When making appointments to a county board of developmental disabilities, an appointing authority shall do all of the following:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5126.022

  • adult: means an individual who is eighteen years of age or over and not enrolled in a program or service under Chapter 3323 of the Revised Code and an individual sixteen or seventeen years of age who is eligible for adult services under rules adopted by the director of developmental disabilities pursuant to Chapter 119 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 5126.01
  • Adult services: includes all of the following:

    (a) Adult day habilitation services;

    (b) Employment services;

    (c) Educational experiences and training obtained through entities and activities that are not expressly intended for individuals with developmental disabilities, including trade schools, vocational or technical schools, adult education, job exploration and sampling, unpaid work experience in the community, volunteer activities, and spectator sports. See Ohio Code 5126.01

  • Appointing authority: means the following:

    (1) In the case of a member of a county board of developmental disabilities appointed by, or to be appointed by, a board of county commissioners, the board of county commissioners;

    (2) In the case of a member of a county board appointed by, or to be appointed by, a senior probate judge, the senior probate judge. See Ohio Code 5126.01

  • Immediate family: means parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, spouses, sons, daughters, aunts, uncles, mothers-in-law, fathers-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, sons-in-law, and daughters-in-law. See Ohio Code 5126.01
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Residential services: includes program management, as described in section 5126. See Ohio Code 5126.01
  • Supported living: includes the provision of all of the following:

    (a) Housing, food, clothing, habilitation, staff support, professional services, and any related support services necessary to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the individual receiving the services;

    (b) A combination of lifelong or extended-duration supervision, training, and other services essential to daily living, including assessment and evaluation and assistance with the cost of training materials, transportation, fees, and supplies;

    (c) Personal care services and homemaker services;

    (d) Household maintenance that does not include modifications to the physical structure of the residence;

    (e) Respite care services;

    (f) Program management, as described in section 5126. See Ohio Code 5126.01

  • United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) Appoint only individuals who are residents of the county the appointing authority serves, citizens of the United States, and interested and knowledgeable in the field of intellectual disabilities and other allied fields;

(B) If the appointing authority is a board of county commissioners, appoint at least two individuals who are eligible for services provided by the county board or are immediate family members of such individuals. The board of county commissioners shall, whenever possible, ensure that one of those two members is an individual eligible for adult services or an immediate family member of an individual eligible for adult services and the other is an immediate family member of an individual eligible for early intervention services or services for preschool or school-age children ;

(C) If the appointing authority is a senior probate judge, appoint at least one individual who is an immediate family member of an individual eligible for residential services or supported living;

(D) Appoint, to the maximum extent possible, individuals who have professional training and experience in business management, finance, law, health care practice, personnel administration, or government service;

(E) Provide for the county board’s membership to reflect, as nearly as possible, the composition of the county that the county board serves.

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