3724.05 Public health council to adopt rules governing licensing and operation of homes.

The public health council, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules governing licensing and operation of community alternative homes. The rules shall do all of the following:

(A) Establish criteria and procedures for issuance, renewal, and revocation of licenses and temporary licenses, for the granting and denial of waivers, and for issuance and termination of emergency orders;

(B) Specify qualifications, including training, education, work experience, health requirements, and standards of conduct, for operators, residence managers, caregivers, and other employees of community alternative homes, and the number of staff members required in a home;

(C) Establish nonrefundable fees for issuance and renewal of licenses under this chapter in an amount calculated to defray the costs of administering and enforcing the requirements of this chapter and rules for licensure;

(D) Establish requirements regarding the minimum space a community alternative home must provide each resident and requirements for equipment of the home;

(E) Establish adequate building, fire, safety, and sanitation standards for homes;

(F) Specify the types of services to be provided by a home and establish criteria and standards for these services;

(G) Establish procedures for enforcing the residents’ rights enumerated in section 3724.07 of the Revised Code;

(H) Establish requirements for record keeping and maintaining confidentiality of records;

(I) Establish minimum requirements for policies and procedures to be followed by a home regarding residents’ medications, including storage, disposal, and the provision of assistance with self-administration of medication;

(J) Establish requirements regarding special diets that may be prepared under division (D) of section 3724.021 of the Revised Code;

(K) Establish requirements for initial and periodic health assessments of residents by physicians, including assessment of each resident’s capacity for self-administration of prescribed medications, to ensure that residents do not require care that a community alternative home is not licensed to provide;

(L) Regulate any other matters necessary for the implementation of this chapter.

Effective Date: 11-01-1989