Ohio
Overview
Guardianship Laws
Ohio. Rev. Code. Ann. 2111.10 to .51; 5123.55 to .59
Supported Decision-Making
State Legislation
- H.B. 332, 132nd Gen. Assem., Reg. Sess. (Ohio 2017)
- Description: Incorporates “SDM Services” in the medical context with respect to non-discrimination in access to organ transplantation. However, the listed definition of “SDM Services” does not correspond with the true concept of SDM (e.g., focuses on communications with substitute decision-makers)
- Status: Effective September 28, 2018
- H.B. 332, 132nd Gen. Assem., Reg. Sess. (Ohio 2017)
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Case Law & Court Orders
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State Grant Programs
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Other Resources
- Disability Rights Ohio [www.disabilityrightsohio.org] named (Supported Decision-Making as one of its top priorities for the 2018 fiscal year
Link: www.disabilityrightsohio.org/priorities - Ohio Video: Friends and Staff at Williams County Board of Developmental Disabilities discuss decision-making, independence and the future
Link: www.youtube.com/channel/UChT2FlANGXWtd__lCb6x4KA - Website: Putnam County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Link: putnamcountydd.com/supported-decision-making/ - Website: Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Link: acbdd.org/supported-decision-making-your-choice-your-rights - PowerPoint: Ohio Presentation at NRC-SDM National Symposium (June 2019)
- Website: Ohio Network for Innovation
Link: www.ohionetworkforinnovation.com/projects
Information Last Updated: July 21, 2022