Ohio

Residential assisted living licensing rules and official state resources

Licensure term: Residential Care Facility
Resident capacity: 16 max
Staff ratios: At least one staff member on duty at all times who shall meet the qualifications of rule 3701-17-55 of the Administrative Code for staff members providing personal care services. During the night, the staff member who is physically present in the facility may be on call if the facility meets the call signal system requirements of paragraph (B)(5) of rule 3701-17-64 of the Administrative Code. When only one staff person is on duty in the facility, the residential care facility shall designate another staff member who meets the same qualifications to be on call
Cost of licensing: 320.0
Bedroom square footage: For every building or addition to a building erected or converted to use or initially licensed as a facility after December 22, 1964, every single-occupancy resident unit shall have a habitable floor area of not less than one hundred square feet and every multi-occupancy resident unit shall have a habitable floor area of not less than eighty square feet per person.
Memory care: No special requirements found online.

Full requirements

Regulatory Agency: Ohio Department of Health Licensure Program in the Division of Quality Assurance
Contact Phone Number: (614) 466-7713
Licensure Term(s): Residential Care Facility
Census Requirements: 16 max
Qualifications for Managers: The administrator shall: (1) Be licensed as a nursing home administrator under Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code; or (2) Meet one of the following criteria at the time of employment: (a) Has three thousand hours of direct operational responsibility for a senior housing facility, health care facility, residential care facility, adult care facility or any other group home licensed or approved by the state; (b) Has successfully completed one hundred credit hours of post high school education in the field of gerontology or health care; (c) Holds a baccalaureate degree; or (d) Is a licensed health professional as that term is defined in rule 3701-17-07.1 of the Administrative Code.
Qualifications for Caregivers: Must be at least 16 years old with supervision by staff member over 18 years old until they are 18 years old
Staff Ratios: At least one staff member on duty at all times who shall meet the qualifications of rule 3701-17-55 of the Administrative Code for staff members providing personal care services. During the night, the staff member who is physically present in the facility may be on call if the facility meets the call signal system requirements of paragraph (B)(5) of rule 3701-17-64 of the Administrative Code. When only one staff person is on duty in the facility, the residential care facility shall designate another staff member who meets the same qualifications to be on call
Cost of Licensing: 320.0
Square Footage Requirements: For every building or addition to a building erected or converted to use or initially licensed as a facility after December 22, 1964, every single-occupancy resident unit shall have a habitable floor area of not less than one hundred square feet and every multi-occupancy resident unit shall have a habitable floor area of not less than eighty square feet per person.
Bathrooms Required: Minimum 1 for every 8 residents
Memory Care Requirements: No special requirements found online.