3701-54-04 Responsibilities of boards of health.

(A) Each board of health shall conduct school inspections in accordance with this chapter of the Administrative Code and in accordance with the following:

(1) The inspection shall be conducted during regular school hours;

(2) Inspections shall occur not less than once per school year with a maximum time between inspections of fifteen months;

(3) The board of health shall notify the building principal, chief administrator, or governing authority at least one week prior to the inspection if requesting a representative to accompany the sanitarian during the inspection; and

(B) Each board of health shall send a copy of the school inspection report within thirty days to the following individuals at the addresses identified by the school or school district:

(1) The principal, chief administrator or governing authority of the building;

(2) The administrator responsible for facility operations and maintenance on behalf of the school district, educational service center, board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, or community school controlling the inspected building and grounds;

(3) In the case of a school operated by a school district, the superintendent and board of education of that district;

(4) In the case of a school operated by an educational service center or board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, the center or board; and

(5) The auditor of state.

(C) Each board of health shall conduct inspections using forms, templates, and checklists developed by the director or other forms approved by the director.

(D) Each board of health shall determine compliance with the written plan for abatement submitted by the administration of each school. On completion of abatement, as outlined in the plan, the board of health shall submit a supplemental report to all persons specified in paragraph (B) of this rule.

(E) Each board of health shall distribute information received from the director on a quarterly basis to the schools in its jurisdiction that specifies dangerous conditions and dangerous products, including products recalled by the manufacturer, which may be present in school buildings and associated grounds. Such information shall be supplied by the director to an electronic mail address specified by the board of health. The board of health shall notify the director within one week of any change to the specified electronic mail address.

(F) Each board of health shall determine compliance with paragraph (C) of rule 3701-54-05 of the Administrative Code during each inspection.

Effective: 09/27/2007

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 09/27/2012

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3701.935

Rule Amplifies: 3701.931, 3701.935