45 C.F.R. 1321.7 says, "The Older Americans Act intends that the State agency on aging shall be the leader relative to all aging issues on behalf of all older persons in the State. This means that the State agency shall proactively carry out a wide range of functions related to advocacy, planning, coordination, interagency linkages, information sharing, brokering, monitoring and evaluation, designed to lead to the development or enhancement of comprehensive and coordinated community based systems in, or serving, communities throughout the State. These systems shall be designed to assist older persons in leading independent, meaningful and dignified lives in their own homes and communities as long as possible."

R.C. §173.01  requires any state agency filing a rule proposal with the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) to notify ODA of the proposal if it would primarily affect older Ohioans. The section also establishes a process for ODA to suggest ways to improve such a rule proposal. (Cf., 45 C.F.R. 1321.13)

R.C. §3923.50 requires the Ohio Department of Insurance to consult with ODA on rule proposals that it files with JCARR regarding the Ohio Long-Term Care Insurance Program.

Additionally, R.C. §5162.66 requires the Ohio Department of Medicaid to consult with ODA on rule proposals that it files with JCARR regarding the Resident Protection Fund.

ODA intends to feature certain state and federal rules of interest below. ODA does not intend to feature every rule of interest below.

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Featured proposals

Ohio Dept. of Insurance

3901-4-02 Long-term care partnership program.

Ohio Department of Medicaid

5160-1-06.1 Home and community-based service waivers: PASSPORT. (Revised on August 31, 2021)
5160-1-06.5 Home and community based services (HCBS) waivers: assisted living.
5160-36-04 Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE): enrollment and disenrollment.

Certificate of Need (Ohio Dept. of Health)

3701-12-08 Certificate of need application and completeness process; public notice; certificate of need review and decision process; appeals.
3701-12-09 Certificate of need application and completeness process for applications filed under section 3702.593 of the Revised Code; comparative review; review and decision process; public notice; appeals.
3701-12-11 Opportunity to submit written comments during the course of a certificate of need review.
3701-12-18 Validity requirements, follow-up and withdrawal of certificates of need.
3701-12-23.2 Replacement of long-term care facilities and relocation of long-term care beds.
3701-12-24 Monitoring of hospital beds recategorized as skilled nursing beds.

Adult Protective Services (Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services)

5101:2-20-01 Adult protective services definitions. (Effective 10/01/2021)
5101:2-20-02 Ohio database for adult protective services (ODAPS). (Effective 10/01/2021)
5101:2-20-03 Adult protective services designated agency provisions. (Effective 10/01/2021)
5101:2-20-04 Adult protective services case records. (Effective 10/01/2021)
5101:2-20-05 Confidentiality and dissemination of adult protective services information. (Effective 10/01/2021)
5101:2-20-06 The county adult protective services memorandum of understanding. (No change)
5101:2-20-07 Education and in-service training requirements for APS caseworkers and supervisors. (Effective 10/01/2021)
5101:2-20-11 Adult protective services screening. (Effective 10/01/2021)
5101:2-20-12 Adult protective services assessment and investigation. (Effective 10/01/2021)
5101:2-20-13 Adult protective services third party investigation. (Effective 10/01/2021)
5101:2-20-14 Requirement for cross-referring report of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation. (No change)
5101:2-20-16 Case planning and case review for adult protective services. (Effective 10/01/2021)
5101:2-20-17 Adult protective services disaster preparedness plan requirements. (Effective 10/01/2021)

Ohio Attorney General: Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification (BCII)

109:5-1-01 Procedure for requesting criminal records. (to be refiled)
109:5-1-03 Procedure for requesting and processing a search of the retained applicant fingerprint database. (to be refiled)

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines (2021)

Ohio Civil Rights Commission: Housing Accommodations for Older Persons

4112-6-03 Housing accommodations for older persons.