Section 173-14-21 - Designated long-term care ombudsman regions(A) Designated regional long-term care ombudsman programs serve the following regions of the state:(1) Region 1: Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, and Warren counties.(2) Region 2: Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble,and Shelby counties.(3) Region 3: Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam, and Van Wert counties.(4) Region 4: Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Williams, and Wood counties.(5) Region 5: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca, and Wyandot counties.(6) Region 6: Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, and Union counties.(7) Region 7: Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto, and Vinton counties.(8) Region 8: Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, and Washington counties.(9) Region 9: Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Muskingum, and Tuscarawas counties.(10) Region 10A: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, and Medina counties.(11) Region 10B: Portage, Stark, Summit, and Wayne counties.(12) Region 11: Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties.(B) When requested by the SLTCO, nothing in this rule prohibits one regional program from providing ombudsman services in another region if adequate resources are made available. Replaces: 173-14-21
Ohio Admin. Code 173-14-21
Effective: 8/1/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 08/01/2029
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 121.07, 173.01, 173.02, 173.16; 42 U.S.C. 3025, 3058g; 45 C.F.R. 1321.11, 1324.11, 1324.13, 1324.15
Rule Amplifies: 173.19, 173.20; 42 U.S.C. 3058g; 45 C.F.R. 1321.11, 1324.11
Prior Effective Dates: 06/15/1991, 12/27/2001, 12/28/2006, 05/01/2018