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...Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, all moneys received by the department of mental health and addiction services from the sale of goods and services, including, but not limited to, shared service agreements with other governmental entities and nongovernmental entities, employee housing and cafeteria receipts, fees for copying services, and sales of other tangible personal property under the departme...

...There is hereby created in the state treasury the department of mental health and addiction services trust fund. Not later than the first day of September of each year, the director of mental health and addiction services shall certify to the director of budget and management the amount of all of the unexpended, unencumbered balances of general revenue fund appropriations made to the department of mental health...

...The director of mental health and addiction services shall administer the problem casino gambling and addictions fund. The director shall use the money in the fund to support gambling addiction services, alcohol and drug addiction services, other services that relate to gambling addiction and substance abuse, and research that relates to gambling addiction and substance abuse. Treatment and prevention services suppor...

...options; (c) Contact information for county board drug addiction assistance authorities. (3) Prioritize its efforts in media markets that have the highest rates of drug overdose deaths in this state; (4) Utilize television and radio public service announcements provided to media outlets, as well as internet advertising models such as low-cost social media outlets. (C) Before January 1, 2018, the departmen...

...(A) The director of mental health and addiction services shall collaborate with the state board of pharmacy and attorney general in the establishment and administration of a drug take-back program, as provided under section 4729.69 of the Revised Code. (B) The department may accept grants, gifts, or donations for purposes of the program. Money received under this division shall be deposited into the drug take...

...The director of mental health and addiction services may accept, hold, and administer in trust on behalf of the state, if it is for the public interest, any grant, gift, devise, or bequest of money or property made to the state for the use or benefit of any institution described in section 5119.14 of the Revised Code or for the use and benefit of persons with mental illnesses under its control. If the trust so provid...

...(A) As used in this section, "supplemental services" has the same meaning as in section 5815.28 of the Revised Code. (B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the services fund for individuals with mental illness. On the death of the beneficiary of a trust created pursuant to section 5815.28 of the Revised Code, the portion of the remaining assets of the trust specified in the trust instrument shall b...

...Each managing officer of an institution under the jurisdiction of the department of mental health and addiction services as described in section 5119.14 of the Revised Code, with the approval of the director of mental health and addiction services, may establish local institution funds designated as follows: (A) Industrial and entertainment fund created and maintained for the entertainment and welfare of the ...

...The treasurer of state shall have charge of all funds under the jurisdiction of the department of mental health and addiction services and shall pay out the same only in accordance with this chapter. The department shall cause to be furnished a contract of indemnity to cover all funds received by it or by its managing officers, employees, or agents while the funds are in the possession of such managing office...

...The department of mental health and addiction services may pay an amount for personal use to each individual residing in a state institution as described in section 5119.14 of the Revised Code who would be eligible for supplemental security income benefits at the reduced rate established by Title XVI of the "Social Security Act," 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq., if the medicaid program covers services provided in such i...

...e managing officer shall file with the county recorder of the county of commitment of such owner, all deeds, wills, contract mortgages, or assignments. The balance of the personal effects shall be sold at public auction after being duly advertised, and the funds turned over to the treasurer of state for credit to the general revenue fund. If any of the property is not of a type to be filed with the county recor...

...The department of mental health and addiction services shall submit an annual report to the governor that shall describe the services the department offers and how appropriated funds have been spent. The report shall include all of the following: (A) The utilization of state hospitals by each alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health service district; (B) The number of persons served by community addiction servi...

...(A) The department of mental health and addiction services shall collect and compile statistics and other information on the care and treatment of persons with mental disabilities, and the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons with alcohol use disorder, persons with drug dependencies, persons in danger of drug dependence, and persons with or in danger of developing a gambling addiction in this state. The inf...

...The "interstate compact on mental health" is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by the state of Ohio as a party thereto with any other state which has legally joined in the compact as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH The contracting states solemnly agree that: Article I The party states find that the proper and expeditious treatment of the mentally ill and intellectually disabled ...

...Pursuant to Article X of the compact set forth in section 5119.70 of the Revised Code, the director of mental health and addiction services and the director of developmental disabilities each shall designate an officer who shall be the compact administrator for the department and who, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall adopt rules to carry out more effectively the terms of the compac...

...The compact administrator may enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to articles VII and XI of the compact set forth in section 5119.70 of the Revised Code. In the event that such supplementary agreements require or contemplate the use of any institution or facility of this state or require or contemplate the provision of any service by this state, no such agreem...

...Any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon the state of Ohio by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into thereunder, as provided in sections 5119.70 to 5119.72 of the Revised Code, shall be made from appropriated funds upon presentation to the director of budget and management of itemized vouchers approved by the compact administrator.

...As used in sections 5119.81 to 5119.85 of the Revised Code: (A) "9-8-8 administrator" means the administrator of the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system, as established in section 5119.82 of the Revised Code. (B) "9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline" or "9-8-8 hotline" means the 9-8-8 universal telephone number in the United States, as established under 47 U.S.C....

...There is hereby established a 9-8-8 administrator within the department of mental health and addiction services to oversee the administration of the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system statewide.

...(A) Not later than one year after the effective date of this section and annually thereafter, the 9-8-8 administrator shall compile an annual report regarding the operation of the 9-8-8 national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline in this state. (B) Each annual report shall, at a minimum, specify all of the following: (1) The total number of 9-8-8 call centers in this state to which calls, texts,...

...(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the 9-8-8 fund. The fund shall consist of all money from the following sources: (1) Appropriations made by the general assembly; (2) Money awarded to the state by donation, gift, or bequest, and other money received for purposes of this section; (3) Interest or other earnings on the fund. (B) Money in the fund shall be used to oversee and administer the 9-8-8 ...

...(A) As used in this section, "telephone company" has the same meaning as in section 128.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Except for willful or wanton misconduct, a telephone company and any other installer, maintainer, or provider, through the sale or otherwise, of customer premises equipment, or service used for or with the 9-8-8 hotline, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, suppliers, corporate...

...The director of mental health and addiction services shall consult with the superintendent of insurance as required by section 3901.90 of the Revised Code to develop consumer and payer education on mental health and addiction services insurance parity and establish and promote a consumer hotline to collect information and help consumers understand and access their insurance benefits. The department of mental health ...

...As used in sections 5119.90 to 5119.98 of the Revised Code: (A) "Alcohol and other drug abuse" means alcohol use disorder or drug addiction. (B) "Another drug" means a controlled substance as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code or a harmful intoxicant as defined in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services" means a board of alcohol, drug...

...A probate court may order involuntary treatment for a person experiencing alcohol and other drug abuse pursuant to the procedures set forth in sections 5119.90 to 5119.98 of the Revised Code.

...mmon pleas of Marion county. (AA) In Muskingum county, the judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins on January 2, 2003, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas of Muskingum county and shall be elected and designated as the judge of the court of common pleas, division...

...y Licking county Morgan county Muskingum county Perry county Tuscarawas county In Washington county, the following census blocks:391670202012043 391670202012044 391670202012045 391670202012046391670202012047 391670202012050 391670202012061 391670202012062391670202021007 391670202021008 391670202021009 391670202021012391670202021014 391670202021015 ...

...udge shall be elected in 1982. In the Muskingum county county court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1980, and one part-time judge shall be elected in 1982. In the Noble county county court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1982. In the Pike county county court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1982. In the Sandusky county county court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2024, term ...

... term to begin on January 1, 1971; In Muskingum county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968, term to begin August 9, 1969, one to be elected in 1978, term to begin January 1, 1979, and one to be elected in 2002, term to begin January 2, 2003; In Portage county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956, term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960, term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third...

...ation of wild animals, inc., located in Muskingum County and also known as "the wilds."

... municipal corporation of Zanesville in Muskingum county, shall be known as "Lieutenant Michael J. Lutz Memorial Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.

...ration of Zanesville only, in Muskingum county, shall be known as the "U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Lester O. "Buddy" Kinney II Memorial Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.

...x and Shannon valley road, in Muskingum county, shall be known as "Deputy Sheriff Robert M. Tanner, Jr. Memorial Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.

...tate route number sixteen, in Muskingum county, shall be known as the "Sgt Bradley J. Harper USMC Memorial Highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.

...unty, through the counties of Guernsey, Muskingum, Licking, Franklin, Madison, Clark, and Montgomery to the Indiana border in Preble county, shall be known as the "Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial highway." The director of transportation may erect suitable markers upon such highway indicating its name.

...ckson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pike, Scioto, Tuscarawas, Vinton, or Washington county, the modifier specified in the applicable RS means data for Zanesville. (c) If a modifier ceases to be specified in the applicable RS means data for a city listed in division (C)(4)(b) of this section, the director of developmental disabilities shall specify in rules adopted under section 5124.03 ...

...son, Holmes, Jefferson, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, and Washington are one region; (7) The counties of Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren are one region. (H)(1) The director shall do both of the following regarding the operation of the program: (a) Create an application to participate in the program and an application for reimbursement; (b) Create an internet web site with the applicat...

...elmont, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, and Washington counties shall constitute district eighteen. District nineteen. Stark county shall constitute district nineteen.

...erson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Pike, Scioto, Vinton, and Washington; one shall represent the southwest region, which is composed of the counties of Butler, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, and Warren; and one shall represent the public at large. Of the initial appointments, two shall be for one year, two shall be for two years, and two shall be for three years as assigned by th...

... Holmes, Knox, Licking, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Richland, Stark, and Tuscarawas counties. One of the additional judges of the fifth district court of appeals shall be elected at the general election in 1980 for a term of six years beginning February 10, 1981. One of the additional judges of the fifth district court of appeals shall be elected at the general election in 1982 for a term of six years beginni...

... Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble, and Tuscarawas. One region consisting of the following counties: Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, and Warren. One region consisting of the following counties: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, and Washington.

... Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Muskingum, Noble, and Tuscarawas counties. (M) Region thirteen shall consist of the territory contained in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren counties. (N) Region fourteen shall consist of the territory contained in Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, and Highland counties. (O) Region fifteen shall consist of the territory contained in Lawrence, Pike, Ross, and Scioto ...

...very, or renewed in any such designated county. (b)(i) The board of county commissioners of a county listed in division (A)(2)(a) of this section may adopt a resolution requiring insurers to provide mine subsidence insurance in that county, as specified in division (A)(1) of this section. Such a resolution shall remain in effect until the board of county commissioners adopts a resolution to rescind the requirement...

..., Logan, Meigs, Mercer, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Paulding, Perry, Pike, Putnam, Richland, Scioto, Shelby, Tuscarawas, Van Wert, Vinton, Washington, Wayne, Williams, and Wyandot. Each nursing facility located in any of those counties that has fewer than one hundred beds shall be placed in peer group five. Each nursing facility located in any of those counties that has one hundred or more beds shall be placed ...

..., Logan, Meigs, Mercer, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Paulding, Perry, Pike, Putnam, Richland, Scioto, Shelby, Tuscarawas, Van Wert, Vinton, Washington, Wayne, Williams, and Wyandot. Each nursing facility located in any of those counties that has fewer than one hundred beds shall be placed in peer group five. Each nursing facility located in any of those counties that has one hundred or more beds shall be placed ...

..., Logan, Meigs, Mercer, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Paulding, Perry, Pike, Putnam, Richland, Scioto, Shelby, Tuscarawas, Van Wert, Vinton, Washington, Wayne, Williams, and Wyandot. (C)(1) The department shall determine a cost per case-mix unit for each peer group established under division (B) of this section. The cost per case-mix unit determined under this division for a peer group shall be used for subseq...

...igs, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, Warren, and Washington.

...rence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, and Washington. (B) There is hereby created in the department of development the governor's office of Appalachian Ohio. The governor shall designate the director of the governor's office of Appalachian Ohio. The director shall report directly to the office of the governor. On January 1, 1987, the...

...nox, Licking, Fairfield, Perry, Morgan, Muskingum, Guernsey, Coshocton, Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Delaware; (F) Sixth district: Williams, Fulton, Wood, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Erie, and Huron; (G) Seventh district: Mahoning, Columbiana, Carroll, Jefferson, Harrison, Belmont, Noble, and Monroe; (H) Eighth district: Cuyahoga; (I) Ninth district: Lorain, Medina, Wayne, and Summit; (J) Tenth district: Franklin...

...n, Fayette, Pickaway, Fairfield, Perry, Muskingum, Guernsey, Harrison, and Jefferson, and through the municipal corporations of Cincinnati, Morrow, Wilmington, Washington C.H., Circleville, Lancaster, Somerset, Zanesville, Cambridge, Cadiz, and Steubenville shall be known as the "Sherman-Sheridan-Stanton-Custer highway." The director of transportation shall erect suitable uniform markers upon said highway indicating...

...(A) No employer shall discriminate in any job opening against any applicant or discharge without just cause any employee aged forty or older who is physically able to perform the duties and otherwise meets the established requirements of the job and laws pertaining to the relationship between employer and employee. (B) Except as otherwise provided in section 4112.052 of the Revised Code and this section, a person a...

...There is hereby created in the state treasury the civil rights commission general reimbursement fund, which shall be used to pay operating costs of the commission. All amounts received by the commission, and all amounts awarded by a court to the commission, for attorney's fees, court costs, expert witness fees, and other litigation expenses shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the fund. All amounts ...

...(A) Prior to filing a civil action alleging violation of an accessibility law, the alleged aggrieved party may notify the owner, agent, or other responsible party of the property where the alleged violation occurred by personal service, in accordance with applicable state or federal laws, or by certified mail, of alleged accessibility law violations for which an action may be filed by the alleged aggrieved party. If...

...The new African immigrants commission shall do all of the following: (A) Gather and disseminate information and conduct hearings, conferences, investigations, and special studies on problems and programs concerning sub-Saharan African people; (B) Secure appropriate recognition of the accomplishments and contributions of sub-Saharan African people to this state; (C) Stimulate public awareness of the problems of...

...There is hereby created the new African immigrants commission consisting of eleven voting members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and four nonvoting members, two of whom are members of the general assembly. The governor shall make initial appointments to the commission. Of the initial appointments made to the commission, three shall be for a term ending October 7, 2009, four shall ...

...The office of new African immigrant affairs is created. The office shall be accountable to the new African immigrants commission. The director of the office shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the commission. The director, with the approval of the commission, shall appoint such employees as are necessary to carry out the duties of the office. The employees shall serve at the pleasure of the director...

...There is hereby created in the state treasury the new African immigrants grant and gift fund. The fund shall consist of money received as grants or gifts under section 4112.31 of the Revised Code and any money transferred or appropriated to the fund by the general assembly. The new African immigrants commission shall use the money to support the commission's duties, including the operation of the office of new Africa...

...(A) Whoever violates this chapter is subject to a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, or any other appropriate relief. Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, a person may bring such a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction. (B) A person is prohibited from bringing a civil action for employment discrimination under this section.

...(A) As used in sections 4121.01 to 4121.29 of the Revised Code: (1) "Place of employment" means every place, whether indoors or out, or underground, and the premises appurtenant thereto, where either temporarily or permanently any industry, trade, or business is carried on, or where any process or operation, directly or indirectly related to any industry, trade, or business, is carried on and where any person is dir...

...(A) There is hereby created the industrial commission. The commission shall consist of three members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be an individual who, on account of the individual's previous vocation, employment, or affiliations, can be classed as a representative of employers; one shall be an individual who, on account of the individual's previous voca...

...The industrial commission operating fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of all moneys transferred to the fund pursuant to division (B) of section 4123.342 of the Revised Code. Revenues credited to the fund shall be used for those costs solely attributable to the activities of the commission.

...(A) The governor shall appoint from among the members of the industrial commission the chairperson of the industrial commission. The chairperson shall serve as chairperson at the pleasure of the governor. The chairperson is the head of the commission and its chief executive officer. (B) The chairperson shall appoint, after consultation with other commission members and obtaining the approval of at least one other co...

... in the common pleas court of Franklin county asserting that a representative named to represent its interests is not representative of the interests the appointee has been appointed to represent. An appointee whose appointment has been challenged shall not receive any pay nor serve on the nominating council until the court, acting without a jury and following the expedited timetable provided for hearing on re...

...The members of the industrial commission, the administrator of workers' compensation, and employees and deputies of the commission and the bureau of workers' compensation are entitled to receive from the state their necessary and actual expenses while traveling on business of the commission or the bureau, either within or without the state. The expenses shall be presented in an account verified by the person who incu...

...The industrial commission shall have an official seal for the authentication of its orders and proceedings, upon which seal shall be engraved "The Industrial Commission of Ohio," and such other design as the commission prescribes. The courts in this state shall take judicial notice of such seal, and in all cases copies of orders, proceedings, or records in the office of the commission, certified by the executive dire...

...The industrial commission shall be in continuous session and open for the transaction of business during all business hours of every day excepting Sundays and legal holidays. The sessions of the commission shall be open to the public and shall stand and be adjourned without further notice thereof on its record. All of the proceedings of the commission shall be shown on its record, which shall be a public record ...

...Subject to any applicable sections of sections 4101.01 to 4101.16 and 4121.01 to 4121.29 of the Revised Code, the bureau of workers' compensation may adopt its own rules of procedure and may change the same in its discretion.

...(A) There is hereby created the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors consisting of eleven members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be an individual who, on account of the individual's previous vocation, employment, or affiliations, can be classed as a representative of employees; two members shall be individuals who, on account of their previous...

...(A) There is hereby created the bureau of workers' compensation, which shall be administered by the administrator of workers' compensation. A person appointed to the position of administrator shall possess significant management experience in effectively managing an organization or organizations of substantial size and complexity. A person appointed to the position of administrator also shall possess a minimum of fiv...

...(A) The administrator of workers' compensation, for employees of the bureau of workers' compensation, and the industrial commission, for employees of the commission may discipline, suspend, demote or discharge any employee for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance. In the case of any deputy administrator, or of any employee assigned to the investigation or determination of claims, and finding of the administrato...

...ociation and the president of the Ohio county commissioners association, or if any of the following circumstances apply: (a) In the event of a vacancy in either presidency, a designee appointed by the governing body authorized to appoint the president. A designee so appointed shall serve on the nominating committee only until the vacancy in the presidency is filled. (b) In the event that the president of the O...

...(A) The bureau of workers' compensation board of directors, based upon recommendations of the workers' compensation actuarial committee, may contract with one or more outside actuarial firms and other professional persons, as the board determines necessary, to assist the board in maintaining and monitoring the performance of Ohio's workers' compensation system. The board, actuarial firm or firms, and professional per...

...Except as provided in this chapter, no member of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors or employee of the bureau of workers' compensation shall have any direct or indirect interest in the gains or profits of any investment made by the administrator of workers' compensation or shall receive directly or indirectly any pay or emolument for the member's or employee's services. No member or person c...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a fiduciary shall not cause the bureau of workers' compensation to engage in a transaction, if the fiduciary knows or should know that such transaction constitutes any of the following, whether directly or indirectly: (1) The sale, exchange, or leasing of any property between the bureau and a party in interest; (2) Lending of money or other extension of credit...

...The attorney general shall be the legal adviser of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors.