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Ohio Rev Code § 173.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 173 | Department of Aging|Section 173.13 | Continuing Care Facility Residents' Rights.

Effective: October 20, 1987|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 253 - 117th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section:(1) "Continuing care" means the provision under a written agreement of board, lodging, medical services, nursing, and other health-related services to a person sixty years of age or older, unrelated by consanguinity or affinity to the provider, for the life of the person or for a period in excess of one year in return for the payment of an entrance fee or of periodic charges.(2) "Entrance fee" means an initial or deferred payment of a sum of money or other property made or promised to be made by or on behalf of a person entering into a written agreement with a facility for the provision of continuing care services in consideration for acceptance of the person as a resident in the facility.(B) The residents of a facility that provides continuing care may determine annually whether they wish to elect a resident of the facility to serve on the board of directors, board of trustees, or other board that operates the facility. Election of a resident to serve on the board shall be by a simple majority vote of all residents attending a meeting called to determine if residents of the facility wish to have representation on the board. The individual organizing the meeting shall give residents at least seven days' notice of the meeting. A board to which a resident is elected under this section shall accept the resident as a nonvoting member and give him notice of and permit him to attend all meetings of the board.(C) Every facility that provides continuing care shall, upon request, provide its residents and prospective residents with copies of any of its audited annual financial reports.(D) Residents of facilities that provide continuing care shall have the right of self-organization.(E) Each board of directors, board of trustees, or other board that operates a facility that provides continuing care, or a committee of the board, shall hold meetings at least quarterly with the residents of the facility, or with a committee of the residents, for the purpose of discussing facility income, expenditures, and financial matters and proposed changes in facility policies, programs, and services. The board shall give residents or the committee of residents at least seven days' notice of each such meeting.(F) A resident of a facility that provides continuing care may bring a civil action to enforce any of the rights granted under this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 173.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 173 | Department of Aging|Section 173.15 | Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|The state long-term care ombudsman program established by the department of aging pursuant to division (J) of section 173.01 of the Revised Code shall be known as "the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program." It shall consist of the state long-term care ombudsman, the ombudsman's staff, and regional long-term care ombudsman programs. In establishing and operating the office, the department shall consider the views of area agencies on aging, individuals age sixty or older, and agencies and other entities that provide services to individuals age sixty and older.The department of aging shall appoint the state ombudsman, who shall serve at the pleasure of the department. The department shall appoint as state ombudsman an individual who has no conflict of interest with the position and is capable of administering the office impartially, has an understanding of long-term care issues, and has experience related to the concerns of residents and recipients, such as experience in the fields of aging, health care, and long-term care; work with community programs and health care providers; and work with and involvement in volunteer programs. No individual or entity whose interests are in conflict with the responsibilities of the state ombudsman shall be involved in the ombudsman's appointment.The department shall ensure that no employee or representative of the office and no individual involved in the designation of the head of any regional long-term care ombudsman program has any interest that is, or may be, in conflict with the interests and concerns of the office and shall ensure that mechanisms are in place to remedy any conflicts.For purposes of this section, conflicts of interest may include, but are not limited to, employment by a long-term care provider within two years prior to being employed by or associated with the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program, affiliation with or financial interest in a long-term care provider, and affiliation with or financial interest in a membership organization of long-term care providers.
Ohio Rev Code § 173.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 173 | Department of Aging|Section 173.16 | Designation of Regional Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs.

Effective: June 11, 1990|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 359 - 118th General Assembly|(A) The department of aging shall designate regions to be served by regional long-term care ombudsman programs.(B) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, the state long-term care ombudsman shall designate regional programs in accordance with criteria established by the department of aging in rules which the department shall adopt under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The criteria shall include specifications regarding the sites of the regional programs' offices and requirements concerning staffing, levels of training required for staff members, program review, and tax exempt status for federal income tax purposes.(C) An entity serving as a regional program on the effective date of this section shall be designated as a regional program unless the state ombudsman determines that the entity does not meet the requirements established under division (B) of this section, except that the state ombudsman may designate as a regional program an entity that does not meet the requirements if it is serving as a regional program on the effective date of this section and the state ombudsman determines that it is the best qualified program to serve the region.(D) In an adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the state ombudsman may issue an adjudication order withdrawing or provisionally maintaining the designation of an entity as a regional program if it ceases to meet the criteria established pursuant to division (B) of this section or a conflict of interest develops between the regional program or a person associated with it and the office. If the designation of a regional program is provisionally maintained, the state ombudsman shall notify the program of the reasons for its provisional status, the changes or corrections necessary for the removal of its provisional status, the length of time it has to make the changes or corrections, and that the state ombudsman will withdraw the designation if the program does not comply with the requirements specified in the notice. If the designation of a regional program is withdrawn, the state ombudsman shall provide for the continuation of ombudsman services for that region.
Ohio Rev Code § 173.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 173 | Department of Aging|Section 173.18 | Regional Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program - Duties.

Effective: June 11, 1990|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 359 - 118th General Assembly|Each regional long-term care ombudsman program designated under section 173.16 of the Revised Code shall do all of the following:(A) Provide ombudsman services for the region in which it is located;(B) Employ representatives of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program or receive services from volunteers certified under section 173.21 of the Revised Code as representatives of the office, or both;(C) Submit reports to the state long-term care ombudsman as he may require;(D) Register as a residents' rights advocate with the department of health under division (B) of section 3701.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 173.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 173 | Department of Aging|Section 173.22 | Confidential Information.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The collection, compilation, analysis, and dissemination of information by the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall be performed in a manner that protects complainants, individuals providing information about a complaint, public entities, and confidential records of residents or recipients. The identity of a resident or recipient, a complainant who is not a resident or recipient, or an individual providing information about a complaint shall not be disclosed without the written consent of the resident or recipient, complainant, or individual, or a legal representative of any of the foregoing, or except as required by court order.The investigative files of the office and any records contained in those files, including any proprietary records of a long-term care provider or records relating to advocacy visits, are not public records subject to inspection or copying under section 149.43 of the Revised Code and are exempt from the provisions of Chapter 1347. of the Revised Code. Information contained in investigative and other files maintained by the state long-term care ombudsman and regional long-term care ombudsman programs shall be disclosed only at the discretion of the state ombudsman or if disclosure is required by court order.(B) No report prepared by the state ombudsman or a regional program shall include any information that violates the confidentiality requirements of this section. Proprietary records of a specific long-term care provider are subject to the confidentiality requirements of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 173.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 173 | Department of Aging|Section 173.23 | Immunity; False Complaint; Representation by Attorney General.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|(A) Representatives of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program are immune from civil or criminal liability for any action taken in the good faith performance of their official duties under sections 173.14 to 173.26 of the Revised Code. (B) A person acting in good faith is immune from civil or criminal liability incident to any of the following: providing information to the office, participating in registration of a complaint with the office, participating in investigation of a complaint by the office, or participating in an administrative or judicial proceeding resulting from a complaint.(C) No person shall knowingly register a false complaint with the office, or knowingly swear or affirm the truth of a false complaint previously registered, when the statement is made with purpose to incriminate another.(D) The attorney general shall provide legal counsel to the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program and to the regional long-term care ombudsman programs. The attorney general shall represent any representative of the office and any representative of a regional program against whom any legal action is brought in connection with the representative's official duties under sections 173.14 to 173.26 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 173.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 173 | Department of Aging|Section 173.24 | Protection for Disciplinary or Retaliatory Action.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section:(1) "Employee" and "employer" have the same meanings as in section 4113.51 of the Revised Code.(2) "Retaliatory action" includes physical, mental, or verbal abuse; change of room assignment; withholding of services; failure to provide care in a timely manner; discharge; and termination of employment.(B) An employee providing information to or participating in good faith in registering a complaint with the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program or participating in the investigation of a complaint or in administrative or judicial proceedings resulting from a complaint registered with the office shall have the full protection against disciplinary or retaliatory action provided by division (G) of section 3721.17 and by sections 4113.51 to 4113.53 of the Revised Code.(C) No long-term care provider or other entity, no person employed by a long-term care provider or other entity, and no other individual shall knowingly subject any resident, recipient, employee, representative of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program, or another individual to any form of retaliation, reprisal, discipline, or discrimination for doing any of the following:(1) Providing information to the office;(2) Participating in registering a complaint with the office;(3) Cooperating with or participating in the investigation of a complaint by the office or in administrative or judicial proceedings resulting from a complaint registered with the office.
Ohio Rev Code § 173.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 173 | Department of Aging|Section 173.25 | Cooperation and Coordination With Agencies.

Effective: October 12, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 158 - 131st General Assembly|The office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall, in carrying out the provisions and purposes of sections 173.14 to 173.26 of the Revised Code, advise, consult, and cooperate with any agency, program, or other entity related to the purposes of the office. Any agency, program, or other entity related to the purposes of the office shall advise, consult, and cooperate with the office.The office shall attempt to establish effective coordination with government-sponsored programs that provide legal services to the elderly and with protective and advocacy programs for individuals with developmental disabilities or mental illness.
Ohio Rev Code § 173.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 173 | Department of Aging|Section 173.26 | Payment of Fee per Bed to Department of Aging.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|(A) Each of the following facilities shall annually pay to the department of aging six dollars for each bed the facility was licensed or otherwise authorized to maintain during any part of the previous year: (1) Nursing homes and residential care facilities, as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code;(2) Facilities authorized to provide extended care services under Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C. 301, as amended, including a long-term acute care hospital that provides medical and rehabilitative care to patients who require an average length of stay greater than twenty-five days and is classified by the centers for medicare and medicaid services as a long-term care hospital pursuant to 42 C.F.R. 412.23(e);(3) County homes and district homes operated pursuant to Chapter 5155. of the Revised Code;(4) Residential facilities licensed under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code that provide accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen unrelated adults;(5) Facilities approved by the Veterans Administration under Section 104(a) of the "Veterans Health Care Amendments of 1983," 97 Stat. 993, 38 U.S.C. 630, as amended, and used exclusively for the placement and care of veterans.The department shall, by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, establish deadlines for payments required by this section. A facility that fails, within ninety days after the established deadline, to pay a payment required by this section shall be assessed at two times the original invoiced payment.(B) All money collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program fund, which is hereby created. Money credited to the fund shall be used solely to pay the costs of operating the regional long-term care ombudsman programs.(C) The state long-term care ombudsman and the regional programs may solicit and receive contributions to support the operation of the office or a regional program, except that no contribution shall be solicited or accepted that would interfere with the independence or objectivity of the office or program.
Ohio Rev Code § 173.28 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 173 | Department of Aging|Section 173.28 | Additional Fines for Certain Violations.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "incident" means the occurrence of a violation with respect to a resident or recipient. A violation is a separate incident for each day it occurs and for each resident who is subject to it.(B)(1) In lieu of the fine that may be imposed under division (A) of section 173.99 of the Revised Code for a criminal offense, the director of aging may, under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, fine a long-term care provider or other entity, a person employed by a long-term care provider or other entity, or an individual for a violation of division (C) of section 173.24 of the Revised Code. The fine shall not exceed one thousand dollars per incident.(2) In lieu of the fine that may be imposed under division (C) of section 173.99 of the Revised Code for a criminal offense, the director may, under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, fine a long-term care provider or other entity, a person employed by a long-term care provider or other entity, or an individual for a violation of division (G)(1) or (2) of section 173.19 of the Revised Code. The fine shall not exceed five hundred dollars for each day the violation continued.(C) On request of the director, the attorney general shall bring and prosecute to judgment a civil action to collect any fine imposed under division (B)(1) or (2) of this section that remains unpaid thirty days after the violator's final appeal is exhausted.(D) All fines collected under this section shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the state long-term care ombudsman program fund created under section 173.26 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 173.39 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 173 | Department of Aging|Section 173.39 | Community-Based Long-Term Care - Provider Certification for Payment.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) As used in sections 173.39 to 173.393 of the Revised Code: (1) "Provider" means a person or government entity that provides any services, including community-based long-term care services, under a program the department of aging administers. "Provider" includes a person or government entity that provides home and community-based services to older adults through the PASSPORT program or assisted living program. (2) "Community-based long-term care services" has the same meaning as in section 173.14 of the Revised Code. (3) "PASSPORT program" and "assisted living program" have the same meanings as in section 173.51 of the Revised Code. (B) The department of aging shall not pay a provider for providing any service, including community-based long-term care services, under the PASSPORT program or assisted living program unless the provider is certified under section 173.391 of the Revised Code and the service is in fact provided. The department may require a provider under any other program the department administers to be certified under section 173.391 of the Revised Code. If the department requires this certification, the department shall not pay the provider for providing any service under that program unless the provider is certified under section 173.391 of the Revised Code and the service is in fact provided. If the department does not require this certification, the department shall not pay the provider for providing any service under that program unless the provider complies with section 173.392 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 5, 2021 at 1:47 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 173.392 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 173 | Department of Aging|Section 173.392 | Payment of Noncertified Provider.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) In the case of a provider that the department of aging under section 173.39 of the Revised Code has not required to be certified under section 173.391 of the Revised Code, the department may pay the provider for providing services, including community-based long-term care services, under a program the department administers but only if all of the following are the case: (1) The provider has a contract with the department of aging or the department's designee to provide the services in accordance with the contract or has received a grant from the department or its designee to provide the services in accordance with a grant agreement; (2) The contract or grant agreement includes detailed conditions of participation for the provider and service standards that the provider is required to satisfy; (3) The provider complies with the contract or grant agreement; (4) The contract or grant is not for medicaid-funded services, other than services provided under the PACE program administered by the department of aging under section 173.50 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The director of aging shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing both of the following: (a) Contracts and grant agreements between the department of aging or its designee and providers; (b) The department's payment for services, including community-based long-term care services, under this section. (2) The rules adopted under this section shall be consistent with section 173.381 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 5, 2021 at 1:48 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 173.393 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 173 | Department of Aging|Section 173.393 | Provider Evaluation Records as Public Records.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the records of an evaluation conducted in accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(2) of section 173.391 of the Revised Code are public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall be made available on request of any person, including individuals receiving or seeking any services, including community-based long-term care services, under a program the department of aging administers. (B) A part of a record of an evaluation that is otherwise available as a public record under division (A) of this section is not available as a public record if its release would violate a federal or state statute, regulation, or rule, including regulations adopted by the United States department of health and human services to implement the health information privacy provisions of the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996," 110 Stat. 1955, 42 U.S.C. 1320d, et seq., as amended. Last updated August 5, 2021 at 1:48 PM