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... with that of the peace officers of the county, township, or municipal corporation in which a violation occurs. (C) The governor, upon the recommendation of the director, shall issue to each natural resources officer a commission indicating authority to make arrests as provided in this section. (D)(1) A natural resources officer may render assistance to a state or local law enforcement officer at the request of tha...

...(A) As used in this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The director of natural resources shall not appoint a person as a natural resources officer under section 1501.24 of the Revised Code on a permanent or temporary basis or for a probationary term if the person previously has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty to a felony. (2)(a) The director shall termin...

...r of natural resources shall pay to the county treasurer of each county in which qualifying land is located, an amount equal to two and one-half per cent of the unimproved taxable value of qualifying land located within that county. The director shall draw the funds necessary to make such payments from the state park fund created under section 1546.21 of the Revised Code, the wildlife fund created under section 1531....

...The department of natural resources is the designated state agency responsible for the coordination and administration of sections 120 to 136 of the "National and Community Service Act of 1990," 104 Stat. 3127 (1990), 42 U.S.C.A. 12401 to 12456, as amended. With the assistance of the Ohio commission on service and volunteerism created in section 121.40 of the Revised Code, the director of natural resources shal...

...o provide for any other remuneration of personnel. (D) If the forfeiture laws conflict with any provisions that govern forfeitures and that are established in another section of Title XV of the Revised Code, the provisions established in the other section of Title XV apply.

...The department of aging shall: (A) Be the designated state agency to administer programs of the federal government relating to the aged, requiring action within the state, that are not the specific responsibility of another state agency under federal or state statutes. The department shall be the sole state agency to administer funds granted by the federal government under the "Older Americans Act of 1965," 79 Stat....

...y divide the state into separate multi-county regions that shall be known as planning and service areas. If the department divides the state into those areas, then, consistent with the rules adopted under division (C)(1) of this section, it shall designate one public entity or one private nonprofit entity as each area's agency on aging. That agency shall administer programs on behalf of the department under th...

...The department of aging may develop and offer training programs to area agencies on aging, long-term care facilities, providers of long-term care services, and other interested parties. The department may charge fees for the training programs. Amounts collected from charging the fees shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the senior community outreach fund, which is hereby created. Money credited...

...The department of aging shall adopt, and may rescind, rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of Chapter 173. of the Revised Code and may: (A) Provide technical assistance and consultation to public and private nonprofit agencies with respect to programs, services, and activities for elderly people; (B) Cooperate with federal agencies, other state agencies or departments, and organizations to conduct studies...

...purpose of the council is to advise the department of aging on the objectives of the "Older Americans Act of 1965," 42 U.S.C. 3001, and as directed by the governor. Annually, the members shall select one of their members to serve as chairperson and one of their members to serve as vice-chairperson. The council may form a quorum and take votes at meetings conducted by interactive electronic medium if provisions are...

...nd other health care and social service personnel who participate or assist in the care or treatment of persons who have dementia. The training materials disseminated through the web site may be developed by the director or obtained from other sources. (C) To the extent funds are available, the director shall administer respite care programs and other supportive services for persons who have dementia and their fami...

...deputy director of the aging shall be the acting director when the director is absent or disabled or the position is vacant. The director shall specify who shall be the acting director if no deputy director has been appointed.

...rovide benefits to any card holder. The department of aging shall bear all costs of the program. (B) Before issuing a golden buckeye card to any person, the director shall establish the identity of any person who applies for a card and shall ascertain that such person is sixty years of age or older or is a person with a disability and is eighteen years of age or older. The director shall adopt rules under Chapter ...

...Records identifying the recipients of golden buckeye cards issued under section 173.06 of the Revised Code are not public records subject to inspection or copying under section 149.43 of the Revised Code and may be disclosed only at the discretion of the director of aging. The director may disclose only information in records identifying the recipients of golden buckeye cards that does not contain the recipient'...

...rdinator program is established in the department of aging to fund resident services coordinators. The coordinators shall provide information to low-income and special-needs tenants, including the elderly, who live in financially assisted rental housing complexes, and assist those tenants in identifying and obtaining community and program services and other benefits for which they are eligible. (B) The reside...

...The department of aging shall, as appropriate and feasible and to the extent federal, state, and local funding is available, develop a system of community multipurpose senior centers for the purposes of: (A) Providing centralized, coordinated medical, social, supportive, and rehabilitative services to older adults; (B) Encouraging older adults to maintain physical, social, and emotional well-being and to live dig...

...(A) As used in this section, "bingo," "bingo game operator," and "participant" have the same meanings as in section 2915.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Notwithstanding sections 2915.07 to 2915.13 of the Revised Code, a multipurpose senior center may conduct bingo games described in division (O)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code, but only if it complies with all of the following requirements: (1) All bin...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Continuing care" means the provision under a written agreement of board, lodging, medical services, nursing, and other health-related services to a person sixty years of age or older, unrelated by consanguinity or affinity to the provider, for the life of the person or for a period in excess of one year in return for the payment of an entrance fee or of periodic charges. (2) "Entra...

...pursuant to 42 C.F.R. 412.23(e); (c) A county home or district home operated pursuant to Chapter 5155. of the Revised Code; (d) A residential facility licensed under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen unrelated adults or accommodations and personal care services for only one or two adults who are receiving payments under the...

...re ombudsman program established by the department of aging pursuant to division (J) of section 173.01 of the Revised Code shall be known as "the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program." It shall consist of the state long-term care ombudsman, the ombudsman's staff, and regional long-term care ombudsman programs. In establishing and operating the office, the department shall consider the views of area ag...

...(A) The department of aging shall designate regions to be served by regional long-term care ombudsman programs. (B) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, the state long-term care ombudsman shall designate regional programs in accordance with criteria established by the department of aging in rules which the department shall adopt under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The criteria shall incl...

...ecretary for aging of the United States department of health and human services. (b) Monitoring and analyzing the development and implementation of federal, state, and local laws, rules, and policies regarding long-term care services in this state and recommending to officials changes the office considers appropriate in those laws, rules, and policies; (c) Providing information and making recommendations to public ...

...s a residents' rights advocate with the department of health under division (B) of section 3701.07 of the Revised Code.

...private social service agency. (B) The department of aging shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code regarding the handling of complaints received under this section, including procedures for conducting investigations of complaints. The rules shall include procedures to ensure that no representative of the office investigates any complaint involving a long-term care provider with which th...

...vocacy visit or investigation. (K) The department of aging shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for referral by the state ombudsman and regional long-term care ombudsman programs of complaints to other public agencies or entities. A public agency or entity to which a complaint is referred shall keep the state ombudsman or regional program handling the complaint advised and notified i...