5101:2-20-14 Requirement for cross-referring reports of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

 

 

 

5101:2-20-14               Requirement   for   cross-referring   reports   of   elder   abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

 

 

 

(A)The provisions of rule 5101:2-20-05 of the Administrative Code regarding confidentiality apply to all cross-referrals of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation required by this rule.

 

(B)The county department of job and family services (CDJFS) or its designated agency shall make a referral to the following agencies, as necessary, upon review of a report made under section 5101.61 or an investigation conducted under sections 5101.62 to 5101.64 of the Revised Code:

 

(1)The local county board of developmental disabilities if the CDJFS or its designated agency knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the subject is an individual with a developmental disability as defined in section 5126.01 of the Revised Code. The CDJFS or its designated agency shall proceed with a case in accordance with section 5101.60 to 5101.71 of the Revised Code when a referral is received from the local county board of developmental disabilities in accordance with section 5126.31 of the Revised Code.

 

(2)The office of the state long-term care ombudsman program if the subject is a resident of a long-term care facility, as defined in section 173.14 of the Revised Code. The CDJFS or its designated agency shall proceed with a case in accordance with sections 5101.60 to 5101.71 of the Revised Code when a referral is received from a state or regional long-term care ombudsman program in accordance with section 173.20 of the Revised Code.

 

(3)The department of health if the subject is a resident of a nursing home, as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code, and has allegedly been abused, neglected, or exploited by an employee of the nursing home.

 

(4)The public children services agency of that county if the subject is a child, as defined in section 5153.01 of the Revised Code.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5101:2-20-14                                                                                                                         2

Replaces:                                                              Part of 5101:2-20-02

Effective:                                                             08/01/2016

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:                         08/01/2021

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

06/10/2016

Date

Promulgated Under:                           111.15

Statutory Authority:                           5101.71

Rule Amplifies:                                  5101.611

Prior Effective Dates:                         3/17/03, 1/1/04, 12/1/07, 8/1/12