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...the Revised Code, none of the following individuals may be employed by a county board of developmental disabilities: (1) An employee of an agency contracting with the county board; (2) An immediate family member of an employee of an agency contracting with the county board unless the county board adopts a resolution authorizing the immediate family member's employment with the county board or the employment is cons...

...though the governing board includes an individual who is an employee of the county board. That member of the governing board may not vote on any matter before the governing board concerning a contract with the county board or participate in any discussion or debate regarding such a contract.

...ng is conducted, and all members of the public present in person at the place where the meeting is conducted to simultaneously communicate with each other during the meeting. (B) Notwithstanding division (C) of section 121.22 and section 5126.029 of the Revised Code, each county board of developmental disabilities may establish a policy that allows board members to attend a meeting of the county board via means of...

...ally enforceable agreement with an individual, agency, or other entity that, pursuant to its terms or operation, may result in a payment from a county board of developmental disabilities to an eligible person or to a member of the immediate family of an eligible person for services rendered to the eligible person. "Direct services contract" includes a contract for supported livin...

...uncil. The minutes shall be part of the public record of the county board. Any action taken by the council on direct services contracts under its review shall be in public. The council shall afford an affected party the opportunity to meet with the council on matters related to a direct services contract or any action taken by the council. (B) If a county board establishes a policy specifyi...

...(A) The ethics council appointed for a county board of developmental disabilities shall review all direct services contracts, and approve or disapprove each contract in accordance with the standards in section 5126.033 of the Revised Code. The council shall develop, in consultation with the prosecuting attorney, and recommend to the board ethical standards, contract audit procedures, an...

...46 of the Revised Code under which an individual, agency, or other entity will employ an individual who is also an employee of that county board unless all of the following conditions are met: (1) The employee is not in a capacity to influence the award of the contract. (2) The employee has not attempted in any manner to secure the contract on behalf of the individual, agency, or other entity. ...

...(A) If the requirements of section 5126.033 of the Revised Code have been met for a particular direct services contract, a member or former member of a county board of developmental disabilities, an employee or former employee of a county board, or an immediate family member of a member, former member, employee, or former employee of a county board is not in violation of the restrictions in...

...rpose of collective bargaining; (3) Public relation services; (4) Consulting services; (5) Personnel training services, not including tuition or professional growth reimbursement programs for county board members or employees. (B) Each county board of developmental disabilities shall submit to the board of county commissioners of each county that is served by the county board, in accordance with ...

...t the needs of county residents who are individuals with developmental disabilities, former residents of the county residing in state institutions or, before September 29, 2011, placed under purchase of service agreements under section 5123.18 of the Revised Code, and children subject to a determination made pursuant to section 121.38 of the Revised Code. Each county board shall assess the facility and service nee...

...r the care, treatment, and training of individuals with i ntellectual disabilities. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, each county board of developmental disabilities shall make eligibility determinations in accordance with the definition of "developmental disability" contained in section 5126.01 of the Revised Code. Pursuant to rules adopted under section 5123.012 of the Revised Code, a county...

...not sufficient to meet the needs of all individuals who request non-medicaid programs or services, it shall establish one or more waiting lists for the non-medicaid programs or services in accordance with its plan developed under section 5126.04 of the Revised Code. The board may establish priorities for making placements on its waiting lists established under this division. Any such priorities shall be consistent wi...

...s a guardian has been appointed for the individual, when a decision regarding receipt of a service or participation in a program provided for or funded under this chapter or Chapter 5123. or 5124. of the Revised Code by an individual with a developmental disability must be made, the individual shall be permitted to make the decision. The individual may obtain support and guidance from an adult family member or other ...

...erson shall disclose the identity of an individual who requests programs or services under this chapter or release a record or report regarding an eligible person that is maintained by a county board of developmental disabilities or an entity under contract with a county board unless one of the following circumstances exists: (1) The individual, eligible person, or the individual's guardian, or, if the individual ...

...(A) As used in this section, "eligible person" means a person eligible to receive services from a county board of developmental disabilities or from an entity under contract with a county board. (B) A county board shall establish fees for services rendered to eligible persons if such fees are required by federal regulation and by rule adopted by the director of developmental disabiliti...

...erwise provided by 42 C.F.R. 431.51, an individual with a developmental disability who is eligible for home and community-based services has the right to obtain the services from any provider of the services that is qualified to furnish the services and is willing to furnish the services to the individual. A county board of developmental disabilities that has medicaid local administrative authority under division (A)...

...(A) When an individual with a developmental disability or a person acting on such an individual's behalf contacts a county board of developmental disabilities about residential services, the county board shall inform the individual or person about the different types of programs and services offered as residential services, including both ICF/IID services and home and community-based services. When informing the indi...

...ntracts with other such boards and with public or private, nonprofit, or profit-making agencies or organizations of the same or another county, to provide the facilities, programs, and services authorized or required, upon such terms as may be agreeable, and in accordance with this chapter and Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code and rules adopted thereunder and in accordance with sections 307.86 and 5126.071 of the Rev...

...ntial services and supported living for individuals with developmental disabilities. A county board may acquire, convey, lease, or sell property for residential services and supported living and enter into loan agreements, including mortgages, for the acquisition of such property. A county board is not required to comply with provisions of Chapter 307. of the Revised Code providing for competitive bidding or sheriff...

...(A) The superintendent of a county board of developmental disabilities providing transportation for pupils to special education programs under this chapter may establish a volunteer bus rider assistance program under which qualified persons may be authorized to ride with pupils to and from such programs. Volunteers shall not be compensated for their services and are not employees for pu...

...e timely submission. If the department finds the explanation to be sufficient, the department may grant an extension for the submission of the county board's five-year projection. If the department finds the explanation insufficient, or if no explanation is submitted, the department may do either of the following: (1) Conduct further reviews as necessary to complete the five-year projections at full cost to the cou...

...n that contains the projected number of individuals to whom the board intends to provide home and community-based services based on available funding as projected in the board's annual five-year projection report submitted pursuant to section 5126.053 of the Revised Code; (B) Assurances that the county board does both of the following: (1) Employs or contracts with a business manager, or has entered into an agree...

...d shall, do all of the following for an individual with a developmental disability who resides in the county that the county board serves and seeks or receives home and community-based services: (1) Perform assessments and evaluations of the individual. As part of the assessment and evaluation process, all of the following apply: (a) The county board shall make a recommendation to the department of developmental ...

...nel from another county board, or other individuals who are not employed by or affiliated with in any manner a person that provides home and community-based services or medicaid case management services pursuant to a contract with any county board. The administrative receiver shall assume full administrative responsibility for the county board's services for which the county board's medicaid local administrative auth...

...cuting attorney of the county; (6) The public children services agency; (7) The coroner of the county. (B) A memorandum of understanding shall set forth the normal operating procedure to be employed by all concerned officials in the execution of their respective responsibilities under this section and sections 313.12, 2151.421, 2903.16, 5126.31, and 5126.33 of the Revised Code and shall have as its primary goal th...