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...The director of job and family services shall submit a request to the United States department of agriculture for a waiver to exclude sugar-sweetened beverages as items that may be purchased in this state under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. If a waiver submitted under this section is not approved, the director shall resubmit a request for a waiver on an annual basis.

...(A) No person shall be ordered by a public agency or any person to submit to an abortion. (B) The refusal of any person to submit to an abortion or to give consent therefor shall not result in the loss of public assistance benefits or any other rights or privileges. (C) State or local public funds shall not be used to subsidize an abortion, except as provided in section 5101.56 of the Revised Code.

...(A) As used in this section, "physician" means a person who holds a valid license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code. (B) Unless required by the United States Constitution or by federal statute, regulation, or decisions of federal courts, state or local funds may not be used for payment or reimbursement for abortion services unless th...

...e used for the purpose of performing or inducing a nontherapeutic abortion.

...t. (D) "Area agency on aging" means a public or private nonprofit entity designated under section 173.011 of the Revised Code to administer programs on behalf of the department of aging. (E) "Caretaker" means the person assuming the primary responsibility for the care of an adult by any of the following means: (1) On a voluntary basis; (2) By contract; (3) Through receipt of payment for care; (4) As a res...

...(A) The county departments of job and family services shall implement sections 5101.60 to 5101.71 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of job and family services may adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code to carry out the purposes of sections 5101.60 to 5101.71 of the Revised Code. The rules adopted pursuant to this division may include a requirement that the county departments provide on...

...The department of job and family services may reimburse county departments of job and family services for all or part of the costs they incur in implementing sections 5101.60 to 5101.73 of the Revised Code. The director of job and family services shall adopt internal management rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code that provide for reimbursement of county departments of job and family services u...

...(A) The department of job and family services shall establish and maintain a uniform statewide automated adult protective services information system. The information system shall contain records regarding all of the following: (1) All reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of adults made to county departments of job and family services under section 5101.61 of the Revised Code; (2) Investigations conducted u...

...ake available educational materials for individuals who are required under section 5101.63 of the Revised Code to make reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation; (C) Facilitate ongoing cooperation among state agencies on issues pertaining to the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of adults.

...(A) Each county department of job and family services shall prepare a memorandum of understanding that is signed by all of the following: (1) The director of the county department of job and family services; (2) If the county department has entered into an agreement or contract with a private or government entity pursuant to section 5101.652 of the Revised Code, the director of the entity; (3) The county peace ...

...ode; (m) An employee of a hospital or public hospital, as defined in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code; (n) An employee of a nursing home or residential care facility, as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code; (o) An employee of a residential facility licensed under section 5119.22 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen unrelated...

...(A) The department of job and family services shall establish and maintain a uniform statewide automated adult protective services information system. The information system shall contain records regarding all of the following: (1) All reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of adults made to county departments of job and family services under section 5101.63 of the Revised Code; (2) Investigations conducted und...

...onsible for licensing or regulating the individuals required under section 5101.63 of the Revised Code to make reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of adults shall ensure that the individuals have access to the educational materials developed under division (B) of section 5101.62 of the Revised Code.

... department shall refer the case to the public children services agency of that county. (E) If a county department of job and family services knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the subject of a report made under section 5101.63 of the Revised Code or of an investigation conducted under section 5101.65 of the Revised Code is being or has been criminally exploited, the department shall notify a local law en...

...he department shall determine from its findings whether or not the adult who is the subject of the report is in need of protective services. No adult shall be determined to be abused, neglected, or in need of protective services for the sole reason that, in lieu of medical treatment, the adult relies on or is being furnished spiritual treatment through prayer alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of a chu...

... the interference or obstruction if it finds there is reasonable cause to believe that the adult is being or has been abused, neglected, or exploited and access to the person's residence has been denied or obstructed. Such a finding is prima-facie evidence that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage will result, so that notice is not required. After obtaining an order restraining the obstruction of or inte...

...The county department of job and family services may enter into an agreement or contract with any private or government entity to perform the following duties: (A) In accordance with division (G) of section 5101.63 of the Revised Code, receive reports made under that section; (B) Perform the county department's duties under section 5101.65 of the Revised Code; (C) Petition the court pursuant to section 5101.68 or...

...Any person who requests or consents to receive protective services shall receive such services only after an investigation and determination of a need for protective services. The investigation shall be performed in the same manner as the investigation of a report pursuant to section 5101.65 of the Revised Code. If the person withdraws consent, the protective services shall be terminated.

...If the county department of job and family services determines that an adult is in need of protective services and is an incapacitated person, the department may petition the court for an order authorizing the provision of protective services. If the adult is in need of protective services as a result of exploitation, the county prosecutor may file the petition. The petition shall state the specific facts alleging th...

...ht to appointed counsel if the adult is indigent and if appointed counsel is requested. Written notice by certified mail shall also be given to the adult's guardian, legal counsel, caretaker, and spouse, if any, or if the adult has none of these, to the adult's adult children or next of kin, if any, or to any other person as the court may require. The adult who is the subject of the petition may not waive notice as p...

...idual may be committed to a hospital or public hospital as defined in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code pursuant to this section. (D) The placement of an adult pursuant to court order as provided in this section shall not be changed unless the court authorized the transfer of placement after finding compelling reasons to justify the transfer. Unless the court finds that an emergency exists, the court shall notify ...

...en days after its filing. If the court finds that the protective services are necessary, that the adult has consented to the provision of such services, and that the person who is the subject of the petition has prevented such provision, the court shall issue a temporary restraining order to restrain the person from interfering with the provision of protective services to the adult.

...all not order a person to a hospital or public hospital as defined in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code. (F) If the county department or its designee determines that the adult continues to need protective services after the order provided for in division (D) of this section has expired, the county department, the department's designee, or the county prosecutor may petition the court for an order to continue protec...

...(A) A court, through a probate judge or a magistrate under the direction of a probate judge, may issue by telephone an ex parte emergency order authorizing the provision of protective services, including the relief available under division (B) of section 5101.702 of the Revised Code, to an adult on an emergency basis if all of the following are the case: (1) The court receives notice from the county department of jo...

...(A) If an order is issued pursuant to section 5101.701 of the Revised Code, the court shall hold a hearing not later than twenty-four hours after the issuance to determine whether there is probable cause for the order, except that if the day following the day on which the order is issued is not a working day, the court shall hold the hearing on the next working day. (B) At the hearing, the court: (1) Shall determin...