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...Entering into and participating in the voluntary action program under this chapter and rules adopted under it does not constitute an admission of criminal liability under the laws of this state or rules adopted under them or the ordinances, resolutions, and rules of a political subdivision of this state or an admission of civil liability under the Revised Code or common law of this state. (B) The fact that a person ...

... release of hazardous substances or petroleum at or from a property where a voluntary action is being or has been conducted under this chapter and rules adopted under it when the director determines that the release or threatened release poses an imminent and substantial threat to public health or safety or the environment.

...applicable requirement existing when a voluntary action is undertaken to notify or coordinate remedial activities with the United States nuclear regulatory commission or the department of health in connection with radioactive materials regulated under that act or those chapters. (D) Nothing in this chapter alters, abridges, abrogates, diminishes, or otherwise limits the rights or protections afforded any shareholder...

...Upon the written request of any person for information, documents, reports, or data described on a list submitted to the director of environmental protection pursuant to rules adopted under division (B)(6)(e) of section 3746.04 of the Revised Code, as applicable, the director, within a reasonable period of time after receipt of the request, shall provide copies of the requested materials to the person. If the request...

...axation matters a report regarding the voluntary action program established under this chapter and rules adopted under it and the tax abatements granted pursuant to sections 5709.87 and 5709.88 of the Revised Code for properties where voluntary actions were conducted. Each annual report shall include, without limitation, all of the following: (1) Both of the following for each property for which a covenant not to s...

...(A) Whoever recklessly violates section 3746.15 of the Revised Code in a manner that otherwise would constitute a violation of Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code or rules adopted under it, or knowingly violates that section in a manner that otherwise would constitute a violation of Chapter 3704., 3714., or 6111. of the Revised Code or rules adopted under any of those chapters, is guilty of a felony and shall be fined ...

...yproduct material" means either of the following: (1) Any radioactive material, except special nuclear material, yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to radiation incident to the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material; (2) The tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source material content. (B) "Cer...

...reby designated the Ohio radiation control agency. (B) In accordance with the laws of this state, the director of health may employ, compensate, and prescribe the duties of individuals necessary to implement and administer this chapter and the rules adopted under it.

...divisions (A) and (B) of this section, holds a license issued by the commission for radioactive materials that are subject to the agreement is deemed to hold a license issued under this chapter and rules adopted under it. That license shall expire ninety days after the holder receives a notice of expiration from the department or on the date of expiration specified in the license issued by the commission, whichever i...

...mend or rescind rules doing all of the following: (A) Listing types of radioactive material for which licensure by its handler is required and types of radiation-generating equipment for which registration by its handler is required, and establishing requirements governing them. Rules adopted under division (A) of this section shall be compatible with applicable federal regulations and shall establish all of the fo...

...irector of health shall do all of the following: (1) Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules adopted under it; (2) Collect and make available information relating to sources of radiation; (3) Ensure the review of plans and specifications, submitted in accordance with rules adopted by the director, for the control of radiation that constitutes an unreasonable or unnecessary risk to human health or ...

...(A) No facility shall handle radioactive material or radiation-generating equipment for which licensure or registration, respectively, by its handler is required by rules adopted under section 3748.04 of the Revised Code unless the facility has obtained a license or certificate of registration from the department of health. (B) No facility shall handle radioactive material or radiation-generating equipment except in...

...istration fee of two hundred sixty-two dollars. Except as provided in division (B)(2)(b) of this section, on and after the effective date of the rules in which fees are established under division (A)(8)(b) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code, an applicant proposing to handle radiation-generating equipment shall pay for a certificate of registration or renewal of a certificate the appropriate fee established in t...

... state or any agency of the state, any political subdivision or agency of a political subdivision, and the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States other than the United States department of energy or the United States nuclear regulatory commission where state regulation of the treatment, recycling, storage, or disposal of low-level radioactive waste by either of those agencies is pro...

...ure to the attorney general, who shall collect the amount. Except as otherwise provided in this section, moneys collected from forfeitures under this division shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the radiation site closure and reclamation fund, which is hereby created. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The director shall use moneys in the fund exclusively to c...

...r every renewal of certification. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the general operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The fees shall be used solely to administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted under it. Any fee required under this section that remains unpaid on the ninety-first day after the original invoice date shall b...

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the director of health shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate issued pursuant to section 3748.12 of the Revised Code.

...ing complaints or other evidence of a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it. The director shall require any hospital registered under division (A) of section 3701.07 of the Revised Code to develop and maintain a quality assurance program for all sources of radiation-generating equipment. A certified radiation expert shall conduct oversight and maintenance of the program and shall file a report of audi...

...This chapter and rules adopted under it shall not be construed to limit the kind and amount of radiation that may be applied intentionally for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes by or under the direction of a licensed physician, dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor, or veterinarian.

...No facility shall violate or fail to comply with any duty imposed by this chapter, fail to pay any administrative penalty assessed in accordance with rules adopted under division (A)(6) of section 3748.05 of the Revised Code, or violate or fail to comply with any valid order issued or rule adopted by the director of health under this chapter. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense.

... operation, closure, institutional control, and long-term care of the facility shall be kept as low as are reasonably achievable and shall not exceed levels established in rules adopted under division (A)(7) of section 3748.04 of the Revised Code or the standards set forth in 10 C.F.R. 61.41, whichever are more stringent. The director shall establish a program to monitor concentrations of radioactive materials so rel...

...alth determines that there has been a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under it, the director shall give written notice to the alleged violator specifying the section of this chapter or rule violated and specifically describing the violation. The notice also shall include information concerning the applicable penalties established under sections 3748.19 and 3748.99 of the Revised Code. In addition to givi...

...dings in an appropriate court for any violation of this chapter or rules adopted or orders issued under it, in the manner required by law. (B) In addition to the remedies provided and irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law, the director may apply to the court of common pleas in the county in which a violation of this chapter or rules adopted or orders issued under it is occurring or ap...

...alth determines that any facility has violated, is violating, has failed to comply with, or is failing to comply with this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under it, the director may request in writing that the attorney general bring an action for civil penalties in the court of common pleas of the county in which the alleged violation or failure to comply has occurred or is occurring. Upon a showing that th...

...y council, which shall consist of the following members: (1) One individual who has recognized ability and credentials in the field of medical radiation physics; (2) One individual who has recognized ability and credentials in the field of health physics; (3) One individual holding the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy and licensed to practice medicine or surgery or osteopathic medicine an...