Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5155 · 31 active provisions
(A) As used in this section, "appointing authority" has the same meaning as in section 124.01 of the Revised Code.(B) The board of county commissioners shall make all contracts for new buildings and for additions to existing buildings necessary for the county home. The board shall prescribe rules for the management and…
(A) As used in this chapter, "operator" means a board of county hospital trustees acting under an agreement, or pursuant to a resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners, as provided in this section.(B) The board of county commissioners may transfer operational control of the county home to the board of cou…
A board of county commissioners may enter into a contract with a public or private entity to aid the board in the execution of its powers and duties for the management and good government of the county home. Pursuant to such a contract, the board may authorize a public or private entity to select a superintendent or ad…
The clerk of the board of county commissioners or, if there is no clerk of the board, the county auditor shall keep a record of the board's transactions respecting the county home, and this record shall be kept in the manner provided by sections 305.10 and 305.11 of the Revised Code. The board of county commissioners m…
(A) The board of county commissioners or operator shall do either of the following:(1) Appoint a superintendent or administrator of the county home;(2) In accordance with section 5155.012 of the Revised Code, enter into a contract with a public or private entity that agrees to select a superintendent or administrator w…
Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, before entering upon official duties, the superintendent or administrator of the county home shall give bond as the board of county commissioners or operator requires, with a surety acceptable to the board or operator, conditioned for the faithful disch…
Whenever a resident in any county home leaves such home without the acknowledgement of the superintendent or administrator thereof, such superintendent or administrator, if he believes it is for the public welfare that such resident should be returned to the home, may pursue and retake such resident. However, if the re…
When an affidavit has been filed as provided by section 5155.08 of the Revised Code, the resident shall be brought forthwith before the court of common pleas, whereupon a hearing shall be had as in a prosecution for misdemeanor. Such resident is entitled, on demand, to a jury trial, but if no such demand is made on his…
If the court of common pleas is satisfied, upon a hearing being had as provided by section 5155.09 of the Revised Code, that it is for the public welfare that a resident of a county home who left without the acknowledgement of the superintendent or administrator should be returned to such home, the court shall so order…
On the request of the superintendent or administrator of the county home the prosecuting attorney shall prepare the affidavit provided for by section 5155.08 of the Revised Code, and shall also represent the complainant at the hearing provided for by section 5155.09 of the Revised Code.
Witnesses may be subpoenaed on a hearing under section 5155.09 of the Revised Code. They shall be entitled to receive the same fees and mileage as provided by section 2335.08 of the Revised Code. Such subpoenas may be served by the sheriff or the superintendent or administrator of the county home. The sheriff and the j…
The superintendent or administrator of the county home shall receive no extra compensation for his services under sections 5155.08 to 5155.12 of the Revised Code, except his actual expense in pursuing a resident who left the home, to be paid out of the county home fund.
At the request of the superintendent or administrator of the county home, the board of county commissioners or operator shall set apart from the county home fund, a reserve fund not to exceed five thousand dollars at any time, which, upon the order of the board or operator shall be paid to the superintendent or adminis…
The county auditor shall receive vouchers given by the board of county commissioners, and countersigned by its clerk to any person other than the commissioners themselves, for labor, provisions, medical attendance, or supplies of any kind furnished to the facility, and shall give the person a warrant on the county trea…
The superintendent or administrator or, if operational control has been transferred to an operator under section 5155.011 of the Revised Code, the operator of the county home shall submit to the board of county commissioners an annual report. The report shall show all of the following:(A) The number of residents at the…
The board of county commissioners or the operator may require the superintendent or administrator of the county home to submit to the board of county commissioners and, if applicable, to the operator a monthly report . The monthly report may contain any or all of the following:(A) The number of residents at the beginni…
The superintendent or administrator of the county home may remove any person who is a resident of the home and who has no legal settlement in the state, to the county and state where such person has a legal settlement.
In any county having a county home, when the superintendent or administrator, after making the inquiry provided by law, is of the opinion that the person complained of is entitled to admission to such home, he shall forthwith complete a statement of facts showing cause for admission to the home. If it appears that such…
When a person becomes a resident of a county home, and is possessed of or is the owner of property, real or personal, or has an interest in remainder, or is in any manner legally entitled to a gift, legacy, or bequest, the board of county commissioners or the superintendent or administrator of the county home shall see…
(A) The net proceeds arising from the sale of the property of a resident of a county home, under section 5155.23 of the Revised Code, shall be paid to the county treasurer, and by him placed to the credit of such person, to be paid out on the warrant of the county auditor, upon the order of the board of county commissi…
When a resident of a county home is discharged from a county home, and his property or effects have been disposed of and the proceeds applied as provided by sections 5155.23 and 5155.24 of the Revised Code, any balance due in favor of such person on the books of the facility shall be paid to him by the superintendent o…
A board of county commissioners shall not seek to take charge of property in the manner prescribed by section 5155.23 of the Revised Code if the guardian, spouse, heirs, or persons entitled to the residuary interest in such property give bond to the board or officers to their satisfaction, and if, at such times as the…
A board of county commissioners shall not be required to take charge of property in the manner prescribed by section 5155.23 of the Revised Code, if it determines that a lien may be taken on property of a person who becomes a resident of a county home. In such event a lien as provided in this section may be taken and,…
The board of county commissioners or operator may contract with one or more competent physicians to furnish medical relief and medicines necessary for the residents of the county home, but no contract shall extend beyond one year. Medical statistics shall be kept by the facility. Those statistics shall show the nature…
(A) As used in this section: (1) "Nursing facility" has the same meaning as in section 5165.01 of the Revised Code.(2) "PASRR" means the preadmission screening and annual resident review of individuals with mental illnesses and intellectual disabilities required by the "Social Security Act," 42 U.S.C. 1396r(e)(7).(B) A…