Ohio Revised Code Search

... any of the following: (1) A communicable disease control program operated by a board of health of a city or general health district pursuant to section 3709.22 of the Revised Code; (2) A tuberculosis clinic established by a board of county commissioners pursuant to section 339.76 of the Revised Code; (3) A hospital that provides tuberculosis clinic services under a contract with a board of county commissioners pu...

...t tuberculosis treatment is made available to all individuals with tuberculosis who reside in the area served by the unit. In making treatment available, the tuberculosis control unit may provide the treatment or make referrals for receipt of treatment from other entities. The unit may make referrals for receipt of temporary housing. The tuberculosis treatment provided under this section is limited to cases of activ...

...Each county or district tuberculosis control unit shall establish a tuberculosis record bureau, appoint a director thereof, and appoint such assistants as are required to maintain adequate records with respect to all known cases of tuberculosis within the area served by the unit.

... with the board of health of a city or general health district or any hospital or other health care facility for the provision of the tuberculosis treatment specified under section 339.73 of the Revised Code. The board shall pay to the board of health or health care facility with which it contracts the amount provided in the contract.

...erculosis. The board may provide by tax levies, or otherwise, the necessary funds for such clinics to be established, maintained, and operated. Clinics so established shall be under the control of the board of county commissioners, and shall be supervised by a board of three trustees, similar in all respects to and with all the powers enjoyed by a board of trustees of a county hospital, or by a city or general distri...

...confirmed case of tuberculosis to the county or district tuberculosis control unit. A physician shall make a report to the tuberculosis control unit prior to completion of diagnostic studies if the signs and symptoms demonstrated by an individual are sufficient for the physician to suspect that the individual has tuberculosis. At any time it is determined that an individual's tuberculosis is resistant to one or more...

... shall make a report to the Ohio department of health each time the unit receives a report under section 339.78 of the Revised Code of a suspected or confirmed case of tuberculosis or a case of tuberculosis that is resistant to one or more drugs. If the report pertains to an individual who is not a resident of this state, the department shall make a report to the state or local public health agency that serves the s...

...When a county or district tuberculosis control unit receives a report under section 339.78 of the Revised Code of a confirmed or suspected case of tuberculosis, the unit shall conduct an investigation that includes personal contact with the individual with tuberculosis. The investigation shall commence not later than three working days after the unit receives the report.

...professional confidence, or be held liable in damages to any person.

... division (A)(1) of this section, the county or district tuberculosis control unit shall establish a procedure under which the individual is required to be witnessed ingesting the antituberculosis medication by individuals designated by the unit. The individual shall take the medication in accordance with the procedure. (B) An individual with communicable tuberculosis who is not hospitalized or otherwise confined sh...

... an individual with active or communicable tuberculosis is not in compliance with section 339.82 of the Revised Code, the unit shall inform the individual that section 339.82 of the Revised Code requires compliance and that the unit may issue an order under section 339.84 of the Revised Code compelling the individual to comply.

...ction 339.82 of the Revised Code, the county or district tuberculosis control unit may issue an order compelling the individual to comply.

...al fails to comply with an order issued under section 339.84 of the Revised Code, the county or district tuberculosis control unit may apply to the probate court of the appropriate county for an injunction prohibiting the individual from continuing to violate the unit's order. If the tuberculosis control unit believes that an individual's failure to comply with its order involves an immediate danger to the public hea...

... request; (4) A recommendation for the length of time that the individual should be detained; (5) A recommendation of a hospital or other place to be used for the detention. (B) The court may issue an order for detention for an initial period of not more than one hundred eighty days. At the end of the initial period of detention, the court shall review the case and may extend the order for subsequent periods of no...

...a tuberculosis control unit has reasonable grounds to believe that an individual who has, or is suspected of having, active tuberculosis poses a substantial danger to the health of other individuals, the tuberculosis control unit may issue an emergency detention order directing a sheriff or other law enforcement officer to remove the individual to a hospital or other place to be examined and treated for tuberculosis....

...The expenses incurred for detention under section 339.86 or 339.87 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the individual detained or if the individual is indigent, by the board of county commissioners of the county from which the individual was removed.

...erson to undergo testing, medical treatment, or detention in a hospital or other place for treatment if the person, or, in the case of a child, the child's parents, rely exclusively on spiritual treatment through prayer, in lieu of medical treatment, in accordance with a recognized, religious method of healing. The person may be quarantined or otherwise safely isolated in the home or another place that is suitable to...

...diction services provider," "community mental health services provider," "drug addiction," "gambling addiction services," "included opioid and co-occurring drug addiction services and recovery supports," "mental health services," "mental illness," "recovery housing residence," and "recovery supports" have the same meanings as in section 5119.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Medication-assisted treatment" means alcohol...

...ment, and support system that is available for use in every alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health service district; (3) Protect the personal liberty of persons with mental illnesses and persons with addictions so that they may be treated in the least restrictive environment; (4) Encourage the development of high-quality, cost-effective, and comprehensive services, including culturally sensitive services; (...

...bers, or nine members. In a single-county district, the size of the board shall be determined by the board of county commissioners representing the county that constitutes the district. In a joint-county district, the size of the board shall be determined jointly by all of the boards of county commissioners representing the counties that constitute the district. The determination of board size shall be made by ...

...Code shall serve as the entity responsible for providing mental health services in the county. A community mental health board has all the powers, duties, and obligations of a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services with regard to mental health services. An alcohol and drug addiction services board has all the powers, duties, and obligations of a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental healt...

...ers of a county with a population of at least seventy thousand but not more than eighty thousand, according to data from the 2010 federal census, to withdraw from a joint-county alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health service district pursuant to section 340.01 of the Revised Code, the size of the board shall be determined by the board of county commissioners representing the county that constitutes the single-cou...

...by gift, grant, or bequest shall be deposited in the treasury of the county, the treasurer of which is custodian of the alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services funds, to the credit of the board. The money shall be made available for use by the board for purposes stated by the donor or grantor. (D) No member or employee of a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services shall be liable fo...

...ervice district; (B) Acquire, convey, lease, or enter into a contract to purchase, lease, or sell property for addiction services, mental health services, and related purposes, and enter into loan agreements, including mortgages, for the acquisition of such property.

...e extent resources are available, a community-based continuum of care that includes all of the following as essential elements: (1) Prevention and wellness management services; (2) At least both of the following outreach and engagement activities: (a) Locating persons in need of addiction services and persons in need of mental health services to inform them of available addiction services, mental health serv...