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As used in Chapter 4101:2-90.
“Administrator” means the person who is responsible for the supervision of the home on a day-to-day basis. The same person may be both the operator and the administrator.
“Alcoholic nursing home” means a nursing home for persons suffering from acute or chronic alcoholism.
“Alteration” means a change or rearrangement in the structural parts of a building, or a change in required window or exit facilities, or in the building service equipment regulated by the Ohio Building Code.
“Ambulatory person” means a person able to walk and physically able to leave the premises without assistance.
“Attendant” means a responsible person who is trained to provide personal care and services to patients or residents.
“Electrical equipment” means electrical wiring, material, fittings, devices, appliances, fixtures, apparatus, and the like, used as a part of, or in connection with, an electrical installation.
“Electrical wiring” includes wiring methods, electrical conductors, conduits, insulators, junction boxes, switches, outlets, gas tubes, and other devices used for the functioning and safety of an electrical installation.
“Exit” means a doorway or similar opening which provides a suitable and safe means of egress through the enclosure of an area or space.
“Home” means a home as defined by section 3721.01 of the Revised Code.
“Home for the aging” means a home as defined by division (C) of section 3721.01 of the Revised Code.
“Lot” means a plot or parcel of land considered as a unit, devoted to a certain use, or occupied by a building or group of buildings that are united by a common interest and use, and the customary accessories and open spaces belonging to the same.
“Mental nursing home” means a nursing home for persons who are mentally incapacitated from causes other than simple senility, or who regularly require restraint.
“NEC” means the 1962 edition of the National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 70, “National Electrical Code.”
“Nursing home” means a home as defined by division (A) of section 3721.01 of the Revised Code.
“OBC-1964” means the Ohio Building Code 1964 Edition including amendments effective June 10, 1964, as adopted by the board of building standards.
“OBC” means the current edition of the Ohio Building Code, as adopted by the board of building standards.
“Occupants” means patients, residents, and personnel housed in a home.
“Operator” means the person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation which is required by section 3721.05 of the Revised Code to obtain a license in order to open, manage, maintain, or operate a home.
“Patient” means a person who needs skilled nursing or dietary care or rehabilitation service because of illness or incapacitation.
“Repair” means the replacement of existing work with equivalent materials for the purpose of its maintenance; but not including any addition, change or modification in construction, exit facilities, or building service equipment.
“Required” means mandatory under state law.
“Resident” means a person who, by reason of age or infirmity, is dependent upon the services of others.
“Rest home” means a home as defined by division (B) of section 3721.01 of the Revised Code.
“Restrained” as applied to persons in a building,means that such persons are confined or corporally restrained in the building in such a manner that the freedom for normal egress from the building is dependent upon the unlocking or unbolting by others, of one or more doors or barriers, or the removal of restraints.
“Small rest home” means a rest home for 3, 4, or 5 persons.
“Toilet room” means a room or rooms conforming to section 1230.12 OBC-1964, and including not less than one of each of the following plumbing fixtures: water closet, shower or bathtub and a lavatory which is located in or adjacent to the room in which the water closet is located.
“Wiring method” means the type of wiring and equipment, and details of installation required or used in an electrical installation.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 07/10/2007 and 07/01/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3781.10(E)
Rule Amplifies: 3781.03, 3791.04
Prior Effective Dates: 12/21/76