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...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Academic term" means any one of the following: (a) Fall term, which consists of fall semester or fall quarter, as appropriate; (b) Winter term, which consists of winter semester, winter quarter, or spring semester, as appropriate; (c) Spring term, which consists of spring quarter; (d) Summer term, which consists of summer semester or summer quarter, as appropriate. ...

...As used in Chapter 5924. of the Revised Code unless the context otherwise requires: (A) "Organized militia" means the Ohio national guard, the Ohio naval militia, the Ohio military reserve, and the Ohio cyber reserve. (B) "Officer" means commissioned or warrant officer. (C) "Commissioned officer" includes a commissioned warrant officer. (D) "Commanding officer" includes only commissioned or warrant officers in c...

...No action or proceeding may be prosecuted against the convening authority or a member of a military court or officer or person acting under its authority or reviewing its proceedings because of the approval, imposition, or execution of any sentence, or the imposition or collection of a fine or penalty, or the execution of any process or mandate of a military court.

...(A) The trial counsel of a general or special court-martial shall prosecute in the name of the state and shall, under the direction of the court, prepare the record of the proceedings. (B) The accused has the right to be represented in the accused's defense before a general or special court-martial by civilian counsel if provided by the accused at the accused's own cost, by military counsel of the accused's o...

...(A) In a trial by court-martial in which a military judge presides and in which a punitive discharge may be adjudged, the state may appeal any of the following, except an order or ruling that is, or that amounts to, a finding of not guilty with respect to the charge or specification: (1) An order or ruling that terminates the proceedings with respect to a charge or specification; (2) An order or ruling that e...

...Whenever it is necessary for the purpose of a conservancy district to take or damage any cemetery, the board of appraisers of the conservancy district shall appraise the cost of such taking or easement or the amount of such damage in the same manner as appraisals are made for other property. The board of directors of the conservancy district after such taking shall have the same powers regarding the removal of a ce...

...In the event of any violation of sections 6105.01 to 6105.21, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or the imminent threat thereof, the board of directors of a watershed district in which such violation has occurred or is threatened, or the owner of any property who would be especially damaged by such violation, in addition to any other remedies provided by law may institute and prosecute a suit for injunction to prevent o...

...(A) No person shall violate or fail to perform any duty imposed by sections 6111.01 to 6111.08 o r division (B) of section 6111.33 of the Revised Code or violate any order, rule, or term or condition of a permit issued or adopted by the director of environmental protection pursuant to those sections. Each day of violation is a separate offense. (B) The attorney general, upon the written request of the director, shal...

...ns regarding the use of best management practices that are consistent with the prayer of the petition, shall be transmitted by the engineer to the board of county commissioners, who shall take notice of the approval or recommendations and shall authorize the engineer to make any changes or alterations that in the judgment of the board are necessary or desirable. (4) Upon receipt of approval of the plans by the dire...

...If the appellants, on claims for compensation or damages, do not recover a judgment for more than the amount of compensation or damages awarded by the board of county commissioners, the costs on the hearing as to compensation or damages on appeal shall be taxed against the appellants. If the amount recovered is greater than the amount awarded by the board, the costs shall be taxed against the county. The prosecutin...

...(A) The hearing on the reports and schedules of the county engineers provided for by section 6133.08 of the Revised Code and all other proceedings relative to a proposed joint county improvement shall be had the same as in single county drainage improvements. (B) Claims for compensation for land taken or for damages to land may be appealed by an affected owner, or by the prosecuting attorney, to the court of commo...

...The legislative authority of a municipal corporation that proposes to annex contiguous territory shall pass, by a vote of not less than a majority of the members elected to the legislative authority, an ordinance authorizing the annexation to be made and directing the village solicitor or city director of law of the municipal corporation, or someone to be named in the ordinance, to prosecute the proceedings neces...

...When the annexation of a municipal corporation under sections 709.23 to 709.33, inclusive, of the Revised Code, is completed, the two former municipal corporations shall be governed as one, embracing the territory of both, and the inhabitants of all such territory shall have equal rights and privileges, subject to the conditions of annexation. The annexation shall not affect any rights or liabilities existing at the ...

...Whoever, being the owner or agent of the owner of any land within or without a municipal corporation, willfully transfers any lot, parcel, or tract of such land from or in accordance with a plat of a subdivision as specifically defined in this chapter, before the plat has been recorded in the office of the county recorder, shall forfeit and pay the sum of not less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars for each ...

...A municipal corporation may: (A) Abate any nuisance and prosecute in any court of competent jurisdiction, any person who creates, continues, contributes to, or suffers such nuisance to exist; (B) Regulate and prevent the emission of dense smoke, prohibit the careless or negligent emission of dense smoke from locomotive engines, declare each of such acts a nuisance, and prescribe and enforce regulations for the prev...

...A municipal corporation owning and using lands beyond its limits for a municipal purpose may provide, by ordinance or resolution, all needful police or sanitary regulations for the protection of such property and may prosecute violations thereof in the municipal court of such municipal corporation.

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, whoever violates section 718.35 of the Revised Code, division (A) of section 718.13 of the Revised Code, or section 718.03 of the Revised Code by failing to remit municipal income taxes deducted and withheld from an employee, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment ...

...Whenever it is necessary in the construction and in the protection by any municipal corporation, of dams, reservoirs, and reservoir sites, for supplying water to itself and its inhabitants, to take or damage any cemetery, such municipal corporation, after such taking, shall have the same powers regarding the removal of a cemetery as are given to township trustees by section 517.21 of the Revised Code, and the cost of...

...When a complaint under oath is filed with the probate judge of the county in which a municipal corporation or the larger part thereof is situated, by any elector of the municipal corporation, signed and approved by four other electors thereof, the judge shall forthwith issue a citation to any person charged in the complaint for his appearance before the judge within ten days from the filing thereof, and shall also fu...

...On the day fixed by the probate judge for the return of the citation issued pursuant to section 733.72 of the Revised Code, the village solicitor or city director of law shall appear on behalf of the complainant to conduct the prosecution, and the accused may also appear by counsel. A time shall be set for hearing the case, which shall be not more than ten days after such return. If a jury is demanded by either...

...(A) As used in this section, "fiscal officer" means a village fiscal officer, a village clerk-treasurer, a village clerk, a city auditor, a city treasurer or, in the case of a municipal corporation having a charter that designates an officer who, by virtue of the charter, has duties and functions similar to those of the city or village officers referred to in this section, the officer so designated by the charter. (...

...The board of trustees of the police and fire pension fund shall, in consultation with the Ohio ethics commission, develop an ethics policy to govern board members and employees in the performance of their official duties. The board shall submit this policy to the commission for approval. The commission shall review the policy and, if the commission determines that the policy is adequate, approve the policy. If the c...

...(A) If a person who was convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense or was indicted or otherwise charged with the commission of an offense escapes from a jail or workhouse of a municipal corporation or otherwise escapes from the custody of a municipal corporation, the chief of police or other chief law enforcement officer of that municipal corporation immediately after the escape shall report the escape, by telephon...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Customer" means any person or authorized representative of that person who has maintained or is maintaining an account or deposit of any type, or has utilized or is utilizing any service of a financial institution, or for whom a financial institution has acted or is acting as a fiduciary in relation to an account or deposit maintained in the person's name. (2) "Governmental authori...

...(A)(1) The department of rehabilitation and correction may contract for the private operation and management pursuant to this section of the initial intensive program prison established pursuant to section 5120.033 of the Revised Code, if one or more intensive program prisons are established under that section, and may contract for the private operation and management of any other facility under this section. Countie...

...accordance with actuarial standards of practice promulgated by the actuarial standards board of the American academy of actuaries and prepare a report of the valuation. The report shall include all of the following: (1) A summary of the benefit provisions evaluated; (2) A summary of the census data and financial information used in the valuation; (3) A description of the actuarial assumptions, actuarial cost...

...accordance with actuarial standards of practice promulgated by the actuarial standards board of the American academy of actuaries and prepare a report of the valuation. The report shall include all of the following: (1) A summary of the benefit provisions evaluated; (2) A summary of the census data and financial information used in the valuation; (3) A description of the actuarial assumptions, actuarial cost...

...development and share knowledge of best practices. (6) The program has established partnerships with institutions of higher education and businesses. If the proposal is for distinction as a STEAM program of excellence, it also shall include evidence of established partnerships with one or more arts organizations. (7) The program has received commitments of sustained and verifiable fiscal and in-kind support fro...

...; (f) Processes for using restorative practices in response to disruptive behaviors; (g) Techniques provided to teachers and administrators to manage their own stress and foster their own well-being. The survey shall be created in conjunction with the department of education and workforce. (2) In conjunction with the department of education and workforce, use the survey results to develop a summary of the ins...

...If funds are available in the rural practice incentive fund created under section 3333.136 of the Revised Code and the general assembly has appropriated funds for the rural practice incentive program, the chancellor of higher education shall approve an individual for participation in the program, for reimbursement up to fifty thousand dollars, if the chancellor finds that the individual is eligible for participation ...

...individual's participation in the rural practice incentive program. The individual's employer also may be a party to the contract. (B) The contract shall include all of the following obligations: (1) The individual agrees to remain employed as a service attorney within the underserved community identified in the letter of intent for the number of hours and duration specified in the contract; (2) The chancellor ...

...ate treasury to the credit of the rural practice incentive fund, which is hereby created. The chancellor shall use the underserved community fund and the rural practice incentive fund for the implementation and administration of sections 3333.13 to 3333.137 of the Revised Code.

...c doctors who will engage in the family practice of medicine. The college shall encourage its graduates to practice medicine in those areas of the state where the greatest need exists for osteopathic physicians. Eighty per cent of the students enrolled at any time in the college shall be either Ohio residents or nonresidents who have indicated their intention to practice medicine in this state for at least five years...

...he sincerely held religious beliefs and practices of individual students with regard to all examinations or other academic requirements and absences for reasons of faith or religious or spiritual belief system. The policy shall satisfy all of the following conditions: (A) The policy shall permit a student to be absent for up to three days each academic semester to take holidays for reasons of faith or religious or ...

...er Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; authorized under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code to practice as a physician assistant; licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code as a registered nurse, including an advanced practice registered nurse, or as a licensed practical nurse; or licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code as a social worke...

...er Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery; (2) A physician assistant licensed under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code; (3) A dentist or dental hygienist licensed under Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code; (4) A registered nurse licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code, including an advanced practice registered...

...er Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (3) "Physician assistant" means an individual authorized under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code to practice as a physician assistant. (B) The department of health shall establish a grant program to address the provision of prenatal health care services to pregnant women on a group basis. The aim of the prog...

...ocedures for certifying a primary care practice as a patient centered medical home; (B) Specify the types of medical practices that constitute primary care practices for the purpose of certifying patient centered medical homes; (C) Specify the health care quality and performance information that certified patient centered medical homes must report to the department pursuant to section 3701.942 of the Revised...

...nsistent with standards of professional practice. To achieve these purposes, ambulatory surgical facility staff managing the program shall create and administer a plan designed to prevent, identify, and manage infections and communicable diseases; ensure that the program is directed by a qualified professional trained in infection control; ensure that the program is an integral part of the ambulatory surgical facilit...

...following: (i) The physician actively practices clinical medicine within a twenty-five mile radius of the facility. (ii) The physician is familiar with the facility and its operations. (iii) The physician agrees to provide notice to the facility of any changes in the physician's ability to provide back-up coverage. (b) The estimated travel time from the physician's main residence or office to each local hospi...

...cial dental health problems and dentist practice patterns that limit access to dental care. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the designations shall be made by rule. The designations may apply to a geographic area, one or more facilities within a particular area, or a population group within a particular area. The director shall consider for designation as a dental health resource shortage area, any...

...lete" means an individual who wishes to practice for or compete in athletic activities organized by a youth sports organization; (2) "Youth sports organization" has the same meaning as in section 3707.51 of the Revised Code. (B) Prior to the start of each athletic season, a youth sports organization that is subject to this section shall hold an informational meeting for youth athletes, parents, guardians, other...

...er Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code to practice as a pharmacist; (d) A person authorized under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code to practice as a physician assistant; (e) A person authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatry; (f) A psychologist licensed under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code; (g) A veterinarian licensed un...

...er Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (G) "Attending physician" means the physician identified by the hospice patient, pediatric respite care patient, hospice patient's family, or pediatric respite care patient's family as having primary responsibility for the medical care of the hospice patient or pediatric respite care patient. (H) "Registered...

...hysician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or certified mental health assistant may issue a prescription for an overdose reversal drug, or personally furnish a supply of the drug, without having examined the individual to whom it may be administered. The physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or certified mental health assistant exercising this authority shall prov...

...hysician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or certified mental health assistant may elect to establish a protocol authorizing any individual to personally furnish a supply of an overdose reversal drug to another individual pursuant to the protocol. A person authorized to personally furnish an overdose reversal drug pursuant to the protocol may do so without having examined the individual to wh...

...the board's staff with best management practices in the use of sewage treatment systems, as necessary, and conduct appropriate training to educate the board's staff in those best management practices and in the use of any new sewage treatment system technology that is recommended for use by the sewage treatment system technical advisory committee created in section 3718.03 of the Revised Code.

... permit any individual to engage in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse or the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse if the individual does not hold a valid license issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code.

...s; (11) The site where a health care practice is operated, regardless of whether the practice is organized as an individual or group practice; (12) A clinic providing ambulatory patient services where patients are not regularly admitted as inpatients; (13) An institution for the sick that is operated exclusively for patients who use spiritual means for healing and for whom the acceptance of medical care is i...

...l of the following: (1) Record-keeping practices that accurately identify the quantities of hazardous waste generated, the constituents that are significant in quantity or in potential harm to human health or safety or the environment, and the disposition of the waste; (2) Labeling of containers used for storage, transportation, or disposal of hazardous waste to identify the waste accurately; (3) Use of approp...