page_title: Government of Ohio
section_title: Departments
hierarchical_section_title: Government of Ohio / Executive branch / Departments
caption_attribution_description: English: The James A. Rhodes State Office Tower located in Downtown Columbus, Ohio, USA.
context_page_description: The government of the U.S. state of Ohio consists of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches. Its basic structure is set forth in the Constitution and law of Ohio.
context_section_description: The state government is primarily organized into several cabinet or administrative departments:
  Department of Administrative Services
  Department of Aging
  Department of Agriculture
  Office of Budget and Management 
  Department of Commerce
  Development Services Agency
  Department of Developmental Disabilities
  Department of Education
  Environmental Protection Agency
  Department of Health
  Department of Insurance
  Department of Job and Family Services
  Department of Medicaid
  Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
  Department of Natural Resources
  Department of Public Safety
  Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
  Department of Taxation
  Department of Transportation
  Department of Veterans Services
  Department of Youth Services
  Notices and proposed rules are published in the Register of Ohio, which are codified in the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC).
caption: The Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus
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