Ohio § 5123.614 Procedure following report of major unusual incident

Ohio Statutes

§ 5123.614 — Procedure following report of major unusual incident

Ohio § 5123.614

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5123Department of Developmental Disabilities

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.614 (2026).

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(A)Subject to division (B) of this section, on receipt of a report of a major unusual incident made pursuant to section5123.61or5126.31of the Revised Code or rules adopted under section5123.612of the Revised Code, the department of developmental disabilities may do either of the following:

(1)Conduct an independent review or investigation of the incident;

(2)Request that an independent review or investigation of the incident be conducted by a county board of developmental disabilities that is not implicated in the report, a regional council of government, or any other entity authorized to conduct such investigations.

(B)If a report described in division (A) of this section concerning the health or safety of a person with a developmental disability involves an allegation that an empl

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(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, on receipt of a report of a major unusual incident made pursuant to section5123.61or5126.31of the Revised Code or rules adopted under section5123.612of the Revised Code, the department of developmental disabilities may do either of the following:

(1) Conduct an independent review or investigation of the incident;

(2) Request that an independent review or investigation of the incident be conducted by a county board of developmental disabilities that is not implicated in the report, a regional council of government, or any other entity authorized to conduct such investigations.

(B) If a report described in division (A) of this section concerning the health or safety of a person with a developmental disability involves an allegation that an employee of a county board of developmental disabilities has created a substantial risk of serious physical harm to a person with a developmental disability, the department shall do one of the following:

(1) Conduct an independent investigation regarding the incident;

(2) Request that an independent review or investigation of the incident be conducted by a county board of developmental disabilities that is not implicated in the report, a regional council of government, or any other entity authorized to conduct such investigations.