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Title 3, Title 3. Counties

32 chapters · 1,167 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 31,167 Ch 307, Chapter 307 | Board of County Commis…229 Ch 303, Chapter 303 | County Zoning; Renewal…77 Ch 323, Chapter 323 | Collection of Taxes75 Ch 319, Chapter 319 | Auditor69 Ch 306, Chapter 306 | County Transit System;…65 Ch 321, Chapter 321 | Treasurer55 Ch 317, Chapter 317 | Recorder51 Ch 305, Chapter 305 | Board of County Commis…43 Ch 339, Chapter 339 | Hospitals40 Ch 311, Chapter 311 | Sheriff38 Ch 341, Chapter 341 | Jails38 Ch 315, Chapter 315 | Engineer35 Ch 313, Chapter 313 | Coroner33 Ch 325, Chapter 325 | Compensation33

40 sections·Filtered byTitle 3✕Ch 339✕

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.01 County acquisition or improvement of hospitals or outpatient health facility
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(A) As used in sections 339.01 to 339.17 of the Revised Code:(1) "Hospital facilities" has the meaning given in section 140.01 of the Revised Code.(2) "County hospital" includes all of the county hospital's branches and hospital facilities, wherever located.(3) "Outpatient health…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.02 Board of county hospital trustees - qualifications
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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Area served by the hospital" means the geographic area, whether or not included within the county, from which a county hospital regularly draws patients. (2) "Appointing authority" means the board of county commissioners, the probate judge of the…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.021 Designating county home as county hospital
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Whenever the building and facilities of a county home are suitable for use as a hospital, the board of county commissioners may designate said county home a county hospital. Thereafter, Chapter 339. of the Revised Code shall govern the operation of such facility, provided, that t…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.03 Board of county hospital trustees - powers and duties
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The board of county hospital trustees shall have complete charge of the selection and purchase or lease of a site or sites for a county hospital, taking title or leasehold interest to such site or sites in the name of the county, the selection of plans and specifications, the det…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.04 County hospital building fund

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Notwithstanding section 135.351 of the Revised Code, all funds, including any and all interest income, arising from a special tax levy or general obligation bond issue for the purchase, appropriation, or construction of a county hospital, and contributions thereto, shall be place…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.05 Adopting bidding procedures and purchasing policies for services, supplies and equipment

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(A) A board of county hospital trustees may adopt, annually, bidding procedures and purchasing or leasing policies provided through a joint purchasing arrangement sponsored by a nonprofit organization, for services, supplies, and equipment, that are routinely used in the operatio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.06 Powers and duties of board of county hospital trustees

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(A) The board of county hospital trustees, upon completion of construction or leasing and equipping of a county hospital, shall assume and continue the operation of the hospital.(B) The board of county hospital trustees shall have the entire management and control of the county h…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.061 Charter county hospitals; disposition of income

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(A) As used in this section, "charter county hospital" means a county hospital based in a county that has adopted a charter under Section 3 of Article X, Ohio Constitution.(B) The board of county hospital trustees of a charter county hospital shall hold and administer all money r…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.062 Intellectual property

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(A) As used in this section, "charter county hospital" means a county hospital based in a county that has adopted a charter under Section 3 of Article X, Ohio Constitution.(B) All rights to, interests in, and income from intellectual property, including discoveries, inventions, o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.07 Duties of administrator

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(A) The board of county hospital trustees shall provide for the administration of the county hospital by directly employing a hospital administrator or by entering into a contract for the management of the hospital under which an administrator is provided. When an administrator i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.08 Hospital trust fund

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The board of county hospital trustees may receive any gift, bequest, or devise of real or personal property in trust for the erection, improvement, or support of the county hospital, and administer the said property and the proceeds thereof in the manner required by law or the in…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.09 Hospital may be leased

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When the county hospital has been fully completed and sufficiently equipped for occupancy, in lieu of sections 339.06 to 339.08 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners of any county, on adoption of a resolution under section 339.091 of the Revised Code, may, upon s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.091 Approval of agreement for operation of county hospital by electors

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Before the board of county commissioners, board of county hospital trustees, or county hospital commission may enter into an initial agreement for the acquisition, operation, or lease under section 140.03, 140.05, 339.09, or 339.14 of the Revised Code of a county hospital operate…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.10 Authority for board to form or acquire corporation, LLC, or participate in nonprofit enterprise or venture

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(A) The board of county hospital trustees of a county hospital may do either of the following: (1) Form, or acquire control of, a domestic nonprofit corporation or a domestic nonprofit limited liability company; (2) Be a partner, member, owner, associate, or participant in a nonp…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.11 Contract by board of county commissioners for care of indigent sick and disabled persons

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The board of county commissioners may enter into an agreement with one or more corporations or associations organized for charitable purposes or for the purpose of maintaining and operating a hospital in any county in which such hospital has been established, for the care of indi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.12 Agreement for acquiring general hospital from municipality

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The board of county commissioners may, upon such terms as are agreed upon between such board and the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, lease, acquire, operate, and maintain, as and for a county hospital, the lands, buildings, and equipment of a general hospital …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.13 Ratification of former acts

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If the board of county commissioners has, prior to June 18, 1925, leased the lands, buildings, and equipment of any such general hospital as provided by section 339.12 of the Revised Code, as and for a county hospital, and has expended money or funds to operate and maintain the h…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.14 County hospital commission

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(A) Upon application to the board of county commissioners by an Ohio corporation or corporations, organized for charitable hospital purposes and not for profit, in this section called participating hospital corporations, the board of county commissioners may, after a determinatio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.15 Issuing revenue obligations

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The hospital commission of any county or the board of county hospital trustees established pursuant to section 339.02 of the Revised Code may issue revenue obligations of the county pursuant to section 140.06 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.16 Fringe benefits for county hospital employees

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(A) A board of trustees of any county hospital may contract for, purchase, or otherwise procure on behalf of any or all of its employees, the employees of the hospital, or such employees and their immediate dependents the following types of fringe benefits:(1) Group or individual…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.17 Alternative statutory requirements

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(A) Sections 140.03 and 140.05 of the Revised Code are alternatives to sections 339.02 to 339.13 of the Revised Code. Sections 339.02 to 339.14 of the Revised Code are not applicable with respect to hospital facilities and services provided for under leases or agreements entered …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.19 Continued existence and operation of certain county tuberculosis hospitals

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Notwithstanding the amendment of sections 339.38, 339.39, 339.42, and 339.43 of the Revised Code, the repeal of sections 339.20, 339.21, 339.22, 339.23, 339.231, 339.24, 339.25, 339.26, 339.27, 339.28, 339.29, 339.30, 339.31, 339.32, 339.33, 339.34, 339.35, 339.36, 339.37, 339.40…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.71 Tuberculosis control unit definitions

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As used in this section and sections 339.72 to 339.89 of the Revised Code:(A) "Active tuberculosis" means tuberculosis that has been demonstrated by clinical, bacteriological, or radiographic evidence to be present in an individual who has not completed an appropriate course of a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.72 Designation of tuberculosis control unit

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(A) Each board of county commissioners shall provide for the county to be served by a tuberculosis control unit by designating a county tuberculosis control unit or by entering into an agreement with one or more boards of county commissioners of other counties under which the boa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.73 Treatment to be available to all persons with tuberculosis

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Each county or district tuberculosis control unit shall ensure that tuberculosis treatment is made available to all individuals with tuberculosis who reside in the area served by the unit. In making treatment available, the tuberculosis control unit may provide the treatment or m…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.74 Tuberculosis record bureau

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Each county or district tuberculosis control unit shall establish a tuberculosis record bureau, appoint a director thereof, and appoint such assistants as are required to maintain adequate records with respect to all known cases of tuberculosis within the area served by the unit.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.75 County commissioners may contract for treatment

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The board of county commissioners of any county may contract with the board of health of a city or general health district or any hospital or other health care facility for the provision of the tuberculosis treatment specified under section 339.73 of the Revised Code. The board s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.76 Tuberculosis clinics established by county commissioners

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The board of county commissioners of any county may establish and maintain one or more tuberculosis clinics in the county and may employ physicians, public health nurses, and other persons for the operation of such clinics or other means as are provided for the prevention, cure, …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.78 Reporting confirmed case of tuberculosis to county or district tuberculosis control unit

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(A) When a physician completes diagnostic studies confirming that an individual has tuberculosis, the physician shall report the confirmed case of tuberculosis to the county or district tuberculosis control unit. A physician shall make a report to the tuberculosis control unit pr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.79 Reporting case of tuberculosis that is resistant to one or more drugs

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A county or district tuberculosis control unit shall make a report to the Ohio department of health each time the unit receives a report under section 339.78 of the Revised Code of a suspected or confirmed case of tuberculosis or a case of tuberculosis that is resistant to one or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.80 Investigations

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When a county or district tuberculosis control unit receives a report under section 339.78 of the Revised Code of a confirmed or suspected case of tuberculosis, the unit shall conduct an investigation that includes personal contact with the individual with tuberculosis. The inves…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.81 Confidential information

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Any information, data, and reports with respect to a case of tuberculosis that are furnished to, or procured by, a county or district tuberculosis control unit or the department of health shall be confidential and used only for statistical, scientific, and medical research for th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.82 Duties of individual diagnosed with active or communicable tuberculosis

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Except as provided in section 339.89 of the Revised Code, all of the following apply to individuals with tuberculosis:(A)(1) An individual who has been diagnosed as having active tuberculosis shall complete the entire tuberculosis treatment regimen prescribed for the individual b…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.83 Notice to individual diagnosed with active or communicable tuberculosis

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When a county or district tuberculosis control unit becomes aware that an individual with active or communicable tuberculosis is not in compliance with section 339.82 of the Revised Code, the unit shall inform the individual that section 339.82 of the Revised Code requires compli…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.84 Order compelling compliance with duties

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If an individual fails to comply with section 339.82 of the Revised Code, the county or district tuberculosis control unit may issue an order compelling the individual to comply.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.85 Injunctions

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If an individual fails to comply with an order issued under section 339.84 of the Revised Code, the county or district tuberculosis control unit may apply to the probate court of the appropriate county for an injunction prohibiting the individual from continuing to violate the un…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.86 Detaining noncomplying individual

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(A) If an individual fails to comply with an injunction issued under section 339.85 of the Revised Code, the county or district tuberculosis control unit may request that the probate court of the appropriate county issue an order under which the unit is granted the authority to d…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.87 Emergency detention order

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(A) When a tuberculosis control unit has reasonable grounds to believe that an individual who has, or is suspected of having, active tuberculosis poses a substantial danger to the health of other individuals, the tuberculosis control unit may issue an emergency detention order di…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.88 Expenses of detaining noncomplying individual

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The expenses incurred for detention under section 339.86 or 339.87 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the individual detained or if the individual is indigent, by the board of county commissioners of the county from which the individual was removed.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 339.89 Spiritual treatment in lieu of medical treatment for tuberculosis

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Sections 339.71 to 339.88 of the Revised Code, and the rules for tuberculosis adopted under section 3701.146 of the Revised Code, do not require a person to undergo testing, medical treatment, or detention in a hospital or other place for treatment if the person, or, in the case …