Effective: September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A)(1) Any individual listed in division (A)(2) of this section having reasonable cause to believe that an adult is being abused, neglected, or exploited, or is in a condition which is the result of abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall immediately report such belief to the county department of job and family services.
(2) All of the following are subject to division (A)(1) of this section:
(a) An attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state;
(b) An individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery;
(c) An individual licensed under Chapter 4734. of the Revised Code as a chiropractor;
(d) An individual licensed under Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code as a dentist;
(e) An individual licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse;
(f) An individual licensed under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code as a psychologist;
(g) An individual licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code as a social worker, independent social worker, professional counselor, professional clinical counselor, marriage and family therapist, or independent marriage and family therapist;
(h) An individual licensed under Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code as a pharmacist;
(i) An individual holding a certificate to practice as a dialysis technician issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code;
(j) An employee of a home health agency, as defined in section 3740.01 of the Revised Code;
(k) An employee of an outpatient health facility;
(l) An employee of a hospital, as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code;
(m) An employee of a hospital or public hospital, as defined in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code;
(n) An employee of a nursing home or residential care facility, as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code;
(o) An employee of a residential facility licensed under section 5119.22 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen unrelated adults;
(p) An employee of a health department operated by the board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code;
(q) An employee of a community mental health agency, as defined in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code;
(r) A humane society agent appointed under section 1717.06 of the Revised Code;
(s) An individual who is a firefighter for a lawfully constituted fire department;
(t) An individual who is an ambulance driver for an emergency medical service organization, as defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code;
(u) A first responder, emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or paramedic, as those terms are defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code;
(v) An official employed by a local building department to conduct inspections of houses and other residential buildings;
(w) A peace officer;
(x) A coroner;
(y) A member of the clergy;
(z) An individual who holds a certificate issued under Chapter 4701. of the Revised Code as a certified public accountant or is registered under that chapter as a public accountant;
(aa) An individual licensed under Chapter 4735. of the Revised Code as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson;
(bb) An individual appointed and commissioned under section 147.01 of the Revised Code as a notary public;
(cc) An employee of a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union organized under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States;
(dd) A dealer, investment adviser, sales person, or investment advisor representative licensed under Chapter 1707. of the Revised Code;
(ee) A financial planner accredited by a national accreditation agency;
(ff) Any other individual who is a senior service provider, other than a representative of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program as defined in section 173.14 of the Revised Code.
(B) Any person having reasonable cause to believe that an adult has suffered abuse, neglect, or exploitation may report, or cause a report to be made of such belief to the county department of job and family services.
This division applies to a representative of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program only to the extent permitted by federal law.
(C) The reports made under this section shall be made orally or in writing except that oral reports shall be followed by a written report if a written report is requested by the department. Written reports shall include:
(1) The name, address, and approximate age of the adult who is the subject of the report;
(2) The name and address of the individual responsible for the adult's care, if any individual is, and if the individual is known;
(3) The nature and extent of the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the adult;
(4) The basis of the reporter's belief that the adult has been abused, neglected, or exploited.
(D) Any person with reasonable cause to believe that an adult is suffering abuse, neglect, or exploitation who makes a report pursuant to this section or who testifies in any administrative or judicial proceeding arising from such a report, or any employee of the state or any of its subdivisions who is discharging responsibilities under section 5101.65 of the Revised Code shall be immune from civil or criminal liability on account of such investigation, report, or testimony, except liability for perjury, unless the person has acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose.
(E) No employer or any other person with the authority to do so shall do any of the following as a result of an employee's having filed a report under this section:
(1) Discharge, demote, transfer, or prepare a negative work performance evaluation;
(2) Reduce benefits, pay, or work privileges;
(3) Take any other action detrimental to an employee or in any way retaliate against the employee.
(F) The written or oral report provided for in this section and the investigatory report provided for in section 5101.65 of the Revised Code are confidential and are not public records, as defined in section 149.43 of the Revised Code. In accordance with rules adopted by the department of job and family services, information contained in the report shall upon request be made available to the adult who is the subject of the report and to legal counsel for the adult. If it determines that there is a risk of harm to a person who makes a report under this section or to the adult who is the subject of the report, the county department of job and family services may redact the name and identifying information related to the person who made the report.
(G) The county department of job and family services shall be available to receive the written or oral report provided for in this section twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week.
Last updated August 24, 2021 at 4:39 PM
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions
Section 5101.02 | Authority of Director of Job and Family Services.
Section 5101.03 | Assistant Directors - Powers and Duties.
Section 5101.04 | Contract With Commercial Consumer Reporting Agency.
Section 5101.041 | Data Matching Agreements.
Section 5101.05 | Appointing Employees.
Section 5101.051 | Filling Positions With Peculiar and Exceptional Qualifications.
Section 5101.06 | Establishing Work Units.
Section 5101.061 | Office of Human Services Innovation.
Section 5101.07 | Support Services Federal Operating Fund.
Section 5101.071 | Support Services State Operating Fund.
Section 5101.072 | Human Services Projects Fund.
Section 5101.073 | Odjfs General Services Administration and Operating Fund.
Section 5101.074 | Disposition of Refunds.
Section 5101.08 | Fidelity Bonds.
Section 5101.09 | Adopting Rules.
Section 5101.10 | Expending Funds.
Section 5101.101 | Order of Priority for Distribution of Funds for Family Planning Services.
Section 5101.111 | Foundation Grant Fund.
Section 5101.12 | Maximizing Receipt of Federal Revenue.
Section 5101.13 | Uniform Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System.
Section 5101.131 | Child Welfare System Information Confidential.
Section 5101.132 | Access to Child Welfare System Information.
Section 5101.133 | Use and Disclosure of System Information Restricted.
Section 5101.134 | Rules Governing Private Agency Use of System Information.
Section 5101.135 | Shaken Baby Syndrome Notation in Child Abuse Report.
Section 5101.14 | Payments to Counties for Part of Their Costs for Children Services.
Section 5101.141 | Administering Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance.
Section 5101.143 | State Adoption Assistance Loan Fund.
Section 5101.144 | Children Services Fund.
Section 5101.146 | Establishing Penalties for Noncompliance With Fiscal Accountability Procedures.
Section 5101.147 | Notification of Agency's Noncompliance With Fiscal Accountability Procedures.
Section 5101.148 | No Unnecessarily Removal of Children From Certified Foster Homes.
Section 5101.149 | Prohibiting Personal Loans.
Section 5101.1410 | Certifying a Claim.
Section 5101.1411 | Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance.
Section 5101.1412 | Voluntary Participation Agreement for Child's Care and Placement.
Section 5101.1413 | Payment of Nonfederal Share.
Section 5101.1414 | Adoption of Rules.
Section 5101.1415 | Person Eligible for Temporary or Permanent Custody Until Age Twenty-One.
Section 5101.1416 | Kinship Guardianship Assistance.
Section 5101.1418 | Post-Adoption Special Services Subsidy Payments.
Section 5101.15 | Schedule of Reimbursement.
Section 5101.16 | Paying County Share of Public Assistance Expenditures.
Section 5101.161 | Public Assistance Fund.
Section 5101.163 | Increase in County Share of Public Assistance Expenditures.
Section 5101.17 | Payments Made Under Economic Opportunity Act Not Regarded as Income or Resources.
Section 5101.181 | Matching Agency Records to Determine Overpayment of Public Assistance.
Section 5101.182 | Matching Income Tax Returns to Determine Overpayment of Public Assistance.
Section 5101.184 | Collecting Overpayments of Assistance From State and Federal Income Tax Refunds.
Section 5101.20 | Grant Agreements for Workforce Development Activities.
Section 5101.21 | Written Grant Agreements Between Director and County.
Section 5101.212 | Duty of Religious Organization Contracting With Department.
Section 5101.215 | Agreements With Religious Organization.
Section 5101.216 | Written Operational Agreements With County for Family Service Duties.
Section 5101.22 | Establishing Performance and Administrative Standards for County Agencies.
Section 5101.221 | County Family Services Agency Corrective Action Plan.
Section 5101.222 | Administrative Rules.
Section 5101.23 | Providing Incentive Awards to County Agencies.
Section 5101.24 | Actions for Failure to Meet Performance Standards.
Section 5101.242 | Certification of Claim to Recover Funds.
Section 5101.243 | Administrative Rules.
Section 5101.244 | Adjustment to Recover Expenditures Exceeding Allowable Amount.
Section 5101.25 | Developing Annual Training Goals and Model Training Curriculum.
Section 5101.26 | Disclosure of Information Definitions.
Section 5101.27 | Restricting Disclosure of Information Regarding Public Assistance Recipients.
Section 5101.272 | Authorization Form.
Section 5101.273 | Membership in the Public Assistance Reporting Information System.
Section 5101.29 | Certain Day-Care Records Not Subject to Public Records Law.
Section 5101.30 | Rules for Conditions and Procedures for the Release of Information.
Section 5101.32 | Procedures and Formats for Rc 109.5721 Notices.
Section 5101.33 | Electronic Benefit Transfers.
Section 5101.34 | Ohio Commission on Fatherhood.
Section 5101.341 | Chairperson; Executive Director; Staff; Funding.
Section 5101.342 | State Summits on Fatherhood.
Section 5101.343 | Exemption From Sunset Review.
Section 5101.351 | Hearing Officers.
Section 5101.38 | Appointment of Agents.
Section 5101.44 | Ohio Welfare Conference.
Section 5101.45 | Conference Expenses.
Section 5101.461 | Use of Title Iv-a Funds for Title XX Social Services.
Section 5101.47 | Administrative Activities for Certain Programs.
Section 5101.48 | Distributing Food Commodities.
Section 5101.54 | Administering Food Stamp Program.
Section 5101.541 | Food Stamp Program Fund.
Section 5101.542 | Electronic Benefit Transfer Card.
Section 5101.544 | Failure of Household Member to Perform Required Action.
Section 5101.545 | Application to Participate in Elderly Simplified Application Project.
Section 5101.56 | Use of State or Local Funds for Abortion Services.
Section 5101.57 | Use of Public Facilities for Nontheurapeutic Abortions Prohibited.
Section 5101.60 | Adult Protective Services Definitions.
Section 5101.61 | Implementing Adult Protective Services.
Section 5101.611 | Reimbursing Costs of Providing Services.
Section 5101.62 | Training Program.
Section 5101.63 | Reporting Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation of Adult.
Section 5101.631 | Uniform Statewide Automated Adult Protective Services Information System.
Section 5101.632 | Access to Educational Materials.
Section 5101.64 | Referring Cases of Abuse.
Section 5101.65 | Investigations.
Section 5101.651 | Temporary Restraining Order.
Section 5101.652 | Authority to Contract With Other Entities to Perform Certain Duties.
Section 5101.66 | Request or Consent to Receiving Protective Services.
Section 5101.68 | Petitioning for Court Order to Provide Protective Services.
Section 5101.681 | Notice of Petition.
Section 5101.70 | Emergency Order.
Section 5101.701 | Ex Parte Emergency Order Authorizing Provision of Protective Services.
Section 5101.71 | Evaluating Ability to Pay for Services.
Section 5101.73 | Denial or Obstruction of Access to Adult Victim's Residence.
Section 5101.74 | Elder Abuse Commission.
Section 5101.741 | Duties of Commission.
Section 5101.76 | Procurement of Epinephrine Autoinjectors for Camps.
Section 5101.77 | Procurement of Inhalers for Camps.
Section 5101.78 | Procurement of Glucagon, Qualified Immunity - Camps.
Section 5101.80 | Administering Title Iv-a of the Social Security Act.
Section 5101.801 | Benefits and Services That Are Not Defined as Assistance.
Section 5101.802 | Kinship Permanency Incentive Program.
Section 5101.803 | Title Iv-a Demonstration Program.
Section 5101.804 | Ohio Parenting and Pregnancy Program.
Section 5101.806 | Tanf Spending Plan.
Section 5101.81 | Examination of Title Iv-a State Plan by Legislature.
Section 5101.82 | Title Iv-a Reserve Fund.
Section 5101.821 | Tanf Federal Fund.
Section 5101.83 | Repaying Fraudulent Assistance.
Section 5101.84 | Eligibility for Aid.
Section 5101.85 | Kinship Caregiver Defined.
Section 5101.851 | Statewide Kinship Care Navigator Program.
Section 5101.853 | Establishment of Regions.
Section 5101.854 | Content of Program for Kinship Caregivers.
Section 5101.855 | Adoption of Rules.
Section 5101.856 | Funding for Kinship Care Navigator Program.
Section 5101.86 | Adult Emergency Assistance Program.
Section 5101.87 | Victims of Human Trafficking Fund.
Section 5101.88 | Kinship Support Program Definitions.
Section 5101.881 | Kinship Support Program Established and Administered.
Section 5101.884 | Kinship Caregivers Eligible for Payments.
Section 5101.885 | Payment Amount.
Section 5101.886 | Payments Time-Limited.
Section 5101.887 | Conditions Requiring Payments to Cease.
Section 5101.889 | Foster Care Maintenance Payments for Kinship Caregiver Certified as Foster Home.
Section 5101.8811 | Kinship Support Program Rules.
Section 5101.8812 | Inalienability of Benefits.
Section 5101.89 | Youth and Family Ombudsman Office Definitions.
Section 5101.891 | Youth and Family Ombudsman Office.
Section 5101.892 | Office Duties; Annual Report.
Section 5101.893 | Evaluation of Annual Report.
Section 5101.894 | Reporting Suspected Violations of State Law.
Section 5101.895 | Office Administration.
Section 5101.897 | Employee Prohibitions.
Section 5101.899 | Record Access and Confidentiality.
Section 5101.93 | Warning, Explanation for Failure to Report Violation Involving a Companion Animal.