Ohio Code 5119.90 – Definitions for sections 5119.90 to 5119.98
As used in sections 5119.90 to 5119.98 of the Revised Code:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5119.90
- Addiction: means the chronic and habitual use of alcoholic beverages, the use of a drug of abuse as defined in section 3719. See Ohio Code 5119.01
- Addiction services: means services, including intervention, for the treatment of persons with alcohol, drug, or gambling addictions, and for the prevention of such addictions. See Ohio Code 5119.01
- Alcoholism: means the chronic and habitual use of alcoholic beverages by an individual to the extent that the individual no longer can control the individual's use of alcohol or endangers the health, safety, or welfare of the individual or others. See Ohio Code 5119.01
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Drug addiction: means the use of a drug of abuse, as defined in section 3719. See Ohio Code 5119.01
- Hospital: means a hospital or inpatient unit licensed by the department of mental health and addiction services under section 5119. See Ohio Code 5119.01
- Mental health services: means services for the assessment, care, or treatment of persons who have a mental illness and for the prevention of mental illness. See Ohio Code 5119.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Probate: Proving a will
- Residence: means a person's physical presence in a county with intent to remain there, except in either of the following circumstances:
(i) If a person is receiving a mental health treatment service at a facility that includes nighttime sleeping accommodations, "residence" means that county in which the person maintained the person's primary place of residence at the time the person entered the facility;
(ii) If a person is committed pursuant to section 2945. See Ohio Code 5119.01
(A) “Alcohol and other drug abuse” means alcoholism or drug addiction.
(B) “Another drug” means a controlled substance as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code or a harmful intoxicant as defined in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code.
(C) “Board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services” means a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services established under section 340.02 or 340.021 of the Revised Code.
(D) “Danger” or “threat of danger to self, family, or others” means substantial physical harm or threat of substantial physical harm upon self, family, or others.
(E) “Hospital” has the same meaning as in section 3701.01 or 3727.01 of the Revised Code but does not include either a hospital operated by the department of mental health and addiction services or an inpatient unit licensed by the department.
(F) “Intoxicated” means being under the influence of alcohol, another drug, or both alcohol and another drug and, as a result, having a significantly impaired ability to function.
(G) “Petitioner” means a person who institutes a proceeding under sections 5119.91 to 5119.98 of the Revised Code.
(H) “Probate court” means the probate division of the court of common pleas.
(I) “Qualified health professional” means a person that is properly credentialed or licensed to conduct a drug and alcohol assessment and diagnosis under Ohio law.
(J) “Residence” means the legal residence of a person as determined by applicable principles governing conflicts of law.
(K) “Respondent” means a person alleged in a petition filed or hearing under sections 5119.91 to 5119.98 of the Revised Code to be a person who is experiencing alcohol and other drug abuse and who may be ordered under those sections to undergo treatment.
(L) “Treatment” means services and programs for the care and rehabilitation of intoxicated persons and persons experiencing alcohol and other drug abuse. “Treatment” includes residential treatment, a halfway house setting, and an intensive outpatient or outpatient level of care.
Last updated January 25, 2023 at 11:36 AM