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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3727 | Hospitals › Section 3727.75 | Discharge Plan.

Effective:
September 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 160 - 134th General Assembly
(A) A hospital that intends to discharge a patient shall, as soon as practicable, create a discharge plan in accordance with state and federal law and hospital policy and review that plan with the patient or the patient's guardian. If a lay caregiver designation has been made, the discharging health care professional has determined that the lay caregiver's participation in the review would be appropriate, and the lay caregiver is available within a reasonable amount of time, the hospital shall arrange for the lay caregiver to also participate in the review. The review shall be conducted in accordance with section 3727.76 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) A discharge plan may include the following information:
(a) A description of the tasks that are necessary to facilitate the patient's transition from the hospital to the patient's residence;
(b) Contact information for the health care providers or providers of community or long-term care services that the hospital and the patient or guardian believe are necessary for successful implementation of the discharge plan.
(2) If the patient is a veteran, as defined in section 5901.01 of the Revised Code, who requires additional health care services after discharge, such as through a hospice care program, nursing home, or home care or residential services, a discharge plan shall include both of the following:
(a) Notification that the veteran, spouse, or surviving spouse may be eligible for health care or financial benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs;
(b) Information about congressionally chartered veterans service organizations or the county veterans service office that can assist with investigating and applying for benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs.
(3) If a lay caregiver designation has been made and the discharging health care professional has determined that the lay caregiver is to have a role in the discharge plan, the discharge plan may include any of the following:
(a) The lay caregiver's name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, and relationship to the patient, if available;
(b) A description of all after-care tasks to be performed by the lay caregiver, taking into account the lay caregiver's capability to perform such tasks;
(c) Any other information the hospital believes is necessary for successful implementation of the discharge plan.
(C) A discharging health care professional shall not be subject to criminal prosecution or professional disciplinary action, or be liable in a tort action or other civil action, for an event or occurrence that allegedly arises out of the health care professional's determination that a patient's lay caregiver should or should not participate in the review of the patient's discharge plan.
Last updated July 14, 2022 at 3:19 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3727 | Hospitals › Section 3727.76 | Review of Discharge Plan.

Effective:
March 21, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The review of a discharge plan that has been created under section 3727.75 of the Revised Code shall be conducted in a manner that is culturally sensitive to each individual who participates in the review. In accordance with state and federal law and if appropriate, the hospital shall arrange for an interpreter to be present during the instruction.
(B)(1) The review described in division (A) of this section shall, subject to division (B)(2) of this section, include the following components:
(a) If the discharging health care professional determines that it is appropriate, a live demonstration of each task described in the discharge plan performed by a hospital employee or an individual under contract with the hospital to provide the instruction;
(b) An opportunity for each participant to ask questions and receive responses;
(c) Any other component the hospital believes is necessary to ensure that each participant receives adequate instruction on the tasks described in the discharge plan.
(2) It is the intent of the general assembly that execution of the components in division (B)(1) of this section n ot unreasonably delay a patient's discharge.
(C) The hospital shall document information concerning the instruction provided under this section in the patient's medical record. The information shall include the date and time the instruction was provided and a description of the instruction content.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3727 | Hospitals › Section 3727.77 | Nature of Designation.

Effective:
March 21, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Sections 3727.70 to 3727.76 of the Revised Code do not require a patient or guardian to make a lay caregiver designation.
(B) A lay caregiver designation does not obligate any individual to perform after-care.
(C) A lay caregiver designation or the absence of one shall not interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect the provision of health care to the patient.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3727 | Hospitals › Section 3727.78 | Construction of Lay Caregiver Provisions.

Effective:
March 21, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly
It is the intent of the general assembly that sections 3727.70 to 3727.77 of the Revised Code not be construed to do any of the following:
(A) Interfere with the authority of a patient's attorney- in-fact under sections 1337.11 to 1337.17 of the Revised Code or a patient's proxy under sections 2135.01 to 2135.14 of the Revised Code;
(B) Create a right of action against a hospital or an employee, agent, or contractor of the hospital;
(C) Create a liability for a hospital or an employee, agent, or contractor of the hospital;
(D) Limit, impair, or supersede any right or remedy that a person has under any other statute, rule, regulation, or the common law of this state;
(E) Alter the obligations of an insurer under a health insurance policy, contract, or plan.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3727 | Hospitals › Section 3727.79 | Adoption of Rules.

Effective:
March 21, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly
The department of health may adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement sections 3727.70 to 3727.78 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3727 | Hospitals › Section 3727.80 | Hospital Admission and Notification to Health Plan.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "health benefit plan," "health plan issuer," and "health care services" have the same meanings as in section 3922.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) If a patient is admitted to a hospital for inpatient health care services and the hospital is informed at the time of admission that the person is covered by a health benefit plan, the hospital shall notify the health plan issuer of the admission within forty-eight hours of the patient being admitted.
(C) If a patient is admitted to a hospital for inpatient health care services prior to the hospital being informed that the patient is covered by a health benefit plan, the hospital shall notify the health plan issuer within forty-eight hours of being informed the patient is covered by the health plan issuer.
(D) A hospital shall be considered to have been informed that a patient is covered by a health benefit plan upon being provided with an identification card that provides the health plan issuer's contact information or other information sufficient for the hospital to contact the health plan issuer and confirm coverage.
(E) The notice required under divisions (B) and (C) of this section shall be made in writing and may be provided through a secure electronic transmission by the hospital to the health plan issuer or, if written notice is not possible, then the notice shall be made by telephonic communication.
Last updated September 9, 2021 at 1:01 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3727 | Hospitals › Section 3727.99 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Penalty.

Effective:
March 3, 1984
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 173 - 114th General Assembly
Whoever violates division (A) of section 3727.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be liable for an additional penalty of one thousand dollars for each day of operation in violation of such division.
Last updated September 28, 2021 at 6:34 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3728 | Epinephrine Autoinjectors › Section 3728.01 | Definitions.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Administer epinephrine" means to inject an individual with epinephrine using an autoinjector in a manufactured dosage form.
(B) "Prescriber" means an individual who is authorized by law to prescribe drugs or dangerous drugs or drug therapy related devices in the course of the individual's professional practice, including only the following:
(1) A clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner who holds a certificate to prescribe issued under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code;
(2) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery;
(3) A physician assistant who is licensed under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code, holds a valid prescriber number issued by the state medical board, and has been granted physician-delegated prescriptive authority.
(C) "Qualified entity" means any public or private entity that is associated with a location where allergens capable of causing anaphylaxis may be present, including child care centers, colleges and universities, places of employment, restaurants, amusement parks, recreation camps, sports playing fields and arenas, and other similar locations, except that "qualified entity" does not include either of the following:
(1) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school; community school; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school; or a school operated by the board of education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district;
(2) A camp described in section 5101.76 of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 16, 2023 at 4:10 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3728 | Epinephrine Autoinjectors › Section 3728.03 | Acquisition and Maintenance of Supply of Epinephrine Autoinjectors by Qualified Entity.

Effective:
April 8, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 101 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) A qualified entity may acquire and maintain a supply of epinephrine autoinjectors pursuant to either of the following:
(1) The autoinjectors are personally furnished by a prescriber, or obtained pursuant to a prescription issued by a prescriber, in accordance with section 4723.483, 4730.433, or 4731.96 of the Revised Code.
(2) The autoinjectors are dispensed by a pharmacist or pharmacy intern in accordance with a protocol as authorized under section 4729.47 of the Revised Code.
(B) Epinephrine autoinjectors acquired pursuant to this section shall be stored in a location readily accessible in an emergency and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and any additional requirements that may be established by the department of health under section 3728.11 of the Revised Code.
(C) A qualified entity that acquires epinephrine autoinjectors pursuant to this section shall designate one or more individuals who are employees or agents of the entity and have successfully completed anaphylaxis training in accordance with section 3728.04 of the Revised Code to be responsible for oversight of the epinephrine autoinjectors, including storage, maintenance, and control. The qualified entity may authorize those individuals and other individuals who have successfully completed the anaphylaxis training to administer epinephrine.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3728 | Epinephrine Autoinjectors › Section 3728.04 | Anaphylaxis Training.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The anaphylaxis training required by section 3728.03 of the Revised Code may be any of the following:
(1) Training conducted by a nationally recognized organization that has experience in providing training in emergency health care to individuals who are not health care professionals;
(2) Training by individuals or organizations approved by the department of health under section 3728.11 of the Revised Code;
(3) Classes approved by the department under section 3728.11 of the Revised Code.
(B) Training may be completed in person or through an online system. The training must cover all of the following and may include any other material the organization or individual conducting it or the department considers appropriate:
(1) Ways of recognizing the signs and symptoms of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis;
(2) Standards and procedures for administration of epinephrine and storage of epinephrine autoinjectors;
(3) Emergency follow-up procedures.
(C) An individual must successfully complete training before being authorized to administer epinephrine under section 3728.03 of the Revised Code. A qualified entity may authorize an individual to administer epinephrine only if the individual provides the entity with a certificate issued by the organization or individual conducting the training attesting to successful completion. The certificate must be on a form developed by the department of health under section 3728.11 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3728 | Epinephrine Autoinjectors › Section 3728.05 | Use of Autoinjectors.

Effective:
September 8, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 131st General Assembly
(A) An individual who has completed the anaphylaxsis training required by section 3728.03 of the Revised Code and is authorized by a qualified entity may use an epinephrine autoinjector from a supply maintained under section 3728.03 of the Revised Code to do either of the following:
(1) Administer epinephrine to an individual believed in good faith to be experiencing anaphylaxis;
(2) Provide, for immediate administration, an epinephrine autoinjector to an individual believed in good faith to be experiencing anaphylaxis or to the parent, guardian, or caregiver of such an individual.
(B) Epinephrine may be administered under this section regardless of whether the individual believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis has a prescription for an epinephrine autoinjector or has previously been diagnosed with an allergy.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3728 | Epinephrine Autoinjectors › Section 3728.09 | Liability.

Effective:
September 8, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The following are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with administering epinephrine or acquiring, maintaining, accessing, or using an epinephrine autoinjector under this chapter, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct:
(1) A qualified entity that maintains a supply of epinephrine autoinjectors as authorized in accordance with section 3728.03 of the Revised Code, and any employees or agents of the qualified entity;
(2) A trained individual who administers epinephrine or accesses an epinephrine autoinjector as authorized in accordance with section 3728.05 of the Revised Code;
(3) An individual or organization that conducts anaphylaxis training in accordance with section 3728.04 of the Revised Code.
(B) This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense a person may be entitled to under any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
(C) A person located in this state is not liable for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with acquiring, maintaining, accessing, or using an epinephrine autoinjector outside of this state if either of the following is the case:
(1) The person would not have been liable had the act or omission occurred within this state;
(2) The person is not liable under the law of the state in which the act or omission occurred.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3728 | Epinephrine Autoinjectors › Section 3728.10 | Annual Report to Department.

Effective:
September 8, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 131st General Assembly
A qualified entity that maintains and makes available epinephrine autoinjectors as authorized in accordance with this chapter shall annually report to the department of health, on a form developed by the department, each administration of epinephrine or provision of an epinephrine autoinjector under section 3728.05 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3728 | Epinephrine Autoinjectors › Section 3728.11 | Duties of Department.

Effective:
September 8, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The department of health shall do all of the following:
(1) Develop a form to be used by an individual or organization to certify successful completion of anaphylaxis training under section 3728.04 of the Revised Code;
(2) Develop a form to be used to report each administration of epinephrine or provision of an ephinephrine autoinjector as required by section 3728.10 of the Revised Code;
(3) Annually publish a report summarizing and analyzing all reports received by the department under section 3728.10 of the Revised Code in the previous year.
(B) The department may do either of the following:
(1) Approve individuals or organizations to conduct anaphylaxis training under section 3728.04 of the Revised Code or approve certain classes offered by an individual or organization;
(2) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying standards and procedures for storage and maintenance of epinephrine autoinjectors acquired pursuant to section 3728.03 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3729 | Recreational Vehicle Parks, Recreation Camps, Combined and Temporary Park-Camps › Section 3729.02 | Director of Health to Adopt Rules for Plan Review, License Issuance, and Regulation Generally.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The director of health, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules of uniform application throughout the state governing the review of plans and issuance of licenses for and the location, layout, construction, drainage, sanitation, safety, and operation of recreational vehicle parks, recreation camps, and combined park-camps. The rules shall not apply to the construction, erection, or manufacture of any building to which section 3781.06 of the Revised Code is applicable.
(B) The director, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules of uniform application throughout the state governing the review of plans and issuance of licenses for and the layout, sanitation, safety, and operation of temporary park-camps. The rules shall not apply to the construction, erection, or manufacture of any building to which section 3781.06 of the Revised Code is applicable.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3729 | Recreational Vehicle Parks, Recreation Camps, Combined and Temporary Park-Camps › Section 3729.03 | Development Plans to Be Approved by Director of Health - Inspection - Fees.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No person shall cause development to occur within any portion of a recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, or combined park-camp until the plans for the development have been submitted to and reviewed and approved by the director of health. This division does not require that plans be submitted to the director for approval for the replacement of recreational vehicles or portable camping units on previously approved sites in a recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, or combined park-camp when no development is to occur in connection with the replacement. Within thirty days after receipt of the plans, all supporting documents and materials required to complete the review, and the applicable plan review fee established under division (D) of this section, the director shall approve or disapprove the plans.
(B) Any person aggrieved by the director's disapproval of a set of plans under division (A) of this section may request a hearing on the matter within thirty days after receipt of the director's notice of the disapproval. The hearing shall be held in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Thereafter, the disapproval may be appealed in the manner provided in section 119.12 of the Revised Code.
(C) The director shall establish a system by which development occurring within a recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, or combined park-camp is inspected or verified in accordance with rules adopted under division (A) of section 3729.02 of the Revised Code to ensure that the development complies with the plans approved under division (A) of this section.
(D) The director shall establish fees for reviewing plans under division (A) of this section and conducting inspections under division (C) of this section.
(E) The director shall charge the appropriate fees established under division (D) of this section for reviewing plans under division (A) of this section and conducting inspections under division (C) of this section. All such plan review and inspection fees received by the director shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state and shall be credited to the general operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. Moneys so credited to the fund shall be used only for the purpose of administering and enforcing this chapter and rules adopted under it.
(F) Plan approvals issued under this section do not constitute an exemption from the land use and building requirements of the political subdivision in which the recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, or combined park-camp is or is to be located.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3729 | Recreational Vehicle Parks, Recreation Camps, Combined and Temporary Park-Camps › Section 3729.04 | Municipal or County Permit for Development.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No person shall cause development to occur within any portion of a recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, combined park-camp, or temporary park-camp that is located within a one-hundred-year flood plain in a municipal corporation unless the person first obtains a permit therefor from the municipal corporation in accordance with the flood plain management ordinance of the municipal corporation.
(B) No person shall cause development to occur within any portion of a recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, combined park-camp, or temporary park-camp that is located within a one-hundred-year flood plain in an unincorporated area unless the person first obtains a permit therefor from the board of county commissioners of the county in which the development is to occur in accordance with the flood plain management resolution of the county adopted under section 307.37 of the Revised Code.
(C) If development for which a permit is required under division (A) or (B) of this section is to occur on a site where a recreational vehicle or portable camping unit is or is to be located, the owner of the recreational vehicle or portable camping unit and the operator of the recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, or combined park-camp shall jointly obtain the permit. Each of the persons to whom a permit is jointly issued is responsible for compliance with the provisions of the approved permit that are applicable to that person.
If development for which a permit is required under division (A) or (B) of this section is to occur within a temporary park-camp on a site where a recreational vehicle or portable camping unit is or is to be located, the owner of the temporary park-camp shall obtain the permit.
(D) Fees established by a municipal corporation or county for the issuance of permits under division (A) or (B) of this section are not subject to regulation by the director of health.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3729 | Recreational Vehicle Parks, Recreation Camps, Combined and Temporary Park-Camps › Section 3729.06 | Annual Survey of Health District for Compliance.

Effective:
October 13, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 368 - 125th General Assembly
(A) The director of health may survey annually each health district that is licensing recreational vehicle parks, recreation camps, combined park-camps, or temporary park-camps as provided in section 3729.05 of the Revised Code to determine whether the district is in substantial compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. Upon determination that there is substantial compliance, the director shall place the health district on an approved list. The director shall make a resurvey when in the director's opinion a resurvey is necessary and shall remove from the approved list any health district not substantially complying with this chapter and rules adopted under it.
(B) If, after a survey or resurvey is made as provided in this section, the director determines that a health district is not eligible to be placed on the approved list or to continue on the list, the director shall certify that fact to the board of health of the health district. The director shall administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted under it in the health district until the director determines that the health district is eligible for placement on the approved list. Until the district is placed on or returned to the approved list, the director shall collect all fees payable to a board of health under section 3729.07 of the Revised Code and all such fees previously paid that have not been expended or encumbered for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the campground licensing fund, which is hereby created for use by the director in the director's capacity as licensor. The director shall repay any balance remaining in the account to the district when the director places the district on the approved list.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3729 | Recreational Vehicle Parks, Recreation Camps, Combined and Temporary Park-Camps › Section 3729.07 | Licensor May Charge Annual Fee.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
The licensor of a recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, or combined park-camp may charge a fee for an annual license to operate such a park, camp, or park-camp. In the case of a temporary park-camp, the licensor may charge a fee for a license to operate the temporary park-camp for the period specified in division (A) of section 3729.05 of the Revised Code. The fees for both types of licenses shall be determined in accordance with section 3709.09 of the Revised Code and shall include the cost of licensing and all inspections.
Except for the fee for a temporary park-camp license, the fee also shall include any additional amount determined by rule of the director of health, which shall be collected and transmitted by the board of health to the director pursuant to section 3709.092 of the Revised Code and used only for the purpose of administering and enforcing this chapter and rules adopted under it. The portion of any fee retained by the board of health shall be paid into a special fund and used only for the purpose of administering and enforcing this chapter and rules adopted under it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3729 | Recreational Vehicle Parks, Recreation Camps, Combined and Temporary Park-Camps › Section 3729.08 | License May Be Refused, Suspended, or Revoked for Noncompliance.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The licensor of the health district in which a recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, combined park-camp, or temporary park-camp is or is to be located, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may refuse to grant, may suspend, or may revoke any license granted to any person for failure to comply with this chapter or with any rule adopted by the director of health under section 3729.02 of the Revised Code.
(B) If a recreational vehicle park or combined park-camp operator is found to have used the park or park-camp as a chronic nuisance in violation of division (B) of section 3729.14 of the Revised Code, the licensor shall immediately revoke any license held by the park or park-camp operator upon receipt of information provided by the local board of health in accordance with division (D) of that section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3729 | Recreational Vehicle Parks, Recreation Camps, Combined and Temporary Park-Camps › Section 3729.09 | Rights Coextensive With Term of License.

Effective:
October 13, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 368 - 125th General Assembly
Upon a license being issued under sections 3729.05 to 3729.08 of the Revised Code, any operator has the right to rent or use each lot or camping space for the parking or placement of a recreational vehicle or portable camping facility to be used for human habitation without interruption for any period coextensive with any license or consecutive licenses issued under sections 3729.05 to 3729.08 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3729 | Recreational Vehicle Parks, Recreation Camps, Combined and Temporary Park-Camps › Section 3729.10 | Fees Under Chapter in Lieu of Other Fees - Exception.

Effective:
October 13, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 368 - 125th General Assembly
Fees authorized or charged under sections 3729.03 and 3729.07 of the Revised Code are in lieu of all license and inspection fees on or with respect to the operation or ownership of recreational vehicle parks, combined park-camps, recreation camps, or temporary park-camps within this state, except that the licensor may charge additional reasonable fees for the collection and bacteriological examination of any necessary water samples taken from any such park, camp, or park-camp.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3729 | Recreational Vehicle Parks, Recreation Camps, Combined and Temporary Park-Camps › Section 3729.11 | Enforcement of Violations.

Effective:
October 13, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 368 - 125th General Assembly
(A) No person shall violate this chapter or rules adopted under it.
(B) The prosecuting attorney of a county, a city director of law, or the attorney general, upon complaint of the licensor or the director of health, shall prosecute to termination or bring an action for injunction against any person violating this chapter or rules adopted under it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3729 | Recreational Vehicle Parks, Recreation Camps, Combined and Temporary Park-Camps › Section 3729.12 | Campsite Use Agreement.

Effective:
October 13, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 368 - 125th General Assembly
Every campsite use agreement entered into between a camp operator and a campsite user shall be in writing, shall contain the name, address, and phone number of the campsite user, and shall designate the campsite that is the subject of the agreement. The campsite use agreement also shall contain a description of the procedure for removing property from the campsite if the campsite user fails to remove all property from the campsite as required by section 3729.13 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3729 | Recreational Vehicle Parks, Recreation Camps, Combined and Temporary Park-Camps › Section 3729.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
October 13, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 368 - 125th General Assembly
Whoever violates division (A) of section 3729.11 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3730 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services › Section 3730.01 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services Definitions.

Effective:
January 12, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 25 - 122nd General Assembly
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Board of health" means the board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code.
(B) "Body piercing" includes ear piercing except when the ear piercing procedure is performed with an ear piercing gun.
(C) "Business" means any entity that provides services for compensation.
(D) "Custodian" has the same meaning as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code.
(E) "Ear piercing gun" means a mechanical device that pierces the ear by forcing a disposable single-use stud or solid needle through the ear.
(F) "Guardian" has the same meaning as in section 2111.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3730 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services › Section 3730.02 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services Prohibitions.

Effective:
January 12, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 25 - 122nd General Assembly
No person shall do any of the following:
(A) Operate a business that offers tattooing or body piercing services unless a board of health has approved the business under section 3730.03 of the Revised Code;
(B) Perform a tattooing or body piercing procedure in a manner that does not meet the safety and sanitation standards established by this chapter and the rules adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code;
(C) Perform a tattooing procedure, body piercing procedure, or ear piercing procedure with an ear piercing gun in a manner that does not meet the standards for appropriate disinfection and sterilization of invasive equipment or parts of equipment used in performing the procedures established by this chapter and the rules adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3730 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services › Section 3730.03 | Application for Approval to Operate Tattooing or Body Piercing Business.

Effective:
January 12, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 25 - 122nd General Assembly
A person seeking approval to operate a business that offers tattooing or body piercing services shall apply to the board of health of the city or general health district in which the business is located on forms the board shall prescribe and provide. The applicant shall submit all information the board of health determines is necessary to process the application. The applicant shall include the fee established under section 3709.09 of the Revised Code with the application.
Boards of health shall deposit all fees collected under this section into the health fund of the district that the board serves. The fees shall be used solely for the purposes of implementing and enforcing this chapter.
To receive approval to offer tattooing or body piercing services, a business must demonstrate to a board of health the ability to meet the requirements established by this chapter and the rules adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code for safe performance of the tattooing or body piercing procedures, training of the individuals who perform the procedures, and maintenance of records.
A board of health that determines, following an inspection conducted under section 3730.04 of the Revised Code, that a business meets the requirements for approval shall approve the business. Approval remains valid for one year, unless earlier suspended or revoked under section 3730.05 of the Revised Code. A business's approval may be renewed. Approval is not transferable.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3730 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services › Section 3730.04 | Inspections.

Effective:
January 12, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 25 - 122nd General Assembly
A board of health shall conduct at least one inspection of a business prior to approving the business under section 3730.03 of the Revised Code to offer tattooing or body piercing services. The board may conduct additional inspections as necessary for the approval process. A board of health may inspect an approved business at any time the board considers necessary. In an inspection, a board of health shall be given access to the business's premises and to all records relevant to the inspection.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3730 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services › Section 3730.05 | Board May Suspend or Revoke Approval.

Effective:
January 12, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 25 - 122nd General Assembly
A board of health may suspend or revoke the approval of a business to offer tattooing or body piercing services at any time the board determines that the business is being operated in violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code. Proceedings for suspensions and revocations shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3730 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services › Section 3730.06 | Consent Required to Perform Procedure on Minor.

Effective:
January 12, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 25 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) No person shall perform a tattooing procedure, body piercing procedure, or ear piercing procedure with an ear piercing gun on an individual who is under eighteen years of age unless consent has been given by the individual's parent, guardian, or custodian in accordance with division (B) of this section.
(B) A parent, guardian, or custodian of an individual under age eighteen who desires to give consent to a business to perform on the individual under age eighteen a tattooing procedure, body piercing procedure, or ear piercing procedure performed with an ear piercing gun shall do both of the following:
(1) Appear in person at the business at the time the procedure is performed;
(2) Sign a document provided by the business that explains the manner in which the procedure will be performed and methods for proper care of the affected body area following performance of the procedure.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3730 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services › Section 3730.07 | Prohibitions Concerning Minors.

Effective:
January 1, 2002
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 179 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) No individual shall knowingly show or give any false information as to the name, age, or other identification of an individual who is under age eighteen for the purpose of obtaining for the individual under age eighteen a tattooing service, body piercing service, or ear piercing service performed with an ear piercing gun.
(B) No individual shall impersonate the parent, guardian, or custodian of an individual who is under age eighteen for the purpose of obtaining for the individual under age eighteen a tattooing service, body piercing service, or ear piercing service performed with an ear piercing gun.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3730 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services › Section 3730.08 | Defenses of Operator or Employee Concerning Minors.

Effective:
January 12, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 25 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) An operator or employee of a business that performs tattooing services, body piercing services, or ear piercing services performed with an ear piercing gun may not be found guilty of a violation of division (A) of section 3730.06 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code in which age is an element of the provisions of the rule, if the board of health or any court of record finds all of the following:
(1) That the individual obtaining a tattooing service, body piercing service, or ear piercing service performed with an ear piercing gun, at the time of so doing, exhibited to the operator or employee of the tattooing, body piercing, or ear piercing business a driver's or commercial driver's license or an identification card issued under sections 4507.50 to 4507.52 of the Revised Code showing that the individual was then at least age eighteen;
(2) That the operator or employee made a bona fide effort to ascertain the true age of the individual obtaining a tattooing, body piercing, or ear piercing service by checking the identification presented, at the time of the service, to ascertain that the description on the identification compared with the appearance of the individual and that the identification had not been altered in any way;
(3) That the operator or employee had reason to believe that the individual obtaining a tattooing, body piercing, or ear piercing service was at least age eighteen.
(B) In any hearing before a board of health and in any action or proceeding before a court of record in which a defense is raised under this section, the registrar of motor vehicles or the registrar's deputy who issued a driver's or commercial driver's license or an identification card under sections 4507.50 to 4507.52 of the Revised Code shall be permitted to submit certified copies of the records, in the registrar's or deputy's possession, of such issuance in lieu of the testimony of the personnel of the bureau of motor vehicles at such hearing, action, or proceeding.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3730 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services › Section 3730.09 | Duties of Operator of Business.

Effective:
September 15, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly
(A) Each operator of a business that offers tattooing or body piercing services shall do all of the following:
(1) Maintain procedures for ensuring that the individuals who perform tattooing or body piercing procedures are adequately trained to perform the procedures properly;
(2) With respect to tattooing services, maintain written records that include the color, manufacturer, and lot number of each pigment used for each tattoo performed;
(3) Comply with the safety and sanitation requirements for preventing transmission of infectious diseases, as established in rules adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code;
(4) Ensure that all invasive equipment or parts of equipment used in performing tattooing and body piercing procedures are disinfected and sterilized by using methods that meet the disinfection and sterilization requirements established in rules adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code;
(5) Ensure that weekly tests of the business's heat sterilization devices are performed to determine whether the devices are functioning properly. In having the devices tested, the operator of the business shall use a biological monitoring system that indicates whether the devices are killing microorganisms. If a test indicates that a device is not functioning properly, the operator shall take immediate remedial action to ensure that heat sterilization is being accomplished. The operator shall maintain documentation that the weekly tests are being performed. To comply with the documentation requirement, the documents must consist of a log that indicates the date on which each test is performed and the name of the person who performed the test or, if a test was conducted by an independent testing entity, a copy of the entity's testing report. The operator shall maintain records of each test performed for at least two years.
(B) Each operator of a business that offers ear piercing services performed with an ear piercing gun shall require the individuals who perform the ear piercing services to disinfect and sterilize the ear piercing gun by using chemical solutions that meet the disinfection and sterilization requirements established in rules adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3730 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services › Section 3730.10 | Adoption of Rules - Universal Blood and Body Fluid Precautions.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The director of health shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this chapter. The rules shall include all of the following:
(1) Safety and sanitation standards and procedures to be followed to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases during the performance of tattooing and body piercing procedures;
(2) Standards and procedures to be followed for appropriate disinfection and sterilization of all invasive equipment or parts of equipment used in tattooing procedures, body piercing procedures, and ear piercing procedures performed with an ear piercing gun;
(3) Procedures for suspending and revoking approvals under section 3730.05 of the Revised Code.
(B) The rules adopted under division (A)(1) of this section shall establish universal blood and body fluid precautions to be used by any individual who performs tattooing or body piercing procedures. The precautions shall include all of the following:
(1) The appropriate use of hand washing;
(2) The handling and disposal of all needles and other sharp instruments used in tattooing or body piercing procedures;
(3) The wearing and disposal of gloves and other protective garments and devices.
(C) The rules adopted under division (A) of this section may include standards and procedures to be followed by a business that offers tattooing or body piercing services to ensure that the individuals who perform tattooing or body piercing procedures for the business are adequately trained to perform the procedures properly.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3730 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services › Section 3730.11 | Municipalities and Townships May Prohibit Establishment of Businesses.

Effective:
January 12, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 25 - 122nd General Assembly
Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as prohibiting municipal corporations, or townships that have adopted the limited self-government form of township government under Chapter 504. of the Revised Code, from adopting ordinances or resolutions that prohibit the establishment of businesses that offer tattooing or body piercing services.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3730 | Tattooing or Body Piercing Services › Section 3730.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
January 1, 2002
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 179 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates division (A), (B), or (C) of section 3730.02 or division (A) of section 3730.06 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(B) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of section 3730.07 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.