Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5123 - Department of Developmental Disabilities › Chapter 5123-3 - Medications; R&D and Demonstration Projects › Section 5123-3-08 - Licensed residential facilities - development and renovation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Purpose
This rule establishes uniform standards
				and procedures governing the development and renovation of residential
				facilities subject to licensure in accordance with section
				5123.19
				of the Revised Code.
(B)
								Definitions
For the purposes of this rule, the
				following definitions apply:
(1)
									"Adult" means an individual age eighteen and
			 older.
(2)
									"Applicant" means a person, as defined in section
			 1.59 of the
			 Revised Code, or government agency submitting a proposal and seeking approval
			 from the department for development of licensed beds.
(3)
									"Child" means an
			 individual less than age eighteen.
(4)
									"County board"
			 means a county board of developmental disabilities.
(5)
									"Department"
			 means the Ohio department of developmental disabilities.
(6)
									"Development"
			 means an applicant's plan for the operation of a licensed residential facility
			 including a plan for modification which is subject to approval of the
			 department.
(7)
									"Individual" means a person with a developmental
			 disability.
(8)
									"Initial license" means written approval by the
			 department to a licensee to operate a residential facility for a period of one
			 year.
(9)
									"Interim license" means written approval by the
			 department to a licensee to operate a residential facility for a period not to
			 exceed one hundred eighty calendar days.
(10)
									"Intermediate
			 care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities" has the same
			 meaning as in section
			 5124.01 of the
			 Revised Code.
(11)
									"Licensed bed" means a bed in a residential facility
			 licensed by the department pursuant to section
			 5123.19
			 of the Revised Code.
(12)
									"Licensee" has the same meaning as in section
			 5123.19
			 of the Revised Code.
(13)
									"Modification" means:
(a)
										A change in the
			 identity of the licensee or operator;
(b)
										A significant
			 change in ownership of a licensed residential facility that occurs as the
			 result of an acquisition, sale of a majority interest, merger, or when a family
			 member is added to or removed from a license held by a family-owned
			 business;
(c)
										A change in the address of some or all of the licensed
			 beds;
(d)
										An increase or decrease in the number of licensed beds
			 operated at a specific address;
(e)
										The rebuilding of
			 a licensed residential facility at the same address;
(f)
										The rebuilding of
			 a licensed residential facility at a different address; or
(g)
										A change in the
			 type or source of funding of a licensed residential facility.
(14)
									"Operator" means the entity responsible for the management
			 of and provision of services at the residential facility.
(15)
									"Renovation"
			 means a permanent change in the physical structure of a residential facility
			 that results in a change in the use of the facility and/or a change in its
			 floor plan since the most recent issuance of the facility's
			 license.
(16)
									"Residential facility" has the same meaning as in
			 section
			 5123.19
			 of the Revised Code.