Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.50
§ 3734.50. State solid waste management plan
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The director of environmental protection, with the advice of the materials management advisory council created in section 3734.49 of the Revised Code, shall prepare a state solid waste management plan to do all of the following: (A) Reduce reliance on the use of landfills for management of solid wastes; (B) Establish objectives for solid waste reduction, recycling, reuse, and minimization and a schedule for implementing those objectives; (C) Establish restrictions on the types of solid wastes disposed of by landfilling for which alternative management methods are available, such as yard wastes, and a schedule for implementing those restrictions. The objectives under division (B) of this section and restrictions under this division need not be of uniform application throughout the state or as to categories of solid waste generators. Rather, in establishing those objectives and restrictions, the director shall take into consideration the feasibility of waste reduction, recycling, reuse, and minimization measures and landfilling restrictions in urban, suburban, and rural areas and also shall take into consideration the extent to which those measures have been implemented by specific categories of solid waste generators and political subdivisions prior to June 24, 1988. (D) Establish revised general criteria for the location of solid waste facilities; (E) Examine alternative methods for disposal of fly ash and bottom ash resulting from the burning of mixed municipal solid wastes; (F) Establish a statewide strategy for managing scrap tires, which shall include identification of locations within the state that qualify as scrap tire facilities and accumulations. In developing the strategy, the director shall examine the feasibility of recycling or recovering materials or energy from scrap tires and landfilling scrap tires in abandoned coal strip mines as well as other methods for managing scrap tires. (G) Establish a strategy that contains specific recommendations for legislative and administrative action to promote markets for products containing recycled materials generally and for promoting the use by state government of products containing recycled materials; (H) Establish a program for the proper separation and disposal of hazardous waste generated by households. The director shall adopt the state solid waste management plan within one year after June 24, 1988. After completion of a draft plan, the director shall hold a public hearing on the draft plan at each of five different locations within the state. After receiving public comments on the draft plan, the director may make such revisions to it as the director considers appropriate based on the comments received and shall submit the draft plan with any revisions to the advisory council for approval. If the advisory council approves the draft plan, the director shall adopt it as the state solid waste management plan. If the advisory council disapproves the draft plan, the director, with the advice of the advisory council, shall prepare a new draft plan and proceed in the same manner as for the initial draft plan to hold hearings on, revise, and submit the new draft plan to the advisory council for approval, and adopt the new draft plan. Not later than one year after adoption of the plan, the director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing the objectives and restrictions of the state plan, and schedules for implementing them, under divisions (B) and (C) of this section as mandatory elements of the solid waste management plans of county and joint solid waste management districts under division (A) of section 3734.53 of the Revised Code. Within one year after adoption of the plan, the director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, which rules are hereby deemed to constitute rules adopted under division (A) of section 3734.02 of the Revised Code, establishing revised general location criteria for solid waste facilities, other than solid waste transfer facilities, and standards for the disposal of fly ash and bottom ash resulting from the burning of mixed municipal solid waste. Triennially the director, with the advice of the advisory council, shall conduct a thorough review of the progress made toward achieving the goals set forth in divisions (A) to (H) of this section. Based upon the findings of the review, the director, in accordance with the procedures of this section, may prepare and adopt a revised state solid waste management plan. If the revised plan modifies any of the objectives, restrictions, or implementation schedules established under division (B) or (C) of this section, the director, not later than one year after adoption of the revised plan, shall amend the existing rules adopted under this section in a manner consistent with those revisions. If any revision to the plan or enactment or amendment of a statute by the general assembly that takes effect on or after April 16, 1993, establishes a restriction on the landfilling or burning or other thermal processing in an incinerator or energy recovery facility of any type of solid waste with mixed municipal solid waste, or prescribes for a type of solid waste a management method alternative to landfilling or thermal processing with mixed municipal solid waste, the estimated reduction in the quantity of solid wastes being disposed of by landfilling or thermal processing that results from the implementation of the restriction or alternative management method within a county or joint solid waste management district constitutes a reduction in solid waste generation within the district for purposes of determining the district's compliance with the waste reduction objective established under division (C) of this section and any revisions thereof and the rules and amendments thereto adopted under this section to implement that objective.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3704.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3704 / § 3704.13
§ 3704.13. Clean Air Act - powers of governor
Status: in_force

December 19, 1980 Senate Bill 258 - 113th General Assembly The governor may do all things necessary on behalf of the state to secure the full benefits available to the state under the federal Clean Air Act. The governor may, in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act, exercise all powers permitted by the federal Clean Air Act to be exercised by a governor, including, but not limited to, powers pertaining to the issuance of orders; adoption of rules; designation of officials; emergency suspension of any part of an implementation plan adopted by the state; and redesignation of air quality control regions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3737.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3737 / § 3737.71
§ 3737.71. Additional tax on fire insurance premiums
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly Each insurance company doing business in this state shall pay to the state in installments, at the time of making the payments required by section 5729.05 of the Revised Code, in addition to the taxes required to be paid by it, three-fourths of one per cent on the gross premium receipts derived from fire insurance and that portion of the premium reasonably allocable to insurance against the hazard of fire included in other coverages except life and sickness and accident insurance, after deducting return premiums paid and considerations received for reinsurances as shown by the annual statement of such company made pursuant to sections 3929.30 , 3931.06 , and 5729.02 of the Revised Code. The money received shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state fire marshal's fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall be used for the maintenance and administration of the office of the fire marshal and the Ohio fire academy established by section 3737.33 of the Revised Code. If the director of commerce certifies to the director of budget and management that the cash balance in the state fire marshal's fund is in excess of the amount needed to pay ongoing operating expenses, the director of commerce, with the approval of the director of budget and management, may use the excess amount to acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, real property or interests in real property to be used for the benefit of the office of the state fire marshal, or to construct, acquire, enlarge, equip, furnish, or improve the fire marshal's office facilities or the facilities of the Ohio fire academy. The state fire marshal's fund shall be assessed a proportionate share of the administrative costs of the department of commerce in accordance with procedures prescribed by the director of commerce. Such assessment shall be paid from the state fire marshal's fund to the division of administration fund. Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, if the director of budget and management determines at any time that the money in the state fire marshal's fund exceeds the amount necessary to defray ongoing operating expenses in a fiscal year, the director may transfer the excess to the general revenue fund. Last updated August 18, 2021 at 2:05 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3707.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3707 / § 3707.03
§ 3707.03. Correction of nuisance or unsanitary conditions on school property
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 Senate Bill 361 - 100th General Assembly The board of health of a city or general health district shall abate all nuisances and may remove or correct all conditions detrimental to health or well-being found upon school property by serving an order upon the board of education, school board, or other person responsible for such property, for the abatement of such nuisance or condition within a reasonable but fixed time. The board of health may appoint such number of inspectors of schools and school buildings as is necessary to properly carry out this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3767.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3767 / § 3767.26
§ 3767.26. Judgment for fine and costs
Status: in_force

August 11, 1955 House Bill 11 - 101st General Assembly A judgment for fine and costs rendered against a person or corporation for the violation of sections 3767.13 to 3767.29 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, when the defendant has no property or has not a sufficient amount within the county upon which to levy to satisfy such judgment and costs, may be enforced and collected in the manner in which judgments are collected in civil cases.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3746.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3746 / § 3746.01
§ 3746.01. Voluntary action program definitions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Accredited laboratory" means a laboratory that is accredited as follows: (1) For analysis of asbestos, valid accreditation by one of the following: (a) The American industrial hygiene association, asbestos analysts registry; (b) The national institute of standards technology, national voluntary laboratory accreditation program for asbestos fiber analysis; (c) An accreditation body recognized by the national environmental laboratory accreditation conference. (2) For analysis of any constituent other than asbestos, valid accreditation by one of the following: (a) The national environmental laboratory accreditation program; (b) A national environmental laboratory accreditation program accreditation from an accreditation body recognized by the national environmental laboratory accreditation conference. (B) "Activity and use limitations" has the same meaning as in section 5301.80 of the Revised Code. (C) "Affiliated" means under common ownership or control. (D) "Applicable standards," unless the context indicates otherwise, means standards that applied before the effective date of this amendment , standards established in or pursuant to sections 3746.05 and 3746.06 of the Revised Code, in or pursuant to rules adopted under division (B)(1) or (2) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, pursuant to rules adopted under division (B)(11)(b) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, or alternative standards and terms and conditions set forth in a variance issued under section 3746.09 of the Revised Code, as applicable. (E) "Background level" means the conditions at a property and areas surrounding a property that are unaffected by any current or past activities involving treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous substances or petroleum. "Background level" includes naturally occurring substances. (F) "Certified laboratory" means a laboratory that was certified to perform analyses in connection with voluntary actions before the effective date of this amendment . (G) "Certified professional" means a person certified by the director pursuant to rules adopted under division (B)(5) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, or deemed to be certified before the effective date of this amendment , to issue no further action letters under section 3746.11 of the Revised Code. (H) "Covenant not to sue" means a release from liability that is issued by the director under section 3746.12 of the Revised Code. (I) "Environmental covenant" has the same meaning as in section 5301.80 of the Revised Code. (J) "Hazardous substance" includes all of the following: (1) Any substance identified or listed in rules adopted under division (B)(1)(c) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code; (2) Any product registered as a pesticide under section 921.02 of the Revised Code when the product is used in a manner inconsistent with its required labeling; (3) Any product formerly registered as a pesticide under that section for which the registration was suspended or canceled under section 921.05 of the Revised Code; (4) Any mixture of a substance described in divisions (J)(1) to (3) of this section with a radioactive material. (K) "Owner or operator" includes both of the following: (1) Any person owning or holding a legal, equitable, or possessory interest in or having responsibility for the daily activities on a property; (2) In the case of property title or control of which was conveyed due to bankruptcy, foreclosure, tax delinquency, abandonment, or similar means to this state or a political subdivision of this state, any person who owned, operated, or otherwise controlled activities occurring on the property before the conveyance. (L) "Person" means any person as defined in section 1.59 of the Revised Code and also includes this state, any political subdivision of this state, any other body of this state or of a political subdivision of this state, the board of directors of a nonprofit corporation governing a special improvement district created under Chapter 1710. of the Revised Code, and the United States and any agency or instrumentality thereof. (M) "Petroleum" means oil or petroleum of any kind and in any form, including, without limitation, crude oil or any fraction thereof, petroleum, gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, oil sludge, oil refuse, used oil, substances or additives utilized in the refining or blending of crude petroleum or petroleum stock, natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, synthetic gas usable for fuel, and mixtures of natural gas and synthetic gas. (N) "Property," except for the purposes of sections 3746.02 , 3746.26 , and 3746.27 of the Revised Code, means any parcel of real property, or portion thereof, and any improvements thereto, the limits of which have been described in writing by the owner of record or a legally appointed representative of the owner and that is or has been the subject of a voluntary action under this chapter and rules adopted under it. (O) "Radioactive material" means a substance that spontaneously emits ionizing radiation. (P) "Related" means the persons are related by consanguinity or marriage. (Q) "Release" means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, migrating, dumping, or disposing of any hazardous substance or petroleum into the environment, including, without limitation, the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, or any other closed receptacle containing any hazardous substance, petroleum, or pollutant or contaminant. "Release" does not include any of the following: (1) Any release that results solely in the exposure of individuals to hazardous substances or petroleum in the workplace with respect to which those individuals may assert a claim against their employer and that is regulated under the "Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970," 84 Stat. 1590, 29 U.S.C.A. 651, as amended, and regulations adopted under that act, or under Chapter 4167. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it; (2) Emissions from the engine exhaust of a motor vehicle, rolling stock, aircraft, vessel, or pipeline pumping station engine; (3) Any release of a source, byproduct, or special nuclear material from a nuclear incident, as "source material," "byproduct material," "special nuclear material," and "nuclear incident" are defined in the "Atomic Energy Act of 1954," 68 Stat. 919, 42 U.S.C.A. 2011, as amended, if the release is subject to financial protection requirements under section 170 of that act unless any such material is mixed with a hazardous substance or petroleum; (4) Any federally permitted release as defined in section 101(10) of the "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 3300, 42 U.S.C.A. 9601, as amended; (5) The normal application of a fertilizer material that is intended to improve the quality or quantity of plant growth. (R) "Remedy" or "remedial activities" means actions that are taken at a property to treat, remove, transport for treatment or disposal, dispose of, contain, or control hazardous substances or petroleum, are protective of public health and safety and the environment, and are consistent with a permanent remedy, including, without limitation, excavation, treatment, off-site disposal, the use of engineering or institutional controls or activity and use limitations, the issuance and implementation of a consolidated standards permit under section 3746.15 of the Revised Code, and the entering into and implementation of an operation and maintenance agreement pursuant to section 3746.12 of the Revised Code. (S) "Voluntary action" means a series of measures that may be undertaken to identify and address potential sources of contamination of property by hazardous substances or petroleum and to establish that the property complies with applicable standards. "Voluntary action" may include, without limitation, a phase I property assessment conducted in accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(3) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code or section 3746.07 of the Revised Code as it existed before the effective date of this amendment , as appropriate, a phase II property assessment conducted in accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(4) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code or section 3746.07 of the Revised Code as it existed before the effective date of this amendment , as appropriate, and a sampling plan, a remedial plan, or remedial activities followed by the issuance of a no further action letter under section 3746.11 of the Revised Code indicating that the property meets applicable standards upon demonstration by the person undertaking the measures either that there is no information indicating that there has been a release of hazardous substances or petroleum at or upon the property or that there has been a release of hazardous substances or petroleum at or upon the property and that applicable standards were not exceeded or have been or will be achieved in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. Last updated October 28, 2021 at 1:55 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.65 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.65
§ 3734.65. Sale or installation of mercury-containing thermostat
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 443 - 126th General Assembly Beginning one year after the effective date of this section, no person shall offer a mercury-containing thermostat for sale in this state or install a mercury-containing thermostat in this state unless the mercury-containing thermostat is installed in the residence of a visually impaired person or the thermostat is used to sense and control temperatures as a part of a manufacturing process.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3730.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3730 / § 3730.08
§ 3730.08. Defenses of operator or employee concerning minors
Status: in_force

January 12, 1998 House Bill 25 - 122nd General Assembly (A) An operator or employee of a business that performs tattooing services, body piercing services, or ear piercing services performed with an ear piercing gun may not be found guilty of a violation of division (A) of section 3730.06 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code in which age is an element of the provisions of the rule, if the board of health or any court of record finds all of the following: (1) That the individual obtaining a tattooing service, body piercing service, or ear piercing service performed with an ear piercing gun, at the time of so doing, exhibited to the operator or employee of the tattooing, body piercing, or ear piercing business a driver's or commercial driver's license or an identification card issued under sections 4507.50 to 4507.52 of the Revised Code showing that the individual was then at least age eighteen; (2) That the operator or employee made a bona fide effort to ascertain the true age of the individual obtaining a tattooing, body piercing, or ear piercing service by checking the identification presented, at the time of the service, to ascertain that the description on the identification compared with the appearance of the individual and that the identification had not been altered in any way; (3) That the operator or employee had reason to believe that the individual obtaining a tattooing, body piercing, or ear piercing service was at least age eighteen. (B) In any hearing before a board of health and in any action or proceeding before a court of record in which a defense is raised under this section, the registrar of motor vehicles or the registrar's deputy who issued a driver's or commercial driver's license or an identification card under sections 4507.50 to 4507.52 of the Revised Code shall be permitted to submit certified copies of the records, in the registrar's or deputy's possession, of such issuance in lieu of the testimony of the personnel of the bureau of motor vehicles at such hearing, action, or proceeding.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3705.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3705 / § 3705.40
§ 3705.40. Access to preliminary birth and death data maintained by department
Status: in_force

January 1, 2025 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Board of health" means a board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code. (2) "Geocoding" means a geographic information system (GIS) operation for converting street addresses into spatial data that can be displayed as features on a map, usually by referencing address information from a street segment data layer. (B) The state registrar shall ensure that the department of children and youth and each board of health have access to preliminary birth and death data maintained by the department of health, as well as access to any electronic system of vital records the state registrar or department of health maintains, including the Ohio public health information warehouse. To the extent possible, the preliminary data shall be provided in a format that permits geocoding. If the state registrar requires the department of children and youth or a board to enter into a data use agreement before accessing such data or systems, the state registrar shall provide the department and each board with an application for this purpose and, if requested, assist with the application's completion. (C) The state registrar shall provide the users of the preliminary data and electronic systems described in division (B) of this section with a data analysis tool kit that assists the users with using the data in a manner that promotes consistency and accuracy among users. The tool kit shall include a data dictionary and sample data analyses. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3709.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3709 / § 3709.13
§ 3709.13. Appointment of clerk, nurses, physicians, and others by board of general health district
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly In any general health district the board of health may, upon the recommendation of the health commissioner, appoint for full or part time service a public health nurse and a clerk and such additional public health nurses, physicians, certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse practitioners, and other persons as are necessary for the proper conduct of its work. Such number of public health nurses may be employed as is necessary to provide adequate public health nursing service to all parts of the district. Employees of the board, other than the commissioner, shall be in the classified service of the state, and all employees of the board may be removed for cause by a majority of the board. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3742.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3742 / § 3742.05
§ 3742.05. Issuing licenses
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) The director of health shall issue lead inspector, lead abatement contractor, lead risk assessor, lead abatement project designer, lead abatement worker, and clearance technician licenses. Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the director shall issue a license to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements: (a) Submits an application to the director on a form prescribed by the director; (b) Meets the licensing and training requirements established in rules adopted under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code; (c) Successfully completes the licensing examination for the applicant's area of expertise administered under section 3742.08 of the Revised Code and any training required by the director under that section; (d) Pays the license fee established in rules adopted under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code; (e) Provides the applicant's social security number and any information the director may require to demonstrate the applicant's compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it. (2) An individual may hold more than one license issued under this section, but a separate application is required for each license. (B) A license issued under this section expires two years after the date of issuance. The director shall renew a license in accordance with the standard renewal procedure set forth in Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code, if the licensee does all of the following: (1) Continues to meet the requirements of division (A) of this section; (2) Demonstrates compliance with procedures to prevent public exposure to lead hazards and for worker protection during lead abatement projects established in rules adopted under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code; (3) Meets the record-keeping and reporting requirements for lead abatement projects or clearance examinations established in rules adopted under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code; (4) Pays the license renewal fee established in rules adopted under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code. (C) The director shall issue a lead inspector, lead abatement contractor, lead risk assessor, lead abatement project designer, lead abatement worker, or clearance technician license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant holds a license in another state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a lead inspector, lead abatement contractor, lead risk assessor, lead abatement project designer, lead abatement worker, or clearance technician in a state that does not issue one or more of those licenses. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:38 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.52
§ 3701.52. Condition to be reported
Status: in_force

September 10, 1996 Senate Bill 154 - 121st General Assembly Every physician, surgeon, obstetrician, certified nurse-midwife, nurse, maternity home or hospital of any nature, parent, relative, or any others attendant on any person with inflammation of the eyes, knowing either condition, defined in section 3701.51 of the Revised Code, to exist, within six hours thereafter, shall report such facts, as the department of health shall direct, to the health commissioner of the city or general health district within which such person may reside.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3737.945 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3737 / § 3737.945
§ 3737.945. Investments
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Moneys in the funds of the petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board, except as otherwise provided in any resolution authorizing the issuance of its revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing the same, in excess of current needs, may be invested by the board in notes, bonds, or other obligations of the United States, or of any agency or instrumentality thereof, or in obligations of this state or any political subdivision thereof, or the treasurer of state's investment pool authorized under section 135.45 of the Revised Code. Income from all such investments of moneys in any fund shall be credited to such funds as the board determines, subject to the provisions of any resolution or trust agreement, and the investments may be sold as the board determines. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 2:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.925 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.925
§ 3701.925. Applications from primary care practices with educational affiliations
Status: in_force

March 20, 2013 House Bill 303 - 129th General Assembly (A) The patient centered medical home education advisory group shall accept applications for inclusion in the patient centered medical home education pilot project from primary care practices with educational affiliations, as determined by the advisory group, with one or more of the following: (1) The Boonshoft school of medicine at Wright state university; (2) The university of Toledo college of medicine; (3) The northeast Ohio medical university; (4) The Ohio university college of osteopathic medicine; (5) The college of nursing at the university of Toledo; (6) The Wright state university college of nursing and health; (7) The college of nursing at Kent state university; (8) The university of Akron college of nursing; (9) The school of nursing at Ohio university. (B)(1) Subject to division (C)(1) of this section, the advisory group shall recommend to the director of health for inclusion in the pilot project not less than the following number of primary care practices led by physicians: (a) Ten practices affiliated with the Boonshoft school of medicine at Wright state university; (b) Ten practices affiliated with the university of Toledo college of medicine; (c) Ten practices affiliated with the northeast Ohio medical university; (d) Ten practices affiliated with the centers for osteopathic research and education of the Ohio university college of osteopathic medicine. (2) Subject to division (C)(2) of this section, the advisory group shall recommend to the director of health for inclusion in the pilot project not less than the following number of primary care practices led by advanced practice registered nurses: (a) One practice affiliated with the college of nursing at the university of Toledo; (b) One practice affiliated with the Wright state university college of nursing and health; (c) One practice affiliated with the college of nursing at Kent state university or the university of Akron college of nursing; (d) One practice affiliated with the school of nursing at Ohio university. (C)(1) All of the following apply with respect to the recommendation under division (B)(1) of this section of practices led by physicians: (a) The advisory group shall strive to recommend practices in such a manner that the pilot project includes a diverse range of primary care specialties, including practices specializing in pediatrics, geriatrics, general internal medicine, or family medicine. (b) When evaluating an application, the advisory group shall consider the percentage of patients in the practice who are part of a medically underserved population, including medicaid recipients and individuals without health insurance. (c) The advisory group shall recommend not fewer than six practices that serve rural areas of this state, as those areas are determined by the advisory group. (d) A member of the advisory group shall abstain from participating in any vote taken regarding the recommendation of a practice if the member would receive any financial benefit from having the practice included in the pilot project. (2) All of the following apply with respect to the recommendation under division (B)(2) of this section of practices led by advanced practice registered nurses: (a) When evaluating an application, the advisory group shall consider the percentage of patients in the practice who are part of a medically underserved population, including medicaid recipients and individuals without health insurance. (b) If the advisory group determines that it has not received an application from a sufficiently qualified practice affiliated with a particular institution specified in division (B)(2) of this section, the advisory group shall make the recommendations required under that division in such a manner that the greatest possible number of those institutions are recommended to be included in the pilot project. To be recommended in this manner, a practice remains subject to the eligibility requirements specified in division (B) of section 3701.926 of the Revised Code. As specified in division (B)(2) of this section, the number of practices recommended for inclusion in the pilot project shall be at least four. (c) A member of the advisory group shall abstain from participating in any vote taken regarding the recommendation of a practice if the member would receive any financial benefit from having the practice included in the pilot project. (D) The advisory group shall provide to the director of health copies of all applications received under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3702.965 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3702 / § 3702.965
§ 3702.965. Contracts
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 House Bill 463 - 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Full-time practice" and "part-time practice" have the same meanings as in section 3702.71 of the Revised Code; (2) "Teaching activities" means supervising dental hygiene students at the service site specified in the contract described in division (B) of this section. (B) An individual who has been approved for participation under section 3702.964 of the Revised Code may enter into a contract with the director of health for participation in the dental hygienist loan repayment program. The dental hygienist's employer or other funding source may also be a party to the contract. (C) The contract shall include all of the following obligations: (1) The individual agrees to provide dental hygiene services in the dental health resource shortage area for the number of hours and duration specified in the contract. (2) The department of health agrees, as provided in section 3702.96 of the Revised Code, to repay, so long as the individual performs the service obligation agreed to under division (C)(1) of this section, all or part of the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan taken by the individual for expenses described in section 3702.96 of the Revised Code. (3) The individual agrees to pay the department of health an amount established by rules adopted under section 3702.961 of the Revised Code, if the individual fails to complete the service obligation agreed to under division (C)(1) of this section. (D) The contract shall include the following terms as agreed upon by the parties: (1) The particular site within a dental health resource shortage area where the dental hygiene services are to be performed; (2) The individual's required length of service in the dental health resource shortage area, which must be at least two years; (3) The number of weekly hours the individual will be engaged in full-time practice or part-time practice; (4) The maximum amount that the department will repay on behalf of the individual; (5) The extent to which the individual's teaching activities will be counted toward the individual's full-time practice or part-time practice hours under the contract. (E) Before agreeing to the amount specified in division (D)(4) of this section, the department of health shall consult with the Ohio dental hygienists' association regarding the amount. If this amount includes funds from the bureau of clinician recruitment and service in the United States department of health and human services, the amount of state funds repaid on the individual's behalf shall be the same as the amount of those funds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3796.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3796 / § 3796.18
§ 3796.18. Cultivator license
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code and except as provided in division (B) of this section, a licensed cultivator, including the holder of a current, valid cultivator license issued under this chapter before the effective date of this amendment, may do all of the following: (a) Cultivate medical marijuana and adult-use marijuana; (b) Deliver, transfer, or sell medical marijuana and adult-use marijuana to other license holders; (c) Purchase or otherwise obtain medical marijuana and adult-use marijuana from other license holders; (d) Acquire seeds, clones, plants, and other genetic material. (2) A licensed cultivator engaging in the activities authorized by this chapter shall do so respecting both medical marijuana and adult-use marijuana. (B) A licensed cultivator shall not cultivate medical marijuana or adult-use marijuana for personal, family, or household use or on any public land, including a state park as defined in section 154.01 of the Revised Code. (C) A licensed cultivator shall identify, package, and label all medical marijuana and adult-use marijuana products in accordance with this chapter and any rules adopted thereunder before delivering or selling the products to a licensed processor or licensed dispensary. (D) The division of cannabis control shall issue the following types of cultivation licenses: (1) A level I cultivator license that authorizes the license holder to operate a cultivation area specified by the division, not to exceed one hundred thousand square feet; (2) A level II cultivator license that authorizes the license holder to operate a cultivation area specified by the division, not to exceed fifteen thousand square feet. (E) A licensed cultivator may request and receive one or more expansions to the cultivator's cultivation area, subject to the approval of the division, so long as the resulting total cultivation area, including all expansions, does not exceed the applicable maximum cultivation area prescribed by division (D) of this section. Last updated January 20, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3742.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3742 / § 3742.19
§ 3742.19. Lead abatement personnel licensing fund
Status: in_force

April 7, 2003 House Bill 248 - 124th General Assembly Except for any licensing examination fee collected and retained by an entity under contract pursuant to division (B) of section 3742.08 of the Revised Code, all fees collected under sections 3742.01 to 3742.18 of the Revised Code; any grant, contribution, or other moneys received for the purposes of those sections; and fines collected under section 3742.99 of the Revised Code shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the lead abatement personnel licensing fund, which is hereby created. The moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the administration and enforcement of sections 3742.01 to 3742.18 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under those sections.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3798.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3798 / § 3798.02
§ 3798.02. Legislative intent
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this chapter to make the laws of this state governing the use and disclosure of protected health information by covered entities consistent with, but generally not more stringent than, the HIPAA privacy rule for the purpose of eliminating barriers to the adoption and use of electronic health records and health information exchanges. Therefore, it is also the general assembly's intent in enacting this chapter to supersede any judicial or administrative ruling issued in this state that is inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.601 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.601
§ 3701.601. Breast and cervical cancer project income tax contribution fund
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the breast and cervical cancer project income tax contribution fund, which shall consist of money contributed to it under section 5747.113 of the Revised Code and of contributions made directly to it. Any person may contribute directly to the fund in addition to or independently of the income tax refund contribution system established in section 5747.113 of the Revised Code. The director of health shall distribute the contributed funds to the Ohio breast and cervical cancer project administered under section 3701.144 of the Revised Code. The contributed funds shall be used specifically for the provision of breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnostic, and outreach services to uninsured and under-insured women who meet the eligibility requirements specified in that section. The breast and cervical cancer project, through its regional agencies, shall use the contributed funds to pay for services provided directly by personnel of health facilities operated by boards of health, free clinics as defined in section 3701.071 of the Revised Code, mammography services providers, radiology services providers, federally qualified health centers as defined by section 3701.047 of the Revised Code, rural health centers, or other community health centers.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3733.431 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3733 / § 3733.431
§ 3733.431. Applicability of administrative procedure act
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Chapter 119. of the Revised Code applies to all adjudications under this chapter except that: (A) The director of health shall notify a licensee that the licensee is entitled to a hearing if the licensee requests it within ten days of the time the notice informing the licensee of the licensee's right to a hearing was mailed; (B) If the licensee requests a hearing, the date set for the hearing shall be within ten days after the licensee has requested a hearing; (C) The director shall not apply for a postponement or continuation of an adjudication hearing. If the licensee requests a postponement or continuation of an adjudication hearing, it shall not be granted unless the licensee demonstrates that an unusual hardship will be incurred in meeting the hearing date. If the director grants a postponement or continuation on the grounds of an unusual hardship to the licensee, the record shall document the nature and cause of the unusual hardship. (D) If the director of health appoints a referee or examiner to conduct the hearing: (1) A copy of the written adjudication report and recommendation of the referee or examiner shall be served by certified mail upon the director and the licensee or the licensee's attorney or other representative of record within three working days of the conclusion of the hearing; (2) The licensee is not entitled to file written objections to the report; (3) The director shall approve, modify, or disapprove of the report and recommendations within three working days of receiving the report. (E) A notice of appeal of an adverse adjudication decision shall be filed within fifteen days of the mailing of the director's order; (F) The court shall not suspend an adjudication order pending disposition of the appeal. Any adjudication order issued by the director shall remain in force pending final disposition of the appeal. Last updated October 10, 2023 at 9:50 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3731.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3731 / § 3731.11
§ 3731.11. Bathroom and restroom facilities
Status: in_force

September 12, 2008 Senate Bill 237 - 127th General Assembly In all political subdivisions of this state where a system of water works and sewerage is maintained for public use, every hotel and SRO facility shall be equipped with a sufficient number of suitable water closets for the accommodation of its guests, which water closets shall be ventilated and connected by proper plumbing with such sewerage system. All lavatories, bathtubs, sinks, drains, closets, and urinals in such hotels and SRO facilities shall be properly constructed and shall be kept clean and well ventilated at all times. Separate compartments shall be furnished for different sexes, each being properly designated.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3752.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3752 / § 3752.08
§ 3752.08. Inspection
Status: in_force

July 1, 1996 House Bill 98 - 120th General Assembly (A) Promptly after receiving a certification under section 3752.06 of the Revised Code, the director of environmental protection or an authorized representative of the director shall conduct an inspection of the facility named in the certification to determine whether the requirements of that section, applicable rules adopted under section 3752.03 of the Revised Code, and any orders issued under section 3752.16 of the Revised Code have been met. Prior to conducting the inspection, the director or his authorized representative shall schedule a time to conduct the inspection with the contact person designated by the owner or operator under section 3752.05 of the Revised Code. The contact person shall accompany the director or his authorized representative during the inspection. Nothing in this division diminishes the authority of the director or his authorized representative to conduct inspections under section 3752.12 of the Revised Code. (B) The director, upon request or upon his own initiative, may investigate or make inquiries into any violation of this chapter or rules adopted or orders issued under it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3735.62 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3735 / § 3735.62
§ 3735.62. Veterans housing corporations
Status: in_force

March 17, 2000 House Bill 118 - 123rd General Assembly (A) Any five or more veterans, all of whom are citizens of the United States and residents of this state, may form a corporation not for profit under sections 1702.01 to 1702.58 of the Revised Code, relating to corporations not for profit, for the purpose of purchasing real property and constructing thereon residences for sale to members of such corporation without any profit to the corporation, borrowing money for such purpose, and mortgaging or pledging any assets of the corporation as security therefor, and doing such other things as are appropriate in order to carry out such purpose. The business of such corporation shall be carried on only within such municipal corporation or other political subdivision of this state as is specified in the articles of incorporation. Except as specified in this section, such corporation shall be governed by such sections. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Veteran" means either of the following: (a) Any person who has served in any branch of the armed forces of the United States in or during any war in which this country has been or is engaged; (b) Any person who has served as a member of the United States merchant marine and to whom either of the following applies: (i) The person has an honorable report of separation from the active duty military service, form DD214 or DD215. (ii) the person served in the United States merchant marine between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, and died on active duty while serving in a war zone during that period of service. (2) "United States merchant marine" includes the United States army transport service and the United States naval transport service.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3769.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3769 / § 3769.02
§ 3769.02. State racing commission
Status: in_force

September 24, 1999 Senate Bill 14 - 123rd General Assembly A state racing commission is hereby established. It shall consist of five members, appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Not more than three members shall be affiliated with the same political party. To be eligible for appointment, a person shall be a qualified elector of the state and a resident of the state for not less than five years immediately preceding appointment. No person shall be appointed to the commission, nor be an employee of the commission, nor officiate at pari-mutuel meetings conducted in this state who is licensed or regulated, directly or indirectly, by the commission other than for the position to which the person is appointed, nor shall the person have any legal or beneficial interest, direct or indirect, pecuniary or otherwise, in any firm, association, or corporation that is so licensed or regulated or that participates in pari-mutuel meetings in any manner, nor shall the person participate in pari-mutuel meetings in any manner other than in the person's official capacity. Terms of office shall be for four years, commencing on the first day of April and ending on the thirty-first day of March. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which appointed. Vacancies shall be filled by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. Any 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. No vacancy on the commission shall impair the power and authority of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the commission. One of the members of the commission shall be named by the governor as chairperson of the commission at the time of making the appointment of any member for a full term. The chairperson and the associate commissioners shall receive a salary fixed pursuant to Chapter 124. of the Revised Code. When on commission business and for attending commission meetings, the commissioners shall be allowed actual and necessary traveling expenses. The salaries and expenses shall be paid out of the state racing commission operating fund created by section 3769.03 of the Revised Code. Each commissioner, before entering upon the discharge of the official duties of commissioner, shall give a bond, payable to the treasurer of state, in the sum of ten thousand dollars with sufficient sureties to be approved by the director of administrative services, which bond shall be filed with the secretary of state. The governor may remove any member for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, giving the member a copy of the charges against the member and affording the member an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel in the member's own defense upon not less than ten days' notice. If the member is removed, the governor shall file in the office of the secretary of state a complete statement of all charges made against the member and the governor's finding on the charges, together with a complete report of the proceedings, and the governor's decision on the charges is final. The principal office of the commission shall be located in Franklin county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3707.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3707 / § 3707.51
§ 3707.51. "Youth sports organization" defined
Status: in_force

March 27, 2013 House Bill 143 - 129th General Assembly As used in sections 3707.511 and 3707.52 of the Revised Code, "youth sports organization" means a public or nonpublic entity that organizes an athletic activity in which the athletes are not more than nineteen years of age and are required to pay a fee to participate in the athletic activity or whose cost to participate is sponsored by a business or nonprofit organization.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.936 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.936
§ 3701.936. Provision of data by state agencies
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly At the request of the director of health, every department, agency, and political subdivision of the state shall provide information, data, records, and otherwise assist in the execution of sections 3701.93 to 3701.9314 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3728.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3728 / § 3728.04
§ 3728.04. Anaphylaxis training
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The anaphylaxis training required by section 3728.03 of the Revised Code may be any of the following: (1) Training conducted by a nationally recognized organization that has experience in providing training in emergency health care to individuals who are not health care professionals; (2) Training by individuals or organizations approved by the department of health under section 3728.11 of the Revised Code; (3) Classes approved by the department under section 3728.11 of the Revised Code. (B) Training may be completed in person or through an online system. The training must cover all of the following and may include any other material the organization or individual conducting it or the department considers appropriate: (1) Ways of recognizing the signs and symptoms of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis; (2) Standards and procedures for administration of epinephrine and storage of epinephrine autoinjectors; (3) Emergency follow-up procedures. (C) An individual must successfully complete training before being authorized to administer epinephrine under section 3728.03 of the Revised Code. A qualified entity may authorize an individual to administer epinephrine only if the individual provides the entity with a certificate issued by the organization or individual conducting the training attesting to successful completion. The certificate must be on a form developed by the department of health under section 3728.11 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.124 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.124
§ 3734.124. Restrictions on incinerators
Status: in_force

September 26, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly (A) Promptly after issuing a periodic assessment under division (B) of section 3734.123 of the Revised Code, the director of environmental protection shall make a determination as to whether it is necessary or appropriate to continue the restrictions established in division (C) of section 3734.123 of the Revised Code during the period of time between the issuance of the assessment and the issuance of the next succeeding periodic assessment or as to whether it is necessary or appropriate to terminate the restrictions. The director shall consider all of the following when making a determination under this division: (1) The findings of the assessment; (2) The findings of an evaluation conducted by the director, in consultation with the chairperson of the state emergency response commission created in section 3750.02 of the Revised Code, regarding the capability of this state to respond to the types and frequencies of releases of hazardous waste that are likely to occur at commercial hazardous waste incinerators; (3) The effect that a new commercial hazardous waste incinerator may have on ambient air quality in this state; (4) The findings of a review of relevant information regarding the impacts of commercial hazardous waste incinerators on human health and the environment, such as health studies and risk assessments; (5) The findings of a review of the operational records of commercial hazardous waste incinerators operating in this state; (6) The findings of any review of relevant information concerning the following: (a) The cost of and access to commercial hazardous waste incinerator capacity; (b) The length of time and the regulatory review process necessary to fully permit a commercial hazardous waste incinerator; (c) Access to long-term capital investment to fund the building of a commercial hazardous waste incinerator in this state; (d) Efforts by generators of hazardous waste accepted by commercial hazardous waste incinerators to reduce the amount of hazardous waste that they generate. (7) Regulatory and legislative concerns that may include, without limitation, the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of 40 C.F.R. 271.4, as they existed on April 15, 1993. If, after considering all of the information and concerns that the director is required to consider under divisions (A)(1) to (7) of this section, the director determines that it is necessary or appropriate to terminate the restrictions established in division (C) of section 3734.123 of the Revised Code in order to protect human health or safety or the environment, the director shall issue as a final action a written determination to that effect. If the director determines that it is necessary or appropriate for those purposes to continue the restrictions until the issuance of the next succeeding periodic assessment under division (B) of section 3734.123 of the Revised Code, the director shall issue as a final action a written determination to that effect. After the issuance as a final action of a determination under this division that it is necessary or appropriate to terminate the restrictions established in division (C) of section 3734.123 of the Revised Code, the director shall cease making the periodic determinations required under this division. (B) Beginning three years after April 15, 1993, but only on and after the date of issuance as final actions of an assessment under division (B) of section 3734.123 of the Revised Code and a determination under division (A) of this section that it is necessary or appropriate to terminate the restrictions established in division (C) of section 3734.123 of the Revised Code, the director may do any of the following: (1) To the extent otherwise authorized thereunder, issue any permit pursuant to rules adopted under division (F) of section 3704.03 of the Revised Code, division (J) of section 6111.03 of the Revised Code, or the solid waste provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under those provisions, that is necessary for the establishment, modification, or operation of any appurtenant facility or equipment that is necessary for the operation of a new commercial hazardous waste incinerator, or for the modification of an existing incinerator to increase either the treatment capacity of the incinerator or the quantity of hazardous waste authorized to be treated by it; (2) To the extent otherwise authorized in division (G) of section 3734.02 of the Revised Code, issue an order exempting the establishment of a new commercial hazardous waste incinerator; the modification of an existing incinerator to increase either the treatment capacity of the incinerator or the quantity of hazardous waste that is authorized to be treated by it; or the establishment, modification, or operation of any facility or equipment appurtenant to a new or modified commercial hazardous waste incinerator, from division (C)(1)(a) or (b) or (C)(2) of section 3734.123 of the Revised Code; (3) Approve or disapprove an application for a hazardous waste facility installation and operation permit, and issue a permit, under division (D) of section 3734.05 of the Revised Code for a new commercial hazardous waste incinerator; (4) Approve or disapprove under division (I) of section 3734.05 of the Revised Code a request to modify the permit of an existing commercial hazardous waste incinerator to increase either the treatment capacity of the incinerator or the quantity of hazardous waste authorized to be treated by it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3767.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3767 / § 3767.06
§ 3767.06. Order of abatement to direct removal of personal property and contents - attorney general nuisance abatement fund
Status: in_force

June 1, 1992 House Bill 343 - 119th General Assembly (A) If the existence of a nuisance is admitted or established in the civil action provided for in section 3767.03 of the Revised Code or in a criminal action, an order of abatement shall be included in the judgment entry under division (D) of section 3767.05 of the Revised Code. The order shall direct the removal from the place where the nuisance is found to exist of all personal property and contents used in conducting or maintaining the nuisance and not already released under authority of the court as provided in division (C) of section 3767.04 of the Revised Code and shall direct that the personal property or contents that belong to the defendants notified or appearing be sold, without appraisal, at a public auction to the highest bidder for cash. The order also shall require the renewal for one year of any bond furnished by the owner of the real property under section 3767.04 of the Revised Code; if a bond was not so furnished, shall continue for one year any closing order issued at the time of granting the temporary injunction; or, if a closing order was not then issued, shall include an order directing the effectual closing of the place where the nuisance is found to exist against its use for any purpose and keeping it closed for a period of one year unless sooner released. The owner of any place closed and not released under bond may appear and obtain a release in the manner and upon fulfilling the requirements provided in section 3767.04 of the Revised Code. The release of property under this division shall not release it from any judgment, lien, penalty, or liability to which it may be subject. (B) Owners of unsold personal property or contents seized pursuant to division (A) of this section shall appear and claim the personal property or contents within ten days after the order of abatement is issued and prove to the satisfaction of the court their lack of any actual knowledge of the use of the personal property or contents in the conduct or maintenance of the nuisance and that with reasonable care and diligence they could not have known of that use. Every defendant in the action shall be presumed to have had knowledge of the general reputation of the place where the nuisance is found to exist. If an owner establishes the lack of actual or constructive knowledge of the use of his personal property or contents in the conduct or maintenance of the nuisance, the unsold personal property and contents shall be delivered to the owner. If an owner does not so establish, the personal property or contents shall be sold or otherwise disposed of as provided in division (A) of this section. For removing and selling the personal property and contents, the officer involved shall be entitled to charge and receive the same fees as he would for levying upon and selling similar property on execution. For closing the place where the nuisance is found to exist and keeping it closed, a reasonable sum shall be allowed by the court. (C) There is hereby established in the state treasury the attorney general nuisance abatement fund. Except as otherwise provided in sections 3767.07 to 3767.11 of the Revised Code, all proceeds from the sale of personal property or contents seized pursuant to a civil action commenced or otherwise prosecuted by the attorney general under sections 3767.03 to 3767.11 of the Revised Code shall be deposited into the state treasury and credited to the fund. The attorney general shall use the fund solely to defray expenses and costs associated with those types of civil actions. (D) All proceeds from the sale of personal property or contents seized pursuant to a civil action commenced or otherwise prosecuted under sections 3767.03 to 3767.11 of the Revised Code by a village solicitor, city director of law, or other similar chief legal officer of a municipal corporation initially shall be applied to the payment of the costs incurred in the prosecution of the civil action and the costs associated with the abatement and sale ordered pursuant to division (A) of this section, including, but not limited to, court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and other litigation expenses incurred by the complainant. Except as otherwise provided in sections 3767.07 to 3767.11 of the Revised Code, any proceeds remaining after that initial application shall be deposited into the city or village treasury and credited to the general fund. (E) All proceeds from the sale of personal property or contents seized pursuant to a civil action commenced or otherwise prosecuted under sections 3767.03 to 3767.11 of the Revised Code by a prosecuting attorney initially shall be applied to the payment of the costs incurred in the prosecution of the civil action and the costs associated with the abatement and sale ordered pursuant to division (A) of this section, including, but not limited to, court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and other litigation expenses incurred by the complainant. Except as otherwise provided in sections 3767.07 to 3767.11 of the Revised Code, any proceeds remaining after that initial application shall be deposited into the county treasury and credited to the general fund. (F) All proceeds from the sale of personal property or contents seized pursuant to a civil action commenced under sections 3767.03 to 3767.11 of the Revised Code by a person who is a citizen of the county where the nuisance is found to exist initially shall be applied to the payment of the costs incurred in the prosecution of the civil action and the costs associated with the abatement and sale ordered pursuant to division (A) of this section, including, but not limited to, court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and other litigation expenses incurred by the complainant. Except as otherwise provided in sections 3767.07 to 3767.11 of the Revised Code, any proceeds remaining after that initial application shall be deposited into the county treasury and credited to the general fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.18
§ 3721.18. Attorney general duties
Status: in_force

April 9, 1979 House Bill 600 - 112th General Assembly The attorney general may investigate alleged violations of Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code or rules, policies, or procedures adopted thereunder. When it appears, as the result of the investigation, that there is cause to prosecute for the commission of a crime, the attorney general shall refer the evidence to the prosecuting attorney having jurisdiction in the matter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3750.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3750 / § 3750.22
§ 3750.22. Distribution by facility owner of copies of vulnerability assessment
Status: in_force

April 14, 2006 Senate Bill 9 - 126th General Assembly (A)(1) The owner or operator of a facility where chemicals are produced, or the owner or operator of any other facility or business of any type, may provide a copy of any vulnerability assessment of the facility or business or of any other security-sensitive information developed regarding the facility or business to any of the following: (a) The local emergency planning committee of the emergency planning district in which the facility or business is located; (b) The fire department with jurisdiction over the facility or business; (c) The sheriff of the county in which the facility or business is located; (d) The chief of police of any municipal corporation with jurisdiction over the facility or business; (e) Any state agency involved in the development of plans to protect businesses of any type against terrorist attack including the Ohio department of public safety, the Ohio highway patrol, the office of homeland security, and the emergency management agency. (2) A local emergency planning committee, fire department, sheriff, or chief of police, or other public office that receives a vulnerability assessment or other security-sensitive information pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section may provide a copy of that assessment or information to any local emergency planning committee, fire department, sheriff, or chief of police, or other public office described in division (A)(1) of this section but shall not share that vulnerability assessment or security-sensitive information with any other public or private office unless required to do so by federal or state law. (B)(1) Any vulnerability assessment or other security-sensitive information a public office receives pursuant to division (A) of this section is not a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code and that assessment or information is not subject to the mandatory disclosure requirements of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (2) This section shall not be construed to exempt any owner or operator of a facility where chemicals are produced or the owner or operator of any other facility or business of any type from providing information contained in a vulnerability assessment or other security-sensitive information to the public when the provision of that information otherwise is required by federal or state law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.33
§ 3715.33. Fermented vinegar
Status: in_force

April 7, 2023 House Bill 507 - 134th General Assembly Vinegar made by fermentation and oxidation without the intervention of distillation shall be branded "fermented vinegar" with the name of the fruit or substance from which it is made. Fermented vinegar, not otherwise provided for in sections 3715.28 to 3715.34 of the Revised Code, and not being distilled vinegar as defined in section 3715.32 of the Revised Code, shall contain not less than two per cent by weight, upon full evaporation at the temperature of boiling water, of solids, contained in the fruit or grain or substance from which such vinegar is fermented, and not less than two and one-half-tenths of one per cent ash or mineral matter, the product of the material from which such vinegar is manufactured. Last updated March 21, 2023 at 10:42 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.023 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.023
§ 3715.023. Labels for cottage food production operation, processor, or beekeeper
Status: in_force

November 21, 2001 Senate Bill 136 - 124th General Assembly (A) A cottage food production operation and a maple syrup or sorghum processor and beekeeper described in division (A) of section 3715.021 of the Revised Code shall label each of their food products and include the following information on the label of each of their food products: (1) The name and address of the business of the cottage food production operation, processor, or beekeeper; (2) The name of the food product; (3) The ingredients of the food product, in descending order of predominance by weight; (4) The net weight and volume of the food product; (5) In the case of a cottage food production operation, the following statement in ten-point type: "This product is home produced." (B) Food products identified and labeled in accordance with division (A) of this section are acceptable food products that a retail food establishment or food service operation licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code may offer for sale or use in preparing and serving food.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3767.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3767 / § 3767.19
§ 3767.19. Prohibition against nuisances when near state institutions
Status: in_force

October 6, 1994 House Bill 571 - 120th General Assembly No person shall carry on the business of slaughtering, tallow chandlery, or the manufacturing of glue, soap, starch, or other article, the manufacture of which is productive of unwholesome or noxious odors in a building or place within one mile of a benevolent or correctional institution supported wholly or in part by the state. No person shall erect or operate, within one hundred twenty rods of such benevolent institution, a rolling mill, blast furnace, nail factory, copper-smelting works, petroleum oil refinery, or other works which may generate unwholesome or noxious odors or make loud noises, or which may annoy or endanger the health or prevent the recovery of the inmates of such institution. Each week such business is conducted, or works operated, constitutes a separate offense. All property, real or personal, which is used with the knowledge of the owner thereof in violation of this section, shall be liable, without exemption, for the fines and costs assessed for such violation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.901 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.901
§ 3734.901. Tire fee administrative fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) For the purpose of providing revenue to defray the cost of administering and enforcing the scrap tire provisions of this chapter, rules adopted under those provisions, and terms and conditions of orders, variances, and licenses issued under those provisions; to abate accumulations of scrap tires; to make grants supporting market development activities for scrap tires and synthetic rubber from tire manufacturing processes and tire recycling processes and to support scrap tire amnesty and cleanup events; to make loans to promote the recycling or recovery of energy from scrap tires; and to defray the costs of administering and enforcing sections 3734.90 to 3734.9014 of the Revised Code, a fee of fifty cents per tire is hereby levied on the sale of tires. The proceeds of the fee shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the scrap tire management fund created in section 3734.82 of the Revised Code. The fee is levied from the first day of the calendar month that begins next after thirty days from October 29, 1993, through June 30, 2028. (2) Beginning on July 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2028, there is hereby levied an additional fee of fifty cents per tire on the sale of tires the proceeds of which shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the soil and water conservation district assistance fund created in section 940.15 of the Revised Code. (B) Only one sale of the same article shall be used in computing the amount of the fee due. Last updated August 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3719.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3719 / § 3719.10
§ 3719.10. Nuisance
Status: in_force

July 1, 1976 House Bill 300 - 111th General Assembly Premises or real estate, including vacant land, on which a felony violation of Chapter 2925. or 3719. of the Revised Code occurs constitute a nuisance subject to abatement pursuant to Chapter 3767. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3737.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3737 / § 3737.14
§ 3737.14. Right of entry
Status: in_force

September 29, 1994 Senate Bill 264 - 120th General Assembly (A) The fire marshal, any assistant fire marshal, the chief of the fire department of each municipal corporation where a fire department is established, the chief of the fire department in each township where a fire department is established, and such members of any such departments as may be designated by such chief, the fire prevention officer of a municipal corporation where no fire department exists, or the fire prevention officer of a township where no fire department is established, at all reasonable hours, may enter into all buildings and upon all premises and vehicles within their jurisdiction for the purpose of examination. (B) No building that contains asbestos shall be burned for the purpose of instruction in the methods of fire fighting or research in the control of fires. (C) Notwithstanding section 3745.11 of the Revised Code, the notification fee established under division (G) of that section does not apply to a notification made in accordance with division (D) of this section that involves a building, formerly in use as a residence, that contains four or less dwelling units, has an overall floor area of less than ten thousand square feet, and is used by a volunteer fire department for the purpose of instruction in the methods of fire fighting or research in the control of fires. (D) The chief of any volunteer fire department or his designee shall notify the environmental protection agency, in writing, of any scheduled burning of a building, as described in division (C) of this section, that is being used for the purpose of instruction in the methods of fire fighting or research in the control of fires.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3772.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3772 / § 3772.23
§ 3772.23. Purchase of tokens, chips, or electronic cards; promotional gaming credits; prohibited licenses
Status: in_force

October 17, 2011 House Bill 277 - 129th General Assembly (A) All tokens, chips, or electronic cards that are used to make wagers shall be purchased from the casino operator or management company while at a casino facility that has been approved by the commission. Chips, tokens, tickets, electronic cards, or similar objects may be used while at the casino facility only for the purpose of making wagers on casino games. (B) Casino operators and management companies may provide promotional gaming credits to their patrons. Promotional gaming credits shall be subject to oversight by the commission. (C) Casino operators and management companies shall not do any of the following: (1) Obtain a license to operate a check-cashing business under sections 1315.01 to 1315.30 of the Revised Code; (2) Obtain a license to provide loans under sections 1321.01 to 1321.19 of the Revised Code; (3) Obtain a license to provide loans under sections 1321.35 to 1321.48 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3718.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3718 / § 3718.021
§ 3718.021. Board of health may regulate small flow on-site systems; OEPA regulation in default
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) A board of health may regulate the siting, design, installation, operation, monitoring, maintenance, and abandonment of small flow on-site sewage treatment systems in accordance with rules adopted by the director of health under division (A)(13) of section 3718.02 of the Revised Code. If a board of health chooses to regulate small flow on-site sewage treatment systems, the board first shall send written notification to the director of health and the director of environmental protection. (B) If a board of health chooses to regulate small flow on-site sewage treatment systems under division (A) of this section and later determines that it no longer wants to regulate those systems, the board shall notify the director of health and the director of environmental protection. Upon the receipt of the notification by the director of environmental protection, the board of health shall cease regulating small flow on-site sewage treatment systems, and the environmental protection agency shall regulate those systems. (C) If after a survey conducted under section 3718.07 of the Revised Code the director of health finds that a board of health that has chosen to regulate small flow on-site sewage treatment systems is not complying with the rules adopted under division (A)(13) of section 3718.02 of the Revised Code, the director shall notify the director of environmental protection and the board of health. Upon receipt of the notification, the board shall cease regulating small flow on-site sewage treatment systems, and the environmental protection agency shall regulate those systems.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.82 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.82
§ 3734.82. Annual fee for scrap tire recovery facility license - scrap tire management fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The annual fee for a scrap tire recovery facility license issued under section 3734.81 of the Revised Code shall be in accordance with the following schedule: Daily Design Annual Input Capacity License (Tons) Fee 1 or less $ 100 2 to 25 500 26 to 50 1,000 51 to 100 1,500 101 to 200 2,500 201 to 500 3,500 501 or more 5,500 For the purpose of determining the applicable license fee under this division, the daily design input capacity shall be the quantity of scrap tires the facility is designed to process daily as set forth in the registration certificate or permit for the facility, and any modifications to the permit, if applicable, issued under section 3734.78 of the Revised Code. (B) The annual fee for a scrap tire monocell or monofill facility license shall be in accordance with the following schedule: Authorized Maximum Annual Daily Waste Receipt License (Tons) Fee 100 or less $ 5,000 101 to 200 12,500 201 to 500 30,000 501 or more 60,000 For the purpose of determining the applicable license fee under this division, the authorized maximum daily waste receipt shall be the maximum amount of scrap tires the facility is authorized to receive daily that is established in the permit for the facility, and any modification to that permit, issued under section 3734.77 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(2) of this section, the annual fee for a scrap tire storage facility license shall equal one thousand dollars times the number of acres on which scrap tires are to be stored at the facility during the license year, as set forth on the application for the annual license, except that the total annual license fee for any such facility shall not exceed three thousand dollars. (2) The annual fee for a scrap tire storage facility license for a storage facility that is owned or operated by a motor vehicle salvage dealer licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code is one hundred dollars. (D)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(2) of this section, the annual fee for a scrap tire collection facility license is two hundred dollars. (2) The annual fee for a scrap tire collection facility license for a collection facility that is owned or operated by a motor vehicle salvage dealer licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code is fifty dollars. (E) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (C)(2) and (D)(2) of this section, the same fees apply to private operators and to the state and its political subdivisions and shall be paid within thirty days after the issuance of a license. The fees include the cost of licensing, all inspections, and other costs associated with the administration of the scrap tire provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under them. Each license shall specify that it is conditioned upon payment of the applicable fee to the board of health or the director of environmental protection, as appropriate, within thirty days after the issuance of the license. (F) The board of health shall retain fifteen thousand dollars of each license fee collected by the board under division (B) of this section, or the entire amount of any such fee that is less than fifteen thousand dollars, and the entire amount of each license fee collected by the board under divisions (A), (C), and (D) of this section. The moneys retained shall be paid into a special fund, which is hereby created in each health district, and used solely to administer and enforce the scrap tire provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under them. The remainder, if any, of each license fee collected by the board under division (B) of this section shall be transmitted to the director within forty-five days after receipt of the fee. (G) The director shall transmit the moneys received by the director from license fees collected under division (B) of this section to the treasurer of state to be credited to the scrap tire management fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of all federal moneys received by the environmental protection agency for the scrap tire management program; all grants, gifts, and contributions made to the director for that program; and all other moneys that may be provided by law for that program. The director shall use moneys in the fund as follows: (1) Expend amounts determined necessary by the director to implement, administer, and enforce the scrap tire provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under them; (2) During each fiscal year, if the director of environmental protection determines it to be appropriate and advisable, request the director of budget and management to, and the director of budget and management may, transfer up to one million dollars to the scrap tire grant fund created in section 3734.822 of the Revised Code for supporting market development activities for scrap tires and synthetic rubber from tire manufacturing processes and tire recycling processes. In addition, during a fiscal year, the director of environmental protection may request the director of budget and management to, and the director of budget and management shall, transfer up to an additional five hundred thousand dollars to the scrap tire grant fund for scrap tire amnesty events and scrap tire cleanup events. (3) After the expenditures and transfers are made under divisions (G)(1) and (2) of this section, expend the balance of the money in the scrap tire management fund remaining in each fiscal year to conduct removal actions under section 3734.85 of the Revised Code and to provide grants to boards of health under section 3734.042 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3723.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3723 / § 3723.11
§ 3723.11. List of licensees - copies
Status: in_force

July 24, 1990 House Bill 279 - 118th General Assembly The director of health shall maintain a list of all licensed radon testers, mitigation specialists, and mitigation contractors. On request, the director shall provide a copy of all or part of the list to any individual, business entity, or government entity. The director shall not impose a charge for providing the copy that exceeds the actual and necessary expense of copying it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3752.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3752 / § 3752.02
§ 3752.02. Exceptions
Status: in_force

July 1, 1996 House Bill 98 - 120th General Assembly Nothing in this chapter or rules adopted under it applies to any of the following: (A) Oil or gas production operations regulated under Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it; (B) Equipment, petroleum, or piping owned or operated by a public utility as defined in section 4905.02 of the Revised Code or other electric light company as defined in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code or by a subsidiary of such a public utility or electric light company; (C) Any tank or underground storage tank system regulated under sections 3737.87 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under them; (D) Except as otherwise specifically provided in sections 3752.11 , 3752.111 , and 3752.113 of the Revised Code, any person to which those sections apply.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3783.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3783 / § 3783.09
§ 3783.09. Effect of child support default on certificate
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the board of building standards shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.48
§ 3701.48. Laboratory report
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly The approved laboratory making the standard tests for syphilis and gonorrhea shall make a report to the physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, or health commissioner submitting the specimens. Such laboratory shall forthwith report any reactive syphilis test or positive gonorrhea test to the department of health on forms prescribed and furnished by the director of health. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.66 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.66
§ 3715.66. Adulterated cosmetics
Status: in_force

July 22, 1998 Senate Bill 66 - 122nd General Assembly (A) A cosmetic is adulterated within the meaning of sections 3715.01 and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code, if: (1) It bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to users under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling or advertisement of the cosmetic, or under conditions of use that are customary or usual, except that this provision does not apply to coal-tar hair dye if both of the following conditions are met: (a) The label bears the following legend conspicuously displayed thereon: "Caution-This product contains ingredients which may cause skin irritation on certain individuals and a preliminary test according to accompanying directions should first be made. This product must not be used for dyeing the eyelashes or eyebrows; to do so may cause blindness." (b) The labeling bears adequate directions for preliminary testing. (2) It contains, in whole or in part, any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance. (3) It has been produced, processed, prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health. (4) Its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the contents injurious to health. (5) It is not a hair dye and it bears or contains a coal-tar color other than one from a batch certified under authority of the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," 52 Stat. 1040 (1938), 21 U.S.C.A. 301, as amended. (B) For purposes of divisions (A)(1) and (5) of this section, "hair dye" does not include eyelash dye or eyebrow dye.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.251 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.251
§ 3701.251. Confidentiality
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all data collected by the Parkinson's disease registry is confidential pursuant to section 3701.17 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of health may enter into agreements to furnish data collected in the Parkinson's disease registry to other states' Parkinson's disease registries, federal Parkinson's disease control agencies, local health officers, and local health researchers. Before confidential data is disclosed to an out-of-state registry, federal agency, health officer, or researcher, the requesting entity shall agree in writing to maintain the confidentiality of that information. Researchers also shall do the following: (1) Obtain approval of the department of health's institutional review board; (2) Provide documentation to the director that demonstrates to the director's satisfaction that the researcher has established the procedures and ability to maintain the confidentiality of the information. (C) The director shall maintain an accurate record of researchers who are given access to confidential data. The record shall include the following: (1) Name, title, address, and organizational affiliation of the individual given access; (2) Dates of access; (3) Specific purpose for which the data will be used. (D) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, confidential data shall not be disclosed, discoverable, or compelled to be produced in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other proceeding. Confidential data shall not be deemed admissible as evidence in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other tribunal or court for any reason. (E) This section does not prohibit the publication of reports and aggregate statistical data by the director that do not identify individual cases or individual sources of data. Last updated September 25, 2023 at 5:48 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3715.59 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3715 / § 3715.59
§ 3715.59. When food is adulterated
Status: in_force

November 21, 2001 Senate Bill 136 - 124th General Assembly Food is adulterated within the meaning of sections 3715.01 , 3715.02 , 3715.022 , and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code, if any of the following apply: (A) It bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance, the food shall not be considered adulterated if the quantity of the substance in the food does not ordinarily render it injurious to health. (B) It bears or contains any added poisonous or added deleterious substance that is unsafe within the meaning of section 3715.62 of the Revised Code. (C) It consists in whole or in part of a diseased, contaminated, filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or if it is otherwise unfit for food. (D) It has been produced, processed, prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered diseased, unwholesome, or injurious to health. (E) It is the product of a diseased animal or an animal that has died otherwise than by slaughter, or an animal that has been fed upon the uncooked offal from a slaughterhouse. (F) Its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the contents injurious to health. (G) Any valuable constituent has been, in whole or in part, omitted or abstracted from the food. (H) Any substance has been substituted wholly or in part for the food. (I) Damage or inferiority has been concealed in any manner. (J) Any substance has been added to or mixed or packed with the food so as to increase its bulk or weight, reduce its quality or strength, or make it appear better or of greater value than it is. (K) It is confectionery and it bears or contains any alcohol or nonnutritive article or substance other than harmless coloring, harmless flavoring, harmless resinous glaze not in excess of four-tenths of one per cent, harmless natural wax not in excess of four-tenths of one per cent, harmless natural gum, or pectin, except that this division shall not apply to any confectionery by reason of its containing less than one-half of one per cent by volume of alcohol derived solely from the use of flavoring extracts, or to any chewing gum by reason of its containing harmless nonnutritive masticatory substances. (L) It bears or contains a coal-tar color other than one from a batch certified under authority of the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," 52 Stat. 1040 (1938), 21 U.S.C.A. 301, as amended. (M) It has been processed or produced in violation of section 3715.025 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3702.304 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3702 / § 3702.304
§ 3702.304. Variances from written transfer agreements
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) The director of health may grant a variance from the written transfer agreement requirement of section 3702.303 of the Revised Code if the ambulatory surgical facility submits to the director a complete variance application, prescribed by the director, and the director determines after reviewing the application that the facility is capable of achieving the purpose of a written transfer agreement in the absence of one. The director's determination is final. (2) Not later than sixty days after receiving a variance application from an ambulatory surgical facility, the director shall grant or deny the variance. A variance application that has not been approved within sixty days is considered denied. (B) A variance application is complete for purposes of division (A)(1) of this section if it contains or includes as attachments all of the following: (1) A statement explaining why application of the requirement would cause the facility undue hardship and why the variance will not jeopardize the health and safety of any patient; (2) A letter, contract, or memorandum of understanding signed by the facility and one or more consulting physicians who have admitting privileges at a minimum of one local hospital that is located within a twenty-five mile radius of the facility, memorializing the physician or physicians' agreement to provide back-up coverage when medical care beyond the level the facility can provide is necessary; (3) For each consulting physician described in division (B)(2) of this section: (a) A signed statement in which the physician attests to all of the following: (i) The physician actively practices clinical medicine within a twenty-five mile radius of the facility. (ii) The physician is familiar with the facility and its operations. (iii) The physician agrees to provide notice to the facility of any changes in the physician's ability to provide back-up coverage. (b) The estimated travel time from the physician's main residence or office to each local hospital where the physician has admitting privileges; (c) Written verification that the facility has a record of the name, telephone numbers, and practice specialties of the physician; (d) Written verification from the state medical board that the physician possesses a valid license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code; (e) Documented verification that each hospital at which the physician has admitting privileges has been informed in writing by the physician that the physician is a consulting physician for the ambulatory surgical facility and has agreed to provide back-up coverage for the facility when medical care beyond the care the facility can provide is necessary. (4) A copy of the facility's operating procedures or protocols that, at a minimum, do all of the following: (a) Address how back-up coverage by consulting physicians is to occur, including how back-up coverage is to occur when consulting physicians are temporarily unavailable; (b) Specify that each consulting physician is required to notify the facility, without delay, when the physician is unable to expeditiously admit patients to a local hospital and provide for continuity of patient care; (c) Specify that a patient's medical record maintained by the facility must be transferred contemporaneously with the patient when the patient is transferred from the facility to a hospital. (5) Any other information the director considers necessary. (C) The director's decision to grant, refuse, or rescind a variance is final. (D) The director shall consider each application for a variance independently without regard to any decision the director may have made on a prior occasion to grant or deny a variance to that ambulatory surgical facility or any other facility. Last updated April 21, 2022 at 11:47 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3727.75 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3727 / § 3727.75
§ 3727.75. Discharge plan
Status: in_force

September 13, 2022 Senate Bill 160 - 134th General Assembly (A) A hospital that intends to discharge a patient shall, as soon as practicable, create a discharge plan in accordance with state and federal law and hospital policy and review that plan with the patient or the patient's guardian. If a lay caregiver designation has been made, the discharging health care professional has determined that the lay caregiver's participation in the review would be appropriate, and the lay caregiver is available within a reasonable amount of time, the hospital shall arrange for the lay caregiver to also participate in the review. The review shall be conducted in accordance with section 3727.76 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) A discharge plan may include the following information: (a) A description of the tasks that are necessary to facilitate the patient's transition from the hospital to the patient's residence; (b) Contact information for the health care providers or providers of community or long-term care services that the hospital and the patient or guardian believe are necessary for successful implementation of the discharge plan. (2) If the patient is a veteran, as defined in section 5901.01 of the Revised Code, who requires additional health care services after discharge, such as through a hospice care program, nursing home, or home care or residential services, a discharge plan shall include both of the following: (a) Notification that the veteran, spouse, or surviving spouse may be eligible for health care or financial benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs; (b) Information about congressionally chartered veterans service organizations or the county veterans service office that can assist with investigating and applying for benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs. (3) If a lay caregiver designation has been made and the discharging health care professional has determined that the lay caregiver is to have a role in the discharge plan, the discharge plan may include any of the following: (a) The lay caregiver's name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, and relationship to the patient, if available; (b) A description of all after-care tasks to be performed by the lay caregiver, taking into account the lay caregiver's capability to perform such tasks; (c) Any other information the hospital believes is necessary for successful implementation of the discharge plan. (C) A discharging health care professional shall not be subject to criminal prosecution or professional disciplinary action, or be liable in a tort action or other civil action, for an event or occurrence that allegedly arises out of the health care professional's determination that a patient's lay caregiver should or should not participate in the review of the patient's discharge plan. Last updated July 14, 2022 at 3:19 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3709.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3709 / § 3709.07
§ 3709.07. Union of city with general health districts
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly Except as provided in section 3709.071 of the Revised Code, when it is proposed that one or more city health districts unite with a general health district in the formation of a single district, the district advisory council of the general health district shall meet and vote on the question of union. It shall require a majority affirmative vote of the members of the district advisory council to carry the question. The legislative authority of each city constituting a city health district shall likewise vote on the question. A majority voting affirmatively shall be required for approval. When the majority of the district advisory council and the legislative authority have voted affirmatively, the chair of the council and the chief executive of each city shall enter into a contract for the administration of health affairs in the combined district. Such contract shall state the proportion of the expenses of the board of health or health department of the combined district t o be paid by the city or cities and by the original general health district. The contract may provide that the administration of the combined district shall be taken over by either the board of health or health department of one of the cities, by the board of health of the general health district, or by a combined board of health. Such contract shall prescribe the date on which such change of administration shall be made. A copy of such contract shall be filed with the director of health. The combined district shall constitute a general health district, and the board of health or health department of the city, the board of health of the original general health district, or the combined board of health, as may be agreed in the contract, shall have, within the combined district, all the powers granted to, and perform all the duties required of, the board of health of a general health district. The district advisory council of the combined general health district shall consist of the members of the district advisory council of the original general health district and the chief executive of each city constituting a city health district, each member having one vote. If the contract provides that the administration of the combined district shall be taken over by a combined board of health, rather than the board of health of the original health district, the contract shall set forth the number of members of such board, their terms of office, and the manner of appointment or election of officers. One of the members of such combined board of health shall be a physician, and one member shall be an individual appointed by the health district licensing council, if such council is established under section 3709.41 of the Revised Code. The contract may also provide for the representation of areas by one or more members and shall, in such event, specify the territory to be included in each such area. The appointment of any member of the combined board who is designated by the provisions of the contract to represent a city shall be made by the chief executive and approved by the legislative authority of such city. If a member is designated by the contract to represent more than one city, the member shall be appointed by majority vote of the chief executives of all cities included in any such area. Except for the member appointed by the health district licensing council, if such council is established, the appointment of all members of the combined board who are designated to represent the balance of the district shall be made by the district advisory council. The service status of any person employed by a city or general health district shall not be affected by the creation of a combined district. Last updated August 18, 2021 at 3:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3743 / § 3743.02
§ 3743.02. Application for license to manufacture fireworks
Status: in_force

September 23, 2008 House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly (A) Any person who wishes to manufacture fireworks in this state shall submit to the fire marshal an application for licensure as a manufacturer of fireworks before the first day of October of each year. The application shall be submitted prior to the operation of a fireworks plant, shall be on a form prescribed by the fire marshal, shall contain all information required by this section or requested by the fire marshal, and shall be accompanied by the license fee, fingerprints, and proof of insurance coverage described in division (B) of this section. The fire marshal shall prescribe a form for applications for licensure as a manufacturer of fireworks and make a copy of the form available, upon request, to persons who seek that licensure. (B) An applicant for licensure as a manufacturer of fireworks shall submit with the application all of the following: (1) A license fee of two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars, which the fire marshal shall use to pay for fireworks safety education, training programs, and inspections. If the applicant has any storage locations approved in accordance with division (I) of section 3743.04 of the Revised Code, the applicant also shall submit a fee of one hundred dollars per storage location for the inspection of each storage location. (2) Proof of comprehensive general liability insurance coverage, specifically including fire and smoke casualty on premises and products, in an amount not less than one million dollars for each occurrence for bodily injury liability and wrongful death liability at the fireworks plant. All applicants shall submit evidence of comprehensive general liability insurance coverage verified by the insurer and certified as to its provision of the minimum coverage required under this division. (3) One set of the applicant's fingerprints or similar identifying information and a set of fingerprints or similar identifying information of any individual holding, owning, or controlling a five per cent or greater beneficial or equity interest in the applicant for the license. The fire marshal may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying the method to be used by the applicant to provide the fingerprint or similar identifying information, fees to be assessed by the fire marshal to conduct such background checks, and the procedures to be used by the fire marshal to verify compliance with this section. Such rules may include provisions establishing the frequency that license renewal applicants must update background check information filed by the applicant with previous license applications and provisions describing alternative forms of background check information that may be accepted by the fire marshal to verify compliance with this section. (C) A separate application for licensure as a manufacturer of fireworks shall be submitted for each fireworks plant that a person wishes to operate in this state. (D) If an applicant intends to include the processing of fireworks as any part of its proposed manufacturing of fireworks, a statement indicating that intent shall be included in its application for licensure.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.02
§ 3721.02. Procedures for inspecting and licensing homes - fees
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "residential facility" means a residential facility licensed under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen unrelated adults. (B)(1) The director of health shall license homes and establish procedures to be followed in inspecting and licensing homes. The director may inspect a home at any time. The director may enter at any time, for the purposes of investigation, any institution, residence, facility, or other structure that has been reported to the director or that the director has reasonable cause to believe is operating as a nursing home, residential care facility, or home for the aging without a valid license required by section 3721.05 of the Revised Code or, in the case of a county home or district home, is operating despite the revocation of its residential care facility license. The director may delegate the director's authority and duties under this chapter to any division, bureau, agency, or official of the department of health. (2)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(2)(b) of this section, prior to the issuance of a license, each home shall be inspected by the director and the state fire marshal or a township, municipal, or other legally constituted fire department approved by the marshal. (b) The inspections set forth in division (B)(2)(a) of this section are not required prior to the issuance of a license if ownership of the home is assigned or transferred to a different person and the home was licensed under this chapter immediately prior to the assignment or transfer. (3) After issuance of a license by the director, each home shall be inspected as follows: (a) By the director at least once every fifteen months, except that a home that is a residential care facility, or part of a home for the aging that is licensed as a residential care facility, may, at the discretion of the director, be inspected at least once every thirty months if all of the following apply: (i) During the two most recent consecutive inspections that occurred at least once every fifteen months, there were no substantiated violations against the residential care facility; (ii) During the time period of the inspections referred to in division (B)(4)(a) of this section, there were no substantiated violations against the residential care facility from any other inspections or from any investigations of complaints; (iii) The residential care facility does not have any outstanding violations from any previous inspections or investigations. (b) By the state fire marshal or a township, municipal, or other legally constituted fire department approved by the marshal at least once every fifteen months. (4) A nursing home does not need to be inspected before the director increases the nursing home's licensed capacity if the beds being added to the nursing home are placed in resident rooms that were inspected, as part of the most recent previous inspection of the nursing home, for the same number of residents proposed to be placed in a room after the capacity increase. (5)(a) The inspection procedures established under division (B) of this section shall include a process for conducting expedited licensing inspections. An expedited licensing inspection may be requested by an applicant seeking a license for a new home or, in the case of an existing home, an applicant seeking approval to increase or decrease the home's licensed capacity or to make any other change for which the director requires a licensing inspection to be conducted. If an applicant submits a complete request for an expedited licensing inspection and the request is submitted in a manner and form approved by the director, the director shall commence the inspection of the home not later than ten business days after receiving the complete request. Any rules adopted by the director pursuant to section 3721.04 of the Revised Code to implement the requirements described in division (B)(5)(a) of this section are not subject to the requirements of division (F) of section 121.95 of the Revised Code. (b) The director may charge a fee for an expedited licensing inspection that is adequate to cover the expense of expediting the inspection. The fee 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 used solely for expediting inspections. (C) A single facility may be licensed both as a nursing home pursuant to this chapter and as a residential facility pursuant to section 5119.34 of the Revised Code if the director determines that the part or unit to be licensed as a nursing home can be maintained separate and discrete from the part or unit to be licensed as a residential facility. (D) In determining the number of residents in a home for the purpose of licensing, the director shall consider all the individuals for whom the home provides accommodations as one group unless one of the following is the case: (1) The home is a home for the aging, in which case all the individuals in the part or unit licensed as a nursing home shall be considered as one group, and all the individuals in the part or unit licensed as a residential care facility shall be considered as another group. (2) The home is both a nursing home and a residential facility. In that case, all the individuals in the part or unit licensed as a nursing home shall be considered as one group, and all the individuals in the part or unit licensed as an residential facility shall be considered as another group. (3) The home maintains, in addition to a nursing home or residential care facility, a separate and discrete part or unit that provides accommodations to individuals who do not require or receive skilled nursing care and do not receive personal care services from the home, in which case the individuals in the separate and discrete part or unit shall not be considered in determining the number of residents in the home if the separate and discrete part or unit is in compliance with the Ohio basic building code established by the board of building standards under Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code and the home permits the director, on request, to inspect the separate and discrete part or unit and speak with the individuals residing there, if they consent, to determine whether the separate and discrete part or unit meets the requirements of this division. (E)(1) The director of health shall charge the following application fee and annual renewal licensing and inspection fee for each fifty persons or part thereof of a home's licensed capacity: (a) For state fiscal year 2010, two hundred twenty dollars; (b) For state fiscal year 2011, two hundred seventy dollars; (c) For each state fiscal year thereafter, three hundred twenty dollars. (2) All fees collected by the director for the issuance or renewal of licenses shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the general operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code for use only in administering and enforcing this chapter and rules adopted under it. (F)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the results of an inspection or investigation of a home that is conducted under this section, including any statement of deficiencies and all findings and deficiencies cited in the statement on the basis of the inspection or investigation, shall be used solely to determine the home's compliance with this chapter or another chapter of the Revised Code in any action or proceeding other than an action commenced under division (I) of section 3721.17 of the Revised Code. Those results of an inspection or investigation, that statement of deficiencies, and the findings and deficiencies cited in that statement shall not be used in either of the following: (a) Any court or in any action or proceeding that is pending in any court and are not admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding unless that action or proceeding is an appeal of an action by the department of health under this chapter or is an action by any department or agency of the state to enforce this chapter or another chapter of the Revised Code; (b) An advertisement, unless the advertisement includes all of the following: (i) The date the inspection or investigation was conducted; (ii) A statement that the director of health inspects all homes at least once every fifteen months or, if applicable under this section, at least once every thirty months; (iii) If a finding or deficiency cited in the statement of deficiencies has been substantially corrected, a statement that the finding or deficiency has been substantially corrected and the date that the finding or deficiency was substantially corrected; (iv) The number of findings and deficiencies cited in the statement of deficiencies on the basis of the inspection or investigation; (v) The average number of findings and deficiencies cited in a statement of deficiencies on the basis of an inspection or investigation conducted under this section during the same calendar year as the inspection or investigation used in the advertisement; (vi) A statement that the advertisement is neither authorized nor endorsed by the department of health or any other government agency. (2) Nothing in division (F)(1) of this section prohibits the results of an inspection or investigation conducted under this section from being used in a criminal investigation or prosecution. Last updated March 7, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3796.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3796 / § 3796.99
§ 3796.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Whoever violates division (C)(2) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code as an operator of the vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, watercraft, or aircraft is subject to section 1547.11 , 4511.19 , 4511.194 , or 4561.15 of the Revised Code, as applicable. (2) Whoever violates division (C)(2) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code as a passenger of a vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, watercraft, or aircraft when the operator is operating or has physical control of the vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, watercraft, or aircraft is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (B) Except as otherwise provided in division (A) of this section, whoever violates division (C)(2) or (3)(a), (b), or (d) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (C)(1)(a) Except as provided in division (C)(1)(b) of this section, whoever violates division (F) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (b) An offender who has previously been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, a violation of division (F) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code, is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. (2) The division of cannabis control shall immediately revoke the license of any license holder under this chapter who is found guilty of, or who pleads guilty or no contest to, violating division (F) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code. (D) Whoever violates division (B) of section 3796.221 of the Revised Code is guilty of possession of marijuana under section 2925.11 of the Revised Code. (E) Whoever violates division (C) of section 3796.04 of the Revised Code is guilty of illegal cultivation of marijuana under section 2925.04 of the Revised Code. (F) Whoever violates division (I) of section 3796.09 , division (I) of section 3796.10 , division (C)(2) of section 3796.20 , or division (C) of section 3796.221 of the Revised Code is guilty of trafficking in marijuana under section 2925.03 of the Revised Code. (G)(1) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (G)(2) to (4) of this section, whoever violates division (G) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code by knowingly showing or giving false information concerning the individual's name, age, or other identification for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise obtaining adult-use marijuana from an adult-use dispensary licensed under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (2) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (G)(3) and (4) of this section, whoever violates division (G) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code by knowingly presenting to an adult-use dispensary licensed under this chapter a false, fictitious, or altered identification card, a false or fictitious driver's license purportedly issued by any state, or a driver's license issued by any state that has been altered, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and, notwithstanding division (A)(2) of section 2929.28 of the Revised Code, shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars and not more than one thousand dollars. (3)(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (G)(4) of this section, an offender who has previously been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (G) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code by knowingly presenting to an adult-use dispensary licensed under this chapter a false, fictitious, or altered identification card, a false or fictitious driver's license purportedly issued by any state, or a driver's license issued by any state that has been altered, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and, notwithstanding division (A)(2) of section 2929.28 of the Revised Code, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars. (b)(i) The court also may impose a class seven suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit, or nonresident operating privilege, from the range specified in division (A)(7) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code. (ii) The court, in lieu of suspending the offender's temporary instruction permit, probationary driver's license, or driver's license, instead may order the offender to perform a determinate number of hours of community service, with the court determining the actual number of hours and the nature of the community service the offender shall perform. (4)(a) An offender who has previously been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two or more violations of division (G) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code by knowingly presenting to an adult-use dispensary licensed under this chapter a false, fictitious, or altered identification card, a false or fictitious driver's license purportedly issued by any state, or a driver's license issued by any state that has been altered, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and, notwithstanding division (A)(2) of section 2929.28 of the Revised Code, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars. (b)(i) The court also may impose a class six suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(6) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code, and the court may order that the suspension or denial remain in effect until the offender attains the age of twenty-one years. (ii) The court, in lieu of suspending the offender's temporary instruction permit, probationary driver's license, or driver's license, instead may order the offender to perform a determinate number of hours of community service, with the court determining the actual number of hours and the nature of the community service the offender shall perform. (5) The financial sanctions required by divisions (G)(2) to (4) of this section are in lieu of the financial sanctions described in division (A)(2) of section 2929.28 of the Revised Code but are in addition to any other sanctions or penalties that may apply to the offender, including other financial sanctions under that section or a jail term under section 2929.24 of the Revised Code. (H)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (H)(2) of this section, whoever violates division (G) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code by knowingly soliciting another person to purchase adult-use marijuana from an adult-use dispensary licensed under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (2) An offender who has previously been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (G) of section 3796.06 of the Revised Code by knowingly soliciting another individual to purchase adult-use marijuana from an adult-use dispensary licensed under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. (I) Whoever violates division (A), (B), or (C) of section 3796.062 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (J) Whoever violates division (D) of section 3796.062 of the Revised Code is guilty of illegal use or possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia under section 2925.141 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 23, 2026 at 8:59 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3746.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3746 / § 3746.07
§ 3746.07. [Former R.C. 3746.071, amended and renumbered by H.B. 110, 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] Duties of certified professionals
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) A certified professional shall do all of the following: (1) Protect the safety, health, and welfare of the public in the performance of professional duties. If a circumstance arises where the certified professional faces a situation where the safety, health, or welfare of the public would not be protected, the certified professional shall do all of the following: (a) Sever the relationship with the certified professional's employer or client; (b) Refuse to accept responsibility for the design, report, or statement involved; (c) Notify the director of environmental protection if, in the opinion of the certified professional, the situation is sufficiently important. (2) Undertake to perform assignments only when the certified professional or the certified professional's consulting support is qualified by training and experience in the specific technical fields involved; (3) Be completely objective in any professional report, statement, or testimony. The certified professional shall include all relevant and pertinent information in the report, statement, or testimony when the result of an omission would or reasonably could lead to a fallacious conclusion. (4) Express an opinion as a technical or expert witness before any court, commission, or other tribunal only when it is founded upon adequate knowledge of the facts in issue, upon a background of technical competence in the subject matter, and upon honest conviction of the accuracy and propriety of the testimony. (B) A certified professional shall not issue statements, criticisms, or arguments on matters connected with public policy that are inspired or paid for by an interested party, unless the certified professional has prefaced the remarks by explicitly identifying the certified professional, by disclosing the identity of the parties on whose behalf the certified professional is speaking, and by revealing the existence of any pecuniary interest the certified professional may have in the instant matters. (C)(1) A certified professional shall conscientiously avoid any conflict of interest with the certified professional's employer or client. (2) A certified professional promptly shall inform the certified professional's employer or client of any business association, interests, or circumstances that could influence the certified professional's judgment or the quality of the certified professional's service to the employer or client. (3) A certified professional shall not accept compensation, financial or otherwise, from more than one party for services on or pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances are fully disclosed to, and agreed to, by all interested parties or their duly authorized agents. (4) A certified professional shall not solicit or accept financial or other valuable considerations from material or equipment suppliers for specifying their products. (5) A certified professional shall not solicit or accept gratuities, directly or indirectly, from contractors, their agents, or other parties dealing directly with the certified professional's employer or client in connection with the work for which the certified professional is responsible. (D)(1) A certified professional shall not pay, solicit, or offer, directly or indirectly, any bribe or commission for professional employment with the exception of payment of the usual commission for securing salaried positions through licensed employment agencies. (2) A certified professional shall seek professional employment on the basis of qualification and competence for proper accomplishment of the work. A certified professional may submit proposed fee information prior to selection to serve as a certified professional under this chapter and rules adopted under it. (3) A certified professional shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation of the certified professional's or the certified professional's associates' academic or professional qualifications. The certified professional shall not misrepresent or exaggerate the certified professional's degree of responsibility in or for the subject matter of prior assignments. (4) Brochures or other presentations incident to the solicitation of employment by a certified professional shall not misrepresent pertinent facts concerning the certified professional's employers, employees, associates, or joint ventures, or the past accomplishments of any of them, with the intent and purpose of enhancing the certified professional's qualifications for the certified professional's work. (E)(1) A certified professional shall not sign or seal professional work for which the certified professional does not have personal professional knowledge and direct supervisory control and responsibility. (2) A certified professional shall not knowingly associate with, or permit the use of the certified professional's own name or the name of the certified professional's firm in, a business venture by any person or firm that the certified professional knows, or has reason to believe, is engaging in business or professional practices of a fraudulent or dishonest nature. (3) If a certified professional has knowledge or reason to believe that another person or firm has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or any requirement of this section, the certified professional shall present the information to the director in writing. (F) The director, in accordance with rules adopted under section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, may suspend for a period of not more than five years or permanently revoke a certified professional's certification for a violation of or failure to comply with any requirement or obligation set forth in this section. (G) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, a certified professional may use data analyzed by a certified laboratory prior to the effective date of this amendment in completion of a no further action letter. Last updated September 30, 2021 at 4:15 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.122 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.122
§ 3721.122. Screening and accommodations for sex offenders
Status: in_force

September 15, 2014 House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly Before an individual is admitted as a resident to a home, the home's administrator shall search for the individual's name in the internet-based sex offender and child-victim offender database established under division (A)(11) of section 2950.13 of the Revised Code. If the search results identify the individual as a sex offender and the individual is admitted as a resident to the home, the administrator shall provide for the home to do all of the following: (A) Develop a plan of care to protect the other residents' rights to a safe environment and to be free from abuse; (B) Notify all of the home's other residents and their sponsors that a sex offender has been admitted as a resident to the home and include in the notice a description of the plan of care developed under division (A) of this section; (C) Direct the individual in updating the individual's address under section 2950.05 of the Revised Code and, if the individual is unable to do so without assistance, provide the assistance the individual needs to update the individual's address under that section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.905 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.905
§ 3734.905. Refund of fee
Status: in_force

April 3, 2023 House Bill 66 - 134th General Assembly (A) The treasurer of state shall refund the fee imposed by section 3734.901 of the Revised Code paid illegally or erroneously, or paid on an illegal or erroneous assessment, or any penalty assessed with respect to such a fee. Applications for refund shall be filed with the tax commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner, within four years of the illegal or erroneous payment. On the filing of the application, the commissioner shall determine the amount of refund to which the applicant is entitled. If the amount is not less than that claimed, the commissioner shall certify the amount to the director of budget and management and treasurer of state for payment from the tax refund fund created by section 5703.052 of the Revised Code. If the amount is less than that claimed, the commissioner shall proceed in accordance with section 5703.70 of the Revised Code. The certified amount shall include interest calculated at the rate per annum prescribed by section 5703.47 of the Revised Code from the date of overpayment to the date of the commissioner's certification. (B) When the fee imposed pursuant to section 3734.901 of the Revised Code has been paid on tires that are sold by a retail dealer or wholesale distributor to a motor vehicle manufacturer, or to a wholesale distributor or retail dealer for the purpose of resale outside this state, the seller in this state is entitled to a refund of the amount of the fee actually paid on the tires. To obtain a refund under this division, the seller shall apply to the tax commissioner, shall furnish documentary evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the price paid by the purchaser did not include the fee, and shall provide the name and address of the purchaser to the commissioner. The seller shall apply on the form prescribed by the commissioner, within four years after the date of the sale. Upon receipt of an application, the commissioner shall determine the amount of any refund due and shall certify that amount to the director of budget and management and the treasurer of state for payment from the tax refund fund created in section 5703.052 of the Revised Code. The certified amount shall include interest calculated at the rate per annum prescribed by section 5703.47 of the Revised Code from the date of overpayment to the date of the commissioner's certification. (C) If any person entitled to a refund under this section, or section 5703.70 of the Revised Code, is indebted to the state for any tax administered by the tax commissioner, or any charge, penalties, or interest arising from such tax, the amount allowable on the application for refund first shall be applied in satisfaction of the debt. Last updated March 16, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.60
§ 3734.60. Plastic containers labeled with code for basic material used in bottle or container
Status: in_force

November 2, 1989 Senate Bill 142 - 118th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Label" means a molded imprint or raised symbol that includes a code consisting of letters and numbers and is placed on or near the bottom of a plastic bottle or rigid plastic container to indicate the plastic resin used to produce the bottle or container. (2) "Plastic" means any material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by means of the flowing of the material. (3) "Plastic bottle" means a plastic container that has a neck that is smaller than the body of the container; that accepts a screw-type cap, snap cap, or other closure; and that has a capacity of at least sixteen ounces but less than five gallons. (4) "Rigid plastic container" means any formed or molded container, other than a plastic bottle, that is intended for a single use, is composed primarily of plastic resin, has a relatively inflexible finite shape or form, and has a capacity of at least eight ounces but less than five gallons. (B) On and after January 1, 1991, no person shall either manufacture or distribute for use in this state any new, unfilled plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless it bears a label with the appropriate code as prescribed in this section that indicates the plastic resin used to produce the bottle or container. A plastic bottle or rigid plastic container having a label or basecup composed of material different from that comprising the rest of the bottle or container shall be labeled with the code for the basic material used in the bottle or container. The label required by this section shall consist of an equilateral triangle formed by three curved arrows of short radius with the apex of each point of the triangle at the midpoint of each arrow. The head of each arrow shall be at the midpoint of each side of the triangle with a short gap between the head of the arrow and the base of the succeeding arrow. The triangle formed by the three curved arrows shall depict a clockwise path around the code number, which shall be placed at the center of the triangle. The code letters shall be placed immediately below the triangle. The following code numbers and letters shall be used on the labels: (1) For polyethylene terephthalate, the letters "PETE" and the number "1"; (2) For high density polyethylene, the letters "HDPE" and the number "2"; (3) For vinyl, the letter "V" and the number "3"; (4) For low density polyethylene, the letters "LDPE" and the number "4"; (5) For polypropylene, the letters "PP" and the number "5"; (6) For polystyrene, the letters "PS" and the number "6"; (7) For any plastic material named in rules adopted under division (C) of this section, the code letter and code number prescribed for the plastic material in those rules; (8) For any other plastic, including, without limitation, multilayer materials, the word "OTHER" and the number "7". (C) When the director of environmental protection considers it appropriate, he may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code listing plastic materials in addition to those listed in divisions (B)(1) to (6) of this section and prescribing a code letter and code number for each of those additional plastic materials. When labeling requirements similar to those established by this section have been established pursuant to the laws of other states or any such additional material, the code number and code letter for that material established under this division shall be consistent with the code number and code letter for that material established pursuant to the laws of those other states. (D) The environmental protection agency shall maintain a list of the codes prescribed in divisions (B)(1) to (8) of this section and shall provide a copy of the list to any person upon request.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3735.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3735 / § 3735.48
§ 3735.48. Rights of bondholders
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly A bondholder or a trustee for a bondholder of a metropolitan housing authority may, in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on such bondholder or trustee, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon such bondholder or trustee: (A) Compel, by mandamus, suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity the authority and the members, officers, agents, or employees thereof to perform each term, provision, and covenant contained in any contract of said authority with or for the benefit of such bondholder or trustee, and may require the carrying out of any such covenants and agreements of said authority and the fulfillment of all duties imposed upon said authority by sections 3735.27 to 3735.50 , inclusive, of the Revised Code; (B) Enjoin, by suit, action, or proceeding in equity, any acts or things which may be unlawful, or the violation of any of the rights of such bondholder or trustee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.249 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.249
§ 3701.249. Immunity of employer
Status: in_force

November 1, 1989 Senate Bill 2 - 118th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "employer" and "employee" have the same meanings as in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The employer of a person with HIV infection is immune from liability to any person in a civil action for damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property on a claim arising out of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus from the infected employee to another employee or to any other person, unless the transmission occurs as a result of the reckless conduct of the employer. (C) An employer is immune from liability to an employee on a claim asserted under any provision of the Revised Code or in a civil action for damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property if the claim arises from an illness or injury to the employee that is stress-related and results from the employee being required to work with an individual who has received a positive result on an HIV test or has been diagnosed as having AIDS or an AIDS-related condition.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.135 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.135
§ 3701.135. Autism diagnosis education pilot program
Status: in_force

June 30, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly (A) The autism diagnosis education pilot program is hereby established in the department of health. The program shall have the following goals: (1) To educate health care professionals, teachers and other educational personnel, child care providers, parents, early intervention and developmental disabilities providers, and other community-based services providers in this state regarding the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders, including the range of symptoms that may indicate autism spectrum disorders and screening tools; (2) To promote appropriate standards for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in children, including screening tools and treatment planning for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders; (3) To encourage physicians and other health care professionals with expertise in screening, diagnosing, and treating autism spectrum disorders to share that information with other health care professionals in this state; (4) To encourage the regional coordination of services to facilitate the effective, timely treatment of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. (B) The director of health shall contract with a statewide association representing pediatric physicians to conduct or administer the autism diagnosis education pilot program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3726.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3726 / § 3726.15
§ 3726.15. Immunity for person burying of cremating fetal remains
Status: in_force

April 6, 2021 Senate Bill 27 - 133rd General Assembly A person who buries or cremates fetal remains from a surgical abortion is not liable for or subject to damages in any civil action, prosecution in any criminal proceeding, or professional disciplinary action related to the disposal of fetal remains, if that person does all of the following: (A) Acts in good faith compliance with this chapter and, if applicable, section 4717.271 of the Revised Code; (B) Receives a copy of a properly executed detachable supplemental form described in division (C)(1) of section 3726.14 of the Revised Code; (C) Acts in furtherance of the final disposition of the fetal remains.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.9013 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.9013
§ 3734.9013. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

October 29, 1993 Senate Bill 165 - 120th General Assembly (A) No person shall fail to file any return or report required to be filed by section 3734.904 of the Revised Code, or file or cause to be filed any incomplete, false, or fraudulent return, report, or statement, or aid or abet another in the filing of any false or fraudulent return, report, or statement. (B) No person shall sell at retail any tire unless the tire was obtained from a wholesale dealer holding a current, valid registration or obtained under his own current, valid registration issued pursuant to section 3734.9011 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3725.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3725 / § 3725.01
§ 3725.01. Plasmapheresis center definitions
Status: in_force

September 19, 1975 House Bill 554 - 111th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Plasma" means the fluid portion of blood that has been stabilized against clotting, and is collected by plasmapheresis; (B) "Plasmapheresis" means a procedure in which blood is drawn from a donor, the plasma is separated from the formed elements, and the formed elements are returned to the donor during a single visit to the plasmapheresis center, but excludes such a procedure performed for the purpose of improving the health of the donor; (C) "Plasmapheresis center" means a blood bank or other establishment except a hospital that collects plasma.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3735.311 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3735 / § 3735.311
§ 3735.311. Felony conviction precludes or terminates employment
Status: in_force

January 1, 2004 House Bill 490 - 124th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) A metropolitan housing authority shall not employ a person as a member of the police force of the metropolitan housing authority on a permanent basis, on a temporary basis, for a probationary term, or on other than a permanent basis if the person previously has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty to a felony. (2)(a) A metropolitan housing authority shall terminate the employment of a member of the police force of the metropolitan housing authority who does either of the following: (i) Pleads guilty to a felony; (ii) Pleads guilty to a misdemeanor pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement as provided in division (D) of section 2929.43 of the Revised Code in which the member of the police force agrees to surrender the certificate awarded to that member under section 109.77 of the Revised Code. (b) A metropolitan housing authority shall suspend from employment a member of the police force of the metropolitan housing authority who is convicted, after trial, of a felony. If the member of the police force files an appeal from that conviction and the conviction is upheld by the highest court to which the appeal is taken or if the member of the police force does not file a timely appeal, the metropolitan housing authority shall terminate the employment of that member of the police force. If the member of the police force files an appeal that results in that member's acquittal of the felony or conviction of a misdemeanor, or in the dismissal of the felony charge against that member, the metropolitan housing authority shall reinstate that member of the police force. A member of the police force who is reinstated under division (B)(2)(b) of this section shall not receive any back pay unless that member's conviction of the felony was reversed on appeal, or the felony charge was dismissed, because the court found insufficient evidence to convict the member of the police force of the felony. (3) Division (B) of this section does not apply regarding an offense that was committed prior to January 1, 1997. (4) The suspension from employment, or the termination of the employment, of a member of the police force of a metropolitan housing authority under division (B)(2) of this section shall be in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3716.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3716 / § 3716.99
§ 3716.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

January 1, 1974 House Bill 716 - 110th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates section 3716.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree on a first offense. On each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. (B) No person is subject to prosecution for a violation of division (A) of section 3716.02 of the Revised Code with respect to any hazardous substance shipped or delivered for shipment for export to any foreign country, in a package marked for export and branded in accordance with the specifications of the foreign purchaser and in accordance with the laws of the foreign country. (C) Whoever violates section 3716.11 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.029 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.029
§ 3701.029. Hemophilia program to provide payment of health insurance premiums for Ohio residents
Status: in_force

June 26, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly Subject to available funds, the department of health shall establish and administer a hemophilia program to provide payment of health insurance premiums for Ohio residents who meet all of the following requirements: (A) Have been diagnosed with hemophilia or a related bleeding disorder; (B) Are at least twenty-one years of age; (C) Meet the eligibility requirements established by rules adopted under division (A)(12) of section 3701.021 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3706.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3706 / § 3706.041
§ 3706.041. Financing projects for industry, commerce, distribution, or research
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly (A) With respect to projects, and the financing thereof, for industry, commerce, distribution, or research, including public utility companies, under agreements whereby the person to whom the project is to be leased, subleased, or sold, or to whom a loan is to be made for the project, is to make payments sufficient to pay all of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the air quality revenue bonds issued for the project, or the counterparty under any related commodity contract agrees to make payments sufficient in amount to pay all of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the related air quality revenue bonds, the Ohio air quality development authority may, in addition to other powers under this chapter: (1) Make loans for the acquisition or construction of the project to such person upon such terms as the authority may determine or authorize, including secured or unsecured loans, and, in connection therewith, enter into loan agreements and other agreements, including commodity contracts, accept notes and other forms of obligation to evidence such indebtedness and mortgages, liens, pledges, assignments, or other security interests to secure such indebtedness, which may be prior or subordinate to or on a parity with other indebtedness, obligations, mortgages, pledges, assignments, other security interests, or liens or encumbrances, and take such actions as may be considered by it appropriate to protect such security and safeguard against losses, including, without limitation thereto, foreclosure and the bidding upon and purchase of property upon foreclosure or other sale. (2) Sell such project under such terms as it may determine, including, without limitation thereto, sale by conditional sale or installment sale, under which title may pass prior to or after completion of the project or payment or provisions for payment of all principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such bonds, or at any other time provided in such agreement pertaining to such sale, and including sale under an option to purchase at a price which may be a nominal amount or less than true value at the time of purchase. (3) Grant a mortgage, lien, or other encumbrance on, or pledge or assignment of, or other security interest with respect to, all or any part of the project, revenues, reserve funds, or other funds established in connection with such bonds, or on, of, or with respect to any lease, sublease, sale, conditional sale or installment sale agreement, loan agreement, or other agreement pertaining to the lease, sublease, sale, or other disposition of a project or pertaining to a loan made for a project, or any guaranty or insurance agreement made with respect thereto, or any interest of the authority therein, or any other interest granted, assigned, or released to secure payments of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the bonds or to secure any other payments to be made by the authority, which mortgage, lien, encumbrance, pledge, assignment, or other security interest may be prior or subordinate to or on a parity with any other mortgage, assignment, other security interest, or lien or encumbrance. (4) Provide that the interest on such bonds may be at a variable rate or rates changing from time to time in accordance with a base or formula as authorized by the authority. (5) Contract for the acquisition or construction of such project or any part thereof, including any related commodity contracts, and for the leasing, subleasing, sale or other disposition of such project in a manner determined by the authority in its sole discretion, without necessity for competitive bidding or performance bonds. (B) Property comprising a project shall not be subject to taxes or assessments and so long as the bonds or notes issued to finance the costs of such project are outstanding, and the transfer of title to or possession of such property to the person to whom a loan or installment sale or conditional sale with respect to such project is made shall not be subject to the taxes levied pursuant to Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the Revised Code. The authority shall certify the property comprising a project which is exempt from taxes and assessments pursuant to this section, and shall send, by certified mail, copies of such certification to the owner of such exempt property, to the tax commissioner, and to the county auditor of the county or counties in which any such exempt property is located. Each county auditor shall maintain a separate list of all property exempt pursuant to this section and sections 6121.044 and 6123.041 of the Revised Code, in addition to the list of exempt property required to be maintained pursuant to section 5713.07 of the Revised Code. (C) The authority, in the lease, sale or loan agreement with respect to a project referred to in division (A) of this section, shall make appropriate provision for adequate maintenance of the project. (D) With respect to the projects referred to in this section, the authority granted by this section is cumulative and supplementary to all other authority granted in this chapter. The authority granted by this section does not alter or impair any similar authority granted elsewhere in this chapter for or with respect to other projects.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3733.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3733 / § 3733.46
§ 3733.46. Licensing bodies
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The director of health is the licensor and shall administer and enforce this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder. (B) If the director determines that a board of health can satisfactorily enforce this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder, the director shall delegate the director's authority to enforce this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder to the board. The director may enter an agreement with a board of health to which the director has delegated the director's authority to enforce this chapter, to provide funds to the board of health to carry out this duty. The director shall retain authority to issue, deny, renew, suspend, or revoke licenses authorizing the operation of agricultural labor camps. Last updated October 10, 2023 at 9:55 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3763.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3763 / § 3763.03
§ 3763.03. Sufficiency of allegations in pleading
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In the prosecution of an action under sections 3763.02 of the Revised Code, the plaintiff need only allege that the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff for, or received to the plaintiff's use, the money so lost and paid, or converted the goods won of the plaintiff to the defendant's use, whereby the plaintiff's action accrued to him, without setting forth the special matter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3705.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3705 / § 3705.11
§ 3705.11. Report of foundling child
Status: in_force

March 16, 1989 House Bill 790 - 117th General Assembly Whoever finds a living infant of unknown parentage shall immediately report such finding to the local registrar of vital statistics of the registration district in which the child is found, on a prescribed form which shall state: (A) Date of finding; (B) Place of finding; (C) Sex of child; (D) Race of the child; (E) Approximate age of the child; (F) Name and address of the person or institution with whom the child has been placed for care. The place where the child was found shall be known as the place of birth, and the date of birth shall be determined by approximation. The person, superintendent, or manager of the institution with whom a foundling child is placed for care shall give such child a name within ten days and shall promptly report the name given to the local registrar of the registration district in which the child was found. The foundling report shall constitute the birth certificate for such foundling child and sections 3705.01 to 3705.29 of the Revised Code, relating to birth certificates or records, shall apply in the same manner and with the same effect to such report. If a foundling child is later identified and an original birth record is found or obtained, the foundling report shall cease to be a public record. Such foundling report shall be placed in an envelope which shall be sealed by the department and shall not be open to inspection or copy unless so ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. All copies of the foundling report in the possession of the local registrar or the probate court as well as any and all index references thereto shall be destroyed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.503 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.503
§ 3701.503. Testing newborns definitions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2024 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly As used in sections 3701.504 to 3701.509 of the Revised Code: (A) "Parent" means either parent, unless the parents are separated or divorced or their marriage has been dissolved or annulled, in which case "parent" means the parent who is the residential parent and legal custodian. (B) "Guardian" has the same meaning as in section 2111.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Custodian" means, except as used in division (A) of this section, a government agency or an individual, other than the parent or guardian, with legal or permanent custody of a child as defined in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code. (D) "Hearing screening" means the identification of newborns and infants who may have a hearing impairment, through the use of a physiologic test. (E) "Hearing evaluation" means evaluation through the use of audiological procedures by an audiologist or physician. (F) "Hearing impairment" means a loss of hearing in one or both ears in the frequency region important for speech recognition and comprehension. (G) "Newborn" means a child who is less than thirty days old. (H) "Infant" means a child who is at least thirty days but less than twenty-four months old. (I) "Freestanding birthing center" means any facility in which deliveries routinely occur, regardless of whether the facility is located on the campus of another health care facility. (J) "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (K) "Audiologist" means an individual authorized under section 4753.07 of the Revised Code to practice audiology. (L) "Hospital" means a hospital that has a maternity unit or newborn nursery. (M) "Maternity unit" means any unit or place in a hospital where women are regularly received and provided care during all or part of the maternity cycle, except that "maternity unit" does not include an emergency department or similar place dedicated to providing emergency health care. (N) "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 under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 30, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.161 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.161
§ 3721.161. Hearing challenging proposed transfer or discharge
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Not later than thirty days after the date a resident or the resident's sponsor receives under section 3721.16 of the Revised Code a notice of a proposed transfer or discharge, whichever date of receiving the notice is later, the resident or resident's sponsor may challenge the proposed transfer or discharge by submitting a written request for a hearing to the state department of health. On receiving the request, the department shall conduct a hearing in accordance with section 3721.162 of the Revised Code to determine whether the proposed transfer or discharge complies with divisions (A)(30) to (33) of section 3721.13 and section 3721.16 of the Revised Code. (B) Except in the circumstances described in divisions (A)(1)(a) to (e) of section 3721.16 of the Revised Code, if a resident or the resident's sponsor submits a written hearing request not later than ten days after the date the resident or resident's sponsor received notice of the proposed transfer or discharge, whichever date of receiving the notice is later, the home shall not transfer or discharge the resident unless the department determines after the hearing that the transfer or discharge complies with divisions (A)(30) to (33) of section 3721.13 and section 3721.16 of the Revised Code or the department's determination to the contrary is reversed on appeal. (C) If a resident or the resident's sponsor does not request a hearing pursuant to division (A) of this section, the home may transfer or discharge the resident on the date specified in the notice required by division (A) of section 3721.16 of the Revised Code or thereafter, unless the home and the resident or, if the resident is not competent to make a decision, the home and the resident's sponsor, agree to an earlier date. (D) If a resident or the resident's sponsor requests a hearing in writing pursuant to division (A) of this section and the home transfers or discharges the resident before the department issues a hearing decision, the home shall readmit the resident in the first available bed if the department determines after the hearing that the transfer or discharge does not comply with divisions (A)(30) to (33) of section 3721.13 and section 3721.16 of the Revised Code or the department's determination to the contrary is reversed on appeal. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 4:18 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3709.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3709 / § 3709.28
§ 3709.28. Apportionment of appropriation; adoption of appropriation measures; apportionment by county auditor; district health fund
Status: in_force

September 28, 2012 House Bill 509 - 129th General Assembly (A) If a general health district will receive any part of its revenue for a fiscal year from an appropriation apportioned among the townships and municipal corporations composing the district, the board of health of the district shall adopt an itemized appropriation measure under this section for that fiscal year on or before the first day of April of the immediately preceding fiscal year. If a general health district will not receive any part of its revenue for a fiscal year from an appropriation apportioned among the townships and municipal corporations composing the district, the board of health of the district shall adopt an annual appropriation measure for that fiscal year under this section or sections 5705.38 , 5705.39 , and 5705.40 of the Revised Code. (B) An appropriation measure adopted under this section shall set forth the amounts for the current expenses of the district for the ensuing fiscal year. The appropriation measure, together with an estimate in itemized form, of the several sources of revenue available to the district, including the amount due from the state for the next fiscal year as provided in section 3709.32 of the Revised Code and the amount which the board anticipates will be collected in fees or from any tax levied for the benefit of the district under this chapter or Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code during the fiscal year, shall be certified to the county auditor and by the county auditor submitted to the county budget commission, which may reduce the appropriation to be apportioned among the townships and municipal corporations composing the district in accordance with division (C) of this section. (C) The aggregate appropriation, as fixed by the commission, less the amounts available to the general health district from all sources of revenue certified for the ensuing fiscal year, including any amounts in the district health fund from the previous appropriation, and after considering and allowing for funds needed to fund ongoing operations in the ensuing fiscal year, shall be apportioned by the county auditor among the townships and municipal corporations composing the health district on the basis of taxable valuations in such townships and municipal corporations. The auditor, when making the auditor's semiannual apportionment of funds, shall retain at each semiannual apportionment one-half of the amount apportioned to each township and municipal corporation. Such moneys shall be placed in a separate fund to be known as the "district health fund." Unless otherwise required by a provision of the Revised Code or a rule adopted pursuant thereto, all other sources of revenue of the district shall be placed in the district health fund, provided that the revenue is used and maintained in accordance with the purpose for which the revenue was received. (D) When a general health district is composed of townships and municipal corporations in two or more counties, the county auditor making the original apportionment shall certify to the auditor of each county concerned the amount apportioned to each township and municipal corporation in such county. Each auditor shall withhold from the semiannual apportionment to each such township or municipal corporation the amount certified, and shall pay the amounts withheld to the custodian of the funds of the health district concerned, to be credited to the district health fund. In making the apportionment under this paragraph for each year from 2002 through 2016, the county auditor shall add to the taxable valuation of each township and municipal corporation the tax value loss determined for each township and municipal corporation under divisions (D) and (E) of section 5727.84 of the Revised Code multiplied by the percentage used for that year in determining replacement payments under division (A)(1) of section 5727.86 of the Revised Code. The tax commissioner shall certify to the county auditor the tax value loss for each township and municipal corporation for which the auditor must make an apportionment. (E) Subject to the aggregate amount as has been apportioned among the townships and municipalities and as may become available from the several sources of revenue, the board of health may, by resolution, transfer funds from one item in their appropriation to another item, reduce or increase any item, create new items, and make additional appropriations or reduce the total appropriation. Any such action shall forthwith be certified by the secretary of the board of health to the auditor for submission to and approval by the budget commission. (F) When any general health district has been united with or has contracted with a city health district located therein, the chief executive of the city shall, annually, on or before the first day of June, certify to the county auditor the total amount due for the ensuing fiscal year from the municipal corporations and townships in the district as provided in the contract between such city and the district advisory council of the original general health district. After approval by the county budget commission, the county auditor shall thereupon apportion the amount certified to the townships and municipal corporations, and shall withhold the sums apportioned as provided in this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3711.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3711 / § 3711.06
§ 3711.06. Inspection of facility prior to issuance of license
Status: in_force

September 30, 2024 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly The director of health shall inspect each maternity home for which a person has applied for an initial license under section 3711.04 of the Revised Code prior to issuing the license. Inspections shall be conducted in accordance with inspection criteria, procedures, and guidelines adopted by the director under section 3711.12 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 30, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3731.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3731 / § 3731.99
§ 3731.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

September 12, 2008 Senate Bill 237 - 127th General Assembly Whoever violates section 3731.03 or 3731.05 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.21
§ 3734.21. Paying costs of closing, constructing or restoring facilities
Status: in_force

October 6, 2017 Senate Bill 2 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The director of environmental protection may expend m oney 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 for a ny of the following: ( 1) The payment of the cost of measures necessary for the proper closure of hazardous waste facilities or any solid waste facilities containing significant quantities of hazardous waste ; ( 2) The payment of costs of the development and construction of suitable hazardous waste facilities required by division (B) of section 3734.23 of the Revised Code to the extent the director determines that such facilities are not available ; ( 3) The payment of costs that are necessary to abate conditions thereon that are causing or contributing to or threatening to cause or contribute to air or water pollution or soil contamination or that constitute a substantial threat to public health or safety. I n addition, the director may expend and pledge m oney credited to the hazardous waste facility management fund, the hazardous waste clean-up fund, or the environmental protection remediation fund for repayment of and for interest on any loan made by the Ohio water development authority to the environmental protection agency for the payment of such costs. (B) The director may expend money credited to the environmental protection remediation fund established in section 3734.281 of the Revised Code for the payment of the cost of a ll or part of any of the following: (1) Closure or post-closure care of a solid waste or construction and demolition debris facility; (2) Remediation or abatement of conditions that are causing or contributing to or threatening to cause or contribute to air or water pollution or soil contamination or that constitute a substantial threat to public health or safety at a property where solid waste or construction and demolition debris was disposed of. ( C) Before beginning activities at any p roperty under this section, the director shall develop a plan for the activities and an estimate of the cost thereof. The plan may include those measures and activities authorized by division (A) or (B) of this section, including, but not limited to, establishment and maintenance of an adequate cover of soil and vegetation to prevent the infiltration of water into areas where hazardous waste, solid waste, or construction and demolition debris is buried, the accumulation or runoff of contaminated surface water, the production of leachate, and air emissions; the collection and treatment of contaminated surface water runoff; the collection and treatment of leachate; or, if conditions so require, the removal of hazardous waste, solid waste, or construction and demolition debris and the treatment or disposal of such wastes at a suitable facility. The plan or any part of the plan shall be carried out by entering into contracts therefor in accordance with the procedures established in division (C) of section 3734.23 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3750.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3750 / § 3750.11
§ 3750.11. Enforcement
Status: in_force

December 14, 1988 Senate Bill 367 - 117th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, no local emergency planning committee shall enforce any resolution, rule, or requirement for the reporting or providing of the names or amounts of extremely hazardous substances or hazardous chemicals produced, used, or stored at facilities under the jurisdiction of the committee; for the reporting or providing of information regarding locations where those substances or chemicals are stored at those facilities; or for the reporting of releases of extremely hazardous substances, hazardous substances, or oil, that is not consistent with and equivalent in scope, content, and coverage to the reporting and hazard communication provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under it, unless the committee first obtains a variance from the emergency response commission under division (B) of this section. (B) A committee shall, prior to commencing enforcement of any such requirement, submit a copy of it to the commission along with an application for a variance from division (A) of this section in accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(2)(e) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. On or before the date that the committee submits the variance application to the commission, the committee shall mail by certified mail, return receipt requested, notice of the application and a summary of the reporting requirement to the owner or operator of each facility within the emergency planning district that the committee determines would be subject to the reporting requirement. If the commission finds that the resolution, rule, or requirement meets the criteria for issuance of a variance established in those rules, it shall approve the application and issue an order granting the variance in accordance with section 3750.18 of the Revised Code. The commission shall not issue any order approving a variance application unless at least sixty per cent of the voting members of the commission vote to approve the application and issuance of the order. If less than sixty per cent of the voting members of the commission vote to approve a variance application, the commission shall issue an order denying the variance. (C) Except as provided in division (G) of this section, no political subdivision shall enforce any ordinance, resolution, rule, or requirement adopted on or after the effective date of this section, or any amendment adopted on or after the effective date of this section to any such ordinance, resolution, rule, or requirement that was in effect on the effective date of this section, for the reporting or providing of the names or amounts of extremely hazardous substances or hazardous chemicals produced, used, or stored, at facilities within the political subdivision; for the reporting or providing of information regarding locations where those substances or chemicals are stored at those facilities; or for the reporting of releases of those extremely hazardous substances, hazardous substances, or oil that is not consistent with, equivalent to, and no more stringent than the reporting and hazard communication requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it, unless the political subdivision first obtains a variance under this division. A political subdivision that seeks to obtain a variance under this division shall submit a copy of the ordinance, resolution, rule, or requirement to the committee of the district in which the political subdivision is located along with an application for a variance in accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(2)(e) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. On or before the date that the political subdivision submits the variance application to the committee, the political subdivision shall mail by certified mail, return receipt requested, notice of the application and a summary of the reporting requirement to the owner or operator of each facility within the political subdivision that the political subdivision determines would be subject to the reporting requirement. If, in the opinion of the committee, the ordinance, resolution, rule, or requirement of the political subdivision meets the criteria for issuance of a variance established in those rules and does not conflict with any resolution, rule, or requirement adopted by the committee, the committee shall, by resolution, approve issuance of the variance and send a copy of its resolution, of the political subdivision's variance application, and of the ordinance, resolution, rule or requirement, to the commission. The committee shall not approve issuance of a variance under this division unless at least sixty per cent of the voting members of the committee vote to approve it. If the commission finds that the committee has approved issuance of a variance and that the ordinance, resolution, rule, or requirement of the political subdivision meets the criteria for issuance of a variance established in those rules, it shall approve the application and issue an order in accordance with section 3750.18 of the Revised Code granting the variance. The commission shall not issue any order approving a variance application unless at least sixty per cent of the voting members of the commission vote to approve the application and issuance of an order granting the variance. If less than sixty per cent of the voting members of the commission vote to approve a variance application, the commission shall issue an order denying the variance. This division does not affect the validity or enforceability of any such ordinance, resolution, rule, or requirement of a political subdivision adopted prior to the effective date of this section. However, this division applies to any amendment to any such ordinance, resolution, rule, or requirement, which amendment is adopted on or after the effective date of this section and establishes a reporting requirement that is not consistent with, equivalent to, and no more stringent than the reporting and hazard communication requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it. (D) No political subdivision shall enforce any ordinance, resolution, rule, or requirement adopted on or after the effective date of this chapter requiring the placement of emergency response lock box units at any facility where an extremely hazardous substance, hazardous chemical, or hazardous substance is produced, used, or stored. The fire department of a political subdivision having jurisdiction over a facility and the owner or operator of such a facility may enter into an agreement under which the owner or operator will place and maintain an emergency response lock box unit at his facility in compliance with rules adopted under division (B)(6) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. If the fire department of a political subdivision and an owner or operator of such a facility are unable to enter into such an agreement and if the fire department believes that placement of a lock box unit at the facility is necessary to protect public health and safety and the environment or to protect emergency management personnel responding to a release of any such substance or chemical from the facility, the fire department, in accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(2)(f) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code, may submit an application to the committee of the district in which the facility is located for issuance of an order requiring the owner or operator to place a lock box unit at his facility that complies with the rules adopted under division (B)(6) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. On or before the date that the fire department submits the application for issuance of such an order, the fire department shall mail by certified mail, return receipt requested, notice of the application to the owner or operator of the facility for which issuance of the order is sought. If, in the opinion of the committee, the application meets the criteria for issuance of such an order established in the rules adopted under division (B)(2)(f) of that section, the committee shall, by resolution, approve issuance of the order and send a copy of its resolution and the fire department's application to the commission. The committee shall not approve an application for issuance of such an order unless at least sixty per cent of the voting members of the committee vote to approve it. If the commission finds that the committee has approved the application and that the application meets the criteria for issuance of such an order established in rules adopted under division (B)(2)(f) of that section, it shall approve the application and issue an order in accordance with section 3750.18 of the Revised Code requiring the owner or operator to place one or more emergency response lock box units at his facility in accordance with the approved application and rules adopted under division (B)(6) of that section. The commission shall not approve an application for issuance of such an order unless at least sixty per cent of the voting members of the commission vote to approve the application and issuance of the order. If less than sixty per cent of the voting members of the commission vote to approve the application, the commission shall issue an order denying the application. No person shall violate an order issued under this division. (E) A committee may, by resolution, adopt rules requiring the placarding of bulk hazardous chemical storage areas within its district in accordance with rules adopted by the fire marshal under section 3750.12 of the Revised Code and rules establishing such procedures as are necessary to implement and enforce that requirement. The rules may exempt the owner or operator of a facility who, with the approval of the committee, installs and maintains an emergency lock box unit that complies with the rules adopted under division (B)(6) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code from compliance with requirements for placarding of bulk hazardous chemical storage areas. As used in this division, "bulk hazardous chemical storage area" has the same meaning as in division (D) of section 3750.12 of the Revised Code. No person shall violate a rule adopted under this division. (F) Except as provided in division (G) of this section, this section shall not be construed to authorize a political subdivision, other than a municipal corporation or county that has adopted a charter in accordance with Sections 3 and 4 of Article X, Ohio Constitution, to adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution, rule, or requirement for the reporting or providing of the names or amounts of extremely hazardous substances or hazardous chemicals produced, used, or stored at facilities located within their boundaries; for the reporting or providing of information regarding locations where those substances or chemicals are stored at those facilities; or for the reporting of releases of extremely hazardous substances, hazardous substances, or oil. Nothing in this section or division (E)(5) of section 3750.03 of the Revised Code shall be construed to authorize a local emergency planning committee, municipal corporation, or charter county to enforce any ordinance, resolution, rule, or requirement that identifies or lists as an extremely hazardous substance any substance that is not so identified or listed in rules adopted under division (B)(1)(a) or (C)(5) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code, that identifies as a hazardous chemical any chemical, other than a chemical identified in division (G)(3) of section 3750.01 of the Revised Code, that is not so identified or listed in rules adopted under division (B)(1)(b) or (C)(5) of that section, or that identifies as a hazardous substance any substance that is not so identified in rules adopted under division (B)(1)(c) or (C)(5) of that section. (G) A political subdivision that owns, operates, or is served by a public water system as defined in section 6109.01 of the Revised Code may establish and enforce requirements that provide for the protection of ground water resources that serve as a source of drinking water for its public water system and that are located within scientifically derived wellhead protection areas. Last updated November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.245 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.245
§ 3701.245. Public agencies may not require HIV results to obtain services
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly (A) No state agency as defined in section 1.60 of the Revised Code, political subdivision, agency of local government, or private nonprofit corporation receiving state or local government funds shall refuse to admit as a patient, or to provide services to, any individual solely because the individual refuses to consent to an HIV test or to disclose HIV test results. (B) The prohibition contained in division (A) of this section does not prevent a physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, or a person licensed to practice dentistry under Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code from referring an individual the physician, nurse, or dentist has reason to believe may have AIDS or an AIDS-related condition to an appropriate health care provider or facility, if the referral is based on reasonable professional judgment and not solely on grounds of the refusal of the individual to consent to an HIV test or to disclose the result of an HIV test. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.62 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.62
§ 3721.62. Roommate consent
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 58 - 134th General Assembly (A) If a resident wishing to conduct authorized electronic monitoring of the resident's room lives with another resident in a long-term care facility, the consent of the other resident or the other resident's guardian or attorney in fact to the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device in the room is required before any installation or use of such a device may occur. If the long-term care facility has prescribed a form described in section 3721.63 of the Revised Code, the other resident or other resident's guardian or attorney in fact shall consent by completing the relevant part of the form. (B)(1) If a resident living in a room with another resident wishes to conduct authorized electronic monitoring of the resident's room, but the other resident or other resident's guardian or attorney in fact refuses to consent to the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device, the facility shall make a reasonable attempt to accommodate the resident wishing to conduct authorized electronic monitoring by moving either resident to another available room with the consent of the resident being moved or resident's guardian or attorney in fact. (2) In the case of a resident living in a room with another resident, the other resident or other resident's guardian or attorney in fact may place conditions on any consent to the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device, including conditions such as pointing the device away from the other resident or limiting or prohibiting the use of certain devices. If conditions are placed on consent, the device shall be installed and used according to those conditions. (C) A resident whose consent is required under this section may withdraw that consent at any time. Last updated January 14, 2022 at 5:33 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.041
§ 3721.041. Vaccinations to be offered to residents
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Advisory committee" means the advisory committee on immunization practices of the United States centers for disease control and prevention or a successor committee or agency. (2) "Certified nurse-midwife," "clinical nurse specialist," and "certified nurse practitioner" have the same meanings as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B)(1) Each home shall, on an annual basis, offer to each resident, in accordance with guidelines issued by the advisory committee, vaccination against influenza, unless a physician, certified nurse-midwife if authorized as described in section 4723.438 of the Revised Code, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner has determined that vaccination of the resident is medically inappropriate. The vaccine shall be of a form approved by the advisory committee for that calendar year. A resident may refuse vaccination. (2) Each home shall obtain the influenza vaccine information sheet described in section 3701.138 of the Revised Code and post the sheet in a conspicuous location that is accessible to all residents, employees, and visitors. Not later than the first day of August each year, the home shall determine whether the information sheet it has posted is the most recent version available. If it is not, the home shall replace the information sheet with the updated version. Nothing in this division requires an older adult to be vaccinated against influenza. Failure to comply with the requirement to post the information sheet shall not be taken into account when any survey or inspection of the home is conducted and shall not be used as the basis for imposing any penalty against the home. (C) Each home shall offer to each resident, in accordance with guidelines issued by the advisory committee, vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia, unless the resident has already received such vaccination or a physician, certified nurse-midwife if authorized as described in section 4723.438 of the Revised Code, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner has determined that vaccination of the resident is medically inappropriate. Each vaccine shall be of a form approved by the advisory committee for that calendar year. A resident may refuse vaccination. (D) The director of health may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as the director considers appropriate to implement this section. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3751.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3751 / § 3751.99
§ 3751.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

July 1, 1996 Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly Whoever purposely violates division (F) of section 3751.04 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Each violation is a separate offense. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3709.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3709 / § 3709.41
§ 3709.41. Health district licensing council
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) The board of health of each city and of each general health district may establish a health district licensing council, to be appointed by the entity that has responsibility for appointing the board of health in the health district. The members of the council shall consist of one representative of each business activity for which the board of health operates a licensing program. To be appointed and remain a member, an individual shall be a resident of the health district for which the council was created. The appointing authority shall make initial appointments to the council not later than thirty days after the board of health establishes the council. Of the initial appointments to the council, one-third of the members, rounded to the nearest whole number, shall serve for a term ending three years after the date of appointment; one-third, rounded to the nearest whole number, shall serve for a term ending four years after the date of appointment; and the remaining members shall serve for a term ending five years after the date of appointment. Thereafter, terms of office shall be five years, with each term ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office as a member for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office 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. Members shall serve without compensation, except to the extent that serving on the council is part of their regular duties of employment. (B) Each health district licensing council shall organize by selecting from among its members a chairperson, a secretary, and any other officers it considers necessary. Each council shall adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business. Each council shall meet at least annually or at more frequent intervals if specified in its bylaws. In addition to the mandatory meetings, a council shall meet at the call of the chairperson or the request of a majority of the council members. (C) Pursuant to sections 3709.03 , 3709.05 , and 3709.07 of the Revised Code, the health district licensing council, if established by the board of health, shall appoint one member of the board of health. The council shall appoint one of its members to serve as an alternate board of health member if for any reason the original member is required to abstain from voting on a particular issue being considered by the board of health. While serving on behalf of the original member, the alternate member has the same powers and duties as the original member.