Ohio Administrative Code

11.15 PDF: (A) Nothing contained in the "Minimum Standards For Jails In Ohio" shall be construed to prohibit a city, county, or combined city and/or county agency operating a local detention facility from adopting standards and requirements governing its own employees and facilit…

11.15 PDF: (A) The common goals of the Ohio department of rehabilitation and correction (ODRC) and the Ohio jail community require that a Ohio jail advisory board (OJAB) be established to advise and assist the deputy director of operations of the ODRC to promote cooperative pract…

11.15 PDF: Each full-service jail, as defined in paragraph (A)(1) of rule 5120:1-7-02 of the Administrative Code, will adhere to following standards regarding the reception and release of inmates and implement policies and procedures, and produce documentation that evidences comp…

11.15 PDF: (A) (Important) Each full service jail shall have a written inmate classification system that specifies the criteria and procedures for determining and changing the classification of inmates to determine the level of custody required, special needs, housing assignment …

11.15 PDF: (A) Each minimum security full service jail shall maintain the following minimum standards in regard to security of the jail.(1) (Essential) An established security perimeter.(2) (Essential) A secure booking and release area.(3) (Essential) Temporary weapons storage lo…

11.15 PDF: Full service jails shall provide inmates with sufficient space. The jail will maintain square footage and maximum occupancy documentation for all housing and holding areas, and will comply with the following minimum requirements:(A) Holding cells:(Important) Sixty squa…

11.15 PDF: Full service jails shall adhere to the following standards for sanitation and environmental conditions.(A) (Essential) The jail will provide all inmates with hygiene articles at intake and replacement items to indigent inmates.(B) (Essential) All areas of a full servic…

11.15 PDF: (A) (Important) There will be no limitation on the amount of incoming or outgoing mail or correspondence via the postal service when the inmate is responsible for the costs of postage.(B) (Important) Incoming inmate mail, correspondence and packages will be opened and …

11.15 PDF: Full service jails shall comply with the following visitation standards.(A) (Important) There is a secure visiting area that physically separates the inmate and visitor with capability for two-way conversation and non-obscured and/or video visitation.(B) (Important) Th…

11.15 PDF: (A) (Essential) Health authority. The jail has a designated health authority with responsibility for health and/or mental health care services pursuant a written agreement, contract or job description. The health authority may be a physician, health administrator or ag…

11.15 PDF: Each full-service jail shall comply with the following minimum food service standards:(A) (Essential) There will be documentation that the food service operation complies with the regulations of the local or state health department. Corrective action is taken on any de…

11.15 PDF: The jail shall comply with the following recreation and programming standards:(A) (Important) Exercise and/or equipment for inmates will be provided and the jail shall ensure that inmates are offered at least five hours per week.(B) (Important) The jail will provide fo…

11.15 PDF: Each full service jail shall maintain the following minimum standards regarding the inmate disciplinary process.(A) (Important) Written inmate rules will specify prohibited acts or conduct, degrees of violations, ranges of penalties, and disciplinary hearing procedures…

11.15 PDF: Full service jails shall comply with the following standards regarding administrative segregation.(A) Important) Each jail will have written policies and procedures that govern the administrative segregation of inmates from the general population and will be employed t…

11.15 PDF: (A) (Important) Inmate rules shall include a grievance procedure that is available to inmates and includes at least one level of appeal.(B) (Important) Retaliation by staff for inmate grievances is prohibited. Last updated February 21, 2024 at 1:42 PM Authorized By: 51…

11.15 PDF: Each jail's rules shall comply with the following staffing standards:(A) (Important) Pre-employment background checks to include a criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring of jail staff.(B) (Important) Annual standardized performance reviews of jail …

11.15 PDF: Each full service jail shall maintain the following minimum staff training standards:(A) All correctional officers will receive orientation, on-the-job, and annual inservice training as follows:(1) (Important) All correctional officers will receive an orientation train…

As used throughout these internal management rules, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall apply:(A) "Central office" means the executive office of the department in Columbus, Ohio, where the director and his/her staff, including deputy directors, …

(A) Definitions.(1) "Board" means any board authorized pursuant to Chapter 340. of the Revised Code, such as a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services; an alcohol and drug addiction services board; or a community mental health board.(2) "Consultation" means t…

(A) Purpose. The purpose of this rule shall be to establish required policies and procedures for department-wide compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), and implementing re…

(A) The purpose of this rule is to establish the requirements for regulating access to the confidential personal information that is maintained by the Ohio department of mental health and addiction services.(B) For the purposes of administrative rules promulgated in accordance wi…

(A) The purpose of this rule shall be to establish policies and procedures for the planning, review, administration and coordination of all research projects which are funded by the department, or which utilize patients, staff or records of regional psychiatric hospitals (RPHs) o…

(A) This rule is applicable to all employees of the Ohio department of mental health and addiction services regional psychiatric hospitals (RPHs).(B) Process(1) The chief executive officer of each RPH will take the necessary action to ensure that an industrial and entertainment f…

(A) The purpose of this rule is to establish procedures for the funding and operation of regional psychiatric hospital (RPH) commissaries under the managing responsibility of the Ohio department of mental health and addiction services, division of hospital services.(B) The provis…

(A) The purpose of this rule shall be to establish a policy and to set forth procedures for the implementation of voter registration and absentee voting in all regional psychiatric hospitals (RPH) operated by the Ohio department of mental health (ODMH).(B) The provisions of this …

(A) The provisions of Chapter 5122-14 of the Administrative Code apply to each inpatient psychiatric service provider licensed pursuant to section 5119.33 of the Revised Code by the department of mental health and addiction services.(B) The following definitions apply to Chapter …

(A) Each inpatient psychiatric service provider licensed by the department is to be accredited under a hospital accreditation program by either the joint commission (TJC), the accreditation commission for health care inc. (ACHC), or DNV healthcare USA inc. (DNV).(B) Proof of such…

(A) An inpatient psychiatric service provider wishing to establish inpatient services for the first time for persons with mental disorders will, prior to occupancy and provision of services, make application for full licensure to the department.(1) At a minimum, an application is…

(A) Licenses are classified as follows:(1) A probationary license, which expires within one hundred twenty days of the date of issuance, to be used in either of the following circumstances:(a) Serious deficiencies are found during the department's on-site survey of an inpatient p…

(A) The inpatient psychiatric service provider's existing license is to remain in effect until the department grants a full, probationary, or interim license or rescinds the license in accordance with provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.(B) The department may revoke or…

(A) An inpatient psychiatric service provider may submit a dated, written request to the department for a waiver or variance. The written request is to clearly state the licensure rule of the waiver/variance request, the rationale and need for the requested waiver or variance, an…

(A) The current license is to be displayed by the inpatient psychiatric service provider in a conspicuous place that is readily accessible to the patients and the public.(B) The license is to remain the property of the department; revoked or terminated licenses are to be returned…

(A) The purpose of this rule is to state the fees for various classifications of license.(B) The provisions of this rule applies to each inpatient psychiatric service provider licensed by the department.(C) Definitions applying to this rule are those appearing in rule 5122-14-01 …

(A) Each inpatient psychiatric service provider is to comply with all applicable TJC, ACHC, or DNV mandates and federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding patient care, safety, sanitation, and fire protection.(1) A building inspection is to be made upon application …

(A) In addition to the definitions appearing in rule 5122-14-01 of the Administrative Code, the following definitions apply to this rule:(1) "Patient rights specialist" means the individual designated by the inpatient psychiatric service provider with responsibility for assuring …

(A) Each inpatient psychiatric service provider is to have a written comprehensive plan of service that will be reviewed annually and revised if necessary.(B) The comprehensive plan of service is to include all of the following:(1) A description of services provided;(2) A descrip…

(A) Each inpatient psychiatric service provider is to maintain a complete medical record for each individual patient.(B) A medical record is to include all of the following:(1) Patient demographic information, including indication of legal status as a voluntary or involuntary pat…

(A) This rule establishes standards to ensure the prompt and accurate notification of certain prescribed incidents. It also mandates the agency to review and analyze all incidents so that it might identify and implement corrective measures designed to prevent recurrence and manag…

(A) The purpose of this rule is to promote individual recovery and provide a means for persons who have received or are receiving regional psychiatric hospital (RPH) inpatient services, or their representatives, to lodge complaints and file grievances and appeals regarding care, …

(A) Purpose:This rule sets forth a process for a state-contracted vendor and the Ohio department of mental health and addiction services to respectively evaluate and determine whether an individual with indications of serious mental illness (SMI) requires those services provided …

(A) PurposeThe purpose of this rule is to define those supplemental services that may be provided through a trust and to establish standards for the maintenance and distribution to a beneficiary of assets of a trust authorized by section 5815.28 of the Revised Code.(B) Applicabil…

(A) PurposeThe purpose of this rule is to provide definitions for key words and phrases used in the department's certification standards for community behavioral health services and recovery supports.(B) ApplicabilityThe following definitions apply to Chapters 5122-24 to 5122-29 …

(A) Statement of applicabilityIn general, the rules in this chapter apply to any person or government entity that provides or seeks to provide one or more certifiable services or supports, including (1) a person or government entity that operates or seeks to operate an opioid tre…

(A) This rule specifies the procedure a provider is to follow when applying for initial certification of at least one certifiable service or support.If the provider is already certified for at least one certifiable service or support and seeks to add one or more certifiable servi…

(A) This rule specifies the procedure a provider is to follow when the provider seeks to update its certification of certifiable services or supports with the department at any time before renewal (i.e., in the midst of a certification term). Reasons for submitting an update appl…

(A) This rule specifies the procedure a provider is to follow when applying for renewal certification of one or more certifiable services or supports.(B) A provider is to submit an application for renewal certification to the department through the department's licensure and cert…

Following the department's receipt of an application for initial certification or renewal certification, or an update application where the provider is seeking to add, during a certification term, one or more certifiable services or supports to the menu of services or supports it…