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Title 1, Title 1. State Government

66 chapters · 2,424 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 12,424 Ch 122, Chapter 122 | Department of Development226 Ch 145, Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retir…182 Ch 109, Chapter 109 | Attorney General149 Ch 124, Chapter 124 | Department of Administ…129 Ch 121, Chapter 121 | State Departments97 Ch 101, Chapter 101 | General Assembly92 Ch 125, Chapter 125 | Department of Administ…85 Ch 153, Chapter 153 | Public Improvements85 Ch 135, Chapter 135 | Uniform Depository Act80 Ch 173, Chapter 173 | Department of Aging77 Ch 117, Chapter 117 | Auditor of State70 Ch 149, Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, an…64 Ch 133, Chapter 133 | Uniform Public Securit…59 Ch 128, Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Teleph…54

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.01 Department of aging; powers and duties
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The department of aging shall:(A) Be the designated state agency to administer programs of the federal government relating to the aged, requiring action within the state, that are not the specific responsibility of another state agency under federal or state statutes. The departm…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.011 Planning and service areas; area agencies on aging
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(A) When administering funds granted under the Older Americans Act of 1965, 79 Stat. 219, 42 U.S.C. 3001, as amended, the department of aging may divide the state into separate multi-county regions that shall be known as planning and service areas. If the department divides the s…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.012 Training programs
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The department of aging may develop and offer training programs to area agencies on aging, long-term care facilities, providers of long-term care services, and other interested parties. The department may charge fees for the training programs. Amounts collected from charging the …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.02 Administrative rules
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The department of aging shall adopt, and may rescind, rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of Chapter 173. of the Revised Code and may:(A) Provide technical assistance and consultation to public and private nonprofit agencies with respect to programs, services, and acti…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.03 Ohio advisory council for aging

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(A) There is hereby created the Ohio advisory council for the aging, which shall consist of twelve members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Two ex officio members of the council shall be members of the house of representatives appointed b…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.04 Dementia training and respite care programs

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Respite care" means short-term, temporary care or supervision provided to a person who has dementia in the absence of the person who normally provides that care or supervision. (2) "Dementia" includes Alzheimer's disease or other dementia. (B) Th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.05 Acting director

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deputy director of the aging shall be the acting director when the director is absent or disabled or the position is vacant. The director shall specify who shall be the acting director if no deputy director has been appointed.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.06 Golden buckeye card program

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(A) The director of aging shall establish a golden buckeye card program and provide a golden buckeye card to any resident of this state who applies to the director for a card and is sixty years of age or older or is a person with a disability and is eighteen years of age or older…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.061 Records of card holders

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Records identifying the recipients of golden buckeye cards issued under section 173.06 of the Revised Code are not public records subject to inspection or copying under section 149.43 of the Revised Code and may be disclosed only at the discretion of the director of aging. The di…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.08 Resident services coordinator program

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(A) The resident services coordinator program is established in the department of aging to fund resident services coordinators. The coordinators shall provide information to low-income and special-needs tenants, including the elderly, who live in financially assisted rental housi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.11 System of multipurpose senior centers

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The department of aging shall, as appropriate and feasible and to the extent federal, state, and local funding is available, develop a system of community multipurpose senior centers for the purposes of: (A) Providing centralized, coordinated medical, social, supportive, and reha…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.12 Services provided by multipurpose senior center

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The services provided by a multipurpose senior center shall be available to all residents of the area served by the center who are sixty years of age or older, except where legal requirements for the use of funds available for a component program specify other age limits. Persons…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.121 Bingo games at multipurpose senior center

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(A) As used in this section, "bingo," "bingo game operator," and "participant" have the same meanings as in section 2915.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Notwithstanding sections 2915.07 to 2915.13 of the Revised Code, a multipurpose senior center may conduct bingo games described in …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.13 Continuing care facility residents' rights

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Continuing care" means the provision under a written agreement of board, lodging, medical services, nursing, and other health-related services to a person sixty years of age or older, unrelated by consanguinity or affinity to the provider, for the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.14 Long-term care ombudsman program definitions

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As used in sections 173.14 to 173.28 of the Revised Code:(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, "long-term care facility" includes any residential facility that provides personal care services for more than twenty-four hours for one or more unrela…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.15 Office of state long-term care ombudsman program

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The state long-term care ombudsman program established by the department of aging pursuant to division (J) of section 173.01 of the Revised Code shall be known as "the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program." It shall consist of the state long-term care ombudsman, t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.16 Designation of regional long-term care ombudsman programs

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(A) The department of aging shall designate regions to be served by regional long-term care ombudsman programs.(B) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, the state long-term care ombudsman shall designate regional programs in accordance with criteria establ…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.17 State long-term care ombudsman; duties

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(A) The state long-term care ombudsman shall do all of the following: (1) Appoint a staff and direct and administer the work of the staff; (2) Oversee the performance and operation of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program, including the operation of regional lo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.18 Regional long-term care ombudsman program - duties

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Each regional long-term care ombudsman program designated under section 173.16 of the Revised Code shall do all of the following:(A) Provide ombudsman services for the region in which it is located;(B) Employ representatives of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman pro…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.19 Investigating and resolving complaints

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(A) The office of the state long-term care ombudsman program, through the state long-term care ombudsman and the regional long-term care ombudsman programs, shall receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints made by residents, recipients, sponsors, long-term care provi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.20 Access to records; subpoena power

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(A) If consent is given and unless otherwise prohibited by law, a representative of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall have access to any records, including medical records, of a resident or a recipient that are reasonably necessary for investigation o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.21 Training and certification programs

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(A) The office of the state long-term care ombudsman program, through the state long-term care ombudsman and the regional long-term care ombudsman programs, shall require each representative of the office to complete training and certification in accordance with this section and …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.22 Confidential information

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(A) The collection, compilation, analysis, and dissemination of information by the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall be performed in a manner that protects complainants, individuals providing information about a complaint, public entities, and confidentia…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.23 Immunity; false complaint; representation by attorney general

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(A) Representatives of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program are immune from civil or criminal liability for any action taken in the good faith performance of their official duties under sections 173.14 to 173.26 of the Revised Code. (B) A person acting in good…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.24 Protection for disciplinary or retaliatory action

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Employee" and "employer" have the same meanings as in section 4113.51 of the Revised Code. (2) "Retaliatory action" includes physical, mental, or verbal abuse; change of room assignment; withholding of services; failure to provide care in a timel…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.25 Cooperation and coordination with agencies

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The office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall, in carrying out the provisions and purposes of sections 173.14 to 173.26 of the Revised Code, advise, consult, and cooperate with any agency, program, or other entity related to the purposes of the office. Any agency…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.26 Payment of fee per bed to department of aging

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(A) Each of the following facilities shall annually pay to the department of aging six dollars for each bed the facility was licensed or otherwise authorized to maintain during any part of the previous year: (1) Nursing homes and residential care facilities, as defined in section…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.27 Criminal records check of ombudsman positions

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Applicant" means a person who is under final consideration for employment by a responsible party in a full-time, part-time, or temporary position that involves providing ombudsman services to residents and recipients. "Applicant" includes a perso…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.28 Additional Fines for certain violations

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(A) As used in this section, "incident" means the occurrence of a violation with respect to a resident or recipient. A violation is a separate incident for each day it occurs and for each resident who is subject to it.(B)(1) In lieu of the fine that may be imposed under division …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.38 Criminal records checks for direct-care positions

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Applicant" means a person who is under final consideration for employment with a responsible party in a full-time, part-time, or temporary direct-care position or is referred to a responsible party by an employment service for such a position. "A…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.381 Criminal records checks for self-employed providers

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Community-based long-term care services" means community-based long-term care services, as defined in section 173.14 of the Revised Code, that are provided under a program the department of aging administers. (2) "Community-based long-term care s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.39 Community-based long-term care - provider certification for payment

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(A) As used in sections 173.39 to 173.393 of the Revised Code: (1) "Provider" means a person or government entity that provides any services, including community-based long-term care services, under a program the department of aging administers. "Provider" includes a person or go…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.391 Requirements for provider certification - disciplinary action

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(A) Subject to section 173.381 of the Revised Code and except as provided in division (I) of this section, the department of aging or its designee shall do all of the following in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code: (1) Certify a provider to provide services, includ…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.392 Payment of noncertified provider

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(A) In the case of a provider that the department of aging under section 173.39 of the Revised Code has not required to be certified under section 173.391 of the Revised Code, the department may pay the provider for providing services, including community-based long-term care ser…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.393 Provider evaluation records as public records

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the records of an evaluation conducted in accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(2) of section 173.391 of the Revised Code are public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall be made ava…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.41 Statewide aging and disabilities resource network

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(A) The department of aging shall promote the development of a statewide aging and disabilities resource network through which older adults, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers are provided with both of the following: (1) Information on any long-term care service optio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.42 Long-term care consultation program

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(A) As used in sections 173.42 to 173.434 of the Revised Code: (1) "Area agency on aging" means a public or private nonprofit entity designated under section 173.011 of the Revised Code to administer programs on behalf of the department of aging. (2) "Department of aging-administ…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.421 Periodic or follow-up long-term care consultations

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As part of the long-term care consultation program established under section 173.42 of the Revised Code, the department of aging may establish procedures for the conduct of periodic or follow-up long-term care consultations for residents of nursing facilities, including annual or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.422 Certification to conduct long-term care consultation

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(A) The department of aging shall certify individuals who meet certification requirements established by rule to provide long-term care consultations for purposes of sections 173.42 and 173.421 of the Revised Code. The director of aging shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapte…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.423 Monitoring of home and community-based services elections

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If an individual who is the subject of a long-term care consultation is eligible for and elects to receive home and community-based services covered by medicaid components the department of aging administers, the department of aging or program administrator shall monitor the indi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.424 Compliance with federal law

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If, under federal law, an individual's eligibility for the home and community-based services covered by medicaid components the department of aging administers is dependent on the conduct of an assessment or other evaluation of the individual's needs and capabilities and the deve…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.43 Interagency agreement for unified long-term care budget for home and community-based services

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(A) The department of aging shall enter into an interagency agreement with the department of medicaid under section 5162.35 of the Revised Code under which the department of aging is required to establish for each biennium a unified long-term care budget for home and community-ba…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.431 Administration of budget

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The department of aging shall ensure that the unified long-term care budget established under section 173.43 of the Revised Code is administered in a manner that provides medicaid coverage of and expands access to all of the following as necessary to meet the needs of individuals…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.432 Care management and authorization services

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The department of aging or its designee shall provide care management and authorization services with regard to the state plan services specified in division (B) of section 173.431 of the Revised Code that are provided to participants of department of aging-administered medicaid …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.434 Adoption of rules

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To the extent authorized by rules authorized by section 5162.021 of the Revised Code, the director of aging shall adopt rules that are needed to implement sections 173.43 to 173.432 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Cod…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.44 Survey of nursing homes and residential care facilities

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(A) As used in this section, "nursing home" and "residential care facility" have the same meanings as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code.(B) The department of aging may conduct an annual survey of nursing homes and residential care facilities. The survey shall include questio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.45 Facilities definitions

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As used in this section and in sections 173.46 to 173.49 of the Revised Code: (A) "Residential facility" means a residential facility licensed under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen unre…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.46 Long-term care consumer guide

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(A) The department of aging shall develop and publish a guide to long-term care facilities for use by individuals considering long-term care facility admission and their families, friends, and advisors. The guide, which shall be titled the Ohio long-term care consumer guide, may …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.47 Customer satisfaction survey for long-term care facilities

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(A) For purposes of publishing the Ohio long-term care consumer guide, the department of aging shall conduct or provide for the conduct of an annual customer satisfaction survey of each long-term care facility. The results of the surveys may include information obtained from long…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 173.48 Fees for consumer care guide; long-term care consumer guide fund

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(A)(1) The department of aging may charge annual fees to long-term care facilities for the publication of the Ohio long-term care consumer guide, as well as late penalties if applicable. The department may contract with any person or government entity to collect the fees on its b…