Ohio Rev. Code § 3750.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3750 / § 3750.14
§ 3750.14. Emergency planning and community right-to-know fund
Status: in_force

July 26, 1991 House Bill 298 - 119th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the emergency planning and community right-to-know fund. Moneys received by the emergency response commission under section 3750.13 of the Revised Code and civil penalties imposed under division (B) of section 3750.20 of the Revised Code shall be credited to the fund until an aggregate amount of five million dollars has been credited to it during a fiscal year. All moneys in excess of five million dollars so received during a fiscal year shall be credited to the emergency response and community right-to-know reserve fund created in section 3750.15 of the Revised Code. (B) The emergency response commission shall administer the emergency planning and community right-to-know fund. On or before the first day of May of each year, the commission shall allocate moneys in the fund for grants to each of the following entities or classes of entities in the percentages stated: (1) To the commission, not less than fifteen nor more than twenty-five per cent of the moneys in the fund; (2) To local emergency planning committees, not less than sixty-five nor more than seventy-five per cent of the moneys in the fund; (3) To fire departments, not less than five nor more than fifteen per cent of the moneys in the fund. Moneys credited to the fund under section 3750.13 of the Revised Code from the fees paid by the owner or operator of a facility who first submitted an emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form for the facility on or before the first day of March of the current year shall not be considered when making allocations under divisions (B)(1), (2), and (3) of this section, but shall be distributed pursuant to division (E) of this section. The allocated moneys shall be distributed at the start of each fiscal year. The commission's decisions on the distribution of moneys from the fund are not appealable. (C) From the moneys allocated under division (B)(1), (2), or (3) of this section, as appropriate, the commission shall make grants from the fund to the commission, local emergency planning committees, and fire departments for implementation and administration of this chapter and rules adopted under it, including, without limitation, the development and implementation of chemical emergency response and preparedness plans. The commission shall make grants under this division in accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(7) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. In making grants to committees and fire departments under this division, the commission shall consider the needs of the emergency planning district or fire department in terms of the minimum amount of money necessary for a committee to prepare or revise, exercise, and review its chemical emergency response and preparedness plan in terms of its minimum requirements for personnel and essential office equipment; the number of facilities in the district or under the jurisdiction of the fire department that are subject to section 3750.05 of the Revised Code; the amounts of extremely hazardous substances produced, used, or stored in the district or territory under the jurisdiction of the fire department; the amounts of hazardous materials transported in or through the district or territory under the jurisdiction of the fire department; and the population within the district or under the jurisdiction of the fire department that resides in close proximity to facilities that are subject to that section and to principal routes for the transportation of hazardous materials identified or listed by regulations adopted under the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act," 88 Stat. 2156 (1975), 49 U.S.C.A. 1801, as amended. Each application for a grant under this division shall be made in accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(7) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code and shall demonstrate that the grant will enhance the ability of the recipient or, in the case of the commission, the state as a whole to prepare for and respond to releases of hazardous substances and extremely hazardous substances. A fire department shall apply for and receive a grant under this division only through the committee for the emergency planning district in which the fire department is located. (D)(1) Moneys received by the commission, committees, and fire departments under this section shall not be used to do any of the following: (a) Acquire first response equipment, except as otherwise provided in division (D)(4) of this section; (b) Defray costs for copying and mailing hazardous chemical lists, material safety data sheets, or emergency and hazardous chemical inventory forms submitted under this chapter for distribution to the public; (c) Reimburse any person for expenditures incurred for emergency response and cleanup of a release of oil, a hazardous substance, or an extremely hazardous substance; (d) Perform any assessment of damages to natural resources resulting from a release of oil, a hazardous substance, or an extremely hazardous substance. (2) The commission may use moneys in the fund to pay the costs incurred by other state agencies in implementing and administering the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it. (3) In making a grant under this section to the fire department of a municipal corporation that is collecting a fee pursuant to an ordinance, rule, or requirement for the reporting or providing of the names and amounts of extremely hazardous substances or hazardous chemicals produced, used, or stored at facilities in the municipal corporation that was in effect on the effective date of this section, the commission shall first determine the amount of the grant for which the fire department would otherwise be eligible under this section and shall subtract from that amount the total amount of the moneys collected by the municipal corporation during the preceding year pursuant to the reporting requirement, as certified to the commission in the grant application. If that calculation yields a positive remainder, the commission may make a grant to the fire department in that amount. Otherwise, the fire department is not eligible for a grant under this section for that year. (4) After a committee determines that the initial training needs for emergency management personnel within its emergency planning district set forth in the committee's plan or most recent review of its plan under section 3750.04 of the Revised Code have been met, a committee may make grants from the moneys it receives under this section to fire departments located within the district for the purchase of first response equipment. (5) During the first three fiscal years commencing after December 14, 1988, political subdivisions within an emergency planning district may apply to the committee of the district for reimbursement of moneys spent and in-kind contributions made by the political subdivision to the committee at any time prior to the committee's receipt of its first grant under this section for performance of the functions of a local emergency planning committee. The committee may make grants from the moneys it receives under this section during those fiscal years to reimburse any portion of the contributions made by a political subdivision to the committee to the extent that the committee considers that moneys are available for that purpose. (E) In the year in which the owner or operator of a facility who is subject to filing an emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form for the facility first files a form for the facility, the commission shall make a grant to the local emergency planning committee of the emergency planning district in which the facility is located for the total amount of the fees and any penalties collected under division (A)(1), (2), or (4) of section 3750.13 of the Revised Code in that year in connection with the filing of the form for the facility. The amount of the grant provided under this division shall be in addition to any grant provided to the committee under division (C) of this section or division (B) of section 3750.15 of the Revised Code. The amount of a grant to be provided under this division shall not be considered in determining the committee's need for a grant under division (C) of this section or division (B) of section 3750.15 of the Revised Code or in determining the amount of any such grant. If a committee also will receive a grant under division (C) of this section, the grant provided under this division shall accompany that grant. If a committee will not receive a grant under division (C) of this section in a year in which the committee is to receive a grant under this division, the grant under this division shall be made to the committee at the time that the grants under division (C) of this section are distributed. Moneys received by a local committee under this division shall be used for the same purposes as the grants received under division (C) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3723.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3723 / § 3723.14
§ 3723.14. Radon program fund
Status: in_force

July 24, 1990 House Bill 279 - 118th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the radon program fund. All fees collected pursuant to this chapter; civil penalties assessed under section 3723.16 of the Revised Code; fines imposed under section 3723.99 of the Revised Code; and any grant, contribution, or other moneys received by the director of health for the purposes of this chapter shall be credited to the fund. Moneys credited to the fund shall be used only for administration and enforcement of the requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted under it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.19
§ 3734.19. Request to survey the locations or facilities
Status: in_force

October 6, 2017 Senate Bill 2 - 132nd General Assembly (A) If the legislative or executive authority of a municipal corporation, county, or township has evidence to indicate that locations within its boundaries once served as hazardous waste facilities or that significant quantities of hazardous waste were disposed of in solid waste or construction and demolition debris facilities within its boundaries, it may file a formal written request with the director of environmental protection, accompanied by supporting evidence, to survey the locations or facilities. Upon receipt of a request and a review of the evidence submitted with the request, the director shall conduct an investigation to determine if hazardous waste was actually treated, stored, or disposed of at the locations or facilities and, if so, to determine the nature and approximate quantity and types of the waste treated, stored, or disposed of at the particular locations or facilities. In addition, the director shall determine whether the locations or facilities, because of their present condition and the nature and quantities of waste treated, stored, or disposed of therein, result or are likely to result in air pollution, pollution of the waters of the state, or soil contamination or constitute a present or imminent and substantial threat to public health or safety. The director shall report the findings of the investigation to the municipal corporation, county, or township requesting the survey. For the purpose of conducting investigations under this section, the director or the director's authorized representative may enter upon any public or private property. The director or the director's authorized representative may apply for, and any judge of a court of common pleas shall issue, an appropriate search warrant necessary to achieve the purposes of this section within the court's territorial jurisdiction. When conducting investigations under this section, the director shall cause no unnecessary damage to any property. The director may expend moneys from the hazardous waste facility management fund created in section 3734.18 of the Revised Code, the hazardous waste clean-up fund created in section 3734.28 of the Revised Code, or the environmental protection remediation fund created in section 3734.281 of the Revised Code for conducting investigations. (B) As used in this section and in sections 3734.20 , 3734.21 , 3734.23 , 3734.25 , and 3734.26 of the Revised Code, "soil contamination" means the presence in or on the soil of any o f the following: (1) Hazardous waste or hazardous waste residue resulting from the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, emitting, or placing into or on the soil of hazardous waste or hazardous waste residue, or any material that when discharged, deposited, injected, dumped, spilled, leaked, emitted, or placed into or on the soil becomes a hazardous waste, in any quantity or having any characteristics that are or threaten to be injurious to public health or safety, plant or animal life, or the environment or that unreasonably interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property ; (2) Solid waste or construction and demolition debris or any constituents from disposed solid waste o r construction and demolition debris that pose a substantial threat to public health, safety, or the environment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3748.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3748 / § 3748.13
§ 3748.13. Inspections
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The director of health shall inspect sources of radiation for which licensure or registration by the handler is required, and the sources' shielding and surroundings, according to the schedule established in rules adopted under division (D) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code. In accordance with rules adopted under section 3748.04 of the Revised Code, the director shall inspect all records and operating procedures of handlers that install or service sources of radiation and all sources of radiation for which licensure of radioactive material or registration of radiation-generating equipment by the handler is required. The director may make other inspections upon receiving complaints or other evidence of a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it. The director shall require any hospital registered under division (A) of section 3701.07 of the Revised Code to develop and maintain a quality assurance program for all sources of radiation-generating equipment. A certified radiation expert shall conduct oversight and maintenance of the program and shall file a report of audits of the program with the director on forms prescribed by the director. The audit reports shall become part of the inspection record. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, a facility shall pay inspection fees for radioactive material and radiation-generating equipment according to the schedule and categories established in rules adopted under division (A)(9) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code. (2) A facility that is, or is operated by, a medical practitioner or medical-practitioner group shall pay inspection fees for radiation-generating equipment according to the following schedule and categories: First dental x-ray tube $310.00 Each additional dental x-ray tube at the same location $154.00 First medical x-ray tube $614.00 Each additional medical x-ray tube at the same location $326.00 Each unit of ionizing radiation-generating equipment capable of operating at or above 250 kilovoltage peak $1,220.00 First nonionizing radiation-generating equipment of any kind $614.00 Each additional nonionizing radiation-generating equipment of any kind at the same location $326.00 (C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, the fee for the inspection of a facility that proposes to handle radioactive material or radiation-generating equipment and is not licensed or registered, and for which no license or registration application is pending at the time of inspection, is four hundred seventy-four dollars plus the applicable fee specified in rules adopted under division (A)(9) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code. (2) For a facility that is, or is operated by, a medical practitioner or medical-practitioner group and proposes to handle radiation-generating equipment, the fee for an inspection if the facility is not licensed or registered, and no license or registration is pending at the time of inspection, is four hundred seventy-four dollars plus the fee applicable under the schedule in division (B)(2) of this section. (D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, for a facility that handles radioactive material or radiation-generating equipment, the fee for an inspection to determine whether violations cited in a previous inspection have been corrected is the amount specified in rules adopted under division (A)(9) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code. (2) For a facility that is, or is operated by, a medical practitioner or medical-practitioner group and handles radiation-generating equipment, the fee for an inspection to determine whether violations cited in a previous inspection have been corrected is fifty per cent of the applicable fee under the schedule in division (B)(2) of this section. (E) The director may conduct a review of shielding plans or the adequacy of shielding on the request of a licensee or registrant or an applicant for licensure or registration or during an inspection when the director considers a review to be necessary. (1) Except as provided in division (E)(2) of this section, the fee for the review is the applicable amount specified in rules adopted under division (A)(9) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code. (2) For a facility that is, or is operated by, a medical practitioner or medical-practitioner group and handles or proposes to handle radiation-generating equipment, the fee for the review is seven hundred sixty-two dollars for each room where a source of radiation is used and is in addition to any other fee applicable under the schedule in division (B)(2) of this section. (F) All fees shall be paid to the department of health no later than thirty days after the invoice for the fee is mailed. Fees shall be deposited in the general operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The fees shall be used solely to administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted under it. (G) Any fee required under this section that remains unpaid on the ninety-first day after the original invoice date shall be assessed an additional amount equal to ten per cent of the original fee. (H) If the director determines that a board of health of a city or general health district is qualified to conduct inspections of radiation-generating equipment, the director may delegate to the board, by contract, the authority to conduct such inspections. In making a determination of the qualifications of a board of health to conduct those inspections, the director shall evaluate the credentials of the individuals who are to conduct the inspections of radiation-generating equipment and the radiation detection and measuring equipment available to them for that purpose. If a contract is entered into, the board shall have the same authority to make inspections of radiation-generating equipment as the director has under this chapter and rules adopted under it. The contract shall stipulate that only individuals approved by the director as qualified shall be permitted to inspect radiation-generating equipment under the contract's provisions. The contract shall provide for such compensation for services as is agreed to by the director and the board of health of the contracting health district. The director may reevaluate the credentials of the inspection personnel and their radiation detecting and measuring equipment as often as the director considers necessary and may terminate any contract with the board of health of any health district that, in the director's opinion, is not satisfactorily performing the terms of the contract. (I) The director may enter at all reasonable times upon any public or private property to determine compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3737.90 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3737 / § 3737.90
§ 3737.90. Petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board
Status: in_force

April 11, 1991 Senate Bill 396 - 118th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board consisting of the treasurer of state and the directors of commerce and environmental protection as members ex officio, or their designees, and nine members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. No more than five of the appointed members shall be affiliated with the same political party. Of the appointed members, one shall represent the interests of petroleum refiners, one shall represent the interests of petroleum marketers, one shall represent the interests of retail petroleum dealers, one shall represent the interests of local governments, one shall have experience in casualty and fire or pollution liability insurance, two shall represent the interests of businesses that own petroleum underground storage tanks and are not primarily engaged in the sale of petroleum, and two shall be professional engineers registered under Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code with experience in geology or environmental engineering who shall represent the interests of the public and shall not be associated with the petroleum industry. Of the initial appointments to the board, three shall be for a term ending July 11, 1990, three shall be for a term ending July 11, 1991, and three shall be for a term ending July 11, 1992. Thereafter, terms of office shall be for three 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 his appointment until the end of the term for which he 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 date of the term for which his 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 his term until his successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Appointed members of the board shall be compensated on a per diem basis in accordance with division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code for each day of actual attendance at meetings of the board. Members shall receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the board. The petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board is a body both corporate and politic in this state, and the carrying out of its purposes and the exercise by it of the powers conferred by sections 3737.90 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code shall be held to be, and are hereby determined to be, essential governmental functions and public purposes of the state. Each appointed member of the board shall give a surety bond to the state in the penal sum of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars as determined by the board. The chairman of the board shall give a bond in the penal sum of not less than fifty thousand dollars as determined by the board. Each surety bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office, be executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state, be approved by the governor, and be filed in the office of the secretary of state. The surety bonds shall be given at such time as is established by the board, provided that they shall be given prior to the issuance of any revenue bonds by the board under sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code. The board shall meet at least quarterly and shall hold such additional meetings as are necessary to implement and administer sections 3737.90 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code. Additional meetings may be called in accordance with rules adopted under this section. The board shall annually select from among its members a chairman and a vice-chairman. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of any business of the board. (B) The board may: (1) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt, amend, and rescind rules establishing procedures for calling special meetings of the board; (2) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt, amend, and rescind such other rules as are necessary or appropriate to implement and administer sections 3737.90 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code, including, without limitation, rules for the administration of the petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit program established under sections 3737.95 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code; rules establishing priorities for the payment of claims under section 3737.92 of the Revised Code on the petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fund created in section 3737.91 of the Revised Code based upon a consideration of the date that a claim is originally filed and the threat posed to human health and the environment by the release to which the claim applies; and rules providing for the payment of any such claims in installments, when appropriate. The rules adopted under division (B)(2) of this section shall be consistent with section 9003 of the "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976," 98 Stat. 3279, 42 U.S.C.A. 6991b, as amended, and regulations adopted under it. (3) Employ and fix the compensation of the director of the petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fund and such other personnel as are necessary to implement and administer sections 3737.90 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under them. The board may designate positions in the unclassified civil service for which it may employ persons who shall be eligible for membership in the public employees retirement system under Chapter 145. of the Revised Code and who shall not be subject to Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code. (4) Enter into contracts or agreements for the purposes of sections 3737.90 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code, including, without limitation, a contract for administration of the petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fund by an agent; (5) Sue or be sued in its own name in actions arising out of any act or omission in connection with its business or affairs under sections 3737.90 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code; (6) Issue revenue bonds payable solely from revenues as provided in sections 3737.94 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code for the purpose of funding the petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fund to preserve jobs and employment opportunities in the state and to control water pollution and ensure the viability of ground water in the state by reimbursements to responsible persons for improving property damaged by releases of petroleum; (7) Establish by rule the maximum percentage of the petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fund that may be used to make petroleum underground storage tank linked deposits under sections 3737.95 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code. (C) Section 9.86 of the Revised Code applies to the petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board and to any officer or employee of the board, as "officer" and "employee" are defined in section 109.36 of the Revised Code. (D) The board, in the conduct of its functions and duties, is not subject to the regulation of the superintendent of insurance under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code nor any rules of the department of insurance adopted thereunder. Last updated October 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3753.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3753 / § 3753.09
§ 3753.09. Prosecutions - injunctive relief - civil penalties - investigations
Status: in_force

September 30, 1998 Senate Bill 219 - 122nd General Assembly (A) The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of the county or director of law of the city where a violation has occurred or is occurring, upon written request of the director of environmental protection, shall prosecute to termination any person who has violated division (D) of section 3753.03 of the Revised Code or shall bring an action for injunction against any person who has violated or is violating section 3753.06 of the Revised Code. The court of common pleas in which an action for injunction is filed has the jurisdiction to and shall grant preliminary and permanent injunctive relief upon a showing that the person against whom the action is brought has violated or is violating section 3753.06 of the Revised Code. The court shall give precedence to such an action over all other cases. (B) Whoever violates section 3753.06 of the Revised Code shall pay a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day of each violation. The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of the county or director of law of the city where a violation of that section has occurred or is occurring, upon written request of the director, shall bring an action for the imposition of a civil penalty under this division against any person who has committed or is committing any such violation. Moneys resulting from civil penalties imposed under this division shall be credited to the risk management plan reporting fund created in section 3753.05 of the Revised Code. (C) Upon the certified written request of any person, the director shall conduct investigations and make inquiries that are necessary to secure compliance with this chapter or rules adopted or orders issued under it. The director, upon request or upon the director's own initiative, may investigate or make inquiries into any violation of this chapter or rules adopted or orders issued under it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3710.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3710 / § 3710.18
§ 3710.18. Exempting electric light company and full-time employees
Status: in_force

October 8, 1992 House Bill 334 - 119th General Assembly This chapter does not apply to an electric light company, or the full-time employees of the electric light company, if the electric light company and the full-time employees of the electric light company are otherwise required to comply with all applicable standards of the United States environmental protection agency and the United States occupational safety and health administration, and if the electric light company engages in an asbestos hazard abatement activity solely at its own place or places of business, except that such electric light company and its full-time employees shall comply with the certification provisions contained in this chapter to the extent required to comply with applicable accreditation requirements of the "Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act," P.L. 99-519, 100 Stat. 2980, 15 U.S.C. 2646, as amended, and rules adopted pursuant to that act. As used in this section, "electric light company" has the same meaning as in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code and includes affiliates and subsidiaries of an electric light company.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.922 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.922
§ 3701.922. Implementation by director
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) The director of health may do any of the following to implement and administer the patient centered medical home education program: (1) Develop and implement programs of education or training on the patient centered medical home model of care or other similar enhanced models of coordinated patient centered care that are intended to address the multifaceted needs of patients and provide whole person comprehensive and coordinated patient centered care; (2) Advise, consult, cooperate with, and assist, by contract or other arrangement, government agencies or institutions or private organizations, corporations, or associations in the development and promotion of programs pertaining to the evaluation and implementation of the patient centered medical home model of care or other similar enhanced models of coordinated patient centered care; (3) Establish projects that provide education or training on the patient centered medical home model of care or other similar enhanced models of coordinated patient centered care. (4) Seek and administer state funds or grants from other sources to carry out any functions of the patient centered medical home education program. Any funds or grants received by the director for purposes of the program shall be used for the program. (B) The director may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer the patient centered medical home education program, including rules that define what constitutes a "patient centered medical home" for purposes of an entity authorized to provide care coordination services. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3769.072 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3769 / § 3769.072
§ 3769.072. Granting additional permits where another track or enclosure is located within twenty miles or in same county
Status: in_force

September 19, 1996 House Bill 561 - 121st General Assembly The commission shall grant to any track or enclosure that has fewer permits or total racing days available to it than another track or enclosure located within twenty miles a number of permits so that the total number of racing days available to both tracks or enclosures is equal. The state racing commission shall issue one additional permit for not more than sixty-one days to a permit holder issued a racing permit under section 3769.07 of the Revised Code, if, on the effective date of this section, such permit holder conducts racing at a track that is located within the same county as, or is located within twenty miles of, another track for which three or more permits have previously been issued by the commission under section 3769.07 of the Revised Code. If one of the three permits is for racing at a winterized facility, the new permit issued under this section shall be for thirty days. Further, in addition to any permit authorized to be issued by this chapter, the commission shall issue not more than two additional permits for not more than fourteen days each to a permit holder issued a racing permit under section 3769.07 of the Revised Code, if, on the effective date of this section, such permit holder conducts racing at a track that is located within the same county as another track for which permits have previously been issued by the commission under section 3769.071 of the Revised Code. Permit holders receiving permits issued by the commission under this section may, but need not, conduct live racing programs under such a permit, subject to commission approval, but the number of racing days authorized by the permit shall be considered to be permit days for the purpose of section 3769.0810 of the Revised Code, whether or not live racing programs are conducted under that permit.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3739.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3739 / § 3739.08
§ 3739.08. Bands indicating lower paper permeability
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 House Bill 500 - 127th General Assembly Each cigarette a manufacturer lists in a certification submitted pursuant to section 3739.07 of the Revised Code for which the manufacturer uses lowered permeability bands in the cigarette paper to comply with the testing requirements described in division (B) of section 3739.03 of the Revised Code shall have either of the following bands surrounding the tobacco column: (A) For cigarettes on which bands are not positioned by design, at least two nominally identical bands, one of which shall be located at least fifteen millimeters from the lighting end of the cigarette; (B) For cigarettes on which bands are positioned by design, at least two bands, one of which is located at least fifteen millimeters from the lighting end of the cigarette and the other of which is located in either of following places: (1) For filtered cigarettes, ten millimeters from the filter end of the tobacco column; (2) For nonfiltered cigarettes, ten millimeters from the labeled end of the tobacco column.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3717.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3717 / § 3717.99
§ 3717.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

November 3, 1999 House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly Whoever violates section 3717.21 or 3717.41 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree on a first offense; for a second offense or subsequent offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. Each day the violation continues is a separate offense. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3742.071 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3742 / § 3742.071
§ 3742.071. Certifying results of lead risk assessment and options for reducing identified lead hazards
Status: in_force

May 18, 2005 House Bill 11 - 125th General Assembly All of the following apply in the performance of activities by persons licensed under this chapter: (A) A lead risk assessor shall certify in writing the precise results of a lead risk assessment and options for reducing identified lead hazards. (B) A clearance technician may perform a clearance examination when the examination is in connection with activities other than a lead abatement project. A clearance examination performed in connection with a lead abatement project shall be performed only by a lead inspector or lead risk assessor. (C) The director of health may issue an immediate cease work order to a person licensed under this chapter if the director determines that the license holder is violating the terms or conditions of the license in a manner that endangers or materially impairs the health or well-being of an occupant of a residential unit, child care facility, or school or a person employed to perform lead abatement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3750.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3750 / § 3750.10
§ 3750.10. Applying for access to information
Status: in_force

December 14, 1988 Senate Bill 367 - 117th General Assembly (A) Any person who seeks to review or obtain copies of information submitted to the emergency response commission or a local emergency planning committee under this chapter and rules adopted under it shall submit a written application to the information coordinator of the commission or committee in accordance with the policies and procedures in rules adopted under division (B)(2)(c) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. Upon submission of a completed application, the information coordinator shall provide the applicant access to or copies of the information requested, or shall perform the requested computer search and provide the applicant with the information obtained from it, in accordance with those policies and procedures, subject to the restrictions under division (B)(5) of this section on the release of information on emergency and hazardous chemical inventory forms submitted under section 3750.08 of the Revised Code that is designated as tier II information and to the restrictions on the disclosure of trade secret and confidential business information established in rules adopted under division (B)(1)(i) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Upon receiving the written request of an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision acting in his official capacity, the commission or committee shall make available to the officer or employee an emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form that contains tier II information. If the commission or committee does not have the requested inventory form containing that information, it shall request the owner or operator of the facility to submit one. The owner or operator of the facility shall submit the requested inventory form to the commission or committee within thirty days after receiving the request to submit it. Upon receipt of the requested inventory form, the commission or committee shall provide it to the public officer or employee who requested it, subject to the restrictions on the disclosure of trade secret and confidential business information established in rules adopted under division (B)(1)(i) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. (2) Upon receiving an application from any person to review or obtain a copy of an emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form containing tier II information that is in the possession of the commission or committee, the commission or committee shall provide the applicant access to review the form or obtain a copy of it in accordance with the policies and procedures established in rules adopted under division (B)(2)(c) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code, subject to the restrictions under division (B)(5) of this section on the release of information on emergency and hazardous chemical inventory forms designated as tier II information and to the restrictions on the disclosure of trade secret and confidential business information established in rules adopted under division (B)(1)(i) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. (3) If the commission or committee does not have the requested inventory form containing tier II information and if the requested inventory form pertains to a hazardous chemical that was present at the facility in an amount equal to or exceeding ten thousand pounds at any time during the preceding calendar year, the commission or committee shall request the owner or operator of the facility to submit an emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form containing tier II information regarding the hazardous chemical. The owner or operator of the facility shall submit the requested inventory form to the commission or committee within thirty days after receiving the request to submit it. Upon receiving the requested inventory form, the commission or committee shall provide access to review it or a copy of it to the applicant in accordance with the policies and procedures established in rules adopted under division (B)(2)(c) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code, subject to the restrictions under division (B)(5) of this section on the release of information on emergency and hazardous chemical inventory forms designated as tier II information and to the restrictions on the disclosure of trade secret and confidential business information established in rules adopted under division (B)(1)(i) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. (4) If the commission or committee does not have the requested inventory form containing tier II information and if the requested inventory form pertains to a hazardous chemical that was present at the facility in an amount less than ten thousand pounds at any time during the preceding calendar year, the person's application for access to review or obtain a copy of the inventory form shall contain the person's statement of general need for the information, in addition to the other information required on the application form. If the commission or committee finds that the applicant's statement of general need for the information constitutes a valid need for it under rules adopted pursuant to division (B)(1)(g) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code, the commission or committee shall request the owner or operator of the facility to submit an inventory form that contains tier II information pertaining to the hazardous chemical. The owner or operator of the facility shall submit the requested inventory form to the commission or committee within thirty days after receiving the request to submit it. Upon receiving the requested inventory form, the commission or committee shall provide access to review it or a copy of it to the applicant in accordance with the policies and procedures established in rules adopted under division (B)(2)(c) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code, subject to the restrictions on the release of tier II information in division (B)(5) of this section and to the restrictions on the disclosure of trade secret and confidential business information established in rules adopted under division (B)(1)(i) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. (5) The owner or operator of a facility may request in writing that the storage location of a hazardous chemical at a facility provided on an emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form containing tier II information submitted under this section or section 3750.08 of the Revised Code not be disclosed to any person who is not an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision acting in his official capacity. If the owner or operator of a facility has submitted such a request to the commission or a committee, the commission or committee shall not disclose information concerning the specific storage location of the hazardous chemical at the facility to any person who is not an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision acting in his official capacity. (C) No owner or operator of a facility where a hazardous chemical is stored, handled, or processed in an amount that exceeds the threshold quantity for the hazardous chemical established in rules adopted under division (B)(1)(b) or (C)(5) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code shall fail to submit an emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form containing tier II information in compliance with division (A) or (B) of this section when requested to do so under either of those divisions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3775.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3775 / § 3775.07
§ 3775.07. Type C sports gaming hosts
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) The owner of a facility with an A-1-A, A-1c, D-1, D-2, or D-5 liquor permit issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code who offers sports gaming through a type C sports gaming proprietor using self-service or clerk-operated sports gaming terminals located at the facility shall hold an appropriate and valid type C sports gaming host license issued by the Ohio casino control commission at all times. (2) The commission shall issue a type C sports gaming host license to any eligible applicant that the state lottery commission recommends. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, an applicant for an initial or renewed type C sports gaming host license is not required to undergo a criminal background check or licensure suitability investigation in order to receive the license. The commission shall investigate the applicant to determine whether the applicant is eligible for the license and to ensure that the applicant complies with all applicable provisions of this chapter and of the rules of the commission. (B) An applicant for an initial or renewed type C sports gaming host license shall apply for the license on a form prescribed by the commission and shall pay a nonrefundable application fee in an amount prescribed by the commission by rule. (C) Upon receiving an initial or renewed type C sports gaming host license, the applicant shall pay a nonrefundable license fee of one thousand dollars. (D)(1) Subject to division (D)(2) of this section, a type C sports gaming proprietor and a type C sports gaming host may enter into an agreement specifying the terms under which the type C sports gaming host offers sports gaming through the type C sports gaming proprietor, such as terms requiring the type C sports gaming proprietor and the type C sports gaming host to share the proceeds of sports gaming conducted at the type C sports gaming host's facility. A type C sports gaming proprietor shall notify the Ohio casino control commission of each type C sports gaming host that offers sports gaming through the type C sports gaming proprietor. (2) A type C sports gaming proprietor shall not require a type C sports gaming host to pay any portion of the cost of acquiring, installing, operating, adapting, or maintaining any self-service sports gaming terminal in a type C sports gaming host's facility. (3) Subject to the terms of the type C sports gaming hosts's agreement with a type C sports gaming proprietor, a type C sports gaming host may offer sports gaming through a different type C sports gaming proprietor than the one identified in the type C sports gaming host's license application during the period of the license. The type C sports gaming proprietor shall notify the commission of the change before the change takes effect, in accordance with the rules of the commission. (E) A type C sports gaming host license shall be valid for a term of three years. In order to renew a type C sports gaming host license, the licensee shall apply to the commission for a renewed license in the same manner as for an initial license. Last updated August 3, 2023 at 12:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.931 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.931
§ 3701.931. Purpose of system
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 238 - 135th General Assembly The director of health, through the Ohio violent death reporting system, shall do all of the following regarding violent death information, data, and records maintained in the system: (A) Monitor the incidence and causes of the various types of violent deaths; (B) Make appropriate epidemiologic studies of the violent deaths; (C) Analyze trends and patterns in, and circumstances related to, the violent deaths; (D) Recommend actions to relevant entities to prevent violent deaths and make any other such recommendations the director of health determines necessary. (E) For years in which the department of health receives sufficient federal funding for the Ohio violent death reporting system, prepare and publish a report summarizing the activities of the Ohio violent death reporting system as set forth in this section on or before the first day of October of the following year. The director shall submit a copy of the report to the general assembly in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, to the governor, and the chairpersons of the committees of the general assembly having primary jurisdiction over issues relating to health care. Last updated February 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.21
§ 3721.21. Long-term care facility definitions
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly As used in sections 3721.21 to 3721.34 of the Revised Code: (A) "Long-term care facility" means either of the following: (1) A nursing home as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code; (2) A facility or part of a facility that is certified as a skilled nursing facility or a nursing facility under Title XVIII or XIX of the "Social Security Act." (B) "Residential care facility" has the same meaning as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Abuse" means any of the following: (1) Physical abuse; (2) Psychological abuse; (3) Sexual abuse. (D) "Neglect" means recklessly failing to provide a resident with any treatment, care, goods, or service necessary to maintain the health or safety of the resident when the failure results in serious physical harm to the resident. "Neglect" does not include allowing a resident, at the resident's option, to receive only treatment by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the tenets of a recognized religious denomination. (E) "Exploitation" means taking advantage of a resident, regardless of whether the action was for personal gain, whether the resident knew of the action, or whether the resident was harmed. (F) "Misappropriation" means depriving, defrauding, or otherwise obtaining the real or personal property of a resident by any means prohibited by the Revised Code, including violations of Chapter 2911. or 2913. of the Revised Code. (G) "Resident" includes a resident, patient, former resident or patient, or deceased resident or patient of a long-term care facility or a residential care facility. (H) "Physical abuse" means knowingly causing physical harm or recklessly causing serious physical harm to a resident through either of the following: (1) Physical contact with the resident; (2) The use of physical restraint, chemical restraint, medication that does not constitute a chemical restraint, or isolation, if the restraint, medication, or isolation is excessive, for punishment, for staff convenience, a substitute for treatment, or in an amount that precludes habilitation and treatment. (I) "Psychological abuse" means knowingly or recklessly causing psychological harm to a resident, whether verbally or by action. (J) "Sexual abuse" means sexual conduct or sexual contact with a resident, as those terms are defined in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code. (K) "Physical restraint" has the same meaning as in section 3721.10 of the Revised Code. (L) "Chemical restraint" has the same meaning as in section 3721.10 of the Revised Code. (M) "Nursing and nursing-related services" means the personal care services and other services not constituting skilled nursing care that are specified in rules the director of health shall adopt in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (N) "Personal care services" has the same meaning as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. (O)(1) Except as provided in division (O)(2) of this section, "nurse aide" means an individual who provides nursing and nursing-related services to residents in a long-term care facility, either as a member of the staff of the facility for monetary compensation or as a volunteer without monetary compensation. (2) "Nurse aide" does not include either of the following: (a) A licensed health professional practicing within the scope of the professional's license; (b) An individual providing nursing and nursing-related services in a religious nonmedical health care institution, if the individual has been trained in the principles of nonmedical care and is recognized by the institution as being competent in the administration of care within the religious tenets practiced by the residents of the institution. (P) "Licensed health professional" means all of the following: (1) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code; (2) A physical therapist or physical therapy assistant licensed under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code; (3) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery; (4) A physician assistant authorized under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code to practice as a physician assistant; (5) A registered nurse licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code, including an advanced practice registered nurse, or a licensed practical nurse licensed under that chapter; (6) A social worker or independent social worker licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code or a social work assistant registered under that chapter; (7) A speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code; (8) A dentist or dental hygienist licensed under Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code; (9) An optometrist licensed under Chapter 4725. of the Revised Code; (10) A pharmacist licensed under Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code; (11) A psychologist licensed under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code; (12) A chiropractor licensed under Chapter 4734. of the Revised Code; (13) A nursing home administrator licensed or temporarily licensed under Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code; (14) A licensed professional counselor or licensed professional clinical counselor licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code; (15) A marriage and family therapist or independent marriage and family therapist licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code. (Q) "Religious nonmedical health care institution" means an institution that meets or exceeds the conditions to receive payment under the medicare program established under Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act" for inpatient hospital services or post-hospital extended care services furnished to an individual in a religious nonmedical health care institution, as defined in section 1861(ss)(1) of the "Social Security Act," 79 Stat. 286 (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1395x(ss)(1), as amended. (R) "Competency evaluation program" means a program through which the competency of a nurse aide to provide nursing and nursing-related services is evaluated. (S) "Training and competency evaluation program" means a program of nurse aide training and evaluation of competency to provide nursing and nursing-related services. Last updated January 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3711.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3711 / § 3711.02
§ 3711.02. License required to operate facility
Status: in_force

September 30, 2024 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person shall operate a maternity home unless the person holds the appropriate license issued under this chapter and the license is valid. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a health care facility, as defined in section 3702.30 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 30, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3770.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3770 / § 3770.01
§ 3770.01. State lottery commission - appointment - term - bond - removal of member
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the state lottery commission consisting of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. No more than five members of the commission shall be members of the same political party. Of the additional and new appointments made to the commission pursuant to the amendment of August 1, 1980, three shall be for terms ending August 1, 1981, three shall be for terms ending August 1, 1982, and three shall be for terms ending August 1, 1983. Thereafter, terms of office shall be for three years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as did the term which it succeeds. (B) Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. 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. (C) All members of the commission shall be citizens of the United States and residents of this state. The members of the commission shall represent the various geographic regions of the state. No member of the commission shall have any pecuniary interest in any contract or license awarded by the commission. One person appointed as a member of the commission shall have experience or training in the area of problem gambling or other addictions and in assistance to recovering gambling or other addicts. Each person appointed as a member of the commission, except the member appointed as having experience or training in the area of problem gambling or other addictions and in assistance to recovering gambling or other addicts, shall have prior experience or education in business administration, management, sales, marketing, or advertising. (D) The commission shall elect annually one of its members to serve as chairperson for a term of one year. Election as chairperson shall not extend a member's appointive term. Each member of the commission shall receive an annual salary of five thousand dollars, payable in monthly installments. Each member of the commission also shall receive the member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of the member's official duties. (E) Each member of the commission, before entering upon the discharge of the member's official duties, 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 treasurer of state, which bond shall be filed with the secretary of state. (F) The governor may remove any member of the commission 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. (G) The commission shall maintain offices at locations in the state as it may consider necessary for the efficient performance of its functions. The director shall maintain an office in Columbus to coordinate the activities of the state lottery commission with other state departments.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3710.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3710 / § 3710.14
§ 3710.14. Civil action against violator
Status: in_force

January 1, 2018 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) At the request of the director of environmental protection, the attorney general may commence a civil action for civil penalties and injunctions, in a court of common pleas, against any person who has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this chapter, any rule adopted under this chapter, or any license or certificate issued under this chapter. (B) The court of common pleas in which an action for injunctive relief is filed has jurisdiction to, and shall grant, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief upon a showing that the person against whom the action is brought has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate any provision of this chapter, any rule adopted under this chapter, or any license or certificate issued under this chapter. (C) Upon a finding of a violation, the court shall assess a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars against the person. (D) Each day a violation continues is a separate violation under this section. (E) The remedies provided in Chapter 3710. of the Revised Code are in addition to remedies otherwise available under any federal, state, or local law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.341 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.341
§ 3701.341. Rules relating to abortions
Status: in_force

April 6, 2021 Senate Bill 27 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The director of health, pursuant to Chapter 119. and consistent with Chapter 3726. and section 2317.56 of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules relating to abortions and the following subjects: (1) Post-abortion procedures to protect the health of the pregnant woman; (2) Pathological reports; (3) Humane disposition of the product of human conception; (4) Counseling. (B) The director of health shall implement the rules and shall apply to the court of common pleas for temporary or permanent injunctions restraining a violation or threatened violation of the rules. This action is an additional remedy not dependent on the adequacy of the remedy at law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3713.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3713 / § 3713.021
§ 3713.021. Reckless manufacture, sale, delivery or possession of crib bumper pad
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 Senate Bill 332 - 131st General Assembly (A) No person shall recklessly manufacture, offer for sale, sell, deliver, or possess for the purpose of manufacturing, selling, or delivering a crib bumper pad. (B) The superintendent of industrial compliance shall issue a notice of violation to any person found to have violated division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3775.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3775 / § 3775.11
§ 3775.11. Online sports pools
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 House Bill 29 - 134th General Assembly (A) A type A sports gaming proprietor may operate one or more online sports pool web sites and accompanying mobile applications through which the sports gaming proprietor accepts wagers from individuals who are at least twenty-one years of age and who are physically located in this state. The sports gaming proprietor shall use location based technology to prohibit individuals who are not physically present in this state from participating in sports gaming through an online sports pool. (B)(1) As used in division (B) of this section, "sports gaming account" means an electronic account that an individual may establish for the purpose of sports gaming, including making deposits and withdrawals, wagering amounts, and receiving payouts on winning wagers. (2) A sports gaming proprietor may accept a wager from an individual through an online sports pool only using the individual's sports gaming account. The sports gaming account shall be in the individual's full legal name and shall not be in the name of any beneficiary, custodian, joint trust, corporation, partnership, or other organization or entity. (3) A sports gaming account may be established and funded in person through employees or sales agents of a sports gaming proprietor or, pursuant to rules adopted by the Ohio casino control commission, over the internet through a sports gaming proprietor's web site or mobile application in a manner that complies with the sports gaming proprietor's internal controls. (C) The server responsible for accepting wagers through an online sports pool shall be located in a secure facility in this state. (D) An online sports pool web site and its accompanying mobile application shall include the name or logo of each of the following in a conspicuous manner: (1) The type A sports gaming proprietor; (2) The mobile management services provider that operates the online sports pool on behalf of the type A sports gaming proprietor, if applicable. Last updated February 14, 2022 at 3:59 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3726.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3726 / § 3726.041
§ 3726.041. Exercise of rights involving multiple zygotes, blastocytes, embryos, or fetuses
Status: in_force

April 6, 2021 Senate Bill 27 - 133rd General Assembly (A) A pregnant woman who is carrying more than one zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or fetus, who desires to exercise the rights under division (A) of section 3726.03 of the Revised Code, shall complete one form under division (A)(1) of section 3726.04 of the Revised Code for each zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or fetus that will be aborted. (B) A pregnant woman who obtains parental consent under division (B)(1) of section 3726.04 of the Revised Code shall use one consent form for each zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or fetus that will be aborted.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3711.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3711 / § 3711.16
§ 3711.16. Disposition and use of fees
Status: in_force

September 1, 2008 House Bill 331 - 127th General Assembly All initial license fees, renewal fees, late renewal penalties, fees for inspections conducted by the director of health, and civil penalties collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general operations fund created under section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The moneys shall be used solely for purposes of administering and enforcing this chapter and the rules adopted under it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3743 / § 3743.20
§ 3743.20. Records
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly Licensed wholesalers of fireworks shall keep complete records of all fireworks in their inventory..
Ohio Rev. Code § 3707.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3707 / § 3707.01
§ 3707.01. Powers of board - abatement of nuisances
Status: in_force

June 23, 2021 Senate Bill 22 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this chapter, "isolation" and "quarantine" have the same meanings as in section 3701.13 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of health of a city or general health district shall abate and remove all nuisances within its jurisdiction. It may, by order, compel the owners, agents, assignees, occupants, or tenants of any lot, property, building, or structure to abate and remove any nuisance therein, and prosecute such persons for neglect or refusal to obey such orders. Except in cities having a building department, or otherwise exercising the power to regulate the erection of buildings, the board may regulate the location, construction, and repair of water closets, privies, cesspools, sinks, plumbing, and drains. In cities having such departments or exercising such power, the legislative authority, by ordinance, shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are approved by the board and shall provide for their enforcement. The board may regulate the location, construction, and repair of yards, pens, and stables, and the use, emptying, and cleaning of such yards, pens, and stables and of water closets, privies, cesspools, sinks, plumbing, drains, or other places where offensive or dangerous substances or liquids are or may accumulate. When a building, erection, excavation, premises, business, pursuit, matter, or thing, or the sewerage, drainage, plumbing, or ventilation thereof is, in the opinion of the board, in a condition dangerous to life or health, and when a building or structure is occupied or rented for living or business purposes and sanitary plumbing and sewerage are feasible and necessary, but neglected or refused, the board may declare it a public nuisance and order it to be removed, abated, suspended, altered, or otherwise improved or purified by the owner, agent, or other person having control thereof or responsible for such condition, and may prosecute the owner, agent, or other person having control thereof for the refusal or neglect to obey such order. The board may, by its officers and employees, remove, abate, suspend, alter, or otherwise improve or purify such nuisance and certify the costs and expense thereof to the county auditor, to be assessed against the property and thereby made a lien upon it and collected as other taxes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.32
§ 3721.32. State nurse aide registry
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The director of health shall establish a state nurse aide registry listing all individuals who have done any of the following: (1) Were used by a long-term care facility as nurse aides on a full-time, temporary, per diem, or other basis at any time during the period commencing July 1, 1989, and ending January 1, 1990, and successfully completed, not later than October 1, 1990, a competency evaluation program approved by the director under division (A) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code or conducted by the director under division (C) of that section; (2) Successfully completed a training and competency evaluation program approved by the director under division (A) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code or met the conditions specified in division (F)(1) or (2) of section 3721.28 of the Revised Code, and, if the training and competency evaluation program or the training, instruction, or education the individual completed in meeting the conditions specified in division (F)(1) of section 3721.28 of the Revised Code was conducted in or by a long-term care facility, has successfully completed a competency evaluation program conducted by the director; (3) Successfully completed a training and competency evaluation program conducted by the director under division (C) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code; (4) Successfully completed, prior to July 1, 1989, a program that the director has determined under division (B)(3) of section 3721.28 of the Revised Code included a competency evaluation component no less stringent than the competency evaluation programs approved or conducted by the director under section 3721.31 of the Revised Code, and was otherwise comparable to the training and competency evaluation program being approved by the director under section 3721.31 of the Revised Code; (5) Are listed in a nurse aide registry maintained by another state that certifies that its program for training and evaluation of competency of nurse aides complies with Titles XVIII and XIX of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C.A. 301, as amended, or regulations adopted thereunder; (6) Were found competent, as provided in division (B)(5) of section 3721.28 of the Revised Code, prior to July 1, 1989, after the completion of a course of nurse aide training of at least one hundred hours' duration; (7) Are enrolled in a prelicensure program of nursing education approved by the board of nursing or by an agency of another state that regulates nursing education, have provided the long-term care facility with a certificate from the program indicating that the individual has successfully completed the courses that teach basic nursing skills including infection control, safety and emergency procedures, and personal care, and have successfully completed a competency evaluation program conducted by the director under division (A) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code; (8) Have the equivalent of twelve months or more of full-time employment in the five years preceding listing in the registry as a hospital aide or orderly and have successfully completed a competency evaluation program conducted by the director under division (C) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code; (9) Successfully completed a prelicensure program of nursing education approved by the board of nursing under section 4723.06 of the Revised Code or by an agency of another state that regulates nursing education and passed the examination accepted by the board of nursing under section 4723.10 of the Revised Code, which shall be deemed as successfully completing a competency evaluation program conducted by the director under division (C) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code; (10) Successfully completed both of the following: (a) A training course provided by the United States department of veterans affairs in a community living center operated by the department of veterans affairs that the director of health determines is similar to a training and competency evaluation program conducted by the director under division (C) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code; (b) A competency evaluation program conducted by the director of health under division (C) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code. (B) In addition to the list of individuals required by division (A) of this section, the registry shall include both of the following: (1) The statement required by section 3721.23 of the Revised Code detailing findings by the director under that section regarding alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident or misappropriation of resident property; (2) Any statement provided by an individual under section 3721.23 of the Revised Code disputing the director's findings. Whenever an inquiry is received as to the information contained in the registry concerning an individual about whom a statement required by section 3721.23 of the Revised Code is included in the registry, the director shall disclose the statement or a summary of the statement together with any statement provided by the individual under section 3721.23 or a clear and accurate summary of that statement. (C) The director may by rule specify additional information that must be provided to the registry by long-term care facilities and persons or government agencies conducting approved training and competency evaluation programs. (D) Information contained in the registry is a public record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code, and is subject to inspection and copying under section 1347.08 of the Revised Code. (E) An individual who is listed on the registry in good standing shall be referred to as a certified nurse aide. Only individuals listed on the registry shall use the designation "certified nurse aide" or "CNA." Last updated August 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3707.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3707 / § 3707.29
§ 3707.29. Construction of hospital for contagious disease - bond issue
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may purchase land within or without its boundaries and erect thereon suitable hospital buildings for the isolation, care, or treatment of persons having dangerous contagious disease, and provide for the maintenance thereof. The plans and specifications for such buildings shall be approved by the board of health of the city or general health district in which such hospital is to be located. The legislative authority may issue bonds and apply the proceeds thereof to such construction if, at an election held for that purpose, two-thirds of the votes cast are in favor thereof. Such bonds may not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, with a rate or rates of interest not to exceed the rate provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code, and the principal shall be paid within ten years. After the erection of such buildings, the legislative authority each year may make such appropriations for their care, use, and maintenance as are necessary. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 12:19 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3705.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3705 / § 3705.17
§ 3705.17. Burial permit required - records to be kept
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The body of a person whose death occurs in this state shall not be interred, deposited in a vault or tomb, cremated, or otherwise disposed of by a funeral director until a burial permit is issued by a local registrar or sub-registrar of vital statistics. No such permit shall be issued by a local registrar or sub-registrar until a satisfactory death, fetal death, or provisional death certificate is filed with the local registrar or sub-registrar. When the medical certification as to the cause of death cannot be provided by the attending physician or coroner prior to burial, for sufficient cause, as determined by rule of the director of health, the funeral director may file a provisional death certificate with the local registrar or sub-registrar for the purpose of securing a burial or burial-transit permit. When the funeral director files a provisional death certificate to secure a burial or burial-transit permit, the funeral director shall file a satisfactory and complete death certificate within five days after the date of death. The director of health, by rule, may provide additional time for filing a satisfactory death certificate. A burial permit authorizing cremation shall not be issued upon the filing of a provisional certificate of death. When a funeral director or other person obtains a burial permit from a local registrar or sub-registrar, the registrar or sub-registrar shall charge a fee of ten dollars for the issuance of the burial permit. Nine dollars and fifty cents of each fee collected for a burial permit shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the cemetery registration fund created under section 4767.03 of the Revised Code to be used by the division of real estate and professional licensing in the department of commerce in discharging its duties prescribed in Chapter 4767. of the Revised Code and the Ohio cemetery dispute resolution commission created by section 4767.05 of the Revised Code. A local registrar or sub-registrar shall transmit payments of that portion of the amount of each fee collected under this section to the treasurer of state on a quarterly basis or more frequently, if possible. The director of health, by rule, shall provide for the issuance of a burial permit without the payment of the fee required by this section if the total cost of the burial will be paid by an agency or instrumentality of the United States, the state or a state agency, or a political subdivision of the state. The director of commerce may by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code reduce the total amount of the fee required by this section and that portion of the amount of the fee required to be paid to the credit of the division of real estate and professional licensing for the use of the division and the Ohio cemetery dispute resolution commission, if the director determines that the total amount of funds the fee is generating at the amount required by this section exceeds the amount of funds the division of real estate and professional licensing and the commission need to carry out their powers and duties prescribed in Chapter 4767. of the Revised Code. No person in charge of any premises in which interments or cremations are made shall inter or cremate or otherwise dispose of a body, unless it is accompanied by a burial permit. Each person in charge of a cemetery, crematory, or other place of disposal shall indorse upon a burial permit the date of interment, cremation, or other disposal and shall retain such permits for a period of at least five years. The person in charge shall keep an accurate record of all interments, cremations, or other disposal of dead bodies, made in the premises under the person's charge, stating the name of the deceased person, place of death, date of burial, cremation, or other disposal, and name and address of the funeral director. Such record shall at all times be open to public inspection. Last updated August 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3717.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3717 / § 3717.05
§ 3717.05. Uniform food safety code
Status: in_force

October 29, 2018 House Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture and the director of health shall adopt rules establishing standards for safe food handling and sanitation in retail food establishments and food service operations. The rules shall be compiled as the Ohio uniform food safety code, which shall be used by the licensors of retail food establishments and food service operations in ensuring the safe handling of food in this state. All scientific provisions of the Ohio uniform food safety code that are relevant to both retail food establishments and food service operations shall be adopted by the director of agriculture and the director of health with each other's concurrence. The Ohio uniform food safety code shall include the following: (1) Criteria for sanitation in retail food establishments and food service operations; (2) Criteria for equipment in retail food establishments and food service operations; (3) Criteria for reviewing the facility layout and equipment specifications of retail food establishments and food service operations; (4) A definition of "potentially hazardous" as it pertains to food in retail food establishments and to food in food service operations; (5) Criteria to be used in evaluating the primary business of a person or government entity for purposes of determining whether the person or entity should be licensed as a retail food establishment or food service operation. (B)(1) Except as provided in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section, if a model food code is established by the United States food and drug administration, the Ohio uniform food safety code shall be based on the most current version of the food and drug administration's model food code. If the food and drug administration adopts, modifies, or rescinds a provision in the model food code, not later than twelve months after the administration's action, the director of agriculture and director of health shall adopt, amend, or rescind provisions in the Ohio uniform food safety code to ensure that it continues to conform with the model food code. (2) The Ohio uniform food safety code may contain or omit provisions that do not correspond to the food and drug administration's model food code if the director of agriculture or the director of health, with each other's concurrence, determines either of the following: (a) That rules can be adopted under this chapter that provide protection at least as effective as that which would be provided by basing the rules on the model food code; (b) That local conditions warrant the adoption of standards that are different from the model food code. (3) The Ohio uniform food safety code shall contain the rules adopted under section 3717.14 of the Revised Code notwithstanding the content of the United States food and drug administration's model food code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3709.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3709 / § 3709.14
§ 3709.14. Appointment of health commissioner, clerks, nurses, physicians, and others by board of city health district
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In any city health district, the board of health or person performing the duties of a board of health shall appoint for full or part time service a health commissioner and may appoint such public health nurses, clerks, physicians, and other persons as are necessary.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3745.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3745 / § 3745.50
§ 3745.50. Coordinator of harmful algae management and response
Status: in_force

July 3, 2015 Senate Bill 1 - 131st General Assembly (A) The director of environmental protection shall serve as coordinator, or designate a coordinator, of harmful algae management and response. The director or the director's designee shall develop plans providing for coordination that may include, but are not limited to, the actions and items specified in divisions (B) and (C) of this section. (B) The director or the director's designee shall consult with the directors of agriculture, health, and natural resources and representatives of local governments, publicly owned treatment works, and public water systems to implement actions that do both of the following: (1) Protect against cyanobacteria in the western basin and public water supplies; (2) Manage wastewater to limit nutrient loading into the western basin. (C) The director or the director's designee shall develop and implement protocols and actions that may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Analytical protocols for monitoring of cyanobacteria at water intake structures of public water systems, testing for cyanobacteria in Lake Erie, and establishing public health advisory levels and public notification protocols if trigger levels of cyanotoxins are detected; (2) Provisions on training, testing, and treatment and other support regarding cyanobacteria identification, sampling, treatment techniques, algaecide application, public notification, and source water protection for employees of publicly owned treatment works and public water systems; (3) Protocols requiring public water systems to notify the environmental protection agency if any of the following occurs: (a) Cyanotoxins are detected in finished drinking water. (b) Cyanobacteria are detected in their source water. (c) Application of an algaecide is anticipated to the source water. (D) As used in this section, "western basin" has the same meaning as in section 905.326 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3769.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3769 / § 3769.27
§ 3769.27. Local option election
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly (A) If a petition is presented, not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of a general or primary election, to the board of elections of any county, signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least ten per cent of the total number of votes cast in the county for the office of governor at the preceding general election for that office, but signed by at least five hundred electors, requesting that there be submitted the question "shall satellite facilities that receive simulcasts of live horse races and that conduct wagering on those simulcasts be prohibited throughout this county for a period of _______ (not to exceed five) years?", the board of elections shall submit this question to the electors of the county on the day of the next general or primary election, whichever occurs first, in the manner provided by law for the submission of questions and issues. The board of elections shall notify the state racing commission of the results of the election on the question. (B) If a majority of the electors voting on the question set forth in division (A) of this section vote "yes," the state racing commission shall have no jurisdiction thereafter to approve satellite facilities in that county for the number of years, not exceeding five, specified in the petition. If a majority of the electors voting on the question set forth in division (A) of this section vote "no," this question shall not again be submitted to a vote in the county until the expiration of the time set forth in the petition. When the board of elections of any county has received a petition and accepted it as valid, it shall so notify the commission and the commission shall not approve a satellite facility in that county between this notification and the day of the general or primary election. (C) Once a proposed satellite facility receives the approval of the appropriate local legislative authority, a petition seeking an election under this section in the county where the proposed satellite facility will be located is invalid unless the date of signing of each signature on the petition that is counted by the board of elections to meet the number of signatures required by division (A) of this section is a date within ninety days after the date of the approval of the appropriate local legislative authority for the proposed satellite facility.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3748.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3748 / § 3748.01
§ 3748.01. Radiation control program definitions
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Byproduct material" means either of the following: (1) Any radioactive material, except special nuclear material, yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to radiation incident to the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material; (2) The tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source material content. (B) "Certified radiation expert" means an individual who has complied with all of the following: (1) Applied to the director of health for certification as a radiation expert under section 3748.12 of the Revised Code; (2) Met minimum education and experience requirements established in rules adopted under division (C) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code; (3) Been granted a certificate as a radiation expert by the director under section 3748.12 of the Revised Code. (C) "Closure" or "site closure" refers to a facility for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste or a byproduct material site, as "byproduct material" is defined in division (A)(2) of this section, and means all activities performed at a licensed operation, such as stabilization and contouring, to ensure that the site where the operation occurred is in a stable condition so that only minor custodial care, surveillance, and monitoring are necessary at the site following the termination of the licensed operation. (D) "Decommissioning" means to safely remove any licensed operation from service and reduce residual radioactivity to a level that permits release of the licensee's property for unrestricted use. With regard to a facility for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste or a byproduct material site, as "byproduct material" is defined in division (A)(2) of this section, "decommissioning" does not include the reduction of residual radioactivity to a level that permits release of the facility for unrestricted use. (E) "Director of health" includes a designee or authorized representative of the director. (F) "Disposal," with regard to low-level radioactive waste, means the permanent isolation of that waste in accordance with requirements established by the United States nuclear regulatory commission or the licensing agreement state. (G) "Disposal site" means that portion of a facility that is used for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste and that consists of disposal units and a buffer zone. "Disposal unit" means a discrete portion of such a facility into which low-level radioactive waste is placed for disposal. (H)(1) Except as provided in division (H)(2) of this section, "facility" means the state, any political subdivision, person, public or private institution, or group, or any unit of one of those entities, but does not include the federal government or any of its agencies. (2) For the purposes of the disposal of low-level radioactive waste, "facility" has the same meaning as in section 3747.01 of the Revised Code. (I) "Handle" means receive, possess, use, store, transfer, install, service, or dispose of sources of radiation unless possession is solely for the purpose of transportation. (J) "Handler" means a facility that handles sources of radiation unless possession is solely for the purpose of transportation. (K) "Inspection" means an official review, examination, or observation, including, without limitation, tests, surveys, and monitoring, that is used to determine compliance with rules, orders, requirements, and conditions of the department of health and that is conducted by the director of health. (L) "Low-level radioactive waste" has the same meaning as in section 3747.01 of the Revised Code with regard to the disposal of low-level radioactive waste. In regard to regulatory control at locations other than a disposal facility, "low-level radioactive waste" has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C.A. 2021b. (M) "Quality assurance program" means a program providing for verification by written procedures such as testing, auditing, and inspection to ensure that deficiencies, deviations, defective equipment, or unsafe practices, or a combination thereof, relating to the use, disposal, management, or manufacture of radiation sources are identified, promptly corrected, and reported to the appropriate regulatory authorities. (N) "Radiation" means ionizing and nonionizing radiation. (1) "Ionizing radiation" means gamma rays and X-rays, alpha and beta particles, high-speed electrons, neutrons, protons, and other nuclear particles, but does not include sound or radio waves or visible, infrared, or ultraviolet light. (2) "Nonionizing radiation" means any electromagnetic radiation, other than ionizing electromagnetic radiation, or any sonic, ultrasonic, or infrasonic wave. (O) "Radioactive material" means any solid, liquid, or gaseous material that emits ionizing radiation spontaneously. "Radioactive material" includes accelerator-produced and naturally occurring materials and byproduct, source, and special nuclear material. (P) "Radiation-generating equipment" means any manufactured product or device, or component of such a product or device, or any machine or system that during operation can generate or emit radiation, except those that emit radiation only from radioactive material. "Radiation-generating equipment" does not include either of the following: (1) Diathermy machines; (2) Microwave ovens, including food service microwave ovens used for commercial and industrial uses, television receivers, electric lamps, and other household appliances and products that generate very low levels of radiation. (Q) "Source material" means uranium, thorium, or any combination thereof in any physical or chemical form, or any ores that contain by weight at least one-twentieth of one per cent of uranium, thorium, or any combination thereof. "Source material" does not include special nuclear material. (R) "Source of radiation" means radioactive material or radiation-generating equipment. (S) "Special nuclear material" means either of the following: (1) Plutonium, uranium 233, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material that the United States nuclear regulatory commission determines to be special nuclear material, but does not include source material pursuant to section 51 of the "Atomic Energy Act of 1954," 68 Stat. 919, 42 U.S.C.A. 2071. (2) Except for any source material, any material artificially enriched by any of the materials identified in division (S)(1) of this section. (T) "Storage" means the retention of radioactive materials, including low-level radioactive waste, prior to disposal in a manner that allows for surveillance, control, and subsequent retrieval. (U) "Medical practitioner" means a person who is authorized pursuant to Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code to practice dentistry; pursuant to Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery; or pursuant to Chapter 4734. of the Revised Code to practice chiropractic. (V) "Medical-practitioner group" means a corporation, partnership, or other business entity, other than a hospital as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code, consisting of medical practitioners. (W) "Naturally occurring radioactive material" means material that contains any nuclide that is radioactive in its natural physical state. "Naturally occurring radioactive material" does not include source material, byproduct material, or special nuclear material. (X) "Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material" means naturally occurring radioactive material with radionuclide concentrations that are increased by or as a result of past or present human activities. "Technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material" does not include drill cuttings, natural background radiation, byproduct material, or source material. (Y) "Drill cuttings" means the soil, rock fragments, and pulverized material that are removed from a borehole and that may include a de minimus amount of fluid that results from a drilling process.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3709.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3709 / § 3709.11
§ 3709.11. Organization of board of general health district - appointment of health commissioner - duties
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly Within thirty days after the appointment of the members of the board of health in a general health district, they shall organize by selecting one of the members as president and another member as president pro tempore. The board shall appoint a health commissioner upon such terms, and for such period of time, not exceeding five years, as may be prescribed by the board. The person appointed as commissioner shall be one of the following: a licensed physician; a person who is licensed as a certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner and who specializes in public health; a licensed dentist; a licensed veterinarian; a licensed podiatrist; a licensed chiropractor; or the holder of a master's degree in public health or an equivalent master's degree in a related health field as determined by the members of the board of health in a general health district. Notice of such appointment shall be filed with the director of health. The commissioner shall be secretary of the board, and shall devote such time to the duties of office as may be fixed by contract with the board. The commissioner shall be the executive officer of the board and shall carry out all orders of the board and of the department of health. The commissioner shall be charged with the enforcement of all sanitary laws and regulations in the district. The commissioner shall keep the public informed in regard to all matters affecting the health of the district. When the commissioner is not a physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner, the board shall provide for adequate medical direction of all personal health and nursing services by the employment of a licensed physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner as medical director on either a full-time or part-time basis. The medical director shall be responsible to the board of health. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3781.112 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3781 / § 3781.112
§ 3781.112. Secured facility may use delayed egress and coded doors
Status: in_force

September 30, 2024 House Bill 110 (GA 134), House Bill 281 (GA 134) (A) As used in this section, "secured facility" means any of the following: (1) A maternity home licensed under Chapter 3711. of the Revised Code; (2) A pediatric intensive care unit; (3) A hospital licensed under Chapter 3722. of the Revised Code; (4) A hospital licensed under section 5119.33 of the Revised Code to receive persons with mental illnesses; (5) The portion of a nursing home licensed under section 3721.02 of the Revised Code or in accordance with section 3721.09 of the Revised Code in which specialized care is provided to residents of the nursing home who have physical or mental conditions that require a resident to be restricted in the resident's freedom of movement for the health and safety of the resident, the staff attending the resident, or the general public. (B) A secured facility may take reasonable steps in accordance with rules the board of building standards adopts under division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and in accordance with the state fire code the fire marshal adopts under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code, to deny egress to confine and protect patients or residents of the secured facility who are not capable of self-preservation. A secured facility that wishes to deny egress to those patients or residents may use delayed-egress doors and electronically coded doors to deny egress, on the condition that those doors are installed and used in accordance with rules the board of building standards adopts under division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and in accordance with the state fire code the fire marshal adopts under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code. A secured facility also may install controlled-egress locks, in compliance with rules the board of building standards adopts under division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and in compliance with the state fire code the fire marshal adopts under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code, in areas of the secured facility where patients or residents who have physical or mental conditions that would endanger the patients or residents, the staff attending the patients or residents, or the general public if those patients or residents are not restricted in their freedom of movement. A secured facility that uses delayed-egress doors and electronically coded doors, controlled-egress locks, or both, shall do both of the following: (1) Provide continuous, twenty-four-hour custodial care to the patients or residents of the facility; (2) Establish a system to evacuate patients or residents in the event of fire or other emergency. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated September 30, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3745.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3745 / § 3745.05
§ 3745.05. Hearings
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) In hearing the appeal, if an adjudication hearing was conducted by the director of environmental protection in accordance with sections 119.09 and 119.10 of the Revised Code or conducted by a board of health, the environmental review appeals commission is confined to the record as certified to it by the director or the board of health, as applicable. The commission may grant a request for the admission of additional evidence when satisfied that such additional evidence is newly discovered and could not with reasonable diligence have been ascertained prior to the hearing before the director or the board, as applicable. If no adjudication hearing was conducted in accordance with sections 119.09 and 119.10 of the Revised Code or conducted by a board of health, the commission shall conduct a hearing de novo on the appeal. For the purpose of conducting a de novo hearing, or where the commission has granted a request for the admission of additional evidence, the commission may require the attendance of witnesses and the production of written or printed materials. When conducting a de novo hearing, or when a request for the admission of additional evidence has been granted, the commission may, and at the request of any party it shall, issue subpoenas for witnesses or for books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, agreements, or other documents or records relevant or material to the inquiry directed to the sheriff of the counties where the witnesses or documents or records are found, which subpoenas shall be served and returned in the same manner as those allowed by the court of common pleas in criminal cases. (B) The fees of sheriffs shall be the same as those allowed by the court of common pleas in criminal cases. Witnesses shall be paid the fees and mileage provided for under section 119.094 of the Revised Code. The fee and mileage expenses incurred at the request of the appellant shall be paid in advance by the appellant, and the remainder of the expenses shall be paid out of funds appropriated for the expenses of the commission. (C) In case of disobedience or neglect of any subpoena served on any person, or the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which the witness may be lawfully interrogated, the court of common pleas of the county in which the disobedience, neglect, or refusal occurs, or any judge thereof, on application of the commission or any member thereof, may compel obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court or a refusal to testify therein. (D) A witness at any hearing shall testify under oath or affirmation, which any member of the commission may administer. A witness, if the witness requests, shall be permitted to be accompanied, represented, and advised by an attorney, whose participation in the hearing shall be limited to the protection of the rights of the witness, and who may not examine or cross-examine witnesses. A witness shall be advised of the right to counsel before the witness is interrogated. (E) A record of the testimony and other evidence submitted shall be taken by an official court reporter. The record shall include all of the testimony and other evidence and the rulings on the admissibility thereof presented at the hearing. The commission shall pass upon the admissibility of evidence, but any party may at the time object to the admission of any evidence and except to the rulings of the commission thereon, and if the commission refuses to admit evidence the party offering same may make a proffer thereof, and such proffer shall be made a part of the record of such hearing. Any party may request the record of the hearing. Promptly after receiving such a request, the commission shall prepare and provide the record of the hearing to the party who requested it. The commission may charge a fee to the party who requested the record that does not exceed the cost to the commission for preparing and transcribing or transmitting it. (F) If, upon completion of the hearing, the commission finds that the action appealed from was lawful and reasonable, it shall make a written order affirming the action, or if the commission finds that the action was unreasonable or unlawful, it shall make a written order vacating or modifying the action appealed from. The commission shall issue a written order affirming, vacating, or modifying an action pursuant to the following schedule: (1) For an appeal that was filed with the commission before April 15, 2008, the commission shall issue a written order not later than December 15, 2009. (2) For all other appeals that have been filed with the commission as of October 15, 2009, the commission shall issue a written order not later than July 15, 2010. (3) For an appeal that is filed with the commission after October 15, 2009, the commission shall issue a written order not later than twelve months after the filing of the appeal with the commission. (G) Every order made by the commission shall contain a written finding by the commission of the facts upon which the order is based. Notice of the making of the order shall be given forthwith to each party to the appeal by mailing a certified copy thereof to each party by certified mail, with a statement of the time and method by which an appeal may be perfected. (H) The order of the commission is final unless vacated or modified upon judicial review.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.13
§ 3721.13. Residents' rights
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The rights of residents of a home shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) The right to a safe and clean living environment pursuant to the medicare and medicaid programs and applicable state laws and rules adopted by the director of health; (2) The right to be free from physical, verbal, mental, and emotional abuse and to be treated at all times with courtesy, respect, and full recognition of dignity and individuality; (3) Upon admission and thereafter, the right to adequate and appropriate medical treatment and nursing care and to other ancillary services that comprise necessary and appropriate care consistent with the program for which the resident contracted. This care shall be provided without regard to considerations such as race, color, religion, national origin, age, or source of payment for care. (4) The right to have all reasonable requests and inquiries responded to promptly; (5) The right to have clothes and bed sheets changed as the need arises, to ensure the resident's comfort or sanitation; (6) The right to obtain from the home, upon request, the name and any specialty of any physician or other person responsible for the resident's care or for the coordination of care; (7) The right, upon request, to be assigned, within the capacity of the home to make the assignment, to the staff physician of the resident's choice, and the right, in accordance with the rules and written policies and procedures of the home, to select as the attending physician a physician who is not on the staff of the home. If the cost of a physician's services is to be met under a federally supported program, the physician shall meet the federal laws and regulations governing such services. (8) The right to participate in decisions that affect the resident's life, including the right to communicate with the physician and employees of the home in planning the resident's treatment or care and to obtain from the attending physician complete and current information concerning medical condition, prognosis, and treatment plan, in terms the resident can reasonably be expected to understand; the right of access to all information in the resident's medical record; and the right to give or withhold informed consent for treatment after the consequences of that choice have been carefully explained. When the attending physician finds that it is not medically advisable to give the information to the resident, the information shall be made available to the resident's sponsor on the resident's behalf, if the sponsor has a legal interest or is authorized by the resident to receive the information. The home is not liable for a violation of this division if the violation is found to be the result of an act or omission on the part of a physician selected by the resident who is not otherwise affiliated with the home. (9) The right to withhold payment for physician visitation if the physician did not visit the resident; (10) The right to confidential treatment of personal and medical records, and the right to approve or refuse the release of these records to any individual outside the home, except in case of transfer to another home, hospital, or health care system, as required by law or rule, or as required by a third-party payment contract; (11) The right to privacy during medical examination or treatment and in the care of personal or bodily needs; (12) The right to refuse, without jeopardizing access to appropriate medical care, to serve as a medical research subject; (13) The right to be free from physical or chemical restraints or prolonged isolation except to the minimum extent necessary to protect the resident from injury to self, others, or to property and except as authorized in writing by the attending physician for a specified and limited period of time and documented in the resident's medical record. Prior to authorizing the use of a physical or chemical restraint on any resident, the attending physician shall make a personal examination of the resident and an individualized determination of the need to use the restraint on that resident. Physical or chemical restraints or isolation may be used in an emergency situation without authorization of the attending physician only to protect the resident from injury to self or others. Use of the physical or chemical restraints or isolation shall not be continued for more than twelve hours after the onset of the emergency without personal examination and authorization by the attending physician. The attending physician or a staff physician may authorize continued use of physical or chemical restraints for a period not to exceed thirty days, and at the end of this period and any subsequent period may extend the authorization for an additional period of not more than thirty days. The use of physical or chemical restraints shall not be continued without a personal examination of the resident and the written authorization of the attending physician stating the reasons for continuing the restraint. If physical or chemical restraints are used under this division, the home shall ensure that the restrained resident receives a proper diet. In no event shall physical or chemical restraints or isolation be used for punishment, incentive, or convenience. (14) The right to the pharmacist of the resident's choice and the right to receive pharmaceutical supplies and services at reasonable prices not exceeding applicable and normally accepted prices for comparably packaged pharmaceutical supplies and services within the community; (15) The right to exercise all civil rights, unless the resident has been adjudicated incompetent pursuant to Chapter 2111. of the Revised Code and has not been restored to legal capacity, as well as the right to the cooperation of the home's administrator in making arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote; (16) The right of access to opportunities that enable the resident, at the resident's own expense or at the expense of a third-party payer, to achieve the resident's fullest potential, including educational, vocational, social, recreational, and habilitation programs; (17) The right to consume a reasonable amount of alcoholic beverages at the resident's own expense, unless not medically advisable as documented in the resident's medical record by the attending physician or unless contradictory to written admission policies; (18) The right to use tobacco at the resident's own expense under the home's safety rules and under applicable laws and rules of the state, unless not medically advisable as documented in the resident's medical record by the attending physician or unless contradictory to written admission policies; (19) The right to retire and rise in accordance with the resident's reasonable requests, if the resident does not disturb others or the posted meal schedules and upon the home's request remains in a supervised area, unless not medically advisable as documented by the attending physician; (20) The right to observe religious obligations and participate in religious activities; the right to maintain individual and cultural identity; and the right to meet with and participate in activities of social and community groups at the resident's or the group's initiative; (21) The right upon reasonable request to private and unrestricted communications with the resident's family, social worker, and any other person, unless not medically advisable as documented in the resident's medical record by the attending physician, except that communications with public officials or with the resident's attorney or physician shall not be restricted. Private and unrestricted communications shall include, but are not limited to, the right to: (a) Receive, send, and mail sealed, unopened correspondence; (b) Reasonable access to a telephone for private communications; (c) Private visits at any reasonable hour. (22) The right to assured privacy for visits by the spouse, or if both are residents of the same home, the right to share a room within the capacity of the home, unless not medically advisable as documented in the resident's medical record by the attending physician; (23) The right upon reasonable request to have room doors closed and to have them not opened without knocking, except in the case of an emergency or unless not medically advisable as documented in the resident's medical record by the attending physician; (24) The right to retain and use personal clothing and a reasonable amount of possessions, in a reasonably secure manner, unless to do so would infringe on the rights of other residents or would not be medically advisable as documented in the resident's medical record by the attending physician; (25) The right to be fully informed, prior to or at the time of admission and during the resident's stay, in writing, of the basic rate charged by the home, of services available in the home, and of any additional charges related to such services, including charges for services not covered under the medicare or medicaid program. The basic rate shall not be changed unless thirty days' notice is given to the resident or, if the resident is unable to understand this information, to the resident's sponsor. (26) The right of the resident and person paying for the care to examine and receive a bill at least monthly for the resident's care from the home that itemizes charges not included in the basic rates; (27)(a) The right to be free from financial exploitation; (b) The right to manage the resident's own personal financial affairs, or, if the resident has delegated this responsibility in writing to the home, to receive upon written request at least a quarterly accounting statement of financial transactions made on the resident's behalf. The statement shall include: (i) A complete record of all funds, personal property, or possessions of a resident from any source whatsoever, that have been deposited for safekeeping with the home for use by the resident or the resident's sponsor; (ii) A listing of all deposits and withdrawals transacted, which shall be substantiated by receipts which shall be available for inspection and copying by the resident or sponsor. (28) The right of the resident to be allowed unrestricted access to the resident's property on deposit at reasonable hours, unless requests for access to property on deposit are so persistent, continuous, and unreasonable that they constitute a nuisance; (29) The right to receive reasonable notice before the resident's room or roommate is changed, including an explanation of the reason for either change. (30) The right not to be transferred or discharged from the home unless the transfer is necessary because of one of the following: (a) The welfare and needs of the resident cannot be met in the home. (b) The resident's health has improved sufficiently so that the resident no longer needs the services provided by the home. (c) The safety of individuals in the home is endangered. (d) The health of individuals in the home would otherwise be endangered. (e) The resident has failed, after reasonable and appropriate notice, to pay or to have the medicare or medicaid program pay on the resident's behalf, for the care provided by the home. A resident shall not be considered to have failed to have the resident's care paid for if the resident has applied for medicaid, unless both of the following are the case: (i) The resident's application, or a substantially similar previous application, has been denied. (ii) If the resident appealed the denial, the denial was upheld. (f) The home's license has been revoked, the home is being closed pursuant to section 3721.08 , sections 5165.60 to 5165.89 , or section 5155.31 of the Revised Code, or the home otherwise ceases to operate. (g) The resident is a recipient of medicaid, and the home's participation in the medicaid program is involuntarily terminated or denied. (h) The resident is a beneficiary under the medicare program, and the home's participation in the medicare program is involuntarily terminated or denied. (31) The right not to be transferred or discharged from the home to a location that is incapable of meeting the resident's health care and safety needs. (32) The right not to be transferred or discharged from the home without adequate preparation prior to the transfer or discharge to ensure a safe and orderly transfer or discharge from the home, including proper arrangements for medication, equipment, health care services, and other necessary services. (33) All rights provided under 42 C.F.R. 483.15 and 483.21 and any other transfer or discharge rights provided under federal law. (34) The right to voice grievances and recommend changes in policies and services to the home's staff, to employees of the department of health, or to other persons not associated with the operation of the home, of the resident's choice, free from restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal. This right includes access to a residents' rights advocate, and the right to be a member of, to be active in, and to associate with persons who are active in organizations of relatives and friends of nursing home residents and other organizations engaged in assisting residents. (35) The right to have any significant change in the resident's health status reported to the resident's sponsor. As soon as such a change is known to the home's staff, the home shall make a reasonable effort to notify the sponsor within twelve hours. (36) The right, if the resident has requested the care and services of a hospice care program, to choose a hospice care program licensed under Chapter 3712. of the Revised Code that best meets the resident's needs. (B) A sponsor may act on a resident's behalf to assure that the home does not deny the residents' rights under sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code. (C) Any attempted waiver of the rights listed in division (A) of this section is void. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 4:15 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3727.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3727 / § 3727.11
§ 3727.11. Representation as comprehensive stroke center, primary stroke center, or acute stroke ready hospital
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly A hospital shall not represent itself as a comprehensive stroke center, thrombectomy-capable stroke center, primary stroke center, or acute stroke ready hospital unless it is recognized as such by the department of health under section 3727.13 of the Revised Code. This section does not prohibit a hospital from representing itself as having a relationship or affiliation with a hospital recognized by the department of health under section 3727.13 of the Revised Code or a hospital in another state that is certified as a comprehensive stroke center, thrombectomy-capable stroke center, primary stroke center, or acute stroke ready hospital by an accrediting organization approved by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 4:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3709.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3709 / § 3709.05
§ 3709.05. City health district board - compensation, term
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Unless an administration of public health different from that specifically provided in this section is established and maintained under authority of its charter, or unless a combined city health district is formed under section 3709.051 of the Revised Code, the legislative authority of each city constituting a city health district shall establish a board of health. The board of health shall be composed of five members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the legislative authority, unless the board of health has established a health district licensing council under section 3709.41 of the Revised Code, in which case, the mayor shall appoint four members of the board of health, confirmed by the legislative authority, and the health district licensing council shall appoint one member of the board of health. (B) Each member of the board shall be paid a sum not to exceed eighty dollars a day for the member's attendance at each meeting of the board. No member shall receive compensation for attendance at more than eighteen meetings in any year. (C) Each member of the board shall receive travel expenses at rates established by the director of budget and management pursuant to section 126.31 of the Revised Code to cover the actual and necessary travel expenses incurred for travel to and from meetings that take place outside the county in which the member resides, except that any member may receive travel expenses for registration for any conference that takes place inside the county in which the member resides. (D) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum, and the mayor shall be president of the board. (E) The term of office of the members shall be five years from the date of appointment, except that of those first appointed, one shall serve for five years, one for four years, one for three years, one for two years, and one for one year, and thereafter one shall be appointed each year. A vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled in like manner as an original appointment and shall be for the unexpired term.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.74 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.74
§ 3734.74. Scrap tire transportation rules
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The director of environmental protection, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules governing the transportation of scrap tires and the registration of persons engaged in the transportation of scrap tires. The rules shall do all of the following: (A) Require that, before being issued a registration certificate under section 3734.83 of the Revised Code, a transporter submit a surety bond, a letter of credit, or other financial assurance acceptable to the director, as specified by the director in the rules, in an amount of not more than ten thousand dollars as the director considers necessary to cover the costs of cleanup of tires improperly accumulated or discarded by the transporter and to cover liability for sudden accidental occurrences that result in damage or injury to persons or property or to the environment; (B) Establish a system of shipping papers to accompany shipments of scrap tires. The shipping paper for each shipment shall include at least all of the following information: (1) The name and address of each transporter who transported the shipment of scrap tires; (2) The number of the registration certificate issued under section 3734.83 of the Revised Code for each transporter who transported the shipment of scrap tires, the signature of the individual transporting the scrap tires for each transporter, and the date or dates on which they were transported; (3) The quantity in weight or volume of the scrap tires being transported; (4) The address of the scrap tire collection, storage, monocell, monofill, or recovery facility, or other premises, where the scrap tires were deposited, or of any other registered transporter with whom the scrap tires were deposited, and the signature of the individual accepting receipt of the scrap tires for the facility or other transporter. The rules adopted under division (B) of this section shall require that the shipping papers be prepared on a form prescribed by the director and that all shipping papers be retained by a registered transporter for not less than three years. (C) Require that each registered transporter submit a report to the director not later than the thirty-first day of January of each year concerning all shipments of scrap tires transported by the transporter during the preceding calendar year. The report shall include at least the following information: (1) The total quantity in weight or volume of scrap tires transported by the registered transporter; (2) The total quantity in weight or volume of scrap tires transported to each collection, storage, monocell, monofill, or recovery facility, or other premises, or deposited with another registered transporter. Last updated September 25, 2023 at 11:06 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3770.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3770 / § 3770.22
§ 3770.22. Confidential information
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Any information concerning the following that is submitted, collected, or gathered as part of an application to the state lottery commission for a video lottery related license under this chapter is confidential and not subject to disclosure by a state agency or political subdivision as a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code: (1) A dependent of an applicant; (2) The social security number, passport number, or federal tax identification number of an applicant or the spouse of an applicant; (3) The home address and telephone number of an applicant or the spouse or dependent of an applicant; (4) An applicant's birth certificate; (5) The driver's license number of an applicant or the applicant's spouse; (6) The name or address of a previous spouse of the applicant; (7) The date of birth of the applicant and the spouse of an applicant; (8) The place of birth of the applicant and the spouse of an applicant; (9) The personal financial information and records of an applicant or of an employee or the spouse or dependent of an applicant, including tax returns and information, and records of criminal proceedings; (10) Any information concerning a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; (11) The electronic mail address of the spouse or family member of the applicant; (12) Any trade secret, medical records, and patents or exclusive licenses; (13) Security information, including risk prevention plans, detection and countermeasures, location of count rooms or other money storage areas, emergency management plans, security and surveillance plans, equipment and usage protocols, and theft and fraud prevention plans and countermeasures; (14) Information provided in a multijurisdictional personal history disclosure form, including the Ohio supplement, exhibits, attachments, and updates. (B) The individual's name, the individual's place of employment, the individual's job title, and the individual's gaming experience that is provided for an individual who holds, held, or has applied for a video lottery related license under this chapter is not confidential. The reason for denial or revocation of a video lottery related license or for disciplinary action against the individual is not confidential. (C) An individual who holds, held, or has applied for a video lottery related license under this chapter may waive the confidentiality requirements of division (A) of this section. (D) Confidential information received by the commission from another jurisdiction relating to a person who holds, held, or has applied for a license under this chapter is confidential and not subject to disclosure as a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. The commission may share the information referenced in this division with, or disclose the information to, the inspector general, any appropriate prosecuting authority, any law enforcement agency, or any other appropriate governmental or licensing agency, if the agency that receives the information complies with the same requirements regarding confidentiality as those with which the commission must comply. The applicant shall complete a cover sheet for the application on which the applicant shall disclose the applicant's name, the business address of the lottery sales agent, management company, holding company, or gaming-related vendor employing the applicant, the business address and telephone number of such employer, and the county, state, and country in which the applicant's residence is located. (E) The identity and personal information of a person participating in a voluntary exclusion program implemented either by the lottery commission or a video lottery terminal sales agent shall be confidential and only shall be disseminated according to the following: (1) The commission may disseminate the information to a video lottery terminal sales agent and the agents and employees of the agent for purposes of enforcement. (2) A video lottery terminal sales agent operating a voluntary exclusion program may disseminate the information to the agents, employees of the agent, and to the commission for purposes of enforcement. (3) Either the commission or a video lottery terminal sales agent operating a voluntary exclusion program may disseminate the information to other entities upon request of the participant and agreement by the commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3712.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3712 / § 3712.051
§ 3712.051. Unlicensed pediatric respite care programs; injunctions
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this division, "person" does not include a member of an interdisciplinary team, as defined in section 3712.01 of the Revised Code, or any individual who is employed by a person or public agency licensed under section 3712.041 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person or public agency, other than a person or public agency licensed pursuant to section 3712.041 of the Revised Code, shall hold itself out as providing a pediatric respite care program, or provide a pediatric respite care program, or use the term "pediatric respite care program" or any term containing "pediatric respite care" to describe or refer to a health program, facility, or agency. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any of the following: (1) A hospital; (2) A nursing home or residential care facility, as those terms are defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code; (3) A home health agency, if it provides services under contract with a person or public agency providing a pediatric respite care program licensed under section 3712.041 of the Revised Code; (4) A regional, state, or national nonprofit organization whose members are providers of pediatric respite care programs, individuals interested in pediatric respite care programs, or both, as long as the organization does not provide or represent that it provides pediatric respite care programs; (5) A person or government entity certified under section 5123.161 of the Revised Code as a supported living provider; (6) A residential facility licensed under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code; (7) A respite care home certified under section 5126.05 of the Revised Code; (8) A person providing respite care under a family support services program established under section 5126.11 of the Revised Code; (9) A person or government entity providing respite care under a medicaid waiver component that the department of developmental disabilities administers pursuant to section 5166.21 of the Revised Code. (C) The department of health shall petition the court of common pleas of any county in which a person or public agency, without a license granted under section 3712.041 of the Revised Code, is holding itself out as providing a pediatric respite care program, is providing a pediatric respite care program, or is representing a health program, facility, or agency as a pediatric respite care program, for an order enjoining that person or public agency from conducting those activities without a license. The court has jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief upon a showing that the respondent named in the petition is conducting those activities without a license. Any person or public agency may request the department to petition the court for injunctive relief under this division, and the department shall do so if it determines that the person or public agency named in the request is violating division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3794.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3794 / § 3794.06
§ 3794.06. Posting of signs; prohibition of ashtrays; responsibilities of proprietors
Status: in_force

December 7, 2006 Enacted by Initiative Petition - Issue 5 Posting of signs; prohibition of ashtrays; responsibilities of proprietors. In addition to the prohibitions contained in section 3794.02 of this chapter, the proprietor of a public place or place of employment shall comply with the following requirements: (A) "No Smoking" signs or the international "No Smoking" symbol (consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a red bar across it) shall be conspicuously posted in every public place and place of employment where smoking is prohibited by this chapter, including at each entrance to the public place or place of employment. Signs shall be of sufficient size to be clearly legible to a person of normal vision throughout the areas they are intended to mark. All signs shall contain a telephone number for reporting violations. (B) All ashtrays and other receptacles used for disposing of smoking materials shall be removed from any area where smoking is prohibited by this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3722.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3722 / § 3722.05
§ 3722.05. Inspections
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) Upon the filing of an initial application for licensure under section 3722.03 of the Revised Code, the director of health may inspect the hospital prior to issuing or denying the applicant a license to operate a hospital. An applicant may avoid such an inspection if the applicant submits with the application a copy of the hospital's most recent final on-site survey report from the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services or an accrediting organization approved under 42 U.S.C. 1395bb(a) demonstrating that the hospital is certified or accredited. (B) When filing an application to renew a license issued under section 3722.03 of the Revised Code, an applicant may avoid an inspection by the director if the applicant submits with the application a copy of the hospital's most recent final on-site survey report from the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services or an accrediting organization approved under 42 U.S.C. 1395bb(a) demonstrating that the hospital is certified or accredited. (C) For purposes of this section, a final on-site survey report from the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services or an accrediting organization submitted in accordance with this section is confidential and is not a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (D) At least once every thirty-six months, the director shall inspect each licensed hospital's maternity unit, newborn care nursery, and any unit providing health care services. (E) The director may at any time inspect a licensed hospital in order to address an incident that may impact public health, respond to a complaint submitted to the director, or otherwise ensure the safety of patients cared for by the hospital. (F) Any inspection conducted under this section is subject to a fee. Upon conducting the inspection, the director shall provide the applicant or license holder with a fee statement. Not later than fifteen days after receiving the fee statement, the applicant or license holder shall submit to the director the total amount of the fee. Last updated October 19, 2021 at 5:25 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3743 / § 3743.16
§ 3743.16. Reviewing application of wholesaler
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A) If a person submits an application for licensure as a wholesaler of fireworks, together with the license fee, fingerprints, and proof of the insurance coverage, as required by section 3743.15 of the Revised Code, the state fire marshal shall review the application and accompanying matter, request the criminal records check described in division (D) of this section, inspect the premises on which the fireworks would be sold, and determine whether the applicant will be issued the license. In determining whether to issue the license, the state fire marshal shall consider the results of the criminal records check and the inspection, and the information set forth in the application, and shall decide whether the applicant and the premises on which the fireworks will be sold conform to sections 3743.15 to 3743.21 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to section 3743.18 of the Revised Code, and are in full compliance with Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code, and any applicable building or zoning regulations. (B) Subject to division (E) of this section and section 3743.70 of the Revised Code, the state fire marshal shall issue a license in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to the applicant for licensure as a wholesaler of fireworks only if the applicant and the premises on which the fireworks will be sold conform to sections 3743.15 to 3743.21 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to section 3743.18 of the Revised Code, only if the premises on which the fireworks will be sold complies with the Ohio building code adopted under Chapter 3781. of the Revised Code, if that premises was constructed after May 30, 1986, and only if the state fire marshal is satisfied that the application and accompanying matter are complete and in conformity with section 3743.15 of the Revised Code. The requirements of this chapter and of the rules adopted under this chapter as applicable to the structure of a building do not apply to a building used by a wholesaler if the building was inspected and approved by the department of industrial relations or by any building department certified pursuant to division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code prior to May 30, 1986. (C) Each license issued pursuant to this section shall contain a distinct number assigned to the particular wholesaler. The state fire marshal shall maintain a list of all licensed wholesalers of fireworks. In this list next to each wholesaler's name, the state fire marshal shall insert the period of licensure and the license number of the particular wholesaler. (D) Upon receipt of an application and the required accompanying matter under section 3743.15 of the Revised Code, the state fire marshal shall forward to the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation a request that the bureau conduct an investigation of the applicant and, if applicable, additional individuals who hold, own, or control a five per cent or greater beneficial or equity interest in the applicant, to determine whether the applicant or the additional associated individuals have been convicted of or pled guilty to a disqualifying offense in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code, under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States. If the applicant for initial licensure has resided in this state for less than five continuous years immediately prior to the date the applicant submits an initial application, the superintendent also shall request that the federal bureau of investigation conduct an investigation of the applicant and, if applicable, additional individuals who hold, own, or control a five per cent or greater beneficial or equity interest in the applicant, to determine whether the applicant or the additional associated individuals have been convicted of or pled guilty to a disqualifying offense in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code, under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States. The superintendent shall forward the results of an investigation conducted pursuant to this division to the state fire marshal and may charge a reasonable fee for providing the results. The state fire marshal shall assess any fee charged by the superintendent for the results to the applicant. (E) A person shall not apply for licensure as a wholesaler of fireworks in the person's individual capacity. The state fire marshal shall not issue a license to act as a wholesaler of fireworks to a person in the person's individual capacity. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:55 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3743 / § 3743.48
§ 3743.48. Online sale and curbside pickup of consumer fireworks
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) For the purposes of this section, "online sale" means a retail sale through an internet web site or other digital platform. (B) A licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler may conduct online sales of 1.4G fireworks in accordance with this section. A licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler shall ensure that all selection, ordering, payment, and delivery is carried out in accordance with the procedures and requirements of this chapter and all rules adopted thereunder, except to the extent that those procedures, requirements, and rules directly conflict with this section. (C) Each online sale of 1.4G fireworks shall be specifically associated with a single licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler, identified by license identification number and the address of the licensed premises. A licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler shall transfer possession of 1.4G fireworks purchased in an online sale only in the retail showroom of the licensed premises or via curbside delivery made in accordance with all of the following: (1) The delivery is made to the verified purchaser of the 1.4G fireworks. (2) The delivery occurs on the licensed premises associated with sale. (3) The delivery occurs in a designated customer pick-up zone which may be accessible by motor vehicles. (4) The purchaser is provided a safety pamphlet, in accordance with section 3743.47 of the Revised Code, at the point of delivery. (5) The purchaser is offered safety glasses for a nominal fee at the point of delivery in accordance section 3743.47 of the Revised Code. (D) A licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler may construct a tent or other temporary structure on a licensed premises to provide shelter for employees and purchasers at the point of curbside delivery, provided that such structures are approved by the state fire marshal and are in compliance with all state and local laws, including the state building code, the state fire code, and any applicable zoning requirements. (E) A licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler shall not transfer possession of 1.4G fireworks purchased in an online sale to any person other than the verified purchaser. Before transferring possession, the licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler shall verify all of the following: (1) The number and types of items included in the order; (2) That the purchaser is at least eighteen years of age; (3) That the purchaser's name is the same name associated with the credit or debit card with which the order was placed; (4) That the purchaser attests to understanding and agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding consumer fireworks storage and use; (5) That the purchaser signs all forms required by law; (6) That the purchaser pays the fee imposed by section 3743.22 of the Revised Code. (F) A licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler that conducts online sales of 1.4G fireworks shall do all of the following: (1) Comply with all applicable state and local laws, including the state building code, state fire code, and zoning requirements; (2) Implement reasonable traffic control measures for curbside deliveries; (3) Maintain all regular fireworks sales records, including any records necessary to demonstrate compliance with this section, and make those records available upon request of the state fire marshal or any law enforcement officer, fire code official, or building code official with jurisdiction. (G) A licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler shall not do any of the following: (1) Deliver fireworks via mail order, parcel service, or any other delivery process that occurs outside of the licensed premises; (2) Sell or offer for sale fireworks or other items outside of the licensed retail showroom except as expressly authorized by this section; (3) Display fireworks for sale outside of a retail showroom; (4) Permit any member of the public to access any areas on the licensed premises other than the retail showroom and the designated area for curbside delivery. (H) Nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of the following: (1) Reduce, waive, or otherwise eliminate any licensure or safety requirements in this chapter or the rules adopted thereunder; (2) Exempt any retail sales of 1.4G fireworks from the fee imposed by section 3743.22 of the Revised Code; (3) Reduce, waive, or otherwise eliminate any of a licensed manufacturer's or licensed wholesaler's liability, insurance, workers compensation, or other legal obligations. (I)(1) A licensed wholesaler or licensed manufacturer is not required to conduct online sales of fireworks. (2) A licensed wholesaler or licensed manufacturer may implement a hybrid firework purchase and delivery system composed of one or more of the following: (a) Standard retail showroom sales; (b) Online selection of, or payment for, 1.4G fireworks products and in-store showroom delivery of those products; (c) Online selection of, or payment for, 1.4G fireworks products and curb-side delivery of those products; (d) Retail showroom-based product selection and payment, and curb-side delivery of those products; (e) Other similar purchase and delivery systems approved in writing by the state fire marshal in accordance with division (J) of this section. (J) A licensed wholesaler or licensed manufacturer may submit to the state fire marshal proposals for alternative 1.4G firework purchase and delivery systems that satisfy the requirements of this section. The state fire marshal shall review each such proposal and, if the alternative firework purchase and delivery system satisfies the requirements of this section, may approve that firework purchase and delivery system for use by the licensed wholesaler or licensed manufacturer. (K) This section does not apply to 1.3G fireworks or wholesale sales. (L) The state fire marshal shall adopt rules and standards in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement and enforce this section. Last updated August 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3717.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3717 / § 3717.14
§ 3717.14. Dogs in outdoor dining areas
Status: in_force

October 29, 2018 House Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly (A)(1) A retail food establishment or food service operation may allow a person to bring a dog in an outdoor dining area of the establishment or operation in accordance with this section. However, if the dog is a service animal, no establishment or operation shall refuse to allow the dog in the outdoor dining area unless such refusal is authorized under federal and state laws governing service animals. (2) The director of agriculture and the director of health shall adopt rules allowing dogs in an outdoor dining area of a retail food establishment or food service operation. The rules shall include authorization for the directors to prohibit dogs in an outdoor dining area of an establishment or operation during a public health emergency. (B) If an establishment or operation allows a person to bring a dog in an outdoor dining area of the establishment or operation, the establishment or operation shall do all of the following: (1) Adopt a policy that requires patrons to control their dog, whether with a leash or otherwise, while the dog is in the outdoor dining area. The establishment or operation shall enforce the policy adopted under division (B)(1) of this section. (2) Not allow the person to take the dog into the outdoor dining area through any of the establishment's or operation's indoor areas; (3) Comply with both of the following: (a) All sanitation standards established in the Ohio uniform food safety code other than those standards that prohibit dogs in an outdoor dining area of an establishment or operation; (b) Any other standard established under this chapter. (C) No person shall bring a dog in an outdoor dining area of an establishment or operation if the dog is not properly vaccinated in accordance with all state and local laws. (D) As used in this section, "service animal" means any dog that is individually trained for the benefit of an individual with a disability to do work or perform tasks that are directly related to the individual's disability.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3775.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3775 / § 3775.05
§ 3775.05. Mobile management services providers
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 House Bill 29 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2)(b) of this section, a type A sports gaming proprietor may contract with not more than one mobile management services provider to offer sports gaming on the sports gaming proprietor's behalf, in a manner authorized under the contract. (b) A type A sports gaming proprietor that is a professional sports organization or is a casino operator or video lottery sales agent, and whose license was not issued under division (A)(2)(b) of section 3775.04 of the Revised Code, may contract with one additional mobile management services provider to offer sports gaming on the sports gaming proprietor's behalf, in a manner authorized under the contract, if the sports gaming proprietor demonstrates to the Ohio casino control commission that the second contract would generate an incremental economic benefit to this state beyond the economic benefits generated by the first contract and that the second contract will not prevent another type A sports gaming proprietor from securing a contract with a mobile management services provider. (c) For purposes of the license fees described in division (B)(3) of this section: (i) The first mobile management services provider with which the type A sports gaming proprietor enters into a contract is considered the designated first mobile management services provider. (ii) If the type A sports gaming proprietor contracts with another mobile management services provider while still contracting with the designated first mobile management services provider, the additional mobile management services provider is considered the designated second mobile management services provider. (d) The commission shall adopt by rule a procedure allowing the commission to revoke a designated second mobile management services provider's license if the licensee does not actively offer sports gaming under the license to the economic benefit of this state for a continuous period of one year or more. (2)(a) If the holder of a type A sports gaming proprietor license is a professional sports organization and is a member of a league, association, or organization that prevents the holder from being subject to the regulatory control of the Ohio casino control commission or from otherwise operating under the license, the professional sports organization may contractually appoint a designee operator that is considered the mobile management services provider for all aspects of commission oversight and operating under the license. The professional sports organization shall not have control over the mobile management services provider, and the mobile management services provider shall not have control over the professional sports organization, as determined by the commission under division (C) of section 3775.03 of the Revised Code. (b) A professional sports organization and a mobile management services provider described in division (A)(2)(a) of this section shall not exchange any information that may compromise the integrity of sporting events or of sports gaming. The commission shall adopt by rule procedures for the professional sports organization and the mobile management services provider to follow to ensure the integrity of sporting events and of sports gaming, including procedures to prevent any exchange of information or conflict of interest between the professional sports organization and the mobile management services provider. (3) A mobile management services provider may offer sports gaming only in accordance with this chapter, with the rules adopted by the Ohio casino control commission under this chapter, and with the nature of the sports gaming proprietor's license. (B)(1) A mobile management services provider shall be licensed under this section before entering into a contract with a type A sports gaming proprietor as described in division (A) of this section. A mobile management services provider license entitles the holder to contract with one type A sports gaming proprietor. An applicant for an initial or renewed mobile management services provider license shall meet all requirements for licensure established by the commission by rule and shall pay the fee required under division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, along with a nonrefundable application fee in an amount determined by the commission by rule. (2) The commission may accept another jurisdiction's license, if the commission determines it has similar licensing requirements, as evidence that the applicant meets the requirements for a license issued under this section. (3) After receiving a mobile management services provider license, the mobile management services provider shall pay the following nonrefundable license fees, as applicable, not later than the dates indicated: Upon issuance of license One year after license issued Two years after license issued Three years after license issued Four years after license issued Initial or renewed license - designated first mobile management services provider for a type A sports gaming proprietor that is a professional sports organization $1,000,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 Initial or renewed license - designated first mobile management services provider for any other type A sports gaming proprietor $750,000 $187,500 $187,500 $187,500 $187,500 Initial license - designated second mobile management services provider for a type A sports gaming proprietor that is a professional sports organization $3,333,333 $833,333 $833,333 $833,333 $833,333 Initial license - designated second mobile management services provider for any other type A sports gaming proprietor $2,500,000 $625,000 $625,000 $625,000 $625,000 Renewed license - designated second mobile management services provider for a type A sports gaming proprietor that is a professional sports organization $1,000,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 Renewed license - designated second mobile management services provider for any other type A sports gaming proprietor $750,000 $187,500 $187,500 $187,500 $187,500 (C) A mobile management services provider license shall be valid for a term of five years. In order to renew a mobile management services provider license, the licensee shall apply to the commission for a renewed license in the same manner as for an initial license. (D) In order to permit a mobile management services provider to offer sports gaming on behalf of a type A sports gaming proprietor, the sports gaming proprietor and the mobile management services provider shall enter into a written contract that has been approved by the commission. If the sports gaming proprietor and the mobile management services provider wish to make a material change to the contract, the sports gaming proprietor first shall submit the change to the commission for its approval or rejection. The sports gaming proprietor or the mobile management services provider shall not assign, delegate, subcontract, or transfer the mobile management service provider's duties and responsibilities under the contract to a third party. (E)(1) Subject to division (E)(2) of this section, the provisions of this chapter concerning a type A sports gaming proprietor apply to a mobile management services provider that contracts with the sports gaming proprietor with respect to all rights, duties, and liabilities of the sports gaming proprietor assigned, delegated, subcontracted, or transferred to the mobile management services provider as though the mobile management services provider were a type A sports gaming proprietor. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in the Revised Code to a sports gaming proprietor apply to a mobile management services provider to the extent that the mobile management services provider is acting on behalf of a type A sports gaming proprietor pursuant to the contract. (2) Division (E)(1) of this section does not permit a mobile management services provider to operate sports gaming other than pursuant to a contract with a type A sports gaming proprietor to operate sports gaming on behalf of the sports gaming proprietor. (F) The commission shall adopt a rule setting a maximum number of mobile management services provider licenses a person may hold at any one time. Last updated February 14, 2022 at 3:48 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3737.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3737 / § 3737.22
§ 3737.22. Fire marshal - powers and duties
Status: in_force

January 1, 2025 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The fire marshal shall do all of the following: (1) Adopt the state fire code under sections 3737.82 to 3737.86 of the Revised Code; (2) Enforce the state fire code; (3) Appoint assistant fire marshals who are authorized to enforce the state fire code; (4) Conduct investigations into the cause, origin, and circumstances of fires and explosions, and assist in the prosecution of persons believed to be guilty of arson or a similar crime; (5) Compile statistics concerning loss due to fire and explosion as the fire marshal considers necessary, and consider the compatibility of the fire marshal's system of compilation with the systems of other state and federal agencies and fire marshals of other states; (6) Engage in research on the cause and prevention of losses due to fire and explosion; (7) Engage in public education and informational activities which will inform the public of fire safety information; (8) Operate a fire training academy and forensic laboratory; (9) Conduct other fire safety and fire fighting training activities for the public and groups as will further the cause of fire safety; (10) Conduct licensing examinations, and issue permits, licenses, and certificates, as authorized by the Revised Code; (11) Conduct tests of fire protection systems and devices, and fire fighting equipment to determine compliance with the state fire code, unless a building is insured against the hazard of fire, in which case such tests may be performed by the company insuring the building; (12) Establish and collect fees for conducting licensing examinations and for issuing permits, licenses, and certificates; (13) Make available for the prosecuting attorney and an assistant prosecuting attorney from each county of this state, in accordance with section 3737.331 of the Revised Code, a seminar program, attendance at which is optional, that is designed to provide current information, data, training, and techniques relative to the prosecution of arson cases; (14) Administer and enforce Chapter 3743. of the Revised Code; (15) Develop a uniform standard for the reporting of information required to be filed under division (E)(4) of section 2921.22 of the Revised Code, and accept the reports of the information when they are filed. (B) The fire marshal shall appoint a chief deputy fire marshal, and shall employ professional and clerical assistants as the fire marshal considers necessary. The chief deputy shall be a competent former or current member of a fire agency and possess five years of recent, progressively more responsible experience in fire inspection, fire code enforcement, and fire code management. The chief deputy, with the approval of the director of commerce, shall temporarily assume the duties of the fire marshal when the fire marshal is absent or temporarily unable to carry out the duties of the office. When there is a vacancy in the office of fire marshal, the chief deputy, with the approval of the director of commerce, shall temporarily assume the duties of the fire marshal until a new fire marshal is appointed under section 3737.21 of the Revised Code. All employees, other than the fire marshal; the chief deputy fire marshal; the superintendent of the Ohio fire academy; the grants administrator; the fiscal officer; the executive secretary to the fire marshal; legal counsel; the pyrotechnics administrator, the chief of the forensic laboratory; the person appointed by the fire marshal to serve as administrator over functions concerning testing, license examinations, and the issuance of permits and certificates; and the chiefs of the bureaus of fire prevention, of fire and explosion investigation, of code enforcement, and of underground storage tanks shall be in the classified civil service. The fire marshal shall authorize the chief deputy and other employees under the fire marshal's supervision to exercise powers granted to the fire marshal by law as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the fire marshal's office. (C) The fire marshal shall create, in and as a part of the office of fire marshal, a fire and explosion investigation bureau consisting of a chief of the bureau and additional assistant fire marshals as the fire marshal determines necessary for the efficient administration of the bureau. The chief shall be experienced in the investigation of the cause, origin, and circumstances of fires, and in administration, including the supervision of subordinates. The chief, among other duties delegated to the chief by the fire marshal, shall be responsible, under the direction of the fire marshal, for the investigation of the cause, origin, and circumstances of fires and explosions in the state, and for assistance in the prosecution of persons believed to be guilty of arson or a similar crime. (D)(1) The fire marshal shall create, as part of the office of fire marshal, a bureau of code enforcement consisting of a chief of the bureau and additional assistant fire marshals as the fire marshal determines necessary for the efficient administration of the bureau. The chief shall be qualified, by education or experience, in fire inspection, fire code development, fire code enforcement, or any other similar field determined by the fire marshal, and in administration, including the supervision of subordinates. The chief is responsible, under the direction of the fire marshal, for fire inspection, fire code development, fire code enforcement, and any other duties delegated to the chief by the fire marshal. (2) The fire marshal, the chief deputy fire marshal, the chief of the bureau of code enforcement, or any assistant fire marshal under the direction of the fire marshal, the chief deputy fire marshal, or the chief of the bureau of code enforcement may cause to be conducted the inspection of all buildings, structures, and other places, the condition of which may be dangerous from a fire safety standpoint to life or property, or to property adjacent to the buildings, structures, or other places. (E) The fire marshal shall create, as a part of the office of fire marshal, a bureau of fire prevention consisting of a chief of the bureau and additional assistant fire marshals as the fire marshal determines necessary for the efficient administration of the bureau. The chief shall be qualified, by education or experience, to promote programs for rural and urban fire prevention and protection. The chief, among other duties delegated to the chief by the fire marshal, is responsible, under the direction of the fire marshal, for the promotion of rural and urban fire prevention and protection through public information and education programs. (F) The fire marshal shall cooperate with the director of children and youth when the director adopts rules under section 5104.052 of the Revised Code regarding fire prevention and fire safety in licensed type B family child care homes, as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code, recommend procedures for inspecting type B homes to determine whether they are in compliance with those rules, and provide training and technical assistance to the director of children and youth and county directors of job and family services on the procedures for determining compliance with those rules. (G) The fire marshal, upon request of a provider of child care in a type B home that is not licensed by the director of children and youth, as a precondition of approval by the department of education and workforce under section 3313.813 of the Revised Code for receipt of United States department of agriculture child and adult care food program funds established under the "National School Lunch Act," 60 Stat. 230 (1946), 42 U.S.C. 1751, as amended, shall inspect the type B home to determine compliance with rules adopted under section 5104.052 of the Revised Code regarding fire prevention and fire safety in licensed type B homes. In municipal corporations and in townships where there is a certified fire safety inspector, the inspections shall be made by that inspector under the supervision of the fire marshal, according to rules adopted under section 5104.052 of the Revised Code. In townships outside municipal corporations where there is no certified fire safety inspector, inspections shall be made by the fire marshal. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.17
§ 3721.17. Grievance procedure
Status: in_force

July 4, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Any resident who believes that the resident's rights under sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code have been violated may file a grievance under procedures adopted pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 3721.12 of the Revised Code. When the grievance committee determines a violation of sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code has occurred, it shall notify the administrator of the home. If the violation cannot be corrected within ten days, or if ten days have elapsed without correction of the violation, the grievance committee shall refer the matter to the department of health. (B) Any person who believes that a resident's rights under sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code have been violated may report or cause reports to be made of the information directly to the department of health. No person who files a report is liable for civil damages resulting from the report. (C)(1) The department of health shall investigate any complaint referred to it by a home's grievance committee and any complaint from any source that alleges that the home provided substantially less than adequate care or treatment, or substantially unsafe conditions, or refer it to the attorney general. (2) The department of health may investigate any alleged violation of sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code, or of rules, policies, or procedures adopted pursuant to those sections, not covered by division (C)(1) of this section, or it may refer the complaint to the grievance committee at the home where the alleged violation occurred, or to the attorney general. (D) If, after an investigation, the department of health finds probable cause to believe that a violation of sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code, or of rules, policies, or procedures adopted pursuant to those sections, has occurred, it shall cite one or more findings or deficiencies, and, if necessary, take action under section 3721.99 of the Revised Code. (E) No home or employee of a home shall retaliate against any person who: (1) Exercises any right set forth in sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, filing a complaint with the home's grievance committee or reporting an alleged violation to the department of health; (2) Appears as a witness in any hearing conducted under section 3721.162 of the Revised Code; (3) Files a civil action alleging a violation of sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code, or notifies a county prosecuting attorney or the attorney general of a possible violation of sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code. If, under the procedures outlined in this section, a home or its employee is found to have retaliated, the department of health may take action under section 3721.99 of the Revised Code. (F) When legal action is indicated, any evidence of criminal activity found in an investigation under division (C) of this section shall be given to the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the home is located for investigation. (G)(1)(a) Any resident whose rights under sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code are violated has a cause of action against any person or home committing the violation. (b) An action under division (G)(1)(a) of this section may be commenced by the resident or by the resident's legal guardian or other legally authorized representative on behalf of the resident or the resident's estate. If the resident or the resident's legal guardian or other legally authorized representative is unable to commence an action under that division on behalf of the resident, the following persons in the following order of priority have the right to and may commence an action under that division on behalf of the resident or the resident's estate: (i) The resident's spouse; (ii) The resident's parent or adult child; (iii) The resident's guardian if the resident is a minor child; (iv) The resident's brother or sister; (v) The resident's niece, nephew, aunt, or uncle. (c) Notwithstanding any law as to priority of persons entitled to commence an action, if more than one eligible person within the same level of priority seeks to commence an action on behalf of a resident or the resident's estate, the court shall determine, in the best interest of the resident or the resident's estate, the individual to commence the action. A court's determination under this division as to the person to commence an action on behalf of a resident or the resident's estate shall bar another person from commencing the action on behalf of the resident or the resident's estate. (d) The result of an action commenced pursuant to division (G)(1)(a) of this section by a person authorized under division (G)(1)(b) of this section shall bind the resident or the resident's estate that is the subject of the action. (e) A cause of action under division (G)(1)(a) of this section shall accrue, and the statute of limitations applicable to that cause of action shall begin to run, based upon the violation of a resident's rights under sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code, regardless of the party commencing the action on behalf of the resident or the resident's estate as authorized under divisions (G)(1)(b) and (c) of this section. (2)(a) The plaintiff in an action filed under division (G)(1) of this section may obtain injunctive relief against the violation of the resident's rights. The plaintiff also may recover compensatory damages based upon a showing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the violation of the resident's rights resulted from a negligent act or omission of the person or home and that the violation was the proximate cause of the resident's injury, death, or loss to person or property. (b) If compensatory damages are awarded for a violation of the resident's rights, section 2315.21 of the Revised Code shall apply to an award of punitive or exemplary damages for the violation. (c) The court, in a case in which only injunctive relief is granted, may award to the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees limited to the work reasonably performed. (3) Division (G)(2)(b) of this section shall be considered to be purely remedial in operation and shall be applied in a remedial manner in any civil action in which this section is relevant, whether the action is pending in court or commenced on or after July 9, 1998. (4) Within thirty days after the filing of a complaint in an action for damages brought against a home under division (G)(1)(a) of this section by or on behalf of a resident or former resident of the home, the plaintiff or plaintiff's counsel shall send written notice of the filing of the complaint to the department of medicaid if the department has a right of recovery under section 5160.37 of the Revised Code against the liability of the home for the cost of medicaid services arising out of injury, disease, or disability of the resident or former resident. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 4:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3731.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3731 / § 3731.14
§ 3731.14. Fumigation
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When any room has been occupied by a person having an infectious or contagious disease, such room shall not be used again until it is thoroughly fumigated and the bedding disinfected.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.92 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3701 / § 3701.92
§ 3701.92. Definitions relating to patient centered medical home education
Status: in_force

October 15, 2015 Senate Bill 110 - 131st General Assembly As used in sections 3701.921 to 3701.929 of the Revised Code: (A) "Advanced practice registered nurse" has the same meaning as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Patient centered medical home education advisory group" means the entity established under section 3701.924 of the Revised Code. (C) "Patient centered medical home education program" means the program established under section 3701.921 of the Revised Code and any pilot projects operated pursuant to that section. (D) "Patient centered medical home education pilot project" means the pilot project established under section 3701.923 of the Revised Code. (E) "Physician assistant" means a person who is licensed as a physician assistant under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code. Last updated October 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.081 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3721 / § 3721.081
§ 3721.081. Summary orders
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding any action the director of health may take under section 3721.08 of the Revised Code, if the director determines immediate action is necessary to protect resident health or safety because a home has neglected or refused to act with sufficient promptness or efficiency to protect resident health or safety, the director may do either or both of the following before a home is provided notice and an opportunity for a hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code: (1) Issue orders, including specifying actions that a home must take immediately to address resident health and safety; (2) Take direct action to protect resident health or safety if the home fails to act on an order issued pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section. (B)(1) Subject to divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section, orders that may be issued and direct action that may be taken under this section include all of the following: (a) Removing a threat to resident health or safety; (b) Transferring residents to another home or appropriate care setting until a threat to resident health or safety is resolved; (c) Appointing a temporary administrator for a home for the duration of an order; (d) Issuing any other order or taking any other action as necessary to protect the health or safety of residents of a home. (2) The director shall not enter a home pursuant to this section unless the director provides the operator with notice at least twenty-four hours in advance. (3) The director's authority to transfer residents under this section is subject to both of the following: (a) If the reason for the transfer is due to an environmental condition affecting the home, the director may transfer only those residents directly affected by the environmental condition. (b) If the reason for the transfer is due to a clinical condition that affects the entire home, the director may transfer all residents for the lesser of thirty calendar days or until the date that the condition is no longer affecting the home. If the condition persists longer than thirty calendar days, the director shall provide the home a notice regarding the reason for determining that the condition is still affecting the home. The home may request a hearing regarding the notice in accordance with this section. (C) Any expenses incurred by a home to comply with an order issued under this section shall be borne by the home. If a hearing is conducted in accordance with this section and the director is found to have acted in violation of this section, all reasonable expenses incurred by the home as a result of the director's action shall be reimbursed to the home by the department of health within ninety days after the date that the final adjudication order is issued. (D) If a home fails to comply with an order issued under this section, the director shall issue an order imposing a fine of not more than one hundred thousand dollars for each instance of noncompliance. Any fine imposed shall be reasonably commensurate to the harm caused by the home, and the home may request a hearing as to the fine's reasonableness in accordance with this section. (E) All fines collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general operations fund created by section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. (F) A home subject to an order or action under this section may request a hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The request must be received by the director within fifteen days after the notice of the order was mailed. If the home timely requests a hearing, the date set for the hearing shall be within ten days after the home requested the hearing, unless otherwise agreed to by both the director and the home. An order issued under this section shall remain in effect, unless reversed by the director, until a final adjudication order issued by the director pursuant to this section and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective. The director shall issue the final adjudication order not later than thirty days after completion of the hearing. A home may appeal a final adjudication order in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 1:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3737.95 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3737 / § 3737.95
§ 3737.95. Purpose of linked deposit program
Status: in_force

July 11, 1989 House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly The general assembly finds that there exists in the state an inadequate supply of credit and loan financing at affordable interest rates for the purpose of replacing or improving petroleum underground storage tanks and tank systems, which makes it difficult for persons who store petroleum or petroleum products in petroleum underground storage tanks to continue operations at present levels in an environmentally sound manner and has an adverse effect upon the economic welfare of the people of the state. The petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit program provided for in sections 3737.95 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code is intended to provide a statewide availability of lower cost funds for lending to persons who own six or fewer petroleum underground storage tanks. Accordingly, it is declared to be the public policy of the state through the petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit program to encourage the availability of low-cost funds for the replacement and rehabilitation of tanks and tank systems and thereby preserve the economy and protect human health and the environment of the state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3737.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3737 / § 3737.44
§ 3737.44. Injunction - temporary restraining order
Status: in_force

September 17, 1986 House Bill 552 - 116th General Assembly (A) The courts of common pleas shall have jurisdiction, upon a complaint filed by the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector, to restrain, immediately or before the imminence of such danger can be eliminated through the enforcement procedures otherwise provided by Chapter 3737. of the Revised Code, any condition or practices in any building or upon any premises which violate the state fire code and are such that a fire or explosion hazard exists which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm. Any order issued under this section may require such steps to be taken as may be necessary to avoid, correct, or remove such imminent danger. (B) Upon the filing of any such complaint the court has jurisdiction to grant such injunctive relief or temporary restraining order pending the outcome of an enforcement proceeding pursuant to Chapter 3737. of the Revised Code. (C) Whenever the fire marhsal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector concludes that conditions or practices described in division (A) of this section exist in any building or on any premises he shall inform the owner, operator, lessees, occupants, and other affected persons of the danger and that he is seeking relief. If necessary to preserve life, the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector, if authorized by the fire marshal or his deputy, may orally order the building or premises vacated immediately. Such an order shall remain in effect for not more than twenty-four hours. In addition, the officer making the order shall post written notice in conspicuous places on the building or premises. (D) If the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector arbitrarily or capriciously fails to seek relief under this section, any person who may be injured by reason of such failure may bring an action against the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector in the court of common pleas of the county in which the imminent danger is alleged to exist for a writ of mandamus to compel the fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or certified fire safety inspector to seek such relief.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3796.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3796 / § 3796.14
§ 3796.14. Authority of department of commerce
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A) The division of cannabis control may do any of the following for any reason specified in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code: (1) Suspend, suspend without prior hearing, revoke, or refuse to renew a license or registration it issued under this chapter or Chapter 3780. of the Revised Code, as that chapter existed immediately before the effective date of this amendment ; (2) Refuse to issue a license; (3) Impose on a license holder a civil penalty in an amount to be determined by the division. (4) The division shall suspend a dispensary license without prior hearing only if it finds clear and convincing evidence that continued distribution of medical marijuana and adult-use marijuana by the license holder presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to others. The suspension shall remain in effect, unless lifted by the division, until the division issues its final adjudication order. If the division does not issue the order within ninety days after the adjudication hearing, the suspension shall be lifted on the ninety-first day following the hearing. The division's actions under division (A) of this section shall be taken in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (B) Subject to division (E) of this section, the division and the Ohio investigative unit may inspect all of the following for any reason specified in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code without prior notice to the applicant or license holder: (1) The premises of a license holder or an applicant for licensure under this chapter; (2) All records maintained pursuant to this chapter by a license holder. (C) Whenever it appears to the division, from its files, upon complaint, or otherwise, or to the Ohio investigative unit, from an inspection or investigation authorized by this section, that any person or entity has engaged in, is engaged in, or is about to engage in any practice declared to be illegal or prohibited by this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter, or when the division believes it to be in the best interest of the public, adult-use consumers, or medical marijuana patients, the division may do any of the following: (1) Investigate the person or entity as authorized pursuant to this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter; (2) Issue subpoenas to any person or entity for the purpose of compelling either of the following: (a) The attendance and testimony of witnesses; (b) The production of books, accounts, papers, records, or documents. (D) If a person or entity fails to comply with any order of the division or the unit or a subpoena issued by the division or the unit pursuant to this section, a judge of the court of common pleas of the county in which the person resides or the entity may be served, on application of the division or the unit, shall compel obedience by attachment proceedings as for contempt, as in the case of disobedience with respect to the requirements of a subpoena issued from such court or a refusal to testify in such court. (E) The Ohio investigative unit shall not inspect or investigate the premises of any person under this section unless one or both of the following apply: (1) The person inspected or investigated is a license holder and either or both of the following apply: (a) The division of cannabis control requests the unit to inspect or investigate. (b) The inspection or investigation involves alleged criminal activity. (2) The unit is invited by local law enforcement having jurisdiction over the person inspected or investigated. (F) Nothing in this section prohibits the Ohio investigative unit from investigating criminal activity related to this chapter outside the premises of a license holder's cultivation, processing, dispensing, or laboratory facilities. The authority of the Ohio investigative unit is concurrent to the jurisdiction of any law enforcement officer to enforce this chapter. Last updated January 20, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3707.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3707 / § 3707.53
§ 3707.53. Deposit for costs not required in prosecutions - fines
Status: in_force

March 17, 1987 House Bill 412 - 116th General Assembly In prosecutions under sections 3707.01 to 3707.49 of the Revised Code, no deposit for costs shall be required. A judgment or verdict of guilty immediately shall be followed by sentence and execution of sentence. All fines collected under such sections shall be paid to the treasurer of the proper city or general health district and credited to the health fund of the board of health instituting the prosecution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3734.575 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3734 / § 3734.575
§ 3734.575. Report of fees and accounts
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The board of county commissioners of a county solid waste management district and the board of directors of a joint solid waste management district that is levying fees or amended fees or receiving fee revenue under division (B) of section 3734.57 ; section 3734.571 , 3734.572 , or 3734.573 ; or division (A), (B), or (D) of section 3734.574 of the Revised Code, within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter, shall submit to the director of environmental protection a report containing all of the following information for that preceding quarter: (1) The specific fees levied by the district; (2) Revenues received by the district during the quarter from each of those sources, as applicable; (3) All district planning account balances; (4) The amount and use of revenues spent; (5) A certification statement that the information in the report is true and accurate. A board shall submit each report on forms prescribed by the director and in a manner prescribed by the director. A board is responsible for the accuracy of the information contained in each report and for providing it to the director not later than the deadline established in this division. Annually by not earlier than the first day of April, the director shall submit a compilation of the individual district reports received during the preceding calendar year to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate. In submitting the compilation, the director's sole responsibility shall be to compile the information submitted by the boards under this division. (B) If changes in the 1994 budget of a county or joint district result from the required change in the fees levied by the district under division (B) of section 3734.57 of the Revised Code, the levying of the fees under section 3734.573 of the Revised Code, or the levying of fees under division (A) or (B) of section 3734.574 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners or directors of the district shall include a description of the changes in the annual report of the district required to be submitted to the director pursuant to rules adopted under section 3734.50 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 13, 2023 at 8:58 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3702.986 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3702 / § 3702.986
§ 3702.986. Chiropractic loan repayment program - contract
Status: in_force

November 22, 2020 House Bill 151 - 133rd General Assembly (A) An individual who has signed a letter of intent under section 3702.985 of the Revised Code and the director of health may enter into a contract for the applicant's participation in the chiropractic loan repayment program. A lending institution may also be a party to the contract. (B) The contract shall include all of the following obligations: (1) The individual agrees to provide chiropractic services in the chiropractic health resource shortage area identified in the letter of intent for at least two years; (2) When providing chiropractic services in the chiropractic health resource shortage area, the individual agrees to do all of the following: (a) Provide chiropractic services for a minimum of twenty hours per week; (b) Provide chiropractic services without regard to a patient's ability to pay; (c) Meet the requirements for a medicaid provider agreement and enter into the agreement with the department of medicaid to provide chiropractic services to medicaid recipients. (3) The department of health agrees, as provided in section 3702.98 of the Revised Code, to repay all or part of the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan taken by the individual for expenses described in section 3702.98 of the Revised Code so long as both of the following are the case: (a) The individual performs the service obligation agreed to under division (B)(1) of this section. (b) The repayment amount does not exceed those described in section 3702.988 of the Revised Code. (4) The individual agrees to pay the department of health the following amount if the individual fails to complete the service obligation agreed to under division (B)(1) of this section: (a) For a failure to complete service occurring during the first two years of the service obligation, one and one-half times the total repayment amount agreed to by the department under division (B)(3) of this section; (b) For a failure to complete service occurring after the first two years of the service obligation, one and one-half times any amount that still remains to be repaid by the department under division (B)(3) of this section. (C) The contract may include any other term as agreed upon by the parties, including a term in which the department assumes the individual's duty to pay the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan taken by the individual for expenses described in section 3702.98 of the Revised Code. If the department assumes that duty, the contract shall specify the total amount of the principal and interest to be paid, an amortization schedule, and the amount of each payment to be made under the schedule. (D) Not later than the thirty-first day of January of each year, the department of health shall send by ordinary mail to each individual participating in the chiropractic loan repayment program a statement listing the amount of the principal and interest that has been repaid by the department in the previous year. Each participating individual shall notify the department of any change of address and shall do so not later than thirty days after the change of address.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3772.034 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3772 / § 3772.034
§ 3772.034. Immunity from liability
Status: in_force

September 10, 2010 House Bill 519 - 128th General Assembly Absent gross negligence, a casino operator, management company, holding company, gaming-related vendor, the state, and employees of those entities are entitled to immunity from any type of civil liability if a person participating in the voluntary exclusion program enters a casino facility.