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...(A) The director of developmental disabilities may enter into an agreement with the boards of trustees or boards of directors of two or more universities in which there is a college of medicine or college of osteopathic medicine, or of two or more colleges of medicine or colleges of osteopathic medicine, or any combination of those universities and colleges, to establish, manage, and conduct residency medical t...

...lative of a person with a developmental disability who is a minor receiving residential services pursuant to a contract entered into with the department of developmental disabilities under section 5123.18 of the Revised Code shall be charged for the minor's support the percentage of a base support rate determined in accordance with division (B)(2) of section 5121.04 of the Revised Code.

...The department of developmental disabilities may make such investigations as are necessary in the performance of its duties and to that end the director of developmental disabilities shall have the same power as a judge of a county court to administer oaths and to enforce the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books or papers. The department shall keep a record of such investigations ...

...(A) If good cause exists as specified in division (B) of this section and determined in accordance with procedures established in rules adopted under section 5123.1611 of the Revised Code, the director of developmental disabilities may issue an adjudication order requiring that one or more of the following actions be taken against a person or government entity seeking or holding a supported living certificate: (1) ...

...(A) The director of developmental disabilities shall not issue a supported living certificate to an applicant or renew an applicant's supported living certificate if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant fails to comply with division (C)(2) of this section; (2) Except as provided in rules adopted under section 5123.1611 of the Revised Code, the applicant is found by a criminal records check required ...

...(A) All of the following apply if the department of medicaid, pursuant to section 5164.38 of the Revised Code, refuses to enter into, terminates, or refuses to revalidate a provider agreement that authorizes a person or government entity to provide supported living under the medicaid program: (1) In the case of a refusal to enter into a provider agreement, the person or government entity's application to provide med...

...The director of developmental disabilities shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing all of the following: (A) The extent to which a county board of developmental disabilities may provide supported living; (B) The application process for obtaining a supported living certificate under section 5123.161 of the Revised Code; (C) The certification standards a person or government entity m...

...The department of developmental disabilities may provide for the custody, supervision, control, treatment, and training of persons with developmental disabilities elsewhere than within the enclosure of an institution under its jurisdiction, if the department so determines with respect to any individual or group of individuals. In all such cases, the department shall ensure adequate and proper supervision for the prot...

...The department of developmental disabilities may enter into a contract with a person or government agency to provide residential services to individuals with developmental disabilities in need of residential services. To be eligible to enter into a contract with the department under this section, a person or government entity and the home in which the residential services are provided must meet all applicable standar...

...The director of developmental disabilities shall include on the internet web site maintained by the department of developmental disabilities a searchable database of vacancies in licensed residential facilities. Each person or government entity operating a licensed residential facility shall provide current and accurate vacancy information to the department in accordance with procedures that the director shall establ...

...s to an individual with a developmental disability who resided in the residential facility in which the bed was located. (D) The director shall maintain an up-to-date written record of the maximum number of residential facility beds provided for by division (B) of this section. (E) The director may issue an interim license under division (Q) of section 5123.19 of the Revised Code and issue, pursuant to rules adopte...

...Neither an applicant for an initial residential facility license under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code nor an applicant for a modification of an existing residential facility license under that section is required to obtain approval of a plan for the proposed new residential facility or modification to the existing residential facility pursuant to section 5123.042 of the Revised Code if all of the followin...

...eive an individual with a developmental disability as a resident of a residential facility unless the facility is licensed under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code, and no person or governmental agency shall operate a respite care home or receive an individual with a developmental disability in a respite care home unless the home is certified under section 5126.05 of the Revised Code.

...The department of developmental disabilities shall determine and direct what lands belonging to institutions under its control shall be cultivated. The department of agriculture, the department of health, and the Ohio state university shall cooperate with the department of developmental disabilities, and the managing officer of each institution mentioned in section 5123.03 of the Revised Code, in making su...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in this division, money or property deposited with managing officers of institutions under the jurisdiction of the department of developmental disabilities by any resident under the department's control or by relatives, guardians, conservators, and others for the special benefit of such resident, as well as all other funds and all other income paid to the resident, to the resi...

...Each managing officer of an institution under the jurisdiction of the department of developmental disabilities, with the approval of the director of developmental disabilities, may establish funds in the institutions under the jurisdiction of the department, designated as follows: (A) Industrial and entertainment fund for the entertainment and welfare of the residents of the institution. (B) Commissary f...

...If the director of developmental disabilities approves an application submitted under section 5123.37 of the Revised Code, the director shall establish a deadline by which the county board of developmental disabilities or private, nonprofit agency that submitted the application must notify the director that the county board or agency is ready to acquire a replacement facility to be used for the purpose stated i...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Medicaid-certified capacity" has the same meaning as in section 5124.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Residential facility" has the same meaning as in section 5123.19 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The director of developmental disabilities may change the terms of an agreement entered into with a county board of developmental disabilities or private, nonprofit agency pursuant to section ...

...The department of developmental disabilities shall accept complaints from any person or government entity regarding the administration of medications and performance of health-related activities by developmental disabilities personnel pursuant to the authority granted under section 5123.42 of the Revised Code. The department shall conduct investigations of complaints as it considers appropriate.

...The department of developmental disabilities shall develop courses that train registered nurses to provide the developmental disabilities personnel training courses developed under section 5123.43 of the Revised Code. The department may develop courses that train registered nurses to provide all of the courses developed under section 5123.43 of the Revised Code or any one or more of the courses developed under that s...

...The department of developmental disabilities shall establish and maintain a registry that lists all developmental disabilities personnel and registered nurses holding valid certificates issued under section 5123.45 of the Revised Code. The registry shall specify the type of certificate held and any limitations that apply to a certificate holder. The department shall make the information in the registry available to t...

...(A) As used in this section and section 5123.601 of the Revised Code, "Ohio protection and advocacy system" means the nonprofit entity designated by the governor in accordance with Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th general assembly to serve as the state's protection and advocacy system and client assistance program. (B) The Ohio protection and advocacy system shall provide both of the following: (1) Advocacy servi...

...The director of developmental disabilities shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code regarding the reporting of major unusual incidents and unusual incidents concerning persons with developmental disabilities. The rules shall specify what constitutes a major unusual incident or an unusual incident.

...(A) When a person who is the subject of a report under section 5123.61 of the Revised Code dies, the department of developmental disabilities or the county board of developmental disabilities, whichever is applicable, shall, on written request, provide to both of the following persons the report and any records relating to the report: (1) If the report or records are necessary to admi...

...The rights of persons with developmental disabilities include, but are not limited to, the following: (A) The right to be treated at all times with courtesy and respect and with full recognition of their dignity and individuality; (B) The right to an appropriate, safe, and sanitary living environment that complies with local, state, and federal standards and recognizes the persons' need for privacy and independence...