Ohio § 5123.57 Evaluation before guardianship or trusteeship begins

Ohio Statutes

§ 5123.57 — Evaluation before guardianship or trusteeship begins

Ohio § 5123.57

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5123Department of Developmental Disabilities

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.57 (2026).

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No guardianship or trusteeship appointment shall be made under sections5123.55to5123.59of the Revised Code and no person shall be accepted for service by a protector under those sections unless a comprehensive evaluation has been made in a clinic or other facility approved by the department of developmental disabilities. The evaluation shall include a medical, psychological, social, and educational evaluation, and a copy of the evaluation shall be filed with the department.

Any agency that is appointed as a guardian, trustee, or conservator under sections5123.55to5123.59of the Revised Code or accepted as a protector under those sections shall provide for a review at least once each year in writing of the physical, mental, and social condition of each person with a developmental disability

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No guardianship or trusteeship appointment shall be made under sections5123.55to5123.59of the Revised Code and no person shall be accepted for service by a protector under those sections unless a comprehensive evaluation has been made in a clinic or other facility approved by the department of developmental disabilities. The evaluation shall include a medical, psychological, social, and educational evaluation, and a copy of the evaluation shall be filed with the department.

Any agency that is appointed as a guardian, trustee, or conservator under sections5123.55to5123.59of the Revised Code or accepted as a protector under those sections shall provide for a review at least once each year in writing of the physical, mental, and social condition of each person with a developmental disability for whom it is acting as guardian, trustee, or protector. An agency providing protective services under contract with the department shall file these reports with the department of developmental disabilities. Any record of the department or agency pertaining to a person with a developmental disability shall not be a public record under section149.43of the Revised Code. Information contained in those records shall not be disclosed publicly in such a manner as to identify individuals, but may be made available to persons approved by the director of developmental disabilities or the court.