Ohio Code 5123.801 – Expenses of trial visit or discharge
If neither a discharged resident, nor a resident granted trial visit, nor the persons requesting the resident’s trial visit or discharge are financially able to bear the expense of the resident’s trial visit or discharge, the managing officer of an institution under the control of the department of developmental disabilities may then provide actual traveling and escort expenses to the township of which the resident resided at the time of institutionalization. The amount payable shall be charged to the current expense fund of the institution.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5123.801
- Institution: means a public or private facility, or a part of a public or private facility, that is licensed by the appropriate state department and is equipped to provide residential habilitation, care, and treatment for persons with intellectual disabilities. See Ohio Code 5123.01
- Managing officer: means a person who is appointed by the director of developmental disabilities to be in executive control of an institution under the jurisdiction of the department of developmental disabilities. See Ohio Code 5123.01
- Resident: means , subject to division (T)(2) of this section, a person who is admitted either voluntarily or involuntarily to an institution or other facility pursuant to section 2945. See Ohio Code 5123.01
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The expense of the return of a resident on trial visit from an institution, if it cannot be paid by the responsible relatives, shall be borne by the county of institutionalization.
The managing officer of the institution shall provide sufficient and proper clothing for traveling if neither the resident nor the persons requesting the resident’s trial visit or discharge are financially able to provide that clothing.