3701-16-08 Emergency orders.

(A) The director may issue an emergency order to a community alternative home on finding an emergency requiring immediate action to protect the health or safety of the public or of residents of the home. The order shall be in writing, shall specify action to be taken to correct the situation causing the emergency, shall be effective immediately, and shall continue in effect for ninety days.

(B) The home shall comply with the order immediately but, on written application to the director, shall be afforded a hearing as soon as possible to determine whether the order should be modified or withdrawn.

(C) If the director subsequently determines that the license of the home should be revoked or should not be renewed because the home has failed to correct the emergency within the time specified or because the violation jeopardizes the health or safety of the public or any of the residents of the home, the director shall revoke or refuse to renew the license in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The director may also initiate an action for injunctive relief in accordance with section 3724.13 of the Revised Code.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/09/2009 and 01/01/2014

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3724.05

Rule Amplifies: 3724.04, 3724.13

Prior Effective Dates: 8/29/88 (Emer., ) 11/27/94