Ohio Rev. Code § 3751.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3751 / § 3751.11
§ 3751.11. Liability for disclosures
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly A member of the emergency response commission, officer or employee of the environmental protection agency, member or employee of a local emergency planning committee, officer or employee of a fire department, health professional, physician, nurse, or other person who receives information classified as a trade secret or identified as confidential business information pursuant to EPCRA and who violates division (F) of section 3751.04 of the Revised Code or otherwise discloses information classified as a trade secret or identified as confidential business information pursuant to that act to a person not authorized to have that information under division (C) of section 3751.04 of the Revised Code or EPCRA, is liable in damages in a civil action to the owner of the trade secret information for any injury or loss to person or property sustained by the owner resulting from the violation or unauthorized disclosure of that information. Any owner of information so classified as a trade secret or identified as confidential business information who, as a result of a violation of division (F) of section 3751.04 of the Revised Code or by disclosure of trade secret or confidential business information to a person not authorized to have it pursuant to division (C) of section 3751.04 of the Revised Code or under EPCRA, sustains any injury or loss to person or property may bring a civil action for damages and other appropriate relief against the person who violated that division or otherwise disclosed the trade secret or confidential business information to a person not so authorized to have it. In such a civil action, if the plaintiff establishes by a preponderance of the evidence, and if the trier of fact finds, that the defendant violated that division or otherwise disclosed information classified as a trade secret or identified as confidential business information to a person not so authorized to have it, and that the plaintiff sustained injury or loss to person or property as a result of the violation or unauthorized disclosure of the information, the trier of fact may award compensatory damages and such other relief as the trier of fact finds appropriate. In any civil action under this section the court may award costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party. Liability imposed under this section for a violation of division (F) of section 3751.04 of the Revised Code is in addition to other civil liability, if any, under the Revised Code or common law of this state and in addition to any criminal penalty that is imposed for the same violation under section 3751.99 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3707.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3707 / § 3707.17
§ 3707.17. Quarantine in place other than that of legal settlement
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When a person with a contagious disease, quarantined in a county by a city or general health district, has a legal settlement in a municipal corporation or township within the same county but other than that in which quarantined, or has a legal settlement in another county of the state, and such person is unable to pay the expenses of the service provided under section 3707.14 of the Revised Code, the city or general health district rendering such service shall notify in writing the proper officials of the municipal corporation or township of legal settlement or the board of county commissioners of the county of legal settlement if such legal settlement is in another county that such services are being rendered. Such notice shall be sent within three days if the fact of nonresidence is disclosed upon the beginning of such service or admission to a hospital or other institution of quarantine, or within three days after the discovery of such fact if it is not so disclosed. Within twenty days after the discharge of such quarantined person, the health commissioner of the city or general health district shall send a notice of such discharge and a sworn statement of the expenses, either actual or at the established rate of the hospital or other institution of quarantine, to the proper officials of the municipal corporation or township of legal settlement or the board of county commissioners of the county of legal settlement if such legal settlement is in another county. Thereupon the municipal corporation or township of legal settlement or county of legal settlement if such legal settlement is in another county shall be liable to the city or general health district rendering such service, and shall pay for it within thirty days after date of the sworn statement of expenses. If the notice of the rendering of such service, required to be sent by the health commissioner, is not sent within three days after the disclosure by the person quarantined or the discovery of such nonresidence, the municipal corporation or township of legal settlement or the county of legal settlement if such legal settlement is in another county shall be liable only after the receipt of such notice. This section does not prevent the removal of such quarantined person by the municipal corporation, township, or county of legal settlement, at its expense, but such removal shall not relieve the municipal corporation, township, or county of legal settlement for the expenses previously incurred by the city or general health district in which such person has been quarantined. Any such person who does not, upon discharge, pay the expenses of such quarantine shall be deemed indigent insofar as the city or general health district is concerned. The municipal corporation, township, or county of legal settlement is hereby subrogated to all the rights of the city or general health district in which such service was rendered.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.244 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.244
§ 3701.244. Civil actions
Status: in_force

August 9, 1990 House Bill 677 - 118th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "violation" means an occasion of noncompliance involving a single injured individual. (B) A person or an agency of state or local government that knowingly violates division (A) of section 3701.242 , division (A) of section 3701.243 , or division (E) of section 3701.248 of the Revised Code may be found liable in a civil action; the action may be brought by any individual injured by the violation. Except as otherwise provided in division (C) or (D) of this section, the court may award compensatory damages and any equitable relief, including injunctive relief, it finds appropriate. If an award is made in favor of the plaintiff, the judge may award reasonable attorney's fees to the plaintiff after a hearing to determine the amount of the fees. (C) No person shall be held liable for damages or attorney's fees in an action based on a violation of section 3701.243 of the Revised Code by his employee or agent unless the person knew or should have known of the violation. (D) A person who acts in good faith in accordance with section 3701.242 , 3701.243 , or 3701.248 of the Revised Code is not liable for damages in a civil action brought pursuant to this section. (E) A civil action under this section is barred unless the action is commenced within one year after the cause of action accrued. A cause of action does not survive the death of the individual injured by the violation unless a civil action based on the cause of action is commenced prior to the death of that individual. (F) The remedies in this section are the exclusive civil remedies for an individual injured by noncompliance with section 3701.242 , 3701.243 , or division (E) of section 3701.248 of the Revised Code. (G) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose civil liability on a person for the disclosure of an HIV test result, a diagnosed case of AIDS, or a diagnosed AIDS-related condition in accordance with a reporting requirement of the department of health or any federal agency. (H) No person with knowledge that an individual other than himself has or may have AIDS, and AIDS-related condition, or a positive HIV test shall be held liable for failing to disclose that information to any person unless disclosure is expressly required by law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3705.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3705 / § 3705.09
§ 3705.09. Filing and registration of birth certificate
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) A birth certificate for each live birth in this state shall be filed in the registration district in which it occurs within ten calendar days after such birth and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this section. (B) When a birth occurs in or en route to an institution, the person in charge of the institution or a designated representative shall obtain the personal data, prepare the certificate, and complete and certify the facts of birth on the certificate within ten calendar days. The physician or certified nurse-midwife in attendance shall be listed on the birth record. (C) When a birth occurs outside an institution, the birth certificate shall be prepared and filed by one of the following in the indicated order of priority: (1) The physician or certified nurse-midwife in attendance at or immediately after the birth; (2) Any other person in attendance at or immediately after the birth; (3) The father; (4) The mother; (5) The person in charge of the premises where the birth occurred. (D) Either of the parents of the child or other informant shall attest to the accuracy of the personal data entered on the birth certificate in time to permit the filing of the certificate within the ten days prescribed in this section. (E) When a birth occurs in a moving conveyance within the United States and the child is first removed from the conveyance in this state, the birth shall be registered in this state and the place where it is first removed shall be considered the place of birth. When a birth occurs on a moving conveyance while in international waters or air space or in a foreign country or its air space and the child is first removed from the conveyance in this state, the birth shall be registered in this state but the record shall show the actual place of birth insofar as can be determined. (F)(1) If the mother of a child was married at the time of either conception or birth or between conception and birth, the child shall be registered in the surname designated by the mother, and the name of the husband shall be entered on the certificate as the father of the child. The presumption of paternity shall be in accordance with section 3111.03 of the Revised Code. (2) If the mother was not married at the time of conception or birth or between conception and birth, the child shall be registered by the surname designated by the mother. The name of the father of such child shall also be inserted on the birth certificate if both the mother and the father sign an acknowledgement of paternity affidavit before the birth record has been sent to the local registrar. If the father is not named on the birth certificate pursuant to division (F)(1) or (2) of this section, no other information about the father shall be entered on the record. (G) When a man is presumed, found, or declared to be the father of a child, according to section 2105.26 , sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 , former section 3111.21 , or sections 3111.38 to 3111.54 of the Revised Code, or the father has acknowledged the child as his child in an acknowledgment of paternity, and the acknowledgment has become final pursuant to section 2151.232 , 3111.25 , or 3111.821 of the Revised Code, and documentary evidence of such fact is submitted to the department of health in such form as the director may require, a new birth record shall be issued by the department which shall have the same overall appearance as the record which would have been issued under this section if a marriage had occurred before the birth of such child. Where handwriting is required to effect such appearance, the department shall supply it. Upon the issuance of such new birth record, the original birth record shall cease to be a public record. Except as provided in division (C) of section 3705.091 of the Revised Code, the original record and any documentary evidence supporting the new registration of birth shall be placed in an envelope which shall be sealed by the department and shall not be open to inspection or copy unless so ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. (H) Every birth certificate filed under this section on or after July 1, 1990, shall be accompanied by all social security numbers that have been issued to the parents of the child, unless the division of child support in the department of job and family services, acting in accordance with regulations prescribed under the "Family Support Act of 1988," 102 Stat. 2353, 42 U.S.C.A. 405, as amended, finds good cause for not requiring that the numbers be furnished with the certificate. The parents' social security numbers shall not be recorded on the certificate. No social security number obtained under this division shall be used for any purpose other than the purposes specified in division (B)(1) of section 3705.07 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3769.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3769 / § 3769.20
§ 3769.20. Major capital improvement project tax reduction
Status: in_force

July 1, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) To encourage the renovation of existing racing facilities for the benefit of the public, breeders, and horse owners and to increase the revenue to the state from the increase in pari-mutuel wagering resulting from such improvement, the taxes paid by a permit holder to the state, in excess of the amount paid into the nursing home franchise permit fee fund, shall be reduced by one per cent of the total amount wagered for those permit holders who carry out a major capital improvement project. The percentage of the reduction that may be taken each racing day shall equal seventy-five per cent of the amount of the taxes levied under divisions (B) and (C) of section 3769.08 , section 3769.087 , and division (F)(2) of section 3769.26 of the Revised Code, as applicable, divided by the calculated amount each fund should receive under divisions (B) and (C) of section 3769.08 , section 3769.087 , and division (F)(2) of section 3769.26 of the Revised Code and the reduction provided for in this section. If the resulting percentage is less than one, that percentage shall be multiplied by the amount of the reduction provided for in this section. Otherwise, the permit holder shall receive the full reduction provided for in this section. The amount of the allowable reduction not received shall be carried forward and added to any other reduction balance and applied against future tax liability. After any reductions expire, any reduction carried forward shall be treated as a reduction as provided for in this section. If the amount of allowable reduction exceeds the amount of taxes derived from a permit holder, the amount of the allowable reduction not used may be carried forward and applied against future tax liability. If more than one permit holder is authorized to conduct racing at the facility that is being improved, the cost of the major capital improvement project shall be allocated between or among all the permit holders in the ratio that each permit holder's number of racing days bears to the total number of racing days conducted at the facility. A reduction for a major capital improvement project shall start from the day racing is first conducted following the date on which the major capital improvement project is completed and the construction cost has been approved by the state racing commission, except as otherwise provided in division (E) of this section, and shall continue until the total tax reduction equals the cost of the major capital improvement project plus debt service applicable to the project. In no event, however, shall any tax reduction, excluding any reduction balances, be permitted under this section after December 31, 2017. The total tax reduction because of the major capital improvement project shall not during any one year exceed for all permit holders using any one track one per cent of the total amount wagered. The racing commission shall notify the tax commissioner when the reduction of tax begins and when it ends. (B) Each fiscal year, the racing commission shall submit a report to the tax commissioner, the office of budget and management, and the legislative service commission. The report shall identify each capital improvement project undertaken under this section and in progress at each race track, indicate the total cost of each project, state the tax reduction that resulted from each project during the immediately preceding fiscal year, estimate the tax reduction that will result from each project during the current fiscal year, state the total tax reduction that resulted from all such projects at all race tracks during the immediately preceding fiscal year, and estimate the total tax reduction that will result from all such projects at all race tracks during the current fiscal year. (C) The tax reduction granted pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any tax reductions for capital improvements and new race tracks provided for in section 3769.08 of the Revised Code and approved by the racing commission. (D) In order to qualify for the reduction in tax, a permit holder shall apply to the racing commission in such form as the commission may require and shall provide full details of the major capital improvement project, including plans and specifications, a schedule for the project's construction and completion, and a breakdown of proposed costs. In addition, the permit holder shall have commenced construction of the major capital improvement project or shall have had the application for the project approved by the racing commission prior to March 29, 1988. The racing commission shall not approve an application unless the permit holder shows that a contract for the major capital improvement project has been let under an unrestricted competitive bidding procedure, unless the contract is exempted by the controlling board because of its unusual nature. In determining whether to approve an application, the racing commission shall consider whether the major capital improvement project will promote the safety, convenience, and comfort of the racing public and horse owners and generally tend toward the improvement of racing in this state. (E) If the major capital improvement project is approved by the racing commission and construction has started, the tax reduction may be authorized by the commission upon presentation of copies of paid bills in excess of five hundred thousand dollars. After the initial authorization, the permit holder shall present copies of paid bills in the amount of not less than five hundred thousand dollars. If the permit holder is in substantial compliance with the schedule for construction and completion of the major capital improvement project, the racing commission may authorize the continuance of the tax reduction upon the presentation of the additional paid bills in increments of five hundred thousand dollars. The racing commission may terminate the tax reduction if a permit holder fails to complete the major capital improvement project or fails to comply substantially with the schedule for construction and completion of the major capital improvement project. If the time for completion of the major capital improvement project is delayed by acts of God, strikes, or the unavailability of labor or materials, the time for completion as set forth in the schedule shall be extended by the period of the delay. If a permit holder fails to complete the major capital improvement project, the racing commission shall order the permit holder to repay to the state the total amount of tax reduced, unless the permit holder has spent at least six million dollars on the project. The normal tax paid by the permit holder under section 3769.08 of the Revised Code shall be increased by one per cent of the total amount wagered until the total amount of the additional tax collected equals the total amount of tax reduced. Any action taken by the racing commission pursuant to this section in terminating the tax adjustment or requiring repayment of the amount of tax reduced shall be subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (F) As used in this section, "major capital improvement project" means the renovation, reconstruction, or remodeling, costing at least six million dollars, of a race track facility, including, but not limited to, the construction of barns used exclusively for that race track facility, backstretch facilities for horsemen, paddock facilities, pari-mutuel and totalizator equipment and appurtenances to that equipment purchased by the track, new access roads, new parking areas, the complete reconstruction, reshaping, and leveling of the racing surface and appurtenances, grandstand enclosure, installation of permanent new heating or air conditioning, roof replacement, and installations of a permanent nature forming a part of the track structure. (G) The cost and expenses to which the tax reduction granted under this section applies shall be determined by generally accepted accounting principles and be verified by an audit of the permit holder's records, upon completion of the major capital improvement project, either by the racing commission or by an independent certified public accountant selected by the permit holder and approved by the commission. (H) This section and section 3769.201 of the Revised Code govern any tax reduction granted to a permit holder for the cost to the permit holder of any cleanup, repair, or improvement required as a result of damage caused by the 1997 Ohio river flood to the place, track, or enclosure for which the permit is issued.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3727.49 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3727 / § 3727.49
§ 3727.49. Freestanding emergency department; notice
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "freestanding emergency department" means a facility that provides emergency care and is structurally separate and distinct from a hospital, as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A freestanding emergency department shall provide notice that identifies the facility as a freestanding emergency department. The facility shall provide the notice by posting it in either of the following ways: (1) In a conspicuous place in an area of the facility that is accessible to the public; (2) On the facility's internet web site. (C) A freestanding emergency department shall use the national provider identifier, as assigned to the freestanding emergency department by the national provider system pursuant to 45 C.F.R. 162.408, on all claims for payment for health care services or goods. (D) The director of health may apply to the court of common pleas of the county in which a freestanding emergency department is located for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining the freestanding emergency department from failure to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.551 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.551
§ 3715.551. Embargo of food
Status: in_force

November 3, 1999 House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "board of health," "retail food establishment," and "food service operation" have the same meanings as in section 3717.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The embargoing of a food may be performed by a board of health approved under section 3717.11 of the Revised Code to serve as the licensor of retail food establishments or food service operations, the director of health acting under section 3717.11 of the Revised Code as the licensor of food service operations, or a representative authorized to act on behalf of the board of health or director of health. The director of agriculture shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying the conditions under which a food may be embargoed under this section and the procedures that must be followed when that action is taken.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3702.72 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3702 / § 3702.72
§ 3702.72. Applying for participation in program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) A primary care physician who will not have an outstanding obligation for medical service to the federal government, a state, or other entity at the time of participation in the physician loan repayment program and meets one of the following requirements may apply for participation in the physician loan repayment program: (1) The primary care physician is enrolled in the final year of an accredited program required for board certification in a primary care specialty. (2) The primary care physician is enrolled in the final year of a fellowship program in a primary care specialty. (3) The primary care physician holds a valid license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code. (B) An application for participation in the physician loan repayment program shall be submitted to the director of health on a form that the director shall prescribe. The information required to be submitted with an application includes the following: (1) The applicant's name, permanent address or address at which the applicant is currently residing if different from the permanent address, and telephone number; (2) The applicant's primary care specialty or specialties; (3) The medical school or osteopathic medical school the applicant attended, the dates of attendance, and verification of attendance; (4) The facility or institution where the applicant's medical residency program was completed or is being performed, and, if completed, the date of completion; (5) If applicable, the facility or institution where the applicant's fellowship was completed or is being performed, and, if completed, the date of completion; (6) A summary and verification of the educational expenses for which the applicant seeks reimbursement under the program; (7) Verification of the applicant's authorization under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; (8) Verification of the applicant's United States citizenship or status as a legal alien.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.505 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.505
§ 3701.505. Hospitals and freestanding birthing centers duties concerning hearing screening
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) Each hospital and each freestanding birthing center shall do all of the following: (a) Conduct a hearing screening on each newborn or infant born in the hospital or center unless the newborn or infant is transferred to another hospital; (b) Promptly notify the newborn's or infant's attending physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner of the screening results; (c) Notify the department of health of the screening results for each newborn or infant screened. (2) A hearing screening conducted under this section shall be conducted under the direction of an audiologist, physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner or in collaboration with a physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner. Notwithstanding the licensure requirements of Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code, a screening may be conducted by a person who is not licensed under that chapter. (3) Each hospital and freestanding birthing center shall take the actions required by divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section in accordance with the rules adopted under section 3701.508 of the Revised Code. A hospital or freestanding birthing center may commence taking these actions at any time after the effective date of the rules but not later than June 30, 2004, unless an extension is granted. The director may grant an extension to delay for up to one year after June 30, 2004, the requirement of compliance with the rules if the hospital or freestanding birthing center requesting the extension demonstrates justifiable cause for the extension. Justifiable cause may include having ordered but not yet received hearing screening equipment, ongoing efforts to obtain financing for the equipment, or any other cause accepted by the director. (B) Any hospital or freestanding birthing center providing a hearing screening in accordance with division (A) of this section shall be reimbursed by the department of health at a rate determined by the director of health, if both of the following are the case: (1) The screening is performed before the newborn or infant is discharged from the hospital or freestanding birthing center. (2) The parent, guardian, or custodian is financially unable to pay for the hearing screening and the hospital or freestanding birthing center is not reimbursed by a third-party payer as determined pursuant to rules adopted under section 3701.508 of the Revised Code. (C) A hospital, clinic, or other health care facility at which a hearing evaluation is performed on a newborn or infant shall report the results of the evaluation to the attending physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner of the newborn or infant. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3730.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3730 / § 3730.07
§ 3730.07. Prohibitions concerning minors
Status: in_force

January 1, 2002 Senate Bill 179 - 123rd General Assembly (A) No individual shall knowingly show or give any false information as to the name, age, or other identification of an individual who is under age eighteen for the purpose of obtaining for the individual under age eighteen a tattooing service, body piercing service, or ear piercing service performed with an ear piercing gun. (B) No individual shall impersonate the parent, guardian, or custodian of an individual who is under age eighteen for the purpose of obtaining for the individual under age eighteen a tattooing service, body piercing service, or ear piercing service performed with an ear piercing gun.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3712.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3712 / § 3712.031
§ 3712.031. Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 558 - 134th General Assembly (A) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director of health shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, rules: (1) Providing for the licensing of persons or public agencies providing pediatric respite care programs within this state by the department of health and for the suspension and revocation of licenses; (2) Establishing a license fee and license renewal fee for pediatric respite care programs, neither of which shall, except as provided in division (B) of this section, exceed six hundred dollars. The fees shall cover the three-year period during which an existing license is valid as provided in division (B) of section 3712.041 of the Revised Code. (3) Establishing an inspection fee not to exceed, except as provided in division (B) of this section, one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars; (4) Establishing requirements for pediatric respite care program facilities and services; (5) Providing for the granting of licenses to provide pediatric respite care programs to persons and public agencies that are accredited or certified to provide such programs by an entity whose standards for accreditation or certification equal or exceed those provided for licensure under this chapter and rules adopted under it; (6) Establishing interpretive guidelines for each rule adopted under this section. (B) Subject to the approval of the controlling board, the director of health may establish fees in excess of the maximum amounts specified in this section, provided that the fees do not exceed those amounts by greater than fifty per cent. (C) The department of health shall: (1) Grant, suspend, and revoke licenses for pediatric respite care programs in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under it; (2) Make such inspections as are necessary to determine whether pediatric respite care program facilities and services meet the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it; and (3) Implement and enforce provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under it as such provisions apply to pediatric respite care programs. Last updated March 15, 2023 at 12:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.771 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.771
§ 3701.771. Needs assessment regarding lupus
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A)(1) The department of health may conduct a needs assessment to identify all of the following: (a) The level of statewide health professional and public awareness about lupus; (b) The existence of lupus education, awareness, and treatment programs and related technical assistance available in the state and nationwide; (c) The lupus-related educational and support service needs of health care providers in the state, including physicians, nurses, health plans, and other health professionals and health care entities; (d) The needs of people with lupus, their families, and caregivers, including health care providers, physicians, nurses, health plans, and other health professionals and health care entities; (e) The services available to individuals with lupus, including the existence and availability of lupus treatment and specialty care, lupus support groups, and other related care and management services. (2) Based on the needs assessment, the department may develop and maintain a directory of lupus-related services and health care providers with specialization in services to diagnose and treat lupus. The department may disseminate the directory to all stakeholders, including individuals with lupus, families, representatives from voluntary organizations, health professionals, health plans, and state and local health agencies. (B) The department may undertake activities to raise public awareness about the symptoms of lupus, personal risk factors, and options for diagnosing and treating the disease with a particular focus on populations at elevated risk for lupus. Such activities may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Implementing a statewide campaign to educate the general public about lupus by utilizing print, radio, and television public service announcements, advertisements, posters, and other materials; (2) Disseminating health information and conducting individual risk assessments at public events, such as health fairs and community forums sponsored by the department; (3) Distributing information through local health departments; schools; area agencies on aging; employer wellness programs; physicians and other health professionals; hospitals and health plans; health, nonprofit, and community-based organizations; and regional offices of the department.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.044 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.044
§ 3701.044. Contract to conduct competency examination or evaluation
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly When required or authorized to conduct or administer an examination or evaluation of an individual for the purpose of determining competency or issuing a license, certificate, registration, or other authority to practice or perform duties, the director of health or department of health may contract with an entity to conduct or administer the examination or evaluation. The contract may authorize the entity to collect and retain, as all or part of the entity's compensation under the contract, any fee paid by an individual for the examination or evaluation. The entity is not required to deposit the fee into the state treasury. The director or department shall post to the department's web site the dollar amounts for fees described in this section. Any changes in fee amounts shall be posted to the web site not later than thirty days before such changes are effective. Except when considered to be necessary by the director or department, the director or department shall not disclose test materials, examinations, or evaluation tools used in any examination or evaluation the director or department conducts, administers, or provides for by contract. The test materials, examinations, and evaluation tools are not public records for the purpose of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and are not subject to inspection or copying under section 1347.08 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3781.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3781 / § 3781.11
§ 3781.11. Rules of board of building standards - public nuisance
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The rules of the board of building standards shall: (1) For nonresidential buildings, provide uniform minimum standards and requirements, and for residential buildings, provide standards and requirements that are uniform throughout the state, for construction and construction materials, including construction of industrialized units, to make residential and nonresidential buildings safe and sanitary as defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code; (2) Formulate such standards and requirements, so far as may be practicable, in terms of performance objectives, so as to make adequate performance for the use intended the test of acceptability; (3) Permit, to the fullest extent feasible, the use of materials and technical methods, devices, and improvements, including the use of industrialized units which tend to reduce the cost of construction and erection without affecting minimum requirements for the health, safety, and security of the occupants or users of buildings or industrialized units and without preferential treatment of types or classes of materials or products or methods of construction; (4) Encourage, so far as may be practicable, the standardization of construction practices, methods, equipment, material, and techniques, including methods employed to produce industrialized units; (5) Not require any alteration or repair of any part of a school building owned by a chartered nonpublic school or a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district and operated in conjunction with any primary or secondary school program that is not being altered or repaired if all of the following apply: (a) The school building meets all of the applicable building code requirements in existence at the time of the construction of the building. (b) The school building otherwise satisfies the requirements of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code. (c) The part of the school building altered or repaired conforms to all rules of the board existing on the date of the repair or alteration. (6) Not require any alteration or repair to any part of a workshop or factory that is not otherwise being altered, repaired, or added to if all of the following apply: (a) The workshop or factory otherwise satisfies the requirements of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code. (b) The part of the workshop or factory altered, repaired, or added conforms to all rules of the board existing on the date of plan approval of the repair, alteration, or addition. (B) The rules of the board shall supersede and govern any order, standard, or rule of the division of industrial compliance in the department of commerce, division of the state fire marshal, the department of health, and of counties and townships, in all cases where such orders, standards, or rules are in conflict with the rules of the board, except that rules adopted and orders issued by the state fire marshal pursuant to Chapter 3743. of the Revised Code prevail in the event of a conflict. (C) The construction, alteration, erection, and repair of buildings including industrialized units, and the materials and devices of any kind used in connection with them and the heating and ventilating of them and the plumbing and electric wiring in them shall conform to the statutes of this state or the rules adopted and promulgated by the board, and to provisions of local ordinances not inconsistent therewith. Any building, structure, or part thereof, constructed, erected, altered, manufactured, or repaired not in accordance with the statutes of this state or with the rules of the board, and any building, structure, or part thereof in which there is installed, altered, or repaired any fixture, device, and material, or plumbing, heating, or ventilating system, or electric wiring not in accordance with such statutes or rules is a public nuisance. (D) As used in this section: (1) "Nonpublic school" means a chartered school for which minimum standards are prescribed by the director of education and workforce pursuant to division (D) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code. (2) "Workshop or factory" includes manufacturing, mechanical, electrical, mercantile, art, and laundering establishments, printing, and telephone offices, railroad depots, and memorial buildings, but does not include hotels and tenement and apartment houses. Last updated September 19, 2023 at 12:03 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3770.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3770 / § 3770.08
§ 3770.08. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

September 26, 1996 Senate Bill 211 - 121st General Assembly (A) No person shall sell a lottery ticket at a price greater than that fixed by rule of the state lottery commission. (B) No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall sell lottery tickets, but nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person from giving lottery tickets to another as a gift. A transfer of lottery tickets by any person which is made in connection with a marketing, promotional, or advertising program shall be deemed to be a gift for the purposes of this chapter. (C) No person shall sell a lottery ticket to any person under eighteen years of age, and no person under eighteen years of age shall attempt to purchase a lottery ticket. (D) No person, directly or indirectly, on behalf of self, or another, nor any organization, shall invite, solicit, demand, offer, or accept any payment, contribution, favor, or other consideration to influence the award, renewal, or retention of a lottery sales agent license. (E) Except as otherwise provided in this division, no person shall sell lottery tickets on any fairgrounds during any annual exhibition conducted in accordance with Chapter 991. or 1711. of the Revised Code. "Fairgrounds" includes any land or property under the control or management of any agricultural society or of the Ohio expositions commission. This division does not apply to the sale of lottery tickets by the commission at the state fairground during the state fair.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3707.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3707 / § 3707.15
§ 3707.15. Employer of illegal alien with contagious or infectious disease to pay expense caused by disease
Status: in_force

June 17, 1999 House Bill 35 - 123rd General Assembly As used in this section, "alien" means an individual who is not a citizen of the United States. Any person that employs an alien who is not legally present in the United States and has a contagious or infectious disease contracted before or during employment shall pay to the municipal corporation, township, or county in which the alien is employed any expense caused by the contagious or infectious disease. An employer is not subject to this section if the employer demonstrates that the alien was employed in compliance with the requirements of section 101(a) of the "Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986," 100 Stat. 3360, 8 U.S.C.A. 1324a, as amended, unless there is evidence that the employer complied with the act knowing that the alien is not legally present in the United States.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3740.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3740 / § 3740.10
§ 3740.10. Rules
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) The director of health shall adopt rules as the director considers necessary to implement this chapter, including rules that do all of the following: (1) Prescribe license application forms and procedures; (2) Specify the documentation that must be provided and conditions that must be met by an applicant seeking a license on the basis of division (A)(1)(a)(iv) of section 3740.03 of the Revised Code; (3) Prescribe license renewal application forms and procedures; (4) Establish the reasons for which the department of health may take action under section 3740.07 of the Revised Code; (5) Processes for dispute resolution and appeals related to licensing disputes. (B) All rules adopted under this section shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. In addition, the rules shall be adopted in consultation with the director of aging and medicaid director. Last updated October 19, 2021 at 5:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3752.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3752 / § 3752.06
§ 3752.06. Duties of owner or operator within ninety days of cessation of regulated operations
Status: in_force

June 11, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) Unless the owner or operator of a reporting facility has submitted to the director of environmental protection in connection with the facility a notice of the temporary discontinuation of all regulated operations at the facility in compliance with division (A)(1) of section 3752.09 of the Revised Code, has submitted an application for a waiver in compliance with or been issued a waiver under division (A) of section 3752.10 of the Revised Code, or, pursuant to division (B) of this section, has been granted an extension of time for compliance with divisions (A)(4) to (6) of this section, and except as provided in division (C) of this section, the owner or operator, not later than ninety days after the cessation of all regulated operations at the facility, shall do all of the following: (1) Submit to the director a copy of the most recent emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form for the facility submitted to the emergency response commission in accordance with section 3750.08 of the Revised Code accompanied by a statement indicating whether any asbestos-containing materials are present at the facility; (2) Submit to the director a copy of the current hazardous chemical list, or of each of the material safety data sheets, that the owner or operator is required to have on file with the commission under section 3750.07 of the Revised Code in connection with the facility; (3) Submit to the director a list of every stationary tank, vat, electrical transformer, and vessel of any type that contains or is contaminated with regulated substances and that is to remain at the facility; a precise description of the location of each; and an identification of the regulated substances that are in or contaminate each; (4) Drain or remove all regulated substances from each stationary vat, tank, electrical transformer, and vessel, and from all piping, that is to remain at the facility and do any or a combination of the following: (a) Transfer the regulated substances to another facility owned or operated by the owner or operator. If any regulated substances are transferred to another facility of the owner or operator located within this state, they shall be transferred to a facility that is operating. If any regulated substances are transferred to another facility of the owner or operator located outside this state, they shall be transferred in compliance with the applicable laws governing the receiving facility of the state in which the receiving facility is located. (b) Lawfully transfer ownership of the regulated substances to another person through sale or otherwise; (c) Cause the regulated substances to be transported off the premises of the facility and managed in compliance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under that chapter; the "Toxic Substances Control Act," 90 Stat. 2003 (1976), 15 U.S.C.A. 2601, as amended, and regulations adopted under it; or the "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976," 90 Stat. 2806, 42 U.S.C.A. 6921, as amended, and regulations adopted under it; or, if transported out of state, to be managed in compliance with the waste management laws of the state to which the regulated substances are transported. In the case of any regulated substance that also is a hazardous material identified or listed in regulations adopted under the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act," 88 Stat. 2156 (1975), 49 U.S.C.A. 1801, as amended, and that is to be transported off the premises of the facility, the owner or operator of the facility shall transport the regulated substance, or cause it to be transported, in compliance with the applicable rules adopted under Chapters 4905., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code. (5) Remove from the facility all debris, nonstationary equipment and furnishings, nonstationary containers, and motor vehicles and rolling stock that contain or are contaminated with a regulated substance and do any or a combination of the following: (a) Transfer the debris, equipment, furnishings, containers, and motor vehicles and rolling stock to another facility owned or operated by the owner or operator. If any such debris, equipment, furnishings, containers, or motor vehicles and rolling stock is transferred to another facility of the owner or operator located in this state, it shall be transferred to a facility that is operating. If any such debris, equipment, furnishings, containers, or motor vehicles and rolling stock is transferred to another facility of the owner or operator located outside this state, it only shall be transferred in compliance with the applicable laws governing the receiving facility of the state in which the receiving facility is located. (b) Lawfully transfer ownership of the debris, equipment, furnishings, containers, and motor vehicles and rolling stock to another person through sale or otherwise; (c) Cause the debris, equipment, furnishings, and containers to be transported off the premises of the facility and managed in compliance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under that chapter; the "Toxic Substances Control Act," 90 Stat. 2003 (1976), 15 U.S.C.A. 2601, as amended, and regulations adopted under it; or the "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976," 90 Stat. 2806, 42 U.S.C.A. 6921, as amended, and regulations adopted under it; or, if transported out of state, to be managed in compliance with the waste management laws of the state to which the debris, equipment, furnishings, and containers are transported. (6) Make a written certification to the director that the actions required by divisions (A)(4) and (5) of this section have been completed in compliance with those divisions and any applicable rules adopted under section 3752.03 of the Revised Code. The certification shall be made on a form prescribed by the director and, in addition to the information required in division (A) of this section, shall include, without limitation, the owner's or operator's name and the address of the owner's or operator's principal office. (B) Upon the written request of the owner or operator of a facility who is subject to division (A) of this section, the director, at the director's discretion, may extend the length of time required for compliance with divisions (A)(4) to (6) of this section for any period of time the director considers reasonable and necessary if the director finds from the request that either of the following applies: (1) The inability of the owner or operator to complete the required actions within the time prescribed in that division is due to circumstances that are temporary in nature and are beyond the control of the owner or operator; (2) The owner or operator, exercising reasonable diligence, is unable to complete the required actions within the time prescribed in that division due to facility size, operational complexity, or other such relevant factors. Upon making a decision on a request submitted under division (B) of this section, the director shall mail notice of the decision to the owner or operator by certified mail, return receipt requested, and, if the request was approved, notice of the length of the extension. (C) An owner or operator of a reporting facility who is subject to this section is not required to perform the removal actions required by it or to make the certification required by division (A)(6) of this section with respect to hazardous waste stored, treated, or disposed of at the facility, or portion of the facility, for which the owner holds a valid hazardous waste facility installation and operation permit or renewal permit issued under section 3734.05 of the Revised Code or has obtained a generator identification number pursuant to rules adopted under section 3734.12 of the Revised Code. Instead, the owner shall comply with the applicable closure and post-closure care requirements established in rules adopted under section 3734.12 of the Revised Code. (D) No person shall fail to comply with any provision of division (A) of this section within the time required by that division and any extension of that time granted under division (B) of this section, as appropriate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.81 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.81
§ 3715.81. Dietary supplement to be treated as a food
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 House Bill 381 - 123rd General Assembly For purposes of this chapter, a dietary supplement shall be treated as a food. The director of agriculture shall administer and enforce sections 3715.80 to 3715.86 of the Revised Code and any rules adopted under those sections in accordance with Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3796.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3796 / § 3796.11
§ 3796.11. Information provided by department of taxation
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Notwithstanding section 149.43 of the Revised Code or any other public records law to the contrary or any law relating to the confidentiality of tax return information, upon the request of the division of cannabis control, the department of taxation shall provide to the division all of the following information: (a) Whether an applicant for licensure under this chapter is in compliance with the applicable tax laws of this state; (b) Any past or pending violation by the applicant of those tax laws, and any penalty imposed on the applicant for such a violation. (2) The division shall request the information only as it pertains to an application for licensure that the division, as applicable, is reviewing. (3) The department of taxation may charge the division a reasonable fee to cover the administrative cost of providing the information. (B) Information received under this section is confidential. Except as otherwise permitted by other state law or federal law, the division shall not make the information available to any person other than the applicant for licensure to whom the information applies. Last updated January 20, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3775.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3775 / § 3775.16
§ 3775.16. Withholding government debts from winnings
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Pursuant to section 131.02 of the Revised Code, the attorney general shall develop and implement a real time data match program and make it available to each sports gaming proprietor to identify patrons who owe amounts to the state or a political subdivision. (B)(1) Subject to division (E) of this section, before disbursing any sports gaming winnings to a patron in an amount for which reporting to the internal revenue service of the amount is required by section 6041 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, a sports gaming proprietor shall consult the data match program to determine whether the patron owes any amounts to the state or a political subdivision. If the data match program indicates that the patron owes any amounts to the state or a political subdivision, the sports gaming proprietor shall withhold from the patron's winnings an amount sufficient to satisfy those amounts, up to the amount of the winnings. (2) If the data match program described in section 3123.90 of the Revised Code indicates that the patron also is in default under a support order, the sports gaming proprietor shall transmit to the department of job and family services an amount sufficient to satisfy any past due support owed by the patron, up to the amount of the winnings, before transmitting any remaining amount to the attorney general under division (C) of this section. (C)(1) Not later than fourteen days after withholding an amount under division (B) of this section, the sports gaming proprietor shall transmit to the attorney general any amount withheld and not already disbursed to the department of job and family services under section 3123.90 of the Revised Code as payment on the amount owed. (2) If the patron owes more than one amount to the state or a political subdivision as identified by the data match program described in this section, the amount owed to the state shall be satisfied first, except that any amounts owed under section 5739.33 and division (G) of section 5747.07 of the Revised Code shall have first priority. (D) Except as otherwise provided in section 131.021 of the Revised Code, this section applies only to amounts owed that have become final. (E) A sports gaming proprietor that offers lottery sports gaming through a terminal described in division (B)(3) of section 3770.24 of the Revised Code shall not withhold amounts under this section from winnings from wagers placed through that terminal. The state lottery commission shall withhold amounts from those winnings under section 3770.073 of the Revised Code. (F) The attorney general, in consultation with the commission, may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement this section. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3767.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3767 / § 3767.16
§ 3767.16. Prohibition against deposit of dead animals and offal upon land or water
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No person shall put the carcass of a dead animal or the offal from a slaughterhouse, butcher's establishment, packing house, or fish house, or spoiled meat, spoiled fish, or other putrid substance or the contents of a privy vault, upon or into a lake, river, bay, creek, pond, canal, road, street, alley, lot, field, meadow, public ground, market place, or common. No owner or occupant of such place shall knowingly permit such thing to remain therein to the annoyance of any citizen or neglect to remove or abate the nuisance occasioned thereby within twenty-four hours after knowledge of the existence thereof, or after notice thereof in writing from a township trustee or township highway superintendent, constable, or health commissioner of a city or general health district in which such nuisance exists or from a county commissioner of such county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3719.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3719 / § 3719.13
§ 3719.13. Inspection of prescriptions, orders, records, and stock
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 Senate Bill 95 - 135th General Assembly Prescriptions, orders, and records, required by Chapter 3719. of the Revised Code, and stocks of dangerous drugs and controlled substances, shall be open for inspection only to federal, state, county, and municipal officers, and employees of the state board of pharmacy whose duty it is to enforce the laws of this state or of the United States relating to controlled substances. Such prescriptions, orders, records, and stocks shall be open for inspection by employees of the state medical board for purposes of enforcing Chapters 4730., 4731., and 4772. of the Revised Code, employees of the board of nursing for purposes of enforcing Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code, and employees of the department of mental health and addiction services for purposes of section 5119.37 of the Revised Code. No person having knowledge of any such prescription, order, or record shall divulge such knowledge, except in connection with a prosecution or proceeding in court or before a licensing or registration board or officer, to which prosecution or proceeding the person to whom such prescriptions, orders, or records relate is a party. Last updated October 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3772.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3772 / § 3772.04
§ 3772.04. Adjudications; hearings; orders
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) If the commission concludes that an applicant, licensee, or other person subject to the commission's jurisdiction under this chapter should be fined or penalized, or that a license required by this chapter or Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code should be limited, conditioned, restricted, suspended, revoked, denied, or not renewed, the commission may, and if so requested by the licensee, applicant, or other person, shall, conduct a hearing in an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the commission may fine or penalize the applicant, licensee, or other person or limit, condition, restrict, suspend, revoke, deny, or not renew a license under rules adopted by the commission. The commission may reopen an adjudication under this section at any time. (2) The commission shall appoint a hearing examiner to conduct the hearing in the adjudication. A party to the adjudication may file written objections to the hearing examiner's report and recommendations not later than the thirtieth day after they are served upon the party or the party's attorney or other representative of record. The commission shall not take up the hearing examiner's report and recommendations earlier than the thirtieth day after the hearing examiner's report and recommendations were submitted to the commission. (3) If the commission finds that a person fails or has failed to meet any requirement under this chapter or Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code or a rule adopted thereunder, or violates or has violated this chapter or Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code or a rule adopted thereunder, the commission may issue an order: (a) Limiting, conditioning, restricting, suspending, revoking, denying, or not renewing, a license issued under this chapter or Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code; (b) Requiring a casino facility to exclude a licensee from the casino facility or requiring a casino facility not to pay to the licensee any remuneration for services or any share of profits, income, or accruals on the licensee's investment in the casino facility; or (c) Fining a licensee or other person according to the penalties adopted by the commission. (4) An order may be judicially reviewed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. (B) Without in any manner limiting the authority of the commission to impose the level and type of discipline the commission considers appropriate, the commission may take into consideration the following: (1) If the licensee knew or reasonably should have known that the action complained of was a violation of any law, rule, or condition on the licensee's license; (2) If the licensee has previously been disciplined by the commission; (3) If the licensee has previously been subject to discipline by the commission concerning the violation of any law, rule, or condition of the licensee's license; (4) If the licensee reasonably relied upon professional advice from a lawyer, doctor, accountant, or other recognized professional that was relevant to the action resulting in the violation; (5) If the licensee or the licensee's employer had a reasonably constituted and functioning compliance program; (6) If the imposition of a condition requiring the licensee to establish and implement a written self-enforcement and compliance program would assist in ensuring the licensee's future compliance with all statutes, rules, and conditions of the license; (7) If the licensee realized a pecuniary gain from the violation; (8) If the amount of any fine or other penalty imposed would result in disgorgement of any gains unlawfully realized by the licensee; (9) If the violation was caused by an officer or employee of the licensee, the level of authority of the individual who caused the violation; (10) If the individual who caused the violation acted within the scope of the individual's authority as granted by the licensee; (11) The adequacy of any training programs offered by the licensee or the licensee's employer that were relevant to the activity that resulted in the violation; (12) If the licensee's action substantially deviated from industry standards and customs; (13) The extent to which the licensee cooperated with the commission during the investigation of the violation; (14) If the licensee has initiated remedial measures to prevent similar violations; (15) The magnitude of penalties imposed on other licensees for similar violations; (16) The proportionality of the penalty in relation to the misconduct; (17) The extent to which the amount of any fine imposed would punish the licensee for the conduct and deter future violations; (18) Any mitigating factors offered by the licensee; and (19) Any other factors the commission considers relevant. (C) For the purpose of conducting any study or investigation, the commission may direct that public hearings be held at a time and place, prescribed by the commission, in accordance with section 121.22 of the Revised Code. The commission shall give notice of all public hearings in such manner as will give actual notice to all interested parties. (D)(1) For the purpose of conducting the hearing in an adjudication under division (A) of this section, or in the discharge of any duties imposed by this chapter or Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code, the commission may require that testimony be given under oath and administer such oath, issue subpoenas compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of any papers, books, and accounts, directed to the sheriffs of the counties where such witnesses or papers, books, and accounts are found and cause the deposition of any witness. The subpoenas shall be served and returned in the same manner as subpoenas in criminal cases are served and returned. The fees of sheriffs shall be the same as those allowed by the court of common pleas in criminal cases. (2) In the event of the refusal of any person without good cause to comply with the terms of a subpoena issued by the commission or refusal to testify on matters about which the person may lawfully be questioned, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which such person resides, upon the petition of the commission, may bring a proceeding for contempt against such person in the court of common pleas of that county. (3) Witnesses shall be paid the fees and mileage provided for in section 119.094 of the Revised Code. (4) All fees and mileage expenses incurred at the request of a party shall be paid in advance by the party. (E) When conducting a public hearing, the commission shall not limit the number of speakers who may testify. However, the commission may set reasonable time limits on the length of an individual's testimony or the total amount of time allotted to proponents and opponents of an issue before the commission. (F) The commission may rely, in whole or in part, upon investigations, conclusions, or findings of other casino gaming or sports gaming commissions, as applicable, or other government regulatory bodies in connection with licensing, investigations, or other matters relating to an applicant or licensee under this chapter. (G) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter or Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code, and except with respect to a license issued under this chapter to a casino operator, management company, or holding company, the executive director may issue an emergency order for the suspension, limitation, or conditioning of any license, registration, approval, or certificate issued, approved, granted, or otherwise authorized by the commission under Chapter 3772. or 3775. of the Revised Code or the rules adopted thereunder, requiring the inclusion of persons on the casino exclusion list or sports gaming exclusion list provided for under section 3772.031 of the Revised Code or Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder, and requiring a casino facility not to pay a licensee, registrant, or approved or certified person any remuneration for services or any share of profits, income, or accruals on that person's investment in the casino facility. (1) An emergency order may be issued when the executive director finds either of the following: (a) A licensee, registrant, or approved or certified person has been charged with a violation of any of the criminal laws of this state, another state, or the federal government; (b) Such an action is necessary to prevent a violation of this chapter or Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code or a rule adopted thereunder. (2) An emergency order issued under division (G) of this section shall state the reasons for the commission's action, cite the law or rule directly involved, and state that the party will be afforded a hearing if the party requests it within thirty days after the time of mailing or personal delivery of the order. (3)(a) Not later than the next business day after the issuance of the emergency order, the order shall be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by commercial carrier utilizing any form of delivery requiring a signed receipt, to the party at the party's last known mailing address appearing in the commission's records or personally delivered at any time to the party by an employee or agent of the commission. (b) A copy of the order shall be mailed or an electronic copy provided to the attorney or other representative of record representing the party. (c) If the order sent by registered or certified mail or by commercial carrier is returned because the party fails to claim the order, the commission shall send the order by ordinary mail to the party at the party's last known address and shall obtain a certificate of mailing. Service by ordinary mail is complete when the certificate of mailing is obtained unless the order is returned showing failure of delivery. (d) If the order sent by commercial carrier or registered, certified, or ordinary mail is returned for failure of delivery, the commission shall either make personal delivery of the order by an employee or agent of the commission or cause a summary of the substantive provisions of the order to be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the last known address of the party is located. (i) Failure of delivery occurs only when a mailed order is returned by the postal authorities or commercial carrier marked undeliverable, address or addressee unknown, or forwarding address unknown or expired. (ii) When service is completed by publication, a proof of publication affidavit, with the first publication of the summary set forth in the affidavit, shall be mailed by ordinary mail to the party at the party's last known address and the order shall be deemed received as of the date of the last publication. (e) Refusal of delivery of the order sent by mail or personally delivered to the party is not failure of delivery and service is deemed to be complete. (4) The emergency order shall be effective immediately upon service of the order on the party. The emergency order shall remain effective until further order of the executive director or the commission. (5) The commission may, and if so requested by the person affected by the emergency order shall, promptly conduct a hearing in an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Last updated September 18, 2023 at 2:44 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3770.074 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3770 / § 3770.074
§ 3770.074. Deducting child support or spousal support arrearage from video lottery terminal prize
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly If the amount of a prize award from a video lottery terminal meets or exceeds the reportable winnings amount set by 26 U.S.C. 6041, the video lottery sales agent shall consult the data match program established under section 3123.89 of the Revised Code to determine whether the person is subject to a final and enforceable determination of default made under sections 3123.01 to 3123.07 of the Revised Code. If so, the video lottery sales agent shall withhold an amount from the prize award in accordance with section 3123.89 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3746.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3746 / § 3746.31
§ 3746.31. Copies of materials provided upon request
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly Upon the written request of any person for information, documents, reports, or data described on a list submitted to the director of environmental protection pursuant to rules adopted under division (B)(6)(e) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, as applicable, the director, within a reasonable period of time after receipt of the request, shall provide copies of the requested materials to the person. If the requested materials are not on file in the offices of the environmental protection agency, the director, promptly after receipt of the request, shall send a written request to the certified professional who submitted the list pursuant to that division or those rules to submit the requested materials to the director within a specified reasonable period of time. The certified professional shall submit the requested materials to the director within the time specified in the director's request. Within a reasonable period of time after the director receives the requested materials from the certified professional, the director shall provide copies of them, at cost, to the person who requested them and shall retain the originals in the agency's files. Last updated August 18, 2021 at 1:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.47
§ 3734.47. Investigations and review of applications for permits and licenses
Status: in_force

June 24, 1988 House Bill 592 - 117th General Assembly The director of environmental protection and the attorney general may adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, rules necessary to implement the investigations and review of applications for permits and licenses as required under sections 3734.40 to 3734.47 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.141 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.141
§ 3721.141. Notification of benefit eligibility
Status: in_force

September 13, 2022 Senate Bill 160 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "veteran" has the same meaning as in section 5901.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Each nursing home, except a nursing home that participates in the veteran community partnerships program administered by the United States department of veterans affairs, and each skilled nursing facility shall provide both of the following to a veteran, spouse, surviving spouse, or representative on behalf of the veteran, seeking admission to the home or facility: (1) Notification that the veteran, spouse, or surviving spouse may be eligible for health care or financial benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs; (2) Information about congressionally chartered veterans service organizations or the county veterans service office that can assist with investigating and applying for benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs. Last updated October 20, 2022 at 4:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3735.67 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3735 / § 3735.67
§ 3735.67. Applying for exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The owner of real property located in a community reinvestment area and eligible for exemption from taxation under a resolution adopted pursuant to section 3735.66 of the Revised Code may file an application for an exemption from real property taxation of a percentage of the assessed valuation of a new structure, or of the increased assessed valuation of an existing structure after remodeling began, if the new structure or remodeling is completed after the effective date of the resolution adopted pursuant to section 3735.66 of the Revised Code. The application shall be filed with the housing officer designated for the community reinvestment area in which the property is located. If any part of the new structure or remodeled structure that would be exempted is of real property to be used for commercial or industrial purposes, the legislative authority and the owner of the property shall enter into a written agreement pursuant to section 3735.671 of the Revised Code prior to commencement of construction or remodeling; if such an agreement is subject to approval by the board of education of the school district within the territory of which the property is or will be located, the agreement shall not be formally approved by the legislative authority until the board of education approves the agreement in the manner prescribed by that section. If a structure is already subject to a written agreement pursuant to section 3735.671 of the Revised Code, is on the site of a proposed megaproject, and is expected to be owned or occupied by a megaproject operator as defined in division (A)(12) of section 122.17 of the Revised Code, or is not situated on the site of a proposed megaproject but is expected to be owned or occupied by a megaproject supplier that meets the requirements described in division (A)(13)(b) of section 122.17 of the Revised Code, the legislative authority may amend the agreement to cause the exemption for the structure to continue for a maximum amended term not exceeding thirty years by following the process for approving an agreement described in section 3735.671 of the Revised Code. (B) The housing officer shall verify the construction of the new structure or the cost of the remodeling of the existing structure and the facts asserted in the application. The housing officer shall determine whether the construction or remodeling meets the requirements for an exemption under this section. In cases involving a structure of historical or architectural significance, the housing officer shall not determine whether the remodeling meets the requirements for a tax exemption unless the appropriateness of the remodeling has been certified, in writing, by the society, association, agency, or legislative authority that has designated the structure or by any organization or person authorized, in writing, by such society, association, agency, or legislative authority to certify the appropriateness of the remodeling. (C) If the construction or remodeling meets the requirements for exemption, the housing officer shall forward the application to the county auditor with a certification as to the division of this section under which the exemption is granted, and the period and percentage of the exemption as determined by the legislative authority pursuant to that division. If the construction or remodeling is of commercial or industrial property and the legislative authority is not required to certify a copy of a resolution under section 3735.671 of the Revised Code, the housing officer shall comply with the notice requirements prescribed under section 5709.83 of the Revised Code, unless the board has adopted a resolution under that section waiving its right to receive such a notice. (D) Except as provided in division (F) of this section, the tax exemption shall first apply in the year the construction or remodeling would first be taxable but for this section. In the case of remodeling that qualifies for exemption, a percentage, not to exceed one hundred per cent, of the increased assessed valuation of an existing structure after remodeling began shall be exempted from real property taxation. In the case of construction of a structure that qualifies for exemption, a percentage, not to exceed one hundred per cent, of the assessed value of the structure shall be exempted from real property taxation. In either case, the percentage shall be the percentage set forth in the agreement if the structure or remodeling is to be used for commercial or industrial purposes, or the percentage set forth in the resolution describing the community reinvestment area if the structure or remodeling is to be used for residential purposes. The construction of new structures and the remodeling of existing structures are hereby declared to be a public purpose for which exemptions from real property taxation may be granted for the following periods: (1) For every dwelling and commercial or industrial properties, located within the same community reinvestment area, upon which the cost of remodeling is at least two thousand five hundred dollars in the case of a dwelling containing not more than two family units or at least five thousand dollars in the case of all other property, a period to be determined by the legislative authority adopting the resolution, but not exceeding fifteen years. The period of exemption for a dwelling described in division (D)(1) of this section may be extended by a legislative authority for up to an additional ten years if the dwelling is a structure of historical or architectural significance, is a certified historic structure that has been subject to federal tax treatment under 26 U.S.C. 47 and 170(h), and units within the structure have been leased to individual tenants for five consecutive years; (2) Except as provided in division (F) of this section, for construction of every dwelling, and commercial or industrial structure located within the same community reinvestment area, a period to be determined by the legislative authority adopting the resolution, but not exceeding one of the following: (a) Thirty years, if the commercial or industrial structure is situated on the site of a megaproject and is owned or occupied by a megaproject operator as defined in division (A)(12) of section 122.17 of the Revised Code, or is not situated on the site of a megaproject but is owned or occupied by a megaproject supplier that meets the requirements described in division (A)(13)(b) of section 122.17 of the Revised Code; (b) Fifteen years, for any other dwelling or commercial or industrial structure. (E) Any person, board, or officer authorized by section 5715.19 of the Revised Code to file complaints with the county board of revision may file a complaint with the housing officer challenging the continued exemption of any property granted an exemption under this section. A complaint against exemption shall be filed prior to the thirty-first day of December of the tax year for which taxation of the property is requested. The housing officer shall determine whether the property continues to meet the requirements for exemption and shall certify the housing officer's findings to the complainant. If the housing officer determines that the property does not meet the requirements for exemption, the housing officer shall notify the county auditor, who shall correct the tax list and duplicate accordingly. (F) The owner of a dwelling constructed in a community reinvestment area may file an application for an exemption after the year the construction first became subject to taxation. The application shall be processed in accordance with the procedures prescribed under this section and shall be granted if the construction that is the subject of the application otherwise meets the requirements for an exemption under this section. If approved, the exemption sought in the application first applies in the year the application is filed. An exemption approved pursuant to this division continues only for those years remaining in the period described in division (D)(2) of this section. No exemption may be claimed for any year in that period that precedes the year in which the application is filed. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.88 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.88
§ 3701.88. 340B covered entity reporting requirements
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: "340B covered entity" means an entity described in section 340B(a)(4) of the "Public Health Service Act," 42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(4). "340B drug" means a covered outpatient drug that has been subject to discount pricing under the 340B drug pricing program and is purchased by a 340B covered entity. "340B drug pricing program" means the federal drug pricing program established under 42 U.S.C. 256b. "Contract pharmacy" means a retail pharmacy under contract with a 340B covered entity to provide 340B drugs to patients on behalf of that covered entity under the 340B drug discount program or contract pharmacy on behalf of the covered entity. (B) Not later than July 1, 2026, and not later than the first day of July in each year thereafter, each 340B covered entity shall submit a report to the department of health. The report shall be submitted in the form and manner specified by the department, in consultation with any other agency the department of health determines appropriate. The report shall contain all of the following information from the previous calendar year: (1) All of the following data, delineated by patient payor type, including private insurance, medicare, medicaid, other third-party payor, uninsured, or self-pay: (a) The aggregate acquisition cost for all 340B drugs dispensed or administered by the covered entity, associated facility, or contract pharmacy; (b) The aggregate payments received from third-party payors, including insurers, for all 340B drugs dispensed or administered by the covered entity, associated facility, or contract pharmacy; (c) The total number of prescriptions dispensed or administered by the covered entity, associated facility, or contract pharmacy, and the percentage of that total number that were 340B drugs ; (2) In connection with administering and providing services under the 340B drug pricing program, the total payments made by the covered entity to contract pharmacies, third-party administrators, or any other party or entity. (4) Information regarding the covered entity's contract pharmacies, including all of the following: (a) The covered entity's total number of contract pharmacies; (b) The total number of the covered entity's prescriptions that were filled at a contract pharmacy. (5) A detailed accounting of the covered entity's expenditures from 340B drug pricing program profits, including all programs, services, and equipment funded or purchased with those profits. (C) The department of health shall post the information in the reports required under this section on its public web site. Last updated August 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3773.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3773 / § 3773.06
§ 3773.06. Prohibition against hunting or shooting game near township park
Status: in_force

July 22, 1974 House Bill 295 - 110th General Assembly No person shall hunt, shoot, or kill game within one-half mile of a township park. The board of township park commissioners may grant permission to kill game not desired within the limits prohibited by this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3718.024 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3718 / § 3718.024
§ 3718.024. Training in best management practices
Status: in_force

September 17, 2010 Senate Bill 110 - 128th General Assembly The director of health in cooperation with a board of health shall assess the familiarity of the board's staff with best management practices in the use of sewage treatment systems, as necessary, and conduct appropriate training to educate the board's staff in those best management practices and in the use of any new sewage treatment system technology that is recommended for use by the sewage treatment system technical advisory committee created in section 3718.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3769.131 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3769 / § 3769.131
§ 3769.131. Consolidating permits
Status: in_force

April 11, 1991 House Bill 405 - 118th General Assembly Notwithstanding sections 3769.07 and 3769.13 of the Revised Code, any person operating or conducting a horse-racing meeting at any race track, place, or enclosure in 1990 under a permit issued by the state racing commission, or the successor in interest to such person, may, with the approval of the commission, consolidate and hold in one entity all permits issued by the commission for horse racing at the same race track, place, or enclosure, as were held in 1990. Any such consolidation of permits shall have no effect on the number of racing days authorized to the holder of the permits by this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3735.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3735 / § 3735.53
§ 3735.53. Contracts of public bodies
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In connection with any housing project located wholly or partly within the area in which it is authorized to act, any state public body may contract with a metropolitan housing authority or the federal government with respect to the sum which the authority or the federal government may agree to pay, during any year or period of years, to the state public body for the improvements, services, and facilities to be furnished by it for the benefit of said housing project, but in no event shall the amount of such payments exceed the estimated cost to the state public body of the improvements, services, or facilities to be furnished. The absence of a contract for such payments shall in no way relieve any state public body from the duty to furnish, for the benefit of said project, all such services and facilities as such state public body usually furnishes without a service fee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.504 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.504
§ 3701.504. Program to identify newborn and infant hearing impairment
Status: in_force

August 1, 2002 House Bill 150 - 124th General Assembly (A) The department of health shall establish and maintain a statewide hearing screening, tracking, and early intervention program to identify newborn and infant hearing impairment. The department shall also establish appropriate protocols for the treatment and follow-up care of newborns and infants with hearing impairment. (B) In the case of a child born in a hospital or freestanding birthing center, both of the following apply: (1) The program shall provide for a hearing screening of the newborn or infant before discharge, unless the newborn or infant is being transferred to another hospital. (2) If the newborn or infant is transferred to another hospital, the program shall provide for a hearing screening of the newborn or infant when determined to be medically appropriate. (C) The department of health shall ensure that the program established under this section is incorporated into early intervention activities of the department in compliance with the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 20 U.S.C.A. 1400 et seq. (D) The department of health may assist hospitals and freestanding birthing centers in acquiring hearing screening equipment by providing information on grant opportunities or loans, and, if funds are available, by mass purchasing equipment or establishing a grant system with department funds. (E) The department of health shall administer the program established under this section pursuant to rules adopted under section 3701.508 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3745.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3745 / § 3745.13
§ 3745.13. Costs of dealing with unauthorized spill, release or discharge
Status: in_force

December 20, 2012 House Bill 360 - 129th General Assembly (A) When emergency action is required to protect the public health or safety or the environment, any person responsible for causing or allowing an unauthorized spill, release, or discharge of material into or upon the environment or responsible for the operation of an illegal methamphetamine manufacturing laboratory that has caused contamination of the environment is liable to the municipal corporation, county, township, countywide emergency management agency established under section 5502.26 of the Revised Code, regional authority for emergency management established under section 5502.27 of the Revised Code, or emergency management program established by a political subdivision under section 5502.271 of the Revised Code, having territorial jurisdiction, or responsibility for emergency management activities in the location of the spill, release, discharge, or contamination, for the necessary and reasonable, additional or extraordinary costs it incurs in investigating, mitigating, minimizing, removing, or abating the spill, release, discharge, or contamination, in the course of its emergency action, but, to the extent criteria and methods for response actions prescribed under 40 C.F.R. 300, as amended, may be applied to the type of material involved and the conditions of the spill, release, discharge, or contamination, that person is liable for those costs only if the political subdivision, countywide agency, or regional authority employed those criteria and methods in its emergency action. The officers of the municipal corporation, county, township, countywide emergency management agency, or regional authority for emergency management performing the emergency action shall keep a detailed record of its costs for investigating, mitigating, minimizing, removing, or abating the unauthorized spill, release, discharge, or contamination; promptly after the completion of those measures, shall certify those costs to the city director of law or village solicitor, as appropriate, of the municipal corporation, the prosecuting attorney of the county in the case of a county, township, or countywide emergency management agency, or the legal counsel retained thereby in the case of a regional authority for emergency management; and may request that the legal officer or counsel bring a civil action for recovery of costs against the person responsible for the unauthorized spill, release, or discharge or responsible for the operation of the illegal methamphetamine manufacturing laboratory that caused contamination of the environment. If the officers request that the legal officer or counsel bring such a civil action regarding emergency action taken in relation to the operation of an illegal methamphetamine manufacturing laboratory that has caused contamination of the environment, the legal officer or counsel also may pursue a forfeiture proceeding against the responsible person under Chapter 2981. of the Revised Code, or in any other manner authorized by law. The legal officer or counsel shall submit a written, itemized claim for the total certified costs incurred by the municipal corporation, county, township, countywide agency, or regional authority for the emergency action to the responsible party and a written demand that those costs be paid to the political subdivision, countywide agency, or regional authority. Not less than thirty days before bringing a civil action for recovery of those costs, the legal officer or counsel shall mail written notice to the responsible party informing the responsible party that, unless the total certified costs are paid to the political subdivision, countywide agency, or regional authority within thirty days after the date of mailing of the notice, the legal officer or counsel will bring a civil action for that amount. Except for emergency action taken in relation to the operation of an illegal methamphetamine manufacturing laboratory that has caused contamination of the environment, in making a determination of an award for reimbursement, the responsible party's status as a taxpayer to the governmental entity shall be taken into consideration. Nothing in this section prevents a political subdivision, countywide emergency management agency, or regional authority for emergency management from entering into a settlement of a claim against a responsible party that compromises the amount of the claim. Moneys recovered as described in this section shall be credited to the appropriate funds of the political subdivision, countywide agency, or regional authority from which moneys were expended in performing the emergency action. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Methamphetamine" means methamphetamine, any salt, isomer, or salt of an isomer of methamphetamine, or any compound, mixture, preparation, or substance containing methamphetamine or any salt, isomer, or salt of an isomer of methamphetamine. (2) "Illegal methamphetamine manufacturing laboratory" means any laboratory or other premises that is used for the manufacture or production of methamphetamine in violation of section 2925.04 of the Revised Code, whether or not there has been a prior conviction of that violation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.38
§ 3715.38. Prohibitions regarding honey
Status: in_force

October 31, 1975 House Bill 396 - 111th General Assembly No person shall sell, offer, or expose for sale any product that is: (A) In the semblance of honey and labeled, advertised, or otherwise represented to be honey if it is not honey; (B) In the semblance of honey and contains a label that applies the word "imitation" to the product, regardless of whether it contains any honey; (C) In the semblance of honey and is a blend of honey and other ingredients that contains a label with the word "honey," or any picture, drawing, or other representation implying honey, when such word, picture, drawing, or representation is more prominently displayed than the word "blend" or other word clearly implying the existence of other ingredients.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.23
§ 3734.23. Acquiring facility constituting imminent and substantial threat - restoration contracts
Status: in_force

October 6, 2017 Senate Bill 2 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The director of environmental protection may acquire by purchase, gift, donation, contribution, or appropriation in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.21 of the Revised Code any hazardous waste facility or any solid waste facility containing significant quantities of hazardous waste that, because of its condition and the types and quantities of hazardous waste contained in the facility, constitutes an imminent and substantial threat to public health or safety or results in air pollution, pollution of the waters of the state, or soil contamination. For this purpose and for the purposes of division (B) of this section, the director may expend moneys from the hazardous waste facility management fund created in section 3734.18 of the Revised Code, the hazardous waste clean-up fund created in section 3734.28 of the Revised Code, or the environmental protection remediation fund created in section 3734.281 of the Revised Code and may expend moneys from loans from the Ohio water development authority to the environmental protection agency that pledge moneys from the hazardous waste facility management fund, the hazardous waste clean-up fund, or the environmental protection remediation fund for the repayment of and for the interest on such loans. Any lands or facilities purchased or acquired under this section shall be deeded to the state, but no deed shall be accepted or the purchase price paid until the title has been approved by the attorney general. (B) The director shall, with respect to any land or facility acquired under this section or cleaned up under section 3734.20 of the Revised Code, perform closure, postclosure care, or other measures necessary to abate conditions thereon that are causing or contributing to or threatening to cause or contribute to air or water pollution or soil contamination or that constitute a substantial threat to public health or safety, including, but not limited to, establishment and maintenance of an adequate cover of soil and vegetation on any facility for the burial of hazardous waste to prevent the infiltration of water into cells where hazardous waste is buried, the accumulation or runoff of contaminated surface water, the production of leachate, and air emissions of hazardous waste; the collection and treatment of contaminated surface water runoff; the collection and treatment of leachate; or, if conditions so require, the removal of hazardous waste from the facility and the treatment or disposal of the waste at a suitable hazardous waste facility. After performing these measures, the director shall provide for the post-closure care, maintenance, and monitoring of facilities cleaned up under this section. (C) Before proceeding to clean up any property or facility under this section or section 3734.20 or 3734.21 of the Revised Code, the director shall develop a plan for the cleanup of the facility and an estimate of the cost thereof. The director may carry out the plan or any part of the plan by contracting for the services, construction, and necessary repairs. (D) The director shall keep an itemized record of the costs of any acquisition under division (A) of this section and the costs of cleanup under division (B) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3740.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3740 / § 3740.05
§ 3740.05. Validity, renewal of licenses
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in section 3740.07 of the Revised Code and in division (B) of this section, a license issued under section 3740.04 of the Revised Code is valid for three years. A person seeking to renew the license shall apply to the department of health using a license renewal form prescribed by rules adopted under section 3740.10 of the Revised Code and comply with any renewal application procedures established by those rules. The department shall review each application for license renewal and shall renew the license for three years if the applicant has paid the renewal fee of two hundred fifty dollars and demonstrated to the department's satisfaction that the applicant continues to meet the requirements established in section 3740.03 of the Revised Code. (B) The department may adjust an initial license renewal date to align renewal of a license issued under this chapter with the renewal of a certification or accreditation identified in divisions (A)(1)(a)(i) to (iii) of section 3740.03 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 19, 2021 at 5:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3717.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3717 / § 3717.02
§ 3717.02. Retail food safety advisory council
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 House Bill 548 - 123rd General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the retail food safety advisory council. The council shall consist of the director of agriculture or a person the director designates to serve on the director's behalf, the director of health or a person the director designates to serve on the director's behalf, and twelve additional members appointed jointly by the director of agriculture and the director of health, as follows: (1) Three persons representing the interests of retail food establishments; (2) Three persons representing the interests of food service operations; (3) Four persons representing boards of health or the health departments operated by boards of health; (4) One person representing the academic community who is knowledgeable in food science or food technology; (5) One person representing the general public who is not employed by this state or any of its political subdivisions and has no pecuniary interest in a retail food establishment or food service operation. (B) In making appointments to the council, the director of agriculture and director of health shall jointly consult with statewide trade and professional organizations that represent the interests of retail food establishments and food service operations. The organizations may nominate persons to be considered for appointment as council members. (C) Of the initial appointments made to the council, five shall be for terms ending three years after appointment, four shall be for terms ending two years after appointment, and three shall be for terms ending one year after appointment. Thereafter, terms of office shall be three years. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration date of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office as a member for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office after the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. (D) A member may be removed from office for failing to attend two consecutive council meetings without showing good cause for the absences. Removal from office requires joint action by the director of agriculture and director of health. (E) The director of agriculture or the person the director designates to serve on the director's behalf, and the director of health or the person the director designates to serve on the director's behalf, shall serve as the council's co-chairpersons without voting rights. A two-thirds majority vote of the council's voting members is necessary for the council to act on any matter. (F) Members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing duties as members. The expenses shall be shared equally by the department of agriculture and the department of health. Both departments shall provide administrative support to the council. (G) The retail food safety advisory council is not subject to sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.841 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.841
§ 3701.841. Tobacco use prevention fund
Status: in_force

May 6, 2008 House Bill 544 - 127th General Assembly The tobacco use prevention fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money deposited by the treasurer of state into the fund from the liquidation, pursuant to Sub. H.B. 544 of the 127th general assembly, of the former tobacco use prevention and control endowment fund and any gifts, grants, or donations received by the director of health for the purposes of the tobacco use prevention fund. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The treasurer, in consultation with the director, may invest moneys in the fund in accordance with section 135.143 of the Revised Code. Moneys in the fund shall be used to pay outstanding expenses of the former tobacco use prevention and control foundation at the discretion of the director of health pursuant to Sub. H.B. 544 of the 127th general assembly and shall be used in accordance with section 3701.84 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.022 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.022
§ 3701.022. Program for children and youth with special health care needs definitions
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in sections 3701.021 to 3701.0210 of the Revised Code: (A) "Child or youth with special health care needs" means an Ohio resident who meets the age requirements set forth in division (D) of section 3701.021 of the Revised Code who has an organic disease, defect, or a congenital or acquired medical condition that may hinder the achievement of normal growth and development. (B) "Provider" means a health professional, hospital, medical equipment supplier, and any individual, group, or agency that is approved by the department of health pursuant to division (C) of section 3701.023 of the Revised Code and that provides or intends to provide goods or services to a child who is eligible for the program for children and youth with special health care needs. (C) "Service coordination" means case management services provided to children and youth with special health care needs that promote effective and efficient organization and utilization of public and private resources and ensure that care rendered is family-centered, community-based, and coordinated. (D)(1) "Third party" means any person or government entity other than the following: (a) A child or youth with special health care needs participating in the program for children and youth with special health care needs or the child or youth's parent or guardian; (b) The department or any program administered by the department, including the "Maternal and Child Health Block Grant," Title V of the "Social Security Act," 95 Stat. 818 (1981), 42 U.S.C.A. 701, as amended; (c) The "caring program for children" operated by the nonprofit community mutual insurance corporation. (2) "Third party" includes all of the following: (a) Any trust established to benefit a child or youth with special health care needs participating in the program or the child or youth's family or guardians, if the trust was established after the date the child or youth with special health care needs applied to participate in the program; (b) That portion of a trust designated to pay for the medical and ancillary care of a child or youth with special health care needs, if the trust was established on or before the date the child or youth with special health care needs applied to participate in the program; (c) The program awarding reparations to victims of crime established under sections 2743.51 to 2743.72 of the Revised Code. (E) "Third-party benefits" means any and all benefits paid by a third party to or on behalf of a child or youth with special health care needs participating in the program or the child or youth's parent or guardian for goods or services that are authorized by the department pursuant to division (B) or (D) of section 3701.023 of the Revised Code. (F) "Hemophilia program" means the hemophilia program the department of health is required to establish and administer under section 3701.029 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 21, 2023 at 5:58 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3796.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3796 / § 3796.06
§ 3796.06. Forms of marijuana
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A) Only the following forms of medical marijuana may be dispensed under this chapter: (1) Oils; (2) Tinctures; (3) Plant material; (4) Edibles; (5) Patches; (6) Any other form approved by the division of marijuana control under section 3796.061 of the Revised Code. (B) Only the following forms of adult-use marijuana may be dispensed under this chapter: (1) Any form in which medical marijuana may be dispensed; (2) Extracts; (3) Drops; (4) Lozenges; (5) Smoking or combustible products; (6) Vaporization products; (7) Beverages; (8) Pills; (9) Capsules; (10) Suppositories; (11) Oral pouches; (12) Oral strips; (13) Oral and topical sprays; (14) Salves; (15) Lotions or similar cosmetic products; (16) Inhalers; (17) Seeds; (18) Live plants; (19) Clones; (20) Pre-rolled products. (C) With respect to the methods of using medical marijuana, adult-use marijuana and homegrown marijuana, all of the following apply: (1) The smoking or combustion of medical marijuana is prohibited. (2) No person shall knowingly consume adult-use marijuana or homegrown marijuana by smoking, combustion, or vaporization or knowingly consume medical marijuana by vaporization in any place other than privately owned real property that is used primarily for residential or agricultural purposes, including any dwellings, facilities, improvements, and appurtenances on such real property. (3) No person shall knowingly smoke, combust, or vaporize marijuana in any of the following: (a) A type A family child care home or type B family child care home, as those terms are defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code; (b) A halfway house, community transitional housing facility, community residential center, or other similar facility licensed by the division of parole and community services under section 2967.14 of the Revised Code; (c) A residential premises occupied pursuant to a rental agreement that prohibits the smoking, combustion, or vaporization of marijuana; (d) A public place or place of employment, as those terms are defined in section 3794.01 of the Revised Code. (4) The division may approve additional methods of using medical marijuana, other than smoking or combustion, under section 3796.061 of the Revised Code. (D)(1) Any form or method of using adult-use marijuana or medical marijuana that is considered attractive to children, as specified in rules adopted by the division, is prohibited. (2) Adult-use marijuana and medical marijuana shall not be dispensed or sold in a form or shape that bears the likeness or contains the characteristics of a realistic or fictional human, animal, or fruit, including artistic, caricature, or cartoon renderings. (E)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(3) of this section, the tetrahydrocannabinol content of medical marijuana dispensed or sold to patients or caregivers shall not exceed: (a) Thirty-five per cent for plant material; (b) Seventy per cent for extracts. (2) Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(3) of this section, the tetrahydrocannabinol content of adult-use marijuana dispensed or sold to adult-use consumers shall not exceed: (a) Thirty-five per cent for plant material; (b) Seventy per cent for extracts. (3) The division may adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that do either or both of the following: (a) Increase the tetrahyrdrocannabinol content limits for extracts prescribed in divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section; (b) Establish tetrahydrocannabinol content limits for adult-use and medical marijuana dispensed or sold under this chapter by content per serving or per package. (F) No person shall knowingly give, sell, or distribute adult-use marijuana or homegrown marijuana to a person under twenty-one years of age. (G) No person under the age of twenty one shall knowingly purchase, use, or possess adult-use marijuana or homegrown marijuana. (H) An adult-use consumer, medical marijuana patient, or medical marijuana caregiver shall store edible adult-use and medical marijuana products in the original packaging at all times when the products are not actively in use. Last updated March 13, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3711.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3711 / § 3711.30
§ 3711.30. Reports of opioid dependence
Status: in_force

September 30, 2024 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "opioid" means an opioid analgesic as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Each maternity home shall report to the department of health the number of newborns born to residents of this state in the home during the preceding calendar quarter that were diagnosed as opioid dependent at birth. The reports shall be submitted not later than thirty days after the end of each quarter and shall not include any patient-identifying information. (C) The department shall establish standards and procedures for reporting the information required by this section. The information reported under this section shall not be used for law enforcement purposes or disclosed to law enforcement authorities. (D) The department shall compile the information submitted under this section and make a summary of that information available to the public not later than ninety days after the end of each calendar year. Last updated September 30, 2024 at 4:20 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3773.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3773 / § 3773.56
§ 3773.56. Executive director - employees
Status: in_force

June 6, 2001 House Bill 94 - 124th General Assembly The Ohio athletic commission may appoint an executive director and employ such persons as are necessary to administer sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 and Chapter 4771. of the Revised Code and fix their compensation. Such executive director and employees shall serve in the unclassified status and at the pleasure of the commission. All receipts received by the commission under sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the occupational licensing and regulatory fund. All vouchers of the commission shall be approved by the chairperson of the commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.45
§ 3734.45. Causes for revocation
Status: in_force

June 24, 1988 House Bill 592 - 117th General Assembly Any permit or license may be revoked by the director of environmental protection or board of health for any of the following causes, in addition to other causes for revocation authorized by this chapter: (A) Any cause that would require disqualification pursuant to division (A), (B), (D), or (E) of section 3734.44 of the Revised Code from receiving a permit upon original application; (B) Fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in securing the permit or in the conduct of the permitted or licensed activity; (C) Offering, conferring, or agreeing to confer any benefit to induce any other individual or business concern to violate the provisions of this chapter, of any rule adopted thereunder, or of any other law relating to the transportation, transfer, treatment, storage, or disposal of solid wastes, infectious wastes, or hazardous waste; (D) Coercion of a customer by violence or economic reprisal or the threat thereof to utilize the services of any permittee; (E) Preventing, without authorization of the director, any individual or business concern from transferring or disposing of solid wastes or hazardous waste at a permitted treatment, transfer, storage, or disposal facility other than a facility owned or operated by the applicant or permittee, or preventing, without authorization of the director, any individual or business concern from treating infectious waste at a licensed infectious waste treatment facility other than a facility owned and operated by the applicant or licensee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3750.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3750 / § 3750.18
§ 3750.18. Orders for enforcement
Status: in_force

December 14, 1988 Senate Bill 367 - 117th General Assembly The executive committee of the emergency response commission may issue orders requiring the owner or operator of a facility or other responsible person at a facility to abate a violation of any section of this chapter or a rule adopted under it, and orders requiring a local emergency planning committee or fire department to comply with this chapter or rules adopted under it. Enforcement orders issued under this section and other orders issued by the commission under this chapter shall be issued in accordance with procedures established by the commission by rules adopted under division (B)(2)(g) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. Issuance of an enforcement order under this section is not a condition precedent to bringing a criminal, civil, or civil penalty action under section 3750.20 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.151 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3743 / § 3743.151
§ 3743.151. Application for end-of-moratorium fireworks wholesaler license
Status: in_force

November 4, 2021 House Bill 172 - 134th General Assembly Notwithstanding the deadline in division (A) of section 3743.15 of the Revised Code, any person who wishes to be a licensed wholesaler of fireworks in this state beginning on January 1, 2023, and who does not already hold a license as a wholesaler of fireworks that will run through that date, may submit an application for licensure, pursuant to section 3743.15 of the Revised Code, not later than November 1, 2022. Last updated December 9, 2021 at 4:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3745.014 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3745 / § 3745.014
§ 3745.014. Central support indirect fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the central support indirect fund, which shall be administered by the director of environmental protection. Money credited to the fund shall be used for administrative costs of the environmental protection agency. The director may assess any operating funds from which the agency receives appropriations, except the central support indirect fund, for a share of the administrative costs of the agency. The amounts assessed shall be transferred to the central support indirect fund by means of intrastate transfer vouchers. The director shall determine the rate of assessments. Last updated September 7, 2021 at 4:20 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3737.947 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3737 / § 3737.947
§ 3737.947. Bonds are lawful investments
Status: in_force

November 2, 1999 House Bill 222 - 123rd General Assembly All revenue bonds issued under sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code are lawful investments of banks, societies for savings, savings and loan associations, trust companies, trustees, fiduciaries, insurance companies, including domestic for life and domestic not for life, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking and bond retirement or other special funds of political subdivisions and taxing districts of this state, the commissioners of the sinking fund of the state, the administrator of workers' compensation, the state teachers retirement system, the public employees retirement system, the school employees retirement system, and the Ohio police and fire pension fund, and are acceptable as security for the deposit of public moneys.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3746.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3746 / § 3746.041
§ 3746.041. Applicability of R.C. Chapter 4796
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly The director of environmental protection shall issue an environmental professional certification provided for under division (B)(5) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code if an applicant either holds a certification or license in another state, or the applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as an environmental professional in a state that does not issue that certification. Last updated March 3, 2023 at 4:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3748.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3748 / § 3748.05
§ 3748.05. Director of health - powers and duties
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) The director of health shall do all of the following: (1) Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules adopted under it; (2) Collect and make available information relating to sources of radiation; (3) Ensure the review of plans and specifications, submitted in accordance with rules adopted by the director, for the control of radiation that constitutes an unreasonable or unnecessary risk to human health or the environment; (4) Review reports of quality assurance audits performed by certified radiation experts under this chapter and the rules adopted under it; (5) Ensure that programs for the control of sources of radiation are developed with due regard for compatibility with federal programs for the regulation of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials; (6) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt, and subsequently may amend and rescind, rules providing for the administrative assessment and collection of monetary penalties for failure by any facility licensed under this chapter and rules adopted under it to comply with this chapter and those rules. The director may require the submission of compliance schedules and other related information. Any orders issued or payments or other requirements imposed pursuant to rules adopted under division (A)(6) of this section shall not affect any civil or criminal enforcement proceeding brought under this chapter or any other provision of state or local law. Moneys collected as administrative penalties imposed pursuant to rules adopted under division (A)(6) of this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The moneys shall be used solely to administer and enforce this chapter and the rules adopted under it. (7) Maintain files of both of the following: (a) All license and registration applications, issuances, denials, amendments, renewals, suspensions, and revocations and any administrative or judicial action pertaining to them; (b) All rules adopted under this chapter, or proposed to be adopted, relating to the regulation of sources of radiation and proceedings on them. (B) The director may do any or all of the following: (1) Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the federal government, other states, interstate agencies, political subdivisions, industries, and other affected groups in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter and the rules adopted under it; (2) Accept and administer grants from the federal government and from other sources, public or private, for carrying out any of the director's functions under this chapter and the rules adopted under it; (3) Encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, training, research, and demonstrations relating to the detection and control of radiation that constitutes an unreasonable or unnecessary risk to human health or the environment, the measurement of radiation, the evaluation of potential effects on health of cumulative or acute exposure to radiation, the development and improvement of methods to limit and reduce the generation of radioactive waste, and related problems as the director considers necessary or advisable; (4) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt rules establishing criteria under which other agencies of the state or private entities may perform inspections of x-ray equipment at registered dental facilities at the request of the facility or pursuant to contract with the department; (5) Exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and the rules adopted under it, including, without limitation, the issuance of orders.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3710.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3710 / § 3710.07
§ 3710.07. Contractor's duties prior to engaging in project
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly (A) Prior to engaging in any asbestos hazard abatement project, an asbestos hazard abatement contractor shall do all of the following: (1) Prepare a written respiratory protection program as defined by the director of environmental protection pursuant to rule, and make the program available to the environmental protection agency, and workers at the job site if the contractor is a public entity or prepare a written respiratory protection program, consistent with 29 C.F.R. 1910.134 and make the program available to the agency, and workers at the job site if the contractor is a business entity; (2) Ensure that each worker who will be involved in any asbestos hazard abatement project has been examined within the preceding year and has been declared by a physician, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner to be physically capable of working while wearing a respirator; (3) Ensure that each of the contractor's employees or agents who will come in contact with asbestos-containing materials or will be responsible for an asbestos hazard abatement project receives the appropriate certification or licensure required by this chapter and the following training: (a) An initial course approved by the agency pursuant to section 3710.10 of the Revised Code, completed before engaging in any asbestos hazard abatement activity; and (b) An annual review course approved by the agency pursuant to section 3710.10 of the Revised Code. (B) After obtaining or renewing a license, an asbestos hazard abatement contractor shall notify the agency, on a form approved by the director, at least ten working days before beginning each asbestos hazard abatement project conducted during the term of the contractor's license. (C) In addition to any other fee imposed under this chapter, an asbestos hazard abatement contractor shall pay, at the time of providing notice under division (B) of this section, the agency a fee of sixty-five dollars for each asbestos hazard abatement project conducted. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3745.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3745 / § 3745.01
§ 3745.01. Environmental protection agency created - powers - duties
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly There is hereby created the environmental protection agency, headed by the director of environmental protection. The agency, under the supervision of the director, shall administer the laws pertaining to chemical emergency planning, community right-to-know, and toxic chemical release reporting; the cessation of chemical handling operations; the prevention, control, and abatement of air and water pollution; public water supply; comprehensive water resource management planning; products that contain mercury as defined in section 3734.61 of the Revised Code; and the disposal and treatment of solid wastes, infectious wastes, construction and demolition debris, hazardous waste, sewage, industrial waste, and other wastes. The director may do all of the following: (A) Provide such methods of administration, appoint such personnel, make such reports, and take such other action as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the federal laws and regulations pertaining to chemical emergency planning, community right-to-know, and toxic chemical release reporting; air and water pollution control; public water supply; water resource planning; and waste disposal and treatment; (B) Procure by contract the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants, or organizations thereof, when those services are to be performed on a part-time or fee-for-service basis and do not involve the performance of administrative duties; (C) Advise, consult, cooperate, and enter into contracts or agreements, including consensual administrative order agreements, with any other agencies of the state, the federal government, other states, interstate agencies, and persons and with affected groups, political subdivisions, and industries in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter and Chapters 3704., 3714., 3734., 3751., 3752., 6109., and 6111. of the Revised Code; (D) Establish advisory boards in accordance with section 121.13 of the Revised Code; (E) Accept on behalf of the state any grant, gift, or contribution made for toxic chemical release reporting, air or water pollution control, public water supply, water resource planning, waste disposal or treatment, or related purposes, and expend it for those purposes; (F) Make an annual report to the governor and the general assembly on activities and expenditures as well as recommendations for such additional legislation as the director considers appropriate to carry out the director's duties or accomplish the purposes of this section; (G) Enter into environmental covenants in accordance with sections 5301.80 to 5301.92 of the Revised Code, and grant or accept easements or sell real property pursuant to section 3734.22 , 3734.24 , 3734.25 , or 3734.26 of the Revised Code, as applicable. The agency shall utilize the laboratory facilities of the department of health and other state institutions and agencies to the maximum extent that the utilization is practicable, economical, and technically satisfactory. The director shall maintain and keep available for public inspection, at the director's principal office, a current register of all applications filed for permits, leases, licenses, variances, certificates, and approval of plans and specifications and of publicly owned treatment works pretreatment programs under the director's jurisdiction, hearings pending, the director's final action thereon, and the dates on which the filings, hearings, and final actions occur. The director shall maintain and keep available for public inspection at the director's principal office all plans, reports, and other documents required to be filed with the emergency response commission under Chapter 3750. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it, and all reports and other documents required to be filed with the director under Chapter 3751. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it, subject to the requirements of those chapters and rules adopted under them for the protection of trade secrets and confidential business information from disclosure to persons not authorized under those laws to receive trade secret or confidential business information.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3709.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3709 / § 3709.38
§ 3709.38. Payment of annual association dues of health commissioner
Status: in_force

July 1, 1993 House Bill 152 - 120th General Assembly A board of health of a city or general health district may appropriate from its health fund an amount to pay the annual dues for the health commissioner's membership in a statewide association of health commissioners.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3703.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3703 / § 3703.08
§ 3703.08. Duty to comply with notice
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly Any owner, agent, or manager of a building in which an inspection is made by the division of industrial compliance, a board of health of a health district, or a certified department of building inspection of a municipal corporation or a county shall have the entire system of drainage and ventilation repaired, as the division, board of health, or department of building inspection directs by its order. After due notice to repair that work is given, the owner, agent, or manager shall notify the public authority that issued the order when the work is ready for its inspection. No person shall fail to have the work ready for inspection at the time specified in the notice.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.906 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.906
§ 3734.906. Records
Status: in_force

October 29, 1993 Senate Bill 165 - 120th General Assembly Every person liable for the fee imposed by section 3734.901 of the Revised Code shall keep complete and accurate records of all sales and purchases of tires as required by the tax commissioner. The records shall be available for inspection by the commissioner or his authorized agent and shall be preserved for four years after the return was due or filed, whichever is later.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3705.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3705 / § 3705.06
§ 3705.06. Local registrar to supply forms of certificates
Status: in_force

March 16, 1989 House Bill 790 - 117th General Assembly The local registrar of vital statistics shall supply blank forms of certificates and instructions to such persons as require them, and shall require each birth, fetal death, or death certificate, when presented for filing, to be made out in accordance with sections 3705.01 to 3705.29 of the Revised Code, the rules adopted by the director of health, and the registration instructions of the director. If a birth, fetal death, or death certificate is incomplete or unsatisfactory, the local registrar shall indicate the defects therein and withhold registering the certificate or issuing a burial permit until such certificate is corrected.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3742.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3742 / § 3742.15
§ 3742.15. Complaints
Status: in_force

April 7, 2003 House Bill 248 - 124th General Assembly Any person may file a complaint with the director of health concerning a lead inspector, a lead abatement contractor, a lead risk assessor, a lead abatement project designer, a lead abatement worker, a clearance technician, a clinical laboratory, an environmental lead analytical laboratory, or a training course. The complainant's name shall be confidential and shall not be released without the complainant's written consent. The director may investigate the complaint and take action under this chapter as the director considers appropriate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3735.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3735 / § 3735.33
§ 3735.33. Housing authorities may join or cooperate with one another
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly Any two or more metropolitan housing authorities created under sections 3735.27 to 3735.50 of the Revised Code, may join or cooperate with one another in the exercise, either jointly or otherwise, of any or all of their powers relative to the purpose of financing as provided in sections 3735.31 and 3735.45 to 3735.49 of the Revised Code. The moneys received from such joint or cooperative financing may be used for planning, undertaking, owning, constructing, operating, or contracting with respect to a housing project or projects located within the area of operation of any one or more of the authorities. An authority may by resolution prescribe and authorize any other authority or authorities, joining or cooperating with it, to act on its behalf with respect to any or all powers relative to the purpose of financing, as its agent or otherwise, in the name of the authority or authorities so joining or cooperating, or in its own name. Any two or more metropolitan housing authorities created under sections 3735.27 to 3735.50 of the Revised Code may enter into a shared service agreement. A metropolitan housing authority may, directly or through its subsidiaries or instrumentalities, provide, consult, sell, license, transfer, or contract to provide to other metropolitan housing authorities, public housing authorities, or other organizations formed inside or outside of this state, or to government agencies, housing-related knowledge, technology, software, innovations, or expertise for any of the following: (A) The development or redevelopment of housing projects; (B) The performance of federal housing contracts or grants; (C) Any matter related to the efficient operation of housing organizations; (D) The management or operation of a metropolitan housing authority or redevelopment authority.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.1310 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.1310
§ 3701.1310. Assistance at appointments during declared emergency
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 House Bill 122 - 134th General Assembly During any declared disaster, epidemic, pandemic, public health emergency, or public safety emergency, an individual with a developmental disability or any other permanent disability who is in need of surgery or any other health care procedure, any medical or other health care test, or any clinical care visit shall be given the opportunity to have at least one parent or legal guardian present if the presence of the individual's parent or legal guardian is necessary to alleviate any negative reaction that may be experienced by the individual who is the patient. The director of health may take any action necessary to enforce this section. Last updated January 27, 2022 at 3:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3719.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3719 / § 3719.45
§ 3719.45. Additions to schedule I by emergency rule; resolution
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 Senate Bill 229 - 132nd General Assembly (A)(1) The state board of pharmacy, by emergency rule adopted in accordance with division (G) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code, shall add a previously unscheduled compound, mixture, preparation, or substance to schedule I if the board determines that the compound, mixture, preparation, or substance has no accepted medical use in treatment in this state and poses an imminent hazard to the public health, safety, or welfare. (2) In determining whether a previously unscheduled compound, mixture, preparation, or substance poses an imminent hazard to the public health, safety, or welfare, the board shall consider all of the following with respect to the compound, mixture, preparation, or substance: (a) Its actual or relative potential for abuse; (b) The scope, duration, and significance of that abuse; (c) The risk it poses to the public health. (B) If the board determines that a compound, mixture, preparation, or substance meets the criteria specified in division (A) of this section, the board shall determine whether to issue a resolution requesting that the governor issue an order pursuant to division (G) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code. If a resolution is issued, the resolution shall include the full text of the proposed emergency rule and the reasons for the board's determination that the compound, mixture, preparation, or substance meets the criteria specified in division (A) of this section. (C) The board may utilize a telephone conference call to make the determinations set forth in divisions (A) and (B) of this section. (D) An emergency rule adopted under this section takes effect as provided in division (G) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code. (E) Authority to control under this section does not extend to any of the following: (1) Distilled spirits, wine, or beer, as those terms are defined or used in Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code ; (2) Dangerous drugs approved by the United States food and drug administration; (3) Any drug approved by the United States food and drug administration to be lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3745.013 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3745 / § 3745.013
§ 3745.013. Goods and services fund
Status: in_force

July 1, 1989 House Bill 111 - 118th General Assembly Except for those moneys specifically required by law to be credited to another fund, all moneys received by the environmental protection agency from the sale of goods or services shall be credited to the sale of goods and services fund which is hereby created in the state treasury. Moneys credited to the fund shall include: (A) Moneys received pursuant to service agreements between programs or activities of the environmental protection agency under which one program or activity within the agency provides goods or services to another program or activity within the agency and moneys received pursuant to service agreements between the environmental protection agency and other state agencies under which the environmental protection agency provides goods or services to other state agencies. The goods and services provided pursuant to any such service agreement shall be documented on an invoice prescribed by the director of environmental protection. The invoice shall include, without limitation, the number of hours worked by personnel of the environmental protection agency, and any supplies and necessary equipment used, to perform the work prescribed by the service agreement and the costs thereof. Payment of the amount set forth on the invoice shall be made to the program or activity of the environmental protection agency providing the goods or services under the service agreement within thirty days after delivery of the invoice for payment to the appropriate program or activity within the agency, or the other state agency, receiving the goods or services under the agreement. Moneys credited to the fund under this division shall be expended to defray the costs of the programs and activities of the environmental protection agency. (B) Moneys received by the environmental protection agency from the salvaging of equipment of the agency through the state's investment recovery program under sections 125.12 to 125.15 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding section 125.14 of the Revised Code, moneys credited to the investment recovery fund created in that section arising from the sale or other disposition of equipment of the environmental protection agency shall be transferred to the goods and services fund. Moneys credited to the goods and services fund under this division shall be used by the agency to purchase equipment for the agency or to reimburse the United States environmental protection agency for the portion of the salvage amount due it because federal moneys were used to make the original purchase of the equipment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.503 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.503
§ 3715.503. Protocols to authorize personally furnishing overdose reversal drugs
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 Senate Bill 95 - 135th General Assembly (A) In addition to the actions authorized by section 3715.50 of the Revised Code and subject to division (B) of this section, a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or certified mental health assistant may elect to establish a protocol authorizing any individual to personally furnish a supply of an overdose reversal drug to another individual pursuant to the protocol. A person authorized to personally furnish an overdose reversal drug pursuant to the protocol may do so without having examined the individual to whom the drug may be administered. (B) A protocol established by a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or certified mental health assistant for purposes of this section shall include all of the following: (1) Any limitations to be applied concerning the individuals to whom the overdose reversal drug may be personally furnished; (2) The overdose reversal drug dosage that may be personally furnished and any variation in the dosage based on circumstances specified in the protocol; (3) Any labeling, storage, recordkeeping, and administrative requirements; (4) Training requirements that must be met before a person will be authorized to personally furnish overdose reversal drugs; (5) Any instructions or training that the authorized person must provide to an individual to whom an overdose reversal drug is personally furnished. (C) A physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or certified mental health assistant who in good faith authorizes an individual to personally furnish a supply of an overdose reversal drug in accordance with a protocol established under this section, and an individual who in good faith personally furnishes a supply under that authority, is not liable for or subject to any of the following for any act or omission of the individual to whom the overdose reversal drug is personally furnished: damages in any civil action, prosecution in any criminal proceeding, or professional disciplinary action. Last updated January 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3792.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3792 / § 3792.06
§ 3792.06. Never alone information sheet
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 236 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) The department of health shall create a "Never Alone" information sheet that describes all of the duties, prohibitions, requirements, and rights established under section 3792.05 of the Revised Code, including the following: (a) That a congregate care setting is prohibited from denying a patient or resident access to an advocate except as provided in division (D)(2) or (E) of section 3792.05 of the Revised Code; (b) That a congregate care setting is prohibited from prohibiting a patient's or resident's advocate from being physically present with the patient or resident in the care setting except as provided in division (D)(2) or (E) of section 3792.05 of the Revised Code; (c) That the spouse, family member, companion, or guardian of a patient or resident may serve as a patient or resident advocate; (d) That a congregate care setting must allow a patient's advocate to quarantine with the patient at a congregate care setting that is a hospital or health care facility under the circumstances described in division (E)(3) of section 3792.05 of the Revised Code; (e) That an individual described in division (H) of section 3792.05 of the Revised Code may petition a court of common pleas for injunctive relief restraining any violation or threatened violation of that section. (2) The department shall periodically review and update the information sheet and shall make it available on the internet web site maintained by the department. (B) At the time a patient or resident is admitted to, or begins to receive services from, a congregate care setting, a representative of the care setting shall do both of the following: (1) Verbally inform the patient or resident about the duties, prohibitions, requirements, and rights established in section 3792.05 of the Revised Code; (2) Provide to the patient or resident a paper copy of the "Never Alone" information sheet created under division (A) of this section. The copy provided under division (B)(2) of this section shall be the most recent version available on the internet web site maintained by the department. Last updated February 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3739.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3739 / § 3739.99
§ 3739.99. Civil penalties for violation of chapter
Status: in_force

May 1, 2010 House Bill 500 - 127th General Assembly (A) A manufacturer who violates division (B) of section 3739.05 of the Revised Code shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each day after the sixtieth day that the manufacturer fails to comply with that division. (B) A manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or any other person other than a retail dealer who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes in violation of section 3739.02 of the Revised Code is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars per each pack of such cigarettes sold or offered for sale, provided that in no case shall the penalty against any such person or entity exceed one hundred thousand dollars during any thirty-day period. (C) A retail dealer who knowingly violates section 3739.02 of the Revised Code is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars per each pack of cigarettes sold or offered for sale, provided that in no case shall the penalty against any retail dealer exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for sales or offers to sell during any thirty-day period. (D) A manufacturer that is a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited partnership, or association who knowingly violates division (D) of section 3739.07 of the Revised Code is liable for a civil penalty of at least seventy-five thousand dollars, not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars for each such violation, in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law. (E) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter other than section 3739.02 , division (B) of section 3739.05 , and division (D) of section 3739.07 of the Revised Code, for a first offense is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation and for a subsequent offense is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars for each violation. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.87 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.87
§ 3701.87. Agreement to review proposed capital expenditures by health care facilities
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly The governor may authorize the department of health to enter into an agreement on behalf of the state with the United States secretary of health and human services whereby the department may serve as the agency for review of proposed capital expenditures by health care facilities pursuant to section 1122 of the "Social Security Act" as amended by Public Law 92-603, 42 U.S.C. 1320a-1, and the regulations adopted thereunder. Such agreement shall be subject to and include the following terms and conditions: (A) All applications, notices, requests for information, and other official communications shall be on written forms prescribed by and approved by the director of health. (B) The director, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall propose, modify, amend, and adopt rules, standards, guidelines, and official policies which are consistent with federal law, as it deems necessary to implement the capital expenditures review program. (C) The director shall make all findings and recommendations required by federal law and shall give due consideration to the findings, reviews, and comments of areawide health planning agencies performing reviews pursuant to section 314 (b)(2) of the "Public Health Service Act," 42 U.S.C. 246, or the appropriate health systems agency. (D) The findings and recommendations of the director shall be in writing and shall clearly specify the provisions of the state health facilities plan with which any application is found to be inconsistent. Any applicant adversely affected by the findings and recommendations of the director may request a hearing before the director pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The findings and recommendations of the director are an adjudication as defined in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and may be appealed as provided in that chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3739.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3739 / § 3739.11
§ 3739.11. Testing and enforcement powers of fire marshal
Status: in_force

May 1, 2010 House Bill 500 - 127th General Assembly The state fire marshal may conduct testing on cigarettes certified by a manufacturer pursuant to section 3739.07 of the Revised Code to determine whether the manufacturer complied with the requirements of this chapter. The state fire marshal shall conduct any such testing in accordance with division (B) of section 3739.03 of the Revised Code. Whenever the state fire marshal or a designee of the state fire marshal discovers any cigarettes that do not include a mark as required under section 3739.06 of the Revised Code, or for which no certification has been filed in accordance with section 3739.07 of the Revised Code, the state fire marshal or the state fire marshal's designee may seize and take possession of such cigarettes and shall give such cigarettes to the tax commissioner, and such cigarettes thereupon shall be forfeited to the state. The tax commissioner shall order the destruction of any cigarettes forfeited pursuant to this section, but prior to the destruction of any cigarette forfeited pursuant to this section, the true holder of the trademark rights in the cigarette brand shall be permitted to inspect the cigarette. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, if the state fire marshal or attorney general determines that reasonable evidence exists that a violation of this chapter has occurred, the state fire marshal or attorney general may file an action in the court of common pleas in the county where the alleged violation occurred. The action may include a petition for preliminary or permanent injunctive relief against any manufacturer, importer, wholesale dealer, retail dealer, agent, or any other person or entity to enjoin such entity from selling, offering to sell, or affixing tax stamps to any cigarette that does not comply with the requirements of this chapter, or a claim to recover any costs or damages suffered by the state because a violation of this chapter occurred, including enforcement costs relating to the specific violation and attorney's fees. Each violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to it constitutes a separate civil violation for which the state fire marshal may obtain relief. Upon obtaining judgment for injunctive relief under this section, the state fire marshal shall provide a copy of the judgment to all wholesale dealers and agents to which the cigarette has been sold. To enforce the requirements of this chapter, the state fire marshal may examine the books, papers, invoices, and other business records of any person in possession or control of, or occupying any premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold, or offered for sale, including the stock of cigarettes on the premises, if the state fire marshal reasonably suspects that a violation of this chapter has occurred. Every person in the possession or control of, or occupying any premises where cigarettes are placed, sold, or offered for sale shall give to the state fire marshal the means, facilities, and opportunity for the examinations authorized under this section. The tax commissioner, in the regular course of conducting inspections of wholesale dealers, agents, and retail dealers, as authorized under section 5743.14 of the Revised Code, may inspect any cigarette packaging to determine if the package is marked as required under section 3739.06 of the Revised Code. If a package containing cigarettes is not marked, the tax commissioner shall notify the state fire marshal of this fact.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3711.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3711 / § 3711.13
§ 3711.13. Variances and waivers regarding operation of maternity homes
Status: in_force

July 10, 2014 House Bill 315 - 130th General Assembly (A) A board of health may grant a variance from or waiver of any of the requirements established in rules adopted under section 3711.12 of the Revised Code regarding the operation of a maternity home. (B) Each maternity home seeking a variance or waiver shall file an application with the board of health of the city or general health district in which the maternity home is located. The application shall be made on the form and in accordance with the procedures specified in rules adopted under section 3711.12 of the Revised Code. (C) The board of health shall review all applications received. Not later than forty-five days after receiving an application, the board shall determine whether to grant the variance or waiver and shall notify the applicant in writing of the board's decision. (D) Both of the following apply to a board of health in determining whether to grant a variance or waiver: (1) A variance shall be granted to an applicant if the board determines that the intent of a requirement has been met by the applicant in an alternate manner. (2) A waiver shall be granted if the board determines that strict application of a requirement would cause an undue hardship to the applicant and that granting the waiver would not jeopardize the health and safety of any patient or resident. (E) If a board of health denies a variance or waiver requested by a maternity home, the home may appeal the denial by filing a notice of appeal with the director of health. The notice must be filed not later than thirty days after the board's denial of the request. Not later than forty-five days after the notice of appeal is filed, the director shall either affirm the board's denial or grant the variance or waiver. The director shall notify the board and the maternity home in writing of the director's action. (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the director may void the board's granting of a waiver or variance issued under this section. The director shall notify the board and the maternity home in writing of the director's action not later than forty-five days after the decision to void.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3719.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3719 / § 3719.07
§ 3719.07. Record of all controlled substances received, administered, dispensed, or used
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 Senate Bill 229 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "description" means the dosage form, strength, and quantity, and the brand name, if any, or the generic name, of a drug or controlled substance. (B)(1) Every licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs shall keep a record of all controlled substances received and a record of all controlled substances administered, dispensed, or used other than by prescription. Every other person, except a pharmacist or a manufacturer, wholesaler, or other person licensed under section 4729.52 of the Revised Code, who is authorized to purchase and use controlled substances shall keep a record of all controlled substances purchased and used other than by prescription. The records shall be kept in accordance with division (C)(1) of this section. (2) Manufacturers, wholesalers, and other persons licensed under section 4729.52 of the Revised Code shall keep records of all controlled substances compounded, mixed, cultivated, grown, or by any other process produced or prepared by them, and of all controlled substances received or sold by them. The records shall be kept in accordance with division (C)(2) of this section. (3) Every terminal distributor of dangerous drugs with a category III license issued under section 4729.54 of the Revised Code shall keep records of all controlled substances received or sold. The records shall be kept in accordance with division (C)(3) of this section. (4) Every person who sells or purchases for resale schedule V controlled substances exempted by section 3719.15 of the Revised Code shall keep a record showing the quantities and kinds thereof received or sold. The records shall be kept in accordance with divisions (C)(1), (2), and (3) of this section. (C)(1) The records required by divisions (B)(1) and (4) of this section shall contain the following: (a) The description of all controlled substances received, the name and address of the person from whom received, and the date of receipt; (b) The description of controlled substances administered, dispensed, purchased, sold, or used; the date of administering, dispensing, purchasing, selling, or using; the name and address of the person to whom, or for whose use, or the owner and species of the animal for which the controlled substance was administered, dispensed, purchased, sold, or used. (2) The records required by divisions (B)(2) and (4) of this section shall contain the following: (a) The description of all controlled substances produced or prepared, the name and address of the person from whom received, and the date of receipt; (b) The description of controlled substances sold, the name and address of each person to whom a controlled substance is sold, the amount of the controlled substance sold to each person, and the date it was sold. (3) The records required by divisions (B)(3) and (4) of this section shall contain the following: (a) The description of controlled substances received, the name and address of the person from whom controlled substances are received, and the date of receipt; (b) The name and place of residence of each person to whom controlled substances, including those otherwise exempted by section 3719.15 of the Revised Code, are sold, the description of the controlled substances sold to each person, and the date the controlled substances are sold to each person. (D) Every record required by this section shall be kept for a period of five years, unless otherwise specified in rules adopted by the state board of pharmacy. The keeping of a record required by or under the federal drug abuse control laws, containing substantially the same information as specified in this section, constitutes compliance with this section. Every person who purchases for resale or who sells controlled substance preparations exempted by section 3719.15 of the Revised Code shall keep the record required by or under the federal drug abuse control laws.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3737.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3737 / § 3737.31
§ 3737.31. Fire marshal to report to superintendent of insurance
Status: in_force

July 1, 1979 House Bill 590 - 112th General Assembly When required by the superintendent of insurance, the fire marshal shall report his proceedings, the progress made in all prosecutions for arson and similar crimes, and the result of all cases finally disposed of.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3781.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3781 / § 3781.10
§ 3781.10. Board of building standards - powers and duties
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) The board of building standards shall formulate and adopt rules governing the erection, construction, repair, alteration, and maintenance of all buildings or classes of buildings specified in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, including land area incidental to those buildings, the construction of industrialized units, the installation of equipment, and the standards or requirements for materials used in connection with those buildings. The board shall incorporate those rules into separate residential and nonresidential building codes. The standards shall relate to the conservation of energy and the safety and sanitation of those buildings. (2)(a) The rules governing nonresidential buildings are the lawful minimum requirements specified for those buildings and industrialized units, except that no rule other than as provided in division (C) of section 3781.108 of the Revised Code that specifies a higher requirement than is imposed by any section of the Revised Code is enforceable. (b) The rules governing residential buildings are uniform requirements in any area with a building department certified to enforce the state residential building code in accordance with division (E) of this section, for both of the following: (i) The erection and construction of new residential buildings; (ii) The repair and alteration of existing residential buildings. (c) In no case shall any local code or regulation differ from the state residential building code for either the erection and construction of new residential buildings or for the repair and alteration of existing residential buildings unless that code or regulation addresses subject matter not addressed by the state residential building code or is adopted pursuant to section 3781.01 of the Revised Code. (3) The rules adopted pursuant to this section are complete, lawful alternatives to any requirements specified for buildings or industrialized units in any section of the Revised Code. Except as otherwise provided in division (I) of this section, the board shall, on its own motion or on application made under sections 3781.12 and 3781.13 of the Revised Code, formulate, propose, adopt, modify, amend, or repeal the rules to the extent necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes of sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 of the Revised Code. (B) The board shall report to the general assembly proposals for amendments to existing statutes relating to the purposes declared in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code that public health and safety and the development of the arts require and shall recommend any additional legislation to assist in carrying out fully, in statutory form, the purposes declared in that section. The board shall prepare and submit to the general assembly a summary report of the number, nature, and disposition of the petitions filed under sections 3781.13 and 3781.14 of the Revised Code. (C) On its own motion or on application made under sections 3781.12 and 3781.13 of the Revised Code, and after thorough testing and evaluation, the board shall determine by rule that any particular fixture, device, material, process of manufacture, manufactured unit or component, method of manufacture, system, or method of construction complies with performance standards adopted pursuant to section 3781.11 of the Revised Code. The board shall make its determination with regard to adaptability for safe and sanitary erection, use, or construction, to that described in any section of the Revised Code, wherever the use of a fixture, device, material, method of manufacture, system, or method of construction described in that section of the Revised Code is permitted by law. The board shall amend or annul any rule or issue an authorization for the use of a new material or manufactured unit on any like application. No department, officer, board, or commission of the state other than the board of building standards or the board of building appeals shall permit the use of any fixture, device, material, method of manufacture, newly designed product, system, or method of construction at variance with what is described in any rule the board of building standards adopts or issues or that is authorized by any section of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring approval, by rule, of plans for an industrialized unit that conforms with the rules the board of building standards adopts pursuant to section 3781.11 of the Revised Code. (D) The board shall recommend rules, codes, and standards to help carry out the purposes of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code and to help secure uniformity of state administrative rulings and local legislation and administrative action to the bureau of workers' compensation, the director of commerce, any other department, officer, board, or commission of the state, and to legislative authorities and building departments of counties, townships, and municipal corporations, and shall recommend that they audit those recommended rules, codes, and standards by any appropriate action that they are allowed pursuant to law or the constitution. (E)(1) The board shall certify municipal, township, and county building departments, the personnel of those building departments, persons described in division (E)(7) of this section, and employees of individuals, firms, the state, or corporations described in division (E)(7) of this section to exercise enforcement authority, to accept and approve plans and specifications, and to make inspections, pursuant to sections 3781.03 , 3791.04 , and 4104.43 of the Revised Code. (2) The board shall certify departments, personnel, and persons to enforce the state residential building code for the erection and construction of new residential buildings, to enforce the nonresidential building code, or to enforce both the residential and the nonresidential building codes. A department certified to enforce the state residential building code for the erection and construction of new residential buildings may also enforce the state residential building code for the repair and alteration of existing residential buildings upon obtaining the appropriate certification from the board, in accordance with this section, for the department and its personnel. Any department, personnel, or person may enforce only the type of building code for which certified. (3) The board shall not require a building department, its personnel, or any persons that it employs to be certified for residential building code enforcement if that building department does not enforce the state residential building code. The board shall specify, in rules adopted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the requirements for certification for residential and nonresidential building code enforcement, which shall be consistent with this division. The requirements for residential and nonresidential certification may differ. Except as otherwise provided in this division, the requirements shall include, but are not limited to, the satisfactory completion of an initial examination and, to remain certified, the completion of a specified number of hours of continuing building code education within each three-year period following the date of certification which shall be not less than thirty hours. The rules shall provide that continuing education credits and certification issued by the council of American building officials, national model code organizations, and agencies or entities the board recognizes are acceptable for purposes of this division. The rules shall specify requirements that are consistent with the provisions of section 5903.12 of the Revised Code relating to active duty military service and are compatible, to the extent possible, with requirements the council of American building officials and national model code organizations establish. (4) The board shall establish and collect a certification and renewal fee for building department personnel, and persons and employees of persons, firms, or corporations as described in this section, who are certified pursuant to this division. (5) Any individual certified pursuant to this division shall complete the number of hours of continuing building code education that the board requires or, for failure to do so, forfeit certification. (6) This division does not require or authorize the board to certify personnel of municipal, township, and county building departments, and persons and employees of persons, firms, or corporations as described in this section, whose responsibilities do not include the exercise of enforcement authority, the approval of plans and specifications, or making inspections under the state residential and nonresidential building codes. (7) Enforcement authority for approval of plans and specifications and enforcement authority for inspections may be exercised, and plans and specifications may be approved and inspections may be made on behalf of a municipal corporation, township, or county, by any of the following who the board of building standards certifies: (a) Officers or employees of the municipal corporation, township, or county; (b) Persons, or employees of persons, firms, or corporations, pursuant to a contract to furnish architectural, engineering, or other services to the municipal corporation, township, or county; (c) Officers or employees of, and persons under contract with, a municipal corporation, township, county, health district, or other political subdivision, pursuant to a contract to furnish architectural, engineering, or other services; (d) Officers or employees of the division of industrial compliance in the department of commerce pursuant to a contract authorized by division (B) of section 121.083 of the Revised Code. (8) Municipal, township, and county building departments have jurisdiction within the meaning of sections 3781.03 , 3791.04 , and 4104.43 of the Revised Code, only with respect to the types of buildings and subject matters for which they are certified under this section. (9) A certified municipal, township, or county building department may exercise enforcement authority, accept and approve plans and specifications, and make inspections pursuant to sections 3781.03 , 3791.04 , and 4104.43 of the Revised Code for a park district created pursuant to Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code upon the approval, by resolution, of the board of park commissioners of the park district requesting the department to exercise that authority and conduct those activities, as applicable. (10) Certification shall be granted upon application by the municipal corporation, the board of township trustees, or the board of county commissioners and approval of that application by the board of building standards. The application shall set forth: (a) Whether the certification is requested for residential or nonresidential buildings, or both; (b) If the certification is requested for residential buildings, whether the requested certification is for only the erection and construction of new residential buildings or also the repair and alteration of existing residential buildings; (c) The number and qualifications of the staff composing the building department; (d) The names, addresses, and qualifications of persons, firms, or corporations contracting to furnish work or services pursuant to division (E)(7)(b) of this section; (e) The names of any other municipal corporation, township, county, health district, or political subdivision under contract to furnish work or services pursuant to division (E)(7) of this section; (f) The proposed budget for the operation of the building department; (g) Whether the building department intends to accept plans examination and inspection reports from a third-party examiner or inspector in accordance with rules adopted by the board of building standards pursuant to division (E)(15) of this section. (11) The board of building standards shall adopt rules governing all of the following: (a) The certification of building department personnel and persons and employees of persons, firms, or corporations exercising authority pursuant to division (E)(7) of this section. The rules shall disqualify any employee of the department or person who contracts for services with the department from performing services for the department when that employee or person would have to pass upon, inspect, or otherwise exercise authority over any labor, material, or equipment the employee or person furnishes for the construction, alteration, or maintenance of a building or the preparation of working drawings or specifications for work within the jurisdictional area of the department. The department shall provide other similarly qualified personnel to enforce the residential and nonresidential building codes as they pertain to that work. (b) The minimum services to be provided by a certified building department. (12) The board of building standards may revoke or suspend certification to enforce the residential and nonresidential building codes, on petition to the board by any person affected by that enforcement or approval of plans, or by the board on its own motion. Hearings shall be held and appeals permitted on any proceedings for certification or revocation or suspension of certification in the same manner as provided in section 3781.101 of the Revised Code for other proceedings of the board of building standards. (13) Upon certification, and until that authority is revoked, any county or township building department shall enforce the residential and nonresidential building codes for which it is certified without regard to limitation upon the authority of boards of county commissioners under Chapter 307. of the Revised Code or boards of township trustees under Chapter 505. of the Revised Code. (14) The board shall certify a person to exercise enforcement authority, to accept and approve plans and specifications, or to make inspections in this state in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code if either of the following applies: (a) The person holds a license or certificate in another state. (b) The person has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in the same profession, occupation, or occupational activity as the profession, occupation, or occupational activity for which the certificate is required in this state in a state that does not issue that license or certificate. (15)(a) In addition to the personnel and persons certified by the board of building standards pursuant to this section to enforce the state residential building code and nonresidential building code, the board may adopt rules authorizing certified municipal, township, and county building departments to accept plans examination and inspection reports from a third-party examiner or inspector. (b) The rules may require the third-party examiner or inspector be certified pursuant to sections 3781.10 and 3783.03 of the Revised Code and authorized to conduct such plans examination or inspection elsewhere in this state or to demonstrate equivalent competency as specified and determined by the board of building standards. (c) Fees charged by a third-party examiner or inspector are in addition to any fees prescribed by the political subdivision pursuant to section 3781.102 of the Revised Code and are the responsibility of the building owner. (d) The issuance of certificates of plan approval under section 3791.04 of the Revised Code and certificates of occupancy or completion remains the exclusive authority of the certified personnel employed by or under contract with a certified municipal, township, and county building department and shall not be issued by a third-party examiner or inspector. (F) In addition to hearings sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 and 3791.04 of the Revised Code require, the board of building standards shall make investigations and tests, and require from other state departments, officers, boards, and commissions information the board considers necessary or desirable to assist it in the discharge of any duty or the exercise of any power mentioned in this section or in sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 , 3791.04 , and 4104.43 of the Revised Code. (G) The board shall adopt rules and establish reasonable fees for the review of all applications submitted where the applicant applies for authority to use a new material, assembly, or product of a manufacturing process. The fee shall bear some reasonable relationship to the cost of the review or testing of the materials, assembly, or products and for the notification of approval or disapproval as provided in section 3781.12 of the Revised Code. (H) The residential construction advisory committee shall provide the board with a proposal for a state residential building code that the committee recommends pursuant to division (D)(1) of section 4740.14 of the Revised Code. Upon receiving a recommendation from the committee that is acceptable to the board, the board shall adopt rules establishing that code as the state residential building code. (I)(1) The committee may provide the board with proposed rules to update or amend the state residential building code that the committee recommends pursuant to division (E) of section 4740.14 of the Revised Code. (2) If the board receives a proposed rule to update or amend the state residential building code as provided in division (I)(1) of this section, the board either may accept or reject the proposed rule for incorporation into the residential building code. If the board does not act to either accept or reject the proposed rule within ninety days after receiving the proposed rule from the committee as described in division (I)(1) of this section, the proposed rule shall become part of the residential building code. (J) The board shall cooperate with the director of children and youth when the director promulgates rules pursuant to section 5104.05 of the Revised Code regarding safety and sanitation in type A family child care homes. (K) The board shall adopt rules to implement the requirements of section 3781.108 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3776.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3776 / § 3776.10
§ 3776.10. [Former R.C. 4736.14, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.10 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 12/29/2023] Reciprocity
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The director of health may, upon application and proof of valid registration, issue a certificate of registration to any person who is or has been registered as an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist in training by any other state, if the requirements of that state at the time of such registration are determined by the director to be at least equivalent to the requirements of this chapter. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 4:53 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3702.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3702 / § 3702.52
§ 3702.52. Administering certificate of need program
Status: in_force

September 30, 2024 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The director of health shall administer a state certificate of need program in accordance with sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under those sections. Administration of the program shall include both a standard review process and an expedited review process. (A) The director shall issue rulings on whether a particular proposed project is a reviewable activity. The director shall issue a ruling not later than forty-five days after receiving a request for a ruling accompanied by the information needed to make the ruling, except that if an expedited review is requested, the ruling shall be issued not later than thirty days after receiving the request for a ruling accompanied by the information needed to make the ruling. If the director does not issue a ruling in the required time, the project shall be considered to have been ruled not a reviewable activity. (B)(1) Each application for a certificate of need shall be submitted to the director on forms and in the manner prescribed by the director. An application for which expedited review is requested must meet the same requirements as all other applications. Each application shall include a plan for obligating the capital expenditures or implementing the proposed project on a timely basis in accordance with section 3702.524 of the Revised Code. Each application shall also include all other information required by rules adopted under division (B) of section 3702.57 of the Revised Code. (2) Each application shall be accompanied by the application fee established in rules adopted under division (F) of section 3702.57 of the Revised Code. Application fees received by the director under this division shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the certificate of need fund, which is hereby created. The director shall use the fund only to pay the costs of administering sections 3702.30 and 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under those sections. An application fee is nonrefundable unless the director determines that the application cannot be accepted. (3) The director shall review applications for certificates of need. As part of a review, the director shall determine whether an application is complete. The director shall not consider an application to be complete unless the application meets all criteria for a complete application specified in rules adopted under section 3702.57 of the Revised Code. For an application being considered under the standard review process, the director shall mail to the applicant a written notice that the application is complete, or a written request for additional information, not later than thirty days after receiving an application or a response to an earlier request for information. For an application for which expedited review is requested, the director's notice or request shall be mailed not later than fourteen days after the director receives the application or a response to an earlier request for information. Except as provided in section 3702.522 of the Revised Code, the director shall not make more than two requests for additional information. For either the standard or expedited review process, the director shall make a final determination regarding an application's completeness and issue a notice of the determination not later than one hundred eighty days after the date the director received the initial application. The director's determination that an application is not complete is final and not subject to appeal. (4) Except as necessary to comply with a subpoena issued under division (F) of this section, after a notice of completeness has been received, no person shall make revisions to information that was submitted to the director before the director mailed the notice of completeness or knowingly discuss in person or by telephone the merits of the application with the director. A person may supplement an application after a notice of completeness has been received by submitting clarifying information to the director. (C) All of the following apply to the process of granting or denying a certificate of need: (1) If the project proposed in a certificate of need application meets all of the applicable certificate of need criteria for approval under sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under those sections, the director shall grant a certificate of need for all or part of the project that is the subject of the application by the applicable deadline specified in division (C)(4) of this section or any extension of it under division (C)(5) of this section. (2) The director's grant of a certificate of need does not affect, and sets no precedent for, the director's decision to grant or deny other applications for similar reviewable activities. (3) Any affected person may submit written comments regarding an application. The director shall consider all written comments received by the forty-fifth day after the application is submitted to the director, except that to be considered in an expedited review, written comments must be received by the twenty-first day after the application is submitted. (4) Except as provided in division (C)(5) of this section, the director shall grant or deny certificate of need applications not later than sixty days after mailing the notice of completeness unless the application is receiving expedited review. If the application is receiving expedited review, the director shall grant or deny the application not later than forty-five days after mailing the notice of completeness. (5) Except as provided in division (C)(6) of this section, the director or the applicant may extend the deadline prescribed in division (C)(4) of this section once, for no longer than thirty days, by written notice before the end of the deadline prescribed by division (C)(4) of this section. An extension by the director under division (C)(5) of this section shall apply to all applications that are in comparative review. (6) No applicant in a comparative review may extend the deadline specified in division (C)(4) of this section. (7) If the director does not grant or deny the certificate by the applicable deadline specified in division (C)(4) of this section or any extension of it under division (C)(5) of this section, the certificate shall be considered to have been granted. (8) In granting a certificate of need, the director may grant the certificate with conditions that must be met by the holder of the certificate. (D) When a certificate of need is granted for a project under which beds are to be relocated, upon completion of the project for which the certificate of need was granted a number of beds equal to the number of beds relocated shall cease to be operated in the long-term care facility from which they are relocated, except that the beds may continue to be operated for not more than fifteen days to allow relocation of residents to the facility to which the beds have been relocated. Notwithstanding section 3721.03 of the Revised Code, if the relocated beds are in a home licensed under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code, the facility's license is automatically reduced by the number of beds relocated effective fifteen days after the beds are relocated. If the beds are in a facility that is certified as a skilled nursing facility or nursing facility under Title XVIII or XIX of the "Social Security Act," the certification for the beds shall be surrendered. If the beds are reported in an application submitted under section 3722.03 of the Revised Code as skilled nursing beds or long-term care beds, the director shall remove the beds from registration not later than fifteen days after the beds are relocated. (E) During the period beginning with the granting of a certificate of need and ending five years after implementation of the reviewable activity for which the certificate was granted, the director shall monitor the activities of the person granted the certificate to determine whether the reviewable activity is conducted in substantial accordance with the certificate. A reviewable activity shall not be determined to be not in substantial accordance with the certificate of need solely because of either of the following: (1) A decrease in bed capacity; (2) A change in the owner or operator of the facility unless any of the circumstances specified in division (B) of section 3702.59 of the Revised Code apply to the new owner or operator. (F) When reviewing applications for certificates of need, considering appeals under section 3702.60 of the Revised Code, or monitoring activities of persons granted certificates of need, the director may issue and enforce, in the manner provided in section 119.09 of the Revised Code, subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to compel a person to testify and produce documents relevant to review of the application, consideration of the appeal, or monitoring of the activities. In addition, the director or the director's designee may visit the sites where the activities are or will be conducted. (G) The director may withdraw certificates of need. (H) All long-term care facilities shall submit to the director, upon request, any information prescribed by rules adopted under division (G) of section 3702.57 of the Revised Code that is necessary to conduct reviews of certificate of need applications and to develop criteria for reviews. (I) Any decision to grant or deny a certificate of need shall consider the special needs and circumstances resulting from moral and ethical values and the free exercise of religious rights of long-term care facilities administered by religious organizations, and the special needs and circumstances of inner city and rural communities. Last updated October 1, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3797.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3797 / § 3797.01
§ 3797.01. Childhood sexual abuse registration and community notification definitions
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 322 - 135th General Assembly As used in sections 3797.01 to 3797.12 of the Revised Code: (A) "Aggrieved person" means the individual to whom the registrant would have been liable for assault or battery based on childhood sexual abuse, as defined in section 2305.111 of the Revised Code, but for the expiration of the limitation period under that section. (B) "Employed" means employed for more than fourteen days or for an aggregate of thirty days in a calendar year. (C) "Registrant" means a person against whom a court has entered a declaratory judgment under section 2721.21 of the Revised Code and issued an order that the person be listed on the civil registry maintained by the attorney general pursuant to section 3797.08 of the Revised Code. (D) "Reside" includes temporarily reside. (E) "Sheriff" includes a person designated by a sheriff to carry out functions that the sheriff is required to perform under sections 3797.02 to 3797.12 of the Revised Code. (F) "Temporarily reside" means live in a county in this state, other than as a permanent resident, for a period of five or more consecutive days. Last updated January 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3719.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3719 / § 3719.61
§ 3719.61. Opioid treatment programs
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly Nothing in the laws dealing with drugs of abuse shall be construed to prohibit treatment of persons with narcotic drug dependencies by the continuing maintenance of their dependence through an opioid treatment program licensed and operated in accordance with section 5119.37 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under that section. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 12:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3772.121 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3772 / § 3772.121
§ 3772.121. Qualifications for gaming-related vendor license
Status: in_force

September 10, 2010 House Bill 519 - 128th General Assembly (A) The commission may issue a gaming-related vendor's license under this chapter to an applicant who has: (1) Applied for the gaming-related vendor's license; (2) Paid a nonrefundable license fee as described in section 3772.17 of the Revised Code, which shall cover all actual costs generated by each licensee and all background checks; (3) Submitted two sets of the applicant's fingerprints; and (4) Been determined by the commission as eligible for a gaming-related vendor's license. (B) A gaming-related vendor shall furnish to the commission a list of all equipment, devices, and supplies offered for sale or lease in connection with casino games authorized under this chapter. (C) A gaming-related vendor's equipment, devices, or supplies that are used by a person in an unauthorized casino gaming operation shall be forfeited to the state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3749.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3749 / § 3749.08
§ 3749.08. Pressure of pool and spa water features
Status: in_force

April 3, 2023 House Bill 178 - 134th General Assembly (A) The flow rate through a feature nozzle of a water feature, including a fountain or other interactive feature, at a public swimming pool, public spa, or special use pool shall be such as not to harm patrons and shall not exceed twenty feet per second unless justified by the design engineer and by the fountain system manufacturer. (B) The owner of a public swimming pool, public spa, or special use pool shall ensure that the pool or spa meets the requirements of division (A) of this section. Last updated January 20, 2023 at 4:35 PM