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...rd to operate programs and services for individuals with developmental disabilities. (B) No person shall be employed in a position for which certification or registration is required pursuant to the rules adopted under this section without the certification or registration that is required for that position. The person shall not be employed or shall not continue to be employed if the required certification or regi...

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the director of developmental disabilities or the superintendent of a county board of developmental disabilities shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a person's certification or registration under section 5126.25 of the Re...

...n 3319.39 of the Revised Code. (F) No individual required to submit a report under division (B) of this section shall knowingly fail to comply with that division. (G) An individual who provides information to the superintendent of public instruction in accordance with this section in good faith shall be immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed for injury, death, or loss to perso...

...port to the superintendent of public instruction under section 5126.253 of the Revised Code be kept in the employee's personnel file. If, after an investigation under division (A) of section 3319.311 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of public instruction determines that the results of that investigation do not warrant initiating action under section 3319...

...Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the provisions of sections 5126.253 and 5126.254 of the Revised Code prevail over any conflicting provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or contract for employment entered into after the effective date of this section.

...ans protective services furnished to an individual with a developmental disability to prevent immediate physical harm. (I) "Protective services" means services provided by the county board of developmental disabilities to an adult with a developmental disability for the prevention, correction, or discontinuance of an act of as well as conditions resulting from abuse, neglect, or exploitation. (J) "Protective servic...

...rts prepared under this section are not public records as defined in section 149.43 of the Revised Code.

...(A) Notwithstanding the requirement of section 5126.31 of the Revised Code that a county board of developmental disabilities review reports of abuse and neglect, one of the following government entities, at the request of the county board or the department of developmental disabilities, shall review the report instead of the county board if circumstances specified in rules adopted under ...

...(A) After reviewing a report of abuse or neglect under section 5126.31 of the Revised Code or a report of a major unusual incident made in accordance with rules adopted under section 5123.612 of the Revised Code, a county board of developmental disabilities shall conduct an investigation if circumstances specified in rules adopted under division (B) of this section exist. If the circumstances speci...

...or obstruction of access. If the court finds reasonable cause to believe that the adult is abused or neglected and that access to the adult's residence has been denied or obstructed, the court shall issue a temporary order restraining the interference or obstruction. After the order has been obtained, at the request of the board, an officer of the law enforcement agency investigating the report shall accompany repre...

...all not order an adult to a hospital or public hospital, as defined in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code, or a state institution, as defined in section 5123.01 of the Revised Code. (F) The court shall not authorize a change in an adult's placement ordered under division (E) of this section unless it finds compelling reasons to justify a change. The parties to whom notice was given in division (B) of this section s...

...(A) A probate court, through a probate judge or magistrate, may issue by telephone an ex parte emergency order authorizing any of the actions described in division (B) of this section if all of the following are the case: (1) The court receives notice from the county board of developmental disabilities, or an authorized employee of the board, that the board or employee believes an emergency order...

...(A) If an order is issued pursuant to section 5126.331 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 a weekend-day or legal holiday, the court shall hold the hearing on the next business day. (B) At the hearing, the court: (1) ...

...Any person who has reason to believe that there is a substantial risk to an adult with a developmental disability of immediate physical harm or death and that the responsible county board of developmental disabilities has failed to seek an order pursuant to section 5126.33 or 5126.331 of the Revised Code may notify the department of developmental disabilities. Within twenty-four hours of receipt of such notice, the d...

...Each county board of developmental disabilities shall provide comprehensive, formal training for county board employees and other persons authorized to implement sections 5126.30 to 5126.34 of the Revised Code. The department of developmental disabilities shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards for the training provided by county boards pursuant to this section. ...

...(A) As used in this section, "health-related activities" and "prescribed medication" have the same meanings as in section 5123.41 of the Revised Code. (B) In accordance with sections 5123.42 and 5123.651 of the Revised Code, an employee of a county board of developmental disabilities or an entity under contract with the board who is not specifically authorized by other provisions of the Revised Code to administer me...

...ilities to provide supported living for individuals with developmental disabilities. (C) On and after July 1, 1995, each county board of developmental disabilities shall plan and develop supported living for individuals with developmental disabilities who are residents of the county in accordance with sections 5126.41 to 5126.47 of the Revised Code.

...ist the residents in identifying their individual service needs. To arrange supported living for an individual, the board shall assist the individual in developing an individual service plan. In developing the plan, the individual shall choose a residence that is appropriate according to local standards; the individuals, if any, with whom the individual will live in the residence; the services the individual ...

...Each county board of developmental disabilities shall establish procedures for the resolution of grievances between the following: (A) The board and providers; (B) The board and an entity with which it has a shared funding agreement.

... agreements with state agencies, local public agencies, or political subdivisions at rates negotiated by the board; (3) By providing direct payment or vouchers to be used to purchase supported living, pursuant to a written contract in an amount determined by the board, to the individual or a person providing the individual with protective services as defined in section 5123.55 of the Revised Code. (B) The boa...

...be in writing and shall be based on the individual service plan developed by the individual under section 5126.41 of the Revised Code. The plan may be submitted as an addendum to the contract. An individual receiving services pursuant to a contract shall be considered a third-party beneficiary to the contract. (B) The contract shall be negotiated between the provider and the county board. The terms of the cont...

...sources for residential services for an individual with a developmental disability or to arrange for residential services for such an individual unless a vacancy exists in an appropriate residential setting within the county.

...A county board of developmental disabilities may, pursuant to a resolution adopted by an affirmative vote of the majority of its members, establish, by agreement with one or more other county boards of developmental disabilities, a residential services consortium to jointly provide residential services and supported living. The agreement shall designate one board to assume the fis...

...ty board of developmental disabilities finds all of the following: (A) There is a shortage of residential facilities in the county for individuals with developmental disabilities. (B) Eligible organizations, otherwise willing and able to develop residential facilities in the county, have been unable to do so because of high interest rates. (C) Placement of residential facility linked deposits will assist in financ...

...If the board of county commissioners adopts a resolution under sections 135.801 and 135.802 of the Revised Code implementing a residential facility linked deposit program, the county board of developmental disabilities shall adopt a resolution that does all of the following: (A) Establishes standards for its review of applications and its approval or disapproval of proposed residential fa...