(A) As used in this section, "date of the commitment" means the date that an individual specified in division (B) of this section begins to reside in a state-operated ICF/IID after being committed to the ICF/IID pursuant to sections 5123.71 to 5123.76 of the Revised Code.

(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, whenever a resident of a residential facility is committed to a state-operated ICF/IID pursuant to sections 5123.71 to 5123.76 of the Revised Code, the department of developmental disabilities, pursuant to an adjudication order issued in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall reduce by one the number of residents for which the residential facility in which the resident resided is licensed.

(C) The department shall not reduce under division (B) of this section the number of residents for which a residential facility is licensed if any of the following are the case:

(1) The resident of the residential facility who is committed to a state-operated ICF/IID resided in the residential facility because of the closure, on or after June 26, 2003, of another state-operated ICF/IID;

(2) The residential facility admits within ninety days of the date of the commitment an individual who resides on the date of the commitment in a state-operated ICF/IID or another residential facility;

(3) The department fails to do either of the following within ninety days of the date of the commitment:

(a) Identify an individual to whom all of the following applies:

(i) Resides on the date of the commitment in a state-operated ICF/IID or another residential facility;

(ii) Has indicated to the department an interest in relocating to the residential facility or has a parent or guardian who has indicated to the department an interest for the individual to relocate to the residential facility;

(iii) The department determines the individual has needs that the residential facility can meet.

(b) Provide the residential facility with information about the individual identified under division (C)(2)(a) of this section that the residential facility needs in order to determine whether the facility can meet the individual's needs.

(4) If the department completes the actions specified in divisions (C)(3)(a) and (b) of this section not later than ninety days after the date of the commitment and except as provided in division (D) of this section, the residential facility does all of the following not later than ninety days after the date of the commitment:

(a) Evaluates the information provided by the department;

(b) Assesses the identified individual's needs;

(c) Determines that the residential facility cannot meet the identified individual's needs.

(5) If the department completes the actions specified in divisions (C)(3)(a) and (b) of this section not later than ninety days after the date of the commitment and the residential facility determines that the residential facility can meet the identified individual's needs, the individual, or a parent or guardian of the individual, refuses placement in the residential facility.

(D) The department may reduce under division (B) of this section the number of residents for which a residential facility is licensed even though the residential facility completes the actions specified in division (C)(4) of this section not later than ninety days after the date of the commitment if all of the following are the case:

(1) The department disagrees with the residential facility's determination that the residential facility cannot meet the identified individual's needs.

(2) The department issues a written decision pursuant to the uniform procedures for admissions, transfers, and discharges established by rules adopted under division (G)(7) of section 5123.19 of the Revised Code that the residential facility should admit the identified individual.

(3) After the department issues the written decision specified in division (D)(2) of this section, the residential facility refuses to admit the identified individual.

(E) A residential facility that admits, refuses to admit, transfers, or discharges a resident under this section shall comply with the uniform procedures for admissions, transfers, and discharges established by rules adopted under division (G)(7) of section 5123.19 of the Revised Code.

Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2015.

Amended by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2013.

Amended by 128th General Assemblych.9, SB 79, §1, eff. 10/6/2009.

Effective Date: 06-26-2003; 2007 HB119 06-30-2007