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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3707.30

Care and control of hospital - removal of persons to hospital

Effective: April 6, 2023; Latest Legislation: House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly

Hospital buildings constructed under section 3707.29 of the Revised Code shall be under the care and control of the board of health of the city or general health district in which such buildings are located. The board shall appoint all employees or other persons necessary to the use, care, and maintenance thereof, and shall regulate the entrance of patients thereto and their care and treatment.

When a person having a dangerous contagious disease is found in a hotel, lodginghouse, boardinghouse, tenement house, or other public place in the municipal corporation, the board, if it deems it necessary for the protection of the public health, may remove such person to such hospital, where all needful provisions shall be made for the person's care and treatment. If such person is able, the expense so incurred shall be paid by the person.

Last updated March 10, 2023 at 12:19 PM

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.