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Title 51, Title 51. Public Welfare

31 chapters · 1,983 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 511,983 Ch 5123, Chapter 5123 | Department of Develop…182 Ch 5101, Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and…144 Ch 5119, Chapter 5119 | Department of Behavio…121 Ch 5120, Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabil…121 Ch 5165, Chapter 5165 | Medicaid Coverage of …116 Ch 5103, Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children113 Ch 5126, Chapter 5126 | County Boards of Deve…111 Ch 5180, Chapter 5180 | Department of Childre…94 Ch 5164, Chapter 5164 | Medicaid State Plan S…92 Ch 5124, Chapter 5124 | Intermediate Care Fac…80 Ch 5153, Chapter 5153 | County Children Services72 Ch 5104, Chapter 5104 | Child Day-care69 Ch 5168, Chapter 5168 | Hospital Care Assuran…66 Ch 5107, Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program64

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.375 Developmental disabilities community capital replacement fund
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The developmental disabilities community capital replacement facilities fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The director of developmental disabilities shall credit all amounts paid to the director under section 5123.371 of the Revised Code to the fund. The director shal…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.376 Changing terms of agreement regarding construction, acquisition, or renovation of residential facility
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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Medicaid-certified capacity" has the same meaning as in section 5124.01 of the Revised Code.(2) "Residential facility" has the same meaning as in section 5123.19 of the Revised Code.(B)(1) The director of developmental disabilities may change the …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.377 Authority to change terms of agreement regarding the construction, acquisition, or renovation of community adult facility
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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Adult services" has the same meaning as in section 5126.01 of the Revised Code.(2) "Community adult facility" means a facility in which adult services are provided or a facility associated with the provision of adult services.(3) "Renovation" mean…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.378 Authority to change terms of agreement regarding the construction, acquisition, or renovation of community early childhood facility

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Community early childhood facility" means a facility in which early childhood services are provided.(2) "Early childhood services" has the same meaning as in section 5126.01 of the Revised Code.(3) "Renovation" means work done to a building to res…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.38 Effect of transfer from supported services to commitment to ICF/IID

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if an individual is committed to a state-operated ICF/IID pursuant to sections 5123.71 to 5123.76 of the Revised Code, the county board of developmental disabilities of the county from which the individual was ordered instit…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.39 Patient clothing

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If not otherwise furnished, the probate judge shall see that each patient hospitalized under section 5123.76 of the Revised Code is properly attired for transportation, and, in addition, the institution shall be furnished a complete change of clothing for such patient, which shal…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.40 Services fund for individuals with developmental disabilities

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the services fund for individuals with developmental disabilities. On the death of the beneficiary of a trust created pursuant to section 5815.28 of the Revised Code, the portion of the remaining assets of the trust specified in the t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.41 Administration of prescribed medications, performance of health-related activities, tube feeding definitions

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As used in this section and sections 5123.42 to 5123.47 of the Revised Code: (A) "Adult services" has the same meaning as in section 5126.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Certified supported living provider" means a person or government entity certified under section 5123.161 of the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.42 Authorization for workers to administer prescribed medications, perform health-related activities, or perform tube feedings

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(A) Developmental disabilities personnel who are not specifically authorized by other provisions of the Revised Code to administer medications or perform health-related activities may do so pursuant to this section as part of the specialized services the developmental disabilitie…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.421 Complaints and investigations

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The department of developmental disabilities shall accept complaints from any person or government entity regarding the administration of medications and performance of health-related activities by developmental disabilities personnel pursuant to the authority granted under secti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.422 Immunity

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Developmental disabilities personnel who administer medications or perform health-related activities pursuant to the authority granted under section 5123.42 of the Revised Code are not liable for any injury caused by administering the medications or performing the health-related …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.423 Family members administering medications or performing health-related activities

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A family member may administer medications or perform health-related activities as described in section 5123.42 of the Revised Code without either of the following: nursing delegation or a certificate issued under section 5123.45 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 25, 2025 …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.43 Training courses for administration of prescribed medications and performance of health-related activities

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(A) The department of developmental disabilities shall develop courses for the training of developmental disabilities personnel in the administration of medications and performance of health-related activities pursuant to the authority granted under section 5123.42 of the Revised…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.44 Training registered nurses to provide training courses for department personnel

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The department of developmental disabilities shall develop courses that train registered nurses to provide the developmental disabilities personnel training courses developed under section 5123.43 of the Revised Code. The department may develop courses that train registered nurse…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.441 Certificates to provide training courses

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(A) Each developmental disabilities personnel training course developed under section 5123.43 of the Revised Code shall be provided by a registered nurse.(B) To provide a training course or courses to developmental disabilities personnel, a registered nurse shall obtain the certi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.45 Program for issuing of certificates

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(A) The department of developmental disabilities shall establish a program under which the department issues certificates to the following: (1) Developmental disabilities personnel, for purposes of meeting the requirement of division (D)(1) of section 5123.42 of the Revised Code …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.451 Registry listing personnel and registered nurses holding valid certificates

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The department of developmental disabilities shall establish and maintain a registry that lists all developmental disabilities personnel and registered nurses holding valid certificates issued under section 5123.45 of the Revised Code. The registry shall specify the type of certi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.452 Adjudication orders

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(A) If good cause exists as specified in division (B) of this section and determined in accordance with procedures established in rules adopted under section 5123.46 of the Revised Code, the director of developmental disabilities may issue an adjudication order requiring that one…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.46 Rules adopted in conjunction with board of nursing and the Ohio nurses association

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All rules adopted under sections 5123.41 to 5123.45 and section 5123.452 of the Revised Code shall be adopted in consultation with the board of nursing, the Ohio nurses association, the state medical board, and the Ohio society for respiratory care. The rules shall be adopted in …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.47 Authorizing in-home worker to perform health care tasks

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "In-home care" means the supportive services provided within the home of an individual with a developmental disability who receives funding for the services through a county board of developmental disabilities, including any recipient of residenti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.50 Registry of employees guilty of abuse, neglect or misappropriation definitions

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As used in sections 5123.50 to 5123.542 of the Revised Code:(A) "Abuse" means all of the following:(1) The use of physical force that can reasonably be expected to result in physical harm or serious physical harm;(2) Sexual abuse;(3) Verbal abuse.(B) "Misappropriation" means depr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.51 Reviewing report of abuse, neglect or misappropriation

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(A) In addition to any other action required by sections 5123.61 and 5126.31 of the Revised Code, the department of developmental disabilities shall review each report the department receives of abuse or neglect of an individual with a developmental disability or misappropriation…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.52 Registry of employees guilty of abuse, neglect or misappropriation

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(A) The department of developmental disabilities shall establish a registry of developmental disabilities employees consisting of the names of individuals included in the registry pursuant to section 5123.51 of the Revised Code.(B) Before a person or government entity hires, cont…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.53 Petitioning for removal from registry

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An individual who is included in the registry may petition the director of developmental disabilities for removal from the registry. If the director determines that good cause exists, the director shall remove the individual from the registry and may properly reply to an inquiry …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.54 Rehabilitation standard rules

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The director of developmental disabilities shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement sections 5123.51, 5123.52, and 5123.53 of the Revised Code. The rules shall establish rehabilitation standards for the purposes of section 5123.53 of the Revised Code …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.541 Employees engaging in sexual conduct or contact with individual under department care

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(A) No developmental disabilities employee shall engage in any sexual conduct or have any sexual contact with an individual with a developmental disability for whom the developmental disabilities employee is employed or under a contract to provide care unless the individual is th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.542 Notice explaining prohibited conduct

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(A) Each of the following shall annually provide a written notice to each of its developmental disabilities employees explaining the conduct for which a developmental disabilities employee may be included in the registry established under section 5123.52 of the Revised Code:(1) T…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.55 Protective services definitions

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As used in sections 5123.55 to 5123.59 of the Revised Code:(A) "Guardian" means a guardian of the person, limited guardian, interim guardian, or emergency guardian pursuant to appointment by the probate court under Chapter 2111. of the Revised Code.(B) "Trustee" means a trustee a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.56 Statewide system of protective service

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The department of developmental disabilities shall develop a statewide system of protective service in accordance with rules and standards established by the department. With respect to this program, the department may enter into a contract with any responsible public or private …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.57 Evaluation before guardianship or trusteeship begins

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No guardianship or trusteeship appointment shall be made under sections 5123.55 to 5123.59 of the Revised Code and no person shall be accepted for service by a protector under those sections unless a comprehensive evaluation has been made in a clinic or other facility approved by…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.58 Nomination of protective services agency as guardian, trustee or protector

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An agency providing protective services under contract with the department of developmental disabilities may be nominated under any of the following conditions as guardian, trustee, protector, conservator, or as trustee and protector of a person with a developmental disability:(A…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.59 Bond

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Before entering upon the duties of trustee, an agency under contract with the department of developmental disabilities may require any of its employees having custody or control of funds or property to give bond to the probate court with sufficient surety, conditioned upon the fu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.60 Ohio protection and advocacy system

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(A) As used in this section and section 5123.601 of the Revised Code, "Ohio protection and advocacy system" means the nonprofit entity designated by the governor in accordance with Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th general assembly to serve as the state's protection and advocacy sys…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.601 Access to information by staff and attorneys

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(A) The Ohio protection and advocacy system staff, and attorneys designated by the system to represent persons detained, hospitalized, or institutionalized under this chapter or Chapter 5122. of the Revised Code shall have ready access to all of the following: (1) During normal b…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.602 Compensation in class action cases

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If compensation for the work of attorneys employed by the Ohio protection and advocacy system or an agency or political subdivision of the state is awarded to the system in a class action lawsuit pursued by the system, the compensation shall be limited to the actual hourly rate o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.603 Joint committee to examine protection and advocacy system

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(A) A joint committee to examine the activities of the state's protection and advocacy system and client assistance program is hereby established. (B) The joint committee shall consist of three members of the senate appointed by the senate president, two from the majority party a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.61 Reporting abuse, neglect, and other major unusual incidents

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Law enforcement agency" means the state highway patrol, the police department of a municipal corporation, or a county sheriff.(2) "Abuse" has the same meaning as in section 5123.50 of the Revised Code, except that it includes a misappropriation, a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.611 Reviewing report of abuse, neglect, or a major unusual incident

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(A) As used in this section, " developmental disabilities employee" means all of the following:(1) An employee of the department of developmental disabilities;(2) An employee of a county board of developmental disabilities;(3) An employee in a position that includes providing spe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.612 Reporting unusual incidents

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The director of developmental disabilities shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code regarding the reporting of major unusual incidents and unusual incidents concerning persons with developmental disabilities. The rules shall specify what constitutes a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.613 Subject of report or representative has right to report and related records

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(A) When a person who is the subject of a report under section 5123.61 of the Revised Code dies, the department of developmental disabilities or the county board of developmental disabilities, whichever is applicable, shall, on written request, provide to both of the following pe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.614 Procedure following report of major unusual incident

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(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, on receipt of a report of a major unusual incident made pursuant to section 5123.61 or 5126.31 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under section 5123.612 of the Revised Code, the department of developmental disabilities may do either …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.62 Rights of persons with a developmental disability

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The rights of persons with developmental disabilities include, but are not limited to, the following:(A) The right to be treated at all times with courtesy and respect and with full recognition of their dignity and individuality;(B) The right to an appropriate, safe, and sanitary…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.621 Legislative intent regarding adult day services

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It is the intent of the general assembly that all individuals being served on the effective date of this section through the array of adult day services that exists on that date, including services delivered in a sheltered workshop, be fully informed of any new home and community…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.63 Distributing copies of rights

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Every state agency, county board of developmental disabilities, or political subdivision that provides services, either directly or through a contract, to persons with developmental disabilities shall give each provider a copy of the list of rights contained in section 5123.62 of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.64 Enforcement duties

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(A) Every provider of services to persons with developmental disabilities shall establish policies and programs to ensure that all staff members are familiar with the rights enumerated in section 5123.62 of the Revised Code and observe those rights in their contacts with persons …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.65 Self-administration of medication

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In addition to the rights specified in section 5123.62 of the Revised Code, individuals with developmental disabilities who can safely self-administer medication or receive assistance with self-administration of medication have the right to self-administer medication or receive a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.651 Assistance in self-administration of prescribed medication

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(A) As used in this section, "developmental disabilities personnel" and "prescribed medication" have the same meanings as in section 5123.41 of the Revised Code. (B) Developmental disabilities personnel who are not specifically authorized by other provisions of the Revised Code t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.67 Liberal construction of chapter

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This chapter shall be liberally interpreted to accomplish the following purposes:(A) To promote the human dignity and to protect the constitutional rights of persons with developmental disabilities in the state;(B) To encourage the development of the ability and potential of each…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.69 Voluntary admission

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(A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, any person who is eighteen years of age or older and who is or believes self to be a person with an intellectual disability may make written application to the managing officer of any institution for voluntary admission. Exc…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.691 Admission to specialized treatment unit for minors

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(A) As used in this section, "mental illness" has the same meaning as in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The managing officer of an institution, with the concurrence of the chief program director, may admit into a specialized treatment unit for minors a minor ages ten to…