Ohio Rev. Code § 3709.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3709 / § 3709.20
§ 3709.20. Orders and regulations of board of city health district - hearing referees or examiners
Status: in_force

August 6, 1976 House Bill 766 - 111th General Assembly (A) The board of health of a city health district may make such orders and regulations as are necessary for its own government, for the public health, the prevention of restriction of disease, and the prevention, abatement, or suppression of nuisances. Orders and regulations not for the government of the board, but intended for the general public, shall be adopted, advertised, recorded, and certified as are ordinances of municipal corporations and the record thereof shall be given in all courts the same effect as is given such ordinances. In cases of emergency caused by epidemics of contagious or infectious diseases, or conditions or events endangering the public health, the board may declare such orders and regulations to be emergency measures, and such orders and regulations shall become effective immediately without such advertising, recording, and certifying. (B) In any hearing conducted by the board of health of a city health district, general health district, or combined health district, the board may appoint a referee or examiner to conduct the hearing. In a hearing conducted by a board of health of a city health district, a combined health district, or a general health district at least one member of the board shall be present. The referee or examiner appointed to conduct the hearing shall have the same powers and authority in conducting the hearing as is granted to the board. The referee or examiner shall have been admitted to the practice of law in the state and be possessed of such additional qualifications as the board may require. The referee or examiner shall submit to the board a written report setting forth his findings of fact and conclusions of law and a recommendation of the action to be taken by the board. A copy of such written report and recommendation of the referee or examiner shall, within five days of the date of filing thereof, be served upon the party or his attorney or other representative of record, by certified mail. The party may, within ten days of receipt of the copy of the written report or recommendation, file with the board written objections to the report and recommendation, which objections shall be considered by the board before approving, modifying, or disapproving the recommendation. The board may grant extensions of time to the party within which to file such objections. No recommendation of the referee or examiner shall be approved, modified, or disapproved by the board until ten days after the service of the report and recommendation as provided in this section. The board may order additional testimony to be taken or permit the introduction of further documentary evidence. No recommendation shall be final until approved by a quorum of the entire board as indicated by an order on its record of proceedings.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3702.57 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3702 / § 3702.57
§ 3702.57. Rules for certificate of need
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The director of health shall adopt rules establishing procedures and criteria for reviews of applications for certificates of need and issuance, denial, or withdrawal of certificates. (1) In adopting rules that establish criteria for reviews of applications of certificates of need, the director shall consider the availability of and need for long-term care beds to provide care and treatment to persons diagnosed as having traumatic brain injuries and shall prescribe criteria for reviewing applications that propose to add long-term care beds to provide care and treatment to persons diagnosed as having traumatic brain injuries. (2) The criteria for reviews of applications for certificates of need shall relate to the need for the reviewable activity and shall pertain to all of the following matters: (a) The impact of the reviewable activity on the cost and quality of long-term care services in the relevant service area, including, but not limited, to the historical and projected utilization of the services to which the application pertains and the effect of the reviewable activity on utilization of other providers of similar services; (b) The quality of the services to be provided as the result of the activity, as evidenced by the historical performance of the persons that will be involved in providing the services and by the provisions that are proposed in the application to ensure quality, including but not limited to adequate available personnel, available ancillary and support services, available equipment, size and configuration of physical plant, and relations with other providers; (c) The impact of the reviewable activity on the availability and accessibility of the type of services proposed in the application to the population of the relevant service area, and the level of access to the services proposed in the application that will be provided to medically underserved individuals such as recipients of public assistance and individuals who have no health insurance or whose health insurance is insufficient; (d) The activity's short- and long-term financial feasibility and cost-effectiveness, the impact of the activity on the applicant's costs and charges, and a comparison of the applicant's costs and charges with those of providers of similar services in the applicant's proposed service area; (e) The advantages, disadvantages, and costs of alternatives to the reviewable activity; (f) The impact of the activity on all other providers of similar services in the relevant service area, including the impact on their utilization, market share, and financial status; (g) The historical performance of the applicant and related or affiliated parties in complying with previously granted certificates of need and any applicable certification, accreditation, or licensure requirements; (h) The historical performance of the applicant and related or affiliated parties in providing cost-effective long-term care services; (i) The special needs and circumstances of the applicant or population proposed to be served by the proposed project, including research activities, prevalence of particular diseases, unusual demographic characteristics, cost-effective contractual affiliations, and other special circumstances; (j) The appropriateness of the zoning status of the proposed site of the activity; (k) The participation by the applicant in research conducted by the United States food and drug administration or clinical trials sponsored by the national institutes of health. (3) The criteria for reviews of applications shall include a formula for determining each county's long-term care bed need for purposes of section 3702.593 of the Revised Code and may include other formulas for determining need for beds. Any rules prescribing criteria that establish ratios of beds to population shall specify the bases for establishing the ratios or mitigating factors or exceptions to the ratios. (B) The director shall adopt rules specifying all of the following: (1) Information that must be provided in applications for certificates of need; (2) Procedures for reviewing applications for completeness of information; (3) Criteria for determining that the application is complete; (4) Procedures for making a final determination regarding an application's completeness and issuing a notice of the determination within the one-hundred-eighty-day time frame specified in division (B)(3) of section 3702.52 of the Revised Code. (C) The director shall adopt rules specifying requirements that holders of certificates of need must meet in order for the certificates to remain valid and establishing definitions and requirements for obligation of capital expenditures and implementation of projects authorized by certificates of need. The rules shall not specify a maximum capital expenditure that a certificate holder may obligate under a certificate of need. (D) The director shall adopt rules establishing criteria and procedures under which the director of health may withdraw a certificate of need if the holder fails to meet requirements for continued validity of the certificate. (E) The director shall adopt rules establishing procedures under which the department of health shall monitor project implementation activities of holders of certificates of need. The rules adopted under this division also may establish procedures for monitoring implementation activities of persons that have received nonreviewability rulings. (F) The director shall adopt rules establishing certificate of need application fees sufficient to pay the costs incurred by the department for administering sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code. Unless rules are adopted under this division establishing different application fees, the application fee for a project not involving a capital expenditure shall be three thousand dollars and the application fee for a project involving a capital expenditure shall be nine-tenths of one per cent of the capital expenditure proposed subject to a minimum of three thousand dollars and a maximum of twenty thousand dollars. (G) The director shall adopt rules specifying information that is necessary to conduct reviews of certificate of need applications and to develop criteria for reviews that long-term care facilities are to submit to the director under division (H) of section 3702.52 of the Revised Code. (H) The director shall adopt rules defining "affiliated person," "related person," and "ultimate controlling interest" for purposes of section 3702.523 of the Revised Code. (I) The director shall adopt rules prescribing requirements for holders of certificates of need to demonstrate to the director under section 3702.525 of the Revised Code that reasonable progress is being made toward completion of the reviewable activity and establishing standards by which the director shall determine whether reasonable progress is being made. (J) The director shall adopt all rules under divisions (A) to (I) of this section in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The director may adopt other rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 20, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.03
§ 3734.03. Open burning or open dumping
Status: in_force

August 10, 1994 Senate Bill 73 - 120th General Assembly No person shall dispose of solid wastes by open burning or open dumping, except as authorized by the director of environmental protection in rules adopted in accordance with division (V) of section 3734.01 , section 3734.02 , or sections 3734.70 to 3734.73 of the Revised Code and except for burying or burning the body of a dead animal as authorized by section 941.14 of the Revised Code. No person shall dispose of treated or untreated infectious wastes by open burning or open dumping.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3750.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3750 / § 3750.16
§ 3750.16. Right of entry
Status: in_force

October 29, 1995 Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly A member of the emergency response commission or his designated representative who also is an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision, a member of the local emergency planning committee of the emergency planning district having territorial jurisdiction who is also an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision, or the designated representative of the fire department having territorial jurisdiction, upon proper identification and upon stating the purpose and necessity of an inspection, may enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property, real or personal, to inspect or investigate, obtain samples, and examine or copy any records to determine compliance with this chapter and rules adopted and orders issued under it. The commission, committee, or fire department, or a designated representative of any of them, may apply for and any judge of a court of record may issue an administrative inspection warrant under division (F) of section 2933.21 of the Revised Code, or other appropriate search warrant, necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter within the court's territorial jurisdiction, provided that the designated representative of the commission or committee also shall be an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.99
§ 3734.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

August 10, 1994 Senate Bill 73 - 120th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and (H) of this section, whoever recklessly violates any section of this chapter, except section 3734.025 , 3734.18 , 3734.57 , 3734.572 , 3734.573 , 3734.574 , or 3734.60 of the Revised Code, recklessly violates section 3734.03 of the Revised Code with regard to scrap tires, or recklessly violates an order issued under division (B) of section 3734.13 of the Revised Code regarding a violation of the provisions of this chapter governing scrap tires, is guilty of a felony and shall be fined at least ten thousand dollars, but not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for at least two years, but not more than four years, or both. Whoever violates section 3734.025 , 3734.18 , 3734.57 , 3734.572 , 3734.573 , or 3734.574 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. (B) Whoever violates division (G) of section 3734.05 of the Revised Code with respect to a report required pursuant to a plan approved under division (A) of section 3734.041 of the Revised Code or violates division (D) of section 3734.13 of the Revised Code with respect to an order issued pursuant to division (C) or (D) of section 3734.041 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony and shall be fined at least ten thousand dollars, but not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for at least two years, but not more than four years, or both. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. (C) Except as otherwise provided in division (G) or (H) of this section, upon a second or subsequent conviction of a violation of any section of this chapter, except section 3734.025 , 3734.18 , 3734.57 , 3734.572 , 3734.573 , 3734.574 , or 3734.60 or a rule adopted under division (B) of section 3734.122 of the Revised Code, the offender shall be fined at least twenty thousand dollars, but not more than fifty thousand dollars per day of violation, or imprisoned for at least two years, but not more than four years, or both. (D) Whoever knowingly violates a rule adopted under division (B) of section 3734.122 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day of violation, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (E) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (F) and (G) of this section, whoever recklessly violates division (B) of section 3734.029 of the Revised Code or any provision of this chapter governing scrap tires is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (F) Whoever knowingly violates an order issued under division (A) of section 3734.13 regarding a violation of the provisions of this chapter governing scrap tires or division (B) of section 3734.029 , division (B) or (C) of section 3734.75 , division (B) or (C) of section 3734.76 , division (B) or (C) of section 3734.77 , division (B) or (C) of section 3734.78 , section 3734.81 , division (A) of section 3734.83 , or a term or condition of a permit or license issued under section 3734.76 , 3734.77 , 3734.78 , or 3734.81 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony and shall be fined at least ten thousand dollars, but not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for at least two years, but not more than four years, or both. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. (G) Upon a second or subsequent conviction of a violation of any provision of this chapter specified in division (E) or (F) of this section, the offender is guilty of a felony and shall be fined at least twenty thousand dollars, but not more than fifty thousand dollars per day of violation, or imprisoned for at least two years, but not more than four years, or both. (H) Whoever knowingly violates any provision of section 3734.904 , 3734.906 , 3734.907 , 3734.908 , 3734.9011 , 3734.9012 , or 3734.9013 of the Revised Code, or any rule adopted by the tax commissioner under section 3734.902 or 3734.904 of the Revised Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3743 / § 3743.45
§ 3743.45. Purchase, use, and local regulation of consumer-grade fireworks
Status: in_force

July 1, 2022 House Bill 172 - 134th General Assembly (A) Any person who intends to obtain possession in this state of 1.4G fireworks purchased in this state shall obtain possession of the 1.4G fireworks only from a licensed retailer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed wholesaler and shall be subject to this section. (B) Any person authorized under this section to possess 1.4G fireworks in this state may discharge, ignite, or explode those fireworks on private property, with authorization from the property owner, on the following days each year: (1) The first day of January; (2) Chinese new year's day; (3) The fifth day of May; (4) The last Monday in May, and the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding that day; (5) The nineteenth day of June; (6) The third, fourth, and fifth days of July; (7) The first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before and after the fourth day of July; (8) The first Monday of September, and the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding that day; (9) Diwali; (10) The thirty-first day of December. (C) Fireworks discharged, ignited, or exploded pursuant to this section shall not be considered a public exhibition. (D) A county, with respect to the unincorporated territory of the county, a township, with respect to the unincorporated territory of the township, or a municipal corporation may do either of the following: (1) Restrict the dates and times a person may discharge, ignite, or explode fireworks purchased pursuant to this section. (2) Ban the discharge, ignition, or explosion of fireworks purchased pursuant to this section. A resolution adopted by a board of township trustees under this division prevails over a conflicting resolution adopted under this division by the board of county commissioners in the county within which the township is located. (E) This section does not limit the enforcement of any ordinance, resolution, or statute that regulates noise, disturbance of the peace, or disorderly conduct. Last updated July 1, 2022 at 4:04 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3704.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3704 / § 3704.04
§ 3704.04. Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

May 6, 1986 House Bill 500 - 116th General Assembly The adoption, modification, and repeal of rules and the issuance, revocation, modification, and denial of permits and variances under this chapter shall be in accordance with Chapter 119., Chapter 3745., and division (H) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3735.68 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3735 / § 3735.68
§ 3735.68. Revoking tax exemption
Status: in_force

April 3, 2023 Senate Bill 33 - 134th General Assembly The housing officer shall make annual inspections of the properties within the community reinvestment area upon which are located structures or remodeling for which an exemption has been granted under section 3735.67 of the Revised Code. If the housing officer finds that the property has not been properly maintained or repaired due to the neglect of the owner, the housing officer may revoke the exemption at any time after the first year of exemption. If the owner of commercial or industrial property exempted from taxation under section 3735.67 of the Revised Code has materially failed to fulfill its obligations under the written agreement entered into under section 3735.671 of the Revised Code, or if the owner is determined to have violated division (C) of that section, the legislative authority, subject to the terms of the agreement, may revoke the exemption at any time after the first year of exemption. The housing officer or legislative authority shall notify the county auditor and the owner of the property that the tax exemption no longer applies. If the housing officer or legislative authority revokes a tax exemption, the housing officer shall send a report of the revocation to the community reinvestment area housing council and to the tax incentive review council established pursuant to section 3735.69 or 5709.85 of the Revised Code, containing a statement of the findings as to the maintenance and repair of the property, failure to fulfill obligations under the written agreement, or violation of division (C) of section 3735.671 of the Revised Code, and the reason for revoking the exemption. If the agreement entered into under section 3735.671 of the Revised Code so provides, the legislative authority of a political subdivision may require the owner of property whose exemption has been revoked to reimburse the taxing authorities within whose taxing jurisdiction the exempted property is located for the amount of real property taxes that would have been payable to those authorities had the property not been exempted from taxation. Last updated February 8, 2023 at 3:28 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.262 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.262
§ 3701.262. Cancer incidence surveillance system rules
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Physician" means a person authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (2) "Dentist" means a person who is licensed under Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code to practice dentistry. (3) "Hospital" has the same meaning as in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code. (4) "Cancer" includes those diseases specified by rule of the director of health under division (B)(2) of this section. (5) "Certified nurse-midwife," "clinical nurse specialist," and "certified nurse practitioner" have the same meanings as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of health shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to do all of the following: (1) Establish the Ohio cancer incidence surveillance system required by section 3701.261 of the Revised Code; (2) Specify the types of cancer and other tumorous and precancerous diseases to be reported to the department of health under division (D) of this section; (3) Establish reporting requirements for information concerning diagnosed cancer cases as the director considers necessary to conduct epidemiologic surveys of cancer in this state; (4) Establish standards that must be met by research projects to be eligible to receive information concerning individual cancer patients from the department of health. (C) The department of health shall record in the registry all reports of cancer received by it. In the development and administration of the cancer registry the department may use information compiled by public or private cancer registries and may contract for the collection and analysis of, and research related to, the information recorded under this section. (D)(1) Each physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, dentist, hospital, or person providing diagnostic or treatment services to patients with cancer shall report each case of cancer to the department. Any person required to report pursuant to this section may elect to report to the department through an existing cancer registry if the registry meets the reporting standards established by the director and reports to the department. (2) No person shall fail to make the cancer reports required by division (D)(1) of this section. (E) All physicians, certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse practitioners, dentists, hospitals, or persons providing diagnostic or treatment services to patients with cancer shall grant to the department or its authorized representative access to all records that identify cases of cancer or establish characteristics of cancer, the treatment of cancer, or the medical status of any identified cancer patient. (F) The Arthur G. James cancer hospital and Richard J. Solove research institute of the Ohio state university, shall analyze and evaluate the cancer reports collected pursuant to this section. The department shall publish and make available to the public reports summarizing the information collected. Reports shall be made on a calendar year basis and published not later than ninety days after the end of each calendar year. (G) Furnishing information, including records, reports, statements, notes, memoranda, or other information, to the department of health, either voluntarily or as required by this section, or to a person or governmental entity designated as a medical research project by the department, does not subject a physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, dentist, hospital, or person providing diagnostic or treatment services to patients with cancer to liability in an action for damages or other relief for furnishing the information. (H) This section does not affect the authority of any person or facility providing diagnostic or treatment services to patients with cancer to maintain facility-based tumor registries, in addition to complying with the reporting requirements of this section. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3719.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3719 / § 3719.33
§ 3719.33. Labeling poisons
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No person shall sell or deliver to another a substance named in section 3719.32 of the Revised Code without having first learned by due inquiry that such person is aware of the poisonous character of such substance and that it is desired for a lawful purpose; or without plainly labeling "poison," and the names of two or more antidotes therefor, upon the box, bottle, or package containing it; or deliver such substance without recording in a book kept for the purpose, the name thereof, the quantity delivered, the purpose for which it is alleged to be used, the date of its delivery, the name and address of the purchaser, and the name of the dispenser; or fail to preserve said book for five years and submit it at all times for inspection to proper officers of the law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.68 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.68
§ 3715.68. False or misleading advertisement
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) An advertisement of food, drug, device, or cosmetic is false if it is false or misleading in any particular. (B) For the purpose of sections 3715.01 and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code, the advertisement of a drug or device representing it to have any effect in albuminuria, appendicitis, arteriosclerosis, blood poison, bone disease, Bright's disease, cancer, carbuncles, cholecystitis, diabetes, diphtheria, dropsy, erysipelas, gallstones, heart and vascular diseases, high blood pressure, mastoiditis, measles, meningitis, mumps, nephritis, otitis media, paralysis, pneumonia, poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis), prostate gland disorders, pyelitis, scarlet fever, sexual impotence, sinus infection, tuberculosis, tumors, typhoid, uremia, venereal disease, is also false, except that no advertisement not in violation of division (A) of this section is false under this division if it is disseminated only to members of the medical, dental, pharmaceutical, or veterinary profession, or appears only in the scientific periodicals of these professions; provided, that whenever the director of agriculture determines that an advance in medical science has made any type of self-medication safe as to any of the diseases named above, the director shall adopt rules authorizing the advertisement of drugs having curative or therapeutic effect for such disease, subject to such conditions and restrictions as the director may deem necessary in the interests of public health; provided, that this division shall not be construed as indicating that self-medication for diseases other than those named in this section is safe or efficacious.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3722.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3722 / § 3722.02
§ 3722.02. Hospital license requirement; exemptions
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 558 - 134th General Assembly (A) It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting Chapter 3722. of the Revised Code to require each hospital operating in this state to be licensed by the director of health. Beginning on September 30, 2024, any reference to a hospital contained in the Revised Code in a chapter other than Chapter 3722. of the Revised Code shall be construed to mean a hospital licensed under Chapter 3722. of the Revised Code. (B) Beginning on September 30, 2024, no person and no political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state shall operate a hospital without holding a license issued by the director of health under section 3722.03 of the Revised Code. (C) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any of the following: (1) A hospital operated by the federal government; (2) An ambulatory surgical facility or other health care facility licensed as described in section 3702.30 of the Revised Code; (3) A nursing home or residential care facility licensed under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code; (4) A hospital or inpatient unit licensed under section 5119.33 of the Revised Code; (5) A residential facility as defined in section 5119.34 of the Revised Code; (6) A residential facility as defined in section 5123.19 of the Revised Code; (7) A community addiction services provider as defined in section 5119.01 of the Revised Code; (8) A facility providing services under a contract with the department of developmental disabilities under section 5123.18 of the Revised Code; (9) A facility operated by a hospice care program licensed under section 3712.04 of the Revised Code and that is used exclusively for the care of hospice patients; (10) A facility operated by a pediatric respite care program licensed under section 3712.041 of the Revised Code and that is used exclusively for the care of pediatric respite care patients or a location operated by a pediatric transition care program registered under section 3712.042 of the Revised Code that is used exclusively for the care of pediatric transition care patients; (11) The site where a health care practice is operated, regardless of whether the practice is organized as an individual or group practice; (12) A clinic providing ambulatory patient services where patients are not regularly admitted as inpatients; (13) An institution for the sick that is operated exclusively for patients who use spiritual means for healing and for whom the acceptance of medical care is inconsistent with their religious beliefs, accredited by a national accrediting organization, exempt from federal income taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 1, and providing twenty-four-hour nursing care pursuant to the exemption from the licensing requirements of Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code described in division (E) of section 4723.32 of the Revised Code. (D)(1) If the director of health determines that a hospital is operating without a license in violation of this section, the director shall do any of the following: (a) Notify the hospital that it is operating without a license and provide it with an opportunity to apply for licensure, but only within the thirty-day period beginning on the date the hospital received the director's notice; (b) Direct the hospital to cease operations; (c) Impose a civil penalty of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars; (d) In addition to the penalty described in division (D)(1)(c) of this section, impose a penalty of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars for each day the hospital operates without a license. (2) If the hospital described in division (D)(1) of this section continues to operate without a license, the director may petition the court of common pleas of the county in which the hospital is located for an order enjoining the hospital from operating. Last updated March 15, 2023 at 12:49 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3710.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3710 / § 3710.11
§ 3710.11. Persons licensed, certified or approved in another state
Status: in_force

January 1, 2018 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly Persons licensed, certified, or otherwise approved under the laws of another state to perform functions substantially similar to those of an asbestos hazard abatement contractor, asbestos hazard abatement specialist, asbestos hazard evaluation specialist, asbestos hazard abatement project designer, or asbestos hazard abatement air-monitoring technician, may apply to the director of environmental protection for licensure or certification. The director shall license or certify persons under this section upon a determination that the standards for certification, licensure, or approval in the other state are at least substantially equivalent to those established by this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder. The director may require an examination before licensure or certification under this section. Persons certified or licensed under this section are subject to the same duties and requirements for renewal as other persons certified or licensed pursuant to this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3727.80 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3727 / § 3727.80
§ 3727.80. Hospital admission and notification to health plan
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "health benefit plan," "health plan issuer," and "health care services" have the same meanings as in section 3922.01 of the Revised Code. (B) If a patient is admitted to a hospital for inpatient health care services and the hospital is informed at the time of admission that the person is covered by a health benefit plan, the hospital shall notify the health plan issuer of the admission within forty-eight hours of the patient being admitted. (C) If a patient is admitted to a hospital for inpatient health care services prior to the hospital being informed that the patient is covered by a health benefit plan, the hospital shall notify the health plan issuer within forty-eight hours of being informed the patient is covered by the health plan issuer. (D) A hospital shall be considered to have been informed that a patient is covered by a health benefit plan upon being provided with an identification card that provides the health plan issuer's contact information or other information sufficient for the hospital to contact the health plan issuer and confirm coverage. (E) The notice required under divisions (B) and (C) of this section shall be made in writing and may be provided through a secure electronic transmission by the hospital to the health plan issuer or, if written notice is not possible, then the notice shall be made by telephonic communication. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 1:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3717.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3717 / § 3717.50
§ 3717.50. Prosecution and other remedies for violations
Status: in_force

November 3, 1999 House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code. (B) At the request of the licensor, when a person allegedly has violated section 3717.41 of the Revised Code, a criminal prosecution shall be commenced against the person. If the licensor is the director of health, the prosecution shall be commenced by the attorney general. If the licensor is a board of health, the prosecution shall be commenced by the prosecutor with jurisdiction in the area where the alleged violation occurred. At the request of a board of health acting as licensor, the director of health shall provide enforcement support to assist in the prosecution of a person who is not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under it applicable to food service operations. Requests shall be made and assistance shall be provided in accordance with rules adopted by the director of health under section 3717.52 of the Revised Code. (C) At the request of the licensor, the attorney general or the prosecutor with jurisdiction in the area where a person or government entity allegedly has failed to comply with a requirement of this chapter or the rules adopted under it applicable to food service operations shall commence in common pleas court an action requesting the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction or a mandamus action regarding the act of noncompliance. The court may grant the appropriate relief if it is shown that the respondent failed to comply with the requirement. Notwithstanding the penalties established in section 2705.05 of the Revised Code, a person or government entity found to be in contempt of court for failing to comply with a restraining order, injunction, or writ of mandamus issued pursuant to this division shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each offense. Each day the noncompliance continues is a separate offense. (D) Of the fines collected under this section, if the licensor is a board of health, fifty per cent shall be deposited in an appropriate fund created for the board's use in administering the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under it applicable to food service operations; if the licensor is the director of health, fifty per cent shall be deposited in the general operations fund created under section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The remaining fifty per cent shall be credited to the general fund of the political subdivision in which the case is prosecuted. (E) The remedies available under this section are in addition to any other remedies available under the law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3702.511 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3702 / § 3702.511
§ 3702.511. Reviewable activities relating to long-term care facilities
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section and section 3702.512 of the Revised Code, the following activities are reviewable under sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code: (1) Establishment, development, or construction of a new long-term care facility; (2) Replacement of an existing long-term care facility; (3) Renovation of or addition to a long-term care facility that involves a capital expenditure of four million dollars or more, not including expenditures for equipment, staffing, or operational costs; (4) An increase in long-term care bed capacity; (5) A relocation of long-term care beds from one physical facility or site to another, excluding relocation of beds within a long-term care facility or among buildings of a long-term care facility at the same site; (6) Any failure to conduct a reviewable activity in substantial accordance with the approved application for which a certificate of need was granted, including a change in the site, if the failure occurs within five years after implementation of the reviewable activity for which the certificate was granted. (B) The following activities are not subject to review under sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code: (1) Acquisition of computer hardware or software; (2) Acquisition of a telephone system; (3) Construction or acquisition of parking facilities; (4) Correction of cited deficiencies that constitute an imminent threat to public health or safety and are in violation of federal, state, or local fire, building, or safety statutes, ordinances, rules, or regulations; (5) Acquisition of an existing long-term care facility that does not involve a change in the number of the beds; (6) Mergers, consolidations, or other corporate reorganizations of long-term care facilities that do not involve a change in the number of beds; (7) Construction, repair, or renovation of bathroom facilities; (8) Construction of laundry facilities, waste disposal facilities, dietary department projects, heating and air conditioning projects, administrative offices, and portions of medical office buildings used exclusively for physician services; (9) Removal of asbestos from a health care facility. Only that portion of a project that is described in this division is not reviewable. Last updated September 20, 2023 at 1:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3718.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3718 / § 3718.041
§ 3718.041. Requests for statements of approval for installers or manufacturers
Status: in_force

September 17, 2010 Senate Bill 110 - 128th General Assembly An installer or manufacturer of a sewage treatment system or component of a system the use of which has been authorized in rules adopted under section 3718.02 of the Revised Code may request from the director of health a written statement acknowledging that the system or component of a system is approved for use in this state and that the approval is equivalent in all respects to the approval of a system or component of a system under section 3718.04 of the Revised Code. The director may approve or deny such a request as the director determines appropriate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.24
§ 3734.24. Transferring or selling cleaned up facility
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly After the cleanup of a solid waste facility or a hazardous waste facility acquired and cleaned up under section 3734.23 of the Revised Code, the director of environmental protection may, if the facility is suitable for use by any other state department, agency, office, or institution and if the proposed use of the facility is compatible with the condition of the facility as cleaned up, transfer the facility to that state department, agency, office, or institution. The director shall continue to provide for the post-closure care, maintenance, and monitoring of any such cleaned-up facility as required by section 3734.23 of the Revised Code. If the director determines that any facility so cleaned up is suitable, because of its condition as cleaned up, for restricted or unrestricted use, the director may, with the approval of the attorney general, sell the facility if the sale is advantageous to the state. Prior to selling the cleaned-up facility, the director shall, when necessary to protect public health or safety, enter into an environmental covenant in accordance with sections 5301.80 to 5301.92 of the Revised Code. When selling any such cleaned-up facility, the director shall retain the right to enter upon the facility, in person or by an authorized agent, to provide for the post-closure care, maintenance, and monitoring of the facility. The director shall provide for the post-closure care, maintenance, and monitoring of any such facility sold as required by section 3734.23 of the Revised Code. With the approval of the attorney general, the director may grant easements or leases on any such cleaned-up facility if the director determines that the use of the facility under the easement or lease is compatible with its condition as cleaned up. Any moneys derived from the sale of such cleaned-up facilities or from payments from easements or leases shall be credited to 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, as applicable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.73 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.73
§ 3734.73. Scrap tire recovery facilities rules
Status: in_force

March 30, 1995 House Bill 685 - 120th General Assembly The director of environmental protection, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules having uniform application throughout the state governing scrap tire recovery facilities and the inspection of and issuance of registration certificates and permits, as applicable, and licenses for those facilities in order to ensure that the facilities are located, maintained, operated, and closed in a manner that does not create a nuisance, hazard to public health or safety, or fire hazard. The rules shall do all of the following: (A) Require that the facilities comply with applicable requirements established under this chapter and Chapters 3704. and 6111. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under those chapters with respect to the management of any other solid wastes or any hazardous waste resulting from the operation of the facilities; (B) Establish standards governing the location, design, construction, operation, and closure of scrap tire recovery facilities; (C) Specify the criteria that the owner or operator of an existing or proposed scrap tire recovery facility shall consider in determining whether to apply for a registration certificate or a permit for the facility, which shall be based on the approximate number or quantity in weight or volume of scrap tires processed or to be processed at the facility and the potential for an adverse effect on the environment; (D) Require submission to the director of a surety bond, a letter of credit, or other acceptable financial assurance, as specified by the director in the rules, in an amount established by the director as necessary for the closure of such a facility, removal and proper management of scrap tires and scrap tire processing residues from such a facility, fire suppression, or other measures to abate hazards to public health or safety or the environment occurring at such a facility; (E) Require the development and maintenance of contingency plans to minimize unanticipated damage to public health or safety or the environment from a fire in scrap tires stored at scrap tire recovery facilities and other sudden accidental occurrences at those facilities; (F) Require the maintenance of records and submission to the director of periodic reports regarding the number or quantity in weight or volume of scrap tires received at, shipped from, or processed at scrap tire recovery facilities and the number or quantity in weight or volume of scrap tires stored at the facilities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3702.522 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3702 / § 3702.522
§ 3702.522. Revision of application for certificate of need
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly A person who has an application for a certificate of need pending with the director of health may revise the application to change the site of the proposed project unless either of the following applies: (A) The director, under section 3702.52 of the Revised Code, has mailed the applicant a written notice that the application is complete. (B) The application is subject to a comparative review under section 3702.593 of the Revised Code. The only revision that may be made in the revised application is the site of the proposed project. The revised site of the proposed project must be located in the same county as the site of the proposed project specified in the original application. The director may not accept a revised application if it includes revisions other than the site of the proposed project or if the revised site is located in a different county than the county in which the site specified in the original application is located. A revised application shall be accompanied by an additional, nonrefundable fee equal to twenty-five per cent of the fee charged under section 3702.52 of the Revised Code for the original application. The additional fee shall be deposited into the certificate of need fund created under section 3702.52 of the Revised Code. On acceptance of a revised application, the director shall continue to review the application as revised in accordance with section 3702.52 of the Revised Code to determine whether it is complete and, if necessary and regardless of whether the director previously made two requests for additional information, may make a final written request to the applicant for additional information not later than thirty days after the date the director accepts the revised application.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3719.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3719 / § 3719.27
§ 3719.27. Inspection and checking of files and records
Status: in_force

June 29, 2019 House Bill 111 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Persons required by Chapter 3719. of the Revised Code to keep files or records shall, upon the written request of an officer or employee designated by the state board of pharmacy, make such files or records available to such officer or employee, at all reasonable hours, for inspection and copying, and accord to such officer or employee full opportunity to check the correctness of such files or records, including opportunity to make inventory of all stocks of controlled substances on hand. No person shall fail to make such files or records available or to accord such opportunity to check their correctness. (B) Persons required by Chapter 3719. of the Revised Code to keep files or records shall, upon the written request of an employee designated by the director of mental health and addiction services, make such files or records available to the employee for the purpose of section 5119.37 of the Revised Code, at all reasonable hours, for inspection and copying, and accord to such employee full opportunity to check the correctness of such files or records. No person shall fail to make such files or records available or to accord such opportunity to check their correctness. Last updated October 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3796.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3796 / § 3796.16
§ 3796.16. Reciprocity agreements
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) The division of cannabis control shall attempt in good faith to negotiate and enter into a reciprocity agreement with any other state under which a medical marijuana registry identification card or equivalent authorization that is issued by the other state is recognized in this state, if the division determines that both of the following apply: (a) The eligibility requirements imposed by the other state for that authorization are substantially comparable to the eligibility requirements for a patient or caregiver registration and identification card issued under this chapter. (b) The other state recognizes a patient or caregiver registration and identification card issued under this chapter. (2) The division shall not negotiate any agreement with any other state under which an authorization issued by the other state is recognized in this state other than as provided in division (A)(1) of this section. (B) If a reciprocity agreement is entered into in accordance with division (A) of this section, the authorization issued by the other state shall be recognized in this state, shall be accepted and valid in this state, and grants the patient or caregiver the same right to use, possess, obtain, or administer medical marijuana in this state as a patient or caregiver who was registered and issued an identification card under this chapter. (C) The division may adopt any rules as necessary to implement this section. Last updated January 20, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3727.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3727 / § 3727.15
§ 3727.15. Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 464 - 132nd General Assembly The director of health may adopt rules as the director considers necessary for the implementation of sections 3727.11 to 3727.14 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3746.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3746 / § 3746.02
§ 3746.02. Exemptions
Status: in_force

September 15, 2020 House Bill 168 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Nothing in this chapter applies to any of the following: (1) Property for which a voluntary action under this chapter is precluded by federal law or regulations adopted under federal law, including, without limitation, any of the following federal laws or regulations adopted thereunder: (a) The "Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972," 86 Stat. 886, 33 U.S.C.A. 1251, as amended; (b) The "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976," 90 Stat. 2806, 42 U.S.C.A. 6921, as amended; (c) The "Toxic Substances Control Act," 90 Stat. 2003 (1976), 15 U.S.C.A. 2601, as amended; (d) The "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 2779, 42 U.S.C.A. 9601, as amended; (e) The "Safe Drinking Water Act," 88 Stat. 1661 (1974), 42 U.S.C.A. 300(f), as amended. (2) Those portions of property where closure of a hazardous waste facility or solid waste facility is required under Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code or rules adopted under it; (3) Except as provided in division (A)(3) of section 3737.88 of the Revised Code, properties that are subject to rules adopted by the fire marshal under Chapter 3737. of the Revised Code pertaining to corrective actions as defined in section 3737.87 of the Revised Code; (4) Property that is subject to Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code; (5) Any other property if the director of environmental protection has issued a letter notifying the owner or operator of the property that the director will issue an enforcement order under Chapter 3704., 3734., or 6111. of the Revised Code, a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance or petroleum from or at the property poses a substantial threat to public health or safety or the environment, and either of the following applies: (a) The person subject to the letter does not present sufficient evidence to the director that the person has entered into the voluntary action program under this chapter and is proceeding expeditiously to address that threat. (b) The person cannot demonstrate the person is a bona fide prospective purchaser under section 3746.122 of the Revised Code. For the purposes of this division, the evidence constituting sufficient evidence of entry into the voluntary action program under this chapter shall be defined by the director by rules adopted under section 3746.04 of the Revised Code. (B) The application of any provision of division (A) of this section to a portion of property does not preclude participation in the voluntary action program under this chapter in connection with other portions of the property where those provisions do not apply. (C) As used in this section, "property" means any parcel of real property, or portion thereof, and any improvements thereto.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.933 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.933
§ 3701.933. Data collection model
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly The data collection model used by the Ohio violent death reporting system shall follow the data collection model used by the United States centers for disease control and prevention national violent death reporting system and any other data collection model set forth by the director of health pursuant to section 3701.934 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3702.964 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3702 / § 3702.964
§ 3702.964. Determination of eligibility
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 House Bill 463 - 130th General Assembly If funds are available in the dental hygienist loan repayment fund created under section 3702.967 of the Revised Code and the general assembly has appropriated the funds for the program, the director of health shall approve an applicant for participation in the program on determining in accordance with the priorities established under section 3702.962 of the Revised Code that the applicant is eligible for participation and is needed in a dental health resource shortage area. When making a determination required by this section, the director shall consult with the Ohio dental hygienists' association.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.83 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.83
§ 3701.83. General operations fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2024 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the general operations fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used for the purposes specified in sections 3701.04 , 3701.344 , 3711.16 , 3717.45 , 3718.06 , 3721.02 , 3721.022 , 3729.07 , 3733.43 , 3748.04 , 3748.05 , 3748.07 , 3748.12 , 3748.13 , 3749.04 , 3749.07 , 3776.08 , and 4769.09 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 30, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3746.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3746 / § 3746.35
§ 3746.35. Annual reports
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) Not later than the first day of September of each year, the director of environmental protection shall prepare and submit to the chairpersons of the respective standing committees of the senate and house of representatives primarily responsible for considering environmental and taxation matters a report regarding the voluntary action program established under this chapter and rules adopted under it and the tax abatements granted pursuant to sections 5709.87 and 5709.88 of the Revised Code for properties where voluntary actions were conducted. Each annual report shall include, without limitation, all of the following: (1) Both of the following for each property for which a covenant not to sue was issued under section 3746.12 of the Revised Code during the preceding calendar year: (a) The address of the property and name of the person who undertook the voluntary action at the property; (b) Whether the applicable standards governing the voluntary action were the generic numerical clean-up standards established in rules adopted under division (B)(1) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code or the interim standards that applied prior to the adoption of rules under that section, were established through the performance of a risk assessment pursuant to rules adopted under division (B)(2) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, or were set forth in a variance issued under section 3746.09 of the Revised Code. (2) All of the following for each property for which a variance was issued under section 3746.09 of the Revised Code during the preceding calendar year: (a) The address of the property and the name of the person to whom the variance was issued; (b) A summary of the alternative standards and terms and conditions of the variance and brief description of the improvement in environmental conditions at the property that is anticipated to result from compliance with the alternative standards and terms and conditions set forth in the variance; (c) A brief description of the economic benefits to the person to whom the variance was issued and the community in which the property is located that are anticipated to result from the undertaking of the voluntary action in compliance with the alternative standards and terms and conditions set forth in the variance. (3) The number of audits performed under section 3746.17 of the Revised Code during the preceding calendar year and, in connection with each of them, at least the following information: (a) The address of the property in connection with which the audit was performed and the name of the person who undertook the voluntary action at the property; (b) An indication as to whether the audit was a random audit or was conducted in accordance with the priorities established in rules adopted under divisions (A)(9)(a) to (f) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code and, if the audit was conducted in accordance with those priorities, an indication as to which of them resulted in the selection of the voluntary action for an audit; (c) A brief summary of the findings of the audit and any action taken by the environmental protection agency as a result of those findings. (4) The number of covenants not to sue revoked during the preceding calendar year through the operation of divisions (A)(2)(c) and (B) of section 3746.12 , division (B)(2) of section 3746.18 , and division (B) of section 3746.19 of the Revised Code and for each property for which a covenant was revoked, at least both of the following: (a) The address of the property affected by the revocation and name of the person who undertook the voluntary action at the property; (b) The reason for the revocation. (5) The amount of money credited to the voluntary action administration fund created in section 3746.16 of the Revised Code during the preceding fiscal year from the fees established in division (C) of section 3746.13 of the Revised Code and from civil penalties imposed under section 3746.22 of the Revised Code. The report shall indicate the amount of money that arose from each of the fees and from the civil penalties. The report also shall include the amount of money expended from the fund during the preceding fiscal year by program category, including, without limitation, the amount expended for conducting audits under section 3746.17 of the Revised Code during the preceding fiscal year. (6) For each property that is receiving a tax abatement under section 5709.87 of the Revised Code for the preceding tax year, the amount of the valuation exempted from real property taxation for that tax year under that section. In order to comply with division (A)(6) of this section, the director shall include in the annual report the report required under division (B)(2) of this section. (7) For each property that is receiving a tax abatement pursuant to an agreement with a municipal corporation or county entered into under section 5709.88 of the Revised Code, the amount of the valuation exempted from real or personal property taxation. In order to comply with division (A)(7) of this section, the director shall include in the annual report the report required under division (C) of this section. (B)(1) Not later than the thirty-first day of March of each year, the county auditor of each county in which is located any property that received a tax abatement under section 5709.87 of the Revised Code for the preceding tax year shall report to the director of environmental protection for each such property both of the following as applicable: (a) The address of the property and the name of the owner as stated in the records of the county auditor of the county in which the property is located; (b) The amount of the valuation of the property that was exempted from real property taxation under that section. (2) Not later than the first day of July of each year, the director of environmental protection shall compile the information provided to the director under division (B)(1) of this section applicable to the preceding tax year into a report covering all of the counties in the state in which are located properties receiving a tax abatement under section 5709.87 of the Revised Code for the preceding tax year. (C) Not later than the first day of July of each year, the director of environmental protection shall compile the information provided to the director by municipal corporations and counties under division (A) of section 5709.882 of the Revised Code applicable to the preceding calendar year into a report covering, by county, all of the municipal corporations and counties in this state in which are located properties receiving a tax abatement pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 5709.88 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 18, 2021 at 1:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3781.106 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3781 / § 3781.106
§ 3781.106. Devices to regulate ingress and egress through doors in specified buildings
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Institution of higher education" means a state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, a private nonprofit college or university located in this state that possesses a certificate of authorization issued pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code, or a school located in this state that possesses a certificate of registration and one or more program authorizations issued by the state board of career colleges and schools under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code. (2) "Nonresidential building" means a building or structure, or part of a building or structure, not occupied in whole or in part for the purpose of human habitation, and includes the lands and premises appurtenant and all of the outbuildings, fences, or erections thereon or therein. "Nonresidential building" does not include an institution of higher education, private school, or public school, as defined in this section. (3) "Owner" means an individual or entity possessing title to a nonresidential building or an authorized agent of the owner. (4) "Private school" means a chartered nonpublic school or a nonchartered nonpublic school. (5) "Public school" means any school operated by a school district board of education, any community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, any STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, and any college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code. (6) "School building" means a structure used for the instruction of students by a public or private school or institution of higher education. (B)(1) The board of building standards shall adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for the use of a device by a staff member of a public or private school or institution of higher education that prevents both ingress and egress through a door in a school building, for a finite period of time, in an emergency situation, and during active shooter drills. The rules shall provide that the use of a device is permissible only if the device requires minimal steps to remove it after it is engaged. The rules shall provide that the administrative authority of a building notify the police chief, or equivalent, of the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the building, and the fire chief, or equivalent, of the fire department that serves the political subdivision in which the building is located, prior to the use of such devices in a building. The rules may require that the device be visible from the exterior of the door. (2) The device described in division (B)(1) of this section shall not be permanently mounted to the door. (3) Each public and private school and institution of higher education shall provide its staff members in-service training on the use of the device described in division (B)(1) of this section. The school shall maintain a record verifying this training on file. (4) In consultation with the department of education and workforce and the chancellor of higher education, the board shall determine and include in the rules a definition of "emergency situation." These rules shall apply to both existing and new school buildings. (C)(1) The board of building standards shall adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for the use of a device by the owner, or a person authorized by the owner, of a nonresidential building that prevents both ingress and egress through a door in the building, for a finite period of time, in an emergency situation, and during active shooter drills. The rules shall provide that the use of a device is permissible only if the device requires minimal steps to remove it after it is engaged. The rules shall require the owner of a building notify the police chief, or equivalent, of the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the building, and the fire chief, or equivalent, of the fire department that serves the political subdivision in which the building is located, prior to the use of such devices in a building. The rules may require that the device be visible from the exterior of the door. (2) The device described in division (C)(1) of this section shall not be permanently mounted to the door. (3) Each owner of a nonresidential building shall provide any person that may use the device described in division (C)(1) of this section training on the use of the device. The owner of the building shall maintain a record verifying this training on file. (4) The board shall determine and include in the rules a definition of "emergency situation" for purposes of division (C)(1) of this section. These rules shall apply to both existing and new nonresidential buildings. (D) Any provision of the state fire code that is in conflict with this section or section 3737.84 of the Revised Code is unenforceable. Last updated September 5, 2023 at 11:13 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3781.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3781 / § 3781.40
§ 3781.40. Welding standards
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Adequate welding standards" means specifications, guidelines, tests, and other methods used to ensure that all structural steel welds meet, at minimum, the codes and standards for such welds established in the American welding society structural steel welding code D1.1 and the nonresidential building code adopted under section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. (2) "Certified welding inspector" means a person who has been certified by the American welding society to inspect structural steel welding projects and conduct welder qualification tests. (3) "Structural steel welding" means structural welds, weld repair, the structural system, and the welding of all primary steel members of a structure in accordance with the American welding society structural steel welding code D1.1. "Structural steel welding" does not include welding that is required by the American society of mechanical engineers to have its own certification. (B) A contractor, subcontractor, or construction manager whose workers are welding the structural steel on a construction project shall ensure that all of the following occur: (1) The workers performing the structural steel welding have been tested by and hold a valid certification from a facility that or individual who has been accredited by the American welding society to test and certify welders and welding inspectors. (2) All structural steel welds performed for the project meet adequate welding standards and are listed in the project's job specifications. (3) All structural steel welding inspections listed in the project's job specifications are completed by a certified welding inspector. (C) No person shall recklessly fail to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.03
§ 3721.03. Enforcement of provisions - revocation of license
Status: in_force

December 22, 2015 House Bill 340 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of health shall enforce the provisions of sections 3721.01 to 3721.13 and 3721.99 of the Revised Code and may issue orders to secure compliance with the provisions of these sections and the rules adopted under them. The director may hold hearings, issue subpoenas, compel testimony, and make adjudications. The director may issue an order revoking a license in the event the director finds, upon hearing or opportunity afforded pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that any of the following apply to a person, county home, or district home licensed under section 3721.07 of the Revised Code: (1) Has violated any of the provisions of Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code or rules adopted by the director under it; (2) Has violated any order issued by the director; (3) Is not, or any of its principals are not suitable, morally or financially to operate such an institution; (4) Is not furnishing humane, kind, and adequate treatment and care; (5) Has had a long-standing pattern of violations of this chapter or the rules adopted under it that has caused physical, emotional, mental, or psychosocial harm to one or more residents. Upon the issuance of any order of revocation, the person whose license is revoked, or the county home or district home that has its license revoked, may appeal in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (C) Once the director notifies a person, county home, or district home licensed to operate a home that the license may be revoked or issues any order under this section, the person, county home, or district home shall not assign or transfer to another person or entity the right to operate the home, unless the notice or order is issued solely because the home has already closed or ceased operations. This prohibition shall remain in effect until proceedings under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code concerning the order or license revocation have been concluded or the director notifies the person, county home, or district home that the prohibition has been lifted. If a license is revoked under this section, the former license holder shall not assign or transfer or consent to assignment or transfer of the right to operate the home. Any attempted assignment or transfer to another person or entity is void. On revocation of a license, the former licensee shall take all necessary steps to cease operation of the home. The director of health shall not accept a certificate of need application under section 3702.52 of the Revised Code regarding a home if the license to operate the home has been revoked under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3727.78 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3727 / § 3727.78
§ 3727.78. Construction of lay caregiver provisions
Status: in_force

March 21, 2017 House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly It is the intent of the general assembly that sections 3727.70 to 3727.77 of the Revised Code not be construed to do any of the following: (A) Interfere with the authority of a patient's attorney- in-fact under sections 1337.11 to 1337.17 of the Revised Code or a patient's proxy under sections 2135.01 to 2135.14 of the Revised Code; (B) Create a right of action against a hospital or an employee, agent, or contractor of the hospital; (C) Create a liability for a hospital or an employee, agent, or contractor of the hospital; (D) Limit, impair, or supersede any right or remedy that a person has under any other statute, rule, regulation, or the common law of this state; (E) Alter the obligations of an insurer under a health insurance policy, contract, or plan.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3767.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3767 / § 3767.13
§ 3767.13. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

June 29, 1982 Senate Bill 78 - 114th General Assembly (A) No person shall erect, continue, use, or maintain a building, structure, or place for the exercise of a trade, employment, or business, or for the keeping or feeding of an animal which, by occasioning noxious exhalations or noisome or offensive smells, becomes injurious to the health, comfort, or property of individuals or of the public. (B) No person shall cause or allow offal, filth, or noisome substances to be collected or remain in any place to the damage or prejudice of others or of the public. (C) No person shall unlawfully obstruct or impede the passage of a navigable river, harbor, or collection of water, or corrupt or render unwholesome or impure, a watercourse, stream, or water, or unlawfully divert such watercourse from its natural course or state to the injury or prejudice of others. (D) Persons who are engaged in agriculture-related activities, as "agriculture" is defined in section 519.01 of the Revised Code, and who are conducting those activities outside a municipal corporation, in accordance with generally accepted agricultural practices, and in such a manner so as not to have a substantial, adverse effect on the public health, safety, or welfare are exempt from divisions (A) and (B) of this section, from any similar ordinances, resolutions, rules, or other enactments of a state agency or political subdivision, and from any ordinances, resolutions, rules, or other enactments of a state agency or political subdivision that prohibit excessive noise.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3712.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3712 / § 3712.04
§ 3712.04. Hospice care program license
Status: in_force

September 17, 2014 House Bill 366 - 130th General Assembly (A) Every person or public agency that proposes to provide a hospice care program shall apply to the department of health for a license. Application shall be made on forms prescribed and provided by the department, shall include such information as the department requires, and shall be accompanied by the license fee established by rules of the director of health adopted under division (A) of section 3712.03 of the Revised Code. The department shall grant a license to the applicant if the applicant is in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. (B) A license granted under this section shall be valid for three years. Application for renewal of a license shall be made at least ninety days before the expiration of the license in the same manner as for an initial license, except that, if the program provides hospice care and services in a hospice patient's home, the application for renewal shall include written evidence demonstrating that the applicant is in compliance with section 3712.062 of the Revised Code. The department shall renew the license if the applicant meets the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it. (C) Subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the department may suspend or revoke a license if the licensee made any material misrepresentation in the application for the license or no longer meets the requirements of this chapter or rules adopted under it. (D) A hospital, nursing home, home for the aged, county medical care facility, or other health facility or agency that provides a hospice care program shall be licensed to provide a hospice care program under this section. (E) A nursing home licensed under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code that does not hold itself out to be a hospice, does not hold itself out as providing a hospice care program, does not use the term hospice to describe or refer to its activities or facilities, and that does not provide all of the services enumerated in division (A) of section 3712.01 of the Revised Code is not subject to the licensing provisions of this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3727.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3727 / § 3727.52
§ 3727.52. Duties of nursing care committee
Status: in_force

September 12, 2008 House Bill 346 - 127th General Assembly A hospital-wide nursing care committee convened pursuant to section 3727.51 of the Revised Code shall do both of the following: (A) If one exists, evaluate the hospital's current nursing services staffing plan; (B) Recommend a nursing services staffing plan that is, at a minimum, consistent with current standards established by private accreditation organizations or governmental entities and addresses all of the following: (1) The selection, implementation, and evaluation of minimum staffing levels for all inpatient care units that ensure that the hospital has a staff of competent nurses with the specialized skills needed to meet patient needs in accordance with evidence-based safe nurse staffing standards; (2) The complexity of complete care, assessment on patient admission, volume of patient admissions, discharges and transfers, evaluation of the progress of a patient's problems, the amount of time needed for patient education, ongoing physical assessments, planning for a patient's discharge, assessment after a change in patient condition, and assessment of the need for patient referrals; (3) Patient acuity and the number of patients for whom care is being provided; (4) The need for ongoing assessments of a unit's patients and its nursing staff levels; (5) The hospital's policy for identifying additional nurses who can provide direct patient care when patients' unexpected needs exceed the planned workload for direct care staff.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3707.77 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3707 / § 3707.77
§ 3707.77. Reporting
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly Not later than the first day of April of each year, a fetal-infant mortality review board shall do both of the following: (A) Submit to the fetal-infant mortality database maintained by the department of health or the national infant death review database individual data pertaining to each fetal or infant death reviewed in that board's jurisdiction within the twelve months immediately before the submission. The specific data to be submitted, as well as other information the board considers relevant to a review, shall be specified by the director of health in rules adopted under section 3701.049 of the Revised Code. (B) Submit to the department of health a report that summarizes any trends or patterns identified by the board. The report may include recommendations on how to decrease the incidence of preventable fetal and infant deaths in the board's jurisdiction and the state, as well as any other information the board determines should be included. (C) Reports prepared under division (B) of this section are public records under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3702.95 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3702 / § 3702.95
§ 3702.95. Gifts for implementation and administration of program
Status: in_force

September 15, 2014 House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly The director of health may accept gifts of money from any source for the implementation and administration of sections 3702.85 to 3702.92 of the Revised Code. The director shall pay all gifts accepted under this section into the state treasury, to the credit of the dental health resource shortage area fund, which is hereby created, and all damages collected under division (C)(4) of section 3702.91 of the Revised Code, into the state treasury, to the credit of the dentist loan repayment fund, which is hereby created. The director shall use the dental health resource shortage area and dentist loan repayment funds for the implementation and administration of sections 3702.85 to 3702.95 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.36
§ 3701.36. Palliative care and quality of life interdisciplinary council
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section and in sections 3701.361 and 3701.362 of the Revised Code, "palliative care" has the same meaning as in section 3712.01 of the Revised Code. (B) There is hereby created the palliative care and quality of life interdisciplinary council. Subject to division (C) of this section, members of the council shall be appointed by the director of health and include individuals with expertise in palliative care who represent the following professions or constituencies: (1) Physicians authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, including those who are board-certified in pediatrics and those who are board-certified in psychiatry, as those designations are issued by a medical specialty certifying board recognized by the American board of medical specialties or American osteopathic association; (2) Physician assistants licensed under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code; (3) Advanced practice registered nurses licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code who are designated as clinical nurse specialists or certified nurse practitioners; (4) Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code; (5) Pharmacists licensed under Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code; (6) Psychologists licensed under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code; (7) Licensed professional clinical counselors or licensed professional counselors licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code; (8) Independent social workers or social workers licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code; (9) Marriage and family therapists licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code; (10) Child life specialists; (11) Clergy or spiritual advisers; (12) Exercise physiologists; (13) Health insurers; (14) Patients; (15) Family caregivers. The council's membership also may include employees of agencies of this state that administer programs pertaining to palliative care or are otherwise concerned with the delivery of palliative care in this state. (C) The council's membership shall include individuals who have worked with various age groups, including children and the elderly. The council's membership also shall include individuals who have experience or expertise in various palliative care delivery models, including acute care, long-term care, hospice care, home health agency services, home-based care, and spiritual care. At least two members shall be physicians who are board-certified in hospice and palliative care by a medical specialty certifying board recognized by the American board of medical specialties or American osteopathic association. At least one member shall be employed as an administrator of a hospital or system of hospitals in this state or be a professional specified in divisions (B)(1) to (10) or division (B)(12) of this section who treats patients as an employee or contractor of such a hospital or system of hospitals. Not more than twenty individuals shall serve as members of the council at any one time. Not more than two members shall be employed by the same health care facility or provider or practice at or for the same health care facility or provider. In making appointments to the council, the director shall seek to include as members individuals who represent underserved areas of the state and to have all geographic areas of the state represented. (D) The director shall make initial appointments to the council not later than ninety days after March 20, 2019. 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. In the event of death, removal, resignation, or incapacity of a council member, the director shall appoint a successor who shall hold office for the remainder of the term for which the successor's predecessor was appointed. A member shall continue in office subsequent to 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. The council shall meet at the call of the director, but not less than twice annually. The council shall select annually from among its members a chairperson and vice-chairperson, whose duties shall be established by the council. Each member shall serve without compensation, except to the extent that serving on the council is considered part of the member's regular employment duties. (E) The council shall do all of the following: (1) Consult with and advise the director on matters related to the establishment, maintenance, operation, and evaluation of palliative care initiatives in this state; (2) Consult with the department of health for purposes of its implementation of section 3701.361 of the Revised Code; (3) Identify national organizations that have established standards of practice and best practice models for palliative care; (4) Identify initiatives established at the national and state levels aimed at integrating palliative care into the health care system and enhancing the use and development of palliative care; (5) Establish guidelines for health care facilities and providers to use under section 3701.362 of the Revised Code in identifying patients and residents who could benefit from palliative care; (6) On or before December 31 of each year, prepare and submit to the governor, general assembly, director of health, director of aging, superintendent of insurance, and medicaid director a report of recommendations for improving the provision of palliative care in this state. The council shall submit the report to the general assembly in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code. (F) The department of health shall provide to the council the administrative support necessary to execute its duties. At the request of the council, the department shall examine potential sources of funding to assist with any duties described in this section or sections 3701.361 and 3701.362 of the Revised Code. (G) The council is not subject to sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3707.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3707 / § 3707.61
§ 3707.61. Type 1 diabetes informational materials
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The department of health shall create informational materials on type 1 diabetes for parents, guardians, educators, and other persons having care or charge of children. The materials shall include pertinent information to inform and educate parents, guardians, educators, and other caretakers about type 1 diabetes in children, including the following: (1) A description of type 1 diabetes; (2) A description of type 1 diabetes risk factors and warning signs; (3) A recommendation that the parents or guardian of a student who is displaying type 1 diabetes warning signs should immediately consult with the student's primary care provider to determine if immediate screening is appropriate; (4) A description of the type 1 diabetes screening process, the significance of the three stages of type 1 diabetes, and the implications of test results identifying the presence of each stage; (5) A recommendation that, following a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, the student's parents or guardian should consult with the student's primary care provider to develop an appropriate treatment plan, which may include consultation with and examination by a specialty care provider, including a properly qualified endocrinologist. (B) The department shall make the informational materials available on its internet web site in a format suitable for easy downloading and printing. Last updated August 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3761.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3761 / § 3761.16
§ 3761.16. Areas threatened by riot or mob
Status: in_force

April 4, 2023 Senate Bill 16 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "mob" has the same meaning as in section 3761.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The chief administrative officer of a political subdivision with police powers, when engaged in suppressing a riot or a mob or when there is a clear and present danger of a riot or a mob, may cordon off any area or areas threatened by the riot or the mob and prohibit persons from entering the cordoned off area or areas except when carrying on necessary and legitimate pursuits and may prohibit the sale, offering for sale, dispensing, or transportation of dynamite or other dangerous explosives in, to, or from the cordoned off areas. (C) The chief administrative officer of a political subdivision with police powers, when engaged in suppressing a riot or a mob or when there is a clear and present danger of a riot or a mob, may cordon off any area or areas threatened by the riot or the mob and prohibit persons from entering the cordoned off area or areas except when carrying on necessary and legitimate pursuits and may not prohibit the otherwise legal sale, offering for sale, dispensing, or transportation of firearms, other dangerous weapons, or ammunition by a person in a cordoned off area under either of the following circumstances: (1) The cordoned off area encompasses the person's residence or business, or the person is accompanied by another person who resides or owns a business in the cordoned off area. (2) The cordoned off area encompasses the person's place of employment. (D) Divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section do not apply to prisons or jails. Last updated March 1, 2023 at 2:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3776.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3776 / § 3776.03
§ 3776.03. [Former R.C. 4736.03, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.03 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Director of health rules
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The director of health shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing all of the following: (1) The manner in which the passage of an examination required by section 3776.06 of the Revised Code is verified; (2) The form for application; (3) The establishment of criteria for determining what courses may be included toward fulfillment of the science course requirements of section 3776.05 of the Revised Code; (4) The determination of the continuing education program requirements of section 3776.07 of the Revised Code; (5) The administration and enforcement of this chapter. (B) The director may adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, rules of a general application throughout the state for the practice of environmental health that are necessary to administer and enforce this chapter, including rules governing all of the following: (1) The registration, advancement, and reinstatement of applicants to practice as an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist in training; (2) Educational requirements necessary for qualification for registration as an environmental health specialist or an environmental health specialist in training under division of (B) section 3776.05 of the Revised Code, including criteria for determining what courses may be included toward fulfillment of the science course requirements of that section; (3) Continuing education requirements for environmental health specialists and environmental health specialists in training, including the process for applying for continuing education credits; (4) The terms of office for members of the environmental health specialist advisory board created in section 3776.02 of the Revised Code; (5) Any other rule necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. Last updated October 17, 2023 at 1:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3707.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3707 / § 3707.20
§ 3707.20. Admission of person suffering from a contagious or infectious disease to certain institutions
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly No person, who has a contagious or infectious disease, or who has been exposed to a contagious or infectious disease, may be sent or admitted to a prison; jail; workhouse; infirmary; children's home; state hospital or institution for persons who are blind, persons with mental illnesses, or persons with intellectual disabilities; school for the blind or deaf; or other state or county benevolent institution without first making known the facts concerning the illness or exposure to the superintendent or other person in charge thereof. When a dangerous, contagious, or infectious disease is in a jail or prison and a prisoner in the jail or prison exposed to the disease is sentenced to a state correctional institution, the prisoner shall be confined and isolated in the jail or prison or other proper place, upon the order of the proper court, for any time that is necessary to establish the fact that the prisoner has not contracted the disease. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 12:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.041
§ 3734.041. Explosive gas monitoring plan for landfill
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The owner or operator holding a license issued under division (A) of section 3734.05 of the Revised Code for a sanitary landfill that is so situated that a residence or other occupied structure off the premises of the landfill is located within one thousand feet horizontal distance from the exterior boundary of the landfill, and the owner or operator of any closed landfill that is so situated and for which a license was issued under division (A) of section 3734.05 of the Revised Code, or the subsequent owner, lessee, or other person who has control of the land on which the closed landfill is located, shall, within sixty days after the effective date of the rules adopted under division (F) of this section, submit an explosive gas monitoring plan for the landfill or closed landfill to the director of environmental protection for approval for compliance with those rules. After approval of the plan, the owner, operator, subsequent owner, lessee, or other person shall conduct monitoring of explosive gas levels at the landfill or closed landfill, and submit written reports of the results of the monitoring to the director and the board of health of the health district in which the landfill is located in accordance with the approved plan and the schedule for implementation contained in the approved plan. No person shall violate or fail to perform a duty imposed by a plan approved under this section. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a sanitary landfill or closed sanitary landfill that exclusively disposes, or disposed, of solid wastes generated on the premises where the landfill or closed landfill is located; to a sanitary landfill or closed sanitary landfill that exclusively disposes, or disposed, of solid wastes generated on one or more premises owned by the person who owns the landfill or closed landfill; or to a sanitary landfill or closed sanitary landfill owned or operated by a person other than the generator of the wastes that exclusively disposes, or disposed, of nonputrescible solid wastes or nonputrescible wastes generated by a single generator at one or more premises owned by the generator. (C) As used in this division and division (D) of this section, "responsible party" includes the owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility; any current or former owner of a closed solid waste disposal facility; any person who was responsible for the operations of a closed solid waste disposal facility; any lessee or other person who has control of the property on which a closed solid waste disposal facility is located; a receiver appointed pursuant to Chapter 2735. of the Revised Code with respect to a solid waste disposal facility or closed solid waste disposal facility; and a trustee in bankruptcy. Notwithstanding division (B) of this section, if the director determines that, due to the types of wastes disposed of, the engineering design, the hydrogeological setting, the period of time since the commencement of operation, the proximity of residential or other occupied structures located off the premises of a solid waste disposal facility to the exterior boundaries, or information related to concentrations of explosive gas at or surrounding a facility or closed facility, the potential exists for the formation and subsurface migration of explosive gases in such quantities and under such conditions as to threaten human health or safety or the environment, the director may issue to any responsible party an order directing the responsible party to prepare and submit a new or revised explosive gas monitoring and reporting plan that complies with division (A) of this section and provides for the adequate evaluation of explosive gas generation at and migration from the solid waste disposal facility or closed solid waste disposal facility. A plan so submitted shall be approved in accordance with division (A) of this section. After approval of the plan, the responsible party shall conduct monitoring of explosive gas levels at the facility or closed facility and submit written reports of the results of the monitoring in accordance with the plan approved under this section. For the purposes of this division and division (D) of this section, explosive gases shall be considered to threaten human health or safety or the environment if concentrations of methane generated by a facility in occupied structures exceed twenty-five per cent of the lower explosive limit or if concentrations of methane generated by the facility at the facility boundary exceed the lower explosive limit. As used in this division, "lower explosive limit" means the lowest per cent by volume of methane that will produce a flame in air at twenty-five degrees centigrade and atmospheric pressure. (D) If a report submitted pursuant to a plan approved under division (A) of this section indicates that the formation of explosive gases at, and migration of explosive gases from, a solid waste disposal facility or closed solid waste disposal facility threatens human health or safety or the environment, the director or his authorized representative may conduct an evaluation of the levels of explosive gases on the premises of the facility and in occupied structures located in proximity to the boundaries of the facility to determine whether the formation of explosive gases at, and migration of those gases from, the facility or closed facility constitutes such a threat. In addition, the director or the director's authorized representative, on their own initiative, may conduct an evaluation in accordance with division (G) of this section. Based upon the findings of an evaluation, the director may issue an order under division (A) or (B) of section 3734.13 of the Revised Code, as the director considers necessary or appropriate, directing any responsible party to perform such measures as the director considers necessary or appropriate, to abate or minimize the formation of explosive gases or their migration off the premises of the facility, to abate or remedy any conditions caused by the formation and migration of such gases that threaten human health or safety or the environment and to take such actions as the director finds necessary or appropriate to prevent recurrence of the migration of explosive gases or decrease their concentration to levels set forth in division (C) of this section. After the issuance of an order under this division, the director shall inspect the facility at such intervals as the director or an authorized representative of the director considers necessary or appropriate to ascertain compliance with the order until such time as the director determines that full compliance with those terms and conditions has been achieved. If a report submitted pursuant to a plan approved under division (A) of this section indicates that the formation of explosive gases at, and migration of explosive gases from, a solid waste disposal facility that is subject to an order issued under division (D) of this section has recurred in such quantities or under such conditions as to threaten human health or safety or the environment, or if the director determines from an inspection of any such facility that the responsible party has violated or is violating a term or condition of the order or that measures in addition to those prescribed by the order are necessary or appropriate under the circumstances, the director shall take such actions under division (A), (B), or (C) of section 3734.13 of the Revised Code as the director considers necessary or appropriate to protect human health or safety or the environment. (E) The director shall conduct random inspections of licensed and closed sanitary landfills for explosive gas levels and to monitor the accuracy of the reports submitted pursuant to plans approved under division (A) of this section. (F) The director shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code prescribing standards for conducting the explosive gas monitoring required by division (A) of this section including, without limitation, standards governing the numbers, locations, and design and construction of monitoring wells; quality control procedures to be followed by persons conducting those evaluations to ensure the accuracy of the monitoring; the frequency for sampling the monitoring wells, which shall be at least quarterly, except as otherwise provided in this division; and the frequency of reporting monitoring results to the director and board of health. The rules shall require that, in the instance of closed sanitary landfills, explosive gas monitoring be conducted for the period of twenty years after closure or for such other period as the director considers necessary or appropriate. Such explosive gas monitoring shall be conducted quarterly during each of the five years immediately following closure of the landfills and semiannually thereafter. If such semiannual sampling shows that the methane limits set in division (C) of this section are exceeded, sampling may be resumed at a frequency determined by the director. (G) The director or the director's authorized representative may enter upon a solid waste disposal facility or a closed solid waste disposal facility to conduct an evaluation of the concentration of explosive gas generated at or migrating from the facility. The owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility or closed solid waste disposal facility shall allow the director or representative to conduct such an evaluation of the facility, any structures within the boundary of the facility, and any occupied structures in close proximity to the boundary of the facility that are owned or controlled by the owner or operator. (H) The remedy provided by division (D) of this section is cumulative and concurrent with any other remedy provided in this chapter or Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code, and the existence or exercise of one remedy does not prevent the exercise of any other.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3772.061 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3772 / § 3772.061
§ 3772.061. Internal auditing department
Status: in_force

September 10, 2010 House Bill 519 - 128th General Assembly The executive director of the commission shall appoint the number of professional, technical, and clerical employees that is necessary, in the executive director's reasonable opinion, for conducting internal audits, as an internal auditing department, of the commission. The professional and technical employees so appointed shall be qualified by education, licensing (if relevant), and experience to perform the internal audit function successfully and efficiently. These employees, together with clerical employees necessary for their support, shall be assigned only to the internal audit function and not to any other function of the commission. The internal auditing department, at reasonable intervals and as necessary, shall conduct internal audits of the commission. The internal audits shall audit the accounts and transactions of the commission, ascertain the condition of funds used by the commission, and make an inventory of the funds and of the assets under the control of the commission. The report of an internal audit shall be signed by the employee who was principally responsible for conducting the internal audit. A copy of the signed report shall be forwarded to the commission and to the auditor of state. The report is not a public record that is open to public inspection and copying until it has been forwarded as required by the preceding sentence.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3742.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3742 / § 3742.37
§ 3742.37. Lead hazard control order
Status: in_force

May 18, 2005 House Bill 11 - 125th General Assembly (A) If the results of a risk assessment conducted under section 3742.36 of the Revised Code indicate that one or more lead hazards identified in a residential unit, child care facility, or school are contributing to a child's lead poisoning, the director of health or authorized board of health immediately shall issue an order to have each lead hazard in the property controlled. The areas of the unit, facility, or school that may be subject to the lead hazard control order include the following: (1) The interior and exterior surfaces and all common areas of the unit, facility, or school; (2) Every attached or unattached structure located within the same lot line as the unit, facility, or school, including garages, play equipment, and fences; (3) The lot or land that the unit, facility, or school occupies. (B) A lead hazard control order issued under this section shall be in writing and in the form the director shall prescribe. The director or board shall specify in the order each lead hazard to be controlled and the date by which the unit, facility, or school must pass a clearance examination demonstrating that each lead hazard has been sufficiently controlled. The director or board may include in the order a requirement that occupants of the unit, facility, or school whose health may be threatened vacate the unit, facility, or school until the unit, facility, or school passes the clearance examination. The director or board shall have the order delivered to the owner and manager of the unit, facility, or school. If the order applies to a building in which there is more than one residential unit, the director or board shall have a copy of the order delivered to the occupants of each unit or require that the owner or manager of the building deliver a copy of the order to the occupants of each unit. If the order applies to a child care facility or school, the director or board shall have a copy of the order delivered to the parent, guardian, or custodian of each child under six years of age who receives child care or education at the facility or school or require the owner or manager of the facility or school to have a copy of the order so delivered.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3707.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3707 / § 3707.48
§ 3707.48. Prohibition against violation of orders or regulations of board
Status: in_force

May 28, 2013 Senate Bill 26 - 130th General Assembly No person shall violate sections 3707.01 to 3707.50 or section 3707.53 of the Revised Code, or any order or regulation of the board of health of a city or general health district made in pursuance thereof, obstruct or interfere with the execution of such order, or willfully or illegally omit to obey such order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.362 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.362
§ 3701.362. Identifying and informing persons who may benefit from palliative care
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) Each of the health care facilities and providers identified in division (B) of this section shall do both of the following: (1) Establish a system for identifying patients or residents who could benefit from palliative care; (2) Provide information on palliative care to patients and residents who could benefit from palliative care. (B) Division (A) of this section applies to all of the following: (1) A hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code; (2) An ambulatory surgical facility, as defined in section 3702.30 of the Revised Code; (3) A nursing home, residential care facility, county home, or district home, as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code; (4) A veterans' home operated under Chapter 5907. of the Revised Code; (5) A hospice care program or pediatric respite care program, as defined in section 3712.01 of the Revised Code; (6) A home health agency, as defined in section 3740.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 17, 2021 at 3:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.021
§ 3701.021. Director of health to adopt rules
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The director of health shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, such rules as are necessary to carry out sections 3701.021 to 3701.0210 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, rules to establish the following: (1) Subject to division (D) of this section, medical and financial eligibility requirements for the program for children and youth with special health care needs; (2) Subject to division (C) of this section, eligibility requirements for providers who provide goods and services for the program for children and youth with special health care needs; (3) Procedures to be followed by the department of health in disqualifying providers for violating requirements adopted under division (A)(2) of this section; (4) Procedures to be used by the department regarding application for diagnostic services under division (B) of section 3701.023 of the Revised Code and payment for those services under division (E) of that section; (5) Standards for the provision of service coordination by the department of health and city and general health districts; (6) Procedures for the department to use to determine the amount to be paid annually by each county for services for children and youth with special health care needs and to allow counties to retain funds under divisions (A)(2) and (3) of section 3701.024 of the Revised Code; (7) Financial eligibility requirements for services for Ohio residents twenty-one years of age or older who have cystic fibrosis; (8) Criteria for payment of approved providers who provide goods and services for children and youth with special health care needs; (9) Criteria for the department to use in determining whether the payment of health insurance premiums of participants in the program for children and youth with special health care needs is cost-effective; (10) Procedures for appeal of denials of applications under divisions (A) and (D) of section 3701.023 of the Revised Code, disqualification of providers, and amounts paid for services; (11) Terms of appointment for members of the children and youth with special health care needs medical advisory council created in section 3701.025 of the Revised Code; (12) Eligibility requirements for the hemophilia program, including income and hardship requirements; (13) If a manufacturer discount program is established under division (J)(1) of section 3701.023 of the Revised Code, procedures for administering the program, including criteria and other requirements for participation in the program by manufacturers of drugs and nutritional formulas. (B) The department of health shall develop a manual of operational procedures and guidelines for the program for children and youth with special health care needs to implement sections 3701.021 to 3701.0210 of the Revised Code. (C) A medicaid provider, as defined in section 5164.01 of the Revised Code, is eligible to be a provider of the same goods and services for the program for children and youth with special health care needs that the provider is approved to provide for the medicaid program and the director shall approve such a provider for participation in the program for children and youth with special health care needs. (D) In establishing medical and financial eligibility requirements for the program for children and youth with special health care needs, the director of health shall not specify an age restriction that excludes from eligibility an individual who is less than twenty-six years of age. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.024 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.024
§ 3715.024. Voluntary inspection of processor's or beekeeper's facilities
Status: in_force

November 21, 2001 Senate Bill 136 - 124th General Assembly (A) A maple syrup or sorghum processor and beekeeper described in division (A) of section 3715.021 of the Revised Code may request that the director of agriculture conduct a voluntary inspection of the processor's or beekeeper's facilities. After the inspection is completed, if the inspector determines that the facilities comply with the rules adopted by the director pursuant to division (B) of this section, the processor or beekeeper may place on the label required under section 3715.023 of the Revised Code a seal of conformity and inspection of the department of agriculture. (B) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish the following: (1) Standards that maple syrup or sorghum processors and beekeepers must satisfy in order to be permitted to place on the label of their food products a seal of conformity and inspection of the director, as described in division (A) of this section; (2) The seal of conformity and inspection to be used for purposes described in division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3767.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3767 / § 3767.30
§ 3767.30. Picketing or protest during funeral or burial service prohibited
Status: in_force

September 4, 2006 House Bill 484 - 126th General Assembly Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish the person's sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of the right, but no person shall picket or engage in other protest activities, nor shall any association or corporation cause picketing or other protest activities to occur, within three hundred feet of any residence, cemetery, funeral home, church, synagogue, or other establishment during or within one hour before or one hour after the conducting of an actual funeral or burial service at that place. No person shall picket or engage in other protest activities, nor shall any association or corporation cause picketing or other protest activities to occur, within three hundred feet of any funeral procession. As used in this section, "other protest activities" means any action that is disruptive or undertaken to disrupt or disturb a funeral or burial service or a funeral procession.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3733.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3733 / § 3733.43
§ 3733.43. License for operation
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this division, prior to the fifteenth day of April in each year, every person who intends to operate an agricultural labor camp shall make application to the licensor for a license to operate such camp, effective for the calendar year in which it is issued. The licensor may accept an application on or after the fifteenth day of April. The license fees specified in this division shall be submitted to the licensor with the application for a license. No agricultural labor camp shall be operated in this state without a license. Any person operating an agricultural labor camp without a current and valid agricultural labor camp license is not excepted from compliance with this chapter by holding a valid and current hotel license. Each person proposing to open an agricultural labor camp shall submit with the application for a license any plans required by any rule adopted under section 3733.42 of the Revised Code. For any license issued on or after July 1, 2009, the annual license fee is one hundred fifty dollars, unless the application for a license is made on or after the fifteenth day of April in any given year, in which case the annual license fee is one hundred sixty-six dollars. For any license issued on or after July 1, 2009, an additional fee of twenty dollars per housing unit per year shall be assessed to defray the costs of enforcing this chapter, unless the application for a license is made on or after the fifteenth day of April in any given year, in which case an additional fee of forty-two dollars and fifty cents per housing unit shall be assessed. All fees collected under this division shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code and shall be used for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and rules adopted thereunder. (B) Any license under this section may be denied, suspended, or revoked by the licensor for violation of this chapter or the rules adopted thereunder. Unless there is an immediate serious public health hazard, no denial, suspension, or revocation of a license shall be made effective until the person operating the agricultural labor camp has been given notice in writing of the specific violations and a reasonable time to make corrections. When the licensor determines that an immediate serious public health hazard exists, the licensor shall issue an order denying or suspending the license without a prior hearing. (C) All proceedings under this section are subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code except as provided in section 3733.431 of the Revised Code. (D) Every occupant of an agricultural labor camp shall keep that part of the dwelling unit, and premises thereof, that the occupant occupies and controls in a clean and sanitary condition. Last updated October 10, 2023 at 9:48 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3743 / § 3743.99
§ 3743.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

July 1, 2022 House Bill 172 - 134th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of section 3743.60 or division (H) of section 3743.64 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the third degree. (B) Whoever violates division (C) or (D) of section 3743.60 , division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 3743.61 , or division (A) or (B) of section 3743.64 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. (C) Whoever violates division (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), or (J) of section 3743.60 , division (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), or (J) of section 3743.61 , section 3743.63 , division (D), (E), (F), or (G) of section 3743.64 , division (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of section 3743.65 , or section 3743.66 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (I) of section 3743.60 or 3743.61 of the Revised Code, a violation of either of these divisions is a felony of the fifth degree. (D) Whoever violates division (C) of section 3743.64 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. In addition to any other penalties that may be imposed on a licensed exhibitor of fireworks under this division and unless the third sentence of this division applies, the person's license as an exhibitor of fireworks or as an assistant exhibitor of fireworks shall be suspended. If the violation of division (C) of section 3743.64 of the Revised Code results in serious physical harm to persons or serious physical harm to property, the person's license as an exhibitor of fireworks or as an assistant exhibitor of fireworks shall be revoked. (E) Whoever violates division (F) of section 3743.65 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. (F) Whoever violates division (G) of section 3743.65 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person may be convicted at the same trial or proceeding of a violation of division (G) of section 3743.65 of the Revised Code and a violation of division (B) of section 2917.11 of the Revised Code that constitutes the basis of the charge of the violation of division (G) of section 3743.65 of the Revised Code. (G) Whoever violates division (B) or (C) of section 3743.27 or division (K) or (L) of section 3743.60 or division (K) or (L) of section 3743.61 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. (H) Whoever violates division (H) of section 3743.65 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Last updated July 1, 2022 at 4:02 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.86 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.86
§ 3715.86. Dietary supplement not considered food additive
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 House Bill 381 - 123rd General Assembly A dietary supplement is not considered a "food additive" within the meaning given in the federal "Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," 21 U.S.C.A. 321(s), as amended.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3705.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3705 / § 3705.04
§ 3705.04. Registration districts
Status: in_force

March 16, 1989 House Bill 790 - 117th General Assembly The state shall be divided into registration districts. Each health district created by section 3709.01 of the Revised Code constitutes a primary registration district. The director of health may combine two or more primary registration districts, and may establish any state hospital, or other public institution, as a primary registration district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.15
§ 3734.15. Registration and liability of transporters and acceptors of hazardous waste
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) No person shall transport hazardous waste anywhere in this state unless the person has first filed an annual registration statement with, and paid an annual registration fee to, the United States department of transportation in accordance with 49 C.F.R. 107.601 to 107.620. For the purposes of this section, "registered transporter" means any person who has filed an annual registration statement with, and paid an annual registration fee to, the United States department of transportation in accordance with 49 C.F.R. 107.601 to 107.620. (B) A registered transporter of hazardous waste shall be responsible for the safe delivery of any hazardous waste that the registered transporter transports from such time as the registered transporter obtains the waste until the registered transporter delivers it to a treatment, storage, or disposal facility specified in division (F) of section 3734.02 of the Revised Code, as recorded on the manifest required in division (B) of section 3734.12 of the Revised Code. Any registered transporter who violates this chapter or any rule adopted under the chapter while transporting hazardous waste shall be liable for any damage or injury caused by the violation and for the costs of rectifying the violation and conditions caused by the violation. (C) No person who generates hazardous waste shall cause the waste to be transported by any person who is not a registered transporter. No person shall accept for treatment, storage, or disposal any hazardous waste from an unregistered transporter. Any person who is requested to accept such waste for treatment, storage, or disposal shall notify the director, the board of health in the person's location, and the public utilities commission of the request. If a generator causes an unregistered transporter to transport the hazardous waste, the generator of the waste, the transporter, and any person who accepts the waste for treatment, storage, or disposal shall be jointly and severally liable for any damage or injury caused by the handling of the waste and for the costs of rectifying their violation and conditions caused by their violation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3731.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3731 / § 3731.07
§ 3731.07. Enforcement actions - citations
Status: in_force

July 1, 1992 Senate Bill 351 - 119th General Assembly All enforcement actions pursued and citations issued with respect to state fire code violations shall comply with sections 3737.41 to 3737.51 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.84 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.84
§ 3715.84. Requirements for labeling - misbranding
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 House Bill 381 - 123rd General Assembly (A) A dietary supplement is not misbranded under section 3715.60 of the Revised Code solely because the label or labeling contains a statement that characterizes the relationship of a nutrient or dietary ingredient to a disease or health-related condition if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The statement does one of the following: (a) Claims a benefit related to a classical nutrient deficiency disease and discloses the prevalence of the disease in the United States; (b) Describes the role of a nutrient or dietary ingredient intended to affect the structure or function of the human body; (c) Characterizes a documented mechanism by which a nutrient or dietary ingredient acts to maintain the structure or function of the human body; (d) Describes general well-being from consumption of a nutrient or dietary ingredient. (2) The manufacturer of the dietary supplement has substantiation that the statement is not false or misleading. (3) The label contains, prominently displayed and in boldface type, one of the following statements: (a) In the case of a product manufactured or sold in Ohio and in other states, "This statement has not been evaluated by the United States food and drug administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease." (b) In the case of a product manufactured and sold only within the state of Ohio, "This statement has not been evaluated by the Ohio department of agriculture. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease." (4) The manufacturer of the dietary supplement complies with the requirements of the federal "Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," 108 Stat. 4327 (1994), 21 U.S.C.A. 343(r)(6), as amended. (B) The statement described in division (A)(1) of this section shall not claim that the supplement is to be used to diagnose, mitigate, treat, cure, or prevent a specific disease or class of diseases. (C) If the director of agriculture finds or has cause to believe that a dietary supplement is misbranded under this section, the director shall proceed under the provisions of this chapter applicable to misbranded food. In any action taken under this section, the burden of proof to establish misbranding is on the director. (D) A dietary supplement is not a drug within the meaning of section 3715.01 or 4729.01 of the Revised Code solely because the label or labeling contains a statement authorized by this section or because a warning appears on the supplement's label.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.025 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.025
§ 3701.025. Advisory council
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly There is hereby created the children and youth with special health care needs medical advisory council consisting of twenty-one members to be appointed by the director of health for terms set in accordance with rules adopted by the director under division (A)(11) of section 3701.021 of the Revised Code. The children and youth with special health care needs medical advisory council shall advise the director regarding the administration of the program for children and youth with special health care needs, the suitable quality of medical practice for providers, and the requirements for medical eligibility for the program. All members of the council shall be licensed physicians, surgeons, dentists, and other professionals in the field of medicine, representative of the various disciplines involved in the treatment of children and youth with special health care needs, and representative of the treatment facilities involved, such as hospitals, private and public health clinics, and private physicians' offices, and shall be eligible for the program. Members of the council shall receive no compensation, but shall receive their actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties in accordance with the rules of the office of budget and management. Last updated September 21, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3714.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3714 / § 3714.01
§ 3714.01. Construction and demolition debris definitions
Status: in_force

October 6, 2017 Senate Bill 2 - 132nd General Assembly As used in this chapter: "Board of health" means the board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health in any city as authorized by section 3709.05 of the Revised Code. "Closure" means either the time at which a construction and demolition debris facility will no longer accept construction and demolition debris for disposal or the effective date of an order revoking the license of the facility. "Closure" includes measures performed to protect public health or safety, to prevent air or water pollution, or to make the facility suitable for other uses, if any, including, without limitation, the establishment and maintenance of suitable cover of soil and vegetation over areas where construction and demolition debris is buried and the minimization of erosion, the infiltration of surface water into such areas, the production of leachate, and the accumulation and runoff of contaminated surface water. "Construction and demolition debris" means those materials resulting from the alteration, construction, destruction, rehabilitation, or repair of any physical structure that is built by humans, including, without limitation, houses, buildings, industrial or commercial facilities, or roadways. "Construction and demolition debris" includes particles and dust created during demolition activities. "Construction and demolition debris" does not include materials identified or listed as solid wastes or hazardous waste pursuant to Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it; materials from mining operations, nontoxic fly ash, spent nontoxic foundry sand, and slag; or reinforced or nonreinforced concrete, asphalt, building or paving brick, or building or paving stone that is stored for a period of less than two years for recycling into a usable construction material. "Disposal" means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, emitting, or placing of any construction and demolition debris into or on any land or ground or surface water or into the air, except if the disposition or placement constitutes storage. "Facility" means any site, location, tract of land, installation, or building used for the disposal of construction and demolition debris. "Facility" does not include any construction site where construction debris and trees and brush removed in clearing the construction site are used as fill material on the site where the materials are generated or removed and does not include any site where materials composed exclusively of reinforced or nonreinforced concrete, asphalt, clay tile, building or paving brick, or building or paving stone are used as fill material, either alone or in conjunction with clean soil, sand, gravel, or other clean aggregates, in legitimate fill operations for construction purposes or to bring the site up to a consistent grade. "Health district" means a city or general health district created by or under the authority of Chapter 3709. of the Revised Code. "New construction and demolition debris facility" or "new facility" includes an existing facility that is proposing to expand the facility beyond the limits of construction and demolition debris placement approved by a board of health or the director of environmental protection, as applicable, under this chapter. "Person" includes the state, any political subdivision of the state or other state or local body, the United States and any agency or instrumentality thereof, and any legal entity or organization defined as a person under section 1.59 of the Revised Code. "Processing facility" means a site, location, tract of land, installation, or building that is used or intended to be used for the purpose of processing, transferring, or recycling construction and demolition debris that was generated off the premises of the facility. As used in this paragraph, "transferring" means the receipt or storage of construction and demolition debris, or the movement of construction and demolition debris from vehicles or containers to a working surface and into other vehicles or containers, for purposes of transporting the debris to a solid waste landfill facility, a construction and demolition debris facility, or a processing facility. As used in this paragraph, "processing" means the receipt or storage of construction and demolition debris, or the movement of construction and demolition debris from vehicles or containers to a working surface, for purposes of separating the debris into individual types of materials as a commodity for use in a beneficial manner that does not constitute disposal. "Processing facility" does not include a facility that is licensed under section 3734.05 of the Revised Code as a solid waste transfer facility or solid waste facility. "Pulverized debris" means a load of debris that, after demolition has occurred, but prior to acceptance of the load of debris for disposal, has been shredded, crushed, ground, or otherwise rendered to such an extent that the load of debris is unidentifiable as construction and demolition debris. "Qualified ground water scientist" means a scientist or engineer who has received a baccalaureate or post-graduate degree in the natural sciences or engineering and has at least five years of relevant experience in ground water hydrogeology and related fields that enable that individual to make sound professional judgments regarding ground water monitoring, contaminant fate and transport, and corrective measures. "Recycling" means processing construction and demolition debris that would otherwise be disposed of and returning the material to commerce as a commodity for use in a beneficial manner that does not constitute disposal. "Storage" means the holding of construction and demolition debris for a temporary period in such a manner that it remains retrievable and substantially unchanged and, at the end of the period, is disposed of or reused or recycled in a beneficial manner.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.139 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.139
§ 3701.139. Meetings; report
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, the director of health shall convene meetings with staff of the department of health, department of medicaid, department of administrative services, and commission on minority health to do all of the following: (1) Assess the prevalence of all types of diabetes in this state, including disparities in that prevalence among various demographic populations and local jurisdictions; (2) Establish and reevaluate goals for each of the agencies to reduce that prevalence; (3) Identify how to measure the progress achieved toward attaining the goals established under division (A)(2) of this section; (4) Establish and monitor the implementation of plans for each agency to reduce the prevalence of all types of diabetes, improve diabetes care, and control complications associated with diabetes among the populations of concern to each agency; (5) Consider any other matter associated with reducing the prevalence of all types of diabetes in this state that the director considers appropriate; (6) Collect the information needed to prepare the reports required by division (C) of this section. (B) The director shall convene the meetings required by division (A) of this section at the director's discretion, but not less than twice each calendar year. (C) Not later than the thirty-first day of January of every third year beginning in 2021, the director shall submit a report to the general assembly in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code that addresses or contains all of the following for the three-year period preceding the report's submission: (1) The results of the assessment required by division (A)(1) of this section; (2) The progress each agency has made toward achieving the goals established under division (A)(2) of this section and implementing the plans required by division (A)(4) of this section; (3) An assessment of the health and financial impacts that all types of diabetes have had on the state and local jurisdictions, and, subject to division (D) of this section, each agency specified in division (A) of this section; (4) A description of the efforts the agencies specified in division (A) of this section have taken to coordinate programs intended to prevent, treat, and manage all types of diabetes and associated complications; (5) Recommendations for legislative policies to reduce the impact that diabetes, pre-diabetes, and complications from diabetes have on the citizens of this state, including specific action steps that could be taken, the expected outcomes of the action steps, and benchmarks for measuring progress toward achieving the outcomes; (6) A budget proposal that identifies the needs and resources required to implement the recommendations described in division (C)(5) of this section, as well as estimates of the costs to implement the recommendations; (7) Any other information concerning diabetes prevention, treatment, or management in this state that the director considers appropriate. (D) An agency-specific assessment required by division (C) of this section shall include all of the following: (1) A list and description of each diabetes prevention or control program the agency administers, the number of individuals with each type of diabetes and their dependents who are impacted by each program, the expenses associated with administering each program, and the funds appropriated for each program, along with each funding source; (2) A comparison of the expenses described in division (D)(1) of this section with the expenses the agency incurs in administering programs to reduce the prevalence of other chronic diseases and conditions; (3) An evaluation of the benefits that have resulted from each program listed pursuant to division (D)(1) of this section. (E) Nothing in this section requires the agencies specified in division (A) of this section to establish programs for diabetes prevention, treatment, and management that had not been initiated or funded prior to April 6, 2017.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3749.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3749 / § 3749.03
§ 3749.03. Approval of plans by director of health
Status: in_force

April 3, 2023 House Bill 178 - 134th General Assembly (A) No person shall construct or install, or renovate or otherwise substantially alter, a public swimming pool, public spa, or special use pool after September 10, 1987, until the plans for the pool or spa have been submitted to and approved by the director of health. Within thirty days of receipt of the plans, the director shall approve or disapprove them. The plans and approval required under this division do not apply to repairs or ordinary maintenance that does not substantially affect the manner of water recirculation or basic design of the public swimming pool, public spa, or special use pool. Any person aggrieved by the director's disapproval of plans under this division may, within thirty days following receipt of the director's notice of disapproval, request a hearing on the matter. The hearing shall be held in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and may be appealed in the manner provided in that chapter. (B) Prior to the issuance of a license to operate a newly constructed or altered public swimming pool, public spa, or special use pool, the director or a licensor authorized by the director shall verify that the construction or alterations are consistent with the plans submitted and approved under division (A) of this section. The director or licensor authorized by the director shall have two working days from the time notification is received that a public swimming pool, public spa, or special use pool is ready for an inspection to verify the construction or alterations. (C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, the fees for the approval of plans are as follows: (a) Five per cent of the total cost of the equipment and installation not to exceed two hundred seventy-five dollars for a public swimming pool, public spa, or special use pool, or a combination thereof, that has less than two thousand square feet of surface area; (b) Five per cent of the total cost of the equipment and installation not to exceed five hundred fifty dollars for a public swimming pool, public spa, special use pool, or a combination thereof, that has two thousand or more square feet of surface area. (2) The director may, by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, increase the fees established by this section. (D) All plan approval fees shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general operations fund created by section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The fees shall be administered by the director and shall be used solely for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder. (E) Plan approvals issued under this section shall not constitute an exemption from the land use and building requirements of the political subdivision in which the public swimming pool, public spa, or special use pool is or is to be located. (F) A plan that does not meet the requirements of division (A) of section 3749.08 of the Revised Code shall not be approved. Last updated January 20, 2023 at 10:56 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3796.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3796 / § 3796.29
§ 3796.29. Limitations on number of cultivators, processors, or retail dispensaries by localities
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or a board of township trustees may adopt an ordinance or a resolution, to prohibit, or limit the number of, licensed cultivators, licensed processors, or licensed dispensaries within the municipal corporation or within the unincorporated territory of the township, respectively. (B) The legislative authority of a municipal corporation or a board of township trustees shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or a resolution that does any of the following: (1) Prohibits or limits the operations of a license holder that received a provisional license or certificate of operation before the effective date of this amendment, except that a municipal corporation or township may enforce such an ordinance or such a resolution if it was adopted before the effective date of this amendment ; (2) Prohibits or limits any activity authorized under this chapter, except as expressly permitted under division (A) of this section; (3) Prohibits or limits research related to marijuana conducted at a state university, academic medical center, or private research and development organization as part of a research protocol approved by an institutional review board or equivalent entity. Last updated January 14, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3748.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3748 / § 3748.14
§ 3748.14. Excepting diagnostic or therapeutic use of radiation
Status: in_force

September 8, 1995 Senate Bill 19 - 121st General Assembly This chapter and rules adopted under it shall not be construed to limit the kind and amount of radiation that may be applied intentionally for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes by or under the direction of a licensed physician, dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor, or veterinarian.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.361 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.361
§ 3701.361. Palliative care consumer and professional information and education program
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 286 - 132nd General Assembly The palliative care consumer and professional information and education program is hereby established in the department of health. The purpose of the program is to maximize the effectiveness of palliative care initiatives in this state by ensuring that comprehensive and accurate information and education on palliative care is available to health care facilities, other health care providers, and the public. The department shall publish on its internet web site information on palliative care, including information on continuing education opportunities for health care professionals; information about palliative care delivery in a patient's home and in primary, secondary, and tertiary environments; best practices for palliative care delivery; and consumer educational materials and referral information on palliative care, including hospice. The department may develop and implement other initiatives regarding palliative care and education as the department considers appropriate. In implementing this section, the department shall consult with the palliative care and quality of life interdisciplinary council created under section 3701.36 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3723.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3723 / § 3723.10
§ 3723.10. Complaints
Status: in_force

July 24, 1990 House Bill 279 - 118th General Assembly Any individual, business entity, or government entity may file a complaint with the director of health concerning any radon tester, mitigation specialist, mitigation contractor, or operator of a radon laboratory or a training course approved under section 3723.07 of the Revised Code. The complainant's name shall be confidential and shall not be released without his written consent. The director may investigate complaints and take action under section 3723.06 , 3723.07 , or division (A)(1) of section 3723.08 of the Revised Code as he considers necessary and appropriate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.16
§ 3701.16. Purchase, storage, distribution of pharmaceutical agents or medical supplies for public health emergency
Status: in_force

February 12, 2004 House Bill 6 - 125th General Assembly The director of health may purchase, store, and distribute antitoxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical agents or medical supplies that the director deems advisable in the interest of preparing for or responding to a public health emergency. The discretion granted to the director by this section does not relieve the director of the duty to act under section 3701.161 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3706.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3706 / § 3706.07
§ 3706.07. Bonds or notes secured by trust agreement
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly In the discretion of the Ohio air quality development authority, any air quality revenue bonds or notes or air quality revenue refunding bonds issued under Chapter 3706. of the Revised Code, may be secured by a trust agreement between the authority and a corporate trustee, which trustee may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Any such trust agreement may pledge or assign revenues of the authority to be received, but shall not convey or mortgage any air quality project or any part thereof. Any such trust agreement or any resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds or notes may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders or noteholders as are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition of property, the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, operation, and insurance of the air quality project or projects in connection with which such bonds or notes are authorized, the rentals or other charges to be imposed for the use or services of any air quality project, the application of revenues received or otherwise derived from a commodity contract or from the sale of the related commodity under such contract, the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys, and provisions for the employment of consulting engineers in connection with the construction or operation of such air quality project or projects. Any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state that may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or notes or of revenues may furnish such indemnifying bonds or may pledge such securities as are required by the authority. Any such trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and noteholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders and noteholders as is customary in trust agreements or trust indentures securing similar bonds. Such trust agreement may contain such other provisions as the authority determines reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders or noteholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of any such trust agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of the air quality project or projects. Any such trust agreement or resolution authorizing the issuance of air quality revenue bonds may provide the method whereby the general administrative overhead expenses of the authority shall be allocated among the several projects acquired or constructed by it as a factor of the operation expense of each such project.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3769.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3769 / § 3769.10
§ 3769.10. Enforcement of chapter - taxes, fees
Status: in_force

October 1, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The state racing commission and the tax commissioner shall enforce this chapter and may incur such expenses as are necessary; provided, that the power of the tax commissioner shall extend only to enforcement and administration of the taxes levied by sections 3769.08 , 3769.087 , 3769.26 , and 3769.28 of the Revised Code as provided in those sections and in sections 3769.088 , 3769.101 , 3769.102 , 3769.103 , 5703.05 , 5703.17 to 5703.37 , 5703.39 , 5703.41 , and 5703.45 of the Revised Code. The commissioner may adopt, in accordance with section 5703.14 of the Revised Code, such rules as the commissioner considers necessary to administer sections 3769.08 , 3769.087 , 3769.088 , 3769.101 , 3769.102 , 3769.103 , 3769.26 , and 3769.28 of the Revised Code. Except as otherwise provided in section 3769.03 of the Revised Code, all taxes, fees, and moneys due the state under sections 3769.01 to 3769.071 and 3769.09 to 3769.14 of the Revised Code shall be paid to, and receipted for by, the secretary of the state racing commission, and shall be paid by the secretary weekly into the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund. All taxes due the state under sections 3769.08 , 3769.087 , and 3769.26 of the Revised Code shall be paid to, and receipted for by, the tax commissioner, and shall be paid by the commissioner monthly into the proper funds. All vouchers of the commission shall be approved by the commission chairperson or secretary, or both, as authorized by the commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3718.012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3718 / § 3718.012
§ 3718.012. Older sewage treatment systems
Status: in_force

September 17, 2010 Senate Bill 110 - 128th General Assembly A sewage treatment system that was in operation prior to the effective date of this section shall not be required to be replaced with a new sewage treatment system under this chapter or rules adopted under it and shall be deemed approved if the system does not cause a public health nuisance or, if the system is causing a public health nuisance as provided in section 3718.011 of the Revised Code, repairs are made to the system that eliminate the public health nuisance as determined by the applicable board of health.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3727.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3727 / § 3727.71
§ 3727.71. Designation of lay caregiver
Status: in_force

March 21, 2017 House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly (A) In the case of a patient who is at least fifty-five years of age and not unconscious or otherwise incapacitated at the time of admission, a hospital shall offer the patient or the patient's guardian an opportunity to designate a lay caregiver for the patient. The offer shall be made after the patient's admission and before the patient's discharge. (B) In the case of a patient who is at least fifty-five years of age and unconscious or otherwise incapacitated at the time of admission, a hospital shall offer the patient or the patient's guardian an opportunity to designate a lay caregiver for the patient. The offer shall be made after the patient regains consciousness or capacity and before the patient's discharge.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3761.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3761 / § 3761.10
§ 3761.10. Person concerned in lynching not immune from prosecution
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Sections 3761.01 to 3761.10 , inclusive, of the Revised Code shall not relieve a person concerned in such lynching from prosecution for homicide or assault for engaging therein.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3737.331 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3737 / § 3737.331
§ 3737.331. Arson seminar programs
Status: in_force

September 26, 1984 Senate Bill 4 - 115th General Assembly The fire marshal, after consultation with prosecuting attorneys of this state selected with due regard for geographic, urban, and rural representation, shall make available a seminar program, attendance at which is optional, that is designed to provide the prosecuting attorney and an assistant prosecuting attorney from each county of this state with current information, data, training, and techniques relative to the prosecution of arson cases. The fire marshal shall cooperate with the attorney general in the establishment of the seminar program. The fire marshal shall offer the seminar program at least twice annually. Each prosecuting attorney may personally attend, or may require an assistant prosecuting attorney to attend, one of the seminar programs annually. While attending a seminar program offered by the fire marshal, each prosecuting or assistant prosecuting attorney shall receive his full regular compensation from the county by which he is employed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.601 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.601
§ 3715.601. Definitions
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 10 - 136th General Assembly As used in this section and sections 3715.602 to 3715.605 of the Revised Code: (A) "Agricultural food animal" means both of the following: (1) A domesticated animal belonging to the bovine, caprine, ovine, or porcine species; (2) Any type of poultry. (B) "Cultivated-protein food product" means a food having one or more sensory attributes that resemble a type of tissue originating from an agricultural food animal, but that, in lieu of being derived from meat processing, is derived from manufacturing cells in which one or more stem cells are initially isolated from an agricultural food animal, are grown in vitro, and may be manipulated, as part of a manufacturing operation. (C) "Egg" means food that is the reproductive output of an agricultural food animal classified as a chicken. "Egg" includes albumen and yolk encased in a calcium-based shell. (D) "Egg product" means food derived from egg processing in which eggs or egg parts are the primary ingredient. (E) "Egg processing" means the processing of eggs, including either of the following: (1) The handling, preparation, heating, and packaging of whole shelled or unshelled eggs; (2) The breaking of eggs and the separation of eggs; pasteurization; filtering, mixing, stabilizing, or blending parts of the egg; any cooling, freezing, or drying of parts of the egg; storage; and packaging. (F) "Fabricated-egg product" means food, if it has one or more sensory attributes that resemble an egg product but that, in lieu of being the output of a laying hen, is derived from manufactured plants or other organic materials. (G) "Food processing establishment" has the same meaning as in section 3715.021 of the Revised Code. (H) "Identifying egg term" means any word or phrase that states, indicates, suggests, or describes an egg product, regardless of whether the word or phrase is used individually, as a portmanteau, or as a compound word. "Identifying egg term" includes any of the following: (1) A common name for a type of a chicken, including laying hen, hen, or layer, cage-free, poultry, or fowl; (2) A common name for a characteristic of a chicken based on age, breed, or sex; (3) A common name, or a comparable word or phrase approved by the department of agriculture, that a reasonable purchaser would immediately and exclusively associate with an egg product prepared for sale in normal commercial channels such as custard, eggnog, frittata, huevos rancheros, omelette, mayonnaise, meringue, sunny side up, over easy, over hard, scrambled, or quiche; (4) Any part of the egg, including its egg, eggshell, egg white, or yolk. (I) "Identifying meat term" means any word or phrase that states, indicates, suggests, or describes a meat product, regardless of whether the word or phrase is used individually, as a portmanteau, or as a compound word. "Identifying meat term" includes any of the following: (1) A common name for the species of an agricultural food animal subject to slaughter and processing, including a calf or cow, goat or kid, hog or pig, poultry, or lamb or sheep; (2) A common name for a characteristic of a species of the agricultural food animal subject to slaughter and processing based on age, breed, or sex; (3) Meat, beef, or veal; broiler, fryer, poulet, or yearling; cabrito or chevon; lamb or mutton; or pork; (4) A common name used to describe a major cut of a meat of an agricultural food animal slaughtered and processed, including a major meat cut specified in 9 C.F.R. 317.344; a poultry product such as breast, drumstick, giblet, thigh, or wing; or the common name of an organ or offal, including gizzard, heart, liver, kidney, or tongue; (5) Any other common name that a reasonable purchaser would immediately and exclusively associate with a meat product prepared for sale in normal commercial channels such as chicken, bacon, baloney, bologna, bone, brat or bratwurst, brisket, burger or hamburger, butt, chop, chorizo, chuck, cold cut, cutlet, filet, flat iron, frank or frankfurter, ham, hock, hot dog or dog, jerky, liverwurst, loin, London broil, lunch meat, New York strip, pepperoni, porterhouse, ribeye, roast, rib or sparerib, salami, sausage, shank, sirloin, tenderloin, or a comparable word or phrase. (J) "Insect-protein food product" means a food having one or more sensory attributes that resemble a type of tissue originating from an agricultural food animal but that, in lieu of being derived from meat processing, is derived from manufacturing insect parts. (K) "Manufactured-protein food product" means a cultivated-protein food, insect-protein food, or plant-protein food. (L) "Meat processing" means the handling, preparation, and slaughter of an agricultural food animal; the dressing of its carcass; or the cutting, storage, and packaging of its tissue or other parts as a food. (M) "Meat product" means a food derived from meat processing. (N) "Plant-protein food product" means a food having one or more sensory attributes that resemble a type of tissue found in a species of agricultural food animal but that, in lieu of being derived from meat processing, is derived from manufacturing plant parts. (O) "Qualifying egg term" means a word, compound word, or phrase that would clearly disclose to a reasonable purchaser of egg products from a food processing establishment that a food product is not an egg product. "Qualifying egg term" includes fake, imitation, egg-free, plant, plant-based, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian, veggie, or a comparable word or phrase as approved by the department. (P) "Qualifying meat term" means a word, compound word, or phrase that would clearly disclose to a reasonable purchaser of meat products from a food processing establishment that a food is not a meat product. "Qualifying meat term" includes cell-cultivated, cell-cultured, fake, grown in a lab, imitation, insect, insect-based, insect-protein, lab-created, lab-grown, meat free, meatless, plant, plant-based, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian, veggie, or a comparable word or phrase as approved by the department. Last updated February 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3709.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3709 / § 3709.17
§ 3709.17. Travel expense outside district
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When it is necessary for an employee of a board of health of a city or general health district to travel outside the district, such employee shall be reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses incidental to such travel. No employee of a board shall be reimbursed for such travel unless prior approval has been granted by the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3772.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3772 / § 3772.01
§ 3772.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Applicant" means any person who applies to the commission for a license under this chapter. (B) "Casino control commission fund" means the casino control commission fund described in Section 6(C)(3)(d) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, the money in which shall be used to fund the commission and its related affairs. (C) "Casino facility" means a casino facility as defined in Section 6(C)(9) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution. (D) "Casino game" means any slot machine or table game as defined in this chapter. (E) "Casino gaming" means any type of slot machine or table game wagering, using money, casino credit, or any representative of value, authorized in any of the states of Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia as of January 1, 2009, and includes slot machine and table game wagering subsequently authorized by, but shall not be limited by, subsequent restrictions placed on such wagering in such states. "Casino gaming" does not include bingo, as authorized in Section 6 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution and conducted as of January 1, 2009; horse racing where the pari-mutuel system of wagering is conducted, as authorized under the laws of this state as of January 1, 2009; or sports gaming. (F) "Casino gaming employee" means any employee of a casino operator or management company, but not a key employee, and as further defined in section 3772.131 of the Revised Code. (G) "Casino operator" means any person, trust, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, association, limited liability company, or other business enterprise that directly or indirectly holds an ownership or leasehold interest in a casino facility. "Casino operator" does not include an agency of the state, any political subdivision of the state, any person, trust, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, association, limited liability company, or other business enterprise that may have an interest in a casino facility, but who is legally or contractually restricted from conducting casino gaming. (H) "Central system" means a computer system that provides the following functions related to casino gaming equipment used in connection with casino gaming authorized under this chapter: security, auditing, data and information retrieval, and other purposes deemed necessary and authorized by the commission. (I) "Cheat" means to alter the result of a casino game, the element of chance, the operation of a machine used in a casino game, or the method of selection of criteria that determines (a) the result of the casino game, (b) the amount or frequency of payment in a casino game, (c) the value of a wagering instrument, or (d) the value of a wagering credit. "Cheat" does not include an individual who, without the assistance of another individual or without the use of a physical aid or device of any kind, uses the individual's own ability to keep track of the value of cards played and uses predictions formed as a result of the tracking information in the individual's playing and betting strategy. (J) "Commission" means the Ohio casino control commission. (K) "Gaming agent" means a peace officer employed by the commission that is vested with duties to enforce this chapter and conduct other investigations into the conduct of the casino gaming and the maintenance of the equipment that the commission considers necessary and proper and is in compliance with section 109.77 of the Revised Code. (L) "Gaming-related vendor" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, trust, or any other group of individuals, however organized, who supplies gaming-related equipment, goods, or services to a casino operator or management company, that are directly related to or affect casino gaming authorized under this chapter, including, but not limited to, the manufacture, sale, distribution, or repair of slot machines and table game equipment. (M) "Holding company" means any corporation, firm, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, or other form of business organization not a natural person which directly or indirectly does any of the following: (1) Has the power or right to control a casino operator, management company, or gaming-related vendor license applicant or licensee; (2) Holds an ownership interest of five per cent or more, as determined by the commission, in a casino operator, management company, or gaming-related vendor license applicant or licensee; (3) Holds voting rights with the power to vote five per cent or more of the outstanding voting rights of a casino operator, management company, or gaming-related vendor applicant or licensee. (N) "Initial investment" includes costs related to demolition, engineering, architecture, design, site preparation, construction, infrastructure improvements, land acquisition, fixtures and equipment, insurance related to construction, and leasehold improvements. (O) "Institutional investor" means any of the following entities owning five per cent or more, but less than twenty-five per cent, of an ownership interest in a casino facility, casino operator, management company, or holding company: a corporation, bank, insurance company, pension fund or pension fund trust, retirement fund, including funds administered by a public agency, employees' profit-sharing fund or employees' profit-sharing trust, any association engaged, as a substantial part of its business or operations, in purchasing or holding securities, including a hedge fund, mutual fund, or private equity fund, or any trust in respect of which a bank is trustee or cotrustee, investment company registered under the "Investment Company Act of 1940," 15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq., collective investment trust organized by banks under Part Nine of the Rules of the Comptroller of the Currency, closed-end investment trust, chartered or licensed life insurance company or property and casualty insurance company, investment advisor registered under the "Investment Advisors Act of 1940," 15 U.S.C. 80 b-1 et seq., and such other persons as the commission may reasonably determine to qualify as an institutional investor for reasons consistent with this chapter, and that does not exercise control over the affairs of a licensee and its ownership interest in a licensee is for investment purposes only, as set forth in division (F) of section 3772.10 of the Revised Code. (P) "Key employee" means any executive, employee, agent, or other individual who has the power to exercise significant influence over decisions concerning any part of the operation of a person that has applied for or holds a casino operator, management company, or gaming-related vendor license or the operation of a holding company of a person that has applied for or holds a casino operator, management company, or gaming-related vendor license, including: (1) An officer, director, trustee, partner, or an equivalent fiduciary; (2) An individual who holds a direct or indirect ownership interest of five per cent or more; (3) An individual who performs the function of a principal executive officer, principal operating officer, principal accounting officer, or an equivalent officer; (4) Any other individual the commission determines to have the power to exercise significant influence over decisions concerning any part of the operation. (Q) "Licensed casino operator" means a casino operator that has been issued a license by the commission and that has been certified annually by the commission to have paid all applicable fees, taxes, and debts to the state. (R) "Majority ownership interest" in a license or in a casino facility, as the case may be, means ownership of more than fifty per cent of such license or casino facility, as the case may be. For purposes of the foregoing, whether a majority ownership interest is held in a license or in a casino facility, as the case may be, shall be determined under the rules for constructive ownership of stock provided in Treas. Reg. 1.409A-3(i)(5)(iii) as in effect on January 1, 2009. (S) "Management company" means an organization retained by a casino operator to manage a casino facility and provide services such as accounting, general administration, maintenance, recruitment, and other operational services. (T) "Ohio law enforcement training fund" means the state law enforcement training fund described in Section 6(C)(3)(f) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, the money in which shall be used to enhance public safety by providing training opportunities to the law enforcement community. (U) "Person" includes, but is not limited to, an individual or a combination of individuals; a sole proprietorship, a firm, a company, a joint venture, a partnership of any type, a joint-stock company, a corporation of any type, a corporate subsidiary of any type, a limited liability company, a business trust, or any other business entity or organization; an assignee; a receiver; a trustee in bankruptcy; an unincorporated association, club, society, or other unincorporated entity or organization; entities that are disregarded for federal income tax purposes; and any other nongovernmental, artificial, legal entity that is capable of engaging in business. (V) "Problem casino gambling and addictions fund" means the state problem gambling and addictions fund described in Section 6(C)(3)(g) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, the money in which shall be used for treatment of problem gambling and substance abuse, and for related research. (W) "Promotional gaming credit" means a slot machine or table game credit, discount, or other similar item issued to a patron to enable the placement of, or increase in, a wager at a slot machine or table game. (X) "Slot machine" means any mechanical, electrical, or other device or machine which, upon insertion of a coin, token, ticket, or similar object, or upon payment of any consideration, is available to play or operate, the play or operation of which, whether by reason of the skill of the operator or application of the element of chance, or both, makes individual prize determinations for individual participants in cash, premiums, merchandise, tokens, or any thing of value, whether the payoff is made automatically from the machine or in any other manner, but does not include any device that is a skill-based amusement machine, or an electronic instant bingo system, as defined in section 2915.01 of the Revised Code. (Y) "Table game" means any game played with cards, dice, or any mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic device or machine for money, casino credit, or any representative of value. "Table game" does not include slot machines. (Z) "Upfront license" means the first plenary license issued to a casino operator. (AA) "Voluntary exclusion program" means a program provided by the commission that allows persons to voluntarily exclude themselves from the gaming areas of facilities under the jurisdiction of the commission by placing their name on a voluntary exclusion list and following the procedures set forth by the commission. (BB) "Sports gaming," "sports gaming proprietor," "sports gaming facility," "sporting event," "mobile management services provider," and "management services provider" have the same meanings as in section 3775.01 of the Revised Code. A person is considered to be involved in a sporting event if division (F)(3) of section 3775.13 of the Revised Code applies to the person with respect to that sporting event. Last updated September 7, 2023 at 3:12 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3727.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3727 / § 3727.13
§ 3727.13. Satisfaction of requirements
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) The department of health shall recognize as a comprehensive stroke center a hospital that satisfies the requirements of division (B)(1) of section 3727.12 of the Revised Code and submits a complete application. (2) The department shall recognize as a thrombectomy-capable stroke center a hospital that satisfies the requirements of division (B)(2) of section 3727.12 of the Revised Code and submits a complete application. (3)(a) The department shall recognize as a primary stroke center a hospital that satisfies the requirements of division (B)(3) of section 3727.12 of the Revised Code and submits a complete application. (b) If a hospital satisfying the requirements of division (B)(3) of section 3727.12 of the Revised Code has attained supplementary levels of stroke care distinction as identified by an accrediting organization approved by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services or an organization accepted by the department under section 3727.12 of the Revised Code, including by offering patients mechanical endovascular therapy, the department shall include that distinction in its recognition. (4) The department shall recognize as an acute stroke ready hospital a hospital that satisfies the requirements of division (B)(4) of section 3727.12 of the Revised Code and submits a complete application. (B) The department shall end its recognition of a hospital made under division (A) of this section if the accrediting organization described in division (B) of section 3727.12 of the Revised Code that certified the hospital revokes, rescinds, or otherwise terminates the hospital's certification with that organization or the certification expires. (C) Not later than the first day of January and July each year, the department shall compile and send a list of hospitals recognized under division (A) of this section to the medical director and cooperating physician advisory board of each emergency medical service organization, as defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. The department also shall maintain a comprehensive list of recognized hospitals on its internet web site and update the list not later than thirty days after a hospital is recognized under division (A) of this section or its recognition ends under division (B) of this section. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 4:22 PM