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...Whenever it is relevant in a civil or criminal action or proceeding to determine the paternity or identity of any person, the trial court on motion shall order any party to the action and any person involved in the controversy or proceeding to submit to one or more blood-grouping tests, to be made by qualified physicians, clinical nurse specialists, or certified nurse practitioners or other qualified persons, not to ...

...When a person claiming to have a cause of action or a defense to an action commenced against him, without the discovery of a fact from the adverse party, is unable to file his complaint or answer, he may bring an action for discovery, setting forth in his complaint in the action for discovery the necessity and the grounds for the action, with any interrogatories relating to the subject matter of the discovery that a...

...d either in whole or in part through an agent or employee, such agent or employee of the adverse party may be called as a witness and examined as if under cross-examination upon any matters at issue between the parties which are shown or admitted to have been within the scope of such agent's or employee's authority or employment. The party calling for such examination shall not thereby be concluded but may rebut suc...

...No hospital, home health agency, ambulatory surgical facility, or provider of a hospice care program, pediatric respite care program, or pediatric transition care program shall be held liable for a physician's failure to obtain an informed consent from the physician's patient prior to a surgical or medical procedure or course of procedures, unless the physician is an employee of the hospital, home health agency, ambu...

...n abortion. (3) "Probable gestational age of the zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or fetus" means the gestational age that, in the judgment of a physician, is, with reasonable probability, the gestational age of the zygote, blastocyte, embryo, or fetus at the time that the physician informs a pregnant woman pursuant to division (B)(1)(b) of this section. (B) Except when there is a medical emergency or medical necessit...

...rtunity to view the active ultrasound image of the embryo or fetus; (B) Offer to provide the pregnant woman with a physical picture of the ultrasound image of the embryo or fetus. The requirements of division (A) of this section shall be performed at no additional charge to the pregnant woman.

...fs in such an action who are awarded damages. In making such determinations, the superintendent shall consider the financial condition, general standing, operating results, profitability, leverage, liquidity, amount and soundness of reinsurance, adequacy of reserves, and the management of any insurance company in question and also may consider ratings, grades, and classifications of any nationally recognized rating s...

...The testimony of witnesses may be taken: (A) By affidavit; (B) By deposition; (C) By oral examination.

...An affidavit is a written declaration under oath, made without notice to the adverse party. A deposition is a written declaration under oath, made upon notice to the adverse party. Oral testimony is that delivered from the lips of the witness.

...An affidavit may be used to verify a pleading, to prove the service of the summons, notice, or other process in an action; or to obtain a provisional remedy, an examination of a witness, a stay of proceedings, or upon a motion, and in any other case permitted by law.

...An affidavit may be made in or out of this state before any person authorized to take depositions, and unless it is a verification of a pleading it must be authenticated in the same way as a deposition. Such affidavit may be made before any person authorized to administer oaths whether an attorney in the case or not.

...Depositions may be taken when the testimony is required in an action, cause, or matter pending before any court or authority outside this state.

...Depositions taken in and to be used in this state must be taken by an officer or person whose authority is derived within the state; but, if for use elsewhere, they may be taken before a commissioner or officer who derives his authority from the state, district, or territory in which they are to be used.

...Except as section 147.08 of the Revised Code governs the fees chargeable by a notary public for services rendered in connection with depositions, the fees and expenses chargeable for the taking and certifying of a deposition by a person who is authorized to do so in this state, including, but not limited to, a reporter, stenographer, or person described in Civil Rule 28, may be established by that person subjec...

...A motion for a new trial is not necessary as a prerequisite to obtain appellate review of the sufficiency or weight of the evidence submitted to the trial court where such evidence to be considered appears as a part of the record filed in the appellate court. This section applies to any action or proceeding pending in the courts on October 27, 1949.

...The objection made in the trial court with the ruling thereon must be stated, with the facts, or so much of the evidence as is necessary to explain it, and no more, and the whole as briefly as possible.

...The same trial court shall not grant more than one new trial on the weight of the evidence against the same party in the same case, nor shall the same court grant more than one judgment of reversal on the weight of the evidence against the same party in the same case.

...When, with reasonable diligence, the grounds for a new trial could not be discovered before but are discovered after the term at which the journal entry of a final order, judgment, or decree has been approved by the trial court in writing and filed with the clerk of the court for journalization, the application for a new trial may be by petition, filed not later than the second term after the discovery, nor more than...

...The facts stated in the petition mentioned in section 2321.21 of the Revised Code, shall be considered as denied, without answer. If the service is complete in vacation, the case shall be heard and summarily decided at the ensuing term, and when completed in term, within twenty days after service. The case shall be placed on the trial docket, and the witnesses examined in open court, or their depositions taken as in ...

...an action for the foreclosure of a mortgage, the court may at any stage in the action require the mortgagor and the mortgagee to participate in mediation as the court considers appropriate and may include a stipulation that requires the mortgagor and the mortgagee to appear at the mediation in person.

...When a mortgage is foreclosed or a specific lien enforced, a sale of the property, or a transfer of property pursuant to sections 323.28, 323.65 to 323.78, and 5721.19 of the Revised Code, shall be ordered by the court having jurisdiction or the county board of revision with jurisdiction pursuant to section 323.66 of the Revised Code. When the real property to be sold is in one or more tracts, the court may o...

...When a married woman sues or is sued, proceedings shall be had and judgment shall be rendered and enforced as if she were unmarried. Her property and estate is liable for a judgment against her, but she is entitled to the benefits of all applicable exemptions provided by statute.

...A person indebted, or against whom a cause of action exists, may personally appear in a court of competent jurisdiction, and, with the assent of the creditor, or person having such cause of action, confess judgment; whereupon judgment shall be entered accordingly. The debt or cause of action shall be briefly stated in the judgment, or in a writing to be filed as pleadings in other actions. Such judgment shall autho...

...(A) An attorney who confesses judgment in a case, at the time of making such confession, must produce the warrant of attorney for making it to the court before which he makes the confession. Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, if the maker or any of several makers resides within the territorial jurisdiction of a municipal court established under section 1901.01 of the Revised Code, or signed the warrant of...

...A warrant of attorney to confess judgment, executed by a person in custody, in favor of the person at whose suit he is in custody, shall be of no force unless executed in the presence of an attorney expressly named by the person in custody, and signed by him as a witness.

...embers shall be at least sixty years of age. The terms of office for the consumer members shall be for five years, commencing on the first day of August and ending on the thirty-first day of July. Each member shall hold office from the date of his appointment until the end of the term for which he was appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predec...

...ts: (1) Be at least eighteen years of age; (2) Possess a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalence or have obtained the equivalent of such education as determined by the state medical board; (3) Have completed two years of undergraduate work in a college of arts and sciences or the equivalent of such education as determined by the board; (4) Meet one of the following medical education an...

...e the limited branch of medicine of massage therapy shall file with the state medical board an application in a manner prescribed by the board. The application shall include or be accompanied by all of the following: (1) Evidence that the applicant is at least eighteen years of age; (2) Evidence that the applicant has attained high school graduation or its equivalent; (3) Evidence that the applicant holds on...

...applicant is at least eighteen years of age; (2) Evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has been accepted or appointed to participate in this state in one of the following: (a) An internship, residency, or clinical fellowship program accredited by either the accreditation council for graduate medical education of the American medical association or the American osteopathic association; (b) A cl...

...r to individuals who are seven years of age or older vaccinations against both of the following: (A) Influenza; (B) COVID-19.

...ts: (a) Is at least eighteen years of age; (b) Possesses a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalence or has obtained the equivalent of such education as determined by the board; (c) Has completed at least two years of undergraduate work in a college of arts and sciences or the equivalent of such education as determined by the board; (d) Holds a degree from a college of podiatric medicine...

...applicant is at least eighteen years of age; (2) Evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has been accepted or appointed to participate in this state in one of the following: (a) An internship, residency, or clinical fellowship program accredited by either the council on podiatric medical education or the American podiatric medical association; (b) A clinical fellowship program that is not accre...

...nt must be at least twenty-one years of age and possess a high school education or its equivalent. (2) The applicant must have successfully completed, prior to matriculation at a school or college of chiropractic, at least two years of college credit in the arts and sciences at a college or university accredited by a state or regional accrediting organization recognized by the board, except that the board may adopt...

...apter. The applicant must meet the same age requirement that must be met under section 4734.20 of the Revised Code. If the board does not waive all of the educational and testing requirements, the board may require that the applicant complete and receive a score specified by the board on one or more tests administered by the board or by the national board of chiropractic examiners or another testing entity. (C) The...

...d of being at least twenty-one years of age and of either holding the degree of doctor of chiropractic or being enrolled in a program leading to the degree. The institution from which the applicant received the degree or in which the applicant is enrolled must be a school or college that is approved by the board under section 4734.21 of the Revised Code. (C) The provisions of this chapter that apply to applicants f...

...e; (4) Is at least eighteen years of age; (5) Has been a licensed real estate broker or salesperson for at least two of the five years preceding the person's application, and has completed one of the following: (a) At least twenty real estate transactions, in which property was sold for another by the applicant while acting in the capacity of a real estate broker or salesperson; (b) Such equivalent experi...

...e; (4) Is at least eighteen years of age; (5) If born after the year 1950, has a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalence issued under section 3301.80 of the Revised Code; (6) Has successfully completed at an institution of higher education all of the following eligible courses by either classroom instruction or distance education: (a) Forty hours of instruction in real estate pract...

...s, officers, directors, trustees, or managers of the organization, and the limitation of the liability of any partner or member; or if the applicant is a corporation, a list of its officers and directors, and the residence and business addresses of each, and, if it is a foreign corporation, a copy of its articles of incorporation in addition; (3) The location and addresses of the principal office and all other off...

...nds to employ the applicant; (3) The age and education of the applicant, and the applicant's experience in the sale of foreign real estate; whether the applicant has ever been licensed by the superintendent, and if so, when; whether the applicant has ever been refused a license by the superintendent; and whether the applicant has ever been licensed or refused a license or any similar permit by any division or supe...

...producer, distributor, retailer, or an agent of a product producer, distributor, or retailer as a means for the bulk transportation, storage, or carrying of retail containers of milk, baked goods, eggs, or bottled beverage products; (j) "Burnt wire," which is any coated metal wire that has been smelted, burned, or melted thereby removing the manufacturer's or owner's identifying marks. (3) "Bulk merchandise c...

...ll: (1) Be at least eighteen years of age; (2) Be a United States citizen or legal alien who produces valid documentation to demonstrate the individual is a legal resident of the United States; (3) Either have been a tradesperson in the type of licensed trade for which the application is filed for not less than five years immediately prior to the date the application is filed, be a currently registered engineer...

...ry status, national origin, disability, age, or ancestry, as those terms are used in section 4112.02 of the Revised Code. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no occupational licensing board shall adopt, provide, approve for credit, count for credit, or require completion of continuing education curriculum or coursework, seminars, webinars, or online instruction that promote any of the followin...

...section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, or age. A person who files with the board or committee a statement alleging discrimination based on any of those reasons may request a hearing with the board or committee, as appropriate.

...ndividual is at least eighteen years of age, is free of contagious or infectious disease, and has successfully passed a qualifying examination specified and administered by the board. (b) In the case of a firm, partnership, association, or corporation, the application, in addition to such information as the board requires, is accompanied by an application for a license for each person, whether owner or employee, of...

...n dealing with a child sixteen years of age or less, ascertain whether such child has been examined by an otolaryngologist prior to being fitted for a hearing aid. If the licensee determines that such examination has not taken place, the licensee shall recommend to the person legally responsible for the custody of such child that such examination take place and shall so state on a waiver to be specified by the board.

...(A)(1) Each person currently engaged in training to become a licensed hearing aid dealer or fitter shall apply to the state speech and hearing professionals board for a hearing aid dealer's and fitter's trainee permit. The board shall issue to each applicant within thirty days of receipt of a properly completed application and payment of an application fee set by the board in rules adopted under section 4747.04 of th...

...e, upon request, to any law enforcement agency. The class A, B, or C licensee shall file an application to register a new employee no sooner than three days nor later than seven calendar days after the date on which the employee is hired. (B)(1) Each employee's registration application shall be accompanied by one recent photograph of the employee, the employee's physical description, and the registration fee t...

...dministrator, an owner of a home health agency or hospice care program, or an officer of a home health agency or hospice care program. (3) One member who is a member of the academic community; (4) One member who is a consumer of services, or who represents a consumer of services, in a long-term services and supports setting; (5) One nonvoting member who is a representative of the department of health, design...

...partment to serve as the board's fiscal agent. The fiscal agent shall be responsible for all the board's fiscal matters and financial transactions, as specified in the agreement. The written agreement shall specify the fees that the board shall pay to the fiscal agent for services performed under the agreement, and such fees shall be in proportion to the services performed for the board. (1) The agreement shall req...

...ividual is at least twenty-one years of age. (4) The individual has successfully completed educational requirements and work experience specified in rules adopted under section 4751.04 of the Revised Code, including, if so required by the rules, experience obtained as a nursing home administrator resident. (5) The individual has complied with section 4776.02 of the Revised Code regarding a criminal records chec...