Ohio Revised Code Chapter 173 - Department Of Aging

• Section 173.01 - Department Of Aging - Powers And Duties.
  The department of aging shall: (A) Be the designated state agency to administer programs of the federal government relating to the aged, requiring action...
• Section 173.011 - Planning And Service Areas.
  (A) When administering funds granted under the "Older Americans Act of 1965," 79 Stat. 219, 42 U.S.C. 3001, as amended, the department of aging...
• Section 173.02 - Administrative Rules.
  The department of aging shall adopt, and may rescind, rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of Chapter 173. of the Revised Code...
• Section 173.021, 173.022 - Amended And Renumbered Rc 173.04, 173.05.
  Effective Date: 07-26-1984
• Section 173.03 - Ohio Advisory Council For Aging.
  (A) There is hereby created the Ohio advisory council for the aging, which shall consist of twelve members to be appointed by the governor...
• Section 173.04 - Alzheimer's Disease Programs.
  (A) As used in this section, "respite care" means short-term, temporary care or supervision provided to a person who has Alzheimer's disease in the...
• Section 173.05 - Acting Director.
  Deputy director of the aging shall be the acting director when the director is absent or disabled or the position is vacant. The director...
• Section 173.06 - Golden Buckeye Card Program.
  (A) The director of aging shall establish a golden buckeye card program and provide a golden buckeye card to any resident of this state...
• Section 173.061 - Records Of Card Holders.
  Records identifying the recipients of golden buckeye cards issued under section 173.06 of the Revised Code are not public records subject to inspection or...
• Section 173.062 - Amended And Renumbered Rc 173.061.
  Effective Date: 07-01-2007
• Section 173.07 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 07-01-2007
• Section 173.071 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 07-01-2007
• Section 173.072 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 07-01-2007
• Section 173.08 - Resident Services Coordinator Program.
  (A) The resident services coordinator program is established in the department of aging to fund resident services coordinators. The coordinators shall provide information to...
• Section 173.09 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 11-15-1981
• Section 173.10 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 09-29-1995
• Section 173.11 - System Of Multipurpose Senior Centers.
  The department of aging shall, as appropriate and feasible and to the extent federal, state, and local funding is available, develop a system of...
• Section 173.12 - Services Provided By Multipurpose Senior Center.
  The services provided by a multipurpose senior center shall be available to all residents of the area served by the center who are sixty...
• Section 173.121 - Bingo Games At Multipurpose Senior Center.
  (A) As used in this section, "bingo," "bingo game operator," and "participant" have the same meanings as in section 2915.01 of the Revised Code....
• Section 173.13 - Continuing Care Facility Residents' Rights.
  (A) As used in this section: (1) "Continuing care" means the provision under a written agreement of board, lodging, medical services, nursing, and other...
• Section 173.14 - Long-term Care Ombudsman Program Definitions.
  As used in sections 173.14 to 173.27 of the Revised Code: (A) (1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, "long-term...
• Section 173.15 - Office Of State Long-term Care Ombudsman Program.
  The long-term care ombudsman program established by the department of aging pursuant to division (M) of section 173.01 of the Revised Code shall be...
• Section 173.16 - Designation Of Regional Long-term Care Ombudsman Programs.
  (A) The department of aging shall designate regions to be served by regional long-term care ombudsman programs. (B) Except as otherwise provided in division...
• Section 173.17 - State Long-term Care Ombudsman - Duties.
  (A) The state long-term care ombudsman shall do all of the following: (1) Appoint a staff and direct and administer the work of the...
• Section 173.18 - Regional Long-term Care Ombudsman Program - Duties.
  Each regional long-term care ombudsman program designated under section 173.16 of the Revised Code shall do all of the following: (A) Provide ombudsman services...
• Section 173.19 - Investigating And Resolving Complaints.
  (A) The office of the state long-term care ombudsman program, through the state long-term care ombudsman and the regional long-term care ombudsman programs, shall...
• Section 173.20 - Access To Records - Subpoena Power.
  (A) If consent is given and unless otherwise prohibited by law, a representative of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall...
• Section 173.21 - Training And Certification Programs.
  (A) The office of the state long-term care ombudsman program, through the state long-term care ombudsman and the regional long-term care ombudsman programs, shall...
• Section 173.22 - Confidential Information.
  (A) The collection, compilation, analysis, and dissemination of information by the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall be performed in a...
• Section 173.23 - Immunity; False Complaint; Representation By Attorney General.
  (A) Representatives of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program are immune from civil or criminal liability for any action taken in...
• Section 173.24 - Protection For Disciplinary Or Retaliatory Action.
  (A) As used in this section, "employee" and "employer" have the same meanings as in section 4113.51 of the Revised Code. (B) An employee...
• Section 173.25 - Cooperation And Coordination With Agencies.
  The office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall, in carrying out the provisions and purposes of sections 173.14 to 173.26 of the...
• Section 173.26 - Payment Of Fee Per Bed To Department Of Aging.
  (A) Each of the following facilities shall annually pay to the department of aging six dollars for each bed the facility was licensed or...
• Section 173.27 - Criminal Records Check Of Ombudsman Applicants.
  (A) As used in this section: (1) "Applicant" means a person who is under final consideration for employment by a responsible party in a...
• Section 173.28 - Additional Fines For Certain Violations.
  (A) (1) As used in this division, "incident" means the occurrence of a violation with respect to a resident or recipient, as those terms...
• Section 173.35 - [Renumbered].
  Renumbered as § 5119.69 of the Revised Code by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28, HB 153, §101.01, eff. 7/1/2011.
• Section 173.351 - [Renumbered].
  Renumbered as § 5119.69 of the Revised Code by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28, HB 153, §101.01, eff. 7/1/2011.
• Section 173.36 - [Renumbered].
  Renumbered as § 5119.69 of the Revised Code by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28, HB 153, §101.01, eff. 7/1/2011.
• Section 173.38 - Criminal Records Check.
  (A) As used in this section: (1) "Applicant" means a person who is under final consideration for employment with a responsible party in a...
• Section 173.381 - Permissible Actions Based On Criminal Records Check.
  (A) As used in this section: (1) "Community-based long-term care services" means community-based long-term care services, as defined in section 173.14 of the Revised...
• Section 173.39 - Community-based Long-term Care - Provider Certification For Payment.
  (A) As used in sections 173.39 to 173.393 of the Revised Code: (1) " Provider" means a person or government entity that provides community-based...
• Section 173.391 - Requirements For Provider Certification - Disciplinary Action.
  (A) Subject to section 173.381 of the Revised Code, the department of aging or its designee shall do all of the following in accordance...
• Section 173.392 - Payment Of Noncertified Provider.
  (A) The department of aging may pay a provider for providing community-based long-term care services under a program the department administers, even though the...
• Section 173.393 - Provider Evaluation Records As Public Records.
  (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the records of an evaluation conducted in accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(2)...
• Section 173.394 - [Renumbered].
  Renumbered as § 173.38 by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2013. Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.127, HB 487,...
• Section 173.40 - [Renumbered].
  Renumbered as § 173.52 by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2013. Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.127, HB 487,...
• Section 173.401 - [Renumbered].
  Renumbered as § 173.521 by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2013. Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28, HB 153,...
• Section 173.402 - [Renumbered].
  Renumbered as § 173.524 by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2013. Added by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1,...
• Section 173.403 - [Renumbered].
  Renumbered as § 173.53 by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2013. Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28, HB 153,...
• Section 173.404 - [Renumbered].
  Renumbered as § 173.55 by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2013. Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28, HB 153,...
• Section 173.41 - Statewide Aging And Disabilities Resource Network.
  (A) The department of aging shall promote the development of a statewide aging and disabilities resource network through which older adults, adults with disabilities,...
• Section 173.42 - Long-term Care Consultation Program.
  (A) As used in sections 173.42 to 173.434 of the Revised Code: (1) "Area agency on aging" means a public or private nonprofit entity...
• Section 173.421 - Periodic Or Follow-up Long-term Care Consultations.
  As part of the long-term care consultation program established under section 173.42 of the Revised Code, the department of aging may establish procedures for...
• Section 173.422 - Certification To Conduct Long-term Care Consultation.
  The department of aging shall certify individuals who meet certification requirements established by rule to provide long-term care consultations for purposes of sections173.42and 173.421...
• Section 173.423 - Monitoring Of Home And Community-based Services Elections.
  If an individual who is the subject of a long-term care consultation is eligible for and elects to receive home and community-based services covered...
• Section 173.424 - Compliance With Federal Law.
  If, under federal law, an individual's eligibility for the home and community-based services covered by medicaid components the department of aging administers is dependent...
• Section 173.425 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §105.01, eff. 9/29/2013. Added by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.
• Section 173.43 - Interagency Agreement For Unified Long-term Care Budget For Home And Community-based Services.
  (A) The department of aging shall enter into an interagency agreement with the department of medicaid under section 5162.35 of the Revised Code under...
• Section 173.431 - Administration Of Budget.
  The department of aging shall ensure that the unified long-term care budget established under section 173.43 of the Revised Code is administered in a...
• Section 173.432 - Care Management And Authorization Services.
  The department of aging or its designee shall provide care management and authorization services with regard to the state plan services specified in division...
• Section 173.433 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §105.01, eff. 9/29/2013. Added by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.
• Section 173.434 - Adoption Of Rules.
  To the extent authorized by rules authorized by section 5162.021 of the Revised Code , the director of aging shall adopt rules that are...
• Section 173.44 - Survey Of Nursing Homes And Residential Care Facilities.
  (A) As used in this section, "nursing home" and "residential care facility" have the same meanings as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code....
• Section 173.45 - Facilities Definitions.
  As used in this section and in sections 173.46 to 173.49 of the Revised Code: (A) "Residential facility" means a residential facility licensed under...
• Section 173.46 - Long-term Care Consumer Guide.
  (A) The department of aging shall develop and publish a guide to long-term care facilities for use by individuals considering long-term care facility admission...
• Section 173.47 - [Effective Until 7/1/2016] Customer Satisfaction Survey For Long-term Care Facilities.
  (A) For purposes of publishing the Ohio long-term care consumer guide, the department of aging shall conduct or provide for the conduct of an...
• Section 173.47 - [Effective 7/1/2016] Customer Satisfaction Survey For Long-term Care Facilities.
  (A) For purposes of publishing the Ohio long-term care consumer guide, the department of aging shall conduct or provide for the conduct of an...
• Section 173.48 - Fees For Consumer Care Guide; Long-term Care Consumer Guide Fund.
  (A) (1) The department of aging may charge annual fees to long-term care facilities for the publication of the Ohio long-term care consumer guide....
• Section 173.49 - Implementing Rules To Be Adopted By Department.
  The department of aging shall adopt rules as the department considers necessary to implement and administer sections 173.45 to 173.48 of the Revised Code....
• Section 173.50 - Interagency Agreement For Administration Of Medicaid Pace Program.
  (A) Pursuant to a contract entered into with the department of medicaid as an interagency agreement under section 5162.35 of the Revised Code, the...
• Section 173.501 - Persons Admitted To Nursing Facilities.
  (A) As used in this section: "Nursing facility" has the same meaning as in section 5165.01 of the Revised Code. "PACE provider" has the...
• Section 173.51 - Definitions For Passport, Choices, And Assisted Living Programs.
  As used in sections 173.51 to 173.56 of the Revised Code: "Area agency on aging" has the same meaning as in section 173.14 of...
• Section 173.52 - Medicaid-funded Component Of Passport Program.
  (A) The department of medicaid shall create the medicaid-funded component of the PASSPORT program. In creating the medicaid-funded component, the department of medicaid shall...
• Section 173.521 - Home First Component.
  (A) Unless the medicaid-funded component of the PASSPORT program is terminated pursuant to division (C) of section 173.52 of the Revised Code, the department...
• Section 173.522 - State-funded Component Of Passport Program.
  (A) The department of aging shall create and administer the state-funded component of the PASSPORT program. The state-funded component shall not be administered as...
• Section 173.523 - Appeals.
  (A) An individual who is an applicant for or participant or former participant in the state-funded component of the PASSPORT program may appeal an...
• Section 173.524 - Kosher Meals.
  An individual enrolled in the PASSPORT program may request that home-delivered meals provided to the individual under the PASSPORT program be kosher. If such...
• Section 173.53 - Choices Program.
  (A) The department of medicaid shall create the choices program. In creating the choices program, the department of medicaid shall collaborate with the department...
• Section 173.54 - Medicaid-funded Component Of Assisted Living Program.
  (A) The department of medicaid shall create the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program. In creating the medicaid-funded component, the department of medicaid...
• Section 173.541 - Eligibility For Assisted Living Program.
  To be eligible for the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program, an individual must meet all of the following requirements: (A) Need an...
• Section 173.542 - Home First Component Of The Assisted Living Program.
  (A) Unless the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program is terminated pursuant to division (C) of section 173.54 of the Revised Code, the...
• Section 173.543 - State-funded Component Of Assisted Living Program.
  The department of aging shall create and administer the state-funded component of the assisted living program. The state-funded component shall not be administered as...
• Section 173.544 - Eligibility Requirements For State-funded Component Of Assisted Living Program.
  To be eligible for the state-funded component of the assisted living program, an individual must meet all of the following requirements: (A) The individual...
• Section 173.545 - Appeals.
  (A) An individual who is an applicant for or participant or former participant in the state-funded component of the assisted living program may appeal...
• Section 173.546 - Needs Assessments.
  (A) Each applicant for the assisted living program shall undergo an assessment to determine whether the applicant needs an intermediate level of care. The...
• Section 173.547 - Staff Requirements For Assisted Living Program Facility.
  A residential care facility providing services covered by the assisted living program to an individual enrolled in the program shall have staff on-site twenty-four...
• Section 173.548 - Choice Of Single Or Multiple Occupancy Room.
  An individual enrolled in the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program may choose a single occupancy room or multiple occupancy room in the...
• Section 173.55 - Waiting List For Department Of Aging-administered Medicaid Waiver Components And The Pace Program.
  (A) As used in this section: (1) "Department of aging-administered medicaid waiver component" means each of the following: (a) The medicaid-funded component of the...
• Section 173.56 - Rules.
  (A) The department of aging shall adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code governing appeals brought under section 173.523 or...
• Section 173.60 - Nursing Home Quality Initiative.
  (A) As used in this section: (1) "Nursing home" has the same meaning as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Person-centered care"...
• Section 173.70 - Programs For The Provision Of Outpatient Prescription Drug Discounts.
  (A) The director of aging may enter into a contract with any person under which the person operates a program for the provision of...
• Section 173.71 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009. Note: This section was amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §101.01,...
• Section 173.72 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.721 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.722 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.723 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.724 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.73 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.731 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.732 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.74 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.741 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.742 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.75 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.751 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.752 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.753 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.76 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009. Note: This section was amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §101.01,...
• Section 173.77 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.771 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.772 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.773 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.78 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.79 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.791 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.80 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.801 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.802 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.803 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.81 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.811 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.812 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.813 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.814 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.815 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.82 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.83 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.831 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.832 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.833 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.84 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.85 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.86 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.861 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.87 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.871 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.872 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.873 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.874 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.875 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.876 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.88 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.89 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.891 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.892 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.90 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.91 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §105.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
• Section 173.99 - Penalty.
  (A) A long-term care provider, person employed by a long-term care provider, other entity, or employee of such other entity that violates division (C)...

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