities, the director of the department or the | 65400 |
| director's designee. | 65401 |
| (2) On receipt of a report under this section that includes | 65402 |
| an allegation of action or inaction that may constitute a crime | 65403 |
| under federal law or the law of this state, the department of | 65404 |
| developmental disabilities shall notify the law enforcement | 65405 |
| agency. | 65406 |
| (3) When a county board of developmental disabilities | 65407 |
| receives a report under this section that includes an allegation | 65408 |
| of action or inaction that may constitute a crime under federal | 65409 |
| law or the law of this state, the superintendent of the board or | 65410 |
| an individual the superintendent designates under division (H) of | 65411 |
| this section shall notify the law enforcement agency. The | 65412 |
| superintendent or individual shall notify the department of | 65413 |
| developmental disabilities when it receives any report under this | 65414 |
| section. | 65415 |
| (4) When a county board of developmental disabilities | 65416 |
| receives a report under this section and believes that the degree | 65417 |
| of risk to the person is such that the report is an emergency, the | 65418 |
| superintendent of the board or an employee of the board the | 65419 |
| superintendent designates shall attempt a face-to-face contact | 65420 |
| with the person with mental retardation or a developmental | 65421 |
| disability who allegedly is the victim within one hour of the | 65422 |
| board's receipt of the report. | 65423 |
| (H) The superintendent of the board may designate an | 65424 |
| individual to be responsible for notifying the law enforcement | 65425 |
| agency and the department when the county board receives a report | 65426 |
| under this section. | 65427 |
| (I) An adult with mental retardation or a developmental | 65428 |
| disability about whom a report is made may be removed from the | 65429 |
| adult's place of residence only by law enforcement officers who | 65430 |
| consider that the adult's immediate removal is essential to | 65431 |
| protect the adult from further injury or abuse or in accordance | 65432 |
| with the order of a court made pursuant to section 5126.33 of the | 65433 |
| Revised Code. | 65434 |
| (J) A law enforcement agency shall investigate each report of | 65435 |
| abuse or neglect it receives under this section. In addition, the | 65436 |
| department, in cooperation with law enforcement officials, shall | 65437 |
| investigate each report regarding a resident of a facility | 65438 |
| operated by the department to determine the circumstances | 65439 |
| surrounding the injury, the cause of the injury, and the person | 65440 |
| responsible. The investigation shall be in accordance with the | 65441 |
| memorandum of understanding prepared under section 5126.058 of the | 65442 |
| Revised Code. The department shall determine, with the registry | 65443 |
| office which shall be maintained by the department, whether prior | 65444 |
| reports have been made concerning an adult with mental retardation | 65445 |
| or a developmental disability or other principals in the case. If | 65446 |
| the department finds that the report involves action or inaction | 65447 |
| that may constitute a crime under federal law or the law of this | 65448 |
| state, it shall submit a report of its investigation, in writing, | 65449 |
| to the law enforcement agency. If the person with mental | 65450 |
| retardation or a developmental disability is an adult, with the | 65451 |
| consent of the adult, the department shall provide such protective | 65452 |
| services as are necessary to protect the adult. The law | 65453 |
| enforcement agency shall make a written report of its findings to | 65454 |
| the department. | 65455 |
| If the person is an adult and is not a resident of a facility | 65456 |
| operated by the department, the county board of developmental | 65457 |
| disabilities shall review the report of abuse or neglect in | 65458 |
| accordance with sections 5126.30 to 5126.33 of the Revised Code | 65459 |
| and the law enforcement agency shall make the written report of | 65460 |
| its findings to the county board. | 65461 |
| (K) Any person or any hospital, institution, school, health | 65462 |
| department, or agency participating in the making of reports | 65463 |
| pursuant to this section, any person participating as a witness in | 65464 |
| an administrative or judicial proceeding resulting from the | 65465 |
| reports, or any person or governmental entity that discharges | 65466 |
| responsibilities under sections 5126.31 to 5126.33 of the Revised | 65467 |
| Code shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability that | 65468 |
| might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of such actions | 65469 |
| except liability for perjury, unless the person or governmental | 65470 |
| entity has acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose. | 65471 |
| (L) No employer or any person with the authority to do so | 65472 |
| shall discharge, demote, transfer, prepare a negative work | 65473 |
| performance evaluation, reduce pay or benefits, terminate work | 65474 |
| privileges, or take any other action detrimental to an employee or | 65475 |
| retaliate against an employee as a result of the employee's having | 65476 |
| made a report under this section. This division does not preclude | 65477 |
| an employer or person with authority from taking action with | 65478 |
| regard to an employee who has made a report under this section if | 65479 |
| there is another reasonable basis for the action. | 65480 |
| (M) Reports made under this section are not public records as | 65481 |
| defined in section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Information | 65482 |
| contained in the reports on request shall be made available to the | 65483 |
| person who is the subject of the report, to the person's legal | 65484 |
| counsel, and to agencies authorized to receive information in the | 65485 |
| report by the department or by a county board of developmental | 65486 |
| disabilities. | 65487 |
| (N) Notwithstanding section 4731.22 of the Revised Code, the | 65488 |
| physician-patient privilege shall not be a ground for excluding | 65489 |
| evidence regarding the injuries or physical neglect of a person | 65490 |
| with mental retardation or a developmental disability or the cause | 65491 |
| thereof in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report | 65492 |
| submitted pursuant to this section. | 65493 |
| Sec. 5123.89. (A) All certificates, applications, records, | 65494 |
| and reports made for the purpose of this chapter, other than court | 65495 |
| journal entries or court docket entries, which directly or | 65496 |
| indirectly identify a resident or former resident of an | 65497 |
| institution for the mentally retarded or person whose | 65498 |
| institutionalization has been sought under this chapter shall be | 65499 |
| kept confidential and shall not be disclosed by any person except | 65500 |
| in the following situations: | 65501 |
| (1) It is the judgment of the court for judicial records, and | 65502 |
| the managing officer for institution records, that disclosure is | 65503 |
| in the best interest of the person identified, and that person or | 65504 |
| that person's guardian or, if that person is a minor, that | 65505 |
| person's parent or guardian consents. | 65506 |
| (2) Disclosure is provided for in other sections of this | 65507 |
| chapter. | 65508 |
| (3) It is the judgment of the managing officer for | 65509 |
| institution records that disclosure to a mental health facility is | 65510 |
| in the best interest of the person identified. | 65511 |
| (4) Disclosure is of a record deposited with the Ohio | 65512 |
| historical society pursuant to division (C) of section 5123.31 of | 65513 |
| the Revised Code and the disclosure is made to the closest living | 65514 |
| relative of the person identified, on the relative's request. | 65515 |
| (B) The department of developmental disabilities shall adopt | 65516 |
| rules with respect to the systematic and periodic destruction of | 65517 |
| residents' records. | 65518 |
| (C)(1) As used in this division, "family" means a parent, | 65519 |
| brother, sister, spouse, son, daughter, grandparent, aunt, uncle, | 65520 |
| or cousin. | 65521 |
| (2) Upon the death of a resident or former resident of an | 65522 |
| institution for the mentally retarded or a person whose | 65523 |
| institutionalization was sought under this chapter, the managing | 65524 |
| officer of an institution shall provide access to the | 65525 |
| certificates, applications, records, and reports made for the | 65526 |
| purposes of this chapter to the resident's, former resident's, or | 65527 |
| person's guardian if the guardian makes a written request. If a | 65528 |
| deceased resident, former resident, or person whose | 65529 |
| institutionalization was sought under this chapter did not have a | 65530 |
| guardian at the time of death, the managing officer shall provide | 65531 |
| access to the certificates, applications, records, and reports | 65532 |
| made for purposes of this chapter to a member of the person's | 65533 |
| family, upon that family member's written request. | 65534 |
| (D) No person shall reveal the contents of a record of a | 65535 |
| resident except as authorized by this chapter. | 65536 |
| Sec. 5126.023. | 65537 |
| serve as a member of a county board of developmental disabilities: | 65538 |
| | 65539 |
| trustee, township fiscal officer, or individual excluded from the | 65540 |
| definition of public official or employee in division (B) of | 65541 |
| section 102.01 of the Revised Code; | 65542 |
| | 65543 |
|
same county board
| 65544 |
| | 65545 |
| (D) An immediate family member of | 65546 |
| of the same county board; | 65547 |
| | 65548 |
|
employment
| 65549 |
|
calendar | 65550 |
| serve as a member of the same county board; | 65551 |
| | 65552 |
| ceased less than two years before the former employee would begin | 65553 |
| to serve as a member of a different county board; | 65554 |
| (G) An individual who or whose immediate family member is a | 65555 |
|
board member | 65556 |
| the department of developmental disabilities to provide services | 65557 |
| to individuals with mental retardation or developmental | 65558 |
| disabilities or an individual who or whose immediate family member | 65559 |
| is an employee of such an agency; | 65560 |
| | 65561 |
| 65562 | |
| 65563 | |
| 65564 | |
| 65565 | |
| 65566 |
| | 65567 |
| serves as a county commissioner of a county served by the county | 65568 |
| board unless the individual was a member of the county board | 65569 |
| before October 31, 1980. | 65570 |
| | 65571 |
| 65572 | |
| 65573 | |
| 65574 | |
| 65575 | |
| 65576 |
| Sec. 5126.0220. (A) The superintendent of the county board | 65577 |
| of developmental disabilities shall do all of the following: | 65578 |
| | 65579 |
| board's rules; | 65580 |
| | 65581 |
| increase the effectiveness of the programs and services offered | 65582 |
| pursuant to Chapters 3323. and 5126. of the Revised Code; | 65583 |
| | 65584 |
| board, approve contracts of employment for management employees | 65585 |
| that are for a term of one year or less, and approve personnel | 65586 |
| actions that involve employees in the classified civil service as | 65587 |
| may be necessary for the work of the board; | 65588 |
| | 65589 |
|
set by the salary schedule and budget set by the board | 65590 |
| 65591 | |
| that all employees and consultants are properly reimbursed for | 65592 |
| actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of | 65593 |
| official duties; | 65594 |
| | 65595 |
| division (C) of section 102.01 of the Revised Code, including | 65596 |
| other county boards of developmental disabilities, and to | 65597 |
| individuals, agencies, or organizations providing services | 65598 |
| supported by the board. | 65599 |
| (B) The superintendent may authorize the payment of board | 65600 |
| obligations by the county auditor. | 65601 |
| Sec. 5126.0221. (A) As used in this section, "specialized | 65602 |
|
services" has the same meaning as in section | 65603 |
| the Revised Code. | 65604 |
| (B) Except as provided in division (C) of section 5126.033 of | 65605 |
| the Revised Code, none of the following individuals may be | 65606 |
| employed by a county board of developmental disabilities: | 65607 |
| (1) An employee of an agency contracting with the county | 65608 |
| board; | 65609 |
| (2) An immediate family member of an employee of an agency | 65610 |
| contracting with the county board unless the county board adopts a | 65611 |
| resolution authorizing the immediate family member's employment | 65612 |
| with the county board or the employment is consistent with a | 65613 |
| policy adopted by the board establishing parameters for such | 65614 |
| employment and the policy is consistent with Chapter 102. and | 65615 |
| sections 2921.42, 2921.421, and 2921.43 of the Revised Code; | 65616 |
| (3) An individual with an immediate family member who serves | 65617 |
| as a county commissioner of any of the counties served by the | 65618 |
| county board unless the individual was an employee of the county | 65619 |
| board before October 31, 1980; | 65620 |
| (4) An individual who is employed by, has an ownership | 65621 |
| interest in, performs or provides administrative duties for, or is | 65622 |
| a member of the governing board of an entity that provides | 65623 |
| specialized services, regardless of whether the entity contracts | 65624 |
| with the county board to provide specialized services. | 65625 |
| Sec. 5126.043. | 65626 |
| 65627 | |
| 65628 | |
| 65629 | |
| 65630 | |
| 65631 | |
| 65632 | |
| 65633 |
| | 65634 |
| individual, when a decision regarding receipt of a service or | 65635 |
| participation in a program provided for or funded under this | 65636 |
| chapter or Chapter 5123. of the Revised Code by an individual with | 65637 |
| mental retardation or other developmental disability must be made, | 65638 |
| the individual shall be permitted to make the decision. The | 65639 |
| individual may obtain support and guidance from an adult family | 65640 |
| member or other person, but doing so does not affect the right of | 65641 |
| the individual to make the decision. | 65642 |
| (B) An individual with mental retardation or other | 65643 |
| developmental disability may authorize an adult to make a decision | 65644 |
| described in division (A) of this section on the individual's | 65645 |
| behalf, as long as the adult does not have a financial interest in | 65646 |
| the decision. The authorization shall be made in writing. | 65647 |
| (C) If a guardian has been appointed for an individual with | 65648 |
| mental retardation or other developmental disability, the guardian | 65649 |
| shall make any decision described in division (A) of this section | 65650 |
| on behalf of the individual. This section does not require | 65651 |
| appointment of a guardian. | 65652 |
| (D) Individuals with mental retardation and other | 65653 |
| developmental disabilities, including those who have been | 65654 |
| adjudicated incompetent pursuant to Chapter 2111. of the Revised | 65655 |
| Code, have the right to participate in decisions that affect their | 65656 |
| lives and to have their needs, desires, and preferences | 65657 |
| considered. An adult or guardian who makes a decision pursuant to | 65658 |
| division (B) or (C) of this section shall make a decision that is | 65659 |
| in the best interests of the individual on whose behalf the | 65660 |
| decision is made and that is consistent with the needs, desires, | 65661 |
| and preferences of that individual. | 65662 |
| Sec. 5126.046. (A) | 65663 |
| 65664 | |
| 65665 | |
| 65666 | |
| 65667 | |
| 65668 | |
| 65669 | |
| 65670 | |
| 65671 | |
| 65672 | |
| 65673 | |
| 65674 | |
| 65675 | |
| 65676 | |
| 65677 |
| | 65678 |
| individual with mental retardation or other developmental | 65679 |
|
disability who is eligible for | 65680 |
| 65681 | |
| 65682 | |
|
services | 65683 |
| | 65684 |
| 65685 | |
| 65686 | |
| 65687 | |
| 65688 | |
| 65689 | |
| 65690 | |
| 65691 | |
| 65692 | |
| 65693 | |
| 65694 | |
| 65695 | |
| 65696 | |
| 65697 | |
| 65698 | |
| 65699 | |
| willing to furnish the services to the individual. A county board | 65700 |
| of developmental disabilities that has medicaid local | 65701 |
| administrative authority under division (A) of section 5126.055 of | 65702 |
| the Revised Code for home and community-based services and refuses | 65703 |
| to permit an individual to obtain home and community-based | 65704 |
| services from a qualified and willing provider shall provide the | 65705 |
| individual timely notice that the individual may request a hearing | 65706 |
| under section 5101.35 of the Revised Code. | 65707 |
| (B) An individual with mental retardation or other | 65708 |
| developmental disability who is eligible for nonmedicaid | 65709 |
|
residential services or
nonmedicaid supported living | 65710 |
| 65711 | |
| residential services or supported living that is qualified to | 65712 |
| furnish the residential services or supported living and is | 65713 |
| willing to furnish the residential services or supported living to | 65714 |
| the individual. | 65715 |
| (C) | 65716 |
| 65717 | |
| 65718 | |
| 65719 | |
| 65720 | |
| 65721 | |
| 65722 | |
| 65723 |
| | 65724 |
| 65725 | |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the implementation of | 65726 |
| this section. The rules shall include procedures for individuals | 65727 |
|
to choose their | 65728 |
| by a provider selection system established under section 5126.42 | 65729 |
| of the Revised Code, including any pool of providers created | 65730 |
| pursuant to a provider selection system. | 65731 |
| Sec. 5126.055. (A) Except as provided in section 5126.056 of | 65732 |
| the Revised Code, a county board of developmental disabilities has | 65733 |
| medicaid local administrative authority to, and shall, do all of | 65734 |
| the following for an individual with mental retardation or other | 65735 |
| developmental disability who resides in the county that the county | 65736 |
| board serves and seeks or receives home and community-based | 65737 |
| services: | 65738 |
| (1) Perform assessments and evaluations of the individual. As | 65739 |
| part of the assessment and evaluation process, the county board | 65740 |
| shall do all of the following: | 65741 |
| (a) Make a recommendation to the department of developmental | 65742 |
| disabilities on whether the department should approve or deny the | 65743 |
| individual's application for the services, including on the basis | 65744 |
| of whether the individual needs the level of care an intermediate | 65745 |
| care facility for the mentally retarded provides; | 65746 |
| (b) If the individual's application is denied because of the | 65747 |
| county board's recommendation and the individual requests a | 65748 |
| hearing under section 5101.35 of the Revised Code, present, with | 65749 |
| the department of developmental disabilities or department of job | 65750 |
| and family services, whichever denies the application, the reasons | 65751 |
| for the recommendation and denial at the hearing; | 65752 |
| (c) If the individual's application is approved, recommend to | 65753 |
| the departments of developmental disabilities and job and family | 65754 |
| services the services that should be included in the individual's | 65755 |
| individualized service plan and, if either department approves, | 65756 |
| reduces, denies, or terminates a service included in the | 65757 |
| individual's individualized service plan under section 5111.871 of | 65758 |
| the Revised Code because of the county board's recommendation, | 65759 |
| present, with the department that made the approval, reduction, | 65760 |
| denial, or termination, the reasons for the recommendation and | 65761 |
| approval, reduction, denial, or termination at a hearing under | 65762 |
| section 5101.35 of the Revised Code. | 65763 |
| (2)
| 65764 |
| 65765 | |
| any duties assigned to the county board in rules adopted under | 65766 |
| 65767 | |
| individual's right to choose a qualified and willing provider of | 65768 |
| the services and, at a hearing under section 5101.35 of the | 65769 |
| Revised Code, present evidence of the process for appropriate | 65770 |
| assistance in choosing providers; | 65771 |
| (3) If the county board is certified under section 5123.161 | 65772 |
| of the Revised Code to provide the services and agrees to provide | 65773 |
| the services to the individual and the individual chooses the | 65774 |
| county board to provide the services, furnish, in accordance with | 65775 |
| the county board's medicaid provider agreement and for the | 65776 |
| authorized reimbursement rate, the services the individual | 65777 |
| requires; | 65778 |
| (4) Monitor the services provided to the individual and | 65779 |
| ensure the individual's health, safety, and welfare. The | 65780 |
| monitoring shall include quality assurance activities. If the | 65781 |
| county board provides the services, the department of | 65782 |
| developmental disabilities shall also monitor the services. | 65783 |
| (5) Develop, with the individual and the provider of the | 65784 |
| individual's services, an effective individualized service plan | 65785 |
| that includes coordination of services, recommend that the | 65786 |
| departments of developmental disabilities and job and family | 65787 |
| services approve the plan, and implement the plan unless either | 65788 |
| department disapproves it. The individualized service plan shall | 65789 |
| include a summary page, agreed to by the county board, provider, | 65790 |
| and individual receiving services, that clearly outlines the | 65791 |
| amount, duration, and scope of services to be provided under the | 65792 |
| plan. | 65793 |
| (6) Have an investigative agent conduct investigations under | 65794 |
| section 5126.313 of the Revised Code that concern the individual; | 65795 |
| (7) Have a service and support administrator perform the | 65796 |
| duties under division (B)(9) of section 5126.15 of the Revised | 65797 |
| Code that concern the individual. | 65798 |
| (B) A county board shall perform its medicaid local | 65799 |
| administrative authority under this section in accordance with all | 65800 |
| of the following: | 65801 |
| (1) The county board's plan that the department of | 65802 |
| developmental disabilities approves under section 5123.046 of the | 65803 |
| Revised Code; | 65804 |
| (2) All applicable federal and state laws; | 65805 |
| (3) All applicable policies of the departments of | 65806 |
| developmental disabilities and job and family services and the | 65807 |
| United States department of health and human services; | 65808 |
| (4) The department of job and family services' supervision | 65809 |
| under its authority under section 5111.01 of the Revised Code to | 65810 |
| act as the single state medicaid agency; | 65811 |
| (5) The department of developmental disabilities' oversight. | 65812 |
| (C) The departments of developmental disabilities and job and | 65813 |
| family services shall communicate with and provide training to | 65814 |
| county boards regarding medicaid local administrative authority | 65815 |
| granted by this section. The communication and training shall | 65816 |
| include issues regarding audit protocols and other standards | 65817 |
| established by the United States department of health and human | 65818 |
| services that the departments determine appropriate for | 65819 |
| communication and training. County boards shall participate in the | 65820 |
| training. The departments shall assess the county board's | 65821 |
| compliance against uniform standards that the departments shall | 65822 |
| establish. | 65823 |
| (D) A county board may not delegate its medicaid local | 65824 |
| administrative authority granted under this section but may | 65825 |
| contract with a person or government entity, including a council | 65826 |
| of governments, for assistance with its medicaid local | 65827 |
| administrative authority. A county board that enters into such a | 65828 |
| contract shall notify the director of developmental disabilities. | 65829 |
| The notice shall include the tasks and responsibilities that the | 65830 |
| contract gives to the person or government entity. The person or | 65831 |
| government entity shall comply in full with all requirements to | 65832 |
| which the county board is subject regarding the person or | 65833 |
| government entity's tasks and responsibilities under the contract. | 65834 |
| The county board remains ultimately responsible for the tasks and | 65835 |
| responsibilities. | 65836 |
| (E) A county board that has medicaid local administrative | 65837 |
| authority under this section shall, through the departments of | 65838 |
| developmental disabilities and job and family services, reply to, | 65839 |
| and cooperate in arranging compliance with, a program or fiscal | 65840 |
| audit or program violation exception that a state or federal audit | 65841 |
| or review discovers. The department of job and family services | 65842 |
| shall timely notify the department of developmental disabilities | 65843 |
| and the county board of any adverse findings. After receiving the | 65844 |
| notice, the county board, in conjunction with the department of | 65845 |
| developmental disabilities, shall cooperate fully with the | 65846 |
| department of job and family services and timely prepare and send | 65847 |
| to the department a written plan of correction or response to the | 65848 |
| adverse findings. The county board is liable for any adverse | 65849 |
| findings that result from an action it takes or fails to take in | 65850 |
| its implementation of medicaid local administrative authority. | 65851 |
| (F) If the department of developmental disabilities or | 65852 |
| department of job and family services determines that a county | 65853 |
| board's implementation of its medicaid local administrative | 65854 |
| authority under this section is deficient, the department that | 65855 |
| makes the determination shall require that county board do the | 65856 |
| following: | 65857 |
| (1) If the deficiency affects the health, safety, or welfare | 65858 |
| of an individual with mental retardation or other developmental | 65859 |
| disability, correct the deficiency within twenty-four hours; | 65860 |
| (2) If the deficiency does not affect the health, safety, or | 65861 |
| welfare of an individual with mental retardation or other | 65862 |
| developmental disability, receive technical assistance from the | 65863 |
| department or submit a plan of correction to the department that | 65864 |
| is acceptable to the department within sixty days and correct the | 65865 |
| deficiency within the time required by the plan of correction. | 65866 |
| Sec. 5126.13. (A) A county board of developmental | 65867 |
| disabilities may enter into an agreement with one or more other | 65868 |
| county boards of developmental disabilities to establish a | 65869 |
| regional council in accordance with Chapter 167. of the Revised | 65870 |
| Code. The agreement shall specify the duties and functions to be | 65871 |
| performed by the council, which may include any duty or function a | 65872 |
| county board is required or authorized to perform under this | 65873 |
|
chapter. | 65874 |
| 65875 | |
| 65876 | |
| 65877 | |
| 65878 | |
| 65879 | |
| 65880 | |
| 65881 |
| A county board may also enter into an agreement with one or | 65882 |
| more school districts or other political subdivisions to establish | 65883 |
| a regional council in accordance with Chapter 167. of the Revised | 65884 |
| Code. | 65885 |
| (B) On or before the thirtieth day of March, the fiscal | 65886 |
| officer of a regional council described in this section shall | 65887 |
| report to the department of developmental disabilities, in the | 65888 |
| format specified by the department, all income and operating | 65889 |
| expenditures of the council for the immediately preceding calendar | 65890 |
| year. | 65891 |
| Sec. 5126.15. (A) A county board of developmental | 65892 |
| disabilities shall provide service and support administration to | 65893 |
| each individual three years of age or older who is eligible for | 65894 |
| service and support administration if the individual requests, or | 65895 |
| a person on the individual's behalf requests, service and support | 65896 |
| administration. A board shall provide service and support | 65897 |
| administration to each individual receiving home and | 65898 |
| community-based services. A board may provide, in accordance with | 65899 |
| the service coordination requirements of 34 C.F.R. 303.23, service | 65900 |
| and support administration to an individual under three years of | 65901 |
| age eligible for early intervention services under 34 C.F.R. part | 65902 |
| 303. A board may provide service and support administration to an | 65903 |
| individual who is not eligible for other services of the board. | 65904 |
| Service and support administration shall be provided in accordance | 65905 |
| with rules adopted under section 5126.08 of the Revised Code. | 65906 |
| A board may provide service and support administration by | 65907 |
| directly employing service and support administrators or by | 65908 |
| contracting with entities for the performance of service and | 65909 |
| support administration. Individuals employed or under contract as | 65910 |
| service and support administrators shall not be in the same | 65911 |
| collective bargaining unit as employees who perform duties that | 65912 |
| are not administrative. | 65913 |
| Individuals employed by a board as service and support | 65914 |
| administrators shall not be assigned responsibilities for | 65915 |
| implementing other services for individuals and shall not be | 65916 |
| employed by or serve in a decision-making or policy-making | 65917 |
| capacity for any other entity that provides programs or services | 65918 |
| to individuals with mental retardation or developmental | 65919 |
| disabilities. An individual employed as a conditional status | 65920 |
| service and support administrator shall perform the duties of | 65921 |
| service and support administration only under the supervision of a | 65922 |
| management employee who is a service and support administration | 65923 |
| supervisor. | 65924 |
| (B) The individuals employed by or under contract with a | 65925 |
| board to provide service and support administration shall do all | 65926 |
| of the following: | 65927 |
| (1) Establish an individual's eligibility for the services of | 65928 |
| the county board of developmental disabilities; | 65929 |
| (2) Assess individual needs for services; | 65930 |
| (3) Develop individual service plans with the active | 65931 |
| participation of the individual to be served, other persons | 65932 |
| selected by the individual, and, when applicable, the provider | 65933 |
| selected by the individual, and recommend the plans for approval | 65934 |
| by the department of developmental disabilities when services | 65935 |
| included in the plans are funded through medicaid; | 65936 |
| (4) Establish budgets for services based on the individual's | 65937 |
| assessed needs and preferred ways of meeting those needs; | 65938 |
| (5) Assist individuals in making selections from among the | 65939 |
| providers they have chosen; | 65940 |
| (6) Ensure that services are effectively coordinated and | 65941 |
| provided by appropriate providers; | 65942 |
| (7) Establish and implement an ongoing system of monitoring | 65943 |
| the implementation of individual service plans to achieve | 65944 |
| consistent implementation and the desired outcomes for the | 65945 |
| individual; | 65946 |
| (8) Perform quality assurance reviews as a distinct function | 65947 |
| of service and support administration; | 65948 |
| (9) Incorporate the results of quality assurance reviews and | 65949 |
| identified trends and patterns of unusual incidents and major | 65950 |
| unusual incidents into amendments of an individual's service plan | 65951 |
| for the purpose of improving and enhancing the quality and | 65952 |
|
appropriateness of services rendered to the individual | 65953 |
| | 65954 |
| 65955 | |
| 65956 | |
| 65957 | |
| 65958 | |
| 65959 | |
| 65960 | |
| 65961 | |
| 65962 | |
| 65963 | |
| 65964 |
| Sec. 5126.20. As used in this section and sections 5126.21 | 65965 |
|
to | 65966 |
| (A) "Service employee" means a person employed by a county | 65967 |
| board of developmental disabilities in a position which may | 65968 |
|
require | 65969 |
| Revised Code but for which a bachelor's degree from an accredited | 65970 |
| college or university is not required, and includes employees in | 65971 |
| the positions listed in division (C) of section 5126.22 of the | 65972 |
| Revised Code. | 65973 |
| (B)(1) "Professional employee" means both of the following: | 65974 |
| (a) A person employed by a board in a position for which | 65975 |
| either a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or | 65976 |
| university or a license or certificate issued under Title XLVII of | 65977 |
| the Revised Code is a minimum requirement; | 65978 |
| (b) A person employed by a board as a conditional status | 65979 |
| service and support administrator. | 65980 |
| (2) "Professional employee" includes employees in the | 65981 |
| positions listed in division (B) of section 5126.22 of the Revised | 65982 |
| Code. | 65983 |
| (C) "Management employee" means a person employed by a board | 65984 |
| in a position having supervisory or managerial responsibilities | 65985 |
| and duties, and includes employees in the positions listed in | 65986 |
| division (A) of section 5126.22 of the Revised Code. | 65987 |
| (D) "Limited contract" means a contract of limited duration | 65988 |
| which is renewable at the discretion of the superintendent. | 65989 |
| (E) | 65990 |
| 65991 | |
| 65992 | |
| 65993 | |
| 65994 | |
| 65995 |
| | 65996 |
| authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, | 65997 |
| discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees of the | 65998 |
| board; to responsibly direct them; to adjust their grievances; or | 65999 |
| to effectively recommend such action, if the exercise of that | 66000 |
| authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature but | 66001 |
| requires the use of independent judgment. | 66002 |
| | 66003 |
| formulating policy on behalf of the board, responsibly directing | 66004 |
| the implementation of policy, assisting in the preparation for the | 66005 |
| conduct of collective negotiations, administering collectively | 66006 |
| negotiated agreements, or having a major role in personnel | 66007 |
| administration. | 66008 |
| | 66009 |
| investigations under section 5126.313 of the Revised Code. | 66010 |
| Sec. 5126.21. As used in this section, "management employee" | 66011 |
| does not include the superintendent of a county board of | 66012 |
| developmental disabilities. | 66013 |
| (A)(1) Each management employee of a county board of | 66014 |
| developmental disabilities shall hold a limited contract for a | 66015 |
| period of not less than one year and not more than five years, | 66016 |
| except that a management employee hired after the beginning of a | 66017 |
| program year may be employed under a limited contract expiring at | 66018 |
| the end of the program year. The board shall approve all contracts | 66019 |
| of employment for management employees that are for a term of more | 66020 |
| than one year. A management employee shall receive notice of the | 66021 |
| superintendent's intention not to rehire the employee at least | 66022 |
|
ninety days prior to the expiration of the contract. | 66023 |
| 66024 | |
| 66025 | |
| 66026 |
| (2) During the term of a contract a management employee's | 66027 |
| salary may be increased, but shall not be reduced unless the | 66028 |
| reduction is part of a uniform plan affecting all employees of the | 66029 |
| board. | 66030 |
| (B) All management employees may be removed, suspended, or | 66031 |
| demoted for cause pursuant to section 5126.23 of the Revised Code. | 66032 |
| (C) All management employees shall receive employee benefits | 66033 |
| 66034 | |
| 66035 | |
| 124.38 and 325.19 of the Revised Code do not apply to management | 66036 |
| employees. | 66037 |
| (D) The superintendent of a county board of developmental | 66038 |
| disabilities shall notify all management employees of the board of | 66039 |
| their salary no later than thirty days before the first day of the | 66040 |
| new contract year. | 66041 |
| (E) | 66042 |
| 66043 | |
| 66044 | |
| 66045 | |
| 66046 |
| | 66047 |
| 66048 | |
| 66049 | |
| 66050 |
| | 66051 |
| establish a lay-off policy to be followed if it determines a | 66052 |
| reduction in the number of management employees is necessary. | 66053 |
| Sec. 5126.22. (A) Employees who hold the following positions | 66054 |
| in a county board of developmental disabilities are management | 66055 |
| employees: | 66056 |
| assistant superintendent | 66057 |
| director of business | 66058 |
| director of personnel | 66059 |
| adult services director | 66060 |
| workshop director | 66061 |
| habilitation manager | 66062 |
| director of residential services | 66063 |
| principal (director of children services) | 66064 |
| program or service supervisor | 66065 |
| plant manager | 66066 |
| production manager | 66067 |
| service and support administration supervisor | 66068 |
| investigative agent | 66069 |
| confidential employees as defined in section 4117.01 of the | 66070 |
| Revised Code | 66071 |
| positions designated by the director of developmental | 66072 |
| disabilities as having managerial or supervisory responsibilities | 66073 |
| and duties | 66074 |
| positions designated by the county board in accordance with | 66075 |
| division (D) of this section. | 66076 |
| (B) Employees who hold the following positions in a board are | 66077 |
| professional employees: | 66078 |
| personnel licensed or certified pursuant to Chapter 3319. of | 66079 |
| the Revised Code | 66080 |
| early intervention specialist | 66081 |
| physical development specialist | 66082 |
| habilitation specialist | 66083 |
| work adjustment specialist | 66084 |
| placement specialist | 66085 |
| vocational evaluator | 66086 |
| psychologist | 66087 |
| occupational therapist | 66088 |
| speech and language pathologist | 66089 |
| recreation specialist | 66090 |
| behavior management specialist | 66091 |
| physical therapist | 66092 |
| supportive home services specialist | 66093 |
| licensed practical nurse or registered nurse | 66094 |
| rehabilitation counselor | 66095 |
| doctor of medicine and surgery or of osteopathic medicine and | 66096 |
| surgery | 66097 |
| dentist | 66098 |
| service and support administrator | 66099 |
| conditional status service and support administrator | 66100 |
| social worker | 66101 |
| any position that is not a management position and for which | 66102 |
| the standards for certification established by the director of | 66103 |
| developmental disabilities under section 5126.25 of the Revised | 66104 |
| Code require a bachelor's or higher degree | 66105 |
| professional positions designated by the director | 66106 |
| professional positions designated by the county board in | 66107 |
| accordance with division (D) of this section. | 66108 |
| (C) Employees who hold positions in a board that are neither | 66109 |
| management positions nor professional positions are service | 66110 |
| employees. Service employee positions include: | 66111 |
| workshop specialist | 66112 |
| workshop specialist assistant | 66113 |
| contract procurement specialist | 66114 |
| community employment specialist | 66115 |
| any assistant to a professional employee certified to | 66116 |
| provide, or supervise the provision of, adult services or service | 66117 |
| and support administration | 66118 |
| service positions designated by the director | 66119 |
| service positions designated by a county board in accordance | 66120 |
| with division (D) of this section. | 66121 |
| (D) A county board may designate a position only if the | 66122 |
| position does not include directly providing, or supervising | 66123 |
| employees who directly provide, service or instruction to | 66124 |
| individuals with mental retardation or developmental disabilities. | 66125 |
| (E) If a county board desires to have a position established | 66126 |
| that is not specifically listed in this section that includes | 66127 |
| directly providing, or supervising employees who directly provide, | 66128 |
| services or instruction to individuals with mental retardation or | 66129 |
| developmental disabilities, the board shall submit to the director | 66130 |
| a written description of the position and request that the | 66131 |
| director designate the position as a management, professional, or | 66132 |
| service position under this section. The director shall consider | 66133 |
| each request submitted under this division and respond within | 66134 |
| thirty days. If the director approves the request, the director | 66135 |
| shall designate the position as a management, professional, or | 66136 |
| service position. | 66137 |
| (F) A county board shall not terminate its employment of any | 66138 |
| management, professional, or service employee solely because a | 66139 |
| position is added to or eliminated from those positions listed in | 66140 |
| this section or because a position is designated or no longer | 66141 |
| designated by the director or a county board. | 66142 |
| Sec. 5126.25. (A) The director of developmental disabilities | 66143 |
|
shall adopt rules | 66144 |
| 66145 | |
| standards and procedures for the certification and registration of | 66146 |
|
persons | 66147 |
| 66148 | |
| 66149 | |
| 66150 | |
| 66151 | |
| 66152 | |
| 66153 | |
| 66154 | |
| 66155 | |
| 66156 | |
| 66157 | |
| 66158 | |
| 66159 | |
| 66160 | |
| 66161 |
| | 66162 |
| 66163 | |
| 66164 | |
| 66165 |
| | 66166 |
| 66167 | |
| 66168 | |
| 66169 | |
| 66170 | |
| 66171 | |
| 66172 | |
| 66173 | |
| 66174 | |
| 66175 | |
| 66176 | |
| 66177 | |
| 66178 | |
| the persons described in division (I) of this section, who are | 66179 |
| seeking employment with or are employed by either of the | 66180 |
| following: | 66181 |
| (1) A county board of developmental disabilities; | 66182 |
| (2) An entity that contracts with a county board to operate | 66183 |
| programs and services for individuals with mental retardation or | 66184 |
| developmental disabilities. | 66185 |
| (B) No person shall be employed in a position for which | 66186 |
| certification or registration is required pursuant to the rules | 66187 |
| adopted under this section without the certification or | 66188 |
| registration that is required for that position. The person shall | 66189 |
| not be employed or shall not continue to be employed if the | 66190 |
| required certification or registration is denied, revoked, or not | 66191 |
| renewed. | 66192 |
| | 66193 |
|
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code | 66194 |
| 66195 | |
| 66196 | |
| 66197 | |
| 66198 | |
| 66199 | |
| 66200 | |
| 66201 | |
| 66202 | |
| 66203 | |
| 66204 | |
| 66205 | |
| implement and administer this section, including rules | 66206 |
| establishing all of the following: | 66207 |
| (1) Positions of employment that are subject to this section | 66208 |
| and, for each position, whether a person must receive | 66209 |
| certification or receive registration to be employed in that | 66210 |
| position; | 66211 |
| (2) Requirements that must be met to receive the | 66212 |
| certification or registration required to be employed in a | 66213 |
| particular position, including standards regarding education, | 66214 |
| specialized training, and experience, taking into account the | 66215 |
| needs of individuals with mental retardation or developmental | 66216 |
| disabilities and the specialized techniques needed to serve them, | 66217 |
| except that the rules shall not require a person designated as a | 66218 |
| service employee under section 5126.22 of the Revised Code to have | 66219 |
| or obtain a bachelor's or higher degree; | 66220 |
| (3) Procedures to be followed in applying for initial | 66221 |
| certification or registration and for renewing the certification | 66222 |
| or registration. | 66223 |
| (4) Requirements that must be met for renewal of | 66224 |
| certification or registration, which may include continuing | 66225 |
| education and professional training requirements; | 66226 |
| (5) Subject to section 5126.23 of the Revised Code, grounds | 66227 |
| for which certification or registration may be denied, suspended, | 66228 |
| or revoked and procedures for appealing the denial, suspension, or | 66229 |
| revocation. | 66230 |
| | 66231 |
| 66232 | |
|
employment | 66233 |
| 66234 | |
| 66235 | |
| 66236 | |
| rules adopted under this section. | 66237 |
| | 66238 |
| 66239 | |
| 66240 | |
| 66241 | |
| 66242 | |
| 66243 | |
| 66244 |
| | 66245 |
| 66246 | |
| 66247 | |
| 66248 | |
| 66249 | |
| 66250 | |
| 66251 | |
| 66252 | |
| 66253 | |
| 66254 | |
| 66255 | |
| 66256 | |
| 66257 | |
| 66258 | |
| 66259 | |
| 66260 | |
| 66261 | |
| 66262 | |
| 66263 | |
| 66264 | |
| 66265 | |
| 66266 | |
| 66267 | |
| 66268 |
| (E) | 66269 |
| for taking all actions regarding certification and registration of | 66270 |
| employees, other than the position of superintendent. For the | 66271 |
| position of superintendent, the director of developmental | 66272 |
| disabilities is responsible for taking all such actions. | 66273 |
| Actions that may be taken under this division include | 66274 |
| issuing, renewing, denying, suspending, and revoking certification | 66275 |
| and registration. All actions shall be taken in accordance with | 66276 |
| the rules adopted under this section. | 66277 |
| A person subject to the denial, suspension, or revocation of | 66278 |
| certification or registration may appeal the decision. The appeal | 66279 |
| shall be made in accordance with the rules adopted under this | 66280 |
| section. | 66281 |
| (F) A person | 66282 |
| or registration under this section on the effective date of any | 66283 |
| rules adopted under this section that increase the standards | 66284 |
|
applicable to the certification | 66285 |
| have such period as the rules prescribe, but not less than one | 66286 |
| year after the effective date of the rules, to meet the new | 66287 |
| certification or registration standards. | 66288 |
| | 66289 |
| 66290 | |
| 66291 | |
| 66292 | |
| 66293 |
| | 66294 |
| 66295 | |
| 66296 | |
| 66297 | |
| 66298 | |
| 66299 | |
| 66300 | |
| 66301 | |
| 66302 | |
| 66303 | |
| 66304 | |
| 66305 | |
| 66306 | |
| 66307 |
| | 66308 |
|
certification or | 66309 |
| 66310 | |
|
that | 66311 |
| county board or entity contracting with a county board. | 66312 |
| | 66313 |
|
that their employees | 66314 |
| 66315 | |
| their contracting entities have the applicable certification or | 66316 |
| registration required under this section and that the employees | 66317 |
| are performing only those functions they are authorized to perform | 66318 |
|
under | 66319 |
|
registration | 66320 |
| | 66321 |
| 66322 | |
| 66323 | |
| 66324 | |
| 66325 | |
| superintendent of each county board or the superintendent's | 66326 |
| designee shall maintain in appropriate personnel files evidence | 66327 |
| acceptable to the director that the employees have met the | 66328 |
|
requirements | 66329 |
| department of developmental disabilities shall be given access to | 66330 |
|
the evidence | 66331 |
| (I) | 66332 |
| 66333 | |
| 66334 |
| | 66335 |
| 66336 | |
| 66337 | |
| 66338 | |
| 66339 | |
| certification and registration requirements of this section and | 66340 |
| the rules adopted under it do not apply to either of the | 66341 |
| following: | 66342 |
| (1) A person who holds a valid license issued or certificate | 66343 |
| issued under Chapter 3319. of the Revised Code and performs no | 66344 |
| duties other than teaching or supervision of a teaching program; | 66345 |
| (2) A person who holds a valid license or certificate issued | 66346 |
| under Title XLVII of the Revised Code and performs only those | 66347 |
| duties governed by the license or certificate. | 66348 |
| Sec. 5126.251. On receipt of a notice pursuant to section | 66349 |
| 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the director of developmental | 66350 |
| disabilities or the superintendent of a county board of | 66351 |
| developmental disabilities shall comply with sections 3123.41 to | 66352 |
| 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under | 66353 |
|
section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to | 66354 |
| a person's certification or | 66355 |
| 66356 | |
| Code. | 66357 |
| Sec. 5126.51. As used in sections 5126.51 to 5126.62 of the | 66358 |
| Revised Code: | 66359 |
| (A) "Develop" or "development," in contexts not referring to | 66360 |
| developmental disabilities, means construction or rehabilitation. | 66361 |
| (B) "Eligible lending institution" means a financial | 66362 |
| institution that meets all of the following requirements: | 66363 |
| (1) Is eligible to make commercial loans; | 66364 |
| (2) Has an office located within the territorial limits of | 66365 |
| the county; | 66366 |
| (3) Is an institution into which the county's investing | 66367 |
| authority may deposit the public moneys of the county; | 66368 |
| (4) Holds itself out as participating in the residential | 66369 |
| facility linked deposit program. | 66370 |
| (C) "Eligible organization" means | 66371 |
| | 66372 |
|
activity the development or operation of a residential facility | 66373 |
| | 66374 |
| 66375 |
| (D) "Investing authority" has the same meaning as in section | 66376 |
| 135.31 of the Revised Code. | 66377 |
| (E) "Residential facility" has the same meaning as in section | 66378 |
|
5123.19 of the Revised Code | 66379 |
| 66380 | |
| 66381 | |
| 66382 |
| (F) "Residential facility linked deposit program" means the | 66383 |
| linked deposit program provided for in sections 5126.51 to 5126.62 | 66384 |
| of the Revised Code. A "residential facility linked deposit" is a | 66385 |
| deposit of public moneys of the county under, and for the purposes | 66386 |
| of, the residential facility linked deposit program. A | 66387 |
| "residential facility linked deposit loan" is a loan under, and | 66388 |
| for the purposes of, the residential facility linked deposit | 66389 |
| program. | 66390 |
| Sec. 5139.41. The appropriation made to the department of | 66391 |
| youth services for care and custody of felony delinquents shall be | 66392 |
| expended in accordance with the following procedure that the | 66393 |
| department shall use for each year of a biennium. The procedure | 66394 |
| shall be consistent with sections 5139.41 to 5139.43 of the | 66395 |
| Revised Code and shall be developed in accordance with the | 66396 |
| following guidelines: | 66397 |
| (A) The line item appropriation for the care and custody of | 66398 |
| felony delinquents shall provide funding for operational costs for | 66399 |
| the following: | 66400 |
| (1) Institutions and the diagnosis, care, or treatment of | 66401 |
| felony delinquents at facilities pursuant to contracts entered | 66402 |
| into under section 5139.08 of the Revised Code; | 66403 |
| (2) Community corrections facilities constructed, | 66404 |
| reconstructed, improved, or financed as described in section | 66405 |
| 5139.36 of the Revised Code for the purpose of providing | 66406 |
| alternative placement and services for felony delinquents who have | 66407 |
| been diverted from care and custody in institutions; | 66408 |
| (3) County juvenile courts that administer programs and | 66409 |
| services for prevention, early intervention, diversion, treatment, | 66410 |
| and rehabilitation services and programs that are provided for | 66411 |
| alleged or adjudicated unruly or delinquent children or for | 66412 |
| children who are at risk of becoming unruly or delinquent | 66413 |
| children; | 66414 |
| (4) Administrative expenses the department incurs in | 66415 |
| connection with the felony delinquent care and custody programs | 66416 |
| described in section 5139.43 of the Revised Code. | 66417 |
| (B) From the appropriated line item for the care and custody | 66418 |
| of felony delinquents, the department, with the advice of the | 66419 |
| RECLAIM advisory committee established under section 5139.44 of | 66420 |
| the Revised Code, shall allocate annual operational funds for | 66421 |
| county juvenile programs, institutional care and custody, | 66422 |
| community corrections facilities care and custody, and | 66423 |
| administrative expenses incurred by the department associated with | 66424 |
| felony delinquent care and custody programs. The department, with | 66425 |
| the advice of the RECLAIM advisory committee, shall adjust these | 66426 |
| allocations, when modifications to this line item are made by | 66427 |
| legislative or executive action. | 66428 |
| (C) The department shall divide county juvenile program | 66429 |
| allocations among county juvenile courts that administer programs | 66430 |
| and services for prevention, early intervention, diversion, | 66431 |
| treatment, and rehabilitation that are provided for alleged or | 66432 |
| adjudicated unruly or delinquent children or for children who are | 66433 |
| at risk of becoming unruly or delinquent children. The department | 66434 |
| shall base funding on the county's previous year's ratio of the | 66435 |
| department's institutional and community correctional facilities | 66436 |
|
commitments to that county's | 66437 |
| adjudications, as specified in the following formula: | 66438 |
| (1) The department shall give to each county a proportional | 66439 |
| allocation of commitment credits. The proportional allocation of | 66440 |
| commitment credits shall be calculated by the following | 66441 |
| procedures: | 66442 |
| (a) The department shall determine for each county and for | 66443 |
|
the state | 66444 |
| Beginning July 1, 2012, the average shall include felony | 66445 |
| adjudications for fiscal year 2007 and for each subsequent fiscal | 66446 |
| year through fiscal year 2016. Beginning July 1, 2017, the most | 66447 |
| recent felony adjudication data shall be included and the oldest | 66448 |
| fiscal year data shall be removed so that a ten-year average of | 66449 |
| felony adjudication data will be maintained. | 66450 |
| (b) The department shall determine for each county and for | 66451 |
| the state the number of charged bed days, for both the department | 66452 |
| and community correctional facilities, from the previous year. | 66453 |
| (c) The department shall divide the statewide total number of | 66454 |
| charged bed days by the statewide total number of felony | 66455 |
| adjudications, which quotient shall then be multiplied by a factor | 66456 |
| determined by the department. | 66457 |
| (d) The department shall calculate the county's allocation of | 66458 |
| credits by multiplying the number of adjudications for each court | 66459 |
| by the result determined pursuant to division (C)(1)(c) of this | 66460 |
| section. | 66461 |
| (2) The department shall subtract from the allocation | 66462 |
| determined pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section a credit | 66463 |
| for every chargeable bed day a youth stays in a department | 66464 |
| institution and two-thirds of credit for every chargeable bed day | 66465 |
| a youth stays in a community correctional facility, except for | 66466 |
| public safety beds. At the end of the year, the department shall | 66467 |
| divide the amount of remaining credits of that county's allocation | 66468 |
| by the total number of remaining credits to all counties, to | 66469 |
| determine the county's percentage, which shall then be applied to | 66470 |
| the total county allocation to determine the county's payment for | 66471 |
| the fiscal year. | 66472 |
| (3) The department shall pay counties three times during the | 66473 |
| fiscal year to allow for credit reporting and audit adjustments, | 66474 |
| and modifications to the appropriated line item for the care and | 66475 |
| custody of felony delinquents, as described in this section. The | 66476 |
| department shall pay fifty per cent of the payment by the | 66477 |
| fifteenth of July of each fiscal year, twenty-five per cent by the | 66478 |
| fifteenth of January of that fiscal year, and twenty-five per cent | 66479 |
| of the payment by the fifteenth of June of that fiscal year. | 66480 |
| | 66481 |
| 66482 |
| | 66483 |
| 66484 | |
| 66485 |
| | 66486 |
| 66487 | |
| 66488 | |
| 66489 |
| | 66490 |
| 66491 |
| Sec. 5139.43. (A) The department of youth services shall | 66492 |
| operate a felony delinquent care and custody program that shall be | 66493 |
| operated in accordance with the formula developed pursuant to | 66494 |
| section 5139.41 of the Revised Code, subject to the conditions | 66495 |
| specified in this section. | 66496 |
| (B)(1) Each juvenile court shall use the moneys disbursed to | 66497 |
| it by the department of youth services pursuant to division (B) of | 66498 |
| section 5139.41 of the Revised Code in accordance with the | 66499 |
| applicable provisions of division (B)(2) of this section and shall | 66500 |
| transmit the moneys to the county treasurer for deposit in | 66501 |
| accordance with this division. The county treasurer shall create | 66502 |
| in the county treasury a fund that shall be known as the felony | 66503 |
| delinquent care and custody fund and shall deposit in that fund | 66504 |
| the moneys disbursed to the juvenile court pursuant to division | 66505 |
| (B) of section 5139.41 of the Revised Code. The county treasurer | 66506 |
| also shall deposit into that fund the state subsidy funds granted | 66507 |
| to the county pursuant to section 5139.34 of the Revised Code. The | 66508 |
| moneys disbursed to the juvenile court pursuant to division (B) of | 66509 |
| section 5139.41 of the Revised Code and deposited pursuant to this | 66510 |
| division in the felony delinquent care and custody fund shall not | 66511 |
| be commingled with any other county funds except state subsidy | 66512 |
| funds granted to the county pursuant to section 5139.34 of the | 66513 |
| Revised Code; shall not be used for any capital construction | 66514 |
| projects; upon an order of the juvenile court and subject to | 66515 |
| appropriation by the board of county commissioners, shall be | 66516 |
| disbursed to the juvenile court for use in accordance with the | 66517 |
| applicable provisions of division (B)(2) of this section; shall | 66518 |
| not revert to the county general fund at the end of any fiscal | 66519 |
| year; and shall carry over in the felony delinquent care and | 66520 |
| custody fund from the end of any fiscal year to the next fiscal | 66521 |
| year. The maximum balance carry-over at the end of each respective | 66522 |
| fiscal year in the felony delinquent care and custody fund in any | 66523 |
| county from funds allocated to the county pursuant to sections | 66524 |
| 5139.34 and 5139.41 of the Revised Code in the previous fiscal | 66525 |
| year shall not exceed an amount to be calculated as provided in | 66526 |
| the formula set forth in this division, unless that county has | 66527 |
| applied for and been granted an exemption by the director of youth | 66528 |
| services. Beginning June 30, 2008, the maximum balance carry-over | 66529 |
| at the end of each respective fiscal year shall be determined by | 66530 |
| the following formula: for fiscal year 2008, the maximum balance | 66531 |
| carry-over shall be one hundred per cent of the allocation for | 66532 |
| fiscal year 2007, to be applied in determining the fiscal year | 66533 |
| 2009 allocation; for fiscal year 2009, it shall be fifty per cent | 66534 |
| of the allocation for fiscal year 2008, to be applied in | 66535 |
| determining the fiscal year 2010 allocation; for fiscal year 2010, | 66536 |
| it shall be twenty-five per cent of the allocation for fiscal year | 66537 |
| 2009, to be applied in determining the fiscal year 2011 | 66538 |
| allocation; and for each fiscal year subsequent to fiscal year | 66539 |
| 2010, it shall be twenty-five per cent of the allocation for the | 66540 |
| immediately preceding fiscal year, to be applied in determining | 66541 |
| the allocation for the next immediate fiscal year. The department | 66542 |
| shall withhold from future payments to a county an amount equal to | 66543 |
| any moneys in the felony delinquent care and custody fund of the | 66544 |
| county that exceed the total maximum balance carry-over that | 66545 |
| applies for that county for the fiscal year in which the payments | 66546 |
| are being made and shall reallocate the withheld amount. The | 66547 |
| department shall adopt rules for the withholding and reallocation | 66548 |
| of moneys disbursed under sections 5139.34 and 5139.41 of the | 66549 |
| Revised Code and for the criteria and process for a county to | 66550 |
| obtain an exemption from the withholding requirement. The moneys | 66551 |
| disbursed to the juvenile court pursuant to division (B) of | 66552 |
| section 5139.41 of the Revised Code and deposited pursuant to this | 66553 |
| division in the felony delinquent care and custody fund shall be | 66554 |
| in addition to, and shall not be used to reduce, any usual annual | 66555 |
| increase in county funding that the juvenile court is eligible to | 66556 |
| receive or the current level of county funding of the juvenile | 66557 |
| court and of any programs or services for delinquent children, | 66558 |
| unruly children, or juvenile traffic offenders. | 66559 |
| (2)(a) A county and the juvenile court that serves the county | 66560 |
| shall use the moneys in its felony delinquent care and custody | 66561 |
| fund in accordance with rules that the department of youth | 66562 |
| services adopts pursuant to division (D) of section 5139.04 of the | 66563 |
| Revised Code and as follows: | 66564 |
| (i) The moneys in the fund that represent state subsidy funds | 66565 |
| granted to the county pursuant to section 5139.34 of the Revised | 66566 |
| Code shall be used to aid in the support of prevention, early | 66567 |
| intervention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs | 66568 |
| that are provided for alleged or adjudicated unruly children or | 66569 |
| delinquent children or for children who are at risk of becoming | 66570 |
| unruly children or delinquent children. The county shall not use | 66571 |
| for capital improvements more than fifteen per cent of the moneys | 66572 |
| in the fund that represent the applicable annual grant of those | 66573 |
| state subsidy funds. | 66574 |
| (ii) The moneys in the fund that were disbursed to the | 66575 |
| juvenile court pursuant to division (B) of section 5139.41 of the | 66576 |
| Revised Code and deposited pursuant to division (B)(1) of this | 66577 |
| section in the fund shall be used to provide programs and services | 66578 |
| for the training, treatment, or rehabilitation of felony | 66579 |
| delinquents that are alternatives to their commitment to the | 66580 |
| department, including, but not limited to, community residential | 66581 |
| programs, day treatment centers, services within the home, and | 66582 |
| electronic monitoring, and shall be used in connection with | 66583 |
| training, treatment, rehabilitation, early intervention, or other | 66584 |
| programs or services for any delinquent child, unruly child, or | 66585 |
| juvenile traffic offender who is under the jurisdiction of the | 66586 |
| juvenile court. | 66587 |
| The fund also may be used for prevention, early intervention, | 66588 |
| diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs that are | 66589 |
| provided for alleged or adjudicated unruly children, delinquent | 66590 |
| children, or juvenile traffic offenders or for children who are at | 66591 |
| risk of becoming unruly children, delinquent children, or juvenile | 66592 |
| traffic offenders. Consistent with division (B)(1) of this | 66593 |
| section, a county and the juvenile court of a county shall not use | 66594 |
| any of those moneys for capital construction projects. | 66595 |
| (iii) Moneys in the fund shall not be used to support | 66596 |
| programs or services that do not comply with federal juvenile | 66597 |
| justice and delinquency prevention core requirements or to support | 66598 |
| programs or services that research has shown to be ineffective. | 66599 |
| 66600 | |
| Research-supported, outcome-based programs and services, to the | 66601 |
| extent they are available, shall be encouraged. | 66602 |
| (iv) The county and the juvenile court that serves the county | 66603 |
| may use moneys in the fund to provide out-of-home placement of | 66604 |
| children only in detention centers, community rehabilitation | 66605 |
| centers, or community corrections facilities approved by the | 66606 |
| department pursuant to standards adopted by the department, | 66607 |
| licensed by an authorized state agency, or accredited by the | 66608 |
| American correctional association or another national organization | 66609 |
| recognized by the department. | 66610 |
| (b) Each juvenile court shall comply with division (B)(3)(d) | 66611 |
| of this section as implemented by the department. If a juvenile | 66612 |
| court fails to comply with division (B)(3)(d) of this section, the | 66613 |
| department shall not be required to make any disbursements in | 66614 |
|
accordance with division (C) | 66615 |
| (C)(2) of section 5139.34 of the Revised Code. | 66616 |
| (3) In accordance with rules adopted by the department | 66617 |
| pursuant to division (D) of section 5139.04 of the Revised Code, | 66618 |
| each juvenile court and the county served by that juvenile court | 66619 |
| shall do all of the following that apply: | 66620 |
| (a) The juvenile court shall prepare an annual grant | 66621 |
| agreement and application for funding that satisfies the | 66622 |
| requirements of this section and section 5139.34 of the Revised | 66623 |
| Code and that pertains to the use, upon an order of the juvenile | 66624 |
| court and subject to appropriation by the board of county | 66625 |
| commissioners, of the moneys in its felony delinquent care and | 66626 |
| custody fund for specified programs, care, and services as | 66627 |
| described in division (B)(2)(a) of this section, shall submit that | 66628 |
| agreement and application to the county family and children first | 66629 |
| council, the regional family and children first council, or the | 66630 |
| local intersystem services to children cluster as described in | 66631 |
| sections 121.37 and 121.38 of the Revised Code, whichever is | 66632 |
| applicable, and shall file that agreement and application with the | 66633 |
| department for its approval. The annual grant agreement and | 66634 |
| application for funding shall include a method of ensuring equal | 66635 |
| access for minority youth to the programs, care, and services | 66636 |
| specified in it. | 66637 |
| The department may approve an annual grant agreement and | 66638 |
| application for funding only if the juvenile court involved has | 66639 |
| complied with the preparation, submission, and filing requirements | 66640 |
| described in division (B)(3)(a) of this section. If the juvenile | 66641 |
| court complies with those requirements and the department approves | 66642 |
| that agreement and application, the juvenile court and the county | 66643 |
| served by the juvenile court may expend the state subsidy funds | 66644 |
| granted to the county pursuant to section 5139.34 of the Revised | 66645 |
| Code only in accordance with division (B)(2)(a) of this section, | 66646 |
| the rules pertaining to state subsidy funds that the department | 66647 |
| adopts pursuant to division (D) of section 5139.04 of the Revised | 66648 |
| Code, and the approved agreement and application. | 66649 |
| (b) By the thirty-first day of August of each year, the | 66650 |
| juvenile court shall file with the department a report that | 66651 |
| contains all of the statistical and other information for each | 66652 |
| month of the prior state fiscal year. If the juvenile court fails | 66653 |
| to file the report required by division (B)(3)(b) of this section | 66654 |
| by the thirty-first day of August of any year, the department | 66655 |
| shall not disburse any payment of state subsidy funds to which the | 66656 |
| county otherwise is entitled pursuant to section 5139.34 of the | 66657 |
| Revised Code and shall not disburse pursuant to division (B) of | 66658 |
| section 5139.41 of the Revised Code the applicable allocation | 66659 |
| until the juvenile court fully complies with division (B)(3)(b) of | 66660 |
| this section. | 66661 |
| (c) If the department requires the juvenile court to prepare | 66662 |
| monthly statistical reports and to submit the reports on forms | 66663 |
| provided by the department, the juvenile court shall file those | 66664 |
| reports with the department on the forms so provided. If the | 66665 |
| juvenile court fails to prepare and submit those monthly | 66666 |
| statistical reports within the department's timelines, the | 66667 |
| department shall not disburse any payment of state subsidy funds | 66668 |
| to which the county otherwise is entitled pursuant to section | 66669 |
| 5139.34 of the Revised Code and shall not disburse pursuant to | 66670 |
| division (B) of section 5139.41 of the Revised Code the applicable | 66671 |
| allocation until the juvenile court fully complies with division | 66672 |
| (B)(3)(c) of this section. If the juvenile court fails to prepare | 66673 |
| and submit those monthly statistical reports within one hundred | 66674 |
| eighty days of the date the department establishes for their | 66675 |
| submission, the department shall not disburse any payment of state | 66676 |
| subsidy funds to which the county otherwise is entitled pursuant | 66677 |
| to section 5139.34 of the Revised Code and shall not disburse | 66678 |
| pursuant to division (B) of section 5139.41 of the Revised Code | 66679 |
| the applicable allocation, and the state subsidy funds and the | 66680 |
| remainder of the applicable allocation shall revert to the | 66681 |
| department. If a juvenile court states in a monthly statistical | 66682 |
| report that the juvenile court adjudicated within a state fiscal | 66683 |
| year five hundred or more children to be delinquent children for | 66684 |
| committing acts that would be felonies if committed by adults and | 66685 |
| if the department determines that the data in the report may be | 66686 |
| inaccurate, the juvenile court shall have an independent auditor | 66687 |
| or other qualified entity certify the accuracy of the data on a | 66688 |
| date determined by the department. | 66689 |
| (d) If the department requires the juvenile court and the | 66690 |
| county to participate in a fiscal monitoring program or another | 66691 |
| monitoring program that is conducted by the department to ensure | 66692 |
| compliance by the juvenile court and the county with division (B) | 66693 |
| of this section, the juvenile court and the county shall | 66694 |
| participate in the program and fully comply with any guidelines | 66695 |
| for the performance of audits adopted by the department pursuant | 66696 |
| to that program and all requests made by the department pursuant | 66697 |
| to that program for information necessary to reconcile fiscal | 66698 |
| accounting. If an audit that is performed pursuant to a fiscal | 66699 |
| monitoring program or another monitoring program described in this | 66700 |
| division determines that the juvenile court or the county used | 66701 |
| moneys in the county's felony delinquent care and custody fund for | 66702 |
| expenses that are not authorized under division (B) of this | 66703 |
| section, within forty-five days after the department notifies the | 66704 |
| county of the unauthorized expenditures, the county either shall | 66705 |
| repay the amount of the unauthorized expenditures from the county | 66706 |
| general revenue fund to the state's general revenue fund or shall | 66707 |
| file a written appeal with the department. If an appeal is timely | 66708 |
| filed, the director of the department shall render a decision on | 66709 |
| the appeal and shall notify the appellant county or its juvenile | 66710 |
| court of that decision within forty-five days after the date that | 66711 |
| the appeal is filed. If the director denies an appeal, the | 66712 |
| county's fiscal agent shall repay the amount of the unauthorized | 66713 |
| expenditures from the county general revenue fund to the state's | 66714 |
| general revenue fund within thirty days after receiving the | 66715 |
| director's notification of the appeal decision. | 66716 |
| (C) The determination of which county a reduction of the care | 66717 |
| and custody allocation will be charged against for a particular | 66718 |
| youth shall be made as outlined below for all youths who do not | 66719 |
| qualify as public safety beds. The determination of which county a | 66720 |
| reduction of the care and custody allocation will be charged | 66721 |
| against shall be made as follows until each youth is released: | 66722 |
| (1) In the event of a commitment, the reduction shall be | 66723 |
| charged against the committing county. | 66724 |
| (2) In the event of a recommitment, the reduction shall be | 66725 |
| charged against the original committing county until the | 66726 |
| expiration of the minimum period of institutionalization under the | 66727 |
| original order of commitment or until the date on which the youth | 66728 |
| is admitted to the department of youth services pursuant to the | 66729 |
| order of recommitment, whichever is later. Reductions of the | 66730 |
| allocation shall be charged against the county that recommitted | 66731 |
| the youth after the minimum expiration date of the original | 66732 |
| commitment. | 66733 |
| (3) In the event of a revocation of a release on parole, the | 66734 |
| reduction shall be charged against the county that revokes the | 66735 |
| youth's parole. | 66736 |
| (D) A juvenile court is not precluded by its allocation | 66737 |
| amount for the care and custody of felony delinquents from | 66738 |
| committing a felony delinquent to the department of youth services | 66739 |
| for care and custody in an institution or a community corrections | 66740 |
| facility when the juvenile court determines that the commitment is | 66741 |
| appropriate. | 66742 |
| Sec. 5139.511. Before a youth is released from a secure | 66743 |
| facility under the control of the department of youth services, | 66744 |
| the department of youth services shall attempt to verify the | 66745 |
| youth's identification and social security number. If the | 66746 |
| department is able to verify the youth's identity with a verified | 66747 |
| birth certificate and social security number, the department shall | 66748 |
| issue an identification card that the youth may present to the | 66749 |
| registrar or deputy registrar of motor vehicles. If the department | 66750 |
| is not able to verify the youth's identity with both a verified | 66751 |
| birth certificate and social security number, the youth shall not | 66752 |
| receive an identification card under this section. | 66753 |
| Sec. 5149.311. (A) The department of rehabilitation and | 66754 |
| correction shall establish and administer the probation | 66755 |
|
improvement grant and the probation incentive grant for | 66756 |
| 66757 | |
| sentenced by courts of common pleas or municipal courts. | 66758 |
| (B)(1) The probation improvement grant shall provide funding | 66759 |
|
to court | 66760 |
| and practices based on the latest research on how to reduce the | 66761 |
|
number of | 66762 |
| the conditions of their supervision. | 66763 |
| (2) The department shall adopt rules for the distribution of | 66764 |
| the probation improvement grant, including the formula for the | 66765 |
|
allocation of the subsidy based on the number of | 66766 |
| placed on probation annually in each jurisdiction. | 66767 |
| (C)(1) The probation incentive grant shall provide a | 66768 |
|
performance-based level of funding to court | 66769 |
| probation departments that are successful in reducing the number | 66770 |
| of felony offenders on probation supervision whose terms of | 66771 |
| supervision are revoked. | 66772 |
| (2) The department shall calculate annually any cost savings | 66773 |
| realized by the state from a reduction in the percentage of people | 66774 |
| who are incarcerated because their terms of supervised probation | 66775 |
| were revoked. The cost savings estimate shall be calculated for | 66776 |
|
each | 66777 |
| eligible for a grant under this section and be based on the | 66778 |
| difference from fiscal year 2010 and the fiscal year under | 66779 |
| examination. | 66780 |
| (3) The department shall adopt rules that specify the subsidy | 66781 |
|
amount to be appropriated to court | 66782 |
| departments that successfully reduce the percentage of people on | 66783 |
| probation who are incarcerated because their terms of supervision | 66784 |
| are revoked. | 66785 |
| (D) The following stipulations apply to both the probation | 66786 |
| improvement grant and the probation incentive grant: | 66787 |
| (1) In order to be eligible for the probation improvement | 66788 |
| grant and the probation incentive grant, courts of common pleas | 66789 |
| must satisfy all requirements under sections 2301.27 and 2301.30 | 66790 |
|
of the Revised Code | 66791 |
| made by a court when use of the risk assessment tool is | 66792 |
| discretionary, in order to be eligible for the probation | 66793 |
| improvement grant and the probation incentive grant, a court must | 66794 |
| utilize the single validated risk assessment tool selected by the | 66795 |
| department of rehabilitation and correction under section 5120.114 | 66796 |
| of the Revised Code. | 66797 |
| (2) The department may deny a subsidy under this section to | 66798 |
| any applicant if the applicant fails to comply with the terms of | 66799 |
| any agreement entered into pursuant to any of the provisions of | 66800 |
| this section. | 66801 |
| (3) The department shall evaluate or provide for the | 66802 |
|
evaluation of the policies, practices, and programs the court | 66803 |
| 66804 | |
| subsidies established under this section and establish means of | 66805 |
| measuring their effectiveness. | 66806 |
| (4) The department shall specify the policies, practices, and | 66807 |
|
programs for which court | 66808 |
| use the program subsidy and shall establish minimum standards of | 66809 |
| quality and efficiency that recipients of the subsidy must follow. | 66810 |
| The department shall give priority to supporting evidence-based | 66811 |
| policies and practices, as defined by the department. | 66812 |
| Sec. 5153.18. (A) The public children services agency shall | 66813 |
| have the capacity possessed by natural persons to institute | 66814 |
| proceedings in any court and shall have a substantial right, as | 66815 |
| defined in section 2505.02 of the Revised Code, in protecting | 66816 |
| children alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent children | 66817 |
| and in achieving permanency for a child committed to the agency's | 66818 |
| custody in any proceeding in a court of appeals. | 66819 |
| (B) When appointed by the probate court exercising | 66820 |
| jurisdiction in adoption proceedings, the executive director may | 66821 |
| act as next friend of any child and perform the duties of such | 66822 |
| next friend. | 66823 |
| (C) When appointed by the probate court, in lieu of a | 66824 |
| guardian, in accordance with section 2111.05 of the Revised Code: | 66825 |
| (1) The executive director may act as trustee of the estate | 66826 |
| of any ward, provided such an estate does not exceed one thousand | 66827 |
| dollars in value. | 66828 |
| (2) The executive director may also act as trustee, on behalf | 66829 |
| of any ward, of periodic payments of not more than twenty-five | 66830 |
| dollars per week of which such ward is entitled as a claimant | 66831 |
| pursuant to the terms of any insurance policy, annuity, pension, | 66832 |
| benefit, or allowance, governmental or private. | 66833 |
| (3) Such director shall administer all trusteeships in | 66834 |
| accordance with the laws relating to fiduciaries. | 66835 |
| The funds of any such trusteeship shall not be mingled with | 66836 |
| other moneys of the agency or of the county. The cost of any such | 66837 |
| trusteeship shall be paid out of the funds of the trust, but no | 66838 |
| fee shall be allowed to the executive director as such trustee. At | 66839 |
| least once a year, or more often if required by the probate court, | 66840 |
| the executive director shall make a complete report and accounting | 66841 |
| to the agency as to the disposition of all trust funds | 66842 |
| administered by the executive director during the year. | 66843 |
| Sec. 5155.14. At the request of the superintendent or | 66844 |
| administrator of the county home, the board of county | 66845 |
| commissioners or operator shall set apart from the county home | 66846 |
|
fund, a reserve fund not to exceed | 66847 |
| dollars at any time, which, upon the order of the board or | 66848 |
| operator shall be paid to the superintendent or administrator and | 66849 |
| expended as needed for emergency supplies and expenses. The | 66850 |
| superintendent or administrator shall keep an accurate account of | 66851 |
| the reserve fund, in a book to be provided at the expense of the | 66852 |
| county for that purpose, and all expenditures from it shall be | 66853 |
| audited by the board or operator. The county home fund shall be | 66854 |
| reimbursed by the superintendent or administrator, in full, for | 66855 |
| any items expended by the superintendent or administrator from the | 66856 |
| reserve fund, which items are not allowed by the board or | 66857 |
| operator. When, and as often as such amount is entirely disbursed, | 66858 |
| on the order of the board or operator, the county auditor shall | 66859 |
| pay to the superintendent or administrator the amount so | 66860 |
| appropriated. | 66861 |
| Sec. 5501.04. | 66862 |
| 66863 |
| | 66864 |
| | 66865 |
| | 66866 |
| | 66867 |
| | 66868 |
| | 66869 |
| | 66870 |
| | 66871 |
| | 66872 |
| director of transportation shall distribute the duties, powers, | 66873 |
| and functions of the department among the divisions of the | 66874 |
| department. | 66875 |
| Each division shall be headed by a deputy director, whose | 66876 |
| title shall be designated by the director, and shall include those | 66877 |
| other officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out the | 66878 |
|
work of the division. | 66879 |
|
director of each division | 66880 |
| service of the state and shall serve at the pleasure of the | 66881 |
|
director. The director
| 66882 |
| 66883 | |
| in the performance of the duties, powers, and functions of the | 66884 |
| department and of each division. The director shall have complete | 66885 |
| executive charge of the department, shall be responsible for the | 66886 |
| organization, direction, and supervision of the work of the | 66887 |
| department and the performance of the duties, powers, and | 66888 |
| functions assigned to each division, and may establish necessary | 66889 |
|
administrative units therein. | 66890 |
| division, with the approval of the director and subject to Chapter | 66891 |
| 124. of the Revised Code, shall appoint the necessary employees of | 66892 |
| the division and may remove such employees for cause. | 66893 |
| | 66894 |
| 66895 | |
| 66896 | |
| 66897 | |
| 66898 | |
| 66899 | |
| 66900 | |
| 66901 |
| Sec. 5501.07. In addition to those duties, powers, and | 66902 |
| functions the director of transportation assigns to it, the office | 66903 |
|
of | 66904 |
| 66905 |
| (A) May issue grants from any public transportation grant | 66906 |
| appropriation to county transit boards, regional transit | 66907 |
| authorities, regional transit commissions, counties, municipal | 66908 |
| corporations, and private nonprofit organizations that operate or | 66909 |
| will operate a public transportation system. | 66910 |
| The director shall establish criteria for the distribution of | 66911 |
| such grants. These criteria may include and the director may | 66912 |
| consider each of the following: | 66913 |
| (1) The degree to which comprehensive regional transportation | 66914 |
| planning goals may be attained through a program for which a grant | 66915 |
| will be used; | 66916 |
| (2) The amount of local financial or other support of public | 66917 |
| transportation operations and facilities affected by the program; | 66918 |
| (3) The levels of existing service and fare; | 66919 |
| (4) The degree to which the proposed plan demonstrates | 66920 |
| approaches of potential value to other local transit boards, | 66921 |
| authorities, commissions, counties, municipal corporations, and | 66922 |
| private nonprofit organizations operating public transportation | 66923 |
| systems; | 66924 |
| (5) The degree to which the grant applicant will use state | 66925 |
| and local funds to match a federal grant; | 66926 |
| (6) Such other factors as the director determines. | 66927 |
| Any criteria established by the director for the distribution | 66928 |
| of such grants shall be consistent with the requirements of the | 66929 |
| United States department of transportation, or any administration | 66930 |
| in the department, including, but not limited to, the federal | 66931 |
| transit administration. The director may designate in the criteria | 66932 |
| certain dates after which applications for specified portions of | 66933 |
| the appropriations made for this purpose will not be accepted. | 66934 |
| (B) May issue grants from any elderly and handicapped transit | 66935 |
| fare assistance grant appropriation to county transit boards, | 66936 |
| regional transit authorities, regional transit commissions, | 66937 |
| counties, municipal corporations, and private nonprofit | 66938 |
| organizations that operate or will operate public transportation | 66939 |
| systems for the purpose of reducing the transit or paratransit | 66940 |
| fares of elderly or handicapped persons. The director shall | 66941 |
| establish criteria for the distribution of such grants. | 66942 |
| (C) May administer provisions of federal public | 66943 |
| transportation acts or programs applicable within the state, | 66944 |
| pursuant to an agreement entered into by the director with an | 66945 |
| appropriate official of the federal agency responsible for | 66946 |
| implementation of the federal acts or programs. The federal acts | 66947 |
| or programs shall include, but are not limited to, programs | 66948 |
| authorized under the "Act of July 5, 1994," 108 Stat. 785, 49 | 66949 |
| U.S.C.A. 5301, as amended. | 66950 |
| (D) Shall furnish, upon request and within the limits of | 66951 |
| appropriated funds, guidance in technical or policy matters to a | 66952 |
| county transit board, regional transit authority, regional transit | 66953 |
| commission, county, municipal corporation, or private nonprofit | 66954 |
| organization that operates or proposes to operate a public | 66955 |
| transportation system, and provide assistance and liaison in the | 66956 |
| preparation and submission of applications for federal and state | 66957 |
| funds; | 66958 |
| (E) May apply for and accept grants or loans from any federal | 66959 |
| agency for the purpose of providing for the development or | 66960 |
| improvement of public transportation facilities or for the | 66961 |
| coordination of any activities related to the development or | 66962 |
| improvement of such facilities, and may provide any consideration | 66963 |
| from any public transportation grant appropriation and enter into | 66964 |
| any contracts that may be required in order to obtain such grants | 66965 |
| or loans from a federal agency. | 66966 |
| Sec. 5502.01. (A) The department of public safety shall | 66967 |
| administer and enforce the laws relating to the registration, | 66968 |
| licensing, sale, and operation of motor vehicles and the laws | 66969 |
| pertaining to the licensing of drivers of motor vehicles. | 66970 |
| The department shall compile, analyze, and publish statistics | 66971 |
| relative to motor vehicle accidents and the causes of them, | 66972 |
| prepare and conduct educational programs for the purpose of | 66973 |
| promoting safety in the operation of motor vehicles on the | 66974 |
| highways, and conduct research and studies for the purpose of | 66975 |
| promoting safety on the highways of this state. | 66976 |
| (B) The department shall administer the laws and rules | 66977 |
| relative to trauma and emergency medical services specified in | 66978 |
| Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code and any laws and rules relative | 66979 |
| to commercial medical transportation services as may be specified | 66980 |
| in Chapter 4766. of the Revised Code. | 66981 |
| (C) The department shall administer and enforce the laws | 66982 |
| contained in Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code and | 66983 |
| enforce the rules and orders of the liquor control commission | 66984 |
| pertaining to retail liquor permit holders. | 66985 |
| (D) The department shall administer the laws governing the | 66986 |
| state emergency management agency and shall enforce all additional | 66987 |
| duties and responsibilities as prescribed in the Revised Code | 66988 |
| related to emergency management services. | 66989 |
| (E) The department shall conduct investigations pursuant to | 66990 |
| Chapter 5101. of the Revised Code in support of the duty of the | 66991 |
| department of job and family services to administer the | 66992 |
| supplemental nutrition assistance program throughout this state. | 66993 |
| The department of public safety shall conduct investigations | 66994 |
| necessary to protect the state's property rights and interests in | 66995 |
| the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | 66996 |
| (F) The department of public safety shall enforce compliance | 66997 |
| with orders and rules of the public utilities commission and | 66998 |
|
applicable laws in accordance with Chapters | 66999 |
| and 4923. of the Revised Code regarding commercial motor vehicle | 67000 |
| transportation safety, economic, and hazardous materials | 67001 |
| requirements. | 67002 |
| (G) Notwithstanding Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the | 67003 |
| department of public safety may establish requirements for its | 67004 |
| enforcement personnel, including its enforcement agents described | 67005 |
| in section 5502.14 of the Revised Code, that include standards of | 67006 |
| conduct, work rules and procedures, and criteria for eligibility | 67007 |
| as law enforcement personnel. | 67008 |
| (H) The department shall administer, maintain, and operate | 67009 |
| the Ohio criminal justice network. The Ohio criminal justice | 67010 |
| network shall be a computer network that supports state and local | 67011 |
| criminal justice activities. The network shall be an electronic | 67012 |
| repository for various data, which may include arrest warrants, | 67013 |
| notices of persons wanted by law enforcement agencies, criminal | 67014 |
| records, prison inmate records, stolen vehicle records, vehicle | 67015 |
| operator's licenses, and vehicle registrations and titles. | 67016 |
| (I) The department shall coordinate all homeland security | 67017 |
| activities of all state agencies and shall be a liaison between | 67018 |
| state agencies and local entities for those activities and related | 67019 |
| purposes. | 67020 |
| (J) Beginning July 1, 2004, the department shall administer | 67021 |
| and enforce the laws relative to private investigators and | 67022 |
| security service providers specified in Chapter 4749. of the | 67023 |
| Revised Code. | 67024 |
| (K) The department shall administer criminal justice services | 67025 |
| in accordance with sections 5502.61 to 5502.66 of the Revised | 67026 |
| Code. | 67027 |
| Sec. 5502.011. (A) As used in this section, "department of | 67028 |
| public safety" and "department" include all divisions within the | 67029 |
| department of public safety. | 67030 |
| (B) The director | 67031 |
| chief executive and administrative officer of the department. The | 67032 |
| director may establish policies governing the department, the | 67033 |
| performance of its employees and officers, the conduct of its | 67034 |
| business, and the custody, use, and preservation of departmental | 67035 |
| records, papers, books, documents, and property. The director also | 67036 |
| may authorize and approve investigations to be conducted by any of | 67037 |
| the department's divisions. Whenever the Revised Code imposes a | 67038 |
| duty upon or requires an action of the department, the director | 67039 |
| may perform the action or duty in the name of the department or | 67040 |
| direct such performance to be performed by the director's | 67041 |
| designee. | 67042 |
| (C) In addition to any other duties enumerated in the Revised | 67043 |
| Code, the director or the director's designee shall do all of the | 67044 |
| following: | 67045 |
| (1) Administer and direct the performance of the duties of | 67046 |
| the department; | 67047 |
| (2) Pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, approve, | 67048 |
| adopt, and prescribe such forms and rules as are necessary to | 67049 |
| carry out the duties of the department; | 67050 |
| (3) On behalf of the department and in addition to any | 67051 |
| authority the Revised Code otherwise grants to the department, | 67052 |
| have the authority and responsibility for approving and entering | 67053 |
| into contracts, agreements, and other business arrangements; | 67054 |
| (4) Make appointments for the department as needed to comply | 67055 |
| with requirements of the Revised Code; | 67056 |
| (5) Approve employment actions of the department, including | 67057 |
| appointments, promotions, discipline, investigations, and | 67058 |
| terminations; | 67059 |
| (6) Accept, hold, and use, for the benefit of the department, | 67060 |
| any gift, donation, bequest, or devise, and may agree to and | 67061 |
| perform all conditions of the gift, donation, bequest, or devise, | 67062 |
| that are not contrary to law; | 67063 |
| (7) Apply for, allocate, disburse, and account for grants | 67064 |
| made available under federal law or from other federal, state, or | 67065 |
| private sources; | 67066 |
| (8) Do all other acts necessary or desirable to carry out | 67067 |
| this chapter. | 67068 |
| (D)(1) The director of public safety may assess a reasonable | 67069 |
| fee, plus the amount of any charge or fee passed on from a | 67070 |
| financial institution, on a drawer or indorser for each of the | 67071 |
| following: | 67072 |
| (a) A check, draft, or money order that is returned or | 67073 |
| dishonored; | 67074 |
| (b) An automatic bank transfer that is declined, due to | 67075 |
| insufficient funds or for any other reason; | 67076 |
| (c) Any financial transaction device that is returned or | 67077 |
| dishonored for any reason. | 67078 |
| (2) The director shall deposit any fee collected under this | 67079 |
| division in an appropriate fund as determined by the director | 67080 |
| based on the tax, fee, or fine being paid. | 67081 |
| (3) As used in this division, "financial transaction device" | 67082 |
| has the same meaning as in section 113.40 of the Revised Code. | 67083 |
| (E) The director shall establish a homeland security advisory | 67084 |
| council to advise the director on homeland security, including | 67085 |
| homeland security funding efforts. The advisory council shall | 67086 |
| include, but not be limited to, state and local government | 67087 |
| officials who have homeland security or emergency management | 67088 |
| responsibilities and who represent first responders. The director | 67089 |
| shall appoint the members of the council, who shall serve without | 67090 |
| compensation. | 67091 |
| | 67092 |
| 67093 | |
| 67094 | |
| 67095 | |
| 67096 | |
| 67097 | |
| 67098 | |
| 67099 | |
| 67100 | |
| 67101 |
| | 67102 |
|
department of public safety,
| 67103 |
|
driver's license examination section | 67104 |
| 67105 |
| The | 67106 |
|
public safety | 67107 |
| and clerical personnel necessary to carry out the duties assigned | 67108 |
| under this section. The examiners shall be citizens of the United | 67109 |
| States and residents of the state and shall have such additional | 67110 |
|
qualifications as the | 67111 |
|
director | 67112 |
| The salaries and classifications of examiners and personnel | 67113 |
| shall be fixed in accordance with section 124.15 or 124.152 of the | 67114 |
| Revised Code. | 67115 |
| | 67116 |
| the driver's license examination section shall conduct all | 67117 |
| examinations for driver's licenses as required by sections 4507.01 | 67118 |
|
to 4507.36 of the Revised Code, subject to the
| 67119 |
| issued by the registrar of motor vehicles. | 67120 |
| | 67121 |
| 67122 | |
|
safety | 67123 |
|
license examiners | 67124 |
| governing the qualifications for admission to such schools and | 67125 |
| provide for competitive examinations to determine the fitness of | 67126 |
| such students for prospective examiners, not inconsistent with the | 67127 |
| rules of the director of administrative services. | 67128 |
| Sec. 5503.02. (A) The state highway patrol shall enforce the | 67129 |
| laws of the state relating to the titling, registration, and | 67130 |
| licensing of motor vehicles; enforce on all roads and highways, | 67131 |
| notwithstanding section 4513.39 of the Revised Code, the laws | 67132 |
| relating to the operation and use of vehicles on the highways; | 67133 |
| enforce and prevent the violation of the laws relating to the | 67134 |
| size, weight, and speed of commercial motor vehicles and all laws | 67135 |
| designed for the protection of the highway pavements and | 67136 |
| structures on the highways; investigate and enforce rules and laws | 67137 |
| of the public utilities commission governing the transportation of | 67138 |
| persons and property by motor carriers and report violations of | 67139 |
| such rules and laws to the commission; enforce against any motor | 67140 |
| 67141 | |
| 4923.01 of the Revised Code | 67142 |
| 67143 | |
| 67144 | |
| 67145 | |
| 67146 | |
|
forfeiture as provided in section | 67147 |
| 4923.99 of the Revised Code; investigate and report violations of | 67148 |
| all laws relating to the collection of excise taxes on motor | 67149 |
| vehicle fuels; and regulate the movement of traffic on the roads | 67150 |
| and highways of the state, notwithstanding section 4513.39 of the | 67151 |
| Revised Code. | 67152 |
| The patrol, whenever possible, shall determine the identity | 67153 |
| of the persons who are causing or who are responsible for the | 67154 |
| breaking, damaging, or destruction of any improved surfaced | 67155 |
| roadway, structure, sign, marker, guardrail, or other appurtenance | 67156 |
| constructed or maintained by the department of transportation and | 67157 |
| shall arrest the persons who are responsible for the breaking, | 67158 |
| damaging, or destruction and bring them before the proper | 67159 |
| officials for prosecution. | 67160 |
| State highway patrol troopers shall investigate and report | 67161 |
| all motor vehicle accidents on all roads and highways outside of | 67162 |
| municipal corporations. The superintendent of the patrol or any | 67163 |
| state highway patrol trooper may arrest, without a warrant, any | 67164 |
| person, who is the driver of or a passenger in any vehicle | 67165 |
| operated or standing on a state highway, whom the superintendent | 67166 |
| or trooper has reasonable cause to believe is guilty of a felony, | 67167 |
| under the same circumstances and with the same power that any | 67168 |
| peace officer may make such an arrest. | 67169 |
| The superintendent or any state highway patrol trooper may | 67170 |
| enforce the criminal laws on all state properties and state | 67171 |
| institutions, owned or leased by the state, and, when so ordered | 67172 |
| by the governor in the event of riot, civil disorder, or | 67173 |
| insurrection, may, pursuant to sections 2935.03 to 2935.05 of the | 67174 |
| Revised Code, arrest offenders against the criminal laws wherever | 67175 |
| they may be found within the state if the violations occurred | 67176 |
| upon, or resulted in injury to person or property on, state | 67177 |
| properties or state institutions, or under the conditions | 67178 |
| described in division (B) of this section. This authority of the | 67179 |
| superintendent and any state highway patrol trooper to enforce the | 67180 |
| criminal laws shall extend to any prison that houses state of Ohio | 67181 |
| inmates within the boundaries of this state and that is being | 67182 |
| operated pursuant to an agreement with the department of | 67183 |
| rehabilitation and correction pursuant to section 9.06 of the | 67184 |
| Revised Code, to the same extent as if the prison were owned by | 67185 |
| this state. | 67186 |
| (B) In the event of riot, civil disorder, or insurrection, or | 67187 |
| the reasonable threat of riot, civil disorder, or insurrection, | 67188 |
| and upon request, as provided in this section, of the sheriff of a | 67189 |
| county or the mayor or other chief executive of a municipal | 67190 |
| corporation, the governor may order the state highway patrol to | 67191 |
| enforce the criminal laws within the area threatened by riot, | 67192 |
| civil disorder, or insurrection, as designated by the governor, | 67193 |
| upon finding that law enforcement agencies within the counties | 67194 |
| involved will not be reasonably capable of controlling the riot, | 67195 |
| civil disorder, or insurrection and that additional assistance is | 67196 |
| necessary. In cities in which the sheriff is under contract to | 67197 |
| provide exclusive police services pursuant to section 311.29 of | 67198 |
| the Revised Code, in villages, and in the unincorporated areas of | 67199 |
| the county, the sheriff has exclusive authority to request the use | 67200 |
| of the patrol. In cities in which the sheriff does not exclusively | 67201 |
| provide police services, the mayor, or other chief executive | 67202 |
| performing the duties of mayor, has exclusive authority to request | 67203 |
| the use of the patrol. | 67204 |
| The superintendent or any state highway patrol trooper may | 67205 |
| enforce the criminal laws within the area designated by the | 67206 |
| governor during the emergency arising out of the riot, civil | 67207 |
| disorder, or insurrection until released by the governor upon | 67208 |
| consultation with the requesting authority. State highway patrol | 67209 |
| troopers shall never be used as peace officers in connection with | 67210 |
| any strike or labor dispute. | 67211 |
| When a request for the use of the patrol is made pursuant to | 67212 |
| this division, the requesting authority shall notify the law | 67213 |
| enforcement authorities in contiguous communities and the sheriff | 67214 |
| of each county within which the threatened area, or any part of | 67215 |
| the threatened area, lies of the request, but the failure to | 67216 |
| notify the authorities or a sheriff shall not affect the validity | 67217 |
| of the request. | 67218 |
| (C) Any person who is arrested by the superintendent or a | 67219 |
| state highway patrol trooper shall be taken before any court or | 67220 |
| magistrate having jurisdiction of the offense with which the | 67221 |
| person is charged. Any person who is arrested or apprehended | 67222 |
| within the limits of a municipal corporation shall be brought | 67223 |
| before the municipal court or other tribunal of the municipal | 67224 |
| corporation. | 67225 |
| (D)(1) State highway patrol troopers have the same right and | 67226 |
| power of search and seizure as other peace officers. | 67227 |
| No state official shall command, order, or direct any state | 67228 |
| highway patrol trooper to perform any duty or service that is not | 67229 |
| authorized by law. The powers and duties conferred on the patrol | 67230 |
| are supplementary to, and in no way a limitation on, the powers | 67231 |
| and duties of sheriffs or other peace officers of the state. | 67232 |
| (2)(a) A state highway patrol trooper, pursuant to the policy | 67233 |
| established by the superintendent of the state highway patrol | 67234 |
| under division (D)(2)(b) of this section, may render emergency | 67235 |
| assistance to any other peace officer who has arrest authority | 67236 |
| under section 2935.03 of the Revised Code, if both of the | 67237 |
| following apply: | 67238 |
| (i) There is a threat of imminent physical danger to the | 67239 |
| peace officer, a threat of physical harm to another person, or any | 67240 |
| other serious emergency situation; | 67241 |
| (ii) Either the peace officer requests emergency assistance, | 67242 |
| or it appears that the peace officer is unable to request | 67243 |
| emergency assistance and the circumstances observed by the state | 67244 |
| highway patrol trooper reasonably indicate that emergency | 67245 |
| assistance is appropriate, or the peace officer requests emergency | 67246 |
| assistance and in the request the peace officer specifies a | 67247 |
| particular location and the state highway patrol trooper arrives | 67248 |
| at that location prior to the time that the peace officer arrives | 67249 |
| at that location and the circumstances observed by the state | 67250 |
| highway patrol trooper reasonably indicate that emergency | 67251 |
| assistance is appropriate. | 67252 |
| (b) The superintendent of the state highway patrol shall | 67253 |
| establish, within sixty days of August 8, 1991, a policy that sets | 67254 |
| forth the manner and procedures by which a state highway patrol | 67255 |
| trooper may render emergency assistance to any other peace officer | 67256 |
| under division (D)(2)(a) of this section. The policy shall include | 67257 |
| a provision that a state highway patrol trooper never be used as a | 67258 |
| peace officer in connection with any strike or labor dispute. | 67259 |
| (3)(a) A state highway patrol trooper who renders emergency | 67260 |
| assistance to any other peace officer under the policy established | 67261 |
| by the superintendent pursuant to division (D)(2)(b) of this | 67262 |
| section shall be considered to be performing regular employment | 67263 |
| for the purposes of compensation, pension, indemnity fund rights, | 67264 |
| workers' compensation, and other rights or benefits to which the | 67265 |
| trooper may be entitled as incident to regular employment. | 67266 |
| (b) A state highway patrol trooper who renders emergency | 67267 |
| assistance to any other peace officer under the policy established | 67268 |
| by the superintendent pursuant to division (D)(2)(b) of this | 67269 |
| section retains personal immunity from liability as specified in | 67270 |
| section 9.86 of the Revised Code. | 67271 |
| (c) A state highway patrol trooper who renders emergency | 67272 |
| assistance under the policy established by the superintendent | 67273 |
| pursuant to division (D)(2)(b) of this section has the same | 67274 |
| authority as the peace officer for or with whom the state highway | 67275 |
| patrol trooper is providing emergency assistance. | 67276 |
| (E)(1) Subject to the availability of funds specifically | 67277 |
| appropriated by the general assembly for security detail purposes, | 67278 |
| the state highway patrol shall provide security as follows: | 67279 |
| (a) For the governor; | 67280 |
| (b) At the direction of the governor, for other officials of | 67281 |
| the state government of this state; officials of the state | 67282 |
| governments of other states who are visiting this state; officials | 67283 |
| of the United States government who are visiting this state; | 67284 |
| officials of the governments of foreign countries or their | 67285 |
| political subdivisions who are visiting this state; or other | 67286 |
| officials or dignitaries who are visiting this state, including, | 67287 |
| but not limited to, members of trade missions; | 67288 |
| (c) For the capitol square, as defined in section 105.41 of | 67289 |
| the Revised Code; | 67290 |
| (d) For other state property. | 67291 |
| (2) To carry out the security responsibilities of the patrol | 67292 |
| listed in division (E)(1) of this section, the superintendent may | 67293 |
| assign state highway patrol troopers to a separate unit that is | 67294 |
| responsible for security details. The number of troopers assigned | 67295 |
| to particular security details shall be determined by the | 67296 |
| superintendent. | 67297 |
| (3) The superintendent and any state highway patrol trooper, | 67298 |
| when providing security pursuant to division (E)(1)(a) or (b) of | 67299 |
| this section, have the same arrest powers as other peace officers | 67300 |
| to apprehend offenders against the criminal laws who endanger or | 67301 |
| threaten the security of any person being protected, no matter | 67302 |
| where the offense occurs. | 67303 |
| The superintendent, any state highway patrol trooper, and any | 67304 |
| special police officer designated under section 5503.09 of the | 67305 |
| Revised Code, when providing security pursuant to division | 67306 |
| (E)(1)(c) of this section, shall enforce any rules governing | 67307 |
| capitol square adopted by the capitol square review and advisory | 67308 |
| board. | 67309 |
| (F) The governor may order the state highway patrol to | 67310 |
| undertake major criminal investigations that involve state | 67311 |
| property interests. If an investigation undertaken pursuant to | 67312 |
| this division results in either the issuance of a no bill or the | 67313 |
| filing of an indictment, the superintendent shall file a complete | 67314 |
| and accurate report of the investigation with the president of the | 67315 |
| senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the minority | 67316 |
| leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the house of | 67317 |
| representatives within fifteen days after the issuance of the no | 67318 |
| bill or the filing of an indictment. If the investigation does not | 67319 |
| have as its result any prosecutorial action, the superintendent | 67320 |
| shall, upon reporting this fact to the governor, file a complete | 67321 |
| and accurate report of the investigation with the president of the | 67322 |
| senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the minority | 67323 |
| leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the house of | 67324 |
| representatives. | 67325 |
| (G) The superintendent may purchase or lease real property | 67326 |
| and buildings needed by the patrol, negotiate the sale of real | 67327 |
| property owned by the patrol, rent or lease real property owned or | 67328 |
| leased by the patrol, and make or cause to be made repairs to all | 67329 |
| property owned or under the control of the patrol. Any instrument | 67330 |
| by which real property is acquired pursuant to this division shall | 67331 |
| identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of | 67332 |
| the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised | 67333 |
| Code. | 67334 |
| Sections 123.01 and 125.02 of the Revised Code do not limit | 67335 |
| the powers granted to the superintendent by this division. | 67336 |
| Sec. 5503.04. Forty-five per cent of the fines collected | 67337 |
| from or moneys arising from bail forfeited by persons apprehended | 67338 |
| or arrested by state highway patrol troopers shall be paid into | 67339 |
| the state treasury to be credited to the general revenue fund, | 67340 |
| five per cent shall be paid into the state treasury to be credited | 67341 |
|
to the trauma and emergency medical services | 67342 |
|
by | 67343 |
| per cent shall be paid into the treasury of the municipal | 67344 |
| corporation where the case is prosecuted, if in a mayor's court. | 67345 |
| If the prosecution is in a trial court outside a municipal | 67346 |
| corporation, or outside the territorial jurisdiction of a | 67347 |
| municipal court, the fifty per cent of the fines and moneys that | 67348 |
| is not paid into the state treasury shall be paid into the | 67349 |
| treasury of the county where the case is prosecuted. The fines and | 67350 |
| moneys paid into a county treasury and the fines and moneys paid | 67351 |
| into the treasury of a municipal corporation shall be deposited | 67352 |
| one-half to the same fund and expended in the same manner as is | 67353 |
| the revenue received from the registration of motor vehicles, and | 67354 |
| one-half to the general fund of such county or municipal | 67355 |
| corporation. | 67356 |
| If the prosecution is in a municipal court, forty-five per | 67357 |
| cent of the fines and moneys shall be paid into the state treasury | 67358 |
| to be credited to the general revenue fund, five per cent shall be | 67359 |
| paid into the state treasury to be credited to the trauma and | 67360 |
| emergency medical services grants fund created by division (E) of | 67361 |
| section 4513.263 of the Revised Code, ten per cent shall be paid | 67362 |
| into the county treasury to be credited to the general fund of the | 67363 |
| county, and forty per cent shall be paid into the municipal | 67364 |
| treasury to be credited to the general fund of the municipal | 67365 |
| corporation. In the Auglaize county, Clermont county, Crawford | 67366 |
| county, Hocking county, Jackson county, Lawrence county, Madison | 67367 |
| county, Miami county, Ottawa county, Portage county, and Wayne | 67368 |
| county municipal courts, that portion of money otherwise paid into | 67369 |
| the municipal treasury shall be paid into the county treasury. | 67370 |
| The trial court shall make remittance of the fines and moneys | 67371 |
| as prescribed in this section, and at the same time as the | 67372 |
| remittance is made of the state's portion to the state treasury, | 67373 |
| the trial court shall notify the superintendent of the state | 67374 |
| highway patrol of the case and the amount covered by the | 67375 |
| remittance. | 67376 |
| This section does not apply to fines for violations of | 67377 |
| division (B) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code, or for | 67378 |
| violations of any municipal ordinance that is substantively | 67379 |
| comparable to that division, all of which shall be delivered to | 67380 |
| the treasurer of state as provided in division (E) of section | 67381 |
| 4513.263 of the Revised Code. | 67382 |
| Sec. 5503.34. There is hereby created in the department of | 67383 |
| public safety, division of state highway patrol, a motor carrier | 67384 |
| enforcement unit, to be administered by the superintendent of the | 67385 |
| state highway patrol. This unit shall be responsible for | 67386 |
|
enforcement of commercial motor vehicle transportation safety | 67387 |
| 67388 |
| The superintendent, with the approval of the director of | 67389 |
| public safety, may appoint and maintain necessary staff to carry | 67390 |
| out the duties assigned under this section. | 67391 |
| Employees of the motor carrier enforcement unit shall | 67392 |
| cooperate with the public utilities commission to enforce | 67393 |
| compliance with orders and rules of the commission, applicable | 67394 |
|
laws under Chapters
| 67395 |
| Code, and any other applicable laws or rules. | 67396 |
| Uniformed employees of the motor carrier enforcement unit may | 67397 |
| stop commercial motor vehicles for the exclusive purpose of | 67398 |
| inspecting such vehicles to enforce compliance with orders and | 67399 |
| rules of the public utilities commission as required by division | 67400 |
| (F) of section 5502.01 of the Revised Code. | 67401 |
| Sec. 5701.13. (A) As used in this section: | 67402 |
| (1) "Nursing home" means a nursing home or a home for the | 67403 |
| aging, as those terms are defined in section 3721.01 of the | 67404 |
| Revised Code, that is issued a license pursuant to section 3721.02 | 67405 |
| of the Revised Code. | 67406 |
| (2) "Residential care facility" means a residential care | 67407 |
| facility, as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code, that | 67408 |
| is issued a license pursuant to section 3721.02 of the Revised | 67409 |
| Code. | 67410 |
| (3) " | 67411 |
|
residential facility | 67412 |
| 5119.22 of the Revised Code that | 67413 |
| 67414 | |
| supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen | 67415 |
| unrelated adults. | 67416 |
| (B) As used in Title LVII of the Revised Code, and for the | 67417 |
| purpose of other sections of the Revised Code that refer | 67418 |
| specifically to Chapter 5701. or section 5701.13 of the Revised | 67419 |
| Code, a "home for the aged" means either of the following: | 67420 |
| (1) A place of residence for aged and infirm persons that | 67421 |
| satisfies divisions (B)(1)(a) to (e) of this section: | 67422 |
| (a) It is a nursing home, residential care facility, or | 67423 |
| 67424 |
| (b) It is owned by a corporation, unincorporated association, | 67425 |
| or trust of a charitable, religious, or fraternal nature, which is | 67426 |
| organized and operated not for profit, which is not formed for the | 67427 |
| pecuniary gain or profit of, and whose net earnings or any part of | 67428 |
| whose net earnings is not distributable to, its members, trustees, | 67429 |
| officers, or other private persons, and which is exempt from | 67430 |
| federal income taxation under section 501 of the "Internal Revenue | 67431 |
| Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1. | 67432 |
| (c) It is open to the public without regard to race, color, | 67433 |
| or national origin. | 67434 |
| (d) It does not pay, directly or indirectly, compensation for | 67435 |
| services rendered, interest on debts incurred, or purchase price | 67436 |
| for land, building, equipment, supplies, or other goods or | 67437 |
| chattels, which compensation, interest, or purchase price is | 67438 |
| unreasonably high. | 67439 |
| (e) It provides services for the life of each resident | 67440 |
| without regard to the resident's ability to continue payment for | 67441 |
| the full cost of the services. | 67442 |
| (2) A place of residence that satisfies divisions (B)(1)(b), | 67443 |
| (d), and (e) of this section; that satisfies the definition of | 67444 |
| "nursing home" or "residential care facility" under section | 67445 |
|
3721.01 of the Revised Code or the definition of " | 67446 |
| residential facility" under | 67447 |
| division (A)(3) of this section regardless of whether it is | 67448 |
| licensed as such a home or facility; and that is provided at no | 67449 |
| charge to individuals on account of their service without | 67450 |
| compensation to a charitable, religious, fraternal, or educational | 67451 |
| institution, which individuals are aged or infirm and are members | 67452 |
| of the corporation, association, or trust that owns the place of | 67453 |
| residence. For the purposes of division (B)(2) of this section, | 67454 |
| "compensation" does not include furnishing room and board, | 67455 |
| clothing, health care, or other necessities, or stipends or other | 67456 |
| de minimis payments to defray the cost thereof. | 67457 |
| Exemption from taxation shall be accorded, on proper | 67458 |
| application, only to those homes or parts of homes which meet the | 67459 |
| standards and provide the services specified in this section. | 67460 |
| Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing a | 67461 |
| home from requiring a resident with financial need to apply for | 67462 |
| any applicable financial assistance or requiring a home to retain | 67463 |
| a resident who willfully refuses to pay for services for which the | 67464 |
| resident has contracted even though the resident has sufficient | 67465 |
| resources to do so. | 67466 |
| (C)(1) If a corporation, unincorporated association, or trust | 67467 |
| described in division (B)(1)(b) of this section is granted a | 67468 |
| certificate of need pursuant to section 3702.52 of the Revised | 67469 |
| Code to construct, add to, or otherwise modify a nursing home, or | 67470 |
| is given approval pursuant to section 3791.04 of the Revised Code | 67471 |
| to construct, add to, or otherwise modify a residential care | 67472 |
|
facility or | 67473 |
| corporation, association, or trust submits an affidavit to the tax | 67474 |
| commissioner stating that, commencing on the date of licensure and | 67475 |
| continuing thereafter, the home or facility will be operated in | 67476 |
| accordance with the requirements of divisions (B)(1)(a) to (e) of | 67477 |
| this section, the corporation, association, or trust shall be | 67478 |
| considered to be operating a "home for the aged" within the | 67479 |
| meaning of division (B)(1) of this section, beginning on the first | 67480 |
| day of January of the year in which such certificate is granted or | 67481 |
| approval is given. | 67482 |
| (2) If a corporation, association, or trust is considered to | 67483 |
| be operating a "home for the aged" pursuant to division (C)(1) of | 67484 |
| this section, the corporation, association, or trust shall notify | 67485 |
| the tax commissioner in writing upon the occurrence of any of the | 67486 |
| following events: | 67487 |
| (a) The corporation, association, or trust no longer intends | 67488 |
| to complete the construction of, addition to, or modification of | 67489 |
| the home or facility, to obtain the appropriate license for the | 67490 |
| home or facility, or to commence operation of the home or facility | 67491 |
| in accordance with the requirements of divisions (B)(1)(a) to (e) | 67492 |
| of this section; | 67493 |
| (b) The certificate of approval referred to in division | 67494 |
| (C)(1) of this section expires, is revoked, or is otherwise | 67495 |
| terminated prior to the completion of the construction of, | 67496 |
| addition to, or modification of the home or facility; | 67497 |
| (c) The license to operate the home or facility is not | 67498 |
| granted by the director of health within one year following | 67499 |
| completion of the construction of, addition to, or modification of | 67500 |
| the home or facility; | 67501 |
| (d) The license to operate the home or facility is not | 67502 |
| granted by the director of health within four years following the | 67503 |
| date upon which the certificate or approval referred to in | 67504 |
| division (C)(1) of this section was granted or given; | 67505 |
| (e) The home or facility is granted a license to operate as a | 67506 |
|
nursing home, residential care facility, or | 67507 |
| facility. | 67508 |
| (3) Upon the occurrence of any of the events referred to in | 67509 |
| divisions (C)(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section, the | 67510 |
| corporation, association, or trust shall no longer be considered | 67511 |
| to be operating a "home for the aged" pursuant to division (C)(1) | 67512 |
| of this section, except that the tax commissioner, for good cause | 67513 |
| shown and to the extent the commissioner considers appropriate, | 67514 |
| may extend the time period specified in division (C)(2)(c) or (d) | 67515 |
| of this section, or both. Nothing in division (C)(3) of this | 67516 |
| section shall be construed to prevent a nursing home, residential | 67517 |
|
care facility, or | 67518 |
| as a "home for the aged" if, upon proper application made pursuant | 67519 |
| to division (B) of this section, it is found to meet the | 67520 |
| requirements of divisions (A) and (B) of this section. | 67521 |
| Sec. 5703.05. All powers, duties, and functions of the | 67522 |
| department of taxation are vested in and shall be performed by the | 67523 |
| tax commissioner, which powers, duties, and functions shall | 67524 |
| include, but shall not be limited to, the following: | 67525 |
| (A) Prescribing all blank forms which the department is | 67526 |
| authorized to prescribe, and to provide such forms and distribute | 67527 |
| the same as required by law and the rules of the department. | 67528 |
| (B) Exercising the authority provided by law, including | 67529 |
| orders from bankruptcy courts, relative to remitting or refunding | 67530 |
| taxes or assessments, including penalties and interest thereon, | 67531 |
| illegally or erroneously assessed or collected, or for any other | 67532 |
| reason overpaid, and in addition, the commissioner may on written | 67533 |
| application of any person, firm, or corporation claiming to have | 67534 |
| overpaid to the treasurer of state at any time within five years | 67535 |
| prior to the making of such application any tax payable under any | 67536 |
| law which the department of taxation is required to administer | 67537 |
| which does not contain any provision for refund, or on the | 67538 |
| commissioner's own motion investigate the facts and make in | 67539 |
| triplicate a written statement of the commissioner's findings, | 67540 |
| and, if the commissioner finds that there has been an overpayment, | 67541 |
| issue in triplicate a certificate of abatement payable to the | 67542 |
| taxpayer, the taxpayer's assigns, or legal representative which | 67543 |
| shows the amount of the overpayment and the kind of tax overpaid. | 67544 |
| One copy of such statement shall be entered on the journal of the | 67545 |
| commissioner, one shall be certified to the attorney general, and | 67546 |
| one certified copy shall be delivered to the taxpayer. All copies | 67547 |
| of the certificate of abatement shall be transmitted to the | 67548 |
| attorney general, and if the attorney general finds it to be | 67549 |
| correct the attorney general shall so certify on each copy, and | 67550 |
| deliver one copy to the taxpayer, one copy to the commissioner, | 67551 |
| and the third copy to the treasurer of state. Except as provided | 67552 |
|
in | 67553 |
| taxpayer's copy of any certificates of abatement may be tendered | 67554 |
| by the payee or transferee thereof to the treasurer of state, or | 67555 |
| to the commissioner on behalf of the treasurer, as payment, to the | 67556 |
| extent of the amount thereof, of any tax payable to the treasurer | 67557 |
| of state. | 67558 |
| (C) Exercising the authority provided by law relative to | 67559 |
| consenting to the compromise and settlement of tax claims; | 67560 |
| (D) Exercising the authority provided by law relative to the | 67561 |
| use of alternative tax bases by taxpayers in the making of | 67562 |
| personal property tax returns; | 67563 |
| (E) Exercising the authority provided by law relative to | 67564 |
| authorizing the prepayment of taxes on retail sales of tangible | 67565 |
| personal property or on the storage, use, or consumption of | 67566 |
| personal property, and waiving the collection of such taxes from | 67567 |
| the consumers; | 67568 |
| (F) Exercising the authority provided by law to revoke | 67569 |
| licenses; | 67570 |
| (G) Maintaining a continuous study of the practical operation | 67571 |
| of all taxation and revenue laws of the state, the manner in which | 67572 |
| and extent to which such laws provide revenues for the support of | 67573 |
| the state and its political subdivisions, the probable effect upon | 67574 |
| such revenue of possible changes in existing laws, and the | 67575 |
| possible enactment of measures providing for other forms of | 67576 |
| taxation. For this purpose the commissioner may establish and | 67577 |
| maintain a division of research and statistics, and may appoint | 67578 |
| necessary employees who shall be in the unclassified civil | 67579 |
| service; the results of such study shall be available to the | 67580 |
| members of the general assembly and the public. | 67581 |
| (H) Making all tax assessments, valuations, findings, | 67582 |
| determinations, computations, and orders the department of | 67583 |
| taxation is by law authorized and required to make and, pursuant | 67584 |
| to time limitations provided by law, on the commissioner's own | 67585 |
| motion, reviewing, redetermining, or correcting any tax | 67586 |
| assessments, valuations, findings, determinations, computations, | 67587 |
| or orders the commissioner has made, but the commissioner shall | 67588 |
| not review, redetermine, or correct any tax assessment, valuation, | 67589 |
| finding, determination, computation, or order which the | 67590 |
| commissioner has made as to which an appeal or application for | 67591 |
| rehearing, review, redetermination, or correction has been filed | 67592 |
| with the board of tax appeals, unless such appeal or application | 67593 |
| is withdrawn by the appellant or applicant or dismissed; | 67594 |
| (I) Appointing not more than five deputy tax commissioners, | 67595 |
| who, under such regulations as the rules of the department of | 67596 |
| taxation prescribe, may act for the commissioner in the | 67597 |
| performance of such duties as the commissioner prescribes in the | 67598 |
| administration of the laws which the commissioner is authorized | 67599 |
| and required to administer, and who shall serve in the | 67600 |
| unclassified civil service at the pleasure of the commissioner, | 67601 |
| but if a person who holds a position in the classified service is | 67602 |
| appointed, it shall not affect the civil service status of such | 67603 |
| person. The commissioner may designate not more than two of the | 67604 |
| deputy commissioners to act as commissioner in case of the | 67605 |
| absence, disability, or recusal of the commissioner or vacancy in | 67606 |
| the office of commissioner. The commissioner may adopt rules | 67607 |
| relating to the order of precedence of such designated deputy | 67608 |
| commissioners and to their assumption and administration of the | 67609 |
| office of commissioner. | 67610 |
| (J) Appointing and prescribing the duties of all other | 67611 |
| employees of the department of taxation necessary in the | 67612 |
| performance of the work of the department which the tax | 67613 |
| commissioner is by law authorized and required to perform, and | 67614 |
| creating such divisions or sections of employees as, in the | 67615 |
| commissioner's judgment, is proper; | 67616 |
| (K) Organizing the work of the department, which the | 67617 |
| commissioner is by law authorized and required to perform, so | 67618 |
| that, in the commissioner's judgment, an efficient and economical | 67619 |
| administration of the laws will result; | 67620 |
| (L) Maintaining a journal, which is open to public | 67621 |
| inspection, in which the tax commissioner shall keep a record of | 67622 |
| all final determinations of the commissioner; | 67623 |
| (M) Adopting and promulgating, in the manner provided by | 67624 |
| section 5703.14 of the Revised Code, all rules of the department, | 67625 |
| including rules for the administration of sections 3517.16, | 67626 |
| 3517.17, and 5747.081 of the Revised Code; | 67627 |
| (N) Destroying any or all returns or assessment certificates | 67628 |
| in the manner authorized by law; | 67629 |
| (O) Adopting rules, in accordance with division (B) of | 67630 |
| section 325.31 of the Revised Code, governing the expenditure of | 67631 |
| moneys from the real estate assessment fund under that division. | 67632 |
| Sec. 5705.08. On or before the first Monday in May of each | 67633 |
|
year, the fiscal officer of each subdivision | 67634 |
|
school
| 67635 |
| certify to its taxing authority the amount necessary to provide | 67636 |
| for the payment of final judgments against the subdivision, except | 67637 |
| in condemnation of property cases. The taxing authority shall | 67638 |
| place such certified amount in each budget and in the annual | 67639 |
| appropriation measure for the full amount certified. | 67640 |
| On or before the first Monday in November of each year, the | 67641 |
| fiscal officer of the city of Cincinnati and of each school | 67642 |
|
district shall certify to its | 67643 |
| the amount necessary to provide for the payment of final judgments | 67644 |
|
against the | 67645 |
|
property cases. The
| 67646 |
| place such certified amount in each budget and in the annual | 67647 |
| appropriation measure for the full amount certified. | 67648 |
| Sec. 5705.19. This section does not apply to school | 67649 |
| districts or county school financing districts. | 67650 |
| The taxing authority of any subdivision at any time and in | 67651 |
| any year, by vote of two-thirds of all the members of the taxing | 67652 |
| authority, may declare by resolution and certify the resolution to | 67653 |
| the board of elections not less than ninety days before the | 67654 |
| election upon which it will be voted that the amount of taxes that | 67655 |
| may be raised within the ten-mill limitation will be insufficient | 67656 |
| to provide for the necessary requirements of the subdivision and | 67657 |
| that it is necessary to levy a tax in excess of that limitation | 67658 |
| for any of the following purposes: | 67659 |
| (A) For current expenses of the subdivision, except that the | 67660 |
| total levy for current expenses of a detention facility district | 67661 |
| or district organized under section 2151.65 of the Revised Code | 67662 |
| shall not exceed two mills and that the total levy for current | 67663 |
| expenses of a combined district organized under sections 2151.65 | 67664 |
| and 2152.41 of the Revised Code shall not exceed four mills; | 67665 |
| (B) For the payment of debt charges on certain described | 67666 |
| bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness of the subdivision | 67667 |
| issued subsequent to January 1, 1925; | 67668 |
| (C) For the debt charges on all bonds, notes, and | 67669 |
| certificates of indebtedness issued and authorized to be issued | 67670 |
| prior to January 1, 1925; | 67671 |
| (D) For a public library of, or supported by, the subdivision | 67672 |
| under whatever law organized or authorized to be supported; | 67673 |
| (E) For a municipal university, not to exceed two mills over | 67674 |
| the limitation of one mill prescribed in section 3349.13 of the | 67675 |
| Revised Code; | 67676 |
| (F) For the construction or acquisition of any specific | 67677 |
| permanent improvement or class of improvements that the taxing | 67678 |
| authority of the subdivision may include in a single bond issue; | 67679 |
| (G) For the general construction, reconstruction, | 67680 |
| resurfacing, and repair of streets, roads, and bridges in | 67681 |
| municipal corporations, counties, or townships; | 67682 |
| (H) For parks and recreational purposes; | 67683 |
| (I) For the purpose of providing and maintaining fire | 67684 |
| apparatus, appliances, buildings, or sites therefor, or sources of | 67685 |
| water supply and materials therefor, or the establishment and | 67686 |
| maintenance of lines of fire alarm telegraph, or the payment of | 67687 |
| firefighting companies or permanent, part-time, or volunteer | 67688 |
| firefighting, emergency medical service, administrative, or | 67689 |
| communications personnel to operate the same, including the | 67690 |
| payment of any employer contributions required for such personnel | 67691 |
| under section 145.48 or 742.34 of the Revised Code, or the | 67692 |
| purchase of ambulance equipment, or the provision of ambulance, | 67693 |
| paramedic, or other emergency medical services operated by a fire | 67694 |
| department or firefighting company; | 67695 |
| (J) For the purpose of providing and maintaining motor | 67696 |
| vehicles, communications, other equipment, buildings, and sites | 67697 |
| for such buildings used directly in the operation of a police | 67698 |
| department, or the payment of salaries of permanent or part-time | 67699 |
| police, communications, or administrative personnel to operate the | 67700 |
| same, including the payment of any employer contributions required | 67701 |
| for such personnel under section 145.48 or 742.33 of the Revised | 67702 |
| Code, or the payment of the costs incurred by townships as a | 67703 |
| result of contracts made with other political subdivisions in | 67704 |
| order to obtain police protection, or the provision of ambulance | 67705 |
| or emergency medical services operated by a police department; | 67706 |
| (K) For the maintenance and operation of a county home or | 67707 |
| detention facility; | 67708 |
| (L) For community mental retardation and developmental | 67709 |
| disabilities programs and services pursuant to Chapter 5126. of | 67710 |
| the Revised Code, except that the procedure for such levies shall | 67711 |
| be as provided in section 5705.222 of the Revised Code; | 67712 |
| (M) For regional planning; | 67713 |
| (N) For a county's share of the cost of maintaining and | 67714 |
| operating schools, district detention facilities, forestry camps, | 67715 |
| or other facilities, or any combination thereof, established under | 67716 |
| section 2151.65 or 2152.41 of the Revised Code or both of those | 67717 |
| sections; | 67718 |
| (O) For providing for flood defense, providing and | 67719 |
| maintaining a flood wall or pumps, and other purposes to prevent | 67720 |
| floods; | 67721 |
| (P) For maintaining and operating sewage disposal plants and | 67722 |
| facilities; | 67723 |
| (Q) For the purpose of purchasing, acquiring, constructing, | 67724 |
| enlarging, improving, equipping, repairing, maintaining, or | 67725 |
| operating, or any combination of the foregoing, a county transit | 67726 |
| system pursuant to sections 306.01 to 306.13 of the Revised Code, | 67727 |
| or of making any payment to a board of county commissioners | 67728 |
| operating a transit system or a county transit board pursuant to | 67729 |
| section 306.06 of the Revised Code; | 67730 |
| (R) For the subdivision's share of the cost of acquiring or | 67731 |
| constructing any schools, forestry camps, detention facilities, or | 67732 |
| other facilities, or any combination thereof, under section | 67733 |
| 2151.65 or 2152.41 of the Revised Code or both of those sections; | 67734 |
| (S) For the prevention, control, and abatement of air | 67735 |
| pollution; | 67736 |
| (T) For maintaining and operating cemeteries; | 67737 |
| (U) For providing ambulance service, emergency medical | 67738 |
| service, or both; | 67739 |
| (V) For providing for the collection and disposal of garbage | 67740 |
| or refuse, including yard waste; | 67741 |
| (W) For the payment of the police officer employers' | 67742 |
| contribution or the firefighter employers' contribution required | 67743 |
| under sections 742.33 and 742.34 of the Revised Code; | 67744 |
| (X) For the construction and maintenance of a drainage | 67745 |
| improvement pursuant to section 6131.52 of the Revised Code; | 67746 |
| (Y) For providing or maintaining senior citizens services or | 67747 |
| facilities as authorized by section 307.694, 307.85, 505.70, or | 67748 |
| 505.706 or division (EE) of section 717.01 of the Revised Code; | 67749 |
| (Z) For the provision and maintenance of zoological park | 67750 |
| services and facilities as authorized under section 307.76 of the | 67751 |
| Revised Code; | 67752 |
| (AA) For the maintenance and operation of a free public | 67753 |
| museum of art, science, or history; | 67754 |
| (BB) For the establishment and operation of a 9-1-1 system, | 67755 |
| as defined in section 4931.40 of the Revised Code; | 67756 |
| (CC) For the purpose of acquiring, rehabilitating, or | 67757 |
| developing rail property or rail service. As used in this | 67758 |
| division, "rail property" and "rail service" have the same | 67759 |
| meanings as in section 4981.01 of the Revised Code. This division | 67760 |
| applies only to a county, township, or municipal corporation. | 67761 |
| (DD) For the purpose of acquiring property for, constructing, | 67762 |
| operating, and maintaining community centers as provided for in | 67763 |
| section 755.16 of the Revised Code; | 67764 |
| (EE) For the creation and operation of an office or joint | 67765 |
| office of economic development, for any economic development | 67766 |
| purpose of the office, and to otherwise provide for the | 67767 |
| establishment and operation of a program of economic development | 67768 |
| pursuant to sections 307.07 and 307.64 of the Revised Code, or to | 67769 |
| the extent that the expenses of a county land reutilization | 67770 |
| corporation organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code are | 67771 |
| found by the board of county commissioners to constitute the | 67772 |
| promotion of economic development, for the payment of such | 67773 |
| operations and expenses; | 67774 |
| (FF) For the purpose of acquiring, establishing, | 67775 |
| constructing, improving, equipping, maintaining, or operating, or | 67776 |
| any combination of the foregoing, a township airport, landing | 67777 |
| field, or other air navigation facility pursuant to section 505.15 | 67778 |
| of the Revised Code; | 67779 |
| (GG) For the payment of costs incurred by a township as a | 67780 |
| result of a contract made with a county pursuant to section | 67781 |
| 505.263 of the Revised Code in order to pay all or any part of the | 67782 |
| cost of constructing, maintaining, repairing, or operating a water | 67783 |
| supply improvement; | 67784 |
| (HH) For a board of township trustees to acquire, other than | 67785 |
| by appropriation, an ownership interest in land, water, or | 67786 |
| wetlands, or to restore or maintain land, water, or wetlands in | 67787 |
| which the board has an ownership interest, not for purposes of | 67788 |
| recreation, but for the purposes of protecting and preserving the | 67789 |
| natural, scenic, open, or wooded condition of the land, water, or | 67790 |
| wetlands against modification or encroachment resulting from | 67791 |
| occupation, development, or other use, which may be styled as | 67792 |
| protecting or preserving "greenspace" in the resolution, notice of | 67793 |
| election, or ballot form. Except as otherwise provided in this | 67794 |
| division, land is not acquired for purposes of recreation, even if | 67795 |
| the land is used for recreational purposes, so long as no | 67796 |
| building, structure, or fixture used for recreational purposes is | 67797 |
| permanently attached or affixed to the land. Except as otherwise | 67798 |
| provided in this division, land that previously has been acquired | 67799 |
| in a township for these greenspace purposes may subsequently be | 67800 |
| used for recreational purposes if the board of township trustees | 67801 |
| adopts a resolution approving that use and no building, structure, | 67802 |
| or fixture used for recreational purposes is permanently attached | 67803 |
| or affixed to the land. The authorization to use greenspace land | 67804 |
| for recreational use does not apply to land located in a township | 67805 |
| that had a population, at the time it passed its first greenspace | 67806 |
| levy, of more than thirty-eight thousand within a county that had | 67807 |
| a population, at that time, of at least eight hundred sixty | 67808 |
| thousand. | 67809 |
| (II) For the support by a county of a crime victim assistance | 67810 |
| program that is provided and maintained by a county agency or a | 67811 |
| private, nonprofit corporation or association under section 307.62 | 67812 |
| of the Revised Code; | 67813 |
| (JJ) For any or all of the purposes set forth in divisions | 67814 |
| (I) and (J) of this section. This division applies only to a | 67815 |
| township. | 67816 |
| (KK) For a countywide public safety communications system | 67817 |
| under section 307.63 of the Revised Code. This division applies | 67818 |
| only to counties. | 67819 |
| (LL) For the support by a county of criminal justice services | 67820 |
| under section 307.45 of the Revised Code; | 67821 |
| (MM) For the purpose of maintaining and operating a jail or | 67822 |
| other detention facility as defined in section 2921.01 of the | 67823 |
| Revised Code; | 67824 |
| (NN) For purchasing, maintaining, or improving, or any | 67825 |
| combination of the foregoing, real estate on which to hold | 67826 |
| agricultural fairs. This division applies only to a county. | 67827 |
| (OO) For constructing, rehabilitating, repairing, or | 67828 |
| maintaining sidewalks, walkways, trails, bicycle pathways, or | 67829 |
| similar improvements, or acquiring ownership interests in land | 67830 |
| necessary for the foregoing improvements; | 67831 |
| (PP) For both of the purposes set forth in divisions (G) and | 67832 |
| (OO) of this section. | 67833 |
| (QQ) For both of the purposes set forth in divisions (H) and | 67834 |
| (HH) of this section. This division applies only to a township. | 67835 |
| (RR) For the legislative authority of a municipal | 67836 |
| corporation, board of county commissioners of a county, or board | 67837 |
| of township trustees of a township to acquire agricultural | 67838 |
| easements, as defined in section 5301.67 of the Revised Code, and | 67839 |
| to supervise and enforce the easements. | 67840 |
| (SS) For both of the purposes set forth in divisions (BB) and | 67841 |
| (KK) of this section. This division applies only to a county. | 67842 |
| (TT) For the maintenance and operation of a facility that is | 67843 |
| organized in whole or in part to promote the sciences and natural | 67844 |
| history under section 307.761 of the Revised Code. | 67845 |
| (UU) For the creation and operation of a county land | 67846 |
| reutilization corporation and for any programs or activities of | 67847 |
| the corporation found by the board of directors of the corporation | 67848 |
| to be consistent with the purposes for which the corporation is | 67849 |
| organized; | 67850 |
| (VV) For construction and maintenance of improvements and | 67851 |
| expenses of soil and water conservation district programs under | 67852 |
| Chapter 1515. of the Revised Code; | 67853 |
| (WW) For the Ohio cooperative extension service fund created | 67854 |
| under section 3335.35 of the Revised Code for the purposes | 67855 |
| prescribed under section 3335.36 of the Revised Code for the | 67856 |
| benefit of the citizens of a county. This division applies only to | 67857 |
| a county. | 67858 |
| (XX) For a municipal corporation that withdraws or proposes | 67859 |
| by resolution to withdraw from a regional transit authority under | 67860 |
| section 306.55 of the Revised Code to provide transportation | 67861 |
| services for the movement of persons within, from, or to the | 67862 |
| municipal corporation. | 67863 |
| The resolution shall be confined to the purpose or purposes | 67864 |
| described in one division of this section, to which the revenue | 67865 |
| derived therefrom shall be applied. The existence in any other | 67866 |
| division of this section of authority to levy a tax for any part | 67867 |
| or all of the same purpose or purposes does not preclude the use | 67868 |
| of such revenues for any part of the purpose or purposes of the | 67869 |
| division under which the resolution is adopted. | 67870 |
| The resolution shall specify the amount of the increase in | 67871 |
| rate that it is necessary to levy, the purpose of that increase in | 67872 |
| rate, and the number of years during which the increase in rate | 67873 |
| shall be in effect, which may or may not include a levy upon the | 67874 |
| duplicate of the current year. The number of years may be any | 67875 |
| number not exceeding five, except as follows: | 67876 |
| (1) When the additional rate is for the payment of debt | 67877 |
| charges, the increased rate shall be for the life of the | 67878 |
| indebtedness. | 67879 |
| (2) When the additional rate is for any of the following, the | 67880 |
| increased rate shall be for a continuing period of time: | 67881 |
| (a) For the current expenses for a detention facility | 67882 |
| district, a district organized under section 2151.65 of the | 67883 |
| Revised Code, or a combined district organized under sections | 67884 |
| 2151.65 and 2152.41 of the Revised Code; | 67885 |
| (b) For providing a county's share of the cost of maintaining | 67886 |
| and operating schools, district detention facilities, forestry | 67887 |
| camps, or other facilities, or any combination thereof, | 67888 |
| established under section 2151.65 or 2152.41 of the Revised Code | 67889 |
| or under both of those sections. | 67890 |
| (3) When the additional rate is for either of the following, | 67891 |
| the increased rate may be for a continuing period of time: | 67892 |
| (a) For the purposes set forth in division (I), (J), (U), or | 67893 |
| (KK) of this section; | 67894 |
| (b) For the maintenance and operation of a joint recreation | 67895 |
| district. | 67896 |
| (4) When the increase is for the purpose or purposes set | 67897 |
| forth in division (D), (G), (H), (CC), or (PP) of this section, | 67898 |
| the tax levy may be for any specified number of years or for a | 67899 |
| continuing period of time, as set forth in the resolution. | 67900 |
| (5) When the additional rate is for the purpose described in | 67901 |
| division (Z) of this section, the increased rate shall be for any | 67902 |
| number of years not exceeding ten. | 67903 |
| A levy for one of the purposes set forth in division (G), | 67904 |
| (I), (J), or (U) of this section may be reduced pursuant to | 67905 |
| section 5705.261 or 5705.31 of the Revised Code. A levy for one of | 67906 |
| the purposes set forth in division (G), (I), (J), or (U) of this | 67907 |
| section may also be terminated or permanently reduced by the | 67908 |
| taxing authority if it adopts a resolution stating that the | 67909 |
| continuance of the levy is unnecessary and the levy shall be | 67910 |
| terminated or that the millage is excessive and the levy shall be | 67911 |
| decreased by a designated amount. | 67912 |
| A resolution of a detention facility district, a district | 67913 |
| organized under section 2151.65 of the Revised Code, or a combined | 67914 |
| district organized under both sections 2151.65 and 2152.41 of the | 67915 |
| Revised Code may include both current expenses and other purposes, | 67916 |
| provided that the resolution shall apportion the annual rate of | 67917 |
| levy between the current expenses and the other purpose or | 67918 |
| purposes. The apportionment need not be the same for each year of | 67919 |
| the levy, but the respective portions of the rate actually levied | 67920 |
| each year for the current expenses and the other purpose or | 67921 |
| purposes shall be limited by the apportionment. | 67922 |
| Whenever a board of county commissioners, acting either as | 67923 |
| the taxing authority of its county or as the taxing authority of a | 67924 |
| sewer district or subdistrict created under Chapter 6117. of the | 67925 |
| Revised Code, by resolution declares it necessary to levy a tax in | 67926 |
| excess of the ten-mill limitation for the purpose of constructing, | 67927 |
| improving, or extending sewage disposal plants or sewage systems, | 67928 |
| the tax may be in effect for any number of years not exceeding | 67929 |
| twenty, and the proceeds of the tax, notwithstanding the general | 67930 |
| provisions of this section, may be used to pay debt charges on any | 67931 |
| obligations issued and outstanding on behalf of the subdivision | 67932 |
| for the purposes enumerated in this paragraph, provided that any | 67933 |
| such obligations have been specifically described in the | 67934 |
| resolution. | 67935 |
| A resolution adopted by the legislative authority of a | 67936 |
| municipal corporation that is for the purpose in division (XX) of | 67937 |
| this section may be combined with the purpose provided in section | 67938 |
| 306.55 of the Revised Code, by vote of two-thirds of all members | 67939 |
| of the legislative authority. The legislative authority may | 67940 |
| certify the resolution to the board of elections as a combined | 67941 |
| question. The question appearing on the ballot shall be as | 67942 |
| provided in section 5705.252 of the Revised Code. | 67943 |
| The resolution shall go into immediate effect upon its | 67944 |
| passage, and no publication of the resolution is necessary other | 67945 |
| than that provided for in the notice of election. | 67946 |
| When the electors of a subdivision have approved a tax levy | 67947 |
| under this section, the taxing authority of the subdivision may | 67948 |
| anticipate a fraction of the proceeds of the levy and issue | 67949 |
| anticipation notes in accordance with section 5705.191 or 5705.193 | 67950 |
| of the Revised Code. | 67951 |
| Sec. 5705.25. (A) A copy of any resolution adopted as | 67952 |
| provided in section 5705.19 or 5705.2111 of the Revised Code shall | 67953 |
| be certified by the taxing authority to the board of elections of | 67954 |
| the proper county not less than ninety days before the general | 67955 |
| election in any year, and the board shall submit the proposal to | 67956 |
| the electors of the subdivision at the succeeding November | 67957 |
| election. Except as otherwise provided in this division, a | 67958 |
| resolution to renew an existing levy, regardless of the section of | 67959 |
| the Revised Code under which the tax was imposed, shall not be | 67960 |
| placed on the ballot unless the question is submitted at the | 67961 |
| general election held during the last year the tax to be renewed | 67962 |
| or replaced may be extended on the real and public utility | 67963 |
| property tax list and duplicate, or at any election held in the | 67964 |
| ensuing year. The limitation of the foregoing sentence does not | 67965 |
| apply to a resolution to renew and increase or to renew part of an | 67966 |
| existing levy that was imposed under section 5705.191 of the | 67967 |
| Revised Code to supplement the general fund for the purpose of | 67968 |
| making appropriations for one or more of the following purposes: | 67969 |
| for public assistance, human or social services, relief, welfare, | 67970 |
| hospitalization, health, and support of general hospitals. The | 67971 |
| limitation of the second preceding sentence also does not apply to | 67972 |
| a resolution that proposes to renew two or more existing levies | 67973 |
| imposed under section 5705.21 of the Revised Code, in which case | 67974 |
| the question shall be submitted on the date of the general or | 67975 |
| primary election held during the last year at least one of the | 67976 |
| levies to be renewed may be extended on the real and public | 67977 |
| utility property tax list and duplicate, or at any election held | 67978 |
| during the ensuing year. For purposes of this section, a levy | 67979 |
| shall be considered to be an "existing levy" through the year | 67980 |
| following the last year it can be placed on that tax list and | 67981 |
| duplicate. | 67982 |
| The board shall make the necessary arrangements for the | 67983 |
| submission of such questions to the electors of such subdivision, | 67984 |
| and the election shall be conducted, canvassed, and certified in | 67985 |
| the same manner as regular elections in such subdivision for the | 67986 |
| election of county officers. Notice of the election shall be | 67987 |
| published in a newspaper of general circulation in the subdivision | 67988 |
| once a week for two consecutive weeks, or as provided in section | 67989 |
| 7.16 of the Revised Code, prior to the election. If the board of | 67990 |
| elections operates and maintains a web site, the board of | 67991 |
| elections shall post notice of the election on its web site for | 67992 |
| thirty days prior to the election. The notice shall state the | 67993 |
| purpose, the proposed increase in rate expressed in dollars and | 67994 |
| cents for each one hundred dollars of valuation as well as in | 67995 |
| mills for each one dollar of valuation, the number of years during | 67996 |
| which the increase will be in effect, the first month and year in | 67997 |
| which the tax will be levied, and the time and place of the | 67998 |
| election. | 67999 |
| (B) The form of the ballots cast at an election held pursuant | 68000 |
| to division (A) of this section shall be as follows: | 68001 |
| "An additional tax for the benefit of (name of subdivision or | 68002 |
| public library) .......... for the purpose of (purpose stated in | 68003 |
| the resolution) .......... at a rate not exceeding ...... mills | 68004 |
| for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to (rate expressed | 68005 |
| in dollars and cents) ............ for each one hundred dollars of | 68006 |
| valuation, for ...... (life of indebtedness or number of years the | 68007 |
| levy is to run). | 68008 |
| 68009 |
| For the Tax Levy | 68010 | ||||
| Against the Tax Levy | " | 68011 |
| 68012 |
| (C) If the levy is to be in effect for a continuing period of | 68013 |
| time, the notice of election and the form of ballot shall so state | 68014 |
| instead of setting forth a specified number of years for the levy. | 68015 |
| If the tax is to be placed on the current tax list, the form | 68016 |
| of the ballot shall be modified by adding, after the statement of | 68017 |
| the number of years the levy is to run, the phrase ", commencing | 68018 |
| in .......... (first year the tax is to be levied), first due in | 68019 |
| calendar year .......... (first calendar year in which the tax | 68020 |
| shall be due)." | 68021 |
| If the levy submitted is a proposal to renew, increase, or | 68022 |
| decrease an existing levy, the form of the ballot specified in | 68023 |
| division (B) of this section may be changed by substituting for | 68024 |
| the words "An additional" at the beginning of the form, the words | 68025 |
| "A renewal of a" in case of a proposal to renew an existing levy | 68026 |
| in the same amount; the words "A renewal of ........ mills and an | 68027 |
| increase of ...... mills to constitute a" in the case of an | 68028 |
| increase; or the words "A renewal of part of an existing levy, | 68029 |
| being a reduction of ...... mills, to constitute a" in the case of | 68030 |
| a decrease in the proposed levy. | 68031 |
| If the levy submitted is a proposal to renew two or more | 68032 |
| existing levies imposed under section 5705.21 of the Revised Code, | 68033 |
| the form of the ballot specified in division (B) of this section | 68034 |
| shall be modified by substituting for the words "an additional | 68035 |
| tax" the words "a renewal of ....(insert the number of levies to | 68036 |
| be renewed) existing taxes." | 68037 |
| If the levy submitted is a levy under section 5705.72 of the | 68038 |
| Revised Code or a proposal to renew, increase, or decrease an | 68039 |
| existing levy imposed under that section, the name of the | 68040 |
| subdivision shall be "the unincorporated area of .......... (name | 68041 |
| of township)." | 68042 |
| The question covered by such resolution shall be submitted as | 68043 |
| a separate proposition but may be printed on the same ballot with | 68044 |
| any other proposition submitted at the same election, other than | 68045 |
| the election of officers. More than one such question may be | 68046 |
| submitted at the same election. | 68047 |
| (D) A levy voted in excess of the ten-mill limitation under | 68048 |
| this section shall be certified to the tax commissioner. In the | 68049 |
| first year of the levy, it shall be extended on the tax lists | 68050 |
| after the February settlement succeeding the election. If the | 68051 |
| additional tax is to be placed upon the tax list of the current | 68052 |
| year, as specified in the resolution providing for its submission, | 68053 |
| the result of the election shall be certified immediately after | 68054 |
| the canvass by the board of elections to the taxing authority, who | 68055 |
| shall make the necessary levy and certify it to the county | 68056 |
| auditor, who shall extend it on the tax lists for collection. | 68057 |
| After the first year, the tax levy shall be included in the annual | 68058 |
| tax budget that is certified to the county budget commission. | 68059 |
| Sec. 5705.252. (A) If the legislative authority of a | 68060 |
| municipal corporation adopts a resolution for the purposes | 68061 |
| provided in section 306.55 of the Revised Code and division (XX) | 68062 |
| of section 5705.19 of the Revised Code and certifies the | 68063 |
| resolution to the board of elections as a combined question, the | 68064 |
| question appearing on the ballot shall read: | 68065 |
| "Shall the territory within the ...... (name of municipal | 68066 |
| corporation) be withdrawn from ...... (name of regional transit | 68067 |
| authority) and shall an additional tax be levied for the benefit | 68068 |
| of ...... (name of municipal corporation) ...... for the purpose | 68069 |
| of providing transportation services for the movement of persons | 68070 |
| within, from, or to the ...... (name of municipal corporation) at | 68071 |
| a rate not exceeding ...... mills for each one dollar of | 68072 |
| valuation, which amounts to ...... (rate expressed in dollars and | 68073 |
| cents) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for ...... | 68074 |
| (number of years the levy is to run)?" | 68075 |
| (B) If the board of trustees of a township adopts a | 68076 |
| resolution for the purposes provided in sections 306.55 and | 68077 |
| 5705.72 of the Revised Code and certifies the resolution to the | 68078 |
| board of elections as a combined question, the question appearing | 68079 |
| on the ballot in the unincorporated area of the township shall | 68080 |
| read: | 68081 |
| "Shall the territory within the unincorporated area of ...... | 68082 |
| (name of township) be withdrawn from ...... (name of regional | 68083 |
| transit authority) and shall an additional tax be levied for the | 68084 |
| benefit of the unincorporated area of ...... (name of township) | 68085 |
| for the purpose of providing transportation services for the | 68086 |
| movement of persons within, from, or to the unincorporated area of | 68087 |
| ...... (name of township) at a rate not exceeding ...... mills for | 68088 |
| each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to ...... (rate | 68089 |
| expressed in dollars and cents) for each one hundred dollars of | 68090 |
| valuation, for ...... (number of years the levy is to run)? | 68091 |
| Sec. 5705.28. (A) Except as provided in division (B)(1) or | 68092 |
| (2) of this section or in section 5705.281 of the Revised Code, | 68093 |
| the taxing authority of each subdivision or other taxing unit | 68094 |
| shall adopt a tax budget for the next succeeding fiscal year: | 68095 |
| (1) On or before the fifteenth day of January in the case of | 68096 |
| 68097 |
| (2) On or before the fifteenth day of July in the case of all | 68098 |
| other subdivisions and taxing units. | 68099 |
| (B)(1) Before the first day of June in each year, the board | 68100 |
| of trustees of a school library district entitled to participate | 68101 |
| in any appropriation or revenue of a school district or to have a | 68102 |
| tax proposed by the board of education of a school district shall | 68103 |
| file with the board of education of the school district a tax | 68104 |
| budget for the ensuing fiscal year. On or before the fifteenth day | 68105 |
| of July in each year, the board of education of a school district | 68106 |
| to which a school library district tax budget was submitted under | 68107 |
| this division shall adopt such tax budget on behalf of the library | 68108 |
| district, but such budget shall not be part of the school | 68109 |
| district's tax budget. | 68110 |
| (2)(a) The taxing authority of a taxing unit that does not | 68111 |
| levy a tax is not required to adopt a tax budget pursuant to | 68112 |
| division (A) of this section. Instead, on or before the fifteenth | 68113 |
| day of July each year, such taxing authority shall adopt an | 68114 |
| operating budget for the taxing unit for the ensuing fiscal year. | 68115 |
| The operating budget shall include an estimate of receipts from | 68116 |
| all sources, a statement of all taxing unit expenses that are | 68117 |
| anticipated to occur, and the amount required for debt charges | 68118 |
| during the fiscal year. The operating budget is not required to be | 68119 |
| filed with the county auditor or the county budget commission. | 68120 |
| (b) Except for this section and sections 5705.36, 5705.38, | 68121 |
| 5705.40, 5705.41, 5705.43, 5705.44, and 5705.45 of the Revised | 68122 |
| Code, a taxing unit that does not levy a tax is not a taxing unit | 68123 |
| for purposes of Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code. Documents | 68124 |
| prepared in accordance with such sections are not required to be | 68125 |
| filed with the county auditor or county budget commission. | 68126 |
| (c) The total appropriations from each fund of a taxing unit | 68127 |
| that does not levy a tax shall not exceed the total estimated | 68128 |
| revenue available for expenditures from the fund, and | 68129 |
| appropriations shall be made from each fund only for the purposes | 68130 |
| for which the fund is established. | 68131 |
| (C)(1) To assist in the preparation of the tax budget, the | 68132 |
| head of each department, board, commission, and district authority | 68133 |
| entitled to participate in any appropriation or revenue of a | 68134 |
| subdivision shall file with the taxing authority, or in the case | 68135 |
| of a municipal corporation, with its chief executive officer, | 68136 |
| before the forty-fifth day prior to the date on which the budget | 68137 |
| must be adopted, an estimate of contemplated revenue and | 68138 |
| expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year, in such form as is | 68139 |
| prescribed by the taxing authority of the subdivision or by the | 68140 |
| auditor of state. The taxing authority shall include in its budget | 68141 |
| of expenditures the full amounts requested by district | 68142 |
| authorities, not to exceed the amount authorized by law, if such | 68143 |
| authorities may fix the amount of revenue they are to receive from | 68144 |
| the subdivision. In a municipal corporation in which a special | 68145 |
| levy for a municipal university has been authorized to be levied | 68146 |
| in excess of the ten-mill limitation, or is required by the | 68147 |
| charter of the municipal corporation, the taxing authority shall | 68148 |
| include an amount not less than the estimated yield of such levy, | 68149 |
| if such amount is requested by the board of directors of the | 68150 |
| municipal university. | 68151 |
| (2) A county board of developmental disabilities may include | 68152 |
| within its estimate of contemplated revenue and expenditures a | 68153 |
| reserve balance account in the community developmental | 68154 |
| disabilities residential services fund. The account shall contain | 68155 |
| money that is not needed to pay for current expenses for | 68156 |
| residential services and supported living but will be needed to | 68157 |
| pay for expenses for such services in the future or may be needed | 68158 |
| for unanticipated emergency expenses. On the request of the county | 68159 |
| board of developmental disabilities, the board of county | 68160 |
| commissioners shall include such an account in its budget of | 68161 |
| expenditures and appropriate money to the account from residential | 68162 |
| service moneys for the county board. | 68163 |
| (D) The board of trustees of any public library desiring to | 68164 |
| participate in the distribution of the county public library fund | 68165 |
| shall adopt appropriate rules extending the benefits of the | 68166 |
| library service of such library to all the inhabitants of the | 68167 |
| county on equal terms, unless such library service is by law | 68168 |
| available to all such inhabitants, and shall certify a copy of | 68169 |
| such rules to the taxing authority with its estimate of | 68170 |
| contemplated revenue and expenditures. Where such rules have been | 68171 |
| so certified or where the adoption of such rules is not required, | 68172 |
| the taxing authority shall include in its budget of receipts such | 68173 |
| amounts as are specified by such board as contemplated revenue | 68174 |
| from the county public library fund, and in its budget of | 68175 |
| expenditures the full amounts requested therefrom by such board. | 68176 |
| No library association, incorporated or unincorporated, is | 68177 |
| entitled to participate in the proceeds of the county public | 68178 |
| library fund unless such association both was organized and | 68179 |
| operating prior to January 1, 1968, and participated in the | 68180 |
| distribution of the proceeds of the county public library fund | 68181 |
| prior to December 31, 2005. | 68182 |
| Sec. 5705.30. This section does not apply to a subdivision | 68183 |
| for which the county budget commission has waived the requirement | 68184 |
| to adopt a tax budget under section 5705.281 of the Revised Code. | 68185 |
| In addition to the information required by section 5705.29 of | 68186 |
| the Revised Code, the budget of each subdivision and school | 68187 |
| library district shall include such other information as is | 68188 |
| prescribed by the auditor of state. At least two copies of the | 68189 |
| budget shall be filed in the office of the fiscal officer of the | 68190 |
| subdivision for public inspection not less than ten days before | 68191 |
| its adoption by the taxing authority, and such taxing authority | 68192 |
| shall hold at least one public hearing thereon, of which public | 68193 |
| notice shall be given by at least one publication not less than | 68194 |
| ten days prior to the date of hearing in the official publication | 68195 |
| of such subdivision, or in a newspaper having general circulation | 68196 |
| in the subdivision. The budget, after adoption, shall be submitted | 68197 |
| to the county auditor on or before the twentieth day of July, or | 68198 |
| in the case of a school district or the city of Cincinnati, by the | 68199 |
| twentieth day of January. The tax commissioner may prescribe a | 68200 |
| later date for the submission of a subdivision's tax budget. Any | 68201 |
| subdivision that fails to submit its budget to the county auditor | 68202 |
|
on or before the | 68203 |
| 68204 | |
|
this section or a later date | 68205 |
| 68206 | |
| apportionment from the undivided local government fund | 68207 |
|
distribution for the ensuing calendar year | 68208 |
| 68209 | |
|
by the subdivision on or before the
| 68210 |
| before the date prescribed by this section for submitting the | 68211 |
|
budget, but was not submitted
| 68212 |
| 68213 | |
| prescribed by the commissioner because of ministerial error by the | 68214 |
| subdivision or its officers, employees, or other representatives. | 68215 |
| Sec. 5705.34. When the budget commission has completed its | 68216 |
| work with respect to a tax budget or other information required to | 68217 |
| be provided under section 5705.281 of the Revised Code, it shall | 68218 |
| certify its action to the taxing authority, together with an | 68219 |
| estimate by the county auditor of the rate of each tax necessary | 68220 |
| to be levied by the taxing authority within its subdivision or | 68221 |
| taxing unit, and what part thereof is in excess of, and what part | 68222 |
| within, the ten-mill tax limitation. The certification shall also | 68223 |
| indicate the date on which each tax levied by the taxing authority | 68224 |
| will expire. | 68225 |
| If a taxing authority levies a tax for a fixed sum of money | 68226 |
| or to pay debt charges for the tax year for which the tax budget | 68227 |
| is prepared, and a payment on account of that tax is payable to | 68228 |
| the taxing authority for the tax year under section 5727.85, | 68229 |
| 5727.86, 5751.21, or 5751.22 of the Revised Code, the county | 68230 |
| auditor, when estimating the rate at which the tax shall be levied | 68231 |
| in the current year, shall estimate the rate necessary to raise | 68232 |
| the required sum less the estimated amount of any payments made | 68233 |
| for the tax year to a taxing unit for fixed-sum levies under those | 68234 |
| sections. The estimated rate shall be the rate of the levy that | 68235 |
| the budget commission certifies with its action under this | 68236 |
| section. | 68237 |
| Each taxing authority, by ordinance or resolution, shall | 68238 |
| authorize the necessary tax levies and certify them to the county | 68239 |
| auditor before the first day of October in each year, or at such | 68240 |
| later date as is approved by the tax commissioner, except that the | 68241 |
| certification by the legislative authority of the city of | 68242 |
| Cincinnati or by a board of education shall be made by the first | 68243 |
| day of April or at such later date as is approved by the | 68244 |
| commissioner, and except that a township board of park | 68245 |
| commissioners that is appointed by the board of township trustees | 68246 |
| and oversees a township park district that contains only | 68247 |
| unincorporated territory shall authorize only those taxes approved | 68248 |
| by, and only at the rate approved by, the board of township | 68249 |
| trustees as required by division (C) of section 511.27 of the | 68250 |
| Revised Code. If the levying of a tax to be placed on the | 68251 |
| duplicate of the current year is approved by the electors of the | 68252 |
| subdivision under sections 5705.01 to 5705.47 of the Revised Code; | 68253 |
| if the rate of a school district tax is increased due to the | 68254 |
| repeal of a school district income tax and property tax rate | 68255 |
| reduction at an election held pursuant to section 5748.04 of the | 68256 |
| Revised Code; or if refunding bonds to refund all or a part of the | 68257 |
| principal of bonds payable from a tax levy for the ensuing fiscal | 68258 |
| year are issued or sold and in the process of delivery, the budget | 68259 |
| commission shall reconsider and revise its action on the budget of | 68260 |
| the subdivision or school library district for whose benefit the | 68261 |
| tax is to be levied after the returns of such election are fully | 68262 |
| canvassed, or after the issuance or sale of such refunding bonds | 68263 |
| is certified to it. | 68264 |
| Sec. 5705.35. (A) The certification of the budget commission | 68265 |
| to the taxing authority of each subdivision or taxing unit, as set | 68266 |
| forth in section 5705.34 of the Revised Code, shall show the | 68267 |
| various funds of such subdivisions other than funds to be created | 68268 |
| by transfer and shall be filed by the county budget commission | 68269 |
| with such taxing authority on or before the first day of March in | 68270 |
| the case of school districts and the city of Cincinnati and on or | 68271 |
| before the first day of September in each year in the case of all | 68272 |
| other taxing authorities. There shall be set forth on the credit | 68273 |
| side of each fund the estimated unencumbered balances and | 68274 |
| receipts, and if a tax is to be levied for such fund, the | 68275 |
| estimated revenue to be derived therefrom, the rate of the levy, | 68276 |
| and what portion thereof is within, and what in excess of, the | 68277 |
| ten-mill tax limitation, and on the debit side, the total | 68278 |
| appropriations that may be made therefrom. Subject to division (G) | 68279 |
| of section 5705.29 of the Revised Code, any reserve balance in an | 68280 |
| account established under section 5705.13 of the Revised Code for | 68281 |
| the purpose described in division (A)(1) of that section, and the | 68282 |
| principal of a nonexpendable trust fund established under section | 68283 |
| 5705.131 of the Revised Code and any additions to principal | 68284 |
| arising from sources other than the reinvestment of investment | 68285 |
| earnings arising from that fund, are not unencumbered balances for | 68286 |
| the purposes of this section. The balance in a reserve balance | 68287 |
| account established under section 5705.132 of the Revised Code is | 68288 |
| not an unencumbered balance for the purposes of this division. | 68289 |
| There shall be attached to the certification a summary, which | 68290 |
| shall be known as the "official certificate of estimated | 68291 |
| resources," that shall state the total estimated resources of each | 68292 |
| fund of the subdivision that are available for appropriation in | 68293 |
| the fiscal year, other than funds to be created by transfer, and a | 68294 |
| statement of the amount of the total tax duplicate of the school | 68295 |
| district to be used in the collection of taxes for the following | 68296 |
| calendar year. Before the end of the fiscal year, the taxing | 68297 |
| authority of each subdivision and other taxing unit shall revise | 68298 |
| its tax budget, if one was adopted, so that the total contemplated | 68299 |
| expenditures from any fund during the ensuing fiscal year will not | 68300 |
| exceed the total appropriations that may be made from such fund, | 68301 |
| as determined by the budget commission in its certification; and | 68302 |
| such revised budget shall be the basis of the annual appropriation | 68303 |
| measure. | 68304 |
| (B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of | 68305 |
| this section, revenues from real property taxes scheduled to be | 68306 |
| settled on or before the tenth day of August and the fifteenth day | 68307 |
| of February of a fiscal year under divisions (A) and (C) of | 68308 |
| section 321.24 of the Revised Code, and revenue from taxes levied | 68309 |
| on personal property used in business scheduled to be settled on | 68310 |
| or before the thirty-first day of October and the thirtieth day of | 68311 |
| June of a fiscal year under divisions (B) and (D) of section | 68312 |
| 321.24 of the Revised Code shall not be available for | 68313 |
| appropriation by a board of education prior to the fiscal year in | 68314 |
| which such latest scheduled settlement date occurs, except that | 68315 |
| moneys advanced to the treasurer of a board of education under | 68316 |
| division (A)(2)(b) of section 321.34 of the Revised Code shall be | 68317 |
| available for appropriation in the fiscal year in which they are | 68318 |
| paid to the treasurer under such section. If the date for any | 68319 |
| settlement of taxes is extended under division (E) of section | 68320 |
| 321.24 of the Revised Code, the latest date set forth in divisions | 68321 |
| (A) to (D) of that section shall be used to determine in which | 68322 |
| fiscal year the revenues are first available for appropriation. | 68323 |
| (2) Revenues available for appropriation by a school district | 68324 |
| during a fiscal year may include amounts borrowed in that fiscal | 68325 |
| year under section 133.301 of the Revised Code in anticipation of | 68326 |
| the collection of taxes that are to be included in the settlements | 68327 |
| made under divisions (C) and (D) of section 321.24 of the Revised | 68328 |
| Code in the ensuing fiscal year. | 68329 |
| Sec. 5705.38. (A) This division does not apply to school | 68330 |
| district appropriation measures. On or about the first day of each | 68331 |
| fiscal year, the taxing authority of each subdivision or other | 68332 |
| taxing unit shall pass an appropriation measure, and thereafter | 68333 |
| during the year it may pass any supplemental appropriation | 68334 |
| measures as it finds necessary, based on the revised tax budget or | 68335 |
| the official certificate of estimated resources or amendments of | 68336 |
| the certificate. If it desires to postpone the passage of the | 68337 |
| annual appropriation measure until an amended certificate is | 68338 |
| received based on the actual balances, it may pass a temporary | 68339 |
| appropriation measure for meeting the ordinary expenses of the | 68340 |
| taxing unit until no later than the first day of April or, in the | 68341 |
| case of the city of Cincinnati, the first day of October, of the | 68342 |
| current year, and the appropriations made in the temporary measure | 68343 |
| shall be chargeable to the appropriations in the annual | 68344 |
| appropriation measure for that fiscal year when passed. | 68345 |
| (B) A board of education shall pass its annual appropriation | 68346 |
| measure by the first day of October. If, by the first day of | 68347 |
| October, a board has not received either the amended certificates | 68348 |
| of estimated resources required by division (B) of section 5705.36 | 68349 |
| of the Revised Code or certifications that no amended certificates | 68350 |
| need be issued, the adoption of the annual appropriation measure | 68351 |
| shall be delayed until the amended certificates or certifications | 68352 |
| are received. Prior to the passage of the annual appropriation | 68353 |
| measure, the board may pass a temporary appropriation measure for | 68354 |
| meeting the ordinary expenses of the district until it passes an | 68355 |
| annual appropriation measure, and appropriations made in the | 68356 |
| temporary measure shall be chargeable to the appropriations in the | 68357 |
| annual appropriation measure for that fiscal year when passed. | 68358 |
| During the fiscal year and after the passage of the annual | 68359 |
| appropriation measure, a district may pass any supplemental | 68360 |
| appropriation measures as it finds necessary, based on the revised | 68361 |
| tax budget or the official certificate of estimated resources or | 68362 |
| amendments of the certificate. School district appropriation | 68363 |
| measures shall be in the form as the auditor of state, after | 68364 |
| consultation with the tax commissioner, prescribes. | 68365 |
| (C) Appropriation measures shall be classified so as to set | 68366 |
| forth separately the amounts appropriated for each office, | 68367 |
| department, and division, and, within each, the amount | 68368 |
| appropriated for personal services. In the case of a municipal | 68369 |
| university, the board of directors of which have assumed, in the | 68370 |
| manner provided by law, custody and control of the funds of the | 68371 |
| university, funds shall be appropriated as a lump sum for the use | 68372 |
| of the university. | 68373 |
| Sec. 5705.72. (A) As used in this section and in section | 68374 |
| 5705.25 of the Revised Code with regard to a levy submitted under | 68375 |
| this section, "electors" means electors of the unincorporated area | 68376 |
| of a township. | 68377 |
| (B) The board of trustees of any township that withdraws or | 68378 |
| proposes by resolution to withdraw the unincorporated area of the | 68379 |
| township from a regional transit authority under section 306.55 of | 68380 |
| the Revised Code, by vote of two-thirds of all the members of the | 68381 |
| board of trustees, may declare by resolution that the amount of | 68382 |
| taxes that may be raised within the ten-mill limitation will be | 68383 |
| insufficient to provide transportation services to the | 68384 |
| unincorporated area of the township and that it is necessary to | 68385 |
| levy a tax in excess of that limitation within the unincorporated | 68386 |
| area of that township for the purpose of providing transportation | 68387 |
| services for the movement of persons within, from, or to the | 68388 |
| unincorporated area of that township. | 68389 |
| The resolution shall specify the necessary amount of the | 68390 |
| increase in rate to levy, the purpose of such increase, and the | 68391 |
| number of years, not exceeding ten, during which the rate increase | 68392 |
| shall be in effect, which may or may not include a levy upon the | 68393 |
| tax list of the current year. | 68394 |
| The resolution shall be submitted to the proper county board | 68395 |
| of elections not less than ninety days before the date of the | 68396 |
| election at which the question will appear on the ballot and in | 68397 |
| the manner provided by section 5705.25 of the Revised Code, except | 68398 |
| that the question may be submitted to electors at a general | 68399 |
| election or a special election held on a date consistent with | 68400 |
| section 3501.01 of the Revised Code. | 68401 |
| A resolution adopted by the board of trustees of a township | 68402 |
| under this section may be combined with a resolution for the | 68403 |
| withdrawal of the unincorporated area of the township from a | 68404 |
| regional transit authority as provided in section 306.55 of the | 68405 |
| Revised Code, by vote of two-thirds of all members of the board. | 68406 |
| The board may certify the combined resolution to the board of | 68407 |
| elections as a combined question. The question appearing on the | 68408 |
| ballot shall be as provided in section 5705.252 of the Revised | 68409 |
| Code. | 68410 |
| When electors have approved a tax levy under this section, | 68411 |
| the board of township trustees may anticipate a fraction of the | 68412 |
| proceeds of the levy and issue anticipation notes as authorized by | 68413 |
| section 5705.191 of the Revised Code for a current expense levy | 68414 |
| with a fixed term, and may anticipate the collection of current | 68415 |
| revenue under section 133.10 of the Revised Code. | 68416 |
| Sec. 5709.12. (A) As used in this section, "independent | 68417 |
| living facilities" means any residential housing facilities and | 68418 |
| related property that are not a nursing home, residential care | 68419 |
|
facility, or | 68420 |
| division (A) of section 5701.13 of the Revised Code. | 68421 |
| (B) Lands, houses, and other buildings belonging to a county, | 68422 |
| township, or municipal corporation and used exclusively for the | 68423 |
| accommodation or support of the poor, or leased to the state or | 68424 |
| any political subdivision for public purposes shall be exempt from | 68425 |
| taxation. Real and tangible personal property belonging to | 68426 |
| institutions that is used exclusively for charitable purposes | 68427 |
| shall be exempt from taxation, including real property belonging | 68428 |
| to an institution that is a nonprofit corporation that receives a | 68429 |
| grant under the Thomas Alva Edison grant program authorized by | 68430 |
| division (C) of section 122.33 of the Revised Code at any time | 68431 |
| during the tax year and being held for leasing or resale to | 68432 |
| others. If, at any time during a tax year for which such property | 68433 |
| is exempted from taxation, the corporation ceases to qualify for | 68434 |
| such a grant, the director of development shall notify the tax | 68435 |
| commissioner, and the tax commissioner shall cause the property to | 68436 |
| be restored to the tax list beginning with the following tax year. | 68437 |
| All property owned and used by a nonprofit organization | 68438 |
| exclusively for a home for the aged, as defined in section 5701.13 | 68439 |
| of the Revised Code, also shall be exempt from taxation. | 68440 |
| (C)(1) If a home for the aged described in division (B)(1) of | 68441 |
| section 5701.13 of the Revised Code is operated in conjunction | 68442 |
| with or at the same site as independent living facilities, the | 68443 |
| exemption granted in division (B) of this section shall include | 68444 |
| kitchen, dining room, clinic, entry ways, maintenance and storage | 68445 |
| areas, and land necessary for access commonly used by both | 68446 |
| residents of the home for the aged and residents of the | 68447 |
| independent living facilities. Other facilities commonly used by | 68448 |
| both residents of the home for the aged and residents of | 68449 |
| independent living units shall be exempt from taxation only if the | 68450 |
| other facilities are used primarily by the residents of the home | 68451 |
| for the aged. Vacant land currently unused by the home, and | 68452 |
| independent living facilities and the lands connected with them | 68453 |
| are not exempt from taxation. Except as provided in division | 68454 |
| (A)(1) of section 5709.121 of the Revised Code, property of a home | 68455 |
| leased for nonresidential purposes is not exempt from taxation. | 68456 |
| (2) Independent living facilities are exempt from taxation if | 68457 |
| they are operated in conjunction with or at the same site as a | 68458 |
| home for the aged described in division (B)(2) of section 5701.13 | 68459 |
| of the Revised Code; operated by a corporation, association, or | 68460 |
| trust described in division (B)(1)(b) of that section; operated | 68461 |
| exclusively for the benefit of members of the corporation, | 68462 |
| association, or trust who are retired, aged, or infirm; and | 68463 |
| provided to those members without charge in consideration of their | 68464 |
| service, without compensation, to a charitable, religious, | 68465 |
| fraternal, or educational institution. For the purposes of | 68466 |
| division (C)(2) of this section, "compensation" does not include | 68467 |
| furnishing room and board, clothing, health care, or other | 68468 |
| necessities, or stipends or other de minimis payments to defray | 68469 |
| the cost thereof. | 68470 |
| (D)(1) A private corporation established under federal law, | 68471 |
| defined in 36 U.S.C. 1101, Pub. L. No. 102-199, 105 Stat. 1629, as | 68472 |
| amended, the objects of which include encouraging the advancement | 68473 |
| of science generally, or of a particular branch of science, the | 68474 |
| promotion of scientific research, the improvement of the | 68475 |
| qualifications and usefulness of scientists, or the increase and | 68476 |
| diffusion of scientific knowledge is conclusively presumed to be a | 68477 |
| charitable or educational institution. A private corporation | 68478 |
| established as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of a state, | 68479 |
| that is exempt from federal income taxation under section | 68480 |
| 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 100 Stat. 2085, 26 | 68481 |
| U.S.C.A. 1, as amended, and has as its principal purpose one or | 68482 |
| more of the foregoing objects, also is conclusively presumed to be | 68483 |
| a charitable or educational institution. | 68484 |
| The fact that an organization described in this division | 68485 |
| operates in a manner that results in an excess of revenues over | 68486 |
| expenses shall not be used to deny the exemption granted by this | 68487 |
| section, provided such excess is used, or is held for use, for | 68488 |
| exempt purposes or to establish a reserve against future | 68489 |
| contingencies; and, provided further, that such excess may not be | 68490 |
| distributed to individual persons or to entities that would not be | 68491 |
| entitled to the tax exemptions provided by this chapter. Nor shall | 68492 |
| the fact that any scientific information diffused by the | 68493 |
| organization is of particular interest or benefit to any of its | 68494 |
| individual members be used to deny the exemption granted by this | 68495 |
| section, provided that such scientific information is available to | 68496 |
| the public for purchase or otherwise. | 68497 |
| (2) Division (D)(2) of this section does not apply to real | 68498 |
| property exempted from taxation under this section and division | 68499 |
| (A)(3) of section 5709.121 of the Revised Code and belonging to a | 68500 |
| nonprofit corporation described in division (D)(1) of this section | 68501 |
| that has received a grant under the Thomas Alva Edison grant | 68502 |
| program authorized by division (C) of section 122.33 of the | 68503 |
| Revised Code during any of the tax years the property was exempted | 68504 |
| from taxation. | 68505 |
| When a private corporation described in division (D)(1) of | 68506 |
| this section sells all or any portion of a tract, lot, or parcel | 68507 |
| of real estate that has been exempt from taxation under this | 68508 |
| section and section 5709.121 of the Revised Code, the portion sold | 68509 |
| shall be restored to the tax list for the year following the year | 68510 |
| of the sale and, except in connection with a sale and transfer of | 68511 |
| such a tract, lot, or parcel to a county land reutilization | 68512 |
| corporation organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code, a | 68513 |
| charge shall be levied against the sold property in an amount | 68514 |
| equal to the tax savings on such property during the four tax | 68515 |
| years preceding the year the property is placed on the tax list. | 68516 |
| The tax savings equals the amount of the additional taxes that | 68517 |
| would have been levied if such property had not been exempt from | 68518 |
| taxation. | 68519 |
| The charge constitutes a lien of the state upon such property | 68520 |
| as of the first day of January of the tax year in which the charge | 68521 |
| is levied and continues until discharged as provided by law. The | 68522 |
| charge may also be remitted for all or any portion of such | 68523 |
| property that the tax commissioner determines is entitled to | 68524 |
| exemption from real property taxation for the year such property | 68525 |
| is restored to the tax list under any provision of the Revised | 68526 |
| Code, other than sections 725.02, 1728.10, 3735.67, 5709.40, | 68527 |
| 5709.41, 5709.62, 5709.63, 5709.71, 5709.73, 5709.78, and 5709.84, | 68528 |
| upon an application for exemption covering the year such property | 68529 |
| is restored to the tax list filed under section 5715.27 of the | 68530 |
| Revised Code. | 68531 |
| (E) Real property held by an organization organized and | 68532 |
| operated exclusively for charitable purposes as described under | 68533 |
| section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from | 68534 |
| federal taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue | 68535 |
| Code, 26 U.S.C.A. 501(a) and (c)(3), as amended, for the purpose | 68536 |
| of constructing or rehabilitating residences for eventual transfer | 68537 |
| to qualified low-income families through sale, lease, or land | 68538 |
| installment contract, shall be exempt from taxation. | 68539 |
| The exemption shall commence on the day title to the property | 68540 |
| is transferred to the organization and shall continue to the end | 68541 |
| of the tax year in which the organization transfers title to the | 68542 |
| property to a qualified low-income family. In no case shall the | 68543 |
| exemption extend beyond the second succeeding tax year following | 68544 |
| the year in which the title was transferred to the organization. | 68545 |
| If the title is transferred to the organization and from the | 68546 |
| organization to a qualified low-income family in the same tax | 68547 |
| year, the exemption shall continue to the end of that tax year. | 68548 |
| The proportionate amount of taxes that are a lien but not yet | 68549 |
| determined, assessed, and levied for the tax year in which title | 68550 |
| is transferred to the organization shall be remitted by the county | 68551 |
| auditor for each day of the year that title is held by the | 68552 |
| organization. | 68553 |
| Upon transferring the title to another person, the | 68554 |
| organization shall file with the county auditor an affidavit | 68555 |
| affirming that the title was transferred to a qualified low-income | 68556 |
| family or that the title was not transferred to a qualified | 68557 |
| low-income family, as the case may be; if the title was | 68558 |
| transferred to a qualified low-income family, the affidavit shall | 68559 |
| identify the transferee by name. If the organization transfers | 68560 |
| title to the property to anyone other than a qualified low-income | 68561 |
| family, the exemption, if it has not previously expired, shall | 68562 |
| terminate, and the property shall be restored to the tax list for | 68563 |
| the year following the year of the transfer and a charge shall be | 68564 |
| levied against the property in an amount equal to the amount of | 68565 |
| additional taxes that would have been levied if such property had | 68566 |
| not been exempt from taxation. The charge constitutes a lien of | 68567 |
| the state upon such property as of the first day of January of the | 68568 |
| tax year in which the charge is levied and continues until | 68569 |
| discharged as provided by law. | 68570 |
| The application for exemption shall be filed as otherwise | 68571 |
| required under section 5715.27 of the Revised Code, except that | 68572 |
| the organization holding the property shall file with its | 68573 |
| application documentation substantiating its status as an | 68574 |
| organization organized and operated exclusively for charitable | 68575 |
| purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and | 68576 |
| its qualification for exemption from federal taxation under | 68577 |
| section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and affirming its | 68578 |
| intention to construct or rehabilitate the property for the | 68579 |
| eventual transfer to qualified low-income families. | 68580 |
| As used in this division, "qualified low-income family" means | 68581 |
| a family whose income does not exceed two hundred per cent of the | 68582 |
| official federal poverty guidelines as revised annually in | 68583 |
| accordance with section 673(2) of the "Omnibus Budget | 68584 |
| Reconciliation Act of 1981," 95 Stat. 511, 42 U.S.C.A. 9902, as | 68585 |
| amended, for a family size equal to the size of the family whose | 68586 |
| income is being determined. | 68587 |
| (F) Real property held by a county land reutilization | 68588 |
| corporation organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code | 68589 |
| shall be exempt from taxation. Notwithstanding section 5715.27 of | 68590 |
| the Revised Code, a county land reutilization corporation is not | 68591 |
| required to apply to any county or state agency in order to | 68592 |
| qualify for the exemption. | 68593 |
| The exemption shall commence on the day title to the property | 68594 |
| is transferred to the corporation and shall continue to the end of | 68595 |
| the tax year in which the instrument transferring title from the | 68596 |
| corporation to another owner is recorded, if the use to which the | 68597 |
| other owner puts the property does not qualify for an exemption | 68598 |
| under this section or any other section of the Revised Code. If | 68599 |
| the title to the property is transferred to the corporation and | 68600 |
| from the corporation in the same tax year, the exemption shall | 68601 |
| continue to the end of that tax year. The proportionate amount of | 68602 |
| taxes that are a lien but not yet determined, assessed, and levied | 68603 |
| for the tax year in which title is transferred to the corporation | 68604 |
| shall be remitted by the county auditor for each day of the year | 68605 |
| that title is held by the corporation. | 68606 |
| Upon transferring the title to another person, the | 68607 |
| corporation shall file with the county auditor an affidavit | 68608 |
| affirming that the title was transferred to such other person and | 68609 |
| shall identify the transferee by name. If the corporation | 68610 |
| transfers title to the property to anyone that does not qualify or | 68611 |
| the use to which the property is put does not qualify the property | 68612 |
| for an exemption under this section or any other section of the | 68613 |
| Revised Code, the exemption, if it has not previously expired, | 68614 |
| shall terminate, and the property shall be restored to the tax | 68615 |
| list for the year following the year of the transfer. A charge | 68616 |
| shall be levied against the property in an amount equal to the | 68617 |
| amount of additional taxes that would have been levied if such | 68618 |
| property had not been exempt from taxation. The charge constitutes | 68619 |
| a lien of the state upon such property as of the first day of | 68620 |
| January of the tax year in which the charge is levied and | 68621 |
| continues until discharged as provided by law. | 68622 |
| In lieu of the application for exemption otherwise required | 68623 |
| to be filed as required under section 5715.27 of the Revised Code, | 68624 |
| a count land reutilization corporation holding the property shall, | 68625 |
| upon the request of any county or state agency, submit its | 68626 |
| articles of incorporation substantiating its status as a county | 68627 |
| land reutilization corporation. | 68628 |
| Sec. 5709.212. (A) With every application for an exempt | 68629 |
| facility certificate filed pursuant to section 5709.21 of the | 68630 |
| Revised Code, the applicant shall pay a fee equal to one-half of | 68631 |
| one per cent of the total exempt facility project cost, not to | 68632 |
| exceed two thousand dollars. One-half of the fee received with | 68633 |
| applications for exempt facility certificates shall be credited to | 68634 |
| the exempt facility administrative fund, which is hereby created | 68635 |
| in the state treasury, for appropriation to the department of | 68636 |
| taxation for use in administering sections 5709.20 to 5709.27 of | 68637 |
| the Revised Code. If the director of environmental protection is | 68638 |
| required to provide the opinion for an application, one-half of | 68639 |
| the fee shall be credited to the non-Title V clean air fund | 68640 |
| created in section 3704.035 of the Revised Code for use in | 68641 |
| administering section 5709.211 of the Revised Code, unless the | 68642 |
| application is for an industrial water pollution control facility. | 68643 |
| If the application is for an industrial water pollution control | 68644 |
| facility, one-half of the fee shall be credited to the surface | 68645 |
| water protection fund created in section 6111.038 of the Revised | 68646 |
| Code for use in administering section 5709.211 of the Revised | 68647 |
| Code. If the director of development is required to provide the | 68648 |
| opinion for an application, one-half of the fee for each exempt | 68649 |
| facility application shall be credited to the exempt facility | 68650 |
| inspection fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury, | 68651 |
| for appropriation to the department of development for use in | 68652 |
| administering section 5709.211 of the Revised Code. | 68653 |
| An applicant is not entitled to any tax exemption under | 68654 |
| section 5709.25 of the Revised Code until the fee required by this | 68655 |
| section is paid. The fee required by this section is not | 68656 |
| refundable, and is due with the application for an exempt facility | 68657 |
| certificate even if an exempt facility certificate ultimately is | 68658 |
| not issued or is withdrawn. Any application submitted without | 68659 |
| payment of the fee shall be deemed incomplete until the fee is | 68660 |
| paid. | 68661 |
| (B) The application fee imposed under division (A) of this | 68662 |
| section for a jointly owned facility shall be equal to one-half of | 68663 |
| one per cent of the total exempt facility project cost, not to | 68664 |
| exceed two thousand dollars for each facility that is the subject | 68665 |
| of the application. | 68666 |
| Sec. 5709.73. (A) As used in this section and section | 68667 |
| 5709.74 of the Revised Code: | 68668 |
| (1) "Business day" means a day of the week excluding | 68669 |
| Saturday, Sunday, and a legal holiday as defined in section 1.14 | 68670 |
| of the Revised Code. | 68671 |
| (2) "Further improvements" or "improvements" means the | 68672 |
| increase in the assessed value of real property that would first | 68673 |
| appear on the tax list and duplicate of real and public utility | 68674 |
| property after the effective date of a resolution adopted under | 68675 |
| this section were it not for the exemption granted by that | 68676 |
| resolution. For purposes of division (B) of this section, | 68677 |
| "improvements" do not include any property used or to be used for | 68678 |
| residential purposes. | 68679 |
| (3) "Housing renovation" means a project carried out for | 68680 |
| residential purposes. | 68681 |
| (4) "Incentive district" has the same meaning as in section | 68682 |
| 5709.40 of the Revised Code, except that a blighted area is in the | 68683 |
| unincorporated area of a township. | 68684 |
| (5) "Project" and "public infrastructure improvement" have | 68685 |
| the same meanings as in section 5709.40 of the Revised Code. | 68686 |
| (B) A board of township trustees may, by unanimous vote, | 68687 |
| adopt a resolution that declares to be a public purpose any public | 68688 |
| infrastructure improvements made that are necessary for the | 68689 |
| development of certain parcels of land located in the | 68690 |
| unincorporated area of the township. Except with the approval | 68691 |
| under division (D) of this section of the board of education of | 68692 |
| each city, local, or exempted village school district within which | 68693 |
| the improvements are located, the resolution may exempt from real | 68694 |
| property taxation not more than seventy-five per cent of further | 68695 |
| improvements to a parcel of land that directly benefits from the | 68696 |
| public infrastructure improvements, for a period of not more than | 68697 |
| ten years. The resolution shall specify the percentage of the | 68698 |
| further improvements to be exempted and the life of the exemption. | 68699 |
| (C)(1) A board of township trustees may adopt, by unanimous | 68700 |
| vote, a resolution creating an incentive district and declaring | 68701 |
| improvements to parcels within the district to be a public purpose | 68702 |
| and, except as provided in division (F) of this section, exempt | 68703 |
| from taxation as provided in this section, but no board of | 68704 |
| township trustees of a township that has a population that exceeds | 68705 |
| twenty-five thousand, as shown by the most recent federal | 68706 |
| decennial census, shall adopt a resolution that creates an | 68707 |
| incentive district if the sum of the taxable value of real | 68708 |
| property in the proposed district for the preceding tax year and | 68709 |
| the taxable value of all real property in the township that would | 68710 |
| have been taxable in the preceding year were it not for the fact | 68711 |
| that the property was in an existing incentive district and | 68712 |
| therefore exempt from taxation exceeds twenty-five per cent of the | 68713 |
| taxable value of real property in the township for the preceding | 68714 |
| tax year. The district shall be located within the unincorporated | 68715 |
| area of the township and shall not include any territory that is | 68716 |
| included within a district created under division (B) of section | 68717 |
| 5709.78 of the Revised Code. The resolution shall delineate the | 68718 |
| boundary of the district and specifically identify each parcel | 68719 |
| within the district. A district may not include any parcel that is | 68720 |
| or has been exempted from taxation under division (B) of this | 68721 |
| section or that is or has been within another district created | 68722 |
| under this division. A resolution may create more than one | 68723 |
| district, and more than one resolution may be adopted under | 68724 |
| division (C)(1) of this section. | 68725 |
| (2) Not later than thirty days prior to adopting a resolution | 68726 |
| under division (C)(1) of this section, if the township intends to | 68727 |
| apply for exemptions from taxation under section 5709.911 of the | 68728 |
| Revised Code on behalf of owners of real property located within | 68729 |
| the proposed incentive district, the board shall conduct a public | 68730 |
| hearing on the proposed resolution. Not later than thirty days | 68731 |
| prior to the public hearing, the board shall give notice of the | 68732 |
| public hearing and the proposed resolution by first class mail to | 68733 |
| every real property owner whose property is located within the | 68734 |
| boundaries of the proposed incentive district that is the subject | 68735 |
| of the proposed resolution. | 68736 |
| (3)(a) A resolution adopted under division (C)(1) of this | 68737 |
| section shall specify the life of the incentive district and the | 68738 |
| percentage of the improvements to be exempted, shall designate the | 68739 |
| public infrastructure improvements made, to be made, or in the | 68740 |
| process of being made, that benefit or serve, or, once made, will | 68741 |
| benefit or serve parcels in the district. The resolution also | 68742 |
| shall identify one or more specific projects being, or to be, | 68743 |
| undertaken in the district that place additional demand on the | 68744 |
| public infrastructure improvements designated in the resolution. | 68745 |
| The project identified may, but need not be, the project under | 68746 |
| division (C)(3)(b) of this section that places real property in | 68747 |
| use for commercial or industrial purposes. | 68748 |
| A resolution adopted under division (C)(1) of this section on | 68749 |
| or after March 30, 2006, shall not designate police or fire | 68750 |
| equipment as public infrastructure improvements, and no service | 68751 |
| payment provided for in section 5709.74 of the Revised Code and | 68752 |
| received by the township under the resolution shall be used for | 68753 |
| police or fire equipment. | 68754 |
| (b) A resolution adopted under division (C)(1) of this | 68755 |
| section may authorize the use of service payments provided for in | 68756 |
| section 5709.74 of the Revised Code for the purpose of housing | 68757 |
| renovations within the incentive district, provided that the | 68758 |
| resolution also designates public infrastructure improvements that | 68759 |
| benefit or serve the district, and that a project within the | 68760 |
| district places real property in use for commercial or industrial | 68761 |
| purposes. Service payments may be used to finance or support | 68762 |
| loans, deferred loans, and grants to persons for the purpose of | 68763 |
| housing renovations within the district. The resolution shall | 68764 |
| designate the parcels within the district that are eligible for | 68765 |
| housing renovations. The resolution shall state separately the | 68766 |
| amount or the percentages of the expected aggregate service | 68767 |
| payments that are designated for each public infrastructure | 68768 |
| improvement and for the purpose of housing renovations. | 68769 |
| (4) Except with the approval of the board of education of | 68770 |
| each city, local, or exempted village school district within the | 68771 |
| territory of which the incentive district is or will be located, | 68772 |
| and subject to division (E) of this section, the life of an | 68773 |
| incentive district shall not exceed ten years, and the percentage | 68774 |
| of improvements to be exempted shall not exceed seventy-five per | 68775 |
| cent. With approval of the board of education, the life of a | 68776 |
| district may be not more than thirty years, and the percentage of | 68777 |
| improvements to be exempted may be not more than one hundred per | 68778 |
| cent. The approval of a board of education shall be obtained in | 68779 |
| the manner provided in division (D) of this section. | 68780 |
| (D) Improvements with respect to a parcel may be exempted | 68781 |
| from taxation under division (B) of this section, and improvements | 68782 |
| to parcels within an incentive district may be exempted from | 68783 |
| taxation under division (C) of this section, for up to ten years | 68784 |
| or, with the approval of the board of education of the city, | 68785 |
| local, or exempted village school district within which the parcel | 68786 |
| or district is located, for up to thirty years. The percentage of | 68787 |
| the improvements exempted from taxation may, with such approval, | 68788 |
| exceed seventy-five per cent, but shall not exceed one hundred per | 68789 |
| cent. Not later than forty-five business days prior to adopting a | 68790 |
| resolution under this section declaring improvements to be a | 68791 |
| public purpose that is subject to approval by a board of education | 68792 |
| under this division, the board of township trustees shall deliver | 68793 |
| to the board of education a notice stating its intent to adopt a | 68794 |
| resolution making that declaration. The notice regarding | 68795 |
| improvements with respect to a parcel under division (B) of this | 68796 |
| section shall identify the parcels for which improvements are to | 68797 |
| be exempted from taxation, provide an estimate of the true value | 68798 |
| in money of the improvements, specify the period for which the | 68799 |
| improvements would be exempted from taxation and the percentage of | 68800 |
| the improvements that would be exempted, and indicate the date on | 68801 |
| which the board of township trustees intends to adopt the | 68802 |
| resolution. The notice regarding improvements made under division | 68803 |
| (C) of this section to parcels within an incentive district shall | 68804 |
| delineate the boundaries of the district, specifically identify | 68805 |
| each parcel within the district, identify each anticipated | 68806 |
| improvement in the district, provide an estimate of the true value | 68807 |
| in money of each such improvement, specify the life of the | 68808 |
| district and the percentage of improvements that would be | 68809 |
| exempted, and indicate the date on which the board of township | 68810 |
| trustees intends to adopt the resolution. The board of education, | 68811 |
| by resolution adopted by a majority of the board, may approve the | 68812 |
| exemption for the period or for the exemption percentage specified | 68813 |
| in the notice; may disapprove the exemption for the number of | 68814 |
| years in excess of ten, may disapprove the exemption for the | 68815 |
| percentage of the improvements to be exempted in excess of | 68816 |
| seventy-five per cent, or both; or may approve the exemption on | 68817 |
| the condition that the board of township trustees and the board of | 68818 |
| education negotiate an agreement providing for compensation to the | 68819 |
| school district equal in value to a percentage of the amount of | 68820 |
| taxes exempted in the eleventh and subsequent years of the | 68821 |
| exemption period or, in the case of exemption percentages in | 68822 |
| excess of seventy-five per cent, compensation equal in value to a | 68823 |
| percentage of the taxes that would be payable on the portion of | 68824 |
| the improvements in excess of seventy-five per cent were that | 68825 |
| portion to be subject to taxation, or other mutually agreeable | 68826 |
| compensation. | 68827 |
| The board of education shall certify its resolution to the | 68828 |
| board of township trustees not later than fourteen days prior to | 68829 |
| the date the board of township trustees intends to adopt the | 68830 |
| resolution as indicated in the notice. If the board of education | 68831 |
| and the board of township trustees negotiate a mutually acceptable | 68832 |
| compensation agreement, the resolution may declare the | 68833 |
| improvements a public purpose for the number of years specified in | 68834 |
| the resolution or, in the case of exemption percentages in excess | 68835 |
| of seventy-five per cent, for the exemption percentage specified | 68836 |
| in the resolution. In either case, if the board of education and | 68837 |
| the board of township trustees fail to negotiate a mutually | 68838 |
| acceptable compensation agreement, the resolution may declare the | 68839 |
| improvements a public purpose for not more than ten years, and | 68840 |
| shall not exempt more than seventy-five per cent of the | 68841 |
| improvements from taxation. If the board of education fails to | 68842 |
| certify a resolution to the board of township trustees within the | 68843 |
| time prescribed by this section, the board of township trustees | 68844 |
| thereupon may adopt the resolution and may declare the | 68845 |
| improvements a public purpose for up to thirty years or, in the | 68846 |
| case of exemption percentages proposed in excess of seventy-five | 68847 |
| per cent, for the exemption percentage specified in the | 68848 |
| resolution. The board of township trustees may adopt the | 68849 |
| resolution at any time after the board of education certifies its | 68850 |
| resolution approving the exemption to the board of township | 68851 |
| trustees, or, if the board of education approves the exemption on | 68852 |
| the condition that a mutually acceptable compensation agreement be | 68853 |
| negotiated, at any time after the compensation agreement is agreed | 68854 |
| to by the board of education and the board of township trustees. | 68855 |
| If a mutually acceptable compensation agreement is negotiated | 68856 |
| between the board of township trustees and the board of education, | 68857 |
| including agreements for payments in lieu of taxes under section | 68858 |
| 5709.74 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall | 68859 |
| compensate the joint vocational school district within which the | 68860 |
| parcel or district is located at the same rate and under the same | 68861 |
| terms received by the city, local, or exempted village school | 68862 |
| district. | 68863 |
| If a board of education has adopted a resolution waiving its | 68864 |
| right to approve exemptions from taxation under this section and | 68865 |
| the resolution remains in effect, approval of such exemptions by | 68866 |
| the board of education is not required under division (D) of this | 68867 |
| section. If a board of education has adopted a resolution allowing | 68868 |
| a board of township trustees to deliver the notice required under | 68869 |
| division (D) of this section fewer than forty-five business days | 68870 |
| prior to adoption of the resolution by the board of township | 68871 |
| trustees, the board of township trustees shall deliver the notice | 68872 |
| to the board of education not later than the number of days prior | 68873 |
| to the adoption as prescribed by the board of education in its | 68874 |
| resolution. If a board of education adopts a resolution waiving | 68875 |
| its right to approve exemptions or shortening the notification | 68876 |
| period, the board of education shall certify a copy of the | 68877 |
| resolution to the board of township trustees. If the board of | 68878 |
| education rescinds the resolution, it shall certify notice of the | 68879 |
| rescission to the board of township trustees. | 68880 |
| If the board of township trustees is not required by division | 68881 |
| (D) of this section to notify the board of education of the board | 68882 |
| of township trustees' intent to declare improvements to be a | 68883 |
| public purpose, the board of township trustees shall comply with | 68884 |
| the notice requirements imposed under section 5709.83 of the | 68885 |
| Revised Code before taking formal action to adopt the resolution | 68886 |
| making that declaration, unless the board of education has adopted | 68887 |
| a resolution under that section waiving its right to receive the | 68888 |
| notice. | 68889 |
| (E)(1) If a proposed resolution under division (C)(1) of this | 68890 |
| section exempts improvements with respect to a parcel within an | 68891 |
| incentive district for more than ten years, or the percentage of | 68892 |
| the improvement exempted from taxation exceeds seventy-five per | 68893 |
| cent, not later than forty-five business days prior to adopting | 68894 |
| the resolution the board of township trustees shall deliver to the | 68895 |
| board of county commissioners of the county within which the | 68896 |
| incentive district is or will be located a notice that states its | 68897 |
| intent to adopt a resolution creating an incentive district. The | 68898 |
| notice shall include a copy of the proposed resolution, identify | 68899 |
| the parcels for which improvements are to be exempted from | 68900 |
| taxation, provide an estimate of the true value in money of the | 68901 |
| improvements, specify the period of time for which the | 68902 |
| improvements would be exempted from taxation, specify the | 68903 |
| percentage of the improvements that would be exempted from | 68904 |
| taxation, and indicate the date on which the board of township | 68905 |
| trustees intends to adopt the resolution. | 68906 |
| (2) The board of county commissioners, by resolution adopted | 68907 |
| by a majority of the board, may object to the exemption for the | 68908 |
| number of years in excess of ten, may object to the exemption for | 68909 |
| the percentage of the improvement to be exempted in excess of | 68910 |
| seventy-five per cent, or both. If the board of county | 68911 |
| commissioners objects, the board may negotiate a mutually | 68912 |
| acceptable compensation agreement with the board of township | 68913 |
| trustees. In no case shall the compensation provided to the board | 68914 |
| of county commissioners exceed the property taxes foregone due to | 68915 |
| the exemption. If the board of county commissioners objects, and | 68916 |
| the board of county commissioners and board of township trustees | 68917 |
| fail to negotiate a mutually acceptable compensation agreement, | 68918 |
| the resolution adopted under division (C)(1) of this section shall | 68919 |
| provide to the board of county commissioners compensation in the | 68920 |
| eleventh and subsequent years of the exemption period equal in | 68921 |
| value to not more than fifty per cent of the taxes that would be | 68922 |
| payable to the county or, if the board of county commissioner's | 68923 |
| objection includes an objection to an exemption percentage in | 68924 |
| excess of seventy-five per cent, compensation equal in value to | 68925 |
| not more than fifty per cent of the taxes that would be payable to | 68926 |
| the county, on the portion of the improvement in excess of | 68927 |
| seventy-five per cent, were that portion to be subject to | 68928 |
| taxation. The board of county commissioners shall certify its | 68929 |
| resolution to the board of township trustees not later than thirty | 68930 |
| days after receipt of the notice. | 68931 |
| (3) If the board of county commissioners does not object or | 68932 |
| fails to certify its resolution objecting to an exemption within | 68933 |
| thirty days after receipt of the notice, the board of township | 68934 |
| trustees may adopt its resolution, and no compensation shall be | 68935 |
| provided to the board of county commissioners. If the board of | 68936 |
| county commissioners timely certifies its resolution objecting to | 68937 |
| the trustees' resolution, the board of township trustees may adopt | 68938 |
| its resolution at any time after a mutually acceptable | 68939 |
| compensation agreement is agreed to by the board of county | 68940 |
| commissioners and the board of township trustees, or, if no | 68941 |
| compensation agreement is negotiated, at any time after the board | 68942 |
| of township trustees agrees in the proposed resolution to provide | 68943 |
| compensation to the board of county commissioners of fifty per | 68944 |
| cent of the taxes that would be payable to the county in the | 68945 |
| eleventh and subsequent years of the exemption period or on the | 68946 |
| portion of the improvement in excess of seventy-five per cent, | 68947 |
| were that portion to be subject to taxation. | 68948 |
| (F) Service payments in lieu of taxes that are attributable | 68949 |
| to any amount by which the effective tax rate of either a renewal | 68950 |
| levy with an increase or a replacement levy exceeds the effective | 68951 |
| tax rate of the levy renewed or replaced, or that are attributable | 68952 |
| to an additional levy, for a levy authorized by the voters for any | 68953 |
| of the following purposes on or after January 1, 2006, and which | 68954 |
| are provided pursuant to a resolution creating an incentive | 68955 |
| district under division (C)(1) of this section that is adopted on | 68956 |
| or after January 1, 2006, shall be distributed to the appropriate | 68957 |
| taxing authority as required under division (C) of section 5709.74 | 68958 |
| of the Revised Code in an amount equal to the amount of taxes from | 68959 |
| that additional levy or from the increase in the effective tax | 68960 |
| rate of such renewal or replacement levy that would have been | 68961 |
| payable to that taxing authority from the following levies were it | 68962 |
| not for the exemption authorized under division (C) of this | 68963 |
| section: | 68964 |
| (1) A tax levied under division (L) of section 5705.19 or | 68965 |
| section 5705.191 of the Revised Code for community mental | 68966 |
| retardation and developmental disabilities programs and services | 68967 |
| pursuant to Chapter 5126. of the Revised Code; | 68968 |
| (2) A tax levied under division (Y) of section 5705.19 of the | 68969 |
| Revised Code for providing or maintaining senior citizens services | 68970 |
| or facilities; | 68971 |
| (3) A tax levied under section 5705.22 of the Revised Code | 68972 |
| for county hospitals; | 68973 |
| (4) A tax levied by a joint-county district or by a county | 68974 |
| under section 5705.19, 5705.191, or 5705.221 of the Revised Code | 68975 |
| for alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or | 68976 |
| families; | 68977 |
| (5) A tax levied under section 5705.23 of the Revised Code | 68978 |
| for library purposes; | 68979 |
| (6) A tax levied under section 5705.24 of the Revised Code | 68980 |
| for the support of children services and the placement and care of | 68981 |
| children; | 68982 |
| (7) A tax levied under division (Z) of section 5705.19 of the | 68983 |
| Revised Code for the provision and maintenance of zoological park | 68984 |
| services and facilities under section 307.76 of the Revised Code; | 68985 |
| (8) A tax levied under section 511.27 or division (H) of | 68986 |
| section 5705.19 of the Revised Code for the support of township | 68987 |
| park districts; | 68988 |
| (9) A tax levied under division (A), (F), or (H) of section | 68989 |
| 5705.19 of the Revised Code for parks and recreational purposes of | 68990 |
| a joint recreation district organized pursuant to division (B) of | 68991 |
| section 755.14 of the Revised Code; | 68992 |
| (10) A tax levied under section 1545.20 or 1545.21 of the | 68993 |
| Revised Code for park district purposes; | 68994 |
| (11) A tax levied under section 5705.191 of the Revised Code | 68995 |
| for the purpose of making appropriations for public assistance; | 68996 |
| human or social services; public relief; public welfare; public | 68997 |
| health and hospitalization; and support of general hospitals; | 68998 |
| (12) A tax levied under section 3709.29 of the Revised Code | 68999 |
| for a general health district program. | 69000 |
| (G) An exemption from taxation granted under this section | 69001 |
| commences with the tax year specified in the resolution so long as | 69002 |
| the year specified in the resolution commences after the effective | 69003 |
| date of the resolution. If the resolution specifies a year | 69004 |
| commencing before the effective date of the resolution or | 69005 |
| specifies no year whatsoever, the exemption commences with the tax | 69006 |
| year in which an exempted improvement first appears on the tax | 69007 |
| list and duplicate of real and public utility property and that | 69008 |
| commences after the effective date of the resolution. Except as | 69009 |
| otherwise provided in this division, the exemption ends on the | 69010 |
| date specified in the resolution as the date the improvement | 69011 |
| ceases to be a public purpose or the incentive district expires, | 69012 |
| or ends on the date on which the public infrastructure | 69013 |
| improvements and housing renovations are paid in full from the | 69014 |
| township public improvement tax increment equivalent fund | 69015 |
| established under section 5709.75 of the Revised Code, whichever | 69016 |
| occurs first. The exemption of an improvement with respect to a | 69017 |
| parcel or within an incentive district may end on a later date, as | 69018 |
| specified in the resolution, if the board of township trustees and | 69019 |
| the board of education of the city, local, or exempted village | 69020 |
| school district within which the parcel or district is located | 69021 |
| have entered into a compensation agreement under section 5709.82 | 69022 |
| of the Revised Code with respect to the improvement and the board | 69023 |
| of education has approved the term of the exemption under division | 69024 |
| (D) of this section, but in no case shall the improvement be | 69025 |
| exempted from taxation for more than thirty years. The board of | 69026 |
| township trustees may, by majority vote, adopt a resolution | 69027 |
| permitting the township to enter into such agreements as the board | 69028 |
| finds necessary or appropriate to provide for the construction or | 69029 |
| undertaking of public infrastructure improvements and housing | 69030 |
| renovations. Any exemption shall be claimed and allowed in the | 69031 |
| same or a similar manner as in the case of other real property | 69032 |
| exemptions. If an exemption status changes during a tax year, the | 69033 |
| procedure for the apportionment of the taxes for that year is the | 69034 |
| same as in the case of other changes in tax exemption status | 69035 |
| during the year. | 69036 |
| (H) The board of township trustees may issue the notes of the | 69037 |
| township to finance all costs pertaining to the construction or | 69038 |
| undertaking of public infrastructure improvements and housing | 69039 |
| renovations made pursuant to this section. The notes shall be | 69040 |
| signed by the board and attested by the signature of the township | 69041 |
| fiscal officer, shall bear interest not to exceed the rate | 69042 |
| provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code, and are not subject | 69043 |
| to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. The resolution authorizing | 69044 |
| the issuance of the notes shall pledge the funds of the township | 69045 |
| public improvement tax increment equivalent fund established | 69046 |
| pursuant to section 5709.75 of the Revised Code to pay the | 69047 |
| interest on and principal of the notes. The notes, which may | 69048 |
| contain a clause permitting prepayment at the option of the board, | 69049 |
| shall be offered for sale on the open market or given to the | 69050 |
| vendor or contractor if no sale is made. | 69051 |
| (I) The township, not later than fifteen days after the | 69052 |
| adoption of a resolution under this section, shall submit to the | 69053 |
| director of development a copy of the resolution. On or before the | 69054 |
| thirty-first day of March of each year, the township shall submit | 69055 |
| a status report to the director of development. The report shall | 69056 |
| indicate, in the manner prescribed by the director, the progress | 69057 |
| of the project during each year that the exemption remains in | 69058 |
| effect, including a summary of the receipts from service payments | 69059 |
| in lieu of taxes; expenditures of money from the fund created | 69060 |
| under section 5709.75 of the Revised Code; a description of the | 69061 |
| public infrastructure improvements and housing renovations | 69062 |
| financed with the expenditures; and a quantitative summary of | 69063 |
| changes in private investment resulting from each project. | 69064 |
| (J) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a | 69065 |
| board of township trustees from declaring to be a public purpose | 69066 |
| improvements with respect to more than one parcel. | 69067 |
| (K) A board of township trustees that adopted a resolution | 69068 |
| under this section prior to July 21, 1994, may amend that | 69069 |
| resolution to include any additional public infrastructure | 69070 |
| improvement. A board of township trustees that seeks by the | 69071 |
| amendment to utilize money from its township public improvement | 69072 |
| tax increment equivalent fund for land acquisition in aid of | 69073 |
| industry, commerce, distribution, or research, demolition on | 69074 |
| private property, or stormwater and flood remediation projects may | 69075 |
| do so provided that the board currently is a party to a | 69076 |
| hold-harmless agreement with the board of education of the city, | 69077 |
| local, or exempted village school district within the territory of | 69078 |
| which are located the parcels that are subject to an exemption. | 69079 |
| For the purposes of this division, a "hold-harmless agreement" | 69080 |
| means an agreement under which the board of township trustees | 69081 |
| agrees to compensate the school district for one hundred per cent | 69082 |
| of the tax revenue that the school district would have received | 69083 |
| from further improvements to parcels designated in the resolution | 69084 |
| were it not for the exemption granted by the resolution. | 69085 |
| (L) With respect to improvements resulting from projects, for | 69086 |
| which construction commences on or after April 1, 2012, and on or | 69087 |
| before December 31, 2013, and for which an exemption has been or | 69088 |
| will be sought pursuant to a resolution adopted under this section | 69089 |
| before December 14, 2001, "property used or to be used for | 69090 |
| residential purposes," as used in division (A)(2) of this section, | 69091 |
| means only that property that, as improved, the tax commissioner | 69092 |
| would classify as residential land and improvements pursuant to | 69093 |
| rules adopted by the tax commissioner under section 5713.041 of | 69094 |
| the Revised Code. | 69095 |
| Sec. 5709.75. (A) Any township that receives service payments | 69096 |
| in lieu of taxes under section 5709.74 of the Revised Code shall | 69097 |
| establish a township public improvement tax increment equivalent | 69098 |
| fund into which those payments shall be deposited. If the board of | 69099 |
| township trustees has adopted a resolution under division (C) of | 69100 |
| section 5709.73 of the Revised Code, the township shall establish | 69101 |
| at least one account in that fund with respect to resolutions | 69102 |
| adopted under division (B) of that section, and one account with | 69103 |
| respect to each incentive district created by a resolution adopted | 69104 |
| under division (C) of that section. If a resolution adopted under | 69105 |
| division (C) of section 5709.73 of the Revised Code also | 69106 |
| authorizes the use of service payments for housing renovations | 69107 |
| within the incentive district, the township shall establish | 69108 |
| separate accounts for the service payments designated for public | 69109 |
| infrastructure improvements and for the service payments | 69110 |
| authorized for the purpose of housing renovations. | 69111 |
| (B) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) or (D) of | 69112 |
| this section, money deposited in an account of the township public | 69113 |
| improvement tax increment equivalent fund shall be used by the | 69114 |
| township to pay the costs of public infrastructure improvements | 69115 |
| designated in or the housing renovations authorized by the | 69116 |
| resolution with respect to which the account is established, | 69117 |
| including any interest on and principal of the notes; in the case | 69118 |
| of an account established with respect to a resolution adopted | 69119 |
| under division (C) of that section, money in the account shall be | 69120 |
| used to finance the public infrastructure improvements designated, | 69121 |
| or the housing renovations authorized, for each incentive district | 69122 |
| created in the resolution. Money in an account shall not be used | 69123 |
| to finance or support housing renovations that take place after | 69124 |
| the incentive district has expired. | 69125 |
| (C)(1)(a) A township may distribute money in such an account | 69126 |
| to any school district in which the exempt property is located in | 69127 |
| an amount not to exceed the amount of real property taxes that | 69128 |
| such school district would have received from the improvement if | 69129 |
| it were not exempt from taxation. The resolution establishing the | 69130 |
| fund shall set forth the percentage of such maximum amount that | 69131 |
| will be distributed to any affected school district. | 69132 |
| (b) A township also may distribute money in such an account | 69133 |
| as follows: | 69134 |
| (i) To a board of county commissioners, in the amount that is | 69135 |
| owed to the board pursuant to division (E) of section 5709.73 of | 69136 |
| the Revised Code; | 69137 |
| (ii) To a county in accordance with section 5709.913 of the | 69138 |
| Revised Code. | 69139 |
| (2) Money from an account in a township public improvement | 69140 |
| tax increment equivalent fund may be distributed under division | 69141 |
| (C)(1)(b) of this section, regardless of the date a resolution was | 69142 |
| adopted under section 5709.73 of the Revised Code that prompted | 69143 |
| the establishment of the account, even if the resolution was | 69144 |
| adopted prior to March 30, 2006. | 69145 |
| (D) A board of township trustees that adopted a resolution | 69146 |
|
under | 69147 |
|
January 1, | 69148 |
| under such a resolution, is party to a hold-harmless or service | 69149 |
| agreement, may appropriate and expend unencumbered money in the | 69150 |
| fund to pay current public safety expenses of the township. A | 69151 |
| township appropriating and expending money under this division | 69152 |
| shall reimburse the fund for the sum so appropriated and expended | 69153 |
| not later than the day the exemption granted under the resolution | 69154 |
| expires. For the purposes of this division, a "hold-harmless | 69155 |
| agreement" is an agreement with the board of education of a city, | 69156 |
| local, or exempted village school district under which the board | 69157 |
| of township trustees agrees to compensate the school district for | 69158 |
| one hundred per cent of the tax revenue the school district would | 69159 |
| have received from improvements to parcels designated in the | 69160 |
| resolution were it not for the exemption granted by the | 69161 |
| resolution. For the purposes of this division, a "service | 69162 |
| agreement" is an agreement with the board of education of a city, | 69163 |
| local, or exempted village school district under which the board | 69164 |
| of township trustees agrees to compensate the school district for | 69165 |
| a portion of the tax revenue the school district would have | 69166 |
| received from improvements to parcels designated in the resolution | 69167 |
| if not for the exemption granted by the resolution. | 69168 |
| (E) Any incidental surplus remaining in the township public | 69169 |
| improvement tax increment equivalent fund or an account of that | 69170 |
| fund upon dissolution of the account or fund shall be transferred | 69171 |
| to the general fund of the township. | 69172 |
| Sec. 5713.012. (A) For purposes of this section: | 69173 |
| (1) "Mass appraisal project" means any sexennial reappraisal, | 69174 |
| triennial update, or other revaluation of all real property or the | 69175 |
| valuation of newly constructed real property in accordance with | 69176 |
| section 5713.01 of the Revised Code. | 69177 |
| (2) "Qualified project manager" means a person who plans, | 69178 |
| manages, coordinates, and controls the execution of a mass | 69179 |
| appraisal project under the direction of the county auditor and | 69180 |
| who has all of the following qualifications: | 69181 |
| (a) Has passed a comprehensive final examination that | 69182 |
| corresponds to a course, approved by the superintendent of real | 69183 |
| estate and professional licensing, that consists of at least | 69184 |
| thirty hours of instruction, quizzes, and learning aids. The | 69185 |
| superintendent shall not approve a course under this division that | 69186 |
| does not address the following topics in both the instruction and | 69187 |
| the examination: | 69188 |
| (i) Concepts and principles of mass appraisal as they relate | 69189 |
| to the assessment of real property for the purposes of ad valorem | 69190 |
| taxation; | 69191 |
| (ii) Methods of data collection and data management relative | 69192 |
| to parcels of real property, including modern alternative data | 69193 |
| collection methods and currently utilized computer-assisted mass | 69194 |
| appraisal systems; | 69195 |
| (iii) Assessment sales-ratio study including various measures | 69196 |
| of central tendency, the various measures of dispersion of data | 69197 |
| about the mean, median, and dollar-weighted mean, and the | 69198 |
| advantages and disadvantages of various analysis techniques; | 69199 |
| (iv) Traditional approaches of property valuation, including | 69200 |
| the cost approach, the sales comparison approach, and the income | 69201 |
| approach, as they are implemented in a mass appraisal project; | 69202 |
| (v) Methods and systems for model building and model | 69203 |
| calibration as related to mass appraisal of real property; | 69204 |
| (vi) Methods of production management and project analysis | 69205 |
| such as Gantt charts, program evaluation and review technique | 69206 |
| (PERT) charts, frequency distribution charts, line graphs, bar | 69207 |
| charts, and scatter diagrams, as they are utilized in the mass | 69208 |
| appraisal area. | 69209 |
| (b) Has completed at least seven hours of continuing | 69210 |
| education courses in mass appraisal during the two-year period | 69211 |
| immediately succeeding the year in which the person passed the | 69212 |
| examination required in division (A)(2)(a) of this section, and | 69213 |
| during each two-year period thereafter. | 69214 |
| (B)(1) The county auditor, in acting as the assessor of all | 69215 |
| real property in the auditor's county for taxation purposes in | 69216 |
| accordance with section 5713.01 of the Revised Code, shall involve | 69217 |
| at least one qualified project manager in each mass assessment | 69218 |
| project that originates more than two years after the effective | 69219 |
| date of the enactment of this section by H.B. 487 of the 129th | 69220 |
| general assembly. | 69221 |
| (2) The tax commissioner, beginning two years after the | 69222 |
| effective date of the enactment of this section by H.B. 487 of the | 69223 |
| 129th general assembly, shall not approve any contract entered | 69224 |
| into by the auditor under division (E) of section 5713.01 of the | 69225 |
| Revised Code, with a person to do all or any part of the work | 69226 |
| necessary to the performance of the auditor's duties as assessor | 69227 |
| unless that person designates an officer or employee of that | 69228 |
| person, with the appropriate credentials, to act as a qualified | 69229 |
| project manager. | 69230 |
| (3) The tax commissioner, beginning two years after the | 69231 |
| effective date of the enactment of this section by H.B. 487 of the | 69232 |
| 129th general assembly, shall not include any person that has not | 69233 |
| designated an officer or employee, with the appropriate | 69234 |
| credentials, to act as a qualified project manager on a list | 69235 |
| generated by the commissioner for either of the following | 69236 |
| purposes: | 69237 |
| (a) To assist county auditors in selecting a person to do all | 69238 |
| or any part of the work necessary to the performance of the | 69239 |
| auditor's duties as assessor of all real property under section | 69240 |
| 5713.01 of the Revised Code; | 69241 |
| (b) To assist the commissioner in the consideration of | 69242 |
| whether to approve or disapprove the auditor's application | 69243 |
| requesting authority to employ an appraisal firm or individual | 69244 |
| appraiser. | 69245 |
| Sec. 5719.13. Taxes assessed on the shares of stock of a | 69246 |
| dealer in intangibles shall be a lien on such shares from the | 69247 |
| first day of January in each year until they are paid. Each dealer | 69248 |
| in intangibles shall collect the taxes due from the owners of such | 69249 |
|
shares and | 69250 |
| accept the remittance on behalf of the treasurer of state. The | 69251 |
| remittance shall be made payable to the treasurer of state and | 69252 |
| shall be made in the form prescribed by the commissioner. Any | 69253 |
| dealer in intangibles who fails to pay said taxes as provided in | 69254 |
| this section shall be liable by way of penalty for the gross | 69255 |
| amount of the taxes due from all the owners of shares, and for an | 69256 |
| additional amount of one hundred dollars for each day of delay in | 69257 |
| the payment of said taxes. | 69258 |
| A dealer in intangibles who pays | 69259 |
| the taxes assessed upon its shares in the hands of its | 69260 |
| shareholders, as provided in this section, may deduct the amount | 69261 |
| thereof from dividends or distributions that are due or thereafter | 69262 |
| become due on such shares, and shall have a lien on the shares of | 69263 |
| stock and all funds belonging to such shareholders in its | 69264 |
| possession, or which come into its possession, for reimbursement | 69265 |
| of such tax paid on account of the shareholders, with legal | 69266 |
| interest. Such lien may be enforced in any appropriate manner. | 69267 |
| Sec. 5725.14. (A) As used in this section and section 5725.15 | 69268 |
| of the Revised Code: | 69269 |
| (1) "Billing address" of a customer means one of the | 69270 |
| following: | 69271 |
| (a) The customer's address as set forth in any notice, | 69272 |
| statement, bill, or similar acknowledgment shall be presumed to be | 69273 |
| the address where the customer is located with respect to the | 69274 |
| transaction for which the dealer issued the notice, statement, | 69275 |
| bill, or acknowledgment. | 69276 |
| (b) If the dealer issues any notice, statement, bill, or | 69277 |
| similar acknowledgment electronically to an address other than a | 69278 |
| street address or post office box address or if the dealer does | 69279 |
| not issue such a notice, statement, bill, or acknowledgment, the | 69280 |
| customer's street address as set forth in the records of the | 69281 |
| dealer at the time of the transaction shall be presumed to be the | 69282 |
| address where the customer is located. | 69283 |
| (2) "Commissions" includes but is not limited to brokerage | 69284 |
| commissions, asset management fees, and similar fees charged in | 69285 |
| the regular course of business to a customer for the maintenance | 69286 |
| and management of the customer's account. | 69287 |
| (3) "Gross receipts" means one of the following: | 69288 |
| (a) In the case of a dealer in intangibles principally | 69289 |
| engaged in the business of lending money or discounting loans, the | 69290 |
| aggregate amount of loans effected or discounted; | 69291 |
| (b) In the case of a dealer in intangibles principally | 69292 |
| engaged in the business of selling or buying stocks, bonds, or | 69293 |
| other similar securities either on the dealer's own account or as | 69294 |
| agent for another, the aggregate amount of all commissions | 69295 |
| charged. | 69296 |
| (B) Each dealer in intangibles shall return to the tax | 69297 |
| commissioner between the first and second Mondays of March, | 69298 |
| annually for return years prior to 2014, a report exhibiting in | 69299 |
| detail, and under appropriate heads, the dealer's resources and | 69300 |
| liabilities at the close of business on the thirty-first day of | 69301 |
| December next preceding, together with remittance made payable to | 69302 |
| the treasurer of state of the tax levied under division (D) of | 69303 |
| section 5707.03 of the Revised Code. In the case of an | 69304 |
| unincorporated dealer in intangibles, such report shall also | 69305 |
| exhibit the amount or value as of the date of conversion of all | 69306 |
| property within the year preceding the date of listing, and on or | 69307 |
| after the first day of November converted into bonds or other | 69308 |
| securities not taxed to the extent such nontaxable bonds or | 69309 |
| securities may be shown in the dealer's resources on such date, | 69310 |
| without deduction for indebtedness created in the purchase of such | 69311 |
| nontaxable bonds or securities. | 69312 |
| If a dealer in intangibles maintains separate business | 69313 |
| offices, whether within this state only or within and without this | 69314 |
| state, the report shall also show the gross receipts from business | 69315 |
| done at each such office during the year ending on the | 69316 |
| thirty-first day of December next preceding. | 69317 |
| For the purposes of this section and section 5725.15 of the | 69318 |
| Revised Code, business is considered done at an office when it | 69319 |
| originates at such office, but the receipts from business | 69320 |
| originating at one office and consummated at another office shall | 69321 |
| be divided equitably between such offices. | 69322 |
| (C) For the purposes of this section and section 5725.15 of | 69323 |
| the Revised Code, in the case of a dealer in intangibles | 69324 |
| principally engaged in the business of selling or buying stocks, | 69325 |
| bonds, or other similar securities either on the dealer's own | 69326 |
| account or as agent for another, the dealer's capital, surplus, | 69327 |
| and undivided profits employed in this state shall bear the same | 69328 |
| ratio to the dealer's total capital, surplus, and undivided | 69329 |
| profits employed everywhere as the amount described in division | 69330 |
| (C)(1) of this section bears to the amount described in division | 69331 |
| (C)(2) of this section: | 69332 |
| (1) The sum of the commissions earned during the year covered | 69333 |
|
by the | 69334 |
| accounts owned by customers having billing addresses in this | 69335 |
| state; | 69336 |
| (2) The sum of the commissions earned during that year from | 69337 |
| transactions with respect to brokerage accounts owned by all of | 69338 |
| the dealer's customers. | 69339 |
| (D) An incorporated dealer in intangibles which owns or | 69340 |
| controls fifty-one per cent or more of the common stock of another | 69341 |
| incorporated dealer in intangibles may, under uniform regulations | 69342 |
| prescribed by the tax commissioner, make a consolidated return for | 69343 |
|
the purpose of sections 5725.01 to 5725.26 | 69344 |
| Revised Code. In such case the parent corporation making such | 69345 |
| return is not required to include in its resources any of the | 69346 |
| stocks, securities, or other obligations of its subsidiary | 69347 |
| dealers, nor permitted to include in its liabilities any of its | 69348 |
| own securities or other obligations belonging to its subsidiaries. | 69349 |
| Sec. 5725.15. | 69350 |
|
section 5725.14 of the Revised Code | 69351 |
| 69352 | |
| 69353 | |
| is divided into shares, representing capital employed in this | 69354 |
| state, and the value of the property representing the capital, not | 69355 |
| divided into shares, employed in this state by such dealer in | 69356 |
| intangibles, according to the aggregate fair value of the capital, | 69357 |
| surplus, and undivided profits as shown in such report, including | 69358 |
| in the case of an unincorporated dealer, the value of property | 69359 |
| converted into nontaxable bonds or securities within the preceding | 69360 |
| year, without deduction for indebtedness created in the purchase | 69361 |
| of such nontaxable bonds or securities. | 69362 |
| The filing by a dealer of the report required by section | 69363 |
| 5725.14 of the Revised Code shall be the preliminary assessment of | 69364 |
| the shares and property listed therein. | 69365 |
| If a dealer has separate offices, whether within this state | 69366 |
|
only or within and without this state, the | 69367 |
|
shall
| 69368 |
| this state, which shall bear the same ratio to the entire capital | 69369 |
| of such dealer, wherever employed, as the gross receipts of such | 69370 |
| office bears to the entire gross receipts of such dealer, wherever | 69371 |
| arising. | 69372 |
| The aggregate book value of the capital, surplus, and | 69373 |
| undivided profits of a dealer in intangibles as shown in such | 69374 |
| report shall be taken as the fair value thereof for the purpose of | 69375 |
| the assessment required by this section, unless the commissioner | 69376 |
| finds that such book value is greater or less than the then fair | 69377 |
| value of said capital, surplus, and undivided profits. Claim for | 69378 |
| any deduction from book value of capital, surplus, and undivided | 69379 |
| profits must be made in writing by the dealer in intangibles at | 69380 |
|
the time of making | 69381 |
| Whenever the commissioner assesses the fair value of the | 69382 |
| capital, surplus, and undivided profits of a dealer in intangibles | 69383 |
|
at an amount in excess of the | 69384 |
| 69385 | |
| 69386 | |
| dealer's report, or assesses the shares or property of a dealer | 69387 |
|
that fails to file a return, | 69388 |
| and proceed as provided in section 5711.31 of the Revised Code. | 69389 |
| Sec. 5725.16. On or before the first Monday of May, annually | 69390 |
| for return years prior to 2014, the tax commissioner shall certify | 69391 |
| to the treasurer of state the assessment of the shares or property | 69392 |
| representing capital, or apportionment of either, of each dealer | 69393 |
| in intangibles doing business in the state, showing separately the | 69394 |
| amount representing capital employed in each county. | 69395 |
| The treasurer of state shall place the amounts certified on | 69396 |
|
the intangible property tax list in | 69397 |
| office in the names of the dealers represented by those | 69398 |
| certificates. | 69399 |
| | 69400 |
| 69401 | |
| 69402 | |
| shall collect, on behalf of the treasurer, the taxes due on the | 69403 |
| assessments certified pursuant to this section, together with any | 69404 |
| applicable penalties or interest, in the manner prescribed by | 69405 |
| section 5725.22 of the Revised Code. The commissioner shall | 69406 |
| immediately forward to the treasurer any payments received under | 69407 |
| this section or section 5719.13 of the Revised Code. The treasurer | 69408 |
| shall credit all such payments against the appropriate amounts on | 69409 |
| the intangible property tax list in the treasurer's office. | 69410 |
| A dealer in intangibles may | 69411 |
| 69412 | |
| 69413 | |
|
any overpayment | 69414 |
| section 5707.03 of the Revised Code by filing an application for | 69415 |
| final assessment in accordance with section 5711.26 of the Revised | 69416 |
| Code. | 69417 |
| Sec. 5725.17. (A) In addition to any other penalty imposed | 69418 |
| by this chapter or Chapter 5703. of the Revised Code, the | 69419 |
| following penalties shall apply: | 69420 |
| (1) If a dealer in intangibles fails to make and furnish to | 69421 |
| the tax commissioner the report required by section 5725.14 of the | 69422 |
| Revised Code, within the time fixed by that section, a penalty | 69423 |
| shall be imposed equal to the greater of fifty dollars per month | 69424 |
| or fraction of a month, not to exceed five hundred dollars, or | 69425 |
| five per cent per month or fraction of a month, not to exceed | 69426 |
| fifty per cent, of the tax required to be shown on the report, for | 69427 |
| each month or fraction of a month elapsing between the due date, | 69428 |
| including extensions of the due date, and the date on which the | 69429 |
| report is filed. | 69430 |
| (2) If a dealer in intangibles fails to pay any amounts of | 69431 |
| the tax levied by division (D) of section 5707.03 of the Revised | 69432 |
| Code by the dates prescribed for payment, a penalty shall be | 69433 |
| imposed equal to the greater of the penalty due under division | 69434 |
| 69435 | |
| penalty shall be a substitute, or two times the interest charged | 69436 |
| under section 5725.221 of the Revised Code for the delinquent | 69437 |
| payment. | 69438 |
| (3) If a dealer in intangibles submits a report required by | 69439 |
| section 5725.14 of the Revised Code that is marked, defaced, or | 69440 |
| otherwise designed by the dealer to be a frivolous protest or an | 69441 |
| attempt to delay or impede the administration of the tax levied by | 69442 |
| division (D) of section 5707.03 of the Revised Code, a penalty | 69443 |
| shall be imposed equal to the greater of one hundred dollars or | 69444 |
| twenty-five per cent of the tax required to be shown on the | 69445 |
| report. | 69446 |
| (4) If a dealer in intangibles makes a fraudulent attempt to | 69447 |
| evade the reporting or payment of the tax levied by division (D) | 69448 |
| of section 5707.03 of the Revised Code, a penalty shall be imposed | 69449 |
| equal to the greater of one thousand dollars or one hundred per | 69450 |
| cent of the tax required to be shown on the report required by | 69451 |
| section 5725.14 of the Revised Code. | 69452 |
| (5) If any person makes a false or fraudulent claim for | 69453 |
| abatement or refund of the tax levied by division (D) of section | 69454 |
| 5707.03 of the Revised Code, a penalty shall be imposed equal to | 69455 |
| the greater of one thousand dollars or one hundred per cent of the | 69456 |
| claim. The penalty imposed by this division, any abatement or | 69457 |
| refund on the claim, and interest on any refund from the date of | 69458 |
| the refund, may be assessed under section 5725.15 of the Revised | 69459 |
|
Code or added by the | 69460 |
| penalty, and interest due from the tax levied by division (D) of | 69461 |
| section 5707.03 of the Revised Code, without regard to whether the | 69462 |
| person making the claim is otherwise subject to the tax, and | 69463 |
| without regard to any time limitation for assessment. | 69464 |
| (B) Each penalty imposed under division (A) of this section | 69465 |
| shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed under that | 69466 |
| division. All or part of any penalty imposed under division (A) of | 69467 |
|
this section may be abated by the commissioner | 69468 |
| 69469 |
| Sec. 5725.22. (A) The treasurer of state shall maintain an | 69470 |
| intangible property tax list of taxes levied by section 5707.03 of | 69471 |
| the Revised Code and certified by the tax commissioner pursuant to | 69472 |
| sections 5711.13, 5725.08, 5725.16, and 5727.15 of the Revised | 69473 |
| Code, and a separate list of taxes levied by section 5725.18 of | 69474 |
| the Revised Code and certified by the superintendent of insurance | 69475 |
|
pursuant to section 5725.20 of the Revised Code.
| 69476 |
| 69477 |
| (B)(1) With respect to taxes levied under section 5725.18 of | 69478 |
| the Revised Code, the treasurer of state, upon receipt of an | 69479 |
| assessment, shall compute the taxes at the rates prescribed by law | 69480 |
|
and enter the taxes on the proper tax list. | 69481 |
| collect, and the taxpayer shall pay, all such taxes and any | 69482 |
| interest applicable thereto. Payments may be made by mail, in | 69483 |
|
person, or by any other means authorized by the treasurer | 69484 |
| 69485 | |
|
statement to the | 69486 |
| the amount of taxes collected and the name of the domestic | 69487 |
|
insurance company | 69488 |
| from whom collected. The treasurer of state may adopt rules | 69489 |
|
concerning the methods and timeliness of | 69490 |
| this division. | 69491 |
| (2) With respect to taxes levied under section 5707.03 of the | 69492 |
| Revised Code, any assessment certified to the treasurer of state | 69493 |
| shall reflect the taxes computed at the rates prescribed by law. | 69494 |
| Upon receipt of such an assessment, the treasurer shall enter the | 69495 |
| taxes on the proper tax list. The tax commissioner shall collect, | 69496 |
| and the taxpayer shall pay, all such taxes and any interest | 69497 |
| applicable thereto. Payments may be made by mail, in person, or by | 69498 |
| any other means authorized by the commissioner. The commissioner | 69499 |
| shall immediately forward to the treasurer any payments received | 69500 |
| under this division, together with any information necessary for | 69501 |
| the treasurer to properly credit such payments. The commissioner | 69502 |
| may adopt rules concerning the method and timeliness of payments | 69503 |
| under this division. | 69504 |
| (C) Each tax bill issued pursuant to this section shall | 69505 |
| separately reflect the taxes due, interest, if any, due date, and | 69506 |
| any other information considered necessary. The last day on which | 69507 |
| payment may be made without penalty shall be at least twenty but | 69508 |
| not more than thirty days from the date of mailing the tax bill. | 69509 |
| The treasurer of state or tax commissioner, as appropriate, shall | 69510 |
| mail the tax bill, and the mailing thereof shall be prima-facie | 69511 |
| evidence of receipt thereof by the taxpayer. | 69512 |
| The treasurer | 69513 |
| refund taxes as provided in this section, but no refund shall be | 69514 |
| made to a taxpayer having a delinquent claim certified pursuant to | 69515 |
|
this section that remains unpaid. The treasurer | 69516 |
| commissioner may consult the attorney general regarding such | 69517 |
| claims. Refunds shall be paid from the tax refund fund created by | 69518 |
| section 5703.052 of the Revised Code. | 69519 |
| | 69520 |
|
assessment | 69521 |
| of the Revised Code, the treasurer of state shall issue a tax | 69522 |
| bill, but if such preliminary assessment reflects a late filed tax | 69523 |
| return, the treasurer of state shall add interest as provided in | 69524 |
| division (A) of section 5725.221 of the Revised Code and issue a | 69525 |
| tax bill. | 69526 |
| | 69527 |
|
final assessment | 69528 |
| 5725.18 of the Revised Code, the treasurer of state shall | 69529 |
| ascertain the difference between the total taxes computed on such | 69530 |
| assessment and the total taxes computed on the most recent | 69531 |
| assessment certified for the same tax year. If the difference is a | 69532 |
| deficiency, the treasurer of state shall add interest as provided | 69533 |
| in division (B)(1) of section 5725.221 of the Revised Code and | 69534 |
| issue a tax bill. If the difference is an excess, the treasurer of | 69535 |
| state shall add interest as provided in division (B)(2) of section | 69536 |
| 5725.221 of the Revised Code and certify the name of the taxpayer | 69537 |
| and the amount to be refunded to the director of budget and | 69538 |
| management for payment to the taxpayer. If the taxpayer has a | 69539 |
| deficiency for one tax year and an excess for another tax year, or | 69540 |
| any combination thereof for more than two tax years, the treasurer | 69541 |
| of state may determine the net result after adding interest, if | 69542 |
| applicable, and, depending on such result, proceed to mail a tax | 69543 |
| bill or certify a refund. | 69544 |
| | 69545 |
| section, within twenty days after certifying to the treasurer of | 69546 |
| state an amended or final assessment, or a preliminary assessment | 69547 |
| of a dealer in intangibles that has failed to file a report or | 69548 |
| disclose taxable property, the tax commissioner shall ascertain | 69549 |
| the difference between the total taxes computed on such assessment | 69550 |
| and the total taxes computed on the most recent assessment | 69551 |
| certified for the same tax year, if any. If the difference is a | 69552 |
| deficiency, the commissioner shall add interest as provided in | 69553 |
| division (B)(1) of section 5725.221 of the Revised Code and issue | 69554 |
| a tax bill. If the difference is an excess, the commissioner shall | 69555 |
| add interest as provided in division (B)(2) of section 5725.221 of | 69556 |
| the Revised Code and certify the name of the taxpayer and the | 69557 |
| amount to be refunded to the director of budget and management for | 69558 |
| payment to the taxpayer. If the taxpayer has a deficiency for one | 69559 |
| tax year and excess for another tax year, or any combination | 69560 |
| thereof for more than two tax years, the commissioner may | 69561 |
| determine the net result after adding interest, if applicable, | 69562 |
| and, depending on such result, proceed to mail a tax bill or | 69563 |
| certify a refund. | 69564 |
| (2) The tax commissioner may issue a tax bill for any | 69565 |
| deficiency resulting from an assessment at the time the | 69566 |
| commissioner issues the assessment. | 69567 |
| (F) If a taxpayer fails to pay all taxes and interest, if | 69568 |
| any, on or before the due date shown on the tax bill but makes | 69569 |
| payment within ten calendar days of such date, the treasurer of | 69570 |
| state or tax commissioner, as appropriate, shall add a penalty | 69571 |
| equal to five per cent of the taxes due. If payment is not made | 69572 |
|
within ten days of such date, the treasurer | 69573 |
| commissioner shall add a penalty equal to ten per cent of the | 69574 |
|
taxes due. The treasurer | 69575 |
| delinquent claim for each tax bill on which penalties were added | 69576 |
| and certify such claims to the attorney general for collection. | 69577 |
| The attorney general shall transmit a copy of each claim certified | 69578 |
|
by the treasurer to the | 69579 |
|
insurance | 69580 |
| commissioner, the attorney general shall proceed to collect the | 69581 |
| delinquent taxes, penalties, and interest thereon in the manner | 69582 |
| prescribed by law. | 69583 |
| Sec. 5725.221. For the purposes of this section, interest | 69584 |
| shall be computed at a rate per calendar month, rounded to the | 69585 |
| nearest one-hundredth of one per cent, equal to one-twelfth of the | 69586 |
| rate per annum prescribed by section 5703.47 of the Revised Code | 69587 |
| for the calendar year that includes the month for which the | 69588 |
| interest accrues. | 69589 |
| (A) When taxes levied by section 3737.71, 5707.03, or 5725.18 | 69590 |
| of the Revised Code are assessed as the result of a tax return | 69591 |
| being filed late, the treasurer of state or tax commissioner, as | 69592 |
| appropriate, shall add interest to the taxes due. The interest | 69593 |
| shall accrue from the first day of the month following the last | 69594 |
| day on which such taxes were required to be paid, had the | 69595 |
| assessment been certified by the date prescribed, to the last day | 69596 |
| of the month preceding the date on which the assessment was | 69597 |
| certified, and shall be computed on the taxes due. | 69598 |
| (B) If an assessment has been certified pursuant to section | 69599 |
| 5711.13, 5725.08, 5725.16, 5725.20, or 5725.222 of the Revised | 69600 |
| Code and an amended or final assessment is certified for the same | 69601 |
| taxpayer and the same tax year, the treasurer of state or tax | 69602 |
| commissioner, as appropriate, shall add interest to the deficiency | 69603 |
| or excess. The interest shall be computed on the excess or | 69604 |
| deficiency, and shall be accrued in the following manner: | 69605 |
| (1) On a deficiency, interest shall accrue from the first day | 69606 |
| of the month following the last day on which the previous | 69607 |
| assessment was required to be paid, to the last day of the month | 69608 |
| preceding the date on which the amended or final assessment is | 69609 |
| certified; | 69610 |
| (2) On an excess, interest shall be allowed from the first | 69611 |
| day of the month following the date of payment of the previous | 69612 |
| assessment, to the last day of the month preceding the date on | 69613 |
| which the amended or final assessment is certified. | 69614 |
| Sec. 5731.39. (A) No corporation organized or existing under | 69615 |
| the laws of this state shall transfer on its books or issue a new | 69616 |
| certificate for any share of its capital stock registered in the | 69617 |
| name of a decedent, or in trust for a decedent, or in the name of | 69618 |
| a decedent and another person or persons, without the written | 69619 |
| consent of the tax commissioner. | 69620 |
| (B) No safe deposit company, trust company, financial | 69621 |
| institution as defined in division (A) of section 5725.01 of the | 69622 |
| Revised Code or other corporation or person, having in possession, | 69623 |
| control, or custody a deposit standing in the name of a decedent, | 69624 |
| or in trust for a decedent, or in the name of a decedent and | 69625 |
| another person or persons, shall deliver or transfer an amount in | 69626 |
| excess of three-fourths of the total value of such deposit, | 69627 |
| including accrued interest and dividends, as of the date of | 69628 |
| decedent's death, without the written consent of the tax | 69629 |
| commissioner. The written consent of the tax commissioner need not | 69630 |
| be obtained prior to the delivery or transfer of amounts having a | 69631 |
| value of three-fourths or less of said total value. | 69632 |
| (C) No life insurance company shall pay the proceeds of an | 69633 |
| annuity or matured endowment contract, or of a life insurance | 69634 |
| contract payable to the estate of a decedent, or of any other | 69635 |
| insurance contract taxable under Chapter 5731. of the Revised | 69636 |
| Code, without the written consent of the tax commissioner. Any | 69637 |
| life insurance company may pay the proceeds of any insurance | 69638 |
| contract not specified in this division (C) without the written | 69639 |
| consent of the tax commissioner. | 69640 |
| (D) No trust company or other corporation or person shall pay | 69641 |
| the proceeds of any death benefit, retirement, pension or profit | 69642 |
| sharing plan in excess of two thousand dollars, without the | 69643 |
| written consent of the tax commissioner. Such trust company or | 69644 |
| other corporation or person, however, may pay the proceeds of any | 69645 |
| death benefit, retirement, pension, or profit-sharing plan which | 69646 |
| consists of insurance on the life of the decedent payable to a | 69647 |
| beneficiary other than the estate of the insured without the | 69648 |
| written consent of the tax commissioner. | 69649 |
| (E) No safe deposit company, trust company, financial | 69650 |
| institution as defined in division (A) of section 5725.01 of the | 69651 |
| Revised Code, or other corporation or person, having in | 69652 |
| possession, control, or custody securities, assets, or other | 69653 |
| property (including the shares of the capital stock of, or other | 69654 |
| interest in, such safe deposit company, trust company, financial | 69655 |
| institution as defined in division (A) of section 5725.01 of the | 69656 |
| Revised Code, or other corporation), standing in the name of a | 69657 |
| decedent, or in trust for a decedent, or in the name of a decedent | 69658 |
| and another person or persons, and the transfer of which is | 69659 |
| taxable under Chapter 5731. of the Revised Code, shall deliver or | 69660 |
| transfer any such securities, assets, or other property which have | 69661 |
| a value as of the date of decedent's death in excess of | 69662 |
| three-fourths of the total value thereof, without the written | 69663 |
| consent of the tax commissioner. The written consent of the tax | 69664 |
| commissioner need not be obtained prior to the delivery or | 69665 |
| transfer of any such securities, assets, or other property having | 69666 |
| a value of three-fourths or less of said total value. | 69667 |
| (F) No safe deposit company, financial institution as defined | 69668 |
| in division (A) of section 5725.01 of the Revised Code, or other | 69669 |
| corporation or person having possession or control of a safe | 69670 |
| deposit box or similar receptacle standing in the name of a | 69671 |
| decedent or in the name of the decedent and another person or | 69672 |
| persons, or to which the decedent had a right of access, except | 69673 |
| when such safe deposit box or other receptacle stands in the name | 69674 |
| of a corporation or partnership, or in the name of the decedent as | 69675 |
| guardian or executor, shall deliver any of the contents thereof | 69676 |
| unless the safe deposit box or similar receptacle has been opened | 69677 |
| and inventoried in the presence of the tax commissioner or the | 69678 |
| commissioner's agent, and a written consent to transfer issued; | 69679 |
| provided, however, that a safe deposit company, financial | 69680 |
| institution, or other corporation or person having possession or | 69681 |
| control of a safe deposit box may deliver wills, deeds to burial | 69682 |
| lots, and insurance policies to a representative of the decedent, | 69683 |
| but that a representative of the safe deposit company, financial | 69684 |
| institution, or other corporation or person must supervise the | 69685 |
| opening of the box and make a written record of the wills, deeds, | 69686 |
| and policies removed. Such written record shall be included in the | 69687 |
| tax commissioner's inventory records. | 69688 |
| (G) Notwithstanding any provision of this section: | 69689 |
| (1) The tax commissioner may authorize any delivery or | 69690 |
| transfer or waive any of the foregoing requirements under such | 69691 |
| terms and conditions as the commissioner may prescribe; | 69692 |
| (2) | 69693 |
| 69694 | |
| the Revised Code, or a residential facility licensed under section | 69695 |
| 5119.22 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, | 69696 |
| supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen | 69697 |
| unrelated adults, may transfer or use the money in a personal | 69698 |
| needs allowance account in accordance with section 5111.113 of the | 69699 |
| Revised Code without the written consent of the tax commissioner, | 69700 |
| and without the account having been opened and inventoried in the | 69701 |
| presence of the commissioner or the commissioner's agent. | 69702 |
| Failure to comply with this section shall render such safe | 69703 |
| deposit company, trust company, life insurance company, financial | 69704 |
| institution as defined in division (A) of section 5725.01 of the | 69705 |
| Revised Code, or other corporation or person liable for the amount | 69706 |
| of the taxes and interest due under the provisions of Chapter | 69707 |
| 5731. of the Revised Code on the transfer of such stock, deposit, | 69708 |
| proceeds of an annuity or matured endowment contract or of a life | 69709 |
| insurance contract payable to the estate of a decedent, or other | 69710 |
| insurance contract taxable under Chapter 5731. of the Revised | 69711 |
| Code, proceeds of any death benefit, retirement, pension, or | 69712 |
| profit sharing plan in excess of two thousand dollars, or | 69713 |
| securities, assets, or other property of any resident decedent, | 69714 |
| and in addition thereto, to a penalty of not less than five | 69715 |
| hundred or more than five thousand dollars. | 69716 |
| Sec. 5733.064. There is hereby allowed a credit against the | 69717 |
| tax imposed under sections 5733.06, 5733.065, and 5733.066 of the | 69718 |
| Revised Code. The credit shall equal the lesser of fifty per cent | 69719 |
| of any cash donations made during the taxable year by the taxpayer | 69720 |
| to an Ohio corporation organized prior to January 1, 1987, whose | 69721 |
| sole purpose is to promote and encourage recycling and that has | 69722 |
| been determined by the internal revenue service to be a nonprofit | 69723 |
| corporation regardless of whether the nonprofit corporation | 69724 |
|
received a grant under section | 69725 |
| Code, or to municipal corporations, counties, townships, park | 69726 |
| districts, and boards of education that received grants pursuant | 69727 |
| to that section, or one-half of the amount of the taxpayer's | 69728 |
| additional tax liability for the tax year resulting from the | 69729 |
| additional rates imposed by sections 5733.065 and 5733.066 of the | 69730 |
|
Revised Code to provide funding for | 69731 |
|
litter prevention under Chapter | 69732 |
| The taxpayer shall claim the nonrefundable credit in the order | 69733 |
| required under section 5733.98 of the Revised Code. | 69734 |
| The tax commissioner may require the taxpayer to furnish such | 69735 |
| information as is necessary to support a claim for a credit under | 69736 |
| this section, and no credit shall be allowed unless the | 69737 |
| information is provided. | 69738 |
| Sec. 5739.01. As used in this chapter: | 69739 |
| (A) "Person" includes individuals, receivers, assignees, | 69740 |
| trustees in bankruptcy, estates, firms, partnerships, | 69741 |
| associations, joint-stock companies, joint ventures, clubs, | 69742 |
| societies, corporations, the state and its political subdivisions, | 69743 |
| and combinations of individuals of any form. | 69744 |
| (B) "Sale" and "selling" include all of the following | 69745 |
| transactions for a consideration in any manner, whether absolutely | 69746 |
| or conditionally, whether for a price or rental, in money or by | 69747 |
| exchange, and by any means whatsoever: | 69748 |
| (1) All transactions by which title or possession, or both, | 69749 |
| of tangible personal property, is or is to be transferred, or a | 69750 |
| license to use or consume tangible personal property is or is to | 69751 |
| be granted; | 69752 |
| (2) All transactions by which lodging by a hotel is or is to | 69753 |
| be furnished to transient guests; | 69754 |
| (3) All transactions by which: | 69755 |
| (a) An item of tangible personal property is or is to be | 69756 |
| repaired, except property, the purchase of which would not be | 69757 |
| subject to the tax imposed by section 5739.02 of the Revised Code; | 69758 |
| (b) An item of tangible personal property is or is to be | 69759 |
| installed, except property, the purchase of which would not be | 69760 |
| subject to the tax imposed by section 5739.02 of the Revised Code | 69761 |
| or property that is or is to be incorporated into and will become | 69762 |
| a part of a production, transmission, transportation, or | 69763 |
| distribution system for the delivery of a public utility service; | 69764 |
| (c) The service of washing, cleaning, waxing, polishing, or | 69765 |
| painting a motor vehicle is or is to be furnished; | 69766 |
| (d) Until August 1, 2003, industrial laundry cleaning | 69767 |
| services are or are to be provided and, on and after August 1, | 69768 |
| 2003, laundry and dry cleaning services are or are to be provided; | 69769 |
| (e) Automatic data processing, computer services, or | 69770 |
| electronic information services are or are to be provided for use | 69771 |
| in business when the true object of the transaction is the receipt | 69772 |
| by the consumer of automatic data processing, computer services, | 69773 |
| or electronic information services rather than the receipt of | 69774 |
| personal or professional services to which automatic data | 69775 |
| processing, computer services, or electronic information services | 69776 |
| are incidental or supplemental. Notwithstanding any other | 69777 |
| provision of this chapter, such transactions that occur between | 69778 |
| members of an affiliated group are not sales. An "affiliated | 69779 |
| group" means two or more persons related in such a way that one | 69780 |
| person owns or controls the business operation of another member | 69781 |
| of the group. In the case of corporations with stock, one | 69782 |
| corporation owns or controls another if it owns more than fifty | 69783 |
| per cent of the other corporation's common stock with voting | 69784 |
| rights. | 69785 |
| (f) Telecommunications service, including prepaid calling | 69786 |
| service, prepaid wireless calling service, or ancillary service, | 69787 |
| is or is to be provided, but not including coin-operated telephone | 69788 |
| service; | 69789 |
| (g) Landscaping and lawn care service is or is to be | 69790 |
| provided; | 69791 |
| (h) Private investigation and security service is or is to be | 69792 |
| provided; | 69793 |
| (i) Information services or tangible personal property is | 69794 |
| provided or ordered by means of a nine hundred telephone call; | 69795 |
| (j) Building maintenance and janitorial service is or is to | 69796 |
| be provided; | 69797 |
| (k) Employment service is or is to be provided; | 69798 |
| (l) Employment placement service is or is to be provided; | 69799 |
| (m) Exterminating service is or is to be provided; | 69800 |
| (n) Physical fitness facility service is or is to be | 69801 |
| provided; | 69802 |
| (o) Recreation and sports club service is or is to be | 69803 |
| provided; | 69804 |
| (p) On and after August 1, 2003, satellite broadcasting | 69805 |
| service is or is to be provided; | 69806 |
| (q) On and after August 1, 2003, personal care service is or | 69807 |
| is to be provided to an individual. As used in this division, | 69808 |
| "personal care service" includes skin care, the application of | 69809 |
| cosmetics, manicuring, pedicuring, hair removal, tattooing, body | 69810 |
| piercing, tanning, massage, and other similar services. "Personal | 69811 |
| care service" does not include a service provided by or on the | 69812 |
| order of a licensed physician or licensed chiropractor, or the | 69813 |
| cutting, coloring, or styling of an individual's hair. | 69814 |
| (r) On and after August 1, 2003, the transportation of | 69815 |
| persons by motor vehicle or aircraft is or is to be provided, when | 69816 |
| the transportation is entirely within this state, except for | 69817 |
| transportation provided by an ambulance service, by a transit bus, | 69818 |
| as defined in section 5735.01 of the Revised Code, and | 69819 |
| transportation provided by a citizen of the United States holding | 69820 |
| a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under 49 | 69821 |
| U.S.C. 41102; | 69822 |
| (s) On and after August 1, 2003, motor vehicle towing service | 69823 |
| is or is to be provided. As used in this division, "motor vehicle | 69824 |
| towing service" means the towing or conveyance of a wrecked, | 69825 |
| disabled, or illegally parked motor vehicle. | 69826 |
| (t) On and after August 1, 2003, snow removal service is or | 69827 |
| is to be provided. As used in this division, "snow removal | 69828 |
| service" means the removal of snow by any mechanized means, but | 69829 |
| does not include the providing of such service by a person that | 69830 |
| has less than five thousand dollars in sales of such service | 69831 |
| during the calendar year. | 69832 |
| (u) Electronic publishing service is or is to be provided to | 69833 |
| a consumer for use in business, except that such transactions | 69834 |
| occurring between members of an affiliated group, as defined in | 69835 |
| division (B)(3)(e) of this section, are not sales. | 69836 |
| (4) All transactions by which printed, imprinted, | 69837 |
| overprinted, lithographic, multilithic, blueprinted, photostatic, | 69838 |
| or other productions or reproductions of written or graphic matter | 69839 |
| are or are to be furnished or transferred; | 69840 |
| (5) The production or fabrication of tangible personal | 69841 |
| property for a consideration for consumers who furnish either | 69842 |
| directly or indirectly the materials used in the production of | 69843 |
| fabrication work; and include the furnishing, preparing, or | 69844 |
| serving for a consideration of any tangible personal property | 69845 |
| consumed on the premises of the person furnishing, preparing, or | 69846 |
| serving such tangible personal property. Except as provided in | 69847 |
| section 5739.03 of the Revised Code, a construction contract | 69848 |
| pursuant to which tangible personal property is or is to be | 69849 |
| incorporated into a structure or improvement on and becoming a | 69850 |
| part of real property is not a sale of such tangible personal | 69851 |
| property. The construction contractor is the consumer of such | 69852 |
| tangible personal property, provided that the sale and | 69853 |
| installation of carpeting, the sale and installation of | 69854 |
| agricultural land tile, the sale and erection or installation of | 69855 |
| portable grain bins, or the provision of landscaping and lawn care | 69856 |
| service and the transfer of property as part of such service is | 69857 |
| never a construction contract. | 69858 |
| As used in division (B)(5) of this section: | 69859 |
| (a) "Agricultural land tile" means fired clay or concrete | 69860 |
| tile, or flexible or rigid perforated plastic pipe or tubing, | 69861 |
| incorporated or to be incorporated into a subsurface drainage | 69862 |
| system appurtenant to land used or to be used primarily in | 69863 |
| production by farming, agriculture, horticulture, or floriculture. | 69864 |
| The term does not include such materials when they are or are to | 69865 |
| be incorporated into a drainage system appurtenant to a building | 69866 |
| or structure even if the building or structure is used or to be | 69867 |
| used in such production. | 69868 |
| (b) "Portable grain bin" means a structure that is used or to | 69869 |
| be used by a person engaged in farming or agriculture to shelter | 69870 |
| the person's grain and that is designed to be disassembled without | 69871 |
| significant damage to its component parts. | 69872 |
| (6) All transactions in which all of the shares of stock of a | 69873 |
| closely held corporation are transferred, if the corporation is | 69874 |
| not engaging in business and its entire assets consist of boats, | 69875 |
| planes, motor vehicles, or other tangible personal property | 69876 |
| operated primarily for the use and enjoyment of the shareholders; | 69877 |
| (7) All transactions in which a warranty, maintenance or | 69878 |
| service contract, or similar agreement by which the vendor of the | 69879 |
| warranty, contract, or agreement agrees to repair or maintain the | 69880 |
| tangible personal property of the consumer is or is to be | 69881 |
| provided; | 69882 |
| (8) The transfer of copyrighted motion picture films used | 69883 |
| solely for advertising purposes, except that the transfer of such | 69884 |
| films for exhibition purposes is not a sale; | 69885 |
| (9) On and after August 1, 2003, all transactions by which | 69886 |
| tangible personal property is or is to be stored, except such | 69887 |
| property that the consumer of the storage holds for sale in the | 69888 |
| regular course of business; | 69889 |
| (10) All transactions in which "guaranteed auto protection" | 69890 |
| is provided whereby a person promises to pay to the consumer the | 69891 |
| difference between the amount the consumer receives from motor | 69892 |
| vehicle insurance and the amount the consumer owes to a person | 69893 |
| holding title to or a lien on the consumer's motor vehicle in the | 69894 |
| event the consumer's motor vehicle suffers a total loss under the | 69895 |
| terms of the motor vehicle insurance policy or is stolen and not | 69896 |
| recovered, if the protection and its price are included in the | 69897 |
| purchase or lease agreement; | 69898 |
| (11)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(11)(b) of this | 69899 |
| section, on and after October 1, 2009, all transactions by which | 69900 |
| health care services are paid for, reimbursed, provided, | 69901 |
| delivered, arranged for, or otherwise made available by a medicaid | 69902 |
| health insuring corporation pursuant to the corporation's contract | 69903 |
| with the state. | 69904 |
| (b) If the centers for medicare and medicaid services of the | 69905 |
| United States department of health and human services determines | 69906 |
| that the taxation of transactions described in division (B)(11)(a) | 69907 |
| of this section constitutes an impermissible health care-related | 69908 |
| tax under section 1903(w) of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. | 69909 |
| 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C. 1396b(w), as amended, and regulations | 69910 |
| adopted thereunder, the director of job and family services shall | 69911 |
| notify the tax commissioner of that determination. Beginning with | 69912 |
| the first day of the month following that notification, the | 69913 |
| transactions described in division (B)(11)(a) of this section are | 69914 |
| not sales for the purposes of this chapter or Chapter 5741. of the | 69915 |
| Revised Code. The tax commissioner shall order that the collection | 69916 |
| of taxes under sections 5739.02, 5739.021, 5739.023, 5739.026, | 69917 |
| 5741.02, 5741.021, 5741.022, and 5741.023 of the Revised Code | 69918 |
| shall cease for transactions occurring on or after that date. | 69919 |
| Except as provided in this section, "sale" and "selling" do | 69920 |
| not include transfers of interest in leased property where the | 69921 |
| original lessee and the terms of the original lease agreement | 69922 |
| remain unchanged, or professional, insurance, or personal service | 69923 |
| transactions that involve the transfer of tangible personal | 69924 |
| property as an inconsequential element, for which no separate | 69925 |
| charges are made. | 69926 |
| (C) "Vendor" means the person providing the service or by | 69927 |
| whom the transfer effected or license given by a sale is or is to | 69928 |
| be made or given and, for sales described in division (B)(3)(i) of | 69929 |
| this section, the telecommunications service vendor that provides | 69930 |
| the nine hundred telephone service; if two or more persons are | 69931 |
| engaged in business at the same place of business under a single | 69932 |
| trade name in which all collections on account of sales by each | 69933 |
| are made, such persons shall constitute a single vendor. | 69934 |
| Physicians, dentists, hospitals, and veterinarians who are | 69935 |
| engaged in selling tangible personal property as received from | 69936 |
| others, such as eyeglasses, mouthwashes, dentifrices, or similar | 69937 |
| articles, are vendors. Veterinarians who are engaged in | 69938 |
| transferring to others for a consideration drugs, the dispensing | 69939 |
| of which does not require an order of a licensed veterinarian or | 69940 |
| physician under federal law, are vendors. | 69941 |
| (D)(1) "Consumer" means the person for whom the service is | 69942 |
| provided, to whom the transfer effected or license given by a sale | 69943 |
| is or is to be made or given, to whom the service described in | 69944 |
| division (B)(3)(f) or (i) of this section is charged, or to whom | 69945 |
| the admission is granted. | 69946 |
| (2) Physicians, dentists, hospitals, and blood banks operated | 69947 |
| by nonprofit institutions and persons licensed to practice | 69948 |
| veterinary medicine, surgery, and dentistry are consumers of all | 69949 |
| tangible personal property and services purchased by them in | 69950 |
| connection with the practice of medicine, dentistry, the rendition | 69951 |
| of hospital or blood bank service, or the practice of veterinary | 69952 |
| medicine, surgery, and dentistry. In addition to being consumers | 69953 |
| of drugs administered by them or by their assistants according to | 69954 |
| their direction, veterinarians also are consumers of drugs that | 69955 |
| under federal law may be dispensed only by or upon the order of a | 69956 |
| licensed veterinarian or physician, when transferred by them to | 69957 |
| others for a consideration to provide treatment to animals as | 69958 |
| directed by the veterinarian. | 69959 |
| (3) A person who performs a facility management, or similar | 69960 |
| service contract for a contractee is a consumer of all tangible | 69961 |
| personal property and services purchased for use in connection | 69962 |
| with the performance of such contract, regardless of whether title | 69963 |
| to any such property vests in the contractee. The purchase of such | 69964 |
| property and services is not subject to the exception for resale | 69965 |
| under division (E)(1) of this section. | 69966 |
| (4)(a) In the case of a person who purchases printed matter | 69967 |
| for the purpose of distributing it or having it distributed to the | 69968 |
| public or to a designated segment of the public, free of charge, | 69969 |
| that person is the consumer of that printed matter, and the | 69970 |
| purchase of that printed matter for that purpose is a sale. | 69971 |
| (b) In the case of a person who produces, rather than | 69972 |
| purchases, printed matter for the purpose of distributing it or | 69973 |
| having it distributed to the public or to a designated segment of | 69974 |
| the public, free of charge, that person is the consumer of all | 69975 |
| tangible personal property and services purchased for use or | 69976 |
| consumption in the production of that printed matter. That person | 69977 |
| is not entitled to claim exemption under division (B)(42)(f) of | 69978 |
| section 5739.02 of the Revised Code for any material incorporated | 69979 |
| into the printed matter or any equipment, supplies, or services | 69980 |
| primarily used to produce the printed matter. | 69981 |
| (c) The distribution of printed matter to the public or to a | 69982 |
| designated segment of the public, free of charge, is not a sale to | 69983 |
| the members of the public to whom the printed matter is | 69984 |
| distributed or to any persons who purchase space in the printed | 69985 |
| matter for advertising or other purposes. | 69986 |
| (5) A person who makes sales of any of the services listed in | 69987 |
| division (B)(3) of this section is the consumer of any tangible | 69988 |
| personal property used in performing the service. The purchase of | 69989 |
| that property is not subject to the resale exception under | 69990 |
| division (E)(1) of this section. | 69991 |
| (6) A person who engages in highway transportation for hire | 69992 |
| is the consumer of all packaging materials purchased by that | 69993 |
| person and used in performing the service, except for packaging | 69994 |
| materials sold by such person in a transaction separate from the | 69995 |
| service. | 69996 |
| (7) In the case of a transaction for health care services | 69997 |
| under division (B)(11) of this section, a medicaid health insuring | 69998 |
| corporation is the consumer of such services. The purchase of such | 69999 |
| services by a medicaid health insuring corporation is not subject | 70000 |
| to the exception for resale under division (E)(1) of this section | 70001 |
| or to the exemptions provided under divisions (B)(12), (18), (19), | 70002 |
| and (22) of section 5739.02 of the Revised Code. | 70003 |
| (E) "Retail sale" and "sales at retail" include all sales, | 70004 |
| except those in which the purpose of the consumer is to resell the | 70005 |
| thing transferred or benefit of the service provided, by a person | 70006 |
| engaging in business, in the form in which the same is, or is to | 70007 |
| be, received by the person. | 70008 |
| (F) "Business" includes any activity engaged in by any person | 70009 |
| with the object of gain, benefit, or advantage, either direct or | 70010 |
| indirect. "Business" does not include the activity of a person in | 70011 |
| managing and investing the person's own funds. | 70012 |
| (G) "Engaging in business" means commencing, conducting, or | 70013 |
| continuing in business, and liquidating a business when the | 70014 |
| liquidator thereof holds itself out to the public as conducting | 70015 |
| such business. Making a casual sale is not engaging in business. | 70016 |
| (H)(1)(a) "Price," except as provided in divisions (H)(2), | 70017 |
| (3), and (4) of this section, means the total amount of | 70018 |
| consideration, including cash, credit, property, and services, for | 70019 |
| which tangible personal property or services are sold, leased, or | 70020 |
| rented, valued in money, whether received in money or otherwise, | 70021 |
| without any deduction for any of the following: | 70022 |
| (i) The vendor's cost of the property sold; | 70023 |
| (ii) The cost of materials used, labor or service costs, | 70024 |
| interest, losses, all costs of transportation to the vendor, all | 70025 |
| taxes imposed on the vendor, including the tax imposed under | 70026 |
| Chapter 5751. of the Revised Code, and any other expense of the | 70027 |
| vendor; | 70028 |
| (iii) Charges by the vendor for any services necessary to | 70029 |
| complete the sale; | 70030 |
| (iv) On and after August 1, 2003, delivery charges. As used | 70031 |
| in this division, "delivery charges" means charges by the vendor | 70032 |
| for preparation and delivery to a location designated by the | 70033 |
| consumer of tangible personal property or a service, including | 70034 |
| transportation, shipping, postage, handling, crating, and packing. | 70035 |
| (v) Installation charges; | 70036 |
| (vi) Credit for any trade-in. | 70037 |
| (b) "Price" includes consideration received by the vendor | 70038 |
| from a third party, if the vendor actually receives the | 70039 |
| consideration from a party other than the consumer, and the | 70040 |
| consideration is directly related to a price reduction or discount | 70041 |
| on the sale; the vendor has an obligation to pass the price | 70042 |
| reduction or discount through to the consumer; the amount of the | 70043 |
| consideration attributable to the sale is fixed and determinable | 70044 |
| by the vendor at the time of the sale of the item to the consumer; | 70045 |
| and one of the following criteria is met: | 70046 |
| (i) The consumer presents a coupon, certificate, or other | 70047 |
| document to the vendor to claim a price reduction or discount | 70048 |
| where the coupon, certificate, or document is authorized, | 70049 |
| distributed, or granted by a third party with the understanding | 70050 |
| that the third party will reimburse any vendor to whom the coupon, | 70051 |
| certificate, or document is presented; | 70052 |
| (ii) The consumer identifies the consumer's self to the | 70053 |
| seller as a member of a group or organization entitled to a price | 70054 |
| reduction or discount. A preferred customer card that is available | 70055 |
| to any patron does not constitute membership in such a group or | 70056 |
| organization. | 70057 |
| (iii) The price reduction or discount is identified as a | 70058 |
| third party price reduction or discount on the invoice received by | 70059 |
| the consumer, or on a coupon, certificate, or other document | 70060 |
| presented by the consumer. | 70061 |
| (c) "Price" does not include any of the following: | 70062 |
| (i) Discounts, including cash, term, or coupons that are not | 70063 |
| reimbursed by a third party that are allowed by a vendor and taken | 70064 |
| by a consumer on a sale; | 70065 |
| (ii) Interest, financing, and carrying charges from credit | 70066 |
| extended on the sale of tangible personal property or services, if | 70067 |
| the amount is separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or | 70068 |
| similar document given to the purchaser; | 70069 |
| (iii) Any taxes legally imposed directly on the consumer that | 70070 |
| are separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar | 70071 |
| document given to the consumer. For the purpose of this division, | 70072 |
| the tax imposed under Chapter 5751. of the Revised Code is not a | 70073 |
| tax directly on the consumer, even if the tax or a portion thereof | 70074 |
| is separately stated. | 70075 |
| (iv) Notwithstanding divisions (H)(1)(b)(i) to (iii) of this | 70076 |
| section, any discount allowed by an automobile manufacturer to its | 70077 |
| employee, or to the employee of a supplier, on the purchase of a | 70078 |
| new motor vehicle from a new motor vehicle dealer in this state. | 70079 |
| (v) The dollar value of a gift card that is not sold by a | 70080 |
| vendor or purchased by a consumer and that is redeemed by the | 70081 |
| consumer in purchasing tangible personal property or services if | 70082 |
| the vendor is not reimbursed and does not receive compensation | 70083 |
| from a third party to cover all or part of the gift card value. | 70084 |
| For the purposes of this division, a gift card is not sold by a | 70085 |
| vendor or purchased by a consumer if it is distributed pursuant to | 70086 |
| an awards, loyalty, or promotional program. Past and present | 70087 |
| purchases of tangible personal property or services by the | 70088 |
| consumer shall not be treated as consideration exchanged for a | 70089 |
| gift card. | 70090 |
| (2) In the case of a sale of any new motor vehicle by a new | 70091 |
| motor vehicle dealer, as defined in section 4517.01 of the Revised | 70092 |
| Code, in which another motor vehicle is accepted by the dealer as | 70093 |
| part of the consideration received, "price" has the same meaning | 70094 |
| as in division (H)(1) of this section, reduced by the credit | 70095 |
| afforded the consumer by the dealer for the motor vehicle received | 70096 |
| in trade. | 70097 |
| (3) In the case of a sale of any watercraft or outboard motor | 70098 |
| by a watercraft dealer licensed in accordance with section | 70099 |
| 1547.543 of the Revised Code, in which another watercraft, | 70100 |
| watercraft and trailer, or outboard motor is accepted by the | 70101 |
| dealer as part of the consideration received, "price" has the same | 70102 |
| meaning as in division (H)(1) of this section, reduced by the | 70103 |
| credit afforded the consumer by the dealer for the watercraft, | 70104 |
| watercraft and trailer, or outboard motor received in trade. As | 70105 |
| used in this division, "watercraft" includes an outdrive unit | 70106 |
| attached to the watercraft. | 70107 |
| (4) In the case of transactions for health care services | 70108 |
| under division (B)(11) of this section, "price" means the amount | 70109 |
| of managed care premiums received each month by a medicaid health | 70110 |
| insuring corporation. | 70111 |
| (I) "Receipts" means the total amount of the prices of the | 70112 |
| sales of vendors, provided that the dollar value of gift cards | 70113 |
| distributed pursuant to an awards, loyalty, or promotional | 70114 |
| program, and cash discounts allowed and taken on sales at the time | 70115 |
| they are consummated are not included, minus any amount deducted | 70116 |
| as a bad debt pursuant to section 5739.121 of the Revised Code. | 70117 |
| "Receipts" does not include the sale price of property returned or | 70118 |
| services rejected by consumers when the full sale price and tax | 70119 |
| are refunded either in cash or by credit. | 70120 |
| (J) "Place of business" means any location at which a person | 70121 |
| engages in business. | 70122 |
| (K) "Premises" includes any real property or portion thereof | 70123 |
| upon which any person engages in selling tangible personal | 70124 |
| property at retail or making retail sales and also includes any | 70125 |
| real property or portion thereof designated for, or devoted to, | 70126 |
| use in conjunction with the business engaged in by such person. | 70127 |
| (L) "Casual sale" means a sale of an item of tangible | 70128 |
| personal property that was obtained by the person making the sale, | 70129 |
| through purchase or otherwise, for the person's own use and was | 70130 |
| previously subject to any state's taxing jurisdiction on its sale | 70131 |
| or use, and includes such items acquired for the seller's use that | 70132 |
| are sold by an auctioneer employed directly by the person for such | 70133 |
| purpose, provided the location of such sales is not the | 70134 |
| auctioneer's permanent place of business. As used in this | 70135 |
| division, "permanent place of business" includes any location | 70136 |
| where such auctioneer has conducted more than two auctions during | 70137 |
| the year. | 70138 |
| (M) "Hotel" means every establishment kept, used, maintained, | 70139 |
| advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping | 70140 |
| accommodations are offered to guests, in which five or more rooms | 70141 |
| are used for the accommodation of such guests, whether the rooms | 70142 |
| are in one or several structures, except as otherwise provided in | 70143 |
| division (G) of section 5739.09 of the Revised Code. | 70144 |
| (N) "Transient guests" means persons occupying a room or | 70145 |
| rooms for sleeping accommodations for less than thirty consecutive | 70146 |
| days. | 70147 |
| (O) "Making retail sales" means the effecting of transactions | 70148 |
| wherein one party is obligated to pay the price and the other | 70149 |
| party is obligated to provide a service or to transfer title to or | 70150 |
| possession of the item sold. "Making retail sales" does not | 70151 |
| include the preliminary acts of promoting or soliciting the retail | 70152 |
| sales, other than the distribution of printed matter which | 70153 |
| displays or describes and prices the item offered for sale, nor | 70154 |
| does it include delivery of a predetermined quantity of tangible | 70155 |
| personal property or transportation of property or personnel to or | 70156 |
| from a place where a service is performed, regardless of whether | 70157 |
| the vendor is a delivery vendor. | 70158 |
| (P) "Used directly in the rendition of a public utility | 70159 |
| service" means that property that is to be incorporated into and | 70160 |
| will become a part of the consumer's production, transmission, | 70161 |
| transportation, or distribution system and that retains its | 70162 |
| classification as tangible personal property after such | 70163 |
| incorporation; fuel or power used in the production, transmission, | 70164 |
| transportation, or distribution system; and tangible personal | 70165 |
| property used in the repair and maintenance of the production, | 70166 |
| transmission, transportation, or distribution system, including | 70167 |
| only such motor vehicles as are specially designed and equipped | 70168 |
| for such use. Tangible personal property and services used | 70169 |
| primarily in providing highway transportation for hire are not | 70170 |
| used directly in the rendition of a public utility service. In | 70171 |
| this definition, "public utility" includes a citizen of the United | 70172 |
| States holding, and required to hold, a certificate of public | 70173 |
| convenience and necessity issued under 49 U.S.C. 41102. | 70174 |
| (Q) "Refining" means removing or separating a desirable | 70175 |
| product from raw or contaminated materials by distillation or | 70176 |
| physical, mechanical, or chemical processes. | 70177 |
| (R) "Assembly" and "assembling" mean attaching or fitting | 70178 |
| together parts to form a product, but do not include packaging a | 70179 |
| product. | 70180 |
| (S) "Manufacturing operation" means a process in which | 70181 |
| materials are changed, converted, or transformed into a different | 70182 |
| state or form from which they previously existed and includes | 70183 |
| refining materials, assembling parts, and preparing raw materials | 70184 |
| and parts by mixing, measuring, blending, or otherwise committing | 70185 |
| such materials or parts to the manufacturing process. | 70186 |
| "Manufacturing operation" does not include packaging. | 70187 |
| (T) "Fiscal officer" means, with respect to a regional | 70188 |
| transit authority, the secretary-treasurer thereof, and with | 70189 |
| respect to a county that is a transit authority, the fiscal | 70190 |
| officer of the county transit board if one is appointed pursuant | 70191 |
| to section 306.03 of the Revised Code or the county auditor if the | 70192 |
| board of county commissioners operates the county transit system. | 70193 |
| (U) "Transit authority" means a regional transit authority | 70194 |
| created pursuant to section 306.31 of the Revised Code or a county | 70195 |
| in which a county transit system is created pursuant to section | 70196 |
| 306.01 of the Revised Code. For the purposes of this chapter, a | 70197 |
| transit authority must extend to at least the entire area of a | 70198 |
| single county. A transit authority that includes territory in more | 70199 |
| than one county must include all the area of the most populous | 70200 |
| county that is a part of such transit authority. County population | 70201 |
| shall be measured by the most recent census taken by the United | 70202 |
| States census bureau. | 70203 |
| (V) "Legislative authority" means, with respect to a regional | 70204 |
| transit authority, the board of trustees thereof, and with respect | 70205 |
| to a county that is a transit authority, the board of county | 70206 |
| commissioners. | 70207 |
| (W) "Territory of the transit authority" means all of the | 70208 |
| area included within the territorial boundaries of a transit | 70209 |
| authority as they from time to time exist. Such territorial | 70210 |
| boundaries must at all times include all the area of a single | 70211 |
| county or all the area of the most populous county that is a part | 70212 |
| of such transit authority. County population shall be measured by | 70213 |
| the most recent census taken by the United States census bureau. | 70214 |
| (X) "Providing a service" means providing or furnishing | 70215 |
| anything described in division (B)(3) of this section for | 70216 |
| consideration. | 70217 |
| (Y)(1)(a) "Automatic data processing" means processing of | 70218 |
| others' data, including keypunching or similar data entry services | 70219 |
| together with verification thereof, or providing access to | 70220 |
| computer equipment for the purpose of processing data. | 70221 |
| (b) "Computer services" means providing services consisting | 70222 |
| of specifying computer hardware configurations and evaluating | 70223 |
| technical processing characteristics, computer programming, and | 70224 |
| training of computer programmers and operators, provided in | 70225 |
| conjunction with and to support the sale, lease, or operation of | 70226 |
| taxable computer equipment or systems. | 70227 |
| (c) "Electronic information services" means providing access | 70228 |
| to computer equipment by means of telecommunications equipment for | 70229 |
| the purpose of either of the following: | 70230 |
| (i) Examining or acquiring data stored in or accessible to | 70231 |
| the computer equipment; | 70232 |
| (ii) Placing data into the computer equipment to be retrieved | 70233 |
| by designated recipients with access to the computer equipment. | 70234 |
| For transactions occurring on or after the effective date of | 70235 |
| the amendment of this section by H.B. 157 of the 127th general | 70236 |
| assembly, December 21, 2007, "electronic information services" | 70237 |
| does not include electronic publishing as defined in division | 70238 |
| (LLL) of this section. | 70239 |
| (d) "Automatic data processing, computer services, or | 70240 |
| electronic information services" shall not include personal or | 70241 |
| professional services. | 70242 |
| (2) As used in divisions (B)(3)(e) and (Y)(1) of this | 70243 |
| section, "personal and professional services" means all services | 70244 |
| other than automatic data processing, computer services, or | 70245 |
| electronic information services, including but not limited to: | 70246 |
| (a) Accounting and legal services such as advice on tax | 70247 |
| matters, asset management, budgetary matters, quality control, | 70248 |
| information security, and auditing and any other situation where | 70249 |
| the service provider receives data or information and studies, | 70250 |
| alters, analyzes, interprets, or adjusts such material; | 70251 |
| (b) Analyzing business policies and procedures; | 70252 |
| (c) Identifying management information needs; | 70253 |
| (d) Feasibility studies, including economic and technical | 70254 |
| analysis of existing or potential computer hardware or software | 70255 |
| needs and alternatives; | 70256 |
| (e) Designing policies, procedures, and custom software for | 70257 |
| collecting business information, and determining how data should | 70258 |
| be summarized, sequenced, formatted, processed, controlled, and | 70259 |
| reported so that it will be meaningful to management; | 70260 |
| (f) Developing policies and procedures that document how | 70261 |
| business events and transactions are to be authorized, executed, | 70262 |
| and controlled; | 70263 |
| (g) Testing of business procedures; | 70264 |
| (h) Training personnel in business procedure applications; | 70265 |
| (i) Providing credit information to users of such information | 70266 |
| by a consumer reporting agency, as defined in the "Fair Credit | 70267 |
| Reporting Act," 84 Stat. 1114, 1129 (1970), 15 U.S.C. 1681a(f), or | 70268 |
| as hereafter amended, including but not limited to gathering, | 70269 |
| organizing, analyzing, recording, and furnishing such information | 70270 |
| by any oral, written, graphic, or electronic medium; | 70271 |
| (j) Providing debt collection services by any oral, written, | 70272 |
| graphic, or electronic means. | 70273 |
| The services listed in divisions (Y)(2)(a) to (j) of this | 70274 |
| section are not automatic data processing or computer services. | 70275 |
| (Z) "Highway transportation for hire" means the | 70276 |
| transportation of personal property belonging to others for | 70277 |
| consideration by any of the following: | 70278 |
| (1) The holder of a permit or certificate issued by this | 70279 |
| state or the United States authorizing the holder to engage in | 70280 |
| transportation of personal property belonging to others for | 70281 |
| consideration over or on highways, roadways, streets, or any | 70282 |
| similar public thoroughfare; | 70283 |
| (2) A person who engages in the transportation of personal | 70284 |
| property belonging to others for consideration over or on | 70285 |
| highways, roadways, streets, or any similar public thoroughfare | 70286 |
| but who could not have engaged in such transportation on December | 70287 |
| 11, 1985, unless the person was the holder of a permit or | 70288 |
| certificate of the types described in division (Z)(1) of this | 70289 |
| section; | 70290 |
| (3) A person who leases a motor vehicle to and operates it | 70291 |
| for a person described by division (Z)(1) or (2) of this section. | 70292 |
| (AA)(1) "Telecommunications service" means the electronic | 70293 |
| transmission, conveyance, or routing of voice, data, audio, video, | 70294 |
| or any other information or signals to a point, or between or | 70295 |
| among points. "Telecommunications service" includes such | 70296 |
| transmission, conveyance, or routing in which computer processing | 70297 |
| applications are used to act on the form, code, or protocol of the | 70298 |
| content for purposes of transmission, conveyance, or routing | 70299 |
| without regard to whether the service is referred to as voice-over | 70300 |
| internet protocol service or is classified by the federal | 70301 |
| communications commission as enhanced or value-added. | 70302 |
| "Telecommunications service" does not include any of the | 70303 |
| following: | 70304 |
| (a) Data processing and information services that allow data | 70305 |
| to be generated, acquired, stored, processed, or retrieved and | 70306 |
| delivered by an electronic transmission to a consumer where the | 70307 |
| consumer's primary purpose for the underlying transaction is the | 70308 |
| processed data or information; | 70309 |
| (b) Installation or maintenance of wiring or equipment on a | 70310 |
| customer's premises; | 70311 |
| (c) Tangible personal property; | 70312 |
| (d) Advertising, including directory advertising; | 70313 |
| (e) Billing and collection services provided to third | 70314 |
| parties; | 70315 |
| (f) Internet access service; | 70316 |
| (g) Radio and television audio and video programming | 70317 |
| services, regardless of the medium, including the furnishing of | 70318 |
| transmission, conveyance, and routing of such services by the | 70319 |
| programming service provider. Radio and television audio and video | 70320 |
| programming services include, but are not limited to, cable | 70321 |
| service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 522(6), and audio and video | 70322 |
| programming services delivered by commercial mobile radio service | 70323 |
| providers, as defined in 47 C.F.R. 20.3; | 70324 |
| (h) Ancillary service; | 70325 |
| (i) Digital products delivered electronically, including | 70326 |
| software, music, video, reading materials, or ring tones. | 70327 |
| (2) "Ancillary service" means a service that is associated | 70328 |
| with or incidental to the provision of telecommunications service, | 70329 |
| including conference bridging service, detailed telecommunications | 70330 |
| billing service, directory assistance, vertical service, and voice | 70331 |
| mail service. As used in this division: | 70332 |
| (a) "Conference bridging service" means an ancillary service | 70333 |
| that links two or more participants of an audio or video | 70334 |
| conference call, including providing a telephone number. | 70335 |
| "Conference bridging service" does not include telecommunications | 70336 |
| services used to reach the conference bridge. | 70337 |
| (b) "Detailed telecommunications billing service" means an | 70338 |
| ancillary service of separately stating information pertaining to | 70339 |
| individual calls on a customer's billing statement. | 70340 |
| (c) "Directory assistance" means an ancillary service of | 70341 |
| providing telephone number or address information. | 70342 |
| (d) "Vertical service" means an ancillary service that is | 70343 |
| offered in connection with one or more telecommunications | 70344 |
| services, which offers advanced calling features that allow | 70345 |
| customers to identify callers and manage multiple calls and call | 70346 |
| connections, including conference bridging service. | 70347 |
| (e) "Voice mail service" means an ancillary service that | 70348 |
| enables the customer to store, send, or receive recorded messages. | 70349 |
| "Voice mail service" does not include any vertical services that | 70350 |
| the customer may be required to have in order to utilize the voice | 70351 |
| mail service. | 70352 |
| (3) "900 service" means an inbound toll telecommunications | 70353 |
| service purchased by a subscriber that allows the subscriber's | 70354 |
| customers to call in to the subscriber's prerecorded announcement | 70355 |
| or live service, and which is typically marketed under the name | 70356 |
| "900" service and any subsequent numbers designated by the federal | 70357 |
| communications commission. "900 service" does not include the | 70358 |
| charge for collection services provided by the seller of the | 70359 |
| telecommunications service to the subscriber, or services or | 70360 |
| products sold by the subscriber to the subscriber's customer. | 70361 |
| (4) "Prepaid calling service" means the right to access | 70362 |
| exclusively telecommunications services, which must be paid for in | 70363 |
| advance and which enables the origination of calls using an access | 70364 |
| number or authorization code, whether manually or electronically | 70365 |
|
dialed, and that is sold in predetermined units | 70366 |
| which the number declines with use in a known amount. | 70367 |
| (5) "Prepaid wireless calling service" means a | 70368 |
| telecommunications service that provides the right to utilize | 70369 |
| mobile telecommunications service as well as other | 70370 |
| non-telecommunications services, including the download of digital | 70371 |
| products delivered electronically, and content and ancillary | 70372 |
| services, that must be paid for in advance and that is sold in | 70373 |
|
predetermined units | 70374 |
| with use in a known amount. | 70375 |
| (6) "Value-added non-voice data service" means a | 70376 |
| telecommunications service in which computer processing | 70377 |
| applications are used to act on the form, content, code, or | 70378 |
| protocol of the information or data primarily for a purpose other | 70379 |
| than transmission, conveyance, or routing. | 70380 |
| (7) "Coin-operated telephone service" means a | 70381 |
| telecommunications service paid for by inserting money into a | 70382 |
| telephone accepting direct deposits of money to operate. | 70383 |
| (8) "Customer" has the same meaning as in section 5739.034 of | 70384 |
| the Revised Code. | 70385 |
| (BB) "Laundry and dry cleaning services" means removing soil | 70386 |
| or dirt from towels, linens, articles of clothing, or other fabric | 70387 |
| items that belong to others and supplying towels, linens, articles | 70388 |
| of clothing, or other fabric items. "Laundry and dry cleaning | 70389 |
| services" does not include the provision of self-service | 70390 |
| facilities for use by consumers to remove soil or dirt from | 70391 |
| towels, linens, articles of clothing, or other fabric items. | 70392 |
| (CC) "Magazines distributed as controlled circulation | 70393 |
| publications" means magazines containing at least twenty-four | 70394 |
| pages, at least twenty-five per cent editorial content, issued at | 70395 |
| regular intervals four or more times a year, and circulated | 70396 |
| without charge to the recipient, provided that such magazines are | 70397 |
| not owned or controlled by individuals or business concerns which | 70398 |
| conduct such publications as an auxiliary to, and essentially for | 70399 |
| the advancement of the main business or calling of, those who own | 70400 |
| or control them. | 70401 |
| (DD) "Landscaping and lawn care service" means the services | 70402 |
| of planting, seeding, sodding, removing, cutting, trimming, | 70403 |
| pruning, mulching, aerating, applying chemicals, watering, | 70404 |
| fertilizing, and providing similar services to establish, promote, | 70405 |
| or control the growth of trees, shrubs, flowers, grass, ground | 70406 |
| cover, and other flora, or otherwise maintaining a lawn or | 70407 |
| landscape grown or maintained by the owner for ornamentation or | 70408 |
| other nonagricultural purpose. However, "landscaping and lawn care | 70409 |
| service" does not include the providing of such services by a | 70410 |
| person who has less than five thousand dollars in sales of such | 70411 |
| services during the calendar year. | 70412 |
| (EE) "Private investigation and security service" means the | 70413 |
| performance of any activity for which the provider of such service | 70414 |
| is required to be licensed pursuant to Chapter 4749. of the | 70415 |
| Revised Code, or would be required to be so licensed in performing | 70416 |
| such services in this state, and also includes the services of | 70417 |
| conducting polygraph examinations and of monitoring or overseeing | 70418 |
| the activities on or in, or the condition of, the consumer's home, | 70419 |
| business, or other facility by means of electronic or similar | 70420 |
| monitoring devices. "Private investigation and security service" | 70421 |
| does not include special duty services provided by off-duty police | 70422 |
| officers, deputy sheriffs, and other peace officers regularly | 70423 |
| employed by the state or a political subdivision. | 70424 |
| (FF) "Information services" means providing conversation, | 70425 |
| giving consultation or advice, playing or making a voice or other | 70426 |
| recording, making or keeping a record of the number of callers, | 70427 |
| and any other service provided to a consumer by means of a nine | 70428 |
| hundred telephone call, except when the nine hundred telephone | 70429 |
| call is the means by which the consumer makes a contribution to a | 70430 |
| recognized charity. | 70431 |
| (GG) "Research and development" means designing, creating, or | 70432 |
| formulating new or enhanced products, equipment, or manufacturing | 70433 |
| processes, and also means conducting scientific or technological | 70434 |
| inquiry and experimentation in the physical sciences with the goal | 70435 |
| of increasing scientific knowledge which may reveal the bases for | 70436 |
| new or enhanced products, equipment, or manufacturing processes. | 70437 |
| (HH) "Qualified research and development equipment" means | 70438 |
| capitalized tangible personal property, and leased personal | 70439 |
| property that would be capitalized if purchased, used by a person | 70440 |
| primarily to perform research and development. Tangible personal | 70441 |
| property primarily used in testing, as defined in division (A)(4) | 70442 |
| of section 5739.011 of the Revised Code, or used for recording or | 70443 |
| storing test results, is not qualified research and development | 70444 |
| equipment unless such property is primarily used by the consumer | 70445 |
| in testing the product, equipment, or manufacturing process being | 70446 |
| created, designed, or formulated by the consumer in the research | 70447 |
| and development activity or in recording or storing such test | 70448 |
| results. | 70449 |
| (II) "Building maintenance and janitorial service" means | 70450 |
| cleaning the interior or exterior of a building and any tangible | 70451 |
| personal property located therein or thereon, including any | 70452 |
| services incidental to such cleaning for which no separate charge | 70453 |
| is made. However, "building maintenance and janitorial service" | 70454 |
| does not include the providing of such service by a person who has | 70455 |
| less than five thousand dollars in sales of such service during | 70456 |
| the calendar year. | 70457 |
| (JJ) "Employment service" means providing or supplying | 70458 |
| personnel, on a temporary or long-term basis, to perform work or | 70459 |
| labor under the supervision or control of another, when the | 70460 |
| personnel so provided or supplied receive their wages, salary, or | 70461 |
| other compensation from the provider or supplier of the employment | 70462 |
| service or from a third party that provided or supplied the | 70463 |
| personnel to the provider or supplier. "Employment service" does | 70464 |
| not include: | 70465 |
| (1) Acting as a contractor or subcontractor, where the | 70466 |
| personnel performing the work are not under the direct control of | 70467 |
| the purchaser. | 70468 |
| (2) Medical and health care services. | 70469 |
| (3) Supplying personnel to a purchaser pursuant to a contract | 70470 |
| of at least one year between the service provider and the | 70471 |
| purchaser that specifies that each employee covered under the | 70472 |
| contract is assigned to the purchaser on a permanent basis. | 70473 |
| (4) Transactions between members of an affiliated group, as | 70474 |
| defined in division (B)(3)(e) of this section. | 70475 |
| (5) Transactions where the personnel so provided or supplied | 70476 |
| by a provider or supplier to a purchaser of an employment service | 70477 |
| are then provided or supplied by that purchaser to a third party | 70478 |
| as an employment service, except "employment service" does include | 70479 |
| the transaction between that purchaser and the third party. | 70480 |
| (KK) "Employment placement service" means locating or finding | 70481 |
| employment for a person or finding or locating an employee to fill | 70482 |
| an available position. | 70483 |
| (LL) "Exterminating service" means eradicating or attempting | 70484 |
| to eradicate vermin infestations from a building or structure, or | 70485 |
| the area surrounding a building or structure, and includes | 70486 |
| activities to inspect, detect, or prevent vermin infestation of a | 70487 |
| building or structure. | 70488 |
| (MM) "Physical fitness facility service" means all | 70489 |
| transactions by which a membership is granted, maintained, or | 70490 |
| renewed, including initiation fees, membership dues, renewal fees, | 70491 |
| monthly minimum fees, and other similar fees and dues, by a | 70492 |
| physical fitness facility such as an athletic club, health spa, or | 70493 |
| gymnasium, which entitles the member to use the facility for | 70494 |
| physical exercise. | 70495 |
| (NN) "Recreation and sports club service" means all | 70496 |
| transactions by which a membership is granted, maintained, or | 70497 |
| renewed, including initiation fees, membership dues, renewal fees, | 70498 |
| monthly minimum fees, and other similar fees and dues, by a | 70499 |
| recreation and sports club, which entitles the member to use the | 70500 |
| facilities of the organization. "Recreation and sports club" means | 70501 |
| an organization that has ownership of, or controls or leases on a | 70502 |
| continuing, long-term basis, the facilities used by its members | 70503 |
| and includes an aviation club, gun or shooting club, yacht club, | 70504 |
| card club, swimming club, tennis club, golf club, country club, | 70505 |
| riding club, amateur sports club, or similar organization. | 70506 |
| (OO) "Livestock" means farm animals commonly raised for food, | 70507 |
| food production, or other agricultural purposes, including, but | 70508 |
| not limited to, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, and captive | 70509 |
| deer. "Livestock" does not include invertebrates, amphibians, | 70510 |
| reptiles, domestic pets, animals for use in laboratories or for | 70511 |
| exhibition, or other animals not commonly raised for food or food | 70512 |
| production. | 70513 |
| (PP) "Livestock structure" means a building or structure used | 70514 |
| exclusively for the housing, raising, feeding, or sheltering of | 70515 |
| livestock, and includes feed storage or handling structures and | 70516 |
| structures for livestock waste handling. | 70517 |
| (QQ) "Horticulture" means the growing, cultivation, and | 70518 |
| production of flowers, fruits, herbs, vegetables, sod, mushrooms, | 70519 |
| and nursery stock. As used in this division, "nursery stock" has | 70520 |
| the same meaning as in section 927.51 of the Revised Code. | 70521 |
| (RR) "Horticulture structure" means a building or structure | 70522 |
| used exclusively for the commercial growing, raising, or | 70523 |
| overwintering of horticultural products, and includes the area | 70524 |
| used for stocking, storing, and packing horticultural products | 70525 |
| when done in conjunction with the production of those products. | 70526 |
| (SS) "Newspaper" means an unbound publication bearing a title | 70527 |
| or name that is regularly published, at least as frequently as | 70528 |
| biweekly, and distributed from a fixed place of business to the | 70529 |
| public in a specific geographic area, and that contains a | 70530 |
| substantial amount of news matter of international, national, or | 70531 |
| local events of interest to the general public. | 70532 |
| (TT) "Professional racing team" means a person that employs | 70533 |
| at least twenty full-time employees for the purpose of conducting | 70534 |
| a motor vehicle racing business for profit. The person must | 70535 |
| conduct the business with the purpose of racing one or more motor | 70536 |
| racing vehicles in at least ten competitive professional racing | 70537 |
| events each year that comprise all or part of a motor racing | 70538 |
| series sanctioned by one or more motor racing sanctioning | 70539 |
| organizations. A "motor racing vehicle" means a vehicle for which | 70540 |
| the chassis, engine, and parts are designed exclusively for motor | 70541 |
| racing, and does not include a stock or production model vehicle | 70542 |
| that may be modified for use in racing. For the purposes of this | 70543 |
| division: | 70544 |
| (1) A "competitive professional racing event" is a motor | 70545 |
| vehicle racing event sanctioned by one or more motor racing | 70546 |
| sanctioning organizations, at which aggregate cash prizes in | 70547 |
| excess of eight hundred thousand dollars are awarded to the | 70548 |
| competitors. | 70549 |
| (2) "Full-time employee" means an individual who is employed | 70550 |
| for consideration for thirty-five or more hours a week, or who | 70551 |
| renders any other standard of service generally accepted by custom | 70552 |
| or specified by contract as full-time employment. | 70553 |
| (UU)(1) "Lease" or "rental" means any transfer of the | 70554 |
| possession or control of tangible personal property for a fixed or | 70555 |
| indefinite term, for consideration. "Lease" or "rental" includes | 70556 |
| future options to purchase or extend, and agreements described in | 70557 |
| 26 U.S.C. 7701(h)(1) covering motor vehicles and trailers where | 70558 |
| the amount of consideration may be increased or decreased by | 70559 |
| reference to the amount realized upon the sale or disposition of | 70560 |
| the property. "Lease" or "rental" does not include: | 70561 |
| (a) A transfer of possession or control of tangible personal | 70562 |
| property under a security agreement or a deferred payment plan | 70563 |
| that requires the transfer of title upon completion of the | 70564 |
| required payments; | 70565 |
| (b) A transfer of possession or control of tangible personal | 70566 |
| property under an agreement that requires the transfer of title | 70567 |
| upon completion of required payments and payment of an option | 70568 |
| price that does not exceed the greater of one hundred dollars or | 70569 |
| one per cent of the total required payments; | 70570 |
| (c) Providing tangible personal property along with an | 70571 |
| operator for a fixed or indefinite period of time, if the operator | 70572 |
| is necessary for the property to perform as designed. For purposes | 70573 |
| of this division, the operator must do more than maintain, | 70574 |
| inspect, or set-up the tangible personal property. | 70575 |
| (2) "Lease" and "rental," as defined in division (UU) of this | 70576 |
| section, shall not apply to leases or rentals that exist before | 70577 |
| June 26, 2003. | 70578 |
| (3) "Lease" and "rental" have the same meaning as in division | 70579 |
| (UU)(1) of this section regardless of whether a transaction is | 70580 |
| characterized as a lease or rental under generally accepted | 70581 |
| accounting principles, the Internal Revenue Code, Title XIII of | 70582 |
| the Revised Code, or other federal, state, or local laws. | 70583 |
| (VV) "Mobile telecommunications service" has the same meaning | 70584 |
| as in the "Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act," Pub. L. No. | 70585 |
| 106-252, 114 Stat. 631 (2000), 4 U.S.C.A. 124(7), as amended, and, | 70586 |
| on and after August 1, 2003, includes related fees and ancillary | 70587 |
| services, including universal service fees, detailed billing | 70588 |
| service, directory assistance, service initiation, voice mail | 70589 |
| service, and vertical services, such as caller ID and three-way | 70590 |
| calling. | 70591 |
| (WW) "Certified service provider" has the same meaning as in | 70592 |
| section 5740.01 of the Revised Code. | 70593 |
| (XX) "Satellite broadcasting service" means the distribution | 70594 |
| or broadcasting of programming or services by satellite directly | 70595 |
| to the subscriber's receiving equipment without the use of ground | 70596 |
| receiving or distribution equipment, except the subscriber's | 70597 |
| receiving equipment or equipment used in the uplink process to the | 70598 |
| satellite, and includes all service and rental charges, premium | 70599 |
| channels or other special services, installation and repair | 70600 |
| service charges, and any other charges having any connection with | 70601 |
| the provision of the satellite broadcasting service. | 70602 |
| (YY) "Tangible personal property" means personal property | 70603 |
| that can be seen, weighed, measured, felt, or touched, or that is | 70604 |
| in any other manner perceptible to the senses. For purposes of | 70605 |
| this chapter and Chapter 5741. of the Revised Code, "tangible | 70606 |
| personal property" includes motor vehicles, electricity, water, | 70607 |
| gas, steam, and prewritten computer software. | 70608 |
| (ZZ) "Direct mail" means printed material delivered or | 70609 |
| distributed by United States mail or other delivery service to a | 70610 |
| mass audience or to addressees on a mailing list provided by the | 70611 |
| consumer or at the direction of the consumer when the cost of the | 70612 |
| items are not billed directly to the recipients. "Direct mail" | 70613 |
| includes tangible personal property supplied directly or | 70614 |
| indirectly by the consumer to the direct mail vendor for inclusion | 70615 |
| in the package containing the printed material. "Direct mail" does | 70616 |
| not include multiple items of printed material delivered to a | 70617 |
| single address. | 70618 |
| (AAA) "Computer" means an electronic device that accepts | 70619 |
| information in digital or similar form and manipulates it for a | 70620 |
| result based on a sequence of instructions. | 70621 |
| (BBB) "Computer software" means a set of coded instructions | 70622 |
| designed to cause a computer or automatic data processing | 70623 |
| equipment to perform a task. | 70624 |
| (CCC) "Delivered electronically" means delivery of computer | 70625 |
| software from the seller to the purchaser by means other than | 70626 |
| tangible storage media. | 70627 |
| (DDD) "Prewritten computer software" means computer software, | 70628 |
| including prewritten upgrades, that is not designed and developed | 70629 |
| by the author or other creator to the specifications of a specific | 70630 |
| purchaser. The combining of two or more prewritten computer | 70631 |
| software programs or prewritten portions thereof does not cause | 70632 |
| the combination to be other than prewritten computer software. | 70633 |
| "Prewritten computer software" includes software designed and | 70634 |
| developed by the author or other creator to the specifications of | 70635 |
| a specific purchaser when it is sold to a person other than the | 70636 |
| purchaser. If a person modifies or enhances computer software of | 70637 |
| which the person is not the author or creator, the person shall be | 70638 |
| deemed to be the author or creator only of such person's | 70639 |
| modifications or enhancements. Prewritten computer software or a | 70640 |
| prewritten portion thereof that is modified or enhanced to any | 70641 |
| degree, where such modification or enhancement is designed and | 70642 |
| developed to the specifications of a specific purchaser, remains | 70643 |
| prewritten computer software; provided, however, that where there | 70644 |
| is a reasonable, separately stated charge or an invoice or other | 70645 |
| statement of the price given to the purchaser for the modification | 70646 |
| or enhancement, the modification or enhancement shall not | 70647 |
| constitute prewritten computer software. | 70648 |
| (EEE)(1) "Food" means substances, whether in liquid, | 70649 |
| concentrated, solid, frozen, dried, or dehydrated form, that are | 70650 |
| sold for ingestion or chewing by humans and are consumed for their | 70651 |
| taste or nutritional value. "Food" does not include alcoholic | 70652 |
| beverages, dietary supplements, soft drinks, or tobacco. | 70653 |
| (2) As used in division (EEE)(1) of this section: | 70654 |
| (a) "Alcoholic beverages" means beverages that are suitable | 70655 |
| for human consumption and contain one-half of one per cent or more | 70656 |
| of alcohol by volume. | 70657 |
| (b) "Dietary supplements" means any product, other than | 70658 |
| tobacco, that is intended to supplement the diet and that is | 70659 |
| intended for ingestion in tablet, capsule, powder, softgel, | 70660 |
| gelcap, or liquid form, or, if not intended for ingestion in such | 70661 |
| a form, is not represented as conventional food for use as a sole | 70662 |
| item of a meal or of the diet; that is required to be labeled as a | 70663 |
| dietary supplement, identifiable by the "supplement facts" box | 70664 |
| found on the label, as required by 21 C.F.R. 101.36; and that | 70665 |
| contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: | 70666 |
| (i) A vitamin; | 70667 |
| (ii) A mineral; | 70668 |
| (iii) An herb or other botanical; | 70669 |
| (iv) An amino acid; | 70670 |
| (v) A dietary substance for use by humans to supplement the | 70671 |
| diet by increasing the total dietary intake; | 70672 |
| (vi) A concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or | 70673 |
| combination of any ingredient described in divisions | 70674 |
| (EEE)(2)(b)(i) to (v) of this section. | 70675 |
| (c) "Soft drinks" means nonalcoholic beverages that contain | 70676 |
| natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft drinks" does not include | 70677 |
| beverages that contain milk or milk products, soy, rice, or | 70678 |
| similar milk substitutes, or that contains greater than fifty per | 70679 |
| cent vegetable or fruit juice by volume. | 70680 |
| (d) "Tobacco" means cigarettes, cigars, chewing or pipe | 70681 |
| tobacco, or any other item that contains tobacco. | 70682 |
| (FFF) "Drug" means a compound, substance, or preparation, and | 70683 |
| any component of a compound, substance, or preparation, other than | 70684 |
| food, dietary supplements, or alcoholic beverages that is | 70685 |
| recognized in the official United States pharmacopoeia, official | 70686 |
| homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official | 70687 |
| national formulary, and supplements to them; is intended for use | 70688 |
| in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of | 70689 |
| disease; or is intended to affect the structure or any function of | 70690 |
| the body. | 70691 |
| (GGG) "Prescription" means an order, formula, or recipe | 70692 |
| issued in any form of oral, written, electronic, or other means of | 70693 |
| transmission by a duly licensed practitioner authorized by the | 70694 |
| laws of this state to issue a prescription. | 70695 |
| (HHH) "Durable medical equipment" means equipment, including | 70696 |
| repair and replacement parts for such equipment, that can | 70697 |
| withstand repeated use, is primarily and customarily used to serve | 70698 |
| a medical purpose, generally is not useful to a person in the | 70699 |
| absence of illness or injury, and is not worn in or on the body. | 70700 |
| "Durable medical equipment" does not include mobility enhancing | 70701 |
| equipment. | 70702 |
| (III) "Mobility enhancing equipment" means equipment, | 70703 |
| including repair and replacement parts for such equipment, that is | 70704 |
| primarily and customarily used to provide or increase the ability | 70705 |
| to move from one place to another and is appropriate for use | 70706 |
| either in a home or a motor vehicle, that is not generally used by | 70707 |
| persons with normal mobility, and that does not include any motor | 70708 |
| vehicle or equipment on a motor vehicle normally provided by a | 70709 |
| motor vehicle manufacturer. "Mobility enhancing equipment" does | 70710 |
| not include durable medical equipment. | 70711 |
| (JJJ) "Prosthetic device" means a replacement, corrective, or | 70712 |
| supportive device, including repair and replacement parts for the | 70713 |
| device, worn on or in the human body to artificially replace a | 70714 |
| missing portion of the body, prevent or correct physical deformity | 70715 |
| or malfunction, or support a weak or deformed portion of the body. | 70716 |
| As used in this division, "prosthetic device" does not include | 70717 |
| corrective eyeglasses, contact lenses, or dental prosthesis. | 70718 |
| (KKK)(1) "Fractional aircraft ownership program" means a | 70719 |
| program in which persons within an affiliated group sell and | 70720 |
| manage fractional ownership program aircraft, provided that at | 70721 |
| least one hundred airworthy aircraft are operated in the program | 70722 |
| and the program meets all of the following criteria: | 70723 |
| (a) Management services are provided by at least one program | 70724 |
| manager within an affiliated group on behalf of the fractional | 70725 |
| owners. | 70726 |
| (b) Each program aircraft is owned or possessed by at least | 70727 |
| one fractional owner. | 70728 |
| (c) Each fractional owner owns or possesses at least a | 70729 |
| one-sixteenth interest in at least one fixed-wing program | 70730 |
| aircraft. | 70731 |
| (d) A dry-lease aircraft interchange arrangement is in effect | 70732 |
| among all of the fractional owners. | 70733 |
| (e) Multi-year program agreements are in effect regarding the | 70734 |
| fractional ownership, management services, and dry-lease aircraft | 70735 |
| interchange arrangement aspects of the program. | 70736 |
| (2) As used in division (KKK)(1) of this section: | 70737 |
| (a) "Affiliated group" has the same meaning as in division | 70738 |
| (B)(3)(e) of this section. | 70739 |
| (b) "Fractional owner" means a person that owns or possesses | 70740 |
| at least a one-sixteenth interest in a program aircraft and has | 70741 |
| entered into the agreements described in division (KKK)(1)(e) of | 70742 |
| this section. | 70743 |
| (c) "Fractional ownership program aircraft" or "program | 70744 |
| aircraft" means a turbojet aircraft that is owned or possessed by | 70745 |
| a fractional owner and that has been included in a dry-lease | 70746 |
| aircraft interchange arrangement and agreement under divisions | 70747 |
| (KKK)(1)(d) and (e) of this section, or an aircraft a program | 70748 |
| manager owns or possesses primarily for use in a fractional | 70749 |
| aircraft ownership program. | 70750 |
| (d) "Management services" means administrative and aviation | 70751 |
| support services furnished under a fractional aircraft ownership | 70752 |
| program in accordance with a management services agreement under | 70753 |
| division (KKK)(1)(e) of this section, and offered by the program | 70754 |
| manager to the fractional owners, including, at a minimum, the | 70755 |
| establishment and implementation of safety guidelines; the | 70756 |
| coordination of the scheduling of the program aircraft and crews; | 70757 |
| program aircraft maintenance; program aircraft insurance; crew | 70758 |
| training for crews employed, furnished, or contracted by the | 70759 |
| program manager or the fractional owner; the satisfaction of | 70760 |
| record-keeping requirements; and the development and use of an | 70761 |
| operations manual and a maintenance manual for the fractional | 70762 |
| aircraft ownership program. | 70763 |
| (e) "Program manager" means the person that offers management | 70764 |
| services to fractional owners pursuant to a management services | 70765 |
| agreement under division (KKK)(1)(e) of this section. | 70766 |
| (LLL) "Electronic publishing" means providing access to one | 70767 |
| or more of the following primarily for business customers, | 70768 |
| including the federal government or a state government or a | 70769 |
| political subdivision thereof, to conduct research: news; | 70770 |
| business, financial, legal, consumer, or credit materials; | 70771 |
| editorials, columns, reader commentary, or features; photos or | 70772 |
| images; archival or research material; legal notices, identity | 70773 |
| verification, or public records; scientific, educational, | 70774 |
| instructional, technical, professional, trade, or other literary | 70775 |
| materials; or other similar information which has been gathered | 70776 |
| and made available by the provider to the consumer in an | 70777 |
| electronic format. Providing electronic publishing includes the | 70778 |
| functions necessary for the acquisition, formatting, editing, | 70779 |
| storage, and dissemination of data or information that is the | 70780 |
| subject of a sale. | 70781 |
| (MMM) "Medicaid health insuring corporation" means a health | 70782 |
| insuring corporation that holds a certificate of authority under | 70783 |
| Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code and is under contract with the | 70784 |
| department of job and family services pursuant to section 5111.17 | 70785 |
| of the Revised Code. | 70786 |
| (NNN) "Managed care premium" means any premium, capitation, | 70787 |
| or other payment a medicaid health insuring corporation receives | 70788 |
| for providing or arranging for the provision of health care | 70789 |
| services to its members or enrollees residing in this state. | 70790 |
| (OOO) "Captive deer" means deer and other cervidae that have | 70791 |
| been legally acquired, or their offspring, that are privately | 70792 |
| owned for agricultural or farming purposes. | 70793 |
| (PPP) "Gift card" means a document, card, certificate, or | 70794 |
| other record, whether tangible or intangible, that may be redeemed | 70795 |
| by a consumer for a dollar value when making a purchase of | 70796 |
| tangible personal property or services. | 70797 |
| Sec. 5743.03. (A) Except as provided in section 5743.04 of | 70798 |
| the Revised Code, the taxes imposed under sections 5743.02, | 70799 |
| 5743.021, 5743.024, and 5743.026 of the Revised Code shall be paid | 70800 |
| by the purchase of stamps. A stamp shall be affixed to each | 70801 |
| package of an aggregate denomination not less than the amount of | 70802 |
| the tax upon the contents thereof. The stamp, so affixed, shall be | 70803 |
| prima-facie evidence of payment of the tax. | 70804 |
| Except as is provided in the rules prescribed by the tax | 70805 |
| commissioner under authority of sections 5743.01 to 5743.20 of the | 70806 |
| Revised Code, and unless tax stamps have been previously affixed, | 70807 |
| they shall be so affixed by each wholesale dealer, and canceled by | 70808 |
| writing or stamping across the face thereof the number assigned to | 70809 |
| such wholesale dealer by the tax commissioner for that purpose, | 70810 |
| prior to the delivery of any cigarettes to any person in this | 70811 |
| state, or in the case of a tax levied pursuant to section | 70812 |
| 5743.021, 5743.024, or 5743.026 of the Revised Code, prior to the | 70813 |
| delivery of cigarettes to any person in the county in which the | 70814 |
| tax is levied. | 70815 |
| (B) Except as provided in the rules prescribed by the | 70816 |
| commissioner under authority of sections 5743.01 to 5743.20 of the | 70817 |
| Revised Code, each retail dealer, within twenty-four hours after | 70818 |
| the receipt of any cigarettes at the retail dealer's place of | 70819 |
| business, shall inspect the cigarettes to ensure that tax stamps | 70820 |
| are affixed. The inspection shall be completed before the | 70821 |
| cigarettes are delivered to any person in this state, or, in the | 70822 |
| case of a tax levied pursuant to section 5743.021, 5743.024, or | 70823 |
| 5743.026 of the Revised Code, before the cigarettes are delivered | 70824 |
| to any person in the county in which the tax is levied. | 70825 |
| (C) Whenever any cigarettes are found in the place of | 70826 |
| business of any retail dealer without proper tax stamps affixed | 70827 |
| thereto and canceled, it is presumed that such cigarettes are kept | 70828 |
| therein in violation of sections 5743.01 to 5743.20 of the Revised | 70829 |
| Code. | 70830 |
| (D) Each wholesale dealer who purchases cigarettes without | 70831 |
| proper tax stamps affixed thereto shall, on or before the | 70832 |
| thirty-first day of the month following the close of each | 70833 |
| semiannual period, which period shall end on the thirtieth day of | 70834 |
| June and the thirty-first day of December of each year, make and | 70835 |
| file a return of the preceding semiannual period, on such form as | 70836 |
| is prescribed by the tax commissioner, showing the dealer's entire | 70837 |
| purchases and sales of cigarettes and stamps or impressions for | 70838 |
| such semiannual period and accurate inventories as of the | 70839 |
| beginning and end of each semiannual period of cigarettes, stamped | 70840 |
| or unstamped; cigarette tax stamps affixed or unaffixed and unused | 70841 |
| meter impressions; and such other information as the commissioner | 70842 |
| finds necessary to the proper administration of sections 5743.01 | 70843 |
| to 5743.20 of the Revised Code. The commissioner may extend the | 70844 |
| time for making and filing returns and may remit all or any part | 70845 |
| of amounts of penalties that may become due under sections 5743.01 | 70846 |
| to 5743.20 of the Revised Code. The wholesale dealer shall deliver | 70847 |
| the return together with a remittance of the tax deficiency | 70848 |
| reported thereon to the treasurer of state. The treasurer of state | 70849 |
| shall stamp or otherwise mark on the return the date it was | 70850 |
| received and shall also show thereon by stamp or otherwise a | 70851 |
| payment or nonpayment of the deficiency shown by the return. | 70852 |
| Thereafter, the treasurer of state shall immediately transmit all | 70853 |
| returns filed under this section to the commissioner. | 70854 |
| (E) Any wholesale dealer who fails to file a return under | 70855 |
| this section and the rules of the commissioner, other than a | 70856 |
| report required pursuant to division (F) of this section, may be | 70857 |
| required, for each day the dealer so fails, to forfeit and pay | 70858 |
| into the state treasury the sum of one dollar as revenue arising | 70859 |
| from the tax imposed by sections 5743.01 to 5743.20 of the Revised | 70860 |
| Code and such sum may be collected by assessment in the manner | 70861 |
| provided in section 5743.081 of the Revised Code. If the | 70862 |
| commissioner finds it necessary in order to insure the payment of | 70863 |
| the tax imposed by sections 5743.01 to 5743.20 of the Revised | 70864 |
| Code, the commissioner may require returns and payments to be made | 70865 |
| other than semiannually. The returns shall be signed by the | 70866 |
| wholesale dealer or an authorized agent thereof. | 70867 |
| (F) Each person required to file a tax return under section | 70868 |
| 5743.03, 5743.52, or 5743.62 of the Revised Code shall report to | 70869 |
| the commissioner the quantity of all cigarettes and roll-your-own | 70870 |
| cigarette tobacco sold in Ohio for each brand not covered by the | 70871 |
| tobacco master settlement agreement for which the person is liable | 70872 |
| for the taxes levied under section 5743.02, 5743.51, or 5743.62 of | 70873 |
| the Revised Code. | 70874 |
| As used in this division, "tobacco master settlement | 70875 |
| agreement" has the same meaning as in section 183.01 of the | 70876 |
| Revised Code. | 70877 |
| (G) The report required by division (F) of this section shall | 70878 |
| be made on a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall be | 70879 |
| filed not later than the last day of each month for the previous | 70880 |
| month, except that if the commissioner determines that the | 70881 |
| quantity reported by a person does not warrant monthly reporting, | 70882 |
| the commissioner may authorize reporting at less frequent | 70883 |
| intervals. The commissioner may assess a penalty of not more than | 70884 |
| two hundred fifty dollars for each month or portion thereof that a | 70885 |
| person fails to timely file a required report, and such sum may be | 70886 |
| collected by assessment in the manner provided in section 5743.081 | 70887 |
| of the Revised Code. All money collected under this division shall | 70888 |
| be considered as revenue arising from the taxes imposed by | 70889 |
| sections 5743.01 to 5743.20 of the Revised Code. | 70890 |
| (H) The treasurer of state or an agent of the treasurer may | 70891 |
| sell cigarette tax stamps only to licensed wholesale or retail | 70892 |
| cigarette dealers, except as otherwise authorized by the tax | 70893 |
| commissioner, and may charge costs related to the sale of | 70894 |
| cigarette stamps to a purchasing dealer. Money collected from such | 70895 |
| charges shall be credited to the treasurer of state's | 70896 |
| administrative fund created under section 113.20 of the Revised | 70897 |
| Code. | 70898 |
| Sec. 5743.031. (A) A wholesale dealer may affix stamps only | 70899 |
| to packages of cigarettes that the dealer received directly from a | 70900 |
| manufacturer or importer of cigarettes that possesses a valid and | 70901 |
| current license under section 5743.15 of the Revised Code, or to | 70902 |
| packages of cigarettes that the dealer received from another | 70903 |
| wholesale dealer that possesses a valid and current license under | 70904 |
| section 5743.15 of the Revised Code, provided that the tax | 70905 |
| commissioner has authorized the sale of the cigarettes between | 70906 |
| those wholesale dealers and that the wholesale dealer that sells | 70907 |
| the cigarettes received them directly from a manufacturer or | 70908 |
| importer of cigarettes that possesses a valid and current license | 70909 |
| under section 5743.15 of the Revised Code. | 70910 |
| (B) Only a wholesale dealer that possesses a valid and | 70911 |
| current license under section 5743.15 of the Revised Code may | 70912 |
| purchase or obtain tax stamps. A wholesale dealer may not sell or | 70913 |
| provide such stamps to any other wholesale dealer or any other | 70914 |
| person. | 70915 |
| (C) Any person shipping unstamped packages of cigarettes into | 70916 |
| this state to a person other than a wholesale dealer licensed | 70917 |
| under section 5743.15 of the Revised Code shall, before such | 70918 |
| shipment, file notice of the shipment with the tax commissioner. | 70919 |
| Any person that transports unstamped packages of cigarettes into | 70920 |
| or within this state shall carry in the vehicle used to convey the | 70921 |
| shipment invoices or equivalent documentation of the shipment for | 70922 |
| all cigarettes in the shipment. The invoices or other | 70923 |
| documentation shall show the true name and address of the | 70924 |
| consignor or seller, the true name and address of the consignee or | 70925 |
| purchaser, and the quantity of the cigarettes being transported. | 70926 |
|
This division does not apply to any | 70927 |
| motor carrier transporting cigarettes through this state to | 70928 |
| another location under a proper bill of lading or freight bill | 70929 |
| that states the quantity, source, and destination of the | 70930 |
| cigarettes. | 70931 |
| Sec. 5751.033. For the purposes of this chapter, gross | 70932 |
| receipts shall be sitused to this state as follows: | 70933 |
| (A) Gross rents and royalties from real property located in | 70934 |
| this state shall be sitused to this state. | 70935 |
| (B) Gross rents and royalties from tangible personal property | 70936 |
| shall be sitused to this state to the extent the tangible personal | 70937 |
| property is located or used in this state. | 70938 |
| (C) Gross receipts from the sale of electricity and electric | 70939 |
| transmission and distribution services shall be sitused to this | 70940 |
| state in the manner provided under section 5733.059 of the Revised | 70941 |
| Code. | 70942 |
| (D) Gross receipts from the sale of real property located in | 70943 |
| this state shall be sitused to this state. | 70944 |
| (E) Gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal | 70945 |
| property shall be sitused to this state if the property is | 70946 |
| received in this state by the purchaser. In the case of delivery | 70947 |
|
of tangible personal property by | 70948 |
| means of transportation, the place at which such property is | 70949 |
| ultimately received after all transportation has been completed | 70950 |
| shall be considered the place where the purchaser receives the | 70951 |
| property. For purposes of this section, the phrase "delivery of | 70952 |
|
tangible personal property by | 70953 |
| means of transportation" includes the situation in which a | 70954 |
| purchaser accepts the property in this state and then transports | 70955 |
| the property directly or by other means to a location outside this | 70956 |
| state. Direct delivery in this state, other than for purposes of | 70957 |
| transportation, to a person or firm designated by a purchaser | 70958 |
| constitutes delivery to the purchaser in this state, and direct | 70959 |
| delivery outside this state to a person or firm designated by a | 70960 |
| purchaser does not constitute delivery to the purchaser in this | 70961 |
| state, regardless of where title passes or other conditions of | 70962 |
| sale. | 70963 |
| (F) Gross receipts from the sale, exchange, disposition, or | 70964 |
| other grant of the right to use trademarks, trade names, patents, | 70965 |
| copyrights, and similar intellectual property shall be sitused to | 70966 |
| this state to the extent that the receipts are based on the amount | 70967 |
| of use of the property in this state. If the receipts are not | 70968 |
| based on the amount of use of the property, but rather on the | 70969 |
| right to use the property, and the payor has the right to use the | 70970 |
| property in this state, then the receipts from the sale, exchange, | 70971 |
| disposition, or other grant of the right to use such property | 70972 |
| shall be sitused to this state to the extent the receipts are | 70973 |
| based on the right to use the property in this state. | 70974 |
| (G) Gross receipts from the sale of transportation services | 70975 |
|
by a | 70976 |
| state in proportion to the mileage traveled by the carrier during | 70977 |
| the tax period on roadways, waterways, airways, and railways in | 70978 |
| this state to the mileage traveled by the carrier during the tax | 70979 |
| period on roadways, waterways, airways, and railways everywhere. | 70980 |
|
With prior written approval of the tax commissioner, a | 70981 |
| 70982 | |
| for transportation services. | 70983 |
| (H) Gross receipts from dividends, interest, and other | 70984 |
| sources of income from financial instruments described in | 70985 |
| divisions (F)(4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (13) of | 70986 |
| section 5733.056 of the Revised Code shall be sitused to this | 70987 |
| state in accordance with the situsing provisions set forth in | 70988 |
| those divisions. When applying the provisions of divisions (F)(6), | 70989 |
| (8), and (13) of section 5733.056 of the Revised Code, "gross | 70990 |
| receipts" shall be substituted for "net gains" wherever "net | 70991 |
| gains" appears in those divisions. Nothing in this division limits | 70992 |
| or modifies the exclusions enumerated in divisions (E) and (F)(2) | 70993 |
| of section 5751.01 of the Revised Code. The tax commissioner may | 70994 |
| promulgate rules to further specify the manner in which to situs | 70995 |
| gross receipts subject to this division. | 70996 |
| (I) Gross receipts from the sale of all other services, and | 70997 |
| all other gross receipts not otherwise sitused under this section, | 70998 |
| shall be sitused to this state in the proportion that the | 70999 |
| purchaser's benefit in this state with respect to what was | 71000 |
| purchased bears to the purchaser's benefit everywhere with respect | 71001 |
| to what was purchased. The physical location where the purchaser | 71002 |
| ultimately uses or receives the benefit of what was purchased | 71003 |
| shall be paramount in determining the proportion of the benefit in | 71004 |
| this state to the benefit everywhere. If a taxpayer's records do | 71005 |
| not allow the taxpayer to determine that location, the taxpayer | 71006 |
| may use an alternative method to situs gross receipts under this | 71007 |
| division if the alternative method is reasonable, is consistently | 71008 |
| and uniformly applied, and is supported by the taxpayer's records | 71009 |
| as the records exist when the service is provided or within a | 71010 |
| reasonable period of time thereafter. | 71011 |
| (J) If the situsing provisions of divisions (A) to (H) of | 71012 |
| this section do not fairly represent the extent of a person's | 71013 |
| activity in this state, the person may request, or the tax | 71014 |
| commissioner may require or permit, an alternative method. Such | 71015 |
| request by a person must be made within the applicable statute of | 71016 |
| limitations set forth in this chapter. | 71017 |
| (K) The tax commissioner may adopt rules to provide | 71018 |
| additional guidance to the application of this section, and | 71019 |
| provide alternative methods of situsing gross receipts that apply | 71020 |
| to all persons, or subset of persons, that are engaged in similar | 71021 |
| business or trade activities. | 71022 |
| (L) As used in this section, "motor carrier" has the same | 71023 |
| meaning as in section 4923.01 of the Revised Code. | 71024 |
| Sec. 5751.12. The tax commissioner may prescribe | 71025 |
| requirements for the keeping of records and other pertinent | 71026 |
| documents, the filing of copies of federal income tax returns and | 71027 |
| determinations, and computations reconciling federal income tax | 71028 |
| returns with the returns and reports required by section 5751.05 | 71029 |
| of the Revised Code. The commissioner may require any person, by | 71030 |
| rule or notice served on that person, to keep those records that | 71031 |
| the commissioner considers necessary to show whether, and the | 71032 |
| extent to which, a person is subject to this chapter. Those | 71033 |
| records and other documents shall be open during business hours to | 71034 |
| the inspection of the commissioner, and shall be preserved for a | 71035 |
| period of four years unless the commissioner, in writing, consents | 71036 |
| to their destruction within that period, or by order requires that | 71037 |
| they be kept longer. If such records are normally kept by the | 71038 |
| person electronically, the person shall provide such records to | 71039 |
| the commissioner electronically at the commissioner's request. | 71040 |
| Any information required by the | 71041 |
| chapter is confidential as provided for in section 5703.21 of the | 71042 |
| Revised Code. However, the commissioner shall make public an | 71043 |
| electronic list of all actively registered persons required to | 71044 |
| remit the tax under this chapter, including legal names, trade | 71045 |
| names, addresses, and account numbers. In addition, such list | 71046 |
| shall include all persons that cancelled their registration at any | 71047 |
| time during the preceding four calendar years, including the date | 71048 |
| the registration was cancelled. | 71049 |
| Sec. 6109.21. (A) Except as provided in divisions | 71050 |
| 71051 | |
|
shall operate | 71052 |
| without a license issued by the director of environmental | 71053 |
|
protection. | 71054 |
| 71055 | |
| 71056 |
| | 71057 |
| 71058 |
| | 71059 |
| 71060 | |
| 71061 |
| | 71062 |
| 71063 | |
| 71064 |
| | 71065 |
| 71066 | |
| 71067 | |
| 71068 | |
| 71069 | |
| 71070 |
| | 71071 |
| 71072 | |
| 71073 | |
| 71074 | |
| 71075 | |
| 71076 | |
| 71077 |
| | 71078 |
| 71079 | |
| 71080 | |
| 71081 | |
| 71082 | |
| system, in addition to complying with section 6109.07 of the | 71083 |
| Revised Code and rules adopted under it, shall obtain an initial | 71084 |
| license from the director. The person shall submit an application | 71085 |
| for the initial license at least forty-five days prior to | 71086 |
| commencing the operation of the system. | 71087 |
| (C) A license shall expire on the thirtieth day of January | 71088 |
| in the year following its issuance. | 71089 |
| (D) A license shall be renewed annually. A person proposing | 71090 |
| to continue operating a public water system shall apply for a | 71091 |
| license renewal at least thirty days prior to the expiration date | 71092 |
| of the license. | 71093 |
| (E) Through June 30, 2014, each application for a license or | 71094 |
| license renewal shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee | 71095 |
| established under division (M) of section 3745.11 of the Revised | 71096 |
|
Code | 71097 |
|
who is proposing to operate | 71098 |
| 71099 | |
| amount of the appropriate fee established under that division for | 71100 |
| the remainder of the licensing year. | 71101 |
| | 71102 |
|
application and the appropriate license fee for | 71103 |
|
license
| 71104 |
| 71105 | |
| 71106 | |
| 71107 | |
| 71108 |
| (1) Issue the license or license renewal for the public water | 71109 |
| system; | 71110 |
| (2) Issue the license or license renewal subject to terms and | 71111 |
| conditions that the director determines are necessary to ensure | 71112 |
| compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it; | 71113 |
| (3) Deny the license or license renewal if the director finds | 71114 |
|
that the public water system | 71115 |
| substantial compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under | 71116 |
| it. | 71117 |
| | 71118 |
| license or license renewal issued under this section at any time | 71119 |
| if the director finds that the public water system was not or will | 71120 |
| not be operated in substantial compliance with this chapter and | 71121 |
|
rules adopted under it. | 71122 |
| 71123 | |
| 71124 |
| | 71125 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing procedures and | 71126 |
| requirements governing both of the following: | 71127 |
| (1) Information to be included on applications for licenses | 71128 |
| and license renewals issued under this section; | 71129 |
| (2) The issuance, conditioning, suspension, revocation, and | 71130 |
| denial of licenses and license renewals under this section. | 71131 |
| (I)(1) As used in division | 71132 |
| means a fellowship of believers, congregation, society, | 71133 |
| corporation, convention, or association that is formed primarily | 71134 |
| or exclusively for religious purposes and that is not formed or | 71135 |
| operated for the private profit of any person. | 71136 |
| (2) This section does not apply to a church that operates or | 71137 |
| maintains a public water system solely to provide water for that | 71138 |
| church or for a campground that is owned by the church and | 71139 |
| operated primarily or exclusively for members of the church and | 71140 |
|
their families. | 71141 |
| 71142 | |
| 71143 |
| | 71144 |
| school that meets minimum standards of the state board of | 71145 |
| education that operates or maintains a public water system solely | 71146 |
| to provide water for that school. | 71147 |
| | 71148 |
| log filing fees on behalf of the division of soil and water | 71149 |
| resources in the department of natural resources in accordance | 71150 |
| with section 1521.05 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under | 71151 |
| it. The fees shall be submitted to the division quarterly as | 71152 |
| provided in those rules. | 71153 |
| Sec. 6111.46. (A) The environmental protection agency shall | 71154 |
| exercise general supervision of the treatment and disposal of | 71155 |
| sewage and industrial wastes and the operation and maintenance of | 71156 |
| works or means installed for the collection, treatment, and | 71157 |
| disposal of sewage and industrial wastes. Such general supervision | 71158 |
| shall apply to all features of construction, operation, and | 71159 |
| maintenance of the works or means that do or may affect the proper | 71160 |
| treatment and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes. | 71161 |
| (B)(1) The agency shall investigate the works or means | 71162 |
| employed in the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and | 71163 |
| industrial wastes whenever considered necessary or whenever | 71164 |
| requested to do so by local health officials and may issue and | 71165 |
| enforce orders and shall adopt rules governing the operation and | 71166 |
| maintenance of the works or means of treatment and disposal of | 71167 |
| such sewage and industrial wastes. In adopting rules under this | 71168 |
| section, the agency shall establish standards governing the | 71169 |
| construction, operation, and maintenance of the works or means of | 71170 |
| collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage that is generated at | 71171 |
| recreational vehicle parks, recreation camps, combined park-camps, | 71172 |
| and temporary park-camps that are separate from such standards | 71173 |
| relative to manufactured home parks. | 71174 |
| (2) As used in division (B)(1) of this section: | 71175 |
| (a) "Manufactured home parks" has the same meaning as in | 71176 |
|
section | 71177 |
| (b) "Recreational vehicle parks," "recreation camps," | 71178 |
| "combined park-camps," and "temporary park-camps" have the same | 71179 |
| meanings as in section 3729.01 of the Revised Code. | 71180 |
| (C) The agency may require the submission of records and data | 71181 |
| of construction, operation, and maintenance, including plans and | 71182 |
| descriptions of existing works or means of treatment and disposal | 71183 |
| of such sewage and industrial wastes. When the agency requires the | 71184 |
| submission of such records or information, the public officials or | 71185 |
| person, firm, or corporation having the works in charge shall | 71186 |
| comply promptly with that order. | 71187 |
| Section 101.02. That existing sections 7.10, 7.16, 9.34, | 71188 |
| 9.90, 9.91, 102.02, 103.51, 105.41, 109.57, 109.572, 121.04, | 71189 |
| 121.08, 121.083, 121.084, 122.07, 123.01, 123.011, 123.024, | 71190 |
| 123.04, 123.07, 123.08, 123.09, 123.10, 123.101, 123.11, 123.13, | 71191 |
| 123.14, 123.15, 123.152, 123.17, 123.21, 123.46, 123.47, 123.48, | 71192 |
| 123.49, 123.77, 124.04, 124.06, 124.11, 124.12, 124.14, 124.231, | 71193 |
| 124.241, 124.25, 124.26, 124.27, 124.30, 124.31, 125.05, 125.082, | 71194 |
| 125.14, 126.14, 140.01, 140.03, 140.05, 140.08, 145.01, 145.012, | 71195 |
| 149.43, 152.09, 152.18, 152.24, 153.01, 153.011, 153.013, 153.02, | 71196 |
| 153.04, 153.06, 153.07, 153.08, 153.09, 153.11, 153.12, 153.14, | 71197 |
| 153.16, 153.17, 153.502, 153.503, 153.53, 154.25, 167.04, 169.01, | 71198 |
| 169.02, 169.03, 169.06, 169.08, 169.13, 169.14, 169.16, 173.14, | 71199 |
| 173.21, 173.23, 173.26, 173.27, 173.391, 173.394, 173.40, 173.42, | 71200 |
| 173.45, 173.46, 185.01, 185.02, 185.03, 185.05, 185.06, 185.07, | 71201 |
| 185.09, 185.12, 306.04, 306.36, 306.55, 307.05, 307.051, 307.055, | 71202 |
| 309.09, 313.121, 313.122, 313.16, 339.091, 340.03, 340.091, | 71203 |
| 505.37, 505.375, 505.44, 505.72, 705.18, 901.54, 955.16, 955.26, | 71204 |
| 991.02, 1121.23, 1155.03, 1163.05, 1315.141, 1321.37, 1321.53, | 71205 |
| 1321.531, 1322.03, 1322.031, 1345.05, 1501.04, 1502.01, 1502.02, | 71206 |
| 1502.03, 1502.04, 1502.05, 1502.06, 1502.07, 1502.12, 1502.99, | 71207 |
| 1503.012, 1503.43, 1506.42, 1509.071, 1509.36, 1533.10, 1541.26, | 71208 |
| 1551.33, 1555.02, 1555.03, 1555.04, 1555.05, 1555.06, 1571.14, | 71209 |
| 1707.08, 1707.391, 1733.47, 1751.01, 1751.02, 1751.13, 1761.26, | 71210 |
| 1901.18, 1909.11, 1923.01, 1923.02, 1923.061, 1923.15, 2151.86, | 71211 |
| 2152.121, 2152.22, 2301.03, 2301.18, 2301.20, 2301.21, 2301.22, | 71212 |
| 2301.23, 2301.24, 2301.25, 2301.26, 2301.27, 2301.271, 2301.571, | 71213 |
| 2305.01, 2305.02, 2307.89, 2317.02, 2317.422, 2317.56, 2319.27, | 71214 |
| 2501.02, 2501.16, 2501.17, 2743.02, 2743.09, 2743.10, 2743.48, | 71215 |
| 2746.01, 2746.03, 2746.04, 2903.33, 2907.29, 2909.21, 2909.28, | 71216 |
| 2927.023, 2929.01, 2929.19, 2939.11, 2945.371, 2945.38, 2945.39, | 71217 |
| 2945.40, 2945.401, 2953.32, 2961.22, 2967.03, 2967.05, 2967.14, | 71218 |
| 2967.19, 2967.191, 2967.26, 2967.28, 2981.11, 2981.14, 3125.41, | 71219 |
| 3301.55, 3304.14, 3304.16, 3304.181, 3304.182, 3305.01, 3305.02, | 71220 |
| 3305.03, 3305.04, 3305.05, 3305.053, 3305.06, 3313.603, 3313.65, | 71221 |
| 3313.71, 3313.976, 3313.978, 3313.979, 3314.074, 3317.06, 3317.50, | 71222 |
| 3317.51, 3318.034, 3318.08, 3318.10, 3318.30, 3318.31, 3318.36, | 71223 |
| 3318.37, 3319.22, 3319.235, 3333.04, 3333.041, 3333.123, 3333.21, | 71224 |
| 3333.60, 3333.61, 3333.71, 3333.72, 3333.82, 3333.90, 3345.12, | 71225 |
| 3345.16, 3345.28, 3345.50, 3345.51, 3345.54, 3345.69, 3345.692, | 71226 |
| 3347.03, 3353.01, 3353.05, 3353.06, 3353.07, 3353.11, 3383.02, | 71227 |
| 3383.07, 3701.021, 3701.023, 3701.024, 3701.025, 3701.03, 3701.05, | 71228 |
| 3701.07, 3701.072, 3701.11, 3701.132, 3701.146, 3701.161, 3701.20, | 71229 |
| 3701.201, 3701.21, 3701.221, 3701.23, 3701.232, 3701.24, 3701.241, | 71230 |
| 3701.242, 3701.248, 3701.341, 3701.342, 3701.343, 3701.344, | 71231 |
| 3701.345, 3701.347, 3701.352, 3701.40, 3701.503, 3701.507, | 71232 |
| 3701.508, 3701.509, 3701.57, 3701.63, 3701.74, 3701.87, 3701.881, | 71233 |
| 3702.141, 3702.31, 3702.51, 3702.52, 3702.522, 3702.523, 3702.524, | 71234 |
| 3702.525, 3702.526, 3702.53, 3702.531, 3702.54, 3702.55, 3702.56, | 71235 |
| 3702.57, 3702.59, 3702.592, 3702.593, 3702.594, 3702.60, 3702.62, | 71236 |
| 3703.01, 3703.03, 3703.04, 3703.05, 3703.06, 3703.07, 3703.08, | 71237 |
| 3703.10, 3703.21, 3703.99, 3704.035, 3705.24, 3705.30, 3706.19, | 71238 |
| 3709.03, 3709.04, 3709.06, 3709.085, 3709.09, 3709.092, 3709.32, | 71239 |
| 3709.35, 3710.01, 3710.02, 3710.04, 3710.05, 3710.051, 3710.06, | 71240 |
| 3710.07, 3710.08, 3710.09, 3710.10, 3710.12, 3710.13, 3710.17, | 71241 |
| 3711.04, 3711.06, 3711.08, 3711.12, 3711.21, 3712.03, 3712.04, | 71242 |
| 3712.09, 3713.01, 3713.02, 3713.03, 3713.04, 3713.05, 3713.06, | 71243 |
| 3713.07, 3713.08, 3713.09, 3713.10, 3714.073, 3715.01, 3715.025, | 71244 |
| 3715.60, 3715.61, 3715.62, 3715.68, 3716.01, 3716.03, 3717.01, | 71245 |
| 3717.04, 3717.05, 3717.07, 3717.45, 3717.51, 3718.02, 3718.021, | 71246 |
| 3718.022, 3718.05, 3718.06, 3718.07, 3718.09, 3719.06, 3721.01, | 71247 |
| 3721.011, 3721.02, 3721.03, 3721.032, 3721.04, 3721.07, 3721.071, | 71248 |
| 3721.121, 3721.13, 3721.21, 3721.28, 3721.29, 3721.50, 3721.51, | 71249 |
| 3723.06, 3723.07, 3723.09, 3725.02, 3727.01, 3727.42, 3729.01, | 71250 |
| 3729.02, 3729.03, 3729.04, 3729.07, 3729.08, 3730.10, 3733.02, | 71251 |
| 3733.021, 3733.022, 3733.024, 3733.025, 3733.03, 3733.04, 3733.05, | 71252 |
| 3733.06, 3733.07, 3733.08, 3733.09, 3733.091, 3733.10, 3733.101, | 71253 |
| 3733.11, 3733.12, 3733.121, 3733.122, 3733.123, 3733.13, 3733.14, | 71254 |
| 3733.15, 3733.16, 3733.17, 3733.18, 3733.19, 3733.20, 3733.41, | 71255 |
| 3733.42, 3734.01, 3734.131, 3734.15, 3734.51, 3734.55, 3734.79, | 71256 |
| 3734.82, 3735.37, 3737.83, 3737.841, 3742.01, 3742.02, 3742.03, | 71257 |
| 3742.04, 3742.05, 3742.30, 3742.47, 3742.50, 3743.04, 3743.06, | 71258 |
| 3743.19, 3743.25, 3745.01, 3745.05, 3745.11, 3745.112, 3748.04, | 71259 |
| 3748.05, 3748.07, 3748.10, 3748.12, 3748.13, 3748.15, 3748.20, | 71260 |
| 3749.02, 3749.03, 3749.04, 3752.06, 3770.06, 3781.03, 3781.06, | 71261 |
| 3781.102, 3781.11, 3781.112, 3783.05, 3791.02, 3791.04, 3791.05, | 71262 |
| 3791.07, 3791.11, 3791.12, 3793.04, 3793.09, 3905.36, 4104.01, | 71263 |
| 4104.02, 4104.06, 4104.07, 4104.08, 4104.09, 4104.10, 4104.101, | 71264 |
| 4104.12, 4104.15, 4104.16, 4104.17, 4104.18, 4104.19, 4104.21, | 71265 |
| 4104.33, 4104.42, 4104.43, 4104.44, 4104.48, 4105.01, 4105.02, | 71266 |
| 4105.03, 4105.04, 4105.05, 4105.06, 4105.09, 4105.11, 4105.12, | 71267 |
| 4105.13, 4105.15, 4105.16, 4105.17, 4105.191, 4105.20, 4105.21, | 71268 |
| 4115.10, 4115.101, 4121.123, 4121.30, 4123.20, 4163.07, 4169.02, | 71269 |
| 4169.03, 4169.04, 4171.04, 4301.30, 4303.181, 4303.22, 4313.02, | 71270 |
| 4501.01, 4501.06, 4503.031, 4503.061, 4503.062, 4503.49, 4503.81, | 71271 |
| 4506.01, 4506.03, 4506.22, 4506.25, 4507.01, 4507.011, 4507.12, | 71272 |
| 4507.51, 4510.037, 4510.038, 4511.191, 4511.78, 4513.263, 4513.50, | 71273 |
| 4730.06, 4730.38, 4730.39, 4730.40, 4730.41, 4730.42, 4731.22, | 71274 |
| 4731.293, 4736.01, 4740.03, 4740.11, 4740.14, 4743.05, 4763.05, | 71275 |
| 4765.02, 4765.03, 4765.04, 4765.05, 4765.06, 4765.07, 4765.08, | 71276 |
| 4765.09, 4765.10, 4765.101, 4765.102, 4765.11, 4765.111, 4765.112, | 71277 |
| 4765.113, 4765.114, 4765.115, 4765.116, 4765.12, 4765.15, 4765.16, | 71278 |
| 4765.17, 4765.18, 4765.22, 4765.23, 4765.28, 4765.29, 4765.30, | 71279 |
| 4765.31, 4765.32, 4765.33, 4765.37, 4765.38, 4765.39, 4765.40, | 71280 |
| 4765.42, 4765.48, 4765.49, 4765.55, 4765.56, 4766.01, 4766.03, | 71281 |
| 4766.04, 4766.05, 4766.07, 4766.08, 4766.09, 4766.10, 4766.11, | 71282 |
| 4766.12, 4766.13, 4766.15, 4766.22, 4773.08, 4781.01, 4781.02, | 71283 |
| 4781.04, 4781.07, 4781.09, 4781.14, 4781.15, 4781.99, 4905.01, | 71284 |
| 4905.02, 4905.03, 4905.05, 4905.06, 4905.402, 4905.54, 4905.57, | 71285 |
| 4905.58, 4905.84, 4905.90, 4907.01, 4907.02, 4907.04, 4907.08, | 71286 |
| 4907.19, 4907.28, 4907.35, 4907.37, 4907.43, 4907.49, 4907.57, | 71287 |
| 4907.59, 4907.60, 4907.61, 4907.62, 4909.01, 4909.02, 4909.03, | 71288 |
| 4909.17, 4909.22, 4909.24, 4909.28, 4911.01, 4927.01, 4929.01, | 71289 |
| 4929.02, 4929.041, 4933.18, 4933.19, 4939.01, 4953.04, 4961.03, | 71290 |
| 4965.54, 5101.46, 5101.60, 5101.61, 5104.012, 5104.013, 5104.051, | 71291 |
| 5104.09, 5104.37, 5107.05, 5111.031, 5111.032, 5111.033, 5111.034, | 71292 |
| 5111.06, 5111.091, 5111.113, 5111.171, 5111.20, 5111.222, 5111.23, | 71293 |
| 5111.242, 5111.254, 5111.862, 5111.874, 5111.877, 5111.878, | 71294 |
| 5111.894, 5111.941, 5111.97, 5112.31, 5112.33, 5112.341, 5112.37, | 71295 |
| 5112.371, 5112.39, 5119.22, 5119.61, 5119.69, 5119.691, 5119.692, | 71296 |
| 5119.99, 5120.036, 5120.105, 5120.132, 5120.66, 5122.31, 5123.01, | 71297 |
| 5123.033, 5123.042, 5123.044, 5123.0412, 5123.0414, 5123.0415, | 71298 |
| 5123.081, 5123.16, 5123.161, 5123.162, 5123.163, 5123.164, | 71299 |
| 5123.166, 5123.169, 5123.171, 5123.19, 5123.31, 5123.38, 5123.41, | 71300 |
| 5123.50, 5123.51, 5123.542, 5123.61, 5123.89, 5126.023, 5126.0220, | 71301 |
| 5126.0221, 5126.043, 5126.046, 5126.055, 5126.13, 5126.15, | 71302 |
| 5126.20, 5126.21, 5126.22, 5126.25, 5126.251, 5126.51, 5139.41, | 71303 |
| 5139.43, 5149.311, 5153.18, 5155.14, 5501.04, 5501.07, 5502.01, | 71304 |
| 5502.011, 5503.02, 5503.04, 5503.21, 5503.22, 5503.23, 5503.34, | 71305 |
| 5701.13, 5703.05, 5705.08, 5705.19, 5705.25, 5705.28, 5705.30, | 71306 |
| 5705.34, 5705.35, 5705.38, 5709.12, 5709.212, 5709.73, 5709.75, | 71307 |
| 5719.13, 5725.14, 5725.15, 5725.16, 5725.17, 5725.22, 5725.221, | 71308 |
| 5731.39, 5733.064, 5739.01, 5743.03, 5743.031, 5751.033, 5751.12, | 71309 |
| 6109.21, and 6111.46 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed. | 71310 |
| Section 105.01. That sections 103.144, 103.145, 103.146, | 71311 |
| 183.28, 185.04, 185.08, 185.10, 185.11, 340.05, 2301.19, 2909.32, | 71312 |
| 2909.33, 2909.34, 3301.68, 3333.049, 3333.0411, 3333.33, 3333.70, | 71313 |
| 3333.80, 3334.111, 3353.02, 3353.03, 3353.04, 3353.09, 3353.15, | 71314 |
| 3353.20, 3354.23, 3701.02, 3701.032, 3701.12, 3701.33, 3701.34, | 71315 |
| 3701.35, 3702.521, 3702.5210, 3702.5211, 3702.5212, 3702.5213, | 71316 |
| 3702.58, 3702.591, 3733.01, 3733.031, 3745.111, 3781.183, | 71317 |
| 3791.043, 4113.11, 4121.18, 4730.401, 4766.02, 4766.20, 4905.80, | 71318 |
| 4905.801, 4905.81, 4905.82, 4905.83, 4919.75, 4919.76, 4919.77, | 71319 |
| 4919.78, 4919.79, 4919.99, 4921.01, 4921.02, 4921.03, 4921.04, | 71320 |
| 4921.05, 4921.06, 4921.07, 4921.08, 4921.09, 4921.10, 4921.101, | 71321 |
| 4921.11, 4921.12, 4921.13, 4921.14, 4921.15, 4921.16, 4921.17, | 71322 |
| 4921.18, 4921.19, 4921.20, 4921.23, 4921.24, 4921.25, 4921.26, | 71323 |
| 4921.27, 4921.28, 4921.30, 4921.31, 4921.32, 4921.35, 4921.36, | 71324 |
| 4921.37, 4921.38, 4921.39, 4921.40, 4921.99, 4923.01, 4923.02, | 71325 |
| 4923.03, 4923.04, 4923.05, 4923.06, 4923.07, 4923.08, 4923.09, | 71326 |
| 4923.10, 4923.11, 4923.12, 4923.13, 4923.14, 4923.17, 4923.20, | 71327 |
| 4923.26, 4923.99, 5101.97, 5111.651, 5119.614, 5119.70, | 71328 |
| 5119.701, 5119.71, 5119.711, 5119.712, 5119.72, 5119.73, | 71329 |
| 5119.731, 5119.74, 5119.75, 5119.76, 5119.77, 5119.78, 5119.79, | 71330 |
| 5119.80, 5119.81, 5119.82, 5119.83, 5119.84, 5119.85, 5119.86, | 71331 |
| 5119.87, 5119.88, 5123.082, 5123.083, 5123.192, 5126.0222, | 71332 |
| 5126.252, 5126.26, 5126.27, 5126.28, 5126.281, 5126.29, and | 71333 |
| 5501.09 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed. | 71334 |
| Section 110.10. That the version of section 5122.31 of the | 71335 |
| Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2012, | 71336 |
| be amended to read as follows: | 71337 |
| Sec. 5122.31. (A) All certificates, applications, records, | 71338 |
| and reports made for the purpose of this chapter and sections | 71339 |
| 2945.38, 2945.39, 2945.40, 2945.401, and 2945.402 of the Revised | 71340 |
| Code, other than court journal entries or court docket entries, | 71341 |
| and directly or indirectly identifying a patient or former patient | 71342 |
| or person whose hospitalization has been sought under this | 71343 |
| chapter, shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed by | 71344 |
| any person except: | 71345 |
| (1) If the person identified, or the person's legal guardian, | 71346 |
| if any, or if the person is a minor, the person's parent or legal | 71347 |
| guardian, consents, and if the disclosure is in the best interests | 71348 |
| of the person, as may be determined by the court for judicial | 71349 |
| records and by the chief clinical officer for medical records; | 71350 |
| (2) When disclosure is provided for in this chapter or | 71351 |
| section 5123.601 of the Revised Code; | 71352 |
| (3) That hospitals, boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and | 71353 |
| mental health services, and community mental health agencies may | 71354 |
| release necessary medical information to insurers and other | 71355 |
| third-party payers, including government entities responsible for | 71356 |
| processing and authorizing payment, to obtain payment for goods | 71357 |
| and services furnished to the patient; | 71358 |
| (4) Pursuant to a court order signed by a judge; | 71359 |
| (5) That a patient shall be granted access to the patient's | 71360 |
| own psychiatric and medical records, unless access specifically is | 71361 |
| restricted in a patient's treatment plan for clear treatment | 71362 |
| reasons; | 71363 |
| (6) That hospitals and other institutions and facilities | 71364 |
| within the department of mental health may exchange psychiatric | 71365 |
| records and other pertinent information with other hospitals, | 71366 |
| institutions, and facilities of the department, and with community | 71367 |
| mental health agencies and boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and | 71368 |
| mental health services with which the department has a current | 71369 |
| agreement for patient care or services. Records and information | 71370 |
| that may be released pursuant to this division shall be limited to | 71371 |
| medication history, physical health status and history, financial | 71372 |
| status, summary of course of treatment in the hospital, summary of | 71373 |
| treatment needs, and a discharge summary, if any. | 71374 |
| (7) That hospitals within the department, other institutions | 71375 |
| and facilities within the department, hospitals licensed by the | 71376 |
| department under section 5119.20 of the Revised Code, and | 71377 |
| community mental health agencies may exchange psychiatric records | 71378 |
| and other pertinent information with payers and other providers of | 71379 |
| treatment and health services if the purpose of the exchange is to | 71380 |
| facilitate continuity of care for a patient; | 71381 |
| (8) That a patient's family member who is involved in the | 71382 |
| provision, planning, and monitoring of services to the patient may | 71383 |
| receive medication information, a summary of the patient's | 71384 |
| diagnosis and prognosis, and a list of the services and personnel | 71385 |
| available to assist the patient and the patient's family, if the | 71386 |
| patient's treating physician determines that the disclosure would | 71387 |
| be in the best interests of the patient. No such disclosure shall | 71388 |
| be made unless the patient is notified first and receives the | 71389 |
| information and does not object to the disclosure. | 71390 |
| (9) That community mental health agencies may exchange | 71391 |
| psychiatric records and certain other information with the board | 71392 |
| of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services and other | 71393 |
| agencies in order to provide services to a person involuntarily | 71394 |
| committed to a board. Release of records under this division shall | 71395 |
| be limited to medication history, physical health status and | 71396 |
| history, financial status, summary of course of treatment, summary | 71397 |
| of treatment needs, and discharge summary, if any. | 71398 |
| (10) That information may be disclosed to the executor or the | 71399 |
| administrator of an estate of a deceased patient when the | 71400 |
| information is necessary to administer the estate; | 71401 |
| (11) That records in the possession of the Ohio historical | 71402 |
| society may be released to the closest living relative of a | 71403 |
| deceased patient upon request of that relative; | 71404 |
| (12) That information may be disclosed to staff members of | 71405 |
| the appropriate board or to staff members designated by the | 71406 |
| director of mental health for the purpose of evaluating the | 71407 |
| quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of services and determining | 71408 |
| if the services meet minimum standards. Information obtained | 71409 |
| during such evaluations shall not be retained with the name of any | 71410 |
| patient. | 71411 |
| (13) That records pertaining to the patient's diagnosis, | 71412 |
| course of treatment, treatment needs, and prognosis shall be | 71413 |
| disclosed and released to the appropriate prosecuting attorney if | 71414 |
| the patient was committed pursuant to section 2945.38, 2945.39, | 71415 |
| 2945.40, 2945.401, or 2945.402 of the Revised Code, or to the | 71416 |
| attorney designated by the board for proceedings pursuant to | 71417 |
| involuntary commitment under this chapter. | 71418 |
| (14) That the department of mental health may exchange | 71419 |
| psychiatric hospitalization records, other mental health treatment | 71420 |
| records, and other pertinent information with the department of | 71421 |
| rehabilitation and correction to ensure continuity of care for | 71422 |
| inmates who are receiving mental health services in an institution | 71423 |
| of the department of rehabilitation and correction. The department | 71424 |
| shall not disclose those records unless the inmate is notified, | 71425 |
| receives the information, and does not object to the disclosure. | 71426 |
| The release of records under this division is limited to records | 71427 |
| regarding an inmate's medication history, physical health status | 71428 |
| and history, summary of course of treatment, summary of treatment | 71429 |
| needs, and a discharge summary, if any. | 71430 |
| (15) That a community mental health agency that ceases to | 71431 |
| operate may transfer to either a community mental health agency | 71432 |
| that assumes its caseload or to the board of alcohol, drug | 71433 |
| addiction, and mental health services of the service district in | 71434 |
| which the patient resided at the time services were most recently | 71435 |
| provided any treatment records that have not been transferred | 71436 |
| elsewhere at the patient's request. | 71437 |
| (B) Before records are disclosed pursuant to divisions | 71438 |
|
(A)(3), (6), | 71439 |
| records shall attempt to obtain the patient's consent for the | 71440 |
| disclosure. No person shall reveal the contents of a medical | 71441 |
| record of a patient except as authorized by law. | 71442 |
| (C) The managing officer of a hospital who releases necessary | 71443 |
| medical information under division (A)(3) of this section to allow | 71444 |
| an insurance carrier or other third party payor to comply with | 71445 |
| section 5121.43 of the Revised Code shall neither be subject to | 71446 |
| criminal nor civil liability. | 71447 |
| Section 110.11. That the existing version of section 5122.31 | 71448 |
| of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on October 1, | 71449 |
| 2012, is hereby repealed. | 71450 |
| Section 110.12. Sections 110.10 and 110.11 of this act take | 71451 |
| effect October 1, 2012. | 71452 |
| Section 110.20. That the version of section 5123.19 of the | 71453 |
| Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2012, | 71454 |
| be amended to read as follows: | 71455 |
| Sec. 5123.19. (A) As used in | 71456 |
| 71457 | |
| 5123.20 of the Revised Code: | 71458 |
| (1) | 71459 |
| 71460 | |
| 71461 | |
| 71462 | |
| 71463 | |
| 71464 | |
| 71465 | |
| 71466 | |
| 71467 | |
| 71468 |
| | 71469 |
| 71470 | |
| 71471 | |
| 71472 |
| | 71473 |
| 71474 |
| | 71475 |
| which a mentally retarded or developmentally disabled person | 71476 |
| resides in an individualized setting chosen by the person or the | 71477 |
| person's guardian, which is not dedicated principally to the | 71478 |
| provision of residential services for mentally retarded or | 71479 |
| developmentally disabled persons, and for which no financial | 71480 |
| support is received for rendering such service from any | 71481 |
| governmental agency by a provider of residential services. | 71482 |
| | 71483 |
| has the same meaning as in section 1905(d) of the "Social Security | 71484 |
| Act," 101 Stat. 1330-204 (1987), 42 U.S.C. 1396d(d), as amended. | 71485 |
| (3) "Licensee" means the person or government agency that has | 71486 |
| applied for a license to operate a residential facility and to | 71487 |
| which the license was issued under this section. | 71488 |
| (4) "Political subdivision" means a municipal corporation, | 71489 |
| county, or township. | 71490 |
| (5) "Related party" has the same meaning as in section | 71491 |
| 5123.16 of the Revised Code except that "provider" as used in the | 71492 |
| definition of "related party" means a person or government entity | 71493 |
| that held or applied for a license to operate a residential | 71494 |
| facility, rather than a person or government entity certified to | 71495 |
| provide supported living. | 71496 |
| (6)(a) Except as provided in division (A)(6)(b) of this | 71497 |
| section, "residential facility" means a home or facility, | 71498 |
| including a facility certified as an intermediate care facility | 71499 |
| for the mentally retarded, in which an individual with mental | 71500 |
| retardation or a developmental disability resides. | 71501 |
| (b) "Residential facility" does not mean any of the | 71502 |
| following: | 71503 |
| (i) The home of a relative or legal guardian in which an | 71504 |
| individual with mental retardation or a developmental disability | 71505 |
| resides; | 71506 |
| (ii) A respite care home certified under section 5126.05 of | 71507 |
| the Revised Code; | 71508 |
| (iii) A county home or district home operated pursuant to | 71509 |
| Chapter 5155. of the Revised Code; | 71510 |
| (iv) A dwelling in which the only residents with mental | 71511 |
| retardation or developmental disabilities are in independent | 71512 |
| living arrangements or are being provided supported living. | 71513 |
| (B) Every person or government agency desiring to operate a | 71514 |
| residential facility shall apply for licensure of the facility to | 71515 |
| the director of developmental disabilities unless the residential | 71516 |
|
facility is subject to section 3721.02, | 71517 |
| 5119.20, or division (A)(9)(b) of section 5119.22 of the Revised | 71518 |
|
Code. | 71519 |
| 71520 | |
| 71521 | |
| 71522 | |
| 71523 | |
| 71524 |
| (C) Subject to section 5123.196 of the Revised Code, the | 71525 |
| director of developmental disabilities shall license the operation | 71526 |
| of residential facilities. An initial license shall be issued for | 71527 |
| a period that does not exceed one year, unless the director denies | 71528 |
| the license under division (D) of this section. A license shall be | 71529 |
| renewed for a period that does not exceed three years, unless the | 71530 |
| director refuses to renew the license under division (D) of this | 71531 |
| section. The director, when issuing or renewing a license, shall | 71532 |
| specify the period for which the license is being issued or | 71533 |
| renewed. A license remains valid for the length of the licensing | 71534 |
| period specified by the director, unless the license is | 71535 |
| terminated, revoked, or voluntarily surrendered. | 71536 |
| (D) If it is determined that an applicant or licensee is not | 71537 |
| in compliance with a provision of this chapter that applies to | 71538 |
| residential facilities or the rules adopted under such a | 71539 |
| provision, the director may deny issuance of a license, refuse to | 71540 |
| renew a license, terminate a license, revoke a license, issue an | 71541 |
| order for the suspension of admissions to a facility, issue an | 71542 |
| order for the placement of a monitor at a facility, issue an order | 71543 |
| for the immediate removal of residents, or take any other action | 71544 |
| the director considers necessary consistent with the director's | 71545 |
| authority under this chapter regarding residential facilities. In | 71546 |
| the director's selection and administration of the sanction to be | 71547 |
| imposed, all of the following apply: | 71548 |
| (1) The director may deny, refuse to renew, or revoke a | 71549 |
| license, if the director determines that the applicant or licensee | 71550 |
| has demonstrated a pattern of serious noncompliance or that a | 71551 |
| violation creates a substantial risk to the health and safety of | 71552 |
| residents of a residential facility. | 71553 |
| (2) The director may terminate a license if more than twelve | 71554 |
| consecutive months have elapsed since the residential facility was | 71555 |
| last occupied by a resident or a notice required by division (K) | 71556 |
| of this section is not given. | 71557 |
| (3) The director may issue an order for the suspension of | 71558 |
| admissions to a facility for any violation that may result in | 71559 |
| sanctions under division (D)(1) of this section and for any other | 71560 |
| violation specified in rules adopted under division (H)(2) of this | 71561 |
| section. If the suspension of admissions is imposed for a | 71562 |
| violation that may result in sanctions under division (D)(1) of | 71563 |
| this section, the director may impose the suspension before | 71564 |
| providing an opportunity for an adjudication under Chapter 119. of | 71565 |
| the Revised Code. The director shall lift an order for the | 71566 |
| suspension of admissions when the director determines that the | 71567 |
| violation that formed the basis for the order has been corrected. | 71568 |
| (4) The director may order the placement of a monitor at a | 71569 |
| residential facility for any violation specified in rules adopted | 71570 |
| under division (H)(2) of this section. The director shall lift the | 71571 |
| order when the director determines that the violation that formed | 71572 |
| the basis for the order has been corrected. | 71573 |
| (5) If the director determines that two or more residential | 71574 |
| facilities owned or operated by the same person or government | 71575 |
| entity are not being operated in compliance with a provision of | 71576 |
| this chapter that applies to residential facilities or the rules | 71577 |
| adopted under such a provision, and the director's findings are | 71578 |
| based on the same or a substantially similar action, practice, | 71579 |
| circumstance, or incident that creates a substantial risk to the | 71580 |
| health and safety of the residents, the director shall conduct a | 71581 |
| survey as soon as practicable at each residential facility owned | 71582 |
| or operated by that person or government entity. The director may | 71583 |
| take any action authorized by this section with respect to any | 71584 |
| facility found to be operating in violation of a provision of this | 71585 |
| chapter that applies to residential facilities or the rules | 71586 |
| adopted under such a provision. | 71587 |
| (6) When the director initiates license revocation | 71588 |
| proceedings, no opportunity for submitting a plan of correction | 71589 |
| shall be given. The director shall notify the licensee by letter | 71590 |
| of the initiation of the proceedings. The letter shall list the | 71591 |
| deficiencies of the residential facility and inform the licensee | 71592 |
| that no plan of correction will be accepted. The director shall | 71593 |
| also send a copy of the letter to the county board of | 71594 |
| developmental disabilities. The county board shall send a copy of | 71595 |
| the letter to each of the following: | 71596 |
| (a) Each resident who receives services from the licensee; | 71597 |
| (b) The guardian of each resident who receives services from | 71598 |
| the licensee if the resident has a guardian; | 71599 |
| (c) The parent or guardian of each resident who receives | 71600 |
| services from the licensee if the resident is a minor. | 71601 |
| (7) Pursuant to rules which shall be adopted in accordance | 71602 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director may order the | 71603 |
| immediate removal of residents from a residential facility | 71604 |
| whenever conditions at the facility present an immediate danger of | 71605 |
| physical or psychological harm to the residents. | 71606 |
| (8) In determining whether a residential facility is being | 71607 |
| operated in compliance with a provision of this chapter that | 71608 |
| applies to residential facilities or the rules adopted under such | 71609 |
| a provision, or whether conditions at a residential facility | 71610 |
| present an immediate danger of physical or psychological harm to | 71611 |
| the residents, the director may rely on information obtained by a | 71612 |
| county board of developmental disabilities or other governmental | 71613 |
| agencies. | 71614 |
| (9) In proceedings initiated to deny, refuse to renew, or | 71615 |
| revoke licenses, the director may deny, refuse to renew, or revoke | 71616 |
| a license regardless of whether some or all of the deficiencies | 71617 |
| that prompted the proceedings have been corrected at the time of | 71618 |
| the hearing. | 71619 |
| (E) The director shall establish a program under which public | 71620 |
| notification may be made when the director has initiated license | 71621 |
| revocation proceedings or has issued an order for the suspension | 71622 |
| of admissions, placement of a monitor, or removal of residents. | 71623 |
| The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of | 71624 |
| the Revised Code to implement this division. The rules shall | 71625 |
| establish the procedures by which the public notification will be | 71626 |
| made and specify the circumstances for which the notification must | 71627 |
| be made. The rules shall require that public notification be made | 71628 |
| if the director has taken action against the facility in the | 71629 |
| eighteen-month period immediately preceding the director's latest | 71630 |
| action against the facility and the latest action is being taken | 71631 |
| for the same or a substantially similar violation of a provision | 71632 |
| of this chapter that applies to residential facilities or the | 71633 |
| rules adopted under such a provision. The rules shall specify a | 71634 |
| method for removing or amending the public notification if the | 71635 |
| director's action is found to have been unjustified or the | 71636 |
| violation at the residential facility has been corrected. | 71637 |
| (F)(1) Except as provided in division (F)(2) of this section, | 71638 |
| appeals from proceedings initiated to impose a sanction under | 71639 |
| division (D) of this section shall be conducted in accordance with | 71640 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 71641 |
| (2) Appeals from proceedings initiated to order the | 71642 |
| suspension of admissions to a facility shall be conducted in | 71643 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, unless the order | 71644 |
| was issued before providing an opportunity for an adjudication, in | 71645 |
| which case all of the following apply: | 71646 |
| (a) The licensee may request a hearing not later than ten | 71647 |
| days after receiving the notice specified in section 119.07 of the | 71648 |
| Revised Code. | 71649 |
| (b) If a timely request for a hearing that includes the | 71650 |
| licensee's current address is made, the hearing shall commence not | 71651 |
| later than thirty days after the department receives the request. | 71652 |
| (c) After commencing, the hearing shall continue | 71653 |
| uninterrupted, except for Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, | 71654 |
| unless other interruptions are agreed to by the licensee and the | 71655 |
| director. | 71656 |
| (d) If the hearing is conducted by a hearing examiner, the | 71657 |
| hearing examiner shall file a report and recommendations not later | 71658 |
| than ten days after the last of the following: | 71659 |
| (i) The close of the hearing; | 71660 |
| (ii) If a transcript of the proceedings is ordered, the | 71661 |
| hearing examiner receives the transcript; | 71662 |
| (iii) If post-hearing briefs are timely filed, the hearing | 71663 |
| examiner receives the briefs. | 71664 |
| (e) A copy of the written report and recommendation of the | 71665 |
| hearing examiner shall be sent, by certified mail, to the licensee | 71666 |
| and the licensee's attorney, if applicable, not later than five | 71667 |
| days after the report is filed. | 71668 |
| (f) Not later than five days after the hearing examiner files | 71669 |
| the report and recommendations, the licensee may file objections | 71670 |
| to the report and recommendations. | 71671 |
| (g) Not later than fifteen days after the hearing examiner | 71672 |
| files the report and recommendations, the director shall issue an | 71673 |
| order approving, modifying, or disapproving the report and | 71674 |
| recommendations. | 71675 |
| (h) Notwithstanding the pendency of the hearing, the director | 71676 |
| shall lift the order for the suspension of admissions when the | 71677 |
| director determines that the violation that formed the basis for | 71678 |
| the order has been corrected. | 71679 |
| (G) Neither a person or government agency whose application | 71680 |
| for a license to operate a residential facility is denied nor a | 71681 |
| related party of the person or government agency may apply for a | 71682 |
| license to operate a residential facility before the date that is | 71683 |
| one year after the date of the denial. Neither a licensee whose | 71684 |
| residential facility license is revoked nor a related party of the | 71685 |
| licensee may apply for a residential facility license before the | 71686 |
| date that is five years after the date of the revocation. | 71687 |
| (H) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the | 71688 |
| director shall adopt and may amend and rescind rules for licensing | 71689 |
|
and regulating the operation of residential facilities | 71690 |
| 71691 | |
| for residential facilities that are intermediate care facilities | 71692 |
| for the mentally retarded may differ from those for other | 71693 |
| residential facilities. The rules shall establish and specify the | 71694 |
| following: | 71695 |
| (1) Procedures and criteria for issuing and renewing | 71696 |
| licenses, including procedures and criteria for determining the | 71697 |
| length of the licensing period that the director must specify for | 71698 |
| each license when it is issued or renewed; | 71699 |
| (2) Procedures and criteria for denying, refusing to renew, | 71700 |
| terminating, and revoking licenses and for ordering the suspension | 71701 |
| of admissions to a facility, placement of a monitor at a facility, | 71702 |
| and the immediate removal of residents from a facility; | 71703 |
| (3) Fees for issuing and renewing licenses, which shall be | 71704 |
| deposited into the program fee fund created under section 5123.033 | 71705 |
| of the Revised Code; | 71706 |
| (4) Procedures for surveying residential facilities; | 71707 |
| (5) Requirements for the training of residential facility | 71708 |
| personnel; | 71709 |
| (6) Classifications for the various types of residential | 71710 |
| facilities; | 71711 |
| (7) Certification procedures for licensees and management | 71712 |
| contractors that the director determines are necessary to ensure | 71713 |
| that they have the skills and qualifications to properly operate | 71714 |
| or manage residential facilities; | 71715 |
| (8) The maximum number of persons who may be served in a | 71716 |
| particular type of residential facility; | 71717 |
| (9) Uniform procedures for admission of persons to and | 71718 |
| transfers and discharges of persons from residential facilities; | 71719 |
| (10) Other standards for the operation of residential | 71720 |
| facilities and the services provided at residential facilities; | 71721 |
| (11) Procedures for waiving any provision of any rule adopted | 71722 |
| under this section. | 71723 |
| (I) Before issuing a license, the director of the department | 71724 |
| or the director's designee shall conduct a survey of the | 71725 |
| residential facility for which application is made. The director | 71726 |
| or the director's designee shall conduct a survey of each licensed | 71727 |
| residential facility at least once during the period the license | 71728 |
| is valid and may conduct additional inspections as needed. A | 71729 |
| survey includes but is not limited to an on-site examination and | 71730 |
| evaluation of the residential facility, its personnel, and the | 71731 |
| services provided there. | 71732 |
| In conducting surveys, the director or the director's | 71733 |
| designee shall be given access to the residential facility; all | 71734 |
| records, accounts, and any other documents related to the | 71735 |
| operation of the facility; the licensee; the residents of the | 71736 |
| facility; and all persons acting on behalf of, under the control | 71737 |
| of, or in connection with the licensee. The licensee and all | 71738 |
| persons on behalf of, under the control of, or in connection with | 71739 |
| the licensee shall cooperate with the director or the director's | 71740 |
| designee in conducting the survey. | 71741 |
| Following each survey, unless the director initiates a | 71742 |
| license revocation proceeding, the director or the director's | 71743 |
| designee shall provide the licensee with a report listing any | 71744 |
| deficiencies, specifying a timetable within which the licensee | 71745 |
| shall submit a plan of correction describing how the deficiencies | 71746 |
| will be corrected, and, when appropriate, specifying a timetable | 71747 |
| within which the licensee must correct the deficiencies. After a | 71748 |
| plan of correction is submitted, the director or the director's | 71749 |
| designee shall approve or disapprove the plan. A copy of the | 71750 |
| report and any approved plan of correction shall be provided to | 71751 |
| any person who requests it. | 71752 |
| The director shall initiate disciplinary action against any | 71753 |
| department employee who notifies or causes the notification to any | 71754 |
| unauthorized person of an unannounced survey of a residential | 71755 |
| facility by an authorized representative of the department. | 71756 |
| (J) In addition to any other information which may be | 71757 |
| required of applicants for a license pursuant to this section, the | 71758 |
| director shall require each applicant to provide a copy of an | 71759 |
| approved plan for a proposed residential facility pursuant to | 71760 |
| section 5123.042 of the Revised Code. This division does not apply | 71761 |
| to renewal of a license or to an applicant for an initial or | 71762 |
|
modified license who meets the requirements of section | 71763 |
| 5123.197 of the Revised Code. | 71764 |
| (K) A licensee shall notify the owner of the building in | 71765 |
| which the licensee's residential facility is located of any | 71766 |
| significant change in the identity of the licensee or management | 71767 |
| contractor before the effective date of the change if the licensee | 71768 |
| is not the owner of the building. | 71769 |
| Pursuant to rules which shall be adopted in accordance with | 71770 |
| Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director may require | 71771 |
| notification to the department of any significant change in the | 71772 |
| ownership of a residential facility or in the identity of the | 71773 |
| licensee or management contractor. If the director determines that | 71774 |
| a significant change of ownership is proposed, the director shall | 71775 |
| consider the proposed change to be an application for development | 71776 |
| by a new operator pursuant to section 5123.042 of the Revised Code | 71777 |
| and shall advise the applicant within sixty days of the | 71778 |
| notification that the current license shall continue in effect or | 71779 |
| a new license will be required pursuant to this section. If the | 71780 |
| director requires a new license, the director shall permit the | 71781 |
| facility to continue to operate under the current license until | 71782 |
| the new license is issued, unless the current license is revoked, | 71783 |
| refused to be renewed, or terminated in accordance with Chapter | 71784 |
| 119. of the Revised Code. | 71785 |
| (L) A county board of developmental disabilities and any | 71786 |
| interested person may file complaints alleging violations of | 71787 |
| statute or department rule relating to residential facilities with | 71788 |
| the department. All complaints shall be in writing and shall state | 71789 |
| the facts constituting the basis of the allegation. The department | 71790 |
| shall not reveal the source of any complaint unless the | 71791 |
| complainant agrees in writing to waive the right to | 71792 |
| confidentiality or until so ordered by a court of competent | 71793 |
| jurisdiction. | 71794 |
| The department shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter | 71795 |
| 119. of the Revised Code establishing procedures for the receipt, | 71796 |
| referral, investigation, and disposition of complaints filed with | 71797 |
| the department under this division. | 71798 |
| (M) The department shall establish procedures for the | 71799 |
| notification of interested parties of the transfer or interim care | 71800 |
| of residents from residential facilities that are closing or are | 71801 |
| losing their license. | 71802 |
| (N) Before issuing a license under this section to a | 71803 |
| residential facility that will accommodate at any time more than | 71804 |
| one mentally retarded or developmentally disabled individual, the | 71805 |
| director shall, by first class mail, notify the following: | 71806 |
| (1) If the facility will be located in a municipal | 71807 |
| corporation, the clerk of the legislative authority of the | 71808 |
| municipal corporation; | 71809 |
| (2) If the facility will be located in unincorporated | 71810 |
| territory, the clerk of the appropriate board of county | 71811 |
| commissioners and the fiscal officer of the appropriate board of | 71812 |
| township trustees. | 71813 |
| The director shall not issue the license for ten days after | 71814 |
| mailing the notice, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal | 71815 |
| holidays, in order to give the notified local officials time in | 71816 |
| which to comment on the proposed issuance. | 71817 |
| Any legislative authority of a municipal corporation, board | 71818 |
| of county commissioners, or board of township trustees that | 71819 |
| receives notice under this division of the proposed issuance of a | 71820 |
| license for a residential facility may comment on it in writing to | 71821 |
| the director within ten days after the director mailed the notice, | 71822 |
| excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. If the director | 71823 |
| receives written comments from any notified officials within the | 71824 |
| specified time, the director shall make written findings | 71825 |
| concerning the comments and the director's decision on the | 71826 |
| issuance of the license. If the director does not receive written | 71827 |
| comments from any notified local officials within the specified | 71828 |
| time, the director shall continue the process for issuance of the | 71829 |
| license. | 71830 |
| (O) Any person may operate a licensed residential facility | 71831 |
| that provides room and board, personal care, habilitation | 71832 |
| services, and supervision in a family setting for at least six but | 71833 |
| not more than eight persons with mental retardation or a | 71834 |
| developmental disability as a permitted use in any residential | 71835 |
| district or zone, including any single-family residential district | 71836 |
| or zone, of any political subdivision. These residential | 71837 |
| facilities may be required to comply with area, height, yard, and | 71838 |
| architectural compatibility requirements that are uniformly | 71839 |
| imposed upon all single-family residences within the district or | 71840 |
| zone. | 71841 |
| (P) Any person may operate a licensed residential facility | 71842 |
| that provides room and board, personal care, habilitation | 71843 |
| services, and supervision in a family setting for at least nine | 71844 |
| but not more than sixteen persons with mental retardation or a | 71845 |
| developmental disability as a permitted use in any multiple-family | 71846 |
| residential district or zone of any political subdivision, except | 71847 |
| that a political subdivision that has enacted a zoning ordinance | 71848 |
| or resolution establishing planned unit development districts may | 71849 |
| exclude these residential facilities from those districts, and a | 71850 |
| political subdivision that has enacted a zoning ordinance or | 71851 |
| resolution may regulate these residential facilities in | 71852 |
| multiple-family residential districts or zones as a conditionally | 71853 |
| permitted use or special exception, in either case, under | 71854 |
| reasonable and specific standards and conditions set out in the | 71855 |
| zoning ordinance or resolution to: | 71856 |
| (1) Require the architectural design and site layout of the | 71857 |
| residential facility and the location, nature, and height of any | 71858 |
| walls, screens, and fences to be compatible with adjoining land | 71859 |
| uses and the residential character of the neighborhood; | 71860 |
| (2) Require compliance with yard, parking, and sign | 71861 |
| regulation; | 71862 |
| (3) Limit excessive concentration of these residential | 71863 |
| facilities. | 71864 |
| (Q) This section does not prohibit a political subdivision | 71865 |
| from applying to residential facilities nondiscriminatory | 71866 |
| regulations requiring compliance with health, fire, and safety | 71867 |
| regulations and building standards and regulations. | 71868 |
| (R) Divisions (O) and (P) of this section are not applicable | 71869 |
| to municipal corporations that had in effect on June 15, 1977, an | 71870 |
| ordinance specifically permitting in residential zones licensed | 71871 |
| residential facilities by means of permitted uses, conditional | 71872 |
| uses, or special exception, so long as such ordinance remains in | 71873 |
| effect without any substantive modification. | 71874 |
| (S)(1) The director may issue an interim license to operate a | 71875 |
| residential facility to an applicant for a license under this | 71876 |
| section if either of the following is the case: | 71877 |
| (a) The director determines that an emergency exists | 71878 |
| requiring immediate placement of persons in a residential | 71879 |
| facility, that insufficient licensed beds are available, and that | 71880 |
| the residential facility is likely to receive a permanent license | 71881 |
| under this section within thirty days after issuance of the | 71882 |
| interim license. | 71883 |
| (b) The director determines that the issuance of an interim | 71884 |
| license is necessary to meet a temporary need for a residential | 71885 |
| facility. | 71886 |
| (2) To be eligible to receive an interim license, an | 71887 |
| applicant must meet the same criteria that must be met to receive | 71888 |
| a permanent license under this section, except for any differing | 71889 |
| procedures and time frames that may apply to issuance of a | 71890 |
| permanent license. | 71891 |
| (3) An interim license shall be valid for thirty days and may | 71892 |
| be renewed by the director for a period not to exceed one hundred | 71893 |
| fifty days. | 71894 |
| (4) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter | 71895 |
| 119. of the Revised Code as the director considers necessary to | 71896 |
| administer the issuance of interim licenses. | 71897 |
| (T) Notwithstanding rules adopted pursuant to this section | 71898 |
| establishing the maximum number of persons who may be served in a | 71899 |
| particular type of residential facility, a residential facility | 71900 |
| shall be permitted to serve the same number of persons being | 71901 |
| served by the facility on the effective date of the rules or the | 71902 |
| number of persons for which the facility is authorized pursuant to | 71903 |
| a current application for a certificate of need with a letter of | 71904 |
| support from the department of developmental disabilities and | 71905 |
| which is in the review process prior to April 4, 1986. | 71906 |
| (U) The director or the director's designee may enter at any | 71907 |
| time, for purposes of investigation, any home, facility, or other | 71908 |
| structure that has been reported to the director or that the | 71909 |
| director has reasonable cause to believe is being operated as a | 71910 |
| residential facility without a license issued under this section. | 71911 |
| The director may petition the court of common pleas of the | 71912 |
| county in which an unlicensed residential facility is located for | 71913 |
| an order enjoining the person or governmental agency operating the | 71914 |
| facility from continuing to operate without a license. The court | 71915 |
| may grant the injunction on a showing that the person or | 71916 |
| governmental agency named in the petition is operating a | 71917 |
| residential facility without a license. The court may grant the | 71918 |
| injunction, regardless of whether the residential facility meets | 71919 |
| the requirements for receiving a license under this section. | 71920 |
| Section 110.21. That the existing version of section 5123.19 | 71921 |
| of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on October 1, | 71922 |
| 2012, is hereby repealed. | 71923 |
| Section 110.22. Sections 110.20 and 110.21 of this act take | 71924 |
| effect October 1, 2012. | 71925 |
| Section 110.30. That the version of section 5123.61 of the | 71926 |
| Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2012, | 71927 |
| be amended to read as follows: | 71928 |
| Sec. 5123.61. (A) As used in this section: | 71929 |
| (1) "Law enforcement agency" means the state highway patrol, | 71930 |
| the police department of a municipal corporation, or a county | 71931 |
| sheriff. | 71932 |
| (2) "Abuse" has the same meaning as in section 5123.50 of the | 71933 |
| Revised Code, except that it includes a misappropriation, as | 71934 |
| defined in that section. | 71935 |
| (3) "Neglect" has the same meaning as in section 5123.50 of | 71936 |
| the Revised Code. | 71937 |
| (B) The department of developmental disabilities shall | 71938 |
| establish a registry office for the purpose of maintaining reports | 71939 |
| of abuse, neglect, and other major unusual incidents made to the | 71940 |
| department under this section and reports received from county | 71941 |
| boards of developmental disabilities under section 5126.31 of the | 71942 |
| Revised Code. The department shall establish committees to review | 71943 |
| reports of abuse, neglect, and other major unusual incidents. | 71944 |
| (C)(1) Any person listed in division (C)(2) of this section, | 71945 |
| having reason to believe that a person with mental retardation or | 71946 |
| a developmental disability has suffered or faces a substantial | 71947 |
| risk of suffering any wound, injury, disability, or condition of | 71948 |
| such a nature as to reasonably indicate abuse or neglect of that | 71949 |
| person, shall immediately report or cause reports to be made of | 71950 |
| such information to the entity specified in this division. Except | 71951 |
| as provided in section 5120.173 of the Revised Code or as | 71952 |
| otherwise provided in this division, the person making the report | 71953 |
| shall make it to a law enforcement agency or to the county board | 71954 |
| of developmental disabilities. If the report concerns a resident | 71955 |
| of a facility operated by the department of developmental | 71956 |
| disabilities the report shall be made either to a law enforcement | 71957 |
| agency or to the department. If the report concerns any act or | 71958 |
| omission of an employee of a county board of developmental | 71959 |
| disabilities, the report immediately shall be made to the | 71960 |
| department and to the county board. | 71961 |
| (2) All of the following persons are required to make a | 71962 |
| report under division (C)(1) of this section: | 71963 |
| (a) Any physician, including a hospital intern or resident, | 71964 |
| any dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor, practitioner of a limited | 71965 |
| branch of medicine as specified in section 4731.15 of the Revised | 71966 |
| Code, hospital administrator or employee of a hospital, nurse | 71967 |
| licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code, employee of an | 71968 |
| ambulatory health facility as defined in section 5101.61 of the | 71969 |
|
Revised Code, employee of a home health agency, employee of | 71970 |
| 71971 | |
| section 5119.22 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, | 71972 |
| supervision, and person care services for three to sixteen | 71973 |
| unrelated adults, or employee of a community mental health | 71974 |
| facility; | 71975 |
| (b) Any school teacher or school authority, social worker, | 71976 |
| psychologist, attorney, peace officer, coroner, or residents' | 71977 |
| rights advocate as defined in section 3721.10 of the Revised Code; | 71978 |
| (c) A superintendent, board member, or employee of a county | 71979 |
| board of developmental disabilities; an administrator, board | 71980 |
| member, or employee of a residential facility licensed under | 71981 |
| section 5123.19 of the Revised Code; an administrator, board | 71982 |
| member, or employee of any other public or private provider of | 71983 |
| services to a person with mental retardation or a developmental | 71984 |
| disability, or any MR/DD employee, as defined in section 5123.50 | 71985 |
| of the Revised Code; | 71986 |
| (d) A member of a citizen's advisory council established at | 71987 |
| an institution or branch institution of the department of | 71988 |
| developmental disabilities under section 5123.092 of the Revised | 71989 |
| Code; | 71990 |
| (e) A | 71991 |
| position that includes providing specialized services to an | 71992 |
| individual with mental retardation or another developmental | 71993 |
| disability, while acting in an official or professional capacity | 71994 |
| in that position, or a person who is employed in a position that | 71995 |
| includes providing specialized services to an individual with | 71996 |
| mental retardation or another developmental disability and who, | 71997 |
| while acting in an official or professional capacity, renders | 71998 |
| spiritual treatment through prayer in accordance with the tenets | 71999 |
| of an organized religion. | 72000 |
| (3)(a) The reporting requirements of this division do not | 72001 |
| apply to employees of the Ohio protection and advocacy system. | 72002 |
| (b) An attorney or physician is not required to make a report | 72003 |
| pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section concerning any | 72004 |
| communication the attorney or physician receives from a client or | 72005 |
| patient in an attorney-client or physician-patient relationship, | 72006 |
| if, in accordance with division (A) or (B) of section 2317.02 of | 72007 |
| the Revised Code, the attorney or physician could not testify with | 72008 |
| respect to that communication in a civil or criminal proceeding, | 72009 |
| except that the client or patient is deemed to have waived any | 72010 |
| testimonial privilege under division (A) or (B) of section 2317.02 | 72011 |
| of the Revised Code with respect to that communication and the | 72012 |
| attorney or physician shall make a report pursuant to division | 72013 |
| (C)(1) of this section, if both of the following apply: | 72014 |
| (i) The client or patient, at the time of the communication, | 72015 |
| is a person with mental retardation or a developmental disability. | 72016 |
| (ii) The attorney or physician knows or suspects, as a result | 72017 |
| of the communication or any observations made during that | 72018 |
| communication, that the client or patient has suffered or faces a | 72019 |
| substantial risk of suffering any wound, injury, disability, or | 72020 |
| condition of a nature that reasonably indicates abuse or neglect | 72021 |
| of the client or patient. | 72022 |
| (4) Any person who fails to make a report required under | 72023 |
| division (C) of this section and who is an MR/DD employee, as | 72024 |
| defined in section 5123.50 of the Revised Code, shall be eligible | 72025 |
| to be included in the registry regarding misappropriation, abuse, | 72026 |
| neglect, or other specified misconduct by MR/DD employees | 72027 |
| established under section 5123.52 of the Revised Code. | 72028 |
| (D) The reports required under division (C) of this section | 72029 |
| shall be made forthwith by telephone or in person and shall be | 72030 |
| followed by a written report. The reports shall contain the | 72031 |
| following: | 72032 |
| (1) The names and addresses of the person with mental | 72033 |
| retardation or a developmental disability and the person's | 72034 |
| custodian, if known; | 72035 |
| (2) The age of the person with mental retardation or a | 72036 |
| developmental disability; | 72037 |
| (3) Any other information that would assist in the | 72038 |
| investigation of the report. | 72039 |
| (E) When a physician performing services as a member of the | 72040 |
| staff of a hospital or similar institution has reason to believe | 72041 |
| that a person with mental retardation or a developmental | 72042 |
| disability has suffered injury, abuse, or physical neglect, the | 72043 |
| physician shall notify the person in charge of the institution or | 72044 |
| that person's designated delegate, who shall make the necessary | 72045 |
| reports. | 72046 |
| (F) Any person having reasonable cause to believe that a | 72047 |
| person with mental retardation or a developmental disability has | 72048 |
| suffered or faces a substantial risk of suffering abuse or neglect | 72049 |
| may report or cause a report to be made of that belief to the | 72050 |
| entity specified in this division. Except as provided in section | 72051 |
| 5120.173 of the Revised Code or as otherwise provided in this | 72052 |
| division, the person making the report shall make it to a law | 72053 |
| enforcement agency or the county board of developmental | 72054 |
| disabilities. If the person is a resident of a facility operated | 72055 |
| by the department of developmental disabilities, the report shall | 72056 |
| be made to a law enforcement agency or to the department. If the | 72057 |
| report concerns any act or omission of an employee of a county | 72058 |
| board of developmental disabilities, the report immediately shall | 72059 |
| be made to the department and to the county board. | 72060 |
| (G)(1) Upon the receipt of a report concerning the possible | 72061 |
| abuse or neglect of a person with mental retardation or a | 72062 |
| developmental disability, the law enforcement agency shall inform | 72063 |
| the county board of developmental disabilities or, if the person | 72064 |
| is a resident of a facility operated by the department of | 72065 |
| developmental disabilities, the director of the department or the | 72066 |
| director's designee. | 72067 |
| (2) On receipt of a report under this section that includes | 72068 |
| an allegation of action or inaction that may constitute a crime | 72069 |
| under federal law or the law of this state, the department of | 72070 |
| developmental disabilities shall notify the law enforcement | 72071 |
| agency. | 72072 |
| (3) When a county board of developmental disabilities | 72073 |
| receives a report under this section that includes an allegation | 72074 |
| of action or inaction that may constitute a crime under federal | 72075 |
| law or the law of this state, the superintendent of the board or | 72076 |
| an individual the superintendent designates under division (H) of | 72077 |
| this section shall notify the law enforcement agency. The | 72078 |
| superintendent or individual shall notify the department of | 72079 |
| developmental disabilities when it receives any report under this | 72080 |
| section. | 72081 |
| (4) When a county board of developmental disabilities | 72082 |
| receives a report under this section and believes that the degree | 72083 |
| of risk to the person is such that the report is an emergency, the | 72084 |
| superintendent of the board or an employee of the board the | 72085 |
| superintendent designates shall attempt a face-to-face contact | 72086 |
| with the person with mental retardation or a developmental | 72087 |
| disability who allegedly is the victim within one hour of the | 72088 |
| board's receipt of the report. | 72089 |
| (H) The superintendent of the board may designate an | 72090 |
| individual to be responsible for notifying the law enforcement | 72091 |
| agency and the department when the county board receives a report | 72092 |
| under this section. | 72093 |
| (I) An adult with mental retardation or a developmental | 72094 |
| disability about whom a report is made may be removed from the | 72095 |
| adult's place of residence only by law enforcement officers who | 72096 |
| consider that the adult's immediate removal is essential to | 72097 |
| protect the adult from further injury or abuse or in accordance | 72098 |
| with the order of a court made pursuant to section 5126.33 of the | 72099 |
| Revised Code. | 72100 |
| (J) A law enforcement agency shall investigate each report of | 72101 |
| abuse or neglect it receives under this section. In addition, the | 72102 |
| department, in cooperation with law enforcement officials, shall | 72103 |
| investigate each report regarding a resident of a facility | 72104 |
| operated by the department to determine the circumstances | 72105 |
| surrounding the injury, the cause of the injury, and the person | 72106 |
| responsible. The investigation shall be in accordance with the | 72107 |
| memorandum of understanding prepared under section 5126.058 of the | 72108 |
| Revised Code. The department shall determine, with the registry | 72109 |
| office which shall be maintained by the department, whether prior | 72110 |
| reports have been made concerning an adult with mental retardation | 72111 |
| or a developmental disability or other principals in the case. If | 72112 |
| the department finds that the report involves action or inaction | 72113 |
| that may constitute a crime under federal law or the law of this | 72114 |
| state, it shall submit a report of its investigation, in writing, | 72115 |
| to the law enforcement agency. If the person with mental | 72116 |
| retardation or a developmental disability is an adult, with the | 72117 |
| consent of the adult, the department shall provide such protective | 72118 |
| services as are necessary to protect the adult. The law | 72119 |
| enforcement agency shall make a written report of its findings to | 72120 |
| the department. | 72121 |
| If the person is an adult and is not a resident of a facility | 72122 |
| operated by the department, the county board of developmental | 72123 |
| disabilities shall review the report of abuse or neglect in | 72124 |
| accordance with sections 5126.30 to 5126.33 of the Revised Code | 72125 |
| and the law enforcement agency shall make the written report of | 72126 |
| its findings to the county board. | 72127 |
| (K) Any person or any hospital, institution, school, health | 72128 |
| department, or agency participating in the making of reports | 72129 |
| pursuant to this section, any person participating as a witness in | 72130 |
| an administrative or judicial proceeding resulting from the | 72131 |
| reports, or any person or governmental entity that discharges | 72132 |
| responsibilities under sections 5126.31 to 5126.33 of the Revised | 72133 |
| Code shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability that | 72134 |
| might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of such actions | 72135 |
| except liability for perjury, unless the person or governmental | 72136 |
| entity has acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose. | 72137 |
| (L) No employer or any person with the authority to do so | 72138 |
| shall discharge, demote, transfer, prepare a negative work | 72139 |
| performance evaluation, reduce pay or benefits, terminate work | 72140 |
| privileges, or take any other action detrimental to an employee or | 72141 |
| retaliate against an employee as a result of the employee's having | 72142 |
| made a report under this section. This division does not preclude | 72143 |
| an employer or person with authority from taking action with | 72144 |
| regard to an employee who has made a report under this section if | 72145 |
| there is another reasonable basis for the action. | 72146 |
| (M) Reports made under this section are not public records as | 72147 |
| defined in section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Information | 72148 |
| contained in the reports on request shall be made available to the | 72149 |
| person who is the subject of the report, to the person's legal | 72150 |
| counsel, and to agencies authorized to receive information in the | 72151 |
| report by the department or by a county board of developmental | 72152 |
| disabilities. | 72153 |
| (N) Notwithstanding section 4731.22 of the Revised Code, the | 72154 |
| physician-patient privilege shall not be a ground for excluding | 72155 |
| evidence regarding the injuries or physical neglect of a person | 72156 |
| with mental retardation or a developmental disability or the cause | 72157 |
| thereof in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report | 72158 |
| submitted pursuant to this section. | 72159 |
| Section 110.31. That the existing version of section 5123.61 | 72160 |
| of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on October 1, | 72161 |
| 2012, is hereby repealed. | 72162 |
| Section 110.32. Sections 110.30 and 110.31 of this act take | 72163 |
| effect October 1, 2012. | 72164 |
| Section 503.10. FISCAL YEAR 2012 GENERAL REVENUE FUND ENDING | 72165 |
| BALANCE | 72166 |
| Notwithstanding divisions (B) and (C) of section 131.44 of | 72167 |
| the Revised Code, the Director of Budget and Management shall | 72168 |
| determine the surplus General Revenue Fund revenue that existed on | 72169 |
| June 30, 2012, in excess of the amount required under division | 72170 |
| (A)(3) of section 131.44 of the Revised Code, and transfer from | 72171 |
| the General Revenue Fund, to the extent of the amount so | 72172 |
| determined, to the Statewide Treatment and Prevention Fund (Fund | 72173 |
| 4750), a cash amount of $1,000,000 and to the Long-Term Care | 72174 |
| Ombudsman Program Fund (Fund 4C40), a cash amount of $1,500,000. | 72175 |
| Section 506.10. OHP HEALTH CARE GRANTS FUND | 72176 |
| For fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013, the Department of | 72177 |
| Job and Family Services may deposit into the OHP Health Care | 72178 |
| Grants Fund (Fund 3FA0) federal grants for the administration of | 72179 |
| health care programs that the Department receives under the | 72180 |
| "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," Public Law 111-148, | 72181 |
| and the "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010," | 72182 |
| Public Law 111-152. The Department shall use the money in the fund | 72183 |
| to pay for expenses incurred in carrying out duties the Department | 72184 |
| assumes by accepting such federal grants, including expenses for | 72185 |
| the administration of health care programs. | 72186 |
| Section 512.10. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR CASINO CONTROL | 72187 |
| COMMISSION OPERATIONS | 72188 |
| During fiscal year 2013, the Director of Budget and | 72189 |
| Management may, in consultation with the Executive Director of the | 72190 |
| Casino Control Commission, transfer cash as necessary for | 72191 |
| operating expenses and casino investigations. The transfer shall | 72192 |
| be made from the General Revenue Fund to the Casino Control | 72193 |
| Commission Operating Fund (Fund 5HS0). Once funds from upfront | 72194 |
| license application fees and gross casino revenue taxes have been | 72195 |
| accumulated to sustain operations, the Director of Budget and | 72196 |
| Management, in consultation with the Executive Director of the | 72197 |
| Casino Control Commission, shall establish a repayment schedule | 72198 |
| for transfers to the General Revenue Fund from the Casino Control | 72199 |
| Commission Operating Fund (Fund 5HS0). | 72200 |
| Section 512.20. PRE-SECURITIZATION TOBACCO PAYMENTS | 72201 |
| The Pre-Securitization Tobacco Payments Fund (Fund 5LS0) is | 72202 |
| hereby created in the state treasury. All moneys received by the | 72203 |
| state in connection with releases from disputed payment accounts | 72204 |
| or amounts previously withheld under the Tobacco Master Settlement | 72205 |
| Agreement that do not constitute pledged receipts for the Buckeye | 72206 |
| Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Tobacco Settlement Bonds, | 72207 |
| Series 2007, shall be credited to the fund and used by the | 72208 |
| Director of Budget and Management as authorized in this section. | 72209 |
| On July 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon as possible | 72210 |
| thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management shall determine, | 72211 |
| in consultation with the Attorney General, the amounts needed to | 72212 |
| fund tobacco enforcement-related activities and may transfer cash | 72213 |
| in those amounts from Fund 5LS0 to the Tobacco Oversight | 72214 |
| Administration and Enforcement Fund (Fund U087). The Director of | 72215 |
| Budget and Management may transfer remaining cash determined to be | 72216 |
| in excess of the tobacco enforcement needs of the Attorney General | 72217 |
| from Fund 5LS0 to the General Revenue Fund. | 72218 |
| Upon receipt of all pre-securitization Tobacco Master | 72219 |
| Settlement Agreement payments and the transfer of all cash | 72220 |
| credited to Fund 5LS0 as authorized in this section, Fund 5LS0 is | 72221 |
| abolished. | 72222 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter, and upon | 72223 |
| the request of the Attorney General, the Director of Budget and | 72224 |
| Management may transfer up to $3,000,000 cash from the General | 72225 |
| Reimbursement Fund (Fund 1060) to the Tobacco Oversight | 72226 |
| Administration and Enforcement Fund (Fund U087). | 72227 |
| Section 512.30. CASH TRANSFER FROM TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY | 72228 |
| MEDICAL SERVICES GRANTS FUND | 72229 |
| On the effective date of this section, or as soon as possible | 72230 |
| thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management shall transfer | 72231 |
| the cash balance in the Trauma and Emergency Medical Services | 72232 |
| Grants Fund (Fund 83P0) to the Trauma and Emergency Medical | 72233 |
| Services Fund (Fund 83M0). The Director shall cancel any existing | 72234 |
| encumbrances against appropriation item 765637, EMS Grants, and | 72235 |
| reestablish them against appropriation item 765640, EMS – Grants. | 72236 |
| The reestablished encumbrance amounts are hereby appropriated. | 72237 |
| Section 512.40. CASH TRANSFER FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEAT | 72238 |
| BELT FUND | 72239 |
| On the effective date of this section, or as soon as possible | 72240 |
| thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management shall transfer | 72241 |
| the cash balance in the Elementary School Seat Belt Fund (Fund | 72242 |
| 83N0) to the Trauma and Emergency Medical Services Fund (Fund | 72243 |
| 83M0). The Director shall cancel any existing encumbrances against | 72244 |
| appropriation item 761611, Elementary School Seat Belt Program, | 72245 |
| and reestablish them against appropriation item 765624, Operating | 72246 |
| Expense - Trauma and EMS. The reestablished encumbrance amounts | 72247 |
| are hereby appropriated. | 72248 |
| Section 512.50. MEDICAID PROGRAM SUPPORT STATE FUND ABOLISHED | 72249 |
| The Director of Budget and Management shall transfer any | 72250 |
| remaining cash balance in the Medicaid Program Support State Fund | 72251 |
| (Fund 5C90) to the Health Care/Medicaid Support and Recoveries | 72252 |
| Fund (Fund 5DL0) created under section 5111.941 of the Revised | 72253 |
| Code. The Medicaid Program Support State Fund (Fund 5C90) shall | 72254 |
| cease to exist once the transfer is complete. | 72255 |
| Section 512.60. On the effective date of this section, or as | 72256 |
| soon as possible thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management | 72257 |
| shall transfer the unencumbered cash balance in the Education | 72258 |
| Technology Trust Fund (Fund S087) to the General Revenue Fund. | 72259 |
| Section 515.10. On and after July 1, 2012, the eTech Ohio | 72260 |
| Commission is hereby abolished and its duties, personnel, assets, | 72261 |
| and liabilities are transferred as provided in Sections 515.11 and | 72262 |
| 515.13 of this act. | 72263 |
| Section 515.11. (A) On July 1, 2012, responsibility for | 72264 |
| administration of the state's educational telecommunications | 72265 |
| activities under sections 3333.89, 3333.91, and 3333.92 and new | 72266 |
| section 3333.90 of the Revised Code and teacher professional | 72267 |
| development for implementing educational technology under section | 72268 |
| 3319.235 of the Revised Code are transferred from the former eTech | 72269 |
| Ohio Commission to the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents. | 72270 |
| The Chancellor is thereupon and thereafter successor to, assumes | 72271 |
| the obligations of, and otherwise constitutes the continuation of | 72272 |
| the eTech Ohio Commission relating to the functions, assets, | 72273 |
| records, and obligations of the state regarding those matters. | 72274 |
| (B) Any business related to the matters described in division | 72275 |
| (A) of this section commenced but not completed by the former | 72276 |
| eTech Ohio Commission shall be completed by the Chancellor in the | 72277 |
| same manner, and with the same effect, as if completed by the | 72278 |
| eTech Ohio Commission. No validation, cure, right, privilege, | 72279 |
| remedy, obligation, or liability is lost or impaired by reason of | 72280 |
| the transfer, and shall be recognized, administered, performed, or | 72281 |
| enforced by the Chancellor. | 72282 |
| (C) All of the rules of the former eTech Ohio Commission | 72283 |
| related to the matters described in division (A) of this section | 72284 |
| continue in effect as rules of the Chancellor, until amended or | 72285 |
| rescinded by the Chancellor. | 72286 |
| (D) No judicial or administrative action or proceeding | 72287 |
| related to the matters described in division (A) of this section | 72288 |
| in which the former eTech Ohio Commission is a party, that is | 72289 |
| pending on the effective date of this section, is affected by the | 72290 |
| transfer. Such action or proceeding shall be prosecuted or | 72291 |
| defended in the name of the Chancellor. On application to the | 72292 |
| court or other tribunal, the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of | 72293 |
| Regents shall be substituted for the eTech Ohio Commission as a | 72294 |
| party to such action or proceeding. | 72295 |
| (E) Subject to the lay-off provisions of sections 124.321 to | 72296 |
| 124.328 and division (C) of new section 3333.90 of the Revised | 72297 |
| Code, all employees of the former eTech Ohio Commission assigned | 72298 |
| by the Commission to the matters described in division (A) of this | 72299 |
| section continue with the Chancellor and retain their positions | 72300 |
| and all benefits accruing thereto. | 72301 |
| (F) All books, records, documents, files, transcripts, | 72302 |
| equipment, furniture, supplies, and other materials related to the | 72303 |
| matters described in division (A) of this section assigned to or | 72304 |
| in the possession of the former eTech Ohio Commission shall be | 72305 |
| transferred to the Chancellor. | 72306 |
| Section 515.12. As of July 1, 2012, the Chancellor of the | 72307 |
| Board of Regents shall succeed to and have and perform all | 72308 |
| fiduciary duties and responsibilities previously held by the | 72309 |
| Director of eTech Ohio for all outstanding capital appropriations | 72310 |
| designated for use by eTech Ohio. | 72311 |
| Section 515.13. (A) On July 1, 2012, responsibility for | 72312 |
| administration of the state's educational technology assistance | 72313 |
| activities, provided by the former eTech Ohio Commission, is | 72314 |
| transferred to the Department of Education. The Department shall | 72315 |
| execute the duties described in section 3301.75 of the Revised | 72316 |
| Code. The Department is thereupon and thereafter successor to, | 72317 |
| assumes the obligations of, and otherwise constitutes the | 72318 |
| continuation of the eTech Ohio Commission, in the matters as | 72319 |
| described in that section. | 72320 |
| (B) Any business described in section 3301.75 of the Revised | 72321 |
| Code but not completed by the former eTech Ohio Commission shall | 72322 |
| be completed by the Department of Education in the same manner, | 72323 |
| and with the same effect, as if completed by the eTech Ohio | 72324 |
| Commission. No validation, cure, right, privilege, remedy, | 72325 |
| obligation, or liability is lost or impaired by reason of the | 72326 |
| renaming, and shall be recognized, administered, performed, or | 72327 |
| enforced by the Department. | 72328 |
| (C) All of the rules of the former eTech Ohio Commission | 72329 |
| related to activities described in section 3301.75 of the Revised | 72330 |
| Code continue in effect as rules of the State Board of Education, | 72331 |
| until amended or rescinded by the State Board. | 72332 |
| (D) No judicial or administrative action or proceeding | 72333 |
| related to activities described in section 3301.75 of the Revised | 72334 |
| Code, in which the former eTech Ohio Commission is a party, that | 72335 |
| is pending on the effective date of this section is affected by | 72336 |
| the renaming. Such action or proceeding shall be prosecuted or | 72337 |
| defended in the name of the Superintendent of Public Instruction | 72338 |
| for the Department. On application to the court or other tribunal, | 72339 |
| the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be substituted for | 72340 |
| the eTech Ohio Commission as a party to such action or proceeding. | 72341 |
| (E) Subject to the lay-off provisions of sections 124.321 to | 72342 |
| 124.328 of the Revised Code, all employees of the former eTech | 72343 |
| Ohio Commission assigned to the administration of the state's | 72344 |
| educational technology assistance activities, as described in | 72345 |
| section 3301.75 of the Revised Code, continue with the Department | 72346 |
| of Education and retain their positions and all benefits accruing | 72347 |
| thereto. | 72348 |
| (F) All books, records, documents, files, transcripts, | 72349 |
| equipment, furniture, supplies, and other materials related to | 72350 |
| activities described in section 3301.75 of the Revised Code | 72351 |
| assigned to or in the possession of the former eTech Ohio | 72352 |
| Commission shall be transferred to the Department of Education. | 72353 |
| Section 601.10. That Section 205.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 114 of | 72354 |
| the 129th General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the | 72355 |
| 129th General Assembly, be amended to read as follows: | 72356 |
| Sec. 205.10. DPS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY | 72357 |
| State Highway Safety Fund Group | 72358 |
| 4W40 | 762321 | Operating Expense - BMV | $ | 80,003,146 | $ | 72359 | |||||
| 4W40 | 762410 | Registrations Supplement | $ | 28,945,176 | $ | 29,813,532 | 72360 | ||||
| 5V10 | 762682 | License Plate Contributions | $ | 2,100,000 | $ | 2,100,000 | 72361 | ||||
| 7036 | 761321 | Operating Expense - Information and Education | $ | 7,124,366 | $ | 72362 | |||||
| 7036 | 761401 | Lease Rental Payments | $ | 9,978,300 | $ | 2,315,700 | 72363 | ||||
| 7036 | 764033 | Minor Capital Projects | $ | 1,250,000 | $ | 1,250,000 | 72364 | ||||
| 7036 | 764321 | Operating Expense - Highway Patrol | $ | 260,744,934 | $ | 258,365,903 | 72365 | ||||
| 7036 | 764605 | Motor Carrier Enforcement Expenses | $ | 2,860,000 | $ | 2,860,000 | 72366 | ||||
| 8300 | 761603 | Salvage and Exchange - Administration | $ | 19,469 | $ | 20,053 | 72367 | ||||
| 8310 | 761610 | Information and Education - Federal | $ | 422,084 | $ | 72368 | |||||
| 8310 | 764610 | Patrol - Federal | $ | 2,209,936 | $ | 2,276,234 | 72369 | ||||
| 8310 | 764659 | Transportation Enforcement - Federal | $ | 5,519,333 | $ | 5,684,913 | 72370 | ||||
| 8310 | 765610 | EMS - Federal | $ | 532,007 | $ | 532,007 | 72371 | ||||
| 8310 | 769610 | $ | 1,546,319 | $ | 1,546,319 | 72372 | |||||
| 8310 | 769631 | Homeland Security - Federal | $ | 2,184,000 | $ | 2,184,000 | 72373 | ||||
| 8320 | 761612 | Traffic Safety - Federal | $ | 16,577,565 | $ | 16,577,565 | 72374 | ||||
| 8350 | 762616 | Financial Responsibility Compliance | $ | 5,457,240 | $ | 72375 | |||||
| 8370 | 764602 | Turnpike Policing | $ | 11,553,959 | $ | 11,553,959 | 72376 | ||||
| 8380 | 764606 | Patrol Reimbursement | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 72377 | ||||
| 83C0 | 764630 | Contraband, Forfeiture, Other | $ | 622,894 | $ | 622,894 | 72378 | ||||
| 83F0 | 764657 | Law Enforcement Automated Data System | $ | 9,053,266 | $ | 9,053,266 | 72379 | ||||
| 83G0 | 764633 | OMVI Enforcement/Education | $ | 623,230 | $ | 641,927 | 72380 | ||||
| 83J0 | 764693 | Highway Patrol Justice Contraband | $ | 2,100,000 | $ | 2,100,000 | 72381 | ||||
| 83M0 | 765624 | Operating Expense - Trauma and EMS | $ | 2,632,106 | $ | 72382 | |||||
| 83M0 | 765640 | EMS - Grants | $ | 0 | $ | 4,229,819 | 72383 | ||||
| 83N0 | 761611 | Elementary School Seat Belt Program | $ | 305,600 | $ | 72384 | |||||
| 83P0 | 765637 | EMS Grants | $ | 4,106,621 | $ | 72385 | |||||
| 83R0 | 762639 | Local Immobilization Reimbursement | $ | 450,000 | $ | 450,000 | 72386 | ||||
| 83T0 | 764694 | Highway Patrol Treasury Contraband | $ | 21,000 | $ | 21,000 | 72387 | ||||
| 8400 | 764607 | State Fair Security | $ | 1,256,655 | $ | 1,294,354 | 72388 | ||||
| 8400 | 764617 | Security and Investigations | $ | 6,432,686 | $ | 6,432,686 | 72389 | ||||
| 8400 | 764626 | State Fairgrounds Police Force | $ | 849,883 | $ | 849,883 | 72390 | ||||
| 8400 | 769632 | Homeland Security - Operating | $ | 737,791 | $ | 737,791 | 72391 | ||||
| 8410 | 764603 | Salvage and Exchange - Highway Patrol | $ | 1,339,399 | $ | 1,339,399 | 72392 | ||||
| 8460 | 761625 | Motorcycle Safety Education | $ | 3,185,013 | $ | 3,280,563 | 72393 | ||||
| 8490 | 762627 | Automated Title Processing Board | $ | 17,316,755 | $ | 14,335,513 | 72394 | ||||
| TOTAL HSF State Highway Safety Fund Group | $ | 490,110,733 | $ | 72395 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 72396 |
| 4P60 | 768601 | Justice Program Services | $ | 998,104 | $ | 1,028,047 | 72397 | ||||
| 4S30 | 766661 | Hilltop Utility Reimbursement | $ | 540,800 | $ | 540,800 | 72398 | ||||
| 5ET0 | 768625 | Drug Law Enforcement | $ | 3,780,000 | $ | 3,893,400 | 72399 | ||||
| 5Y10 | 764695 | Highway Patrol Continuing Professional Training | $ | 170,000 | $ | 170,000 | 72400 | ||||
| 5Y10 | 767696 | Investigative Unit Continuing Professional Training | $ | 15,000 | $ | 15,000 | 72401 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund Group | $ | 5,503,904 | $ | 5,647,247 | 72402 | ||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 72403 |
| 3290 | 763645 | Federal Mitigation Program | $ | 10,110,332 | $ | 10,413,642 | 72404 | ||||
| 3370 | 763609 | Federal Disaster Relief | $ | 27,707,636 | $ | 27,707,636 | 72405 | ||||
| 3390 | 763647 | Emergency Management Assistance and Training | $ | 75,664,821 | $ | 77,934,765 | 72406 | ||||
| 3CB0 | 768691 | Federal Justice Grants - FFY06 | $ | 200,000 | $ | 50,000 | 72407 | ||||
| 3CC0 | 768609 | Justice Assistance Grants - FFY07 | $ | 583,222 | $ | 310,000 | 72408 | ||||
| 3CD0 | 768610 | Justice Assistance Grants – FFY08 | $ | 310,000 | $ | 150,000 | 72409 | ||||
| 3CE0 | 768611 | Justice Assistance Grants – FFY09 | $ | 865,000 | $ | 1,200,000 | 72410 | ||||
| 3CV0 | 768697 | Justice Assistance Grants Supplement – FFY08 | $ | 2,000 | $ | 0 | 72411 | ||||
| 3DE0 | 768612 | Federal Stimulus - Justice Assistance Grants | $ | 1,015,000 | $ | 1,015,000 | 72412 | ||||
| 3DH0 | 768613 | Federal Stimulus - Justice Programs | $ | 150,000 | $ | 150,000 | 72413 | ||||
| 3DU0 | 762628 | BMV Grants | $ | 1,525,000 | $ | 72414 | |||||
| 3EU0 | 768614 | Justice Assistance Grants – FFY10 | $ | 650,000 | $ | 920,000 | 72415 | ||||
| 3L50 | 768604 | Justice Program | $ | 11,400,000 | $ | 11,400,000 | 72416 | ||||
| 3N50 | 763644 | U.S. Department of Energy Agreement | $ | 31,672 | $ | 31,672 | 72417 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 130,214,683 | $ | |
72418 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 72419 |
| 4V30 | 763662 | EMA Service and Reimbursement | $ | 4,368,369 | $ | 4,499,420 | 72420 | ||||
| 5390 | 762614 | Motor Vehicle Dealers Board | $ | 180,000 | $ | 185,400 | 72421 | ||||
| 5B90 | 766632 | Private Investigator and Security Guard Provider | $ | 1,562,637 | $ | 1,562,637 | 72422 | ||||
| 5BK0 | 768687 | Criminal Justice Services - Operating | $ | 400,000 | $ | 400,000 | 72423 | ||||
| 5BK0 | 768689 | Family Violence Shelter Programs | $ | 750,000 | $ | 750,000 | 72424 | ||||
| 5CM0 | 767691 | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | 72425 | |||||
| 5DS0 | 769630 | Homeland Security | $ | 1,414,384 | $ | 1,414,384 | 72426 | ||||
| 5FF0 | 762621 | Indigent Interlock and Alcohol Monitoring | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,000,000 | 72427 | ||||
| 5FL0 | 769634 | Investigations | $ | 899,300 | $ | 899,300 | 72428 | ||||
| 5LM0 | 768698 | Criminal Justice Services Law Enforcement Support | $ | 33,991 | $ | 816,955 | 72429 | ||||
| 6220 | 767615 | Investigative Contraband and Forfeiture | $ | 375,000 | $ | 375,000 | 72430 | ||||
| 6570 | 763652 | Utility Radiological Safety | $ | 1,415,945 | $ | 1,415,945 | 72431 | ||||
| 6810 | 763653 | SARA Title III HAZMAT Planning | $ | 262,438 | $ | 262,438 | 72432 | ||||
| 8500 | 767628 | Investigative Unit Salvage | $ | 90,000 | $ | 92,700 | 72433 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | $ | 72434 | ||||||||
| Liquor Control Fund Group | 72435 |
| 7043 | 767321 | Liquor Enforcement - Operating | $ | 11,000,000 | $ | 11,000,000 | 72436 | ||||
| TOTAL LCF Liquor Control Fund Group | $ | 11,000,000 | $ | 11,000,000 | 72437 | ||||||
| Agency Fund Group | 72438 |
| 5J90 | 761678 | Federal Salvage/GSA | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,500,000 | 72439 | ||||
| TOTAL AGY Agency Fund Group | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,500,000 | 72440 | ||||||
| Holding Account Redistribution Fund Group | 72441 |
| R024 | 762619 | Unidentified Motor Vehicle Receipts | $ | 1,885,000 | $ | 1,885,000 | 72442 | ||||
| R052 | 762623 | Security Deposits | $ | 350,000 | $ | 350,000 | 72443 | ||||
| TOTAL 090 Holding Account Redistribution Fund Group | $ | 2,235,000 | $ | 2,235,000 | 72444 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | |
$ | |
72445 | ||||||
| MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION | 72446 |
| The Registrar of Motor Vehicles may deposit revenues to meet | 72447 |
| the cash needs of the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles Fund (Fund | 72448 |
| 4W40) established in section 4501.25 of the Revised Code, obtained | 72449 |
| under sections 4503.02 and 4504.02 of the Revised Code, less all | 72450 |
| other available cash. Revenue deposited pursuant to this paragraph | 72451 |
| shall support, in part, appropriations for operating expenses and | 72452 |
| defray the cost of manufacturing and distributing license plates | 72453 |
| and license plate stickers and enforcing the law relative to the | 72454 |
| operation and registration of motor vehicles. Notwithstanding | 72455 |
| section 4501.03 of the Revised Code, the revenues shall be paid | 72456 |
| into Fund 4W40 before any revenues obtained pursuant to sections | 72457 |
| 4503.02 and 4504.02 of the Revised Code are paid into any other | 72458 |
| fund. The deposit of revenues to meet the aforementioned cash | 72459 |
| needs shall be in approximately equal amounts on a monthly basis | 72460 |
| or as otherwise determined by the Director of Budget and | 72461 |
| Management pursuant to a plan submitted by the Registrar of Motor | 72462 |
| Vehicles. | 72463 |
| CAPITAL PROJECTS | 72464 |
| The Registrar of Motor Vehicles may transfer cash from the | 72465 |
| State Bureau of Motor Vehicles Fund (Fund 4W40) to the State | 72466 |
| Highway Safety Fund (Fund 7036) to meet its obligations for | 72467 |
| capital projects CIR-047, Department of Public Safety Office | 72468 |
| Building and CIR-049, Warehouse Facility. | 72469 |
| OBA BOND AUTHORITY/LEASE RENTAL PAYMENTS | 72470 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 761401, Lease Rental | 72471 |
| Payments, shall be used for payments to the Ohio Building | 72472 |
| Authority for the period July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013, under the | 72473 |
| primary leases and agreements for public safety related buildings | 72474 |
| financed by obligations issued under Chapter 152. of the Revised | 72475 |
| Code. Notwithstanding section 152.24 of the Revised Code, the Ohio | 72476 |
| Building Authority may, with approval of the Director of Budget | 72477 |
| and Management, lease capital facilities to the Department of | 72478 |
| Public Safety. | 72479 |
| HILLTOP TRANSFER | 72480 |
| The Director of Public Safety shall determine, per an | 72481 |
| agreement with the Director of Transportation, the share of each | 72482 |
| debt service payment made out of appropriation item 761401, Lease | 72483 |
| Rental Payments, that relates to the Department of | 72484 |
| Transportation's portion of the Hilltop Building Project, and | 72485 |
| shall certify to the Director of Budget and Management the amounts | 72486 |
| of this share. The Director of Budget and Management shall | 72487 |
| transfer the amounts of such shares from the Highway Operating | 72488 |
| Fund (Fund 7002) to the State Highway Safety Fund (Fund 7036). | 72489 |
| CASH TRANSFERS TO TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FUND | 72490 |
| On July 1, 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 72491 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the unexpended | 72492 |
| and unencumbered cash balance in the Seat Belt Education Fund | 72493 |
| (Fund 8440) to the Trauma and Emergency Medical Services Fund | 72494 |
| (Fund 83M0). Upon completion of the transfer, Fund 8440 is | 72495 |
| abolished. The Director shall cancel any existing encumbrances | 72496 |
| against appropriation item 761613, Seat Belt Education Program, | 72497 |
| and reestablish them against appropriation item 765624, Operating | 72498 |
| Expense - Trauma and EMS. The reestablished encumbrance amounts | 72499 |
| are hereby appropriated. | 72500 |
| CASH TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS | 72501 |
| Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the | 72502 |
| Director of Budget and Management, upon the written request of the | 72503 |
| Director of Public Safety, may approve the transfer of cash | 72504 |
| between the following six funds: the Trauma and Emergency Medical | 72505 |
| Services Fund (Fund 83M0), the Homeland Security Fund (Fund 5DS0), | 72506 |
| the Investigations Fund (Fund 5FL0), the Emergency Management | 72507 |
| Agency Service and Reimbursement Fund (Fund 4V30), the Justice | 72508 |
| Program Services Fund (Fund 4P60), and the State Bureau of Motor | 72509 |
| Vehicles Fund (Fund 4W40). | 72510 |
| CASH TRANSFERS TO SECURITY, INVESTIGATIONS, AND POLICING FUND | 72511 |
| Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the | 72512 |
| Director of Budget and Management, upon the written request of the | 72513 |
| Director of Public Safety, may approve the transfer of cash from | 72514 |
| the Continuing Professional Training Fund (Fund 5Y10), the State | 72515 |
| Highway Patrol Contraband, Forfeiture, and Other Fund (Fund 83C0), | 72516 |
| the Trauma and Emergency Medical Services Fund (Fund 83M0), and | 72517 |
| the Highway Safety Salvage and Exchange Highway Patrol Fund (Fund | 72518 |
| 8410) to the Security, Investigations, and Policing Fund (Fund | 72519 |
| 8400). | 72520 |
| CASH TRANSFERS OF SEAT BELT FINE REVENUES | 72521 |
| Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the | 72522 |
| Controlling Board, upon request of the Director of Public Safety, | 72523 |
|
may approve the transfer of cash between the following | 72524 |
| funds that receive fine revenues from enforcement of the mandatory | 72525 |
| seat belt law: the Trauma and Emergency Medical Services Fund | 72526 |
| (Fund 83M0), the Elementary School Program Fund (Fund 83N0), and | 72527 |
| the Trauma and Emergency Medical Services Grants Fund (Fund 83P0). | 72528 |
| STATE DISASTER RELIEF | 72529 |
| The State Disaster Relief Fund (Fund 5330) may accept | 72530 |
| transfers of cash and appropriations from Controlling Board | 72531 |
| appropriation items for Ohio Emergency Management Agency disaster | 72532 |
| response costs and disaster program management costs, and may also | 72533 |
| be used for the following purposes: | 72534 |
| (A) To accept transfers of cash and appropriations from | 72535 |
| Controlling Board appropriation items for Ohio Emergency | 72536 |
| Management Agency public assistance and mitigation program match | 72537 |
| costs to reimburse eligible local governments and private | 72538 |
| nonprofit organizations for costs related to disasters; | 72539 |
| (B) To accept and transfer cash to reimburse the costs | 72540 |
| associated with Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) | 72541 |
| deployments; | 72542 |
| (C) To accept disaster related reimbursement from federal, | 72543 |
| state, and local governments. The Director of Budget and | 72544 |
| Management may transfer cash from reimbursements received by this | 72545 |
| fund to other funds of the state from which transfers were | 72546 |
| originally approved by the Controlling Board. | 72547 |
| (D) To accept transfers of cash and appropriations from | 72548 |
| Controlling Board appropriation items to fund the State Disaster | 72549 |
| Relief Program, for disasters that have been declared by the | 72550 |
| Governor, and the State Individual Assistance Program for | 72551 |
| disasters that have been declared by the Governor and the federal | 72552 |
| Small Business Administration. The Ohio Emergency Management | 72553 |
| Agency shall publish and make available application packets | 72554 |
| outlining procedures for the State Disaster Relief Program and the | 72555 |
| State Individual Assistance Program. | 72556 |
| JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT FUND | 72557 |
| The federal payments made to the state for the Byrne Justice | 72558 |
| Assistance Grants Program under Title II of Division A of the | 72559 |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 shall be deposited | 72560 |
| to the credit of the Justice Assistance Grant Fund (Fund 3DE0), | 72561 |
| which is hereby created in the state treasury. All investment | 72562 |
| earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. | 72563 |
| FEDERAL STIMULUS – JUSTICE PROGRAMS | 72564 |
| The federal payments made to the state for the Violence | 72565 |
| Against Women Formula Grant under Title II of Division A of the | 72566 |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 shall be deposited | 72567 |
| to the credit of the Federal Stimulus – Justice Programs Fund | 72568 |
| (Fund 3DH0). | 72569 |
| TRANSFER FROM STATE FIRE MARSHAL FUND TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | 72570 |
| AGENCY SERVICE AND REIMBURSEMENT FUND | 72571 |
| On July 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon as possible | 72572 |
| thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management shall transfer | 72573 |
| $200,000 in cash from the State Fire Marshal Fund (Fund 5460) to | 72574 |
| the Emergency Management Agency Service and Reimbursement Fund | 72575 |
| (Fund 4V30) to be distributed to the Ohio Task Force One – Urban | 72576 |
| Search and Rescue Unit and other urban search and rescue programs | 72577 |
| around the state. | 72578 |
| FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION FUND | 72579 |
| Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in each | 72580 |
| of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the first $750,000 received to the | 72581 |
| credit of the Family Violence Prevention Fund (Fund 5BK0) shall be | 72582 |
| appropriated to appropriation item 768689, Family Violence Shelter | 72583 |
| Programs, and the next $400,000 received to the credit of Fund | 72584 |
| 5BK0 in each of those fiscal years shall be appropriated to | 72585 |
| appropriation item 768687, Criminal Justice Services - Operating. | 72586 |
| Any moneys received to the credit of Fund 5BK0 in excess of the | 72587 |
| aforementioned appropriated amounts in each fiscal year shall, | 72588 |
| upon the approval of the Controlling Board, be used to provide | 72589 |
| grants to family violence shelters in Ohio. | 72590 |
| SARA TITLE III HAZMAT PLANNING | 72591 |
| The SARA Title III HAZMAT Planning Fund (Fund 6810) is | 72592 |
| entitled to receive grant funds from the Emergency Response | 72593 |
| Commission to implement the Emergency Management Agency's | 72594 |
| responsibilities under Chapter 3750. of the Revised Code. | 72595 |
| COLLECTIVE BARGAINING INCREASES | 72596 |
| Notwithstanding division (D) of section 127.14 and division | 72597 |
| (B) of section 131.35 of the Revised Code, except for the General | 72598 |
| Revenue Fund, the Controlling Board may, upon the request of | 72599 |
| either the Director of Budget and Management, or the Department of | 72600 |
| Public Safety with the approval of the Director of Budget and | 72601 |
| Management, increase appropriations for any fund, as necessary for | 72602 |
| the Department of Public Safety, to assist in paying the costs of | 72603 |
| increases in employee compensation that have occurred pursuant to | 72604 |
| collective bargaining agreements under Chapter 4117. of the | 72605 |
| Revised Code and, for exempt employees, under section 124.152 of | 72606 |
| the Revised Code. | 72607 |
| CASH BALANCE FUND REVIEW | 72608 |
| Not later than the first day of April in each fiscal year of | 72609 |
| the biennium, the Director of Budget and Management shall review | 72610 |
| the cash balances for each fund, except the State Highway Safety | 72611 |
| Fund (Fund 7036) and the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles Fund (Fund | 72612 |
| 4W40), in the State Highway Safety Fund Group, and shall recommend | 72613 |
| to the Controlling Board an amount to be transferred to the credit | 72614 |
| of Fund 7036 or Fund 4W40, as appropriate. | 72615 |
| Section 601.11. That existing Section 205.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. | 72616 |
| 114 of the 129th General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 153 | 72617 |
| of the 129th General Assembly, is hereby repealed. | 72618 |
| Section 601.20. That Section 201 of Sub. H.B. 123 of the | 72619 |
| 129th General Assembly be amended to read as follows: | 72620 |
| Sec. 201. All items in Sections 201 and 203 of this act are | 72621 |
| hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury to the | 72622 |
| credit of the designated fund. For all appropriations made in this | 72623 |
| act, those in the first column are for fiscal year 2012, and those | 72624 |
| in the second column are for fiscal year 2013. | 72625 |
| FND | AI | AI TITLE | Appropriations | 72626 | |||||||
| 72627 | |
| Workers' Compensation Fund Group | 72628 |
| 7023 | 855401 | William Green Lease Payments to OBA | $ | 18,291,365 | $ | 17,533,370 | 72629 | ||||
| 7023 | 855407 | Claims, Risk and Medical Management | $ | 125,427,732 | $ | 72630 | |||||
| 7023 | 855408 | Fraud Prevention | $ | 11,331,154 | $ | 11,164,226 | 72631 | ||||
| 7023 | 855409 | Administrative Services | $ | 101,724,950 | $ | 72632 | |||||
| 7023 | 855410 | Attorney General Payments | $ | 4,621,850 | $ | 4,621,850 | 72633 | ||||
| 8220 | 855606 | Coal Workers' Fund | $ | 150,586 | $ | 147,666 | 72634 | ||||
| 8230 | 855608 | Marine Industry | $ | 76,532 | $ | 75,527 | 72635 | ||||
| 8250 | 855605 | Disabled Workers Relief Fund | $ | 322,266 | $ | 319,718 | 72636 | ||||
| 8260 | 855609 | Safety and Hygiene Operating | $ | 20,382,567 | $ | 20,161,132 | 72637 | ||||
| 8260 | 855610 | Gear Program | $ | 4,000,000 | $ | 4,000,000 | 72638 | ||||
| 8290 | 855604 | Long Term Care Loan Program | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 72639 | |||||
| TOTAL WCF Workers' Compensation | 72640 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 287,329,002 | $ | 72641 | |||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 72642 |
| 3490 | 855601 | OSHA Enforcement | $ | 1,670,998 | $ | 1,647,515 | 72643 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 1,670,998 | $ | 1,647,515 | 72644 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 289,000,000 | $ | 72645 | |||||||
| WILLIAM GREEN LEASE PAYMENTS | 72646 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 855401, William Green Lease | 72647 |
| Payments to OBA, shall be used for lease payments to the Ohio | 72648 |
| Building Authority, and these appropriations shall be used to meet | 72649 |
| all payments at the times they are required to be made during the | 72650 |
| period from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013, by the Bureau of | 72651 |
| Workers' Compensation to the Ohio Building Authority pursuant to | 72652 |
| leases and agreements made under Chapter 152. of the Revised Code | 72653 |
| and Section 6 of Am. Sub. H.B. 743 of the 118th General Assembly. | 72654 |
| Of the amounts received in Fund 7023, appropriation item 855401, | 72655 |
| William Green Lease Payments to OBA, up to $35,824,735 shall be | 72656 |
| restricted for lease rental payments to the Ohio Building | 72657 |
| Authority. If it is determined that additional appropriations are | 72658 |
| necessary for such purpose, such amounts are hereby appropriated. | 72659 |
| Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all | 72660 |
| tenants of the William Green Building not funded by the Workers' | 72661 |
| Compensation Fund (Fund 7023) shall pay their fair share of the | 72662 |
| costs of lease payments to the Workers' Compensation Fund (Fund | 72663 |
| 7023) by intrastate transfer voucher. | 72664 |
| WORKERS' COMPENSATION FRAUD UNIT | 72665 |
| The Workers' Compensation Section Fund (Fund 1950) | 72666 |
| administered by the Attorney General shall receive payments from | 72667 |
| the Bureau of Workers' Compensation at the beginning of each | 72668 |
| quarter of each fiscal year to fund expenses of the Workers' | 72669 |
| Compensation Fraud Unit within the Attorney General's Office. Of | 72670 |
| the foregoing appropriation item 855410, Attorney General | 72671 |
| Payments, $828,200 in fiscal year 2012 and $828,200 in fiscal year | 72672 |
| 2013 shall be used to provide these payments. | 72673 |
| SAFETY AND HYGIENE | 72674 |
| Notwithstanding section 4121.37 of the Revised Code, the | 72675 |
| Treasurer of State shall transfer $20,382,567 cash in fiscal year | 72676 |
| 2012 and $20,161,132 cash in fiscal year 2013 from the State | 72677 |
| Insurance Fund to the Safety and Hygiene Fund (Fund 8260). | 72678 |
| OSHA ON-SITE CONSULTATION PROGRAM | 72679 |
| The Bureau of Workers' Compensation may designate a portion | 72680 |
| of appropriation item 855609, Safety and Hygiene Operating, to be | 72681 |
| used to match federal funding for the federal Occupational Safety | 72682 |
| and Health Administration's (OSHA) on-site consultation program. | 72683 |
| VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | 72684 |
| The Bureau of Workers' Compensation and the Rehabilitation | 72685 |
| Services Commission shall enter into an interagency agreement for | 72686 |
| the provision of vocational rehabilitation services and staff to | 72687 |
| mutually eligible clients. The bureau shall provide $605,407 in | 72688 |
| fiscal year 2012 and $605,407 in fiscal year 2013 from the State | 72689 |
| Insurance Fund to fund vocational rehabilitation services and | 72690 |
| staff in accordance with the interagency agreement. | 72691 |
| FUND BALANCE | 72692 |
| Any unencumbered cash balance in excess of $45,000,000 in the | 72693 |
| Workers' Compensation Fund (Fund 7023) on the thirtieth day of | 72694 |
| June of each fiscal year shall be used to reduce the | 72695 |
| administrative cost rate charged to employers to cover | 72696 |
| appropriations for Bureau of Workers' Compensation operations. | 72697 |
| Section 601.21. That existing Section 201 of Sub. H.B. 123 of | 72698 |
| the 129th General Assembly is hereby repealed. | 72699 |
| Section 601.30. That Section 1 of H.B. 124 of the 129th | 72700 |
| General Assembly be amended to read as follows: | 72701 |
| Sec. 1. All items in this section are hereby appropriated out | 72702 |
| of any moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the | 72703 |
| designated fund. For all appropriations made in this section, | 72704 |
| those in the first column are for fiscal year 2012, and those in | 72705 |
| the second column are for fiscal year 2013. | 72706 |
| Appropriations | 72707 | |||||
| FND | AI | AI TITLE | FY 2012 | FY 2013 | 72708 |
| 72709 | |
| Workers' Compensation Fund Group | 72710 |
| 5W30 | 845321 | Operating Expenses | $ | 50,100,000 | $ | 72711 | |||||
| 5W30 | 845402 | Rent - William Green Building | $ | 5,500,000 | $ | 5,500,000 | 72712 | ||||
| 5W30 | 845410 | Attorney General Payments | $ | 3,900,000 | $ | 4,000,000 | 72713 | ||||
| TOTAL WCF Workers' Compensation | 72714 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 59,500,000 | $ | 72715 | |||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 59,500,000 | $ | 72716 | |||||||
| RENT - WILLIAM GREEN BUILDING | 72717 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 845402, Rent - William Green | 72718 |
| Building, shall be used for rent and operating expenses for the | 72719 |
| space occupied by the Industrial Commission in the William Green | 72720 |
| Building. | 72721 |
| Section 601.31. That existing Section 1 of H.B. 124 of the | 72722 |
| 129th General Assembly is hereby repealed. | 72723 |
| Section 601.40. That Sections 205.10, 207.10, 207.10.80, | 72724 |
| 207.20.10, 207.20.30, 207.20.90, 209.10, 209.20, 209.30, 211.10, | 72725 |
| 215.10, 215.20, 223.10, 229.10, 243.10, 261.10.40, 261.10.70, | 72726 |
| 261.20.10, 261.20.40, 261.20.50, 261.20.60, 261.20.80, 261.20.90, | 72727 |
| 261.30.10, 261.30.20, 261.30.30, 261.30.40, 261.30.60, 261.30.70, | 72728 |
| 261.30.80, 261.30.90, 261.40.10, 263.10, 263.10.30, 263.10.90, | 72729 |
| 263.20.40, 263.20.70, 267.10, 267.10.10, 267.10.20, 267.10.40, | 72730 |
| 267.30.20, 267.30.40, 279.10, 283.10, 283.20, 283.30, 291.10, | 72731 |
| 307.10, 309.10, 309.30.10, 309.30.30, 309.30.33, 309.30.53, | 72732 |
| 309.35.73, 315.10, 327.10, 335.10, 337.10, 343.10, 343.40, 365.10, | 72733 |
| 367.10, 369.10, 371.10, 371.50.61, 371.60.70, 371.60.80, 373.10, | 72734 |
| 375.10, 379.10, 387.10, 403.10, 411.10, 415.10, 503.50, 521.70, | 72735 |
| and 701.40 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly be | 72736 |
| amended to read as follows: | 72737 |
| Sec. 205.10. ADJ ADJUTANT GENERAL | 72738 |
| General Revenue Fund | 72739 |
| GRF | 745401 | Ohio Military Reserve | $ | 12,308 | $ | 12,308 | 72740 | ||||
| GRF | 745404 | Air National Guard | $ | 1,810,606 | $ | 1,810,606 | 72741 | ||||
| GRF | 745407 | National Guard Benefits | $ | 400,000 | $ | 400,000 | 72742 | ||||
| GRF | 745409 | Central Administration | $ | 2,692,098 | $ | 72743 | |||||
| GRF | 745499 | Army National Guard | $ | 3,687,888 | $ | 3,689,871 | 72744 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 8,602,900 | $ | 72745 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 72746 |
| 5340 | 745612 | Property Operations Management | $ | 534,304 | $ | 534,304 | 72747 | ||||
| 5360 | 745605 | Marksmanship Activities | $ | 128,600 | $ | 128,600 | 72748 | ||||
| 5360 | 745620 | Camp Perry and Buckeye Inn Operations | $ | 1,178,311 | $ | 978,846 | 72749 | ||||
| 5370 | 745604 | Ohio National Guard Facilities Maintenance | $ | 62,000 | $ | 62,000 | 72750 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund Group | $ | 1,903,215 | $ | 1,703,750 | 72751 | ||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 72752 |
| 3410 | 745615 | Air National Guard Base Security | $ | 2,977,692 | $ | 2,977,692 | 72753 | ||||
| 3420 | 745616 | Army National Guard Service Agreement | $ | 10,970,050 | $ | 10,970,050 | 72754 | ||||
| 3E80 | 745628 | Air National Guard Operations and Maintenance | $ | 16,958,595 | $ | 16,958,595 | 72755 | ||||
| 3R80 | 745603 | Counter Drug Operations | $ | 25,000 | $ | 25,000 | 72756 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 30,931,337 | $ | 30,931,337 | 72757 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 72758 |
| 5U80 | 745613 | Community Match Armories | $ | 250,000 | $ | 250,000 | 72759 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 250,000 | $ | 250,000 | 72760 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 41,687,452 | $ | 72761 | |||||||
| NATIONAL GUARD BENEFITS | 72762 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 745407, National Guard | 72763 |
| Benefits, shall be used for purposes of sections 5919.31 and | 72764 |
| 5919.33 of the Revised Code, and for administrative costs of the | 72765 |
| associated programs. | 72766 |
| For active duty members of the Ohio National Guard who died | 72767 |
| after October 7, 2001, while performing active duty, the death | 72768 |
| benefit, pursuant to section 5919.33 of the Revised Code, shall be | 72769 |
| paid to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated on the | 72770 |
| member's Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Policy. | 72771 |
| STATE ACTIVE DUTY COSTS | 72772 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 745409, Central | 72773 |
| Administration, $50,000 in each fiscal year shall be used for the | 72774 |
| purpose of paying expenses related to state active duty of members | 72775 |
| of the Ohio organized militia, in accordance with a proclamation | 72776 |
| of the Governor. Expenses include, but are not limited to, the | 72777 |
| cost of equipment, supplies, and services, as determined by the | 72778 |
| Adjutant General's Department. | 72779 |
| Sec. 207.10. DAS DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES | 72780 |
| General Revenue Fund | 72781 |
| GRF | 100403 | Public Employees Health Care Program | $ | 400,000 | $ | 72782 | |||||
| GRF | 100415 | OAKS Rental Payments | $ | 23,024,500 | $ | 23,006,300 | 72783 | ||||
| GRF | 100416 | STARS Lease Rental Payments | $ | 4,970,700 | $ | 4,971,300 | 72784 | ||||
| GRF | 100418 | Web Sites and Business Gateway | $ | 2,895,063 | $ | 72785 | |||||
| GRF | 100419 | IT Security Infrastructure | $ | 742,535 | $ | 72786 | |||||
| GRF | 100439 | Equal Opportunity Certification Programs | $ | 625,000 | $ | 72787 | |||||
| GRF | 100447 | OBA - Building Rent Payments | $ | 53,260,000 | $ | 83,504,200 | 72788 | ||||
| GRF | 100448 | OBA - Building Operating Payments | $ | 21,000,000 | $ | 21,000,000 | 72789 | ||||
| GRF | 100449 | DAS - Building Operating Payments | $ | 7,551,245 | $ | 7,551,571 | 72790 | ||||
| GRF | 100451 | Minority Affairs | $ | 24,016 | $ | 72791 | |||||
| GRF | 100452 | Efficiency & Results Program | $ | 0 | $ | 650,000 | 72792 | ||||
| GRF | 100456 | State IT Services | $ | 0 | $ | 3,537,824 | 72793 | ||||
| GRF | 100457 | Equal Opportunity Services | $ | 0 | $ | 1,610,516 | 72794 | ||||
| GRF | 100458 | State Construction Management Services | $ | 0 | $ | 2,745,751 | 72795 | ||||
| GRF | 102321 | Construction Compliance | $ | 920,000 | $ | 72796 | |||||
| GRF | 130321 | State Agency Support Services | $ | 2,779,457 | $ | 72797 | |||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 118,192,516 | $ | 72798 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 72799 |
| 1120 | 100616 | DAS Administration | $ | 5,974,625 | $ | 72800 | |||||
| 1150 | 100632 | Central Service Agency | $ | 911,995 | $ | 72801 | |||||
| 1170 | 100644 | General Services Division - Operating | $ | 13,000,000 | $ | 13,000,000 | 72802 | ||||
| 1220 | 100637 | Fleet Management | $ | 3,978,827 | $ | 72803 | |||||
| 1250 | 100622 | Human Resources Division - Operating | $ | 16,922,295 | $ | 72804 | |||||
| 1250 | 100657 | Benefits Communication | $ | 925,586 | $ | 72805 | |||||
| 1280 | 100620 | Collective Bargaining | $ | 3,462,529 | $ | 72806 | |||||
| 1300 | 100606 | Risk Management Reserve | $ | 10,349,494 | $ | 72807 | |||||
| 1310 | 100639 | State Architect's Office | $ | 9,812,132 | $ | 72808 | |||||
| 1320 | 100631 | DAS Building Management | $ | 11,000,000 | $ | 11,000,000 | 72809 | ||||
| 1330 | 100607 | IT Services Delivery | $ | 58,088,940 | $ | 72810 | |||||
| 1880 | 100649 | Equal Opportunity Division - Operating | $ | 939,559 | $ | 863,013 | 72811 | ||||
| 2100 | 100612 | State Printing | $ | 17,597,054 | $ | 16,659,526 | 72812 | ||||
| 2290 | 100630 | IT Governance | $ | 14,000,000 | $ | 14,000,000 | 72813 | ||||
| 2290 | 100640 | Leveraged Enterprise Purchases | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 72814 | |||||
| 4270 | 100602 | Investment Recovery | $ | 4,100,000 | $ | 72815 | |||||
| 4N60 | 100617 | Major IT Purchases | $ | 1,950,000 | $ | 4,950,000 | 72816 | ||||
| 4P30 | 100603 | DAS Information Services | $ | 5,047,565 | $ | 72817 | |||||
| 5C20 | 100605 | MARCS Administration | $ | 14,075,705 | $ | 14,077,467 | 72818 | ||||
| 5C30 | 100608 | Skilled Trades | $ | 404,297 | $ | 72819 | |||||
| 5EB0 | 100635 | OAKS Support Organization | $ | 19,000,539 | $ | 72820 | |||||
| 5EB0 | 100656 | OAKS Updates and Developments | $ | 12,265,952 | $ | 72821 | |||||
| 5HU0 | 100655 | Construction Reform Demo Compliance | $ | 150,000 | $ | 150,000 | 72822 | ||||
| 5L70 | 100610 | Professional Development | $ | 2,496,679 | $ | 2,496,760 | 72823 | ||||
| 5V60 | 100619 | Employee Educational Development | $ | 800,000 | $ | 850,000 | 72824 | ||||
| 5X30 | 100634 | Centralized Gateway Enhancement | $ | 2,052,308 | $ | 2,052,308 | 72825 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund | 72826 | ||||||||||
| Group | $ | 232,306,081 | $ | 72827 | |||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 72828 |
| 3AJ0 | 100654 | ARRA Broadband Mapping Grant | $ | 270,756 | $ | 106,347 | 72829 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 72830 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 270,756 | $ | 106,347 | 72831 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 72832 |
| 5JQ0 | 100658 | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 72833 | ||||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 72834 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 72835 | |||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 352,769,353 | $ | 72836 | |||||||
| Sec. 207.10.80. DAS - BUILDING OPERATING PAYMENTS | 72838 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 100449, DAS - Building | 72839 |
| Operating Payments, shall be used to pay the rent expenses of | 72840 |
| veterans organizations pursuant to section 123.024 of the Revised | 72841 |
| Code in fiscal years 2012 and 2013. | 72842 |
| The foregoing appropriation item, 100449, DAS - Building | 72843 |
| Operating Payments, also may be used to provide funding for the | 72844 |
| cost of property appraisals or building studies that the | 72845 |
| Department of Administrative Services may be required to obtain | 72846 |
| for property that is being sold by the state or property under | 72847 |
| consideration to be renovated or purchased by the state. | 72848 |
| Notwithstanding section 125.28 of the Revised Code, the | 72849 |
| remaining portion of the appropriation may be used to pay the | 72850 |
| operating expenses of state facilities maintained by the | 72851 |
| Department of Administrative Services that are not billed to | 72852 |
| building tenants, or other costs associated with the Voinovich | 72853 |
| Center in Youngstown, Ohio. These expenses may include, but are | 72854 |
| not limited to, the costs for vacant space and space undergoing | 72855 |
| renovation, and the rent expenses of tenants that are relocated | 72856 |
| because of building renovations. These payments shall be processed | 72857 |
| by the Department of Administrative Services through intrastate | 72858 |
| transfer vouchers and placed in the Building Management Fund (Fund | 72859 |
| 1320). | 72860 |
| STATE IT SERVICES | 72861 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 100456, State IT Services, | 72862 |
| shall be used to pay costs associated with the Ohio Business | 72863 |
| Gateway, State Portal, and Shared Hosting Service that were | 72864 |
| formerly paid from appropriation item 100418, Web Sites and | 72865 |
| Business Gateway, and costs associated with statewide operators | 72866 |
| and the Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program that | 72867 |
| were formerly paid from appropriation item 100419, IT Security | 72868 |
| Infrastructure. The Director of Budget and Management shall cancel | 72869 |
| any existing encumbrances against appropriation items 100418, Web | 72870 |
| Site and Business Gateway and 100419, IT Security Infrastructure, | 72871 |
| and reestablish them against appropriation item 100456, State IT | 72872 |
| Services. The reestablished encumbrance amounts are hereby | 72873 |
| appropriated. | 72874 |
| EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SERVICES | 72875 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 100457, Equal Opportunity | 72876 |
| Services, shall be used to pay costs associated with the | 72877 |
| certification of businesses for participation in the Minority | 72878 |
| Business Enterprise and Encouraging Diversity, Growth and Equity | 72879 |
| Programs that were formerly paid from appropriation item 100439, | 72880 |
| Equal Opportunity Certification Programs; the activities of the | 72881 |
| Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission that were | 72882 |
| formerly paid from appropriation item 100451, Minority Affairs; | 72883 |
| and the monitoring of equal employment opportunity (EEO) and | 72884 |
| affirmative action requirements to ensure contractors bidding on | 72885 |
| and receiving contracts comply with EEO laws, rules, and | 72886 |
| regulations that were formerly paid from appropriation item | 72887 |
| 102321, Construction Compliance. The Director of Budget and | 72888 |
| Management shall cancel any existing encumbrances against | 72889 |
| appropriation items 100439, Equal Opportunity Certification | 72890 |
| Programs; 100451, Minority Affairs; and 102321, Construction | 72891 |
| Compliance, and reestablish them against appropriation item | 72892 |
| 100457, Equal Opportunity Services. The reestablished encumbrance | 72893 |
| amounts are hereby appropriated. | 72894 |
| STATE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES | 72895 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 100458, State Construction | 72896 |
| Management Services, shall be used to pay costs of statewide | 72897 |
| shared construction-related services and capital improvement | 72898 |
| project management services provided through the state's | 72899 |
| enterprise resource planning system. | 72900 |
| CASH TRANSFER FROM THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND TO THE | 72901 |
| HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES FUND | 72902 |
| Upon request of the Director of Administrative Services, in | 72903 |
| FY 2013, the Director of Budget and Management shall transfer up | 72904 |
| to $975,000 from the Workforce Development Fund (Fund 5D70) to the | 72905 |
| Human Resources Services Fund (Fund 1250) to support one-time | 72906 |
| human resources administration activities for state agencies. | 72907 |
| Sec. 207.20.10. GENERAL SERVICE CHARGES | 72908 |
| The Department of Administrative Services, with the approval | 72909 |
| of the Director of Budget and Management, shall establish charges | 72910 |
| for recovering the costs of administering the programs funded by | 72911 |
| the General Services Fund (Fund 1170) and the State Printing Fund | 72912 |
| (Fund 2100). Such charges within Fund 1170 may be used to recover | 72913 |
| the cost of paying a vendor to establish reduced pricing for | 72914 |
| contracted supplies or services. | 72915 |
| If the Director of Administrative Services determines that | 72916 |
| additional amounts are necessary to pay for consulting and | 72917 |
| administrative costs related to securing lower pricing, the | 72918 |
| Director of Administrative Services may request that the Director | 72919 |
| of Budget and Management approve additional expenditures. Such | 72920 |
| approved additional amounts are appropriated to appropriation item | 72921 |
| 100644, General Services Division-Operating. | 72922 |
| COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS STUDY COMMITTEE | 72923 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 100637, Fleet Management, | 72924 |
| up to $250,000 in fiscal year 2013 shall be used by the Compressed | 72925 |
| Natural Gas Study Committee, created by Section 701.80 of this | 72926 |
| act, to examine the use of compressed natural gas in the state's | 72927 |
| motor vehicle fleet. | 72928 |
| Sec. 207.20.30. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM | 72929 |
| The Department of Administrative Services, with the approval | 72930 |
| of the Director of Budget and Management, shall establish charges | 72931 |
| for recovering the costs of administering the activities supported | 72932 |
| by the State EEO Fund (Fund 1880). These charges shall be | 72933 |
| deposited to the credit of the State EEO Fund (Fund 1880) upon | 72934 |
| payment made by state agencies, state-supported or state-assisted | 72935 |
| institutions of higher education, and tax-supported agencies, | 72936 |
| municipal corporations, and other political subdivisions of the | 72937 |
| state, for services rendered. | 72938 |
| LEVERAGED ENTERPRISE PURCHASES | 72939 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 100640, Leveraged Enterprise | 72940 |
| Purchases, shall be used by the Department of Administrative | 72941 |
| Services to make information technology purchases for the benefit | 72942 |
| of one or more government entities as authorized under division | 72943 |
| (G) of section 125.18 of the Revised Code. If the Director of | 72944 |
| Administrative Services determines that the existing appropriation | 72945 |
| is insufficient to timely make such purchases, the Director of | 72946 |
| Administrative Services shall seek the approval of the Director of | 72947 |
| Budget and Management to make the requested purchases. Upon the | 72948 |
| approval of the Director of Budget and Management, the additional | 72949 |
| amounts necessary to make the purchases are hereby appropriated. | 72950 |
| Sec. 207.20.90. | 72951 |
| 72952 |
| | 72953 |
| 72954 | |
| 72955 |
| | 72956 |
| 72957 | |
| 72958 | |
| 72959 | |
| 72960 |
| | 72961 |
| 72962 | |
| 72963 | |
| 72964 |
| CASH TRANSFERS TO THE MAJOR IT PURCHASES FUND | 72965 |
| Upon request of the Director of Administrative Services, the | 72966 |
| Director of Budget and Management may transfer up to $4,000,000 | 72967 |
| from the OAKS Support Organization Fund (Fund 5EB0) to the Major | 72968 |
| IT Purchases Fund (Fund 4N60). This amount represents cash | 72969 |
| transferred from Fund 4N60 during fiscal year 2010 pursuant to | 72970 |
| Section 207.30.80 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General | 72971 |
| Assembly. Any portion of appropriation item 100617, Major IT | 72972 |
| Purchases, that is unencumbered and unexpended at the end of | 72973 |
| fiscal year 2012 is hereby reappropriated for fiscal year 2013. | 72974 |
| Sec. 209.10. AGE DEPARTMENT OF AGING | 72975 |
| General Revenue Fund | 72976 |
| GRF | 490321 | Operating Expenses | $ | 1,501,616 | $ | 72977 | |||||
| GRF | 490410 | Long-Term Care Ombudsman | $ | 482,271 | $ | 72978 | |||||
| GRF | 490411 | Senior Community Services | $ | 7,130,952 | $ | 72979 | |||||
| GRF | 490414 | Alzheimer's Respite | $ | 1,917,740 | $ | 72980 | |||||
| GRF | 490423 | Long-Term Care Budget - State | $ | 3,419,250 | $ | 72981 | |||||
| GRF | 490506 | National Senior Service Corps | $ | 241,413 | $ | 241,413 | 72982 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 14,693,242 | $ | 72983 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 72984 |
| 4800 | 490606 | Senior Community Outreach and Education | $ | 372,518 | $ | 372,523 | 72985 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund | 72986 | ||||||||||
| Group | $ | 372,518 | $ | 372,523 | 72987 | ||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 72988 |
| 3220 | 490618 | Federal Aging Grants | $ | 14,000,000 | $ | 14,000,000 | 72989 | ||||
| 3C40 | 490623 | Long-Term Care Budget | $ | 3,525,000 | $ | 3,525,000 | 72990 | ||||
| 3M40 | 490612 | Federal Independence Services | $ | 63,655,080 | $ | 63,655,080 | 72991 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 72992 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 81,180,080 | $ | 81,180,080 | 72993 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 72994 |
| 4C40 | 490609 | Regional Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program | $ | 935,000 | $ | 72995 | |||||
| 5BA0 | 490620 | Ombudsman Support | $ | 750,000 | $ | 750,000 | 72996 | ||||
| 5K90 | 490613 | Long-Term Care Consumers Guide | $ | 1,059,400 | $ | 1,059,400 | 72997 | ||||
| 5W10 | 490616 | Resident Services Coordinator Program | $ | 344,692 | $ | 344,700 | 72998 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 72999 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 3,089,092 | $ | 73000 | |||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 99,334,932 | $ | 73001 | |||||||
| Sec. 209.20. LONG-TERM CARE | 73003 |
| Pursuant to an interagency agreement, the Department of Job | 73004 |
|
and Family Services | 73005 |
| perform assessments under section 5111.204 of the Revised Code. | 73006 |
| The Department of Aging shall provide long-term care consultations | 73007 |
| under section 173.42 of the Revised Code to assist individuals in | 73008 |
| planning for their long-term health care needs. | 73009 |
| The Department of Aging shall administer the Medicaid | 73010 |
| waiver-funded PASSPORT Home Care Program, the Choices Program, the | 73011 |
| Assisted Living Program, and the PACE Program as delegated by the | 73012 |
| Department of Job and Family Services in an interagency agreement. | 73013 |
| The foregoing appropriation items 490423, Long-Term Care Budget - | 73014 |
| State, and 490623, Long-Term Care Budget, may be used to support | 73015 |
| the Department of Aging's administrative costs associated with | 73016 |
| operating the PASSPORT, Choices, Assisted Living, and PACE | 73017 |
| programs. | 73018 |
| Sec. 209.30. LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN | 73019 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 490410, Long-Term Care | 73020 |
| Ombudsman, shall be used for a program to fund ombudsman program | 73021 |
| activities as authorized in sections 173.14 to 173.27 and section | 73022 |
| 173.99 of the Revised Code. | 73023 |
| SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES | 73024 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 490411, Senior Community | 73025 |
| Services, shall be used for services designated by the Department | 73026 |
| of Aging, including, but not limited to, home-delivered and | 73027 |
| congregate meals, transportation services, personal care services, | 73028 |
| respite services, adult day services, home repair, care | 73029 |
| coordination, and decision support systems. Service priority shall | 73030 |
| be given to low income, frail, and cognitively impaired persons 60 | 73031 |
| years of age and over. The department shall promote cost sharing | 73032 |
| by service recipients for those services funded with senior | 73033 |
| community services funds, including, when possible, sliding-fee | 73034 |
| scale payment systems based on the income of service recipients. | 73035 |
| ALZHEIMER'S RESPITE | 73036 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 490414, Alzheimer's Respite, | 73037 |
| shall be used to fund only Alzheimer's disease services under | 73038 |
| section 173.04 of the Revised Code. | 73039 |
| SENIOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION | 73040 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 490606, Senior Community | 73041 |
| Outreach and Education, may be used to provide training to workers | 73042 |
| in the field of aging pursuant to division (G) of section 173.02 | 73043 |
| of the Revised Code. | 73044 |
| TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS - FEDERAL INDEPENDENCE SERVICES | 73045 |
| AND FEDERAL AGING GRANTS | 73046 |
| At the request of the Director of Aging, the Director of | 73047 |
| Budget and Management may transfer appropriation between | 73048 |
| appropriation items 490612, Federal Independence Services, and | 73049 |
| 490618, Federal Aging Grants. The amounts transferred shall not | 73050 |
| exceed 30 per cent of the appropriation from which the transfer is | 73051 |
| made. Any transfers shall be reported by the Department of Aging | 73052 |
| to the Controlling Board at the next scheduled meeting of the | 73053 |
| board. | 73054 |
| REGIONAL LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM | 73055 |
| | 73056 |
| Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, $935,000 in each fiscal year | 73057 |
| shall be used to pay the costs of operating the regional long-term | 73058 |
| care ombudsman programs designated by the Long-Term Care | 73059 |
| Ombudsman. | 73060 |
| Notwithstanding division (B) of section 173.26 of the Revised | 73061 |
| Code, of the foregoing appropriation item 490609, Regional | 73062 |
| Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2013 | 73063 |
| shall be used for costs associated with the Aging in Place Pilot | 73064 |
| Program. | 73065 |
| TRANSFER OF RESIDENT PROTECTION FUNDS | 73066 |
| In each fiscal year, the Director of Budget and Management | 73067 |
| may transfer up to $750,000 cash from the Resident Protection Fund | 73068 |
| (Fund 4E30), which is used by the Department of Job and Family | 73069 |
| Services, to the Ombudsman Support Fund (Fund 5BA0), which is used | 73070 |
| by the Department of Aging. The moneys in the Ombudsman Support | 73071 |
| Fund may be used by the state office of the Long-Term Care | 73072 |
| Ombudsman Program and by regional ombudsman programs to promote | 73073 |
| person-centered care in nursing homes. | 73074 |
| On July 1, 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 73075 |
| Department of Aging shall certify to the Director of Budget and | 73076 |
| Management the amount of the cash balance in the Ombudsman Support | 73077 |
| Fund at the end of fiscal year 2011. | 73078 |
| LONG-TERM CARE CONSUMERS GUIDE | 73079 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 490613, Long-Term Care | 73080 |
| Consumers Guide, shall be used to conduct annual customer | 73081 |
| satisfaction surveys and to pay for other administrative expenses | 73082 |
| related to the publication of the Ohio Long-Term Care Consumer | 73083 |
| Guide. | 73084 |
| During fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013, the Department | 73085 |
| of Aging shall identify methods and tools for assessing consumer | 73086 |
| satisfaction with adult care facilities and with the providers of | 73087 |
| home and community-based services. The Department shall also | 73088 |
| consider the development of a provider fee structure to support | 73089 |
| the inclusion of information about adult care facilities and | 73090 |
| providers of home and community-based services among the types of | 73091 |
| providers reviewed in the Ohio Long-Term Care Consumer Guide. | 73092 |
| Sec. 211.10. AGR DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | 73093 |
| General Revenue Fund | 73094 |
| GRF | 700401 | Animal Disease Control | $ | 3,936,687 | $ | 73095 | |||||
| GRF | 700403 | Dairy Division | $ | 1,088,115 | $ | 1,088,115 | 73096 | ||||
| GRF | 700404 | Ohio Proud | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 73097 | ||||
| GRF | 700406 | Consumer Analytical Lab | $ | 1,287,556 | $ | 1,287,556 | 73098 | ||||
| GRF | 700407 | Food Safety | $ | 848,792 | $ | 848,792 | 73099 | ||||
| GRF | 700409 | Farmland Preservation | $ | 72,750 | $ | 72,750 | 73100 | ||||
| GRF | 700412 | Weights and Measures | $ | 600,000 | $ | 600,000 | 73101 | ||||
| GRF | 700415 | Poultry Inspection | $ | 392,978 | $ | 392,978 | 73102 | ||||
| GRF | 700418 | Livestock Regulation Program | $ | 1,108,071 | $ | 1,108,071 | 73103 | ||||
| GRF | 700424 | Livestock Testing and Inspections | $ | 102,770 | $ | 102,770 | 73104 | ||||
| GRF | 700499 | Meat Inspection Program - State Share | $ | 4,175,097 | $ | 4,175,097 | 73105 | ||||
| GRF | 700501 | County Agricultural Societies | $ | 391,413 | $ | 391,413 | 73106 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 14,054,229 | $ | 73107 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 73108 |
| 5DA0 | 700644 | Laboratory Administration Support | $ | 1,094,867 | $ | 1,094,867 | 73109 | ||||
| 5GH0 | 700655 | Central Support Indirect Cost | $ | 4,456,842 | $ | 4,456,842 | 73110 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund Group | $ | 5,551,709 | $ | 5,551,709 | 73111 | ||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 73112 |
| 3260 | 700618 | Meat Inspection Program - Federal Share | $ | 4,950,000 | $ | 4,950,000 | 73113 | ||||
| 3360 | 700617 | Ohio Farm Loan Revolving Fund | $ | 150,000 | $ | 150,000 | 73114 | ||||
| 3820 | 700601 | Cooperative Contracts | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,000,000 | 73115 | ||||
| 3AB0 | 700641 | Agricultural Easement | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | 73116 | ||||
| 3J40 | 700607 | Indirect Cost | $ | 600,000 | $ | 600,000 | 73117 | ||||
| 3R20 | 700614 | Federal Plant Industry | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | 73118 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 73119 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 9,700,000 | $ | 9,700,000 | 73120 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 73121 |
| 4960 | 700626 | Ohio Grape Industries | $ | 846,611 | $ | 846,611 | 73122 | ||||
| 4970 | 700627 | Commodity Handlers Regulatory Program | $ | 483,402 | $ | 483,402 | 73123 | ||||
| 4C90 | 700605 | Commercial Feed and Seed | $ | 1,816,897 | $ | 1,816,897 | 73124 | ||||
| 4D20 | 700609 | Auction Education | $ | 41,000 | $ | 41,000 | 73125 | ||||
| 4E40 | 700606 | Utility Radiological Safety | $ | 131,785 | $ | 131,785 | 73126 | ||||
| 4P70 | 700610 | Food Safety Inspection | $ | 1,085,836 | $ | 1,085,836 | 73127 | ||||
| 4R00 | 700636 | Ohio Proud Marketing | $ | 30,500 | $ | 30,500 | 73128 | ||||
| 4R20 | 700637 | Dairy Industry Inspection | $ | 1,758,247 | $ | 1,758,247 | 73129 | ||||
| 4T60 | 700611 | Poultry and Meat Inspection | $ | 180,000 | $ | 180,000 | 73130 | ||||
| 4T70 | 700613 | Ohio Proud International and Domestic Market Development | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 73131 | ||||
| 5780 | 700620 | Ride Inspection Fees | $ | 1,175,142 | $ | 1,175,142 | 73132 | ||||
| 5B80 | 700629 | Auctioneers | $ | 359,823 | $ | 359,823 | 73133 | ||||
| 5FC0 | 700648 | Plant Pest Program | $ | 1,164,000 | $ | 1,164,000 | 73134 | ||||
| 5H20 | 700608 | Metrology Lab and Scale Certification | $ | 750,000 | $ | 750,000 | 73135 | ||||
| 5HP0 | 700656 | Livestock Care Standards Board | $ | 80,000 | $ | 80,000 | 73136 | ||||
| 5L80 | 700604 | Livestock Management Program | $ | 584,000 | $ | 584,000 | 73137 | ||||
| 6520 | 700634 | Animal and Consumer Analytical Laboratory | $ | 4,366,383 | $ | 4,366,383 | 73138 | ||||
| 6690 | 700635 | Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Lime Inspection Program | $ | 3,418,041 | $ | 3,418,041 | 73139 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 73140 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 18,321,667 | $ | 18,321,667 | 73141 | ||||||
| Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Group | 73142 |
| 7057 | 700632 | Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement | $ | 310,000 | $ | 310,000 | 73143 | ||||
| TOTAL CLF Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Group | $ | 310,000 | $ | 310,000 | 73144 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 47,937,605 | $ | 73145 | |||||||
| COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES | 73146 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 700501, County Agricultural | 73147 |
| Societies, shall be used to reimburse county and independent | 73148 |
| agricultural societies for expenses related to Junior Fair | 73149 |
| activities. | 73150 |
| ABOLISHMENT OF VARIOUS FUNDS | 73151 |
| Upon the effective date of this amendment, or as soon as | 73152 |
| possible thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management shall | 73153 |
| transfer the cash balances in the following twelve funds to the | 73154 |
| Indirect Cost Fund (Fund 5GH0): (1) the Federal Grants Fund (Fund | 73155 |
| 3X60), (2) the Specialty Crops Support Fund (Fund 3X70), (3) the | 73156 |
| Fruits and Vegetables Fund (Fund 4930), (4) the Dairy Fund (Fund | 73157 |
| 4V00), (5) the Animal Industry Fund (Fund 4VS0), (6) the Scale | 73158 |
| Certification Fund (Fund 5790), (7) the Weights and Measures | 73159 |
| Permits Fund (Fund 58F0), (8) the Food Policy Council Fund (Fund | 73160 |
| 5FD0), (9) the Sustainable Agriculture Fund (Fund 5FE0), (10) the | 73161 |
| Pilot Farmland Preservation Fund (Fund 5GS0), (11) the Farm | 73162 |
| Service Electronic Filing Fund (Fund SY70), and (12) the Seed Fund | 73163 |
| (Fund SZ40). Upon completion of the cash transfers, the funds from | 73164 |
| which the required cash transfers were made are abolished. The | 73165 |
| Director shall cancel any existing encumbrances against applicable | 73166 |
| line items within the abolished funds and re-establish them | 73167 |
| against Fund 5GH0 appropriation item 700655, Central Support | 73168 |
| Indirect Cost. The re-established encumbrance amounts are hereby | 73169 |
| appropriated. | 73170 |
| CLEAN OHIO AGRICULTURAL EASEMENT | 73171 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 700632, Clean Ohio | 73172 |
| Agricultural Easement, shall be used by the Department of | 73173 |
| Agriculture in administering Ohio Agricultural Easement Fund (Fund | 73174 |
| 7057) projects pursuant to sections 901.21, 901.22, and 5301.67 to | 73175 |
| 5301.70 of the Revised Code. | 73176 |
| Sec. 215.10. ADA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION | 73177 |
| SERVICES | 73178 |
| General Revenue Fund | 73179 |
| GRF | 038401 | Treatment Services | $ | 11,225,590 | $ | 7,020,974 | 73180 | ||||
| GRF | 038404 | Prevention Services | $ | 868,659 | $ | 868,659 | 73181 | ||||
| GRF | 038501 | Medicaid Match | $ | 23,959,113 | $ | 0 | 73182 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 36,053,362 | $ | 7,889,633 | 73183 | ||||||
| General Services Fund | 73184 |
| 5T90 | 038616 | Problem Gambling Services | $ | 335,000 | $ | 335,000 | 73185 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund Group | $ | 335,000 | $ | 335,000 | 73186 | ||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 73187 |
| 3G40 | 038614 | Substance Abuse Block Grant | $ | 69,000,000 | $ | 69,000,000 | 73188 | ||||
| 3H80 | 038609 | Demonstration Grants | $ | 8,675,580 | $ | 8,675,580 | 73189 | ||||
| 3J80 | 038610 | Medicaid | $ | 69,200,000 | $ | 0 | 73190 | ||||
| 3N80 | 038611 | Administrative Reimbursement | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | 73191 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 73192 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 147,175,580 | $ | 77,975,580 | 73193 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 73194 |
| 4750 | 038621 | Statewide Treatment and Prevention | $ | 16,000,000 | $ | 73195 | |||||
| 5JL0 | 038629 | Problem Casino Gambling and Addictions Fund | $ | 226,612 | $ | 5,446,364 | 73196 | ||||
| 5JW0 | 038615 | Board Match Reimbursement | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,000,000 | 73197 | ||||
| 6890 | 038604 | Education and Conferences | $ | 75,000 | $ | 75,000 | 73198 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 73199 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | $ | 73200 | ||||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | $ | 73201 | ||||||||
| Sec. 215.20. ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION MEDICAID MATCH | 73203 |
| (A) As used in this section, "community alcohol and drug | 73204 |
| addiction Medicaid services" means services provided under the | 73205 |
| component, or aspect of the component, of the Medicaid program | 73206 |
| that the Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services | 73207 |
| administers pursuant to a contract entered into with the | 73208 |
| Department of Job and Family Services under section 5111.91 of the | 73209 |
| Revised Code. | 73210 |
| (B) Subject to division (C) of this section, the foregoing | 73211 |
| appropriation item 038501, Medicaid Match, shall be used by the | 73212 |
| Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services to make payments | 73213 |
| for community alcohol and drug addiction Medicaid services. | 73214 |
| (C) For state fiscal year 2012, the Department shall allocate | 73215 |
| foregoing appropriation item 038501, Medicaid Match, and a portion | 73216 |
| of appropriation item 038621, Statewide Treatment and Prevention, | 73217 |
| to boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services | 73218 |
| in accordance with a distribution methodology the Department shall | 73219 |
| establish. Notwithstanding sections 5111.911 and 5111.913 of the | 73220 |
| Revised Code, the boards shall use the funds allocated to them | 73221 |
| under this section to pay claims for community alcohol and drug | 73222 |
| addiction Medicaid services provided during fiscal year 2012. The | 73223 |
| boards shall use all federal financial participation that the | 73224 |
| Department receives for claims paid for community alcohol and drug | 73225 |
| addiction Medicaid services provided during fiscal year 2012 as | 73226 |
| the first payment source to pay claims for community alcohol and | 73227 |
| drug addiction Medicaid services provided during fiscal year 2012. | 73228 |
| The boards are not required to use any funds other than the funds | 73229 |
| allocated to them under this section and the federal financial | 73230 |
| participation received for claims for community alcohol and drug | 73231 |
| addiction Medicaid services provided during fiscal year 2012 to | 73232 |
| pay for such claims. | 73233 |
| (D) The Department shall enter into an agreement with each | 73234 |
| board regarding the issue of paying claims that are for community | 73235 |
| alcohol and drug addiction Medicaid services provided before July | 73236 |
| 1, 2011, and submitted for payment on or after that date. Such | 73237 |
| claims shall be paid in accordance with the agreements. A board | 73238 |
| shall receive the federal financial participation received for | 73239 |
| claims for community alcohol and drug addiction Medicaid services | 73240 |
| that were provided before July 1, 2011, and paid by the board. | 73241 |
| STATEWIDE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION | 73242 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 038621, Statewide | 73243 |
| Treatment and Prevention, up to $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2013 | 73244 |
| shall be used to fund the pilot program for opioid- and | 73245 |
| alcohol-dependent offenders established under Section 737.70 of | 73246 |
| H.B. 487 of the 129th General Assembly. | 73247 |
| Sec. 223.10. AGO ATTORNEY GENERAL | 73248 |
| General Revenue Fund | 73249 |
| GRF | 055321 | Operating Expenses | $ | 42,514,169 | $ | 42,514,169 | 73250 | ||||
| GRF | 055405 | Law-Related Education | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | 73251 | ||||
| GRF | 055411 | County Sheriffs' Pay Supplement | $ | 757,921 | $ | 757,921 | 73252 | ||||
| GRF | 055415 | County Prosecutors' Pay Supplement | $ | 831,499 | $ | 831,499 | 73253 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 44,203,589 | $ | 44,203,589 | 73254 | ||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 73255 |
| 1060 | 055612 | General Reimbursement | $ | 43,357,968 | $ | 43,011,277 | 73256 | ||||
| 1950 | 055660 | Workers' Compensation Section | $ | 8,415,504 | $ | 8,415,504 | 73257 | ||||
| 4180 | 055615 | Charitable Foundations | $ | 7,286,000 | $ | 7,286,000 | 73258 | ||||
| 4200 | 055603 | Attorney General Antitrust | $ | 1,871,674 | $ | 1,839,074 | 73259 | ||||
| 4210 | 055617 | Police Officers' Training Academy Fee | $ | 2,124,942 | $ | 2,088,805 | 73260 | ||||
| 4Z20 | 055609 | BCI Asset Forfeiture and Cost Reimbursement | $ | 1,529,685 | $ | 1,521,731 | 73261 | ||||
| 5900 | 055633 | Peace Officer Private Security Fund | $ | 98,370 | $ | 98,370 | 73262 | ||||
| 5A90 | 055618 | Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement | $ | 7,500 | $ | 7,500 | 73263 | ||||
| 5L50 | 055619 | Law Enforcement Assistance Program | $ | 300,222 | $ | 0 | 73264 | ||||
| 5LR0 | 055655 | Peace Officer Training - Casino | $ | 192,620 | $ | 4,629,409 | 73265 | ||||
| 6310 | 055637 | Consumer Protection Enforcement | $ | 3,799,115 | $ | 3,718,973 | 73266 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund | 73267 | ||||||||||
| Group | $ | $ | 73268 | ||||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 73269 |
| 3060 | 055620 | Medicaid Fraud Control | $ | 4,211,235 | $ | 4,122,399 | 73270 | ||||
| 3810 | 055611 | Civil Rights Legal Service | $ | 402,540 | $ | 402,540 | 73271 | ||||
| 3830 | 055634 | Crime Victims Assistance | $ | 13,000,000 | $ | 13,000,000 | 73272 | ||||
| 3E50 | 055638 | Attorney General Pass-Through Funds | $ | 1,223,606 | $ | 1,222,172 | 73273 | ||||
| 3R60 | 055613 | Attorney General Federal Funds | $ | 3,823,251 | $ | 3,673,251 | 73274 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 73275 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 22,660,632 | $ | 22,420,362 | 73276 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 73277 |
| 4020 | 055616 | Victims of Crime | $ | 26,000,000 | $ | 26,000,000 | 73278 | ||||
| 4170 | 055621 | Domestic Violence Shelter | $ | 25,000 | $ | 25,000 | 73279 | ||||
| 4190 | 055623 | Claims Section | $ | 44,197,843 | $ | 41,953,025 | 73280 | ||||
| 4L60 | 055606 | DARE Programs | $ | 4,477,962 | $ | 4,477,962 | 73281 | ||||
| 4Y70 | 055608 | Title Defect Recision | $ | 600,000 | $ | 600,000 | 73282 | ||||
| 6590 | 055641 | Solid and Hazardous Waste Background Investigations | $ | 662,227 | $ | 651,049 | 73283 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 73284 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 75,963,032 | $ | 73,707,036 | 73285 | ||||||
| Holding Account Redistribution Fund Group | 73286 |
| R004 | 055631 | General Holding Account | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | 73287 | ||||
| R005 | 055632 | Antitrust Settlements | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,000 | 73288 | ||||
| R018 | 055630 | Consumer Frauds | $ | 750,000 | $ | 750,000 | 73289 | ||||
| R042 | 055601 | Organized Crime Commission Distributions | $ | 25,025 | $ | 25,025 | 73290 | ||||
| R054 | 055650 | Collection Outside Counsel Payments | $ | 4,500,000 | $ | 4,500,000 | 73291 | ||||
| TOTAL 090 Holding Account | 73292 | ||||||||||
| Redistribution Fund Group | $ | 6,276,025 | $ | 6,276,025 | 73293 | ||||||
| Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Fund Group | 73294 |
| J087 | 055635 | Law Enforcement Technology, Training, and Facility Enhancements | $ | 2,300,000 | $ | 0 | 73295 | ||||
| U087 | 055402 | Tobacco Settlement Oversight, Administration, and Enforcement | $ | 2,527,992 | $ | 2,514,690 | 73296 | ||||
| TOTAL TSF Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Fund Group | $ | 4,827,992 | $ | 2,514,690 | 73297 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | $ | 73298 | ||||||||
| COUNTY SHERIFFS' PAY SUPPLEMENT | 73299 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 055411, County Sheriffs' Pay | 73300 |
| Supplement, shall be used for the purpose of supplementing the | 73301 |
| annual compensation of county sheriffs as required by section | 73302 |
| 325.06 of the Revised Code. | 73303 |
| At the request of the Attorney General, the Director of | 73304 |
| Budget and Management may transfer appropriation from | 73305 |
| appropriation item 055321, Operating Expenses, to appropriation | 73306 |
| item 055411, County Sheriffs' Pay Supplement. Any appropriation so | 73307 |
| transferred shall be used to supplement the annual compensation of | 73308 |
| county sheriffs as required by section 325.06 of the Revised Code. | 73309 |
| COUNTY PROSECUTORS' PAY SUPPLEMENT | 73310 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 055415, County Prosecutors' | 73311 |
| Pay Supplement, shall be used for the purpose of supplementing the | 73312 |
| annual compensation of certain county prosecutors as required by | 73313 |
| section 325.111 of the Revised Code. | 73314 |
| At the request of the Attorney General, the Director of | 73315 |
| Budget and Management may transfer appropriation from | 73316 |
| appropriation item 055321, Operating Expenses, to appropriation | 73317 |
| item 055415, County Prosecutors' Pay Supplement. Any appropriation | 73318 |
| so transferred shall be used to supplement the annual compensation | 73319 |
| of county prosecutors as required by section 325.111 of the | 73320 |
| Revised Code. | 73321 |
| GENERAL REIMBURSEMENT FUND | 73322 |
| Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, | 73323 |
| on July 1, 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director | 73324 |
| of Budget and Management shall transfer $160,000 cash from the | 73325 |
| General Revenue Fund to the General Reimbursement Fund (Fund 1060) | 73326 |
| used by the Office of the Attorney General. | 73327 |
| WORKERS' COMPENSATION SECTION | 73328 |
| The Workers' Compensation Fund (Fund 1950) is entitled to | 73329 |
| receive payments from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation and the | 73330 |
| Ohio Industrial Commission at the beginning of each quarter of | 73331 |
| each fiscal year to fund legal services to be provided to the | 73332 |
| Bureau of Workers' Compensation and the Ohio Industrial Commission | 73333 |
| during the ensuing quarter. The advance payment shall be subject | 73334 |
| to adjustment. | 73335 |
| In addition, the Bureau of Workers' Compensation shall | 73336 |
| transfer payments at the beginning of each quarter for the support | 73337 |
| of the Workers' Compensation Fraud Unit. | 73338 |
| All amounts shall be mutually agreed upon by the Attorney | 73339 |
| General, the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, and the Ohio | 73340 |
| Industrial Commission. | 73341 |
| ATTORNEY GENERAL PASS-THROUGH FUNDS | 73342 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 055638, Attorney General | 73343 |
| Pass-Through Funds, shall be used to receive federal grant funds | 73344 |
| provided to the Attorney General by other state agencies, | 73345 |
| including, but not limited to, the Department of Youth Services | 73346 |
| and the Department of Public Safety. | 73347 |
| GENERAL HOLDING ACCOUNT | 73348 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 055631, General Holding | 73349 |
| Account, shall be used to distribute moneys under the terms of | 73350 |
| relevant court orders or other settlements received in a variety | 73351 |
| of cases involving the Office of the Attorney General. If it is | 73352 |
| determined that additional amounts are necessary for this purpose, | 73353 |
| the amounts are hereby appropriated. | 73354 |
| ANTITRUST SETTLEMENTS | 73355 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 055632, Antitrust | 73356 |
| Settlements, shall be used to distribute moneys under the terms of | 73357 |
| relevant court orders or other out of court settlements in | 73358 |
| antitrust cases or antitrust matters involving the Office of the | 73359 |
| Attorney General. If it is determined that additional amounts are | 73360 |
| necessary for this purpose, the amounts are hereby appropriated. | 73361 |
| CONSUMER FRAUDS | 73362 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 055630, Consumer Frauds, | 73363 |
| shall be used for distribution of moneys from court-ordered | 73364 |
| judgments against sellers in actions brought by the Office of | 73365 |
| Attorney General under sections 1334.08 and 4549.48 and division | 73366 |
| (B) of section 1345.07 of the Revised Code. These moneys shall be | 73367 |
| used to provide restitution to consumers victimized by the fraud | 73368 |
| that generated the court-ordered judgments. If it is determined | 73369 |
| that additional amounts are necessary for this purpose, the | 73370 |
| amounts are hereby appropriated. | 73371 |
| ORGANIZED CRIME COMMISSION DISTRIBUTIONS | 73372 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 055601, Organized Crime | 73373 |
| Commission Distributions, shall be used by the Organized Crime | 73374 |
| Investigations Commission, as provided by section 177.011 of the | 73375 |
| Revised Code, to reimburse political subdivisions for the expenses | 73376 |
| the political subdivisions incur when their law enforcement | 73377 |
| officers participate in an organized crime task force. If it is | 73378 |
| determined that additional amounts are necessary for this purpose, | 73379 |
| the amounts are hereby appropriated. | 73380 |
| COLLECTION OUTSIDE COUNSEL PAYMENTS | 73381 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 055650, Collection Outside | 73382 |
| Counsel Payments, shall be used for the purpose of paying | 73383 |
| contingency counsel fees for cases where debtors mistakenly paid | 73384 |
| the client agencies instead of the Attorney General's Revenue | 73385 |
| Recovery/Collections Enforcement Section. If it is determined that | 73386 |
| additional amounts are necessary for this purpose, the amounts are | 73387 |
| hereby appropriated. | 73388 |
| Sec. 229.10. OBM OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT | 73389 |
| General Revenue Fund | 73390 |
| GRF | 042321 | Budget Development and Implementation | $ | 2,362,025 | $ | 73391 | |||||
| GRF | 042409 | Commission Closures | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 73392 | ||||
| GRF | 042416 | Office of Health Transformation | $ | 306,285 | $ | 73393 | |||||
| GRF | 042423 | Liquor Enterprise Transaction | $ | 500,000 | $ | 0 | 73394 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 3,218,310 | $ | 73395 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 73396 |
| 1050 | 042603 | State Accounting and Budgeting | $ | $ | 73397 | ||||||
| 5N40 | 042602 | OAKS Project Implementation | $ | 1,358,000 | $ | 73398 | |||||
| 5Z80 | 042608 | Office of Health Transformation Administration | $ | 57,752 | $ | 0 | 73399 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund Group | $ | $ | 73400 | ||||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 73401 |
| 3CM0 | 042606 | Office of Health Transformation - Federal | $ | 384,037 | $ | 73402 | |||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 384,037 | $ | 73403 | |||||||
| Agency Fund Group | 73404 |
| 5EH0 | 042604 | Forgery Recovery | $ | 50,000 | $ | 73405 | |||||
| TOTAL AGY Agency Fund Group | $ | 50,000 | $ | 73406 | |||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | $ | 73407 | ||||||||
| COMMISSION CLOSURES | 73408 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 042409, Commission Closures, | 73409 |
| may be used to pay obligations associated with the closure of the | 73410 |
| Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management, the | 73411 |
| School Employees Health Care Board, the Legal Rights Service, and | 73412 |
| the Workers' Compensation Council. Notwithstanding any provision | 73413 |
| of law to the contrary, this appropriation item may also be used | 73414 |
| to pay final payroll expenses occurring after the closure of the | 73415 |
| Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management, the | 73416 |
| School Employees Health Care Board, the Legal Rights Service, and | 73417 |
| the Workers' Compensation Council in the event that appropriations | 73418 |
| or cash in the closing agency are insufficient to do so. | 73419 |
| The Director of Budget and Management may request Controlling | 73420 |
| Board approval for funds to be transferred to appropriation item | 73421 |
| 042409, Commission Closures, from appropriation item 911614, CB | 73422 |
| Emergency Purposes, for anticipated expenses associated with | 73423 |
| agency closures. | 73424 |
| LIQUOR ENTERPRISE TRANSACTION | 73425 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 042423, Liquor Enterprise | 73426 |
| Transaction, shall be used by the Director of Budget and | 73427 |
| Management, without need for any other approval, to retain or | 73428 |
| contract for the services of commercial appraisers, underwriters, | 73429 |
| investment bankers, and financial advisers, as are necessary in | 73430 |
| the Director's judgment to commence negotiation of the transfer | 73431 |
| agreement referred to in sections 4313.01 and 4313.02 of the | 73432 |
|
Revised Code, as enacted by | 73433 |
| 129th General Assembly. Any amounts expended from appropriation | 73434 |
| item 042423 shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of the | 73435 |
| enterprise acquisition project transaction authorized in those | 73436 |
| sections. | 73437 |
| The Director of Budget and Management, in consultation with | 73438 |
| the Director of Commerce, may negotiate an initial agreement with | 73439 |
| JobsOhio, which shall be executed by the Directors of Budget and | 73440 |
| Management and Commerce upon its completion. | 73441 |
| AUDIT COSTS AND DUES | 73442 |
| All centralized audit costs associated with either Single | 73443 |
| Audit Schedules or financial statements prepared in conformance | 73444 |
| with generally accepted accounting principles for the state shall | 73445 |
| be paid from the foregoing appropriation item 042603, State | 73446 |
| Accounting and Budgeting. | 73447 |
| Costs associated with the audit of the Auditor of State and | 73448 |
| national association dues shall be paid from the foregoing | 73449 |
| appropriation item 042321, Budget Development and Implementation. | 73450 |
| SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 73451 |
| The Director of Budget and Management shall use the OAKS | 73452 |
| Project Implementation Fund (Fund 5N40) and the Accounting and | 73453 |
| Budgeting Fund (Fund 1050) to support a Shared Services Center | 73454 |
| within the Office of Budget and Management for the purpose of | 73455 |
| consolidating statewide business functions and common | 73456 |
| transactional processes. | 73457 |
| The Director of Budget and Management shall include the | 73458 |
| recovery of costs to operate the Shared Services Center in the | 73459 |
| accounting and budgeting services payroll rate and through a | 73460 |
| direct charge using intrastate transfer vouchers to agencies for | 73461 |
| services rendered. The Director of Budget and Management shall | 73462 |
| determine the cost recovery methodology. Such cost recovery | 73463 |
| revenues shall be deposited to the credit of Fund 1050. | 73464 |
| INTERNAL CONTROL AND AUDIT OVERSIGHT | 73465 |
| The Director of Budget and Management shall include the | 73466 |
| recovery of costs to operate the Internal Control and Audit | 73467 |
| Oversight Program in the accounting and budgeting services payroll | 73468 |
| rate and through a direct charge using intrastate transfer | 73469 |
| vouchers to agencies reviewed by the program. The Director of | 73470 |
| Budget and Management, with advice from the Internal Audit | 73471 |
| Advisory Council, shall determine the cost recovery methodology. | 73472 |
| Such cost recovery revenues shall be deposited to the credit of | 73473 |
| the Accounting and Budgeting Fund (Fund 1050). | 73474 |
| FORGERY RECOVERY | 73475 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 042604, Forgery Recovery, | 73476 |
| shall be used to reissue warrants that have been certified as | 73477 |
| forgeries by the rightful recipient as determined by the Bureau of | 73478 |
| Criminal Identification and Investigation and the Treasurer of | 73479 |
| State. Upon receipt of funds to cover the reissuance of the | 73480 |
| warrant, the Director of Budget and Management shall reissue a | 73481 |
| state warrant of the same amount. | 73482 |
| GRF TRANSFER TO THE OAKS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION FUND | 73483 |
| On July 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon as possible | 73484 |
| thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management shall transfer | 73485 |
| an amount not to exceed $1,100,000 in cash from the General | 73486 |
| Revenue Fund to the OAKS Project Implementation Fund (Fund 5N40). | 73487 |
| Sec. 243.10. COM DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | 73488 |
| General Services Fund Group | 73489 |
| 1630 | 800620 | Division of Administration | $ | 6,200,000 | $ | 6,200,000 | 73490 | ||||
| 1630 | 800637 | Information Technology | $ | 5,999,892 | $ | 6,011,977 | 73491 | ||||
| 5430 | 800602 | Unclaimed Funds-Operating | $ | 7,836,107 | $ | 7,841,473 | 73492 | ||||
| 5430 | 800625 | Unclaimed Funds-Claims | $ | 69,700,000 | $ | 73493 | |||||
| 5F10 | 800635 | Small Government Fire Departments | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | 73494 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund | 73495 | ||||||||||
| Group | $ | 90,035,999 | $ | 73496 | |||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 73497 |
| 3480 | 800622 | Underground Storage Tanks | $ | 1,129,518 | $ | 1,129,518 | 73498 | ||||
| 3480 | 800624 | Leaking Underground Storage Tanks | $ | 1,556,211 | $ | 1,556,211 | 73499 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 73500 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 2,685,729 | $ | 2,685,729 | 73501 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 73502 |
| 4B20 | 800631 | Real Estate Appraisal Recovery | $ | 35,000 | $ | 35,000 | 73503 | ||||
| 4H90 | 800608 | Cemeteries | $ | 268,067 | $ | 268,293 | 73504 | ||||
| 4X20 | 800619 | Financial Institutions | $ | 2,186,271 | $ | 73505 | |||||
| 5440 | 800612 | Banks | $ | 7,242,364 | $ | 73506 | |||||
| 5450 | 800613 | Savings Institutions | $ | 2,257,220 | $ | 2,259,536 | 73507 | ||||
| 5460 | 800610 | Fire Marshal | $ | 15,400,000 | $ | 73508 | |||||
| 5460 | 800639 | Fire Department Grants | $ | 1,698,802 | $ | 1,698,802 | 73509 | ||||
| 5470 | 800603 | Real Estate Education/Research | $ | 125,000 | $ | 73510 | |||||
| 5480 | 800611 | Real Estate Recovery | $ | 25,000 | $ | 25,000 | 73511 | ||||
| 5490 | 800614 | Real Estate | $ | 3,413,708 | $ | 3,332,308 | 73512 | ||||
| 5500 | 800617 | Securities | $ | 4,312,434 | $ | 73513 | |||||
| 5520 | 800604 | Credit Union | $ | 3,450,390 | $ | 73514 | |||||
| 5530 | 800607 | Consumer Finance | $ | 3,613,016 | $ | 73515 | |||||
| 5560 | 800615 | Industrial Compliance | $ | 27,639,372 | $ | 73516 | |||||
| 5FW0 | 800616 | Financial Literacy Education | $ | 240,000 | $ | 73517 | |||||
| 5GK0 | 800609 | Securities Investor Education/Enforcement | $ | 1,135,000 | $ | 73518 | |||||
| 5HV0 | 800641 | Cigarette Enforcement | $ | 120,000 | $ | 73519 | |||||
| 5LN0 | 800645 | Liquor Operating Services | $ | 0 | $ | 5,500,000 | 73520 | ||||
| 5LP0 | 800646 | Liquor Regulatory Operating Expense | $ | 0 | $ | 8,500,000 | 73521 | ||||
| 5X60 | 800623 | Video Service | $ | 340,299 | $ | 73522 | |||||
| 6530 | 800629 | UST Registration/Permit Fee | $ | 1,854,675 | $ | 73523 | |||||
| 6A40 | 800630 | Real Estate Appraiser-Operating | $ | 699,565 | $ | 648,890 | 73524 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 73525 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 76,056,183 | $ | 73526 | |||||||
| Liquor Control Fund Group | 73527 |
| 7043 | 800601 | Merchandising | $ | 472,209,274 | $ | 0 | 73528 | ||||
| 7043 | 800627 | Liquor Control Operating | $ | 13,398,274 | $ | 73529 | |||||
| 7043 | 800633 | Development Assistance Debt Service | $ | 51,973,200 | $ | 0 | 73530 | ||||
| 7043 | 800636 | Revitalization Debt Service | $ | 21,129,800 | $ | 0 | 73531 | ||||
| TOTAL LCF Liquor Control | 73532 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 558,710,548 | $ | 73533 | |||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 727,488,459 | $ | 73534 | |||||||
| SMALL GOVERNMENT FIRE DEPARTMENTS | 73535 |
| Notwithstanding section 3737.17 of the Revised Code, the | 73536 |
| foregoing appropriation item 800635, Small Government Fire | 73537 |
| Departments, may be used to provide loans to private fire | 73538 |
| departments. | 73539 |
| UNCLAIMED FUNDS PAYMENTS | 73540 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 800625, Unclaimed | 73541 |
| Funds-Claims, shall be used to pay claims under section 169.08 of | 73542 |
| the Revised Code. If it is determined that additional amounts are | 73543 |
| necessary, the amounts are appropriated. | 73544 |
| UNCLAIMED FUNDS TRANSFERS | 73545 |
| Notwithstanding division (A) of section 169.05 of the Revised | 73546 |
| Code, during the FY 2012-FY 2013 biennium, the Director of Budget | 73547 |
| and Management shall request the Director of Commerce to transfer | 73548 |
| to the General Revenue Fund up to $215,000,000 of unclaimed funds | 73549 |
| that have been reported by holders of unclaimed funds under | 73550 |
| section 169.05 of the Revised Code, irrespective of the allocation | 73551 |
| of the unclaimed funds under that section. The Director of | 73552 |
| Commerce shall transfer the funds at the times requested by the | 73553 |
| Director of Budget and Management. | 73554 |
| FIRE DEPARTMENT GRANTS | 73555 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 800639, Fire Department | 73556 |
| Grants, up to $1,647,140 in each fiscal year shall be used to make | 73557 |
| annual grants to the following eligible recipients: volunteer fire | 73558 |
| departments, fire departments that serve one or more small | 73559 |
| municipalities or small townships, joint fire districts comprised | 73560 |
| of fire departments that primarily serve small municipalities or | 73561 |
| small townships, local units of government responsible for such | 73562 |
| fire departments, and local units of government responsible for | 73563 |
| the provision of fire protection services for small municipalities | 73564 |
| or small townships. For the purposes of these grants, a private | 73565 |
| fire company, as that phrase is defined in section 9.60 of the | 73566 |
| Revised Code, that is providing fire protection services under a | 73567 |
| contract to a political subdivision of the state, is an additional | 73568 |
| eligible recipient for a training grant. | 73569 |
| Eligible recipients that consist of small municipalities or | 73570 |
| small townships that all intend to contract with the same fire | 73571 |
| department or private fire company for fire protection services | 73572 |
| may jointly apply and be considered for a grant. If a joint | 73573 |
| applicant is awarded a grant, the State Fire Marshal shall, if | 73574 |
| feasible, proportionately award the grant and any equipment | 73575 |
| purchased with grant funds to each of the joint applicants based | 73576 |
| upon each applicant's contribution to and demonstrated need for | 73577 |
| fire protection services. | 73578 |
| If the grant awarded to joint applicants is an equipment | 73579 |
| grant and the equipment to be purchased cannot be readily | 73580 |
| distributed or possessed by multiple recipients, each of the joint | 73581 |
| applicants shall be awarded by the State Fire Marshal an ownership | 73582 |
| interest in the equipment so purchased in proportion to each | 73583 |
| applicant's contribution to and demonstrated need for fire | 73584 |
| protection services. The joint applicants shall then mutually | 73585 |
| agree on how the equipment is to be maintained, operated, stored, | 73586 |
| or disposed of. If, for any reason, the joint applicants cannot | 73587 |
| agree as to how jointly owned equipment is to be maintained, | 73588 |
| operated, stored, or disposed of or any of the joint applicants no | 73589 |
| longer maintain a contract with the same fire protection service | 73590 |
| provider as the other applicants, then the joint applicants shall, | 73591 |
| with the assistance of the State Fire Marshal, mutually agree as | 73592 |
| to how the jointly owned equipment is to be maintained, operated, | 73593 |
| stored, disposed of, or owned. If the joint applicants cannot | 73594 |
| agree how the grant equipment is to be maintained, operated, | 73595 |
| stored, disposed of, or owned, the State Fire Marshal may, in its | 73596 |
| discretion, require all of the equipment acquired by the joint | 73597 |
| applicants with grant funds to be returned to the State Fire | 73598 |
| Marshal. The State Fire Marshal may then award the returned | 73599 |
| equipment to any eligible recipients. | 73600 |
| The grants shall be used by recipients to purchase | 73601 |
| firefighting or rescue equipment or gear or similar items, to | 73602 |
| provide full or partial reimbursement for the documented costs of | 73603 |
| firefighter training, or, at the discretion of the State Fire | 73604 |
| Marshal, to cover fire department costs for providing fire | 73605 |
| protection services in that grant recipient's jurisdiction. | 73606 |
| Grant awards for firefighting or rescue equipment or gear or | 73607 |
| for fire department costs of providing fire protection services | 73608 |
| shall be up to $15,000 per fiscal year, or up to $25,000 per | 73609 |
| fiscal year if an eligible entity serves a jurisdiction in which | 73610 |
| the Governor declared a natural disaster during the preceding or | 73611 |
| current fiscal year in which the grant was awarded. In addition to | 73612 |
| any grant funds awarded for rescue equipment or gear, or for fire | 73613 |
| department costs associated with the provision of fire protection | 73614 |
| services, an eligible entity may receive a grant for up to $15,000 | 73615 |
| per fiscal year for full or partial reimbursement of the | 73616 |
| documented costs of firefighter training. For each fiscal year, | 73617 |
| the State Fire Marshal shall determine the total amounts to be | 73618 |
| allocated for each eligible purpose. | 73619 |
| The grant program shall be administered by the State Fire | 73620 |
| Marshal in accordance with rules the State Fire Marshal adopts as | 73621 |
| part of the state fire code adopted pursuant to section 3737.82 of | 73622 |
| the Revised Code that are necessary for the administration and | 73623 |
| operation of the grant program. The rules may further define the | 73624 |
| entities eligible to receive grants and establish criteria for the | 73625 |
| awarding and expenditure of grant funds, including methods the | 73626 |
| State Fire Marshal may use to verify the proper use of grant funds | 73627 |
| or to obtain reimbursement for or the return of equipment for | 73628 |
| improperly used grant funds. Any amounts in appropriation item | 73629 |
| 800639, Fire Department Grants, in excess of the amount allocated | 73630 |
| for these grants may be used for the administration of the grant | 73631 |
| program. | 73632 |
| CASH TRANSFERS TO THE DIVISION OF SECURITIES INVESTOR | 73633 |
| EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT EXPENSE FUND | 73634 |
| The Director of Budget and Management, upon the request of | 73635 |
| the Director of Commerce, shall transfer up to $485,000 in cash in | 73636 |
| each fiscal year from the Division of Securities Fund (Fund 5500) | 73637 |
| to the Division of Securities Investor Education and Enforcement | 73638 |
| Expense Fund (Fund 5GK0) created in section 1707.37 of the Revised | 73639 |
| Code. | 73640 |
| CASH TRANSFER TO VIDEO SERVICE AUTHORIZATION FUND | 73641 |
| The Director of Budget and Management, upon the request of | 73642 |
| the Director of Commerce, shall transfer up to $340,000 in cash in | 73643 |
| each fiscal year from the Division of Administration Fund (Fund | 73644 |
| 1630) to the Video Service Authorization Fund (Fund 5X60). | 73645 |
| INCREASED APPROPRIATION - MERCHANDISING | 73646 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 800601, Merchandising, shall | 73647 |
| be used under section 4301.12 of the Revised Code. If it is | 73648 |
| determined that additional expenditures are necessary, the amounts | 73649 |
| are hereby appropriated. | 73650 |
| DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEBT SERVICE | 73651 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 800633, Development | 73652 |
| Assistance Debt Service, shall be used to pay debt service and | 73653 |
| related financing costs at the times they are required to be made | 73654 |
| during the period from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012, for bond | 73655 |
| service charges on obligations issued under Chapter 166. of the | 73656 |
| Revised Code. If it is determined that additional appropriations | 73657 |
| are necessary for this purpose, such amounts are appropriated, | 73658 |
| subject to the limitations set forth in section 166.11 of the | 73659 |
| Revised Code. An appropriation for this purpose is not required, | 73660 |
|
but is made in this form and in | 73661 |
| 129th General Assembly for record purposes only. | 73662 |
| REVITALIZATION DEBT SERVICE | 73663 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 800636, Revitalization Debt | 73664 |
| Service, shall be used to pay debt service and related financing | 73665 |
| costs at the times they are required to be made pursuant to | 73666 |
| sections 151.01 and 151.40 of the Revised Code during the period | 73667 |
| from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012. If it is determined that | 73668 |
| additional appropriations are necessary for this purpose, such | 73669 |
| amounts are hereby appropriated. The General Assembly acknowledges | 73670 |
| the priority of the pledge of a portion of receipts from that | 73671 |
| source to obligations issued and to be issued under Chapter 166. | 73672 |
| of the Revised Code. | 73673 |
| LIQUOR CONTROL FUND TRANSFER | 73674 |
| On January 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 73675 |
| Director of Budget and Management may transfer up to $10,600,000 | 73676 |
| in cash from the General Revenue Fund to the Liquor Control Fund | 73677 |
| (Fund 7043) for the liquor permitting and compliance functions of | 73678 |
| the Division of Liquor Control in the Department of Commerce and | 73679 |
| for the operations of the Liquor Control Commission and the | 73680 |
| Department of Public Safety pursuant to Chapter 4301. of the | 73681 |
| Revised Code. | 73682 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 73683 |
| Director of Budget and Management may transfer up to $21,800,000 | 73684 |
| in cash from the General Revenue Fund to the Liquor Control Fund | 73685 |
| (Fund 7043) for the liquor permitting and compliance functions of | 73686 |
| the Division of Liquor Control in the Department of Commerce and | 73687 |
| for the operations of the Liquor Control Commission and the | 73688 |
| Department of Public Safety pursuant to Chapter 4301. of the | 73689 |
| Revised Code. | 73690 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 73691 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer $500,000 in cash | 73692 |
| from the Liquor Control Fund (Fund 7043) to the State Liquor | 73693 |
| Regulatory Fund (Fund 5LP0) created in section 4301.30 of the | 73694 |
| Revised Code. | 73695 |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENTS | 73696 |
| Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, | 73697 |
| the Division of Administration Fund (Fund 1630) is entitled to | 73698 |
| receive assessments from all operating funds of the Department in | 73699 |
| accordance with procedures prescribed by the Director of Commerce | 73700 |
| and approved by the Director of Budget and Management. | 73701 |
| Sec. 261.10.40. TRAVEL AND TOURISM | 73702 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195407, Travel and Tourism, | 73703 |
| shall be used for marketing the state of Ohio as a tourism | 73704 |
| destination and to support administrative expenses and contracts | 73705 |
| necessary to market Ohio. | 73706 |
| | 73707 |
| DEVELOPMENT SERVICES | 73708 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195415, | 73709 |
| 73710 | |
|
shall be used for the operating expenses of the | 73711 |
| 73712 | |
| offices and for grants for cooperative economic development | 73713 |
| ventures. | 73714 |
| Sec. 261.10.70. CLEAN OHIO IMPLEMENTATION | 73715 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195426, Clean Ohio | 73716 |
| Implementation, shall be used to fund the costs of administering | 73717 |
| the Clean Ohio Revitalization program and other urban | 73718 |
|
revitalization programs that may be implemented by the | 73719 |
| 73720 |
| CDBG OPERATING MATCH | 73721 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195497, CDBG Operating | 73722 |
| Match, shall be used as matching funds for grants from the United | 73723 |
| States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to the | 73724 |
| Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and regulations and | 73725 |
| policy guidelines for the programs pursuant thereto. | 73726 |
| TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND GRANTS | 73727 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195532, Technology Programs | 73728 |
| and Grants, shall be used for the same purposes as funding | 73729 |
| previously appropriated for appropriation items 195401, Thomas | 73730 |
| Edison Program, and 195422, Technology Action. Of the foregoing | 73731 |
| appropriation item 195532, Technology Programs and Grants, up to | 73732 |
| $547,341 in fiscal year 2013 shall be used for operating expenses | 73733 |
| incurred in administering the Ohio Third Frontier pursuant to | 73734 |
| sections 184.10 to 184.20 of the Revised Code; and up to | 73735 |
| $13,000,000 in fiscal year 2013 shall be used for the Thomas | 73736 |
| Edison Program pursuant to sections 122.28 to 122.38 of the | 73737 |
| Revised Code, of which not more than ten per cent shall be used | 73738 |
| for operating expenses incurred in administering the program. | 73739 |
| BUSINESS ASSISTANCE | 73740 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195533, Business Assistance, | 73741 |
| shall be used as matching funds for grants from the United States | 73742 |
| Small Business Administration and other federal agencies, pursuant | 73743 |
| to Public Law No. 96-302 as amended by Public Law No. 98-395, and | 73744 |
| regulations and policy guidelines for the programs pursuant | 73745 |
| thereto. This appropriation item also may be used to provide | 73746 |
| grants to local organizations to support economic development | 73747 |
| activities that promote minority business development, small | 73748 |
| business development, entrepreneurship, and exports of Ohio's | 73749 |
| goods and services. | 73750 |
| APPALACHIA ASSISTANCE | 73751 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195535, Appalachia | 73752 |
| Assistance, may be used for the administrative costs of planning | 73753 |
| and liaison activities for the Governor's Office of Appalachia, to | 73754 |
| provide financial assistance to projects in Ohio's Appalachian | 73755 |
| counties, to pay dues for the Appalachian Regional Commission, and | 73756 |
| to match federal funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission. | 73757 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 195535, Appalachia | 73758 |
| Assistance, up to $440,000 in fiscal year 2013 shall be used to | 73759 |
| support four local development districts. Of that amount, up to | 73760 |
| $135,000 shall be allocated to the Ohio Valley Regional | 73761 |
| Development Commission, up to $135,000 shall be allocated to the | 73762 |
| Ohio Mid-Eastern Government Association, up to $135,000 shall be | 73763 |
| allocated to the Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development | 73764 |
| District, and up to $35,000 shall be allocated to the Eastgate | 73765 |
| Regional Council of Governments. Local development districts | 73766 |
| receiving funding under this section shall use the funds for the | 73767 |
| implementation and administration of programs and duties under | 73768 |
| section 107.21 of the Revised Code. | 73769 |
| Sec. 261.20.10. ECONOMIC | 73770 |
| PROGRAM | 73771 |
| | 73772 |
| 73773 | |
| 73774 | |
| 73775 | |
| 73776 | |
| 73777 | |
| 73778 | |
| 73779 | |
| 73780 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195530, Economic Gardening | 73781 |
| Pilot Program, shall be used for the Economic Gardening Technical | 73782 |
| Assistance Pilot Program. | 73783 |
| Sec. 261.20.40. | 73784 |
| The Director of Development Services may assess | 73785 |
| offices of the
| 73786 |
| operations. An assessment shall contain the characteristics of | 73787 |
| administrative ease and uniform application. A division's payments | 73788 |
| shall be credited to the Supportive Services Fund (Fund 1350) | 73789 |
| using an intrastate transfer voucher. | 73790 |
| | 73791 |
| | 73792 |
| 73793 | |
| 73794 | |
| 73795 | |
| 73796 | |
| 73797 | |
| 73798 | |
| 73799 | |
| 73800 |
| LEGACY PROJECTS | 73801 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195633, Legacy Projects, | 73802 |
| shall be used to support existing grant commitments to companies | 73803 |
| incurred prior to fiscal year 2013. A portion of the appropriation | 73804 |
| item may also be used to support administrative expenses and other | 73805 |
| costs associated with these projects. | 73806 |
| | 73807 |
| EXPENDITURES | 73808 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195636, | 73809 |
| Development Services Reimbursable Expenditures, shall be used for | 73810 |
| reimbursable costs incurred by the agency. Revenues to the General | 73811 |
| Reimbursement Fund (Fund 6850) shall consist of moneys charged for | 73812 |
| administrative costs that are not central service costs. | 73813 |
| Sec. 261.20.50. HEAP WEATHERIZATION | 73814 |
| Up to fifteen per cent of the federal funds deposited to the | 73815 |
| credit of the Home Energy Assistance Block Grant Fund (Fund 3K90) | 73816 |
| may be expended from appropriation item 195614, HEAP | 73817 |
| Weatherization, to provide home weatherization services in the | 73818 |
| state as determined by the Director of Development Services. Any | 73819 |
| transfers or increases in appropriation for the foregoing | 73820 |
| appropriation items 195614, HEAP Weatherization, or 195611, Home | 73821 |
| Energy Assistance Block Grant, shall be subject to approval by the | 73822 |
| Controlling Board. | 73823 |
| Sec. 261.20.60. BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS | 73824 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195649, Business Assistance | 73825 |
| Programs, shall be used for administrative expenses associated | 73826 |
| with the operation of tax credit programs, loan servicing, the | 73827 |
| Ohio Film Office, and the Office of Strategic Business | 73828 |
| Investments, and for payments to the JobsOhio corporation | 73829 |
| established in Chapter 187. of the Revised Code for services | 73830 |
| provided for the administration of the 166 Direct Loan Program, | 73831 |
| Ohio Enterprise Bond Fund, Research and Development Loan Program, | 73832 |
| and Innovation Ohio Loan Program. | 73833 |
| STATE SPECIAL PROJECTS | 73834 |
| The State Special Projects Fund (Fund 4F20), may be used for | 73835 |
| the deposit of private-sector funds from utility companies and for | 73836 |
| the deposit of other miscellaneous state funds. State moneys so | 73837 |
|
deposited | 73838 |
|
for the homeless | 73839 |
| 73840 | |
|
appropriation item 195699, Utility | 73841 |
| Assistance, and shall be used to (1) pay the expenses of verifying | 73842 |
| the income-eligibility of HEAP applicants, (2) leverage additional | 73843 |
|
federal funds, (3) fund special projects to assist | 73844 |
| 73845 | |
| and energy assistance programs, (4) fund special projects to | 73846 |
| assist with the energy efficiency of households eligible to | 73847 |
| participate in the Percentage of Income Payment Plan, and (5) | 73848 |
| assist with training programs for agencies that administer | 73849 |
| low-income customer assistance programs. | 73850 |
| Sec. 261.20.80. MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE LOAN | 73851 |
| All repayments from the Minority Development Financing | 73852 |
| Advisory Board Loan Program and the Ohio Mini-Loan Guarantee | 73853 |
| Program shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of | 73854 |
| the Minority Business Enterprise Loan Fund (Fund 4W10). Operating | 73855 |
| costs of administering the Minority Business Enterprise Loan Fund | 73856 |
| may be paid from the Minority Business Enterprise Loan Fund (Fund | 73857 |
| 4W10). | 73858 |
| MINORITY BUSINESS BONDING FUND | 73859 |
| Notwithstanding Chapters 122., 169., and 175. of the Revised | 73860 |
| Code, the Director of Development Services may, upon the | 73861 |
| recommendation of the Minority Development Financing Advisory | 73862 |
| Board, pledge up to $10,000,000 in the fiscal year 2012-fiscal | 73863 |
| year 2013 biennium of unclaimed funds administered by the Director | 73864 |
| of Commerce and allocated to the Minority Business Bonding Program | 73865 |
| under section 169.05 of the Revised Code. The transfer of any cash | 73866 |
|
by the Director of Budget and Management from the | 73867 |
| 73868 | |
|
of Commerce to the | 73869 |
| Bonding Fund (Fund 4490) used by the Development Services Agency | 73870 |
| shall occur, if requested by the Director of Development Services, | 73871 |
| only if such funds are needed for payment of losses arising from | 73872 |
| the Minority Business Bonding Program, and only after proceeds of | 73873 |
| the initial transfer of $2,700,000 by the Controlling Board to the | 73874 |
| Minority Business Bonding Program has been used for that purpose. | 73875 |
| Moneys transferred by the Director of Budget and Management from | 73876 |
| the Department of Commerce for this purpose may be moneys in | 73877 |
| custodial funds held by the Treasurer of State. If expenditures | 73878 |
| are required for payment of losses arising from the Minority | 73879 |
| Business Bonding Program, such expenditures shall be made from | 73880 |
| appropriation item 195623, Minority Business Bonding Contingency | 73881 |
| in the Minority Business Bonding Fund, and such amounts are hereby | 73882 |
| appropriated. | 73883 |
| Sec. 261.20.90. | 73884 |
| (A) On July 1, 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 73885 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer up to $20,000,000 | 73886 |
| cash from the Economic Development Programs Fund (Fund 5JC0) used | 73887 |
| by the Board of Regents to the Ohio Incumbent Workforce Job | 73888 |
|
Training Fund (Fund 5HR0) used by the | 73889 |
| Services Agency. | 73890 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 73891 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer up to $30,000,000 | 73892 |
| cash from the Economic Development Programs Fund (Fund 5JC0) used | 73893 |
| by the Board of Regents to the Ohio Incumbent Workforce Job | 73894 |
|
Training Fund (Fund 5HR0) used by the | 73895 |
| Services Agency. | 73896 |
| (B) Of the foregoing appropriation item 195526, | 73897 |
| Incumbent Workforce | 73898 |
| fiscal year 2012 and up to $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2013 shall | 73899 |
| be used to support the Ohio Incumbent Workforce Training Voucher | 73900 |
| Program. The Director of Development Services and the Chief | 73901 |
| Investment Officer of JobsOhio may enter into an agreement to | 73902 |
| operate the program pursuant to the contract between the | 73903 |
| 73904 | |
| section 187.04 of the Revised Code. The agreement may include a | 73905 |
| provision for granting, loaning, or transferring funds from | 73906 |
|
appropriation item 195526, | 73907 |
| Vouchers, to JobsOhio to provide training for incumbent workers. | 73908 |
| (C) Regardless of any agreement between the Director and the | 73909 |
| Chief Investment Officer under division (B) of this section, the | 73910 |
| Ohio Incumbent Workforce Training Voucher Program shall conform to | 73911 |
| guidelines for the operation of the program, including, but not | 73912 |
| limited to, the following: | 73913 |
| (1) A requirement that a training voucher under the program | 73914 |
| shall not exceed $6,000 per worker per year; | 73915 |
| (2) A provision for an employer of an eligible employee to | 73916 |
| apply for a voucher on behalf of the eligible employee; | 73917 |
| (3) A provision for an eligible employee to apply directly | 73918 |
| for a training voucher with the pre-approval of the employee's | 73919 |
| employer; and | 73920 |
| (4) A requirement that an employee participating in the | 73921 |
| program, or the employee's employer, shall pay for not less than | 73922 |
| thirty-three per cent of the training costs under the program. | 73923 |
| DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE | 73924 |
| On July 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon as possible | 73925 |
| thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management shall transfer | 73926 |
| $5,000,000 in cash from the Economic Development Projects Fund | 73927 |
| (Fund 5JC0) used by the Board of Regents to the Ohio Incumbent | 73928 |
|
Workforce Job Training Fund (Fund 5HR0) used by the | 73929 |
| Development Services Agency. The transferred funds are hereby | 73930 |
| appropriated in appropriation item 195622, Defense Development | 73931 |
| Assistance. | 73932 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195622, Defense Development | 73933 |
| Assistance, shall be used for economic development programs and | 73934 |
| the creation of new jobs to leverage and support mission gains at | 73935 |
| Department of Defense facilities in Ohio by working with future | 73936 |
| base realignment and closure activities and ongoing Department of | 73937 |
| Defense efficiency initiatives, assisting efforts to secure | 73938 |
| Department of Defense support contracts for Ohio companies, | 73939 |
| assessing and supporting regional job training and workforce | 73940 |
| development needs generated by the Department of Defense and the | 73941 |
| Ohio aerospace industry, and for expanding job training and | 73942 |
| economic development programs in human performance related | 73943 |
| initiatives. These funds shall be matched by private industry | 73944 |
| partners or the Department of Defense in an aggregate amount of | 73945 |
| $6,000,000 over the FY 2012-FY 2013 biennium. | 73946 |
| WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS | 73947 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195655, Workforce | 73948 |
| Development Programs, may be used for the Ohio Workforce Guarantee | 73949 |
| Program to promote training through grants to businesses and, in | 73950 |
| the case of a business consortium, to the consortium for training | 73951 |
| and education providers for the reimbursement of eligible training | 73952 |
| expenses. Not more than ten per cent of appropriation item 195655, | 73953 |
| Workforce Development Programs, shall be used for administrative | 73954 |
| expenses related to the Ohio Workforce Guarantee Program. | 73955 |
| Sec. 261.30.10. ADVANCED ENERGY | 73956 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195660, Advanced Energy Loan | 73957 |
| Programs, shall be used to provide financial assistance to | 73958 |
| customers for eligible advanced energy projects for residential, | 73959 |
| commercial, and industrial business, local government, educational | 73960 |
| institution, nonprofit, and agriculture customers, and to pay for | 73961 |
| the program's administrative costs as provided in sections 4928.61 | 73962 |
| to 4928.63 of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the Director | 73963 |
| of Development Services. | 73964 |
| On July 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon as possible | 73965 |
| thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management shall transfer | 73966 |
| $750,000 in cash from the Advanced Energy Fund (Fund 5M50) to the | 73967 |
| Alternative Fuel Transportation Grant Fund (Fund 5CG0). | 73968 |
| VOLUME CAP ADMINISTRATION | 73969 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195654, Volume Cap | 73970 |
| Administration, shall be used for expenses related to the | 73971 |
| administration of the Volume Cap Program. Revenues received by the | 73972 |
| Volume Cap Administration Fund (Fund 6170) shall consist of | 73973 |
| application fees, forfeited deposits, and interest earned from the | 73974 |
| custodial account held by the Treasurer of State. | 73975 |
| Sec. 261.30.20. INNOVATION OHIO LOAN FUND | 73976 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195664, Innovation Ohio, | 73977 |
| shall be used to provide for innovation Ohio purposes, including | 73978 |
| loan guarantees and loans under Chapter 166. and particularly | 73979 |
| sections 166.12 to 166.16 of the Revised Code. | 73980 |
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | 73981 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195665, Research and | 73982 |
| Development, shall be used to provide for research and development | 73983 |
| purposes, including loans, under Chapter 166. and particularly | 73984 |
| sections 166.17 to 166.21 of the Revised Code. | 73985 |
| LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE | 73986 |
| Appropriation item 195698, Logistics and Distribution | 73987 |
| Infrastructure, shall be used for eligible logistics and | 73988 |
| distribution infrastructure projects as defined in section 166.01 | 73989 |
| of the Revised Code. Any unexpended and unencumbered portion of | 73990 |
| the appropriation item at the end of fiscal year 2011 is hereby | 73991 |
| reappropriated for the same purpose in fiscal year 2012, and any | 73992 |
| unexpended and unencumbered portion of the appropriation item at | 73993 |
| the end of fiscal year 2012 is hereby reappropriated for the same | 73994 |
| purpose in fiscal year 2013. | 73995 |
| After all encumbrances have been paid, the Director of Budget | 73996 |
| and Management shall transfer the remaining cash balance in the | 73997 |
| Logistics and Distribution Infrastructure Fund (Fund 7008) to the | 73998 |
| Facilities Establishment Fund (Fund 7037). | 73999 |
| FACILITIES ESTABLISHMENT | 74000 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195615, Facilities | 74001 |
| Establishment (Fund 7037), shall be used for the purposes of the | 74002 |
| Facilities Establishment Fund under Chapter 166. of the Revised | 74003 |
| Code. | 74004 |
| Notwithstanding Chapter 166. of the Revised Code, an amount | 74005 |
| not to exceed $1,000,000 in cash in fiscal year 2012 may be | 74006 |
| transferred from the Facilities Establishment Fund (Fund 7037) to | 74007 |
|
the | 74008 |
| Fund (Fund 4510). The transfer is subject to Controlling Board | 74009 |
| approval under division (B) of section 166.03 of the Revised Code. | 74010 |
| Notwithstanding Chapter 166. of the Revised Code, the | 74011 |
| Director of Budget and Management may transfer an amount not to | 74012 |
| exceed $2,500,000 in cash in each fiscal year from the Facilities | 74013 |
| Establishment Fund (Fund 7037) to the Minority Business Enterprise | 74014 |
| Loan Fund (Fund 4W10). | 74015 |
| On July 1, | 74016 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the unexpended | 74017 |
| and unencumbered cash balance in the Urban Development Loans Fund | 74018 |
| (Fund 5D20) to the Facilities Establishment Fund (Fund 7037). | 74019 |
| On July 1, | 74020 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the unexpended | 74021 |
| and unencumbered cash balance in the Rural Industrial Park Loan | 74022 |
| Fund (Fund 4Z60) to the Facilities Establishment Fund (Fund 7037). | 74023 |
| CAPITAL ACCESS LOAN PROGRAM | 74024 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195628, Capital Access Loan | 74025 |
| Program, shall be used for operating, program, and administrative | 74026 |
| expenses of the program. Funds of the Capital Access Loan Program | 74027 |
| shall be used to assist participating financial institutions in | 74028 |
| making program loans to eligible businesses that face barriers in | 74029 |
| accessing working capital and obtaining fixed-asset financing. | 74030 |
| Sec. 261.30.30. CLEAN OHIO OPERATING EXPENSES | 74031 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195663, Clean Ohio | 74032 |
| 74033 | |
| Services Agency in administering Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund | 74034 |
| (Fund 7003) projects pursuant to sections 122.65 to 122.658 of the | 74035 |
| Revised Code. | 74036 |
| Sec. 261.30.40. THIRD FRONTIER OPERATING | 74037 |
| The foregoing appropriation items 195686, Third Frontier | 74038 |
| Operating, and 195620, Third Frontier Operating - Tax, shall be | 74039 |
|
used for operating expenses incurred by the | 74040 |
| Development Services Agency in administering projects pursuant to | 74041 |
| sections 184.10 to 184.20 of the Revised Code. Operating expenses | 74042 |
| paid from item 195686 shall be limited to the administration of | 74043 |
| projects funded from the Third Frontier Research & Development | 74044 |
| Fund (Fund 7011) and operating expenses paid from item 195620 | 74045 |
| shall be limited to the administration of projects funded from the | 74046 |
| Third Frontier Research & Development Taxable Bond Project Fund | 74047 |
| (Fund 7014). | 74048 |
| Sec. 261.30.60. JOB READY SITE | 74049 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195688, Job Ready Site | 74050 |
| 74051 | |
|
by the
| 74052 |
| Job Ready Site Development Fund (Fund 7012) projects pursuant to | 74053 |
| sections 122.085 to 122.0820 of the Revised Code. Operating | 74054 |
| expenses include, but are not limited to, certain qualified | 74055 |
| expenses of the District Public Works Integrating Committees, as | 74056 |
| applicable, engineering review of submitted applications by the | 74057 |
| State Architect or a third-party engineering firm, audit and | 74058 |
| accountability activities, and costs associated with formal | 74059 |
| certifications verifying that site infrastructure is in place and | 74060 |
| is functional. | 74061 |
| Sec. 261.30.70. OHIO COAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | 74062 |
| On July 1, 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 74063 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer any unexpended | 74064 |
| and unencumbered portion of appropriation item 898604, Coal | 74065 |
| Research and Development Fund, used by the Ohio Air Quality | 74066 |
| Development Authority, to a new capital appropriation item in the | 74067 |
| 74068 | |
| Director. The Director also shall cancel all outstanding | 74069 |
| encumbrances against appropriation item 898604, Coal Research and | 74070 |
| Development Fund, and reestablish them against the foregoing new | 74071 |
| capital appropriation item. The amounts of the transfer and the | 74072 |
| reestablished encumbrances, plus $2,283,264, are hereby | 74073 |
| appropriated for fiscal year 2012 in the foregoing new | 74074 |
| appropriation item and shall be used to provide funding for coal | 74075 |
| research and development purposes. | 74076 |
| Sec. 261.30.80. THIRD FRONTIER BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND | 74077 |
| COMMERCIALIZATION SUPPORT | 74078 |
| The General Assembly and the Governor recognize the role that | 74079 |
| the biomedical industry has in job creation, innovation, and | 74080 |
| economic development throughout Ohio. It is the intent of the | 74081 |
| General Assembly, the Governor, the Director of Development | 74082 |
| Services, and the Director of Budget and Management to work | 74083 |
| together in continuing to provide comprehensive state support for | 74084 |
| the biomedical industry. | 74085 |
| Sec. 261.30.90. UNCLAIMED FUNDS TRANSFER | 74086 |
| (A)(1) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 169.05 of the | 74087 |
| Revised Code, upon the request of the Director of Budget and | 74088 |
| Management, the Director of Commerce, before June 30, 2012, shall | 74089 |
| transfer to the Job Development Initiatives Fund (Fund 5AD0) an | 74090 |
| amount not to exceed $25,000,000 in cash of the unclaimed funds | 74091 |
| that have been reported by the holders of unclaimed funds under | 74092 |
| section 169.05 of the Revised Code, regardless of the allocation | 74093 |
| of the unclaimed funds described under that section. | 74094 |
| Notwithstanding division (A) of section 169.05 of the Revised | 74095 |
| Code, upon the request of the Director of Budget and Management, | 74096 |
| the Director of Commerce, before June 30, 2013, shall transfer to | 74097 |
| the Job Development Initiatives Fund (Fund 5AD0) an amount not to | 74098 |
|
exceed $ | 74099 |
| have been reported by the holders of unclaimed funds under section | 74100 |
| 169.05 of the Revised Code, regardless of the allocation of the | 74101 |
| unclaimed funds described under that section. | 74102 |
| | 74103 |
| Revised Code, upon the request of the Director of Budget and | 74104 |
| Management, the Director of Commerce, before June 30, 2012, shall | 74105 |
| transfer to the State Special Projects Fund (Fund 4F20) an amount | 74106 |
| not to exceed $5,000,000 in cash of the unclaimed funds that have | 74107 |
| been reported by the holders of unclaimed funds under section | 74108 |
| 169.05 of the Revised Code, regardless of the allocation of the | 74109 |
| unclaimed funds described under that section. | 74110 |
| (B) ASSORTED TRANSFERS FOR RESTRUCTURING | 74111 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 74112 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the cash balance | 74113 |
| in the Water and Sewer Fund (Fund 4440) to the General | 74114 |
| Reimbursement Fund (Fund 6850). | 74115 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 74116 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the cash balance | 74117 |
| in the Water and Sewer Administration Fund (Fund 6110) to the | 74118 |
| General Reimbursement Fund (Fund 6850). | 74119 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 74120 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the cash balance | 74121 |
| in the Tax Incentive Programs Operating Fund (Fund 4S00) to the | 74122 |
| Business Assistance Fund (Fund 4510). | 74123 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 74124 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the cash balance | 74125 |
| in the Brownfield Stormwater Loan Fund (Fund 5KD0) to the New | 74126 |
| Market Tax Credit Program Fund (Fund 5JR0). | 74127 |
| Sec. 261.40.10. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | 74128 |
| The Director of Development Services and the Director of Job | 74129 |
| and Family Services may enter into one or more interagency | 74130 |
| agreements between the two departments and take other actions the | 74131 |
| directors consider appropriate to further integrate workforce | 74132 |
| development into a larger economic development strategy, to | 74133 |
| implement the recommendations of the Workforce Policy Board, and | 74134 |
| to complete activities related to the transition of the | 74135 |
| administration of employment programs identified by the board. | 74136 |
| Subject to the approval of the Director of Budget and Management, | 74137 |
|
the | 74138 |
| of Job and Family Services may expend moneys to support the | 74139 |
| recommendations of the Workforce Policy Board in the area of | 74140 |
| integration of employment functions as described in this paragraph | 74141 |
| and to complete implementation and transition activities from the | 74142 |
| appropriations to those departments. | 74143 |
| Sec. 263.10. DDD DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | 74144 |
| General Revenue Fund | 74145 |
| GRF | 320321 | Central Administration | $ | 4,422,794 | $ | 4,422,794 | 74146 | ||||
| GRF | 320412 | Protective Services | $ | 2,174,826 | $ | 1,957,343 | 74147 | ||||
| GRF | 320415 | Lease-Rental Payments | $ | 18,394,250 | $ | 74148 | |||||
| GRF | 322407 | Medicaid State Match | $ | 218,034,162 | $ | 214,902,506 | 74149 | ||||
| GRF | 322420 | Screening and Early Intervention | $ | 0 | $ | 300,000 | 74150 | ||||
| GRF | 322451 | Family Support Services | $ | 5,932,758 | $ | 5,932,758 | 74151 | ||||
| GRF | 322501 | County Boards Subsidies | $ | 40,906,365 | $ | 44,449,280 | 74152 | ||||
| GRF | 322503 | Tax Equity | $ | 14,000,000 | $ | 14,000,000 | 74153 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 303,865,155 | $ | 74154 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 74155 |
| 1520 | 323609 | Developmental Center and Residential Operating Services | $ | 3,414,317 | $ | 3,414,317 | 74156 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund Group | $ | 3,414,317 | $ | 3,414,317 | 74157 | ||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 74158 |
| 3A50 | 320613 | DD Council | $ | 3,341,572 | $ | 3,341,572 | 74159 | ||||
| 3250 | 322612 | Community Social Service Programs | $ | 11,017,754 | $ | 10,604,896 | 74160 | ||||
| 3DZ0 | 322648 | Enhanced Medicaid - Federal | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 0 | 74161 | ||||
| 3G60 | 322639 | Medicaid Waiver - Federal | $ | 866,566,007 | $ | 985,566,007 | 74162 | ||||
| 3M70 | 322650 | CAFS Medicaid | $ | 29,349,502 | $ | 74163 | |||||
| 3A40 | 323605 | Developmental Center and Residential Facility Services and Support | $ | 180,266,029 | $ | 74164 | |||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 1,100,540,864 | $ | 74165 | |||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 74166 |
| 5GE0 | 320606 | Operating and Services | $ | 7,406,609 | $ | 7,407,297 | 74167 | ||||
| 2210 | 322620 | Supplement Service Trust | $ | 150,000 | $ | 150,000 | 74168 | ||||
| 4K80 | 322604 | Medicaid Waiver - State Match | $ | 12,000,000 | $ | 12,000,000 | 74169 | ||||
| 5CT0 | 322632 | Intensive Behavioral Needs | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | 74170 | ||||
| 5DJ0 | 322625 | Targeted Case Management Match | $ | 21,000,000 | $ | 24,000,000 | 74171 | ||||
| 5DJ0 | 322626 | Targeted Case Management Services | $ | 57,307,357 | $ | 66,000,000 | 74172 | ||||
| 5DK0 | 322629 | Capital Replacement Facilities | $ | 750,000 | $ | 750,000 | 74173 | ||||
| 5EV0 | 322627 | Program Fees | $ | 685,000 | $ | 685,000 | 74174 | ||||
| 5H00 | 322619 | Medicaid Repayment | $ | 160,000 | $ | 160,000 | 74175 | ||||
| 5JX0 | 322651 | Interagency Workgroup - Autism | $ | 45,000 | 45,000 | 74176 | |||||
| 5Z10 | 322624 | County Board Waiver Match | $ | 235,000,000 | $ | 290,000,000 | 74177 | ||||
| 4890 | 323632 | Developmental Center Direct Care Support | $ | 16,497,170 | $ | 16,497,169 | 74178 | ||||
| 5S20 | 590622 | Medicaid Administration & Oversight | $ | 20,875,567 | $ | 21,727,540 | 74179 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 372,876,703 | $ | 440,422,006 | 74180 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 1,780,697,039 | $ | 74181 | |||||||
| Sec. 263.10.30. | 74183 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 322420, Screening and Early | 74184 |
| Intervention, shall be used for screening and early intervention | 74185 |
| programs for children with autism selected by the Director. | 74186 |
| FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES SUBSIDY | 74187 |
| (A) The foregoing appropriation item 322451, Family Support | 74188 |
| Services, may be used as follows in fiscal year 2012 and fiscal | 74189 |
| year 2013: | 74190 |
| (1) The appropriation item may be used to provide a subsidy | 74191 |
| to county boards of developmental disabilities for family support | 74192 |
| services provided under section 5126.11 of the Revised Code. The | 74193 |
| subsidy shall be paid in quarterly installments and allocated to | 74194 |
| county boards according to a formula the Director of Developmental | 74195 |
| Disabilities shall develop in consultation with representatives of | 74196 |
| county boards. A county board shall use not more than seven per | 74197 |
| cent of its subsidy for administrative costs. | 74198 |
| (2) The appropriation item may be used to distribute funds to | 74199 |
| county boards for the purpose of addressing economic hardships and | 74200 |
| to promote efficiency of operations. In consultation with | 74201 |
| representatives of county boards, the Director shall determine the | 74202 |
| amount of funds to distribute for these purposes and the criteria | 74203 |
| for distributing the funds. | 74204 |
| (B) Each county board shall submit reports to the Department | 74205 |
| of Developmental Disabilities on the use of funds received under | 74206 |
| this section. The reports shall be submitted at the times and in | 74207 |
| the manner specified in rules the Director shall adopt in | 74208 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 74209 |
| Sec. 263.10.90. TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES | 74210 |
| County boards of developmental disabilities shall pay the | 74211 |
| nonfederal portion of targeted case management costs to the | 74212 |
| Department of Developmental Disabilities. | 74213 |
| The Directors of Developmental Disabilities and Job and | 74214 |
| Family Services may enter into an interagency agreement under | 74215 |
| which the Department of Developmental Disabilities shall transfer | 74216 |
| cash from the Targeted Case Management Fund (Fund 5DJ0) to the | 74217 |
| 74218 | |
|
Recoveries Fund (Fund | 74219 |
| Family Services in an amount equal to the nonfederal portion of | 74220 |
| the cost of targeted case management services paid by county | 74221 |
| boards, and the Department of Job and Family Services shall pay | 74222 |
| the total cost of targeted case management claims. The transfer | 74223 |
| shall be made using an intrastate transfer voucher. | 74224 |
| Sec. 263.20.40. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER | 74225 |
| PHARMACY PROGRAMS | 74226 |
| The Director of Developmental Disabilities shall quarterly | 74227 |
| transfer cash from the Medicaid - Medicare Fund (Fund 3A40) to the | 74228 |
| 74229 | |
|
Recoveries Fund (Fund | 74230 |
| Family Services, in an amount equal to the nonfederal share of | 74231 |
| Medicaid prescription drug claim costs for all developmental | 74232 |
| centers paid by the Department of Job and Family Services. The | 74233 |
| quarterly transfer shall be made using an intrastate transfer | 74234 |
| voucher. | 74235 |
| Sec. 263.20.70. RATE INCREASE FOR WAIVER PROVIDERS SERVING | 74236 |
| FORMER RESIDENTS OF DEVELOPMENTAL CENTERS OR RESIDENTS OF | 74237 |
| CONVERTED FACILITIES | 74238 |
| | 74239 |
| means an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded as | 74240 |
| defined in section 5111.20 of the Revised Code, or former | 74241 |
| intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, that | 74242 |
| converted some or all of its beds to providing home and | 74243 |
| community-based services under the Individual Options Waiver | 74244 |
| pursuant to section 5111.874 of the Revised Code. | 74245 |
| (B) Subject to approval by the Centers for Medicare and | 74246 |
| Medicaid Services, the Department of Job and Family Services shall | 74247 |
| increase the rate paid to a provider under the Individual Options | 74248 |
| Waiver by fifty-two cents for each fifteen minutes of routine | 74249 |
| homemaker/personal care provided to an individual for up to a year | 74250 |
| if all of the following apply: | 74251 |
| | 74252 |
| center or converted facility immediately prior to enrollment in | 74253 |
| the waiver; | 74254 |
| | 74255 |
| July 1, 2011; | 74256 |
| | 74257 |
| that the increased rate is warranted by the individual's special | 74258 |
| circumstances, including the individual's diagnosis, service | 74259 |
| needs, or length of stay at the developmental center or converted | 74260 |
| facility, and that serving the individual through the Individual | 74261 |
| Options Waiver is fiscally prudent for the Medicaid program. | 74262 |
| Sec. 267.10. EDU DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 74263 |
| General Revenue Fund | 74264 |
| GRF | 200100 | Personal Services | $ | 8,579,178 | $ | 74265 | |||||
| GRF | 200320 | Maintenance and Equipment | $ | 2,830,407 | $ | 74266 | |||||
| GRF | 200321 | Operating Expenses | $ | 0 | $ | 13,142,780 | 74267 | ||||
| GRF | 200408 | Early Childhood Education | $ | 23,268,341 | $ | 23,268,341 | 74268 | ||||
| GRF | 200416 | Career-Technical Education Match | $ | 2,233,195 | $ | 74269 | |||||
| GRF | 200420 | $ | 4,241,296 | $ | 4,241,296 | 74270 | |||||
| GRF | 200421 | Alternative Education Programs | $ | 7,403,998 | $ | 7,403,998 | 74271 | ||||
| GRF | 200422 | School Management Assistance | $ | 2,842,812 | $ | 3,000,000 | 74272 | ||||
| GRF | 200424 | Policy Analysis | $ | 328,558 | $ | 328,558 | 74273 | ||||
| GRF | 200425 | Tech Prep Consortia Support | $ | 260,542 | $ | 260,542 | 74274 | ||||
| GRF | 200426 | Ohio Educational Computer Network | $ | 17,974,489 | $ | 17,974,489 | 74275 | ||||
| GRF | 200427 | Academic Standards | $ | 4,346,060 | $ | 3,700,000 | 74276 | ||||
| GRF | 200437 | Student Assessment | $ | 55,002,167 | $ | 55,002,167 | 74277 | ||||
| GRF | 200439 | Accountability/Report Cards | $ | 3,579,279 | $ | 3,579,279 | 74278 | ||||
| GRF | 200442 | Child Care Licensing | $ | 827,140 | $ | 827,140 | 74279 | ||||
| GRF | 200446 | Education Management Information System | $ | 6,833,070 | $ | 6,833,070 | 74280 | ||||
| GRF | 200447 | GED Testing | $ | 879,551 | $ | 879,551 | 74281 | ||||
| GRF | 200448 | Educator Preparation | $ | 786,737 | $ | 786,737 | 74282 | ||||
| GRF | 200455 | Community Schools and Choice Programs | $ | 2,200,000 | $ | 2,200,000 | 74283 | ||||
| GRF | 200464 | General Technology Operations | $ | 0 | $ | 501,677 | 74284 | ||||
| GRF | 200502 | Pupil Transportation | $ | 438,248,936 | $ | 442,113,527 | 74285 | ||||
| GRF | 200505 | School Lunch Match | $ | 9,100,000 | $ | 9,100,000 | 74286 | ||||
| GRF | 200511 | Auxiliary Services | $ | 124,194,099 | $ | 126,194,099 | 74287 | ||||
| GRF | 200532 | Nonpublic Administrative Cost Reimbursement | $ | 56,164,384 | $ | 57,006,850 | 74288 | ||||
| GRF | 200540 | Special Education Enhancements | $ | 135,820,668 | $ | 135,820,668 | 74289 | ||||
| GRF | 200545 | Career-Technical Education Enhancements | $ | 8,802,699 | $ | 8,802,699 | 74290 | ||||
| GRF | 200550 | Foundation Funding | $ | 5,536,347,861 | $ | 74291 | |||||
| GRF | 200901 | Property Tax Allocation - Education | $ | 1,086,500,000 | $ | 1,095,000,000 | 74292 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 7,539,595,467 | $ | 74293 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 74294 |
| 1380 | 200606 | $ | 7,600,090 | $ | 74295 | ||||||
| 4520 | 200638 | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | 74296 | |||||
| 4L20 | 200681 | Teacher Certification and Licensure | $ | 8,147,756 | $ | 8,147,756 | 74297 | ||||
| 5960 | 200656 | Ohio Career Information System | $ | 529,761 | $ | 529,761 | 74298 | ||||
| 5H30 | 200687 | School District Solvency Assistance | $ | 25,000,000 | $ | 25,000,000 | 74299 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services | 74300 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 41,577,607 | $ | 74301 | |||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 74302 |
| 3090 | 200601 | Neglected and Delinquent Education | $ | 2,168,642 | $ | 2,168,642 | 74303 | ||||
| 3670 | 200607 | School Food Services | $ | 6,803,472 | $ | 6,959,906 | 74304 | ||||
| 3690 | 200616 | Career-Technical Education Federal Enhancement | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 5,000,000 | 74305 | ||||
| 3700 | 200624 | Education of Exceptional Children | $ | 1,905,000 | $ | 0 | 74306 | ||||
| 3780 | 200660 | Learn and Serve | $ | 619,211 | $ | 619,211 | 74307 | ||||
| 3AF0 | 200603 | Schools Medicaid Administrative Claims | $ | 639,000 | $ | 639,000 | 74308 | ||||
| 3AN0 | 200671 | School Improvement Grants | $ | 20,400,000 | $ | 20,400,000 | 74309 | ||||
| 3AX0 | 200698 | Improving Health and Educational Outcomes of Young People | $ | 630,954 | $ | 630,954 | 74310 | ||||
| 3BK0 | 200628 | Longitudinal Data Systems | $ | 500,000 | $ | 250,000 | 74311 | ||||
| 3C50 | 200661 | Early Childhood Education | $ | 14,554,749 | $ | 14,554,749 | 74312 | ||||
| 3CG0 | 200646 | Teacher Incentive Fund | $ | 1,925,881 | $ | 0 | 74313 | ||||
| 3D10 | 200664 | Drug Free Schools | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 0 | 74314 | ||||
| 3D20 | 200667 | Math Science Partnerships | $ | 9,500,001 | $ | 9,500,001 | 74315 | ||||
| 3DG0 | 200630 | Federal Stimulus - McKinney Vento Grants | $ | 330,512 | $ | 0 | 74316 | ||||
| 3DJ0 | 200699 | IDEA Part B - Federal Stimulus | $ | 21,886,803 | $ | 0 | 74317 | ||||
| 3DK0 | 200642 | Title 1A - Federal Stimulus | $ | 18,633,673 | $ | 0 | 74318 | ||||
| 3DL0 | 200650 | IDEA Preschool - Federal Stimulus | $ | 670,000 | $ | 0 | 74319 | ||||
| 3DM0 | 200651 | Title IID Technology - Federal Stimulus | $ | 1,195,100 | $ | 0 | 74320 | ||||
| 3DP0 | 200652 | Title I School Improvement - Federal Stimulus | $ | 48,500,000 | $ | 30,000,000 | 74321 | ||||
| 3EC0 | 200653 | Teacher Incentive - Federal Stimulus | $ | 7,500,000 | $ | 7,500,000 | 74322 | ||||
| 3EH0 | 200620 | Migrant Education | $ | 2,645,905 | $ | 2,645,905 | 74323 | ||||
| 3EJ0 | 200622 | Homeless Children Education | $ | 1,759,782 | $ | 1,759,782 | 74324 | ||||
| 3EN0 | 200655 | State Data Systems - Federal Stimulus | $ | 2,500,000 | $ | 2,500,000 | 74325 | ||||
| 3ES0 | 200657 | General Supervisory Enhancement Grant | $ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 | 74326 | ||||
| 3ET0 | 200658 | Education Jobs Fund | $ | 300,000,000 | $ | 50,000,000 | 74327 | ||||
| 3FD0 | 200665 | Race to the Top | $ | 100,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | 74328 | ||||
| 3FE0 | 200669 | Striving Readers | $ | 180,000 | $ | 100,000 | 74329 | ||||
| 3H90 | 200605 | Head Start Collaboration Project | $ | 225,000 | $ | 225,000 | 74330 | ||||
| 3L60 | 200617 | Federal School Lunch | $ | 327,516,539 | $ | 337,323,792 | 74331 | ||||
| 3L70 | 200618 | Federal School Breakfast | $ | 87,596,850 | $ | 90,224,756 | 74332 | ||||
| 3L80 | 200619 | Child/Adult Food Programs | $ | 100,850,833 | $ | 103,876,359 | 74333 | ||||
| 3L90 | 200621 | Career-Technical Education Basic Grant | $ | 48,466,864 | $ | 48,466,864 | 74334 | ||||
| 3M00 | 200623 | ESEA Title 1A | $ | 530,010,000 | $ | 530,010,000 | 74335 | ||||
| 3M20 | 200680 | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act | $ | 443,170,050 | $ | 443,170,050 | 74336 | ||||
| 3S20 | 200641 | Education Technology | $ | 9,487,397 | $ | 9,487,397 | 74337 | ||||
| 3T40 | 200613 | Public Charter Schools | $ | 14,291,353 | $ | 14,291,353 | 74338 | ||||
| 3Y20 | 200688 | 21st Century Community Learning Centers | $ | 43,720,462 | $ | 45,906,485 | 74339 | ||||
| 3Y60 | 200635 | Improving Teacher Quality | $ | 101,900,000 | $ | 101,900,000 | 74340 | ||||
| 3Y70 | 200689 | English Language Acquisition | $ | 8,373,995 | $ | 8,373,995 | 74341 | ||||
| 3Y80 | 200639 | Rural and Low Income Technical Assistance | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,500,000 | 74342 | ||||
| 3Z20 | 200690 | State Assessments | $ | 11,882,258 | $ | 11,882,258 | 74343 | ||||
| 3Z30 | 200645 | Consolidated Federal Grant Administration | $ | 8,949,280 | $ | 74344 | |||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special | 74345 | ||||||||||
| Revenue Fund Group | $ | 2,310,389,566 | $ | 74346 | |||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 74347 |
| 4540 | 200610 | $ | 1,050,000 | $ | 1,050,000 | 74348 | |||||
| 4550 | 200608 | Commodity Foods | $ | 24,000,000 | $ | 24,000,000 | 74349 | ||||
| 4R70 | 200695 | Indirect Operational Support | $ | 6,500,000 | $ | 6,600,000 | 74350 | ||||
| 4V70 | 200633 | Interagency |
$ | 1,117,725 | $ | 74351 | |||||
| 5980 | 200659 | Auxiliary Services Reimbursement | $ | 1,328,910 | $ | 1,328,910 | 74352 | ||||
| 5BB0 | 200696 | State Action for Education Leadership | $ | 231,300 | $ | 0 | 74353 | ||||
| 5BJ0 | 200626 | Half-Mill Maintenance Equalization | $ | 17,300,000 | $ | 18,000,000 | 74354 | ||||
| 5D40 | 200673 | Conference/Special Purposes | $ | 0 | $ | 100,000 | 74355 | ||||
| 5U20 | 200685 | National Education Statistics | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | 74356 | ||||
| 6200 | 200615 | Educational Improvement Grants | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,000,000 | 74357 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 74358 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 54,827,935 | $ | 74359 | |||||||
| Lottery Profits Education Fund Group | 74360 |
| 7017 | 200612 | Foundation Funding | $ | 717,500,000 | $ | 680,500,000 | 74361 | ||||
| TOTAL LPE Lottery Profits | 74362 | ||||||||||
| Education Fund Group | $ | 717,500,000 | $ | 680,500,000 | 74363 | ||||||
| Revenue Distribution Fund Group | 74364 |
| 7047 | 200909 | School District Property Tax Replacement-Business | $ | 722,000,000 | $ | 475,000,000 | 74365 | ||||
| 7053 | 200900 | School District Property Tax Replacement-Utility | $ | 34,000,000 | $ | 30,000,000 | 74366 | ||||
| TOTAL RDF Revenue Distribution | 74367 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 756,000,000 | $ | 505,000,000 | 74368 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 11,419,890,575 | $ | 74369 | |||||||
| Sec. 267.10.10. OPERATING EXPENSES | 74371 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 200321, Operating Expenses, | 74372 |
| shall be used to support the same activities as are supported | 74373 |
| prior to July 1, 2012, by appropriation items 200100, Personal | 74374 |
| Services, and 200320, Maintenance and Equipment. A portion of this | 74375 |
| appropriation item also shall be used by the Department of | 74376 |
| Education to provide matching funds under 20 U.S.C. 2321, which | 74377 |
| are provided by appropriation item 200416, Career-Technical | 74378 |
| Education Match, prior to July 1, 2012. | 74379 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 74380 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall cancel any existing | 74381 |
| encumbrances against appropriation items 200100, Personal | 74382 |
| Services, 200320, Maintenance and Equipment, and 200416, | 74383 |
| Career-Technical Education Match, and reestablish them against | 74384 |
| appropriation item 200321, Operating Expenses. The reestablished | 74385 |
| encumbrance amounts are hereby appropriated. | 74386 |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 74387 |
| The Department of Education shall distribute the foregoing | 74388 |
| appropriation item 200408, Early Childhood Education, to pay the | 74389 |
| costs of early childhood education programs. | 74390 |
| (A) As used in this section: | 74391 |
| (1) "Provider" means a city, local, exempted village, or | 74392 |
| joint vocational school district, or an educational service | 74393 |
| center. | 74394 |
| (2) In the case of a city, local, or exempted village school | 74395 |
| district, "new eligible provider" means a district that did not | 74396 |
| receive state funding for Early Childhood Education in the | 74397 |
| previous fiscal year or demonstrates a need for early childhood | 74398 |
| programs as defined in division (D) of this section. | 74399 |
| (3) "Eligible child" means a child who is at least three | 74400 |
| years of age as of the district entry date for kindergarten, is | 74401 |
| not of the age to be eligible for kindergarten, and whose family | 74402 |
| earns not more than two hundred per cent of the federal poverty | 74403 |
| guidelines as defined in division (A)(3) of section 5101.46 of the | 74404 |
| Revised Code. Children with an Individualized Education Program | 74405 |
| and where the Early Childhood Education program is the least | 74406 |
| restrictive environment may be enrolled on their third birthday. | 74407 |
| (B) In each fiscal year, up to two per cent of the total | 74408 |
| appropriation may be used by the Department for program support | 74409 |
| and technical assistance. The Department shall distribute the | 74410 |
| remainder of the appropriation in each fiscal year to serve | 74411 |
| eligible children. | 74412 |
| (C) The Department shall provide an annual report to the | 74413 |
| Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the | 74414 |
| President of the Senate and post the report to the Department's | 74415 |
| web site, regarding early childhood education programs operated | 74416 |
| under this section and the early learning program guidelines. | 74417 |
| (D) After setting aside the amounts to make payments due from | 74418 |
| the previous fiscal year, in fiscal year 2012, the Department | 74419 |
| shall distribute funds first to recipients of funds for early | 74420 |
| childhood education programs under Section 265.10.20 of Am. Sub. | 74421 |
| H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly in the previous fiscal year | 74422 |
| and the balance to new eligible providers of early childhood | 74423 |
| education programs under this section or to existing providers to | 74424 |
| serve more eligible children or for purposes of program expansion, | 74425 |
| improvement, or special projects to promote quality and | 74426 |
| innovation. | 74427 |
| After setting aside the amounts to make payments due from the | 74428 |
| previous fiscal year, in fiscal year 2013, the Department shall | 74429 |
| distribute funds first to providers of early childhood education | 74430 |
| programs under this section in the previous fiscal year and the | 74431 |
| balance to new eligible providers or to existing providers to | 74432 |
| serve more eligible children or for purposes of program expansion, | 74433 |
| improvement, or special projects to promote quality and | 74434 |
| innovation. | 74435 |
| Awards under this section shall be distributed on a per-pupil | 74436 |
| basis, and in accordance with division (H) of this section. The | 74437 |
| Department may adjust the per-pupil amount so that the per-pupil | 74438 |
| amount multiplied by the number of eligible children enrolled and | 74439 |
| receiving services on the first day of December or the business | 74440 |
| day closest to that date equals the amount allocated under this | 74441 |
| section. | 74442 |
| (E) Costs for developing and administering an early childhood | 74443 |
| education program may not exceed fifteen per cent of the total | 74444 |
| approved costs of the program. | 74445 |
| All providers shall maintain such fiscal control and | 74446 |
| accounting procedures as may be necessary to ensure the | 74447 |
| disbursement of, and accounting for, these funds. The control of | 74448 |
| funds provided in this program, and title to property obtained, | 74449 |
| shall be under the authority of the approved provider for purposes | 74450 |
| provided in the program unless, as described in division (J) of | 74451 |
| this section, the program waives its right for funding or a | 74452 |
| program's funding is eliminated or reduced due to its inability to | 74453 |
| meet financial or early learning program guidelines. The approved | 74454 |
| provider shall administer and use such property and funds for the | 74455 |
| purposes specified. | 74456 |
| (F) The Department may examine a provider's financial and | 74457 |
| program records. If the financial practices of the program are not | 74458 |
| in accordance with standard accounting principles or do not meet | 74459 |
| financial standards outlined under division (E) of this section, | 74460 |
| or if the program fails to substantially meet the early learning | 74461 |
| program guidelines, meet a quality rating level in the tiered | 74462 |
| quality rating and improvement system developed under section | 74463 |
| 5104.30 of the Revised Code as prescribed by the Department, or | 74464 |
| exhibits below average performance as measured against the | 74465 |
| guidelines, the early childhood education program shall propose | 74466 |
| and implement a corrective action plan that has been approved by | 74467 |
| the Department. The approved corrective action plan shall be | 74468 |
| signed by the chief executive officer and the executive of the | 74469 |
| official governing body of the provider. The corrective action | 74470 |
| plan shall include a schedule for monitoring by the Department. | 74471 |
| Such monitoring may include monthly reports, inspections, a | 74472 |
| timeline for correction of deficiencies, and technical assistance | 74473 |
| to be provided by the Department or obtained by the early | 74474 |
| childhood education program. The Department may withhold funding | 74475 |
| pending corrective action. If an early childhood education program | 74476 |
| fails to satisfactorily complete a corrective action plan, the | 74477 |
| Department may deny expansion funding to the program or withdraw | 74478 |
| all or part of the funding to the program and establish a new | 74479 |
| eligible provider through a selection process established by the | 74480 |
| Department. | 74481 |
| (G) Each early childhood education program shall do all of | 74482 |
| the following: | 74483 |
| (1) Meet teacher qualification requirements prescribed by | 74484 |
| section 3301.311 of the Revised Code; | 74485 |
| (2) Align curriculum to the early learning content standards | 74486 |
| developed by the Department; | 74487 |
| (3) Meet any child or program assessment requirements | 74488 |
| prescribed by the Department; | 74489 |
| (4) Require teachers, except teachers enrolled and working to | 74490 |
| obtain a degree pursuant to section 3301.311 of the Revised Code, | 74491 |
| to attend a minimum of twenty hours every two years of | 74492 |
| professional development as prescribed by the Department; | 74493 |
| (5) Document and report child progress as prescribed by the | 74494 |
| Department; | 74495 |
| (6) Meet and report compliance with the early learning | 74496 |
| program guidelines as prescribed by the Department; | 74497 |
| (7) Participate in the tiered quality rating and improvement | 74498 |
| system developed under section 5104.30 of the Revised Code. | 74499 |
| Effective July 1, 2016, all programs shall be rated through the | 74500 |
| system. | 74501 |
| (H) Per-pupil funding for programs subject to this section | 74502 |
| shall be sufficient to provide eligible children with services for | 74503 |
| a standard early childhood schedule which shall be defined in this | 74504 |
| section as a minimum of twelve and one-half hours per school week | 74505 |
| as defined in section 3313.62 of the Revised Code for the minimum | 74506 |
| school year as defined in sections 3313.48, 3313.481, and 3313.482 | 74507 |
| of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section shall be construed to | 74508 |
| prohibit program providers from utilizing other funds to serve | 74509 |
| eligible children in programs that exceed the twelve and one-half | 74510 |
| hours per week or that exceed the minimum school year. For any | 74511 |
| provider for which a standard early childhood education schedule | 74512 |
| creates a hardship or for which the provider shows evidence that | 74513 |
| the provider is working in collaboration with a preschool special | 74514 |
| education program, the provider may submit a waiver to the | 74515 |
| Department requesting an alternate schedule. If the Department | 74516 |
| approves a waiver for an alternate schedule that provides services | 74517 |
| for less time than the standard early childhood education | 74518 |
| schedule, the Department may reduce the provider's annual | 74519 |
| allocation proportionately. Under no circumstances shall an annual | 74520 |
| allocation be increased because of the approval of an alternate | 74521 |
| schedule. | 74522 |
| (I) Each provider shall develop a sliding fee scale based on | 74523 |
| family incomes and shall charge families who earn more than two | 74524 |
| hundred per cent of the federal poverty guidelines, as defined in | 74525 |
| division (A)(3) of section 5101.46 of the Revised Code, for the | 74526 |
| early childhood education program. | 74527 |
| The Department shall conduct an annual survey of each | 74528 |
| provider to determine whether the provider charges families | 74529 |
| tuition or fees, the amount families are charged relative to | 74530 |
| family income levels, and the number of families and students | 74531 |
| charged tuition and fees for the early childhood program. | 74532 |
| (J) If an early childhood education program voluntarily | 74533 |
| waives its right for funding, or has its funding eliminated for | 74534 |
| not meeting financial standards or the early learning program | 74535 |
| guidelines, the provider shall transfer control of title to | 74536 |
| property, equipment, and remaining supplies obtained through the | 74537 |
| program to providers designated by the Department and return any | 74538 |
| unexpended funds to the Department along with any reports | 74539 |
| prescribed by the Department. The funding made available from a | 74540 |
| program that waives its right for funding or has its funding | 74541 |
| eliminated or reduced may be used by the Department for new grant | 74542 |
| awards or expansion grants. The Department may award new grants or | 74543 |
| expansion grants to eligible providers who apply. The eligible | 74544 |
| providers who apply must do so in accordance with the selection | 74545 |
| process established by the Department. | 74546 |
| (K) As used in this section, "early learning program | 74547 |
| guidelines" means the guidelines established by the Department | 74548 |
| pursuant to division (C)(3) of Section 206.09.54 of Am. Sub. H.B. | 74549 |
| 66 of the 126th General Assembly. | 74550 |
| (L) Eligible expenditures for the Early Childhood Education | 74551 |
| program shall be claimed each fiscal year to help meet the state's | 74552 |
| TANF maintenance of effort requirement. The Superintendent of | 74553 |
| Public Instruction and the Director of Job and Family Services | 74554 |
| shall enter into an interagency agreement to carry out the | 74555 |
| requirements under this division, which shall include developing | 74556 |
| reporting guidelines for these expenditures. | 74557 |
| Sec. 267.10.20. CAREER-TECHNICAL EDUCATION MATCH | 74558 |
| | 74559 |
| 200416, Career-Technical Education Match, shall be used by the | 74560 |
|
Department of Education to provide | 74561 |
|
matching funds under 20 U.S.C. | 74562 |
| | 74563 |
| 74564 | |
| 74565 | |
| 74566 | |
| 74567 |
| | 74568 |
| DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT | 74569 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 200420, | 74570 |
| 74571 | |
| and Support, shall be used to support the development and | 74572 |
| implementation of information technology solutions designed to | 74573 |
| improve the performance and services of the Department of | 74574 |
| Education. Funds may be used for personnel, maintenance, and | 74575 |
| equipment costs related to the development and implementation of | 74576 |
| these technical system projects. Implementation of these systems | 74577 |
| shall allow the Department to provide greater levels of assistance | 74578 |
| to school districts and to provide more timely information to the | 74579 |
| public, including school districts, administrators, and | 74580 |
| legislators. Funds may also be used to support data-driven | 74581 |
| decision-making and differentiated instruction, as well as to | 74582 |
| communicate academic content standards and curriculum models to | 74583 |
| schools through web-based applications. | 74584 |
| Sec. 267.10.40. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE | 74585 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200422, School Management | 74586 |
|
Assistance, $1,000,000 in each fiscal year | 74587 |
| 74588 | |
| consultation with the Department of Education for expenses | 74589 |
| incurred in the Auditor of State's role relating to fiscal | 74590 |
| caution, fiscal watch, and fiscal emergency activities as defined | 74591 |
| in Chapter 3316. of the Revised Code and may also be used by the | 74592 |
| Auditor of State to conduct performance audits of other school | 74593 |
| districts with priority given to districts in fiscal distress. | 74594 |
| Districts in fiscal distress shall be determined by the Auditor of | 74595 |
| State and shall include districts that the Auditor of State, in | 74596 |
| consultation with the Department of Education, determines are | 74597 |
| employing fiscal practices or experiencing budgetary conditions | 74598 |
| that could produce a state of fiscal watch or fiscal emergency. | 74599 |
| The remainder of appropriation item 200422, School Management | 74600 |
| Assistance, shall be used by the Department of Education to | 74601 |
| provide fiscal technical assistance and inservice education for | 74602 |
| school district management personnel and to administer, monitor, | 74603 |
| and implement the fiscal caution, fiscal watch, and fiscal | 74604 |
| emergency provisions under Chapter 3316. of the Revised Code. | 74605 |
| Sec. 267.30.20. SPECIAL EDUCATION ENHANCEMENTS | 74606 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200540, Special Education | 74607 |
| Enhancements, up to $2,206,875 in each fiscal year shall be used | 74608 |
| for home instruction for children with disabilities. | 74609 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200540, Special Education | 74610 |
| Enhancements, up to $45,282,959 in each fiscal year shall be used | 74611 |
| to fund special education and related services at county boards of | 74612 |
| developmental disabilities for eligible students under section | 74613 |
| 3317.20 of the Revised Code and at institutions for eligible | 74614 |
| students under section 3317.201 of the Revised Code. | 74615 |
| Notwithstanding the distribution formulas under sections 3317.20 | 74616 |
| and 3317.201 of the Revised Code, funding for DD boards and | 74617 |
| institutions for fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013 shall be | 74618 |
| determined by providing the per pupil amount received by each DD | 74619 |
| board and institution for the prior fiscal year for each student | 74620 |
| served in the current fiscal year. | 74621 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200540, Special Education | 74622 |
| Enhancements, up to $1,333,468 in each fiscal year shall be used | 74623 |
| for parent mentoring programs. | 74624 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200540, Special Education | 74625 |
| Enhancements, up to $2,537,824 in each fiscal year may be used for | 74626 |
| school psychology interns. | 74627 |
| The remainder of appropriation item 200540, Special Education | 74628 |
| Enhancements, shall be distributed by the Department of Education | 74629 |
| to county boards of developmental disabilities, educational | 74630 |
| service centers, and school districts for preschool special | 74631 |
| education units and preschool supervisory units under section | 74632 |
| 3317.052 of the Revised Code. To the greatest extent possible, the | 74633 |
| Department of Education shall allocate these units to school | 74634 |
| districts and educational service centers. | 74635 |
| The Department may reimburse county DD boards, educational | 74636 |
| service centers, and school districts for services provided by | 74637 |
| instructional assistants, related services as defined in rule | 74638 |
| 3301-51-11 of the Administrative Code, physical therapy services | 74639 |
| provided by a licensed physical therapist or physical therapist | 74640 |
| assistant under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist | 74641 |
| as required under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code and Chapter | 74642 |
| 4755-27 of the Administrative Code and occupational therapy | 74643 |
| services provided by a licensed occupational therapist or | 74644 |
| occupational therapy assistant under the supervision of a licensed | 74645 |
| occupational therapist as required under Chapter 4755. of the | 74646 |
| Revised Code and Chapter 4755-7 of the Administrative Code. | 74647 |
| Nothing in this section authorizes occupational therapy assistants | 74648 |
| or physical therapist assistants to generate or manage their own | 74649 |
| caseloads. | 74650 |
| The Department of Education shall require school districts, | 74651 |
| educational service centers, and county DD boards serving | 74652 |
| preschool children with disabilities to adhere to Ohio's Early | 74653 |
| Learning Program Guidelines, participate in the tiered quality | 74654 |
| rating and improvement system developed under section 5104.30 of | 74655 |
| the Revised Code, and document child progress using research-based | 74656 |
| indicators prescribed by the Department and report results | 74657 |
| annually. The reporting dates and method shall be determined by | 74658 |
| the Department. Effective July 1, 2018, all programs shall be | 74659 |
| rated through the tiered quality rating and improvement system. | 74660 |
| Sec. 267.30.40. FOUNDATION FUNDING | 74661 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 74662 |
| Funding, up to $675,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to | 74663 |
| support the work of the College of Education and Human Ecology at | 74664 |
| the Ohio State University in reviewing and assessing the alignment | 74665 |
| of courses offered through the distance learning clearinghouse | 74666 |
| established in sections 3333.81 to 3333.88 of the Revised Code | 74667 |
| with the academic content standards adopted under division (A) of | 74668 |
| section 3301.079 of the Revised Code. | 74669 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 74670 |
| Funding, up to $250,000 in each fiscal year may be used by the | 74671 |
| Department to fund a shared services pilot project involving at | 74672 |
| least two educational service centers. The pilot project shall | 74673 |
| focus on the design, implementation, and evaluation of a shared | 74674 |
| service delivery model. The educational service centers | 74675 |
| participating in the pilot project shall submit a report not later | 74676 |
| than September 1, 2013, to the Governor, members of the General | 74677 |
| Assembly, and members of the State Board of Education, reviewing | 74678 |
| the opportunities and challenges of implementing shared services | 74679 |
| initiatives as well as any real or projected cost efficiencies | 74680 |
| achieved through the pilot project. | 74681 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 74682 |
| Funding, up to $50,000 shall be expended in each fiscal year for | 74683 |
| court payments under section 2151.362 of the Revised Code. | 74684 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 74685 |
| Funding, up to $8,100,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to | 74686 |
| fund gifted education at educational service centers. | 74687 |
| Notwithstanding division (D)(5) of section 3317.018 of the Revised | 74688 |
| Code, the Department shall distribute the funding through the | 74689 |
| unit-based funding methodology in place under division (L) of | 74690 |
| section 3317.024, division (E) of section 3317.05, and divisions | 74691 |
| (A), (B), and (C) of section 3317.053 of the Revised Code as they | 74692 |
| existed prior to fiscal year 2010. | 74693 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 74694 |
| Funding, up to $10,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to | 74695 |
| provide additional state aid to school districts, joint vocational | 74696 |
| school districts, and community schools for special education | 74697 |
| students under division (C)(3) of section 3317.022 of the Revised | 74698 |
| Code, except that the Controlling Board may increase these amounts | 74699 |
| if presented with such a request from the Department of Education | 74700 |
| at the final meeting of the fiscal year; and up to $2,000,000 in | 74701 |
| each fiscal year shall be reserved for Youth Services tuition | 74702 |
| payments under section 3317.024 of the Revised Code. | 74703 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 74704 |
| Funding, up to $41,760,000 in fiscal year 2012 and up to | 74705 |
| $35,496,000 in fiscal year 2013 shall be reserved to fund the | 74706 |
| state reimbursement of educational service centers under section | 74707 |
| 3317.11 of the Revised Code and the section of this act entitled | 74708 |
| "EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTERS FUNDING"; and up to $3,545,752 in | 74709 |
| each fiscal year shall be distributed to educational service | 74710 |
| centers for School Improvement Initiatives. Educational service | 74711 |
| centers shall be required to support districts in the development | 74712 |
| and implementation of their continuous improvement plans as | 74713 |
| required in section 3302.04 of the Revised Code and to provide | 74714 |
| technical assistance and support in accordance with Title I of the | 74715 |
| "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001," 115 Stat. 1425, 20 U.S.C. | 74716 |
| 6317. | 74717 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 74718 |
| Funding, up to $700,000 in each fiscal year shall be used by the | 74719 |
| Department of Education for a program to pay for educational | 74720 |
| services for youth who have been assigned by a juvenile court or | 74721 |
| other authorized agency to any of the facilities described in | 74722 |
| division (A) of the section of this act entitled "PRIVATE | 74723 |
| TREATMENT FACILITY PROJECT." | 74724 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 74725 |
|
Funding, up to $12,522,860 in | 74726 |
|
$14,794,485 in fiscal year 2013 shall be used to support | 74727 |
| 74728 |
| Of the portion of the funds distributed to the Cleveland | 74729 |
| Municipal School District under this section, up to $11,901,887 in | 74730 |
| each fiscal year shall be used to operate the school choice | 74731 |
| program in the Cleveland Municipal School District under sections | 74732 |
| 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding | 74733 |
| divisions (B) and (C) of section 3313.978 and division (C) of | 74734 |
| section 3313.979 of the Revised Code, up to $1,000,000 in each | 74735 |
| fiscal year of this amount shall be used by the Cleveland | 74736 |
| Municipal School District to provide tutorial assistance as | 74737 |
| provided in division (H) of section 3313.974 of the Revised Code. | 74738 |
| The Cleveland Municipal School District shall report the use of | 74739 |
| these funds in the district's three-year continuous improvement | 74740 |
| plan as described in section 3302.04 of the Revised Code in a | 74741 |
| manner approved by the Department of Education. | 74742 |
| Any sums, in addition to the amounts specifically | 74743 |
| appropriated in appropriation item 200550, Foundation Funding, for | 74744 |
| payments of the scholarships required under sections 3313.974 to | 74745 |
| 3313.979 of the Revised Code, which are determined to be necessary | 74746 |
| by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, are hereby | 74747 |
| appropriated. | 74748 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 74749 |
| Funding, an amount shall be available in each fiscal year to be | 74750 |
| paid to joint vocational school districts in accordance with the | 74751 |
| section of this act entitled "FUNDING FOR JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL | 74752 |
| DISTRICTS." | 74753 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 74754 |
| Funding, a portion in each fiscal year shall be paid to city, | 74755 |
| exempted village, and local school districts in accordance with | 74756 |
| the section of this act entitled "SUPPLEMENTAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | 74757 |
| FUNDING." | 74758 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 74759 |
| Funding, a portion in each fiscal year shall be paid to school | 74760 |
| districts and community schools in accordance with the section of | 74761 |
| this act entitled "SUBSIDY FOR HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL DISTRICTS." | 74762 |
| The remainder of appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 74763 |
| Funding, shall be used to distribute the amounts calculated for | 74764 |
| formula aid under Section 267.30.50 of this act. | 74765 |
| Appropriation items 200502, Pupil Transportation, 200540, | 74766 |
| Special Education Enhancements, and 200550, Foundation Funding, | 74767 |
| other than specific set-asides, are collectively used in each | 74768 |
| fiscal year to pay state formula aid obligations for school | 74769 |
| districts, community schools, STEM schools, and joint vocational | 74770 |
| school districts under this act. The first priority of these | 74771 |
| appropriation items, with the exception of specific set-asides, is | 74772 |
| to fund state formula aid obligations. It may be necessary to | 74773 |
| reallocate funds among these appropriation items or use excess | 74774 |
| funds from other general revenue fund appropriation items in the | 74775 |
| Department of Education's budget in each fiscal year, in order to | 74776 |
| meet state formula aid obligations. If it is determined that it is | 74777 |
| necessary to transfer funds among these appropriation items or to | 74778 |
| transfer funds from other General Revenue Fund appropriations in | 74779 |
| the Department of Education's budget to meet state formula aid | 74780 |
| obligations, the Department of Education shall seek approval from | 74781 |
| the Controlling Board to transfer funds as needed. | 74782 |
| Sec. 279.10. EPA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | 74783 |
| General Services Fund Group | 74784 |
| 1990 | 715602 | Laboratory Services | $ | 402,295 | $ | 408,560 | 74785 | ||||
| 2190 | 715604 | Central Support Indirect | $ | 8,594,348 | $ | 8,555,680 | 74786 | ||||
| 4A10 | 715640 | Operating Expenses | $ | 2,304,267 | $ | 2,093,039 | 74787 | ||||
| 4D50 | 715618 | Recycled State Materials | $ | 0 | $ | 50,000 | 74788 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services | 74789 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 11,300,910 | $ | 74790 | |||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 74791 |
| 3530 | 715612 | Public Water Supply | $ | 2,941,282 | $ | 2,941,282 | 74792 | ||||
| 3540 | 715614 | Hazardous Waste Management - Federal | $ | 4,193,000 | $ | 4,193,000 | 74793 | ||||
| 3570 | 715619 | Air Pollution Control - Federal | $ | 6,310,203 | $ | 6,310,203 | 74794 | ||||
| 3620 | 715605 | Underground Injection Control - Federal | $ | 111,874 | $ | 111,874 | 74795 | ||||
| 3BU0 | 715684 | Water Quality Protection | $ | 8,100,000 | $ | 6,785,000 | 74796 | ||||
| 3CS0 | 715688 | Federal NRD Settlements | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | 74797 | ||||
| 3F20 | 715630 | Revolving Loan Fund - Operating | $ | 907,543 | $ | 907,543 | 74798 | ||||
| 3F30 | 715632 | Federally Supported Cleanup and Response | $ | 3,344,746 | $ | 3,290,405 | 74799 | ||||
| 3F50 | 715641 | Nonpoint Source Pollution Management | $ | 6,265,000 | $ | 6,260,000 | 74800 | ||||
| 3T30 | 715669 | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | $ | 2,273,323 | $ | 2,273,323 | 74801 | ||||
| 3V70 | 715606 | Agencywide Grants | $ | 600,000 | $ | 600,000 | 74802 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 74803 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 35,146,971 | $ | 33,772,630 | 74804 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 74805 |
| 4J00 | 715638 | Underground Injection Control | $ | 445,234 | $ | 445,571 | 74806 | ||||
| 4K20 | 715648 | Clean Air - Non Title V | $ | 3,152,306 | $ | 2,906,267 | 74807 | ||||
| 4K30 | 715649 | Solid Waste | $ | 16,742,551 | $ | 16,414,654 | 74808 | ||||
| 4K40 | 715650 | Surface Water Protection | $ | 7,642,625 | $ | 6,672,246 | 74809 | ||||
| 4K40 | 715686 | Environmental Lab Service | $ | 2,096,007 | $ | 2,096,007 | 74810 | ||||
| 4K50 | 715651 | Drinking Water Protection | $ | 7,410,118 | $ | 7,405,428 | 74811 | ||||
| 4P50 | 715654 | Cozart Landfill | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | 74812 | ||||
| 4R50 | 715656 | Scrap Tire Management | $ | 1,368,610 | $ | 1,376,742 | 74813 | ||||
| 4R90 | 715658 | Voluntary Action Program | $ | 999,503 | $ | 997,425 | 74814 | ||||
| 4T30 | 715659 | Clean Air - Title V Permit Program | $ | 16,349,471 | $ | 16,241,822 | 74815 | ||||
| 4U70 | 715660 | Construction and Demolition Debris | $ | 425,913 | $ | 433,591 | 74816 | ||||
| 5000 | 715608 | Immediate Removal Special Account | $ | 633,832 | $ | 634,033 | 74817 | ||||
| 5030 | 715621 | Hazardous Waste Facility Management | $ | 10,241,107 | $ | 9,789,620 | 74818 | ||||
| 5050 | 715623 | Hazardous Waste Cleanup | $ | 12,511,234 | $ | 12,331,272 | 74819 | ||||
| 5050 | 715674 | Clean Ohio Environmental Review | $ | 108,104 | $ | 108,104 | 74820 | ||||
| 5320 | 715646 | Recycling and Litter Control | $ | 0 | $ | 4,911,575 | 74821 | ||||
| 5410 | 715670 | Site Specific Cleanup | $ | 2,048,101 | $ | 2,048,101 | 74822 | ||||
| 5420 | 715671 | Risk Management Reporting | $ | 132,636 | $ | 132,636 | 74823 | ||||
| 5860 | 715637 | Scrap Tire Market Development | $ | 0 | $ | 1,497,645 | 74824 | ||||
| 5920 | 715627 | Anti Tampering Settlement | $ | 2,285 | $ | 2,285 | 74825 | ||||
| 5BC0 | 715617 | Clean Ohio | $ | 611,455 | $ | 611,455 | 74826 | ||||
| 5BC0 | 715622 | Local Air Pollution Control | $ | 2,297,980 | $ | 2,297,980 | 74827 | ||||
| 5BC0 | 715624 | Surface Water | $ | 8,970,181 | $ | 9,114,974 | 74828 | ||||
| 5BC0 | 715672 | Air Pollution Control | $ | 4,438,629 | $ | 4,534,758 | 74829 | ||||
| 5BC0 | 715673 | Drinking and Ground Water | $ | 4,317,527 | $ | 4,323,521 | 74830 | ||||
| 5BC0 | 715675 | Hazardous Waste | $ | 95,266 | $ | 95,266 | 74831 | ||||
| 5BC0 | 715676 | Assistance and Prevention | $ | 640,179 | $ | 645,069 | 74832 | ||||
| 5BC0 | 715677 | Laboratory | $ | 939,717 | $ | 958,586 | 74833 | ||||
| 5BC0 | 715678 | Corrective Actions | $ | 31,765 | $ | 105,423 | 74834 | ||||
| 5BC0 | 715687 | Areawide Planning Agencies | $ | 450,000 | $ | 450,000 | 74835 | ||||
| 5BC0 | 715692 | Administration | $ | 8,562,476 | $ | 8,212,627 | 74836 | ||||
| 5BT0 | 715679 | C&DD Groundwater Monitoring | $ | 203,800 | $ | 203,800 | 74837 | ||||
| 5BY0 | 715681 | Auto Emissions Test | $ | 13,029,952 | $ | 74838 | |||||
| 5CD0 | 715682 | Clean Diesel School Buses | $ | 600,000 | $ | 600,000 | 74839 | ||||
| 5H40 | 715664 | Groundwater Support | $ | 77,508 | $ | 78,212 | 74840 | ||||
| 5N20 | 715613 | Dredge and Fill | $ | 29,250 | $ | 29,250 | 74841 | ||||
| 5Y30 | 715685 | Surface Water Improvement | $ | 2,800,000 | $ | 2,800,000 | 74842 | ||||
| 6440 | 715631 | ER Radiological Safety | $ | 279,838 | $ | 279,966 | 74843 | ||||
| 6600 | 715629 | Infectious Waste Management | $ | 91,573 | $ | 88,764 | 74844 | ||||
| 6760 | 715642 | Water Pollution Control Loan Administration | $ | 4,317,376 | $ | 4,321,605 | 74845 | ||||
| 6780 | 715635 | Air Toxic Release | $ | 138,669 | $ | 138,669 | 74846 | ||||
| 6790 | 715636 | Emergency Planning | $ | 2,623,192 | $ | 2,623,252 | 74847 | ||||
| 6960 | 715643 | Air Pollution Control Administration | $ | 1,100,000 | $ | 1,100,000 | 74848 | ||||
| 6990 | 715644 | Water Pollution Control Administration | $ | 220,000 | $ | 220,000 | 74849 | ||||
| 6A10 | 715645 | Environmental Education | $ | 1,488,260 | $ | 1,488,718 | 74850 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 140,764,230 | $ | 74851 | |||||||
| Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Group | 74852 |
| 5S10 | 715607 | Clean Ohio - Operating | $ | 284,083 | $ | 284,124 | 74853 | ||||
| TOTAL CLF Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Group | $ | 284,083 | $ | 284,124 | 74854 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 187,496,194 | $ | 74855 | |||||||
| AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS TESTING PROGRAM OPERATION AND OVERSIGHT | 74856 |
| On July 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon as possible | 74857 |
| thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management may transfer up | 74858 |
|
to $13,029,952 in cash in fiscal year 2012, and up to $ | 74859 |
| 11,242,762 in cash in fiscal year 2013 from the General Revenue | 74860 |
| Fund to the Auto Emissions Test Fund (Fund 5BY0) for the operation | 74861 |
| and oversight of the auto emissions testing program. | 74862 |
| AREAWIDE PLANNING AGENCIES | 74863 |
| The Director of Environmental Protection Agency may award | 74864 |
| grants from appropriation item 715687, Areawide Planning Agencies, | 74865 |
| to areawide planning agencies engaged in areawide water quality | 74866 |
| management and planning activities in accordance with Section 208 | 74867 |
| of the "Federal Clean Water Act," 33 U.S.C. 1288. | 74868 |
| CORRECTIVE CASH TRANSFERS | 74869 |
| On July 1, 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 74870 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer $376,891.85 in | 74871 |
| cash that was mistakenly deposited in the Clean Air Non Title V | 74872 |
| Fund (Fund 4K20) to the Clean Air Title V Permit Fund (Fund 4T30). | 74873 |
| On July 1, 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter, the | 74874 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer $133,026.63 in | 74875 |
| cash that was mistakenly deposited in the Scrap Tire Management | 74876 |
| Fund (Fund 4R50) to the Site Specific Cleanup Fund (Fund 5410). | 74877 |
| Sec. 283.10. ETC ETECH OHIO | 74878 |
| General Revenue Fund | 74879 |
| GRF | 935401 | Statehouse News Bureau | $ | 215,561 | $ | 74880 | |||||
| GRF | 935402 | Ohio Government Telecommunications Services | $ | 702,089 | $ | 74881 | |||||
| GRF | 935408 | General Operations | $ | 1,251,789 | $ | 74882 | |||||
| GRF | 935409 | Technology Operations | $ | 2,092,432 | $ | 74883 | |||||
| GRF | 935410 | Content Development, Acquisition, and Distribution | $ | 2,607,094 | $ | 74884 | |||||
| GRF | 935411 | Technology Integration and Professional Development | $ | 4,251,185 | $ | 74885 | |||||
| GRF | 935412 | Information Technology | $ | 829,340 | $ | 74886 | |||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 11,949,490 | $ | 74887 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 74888 |
| 4F30 | 935603 | Affiliate Services | $ | 50,000 | $ | 74889 | |||||
| 4T20 | 935605 | Government Television/Telecommunications Operating | $ | 25,000 | $ | 74890 | |||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund Group | $ | 75,000 | $ | 74891 | |||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 74892 |
| 4W90 | 935630 | Telecommunity | $ | 25,000 | $ | 74893 | |||||
| 4X10 | 935634 | Distance Learning | $ | 24,150 | $ | 74894 | |||||
| 5D40 | 935640 | Conference/Special Purposes | $ | 2,100,000 | $ | 74895 | |||||
| 5FK0 | 935608 | Media Services | $ | 637,601 | $ | 74896 | |||||
| 5JU0 | 935611 | Information Technology Services | $ | 1,455,000 | $ | 74897 | |||||
| 5T30 | 935607 | Gates Foundation Grants | $ | 200,000 | $ | 74898 | |||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 4,441,751 | $ | 74899 | |||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 16,466,241 | $ | 74900 | |||||||
| Sec. 283.20. STATEHOUSE NEWS BUREAU | 74902 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 935401, Statehouse News | 74903 |
| Bureau, shall be used solely to support the operations of the Ohio | 74904 |
| Statehouse News Bureau. | 74905 |
| OHIO GOVERNMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES | 74906 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 935402, Ohio Government | 74907 |
| Telecommunications Services, shall be used solely to support the | 74908 |
| operations of Ohio Government Telecommunications Services which | 74909 |
| include providing multimedia support to the state government and | 74910 |
| its affiliated organizations and broadcasting the activities of | 74911 |
| the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of state | 74912 |
| government, among its other functions. | 74913 |
| TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS | 74914 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 935409, Technology | 74915 |
| Operations, shall be used by eTech Ohio to pay expenses of eTech | 74916 |
| Ohio's network infrastructure, which includes the television and | 74917 |
| radio transmission infrastructure and infrastructure that shall | 74918 |
| link all public K-12 classrooms to each other and to the Internet, | 74919 |
| and provide access to voice, video, other communication services, | 74920 |
| and data educational resources for students and teachers. The | 74921 |
| foregoing appropriation item 935409, Technology Operations, may | 74922 |
| also be used to cover student costs for taking advanced placement | 74923 |
| courses and courses that the Chancellor of the Board of Regents | 74924 |
| has determined to be eligible for postsecondary credit through the | 74925 |
| Ohio Learns Gateway. To the extent that funds remain available for | 74926 |
| this purpose, public school students taking advanced placement or | 74927 |
| postsecondary courses through the OhioLearns Gateway shall be | 74928 |
| eligible to receive a fee waiver to cover the cost of | 74929 |
| participating in one course. The fee waivers shall be distributed | 74930 |
| until the funds appropriated to support the waivers have been | 74931 |
| exhausted. | 74932 |
| CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND DISTRIBUTION | 74933 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 935410, Content Development, | 74934 |
| Acquisition, and Distribution, shall be used for the development, | 74935 |
| acquisition, and distribution of information resources by public | 74936 |
| media and radio reading services and for educational use in the | 74937 |
| classroom and online. | 74938 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 935410, Content | 74939 |
|
Development, Acquisition, and Distribution, up to $658,099 in | 74940 |
| fiscal year 2012 shall be allocated equally among the 12 Ohio | 74941 |
| educational television stations and used with the advice and | 74942 |
| approval of eTech Ohio. Funds shall be used for the production of | 74943 |
| interactive instructional programming series with priority given | 74944 |
| to resources aligned with state academic content standards in | 74945 |
| consultation with the Ohio Department of Education and for | 74946 |
| teleconferences to support eTech Ohio. The programming shall be | 74947 |
| targeted to the needs of the poorest two hundred school districts | 74948 |
| as determined by the district's adjusted valuation per pupil as | 74949 |
| defined in former section 3317.0213 of the Revised Code as that | 74950 |
| section existed prior to June 30, 2005. | 74951 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 935410, Content | 74952 |
| Development, Acquisition, and Distribution, up to $1,749,283 in | 74953 |
| 74954 | |
| qualified public educational television stations and educational | 74955 |
| radio stations to support their operations. The funds shall be | 74956 |
| distributed pursuant to an allocation formula used by the Ohio | 74957 |
| Educational Telecommunications Network Commission unless a | 74958 |
| substitute formula is developed by eTech Ohio in consultation with | 74959 |
| Ohio's qualified public educational television stations and | 74960 |
| educational radio stations. | 74961 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 935410, Content | 74962 |
|
Development, Acquisition, and Distribution, up to $199,712 in | 74963 |
| fiscal year 2012 shall be distributed by eTech Ohio to Ohio's | 74964 |
| qualified radio reading services to support their operations. The | 74965 |
| funds shall be distributed pursuant to an allocation formula used | 74966 |
| by the Ohio Educational Telecommunications Network Commission | 74967 |
| unless a substitute formula is developed by eTech Ohio in | 74968 |
| consultation with Ohio's qualified radio reading services. | 74969 |
| Sec. 283.30. TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AND PROFESSIONAL | 74970 |
| DEVELOPMENT | 74971 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 935411, Technology | 74972 |
| Integration and Professional Development, shall be used by eTech | 74973 |
| Ohio for the provision of staff development, hardware, software, | 74974 |
| telecommunications services, and information resources to support | 74975 |
| educational uses of technology in the classroom and at a distance | 74976 |
| and for professional development for teachers, administrators, and | 74977 |
| technology staff on the use of educational technology in | 74978 |
| qualifying public schools, including the State School for the | 74979 |
| Blind, the State School for the Deaf, and the Department of Youth | 74980 |
| Services. | 74981 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 935411, Technology | 74982 |
|
Integration and Professional Development, up to $1,691,701 in | 74983 |
| fiscal year 2012 shall be used by eTech Ohio to contract with | 74984 |
| educational television to provide Ohio public schools with | 74985 |
| instructional resources and services with priority given to | 74986 |
| resources and services aligned with state academic content | 74987 |
| standards and such resources and services shall be based upon the | 74988 |
| advice and approval of eTech Ohio, based on a formula used by the | 74989 |
| Ohio SchoolNet Commission unless and until a substitute formula is | 74990 |
| developed by eTech Ohio in consultation with Ohio's educational | 74991 |
| technology agencies and noncommercial educational television | 74992 |
| stations. | 74993 |
| Sec. 291.10. DOH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | 74994 |
| General Revenue Fund | 74995 |
| GRF | 440412 | Cancer Incidence Surveillance System | $ | 600,000 | $ | 600,000 | 74996 | ||||
| GRF | 440413 | Local Health Department Support | $ | 2,302,788 | $ | 2,303,061 | 74997 | ||||
| GRF | 440416 | Mothers and Children Safety Net Services | $ | 4,227,842 | $ | 4,228,015 | 74998 | ||||
| GRF | 440418 | Immunizations | $ | 6,430,538 | $ | 74999 | |||||
| GRF | 440431 | Free Clinics Safety Net Services | $ | 437,326 | $ | 437,326 | 75000 | ||||
| GRF | 440438 | Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening | $ | 823,217 | $ | 823,217 | 75001 | ||||
| GRF | 440444 | AIDS Prevention and Treatment | $ | 5,842,315 | $ | 5,842,315 | 75002 | ||||
| GRF | 440451 | Public Health Laboratory | $ | 3,654,348 | $ | 3,655,449 | 75003 | ||||
| GRF | 440452 | Child and Family Health Services Match | $ | 630,390 | $ | 630,444 | 75004 | ||||
| GRF | 440453 | Health Care Quality Assurance | $ | 8,170,694 | $ | 8,174,361 | 75005 | ||||
| GRF | 440454 | Local Environmental Health | $ | 1,310,141 | $ | 75006 | |||||
| GRF | 440459 | Help Me Grow | $ | 33,673,545 | $ | 33,673,987 | 75007 | ||||
| GRF | 440465 | Federally Qualified Health Centers | $ | 458,688 | $ | 2,686,688 | 75008 | ||||
| GRF | 440467 | Access to Dental Care | $ | 540,484 | $ | 540,484 | 75009 | ||||
| GRF | 440468 | Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention | $ | 2,577,251 | $ | 75010 | |||||
| GRF | 440472 | Alcohol Testing | $ | 550,000 | $ | 1,100,000 | 75011 | ||||
| GRF | 440505 | Medically Handicapped Children | $ | 7,512,451 | $ | 7,512,451 | 75012 | ||||
| GRF | 440507 | Targeted Health Care Services Over 21 | $ | 1,045,414 | $ | 1,045,414 | 75013 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 80,787,432 | $ | 75014 | |||||||
| State Highway Safety Fund Group | 75015 |
| 4T40 | 440603 | Child Highway Safety | $ | 233,894 | $ | 233,894 | 75016 | ||||
| TOTAL HSF State Highway Safety | 75017 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 233,894 | $ | 233,894 | 75018 | ||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 75019 |
| 1420 | 440646 | Agency Health Services | $ | 8,825,788 | $ | 8,826,146 | 75020 | ||||
| 2110 | 440613 | Central Support Indirect Costs | $ | 28,900,000 | $ | 29,000,000 | 75021 | ||||
| 4730 | 440622 | Lab Operating Expenses | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 5,000,000 | 75022 | ||||
| 5HB0 | 440470 | Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 0 | 75023 | ||||
| 6830 | 440633 | Employee Assistance Program | $ | 1,100,000 | $ | 1,100,000 | 75024 | ||||
| 6980 | 440634 | Nurse Aide Training | $ | 99,239 | $ | 99,265 | 75025 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services | 75026 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 44,925,027 | $ | 44,025,411 | 75027 | ||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 75028 |
| 3200 | 440601 | Maternal Child Health Block Grant | $ | 27,068,886 | $ | 27,068,886 | 75029 | ||||
| 3870 | 440602 | Preventive Health Block Grant | $ | 7,826,659 | $ | 7,826,659 | 75030 | ||||
| 3890 | 440604 | Women, Infants, and Children | $ | 308,672,689 | $ | 308,672,689 | 75031 | ||||
| 3910 | 440606 | Medicaid/Medicare | $ | 29,625,467 | $ | 29,257,457 | 75032 | ||||
| 3920 | 440618 | Federal Public Health Programs | $ | 137,976,988 | $ | 137,976,988 | 75033 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 75034 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 511,170,689 | $ | 510,802,679 | 75035 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 75036 |
| 4700 | 440647 | Fee Supported Programs | $ | 24,503,065 | $ | 75037 | |||||
| 4710 | 440619 | Certificate of Need | $ | 878,145 | $ | 878,433 | 75038 | ||||
| 4770 | 440627 | Medically Handicapped Children Audit | $ | 3,692,704 | $ | 3,692,703 | 75039 | ||||
| 4D60 | 440608 | Genetics Services | $ | 3,310,953 | $ | 3,311,039 | 75040 | ||||
| 4F90 | 440610 | Sickle Cell Disease Control | $ | 1,032,754 | $ | 1,032,824 | 75041 | ||||
| 4G00 | 440636 | Heirloom Birth Certificate | $ | 5,000 | $ | 5,000 | 75042 | ||||
| 4G00 | 440637 | Birth Certificate Surcharge | $ | 5,000 | $ | 5,000 | 75043 | ||||
| 4L30 | 440609 | Miscellaneous Expenses | $ | 3,333,164 | $ | 3,333,164 | 75044 | ||||
| 4P40 | 440628 | Ohio Physician Loan Repayment | $ | 476,870 | $ | 476,870 | 75045 | ||||
| 4V60 | 440641 | Save Our Sight | $ | 2,255,760 | $ | 2,255,789 | 75046 | ||||
| 5B50 | 440616 | Quality, Monitoring, and Inspection | $ | 878,638 | $ | 878,997 | 75047 | ||||
| 5C00 | 440615 | Alcohol Testing and Permit | $ | 551,018 | $ | 0 | 75048 | ||||
| 5CN0 | 440645 | Choose Life | $ | 75,000 | $ | 75,000 | 75049 | ||||
| 5D60 | 440620 | Second Chance Trust | $ | 1,151,815 | $ | 1,151,902 | 75050 | ||||
| 5ED0 | 440651 | Smoke Free Indoor Air | $ | 190,452 | $ | 190,452 | 75051 | ||||
| 5G40 | 440639 | Adoption Services | $ | 20,000 | $ | 20,000 | 75052 | ||||
| 5L10 | 440623 | Nursing Facility Technical Assistance Program | $ | 687,500 | $ | 687,528 | 75053 | ||||
| 5Z70 | 440624 | Ohio Dentist Loan Repayment | $ | 140,000 | $ | 140,000 | 75054 | ||||
| 6100 | 440626 | Radiation Emergency Response | $ | 930,525 | $ | 930,576 | 75055 | ||||
| 6660 | 440607 | Medically Handicapped Children - County Assessments | $ | 19,738,286 | $ | 19,739,617 | 75056 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 75057 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 63,856,649 | $ | 75058 | |||||||
| Holding Account Redistribution Fund Group | 75059 |
| R014 | 440631 | Vital Statistics | $ | 44,986 | $ | 44,986 | 75060 | ||||
| R048 | 440625 | Refunds, Grants Reconciliation, and Audit Settlements | $ | 20,000 | $ | 20,000 | 75061 | ||||
| TOTAL 090 Holding Account | 75062 | ||||||||||
| Redistribution Fund Group | $ | 64,986 | $ | 64,986 | 75063 | ||||||
| Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Fund Group | 75064 |
| 5BX0 | 440656 | Tobacco Use Prevention | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | 75065 | ||||
| TOTAL TSF Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Fund Group | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | 75066 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 702,038,677 | $ | 75067 | |||||||
| Sec. 307.10. INS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE | 75069 |
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 75070 |
| 3EV0 | 820610 | Health Insurance Premium Review | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | 75071 | ||||
| 3EW0 | 820611 | Health Exchange Planning | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | 75072 | ||||
| 3U50 | 820602 | OSHIIP Operating Grant | $ | 2,270,726 | $ | 2,270,725 | 75073 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special | 75074 | ||||||||||
| Revenue Fund Group | $ | 4,270,726 | $ | 4,270,725 | 75075 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 75076 |
| 5540 | 820601 | Operating Expenses - OSHIIP | $ | 190,000 | $ | 180,000 | 75077 | ||||
| 5540 | 820606 | Operating Expenses | $ | 22,745,538 | $ | 75078 | |||||
| 5550 | 820605 | Examination | $ | 9,065,684 | $ | 75079 | |||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 75080 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 32,001,222 | $ | 75081 | |||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 36,271,948 | $ | 75082 | |||||||
| MARKET CONDUCT EXAMINATION | 75083 |
| When conducting a market conduct examination of any insurer | 75084 |
| doing business in this state, the Superintendent of Insurance may | 75085 |
| assess the costs of the examination against the insurer. The | 75086 |
| superintendent may enter into consent agreements to impose | 75087 |
| administrative assessments or fines for conduct discovered that | 75088 |
| may be violations of statutes or rules administered by the | 75089 |
| superintendent. All costs, assessments, or fines collected shall | 75090 |
| be deposited to the credit of the Department of Insurance | 75091 |
| Operating Fund (Fund 5540). | 75092 |
| EXAMINATIONS OF DOMESTIC FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES | 75093 |
| The Director of Budget and Management, at the request of the | 75094 |
| Superintendent of Insurance, may transfer funds from the | 75095 |
| Department of Insurance Operating Fund (Fund 5540), established by | 75096 |
| section 3901.021 of the Revised Code, to the Superintendent's | 75097 |
| Examination Fund (Fund 5550), established by section 3901.071 of | 75098 |
| the Revised Code, only for expenses incurred in examining domestic | 75099 |
| fraternal benefit societies as required by section 3921.28 of the | 75100 |
| Revised Code. | 75101 |
| TRANSFER FROM FUND 5540 TO GENERAL REVENUE FUND | 75102 |
| Not later than the thirty-first day of July each fiscal year, | 75103 |
| the Director of Budget and Management shall transfer $5,000,000 | 75104 |
| from the Department of Insurance Operating Fund (Fund 5540) to the | 75105 |
| General Revenue Fund. | 75106 |
| Sec. 309.10. JFS DEPARTMENT OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES | 75107 |
| General Revenue Fund | 75108 |
| GRF | 600321 | Program Support |
75109 | ||||||||
| State | $ | 34,801,760 | $ | 75110 | |||||||
| Federal | $ | 9,322,222 | $ | 75111 | |||||||
| Program Support |
$ | 44,123,982 | $ | 75112 | |||||||
| GRF | 600410 | TANF State/Maintenance of Effort | $ | 151,386,934 | $ | 151,386,934 | 75113 | ||||
| GRF | 600413 | Child Care |
$ | 84,732,730 | $ | 84,732,730 | 75114 | ||||
| GRF | 600416 | 75115 | |||||||||
| State | $ | 67,955,340 | $ | 75116 | |||||||
| Federal | $ | 13,105,167 | $ | 75117 | |||||||
| $ | 81,060,507 | $ | 75118 | ||||||||
| GRF | 600417 | Medicaid Provider Audits | $ | 1,312,992 | $ | 75119 | |||||
| GRF | 600420 | Child Support |
$ | 6,163,534 | $ | 75120 | |||||
| GRF | 600421 | $ | 3,768,929 | $ | 75121 | ||||||
| GRF | 600423 | $ | 5,123,406 | $ | 4,978,756 | 75122 | |||||
| GRF | 600425 | 75123 | |||||||||
| State | $ | 13,149,582 | $ | 75124 | |||||||
| Federal | $ | 12,556,921 | $ | 75125 | |||||||
| $ | 25,706,503 | $ | 75126 | ||||||||
| GRF | 600502 | $ | 23,814,103 | $ | 23,814,103 | 75127 | |||||
| GRF | 600511 | Disability Financial Assistance | $ | 26,599,666 | $ | 27,108,734 | 75128 | ||||
| GRF | 600521 | $ | 72,200,721 | $ | 72,200,721 | 75129 | |||||
| GRF | 600523 | Family and Children |
$ | $ | 75130 | ||||||
| GRF | 600525 | Health Care/Medicaid | 75131 | ||||||||
| State | $ | 4,313,761,372 | $ | 75132 | |||||||
| Federal | $ | 7,530,008,024 | $ | 75133 | |||||||
| Health Care Total | $ | 11,843,769,396 | $ | 75134 | |||||||
| GRF | 600526 | Medicare Part D | $ | 277,996,490 | $ | 296,964,743 | 75135 | ||||
| GRF | 600528 | Adoption Services | 75136 | ||||||||
| State | $ | 29,257,932 | $ | 29,257,932 | 75137 | ||||||
| Federal | $ | 41,085,169 | $ | 41,085,169 | 75138 | ||||||
| Adoption Services Total | $ | 70,343,101 | $ | 70,343,101 | 75139 | ||||||
| GRF | 600533 | Child, Family, and Adult Community & Protective Services | $ | 13,500,000 | $ | 13,500,000 | 75140 | ||||
| GRF | 600534 | Adult Protective Services | $ | 366,003 | $ | 366,003 | 75141 | ||||
| GRF | 600535 | Early Care and Education | $ | 123,596,474 | $ | 123,596,474 | 75142 | ||||
| GRF | 600537 | Children's Hospital | $ | 6,000,000 | $ | 6,000,000 | 75143 | ||||
| GRF | 600540 | Second Harvest Food Banks | $ | 4,000,000 | $ | 4,000,000 | 75144 | ||||
| GRF | 600541 | Kinship Permanency Incentive Program | $ | 2,500,000 | $ | 3,500,000 | 75145 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | 75146 | ||||||||||
| State | $ | $ | 75147 | ||||||||
| Federal | $ | 7,606,077,503 | $ | 75148 | |||||||
| GRF Total | $ | $ | 75149 | ||||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 75150 |
| 4A80 | 600658 | Public Assistance Activities | $ | 34,000,000 | $ | 34,000,000 | 75151 | ||||
| 5C90 | 600671 | Medicaid Program Support | $ | 85,800,878 | $ | 75152 | |||||
| 5DL0 | 600639 | $ | 89,256,974 | $ | 75153 | ||||||
| 5DM0 | 600633 | Administration & Operating | $ | 20,392,173 | $ | 75154 | |||||
| 5FX0 | 600638 | Medicaid Payment Withholding | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 6,000,000 | 75155 | ||||
| 5HL0 | 600602 | State and County Shared services | $ | 3,020,000 | $ | 3,020,000 | 75156 | ||||
| 5P50 | 600692 | $ | 220,600,000 | $ | 242,600,000 | 75157 | |||||
| 6130 | 600645 | Training Activities | $ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 | 75158 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services | 75159 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 458,570,025 | $ | 75160 | |||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 75161 |
| 3270 | 600606 | Child Welfare | $ | 29,769,865 | $ | 29,769,866 | 75162 | ||||
| 3310 | 600615 | Veterans Programs | $ | 0 | $ | 8,000,000 | 75163 | ||||
| 3310 | 600624 | Employment Services Programs | $ | 0 | $ | 33,943,023 | 75164 | ||||
| 3310 | 600686 | $ | 49,128,140 | $ | 75165 | ||||||
| 3840 | 600610 | Food Assistance |
$ | 180,381,394 | $ | 180,381,394 | 75166 | ||||
| 3850 | 600614 | Refugee Services | $ | 11,582,440 | $ | 12,564,952 | 75167 | ||||
| 3950 | 600616 | $ | 2,259,264 | $ | 2,259,264 | 75168 | |||||
| 3960 | 600620 | Social Services Block Grant | $ | 64,999,999 | $ | 64,999,998 | 75169 | ||||
| 3970 | 600626 | Child Support - Federal | $ | 255,812,837 | $ | 255,813,528 | 75170 | ||||
| 3980 | 600627 | Adoption |
$ | 352,183,862 | $ | 75171 | |||||
| 3A20 | 600641 | Emergency Food Distribution | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 5,000,000 | 75172 | ||||
| 3AW0 | 600675 | Faith Based Initiatives | $ | 544,140 | $ | 544,140 | 75173 | ||||
| 3D30 | 600648 | Children's Trust Fund Federal | $ | 2,040,524 | $ | 2,040,524 | 75174 | ||||
| 3ER0 | 600603 | Health Information Technology | $ | 411,661,286 | $ | 416,395,286 | 75175 | ||||
| 3F00 | 600623 | Health Care Federal | $ | 2,637,061,505 | $ | 2,720,724,869 | 75176 | ||||
| 3F00 | 600650 | Hospital Care Assurance |
$ | 372,784,046 | $ | 380,645,627 | 75177 | ||||
| 3FA0 | 600680 | $ | 9,405,000 | $ | 20,000,000 | 75178 | |||||
| 3G50 | 600655 | Interagency Reimbursement | $ | 1,621,305,787 | $ | 1,380,391,478 | 75179 | ||||
| 3H70 | 600617 | Child Care Federal | $ | 208,290,036 | $ | 204,813,731 | 75180 | ||||
| 3N00 | 600628 | $ | 133,963,142 | $ | 75181 | ||||||
| 3S50 | 600622 | Child Support Projects | $ | 534,050 | $ | 534,050 | 75182 | ||||
| 3V00 | 600688 | Workforce Investment Act Programs | $ | 176,496,250 | $ | 172,805,562 | 75183 | ||||
| 3V40 | 600678 | Federal Unemployment Programs | $ | 188,680,096 | $ | 186,723,415 | 75184 | ||||
| 3V40 | 600679 | $ | 4,166,988 | $ | 4,068,758 | 75185 | |||||
| 3V60 | 600689 | TANF Block Grant | $ | 727,968,260 | $ | 727,968,260 | 75186 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 75187 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 7,446,018,911 | $ | 7,302,795,120 | 75188 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 75189 |
| 1980 | 600647 | Children's Trust Fund | $ | 5,873,637 | $ | 5,873,848 | 75190 | ||||
| 4A90 | 600607 | Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund | $ | 21,924,998 | $ | 21,424,998 | 75191 | ||||
| 4A90 | 600694 | $ | 2,173,167 | $ | 2,117,031 | 75192 | |||||
| 4E30 | 600605 | $ | 2,878,320 | $ | 2,878,319 | 75193 | |||||
| 4E70 | 600604 | $ | 400,000 | $ | 400,000 | 75194 | |||||
| 4F10 | 600609 | Family and Children |
$ | 683,359 | $ | 683,549 | 75195 | ||||
| 4K10 | 600621 | $ | 41,405,596 | $ | 44,372,874 | 75196 | |||||
| 4Z10 | 600625 | HealthCare Compliance | $ | 11,551,076 | $ | 14,582,000 | 75197 | ||||
| 5AJ0 | 600631 | Money Follows the Person | $ | 5,483,080 | $ | 4,733,080 | 75198 | ||||
| 5DB0 | 600637 | Military Injury |
$ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,000,000 | 75199 | ||||
| 5DP0 | 600634 | Adoption Assistance Loan | $ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 | 75200 | ||||
| 5ES0 | 600630 | Food Bank Assistance | $ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 | 75201 | ||||
| 5GF0 | 600656 | $ | 436,000,000 | $ | 436,000,000 | 75202 | |||||
| 5KC0 | 600682 | Health Care |
$ | 10,000,000 | $ | 10,000,000 | 75203 | ||||
| 5KU0 | 600611 | Unemployment Compensation Support - Other Sources | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 4,000,000 | 75204 | ||||
| 5R20 | 600608 | $ | 402,489,308 | $ | 407,100,746 | 75205 | |||||
| 5S30 | 600629 | $ | 9,252,738 | $ | 9,147,791 | 75206 | |||||
| 5U30 | 600654 | Health Care |
$ | 24,400,000 | $ | 75207 | |||||
| 5U60 | 600663 | $ | 4,000,000 | $ | 4,000,000 | 75208 | |||||
| 6510 | 600649 | Hospital Care Assurance Program Fund | $ | 212,526,123 | $ | 217,008,050 | 75209 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 75210 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | $ | 75211 | ||||||||
| Agency Fund Group | 75212 |
| 1920 | 600646 | Child Support Intercept - Federal | $ | 130,000,000 | $ | 75213 | |||||
| 5830 | 600642 | Child Support Intercept - State | $ | 16,000,000 | $ | 75214 | |||||
| 5B60 | 600601 | Food Assistance Intercept | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 75215 | |||||
| TOTAL AGY Agency Fund Group | $ | 148,000,000 | $ | 75216 | |||||||
| Holding Account Redistribution Fund Group | 75217 |
| R012 | 600643 | Refunds and Audit Settlements | $ | 2,200,000 | $ | 2,200,000 | 75218 | ||||
| R013 | 600644 | Forgery Collections | $ | 10,000 | $ | 10,000 | 75219 | ||||
| TOTAL 090 Holding Account Redistribution Fund Group | $ | 2,210,000 | $ | 2,210,000 | 75220 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | $ | 75221 | ||||||||
| Sec. 309.30.10. HEALTH CARE/MEDICAID | 75223 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 600525, Health | 75224 |
| Care/Medicaid, shall not be limited by section 131.33 of the | 75225 |
| Revised Code. | 75226 |
| HEALTH CARE/MEDICAID ENDING BALANCE | 75227 |
| Thirty million dollars of the unexpended and unencumbered | 75228 |
| portion of appropriation item 600525, Health Care/Medicaid, at the | 75229 |
| end of fiscal year 2012 is hereby reappropriated to the Department | 75230 |
| of Job and Family Services for payments to nursing facilities for | 75231 |
| fiscal year 2013 in accordance with the section of this act titled | 75232 |
| "FISCAL YEAR 2013 QUALITY BONUS PAYMENTS TO NURSING FACILITIES." | 75233 |
| Sec. 309.30.30. REDUCTION IN MEDICAID PAYMENT RATES | 75234 |
| (A) As used in this section, "charge high trim point" means a | 75235 |
| measure, excluding the measure established by paragraph (A)(6) of | 75236 |
| rule 5101:3-2-07.9 of the Administrative Code, used to determine | 75237 |
| whether a claim for a hospital inpatient service qualifies for a | 75238 |
| cost outlier payment under the Medicaid program. | 75239 |
| (B) For fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013, the Director | 75240 |
| of Job and Family Services shall implement purchasing strategies | 75241 |
| and rate reductions for hospital and other Medicaid-covered | 75242 |
| services, as determined by the Director, that result in payment | 75243 |
| rates for those services being at least two per cent less than the | 75244 |
| respective payment rates for fiscal year 2011. In implementing the | 75245 |
| purchasing strategies and rate reductions, the Director shall do | 75246 |
| the following: | 75247 |
| (1) Notwithstanding the section of | 75248 |
| of the 129th General Assembly titled "CONTINUATION OF MEDICAID | 75249 |
| RATES FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES," modernize | 75250 |
| hospital inpatient and outpatient reimbursement methodologies by | 75251 |
| doing the following: | 75252 |
| (a) Modifying the inpatient hospital capital reimbursement | 75253 |
| methodology; | 75254 |
| (b) Establishing new diagnosis-related groups in a | 75255 |
| cost-neutral manner; | 75256 |
| (c) For hospital discharges that occur during the period | 75257 |
| beginning October 1, 2011, and ending January 1, 2012, modifying | 75258 |
| charge high trim points, as in effect on January 1, 2011, by a | 75259 |
| factor of 13.6%; | 75260 |
| (d) For hospital discharges that occur during the period | 75261 |
| beginning January 1, 2012, and ending on the effective date of the | 75262 |
| first of the new diagnosis-related groups established under | 75263 |
| division (B)(1)(b) of this section, modifying charge high trim | 75264 |
| points, as in effect on October 1, 2011, by a factor of 9.72%; | 75265 |
| (e) Implementing other changes the Director considers | 75266 |
| appropriate. | 75267 |
| (2) Establish selective contracting and prior authorization | 75268 |
| requirements for types of medical assistance the Director | 75269 |
| identifies. | 75270 |
| (C) A managed care organization under contract with the | 75271 |
| Department of Job and Family Services pursuant to section 5111.17 | 75272 |
| of the Revised Code shall use a new diagnosis-related group for a | 75273 |
| hospital inpatient service established under division (B)(1)(b) of | 75274 |
| this section for purposes of making payments under the Medicaid | 75275 |
| care management system for hospital inpatient services that are | 75276 |
| provided during the period beginning on the later of the effective | 75277 |
| date of the new diagnosis-related group or the effective date of | 75278 |
| this amendment and ending July 1, 2013. | 75279 |
| (D) The Director shall adopt rules under | 75280 |
| 5111.02, 5111.17, and 5111.85 of the Revised Code as necessary to | 75281 |
| implement this section. The rules adopted to implement divisions | 75282 |
| (B)(1)(a), (b), and (e) of this section shall include quality | 75283 |
| factors and quality-based incentive payments. | 75284 |
| | 75285 |
| intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded services | 75286 |
| provided under the Medicaid program. | 75287 |
| Sec. 309.30.33. HOSPITAL INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT | 75288 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL UPPER PAYMENT LIMIT PROGRAM; MEDICAID MANAGED CARE | 75289 |
| HOSPITAL INCENTIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM | 75290 |
| (A) As used in this section: | 75291 |
| (1) "Hospital" has the same meaning as in section 5112.40 of | 75292 |
| the Revised Code. | 75293 |
| (2) "Hospital Assessment Fund" means the fund created under | 75294 |
| section 5112.45 of the Revised Code. | 75295 |
| (3) "Medicaid managed care organization" means an entity | 75296 |
| under contract pursuant to section 5111.17 of the Revised Code to | 75297 |
| provide or arrange services for Medicaid recipients who are | 75298 |
| required or permitted to participate in the Medicaid care | 75299 |
| management system. | 75300 |
| (B) The Department of Job and Family Services shall submit to | 75301 |
| the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services a | 75302 |
| Medicaid state plan amendment to do both of the following: | 75303 |
| (1) Continue the Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient | 75304 |
| Supplemental Upper Payment Limit Program that was established | 75305 |
| pursuant to Section 309.30.17 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th | 75306 |
| General Assembly, with any modifications necessary to implement | 75307 |
| the program as described under division (D) of this section; | 75308 |
| (2) Create the Medicaid Managed Care Hospital Incentive | 75309 |
| Payment Program, as described under division (E) of this section. | 75310 |
| (C) Of the amounts deposited into the Hospital Assessment | 75311 |
| Fund in fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013: | 75312 |
| (1) Up to $432,432,725 (state and federal) in fiscal year | 75313 |
| 2012 and up to $415,162,388 (state and federal) in fiscal year | 75314 |
| 2013 shall be used for the Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient | 75315 |
| Supplemental Upper Payment Limit Program; | 75316 |
| (2) Up to $162,000,000 (state and federal) in each fiscal | 75317 |
| year shall be used for the Medicaid Managed Care Hospital | 75318 |
| Incentive Payment Program; | 75319 |
| (3) Up to $176,021,111 (state and federal) in fiscal year | 75320 |
| 2012 and up to $195,158,394 (state and federal) in fiscal year | 75321 |
| 2013 shall be used for the program authorized by the section of | 75322 |
| 75323 | |
| "CONTINUATION OF MEDICAID RATES FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT AND | 75324 |
| OUTPATIENT SERVICES." | 75325 |
| (D)(1) If the Medicaid state plan amendment submitted under | 75326 |
| division (B)(1) of this section is approved, the Department shall | 75327 |
| implement the Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Supplemental Upper | 75328 |
| Payment Limit Program during fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year | 75329 |
| 2013. Under the Program, subject to division (D)(2) of this | 75330 |
| section, supplemental Medicaid payments shall be made to hospitals | 75331 |
| for Medicaid-covered inpatient and outpatient services. The | 75332 |
| Department shall make the payments through amounts that are made | 75333 |
| available for the Program under division (C) of this section and | 75334 |
| any federal financial participation available for the Program. | 75335 |
| (2) The Department shall take all actions necessary to cease | 75336 |
| implementation of the Program if the United States Secretary | 75337 |
| determines that the assessment imposed under section 5112.41 of | 75338 |
| the Revised Code is an impermissible healthcare-related tax under | 75339 |
| section 1903(w) of the "Social Security Act," 105 Stat. 1793 | 75340 |
| (1991), 42 U.S.C. 1396b(w), as amended. | 75341 |
| (E)(1) If the Medicaid state plan amendment submitted under | 75342 |
| division (B)(2) of this section is approved, the Department shall | 75343 |
| implement the Medicaid Managed Care Hospital Incentive Payment | 75344 |
| Program. The purpose of the Program is to increase access to | 75345 |
| hospital services for Medicaid recipients who are enrolled in | 75346 |
| Medicaid managed care organizations. | 75347 |
| Under the Program, subject to division (E)(3) of this | 75348 |
| section, funds shall be provided to Medicaid managed care | 75349 |
| organizations, which shall use the funds to increase payments to | 75350 |
| hospitals for providing services to Medicaid recipients who are | 75351 |
| enrolled in the organizations. The Department shall provide the | 75352 |
| funds through amounts that are made available for the Program | 75353 |
| under division (C) of this section and any federal financial | 75354 |
| participation available for the Program. | 75355 |
| (2) Not later than July 1, 2012, the Department shall select | 75356 |
| an actuary to conduct a study of the contracted reimbursement | 75357 |
| rates between Medicaid managed care organizations and hospitals. | 75358 |
| The actuary shall determine if a reduction in the capitation rates | 75359 |
| paid to Medicaid managed care organizations in fiscal year 2013 is | 75360 |
| appropriate as a result of the contracted reimbursement rates | 75361 |
| between the organizations and hospitals. The actuary shall notify | 75362 |
| the Department of its determination. | 75363 |
| If the actuary determines that a reduction in the capitation | 75364 |
| rates paid to Medicaid managed care organizations in fiscal year | 75365 |
| 2013 will not achieve $22 million in state savings in fiscal year | 75366 |
| 2013, the state shall receive the difference between what the | 75367 |
| actuary determines the state will save and $22 million. The | 75368 |
| Department, in consultation with the Ohio Association of Health | 75369 |
| Plans and the Ohio Hospital Association, shall establish a | 75370 |
| methodology under which the difference is paid equally by Medicaid | 75371 |
| managed care organizations and hospitals in this state. | 75372 |
| Notwithstanding anything to the contrary specified in | 75373 |
| division (E)(3)(b) or (c) of this section, the Medicaid managed | 75374 |
| care organizations and hospitals shall pay the amounts determined | 75375 |
| under the methodology, unless the Department waives the | 75376 |
| requirement to make the payments. The requirement may be waived if | 75377 |
| spending for the Medicaid program in fiscal year 2013 is less than | 75378 |
| the amount that is budgeted for that fiscal year. If payments are | 75379 |
| made, the amount received by the Department shall be deposited | 75380 |
| into the state treasury to the credit of the Health Care | 75381 |
|
Compliance Fund created under section | 75382 |
| Revised Code. | 75383 |
| (3)(a) The Department shall not provide funds to Medicaid | 75384 |
| managed care organizations under the Program unless an actuary | 75385 |
| selected by the Department certifies that the Program would not | 75386 |
| violate the actuarial soundness of the capitation rates paid to | 75387 |
| Medicaid managed care organizations. | 75388 |
| (b) The Department shall not implement the Program in a | 75389 |
| manner that causes a hospital to receive less money from the | 75390 |
| Hospital Assessment Fund than the hospital would have received if | 75391 |
| the Program were not implemented. | 75392 |
| (c) The Department shall not implement the Program in a | 75393 |
| manner that causes a Medicaid managed care organization to receive | 75394 |
| a lower capitation payment rate solely because funds are made | 75395 |
| available to the organization under the Program. | 75396 |
| (d) The Department shall take all necessary actions to cease | 75397 |
| implementation of the Program if the United States Secretary | 75398 |
| determines that the assessment imposed under section 5112.41 of | 75399 |
| the Revised Code is an impermissible healthcare-related tax under | 75400 |
| section 1903(w) of the "Social Security Act," 105 Stat. 1793 | 75401 |
| (1991), 42 U.S.C. 1396b(w), as amended. | 75402 |
| (F) The Director of Budget and Management may authorize | 75403 |
| additional expenditures from appropriation item 600623, Health | 75404 |
| Care Federal, appropriation item 600525, Health Care/Medicaid, and | 75405 |
| appropriation item 600656, Medicaid-Hospital, in order to | 75406 |
| implement the programs authorized by this section and to implement | 75407 |
|
the section of | 75408 |
| Assembly titled "CONTINUATION OF MEDICAID RATES FOR HOSPITAL | 75409 |
| INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES." Any amounts authorized are | 75410 |
| hereby appropriated. | 75411 |
| (G) Nothing in this section reduces payments to children's | 75412 |
|
hospitals authorized under the section of | 75413 |
| 153 of the 129th General Assembly titled "CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS | 75414 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING." | 75415 |
| Sec. 309.30.53. MEDICAID MANAGED CARE EXEMPTIONS | 75416 |
| (A) As used in this section, "disabled individual" means any | 75417 |
| individual receiving services through the program for medically | 75418 |
| handicapped children established under section 3701.023 of the | 75419 |
| Revised Code who has one or more of the following conditions: | 75420 |
| (1) Cystic fibrosis; | 75421 |
| (2) Hemophilia; | 75422 |
| (3) Cancer. | 75423 |
| (B) Notwithstanding section 5111.16 of the Revised Code, as | 75424 |
|
amended by | 75425 |
| Assembly, the Department of Job and Family Services shall not | 75426 |
| include in the care management system established under that | 75427 |
|
section | 75428 |
| 75429 | |
| 75430 | |
| 75431 | |
| 75432 | |
| 75433 |
| | 75434 |
| | 75435 |
| | 75436 |
| services through the care management system immediately before | 75437 |
| June 30, 2011, until the later of the following: | 75438 |
| (1) January 1, 2014; | 75439 |
| (2) One year after the date that the Department first | 75440 |
| designates any individual who receives Medicaid on the basis of | 75441 |
| being aged, blind, or disabled who is under twenty-one years of | 75442 |
| age as an individual who is permitted or required to participate | 75443 |
| in the care management system. | 75444 |
| Sec. 309.35.73. HEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE APPROPRIATION | 75445 |
| Notwithstanding the provisions of section | 75446 |
|
of the Revised Code specifying the uses of the | 75447 |
| Care Compliance Fund, appropriations in appropriation item 600625, | 75448 |
| HealthCare Compliance, may be used for expenses incurred in | 75449 |
| implementation or operation of Health Home programs, contracts for | 75450 |
| consultants regarding Medicaid, and for the creation, | 75451 |
| modification, or replacement of any federally funded Medicaid | 75452 |
| healthcare systems in fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013. | 75453 |
| Sec. 315.10. JSC THE JUDICIARY/SUPREME COURT | 75454 |
| General Revenue Fund | 75455 |
| GRF | 005321 | Operating Expenses - Judiciary/Supreme Court | $ | $ | 75456 | ||||||
| GRF | 005406 | Law-Related Education | $ | 236,172 | $ | 236,172 | 75457 | ||||
| GRF | 005409 | Ohio Courts Technology Initiative | $ | 2,150,000 | $ | 2,150,000 | 75458 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | $ | 75459 | ||||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 75460 |
| 6720 | 005601 | Continuing Judicial Education | $ | 172,142 | $ | 169,420 | 75461 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund Group | $ | 172,142 | $ | 169,420 | 75462 | ||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 75463 |
| 3J00 | 005603 | Federal Grants | $ | 1,653,317 | $ | 1,605,717 | 75464 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 1,653,317 | $ | 1,605,717 | 75465 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 75466 |
| 4C80 | 005605 | Attorney Services | $ | 3,718,328 | $ | 3,695,192 | 75467 | ||||
| 5HT0 | 005617 | Court Interpreter Certification | $ | 39,000 | $ | 39,000 | 75468 | ||||
| 5T80 | 005609 | Grants and Awards | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 75469 | ||||
| 6A80 | 005606 | Supreme Court Admissions | $ | 1,223,340 | $ | 1,205,056 | 75470 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 5,030,668 | $ | 4,989,248 | 75471 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | $ | 75472 | ||||||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES - JUDICIARY/SUPREME COURT | 75473 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 005321, Operating | 75474 |
| Expenses - Judiciary/Supreme Court, up to $206,770 in each fiscal | 75475 |
| year may be used to support the functions of the State Criminal | 75476 |
| Sentencing Council. | 75477 |
| LAW-RELATED EDUCATION | 75478 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 005406, Law-Related | 75479 |
| Education, shall be distributed directly to the Ohio Center for | 75480 |
| Law-Related Education for the purposes of providing continuing | 75481 |
| citizenship education activities to primary and secondary | 75482 |
| students, expanding delinquency prevention programs, increasing | 75483 |
| activities for at-risk youth, and accessing additional public and | 75484 |
| private money for new programs. | 75485 |
| OHIO COURTS TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE | 75486 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 005409, Ohio Courts | 75487 |
| Technology Initiative, shall be used to fund an initiative by the | 75488 |
| Supreme Court to facilitate the exchange of information and | 75489 |
| warehousing of data by and between Ohio courts and other justice | 75490 |
| system partners through the creation of an Ohio Courts Network, | 75491 |
| the delivery of technology services to courts throughout the | 75492 |
| state, including the provision of hardware, software, and the | 75493 |
| development and implementation of educational and training | 75494 |
| programs for judges and court personnel, and operation of the | 75495 |
| Commission on Technology and the Courts by the Supreme Court for | 75496 |
| the promulgation of statewide rules, policies, and uniform | 75497 |
| standards, and to aid in the orderly adoption and comprehensive | 75498 |
| use of technology in Ohio courts. | 75499 |
| CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION | 75500 |
| The Continuing Judicial Education Fund (Fund 6720) shall | 75501 |
| consist of fees paid by judges and court personnel for attending | 75502 |
| continuing education courses and other gifts and grants received | 75503 |
| for the purpose of continuing judicial education. The foregoing | 75504 |
| appropriation item 005601, Continuing Judicial Education, shall be | 75505 |
| used to pay expenses for continuing education courses for judges | 75506 |
| and court personnel. If it is determined by the Administrative | 75507 |
| Director of the Supreme Court that additional appropriations are | 75508 |
| necessary, the amounts are hereby appropriated. | 75509 |
| No money in Fund 6720 shall be transferred to any other fund | 75510 |
| by the Director of Budget and Management or the Controlling Board. | 75511 |
| Interest earned on money in Fund 6720 shall be credited to the | 75512 |
| fund. | 75513 |
| FEDERAL GRANTS | 75514 |
| The Federal Grants Fund (Fund 3J00) shall consist of grants | 75515 |
| and other moneys awarded to the Supreme Court (The Judiciary) by | 75516 |
| the United States Government or other entities that receive the | 75517 |
| moneys directly from the United States Government and distribute | 75518 |
| those moneys to the Supreme Court (The Judiciary). The foregoing | 75519 |
| appropriation item 005603, Federal Grants, shall be used in a | 75520 |
| manner consistent with the purpose of the grant or award. If it is | 75521 |
| determined by the Administrative Director of the Supreme Court | 75522 |
| that additional appropriations are necessary, the amounts are | 75523 |
| hereby appropriated. | 75524 |
| No money in Fund 3J00 shall be transferred to any other fund | 75525 |
| by the Director of Budget and Management or the Controlling Board. | 75526 |
| However, interest earned on money in Fund 3J00 shall be credited | 75527 |
| or transferred to the General Revenue Fund. | 75528 |
| ATTORNEY SERVICES | 75529 |
| The Attorney Services Fund (Fund 4C80), formerly known as the | 75530 |
| Attorney Registration Fund, shall consist of money received by the | 75531 |
| Supreme Court (The Judiciary) pursuant to the Rules for the | 75532 |
| Government of the Bar of Ohio. In addition to funding other | 75533 |
| activities considered appropriate by the Supreme Court, the | 75534 |
| foregoing appropriation item 005605, Attorney Services, may be | 75535 |
| used to compensate employees and to fund appropriate activities of | 75536 |
| the following offices established by the Supreme Court: the Office | 75537 |
| of Disciplinary Counsel, the Board of Commissioners on Grievances | 75538 |
| and Discipline, the Clients' Security Fund, and the Attorney | 75539 |
| Services Division. If it is determined by the Administrative | 75540 |
| Director of the Supreme Court that additional appropriations are | 75541 |
| necessary, the amounts are hereby appropriated. | 75542 |
| No money in Fund 4C80 shall be transferred to any other fund | 75543 |
| by the Director of Budget and Management or the Controlling Board. | 75544 |
| Interest earned on money in Fund 4C80 shall be credited to the | 75545 |
| fund. | 75546 |
| COURT INTERPRETER CERTIFICATION | 75547 |
| The Court Interpreter Certification Fund (Fund 5HT0) shall | 75548 |
| consist of money received by the Supreme Court (The Judiciary) | 75549 |
| pursuant to Rules 80 through 87 of the Rules of Superintendence | 75550 |
| for the Courts of Ohio. The foregoing appropriation item 005617, | 75551 |
| Court Interpreter Certification, shall be used to provide | 75552 |
| training, to provide the written examination, and to pay language | 75553 |
| experts to rate, or grade, the oral examinations of those applying | 75554 |
| to become certified court interpreters. If it is determined by the | 75555 |
| Administrative Director that additional appropriations are | 75556 |
| necessary, the amounts are hereby appropriated. | 75557 |
| No money in Fund 5HT0 shall be transferred to any other fund | 75558 |
| by the Director of Budget and Management or the Controlling Board. | 75559 |
| Interest earned on money in Fund 5HT0 shall be credited to the | 75560 |
| fund. | 75561 |
| GRANTS AND AWARDS | 75562 |
| The Grants and Awards Fund (Fund 5T80) shall consist of | 75563 |
| grants and other money awarded to the Supreme Court (The | 75564 |
| Judiciary) by the State Justice Institute, the Division of | 75565 |
| Criminal Justice Services, or other entities. The foregoing | 75566 |
| appropriation item 005609, Grants and Awards, shall be used in a | 75567 |
| manner consistent with the purpose of the grant or award. If it is | 75568 |
| determined by the Administrative Director of the Supreme Court | 75569 |
| that additional appropriations are necessary, the amounts are | 75570 |
| hereby appropriated. | 75571 |
| No money in Fund 5T80 shall be transferred to any other fund | 75572 |
| by the Director of Budget and Management or the Controlling Board. | 75573 |
| However, interest earned on money in Fund 5T80 shall be credited | 75574 |
| or transferred to the General Revenue Fund. | 75575 |
| SUPREME COURT ADMISSIONS | 75576 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 005606, Supreme Court | 75577 |
| Admissions, shall be used to compensate Supreme Court employees | 75578 |
| who are primarily responsible for administering the attorney | 75579 |
| admissions program under the Rules for the Government of the Bar | 75580 |
| of Ohio, and to fund any other activities considered appropriate | 75581 |
| by the court. Moneys shall be deposited into the Supreme Court | 75582 |
| Admissions Fund (Fund 6A80) under the Supreme Court Rules for the | 75583 |
| Government of the Bar of Ohio. If it is determined by the | 75584 |
| Administrative Director of the Supreme Court that additional | 75585 |
| appropriations are necessary, the amounts are hereby appropriated. | 75586 |
| No money in Fund 6A80 shall be transferred to any other fund | 75587 |
| by the Director of Budget and Management or the Controlling Board. | 75588 |
| Interest earned on money in Fund 6A80 shall be credited to the | 75589 |
| fund. | 75590 |
| Sec. 327.10. LCO LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION | 75591 |
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 75592 |
| 5LP0 | 970601 | Commission Operating Expense | $ | 0 | $ | 754,146 | 75593 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 0 | $ | 754,146 | 75594 | ||||||
| Liquor Control Fund Group | 75595 |
| 7043 | 970321 | Operating Expenses | $ | 753,933 | $ | 75596 | |||||
| TOTAL LCF Liquor Control Fund Group | $ | 753,933 | $ | 75597 | |||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 753,933 | $ | 754,146 | 75598 | ||||||
| Sec. 335.10. AMB OHIO MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION BOARD | 75600 |
| General Services Fund Group | 75601 |
| 4K90 | 915604 | Operating Expenses | $ | 493,641 | $ | 75602 | |||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services | 75603 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 493,641 | $ | 75604 | |||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 493,641 | $ | 75605 | |||||||
| Sec. 337.10. DMH DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH | 75607 |
| General Revenue Fund | 75608 |
| GRF | 332401 | Forensic Services | $ | 3,244,251 | $ | 3,244,251 | 75609 | ||||
| GRF | 333321 | Central Administration | $ | 16,000,000 | $ | 16,000,000 | 75610 | ||||
| GRF | 333402 | Resident Trainees | $ | 450,000 | $ | 450,000 | 75611 | ||||
| GRF | 333403 | Pre-Admission Screening Expenses | $ | 486,119 | $ | 75612 | |||||
| GRF | 333415 | Lease-Rental Payments | $ | 18,394,250 | $ | 75613 | |||||
| GRF | 333416 | Research Program Evaluation | $ | 421,724 | $ | 421,998 | 75614 | ||||
| GRF | 334412 | Hospital Services | $ | 194,918,888 | $ | 75615 | |||||
| GRF | 334506 | Court Costs | $ | 584,210 | $ | 584,210 | 75616 | ||||
| GRF | 335405 | Family & Children First | $ | 1,386,000 | $ | 1,386,000 | 75617 | ||||
| GRF | 335419 | Community Medication Subsidy | $ | 8,963,818 | $ | 8,963,818 | 75618 | ||||
| GRF | 335501 | Mental Health Medicaid Match | $ | 186,400,000 | $ | 0 | 75619 | ||||
| GRF | 335505 | Local Mental Health Systems of Care | $ | 49,963,776 | $ | 75620 | |||||
| GRF | 335506 | Residential State Supplement | $ | 4,702,875 | $ | 4,702,875 | 75621 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 485,915,911 | $ | 75622 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 75623 |
| 1490 | 333609 | Central Office Operating | $ | 1,343,190 | $ | 1,343,190 | 75624 | ||||
| 1490 | 334609 | Hospital - Operating Expenses | $ | 28,190,000 | $ | 28,190,000 | 75625 | ||||
| 1500 | 334620 | Special Education | $ | 150,000 | $ | 150,000 | 75626 | ||||
| 4P90 | 335604 | Community Mental Health Projects | $ | 4,061,100 | $ | 250,000 | 75627 | ||||
| 1510 | 336601 | Office of Support Services | $ | 129,770,770 | $ | 75628 | |||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund Group | $ | 163,515,060 | $ | 75629 | |||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 75630 |
| 3240 | 333605 | Medicaid/Medicare | $ | 154,500 | $ | 154,500 | 75631 | ||||
| 3A60 | 333608 | Federal Miscellaneous | $ | 140,000 | $ | 140,000 | 75632 | ||||
| 3A70 | 333612 | Social Services Block Grant | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 75633 | ||||
| 3A80 | 333613 | Federal Grant - Administration | $ | 4,717,000 | $ | 4,717,000 | 75634 | ||||
| 3A90 | 333614 | Mental Health Block Grant - Administration | $ | 748,470 | $ | 748,470 | 75635 | ||||
| 3B10 | 333635 | Community Medicaid Expansion | $ | 13,691,682 | $ | 13,691,682 | 75636 | ||||
| 3240 | 334605 | Medicaid/Medicare | $ | 28,200,000 | $ | 28,200,000 | 75637 | ||||
| 3A60 | 334608 | Federal Miscellaneous | $ | 200,000 | $ | 200,000 | 75638 | ||||
| 3A80 | 334613 | Federal Letter of Credit | $ | 200,000 | $ | 200,000 | 75639 | ||||
| 3A60 | 335608 | Federal Miscellaneous | $ | 2,170,000 | $ | 2,170,000 | 75640 | ||||
| 3A70 | 335612 | Social Services Block Grant | $ | 8,400,000 | $ | 8,400,000 | 75641 | ||||
| 3A80 | 335613 | Federal Grant - Community Mental Health Board Subsidy | $ | 2,500,000 | $ | 2,500,000 | 75642 | ||||
| 3A90 | 335614 | Mental Health Block Grant | $ | 14,200,000 | $ | 14,200,000 | 75643 | ||||
| 3B10 | 335635 | Community Medicaid Expansion | $ | 346,200,000 | $ | 0 | 75644 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 421,571,652 | $ | 75,371,652 | 75645 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 75646 |
| 2320 | 333621 | Family and Children First Administration | $ | 448,286 | $ | 432,197 | 75647 | ||||
| 4850 | 333632 | Mental Health Operating | $ | 134,233 | $ | 134,233 | 75648 | ||||
| 4X50 | 333607 | Behavioral Health Medicaid Services | $ | 3,000,624 | $ | 3,000,624 | 75649 | ||||
| 5V20 | 333611 | Non-Federal Miscellaneous | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | 75650 | ||||
| 4850 | 334632 | Mental Health Operating | $ | 2,477,500 | $ | 2,477,500 | 75651 | ||||
| 5AU0 | 335615 | Behavioral Healthcare | $ | 6,690,000 | $ | 6,690,000 | 75652 | ||||
| 6320 | 335616 | Community Capital Replacement | $ | 350,000 | $ | 350,000 | 75653 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue Fund Group | $ | 13,200,643 | $ | 13,184,554 | 75654 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 1,084,203,266 | $ | 75655 | |||||||
| Sec. 343.10. DNR DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 75657 |
| General Revenue Fund | 75658 |
| GRF | 725401 | Wildlife-GRF Central Support | $ | 1,800,000 | $ | 1,800,000 | 75659 | ||||
| GRF | 725413 | Lease Rental Payments | $ | 20,568,600 | $ | 19,734,700 | 75660 | ||||
| GRF | 725456 | Canal Lands | $ | 135,000 | $ | 135,000 | 75661 | ||||
| GRF | 725502 | Soil and Water Districts | $ | 2,900,000 | $ | 2,900,000 | 75662 | ||||
| GRF | 725505 | Healthy Lake Erie Fund | $ | 0 | $ | 3,000,000 | 75663 | ||||
| GRF | 725903 | Natural Resources General Obligation Debt Service | $ | 5,375,300 | $ | 25,209,100 | 75664 | ||||
| GRF | 727321 | Division of Forestry | $ | 4,878,338 | $ | 4,880,000 | 75665 | ||||
| GRF | 729321 | Office of Information Technology | $ | 194,118 | $ | 197,117 | 75666 | ||||
| GRF | 730321 | Division of Parks and Recreation | $ | 30,000,000 | $ | 30,000,000 | 75667 | ||||
| GRF | 736321 | Division of Engineering | $ | 3,024,459 | $ | 75668 | |||||
| GRF | 737321 | Division of Soil and Water Resources | $ | 4,982,961 | $ | 4,983,356 | 75669 | ||||
| GRF | 741321 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves | $ | 1,200,000 | $ | 1,200,000 | 75670 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 75,058,776 | $ | 75671 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 75672 |
| 1550 | 725601 | Departmental Projects | $ | 3,365,651 | $ | 75673 | |||||
| 1570 | 725651 | Central Support Indirect | $ | 5,854,167 | $ | 5,857,800 | 75674 | ||||
| 2040 | 725687 | Information Services | $ | 4,659,276 | $ | 4,643,835 | 75675 | ||||
| 2070 | 725690 | Real Estate Services | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 75676 | ||||
| 2230 | 725665 | Law Enforcement Administration | $ | 2,106,776 | $ | 2,126,432 | 75677 | ||||
| 2270 | 725406 | Parks Projects Personnel | $ | 436,500 | $ | 436,500 | 75678 | ||||
| 4300 | 725671 | Canal Lands | $ | 907,618 | $ | 75679 | |||||
| 4D50 | 725618 | Recycled Materials | $ | 50,000 | $ | 75680 | |||||
| 4S90 | 725622 | NatureWorks Personnel | $ | 400,358 | $ | 400,358 | 75681 | ||||
| 4X80 | 725662 | Water Resources Council | $ | 138,011 | $ | 138,005 | 75682 | ||||
| 5100 | 725631 | Maintenance - State-owned Residences | $ | 303,611 | $ | 303,611 | 75683 | ||||
| 5160 | 725620 | Water Management | $ | 2,541,565 | $ | 2,559,292 | 75684 | ||||
| 6350 | 725664 | Fountain Square Facilities Management | $ | 3,544,623 | $ | 75685 | |||||
| 6970 | 725670 | Submerged Lands | $ | 836,162 | $ | 848,546 | 75686 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services | 75687 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 25,194,318 | $ | 75688 | |||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 75689 |
| 3320 | 725669 | Federal Mine Safety Grant | $ | 258,102 | $ | 258,102 | 75690 | ||||
| 3B30 | 725640 | Federal Forest Pass-Thru | $ | 600,000 | $ | 600,000 | 75691 | ||||
| 3B40 | 725641 | Federal Flood Pass-Thru | $ | 600,000 | $ | 600,000 | 75692 | ||||
| 3B50 | 725645 | Federal Abandoned Mine Lands | $ | 21,007,667 | $ | 21,207,667 | 75693 | ||||
| 3B60 | 725653 | Federal Land and Water Conservation Grants | $ | 1,150,000 | $ | 1,150,000 | 75694 | ||||
| 3B70 | 725654 | Reclamation - Regulatory | $ | 3,200,000 | $ | 3,200,000 | 75695 | ||||
| 3P10 | 725632 | Geological Survey - Federal | $ | 692,401 | $ | 692,401 | 75696 | ||||
| 3P20 | 725642 | Oil and Gas-Federal | $ | 234,509 | $ | 234,509 | 75697 | ||||
| 3P30 | 725650 | Coastal Management - Federal | $ | 3,290,633 | $ | 3,290,633 | 75698 | ||||
| 3P40 | 725660 | Federal - Soil and Water Resources | $ | 1,213,048 | $ | 1,209,957 | 75699 | ||||
| 3R50 | 725673 | Acid Mine Drainage Abatement/Treatment | $ | 2,025,001 | $ | 2,025,001 | 75700 | ||||
| 3Z50 | 725657 | Federal Recreation and Trails | $ | 1,850,000 | $ | 1,850,000 | 75701 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 75702 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 36,121,361 | $ | 36,318,270 | 75703 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 75704 |
| 4J20 | 725628 | Injection Well Review | $ | 130,899 | $ | 128,466 | 75705 | ||||
| 4M70 | 725686 | Wildfire Suppression | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | 75706 | ||||
| 4U60 | 725668 | Scenic Rivers Protection | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | 75707 | ||||
| 5090 | 725602 | State Forest | $ | 7,891,747 | $ | 7,058,793 | 75708 | ||||
| 5110 | 725646 | Ohio Geological Mapping | $ | 704,777 | $ | 705,130 | 75709 | ||||
| 5120 | 725605 | State Parks Operations | $ | 32,284,117 | $ | 31,550,444 | 75710 | ||||
| 5140 | 725606 | Lake Erie Shoreline | $ | 1,502,654 | $ | 1,505,983 | 75711 | ||||
| 5180 | 725643 | Oil and Gas Permit Fees | $ | 5,821,970 | $ | 75712 | |||||
| 5180 | 725677 | Oil and Gas Well Plugging | $ | 800,000 | $ | 800,000 | 75713 | ||||
| 5210 | 725627 | Off-Road Vehicle Trails | $ | 143,490 | $ | 143,490 | 75714 | ||||
| 5220 | 725656 | Natural Areas and Preserves | $ | 546,580 | $ | 546,639 | 75715 | ||||
| 5260 | 725610 | Strip Mining Administration Fee | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,000,000 | 75716 | ||||
| 5270 | 725637 | Surface Mining Administration | $ | 1,940,977 | $ | 1,941,532 | 75717 | ||||
| 5290 | 725639 | Unreclaimed Land Fund | $ | 2,004,180 | $ | 2,004,180 | 75718 | ||||
| 5310 | 725648 | Reclamation Forfeiture | $ | 1,423,000 | $ | 75719 | |||||
| 5320 | 725644 | Litter Control and Recycling | $ | 4,926,730 | $ | 75720 | |||||
| 5860 | 725633 | Scrap Tire Program | $ | 1,497,645 | $ | 75721 | |||||
| 5B30 | 725674 | Mining Regulation | $ | 28,135 | $ | 28,135 | 75722 | ||||
| 5BV0 | 725658 | Heidelberg Water Quality Lab | $ | 250,000 | $ | 250,000 | 75723 | ||||
| 5BV0 | 725683 | Soil and Water Districts | $ | 8,000,000 | $ | 8,000,000 | 75724 | ||||
| 5CU0 | 725647 | Mine Safety | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,000,000 | 75725 | ||||
| 5EJ0 | 725608 | Forestry Law Enforcement | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,000 | 75726 | ||||
| 5EK0 | 725611 | Natural Areas & Preserves Law Enforcement | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,000 | 75727 | ||||
| 5EL0 | 725612 | Wildlife Law Enforcement | $ | 12,000 | $ | 12,000 | 75728 | ||||
| 5EM0 | 725613 | Park Law Enforcement | $ | 34,000 | $ | 34,000 | 75729 | ||||
| 5EN0 | 725614 | Watercraft Law Enforcement | $ | 2,500 | $ | 2,500 | 75730 | ||||
| 5HK0 | 725625 | Ohio Nature Preserves | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,000 | 75731 | ||||
| 6150 | 725661 | Dam Safety | $ | 925,344 | $ | 926,028 | 75732 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 75733 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 76,073,745 | $ | 75734 | |||||||
| Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Group | 75735 |
| 7061 | 725405 | Clean Ohio Operating | $ | 300,775 | $ | 300,775 | 75736 | ||||
| TOTAL CLF Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Group | $ | 300,775 | $ | 300,775 | 75737 | ||||||
| Wildlife Fund Group | 75738 |
| 5P20 | 725634 | Wildlife Boater Angler Administration | $ | 4,000,000 | $ | 4,000,000 | 75739 | ||||
| 7015 | 740401 | Division of Wildlife Conservation | $ | 52,721,044 | $ | 51,669,158 | 75740 | ||||
| 8150 | 725636 | Cooperative Management Projects | $ | 120,449 | $ | 120,449 | 75741 | ||||
| 8160 | 725649 | Wetlands Habitat | $ | 966,885 | $ | 966,885 | 75742 | ||||
| 8170 | 725655 | Wildlife Conservation Checkoff Fund | $ | 3,240,000 | $ | 3,240,000 | 75743 | ||||
| 8180 | 725629 | Cooperative Fisheries Research | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,500,000 | 75744 | ||||
| 8190 | 725685 | Ohio River Management | $ | 128,584 | $ | 128,584 | 75745 | ||||
| TOTAL WLF Wildlife Fund Group | $ | 62,676,962 | $ | 61,625,076 | 75746 | ||||||
| Waterways Safety Fund Group | 75747 |
| 7086 | 725414 | Waterways Improvement | $ | 5,692,601 | $ | 5,693,671 | 75748 | ||||
| 7086 | 725418 | Buoy Placement | $ | 52,182 | $ | 52,182 | 75749 | ||||
| 7086 | 725501 | Waterway Safety Grants | $ | 120,000 | $ | 120,000 | 75750 | ||||
| 7086 | 725506 | Watercraft Marine Patrol | $ | 576,153 | $ | 576,153 | 75751 | ||||
| 7086 | 725513 | Watercraft Educational Grants | $ | 366,643 | $ | 366,643 | 75752 | ||||
| 7086 | 739401 | Division of Watercraft | $ | 18,040,593 | $ | 17,552,370 | 75753 | ||||
| TOTAL WSF Waterways Safety Fund | 75754 | ||||||||||
| Group | $ | 24,848,172 | $ | 24,361,019 | 75755 | ||||||
| Accrued Leave Liability Fund Group | 75756 |
| 4M80 | 725675 | FOP Contract | $ | 20,219 | $ | 20,219 | 75757 | ||||
| TOTAL ALF Accrued Leave | 75758 | ||||||||||
| Liability Fund Group | $ | 20,219 | $ | 20,219 | 75759 | ||||||
| Holding Account Redistribution Fund Group | 75760 |
| R017 | 725659 | Performance Cash Bond Refunds | $ | 296,263 | $ | 296,263 | 75761 | ||||
| R043 | 725624 | Forestry | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,154,750 | 75762 | ||||
| TOTAL 090 Holding Account | 75763 | ||||||||||
| Redistribution Fund Group | $ | 2,296,263 | $ | 2,451,013 | 75764 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 302,590,591 | $ | 75765 | |||||||
| Sec. 343.40. LEASE RENTAL PAYMENTS | 75767 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 725413, Lease Rental | 75768 |
| Payments, shall be used to meet all payments at the times they are | 75769 |
| required to be made during the period from July 1, 2011, through | 75770 |
| June 30, 2013, by the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to | 75771 |
| leases and agreements made under section 154.22 of the Revised | 75772 |
| Code. These appropriations are the source of funds pledged for | 75773 |
| bond service charges or obligations issued pursuant to Chapter | 75774 |
| 154. of the Revised Code. | 75775 |
| CANAL LANDS | 75776 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 725456, Canal Lands, shall | 75777 |
| be used to transfer funds to the Canal Lands Fund (Fund 4300) to | 75778 |
| provide operating expenses for the State Canal Lands Program. The | 75779 |
| transfer shall be made using an intrastate transfer voucher and | 75780 |
| shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Budget and | 75781 |
| Management. | 75782 |
| HEALTHY LAKE ERIE FUND | 75783 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 725505, Healthy Lake Erie | 75784 |
| Fund, shall be used by the Director of Natural Resources, in | 75785 |
| consultation with the Director of Agriculture and the Director of | 75786 |
| Environmental Protection, to implement nonstatutory | 75787 |
| recommendations of the Agriculture Nutrients and Water Quality | 75788 |
| Working Group. The Director shall give priority to recommendations | 75789 |
| that encourage farmers to adopt agricultural production guidelines | 75790 |
| commonly known as 4R nutrient stewardship practices. Funds may | 75791 |
| also be used for enhanced soil testing in the Western Lake Erie | 75792 |
| Basin, monitoring the quality of Lake Erie and its tributaries, | 75793 |
| and establishing pilot projects that have the goal of reducing | 75794 |
| algae blooms in Lake Erie. | 75795 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE | 75796 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 725903, Natural Resources | 75797 |
| General Obligation Debt Service, shall be used to pay all debt | 75798 |
| service and related financing costs during the period July 1, | 75799 |
| 2011, through June 30, 2013, on obligations issued under sections | 75800 |
| 151.01 and 151.05 of the Revised Code. | 75801 |
| Sec. 365.10. PUC PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO | 75802 |
| General Services Fund Group | 75803 |
| 5F60 | 870622 | Utility and Railroad Regulation | $ | 30,637,234 | $ | 31,638,708 | 75804 | ||||
| 5F60 | 870624 | NARUC/NRRI Subsidy | $ | 158,000 | $ | 75805 | |||||
| 5F60 | 870625 | Motor Transportation Regulation | $ | 4,976,641 | $ | 75806 | |||||
| 5Q50 | 870626 | Telecommunications Relay Service | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 5,000,000 | 75807 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services | 75808 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 40,771,875 | $ | 75809 | |||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 75810 |
| 3330 | 870601 | Gas Pipeline Safety | $ | 597,959 | $ | 597,959 | 75811 | ||||
| 3500 | 870608 | Motor Carrier Safety | $ | 7,351,660 | $ | 7,351,660 | 75812 | ||||
| 3CU0 | 870627 | Electric Market Modeling | $ | 91,183 | $ | 0 | 75813 | ||||
| 3EA0 | 870630 | Energy Assurance Planning | $ | 384,000 | $ | 384,000 | 75814 | ||||
| 3ED0 | 870631 | State Regulators Assistance | $ | 231,824 | $ | 231,824 | 75815 | ||||
| 3V30 | 870604 | Commercial Vehicle Information Systems/Networks | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | 75816 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 75817 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 8,756,626 | $ | 8,665,443 | 75818 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 75819 |
| 4A30 | 870614 | Grade Crossing Protection Devices-State | $ | 1,347,357 | $ | 1,347,357 | 75820 | ||||
| 4L80 | 870617 | Pipeline Safety-State | $ | 181,992 | $ | 181,992 | 75821 | ||||
| 4S60 | 870618 | Hazardous Material Registration | $ | 450,395 | $ | 75822 | |||||
| 4S60 | 870621 | Hazardous Materials Base State Registration | $ | 373,346 | $ | 75823 | |||||
| 4U80 | 870620 | Civil Forfeitures | $ | 277,347 | $ | 75824 | |||||
| 5590 | 870605 | Public Utilities Territorial Administration | $ | 3,880 | $ | 75825 | |||||
| 5600 | 870607 | Special Assessment | $ | 97,000 | $ | 75826 | |||||
| 5610 | 870606 | Power Siting Board | $ | 631,508 | $ | 75827 | |||||
| 5BP0 | 870623 | Wireless 9-1-1 Administration | $ | 36,440,000 | $ | 75828 | |||||
| 5HD0 | 870629 | Radioactive Waste Transportation | $ | 98,800 | $ | 75829 | |||||
| 5LT0 | 870640 | Intrastate Registration | $ | 0 | $ | 180,000 | 75830 | ||||
| 5LT0 | 870641 | Unified Carrier Registration | $ | 0 | $ | 420,000 | 75831 | ||||
| 5LT0 | 870642 | Hazardous Materials Registration | $ | 0 | $ | 823,741 | 75832 | ||||
| 5LT0 | 870643 | Nonhazardous Materials Civil Forfeiture | $ | 0 | $ | 277,496 | 75833 | ||||
| 5LT0 | 870644 | Hazardous Materials Civil Forfeiture | $ | 0 | $ | 898,800 | 75834 | ||||
| 5LT0 | 870645 | Motor Carrier Enforcement | $ | 0 | $ | 5,401,318 | 75835 | ||||
| 6380 | 870611 | Biofuels/Municipal Waste Technology | $ | 570 | $ | 0 | 75836 | ||||
| 6610 | 870612 | Hazardous Materials Transportation | $ | 898,800 | $ | 75837 | |||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 75838 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 40,800,995 | $ | 75839 | |||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 90,329,496 | $ | 75840 | |||||||
| COMMUNITY-VOICEMAIL SERVICE PILOT PROGRAM | 75841 |
| The Community-voicemail Service Pilot Program assessments | 75842 |
| authorized by Section 6 of Sub. S.B. 162 of the 128th General | 75843 |
| Assembly shall cease. These assessments shall be refunded without | 75844 |
| interest to those assessed under the program by the Public | 75845 |
| Utilities Commission within 60 days of the effective date of this | 75846 |
| section. | 75847 |
| FUND ADJUSTMENTS | 75848 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the | 75849 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the cash balances | 75850 |
| in the Hazardous Materials Registration Fund (Fund 4S60) and the | 75851 |
| Base State Registration Fund (Fund 4G40) to the Public Utilities | 75852 |
| Transportation Safety Fund (Fund 5LT0). The Director shall cancel | 75853 |
| any existing encumbrances against appropriation items 870618, | 75854 |
| Hazardous Material Registration, and 870621, Hazardous Materials | 75855 |
| Base State Registration, and reestablish them against | 75856 |
| appropriation item 870642, Hazardous Materials Registration. The | 75857 |
| amounts of the reestablished encumbrances are hereby appropriated. | 75858 |
| Upon completion of these transfers, the Hazardous Materials | 75859 |
| Registration Fund (Fund 4S60) and the Base State Registration Fund | 75860 |
| (Fund 4G40) are hereby abolished. | 75861 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the | 75862 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the cash balance | 75863 |
| in the Transportation Enforcement Fund (Fund 4U80) to the Public | 75864 |
| Utilities Transportation Safety Fund (Fund 5LT0). The Director | 75865 |
| shall cancel any existing encumbrances against appropriation item | 75866 |
| 870620, Civil Forfeitures, and reestablish them against | 75867 |
| appropriation item 870643, Nonhazardous Materials Civil | 75868 |
| Forfeitures. The amounts of the reestablished encumbrances are | 75869 |
| hereby appropriated. Upon completion of these transfers, the | 75870 |
| Transportation Enforcement Fund (Fund 4U80) is hereby abolished. | 75871 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the | 75872 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the cash balance | 75873 |
| in the Radioactive Waste Transportation Fund (Fund 5HD0) to the | 75874 |
| Public Utilities Transportation Safety Fund (Fund 5LT0). The | 75875 |
| Director shall cancel any existing encumbrances against | 75876 |
| appropriation item 870629, Radioactive Waste Transportation, and | 75877 |
| reestablish them against appropriation item 870645, Motor Carrier | 75878 |
| Enforcement. The amounts of the reestablished encumbrances are | 75879 |
| hereby appropriated. Upon completion of these transfers, the | 75880 |
| Radioactive Waste Transportation Fund (Fund 5HD0) is hereby | 75881 |
| abolished. | 75882 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the | 75883 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the cash balance | 75884 |
| in the Hazardous Materials Transportation Fund (Fund 6610) to the | 75885 |
| Public Utilities Transportation Safety Fund (Fund 5LT0). The | 75886 |
| Director shall cancel any existing encumbrances against | 75887 |
| appropriation item 870612, Hazardous Materials Transportation, and | 75888 |
| reestablish them against appropriation item 870644, Hazardous | 75889 |
| Materials Civil Forfeitures. The amounts of the reestablished | 75890 |
| encumbrances are hereby appropriated. Upon completion of these | 75891 |
| transfers, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Fund (Fund 6610) | 75892 |
| is hereby abolished. | 75893 |
| On July 1, 2012, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the | 75894 |
| Director of Budget and Management shall transfer cash in an amount | 75895 |
| up to $21,000,000 from the Public Utilities Fund (Fund 5F60) to | 75896 |
| the Public Utilities Transportation Safety Fund (Fund 5LT0). The | 75897 |
| Director shall cancel any existing encumbrances against | 75898 |
| appropriation item 870625, Motor Transportation Regulation, and | 75899 |
| reestablish encumbrances or parts of encumbrances as needed in the | 75900 |
| fiscal year in the appropriate fund and appropriation item for the | 75901 |
| same purpose and to the same vendor. The amounts of the | 75902 |
| reestablished encumbrances are hereby appropriated. | 75903 |
| The fund created by division (E) of section 4921.21 of the | 75904 |
| Revised Code is the same fund, with the same name, as the Motor | 75905 |
| Carrier Safety Fund (Fund 3500). | 75906 |
| The fund created by division (D) of section 4921.21 of the | 75907 |
| Revised Code is the same fund, with the same name, as the | 75908 |
| Commercial Vehicle Transportation Systems Fund (Fund 3V30). | 75909 |
| Sec. 367.10. PWC PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION | 75910 |
| General Revenue Fund | 75911 |
| GRF | 150904 | Conservation General Obligation Debt Service | $ | 21,953,000 | $ | 29,297,300 | 75912 | ||||
| GRF | 150907 | State Capital Improvements | $ | 106,770,600 | $ | 75913 | |||||
| General Obligation Debt Service | 75914 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 128,723,600 | $ | 75915 | |||||||
| Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Group | 75916 |
| 7056 | 150403 | Clean Ohio Operating Expenses | $ | 300,000 | $ | 288,980 | 75917 | ||||
| TOTAL 056 Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Group | $ | 300,000 | $ | 288,980 | 75918 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 129,023,600 | $ | 75919 | |||||||
| CONSERVATION GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE | 75920 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 150904, Conservation General | 75921 |
| Obligation Debt Service, shall be used to pay all debt service and | 75922 |
| related financing costs during the period from July 1, 2011, | 75923 |
| through June 30, 2013, at the times they are required to be made | 75924 |
| for obligations issued under sections 151.01 and 151.09 of the | 75925 |
| Revised Code. | 75926 |
| STATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE | 75927 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 150907, State Capital | 75928 |
| Improvements General Obligation Debt Service, shall be used to pay | 75929 |
| all debt service and related financing costs during the period | 75930 |
| from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2013, at the times they are | 75931 |
| required to be made for obligations issued under sections 151.01 | 75932 |
| and 151.08 of the Revised Code. | 75933 |
| CLEAN OHIO OPERATING EXPENSES | 75934 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 150403, Clean Ohio Operating | 75935 |
| Expenses, shall be used by the Ohio Public Works Commission in | 75936 |
| administering Clean Ohio Conservation Fund (Fund 7056) projects | 75937 |
| pursuant to sections 164.20 to 164.27 of the Revised Code. | 75938 |
| REIMBURSEMENT TO THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND | 75939 |
| (A) On or before July 15, 2013, the Director of the Public | 75940 |
| Works Commission shall certify to the Director of Budget and | 75941 |
| Management the following: | 75942 |
| (1) The total amount disbursed from appropriation item | 75943 |
| 700409, Farmland Preservation, during the FY 2012-FY 2013 | 75944 |
| biennium; and | 75945 |
| (2) The amount of interest earnings that have been credited | 75946 |
| to the Clean Ohio Conservation Fund (Fund 7056) that are in excess | 75947 |
| of the amount needed for other purposes as calculated by the | 75948 |
| Director of the Public Works Commission. | 75949 |
| (B) If the Director of Budget and Management determines under | 75950 |
| division (A)(2) of this section that there are excess interest | 75951 |
| earnings, the Director of Budget and Management shall, on or | 75952 |
| before July 15, 2013, transfer the excess interest earnings to the | 75953 |
| General Revenue Fund in an amount equal to the total amount | 75954 |
| disbursed under division (A)(1) of this section from the Clean | 75955 |
| Ohio Conservation Fund (Fund 7056). | 75956 |
| Sec. 369.10. RAC STATE RACING COMMISSION | 75957 |
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 75958 |
| 5620 | 875601 | Thoroughbred Race Fund | $ | 1,796,328 | $ | 1,696,456 | 75959 | ||||
| 5630 | 875602 | Standardbred Development Fund | $ | 1,697,418 | $ | 1,697,452 | 75960 | ||||
| 5640 | 875603 | Quarter Horse Development Fund | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,000 | 75961 | ||||
| 5650 | 875604 | Racing Commission Operating | $ | 3,095,331 | $ | 2,934,178 | 75962 | ||||
| 5C40 | 875607 | Simulcast Horse Racing Purse | $ | 12,000,000 | $ | 12,000,000 | 75963 | ||||
| 5JK0 | 875610 | Racing Commission Fund | $ | 339,919 | $ | 8,169,547 | 75964 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 75965 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | $ | 75966 | ||||||||
| Holding Account Redistribution Fund Group | 75967 |
| R021 | 875605 | Bond Reimbursements | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | 75968 | ||||
| TOTAL 090 Holding Account Redistribution | 75969 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | 75970 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | $ | 75971 | ||||||||
| Sec. 371.10. BOR BOARD OF REGENTS | 75973 |
| General Revenue Fund | 75974 |
| GRF | 235321 | Operating Expenses | $ | 2,300,000 | $ | 2,300,000 | 75975 | ||||
| GRF | 235401 | Lease Rental Payments | $ | 83,151,600 | $ | 57,634,400 | 75976 | ||||
| GRF | 235402 | Sea Grants | $ | 285,000 | $ | 285,000 | 75977 | ||||
| GRF | 235406 | Articulation and Transfer | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,000,000 | 75978 | ||||
| GRF | 235408 | Midwest Higher Education Compact | $ | 95,000 | $ | 95,000 | 75979 | ||||
| GRF | 235409 | HEI Information System | $ | 800,000 | $ | 800,000 | 75980 | ||||
| GRF | 235414 | State Grants and Scholarship Administration | $ | 1,230,000 | $ | 1,230,000 | 75981 | ||||
| GRF | 235417 | $ | 2,532,688 | $ | 2,532,688 | 75982 | |||||
| GRF | 235428 | Appalachian New Economy Partnership | $ | 737,366 | $ | 737,366 | 75983 | ||||
| GRF | 235433 | Economic Growth Challenge | $ | 440,000 | $ | 440,000 | 75984 | ||||
| GRF | 235438 | Choose Ohio First Scholarship | $ | 15,750,085 | $ | 15,750,085 | 75985 | ||||
| GRF | 235443 | Adult Basic and Literacy Education - State | $ | 7,302,416 | $ | 7,302,416 | 75986 | ||||
| GRF | 235444 | Post-Secondary Adult Career-Technical Education | $ | 15,317,547 | $ | 15,317,547 | 75987 | ||||
| GRF | 235474 | Area Health Education Centers Program Support | $ | 900,000 | $ | 900,000 | 75988 | ||||
| GRF | 235478 | Statehouse News Bureau | $ | 0 | $ | 215,561 | 75989 | ||||
| GRF | 235479 | Ohio Government Telecommunications Services | $ | 0 | $ | 702,089 | 75990 | ||||
| GRF | 235480 | General Technology Operations | $ | 0 | $ | 752,516 | 75991 | ||||
| GRF | 235481 | Technology Operations | $ | 0 | $ | 2,091,823 | 75992 | ||||
| GRF | 235482 | Content Development, Acquisition, and Distribution | $ | 0 | $ | 2,607,094 | 75993 | ||||
| GRF | 235483 | Technology Integration and Professional Development | $ | 0 | $ | 4,252,671 | 75994 | ||||
| GRF | 235484 | Information Technology | $ | 0 | $ | 829,963 | 75995 | ||||
| GRF | 235501 | State Share of Instruction | $ | 1,735,530,031 | $ | 1,751,225,497 | 75996 | ||||
| GRF | 235502 | Student Support Services | $ | 632,974 | $ | 632,974 | 75997 | ||||
| GRF | 235504 | War Orphans Scholarships | $ | 4,787,833 | $ | 4,787,833 | 75998 | ||||
| GRF | 235507 | OhioLINK | $ | 6,100,000 | $ | 75999 | |||||
| GRF | 235508 | Air Force Institute of Technology | $ | 1,740,803 | $ | 1,740,803 | 76000 | ||||
| GRF | 235510 | Ohio Supercomputer Center | $ | 3,347,418 | $ | 3,347,418 | 76001 | ||||
| GRF | 235511 | Cooperative Extension Service | $ | 22,220,910 | $ | 22,220,910 | 76002 | ||||
| GRF | 235514 | Central State Supplement | $ | 11,503,651 | $ | 10,928,468 | 76003 | ||||
| GRF | 235515 | Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine | $ | 2,146,253 | $ | 2,146,253 | 76004 | ||||
| GRF | 235519 | Family Practice | $ | 3,166,185 | $ | 3,166,185 | 76005 | ||||
| GRF | 235520 | Shawnee State Supplement | $ | 2,448,523 | $ | 2,326,097 | 76006 | ||||
| GRF | 235524 | Police and Fire Protection | $ | 107,814 | $ | 107,814 | 76007 | ||||
| GRF | 235525 | Geriatric Medicine | $ | 522,151 | $ | 522,151 | 76008 | ||||
| GRF | 235526 | Primary Care Residencies | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,500,000 | 76009 | ||||
| GRF | 235535 | Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center | $ | 33,100,000 | $ | 33,100,000 | 76010 | ||||
| GRF | 235536 | The Ohio State University Clinical Teaching | $ | 9,668,941 | $ | 9,668,941 | 76011 | ||||
| GRF | 235537 | University of Cincinnati Clinical Teaching | $ | 7,952,573 | $ | 7,952,573 | 76012 | ||||
| GRF | 235538 | University of Toledo Clinical Teaching | $ | 6,198,600 | $ | 6,198,600 | 76013 | ||||
| GRF | 235539 | Wright State University Clinical Teaching | $ | 3,011,400 | $ | 3,011,400 | 76014 | ||||
| GRF | 235540 | Ohio University Clinical Teaching | $ | 2,911,212 | $ | 2,911,212 | 76015 | ||||
| GRF | 235541 | Northeast Ohio Medical University Clinical Teaching | $ | 2,994,178 | $ | 2,994,178 | 76016 | ||||
| GRF | 235552 | Capital Component | $ | 20,638,274 | $ | 76017 | |||||
| GRF | 235555 | Library Depositories | $ | 1,440,342 | $ | 1,440,342 | 76018 | ||||
| GRF | 235556 | Ohio Academic Resources Network | $ | 3,172,519 | $ | 3,172,519 | 76019 | ||||
| GRF | 235558 | Long-term Care Research | $ | 195,300 | $ | 195,300 | 76020 | ||||
| GRF | 235563 | Ohio College Opportunity Grant | $ | 80,284,265 | $ | 80,284,265 | 76021 | ||||
| GRF | 235572 | The Ohio State University Clinic Support | $ | 766,533 | $ | 766,533 | 76022 | ||||
| GRF | 235599 | National Guard Scholarship Program | $ | 16,912,271 | $ | 18,143,293 | 76023 | ||||
| GRF | 235909 | Higher Education General Obligation Debt Service | $ | 108,262,500 | $ | 201,555,000 | 76024 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 2,226,105,156 | $ | 76025 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 76026 |
| 2200 | 235614 | Program Approval and Reauthorization | $ | 1,311,567 | $ | 1,457,959 | 76027 | ||||
| 4560 | 235603 | Sales and Services | $ | 199,250 | $ | 199,250 | 76028 | ||||
| 4F30 | 235679 | Technology Affiliate Services | $ | 0 | $ | 50,000 | 76029 | ||||
| 4T20 | 235680 | Government Television/Telecommunications Operating | $ | 0 | $ | 25,000 | 76030 | ||||
| 5JC0 | 235649 | Co-op Internship Program | $ | 12,000,000 | $ | 12,000,000 | 76031 | ||||
| 5JC0 | 235667 | Ohio College Opportunity Grant-Proprietary | $ | 6,000,000 | $ | 6,000,000 | 76032 | ||||
| 5JC0 | 235668 | Air Force Institute of Technology - Defense/Aerospace Graduate Studies Institute | $ | 4,000,000 | $ | 4,000,000 | 76033 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services | 76034 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 23,510,817 | $ | 76035 | |||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 76036 |
| 3120 | 235609 | Tech Prep | $ | 183,850 | $ | 76037 | |||||
| 3120 | 235611 | Gear-up Grant | $ | 3,900,000 | $ | 76038 | |||||
| 3120 | 235612 | Carl D. Perkins Grant/Plan Administration | $ | 912,961 | $ | 912,961 | 76039 | ||||
| 3120 | 235617 | Improving Teacher Quality Grant | $ | 3,200,000 | $ | 3,200,000 | 76040 | ||||
| 3120 | 235641 | Adult Basic and Literacy Education - Federal | $ | 14,835,671 | $ | 14,835,671 | 76041 | ||||
| 3120 | 235659 | Race to the Top Scholarship Program | $ | 2,400,000 | $ | 76042 | |||||
| 3120 | 235660 | Race to the Top Educator Preparation Reform Initiative | $ | 448,000 | $ | 76043 | |||||
| 3120 | 235661 | Americorps Grant | $ | 260,000 | $ | 76044 | |||||
| 3H20 | 235608 | Human Services Project | $ | 3,500,000 | $ | 3,500,000 | 76045 | ||||
| 3N60 | 235638 | College Access Challenge Grant | $ | 4,381,431 | $ | 4,381,431 | 76046 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 76047 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 34,021,913 | $ | 76048 | |||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 76049 |
| 4E80 | 235602 | Higher Educational Facility Commission Administration | $ | 29,100 | $ | 29,100 | 76050 | ||||
| 4W90 | 235673 | Telecommunity | $ | 0 | $ | 25,000 | 76051 | ||||
| 4X10 | 235674 | Distance Learning | $ | 0 | $ | 24,150 | 76052 | ||||
| 5D40 | 235675 | Conference/Special Purposes | $ | 0 | $ | 2,000,000 | 76053 | ||||
| 5FK0 | 235676 | Media Services | $ | 0 | $ | 637,956 | 76054 | ||||
| 5FR0 | 235640 | $ | 919,719 | $ | 919,719 | 76055 | |||||
| 5FR0 | 235647 | Developmental Education Initiatives | $ | 135,000 | $ | 135,000 | 76056 | ||||
| 5FR0 | 235657 | Win-Win Grant | $ | 37,000 | $ | 15,000 | 76057 | ||||
| 5JU0 | 235677 | Information Technology Services | $ | 0 | $ | 1,455,000 | 76058 | ||||
| 5P30 | 235663 | Variable Savings Plan | $ | 8,946,994 | $ | 9,072,136 | 76059 | ||||
| 5T30 | 235978 | Gates Foundation Grants | $ | 0 | $ | 171,112 | 76060 | ||||
| 6450 | 235664 | Guaranteed Savings Plan | $ | 900,293 | $ | 907,514 | 76061 | ||||
| 6820 | 235606 | Nursing Loan Program | $ | 891,320 | $ | 891,320 | 76062 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 76063 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 11,859,426 | $ | 76064 | |||||||
| Third Frontier Research & Development Fund Group | 76065 |
| 7011 | 235634 | Research Incentive Third Frontier Fund | $ | 8,000,000 | $ | 8,000,000 | 76066 | ||||
| TOTAL 011 Third Frontier Research & Development Fund Group | $ | 8,000,000 | $ | 8,000,000 | 76067 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 2,303,497,312 | $ | 76068 | |||||||
| Sec. 371.50.61. CO-OP INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 76070 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 235649, Co-op Internship | 76071 |
| Program, $75,000 in each fiscal year shall be used by the | 76072 |
| Chancellor of the Board of Regents to support the operations of | 76073 |
| Ohio University's Voinovich School. | 76074 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 235649, Co-op Internship | 76075 |
|
Program, $75,000 in each fiscal year | 76076 |
| Chancellor of the Board of Regents to support the operations of | 76077 |
| The Ohio State University's John Glenn School of Public Affairs. | 76078 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 235649, Co-op Internship | 76079 |
| Program, $75,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to support the | 76080 |
| Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron. | 76081 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 235649, Co-op Internship | 76082 |
| Program, $75,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to support the | 76083 |
| Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs at Miami | 76084 |
| University. | 76085 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 235649, Co-op Internship | 76086 |
| Program, $75,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to support the | 76087 |
| Washington Center Internship Program. | 76088 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 235649, Co-op Internship | 76089 |
| Program, $75,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to support the | 76090 |
| 76091 | |
| the Ohio Center for the Advancement of Women in Public Service at | 76092 |
| the Cleveland State University. | 76093 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 235649, Co-op Internship | 76094 |
| Program, $75,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to support the | 76095 |
| University of Cincinnati Internship Program. | 76096 |
| Sec. 371.60.70. TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND DISTANCE LEARNING | 76097 |
| CLEARINGHOUSE | 76098 |
| STATEHOUSE NEWS BUREAU | 76099 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 235478, Statehouse News | 76100 |
| Bureau, shall be used solely to support the operations of the Ohio | 76101 |
| Statehouse News Bureau. | 76102 |
| OHIO GOVERNMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES | 76103 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 235479, Ohio Government | 76104 |
| Telecommunications Services, shall be used solely to support the | 76105 |
| operations of Ohio Government Telecommunications Services which | 76106 |
| include providing multimedia support to the state government and | 76107 |
| its affiliated organizations and broadcasting the activities of | 76108 |
| the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of state | 76109 |
| government, among its other functions. | 76110 |
| TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS | 76111 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 235481, Technology | 76112 |
| Operations, shall be used by the Chancellor to pay expenses of | 76113 |
| Ohio's technology network infrastructure, which includes the | 76114 |
| television and radio transmission infrastructure and | 76115 |
| infrastructure that shall link all public K-12 classrooms to each | 76116 |
| other and to the Internet, and provide access to voice, video, | 76117 |
| other communication services, and data educational resources for | 76118 |
| students and teachers. The foregoing appropriation item 235481, | 76119 |
| Technology Operations, may also be used to cover student costs for | 76120 |
| taking advanced placement courses and courses that the Chancellor | 76121 |
| has determined to be eligible for postsecondary credit through the | 76122 |
| Ohio Learns Gateway. To the extent that funds remain available for | 76123 |
| this purpose, public school students taking advanced placement or | 76124 |
| postsecondary courses through the OhioLearns Gateway shall be | 76125 |
| eligible to receive a fee waiver to cover the cost of | 76126 |
| participating in one course. The fee waivers shall be distributed | 76127 |
| until the funds appropriated to support the waivers have been | 76128 |
| exhausted. | 76129 |
| CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND DISTRIBUTION | 76130 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 235482, Content Development, | 76131 |
| Acquisition, and Distribution, shall be used for the development, | 76132 |
| acquisition, and distribution of information resources by public | 76133 |
| media and radio reading services and for educational use in the | 76134 |
| classroom and online. | 76135 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 235482, Content | 76136 |
| Development, Acquisition, and Distribution, up to $658,099 in | 76137 |
| fiscal year 2013 shall be allocated equally among the 12 Ohio | 76138 |
| educational television stations and used with the advice and | 76139 |
| approval of the Chancellor. Funds shall be used for the production | 76140 |
| of interactive instructional programming series with priority | 76141 |
| given to resources aligned with state academic content standards | 76142 |
| in consultation with the Ohio Department of Education and for | 76143 |
| teleconferences to support Ohio technology programs. The | 76144 |
| programming shall be targeted to the needs of the poorest two | 76145 |
| hundred school districts as determined by the district's adjusted | 76146 |
| valuation per pupil as defined in former section 3317.0213 of the | 76147 |
| Revised Code as that section existed prior to June 30, 2005. | 76148 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 235482, Content | 76149 |
| Development, Acquisition, and Distribution, up to $1,749,283 in | 76150 |
| fiscal year 2013 shall be distributed by the Chancellor to Ohio's | 76151 |
| qualified public educational television stations and educational | 76152 |
| radio stations to support their operations. The funds shall be | 76153 |
| distributed pursuant to an allocation formula used by the Ohio | 76154 |
| Educational Telecommunications Network Commission unless a | 76155 |
| substitute formula is developed by the Chancellor in consultation | 76156 |
| with Ohio's qualified public educational television stations and | 76157 |
| educational radio stations. | 76158 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 235482, Content | 76159 |
| Development, Acquisition, and Distribution, up to $199,712 in | 76160 |
| fiscal year 2013 shall be distributed by the Chancellor to Ohio's | 76161 |
| qualified radio reading services to support their operations. The | 76162 |
| funds shall be distributed pursuant to an allocation formula used | 76163 |
| by the Ohio Educational Telecommunications Network Commission | 76164 |
| unless a substitute formula is developed by the Chancellor in | 76165 |
| consultation with Ohio's qualified radio reading services. | 76166 |
| TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 76167 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 235483, Technology | 76168 |
| Integration and Professional Development, shall be used by the | 76169 |
| Chancellor for the provision of staff development, hardware, | 76170 |
| software, telecommunications services, and information resources | 76171 |
| to support educational uses of technology in the classroom and at | 76172 |
| a distance and for professional development for teachers, | 76173 |
| administrators, and technology staff on the use of educational | 76174 |
| technology in qualifying public schools, including the State | 76175 |
| School for the Blind, the State School for the Deaf, and the | 76176 |
| Department of Youth Services. | 76177 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 235483, Technology | 76178 |
| Integration and Professional Development, up to $1,691,701 in | 76179 |
| fiscal year 2013 shall be used by the Chancellor to contract with | 76180 |
| educational television to provide Ohio public schools with | 76181 |
| instructional resources and services with priority given to | 76182 |
| resources and services aligned with state academic content | 76183 |
| standards and such resources and services shall be based upon the | 76184 |
| advice and approval of the Chancellor, based on a formula used by | 76185 |
| the Ohio SchoolNet Commission unless and until a substitute | 76186 |
| formula is developed by the Chancellor in consultation with Ohio's | 76187 |
| educational technology agencies and noncommercial educational | 76188 |
| television stations. | 76189 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 235483, Technology | 76190 |
| Integration and Professional Development, up to $2,560,970 in | 76191 |
| fiscal year 2013 shall be used to support the distance learning | 76192 |
| clearinghouse, pursuant to divisions (A) to (E) of this section. | 76193 |
| TELECOMMUNITY | 76194 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 235673, Telecommunity, shall | 76195 |
| be distributed by the Chancellor on a grant basis to eligible | 76196 |
| school districts to establish "distance learning" through | 76197 |
| interactive video technologies in the school district. Funds to | 76198 |
| administer the program shall be expended by the Board of Regents | 76199 |
| up to the amount specified. | 76200 |
| DISTANCE LEARNING | 76201 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 235674, Distance Learning, | 76202 |
| shall be distributed by the Chancellor on a grant basis to | 76203 |
| eligible school districts to establish "distance learning" in the | 76204 |
| school district. Per an agreement with Ameritech, school districts | 76205 |
| are eligible for funds if they are within an Ameritech service | 76206 |
| area. Funds to administer the program shall be expended by the | 76207 |
| Board of Regents up to the amount specified in the agreement with | 76208 |
| Ameritech. | 76209 |
| GATES FOUNDATION GRANTS | 76210 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 235678, Gates Foundation | 76211 |
| Grants, shall be administered by the Chancellor. | 76212 |
| DISTANCE LEARNING CLEARINGHOUSE | 76213 |
| (A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in sections | 76214 |
| 3333.81 to 3333.88 of the Revised Code, the distance learning | 76215 |
| clearinghouse required to be established under those sections | 76216 |
| shall be located at the Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, | 76217 |
| Science, and Reading administered by the College of Education and | 76218 |
| Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. The College shall | 76219 |
| provide access to its online repository of educational content to | 76220 |
| offer courses from multiple providers at competitive prices for | 76221 |
| Ohio students in grades kindergarten to twelve. | 76222 |
| (B) The College shall review the content of each course | 76223 |
| offered to assess the course's alignment with the academic | 76224 |
| standards adopted under division (A) of section 3301.079 of the | 76225 |
| Revised Code and shall publish its determination about the degree | 76226 |
| of alignment. | 76227 |
| (C) The College shall indicate, for each course offered, the | 76228 |
| academic credit that a student may reasonably expect to earn upon | 76229 |
| successful completion of the course. However, in accordance with | 76230 |
| section 3333.85 of the Revised Code, the school district or school | 76231 |
| in which the student is enrolled retains full authority to | 76232 |
| determine the credit awarded to the student. | 76233 |
| (D) As prescribed by section 3333.84 of the Revised Code, the | 76234 |
| fee charged for a course shall be set by the course provider. The | 76235 |
| College may retain a percentage of the fee to offset the cost of | 76236 |
| maintaining the course repository. | 76237 |
| (E) The College may establish policies to protect the | 76238 |
| proprietary interest in or intellectual property of the | 76239 |
| educational content and courses that are housed in the course | 76240 |
| repository. The College may require end users to agree to the | 76241 |
| terms of any such policies prior to accessing the repository. | 76242 |
| Sec. 371.60.80. (A) The Ohio Digital Learning Task Force is | 76243 |
| hereby established to develop a strategy for the expansion of | 76244 |
| digital learning that enables students to customize their | 76245 |
| education, produces cost savings, and meets the needs of Ohio's | 76246 |
| economy. The Task Force shall consist of the following members: | 76247 |
| (1) The Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents or the | 76248 |
| Chancellor's designee; | 76249 |
| (2) The Superintendent of Public Instruction or the | 76250 |
| Superintendent's designee; | 76251 |
| (3) The Director of the Governor's Office of 21st Century | 76252 |
| Education or the Director's designee; | 76253 |
| (4) Up to six members appointed by the Governor, who shall be | 76254 |
| representatives of school districts or community schools, | 76255 |
| established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, that are | 76256 |
| high-performing of their type and have demonstrated the ability to | 76257 |
| incorporate technology into the classroom successfully; | 76258 |
| (5) A member appointed by the President of the Senate; | 76259 |
| (6) A member appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 76260 |
| Representatives. | 76261 |
| (B) Members of the Task Force shall be appointed not later | 76262 |
| than sixty days after the effective date of this section. | 76263 |
| Vacancies on the Task Force shall be filled in the same manner as | 76264 |
| the original appointments. Members shall serve without | 76265 |
| compensation. | 76266 |
| (C) The Governor shall designate the chairperson of the Task | 76267 |
| Force. All meetings of the Task Force shall be held at the call of | 76268 |
| the chairperson. | 76269 |
| (D) The Task Force shall do all of the following: | 76270 |
| (1) Request information from textbook publishers about the | 76271 |
| development of digital textbooks and other new digital content | 76272 |
| distribution methods for use by primary, secondary, and | 76273 |
| post-secondary schools and institutions and examine that | 76274 |
| information; | 76275 |
| (2) Examine potential cost savings and efficiency of | 76276 |
| utilizing digital textbooks and other new digital content | 76277 |
| distribution methods in primary, secondary, and post-secondary | 76278 |
| schools and institutions; | 76279 |
| (3) Examine potential academic benefits of utilizing digital | 76280 |
| textbooks and other new digital content distribution methods, | 76281 |
| including, but not limited to, the ability to individualize | 76282 |
| content to specific student learning styles, accessibility for | 76283 |
| individuals with disabilities, and the integration of formative | 76284 |
| and other online assessments; | 76285 |
| (4) Examine digital content pilot programs and initiatives | 76286 |
| currently operating at primary, secondary, and post-secondary | 76287 |
| schools and institutions in Ohio, including, but not limited to, | 76288 |
| those financed in part with federal funds; | 76289 |
| (5) Examine any state-level initiatives to provide or | 76290 |
| facilitate use of digital content in primary, secondary, and | 76291 |
| post-secondary schools and institutions in Ohio. | 76292 |
| (E) The Task Force shall make recommendations regarding all | 76293 |
| of the following: | 76294 |
| (1) The creation of high quality digital content and | 76295 |
| instruction in grades kindergarten to twelve for free access by | 76296 |
| public and nonpublic schools and students receiving home | 76297 |
| instruction; | 76298 |
| (2) High quality professional development for teachers and | 76299 |
| principals providing online instruction or blended learning | 76300 |
| programs; | 76301 |
| (3) Funding strategies that create incentives for high | 76302 |
| performance, innovation, and options in course providers and | 76303 |
| delivery; | 76304 |
| (4) Student assessment and accountability; | 76305 |
| (5) Infrastructure to support digital learning; | 76306 |
| (6) Mobile learning and mobile learning applications; | 76307 |
| (7) The clearinghouse established under section 3333.82 of | 76308 |
| the Revised Code; | 76309 |
| (8) Ways to align the resources and digital learning | 76310 |
| initiatives of state agencies and offices; | 76311 |
| (9) Methods for removing redundancy and inefficiency in, and | 76312 |
| for providing coordination, of all digital learning programs, | 76313 |
| including the provision of free online instruction to public and | 76314 |
| nonpublic schools on a statewide basis; | 76315 |
| (10) Methods of addressing future changes in technology and | 76316 |
| learning. | 76317 |
| | 76318 |
| issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the | 76319 |
| Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the | 76320 |
|
House of Representatives. | 76321 |
| report, the Task Force shall monitor the implementation of its | 76322 |
| recommendations. Not later than June 30, 2012, the Task Force | 76323 |
| shall report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the | 76324 |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives whether digital learning | 76325 |
| is advancing in Ohio schools and submit any recommendations to | 76326 |
| further enhance the full deployment of useful digital learning | 76327 |
| programs and services. The Task Force shall cease to exist on June | 76328 |
| 30, 2012. | 76329 |
| Sec. 373.10. DRC DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION | 76330 |
| General Revenue Fund | 76331 | ||||||||||
| GRF | 501321 | Institutional Operations | $ | 909,547,156 | $ | 866,592,589 | 76332 | ||||
| GRF | 501403 | Prisoner Compensation | $ | 8,599,255 | $ | 8,599,255 | 76333 | ||||
| GRF | 501405 | Halfway House | $ | 43,637,069 | $ | 43,622,104 | 76334 | ||||
| GRF | 501406 | Lease Rental Payments | $ | 42,863,100 | $ | 104,301,500 | 76335 | ||||
| GRF | 501407 | Community Nonresidential Programs | $ | 25,859,382 | $ | 25,839,390 | 76336 | ||||
| GRF | 501408 | Community Misdemeanor Programs | $ | 14,906,800 | $ | 14,906,800 | 76337 | ||||
| GRF | 501501 | Community Residential Programs - CBCF | $ | 62,692,785 | $ | 62,477,785 | 76338 | ||||
| GRF | 502321 | Mental Health Services | $ | 58,525,816 | $ | 51,778,513 | 76339 | ||||
| GRF | 503321 | Parole and Community Operations | $ | 68,197,272 | $ | 63,783,848 | 76340 | ||||
| GRF | 504321 | Administrative Operations | $ | 21,996,504 | $ | 20,085,474 | 76341 | ||||
| GRF | 505321 | Institution Medical Services | $ | 209,231,014 | $ | 195,241,961 | 76342 | ||||
| GRF | 506321 | Institution Education Services | $ | 20,237,576 | $ | 18,086,492 | 76343 | ||||
| GRF | 507321 | Institution Recovery Services | $ | 5,786,109 | $ | 5,375,737 | 76344 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 1,492,079,838 | $ | 1,480,691,448 | 76345 | ||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 76346 |
| 1480 | 501602 | $ | 3,579,250 | $ | 3,584,263 | 76347 | |||||
| 2000 | 501607 | Ohio Penal Industries | $ | 38,000,000 | $ | 38,000,000 | 76348 | ||||
| 4830 | 501605 | Property Receipts | $ | 182,723 | $ | 182,086 | 76349 | ||||
| 4B00 | 501601 | Sewer Treatment Services | $ | 2,145,630 | $ | 76350 | |||||
| 4D40 | 501603 | Prisoner Programs | $ | 14,900,000 | $ | 14,900,000 | 76351 | ||||
| 4L40 | 501604 | Transitional Control | $ | 1,168,843 | $ | 76352 | |||||
| 4S50 | 501608 | Education Services | $ | 2,376,041 | $ | 2,359,775 | 76353 | ||||
| 5710 | 501606 | Training Academy Receipts | $ | 125,000 | $ | 125,000 | 76354 | ||||
| 5930 | 501618 | Laboratory Services | $ | 6,665,137 | $ | 6,664,729 | 76355 | ||||
| 5AF0 | 501609 | State and Non-Federal Awards | $ | 1,440,000 | $ | 1,440,000 | 76356 | ||||
| 5H80 | 501617 | Offender Financial Responsibility | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,000,000 | 76357 | ||||
| 5L60 | 501611 | Information Technology Services | $ | 600,000 | $ | 76358 | |||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund Group | $ | 73,182,624 | $ | 76359 | |||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 76360 |
| 3230 | 501619 | Federal Grants | $ | 9,013,558 | $ | 9,180,703 | 76361 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 76362 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 9,013,558 | $ | 9,180,703 | 76363 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 1,574,276,020 | $ | 76364 | |||||||
| TRANSFER OF OPERATING APPROPRIATIONS TO IMPLEMENT CRIMINAL | 76365 |
| SENTENCING REFORMS | 76366 |
| For the purposes of implementing criminal sentencing reforms, | 76367 |
| and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, | 76368 |
| the Director of Budget and Management, at the request of the | 76369 |
| Director of Rehabilitation and Correction, may transfer up to | 76370 |
| $14,000,000 in appropriations, in each of fiscal years 2012 and | 76371 |
| 2013, from appropriation item 501321, Institutional Operations, to | 76372 |
| any combination of appropriation items 501405, Halfway House; | 76373 |
| 501407, Community Residential Programs; 501408, Community | 76374 |
| Misdemeanor Programs; and 501501, Community Residential Programs - | 76375 |
| CBCF. | 76376 |
| OHIO BUILDING AUTHORITY LEASE PAYMENTS | 76377 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 501406, Lease Rental | 76378 |
| Payments, shall be used to meet all payments at the times they are | 76379 |
| required to be made during the period from July 1, 2011, through | 76380 |
| June 30, 2013, by the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction | 76381 |
| to the Ohio Building Authority under the primary leases and | 76382 |
| agreements for those buildings made under Chapter 152. of the | 76383 |
| Revised Code. These appropriations are the source of funds pledged | 76384 |
| for bond service charges or obligations issued pursuant to Chapter | 76385 |
| 152. of the Revised Code. | 76386 |
| OSU MEDICAL CHARGES | 76387 |
| Notwithstanding section 341.192 of the Revised Code, at the | 76388 |
| request of the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, The | 76389 |
| Ohio State University Medical Center, including the James Cancer | 76390 |
| Hospital and Solove Research Institute and the Richard M. Ross | 76391 |
| Heart Hospital, shall provide necessary care to persons who are | 76392 |
| confined in state adult correctional facilities. The provision of | 76393 |
| necessary care shall be billed to the Department at a rate not to | 76394 |
| exceed the authorized reimbursement rate for the same service | 76395 |
| established by the Department of Job and Family Services under the | 76396 |
| Medical Assistance Program. | 76397 |
| CASH TRANSFER FROM INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES FUND TO OHIO PENAL | 76398 |
| INDUSTRIES FUND | 76399 |
| The Director of Budget and Management may transfer an amount | 76400 |
| not to exceed $4,000,000 in cash in fiscal year 2013 from the | 76401 |
| Institutional Services Fund (Fund 1480) to the Ohio Penal | 76402 |
| Industries Fund (Fund 2000). | 76403 |
| Sec. 375.10. RSC REHABILITATION SERVICES COMMISSION | 76404 |
| General Revenue Fund | 76405 |
| GRF | 415402 | Independent Living Council | $ | 252,000 | $ | 252,000 | 76406 | ||||
| GRF | 415406 | Assistive Technology | $ | 26,618 | $ | 26,618 | 76407 | ||||
| GRF | 415431 | Office for People with Brain Injury | $ | 126,567 | $ | 126,567 | 76408 | ||||
| GRF | 415506 | Services for People with Disabilities | $ | 12,777,884 | $ | 12,777,884 | 76409 | ||||
| GRF | 415508 | Services for the Deaf | $ | 28,000 | $ | 28,000 | 76410 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 13,211,069 | $ | 13,211,069 | 76411 | ||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 76412 |
| 4670 | 415609 | Business Enterprise Operating Expenses | $ | 1,308,431 | $ | 1,303,090 | 76413 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services | 76414 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 1,308,431 | $ | 1,303,090 | 76415 | ||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 76416 |
| 3170 | 415620 | Disability Determination | $ | 97,579,095 | $ | 76417 | |||||
| 3790 | 415616 | Federal - Vocational Rehabilitation | $ | 103,160,426 | $ | 103,150,102 | 76418 | ||||
| 3L10 | 415601 | Social Security Personal Care Assistance | $ | 3,370,000 | $ | 3,370,000 | 76419 | ||||
| 3L10 | 415605 | Social Security Community Centers for the Deaf | $ | 772,000 | $ | 772,000 | 76420 | ||||
| 3L10 | 415608 | Social Security Special Programs/Assistance | $ | 1,521,406 | $ | 1,520,184 | 76421 | ||||
| 3L40 | 415612 | Federal Independent Living Centers or Services | $ | 652,222 | $ | 652,222 | 76422 | ||||
| 3L40 | 415615 | Federal - Supported Employment | $ | 929,755 | $ | 929,755 | 76423 | ||||
| 3L40 | 415617 | Independent Living/Vocational Rehabilitation Programs | $ | 2,137,338 | $ | 2,137,338 | 76424 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special | 76425 | ||||||||||
| Revenue Fund Group | $ | 210,122,242 | $ | 76426 | |||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 76427 |
| 4680 | 415618 | Third Party Funding | $ | 10,802,589 | $ | 10,802,589 | 76428 | ||||
| 4L10 | 415619 | Services for Rehabilitation | $ | 3,700,000 | $ | 3,700,000 | 76429 | ||||
| 4W50 | 415606 | Program Management Expenses | $ | 11,636,730 | $ | 11,587,201 | 76430 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special | 76431 | ||||||||||
| Revenue Fund Group | $ | 26,139,319 | $ | 26,089,790 | 76432 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 250,781,061 | $ | 76433 | |||||||
| INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL | 76434 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 415402, Independent Living | 76435 |
| Council, shall be used to fund the operations of the State | 76436 |
| Independent Living Council and to support state independent living | 76437 |
| centers and independent living services under Title VII of the | 76438 |
| Independent Living Services and Centers for Independent Living of | 76439 |
| the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992, 106 Stat. 4344, 29 | 76440 |
| U.S.C. 796d. | 76441 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 415402, Independent | 76442 |
| Living Council, $67,662 in each fiscal year shall be used as state | 76443 |
| matching funds for vocational rehabilitation innovation and | 76444 |
| expansion activities. | 76445 |
| ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | 76446 |
| The total amount of the foregoing appropriation item 415406, | 76447 |
| Assistive Technology, shall be provided to Assistive Technology of | 76448 |
| Ohio to provide grants and assistive technology services for | 76449 |
| people with disabilities in the State of Ohio. | 76450 |
| OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH BRAIN INJURY | 76451 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 415431, Office for People | 76452 |
| with Brain Injury, shall be used to plan and coordinate | 76453 |
| head-injury-related services provided by state agencies and other | 76454 |
| government or private entities, to assess the needs for such | 76455 |
| services, and to set priorities in this area. | 76456 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 415431, Office for People | 76457 |
| with Brain Injury, $44,067 in each fiscal year shall be used as | 76458 |
| state matching funds to provide vocational rehabilitation services | 76459 |
| to eligible consumers. | 76460 |
| VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES | 76461 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 415506, Services for People | 76462 |
| with Disabilities, shall be used as state matching funds to | 76463 |
| provide vocational rehabilitation services to eligible consumers. | 76464 |
| At the request of the Chancellor of the Board of Regents, the | 76465 |
| Director of Budget and Management may transfer any unexpended, | 76466 |
| unencumbered appropriation in fiscal year 2012 or fiscal year 2013 | 76467 |
| from appropriation item 235502, Student Support Services, to | 76468 |
| appropriation item 415506, Services for People with Disabilities. | 76469 |
| Any appropriation so transferred shall be used by the Ohio | 76470 |
| Rehabilitation Services Commission to obtain additional federal | 76471 |
| matching funds to serve disabled students. | 76472 |
| SERVICES FOR THE DEAF | 76473 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 415508, Services for the | 76474 |
| Deaf, shall be used to provide grants to community centers for the | 76475 |
| deaf. | 76476 |
| INDEPENDENT LIVING/VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS | 76477 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 415617, Independent | 76478 |
| Living/Vocational Rehabilitation Programs, shall be used to | 76479 |
| support vocational rehabilitation programs. | 76480 |
| SOCIAL SECURITY REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS | 76481 |
| Reimbursement funds received from the Social Security | 76482 |
| Administration, United States Department of Health and Human | 76483 |
| Services, for the costs of providing services and training to | 76484 |
| return disability recipients to gainful employment shall be | 76485 |
| expended from the Social Security Reimbursement Fund (Fund 3L10), | 76486 |
| to the extent funds are available, as follows: | 76487 |
| (A) Appropriation item 415601, Social Security Personal Care | 76488 |
| Assistance, to provide personal care services in accordance with | 76489 |
| section 3304.41 of the Revised Code; | 76490 |
| (B) Appropriation item 415605, Social Security Community | 76491 |
| Centers for the Deaf, to provide grants to community centers for | 76492 |
| the deaf in Ohio for services to individuals with hearing | 76493 |
| impairments; and | 76494 |
| (C) Appropriation item 415608, Social Security Special | 76495 |
| Programs/Assistance, to provide vocational rehabilitation services | 76496 |
| to individuals with severe disabilities who are Social Security | 76497 |
| beneficiaries, to enable them to achieve competitive employment. | 76498 |
| This appropriation item shall also be used to pay a portion of | 76499 |
| indirect costs of the Personal Care Assistance Program and the | 76500 |
| Independent Living Programs as mandated by federal OMB Circular | 76501 |
| A-87. | 76502 |
| PROGRAM MANAGEMENT EXPENSES | 76503 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 415606, Program Management | 76504 |
| Expenses, shall be used to support the administrative functions of | 76505 |
| the commission related to the provision of vocational | 76506 |
| rehabilitation, disability determination services, and ancillary | 76507 |
| programs. | 76508 |
| Sec. 379.10. RDF REVENUE DISTRIBUTION FUNDS | 76509 |
| Volunteer Firefighters' Dependents Fund | 76510 |
| 7085 | 800985 | Volunteer Firemen's Dependents Fund | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | 76511 | ||||
| TOTAL 085 Volunteer Firefighters' | 76512 | ||||||||||
| Dependents Fund | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | 76513 | ||||||
| Agency Fund Group | 76514 | ||||||||||
| 4P80 | 001698 | Cash Management Improvement Fund | $ | 3,100,000 | $ | 3,100,000 | 76515 | ||||
| 5JG0 | 110633 | Gross Casino Revenue County Fund | $ | 5,778,617 | $ | 138,882,294 | 76516 | ||||
| 5JH0 | 110634 | Gross Casino Revenue County Student Fund | $ | 3,852,412 | $ | 92,588,196 | 76517 | ||||
| 5JJ0 | 110636 | Gross Casino Revenue Host City Fund | $ | 566,531 | $ | 13,615,911 | 76518 | ||||
| 76519 | |||||||||||
| 76520 | |||||||||||
| 76521 | |||||||||||
| 6080 | 001699 | Investment Earnings | $ | 50,000,000 | $ | 150,000,000 | 76522 | ||||
| 7062 | 110962 | Resort Area Excise Tax | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | 76523 | ||||
| 7063 | 110963 | Permissive Tax Distribution | $ | 1,904,500,000 | $ | 1,980,700,000 | 76524 | ||||
| 7067 | 110967 | School District Income Tax | $ | 317,000,000 | $ | 330,000,000 | 76525 | ||||
| TOTAL AGY Agency Fund Group | $ | $ | 76526 | ||||||||
| Holding Account Redistribution | 76527 |
| R045 | 110617 | International Fuel Tax Distribution | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | 76528 | ||||
| TOTAL 090 Holding Account Redistribution Fund | 76529 | ||||||||||
| Revenue Distribution Fund Group | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | 76530 | ||||||
| 7049 | 038900 | Indigent Drivers Alcohol Treatment | $ | 2,200,000 | $ | 2,200,000 | 76531 | ||||
| 7050 | 762900 | International Registration Plan Distribution | $ | 30,000,000 | $ | 30,000,000 | 76532 | ||||
| 7051 | 762901 | Auto Registration Distribution | $ | 539,000,000 | $ | 539,000,000 | 76533 | ||||
| 7054 | 110954 | Local Government Property Tax Replacement - Utility | $ | 16,000,000 | $ | 11,000,000 | 76534 | ||||
| 7060 | 110960 | Gasoline Excise Tax Fund | $ | 393,000,000 | $ | 395,000,000 | 76535 | ||||
| 7065 | 110965 | Public Library Fund | $ | 354,000,000 | $ | 345,000,000 | 76536 | ||||
| 7066 | 800966 | Undivided Liquor Permits | $ | 14,100,000 | $ | 14,100,000 | 76537 | ||||
| 7068 | 110968 | State and Local Government Highway Distribution | $ | 193,000,000 | $ | 196,000,000 | 76538 | ||||
| 7069 | 110969 | Local Government Fund | $ | 577,000,000 | $ | 348,000,000 | 76539 | ||||
| 7081 | 110981 | Local Government Property Tax Replacement-Business | $ | 291,000,000 | $ | 181,000,000 | 76540 | ||||
| 7082 | 110982 | Horse Racing Tax | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | 76541 | ||||
| 7083 | 700900 | Ohio Fairs Fund | $ | 1,400,000 | $ | 1,400,000 | 76542 | ||||
| TOTAL RDF Revenue Distribution | 76543 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 2,410,800,000 | $ | 2,062,800,000 | 76544 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | $ | 76545 | ||||||||
| ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS | 76546 |
| Appropriation items in this section shall be used for the | 76547 |
| purpose of administering and distributing the designated revenue | 76548 |
| distribution funds according to the Revised Code. If it is | 76549 |
| determined that additional appropriations are necessary for this | 76550 |
| purpose, such amounts are hereby appropriated. | 76551 |
| GENERAL REVENUE FUND TRANSFERS | 76552 |
| Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in | 76553 |
| fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013, the Director of Budget and | 76554 |
| Management may transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Local | 76555 |
| Government Tangible Property Tax Replacement Fund (Fund 7081) in | 76556 |
| the Revenue Distribution Fund Group, those amounts necessary to | 76557 |
| reimburse local taxing units under section 5751.22 of the Revised | 76558 |
| Code. Also, in fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013, the Director | 76559 |
| of Budget and Management may make temporary transfers from the | 76560 |
| General Revenue Fund to ensure sufficient balances in the Local | 76561 |
| Government Tangible Property Tax Replacement Fund (Fund 7081) and | 76562 |
| to replenish the General Revenue Fund for such transfers. | 76563 |
| Sec. 387.10. SFC SCHOOL FACILITIES COMMISSION | 76564 |
| General Revenue Fund | 76565 |
| GRF | 230908 | Common Schools General Obligation Debt Service | $ | 150,604,900 | $ | 76566 | |||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 150,604,900 | $ | 76567 | |||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 76568 |
| 5E30 | 230644 | Operating Expenses | $ | 8,950,000 | $ | 8,550,000 | 76569 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 76570 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 8,950,000 | $ | 8,550,000 | 76571 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 159,554,900 | $ | 76572 | |||||||
| Sec. 403.10. TAX DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION | 76574 |
| General Revenue Fund | 76575 |
| GRF | 110321 | Operating Expenses | $ | 73,500,000 | $ | 76576 | |||||
| GRF | 110404 | Tobacco Settlement Enforcement | $ | 200,000 | $ | 76577 | |||||
| GRF | 110412 | Child Support Administration | $ | 15,804 | $ | 76578 | |||||
| GRF | 110901 | Property Tax Allocation - Taxation | $ | 610,900,000 | $ | 616,000,000 | 76579 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 684,615,804 | $ | 76580 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 76581 |
| 2280 | 110628 | Tax Reform System Implementation | $ | 13,638,008 | $ | 76582 | |||||
| 4330 | 110602 | Tape File Account | $ | 197,802 | $ | 76583 | |||||
| 5AP0 | 110632 | Discovery Project | $ | 2,445,799 | $ | 76584 | |||||
| 5BW0 | 110630 | Tax Amnesty Promotion and Administration | $ | 2,500,000 | $ | 0 | 76585 | ||||
| 5CZ0 | 110631 | Vendor's License Application | $ | 250,000 | $ | 250,000 | 76586 | ||||
| 5N50 | 110605 | Municipal Income Tax Administration | $ | 339,798 | $ | 76587 | |||||
| 5N60 | 110618 | Kilowatt Hour Tax Administration | $ | 150,000 | $ | 76588 | |||||
| 5V80 | 110623 | Property Tax Administration | $ | 12,195,733 | $ | 76589 | |||||
| 5W40 | 110625 | Centralized Tax Filing and Payment | $ | 200,000 | $ | 76590 | |||||
| 5W70 | 110627 | Exempt Facility Administration | $ | 50,000 | $ | 76591 | |||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services | 76592 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 31,967,140 | $ | 76593 | |||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 76594 |
| 4350 | 110607 | Local Tax Administration | $ | 19,028,339 | $ | 76595 | |||||
| 4360 | 110608 | Motor Vehicle Audit | $ | 1,474,081 | $ | 76596 | |||||
| 4370 | 110606 | Litter/Natural Resource Tax Administration | $ | 20,000 | $ | 76597 | |||||
| 4380 | 110609 | School District Income Tax | $ | 5,859,041 | $ | 76598 | |||||
| 4C60 | 110616 | International Registration Plan | $ | 689,296 | $ | 76599 | |||||
| 4R60 | 110610 | Tire Tax Administration | $ | 245,462 | $ | 76600 | |||||
| 5V70 | 110622 | Motor Fuel Tax Administration | $ | 5,384,254 | $ | 76601 | |||||
| 6390 | 110614 | Cigarette Tax Enforcement | $ | 1,384,217 | $ | 76602 | |||||
| 6420 | 110613 | Ohio Political Party Distributions | $ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 | 76603 | ||||
| 6880 | 110615 | Local Excise Tax Administration | $ | 782,630 | $ | 76604 | |||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 76605 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 35,367,320 | $ | 76606 | |||||||
| Agency Fund Group | 76607 |
| 4250 | 110635 | Tax Refunds | $ | 1,546,800,000 | $ | 1,546,800,000 | 76608 | ||||
| 7095 | 110995 | Municipal Income Tax | $ | 21,000,000 | $ | 21,000,000 | 76609 | ||||
| TOTAL AGY Agency Fund Group | $ | 1,567,800,000 | $ | 1,567,800,000 | 76610 | ||||||
| Holding Account Redistribution Fund Group | 76611 |
| R010 | 110611 | Tax Distributions | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 76612 | ||||
| R011 | 110612 | Miscellaneous Income Tax Receipts | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 76613 | ||||
| TOTAL 090 Holding Account | 76614 | ||||||||||
| Redistribution Fund Group | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | 76615 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 2,319,850,264 | $ | 76616 | |||||||
| HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, PROPERTY TAX ROLLBACK | 76617 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 110901, Property Tax | 76618 |
| Allocation - Taxation, is hereby appropriated to pay for the | 76619 |
| state's costs incurred due to the Homestead Exemption, the | 76620 |
| Manufactured Home Property Tax Rollback, and the Property Tax | 76621 |
| Rollback. The Tax Commissioner shall distribute these funds | 76622 |
| directly to the appropriate local taxing districts, except for | 76623 |
| school districts, notwithstanding the provisions in sections | 76624 |
| 321.24 and 323.156 of the Revised Code, which provide for payment | 76625 |
| of the Homestead Exemption, the Manufactured Home Property Tax | 76626 |
| Rollback, and Property Tax Rollback by the Tax Commissioner to the | 76627 |
| appropriate county treasurer and the subsequent redistribution of | 76628 |
| these funds to the appropriate local taxing districts by the | 76629 |
| county auditor. | 76630 |
| Upon receipt of these amounts, each local taxing district | 76631 |
| shall distribute the amount among the proper funds as if it had | 76632 |
| been paid as real property taxes. Payments for the costs of | 76633 |
| administration shall continue to be paid to the county treasurer | 76634 |
| and county auditor as provided for in sections 319.54, 321.26, and | 76635 |
| 323.156 of the Revised Code. | 76636 |
| Any sums, in addition to the amounts specifically | 76637 |
| appropriated in appropriation item 110901, Property Tax Allocation | 76638 |
| - Taxation, for the Homestead Exemption, the Manufactured Home | 76639 |
| Property Tax Rollback, and the Property Tax Rollback payments, | 76640 |
| which are determined to be necessary for these purposes, are | 76641 |
| hereby appropriated. | 76642 |
| TAX AMNESTY PROMOTION AND ADMINISTRATION | 76643 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 110630, Tax Amnesty | 76644 |
| Promotion and Administration, shall be used to pay expenses | 76645 |
| incurred to promote and administer the tax amnesty program to be | 76646 |
| conducted from May 1, 2012, through June 15, 2012, by the | 76647 |
|
Department of Taxation pursuant to Section 757.40 of | 76648 |
| Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly. | 76649 |
| MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX | 76650 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 110995, Municipal Income | 76651 |
| Tax, shall be used to make payments to municipal corporations | 76652 |
| under section 5745.05 of the Revised Code. If it is determined | 76653 |
| that additional appropriations are necessary to make such | 76654 |
| payments, such amounts are hereby appropriated. | 76655 |
| TAX REFUNDS | 76656 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 110635, Tax Refunds, shall | 76657 |
| be used to pay refunds under section 5703.052 of the Revised Code. | 76658 |
| If it is determined that additional appropriations are necessary | 76659 |
| for this purpose, such amounts are hereby appropriated. | 76660 |
| INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN AUDIT | 76661 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 110616, International | 76662 |
| Registration Plan, shall be used under section 5703.12 of the | 76663 |
| Revised Code for audits of persons with vehicles registered under | 76664 |
| the International Registration Plan. | 76665 |
| TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR THE STREAMLINED SALES TAX PROJECT | 76666 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 110607, Local Tax | 76667 |
| Administration, the Tax Commissioner may disburse funds, if | 76668 |
| available, for the purposes of paying travel expenses incurred by | 76669 |
| members of Ohio's delegation to the Streamlined Sales Tax Project, | 76670 |
| as appointed under section 5740.02 of the Revised Code. Any travel | 76671 |
| expense reimbursement paid for by the Department of Taxation shall | 76672 |
| be done in accordance with applicable state laws and guidelines. | 76673 |
| CENTRALIZED TAX FILING AND PAYMENT FUND | 76674 |
| The Director of Budget and Management, under a plan submitted | 76675 |
| by the Tax Commissioner, or as otherwise determined by the | 76676 |
| Director of Budget and Management, shall set a schedule to | 76677 |
| transfer cash from the General Revenue Fund to the credit of the | 76678 |
| Centralized Tax Filing and Payment Fund (Fund 5W40). The transfers | 76679 |
| of cash shall not exceed $400,000 in the biennium. | 76680 |
| TOBACCO SETTLEMENT ENFORCEMENT | 76681 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 110404, Tobacco Settlement | 76682 |
| Enforcement, shall be used by the Tax Commissioner to pay costs | 76683 |
| incurred in the enforcement of divisions (F) and (G) of section | 76684 |
| 5743.03 of the Revised Code. | 76685 |
| Sec. 411.10. DVS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES | 76686 |
| General Revenue Fund | 76687 |
| GRF | 900321 | Veterans' Homes | $ | 27,369,946 | $ | 27,369,946 | 76688 | ||||
| GRF | 900402 | Hall of Fame | $ | 107,075 | $ | 107,075 | 76689 | ||||
| GRF | 900408 | Department of Veterans Services | $ | 1,901,823 | $ | 76690 | |||||
| GRF | 900901 | Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Compensation Debt Service | $ | 5,486,600 | $ | 10,112,100 | 76691 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 34,865,444 | $ | 76692 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 76693 |
| 4840 | 900603 | Veterans' Homes Services | $ | 305,806 | $ | 312,458 | 76694 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund Group | $ | 305,806 | $ | 312,458 | 76695 | ||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 76696 |
| 3680 | 900614 | Veterans Training | $ | 769,500 | $ | 754,377 | 76697 | ||||
| 3740 | 900606 | Troops to Teachers | $ | 136,786 | $ | 133,461 | 76698 | ||||
| 3BX0 | 900609 | Medicare Services | $ | 2,500,000 | $ | 2,490,169 | 76699 | ||||
| 3L20 | 900601 | Veterans' Homes Operations - Federal | $ | 23,455,379 | $ | 23,476,269 | 76700 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 76701 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 26,861,665 | $ | 26,854,276 | 76702 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 76703 |
| 4E20 | 900602 | Veterans' Homes Operating | $ | 10,117,680 | $ | 10,319,078 | 76704 | ||||
| 6040 | 900604 | Veterans' Homes Improvement | $ | 347,598 | $ | 398,731 | 76705 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 76706 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 10,465,278 | $ | 10,717,809 | 76707 | ||||||
| Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Compensation Fund Group | 76708 |
| 7041 | 900615 | Veteran Bonus Program - Administration | $ | 1,605,410 | $ | 1,147,703 | 76709 | ||||
| 7041 | 900641 | Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Compensation | $ | 25,425,000 | $ | 24,300,000 | 76710 | ||||
| TOTAL 041 Persian Gulf, | 76711 | ||||||||||
| Afghanistan, and Iraq | 76712 | ||||||||||
| Compensation Fund Group | $ | 27,030,410 | $ | 25,447,703 | 76713 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 99,528,603 | $ | 76714 | |||||||
| PERSIAN GULF, AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ COMPENSATION GENERAL | 76715 |
| OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE | 76716 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 900901, Persian Gulf, | 76717 |
| Afghanistan and Iraq Compensation Debt Service, shall be used to | 76718 |
| pay all debt service and related financing costs during the period | 76719 |
| from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2013, on obligations issued | 76720 |
| for Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Compensation | 76721 |
| purposes under sections 151.01 and 151.12 of the Revised Code. | 76722 |
| Sec. 415.10. DYS DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES | 76723 |
| General Revenue Fund | 76724 |
| GRF | 470401 | RECLAIM Ohio | $ | 168,716,967 | $ | 162,362,228 | 76725 | ||||
| GRF | 470412 | Lease Rental Payments | $ | 10,221,800 | $ | 27,230,100 | 76726 | ||||
| GRF | 470510 | Youth Services | $ | 16,702,728 | $ | 16,702,728 | 76727 | ||||
| GRF | 472321 | Parole Operations | $ | 10,830,019 | $ | 10,583,118 | 76728 | ||||
| GRF | 477321 | Administrative Operations | $ | 12,222,051 | $ | 11,855,389 | 76729 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 218,693,565 | $ | 228,733,563 | 76730 | ||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 76731 |
| 1750 | 470613 | Education Reimbursement | $ | 8,160,277 | $ | 76732 | |||||
| 4790 | 470609 | Employee Food Service | $ | 150,000 | $ | 150,000 | 76733 | ||||
| 4A20 | 470602 | Child Support | $ | 450,000 | $ | 400,000 | 76734 | ||||
| 4G60 | 470605 | General Operational Funds | $ | 125,000 | $ | 125,000 | 76735 | ||||
| 5BN0 | 470629 | E-Rate Program | $ | 535,000 | $ | 535,000 | 76736 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services | 76737 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 9,420,277 | $ | 76738 | |||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 76739 |
| 3210 | 470601 | Education | $ | 1,774,469 | $ | 1,517,840 | 76740 | ||||
| 3210 | 470603 | Juvenile Justice Prevention | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | 76741 | ||||
| 3210 | 470606 | Nutrition | $ | 1,747,432 | $ | 76742 | |||||
| 3210 | 470610 | Rehabilitation Programs | $ | 36,000 | $ | 76743 | |||||
| 3210 | 470614 | Title IV-E Reimbursements | $ | 6,000,000 | $ | 6,000,000 | 76744 | ||||
| 3BY0 | 470635 | Federal Juvenile Programs FFY 07 | $ | 56,471 | $ | 2,000 | 76745 | ||||
| 3BZ0 | 470636 | Federal Juvenile Programs FFY 08 | $ | 82,000 | $ | 1,618 | 76746 | ||||
| 3CP0 | 470638 | Federal Juvenile Programs FFY 09 | $ | 500,000 | $ | 300,730 | 76747 | ||||
| 3CR0 | 470639 | Federal Juvenile Programs FFY 10 | $ | 800,000 | $ | 479,900 | 76748 | ||||
| 3FB0 | 470641 | Federal Juvenile Programs FFY 11 | $ | 135,000 | $ | 600,000 | 76749 | ||||
| 3FC0 | 470642 | Federal Juvenile Programs FFY 12 | $ | 0 | $ | 135,000 | 76750 | ||||
| 3V50 | 470604 | Juvenile Justice/Delinquency Prevention | $ | 2,010,000 | $ | 2,000,000 | 76751 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 76752 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 13,441,372 | $ | 76753 | |||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 76754 |
| 1470 | 470612 | Vocational Education | $ | 762,126 | $ | 758,210 | 76755 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 76756 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 762,126 | $ | 758,210 | 76757 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 242,317,340 | $ | 76758 | |||||||
| COMMUNITY PROGRAMS | 76759 |
| For purposes of implementing juvenile sentencing reforms, and | 76760 |
| notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the | 76761 |
| Department of Youth Services may use up to forty-five per cent of | 76762 |
| the unexpended, unencumbered balance of the portion of | 76763 |
| appropriation item 470401, RECLAIM Ohio, that is allocated to | 76764 |
| juvenile correctional facilities in each fiscal year to expand | 76765 |
| Targeted RECLAIM, the Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice | 76766 |
| Initiative, and other evidence-based community programs. | 76767 |
| OHIO BUILDING AUTHORITY LEASE PAYMENTS | 76768 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 470412, Lease Rental | 76769 |
| Payments, shall be used to meet all payments at the times they are | 76770 |
| required to be made for the period from July 1, 2011, through June | 76771 |
| 30, 2013, by the Department of Youth Services to the Ohio Building | 76772 |
| Authority under the leases and agreements for facilities made | 76773 |
| under Chapter 152. of the Revised Code. This appropriation is the | 76774 |
| source of funds pledged for bond service charges on related | 76775 |
| obligations issued pursuant to Chapter 152. of the Revised Code. | 76776 |
| EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT | 76777 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 470613, Education | 76778 |
| Reimbursement, shall be used to fund the operating expenses of | 76779 |
| providing educational services to youth supervised by the | 76780 |
| Department of Youth Services. Operating expenses include, but are | 76781 |
| not limited to, teachers' salaries, maintenance costs, and | 76782 |
| educational equipment. This appropriation item may be used for | 76783 |
| capital expenses related to the education program. | 76784 |
| EMPLOYEE FOOD SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT | 76785 |
| Notwithstanding section 125.14 of the Revised Code, the | 76786 |
| foregoing appropriation item 470609, Employee Food Service, may be | 76787 |
| used to purchase any food operational items with funds received | 76788 |
| into the fund from reimbursements for state surplus property. | 76789 |
| FLEXIBLE FUNDING FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | 76790 |
| In collaboration with the county family and children first | 76791 |
| council, the juvenile court of that county that receives | 76792 |
| allocations from one or both of the foregoing appropriation items | 76793 |
| 470401, RECLAIM Ohio, and 470510, Youth Services, may transfer | 76794 |
| portions of those allocations to a flexible funding pool as | 76795 |
|
authorized by the section of | 76796 |
| 129th General Assembly titled "FAMILY AND CHILDREN FIRST FLEXIBLE | 76797 |
| FUNDING POOL." | 76798 |
| Sec. 503.50. REAPPROPRIATION OF UNEXPENDED ENCUMBERED | 76799 |
| BALANCES OF OPERATING APPROPRIATIONS | 76800 |
| (A) An unexpended balance of an operating appropriation or | 76801 |
| reappropriation that a state agency lawfully encumbered prior to | 76802 |
| the close of a fiscal year is hereby reappropriated on the first | 76803 |
| day of July of the following fiscal year from the fund from which | 76804 |
| it was originally appropriated or reappropriated for the following | 76805 |
| period and shall remain available only for the purpose of | 76806 |
| discharging the encumbrance: | 76807 |
| (1) For an encumbrance for personal services, maintenance, | 76808 |
| equipment, or items for resale, other than an encumbrance for an | 76809 |
| item of special order manufacture not available on term contract | 76810 |
| or in the open market or for reclamation of land or oil and gas | 76811 |
| wells, for a period of not more than five months from the end of | 76812 |
| the fiscal year; | 76813 |
| (2) For an encumbrance for an item of special order | 76814 |
| manufacture not available on term contract or in the open market, | 76815 |
| for a period of not more than five months from the end of the | 76816 |
| fiscal year or, with the written approval of the Director of | 76817 |
| Budget and Management, for a period of not more than twelve months | 76818 |
| from the end of the fiscal year; | 76819 |
| (3) For an encumbrance for reclamation of land or oil and gas | 76820 |
| wells, for a period ending when the encumbered appropriation is | 76821 |
| expended or for a period of two years, whichever is less; | 76822 |
| (4) For an encumbrance for any other expense, for such period | 76823 |
| as the Director approves, provided such period does not exceed two | 76824 |
| years. | 76825 |
| (B) Any operating appropriations for which unexpended | 76826 |
| balances are reappropriated beyond a five-month period from the | 76827 |
| end of the fiscal year by division (A)(2) of this section shall be | 76828 |
| reported to the Controlling Board by the Director of Budget and | 76829 |
| Management by the thirty-first day of December of each year. The | 76830 |
| report on each such item shall include the item, the cost of the | 76831 |
| item, and the name of the vendor. The report shall be updated on a | 76832 |
| quarterly basis for encumbrances remaining open. | 76833 |
| (C) Upon the expiration of the reappropriation period set out | 76834 |
| in division (A) of this section, a reappropriation made by this | 76835 |
| section lapses, and the Director of Budget and Management shall | 76836 |
| cancel the encumbrance of the unexpended reappropriation not later | 76837 |
| than the end of the weekend following the expiration of the | 76838 |
| reappropriation period. | 76839 |
| (D) Notwithstanding division (C) of this section, with the | 76840 |
| approval of the Director of Budget and Management, an unexpended | 76841 |
| balance of an encumbrance that was reappropriated on the first day | 76842 |
| of July by this section for a period specified in division (A)(3) | 76843 |
| or (4) of this section and that remains encumbered at the close of | 76844 |
| the fiscal biennium is hereby reappropriated on the first day of | 76845 |
| July of the following fiscal biennium from the fund from which it | 76846 |
| was originally appropriated or reappropriated for the applicable | 76847 |
| period specified in division (A)(3) or (4) of this section and | 76848 |
| shall remain available only for the purpose of discharging the | 76849 |
| encumbrance. | 76850 |
| (E) The Director of Budget and Management may correct | 76851 |
| accounting errors committed by the staff of the Office of Budget | 76852 |
| and Management, such as re-establishing encumbrances or | 76853 |
| appropriations cancelled in error, during the cancellation of | 76854 |
| operating encumbrances in November and of nonoperating | 76855 |
| encumbrances in December. | 76856 |
| (F) The Director of Budget and Management may at any time | 76857 |
| correct accounting errors committed by the staff of a state | 76858 |
| institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of | 76859 |
| the Revised Code, such as reestablishing prior year nonoperating | 76860 |
| encumbrances canceled or modified in error. The reestablished | 76861 |
| encumbrance amounts are hereby appropriated. | 76862 |
| (G) If the Controlling Board approved a purchase, that | 76863 |
| approval remains in effect so long as the appropriation used to | 76864 |
| make that purchase remains encumbered. | 76865 |
| Sec. 521.70. OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS | 76866 |
| (A) The Office of Internal Auditing within the Office of | 76867 |
| Budget and Management shall, in connection with its duties under | 76868 |
| sections 126.45 to 126.48 of the Revised Code, monitor and measure | 76869 |
| the effectiveness of funds allocated to the state as part of the | 76870 |
| federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. As such, | 76871 |
| the Office of Internal Auditing shall review how funds allocated | 76872 |
| to each state agency are spent. For purposes of this section, | 76873 |
| "state agency" has the same meaning as in division (A) of section | 76874 |
| 126.45 of the Revised Code. | 76875 |
| In addition to the reports required under section 126.47 of | 76876 |
|
the Revised Code, the Office of Internal Auditing shall | 76877 |
| prepare a report of its findings for the period beginning July 1, | 76878 |
| 2011, and ending December 31, 2011. The Office shall submit the | 76879 |
| report to the President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the | 76880 |
| Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minority Leader | 76881 |
| of the House of Representatives, and the Chairs of the committees | 76882 |
| in the Senate and House of Representatives handling finance and | 76883 |
|
appropriations | 76884 |
| 76885 |
| | 76886 |
| 76887 |
| | 76888 |
| 76889 |
| | 76890 |
| 76891 |
| | 76892 |
| 76893 |
| (B) When, as part of its compliance with the federal American | 76894 |
| Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 requirements to monitor and | 76895 |
| measure the effectiveness of funds for which the state of Ohio is | 76896 |
| the prime recipient, and for which reporting authority has not | 76897 |
|
been delegated to a | 76898 |
| Budget and Management submits quarterly reports to the federal | 76899 |
| government, the Office of Budget and Management shall also submit | 76900 |
| those reports to the President of the Senate, Minority Leader of | 76901 |
| the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minority | 76902 |
| Leader of the House of Representatives, and Chairs and ranking | 76903 |
| members of the committees in the Senate and House of | 76904 |
| Representatives handling finance and appropriations. The Office of | 76905 |
| Budget and Management shall continue to submit quarterly reports | 76906 |
| to the legislature for the duration of the period in which the | 76907 |
| state of Ohio is required to make reports to the federal | 76908 |
| government concerning Ohio's use of the federal American Recovery | 76909 |
| and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds. | 76910 |
| Sec. 701.40. (A) There is hereby created the Ohio Housing | 76911 |
| Study Committee with the purpose of formulating a comprehensive | 76912 |
| review of the policies and results of the Ohio Housing Finance | 76913 |
| Agency, its programs and its working relationships to ensure that | 76914 |
| all Agency programs are evaluated by an objective process to | 76915 |
| ensure all Ohioans receive optimal and measurable benefits | 76916 |
| afforded to them through the authority of the Agency. | 76917 |
| (B) The Committee shall do all of the following: | 76918 |
| (1) Perform a comprehensive review of Chapter 175. of the | 76919 |
| Revised Code to determine the relevance of the chapter and | 76920 |
| determine whether it should be formally reviewed or amended by the | 76921 |
| General Assembly, up to and including appropriate legislative | 76922 |
| oversight and accountability; | 76923 |
| (2) Review the Agency's relationships to ensure an equitable | 76924 |
| and level playing field regarding its single- and multi-family | 76925 |
| housing programs; | 76926 |
| (3) Review the Agency's policy leadership and the measurable | 76927 |
| economic impact and other effects of its programs; | 76928 |
| (4) Review the Agency's Qualified Allocation Plan development | 76929 |
| process and underlying policies to understand whether objective | 76930 |
| and measurable results are achieved to fulfill clearly articulated | 76931 |
| public policy goals; | 76932 |
| (5) Create a quantitative report measuring the economic | 76933 |
| benefits of the Agency's single- and multi-family programming over | 76934 |
| the last ten years; | 76935 |
| (6) Evaluate the possible efficiencies of combining existing | 76936 |
| Ohio Department of Development housing-related programming with | 76937 |
| those of the Agency. | 76938 |
| The Chairperson of the Committee may include other relevant | 76939 |
| areas of study as necessary. | 76940 |
| (C) The Committee shall commence on | 76941 |
| 76942 | |
| its findings and financial, policy, or legislative recommendations | 76943 |
| to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and | 76944 |
|
the President of the Senate on or before | 76945 |
| The Committee shall cease to exist on December 31, 2012. | 76946 |
| (D) The Committee shall be comprised of the Auditor of State, | 76947 |
| or the Auditor's designee, the Director of Commerce, or the | 76948 |
| Director's designee, the Director of Development, or the | 76949 |
| Director's designee, and four members of the General Assembly. Two | 76950 |
| members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 76951 |
| Representatives and two members shall be appointed by the | 76952 |
| President of the Senate. | 76953 |
| The Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and | 76954 |
| the President of the Senate shall determine the chairperson of the | 76955 |
| Committee. | 76956 |
| (E) The Committee shall meet on a reasonable basis at the | 76957 |
| discretion of the chairperson. | 76958 |
| (F) All reasonable expenses incurred by the Committee in | 76959 |
| carrying out its responsibilities shall be paid by Ohio Housing | 76960 |
| Finance Agency funds. In addition to reasonable expenses, the | 76961 |
| Committee shall have the discretion to allocate Agency funds to | 76962 |
| contract with the Auditor of State for services rendered in | 76963 |
| relation to the Committee carrying out its responsibilities, | 76964 |
| including financial- and performance-based audits and other | 76965 |
| services. The Auditor of State may contract with an independent | 76966 |
| auditor. | 76967 |
| The Committee may also contract with other independent | 76968 |
| entities for services rendered in relation to the Committee | 76969 |
| carrying out its responsibilities. Expenditures to pay for the | 76970 |
| services of the Auditor of State, independent auditor, or other | 76971 |
| services shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars. | 76972 |
| No entity contracting with the Committee for services | 76973 |
| rendered shall have a financial or vested interest in the Ohio | 76974 |
| Housing Finance Agency, its affiliates, or its nonprofit partners. | 76975 |
| Section 601.41. That existing Sections 205.10, 207.10, | 76976 |
| 207.10.80, 207.20.10, 207.20.30, 207.20.90, 209.10, 209.20, | 76977 |
| 209.30, 211.10, 215.10, 215.20, 223.10, 229.10, 243.10, 261.10.40, | 76978 |
| 261.10.70, 261.20.10, 261.20.40, 261.20.50, 261.20.60, 261.20.80, | 76979 |
| 261.20.90, 261.30.10, 261.30.20, 261.30.30, 261.30.40, 261.30.60, | 76980 |
| 261.30.70, 261.30.80, 261.30.90, 261.40.10, 263.10, 263.10.30, | 76981 |
| 263.10.90, 263.20.40, 263.20.70, 267.10, 267.10.10, 267.10.20, | 76982 |
| 267.10.40, 267.30.20, 267.30.40, 279.10, 283.10, 283.20, 283.30, | 76983 |
| 291.10, 307.10, 309.10, 309.30.30, 309.30.33, 309.30.53, | 76984 |
| 309.35.73, 315.10, 327.10, 335.10, 337.10, 343.10, 343.40, 365.10, | 76985 |
| 367.10, 369.10, 371.10, 371.50.61, 371.60.70, 371.60.80, 373.10, | 76986 |
| 375.10, 379.10, 387.10, 403.10, 411.10, 415.10, 503.50, 521.70, | 76987 |
| and 701.40 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly are | 76988 |
| hereby repealed. | 76989 |
| Section 601.43. That Section 247.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of | 76990 |
| the 129th General Assembly, as amended by Sub. H.B. 319 of the | 76991 |
| 129th General Assembly, be amended to read as follows: | 76992 |
| Sec. 247.10. CEB CONTROLLING BOARD | 76993 |
| General Revenue Fund | 76994 |
| GRF | 911404 | Mandate Assistance | $ | 2,750,000 | $ | 0 | 76995 | ||||
| GRF | 911441 | Ballot Advertising Costs | $ | 475,000 | $ | 475,000 | 76996 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 3,225,000 | $ | 475,000 | 76997 | ||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 76998 |
| 5KM0 | 911614 | CB Emergency Purposes | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 10,000,000 | 76999 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund Group | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 10,000,000 | 77000 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 13,225,000 | $ | 10,475,000 | 77001 | ||||||
| FEDERAL SHARE | 77002 |
| In transferring appropriations to or from appropriation items | 77003 |
| that have federal shares identified in this act, the Controlling | 77004 |
| Board shall add or subtract corresponding amounts of federal | 77005 |
| matching funds at the percentages indicated by the state and | 77006 |
| federal division of the appropriations in this act. Such changes | 77007 |
| are hereby appropriated. | 77008 |
| REDISTRICTING IMPLEMENTATION | 77009 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 911404, Mandate Assistance, | 77010 |
| shall be used in a method prescribed by the Secretary of State and | 77011 |
| transferred by the Director of Budget and Management to implement | 77012 |
| this act, which includes remapping and reprecincting counties, and | 77013 |
| reprogramming database systems and voting machines. At the end of | 77014 |
| fiscal year 2012, an amount equal to the unexpended, unencumbered | 77015 |
| portion of appropriation item 911404, Mandate Assistance, is | 77016 |
| hereby reappropriated in fiscal year 2013 for the same purpose. | 77017 |
| DISASTER SERVICES | 77018 |
| Pursuant to requests submitted by the Department of Public | 77019 |
| Safety, the Controlling Board may approve transfers from the | 77020 |
| Disaster Services Fund (5E20) to a fund and appropriation item | 77021 |
| used by the Department of Public Safety to provide for assistance | 77022 |
| to political subdivisions made necessary by natural disasters or | 77023 |
| emergencies. These transfers may be requested and approved prior | 77024 |
| to the occurrence of any specific natural disasters or emergencies | 77025 |
| in order to facilitate the provision of timely assistance. The | 77026 |
| Emergency Management Agency of the Department of Public Safety | 77027 |
| shall use the funding to fund the State Disaster Relief Program | 77028 |
| for disasters that have been declared by the Governor, and the | 77029 |
| State Individual Assistance Program for disasters that have been | 77030 |
| declared by the Governor and the federal Small Business | 77031 |
| Administration. The Ohio Emergency Management Agency shall publish | 77032 |
| and make available application packets outlining procedures for | 77033 |
| the State Disaster Relief Program and the State Individual | 77034 |
| Assistance Program. | 77035 |
| Fund 5E20 shall be used by the Controlling Board, pursuant to | 77036 |
| requests submitted by state agencies, to transfer cash and | 77037 |
| appropriations to any fund and appropriation item for the payment | 77038 |
| of state agency disaster relief program expenses for disasters | 77039 |
| declared by the Governor, if the Director of Budget and Management | 77040 |
| determines that sufficient funds exist. | 77041 |
| Upon the request of the Department of Public Safety, the | 77042 |
| Controlling Board may release up to $3,000,000 for Blanchard River | 77043 |
| flood mitigation projects. | 77044 |
| BALLOT ADVERTISING COSTS | 77045 |
| Pursuant to section 3501.17 of the Revised Code, and upon | 77046 |
| requests submitted by the Secretary of State, the Controlling | 77047 |
| Board shall approve transfers from the foregoing appropriation | 77048 |
| item 911441, Ballot Advertising Costs, to appropriation item | 77049 |
| 050621, Statewide Ballot Advertising, in order to pay for the cost | 77050 |
| of public notices associated with statewide ballot initiatives. | 77051 |
| CAPITAL APPROPRIATION INCREASE FOR FEDERAL STIMULUS | 77052 |
| ELIGIBILITY | 77053 |
| A state agency director shall request that the Controlling | 77054 |
| Board increase the amount of the agency's capital appropriations | 77055 |
| if the director determines such an increase is necessary for the | 77056 |
| agency to receive and use funds under the federal American | 77057 |
| Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Controlling Board may | 77058 |
| increase the capital appropriations pursuant to the request up to | 77059 |
| the exact amount necessary under the federal act if the Board | 77060 |
| determines it is necessary for the agency to receive and use those | 77061 |
| federal funds. | 77062 |
| Section 601.44. That existing Section 247.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. | 77063 |
| 153 of the 129th General Assembly, as amended by Sub. H.B. 319 of | 77064 |
| the 129th General Assembly, is hereby repealed. | 77065 |
| Section 601.46. That Sections 261.10 and 261.20.93 of Am. | 77066 |
| Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly, as amended by Sub. | 77067 |
| H.B. 371 of the 129th General Assembly, be amended to read as | 77068 |
| follows: | 77069 |
| Sec. 261.10. DEV | 77070 |
| General Revenue Fund | 77071 |
| GRF | 195401 | Thomas Edison Program | $ | 14,820,354 | $ | 0 | 77072 | ||||
| GRF | 195402 | Coal |
$ | 260,983 | $ | 261,205 | 77073 | ||||
| GRF | 195404 | Small Business Development | $ | 1,565,770 | $ | 0 | 77074 | ||||
| GRF | 195405 | Minority Business Enterprise Division | $ | 1,118,528 | $ | 0 | 77075 | ||||
| GRF | 195407 | Travel and Tourism | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 77076 | |||||
| GRF | 195412 | Rapid Outreach Grants | $ | 9,000,000 | $ | 0 | 77077 | ||||
| GRF | 195415 | $ | 4,500,000 | $ | 77078 | ||||||
| GRF | 195416 | Governor's Office of Appalachia | $ | 3,700,000 | $ | 77079 | |||||
| GRF | 195422 | Technology Action | $ | 547,341 | $ | 0 | 77080 | ||||
| GRF | 195426 | Clean Ohio Implementation | $ | 468,365 | $ | 77081 | |||||
| GRF | 195432 | Global Markets | $ | 3,500,000 | $ | 0 | 77082 | ||||
| GRF | 195434 | Industrial Training Grants | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 0 | 77083 | ||||
| GRF | 195497 | CDBG Operating Match | $ | 1,015,000 | $ | 77084 | |||||
| GRF | 195501 | Appalachian Local Development Districts | $ | 391,482 | $ | 77085 | |||||
| GRF | 195502 | Appalachian Regional Commission Dues | $ | 195,000 | $ | 77086 | |||||
| 77087 | |||||||||||
| GRF | 195530 | Economic Gardening Pilot Program | $ | 0 | $ | 250,000 | 77088 | ||||
| GRF | 195532 | Technology Programs and Grants | $ | 0 | $ | 13,547,341 | 77089 | ||||
| GRF | 195533 | Business Assistance | $ | 0 | $ | 5,899,465 | 77090 | ||||
| GRF | 195535 | Appalachia Assistance | $ | 0 | $ | 4,286,482 | 77091 | ||||
| GRF | 195901 | Coal Research & Development General Obligation Debt Service | $ | 7,861,100 | $ | 5,577,700 | 77092 | ||||
| GRF | 195905 | Third Frontier Research & Development General Obligation Debt Service | $ | 29,323,300 | $ | 63,640,300 | 77093 | ||||
| GRF | 195912 | Job Ready Site Development General Obligation Debt Service | $ | 9,859,200 | $ | 15,680,500 | 77094 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 103,126,423 | $ | 77095 | |||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 77096 |
| 1350 | 195684 | $ | 11,700,000 | $ | 11,700,000 | 77097 | |||||
| 4W10 | 195646 | Minority Business Enterprise Loan | $ | 2,500,000 | $ | 2,500,000 | 77098 | ||||
| 5AD0 | 195633 | Legacy Projects | $ | 15,000,000 | $ | 77099 | |||||
| 5AD0 | 195677 | Economic Development Contingency | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 0 | 77100 | ||||
| 5W50 | 195690 | Travel and Tourism Cooperative Projects | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | 77101 | ||||
| 6850 | 195636 | $ | 750,000 | $ | 750,000 | 77102 | |||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services Fund | 77103 | ||||||||||
| Group | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 77104 | |||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 77105 |
| 3080 | 195602 | Appalachian Regional Commission | $ | 475,000 | $ | 475,000 | 77106 | ||||
| 3080 | 195603 | Housing |
$ | 6,000,000 | $ | 6,000,000 | 77107 | ||||
| 3080 | 195605 | Federal Projects | $ | 85,028,606 | $ | 77108 | |||||
| 3080 | 195609 | Small Business Administration Grants | $ | 6,438,143 | $ | 5,511,381 | 77109 | ||||
| 3080 | 195618 | Energy |
$ | 38,000,000 | $ | 3,400,000 | 77110 | ||||
| 3080 | 195670 | Home Weatherization Program | $ | 0 | $ | 72,670,106 | 77111 | ||||
| 3080 | 195671 | Brownfield Redevelopment | $ | 0 | $ | 6,800,000 | 77112 | ||||
| 3080 | 195672 | Manufacturing Extension Partnership | $ | 0 | $ | 6,000,000 | 77113 | ||||
| 3350 | 195610 | Energy |
$ | 1,100,000 | $ | 1,100,000 | 77114 | ||||
| 3AE0 | 195643 | Workforce Development Initiatives | $ | 16,300,000 | $ | 16,300,000 | 77115 | ||||
| 3DB0 | 195642 | Federal Stimulus - Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grants | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 42,485 | 77116 | ||||
| 3EG0 | 195608 | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 1,344,056 | 77117 | |||||
| 3K80 | 195613 | Community Development Block Grant | $ | 76,795,818 | $ | 65,210,000 | 77118 | ||||
| 3K90 | 195611 | Home Energy Assistance Block Grant | $ | 115,743,608 | $ | 115,743,608 | 77119 | ||||
| 3K90 | 195614 | HEAP Weatherization | $ | 22,000,000 | $ | 22,000,000 | 77120 | ||||
| 3L00 | 195612 | Community Services Block Grant | $ | 27,240,217 | $ | 27,240,217 | 77121 | ||||
| 3V10 | 195601 | HOME Program | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | 77122 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | 77123 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 443,121,392 | $ | 389,836,853 | 77124 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 77125 |
| 4500 | 195624 | Minority Business Bonding Program Administration | $ | 160,110 | $ | 159,069 | 77126 | ||||
| 4510 | 195625 | Economic Development Financing Operating | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 77127 | |||||
| 4510 | 195649 | Business Assistance Programs | $ | 0 | $ | 3,700,800 | 77128 | ||||
| 4F20 | 195639 | State Special Projects | $ | 180,437 | $ | 180,436 | 77129 | ||||
| 4F20 | 195676 | Marketing Initiatives | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 0 | 77130 | ||||
| 4F20 | 195699 | Utility |
$ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 | 77131 | ||||
| 4S00 | 195630 | Tax Incentive Programs | $ | 650,800 | $ | 77132 | |||||
| 5CG0 | 195679 | Alternative Fuel Transportation | $ | 750,000 | $ | 750,000 | 77133 | ||||
| 5HJ0 | 195604 | Motion Picture Tax Credit Program | $ | 50,000 | $ | 77134 | |||||
| 5HR0 | 195526 | $ | 20,000,000 | $ | 30,000,000 | 77135 | |||||
| 5HR0 | 195622 | Defense Development Assistance | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 5,000,000 | 77136 | ||||
| 5JR0 | 195635 | Redevelopment Program Support | $ | 0 | $ | 100,000 | 77137 | ||||
| 5JR0 | 195656 | New Market Tax Credit Program | $ | 50,000 | $ | 77138 | |||||
| 5KD0 | 195621 | Brownfield Stormwater Loan | $ | 50,000 | $ | 77139 | |||||
| 5KN0 | 195640 | Local Government Innovation | $ | 175,000 | $ | 44,825,000 | 77140 | ||||
| 5LK0 | 195655 | Workforce Development Programs | $ | 0 | $ | 10,000,000 | 77141 | ||||
| 5M40 | 195659 | Low Income Energy Assistance (USF) | $ | 245,000,000 | $ | 245,000,000 | 77142 | ||||
| 5M50 | 195660 | Advanced Energy Loan Programs | $ | 8,000,000 | $ | 0 | 77143 | ||||
| 5W60 | 195691 | International Trade Cooperative Projects | $ | 160,000 | $ | 160,000 | 77144 | ||||
| 6170 | 195654 | Volume Cap Administration | $ | 94,397 | $ | 92,768 | 77145 | ||||
| 6460 | 195638 | Low- and Moderate- Income Housing Trust Fund | $ | 53,000,000 | $ | 53,000,000 | 77146 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 77147 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 341,820,744 | $ | |
77148 | ||||||
| Facilities Establishment Fund Group | 77149 |
| 5S90 | 195628 | Capital Access Loan Program | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,500,000 | 77150 | ||||
| 7009 | 195664 | Innovation Ohio | $ | 15,000,000 | $ | 15,000,000 | 77151 | ||||
| 7010 | 195665 | Research and Development | $ | 22,000,000 | $ | 22,000,000 | 77152 | ||||
| 7037 | 195615 | Facilities Establishment | $ | 50,000,000 | $ | 50,000,000 | 77153 | ||||
| TOTAL 037 Facilities | 77154 | ||||||||||
| Establishment Fund Group | $ | 88,500,000 | $ | 88,500,000 | 77155 | ||||||
| Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund | 77156 |
| 7003 | 195663 | Clean Ohio |
$ | 950,000 | $ | 950,000 | 77157 | ||||
| TOTAL 7003 Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund | $ | 950,000 | $ | 950,000 | 77158 | ||||||
| Third Frontier Research & Development Fund Group | 77159 |
| 7011 | 195686 | Third Frontier Operating | $ | 1,149,750 | $ | 1,149,750 | 77160 | ||||
| 7011 | 195687 | Third Frontier Research & Development Projects | $ | 183,850,250 | $ | 133,850,250 | 77161 | ||||
| 7014 | 195620 | Third Frontier Operating - Tax | $ | 1,700,000 | $ | 1,700,000 | 77162 | ||||
| 7014 | 195692 | Research & Development Taxable Bond Projects | $ | 38,300,000 | $ | 38,300,000 | 77163 | ||||
| TOTAL 011 Third Frontier Research & Development Fund Group | $ | 225,000,000 | $ | 175,000,000 | 77164 | ||||||
| Job Ready Site Development Fund Group | 77165 |
| 7012 | 195688 | Job Ready Site |
$ | 800,000 | $ | 800,000 | 77166 | ||||
| TOTAL 012 Job Ready Site Development Fund Group | $ | 800,000 | $ | 800,000 | 77167 | ||||||
| Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Fund Group | 77168 |
| M087 | 195435 | Biomedical Research and Technology Transfer | $ | 1,999,224 | $ | 1,999,224 | 77169 | ||||
| TOTAL TSF Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Fund Group | $ | 1,999,224 | $ | 1,999,224 | 77170 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 1,245,317,783 | $ | |
77171 | ||||||
| Sec. 261.20.93. LOCAL GOVERNMENT INNOVATION FUND | 77173 |
| The foregoing appropriation item 195640, Local Government | 77174 |
| Innovation, shall be used for the purposes of making loans and | 77175 |
| grants to political subdivisions under the Local Government | 77176 |
| Innovation Program in accordance with sections 189.01 to 189.10 of | 77177 |
| the Revised Code. Of the foregoing appropriation item 195640, | 77178 |
| Local Government Innovation, up to $175,000 in fiscal year 2012 | 77179 |
| and $175,000 in fiscal year 2013 shall be used for administrative | 77180 |
|
costs incurred by the | 77181 |
| On the effective date of this amendment, or as soon as | 77182 |
| possible thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management shall | 77183 |
| transfer $175,000 in cash from the General Revenue Fund to the | 77184 |
| Local Government Innovation Fund (Fund 5KN0). On July 1, 2012, or | 77185 |
| as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of Budget and | 77186 |
| Management shall transfer $44,825,000 in cash from the General | 77187 |
| Revenue Fund to the Local Government Innovation Fund (Fund 5KN0). | 77188 |
| Section 601.47. That existing Sections 261.10 and 261.20.93 | 77189 |
| of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly, as amended by | 77190 |
| Sub. H.B. 371 of the 129th General Assembly, are hereby repealed. | 77191 |
| Section 601.50. That Section 4 of Sub. S.B. 171 of the 129th | 77192 |
| General Assembly be amended to read as follows: | 77193 |
| Sec. 4. The following agencies are retained under division | 77194 |
| (D) of section 101.83 of the Revised Code and expire on December | 77195 |
| 31, 2016: | 77196 |
| AGENCY NAME | REVISED CODE OR UNCODIFIED SECTION | 77197 | ||
| Academic Distress Commission | 3302.10 | 77198 | ||
| Advisory Board of Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives | 107.12 | 77199 | ||
| Advisory Board to Assist and Advise in the Operation of the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence | 3323.33, 3323.34 | 77200 | ||
| Advisory Council on Amusement Ride Safety | 1711.51, 1711.52 | 77201 | ||
| Advisory Council of Directors for Prison Labor | 5145.162 | 77202 | ||
| Advisory Council for Wild, Scenic, or Recreational River Area(s) | 1547.84 | 77203 | ||
| Advisory Committee on Livestock Exhibitions | 901.71 | 77204 | ||
| Agricultural Commodity Marketing Programs Operating Committees | 924.07 | 77205 | ||
| Agricultural Commodity Marketing Programs Coordinating Committee | 924.14 | 77206 | ||
| Alternative Energy Advisory Committee | 4928.64(D) | 77207 | ||
| AMBER Alert Advisory Committee | 5502.521 | 77208 | ||
| Apprenticeship Council | Chapter 4139. | 77209 | ||
| Armory Board of Control | 5911.09, 5911.12 | 77210 | ||
| Automated Title Processing Board | 4505.09(C)(1) | 77211 | ||
| Backflow Advisory Board | 3703.21 | 77212 | ||
| Banking Commission | 1123.01 | 77213 | ||
| Board of Directors of the Great Lakes Protection Fund | 1506.22 (6161.04) | 77214 | ||
| Board of Directors of the Medical Liability Underwriting Association Stabilization Fund | 3929.631 | 77215 | ||
| Board of Directors of the Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education | 3333.58 | 77216 | ||
| Board of Directors of the Ohio Health Reinsurance Program | 3924.08 - 3924.11 | 77217 | ||
| Board of Governors of the Commercial Insurance Joint Underwriting Association | 3930.03 | 77218 | ||
| Board of Governors of the Medical Liability Underwriting Association | 3929.64 | 77219 | ||
| Board of Voting Machines Examiners | 3506.05 | 77220 | ||
| Budget Planning and Management Commission | Section 509.10, H.B. 1, 128th G.A. | 77221 | ||
| Brain Injury Advisory Committee | 3304.231 | 77222 | ||
| Bureau of Workers' Compensation Board of Directors | 4121.12 | 77223 | ||
| Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board | 105.41 | 77224 | ||
| Child Care Advisory Council | 5104.08 | 77225 | ||
| Child Support Guideline Advisory Council | 3119.024 | 77226 | ||
| Children's Trust Fund Board | 3109.15 - 3109.17 | 77227 | ||
| Citizen's Advisory Council | 5123.092, 5123.093 | 77228 | ||
| Clean Ohio Trail Advisory Board | 1519.06 | 77229 | ||
| Coastal Resources Advisory Council | 1506.12 | 77230 | ||
| Commission on African-American Males | 4112.12, 4112.13 | 77231 | ||
| Commission on Hispanic-Latino Affairs | 121.31 | 77232 | ||
| Commission on Minority Health | 3701.78 | 77233 | ||
| Committee on Prescriptive Governance | 4723.49 - 4723.492 | 77234 | ||
| Commodity Advisory Commission | 926.32 | 77235 | ||
| Consumer Advisory Committee to the Rehabilitation Services Commission | 3304.24 | 77236 | ||
| Continuing Education Committee | 109.80(B) | 77237 | ||
| Council on Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services | 3793.09 | 77238 | ||
| Council on Unreclaimed Strip Mined Lands | 1513.29 | 77239 | ||
| County Sheriff's Standard Car Marking and Uniform Commission | 311.25 - 311.27 | 77240 | ||
| Credential Review Board | 3319.65 | 77241 | ||
| Credit Union Council | 1733.329 | 77242 | ||
| Criminal Sentencing Advisory Committee | 181.22 | 77243 | ||
| Data Collection and Analysis Group | 3727.32 | 77244 | ||
| Dentist Loan Repayment Advisory Board | 3702.92 | 77245 | ||
| Department Advisory Council(s) | 107.18, 121.13 | 77246 | ||
| Development Financing Advisory Council | 122.40, 122.41 | 77247 | ||
| Early Childhood Advisory Council | 3301.90 | 77248 | ||
| Education Commission of the States (Interstate Compact for Education) | 3301.48, 3301.49 | 77249 | ||
| Education Management Information System Advisory Board | 3301.0713 | 77250 | ||
| Educator Standards Board | 3319.60 | 77251 | ||
| Electrical Safety Inspector Advisory Committee | 3783.08 | 77252 | ||
| Emergency Response Commission | 3750.02 | 77253 | ||
| Engineering Experiment Station Advisory Committee | 3335.27 | 77254 | ||
| Environmental Education Council | 3745.21 | 77255 | ||
| Environmental Protection Agency Advisory Board(s) | 121.13, 3704.03, 3745.01 | 77256 | ||
| eTech Ohio Commission | 3353.02 - 3353.04 | 77257 | ||
| Ex-Offender Reentry Coalition | 5120.07 | 77258 | ||
| Farmland Preservation Advisory Board | 901.23 | 77259 | ||
| Financial Planning and Supervision Commission(s) for Municipal Corporation, County, or Township | 118.05 | 77260 | ||
| Financial Planning and Supervision Commission for a school district | 3316.05 | 77261 | ||
| Forestry Advisory Council | 1503.40 | 77262 | ||
| Governance Authority for a State University or College | 3345.75 | 77263 | ||
| Governor's Council on People with Disabilities | 3303.41 | 77264 | ||
| Governor's Policy Information Working Group | Section 313, H.B. 420, 127th G.A. | 77265 | ||
| Governor's Residence Advisory Commission | 107.40 | 77266 | ||
| Grain Marketing Program Operating Committee | 924.20 - 924.30 | 77267 | ||
| Great Lakes Commission (Great Lakes Basin Compact) | 6161.01 | 77268 | ||
| Gubernatorial Transition Committee | 107.29, 126.26 | 77269 | ||
| Help Me Grow Advisory Council | 3701.611 | 77270 | ||
| Hemophilia Advisory Subcommittee of the Medically Handicapped Children's Medical Advisory Council | 3701.0210 | 77271 | ||
| Homeland Security Advisory Council | 5502.011(E) | 77272 | ||
| Hospital Measures Advisory Council | 3727.31 | 77273 | ||
| Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee | 174.06 | 77274 | ||
| Industrial Commission Nominating Council | 4121.04 | 77275 | ||
| Industrial Technology and Enterprise Advisory Council | 122.29, 122.30 | 77276 | ||
| Infant Hearing Screening Subcommittee | 3701.507 | 77277 | ||
| Infection Control Group | 3727.312(D) | 77278 | ||
| Insurance Agent Education Advisory Council | 3905.483 | 77279 | ||
| Interstate Rail Passenger Advisory Council | 4981.35 | 77280 | ||
| Joint Select Committee on Volume Cap | 133.021 | 77281 | ||
| Labor-Management Government Advisory Council | 4121.70 | 77282 | ||
| Legislative Programming Committee of the Ohio Government Telecommunications Service | 3353.07 | 77283 | ||
| Legislative Task Force on Redistricting, Reapportionment, and Demographic Research | 103.51 | 77284 | ||
| Maternity and Newborn Advisory Council | 3711.20, 3711.21 | 77285 | ||
| Medically Handicapped Children's Medical Advisory Council | 3701.025 | 77286 | ||
| Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact Commission | 4981.361 | 77287 | ||
| Milk Sanitation Board | 917.03 - 917.032 | 77288 | ||
| Mine Subsidence Insurance Governing Board | 3929.51 | 77289 | ||
| Minority Development Financing Advisory Board | 122.72, 122.73 | 77290 | ||
| Multi-Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS) Steering Committee | Section 15.02, H.B. 640, 123rd G.A. | 77291 | ||
| National Museum of Afro-American History and Culture Planning Committee | 149.303 | 77292 | ||
| New African Immigrants Commission | 4112.31, 4112.32 | 77293 | ||
| Ohio Accountability Task Force | 3302.021(E) | 77294 | ||
| Ohio Advisory Council for the Aging | 173.03 | 77295 | ||
| Ohio Agriculture License Plate Scholarship Fund Board | 901.90 | 77296 | ||
| Ohio Arts Council | Chapter 3379. | 77297 | ||
| Ohio Business Gateway Steering Committee | 5703.57 | 77298 | ||
| Ohio Cemetery Dispute Resolution Commission | 4767.05, 4767.06 | 77299 | ||
| Ohio Civil Rights Commission Advisory Agencies and Conciliation Councils | 4112.04(B)(4) | 77300 | ||
| Ohio Commercial Market Assistance Plan Executive Committee | 3930.02 | 77301 | ||
| Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management | 179.02 - 179.04 | 77302 | ||
| Ohio Commission on Fatherhood | 5101.34 | 77303 | ||
| Ohio Community Service Council | 121.40 - 121.404 | 77304 | ||
| Ohio Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision | 5149.22 | 77305 | ||
| Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission | Chapter 3383. | 77306 | ||
| Ohio Cystic Fibrosis Legislative Task Force | 101.38 | 77307 | ||
| Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council | 5123.35 | 77308 | ||
| Ohio Expositions Commission | 991.02 | 77309 | ||
| Ohio Family and Children First Cabinet Council | 121.37 | 77310 | ||
| Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program Council | 125.901, 125.902 | 77311 | ||
| Ohio Geology Advisory Council | 1501.11 | 77312 | ||
| Ohio Grape Industries Committee | 924.51 - 924.55 | 77313 | ||
| Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board | 149.301 | 77314 | ||
| Ohio Historical Society Board of Trustees | 149.30 | 77315 | ||
| Ohio Judicial Conference | 105.91 - 105.97 | 77316 | ||
| Ohio Lake Erie Commission | 1506.21 | 77317 | ||
| Ohio Legislative Commission on the Education and Preservation of State History | Section 701.05, H.B. 1, 128th G.A. | 77318 | ||
| Ohio Medical Quality Foundation | 3701.89 | 77319 | ||
| Ohio Parks and Recreation Council | 1541.40 | 77320 | ||
| Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission | 109.71, 109.72 | 77321 | ||
| Ohio Private Investigation and Security Services Commission | 4749.021, 4743.01 | 77322 | ||
| Ohio Public Defender Commission | 120.01 - 120.03 | 77323 | ||
| Ohio Public Library Information Network Board of Trustees | 3375.65, 3375.66 | 77324 | ||
| Ohio Quarter Horse Development Commission | 3769.086 | 77325 | ||
| Ohio Small Government Capital Improvements Commission | 164.02(C)(D) | 77326 | ||
| Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission | 1515.02 | 77327 | ||
| Ohio Standardbred Development Commission | 3769.085 | 77328 | ||
| Ohio Subrogation Rights Commission | 2323.44 | 77329 | ||
| Ohio Thoroughbred Racing Advisory Committee | 3769.084 | 77330 | ||
| Ohio Transportation Finance Commission | 5531.12(B) to (D) | 77331 | ||
| Ohio Tuition Trust Authority | 3334.03, 3334.08 | 77332 | ||
| Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine Advisory Committee | 3337.10, 3337.11 | 77333 | ||
| Ohio Vendors Representative Committee | 3304.34, 20 USC 107 | 77334 | ||
| Ohio War Orphans Scholarship Board | 5910.02 - 5910.06 | 77335 | ||
| Ohio Water Advisory Council | 1521.031 | 77336 | ||
| Ohio Water Resources Council Advisory Group | 1521.19 | 77337 | ||
| Ohio Water Resources Council | 1521.19 | 77338 | ||
| Oil and Gas Commission | 1509.35 | 77339 | ||
| Operating Committee of the Oil and Gas Marketing Program | 1510.06, 1510.11 | 77340 | ||
| Organized Crime Investigations Commission | 177.01 | 77341 | ||
| Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee of the Department of Job and Family Services | 5111.084 | 77342 | ||
| Physician Assistant Policy Committee of the State Medical Board | 4730.05, 4730.06 | 77343 | ||
| Physician Loan Repayment Advisory Board | 3702.81 | 77344 | ||
| Power Siting Board | 4906.02 | 77345 | ||
| Prequalification Review Board | 5525.07 | 77346 | ||
| Private Water Systems Advisory Council | 3701.346 | 77347 | ||
| 77348 | ||||
| Public Utilities Commission Nominating Council | 4901.021 | 77349 | ||
| Public Utility Property Tax Study Committee | 5727.85(K) | 77350 | ||
| Radiation Advisory Council | 3748.20 | 77351 | ||
| Reclamation Commission | 1513.05 | 77352 | ||
| Reclamation Forfeiture Fund Advisory Board | 1513.182 | 77353 | ||
| Recreation and Resources Commission | 1501.04 | 77354 | ||
| Recycling and Litter Prevention Advisory Council | 1502.04 | 77355 | ||
| School and Ministerial Lands Divestiture Committee | 501.041 | 77356 | ||
| Savings and Loan Associations and Savings Banks Board | 1181.16 | 77357 | ||
| Second Chance Trust Fund Advisory Committee | 2108.35 | 77358 | ||
| Service Coordination Workgroup | Section 751.20, H.B. 1, 128th G.A. | 77359 | ||
| Ski Tramway Board | 4169.02 | 77360 | ||
| Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Council | 3704.19 | 77361 | ||
| Solid Waste Management Advisory Council | 3734.51 | 77362 | ||
| Special Commission to Consider the Suspension of Local Government Officials | 3.16 | 77363 | ||
| Speed to Scale Task Force | Section 375.60.80, H.B. 119, 128th G.A. | 77364 | ||
| State Agency Coordinating Group | 1521.19 | 77365 | ||
| State Audit Committee | 126.46 | 77366 | ||
| State Council of Uniform State Laws | 105.21 - 105.27 | 77367 | ||
| State Criminal Sentencing Commission | 181.22 - 181.26 | 77368 | ||
| State Fire Council | 3737.81 | 77369 | ||
| State Library Board | 3375.01 | 77370 | ||
| State Victims Assistance Advisory Council | 109.91(B) and (C) | 77371 | ||
| Statewide Consortium of County Law Library Resource Boards | 3375.481 | 77372 | ||
| STEM Committee | 3326.02 | 77373 | ||
| Student Tuition Recovery Authority | 3332.081 | 77374 | ||
| Sunset Review Committee | 101.84 - 101.87 | 77375 | ||
| Tax Credit Authority | 122.17(M) | 77376 | ||
| Technical Advisory Committee to Assist Director of the Ohio Coal Development Office | 1551.35 | 77377 | ||
| Technical Advisory Council on Oil and Gas | 1509.38 | 77378 | ||
| Transportation Review Advisory Council | 5512.07 - 5512.09 | 77379 | ||
| Unemployment Compensation Advisory Council | 4141.08 | 77380 | ||
| Unemployment Compensation Review Commission | 4141.06 | 77381 | ||
| Veterans Advisory Committee | 5902.02(K) | 77382 | ||
| Volunteer Fire Fighters' Dependents Fund Boards (private volunteer) | 146.02 - 146.06 | 77383 | ||
| Volunteer Fire Fighters' Dependents Fund Boards (public) | 146.02 - 146.06 | 77384 | ||
| Water and Sewer Commission | 1525.11(C) | 77385 | ||
| Waterways Safety Council | 1547.73 | 77386 | ||
| Wildlife Council | 1531.03 - 1531.05 | 77387 | ||
| Workers' Compensation Board of Directors Nominating Committee | 4121.123 | 77388 |
| Section 601.51. That existing Section 4 of Sub. S.B. 171 of | 77389 |
| the 129th General Assembly is hereby repealed. | 77390 |
| Section 610.10. That Section 3 of Am. Sub. S.B. 160 of the | 77391 |
| 121st General Assembly be amended to read as follows: | 77392 |
| Sec. 3. Sections 109.57, 109.572, 2950.08, and 2953.32 | 77393 |
| 77394 | |
| 160 of the 121st General Assembly regarding employment of persons | 77395 |
|
who provide direct care to older adults, and sections | 77396 |
| 3712.09, 3721.121, and 3722.151 of the Revised Code, as enacted by | 77397 |
| 77398 | |
|
only to persons who apply for employment on or after | 77399 |
| 77400 |
| Section 610.11. That existing Section 3 of Am. Sub. S.B. 160 | 77401 |
| of the 121st General Assembly is hereby repealed. | 77402 |
| Section 620.10. That Section 3 of Am. Sub. S.B. 38 of the | 77403 |
| 120th General Assembly be amended to read as follows: | 77404 |
| Sec. 3. Sections 3301.54, and 5104.09 | 77405 |
|
Revised Code, as amended by | 77406 |
| General Assembly, and sections 109.572, 2151.86, 3301.32, | 77407 |
|
3301.541, | 77408 |
|
5153.111 of the Revised Code, as enacted by | 77409 |
| 38 of the 120th General Assembly, apply only to persons who apply | 77410 |
|
for employment for a position on or after | 77411 |
| 77412 |
| Section 620.11. That existing Section 3 of Am. Sub. S.B. 38 | 77413 |
| of the 120th General Assembly is hereby repealed. | 77414 |
| Section 650.10. That Sections 261.10.10, 261.10.20, | 77415 |
| 261.10.30, 261.10.50, 261.10.60, 261.10.80, 261.10.90, 261.20.20, | 77416 |
| 261.20.70, 261.30.50, and 263.10.80 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the | 77417 |
| 129th General Assembly are hereby repealed. | 77418 |
| Section 701.10.10. OHIO STATEHOUSE SAFETY AND SECURITY STUDY | 77419 |
| The Department of Public Safety shall conduct a study of the | 77420 |
| safety and security of the Ohio Statehouse complex. The study | 77421 |
| shall include recommendations for improving the security protocols | 77422 |
| while providing for the health, safety, and convenience of those | 77423 |
| who work in, or visit, the statehouse. The report shall be | 77424 |
| submitted to the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board for | 77425 |
| adoption not later than December 1, 2012. | 77426 |
| Section 701.20. As used in this section, "political | 77427 |
| subdivision" has the meaning defined in section 2744.01 of the | 77428 |
| Revised Code. | 77429 |
| The Auditor of State shall establish, operate, and maintain | 77430 |
| one or more web sites to serve as an online clearinghouse of | 77431 |
| information about existing joint purchasing programs between or | 77432 |
| among political subdivisions in the state, streamlining government | 77433 |
| operations, collaboration, and shared services to reduce the cost | 77434 |
| of government in this state. The web site may be developed by the | 77435 |
| Auditor of State or through the use of outside vendors. Existing | 77436 |
| web sites may be used if their content conforms to the | 77437 |
| requirements of this section. In establishing, maintaining, and | 77438 |
| operating the online clearinghouse web site, the Auditor of State | 77439 |
| shall: | 77440 |
| (A) Use a domain name for the web site that will be easily | 77441 |
| recognized, remembered, and understood by the users of the web | 77442 |
| site; | 77443 |
| (B) Maintain the web site so that it is fully accessible to | 77444 |
| and searchable by members of the public at all times; | 77445 |
| (C) Not charge a fee to a person who accesses, searches, or | 77446 |
| otherwise uses the web site; | 77447 |
| (D) Compile information provided by political subdivisions | 77448 |
| about joint purchasing arrangements they are involved in that the | 77449 |
| Auditor of State verifies, through meetings with various statewide | 77450 |
| associations and others, to have resulted in verifiable cost | 77451 |
| savings, and consolidate that information on the web site in a | 77452 |
| consistent manner and compile information provided by political | 77453 |
| subdivisions that includes savings recommendations from | 77454 |
| performance audits, examples of shared services among communities, | 77455 |
| shared services agreements to use as templates, and other tools | 77456 |
| developed independently by the Auditor of State or requested by | 77457 |
| political subdivisions and agreed to by the Auditor of State; | 77458 |
| (E) Enable political subdivisions to register and request | 77459 |
| inclusion of their submitted information on the web site, as well | 77460 |
| as to report state and local barriers to collaboration; | 77461 |
| (F) Enable information to be accessed by key word, by program | 77462 |
| name, by county, by type of product or service, and by other | 77463 |
| useful identifiers; | 77464 |
| (G) Maintain adequate systemic security and back-up features, | 77465 |
| and develop and maintain a contingency plan for coping with and | 77466 |
| recovering from power outages, systemic failures, and other | 77467 |
| unforeseen difficulties; and | 77468 |
| (H) Maintain the web site in such a manner that it will not | 77469 |
| infringe legally protected interests, so that vulnerability of the | 77470 |
| web site to interruption because of litigation or the threat of | 77471 |
| litigation is reduced. | 77472 |
| The Auditor of State shall bear the expense of establishing, | 77473 |
| operating, and maintaining the online clearinghouse web site. | 77474 |
| Section 701.41. The Department of Administrative Services | 77475 |
| shall analyze opportunities to reduce travel expenses through | 77476 |
| teleconferencing and web conferencing within state government. The | 77477 |
| Department shall assess current teleconferencing capabilities | 77478 |
| within state government operations, research industry standards | 77479 |
| and best practices, and make recommendations that will optimize | 77480 |
| the use of these technologies. Not later than December 31, 2012, | 77481 |
| the Department of Administrative Services shall produce a report | 77482 |
| with its findings and shall deliver the report to the Speaker and | 77483 |
| Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the President and | 77484 |
| Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Governor. | 77485 |
| Section 701.50. MARCS STEERING COMMITTEE AND STATEWIDE | 77486 |
| COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM | 77487 |
| There is hereby created a Multi-Agency Radio Communications | 77488 |
| System (MARCS) Steering Committee consisting of the designees of | 77489 |
| the Directors of Administrative Services, Public Safety, Natural | 77490 |
| Resources, Transportation, Rehabilitation and Correction, and | 77491 |
| Budget and Management, and the State Fire Marshal or the State | 77492 |
| Fire Marshal's designee. The Director of Administrative Services | 77493 |
| or the Director's designee shall chair the Committee. The | 77494 |
| Committee shall provide assistance to the Director of | 77495 |
| Administrative Services for effective and efficient implementation | 77496 |
| of the MARCS system as well as develop policies for the ongoing | 77497 |
| management of the system. Upon dates prescribed by the Directors | 77498 |
| of Administrative Services and Budget and Management, the MARCS | 77499 |
| Steering Committee shall report to the Directors on the progress | 77500 |
| of MARCS implementation and the development of policies related to | 77501 |
| the system. | 77502 |
| Section 701.60. As used in this section, "business day" means | 77503 |
| a day of the week, excluding Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday | 77504 |
| as defined in section 1.14 of the Revised Code. | 77505 |
| Any regional council of governments that was formed and is | 77506 |
| operating before the effective date of the amendment by this act | 77507 |
| of section 167.04 of the Revised Code shall notify the Auditor of | 77508 |
| State of its existence within 30 business days after the effective | 77509 |
| date of that amendment, and shall provide on a form prescribed by | 77510 |
| the Auditor of State the information required under that section. | 77511 |
| The Auditor of State shall review the information and, within one | 77512 |
| year after the effective date of that amendment, shall issue a | 77513 |
| report to the Governor and the General Assembly. The report shall | 77514 |
| address how many regional councils of governments are operating | 77515 |
| under Chapter 167. of the Revised Code, whether those regional | 77516 |
| councils continue to meet the objectives for which regional | 77517 |
| councils were first authorized in 1967, and whether regional | 77518 |
| councils are an efficient and effective way for local governments | 77519 |
| to share services or to participate in cooperative arrangements. | 77520 |
| Section 701.70.10. (A) The construction and energy operations | 77521 |
| of the Office of the State Architect and Engineer (OSAE) under | 77522 |
| Chapters 123. and 153. are transferred and consolidated into the | 77523 |
| construction and capital funding operations of the Ohio Facilities | 77524 |
| Construction Commission (OFCC). And the Ohio School Facilities | 77525 |
| Commission (OSFC) becomes an independent agency within the Ohio | 77526 |
| Facilities Construction Commission. Notwithstanding Chapter 153. | 77527 |
| of the Revised Code, the OFCC is thereupon and thereafter | 77528 |
| successor to, assumes the power and obligations of, and otherwise | 77529 |
| constitutes the continuation of the construction and energy | 77530 |
| operations and related management functions of the OSAE as | 77531 |
| provided in the applicable sections of Chapter 153. of the Revised | 77532 |
| Code or in any agreements relating to capital expenditures for | 77533 |
| construction operations functions to which the OSAE is a party. | 77534 |
| All statutory references to the OSAE are deemed to be references | 77535 |
| to the OFCC. | 77536 |
| (B) Any activities relating to the operations and related | 77537 |
| management functions commenced but not completed by the OSAE shall | 77538 |
| be completed by the OFCC in the same manner and with the same | 77539 |
| effect as if completed by the OSAE. No validation, cure, right, | 77540 |
| privilege, remedy, obligation, or liability is lost or impaired by | 77541 |
| reason of the consolidation, and shall be administered by the | 77542 |
| OFCC. All rules, orders, and determinations related to design, | 77543 |
| planning, and construction and energy operations and related | 77544 |
| management functions of the OSAE continue in effect as rules, | 77545 |
| orders, and determinations of the OFCC, until modified or | 77546 |
| rescinded by the OFCC. The Director of the Legislative Service | 77547 |
| Commission shall renumber the OSAE rules related to the design, | 77548 |
| planning, and construction and energy operations and related | 77549 |
| management functions to reflect their transfer to the OFCC. | 77550 |
| (C) To the extent possible, all employees of the OSAE shall | 77551 |
| be transferred to the OFCC, as the OFCC determines to be necessary | 77552 |
| for the successful implementation of this section. All employees | 77553 |
| of the OSFC shall remain in their current classifications unless | 77554 |
| the OFCC determines otherwise. | 77555 |
| (D) No judicial or administrative action or proceeding, to | 77556 |
| which the OSAE or an authorized officer of either is a party, that | 77557 |
| is pending on the effective date of this section, or on such later | 77558 |
| date as may be established by an authorized officer of the OFCC | 77559 |
| and that is related to its construction, capital funding, or | 77560 |
| energy operation or related management functions, is affected by | 77561 |
| the transfer and consolidation of functions. Any such action or | 77562 |
| proceeding shall be prosecuted or defended in the name of the | 77563 |
| OFCC. On application to the court or agency, the OFCC shall be | 77564 |
| substituted for the OSAE or an authorized officer of either as a | 77565 |
| party to the action or proceeding. | 77566 |
| (E) Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, | 77567 |
| and not sooner than 90 days after the effective date of this | 77568 |
| section, and if requested by the OFCC, the Director of Budget and | 77569 |
| Management shall make budget changes made necessary by the | 77570 |
| transfer, if any, including administrative organization, program | 77571 |
| transfers, the creation of new funds, the transfer of state funds, | 77572 |
| and the consolidation of funds, as authorized by this section. The | 77573 |
| Director of Budget and Management may, if necessary, establish | 77574 |
| encumbrances or parts of encumbrances created in fiscal years 2012 | 77575 |
| and 2013 in the appropriate fund and appropriation item for the | 77576 |
| same purpose and for payment to the same vendor in fiscal year | 77577 |
| 2013. The established encumbrances plus any additional amounts | 77578 |
| determined to be necessary for the OFCC to perform the | 77579 |
| construction, energy, and capital funding operation and related | 77580 |
| management functions of the OSAE are hereby appropriated. | 77581 |
| (F) Not later than 30 days after the transfer and | 77582 |
| consolidation of the construction, energy, and capital funding | 77583 |
| operations and related management functions of the OSAE to the | 77584 |
| OFCC, an authorized officer of the OSAE shall certify to the OFCC | 77585 |
| the unexpended balance and location of any funds and accounts | 77586 |
| designated for building and facility operation and management | 77587 |
| functions, and the custody of such funds and accounts shall be | 77588 |
| transferred to the OFCC. | 77589 |
| (G) The OFCC and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) | 77590 |
| shall cooperate in a study to determine which operation functions, | 77591 |
| if any, of the DNR Division of Engineering should be integrated | 77592 |
| and consolidated into the OFCC. The study shall be completed not | 77593 |
| later than December 31, 2012. | 77594 |
| Section 701.70.20. The Division of Labor in the Department of | 77595 |
| Commerce is hereby renamed the Division of Industrial Compliance | 77596 |
| on the effective date of section 121.04 of the Revised Code, as | 77597 |
| amended by this act. The Division and the Superintendent of | 77598 |
| Industrial Compliance shall have and perform all the duties, | 77599 |
| powers, and obligations of the Division and Superintendent of | 77600 |
| Labor. All rules, actions, determinations, commitments, | 77601 |
| resolutions, decisions, and agreements pertaining to the duties, | 77602 |
| powers, obligations, functions, and rights of the Division or | 77603 |
| Superintendent of Labor, in force or in effect on the effective | 77604 |
| date of section 121.04 of the Revised Code, as amended by this | 77605 |
| act, shall continue in force and effect and apply to the Division | 77606 |
| or Superintendent of Industrial Compliance as applicable and | 77607 |
| subject to any further lawful action thereon by the Division or | 77608 |
| Superintendent of Industrial Compliance. Wherever the | 77609 |
| Superintendent of Labor or Division of Labor are referred to in | 77610 |
| any provision of law, or in any agreement or document that | 77611 |
| pertains to those duties, powers, obligations, functions, and | 77612 |
| rights, the reference is to the Superintendent of Industrial | 77613 |
| Compliance or Division of Industrial Compliance, as appropriate. | 77614 |
| All authorized obligations and supplements thereto of the | 77615 |
| Superintendent and Division of Labor are binding on the | 77616 |
| Superintendent or Division of Industrial Compliance and nothing in | 77617 |
| this act impairs those obligations or rights or the obligations or | 77618 |
| rights under any contract. The renaming of the Division of Labor | 77619 |
| and Superintendent of Labor does not affect the validity of | 77620 |
| agreements or obligations made by that superintendent or division | 77621 |
| pursuant to Chapters 121., 3703., 3781., 3791., 4104., 4105., and | 77622 |
| 4740. of the Revised Code or any other provisions of law. | 77623 |
| In connection with the renaming of the Division of Labor, all | 77624 |
| real property and interest therein, documents, books, money, | 77625 |
| papers, records, machinery, furnishings, office equipment, | 77626 |
| furniture, and all other property over which the Superintendent | 77627 |
| and Division of Labor have control and the rights of the | 77628 |
| Superintendent and Division of Labor to enforce or receive any of | 77629 |
| those is automatically transferred to the Superintendent and | 77630 |
| Division of Industrial Compliance without necessity for further | 77631 |
| action on the part of the Superintendent or Division of Industrial | 77632 |
| Compliance, or the Director of Commerce. Additionally, all | 77633 |
| appropriations or reappropriations made to the Superintendent and | 77634 |
| Division of Labor for the purposes of the performance of their | 77635 |
| duties, powers, and obligations, are transferred to the | 77636 |
| Superintendent and Division of Industrial Compliance to the extent | 77637 |
| of the remaining unexpended or unencumbered balance thereof, | 77638 |
| whether allocated or unallocated, and whether obligated or | 77639 |
| unobligated. | 77640 |
| Section 701.80. There is hereby created the Compressed | 77641 |
| Natural Gas Study Committee to examine the use of compressed | 77642 |
| natural gas in the motor vehicle fleets of the state and political | 77643 |
| subdivisions. The Committee shall consist of the following seven | 77644 |
| members: two members of the Ohio Senate appointed by the President | 77645 |
| of the Senate, both of whom shall be of different political | 77646 |
| parties; two members of the Ohio House of Representatives | 77647 |
| appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, both of | 77648 |
| whom shall be of different political parties; one person appointed | 77649 |
| by the Governor who is an Ohio resident and has knowledge of or | 77650 |
| experience in the use of alternative motor vehicle fuels; the | 77651 |
| Director of Administrative Services or the Director's designee; | 77652 |
| and the Director of Transportation, or the Director's designee. | 77653 |
| The initial appointments to the Committee shall be made not later | 77654 |
| than thirty days after the effective date of this section. If a | 77655 |
| member of the Committee who is a member of the Ohio Senate or Ohio | 77656 |
| House of Representatives ceases to be a member of the Ohio Senate | 77657 |
| or Ohio House of Representatives, that person shall cease to be a | 77658 |
| member of the Committee. A vacancy on the Committee shall be | 77659 |
| filled in the same manner as the original appointment. | 77660 |
| The Committee shall select from among its members a | 77661 |
| chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a secretary. Members of the | 77662 |
| Committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed | 77663 |
| for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the | 77664 |
| performance of their duties. | 77665 |
| The Committee shall examine the feasibility, budgetary | 77666 |
| effect, and return on investment from the use of compressed | 77667 |
| natural gas in the motor vehicle fleets of the state and political | 77668 |
| subdivisions, including transit fleets operated under Chapter 306. | 77669 |
| of the Revised Code. In examining the potential return on | 77670 |
| investment, the Committee shall consider the impact of converting | 77671 |
| all or part of the different motor vehicle fleets over a period of | 77672 |
| two to four years and shall develop various proposals for funding | 77673 |
| the conversion of the motor vehicle fleets. The Committee shall | 77674 |
| utilize any information collected by the Department of | 77675 |
| Administrative Services as part of its fleet management and | 77676 |
| requirements concerning use of alternative fuels under sections | 77677 |
| 125.83 to 125.838 of the Revised Code. The Committee may conduct | 77678 |
| public hearings and may hire such consultants or experts and other | 77679 |
| persons as the Committee considers necessary to allow the | 77680 |
| Committee to fulfill its duties under this act. | 77681 |
| Not later than six months after the last initial appointment | 77682 |
| is made to the Committee, the Committee shall issue a report on | 77683 |
| its findings and recommendations on using compressed natural gas | 77684 |
| to fuel the motor vehicle fleets of the state and political | 77685 |
| subdivisions, including any recommendation for funding the | 77686 |
| conversion to compressed natural gas. The Committee shall furnish | 77687 |
| copies of its report to the Governor, the Ohio Senate, and the | 77688 |
| Ohio House of Representatives. Upon issuing its report, the | 77689 |
| Committee shall cease to exist. | 77690 |
| As used in this section, "political subdivision" means a | 77691 |
| county, township, municipal corporation, or any other body | 77692 |
| corporate and politic that is responsible for government | 77693 |
| activities in a geographic area smaller than that of the state. | 77694 |
| Section 701.90. (A) As used in this section: | 77695 |
| (1) "Eligible business" means a for-profit business | 77696 |
| association that has at least six employees but not more than | 77697 |
| ninety-nine employees and that has maintained its principal place | 77698 |
| of business in the state for at least a two-year period ending on | 77699 |
| the date the business applies for assistance under this section. | 77700 |
| The business must generate at least seven hundred fifty thousand | 77701 |
| dollars but not more than twenty-five million dollars in annual | 77702 |
| revenue and must have increased both its number of full-time | 77703 |
| equivalent employees in this state and its gross revenue during at | 77704 |
| least three of the five years preceding the date of application. | 77705 |
| (2) "Full-time equivalent employee" means the quotient | 77706 |
| obtained by dividing the total number of hours for which an | 77707 |
| eligible business employs employees during a year by two thousand | 77708 |
| eighty. | 77709 |
| (B) There is hereby created in the department of development | 77710 |
| the economic gardening technical assistance pilot program. The | 77711 |
| director of development may contract or coordinate with one or | 77712 |
| more persons to aid in the administration and operation of the | 77713 |
| program. | 77714 |
| The director shall provide technical assistance to eligible | 77715 |
| businesses, including, but not limited to, access to information | 77716 |
| and market intelligence services, including information on | 77717 |
| markets, customers, and competitors, such as business databases, | 77718 |
| geographic information systems, search engine marketing, and | 77719 |
| business connection development encouraging interaction and | 77720 |
| exchange among business owners and resource providers such as | 77721 |
| trade associations, academic institutions, business advocacy | 77722 |
| organizations, peer-based learning sessions, and mentoring | 77723 |
| programs. The director, through the program, is authorized to | 77724 |
| promote the general business and industrial interests of the | 77725 |
| state. | 77726 |
| (C)(1) The director, in selecting eligible businesses to | 77727 |
| assist, shall select businesses in more than one industry | 77728 |
| classification and, to the extent practicable, shall choose | 77729 |
| businesses that are geographically distributed throughout the | 77730 |
| state. | 77731 |
| (2) A business receiving assistance under the program must | 77732 |
| enter into an agreement with the director to establish the | 77733 |
| business's commitment to participate in the program. The agreement | 77734 |
| must require, at a minimum, that the business do all of the | 77735 |
| following: | 77736 |
| (a) Attend the number of meetings between the business and | 77737 |
| the director or another person designated by the director as | 77738 |
| prescribed in the agreement; | 77739 |
| (b) Report job creation data in the manner prescribed by the | 77740 |
| director; | 77741 |
| (c) Provide financial data in the manner prescribed by the | 77742 |
| director. | 77743 |
| The director may prescribe in the agreement additional | 77744 |
| reporting requirements as are necessary to document the progress | 77745 |
| of the business and monitor the business's implementation of the | 77746 |
| assistance. | 77747 |
| (D) On or before one year after the effective date of the | 77748 |
| enactment of this section by Sub. H.B. 487 of the 129th General | 77749 |
| Assembly, the director of development shall make available on the | 77750 |
| department of development's web site a report that includes, at a | 77751 |
| minimum, the number of businesses receiving assistance under this | 77752 |
| section, the number of full-time equivalent employees created as a | 77753 |
| result of the assistance, the total amount of compensation paid to | 77754 |
| such employees, and the locations and types of business conducted | 77755 |
| by the businesses. The report shall also evaluate the | 77756 |
| effectiveness of the economic gardening technical assistance pilot | 77757 |
| program and recommend any changes to be made to the program. The | 77758 |
| report shall be submitted to the governor, the speaker and | 77759 |
| minority leader of the house of representatives, and the majority | 77760 |
| leader and minority leader of the senate. | 77761 |
| (E) The director of development shall adopt rules in | 77762 |
| accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are | 77763 |
| necessary for the administration of the economic gardening | 77764 |
| technical assistance pilot program. | 77765 |
| Section 701.91. Section 701.90 of this act is hereby | 77766 |
| repealed, effective two years after the effective date of that | 77767 |
| section. | 77768 |
| Section 701.100. Notwithstanding section 131.44 of the | 77769 |
| Revised Code, no transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the | 77770 |
| Budget Stabilization Fund based on the surplus revenue that | 77771 |
| existed on June 30, 2012, shall be made without the prior approval | 77772 |
| of the General Assembly. | 77773 |
| Section 707.10. For fiscal years 2013 and 2014, the | 77774 |
| legislative authority of a municipal corporation in a county, with | 77775 |
| a population between three hundred seventy-five thousand and four | 77776 |
| hundred thousand according to the most recent federal decennial | 77777 |
| census, may conduct a pilot program whereby the legislative | 77778 |
| authority may use up to five per cent of the aggregate amount of | 77779 |
| money deposited in the municipal corporation's sewer fund and up | 77780 |
| to five per cent of the aggregate amount of money deposited in a | 77781 |
| fund created by the municipal corporation for water-works for the | 77782 |
| purpose of extending the municipal corporation's water or sewerage | 77783 |
| system, as applicable, if both of the following apply: | 77784 |
| (A) The water or sewerage system is being extended to areas | 77785 |
| for economic development purposes. | 77786 |
| (B) The areas into which the water or sewerage system is | 77787 |
| being extended are the subject of a cooperative economic | 77788 |
| development agreement entered into by the municipal corporation | 77789 |
| under section 701.07 of the Revised Code. | 77790 |
| With regard to either fund, the legislative authority shall | 77791 |
| not exceed the five per cent limit established in this section. | 77792 |
| Section 733.05. Not later than ninety days after the | 77793 |
| effective date of this section, the Ohio Board of Regents shall | 77794 |
| complete a review of each entity that held the Department of | 77795 |
| Insurance's designation under section 3305.03 of the Revised Code | 77796 |
| immediately prior to the effective date of this act. In conducting | 77797 |
| the review, the Board shall comply with the applicable | 77798 |
| requirements of sections 3305.03 and 3305.031 of the Revised Code, | 77799 |
| as amended and enacted by this act. | 77800 |
| Section 733.10. (A) This section applies to a state | 77801 |
| university, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, | 77802 |
| that has a main campus subsidy-eligible undergraduate enrollment | 77803 |
| of more than 17,000 but less than 22,000 students for fiscal year | 77804 |
| 2012. | 77805 |
| (B) Notwithstanding section 3313.41 of the Revised Code, when | 77806 |
| a school district board of education decides to dispose of real | 77807 |
| property that the board owns in its corporate capacity, exceeds in | 77808 |
| value ten thousand dollars, and is located within one hundred | 77809 |
| yards of any classroom or administrative building on the main | 77810 |
| campus of the state university as described in division (A) of | 77811 |
| this section, prior to offering that property for sale under | 77812 |
| divisions (A) to (G) of section 3313.41 of the Revised Code, the | 77813 |
| board may offer that property to the board of trustees of the | 77814 |
| state university in either or both of the following manners: | 77815 |
| (1) In an "as is" condition in return for an agreement | 77816 |
| between the board of trustees and the school district board, under | 77817 |
| which the university will provide the school district with in-kind | 77818 |
| services, educational programs, or other assistance valued in the | 77819 |
| aggregate in an amount reasonably related to the appraised fair | 77820 |
| market value of the property; | 77821 |
| (2) For sale for money at a price that is not higher than the | 77822 |
| appraised fair market value of that property. | 77823 |
| (C) If the board of trustees does not accept either offer, or | 77824 |
| if the agreement is not entered into between the school district | 77825 |
| board and the board of trustees, within sixty days after the offer | 77826 |
| is made by the district board, the district board then shall offer | 77827 |
| the property for sale as provided in division (G) of section | 77828 |
| 3313.41 of the Revised Code. | 77829 |
| (D) This section expires on December 31, 2012. | 77830 |
| Section 737.10. ABOLISHMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL | 77831 |
| On the effective date of this section, the Public Health | 77832 |
| Council is abolished and the responsibilities of the Public Health | 77833 |
| Council are transferred to the Director of Health. | 77834 |
| Any business before the Public Health Council commenced but | 77835 |
| not completed before the effective date of this section shall be | 77836 |
| completed by the Director of Health. The business shall be | 77837 |
| completed in the same manner, and with the same effect, as if | 77838 |
| completed by the Director of Health immediately prior to the | 77839 |
| effective date of this section. | 77840 |
| No validation, cure, right, privilege, remedy, obligation, or | 77841 |
| liability is lost or impaired by reason of this act's abolishment | 77842 |
| of the Public Health Council and transfer of responsibility to the | 77843 |
| Director of Health. Each such validation, cure, right, privilege, | 77844 |
| remedy, obligation, or liability shall be administered by the | 77845 |
| Director of Health. | 77846 |
| All rules, orders, and determinations of the Public Health | 77847 |
| Council adopted or made immediately prior to the effective date of | 77848 |
| this section shall continue in effect as rules, orders, and | 77849 |
| determinations of the Director of Health until modified or | 77850 |
| rescinded by the Director of Health. If necessary to ensure the | 77851 |
| integrity of the numbering system of the Administrative Code, the | 77852 |
| Director of the Legislative Service Commission shall renumber the | 77853 |
| rules to reflect the transfer of the Public Health Council's | 77854 |
| responsibilities to the Director of Health. | 77855 |
| Any action or proceeding that is related to the functions or | 77856 |
| duties of the Public Health Council pending on the effective date | 77857 |
| of this section is not affected by the transfer and shall be | 77858 |
| prosecuted or defended in the name of the Director of Health. In | 77859 |
| all such actions and proceedings, the Director of Health, on | 77860 |
| application to the court, shall be substituted as a party. | 77861 |
| Section 737.20. (A) On the effective date of the amendment of | 77862 |
| the statutes governing the Division of Recycling and Litter | 77863 |
| Prevention in the Department of Natural Resources by this act or | 77864 |
| on July 1, 2012, whichever is later, the Division of Recycling and | 77865 |
| Litter Prevention is abolished, and all of its functions, together | 77866 |
| with its assets and liabilities, are transferred from within the | 77867 |
| Department of Natural Resources to within the Environmental | 77868 |
| Protection Agency. | 77869 |
| (B) Any business commenced but not completed by the Division | 77870 |
| of Recycling and Litter Prevention in the Department of Natural | 77871 |
| Resources on the effective date of the transfer shall be completed | 77872 |
| by the Environmental Protection Agency. Any validation, cure, | 77873 |
| right, privilege, remedy, obligation, or liability is not lost or | 77874 |
| impaired solely by reason of the transfer required by this section | 77875 |
| and shall be administered by the Environmental Protection Agency | 77876 |
| in accordance with this act. | 77877 |
| (C) All of the rules, orders, and determinations of the | 77878 |
| Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention in the Department of | 77879 |
| Natural Resources or of the Department of Natural Resources in | 77880 |
| relation to that Division continue in effect as rules, orders, and | 77881 |
| determinations of the Environmental Protection Agency until | 77882 |
| modified or rescinded by the Environmental Protection Agency. If | 77883 |
| necessary to ensure the integrity of the numbering of the | 77884 |
| Administrative Code, the Director of the Legislative Service | 77885 |
| Commission shall renumber rules of the Department of Natural | 77886 |
| Resources in relation to the former Division of Recycling and | 77887 |
| Litter Prevention in that Department to reflect the transfer to | 77888 |
| the Environmental Protection Agency. | 77889 |
| (D) Subject to the provisions of the applicable bargaining | 77890 |
| unit agreements, all of the positions of the Division of Recycling | 77891 |
| and Litter Prevention in the Department of Natural Resources are | 77892 |
| transferred to the Environmental Protection Agency. Employees who | 77893 |
| transfer with the positions shall retain their same or | 77894 |
| substantially similar positions and all the benefits accruing | 77895 |
| thereto. Upon completion of the transfer, the employees shall be | 77896 |
| subject to the policies and procedures of the Environmental | 77897 |
| Protection Agency. | 77898 |
| (E) Whenever the Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention | 77899 |
| in the Department of Natural Resources or the Chief of the | 77900 |
| Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention is referred to in any | 77901 |
| law, contract, or other document, the reference shall be deemed to | 77902 |
| refer to the Environmental Protection Agency or to the Director of | 77903 |
| Environmental Protection, whichever is appropriate in context. | 77904 |
| (F) Any action or proceeding pending on the effective date of | 77905 |
| the amendment of the statutes governing the Division of Recycling | 77906 |
| and Litter Prevention by this act is not affected by the transfer | 77907 |
| of the functions of that Division by this act and shall be | 77908 |
| prosecuted or defended in the name of the Environmental Protection | 77909 |
| Agency. In all such actions and proceedings, the Environmental | 77910 |
| Protection Agency, upon application to the court, shall be | 77911 |
| substituted as a party. | 77912 |
| Section 737.30. The Recycling and Litter Prevention Advisory | 77913 |
| Council created within the Environmental Protection Agency by | 77914 |
| section 3736.04 of the Revised Code, as amended and renumbered by | 77915 |
| this act, is a continuation of the Recycling and Litter Prevention | 77916 |
| Advisory Council created within the Division of Recycling and | 77917 |
| Litter Prevention in the Department of Natural Resources by | 77918 |
| section 1502.04 of the Revised Code prior to its amendment and | 77919 |
| renumbering by this act. | 77920 |
| Section 737.40. (A) As used in this section: | 77921 |
| (1) "Food service operation," "retail food establishment," | 77922 |
| and "vending machine location" have the same meanings as in | 77923 |
| section 3717.01 of the Revised Code. | 77924 |
| (2) "Micro market" means an area or room that has displays of | 77925 |
| not more than two hundred fifty linear feet that offer either of | 77926 |
| the following: | 77927 |
| (a) Prepackaged foods that are not time- or | 77928 |
| temperature-controlled for food safety purposes; | 77929 |
| (b) Prepackaged foods that are refrigerated or frozen and | 77930 |
| time- or temperature-controlled for food safety purposes and that | 77931 |
| are stored in equipment that complies with Chapter 3717-1 of the | 77932 |
| Administrative Code. | 77933 |
| (B) Until the Director of Agriculture adopts rules under | 77934 |
| section 3717.04 of the Revised Code governing the licensure of | 77935 |
| micro markets, the operation of a micro market is exempt from the | 77936 |
| licensure requirements for retail food establishments, food | 77937 |
| service operations, and vending machine locations established | 77938 |
| under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code. This division applies to | 77939 |
| a micro market that was previously exempted under division (B)(5) | 77940 |
| of section 3717.22 of the Revised Code by the Director from being | 77941 |
| licensed as a retail food establishment. | 77942 |
| (C) Not later than sixty days following the adoption of rules | 77943 |
| by the Director under section 3717.04 of the Revised Code | 77944 |
| governing the licensure of micro markets, the operator of a micro | 77945 |
| market shall apply for a license in accordance with those rules. | 77946 |
| Section 737.50. Not later than 30 days after the amendment by | 77947 |
| this act of section 3791.11 of the Revised Code takes effect, the | 77948 |
| Treasurer of State shall give written notice to each property | 77949 |
| owner or lessee who, under former division (D) of that section, | 77950 |
| deposited money or a surety or government-issued bond with the | 77951 |
| Treasurer of State that the money will be refunded or the bond | 77952 |
| will be released within the following time period, and that the | 77953 |
| property owner or lessee must file a bond in the manner required | 77954 |
| by division (C) of section 3791.11 of the Revised Code immediately | 77955 |
| after the refund or release: | 77956 |
| (A) If money was deposited, the Treasurer of State will | 77957 |
| refund the money to the property owner or lessee within 180 days | 77958 |
| after the effective date of section 3791.11 of the Revised Code, | 77959 |
| as amended by this act; | 77960 |
| (B) If a surety bond was deposited, the Treasurer of State | 77961 |
| will release the bond to the property owner or lessee upon the | 77962 |
| earlier of the expiration of the bond or within two years after | 77963 |
| the effective date of section 3791.11 of the Revised Code, as | 77964 |
| amended by this act; | 77965 |
| (C) If a government-issued bond was deposited, the Treasurer | 77966 |
| of State will release the bond to the property owner or lessee | 77967 |
| within 180 days after the effective date of section 3791.11 of the | 77968 |
| Revised Code, as amended by this act. | 77969 |
| Section 737.60. LUPUS EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM | 77970 |
| (A) In establishing the Lupus Education and Awareness Program | 77971 |
| under sections 3701.77 to 3701.775 of the Revised Code, as enacted | 77972 |
| by this act, the General Assembly hereby finds the following: | 77973 |
| (1) Lupus is a serious, complex, and debilitating autoimmune | 77974 |
| disease that can cause inflammation and tissue damage to virtually | 77975 |
| any organ system in the body, including the skin, joints, other | 77976 |
| connective tissue, blood and blood vessels, heart, lungs, kidneys, | 77977 |
| and brain. | 77978 |
| (2) The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc., estimates that | 77979 |
| approximately 1.5 to 2 million Americans live with lupus. | 77980 |
| (3) According to the Centers for Disease Control and | 77981 |
| Prevention, the rate of lupus mortality has increased since the | 77982 |
| late 1970s. | 77983 |
| (4) The pain and fatigue associated with lupus can threaten | 77984 |
| the ability to live independently, maintain employment, and lead a | 77985 |
| normal life. One in five individuals with lupus is disabled by the | 77986 |
| disease, and consequently receives support from government | 77987 |
| programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security | 77988 |
| Disability, and Social Security Supplemental Income. | 77989 |
| (5) The estimated average annual cost of medical treatment | 77990 |
| for an individual with lupus is between $10,000 and $30,000; for | 77991 |
| individuals who have the most serious form of lupus, medical costs | 77992 |
| can greatly exceed this amount, causing a significant economic, | 77993 |
| emotional, and social burden to the entire family and society. | 77994 |
| (6) More than half of individuals with lupus suffer four or | 77995 |
| more years and visit three or more physicians before obtaining a | 77996 |
| diagnosis of lupus; early diagnosis of and treatment for lupus can | 77997 |
| prevent or reduce serious organ damage, disability, and death. | 77998 |
| (7) Despite the magnitude of lupus and its impact on | 77999 |
| individuals and families, health professional and public | 78000 |
| understanding of lupus remains low; only one in five Americans can | 78001 |
| provide basic information about lupus, and awareness of lupus is | 78002 |
| lowest among adults 18 to 34 years of age - the age group most | 78003 |
| likely to develop lupus. | 78004 |
| (8) Lupus is a significant national health issue that | 78005 |
| deserves a comprehensive and coordinated response by state and | 78006 |
| federal governments with involvement of the health care provider, | 78007 |
| patient, and public health communities. | 78008 |
| (B) The purpose of sections 3701.77 to 3701.775 of the | 78009 |
| Revised Code, as enacted by this act, is to create a | 78010 |
| multi-pronged, statewide program to promote public and health | 78011 |
| professional awareness and increase knowledge concerning the | 78012 |
| causes and consequences of lupus, the importance of early | 78013 |
| diagnosis and appropriate management, and effective treatment and | 78014 |
| management strategies by all of the following: | 78015 |
| (1) Conducting educational and training programs for health | 78016 |
| professionals on lupus diagnosis and management; | 78017 |
| (2) Developing and disseminating educational materials and | 78018 |
| information to patients and health professionals on lupus research | 78019 |
| results and health care services available; | 78020 |
| (3) Designing and implementing a statewide public education | 78021 |
| campaign aimed at heightening public awareness of lupus; | 78022 |
| (4) Leveraging educational and training resources and | 78023 |
| services previously developed by organizations with appropriate | 78024 |
| expertise and knowledge of lupus. | 78025 |
| Section 737.70. PILOT PROGRAM FOR OPIOID- AND | 78026 |
| ALCOHOL-DEPENDENT OFFENDERS | 78027 |
| (A) The Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services | 78028 |
| shall conduct a pilot program to provide to certain | 78029 |
| opioid-dependent, alcohol-dependent, or opioid- and | 78030 |
| alcohol-dependent offenders within the criminal justice system | 78031 |
| treatment to prevent relapse into dependency, including | 78032 |
| medication-assisted treatment. The medication-assisted treatment | 78033 |
| shall be provided by using one or more drugs that constitute | 78034 |
| long-acting antagonist therapy and meet all of the following | 78035 |
| conditions: | 78036 |
| (1) There is no potential for abuse of the drugs by the | 78037 |
| person to whom they are given or through diversion of the drugs to | 78038 |
| others. | 78039 |
| (2) There is no potential for a person to become addicted to | 78040 |
| or otherwise dependent on the drugs. | 78041 |
| (3) The drugs have been approved by the United States Food | 78042 |
| and Drug Administration to prevent relapse into opioid dependency, | 78043 |
| alcohol dependency, or opioid and alcohol dependency. | 78044 |
| (B) The Department shall conduct the program in Franklin | 78045 |
| County and Scioto County and may conduct the program in any one or | 78046 |
| more other counties the Department selects. In conducting the | 78047 |
| program, the Department shall collaborate with the boards of | 78048 |
| alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services that serve the | 78049 |
| counties included in the program. The Department also shall | 78050 |
| collaborate with the Departments of Mental Health, Job and Family | 78051 |
| Services, and Health and with any other state agency that the | 78052 |
| Department determines may be of assistance in accomplishing the | 78053 |
| objectives of the program. | 78054 |
| (C) The program shall serve not more than one hundred fifty | 78055 |
| opioid-dependent or alcohol-dependent offenders selected by the | 78056 |
| Department, each of whom meets all of the following criteria: | 78057 |
| (1) Is either being released from a community-based | 78058 |
| correctional facility or being diverted from prosecution under | 78059 |
| section 2935.36 of the Revised Code by a county drug court or | 78060 |
| municipal court; | 78061 |
| (2) Is transitioning to community-based programs as | 78062 |
| prescribed by the court; | 78063 |
| (3) Was opioid dependent, alcohol dependent, or opioid and | 78064 |
| alcohol dependent at the time of committing the offense for which | 78065 |
| the offender was most recently sentenced; | 78066 |
| (4) Resides in this state and in the offender's own | 78067 |
| court-approved residence or court-approved transitional housing. | 78068 |
| (D) A program participant shall do both of the following: | 78069 |
| (1) Commit to participate in the program for twelve months | 78070 |
| and comply with all requirements established by the program, | 78071 |
| sentencing court, and treatment providers, including testing, | 78072 |
| counseling, medication therapies, and reporting requirements; | 78073 |
| (2) Attend any on-site programming specified by the | 78074 |
| sentencing court or treatment provider. | 78075 |
| (E) Treatment under the program shall be provided by an | 78076 |
| alcohol and drug addiction program certified by the Department | 78077 |
| under section 3793.06 of the Revised Code. Treatment shall be | 78078 |
| based on an integrated service delivery model. The treatment | 78079 |
| provider shall do all of the following: | 78080 |
| (1) Conduct a professional, comprehensive substance abuse and | 78081 |
| mental health diagnostic assessment of each person who is a | 78082 |
| potential program participant to determine whether the person is | 78083 |
| opioid dependent, alcohol dependent, or opioid and alcohol | 78084 |
| dependent and would benefit from substance abuse treatment and | 78085 |
| monitoring to address the dependency; | 78086 |
| (2) Determine treatment needs for each program participant | 78087 |
| based on the diagnostic assessment; | 78088 |
| (3) Develop individualized goals and objectives for each | 78089 |
| program participant that follow guidelines provided by the | 78090 |
| Department; | 78091 |
| (4) Provide initial treatment to each program participant by | 78092 |
| persons professionally qualified to provide substance abuse | 78093 |
| counseling or treatment; | 78094 |
| (5) Provide substance abuse and co-occurring disorder | 78095 |
| treatment that includes psychosocial therapies and monthly | 78096 |
| medication-assisted treatment; | 78097 |
| (6) Provide access to long-acting antagonist therapies to the | 78098 |
| same extent that access may be provided to any other | 78099 |
| medication-assisted treatment approved by the United States Food | 78100 |
| and Drug Administration; | 78101 |
| (7) Monitor program compliance through regular urinalysis | 78102 |
| drug testing. | 78103 |
| (F) Not later than three months after the program has ended, | 78104 |
| Kent State University shall prepare a report of the findings | 78105 |
| obtained from the program, along with its recommendations, if any. | 78106 |
| The University shall include in the report data derived from the | 78107 |
| drug testing performed under the program. In preparing the report, | 78108 |
| the University shall obtain assistance from the Department of | 78109 |
| Alcohol and Drug Addition Services. When the report is complete, | 78110 |
| the University shall submit the report to the Governor; President | 78111 |
| of the Senate; Speaker of the House of Representatives; | 78112 |
| Departments of Mental Health, Job and Family Services, and Health; | 78113 |
| and any other agency the Department collaborates with in | 78114 |
| conducting the program. | 78115 |
| Section 747.10.10. (A) The Manufactured Homes Commission | 78116 |
| shall adopt the rules required by section 4781.26 of the Revised | 78117 |
| Code as amended by this act not later than December 1, 2012. After | 78118 |
| adopting the rules, the Commission immediately shall notify the | 78119 |
| Director of Health. | 78120 |
| (B)(1) The rules governing manufactured home parks adopted by | 78121 |
| the Public Health Council under former section 3733.02 of the | 78122 |
| Revised Code shall remain in effect in a health district until the | 78123 |
| Commission adopts rules under section 4781.26 of the Revised Code | 78124 |
| as amended by this act. | 78125 |
| (2) On the effective date of the rules adopted by the | 78126 |
| Commission as required by section 4781.26 of the Revised Code as | 78127 |
| amended by this act, the Public Health Council rules adopted under | 78128 |
| former section 3733.02 of the Revised Code cease to be effective | 78129 |
| within the jurisdiction of that board of health. | 78130 |
| (C) No board of health of a city or general health district | 78131 |
| shall invoice or collect manufactured home park licensing fees for | 78132 |
| calendar year 2013. | 78133 |
| (D) As used in this section: | 78134 |
| (1) "Manufactured home park," "board of health," and "health | 78135 |
| district" have the same meanings as in section 4781.01 of the | 78136 |
| Revised Code, as amended by this act. | 78137 |
| (2) "Public Health Council" means the Public Health Council | 78138 |
| created by section 3701.33 of the Revised Code. | 78139 |
| Section 747.10.20. Any manufactured home park license and | 78140 |
| inspection fees collected pursuant to former section 3733.04 of | 78141 |
| the Revised Code by a board of health prior to the transition of | 78142 |
| the annual license and inspection program to the Manufactured | 78143 |
| Homes Commission as required under this act in the amount of two | 78144 |
| thousand dollars or less may be transferred to the health fund of | 78145 |
| the city or general health district. Any of those funds in excess | 78146 |
| of two thousand dollars shall be transferred to the Manufactured | 78147 |
| Homes Commission Regulatory Fund created in section 4781.54 of the | 78148 |
| Revised Code as enacted by this act. | 78149 |
| Section 747.10.30. Notwithstanding the original term of the | 78150 |
| appointment, the term of the Manufactured Homes Commission member | 78151 |
| who was appointed by the Governor as a representative of the | 78152 |
| Department of Health pursuant to division (B)(2)(b) of section | 78153 |
| 4781.02 of the Revised Code shall end on the effective date of | 78154 |
| that section as amended by this act. The initial term of the | 78155 |
| registered sanitarian appointed to the Manufactured Homes | 78156 |
| Commission pursuant to section 4781.02 of the Revised Code, as | 78157 |
| amended by this act, shall expire on the date when the | 78158 |
| representative of the Department of Health's term would have | 78159 |
| expired, but for this section. | 78160 |
| Section 747.20.10. On the effective date of the amendments | 78161 |
| made to section 4765.02 of the Revised Code by this act, the | 78162 |
| member of the renamed State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and | 78163 |
| Transportation Services who is an administrator of an adult or | 78164 |
| pediatric trauma center shall cease to be a member of the Board. | 78165 |
| On the effective date of the amendments made to section 4765.02 of | 78166 |
| the Revised Code by this act, the member of the renamed State | 78167 |
| Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services who | 78168 |
| is a member of the Ohio Ambulance Association shall cease to be a | 78169 |
| member of the Board. On the effective date of the amendments made | 78170 |
| to section 4765.02 of the Revised Code by this act, the member of | 78171 |
| the renamed State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and | 78172 |
| Transportation Services who is a physician certified by the | 78173 |
| American board of surgery, American board of osteopathic surgery, | 78174 |
| American osteopathic board of emergency medicine, or American | 78175 |
| board of emergency medicine, is chief medical officer of an air | 78176 |
| medical agency, and is currently active in providing emergency | 78177 |
| medical services shall cease to be a member of the Board. On the | 78178 |
| effective date of the amendments made to section 4765.02 of the | 78179 |
| Revised Code by this act, of the members of the renamed State | 78180 |
| Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services who | 78181 |
| were EMTs, advanced EMTs, or paramedics and were appointed to the | 78182 |
| Board in that capacity, only the members who are designated by the | 78183 |
| Governor to continue to be members of the Board shall continue to | 78184 |
| be so; the other persons shall cease to be members of the Board. | 78185 |
| On the effective date of the amendments made to section 4765.02 of | 78186 |
| the Revised Code by this act, the member of the renamed State | 78187 |
| Board of Emergency Medical and Transportation Services who is a | 78188 |
| registered nurse and is in the active practice of emergency | 78189 |
| nursing shall cease to be a member of the Board. Not later than | 78190 |
| sixty days after the effective date of those amendments, the | 78191 |
| Governor shall appoint to the renamed State Board of Emergency | 78192 |
| Medical and Transportation Services a registered nurse with EMS | 78193 |
| certification who is in the active practice of critical care | 78194 |
| nursing. The Governor shall appoint this member from among three | 78195 |
| persons nominated by the Ohio Nurses Association and three persons | 78196 |
| nominated by the Ohio State Council of the Emergency Nurses | 78197 |
| Association. | 78198 |
| On the effective date of the amendments made to section | 78199 |
| 4765.02 of the Revised Code by this act, all members of the former | 78200 |
| State Board of Emergency Medical Services who do not cease to be | 78201 |
| members of the renamed State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and | 78202 |
| Transportation Services by the terms of this act shall continue to | 78203 |
| be members of the renamed State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, | 78204 |
| and Transportation Services, and the dates on which the terms of | 78205 |
| the continuing members expire shall be the dates on which their | 78206 |
| terms as members of the former State Board of Emergency Medical | 78207 |
| Services expired. On the effective date of the amendments made to | 78208 |
| section 4765.02 of the Revised Code by this act, the following | 78209 |
| members of the former Ohio Medical Transportation Board shall | 78210 |
| become members of the State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and | 78211 |
| Transportation Services, and the dates on which those members' | 78212 |
| terms on the State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and | 78213 |
| Transportation Services expire shall be as follows: | 78214 |
| (A) The person who owns or operates a private emergency | 78215 |
| medical service organization operating in this state, as | 78216 |
| designated by the Governor, term ends November 12, 2012; | 78217 |
| (B) The person who owns or operates a nonemergency medical | 78218 |
| service organization that provides only ambulette services, term | 78219 |
| ends November 12, 2012; | 78220 |
| (C) The person who is a member of the Ohio Association of | 78221 |
| Critical Care Transport and represents air-based services, term | 78222 |
| ends November 12, 2013. | 78223 |
| (D) The person who is a member of the Ohio Association of | 78224 |
| Critical Care Transport and represents a ground-based mobile | 78225 |
| intensive care unit organization, term ends November 12, 2013. | 78226 |
| All subsequent terms of office for these six positions on the | 78227 |
| State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation | 78228 |
| Services shall be for three years as provided in section 4765.02 | 78229 |
| of the Revised Code. | 78230 |
| Section 747.20.20. TRANSFER OF THE MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION | 78231 |
| BOARD TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY | 78232 |
| On July 1, 2012, the Medical Transportation Board and all of | 78233 |
| its functions are transferred to the Department of Public Safety. | 78234 |
| As of such date, the Medical Transportation Board shall operate | 78235 |
| under the Department of Public Safety, which shall assume all of | 78236 |
| the Board's functions. All assets, liabilities, any capital | 78237 |
| spending authority related thereto, and equipment and records, | 78238 |
| regardless of form or medium, related to the Medical | 78239 |
| Transportation Board's functions are transferred to the Department | 78240 |
| of Public Safety on July 1, 2012. | 78241 |
| No validation, cure, right, privilege, remedy, obligation, or | 78242 |
| liability is lost or impaired by reason of the transfer. All of | 78243 |
| the Medical Transportation Board's rules, orders, and | 78244 |
| determinations continue in effect as rules, orders, and | 78245 |
| determinations of the Department of Public Safety until modified | 78246 |
| or rescinded by the Department of Public Safety. | 78247 |
| Subject to the lay-off provisions of sections 124.321 to | 78248 |
| 124.328 of the Revised Code, all employees of the Medical | 78249 |
| Transportation Board are transferred to the Department of Public | 78250 |
| Safety and shall retain their positions and all benefits accruing | 78251 |
| thereto. | 78252 |
| No action or proceeding pending on July 1, 2012, is affected | 78253 |
| by the transfer and any action or proceeding pending on July 1, | 78254 |
| 2012, shall be prosecuted or defended in the name of the | 78255 |
| Department of Public Safety or its director. In all such actions | 78256 |
| and proceedings, the Department of Public Safety or its director, | 78257 |
| upon application to the court, shall be substituted as a party. | 78258 |
| On or after July 1, 2012, notwithstanding any provision of | 78259 |
| law to the contrary, the Director of Budget and Management shall | 78260 |
| take any action with respect to budget changes made necessary by | 78261 |
| the transfer. The Director may transfer cash balances between | 78262 |
| funds. The Director may cancel encumbrances and reestablish | 78263 |
| encumbrances or parts of encumbrances as needed in the fiscal year | 78264 |
| in the appropriate fund and appropriation item for the same | 78265 |
| purpose and to the same vendor. As determined by the Director, | 78266 |
| encumbrances reestablished in the fiscal year in a different fund | 78267 |
| or appropriation item used by an agency or between agencies are | 78268 |
| appropriated. The Director shall reduce each year's appropriation | 78269 |
| balances by the amount of the encumbrance canceled in their | 78270 |
| respective funds and appropriation item. Any unencumbered or | 78271 |
| unallocated appropriation balances from the previous fiscal year | 78272 |
| may be transferred to the appropriate appropriation item to be | 78273 |
| used for the same purposes, as determined by the Director. Any | 78274 |
| such transfers are hereby appropriated. | 78275 |
| Section 751.05. FISCAL YEAR 2013 QUALITY BONUS PAYMENTS TO | 78276 |
| NURSING FACILITIES | 78277 |
| (A) As used in this section: | 78278 |
| (1) "Medicaid days," "nursing facility," and "provider" have | 78279 |
| the same meanings as in section 5111.20 of the Revised Code. | 78280 |
| (2) "Point days" means the product of the following: | 78281 |
| (a) A qualifying nursing facility's quality bonus points for | 78282 |
| fiscal year 2013; | 78283 |
| (b) The number of the qualifying nursing facility's Medicaid | 78284 |
| days in fiscal year 2012. | 78285 |
| (3) "Qualifying nursing facility" means a nursing facility | 78286 |
| that qualifies for a quality bonus for fiscal year 2013 as | 78287 |
| determined under division (C) of this section. | 78288 |
| (4) "Quality bonus points" means the amount determined by | 78289 |
| subtracting five from the number of points awarded to a qualifying | 78290 |
| nursing facility under division (C) of section 5111.244 of the | 78291 |
| Revised Code for fiscal year 2013. | 78292 |
| (B) Notwithstanding sections 5111.222 and 5111.245 of the | 78293 |
| Revised Code, quality bonuses to nursing facilities shall be made | 78294 |
| in accordance with this section for fiscal year 2013 rather than | 78295 |
| section 5111.245 of the Revised Code. | 78296 |
| (C) The Department of Job and Family Services shall pay a | 78297 |
| nursing facility provider a quality bonus for fiscal year 2013 if | 78298 |
| the provider's nursing facility is awarded more than five points | 78299 |
| under division (C) of section 5111.244 of the Revised Code for | 78300 |
| fiscal year 2013 and at least one of the points is awarded to the | 78301 |
| nursing facility pursuant to division (C)(10), (11), (12), (13), | 78302 |
| or (14) of that section. | 78303 |
| (D) The total quality bonus to be paid to the provider of a | 78304 |
| qualifying nursing facility for fiscal year 2013 shall equal the | 78305 |
| product of the following: | 78306 |
| (1) The quality bonus per Medicaid day for the fiscal year | 78307 |
| determined for the provider's qualifying nursing facility under | 78308 |
| division (E) of this section; | 78309 |
| (2) The number of the qualifying nursing facility's Medicaid | 78310 |
| days in fiscal year 2012. | 78311 |
| (E) A qualifying nursing facility's quality bonus per | 78312 |
| Medicaid day for fiscal year 2013 shall be the product of the | 78313 |
| following: | 78314 |
| (1) The nursing facility's quality bonus points for fiscal | 78315 |
| year 2013; | 78316 |
| (2) The quality bonus per point for fiscal year 2013 | 78317 |
| determined under division (F) of this section. | 78318 |
| (F) The quality bonus per point for fiscal year 2013 shall be | 78319 |
| determined as follows: | 78320 |
| (1) Determine the number of each qualifying nursing | 78321 |
| facility's point days for fiscal year 2013. | 78322 |
| (2) Determine the sum of all qualifying nursing facilities' | 78323 |
| point days for fiscal year 2013. | 78324 |
| (3) Divide thirty million dollars by the sum determined under | 78325 |
| division (F)(2) of this section. | 78326 |
| (G) The calculation of a qualifying nursing facility's bonus | 78327 |
| payment is not subject to appeal under Chapter 119. of the Revised | 78328 |
| Code. | 78329 |
| (H) The Director of Job and Family Services may adopt rules | 78330 |
| under section 5111.02 of the Revised Code as necessary to | 78331 |
| implement this section. | 78332 |
| Section 751.10. LICENSURE OF ICFs/MR AS RESIDENTIAL | 78333 |
| FACILITIES | 78334 |
| (A) Until July 1, 2013, a person or government agency that, | 78335 |
| on the effective date of this section, operates an intermediate | 78336 |
| care facility for the mentally retarded pursuant to a nursing home | 78337 |
| license issued under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code shall not | 78338 |
| be subject to a penalty under section 5123.99 of the Revised Code | 78339 |
| for operating the facility without a license issued under section | 78340 |
| 5123.19 of the Revised Code notwithstanding sections 5123.20 and | 78341 |
| 5123.99 of the Revised Code. | 78342 |
| (B) Notwithstanding the amendments by this act to sections | 78343 |
| 3702.62, 3721.01, and 5123.19 of the Revised Code and the repeal | 78344 |
| by this act of section 5123.192 of the Revised Code, an | 78345 |
| intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded that is | 78346 |
| licensed as a nursing home under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code | 78347 |
| on the effective date of this section shall continue to be a | 78348 |
| nursing home for the purposes for which it is considered to be a | 78349 |
| nursing home under the law in effect on the day immediately | 78350 |
| preceding the effective date of those amendments and that repeal | 78351 |
| until the earliest of the following: | 78352 |
| (1) The date that the facility's nursing home license is | 78353 |
| revoked or voided under section 3721.07 of the Revised Code; | 78354 |
| (2) The date that a residential facility license is obtained | 78355 |
| for the facility under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code; | 78356 |
| (3) July 1, 2013. | 78357 |
| (C) Notwithstanding the amendment by this act to section | 78358 |
| 3721.21 of the Revised Code, a nursing home or part of a nursing | 78359 |
| home certified as an intermediate care facility for the mentally | 78360 |
| retarded on the effective date of this section shall continue to | 78361 |
| be excluded from the definition of "long-term care facility" in | 78362 |
| that section for as long as it is certified as an intermediate | 78363 |
| care facility for the mentally retarded. | 78364 |
| (D) Notwithstanding the amendment by this act to section | 78365 |
| 3721.50 of the Revised Code, a nursing home or part of a nursing | 78366 |
| home licensed under section 3721.02 or 3721.09 of the Revised Code | 78367 |
| that is certified as an intermediate care facility for the | 78368 |
| mentally retarded on the effective date of this section shall | 78369 |
| continue to be exempt from the franchise permit fee under sections | 78370 |
| 3721.50 to 3721.58 of the Revised Code and instead subject to the | 78371 |
| franchise permit fee under sections 5112.30 to 5112.39 of the | 78372 |
| Revised Code for as long as it is certified as an intermediate | 78373 |
| care facility for the mentally retarded. | 78374 |
| (E) Notwithstanding the amendment by this act to section | 78375 |
| 5123.41 of the Revised Code, a nursing home or part of a nursing | 78376 |
| home that is certified as an intermediate care facility for the | 78377 |
| mentally retarded on the effective date of this section shall | 78378 |
| continue to be a residential facility for the purpose of section | 78379 |
| 5123.41 of the Revised Code for as long as it is certified as an | 78380 |
| intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded or is | 78381 |
| licensed under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code. | 78382 |
| (F) Notwithstanding the amendment by this act to section | 78383 |
| 5126.51 of the Revised Code, a nursing home or part of a nursing | 78384 |
| home that is certified as an intermediate care facility for the | 78385 |
| mentally retarded on the effective date of this section shall | 78386 |
| continue to be a residential facility for the purpose of section | 78387 |
| 5126.51 of the Revised Code for as long as it is certified as an | 78388 |
| intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded or otherwise | 78389 |
| meets the definition of "residential facility" in section 5123.19 | 78390 |
| of the Revised Code. | 78391 |
| Section 751.10.10. ADULT CARE FACILITY LICENSURE TRANSITION | 78392 |
| Pursuant to the amendment and repeal by this act of sections | 78393 |
| 5119.22, 5119.70 to 5119.88, and 5119.99 of the Revised Code, the | 78394 |
| Director of Mental Health may convert an adult care facility's | 78395 |
| license in effect immediately before the effective date of this | 78396 |
| section to a license as a residential facility. Until the Director | 78397 |
| converts the license or issues an order denying the conversion, | 78398 |
| the adult care facility's license is deemed to be a residential | 78399 |
| facility license. All rules, orders, and determinations pertaining | 78400 |
| to the adult care facility license continue in effect as rules, | 78401 |
| orders, and determinations pertaining to the residential facility | 78402 |
| license. | 78403 |
| Section 751.15. AGING IN PLACE PILOT PROGRAM | 78404 |
| (A) As used in this section: | 78405 |
| (1) "Aging in Place administrator" means the organization | 78406 |
| that contracts with the Department of Aging pursuant to division | 78407 |
| (E) of this section to administer the Aging in Place pilot | 78408 |
| program. | 78409 |
| (2) "Nursing home" and "residential care facility" have the | 78410 |
| same meanings as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. | 78411 |
| (3) "Residential facility" means a residential facility as | 78412 |
| defined in section 5119.22 or a residential facility as defined in | 78413 |
| section 5123.19 of the Revised Code. | 78414 |
| (4) "Veteran" means either of the following: | 78415 |
| (a) A former member of the armed forces of the United States | 78416 |
| who served on active military duty and received an honorable | 78417 |
| discharge or honorable separation; | 78418 |
| (b) A member of the United States army transport service or | 78419 |
| the United States naval transport service who has an honorable | 78420 |
| report of separation from the active duty military service, form | 78421 |
| DD214 or DD215. | 78422 |
| (B) The Department of Aging shall establish the Aging in | 78423 |
| Place pilot program in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren | 78424 |
| counties. Up to one hundred eighty eligible individuals may enroll | 78425 |
| in the pilot program to receive home repairs and modifications | 78426 |
| that are covered by the pilot program. The pilot program shall be | 78427 |
| operated for two years. | 78428 |
| (C) To be eligible to enroll in the Aging in Place pilot | 78429 |
| program, an individual must meet all of the following | 78430 |
| requirements: | 78431 |
| (1) The individual must be at least fifty years of age or a | 78432 |
| veteran of any age. | 78433 |
| (2) The individual must be a resident of one of the counties | 78434 |
| in which the pilot program is established. | 78435 |
| (3) The individual must reside in a private residence that is | 78436 |
| not a nursing home, residential care facility, residential | 78437 |
| facility, or other facility that may not operate legally without a | 78438 |
| license, certificate, or other authority issued by an agency of | 78439 |
| this state or a political subdivision of this state. | 78440 |
| (4) The individual or a member of the individual's household | 78441 |
| must own the private residence in which the individual resides. | 78442 |
| (5) The individual must be at risk of moving to a nursing | 78443 |
| home or residential care facility due to a medical condition. | 78444 |
| (6) The private residence in which the individual resides | 78445 |
| must be in need of a repair or modification covered by the pilot | 78446 |
| program. | 78447 |
| (7) The individual must meet any other requirements specified | 78448 |
| in rules adopted under this section. | 78449 |
| (D) The Aging in Place pilot program shall cover home repairs | 78450 |
| and modifications specified in rules adopted under this section. | 78451 |
| (E) The Department of Aging shall contract with an | 78452 |
| organization that meets all of the following requirements to | 78453 |
| administer the Aging in Place pilot program: | 78454 |
| (1) It must have been founded not later than 1975. | 78455 |
| (2) It must provide professional and critical home repair and | 78456 |
| modification services to individuals who reside in the counties in | 78457 |
| which the pilot program is established and have low incomes or are | 78458 |
| elderly or disabled. | 78459 |
| (3) It must be exempt from federal income taxation under | 78460 |
| section 501(a) and described in section 501(c)(3) of the "Internal | 78461 |
| Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 501, as amended. | 78462 |
| (F) The Aging in Place administrator may help coordinate the | 78463 |
| home repairs and modifications provided under the Aging in Place | 78464 |
| pilot program with home health services that individuals enrolled | 78465 |
| in the pilot program receive under the Medicaid program or other | 78466 |
| programs. | 78467 |
| (G) The Aging in Place administrator shall seek | 78468 |
| nongovernmental funds to help pay the costs of the Aging in Place | 78469 |
| pilot program. | 78470 |
| (H) The Department of Job and Family Services shall apply to | 78471 |
| the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for a | 78472 |
| federal Medicaid waiver to make the Aging in Place pilot program a | 78473 |
| component of the Medicaid program. If the waiver is granted, the | 78474 |
| Department of Job and Family Services shall enter into an | 78475 |
| interagency agreement with the Department of Aging under section | 78476 |
| 5111.91 of the Revised Code regarding the Department of Aging's | 78477 |
| duties under this section and the Department of Aging shall | 78478 |
| establish the pilot program as a Medicaid component. If the waiver | 78479 |
| is not granted, the Department of Aging shall establish the pilot | 78480 |
| program as a non-Medicaid program. | 78481 |
| (I) The Director of Aging shall adopt rules in accordance | 78482 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement | 78483 |
| this section. If the Aging in Place pilot program is established | 78484 |
| as a Medicaid component, the Director of Job and Family Services | 78485 |
| shall adopt any rules that are necessary for the Director of Aging | 78486 |
| to be able to adopt the rules for the pilot program. | 78487 |
| (J) Not later than ninety days after the termination of the | 78488 |
| Aging in Place pilot program, the Department of Aging shall | 78489 |
| prepare a report regarding the pilot program. On completion of the | 78490 |
| report, the Department shall submit it to the Governor and, in | 78491 |
| accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, the General | 78492 |
| Assembly. The report shall include the Department's conclusions | 78493 |
| regarding all of the following: | 78494 |
| (1) The number of individuals in the state who would benefit | 78495 |
| from the services covered by the pilot program if the services | 78496 |
| were made available statewide; | 78497 |
| (2) How governmental and nongovernmental resources can be | 78498 |
| leveraged most efficiently to make the services available | 78499 |
| statewide; | 78500 |
| (3) The costs, if any, that the Medicaid program and other | 78501 |
| governmental health care programs would incur if the services were | 78502 |
| available statewide; | 78503 |
| (4) The impact that the services would have on the quality of | 78504 |
| patient care and treatment; | 78505 |
| (5) The impact that the services would have on the | 78506 |
| communities in which they would be provided; | 78507 |
| (6) The overall costs and benefits to the state that the | 78508 |
| services would have. | 78509 |
| Section 751.20. The amendments by this act to Section 3 of | 78510 |
| Am. Sub. S.B. 38 of the 120th General Assembly eliminate the | 78511 |
| exemptions from the requirements of sections 3701.881 and 5126.28 | 78512 |
| of the Revised Code that Section 3 of that act gave to persons | 78513 |
| who, before October 29, 1993, were employed or had applied for | 78514 |
| employment in positions covered by sections 3701.881 and 5126.28 | 78515 |
| of the Revised Code. The amendments by this act to Section 3 of | 78516 |
| Am. Sub. S.B. 160 of the 121st General Assembly eliminate the | 78517 |
| exemptions from the requirements of sections 173.41 (as | 78518 |
| subsequently renumbered as 173.394) and 3701.881 of the Revised | 78519 |
| Code that Section 3 of that act gave to persons who, before | 78520 |
| January 27, 1997, were employed or had applied for employment in | 78521 |
| positions covered by sections 173.41 (173.394) and 3701.881 of the | 78522 |
| Revised Code. The exemptions are eliminated in conjunction with | 78523 |
| this act's amendments to sections 173.394, 3701.881, and 5123.081 | 78524 |
| of the Revised Code and the repeal of section 5126.28 of the | 78525 |
| Revised Code so that the Directors of Aging, Health, and | 78526 |
| Developmental Disabilities may adopt rules under those amended | 78527 |
| sections to make persons formerly exempt from the requirements of | 78528 |
| sections 173.394, 3701.881, and 5126.28 of the Revised Code | 78529 |
| subject to the requirements of sections 173.394, 3701.881, and | 78530 |
| 5123.081 of the Revised Code. | 78531 |
| Section 753.11. (A) Notwithstanding section 3313.41 of the | 78532 |
| Revised Code, during the period beginning June 30, 2005, and | 78533 |
| ending December 31, 2005, a school district board of education in | 78534 |
| support of economic development within the territory of the | 78535 |
| district may dispose of real property that it owns in its | 78536 |
| corporate capacity, and that exceeds in value ten thousand | 78537 |
| dollars, by direct sale in lieu of offering the property for sale | 78538 |
| at public auction as provided in division (A) of that section, in | 78539 |
| lieu of offering the property for sale to an entity listed in | 78540 |
| division (C) of that section, or in lieu of offering the property | 78541 |
| for sale to a community school as provided in division (G) of that | 78542 |
| section, if all of the following conditions are satisfied: | 78543 |
| (1) The real property is encumbered by easements, liens, or | 78544 |
| other use restrictions that benefit the person acquiring the | 78545 |
| property under this section; | 78546 |
| (2) The real property was part of or adjacent to real | 78547 |
| property previously disposed of by the board of education; | 78548 |
| (3) The real property when sold will be used for commercial | 78549 |
| development. | 78550 |
| (B) Notwithstanding division (A)(3) of this section, on or | 78551 |
| after the effective date of this section, the real property may be | 78552 |
| used for residential development as well as commercial | 78553 |
| development. | 78554 |
| Section 757.10. A board of township trustees or the | 78555 |
| legislative authority of a municipal corporation to which section | 78556 |
| 5705.19 or 5705.252 of the Revised Code applies, as enacted or | 78557 |
| amended by this act, may adopt the resolution proposing the levy | 78558 |
| of the tax or the combined questions authorized by those | 78559 |
| enactments or amendments and certify a copy of the resolution to | 78560 |
| the proper county board of elections as otherwise prescribed by | 78561 |
| law after this act becomes law and before the effective date of | 78562 |
| those enactments or amendments, requesting that the board of | 78563 |
| elections submit the proposal to the electors at the general | 78564 |
| election occurring on November 6, 2012. The board of elections, | 78565 |
| upon receiving a properly certified copy of such a resolution not | 78566 |
| later than four p.m. on August 8, 2012, shall submit the proposal | 78567 |
| to electors at that election as otherwise provided under section | 78568 |
| 5705.25 or 5705.252 of the Revised Code, and such actions of the | 78569 |
| board of township trustees, municipal legislative authority, and | 78570 |
| board of elections are hereby ratified. | 78571 |
| Section 757.20. As used in this section, "qualified property" | 78572 |
| means real property that satisfies the qualifications for tax | 78573 |
| exemption under the terms of section 5709.07 of the Revised Code | 78574 |
| and that is owned by a church as defined in that section. | 78575 |
| Notwithstanding section 5713.081 of the Revised Code, when | 78576 |
| qualified property has not received tax exemption due to a failure | 78577 |
| to comply with Chapter 5713. or section 5715.27 of the Revised | 78578 |
| Code, the current owner of the property, or the prior owner of the | 78579 |
| property requesting exemption from prior taxes, at any time on or | 78580 |
| before twelve months after the effective date of this section, may | 78581 |
| file with the Tax Commissioner an application requesting that the | 78582 |
| property be placed on the tax-exempt list and that all unpaid | 78583 |
| taxes, penalties, and interest on the property be abated. | 78584 |
| The application shall be made on the form prescribed by the | 78585 |
| Tax Commissioner under section 5715.27 of the Revised Code and | 78586 |
| shall list the name of the county in which the property is | 78587 |
| located; the property's legal description; its taxable value; the | 78588 |
| amount in dollars of the unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest; | 78589 |
| the date of acquisition of title to the property; the use of the | 78590 |
| property during any time that the unpaid taxes accrued; and any | 78591 |
| other information required by the Tax Commissioner. The county | 78592 |
| auditor shall supply the required information upon request of the | 78593 |
| applicant. | 78594 |
| Upon request of the applicant, the county treasurer shall | 78595 |
| determine if all taxes, penalties, and interest that became a lien | 78596 |
| on the qualified property before it first was used for an exempt | 78597 |
| purpose and all special assessments charged against the property | 78598 |
| have been paid in full. If so, the county treasurer shall issue a | 78599 |
| certificate to the applicant stating that all such taxes, | 78600 |
| penalties, interest, and assessments have been paid in full. Prior | 78601 |
| to filing the application with the Tax Commissioner, the applicant | 78602 |
| shall attach the county treasurer's certificate to it. The Tax | 78603 |
| Commissioner shall not consider an application filed under this | 78604 |
| section unless such a certificate is attached to it. | 78605 |
| Upon receipt of the application and after consideration of | 78606 |
| it, the Tax Commissioner shall determine if the applicant meets | 78607 |
| the qualifications set forth in this section, and if so shall | 78608 |
| issue an order directing that the property be placed on the | 78609 |
| tax-exempt list of the county and that all unpaid taxes, | 78610 |
| penalties, and interest for every year the property met the | 78611 |
| qualifications for exemption described in section 5709.07 of the | 78612 |
| Revised Code be abated. If the Tax Commissioner finds that the | 78613 |
| property is not now being so used or is being used for a purpose | 78614 |
| that would foreclose its right to tax exemption, the Tax | 78615 |
| Commissioner shall issue an order denying the application. | 78616 |
| If the Tax Commissioner finds that the property is not | 78617 |
| entitled to tax exemption and to the abatement of unpaid taxes, | 78618 |
| penalties, and interest for any of the years for which the current | 78619 |
| or prior owner claims an exemption or abatement, the Tax | 78620 |
| Commissioner shall order the county treasurer of the county in | 78621 |
| which the property is located to collect all taxes, penalties, and | 78622 |
| interest due on the property for those years in accordance with | 78623 |
| law. | 78624 |
| The Tax Commissioner may apply this section to any qualified | 78625 |
| property that is the subject of an application for exemption | 78626 |
| pending before the Tax Commissioner on the effective date of this | 78627 |
| section, without requiring the property owner to file an | 78628 |
| additional application. The Tax Commissioner also may apply this | 78629 |
| section to any qualified property that is the subject of an | 78630 |
| application for exemption filed on or after the effective date of | 78631 |
| this section and on or before twelve months after that effective | 78632 |
| date, even though the application does not expressly request | 78633 |
| abatement of unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest. | 78634 |
| Section 806.10. The items of law contained in this act, and | 78635 |
| their applications, are severable. If any item of law contained in | 78636 |
| this act, or if any application of any item of law contained in | 78637 |
| this act, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other | 78638 |
| items of law contained in this act and their applications that can | 78639 |
| be given effect without the invalid item of law or application. | 78640 |
| Section 812.10. Sections subject to referendum: general | 78641 |
| effective date. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the | 78642 |
| amendment, enactment, or repeal by this act of a section is | 78643 |
| subject to the referendum under Ohio Constitution, Article II, | 78644 |
| Section 1c and therefore takes effect on the ninety-first day | 78645 |
| after this act is filed with the Secretary of State. | 78646 |
| Section 812.20. Sections exempt from referendum: general | 78647 |
| effective date. The amendment, enactment, or repeal by this act of | 78648 |
| the following sections is exempt from the referendum under Ohio | 78649 |
| Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 of the | 78650 |
| Revised Code and therefore takes effect immediately when this act | 78651 |
| becomes law: | 78652 |
| Sections 145.01, 145.012, 167.04, 306.04, 306.36, 340.091, | 78653 |
| 901.54, 2927.023, 2945.371, 2945.38, 2945.39, 2945.40, 2945.401, | 78654 |
| 3125.41, 3734.131, 3734.15, 3743.06, 3743.19, 3752.06, 4163.07, | 78655 |
| 4303.22, 4501.01, 4501.06, 4503.81, 4506.01, 4506.03, 4506.22, | 78656 |
| 4506.25, 4511.78, 4513.50, 4731.293, 4905.01, 4905.02, 4905.03, | 78657 |
| 4905.05, 4905.06, 4905.402, 4905.54, 4905.57, 4905.58, 4905.80, | 78658 |
| 4905.801, 4905.81, 4905.82, 4905.83, 4905.84, 4907.01, 4907.02, | 78659 |
| 4907.04, 4907.08, 4907.19, 4907.28, 4907.35, 4907.37, 4907.43, | 78660 |
| 4907.49, 4907.57, 4907.59, 4907.60, 4907.61, 4907.62, 4909.01, | 78661 |
| 4909.02, 4909.03, 4909.17, 4909.22, 4909.24, 4909.28, 4911.01, | 78662 |
| 4919.75, 4919.76, 4919.77, 4919.78, 4919.79, 4919.99, 4921.01, | 78663 |
| 4921.02, 4921.03, 4921.04, 4921.05, 4921.06, 4921.07, 4921.08, | 78664 |
| 4921.09, 4921.10, 4921.101, 4921.11, 4921.12, 4921.13, 4921.14, | 78665 |
| 4921.15, 4921.16, 4921.17, 4921.18, 4921.19, 4921.20, 4921.21, | 78666 |
| 4921.23, 4921.24, 4921.25, 4921.26, 4921.27, 4921.28, 4921.30, | 78667 |
| 4921.31, 4921.32, 4921.34, 4921.35, 4921.36, 4921.37, 4921.38, | 78668 |
| 4921.39, 4921.40, 4921.99, 4923.01, 4923.02, 4923.03, 4923.04, | 78669 |
| 4923.05, 4923.06, 4923.07, 4923.08, 4923.09, 4923.10, 4923.11, | 78670 |
| 4923.12, 4923.13, 4923.14, 4923.15, 4923.17, 4923.20, 4923.26, | 78671 |
| 4923.99, 4927.01, 4929.01, 4929.02, 4933.18, 4933.19, 4939.01, | 78672 |
| 4953.04, 4961.03, 4965.54, 5119.691, 5503.02, 5503.34, 5743.031, | 78673 |
| and 5751.033 of the Revised Code. | 78674 |
| Section 205.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 114 of the 129th General | 78675 |
| Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General | 78676 |
| Assembly. | 78677 |
| Section 201 of Sub. H.B. 123 of the 129th General Assembly. | 78678 |
| Section 1 of H.B. 124 of the 129th General Assembly. | 78679 |
| Sections 205.10, 207.10, 207.10.80, 207.20.10, 207.20.30, | 78680 |
| 207.20.90, 209.10, 209.30, 211.10, 215.10, 223.10, 229.10, 243.10, | 78681 |
| 261.10, 261.10.10, 261.10.20, 261.10.30, 261.10.40, 261.10.50, | 78682 |
| 261.10.60, 261.10.70, 261.10.80, 261.10.90, 261.20.10, 261.20.20, | 78683 |
| 261.20.40, 261.20.50, 261.20.60, 261.20.70, 261.20.80, 261.20.90, | 78684 |
| 261.30.10, 261.30.20, 261.30.30, 261.30.40, 261.30.50, 261.30.60, | 78685 |
| 261.30.70, 261.30.80, 261.30.90, 261.40.10, 263.10, 263.10.30, | 78686 |
| 263.10.90, 263.20.40, 263.20.70, 267.10, 267.10.20, 267.10.40, | 78687 |
| 267.30.40, 279.10, 283.10, 283.20, 283.30, 291.10, 307.10, 309.10, | 78688 |
| 315.10, 327.10, 335.10, 337.10, 343.10, 343.40, 365.10, 367.10, | 78689 |
| 369.10, 371.10, 371.50.61, 371.60.70, 371.60.80, 373.10, 375.10, | 78690 |
| 379.10, 387.10, 403.10, 411.10, 415.10, 503.50, 521.70, and 701.40 | 78691 |
| of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly. | 78692 |
| Section 247.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General | 78693 |
| Assembly, as amended by Sub. H.B. 319 of the 129th General | 78694 |
| Assembly. | 78695 |
| Sections 261.10 and 261.20.93 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the | 78696 |
| 129th General Assembly, as amended by Sub. H.B. 371 of the 129th | 78697 |
| General Assembly. | 78698 |
| Sections 515.10, 515.11, 515.12, and 515.13 of this act. | 78699 |
| Sections 701.70.10, 701.80, 701.90, 701.91, and 733.10 of | 78700 |
| this act. | 78701 |
| Sections 812.20 and 812.21 of this act. | 78702 |
| Section 812.30 of this act insofar as it refers to parts of | 78703 |
| sections that are exempt from the referendum. | 78704 |
| Section 812.21. Sections exempt from the referendum: special | 78705 |
| effective date. The amendment, enactment, or repeal by this act of | 78706 |
| sections 125.05, 152.09, 154.25, 183.28, 3301.75, 3313.603, | 78707 |
| 3313.976, 3313.978, 3313.979, 3314.074, 3317.06, 3317.50, 3317.51, | 78708 |
| 3319.22, 3319.235, 3333.82, 3333.90 (3333.59), new 3333.90, | 78709 |
| 3345.12, 3353.01 (3333.89), 3353.02, 3353.03, 3353.04, 3353.05 | 78710 |
| (3333.91), 3353.06 (3333.92), 3353.07 (3333.93), 3353.09, 3353.11 | 78711 |
| (3333.94), 3353.15, and 3353.20 of the Revised Code is exempt from | 78712 |
| the referendum under Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and | 78713 |
| section 1.471 of the Revised Code and is therefore entitled to | 78714 |
| take effect immediately when this act becomes law. However, the | 78715 |
| amendment of those sections takes effect on July 1, 2012, or the | 78716 |
| date this act becomes law, whichever is later. | 78717 |
| Section 812.30. Mixed sections: general effective dates. The | 78718 |
| sections listed in the left-hand column of the following table | 78719 |
| combine amendments by this act that are and that are not exempt | 78720 |
| from the referendum. The middle column identifies amendments to | 78721 |
| the listed sections that are subject to the referendum under Ohio | 78722 |
| Constitution, Article II, Section 1c and therefore take effect on | 78723 |
| the ninety-first day after this act is filed with the Secretary of | 78724 |
| State. The right-hand column identifies amendments to the listed | 78725 |
| sections that are exempt from the referendum under Ohio | 78726 |
| Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 of the | 78727 |
| Revised Code and therefore take effect immediately when this act | 78728 |
| becomes law, except as indicated otherwise. | 78729 |
| Section of law | Amendments subject to referendum | Amendments exempt from referendum | 78730 | |
| 105.41 | All except as described in the right hand column | The amendment to division (E)(2) takes effect July 1, 2012, or the date this act becomes law, whichever is later. | 78731 | |
| 4905.90 | The amendment in division (A) | All amendments except as described in the middle column | 78732 | |
| 5111.941 | The amendment that inserts division (A)(4) | All amendments except as described in the middle column | 78733 | |
| 5119.61 | All amendments except as described in the right-hand column | The amendment in division (A) striking "(C)" and inserting "(D)" and the amendment in division (F) striking "abuse" and inserting "addiction" | 78734 | |
| 5119.69 | The amendments in relettered divisions (D)(1)(b) and (c) | All amendments except as described in the middle column | 78735 | |
| 5502.01 | All amendments except as described in the right-hand column | The amendment in division (F) | 78736 |
| Section 815.20. The General Assembly, applying the principle | 78737 |
| stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that | 78738 |
| amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of | 78739 |
| simultaneous operation, finds that the following sections, | 78740 |
| presented in this act as composites of the sections as amended by | 78741 |
| the acts indicated, are the resulting versions of the sections in | 78742 |
| effect prior to the effective date of the sections as presented in | 78743 |
| this act: | 78744 |
| Section 9.90 of the Revised Code as amended by both Am. Sub. | 78745 |
| H.B. 153 and Sub. S.B. 171 of the 129th General Assembly. | 78746 |
| Section 102.02 of the Revised Code as amended by both Am. | 78747 |
| Sub. H.B. 153 and Sub. S.B. 171 of the 129th General Assembly. | 78748 |
| Section 121.04 of the Revised Code as amended by both Am. | 78749 |
| Sub. H.B. 153 and Sub. H.B. 229 of the 129th General Assembly. | 78750 |
| Section 123.01 of the Revised Code as amended by both Am. | 78751 |
| Sub. H.B. 133 and Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly. | 78752 |
| Section 124.11 of the Revised Code as amended by both Am. | 78753 |
| Sub. H.B. 1 and Sub. S.B. 79 of the 128th General Assembly. | 78754 |
| Section 149.43 of the Revised Code as amended by both Sub. | 78755 |
| H.B. 64 and Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly. | 78756 |
| Section 1923.01 of the Revised Code as amended by both Sub. | 78757 |
| H.B. 56 and Am. Sub. S.B. 10 of the 127th General Assembly. | 78758 |
| Section 1923.02 of the Revised Code as amended by both Sub. | 78759 |
| H.B. 56 and Am. Sub. S.B. 10 of the 127th General Assembly. | 78760 |
| Section 3301.55 of the Revised Code as amended by both Am. | 78761 |
| Sub. H.B. 1 and Sub. S.B. 79 of the 128th General Assembly. | 78762 |
| Section 4731.22 of the Revised Code as amended by both H.B. | 78763 |
| 78 and Am. Sub. H.B. 93 of the 129th General Assembly. | 78764 |