Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) Except as provided in paragraph (M) of this rule, only persons registered by the board of health as an installer, septage hauler, or service provider shall perform the duties defined in paragraph (FFF), (JJJJ), or (OOOO) of rule 3701-29-01 of the Administrative Cod…

19.03 PDF: (A) The director of health shall survey each STS and gray water recycling program of the city and general health districts at least once every three years to determine whether there is substantial compliance with the requirements of Chapter 3718. of the Revised Code pe…

19.03 PDF: (A) Boards of health of city or general health districts shall establish fees in accordance with section 3709.09 of the Revised Code for the purpose of administering and enforcing the requirements of this chapter. The fees shall be established using the categories pres…

19.03 PDF: (A) The siting, design, installation, alteration, operation, monitoring, maintenance, repair, and abandonment of a STS or GWRS shall comply with this chapter.(B) A STS or GWRS, as applicable, shall not be installed, altered, or operated without an approved permit from …

19.03 PDF: (A) Soil evaluators shall have the knowledge and experience to facilitate the review of site and soil conditions, information provided by the homeowner, and these rules to identify appropriate areas for the siting of STS or GWRS. Soil evaluators shall be knowledgeable …

19.03 PDF: (A) The board of health review required in paragraph (C) of this rule shall be coordinated, as applicable, with authorities having responsibility for the requirements established in Chapter 711. of the Revised Code, zoning, recording of parcels of land, or other land u…

19.03 PDF: (A) Prior to accepting an application for a permit to install a new or replacement STS or alter an existing STS, the board of health shall require a site review.(1) A site review shall include:(a) The completed application and associated fee(s);(b) A soil evaluation co…

19.03 PDF: (A) STS designs shall be prepared and submitted by persons capable of reviewing the soil evaluation, site conditions, information provided by the homeowner, and these rules to facilitate the choice of an appropriate, site specific STS and complete the STS design in com…

19.03 PDF: (A) The owner or owner's agent shall provide information to the board of health and/or the system designer on the sources of sewage from the dwelling or structures to be served by a STS to document system design flow and waste strength in accordance with these rules. T…

19.03 PDF: (A) Tanks subject to this chapter including, but not limited to, septic tanks, dosing tanks, pump vaults, HSTS holding tanks and privy vaults, grease traps or other applicable tanks shall be manufactured to be watertight and structurally sound in accordance with divisi…

19.03 PDF: (A) Approved leaching trench products utilizing a non-gravel fines-free distribution system shall receive approval of the director through one of two processes as follows:(1) For the two product types meeting the description provided in paragraphs (A)(1)(a) and (A)(1)(…

19.03 PDF: Technologies must meet the following performance based effluent quality standards as applicable to be considered for approval by the director for reductions in soil absorption area sizing, soil depth credits, nutrient reduction, or reduction of high strength waste befo…

19.03 PDF: (A) Soil absorption components shall be designed to minimize the risk of exposure to sewage effluent, contamination of groundwater and surface water and provide for:(1) Treatment of effluent through infiltration and movement through an adequate thickness of unsaturated…

19.03 PDF: (A) The low pressure distribution design shall include the entire network configuration including, but not limited to, pipe lengths and size, exterior control panel and alarm information, and calculations used to determine dose volume, orifice flow rates, dosing tank s…

19.03 PDF: (A) When siting a STS, existing drain tile, or other artificial subsurface drainage present on the lot shall comply with the following:(1) Shall be avoided whenever possible and shall maintain at least eight feet of horizontal separation from the soil absorption compon…

19.03 PDF: (A) Gray water recycling systems shall include type 1, type 2, type 3 and type 4 systems as described in paragraphs (E), (F), and (G) of this rule and may receive gray water generated from a building or dwelling.(B) A board of health may issue a permit for the design a…

19.03 PDF: (A) A holding tank or privy shall only be installed by a registered installer when authorized and permitted by the board of health in compliance with this chapter.(B) A privy shall only be permitted and installed as a HSTS under the following limited conditions:(1) All…

19.03 PDF: (A) The board of health shall develop a program for the administration of O&M management for STS and GWRS and system owner education in compliance with division (A)(7) of section 3718.02 of the Revised Code and this chapter.(1) O&M management and system owner education…

19.03 PDF: (A) The board of health shall assess the management of STS septage and sewage generated within its jurisdiction, including adequate capacity for the disposal of STS septage and sewage and/or land application of domestic septage within the area of its jurisdiction. The …

19.03 PDF: (A) A STS or applicable component of a STS shall be disconnected from the dwelling and properly abandoned when it is no longer in use due to connection to sanitary sewer, system replacement, the existence of a physical hazard or public health nuisance, change in the us…

19.03 PDF: (A) A board of health may grant a variance from the requirements of this chapter when a person has made written application for a variance to the board requesting the variance from a specified rule or rules and the applicant shows that because of practical difficulties…

19.03 PDF: (A) The board of health may at any reasonable time inspect any STS, part thereof, or proposed STS site, to conduct sampling, collect data, or perform other activities necessary to assure compliance with this chapter.(B) The board of health may conduct an inspection whe…

19.03 PDF: As used in Chapter 3701-3 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Antimicrobial" means an agent that kills microorganisms (including bacteria, fungi, parasites, or viruses) or suppresses microorganism multiplication or growth.(B) "Arthropod" means an organism of the phylum Art…

19.03 PDF: The diseases listed in this rule and classified as class "A," class "B," and class "C" are declared to be dangerous to the public health and are reportable. The occurrence of cases or suspected cases of a disease classified as class "A," class "B," or class "C" are to …

19.03 PDF: (A) Section 3701.248 of the Revised Code allows an emergency medical services worker to ask a health care facility or coroner to notify them of the results of tests for certain diseases, if the worker believes that he or she had a significant exposure through contact w…

19.03 PDF: (A) A health care provider with knowledge of a case or suspect case of a disease which is required by law to be reported, including all class "A", class "B", and class "C" categories of disease designated as reportable under rule 3701-3-02 of the Administrative Code, i…

19.03 PDF: (A) The person in charge of any laboratory that examines specimens of human origin for evidence of diseases designated as reportable by rule 3701-3-02 of the Administrative Code is to report all positive results of such examinations in the manner set forth in rule 3701…

19.03 PDF: Reports by health care providers, as specified in rule 3701-3-03 of the Administrative Code, and reports by laboratories of positive results, as specified in rule 3701-3-04 of the Administrative Code, are to be provided in the manner set forth by the director according…

19.03 PDF: A board of health that receives a report of a case, suspected case or positive laboratory result pursuant to rules 3701-3-02, 3701-3-03, 3701-3-04, and 3701-3-05 of the Administrative Code is to report the same report to the department as follows:(A) Diseases specified…

19.03 PDF: (A) As used in this rule:(1) "Dedicated emergency department" means any department or facility of a hospital, regardless of whether it is located on or off the main hospital campus, which meets at least one of the following requirements:(a) It is held out to the public…

19.03 PDF: Any person, hospital, clinic, agency or other institution or facility providing care or treatment to an individual suffering from a communicable disease which is to be reported under Chapter 3701. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted by the director of health, or …

19.03 PDF: (A) In approving tests to be used to determine whether an individual has human immunodeficiency virus infection under division (B)(1) of section 3701.241 of the Revised Code, the director of health shall consider:(1) Whether the test has been approved by the United Sta…

19.03 PDF: (A) A human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test may be performed by or on the order of the health care provider who, in the exercise of the provider's professional judgment and within the provider's scope of practice, determines the test to be necessary for providing dia…

19.03 PDF: (A) As used in this rule:(1) "AIDS" has the same meaning as in section 3701.24 of the Revised Code.(2) "ARC" is a historic term having the same meaning as in section 3701.24 of the Revised Code.(3) "A CD4 count" means a count of lymphocytes containing the CD4 epitope a…

19.03 PDF: A person infected with one of the following specified diseases or conditions is tobe isolated as set forth in this rule:(A) Amebiasis: a person with amebiasis who attends a child care center or works in a sensitive occupation is tobe excluded from the child care center…

19.03 PDF: (A) For the purpose of this rule(1) "Biological or chemical toxins" mean poisonous compounds produced by a microorganism or a poisonous chemical compound that pose a risk of human fatality or disability.(2) "Novel infectious agents" mean agents that are unusual that po…

19.03 PDF: (A) As used in this rule:(1) "Pharmacist" means an individual licensed under Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code to engage in the practice of pharmacy as a pharmacist.(2) "Pharmacy" means the same as defined in division (A) of section 4729.01. of the Revised Code.(3) "Pr…

19.03 PDF: (A) As used in this rule:(1) "Dedicated emergency department" means any department or facility of a hospital, regardless of whether it is located on or off the main hospital campus, which meets at least one of the following requirements:(a) It is held out to the public…

19.03 PDF: (A) Whenever an individual is bitten by a dog or other non-human mammal, report of such bite will be made within twenty-four hours to the health commissioner of the district in which such bite occurred. The report herein required is to be made by any health care provid…

19.03 PDF: (A) Biting dog, cat, or ferret.(1) Whenever it is reported to the health commissioner of a health district that any dog, cat, or ferret has bitten or otherwise exposed an individual to rabies, that dog, cat, or ferret will be quarantined under an order issued by the he…

19.03 PDF: Any licensed doctor of veterinary medicine or other person who examines, treats, owns, harbors, or otherwise cares for any mammal which exhibits symptoms or behavior suggestive of rabies, are to confine and isolate such mammal in suitable quarters and will report such …

19.03 PDF: (A) "Board of health" means the board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code.(B) "Child at risk of lead poisoning" means any child under six years of age who meets…

19.03 PDF: Primary health care providers of children under six years of age shall do the following:(A) Determine if the child has had a blood lead screening test. If the child has had a blood lead screening test, determine at what age the child was tested and the blood lead scree…

19.03 PDF: (A) Blood lead screening tests of children at risk of lead poisoning shall be conducted either by:(1) Venous draw; or(2) Capillary collection.(B) If the blood lead screening test is conducted by a capillary blood test and the result is 3.5 micrograms per deciliter or g…

19.03 PDF: (A) The provisions of this chapter requiring blood lead screening tests of all children at risk of lead poisoning do not apply if the parents of the child object thereto on the grounds that such screening conflicts with their religious tenets and practices.(B) Objectio…

19.03 PDF: (A) Any clinical laboratory that performs any analysis of human blood on a child under sixteen years of age and residing in Ohio to detect or determine levels of lead shall collect and report to the director all of the following information on a form prescribed by the …

19.03 PDF: (A) The director of health may delegate to a board of health the authority as the director's authorized agent to conduct public health lead investigations, and/or public health lead risk assessments of residential units, child care facilities and/or schools, and/or int…