Section 173.95 | Best Practices to Prevent Elder Fraud and Financial Exploitation.
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 158 – 132nd General Assembly (A) The director of aging, the director of commerce, the director of job and family services, and the attorney general or the attorney general’s designee, in consultation with county departments of job and family services, adult protective services agencies, the Ohio bankers […]
Section 173.99 | Penalties.
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) Whoever violates division (C) of section 173.24 of the Revised Code is subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation. (B) Whoever violates division (C) of section 173.23 of the Revised Code is guilty of registering […]
Section 173.548 | Choice of Single or Multiple Occupancy Room.
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly 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 residential care facility in which the individual resides. The choice of a multiple occupancy room is subject to […]
Section 173.55 | Waiting List for Department of Aging-Administered Medicaid Waiver Components and the Pace Program.
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Department of aging-administered medicaid waiver component” means both of the following: (a) The medicaid-funded component of the PASSPORT program; (b) The medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program. (2) “PACE program” means the component of […]
Section 173.56 | Rules.
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly (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 173.545 of the Revised Code. The rules shall require notice and the opportunity for a hearing. The rules […]
Section 173.60 | Nursing Home Quality Initiative.
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly (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” means a relationship-based approach to care that honors and respects the opinions of individuals receiving care and those […]
Section 173.70 | Programs for the Provision of Outpatient Prescription Drug Discounts.
Effective: July 17, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 128th General Assembly (A) The director of aging may enter into a contract with any person under which the person operates a program for the provision of outpatient prescription drug discounts to any or all of the following: (1) Individuals who are sixty years of […]
Section 173.543 | State-Funded Component of Assisted Living Program.
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly 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 part of the medicaid program. An individual who is eligible for the state-funded component may participate in the […]
Section 173.544 | Eligibility Requirements for State-Funded Component of Assisted Living Program.
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly 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 must need an intermediate level of care as determined by an assessment conducted under section 173.546 of the […]
Section 173.545 | Appeals.
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (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 an adverse action taken or proposed to be taken by the department of aging or an entity designated […]