Laws and Rules

Draft Rules

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) posts proposed rules for public comment below as draft rules.  Draft rules posted for public comment may be edited based on comments received but have not yet been formally proposed for adoption.

The draft rules are written, with input by some affected organizations and individuals, by the Ohio Department of Health's programs responsible for carrying out the rules.  The draft rules are then posted for public comment for anyone to provide comments on the draft.  Upon posting the draft rules, ODH sends out an e-notification alert to interested parties who have signed up on the Ohio Business Gateway Regulatory Reform site (http://business.ohio.gov/reform/).

Posting of the draft rules also begins the 60-day review period by the Ohio Public Health Advisory Board (OPHAB).  OPHAB is tasked with reviewing all ODH rules and making a recommendation to the Director of Health.  ODH also provides a copy of the draft rules to the Common Sense Initiative (CSI) in the Office of Lieutenant Governor.

Once rules are reviewed by CSI and OPHAB, the rules may be formally proposed.

 
Please Click Here to send a comment on a proposed rule.             

Proposed Rules

After the public comment period and review by the Common Sense Initiative (CSI) and the Ohio Public Health Advisory Board (OPHAB), draft rules become proposed rules when original filed with the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR), the Legislative Service Commission (LSC), and the Secretary of State.  In some cases, rules are also filed with the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) as necessary (See R.C. 173.01). 

A public hearing will be scheduled 30-45 days after the proposed rules are original filed at JCARR.  Notification of the public hearing will be available on The Ohio Department of Health's website (HERE) and through e-notifications.

Status of Proposed Rules:
CLICK below to view the current stage of the Chapter or Rule.

Public Comment Period 

Rules on Ohio Public Health Advisory Board (OPHAB) Agenda

Original File Proposed Draft Rules

Public Rules Hearing

Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) Hearing

Final File Rules

NOTE: Final filed Chapters/Rules of the Ohio Administrative Code that relate to the Ohio Department of Health will remain on the proposed rules page until they are available through LAWriter and moved to the Final Rules Tab.

Final Rules

Final rules are rules that have completed the rules process, been adopted by the Director of Health, and are codified in the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC).

Chapters of the Ohio Administrative Code that relate to the Ohio Department of Health are available through LAWriter by clicking the links below;

3701 Department of Health - Administration and Director	3701:1 Radiation Control	3717 State of Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code	4736 Sanitarian Registration

Ohio Administrative Code rules may be accessed by clicking on the Chapter link in the table below:

Click on the following site to access both newly original filed rules as well as, newly final filed rules that may not yet have been posted to the web: Register of Ohio.